Life-study radio 46 - The Correspondence between the Vision in Revelation 12 and the Book of Ephesians

The whole armour of God is for the Body, and thus it requires us to be in the Body (in the fellowship of the Body). Strength gets magnified when we have one another. 

Watchman Nee - tried to preach the gospel but couldn't succeed because, during that time, he thought that the matter of victory is only concerned with individuals. Yet when he realised that he needed to ask people he was staying with to pray for him. Even though people who stayed with him were not educated much to understand too many spiritual things, they were real believers. They prayed for brother Nee and the blessing followed. 

Life-study of Revelation msg 45 - The Beast out of the Earth

The characteristics of false prophets

Rev. 13:11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.

Rev. 13:12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his sight, and he causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose death stroke was healed.

Rev. 13:13 And he does great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth before men.

Rev. 13:14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth on account of the signs which he was given [power] to do before the beast, commanding those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast, who had the stroke of the sword and revived.

Therefore, not a matter of signs that we should focus on, but the life that we shall focus on. 

Only this kind of life will preserve us till the end - the life that God has put in us to be lived out. 

Rev. 13:15 And [power] was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast that the image of the beast might even speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Rev. 13:16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

Rev. 13:17 And that no one may be able to buy or sell except him who has the mark, [that is,] the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Rev. 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred sixty-six.

Life-study msg 43 - The Beast Out of the Sea (3)

Opening Word: 

(Brother Lee was burdened to illuminate the saints to identify this anti-Christ)  

1. Oppose God, 

2. Pursecute all God's people (Jews+Christians) 

3. Smart in mind intellectually 

4. Capable

5. Superpower - the verse shows how powerful and evil he is. 

(Rv 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority) 

When we refer to the book of Daniel - the anti-Christ is the totality of all wild beasts. 

- a leopard - Alexander the great (the 3rd beast in Dan 7)

- a bear - middle Persia empire (destroying) (the 2nd beast in Dan 7) 

- a lion - Babalonion empire with devouring mouth (the 1st beast in Dan 7)

The man of lawlessness ---> sin = lawlessness 

We need to pray that Lord, we don't want the law of lawlessness operating in me but the law of Godliness operates in us. Lord, I don't wanna dethrone you- I want to make you the throne in my heart. When God came with His overcomers, He slays the anti-Christ with His breath, that is, the Word of God.  

Daniel, Paul, and John all share the same thing even though they were in different times in history. They all love the Lord, and they all describe how the end time will be like and who is the anti-Christ. 

6. Touch the stars and heavens

7. So strong and attractive in appearance 

• We are not in darkness (because we have these words) - we know what kind of person that the anti-Christ and is and will not be attracted to him. 
• We should not be people who pursue miracles and wonders- we should focus on the source even if there are miracles and wonders. Christ is whom that we pursue. 

Solid Ground: 2 Cor life-study (Meeting) - The Ministers of the New Covenant (1)

2Co 3:3 Since you are being manifested that you are a letter of Christ ministered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone but in tablets of hearts of flesh.

2 Co 3:4 And such confidence we have through Christ toward God,

2 Co 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,

*sufficient - or, competent, qualified, fit, worthy. The apostle's sufficiency comes from his knowing God inscribing on him as every letter.  

Christ is every alphabet - I am the Alpha and Omega. 

Paul knows Christ as alpha, beta... etc. - he knows Christ as every letter. 

Writing this letter with ink (oil) - that is we need to be filled with Christ, the life-giving Spirit 

Solid Ground: 1 Thes 5 (sisters gathering) - To Be Sanctified Wholly with Our Spirit, Soul, and Body Preserved Complete

Blessed are those who can say "I don't know" (XD)

- The only thing you need to learn is to say "I don't know". 

- Blessed are the poor in spirit and pure in heart. 

What it means to be sanctified wholly? 

- May your spirit, and soul, and body be preserved wholly. 

- Three parts need to be preserved from any dead works. 

Heb. 9:14 How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

- In fellowship with the Lord via the following means (singing, praying, rejoicing, praising etc.) 

1 Thes. 5:16 Always rejoice,
1 Thes. 5:17 Unceasingly pray,
1 Thes. 5:18 In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

How to be preserved complete? 

How to preserve these parts: 

1. Spirit 

- To fellowship with God (exercise this by praying with God) - this will help our spirit living! 

