[Shincheonji God's Word] The Lamp and Oil to Receive Jesus at His Second Coming

The Lamp and Oil to Receive Jesus

at His Second Coming

Main reference: Mt 25 (Mt 22; Rv 19); Jer 31; Ez 39; Hos 2

What is the lamp and oil that one needs to prepare in order to receive the Lord when he returns?
In Matthew 25, Jesus said that those who do not prepare the lamp and oil cannot receive the bridegroom Jesus, and they will be left outside the wedding banquet. Is Jesus referring to a literal lamp and oil? Or are they metaphors? According to the Scriptures “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old,” (Ps 78:2), Jesus “did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Mt 13:34-35).
What does the lamp and oil symbolise? Jesus told this parable using the ancient Israelite wedding banquet custom. In those days, the Israelites held their wedding banquets at night. Each bridesmaid would carry a lamp to receive the bridegroom and lead him into the house and into the room where the bride waits.
God said in Jeremiah 31, “… I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt... they broke my covenant though I was a husband to them.” He also spoke in Hosea 2:19-20, “I will betroth you to me forever.” In the same manner, Jesus has said that he will come in the position of a bridegroom. Like the Israelites that came out of Egypt, we too have become the brides. Why is Jesus expressed as the groom and we as the brides? Jesus is spirit and we are flesh, the house for the spirit. We become one with the Lord by embracing the Lord in our hearts. This is a spiritual marriage. In this sense, the metaphor of the bridegroom and brides is used. This can also be found in Apostle Paul’s letter when he stated, “I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him” (2 Cor 11:2).
In order to partake in this spiritual wedding banquet and to receive the Lord, one must prepare the lamp and the oil. In Moses and Aaron's case, Aaron used olive oil to light up the lamps in the tabernacle (Lv 24). In Zechariah 4, two olive trees and seven lamps appear. The seven lamps were the seven spirits before the throne (Rv 4). The two olive trees beside the lampstand, symbolises the pastors who served the Lord (Zec 4:14). In Revelation 11, the two witnesses who stand before the Lord are likened to two olive trees. Thus, spiritual 'oil’ symbolises the word of testimony that comes out through the mouths of the two witnesses. They have seen and heard the fulfilment of the prophecies of the entire Revelation and this is testified just as they were commanded. This very word of testimony is the oil of the Holy Spirit of the Lord.
What is the lamp? Just as Jesus is the light (Jn 12:46) and the Word (1 Jn 1:1), the spiritual lamp is Jesus’ word of promise, that is, the Bible. [Since the witnesses, likened onto olive trees, know the word (prophecies) of the Bible that was hidden through the parables and its physical fulfilments, the word of the Holy Spirit, which testifies about the physical realities that have been fulfilled is the oil, which lights up the Bible]. The main reference (Mt 25) mentions those who sell the oil, which refers to the olive trees i.e. the witnesses. Only those who receive the revealed word from these witnesses, the olive trees, and gain the understanding are able to receive the returning Lord.
At the time of the First Coming, the Jews failed to receive their God as their groom despite having the Old Testament (prophecies). This was due to their lack of understanding of the words of the promise. Likewise today, if one does not know the returning path of the Lord and the promised pastor, they will be unable to recognise God, the Holy City of New Jerusalem coming down from heaven, and Jesus when they come and only become persecutors. Without the proper teaching, the pastors of each denomination will be held responsible for their members’ ignorance. The Bible even promises after which events and to whom heaven, God and Jesus would come (Rv 3:12).
The word of the New Testament is the path, the lamp and the light the Lord uses to return. The oil of the Holy Spirit is the revealed word, which is the evidence of the fulfilment of Revelation. Being part of the fulfilment (the physical realities and entities) transpires as, being reborn in a new image as the new covenant is fulfilled in you. The eligibility of receiving the Lord at the wedding banquet is preparing the lamp and the oil, and acting in accordance to the prophecy and its physical fulfilment. The five qualifications include:  being harvested, being sealed, becoming a part of the twelve tribes, not adding to and/or taking away from Revelation, and having your name recorded in the book of life. This is the new covenant that believers must keep. God made it known to us that we will be able to reign eternally as kings, as His Kingdom (heaven) and his priests, if we obtain the five qualifications. These are the marriage qualifications to receive the Lord, and serve as a sign that the lamp and oil has been prepared. If one’s lamp shines no light due to a lack of oil, this means their heart has turned dark from not knowing the Bible's prophecy and its physical fulfilment and signifies the deficiency of their faith. How can such person receive the Lord if their position is like that of a non-believer? Like the sun, moon, and stars of the sky have darkened and fallen to the ground, they have returned to being mere flesh, despite having begun their faith with the Holy Spirit. Although this is the reality, they do not realise that they are in this situation and therefore they are in the night.
In 1 Thessalonians 5 there are those who are asleep at night and urged them to awake. Those who do not have the light will get destroyed, but those who become like the light of the day will attain salvation.
Today, at the time of the Second Coming, anyone involved in the acts of persecution and cursing is a pastor of Satan. Such actions serve as the evidence that they are a part of Satan’s people. It is only those who believe and keep the word of promise whom will attain salvation. I pray for all to believe and be saved.
Amen!



