Nehemiah'srecipe for success in rebuilding the temple
Author: Yao Lianghong
In Haggai and Zechariahwe've already talked about the four times that the Jews rebuilt the Temple. Thehistory of these four reconstructions prefigures the message of the last threeangels and the message of the other archangel, namely, the history of the four churchesof the Eleventh Hour (the Light of Life — the Cultural and Works Committee –the small group of people –the Last Revival ). It was Nehemiah who succeededin rebuilding the temple for the fourth time, and this corresponds to thehistory of the fourth generation of the Eleventh Hour church– the LastRevival.This means that the work of rebuilding the last spiritual temple willbe completed by the Last Revival, and only this church will be able to completethe construction of the last spiritual temple.
Since Nehemiah is our mirror(prefiguration), what is the secret of his success? How we canlearn from his experience to help us successfully rebuild the last spiritualTemple in Jerusalem, and what lessons we can learn from it, is the topic of ourstudy today!
As we all know, when the Jews returned to their homeland after beingexiled to Babylon for 70 years, God moved the Jews back to rebuild the ruinedtemple in 538, 520, 458 and 445 respectively. However, the previous threeattempts failed. The wall of Jerusalem is still in ruins , derided by theGentiles. God's people live in pain and shame. It was at this time — in 445 BC– that God raised Nehemiah to meet the needs of the time, to carry out thefourth and final work of rebuilding and perfecting the Temple.
The first chapter of The book of Nehemiah describesNehemiah being called and prepared by God and the purpose of his holy work. Thebackground of Nehemiah's summons was this: "Theremnant of the exiles were in great distress and disgrace in the province ofJudah.The wall ofJerusalem was broken down and its gates burned with fire (Ne1:3).This is exactly the failure of the three churches to rebuild spiritualtemples in the early stage of the Eleventh Hour movement.When it came to the third generation of churches –small groups of people, the Church of God even faced the sad sight of"wall breaking down and gate burning by fire" — "LunarSabbath", "primitive point" and other violent jackals almostburned the church to the ground. At this point, s Yao Lianghong sister, whomNehemiah had predicted ,was called out by God to turn the tide and make a finalrescue for the endangered temple.
In the face of the desolate temple, Nehemiah ( YaoSister) wept and prayed for God's help, vowing to complete the temple and bringback God's scattered people (Ne1:9). This is the movement that prefiguresRevelation 14 to gather the remnant of the people from the nations, thepeoples, and the parties, and the movement of the other mighty angel followingthe message of the first three angels. This is what the Last Revival of thefourth generation of the Eleventh Hour was called for. When the work of theremnant of the people (144,000) is finished, then the last spiritual temple inJerusalem will be restored.
The first three were built because of variousobstructions by the Forces of Satan and gave up halfway, and therefore God hadto call upon a person of great faith with iron will, and wise insight, and keenspiritual foresight to take over the building of the temple. And Nehemiah ( YaoSister) is God's choice for the fourth time. When Nehemiah (Yao Sister) tookover for the fourth rebuild, the enemy's attacks became even more rampant,forcing Nehemiah (Yao Sister) to abandon the temple's restoration using avariety of tactics such as coercion, and deception. But Nehemiah, with hisunwavering faith and indomitable will, led a small minority of Jews to the successfulcompletion of the temple restoration against all obstacles.Now we look at oursituation and our future from the point of view of Nehemiah’s process ofrepairing temple.
In the first chapter, Nehemiah gives orders in the faceof danger to begin the fourth repair of the temple.This is a preview ofthe year 2016, when a small group of people had to stop work on the templebecause of violent winds, bad weather– the Lunar Sabbath, primitive points andother myths and they had to give up halfway. So Yao Lianghong sister was called by God to take over the responsibilitiesof the leader of the small group (Fan Dongbing), and began to continue theinterpretation of the Prophets, which was the beginning of the fourth spiritualtemple reconstruction.
