(Matthew 28: 11-20)


Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.  And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.  So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.  Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.  And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.  And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matthew 28: 11-20)

We can realize two things. The children of the Devil do what the Devil tells them, and God's people realize and practice God's mission. When the chief priests of Israel heard that Jesus had been resurrected, they worked to buy people with money to guarantee their authority. They spread the lies, saying, "The disciples stole the body of Jesus." Satan buys soldiers with money. Satan's children have power because the world is full of demonic powers, the desperate powers become stronger, and the impulse without repentance becomes stronger. Since the birth of Christianity in the world, the Devil has been strongly interfering. Satan's conspiracy to call Jesus' resurrection a lie still attracts public sentiment today.
The mission from God is too weak for humans. It cannot be understood by human thoughts, and it is too vain by human methods. Therefore, the power from Satan's world moves the masses, but the mission from God is persecuted. However, victory inevitably comes to a person who has been commissioned by God. This is because those who are in Christ receive the power of heaven and earth. Satan's servants prevented Jesus from crucifying and preaching the resurrection. And they did their best to get rid of Christianity, but the power of the Devil was trampled upon by Christ, since all authority had already come from God.

In Revelation 1: 18-19『I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.  Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter』

God's mission is to fulfill the eternal kingdom. Therefore, Christ was given kingship. No matter how strong the Devil's history, victory is with Christ. Jesus seems to have failed in human eyes, but the death and resurrection for the sins of all peoples began to completely destroy the devils who conquered the world.

Jesus said, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the history of conquering Satan. For, even if a person who cannot escape the power of the devil from sin enters into Jesus Christ and is baptized, he will be completely given the power of the children of God. Baptism means that the old man who was the devil's servant dies with Jesus on the cross. So, the dead will be born again in the power of the Holy Spirit.

 Today the church tends to neglect the death of the old man in regard to baptism. Baptism is not a ritual, it is a complete escape from demonic authority. Jesus also said that he was baptized to achieve righteousness. In Matthew 3: 14-15『But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?  And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 』 In the sense of God's acknowledgment of baptism, the heavens were opened and the Holy Spirit descended like a dove on Jesus who was baptized. Today, the Devil works to secularize this baptism. From the human perspective, it appears that it is not trivial for the body to soak and rise, but this is how to overcome the Devil completely. Entering water represents death. It is to conquer the devil. It means that the body of the flesh (old man), who was the child of the devil, dies.

Jesus said to teach the Bible to keep it. God's mission is to teach the Word and keep it. Today, the Devil's delusion makes world studies more respectful than teaching and keeping the Word of God. The Christian mission transcends any power or knowledge of the world. Conquering the world and forming a new era by teaching and keeping the powers of heaven and earth. It is the saving of the Spirit that makes us teach as Jesus commanded. There is a spirit in every human body. However, since human beings lose their relationship with God from birth, the spirit is dead. It was not born as a spiritual being, but as a living soul.

In Genesis 2: 7『And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.』 The spirit is dead.

man became a living soul. Because, the spirit that was in the kingdom of God sinned, God locked the spirit in the soil. However, God created the Garden of Eden to put Adam there and to eat the fruit of the tree of life. So he was born again as a spiritual being. The spirit must eat the fruit of life in order to live. Jesus said that I am the bread of life in heaven. And he said that those who do not eat my flesh and do not drink my blood have nothing to do with me. Eating means to be one. It means that if we do not become one with Jesus who died on the cross, we cannot gain the life of heaven. So he says that the old man must die.

In Romans 6: 4-7『Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. 』

Jesus died on the cross for the repentant. So Jesus took away the original sin of the dead and all the sins of the world with Jesus. He took all the sins of the past, present and future. Those who are in Christ become unrelated to sin for they follow the law of the Holy Spirit.

In Romans 8: 1-2『There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 』

In 1 John 3: 9『 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.』 Similarly, in 1 John 5:18, 『We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.』 Those who died with Jesus die in the body of the flesh and are born again in the spirit. The spirit body is with God. So, we can't see with our physical eyes, but we believe with our heart. The spirit raised in the spirit body is with God.

In Ephesians 2: 6『And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 』, In Colossians 3: 3 『For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 』

Those who are born again have two bodies. It is the body of fresh and the body of spirit. So, the mind is divided into the spirit mind and the flesh mind to fight each other. So, the Bible tells the born-again to fight evil. Those who have been born again must not repent of their sins, but must confirm that they are dead every day. So, like the apostle Paul, I become a dying day after day.

To those who do not deny themselves and confess that they are sinners and believe in Jesus to be saved, they will be told, "You are the children of the devil." The difference between "accepting or denying the reality of self" is the recognition of one's identity. It depends on how you perceive yourself. Will you fight by denying yourself? Or will you be faithful to your feelings and love yourself? You have to fight and win, and you will be free from your second death.

Revelation 3: 4-5『 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 』



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