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[Shincheonji God's Word] Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony(1)

The following article has been written according to SCJ Open Bible.
Our purpose is to instruct all Christians in a deeper knowledge of God's word and to lead them to a deeper faith.

Why do we call our church
"Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony?"

"Shincheonji" is a Korean word that means new heaven and new earth.
It is a reference to the new heaven and the new earth in Rev 21.
We are the "Church of Jesus" because Jesus is the Lord of our church.
We use the name "The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony" because we are the place where the testimony about the fulfillment of the New Testament is being proclaimed.
The fact that we are the "Temple" is also important because a temple is a holy place where God dwells (Rev 15:2-5).

The Holy City, the new Jerusalem (Rev 21:2)

While most churches in the world have concocted their names using their thoughts,
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Tmeple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony and its congregation members are prophesied in the New Testament (Rev 1:6; Rev5:9-10; Rev 7:14).
We are the new kingdom of god and the new chosen people of God. It was approximately 2,000 years from Adam to Abraham (physical Israel) and another 2,000 years from Abraham to Jesus' first coming.
Today, it has been another 2,000 years since Jesus' first coming.
There have been many transitions over the course of biblical history.
The world of Noah began when Adam's world was put to an end.
The period of the law (physical Israel) began when the world of Canaan - the descendants of Noah - was put to an end.
The period of the church (Spiritual Israel), during which the seed of the gospel of heaven was sown, began when the period of the law was put to an end.
Today, the period of the church has come to an end and the time of harvest has begun.
Indeed, the period of the 1,000 years of Shincheonji Church of Jesus(Spiritual New Israel) has begun.

Althought they listened to the revealed word from Jesus (Isa 29:9-14; hab 2:2-3; Eze 1-3; Mt 15:24), because the Physical Israelites were accustomed to the teachings of men, they could not understand or accept Jesus' words.
Instead they persecuted him and his followers as heretics.
Today, over the alst 2,000 years the people of Spiritual Israel have been proclaiming the good news about Jesus, who fulfilled the Old Testament.
They have been spreading the seed of the gospel of heaven, which Jesus spoke in figurative language.
Although Spriritual Israel has worked so hard for so long to spread this gospel, they do not understand the revealed words of God's scroll being preached to them (Rev 6, Rev 8, Rev 10) - the scroll that was once sealed with the seven seals (Rev 5).
They, too, label those who deliver the revealed word as "heretics".
This tragedy has occurred because the testimony of the revealed word is at a different level than the teachings of men.
Just as Paul cast aside the knowledge of the world and opted instead for the revealed word (Php 3:7-9), believers of today must abandon the knowledge and teachings of men for the sake of the revealed word.
There will be salvation only for those who truly understnad the revealed word and believe it.

The Christian world today has been plunged into a spiritual night without the sun, moon, and stars (Mt 24:29-44; Rev 6:12-13).
Today believers live in comfort and secrity without discerning the nature of the times.
Those who live in comfort claiming to be saved, claiming to be orthodox, and claiming to have already received the Holy Spirit are not telling the truth.
The Bible tells us that the time of Revelation is a time for the passing of one generation and the approach and creation of another (Rev 21).
At the time of Revelation's fulfillment, those who are purchased by the blood of Jesus (Rev 5:9-10) and whose names are recorded among the 12 tribes (Rev 7) receive salvations as the chosen people of God's new kingdom.
Only those who understand the revealed word will "board the ark" of the 12 tribes and receive salvation.

 

Source: The correcting understanding of the Bible and of Shinchonji
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Shinchonji - The highest truth in the world

The highest truth in the world
 

God and Jesus are the word and the truth (Jn 17:17; Jn 1:1-4; 1 Jn 1:1). First, let's examine the culture of heaven and the eternal truth of God’s word in the Bible.

