How wonderful it is to see the many aspects of the church as the testimony of Jesus in the book of Revelation! As the concluding book of the Bible, Revelation presents to us the consummation of all the divine truths, including the matter of the church. In the first three chapters of Revelation we see […]
The Church as the Testimony of Jesus is the Firstfruits and the Harvest in Rev. 14
February 26, 2014 by 1 Comment
In the book of Revelation we see the consummation of all that God has been doing throughout the ages, and in it we see a revelation of Jesus Christ (the Word of God) and the church (the testimony of Jesus). The church as the testimony of Jesus is first revealed as being the seven golden […]
The Testimony of Jesus is the Great Multitude and the Bright Woman with her Man-child
February 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
In the book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, we see a revelation of Christ (the word of God) and the church (the testimony of Jesus). Regarding the church as the testimony of Jesus, in Revelation we see eight main aspects: the seven golden lampstands, the great multitude before the throne, the great […]
The Goal of the Mending Ministry is the Testimony of Jesus, the Golden Lampstands
February 24, 2014 by 1 Comment
The mending ministry of John, a mending ministry of life, is not a superficial fix here and there in our Christian life and work. Rather, it is a mending ministry that fixes us, completes us, adds to us, perfects us, attunes us, and makes us built-up members in the Body of Christ. The goal of […]
Being in Spirit to See the Vision of the Glorious Christ (even During Tribulation)
February 11, 2014 by 1 Comment
The apostle John was exiled on the island of Patmos for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus (Rev. 1:2), and there he saw a vision of the glorious Christ. The Christ he saw was different from the Christ he knew while on earth. The Christ John saw was a glorious One, the […]
The New Jerusalem is the Ultimate Consummation of the Lampstands in the Scriptures
January 9, 2013 by 4 Comments
![The New Jerusalem is the Ultimate Consummation of the Lampstands in the Scriptures [in the picture: a golden lampstand, as in the Judaic tradition]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/golden-lampstand-consummating-new-jerusalem0.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1)
The New Jerusalem is the consummation of all that God planned, accomplished, and is doing from eternity past, on the bridge of time, and unto eternity future. All the positive things in the Bible as a type of Christ consummate in the New Jerusalem. Today I was impressed with the fact that the New Jerusalem […]
