Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 14 refers to the seven sprinklings of blood in front of the Ark of the Covenant. This is the last purification for the church of God to reach the flawless quality or perfection.
Revelation 14 is divided into three parts as follows:
We learn the third point, namely the harvest on earth.
There are two kinds of harvest on earth are as follows:
We learn the first point, namely the wheat harvest.
Revelation 14:14-16
14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
The wheat refers to ones who follow Jesus in the sprinkling of blood, so they experience the last purification or the thrusting with sickle from the sins up to the peak. It happens through the sharpness of the sword of the Word until we reach the perfection. We will be reaped and enter the barn of the kingdom of heaven.
After we enter the wheat harvest, we must be watchful!
Matthew 13:41-43
13:41 "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
13:42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13:43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
In the wheat harvest, there is separation between the wheat and the tares.
The tares refer to the life who will enter the perdition forever.
What is the cause of the tares, so there is separation among the wheat?
The answer is the spiritual sleeping. It refers to not watching over or being deceitful.
Matthew 13:25
13:25 "but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
Jeremiah 48:9-10
48:9 "Give wings to Moab, That she may flee and get away; For her cities shall be desolate, Without any to dwell in them.
48:10 Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
This is the condition of Moab.
Being deceitful happens in two things as follows:
As a result, he lives in curse like Moab. If it continues, he will go to perdition.
Genesis 19:32-33,36-38
19:32 "Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father."
19:33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.
19:36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.
19:37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
19:38 And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.
Sleeping or being deceitful is connected with being drunk by the wine or joy of the world, so one falls in sins up to the peak.
What will happen with the life who is in spiritual sleeping? They cannot enter the assembly of the Lord. It means staying outside the body of Christ or perdition forever.
Deuteronomy 23:3
23:3 " An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the LORD forever,
Being outside the body of Christ is the same as being the den of thieves.
Ephesians 5: 14
5:14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."
For that reason, we must always be watchful. It means that we must experience the spiritual awakening.
It starts from husband or priest who must experience the spiritual awakening. If the husband is neglectful, the family will become Moab or the tares. If the priest is neglectful, the congregation will become Moab or the tares.
Husband must be watchful, and then the rest of family will follow. The priest must be watchful, and then the congregation will follow.
The attitudes of being watchful as follows:
God blesses us.
Revelation 14 refers to the seven sprinklings of blood in front of the Ark of the Covenant. This is the last purification for the church of God to reach the flawless quality or perfection.
Revelation 14 is divided into three parts as follows:
- Verse 1-5 = the Church's following Jesus (It is explained in General Service in Malang, August 15, 2021 until Prayer Service in Malang, October 14, 2021).
- Verse 6-13 = the judgment (It is explained in General Service in Malang, October 17, 2021 until General Service in Malang, December 05, 2021).
- Verse 14-20 = the harvest on earth (It is explained in Bible Study Service and Holy Communion in Malang, December 07, 2021).
We learn the third point, namely the harvest on earth.
There are two kinds of harvest on earth are as follows:
- The wheat harvest (it is explained in Bible Study Service and Holy Communion in Malang, December 07, 2021).
Revelation 14:14-16
14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
It refers to the fruit from the sprinkling blood or the last purification that is brought into the barn of the kingdom of heaven. - The vine harvest on earth.
Revelation 14:17-20
14:17 Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe."
14:19 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God..
14:20 And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
It refers to the fruit of life who refuses the sprinkling blood, so it had to be thrown into the great winepress of the wrath of God and the blood come out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles.
We learn the first point, namely the wheat harvest.
Revelation 14:14-16
14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."
14:16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
The wheat refers to ones who follow Jesus in the sprinkling of blood, so they experience the last purification or the thrusting with sickle from the sins up to the peak. It happens through the sharpness of the sword of the Word until we reach the perfection. We will be reaped and enter the barn of the kingdom of heaven.
After we enter the wheat harvest, we must be watchful!
Matthew 13:41-43
13:41 "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
13:42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13:43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
In the wheat harvest, there is separation between the wheat and the tares.
The tares refer to the life who will enter the perdition forever.
What is the cause of the tares, so there is separation among the wheat?