Before the time of Moses, God's truth was spread only by word of mouth. Finally, God decided to give Moses the law so he could write it down. God's ultimate purpose in giving the law of Moses, though, was that it might lead people to Jesus Christ (Gal 3:23-25). When Jesus came, he was also charged with delivering the word of God. Although Jesus preached the gospel of heaven at the time of the first coming, the meaning of many of the words he spoke (especially the prophecies) were hidden in parables (Mt 13:34-25; Mk 4:10-12). When the prophecies appear as a physical reality, Jesus' parables are finally revealed in plain language (Jn 16:25) by the holy Spirit of the Counselor, who comes in the name of the Lord (Mt 23:29; Jn 14:26).

The Counselor is the Spirit of Truth and the truth is the word of God (Jn 14:16-17; Jn 17:17). The Counselor is the spirit of God that testifies about the words of Jesus (Rv 19:10). How does this spirit testify Jesus? The Spirit of the Counselor dwells within a person and guides his heart and mouth. That person speaks only what he hears from Jesus (Jn 14:16-17; Jn 16:13-15). The Spirit of the Counselor does not speak figuratively like Jesus—he speaks plainly about God (Jn 16:25). If Jesus spoke figuratively, why does the Spirit of the Counselor speak plainly? When the Spirit of the Counselor comes he testifies about what he has seen and heard not about what will take place in the future. The figurative language hides the details of what will occur in the future. The Spirit of the Counselor must testify according what he has witnessed because it has already happened. The prophecies are evidence that his testimony is true.

When does the Spirit of the Counselor appear? The Spirit comes when the prophecies of the New Testaments are fulfilled at the time of Jesus’ second coming (Rv 1:1; Rv 10:1; Rv 19:10). That is why he testifies about Jesus and the physical fulfillment. At the time of the first coming, God opened the sealed scroll of the Old Testament (Is 29: 9-14; Hb 2:2-3; Ez 2-3), gave it to Jesus, and then spoke through him (Jn 14:24). In the same way, Jesus opens the book of Revelation, which is the sealed scroll of the New Testament (Rv 5:7; Rv 6), and gives it to his chosen pastor so that he can testify on Jesus' behalf (Rv 10). This promised pastor preaches according to what he has seen and heard and he carries out God's commands just as Moses and Jesus did (Jn 5:17-19).

When the sealed book of Revelation is revealed, it is the most important era of all the 6,000 years of biblical history. The word that is preached at that time—the testimony about the physical fulfillment of the prophecies—is the most precious word of all time. The prophecies of the New Testament have become flesh and appeared in the physical world. Revelation is being revealed to the world. Before, the truth was hidden in figurative language, but everything is revealed at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment because that is when God’s work is completed (Rv 21:6).

Corrupt spiritual leaders (pastors) have persecuted and killed God's messengers in every generation because the words those messengers spoke were different from the words the corrupt pastors were preaching (Mt 23:34-35; Jn 8). Although Shinchonji Church of Jesus is being persecuted today, our persecution is occurring in fulfillment of the words of the Bible. It is also happening so the members of Shinchonji will be rewarded by God (Mt 5:110-12). We are being persecuted because we have the highest truth in the world. Shinchonji is the only place that has mastered the Bible and the only place that testifies about the fulfillment of Revelation. Those who believe will be saved, but those who refuse to believe will not.

People must come out of the darkness (ignorance) into the light of God's word. Now is the time to understand that all nations have gone astray. They have become a part of Babylon, the kingdom of demons, according to prophecy (Rv 17; Rv 18). Those who flee spiritual death in Babylon to pursue spiritual life in Shinchonji will be saved. Shinchonji is the tree of life and God's people eat its fruit. Some may not be able to believe this, but that does not change the fact that there is only one God, one Jesus, one Bible, one Spirit of the Counselor, one holy city New Jerusalem (Rv 3:12; Rv 4; Rv 21:2), one promised pastor (Rv 10; Rv 22:16), and one place all nations must come to worship (Rv 15:4-5). The 12 tribes of Shinchonji are God's kingdom and his promised temple. Those who come and are sealed by the promised pastor at this promised place will become the citizens of heaven and they will be saved (Rv 21:1; Rv 7; Rv 14:1-5).

City of New Jerusalem Mark

City of New Jerusalem Mark

Shinchonji Throne Mark is the mark of heaven representing the Holy City, the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven to the New Heaven and New Earth, Shinchonji, as can be seen in Revelation 4 and 21. This mark proclaims that God and God's throne come down to Shinchonji, created as what is in heaven, and is a registered trademark 42-001873.

Two outer circles represent the universe and the earth, respectively, and the square inside of the circle signify God's kingdom, the Holy City, the New Jerusalem.
The Bible in the center in the colors of jasper and carnelian represent God who has the Word of eternal life, and the colors of rainbow encircling the throne represent God's covenant.

