Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 21:27
21:27. But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Entering the New Jerusalem, we must pay attention to the three things as follows:
ad.1 Entering the New Jerusalem, our names must be written in the Book of Life
Who can be written In the Lamb's Book of Life? Those who have experienced the ministry of reconciliation of Jesus, the High Priest.
Genesis 3:7,10
3:7. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
3:10. So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Romans 3:23
3:23. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
In fact, since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden Eden until they were cast into the world, men keep sinning so they are separated from God and unable to return to Him. Consequently, they are in fear and anxiety up to perdition.
Luke 21:25-26
21:25. "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
21:26. "men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.
On the last days, men keep sinning up to the peak, namely the sins of eating-drinking (smoking, getting drunk, and drugs abuse) and marrying-giving in marriage (fornication). The physical and spiritual shocks happen, and it causes fear and stress, even the spiritual dryness and death. They are not fervent in the spiritual thing, but just sinning up to entering the second death.
Revelation 20:14-15
20:14. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
20:15. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
The name is not written in the Book of Life, so he is destroyed in the hell forever.
That is why all of us must experience the ministry of reconciliation of Jesus, the High Priest, so wen can enter the New Jerusalem.
The process of the ministry of reconciliation of Jesus, the High Priest is as follows:
God blesses us.
Revelation 21:27
21:27. But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Entering the New Jerusalem, we must pay attention to the three things as follows:
- The Book of Life.
The name must be written in the Book of Life. - A pure river of water of life.
Revelation 22:1
22:1. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.. - The tree of life.
Revelation 22:2
22:2. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
ad.1 Entering the New Jerusalem, our names must be written in the Book of Life
Who can be written In the Lamb's Book of Life? Those who have experienced the ministry of reconciliation of Jesus, the High Priest.
Genesis 3:7,10
3:7. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
3:10. So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Romans 3:23
3:23. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
In fact, since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden Eden until they were cast into the world, men keep sinning so they are separated from God and unable to return to Him. Consequently, they are in fear and anxiety up to perdition.
Luke 21:25-26
21:25. "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
21:26. "men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.
On the last days, men keep sinning up to the peak, namely the sins of eating-drinking (smoking, getting drunk, and drugs abuse) and marrying-giving in marriage (fornication). The physical and spiritual shocks happen, and it causes fear and stress, even the spiritual dryness and death. They are not fervent in the spiritual thing, but just sinning up to entering the second death.
Revelation 20:14-15
20:14. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
20:15. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
The name is not written in the Book of Life, so he is destroyed in the hell forever.
That is why all of us must experience the ministry of reconciliation of Jesus, the High Priest, so wen can enter the New Jerusalem.
The process of the ministry of reconciliation of Jesus, the High Priest is as follows:
- As for God. Jesus as the only sinless man must die on the cross as the atonement offering to redeem the sinners.
1 John 4:9-10
4:9. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
4:10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
As for us, we must make peace with God and others.
Making peace with God means being encouraged by the true teaching Word that shows our sin, until we can realize, regret,and confess sin to God.
Making peace with others meansas follows:- Confessing one another. Being encouraged by the true teaching Word, we can realize, regret,and confess sin to others, so the blood of Jesus forgives our sin. We are reconciled. Our sin is covered as if we had never sinned. The fact is not sinning anymore.
If we repeat our sin, God's forgiveness will be canceled and His punishment keeps happening. - Forgiving one another. Being encouraged by the Word, we can forgive others' sin, so the blood of Jesus finishes all of our sins.
3:24. being justifiedfreely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
3:25. whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
As a result, we are justified by the blood of Jesus, so we live in righteousness. Do not keep the false thing! All aspects of our life must be true.
Isaiah 33:15-17
33:15. He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
33:16. He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
33:17. Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off.
We become honest. Our deed is true. Our eyes see God and His field. Our company, marriage, and children are true.
As a result, God always protects the righteous from disaster, so his life is safe. God takes care of and blesses the righteous up to his descendants, and he becomes the blessing for others.
Psalm 69:28
69:28. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.
It continues until the name of the righteous is written in the Book of Life, so he can enter the New Jerusalem. - Confessing one another. Being encouraged by the true teaching Word, we can realize, regret,and confess sin to others, so the blood of Jesus forgives our sin. We are reconciled. Our sin is covered as if we had never sinned. The fact is not sinning anymore.
