Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 8:10-11
8:10 Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
8:11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.
The blowing of the third trumpet is the same as the third judgment of the Son of God to the world and its contents that reject the sound of the trumpet now. The sound of the trumpet refers to the shepherding Word or the true teaching Word, which is hard, sharper than any two-edged sword, and repeated to sanctify us until we are perfect. One who rejects it is rejecting the sanctification and keeping or living in the sins up to the peak, namely the sins concerning eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marrage, even he enjoys in it.
The blowing of the third trumpet is signified by the fall of a great star from heaven on a third of water in the world until becoming wormwood or bitterness and many people die.
Spiritually, the great star refers to the servant of God who is specially used by Him in the edification of the body of Christ and anointed by Holy Spirit. But, he falls because of the wormwood or envy, hatred without a cause, slander, expelling, persecuting, and killing the righteous servants of God like Cain towards Abel and Esau towards Jacob. The peak will happen in the massacre which is done by the antichrist.
Who is the antichrist?
Revelation 13:1-2
13:1 And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
13:2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
The antichrist refers to the beast which rises up out of the sea.
Genesis 1:26
1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
When the earth was created (in the book of Genesis), there were only fish which were controlled by men who had the image and example of the Trinity of God in the sea.
Nevertheless, they have become the beast rising up out of the sea which controls men because of losing the image and example of God (in the book of Revelation).
Revelation 13:17
13:17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
The antichrist dominates the economy in the world, so there is economy crisis to make the sons or servants of God neither rely on nor worship God anymore, but rely on and worship the antichrist.
Revelation 13:16,18
13:16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
The antichrist gives the mark 666 to men who rely on him and become the same as or the possession of him that will be destroyed.
The condition of the men who are stamped with 666 on the forehead and hands are as follows.
God blesses you.
Revelation 8:10-11
8:10 Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
8:11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.
The blowing of the third trumpet is the same as the third judgment of the Son of God to the world and its contents that reject the sound of the trumpet now. The sound of the trumpet refers to the shepherding Word or the true teaching Word, which is hard, sharper than any two-edged sword, and repeated to sanctify us until we are perfect. One who rejects it is rejecting the sanctification and keeping or living in the sins up to the peak, namely the sins concerning eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marrage, even he enjoys in it.
The blowing of the third trumpet is signified by the fall of a great star from heaven on a third of water in the world until becoming wormwood or bitterness and many people die.
Spiritually, the great star refers to the servant of God who is specially used by Him in the edification of the body of Christ and anointed by Holy Spirit. But, he falls because of the wormwood or envy, hatred without a cause, slander, expelling, persecuting, and killing the righteous servants of God like Cain towards Abel and Esau towards Jacob. The peak will happen in the massacre which is done by the antichrist.
Who is the antichrist?
Revelation 13:1-2
13:1 And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
13:2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
The antichrist refers to the beast which rises up out of the sea.
Genesis 1:26
1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
When the earth was created (in the book of Genesis), there were only fish which were controlled by men who had the image and example of the Trinity of God in the sea.
Nevertheless, they have become the beast rising up out of the sea which controls men because of losing the image and example of God (in the book of Revelation).
Revelation 13:17
13:17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
The antichrist dominates the economy in the world, so there is economy crisis to make the sons or servants of God neither rely on nor worship God anymore, but rely on and worship the antichrist.
Revelation 13:16,18
13:16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
The antichrist gives the mark 666 to men who rely on him and become the same as or the possession of him that will be destroyed.
The condition of the men who are stamped with 666 on the forehead and hands are as follows.
- Worshiping the antichrist, idol, or mammon.
The facts found in it are as follows.- Being stingy and greedy.
Colossians 3:5
3:5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Ephesians 5:5
5:5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Being stingymeans that one cannot give to the work of God and others who are in need.
Being greedymeans stealing or robbing the possession of others, especially of God, namely the tithes and offerings. - Ones whose names are not written in the book of life.
Revelation 13:8
13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 21:27
21:27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
They refer to the following people.- Ones whose deeds are unclean in the sins concerning eating drinking or smoking, getting drunk, and drugs abuse as well as the ones concerning marrying-being given in marriage or the sexual relationship between a man and a woman who are not a legal spouse, between man and man, and between woman and woman, as well as the wrong marriage.
