The Revelation

Introduction ^[4]

          The Revelation means that all information comes from revelation and comes from the throne. Revelation is the revelation in the revelation, the deep thing of the mystery, therefore the Lord said, “To understand the book of Revelation, you must first reconcile with the Lord, enter into the light, then see the light in the light.” Because God is light ^[5] . The light guides us, and we follow the Lord and enter the book of Revelation along with the light. “His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me ”(Song of Solomon 2:6 English Standard Version 2008), so that we can hear the voice of the Lord. Only Christ, only the slain Lamb of God is worthy of revealing the Revelation!

       “Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals” (Revelation 5:5 English Standard Version 2008).

“The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy ” (Amos 3:8)?

          The Spirit of the Lord said, “The content of the book of Revelation is ‘Across the Century to Conquer!'” This is the manifestation of the Father’s great love, and the Almighty God bestows these great things to Jesus Christ, who has been raised from the dead and he will accomplish this between heaven and earth. Holy power runs through the whole scroll of Revelation: Jesus Christ has triumphed! The sons of God are revealed! The earth is redeemed! Enter the new heaven and the new earth!

       Hallelujah! He is the King of glory! He is the King who is coming again! He is the King of salvation! He is the King of healing! He is the light of the world! He is the hope of all Mankind!

         Therefore, the Revelation is not desperate, destructive information. The Holy Spirit said, “The Revelation is to give people ‘gold bars’ ^[6], which gives people confidence and power.”  The Revelation is the message of hope, the message of salvation, and the release of all who are enslaved by the devil. If the glory of Christ does not come again, then humans will destroy themselves. The beginning of the Revelation 1:3 tells us that those who read the book of Revelation and those who hear and obey the words are blessed, because the date has come near; the end of the Revelation 22:18-19 warns us, those who destroy the book of Revelation, will be cursed. Therefore, dear brethren, you are blessed to read the Revelation today which is opened by the Lamb of God, and watch out the teachings you have heard, because the day has come near! “Behold, I am coming soon” (Revelation 22:12).

The Revelation is the love letter that Christ wrote to His church (the bride), written through John. The bridegroom told His Bride in the letter: Prepare yourself, and I will come again. The core message of the Revelation is preparing yourself for His return. Therefore, the Revelation is a wonderful message about our victory, becoming a glorious Bride of Christ, and being married into the New Heaven and the New Earth, the New Jerusalem, and living with the groom forever!

Therefore, the Spirit of the Lord said, “The Revelation reveals the best wine of the feast.” He wants His Bride and all nations to drink this wine!

The Lord told old John, to write “ therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this ” (Revelation 1:19). Therefore, in relation to this, we can divide the Revelation into three parts:

• The first part “The things that you have seen” Refer to Chapter 1.
• The second part “The things that are now” Refer to Chapter 2 and Chapter 3.
• The third part “The things that are to take place after this” Refer to Chapters 4 through Chapter 22.

Let's look at these parts one by one:

The first part “The things that you have seen” .

Refer to Chapter 1: Christ is coming with the clouds.

          The image of His coming appears in the midst of the Seven Golden Lampstands in the face of judgment: “And in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength ” (Revelation 1:13-16).

          He appeared in the midst of the Seven Golden Lampstands to show that He is light; ‘with a golden sash around his chest’ (representing Him as Truth), ‘The hairs of his head were white’ (representing Him as justice, holiness, and eternity), ‘His eyes were like a flame of fire’ (He dispels all evil with a fire of jealousy), ‘His feet were like burnished bronze’ (He tramples on all evil and judges the whole earth), ‘The roar of many waters’ (representing His Full Truth, He cleanses the church with water and the Word), ‘Seven stars’ (the messengers of the Seven Churches, all in His hands), ‘A sharp two-edged sword’ (His sword; that is, the Word, will judge the whole earth), ‘His face was like the sun shining in full strength’ (the severe judgement and the majestic judgement).

            Behold! He will come again to judge His house with water and the Word. Judgement begins at the household of God. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of Revelation are all about Jesus Christ - the righteous King’s judgment on His Churches. Those who receive judgement and the victorious then enter the glory of the Heavenly Realm in Chapter 4, that is, into the Kingdom of God. “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). Those who enter the Kingdom of God are called His Brides, the Victors, who will judge the whole earth with Him, destroy all princes of the power of the air, take back the nations, and enter the New Heaven and the New Earth.

             The second part “The things that are now”.

Refer to Chapter 2 and Chapter 3: The seven churches become the conquerors after receiving the judgment and reformation of water and the Word.

          The Seven Churches represent all churches in the world. The spiritual status of the Seven Churches exist not only in the time of John, but also in the churches of all ages. It is also a true portrayal of the last churches of today. The King of Glory steps into every church, gives each messenger and church justly praise and righteous instruction, and He rebukes and reforms them with love, and will betroth the church as the Bride with His Righteousness, Justice, Love, Compassion, and Faithfulness.

