The lesson provides an in-depth teaching on the deeper spiritual meanings behind the Lord’s Prayer in the context of biblical prophecy and the Second Coming of Christ. It explains that being able to call God “Father” requires being born of His seed or Word, and that there will be two types of “seeds” or people revealed at the end times. The prayer for God’s kingdom to come refers to the New Jerusalem descending from heaven to establish God’s reign on earth as in heaven. The “daily bread” refers to the spiritual food or revelations needed for that time, not just physical sustenance. It emphasizes the importance of forgiveness to be forgiven, enduring trials/temptations, being delivered from evil/Babylon, and God’s kingdom being established forever after judgment. Overall, it presents the Lord’s Prayer as a prophetic blueprint for the spiritual realities and requirements surrounding Christ’s Second Coming.

 

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I’m, of course, always excited to spend time with each one of you to discuss important topics in the Bible. Especially now, as we’re in the intermediate level, we’re able to delve deeper and really talk about why things are the way they are and what familiar things mean, perhaps more closely than we should have before. Today’s topic is one of those where we’ll see something familiar with new or fresh eyes. I’m very excited for everyone to be here today.

The True Meaning of the Lord’s Prayer

Mt 6, Jn 8

We’re going to delve deeply into something we’re quite familiar with today. It’s probably one of the first prayers we learned as young Christians, and we may not have realized that there’s so much substance and depth in that Lord’s prayer. We’re going to unwrap it like an onion and get to its core.

Our main reference chapters are Matthew 6 and John chapter 8. Matthew 6, of course, because that’s where the Lord’s prayer is found. But Matthew 6 exists within three really important chapters that Jesus spoke to his disciples.

Matthew chapters 5 to 7 contained a lot of moral teachings and mindset guidance that Jesus was giving to his disciples and ultimately to all Christians. Matthew 6 is situated between those chapters. And then we have John chapter 8.

In John chapter 8, it really talks about two types of seed, or two types of people – those who belong to God and those who belong to the devil. We get a good understanding of who those people are and what they tend to do from John chapter 8. We’ll really see that today.

Our hope is to understand the deeper meanings behind the Lord’s prayer and be ready.

Let that be the case.

The Lord’s Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

10 your kingdom come,

your will be done

    on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us today our daily bread.

12 Forgive us our debts,

    as we also have forgiven our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one. ’

Depending on the version you might read, there might be that little extra portion. For some versions, you don’t see that little extra portion, “for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory.” It should be in the footnotes at the bottom of your Bible, and it should have a notice that some manuscripts included it, while others did not.

So, it’s included in the footnotes at the bottom. Anyway, that’s the Lord’s Prayer, right? It’s one of the most famous prayers in the whole Bible, next to prayers like the Sermon on the Mount or Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane.

There are several really famous prayers in the Bible, but this is probably the most famous because it teaches us how we should pray. Jesus starts it, instructing us on how we ought to pray.

What we’re going to do is break down, line by line, the important points to know about each thing that Jesus asks us to pray about and the significance of each one.

1.- Father in Heaven (Matthew 6:9)

So, which heaven is being talked about here? Our Father in heaven, because we learned about different types of heaven, didn’t we?

What are the two types of physical heaven? Both types of physical heaven represent the tabernacle of the chosen people, but there are two types of tabernacles. And those belong to the same type of tabernacle of the chosen people.

Let me explain it like this. In Revelation 21:1, one place goes away, and another place remains. There’s the first heaven and the first earth, and there’s the new heaven and the new earth. So, there are two types of heaven in the physical world.

But what’s talked about in Matthew chapter 6 is heaven in the spiritual world. It’s God’s dwelling place.

ONE – Heaven in the spiritual world.

That’s the heaven that’s being discussed here. The heaven that God went to after He left earth in Genesis 6:3. So, that’s been where He’s been dwelling for the last 6,000 years. But, of course, His hope is to come back. We’ll talk about that in a moment.

