In Psalm 110 we see a very practical way to enjoy Christ in His heavenly ministry as the kingly High Priest: by offering ourselves to Him willingly in the day of His warfare, in the day of our consecration, and by being to Him like the dew from the womb of the dawn, refreshing Him […]
Knowing Christ as the High Priest in His Heavenly Ministry and Cooperating with Him
Who is this “Melchizedek” and why is Christ a “High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek”? In the Old Testament we see a lot about the priesthood according to the order of Aaron, but what about this Melchizedek? Also, as believers in Christ today, how can we cooperate with our interceding High Priest, Christ […]
The Testimony of Jesus is the Bridal Army (Rev. 19) and the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21)
This week we have been tracing the eight main aspects of the church as the testimony of Jesus through the book of Revelation. We have seen that the testimony of Jesus is the golden lampstands, the great multitude, the universal bright woman with the man-child, the firstfruits and the harvest, the overcomers on the glassy […]
The Testimony of Jesus is the Bride of Christ, the Weaker Ones who Depend on the Lord
The church as the testimony of Jesus has many aspects and is composed of many kinds of people. In the book of Revelation we see at least eight aspects of the testimony of Jesus. As the golden lampstands, the church as the testimony of Jesus is divine in nature, shines in darkness, and is identical […]
Repenting and Humbling Ourselves to be Saved from Lukewarmness and Spiritual Pride
The Lord Jesus as the High Priest is right now walking among all the local churches in order to know their situation, and He is speaking a word to the messengers of the churches so that He may produce the overcomers. Through His speaking, the Lord is trimming the charred wicks of the lamps and […]
Only Life Can Mend: Only the Ministry of Life in Love can Mend us to Build up the Church
Only life can mend. Only the mending ministry of life in love can mend us for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. If we look around us we will see that both us and others have many problems, holes, lacks, and issues, and there are many broken hearts and broken […]
Holding to Truth in Love that We may Grow up Into Christ in All Things for the New Man
God’s desire is to gain a corporate man who fully expresses Him in His image and represents Him with His dominion. This man in God’s plan is a full-grown man, one who fulfills God’s purpose on the earth. For us as the many believers in Christ to arrive at a full-grown man, we need to […]