Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 10 in the Tabernacle system refers to the seven times of the sprinkling of blood on the mercy seat. Now, it refers to the suffering of Jesus until He dies on the cross to cover and protect us up to the perfection like Him.
Jesus experiences the seven times of the sprinkling of blood, so He experiences the seven lights of glory.
Revelation 10:1-3
10:1 I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
10:2. He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,
10:3. and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices.ad. 6. He sets His right foot on the sea and His left foot on the land.
It refers to the authority and power of Jesus to defeat the enemies.
Revelation 13:1-2, 5
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.
13:5. And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.The beast rising up out of the sea refers to antichrist.
The matter of Jesus' setting His right foot on the sea refers to His authority and power to win over the antichrist.
2 John 1:7-8
1:7. For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
1:8. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.
The Antichrist refers to man, including the servant of God, who does not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh.
2 Timothy 2:8
2:8. Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,Matthew 22:42-45
22:42. saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David."
22:43. He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying:
22:44. 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"'?
22:45. "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"Jesus is the Son of David who dies on the cross but He is risen and ascended to heaven, and He sits at the right hand of the throne of God the Father.
Why does Jesus come to the world as a man or flesh?
- Jesus as the Redeemer or Savior.
Matthew 1:21
1:21. "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
Jesus is born as an innocent man but He must die on the cross to save the sinners.
We must win over the antichrist. It means that we must confess that Jesus is our Savior and Redeemer.
The fact found in it is repenting or stopping sinning and returning to God. It is the same as being dead to sin.
2 Peter 3:9
3:9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
The longsuffering of God for us is that He has not come for the second time yet and we still get the lengthening of our life, so we can repent. It is the main purpose of God.
The Antichrist refers to man, including the servant of God, who does not repent like Hophni and Phinehas.
1 Samuel 2:12-13,16-17,22-24
2:12. Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the LORD.
2:13. And the priests' custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling.
2:16. And if the man said to him, "They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires," he would then answer him, "No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force."
2:17. Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
2:22. Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
2:23. So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
22:24. "No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the LORD'S people transgress.
Ministering with the hard heart means as follows:
- Ministering in uncleanness.
- Ministering without the true ordination or the true teaching word. The ministry is not in accordance with the ordination or cannot be controlled.
- Not heeding the private rebuke and advice from others or from the preaching of the word.
Consequently, he is unwilling and unable to repent anymore.
1 Samuel 2:29
2:29. 'Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?'
The mistakes of parents or shepherd are as follows:
- Honoring children or congregation more than God, so the parents do not/ the shepherd does not firmly rebuke them.
- Looking for physical advantage until sacrificing the spiritual one, namely the truth, the true ordination, and the true teaching word.
1 Samuel 4:21-22
4:21. Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
4:22. And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."
Consequently, there is no more glory of God, but life in curse, namely weariness and labor up to perdition forever.
- Jesus as the High Priest and Great Shepherd who sits at the right hand of the throne of God the Father.
Hebrews 2:17
2:17. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Jesus must become a man who dies on the cross, but He is risen and ascended to heaven to become the High Priest who sits at the right hand of the throne of God the Father.
If Jesus had not become a man He would not have been able to feel what humans feel.
Hebrews 4:14-15
4:14. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
4:15. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
We must win over the antichrist. It means that we must confess Jesus as the High Priest and Great Shepherd who sits at the right hand of the throne of God the Father.
The fact found in it is experiencing the ministry of reconciliation. It means that we must make peace, so we have a peaceful heart.
Matthew 5:23-25
5:23. "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,
5:24. "leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
5:25. "Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Making peace means confessing and forgiving one another by the encouragement of the teaching Word.
As a result, the blood of Jesus forgives and washes all of our sins, so we experience peace.
Mark 9:49-50
9:49. "For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
9:50. "Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another."
The peaceful heart is the same as the salt, namely one who is anointed by Holy Spirit.
If we do not want to make peace, we will become the salt that loses its flavor. Consequently, we will be trampled by the antichrist.