TWO – Our Father

Now, it talks about Him as our Father. So, there are some important things to mention here about God being our Father or a father. If I were to go to a random street corner and run into someone and say, “Oh, hey, Dad,” what would that person do? How would they react? “Excuse me, sir. You must be mistaken.”

Why? There’s no relationship there. What do I lack in order to be considered this person’s child? What do I not have? I lack that person’s seed, right? So, I cannot call them Father in the traditional sense because I don’t have that person’s seed. God is actually in the same way.

In order to be qualified to call God Father, one must have what? One must be born of God’s seed. And what is God’s seed, as was mentioned? God’s seed equals the Word (Luke 8:11). This is the reason why God says, “Put my Word in your heart and in your mind.” And those who do so will belong to me. They will be my children. And I myself will be their God because they will have my seed within them.

That’s why it says in 1 Peter 1:23, “You have not been born of perishable seed, but of imperishable seed through the living and enduring Word of God.” But when a people lose God’s Word, it affects their childhood to God, their childhoodness. So, this is what Jesus talks about in John 8:41-44.

He’s sparring with the Israelites, of course, spiritually and verbally, and he’s confronting them about why they refuse to believe in him. So, let’s turn to John chapter 8 and really look at what Jesus used to describe what had happened to them.

We’re reading about the situation of these people, right? Originally, they were children of God, children of Abraham, because they had God’s seed. They had his law, the law was given to them, the commandment, the covenant was given to them, and they kept it for a time. But over time, as Satan loves to do, he began to sow weeds among the wheat, right? Using the New Testament parable, but the logic is actually the same for the Old Testament.

Satan is always trying to disrupt God’s people and pull them towards him. But he does so in a way where people do not realize that they had transitioned fathers. That’s why they protested, “We are not illegitimate children. God is our father. Abraham is our father.”

But Jesus told them, “God and Abraham are no longer your father. Your father is now the devil. And you carry out your father’s desires. (Jn 8:41-44) He is a liar and a murderer. And you’re doing the same things that he does, though you do not realize it.” So, it is possible for someone to lose the right to call God their father.

Yes, it is. And it happened already. But of course, it’s not a permanent state of being. I imagine some who heard these words from Jesus said, “Whoa, I want to change. Let me follow the one that God had sent.” And now God is their father again. It’s not a permanent thing. But a person has to make that decision for themselves. When they hear the knowledge of the truth, they have to decide to change. The change is not automatic.

So Jesus prophesied about this happening once more, with two types of seed being sown in the field that we came from. In Matthew 13:24-30, two types of sons are promised to appear, two types of seed or offspring, sons of the kingdom, and the sons of the evil one.

Sons of the kingdom, what else can we call them? What seed were they born from in Matthew 13? Sons of the kingdom. Well, this is not subject to the kingdom. So let’s not mix them together. In this case, sons of the kingdom is good. And sons of the evil one is not good. So what seed did the sons of the kingdom come from? Wheat, or the good seed that was sown by the farmer. But the sons of the evil one came from? Weeds, or evil seed. The seed sown by the enemy lies. And like we mentioned, both grew up in the same field.

Until what time can we distinguish between them? Until the harvest. Then we can know which is which. Harvest equals the end of the age. So those who can continue to call God Father will be revealed at the time of the second coming. And all those who realize that they need to change will need to change and become part of where God is working.

So that’s really important to keep in mind. Let’s remain qualified to call God Father with his seed within us. So that God is not like, “I don’t recognize you. Who are you?” Right? Because Jesus promised that it would be like that. Matthew 7:21-23, “Away from me, you evildoers. I do not know you.” Let’s not let that be us.

I don’t want to hear those words at the end. I’d rather God say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant. Well done, my child. You have done well.” Like, let’s hear those words instead. (John 17:8, John 14:23-24)

2.- Your Kingdom Come

Matthew 6:10

your kingdom come,

your will be done

    on earth as it is in heaven.

Our kingdom come. You should be having alarm bells already.

Oh, that makes a lot of sense. We’ve heard this one before too. So what is the kingdom that must come?

