Introduction
If one has a profound understanding of human history, I tell you, you become wise when you know how to handle many things. Hence, Chairman Mao, our great leader, often kept Zizhi Tongjian by his bedside, a book on Chinese history. Chinese history is very long and profound, from Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian to the later Zizhi Tongjian. Because reading history is like looking into a mirror, allowing us to know the causes of events, their development, and their ultimate outcomes.
Reading the Book of Revelation is actually understanding history, understanding what the final stage of human history will be like. Genesis speaks of the origin of humanity—how we came to be; Revelation speaks of how human history should end. If you know the origin and the end of human history, you will certainly be remarkable!
Reading history can make one wise. History is divided into two types: one is past history, such as reading Genesis, Exodus, Kings, and Chronicles—these are all past events. Reading past events allows us to learn from them, to understand the causes and consequences of those events.
When we begin to read the Book of Revelation today, we are actually reading a future history. That future history has not yet happened. How do we know it? Because before it happened, our God, out of love for us, told us what would happen in the future. Isn't it wonderful to believe in Jesus!
It is very good to have prophetic insight. If you know which properties are going to rise in value and which company's stocks are going to increase, I tell you, becoming wealthy becomes a very simple matter. So, making money is really not a difficult task. Yet, many people focus solely on making money, forgetting that we are a group with prophetic insight. In fact, God longs to reveal these things to us.
When you read the Book of Revelation, or any book, you must pay attention to the first sentence. What is the first sentence? The first sentence is the revelation of Christ:
The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John. (Revelation 1:1)
The theme of this chapter is: Our Lord Jesus is the master of human history. You must know that the master of human history is our Lord Jesus, and human history can never escape the control of our God. Human history has always been under God's control. Therefore, in the Book of Daniel, or in various places throughout the world, you will see people marvelously fulfilling God's Mingding Destiny for us.
I think this historical concept, that human history is under the mastery of the Lord Jesus, is different from the education many of us have received since childhood. For example, I have been puzzled since I was young: Do heroes create history, or do the people create history? I would go out on the street and ask, Did you create history? They would say, It doesn't seem like it. I haven't created anything. Later, I felt that this contradiction was inseparable, and finally, I came to understand one thing: the idea that the people create history is actually a myth.
You ask me, How do the people create history? I'm really not sure. I think heroes are more capable of creating history. Take Singapore, for example. Without Lee Kuan Yew, could it have become the Singapore of today? It seems a bit difficult. Historical events just keep moving forward. Take our Chinese history, you might say, Ah, if Mao Zedong hadn't established the new China, things might be different, right? Then you might say that even if Mao Zedong hadn't risen, there might have been another Mao Zedong. Whether it was this Mao Zedong or that Mao Zedong, someone would have shaped a new China, right? I think this is a mystery that can never be solved.
However, when we read the Bible, we discover that our Lord Jesus controls history. Human history can never escape God's wonderful plan for humanity. Therefore, the Book of Revelation speaks of one thing:
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’ (Revelation 1:8)
What do Alpha and Omega mean? They mean the beginning and the end. These are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. In 1:17, it says, I am the first and the last. Originally, what human history was before the beginning has nothing to do with humanity, and what it will be after the end has nothing to do with us. The reason why what came before has nothing to do with us is obvious; the reason why what comes after has nothing to do with us is because we haven't reached that point yet. But we know that human history is all under God's control.
In the Book of Daniel, it says that our God reigns in the kingdoms of men. So, brothers and sisters, never be foolish. No matter what, you must know that human history is under God's control. It is God who arranges these great leaders, not the devil who reigns on earth. The appointment and removal of kings are determined by God. If there were both good and bad kings in the history of Israel, we thank God that those bad kings seemed to have an inseparable relationship with God.
If human history is governed by our Lord Jesus, then our small histories are also governed by our God, aren't they? Because in the Bible, you know there is a saying that sounds quite sad, but I think it is very true. It says, God, He is the Creator, creating some vessels to be honorable to manifest His glory. Can't God create some vessels of dishonor to manifest His wrath? Yes, He can.
After reading Romans, you might feel a little sad, but at least I felt a little sad when I read it. Why? Who are you to argue with the Creator? I thought about it, and it seems I really don't have that ability. I can only do one thing: since God has revealed human history to us and He is the master of history, then let us work with Him. Wouldn't that be a blessed thing? So, brothers and sisters, today we must begin to accurately understand the Book of Revelation, to understand what the end of human history will be like.
