Let us continue from Daniel 3:29-30 (KJV) 29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar was a king who served other gods, not the God of Israel. But if you speak against their god, you will be severely punished. This is because there is no other god who can save you from the fiery pit. In other words, the pagan gods they believe in cannot do that. But ironically they still believe in them. Nebuchadnezzar recognized that the God the Jews worship is the mightiest. Better than many religious people today. That is why God appointed Nebuchadnezzar in his generation as a king to rule over the entire world. God just used him as a servant. He chose Nebuchadnezzar to rule and chastise the Jews. God also uses the devil as a servant because the time has not yet come. Satan’s been judged, but he’s still serving God even today. However, while Nebuchadnezzar said this, he did not acknowledge the God of Israel was the true God and that the other gods were counterfeits. Obviously, Nebuchadnezzar praises the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but he has no will to serve Him. Many people come to church and praise Jesus Christ and glorify the Heavenly Father, yet have no desire to serve Him. That is an unbeliever serving another God, another Jesus. If you truly believe that God manifested in flesh, Jesus Christ, is the One and only who can save you from death and deliver you from hell, then you can serve Him. Serving God means being able to go out with gratitude no matter what circumstances He allows. Unfortunately, people today worship other gods. Another Jesus conjured up from within their own hearts who only blesses them via another gospel. Pastors serve Jesus who only revives their churches. Nebuchadnezzar knelt down and bowed down to Daniel and gave him many gifts, a simple gesture which was better than today’s Christians. Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged God as another god, but not as THE absolute Almighty Creator. There is no other god who can rescue them like this. He did lay down a decree to never speak against God. This just shows that God of Israel is the greatest, does it not? And yet the king himself did not turn from serving his pagan gods. Korean ministers who did not worship at Shinto shrines during the Japanese colonial era truly believed in Jesus Christ. The faithful few who lived according to the words our Lord asked Martha even if it meant their death; John 11:25-26 (KJV) 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Do you really believe in these words Martha? When she acknowledged, he called and resurrected Lazarus. Why don’t Christians today experience God’s saving power in their lives? Why can’t we experience God who saves us not only from hell, but also from death and hardship in life? It’s because we don’t trust Him. God has led you to such a place and want you to experience how will lead you from there. But people just don’t want to. When there is trouble, it is just resentment and anger. Apostle Paul said: Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 KJV)  When he was thankful, God saved him because Paul fully trusted in the Lord. Many typically fear over physical, carnal issues, not believing in the scripture though he were dead, yet shall he live and yet claim to be a Christian. Such times we are living. Think about it for a second. Babylon is where everybody serves many other pagan gods, except for Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. These are a model of the Jewish remnant during the Great Tribulation, and at the same time a model of the true Christians remaining in the end times. Since the majority today is not like this, it is just a religious act to worship on Sunday. There is not much difference between modern day Christians and the people of the world once they go outside the church. There is one thing that Nebuchadnezzar clearly gets wrong here. He didn’t understand the greatest proof that makes God THE God. A God must have the ability to save. Salvation from death and hell. Fast forward to (Daniel 6:27 KJV) He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. This is what Darius says when Daniel comes out of the lions’ den. Darius, Cyrus and Nebuchadnezzar are much better people than those who claim to be Christian presidents. A true God delivers and rescues. (Psalm 50:15 KJV) says: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Glorifying God is not done by dressed in expensive luxury goods and singing hallelujah only when all is well and everyone in my family are in good health. What glorifies God is when I rely on the Lord in the midst of difficulties, trusting Him completely and believing in God who saves me from the mouth of the lion and the mouth of the devil in the midst of death, ultimately experiencing Him saving me as I am grateful to the end. This is what glorifies God. If God puts people into some stressful events to gain a little glory from them, they can’t or won’t withstand it and fall into temptation being deceived. Then you can’t experience God. We must experience God who saves us from distresses, trials, and persecutions now, while we are living on this earth. Only then can we overcome the various trials that are thrown at us. If we believe that Jesus Christ, the Creator and God we believe in, is the only true God, then we must believe that He can save us from all suffering, pain, sin, and hell. If not, He is of no use. For those who go to church, including us, Are you really happy when you say that you go to church? Second question, are you sure that your sins are forgiven? Third, are you sure you won’t go to hell if you die today? If you cannot answer “YES” to these questions, that is proof that you are not yet saved. It’s simple.

 In other words, all of us are already dead. Since the body is dead and when you accept Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit comes in only when your sins are forgiven, and the Spirit of Jesus, who is God, is the Spirit of Prophecy. And anyone who does so can see their future clearly. Today, people do not receive the true Spirit of prophecy, but rather receive another spirit and they like to receive prophecies about how well their business and children will do in the future. The real prophecy is that when I am forgiven, the Spirit of God comes in, otherwise you’ll die. “I’m 100% sure I’m not going to hell. I’m going to meet the Lord when He returns.” If you have this certainty, you have received the Spirit of prophecy, the Holy Spirit. Otherwise, people who go to church to solve the problems of the corruptible world while still serving other gods. It’s a pity how churches across the world are filled with these sort of people. That’s why we all need to examine ourselves. Is the God I really believe in Jesus Christ or some other god? Is Jesus Christ, the God I believe in, really the God who can deliver me from death, hell, and all suffering? Do I really believe in Him? Happy is he who believes in him. People who are doing well on earth are rather unfortunate. Truly happy are those who have experienced God’s hand of deliverance at unthinkable moments. When we call on the Lord, he hears us and saves us no matter how difficult our situations may be. That’s when the Lord is glorified. The Lord received glory through Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. If they hadn’t been thrown into the lions’ den or the fiery furnace, they wouldn’t have experienced deliverance. When the three men went into the furnace, another man appeared and Nebuchadnezzar said, the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. (Daniel 3:25 KJV) But the NIV or other Revised Bible translations say a son of the gods. Not only the translators did not recognize Jesus Christ, but they do not believe in Him either. Rather, Nebuchadnezzar said: like the Son of God, with capital letters S& G while theologians and perverted Bible translators believed it to be a son of the gods. Unregenerate theologians altered the Bible because that was a son of the many gods they worshipped. What happens when pastors learn from and teach such a Bible? The problem of serving and worshiping other gods arises in the church. The apostle Paul served the true God, Jesus Christ who he constantly testified, which upset many during that time, labeling him as a heretic and imprisoning him. The reason being: many testified about Christ, but they also preached other gods as well in those days. The apostle Paul said, he rejoice that Christ is preached, whether for good or evil. Even if He is preached with evil intent, when the Holy Spirit works, He works as the true Christ for them, as it is recorded in the Bible through Nebuchadnezzar that God of Israel is the One and only Almighty God. Nebuchadnezzar probably did not know that his words were recorded in the Bible sin he has been long dead.

Continuing with (Daniel 4:1-3 KJV) ¶ Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. The time of the Gentiles began with Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon. All the sanctuaries of the nation of Israel were burned down and destroyed so that they could not offer sacrifices. The fact that there is no tabernacle or temple means that God has left. This is how the nation of Israel was captured by Babylon. From that time on, the times of the Gentiles ruling the world began. God’s kingdom of heaven has departed for Israel. Jesus said:…Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. (Luke 21:24 KJV) In other words, when Jerusalem is restored, the times of the Gentiles will come to an end. The Rapture will take place and the Great Tribulation will begin. In 1967, the eastern Jerusalem was restored from the Six Day War. The Jews were pressured to evacuate from Samaria and Gaza during the Bush presidency by funding billions of dollars towards moving expenses. Prime Minister Netanyahu at the time was tricked into giving an “evacuation order”. What happened afterwards? It’s not a coincidence that United State was hit with hurricane Katrina for what it did to Israel. But when Netanyahu realized that Jerusalem was their God given land after reading the Bible, he started to build houses there again. The U.S. President at the time didn’t like that at all. Romney instead was favored, not only because he and his people claimed to be tribe of Manasseh and Joseph.; which is a lie, and then prayed at the Western wall. Even today, the Prime Minister of Israel should never rely on the United States as in Old Testament times when Israel fell into a trap while relying on Babylon, Egypt or Assyria. Only rely on God.

Half of Jerusalem has already been restored, and because of this, more Jews than Gentiles are returning to the Lord, believing that the time of the Gentiles is over. When we see broken branches sprouting, grafted and putting forth leaves, we must raise our heads and wake up, knowing that the time of the Lord’s return is near. Again, God granted Nebuchadnezzar the dominion. In reality, it was the devil who was given the dominion by the law of God’s justice. After Adam and Eve sinned, they became slaves of the devil because those who have sinned are enslaved to sin. God acknowledged this. In the Gospels, when Jesus Christ came up after baptism in the Jordan River, the Holy Spirit led Him into the wilderness where the devil tested Him. “The whole world has been given to me. Bow down to me and I will give it to you.” The the Lord said nothing even though He created the world, because He is a God of justice. He has to die in order to save us, so He gave the dominion to the devil. Until when? Until the Second Coming. Why? To make sinners like us children of God. For this reason, God is being patient with you even today. The kings and presidents of all nations were given principalities and powers by God’s permission. Principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and evil spirits are the four legions of the devil that we fight against. God chose Nebuchadnezzar to rule the whole world. For (Daniel 2:37-38 KJV) says: Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. You must remember this authority was given by God. Even the devil who currently rules this world is given authority by God for a short time because man have sinned. Therefore, with these words, King Nebuchadnezzar reaffirmed that his authority extended over all his land. Here, he speaks as if He himself is God:…unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. (Daniel 4:1 KJV) He said this because he had been entrusted by God with the authority to rule, just as the apostle Paul said, “Grace and peace be with you” whenever he closed his epistles. Even today, political powers are delegated to those who are chosen according to God’s will. ¶ Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. (Romans 13:1-2 KJV) For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. (Romans 13:4-5 KJV) If we obey the law, the police will help us. If your car breaks down, they come and help you, and if you don’t, they give you a ticket. God granted them authority. When Pastor Song was in Covina, he went to worshiped with the officers at the police station once a week. Turns out, the chief of police was a born-again Christian. Including the mayor. Nevertheless, all local gangsters in the area disappeared. Such miraculous things happen even in our times.

Skip ahead to (Daniel 4:17 KJV) This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. In the end, as mentioned before, God briefly entrusted the full sovereignty of the earth to the devil. That’s why the devil divides the power to rule the world entrusted to him one by one and distributes it to many. Not anyone becomes the president. That doesn’t mean that person is a man of God. As we all know by now, they elect the obedient members among the Freemasons. Therefore, we must fight against the principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and evil spirits, the government officials setup by Satan, armed with the words of the Bible. The battle is a spiritual, not of blood and flesh. We must put on the full armor of God and overcome by trusting in the Lord spiritually. We can’t win if we don’t put on the full armor. But many people claim that God is ruling right now. These sort of folks are like sitting ducks. True, God reigns, but because of man’s sin, He delegated the authority unto Satan. That is God’s law of justice. The source of sovereignty always comes from God. That’s why we must obey and carry out the decrees created by these officials of the world. Only then can we be protected, as they are also angels sent by God to help us as long as we do not commit crime or break the law.

