Sunday 2nd Service, Great Commission Association Military Missions Bureau Joint Consecration Service
Title / Scripture: The Military Missionary Who Sets the Bound Free (Mark 5:1-15)
Speaker: Rev. Ryu Kwang-soo
Date / Location: June 19, 2022, Immanuel Church (Busan)
Mark 5:1-15
01 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
02 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
03 This man lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with chains.
04 For he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and broke the shackles in pieces, and no one had the strength to subdue him.
05 Night and day, among the tombs and on the mountains, he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.
06 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell down before him.
07 And crying out with a loud voice, he said, Son of the Most High God Jesus, what have I to do with you? I beg you before God, do not torment me.
08 For Jesus had already said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.
09 Then Jesus asked him, What is your name? And he answered, My name is Legion, for we are many.
10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that region.
11 Now there on the hillside a great herd of pigs was feeding.
12 So the demons begged him, saying, Send us into the pigs, that we may enter them.
13 And Jesus permitted them. The unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd, about two thousand of them, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned.
14 Those who were tending them fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside, and people came to see what had happened.
15 And when they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the demon, the very one who had had the legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
Summary
The one who sets the bound free is a true missionary. The demon-possessed man in this passage was not bound by chains — he was bound by Satan. When Jesus asked who he was, he said he was Legion. We must understand how he came to be bound.
▣ Introduction: Bound to Satan, the Legion Demon
1. Genesis 3:4-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8 — Satan said, You are far too important a person to believe in God. You will become like God — and having said this, he binds the human being completely. He promises, I will give you power, and then makes people demon-possessed and binds them. Those building the tower of Babel are people completely bound to Satan. This is where it began. If you do not understand this you cannot do missions.
Ephesians 2:2 — you must follow the ruler of the power of the air.
Ephesians 6:12 — you must be ruled by the evil spirits in the heavens.
Matthew 12:43-45 — he struggles violently. He tries religious acts, shamanistic rites, but it only gets worse.
John 8:44 — those who do not know God belong to the devil.
2. Strong nation – war — Satan burrows into strong nations, and so much war results. Strong nations built idol temples and forced idol worship.
3. Spiritual illness (spirit, heart, mind) — the individual suffers greatly and then falls into spiritual illness. The last stage is that Satan and demons, invisible to our eyes, become visible.
4. Incidents – incidents occur.
1) Suicide – murder
2) Crime
3) Drugs
5. Military – it will go back toward the military again.
1) Matthew 24:1-14 — ahead there will be turmoil and war and all kinds of conflict.
2) Revelation 12:1-9 — at the last time there will be great confusion and war, terrifying things will happen, and Satan will be involved in it.
▣ Main: Only the Gospel, Only the Kingdom, Only the Holy Spirit
Christ-izing, Throne-izing, Healing-izing
The task is, because it is Christ alone, to Christ-ize the field. Because it is God’s Kingdom alone, to throne-ize it. Because it is the Holy Spirit alone, we must heal-ize them so they come alive.
1. Strong nation – Christ-izing alone. To the person who knows this reason, God entrusts a strong nation.
1) Slave
2) Captive
3) Vassal state
4) War
5) Displaced people
2. Three churches – there are three churches that only those who have the gospel can carry out. Do this 24.
1) Throne (3.9.3) platform — build the platform called 3.9.3.
▷ It ends when you are Christ-ized, throne-ized, and healing-ized.
2) Watch bartizan (light) — because almost everyone has fallen into disaster, you must build a watch bartizan and shine light so they can come.
(1) 10% — psychologically struggling, in the past
(2) 30–50% — relying on hospitals, in the present
(3) 90–100% — soon it will become like this
▷ You must be able to see this in order to become a watch bartizan.
3) Antenna (communication) – prayer — God’s power comes through. The antenna is communication. It teaches the secret of the Word and prayer.
▷ Only to those who have this gospel is a strong nation entrusted. This is the church given only to those who enjoy this gospel.