1.- What is the kingdom that comes? The city that comes is the holy city, New Jerusalem. (Revelation 21:1-4)

How is this city established? How does this city come to be?

The holy city, New Jerusalem.

Doesn’t it come down to Mount Zion?

Well, it comes down, but it has to be built before it comes down. It has to be prepared. When is the holy city, New Jerusalem, prepared?

Before it comes down. What is talked about that?

So Revelation details it, but there’s actually a promise from the four Gospels that promises the preparation of this place. Does anyone remember?

Is it when Jesus went to heaven to prepare a room for us?

What chapter and what book is mentioned? It’s in John 14:1-3.

I will take you to the place that I am preparing.

And I will come back to take you to where I am. So Jesus promised to ascend and prepare this place for us. And he’s speaking to the 12 disciples directly.

And what’s special about the 12 disciples is that they also helped Jesus build this place after they died, after they were martyred. They too were integral into the building of this place. And we know that because as it says in Revelation 21:14, the 12 disciples are also the 12 foundations of the holy city, New Jerusalem.

They’re the 12 foundations. So they had an integral part to play in the building of this place. So the kingdom that is promised to come by Jesus is this kingdom right here.

The holy city, New Jerusalem, that comes down out of heaven from God, dressed as a bride beautifully prepared for her husband. And the two become one. We’ll talk a lot about what this is going to be like when we get to Revelation.

I’m excited for everyone to jump into that. But there are opportunities before Revelation that we’ll get to see more about that too coming up. But this is the kingdom that Jesus is thinking about in Matthew 6:10.

2. So where is the place that this kingdom comes to? Where is it coming to?

It’s coming to Mount Zion, which is also known as the holy, the new heaven and new earth. Heaven being the tabernacle and earth being the saints in the tabernacle.

Heaven and earth. The two become one. Now there’s another place that it’s promised to come to.

This passage, Revelation 3:12, is one of the most important verses in the entire book of Revelation. It states, “To the one who overcomes, I will make them a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will never again leave it. I will write on them the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God), and my new name.”

Amen. Jesus promises that God, the holy city of new Jerusalem, and Jesus himself will come to the one who overcomes. This is very remarkable.

And of course, the one who overcomes will be here on Mount Zion. Our Father in heaven, God the Father in the spiritual realm, those born of his seed, who are waiting for his kingdom to come. So what can happen then?

“Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Amen.

3.- Your Will be Done on Earth as in Heaven (Mathew 6:10)

So, what is God’s will that He desires? What is God’s will that needs to be done here? God’s desire has been and will always be to dwell with His people. 

That has been His desire since the Garden of Eden. After the Garden of Eden, God needed to put a plan in motion to permanently return to His created beings, us. However, there had to be steps along the way to set up this eventual fulfillment of God returning back to us.

God gave us many figurative representations, many teasers along the way. Where in the Bible and what was the first time after the Garden of Eden that God told someone to build what he saw in heaven on earth? When did it happen?

1.- It happened with Moses during the time of Exodus. In Exodus 25:8-9 and Exodus and Hebrews 8:5, it talks about how Moses saw heaven in the spiritual world. This makes sense because Moses spent a lot of time with God on Mount Sinai. So, he saw heaven in the spiritual world. And then, what was he tasked with doing?

He was tasked with building what he saw in heaven on earth. So that God’s will, which it says in Exodus 25:8-9, “I desire to dwell with my people,” could be fulfilled. God instructed, “Build the place exactly as the pattern I will show you on the mountain. When I show you that pattern, do exactly as I said, build it out of these materials, build it with these things, use these fragrances, build these elements in my tabernacle, because I want it to feel like home when I return.” However, that tabernacle was not God’s permanent dwelling place, was it? No.

So, in what way does God desire to continually dwell with people?

To be with us, like in us, like have His word in us.

Yes, that’s right. Because then God will always be with us in that case. Not just a temporary thing when He comes for a certain amount of time and then goes back, but God always wants to dwell with us.

And God really helped people understand this by coming and being with His son.