(Daniel 4:2 KJV) I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. The signs and wonders of God, which were manifested through truly mysterious events of Daniel interpreting dreams and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being thrown into the fiery furnace and surviving unharmed, were already known to Babylon. There was no Internet at that time, but such news would soon spread by word of mouth like a wild fire. But now, in chapter 4, Daniel interprets yet another dream. These signs and wonders are happening again, and Nebuchadnezzar thinks it’s good to officially inform all the people and says, I have been given authority from God. If you tell the people about it yourself, won’t the people see you as a god? It’s a calculated political tactic. Politicians these days will use any good thing to raise their status. You don’t elevate somebody for the sake of that person, but by elevating that person and raising your status, that makes you look good. Politics ultimately comes from Satan. To deceive the masses.  (Daniel 4:3 KJV) How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. He sure sounds like what the prophets and apostles would say. Nebuchadnezzar sure sound like the voice of the 144,000 Jews who received the seal of God during the Great Tribulation, praising the Lord and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom on this earth. In the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar is a representative type of the coming Antichrist. Of course, so is Pharaoh. Caesar. Hitler. Cain. King Saul also. All who persecute the people of God are examples of the Antichrist. The apostle John said 2000 years ago The Antichrist will come, but he is already here. However, THE actual Antichrist appears as the incarnation of the devil. Once such man makes his appearance into this world in a human body this world will be out of control. Once America collapses, such character will be wrecking havoc in the world as they welcome him. The devil has to appear in a human body and take over the world. We are currently in the era of the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image. The ten toes are the ten kings of the Book of Revelation. The Antichrist sets them up for a short time, allows them to rule for one hour, he then becomes an absolute dictator. It’s all described in detail in the Bible. However, because people do not study the Bible, they have no idea what will happen in the future. The Bible tells us when the Holy Spirit comes, He will lead us to the truth and tell us what will happen in the future. The Holy Spirit wrote the Bible through inspiring the chosen men to bare record of God’s words. When you meticulously study all the verses from Genesis to Revelation, you will know God’s will and the future Biblical events that coincide with our timeline. And such people can rebuke politicians like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did. Pastors too. They can rebuke them while speaking boldly about what will happen in the future. But you can’t if you follow the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life instead of the Lord, because you are following other gods. These are other gods. The lust of the flesh. I, my own fleshy body, is another god. Your eyes. Honor. Even church elders run for presidency to boast in this life.

 Joseph is a representative figure among many who are types of Christ found in the Bible. Yet he could not serve God perfectly. He deceived by putting the silver cup in Benjamin’s money bag. He’s not 100% perfect. The same with Moses and David. (Romans 3:10 KJV) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: The only righteous is Jesus Christ, God manifested as a man. Therefore, when the Antichrist makes a covenant with the Jews during the Great Tribulation and takes a favorable attitude toward them until the middle of the Great Tribulation, the The Antichrist would probably speak as if he were praising God like Nebuchadnezzar. So the Jews would follow him. But when he sits on the throne in the Temple during the last three and a half years of the Tribulation and says, “I am God. Serve me,” the Jews will flee to the mountains. Jesus said, ¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: (Mark 13:14 KJV) Also In the book of Ezekiel, they all flee to the mountains. They have nothing to eat. Needy. Some get caught and thrown in jail. Some get sick because they have nothing to eat. When Jesus returns at the end of the tribulation and gathered all the nations dividing them into sheep and goats, He said to the sheep nations, For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. (Matthew 25:35-36 KJV) Brethren in this context are Jews during the Tribulation. If you interpret that as Christian, it is a false doctrine. God can use anyone He wants. From the time that Nebuchadnezzar was used for a short time, the time of the Gentiles began and has not yet ended. But we’re almost at the end. Once we’re there, the Lord will come to take away the Bride of Christ. And everyone who’s been religiously attending church serving other gods will fall into the Great Tribulation. Those who go through the purification process, repent, and keep their faith will be like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace. Those who keep their faith without receiving the mark of the beast will enter the Millennial Kingdom. However those who don’t will all die, just as in the days of Noah. This is right before our eyes now. People don’t realize this because they’re in the darkness. They are blindly wandering in the darkness even today because they have not received the Holy Spirit and do not know the Word of God at all.

Let us pray. Father God, thank you for making us realize many things through the book of Daniel today. We truly confess. Only our Lord Jesus Christ is the true God who truly saves us from sin, death and hell. No matter what happens to us, we will only trust in you Lord. When we trust in You, we will glorify You every time You deliver us. Father God! We want you to sustain us and fill us with your Holy Spirit. Give the same grace to all who hear the word. Help us to become powerful who keep the faith like Daniel Shadrach Meshach Abednego in today’s Babylon-like world. Please help us all to enjoy the joy of the remission of sins and glorify the Lord by living in the faith that we will live even if we die today. Only a few kept their faith and became sacrifices for martyrdom during the Shinto shrine worship during the Japanese colonial occupation era in Korea. Reflecting upon this grave mistake, we pray all Christians today examine themselves by checking their faith asking whether the God I believe in is the God of Israel or another god. Help us to remember and awake to the words of the apostle Paul, another spirit, another Jesus and another gospel are well received. We thank and pray in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

8-6-2023 Sunday Sermon Message

Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16

Text: Daniel 2:31-45

Word title: Cataclysmic Events in the World After the Rapture preceding the Millennium

       God showed a frightening dream to King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over the entire world in the Babylonian Empire, and had him interpret it with the help of the prophet Daniel. God foretold the rise and fall of many kingdoms that would arise from the Babylonian empire, where the time of the Gentiles began.

     Not only that, but at the end of the Great Tribulation, Jesus will return and judge everyone in the world who has not believed in Him. After judging the Antichrist and the false prophet by throwing them into the lake of fire. After winning the Battle of Armageddon. By establishing His everlasting kingdom on earth according to the disciples’ prayer taught by the Lord Jesus Christ, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10 KJV)  to accomplish the full dispensation of God’s will, God is finally glorified through the prophecies spoken by Daniel and the vision given to the apostle John.

          God began the time of the Gentiles by raising up the Babylonian Empire to discipline and restore the Israelites by refining them, and successively raised up the Medo-Persia, Greece, and the Roman Empire. Also, the Roman Empire was further divided into East and West Rome, and in the end, the whole world was divided into ten kingdoms, where the ten kings give all their power and authority to the Antichrist, thereby showing the end of the whole world ruled by Satan.

       The prophet Daniel prophesied to Nebuchadnezzar when he saw the fall of the last world empires and the fulfillment of the Millennial Kingdom, which is the  Kingdom of Heaven preached by John the Baptist and Jesus, taking place on earth with the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ:

         Suddenly a stone appeared. The stone struck the image on its feet and on its ten toes, smashing it to pieces. But the stone was not hewn out by human hands. The Apostle Peter testified of this stone:

         The Lord Jesus Christ is a living stone. As a living stone, He becomes the Head of the Church, and the members of the Church become lively stones, reborn by the Holy Spirit and united with the Lord to become holy priests.

         Concerning the stone, the apostle Peter continues with his testimony:

        Those who believe in this stone and receive life will become as lively stones, but those who do not believe in this stone, Jesus Christ, will stumble. Who was offended? They were the Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes at the time of Jesus.

         But where did the stone strike? It didn’t strike the head of the image, but the feet. Striking down the ten kingdoms, the ten toes, that came after the Roman Empire. This is the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ on earth. This is not the rapture, but the physical appearance of the Lord at the end of the seven years of tribulation after the rapture.

When the Antichrist reigns after being given all power and authority by the kings, Christ, the living stone, judges the Antichrist and the false prophet by throwing them both into the lake of fire. The apostle John prophesied this:

        The Apostle John witnessed the scene of the Lord, who is the living stone, opening the windows of heaven and returning with the lively stones, His bride, the Church. This is the book of Revelation fulfilling what was prophesied in the book of Daniel:

 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:11-16 KJV)

        The prophet Daniel foretold what would happen when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to judge the world and establish His Millennial Kingdom:

       Jesus spoke through John the Baptist at His First Coming that He would become a living stone and fulfill the words prophesied through the prophet Daniel at His second coming:

            At the Second Advent, the remnant, i.e., those who believe in the Lord, will become the wheat grains, as the kingdoms of gold, silver, brass, iron, and clay of this world will turn all to chaff and disappear without a trace.

        David prophesied of this:

            Even in the days of Noah, after the flood, there was no one left on earth except his family, and everyone died. Noah’s family took possession of the whole world. Likewise, we can know from the Bible that after the Lord returns and judges the nations of the world, God’s children, His people, and the repentant Gentiles will take possession of the heavens and the earth.

         Likewise, in an empty world, The lively stones that were raptured and came down with the Lord, that is, the Church saints, along with the surviving Jewish remnants and numerous Gentiles who believed in Jesus and kept the commandments during the Great Tribulation, wearing white garments washed in the blood of the Lamb, will form the great mountain (Rev 7:9-17).

        The kingdoms of the world will become the kingdoms of Christ when the seventh angel blows his trumpet:

            The Lord Jesus Christ will not only reign over the world for a Millennium, but forever. And this is when David will again rule over Israel (Ezekiel 37:24-25). Also, the born-again brides of Christ who came down to earth with the Lord after the raptured will become rulers over ten or five cities in all the Gentile kingdoms, according to the pounds they gained.

         The prophet Zechariah prophesied the establishment of the kingdom after the Lord Jesus Christ’s defeat of the Antichrist’s army at the battle of Armageddon:

         Finally, the enemy devil, who has brought sin and death to the whole world and has been accusing us for the past 6,000 years, will fall into the lake of fire after the end of the Millennium and suffer eternally with the Antichrist and the false prophet:

Amen! Hallelujah!

7-30-2023 Sunday Sermon Message

Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16

Text: Revelation 6:1-17

Word title: What Happens on Earth During the Great Tribulation Following the Rapture

         The Holy Spirit prophesied through the apostle Paul about the times and seasons of the coming day of Christ, when Jesus Christ would appear in the air:

        The Holy Spirit said He would take John to the future day of Christ and show him what would happen then and thereafter:

        The apostle John witnessed the appearance of the Antichrist when Jesus Christ the Lamb opened one of the seven seals:

       After the appearance of the Antichrist, the apostle John witnessed what will follow as Christ continues to open the second through the fourth seals, as peace is removed from the earth by war, then severe famine on a global scale, followed by death and hell killing many.

