Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 5:5-10
5:5 But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
5:6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
5:7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.
5:8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
5:9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
5:10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."
Who is worthy to open the secret of the Word of God?
We learn the second point.
John 1:29
1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John the apostle had seen Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Thus, Jesus as the Lamb of God that had been slain is Jesus who has died on the cross to take away the sin and save the sinners, so they will not be punished and destroyed, but they can enter the eternal Kingdom of Heaven.
John 3:5
3:5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
The way to be saved is through the water and Holy Spirit baptism.
The true water baptism means that the old life must be buried in water together with Jesus, so one can rise together with Jesus to become the new man or experience the Holy Spirit Baptism. Thus, we live in the anointing of Holy Spirit with the seven manifestations.
Isaiah 11:1-3
11:1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
11:2 (1)The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,(2)The Spirit of wisdom and (3)understanding,(4)The Spirit of counseland (5)might,(6)The Spirit of knowledge and (7)of the fear of the LORD.
11:3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
The life that has been saved will breathe with fear of God.
The facts found in it are as follows:
God blesses us.
Revelation 5:5-10
5:5 But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
5:6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
5:7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.
5:8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
5:9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
5:10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."
Who is worthy to open the secret of the Word of God?
- [Verse 5] Jesus as the lion of the tribe of Judah or the Root of David that has prevailed.
- [Verse 6] Jesus as the Lamb of God that had been slain.
We learn the second point.
John 1:29
1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John the apostle had seen Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Thus, Jesus as the Lamb of God that had been slain is Jesus who has died on the cross to take away the sin and save the sinners, so they will not be punished and destroyed, but they can enter the eternal Kingdom of Heaven.
John 3:5
3:5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
The way to be saved is through the water and Holy Spirit baptism.
The true water baptism means that the old life must be buried in water together with Jesus, so one can rise together with Jesus to become the new man or experience the Holy Spirit Baptism. Thus, we live in the anointing of Holy Spirit with the seven manifestations.
Isaiah 11:1-3
11:1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
11:2 (1)The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,(2)The Spirit of wisdom and (3)understanding,(4)The Spirit of counseland (5)might,(6)The Spirit of knowledge and (7)of the fear of the LORD.
11:3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
The life that has been saved will breathe with fear of God.
The facts found in it are as follows:
- Hating the sin up to the lie. It means living in righteousness and holiness.
Proverbs 8:13
8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
Every step of his life and every beat of his heart are right and holy.
Ephesians 4:11-12
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 every step of our life is in righteousness and holiness, God will equip us with the work of ministry and the gift of Holy Spirit. We will be employed in the ministry of the building of the perfect body of Christ or the revival of Holy Spirit at the last rain.
2 Timothy 1:6
1:6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
We get the ministry and the gift of Holy Spirit through the laying on of the hands of the pastor.
After we receive the ministry and the gift of Holy Spirit, we must serve faithfully and fervently in the ministry according to the work that God trusts to us until the end line. - The work of faith.
Genesis 22:12
22:12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me."
James 2:21-22
2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?
2:22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?
The work of faith of Abraham is not refusing what God has asked. He is willing to sacrifice anything for God or the building of the perfect body of Christ. The body of Christ starts from marriage, shepherding, inter-shepherding, up to Israel and the Gentiles become one perfect body of Christ.
Abraham is able to sacrifice his only son because he loves God more than anything. Abraham has the first tablet of the two tablets of stone.
James 2:25-26
2:25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
The work of faith of Rahab or the Gentiles is willing to sacrifice anything to be involved in the ministry of the building of the perfect body of Christ.
Rahab is able to do it because she loves others, even her enemies, like herself. Rahab has the second tablet of the two tablets of stone.
Thus, the fear of God or the work of faith means stretching out our two hands to God. We surrender fully to God. Then, God stretches His lovingkindness hands towards us. It means that He gives the two tablets of stone for us.
If we have the two tablets of stone, the results are as follows:- Destroying the gold calf or the valley of the shadow of death.
Exodus 32:4-9
32:4 And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they said, "This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!"
32:5 So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD."
32:6 Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
32:7 And the LORD said to Moses, "Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.
32:8 "They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, 'This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!' "
32:9 And the LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!
The gold calf refers to the things as follows:- The hard heart and the self-truth, so one is unable and unwilling to differentiate the right and wrong.
- The falling in sins up to the peak.
- The idolatry. It includes the love of money that results in stinginess and greediness.
- The hard heart and the self-truth, so one is unable and unwilling to differentiate the right and wrong.
- The perfect love or the two tablets of stone give the wisdom of heaven to face the valley of world, difficulty, tears, impossibility, and suffering.
Mark 12:30-34
12:30 'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.
12:31 "And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
12:32 So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He.
12:33 "And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
12:34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." But after that no one dared question Him.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
10:10 If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.
Everything becomes successful and beautiful. God cares for us and everything is finished in time. - The love of God to face the second coming of Jesus in the glory as the King of kings or the Bridegroom of Heaven.
Exodus 34:29
34:29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses' hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.
We experience the biggest miracle. It is the spiritual miracle or the renewal of life from carnal man to spiritual one like Jesus. It starts from the beaming face or being honest and obedient. If we are honest and obedient, the physical miracle will happen. The impossible thing becomes possible. It is up to the last renewal, namely we have the shining face to greet the second coming of Jesus on the glorious clouds.
- Destroying the gold calf or the valley of the shadow of death.
God blesses us.