Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 16:216:2.So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.
This refers to the pouring of the first bowl upon men who had the mark of the beast, namely triple six.
They refer to the disobedient flesh that blasphemes, deceives, and gets deceived.
Consequently, there was loathsome sore as follows:
- Wicked sore refers to the sins of wickedness, uncleanness, and bitterness.
Titus 3:3
3:3.For we ourselves were also once foolish(1), disobedient(2), deceived(3), serving various lusts(4)and pleasures(5), living in malice(6)and envy(7), hateful(8)and hating one another(9).
- Dangerous sore, namely there is no hope to be saved.
Titus 3:4-73:4 But when the kindnessand the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
3:5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
3:6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
3:7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
How can we go out of the sinful flesh?
- Through the kindness of God who forgives all our sins by His blood. Being forgiven, we do not repeat the sin, but repentor die to sin. We stop sinning and return to God.
- 'the washing of regeneration'= the true water baptism, namely ones who have believed Jesus and repented must be buried in water with Him and raised from water with Him to get the new or heavenly life, namely the life in righteousness. It means that all sore of sin have been dead. We are saved or freed from the judgment of the first bowl.
- 'renewing of the Holy Spirit'= the baptism or fullness of Holy Spirit. The sinful flesh has been the dwelling place of Holy Spirit, so there is renewal by Holy Spirit from the fleshly man to the spiritual one like Jesus is. This is the spiritual miracle.
Romans 8:15
8:15.For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
'the spirit of bondage'= the spirit of disobedience, deception, and rebellion.
The characteristic of spiritual man is crying out "Abba, Father!" that means honesty and obedienceuntil the flesh does not speak anymore.
We become the house of prayer and Holy Spirit is also able to perform the physical miracle.
The results are as follows:
- Holy Spirit is able to make us alive.
Romans 8:11
8:11. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spiritwho dwells in you.
Physically, Holy Spirit is able to protect and preserve us who are small and powerless in the midst of the difficulties in the world. We can always give thanks to God and become blessings for others until the time when the Antichrist reigns over the world. We are evacuated to the wilderness.
Holy Spirit also makes us alive spiritually, so we can get the peace and all things become easy and light.
- Holy Spirit is able to make the mountains a plain.
Zechariah 4:6-9
4:6. So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts.
4:7 'Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!"'"
4:8 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
4:9 "The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.
The mountain refers to the temptation and problem that peak up to impossibility. Holy Spirit is able to solve all problems.
Spiritually, the mountain refers to sin. It means that Holy Spirit is able to finish all sins up to the peak, so we can live in holiness. We are given the ministry and gifts of Holy Spirit for ministering to God in the edification of the perfect Christ's body.
- Holy Spirit pours the love of God on our heart, so we become strong and of good courage.
Romans 5:5
5:5. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spiritwho was given to us.
We are not disappointed and hopeless and we do not leave God, but we keep faithful and fervent in spirit in the service and ministry to Him. We keep on believing and hoping God as well as worshiping Him and waiting for Jesus' second coming on the glorious clouds.
Psalm 27:14
27:14. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
When Jesus comes a second time, we will be changed to be as perfect as Jesus is and worthy for welcoming His second coming on the glorious clouds. We shout for joy saying "Alleluia"and enter the One-Thousand-Year Kingdom of Peace or the future Paradise and the New Jerusalem forever.
God blesses you.