Jesus, the Faithful and True One — Erlo Stegen

We thank you, Lord, for having kept us on all our ways till this day of today, and we ask you, Lord Jesus, to be with us, that your holy name would be glorified, and that you would be sanctified amongst us.

The Faithful and True Rider

Amen. We will read the Lord's Word out of the book of Revelations. Chapter 19, verse 11. After that, I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse appeared, the one who was riding it is called Faithful and True, and he passes judgment and wages war in righteousness and holiness.

His eyes, like a flame of fire, and on his head are many kingly crowns, and he has a title inscribed which he alone knows. He is dressed in a robe dyed by dipping in blood, and the title by which he is called is the Word of God.

And the troops of heaven, clothed in fine linen, dazzling and clean, followed him on white horses. From his mouth goes forth a sharp sword with which he can smite the nations, and he will shepherd and control them with a staff of iron, and he will trade the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath and the indignation of God, the almighty, the omnipotent.

And on his garment and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We will stop there. The God's mystery is, and the Bible's mystery, is an amazing thing. Last night when I spoke to the distributors, I said the Bible is an marvelous book because it starts with, in the beginning, God.

God as First in All Things

Now in Hebrew that word in the beginning is an amazing word. We are used to saying in the beginning God created heaven and earth, and that we tend to think of the creation and his creating the world. And the emphasis seems to be on the creation that he created.

In the meantime, in the beginning has an astounding meaning. In the beginning, in Hebrew means, he's the first in time, position, order, rank, whatever it may be, he's the first and will always be the first in everything.

And this man who is, or this being, who is the first in rank, in order, in position, he created heaven and earth. I told them when we, when I got to KwaSisa Bantu, I didn't look for water, I didn't look for milk, I didn't look for these projects, I came with one aim, to seek God.

God. And those who were together with me at that time were also of that mind, of being of one heart, united, seeking nothing else besides God. But then if projects are started and work is done, that is the gift of the Lord.

And if he, the Almighty, imparts his grace to you, then you can just thank him, because he is the one, the Almighty, who is in the earth, above the earth and high in the heavens. He is the one, the Almighty, who is in the earth, above the earth and high in the heavens.

And I say to this day, we are seeking this God, and for whatever reason you may come, if you say, I spoke yesterday to some and said if you just have come for employment, well, I think you've come to the wrong place.

Here we want people who seek God, and likewise the school children. This is a place where a person seeks God. And I pray that if you don't do that, that this place will spit you out. We've got no place for people that don't want God with all their heart.

Abraham's Tested Faith and the Priority of God

And if he's blessed you, that you still seek him. Like Abraham, he had a son. And God said, let me test him, whether his heart is with his son or still with me. And he said, you slaughter, you sacrifice a son.

He could have said, oh God, I can't, this is my only son. But God said, so that he did it. And then God said, all right. And the past has proved that parents that don't seek God with all their heart, where the children become idols, they can't stay here any longer.

They leave. This is a place for people who put God in the beginning, according to the Hebrew language. Didn't Jesus even say he wants to be saved? Jesus needs to be my disciple and doesn't hate father, mother, child, even his own life cannot be my disciple.

Jesus needs to be in the beginning. Yesterday I related to the people of Swiss air. You know, the Swiss people are very precise and like things to run precisely. And their planes were also flying very well.

It was going well. Very time, yes. Everything was neat and tidy going well. And the previous manager of the airlines, he was pensioned. He was a believer, a God fearing man. He was at all times and venues, he would bring in God and talk about him.

And even when he did feel well, he was thanking God. And then someone else took his position. And when the old man had left, then the new director, when he came in, he says, well, now we are free. We are tired of all this God talk.

National Prosperity and Fidelity to the Bible

Now we can act as we think and like how things should go. And it only was 10 years after that, that Swiss air was bankrupt. I've seen Swiss people crying, crying, shedding tears. It was part and parcel for them after 10 years.

Bankrupt. Because the new manager thought he could do it. And not God. That's what happened. You remember just a year or two ago, they were bankrupt. A few years ago, there was a Frenchman who wondered why America was so prosperous.

