2026.08.30 Sunday 2nd Service
Sanctuary Construction Dedicatory Service
The First Temple the Lord Gave (Exodus 23:14-17)
Summary
If one remains within the 7·7·7 covenant, the works of God that must happen will happen. This is when the word begins to be fulfilled. It looks as though the building of the temple was delayed, but it was not. It was through the fulfillment of the word that the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, and the holy meditation age were discovered.
Exodus 23:14-17 “The Temple First Given”
The greatest blessing from the exodus out of Egypt was the three feasts. We must build a temple that has these three feasts. We are building the temple in order to proclaim this blessing to the whole world.
■ Introduction — What He Gave (the three feasts) — We must enjoy what God has given.
We came out set free through the blood covenant. We passed through the wilderness journey by the power of Pentecost. World evangelization happens against the backdrop of the Feast of Ingathering.
1. Bartizan within me — 7·7·7
Through 7·7·7, keep on praying to first build a bartizan within me (Passover).
2. The path ahead of me — the throne’s journey
He opens the path ahead of me. This is called the throne’s journey (Pentecost).
3. The future on the path — the throne’s guidepost
As you walk the path, the future comes into view. This is the throne’s guidepost (the Feast of Ingathering).
■ Main
1. The power of the throne (worship — temple)
Build a temple where you can worship and enjoy the power of the throne.
1) The miracle of Passover (Egypt) — Egypt was overcome. All the darkness of Egypt was brought down.
2) Pentecost (the wilderness) — the wilderness was conquered.
3) The Feast of Ingathering (Canaan) — the land of Canaan itself was conquered.
▷ This covenant reaches into Egypt, the wilderness, and even the land of Canaan. We thought we were merely suffering in the wilderness, but it was melting the hearts of the seven nations. The hardships that come to you will remain as evidence. There is nothing to worry about, because God’s covenant is always fulfilled.
2. The footsteps left by the people of the throne — leave behind the footsteps that the people of the throne will walk.
1) Jochebed — she took hold of one covenant precisely, and it changed the world.
2) Jethro received the same blessing.
3) Rahab
4) Joshua — he saw the works of God that had happened to Moses. “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I have already given you the land of Canaan.”
5) Caleb — at the crucial moment, he did the errand asked of him.
▷ We must have confidence and be bold. It is knowing this blessing, worshiping, and praying. The building of the temple for world evangelization is already complete. What happens along the way is history.
3. The temple for the next generation, for the world — build the temple for the next generation that will deliver the gospel to the next generation and the world.
1) Numbers 14:1-10 — to save the next generation, the whole land of Canaan was scouted first. This was grasping the situation on the ground. Joshua and Caleb, who saw with different eyes, reported that they could go while holding onto the word.
2) Deuteronomy 6:4-9 — engrave everything up to now onto the next generation.
3) Joshua 3:1-15 — He parted the Jordan and explained it to the next generation.
▷ God’s word is not a mood, it is a goal. Engrave the real thing onto the next generation. God will give us a temple that will fulfill the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, and the holy meditation age.
■ Conclusion — Beginning
1. Prayer through life (Summit) — the morning is recovery. In the daytime, study with that strength and see the world with those eyes. At night, 300% of God’s work comes out.
2. Through worship, five paths are confirmed (spiritual Summit) — the fulfillment of the word called “only” appears, and the answered prayer called “WITH” appears. Your work is made into 300%. Your background is the throne (Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally). When must this be done? At 24. Then 25 comes, and a work called eternity remains.
3. Special concentration (spiritual emperor) — how it was that God gave world evangelization to me comes out.
Transcript
Thank you. I was once invited to North Korea and went. They showed us all sorts of things. They also showed us the great rallies they hold in Pyongyang. They showed us Kim Il-sung’s birthplace. Among the things they showed us, there was one thing in particular — the first missionary who came to their country was the missionary Thomas. They killed him and seized the ship he had come on. That is exactly what they showed us, still preserved in North Korea. But when they explained it, they said he was a spy — that he was a spy disguised as a missionary. So they said they killed him. He had done nothing, and yet he was killed. And yet our Korea, which used to be a very poor country, is now among the advanced nations. It is the country that has sent out the most missionaries. Going forward, great things will happen through our next-generation Remnant. The politician who killed Thomas probably did not even know who Thomas was. Because he did not know the gospel, he had no idea how important a person Thomas was. Therefore we must know that important meaning and blessing.