To rejoice, to pray, to give thanks are the ways to exercise our spirit. 

- intuition "knowing" whether we are right or wrong 

- conscience being justified 

2. Soul - 

3. Body - 

Life-study msg 42 - The Beast Out of the Sea (2)

Opening word

Two stages of the anti-Christ's manifestation

Prior to his assassination (emerge as a remarkable leader) - highly intelligent and capable of gaining a lot of followers. 

After his assassination - the spirit of Nero entered into him and he'll become anti-Christ - declare himself as God and want to be worshipped as God. (Judaism, Catholicism, and Christians will be persecuted). 

Bible reading: 

Rev. 13:1 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names of blasphemy.

Dan. 9:26 And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing; and the people of the prince who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end of it will be with a flood, and even to the end [there will be] war; desolations are determined.

Dan. 9:27 And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week; and in the middle of the week he will cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease and will replace the sacrifice and the oblation with abominations of the desolator, even until the complete destruction that has been determined is poured out upon the desolator.

In the beginning, the Jews are still able to practise Judaism, but afterwards, the anti-Christ will exalt himself and want the Jews to worship him. Abominations and desolations will be brought into the temple. Other religions and beliefs will be destroyed as well. 

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In Dan 11, there were two kings 

North King: Syria (Persia) - the type of the anti-Christ 

South King: Egypt

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Anti-Christ

> his source comes from the Greek race 

> Macedonian 

> Not from the west Roman Empire

> But from the East Roman Empire

> From the middle east (???)

What is young people's attitude towards all these prophecies? 

2 Pet. 1:19 And we have the prophetic word [made] more firm, to which you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

A careful study from the shining of the divine life. 

1 Thes Life-study 20 - Our Heart to be Established Blameless in Holiness and our Body to be Preserved Clean in Sanctification

Our heart needs to be sanctified, our body needs to be preserved in sanctification. 

Two hearts - 

1. Physical heart 

2. Psychological heart - 

All spiritual illness comes from this psychological heart (Three arteries: mind, emotions, and will). 

Have blockages in our psychological arteries - taking things other than Christ in our mind, emotion, and will. 

Romans 12: 1-2  - Presenting our Body and our inner heart being renewed. 

Rom. 12:1 I exhort you therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service.

Rom. 12:2 And do not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and well pleasing and perfect.

Having rooted and grounded in love

Mark 12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength."

To be saturated with the Lord,

Secret: Hymnal 572 

Thy Spirit will me saturate
Every part will God permeate,
Deliv’ring me from the old man,
With all saints building for His plan.

Excercise our spirit, opening/turning of our heart: So that the Lord can transform us. 

Fornication is the most defiling sin. Have our body be preserved clean. Inward being represented by our heart in blameless; our body clean in sanctification. 

Before God: we need to be sanctified. 

Before man: we need honour. 

How fornication can destroy/damage us. It does affect our being saturated with the Lord

Rom. 12:1 I exhort you therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service.

Rom. 12:2 And do not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and well pleasing and perfect.

Rom. 12:11 Do not be slothful in zeal, [but] be burning in spirit, serving the Lord.

1 Thes Life-study 19: Our Heart to be Established Blameless in Holiness (2)

Bible verses:

1 Thes. 3:12 And the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we also to you,
1 Thes. 3:13 So that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

The soul and the heart

The soul is composed of the mind, emotion, and will. 

The heart is composed of the soul + the conscience (the spirit) 

Our heart is our acting representative (the person in action), and that's why is it so important to keep our heart.

Prov. 4:23 – Keep your heart with all vigilance, / For from it are the issues of life.

Mt 12:34 Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Mt 12:35 The good man, out of his good treasure, brings forth good things, and the evil man, out of his evil treasure, brings forth evil things.
Mt 12:36 And I say to you that every idle word which men shall speak, they will render an account concerning it in the day of judgment.

A new heart (a heart turns to God and a heart that is pure) 

Characteristics of a new heart 

1. A heart turns to the Lord

Not a different heart - but a heart that turns to God and is renewed (a continual and unchangeable process) - sometimes we have the feeling to want to turn to God - this is a sign that this heart is renewed. 

In our part, we need to exercise ourselves to turn to Him, He has a way to flow through us and our daily activities. We need to switch on to let the heavenly electricity flow through us. 