And so he was going to investigate to try and find the secret of their success. What is it that makes America work? What? How? So he entered into the American heart. And so he came to the conclusion and said that America is blessed because of the Bible.

Likewise, England was blessed because of the Bible. But because the Bible is not adhered to anymore, it's insignificant. That's why we see things going down. And every nation that pushes the Bible aside, we see that it fades, just becomes a fake, and there's no power left in those people.

And even on the notes and the money they have written, in God we trust. That's why we see that America is blessed because of the Bible. And even on some of our coins previously, we had emblems which signified, for instance, one which had two birds on it, signifying those that the Lord said he will care even, he cares for the birds.

But now that has been pushed aside, and the truth of the matter is, in our country, God is being pushed aside. But there won't be any bright future for anybody who pushes God aside. Here we find something amazing.

Christ's Judgment and Righteous Warfare

John relates that he saw the heavens opened. He saw it open. And behold, a white horse that came down from heaven to earth. And the one riding it is called faithful and true, and he passes judgment and wages war in righteousness.

And so it is Jesus himself who is riding this horse. Whatever you might be here on this world, whether you're an atheist or a beast or whatever, above all things is this one who is the faithful one who is riding a white horse.

He is called faithful and true. Just look at the unfaithfulness of people, but he is the one who is and remains faithful. A white horse signifying purity, cleanliness. He comes down to wage war here on earth, doing it in righteousness.

He entered into Jerusalem riding the cult of a donkey, and a donkey signifies peace. But here he comes riding a horse, a horse denoting get ready to wage war, going into battle. And even we Christians are instructed to fight the good fight of faith.

Believing is getting ready for war to battle, but it is the good fight. We cannot wage war having our eyes shut. Even if you see someone doing wrong, if your boys see others doing wrong and they shut their eyes, they don't take note of it and do the necessary actions, well, then they are not involved in this good battle, good fight.

It is a battle against sin, against the wrong. Someone can fight against the wrong in other children's lives, but in his own children's lives he won't recognize the wrong. Here we hear of Jesus coming down from heaven on a white horse, getting ready to pass judgment.

Righteous Judgment and the Consequences of Sin

Not yet the judgment day, indeed that is coming, but now he was preparing to wage a war in righteousness. He comes as a judge, and as we see the different sicknesses and diseases, we know of AIDS, that a person who does the wrong, he has got to pay consequences of it, and now we see how he now comes with his judgment, and a person has got to suffer because of it.

In actual fact I didn't mention AIDS, I said sicknesses, but that includes AIDS as well. But there are others as well. He judges in righteousness. He comes and judges in righteousness, not through human righteousness or through man's eyes, but know that heavenly righteousness.

The Word of God and the Blood of Christ

And his eyes are like flames of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name inscribed which he alone knows. He is dressed in a robe which is dyed by dipping in blood, and the title by which he is called is the Word of God.

An artist could paint a picture for us. He is dressed in a robe which is dyed by dipping in blood, and the title by which he is called is the Word of God. He comes down from heaven. He comes down from heaven on this white horse with his judgment.

He comes with his righteousness, and if you don't accept him, if you want to ignore him, well he is coming, and he is coming with his righteousness. His robe is dyed with dipping in blood, which signifies that he came down and died for us.

And that he bought us with his blood. And the troops of heaven, clothed in fine linen, dazzling and clean, followed him on white horses. And the troops of heaven, clothed in fine linen, dazzling and clean, followed him on white horses.

The Holiness of Those Who Follow Christ

The God of the congregations, and if he comes down to wage war, then these troops of heaven say, we won't leave him alone, we are going with him. And if he comes down to wage war, then these troops of heaven say, we won't leave him alone, we are going with him.

And if he comes down to wage war, then these troops of heaven say, we won't leave him alone, we are going with him. His troops were on their white horses. They were like him. What kind of a horse are you riding?

Is it clean? Is it sanctified? Is it holy? Is that what your life is like? Is that what your life is like? Is it holy? Is that what your life is like? Is that what your life is like? Is that what your life is like?

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