3. Military healing ministry team – a ministry team that quietly heals people with spiritual problems
1) Meditation movement
2) Summit movement
3) Healing movement
▷ There are many among the elite and the famous who want help but have nowhere to go. A military missions ministry team that can help one-on-one may look small, but it is a great work. If you properly teach prayer that enjoys the gospel, works of God will happen without fail.
▷ To truly save the military, the historic work of God’s power sent toward strong nations is needed. For those who gather, we need a platform, a watch bartizan, and an antenna that can really give them an answer. Within the church, someone who ministers healing humbly and without show is needed. If someone tries to be noticed, people at the top cannot come. There are many people in normal, high positions who are still suffering spiritually. You need eyes to see that.
▣ Conclusion: The True Military Missionary
1. Active duty
2. Reserve duty – an even more important military missionary
3. RT – an even more important military missionary
▷ Jesus healed the demon-possessed man without even asking why (Mark 3:15). Military workers must build the strength to know and yet remain still (platform). All you need to do is build a watch bartizan that shines light so others come. If your antenna — prayer, evangelism, covenant — is solid, that is enough. Your very existence matters. You are the light of the world. Just turn on the light. It is fine no matter what difficulty comes. That is a sure timetable in which you see God’s great covenant.
Transcript
Right now there are many people doing that kind of military missions. Even Buddhists are doing it. But if you cannot understand this word, you cannot do military missions. If you do not know what it means to be bound, you cannot do missions. The one who sets these people free is the true missionary. You must remember this.
▣ Introduction: Those Bound to Satan
Here a man came out who had gone completely out of his mind, who was tied with chains yet broke free, shouting and crying out, demon-possessed. This man was not bound by chains. He was bound by Satan. Now, there are many people bound to Satan, but the most important thing right now is that this man came to Jesus and said, Son of God. He said, What have I to do with you? I have nothing to do with you. Jesus asked him, Who are you? He answered, I am Legion demon. Jesus made that demon go into the pigs and healed him — this story comes up, and this saying is extremely important.
1. Genesis 3:4-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8
You must understand how he was bound. First, in the Garden of Eden, Genesis chapter 3, verses 4 and 5. You are such an important person, do not believe in God. You will become like God. Having said this, he completely binds humanity. He says, I will give you power, and turns people into Nephilim, makes them demon-possessed, and binds them fast. The tower of Babel was torn down, but in reality those building this tower of Babel became people completely bound to Satan. This (Genesis 3:4-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8) is the beginning. And if you cannot understand this word, you cannot do missions. So God is calling you, who understand this word, and giving you this assignment now. To put it a bit bluntly, a military missionary, a military chaplain who does not know this (Genesis 3:4-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8) — no matter how many there are, it is useless. And you need to know now that among the very elite, among those who studied a great deal, among those with special musical talent or entertainer’s flair, there are mental problems that come to them, you know? Do you not know yet? Even if you don’t say it, among those who studied very well there are many with spiritual problems. They just cannot say it. Precisely because they are such diligent, capable people, they studied so hard, and yet they end up bound right here (Genesis 3:4-5, 6:4-5, 11:1-8). And even among those who did not study much, if in our language we would say they have a certain flair, people who, in that field, have a natural gift — spiritual problems come easily to those people too. So other people cannot understand the behavior of these people. Right? Left unattended, these people even develop panic attacks. At that point, since something urgent must be dealt with, they go to the hospital. But the hospital does not cure them. Fundamentally, these people are bound to something right now. It cannot be cured. This is not an ordinary problem. That is why, if you understand this part, you know that tremendous doors of world evangelization will open for you.