2. A heart that is pure (pure in heart) 

The heart is seeking purity. - the single purpose and motive - we do things because we love God. 

How to establish our hearts blameless in holiness. - we're on the way to be fully separated from the world and way to holiness. 

God Himself is our only goal and only aim, and our heart is filled and saturated with God. At this point, God becomes the holiness of our hearts. It is a heart that is separated to God and saturated with God and our heart becomes our unchangeableness. God's element wrought into us to establish us.  

Life-study msg 40 - The Actuality and Practicality of the Bright Woman

Bible Verses: 

Rev. 13:1 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names of blasphemy.

Rev. 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.

Rev. 13:3 And one of his heads was as it were slain to death, and his death stroke was healed. And the whole earth marveled after the beast.

Rev. 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? And who can make war with him?

Rev. 13:5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority was given to him to act for forty-two months.

Rev. 13:6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, which tabernacle in heaven.

Rev. 13:7 And [permission] was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them; and authority was given to him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

Rev. 13:8 And all those dwelling on the earth will worship him, [everyone] whose name is not written in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.

Rev. 13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

Rev. 13:10 If anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he is to be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Rev. 13:11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.

Rev. 13:12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his sight, and he causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose death stroke was healed.

Rev. 13:13 And he does great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth before men.

Rev. 13:14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth on account of the signs which he was given [power] to do before the beast, commanding those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast, who had the stroke of the sword and revived.

Rev. 13:15 And [power] was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast that the image of the beast might even speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Rev. 13:16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

Rev. 13:17 And that no one may be able to buy or sell except him who has the mark, [that is,] the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Rev. 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred sixty-six.

Bible - A matter concerning life - A book of life - this applies to the prophecies  

Promises to the woman that she will have a seed to bruise the head of the Serpent. 

In our living and walk, we might be part of the dragon. - we might do this unintentionally. We can be used by the dragon to oppose God's economy. 

The reality of being one with the universal woman is to live in our regenerated spirit. We have to ask ourselves, are we side with the dragon or with the woman. There's no third ground. How do we live and walk according to the spirit? Do we let the Lord live in us, we live in the heavenly position that the enemy has no ground to touch us. Otherwise, we can also be food to the enemy. 

1 Thes Life-study 9: The Reward of Fostering

They lived what they preached.

Bible reading: 1 Thes. 2:10-20

1 Thes. 2:10 You are witnesses, as well as God, how in a holy and righteous and blameless manner we conducted ourselves toward you who believe,
1 Thes. 2:11 Just as you know how [we were] to each one of you, as a father to his own children, exhorting you and consoling [you] and testifying,
1 Thes. 2:12 So that you might walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thes. 2:13 And because of this we also thank God unceasingly that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted [it] not [as] the word of men but even as it truly is, the word of God, which also operates in you who believe.
1 Thes. 2:14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they also from the Jews,
1 Thes. 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and drove us out; and they are not pleasing to God and are contrary to all men,
1 Thes. 2:16 In that they forbid us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so that they fill up their sins always. But wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
1 Thes. 2:17 But we, brothers, having been bereaved of you for a little while, in presence, not in heart, were more abundantly eager with great desire to see your face.
1 Thes. 2:18 Therefore we wanted to come to you, indeed I Paul, both once and again, yet Satan hindered us.
1 Thes. 2:19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at His coming? Are not even you?
1 Thes. 2:20 For you are our glory and joy.


Our understanding of Christian work
- Christian work is to grow instead of to educate or edification/improving characters.
- Paul considered the young believers are in a big family to grow together.
- Paul didn't give much teaching but gave life.
- A work of life - announcing the gospel to people without life. Therefore, our preaching the gospel is to impart life. As a father exhorting them and a mother nourishing them.


Education comes with growing as well so it is an important component but it is not all.
To imitate = to grow: Imitating in a family means to grow. Showing them (the children) the pattern.
Paul fed the young believers (his children) what he lived - his way of handling the Word of God, etc.


Paul was not trying to boast about himself but to feed the young believers what he lived. This kind of living can actually feed people.


Being a pattern is to feed people instead of trying to teach, teach, and teach. We might feel satisfied with our being able to teach others but it didn't feed people. The young believers can still be hungry.


What is the reward/crown (of fostering)


1 Thes. 2:19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at His coming? Are not even you?
1 Thes. 2:20 For you are our glory and joy.