In the second chapter, After Nehemiah had taken over thetask of rebuilding the temple, he began to explore the way, making field visitsin the dark, finding out the enemy's situation and planning the steps of hiswork.This process reflects when Yao sister was in the lunarcalendar "Sabbath", original point "of the uproar, from thepoint of view of onlookers she made a profound study and analysis of the reasonsfor the dilapidation of several early churches and found that the church builtrepeatedly failure because of interference caused by the enemies, Jesuit spy(the book of the prophets also illustrates this content). So that she is fullof wisdom to meet the future and reasonable response.
When Nehemiah beganhis work, Tobiah and others stopped him, and later,he continued to bedisturbed. As [Ne 2:19] But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammoniteslave, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us,saying, "What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the King?" These three enemies representthe three apostate churches of the early Eleventh Hour. Because of theinfiltration of Jesuit spies and the constant resistance to reform, the ApostateChurch abandoned the position of truth and joined the camp of the devil, thusbecoming the devil's tool against the truth.
By the time of thefourth church–the Last Revival ,there were very few of God's people left and theywere all defeated. Most of them had gone back to the old church, and the reformhad stalled for a while.At this time, the Yao sister accepted"prophets" less than half a year, the truth is still confused. Youcan only imagine how hard it is to carry the burden now. No wonder modern Sanballat,Tobiah, and Geshem scoffed and despised! In their hearts, they chuckled:"Haha, you (Yao sister) are going to be a plaything in our hands!"The subsequent events of Shebna, Nadab Abihu, viper eggs, False prophets of Jiang,and Grandmother of the Wolf are the final proof!
"What do youdo? Betray the King?" The enemy obviously threatened Nehemiah (Yao Sister)and ordered Nehemiah (Yao sister) not to try too hard, your so-called reformcan not go on, since those in front of the famous people can not carry on thereform, what can you do as a young man? Do not speak any more of the prophetsand do not rebel against the king(refer to the old church). It is better to goback to your old church and stay there, or else the same thing will happen tothe first three churches. Of course, such a scenes, I have personallyexperienced and I have such a deep understanding. After the Light of Lifepastor was arrested, an Adventist pastor sent me a lot of emails asking me tocome back to the Adventist church. As the small group turned away, some of theleaders of Light of Life kept lobbying me to go back… These are the works ofmodern Sanballat, Tobiah and the like!
But how wouldNehemiah (Yao sister) answer them?"The God of heaven will prosper us. Rise up, we hisservants, and build. But you have no portion, nor right, nor remembrance, inJerusalem (Ne2:20).Although building the temple is often blocked, Nehemiah (Yao Sister) has no intention of backing down. Nehemiah's courage in the face ofadversity is the most powerful weapon in thwarting an enemy plot. Yao sister did not give in to the enemy'spersecution and threat, but very confidently declared that the "God inheaven" will make us prosperous and successful. Yao sister believe thatGod has promised them success. Because it's not about you, it's about God (2Ch 20:15).As long as thebrothers and sisters stand united, we will surely succeed. But you Sanballathave no part, no right, no memorial in Jerusalem. This means that these apostatepersons cannot be certified by God – they do not bear the seal of the livingGod. Jerusalem does not belong to them after all!
Chapter 3 This chapter maily says that the building ofthe wall began at the sheep Gate, indicating that salvation begins at the gateof the Lord. The gate of the sheep is the Lord, whose foundation is truth, andwhose doors are properly joined together.【 Ne3:1】 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his fellowpriests and built the sheep gate, sancitified it and set up its doors…"Sheepgate" this is the "All prophets" which is explained by Yaosister. It is the necessary gate for all those who live to go to heaven in thelast days. Because the Prophets is a representation of the voice of Christ, andthis is the sheep gate. To receive it is to receive Christ, to follow the voiceof Christ into the sheep gate. This is the gateway to heaven. The truth of theProphets must be the basis for the building and liaison of the churches withJesus Christ, the head of the universe.
