Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 16:13-14
16:13. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogscoming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
16:14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great dayof God Almighty.
The sixth bowl is poured on the river Euphrates, so it is dry and becomes the way for the kings to perform the battle of Armageddon (it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, July 07, 2022).
Out of the mouth of the trinity of Satan, three unclean spirits like frogs come and trigger the great battle and fornication on the day of Jesus' second coming.
Revelation 16:1516:15. "Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame."
The three unclean spirits coming out of the mouth of the trinity of Satan cause men, including the servants of God, disobedient and naked. It is the same as being ashamed until they cannot be glorified with God, but they are left behind when Jesus comes a second time and perish forever.
God does not want that His servants become the target of the unclean spirits to perish forever.
The way out is as follows:
- As for God, He must be obedient and willingly stripped until His death on the cross for getting the name which is above all names and powerful for defeating the trinity of Satan and giving His garments to the naked Church.
Philippians 2:8-10
2:8.And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became 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(Satan), and of those on earth(false prophets), and of those under the earth(the Antichrist),
Afterwards, Jesus ascends to heaven and becomes the High Priest and Great Shepherd who is responsible for our life.
What garments are given by Jesus on the cross?
Exodus 28:4,37-38
28:4."And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate(1), an ephod(2), a robe(3), a skillfully woven tunic(4), a turban(5), and a sash(6). So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.
28:37. "And you shall put it(7)on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
28:38 "So it shall be on Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
- As for us, we must receive the seven garments from Jesus and watch so that we are not naked, ashamed, and destroyed, but glorified until being the same glorious as Jesus is for receiving the eternal life.
Revelation 16:15
16:15. Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame."
Tonight, we learn about
the turban.
The meanings of the turban are as follows:
- The sign of submission of a servant of God through the worship prayer and surrendering fully to God.
1 Corinthians 11:6,15
11:6.For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.
11:15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
'let her be covered'= wearing the turban.
'woman'= the Church of God.
If a servant of God is not submissive, he must be shorn until being bald like a ball.
It means being the playing ball of the desires of the flesh and Satan.
If a wife is not submissive to God and the husband, she will be the playing ball of the husband and Satan.
Not being submissive, one will be contentious.
1 Corinthians 11:16
11:16. But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
The spirit of contention can happen when we are in the time of blessings or distress.
For example, Eve was blessed in garden Eden, but then she was not submissive until being cast to the world. In the world, King Saul was also not submissive when he was in distress. At that time, his mind was contentious because Samuel did not come yet.
1 Samuel 13:6,10,12
13:6.When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger(for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.
13:10 Now it happened, as soon ashe had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.
13:12 "then I said, 'The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD.' Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering."
When Saul was blessed, he was also not submissive. At that time, his heart was contentious.
1 Samuel 15:15
15:15.And Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed."
Consequently, Saul lost his kingdom. It means that one cannot become the priest and king, so he loses the One-Thousand-Year Kingdom of Peace and the heavenly kingdom.
Therefore, we must become the submissive servant of God. We must be the house of prayer and our prayer comes up to God. Our service and ministry can also increase up to the worship prayer that can please God.
Proverbs 28:9
28:9.One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.
Not being obedient, the prayer will be an abomination. It is the same as being the den of thieves. The prayer is answered by Satan, but only for destruction and perdition.
- Spiritual adornments.
1 Peter 3:4-6
3:4.rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
3:5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissiveto their own husbands,
3:6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.
It means as follows:
- Gentle spirit or the ability to receive the hard teaching Word and to forgive and forget the sins of others.
- Quiet spirit = keeping silent = not saying negative comment, but surrendering to God.
It also includes doing the introspection in our life. Finding sin, we must confess to God and others.
- Being submissive = submission or obedience until the flesh does not speak anymore.
Having the submission, we will be adorned.
Genesis 18:11-15
18:11.Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"
18:13 And the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying,'Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?'
18:14 "Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son."
18:15 But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh!"
For example, Sarah had the permanent reproach, namely being barren and passing the age of childbearing. She laughed, but her heart was afraid.
It means living in bitterness.
Nevertheless, she could get the power to remove impossibilities because of her obedience to God and husband.
The results are as follows:
- The power of God to remove all bitterness. Laughing bitterly is changed into laughing joyfully.
Genesis 21:5-7
21:5.Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
21:6 And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me."
21:7 She also said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
- The power of God to remove the reproach through the birth of Isaac.
It means the power of sanctification and renewal, namely being sincere or honest. We become the house of prayer. Impossible things can be made possible.
When Jesus comes a second time, we will be changed to be as perfect as He is for being worthy to welcome His second coming on the glorious clouds. We shout for joy saying Alleluia. The doors of the marriage supper of the Lamb, the One-Thousand-Year Kingdom of Peace or the future Paradise, and the New Jerusalem are opened.
God blesses you.