- Paul was emotional but the best father- he just wanted to let the new believers know that whatever he had is really for the young believers. His life would be meaningless without these young believers (children).


- The best way to foster your children is to touch their (the children) heart.
- You thought to be an overcomer, you will be happy before the Lord - but Paul here said no, the glory and the joy are these believers.
- In order to care for new believers, we have to be such ones who are filled with Christ and live Christ.

Life-study 1: Introduction to a Holy Life for the Church Life

Bible verses: 

1 Thes. 1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
1 Thes. 1:2 We thank God always concerning all of you, making mention [of you] in our prayers,
1 Thes. 1:3 Remembering unceasingly your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; 

Enjoyment 

• One of the earliest writing from Paul - when Paul was still on his journey. 
• A solid beginning to a church with rather young believers who were gentiles (young spiritually and in age as well). Therefore, this book is full of tender loving care. 

• 1 Thes. 1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
• Jesus Christ is "our Lord" 
• God is "our Father" 
• These indicate that we have a life relationship with God, and we're also in the organic union with God after we're saved. 
• 1 Thes. 1:2 We thank God always concerning all of you, making mention [of you] in our prayers,
  1 Thes. 1:3 Remembering unceasingly your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; 
• Apostle Paul did not approach the new believers in an authoritarian way but in a way of love. 
• Work must be issued from faith
• Faith is a gift of God, from God's infusing us with Himself.  
• Love lasts long (love is the motivation)
• love being worked into us.
• Endurance comes from hope, and in any
• Without hope, we have no endurance. Something worked into us to have such an endurance that can endure any kinds of troubles. 
• In faith, in love, and in hope. 

Life-study msg 36 - The Woman and the Man-Child

Bible reading: Rev. 12

The vision of the woman and the man-child

This woman 

1. Submission - to allow the Husband to impart Himself into her.

2. Not doing anything for God, but we need something of Him 

3. Our receiving Christ will cause us to be "pregnant" to have this manchild. 

This manchild is what God needs to end this age.

This manchild

1. The strong part of this constitution

2. We all need to be manchild - being fully constituted with the elements of Christ 

3. Daily experience - receiving something of Christ 

4. In our experience, we are still woman, the weak ones. We need to learn to submit ourselves to Christ and daily receiving something of Christ. This will make us manchild.

5. Even before us being resurrected, we can be manchild today. 

The manchild is distinct from the woman but is one with the woman, from the strong part of the woman. 

Life-Study of 2 Kings msg 11: Elisha's Ministry of Grace

Miracle one performed by Elisha (2 Kings 2:19-22; corresponding to Jesus's performing miracle in John C2) 

Application: When God enters into us and into our situation, He changes death into life. 

2 Kings 2:19 And the men of the city said to Elisha, The location of the city is good, as my lord can see; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.

2 Kings 2:20 And he said, Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it. And they brought [it] to him.

2 Kings 2:21 And he went out to the source of the water and threw salt there; and he said, Thus says Jehovah, I have healed this water; there will not be any more death or barrenness from there.

2 Kings 2:22 So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha, which he spoke.

Elisha is typified by John the Baptist who came before Jesus to start the NT ministry. God's grace issues in the divine life

Life-Study of 1 Kings, 10: The Reign of Ahaziah Over Israel and Rapture of Elijah

2 Kings 2:1-18

Elija - a type of old testament age
Elisha - a type of new testament age 

Four-stops journey that brought us from old testament age to new testament age

Gilgal - The dealing of flesh (circumcision) 

Bethel - Give up the world (taking God's interests and Christ as all)

Jericho - the head of God's enemy, Satan (God's children's experience in the victory over Satan)

Jordan - death to old man, the natural man 

"The first step was from Gilgal to Bethel (vv. 1-3); the second step was from Bethel to Jericho (vv. 4-5); and the third step was from Jericho to the river Jordan. Fifty sons (disciples) of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance. Elijah struck the water with his mantle, and the water parted so that he and Elisha crossed over on dry ground (vv. 6-8)."

The mantle Spirit

"Finally, Elijah and Elisha went to the river Jordan, which signifies death. The New Testament baptism, putting people into death, began from the Jordan (Matt. 3:5-6, 13). To cross the river Jordan, Elijah struck the water with his mantle. Elijah's mantle typifies the outpoured Spirit, the Spirit of power. The Spirit of power, which some Bible teachers call the "mantle Spirit," dealt with the river of death so that the way was opened for Elijah and Elisha to cross over."