Jesus Christ Reveals the Final History of Humanity to the Church
Jesus Christ reveals the final history of humanity to His church. The revelation of Jesus Christ is what God gave Him to show His servants what must soon take place. How well this is said! In fact, there are several other places later that speak of the church. I think revealing it to His church is about establishing a view of the church.
Martin Luther reformed the church because the predecessor before that was the Roman Catholic Church. The organizational structure of the Roman Catholic Church is very rigorous, but such a rigorous structure was deeply abhorrent to Martin Luther. However, in the process of reading the Bible, Martin Luther discovered that the righteous shall live by faith. That is to say, justification by faith is the truth of the Bible, but it also brought some side effects, which was the loss of the view of the church.
To establish a relationship with God, you can be justified by believing in Jesus Christ. However, there are many other chapters in the Bible, especially the Book of Revelation, that are not written to individuals but to seven churches. So, we can clearly say that if the Book of Revelation is written to seven churches, we must know one thing: the final history of humanity is inextricably linked to the church of Jesus Christ.
The church of Jesus Christ must be a divine organizational structure that opens the final chapter of history. Jesus Christ did not actually reveal human history to an individual. Therefore, when reading the New Testament, you will find that the New Testament is all about the church. Martin Luther messed up this view of the church, but God restored it. Today, when we read the Bible, we are reading about this.
What God is doing in our church is so great, exceeding what we ask for and beyond what we imagine. Restoring the church to its original state, manifesting God's power and glory as the original church did, is my deep feeling. Without a heart to build God's glorious church, it is difficult to correspond to God's promises.
Justified by faith, do you not only believe in Jesus but also believe in God's word? If you read God's word carefully from beginning to end, you will see how important the church is.The church is the body of Jesus Christ. So today, let us not fall into an individualistic way of life.
Are there corrupt churches? Certainly, there are. But that does not change the fact that in these end times, God wants to reveal the final history to His church, so that His church can work with God to open the final chapter of history. Today, we are fortunate to be in such a church, and we are beginning to see God's will for the church in the end times. The will of the church in the end times is to continuously and almost completely reveal His gospel among us.
Brothers and sisters, we must restore the view of the church. Without a view of the church, it is difficult for you to obtain God's promises. This statement is not difficult to verify. You only need to look at the lives of many Christians, how they are blessed and how they are cursed, to know. Our God, in the last days, after Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, values the church. The church is the most important thing to the Lord Jesus. If this is the most important thing to the Lord Jesus or the most important thing to our God, should we care about it? We must care about it. A way of believing in the Lord that focuses on personal cultivation is a very corrupt way.
Blessed Are Those Who Know the End of Human History
What is the third point? Blessed are those who know the end of human history. This is in verse 3:
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. (Revelation 1:3)
When we read a future history, do you believe it or not? If you have a very clear grasp and understanding of future history, even though it has not yet been fulfilled, but we know that the future is like this, you will be very powerful!
Let me give you an example. If you dare to predict what the future outcome of a stock will be, for example, today's stock is one dollar, and it will become ten dollars in the future, will you buy it? You will definitely buy it. This was about seventeen or eighteen years ago. If you had a discerning eye and bought Google's stock, you would definitely be a multi-millionaire today, because its stock has risen several hundred times. Every dollar you have has become several hundred dollars. If you put in ten thousand dollars, it would become several million; if you put in one hundred thousand dollars, it would become tens of millions, an increase of hundreds of times.
The problem is that you didn't know the future at that time! I'm just using this money as a metaphor. If you knew that developing an Alibaba software could become the e-commerce of today, then you would develop that software, and its price would increase ten thousand times! If you buy a house and it doubles in value, that's far from this.
Today, brothers and sisters, you must know that when you have a clear vision of the end of future history, you are definitely blessed. Why is it that after having prophetic insight, some people obey and some do not? Some people believe it will rise a hundred times, but they don't buy it. Isn't that very foolish! That is not obeying. If you know that the future outcome is like this, do you choose to be a mourning people or a joyful people? If you know that the Lord Jesus will destroy this age, like destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, all your real estate will be gone, and everything you invest in will become nothing. You will definitely mourn.