          Then, when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, he saw the souls of the slain: ¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. (Revelation 6:9-11 KJV)

         This scene foreshadows what will happen in the last three and a half years of the Great Tribulation. At this time, the Antichrist, the beast rising out of the sea, and the false prophet coming up out of the earth kill all the saints because of the Word of God and the testimony they have, and the apostle John testified of what would happen during that time:

       The apostle John also testified how the ten crowned kings in the coming Great Tribulation would all surrender their authority and power to the beast, the Antichrist:

         Furthermore, the false prophet will starve everyone to death by forbidding them to buy or sell unless they receive a mark in their right hand or forehead:

          Prophetic words spoken through Daniel that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had made a golden image and commanded that anyone who would not bow down to it be thrown into the furnace and put to death, was a foreshadowing of what the Antichrist would do in the future: Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. (Daniel 3:2 KJV) Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. (Daniel 3:4-6 KJV)

     Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar commanded that the golden image which he had set up should be sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and that anyone who would not bow down while six musical instruments were blown should be put to death. This foreshadows the mark 666 of the Antichrist, who will not let anyone buy or sell.

       The Prophet Daniel prophesied of what would happen when the Antichrist would appear: Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Daniel 7:23-25 KJV) And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (Daniel 9:27 KJV)

      God’s judgment will finally be poured out on the whole world when the sixth seal is opened after the Antichrist’s ruthless actions at the opening of the fifth seal: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? (Revelation 6:12-17 KJV)

        After the plagues of the seals, more severe plagues will be poured out on earth as the angels continue to blow their trumpets:

       When the seven angels poured out the vials on the earth, foul-smelling sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. Another poured the vial into the sea, and it became like the blood of the dead, causing all the living souls to die in the sea. Then another poured out the vial on the rivers and springs of water turning them into blood, so that the Lord gave them blood to drink as they deserved, because they shed the blood of the saints and prophets. Then poured out the vial on the sun, as the power was given to the sun to scorch men with fire. However as it scorches men with great heat, they blaspheme the name of God and do not repent or glorify Him. One after another, the fifth vial was then poured out on the seat of the beast, and his kingdom was covered with darkness; they gnawed their tongues in pain and blasphemed God in heaven because of their pain and sores, but they did not repent of their deeds. (Revelation 18:1-11)

        The Vatican, Babylon the Great, which has forsaken the Lord Jesus Christ for the past two thousand years and united with Satan and the Antichrist to become a false prophet and harlot, will finally fall:

    I thank God that the rapture has not yet happened now that I am testifying to this Word. Now is the time to repent, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, receive salvation, and come out of Babylon the Great; the Roman Catholic church, churches affiliated with World Council of Churches, World Evangelical Alliance, and National Council of Churches. The Lord said to avoid everything that will happen in the future: And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:34-36 KJV) Amen! Hallelujah!

This is the image of the born-again children of God. The born-again children of God do not fear death. This is a great testimony. They spoke with an authoritative voice, confident, unexcited, calm, yet fearless. This is because God is with them. Christians must bear this witness. Not a testimony of “I worked hard and God gave me a lot of money,” but rather a testimony of God’s power before people. When Nebuchadnezzar asked, “Who is the God that will save you?” These guys were bold before the king! Nebuchadnezzar was a mighty king of his time. How dare they speak like this in front of him? God allowed the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, but he was too proud and arrogant, which later caused his great downfall. They didn’t hesitate but responded immediately but boldly proclaimed, “Even if you throws us in the furnace, God can save us. Regardless O king, we will not serve your gods.” We Christians, whether you live or die, just have to obey the word of God. Even when we pray for the sick, we just have to pray and leave it to God to heal them. There’s nothing to be disappointed because of God did not heal them, and there’s nothing to be proud of God’s healing powers. It is all up to God. People tend to believe God doesn’t have the ability when their prayers aren’t answered immediately. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego did not doubt God’s ability, whether God could deliver them or not. This is the attitude of those who rejoice in God. That is why people lose their faith and become afraid when something doesn’t go the way thought of after the prayer. It may seem the world is ridiculing them. But it doesn’t matter. God will take care of everything if you simply obey His words. If we pray according to God’s will, it doesn’t matter whether it comes true or not. It doesn’t matter if it happens right away, a month, or 10 years later. Pastor Song has been trying to lead people with the Word of God during his ministry, and some words took 20 years to be fulfilled. Therefore, if you hold on to the Word and pray, it will surely come true. Likewise, praying for salvation of our non-believing family members will definitely come true. It’s not because God doesn’t have the ability. When we pray, God does it in God’s time and in God’s way, never in our own way or our methods. Just as (Acts 16:31 KJV) says: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. It will definitely come true, so we just have to pray for it. We must always pray according to the scripture, not of my own will.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego did not doubt the power of God. But if not doesn’t mean God can save even if He has no ability. God has this ability. The question is, will God send them to heaven at that time, or will He save them from the furnace? It depends on God’s will. He told us to pray according to God’s will and not to doubt. Getting these men out of the furnace is not a matter of God’s ability, but of God’s will. If there is a problem for us Christians, it has nothing to do with God’s power. It’s not that God can’t solve our problems because He doesn’t have the ability to do so. But Satan tempts us. I prayed like this, but God didn’t hear me. Satan whispers deception into us. Just like in the Garden of Eden, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (Genesis 3:1 KJV) Didn’t God say He answers all prayers? Satan always deceives and discourages those who pray according to the Word. This is why Christians today are tempted and led astray. There is nothing wrong with God’s abilities. However all we need to remember is if that is God’s will, then that’s all we need to know. And even if it’s not a good outcome, even if our prayers are not answered, if it’s God’s will, then we just have to obey. In every thing give thanks: (1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV) We don’t have to worry about the results when we pray. That’s all up to God to decide. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego decided not to commit the sin of bowing down to the golden image. Holding onto God’s word not to worship idols, they simply obeyed, believing God will take care of the rest. After all, people are appointed to die once. What is important is the judgment afterwards. The judgment is more important than death. That’s why people with this kind of faith have nothing to fear. There shouldn’t even be a discussion of about whether or not to visit the Shinto shrine during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. Every pastors and minister did it, as there were only a few, including Pastor Joo Ki-cheol, who was against it and did not visit the shrine or bow down. It’s the same today. Tolerance. It’s okay to bow your heads as long as we don’t acknowledge with our hearts. Even with the Japanese police threats and torture, Pastor Joo resisted. Since that didn’t work they tried to convince him not to bow down but simply meditate in the car as they passed by the shrine. This is how Satan deceives. Pastor Joo Ki-cheol did not do that either. If you are deceived like that once, you won’t realize it right then, but you will experience great agony later down the road. Here, the young prisoners speak boldly in front of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of kings of that time. They didn’t beg for mercy. Rather said bluntly, We won’t. Even if you throw us into the fiery furnace. This caused Nebuchadnezzar to become furious, and the form of his visage changed. His facial expression changed by someone insignificant defying his orders. The fiery furnace was so hot, the people who threw these guys were killed by the flames. Usually when people were thrown into the furnace, they were stripped off of their clothes and hats. But the king was so angry, he threw them into the furnace fully clothed. Anyone tossed into that furnace burned up instantly. Even iron ore melted instantaneously. Human flesh and bones are no big deal.

            Normally, people would raise all sorts of ruckus before execution, but these guys just went in quietly. Historically speaking, many Christian martyrs were set on fire alive on pyre during the Middle Ages. Realizing their martyrdom was for the Lord, these folks just laughed even they were turning into a pile of ash. Unfortunately, many people who go to church in our modern times are unlike Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego or Daniel. But if you have the Holy Spirit, you can do it. We can never do it on our own. But because the Holy Spirit gives power at the right time, the apostle Paul said, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13 KJV) Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 KJV) Real born again Christians normally look weak. But when the time comes, with persecution they become stronger. Like the underground church members hidden in North Korea. Imagine how surprised Nebuchadnezzar must have been. Three people were bound inside the furnace, but they were all freely roaming around with another person with them. Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Many Revised Bibles say, like a son of a god or son of the gods. Jesus walked there with them. In the eyes of the theologians, He was the son of the gods, but Nebuchadnezzar said He was the Son of God. Theologians just could not fathom that the Son of God go in there. So they corrected the Bible to the son of the gods with lower case s and g. Unbelievable. They altered the words of the Bible. It is written as the Son of God in the King James Bible with the definite article with capital S and G. The is definite article referring to something specific. A is an indefinite article. Like one of the gods. A son of God. Bible like the NIV altered the words Son and God to lower case. Modern theologians are worse than Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar did not believe in God, but he at least acknowledged God and worshipped Him. He even worshiped Daniel, the man of God. When theologians didn’t understand something in the Bible, they altered it as they pleased. In the Old Testament, there are cases where angels are called sons of God. Then it’s lower case. But when the angel refers to Jesus Christ, it is capitalized. (Galatians 4:14 KJV) And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. The apostle Paul had a physical illness. When he prayed for others, they were healed even as his shadow passed by, but the apostle Paul himself was sick. Yet the Galatians did not ignore or reject him, but received him as an angel of God, just like Jesus. (Acts 27:23 KJV) For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, This is also the Lord who appears like an angel. Therefore, it is very unlikely that Nebuchadnezzar knew about the Son of God. Theologians could not believe a king like Nebuchadnezzar know God. Actually, Nebuchadnezzar knows better than they do. He recognized Daniel as a man of God. Many theologians think they know God when they don’t compared to the ancient kings Cyrus, Darius, or Nebuchadnezzar. The god of the world has blinded the minds and prevented the light of the glorious gospel of Christ from shining through. In other words, many people hear the Word and learn it. But it remains in their heads and does not penetrate into their hearts. Because they don’t understand. Many people listen to the Word. Many young people listen to the Word. But what young people do not realize is that it is in their heads, and because the devil works in their heads and argues against the scripture, or because they argue with the worldly knowledge they learned in school, in the end words cannot go down to their hearts. No matter how many times they hear the gospel, they don’t realize that they are sinners as they ask, Why did Jesus die for me? How can He die for my sins 2000 years ago? Simply saying it’s just a nonsense. Therefore, in these last days, Satan is working hard to deceiving one more person causing them not to realize they’re a sinner, keeping them from believing in Jesus, and just have them receive Christ with their lips and not with all their heart. The people of the Old Testament era knew about God a thousand years before Nebuchadnezzar was born.

            (Job 38:7 KJV) When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? The stars are called angels in the Bible. They are called sons of God. On the other hand, King Solomon knew 400 years before Nebuchadnezzar that God had a son named Jesus Christ. King Solomon wrote this proverb. (Proverbs 8:22-23 KJV) ¶ The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.  “I” here is not Solomon. That’s Jesus. Solomon knew through the Holy Spirit. He spoke the words as if Jesus personally spoke them. So did David. Here, you can quickly know me and I is Jesus Christ’. Who has been possessed by God from eternity and from the beginning? The on and only Jesus Christ. God who is the Word. Proverbs was written by Solomon 400 years before King Nebuchadnezzar. He knows about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, through the Holy Spirit. Because the Holy Spirit is eternal, he can foresee the past, present and future. (Proverbs 30:4 KJV) Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell? His Son is Jesus Christ. A person who can answer “yes” when asked if he can name his Son is truly a man of God. Jesus Christ is the Word of God. He was known to a man named Job a thousand years before King Nebuchadnezzar. It is said that only Nebuchadnezzar did not know the Son of God, who was known to Solomon 400 years ago. Theologians today say that they didn’t know because they were not born again. Without the Holy Spirit, you will never know. Theology is man-made. All we need to study is the Bible. Theology is the study of God. This is equivalent to ancient philosophy. In the eyes of Nebuchadnezzar, the fourth man was seen as the Son of God. Invisible because even though they have eyes but don’t see and with ears don’t hear. We know that it is Jesus Christ who appeared as the angel of the Lord.