The deaconesses in our church who have been praying from the very beginning, and our elders too — you have no idea how important it is when you go to Seoul and see the elders praying like this. It looks as though they are just sitting quietly worshiping, but they are inside the 777 covenant. That is tremendous. Other people do not know it. That means the works of God that must happen will happen. That is why, starting from our powerless and unlearned church in Busan, the door to five thousand people groups is now opening wide. That is what is called 300%. So we must understand the meaning well. At times like these we look as though we are just there as usual, but actually the word has begun to be fulfilled. When that word is fulfilled, even we do not fully realize it, and it looks like an amazing thing to ordinary people. No one imagined that world evangelization would happen out of Korea. That is what the fulfillment of a covenant looks like.
So, looking at how the fulfillment of the word has come about — you know our present Immanuel Seoul Church, don’t you? That place is an amazing location. It is a place where all three courtyards — the three-day weekend age, the holy meditation age — can be realized. Once it is developed, a place like that mountain will become a place entirely devoted to prayer. Originally, that place used to be the Immanuel retreat center. We even used to hold our seminary there for a while, renting it. Since we had nowhere to go, we rented it and held gatherings there. So I once met with the director, who was a woman, and spoke with her once. We asked her to sell it to us. But she did not sell it to us — she sold it to someone else. But it kept changing hands, changing hands, until it eventually became this temple. It had been well built. Because they could not manage the debt, it changed hands, and that is how we came to buy it. When you see how the fulfillment of God’s word comes about, it really is astonishing.
Now that we have come to Yeongdo and bought this land — if you look closely, this is truly the best location for prayer and for spending the three-day weekend age going forward. You may have simply seen it, but if you follow this road out, it leads to a seaside path that is wonderful for prayer. And in fact, there is no church in Busan that occupies as much land as this. It may look as though God delayed the building of the temple, but that is not so. While we waited, we discovered a great many things. We have found through the fulfillment of the word the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, and the holy meditation age that we absolutely must not miss. This content is not something I made up — it is in the Bible.
Many people ask, “What is the Remnant movement?” — but it is the most important word in the Bible. It means the remnant who carries the gospel. Anyone who does not know this word does not know the Bible. Any theologian who does not know this has not studied enough theology. It is the most important word in the Bible. Because Israel did not preach the gospel, they were struck with plagues seven times. That is why they had no choice but to be scattered. The gospel is testified through the remnant who carries it. Not knowing that word truly means not knowing the Bible. Because we raise up the next generation with that in mind, that is why we say it this way — but originally, the term “remnant” refers to you, the elders, the adults.
This morning I saw something very important come out of the exodus. If you ask what the greatest blessing of the exodus was, this is it.
“The Temple First Given” (Exodus 23:14-17)
This is the passage that came up this morning. We must not miss this. What appears here? The three feasts appear. This is precisely the content of the first temple God gave. We are building a temple in order to proclaim this blessing to the whole world. As time passes, going forward, it will surely become something explained historically, the way it has for us already. You have labored, put in effort, given offerings, and enjoyed all this — but once history has passed, you will come to say, “Ah, this is how God did it!” That is why we absolutely must build a temple that holds this. We must build a temple that proclaims this blessing to the whole world. This also came up in the first service today — this is surely the story of today’s scripture, which contains the three feasts.
■ Introduction — What He Gave (the three feasts)
So first, what God has given — you must enjoy this. That is the three feasts. It is a very important word. We came out set free through the blood covenant. By that power — the power of Pentecost — we passed through the wilderness path. What remains, isn’t it the throne, as the backdrop of the Feast of Ingathering? It is world evangelization. Without a doubt. So many outstanding intellectuals came as missionaries to our country and preached the gospel, but they did not realize why they did it or how important it was. Already now, Korean k-pop and Korean culture are creating a global craze, aren’t they? And many Koreans travel widely too. You must realize that before that, missionaries went first and planted a great deal. In our country, missionaries came before the politicians and the businesspeople came. Now, when ordinary people see this, they think, “I suppose that’s how it is,” but spiritually speaking, it is an enormously significant thing.
1. Bartizan within me — 7·7·7
So we first build a bartizan within me. This is your prayer. You keep on praying to first build the bartizan within me.
2. The path ahead of me — the throne’s journey
Then God opens up the path ahead of me. Seeing this, we call it the throne’s bartizan. All we need to do is enjoy this.
3. The future on the path — the throne’s guidepost
Then, as you walk the path, the future on that path comes into view. So all you need is to remain within this. Then the bartizan of the throne that God gives, the journey of the throne, comes into view. Then, as you walk that path, the future becomes visible — that is the throne’s guidepost. To put it precisely, it is exactly the same. This (number 1) is Passover, this (number 2) is going by the power of Pentecost, and this (number 3) is the Feast of Ingathering, which is our backdrop. This whole content has now come out.
