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The 237 Nations and the Start of Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (30)
– Bartizan 26 of the 3-day Weekend Age –
Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Politics – A Politician or a Political Hack?
You can call someone who engages in politics a “political hack,” or you can call them a “politician.” When you say “politician,” that has a positive nuance. But “political hack” has a negative connotation. There are those who sing, and there are mere “singers.” Looking at our team, they seem like true singers. They’re good, and they’ve chosen a good name too—237 Praise Team. They just need to continue.
「The World Remnant Conference as Seen by Church Leaders and Workers」
Today’s topic is how church leaders and workers are to view the World Remnant Conference. There must be church leaders and workers here, right? And you must be listening to the message.
▣ Introduction_ Accurate answer (covenant)
How do we receive accurate answers? This isn’t easy. How do we receive accurate answers, and how do we hold on to the accurate covenant? If you don’t hold on to the accurate covenant, you won’t receive answers. No matter how difficult the region is, if you hold to the accurate covenant, you will receive answers. In fact, the seven remnants held to the accurate covenant in utterly impossible situations. Then, they surely won.
To do this, we need to look at a few things.
1. The five flows – Where am I?
We must always check where we are within the five flows. What are the five flows? God is still fulfilling His Word. Where are you within that? God is still answering prayers. Where are you? God is still carrying out the work of salvation. Where are you in that? What are the two remaining flows? It’s the spiritual flow where you live. A person living in America who cannot see the spiritual flow of America is no different from a dead person. If a person in Japan doesn’t know the spiritual flow of Japan, they’re the same as a dead person. What’s the final remaining one? Christ commanded world evangelization. Then you must be able to see the flow of at least one other nation. Receiving answers without this is virtually impossible.
2. Today’s flow – What must I do?
Then, within today’s flow, what must I do? This isn’t something difficult—you just need to see it. I am currently seated in the field of the tremendous remnant movement recorded in the Bible.
3. WRC – My portion
If you’re a normal person, you’ll end up participating and doing some kind of task. So what is my portion within the WRC, within this flow? You must be able to see this. Then, you will begin to see accurate answers. And you’ll be able to hold to the accurate covenant without doing anything particularly great.
This morning as I prayed, I felt, “WRC needs some financial help.” So I’m not boasting, but I prepared an offering. How much? I won’t say. I’ll just give it to the WRC. You need to think about things like this.
▣ Main message_ Evidence
Let me now present evidence for all of this—evidence from those who saw what’s in the introduction.
1. Exodus (Deuteronomy 6:4–9) – 7 people
First is the Exodus. This is the final message given during the Exodus. “Hear, O Israel.” A famous passage. “Hear, O Israel. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength.” “Teach these things to your children. Make sure they can see them wherever they are. Hang them on the walls, on pillars. Even bind them on their wrists and foreheads. Let them see it as they walk.” What does that mean? It means to completely imprint it. That’s everything.
And how many people did this? Seven. The first was Jochebed. Then Moses. His brother Aaron. The elder Jethro. Joshua. Caleb. And Rahab the prostitute. These seven finished it. They saw what was in the introduction. This (the introduction) is extremely important. No matter how much you struggle, if you don’t see this (the introduction), you won’t receive answers.
2. Philistia (1 Samuel 7:1–15) – 4 people
This was the age of Philistia. At this time, an important figure rose up and initiated the Mizpah movement. The issue wasn’t Philistia. Up to that point, they kept saying it was because of Philistia. But that’s not it. If you see things incorrectly, you won’t receive answers. “All Israel, gather at Mizpah. Throw away all idols. Return to the LORD.” And then they offered the blood sacrifice. That was the key.
Four people blocked Philistia: Hannah, Samuel, Jesse, and David. Four people saw what was in the introduction.