            (Daniel 3:26-28 KJV) Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire. And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. What a wonderful sermon! We learn a tremendous spiritual lesson from the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. ¶ Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. (1 Peter 4:12-13 KJV) Although we do not go into the fire like that, we are also subjected to fiery trials. Nevertheless, you must know that our Lord is with us, just as He was with those three when they went into the fiery furnace. Although there are many trials throughout life, once it is over, it seems like nothing. A reminder that the Lord is with us when we go through fiery trials. Had Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego not gone through such a trial, they would not have experienced walking with the Lord. We know that the Lord is with us when we are in trouble. That’s why He sometimes allows us to face trials. Therefore, it strengthens our faith even more. Gold becomes refined once it has gone through purification process inside the furnace. Job said: But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. (Job 23:10 KJV) Like pure gold. The reason we are given trials sometimes is for God to refine us further so that all the dregs can be destroyed and then give us assurance that the Lord is truly with us. Therefore we must always be thankful.

            (Daniel 3:28 KJV) ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Nebuchadnezzar knew God. An angel is a manifestation of God. When God appears, he sends an angel. An angel of the Lord appeared with a sword unto Joshua and Balaam in the Old Testament. But without knowing this, the Jehovah Witnesses say Jesus is an angel and not God. They are ignorant because they lack the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the appearance of the Son of God and the angel of God means that God Himself appeared in human form. Genesis 18:19 tells us that our Lord appeared to Abraham in the form of a man 2,000 years before Jesus came in flesh, that is, 4,000 years ago from today. Not many people have preached like Nebuchadnezzar did in verse 28. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego trusted God 100% as they completely believed in him and gave their body to God. God saved them. The reason being: First, they completely trusted God. Second, they were not afraid of people, but only feared God. Third, they gave their body to God. The apostle Paul said: ¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1 KJV) We worship on Sundays. This is not really worship, but worship is giving our bodies unto the Lord completely. No matter how great a service is, if we don’t give our bodies, it’s not worship. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:2 KJV) Even in distress, we just give our bodies. Even in tribulation. That is when God’s good will will be revealed. It shows how God has been with us. It is to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego offered their bodies as a living sacrifice to God. That is proper worship. But these days, most worship services end with religious ceremonies. Many just sing only through lips without offering the body, and say ‘Lord, Lord’ only with their lips. We have to trust and depend on the Lord first. It has to be 100 percent. Afterwards, we have to offer our bodies. Just give up for the Lord even if it means death. Then the Lord will save you. Even if He doesn’t, we will meet the Lord immediately when our body dies. It was to the extent that they changed the king’s order because they trusted God. Again: Nebuchadnezzar is a type of the future Antichrist. During the future Great Tribulation, there will be people who will follow the footsteps of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. These people will enter the Millennial Kingdom. These three young men are the model of the remnant during the Great Tribulation. They will be so bold when they come to know Jesus. God is currently planning to select these people, refine them through the Great Tribulation, and grant them entry into the Millennial Kingdom. The Great Tribulation is the final crucible for the Jews. The Antichrist during the future Great Tribulation will be more evil than Nebuchadnezzar. However, because the 144,000 Jewish youths, male virgins, received the Seal of God, they will never die during the Tribulation as they roam the earth preaching the gospel. Elijah and Moses also come down and preach the gospel. They rebuke the Antichrist, and they die and are resurrected on the third day. The final 70th week remains before our eyes, so we must be born again today and receive the blessing of meeting the Lord in the air when He returns on the Day of Christ. Therefore, now and today is the day of salvation and the day of receiving grace.

            Let us pray. You are correct Father God. You want us to fully trust only in you and offer our mortal bodies to you Lord. For that is when the Lord will save and be glorified. We want to trust you Lord 100%. Father God, therefore, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, we do not fear the ordeal even in our distresses, but even when such ordeal comes before us, we want to simply offer our bodies in gratitude and submit to God’s will. We want to no matter how stressful, painful, needy or troubled I am. Please give this sort of faith to all the saints who belong to this church and help us to be victorious. Please help us to become warriors of faith who can silently offer sacrifices of thanksgiving with patience before the Lord. Therefore, help us to praise the Lord when the work of Satan appears, just as the serpent who came by one way and flees by seven. Father God let us be purified before the coming of the Lord, so that all unbelief in us be eliminated, and so that we can truly worship by offering ourselves in the midst of 100% faith in the Lord. Just as the Lord said to the Samaritan woman at the well, God delights in those who worship Him in spirit and in truth], You want to receive the worship of such people who are born again of the Holy Spirit and fully obey the word of truth. Lord, help us that all who enter this place may truly worship in spirit and in truth and become true worshipers who go out into the world and offer their bodies to give true and proper worship. We thank and pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

            All the people, the nations, and the languages. We know that King Nebuchadnezzar ruled over all the earth at that time. What a mighty king he must have been. This is foreshadowing of the coming Antichrist who is to rule the whole world and cause the everyone to worship his idol creation. Therefore, we must know that the Old Testament is not only a shadow of what is to come, but also a prophecy at the same time. During the Great Tribulation, everyone who does not worship the image of the Antichrist will be beheaded. No one is exempt. Here we see the instruments playing. Music. Music has been used as a universal language since ancient times. Especially in the last days, it says here that music will be the language of all nations. Look at how people around the world are going crazy even with the Korean language based music these days, which they don’t even understand. This is because Satan is working behind the music. It’s okay even if you don’t understand the lyrics because it stimulates emotions. That is why worship and praise can mislead to praising the devil instead of God even in the church today. Instead of singing hymns, modern apostate churches tend to just show more music videos. People watch the video more than they praise the Lord. They believe to receive grace from such videos. Satan was once the choirmaster of the angels in heaven, he was cast down to earth and is currently residing in the air, but in the future, when such a great orchestra plays, the Antichrist might tell the remaining people of the world to worship his image. Remember: that modern music has practically become a tool for worshiping the devil. We can know that in modern music it is used as a means of communication and as a medium of delivery. For how many years has K-pop taken control of the world? It makes no sense. It’s the work of Satan. We realize this, but most people don’t. Satan uses many music genres to deceive all sorts of people. Just about anywhere especially here in the States, you’ll hear loud beats with earth-shattering bass coming from cars and trucks. Satan works a lot behind the sound of beating drums. Many shamans beat the drums. African natives also dancer to the drum beats. The sound of drums stimulates people’s emotions and prevents them from seeing the glory of God. That’s why people today not only like to listen to music, but also like to watch videos while listening to music. It’s not fun when there’s only music these days. It was good times just listening to classical music through transistor radios back in the day, but these days people can’t be satisfied with just listening to music. Everyone desires to see something with their eyes. And Satan utilizes that to deceive people through various images. Just by looking at this, we can see that we are living in the end of the last days.

            (Daniel 3:6 KJV) And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.    The burning fiery furnace is a model of hell. Those who do not worship the image of the Antichrist will be immediately beheaded during the coming Great Tribulation period. In the seventh verse, six instruments are used to make sounds, which is like a symphony orchestra in modern terms. When these are played in the future, everyone will bow down and worship the image of the Antichrist in unison. Back then, all the nations could have gathered together on foot since they weren’t occupying every corner of the planet. Regardless of where they lived, all had to come before the image. How will the Antichrist gather everyone in the future? Through the Internet. Once the Music plays through the screens on TV’s smartphones, tablets or digital billboards across the world throughout villages, towns, and cities, the Antichrist will cause all to worship the image. Once the worship begins, you may have to drop whatever you’re doing, come out and bow down before the video imagery or perhaps even a hologram that appears on the screen. That is why the Internet was developed. But we Christians can do the work of spreading the Word of God all over the world through that same Internet. We utilize the things of the world for a while and then we leave. What a blessing to live in such times to witness such events of the Great Tribulation will surely happen. Therefore, you must be saved now. You must be born again today. Now and Today is the time to receive grace and salvation. Not quite sure how many times a day they worship during the Tribulation. Take a look at Muslims. For example in the Movie Black hawk Down, even during an intense firefight, whenever it was time for them to pray and worship, they face Mecca and dropped to their knees on the spot. Quite shocking and eerie at the same time. Perhaps it will be like this even during the Great Tribulation, maybe several times a day. This will probably be your daily routine. Otherwise, you will be killed. Those who do not bow down to the Antichrist will be beheaded, but will not go to hell. Those who bow down will go to hell. Such are the days that are unfolding before us.

            (Daniel 3:8 KJV) ¶ Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. Babylonians accuse the Jews. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego do not bow down, so they criticize, and persecute. Let’s look at Revelation 12. The same thing happens during the Great Tribulation. The people of Babylon the Great persecute the Jews. (Revelation 12:5-6 KJV) And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. This is Jesus Christ, who was born on this earth, finished his work, ascended to heaven, and will come again to rule with an iron scepter. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Back up to (Revelation 12:3-4 KJV) And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. Then in (Revelation 12:17 KJV) And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. The remnant of the Jews during the Great Tribulation. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Daniel are types of the remnant of the Jews. They were in Babylon. But now they are being persecuted.

            (Daniel 3:9 KJV) They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. How could he live forever? They’re all dead. Nebuchadnezzar is dead, Darius is dead, Cyrus is dead, Alexander is dead, Caesars are all dead, as no one lives forever. The Bible says: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27 KJV) The Lord Jesus Christ is only one who lives forever, and only those who believe in Him, accepts Him as the Savior, and receives the Holy Spirit. Otherwise, no one lives forever. In verses 10 and 11 shows us the sounds of various musical instruments, and then they fell down and worshiped the golden image, and whoever did not will be thrown into the midst of the fiery furnace. He wants 100% obedience. This is a command. If you don’t obey the command, you can’t escape the punishment. If you don’t want to obey this command of the coming Tribulation, you must be saved today. Therefore, we must continue to preach the gospel. We must preach the gospel diligently until the rapture so that they will not face such wicked times. For this mission we must do any sort of work, and God gives an open door to those who do this. Providing an open door to preach the gospel. An open door has two meanings. It will be the door of the rapture and the door of preaching the gospel. No one can enter unless God opens the door. When God opens a door, no one can close it; when God closes a door, no one can open it. You cannot ascend to heaven on the Day of Christ just before the Great Tribulation begins unless you are born again. Otherwise, you will have to go through every damnation of the kingdom of the Antichrist on earth. The Babylonians begin their accusation in verse 12. When Daniel had given King Nebuchadnezzar the dream and the interpretation, he sat at the king’s gate, and Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego were made ruler of the province. With such high amount of envy and hate, the Babylonians have been waiting for such chance to accuse the Jews.