Jesus once said, [Jn10:1-2]"Itell you the truth, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, butclimbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.That is to say,neither the church nor the individual in the last days who preached the truthof all the Prophets preached by Yao sister is the door of the sheep. They arenot true shepherds, but robbers; It's impossible to steal into heaven. They arethe demons that lead people to the gates of hell. This is the purpose andsignificance of the Nehemiah (Sister Yao) who is called to carry out the fourthtemple reconstruction — to lead the people into the sheep gate. Othershepherds are thieves and robbers, and Jesus will not testify.
So, when Nehemiah (Yao Sister) began to rebuild the temple – preaching the truth of the Prophets,who was helping to install the "sheep gate" – preaching thetruth? "Eliashib", is onbehalf of the Wolf grandmother Wei Yun. At the beginning, Wei Yun devotedhimself to building the temple with great passion. But what happened toEliashib?【 Ne 13:7-8】 And When I came toJerusalem, I learned of the evil that Eliashib did in preparing a room forTobiah in the court of the house of God. And it grieved me sore: and I cast outall the furniture of Tobiah out of the house.This means that although Eliashib (Wei Yun) playeda significant role in the beginning of the temple construction, he waseventually eliminated and turned out to be a member of the Tobiah (Jesuitspies) group, who intended to prepare a room for Tobiah in the house of God."A preparation room" means "a tent set like a palace between thesea and the beautiful holy mountain" (Dan 11:45) — for the papal forces(false doctrine) to sit in the house of God and proclaim themselves to serveGod. Because once Yao sister is arrested and no longer free, he takes controlof the Church of God and works for Satan. So "I ( Yao Sister) got angryand threw all the furniture of Tobiah out of the house," which means thatthe building of the temple was about to be finished — and by the end of theProphets, Eliashib (Grandmother Wolf) had revealed his true nature –kick outthe person who works for himself — and was about to send Yao sister to prison.But God had the upper hand and set Yaosister free. The Wolf grandmother’s "Eliashib" (Wei Yun) true face isexposed. This event not only fulfilled the prophecy, but also logically clearedout the Wolf grandmother and the Wolf grandmother with the gang. As the book ofEcclesiastes says, Satan tried to play with God's servants, but God played onhim instead (Ecc 10:8-9)!
It is not easy forNehemiah (Yao sister) to build the wall. The devil will not stop fighting. Thestruggle between good and evil is strong and fierce. It’s the battle of wits likeputting her lives on the line. Christ helped to save the her. Victory must cometo those who are strong enough to endure to the end, even at the risk of dyingfor the faith.
ChapterIV The strong construction of the Wall(church) provoked the enemy to anger, andSanballat and others conspired together inside and outside to play tricks, to expectthe wall to break. The purpose is to stop Nehemiah (Yao Sister).【Ne 4:7 】 When Sanballat,Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdod heard that the work on the wallof Jerusalem had begun, and that the breaches had been closed, they were veryangry.Thereis a famous saying that "persecution is the wrath of a defeatedenemy". If the devil had prevailed against us, he would not persecute us.There was no persecution in the Churchof Laodicea (Adventist), because the devil had prevailed over her and controlledher. Why were Nehemiah's enemies angry? "You see that their holy city andtemple are almost finished." Why did they force the Last Revival? why didthey hunt down Yao Sister? Because Yao sister is saying exactly what they don'twant to say, and what they are doing or will do. This meant that the fourthtemple was soon built successfully. So, they are angry, crazy! Persecution isusually the anger of an enemy when he is defeated. Therefore, do not be afraid,we must have the firm confidence to win. Why did Nehemiah succeed? He is a manwho does not believe in sorcery. and I will not be afraid, nor care, no matterhow mad you are. With the most High as the strong backing and security, I donot believe that I will not succeed. The more difficult it is, the more it willrise to the occasion. This is the tough battle. Today we must have the spiritand psychological quality of Nehemiah, in order to achieve the final decisivevictory!
