Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:10-12
1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
1:11 saying,“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,”and,“What you see, write in a book and senditto the seven churches which are in Asia:to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
1:12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
John experiences suffering in flesh at Patmos Island not because of sin but the Word of God (the Table of Showbread) and the testimony of Jesus Christ (the Golden Candlestick) so he can hear and see a loud voice as of a trumpet that becomes two things as follows:
We already learn the loud voice as of a trumpet that can be heard and seen is the shepherding Word that contains the true teaching Word that is hard and sharper than any two-edged sword. The true teaching Word is carried by a shepherd to be conveyed to congregation faithfully, continually, and in regularity so it can perfect congregation to become the perfect bride of heaven (the seven golden lampstands that is shining).
If our life, marriage, and ministry are signified by the flesh suffering because of Jesus, we will hear and see the true teaching Word that is hard and sharp (the loud voice as of a trumpet) so we experience the purification until become the perfect body of Christ, the perfect bride of heaven that is ready to greet Him at His second time on glorious clouds.
Who are they that can be purified and changed by the loud voice as of a trumpet so they will become the perfect body of Christ?
Romans 6:9
6:9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.
Mark 9:1
9:1 And He said to them,“Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power.”
The Bridegroom and the Bride of heaven are not dead. It means they are no longer dominated by death. They can die but they will be raised in incorruptible body.
What must be sanctified and changed?
Proverbs 6:16-19
6:16 These sixthingstheLordhates,yes, sevenarean abomination to Him:
6:17 a proud look,alying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 aheart that devises wicked plans,feet that are swift in running to evil,
6:19 afalse witnesswhospeaks lies,and one who sows discord among brethren.
There are seven things that must be sanctifiedas follows:
If the seven things are sanctified, there will be seven new things.
Ephesians 4:22-32
4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
4:23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
4:24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
4:25 Therefore, putting away lying,“Leteach oneof youspeak truth with his neighbor,”for we are members of one another.
4:26 “Be angry, and do not sin”:do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
4:27 nor give place to the devil.
4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working withhishands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 5:1-2
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
The seven new thingsare as follows:
The results are as follows:
God blesses us.
Revelation 1:10-12
1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
1:11 saying,“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,”and,“What you see, write in a book and senditto the seven churches which are in Asia:to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
1:12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
John experiences suffering in flesh at Patmos Island not because of sin but the Word of God (the Table of Showbread) and the testimony of Jesus Christ (the Golden Candlestick) so he can hear and see a loud voice as of a trumpet that becomes two things as follows:
- The seven golden lampstands that refer to the perfect body of Christ or the bride of heaven.
- The persona of Jesus as the High Priest.
We already learn the loud voice as of a trumpet that can be heard and seen is the shepherding Word that contains the true teaching Word that is hard and sharper than any two-edged sword. The true teaching Word is carried by a shepherd to be conveyed to congregation faithfully, continually, and in regularity so it can perfect congregation to become the perfect bride of heaven (the seven golden lampstands that is shining).
If our life, marriage, and ministry are signified by the flesh suffering because of Jesus, we will hear and see the true teaching Word that is hard and sharp (the loud voice as of a trumpet) so we experience the purification until become the perfect body of Christ, the perfect bride of heaven that is ready to greet Him at His second time on glorious clouds.
Who are they that can be purified and changed by the loud voice as of a trumpet so they will become the perfect body of Christ?
- The Israel and Gentiles.
Ephesians 2:13-16
2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
2:14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,
2:15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity,that is,the law of commandmentscontained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new manfromthe two,thusmaking peace,
2:16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
The conditionis they must receive the cross or sacrifice of Christ. They must hear and obey the loud voice as of a trumpet so they can be purified and changed continually until Jesus comes a second time and they will be united in one perfect body of Christ. - The people that live and die in Jesus until He comes a second time.
1 Corinthians 15:50-52
15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—
15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
The conditionis as long as we live, we must hear and obey the loud voice as of a trumpet. Thus, we can be sanctified and renewed little by little continually. At the time of His second coming, there will be heard the last of the loud voice as of a trumpet.