            They wouldn’t have been noticed If they hadn’t been given that rank. But they had to be in the front seat, because they were very high-ranking people. If you don’t worship in the front seat, you’ll be noticed right away. The Babylonians behind these Jewish men hated them to begin with, but not bowing down to the image? AND sitting in  the front? The very fact that they were government officials foreshadowed another conflict and friction. When God’s servants and children hold a high ranking official position in the world, they are definitely bound to be envied, hated. The Lord said, If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. (John 15:19 KJV) Isn’t it the pride of this life to hold an official title in the world? How could a pastor be a Government official? How could an elder become a president? There will be endless talks of envy and hatred for holding such worldly official titles. That is how you end up being humiliated. Not a single problem if we put down our heads and just preach the gospel and do the work of the Lord. We must continue to worship the Lord to the end. Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? (Daniel 3:14 KJV) In verse 14, Nebuchadnezzar asked Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, “Do you not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up? Why not?”  The Bible warns us There are many gods in this world. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV) There are numerous gods in the world. It’s the customs of this world, certain rules, culture, things like that. Sports, athletes and musicians become gods for little children. All entertainers have become idolized unto both old and the youth of the world. Word often acquainted with shows like American idol to K-Pop, stirring up emotions of millions at a fanatical scale, even though the fans have absolutely no idea what these idols are singing in their foreign languages.

Satan works particularly through singers, look at how much money they make and how they are treated as real gods. The world asks the society to serve peace. Peace & security, don’t you worry. That is also a god. Don’t worry about anything, everything is fine, this society is safe. Jesus is not coming, we are prospering, don’t worry about it. Everything will be fine in the future. Can’t do anything without money, You have to make a lot of money. Democracy, Socialism, pragmatism. These are the gods the people of the world follow unknowingly. But if you reject these things in the world, you are labeled as a fanatic who believes in God. The world point fingers at these followers of Jesus as they chant in unison: These people should be eliminated. Through the helping hands of World Council of Churches, all religions have now been integrated. This too is the god of the world. If you are not a part of their cause, you’re quickly labeled as an offender, and they will do anything to remove you from the world. This is what Freemasons do. Shocking? But you have to know such things. If you are not spiritually awake, you will never know that these are gods. Christians who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and have been born again of the Holy Spirit are have no attachment to the world and live by faith only in the Word of God. They are not fit for this world. Jesus said: ¶ If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. (John 15:18 KJV) Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. (John 15:20 KJV) (2 Timothy 3:12 KJV) Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Only the followers of the Lord, those who do not follow the gods of this world, and those who are godly will all be persecuted on earth. In other words, those who are not persecuted and treated well on this planet are not godly. The world see Christians as traitors. They do not cooperate because they are not interested in the peace, prosperity, or the security that the world offers. It doesn’t matter who becomes president. So I don’t vote. These sort of people are then considered to be unpatriotic. If you are welcomed and respected and praised in the world. If you enjoy the honor given by the world, even if that person is a Christian, you have to think seriously if you are truly born again of the Holy Spirit. It is normal for Christians to become an object of hatred from the unsaved people of the world. Knowing this, if you are forced to serve the gods of the world for fear of being hated, rejected, humiliated, and removed from the world, then it is proof that you no longer trust in God. Jesus said: I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. But when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8 KJV) This speaks of the end of tribulation. It means When Jesus physically lands on earth As the Son of Man at the Second Coming, He will not find a single believer on the face of the earth  at the end of the Tribulation. Because they’ve already ascended to heaven. Even if I claim to be a Christian, a saint, a child of God, but do not trust God 100%, this is just being religious. Why do you believe in a God you can’t even trust? We need to think carefully about how Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego could be so bold in rejecting the gods of the world. This is the power of the Holy Spirit. It’s the power of God. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13 KJV) It is the power of the Holy Spirit that enabled the apostle Paul to take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 KJV) The power of the Holy Spirit is the power of our Lord, and our Lord is greater than the devil. You can always overcome the persecutions for not serving the gods of the world created by the devil. Sure, We can become weak when we are persecuted. Be insulted. You can be destitute. You can be in distresses. But it is the power of the Holy Spirit that allows us to proclaim we take pleasure in all these things for Christ.

            The king asks in (Daniel 3:15 KJV) but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? Those who know this are born again Christians who rely only on the Lord. Even if we don’t give in to the gods of the world, only our Lord Jesus Christ will save us. The one and only God. The Gentiles do not know that He is THE God, but only vaguely know that He is some supreme God. It is a tragedy not to believe in the Supreme God, Jesus Christ, who shed His blood and died 2,000 years ago to take away the sin of the world. The Jews do not believe in Jesus now, but they repent during the Great Tribulation. During that time, Jews, Gentiles, and unregenerate Christians would have to choose between receiving the mark of the beast and worshiping the image of the Antichrist, or having their heads cut off. IT won’t take long. They’ll have to decide in an instant. At that time, the people of these days who have heard the end-time prophecies such as the Book of Revelation will be beating their chest for not listening when they had the chance. They’ll be the ones asking themselves who is that God that shall deliver me? German dictator Hitler selected a number of pure-blooded handsome Germanic people to swear allegiance to him, known as the Schutzstaffel /SS. They showed their oath of allegiance by raising their right arm and chanting ‘Heil Hitler‘. This is like saying we swear allegiance to Satan who saves us. Hitler is the prototype of the Antichrist. Perhaps this will be repeated even during the Great Tribulation. Even today, the Vatican bodyguards show their oath of allegiance with similar gesture holding up three fingers, the index finger, the middle finger, and the ring finger. The people who are doing this now are signaling each other to show their allegiance that the Antichrist will save them. Anyone who doesn’t will perish. We live in such horrible times and yet the People remain in the dark. Why is that? Because they don’t know the Word of God. Because they’ve turned a blind eye to the scriptures. What they have always insisted on is world peace. But you can see that this is a lie disguised in peace.

            (Daniel 3:16 KJV) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. We will see how boldly they preached the matter next time.

            Let us pray. Father God, the Holy Spirit commanded us through the words of the Apostle Paul not to get drunk but to be filled with the Holy Spirit. It is in these last days that we want to be filled with the Holy Spirit and do not serve the gods of the world, and even if we are persecuted, even if we are threatened, even if we are ridiculed, we want to completely trust in you Lord and fully submit to the Word of God. Fill us with the Holy Spirit at this time. Please guide us throughout the day filled with the Holy Spirit, filled with the Word, overcoming the world and witnessing to the Word of Light. Help all of us hear and understand these words and be armed with the spiritual armor and be filled with the Holy Spirit so that we can boldly witness to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ like Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego at home, at work and wherever we go. Open our mouths to proclaim the Word. Help us to witness the death of Jesus Christ. Therefore, please help all the saints to become true disciples of Jesus Christ and blessed servants who will receive their crowns when they meet the Lord later at the Judgment seat of Christ. We thank you and pray in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

7-23-2023 Sunday Sermon Message

Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16

Text says: 2 Corinthians 11:1-2

Word Title: The glory that God’s Church, the Bride of Christ, will receive after the Rapture.

        The Apostle Paul testified that he did not learn the gospel of Christ from others, but received it directly from the Lord:

       The apostle Paul testified of the gospel of Christ:

      He also testified of the gospel of Christ, which is the power of God for the salvation of all who believe:

        He then witnessed of a very important and mysterious fact to Christians who believed in the gospel of Christ he preached and were saved:

        The apostle Paul testified to the saints of Corinthian church that Gentile believers in Christ had been saved by receiving the Spirit of Christ, and that he felt reverential jealousy before a mysterious truth unimaginable to a Jew as himself. In other words, he testified to this great mystery of how they were betrothed to the Lord Jesus Christ.

         He testified that Christians who believed in the gospel of Christ and were born again of the Holy Spirit, whether Jews or Gentiles, became not only God’s children but also betrothed brides to Christ, God’s only begotten Son, forming the Church of God. Because of this, he testified, Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: (1 Corinthians 10:32 KJV)

        The Apostle Paul also commanded his spiritual son Timothy two very important missions before he passed away. The first is to spread the word about the Day of Christ when Christ comes to take the Church of God, His bride, the Rapture day and the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, where Christ will rule the whole world with His bride, the Church of God:

       He also testified to Christians persecuted in Rome about the persecutions and glory that the Church of God, the bride of Christ, will receive:

          The Holy Spirit testified through the apostles about the glory that the Church of God, the Bride of Christ, would receive. In particular, Apostle Paul testified about the rapture, in which the Bride of Christ, the Church of God, would be caught up into heaven on the Day of Christ to receive glory:

        The apostle John testified that Christians who are raptured at this time will be transformed into the image of Christ. King David also confessed in his prayer that he hoped to be transformed into the image of Christ on the day of Christ’s resurrection.( Psalm 17:15)

          The apostle Paul testified to the miraculous transformation of the body of Christians, the Bride of Christ, into the image of Christ on the day of the Rapture:

        The raptured saints will ascend to heaven, and at the Judgment Seat of Christ, they will be rebuked and rewarded with crowns according to what they have physically done according to the will of God:

       The apostles testified of the glorious crowns that the raptured saints would receive at the Judgment Seat of Christ:

        The crown mentioned in the Bible is the right to rule. The apostle John ascended to heaven and testified to the words he heard:

        Christians who have received the crown will marry the Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ, to become the Bride of Christ. The apostle John gave a testimony of this marriage ceremony:

          The Psalmist and Solomon, in the Holy Spirit, foreshadowed the wedding scene where the Bride of Christ would be married to Christ, and they testified about the guests invited to the ceremony: people who have been saved from Adam and Eve through all the generations will attend to celebrate the wedding between the Church of God, the Bride of Christ, and the Lamb, Jesus Christ. John the Baptist, who was a prophet, said that he was full of joy as a friend of the bridegroom:

         While God’s judgment is being carried out on earth through the seven years of the Great Tribulation, the Church of God, the Bride of Christ, who has suffered for Christ, will enjoy glory in heaven. Now the time has come for Christ to open the gates of Heaven and appear to judge the Antichrist, the false prophet, and all the nations that follow them at the end of the Great Tribulation, together with the raptured and married Church of God. The apostle John and Judas witnessed this scene in the Holy Spirit:

        When the thousand years are over, the Bride of Christ will live in the city of New Jerusalem that Christ has prepared, working with Christ to fill all things with Him forever and ever:

            It would be surprising if someone correctly guessed a nightmare and its future outcome. However, people these days probably wouldn’t worship someone just for interpreting dreams. Nebuchadnezzar, despite his arrogance, feared God more than any ruler today. More so than any theologian, the Pope, more so than any famous religious figure, or any other man of God. God loves people who Love His word, and he receives the brokenhearted. The Bible is very clear that God receives those who come to Him brokenhearted because of their sins. Nebuchadnezzar quickly understood the word of God, unlike many who hear it proclaimed today. He worshipped Daniel instead of God, which showed his fear of the word of God and his reverence for people. The Bible mentions that many gifts and spices were offered to Daniel, but he simply let Nebuchadnezzar bow down to him. When the angel of the Lord appeared to John in the book of Revelation, John simply bowed down. The man said, “Do not worship me. Only worship the Lord. I believe this to be Daniel. “I am a servant prophet like you.” Because the Lord told Daniel what was going to happen, but then he told him to seal it, and he revealed it to the apostle John.

