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Evangelism to Save Myself and the World (Mark 16:14-20) 02/16/2020
The entire world is tense due to the spread of the new coronavirus. There has been over 10,000 deaths due to the flu virus within the United States this winter. It is not just because of diseases like this virus. People everywhere are suffering because of unrevealed mental problems such as depression, panic disorders, drug addiction, and schizophrenia.
The Bible already predicted that these incidents will continue in the end days. That is why Isaiah 60:1-2 states that the whole world will be covered in darkness, and Timothy 3:1-12 states that there will be a time when people suffer. Especially if you look in Revelations, it states that disasters of judgement will continue whenever the sealed book of judgment opens (Revelations 6), blood will cover land and sea as the seven angels sound the seven trumpets, and all people will suffer, groan and die due to war, diseases, and natural disasters (Revelations 8-10).
At this time, what must the saved church and people do? God has opened the way for us to live and be victorious. There is no reason to be afraid. God has given us the seal, and no one can touch those who has the seal (Revelations 9:4). God guides their way (Revelations 14:4), and it states that the Lord Himself will fight and triumph over them (Revelations 17:14).
That is why God tells us to hold onto this covenant and live first, and then to do works of saving and healing the world. It means that it is not God’s will for the whole world to suffer and be destroyed. It is a judgement of the evilness and sins of humans. Behind that is a judgment of Satan. As Satan is imprisoned in eternal hell on the day the Lord who is the Judge comes, it will all end. We must find and save those on earth who were appointed to receive salvation until that day comes (Matthew 24:14, Acts 13:48). We must help them to be saved and for them to be healed from suffering. These curses and disasters in the end days cannot be blocked or saved by doctors and politicians. God is telling us, who were chosen first, to do this. That is verse 15 of the passage. It is saying to share the gospel to all nations and to heal them. There is nothing more urgent than this that the church must do now. This is the Lord’s last mission.
- With what strength do we save and heal the world?
The Lord desired one thing in verse 17 of the passage. “These signs will accompany those who believe,” so it is saying to “believe.” What do we believe in?
1) Faith in Christ who came to save our lives and the world (verse 16).
It is the faith that only Christ is the unique answer that solved all life’s curses, fate, Satan and hell (John 19:30, Acts 4:12).
① We do not receive judgment, curses and disaster because we have many sins. Christ came as the true priest for those sins and curses and atoned for us and opened the way (Romans 8:1-2), but we perish because we do not go to that way. He has given us a gift (Ephesians 2:8), but there is no one who shares this gift. We who have received this gift first needs to share it. There will be people who refuse to receive it. That is not our responsibility.
② Why are humans falling into sin and continuously corrupting? It is the spiritual problem that crumbled the first life, Adam.
It is a being that existed before the creation of the material world, and one who created darkness, confusion and emptiness in the world. They are angels that corrupted first. John 10:10 states that they are beings who came into the world to murder life, steal and destroy. Because we cannot solve it, Christ came as the true king and crushed the head of this Satan (first gospel of Genesis 3:15).
③ Why are humans unable to meet God and living human-centered lives?
They do not know the way to meet God even though they want to meet God. It is the reason why so many religions have been made (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The Son of God came as the true prophet and became the way to meet God (John 14:6). Although there is a way, it cannot be taken if unknown, and if the correct way is not taught, they will go alone and take the wrong way and wander.
2) Faith that Christ will send us into the world.
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” in verse 15, was this word for merely the eleven disciples? The word “apostle” in Greek means “one who is sent off.” We are the ones who are sent off to the world (1 Peter 2:9).
3) Do you know the reason why we go through various problems, difficulties and pain?
It is so that we may experience the three fundamentals from the fundamentals, basics, and foundation that an evangelist must possess within my problems and suffering. The basics is the life of an evangelist. The foundation is that person’s job and specialty. What are the fundamentals?
① When problems come, Christ needs to become my answer and an experienced answer. We call this a message.
Is there a problem? Hold onto Christ and save myself. It becomes a message to save others who are like me.
② It is a time for us to possess the heart of God who is compassionate for souls.
In the time when I am really in pain, God love is deeply realized. After that, I understand people who were in pain like myself, and feel compassion towards them. My testimony and message at this time is delivered to the other person’s heart. This is the reason Jesus is called the priest who empathizes with us (Hebrews 4:15).
③ It is a time to receive God’s strength.
All people of God experienced the power of God when they were weak (2 Corinthians 11:9-10). As deep prayer happens there, God deepens, as well as people (Ecclesiastes 7:14).
- We must surely not forget four orders when we save and heal people and the world.
It is the four covenants Jesus gave his disciples as he parted with them in verses 17-18.
1) He said that you will drive out demons in my name. Why did he give us this covenant first? It is a spiritual healing and spiritual blessing.
It means that there is a spiritual problem behind any problem (scar, accident, argument, disease). If we even simply know the fact that Satan is working within the people I help and within my problems, the works I need to do can be seen. We must start with acceptance for unbelievers and help so that the Holy Spirit is within them, and for believers, we must make them realize the spiritual truth and for them to have spiritual victory.
The word in 3 John 1:2,“I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well,” means this.
2) It says that they will speak in tongues. It is not merely a healing of words. It is a heart healing and blessing of the heart.
It means that new words will be placed in the lips that always complained, resented and spoke negative things. Thankful confessions will continuously come out, and a confession of faith will be spoken. As the Holy Spirit works within me, a peace and joy that I do not know will take place (John 14:27, Romans 14:17).
3) It says that when they pick up snakes or drink deadly poison, no harm will be done. It is an environmental healing and a blessing of conquering the environment.
It means that it doesn’t matter even though you live in an environment infested with conflicts and curses. It will be defeated, transcended and the flow will be changed. This is the reason why upper room (darakbang) and regional churches continue in one region. As the flow of the region changes, financial blessings come.
4) It says they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well. It is a blessing of healing that rightfully follows.
If we truly are evangelists to save the world, then our health as long as we live will be taken care of.
Conclusion – Do not try so hard to solve problems. God sent you into that problem (Genesis 45:5). I bless you that you would hold onto the covenant of an evangelist to save myself and the world and be victorious in the world and field that is full of problems, curses, and disasters.
Evangelism to Save Myself and the World (Mark 16:14-20) 02/16/2020 February 16, 2020The Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC:
The Reason for Building a Tabernacle (Exodus 40:34-38) 2/9/2020
God told the Israelites who were walking in the wilderness to build a tabernacle and led all of them to live a life centered on the tabernacle. When the book of Exodus is divided into two parts, half of the book is an explanation of how people who were enslaved for 400 years were liberated (context on the blessing of salvation). This is the word that was shared until last week (blessing of the Passover, blessing of Jehovah Nissi, blessing of Jehovah Rapha, reason for looking only onto the Bronze Serpent). The last half of Exodus is the word regarding the last blessing we must enjoy. That is, to build a tabernacle.
Why was the reason for building a tabernacle? Today, the tabernacle is the church, the temple (church building), but it a context that cannot be understood in the standard of an average person. They had nothing since they were slaves. Yet, they were told to bring everything and build a tabernacle. There are too many churches that misunderstand this and first start with building a church and go bankrupt building a massive church. However, because the tabernacle is very important, an explanation regarding the last half of Exodus will be given with this tabernacle.
- What does the tabernacle mean? It means for those who are saved to receive the strength to save the world (5 fields) within worship.
This strength does not derive from myself. It is a strength given by God, a strength that comes from above, a unique strength, and absolute strength.
1) It is difficult for saved people of God because they do not enjoy this strength.
They know what the unique problem is, and that only Christ is the unique answer. They also know that they are the unique people who are within this, whom God will use (ones who are freed from sins, curses and Satan’s authority, God’s children, ones to save the world).
① How can it be explained that although people possess this unique mystery, they do not actually receive answers and continue to experience hardships?
One could say, ‘It is because that person has not realized the gospel’ or that ‘they have not resolved to Christ.’ Without caution, it becomes an incorrect judgement. Eventually, what is the final answer? They know the problem, answer, and spiritual identity, but they do not have any strength.
② Why did Peter and the disciples all deny, cruse, swear and run away?
The people in Matthew 16:16-19 were people who knew Christ and confessed. The people in Matthew 17:1-8 were people who went up the transfiguration mountain and who resolved on why it must only be Christ. Luke 22:31-32 were people who prepared for the death of Jesus. But why did they crumble? It is because they did not have the strength to overcome the temptations, conflicts, persecutions and Satan’s deceit coming from the world.
③ This is the reason why we must build the tabernacle and enjoy the blessing of the tabernacle. It means to receive the strength given from God.
So, what is the last thing after the Calvary experience (seeing my spiritual problems and the reason why it must be Christ), and Mount of Olives experience (discovering the mission to save people like me and the world)? It is experiencing Mark’s Upper Room. When they gathered and prayed and worshiped, the power of the Holy Spirit like fire and wind manifested upon them, overcame all persecutions, and all doors opened.
- What kind of works took place in the tabernacle?
