Truth

5. Since when did Jesus exist?

6. Why did Jesus crucify Himself?

8. Which people become heavenly soldiers?

11. How does the overcomer relate to the olive tree?

1. What is the truth of life?

Since ancient times, the eternal homework of humankind has been the questions: What is a human? How did we come to live on this earth? What happens when we die?

The Bible tells us that God created us and that when we die we will go to the world of spirits and receive the final judgment.

But many do not believe in God, instead believing that their death is their end.

Is death the end of life? Even those who claim that there is no God will surely experience divergent thoughts when confronted with their death.

If death is not the end, what happens after death? If there is a post-mortem world, what preparations should we make during our lives? The complexity of these matters cannot be ignored.

If there is a post-mortem world, but you have expressed disbelief in it and lived in disregard of it, what happens when you go to the spirit world and stand before the judge? Understanding the nature of the spirit world and knowing both what and how to prepare for it, is, above all else, an important and urgent matter.

2. Is there a spirit?

Many people think that our flesh is our own and that when the body dies everything is over.

But we are spiritual beings made by God and living in this world in our flesh. When we leave our bodies after death we will go to the world of God.

To know about God, you must first understand that you own your body but it is not yourself.

2.1. Vicki Noratuk's NDE Experience

The following is a good example to demonstrate the existence of the spirit:

A congenitally blind woman, Vicki Noratuk, was the subject of a near-death experience (NDE). This material can be easily found on YouTube by searching: "blind woman NDE Experience".

The term ‘NDE’ connotes being close to death; however, the experience is one of actually dying and then returning to the body after a spiritual experience.

Vicki was seriously injured in a car accident on her wedding day. As she was undergoing surgery in the hospital, she rose out of her body and saw the doctors and nurses operating on her. Her heart stopped, but the doctors struggled on to save her. She went out of the building and had a spiritual experience, after which she returned to her body.

She had never known what it was like to have sight because she had been blind since birth. But through this experience she became aware of certain things, like the light.

Many people say that NDEs are not the result of dying but of chemical reactions in the brain. However, this is a false claim because the person’s heart has stopped; if the heart stops, the brain cannot work.

In some cases, the heart and brain of a dead person will stop and recover after a few days. In the meantime, you can not see any chemical activity in the brain. Therefore, NDE does not happen due to the chemical action of the brain.

Moreover, since Vicki is congenitally blind, it does not make sense her brain activity allowed her to see what she saw. It was the eyes of the spirit she saw with.

2.2. We are spirits

As we have seen in Noratuk's example, we are not flesh but spirit. However, while we live in this world we are encased within our bodies.

If I were to come out of my body and see myself, would I still be my body or would I be the spirit looking at it? Please know that your body is not your true self.

There is a myriad of people around the world who claim to have had an out-of-body experience (OBE), including ones during an NDE. However, experiencing a departure from the body does not automatically acquaint us with the spirit world.

Moreover, even if you were to meet someone in the spirit world who told you something, you could not certify that the information is true since there are spirits who aim to deceive people.

Because of this, God had His will recorded in the Bible. If you do not know the will of God, the evil spirits are more likely to deceive you.

3. Where is God's world?

If there is a spirit, where is the divine world the souls travel to after the flesh is dead? We know that God's world is outside of the universe because there are people who have been there.

3.1. Paul's Experience

The apostle Paul persecuted those who believed in Jesus. He then came to faith after meeting the brilliant Jesus, who later said that he had gone to Paradise in the third heaven.

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know-God knows. And I know that this man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows-was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell. (2 Corinthians 12:2-4, NIV)

If Paul had been to the third heaven, he would have passed through the first heaven and the second heaven. What is the third heaven?

The first heaven is the universe that we see with the eyes of the flesh, the second heaven is beyond the universe and is known as Hades where the ordinary dead go, and the third heaven is God's world beyond Hades, where only those who are chosen by God may go.

Hades is a world ruled by the Devil. Humans live under the control of the Devil on Earth because of their sins. It is only through Jesus' blood that they can wash away sin. Therefore, Jesus said that He is the way to God.

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)

3.2. Reverend Lee's experience

Reverend Lee Young-soo of the Holy Eden Church also went to the world of God through Hades, like Paul.

However, Paul did not say whether he had gone before the throne of God, so although he had gone to Paradise, he did not see God directly.

Reverend Lee went with Jesus to the throne of God and met God directly. His experience is detailed in his book "Visions from God", and you can see it on the church site (http://ieden.kr/en).

4. How do we know God exists?

Many people have met God, and among them are those who have written the word of God. The Bible is a collection of the remnants of those records.

4.1. Circular logic?

Some claim that it is circular logic to prove God's existence with the Bible. This circular logic being that because there is a God, the word of God is written in the Bible, and because there is the story of God in the Bible, God exists. But this is the argument of people who do not know what the Bible is.

If the Bible was one book written by one man, then the argument would make sense.

But the Bible is a collection of materials written by at least 40 people over 1,500 years.

The Bible contains many prophecies and demonstrates how the prophecies have been fulfilled in other times. That would be impossible without the existence of God.

4.2. Biblical credibility

There have been many who have questioned the credibility of the Bible, with claims that the historical events recorded in the Bible have no scientific evidence. But most of these claims have disappeared due to archaeological discoveries. If you would like to know more about this, you can find plenty of resources on YouTube by searching: "Historical Evidence of the Bible".

There are many ancient artifacts that have not yet been discovered; therefore, the accuracy of the Bible will be revealed more in the future.

Discovering outward testimonies of the Bible will undoubtedly help to increase its credibility, but we can also trust in the Bible's internal evidence. This book focuses on the latter.

4.3. Does God exist?

But regardless of whether the Bible records are accurate, can you believe that God exists?

If someone claims to have met God on Earth, they cannot be certain that it was Him, for the Bible says that Satan will hide this true form, presenting himself as a bright angel (2 Corinthians 11:14). There are countless such claims throughout the world, but these people may not realise they were receiving a false spirit professing to be God, the Second Advent Jesus Christ, or the prophet of God.

Therefore, it is vital to know God's will through the Bible.

The Bible says that God created man. Indeed, no one witnessed God's creation, but we can believe that God is alive and our Creator through the story of Jesus.

4.4. Historical Jesus

First, let us consider the question of whether Jesus existed.

Many people in the past have claimed that Jesus is a fictional character and that the story of Jesus was constructed through an amalgamation of ancient myths. But today, no Bible scholar denies his existence even if they do not believe Jesus is the Son of God.

One of those people is Bart D. Ehrman, the author of "Misquoting Jesus". Ehrman is a scholar who has lengthy experience studying textual criticism; of the Bible, but he does not believe in God. Nevertheless, he admits that Jesus did exist at one point in history. If you search "The Historical Jesus by Bart D. Ehrman" on YouTube, you can see his claim.

There is also copious material debunking the claim that Jesus was conceptualised through a weaving of pagan myths. Search for “Jesus Myth” on YouTube to see related content.