            Daniel should’ve told Nebuchadnezzar to worship only God, not him when the king fell down and worshipped him. Again, Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest king alive back in those day. Of course, God bestowed such power unto him. Daniel did not hesitate to sit at the king’s gate. The king’s gate means to become the second in command. Then he put Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in charge of the affairs of Babylon as well as himself, and Daniel accepted all sorts of oblations and gifts. In a way, this could be seen as Daniel being tested and failing as even a man of God can sin. No one is perfect. The Bible says: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23 KJV) And we’re going to see what happened to Daniel when he went into the lion’s den and almost died. You’re going to see some terrible suffering. When you read the scripture, you realize that even people who appear to be blameless and righteous in the eyes of man have one or more blemishes. No one is perfect. Even Joseph, who was the second in command in Egypt, his deception by hiding the silver cup in Benjamin’s money bag and used that to leverage Benjamin as hostage. Look at Noah. Noah was a righteous man in his time, but then he is saved from the flood, as he and his family were the only ones left in the world. Feeling like the king, he let himself loose and got drunk and slept naked, ended up cursing Ham. Noah wasn’t a perfect man either, and we know from the Bible that no one can claim righteousness apart from the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross. What about David? David was also a perfect man. God says he was perfect except for his sin with Bathsheba, as he ended up committing adultery and murder. What about Moses, he couldn’t control his anger, he killed a man and he struck the rock twice. God told him to speak to the rock, but the people made Moses so angry that he struck it twice. Sure, the water came out of it, but because of that Moses couldn’t enter the land of Canaan. What about Paul? The Holy Spirit told him not to go, but he ignored him four times and went to Jerusalem. Philip’s daughters prophesied that Paul would be imprisoned if he went to Jerusalem, but he ignored it and went. What about Peter? He made an oath to follow the Lord even unto death. But he denied the Lord three times. Stephen was a perfect obedient man. But when he was martyred, he did not pray for the sinners, but for himself. However before our Lord died on the cross, He prayed for sinners to be forgiven of their sins and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. The bottom line is that no one can deny they are a sinner without the blood of Jesus Christ. That’s why Jesus said to the Jews, Matthew 5:48 (KJV) Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. But we can’t be perfect. The only way we can be perfect is through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, because He has taken away all our sins, and when we put our full faith in Him, that’s when we’re made perfect. That’s the gospel. Out of 10,000 laws, even if I violate one but obeyed 9999, we have no choice but to fall into hell. Everyone is full of flaws. But who blotted out all flaws and sins? It is Christ who died and rose again for all who believe in Jesus, and we cannot condemn anyone. The Lord has already died and risen for each and every one who believe in Jesus, and we cannot judge anyone. That’s why we should also pray for our enemies. The Lord died on the cross for them as well. Jesus prayed first for His enemies, then for the Roman soldiers who crucified Him, and then He breathed His last breath. In this way, among those who have appeared on earth, there is none righteous, not even one, except Jesus Christ, who appeared as a man. Romans 3:10 (KJV) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There was not then, there is not now, and there never will be. Daniel was no exception. Only the Lord is to be praised. No one else can be exalted, and no one else can be judged. For the Lord has died for them all.

Daniel 2:47 (KJV) The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. Nebuchadnezzar had the intellect to immediately know the Word of God. But he did not know that God was his Savior. But he knew at once when he heard Daniel speak. He only knew that God is the God of gods. Many people are like that. They claim to believe in God. But don’t know why they should believe in Jesus. There are also many people who say, “I received God, not Jesus Christ,”  they do not know the gospel. Jesus did say: John 14:1 (KJV)…ye believe in God, believe also in me. In verse 48, they gave gifts and made them rulers. In the past, Balaam received many things from a gentile king and ended up being rebuked by God. We can see in that scenario God recompensed, but if we dig deeper, such minor mistake leads into a greater one, starting with the fact that Daniel did not stop Nebuchadnezzar from bowing down to worship him. We can once again affirm that only God is righteous.

Daniel 3:1-3 (KJV) Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. We just saw in chapter 2. When the king worshiped Daniel, he accepted it and made this mistake. A picture of: Once you fall into sin, you will continue to sin. Here they make a golden image and worship it. And many people claim Daniel must have gone on a business trip. An extraordinary event of bowing down to the golden image was taking place, but where could Daniel, the second in command, go on a business trip? For some reason, I thought Daniel was a perfect person. Daniel can’t possibly be bowing down to the image. But there is no scripture about whether Daniel bowed or not. Those who did not bow down were condemned to die. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into a fiery furnace because they disobeyed the king’s orders. If Daniel hadn’t bowed down, he would have fallen in there along with his companions. Considering that Daniel already made a mistake and sinned in chapter 2 and was later thrown into the lions’ den, we must believe absolutely nothing happens without God’s permission. We’ll go over this later. Had Daniel just bowed his head without realizing it, how would he feel when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the furnace? Back in the day, famous Korean pastors bowed their heads at the Japanese Shinto Shrine worship. And even though they had to go through heavy repentance, it’s to show that anyone can commit this sin. During the Korean War, the People’s Army came down from the North and threatened to kill anyone for attending church on Sundays. Out of fear, most went off to work. Only a few went to church. The pastor of the church who Pastor Song once served, always wanted to be martyred. While many wrote down notes on the church buildings not to be bombed on June 25, this pastor didn’t put up such signs. And when the People’s Army told everyone to go to work, he didn’t, instead he just rang the church bell. But the People’s Army did not arrest him. Later, in the early morning hours of September 1988, while studying the Book of Revelation, he was stabbed in the heart by an assailant and died on the spot. He was finally martyred as he wished. He had much respects of Pastor Yangwon Son and Pastor Joo Ki-cheol, and preached about them, and in the end God accepted the pastor as a sacrifice of martyrdom. Anyone can sin like that. And repent again. So we can’t point our finger at anyone. If Daniel had given in there, we can only imagine the heartache he would’ve felt. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23 KJV) We can think of it that way here.

 In verse 1, Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold. It was 60 cubits high and six cubits wide. It was built in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Remember, King Nebuchadnezzar was a type of Antichrist. He was a great dragon. But 60 cubits, six cubits. Note the number 6. There are height, width, and depth of a statue. Usually the width and the depth tend to be the same. Hence, it is 60 cubits high, 6 cubits wide, and 6 cubits deep, becoming 666. It is no coincidence that the image is made of gold. We have already seen the sight of the merchants of the earth weeping and mourning when they saw the smoke of Babylon the Great during the Great Tribulation in Revelation 18. Gold is at the top of the list of commodities that traders deal in. Let’s look at (Revelation 18:11-13 KJV) And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. Killing souls has become a trading commodity. Gold is the first of them. Revelation 17:4 describes the harlot, BABYLON THE GREAT; And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: (Revelation 17:4 KJV) Among the ancient Roman emperors one of many Caesars always held a golden cup in his hand. They made a coin, and on one side is him holding the golden cup. We have already seen many pictures of a certain religious man always holding the golden cup. Gold is the most precious metal out there. It’s the best stuff. Diamonds burn but gold doesn’t. That is why gold is in the power of Satan and also in the temple of God. Even New Jerusalem, the road is golden. It is pure gold. Like very clear glass. Although we will not fall later in the New Jerusalem, but if we do, we will fall on gold. Gold is a very significant metal. Nebuchadnezzar made an image with this, and we see it’s dimensions are 666. And when it was announced to bow down and worship this image they played musical instruments. (Daniel 3:5 KJV) shows the 6 instruments involved in the music; That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: This is not coincidental. There are 6 verses about set up of the image starting with verses 1,2,3,5 and 7. 6 times the setting up of the image is mentioned. Remember 6 is the number of man. The number 666 appears elsewhere in the Bible besides the book of Revelation.

(2 Chronicles 9:13 KJV) ¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; Tremendous weight of gold, 666 talents of gold was used toward the building of the temple. Then in (Ezra 2:13 KJV) The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. That’s 2 verse 13’s. 13 is the number of rebellion in the Bible. Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. (Genesis 14:4 KJV) First mention of rebellion. The United States of America declared its independence in 1776. But in reality, it is treason against England. It was built in rebellion against the British empire. That’s why there were 13 stars on the American flag at that time. Very odd number. And there are 13 arrows. We can use these as a reference that 13 has to do with rebellion. Moving on to verse 2, we see everyone has gathered for the dedication ceremony of the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Towards the forthcoming Babylon the Great, ‘Let all gather together, let all religions unite. Let’s unite all peoples’ We can see that not only the World Order but all religions are integrated as well. It’s their goal is to worship Babylon the Great. The Bible says that such religious organization that works in the future kingdom of the Antichrist is Babylon the Great. Babylon the Great inherited the ancient Babylon, and it is even greater. In verse 3, the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, including Shadrach Meshach and Abednego were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. (Daniel 3:3 KJV) If you go to Revelation 13, you will find the Antichrist. Antichrist is one who rebels against God. Chapter 13 deals with the Antichrist. Even there, it is revealed that the number of the beast is 666, which sets up an image and kills all who do not worship the image. The image of Nebuchadnezzar is a model of the image the Antichrist will set up during the Great Tribulation. Of course, the false prophet sets it up for the Antichrist.

 (Revelation 13:14-15 KJV) And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.  Walt Disney Company made wax figures of past presidents in their exact likeness. They also have a show where the figures open their mouths and talk. This is no coincidence. It will be just like this in the future. God said not to make any images or statues. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; (Exodus 20:4-5 KJV)  But people have created a lot of images over time. Churches also participate in inauguration ceremonies by making statues of people who fought for the independence movement. We were told not to make statues, figures. They are not obeying God’s word. (Jeremiah 51:34 KJV) Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. Nebuchadnezzar is a type of the Antichrist. That’s why he made an image with dimensions of 666 and ordered to kill all who did not worship it. In the future, God will throw those who worship the beast’s image into the lake of fire. No one will survive that. The Lord saved those who did not worship the image Nebuchadnezzar made even if they fell into the fire, but those who worship the image of the beast rather fell into the fire. We are seeing the appearance of the future Antichrist through Nebuchadnezzar. That is why God said this is Babylon the Great.