1) In the most inner place in tabernacle called the Holy of Holies (Most Holy Place), the high priests made an altar for all the people.
① With the one altar of the high priests, all sins and curses of the people end, and God’s blessings begin (Hebrews 9:11-12).
It means for us to not lose hold of the thanksgiving and overwhelming joy of Christ coming as our High Priest and fulfilling the blessing of salvation. This is the mystery we must always restore in our worship and prayer. It is the thanksgiving and overwhelming joy regarding the blessing of salvation.
② The Ark of the Covenant is in the Holy of Holies, but there are three things there (Hebrews 9:4).
The covenant written in stone tablets (meaning that we are the people of the covenant), manna (meaning that our livelihood is taken care of), and Aaron’s staff that had budded (God-given authority to His people). Who is the Aaron of today? It is the Lord’s servant in the church, the pastor, and outside of the church, it is all church members who needs to save people and the world with this authority (1 Peter 2:9).
2) Behind the Holy of Holies is a Holy Place where the high priests gave worship every day, every festival, and or for some individual.
① There are three types of altars. From that, there are three types of worship.
The normal burnt offering is the official worship services decided by the church (Sunday service, Wednesday service, daily early morning service, regional service). Special worship services for each festival (give a special devotion with a special heart and special offering during these times). A worship can be given for an individual’s problem or special thanksgiving and devotion. The Lord’s servant can be requested, or the individual can give worship and prayer in their own place (family service, workplace service). Strength will be received as much as one love and long for worship, and answers and blessings to save the world will continue.
② There are three equipment in this Holy Place. (table of bread, golden lampstand, and golden altar of incense)
It means that in our worship and prayer we need to be centered on three things. That is the worship and prayer God desires. The bread on the table that needs to be changed every day signifies God’s word that we must hold onto daily (John 6:35, John 15:7). The golden altar of incense is the blessing of prayer we give before God every day (Revelations 8:3-4). It says that an angel delivers that prayer above to the throne. The golden lampstand is the light that shines the world, which signifies evangelism Matthew 5:14, Isaiah 60:1). Receive strength to save the field in worship, and after the worship ends, go to save the world. In no circumstance can darkness overcome light. Victory will be given continuously.
- There are three evidence that will surely appear when you receive strength by living centered on this tabernacle. That is the conclusion part of Exodus.
1) It says that a cloud covered the tabernacle and was filled the glory of the Lord (verses 34-35).
The glory of the Lord is upon the life and church of church members who succeed in worship. It is an individual and church with spirituality. No matter how lacking we are, who could possibly mock and destroy the individuals and church where the glory of God is upon? Satan who came to destroy individuals and the church will have to flee in seven directions. It is individuals and a church who are spiritually victorious.
2) It says that God lifts the clouds, seeing and guiding the way of the Israelites (verses 36-38).
It means that God accurately leads the way of the people. He attaches people to meet and sends us the way we need to go. It seems like we are simply going, or going by chance, but an accurate answer and blessing awaits. It may seem like you are encountering a problem, but you will experience God’s tremendous blessing that is waiting behind that. Do not worry about anything and succeed in worship and prayer. It says that your way will be successful and prosperous (Joshua 1:7-9)
3) What is the last conclusion they enjoyed?
They were able to stand as individuals who conquered Canaan, saved Canaan, and who relayed that blessings to their posterity. It does not matter even if problems arise along the way again. The Jordan River will split in two and the walls of Jericho will fall. The church member who enjoys this blessing will stand as ones who will save America, the Rome of today, and all 237 nations and people.
Conclusion – Live a life centered on the tabernacle. May you be blessed so that you may receive unique strength that God gives within worship and prayer and stand as true witnesses.
The Reason for Building a Tabernacle (Exodus 40:34-38) 2/9/2020 February 9, 2020The Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC:
The Reason He Made Us Look Only onto the Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9) 1/26/2020
After being saved from 400 years of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites face many failures along the way to the wilderness. They crossed the Red Sea (the baptism analogy of 1Corinthians 10:2), received the covenant of God’s People on Mount Sinai (evidence of people of the covenant), received many answers and experienced miracles, but failed because whenever problems came, they were discouraged, complained and resented. The passage is one of those representative incidents. God sent fiery venomous snakes to the Israelites who were resenting and complaining, and many people died. Why do these things happen to us? Even though we are saved, we face various problems and conflicts and conclusively fail, and lose hold of important blessings. What the Israelites had really lost hold of was the blessing and answer of Canaan Conquest (World Evangelization). Just like it was the end at being freed from 400 years of slavery in Egypt, it ended with only receiving salvation. We are not saved so that we may suffer and die like this. Why did God allow these incidents? It says that God sent a venomous snake and left people to die. 1 Corinthians 10:11 states that the failures of the Israelites in the wilderness is a mirror for us and that they were incidents to awake all believers in the end days. The Bible is telling us to not live like that.
- What is the reason saved people of God live repeatedly failing and losing hold of important blessings?
There is a fundamental reason there. There is a unique and absolute reason.
1) It also explains why the Israelites repeatedly were discouraged, complained, resented and eventually failed (v.4)
First, their hearts grew impatient. They were irritated, urgent, offended and even angry. It could have been an issue of environment and reality. It could have been because of people. It could have been an instance where their scars were touched. We are first deceived here.
2) From the outside, it is not wrong. However, if you look accurately and deeper, it is wrong.
① There was a more fundamental cause. It seems like the new coronavirus that has led the world into fear will become a tremendous disaster. They say that it will transcend the previous SARS and MERS. Beginning with fever, coughing and various symptoms, it develops into pneumonia and can lead to death. Then why is it that modern science and medicine are unable to find a cure? It means that they do not know the original identity of these viruses, including the common cold.
② This virus mutates and becomes a more fatal illness, but we do not know the fundamentals. If we are able to find that, there will be a cure.
It is the same for all the problems humans experience. From the outside, they are problems of the environment, reality, emotion (feelings), but the Bible states otherwise. There is a more fundamental, unique, and absolute cause.
3) This is called spiritual problems.
① We are unable to find and give answers because we only look at the visible problem when looking at a problem.
Why do people fall into game addiction, drug addiction and gambling addiction? Externally, it may be because they were lured by someone, or because they were in those kinds of environments. However, if you look deeper internally, the visible external problems are not the cause. First, it is that they are internally empty. Unable to meet God, all lives that are unable to be filled with blessing by God are fallen in this. These people wander around trying to find answers and fall into games, drugs, people and even money and worldly things, and become obsessed and eventually become addicted.
② It is a psychological problem, and a problem that affects the brain, but eventually there is a being who works in that empty place.
That is the spirt of darkness that is introduced in Genesis 1:2 who brings “darkness, confusion, and emptiness.” He is the late serpent, Satan, who destroyed Adam and Eve who were whole in Genesis 3:1-5. When Cain killed Abel with a stone, who were both Adam’s sons, in John 8:44, there was a hidden murder. It states that he was a murderer from the beginning, a liar, and the father of lies.” In John 10:10 it states that he like a thief who comes to destroy regardless of how kindly and diligently a person lives. John 14:30 states that he is the prince of the world. Corruption, suffering and curses are prolonging more as time goes, because he works in the world.
③ Because we look at problems, people and the world without knowing this fundamental problem, there is no hope in the world and anger and despair follow.
Depression, panic disorders, and personality disorders form within people, and later on, terror without reason, schizophrenia, and even demon possession happens. The incident of people dying by being bitten by a snake because they simply were discouraged, complained and resented, was to show this (spiritual problem).
- When the spiritual problem of all problems can be seen in human beings, a conclusion of why Christ is the unique solution is given.
It cannot be solved with human’s knowledge, diligence, effort, and science. God must do it. That is how it becomes a unique solution (Acts 4:12).
1) God sent His Son. He was anointed by the Holy Spirit and came.
He is the Christ (“the Anointed One,” Priest, King and Prophet). Ignorant Peter and the disciples made this confession, and experienced this through their own spiritual problems, and became people to save the Age.
2) Whoever was bitten by the fiery snake would be healed if they looked onto the bronze snake and was made to begin anew (John 3:14-15).
When Adam corrupted and fell into curses, this covenant was given in Genesis 3:15. The spiritual fundamental problems he possessed were solved. A new life began for him (2 Corinthians 5:17). It says that He will do new works (Isaiah 43:18-19). It says that we will live as witnesses (Acts 1:8). Depression will be healed, addiction will be healed, incurable diseases will be healed, and the entire life will be given a new start.
- If we look at problems, people and the world with this unique solution, God’s absolute plan will be seen.
1) Answers were unseen because we were only looking at what was in the surface, and because there are no answers, problems were only problems.
Inside Christ who is the unique solution, no problem is a problem (John 19:30). There is a hidden plan of God (7 Remnants). On the outside and in worldly standards, Joseph was cursed. No. It was God’s plan to save the world (Genesis 45:5).
2) We can never save people if we only look at people with what is visible, with physical standards, and with worldly standards.
