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Ceremony: Bible Study at Surabaya Date: Monday, November 05, 2007 Location: WR Supratman 4 Sby Pastor: Pdt. Widjaja Hendra Download file: [download transcript file] - [print version] Release: March 02, 2011 Jude 1:24, 25 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, 1:25 To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen. Verse 24 is the appearance of Jesus as Great Shepherd, who is mighty to keep His sheep, so we do not stumble and be left when Jesus comes a second time as well as to lead us to become blameless or spotless as His perfect bride, ready to welcome His second coming. How can we become perfect as His Bride? The process is real through Jesus as Great Shepherd leads us to enter into the revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain or the revival to perfect the Church of God. It is written in Old Testament that the revival is as Joshua's entering into Canaan or the last journey of Israelites or the Church of God. Joshua 3:1-6 3:1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over. 3:2 So it was, after three days, that the officers went through the camp; 3:3 and they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. 3:4 "Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before." 3:5 And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." 3:6 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people. The revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain is as Joshua's crossing over the Jordan to enter into Canaan or the promise land, being lead by the Ark of Covenant. Canaan was in the Middle-East area, referring to New Jerusalem now. What is the meaning of the Ark of Covenant? The ark of Covenant is equipment which is in the furthest part of Tabernacle. It is also the most important equipment, whose two parts are as follows:
I always repeat that there are two kinds of the preaching of the Word. The first is the preaching about the Gospel of salvation as it is written in Ephesians 1:13, namely the Word preaching about Jesus' first coming to die on the cross to make sinful people believe in Jesus and be saved. The Gospel is to add the quantity of the members of the body of Christ or the bride of God because the quantity has to be accurate in line with the will of God. For example, our fingers should be five because it is not perfect if our fingers are only four. In shorts, the Gospel is important to add the quantity of sinful people who believe in Jesus and are saved by God. Flowing from that, we cannot despise the Gospel because it is important. Nevertheless, it is not enough that we have fulfilled the quantity, so we need the second one, namely the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ or the teaching Word or Bride Tidings preaching about Jesus' second coming as King of Kings and Heavenly Bridegroom to perfect Christ's body or the congregation. The saved are perfected to fulfill the quality of perfect congregation or Heavenly Bride as Jesus is. This kind of preaching is called the teaching Word or Bride Tidings. The revival of Holy Spirit in the first rain is in the Gospel in order to add the quantity. It can be explained as in the beginning that only Jesus, then twelve disciples were saved, seventy disciples were saved, and three thousand people were saved when Peter gave sermon, then five thousand people were saved. It continues until now. Besides, there is revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain that is in the teaching Word of Bride Tidings to reach the quality of the congregation to become perfect as Jesus is. We must follow it now. It is said in Jude 1:24 that the Great Shepherd covers us to keep us from stumbling and to present us faultless or to guide us to enter into the revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain or the revival in teaching Word or Bride Tidings. We have to be careful because there is example in holy bible about the revival of service to God which is not lead by the ark of covenant, referring to there is no revelation of God's Word but determination (in negative meaning) in the service and ministry to the Lord. Numbers 14:44-45 14:44 But they presumed to go up to the mountaintop; nevertheless, neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed from the camp. 14:45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came down and attacked them, and drove them back as far as Hormah. They presumed to go up to the mountain top to fight but the ark of covenant and Moses were in the mountain foot. Thus, the service and ministry or spiritual revival without the ark of covenant or without the teaching Word will only result in loss in fighting against enemy, or loss in fighting against sin so the sins are added more because the past sins spread again or increase. My fellow servants of God, you are in your own shepherding. You will get loss and the congregation will be scattered even the spirituality decreases if there is no revelation of God's Word or the ark of covenant in your ministry. Committing fellowship without the revelation of God's Word, one will go home, getting loss, and there is no use but disadvantage. Likewise, the congregation who commits fellowship that does not have the revelation of God's Word will get tumult in household or marriage. The more they commit the service, the more