Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 14 refers to the seven sprinklings of blood in front of the Ark of the Covenant for the last sanctification up to the perfection.
Revelation 14 can be divided into the following three parts:
ad. 3.
There are two kinds of reaping on earth as follows:
ad 1.
Revelation 14:14-16
14:14.Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
In the harvest of wheat, there are two separations as follows:
ad 2.
The separation happens through the winnowing, namely shaking, so the chaff is separated from the wheat.
Why is there the chaff until the harvest time? The beginning of the wheat is the skin that grows first, and then it is filled until it bends more. Nevertheless, there are Christians who are satisfied by the skin only, so they do not want to bent, but to resist.
The skin refers to the physical God's protection and blessings.
Thus, the Christian who is like the skin means not being willing to be filled with the Word, Holy Spirit, and God's love.
Consequently, he keeps on being the chaff until the harvest time and will be brought into the fire of the hell forever.
Therefore, we must seriously enjoy the physical protection and blessings of God, so we become more submissive. We are always ready to be filled with the Word, Holy Spirit, and God's love, so we become as perfect as Jesus is. We become the heavenly bride or the Ark of the Covenant that is ready for receiving the mercy seat.
Hebrews 9:4
9:4.which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna(the Word), Aaron's rod that budded(Holy Spirits), and the tablets of the covenant(the two tablets of stone);
The process of filling the ripe wheat or the Ark of the Covenant is as follows:
If the wheat has been filled with the perfect faith, hope, and love and become the Ark of the Covenant, we will receive the mercy seat, namely the Trinity of God in Jesus Himself.
The results are as follows:
God blesses you.
Revelation 14 refers to the seven sprinklings of blood in front of the Ark of the Covenant for the last sanctification up to the perfection.
Revelation 14 can be divided into the following three parts:
- Verse 1-5 = the church's following Jesus as the Lamb of God (it has been explained from General Service in Malang, August 15, 2021 to Prayer Service in Malang, October 14, 2021).
- Verse 6-13 = the announcement about the judgment (it has been explained in General Service in Malang, October 17, 2021 to General Service in Malang, December 05, 2021).
- Verse 14-20 = the harvest on earth (it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, December 07, 2021).
ad. 3.
There are two kinds of reaping on earth as follows:
- Reaping the wheat(it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, December 07, 2021).
Revelation 14:14-16
14:14.Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
It refers to the fruit of the sprinkling of blood or the last sanctification for being brought to the barn of the heavenly kingdom. - Reaping the vine on earth.
Revelation 14:17-20
14:17.Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe."
14:19 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
14:20 And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
It refers to the fruit of the life that rejects the sprinkling of blood, so it must be thrown into the great winepress of the wrath of God until there is blood coming out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles.
ad 1.
Revelation 14:14-16
14:14.Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
In the harvest of wheat, there are two separations as follows:
- The separation between tares and wheat(it is explained in Bible Study Service from Malang, December 7, 2021 to Prayer Service in Malang, December 09, 2021).
Matthew 13:41-42
13:41."The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
13:42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
That is about the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares.
1 Peter 4:15
4:15.But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters.
The tares refer to Christians who do not want to experience the sprinkling of blood as well as bear the cross with the Lord, so they always do the wicked things and become as a thief, murderer, and busybody in other people's matters.
Consequently, they are thrown into the furnace forever.
Matthew 13:43
13:43."Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
1 Peter 4:12-14,16
4:12.Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
4:13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
4:14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
4:16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.
The wheat refers to Christian who willingly experiences the sprinkling of blood and bears the cross with Jesus to become the righteous person who is sanctified until being as perfect as Jesus is or the heavenly bride that must enter the barn of the heavenly kingdom. - The separation between wheat and chaff through the test(it is explained in General Service in Malang, December 12, 2021).
Matthew 3:12
3:12."His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheatinto the barn; but He will burn up the chaffwith unquenchable fire."
ad 2.
The separation happens through the winnowing, namely shaking, so the chaff is separated from the wheat.
Why is there the chaff until the harvest time? The beginning of the wheat is the skin that grows first, and then it is filled until it bends more. Nevertheless, there are Christians who are satisfied by the skin only, so they do not want to bent, but to resist.
The skin refers to the physical God's protection and blessings.
Thus, the Christian who is like the skin means not being willing to be filled with the Word, Holy Spirit, and God's love.