4.5. Prophecies for Jesus in the Old Testament

Next is the question of whether Jesus is the Son of God.

There are more than 70 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. Surprisingly, more than 25 of them were given by Jesus Himself. But how is this possible?

It is possible because Jesus existed before the creation of the world.

If before his birth 2,000 years ago Jesus had already been with God, He could have left prophecies about Himself in the Bible.

That may seem strange, but the Bible tells us that God's hand came to David and depicted the temple (1 Chronicle 28:19). David then conveyed the picture to Solomon, allowing him to build a temple (1 Chronicle 28:11).

4.6. Prophecy for the thirty pieces of silver

Let's look at an example of Jesus' prophesying about Himself.

I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.(Zechariah 11:12)

A prophecy written 520 years before Jesus was born tells of Him being sold for thirty pieces of silver. The Gospels show this prophecy fulfilled.

Then one of the Twelve--the one called Judas Iscariot--went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over. (Matthew 26:14-16)

Among the 12 disciples of Jesus, Judas offered to sell Jesus to the chief priests, who gave him thirty silver pieces.

This specific prophecy continues in Zechariah.

And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter. (Zechariah 11:13)

This statement is made in the Gospels.

When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility." So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money." So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. (Matthew 27:3-8)

As prophesied in the book of Zechariah, the chief priests bought the potter's field with Jesus’ ransom to build a tomb for the stranger.

Some, who do not believe in the Bible, claim that the New Testament was manipulated based on information from the Old Testament. But the people who decided Jesus’ ransom are not the Bible writers, but the chief priests. They also decided to buy the potter's field with the money.

If the chief priests did so because they knew of the Old Testament prophecy that marks Jesus as the Messiah, it would not make sense for them to have had Him killed. So, even if the prediction is in the Old Testament, it is not based on the Gospels.

The prophecy in the book of Zechariah is in the first person. In other words, Jesus foretold Himself that He would be sold for thirty pieces of silver 520 years before He was born. Therefore, we know that Jesus was in the spirit before He was born in the flesh.

4.7. Prophecy Secrets

The important prophecies needed to accomplish God's will are hidden, so although they are in the Old Testament, we cannot discern them.

God uses secret prophecies and prophetic symbols because demons exist to hinder His work.

The truth is that the prophet who preaches does not truly understand that of which they speak.

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, "My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?" He replied, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. (Daniel 12:8-9)

Daniel saw a vision and could not understand its meaning, so he questioned the angel about it. The angel, however, informed him that God would seal the meaning of that vision until the end times. This shows that the one capable of revealing it will appear in the last days.

In the book of Zechariah, Jesus prophesied that He would be sold for "thirty pieces of silver". Indeed, the prophecy is so specific that we cannot deny that what happened was foretold.

Besides, before Jesus was born, He left many prophecies about himself.

Among these are the following:

• Anointed (Isaiah 61: 1,Luke 4: 14-21)

• Be betrayed by a friend (Psalm 41: 9, John 13: 26-30)

• Be afflicted (Isa 50:6, Matthew 26:67, 27:30)

• Be a mockery (Psalm 22:6-8, Matthew 27:43)

• His clothes will be shared (Psalm 22:18, John 19: 23-24)

• Given gall and vinegar (Psalm 69:21, John 19:29)

• Pray for the enemy (Psalm 109: 4, Luke 23:34)

• Be the head of the church (Ps 118: 21-23, Matt 21: 42-44)

• Be the light of the Gentiles (Isaiah 49: 5-6, Luke 2: 30-32)

• To step on the winepress of God's wrath (Isaiah 63: 1-6, Revelation 19:15)

5. Since when did Jesus exist?

Earlier, we saw that Jesus left a prophecy about Himself in the Old Testament. And from this, we can discern that he existed before he was born in the flesh.

When did Jesus exist?

5.1. Jesus before the creation of the world

His existence before the creation of the world can be proven by the words of Jesus and the Old Testament.

The night before Jesus was crucified, He prayed to God at the last supper with his disciples. Among these prayers were the following:

And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. (John 17:5)

According to Jesus, he has been with God since the foundation of the world.

5.2. Wisdom in Proverbs

But is there anything in the Old Testament which tells us Jesus existed before creation? Yes, there is. The evidence is in Proverbs.

The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began. ... Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind. (Proverbs 8:22-31)

King Solomon, the son of King David, wrote most of the proverbs about 1,000 years before Jesus was born. In the words above, the being “I” says that he had existed before the creation of the world. Of course, “I” is not Solomon.

It is what a person called “wisdom” says. Jesus was speaking in the name of wisdom, revealing that He had helped God create the world.

But how do we know that wisdom is Jesus?

5.3. “I will pour out my spirit unto you”

Wisdom has more to say in Proverbs.

If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you. (Proverbs 1:23, KJV)

Wisdom promises to pour out his spirit. The spirit here refers to the Holy Spirit.

In the Old Testament, Jehovah gave the Holy Spirit to his prophets and co-workers of the prophets (for example, Numbers 11:25). That is why the Old Testament calls the Holy Spirit “the spirit of Jehovah” (Judges 3:10).

However, the wisdom of Proverbs says that he will give his spirit. Who else can say that the Spirit of God is his spirit? Here is why he is certainly Jesus.

5.4. Holy Spirit promise

Jesus promised His disciples the Holy Spirit at the last supper.

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. (John 14:16-17)

Jesus promised His disciples that if He went to heaven after carrying the cross, He would speak to his Father, God, to send the Holy Spirit.

5.5. Jesus received the Holy Spirit

Jesus died on the cross the next day and rose three days later, witnessed his resurrection to his disciples for 40 days, he ascended to heaven, and received the Holy Spirit from God. The book of Revelation shows this.

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. (Revelation 5:6)

When Jesus ascended to heaven and appeared before God's throne, He had seven eyes which represent the seven Spirits of God, the Holy Spirit. The number seven does not have a meaning as a number, but rather symbolizes perfection.

Therefore, as He had promised his disciples, He asked God and received the Holy Spirit.

5.6. Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit

Ten days after Jesus ascended to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to His disciples on Pentecost.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 2:1-4)

When the disciples gathered together at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came to them. To His disciples, Jesus had promised the Holy Spirit, saying “I will ask the Father”. Therefore, when the disciples received the promised Holy Spirit, they knew that Jesus' promise had been fulfilled and that Jesus was undoubtedly the Son of God.

Realising this, His disciples spared no life in preaching Jesus. They knew that they would go to God upon their deaths and believed God would grant them a great reward at the end of their lives.

Therefore, it is Jesus, not God, who sends the Holy Spirit in New Testament times. That is why the New Testament calls the Holy Spirit "the spirit of Jesus" or "the spirit of Christ" (Acts 16:7, Romans 8:9).

After Jesus ascended to heaven, he received and claimed the Holy Spirit from God after which He sent the Holy Spirit to His disciples.

5.7. The wisdom in Proverbs is Jesus

Therefore, from the book of Proverbs, we can see that Jesus is the “wisdom” who said to pour out “my spirit”.

Wisdom said that he had existed since before the foundation of the world and had aided God in the world’s creation.

So, Jesus is our Creator.

When Jehovah created humans, he said:

Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." (Genesis 1:26)

Therefore, it can be determined that Jesus is included in “us” here.

5.8. God's Existence

Thus far, we have seen that Jesus existed before the foundation of the world, that he helped God, created the world, and created human beings.

Jesus came to earth in the flesh two thousand years ago, became a sacrifice on the cross according to God's will, and received the Holy Spirit from God after His resurrection and ascension. Then, as promised, He sent the Holy Spirit to his disciples on Pentecost.

All of this is evidenced by the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus and by Jesus' deeds in the New Testament. Therefore, we can accept that Jesus is our Creator, and we can believe that there is a God whom Jesus calls Father.

We should be worthy of Jesus’ washing away of our sins before ascending to God.

6. Why did Jesus crucify Himself?

Why did Jesus come in the flesh and allow Himself to be sacrificed by his creatures?

6.1. Original sin

The first humans, Adam and Eve, succumbed to the deception of the Devil and ate the fruit of good and evil, which God had commanded them never to consume (See Genesis 3).

Adam and Eve learned about good and evil by eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Knowing good and evil does not merely mean having knowledge of what is good and what is bad; it means becoming close to God and the Devil, the sources of good and evil.

The fruit of good and evil contains elements of the Devil, so if you were to eat it the Devil may claim you.

He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. (1 John 3:8)

Sin does not merely imply wrong deeds; it encompasses the Devil's elements that have entered us through the course of the acts. It does not go away even if you are forgiven by another.

If sin was simply a wrongdoing, there would be no reason for Jesus to have come to earth and undergone his own sacrifice. God’s forgiveness of our sins would have been enough.

In Old Testament times, God created a system of forgiveness that involved the blood of animals to represent washing away sins with the blood of Jesus. To wash away our sins, God needed the blood sacrifice of His Son.

God cast Adam out of the Garden of Eden fearing that he, with the elements of the Devil, would forever be lost to the Devil's side if he would eat the fruit of the tree of life.

And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. (Genesis 3:22-23)

6.2. Where is the Garden of Eden?

Consider this question: Where is the Garden of Eden?

Many people believe that the Garden of Eden is somewhere in the Middle East because the Bible states that the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers begin in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:10-14).

However, the Garden of Eden is not on earth. Let's see why.

In the Garden of Eden, there was a tree of life.

Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:8-9)

The New Testament refers to the location of the tree of life as paradise.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)

But, as explained earlier, Paradise is in the third heaven, the world of God, where the apostle Paul went (2 Corinthians 12:2-4).

Therefore, paradise, the Garden of Eden, is actually in God's world.

Adam, who lived there, was created as a spirit. And because of sin, he was cast out of God’s world.

6.3. Devil's rule

Driven out by God and forced to live on earth, Adam and Eve were brought under the Devil's control.

A devil, who tested Jesus, revealed his dominion over humanity.

The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours." (Luke 4:5-7)

But who gave this devil authority over the whole world?

It was the devil's king, Satan.

Satan dominates Hades outside the universe, and the devil who tested Jesus is his subordinate who received authority from Satan to dominate all people on earth.

Therefore, when a person dies, the soul is taken to Hades by demons. One day, God will destroy the Devil, and all the dead will emerge from Hades and receive judgment.

The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. (Revelation 20:13)

6.4. Death and resurrection

The Bible says that the death of the flesh “sleeps”. This means that the dead will later wake up and be judged (Daniel 12:2). Death in the Bible indicates a spirit that has been abandoned by God.

To be forsaken by God and controlled by the Devil because of sin is called ‘First Death’.

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. (Romans 5:12-13)

Escape from the First Death is called the ‘First Resurrection’. Those who have experienced First Resurrection include martyrs who became heavenly soldiers (Revelation 20:4-6). Through His resurrection, Jesus became the ‘firstfruits’ (1 Corinthians 15:20). To represent it, God commanded to bring the best of the firstfruits of their soil (Exodus 23:19).

To escape Hades after the Devil's destruction is called the ‘Second Resurrection’. These people will be judged, and those who are not saved after judgment will be thrown into the lake of fire, which is the ‘Second Death.’

The Devil is a murderer and the father of lies.

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44)

To save all those drawn to the Devil, you must first catch the Devil. This will not be with words; there must be a war.

For 6,000 years, throughout the history of mankind, God has been gathering soldiers to destroy the Devil. The story of this military will be covered in detail later.

6.5. Jesus' sacrifice

For God to select someone as a soldier, they must be free from sin. This is because you cannot enter the world of God as a sinner.

God drove out Adam due to his sin, but Adam's descendants were ultimately more sinful. Therefore, no one can go to God.

The problem is not only that we cannot wash away our sins ourselves, but that we do not understand what sin is.

Our sins do not go away by reading the scriptures, meditating, or doing anything.

God sent Jesus to earth so that our sins might be washed away through His sacrifice.

Jesus prophesied that his sacrifice would create a spring of living water. This is the water of life.

And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. ... On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. (Zechariah 12:10-13:1)

The prophecy above, “They will look on me, the one they have pierced”, indicates Jesus on the cross. Therefore, this, too, is the word foretold by Jesus.

6.6. Promise of the Water of Life

Jesus promised the living water to those who believed in him.

On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37-38)

Jesus revealed that this living water would be made at His sacrifice. With the flesh and blood of Jesus, it became so.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” (John 6:53)

This is not a physical word to eat his flesh and blood, but a word about the spirit.

The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. (John 6:63)

In other words, eating and drinking the flesh and blood of Jesus stems from the living water made by Jesus' sacrifice.

Jesus said, "I am the way" and "No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14: 6).

This means the sin in us is washed away with the blood of Jesus so that we can go to God and live eternally.

No man is without sin, and no one can say that they are not a sinner even if they have not committed a great sin. Indeed, we are born with the sins of our parents at birth. And not believing in God, who made us, is a great sin.

It is a great joy to be forgiven of our sins by believing in Jesus. They are recorded in the book of life and saved at the judgment. Those who hear of Jesus but do not believe are thrown into the lake of fire.

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)

However, being forgiven of sin does not destroy the sin in us.

If you allow the elements of sin, that is, the elements of the Devil, that reside in us to be washed away, you will no longer be controlled by the Devil. This is even more joyful than the forgiveness of sins.

As will be explained later, those washed out of sin become heavenly soldiers who may fight the Devil. After the Devil is destroyed, they will achieve great glory in the kingdom of God with the authority of judgement, kingship, and priesthood.

7. When will Jesus return?

Anyone who believes in Jesus is waiting for Jesus to come again. But when will Jesus come?

7.1. Second Coming Promise

Jesus promised his disciples he would return.

I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. (Matthew 16:28)

“Some who are standing here” are the 12 disciples of Jesus. Therefore, Jesus said he would return while his disciples were still alive.

But Jesus has not come for over two thousand years. What is the reason?

Jesus also said this to his disciples:

I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (Matthew 24:34-36)

So, Jesus did not know the exact date of the Second Coming but expected it to happen in his disciples' generation.

Jesus' words did not come true at that time because it was not God's will.

What is the will of God?

7.2. God's book

After His ascension, Jesus went before God. In God’s hands there was a book sealed with seven seals, but no one, including Jesus, could see it. (Revelation 5:1, 3)

Witnessing this, the apostle John wept. He had believed all his life that Jesus was the Son of God, but now he felt he had been deceived.

However, he did not mourn for long; one of the elders informed him that Jesus had received the book because he had won, which means he had achieved God’s will for his crucifixion. With it, God was able to create the fountain of the water of life to cleanse us from sin.

Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals." (Revelation 5:5)

Indeed, Jesus came before God and received the book. And after seeing it, he knew all of God's plans.

God gave Jesus the book because He wanted Him to fulfil the content of the book.

7.3. The book of Revelation

After Jesus understood God's will, he revealed it to the apostle John.

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw--that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 1:1-2)

Here, what was what given to Jesus was the book sealed with the seven seals from God’s right hand.

The apostle John received the revelation from Jesus and wrote the book of Revelation.

Hence, the book of Revelation contains the will of God that Jesus did not know when he was on earth.

And if the content of Revelation is not fulfilled, God's will cannot be done.

The problem lies in the deeply symbolic nature of the book, which hinders our ability to understand God’s will.

The reason for this unfathomable text is, as I mentioned earlier, God’s plan to finally catch the Devil and throw him into the lake of fire. But if this process had been written in detail in the Bible, the Devil would be privy to it and capable of violating God’s work.

Then, can't believers in God accomplish God's will? If not, there is no reason for God to reveal his plans through the Bible.

The book of Revelation prophesied who will accomplish God's will. It is when the fulfiller of that prophecy appears that God will naturally reveal it to him.

7.4. God's Will

God's will is to destroy the Devil through a war; therefore, God must have an army for that war.

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is all about war. The Bible begins with Genesis, in which the Devil tempts Adam and Eve, and ends with Revelation, in which the Devil is shown being caught and thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation shows how God's army will be completed.

Let's look at the scene when Jesus releases the fifth seal of the book sealed with seven seals.

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.They called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. (Revelation 6:9-11)

When Jesus broke the fifth seal, martyrs appeared.

Among them, those martyred because of “the word of God” are Old Testament saints. “The evidence we had maintained” means the Holy Spirit (Revelation 19:10), and those who receive the Holy Spirit and are martyred are New Testament saints.

They asked Jesus when He would repay His enemies for the blood they had shed as martyrs.

Jesus told the martyrs that He needed more people like them.

These are the soldiers of heaven, and it is God's will to multiply that number. When the right number has been reached, God can destroy the Devil and save all the spirits drawn to him.

7.5. Purpose of the Second Coming

The purpose of Jesus' return is to take His chosen heavenly soldiers.

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (Matthew 24:30-31)

At His Second Coming, all nations will join in their lamentation, and He will take the chosen ones with Him.

The reason why all the people of the earth will mourn is that before the Second Coming, God will punish those who have been proud and wicked.

Jesus knew it was going to happen at that time, but God's will is not same to it, so Jesus is waiting for that number to be reached.

7.6. 144,000

God set the number of soldiers in heaven as 144,000.

Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. (Revelation 14:1)

Some people say that this 144,000 is a symbolic number because it is surely far too small to be the number of those who will be saved.

But these are not those who will be saved, but the heavenly soldiers. After they destroy the Devil, all the spirits that have been taken to the Devil's world will emerge and be judged. At this time, many people will be saved.

Since heavenly soldiers have been designated for six thousand years, most of them are already in God's world. When the remainder have been chosen, Jesus will come to take them.

When Jesus takes them, there will be 144,000 people in heaven. At this time, the universe will disappear and no longer exist.

The prophecy of the disappearance of heaven is found in Isaiah and Revelation.

All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree. (Isaiah 34:4)

I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. (Revelation 6:12-14)

Therefore, Mount Zion, where the Lamb, Jesus, stood with 144,000, is not a place on earth but represents a symbolic place in the world of God.

The 144,000 have names on their foreheads. Among them, those who have the name of Jesus are New Testament saints, soldiers whom Jesus has selected throughout the past 2,000 years. Those who have the name of God are Old Testament saints, soldiers whom God created prior to 2,000 years ago.

The first martyr was Abel, who died 6,000 years ago.

After God drove out Adam and Eve, they became flesh, lived on earth, and gave birth to descendants. As time went by, cognition developed and the age of agriculture began. Cain was a farmer, and Abel was a shepherd (Genesis 4:2).

From the time of Adam and Eve to the time of Cain and Abel, God did no special work on earth, so the Bible states that Cain and Abel are the direct sons of Adam and Eve.

Cain became intensely jealous of Abel when Abel's sacrifice to God was favoured over Cain’s because of his sin. Cain killed Abel, making Abel the first martyr in God's history (Matthew 23:35).

7.7. Those who have been sealed

The 144,000 have the name of God and the name of the Lamb on their foreheads, which means they have been sealed.

Then I heard the number of those who were sealed：144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. (Revelation 7:4)

It is said that the 144,000 sealed people come from the 12 tribes of Israel.

With this in mind, some say that the modern nation of Israel was established for this prophecy. But that's a misunderstanding.

As mentioned earlier, these soldiers have been produced by God and Jesus over a period of 6,000 years. Those who have the name of God are Old Testament saints, and those who have the name of Jesus are New Testament saints. Therefore, not all the 144,000 were sealed in one age.

Nor have they come from one country.

And they sang a new song ： "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth." (Revelation 5:9-10)

These people originate from all countries. Thus the “Israel” where 144,000 are sealed does not mean a particular nation but refers to God's people.

Jacob was given the title ‘Israel’ by God (Genesis 35:10). In the Old Testament, Jacob's descendants were God's people, Israel, but in the New Testament, those who believe in Jesus whom God sent are God's people.

7.8. Judgment Authority

The 144,000 will receive the power to judge after the war against the Devil. And in that judgment, they will become kings over those they have saved.

I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:4-5)

In the above passage, those given authority to judge are the New Testament Saints who received the testimony of Jesus and were martyred, and the Old Testament Saints who kept the word of God and were martyred. These are the heavenly soldiers.

Participation in the first resurrection means that they are free from the Devil before others.

God must take them to destroy the Devil so that the rest will come out of Hades. It is the second resurrection.

Then there will be a judgment. At this time, the soldiers of heaven will receive the authority of judgment and will proceed to judge.

7.9. Kingship and Priesthood

After the war against the Devil, they will not only become kings over those they save but also priests of God.

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22:3-5)

As priests, they will serve God before His throne and enjoy eternal kingship. These are the only people who can see God directly in heaven.

These are the 144,000 heavenly soldiers, those who have the name of God, those who are sealed. Therefore, in the future, 144,000 kingdoms will be created. This is the kingdom of heaven.