■ Main
1. The power of the throne (worship — temple)
Now let’s unpack this carefully. We must restore the foundation of the temple — but how have you enjoyed the power of the throne? Prepare a temple where you can enjoy the power of the throne, where you can worship.
2. The footsteps of the people of the throne
And leave behind the footsteps that the people of the throne — the blessing you will receive — will walk. That is the temple.
3. The temple for the next generation, for the world
And we are not merely at this level. We must testify this gospel to the next generation and the world. Build the temple for the next generation that will deliver this. That is why we gather our strength, pray, and do all of this.
1. The power of the throne (worship — temple)
1) The miracle of Passover (Egypt)
Look at what happened at this time. You should at least know about it. No one imagined it. The miracle of Passover — no one imagined it at all. No one knows it. As they went along the wilderness path, what was the miracle of Passover? It was that they overcame Egypt. Who would have thought it possible? Who could have imagined overcoming Egypt? But it was not that they overcame Egypt — it was that all the darkness of Egypt was brought down.
2) Pentecost (the wilderness)
The covenant of Pentecost continued, but what happened? The wilderness was conquered.
3) The Feast of Ingathering (Canaan)
With the blessing of the Feast of Ingathering, they went in and conquered the land of Canaan itself. Simply looking at it, this covenant reaches into Egypt, the wilderness, and the land of Canaan. What matters even more is the moment of entering the land of Canaan. Seven nations were already living there. But when these people went and looked, all their hearts had already melted. We thought Israel was the one suffering hardship, but in the wilderness, the hearts of those seven nations and of the world had already been melted. You should remember this — you must remember it in advance. If hardship comes to you, remember that it will remain as evidence. Because God’s word is always fulfilled, there is absolutely no need to worry.
2. The footsteps of the people of the throne
There are several key figures who left their footsteps there.
1) Jochebed
Jochebed. She grasped one covenant precisely, and it changed the world. Members of the National Assembly probably would not understand this well. Our deaconesses who pray quietly hold the same blessing that Jochebed had. Isn’t that so?
2) Jethro
The elders who now come forward and sit in prayer — you hold the same blessing that Jethro received. Isn’t that so? You must understand the meaning. It is not just knowing it — you must have confidence and be bold.
3) Rahab
Though she seemed to have no power at all, this prostitute Rahab — if you study the blessing she received, you will be amazed. It is a hidden secret so astonishing it can hardly even be called a blessing. Knowing this, we worship. Knowing this, we pray.
4) Joshua
The one who understood this came forth — Joshua. He knew, because he had seen the works of God that had happened to Moses, that “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” You must realize this directly: “I have already given you the land of Canaan,” He said. We have already completed the building of the temple for world evangelization. Along the way, many people will become visible — that is history. So you will come to see the evidence of world evangelization taking place.
5) Caleb
I consider Joshua important, but a person as important as Joshua is Caleb. Simply put, this Caleb never became a leader or anything like that — he only ran errands, but he did everything at the critical moment.
3. The temple for the next generation, for the world
What, then, is the work we are ultimately doing? The temple for the next generation. Several things are mentioned about this.
1) Numbers 14:1-10
Numbers chapter 14, verses 1 through 10. What did they do first in order to save the next generation? They scouted out the entire land of Canaan. That had to be done, right? They grasped the whole situation on the ground. Remarkably, twelve went and came back, and ten of them said it could not be done. Now, what would we do? If twelve went and came back and ten said it could not be done, wouldn’t we go along with the mood? God’s word is not a matter of mood. It is a goal more important than that. You must go. Right? You must cross the Red Sea. It is not a matter of whether to cross or not — you must cross. And yet, ten said it could not be done. At that time, the two men of faith — as you know, Joshua and Caleb — said, “We can go.” They saw with different eyes. They said it was a prepared land. They said it was our land flowing with milk and honey. Human words are frightening like this. If we had listened to the words of the ten, what would have happened? What would we have done in that wilderness? What these unbelieving people said sounded right — “When we went and saw it, it was tremendous. We can’t go.” But when you look at it with spiritual eyes, it is a hopeless thing to say. Then were they supposed to stay in the wilderness? The ones who firmly held to the word and said they could go were Joshua and Caleb. And in the end, the leader makes the decision — Moses listens to what Joshua and Caleb say and decides. He said, let’s go.
