Mark 16:14-20
Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Summary
As we begin building the temple, we must first find out about prayer. A person who truly knows prayer actually needs no answer.
Authority of the air ← throne → the kingdom (work) – We must enjoy the blessing of the throne in order to overcome those who hold the authority of the air. Only then can we accomplish God’s kingdom and its work.
Set-time prayer, worship 24 25, 00 – Before it becomes 24, it comes out as 40 days, three months, three weeks like this. Time was set and prayer was made. This is how worship comes alive. When worship comes alive, it becomes the 24 prayer that enjoys throne power. From this point, the fundamental power is restored, so healing happens automatically. Fundamental healing comes down from above. Then 25, eternity comes.
This is the standard for prayer. If this is not achieved, one’s life of faith practically does not work. When you enjoy this blessing, you yourself know that spiritual power is present. Even your words are different.
Three courtyards x, fleshly things, 3-organization teaching – The first, second, and third temples closed for three reasons. It was because they did not enjoy spiritual blessing and only continued in fleshly things. It was because they followed the teachings of the three organizations.
“Church of Resurrection” – At this time Christ resurrected and gave an important message. So we must build the church of resurrection.
▣ Introduction_ What are we to restore?
1. Three courtyards, 24 facilities – the three courtyards must have 24 facilities
2. Main role facility – there must be a facility where multi-ethnic people, the objects of healing, and Remnants become the main players
3. 24 System – the system is people. Building the mission office and bartizan for every elder
1) multi-ethnic people 2) the sick 3) Elite – RT
The church where these come and gain strength
▣ Main_ Church of Resurrection
1. Church enjoying 3·9·3 – the church that enjoys the blessing of the Triune God and the throne, and the power that saves the past, today, the future, me, the church, and the field
1) Christ before eternity
2) Christ incarnate
3) Christ resurrected
4) Christ who will stand as the returning Lord
▷ The church that enjoys and proclaims this blessing
2. Evidence – He gave three things.
1) All the world – all nations (v.17) – Studies, work, and church will be given as much evidence as needed to proclaim the gospel while going to all the world, to all nations.
2) The world – signs (v.17-18) – In order to save the world, He will perform signs unheard of in the world to protect you (casting out demons, new tongues, serpents, poison, healing).
3) Proclamation – the throne (v.20) – As they preached everywhere, the Lord who sits on the throne worked.
3. What will save the age
1) Rome, holding to a covenant one century behind
2) The Pharisees and the traditional church, holding to a covenant two centuries behind
3) Jesus, who spoke of an age ahead – reaching all nations and the ends of the earth is possible through the blessing of the throne
▷ Why only Christ must be explained. Our final mission is to revive the churches closing their doors around the world.
▣ Conclusion
▷ Jesus who rebuked unbelief and hardness of heart
1. The covenant that the Lord’s servants and church leaders must hold onto
1) 12 – worldwide dioceses
2) 70 – 70 regions, 70 nations, 70 industries
2. The seven-fold journey – so that the Remnants and members may walk the seven-fold journey
3. The upper room (20 strategies) – if the upper room, which is the root of the 20 evangelism strategies found in Scripture, is done properly, the 20 strategies emerge.
2022 First, Second, Third RUTC Response 24 (31) World Evangelization Association www.weea.kr
Second Sunday Worship
Temple Building Dedication Worship Category: Build the Church of Resurrection (Mark 16:14-20) Speaker: Rev. Kwang-Soo Ryu Title / Scripture
Date / Location: July 31, 2022, Immanuel Church (Busan)
Transcript
[Throne]
This year, as we begin building the temple, there is something we must first know. You must first seek to find out well about prayer. You must first find out that this is prayer. A person who truly knows prayer actually needs no answer. When the answer comes, you simply enjoy it – enjoying this (throne) blessing is prayer.
[24]
This is how prayer becomes. You may have some illness or something like that, but before that, you must first enjoy this (throne, 24) blessing.
Authority of the air
Only by enjoying the blessing of the throne can you overcome the one who holds the authority of the air. Scripture speaks of this.
Kingdom (work)
Only then can you accomplish God’s kingdom and its work. This is a true answer.
Set-time prayer, worship
Now, what comes before 24? Something like 40 days, or something like three months, or something like three weeks comes out like this. That was setting a time and praying. This is how worship comes alive. When your worship begins to come alive, then you become the 24 prayer that enjoys throne power. From this point, healing – actually you did not pray, but healing happens. Why? Because the fundamental power is restored. For treatment, you go to a doctor. You do as the doctor instructs. But fundamental healing comes down from above (the throne). Even doctors who are truly doctors have said this. “We are not the ones who heal; God heals, and we only help.” That’s what they’ve said.
25, 00
When this (24) happens, then this (25, 00) comes to you. The standard for prayer is this (throne, 24). So if you do not know this [authority of the air ← [throne] → kingdom (work), set-time prayer/worship [24] 25, 00] section, then in reality your life of faith is not working properly. Then you yourself know it, and others know it too. When you enjoy this blessing, no matter what anyone says, you have spiritual power. You already know it yourself. Not out of pride or boasting, but simply being so thankful to God – those who enjoy this blessing even spoke differently. All seven Remnants in Babylon said this too. “It’s fine even if we die.” They said this. “We are fine even if we die. Only God’s glory matters. We are fine.” Becoming such a person [authority of the air ← [throne] → kingdom (work), set-time prayer/worship [24] 25, 00] means truly knowing prayer. Those words come out because you are actually experiencing that power. If you have no strength, you cannot say such words. Isn’t that right? If you are very weak and in difficulty, and facing death, you would say “Save me,” not “It’s fine even if I die.” That doesn’t come out. This blessing has already gone to 24, 25, 00, right now.
Now, we intend to build the church, and we absolutely need an answer to prayer, but then why did the first, second, and third temples close their doors? We must know this. They closed, didn’t they? Simply put, the first temple is the temple people call Solomon’s temple. David prepared it, but Solomon built it, so it’s called Solomon’s temple like this. The second temple is the one built after returning from Babylon, led by Zerubbabel, so it’s called the Zerubbabel temple. After that, as Rome’s vassal states arose, a king who flattered Rome in order to please Rome became king – that was King Herod. So this King Herod researched how to receive blessing, what method would best win the hearts of the people. So he tore down the Zerubbabel temple and began building the Herodian temple. “Money isn’t needed.” Since he was king himself, “I will do it.” That’s how it happened. The people would have been overjoyed. “Wow, a temple is being built,” they said. So how long did it take to build? To receive glory for a long, long time, it would need to take a long time, right? It was built over 46 years. Some historians say “it actually took over 60 years,” but Scripture says 46 years. That very temple is the temple Jesus cursed.
[Three courtyards x]
Why did it disappear? We need to know this. There were no three courtyards. That is an unnecessary temple. Let’s talk about this later. Whether we truly have this.
[Fleshly things]
Furthermore, in addition to lacking the three courtyards, they continued without enjoying spiritual blessing and only continued in fleshly things. You, you are already destined to overcome fleshly things. Right? You need spiritual power. This prayer that restores and enjoys this must be completely restored this time. This much would be fine.
[3-organization teaching]
The church is following the teachings given by three organizations. It’s laughable. Since pastors don’t know the field of evangelism, many books from the three organizations have come out, and they read those and preach. They themselves don’t even know. So God says the churches in America are unnecessary. God says to close the doors of European churches. We must quickly realize this. This (three courtyards x, fleshly things, 3-organization teaching) is an unnecessary church, this. If you open your eyes, you will truly see the work of God who moves heaven, earth, sea, and all nations. The power of the throne. So this (three courtyards x, fleshly things, 3-organization teaching) is what God has removed.
“Church of Resurrection”
At this time Christ resurrected and gave an important message. He gave instructions for how we should act going forward. So we must build this church of resurrection.
▣ Introduction
Now, since we must restore this (three courtyards x, fleshly things, 3-organization teaching), what does it mean to restore something? You must remember this.
1. Three courtyards, 24 facilities
Do you understand what the three courtyards means? The three courtyards must have 24 facilities. The first, second, and third temples had three courtyards. They existed, but these people used them for other purposes. Right?
2. Main role facility
What’s more important is that the three courtyards are exactly the 237 Healing Summit, aren’t they? Right? As for the three courtyards – what these courtyards must become, what facility is needed – truly there must be a facility where multi-ethnic people, the objects of healing, and Remnants become the main players. Even if 24 exists, if they are not the main players, it does not work. Simply put, what I am asking our church right now is – I told the 237 team, “If foreign guests come, eat together with them on Sunday. Bring up the list.” Looking at what’s come up since last week, half are Russians in our church. So how should we plan? Those people are not yet the main players of our church. They just come and are present. Right? This is very important. Churches that understand this are in some sense lacking facilities, aren’t they? We can build this even now if we just open our eyes.
3. 24 System
Also important – while facilities are important, all are important, but this 24 system must exist. The system is actually the people who can accomplish this (Introduction points 1, 2, 3). So we build the mission office for every elder. Do you understand? Not construction, not simple construction, but building your bartizan. You must remember this. You don’t need to pray for business either. God will pour into your business. If I already worry about the level of business and pray about that, that’s actually not a good thing. Right? Since I came to understand evangelism, I have never once served as director of evangelism. To do that itself already means not understanding evangelism. Right? Watch and see. As we build this system, the churches we are building now in Busan and Seoul, the churches doing dahn-rak-bahng, will grow even while sitting still. If a child is normal, they grow even while sitting still, as long as they are properly fed. But wherever there is illness, no matter how much you feed them, it doesn’t work.
What kind of 24 system are we talking about?
1) Multi-ethnic people
A system where multi-ethnic people genuinely hear the word and say, “Ah, let’s go to Immanuel Church. Our path to life is there.” This system must exist.
2) The sick
A system where the sick go and feel extremely comfortable, truly more comfortable than being in their own home. This kind of system is needed.
3) Elite – RT
A church where elites and Remnants from the whole world and the whole nation come and gain strength.
This (Introduction) must exist, that’s what I’m saying. This is not a dream, nor is it difficult; if this happens, it becomes far easier. Right?
Now, would it be easier for Remnants to come to church, watch out for others’ reactions, and just listen to sermons and leave? Or would it be easier for them to come, find their own system, become the main players who gain strength, and enjoy it themselves there? Which would be easier? Already all the churches in Korea have those important multi-ethnic people coming and having to watch out and figure things out themselves. They watch out, stay a while, and leave. Already, if young people mainly come, then on Sundays a perfect system for caring for those children must be built within the church. It’s not difficult. That is multi-ethnic missions, that is your 237 missions, that is the lay ministry we do.
I told you before – how many decades ago was it when I was a college student? Whenever I moved as an evangelist within the Hialeah base inside the US military base, I would go there and worship. When was that? Wasn’t it decades ago? Even then, that church had only one sanctuary. With only one, at the entrance as you came in, they already had everything set up comfortably for coming in for tea, coffee, and things like that. As soon as you entered. Because it was a church within that base, they couldn’t get many facilities. But there was only one sanctuary. And I was surprised – during the regular worship service, on Sunday during worship time, the little children would all come out in a row. Nursery and kindergarten-age children who could barely walk would come out, and the pastor would give a certain remark, like this. A blessing remark. One time it was quite entertaining – his stomach became bulging like this. The pastor had put something inside like that. He showed it by pulling it out dramatically in front of the children. Looking closely, inside a secret envelope was snow from the previous week, snow that had fallen yesterday, that he had collected and was showing them like this. And he talked about how our sins too are washed white as snow, something like that. Then he gave a blessing prayer. The children received the prayer and then lined up and left in a row. So I watched to see where they were going, and there was a room where they gathered. One teacher was standing by waiting there. That was done every week. So the children were already following in an orderly fashion. That already meant they had already prepared this together with the children. We truly don’t know what our real task is. What should I do? This is truly astonishing. We must do 24 (Introduction). Simply put, when they come, when Russians already make up half of our church, among the congregation, during worship – shouldn’t we make it possible for those people to worship wholeheartedly? That is possible even now. What a great opportunity this is? Aren’t there many churches that emphasize the gospel where people can properly hear the gospel after coming to Korea? They must properly hear the gospel, be transformed, and go. We have the content for such a church, but if we build the facilities well, it becomes much easier, that’s what I’m saying. There will be few such places. I am confident of this. If you hold onto this covenant, God is bound to pour out blessing. Even without needing to pour it out, He will pour it out. Before your life ends, God will work in such a way that you can testify, “How has God blessed my business with this economy of light?”