God promises the conqueror with His faithfulness:

1. They will certainly gain the fruit of the Tree of Life in the Paradise of God.
2. They will certainly not be harmed by the Second Death and will receive the Crown of Life.
3. They will certainly receive the Hidden Manna, White Stone and be given a new name.
4. They will certainly have authority to rule the nations and give him the Morning Star.
5. Their name is not blotted out and they will walk with God in White.
6. They will be the Pillar in the Temple of God; and the Name of God; the Name of the city of God; and a new Name will be written upon him.
7. They will be sitting on the throne with Christ.

          These are the words of the Holy Spirit to the churches, whoever has ears, let them hear.

            This is the content of the second part:

The Lord prepares the conqueror through His Word of Life and cleanses the churches with water and the Word, so that they become holy and dedicated to oneself to be a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that they might be holy and without blemish - the preparation of a heavenly church!

            The third part “The things that are to take place after this”.

Refer to Chapter 4 through Chapter 22: Enter the Kingdom of God! Destroy all the old systems of Satan, and Christ will be conquered overall and enter into a new heaven and a new earth!

We are living in this era now! This is the age when the glory of the Lord is revealed! This is the time when the sons of God appear and shine! This is Jesus’ reward for his suffering, which has been drawn in by the love of the Cross. He draws in thousands of conquerors who are willing to entrust and devote their sovereignty to the Kingdom of God. This is a group of Warriors of Faith, who have become a group of self-denial people after being cleansed by water and the Word. This group of people no longer belong to any Nationality, Region, or Sect on the earth. They only belong to Christ, a Heavenly Church that is united with Christ.

            The Spirit of the Lord said, "My body has been refined without any falsehood. All the members of the body have no ambition, but only one desire: love what God loves and think of what God wants." No matter where the Lamb goes, they will follow closely. They are redeemed from the world and will be the First Fruits given to God and the Lamb. These people walk with God in the Heavenly Realm. Although their bodies are on earth, the Spiritual Man rises and soars on high.

            The Spirit of the Lord said, “With great faith, the Spiritual Man flies high and enters into the Kingdom of Heaven at any time, and lives in the world of glory. With little faith, the Spiritual Man flies low; without faith, there are even no clouds (the white clouds represent the Holy Spirit), only in the earthly world. There are no clouds with the army of the devil. They specialise in digging in the ground and using Strife, Jealousy, Slander, Conviction, Blasphemy and Attack the church ruled by Christ and reject the guidance of the Holy Spirit. However Christ has triumphed! Through the revealing of the Seven Seals, the sounding of the Seven Trumpets, and the purification of the Seven Bowls… Finally, the whole earth will have a new appearance!”

At the end, the Lord destroys Death and removes all Curses!

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever” (Revelation 11:15). A wonderful new world will come to all mankind, and an eternal Glorious Kingdom is coming!

          Jesus Himself is hope, and Jesus Himself is salvation. Jesus Christ will release you today, Jesus Christ will save you today! He has a good purpose in you. Everyone is created with a unique blessing. He will take you into a wonderful mission. He will take you into a New Heaven and a New Earth. He will take you into the Eternal Kingdom!

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death” (Revelation 21:1-8).

            This is the third part “the things must take place”.

          Prepare yourself, enter your calling, and enter your mission! You and He, He and you reign together!

            He has conquered! He will surely come again!

^{[4]  In this book, sometimes the Holy Spirit speaks as a third person and sometimes in the first person "I", because the Lord is the Spirit. It doesn’t add ‘the Holy Spirit said’ for most of what the Holy Spirit said by using a third person’s perspective, and has prefixed ‘the Spirit of the Lord said’ for those what He speaks in the first person ‘I’.  There were some connectivity words added for the sake of understanding and interpreting names of people and places and for the meaning of the words. The annotations of some verses are also added by the organiser, which have been carefully prayed and verified.}

^{In the process of sorting out the text of Revelation, when some Christian family members have concerns and doubts, therefore we will continue to seek the Lord’s direction. The Lord continues to give His words to supplement them. The Spirit of the Lord also said, "I am the God who does new things every day. My words are like pancakes with thousands of layers."}

^{[5] In China, there are two versions of the Bible of the Chinese Union Version: One is “Shen 神” version, the other is “ShangDi 上帝” (In Chinese, both ‘Shen 神’ and ‘ShangDi上帝’ represent God). We once asked, "O Lord, which one (name) do you prefer us to call ?" The Lord said, "There are many who profess to be god (in Chinese “Shen神”including many gods and God) , but God is above the gods." In a vision: The light of the Lord is above the gods ! Therefore, in this book, we have chosen “ShangDi上帝 ” to call the Lord God.}

^{[6] Gold, it represents faith in the Bible}