Ephesians 2:2, 6:12; Matthew 12:43-45; John 8:44
Look at Ephesians chapter 2 verse 2. To what degree have these people been caught? They must follow the ruler of the power of the air. Look at Ephesians chapter 6 verse 12 — they must be ruled by the evil spirits in the heavens. Because of this, some people struggle violently. In Matthew chapter 12, verses 43 and 45, it says many engage in religious acts, do shamanistic rites, try it, and it only gets worse. Simply put, the harder they try to live a devoted faith life, the more difficult it becomes. Those who do not know God belong right here, in John chapter 8 verse 44 — Your father the devil. It feels bad to hear, but it is the truth. So when something urgent comes up, people go to a shaman or a fortune-teller. And even Christians who are saved and go to church — you see them go to extreme mysticism. Why? Because they think that is how they will do well. It’s not that people go to places like Shincheonji or Yeongsaenggyo not knowing what they are. They go knowing full well. They go to these spiritual churches because that is where they get something strange done for them. That thirst inside them, that need to keep acting like a shaman — that gets satisfied there. It is wrong. It just keeps getting harder.
2. Strong Nation – War
Where did this Satan burrow into? He burrowed into strong nations. That is how things get done. When he burrows into strong nations, what comes out? War, right? Isn’t that what comes out? Up to now that is all a strong nation without knowledge of God has ever done — wage war, kill people every day, and ruin itself, nothing else. Here, this phrase Legion demon — you must grasp it immediately. That’s just how it is. Military missions is extremely important, everyone. Even now, if I were the devil, I would go into the military. Right? Isn’t that so? What good would it do to hang around with poor street sweepers? Go into the military, seek out the high-ranking people, those who can wage war, kids like Kim Jong-un, and help lead them into disaster. The forces of darkness always make use of strong nations. That is why strong nations have always built idol temples beyond your imagination. Whenever a king arose in a strong nation in the past, he always emphasized idol worship. Without fail. That is all spiritual warfare going on, you just don’t realize it. This was true right up until our own Japan, which demanded shrine worship. It’s the same thing. Rome, do it for Zeus. They forced it. In Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar said, Bow down. And the three friends who knew this refused. Those friends understood something.
3. Spiritual Illness (Spirit, Heart, Mind)
Now, what does this ultimately produce? In the end it comes out as spiritual illness. It comes out as spiritual illness, but it does not come out just like that — the individual suffers greatly before it comes out as illness. In the end, what is the last stage of these people’s spiritual illness? It’s that Satan and demons, invisible to our eyes, become visible. Once you get there, you have gone as far as you can go.
4. Incidents
As churches come to this point, incidents begin to happen.
1) Suicide – Murder
What comes out here is suicide. This is coming out so much. It is serious. There is a lot of suicide in the military. It’s not something the military caused. People with bad understanding say, What could have happened in the military? No. A person who ends up having to commit suicide gets to that point in the military because they cannot endure it there. Why? Because having gone through these stages (introduction, points 1 and 2), they already carry spiritual illness. Because their spirit, heart, and mind are already diseased, this (suicide) becomes inevitable. Someone who commits suicide is, in a sense, weaker; someone more severe goes on to commit murder. This is the situation we are in now.
2) Crime
And so all kinds of crimes keep breaking out. Right now they keep happening one after another in America. Now kids bring out guns and just start shooting. Just last week there was another church shooting. It keeps happening. People say, Why not just stop selling guns? but that isn’t the answer either. Because if guns exist, those bad people, those troubled people, will get guns one way or another and truly start killing everyone. That is possible. In America everyone has one at home. Because if they don’t, intruders will come in. They have no choice but to keep them, that’s how it is.
3) Drugs
Now these people mostly just kill and commit crimes, but that in itself is not the whole issue — even the military and, of course, schools have been infiltrated by drugs, and this is entirely a spiritual problem. There’s a difference between someone who tries drugs out of curiosity and quits, and someone who gets caught by drugs and keeps sinking deeper. That’s how it turns out.
5. Military
This will move back toward the military again.
1) Matthew 24:1-14
Why? Because going forward, the age described in Matthew 24:1-14 will bring turmoil, war, and all kinds of conflict.
2) Revelation 12:1-9
Looking at Revelation 12:1-9, at the last time there will be great confusion, war, and terrifying things happening, and Satan cannot help but be involved in it. Military missions must be done properly. So I believe that even a small number of us can accomplish this.
