The 25th Hour of Light, Bartizan, and Watchmen (Isaiah 60:1-7) 7/9/2023
Answer 25 of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
The 25th Hour of Light, Bartizan, and Watchmen (Isaiah 60:1-7) 7/9/2023
For the past two weeks, we focused on the Kakuma and Panama missions. For the months of July and August, we must focus on the Remnant trainings.
I am sure there are a lot of things you will want to do during your summer break. The most important thing is for you to have a time of deep spiritual training. In the next two months, we will have Sunday School departmental retreats, as well as a week of Summit camp coming up.
The World Remnant Leader’s Retreat and the World Remnant Conference is also being held. The key words we. Must hold onto are “light, bartizan, and watchmen.”
- What do the words light, bartizan, and watchman mean and why are they important?
1) The darkness will continue to thicken.
① It is just as it was prophesized in verse 2 of the passage. Jesus warned us in Matthew 24. In the end times, there will be many disasters, curses, and wars, and churches will face great tribulations. These are external hardships that will come.
② In 2Timothy 3, it prophesizes about the internal corruption of mankind. They will only love themselves and money, they will betray, go against their own parents, and be overcome with anger and violence. There is a spiritual force that controls all these things (Ephesians 6:12).
2) It also prophesizes that the problems of the superpower nation will be severe (Revelation 18:1-3).
① The 4th industrial revolution will be in full swing, and everything will hastily change. The superpower nations will sweep control of all those things.
The earth will quickly crumble, and the dignity and roles of mankind will be destroyed.
② There is a greater problem. There are spiritual problems that the superpower nations are initiating. The superpower nations are at the forefront of legalizing same-sex relationships and marriages and destroying Christianity. What follows are the 3 ages.
- Amidst all of this, the three things that God has prepared are the light, bartizan, and the watchtower. The message that is continuously being proclaimed is the solution to the realistic problems and suffering that we are going through and will go through.
1) The light is the Gospel itself. Since we could not overcome this darkness, the Son of God will come (Isaiah 9:6).
① He will come with the authority of the Priest, the King, and the Prophet (Christ). Through the suffering he endured, he eternally freed us who were trapped in sin, curses, and darkness (Priest), and through his resurrection, he crushed the forces of darkness (King), and as the way to meet God, he will raise us up to meet God and be with Him (Prophet).
② He explained the power and authority of Christ as the power and authority of light and promised to be within us (1). This light brings about the work of new life (John 1:4), work of recreation (2Corinthians 5:17), and the future of new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-5).
③ He called the ones who accepted this Christ and received salvation the light (Matthew 5:14) and the children of light (Ephesians 5:8). Accurately speaking, we are the one who possess the light of Christ. Because His light is inside of me, we become the light. We must quickly restore ourselves. We cannot be dragged around in this darkness but stand as the ones to overcome this darkness.
④ This darkness doesn’t just exist in this world. It also exists inside of us (fear, hatred, anger, competitiveness, depression, violence, addiction, suicidal ideation). Even if we just realize that we have the authority of light to overcome darkness, that darkness will crumble.
2) A bartizan is the space in which the light of Christ can shine, and the system by which God can work. This must be established within us for us to live. It must be established within our families, workplaces, and church in order to save all the nations covered in this darkness.
3) The watchmen are people who gather this light through the bartizan, break the forces of darkness by shining this light and changing the flow (remnant).
① God tells us that we are the watchman who have this light (Ezekiel 3:17, I Peters 2:9). When we realize, experience, and enjoy that Christ, who is the light, is within us, the light will naturally shine. We are to pray for the forces of darkness in our fields (family, work, business, regions) to be bound before this light (watchman). Then everything will return to them (platform). We will share this light to all nations and change the flow (antenna).
② God will then send His army of angels to be our watchmen (Isaiah 62:6). When we hold onto the Word and pray, He send his angels to work. The God of the throne begins His work (Answer of 25). No one strong or evil, no problem or suffering will crush or overcome us (2 Corinthians 4:6-9).
- We need training to stand as this light, bartizan, and watchtower. That is why go into concentrated trainings, the three camps. We must realize who we are, and what the power of this light is. We will be prepared as vessels that God has no choice but to work through.
1) Gospel camp. Three things must be trained.
① Deep understanding and discovery of the Christ who came as the light. Satan hinders us from realizing Christ (2Corinthians 4:4). It depends on what message we listen to (Romans 10:17). When we meditate on the Word, Christ becomes deeply imprinted in us.
② Experience of the Christ who is the light. That is when the Gospel roots down in your life. Problems and conflicts come to you so that you can discover your hidden scars and the Christ who heals those scars. That is when we can have deep faith for Christ, and only faith (Peter in Acts 3:6).
③ Enjoyment of the Christ who is the light. This indicates a life with a Gospel lifestyle. It is a life where 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 has become a lifestyle. If the Gospel is not your lifestyle, you will continue to have worries, resentments, and anger. When this becomes your lifestyle, your eyes to see the world, problems, people, and the future will change (Life view, world view).
2) Prayer camp. We must experience God working in our prayers and listening to our prayers.
① Even if we do not pray, our Father God knows what we need. But why does he make us pray for them? It is because when we pray, the power of the Gospel is realistically experienced, and it comes as enjoyment and evidence in our lives (Ezekiel 36:37, Mark 9:29). We will stand as witnesses that discover God’s will within our prayers, gain strength, and with that strength, save the world (John 14:12-14).
② No matter how difficult the world is and the problems we face are, we can change everything into blessings through prayer. Scheduled prayer makes a habit of prayer, determined prayer allows you to experience the power of prayer, and 24 (continuous) prayer makes prayer a part of your lifestyle.
3) Evangelism camp.
① Evangelism is sharing the light that we possess, proclaiming it, and helping. It is not hard because we already have it. We receive answers and train our specialties so that we can save the world.
② Sharing, proclaiming, and helping must also be trained. Jesus trained his 12 disciples (Matthew 10), 70 disciples (Luke 10) this way. The short-term mission trips are also a part of this training. This summer, we must help the remnants experience what evangelism is.
Conclusion – God has called us as the light, bartizan, and watchtower of this age (1Peter 2:9). Through us, God will save all nations and reach the end of the earth (Isaiah 49:6). This is the blessing of 25. We are the ones called for this blessing.