Let’ssee how the Satanic forces were blocking Nehemiah: [Neh 4:8-10] And all ofthem conspired together to come against Jerusalem and to disturb it…The Men of Judah said, "The strength ofthe bearers of the burden is worn out, and there is much dust; therefore wecannot build the wall."This is the sameincident described in Hosea: [Hos 7:1] Whenever I wouldheal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim are exposed, and the sin of Samariarevealed.They practice deceit, thievesbreak into houses, bandits rob in the streets. The Nehemiah (Yao sister) was under siege from all sides. The enemies werein collusion with others and worked hand in glove. The church was in a dilemma.In the face of the church's repeated setbacks, some people became confusedabout the future of the church and began to lose heart, believing that we wereon the wrong path and should dissolve the church and do something individually.In particular, one of the sisters in Changchun turned out to be very spiritualand worked with great enthusiasm. However, after these events in the church, heranger burned like a fire, burning towards me, thinking that I did not know howto use people properly… No matter how I explained it, she left without a doubt. The disheartened, discontentednegativists are more troublesome and more damaging to the faith of the churchthan the invading enemy from the outside. These problems were particularlyevident in 2017-2018, when there was the digging of graves in the high placesof Shebna, the arrest of a group of Zhongshan people, and soon nadab Abe'soffering of fire, and then the flight of poisonous snake eggs out of Shanghai…It's a wave that rises again and again. Many people began to quit the templework – not to spread the truth, not to believe in the truth.
[Ne 4:11-12] And ourenemies said, "Before they know or see, we will come in among them andkill them and stop the work."You see, the enemy'ssinister intentions are plain enough. Their purpose is to stop us from buildingthe temple — to stop us from spreading the necessary truth about the judgmentof the living in the Prophets, for this truth is the chosen material for thevictorious completion of the temple. Without this material, the temple couldnot be qualified. As soon as the materials are ready — and 144,000 people areassembled — we can declare the temple a success. This means the total defeatof the enemy (Satan). It is not surprising, then, that Satan should try to stopus. And we should not be deceived, we should go forward!
"The Jews who livednear the enemy came to us ten times from every place and said, 'You will returnto us' (Ne4:12)."The devil's thoughts were laid bare to the point that we should return totheir camp, that is, to the original Babylonian church.Truth is rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. If you do notfollow the banner of truth, you will be swept back to the nest of Babylon bythe tide of truth.
How does Nehemiah (Sister Yao) deal with the attacks of his enemies?【 Ne 4:13-14] ThereforeI stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at theexposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, their spears, andbows. After I looked things over, I got up and said to the nobles, officialsand the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord,who is great and awesome. Fight for your brothers, your children, your wivesand your homes."Nehemiah (Sister Yao)commanded the true people to put on the full armor of truth and go into battleagainst the enemy, not to be afraid and turn back, but to "fight for yourbrothers, your children, your wives and your houses."
What does it mean to "fight for your brothers, your children, yourwives, your houses"? To fight for God, to fight for the descendants (the truepeople) of God. For only if we persist in the fight to the end, and hold firmto the truth, will later men have access to the sheep gate. If we give in andgive up the truth of all the Prophets, what is the way to salvation for thosewho come after? We are the ones who opened the way for the people to come. Thatis what the prophets of Isaiah said: [Isa 2:3]Many nations will come and say,Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord.To the house of The God ofJacob. The Lord will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his ways. For outof Zion shall go the law, and out of Jerusalem shall come the word of the Lord.When we have opened heaven's path, many nations will be able to climb it.If we do not open the way to Heaven, there will be no way to find out where themountain they climb or what temple they run to. This is called "fightingfor your brothers, your children, your wives and your houses". .
