Peace and grace in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:7
1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
It contains information about the second coming of Jesus in His glory as the King of all kings and The Heavenly Bridegroom. The coming of God, the Trinity, into the world is signified by a great thing as follows.
In the Revelation 19, there are two great feasts that happen when Jesus comes a second time as follows.
Therefore, let us prepare our life from now on, so that we are worthy to welcome Jesus’ second coming. How can we prepare our life to welcome Jesus’ second coming? We learn from the preparation to welcome Jesus’ first coming.
Luke 2:6-11, 20
2:6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
2:8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
2:10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
2:11 "For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
2:20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.
The shepherds saw the first coming of Jesus. Jesus, the Son of God came for the first time in the world in a manger inside a sheep pen in Bethlehem. It refers to Jesus as the Lamb of God who has been slain. Jesus, Good Shepherd, has given His soul for the sheep by His death on the cross with pierced side out of which blood and water come out.
There was no eye watching Jesus’ first coming. The people of Bethlehem did not give any place for Mary to deliver. Only the shepherds saw the first coming of Jesus as the Lamb of God who is slain or Good Shepherd.
Likewise, only the people who are shepherded well and correctly can repent and get life renewal as well as look at the second coming of Jesus.
Thus, preparation to welcome Jesus’ second coming is through being shepherded well and correctly.
The facts found in being shepherded well and correctly are as follows.
Be alert! There is separation between ones who have been shepherded well.
Zechariah 13:7-9
13:7 "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion," Says the LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
13:8 And it shall come to pass in all the land," Says the LORD, "That two–thirdsin it shall be cut off and die, But one–thirdshall be left in it:
13:9 I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’;And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’"
There is a separation in the shepherding. Two third of people in shepherding falls because of not seeing and mourning for the side of Jesus that has been pierced or not experiencing sanctification and life renewal. They keep on being fleshy human. Their body serves the Lord but only as a habit. Their soul knows the Word of God but they do not practice it. Their spirit worships God but the worship is dry and there is no life renewal. They only murmur, grumble, gossip, and blame other people.
The rest, namely one third of the people in shepherding, sees and mourns for the side of Jesus. They experience sanctification and life renewal. Their body serves the Lord seriously, so they get the touching of God’s hand. They also do righteous good deeds. Their soul understands and practices the Word, so they are full of wisdom and the fear of the Lord. Their spirit always worships God in any circumstances.
1 Peter 4:12-14
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.
For example, Daniel.
Daniel 11:35
11:35 "And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
Daniel experienced the fery trial, so he was used to prophesy that in the last days we will also experience the fiery trial.
Daniel experienced the physical and spiritual test, but he still held fast to the true one.
Daniel 6:5-6, 11
6:5 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him.
6:6 Then these men said, "We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God."
6:11 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
Formerly, Daniel was put in a den of lions, but God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths.
Daniel 6:22-23
6:22 Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!
6:23 "My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you."
The hand of angel shuts the lions’ mouths. It refers to the spirit of glory that makes us strong and of good courage. The results are as follows.
God blesses you.
Revelation 1:7
1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
It contains information about the second coming of Jesus in His glory as the King of all kings and The Heavenly Bridegroom. The coming of God, the Trinity, into the world is signified by a great thing as follows.
- Father God comes upon Mount Sinai in fire, loud blast of the trumpet sounded long.
Exodus 19:18-20
19:18 Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
19:19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded longand became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice.
19:20 Then the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. - Holy Spirit God comes to the world with a rushing mighty windand divided tongues, as of fire.
Acts 2:1-4
2:1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
2:3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.
2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. - The Son of God will come a second time with shake, destruction, and a great sound of a trumpet.
Matthew 24:29-31
24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
24:30 "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
24:31 "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
A great sound of trumpet blown by angels refers to true shepherding Word to make the chosen people gather from four winds. The chosen people consist of two parts as follows.- The dead in Jesus or the people who have died in holiness and life renewal. They will be resurrected in glorious body as Jesus when there is the last sound of trumpet.