2. So, at the time of the first coming, Jesus was the temple of God. He was God’s dwelling place. And Jesus, too, also saw heaven in the spiritual world and was able to testify to what he saw and also get to work doing what his Father was doing.

So what did Jesus say here?

The son can only do what he sees his father doing. So whatever the Father was doing, Jesus did accordingly.

And based on verse 17, has God been resting since Adam or working since Adam?

He has been working. He really hasn’t been able to rest since the fall of man because He has been busy redeeming us. That’s what He has been up to.

And so each person that God appoints to do a specific task is doing that task for God’s ultimate will of fulfillment to be returned.

3.- But we know that the same logic also has to happen at the time of the second coming too. So someone is tasked with seeing heaven in the spiritual world and building what he saw at the second coming.

Who? New John.

What does he have to build on earth as it is in heaven?

He has to go to heaven. And then, when he comes back, what does he have to do? He has to build a church.

Which one? The one on Mount Zion. Amen.

He has to build the kingdom of heaven in the physical world, a.k.a. Mount Zion. So if you’re in a place and the leader of that place cannot say that he was inspired by seeing heaven in the spiritual world and then establishing that place, then that place cannot be Mount Zion. Because it has to be built according to heaven in the spiritual world, which means there are equivalents to everything that was seen in the spiritual world. Like in Revelation chapter 4, John sees God in the center of the throne. He sees Jesus as well.

He sees 24 elders. He sees seven spirits. He sees four living creatures.

He sees the sea of glass. He sees 12 gates. All of those have to be replicated.

Another evidence thing we can put for identifying Mount Zion is that it has to replicate heaven in the spiritual world. So keep those things in mind.

4.- Give Us Today Our Daily Bread (Matthew 6:11)

In the past, I recall this phrase being explained to me more literally. The understanding was to be thankful that God has provided physical food for sustenance. However, upon studying the open word, it carries a much deeper significance.

Before delving into that, let’s first explore the concept of “today,” as it is an intriguing term. What does “today” truly represent?

ONE – Today → Prophecy

To gain insight into the figurative representation of “today,” let us refer to Hebrews chapter 4. By examining this passage, we can uncover how “today” is utilized in the Bible as a symbolic reference to prophecy.

The writer of Hebrews is making a connection with a prophecy. In that prophecy, the term “today” is used, which God had said beforehand. “Today,” like on that day, is referring to a time in the future, a prophecy. Because the Lord’s prayer is a prophecy.

So, when that “today” comes, or when that prophecy is actually being fulfilled, what is the daily bread that we need? Let me explain the logic again, as it can be a bit confusing.

As stated in Hebrews 4:7, “Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it ‘today,'” meaning in the future, “when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before.” This is a reference to Psalms 95:7-8, according to the footnote.

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” So, “today” is like saying “at that time,” “in the last days,” or “a time is coming.” It refers to a prophecy that will take place. And when that prophecy is fulfilled, that day then becomes a reality.

What are we to expect at that time or in the future when the prophesied “today” becomes a reality? We are expecting or requiring daily bread. So then, what is the daily bread that we need?

It is not physical food that Jesus is telling us to pray for, because this is a prophecy. It is actually spiritual food that Jesus is instructing us to pray for.

TWO – Daily Bread → Spritual Food → Word of God

According to Deuteronomy 8:3, spiritual food is the Word. 

“Give us today our daily bread.” Because man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 

That’s the bread we need at the time of the second coming. Of course, God will provide us with the physical things that we need. Because later on in the chapter, verse 33, Jesus says, “Seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness.” He knows you need physical food, clothes, and a place to stay.

So, do not chase after those physical things like pagans do. Instead, focus on the spiritual food that you need. Feed your spirit.

So, what was the daily bread provided in each era? Let’s talk about that.

THREE – The daily bread provided in each era.

We have the time of Exodus. We have the time of the first coming. And we have the time of the second coming.

 

1. – Physical Food

So, what was the daily bread given at the time of Exodus?

It was manna. In this case, it was physical food that was given daily. That’s where the term “daily bread” comes from.