▣ Main: Only the Gospel, Only the Kingdom, Only the Holy Spirit
Only the Gospel
Here’s why. Just having the gospel is not enough. It must be only the gospel. Satan is not afraid of a half-hearted gospel. That’s right. Why would Satan fear something you treat as a mere hobby? Those who know this are the ones gathering with us in military missions right now. Only the gospel. Simply put, only Christ. It is precisely the person who knows this word that the forces of darkness finally fear. Some watered-down gospel, some mixed gospel, done half-heartedly — they are not afraid of that at all.
Only the Kingdom
Only the Kingdom of God. This is what they fear.
Only the Holy Spirit
Only the Holy Spirit. This is Calvary, Mt Olive, the Mark’s upper room — is this not the final message? Hold on to this firmly. This is not stubbornly insisting that nothing else is needed. It is about knowing what only Christ, only the Kingdom of God, and only the Holy Spirit truly mean. Every time these people come out, they overturn this (the introduction).
Christ-izing
If that’s the case, there is one thing left for you to do. Because we belong only to Christ, we Christ-ize the field.
Throne-izing
Because it is only God’s Kingdom, we throne-ize it.
Healing-izing
Because it is only the Holy Spirit, we bring them to life and heal-ize them with God’s healing. You must save them. Do this, and it is finished.
1. [Strong Nation]
First. You must all remember this, and the military missions teams especially must remember it, and all of you must know it and pray. Through those who know Christ-izing alone, God has always entrusted strong nations. That is why soldiers are needed and military missionaries are needed.
1) Slave
2) Captive
3) Vassal state
When these three things happened — becoming slaves, captives, a vassal state.
4) War
The many periods of war that arose in between.
5) Displaced people
When a nation eventually falls and its people become displaced, that too happens through war. To those who understand this reason — slave, captive, vassal state, war, displaced people — God entrusts strong nations.
The moment you understand this today, history will begin. Do not be deceived at all. Even though it looks like it started with us, with no power at all, here in Busan, it is now shaking the whole world. China itself has acknowledged it. They said, Of all the Christianity that has come into China, the Dabang movement is the most fervent. That’s how it is. China has acknowledged this. At a general assembly of one of the mainline denominations, someone gave a report saying, This group called Dabang is spreading across the whole world like a virus — we too must wake up quickly and evangelize. They acknowledged us as a virus. That’s a good thing. It means they have recognized us. It means their eyes were opened, even if that was their intent. You must open your eyes too. If you hold on to this covenant, God will save the world even through this — slave, captive, vassal state, war, displaced people.
2. Three Churches
There are three things that only those with the gospel can do. There are three churches that only you can carry out.
1) Throne (3.9.3) Platform
What is the first? Build this blessing you carry into a platform called 3.9.3 completely. This person [the throne (3.9.3) platform] is the one He has raised up. This [the throne (3.9.3) platform] is the church He is using. You are already set up for this. Now all you need to do is turn it into reality — Christ-ize, throne-ize, and truly healing-ize yourselves, and works of God happen.
2) Watch Bartizan
Second. Because almost all of you are caught up in disaster right now, build a watch bartizan.
(1) 10%
In the past, about 10 percent were psychologically struggling.
(2) 30% to 50%
Not now. It’s 30 to 50 percent, and 30 percent are relying somewhat on medication and hospitals, up to that (50%) point. Because they can manage even while spiritually struggling, it stays at that (50%) level.
(3) 90% to 100%
You must remember this. Soon it will reach 90 to 100 percent. A strange age has come. You must be able to see this in order to become a watch bartizan. This is the content of the church the military missions team will build going forward. You must produce it.
Light
Now, you need a watch bartizan to see those in danger, don’t you? And that watch bartizan must be shining light for them to come, right? Because you enjoy the blessing of the throne through God, you cannot help but become a platform. From today, military missionaries, do this (three churches) 24. The mark of the platform is 24. The mark of the watch net — it’s a bartizan, so it must be 24, right? That’s what the 24 means.