2) Deuteronomy 6:4-9
So they almost all went. What came out at this time was Deuteronomy chapter 6, verses 4-9. We must hold this in our hearts. Engrave onto the next generation everything that has happened up to now. Do not simply let go of the amazing thing that had just happened — engrave it “on your foreheads, on your hands, on the walls.” That means “engrave it.” It means engraving the real thing onto our Remnant before something fake gets in.
I am most worried about AI. Now people write theses with AI, and they even hold trials with AI — this is going to be a serious problem going forward. What is the characteristic of AI? Its characteristic is that all past data has been input, and it uses that to explain the future. But the question is whether what has existed up to now is even real. This is the problem. As I see it, 90% is fake. This is not an ordinary problem at all. There may come a time when AI is unnecessary in some respects. That is why it is dangerous. That is what will happen. It will bring a great mistake.
Make sure to have God’s word be seen even while walking on the road. Make sure it is seen even while lying down. Even bind it to your wrist. What is that? It means engrave this blessing absolutely.
3) Joshua 3:1-15
And after that, as they went, a continuous series of miracles begins to happen. Right? Miracles happen one after another. Among them, the one that must be kept most in mind is Joshua chapter 3. What is it? The Jordan was parted. Why is this important? After parting the Jordan, He said, “Explain this to the next generation. Explain to the next generation everything that happened from coming out of Egypt to arriving here now. Make sure they see it clearly.” That is the point.
Whether we believe it or not, God will surely give us a temple that will fulfill the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, and the holy meditation age. There are people here in Dongsam-dong who have lived here a long time. When we started, no one, not even us, expected our church would achieve world evangelization. If you look around this area, there are hardly any churches, hardly any believers. So how can world evangelization happen? To be honest, there is nowhere else like this that gathers together like you all, praying fervently, evangelizing like this. I’m sorry to say it, but you must know how great a blessing we have received.
■ Conclusion — Beginning
Start now. How? From now on, it is three prayers.
1. Life
Begin praying through your life. If you try to make time deliberately, it won’t last. I exercise a great deal — I do it through life. Already this morning, within my prayer time, I exercised indoors for about 40 minutes. That’s how it has to be done. Going somewhere specifically to exercise? Impossible for me. So all of you Remnant, in the morning it is unconditional recovery. Health, intellect, and spirit must all be recovered. With that, in the daytime you study with that strength, and you see the world with those eyes. That is what is called daytime prayer. Then what happens at night? God’s work cannot help but come out. 300% comes out. Begin that prayer.
2. Worship
When this happens, through worship, five paths are confirmed. Right? The fulfillment of the word called “only” comes into view. You must look for it at every worship service. The answered prayer called “WITH” comes into view. From that point on, without you even realizing it, your work and your studies are made into 300%. Your background is the throne. But in order not to forget this, I keep using the words Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally. When must this be done? At 24. Then it happens. Then 25 comes. A work called eternity remains in your work, your studies. That is worship. As this continues, one thing surely comes clear: how in the world did God give world evangelization to me? It comes out.
3. Special
Once that comes out, from that point special concentration begins. Now, in daily life you receive answers, but from worship it surely comes to reach this point (special concentration). Our elders should not do anything else until this (special concentration) comes out. Until this comes out, you must not even die. The Remnant must set this (special concentration) as their goal. What do we call seeing this? Summit. Second is spiritual Summit. Third — what is it? Spiritual emperor. This is how it unfolds. Without fail. It cannot be stopped.
Other people may misunderstand when they see this, but right now you are sitting within an enormously important covenant of God. That covenant is being fulfilled, and combined with our prayer, it becomes the temple that truly makes the three courtyards, that draws people. And it turns out that, of all things, the Immanuel Changwon church that was built also happens to be exactly the temple where these three things are being realized. It’s astonishing. The Ulsan branch we are entering this time turns out exactly the same way, even in its location. That’s why I said the same thing about Haeundae — going forward, if the land value rises, sell it. Sell it and go out to the outskirts and build a church that can open the three-time-periods — we absolutely must do that. At Immanuel Seoul, they are now building a parking lot. I told the elders — if you cannot park 5,000 cars, you cannot become a mega church. If 5,000 members gather to worship, you need parking for 5,000 cars. No matter how good the food is, a restaurant without parking cannot make money. Why? Because people simply cannot come. They might come once or twice, but they won’t keep coming. Isn’t this a kind of systems war we are in now? Spiritually, it is exactly the same.
I bless you, that you may enjoy this blessing starting today, in the name of Jesus Christ.
Prayer
We thank You, God. May God receive the glory. May the work of God be accomplished. May Your throne, Your kingdom, and that work be fulfilled. We give thanks that we are within it. We give all glory to God. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.