- The alive until Jesus comes a second time. They live in holiness and renewal, so they will be changed in the twinkling of an eye in glorious body as Jesus when there is the last sound of trumpet.
- The dead in Jesus or the people who have died in holiness and life renewal. They will be resurrected in glorious body as Jesus when there is the last sound of trumpet.
In the Revelation 19, there are two great feasts that happen when Jesus comes a second time as follows.
- Bride who is ready from the people all over the four winds of the world will shout for joy saying Alleluia to welcome Jesus’ second coming on glorious clouds and enter the marriage supper of the Lamb of God, a thousand years kingdom of peace, and eternal heavenly kingdom or New Jerusalem.
Revelation 19:6-7, 9
19:6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
19:7 "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."
19:9 Then he said to me, "Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’"And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God." - All people from the four winds of the world who reject or pierce Jesus, including the sons or servants of God who do not repent or have life renewal will enter the feast of slaughter. There are great tears and mournings up to eternal perdition.
Revelation 19:17-18, 21
19:17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, "Come and gather together for the supper of the great God,
19:18 "that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great."
19:21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
Therefore, let us prepare our life from now on, so that we are worthy to welcome Jesus’ second coming. How can we prepare our life to welcome Jesus’ second coming? We learn from the preparation to welcome Jesus’ first coming.
Luke 2:6-11, 20
2:6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
2:8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
2:10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
2:11 "For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
2:20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.
The shepherds saw the first coming of Jesus. Jesus, the Son of God came for the first time in the world in a manger inside a sheep pen in Bethlehem. It refers to Jesus as the Lamb of God who has been slain. Jesus, Good Shepherd, has given His soul for the sheep by His death on the cross with pierced side out of which blood and water come out.
There was no eye watching Jesus’ first coming. The people of Bethlehem did not give any place for Mary to deliver. Only the shepherds saw the first coming of Jesus as the Lamb of God who is slain or Good Shepherd.
Likewise, only the people who are shepherded well and correctly can repent and get life renewal as well as look at the second coming of Jesus.
Thus, preparation to welcome Jesus’ second coming is through being shepherded well and correctly.
The facts found in being shepherded well and correctly are as follows.
- As a branch that dwells in the True Vine. It means that we are shepherded to true teaching Word or Jesus Himself.
True teaching Word is written in bible and revealed through a verse that explains other verses in Bible.
Being shepherded to the true teaching Word means that we place Jesus as the Head. The results are as follows.- We are set free from wolves and birds or evil and unclean spirits of Babylon that is the source of bitterness and destruction.
- We produce sweet fruits soon or later.
- We are set free from wolves and birds or evil and unclean spirits of Babylon that is the source of bitterness and destruction.
- We are always inside shepherding pen or Holy Place.
There are three kinds of equipment inside it that refer to perseverance in doing three main services to God as follows.- Golden Candlestick or perseverance in doing General Service or fellowship with Holy Spirit God in His anointing and gifts.
Ephesians 5:14, 18
5:14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."
5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
It means that we are filled up by the wine of Holy Spirit, so that we will not get drunk with the wine of fleshy lust bringing us to sins up to the peak, namely sins concerning eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marriage. We can live in righteousness and faithfulness. In such condition, our lamp is burning. - Table of Showbread or perseverance in doing Bible Study Service with Holy Communion or fellowship with the Son of God in His teaching Word and sacrifice.
The loaves are arranged in two rows, six in a row. The figure double six refers to the Bible or God’s Word. The loaves refer to the body of Jesus and the drink offering or wine refers to the blood of Jesus.
Exodus 25:29
25:29 "You shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. You shall make them of pure gold.
In such condition, we become wise man and understand the will of God as well as obey it.
