[Message] Pastor Jung Myeong Seok
[Scriptures] Luke 17: 11-19
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?”
19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
Hallelujah! I bid you the love of God who is eternal, and the peace of the Holy Son.
When Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee and went into a village.
There, ten lepers stood at a distance to meet Jesus and called out “Teacher, have pity on us.”
Jesus saw that they truly wanted to be healed, and said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”
At this, all ten lepers went to show themselves to the priests and as they did, amazingly, all of them were healed along the way.
One of them saw that he was healed, gave glory to God, came to Jesus, threw himself at Jesus’ feet, and told him what had happened.
"I am a gentile. Thank you so much for healing me!
I really feel like I am going to faint because I am healed of leprosy, a lifelong disease.
This is not a dream but reality. Truly~ truly~ I thank you!!” He confessed with joy.
At this, Jesus said:
“Were not all ten cleansed?
Where are the other nine?
Has no one returned to give glory to God except this gentile?” He said.
One of the lepers among them did not end with ‘just being healed.’
Instead, he believed Jesus’ Word and gave thanks while and glory to God.
At this Jesus said, “Your faith has saved you.”
Likewise, realize <the value of rapture>,
and you must live your life being thankful, rejoicing, and celebrating.
<The Rapture> is the only way to be guaranteed <escaping eternal Hell>,
and to be guaranteed taking possession of Heaven.
Even if a person possesses the entire <Earth>,
it is not that he will not go to ‘eternal Hell’ [because of that,]
and it is not that he will buy Heaven with merely just ‘one Earth.’
Therefore, even if a person possesses the entire Earth, it is less than ‘the glory of a raptured person.’
Now you should know <the value of rapture>, live being thankful, rejoicing, celebrating and 'live the life of rapture' while raising your level.
Both a person who has discovered <the treasure hidden in a field> and bought the field by selling all your possessions,
and a person who who has discovered <the treasure hidden in a field> but have failed to gain ‘the treasure’ because they have not sold all ‘their possessions’ yet
should be thankful, rejoice, and hold celebration of hope.
Living every day of your life rejoicing, being grateful, and celebrating is not false and empty life.
I bless you after listening to today's message, live being thankful, rejoicing, celebrating and praising everyday <the joy of the resurrection as brides and the rapture.
