Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 6:5-6
6:5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."
The opening of the third seal is the same as the third judgment of Holy Spirit God to the world, namely the revival of the black horse, so the famine happens physically and spiritually, especially of the Word of God.
Consequently, men, including the sons or servants of God who are not serious, will fall and never rise again. It means that they live and enjoy in sins up to the peak, namely the sins concerning eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marriage and cannot repent. They live in the atmosphere of curses up to perdition.
The solutions are as follows.
ad. 3. "Do not harm the wine."
The wine refers to the blood of Jesus. It also refers to the heavenly joy which cannot be influenced by anything in the world.
Many servants of God willingly sacrifice the spiritual things or heavenly joy to pursue the physical things or pseudo joy in the world until they fall in sin.
Isaiah 5:7
5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
In the Old Testament, only the native of the house of Israel had the relationship with the wine.
John 15:1-3
15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
15:2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
15:3 "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
Israelites are like branches that abide in the true Vine.
Isaiah 5:2,4,7
5:2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
5:4 What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?
5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
God waited them for yielding sweet grapes three times, but only the sour and bitter ones were provided, namely there was no righteousness or justice.
Three times refer to three ages, namely the age of Father God, the one of the Son of God, and the one of Holy Spirit God.
Consequently, there was no heavenly joy, but the atmosphere of curses or weariness, heavy burden, and sorrow, up to the perdition.
John 19:28-30
19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!"
19:29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.
19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
God helped them by the death of Jesus on the cross, drinking the sour wine mingled with gall that refers to the oppression and cry for help of the house of Israel to make them produce the sweet wine. Thus, the blood of Jesus is the source of the sweet wine or the heavenly joy, only for the house of Israel.
John 19:31-34
19:31 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
19:32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.
19:33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
Jesus has died with four wounds for the house of Israel. The fifth wound of Jesus in His side is the biggest and deepest one which was made by the spear of a Gentile. Water and blood came out of it. The fifth wound refers to the opportunity and great mercy of God to redeem and save the Gentiles as well as give them the sweet wine to make them able to produce the sweet wine. The process of the Gentiles' producing the sweet wine is as follows.
God blesses you.
Revelation 6:5-6
6:5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."
The opening of the third seal is the same as the third judgment of Holy Spirit God to the world, namely the revival of the black horse, so the famine happens physically and spiritually, especially of the Word of God.
Consequently, men, including the sons or servants of God who are not serious, will fall and never rise again. It means that they live and enjoy in sins up to the peak, namely the sins concerning eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marriage and cannot repent. They live in the atmosphere of curses up to perdition.
The solutions are as follows.
- We must have a denarius or the wage of working in the vineyard. It refers to the service and ministry which are brought up by the Bride Tidings.
- "Do not harm the oil." It means that we must live in the anointing oil of Holy Spirit.
- "Do not harm the wine."
ad. 3. "Do not harm the wine."
The wine refers to the blood of Jesus. It also refers to the heavenly joy which cannot be influenced by anything in the world.
Many servants of God willingly sacrifice the spiritual things or heavenly joy to pursue the physical things or pseudo joy in the world until they fall in sin.
Isaiah 5:7
5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
In the Old Testament, only the native of the house of Israel had the relationship with the wine.
John 15:1-3
15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
15:2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
15:3 "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
Israelites are like branches that abide in the true Vine.
Isaiah 5:2,4,7
5:2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
5:4 What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?
5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
God waited them for yielding sweet grapes three times, but only the sour and bitter ones were provided, namely there was no righteousness or justice.
Three times refer to three ages, namely the age of Father God, the one of the Son of God, and the one of Holy Spirit God.
Consequently, there was no heavenly joy, but the atmosphere of curses or weariness, heavy burden, and sorrow, up to the perdition.
John 19:28-30
19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!"
19:29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.
19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
God helped them by the death of Jesus on the cross, drinking the sour wine mingled with gall that refers to the oppression and cry for help of the house of Israel to make them produce the sweet wine. Thus, the blood of Jesus is the source of the sweet wine or the heavenly joy, only for the house of Israel.
John 19:31-34
19:31 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
19:32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.
19:33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
Jesus has died with four wounds for the house of Israel. The fifth wound of Jesus in His side is the biggest and deepest one which was made by the spear of a Gentile. Water and blood came out of it. The fifth wound refers to the opportunity and great mercy of God to redeem and save the Gentiles as well as give them the sweet wine to make them able to produce the sweet wine. The process of the Gentiles' producing the sweet wine is as follows.
- Through the way of redemption or entering the Court of Tabernacle.
The blood and water from the side of Jesus which has been pierced by a spear refer to the redemption or salvation for the Gentiles. The Gentiles must receive the sign of blood and water.
The bloodrefers to the Altar of Burnt Offerings, namely believing in Jesus and repenting or stopping sinning to return to God or being dead to sin.
The waterrefers to the Brazen Laver or the water baptism. The true water baptism [Romans 6:4] happens when one who has died to sin or repented is buried in water with Jesus to be raised with Him and get the new life, namely the heavenly one.
Ephesians 2:11-12
2:11Therefore remember that you, once (1)Gentiles in the flesh--who are called (2)Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands--
2:12 that at that time you were (3)without Christ, (4)being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and (5)strangers from the covenants of promise, (6)having no hope and (7)without God in the world.
The Gentiles must be redeemed, set free, and renewed from seven characteristics of paganism which cause the lamp to be quenched or dark as follows.- Gentiles in the flesh= being unclean animals.