So, brothers and sisters, we must adjust our direction and read more history and prophecy. If you have a very clear judgment about the future, how should you act today? Everyone today must begin to cultivate this concept of reading history, to learn to be a wise person, to learn to be a person with prophetic insight.
Today, start investing in one thing, and this thing has a very important concept, which is to bring people into blessing, because this is my Mingding Destiny! Changing people's minds and thoughts is called education. I am full of interest in education, and today's Revelation is also a kind of education. Whenever I talk about education, I get very excited. I have an impulse to thoroughly understand this matter of education. Future education is an industry I very much hope to invest in.
Today, when I was checking Genesis with an English speaker, I also spoke about a very strong feeling and impulse I have, which is to do education and training. I want to train even the dregs of society into talents. Today's education system, whether abroad or in China, is basically focused on instilling knowledge, especially in the East.
I believe that education should focus on shaping students' character. If you carefully observe those successful people, those who are more prosperous in their work, you will find that they are all people with strong character. The core of character is faith. So, people with faith have very strong character traits. I think Chairman Mao said it very well, The school system should be shortened, education should be revolutionized, focusing on learning, while also learning other things. Shortening the school system means learning more of what is useful and less of what is not, focusing on learning what is useful.
Some time ago, I went to Suzhou to study, and I think they are doing very well. Talking about the future of education, there will definitely be a strong transformation, and I may become a promoter of this strong transformation in the education system. Will there be financial returns? There will definitely be very good financial returns. The most important thing is to transform the dregs of society into talents.
China's education today screens out the good students, and those third- and fourth-rate students are screened out, unless you are a very characterful person, like Jack Ma who created Alibaba. Today, we need to adjust our direction, carefully examine the Book of Revelation, and know that the protagonist of human history is the church.
The Church Is the Protagonist of the Last History
Theologically speaking, the theme of the New Testament is the church. If the theme of the New Testament is the church, what should we do? Where should we put our energy? Should we become the person who promotes the development of the church? If so, then participate in building God's glorious church.
Our church will bring a transformation of the church. Today, allow me to brag a little, brag with faith. Even if it doesn't happen in the future, I still want to bring a transformation of the church. What transformation? It is to return to the original church. The glory of the last church will be greater than the glory of the former church! How should we manage our time?
Let me give you a few arguments: The nineteenth century was the era of the British Empire spreading the gospel, so Britain was very prosperous, becoming the British Empire on the sea. The British Navy was very powerful, dominating the world. In the twentieth century, America rose, and the United States became a country that spread the gospel, sending missionaries abroad. The fire of the Holy Spirit was lit in America. In the twenty-first century, it has become the era of the prosperity of our Asian or Chinese church. That is to say, wherever the church prospers, that place prospers.
Today, many foreign media are singing down China, saying that the Chinese economy is going to collapse. I don't listen to that. Many celebrities are also saying it, but I am optimistic about China and the Chinese government. Because this place is going to prosper not because of anything else, but because the church is prospering here, so many Christians are blessing this land. We want to become a blessing to China, to become a blessing to the whole world, so China will definitely prosper!
In contrast, we Chinese Christians owe the Western Christians the gospel. Because we are able to have the gospel today because for hundreds of years, how many missionaries have been sent from Europe and America to China, one after another, shedding their blood for China's gospel work. That is why we have these Christians today. Without their seeds of evangelism for these hundreds of years, what would we believe today? We owe them a debt.
But to be honest, in Western countries, these Christians are becoming more and more lukewarm. Now, the Christians who are fervent in their faith are all in China. How can China not prosper? If you want to invest, you have to invest in China. If doing business has nothing to do with China, that is fatal. No matter how much news you see in foreign media that sings down China, looking at it from the Bible, we will prosper in the future.
The church is the body of Jesus Christ, which takes on the responsibility of the priest. The priest is the one who touches the throne, brings down God's blessings, and brings the people of God on earth before God. This is the church. The church is opening a new chapter in history. The seven lampstands are the seven churches. The church will reveal the mysteries of God to us.
The apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation to tell us that the church is the protagonist of the last history. Why write to the church? Because the church is God's heart. Chapters 2 and 3 are all about the problems of the church. That's okay, there will always be those who overcome, there will always be those who turn around. Overcoming and turning around are the same thing.