If he receives answers to spiritual problems and look onto only Christ, he will become a witness of Christ in Satan’s face (Unique plan). What was the reason persecutor Paul could live as a historical evangelist? It was because there was an Ananias who obeyed God’s unique plan for Paul. As long as there are people like Ananias in the Church, historical works will happen. Even the Bible does not fit with those who are unable to open these eyes. The absolute plan of God hidden in the Bible are unseen.
3) The one person who knows the unique problem, who possesses the unique answer, and who knows God’s unique plan is important.
If I know the unique problem, possess the unique answer, and grab onto the unique plan, I become a unique person before God. In everything he does, works of unique blessings (uniqueness) and recreation arise. We only need to raise one person like that.
Conclusion – I hope you become church members who hold onto the reason He made us look at the bronze serpent, the unique problem, unique answer, and God’s unique plan.
The Reason He Made Us Look Only onto the Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9) 1/26/2020 February 2, 2020Answer of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC: March with Jehovah Nissi (Exodus 17:8-16) 1/12/2020
God had a conclusion and there was something He really wanted to do after liberating the Israelites from 400 years of slavery. He was trying to lead His people to the land of Canaan. This the land that God told Abraham to go to after leaving his country, his people and his father’s household. This is called “the land of the covenant”. This is because it is the land where Christ, who completes the covenant, would come.
- The land of Canaan where the Israelites had to go, has at least three spiritual meanings.
These are three blessings of the future that we, who received salvation inside of Christ, must enjoy.
1) It is the covenant of the eternal heaven to enjoy inside of Christ. It is the eternal future that the saved people of God must go towards.
On the day we depart from this world, we too must have a new, eternal beginning with the eternal life that God gives us right then and there.
2) Realistically, there is an important reason for the Israelites to enter Canaan. It is the land where their posterity must live.
① Canaan is the covenant of our posterity. We cannot allow our posterity to lose hold of the covenant and be trampled down like slaves of this world. This is the situation right now in the world, including the churches in America. Young people are losing faith and churches are closing their doors.
② The reason why the parent generation is standing before God, holding on to the covenant and praying, is to block these days. As parents pray holding on to the correct covenant, they have no choice but to entrust their children who are not following to God and His method.
3) There are people whom they must save after entering Canaan. This is the covenant of evangelism and missions.
① These are the people whom the Israelites must save and live together with in that land.
Those who they save later become people who do important works. The representative figures are the prostitute Rahab and the Gibeonites. The prostitute Rahab later became the ancestor of Jesus. The tabernacle was built on the land of the Gibeonites (2 Chronicles 1:3) and the template was built through Solomon (1 Kings 3:4). They also become helpers of God’s works at the temple (Joshua 9:27).
② These were people who you were not supposed to interact with from a worldly perspective or from a legal perspective.
Rahab was a prostitute and the Gibeonites were one of the seven nations that was told not to save in Canaan (Deuteronomy 7:1-4). Then how did they live? Even though it was ultimately God’s absolute grace and absolute selection, they chose faith on their own.
③ If you look in the field, absolutely there are prepared people like this. Outwardly, they may appear like they are people of failure, enemies, or persecutors, but there are those who kneel before the grace of God. These are the people who we must find in the field (Acts 13:48). When you create a 300-person evangelism list and pray, there will absolutely be those who open up their heart and accept Christ.
- The problem is that there are beings who are blocking this blessing. Who would they be?
1) It is the being who deceived the first lives, Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-5). It is the being who entered into Cain and made him kill his brother (John 8:44). This being is not just making our lives fall into failure or corruption. It says that he is the king over all nonbelievers (John 14:30). It also says that he is controlling this world through the rulers and authorities (Ephesians 6:12). He will create endless disasters and wars.
2) With our past, present and future problems he will continue to make us discouraged, fall into despair, and fail.
① After coming out from 400 years of slavery, the Israelites were chased to the Red Sea. It is Satan who touches and pokes at my past scars.
However, God ended it there. It says, “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14).
② In today’s passage, the Amalekites blocked the way of the Israelites. It is Satan who deceives with various problems of the present reality.
We must fight holding on to the covenant of “Jehovah Jireh (the LORD is my Banner)” (Exodus 17:15). It says that Satan will surrender when we fight (Luke 10:19, James 4:7, Romans 16:20).
③ We do not know what problems he may bring to try to deceive us in the future. In the book of Revelations, it says that he will bring suffering, wars and disasters to the world until the day the Lord comes. It says that even then, the Lord will fight with us and we will have victory (Revelations 17:14). This is why God had already called the Israelites “the Lord’s divisions (army)” when they came out from Egypt (Exodus 12:41).
- What is the mystery to having complete victory over the battle against Satan?
1) It is to hold on to Christ, the absolute covenant. Christ has already crushed the head of Satan (Genesis 3:15, 1 Corinthians 15:25).
All we have to do is continuously raise this banner of victory and stand in that line. It is like marching in the line of the light and the line of victory. We are the soldiers of Christ who are standing in this line (2 Timothy 2:3-4).
2) How will we fight? This is the message from today’s passage regarding the battle against the Amalekites.
① Moses told Joshua to choose some of their men and go out to fight (verse 9).
At that time, Joshua was a young adult. He was a young adult who was always beside Moses and ran errands, and at the most decisive moment he devoted himself. Remnants must learn true prayer. Even if it is just once a day, you must make that time of meeting 1:1 with God. You must make a prayer schedule and make your life centered around prayer so that it becomes a routine. (prayer nature). It cannot work with just barely realizing the message and knowing the Gospel in your head. If you cannot enjoy the Gospel through prayer, you will ultimately be deceived. You will end up living a life without strength, unable to receive guidance, always complaining and grumbling (this is the vast majority of the Israelites in the wilderness).
② At this time, the prayer support of someone is very important.
While Joshua was fighting, people like Moses, Aaron and Hur held their hands together and prayed. “I have raised my staff” (verse 9) and “raised my hands” (verse 11) are all images of holding on to the covenant and praying. When I first pray and try to fight, the prayer support of someone becomes a tremendous strength and background. When the church members hold on to the covenant and pray, even the small prayer support of the pastor makes a great work. Priest Eli’s one word of blessing became the answer of Samuel to Hannah who was praying (1 Samuel 1:17-19).
③ The reason why the enemy must crumble is because there are people to go and save in Canaan.
Ultimately, when we continue to go on the path of the evangelist who saves others, Satan’s work will crumble before the evangelists. These are the works recorded in the book of Acts. This is what the Lord promised as He sent out His disciples all over the world (Mark 16:17-18).
Conclusion- God has prepared everything so that we can raise a banner for the 237 nations this year. Any forces that are blocking this must be broken down. I hope that this year you will have the best prayer training and become natured in prayer. We must make the intensive training starting this week be that time. I bless you so that you may become the marching believers with Jehovah Nissi, the banner of victory.
March with Jehovah Nissi (Exodus 17:8-16) 1/12/2020 January 12, 2020The Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
Begin with the Banner of the Covenant of Passover (Exodus 12:21-27) 1/5/2020
We began the new year with the covenant “Church that plants the banner for 237 nations.” God will continue to heal all the people that we meet as we hold onto only Christ, only God’s kingdom, and only the power of the Holy Spirit (healing ministry). God will give us evidence to save the posterity (remnant ministry). He will raise up the multi-ethnic individuals and give us the evidence to save 237 nations (multi-ethnic ministry).
How must we begin this first week of the year? “Begin with the Banner of the Covenant of Passover.”
Begin your new year with the prayer that plants the banner of the Passover in all your fields. Where should be plant this flag? Inside yourself, in your families, in your churches, and in your fields.
We must first know what Passover signifies. After Joseph passed away, the Israelites began to lose hold of God’s covenant. Joseph was sold as a slave, but he went to that land as the one to save it. No one could help him, but he won victory solely through the mystery of God being with him. The king himself acknowledged him. “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?” That Joseph became the governor of Egypt and saved his family line, as well as the superpower nation of that age. The problem is after Joseph’s passing. The Israelites lost hold of their reason to live and struggled to make a living. To them, saving Egypt was irrelevant. They had lost hold of all the spiritual things and was bound by physical things and the secular world. 400 years of slavery went by before Moses stood up to free Israel.
We cannot live like this and leave. What does it mean for the Israelites to have lived as slaves? We, too, can end up living as slaves of this world. Our lives could fall into depression, addiction, and mental illnesses, oppressed by the forces of darkness. Later on, we end up relaying these painful curses to our future generations. It is time to escape.
- God created the Passover to have His people paint the blood of the lamb on their doorframes (verse 22). What miracle did this bring?
1) The 400 years of slavery ended. This is what is means for Christ to have finished our lives’ fate and curses (John 19:30).
We are not here to live enslaved to the world. We are not here to fail again. We are here to enjoy God’s blessings.
2) He crushed the head of the enemy that oppressed the Israelites with failure and pain.
① The night they applied the blood, God struck down all the firstborns of Egypt.
From the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of all the livestock (verse 29).
② This signifies that God overcame the authority of Satan, who drags us down to failure and pain.