- The sprinkle of blood, namely suffering in the flesh because of Jesus.
2 Corinthians 6:3-6
6:3. We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.
6:4. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,
6:5. in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings;
6:6. by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
The sprinkle of blood purifies us from the sins which bind us and cannot be set free easily; even we often do not realize such sins.
Facing the sprinkle of blood, we must worship God a lot, so the shekinah glory happens.
The results are as follows:- We can survive in the sprinkle of blood. We do not grumble, but give thanks.
- Experiencing the purification of sins that we do not realize.
Revelation 21:27
21:27. But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.- The sin of uncleanness, namely the ones of eating-drinking and marrying-giving in marriage. The example is Hophni and Phinehas.
- The sin of abomination or wickedness, namely not being shepherded.
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."
- The sin of uncleanness, namely the ones of eating-drinking and marrying-giving in marriage. The example is Hophni and Phinehas.
21:12. 'nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
If one goes out of the sanctuary or he is not shepherded, he will be surely dry. There is no anointing of Holy Spirit, so he cannot live in holiness.
The facts are as follows:- Lying. We must be honest in the teaching, confessing sin, and all things.
- Having the self-truth. It means covering his sin by blaming at others.
4:11. And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
4:12. for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
If we live in holiness, we will be equipped with the ministry and Holy Spirit's gift. We are appointed as the priests and kings or the servants of God who are used in the revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain, namely the building of the perfect body of Christ. It starts from the marriage. A husband loves his wife as he loves himself; a wife submits to her husband as well as protects the weakness of her husband and children by worshiping God; children obey their parents. Further, the ministry in the shepherding, inter shepherding, until the Israelites and Gentiles become one perfect body of Christ.
Jeremiah 48:10
48:10. Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
Be watchful! The things that we may not do after being used are as follows:- Do not keep back sword from blood! It means that we must hold fast the true teaching Word. We hear and obey the teaching Word that purifies us continuously, so we can live in holiness. We are also anointed. Not willingly hearing the Word, the holiness and anointing will decrease. We become dry spiritually, so we are cursed.
- Do not be deceitful! It means that we must minister to God faithfully and fervently according to the ministry that God gives to us until the finish line or until we fulfill it.
Romans 12:11
12:11. not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
Colossians 4:17
4:17. And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it."
Do not stumble! Do not become a stumbling-block!
1:10. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
1:11. for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdomof our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As a result, our names are written in the Book of Life. We receive an entrance to the heavenly kingdom.
Philippians 4:3
4:3. And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. - We can survive in the sprinkle of blood. We do not grumble, but give thanks.
- The intercession prayerof Jesus, the High Priest and the Great Shepherd in heaven and the one of a shepherd in the world who is entrusted by God.
1 John 2:1-2
2:1. My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
2:2. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
Jesus lifts up the intercession prayer, so we do not fall into sin. If we fall, He will lift us up from the fall into sin.
Exodus 32:30-33
32:30. Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
32:31. Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made for themselves a god of gold!
32:32. "Yet now, if You will forgive their sin -- but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written."
32:33. And the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.
The shepherd in the world upholds the congregation, so they do not fall into sin. He also lifts them up from the fall into sin.
If we are shepherded well and correctly, the intercession prayer of the Great Shepherd and shepherd in the world will be able to make us not fall into sin; even we increase in our spirituality. As a result, the physical thing will be surely increased too.
The shepherd in the world who prays to reconcile his own sin and congregation's sin is the same as bringing the sour wine mingled with gal to Jesus on the cross until He says, 'It is done!'
The fact of being reconciled is having peace. We do not feel anything that flesh feels such as fear, anxiety, envy, hatred, prejudice, et cetera, but we just feel God's love.
Matthew 11:29-30
11:29. "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
11:30. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
As a result, our life, marriage, study, and all things become easy and light.
Romans 16:20
16:20. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
God is able to defeat the trinity of Satan. Satan is the source of impossible problems. He is defeated, so all of impossible problems are finished. Satan is the source of failure. He is defeated, so failure becomes success and beauty.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
5:23. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
5:24. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Jesus is able to take care of us physically and spiritually up to perfection. We can enter the New Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:6
21:6. And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.
God blesses us.