From live streaming of Bible Study Service in Medan.
Peace and grace in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:1-3 is about the title or introduction.
Revelation 1:1
1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants––things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
There are two things about the Revelation as follows.
Paul shows the two hidden mysteries that have been revealed now as follows.
Exodus 27:21, 30:21
27:21 "In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.”
30:21 "So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them -- to him and his descendants throughout their generations."
The Tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidings reveal the plan of God to perfect His people.
The content of the map of the ages is as follows.
Colossians 1:28-29
1:28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
1:29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
The tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidings contain the power and wisdom of God to guide us toward perfection. The teaching of the map of the ages shows us the time.
The attitudes toward the tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidings are as follows.
The function of the wisdom is as follows.
The function of the power in the teaching Word is to sanctify us from old life and renew us to become new men as follows.
Ephesians 4:21-24
4:21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
4:23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
4:24 and that you put on the new manwhich was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
God blesses you.
Peace and grace in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:1-3 is about the title or introduction.
Revelation 1:1
1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants––things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
There are two things about the Revelation as follows.
- The Revelation does not come from any human, but God. It is given to Jesus, and then to the angel or Holy Spirit whom God sent to reveal to John the Apostle. From John, it is given to the servants of God. It can be described in the diagram as follows.
God -->Jesus -->angel/ Holy Spirit -->John the Apostle -->the servants of God. - The Revelation is not a closed thing, but a mystery that is revealed.
Colossians 1:25-27
1:25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,
1:26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.
1:27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Paul shows the two hidden mysteries that have been revealed now as follows.
- The mystery which has been hidden from ages, but now has been revealed to the Gentiles. It is the teaching about the map of the ages that has been revealed to W.H Offiler (from America) by God. It reveals the plan of God’s deliverance to the people from ages.
- The hidden secret from generations, namely the Tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidingsor the Bride Tidings in the light of Tabernacle that has been revealed to Rev. FG van Gessel, the son of a couple from Holland and Indonesia, by God.
Exodus 27:21, 30:21
27:21 "In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.”
30:21 "So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them -- to him and his descendants throughout their generations."
The Tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidings reveal the plan of God to perfect His people.
The content of the map of the ages is as follows.
- The age from Adam to Abraham takes time for two thousand years. It is called the lost age, when human does not know God, but the plan of the salvation of God still happens and some people can be saved.
- The age from Abraham to the end of the kingdom of peace a thousand years. It takes time for five thousand years when God deals with His people, namely the Israelites and Gentiles, to save and perfect them.
The five thousand years consists of three parts as follows.- From Abraham to Jesus’ first coming. It takes time for two thousand years. It is called the age of Israel or the Law.
From Abraham to Moses takes time for five hundred years. The Law begins from Moses to Jesus first coming. It takes time for one thousand and five hundred years. According to Tabernacle teaching, it refers to the Court, whose length is one hundred cubits and width is fifty cubits, so the circumference is three hundred cubits. There is hangings, whose height is five cubits, surround the tabernacle. Thus, the area of the hangings is one thousand and five hundred cubits area (5 x 300). It refers to the one thousand and five hundred years of the age of the Law. - From Jesus’ first coming to the second one. It takes time for two thousand years. It is called the age of the Church. According to Tabernacle teaching, it refers to the Holy Place, whose length is twenty cubits, width is ten cubits, and height is ten cubits. Thus, the volume is two thousand cubits cube (20 x 10 x 10) that refers to the two thousand years of the age of the Church.
- From Jesus’ second coming to the end of the kingdom of peace a thousand years takes time for one thousand years. The kingdom of peace a thousand years is the future paradise. It refers to the Most Holy Place, whose length is ten cubits, width is ten cubits, and height is ten cubits also. Thus, the volume is one thousand cubits cube (10 x 10 x 10) that refers to the one thousand years of the kingdom of peace a thousand years.
- From Abraham to Jesus’ first coming. It takes time for two thousand years. It is called the age of Israel or the Law.
