Apabila kita melihat sekeliling kita, Kita melihat bahawa dunia terletak pada kegelapan dan kematian memerintah sebagai raja di dunia ini. Syaitan semakin banyak wilayah, even in the lives of many Christians., who are supposed to be the light of this world. Wherever the light is shining the devil tries to enter and deceive, mencuri, Bunuh, dan memusnahkan. Because that’s the mission of the devil, to extinguish the light of the church and make the earth without form and void again and let darkness and death reign on earth. And so the darkness extinguishes the light and what does the church do?
Allah adalah terang dan pada-Nya tidak ada kegelapan
Di 1 John 1:15 it is written that God is light and in Him is no darkness. Perkara pertama, that God created, when the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep, was the light. Tuhan berkata: “Biar ada cahaya” and there was light.
God divided the light from the darknes and called the light day and the darkness night (Kejadian 1:1-5). Sejak saat itu, there wasn’t only darkness, but there was a difference between the light and the darkness.
The darkness that was present and the formlessness and voidness of the earth that was caused by the devil and his demons (malaikat yang jatuh), who were cast upon the earth after pertempuran di taman. That’s what the devil had done to the earth, and that’s what the devil had done after God created the earth and all there is within perfectly, by seducing man, and that’s what the devil still does with the earth and everything that lives.
The children of the night
The devil is the god of this world and where he has established his kingdom, the darkness is present. Although Jesus is King and has taken kunci, kuasa di langit dan di bumi, dari syaitan, the devil still has the ability to steal, membunuh dan memusnahkan.
The devil walks about as a roaring lion and seeks whom he may devour. Because his mission is to destroy every soul and steal the inheritance, which God has given in Jesus Christ to His saints. He tries to extinguish every single light that shines in the darkness of this world.
The devil tries to seduce and mislead as many people as possible with his lies. He keeps them ignorant about the truth and causes them to sleep and makes them children of the night.
That’s why the devil tries to keep the believers away from the Bible; the Word and ensure that they build their faith upon the words of men, who have mixed their own philosophies, opinions and carnal lusts and desires with God’s Word, and turned the truth of God into a lie.
Semua, who is carnal and walks after the flesh and has the spirit of this world listens and believes what these pendakwah of the world and the world have to say.
They belong to the world (kegelapan), and are children of the world; children of the night.
Their spirit is dead and they don’t see what is truly happening around them. They are spiritually asleep and live in darkness and can’t stand the light. Itu, they avoid every light that comes near.
Unless they hate their lives and are fed up with their sinful lives. Hanya ketika itu, will they be drawn by the light that shines in the darkness.
Many people confess Jesus as Lord, Sementara itu, they obey the devil and walk in darkness
Many people confess Jesus as Lord while they behave and live like the world and are spiritually asleep. They feed themselves with the things of this world and are influenced and led by them. And so they are being led by the wisdom and knowledge of this world (sains), (sosial)media, situasi, and all kinds of earthly things, which they perceive with their senses, and build their knowledge, kebijaksanaan, doktrin, and faith upon them, Sama seperti dunia. (Baca juga: Adakah anda mengaku Yesus atau adakah anda menafikan Yesus sebelum manusia?).
They think they are Christians and walk by iman. Tetapi pada hakikatnya, they don’t listen to the Word and don’t walk according to what the Word says.
They’re not led by the Word and the Spirit, but they walk after the spirit of this world and are led by what science, (sosial)media, and scholars (the wise people of this world) katakan.
They believe and act upon what the world advises and commands them to do and go to the world for help, instead of believing and doing what Jesus commanded them to do and going to Him for help. And that’s why many people, who say they are believers, belong to the world and are children of the night.
The devil uses many lies and tactics to seduce and mislead Christians and cause them to go astray. This way he extinguish their light, so that they won’t be a threat to his kingdom anymore.
The devil uses lies and all the temptations of the world, to ensure that people keep living in sin.