Eventually, Elijah was taken up and left his mantle; Elisha tore his cloth into two pieces and put on Elijah's mantle. By so doing, Elisha was clothed with the power from on high, even a doule portion of Spirit as he requested. 

Dealing with the power of death (the river Jordan) requires us not to trust in our own ability (typified by Elisha's own cloth) and cloth with the power from on high (typified by Elija's mantle).

(Some materials were directly quoted from "LIFE-STUDY OF FIRST AND SECOND KINGS - msg 12)

Life-study 34 - The Stone With the Seven Eyes For God's Building

Zec 3:9-10;Zec 4:1-10

Zech. 3:9 For here is the stone that I have set before Joshua--upon one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave its engraving, declares Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

(The removal of the iniquity is fulfilled through His death on the cross; John 3:17 For God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.)

Zech. 3:10 In that day, declares Jehovah of hosts, each of you will invite his neighbor to [come] under the vine and under the fig tree.

Zech. 4:1 Then the angel who spoke with me returned and roused me as a man is roused from his sleep.

Zech. 4:2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see that there is a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on top of it and its seven lamps upon it, with seven pipes for each of the lamps on top of it;

Zech. 4:3 And [there are] two olive trees beside it, one to the right of the bowl and one to the left.

Zech. 4:4 And I answered and spoke to the angel who spoke with me, saying, What are these, sir?

Zech. 4:5 And the angel who spoke with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, sir.

Zech. 4:6 And he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says Jehovah of hosts.

Zech. 4:7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel [you will become] a plain, and he will bring forth the topstone with shouts of Grace, grace to it.

Zech. 4:8 Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Zech. 4:9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish [it;] and you will know that Jehovah of hosts has sent Me to you.

Zech. 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; they are the eyes of Jehovah running to and fro on the whole earth.

Verses: Rev. 5:5-6

Rev. 5:5 And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.

Rev. 5:6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as having [just] been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Brother Lee's experience

(Seven lamps to search) One day I was thoroughly searched and made a thorough confession - I was hating my whole self- my disposition, my old man etc., I was under full judgement. 

Confess and repent to the Lord, (Being looked at by God's seven eyes, while exposing, God infused Himself into us as well. This leads to the seven Spirits, the transformation (caused brother Lee to love the saints more). This transforms us more 

Life-study 29- Review of Revelation, Chapters 1-12

The great tribulation - 3.5 years (between 69th-70th weeks)

• The beginning of the 70th week - The Israel make convenent with the leader of the Great European countries concerning the rebuilding of the temple. 
• In the middle of the 70th week - the Antichrist breaks the convenant, and the great tribulation begins. 
• The divided sections of the book of Revelation

1) General

2) More details 

3) Christ as the person instead of doctrines 

life-study 26 - Christ Coming to Take Possession of the Earth

Scripture reading: Rev. 10:1-11 (Between the 6-7 trumpets, three visions here). [2nd insertion]. 

Rev. 10:1 And I saw another strong Angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon His head, and His face was like the sun, and His feet like pillars of fire;
Rev. 10:2 And He had in His hand a little opened scroll. And He placed His right foot on the sea and the left on the land;
Rev. 10:3 And He cried out with a loud voice just as a lion roars. And when He cried out, the seven thunders uttered their own voices.
Rev. 10:4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of heaven saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them.
Rev. 10:5 And the Angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up His right hand to heaven
Rev. 10:6 And swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there shall be delay no longer,

If we were to understand the above passage, you'll have to understand all the facts in the book of revelation. 

The following is the seventh trumpet. This trumpet will close the age and end all the mysteries of God, Christ, and the church. 

Rev. 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel when he is about to trumpet, then the mystery of God is finished, as He has announced the good news to His own slaves the prophets.
Rev. 10:8 And the voice which I heard out of heaven, [I heard] again speaking with me and saying, Go, take the opened scroll in the hand of the Angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.
Rev. 10:9 And I went to the Angel and told Him to give me the little scroll. And He said to me, Take [it] and devour it, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.
Rev. 10:10 And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the Angel and devoured it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth; and when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.
Rev. 10:11 And they said to me, You must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.