Let us pray. Father God, we thank You that all Your Words connect, and that through Your Word You have helped us to know all things that are to come; that we know when they will happen and how long we have, and that through these words we watch and pray and prepare for the day of Your coming. For these words are the light, and we are the light dwelling forevermore and we know that the day of the Lord will not come as a thief. Father God, just as Anna and Simon were certain to meet the Lord who was born even when they were old and holding the Messiah in their arms, please help us to always be vigilant, waiting for the day of the Lord’s coming to meet the Lord in glory. Help us, Lord, that all who belong to this church, from children to the elderly, may share in that joy and appear with You in glory. As we remain in the Word, let us remain in the light. May we abide in the light by abiding in the words. Lord, help us so that no one dwells in darkness and the day comes upon them like a thief. Thank you, and we pray in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

7-16-2023 Sunday Sermon Message

Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16

Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-9

Word title: The times and the seasons of the Rapture according to the Bible

Apostle Paul testified about the times and seasons unto the Thessalonian church saints waiting for the rapture:

        The Day of the Lord in the Bible refers to the Second Coming of Christ, The Judgment Day. Also, the Day of the Lord is to inform us of times and seasons when the Rapture will be. If we go back seven years from the Day of the Lord, past the Great Tribulation period, we can also know the times and seasons of the Rapture.

        A child-bearing woman does not know the exact day she will give birth, but when she is about 9 months pregnant, she expects that the time is near when she will suddenly go into labor and give birth. But others have no way of knowing when.

        Similarly, those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and received the Holy Spirit know the times and seasons of the Rapture day and the Day of the Lord through the words of the Bible written by the Holy Spirit.

        Before examining the times and seasons of the rapture, it would be wise to first examine the words revealed in the Old Testament concerning the rapture of which the Bible speaks.

       Enoch is an exceptional person who was raptured without experiencing death, and he is a model for blessed present day Christians who will be raptured avoiding death like Enoch as the times and seasons of the rapture are right in front of our eyes. But the Bible says everyone dies at least once. As the saying goes, there is no rule without exceptions. Blessed are those who are subject to the exceptions.

       Even in the prayer of King David, there is a prophecy about the rapture in the future:

        The prophet Micah also prophesied what would take place at the rapture in the future:

       The Holy Spirit testified of the rapture through the apostles. The apostle Matthew testified that many Old Testament saints who had fallen asleep in Abraham’s bosom were raised from the grave and raptured at the resurrection of Jesus:

         The Apostle Paul testified that the Old Testament saints who have been resurrected and raptured with Jesus at this time are the first fruits of the resurrection:

     Apostle Paul testified of Christians who will be resurrected and raptured with Christ in the future:

         The apostle Paul testified how those who have received the Holy Spirit and belong to Christ, those who await the Rapture, should prepare themselves:

       Looking forward to the day of the Rapture, Jesus said to Martha:

        The apostle Paul testified to the New Testament saints who belong to Christ in the Holy Spirit through the words of Jesus Christ about what would happen on the day of the Rapture:

         Just as Christ cast away the sins of the world into the depths of hell and ascended to heaven upon his resurrection, the Apostle Paul also testified to the mystery of Christians who believed in Christ and received the Holy Spirit and are caught up to heaven like the Lord on the day of the Rapture:

      Then, we need to know what the Bible says about the times and the seasons of the rapture we hope for. We must remember that God’s timetable is tailored to Israel. He spoke about those times and the seasons through the prophet Hosea:

      The prophet Hosea prophesied that after the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, after His return to the right hand of the Heavenly Father, and two days (2,000 years) later, when the Israelites repent and cry out to God in the midst of the Great Tribulation, the time of Jacob’s Trouble, He will forgive their sins, redeem them, and then on the third day they will live with Christ in the Millennial Kingdom.

     Although there is some controversy as to when Christ returned to His place. Given that Jesus was born in 4 BC, it is considered reasonable to place the time when the Lord ascended to the right hand of the heavenly throne at 30 AD. Many people who study the Bible now know the modern days are like the Days of Lot. With the gold standard currency and the New International Order that BRICS is currently working on. Considering that there is evidence that the 7-year covenant for world peace led by the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) under the leadership of the United Nations is aiming for the target date of 2030, looking back 7 years, considering the possibility that the rapture could occur in 2023, we must wake up and pray in hope that such times and seasons has arrived.

        In addition, the majority of churches have united in religious integration (WCC, WEA, NCC), fallen away from Jesus, the only Christ, and committed the evil act of serving CHRISLAM as their own Christ. Now, after God’s regenerated Church is raptured and transported to heaven, the Antichrist will set up his kingdom all over the world (2 Thessalonians 2:1-8).

        The New Testament saints must now realize that the day of the rapture is very near, just as the Old Testament saints were resurrected and raptured to heaven 2,000 years ago. The Apostle Paul advised those who belong to Christ and are waiting for the rapture to live a life of crucifying their flesh with affections and desires (Galatians 5:24). By this, we can meet the Lord while living a pure life as He is pure (1 John 3:2-3)

Amen! Hallelujah!

            And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. (Daniel 2:44-45 KJV)

We’ll be focusing on these verses today. The Bible says after the destruction of all kingdoms of earth, just one kingdom will stand forever. This kingdom is not established by man, but by the God of heaven. This is the Kingdom of God and at the same time it is also the kingdom of heaven. What this means is that since it is still before the Lord’s Second coming to earth, the kingdom of God exists only in those who believe and have received the Holy Spirit. That is why the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Because the kingdom of God is formed within those who are born again by the Holy Spirit, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit reside within them as the King, as God, and as the Father. However there is no kingdom of God anywhere in this world, including the unregenerate people. That’s why Daniel sees the kingdom of God being established on earth, at the same time becoming the Kingdom of heaven. There is a distinction between kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God. Only the King James Bible categorizes Kingdom of God and Kingdom of heaven separately, and if you don’t know this, you’ll get confused. Daniel is seeing the kingdom of God and kingdom of heaven at the same time since he does not know the Age of Grace.

            We must pay attention to the fact that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven will come simultaneously in the earthly millennial kingdom after Jesus Christ returns to earth and judges every Gentile nations of this world. When Jesus Christ returns, from that moment on, all Jews have full authority to expect that the Lord will destroy all nations of the Gentile world and establish His kingdom. The Jews should know that only then, they will receive God’s promised kingdom. That’s why many preach the book of Daniel to the Jews. Israeli missionaries preach this in Hebrew language, conveying these words of Daniel chapter 2. The Lord came to earth as the King back in His First Coming. In order to introduce this king, John the Baptist was born to introduce the Jewish King Jesus Christ unto the Jews. That was John’s sole purpose to be birthed into this world. He preached out in the wilderness of Judea, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2 KJV) Here comes the king. That very kingdom of heaven prophesied by Daniel is at hand.’ However the Jews didn’t know what that meant. There was no way to explain it. The Jews were expecting the Lord to sit on the throne of the King after God had destroyed the world government and established His kingdom. That is what Daniel is prophesying, but in fact, had the Jews accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah 2000 years ago at His First Coming, the kingdom would have already come to Israel back then.

            However, God postponed it because the Lord had to die in order to save everyone. But they crucified and killed Jesus Christ. That’s why the Kingdom was delayed. In Christ before the foundation of the world, it was predestined that we too would be adopted as God’s children. the bride of Christ. Provided the 2000 year age of grace, and soon the bride of Christ will be lifted up, and during the 7 year Tribulation the Jews will realize: ‘Now I, Jesus am the king. The kingdom is coming.’ That is why,  the kingdom gospel is preached during the 7 years of tribulation, not the gospel of grace. ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is coming to this earth. the King is on His way! Repent!’ In other words, that very gospel John the Baptist preached, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. will once again be repeated. Unto the nation of sheep in Matthew 25, “for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:35-40 KJV Just as from the book of Ezekiel, the Jews will have nothing to eat, imprisoned, get sick throughout the Great Tribulation. My brethren here are the Jews. These are all things concerning the events at the Lord’s Second coming. The Lord made it possible for us to know the Jews would go through the Tribulation through the prophecies. When the Jews eventually repent and believe in the Lord during the tribulation, when they believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the people, the nation who helped them will also enter the Millennium Kingdom. If the people of Republic of Korea help Israel during the Tribulation, they too can enter the Millennial Kingdom, otherwise they will go into the lake of fire counted as a nation of goat. Blessed are the nations that take good care of the people of Israel even today. America was blessed just before the twentieth century. When the Jews were looking for a new home out in the sea, while all other nations of the world refused to take them in, America received them with open arms.

Many people starved to death on board. But America accepted them. That is why 7.6 million Jews currently live in the United States. That’s why the United States received much blessings for a long time since it’s independence in 1776. America was once called a paradise on earth. But how has it turned out? America sided with the Vatican, and continued to press Israel for peace in the Middle East, especially during the H.W.Bush era. Then in Clinton and W. Bush administration. Even today, Israel is still under pressure. Because of this, various disasters have occurred in America, and as the Lord said to Abraham, Genesis 12:3 (KJV) And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed is still being fulfilled. The Great Tribulation is incomparable to what Hitler did unto the Jews during World War II. That is why, just as the Lord blessed America for helping all the Jews when they were expelled, wandering around, poor and sick, At the Lord’s Second coming, He will finally bless the people who helped them during the Tribulation. Allowing their entrance into the kingdom, inherit the kingdom and receive eternal life That’s why, even during the Great Tribulation, God gives us opportunities individually and nationally as well. John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, as long as they believe until right before the Lord returns to earth at the end of tribulation. When we pray for our unbelieving family members or non-believing friends, we have to look ahead and pray even that far advanced into timeline. Even if they cannot be raptured by the time of Lord’s Second coming, we must still pray that they can be saved even there. God always answers such prayers.

During that time, in heaven we will see the prayers being answered of all who we have prayed. There’s a story about a person who prayed for the salvation of about hundred different people. The story goes on to tell that some were saved while that person was still alive, some were saved by coming to that person’s funeral, and some received salvation long after that person’s death. When the Lord comes at the end of the tribulation, the kingdom of heaven is established on earth, and because the Lord is physically present on earth, the entire world becomes the kingdom of God. Remember, the Lord First conveyed the word Matthew 6:33 (KJV) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. You must first seek the coming millennial kingdom. And seek the righteousness of God. It’s about believing in Jesus. Then God will add everything unto you concerning the things you eat and drink. In same manner, we too must first seek the oncoming kingdom of God, and seek God’s righteousness. Not my righteousness. God’s purpose is for his kingdom to come. That’s why He saves us. That’s why, for the sake of the kingdom of God, we ask those who will enter it to somehow reap the fruits that lead to eternal life. This is the food that Jesus Christ ate. We must eat a lot of the Lord’s food. More than we eat the perishable foods. Then we will be strong both physically and spiritually. You will get spiritually weaker if you only eat and drink the perishable foods of the world. However, if we eat more spiritual food than we eat the foods of the world, we will become strong both physically and spiritually being able to overcome the tings of this world. This sort of person is untouchable. It’s so easy to share the gospel these days over our smartphones and tablets. Can we not lead those who will hear the word into the kingdom of God in these last days? I pray that you will do so.