Ephesians 5:15-17
5:15See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
5:16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
5:17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Adding or taking away the Word or disobeying it means being unwise. Being fool means one cannot receive advice. - Golden Altar of Incense or perseverance in doing Prayer Service to have fellowship with Father God in His love.
Ephesians 5:19-21
5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
5:20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
The love of God encourages us to praise Him, give thanks, and worship Him always with humbleness and the fear of Him.
Humbleness means that we confess our sins and the fear of the Lord means that we do not want to sin, even we hate the sin.
Ephesians 5:14
5:14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."
We are always ready to welcome Jesus’ second coming. - Golden Candlestick or perseverance in doing General Service or fellowship with Holy Spirit God in His anointing and gifts.
- We experience these two things inside the true shepherding pen.
- We hear the news brought by angel.
Luke 2:8-9
2:8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
Shepherding Word is the Word God trusts to a pastor to preach to the congregation faithfully, regularly, and repetitively as the food, so that they can get the health and grow toward spiritual maturity and perfection.
Trumpet or the voice of shepherd becomes guidance so that we walk to the right direction, namely New Jerusalem or we do not go astray.
Ezekiel 33:1-4, 6
33:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
33:2 "Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman,
33:3 ‘when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people,
33:4 ‘then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
33:6 ‘But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.
The trumpet is also blown as a warning about the sword of condemnation and Jesus’ second coming. - We experience sanctification and renewal done by fire twice.
Exodus 3:1-3, 5
3:1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
3:2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of firefrom the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
3:3 Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."
3:5 Then He said, "Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."
The double flame of fire means as follows.- The fire of God’s Word, Holy Spirit, and love that sanctify our body, soul, and spirit.
- Fiery trial, suffering together with Jesus or the sprinkling of blood.
- The fire of God’s Word, Holy Spirit, and love that sanctify our body, soul, and spirit.
- We hear the news brought by angel.
Be alert! There is separation between ones who have been shepherded well.
Zechariah 13:7-9
13:7 "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion," Says the LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
13:8 And it shall come to pass in all the land," Says the LORD, "That two–thirdsin it shall be cut off and die, But one–thirdshall be left in it:
13:9 I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’;And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’"
There is a separation in the shepherding. Two third of people in shepherding falls because of not seeing and mourning for the side of Jesus that has been pierced or not experiencing sanctification and life renewal. They keep on being fleshy human. Their body serves the Lord but only as a habit. Their soul knows the Word of God but they do not practice it. Their spirit worships God but the worship is dry and there is no life renewal. They only murmur, grumble, gossip, and blame other people.
The rest, namely one third of the people in shepherding, sees and mourns for the side of Jesus. They experience sanctification and life renewal. Their body serves the Lord seriously, so they get the touching of God’s hand. They also do righteous good deeds. Their soul understands and practices the Word, so they are full of wisdom and the fear of the Lord. Their spirit always worships God in any circumstances.
1 Peter 4:12-14
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.
For example, Daniel.
Daniel 11:35
11:35 "And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
Daniel experienced the fery trial, so he was used to prophesy that in the last days we will also experience the fiery trial.
Daniel experienced the physical and spiritual test, but he still held fast to the true one.
Daniel 6:5-6, 11
6:5 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him.
6:6 Then these men said, "We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God."
6:11 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
Formerly, Daniel was put in a den of lions, but God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths.
Daniel 6:22-23
6:22 Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!
6:23 "My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you."
The hand of angel shuts the lions’ mouths. It refers to the spirit of glory that makes us strong and of good courage. The results are as follows.
- The hand of God is able to preserve our life and protect us from sins up to the peak, disaster, and the antichrist.
- The hand of God is able to lift us up. All things are made successful and beautiful in His time. He uses us in the revival of Holy Spirit at the latter rain for building the perfect body of Christ.
- The hand of God sanctifies and changes our life until we are as perfect as Jesus is when He comes a second time.
God blesses you.