3) Antenna (Communication) – Prayer
Truly, God’s power comes through this. This is called an antenna. What is an antenna? It is communication. Now you already know why God entrusted strong nations to those who have the gospel. It is not just the gospel — it is entrusted only to those who have this (only the gospel, only the kingdom, only the Holy Spirit) gospel. It is the church given only to those enjoying this (only the gospel, only the kingdom, only the Holy Spirit) gospel. Without a doubt. So going forward, this is what will fully bring your church, our church, into being. Isn’t the mark of this antenna communication? It is always in communication. Simply put, it teaches the secret of the Word and of prayer. These are the three things.
3. Military Healing Ministry Team
One last thing remains. This is the thing God most needs from those who have this gospel — quietly build this going forward. Form a ministry team that heals people in the military who have spiritual problems.
1) Meditation movement
This is extremely important. Quietly, do the meditation movement.
2) Summit movement
Talk about healing later; quietly do the summit movement.
3) Healing movement
And do a healing ministry without drawing attention. This is absolutely necessary. Why is this necessary? Because you must pray a great deal as you do this. There are too many among the elite who want help but have nowhere to go.
Not long ago, a very famous singer — someone all of you would recognize if I named them — met our team and heard this message. But because they’re so famous, they can’t come to us; if they came it would cause chaos. So we are ministering to them in that kind of situation. This is a story you all already know, and that’s not really my point — the point is that these people truly have nowhere to go.
That’s why the ministry team of military missionaries who can help one-on-one is needed. This may look small, but it becomes enormous. You may not realize how important even one single person is. Helping them may not always produce a big visible answer, but the answer will come regardless. To the one who holds not just the gospel but only the gospel, not just gospel-izing but only gospel-izing — God without fail entrusts a strong nation. Scripture said so. Who evangelized strong nations in Scripture? Soldiers did.
Give these people a platform showing them what a true church is. Plant a watch net and an antenna firmly into them. Try it starting today. They cannot help but come. And then, as the last thing, quietly — do not show off at all. Firmly build the healing ministry team. This time the military ministry teams can fully carry this out, and if you build this (healing ministry team), many people will come and connect.
Look at how wisely this must be done. How does that third group operate? They make it a program people are proud to attend. So these people are clever about it. They don’t do anything different — but that meditation of theirs is dangerous, in the end. It’s a serious danger, but through that (meditation) they have taken over the world right now. So I’m telling you, revive the meditation movement.
Simply put, if you properly teach what it means to pray while enjoying the gospel, works of God will happen without fail. There’s nothing difficult about it. If you hold onto this covenant from now, God will certainly provide.
So to truly revive the military, we need the historic work of God’s power sent toward strong nations. For those who come to us, we need a platform, a watch bartizan, an antenna that can give them a real answer. The last thing we can do is have someone within the church who ministers healing humbly, without any show. The moment someone shows off, those in high places will not come. Right? They won’t come. You must be the kind of person that even a president could secretly come to. Right? Someone who shows off cannot do this. That person cannot minister behind the scenes. Isn’t it true that the real people who need this have nowhere to go right now? Even within our own church, aren’t there outstanding people among those spiritually struggling? Seoul especially is dangerous. In Seoul, the moment someone comes, it shows immediately. You must pray about that. Movie stars quietly come to our church, and then someone rushes over wanting a photo, clinging to them. The church must let them pray quietly instead. This is something the church urgently needs to prepare for.
For a long time, Immanuel Church Seoul, through a certain well-known person, has had many famous singers come. But they never settle in. Because there’s no system for it. But how good is the military — everything is already structured. There’s nowhere to run off to while in the military, and it’s just perfect that way. You can do the best ministry there.
Don’t you see this if you look at the introduction? When someone with even a little understanding of the gospel comes into the military, they can immediately tell, because they have spiritual eyes. There are already two kinds. Among those who come into the military and get bullied, there’s the kind who just can’t adjust — you can generally tell who they are. But even that kind of person doesn’t know what to do. But it’s not only that kind. There are people in normal, high positions who are suffering greatly spiritually. You need eyes to see that.