Chapter 5 describes Nehemiah'sefforts to reorder the rulers who were greedy for wealth and gain. They keepthe flock, but eat the fat of the sheep, and wear wool, and rule over theflock; And God shall punish them. And Nehemiah gave up his salary, and did not oppressthe sheep, but set them free.Nehemiah is different from the rulers who exploitthe flock.This chapter describesthe same situation as Ezekiel 34. [Eze34:1-5]Son ofman, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say unto them, Thisis what the Sovereign Lord says; Woe unto the shepherds of Israel who only takecare of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? You eat thecurds and clothe yourselves with wool; you slaughter the fat, but you do notfeed the flock. You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or boundup the injured. You have not brought back those who were expelled. You have notsought the lost.You have ruled them harshly and brutally. And the sheep werescattered, because there was no shepherd. And when they were scattered, theybecame food for all the wild animals…Nehemiah (YaoSister) is completely different from the previous fake herders. Yao sister is all from thestandpoint of God and all in the interests of the sheep first, she neverconsider personal interests and feelings. The false herdsmen are for their own interests and they think aboutwhether they can keep their own positions. They think about their ownpopularity. They dare not accuse sin.They pander to people and get praise.Theyare finally abandoned by God. Yao sister is strong and upright . She has ahatred of evil. She points out the evil plainly without scruples. She deliversthe true message of God in full and in the right way. So she is persecuted andkilled by unrepentant and rebellious children … This chapter is the contrastbetween true and false herdsman. It's the same thing as Ezekiel 34.
Chapter 6 describes that Nehemiah( Yao Sister) fights off the threats and temptations of their enemies.They do notmeet each other, lest she be tempted to lose a single, pure heart to God(truth).【 Neb 6:1-5 】 When Sanbal,Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had finishedbuilding the wall and that there was no breach left in it ( I had not yet setup the doors),Then Sanballat and Geshemsent to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together in one of the villages inthe plain of Ono." They wanted to hurt me. So I sent unto them, saying,Behold, I do a great work, and I cannot come down. Why stop and see you? Thusthey sent unto me four times, and I answered them in the same manner.AndSanballat sent unto me the fifth time his servant, with an open letter in hishand, saying, It is reported among the Heathen, and Gashmu says it is true-that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt,and therefore you are building thewall. Moreover, according to these reports you are about to become their king.
Again and again the enemy demanded tosee Nehemiah and speak with him, only to persuade him to give up building thewall.But Nehemiah was wise enough to stick to his post andstand: "I am doing a great job and cannot go down!" For to go down tothe plain of Ono (that is, the great city of Babylon) to meet one another is tojoin the devil, and to let the wall be built and laid waste. This is thedevil's trick.This is exactly what Yao sister(I) have experienced firsthand sinceaccepting the Prophets. When I first accepted the Prophets, the director of TheLight of Life asked me several times to visit me, but I refused. Later, whenFan Dongbing accepted the Lunar Sabbath, we split with him. At that time, twoof the five people who received the Prophets in Guangdong (L and X) joined Fan.When Fan held a sermon meeting at the house of the L sister in Guangdong, Fan,L and X called five or six times to meet with us at my place of residence inZhuhai, or asked me to come to Guangzhou to meet with them. I turned them alldown. Because I know what they're trying to do. Later, the X sister inGuangzhou (she had been to my home in Zhongshan) and the D sister in Nanningunexpectedly cut before they cut and said that they had arrived in Zhongshan,even at my doorstep, must see me talk about the Lunar Sabbath, and they weptwith grief and grievance. I happened not to be in Zhongshan, they asked mewhere… They were mercilessly rejected by me……because “the weasel is notkind enough to pay New Year’s greetings to the chicken.” I didn't want to putmyself out there and have no time to argue with them. I’ve been through thissort of thing again and again.
The lesson of this incident is to tell us not to fall into thespiritualism of the emotionalism. The devil's best acting technique is topretend grievance and play pity, to express his "justice", to winsympathy and let people stand on his side. It was Satan's stunt in the heavens,so it got a third of the angels following. That's why so many seeminglyspiritual excellent people fell when Granny Wolf was cleared out. We need toput ourselves in God's shoes to have the right discernment.