He uses distractions, masalah, situasi, hiburan, Dan sebagainya, to keep people busy and distracted and focused on themselves and their circumstances, instead of being focused on Jesus Christ and establishing His Kingdom on earth.
As long as people remain carnal and are not willing to lay down the flesh, the devil shall succeed in making sure, that they stay focused on themselves and feed themselves with the things of this world, so that they won’t be a threat to his kingdom anymore.
Because the more people feed themselves with the things of this world, the more darkness they become. They shall abide in sin; dalam ketidaktaatan kepada Tuhan dan kehendaknya.
That’s why it’s important to stay in Jesus Christ; the Word and keep walking according to His will. Even if that means rejection and persecution from the world. Because the darkness will always try to extinguish every light, so that people can live in sin without resistance and condemnation, just like in the days of Noah.
The children of the day
If you believe in Jesus Christ and belong to Him through regenerasi dan tinggal di dalam Dia, you belong to the day and be the light of the world. Jesus is the Light of the world and everyone, who belongs to Him and stays in Him has become the light of the world.
Itu, as long as you stay in Christ and live after His will, which is also God’s will, you shall be the light on this earth.
Yesus berkata: Kamu adalah terang dunia. Sebuah bandar yang terletak di atas bukit tidak boleh disembunyikan. Lelaki tidak menyalakan lilin, dan meletakkannya di bawah gantang, Tetapi pada lilin; Dan ia memberi cahaya kepada semua yang ada di rumah. Biarkan cahaya anda bersinar sebelum lelaki, bahawa mereka mungkin melihat karya baik anda, dan muliakanlah Bapamu yang di sorga (Matthew 5:14:16)
As long as you stay in the kehendak Tuhan and do good works, you shall exalt and glorify your Father, yang berada di syurga, and your light shall shine before people.
Some people shall be drawn by the light and when you witness, they shall believe in Jesus Christ and be reconciled through Christ with the Father. And some people shall hate the light and reject you and not want to have anything to do with you because you testify about their evil works.
If the latter one happens, then don’t be sad, but rejoice. Kerana Alkitab berkata, that because of the Name of Jesus, you shall suffer reproach and shall be persecuted and rejected by the world. (Baca juga: Menderita untuk nama Tuhan).
And since the spirit of this world is present in many churches, you may also be persecuted by the church and maybe even denied access. This happened with Jesus, so this shall surely happen with pengikutnya, who represent Him.
Apa yang dikatakan Alkitab mengenai Yesus’ Kembali?
The Bible says that Jesus’ return shall come as a Thief in the night. Itu, Apabila Yesus kembali, it shall be during the night. There shall be (Rohani) darkness upon the earth. (i.e.: Yesaya 13:9-10; 24:23, Efesus 32:7-8, Joel 2:10,11,31; 3:15, Zachariah 14:6-7, Matthew 24:29, Perbuatan 2:20)
In the night, when no one expects it, Jesus shall return. Only the children of the day, who belong to the Light and who are spiritually awake, shall see the signs of His coming and be ready to meet Jesus.
But of the times and the seasons, Saudara-saudara, ye have no need that I write unto you. Untuk diri sendiri tahu dengan sempurna bahawa hari Tuhan begitu datang sebagai pencuri pada waktu malam. Kerana ketika mereka akan mengatakan, Keamanan dan keselamatan; Kemudian kemusnahan tiba -tiba datang ke atas mereka, Seperti mengasah wanita dengan anak; Dan mereka tidak akan melarikan diri. Tetapi kamu, Saudara-saudara, tidak dalam kegelapan, that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye semua anak -anak cahaya, Dan anak -anak hari itu: Kami tidak malam, atau kegelapan. Oleh itu janganlah kita tidur, seperti yang lain; Tetapi marilah kita menonton dan sedar. For they that sleep in the night; Dan mereka yang mabuk mabuk pada waktu malam. Tetapi marilah kita, yang pada hari itu, Senang, Memakai payudara iman dan cinta; Dan untuk topi keledar, Harapan keselamatan. Kerana Allah tidak menetapkan kita untuk dimurkai, tetapi untuk memperoleh keselamatan oleh Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus, Yang mati untuk kita, itu, sama ada kita bangun atau tidur, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
1 Tesalonika 5:1-11
The Saviour of the world
The earth decays and the filthiness and darkness increase. Di sekeliling kita, we see a blurring of moral standards and values. The laws, which are largely based on the Bible (Firman Tuhan), are adjusted to the spirit of this world; roh dajjal, who reigns in the children of disobedience; the children of the darkness, who belong to the night.