Just as the Pharaoh surrendered to Moses that night, Satan surrendered to the cross before Christ. The disciples experienced this (Luke 10:17-20). This is the fulfillment of the covenant in Genesis 3:15.
③ When this authority of Satan surrendered, the Israelites were able to head toward the promised land of Canaan.
They began anew there as individuals and families that will save the world. This is the blessing of the evangelist that saves the world. Now, God has prepared all the spiritual power, finances, disciples and everything else that we will need to heal and save the 237 nations in this age.
- God told us to obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants (verse 24).
This is the covenant and the mission that we will hold onto. We will march on as we proclaim three spiritual victories that remain within the Passover covenant.
1) Declare that you have overcome the battle against your old frame, and that you will have victory.
① The moment we received salvation and held onto the blood of Christ, we had become a completely new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).
The Holy Spirit is within us. We are His children that will enjoy His authority and power (7 authorities and blessings). Regardless of how we lived outside of Christ as slaves and failures, we have been given a new life.
② In verse 43-48, the Lord told them to apply the lamb’s blood and eat the meat together (along with unleavened bread and bitter sprouts)
This is when communion was created. As we eat the body of Christ, we are to remember that we are one body with Christ. As He lives in us, He will use us for His glory.
③ Make a bold declaration of who you are; your identity in Christ.
Declare this as you pray and when you face difficult times or temptations. Do it to yourself and to Satan. This is the beginning of a battle. When David fought against Goliath, he began with this declaration (1 Samuel 17:45-47). Because we forget how loved we are by God and what authority and power of God we possess, we become scarred by people a d oppressed by our circumstances. We become deceived by Satan (parable of the eagle in a chicken coop).
2) Declare that you will stand as the one to relay this covenant and blessings to your posterity.
The generations after Joseph lost hold of this covenant. Their entire posterity became slaves to 400 years of destiny and curses.
① When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ be prepared to tell them (verse 26).
Relay the covenant of only Christ. Relay the evidence of faith that comes from living holding onto this covenant and the blessings that come from it. Pray this prayer for your future generations, and even when you do small tasks, be a person that sows many seeds. Whatever you sow, your posterity will reap (Galatians 6:7-9). Remnants above the age of 13 must begin to think about your children.
② Our devotion for the remnant ministry is not only for our own physical children.
We have spiritual children that we meet at church and in our fields. The successor of Moses was Joshua, who help Moses throughout his time. It was David that Samuel anointed and raised after himself. Paul raised Timothy, and Titus the multi-ethnic children (TCK).
3) Declare as the spiritual army that saves the 237 nations.
① We are not saved just so that we make a decent living. God will raise us as witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).
God will turn everything into evidence in order for us to go and save Jerusalem and to the ends of the earth despite our inadequacies.
② When the Israelites were freed through Passover and was leaving Egypt, the Lord called them His division (verse 41).
In our perspective, they are slaves. They people full of scars. But in God’s eyes, they were different. They were the one to hold onto only Christ, only God’s kingdom, and only the power of the Holy Spirit to save the world.
③ There are seven answers that the entire family of the Upper Room movement will receive (blessing of concentration, 237 missions, Evangelist training through RU, healing, saving TCKs, remnant summit training, personal evangelism schedule).
Organize your evangelism schedule. Begin your spiritual battle by praying for 300 evangelism list, 30 acceptances, and 3 disciples. Undoubtedly, Satan has knelt before Christ (1 Corinthians 15:25) and will kneel before us (Romans 16:20). When will this be? It will be when we hold onto the blood covenant of Christ and pray for evangelization and salvation of those who are bound by darkness.
Conclusion – We are God’s military. May you declare these three missions through only Christ and experience victory in your lives.
Begin with the Banner of the Covenant of Passover (Exodus 12:21-27) 1/5/2020 January 5, 2020Answer of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
Church that plants the Banner for 237 Nations (Isaiah 62:10-12) 1/1/2020
When the nation of Israel had fallen amidst hardships, God gave them this covenant. He told them to prepare the way for the people, build up the highway, and raise a banner for all nations. In January of 1990, as One Mind Church was being established within great adversities, God gave us the word Acts 11:19-21 and the mission of looking upon only Christ and saving individuals of all ethnicities and nations. At that time, this word was very unfitting to the reality of our personal lives and the church. However, God has been fulfilling this covenant for the past 23 years and has raised us as a church devoted to multi-ethnic ministries.
In retrospect, God gave the congregation and this church so many things for the fulfillment of this covenant. He allowed healing to take place in numerous souls, raised up important systems and disciples within the church and the fields, as well as blessed all the families and the children. As we come to a deeper understanding, we realize that saving people of all nations was God’s desire (John 3:16, 1 Timothy 2:4, Mark 16:15-20), Christ’s last covenant (Matthew 28:18-20), and the conclusion of all the answers and blessings that we were destined to enjoy (Acts 1:8).
This year, we will hold onto the time schedule of “The Answer of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC,” as we stand as a church that continues to bear fruits of three ministries.
- Healing Ministry. We must be healed and stand as an individual and a church that heals all nations.
In verse 10 of the passage, “pass through the gates” means “no longer be imprisoned by your scars, limits, and spiritual problems.” It is telling us to continue receiving healing. In order for us to build a path that saves souls, we must remove the stones within us first. This also signifies our individual healing. There is no other way. We must make this absolute solution, absolute missions, and absolute power our very own.
1) Only Christ; absolute solution. Continue to transform your imprints with only Christ.
Your imprints do not change in a couple days or even a couple years. These are long-imbedded things and thus take a long time. You must come to this one conclusion. Within Christ, all problems have been finished (John 19:30). Your old frame (old standards, levels, and norms) must be changed to the extent to which you are able to see, feel, and believe that any kind of problem is rather a plan of God.
2) Only God’s kingdom; absolute mission. With this mystery, continue to fight your spiritual battle and end your bitter roots within.
This eternal kingdom of God must be established in us now (Luke 17:21). The kingdom of God comes when the forces of Satan that work to destroy us, our families, our children, and the world is broken down (Matthew 12:28). The background of heaven is working behind our lives and our fields. God’s will shall be done, and the peace and joy of God will be manifested (Romans 14:17). On this persisting hell on earth, may you enjoy the mystery of living heaven on earth in 2020.
3) Only the power of the Holy Spirit; absolute power. Enjoying this power must become your nature.
God promised us this power because we are lacking and powerless. Because we will never be able to save the world with our mere strength and standard, we must look upon this spiritual power. Let go of other greed and embrace this holy longing. When we truly pray, he will give us power (Luke 11:13, John 14:12). Fight the spiritual battle with this power (Ephesians 6:10-12), save people (Mark 9:29), devote yourself (Philippians 3:3), and stand in the place of true summit (Genesis 41:38).
- Remnant Ministry. The fruits of the remnant age and the age of RUTC are in the making.
Before God spoke of blessings, He told us in Isaiah 6:13 that the main figures of this covenant are the remnants.
1) The 1st generation must end all impotence and curses of their age to make their posterity the heirs of hundred-fold blessings.
The parents must first stake their lives for holding onto this covenant (Deuteronomy 6:4-6) and relay this covenant whether you sit or stand (Deuteronomy 6:7-9). It does not matter if you cannot provide anything more. If you accurately relay this covenant well, God will bless your children with everything with Jehovah Jireh (Genesis 22:14). God may put you through an important test. He sees whether you choose the covenant or physical things. When God intended to bless Isaac, He had Abraham go through this process (Genesis 26:3, 5, 24).
2) Our remnants must hold onto the covenant of saving the adult generation and the world and its culture as you discover your mission.
Be grateful solely for the fact that your parents and adults are within the gospel as your prayer background, and humbly look for ways to help them. Besides the lack of experience, remnants possess many things. You must help the adults. That is how you realistically prepare for the future. Joshua was preparing to become the future leader as he supported Moses (Joshua 1:1). As Samuel ran errands for the church when he was young, he prepared to become the future leader (1 Samuel 2:18). The same goes for David (Psalm 78:70-72).
3) Adults must encourage and give the remnants a chance despite their inadequacies.
That is what it means to “feed my lamb” as Jesus said in John 21:15 (prayer for the next generation).
- With the blessings that come from these two ministries, we must plant the banner of saving 237 nations.
What does it mean to plant a banner? We are not merely holding up a flag. We are raising and installing it in place.
1) The banner has already been prepared. The Christ of victory is the banner.
① When the Israelites overcame the enemies, they used the term Jehovah Nissi (Exodus 17:15).
“the Lord is my banner” means the proclaim that the victory has already been given.
② The most dangerous thing in warfare is unbelief (fear, worries) and division. That was how the Canaan spies failed. They may have spoken the right words, but it became their unbelief, fear, and dispersion. When they put forth the ark of the covenant and crossed the Jordan River, or when they circled around the wall of Jericho, not one person spoke words of unbelief. They held onto the covenant of victory and unprecedented works of God arose.
2) By God’s blessings, they basic systems for multi-ethnic ministry and salvation of 237 nations have been established for the past 23 years. It is now the time to plant our flag.