Nehemiah ( Yao Sister) is smart enough not to let herselffall into a known trap alone. It's smart. Nowadays, many brothers and sistersare not spiritual enough to have a solid foundation, but they often go to otherchurches to deal with the devil, which means that they are completely exposedto the wolves and are bound to be caught by the devil. Those who chop andchange in truth are often the prey of Satan. Today the prophets are thesheepfold for the flock, which Jesus has fenced off (Isaiah 27:3 I the Lord keep the vineyard; I will waterit every moment; lest any damage it, I will keep it night and day).As soon as you leave the circle, you'll be hunted by apack of wolves. So, I urge you not to play the devil with your wisdome andengage in ignorant debates.You still have to identify yourself to anyone — Itis to believethat the church of Last Revival , the truth explained by Yao Lianghong sister,to make the devil know difficulties and retreat. This is the last the city ofrefuge and the circle of survival for all the living in the end.l
ChapterVII When he had finished building the wall, he began to worship and to serve,and to count the number of the people, and the pure church. This chapter expresses that when theGrandma Wolf was cleared out, the church entered a new historical period. Thechurch ranks begin to be pure, and while there may be flaws (differences ofworking methods, not motives of destruction). The true people are moving in thesame direction, no longer swayed by the truth of the devil. So the work of God'sseal (counting the people) began.
Chapter8 is the reading and teaching God's law and the act according to God's command.Then enter the Sukkot Festival.This is importantwork to do when the temple is completely restored and renovated. First read thelaw to God's people and do as God commands. Then enter the Sukkot Festival.That is to say, when the full truth of all the Prophets has been interpreted,we must go all out to preach them. This information is to prepare for theSukkot festival of the last day. These are the characteristics of the lastremnant: keeping the commandments of God and testifying for Jesus(Rev.12:17;14:12).When the last144,000 people have gathered, it will be the Feast of Tabernacles (millennium)!
Chapters9 and 10 describes the earnest prayer of the true remnant, the confession ofsin, the determination to do God's will, the signing of a covenant with God, tohave their names written in the book of life. Prepare qualified candidates forthe upcoming Sukkat Festival.【 Ne9:1 】 On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelitesassembled with fasting. They were clothed in sackcloth and their heads coveredwith dust. And the children of Israel separated themselves from all theheathen, and stood and confessed their SINS, and the iniquities of theirfathers.The true remnant began to separate from the Gentiles, tobecome a distinct group, and to break away from the Babylonian churches(undefiled by the filth of Babylon).They looked back at the history of the church and learned from it not torepeat it. Be thankful that we were chosen by God. Finally: Because of all these things we havemade a definite covenant, and written it in writing.And our princes, the Levites, and the priests,signed their names (Neb 9:38).That is to say, when the temple of Nehemiah (YaoSister) was rebuilt, all the people involved in the rebuilding of the templewere priests and Levites (144,000 people) of the church of God, with whom Godwas to make an everlasting covenant — seal and prove that they belonged toGod. This is the same thing as Ezekiel 37.[Eze37:25-26]… And I will make a covenant of peace withthem, an everlasting covenant. And I will place them in their own land, andmultiply them, and will set my sanctuary among them for ever.The people who stillstand in the truth today are blessed to be the ones who have made aneverlasting covenant with God.
Chapters XI and XII set out the names of those living inJerusalem and of the priests and Levites.This prefigures the people who enter Jerusalem, thekingdom of Heaven, whose names are written down — the seals of the living God aresealed. This indicates that all 144,000 persons counted from the beginning ofchapter 7 have been counted and assembled (indicating that the trial is overand the period of grace over the world is over). The eligible people whoparticipated in the Sukkot Festival have gathered and are ready to start theSukkot Festival (MILLENNIUM). It means the coming of Christ!
The thirteenth chapter was the last of the instructions,which commanded the true people to be separated from the Gentiles, and to beseparated from all strangers.Those who have Babylonian thoughts (who are notholy in truth) must be removed, and those who have a negative influence on ourfaith in worldly life must be removed. All is ready for the last moment — foryour seal.【 Nehemiah 13:3】 When the people ofIsrael heard this law, they separated themselves from all idle personnel. That is to say, thetruth will sanctify us. The true people will gradually disassociate themselvesfrom all who do not love the truth. Birds of a feather flock together, andtruth will sort them. As in :[2 Cor 6:14-15] For what do righteousness and unrighteousnesshave in common? Or what fellowship canlight have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial(Satan)?What does a believer have to do with an unbeliever?Truth will dividethe world into two groups of people. The time is coming!