- Ones who lie.
- Ones who are abominable or do not want to be shepherded, so they are wild. They only follow the fleshly instinct, will, and lust.
46:34 "that you shall say, 'Your servants' occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
For example, Esau was not shepherded. Although he had the potential more than Jacob, he became tired, weary, heavy laden, and sorrowful until he lost the firstborn right and became the wormwood or the fallen star because of the bitterness towards Jacob. - Ones whose deeds are unclean in the sins concerning eating drinking or smoking, getting drunk, and drugs abuse as well as the ones concerning marrying-being given in marriage or the sexual relationship between a man and a woman who are not a legal spouse, between man and man, and between woman and woman, as well as the wrong marriage.
Psalm 24:3-5
24:3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place?
24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.
24:5 He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
As a result, we get the rain of blessings and salvation. The spiritual blessing means the renewal of life. We can feel more joyful to give than to receive, so we can return the possession of God, namely the tithes and offerings. We can also give to the work of God and other people who are in need until we can give our whole life to be shepherded. We get the guarantee that we cannot be stamped by the antichrist.
We also get the physical blessing from heaven to preserve our life that is powerless in the midst of the dryness in the world until we get the abundant life, namely we can give thanks. We also get the blessings in our household, namely the sweet wine or the heavenly joy in our house.
Proverbs 10:22
10:22 The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.
All of our labors in working or studying are only the tool because God Himself will bless us. - Being stingy and greedy.
- Being spiritually bent over.
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 overand could in no way raise herself up.
The meanings of being bent over spiritually are as follows.- Anxiety.
Proverbs 12:25
12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.
The anxiety happens in the temple to the servants of God like Martha.
Matthew 6:31-34
6:31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
6:32 "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
There are two kinds of anxiety which haunts the servants of God as follows.- About the daily life in the world.
- About the future.
- One cannot prioritize God or the service and ministry to Him more than anything, so he cannot be faithful and true until he loses the firstborn right like Esau. His life is in tears and bitterness forever.
- Neither being quiet nor peaceful. The age is shortened or the physical body is killed. The spiritual life is also killed or one cannot be active in doing spiritual things. Finally, he gets the perdition.
6:27 "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
Therefore, we need the sound of the trumpet to sanctify us from the characteristic of anxiety, so we can learn to believe and entrust our life or surrender fully to God.
The proofs are as follows.- Prioritizing God or the service and ministry to Him more than anything. We can be faithful in doing the service and ministry to God and live in righteousness. We become the faithful and righteous servant of God.
Matthew 6:33
6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. - Using every cubit, step, or heart-beat in our life to actively minister to God in the edification of the spiritual Tabernacle or the perfect body of Christ until the end line, namely we pass away or Jesus comes a second time.
Matthew 6:27
6:27 "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
It begins from the marriage, shepherding, inter-shepherding, up to the perfect body of Christ or the bride of God, who is ready to welcome Jesus' second coming on the glorious clouds.
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.
The faithful and righteous will be used in the revival of the white horse or the one for edifying the perfect body of Christ.
The results are as follows.- God adds us with all things we need in our daily life up to the future one. He guarantees the need in our life through His cross, so we never get the minus condition, but the surplus or abundant life until we can give thanks to Him.
Matthew 6:33
6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. - He adds the way of our life up to the beautiful and successful future life and the eternal one.
Matthew 6:27
6:27 "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
- About the daily life in the world.
- Being thirsty or dissatisfied.
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?"
Dissatisfaction begins from the marriage and the shepherding or the service and ministry to God.
The dissatisfaction on the shepherding happens because the pastor does not want to feed the congregation or he carelessly feeds the congregation. It also happens when the sheep do not want to eat the shepherding Word.
If one is satisfied in the service and ministry to God as well as the marriage, he will be satisfied in all things.
If one is not satisfied in the service to God, he will not be satisfied in the marriage and all things, so he will look for the satisfaction in the world, fall in sins up to the peak like a Samaritan woman who got married and divorced five times, and perish.
Therefore, we must try hard to satisfy God in our service and ministry to Him, and He will also satisfy our life.