① Continue to hold onto the covenant of 3,000 disciples, 300 regional churches, and commissioning missionaries to 30 nations, and devote in prayer.
Pray for regional churches to be established in all regions and join together in oneness. Beyond just being a region, may it become a place for regional ministry and camps in which we all come together in prayer and evangelism.
② Devote yourself to begin the system of military regional churches, collegiate regional churches, and healing regional churches all over the nation.
You can begin alone (1 Corinthians 3:16). It can be two or three individuals (Matthew 18:19-20). Even when you do small tasks in the church, have faith in the fact that it will be used for world evangelization (story of the Korean Haengju Fortress).
Conclusion – What blessings and answers did God promise to give when you march forth with the banner for 237 nations (verse 11-12)?
“Your savior comes.” You will come alive in salvation. “His reward is with him.” Even the smallest devotions will be rewarded by God. “You will be called Holy People.” Even when you do not succeed, God will place you in the seat of success, and your humble life will be a life that glorifies Him. May you plant the banner of Christ and victory as you walk on to save 237 nations in this blessed year of 2020.
Church that plants the Banner for 237 Nations (Isaiah 62:10-12) 1/1/2020 December 31, 2019Actualization of 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
They All Joined Together Constantly in Prayer (Acts 1:12-14) 12/29/2019
It is the last week of 2019. The remaining few days are our final chance, as well as the time to prepare for a new beginning. We know that the 365 days, 52 weeks, and 24 hours are calculated from the rotation and revolution of the earth. That is the principle of God’s creation, and we see that His plan lies within it. After 365 days, God desires for us to begin anew. After 24 hours, he wants us to reset. That is why our todays are important. God has allotted that time to us. In that time, we must discover His plan, enjoy His power and blessings to save the world. That is where 24 and 25 hour prayer emerges from.
Today may be our last chance for this year (James 4:13-16), and when the new year comes, it is a new beginning. In 2020, there will be many changes in the world. What must we prepare to greet this upcoming year? May the last days of 2019 be a time in which we enjoy the blessing of Mark’s Upper Room.
Why did the disciples gather at Mark’s Upper Room after Jesus ascended to heaven? What did they do? What was it that they held onto? What we know for sure is that they were able to save Rome and fulfill world evangelization. What kind of time did they have together?
- They realized their own current address.
If there is a new day and a new future for us, we must confirm if we are well on that path.
1) The GPS has a pin. This allows us to see where we are, and it helps us when we are lost or when we are telling others our current location.
2) Especially remnants must often check your current address. If there is one thing that remnants lack compared to adults, it is experience. In everything else, you are ahead. It is a tremendous blessing to have such a vast future ahead of you. In life, there are many regretful things we see in retrospect. If we examine where we are from time to time, we can prevent regretful decisions or failures. Adults’ nag you because they want to minimize that for you.
3) More important than people’s advice is the Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
① Within God’s word, listen to his consolation, advice, and exhortation as you recognize and renew yourself before the word.
When problems come or when you are facing your limits, hold onto the word and pray honestly. “Lord, I am not much more than this. This is who I am. That is why I need Christ. Help me.”
② This is what the people at Mark’s upper room did. They had nothing much to show for.
They were unlearned, had very little, and although they followed around Jesus for three years, they were still focused on physical and secular things (Matthew 16:23). At the critical moment, they denied Jesus and ran away in fear. What kind of prayer do you think these people prayed? They saw their current address before God. Before the new year, may you also have the time to reflect on yourself before God.
- They had the time to hold onto the covenant from God.
1) Before Jesus ascended, He gave three absolute covenants (covenant of 1, 3, 8).
① It’s the covenant of Christ (Acts 1:1). Whatever the case, Christ has finished all problems (John 19:30).
We are to look upon this Christ as only. This is how the people of Mark’s upper room were able to stand again, despite their failures.
② It’s the covenant of the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). He will be within us and will bring the kingdom of God upon wherever we go.
What is God’s kingdom? It is the destruction of the forces of darkness that made our lives hell on earth (Matthew 12:28). He will help us live by his will as we enjoy his peace and joy (Romans 14:17). He will be our heavenly background (Philippians 3:20). The people of Mark’s upper room enjoyed this background and overcame Rome.
③ It’s the covenant of the power of Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8). With our strength, we will barely make it in this world.
That is why God promised the power of the Holy Spirit. When we truly believe in this power, everything (all our pain and sorrow) will become evidence. With this strength, we must save others and the world in our time here.
2) Hold onto this covenant as yours and really pray. From there, comes 14, 24, 25, and 00.
We have shared the covenantal prayer topics to pray holding onto the covenant. May that covenant be your own covenant every day.
① Set aside a time for yourself and concentrate. That is what the people of Mark’s upper room did in Acts 1:14.
② If you look upon God 24 hours a day, works of Holy Spirit will arise. That is the mystery of 24.
③ You can experience the absolutely impossible becoming absolutely possible. That is the mystery of 25.
④ The answers and blessings we will receive is not only on this earth. The smallest of our prayers and devotions will be our eternal answers, blessings, nd reward. That is the mystery of 00.
- The answers and blessings that began here went on to save the entire world. That is the blessing of 237 nations and peoples.
In Acts 2, there are five absolute blessings of God that the people of Mark’s upper room experienced.
1) Blessing of God’s absolute power (Acts 2:1-3). Power like wind and fire was upon them.
Fear was cast away. All shame and despair of failure faded. Absolute power of God changed them. Are you discouraged by your powerlessness? Are you suffering from depression? If you experience this power, it will all be finished.
2) Blessing of Absolute doors (Acts 2:4-13). They were able to see all nations come alive through them. Conduct your businesses with this covenant. There will be multi-ethnic individuals that come your way. That can be the start of 237 missions (Isaiah 60:1-4).
3) Among them, there will be God’s prepared disciples (Acts 2:14-41).
As the word of the covenant (Christ, God’s kingdom, Holy Spirit) was proclaimed and people worshipped, 3,000 disciples arose. All regional churches must continue to do this. Through us, 3,000 disciples will arise.
4) Their meaningless life became an absolute system through which God works (Acts 2:42-45).
It was a system that God had no choice but to bless and use. They were able to establish a financial system that was strong enough to support each other.
5) In the region that they lived, many souls received salvation. That was the blessing of absolute field (Acts 2:46-47).
The individuals of Mark’s upper room were liked and complimented by others, and the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Conclusion – Try circling the numbers 1,3,8,14,24,25,00,237 and meditating upon it. It is a spiritual secret number that will save the world. Hold onto this covenant of Mark’s upper room that we must enjoy in our lifetime, and may we give ourselves a time of deep prayer before we greet the new year.
They All Joined Together Constantly in Prayer (Acts 1:12-14) 12/29/2019 December 29, 2019Actualization of 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
True Peace You Will Enjoy on Christmas (Luke 2:8-14) 12/22/2019
“Christmas” means to worship Christ. There are two reasons for us to be grateful to Him and worship Him.
First, He gave us the blessing of salvation. Through His angels, he gave us the “good news that will cause great joy for all the people” (gospel).He came as the one to save us (verse 11). “The blessing of salvation that Christ gifted us” is something we must clearly hold onto and be grateful for on this Christmas. When we enjoy this blessing, all problems will truly be finished.
As the eternal Priest, He finished all our eternal curses (Romans 8:1-2). There are curses of the original sin (Romans 5:12), curses of the family line (Exodus 20:4-5), and curses resulting from individual sins (Romans 3:10-18). By dying on the cross for us, Christ gave us the privilege to enjoy God’s blessings. As the eternal King, he has crushed the authority of Satan that continues to create pain and curses in this world (1 John 3:8). Let us no longer be deceived and stolen from, but rather fight the spiritual battle and live a life of victory (Luke 10:19). As the eternal Prophet, he showed us the eternal way and gave us the eternal truth and life (John 14:6). He has prepared our eternal future. Try entrusting everything (life, children, businesses, future, and eternity) to Him and looking upon only Christ in faith (1 Peter 5:7).
From there, follows the important blessing of peace. This is the second reason for our worship and gratitude.
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (verse 14). When we say “peace,” it consists of two meanings – blessing of comfort and oneness. These two things are lacking in people, families, churches, and the world. We do not have this peace within us, which is why conflicts, quarrels, and wars continue.
The entire world is a battlefield. There are constant fights within politics, families, and churches. Why is that?
Only Christ can end these conflicts, fights, and wars (Isaiah 9:6, Zachariah 9:10). There are three missions that we must do in the name of Christ, by His authority. Through those three things, we must save people, the churches, and the world.
- Hold onto the fact that Satan is working behind all conflicts and fights.
1) Why do we fight? We fight because we are upset, unjustified, or sometimes to seek justice because things are unfair.
However, it is ultimately tied to our own opinions, standards, and greed. If we see things through God’s point of view, we would not have to fight. Moreover, sometimes we ought to yield and wait. God may have greater things planned for us. Atheists believe that God does not exist and even if He did, they would not believe. Perhaps because things were not the way they idealized God to be, so they do not believe nor want to believe. One of their biggest reasons is that if God were to exist why is the world so difficult?