Life-study msg 23- The Scene In Heaven After the Opening of the Seventh Seal and Judgment Upon the Earth

Scripture reading: (Rev. 8:1-12)

Rev. 8:1 And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
The silence here indicates that the Lord has been tolerating the sinful and rebellious situation on the earth; He tolerates for the gospel to be preached and the bride to be prepared, but at this point, there's no more tolerance.

Rev. 8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

The seventh seal equals to seven trumpets.

Rev. 8:3 And another Angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and much incense was given to Him to offer with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. (The another Angel is Christ, He stands on the position sent by God to execute God's administration- As appeared in OT that Christ often came as the Angel of the Lord)


Rev. 8:4 And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the Angel before God.
(The Lord wants to come in and deal with the worldly situation, but there's a need for the saints to pray). A very important principle, even though God wants to do many things, He waits for the saints to pray so that He can move.


Rev. 8:5 And the Angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and cast [it] to the earth; and there were thunders and voices and lightnings and an earthquake.
Rev. 8:6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to trumpet.
Rev. 8:7 And the first trumpeted, and there was hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was cast to the earth; and the third part of the earth was burned up, and the third part of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Rev. 8:8 And the second angel trumpeted, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood,
Rev. 8:9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea [and] had life died, and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
Rev. 8:10 And the third angel trumpeted, and a great star fell out of heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers and upon the springs of waters.
Rev. 8:11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died from the waters because they were made bitter.
Rev. 8:12 And the fourth angel trumpeted, and the third part of the sun and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars were smitten, so that the third part of them would be darkened and the day would not appear for the third part of it, and the night likewise.

The secret of God's economy is in the seven seals.

Leviticus - the Holy living of God's people

 This section concerning the holy living of God's people starts from chapter 11. 

The ways for God's people to live a holy living 

1. To contact people - 

2. Concerning our birth - 

3. Our condition- leprosy 

4. Discharge - not only unclean, filthy, and contagious - (Leviticus c15) 

Anything that comes from our natural men is unclean and contagious. Even in our serving the Lord, our natural ability and so on are unclean. Besides, anything we do for the Lord, it shall originate from the Lord as the source. That's why we always pray before we fellowship. The means is the Lord, and the outcome shall be glorifying God. 

The way to deal with the discharge is via the washing the cloth- such washing is the washing of the spirit of life. 

Ep 5:26 That He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of the water in the word,

That's why it is important that we read the Word of God every day - even we might not understand the word entirely, we still get washed in the word. 

Comparing to leprosy - it is easy to avoid; However, to natural discharge, it is hard to stay away. Since it is hard to stay away, it is so easy to contaminate people by our natural discharge. 

5 things that can save us from the uncleanness:

1. Death of Christ 

2. Resurrection of Christ 

3. Spirit of Christ 

4. Life of Christ 

5. The word of Christ 

Life study msg 22- The Seven Eyes of the Lamb For the Building of God

Scripture reading: Revelation chapter 5. 

The burden of this massage: Grow in life and function as Christians for the building up of the Body of Christ. 

Rv 5:3 And no one in heaven nor on the earth nor under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.
Rv 5:4 And I wept much because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look into it.
Rv 5:5 And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.

1. Worthy is the Lamb for He has redeemed us. He has completed the full salvation for us. 

2. He is worthy because He has defeated the enemy. This qualifies Him to open God's economy. 

3. Who is worthy to open the secret of God's economy? -God is the only One who's found to be worthy. 

- The Lion of the tribe of Judah - His victory over the enemy. God's a fighter who knows how to defeat the enemy. 

- The Root of David - Christ is the source of David. 

Rv 5:6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as having just been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

The development of this verse: 

- Seven Lambs (Exo.) -> seven eyes (Zech.) --> seven Spirits of God (Rev.) 

Eyes: Infusing into (purifying and burning away < judgment> and infusing into us the nature of God)

The overcoming today is to overcome the dark night and the degraded situation. This requires His infusion into us. This infusion will be the New Jerusalem that we see- all built by Jasper stone. 

Some fellowship from the saints:

We do experience the essential spirit but for the Lord's move and the fulfillment of His economy, the economical spirit is needed. Since the building of the Body of Christ is the Lord's heart's desire, at the later stage before the day of the Lord, we have to experience the Lord's intensified economical spirit in His move as well. 

Lord, may our daily living also be part of your move so we can experience you as our essential spirit but also the economical spirit. Bless your church, Lord!