Good morning, beloved friends and brethren present, and those who are connected via the Amazon satellite or internet.
May the blessings of the Angel of the Covenant, Jesus Christ, be upon all of you and upon me as well.
Warm greetings to international missionary Dr. Miguel Bermudez Marin, where he is at in Quito, Ecuador; and to Reverend Dr. Francisco Martinez and the entire congregation; also to the congregation in Cayey, Puerto Rico and Reverend Jose Benjamin Perez, and to all the ministers in different countries along with their congregations.
I express my gratitude for the support we have all given together in favor of The Great Tent Cathedral project, and I also want to congratulate those who have exceeded the goal, and those who will exceed their goal in this cycle: may God reward you spiritually and materially.
This Sunday, March 11, 2018, the subject of our Bible study will be: “THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MILLENNIUM.”
I want to read some important Scriptures that will be in fulfillment in this Millennial Kingdom, which the Scripture tells us about. Revelation, chapter 20, verses 4 to 6, says the following:
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”
This is the Millennial Kingdom of the Messiah-Prince, which will be established on this planet Earth.
Notice, in Matthew, chapter 20, verses 20 and on, it talks to us about this Kingdom, when the children of Zebedee, Jacobo1 (who is James) and John the beloved disciple, went with their mother to the feet of Jesus to make Him a request; it was a very important request for Jesus Christ to grant them. Let’s see. Chapter 20, verses 20 and on, of Matthew:
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.”
Here, James and John’s mother wanted, the three of them, wanted to have a position in the Kingdom of Christ, which will be given to the overcomer of Revelation, chapter 3, verses 20 to 21, and it says here:
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
In this apocalyptic passage we have read, the Lord Jesus Christ reveals that the position to sit with Christ on His Throne is already predestined by God for the overcomer who will appear on Earth in the end time, and who will be the messenger of the Age of the Cornerstone. He will be the one to inherit the blessing that James and John the beloved disciple wanted.
Everything in the Kingdom of God is planned by God.
Therefore, he will also be the one to receive the blessing of Revelation, chapter 2, verse 17, which says:
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.”
In other words, a new name is promised upon the little stone that the overcomer of the end time will receive.
And in the same chapter 2, verses 26 and on, it says:
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
And I will give him the morning star.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
This here is a blessing for the overcomer as well, and in this end time, that promise will be fulfilled.
All of this will have its fulfillment in the Age of the Cornerstone, and therefore, in the messenger of the Age of Cornerstone.
Also, in chapter 3 of Revelation, verses 11 to 13, it says:
“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
We have the promise that God will write the Name of the city of our God upon the overcomer, the Name of the New Jerusalem, and He will also write His New Name upon him. It is a Divine Promise; therefore, that promise will be fulfilled in the Age of the Cornerstone. In order for the Millennial Kingdom to be established on this Earth, there will be a new order here on Earth.
The disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ always wanted to know when the Kingdom of God would come to be established on Earth. The Order of the Coming of the Kingdom of God was shown on Mount Transfiguration, where they appeared with Jesus glorified, the prophet Elijah and prophet Moses appeared there; that is the Order for the Second Coming of Christ.
Therefore, let us be watchful at this time, let us be attentive, let us understand that we are living in the Age of the Cornerstone for the introduction of the Millennial Kingdom.
“THE INTRODUCTION TO THE MILLENNIUM.” That is our subject for this occasion.
Therefore, you may proceed with the video, and may God open our understanding and the Scriptures to us, so that we may understand what the introduction to the Millennium is. And may God continue blessing all of you.
“THE INTRODUCTION TO THE MILLENNIUM.”
1 The name “Jacobo” is Spanish for James – Reina Valera 1960