2) That is not the work of God, but the work of Satan (John 10:10).
When conflicts arise, there is a different spirit at work, and that is the spirit of Satan. He was a liar from the beginning, a murderer and a follower of his own desires (John 8:44). The age of Nephilim began this way (Genesis 6). Captivated by physical greed, corruption continues. That is the work of Satan (the one who fell from heaven). The age of the Tower of Babel also began this way (Genesis 11). They wanted to reach the top to become their own gods. Satan fueled them to form oneness for their greed, and things like dictatorship and wars begin with this kind of strength.
- Let Christ, who came as the King of peace (Isaiah 9:6), become the King of yourself, your family, and your life.
1) Unknowingly, we tend to make ourselves the king and the master of our lives. That is when Satan also begins to work.
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic (James 4:14-15).
2) In those times, kneel before Christ and ask Him to reign over you. Do no wait until you are broken; do it in your daily lives.
That is the 3 today’s. Every day, we are to receive strength through prayer, in order to save ourselves and the world. There are things that come from above when we do this. The wisdom from above is peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere (James 3:17-18). Wherever you go, there will be works of peace (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). You will save people, families and churches, and this world.
- To be used as apostles of peace, we must cultivate the strength of oneness.
Satan is splitting us apart, as he gathers his people and their power to dominate the world. The power of the 3 organizations in America is overwhelmingly great. The Jewish organization, New Age, and the Freemason organizations do good deeds, but deny Christ. They speak of uniting all religions and refuse to talk about only Christ.
1) Satan is quietly creating a flow in this world in which Christ no longer exists.
When Christ, who came as the only light to this world, is veiled, then this entire world will be masked in darkness (Isaiah 60:1-2). Satan, the spirit of the world, will confuse the hearts of people and prevent people from believing in Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4). Ultimately, there will come a time of suffering in the end (2 Timothy 3). Hatred, anger, war, terrors emerge as depression, mental illnesses, substance abuse, and suicide rates continue to rise.
2) By the power of only Christ, God’s kingdom, and the Holy Spirit, churches that will save the world must arise.
① We must save the remnants with the power of oneness that is within Christ. We must become one for the work of saving remnants.
Through the 25 years of remnant movement, remnants around the world are rising up as spiritual summits, skills summits, and culture summits. Our church must pray quietly for each and every remnant to commission them out to the world.
② We must do world missions with the power of oneness that is within Christ. The core of that mission is multi-ethnic missions.
From the start of our church, God had given us this blessing. It is so precious, and we are so grateful. Beginning from the multi-ethnic ministry, those individuals become oneness to be sent out into the world. The 5-member team from Acts 13:1-3 commissioned Paul and Barnabas, who were able to save Rome and the world.
③ Through the power of oneness that is within Christ, we are to create a healing center.
There are so many among us that are in pain and failure. By the authority of Christ, we must heal and save them (Mark 16:17-20). We are to go forth as a witness and save individuals like us (Acts 1:8).
Conclusion – May Christ’s true peace and blessing of oneness be overflowing in all our lives this Christmas.
True Peace You Will Enjoy on Christmas (Luke 2:8-14) 12/22/2019 December 22, 2019Actualization of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC:
We Who Are Within the Blessing of the Covenant (Matthew 1:21-23) 12/15/2019
Last week I shared a message that was entitled, “Myself Within the Blessing of the Covenant.” God has an absolute plan of blessing for me and has given that to me as a Covenant. If I simply go into Christ, I will become “the foundation of blessings, one who will be victorious, one who will save all nations and one who will relay the Covenant and blessing to the posterity.”
What is the conclusion? It is that, in order for this Covenant to be fulfilled, it says “I will be with you.” This is the Covenant of “with.”
This week’s message is about more than the fact that God is with me but is about the blessing of Immanuel of Him being with us. The passage of Matthew 1 is often referred to as the genealogy of Jesus. This is not merely a genealogy. It is an evidence and record of how God had given the covenant of the coming Christ, and how he fulfilled that covenant. As promised, he came and became our salvation (Jesus). So, what is the promise he gives us in order to raise us as witnesses to bless and save the world? That God is now, and forever “with us.” That is the meaning of Immanuel. In this, who are we?
- There are at least three fields where we should enjoy God being with us. They are three unities, as well as systems.
1) It is the unity and system of family.
What is the reason God allowed Adam and Eve to become husband and wife? A helper was needed (Genesis 2:20).
① What was a helper needed for? Was it to put food on the table? Today, it has become a world that is more convenient to live on your own.
God needed a companion who could bear together the commission for saving and ruling the world. That is why if there is no covenant for a married couple to hold onto, or if they lose hold of the commission to bear together, that family becomes a family with no relationship with God. Harshly put, it only becomes a unification of the flesh. It means it is not a form of family God desires and blesses. This is the first reason why young adults should not hastily date and marry unbelievers.
② Another reason is that in that family, there will be another flow other than the spiritual flow of the works of the Holy Spirit. Although it may seem like they have everything and are living well, there is no satisfaction. It is insatiable. Furthermore, scars that were formed as each individual grew up get mixed up and conflicts with no reason happen. The Bible says that there are unknown flows of the spirit of darkness in the family.
③ On the contrary, if that family becomes one within Christ and the Covenant, it becomes a family that God uses. Noah’s family was powerless and mocked, but God used that family and had them make an ark and preserved the world. Joseph’s family had many problems, but the twelve tribes of Israel were formed through the twelve sons of that family. God chose those families, was within those families, and blessed and used them.
④ Last week, we saw how God chose Abraham as an individual and how he blessed Abraham forever.
Later, God gives a promise that he will become the “God of all his descendants,” commands all of the males of that family to be circumcised (Genesis 17:12-14), blesses Sarai, and names her as the “mother of nations” (Genesis 17:15-16).
2) It is the unity and system of the church.
A more eternal unity than that of a physical unity of a family, and a blessed unity is the church.
① A physical family ends on earth. It is said that they will be like angels on that day (Mark 12:25). That is why it said to happily live the short days that have been allowed to us (Ecclesiastes 9:7-9). Especially, it said that in the covenant, married couples will receive eternal inheritance together (1 Peter 3:7).
② The church is beyond that. It is the body of Christ and a family to be together on the day of eternity (Revelations 21:1-3). That is why we must have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, and a humble mind (1 Peter 3:8). The church must become one within Christ, enjoy the same blessing within the Covenant, and continuously create a spiritual flow. This is the reason for us to come together and worship, pray, share, and bless (Matthew 18:18-20).
3) It is the unity of the region and workplace I work in, and a field system.
① In a workplace and region that God is surely with, there is a different culture and flow of blessings. It is saying for us to make a flow of a covenantal blessing in my workplace, school and region. That is called Darakbang (upper room meeting) and regional church. It said that God blessed Potiphar’s household because of Joseph, and for Joseph (Genesis 39:5). God was with him. It said that when Philip went to Samaria and shared the gospel and prayed, demons fled and much joy was in the city (Acts 8:4-8).
② There are many Covenants regarding my region and workplace in the Bible.
It says that God holds my lot, and that lines have fallen for me in pleasant places as an inheritance for me (Psalms 16:5-6). It says every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon will be given to you (Joshua 1:2-3). It says that you will possess the land forever (Isaiah 60:21). The God who is with me, should be with the region, workplace, and school I am at, because of me. That is Immanuel.
- How can we actually enjoy this blessing? The mystery is true communication and spiritual strength.
In order for people to go together, they must communicate well and possess strength to help each other. If not, it only becomes a burden. What does communication mean? It means that you connect with one another. It means nothing is blocked. If there is strength, there is nothing to be blocked.
1) You need to have the mystery of communicating with God. There must be nothing that blocks you from God.
① That is the mystery of worship and prayer. I need to be in the deep place of God. That is why you must succeed in worship. After worship, you must have a time of individual prayer. It is having my own time with God and communicating.
② At that time, things that need to be repented and renewed are revealed, works I must devote in are seen, and strength that is given by God is received. In addition, my circumstances should be known to the servants of the Lord and have them pray. They are servants of the Lord that were raised to bless me. (Eli who blessed Hannah, and prophet Gad, Nathan and Samuel who was with David during his whole life and blessed him.)
2) If you can communicate with God, you are able to communicate with people. All blocked things disappear. This is the mystery of the Gospel (Ephesians 1:10).
What must be done in order to communicate well with people? You need to hold many conversations as well as learn how to converse. However, something more important than that is the trust that believes in each other, and the love that tries to help and considers each other preciously. Many words are not necessary. Without this, no matter how many times people meet, they do not feel anything. Rather, fights happen.
3) For a person that connects with God and people, they can connect with everything in the world.
Everything that God has prepared for me becomes visible, and the heavenly mandate, commission, and calling that I must carry out are seen as well. True success comes. It is not merely a specialty. It becomes uniqueness because God blesses it and works of recreation that saves everyone rises.
Conclusion – I bless that you become church members that enjoy the evidence that God is with me in my family, church, and field.