Daniel 2:45 (KJV) Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. It’s a 100% sure prophecy. There is no book in the world that clearly prophesies the political power that will emerge in the future. Even fortune tellers can’t figure that out. Shamans and Fortune-tellers sometimes guess correctly who will be the next president, because it’s around the 50/50, but there’s no book that prophesies about future establishment of an earthly eternal kingdom. Not even in the Koran. The Bible even prophesies through Daniel the name of the succeeding kingdom that will rise after Babylon. Let’s turn to Daniel chapter 8. This is going beyond Daniel’s time about a kingdom that hasn’t appeared yet. We know about it because it’s already been shown historically. The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. (Daniel 8:20 KJV)  That was before the appearance of Media and Persia. First, the head is gold, Babylon. The second, two arms and chest were said to be silver. The two arms represent two kingdoms, Media and Persia. Darius was the king of Medes, and Cyrus was king of Persia. Daniel doesn’t know who they were at the time. However, the Holy Spirit made Daniel speak even the names of the kingdoms that would appear in the future.

And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. (Daniel 8:21 KJV) The belly and thighs were made of brass. This is Greece. It wasn’t even present back then. The great horn between his eyes is the first king. Greece dispersed and next came Rome. Alexander’s kingdom divided into four. No such book gives definitive prophecy, including the kingdom name that has not yet appeared in the world. The words of the Bible are prophetic. Daniel prophesies every single political power that will rise in the future. He is a man of wisdom and understanding. We prophesy by learning the words of the Bible. Daniel also learned through the angel. We can also prophesy when we learn the scripture. Due to such precision, there are people who say the book of Daniel was written after the appearance of Grecian empire. Such are the claims of non believers. These people don’t realize that the Bible is a book that records future history. People in this world only think of history as past events. Future history is something that will happen in the future, but it is history because it will happen 100%. Why are past events history? It happened 100%  Every word of the Bible are future history. And when you prophesy this future history unto the world, its sweet in your mouth, because they are words of hope, but bitter in the stomach because people despise your preaching as you will be persecuted. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV) This should be our way of life. In Chapter 2, the name of the kingdom has not been revealed yet. However, the names Medes, Persia and Greece appear in chapter 8. However, the name Rome does not appear, but two legs appear because it was divided into East and West Rome as we all know. And we see the unified kingdoms through the ten toes, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Nations and the European Union to name a few. Some mistaken the president of EU to be the antichrist because he belongs to one of the ten toes. The European Union consists of strong iron-like nations like France, Germany and Italy. On the other hand, there are weaker nations like Greece and the Netherlands.

A mixture of iron and clay. The US is the same. Whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians. We Asians are weak. The Minority. Iron Majority, Clay minority. The word has been fulfilled like this. It’s becoming an alliance. The United States. Europe has also become a union. Central and South America are also becoming united. Soon all of Asia will be united as well. The world may attempt to unite, integrate, but it is impossible for iron and clay to solidify. We have arrived at the iron and clay toe generation. We can all know from this Biblical truth that the time has come for the antichrist to appear and establish ten kingdoms after the rapture of the Church. Once he does so, after the 7 year Tribulation, The Lord will come back as the stone that smote the image, destroying the world kingdoms, turning them to dust in the wind. People who still cannot see the Lord’s Second coming from these scriptures, is it because they have not learned these words, and also because they have not understood these words even after they have heard them. How could Daniel know about present-day Europe, Asia and America 2000 years ago? It was all through the Holy Spirit.

Like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, Daniel was also a great prophet who spoke for the word of God. However, the Jews do not want to acknowledge Daniel. Only by reading this in the book of Daniel can they see the Millennium Kingdom, but their ancestors, the rabbis and the Pharisees do not like the words of Daniel because he talked about their shame. He is not considered a prophet because he prophesied during their Babylonian captivity. The devil has cunningly done such thing to keep these words out of the Jews eyes and ears. Had the Jews really approved of the book of Daniel, they’ll be amazed once they hear words found in the scriptures. They would’ve been curious to find out who the stone cut without hands was. The prophets could hear the word of God directly. They all preached what God spoke. They were very special men called to convey the words on to the people. Ezekiel Chapter 38 shows Gog and Magog. Although Ezekiel didn’t know the final group of people defying one last time against God after the Millennium shown in the Book of Revelation, he prophesied about Gog and Magog, allowing us people living in the end times now connect the Gog and Magog between the books of Ezekiel and the Book of Revelation. It is not just the Russian Federation when that battle happens. It is the deceived nations which are in the four quarters of the earth gathered together to battle a number of whom is as the sand of the sea. (Revelation 20:8 KJV) It will not be a nation like Russia at the end of the millennium. Russia was once a very weak nation. They lost to Japan a long time ago. During the Russo-Japanese War. Then once it became part of the Soviet Union. Among the Commonwealth, Russia was not a big deal. But now Russia has become one of the greatest powers. Just by seeing these things, you should be able to see God’s prophetic words being fulfilled. Also remaining prophecies are sure to be fulfilled, but if you turn a blind eye to the scriptures, you will never know what’s coming. You don’t know because all you ever look for is grace. God first said unto the Jews to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Then He told us Christians to seek the kingdom of God. For the Jews, the kingdom of God is for them to become a nation of priests and rule over the earth. To us, the Church, the kingdom of God is where we get to rule together with the Lord. When we act according to God’s word, the Lord helps us overcome all trials and gives us food for our bellies and clothes for our backs, but many just don’t do that. Many modern day Christians are just baby Christians. Not wanting to eat the spiritual balanced diet in order to grow, but always wanting worldly-ear-tickling-baby milk level sermons. Therefore, the Apostle Paul said to grow out of just drinking milk like babies and eat and digest hard-meaty scriptures in 1 Corinthians 3. What is meat? The words of the prophets. The book of Revelation and Daniel are all hard-chewy meaty words.

Land of Gog and Magog refers to the northern European powers led by Russia. The word also appears in Zechariah, Matthew 24, Revelation 14 and Revelation 19. Gog refers to a king, and Magog the nation ruled by that king as we learn from Ezekiel Study. Meshech and Tubal. Moscow / Tubolski.  Russia and it’s northern federation powers will be led by Russia in the future, along with Islam, Turkey, Ethiopia, and Iran. They will come down to decimate all the remnants of Israel, but we have already learned through the Bible that they will all be destroyed at the Battle of Armageddon on the Day of the Lord. And just like this, we already know what God’s going to accomplish in the future. We know how it was done, and all that’s left to be fulfilled before us is the age of ten toes. So, after we, the Church is raptured, the Lord will come down, the stone that will strike the image of Nebuchadnezzar, along with the lively stones, the church becoming a great mountain filling the whole earth. Filling the entire earth with lively stones consisting of Old and New testament saints after destroying the unbelieving nations of the world. That should be the hope we all should have in our hearts. Without learning these words, there is no hope. We as Christians are to suffer now as we live and breath on earth today. The Lord did say: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matthew 6:34 KJV) Do not try to live comfortably. We are to suffer now and be rewarded later. We are pilgrims of this current world. 3 square meals a day, roof over our head and clothing on our back is sufficient. We are to preach the kingdom of God until the Lord comes as we sojourn on this world. God’s will must be preached. Preaching the people they must believe in Jesus. We have been ordered  to convey this, not to eat and drink. Once you realize this word, you will live such life. Otherwise, you will never understand But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV)  You will only know when you hear and study to know what the kingdom of God is. The subject of the Bible is the kingdom of God. Please pray and ask the Lord for understanding. It’s all about His kingdom. It’s not God’s will to just save me. God’s plan is to defeat the devil. That’s why God is establishing His Kingdom. By God striking down the devil, we are saved. When the Holy Spirit reproved, Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. (John 16:11 KJV) the Devil is already judged because Jesus Christ overcame death at the cross.

Let us pray. Thank you Father God for teaching us through your word today what will surely be fulfilled in the future, and letting us know once again that everything prophesied through Daniel has been fulfilled and is a sure prophecy. All your words are future history. Father God, wherever these words are proclaimed, let many realize your will. Help them understand the meaning of the Disciple’s prayer that you taught in Matthew 6. As we live by seeking the kingdom of God and the righteousness, help each and everyone to be content by eating and wearing what you have provided, and not dwelling upon them. Father God, I fervently pray that you will help many people to appear harvesting fruits that leads to eternal life, sending gold, silver, and precious stones up to heaven, preparing excellent housing materials in New Jerusalem. Father God I ask you to grant grace, wisdom, and understanding to realize these things for all members of our WGM church. Give us the spirit of revelation. Please open our eyes and understanding to know and prepare for the glorious future inheritance. Help each and everyone of us to Praise the Lord whenever we prepare for that inheritance. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. Leading us to become sons and daughters who glorify God with thanksgiving in everything. We thank you and pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

7-9-2023 Sunday Sermon Message

Meditations of the Week: Psalm 91:1-16

Text: 1 Corinthians 2:7-16

Word title: Fire Judgment Coming Toward the Sodom-Like World

         The apostle Paul testified of oncoming future events to the Corinthian church saints with the prophetic words recorded by Isaiah:

        If so, it is easy to know through the words of the Bible about what God has for those who love Him, what Christians who have received God’s Holy Spirit are waiting for. These are none other than the rapture that will take place on the day of Christ, the millennial kingdom, and God’s judgment upon the sinful Sodom-like world that Satan, along with the Antichrist and the false prophet, has polluted.

          We too can see, hear, and understand the things that will happen in the future through the words that no one has ever heard or understood since the foundation of the world, when we see and hear the words the apostle Paul testified “as it is written,”

       God prophesied through Isaiah:

       Jesus Christ said these things would happen during the Great Tribulation. On the day of His Second Coming, Matthew 24:28 (KJV) For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. and He also told Job long ago. Job 39:30 (KJV) Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.

         Apostle John witnessed in the Holy Spirit that these things would happen when the sixth seal was opened after the Great Tribulation has begun:

       The prophet Isaiah witnessed the scene where the Lord Jesus Christ appeared and judged by fire and gave a detailed testimony. Apostle Paul testified that this was prepared for those who love God:

       The prophet Isaiah also testified of the Lord Jesus Christ who judges like one who tread the winepress at the battle of Armageddon:

       Apostle John testified once again, who witnessed the scene where the Lord Jesus Christ opened the heavens descending together with His Bride, the raptured Church to battle against the nations gathered to oppose Him:

       The prophet Zechariah testified and prophesied of the Lord Jesus Christ, who establishes His Millennial Kingdom and reigns forever after His judgment at Armageddon: