[Message] Pastor Jung Myeong-seok
[Scriptures] Matthew 16:1-4
1) The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
2) He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
3) and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
4) A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.
Hallelujah! To all of you who came to present your sincere bodies and hearts and to give glory to God, the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Son, I bless you to be filled abundantly with the 'love of the eternal Holy Father God,' and the 'peace of the Holy Son.'
As for the history of God, it raises the level according to 'time,' and so fully changes from the OLD HISTORY to the NEW HISTORY. However, even if history raises the level and changes for the better, people get confused and refuse to accept it.
Why do people not accept it even though good history has come? Because of their 'already established lives,' they cannot accept even though history has changed for the better.
As for people, if something fits THEIR HEART, they will accept even 'something bad,' and if something does not fit THEIR HEART, they do not accept even 'something good.' People accept things by judging them to be 'something good' or 'something bad,' based on the CONSTITUTION OF THEIR HEARTS, CONSTITUTION OF THEIR THOUGHTS, and CONSTITUTION OF THEIR BODIES.’ That is why they cannot be the 'truth.'
When the 4000 years of the Old Testament history had passed, God sent JESUS as the 'Messiah,' according to 'time.' However, the people who had already believed in God had the 'wrong concept of the Messiah, the wrong perception.' They had thought that God would personally come riding on a cloud in the sky in a way that is visible to the eyes.
However, JESUS appeared on the 'earth' with the 'body of a person.' The Almighty God, together with the Holy Son, came down through that body. However, the people who had already believed in God, could not accept Jesus even though the Messiah came and did things perfectly because it did not fit THEIR HEARTS and the CONSTITUTION OF THEIR FAITH. Instead, they ostracized, blocked, opposed, and persecuted him.
Even if the MESSIAH appears on this earth and takes action while proclaiming the ‘new gospel,’ it is not noticeable much at first.
NEW HISTORY is not something that gets made in just one or two months or just one or two years. Jesus said, “Do you think I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter?”
In order to fulfill history, you must take action. It must mature step by step.