8. Which people become heavenly soldiers?

God has been producing heavenly soldiers for 6,000 years. So, who are the people that are and will be the soldiers of heaven?

Firstly, prophets. There are dozens of prophets, and their ranks are among the highest of the heavenly soldiers. Therefore, we can see how precious those are who are with the Spirit of God.

Secondly, martyrs. These are those who have spared their lives to keep their faith, refusing to betray God. That is why God views martyrs dearly (Psalm 116:15).

8.1. Lamb's Wife

These are called the wife of the Lamb.

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting： "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) (Revelation 19:6-8)

The Lamb is Jesus, and his wife is the soldiers of heaven who will go to war with the Devil.

In the above verse, what God reigns over will exist after the destruction of the Devil. Then, the marriage of the Lamb will take place. The wife of the Lamb is the saints who receive fine linen because of their righteous acts.

8.2. Fine linen

Fine linen is the military uniform to be worn by soldiers of heaven when they battle the Devil.

The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. (Revelation 19:14)

This is a scene of 144,000 soldiers wearing fine linen and following Jesus to fight the Devil.

These are those who are without falsehood and blemishes.

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. (Revelation 14:3-5)

The 144,000 sing a song in heaven, which only they know the words to. Since these are the heavenly soldiers, this song represents the secrets of the war against the Devil.

8.3. New Jerusalem

The apostle John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem.

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. (Revelation 21:2)

An angel told the apostle John that he would show him the "Lamb's wife". He took him to a high mountain to show him "New Jerusalem".

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. (Revelation 21:9-11)

Hence, the holy city, New Jerusalem, symbolises the Lamb's wife, or the heavenly soldiers.

8.4. Lamb's book of life

Only those who can enter the city are written about in the Lamb's book of life.

Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life. (Revelation 21:27)

The Lamb's book of life is the book sealed by the seven seals, which Jesus received from God.

The book contains a list of the 144,000.

In the Old Testament, God wrote the names of the saints in the book, and after Jesus received the book, He wrote the names of the saints there.

The first person to mention this book in the Bible is Moses.

But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written. (Exodus 32:32)

Moses went up to Mount Sinai to receive God's law, but when Moses did not descend for a long time, the people waiting at the base of the mountain assumed he was dead. They made a golden calf and began worshipping it as the god who led them.

Because of this, God was angry. Moses asked God for forgiveness on behalf of the people, but He did not give an answer. Therefore, Moses asked God to remove his name from the book. God listened to him and forgave the people, saying that those who sinned against Him would have their names removed from the book (Exodus 32:33).

The Old Testament saints, whose names were written in the book, came out of the tomb after Jesus' resurrection.

The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. (Matthew 27:52-53)

After Jesus received the book of God, He saw the list of Old Testament saints recorded in the book and saved them from Hades. This is why four archangels and elders said that He bought people with blood and gave them to God. (Revelation 5:9)

Someone has seen the names of the saints written in this book even in the New Testament times. He is the apostle Paul.

Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. (Philippians 4: 3)

The saints recorded in the Lamb's book of life will fight the Devil in the future.

All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. (Revelation 13:8)

When the beast emerges, all but the ones recorded in the Lamb's book of life will worship it. The ‘beast’ is one of the Devil’s servants, who will receive the authority of 42 months from the Devil later (Revelation 13:4-5).

9. Who is the last harvester?

The heavenly army is not yet complete. Jesus is waiting for the remaining number of holy soldiers to be found.

9.1. A man with a sickle

The Bible foretells the harvest of heavenly soldiers in the end times.

I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one "like a son of man" with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, "Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. (Revelation 14:14-16)

The name of the one sitting on the cloud is “one like a son of man”, with a sickle in his hand. He is the harvester in the last days.

When the one like a son of man harvests, an angel watches as the grain ripens in the temple. When the grain is ripe, the angel emerges from the temple and tells the man to harvest.

This ripening grain in the temple represents the saints who will become heavenly soldiers.

When the one like a son of man appears and finishes the harvest, God's work on earth will end.

9.2. Three Beings of Daniel

The one like a son of man is foretold in the book of Daniel also.

In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. (Daniel 7:13-14)

Among Daniel's visions, “the one like a son of man” was led to “the Ancient of Days” and received everlasting authority over all nations.

Theologians refer to “the one like a son of man” as Jesus, and “the Ancient of Days” as God.

But the following verse shows that it is not the case.

As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them, until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom. (Daniel 7:21-22)

In this verse, we read “the Most High”. He is God. The conclusion, then, is that “the Ancient of Days” is not God.

Therefore, who is he?

9.3. The Ancient of Days

Since Jesus existed before creation, He is the Ancient of Days.

In the verse above, the Ancient of Days is repaying the enemies for the saints of God.

Earlier, I showed you a story of martyrs asking Jesus when He would pay back their enemies (Revelation 6:10). God's saints are these martyrs. Thus, we can understand that Jesus is the “the Ancient of Days” who repays their enemies.

9.4. After harvest

The one like a son of man is the one who is commissioned to harvest.

When he completes the harvest, Jesus will come and take the chosen ones, and the one like a son of man will receive eternal authority from Jesus over all nations.

“All nations” indicates the 144,000 kingdoms where those saved at the judgment will live.

The one like a son of man, commissioned to harvest, is the Reverend Lee Young-soo of the Holy Eden Church, to whom God showed two visions of harvesting chestnuts and grapes.

These visions can be found in the "Visions from God" on the Holy Eden Church site (http://ieden.kr/en).

The core of God's providence so far has been taught by Reverend Lee.

Even if the Bible appears complex, one core message is simple. That is, God needs an army to destroy the Devil, and the one who completes that army is foretold as a harvester.

10. Who is the overcomer?

10.1. The overcomer

Earlier, we saw it was foretold that “the Ancient of Days”, or Jesus, gave eternal power over all nations to “the one like a son of man” (Daniel 7:13-14).

Who is this one like a son of man? He is foretold as an overcomer in the book of Revelation.

To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations--'He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery'--just as I have received authority from my Father. (Revelation 2:26-27)

Jesus promises that if the overcomer fulfils his mission, He will give him authority over all nations, a power He says He has received from God.

Since the one like a son of man who has authority over all nations is the overcomer, we know that the overcomer's mission is the end-time harvest.

Jesus gave seven promises to he who overcomes. Let's look at some of them.

10.2. Third covenant: the new name written on the white stone

Jesus said He would give a white stone to he who overcomes.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it. (Revelation 2:17)

The new name written on the stone is a secret only known to the recipient.

10.3. The white stone

What is the white stone? The white stone is Jesus.

In Zechariah, a seven-eyed stone is foretold.

See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' says the LORD Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day. (Zechariah 3:9)

Jehovah said that if one stone had seven eyes, he would remove the sins of the earth in one day.

We saw before that when Jesus ascended and appeared before God, he had seven eyes (See Revelation 5:6).

Therefore, the seven-eyed stone is one symbol that refers to Jesus.