What does the Church of Resurrection have?
▣ Main
1. Church enjoying 3·9·3
It means becoming a church that enjoys the blessing of the Triune God and the throne, and the blessing of the three ages that saves the past, today, the future, me, and the field church. That is a church that enjoys this blessing. Why? Because Jesus resurrected and spoke this. Then we must enjoy it. Setting aside everything the resurrected Lord said and instead gathering and following what others have said – there’s no reason to do that, is there? Right? Ah, right now setting aside everything our parents told us and firmly holding onto and following what some passing beggar happened to say – that would be strange, wouldn’t it? That’s right.
1) Christ before eternity
Christ before eternity.
2) Christ incarnate
Christ who became incarnate. That is all proven.
3) Christ resurrected
Christ who resurrected.
4) Christ as returning Lord
Christ who will stand as returning Lord in the future. To be exact, rather than Christ who will come as returning Lord, it’s more precise to say Christ who will stand as returning Lord. This is the church that enjoys and proclaims this blessing.
2. Evidence
What’s second? What the resurrected Lord of this church of resurrection gave as a message gave us three pieces of evidence.
1) All the world – all nations (17)
What did He give? “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all nations.” Your studies, business, and church will be given as much evidence as needed to testify the gospel to all nations while going throughout all the world.
2) The world – signs
The second piece of evidence. To save the world, He said He would give signs unseen in the world, naming five things. What are they? “In my name they will cast out demons.” Second, “they will speak new tongues.” Third, “they will pick up serpents, and even if they drink any poison, they will not die, and when they lay hands on the sick, they will be healed.” What is this? It means He will perform signs to protect you. Picking up serpents – does this mean we go around catching snakes? Even if bitten by a snake, it’s fine. It means He will protect you. Do we need to deliberately drink poison? It means He will protect you even if you drink it. If you lay your hands on the sick, they will be healed.
3) Proclamation – the throne
Then what happens? It says that as they preached everywhere, the Lord who sat on the throne worked. Again, it’s the throne. This is the content that the church of resurrection must have and enjoy. The evidence of resurrection that will happen to you, the evidence of the church that enjoys it.
3. The age
More importantly, “into all the world, to all nations” – this is the same as what Jesus said in Acts chapter 1 about “the ends of the earth,” right? He was speaking about saving the age. It’s not simply about evangelizing and healing the sick – it’s about saving the age.
1) 1st century
Rome right now holds to a covenant one century behind. They have this outdated thinking: “We will dominate all those many nations.”
2) 2nd century
The Jews who served them and the traditional church have thinking two centuries behind. Right?
3) The age ahead
Today Jesus spoke of an age beyond imagination. Were there cell phones? Were there airplanes? There was nothing, yet He said, “Go into all the world and proclaim to all nations.” This is beyond imagination. “Go to every tribe. Go to the ends of the earth.” This is why, without God’s blessing of the throne, it is impossible. The blessing of the throne makes it possible. But up until now, the world church has missed this entirely and holds only to fleshly things. They even follow the example of unbelievers. “Nothing is impossible.” Why is nothing impossible? If nothing were impossible, why send Jesus Christ? Then God wouldn’t be needed. “If you try, it happens.” “You can do it.” These are comforting words to someone who has lost strength, but they cannot truly conquer the world. Why only Christ? This must be explained. Because without this,
the church naturally must close its doors. Our final mission is to revive the churches closing their doors around the world. Building a church building is basic; we must revive churches worldwide. That is what your business/industry is for.
