The hour is coming for the appearing of the
saints of God.
For we know that the whole creation groans and
labors with birth pangs together until now (Rom 8:22)!
It is taking a long time. God created the
universe, the earth and everything therein in six days. But to
prepare this home for the saints, 1970 (2003-33) years have gone by.
If the current earth and universe is beautiful, the furnished heaven
will be beyond description.
The age of the saints comes after the
restoration of the five-fold ministries (Eph 4:11) – the apostles,
prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. With the beginning of
the Reformation, the TEACHER was
restored upon the restoration of truth after the Dark Age of the
Church. Then the Protestant Church was birthed, and the
PASTOR began to shepherd His (not
his) sheep. The EVANGELIST came
with the Wesleys as they stormed the nations with their fiery
sermons. Next, we see the breaking forth of the
PROPHET this century as God poured
out His Spirit, and men and women began prophesying. In recent
years, we are witnessing the APOSTLE
taking cities and nations for Christ!
It is noteworthy to see that these fivefold
ministries are being restored in the reverse order in which they
exited and lost their place in the Church. The early Church began
with great light but then regressed into gross darkness. The last
day Church is coming out of darkness into His marvelous light. This
light will increase until the fullness of time with the full
revelation of the glory of God and also the revealing of the sons of
God. If the five-fold ministries are great, wait till you see them
combining efforts to bring forth the saints of God!
The psalmist wrote in Psalm 119:99-100:
"I have more
understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my
meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep
Your precepts."
The students have more understanding than all
his teachers do! How can this be? We see that this is indeed true,
and is happening in our world. The society is progressing and not
regressing. The students of today have more understanding and
knowledge than the students of yesterday in terms of technology,
science and information. These students of yesterday are the
teachers of the students of today! As the students need to honor
their teachers, we need to honor our instructors of faith – the
five-fold ministers!
With the restoration of the fivefold, the
saints will be equipped and empowered to do the work of the ministry
(Eph 4:12). Having the five different instructors, the saints will
be prepared and perfected in:
- pioneering (by the apostles)
- prophesying (by the prophets)
- proclaiming (by the evangelists)
- pastoring (by the pastors)
- preaching (by the teachers)
This is more than double anointing! It is
fivefold anointing!
The saints are not power-hungry. They are
simply Jesus-hungry! They will thirst for Living Waters and hungry
for Living Bread! What flow out of them will be nothing short of the
glory of God! They will be the living epistles of God both in word
and in deeds, ministering within and without the walls of the
Church!
Therefore we, the saints of God,
let’s arise and shine!