The white stone that Jesus gives him who overcomes symbolises Jesus, Himself, meaning that Jesus will entrust him with the work and be with him to complete it.

10.4. The new name

Jesus said that a new name is written on the stone, and only the recipient can know it.

The name represents the word of God.

His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. (Revelation 19:12-13)

When Jesus went to war with the Devil, He had a name that only He knew, which was the word of God.

That is, the word of God written in a book sealed with seven seals that God gave Him.

Jesus said it would be told him who overcomes to reveal his mission: to harvest at the end of time.

10.5. Sixth Covenant: Name of the New Jerusalem

In the sixth covenant, Jesus said to write the name of the New Jerusalem on the overcomer.

Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. (Revelation 3:12)

As mentioned earlier, New Jerusalem means the wife of the Lamb, the heavenly soldiers (Revelation 21:9-10). So, Jesus said that he would give the names of the heavenly soldiers to the overcomer.

Why would Jesus tell him this?

He who overcomes must harvest at the end of time, so Jesus will teach him the result of the harvest, the list of saints who have become soldiers of heaven through him.

10.6. Fourth Covenant: Authority over All Nations

As we have seen, Jesus has promised the overcomer authority over all nations for fulfilling his mission (Revelation 2:26).

All nations represent the 144,000 kingdoms that will be formed after judgment. Therefore, the overcomer will reign over all who were born after the foundation of the world.

10.7. Seventh Covenant: The Throne of Jesus

Jesus promised His throne to he who overcomes.

To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. (Revelation 3:21)

Jesus said that He would have the overcomer sit on His throne, just as Jesus overcame and sat on the throne of God.

In reality, Jesus sat on the right throne of God, not on the throne of God (Psalm 110:1). So, sitting together on God's throne is symbolic of having power over the world of God.

Like Jesus, he who overcomes will become a tremendous being in the future to rule the world of God. How is this different from the authority over all nations?

All nations refer to the kingdom of heaven. This kingdom comprises 144,000 kingdoms in which people who are saved after judgment will be divided into. Therefore, to rule over all nations is to rule over all people born after the creation of the world.

In contrast, to rule the world of God is to dominate the place of God where ordinary people cannot go.

After judgment, God will make a new heaven and a new earth.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. (Revelation 21:1)

The new heaven is where God will be, and the new earth is where the saved people will live; these are in different places.

The earth does not mean a new world of flesh, but a place where the saved souls live that is distinguished from the site where God is.

Therefore, the last harvester has not only the authority over all nations but also the high power over the kingdom of God, akin to the authority Jesus received (Psalm 2:7-9, 110:1). Thus, “the one like a son of man” who has been commissioned for the last harvest will become like Jesus, “the son of man” (Matthew 25:31).

11. How does the overcomer relate to the olive tree?

He who Jesus bestows the harvest mission is the overcomer of Revelation. To be the overcomer means to qualify for the harvest mission, and his name is set aside. It is an olive tree. As you will see, the olive tree was foretold as two people. Then, how many overcomers are there?

11.1. Inheritance of the Spring Water of Life

Jehovah has promised the overcomer the spring water of life as his inheritance.

He said to me： "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. (Revelation 21:6-7)

Jehovah made this spring water of life, a sin-washing material, at Jesus' sacrifice (Zechariah 13:1)
Therefore, he who overcomes will wash away the sins of his followers with this spring water and enable qualified persons to go to God. That is the harvest mission.

On the other hand, in the book of Zechariah, two works of living water were foretold. It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime--a day known to the LORD. When evening comes, there will be light. On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. (Zechariah 14:7-8)

The olive tree is scheduled for two; therefore, two overcomers will inherit the living water.

11.2. Two pillars of God’s temple

Another passage shows that there are two overcomers.

Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. (Revelation 3:12)

It is the verse we saw earlier, and Jesus said that he who overcomes would be the pillar of God's temple. What is the pillar of God's temple?

When God had Solomon build a temple, He let him construct two pillars in front of the temple. He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz. (1 Kings 7:21)

These two pillars represent the overcomers. So, we can see that there are two who overcome.

11.3. The anointed

God foretold the relationship between Jesus and the olive tree in Zechariah.

Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?" Again I asked him, "What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?" He replied, "Do you not know what these are?" "No, my lord," I said. So he said, "These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth." (Zechariah 4:11-14)

The prophet Zechariah saw visions of two olive trees transferring golden oil to a pure gold lampstand. He asked the angel what this meant. The angel told him that the two olive trees were the "two who are anointed".
The pure gold lampstand was represented by seven candlesticks in Revelation, meaning seven churches or saints (Revelation 1:20). That is why the two olive trees deliver this oil to the pure gold lampstand, the saints.

11.4. Golden oil

JIn Zechariah's prophecy, the olive tree delivers golden oil to the pure gold lampstand. The pure gold lampstand has seven branches, which has the same meaning as the seven churches of Revelation. In other words, the pure gold lampstand symbolises the saints who become heavenly soldiers. The olive tree gives the saints golden oil, which refers to the spring water of life made of Jesus' blood. God gives the overcomer the fountain of living water, and the overcomer, the olive tree, delivers this living water, golden oil, to the saints to wash their sins and make heavenly soldiers for harvest.

11.5. Two witnesses of Jesus

When Jesus was on earth, He did not know about the two olive trees nor about the end coming upon the completion of the last harvest. Therefore, He spoke of the Second Coming at the time (Matthew 16:28). However, God had predestined the work of two olive trees, prophesying in Zechariah.
Jesus learned about the two olive trees from God's book and wrote about them in the book of Revelation. And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. (Revelation 11:3-5)

Jesus foretold two olive trees and two lampstands as His two witnesses. They are to prophesy 1,260 days, which will be explained in detail later.

“Lampstand” indicates a church; seven lampstands are seven churches.

The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this： The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. (Revelation 1:20)

These seven churches were the churches of Jesus' day of choice to symbolize the pure gold lampstand of Zechariah. These two lampstands, which Jesus called two witnesses, represent two churches of which the members follow two olive trees. They are taught by the two olive trees and serve as witnesses of Jesus. The two olive trees harvest of these two churches in the last days. Indeed, there are two overcomers, but fulfilling the harvest mission is the work of the second overcomer. Therefore, it is the second overcomer, the second olive tree, who will complete the harvest and receive authority over all nations.

12. Who is the olive tree?

I mentioned two things that the olive trees do. The first is to deliver golden oil to the pure gold lampstand, the saints (Zechariah 4:12). The second is foretelling 1,260 days (Revelation 11:3).

12.1. 1,260 days prophecy

Some people say that 1,260 days is a period of time during which the olive trees prophesy.

However, the olive trees do not prophesy during 1,260 days but foretell what will happen in 1,260 days.

The 1,260 days begins one thousand years after the olive trees finish the prophecy. I will explain this through the Bible.

12.2. The authority for 42 months

1,260 days and 42 months are the same amounts of time. If you count 30 days in a month, 42 months equate to 1,260 days.

Forty-two months are foretold as the period of the beast's authority.

Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?" The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. (Revelation 13:4-5)

12.3. Fight between beast and saints

The beast fights and overcomes those who dwell in heaven, the saints.

He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. (Revelation 13:6-8)

At this time, the saints are those recorded in the Lamb's book of life. All but these will worship the beast. Because the saints are heavenly soldiers, they do not worship him, and they will fight the beast after their training.

However, the strength of the saints is somewhat weaker than the power of the beast, so they will lose to him. But it will not be a unilateral loss. In this war, the beast will also be fatally wounded.

One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished and followed the beast. (Revelation 13:3)

12.4. The Death of Olive Trees

In this battle, the saints mean 144,000, and the leader, the olive tree. The olive tree is commissioned to harvest heavenly soldiers and becomes the commander of the heavenly army after the army is completed.

Earlier, I explained that the ranks of the prophets are the first of those to become heavenly soldiers. Only two olive trees were foretold among the prophets. The olive tree is, therefore, the most advanced of the holy soldiers.

In this war, olive trees are killed by the beast.

Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. (Revelation 11:7)

This war begins after the olive trees complete the prophecy on the 1,260 days and after the beast climbs from the Abyss. The battle starts at 42 months when the dragon gives the beast power.

The olive trees bear witness to Jesus before the beast comes up from the Abyss. Thus, the 1,260 days, or 42 months, cannot be merely a time period during which the olive trees prophesy.

Instead, the olive trees are prophesying what will happen in 1,260 days: there will be a war in which the olive trees lead 144,000 heavenly soldiers to fight the beast. The olive trees will be killed but then resurrected to ascend to heaven.

But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on. (Revelation 11:11-12)

This fight between the beast and the olive trees takes place after the beast climbs from the Abyss.

12.5. Thousand years and Abyss

When will the beast come up from the Abyss? It will be a thousand years after the Devil is first trapped there.

When the number of heavenly soldiers has been reached, Jesus will come and take them away. The archangel Michael will then fight the dragon to drive the forces out of heaven and lock them up in the Abyss for a thousand years. At this time, the servants of the dragon will, likewise, be cast out.

And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. (Revelation 12:7-9)

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time. (Revelation 20:1-3)

The Devil trapped in the Abyss has not been completely overpowered because the heavenly army must be trained after being fully formed.

During the one-thousand-year period, the heavenly soldiers will undergo their training.

12.6. Evidence as Olive Tree

If someone claims to be an olive tree, he must understand what the 1,260 days is, for the olive tree is the one who must prophesy the 1,260 days.

Since the writing of the book of Revelation, no one has understood the significance of the 1,260 days.

However, Reverend Lee Young-soo of the Holy Eden Church explained that the 1,260 days would be the period after the one thousand years of the Devil’s imprisonment in the Abyss. Furthermore, he said that after these 1,260 days the heavenly army would fight the beast and lose.

His first account of the event was in 1974, and in his first sermon book he described "time, times, and half a time", which is equal to 1,260 days.

That the time, times, and half a time is equal to 1,260 days is a statement in the book of Revelation.

The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. (Revelation 12:6)

The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach. (Revelation 12:14)

The period for the woman fled into the wilderness is 1,260 days, and also it is explained as time, times, and half a time. So, we can see that these two periods are the same. It is not known how long "Times" are. However, with above phrases, we can know that “times” are two times because time, two times, and half a time is three and a half times, or three and a half years which is equal to 42 months and 1,260 days.

His sermon books can be found on the Holy Eden Church site(http://ieden.kr/en).

12.7. Meaning of 3.5

1,260 days is 42 months, equal to 3.5 years and to time, times, and half a time. It is God symbolising the number 3.5 as 3.5 years.

What does 3.5 mean?

3.5 is between 3 and 4, where 3 is the number of heaven and 4 is the number of the earth.

A representative example of three is the three patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These spiritually represent God, Jesus, and the (second) olive trees. These three patriarchs are the beings who symbolise the three future rulers of God's world.

God chose Abraham because He needed people in which to send Jesus. Abraham is the source of blessing and the father of nations as the symbol of God (Genesis 12:2, 17:5).

Abraham's son Isaac is a symbol of Jesus, the Son of God.

God required Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering to reveal Jesus' sacrifice (Genesis 22:2). But because Jesus had to be born among Isaac's descendants, God did not kill him (Genesis 22:12).

Isaac's son Jacob is a symbol of the two olive trees, the witnesses of Jesus.

Jacob was titled ‘Israel’ for wrestling with angels and winning (Genesis 32:28). This shows that Jacob is a symbol of the overcomer.

Jacob had 12 sons. His descendants, the 12 tribes of Israel, were the armies of God who fought the Canaanite war. Hence, Jacob is a symbol of the one to complete the spiritual twelve tribes of Israel, the heavenly armies, and the olive tree to harvest in the end times.

Examples of the number 4 are 4 generations, 400 years, and 4,000 years.

The 4 generations and 400 years were Israel's slave years in Egypt (Genesis 15: 13-16). During this time, God raised Israel in Egypt as God's army to fight the Canaanites.

It also symbolises the 4,000 years of producing God's soldiers, from Abraham to current day.

In short, the number 3 represents three beings to rule God's world, and the 4 represents a heavenly army to fight the Devil in the future.

When the 3 and the 4 are completed, a perfect number 7 is achieved. God symbolised the Devil's work, which hindered His own, as 3.5, which is half of seven. That is 3.5 years; 42 months; 1,260 days; and time, times, and half a time. During this period, the beast is given power by the dragon and fights with the heavenly army to win.

Therefore, 1,260 days does not initially mean a period. It is the work of the Devil, which comes after a thousand years, which, in turn, comes after the work of God.

The only one who has revealed this throughout Christian history is the Reverend Lee Young Soo of the Holy Eden Church. It shows that he is the olive tree foretold in the Bible.

12.8. The history of Israel and the Providence of God

The history of Israel, where God showed His providence, is as follows: Abraham-Isaac-Jacob-the four hundred years in Egypt-Moses-Canaan war. It is God's plan for Abraham.

Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure." (Genesis 15:13-16)

God called Abraham for two purposes. The first was to punish the Canaanites due to their sin with his descendants, and the second was to send Jesus among his descendants. Amor is the son of Canaan.

As mentioned earlier, Abraham represents God, Isaac represents Jesus, and Jacob represents the olive tree.

God made Israel a slave in Egypt to show that humanity is the Devil's servant.

The 4 generations and 400 years in Egypt were the time when God's army was being created for the Canaanite War, symbolising the 4,000 years of God’s work from Abraham to this time.

God asked for the Canaanite war because of the sin of Canaanites (See Leviticus 18). The Canaanite War is a symbol of the battle of Armageddon, which will destroy the Devil in the future.

Moses, who led the army of God in Egypt, represents the olive tree of the end-time harvest mission.

God plagued Egypt through Moses, which is a symbol of the calamity that God will bring upon the world through the olive trees.

These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want. (Revelation 11:6)

These words tell us of God's plan to bring disaster through the olive trees.

