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Revelation 3:14-22 is about the church of the Laodiceans, the seventh church, referring the condition of congregation at the last days.
Revelation 3:14-16
3:14 "And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
3:15 "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.
3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
The condition of the church of the Laodiceans is lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, and neither victorious nor defeated.
Exodus 32:17-18
32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There isa noise of war in the camp."
32:18 But he said: "It isnot the noise of the shout of victory,nor the noise of the cry of defeat,butthe sound of singing I hear."
It is like the condition of the congregation of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai which is not the noise of the shout of victory, nor the noise of the cry of defeat. Thus, they worship the golden calf.
Why does Israel build the golden calf? The reasons are as follows:
God blesses us.
Revelation 3:14-22 is about the church of the Laodiceans, the seventh church, referring the condition of congregation at the last days.
Revelation 3:14-16
3:14 "And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:
3:15 "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.
3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
The condition of the church of the Laodiceans is lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, and neither victorious nor defeated.
Exodus 32:17-18
32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There isa noise of war in the camp."
32:18 But he said: "It isnot the noise of the shout of victory,nor the noise of the cry of defeat,butthe sound of singing I hear."
It is like the condition of the congregation of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai which is not the noise of the shout of victory, nor the noise of the cry of defeat. Thus, they worship the golden calf.
Why does Israel build the golden calf? The reasons are as follows:
- The ministry of Israel is false that is gathering together to Aaron.
Exodus 32:1
32:1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as forthis Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."
It means not prioritizing God (the true teaching Word), but earthly things such as the persona of man, money, standing, et cetera. Thus, Israel does not experience the purifying of heart and mind (memory). The result is when they are distressed; they remember the idol of Egypt that is the golden calf to worship it.
Luke 5:1
5:1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Himto hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
The main purpose in true ministry is gathering together to Jesus, prioritizing the true teaching Word. We experience the purifying of heart and mind (memory), we only remember Jesus (the true teaching Word), until we reach the perfection. - Breaking off the golden earrings.
Exodus 32:2
32:2 And Aaron said to them, "Break off the golden earringswhich arein the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring themto me."
It means disobeying the true teaching Word. It is hindering and being against the building of the body of Christ because the gold is supposed to build the tabernacle. It results entering the building of the body of Babylon, the bride of Satan that will be destroyed. Let us be watchful, Satan will attack first from the weak side that is wife and children.
For that reason, we must minister God well and right that is ministry that prioritizes the true teaching Word. We hold fast and obey the true teaching Word. So we experience the purification of heart and mind (memory).
Matthew 15:19
15:19 For out of the heart proceed (1)evil thoughts, (2)murders, (3)adulteries, (4)fornications, (5)thefts, (6)false witness, (7)blasphemies.
If the heart (feeling) and mind are purified from seven wills of evil and uncleanness, we will have seven minds and feelings of Jesus.
Philippians 2:5-8
2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
2:6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
2:7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, andcoming in the likeness of men.
2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point ofdeath, even the death of the cross.
The mind and feeling of Jesus are as follows:- Surrendering fully.
- Not considering it robbery to be equal with God.
- Emptying Himself or making Himself of no reputation.
- Taking the form of a bondservant.
- Coming in the likeness of men.
- He humbled Himself.
- Being obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
- God will command the blessing.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 8
28:1 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lordyour God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lordyour God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
28:2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lordyour God:
28:8 "The Lordwill command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lordyour God is giving you.
The hands of God are able to bless us with blessing that cannot be blocked, taken, and imitated by anything. - We are employed in the ministry of the building of the body of Christ whose base is the sacrifice of Christ and the true teaching Word.
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.
God uses us from marriage, shepherding, inter shepherding, until the perfect body of Christ.
The hands of God strengthen us so we can endure all things and keep faithful and fervent until the end line. - God Trinity dwells in and accompanies us.
John 14:15-16, 21, 23
14:15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever
14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."
14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
We experience the spiritual miracle that is life renewal from carnal men to spiritual ones; we have the same images as God Trinity. Changing means bearing fruit.
Galatians 5:22-23
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
5:23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Love, joy, peace = the pattern of God the Father.
Longsuffering, kindness, goodness = the pattern of Son of God.
Faithfulness, gentleness, self-control = the pattern of Holy Spirit.
If the spiritual miracle happens, the physical one also happens, the impossible becomes possible.
Exodus 14:15-19
14:15 And the Lordsaid to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
14:16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry groundthrough the midst of the sea.
14:17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.
14:18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I amthe Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen."
14:19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them.
[Verse 15-16] Moses and the rod refer to Jesus, the Son of God.
[Verse 17-18] God the Father with His glory.
[Verse 19] The pillar of cloud refers to Holy Spirit God.
God Trinity is able to make miracle to open the way out from all problems, the impossible becomes possible. Until Jesus comes a second time, we are changed to become perfect to greet His second coming.
God blesses us.