3. Aram (2 Kings 6:8–24) – 3 people
Next, Aram continued attacking. But at this time, a remnant created a masterpiece of victory without fighting. This was the Dothan movement. That’s right. They won without fighting. Winning by fighting isn’t that impressive. The best fight is the one you win without fighting. They won without a fight.
Three people were there. Who? Obadiah, a worker. Elijah, a church leader. Elisha, a disciple. The three of them finished it. It wasn’t many.
4. Babylon (Isaiah 62:6–12) – 5 people
Then came the Babylonian captivity. If you can’t enjoy the gospel, this will continue to happen. At this time, Isaiah prophesied in advance and revealed several amazing secrets.
First, he used the word “remnant.” God told Isaiah, “Not you.” When he said, “Send me,” God said, “Not you. There will be a holy seed, a stump.” That’s where I confirmed the word “remnant.” Then he spoke of Immanuel. He spoke of the gospel—Isaiah 7:14. He also spoke of the remnant movement—Isaiah 60: “Arise, shine.” That was the phrase. “Your sons and daughters will return from afar.” Then came a mission. “I appoint you as a watchman. A watchman who gives the LORD no rest day or night. Repair the highway. Raise a banner for the nations.” That’s what He said.
Five people who understood this finished the task: Daniel, his three friends, and Esther. So we must hold to the accurate covenant. You all worry about useless things way too much. No matter how much you do it, useless worry is pointless. If you keep worrying about things you don’t need to, that’s a mental illness. Right? Worrying about real problems is understandable, but it’s still harmful. But worrying about what you don’t need to? That’s mental illness.
5. Rome (Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8) – [Romans chapter 16]
Finally, the time came to go to Rome. The age of the wanderer would begin. A tremendous, terrifying age. So Paul foresaw the future and went to the synagogues. There, he explained what prayer is. First, he explained what the gospel is. He showed what kind of answer you are to receive. All of this happened in the synagogues.
The people mentioned in Romans chapter 16 were the ones who evangelized Rome. And again, the same thing (from the introduction) appears. What you do is not what matters. What you see is what matters. What you do comes next. What do you see?
Why are we doing all this? While being criticized from all sides. Getting flak for using the word “remnant.” Do people who don’t know the word “remnant” even understand the Bible? The most important word in the Bible after “Christ” is “those who remain.” Right? “Those who are scattered.” “Sojourners.”
Why did I use the word “remnant” among all the others? “Remnant” has two meanings—it means “leftover” and also “cast away.” Right? Even leftover food is called “remnant.” It can also mean “discarded.” Scattered all over the world, appearing as though they’re cast away, but in truth they are the ones who remain. The remnant. That’s why we’re now holding this conference for the 28th time.
▣ Conclusion_ [Resolution]
What these people made was the covenant—but there’s only one thing they actually did: they made a resolution. They made a resolution, and then who worked? God did.
Daniel resolved himself in Babylon. The Bible says, “He resolved.” That means he made a decision.
Moses’ mother implanted the gospel and the covenant in him and sent him to the palace. A tremendous decision—but an accurate one.
Hannah didn’t even keep Samuel at home. She sent him to the temple.
Elijah was under a death sentence, a wanted man. The king himself ordered Elijah to be killed. But at that very moment, Elisha followed Elijah as his disciple. That was a resolution. To what extent? He burned all the farming equipment he used. Why did he burn it? To say, “I will never use this again.” Like how old-time generals, once they crossed a sea or river into battle, would burn their ships. Why? “I will never return on this ship. I’ll either destroy the enemy or die.” That’s what Elisha did—he burned it all.
The people in Romans chapter 16 had hidden covenants and made resolutions.
All church leaders and workers across the country, observe how to receive answers. Perhaps all your life—24 hours a day—you’ve been holding onto the wrong things. That’s called laboring in vain. Let us pray.
Prayer. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings, the everlasting love of God, and the indwelling work of the Holy Spirit be with all remnants throughout the nation and the world, with every church leader and worker, from now until eternity. Amen.