1 Timothy 6:6
6:6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
Revelation 12:14
12:14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
We get the great gain, namely the two wings of a great eagle to fly us to the wilderness, far away from the presence of the antichrist. We are directly preserved by God through the teaching Word and the Holy Communion for three and a half years while we are waiting for Jesus' second coming.
- Anxiety.
- Not experiencing the renewal of life, but keeping the men of blood and flesh who will not inherit the kingdom of heaven.
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(1), lovers of money(2), boasters(3), proud(4), blasphemers(5), disobedient to parents(6), unthankful(7), unholy(8),
3:3 unloving(9), unforgiving(10), slanderers(11), without self-control(12), brutal(13), despisers of good(14),
3:4 traitors(15), headstrong(16), haughty(17), lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God(18),
3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
The first of the sixth point is being disobedient to parents, namely the physical, spiritual, and heavenly ones. The physical parents refer to the Court of Tabernacle. The spiritual parents or the pastor refer to the Holy Place and the heavenly parents or God refer to the Most Holy Place.
The second of the sixth point is being without self-control. It is especially not being able to control the tongue.
The third of the sixth point is being lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, so one cannot be obedient to God.
Consequently, he loses the image and example of the Trinity of God, so he only has the image of the antichrist and gets the stamp 666.
Many servants of God do not experience the renewal of life although they serve and minister to Him. It happens because they reject the power of godliness, namely the sound of the trumpet or the repeated true teaching Word, so they keep on keeping the flesh with the eighteen characteristics. They are stamped with 666 by the antichrist.
2 Timothy 3:8
3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith;
The mind or thought is corrupt, namely resisting against the truth.
The faith or heart is corrupt, namely being disapproved or leaving the faith.
Thus, the antichrist refers to the men in flesh and blood who do not have the heart or feeling and mind.
Revelation 13:5-6
13:5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
13:6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
The mouth is arrogant. It means blaspheming the tabernacle teaching and the righteous.
Consequently, he will be destroyed when Jesus comes a second time.
2 Thessalonians 2:7-8
2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.
2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
God does not want that the men He has created only become like the beast to be destroyed together with the antichrist. Therefore, Jesus willingly dies on the cross to give His mind and feeling to us.
Philippians 2:5-8
2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
2:6 who, (1)being in the form of God, (2)did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
2:7 but (3)made Himself of no reputation, (4)taking the form of a bondservant, and (5)coming in the likeness of men.
2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He (6)humbled Himself and (7)became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
The seven minds and feelings of Jesus are as follows.- Not keeping the reputation as the Son of God.
- Not keeping the right.
- Making Himself of no reputation.
- Taking the form of a bondservant.
- Coming in the likeness of men.
- Humbling Himself.
- Being obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
As a result, Jesus gets the name which is powerful to defeat the three kinds of beast.
We must receive the minds and feelings of Jesus through these things.- Water baptism.
1 Peter 3:20-21
3:20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
3:21 There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
The true water baptism means that ones who have believed in Jesus and died to sin or repented must be buried in water with Him and be raised to receive the new life, namely having the good conscience or the seven minds and feelings of Jesus. - The preaching of the true teaching Word or the bible study and the Holy Communion.
1 Kings 8:29
8:29 "that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, 'My name shall be there,' that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place.
The eyes of God are opened to see us. It means that He is deeply paying attention to us, caring and struggling for us, and stretching out the faithful and merciful hands for us, the Gentiles.
1 Kings 8:41
8:41 "Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name's sake
The results are as follows.- The power of victory over the enemies.
1 Kings 8:33-34
8:33 "When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple,
8:34 "then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
God will finish all problems, even the impossible ones. - The power to give the rain of blessings in the midst of the dryness in the world.
1 Kings 8:35-36
8:35 "When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them,
8:36 "then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. - The power of sanctification and renewal.
1 Kings 8:46-47
8:46 "When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to the land of the enemy, far or near;
8:47 "yet when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, saying, 'We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness';
We are sanctified and renewed. We must honestly confess before God just the way we are. After being forgiven, we must not do the sin anymore.
It continues until we are perfected to be worthy to welcome Jesus' second coming.
- Not keeping the reputation as the Son of God.
God blesses you.