Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 21:8
21:8. "But the cowardly(1), unbelieving(2), abominable(3), murderers(4), sexually immoral(5), sorcerers(6), idolaters(7), and all liars(8)shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
There are eight sins that are against the atmosphere of heaven, so the people have their part in the lake of fire and brimstone.
(1) cowardly, (2) unbelieving are against the righteousness.
(3) abominable, (4) murderers, (5) sexually immoral, (6) sorcerers, (7) idolaters are against the holiness.
(8) liar is against the perfection.
We learn about the fourth sin, namely murderers. It starts from dislike that will increase up to the peak, namely the murder by the Antichrist.
Who is the Antichrist?
Revelation 13:1-2
13:1. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
13:2. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
The Antichrist is the beast rising up out of the sea.
The beast refers to the fleshly man who has no Spirit, heart, mind, and feeling, so he is so strong, unclean, wicked, and sadist.
Revelation 13:3-4
13:3. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
13:4. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
The Antichrist appears with the false death and resurrection, so it results in the false glory, namely the worldly or the fleshly one such as riches, strength, entertainment, power, et cetera. There are many people who marvel and follow the Antichrist. It means worshipping him, so they deny God. Those are the servants of God who just look for the worldly glory, but without purification and faithfulness. Consequently, they are marked with the triple six, so they become the same as the Antichrist who will be destroyed when Jesus comes a second time.
If one does not want to worship the Antichrist, he will be tormented up to being beheaded, but he will be risen when Jesus comes a second time.
Matthew 1:20-21
1:20. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
1:21. "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
Luke 2:52
2:52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
The way out is that Jesus must be born as a man who has body to do the Word, the soul--wisdom and mind--, and the spirit--feeling or love.
2 Timothy 2:8
2:8. Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the deadaccording to my gospel,
Matthew 22:42-44
22:42. saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David."
22:43. He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying:
22:44. 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"'?
Jesus gives the example of the true death, resurrection, and glory. Why should Jesus become an example?
God blesses us.
Revelation 21:8
21:8. "But the cowardly(1), unbelieving(2), abominable(3), murderers(4), sexually immoral(5), sorcerers(6), idolaters(7), and all liars(8)shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
There are eight sins that are against the atmosphere of heaven, so the people have their part in the lake of fire and brimstone.
(1) cowardly, (2) unbelieving are against the righteousness.
(3) abominable, (4) murderers, (5) sexually immoral, (6) sorcerers, (7) idolaters are against the holiness.
(8) liar is against the perfection.
We learn about the fourth sin, namely murderers. It starts from dislike that will increase up to the peak, namely the murder by the Antichrist.
Who is the Antichrist?
Revelation 13:1-2
13:1. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
13:2. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
The Antichrist is the beast rising up out of the sea.
The beast refers to the fleshly man who has no Spirit, heart, mind, and feeling, so he is so strong, unclean, wicked, and sadist.
Revelation 13:3-4
13:3. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
13:4. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
The Antichrist appears with the false death and resurrection, so it results in the false glory, namely the worldly or the fleshly one such as riches, strength, entertainment, power, et cetera. There are many people who marvel and follow the Antichrist. It means worshipping him, so they deny God. Those are the servants of God who just look for the worldly glory, but without purification and faithfulness. Consequently, they are marked with the triple six, so they become the same as the Antichrist who will be destroyed when Jesus comes a second time.
If one does not want to worship the Antichrist, he will be tormented up to being beheaded, but he will be risen when Jesus comes a second time.
Matthew 1:20-21
1:20. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
1:21. "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
Luke 2:52
2:52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
The way out is that Jesus must be born as a man who has body to do the Word, the soul--wisdom and mind--, and the spirit--feeling or love.
2 Timothy 2:8
2:8. Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the deadaccording to my gospel,
Matthew 22:42-44
22:42. saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David."
22:43. He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying:
22:44. 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"'?
Jesus gives the example of the true death, resurrection, and glory. Why should Jesus become an example?
- We follow Jesus' steps, so we are not lost by the false steps of the Antichrist, and we can reach the true glory in the heavenly kingdom.
1 Peter 2:21
2:21. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
We follow Jesus' steps in the two things as follows:- The true water baptism.
Romans 6:4
6:4. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
The true water baptism means that one who has died to sin or repented must be buried in the water with Jesus and come out or rise from water with Him to receive new life, namely life in righteousness. - The true and good shepherding.
John 10:4
10:4. "And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
We persevere in the sheepfold, namely the perseverance in committing the three kinds of main service to God. We follow the shepherd's voice and run away from strange voice (gossip and the false teaching). It continues until we can say: 'I shall not want.' It means becoming as perfect and glorious as Jesus.
- The true water baptism.
- Pouring out Holy Spirit.
John 16:7
16:7. "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
John 14:16-18
14:16. "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--
14:17. "the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
14:18. "I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
How great a man is, without Holy Spirit, he is just orphan. It means as follows:- Having no power to follow Jesus' steps, so one follows the steps of the Antichrist.
- The birth or his origins is not clear. It means not experiencing the new birth, so he keeps becoming the flesh and blood man who keeps the eighteen characters of the flesh. Consequently, he is marked with the triple six by the Antichrist.
- Holy Spirit gives the extra power to follow Jesus' steps, so we experience the renewal of life from the fleshly men to the spiritual ones.
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."
We are renewed to become honest and obedient. [John 21:5-6] We will experience God's power of creation to create something that does not exist yet.
We also experience God's power of protection and preservation in the midst of the difficulties of the world. Holy Spirit is able to finish all of impossible problems in our life. - We can minister to God faithfully and fervently until the finish line.
Romans 12:11
12:11. not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; - Holy Spirit helps us to worship God with a broken heart.
Romans 8:26-28
8:26. Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
8:27. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
8:28. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
We can confess our weakness and infirmity physically and spiritually.
Holy Spirit make all things become beautiful and good in due time up to perfection.
- Having no power to follow Jesus' steps, so one follows the steps of the Antichrist.
God blesses us.