Consequently, he keeps on being the chaff until the harvest time and will be brought into the fire of the hell forever.
Therefore, we must seriously enjoy the physical protection and blessings of God, so we become more submissive. We are always ready to be filled with the Word, Holy Spirit, and God's love, so we become as perfect as Jesus is. We become the heavenly bride or the Ark of the Covenant that is ready for receiving the mercy seat.
Hebrews 9:4
9:4.which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna(the Word), Aaron's rod that budded(Holy Spirits), and the tablets of the covenant(the two tablets of stone);
The process of filling the ripe wheat or the Ark of the Covenant is as follows:
- The golden pot that had manna. It is the same as the permanent or perfect faith.
The process of filling the permanent faith is as follows:- Entering through the Gate of the Tabernacle or the true faith.
Romans 10:17
10:17.So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Luke 8:18
8:18."Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him."
We must hear the Word of Christ, namely the Word which is in the anointing of Holy Spirit or the true teaching Word. We hear it in the anointing of Holy Spirit, so we can hear it seriously and with a need. We can understand and believe it.
As a result, it becomes the true faith in our heart.
The proof is that the true faith becomes a brake so that we do not commit any sin and saves the sinful men to keep on living in righteousness. - The Table of Showbread or the perseverance in doing the Bible Study Service with the Holy Communion or the firm faith.
2 Chronicles 36:15-16
36:15.And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His peopleand on His dwelling place.
36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
The true teaching Word is always repeated and deepened. This is God's mercy.
Malachi 3:1-2
3:1."Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the LORD of hosts.
3:2 "But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fireAnd like launderer's soap.
The Word which is repeated and deepened is like the following things:- Launderer's soap for sanctifying the outside spots, namely wickedness and laziness.
The wicked and lazy servant is unprofitable. Moreover, he destroys others. He must be sanctified to be faithful and good. - Refiner's fire for sanctifying the inside sins, namely stinginess and greediness.
Stinginess means that one cannot give.
Greediness means stealing the possession of others, especially God's, namely the tithes and offerings.
- Sanctifying the outside and inside garment of our ministry to become the clean and bright fine linen or the garment of the bride.
- Giving us assurance or firmness of faith for facing the winnowing through the temptation in all aspects and false teachings, so we have the firm or holy faith.
Philippians 3:1b-2
3:1b. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.
3:2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation!
We can endure, so we keep on following and ministering to God in holiness.
- Launderer's soap for sanctifying the outside spots, namely wickedness and laziness.
- The permanent faith.
Hebrews 12:26-29
12:26.whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven."
12:27 Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptablywith reverence and godly fear.
12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
It cannot be shaken, but it is perfect up to the eternal heavenly kingdom.
The proofs are as follows:- We can serve to Him with the way which can please Him, namely with reverence and godly fear. This is in the Tabernacle system, namely the perseverance in committing the three main services to God.
- We speak the true words and minister to God by the power of faith.
1 Peter 4:11
4:11.If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- We can serve to Him with the way which can please Him, namely with reverence and godly fear. This is in the Tabernacle system, namely the perseverance in committing the three main services to God.
- Entering through the Gate of the Tabernacle or the true faith.
- Aaron's budded rod that bloomed and yielded fruitsor the permanent hope.
The process of the filling is as follows:- The Brazen Laver or the renewal from the water baptism.
The requirement of the true water baptism is believing Jesus and repenting.
The true water baptism means that one who has believed Jesus and repented or died to sin must be buried in water with Jesus and raised from water with Him to get the new life or the heavenly one, namely the life in righteousness. - The Door of the Tabernacle means being renewed by the Holy Spirit baptism, namely being obedient.
Romans 8:15
8:15.For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
Through the water and Holy Spirit baptism, we are acknowledged as the sons of God. We can live in righteousness and obedience.
Matthew 3:17
3:17.And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Being the sons of God, we have the hope to enter the heavenly kingdom.
John 3:5
3:5.Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. - The Golden Candlestick or perseverance in doing the General Service or the true fellowship according to the true teaching Word.
All things must be based on the true teaching Word until someday the Israelites and Gentiles become one true body of Christ.
In the true fellowship, we are filling the golden candlestick with the oil of Holy Spirit, so the lamp keeps on burning. We keep on having the greater hope.
The functions of the burning lamp are as follows:- Becoming witness until being the light of the world.