We Who Are Within the Blessing of the Covenant (Matthew 1:21-23) 12/15/2019 December 15, 2019Actualization of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC:
Myself Within the Blessing of the Covenant (Genesis 12:1-4) 12/8/2019
From the 16th Remnant Conference in America, there were three covenants proclaimed that remnants must come to see fulfilled throughout the next year (save the adult generation, save the culture, save the world). It may seem like a mission that we must carry out, but in fact, it is actually a covenant that God gives us through the Bible. God had saved one person Joseph to save his family line, the entirety of Israel, Egypt, and all of its peoples. Regardless of the child’s age, if that child receives answers and is enjoying those blessings, the parents will follow. God sent an individual Moses to break down the idolatry of Egypt. Just as God promised, when the people put the blood of the lamb on their doors, the fate of 400 years of curses was finished. Through a persecutor and a weak individual Paul, God saved Rome.
All God’s people held onto his promise (covenant) and lived their life as a witness of the fulfillment of that covenant in their age (covenant journey, line of the covenant).
That is why we must realize the correct covenant and hold onto it in order to have correct faith. When we say, “we believe,” what do we believe? We believe in God, and the fact that his promise will be fulfilled. If we do not come to realize this, that is not the correct faith. If we held onto the correct covenant and that covenant does not become fulfilled, then that renders God a liar. Conversely, if God is giving us the covenant but we are not believing in it, then we are making God a liar (1 John 1:10). May you be true believers that enjoy the blessing of true covenant.
- At least hold onto three covenants.
This is the covenant that God gave to Abraham in the passage. Galatians 3:14 says this is the blessing that we will enjoy.
1) Fundamental or elemental covenant (verse 1-2).
God chose Abraham and told him to go to the land that he will show him. There, God told Abraham that he will be a source of blessings. Canaan here signifies Christ. It is the land that Christ will come to.
① What did this Christ do? What did he do that if we go to him, we become a source of blessings?
He came with the authority of a priest to finish all our sins and curses on the cross (Mark 2:10, Romans 8:1-2). He came with the authority of a king to crush the power of Satan that drags all lives down to failure (1 Corinthians 15:25, 1 John 3:8). He came with the authority of a prophet to be with us and take responsibility of our future into eternity (John 14:6). He ended our curses, gave us the power to fight the authority of Satan, and with us forever. Within this, our lives have no choice but to be source of blessings. Ourselves, our posterity, and out church must hold onto this covenant.
② God’s kingdom will come upon the lives that walk with Christ.
He is our king and our Lord that governs over us (Luke 17:21). Forces of darkness in all fields will crumble and the flow of the field will change (Matthew 12:28). The background of those lives is the kingdom of God (Philippians 3:20).
③ Whenever we look upon this Christ and pray, the power of the Holy Spirit works.
If you truly believe and pray, you will be able to do even greater works than that of Jesus (John 14:12-14). There were many terms that signify this – answer of nobody, absolute answer, answer of uniqueness, recreation, transcendence.
2) Covenant of identity (verse 3).
He has called you as the one to enjoy this covenant, and the moment you accepted Christ, he gave you amazing identity and authority.
① Covenant of being the child of God (John 1:12, Romans 8:15-17). There are at least seven authorities that follow.
② Covenant of royal priesthood. It is a covenant of having the authority to battle against Satan, the king of this world, and have victory to save the world. Deuteronomy 33:29 says, “you will trample down their highest places.” There are so many brilliant and outstanding individuals, but they are all crumbling down. Isaiah 60:1-5 says, “if you arise and shine, your descendants, all nations, all kings and its riches, all kings, all nations and its riches will come to your light.” Mark 16:17-20 says that for those who believe, there will be signs of saving and healing the world. Have you been diseased, fallen, or been in great hardships? If you hold onto this covenant, you will save people just like you.
3) Covenant of saving the age (verse 3).
“All nations on earth will be blessed through you.” This is the covenant of world evangelization that saves the age and the world. This is the magnitude of the blessings that you will receive. Whether you are studying or running a business, prepare your vessel to contain such answers.
- How must we prepare our vessel for these answers and blessings?
You must make this covenant yours. It cannot be borrowed, nor can it belong to your parents or others. Furthermore, this must be placed in you as imprints, roots, and nature so that you do not shake under any circumstances.
1) You must accept this covenant as yours. That is called acceptance (John 1:12, Revelations 3:20).
When someone hands you a gift, it only becomes your if you accept it (Ephesians 2:8). When you are introduced to a partner, you must both accept (2 Corinthians 11:2).
2) Meditate on the word daily and express your faith for his covenant (confession of faith).
When it says in verse 4 that Abraham followed the word, this is what it means. That is the mystery to receiving guidance and strength. None of Samuel’s words fell to the ground (1 Samuel 3:19). David also led such a life (Psalm 19:14). On the other hand, there are also accounts of individuals that failed. That was the result of the reports that the ten spies brought back (Numbers 14:28).
3) Will you choose the covenant as you live your life? It is up to you to choose either your standards, levels and realities.
Israel broke the covenant as Adam did (Joshua 6:7). As a result, all lives fell into curses (Romans 5:12). There are many fruits of the knowledge of good and evil before us. However, even if we fall, God will fulfill all promises if we come back and hold onto the covenant. That is called the grace covenant (1 Corinthians 11:25). God was pleased with Abraham, who was full of failures, and David as well (Romans 4:1-8).
4) What is our final conclusion? Until this covenant is fulfilled, He will not leave us for eternity.
That is the covenant of “with.” God came to Jacob, who was running away, to give emphasize this covenant (Genesis 28:15). When the disciples held onto the covenant and got up from their failures, God gave them this promise as He sent them out to the world (Matthew 28:20).
Conclusion – If you are within the covenant and you are holding onto the covenant, you as one person are incredibly precious. The things that God has prepared for you are tremendous and great (Jeremiah 33:3, Ephesians 3:20). That is when you will be able to the real things and real fields (missions) that God has prepared for you. If you see through the eyes of this gospel covenant, you can embrace and save anyone. May you restore yourself that is within this blessing of the covenant.
Myself Within the Blessing of the Covenant (Genesis 12:1-4) 12/8/2019 December 8, 2019Actualization of 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC: 11/24/2019
People Who Enjoy the Blessing of the Feast of Tabernacles (Deut.16:13-17)
Today is Thanksgiving Sunday in the United States as well as the Sunday celebrating the Feast of Ingathering, which is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles in the Bible. The reason why it was called the Feast of Ingathering is because it represents the time when you harvest and store the borne fruit from the seeds sown in the spring. The reason why it was called the Feast of Tabernacles is because you had to build a tent outside your house and stay in there for a week. What is the meaning of Thanksgiving in the United States? Why did the Bible say to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles? Inside of this there is an important covenant that the saved people of God must hold on to and enjoy. I bless you that this may be the greatest week of holding on to the three covenants within.
- The covenant of the harvest and fruits that God gives.
In verse 15, it says, “Be joyful and be thankful for God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands.” It is rightful to be thankful for the harvest (fruit) we were able to reap from the seeds we sowed and the labor we put in this year.
1) It is not just to that extent. Going further, it says to believe that He will bless you in everything that you do with your hands and rejoice.
This is the gratitude that the Puritans gave when they came to this land in 1620. It was a gratitude of faith. Records show that among the first 102 Puritans who came, only 53 people survived the cold and diseases. During that time, they had tears of gratitude as they invited the Native Americans, who taught them how to farm and helped them, and celebrated Thanksgiving. Since then, the tradition of hunting and catching turkey, and eating corn that was food for a day began.
2) Was it a difficult year and a year without much fruit?
That is why some people lose strength and get discouraged. At that time, there are also those who give thanks for their faith and share the little things they have been given. One of the most important elements in our walk of faith is this faith of thanksgiving and the blessing of sharing that comes from this. That is why it is not just my family, but also inviting Levites who had no businesses, wayfarers, orphans, widows when celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles and sharing this blessing (verse 14). This is when you must bring gifts according to how much God has blessed you and by that strength.
3) Is it true that you are saved children of God? Restore your faith, restore thanksgiving and restore the blessing of sharing.
If you are thankful even for the smallest things and share them, they will grow. This is Biblical and it becomes a greater source of blessings (1 Thessalonians 5:18, Luke 6:38). The anxiety, worries, complaints, resentment within me is my current spiritual state and my future. It will happen just as is (Job 3:25). Be thankful that I can hear and see (Helen Keller’s thanksgiving) and be thankful for being alive today (Robinson Crusoe’s thanksgiving). Believe that within today’s problem and crises, everything will turn into evidence and give thanks (Daniel’s thanksgiving in Daniel 6:10). Are there any believers who are ill? Before my body can heal, my spiritual state must heal. And before I receive any answers or blessings, I must first restore faith of thanksgiving within me. At that time, you live as you share the little things with others.
- When you think about the spiritual meaning of the Feast of Tabernacles, these three things – faith, thanksgiving, and sharing – are everything.
