Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 3:18-19
3:18 "I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
3:19 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
God rebukes, advises, and chastens the church of the Laodiceans or the one on the last days to buy the heavenly treasure so that they can be rich, not be lukewarm spiritually, so God does not vomit them. We can please Him and not perish.
There are three kinds of the heavenly treasure as follows.
We must be zealous and repent [Revelation 3:19]. It means that we must willingly sacrifice all things such as time, energy, money, and so on to buy the heavenly treasure through the shepherding, service, and ministry to God. We can be rich spiritually. We may please God and make Him full. As a result, God will also please our life and give us heavenly joy up to the eternal life.
Matthew 6:19-20
6:19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
6:20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Be alert! There are three enemies attacking the heavenly treasures as follows.
ad. 3. Thieves who steal the anointing oil.
The facts found in the thieves or antichrist stealing the anointing oil are as follows.
God blesses us.
Revelation 3:18-19
3:18 "I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
3:19 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
God rebukes, advises, and chastens the church of the Laodiceans or the one on the last days to buy the heavenly treasure so that they can be rich, not be lukewarm spiritually, so God does not vomit them. We can please Him and not perish.
There are three kinds of the heavenly treasure as follows.
- The gold refined in fire.
- The white garments to cover the nakedness.
- The eye salve to anoint the eyes.
We must be zealous and repent [Revelation 3:19]. It means that we must willingly sacrifice all things such as time, energy, money, and so on to buy the heavenly treasure through the shepherding, service, and ministry to God. We can be rich spiritually. We may please God and make Him full. As a result, God will also please our life and give us heavenly joy up to the eternal life.
Matthew 6:19-20
6:19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
6:20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Be alert! There are three enemies attacking the heavenly treasures as follows.
- Moth destroying the white garments. It refers to the laziness and wickedness.
- Rust destroying the metal.
- Thieves who steal the anointing oil.
ad. 3. Thieves who steal the anointing oil.
The facts found in the thieves or antichrist stealing the anointing oil are as follows.
- [Matthew 12:31-32] The thieves steal the anointing oil of Holy Spirit, so we blaspheme Holy Spirit(it has been explained in General Service in Malang, January 31, 2016).
- [Ephesians 4:30-32] The thieves steal the anointing oil of Holy Spirit, so we make Holy Spirit grieved(it has been explained in Prayer Service in Malang, February 2, 2016).
- The thieves steal the anointing oil of Holy Spirit, so we quench Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-20
5:19 Do not quench the Spirit.
5:20 Do not despise prophecies.
Quenching Holy Spirit means despising the revelation of the Word or the true teaching Word (solid food). It means that one does not honor the preaching of the true teaching Word.
Hosea 11:4
11:4 I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.
God stoops when the true teaching Word is preached. He exceedingly honors and appreciates it. He also stretches out the hands of His great grace. We must appreciate and honor the preaching of the Word. We must also delight in and enjoy consuming it with our hunger and serious need.
Quenching Holy Spirit means that one hearing the Word while being sleepy, getting bored, playing, criticizing, rejecting, and getting angry. In such condition, he is like a woman who was bent over for eighteen years in the temple.
Luke 13:10-11
13:10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
13:11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.
The spiritual meanings of being bent over are as follows.- Worry or doubt.
Proverbs 12:25
12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.
The consequences are as follows.- Unfaithfulness and unrighteousness.
- There are no peace and quietness, but weariness and heavy burden.
- One cannot give or he is stingy. he also robs the possession of God and others or he is greedy,
- Unfaithfulness and unrighteousness.
- Dissatisfaction or spiritual dryness. It can be detected from the mouth which likes murmuring, disputing, and gossiping.
Luke 13:15-16
13:15 The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?
13:16 "So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound--think of it--for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?" - The question is never solved, even there is impossible problem.
- Denying the power of godliness, namely the true teaching Word and the cross of the Lord.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
3:1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
3:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3:3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,
3:4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
The true teaching Word and the cross of the Lord are able to change our life from fleshly man to spiritual one like Jesus.
Denying the power of godliness means that one keeps the flesh with its eighteen characteristics and he is stamped with 666 by the antichrist.
Luke 13:11
13:11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.
Consequently, the woman could in no way raise herself up or one cannot glorify God, but makes Him grieved and ashamed like in the days of Noah, even he denies Him. Such person will also make the parents and pastor grieved. It means there is condemnation already and perdition forever.
13:10 Now He was teachingin one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
The way God helps is through the preaching of the true teaching Word. Jesus comes as the High Priest who stoops and appreciates every time the Word is being preached. He is also stretching out His hands to us.
The process of Jesus' helping us in the preaching of the true teaching Word is as follows.- He sees.
Luke 13:12
13:12 But when Jesus saw her, He called herto Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity."
It means there is nothing can be hidden.
He sees with His merciful sight. It means that He does not condemn or despise, but helps us. - He calls.
He is calling when the teaching Word points at our sin or we are touched by the Word. We are called means that we get the main priority to get the help.
Let us confess our sins to God and others as honest as we can, so we experience the forgiveness of sin and do not repeat it. - The problems are solved when the sin is forgiven.
On the contrary, there is only a step between us and the death if we keep the sin. - Jesus lays His hand on us.
Luke 13:13
13:13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
The distance between us and Jesus is only a pulse or a step. It means as follows.- We are set free from the death or perdition.
- We can glorify God or please the heart of parents and pastor.
We can stand upright to glorify God like the boards of Tabernacle that stand upright upon the socket of silver.
Exodus 26:15,19
26:15 " And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright.
26:19 "You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.
The socket of silver means the pure true teaching Word.
Psalm 12:6
12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. .
Every servant of God must stand upright upon the true teaching Word. We say "yes" if yes and "no" if no.
- Glorifying God with our money, namely the firstfruits, tithes, offering, and alms.
Proverbs 3:9-10
3:9 Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
3:10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
As a result, God preserves us physically for sure. - Glorifying God with our body, soul, and spirit or we serve and minister to God faithfully and correctly.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
6:20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 7:23
7:23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
Revelation 19:11
19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
As a result, the heavens are opened and we are used in the revival of Holy Spirit at the latter rain for building the perfect body of Christ. God tidies up our life. - We worship God, the Creator.
Revelation 14:7
14:7 saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water."
We become the new creation or the newborn baby. We only cry before God or worship Him with a broken heart. We feel powerless and not worthy. We only rely on the hands of God's great lovingkindness and grace.
As a result, the hands of God' lovingkindness and grace are able to preserve our life who is powerless. He solves all problems and makes our life successful and beautiful right in His time. The hands of God' lovingkindness and grace also cleanse or sanctifies and changes us. The more we are sanctified and changed, the more beautiful life we get until the most beautiful one happens when Jesus comes a second time. We changed to be as glorious as He is and we cry out "Alleluia" to welcome Him on the glorious clouds.
- We are set free from the death or perdition.
- Worry or doubt.
God blesses us.