Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 22:6-17 is about the seven warnings or rebukes and exhortations to the church of God on the last days, so we can become as perfect as Jesus.
We still learn the first one.
Revelation 22:7
22:7. "Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."
Why does God warn about the happiness?
That is why, God offers the heavenly bliss that is linked with the Word.
Revelation 19:9
19:9. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!'"And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God."
It continues up to the happiness in the marriage supper of the Lamb of God and the eternal happiness in the New Jerusalem.
How can God give the true happiness?
Matthew 17:4
17:4. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Peter experienced so many miracles, but he never said, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here.' But he said it on the mount of prayer that was far away from the influences of the world. Peter experienced the heavenly bliss that was linked with the will of God or the building of the physical Tabernacle.
John 2:19-21
2:19. Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three daysI will raise it up."
2:20. Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?"
2:21. But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
The term three days means that Jesus dies but He is risen--Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Jesus must do the will of the Father to the point of death on the cross, so the building of the physical Tabernacle proceeds to the building of the spiritual one or the building of the body of Christ where the Gentiles can enter it. The physical Tabernacle is for the Israelites only.
Leviticus 26:11
26:11. I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
We put Jesus as the Head. We receive the heavenly bliss.
The base of the building of the body of Christ is as follows:
That is why, we must be active in the building of the body of Christ to receive the heavenly bliss.
The requirements of entering the building of the body of Christ are as follows:
God blesses us.
Revelation 22:6-17 is about the seven warnings or rebukes and exhortations to the church of God on the last days, so we can become as perfect as Jesus.
We still learn the first one.
Revelation 22:7
22:7. "Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."
Why does God warn about the happiness?
- There is no happiness in the world since men fell into sin, but just the curse.
- Satan makes the apparent happiness by committing sin up to perdition. Or, the worldly happiness is brought into the church by the servant of money of the one of men, so the ministry does not prioritize the Word. The church becomes the same as the world or Babylon, so it is destroyed.
That is why, God offers the heavenly bliss that is linked with the Word.
Revelation 19:9
19:9. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!'"And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God."
It continues up to the happiness in the marriage supper of the Lamb of God and the eternal happiness in the New Jerusalem.
How can God give the true happiness?
Matthew 17:4
17:4. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Peter experienced so many miracles, but he never said, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here.' But he said it on the mount of prayer that was far away from the influences of the world. Peter experienced the heavenly bliss that was linked with the will of God or the building of the physical Tabernacle.
John 2:19-21
2:19. Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three daysI will raise it up."
2:20. Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?"
2:21. But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
The term three days means that Jesus dies but He is risen--Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Jesus must do the will of the Father to the point of death on the cross, so the building of the physical Tabernacle proceeds to the building of the spiritual one or the building of the body of Christ where the Gentiles can enter it. The physical Tabernacle is for the Israelites only.
Leviticus 26:11
26:11. I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
We put Jesus as the Head. We receive the heavenly bliss.
The base of the building of the body of Christ is as follows:
- Doing the will of God.
- Christ's sacrifice.
That is why, we must be active in the building of the body of Christ to receive the heavenly bliss.
The requirements of entering the building of the body of Christ are as follows:
- We must be redeemed by Jesus' blood.
Revelation 1:5-6
1:5. and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
1:6. and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
The facts are as follows:- [verse 5] Jesus' blood washes us from our sins by the teaching Word that shows our sin up to the hidden one, so we realize, regret, and confess our sin to God and others. Do not sin anymore after being forgiven! We must forgive others' sin and forget it.
As a result, Jesus' blood washes us from our sin, so we can repent. We stop sinning. We are set free from Satan.
The true water baptism means being according to the will of God and being baptized as Jesus is.
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.
We receive a new life, namely life in the anointing of Holy Spirit or life in righteousness. We are set free from all sins, so we are in the hand of God.
Isaiah 3:10
3:10. "Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
As a result, we are saved and blessed by God, so we experience the heavenly bliss.
Proverbs 12:26
12:26. The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Ezekiel 20:37
20:37. "I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
The Word leads us to the sheepfold, namely the perseverance in committing the three kinds of main service to God.
Ezekiel 20:38
20:38. "I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
We are purified from the lawlessness.
Ezekiel 39:24
39:24. "According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them, and hidden My face from them."'
The transgressions are the same as being unclean, namely the sins of eating-drinking and marrying-giving in marriage.
Titus 1:16
1:16. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him,being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
The disobedience is the same as being abominable.