Today, after reading the Book of Revelation, you must know: how important is the victorious church! There are victorious and non-victorious churches. The victorious ones can open a new chapter in human history. The historical concept of our brothers and sisters must be established. If human history is established through the prayers of Christians, we will establish a praying church today.
In a praying church, God will personally tell us and reveal to us the final end of human history, so that we can align with God. After aligning, we will move forward according to God's will. So, if you focus your eyes on those problems, today you work a job and earn some money, these are all small things. We are not saying that you don't work is a good thing, but you have to start grasping the most important thing, which is to be the priest of Jehovah God. How can your work not be done well then?
Among us, there are many people who serve with me, and many of them are very outstanding talents in the workplace. It's not because they have talent, it's because God blesses them, so they are very outstanding. For example, one of my colleagues, when he wanted to resign, his boss wanted to beat him up. Why did his boss want to beat him up? Because his boss really needed him.
Why did his boss need him so much? Because on his first day of work, his boss gave him an impossible task. A new employee just came to the company, and his boss didn't think he could accomplish that task. He just wanted to deal with his boss. Originally, his boss was supposed to do it. Later, he handed it over to the new employee, because the new ones are easy to bully: Anyway, it's assigned to you, you don't dare to say NO! So, just do it. What happened? An impossible task was completed by one of our newly appointed young men.
It's not because he has the ability, it's because God blesses him. His way of working is a very interesting way of working. He leaves work as soon as the day is over. His boss says, Let's go sing karaoke together. He doesn't go either. But before he resigned, he got that very important permit, which was obtained from the government. This permit is very difficult to obtain. It needs to involve many departments. The coordination work is too difficult to do. God actually let him complete it! It's not because he has the ability, it's because God really favors him. Why? Because he comes to the church to serve every night after work. Although he comes to the church to serve after work, he has not made less money. He has also bought a lot of stocks himself!
Brothers and sisters, today I can tell you, if the church is the protagonist of the last history, if you are a part of building a victorious and glorious church, how blessed you are! You will become a royal priest, which is the people of God's kingdom. God loves us, He used the precious blood of Jesus Christ to deliver us from sin, and also made us a nation, priests to His Father God. May glory and power belong to Him forever and ever!
Today, if you have the opportunity to build a glorious church of God, how grateful you should be! I thank God, I have this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! We stand in the place where we are and look around. I tell you what you will see. It seems that I am beginning to see the future before my eyes. We will establish healing and deliverance centers in Singapore, in the UK, in the USA, in Canada, and in Australia. Those who are possessed by demons can come among us and be released. That is to say, we can spread the gospel to the ends of the earth through the internet.
I think the brothers and sisters among us must participate in the work of building a glorious church. The future history is created by the church. So, if you think you cannot participate in building a victorious and glorious church, how regrettable that is! The most difficult days of our church have passed, and the next is the era to start chasing after victory.
The Lord Jesus Has Overcome
The Lord Jesus has overcome, so the church can overcome through the Lord Jesus.
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 16:18-19)
Why did Jesus build His church on this rock? The rock is Jesus Christ, and the powers of Hades cannot overcome Him because our Lord Jesus died,
I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. (Revelation 1:18)
What a wonderful thing! Recently, our church has been doing something to combat the powers of Hades. As for what these powers of Hades are? We don't have a complete grasp of it, but there is an official in the powers of Hades called Old Ma. As for what this Old Ma is? I can't say it very clearly, he himself reported his name as Old Ma, he is the devil in charge of all dirty and filthy things.
Later I found that many diseases are related to it. When I was exorcising demons, I asked him, How many bad things have you done? He told me the bad things he had done. I said, Did you cause my sister's mental illness? He said, I did, I touched her a little bit, and she became mentally ill. I said, Did you cause the child's convulsions? He said, My men did it, they touched her, and she had convulsions. I said, Did you cause the mental illness and cancer? He said they were all done by him. Later it seemed that all diseases came from this power of Hades.
Our Lord Jesus has overcome death and holds the keys of death and Hades. So we must write down what we have seen and what will happen in the future. You must know for sure that if Christians truly believe in Jesus, through the victorious church you can completely trample on the power of Hades, even if you are the weakest Christian, you will share the victory of the church in a victorious church.