We become the light of testimony for facing the darkness on the last days as follows:- The darkness of basket or economy and the sins concerning eating-drinking.
There must be the light of testimony, so the darkness of basket cannot destroy us. - The darkness of bed or the sins concerning marrying-being given in marriage such as the fornication and all of its kinds.
- The darkness in the hatred up to the hatred without a cause.
John 15:25-27
15:25."But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without a cause.'
15:26 "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
15:27 "And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
The hatred without a cause will be the massacre on the days when the Antichrist reigns over the world.
John 16:2
16:2."They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.
It must be illuminated, so we can love others; even we can love other people who make hostility towards us.
- The darkness of basket or economy and the sins concerning eating-drinking.
- We can minister to God in faithfulness and fervency in spirit until we pass away or Jesus comes a second time.
We have the hope for waiting for Jesus' second coming.
- Becoming witness until being the light of the world.
- Aaron's budded rod that bloomed and yielded fruits.
Producing bud means being alive. We live by the power of Holy Spirit.
John 6:63
6:63."It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Blooming means the ministry and gifts of Holy Spirit, so we are used in the ministry of the edification of the perfect body of Christ.
Galatians 5:22-23
5:22.But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
5:23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
'love, joy, peace' = the image of Father God.
'longsuffering, kindness, goodness' = the image of the Son of God.
'faithfulness, gentleness, self-control' = the image of Holy Spirit God.
There are nine fruits of spirit. It means that there is hope to return to the image of the Trinity of God.
- The Brazen Laver or the renewal from the water baptism.
- The two tablets of stone or the permanent love.
The process of filling is as follows:- The Altar of Burnt Offering or confessing sin to God and others, so we get the remission of sin and we do not commit sin anymore. We repent.
This is the first love.
Not having the first love is the same as having no Golden Candlestick, so one lives in the darkness and cannot be perfect.
All things are useless without love. - The Golden Altar of Incense, the perseverance in doing the Prayer Service, or the increase in love.
Only the people who are holy and love God can worship Him.
Luke 9:28-29
9:28.Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
9:29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.
The true worship prayer must be encouraged by the true teaching Word.
The false teaching will encourage the false worship, namely to the Antichrist.
The result of the true worship is the renewal from the fleshly men to the spiritual ones like Jesus is. It begins from being strong and of good courage.
It means keeping on believing and hoping God regardless of anything we must face. We keep on praying to God until someday our prayer is answered. - The two tablets of stone refer to the perfect love.
The proofs of having the perfect love are as follows:- There is no fear anymore, but the confidence for going to the throne of God or praying and worshiping Him.
1 John 4:18
4:18.There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. - Not being ashamed before Jesus at His second coming, but we have the confidence for welcoming His coming.
1 John 2:28
2:28.And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
- There is no fear anymore, but the confidence for going to the throne of God or praying and worshiping Him.
- The Altar of Burnt Offering or confessing sin to God and others, so we get the remission of sin and we do not commit sin anymore. We repent.
If the wheat has been filled with the perfect faith, hope, and love and become the Ark of the Covenant, we will receive the mercy seat, namely the Trinity of God in Jesus Himself.
The results are as follows:
- The power of protection and preservation of God in the midst of difficulties in the world until the time when the Antichrist reigns over the world up to the eternal life.
Exodus 25:21-22
25:21."You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
25:22 "And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel. - The power for uniting our marriage to be righteous, holy, and one until entering the marriage supper of the Lamb.
- The power for making our life as the throne of God or the place of His presence.
The proofs are as follows:- There is the revelation of God's Word, namely a verse explains other verses in the Bible. In the Word, there is promise between God and the congregation.
- The physical miracle, the power of God's help will happen nowadays.
Mark 5:37,41-43
5:37.And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter(hope), James(faith), and John(love)the brother of James.
5:41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."
5:42 Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement.
5:43 But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.
The dead will be resurrected. It means the power for removing impossibilities. The important thing is that we are filled with the perfect faith, hope, and love.
The spiritual death means not being able to eat the Word. We hope to God that we can be resurrected, so we are fervent in hearing the Word.
Having the faith, hope, and love, we will get the power of renewal until being as perfect as Jesus is when He comes a second time.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13
13:12.For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
We enter the Paradise and heavenly kingdom forever.
- There is the revelation of God's Word, namely a verse explains other verses in the Bible. In the Word, there is promise between God and the congregation.
God blesses you.