The answer is the spiritual sleeping. It refers to not watching over or being deceitful.
Matthew 13:25
13:25 "but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
Jeremiah 48:9-10
48:9 "Give wings to Moab, That she may flee and get away; For her cities shall be desolate, Without any to dwell in them.
48:10 Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
This is the condition of Moab.
Being deceitful happens in two things as follows:
- Being deceitful in the ministry. It means being unfaithful until leaving the ministry.
- 'who keeps back his sword from blood'means refusing the true teaching word, one never experiences the last purification but keeps the sins up to the peak.
As a result, he lives in curse like Moab. If it continues, he will go to perdition.
Genesis 19:32-33,36-38
19:32 "Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father."
19:33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.
19:36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.
19:37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
19:38 And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.
Sleeping or being deceitful is connected with being drunk by the wine or joy of the world, so one falls in sins up to the peak.
What will happen with the life who is in spiritual sleeping? They cannot enter the assembly of the Lord. It means staying outside the body of Christ or perdition forever.
Deuteronomy 23:3
23:3 " An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the LORD forever,
Being outside the body of Christ is the same as being the den of thieves.
Ephesians 5: 14
5:14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."
For that reason, we must always be watchful. It means that we must experience the spiritual awakening.
It starts from husband or priest who must experience the spiritual awakening. If the husband is neglectful, the family will become Moab or the tares. If the priest is neglectful, the congregation will become Moab or the tares.
Husband must be watchful, and then the rest of family will follow. The priest must be watchful, and then the congregation will follow.
The attitudes of being watchful as follows:
- We must understand the will of God. It means listening and obeying the true teaching word.
Ephesians 5:17
5:17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
The results are the holiness and wisdom.
Matthew 7:24-25
7:24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
7:25 "and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
It is the same as building the body of Christ on the rock that can endure the following things:- The heavy rain = Satan with the evil spirit that makes one commit sins up to the peak. We can endure, so we live in righteousness and holiness.
- The strong wind= the false prophet with the false teaching. We can endure until we hold fast the true teaching word and we do not lie.
- The flood = the Antichrist with the love of money that makes one greedy and stingy. We can endure, so we return God's belonging and give others who are in need.
- The heavy rain = Satan with the evil spirit that makes one commit sins up to the peak. We can endure, so we live in righteousness and holiness.
- We must be filled up with Holy Spirit, so we are faithful and fervent in ministering to God.
Ephesians 5:18
5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
We feel the satisfaction of heaven, so we never look for the wine of the world that leads to the sin of Babylon.
We become the house of God.
The proof of becoming the temple of God or the body of Christ is that we become the house of prayer. We like worshiping God.
Ephesians 5:19-21
5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
5:20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
The facts found in it are as follows:- Verse 20 = We always give thanks.
- Verse 21 = To others, we can confess and forgive others' sins. To God, we feel unworthy and powerless, so we can surrender fully to Him. We are always at the feet of God. That is the most beautiful place.
Matthew 9:20-22
9:20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
9:21 For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."
9:22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
The woman refers to the church of God, but experiencing the flow of blood for twelve years.
The meanings are as follows:- The illness, economy, and other things that cannot be healed.
- The division in the household.
- The decay in sin.
- The impossible problems.
The meanings are as follows:- Confessing that we are sinful, powerless, and unable to do anything.
- Having the firm faith that only Jesus can help and allowing God to work in our life. He will show His mercy.
- The spiritual miracle: the life renewal to hope fully in God.
The proof is that there is no anxiety. We experience the peace, everything become easy and light, and the decay becomes fragrant. - The physical miracle: the impossible problem is finished by God. There is beautiful and successful future; the weary become joyful.
- The mercy of God will fill us.
Isaiah 6:1
6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
There is guarantee of protection and caring of God for us who are small and powerless. It continues until the time when the Antichrist reigns on earth. We will be evacuated to the wilderness.
When Jesus comes a second time, we will be changed to be as perfect as He is and worthy to greet His second coming on the glorious clouds. There is guarantee that we enter the barn of the kingdom of heaven. We will be on the throne of God forever.
- Verse 20 = We always give thanks.
God blesses us.