1) What is the faith that I must hold on to? It is the faith of our spiritual identity.
Who are we? Christ gave up His own life and allowed us to receive salvation (1 John 5:11-12), and no one can snatch that life away (요10:28).
① That life was the “holy seed” that God chose and planted in this world. He called them “Remnants” (Isaiah 6:13).
When farmers plant seeds, they do not just plant any seed. This means that God chose us before creation (Ephesians 1:3-5). I myself say that I am nothing so that is why I really am not anything. When a problem comes, I get discouraged, and when I look at the world, I become so small, so the devil gets excited and continues to bring problems and conflicts to me.
② We are like the branches on a vine (John 15:1-5).
Because Christ is the true vine and my Father is the gardener, as long as I remain inside of Christ, fruits will bear. This means He will harvest the fruits and store them in heaven (meaning of Feast of Ingathering).
③ God called us as his children who will enjoy all His blessings (Romans 8:15-17).
Even though a slave does ten thousand out of ten thousand things well, he is still a servant. However, even if a child does ten thousand out of ten thousand things wrong, He will wait and save the child.
2) What is it that we must be truly thankful for? It is being thankful for our future, our conclusion, and our eternal background.
Why was it named the Feast of Tabernacles and what is the reason why they had to build a tent and live inside of it for a week?
① Even though there were circumstances for the Israelites to live without homes and in tents they built when they were in the wilderness, it is so that they do not forget that God held on to them in the end.
Those who are saved go knowing the conclusion and the future (Acts 1:8). For that reason, He is with us through the heavenly background (Philippians 3:20). When we truly pray, He will move angels to guard and answer us. When Daniel prayed with thanksgiving in crisis, He sent an angel to the lions’ den. When Peter was captured in prison, his fellow believers earnestly prayed, and an angel was sent and allowed Peter to come out. When Paul held on to the covenant and prayed during the storm, even that storm became an opportunity for him. Angels were sent and spoke to him.
② Furthermore, the world is like a tent that you will live in temporarily; do not forget the blessings you will enjoy in heaven.
If there is no eternal heaven for us, then life is meaningless. The true answers and blessings that we must enjoy are in heaven. That is why He told them not to store up treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal but store up treasures in heaven. The tears that we shed for the gospel, the things we lost for the sake of the gospel, and all the hard work we have done will not be in vain. Be thankful that eternal blessings and answers are being piled up (Marks 10:29-30).
3) What is it that we must truly share in this land?
It is the gospel of Christ who promised me a true identity, my future and conclusion, and a heavenly background.
① It is to help souls with life not only physically, but also spiritually.
Peter who could have given coins to the crippled man who begged at the temple gate, instead saved his soul and allowed his entire life to be healed (Acts 3:6-8). That man became someone who praised God and went out and proclaimed the gospel.
② Those people who we evangelize are all important fruits who will be with us in heaven and we will become people who will enjoy the heavenly background.
On that day, there will no longer be any pain, tears, or disputes needed. This is the blessing that an evangelist must share. Next week, hold on to the covenant of the 33 nations of Latin America and really pray for the Spanish Evangelism Festival, and evangelize.
Conclusion – I bless you that you may hold on to the covenant of the Feast of Tabernacles and Feast of Ingathering this week and restore the greatest faith, thanksgiving and blessing of sharing.
People Who Enjoy the Blessing of the Feast of Tabernacles (Deut.16:13-17) Deut.16:13-17Actualization of the 1st 2nd 3rd RUTC:
Blessed Witnesses to Save Samaria (Acts 8:4-8) 11/17/2019
Jesus told us that we would be witnesses in Samaria, to the ends of the earth, but what kind of place is Samaria?
Originally, Samaria was the capital of Israel after Israel split into North and South following King Solomon’s reign. Then, it was destroyed in B.C. 722 by Assyria, a nation that demolished the city and killed its men or took them as captives. Assyria brought captives over and had them marry Jewish women, and later when Israel was restored, the people of Samaria was looked down upon and persecuted for not being purely of Jewish descent.
Jesus went into this land first. In Luke 9, Jesus went to Samaria, but the people rejected him because he was going to Jerusalem. There are such times when we are rejected and persecuted for intending to save lives. In John 4, Jesus went into Samaria and gave the gospel to a woman that came to collect water. When he asked her for water, she was surprised that a Jewish man would talk to a Samaritan woman. There, he explained to her what living water of eternal life was. Today, the Lord is telling us to become such witnesses to save Samaria. If so, what does Samaria of this age signify? We must think about at least three healing missions.
- Individuals around us that are suffering.
1) There are many healing recipients around us. This is not only about struggles for basic necessities.
There are so many people that fall into substance abuse and addiction and suicide, full of hatred and anger toward people that result in murders (UCLA reports that within the past three months, nine students have passed away due to substance addictions and suicide, and a high school student had shot a friend on their birthday and then shot himself).
2) There are people like this near us. They may be among non-believers, or believers in the church.
They may be struggling from hidden scars, loneliness, anger, and despair as they cry out for help, but we may be oblivious to it. To put it in an extreme way, most of us may be in that kind of state as we near the end times. We just hide it well. What are we going to do? Are we going to separate people? Ignore them? Neither is what God wants (Luke 10’s Samaritan parable). If we act those ways, we will be deceived as well. You must be able to see at least three things and give them the answer.
① Their hidden scars.
Usually, they are scars from childhood. It may be from parents, other people, or public humiliation. At that time, if they do not receive the answer and healing within the gospel, it will undoubtedly turn into spiritual problems that they will not be able to handle (Isaiah 61:1). They may have been scarred by their parents. However, if you think about it in the gospel, every human being is a victim. We all grew up not knowing the gospel, with our background of idols and worldly standards. The parents themselves sometimes have similar scars from their own parents. Unbeknownst to them, those things are passed down. To free us from all of this, Christ took on curses and suffering in our stead (Romans 8:1-2), is with us now by the Holy Spirit, and is healing us one by one through the word and prayer that we hold onto.
② There are many that suffer because of the lack of assurance.
When problems come and the pain is overwhelming, we even question our salvation. However, the fact that we doubt or question our salvation means that we are saved. It is just that we must continue to change our imprints within the word and root down in faith in prayer. In the end times, there will be one deception after another. That is why we must “continue what we have learned and have become convinced of” (2 Timothy 3:13-15). You must personally meet them to help them through the word. If personalization, gospelization, and disciplization take place, that individual will be healed and stand as a disciple.
③ There are many believers in despair and resentment because their problems have not been answered.
If their problems are not solved even when they pray, they conclude that God does not exist or that He doesn’t listen to their prayers. Salvation itself is the answer of all answers, and the fact that He is inside you the moment you accepted Christ is the evidence of all evidences (1 John 5:11-12). If someone is lacking assurance, it may be necessary to have them accept Christ again. Sometimes, people do not realize that they are receiving answers either because they are not so bright, or their hearts have turned cold (Luke 17 Samaritan’s gratitude). The sure fact is that even if you do not see answers right now, if you wait, God will bring different or greater answers (Jeremiah 33:3). Try jotting down answers that you have received in your prayer journals. You will come to realize that you had been given so much that you have no choice but to give thanks.
- Regions around us that are full of darkness.
1) In the passage, deacon Phillip went into a region of Samaria, where many were demon possessed, diseased, or depressed at heart.
He proclaimed of only Christ and many were healed. There was great joy in the city.
2) When I pioneered this One Mind Church, I heard the voice of God telling me to go to Washington, D.C.
I have been praying and looking for God’s plan in the region of Berry Farm for a while. This is a piece of land that was given to the African Americans after the Civil War but had become filled with darkness. The housing prices are predicted to rise, but we must spiritually save the region. Please pray so that there may be established a regional church.
3) God has placed you as a watchman in your region. We are not here to merely make a living.
We are the Phillips of this age. The power of Christ that you hold onto and proclaim, the prayers that you pray for your region is what will change the spiritual flow of your area. There is a spiritual flow associated with all the crimes, depression, drugs, and violence that is going on.
- The nations are suffering in this age.
There are so many countries under curses, disasters, pain and darkness. These can be the sign of the end times.
1) First of all, the central and south Americas are in a critical state. These nations are the closest to the United States, and many refugees are fleeing here.
The Venezuelan refugees are under great hardships. Many students in Chile are dying while protesting. Bolivia’s president has resigned and went to exile. It is fundamentally because the Spanish armies and Catholicism had entered into these nations before the gospel had.
2) Many nations have and are suffering under communism.
The Churches of East Europe (Serbia, Bulgaria, etc) have crumbled, yet there are remnants and people that God has remained that are rising up. Hong Kong is facing crises and the children nof North Korea are in danger.
3) Islamic nations.
Refugees are fleeing from Bangladesh, Iraq, and Pakistan.
Conclusion – Discover the mission for your life. For that, God will give you everything. Do not be dismayed before hardships. Hold onto the mission of healing people like you. As Phillip was being chased out under persecution, he saved Samaria.
Blessed Witnesses to Save Samaria (Acts 8:4-8) 11/17/2019 November 17, 2019