Because every day, God provided His people with physical manna to eat, to provide sustenance for them while they were in the desert. So, it was physical in nature, physical food that was given at the time of the Old Testament or the time of the Exodus. It was physical food needed to feed the flesh or feed the body.

2. – Spiritual Food

But the logic that God had established literally or physically then became spiritual at what time?

The time of the first coming. When the manna from heaven was no longer bread to do this with the mouth (eating), but bread to do this with the ear (listening).

Not eaten with the mouth, but eaten with the ear. And this is what Jesus talked about in John chapter 6, when He said, “Your ancestors ate the bread from heaven, yet they still died.” (Luke 22:14-20)

Died. But if someone eats the bread I am, the bread that I am, how will they live? Forever.

That’s right. So, the bread that Jesus wants us to eat is spiritual bread or spiritual food.

The words of God in Jesus, which of course are meant to feed the spirit. Feed the spirit to eternal life. And that food is Jesus’ flesh and blood.

Just like the Passover lamb back in Exodus chapter 12, Jesus was the reality of our Passover lamb. And we need to eat His flesh and drink His blood, which is spiritual food to feed our spirits.

3. – The second coming is actually very similar.

Revelation 2:17

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.

We see here a promise of something that will be given to the one who overcomes. The one who overcomes must be given hidden manna. 

So, Jesus gives hidden manna to the one who overcomes. Just like Jesus’ flesh and blood 2000 years ago represented the words of Jesus, who is life, and Jesus gave explanations of Old Testament prophecy and fulfillment, the hidden manna of the second coming is the same. It represents the prophecy and fulfillment of the New Testament.

Jesus’ flesh and blood represented the prophecy and fulfillment of the Old Testament, and Jesus’ flesh and blood of the second coming represents the prophecy and fulfillment of the New Testament. It is the prophecies of the New Testament becoming reality – the who, the what, the when, the where, the why, and the how – so that people understand what is taking place in their time and can be in the place where God, Jesus, and heaven intend to return.

The place where eternal life will take place, not just after someone dies, which is what we’ve always been told, but even while they’re still around. That is what Jesus and God are promising when heaven comes down – no more death, mourning, crying, and pain. Those things are the old order that will pass away.

4. – Satan’s Food

However, a thing that appears at the second coming that we must avoid is Satan’s food, which is also promised to appear. And there are many that eat Satan’s food daily.

 

This is Satan’s food:

1. Revelation 2:14-15 = They are called food sacrificed to idols.
2. Revelation 18:2-3 = They are also called the wine of adulteries, or the maddening wine that appears as well.

And as it says in Revelation 18, all nations are drunk on this maddening wine. No exceptions. So all need to flee from this place that gives Satan’s food.

Therefore, give us today the prophecy, our daily bread, our spiritual food. What is that? The prophecy and fulfillment of the New Testament. That’s what we need to hear at this time, as it quickens our spirit because we then realize things are taking place. Finally, we’ve waited a long time – 2,000 years.

And we’re so lucky to be born in the time when these things are taking place. You know, one thing that I always like to think about is looking back through my life and realizing that at the same time I was attending football practice, studying for exams, going out with friends, and watching movies, at that very moment, revelation was taking place. And I had no clue. No clue. Revelation was happening.

So, it’s really incredible how that happens and how we can understand those things. Because now, a food that I did not have access to because it was hidden, the hidden manna, I’m now able to eat. And it tastes sweet, like honey.

5.- Forgive Us as We Forgive Others (Matthew 6:12)

A truly important command that we are given regarding how we should relate to our neighbors is to forgive.

This is one of the hardest things for us to do. I don’t know why, but it’s so difficult to forgive. And part of the reason is because of the sin that resides within us.

Unforgiveness comes from pride. We cannot forgive that person for what they did. And we know where pride originates from.

This is the reason why God commands us to forgive. Because when we don’t forgive, we remind Him of the one who sinned against Him. And He doesn’t like being reminded of what was done to Him and His kingdom.

So forgiveness is critically important. We have to forgive. If there’s someone on your heart that you’re thinking about right now, someone who did something to you, maybe they know what they did, or maybe they didn’t. But that doesn’t matter. Because in your heart, it holds a strong resentment.