Rely on the Lord Jesus to build the church on this rock, build according to God's word, and you will definitely see God's victorious glory. I dare to boldly say: According to our past experience in healing and deliverance, we have already triumphed over all diseases! Some people ask me: Are these diseases real diseases? Virtual diseases? As for this matter, I don't know, but when we go back to the Bible, those who came to Jesus were healed, and those who came to the early church were also healed.
So today we begin to build a victorious church that can overcome death. If you want to overcome death, one of the important characteristics is called sharing in the tribulation kingdom and patience in Jesus Christ. I have a lot of experience in this area, why? Because of my mother. My mother didn't go to the hospital for many years, and when she was sick, she would come to me. As soon as she came to me, I would take her to pray, and as soon as I prayed, she would get better.
When she had heart failure, I prayed for her for eight hours. At first, praying for an hour didn't change, two hours didn't change, and three hours didn't change, I tell you, I have a kind of patience in me, I will insist on one more minute than the devil, and then I drove away the spirit of heart failure and the spirit of death, and my mother returned to normal.
At that time, she was in the hospital, and I called her from Singapore, and she was fine. The doctor came to see her, what's wrong with you? My mother said: My son prayed for me and I was fine. I think I really thank God, when my mother got better, I was so grateful, my mother is so blessed to have a son like me! Christians must have the victorious character of sharing in the tribulation kingdom and patience in Jesus Christ. Then I tell you, all the medical expenses in the future can really be saved, if you don't believe it, it doesn't matter, I believe it! That's how I did it myself!
Our Task is to Testify for the Lord
John has testified to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 1:2)
In fact, I tell you, testifying is the most important thing, you know Jesus is also testifying.
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(Revelation 1:5)
We Christians should not preach theology, we Christians should start preaching testimony, that is, start talking about what God has done in you. Just before the Bible study, I went to a group to listen, and one of the sisters was deeply controlled by the powers of Hades a few days ago. We released her from the powers of Hades. Her mouth kept howling strange things, and then her sister rushed to her home to pray for her, and we also prayed for her online. Later she was freed.
We must establish the concept of bearing witness. The Lord Jesus said that the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and told his disciples, Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”(Acts 1:8)
To testify is to preach the gospel, and to preach the gospel is to testify, so our Apostle Paul said very clearly in the Bible,
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(1 Corinthians 2:4-5)
Today, brothers and sisters, you are blessed, because the Jesus Christ you believe in is a powerful Jesus Christ, a Jesus Christ who can solve all the problems in your life. If our God is powerful and manifests Himself among us, and because of the church gains His glory, I tell you, we are so blessed! Our stories can't be finished, because there are too many, so many are deleted, let everyone go back to their own small groups to talk, brothers and sisters must develop the concept of telling testimonies.
A few days ago, there was a Canadian sister who kept talking strange things all day long. I don't know where she learned it. She argued every day, which made me quite annoyed. She also knew that I would train her as soon as she said this, but later I didn't want to train her anymore. Why? Because that set of things she said is called speculation. Later, she went to a conference in the United States. She is a doctoral graduate. She likes to preach the gospel and wants to talk to people, but she has nothing to say as soon as she speaks, because she can't explain theology clearly. How do you explain this?
She is going to talk about a vague Jesus, but what I am talking about today is a real Jesus. Today, if I am allowed to tell you stories, there are so many of them, all of which are things God has done through me. You see, Paul is like this. Paul said: I only preach Jesus and his crucifixion, and what he did through me, that is called testimony. So brothers and sisters should become powerful Christians, and then we let people know the glorious and awesome name of Jesus Christ.
The Name of the Lord Jesus is Glorious and Awesome
If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—the LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.(Deuteronomy 28:58)
How scary these words sound! Don't think of our Lord Jesus as Santa Claus. Santa Claus didn't grow up like this. Old John said that when he turned around, he saw seven lampstands,
and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.(Revelation 1:13-16)
Then old John fell at his feet like a dead man as soon as he saw him. Can everyone understand? Do you think our Jesus is Santa Claus? If you preach Jesus Christ as Santa Claus, then you are in trouble! Our Jesus is glorious and awesome! You must know that when our Lord Jesus comes again, he will be in a glorious and awesome image, not Santa Claus. Wearing a red hat, a big bag, and throwing gifts down, that's Santa Claus.