Colossians 1:28-29
1:28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
1:29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
The tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidings contain the power and wisdom of God to guide us toward perfection. The teaching of the map of the ages shows us the time.
The attitudes toward the tabernacle teaching and Bride Tidings are as follows.
- Negative attitude of the house of Israel, namely making question, discussion, debate, et cetera.
Matthew 13:54-57
13:54 And when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?
13:55 "Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
13:56 "And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?"
13:57 So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."
Finally, one will become disappointed and reject the teaching, not believe in it, even perish forever.
Mark 6:6a
6:6 And He marveled because of their unbelief.
Jesus marveled because of the hardness of the heart of Israel. - Positive attitude of the Gentiles, namely to hear the Word of God solemnly in the anointing of Holy Spirit and appreciate it. In such condition, one does not want to lose a Word because of the need to hear it until he can understand, believe, and obey it.
Matthew 8:7-8, 10
8:7 And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8:8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
8:10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
Jesus marveled because of the faith of the Gentile who could believe in a word of God. Therefore, there was a miracle.
The function of the wisdom is as follows.
- To protect us from the antichrist with his stamp, namely 666.
Revelation 13:18
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 wants to hinder the plan of God, namely the salvation and perfection. Nevertheless, the wisdom of God through the true teaching Word and the anointing of Holy Spirit will become the two wings of a great eagle that evacuate us to the wilderness, far away from the antichrist. We are protected and preserved by God for three years and six months with the teaching Word and Holy Communion.
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.
Bible Study Service and Holy Communion are as a training to evacuate us to the wilderness. - The wisdom of God gives us beautiful successful future life up to the eternal one.
Proverbs 24:14
24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.
The function of the power in the teaching Word is to sanctify us from old life and renew us to become new men as follows.
Ephesians 4:21-24
4:21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
4:23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
4:24 and that you put on the new manwhich was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
- The renewal of saying so that we can say righteous good words.
Ephesians 4:25, 29
4:25 Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
Do not lie but say righteous words to one another. Lying means that one has not been in one body of Christ with others.
The good saying will become blessing for others. - The renewal of deeds.
Ephesians 4:26-28
4:26 "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
4:27 nor give place to the devil.
4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
"Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrathmeans we should not get angry without any love or with emotion. We may be angry with love to help and lift up other people who are fault.
Do not steal the possession of God, namely the tithes and offerings. In addition, do not steal the possession of other people. Do not make any corruption. We must pay our debt and give to other people who are in need. There is possession of God and other people who are in need in every blessing God has given us. - The renewal of characteristics.
Ephesians 4:31-32; 5:1-2
4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet–smelling aroma.
Do not keep the bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, evil speaking, and malice. The characteristics are renewed to become kind, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, and obedient.
We must be obedient until our flesh does not sound anymore and we become the offering made by fire to produce the sweet smelling aroma before God. It is the wave offering.
Exodus 29:22-25
29:22 "Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),
29:23 "one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD;
29:24 "and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offeringbefore the LORD.
29:25 "You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fireto the LORD.
Formerly, a priest had to bring a wave offering or an offering made by fire to produce sweet aroma before God.
A priest or servant of God who experiences the renewal of mouth, deeds, and characteristics until he becomes obedient is sacrificing the offering that produces sweet smelling aroma before the throne of God. He is in the embrace of God’s hand to feel His love and live by His grace and kindness.
Isaiah 46:3-4
46:3 "Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb:
46:4 Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
The results are as follows.- The merciful hand of God is able to bearus always.
It means that the Lord is responsible to our death and life. He preserves our life. - The merciful hand of God upholdsus, so that we do not fall in the sins up to the peak, namely sins concerning eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marriage. We can keep living in righteousness and holiness in God.
- The merciful hand of God is able to carry all heavy burdens and weariness, so we have peace and all things become easy and light in our life. All problems are solved in time of need. All things become successful and beautiful in His time.
- The merciful hand of God deliversus. It means that He sanctifies and renews us until we become the perfect Bride of God who is ready to welcome Jesus’ second coming.
- The merciful hand of God is able to bearus always.
God blesses you.