Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 12:312:3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
This is the clear appearance of Satan which is completed by the six activities as follows:
- [Revelation 12:4a] His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to earth (it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, November 24, 2020).
- [Revelation 12:4b] His mouth devours her Child (it is explained in General Service in Malang, December 06, 2020 until General Service in Malang, January 03, 2021).
- [Revelation 12:7] Fighting (it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, January 05, 2021).
- [Revelation 12:13] To hunt or persecute quickly.
- [Revelation 12:15] To cause her to be carried away by the flood.
- [Revelation 12:17] To make war or persecute the rest of her offspring.
We learn the third point, namely fighting.
Revelation 12:712:7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels foughtwith the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
Satan fought or rebelled in heaven.
There are three steps in waras follows:
- Before war. It is keeping the peaceful heart that can be obtained through shepherding and the ministry of the High Priest (it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, January 05 2021 until Prayer Service in Malang, January 07, 2021).
- War(it is explained in General Service in Malang, January 10, 2021).
- After war.
We learn the second point, namely war.
Revelation 12:7-912:7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 12:8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 12:9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
In heaven, there was war between the dragon or Satan and his angels against Michael and his angels. The dragon and his angels did not prevail and they were cast out to the earth (there was no place for them in heaven anymore).
For that reason, we must win over Satan through the following things:
- The power of Holy Spirit,namely humble and gentle heart, silence, calm, and obedience (it is explained in General Service in Malang, January 10, 2021).
- The blood of Jesus(it is explained in Bible Study Service in Malang, January 12, 2021).
Revelation 12: 11
12:11 "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
"they overcame him" refers to the servants of God who defeat Satan.
- The testimony.
We learn the second point, namely the blood of Jesus or the Lamb.
Through the blood sign, Israel won over Pharaoh and they went to Canaan.
Nowadays, we also win through the power of Jesus' blood to enter the New Jerusalem.
Hebrews 2:142:14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
Jesus becomes the flesh man without sin, but He must die on the cross to defeat Satan who has the power of death or sin.
Thus, all people who believe in Jesus must use the blood for the following things:
- Defeating Satan who has the power of death or sin.
- Defeating Satan who accuses us day and night before the throne of God so that we are punished by God.
Revelation 12:10
12:10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
The facts found within using the blood of Jesus is making peace or confessing and forgiving each other through the encouragement of the sword of word.When we are false, we regret and confess the sin to God and others. Not confessing the sin means arrogance like Satan.
When we are not false, we forgive others' sin and forget it. Refusing to forgive means arrogance like Satan.
If we refuse to forgive, we will become the accuser.
If we make peace, the blood of Jesus will cleanse all our sins until there is no trace anymore. We are clean like we had never done such sin. The sin has no power upon us, so we experience the following things:
- We can live in righteousness and we become the weapon of righteousness, namely the servants of God who minster to Him with faithfulness and righteousness.
This is the proof that we defeat Satan who has the power of death or sin.
- Our heart feels peace. This is the good conscience that experiences the following things:
- Satan, God, and our heart does not condemn us. We are not angry to the hard word. We are not offended by others who condemn us. We cannot condemn others who are in sin like ours. Being angry still means that our sin is still there.
- We do not doubt the persona of God or the word and His power. We are not doubted by the other teaching, but we trust and entrust ourselves fully to God.
The peaceful heart is the place for Jesus to pass.
The good conscience is the proof of our victory over Satan who condemn us.
1 John 3:19-213:19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. 3:20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 3:21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
If the heart is good and peaceful, we can come boldly to get closer to God. It means that we come boldly to the throne of God. We worship Him and we become the house of prayer.
Hebrews 4:164:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
We only stretch out our hands to God and He stretches out His mercy hands toward us.
The results areas follows:
- The mercy hands of God protect and care us who are small and powerless in the midst of the difficulties in the world until the day when the Antichrist reigns on earth. We are evacuated to the wilderness. We are protected from doomsday and hell.
Genesis 6:7-8
6:7 So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them."
6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
- The loving hands of God help us in due time.
Hebrews 4:16
4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
God finishes all impossible problems in due time. He makes everything successful and beautiful in due time.
When He does not help us yet, He is still busy with our life. Repenting and confessing the sin is the fastest way to be helped by Him.
- The grace hands of God prepare us to become the perfect Bride of heaven to greet His second coming.
Revelation 22:20-21
22:20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
It means sanctifying and changing our life to become as perfect as Jesus is. We enter the One-Thousand-Year Kingdom of Peace (the upcoming Paradise) and the Kingdom of Heaven forever (the everlasting peace). We sit together with Him on the throne of heaven forever.
God blesses us.