The functions of the salty salt are as follows:
- For inside, the functions are as follows:
- Preventing decay that is caused by the virus, bacteria, and worm of sin.
The virus of sin has the smallest size but it can decay the heart to become wicked, unclean, and bitter.
Many of the bacteria of sin are in mouth, namely gossiping, et cetera.
- Giving extra power to keep following and ministering to God until the finish line.
- Giving good taste, namely heavenly satisfaction and bliss that cannot be influenced by the world.
- For outside, namely giving good taste. It means becoming blessing for others.
The Antichrist refers to one who does not want to make peace. It is the same as the salt that loses its flavor. It means that he lives without the anointing of Holy Spirit. His life is signified with envy, hatred, et ceteralike Esau.
Hebrews 12:15-17
12:15. looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;
12:16. lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.
12:17. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
Why does Esau hate Jacob? Esau hates Jacob because he is spiritually a profane person or fornicator. He often sacrifices the spiritual thing to get the physical one even it is trivial.
Moreover, Esau hunts the physical thing.
The greatest hunting is the hunt of money and uncleanness. He may get it, but he will weep finally.
Esau hunts up to leaving the tent or shepherding.
The consequences are as follows:
- He loses his birthright and it is taken by Jacob.
- Hatred, revenge, and envy.
Genesis 27:41
27:41. So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob."
- Experiencing weariness, heavy burden, and toil up to perdition forever.
Jacob does not have any potency but he is faithful in the sheepfold, so he has a peaceful and calm heart. He receives the birthright up to becoming the heavenly bride.
- Jesus as the heavenly Bridegroom.
Our recognition to Jesus must increase to the peak, namely recognizing Him as the heavenly Bridegroom who sits at the right hand of the throne of God the Father.
Ephesians 5:31-32
5:31. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
5:32. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Jesus must become carnal man, so He can become the heavenly Bridegroom who is one flesh with His bride.
We must win over the antichrist. It means that we confess Jesus as the heavenly Bridegroom.
The fact found in it is experiencing purification and the renewal of life up to perfection like Jesus.
Ephesians 5:25-27
5:25. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
5:26. that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
5:27. that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
The Antichrist refers to the servant of God who is not holy. His life is not changed, so he keeps becoming fleshly man like Judas Iscariot.
Judas Iscariot keeps the flesh and blood man in three things as follows:
- Lying.
Matthew 26:23-25
26:23. He answered and said, "He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.
26:24. "The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."
26:25. Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, "Rabbi, is it I?" He said to him, "You have said it."
Lie must be changed into honesty. Say yes if yes and no if no
- Self-truth
- Stealing as well as stinginess and greediness.
John 12:6
12:6. This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
Consequently, Judas Iscariot loses his ministry.
Acts 1:17-18,20
1:17. "for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry."
1:18. (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.
1:20. "For it is written in the book of Psalms: 'Let his dwelling place be desolate, And let no one live in it';and, 'Let another take his office.'
2 John 1:7-8
1:7. For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
1:8. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.
We must be careful, so we do not lose our repenting, peace, and ministry.
Let us win over the antichrist by the authority and power of God, so we can repent, make peace, and be purified and changed. We become the servant of God who has the fear of Him.
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."
The fear of God means glorifying and glamorizing Him through the ministry that pleases Him and worship. We can see the face of Jesus that shines as the sun.
The result is the spiritual miracle, namely experiencing the renewal of life from fleshly men to spiritual ones.
The pale face is changed into the beaming one.
The scowl or sad face is changed into the beaming face.
The bad face because of lie and uncleanness is changed into the beaming one.
The beaming face is the same as being strong and of good courage. We can repent. We do not sin. We do not get disappointed and desperate, facing anything, but we keep on believing and being faithful to God.
And the physical miracle happens too; from nothing to something. All of our tears will be wiped to become happiness.
And the last miracle is that we are changed to become as glorious as God when He comes a second time on the glorious clouds. We sit together with Him on the throne of heaven forever.
God blesses us.