You must forgive that person so that the burden can be lifted off. And it’s so much lighter after you forgive. So let’s read about the importance of forgiveness.

ONE – Forgiving Sin → Your sin can be forgiven

Jesus instructed us to forgive the sins of others, so that our sins can be forgiven. This is a command from Jesus, not an optional choice.

Let us follow this instruction. Let us release whatever burden has been weighing us down for a long time. It is time to let it go so that we can move forward.

We have the ability to do it. And the word (Scripture) can also help us accomplish it. Amen.

Can we do it, Class? Can we forgive? Yes.

Let us do it. Amen. We can do it.

TWO – 77x → All the time. (Matthew 18:21-35)

And how often should we forgive everyone? All the time.

“Do I have to forgive my brother 30 times, Jesus? Do I have to forgive him 40 times? How many times should I forgive my brother?”

77x → All the time.

So, let us do it.

There is no limit to how often we should forgive. However, Jesus also said to correct our neighbor. So, forgiveness does not mean ignoring or condoning wrongdoing.

Let us make a positive change. Right? Let us strive to do better.

Encourage your brothers as well. Both forgiveness and correction are required, so that a person does not continue to repeat offenses.

So, forgive so that we can also be forgiven. And please read these passages in Matthew 18.

It also includes the parable of the unrepentant servant who owed a debt to a king that he could not repay. And, of course, we understand what that means, right? An unpayable debt.

And so, the debt was lifted from that servant. But then, to his friend who owed him a much smaller debt, a tiny debt, he refused to forgive that fellow servant’s debt. So, the king reinstated his insurmountable debt and put him in prison until he could pay it off.

So, let us learn a lesson. Hey, we do not want that unpayable debt to remain on us. No way.

We want to ensure that the master forgives us of that unpayable debt, right? And, of course, Jesus’ blood is the forgiveness of that debt. But it will not apply to us if we refuse to let the debt go from others.

So, let us do it. All right.

6.- Lead Us Not in Temptation (Matthew 6:13)

There are two crucial points to consider here. The text states, “do not lead us into temptation.” So, how can we comprehend this on a deeper, figurative level?

This does not represent that God tempts individuals, as the book of James states, “God cannot be tempted.” That is not His nature. God does not place something sinful before you and test whether you will succumb to it or not. That is Satan’s tactic.

However, God does allow tests to occur to assess the strength of our faith. How then can we understand the concept of “temptation” in the context of the second coming?

Let us examine two important biblical passages that shed light on this matter.

ONE  – Many will be → Persecuted, betrayed and deceived

Matthew 24:9-13

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

Jesus prophesied a time when many will face persecution, betrayal, deception, temptation, and trials with numerous challenges. During this era, many will flee from the true faith, falling away. 

However, in verse 13, Jesus stated, “But he who stands firm till the end will be saved.” Let us represent the fulfilment of this verse, remaining steadfast no matter what lies or false hopes may arise. The lesson is to embody verse 13, standing firm in the faith until the end, regardless of the difficulties encountered.

TWO – Hour of Trial → Come upon the whole world

Let’s now examine the book of Revelation to see an example of one of the trials that Jesus promised.

What is being said here?

There will be an hour of trial. This hour of trial will test everyone. It will come upon the whole world.

We need to be those who are prepared for this and overcome. We must overcome.

We must stand firm until the end when this takes place. We can do it. Now, lead us not into temptation.

7.- Deliver Us from Evil (One)

After the phrase “lead us not into temptation,” Jesus says, “deliver us from evil.” Some versions might say “evil one,” but it conveys the same meaning.

The phrase “deliver us from evil” requires further understanding. Let’s examine it in the context of the second coming.

To deliver means to grab someone who is in danger and take them out of that perilous place. So, at the time of the second coming, what place traps God’s people, necessitating their deliverance?

Babylon. That’s correct. Babylon is the place of evil, the home of demons, from which God’s people must be extracted. They must come out of Babylon, the haunt for every evil spirit.

