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8-20-2017 Weekly Message

Meditations of the Week: Psalm 69: 1-36

Text: Daniel 12: 1-3

The title of the Word: Everlasting Life, And  Everlasting Shame And Insult

           Most people living in the present world, as well as countries and nations, one of the most dislikes is shame and insult. Yet they do not know that it is everlasting shame and insult that they cannot receive everlasting life. They are doing their best to  avoid shame and insult spending time and money with many kinds of methods  in the short time of the    present  world.

         God showed Daniel, a  wise man, what is the everlasting  life, everlasting  and everlasting  insults. When God spoke to Daniel, it was before the church of God was born, that he showed the people of Israel everlasting life and everlasting  shame. But on the other hand, it was also the Word that God showed for all those who lived in the era of grace.

          God testified that the first thing that appears before the beginning of the eternity world is the seven year Great Tribulation that will appear before us. At this time, he testified that there will be people to repent and be saved in the period of the Great Tribulation. The apostle John testified at this time that many gentiles would be saved:

”  After this I beheld, and, lo, a greatmultitude, which no man could number*, of all nations, and kindreds,and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before theLamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;   Andcried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sittethupon the throne, and unto the Lamb.‘ “(Revelation 7: 9-10)

          That is correct! God gives all the Jews and the Gentiles a last chance to receive eternal life without ever being humiliated and insulting. But all those who are saved through the Great  Tribulation will suffer tremendous suffering. The apostle John testified about how they shall suffer:

”  They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; neither* shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.  For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shalllead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. “(Revelation 7: 16-17)

          Because of this, the apostle John concludes with the words, ”  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.,” in the last chapter of his last book of Revelation, so that all the Jews and Gentiles, It is exhorted to believe in the gospel of grace to receive eternal life and not to receive eternal shame and insult.

         The prophet Daniel also testified of the glory of those who received eternal life:

” And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many torighteousness as the stars for ever and ever.  (Daniel 12: 3)

King Solomon also testified that a man is a wise man:

” The fruit of therighteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” (Prov 11:30)

         Everyone born in this world with the blood of Adam has been  forced to die in  sin,  and receive eternal shame and insult with the devil who brought forth sin to the world, and has t  to be shamed for eternity in the eternal lake of fire.

          But God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, suffered on the cross, and died, so that those who believe  in Him would not perish, that is, receive eternal life without everlasting shame and insults (John 3:16). The apostle Paul testified to the Hebrews about this:

” 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about* with sogreat a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, andthe sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run withpatience the race that is set before us,  Looking unto Jesusthe author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. “(Hebrews 12: 1-2)

           Our Lord Jesus Christ was looking forward  the day before the completion of our salvation by the joy  before him, that is the resurrection. And  he endured the  suffering on the cross, the exposing of all shame for six hours on behalf of our eternal shame and insult to receive. He even despise the shame for us.

          Our Lord Jesus Christ, the God of wisdom, has been the founder and the finisher of our faith by overcoming all sufferings and shame to save  the souls of all who believe in Him. Therefore, the Father God highly exalted him , giving him a name above every name, and letting things  in heaven and on earth, and under the earth  to kneel down before the name of Jesus, and all tongue to confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord, (Philippians 2: 9-11)

           God also gives those who believe in him eternal life, as well as those who turn many people into righteousness to receive  the eternal glory in the reward of  preaching the gospel to many and winning the souls.

            Therefore, we have to thoroughly deny ourselves, by considering deeply our Lord Jesus Christ, who has endured and sustained all sufferings and shame, not only to give us eternal life, but also to reward the  eternal glory. Therefore we have to follow the Lord to the end  with joy.

        Also, looking upon the Day of Resurrection, that is the day of Rapture as well as the  day of Christ when we receive the reigning power shining as the stars in heaven.  Amen! Hallelujah!