Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 16:10-11
16:10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
16:11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
The pouring of the fifth bowl on the throne of the beast, Satan, or the Antichrist happened and his kingdom became full of darkness. It refers to the punishment of darkness.
Men who were in the darkness or the throne of Satan will feel the severe pains and lethal sores, but they could not repent, but blasphemed God until getting the punishment, namely the outer darkness or perdition in the hell forever.
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.
Therefore, we must use the longsuffering of God that we are still given the long age and Jesus has not come a second time yet for repenting or stopping sinning to return to God. It is the most important thing in our life. Not willingly repenting, one cannot repent at all although being punished or in suffering.
Matthew 12:22-26
12:22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
12:23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"
12:24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons."
12:25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdomdivided against itself is brought to desolation, and every cityor housedivided against itself will not stand.
12:26 "If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
Satan has the house, city, and kingdom or throne, namely in the hell.
Matthew 12:43-45
12:43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
12:44 "Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
12:45 "Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."
Men can also become the house or throne of Satan. They can also become the house or throne of God.
1 Corinthians 3:16
3:16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
Men who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus become the temple of God.
Men who should become the house of God can be the throne of Satan if the hearts are dry [verse 43] or never satisfied and the words are dry or they never give thank, but grumble, gossip, and so on.
Therefore, we must be serious in casting away Satan, especially when we serve to God. Do not be negligent because Satan who is cast away looks for the dry place for being his throne.
After the house or life is left by Satan because we have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus or Satan has been cast away, we must keep careful because sometime Satan will come when the condition of the house or life is as follows:
- Being empty = the spirit is empty.
- Being swept = the soul or mind.
- Being put in order = the body.
Satan will return with the other seven demons for dwelling in that life until being His throne. His life gets worse and suffers up to the perdition.
The condition of the house or life which is empty, swept, and put in order according to the Tabernacle or heavenly kingdom is as follows:
- Being put in order = the house is adorned spiritually.
It means that our body must be as follows:
- The Altar of Burnt Offerings = believing and repenting or being dead to sin.
Jesus redeems our sins in the form of human body that is not sinful, but He must die on the cross Therefore, as long as we still have our body or we are still alive or able to take a breath, we are still able to repent from all kinds of sin through confessing and forgiving one another. As a result, the blood of Jesus washes all of our sins, so they have no power in us anymore. We repent or die to sin, so we are not punished, but forgiven.
Angel is spirit or without body, so he cannot repent. If an angel falls in sin, he will become Satan.
Animals have body, so they are able to repent, but do not need to repent because they do not have spirit.
Men have body, soul, and spirit, so they need and have to repent.
- The Brazen Laver or being born in the true water baptism.
The true water baptism means that one who has believed Jesus and repented or died to sin must be buried in water with Jesus in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, namely the Lord Jesus Christ and raised from the burial in water with Jesus to get the new life (the heavens are opened) or the heavenly life, namely the life in righteousness. We are not punished, but blessed.
- The Door of the Tabernacle or the fullness of Holy Spirit.
One who has lived in righteousness must be anointed by Holy Spirit. The more we live in righteousness, the more we are anointed until we are filled up by Holy Spirit. Satan cannot enter or touch us. We become the dwelling place of God, His house, or His Tabernacle.
- Being swept = Holy Spirit is able to make our soul holy for God.
It means as follows:
- We can think the spiritual or heavenly things more than the worldly ones. We can prioritize our service and ministry to God more than anything.
- We meditate on righteous things before God.
Philippians 4:8
4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things.
- Being empty = the spirit is empty.
1 Corinthians 13:13
13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
The content of the Ark of the Covenant is the faith (the golden pot that had the manna), hope (Aaron's budded rod, and love (the two tablets of stone).
A servant of God is often filled by the faith (the miracles that delete the impossibilities) and hope (the holiness or God's using) only, but being empty of God's love.
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
All things become useless and not eternal, but perish forever.
For example, Peter, a great servant of God, experienced many miracles, but he did not have love until denying the Lord three times. It means that his body, soul, and spirit denied the Lord, so he should have perished.
John 21:15-17
21:15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Feed My lambs."
21:16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My sheep."
21:17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Feed My sheep.
The help of God is through preaching the repeated teaching Word that points at our weakness through the shepherding system or the perseverance in committing the three main services to God in the Holy Place as follows:
- The Golden Candlestick or the perseverance in committing the General Service to get the fellowship with Holy Spirit God.
- The Table of Showbread or the perseverance in committing the Bible Study Service with Holy Communion.
- The Golden Altar of Incense or the perseverance in committing the Prayer Service.
The target of the shepherding system is our heart or spirit. How hard is the preaching of the repeated teaching Word in the three main services to God, it is the love of God in our life. The repeated Word is able to sanctify us continually and deeply day by day, so we can feel the increasing love of God. The sanctification happens up to our inmost heart as follows:
- We can feel sad. It means realizing, regretting, and confessing sins to God and others. Being forgiven, we must not repeat the sin. At that time, we feel the deep love of God and we are joyful.
Proverbs 28:13
28:13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
We receive the great gain, namely the two wings of a great eagle for escaping the Antichrist.
Not confessing sin, but blaming at others, one will be dry and get the great loss or lose the great gain, namely the two wings of a great eagle, so he cannot be evacuated to the wilderness, but enters the persecution of the Antichrist.
- We willingly stretch out our hands to God or obey Him until the flesh does not speak anymore.
John 21:18-19
21:18 "Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish."
21:19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me."
We can fully give our life to God or worship Him and He stretches out His merciful hands to us.
Acts 12:6-10
12:6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.
12:7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands.
12:8 Then the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to him, "Put on your garment and follow me."
12:9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
12:10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
As a result, the merciful hands of God are able to set us free from the encirclement of the trinity of Satan. The merciful hands of God are able to protect and preserve us from the difficulties in the world up to the time when the Antichrist reigns over the world. We are also set free from sins up to the peak and false teachings, so we can keep on living in righteousness and holiness as well as holding fast the true teaching Word. The merciful hands of God are able to finish all impossible problems. There is nothing impossible for God. The merciful hands are able to give us the beautiful and successful future life.
We can glorify God. We are used in the revival of Holy Spirit at the latter rain for edifying the perfect body of Christ until being glorified together with God and changed to be perfect for welcoming Jesus' second coming on the glorious clouds. Gnawing tongues is changed into shouting for joy to glorify God on the glorious clouds until entering the Paradise and the New Jerusalem.
God blesses you.