This chapter showsthat the true people want to be completely clean in their minds and lives, andthat nothing that interferes with our journey to heaven should hinder ourpursuit of it. This includes not only the need to be pure in truth (without theslightest Babylonian thought); in our lives, we also want to make a clean breakwith the things or people that make us sin. As Jesus had said, "If your righteye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole bodyto be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it offand throw it away. It is better to lose one of your members than to send yourwhole body into hell (Matt. 5:29-30).What we’re talking about here is the abandonment ofcertain things in our daily lives that create barriers to sanctify our faithand character. Earthly work, for example, and the burden of loved ones –family, relatives, friends, colleagues, and church members who do not love thetruth — are obstacles to our passage to heaven. Even if they do not appear tooppose us, if they do not have the full pursuit of the truth of mind, they areour stumbling block to the kingdom of heaven. These people belong to thepersonal life of the idle personnel.
By the end of 2019,after the elimination of Grandma Wolf, the elimination of miscellaneous membersof the church came to an end (indicating that the foundation of the church hasbeen firmly established, not afraid of Satan to shake). Now it's time for theclutter in our personal lives to start cleaning up. It's the need to seal ourseal. “Let the breaking go on and on, and you will suffer chaos.” –Not cleaningthem up can negatively impact your beliefs and shake the foundations of ourpersonal beliefs. These unrepentant families are Satan's most powerful weaponto kill you, especially in times of trouble for the beast. They will cry andplead with you to renounce your faith, or their whole family will suffer, theywill not be able to trade, their lives will be threatened and so on… Let youhesitate, finally compromise! These were thoroughly explained earlier by thepastors in the light of Life, and were of particular importance to us. Just tomake us ready to give up love. In response, Sister Ellen had said:
The final warning 23 of Chapter 38 of The GreatControversy
【… until now, theglory of the truth penetrates everywhere, they will clearly see the truth, soall the loyalty of God's children will throw off the yoke of their rope.Family’s involvement, the church’sconnections are not enough to keep them. They want to see the truth is more precious than all. Although a lot of powerto unite against the truth, but there are a large group of people aredetermined to stand with God."
The message is to tellus,that the family’s involvement and the church’s connections are going to be the test of the struggle ofthe last true remnant, a war of dueling idols. Perhaps we all believe the truthand proclaim it. But there may still be an idol that has not been exposed inthe depths of our hearts, and the "beast image" is the final test ofwhether we have discarded all idols. If we do not abandon all the idols in lifetoday, we will never be able to win in the final "beast" of the greattribulation!
Jesus had said, [Mt10:34-39]"Donot suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come tobring peace, but a sword.For I have come to turna man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-lawagainst her mother-in-law. A man's enemies will be those of his own household. Anyonewho loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone wholoves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And anyone who doesnot carry his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his lifewill lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Today is the time for each and every one ofour true people to make up their minds and hearts to fight for the Lord. Now isthe time to give love to God at all costs; It is time for those who forsake allthat is in this world, and for those who "would rather suffer with thepeople of God than temporarily enjoy the pleasures of sin" (Heb. 11:25), to awaken theknowledge of Jesus Christ and his highest interest in suffering with him (Php3:8-10)!Are you willing to do the above? Are you ready to break up with yourlast idol?
[Psalms 139:24] Search me,O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my thoughts; see if there is anywickedness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.Yes, God is always watching over our hearts to see what the motives of ourfaith are. If we had a heart of justice, a heart to bear witness to Christ, wewould be the modern day Job, embattled and alienated. If today you are isolatedfrom the world because of the truth, then I congratulate you that you haveovercome the world, but have embarked on the path of eternal life, and havefinally been certified by God. Today, God has created for each of the lastwitnesses a path of life that is full of thorns bumpy road of life, and you andI are or are about to embark on it. Please be prepared. As long as we obey, theLord will accomplish his last great work through us. We are worthy of the postof modern Nehemiah!
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