The cross in the center of the city represent the way of Jesus' cross and fountain of water of life, signifying the way that God's Word comes out of.
The twelve gates-three each in east, west, south, and north (Rv 21:12~13)- are the gates of the Twelve Tribes, and the trees inside the city represent the Twelve Tribes of New Israel, bearing twelve crops of fruit by receiving the Word of eternal life.

Shinchonji church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony

Why do we call our church "Shinchonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony?"

"Shinchonji" is a Korean word that means new heaven and new earth.
It is a reference to the new heaven and the new earth in Rev 21.
We are the "Church of Jesus" because Jesus is the Lord of our church.
We use the name "The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony" because we are the place where the testimony about the fulfillment of the New Testament is being proclaimed.
The fact that we are the "Temple" is also important because a temple is a holy place where God dwells (Rev 15:2-5).

The Holy City, the new Jerusalem (Rev 21:2)

While most churches in te world have concected their names using their thoughts, Shinchonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony and its congregation members are prophesied in the New Testament (Rev 1:6; Rev 5:9-10; Rev 7:14).
We are the new kingdom of God and the new chosen people of God.
It was approximately 2,000 years from Adam to Abraham (physical Israedl) and another 2,000 years from Abraham to Jesus' first coming.
Todya, it has been another 2,000 years since Jess' first coming.
There have been many transitions over the course of biblical history.
The world of Noah began when Adam's world was put to an end.
The period of the law (physical Israel) began when the world of canaan- the descendants of Noah- was put to an end.
The period of the church (Spiritual Israel), during which theseed of the gospel of heaven was sown, began when the period of the law was put to an end.
Today, the period of the church has come to an end and the time of harvest has begun.
Indeed, the period of th 1,000 years of Shinchonji Church of Jesus (Spiritual New Israel) has begun.

Although they listened to the revealed word from Jesus (Isa 29:9-14; Hab 2:2-3; Eze 1-3; Mt 15:24), because the physical Israelites were accustomed to the teachings of men, they could not understand or accept Jesus' words.
Instead they persecuted him and his followers as heretics.
Today, over ther last 2,000 years the people of Spiritual Israel have been proclaiming the good news about Jesus, who fulfilled the Old Testament.
They have been spreading the seed of the gospel of heaven, which Jesus spoke in figurative language.
Although Spiritual Israel has worked so hard for so long to spread this gospel, they do not understand the revealed words of God's scroll being preached ot them (Rev 6, Rev 8, Rev 10) the scroll that was once sealed with the seven seals (Rev 5). They, too, label those who deliver the revealed word as "heretics." This tragedy has occurred because the testimony of the revealed word is at a different level than the teachings of men.
Just as Paul cast aside the knowledge of the world and opted instead for the revealed word (php 3:7-9), believers of today must abandon the knowledge and teachings of men for the sake of the revealed word.
There will be salvation only for those who truly understand the revealed word and believe it.

The christian world today has been plunged into a spiritual night without the sun, moon, and stars (Mt 24:29-44; Rev 6:12-13).
Today believers live in comfort and security without discerning the nature of the times.
Those who live in comfort claiming to be saved, claiming to be orthodox, and claiming to have already received the Holy spirit are not telling the truth. The Bible tells us that the time of Revelation is a time for the passing of one generation and the approach and creation of another (Rev 21).
At the time of Revelation's fulfillmnet, those who are purchased by the blood of Jesus (Rev 5:9-10) and whose names are recrded among the 12 tribes (Rev 7) receive salvation as the chosen people of God's new kingdom. Only those who understand the revealed word will "board the ark" of the 12 tribes and receive salvation.

What is Shinchonji?

The emblem of Shinchonji is the emblem of heaven. It represents the holy city, New Jerusalem, which comes down from heaven. This emblem expresses how God and His throne will come down to this earth as promised in the Bible(Rev. 21:1-3; Rev. 22:1-3). It has been patented and registered at the Korean Industrial Property Office. The two outside circles symbolize the universe and the earth respectively, and the square inside the circle is God's kingdom ― the holy city, New Jerusalem.

In each era of the Bible, God's kingdom has been divided into twelve tribes. In the time of the Old Testament, Jacob (who received the name Israel), became the father of the twleve tribes of Israel. The twelve tribes also appear in the Book of Revelation. Rev. 7 shows the people belonging to the twelve tribes being wealed with the word of God. These twelve tribes have now been established, and bear the names of Jesus' disciples, as well as the names of the twelve tribes of the Old Testament.