they are scattered. Thus, we have to pass through the revival in the first rain if we want to reach perfection, but it must be continued with being led in the revival in the last rain in the ark of covenant or the revelation of the teaching Word, and the space between us and the ark must be according to the rule. Joshua 3:4 3:4 "Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before." The space is two thousand cubits by measure, referring to the Holy Place of Tabernacle, whose height and width are each ten cubits, and the length is twenty cubits, so the volume is two thousand cubits square. Thus, the space means that we are in the revival of Holy Spirit in the last rain or we live in the Holy Place or shepherding. Formerly there were three equipments, referring to perseverance in committing three main services. We enter into the revival or the fullness of Holy Spirit in the last rain by firstly persevering in committing three main services, not going anywhere without any purpose. I always say what the Late Rev. In Juwono and the Late Rev. Pong Dongalemba has said that revival service is the abundance of what has been inside the congregation. The fellowship cannot happen from the empty congregation because it will run out. I am afraid of it because it is a serious matter. On the contrary, the abundance must be brought outside, or else the egoism will make an explosion. In shorts, the beginning of the spiritual revival is perseverance in committing three main services because it is the real spiritual revival that we go out after being blessed with the abundance of the Word of God. I hope we can understand. We will find dead-lock or a way full of stumbling-blocks which makes us fall if we are outside the shepherding (the figure two thousand), even there is another figure two thousand, that is the negative one. It refers to two thousand swine or uncleanness. The swine are bred, meaning the uncleanness becomes greater. It is serious matter indeed. Therefore, we have to keep the positive figure of two thousand because it is the real spiritual revival. Joshua 3:4 3:4 "Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before." Being shepherded, we find new way in the shepherding because Great Shepherd leads us. My fellow servants of God, you have to be shepherded with perseverance in shepherding so you do not find a way full of stumbling-blocks or dead-lock, that is to say a way full of uncleanness or revival in uncleanness. We will find other way or new way in the shepherding, meaning as follows:
Joshua 3: 3, 6 3:3 and they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. 3:6 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.
We only can see, follow, and bear the Word God has revealed from age to age. Israelites did like what Philistines had done when they returned the ark of covenant they had brought after defeating the Israelites, that is to say they set the ark of God on a new cart. Consequently, the oxen and the cart stumbled. What is the meaning of seeing, bearing, and following?
2 Samuel 6: 2, 3 6, 7 6:2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name, the LORD of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. 6:3 So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. 6:6 And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 6:7 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God. King David thought that it was difficult to bear the ark because it was heavy, so it was better to set it on a cart because it would be fast to go. Being set on a cart means as follows:
The results of seeing, following, and bearing the ark of God are as follows:
28:20 And David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God--my God--will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. Facing all things with strong heart and of good courage, and hoping fully in God, God will never leave us alone in our struggle. He will always be with us until He settles all things as what He has said on the cross "It is finished." Holy Communion is the proof that He is able, and He is struggling with us because He does not leave us alone in our struggling. He is struggling together with us to settle all our problems and sins until He makes us His perfect Bride. Youth, you will never be left alone in facing your future as long as you have the ark of God, so you have rest or peace, sanctification, and strong heart. He is struggling together with you and He settles all things as He has said "It is finished" on the cross. Do not be doubtful! Let the Holy Communion strengthen you again because the Lord has settled all things, not only problems and sins but until we become His perfect Bride, who is worthy to welcome His second coming. Psalm 27:14 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! Being strong and of courage, we can welcome His second coming without stumbling anymore but we can be lifted up together with Him forever. He wants to see our attitudes and space to the ark of God now. If we have the right attitudes and space, we will get the results, namely peace, sanctification, and strong or courageous heart, so He will never leave us but He will settle all problems until we become His Bride, worthy to welcome Jesus' second coming. He will always be with us forever. God blesses you. back to previous page |
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