There are two things that will happen as follows:- One who died in Jesuswill be raised in incorruptible body by the sound of trumpet.
- One who lives in Jesuswill be changed in incorruptible body in the twinkling of an eye.
- One who died in Jesuswill be raised in incorruptible body by the sound of trumpet.
Romans 6:9
6:9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.
Mark 9:1
9:1 And He said to them,“Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power.”
The Bridegroom and the Bride of heaven are not dead. It means they are no longer dominated by death. They can die but they will be raised in incorruptible body.
What must be sanctified and changed?
Proverbs 6:16-19
6:16 These sixthingstheLordhates,yes, sevenarean abomination to Him:
6:17 a proud look,alying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood,
6:18 aheart that devises wicked plans,feet that are swift in running to evil,
6:19 afalse witnesswhospeaks lies,and one who sows discord among brethren.
There are seven things that must be sanctifiedas follows:
- A proud look. It is underestimating others and spiritual things.
- A lying tongue. It is two-tongue mouth or not being consistent in saying.
A lying tongue is a snake tongue, gossiping, and evil speaking or slander. - The deed of sin (hand). It is harming others.
- Wicked and unclean heart. The heart is the main object that must be purified first.
- The journey of life (feet) that is not according to the Word of God.
- A false witness or saying lies.
- Quarrelling that is caused by the self-truth.
The self-truth is the truth that is not in line with the Word and gained by covering sin with blaming others even God.
If the seven things are sanctified, there will be seven new things.
Ephesians 4:22-32
4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
4:23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
4:24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
4:25 Therefore, putting away lying,“Leteach oneof youspeak truth with his neighbor,”for we are members of one another.
4:26 “Be angry, and do not sin”:do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
4:27 nor give place to the devil.
4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working withhishands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 5:1-2
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
The seven new thingsare as follows:
- Putting away lying and saying true.
- Do not be angry without reason or angry with emotion. We can be angry, but it must be with love and reason.
- Not stealing. Do not steal the one that belongs to God which is tithe and special offering. Do not steal other’s or have debt without paying off.
- No more evil speaking, but the right saying that becomes blessing for others.
- Do not grieve the Holy Spirit through bitterness, anger, et cetera.
- Having attitude of Christ which is being kind to one another, tenderhearted, confessing and forgiving one another.
- Obedience until the death on cross is obedience until the flesh does not sound anymore, so we can be the offering for a sweet smelling aroma in front of God.
The results are as follows:
- No more curses, but the ambience of heaven.
Genesis 8:20-22
8:20 Then Noah built an altar to theLord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
8:21 And theLordsmelled a soothing aroma. Then theLordsaid in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart isevil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.
8:22 “While the earth remains,seedtime and harvest,cold and heat,winter and summer,and day and nightshall not cease.”
The meanings are as follows:- No more labor, heavy burden, and tears. Thus we feel relief and rest, peace in God. Everything becomes easy and light.
- No more misery. We feel the caring of God through His mercy rain that cannot be bound by anything and never ends.
- No more punishment, but eternal live.
- No more labor, heavy burden, and tears. Thus we feel relief and rest, peace in God. Everything becomes easy and light.
- The ambience of Holy Spirit’s anointing.
John 12:3,7
12:3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
12:7 But Jesus said,“Let her alone; she has keptthis for the day of My burial.
The meanings are as follows:- Holy Spirit gives gift and ministry so we can be employed in the building of the perfect body of Christ.
- Holy Spirit makes miracles in the midst of us.
Titus 3:5
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,
Holy Spirit makes spiritual miraclethat is changing us little by little until we are as perfect as Jesus when He comes a second time.
Zechariah 4:5-7
4:5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
4:6 So he answered and said to me: “Thisisthe word of theLordto Zerubbabel:‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’says theLordof hosts.
4:7 ‘Whoareyou, O great mountain?Before Zerubbabelyou shall becomea plain!And he shall bring forth the capstonewith shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
Holy Spirit also makes physical miracle. All problems will be solved in due time and He gives the beautiful, successful, and joyful future.
- Holy Spirit gives gift and ministry so we can be employed in the building of the perfect body of Christ.
God blesses us.