2026.05.17 District Message Week 20
「The Eternal Economy of Darkness and Age of 3 Economies」
(Ge 3:15, 6:14, 12:1-3)
Why did Christ come as light?
John 1:11, Isaiah 60:1-2
And why are we told to arise and shine the light? There must be a reason. The world’s people are not being taught this. People don’t know.
Darkness – Satan, background of hell, disaster
It is because they do not know what darkness is. The opposite word is light. Darkness is not simply the state of it being dark, of there being no light — spiritually it means completely, entirely the background of Satan. It is completely the background of hell. So it continually drives this earth into disaster for no reason.
Darkness culture – Nephilim culture
And then it doesn’t just end there — darkness culture emerges. Simply put, worldly people simply cannot understand it. Nephilim culture comes out.
Authority of light – John 1:12, 1 Peter 2:9
So Christ came as light. And you are the light of the world. Therefore he gave you, uniquely, the authority of light. Why? Because you received that light. In John chapter 1, verse 12: “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” In 1 Peter chapter 2, verse 9, he gave the authority to shine, deliver, and proclaim this light.
Today you have the authority to pray. There are many forces that deliberately block the gospel. There are many forces that obstruct and hinder the gospel. All of those are now the forces of darkness. Because they hate the light. So they hate the gospel.
“The Eternal Darkness Economy and the Three-Economy Age”
Within this immensely important timetable, for you this week this will not go away. It is the eternal darkness and economy. That is why we pray and the reason you fight — it does not disappear. At this time we overcome with the three-economy age. Now, you might be able to do it without knowing this, just going along — but you know, giving offerings at church — this is a tremendous light economy. When you give an offering to some mission region to make missions happen, that is a tremendous light missions economy. And you simply support the servants of the Lord in faith and do such things, right? This is a tremendous light war.
▣ Introduction_ Eternity
So the first thing to understand is that this darkness economy exists forever.
1. Genesis 3:1-20
Because it began in Genesis chapter 3. And it continues to this day. So we must understand this and deliver this light, and we must use this authority of light.
2. Genesis 6:1-20
As you know, it began in Genesis chapter 6. The Eden incident, the Noah’s flood age, the Nephilim age. It came.
3. Genesis 11:1-8
Now they combine forces and come out. The Tower of Babel. It will ultimately fall, but they combine forces and come out in a collective economy like this.
This (the introduction) is not just something that happened in the past — it continues to this day. 100 years ago, three organizations said: “We will build a second Tower of Babel.” Even now: “There is no need to believe in God.” That is Genesis chapter 3. This is the New Age movement. Even now they promote spirit possession. Various shamans, Freemasonry doing it at a higher level — all doing it now. It will not disappear. The reason we must believe in Jesus and receive salvation is that our souls don’t disappear either. We say “we die,” but that’s just an expression — our souls go on living. Satan, angels — they are not beings that die. They exist eternally. So in Matthew chapter 25, verse 41, what is hell? Hell is the prison that eternally imprisons Satan.
So, given this state of things, when you are giving offerings, when you are working, when you are doing business — you truly must pray.
▣ Main_ 3 Economies
The three economies in this Main section are tremendously important.
1. The Light Economy
You must pray as you give. Giving offerings at church is the light economy among all economies.
2. The RT Economy
And then you all are out there doing missions and all kinds of things. And also nurturing the Remnant — this economy is different.
3. The Mission Economy
The mission economy that is always in prayer is different again. These blessings are each distinct.
You know, there is a nation in the world that gives the most church offerings. Which nation is it? The Jewish people. They earn the most and all of it goes into offerings. Such a large number of sacrifices — too many. And yet the nation that has the most money in the world is the Jewish people. Isn’t that remarkable?