This also happens in many churches, where the wisdom of God and His Word are defiled and mixed with the wisdom, pengetahuan, and opinion of carnal men and the world, that carries the spirit of the antichrist.
It is one big chaos, dan tiada siapa yang nampaknya mempunyai penyelesaian. Tidak juga dajjal, siapa yang akan timbul, apabila semua harapan hilang dan apabila seolah-olah tiada jalan keluar.
Dajjal akan bangkit daripada orang ramai dan akan berpura-pura bahawa dia dapat mencari jalan keluar dari kekacauan itu.. Dunia akan menganggap dajjal sebagai penyelamat dunia. Tetapi pada hakikatnya, orang ini akan diilhamkan dan dipimpin oleh syaitan dan kerajaan kegelapan dan hanya akan memburukkan keadaan.
Satu-satunya Penyelamat, yang mampu melakukan perubahan, ialah Yesus Kristus. Dalam kehidupan manusia, tempat Yesus Kristus diterima, kegelapan akan lari dan kehidupan, ringan, dan keamanan akan dipulihkan.
Satu-satunya jalan kepada Bapa adalah melalui Yesus Kristus. Dia adalah satu-satunya Jalan, kebenaran, kehidupan, dan Cahaya.
Setiap jiwa, yang ditarik keluar dari kegelapan dan didamaikan dengan Bapa melalui Yesus Kristus, shall belong to the Life and the Light instead of death and the darkness and shall be a child of the day instead of a child of the night.
Kerana anda kadang -kadang kegelapan, Tetapi sekarang kamu terang di dalam Tuhan: Berjalan sebagai anak -anak cahaya: (Kerana buah roh ada dalam kebaikan dan kebenaran dan kebenaran;) Membuktikan apa yang boleh diterima oleh Tuhan. (Efesus 5:8-10)
Tetapi anda adalah generasi yang dipilih, imamat diraja, bangsa suci, orang yang pelik; that you should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Yang pada masa lalu bukan orang, Tetapi sekarang umat Tuhan: yang belum mendapat belas kasihan, Tetapi sekarang telah mendapat rahmat. (1 Peter 2:9-10)
Don’t let the darkness extinguishes the light, but keep your light shining
Itulah sebabnya, it’s so important to stay and abide in Him, be awake and watch and tahan godaan of the devil and have no fellowship with the works of darkness.
Don’t try to become a friend of the world, nor adapt and apply the wisdom, pengetahuan, and theories of the world in your life, because that’s not your assignment. Jika anda melakukan ini, then you are already fallen into the trap of the devil and are seduced and misled by his lies. Kerana Allah berfirman, bahawa hikmat dan pengetahuan dunia ini adalah kebodohan bagi-Nya.
Jangan fokus pada diri sendiri dan kerajaan sendiri, tetapi tetap fokus pada Yesus Kristus dan perkara-perkara Kerajaan Tuhan.
Tinggal di dalamnya, supaya kamu melakukan perbuatan baik di dalam Dia. Tetaplah terang dunia ini, supaya anda memenangi banyak jiwa untuk Yesus Kristus dan Kerajaan-Nya. Bahawa anda menarik banyak jiwa daripada pembohongan syaitan dan kuasa kegelapan.
Di mana cahaya bersinar, kegelapan mesti melarikan diri. Itu, pastikan cahayamu terus bersinar di dunia yang gelap ini, dan jangan biarkan kegelapan memadamkan cahayamu.
‘Jadilah garam bumi’