Genesis 46:34
46:34. "that you shall say, 'Your servants' occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
One does not want to be shepherded, but becomes evil up to repaying evil for good.
Jude 1:11
1:11. Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
It means demanding the physical right in the ministry, namely money, position, et cetera. - [verse 6] Jesus' blood makes us priests and kings till forever.
Exodus 19:6
19:6. 'And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel."
Only the Israelites may become the priests and kings.
1 Peter 2:9-10
2:9. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
2:10. who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Jesus gives us His mercy through His sacrifice, so the Gentiles can become the priests and kings.
A priest is the holy man or one who has ministry and ministers to God according to the ministry that God gives to him.
1 Peter 2:5
2:5. you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
We are used in the building of the body of Christ, so our life becomes beautiful. We become the living stone. It means living by God's mercy.
- [verse 5] Jesus' blood washes us from our sins by the teaching Word that shows our sin up to the hidden one, so we realize, regret, and confess our sin to God and others. Do not sin anymore after being forgiven! We must forgive others' sin and forget it.
- The Gentiles must sacrifice like Jesus who has sacrificed all things up to the point of death on the cross.
Exodus 25:1-2
25:1. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
25:2. "Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.
In the building of the physical Tabernacle, the Israelites gave the special offerings willingly with their heart.
Malachi 3:8
3:8. "Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings.
It starts from returning the tithe and special offerings to God..
The tithe is the confession that we have been blessed by God, and the confession that we belong to God. The base is righteousness, namely a tenth.
The special offering is thanksgiving that we have been blessed by God.
All must be presented willingly with our heart, happily, and without purpose to get physical advantage.
Further, we present time, strength, mind; even our whole life.
2 Corinthians 9:7-8
9:7. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
9:8. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
If we give as we purpose in our heart as well as give in happiness and loving God, our offering will be accepted by Him, so He pours out His mercy to take care of us abundantly. We can give thanks as well as become the blessing for others.
Revelation 19:8
19:8. And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. - Experiencing the death and resurrection with Jesus.
John 2:19
2:19. Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
We are always at the way of the Cross, namely suffering in the flesh without sin or the one in the flesh because of Jesus.
1 Peter 4:12,14
4:12. Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
4:14. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
As a result, Holy Spirit is poured out for us. The usefulness is changing us from the fleshly men to the spiritual ones
John 2:20
2:20. Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-sixyears to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?"
The forty-six refers to the Law. The worship of law system that is habitual, lukewarm, and boring must be destroyed to become faithfulness and pleasure in the ministry.
The pride of the physical thing makes one ignore the spiritual one.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
3:1. But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
3:2. For men will be lovers of themselves(1), lovers of money(2), boasters(3), proud(4), blasphemers(5), disobedient to parents(6), unthankful(7), unholy(8),
3:3. unloving(9), unforgiving(10), slanderers(11), without self-control(12), brutal(13, despisers of good(14),
3:4. traitors(15), headstrong(16), haughty(17), lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God(18),
3:5. having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
One does not experience the renewal of life, but keep the fleshly man with the eighteen characteristics of the flesh, so he is marked with the triple six. He has already been in the synagogue but he is bent for eighteen years.
The forty-six refers to the ten spies who magnify the temptation more than God.
Numbers 13:27-28
13:27. Then they told him, and said: "We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
13:28. "Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
Consequently, one loses heart. He gets disappointed and desperate as well as grumbles up to perdition. The star becomes the animal.
Numbers 14:29
14:29. 'The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.
We are changed to become strong and of good courage.
Joshua 1:9
1:9. "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
So, God stretches out the hand of Holy Spirit or the one of the Spirit of glory.
Exodus 16:3, 7-8
16:3. And the children of Israel said to them, "Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."
16:7. "And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD; for He hears your complaints against the LORD. But what are we, that you complain against us?"
16:8. Also Moses said, "This shall be seen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the LORD hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD."
As a result, Holy Spirit is able to take care of our physical and spiritual life.
Exodus 14:15-16, 18
14:15. And the LORD said 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 ground through the midst of the sea.
14:18. "Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen."
Holy Spirit is able to give the way out of the impossible problems. He gives us the beautiful and successful future. God is able to destroy all of obstructions and obstacles in the building of the body of Christ. Pharaoh and his army drowned and died.
Psalm 8:3-4
8:3. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
8:4. What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
Holy Spirit changes us up to perfection.
God blesses us.