- Uncircumcision= being without holiness.
- without Christ= being without the anointing of Holy Spirit.
- being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel = not being the chosen people of God, but the exiles.
- strangers from the covenants of promise= being without promise.
- having no hope.
- without God = being without love.
The Gentiles who have been redeemed can be the branches of the vine instead of the Israelites who have hardened their hearts.
Romans 11:25
11:25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
Proverbs 10:2-3
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.
10:3 The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
As a result, we are saved or not condemned. We will not experience the famine in the future. We will not get the doomsday or enter the hell, but we are blessed up to our descendants and we can be blessings for others. - Gentiles in the flesh= being unclean animals.
- Through the way of sanctification or entering the Holy Place.
John 15:3
15:3 "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
We are sanctified by the Word which is spoken by Jesus, the true teaching Word which is sharper than any two-edged sword, or the Bride Tidings.
The requirement is abiding in the true Vine or being shepherded to the true teaching Word or Jesus Himself. It is the same as the perseverance in doing the three main services in the shepherding as follows.- Golden Candlestick or perseverance in doing General Serviceto have the fellowship with Holy Spirit God in the gifts. We are drinking, so we are not dry. We get the atmosphere of the Feast of Pentecost or first fruits. It results in the glory of the stars.
- Table of Showbread or perseverance in doing Bible Study Service with Holy Communionto get the fellowship with the Son of God in the Word and the sacrifice of Christ. We are eating, so we can be strong. We do not fall, but feel the Feast of Passover or deliverance. It results in the glory of the moon.
- Golden Altar of Incense or perseverance in doing Worship Prayer Serviceto get the fellowship with Father God in the love. We are breathing, so we can keep alive and have the eternal life. We have the Feast of Tabernacles. It results in the glory of the sun.
13:10 Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you."
13:11 For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, "You are not all clean."
The hard heart which is full of seven evil, unclean, and bitter desires must be sanctified.
Matthew 15:19
15:19 "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts(1), murders(2), adulteries(3), fornications(4), thefts(5), false witness(6), blasphemies(7).
Evil thoughts, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies are the evil desires.
Adulteries and fornication are the unclean desires.
Murder or hatred refers to the bitterness.
Being ruled over by the evil, unclean, and bitter desires, the lamp is quenched and there is sour or bitter wine.
If the heart is sanctified to be gentle or holy, the deeds and saying, even the whole life or the body, soul, and spirit can be holy. As a result, we can yield the fruits of light or sweet grapes.
John 15:2
15:2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
The results are as follows.- Our eyes only look at God. We worship Him and become the house of prayer.
Matthew 5:8
5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. - The Lord will provide all things we need.
John 15:1
15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
Moreover, He gives us a great gain, namely the two wings of a great eagle to fly us to the wilderness to be far away from the antichrist.
- Golden Candlestick or perseverance in doing General Serviceto have the fellowship with Holy Spirit God in the gifts. We are drinking, so we are not dry. We get the atmosphere of the Feast of Pentecost or first fruits. It results in the glory of the stars.
- Through the sprinkling of blood. It refers to the Most Holy Place.
The sweet grapes are pressed to be the sweet wine. It refers to the suffering in the flesh with Jesus to result in glory or the renewal of lifefrom the fleshly man to the spiritual one like He is.
2 Corinthians 4:17
4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
Ephesians 4:23-32
4:23 and be renewedin the spirit of your mind,
4:24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
4:25 Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
4:26 "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
4:27 nor give place to the devil.
4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 5:1-2
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aromas.
There are seven signs of the new man as follows.- Not being angry without any love [verse 26].
- Not giving opportunity to the devil [verse 27]. Giving place to the devil happens when one does not want to make peace.
- A thief is changed into a giver [verse 28].
- Not lying [verse 25].
- Not saying corrupt words [verse 29] or the ones that weaken the faith. Such words are changed into the true and good ones that become blessings for others.
- Not grieving Holy Spirit [verse 30-32]. It means that there is no bitterness, wrath anger, clamor, or evil speaking, but kindness, love, and forgiving one another.
- Being obedient until the flesh does not speak anymore [Ephesians 5:1-2]
For example, Moses had to face the Red Sea to press his fleshly characteristic that cried or grumbled and murmured, so there was a renewal, namely he could stretch out his hands to fully surrender to God.
Exodus 14:15-16
14:15 And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
14:16 "But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. .
As a result, the merciful hands of God are stretched out to divide the Red Sea. It means the solution from all impossible problems, the beautiful future life, and the employment of God for our life in the revival for the edifying of the body of Christ.
Peter was let sink because of his fear and doubt. Nevertheless, he could cry out and stretch his hands to the Lord. As a result, His hands were stretched out to lift him up. The decreased things in spiritual and physical life can be restored. The destroyed things can be made good. The impossible things can be made possible.
The widow of Zarephath only had a handful of flour and little oil in facing the famine or difficulty in economy and her dead child or the destruction in marriage and children. The characteristic of egoism must be pressed. She did not prioritize her self-interest anymore, but God's. As a result, the hands of God are stretched out to preserve us in the midst of the difficulties in the world, up to the time when the antichrist reigns over the world. The dead child could be resurrected. It means that the destroyed marriage and children can be restored to be joyful.
It continues until we are changed to be perfect. We have the sweetest wine. We do not stumble in words, but only say "Alleluia" to welcome Jesus' second coming on the glorious clouds. - Not being angry without any love [verse 26].
God blesses you.