Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 16:10-11
16:10 Then the fifth angelpoured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
16:11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
The fifth bowl was poured on the throne of the beast (the Antichrist and Satan) and his kingdom became full of darkness (It is explained in Bible Study Service and Holy Communion in Malang, June 23, 2022).
The darkness can happen in physical (the economy crisis, the wealth, the marriage, et cetera) and spiritual things (sleeping and being drunk).
The servant of God who is sleeping means that he is unfaithful until leaving the ministry.
Being drunk means doing the sins up to the peak that is the sins of eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marriage).
As a result, one experiences the great pains and sores, but he does not repent but blasphemes God. The second coming of Jesus becomes like the coming of a thief and he will be left to experience the darkness in the hell forever.
For that reason, we must be watchful.
Luke 12: 40
12:40 "Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
We must be watchful, so we will not live in the darkness, sleep, or get drunk. Thus, we can greet the second coming of Jesus and we enter the kingdom of Heaven forever.
What must we watch?
Luke 12:35-36
12:35 "Let your waist be girdedand your lamps burning;
12:36 "and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
Let us learn to respect God, cry out and surrender. We are watchful in shepherding, faithfulness, holiness, and worship prayer.
God blesses us.
Revelation 16:10-11
16:10 Then the fifth angelpoured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
16:11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
The fifth bowl was poured on the throne of the beast (the Antichrist and Satan) and his kingdom became full of darkness (It is explained in Bible Study Service and Holy Communion in Malang, June 23, 2022).
The darkness can happen in physical (the economy crisis, the wealth, the marriage, et cetera) and spiritual things (sleeping and being drunk).
The servant of God who is sleeping means that he is unfaithful until leaving the ministry.
Being drunk means doing the sins up to the peak that is the sins of eating-drinking and marrying-being given in marriage).
As a result, one experiences the great pains and sores, but he does not repent but blasphemes God. The second coming of Jesus becomes like the coming of a thief and he will be left to experience the darkness in the hell forever.
For that reason, we must be watchful.
Luke 12: 40
12:40 "Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
We must be watchful, so we will not live in the darkness, sleep, or get drunk. Thus, we can greet the second coming of Jesus and we enter the kingdom of Heaven forever.
What must we watch?
Luke 12:35-36
12:35 "Let your waist be girdedand your lamps burning;
12:36 "and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
- 'your waist be girded'=the waist is girded with the truth.
Ephesians 6:14
6:14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
The meanings are as follows:- Holding fast the true teaching Word.
- Living in righteousness.
- Being shepherded right and well.
Proverbs 12:26
12:26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
We must remember the perseverance in doing the three main services.
Why must we be shepherded?- We will not fall and lose our way.
- We need it to face the age of darkness, especially the economy crisis.
Matthew 14:15-21
14:15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."
14:16 But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
14:17 And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."
14:18 He said, "Bring them here to Me."
14:19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
14:20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.
14:21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
The economy crisis is like the five loaves and two fish for feeding five thousand men. It is impossible to solve by the skill and knowledge of man. The only way is the Word of Jesus that is sitting on the grass. It means being assured in shepherding true and well. It starts from man.
Man refers to the pastor or husband. After that, it is followed by the woman or wife and children.
Being shepherded means that the five loaves and two fish are in the hands of Jesus. It means that all the weakness and impossibilities in our life are borne by God, so the power of Jesus works in our life. The miracle will happen. God is able to care and protect us in the midst of difficulties in the world until the age when the Antichrist reigns on earth. We are cared in abundance until we give thanks to God.
- We will not fall and lose our way.
- Holding fast the true teaching Word.
- 'your lamps burning' =there is oil in the vessel. It means that we live in the anointing and the fullness of Holy Spirit abundantly.
Luke 12:35
12:35 "Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;
The facts found in it are as follows:- Living in holiness.
- Being faithful and fervent in ministry to God until the end line for facing the crisis in marriage and children.
Romans 12:11
12:11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
Romans 1:26-27
1:26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.
1:27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
The holiness and faithfulness cannot be separated. The more we are holy, the more we are faithful.
If we are unfaithful in ministry, we must be unholy, so we are burned in lust for one another, namely the same-sex relationship.
It causes the crisis in marriage and children. It is the darkness of basket (the sin of eating-drinking) and bed (the sin of marriage-being given in marriage). It will lead to the blasphemy marriage, namely Babylon, the Bride of Satan that will be destroyed forever.
If we are holy and faithful in the anointing of Holy Spirit, the lamp will burn, so the darkness of basket and bed will not enter in marriage. Our marriage will become light, true, holy, united, and happy, until it reaches the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
- Living in holiness.
- We are in the ambience of wedding. It is the ambience of the love of God that brings joy.
Luke 12:36
12:36 "and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
The arrival of God will not be like a thief, but it is the ambience of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb that is bright.
Where do we get the love of God? It comes from the worship prayer, it is added by the fasting and all night-long prayer.
The worship prayer is useful for facing the crisis of faith.
Matthew 14:23-24,29-32
14:23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
14:24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
14:29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.
14:30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"
14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"
14:32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
At the last age, the waves and wind will toss the boat of our life.
'doubt'= the crisis of faith.
Satan blows the wind and waves with the power of death in the sea oftheworld to make the servant of God doubt to the things as follows:- Being doubtful to the persona of Jesus or the true teaching Word when they have not gotten help yet.
- Being doubtful to the power of Jesus, so they search other teachers or shaman.
God allows Peter or us in condition of drowning because we are proud and hard-hearted, namely sleeping in worship prayer. Peter slept on the mountain of worship and Gethsemane. It means that he was not serious in worship prayer.
God allows us in condition of drowning, so we can lift up our hands to Him. He will stretch His hands of lovingkindness towards us to lift us up in time.
The results are as follows:- God's hands of lovingkindness are able to change the carnal man that is doubtful to become the spiritual man who trusts and entrusts his life fully to God.
- The hands of God lift us up from drowning and He restores us.
The righteousness and holiness are increased. The ministry that is decreasing will be lifted up by God. The failure becomes successful and beautiful. The hands of God finish all impossible problems.
When Jesus comes a second time, we will be changed to become perfect as He is to be ready to greet His second coming on the glorious clouds. We do not sleep, but we enter the One-Thousand-Year Kingdom of Peace (the upcoming Paradise) and the New Jerusalem forever.
- Being doubtful to the persona of Jesus or the true teaching Word when they have not gotten help yet.
Let us learn to respect God, cry out and surrender. We are watchful in shepherding, faithfulness, holiness, and worship prayer.
God blesses us.