When this disaster is over, Jesus will return and take the chosen ones (Matthew 24:31). This was symbolized from the exodus at Moses' time, during which there was death and wailing in every house in Egypt (Exodus 12:30).

Moses was also scheduled to wage war in Canaan, but Joshua did this instead because of the people's disobedience. Moses was the symbol of the olive trees who will fight the beast for 42 months.

The Israelites who fought the Canaan War symbolise the 144,000 heavenly soldiers who will fight the Devil in the future.

Therefore, the mission of the olive trees after God and Jesus is critical. He must complete the heavenly army on earth, and after a thousand years, he must wage war against the Devil.

All of this was set by God four thousand years ago. The 700 years of Israel's history from Abraham to the Canaan War was implemented by God to show His plan.

12.9. Secrets of Daniel 12

Earlier, when Daniel saw the vision and did not know its meaning, he asked an angel, who told him that it would be sealed until the end.

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, "My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?" He replied, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. (Daniel 12:8-9)

It is time to say what it means. Daniel's vision is as follows:

Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, "How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?" The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed." (Daniel 12:5-7)

In Daniel's eyes, there was a river with two men on either side and one man over the river clothed in fine linen.

It is Jesus who wears fine linen. The two men are the two winners and the two olive trees. Let me explain why.

One of the two asked the man in the fine linen clothes about the end times. He who wore the fine linen clothes said that when the power of the saints was broken after time, times, and half a time, the end would come.

The end times is something that Jesus did not know about when he was on earth (Matthew 24:36). The fine linen here explains what the end is.

Who is this being that describes something that the Son of God did not know?

He is Jesus who received the book of God. If he had not fulfilled his mission to carry the cross, then even He would not have had the ability to see it (Revelation 5: 5). Hence, no one can explain the end times except Jesus, who received God's book.

Then, who are the two men on the left and right of the river?

They are the two olive trees. Jesus' answer was that time, times, and half a time must pass before the end comes, which is equal to 1,260 days. Two olive trees predict the 1,260 days. Therefore, the two men on the left and right of the river are two olive trees.

This river is the river of life made of the blood of Jesus. Therefore, the two men on the left and right are the two overcomers who inherit the water of life.

The end will come after the two olive trees appear and complete the harvest mission, so this prophecy has to be sealed until the end.

Now that the time of the two olive trees comes, the beings who have learned the secret appear to have revealed the meaning.

12.10. Reverend Lee Young-soo

Reverend Lee Young-soo went with Jesus to the world of God in 1970 and was commissioned by God as an olive tree directly before God's throne.

Then, for three years, God taught him about His providence. The revelations he received from God are presented in his "Visions from God", published in 2013. This book is available in Korean and ten other languages on the Holy Eden Church site (http://ieden.kr).

The first of the two olive trees was Elder Park Tae-sun, who was called in 1950. In 1955, he poured out grace like waterfalls and appeared as a messenger of fire.

He set up a church "Jeondokwan", the Church of Evangelism, and gathered a million members in a short time. Sadly, however, he insisted on doing the work of the two olive trees alone and was abandoned by God. Later, in 1980, he betrayed God, claimed to be God, and renamed "Jeondokwan" to "Cheonbukyo", the Church of Heavenly Father, to claim that he is the Father.

People accused him of heresy because he betrayed God, but his intention had not always been so. He later passed away in 1990.

Elder Park's ministry began to crumble in the late 1960s, and from 1970 onwards God taught Reverend Lee Young-soo to show His providence and restore the fallen olive tree work. According to these learnings, he founded the Holy Eden Church in 1973.

In 1983, God told Reverend Lee Young-soo, "Olive tree work is my providence, so keep up and stick to it." According to these words, Reverend Lee has made every effort to keep the Word of God.

In 1985, according to God's instructions, he built Algok-seongjeon, the Temple of Grain, and dedicated it to God in 1987.

This temple was foretold as the last harvesting temple in Revelation. When the angel identifies the ripened grain in this temple and informs the one like a son of man with a sickle, who will harvest (Revelation 14:14-16). That is why this temple is called the Algok-seongjeon.

Since then, Reverend Lee has been maintaining the Algok-seongjeon complex beautifully by following God's instructions for more than 30 years. He has revealed the glory and providence of God through this place.

He is the inheritor of the spring water of life from God. To wash away sins, everyone must come to him. God is waiting for the work completed to make heavenly soldiers.

When he reaches the remaining number of heavenly soldiers, Jesus will come and take the chosen ones.

I pray that those who read this article will realise God's providence, will share and labour in God’s work, and will receive great and deserved rewards from God in the spirit world.

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Contents

2.1. Vicki Noratuk's NDE Experience

2.2. We are spirits

3.1. Paul's Experience

3.2. Reverend Lee's experience

4.1. Circular logic?

4.2. Biblical credibility

4.3. Does God exist?

4.4. Historical Jesus

4.5. Prophecies for Jesus in the Old Testament

4.6. Prophecy for the thirty pieces of silver

4.7. Prophecy Secrets

5.1. Jesus before the creation of the world

5.2. Wisdom in Proverbs

5.3. “I will pour out my spirit unto you”

5.4. Holy Spirit promise

5.5. Jesus received the Holy Spirit

5.6. Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit

5.7. The wisdom in Proverbs is Jesus

6.1. Original sin

6.2. Where is the Garden of Eden?

6.3. Devil's rule

6.4. Death and resurrection

6.5. Jesus' sacrifice

6.6. Promise of the Water of Life

7.1. Second Coming Promise

7.2. God's book

7.3. The book of Revelation

7.4. God's Will

7.5. Purpose of the Second Coming

7.6. 144,000

7.7. Those who have been sealed

7.8. Judgment Authority

7.9. Kingship and Priesthood

8.1. Lamb's Wife

8.2. Fine linen

8.3. New Jerusalem

8.4. Lamb's book of life

9.1. A man with a sickle

9.2. Three Beings of Daniel

9.3. The Ancient of Days

9.4. After harvest

10.1. The overcomer

10.2. Third covenant: the new name written on the white stone

10.3. The white stone

10.4. The new name

10.5. Sixth Covenant: Name of the New Jerusalem

10.6. Fourth Covenant: Authority over All Nations

10.7. Seventh Covenant: The Throne of Jesus

He who Jesus bestows the harvest mission is the overcomer of Revelation. To be the overcomer means to qualify for the harvest mission, and his name is set aside. It is an olive tree. As you will see, the olive tree was foretold as two people. Then, how many overcomers are there?

11.1. Inheritance of the Spring Water of Life

11.2. Two pillars of God’s temple

11.3. The anointed

11.4. Golden oil

12.1. 1,260 days prophecy

12.2. The authority for 42 months

12.3. Fight between beast and saints

12.4. The Death of Olive Trees

12.5. Thousand years and Abyss

12.6. Evidence as Olive Tree

12.7. Meaning of 3.5

12.8. The history of Israel and the Providence of God

12.9. Secrets of Daniel 12

12.10. Reverend Lee Young-soo

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