This logic has been consistent throughout every era. Noah and his family had to be extracted from the flood that was destroying the sinful world. Moses and the Israelites had to be delivered from their captivity in Egypt and brought to the promised land. Jesus extracted his followers and believers from the corrupt world of Israel.

Similarly, during the time of the second coming, an extraction or harvest must occur. And it is happening. God’s people are being delivered from the evil place, just as prophesied.

8.- For Yours is the Kingdom, The Power and The Glory Forever!

Some of your verses will have it in verse 13, while others may not. ‘For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’

Let’s explore what this means regarding God’s kingdom, power, and glory. Throughout the book of Revelation, you will find numerous instances where the spirits and angels of heaven celebrate God’s kingdom, power, and glory, as well as God’s salvation. This is because all the events that have been unfolding over the past 6,000 years are finally coming to an end by God’s grace, which is the reason for their celebration.

Let’s examine one of these examples from the book of Revelation, although there are many.

ONE – God reigns after → The judgement of Babylon

A great multitude shouted, “Hallelujah, our Lord God Almighty reigns.”

And when will He reign? After the judgment of Babylon. After the judgment of Babylon, God will reign.

And that has been His desire for a long time.

The judgment of Babylon takes place in the previous chapter, Revelation 18. So that is why in Revelation 19, they are celebrating because Babylon has been judged.

And for how long will He reign after Babylon’s judgment? Forever and ever.

Wow, glory to God.

Memorization

Matthew 6:1-9

“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

Memorize the Lord’s Prayer.

Many of you are already thinking, “Oh, I’ve got that covered.”

I’ve been reciting the Lord’s Prayer for decades. However, now, as you say the Lord’s Prayer, you should contemplate its deeper meanings each time. Amen.

Let’s review what we’ve learned so far. Please revisit all of last week’s lessons as well. That’s part of the homework, so that we are all caught up for the upcoming week.

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SUMMARY

The true meaning of the Lord’s Prayer is much more profound than just something we recite because Jesus taught us. It also represents a prophecy. Jesus is telling us about important things to keep in mind. He’s telling us that it’s essential for us to be born of God’s seed, to call God Father.

God is in the spiritual world, in the holy city, New Jerusalem. But He intends to return to His seed. So the kingdom comes, and it comes from the holy city, New Jerusalem, down to the new heaven and new earth, or Mount Zion. This is so that God’s will can be done here on earth, as it has already been completed in heaven. It has to come to a place that was built like the place in heaven, so that the two can unite perfectly. 

Jesus also told us, ‘Give us today our daily bread,’ which is a prophecy. It’s more than just physical food to sustain our bodies; we need spiritual food that sustains our spirit. The spiritual food we need is the revelation of who, what, when, where, why, and how it has been fulfilled and is currently being fulfilled, until the time when it is completely fulfilled. That’s the food that we need. That is called hidden manna, or the open word, or the food at the proper time.

The food we need to avoid is Satan’s food, right? The food sacrificed to idols. And we should understand this now. Why? What is an idol spiritually? A false pastor. So what is their food? Lies. The people referred to in Revelation 2 were eating lies from false pastors, who had lost the truth that Jesus had given them, and had now turned to falsehood. So Jesus is saying, repent, and despise the teachings of the Nicolaitans. We’ll get to that too.

We then see, ‘Forgive us as we forgive others.’ That’s a summary of how that’s phrased. And we talked about the importance of forgiveness, and that for our sins to be forgiven, we need to forgive the sins of others and let go of those burdens that weigh us down. And how often should we forgive? All the time. 

We then saw, ‘Lead us, if not, into temptation.’ There’s a lot of temptation and trials promised for the time of the second coming. And we must be those that stand firm until the end. And we must be those that overcome.

‘Deliver us from evil or the evil one.’ Babylon, we need to come out of that location. And ‘for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’ God intends to reign after all of Revelation is finished, after Babylon is judged. God wants to reign once more, and he will. It’s going to happen. So let’s be there when it happens.

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