▣ Conclusion
Today when Jesus resurrected, what did He do? He rebuked. In verse 14 today, “He rebuked the disciples for their unbelief and hardness of heart.” He said this. Why? Because He had prophesied that He would resurrect. It was prophesied even in the Old Testament. Jesus said it directly. Yet they did not believe. Naturally, since such a thing had never happened, they did not believe. That is what Jesus rebuked.
1. Servants – church leaders
This is the great covenant that you, the Lord’s servants and elders, must hold. You must remember this.
1) 12
Why twelve tribes and twelve apostles?
2) 70
Why did the Old Testament have 70 elders and the New Testament 70 disciples?
This is the blessing you must hold onto. Right now all the Lord’s servants must look toward the 12 worldwide dioceses that oversee the world, and elders must find the blessing of 70 regions, 70 nations, and 70 industries. With the power of the throne.
Once the building is complete, elders should each designate one nation, and starting now call Remnants to study that nation’s language, and this must begin now. Our nation must prepare from now. Of course, I already said this at the Remnant leaders’ retreat yesterday. From now, you all – already from middle school, from a young age – must perfectly master one nation’s language. You must call those people and have them serve. So once the building is complete, an elder must take the Remnant who speaks that nation’s language and call those disciples, and fully train them to move the 70-disciple movement. Otherwise these people all end up doing things only outwardly and leave. What can we do? Can you lay out everything before us? No. You cannot lay out the wounds, the past things, the imprinted things they carry. Then world evangelization cannot happen either. We must truly build the temple that God needs on this earth.
2. The seven-fold journey
And what else? When these disciples come, what must all our members do for them? They must help them walk the seven-fold journey. Wherever they go, whether multi-ethnic people or our Remnants and members come with God. The Triune God. Ten secrets. I spoke about this at today’s cell group lesson. Ten footholds, nine flows, five assurances, lifelong answer, and prayer. Realizing that prayer – this is the seven-fold journey. This must be given to them.
3. The upper room (20 strategies)
And what else? The root of the 20 evangelism strategies in Scripture is the upper room. If the upper room is done properly, the 20 strategies emerge. Take this and build it out. This is happening even now. You must believe it.
Remnants, don’t think about receiving an answer. If you are truly praying, even now this (throne) work will happen and something that changes the age for your whole life will emerge.
Who are you? Elders and church leaders must not reach the point of worrying about business or money. You must quickly enter into this (24). Already reaching that point means you’ve already missed many things. Right? “Ah, times are difficult these days…” That’s not true. Those who truly succeed earn during hard times. “Oh no, because of the IMF crisis I went bankrupt…” – but the people I truly know who made money, made it all during the IMF crisis.
I said this immediately at the time. Someone said, “Pastor, because of the IMF, that building in Gangseo area of Seoul came out cheap. We should buy it.” “Should we?” I asked, but the people under me hesitated, so we left it. Now that’s worth hundreds of millions. Someone with clear eyes bought it. They bought it cheap. So that person said, “We made money during the IMF.” That makes sense, doesn’t it?
If you have this ability, difficulty becomes opportunity the more it comes. Isn’t that right? If we have no strength, when difficulty comes we simply suffer it. It’s unjust. We cannot live like that and fail to save unbelievers. We must save unbelievers. Now we must restore this. You must firmly hold the covenant. “Heaven and earth and sea and the nations will shake.” Through you, your family line will be saved, and now those dying nations that only know how to eat must be saved. When one foreigner comes, you must see that as their last chance. Treating them well is necessary, but that’s not the main point. They must find the real thing and go back. What is that? Ultimately, they must find this (the conclusion) and go back. Only then will that person go and save others. The Holy Spirit will make this known to you within this week. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ to enter into this [authority of the air ← [throne] → kingdom (work), set-time prayer/worship [24] 25, 00] blessing where you receive a true answer. Let us pray.
Prayer
We thank You, God. Please let us restore the true power You give, the 24. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.