You will suffer a lot if you don't know his glorious and awesome name! Our God is a consuming fire, our God is full of grace, full of love, full of mercy; but at the same time our God is also glorious and awesome. Don't get it wrong, studying Revelation is to know that our God is a consuming fire! Don't think that after leaving the land of Egypt, the Israelites are all saved. In fact, many people were killed by God in the wilderness, that is our God! If you don't understand, then don't understand, but that is the image of our God.
Our God is so powerful! So today we must begin to change our concept of God. We must know history. History is controlled by the hand of the Lord Jesus. Our God will create the history of this church and the history of mankind through us. The church will open the last chapter of human history in the world, which is amazing. We must fear God.
The Lord Jesus is Coming on the Clouds with Such an Image
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.(Revelation 1:7)
The church must pave the way for the Lord Jesus' return on earth. The church is the body of Jesus Christ. We must constantly pray on earth, because prayer can reach the throne of God. I can explain some of the following chapters to you. Our prayers reach the throne of God, and God takes fire from the altar and throws it on the earth, and great events will happen on the earth.
If you ask me: What is history? History is the record of a series of major events. Human history will not record the old man making popcorn at the entrance of the cinema. Human history will record the rise and fall of these countries and important historical events. Human history is recorded with important historical events. It will not record who is drinking tea at home or the trivial matters of daily life.
Christian prayers can continuously open new chapters in human history, that is to say, our Lord Jesus opens history, creates history, and dominates history through us. We must pray and work with God on earth, and may God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So Revelation 1:7 is talking about the Lord Jesus coming on the clouds, and the day of coming means that everything will pass. Revelation talks about the end of human history, which is Alpha and Omega! It is the beginning, the first, and also the last.
Human history is coming to an end. When you read the end of Revelation, the New Jerusalem is coming, and this world will be destroyed. If this world is going to be destroyed, and God is going to destroy the world, do you want to transform this world, or bring God's people into God's country?
I tell you what I see, my vision is that God does not want us to transform this world, God wants us to bring God's people into God's country, start expanding God's kingdom on earth, let God's kingdom prosper on earth, and let more people be blessed and saved because of our service. This is what God wants to do through us, to build God's glorious church on earth.
Conclusion
The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.(1 Peter 4:7)
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.(1 Peter 4:8-10)
The most important thing is the concept of the church, which is to serve each other and love each other according to each other's gifts. I think I have some of my own views on today's church, which may be biased, but you can listen to it! The Lord Jesus said that if two or three people pray in one heart, the Lord Jesus will listen there. Why not tens of thousands of people? Who do you know among tens of thousands of people? Don't you know who two or three people are? Why? Because God wants us to have a relationship with each other.
There are many things that confuse me today, that is, you come to a large church with tens of thousands of people, you sit there and listen to the sermon for a day, you don't know who the people sitting on both sides of you are, and then you pat your butt and leave after listening to the sermon, and you don't have much relationship with anyone, then how can you love each other if there is no relationship? If you say I love you to the person sitting next to you in a large church with tens of thousands of people, don't you think it's strange? She doesn't know you, you don't know her, what do you love? It's just talking!
You must love each other sincerely, because love can cover many sins. Love is not to cover up the sins of others, but to cover up your own sins, because you have love in your heart, so God will greatly use you. If you love God, you will shepherd God's flock. So don't pursue things that don't have a pastoral system, we must build a church that loves each other, You must be careful, sober, and pray, and the most important thing is to love each other sincerely.
There is a book called The Most Important Thing Is One Thing. I tell you, brothers and sisters, if you always seize the most important thing in your life, you will definitely live prosperously! If you always seize those unimportant things, you will definitely decline! Today, if you seize the concept of the church, and love each other sincerely with the people you know before and after you, you will know how abundant God's grace is. Why? Because this is the church, the most important thing is to build God's glorious church.
The end of all things is near, our task is not to invest in industries, our task is not to do this or that, our task is to build God's glorious church, and love each other sincerely. Because God lives in the relationship of love between you and me, no matter how big the church is, we must let every brother and sister be served, and let every brother and sister grow up in being served.
So brothers and sisters, how should we be careful, sober, and pray, and seize the most important thing? That is to love each other sincerely, and if you love each other, you can bear other people's faults and other people's weaknesses, right? It is not to solve people's problems in a way of accusation, but in a way of shepherding. I repeat it again and hope you can understand, building God's glorious church is the most important theme in the entire Book of Revelation, and building God's glorious and victorious church is the most important thing!
May God bless everyone!