As God is spirit (Jn 4:24), He has given us His word so that one can clearly understand His will (Jn 1:1). After Adam’s betrayal 6000 years ago, God found a righteous man called Noah and established a covenant with him, commanding him to be fruitful, increase in number and fill the earth (Gen 9). God put an end to Adam’s generation through a flood, and Noah and his seven family members were saved. However, sin found its way through Noah’s second son, Ham, who exposed his father’s nakedness. God - who can not dwell with sin - put an end to Noah’s generation and came to Abraham, promising him that his descendants would be slaves in a country not their own for four hundred years but would later come out with great possessions (Gen 15). God fulfilled this promise through Moses who led the twelve tribes of Israel out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan (Ham's descendants!). God promised the Israelites en-route at Mount Sinai that they would be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation if they kept God’s covenant (Moses' law). However, this covenant was later broken by King Solomon worshipping foreign gods (1Kings 11). Israel was consequently split in two and destroyed by gentile nations.

God had to begin His work of restoration once again and, through the Old Testament prophets (500-700BC), promised to send His only Son. 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ came according to these promises to save people once and for all. But only 12 disciples believed. How do you think God felt seeing His only begotten Son persecuted and hung on a cross by the religious authorities and believers at that time? Before his death, Jesus promised to return by harvesting the fruits of the seed ('word' in Lk 8:11) that he had sown in his field in Mt 13:24-30. The Gospel has been preached for the last 2000 years and, according to this promise, the fruits of this seed are being harvested today into Jesus’ promised church. Where is this promised church?

The book of Revelation contains God's final promise of restoration. 2000 years ago, Apostle John recorded this prophecy according to a vision Jesus showed him. This scroll - recorded in parables and sealed with seven seals - has remained in God’s hands for 2000 years. Jesus takes this sealed scroll from God’s right hand and begins to fulfil its contents as each of the seven seals is opened. Jesus then gives this sealed scroll to an angel who gives it to Jesus' promised messenger (Rv 22:16) in Rv 10. This person has seen and heard all the events recorded in the book of Revelation and can, therefore, testify to their fulfilment on God's and Jesus' behalf (Rv 22:8). Jesus, who came in the flesh 2000 years ago, died, resurrected and is alive today in spirit working through his promised messenger. Moreover, the  fruits of the seed Jesus sowed 2000 years ago are harvested today (Rv 14:14-16), sealed with the word of God (Rv 7) and belong to the twelve tribes. These twelve tribes can be found at the promised “Shincheonji church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony” (Rv 15:5) where all the events of Revelation are plainly testified by Jesus' promised messenger and where God, Jesus, Jesus' promised messenger and the congregation members of the twelve tribes (firstfruits) are gathered. This is the 'tree of life' which reappears to heal all nations (Rv 22:2). Today’s kingdom is unlike any other as it is an eternal one (Dn 2:44) where God will return to end all mourning, death, crying or pain (Rv 21:3-4). This is truly hopeful!

The Last Book from a Total of 70 Books in God’s Bible, the Book of Revelation

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