So though you have always been doing this, from today onward when giving offerings you must pray enormously. In some ways, I see it as the most precious thing. Offerings are given to God. Once, a certain person gave an offering and then demanded it back. Why did they demand it back? For various reasons. “Didn’t you give it before God?” Yes. “Returning it would be unlawful.” So I said: “If you end up starving, I’ll give you the cost of a meal. But I cannot give you that church money.” Right? The church offering has been given before God. We cannot use it as we please, and we cannot give it and take it back as we please. Right? I said clearly to that person: “You gave an offering, so I cannot give it back to you. That is unlawful. If you are starving, I will give you the cost of a meal. I’ll give it personally — why should the church give it to you?” Truly thoughtless. The light economy.
With this — I’ve mentioned before — a certain family gave offerings and built a church. Later, world evangelization work happened there. Right? The light economy. Elders prayed and gave offerings, and trained workers inside the church. This later saved the world. There was a child from a poor family, and someone prayed for that child, educated them and helped them. That child grew up and saved the world. Fleming, who created penicillin. He was a child from a poor family. So you see. The light economy.
Why is it the light economy?
1. The Light Economy – Throne
Simply put, if you read the district materials you’ll understand, but this — it is given to God, and the power of the throne causes many people to be saved.
2. The RT Economy – Those who remain, those who are left over, those who will remain, those who will leave a legacy
Why is the Remnant economy important? Because the works of those who remain — those who have the gospel — take place. This is God’s power, right? Equipped with God’s power, you will rise as those who are left over. Going forward you will stand as those who conquer the culture, who will remain. You will stand as those who will leave a legacy raising up many future generations. This is the Remnant economy.
3. The Mission Economy – First, Last
And what else? What you do in missions is a tremendous economy that saves the world. In it is God’s greatest covenant. I’ve said it from the beginning. When he called Abraham: “Through you, all the nations shall be blessed.” Abraham couldn’t believe it. And Jesus said it as his final words in the Bible as well. How much blessing must you receive? What is the standard? Go to all peoples. To what level must the Remnant study? Go to all nations. How much blessing must the church receive? Go to the ends of the earth. That is how it is laid out.
That is what is happening for us now. God’s remarkable works are continuing to happen right now. This time the music team went and is now visiting the Oceania islands. Even the Prime Minister attended, and many received grace in the worship there. The doors are literally beyond imagination. When you hear it, you think, “Oh, I see” — but at that actual place, it is extraordinary. Imagine if you had gone there. The offering you give with that realization is the missions economy.
When Korea was on the verge of dying, missionaries came. When our nation was extremely poor and caught up in idol worship, when we were a strange country — that is when the missionaries came in. They gave our nation the gospel. They healed the sick. They built schools and let children study. Korea now is not a simple country. It may look like there’s nothing we do well, but no. Korea is different from the past. No nation can now attack our nation. We are a nation that does world missions. So we must do it for struggling nations as well. Therefore, the missions economy is enormous.
You must pray over these three things. Then one remaining blessing comes out.
▣ Conclusion_ 7 Points
7 points are waiting. What are the 7 points? Disciples God has hidden away. We will meet them. It is so important. So from today onward — you’ve always been doing this, but from today onward, when giving offerings, you truly must pray. You must consider it the most precious thing. That is how you receive economic blessing and can do world evangelization. “What about my circumstances? I haven’t learned much.” People think things like that. It doesn’t matter. When God works, none of that matters. So if you experience God’s power, there is no comparison with the things of the world. Right?
Throughout today, may you all be in deep prayer, gaining strength and receiving healing. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that this be a time of such power. Our believers and Remnant overseas must pray. Those who cannot attend worship and those who are ill in body must pray during the worship time. The work of the Holy Spirit rises together. Right? That is the work of the Holy Spirit. Ordinary people don’t know that. With that in mind, you must pray earnestly today. Let us pray.
Prayer. Thank you, God. May this day be a day full of the Holy Spirit. May it be a day when the Holy Spirit heals. May it be a day when your wondrous authority breaks darkness. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.