Let me tell you how desperate these people are — I’ve shared this testimony before. A person in the military cannot leave their unit and do personal activities, can they? But I needed to run a summer Bible school at my church, and since I was a pastor, when I made the paperwork and asked for three days of leave, of course they said no. I knew that would happen, and when they tried to cancel it, I spoke to the commander. The commander and I were close because we studied the Bible together — but even then, we weren’t actually that close. That became the turning point. He looked at this document and started telling old stories. Simply put, this person wanted to believe. He wanted to hear something. And I told him this part right here (the introduction). It slowly started coming out. This person became extremely interested. That’s how it happens.
That’s an intelligent person, that person. Most people caught in this problem are actually intelligent. What most of you see is just a person bound in chains breaking free — that kind of person from the introduction. That’s because it’s visible. Coming into the military, you look at someone who clearly can’t cope and think, Oh, that kid is a person of concern. That’s about how much you notice. But among high-ranking people, this is everywhere. So the approach is: when you see someone in the military who seems a bit maladjusted or struggling, they are without question someone being tormented by this (the introduction) — go and give them an answer. What is a chaplain’s assistant for? They need to give that kind of answer. What is a chaplain for? If they can’t give that answer, they shouldn’t be doing the job. Truly, that’s how it is. Are we supposed to wait until it gets worse and they cause an incident?
Honestly, here’s an even more absurd story. I’ve mentioned this before — in Washington, I won’t say the name. A certain student attended our gathering. Change began happening in them. Through attending the gathering, hearing about Christ, hearing the Word, change began. This actually happened. Normally no one had helped this student, but once people heard they had received grace through Dabang, they suddenly targeted them intensively. They said the student had gone down the wrong path. They attacked them relentlessly — real churches must never do this. This concentrated attack drove them away completely.
The student gave up on Dabang entirely and stopped going to that church too. A year later, that person caused a major incident in Washington. I won’t say the name. Churches truly need to wake up. I don’t know what they think they’re doing. I don’t know who they think they’re living for. That spiritually struggling child received the gospel and was on the way to recovery — you could have helped them and talked it out later. It should have been based on that child’s survival, but instead they attacked them so much that the child exploded.
▣ Conclusion: [Military Missionary]
Who is the true military missionary?
1. Active Duty
They are active duty soldiers.
2. Reserve Duty
Who is an even more important military missionary? Reservists.
3. RT
An even more important military mission going forward belongs to the Remnants who will come.
You must firmly remember these three. You must set the bound free. Jesus healed that person without even asking a question. Jesus healed the demon-possessed man without asking why. He said, I have called you to give you this authority.
Today, our military missionaries, and all of you who pray for military missions even if you are not one — if you simply understand the message, the answer will come. This is not my own words. Look carefully at Scripture. Living a social life, a life of faith, without knowing this is simply impossible. The whole world right now is filled with spiritual problems, and to think we can rescue and help people without knowing this — that isn’t impossible, it’s just the wrong path. You must see the right path.
Today, to all of you confirming this covenant, I bless you in the name of the Lord to receive the very best answer of grace. You military workers are important. I say clearly — you don’t need to do much. You need to build the strength to know and yet be still. Platform. You understand, right? You already have this answer, so all you need to do is build a watch bartizan that shines light so others come.
If you know what prayer is, what evangelism is, what covenant is, then as long as your antenna is solid, you can remain still and it will still work. So your very existence is important. That’s what I believe. The fact that we, church leaders who carry this gospel, exist — that itself is the answer. These are not my words. Jesus said, You are the light of the world. Right? Not, Become light. He said, You are light. He said, Just turn on the light. So no matter what difficulty comes, it’s fine. That is a sure timetable through which you see God’s great covenant. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to receive many answers this week as you ride this flow of prayer. Let us pray.
Prayer
We thank You, God. Let all the saints realize this calling today. Especially, Lord, add Your amazing grace to our military workers. We have come to an urgent time. Add great grace to us. Let a great fire of prayer arise. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.