Category: Ministry & Missions

Rev 1:3. Blessed is the one who reads ALOUD the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

Spent an afternoon with some brothers and sisters in Malaysia to read the book of Revelation aloud.  We took turns to read one chapter each and it took us 2 full hours to read through all the 22 chapters.  Amazing that none of us took our eyes off the Scripture while it was read continuously.  It was quite a feat given that some of us have short attention span.  All thanks and glory to our Lord.

The book of Revelation starts with a promise of blessing to the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy in Revelation and keep it to heart.  And it ends with a very severe warning to anyone who adds or takes away the words of this book of prophecy.  

Rev 22:18-19. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

I have read the book of Revelation many times but I failed to note the severity of the warning in Rev 22:18-19 all along.   The consequence of taking away words is so much more severe than adding words to it.  

The commentary from BibleRef.com states :

“In the prior verse (Rev 22:18), God warned against “adding” to Revelation, presumably by either adding to the text or trying to force in meanings which the Holy Spirit did not intend. God’s warning here extends to those who detract from the book of Revelation and presumably from all Scripture. As with the prior warning, this can be taken to mean editing the text, or trying to explain away or misinterpret those aspects of the message we don’t like (1 Cor 4:6). Those who take away from God’s Word will not share in the tree of life or have access to the eternal city.”

All these years that I have heard sermons on Revelation,  the emphasis was always on the coming glory of new heaven and new earth but the judgments mentioned in the main bulk of the prophecy from chapter 4 to 18 would be skipped over as not to offend the congregations used to hear only feel good messages but not doomsday messages. To me, it is likened to explaining away all such unpleasant judgments, or even belittling these words of prophecy as one translation mentioned (See below).

Over 2 Saturdays,  I shared the message of the Coming Economic Flood via zoom with the members of International Christian Chamber of Commerce, Malaysia.  For the first session, I shared about what the Rev 18:17-19 judgment is all about and how the current situation is setting up for this judgment which I believe will happen before all the other major prophecies in the end times.  For the second session, I shared about the necessary spiritual and physical preparation given the examples of our Lord’s warning about the AD.70 massacre and Agabus’ warning of a global famine in Acts 11:27-30.   

The current economic slump faced by China and the hardship caused by the inflationary climate in Southeast Asia are evident in daily life. If the churches have prepared for such crisis prior to the pandemic, the current hardship can be mitigated. But this current hardship will pale in comparison to the coming judgment which will destroy all wealth.

The ICCC president himself has embarked on such physical preparation and my message apparently reinforced the purpose of his endeavor.

All thanks to the Lord for opening doors for me to meet up with leaders from CBMC Malaysia and ICCC Malaysia (International Christian Chamber of Commerce).  I went to meet up and fellowship with 2 chapters of CMBC in Kuala Lumpur also.  

I was glad to witness the innovative ministry of 2 sisters.  They open up their beauty salon for the weekly CMBC meeting and also allow destitute women to do their own beauty business in their premises on a pay-as-they-use business model.  Such wisdom is so necessary in these end times to help one another to mitigate the impending economic hardship. 

Postscript :

We are all exhorted to come out of the Babylonian system and some of us are living in this system of western capitalism states led by Babylon.  Failing which we will suffer plagues of mourning, famine and death.  The pandemic has already shown us what these states could do pushing their global agenda without considering long and hard on matters that are so important to our lives.  If these doors are opened for us to escape,  we must obey despite our reluctance and resistance to change and also help others to do likewise.  May the Lord continue to give us the wisdom to mitigate the impending Rev 18:17-19 judgment He has decreed.

I got to know Pastor PW through a common Australian friend.  In early 2019,  I invited him to come to the pastoral conference in Batam, Indonesia to fellowship with the Indonesian churches as well as to go for the sustenance training conducted by the organisers in a farm that JC’s Manifesto Ministries was involved in its infancy days.  When he stayed over in Singapore, I introduced him to some Singaporean brothers in the hope that they might support his pastoral ministry.   And by the grace of our Lord, the Spirit of our Lord did convict these brothers to support his ministry.  He has since acquired a prayer centre and farmland.  The prayer centre now enables scores of pastors in the county to come regularly to pray together and the farmland provides sustenance and work for the church community too.  Such is the work of the Spirit God in training and spurring each one of us to love and good works collectively as we see the Day drawing near. All thanks and praise to our Lord Jesus.

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Went to visit a primary school cum orphanage started by a missionary sister in the hope of bettering the lives of the poorest children in the world through provision of holistic education. Due to the lack of resources, the Lord had given her the wisdom to address some of the sustenance needs of the school by utilising a small farm plot on the school ground. Budget challenges are enormous with enrolment growing in the hundreds which demand more teachers and helpers.

It is so heartwarming to learn that such a remote non-governmental school with no funding can produce 7 ace students who go on to excel in engineering and medicine.

May the Lord bless her and her ministry richly on account of her faith and life dedication to the Kingdom of our Lord.

All thanks and praise to our Lord for His calling to connect and fellowship with the churches in Kenya. I was both humbled and joyous to fellowship with the humble servant leaders of this denomination of 28 churches. I was hosted by their bishop and county (provincial) chaplain. We had the pastoral conference for a day in which I shared about the impending Rev 18:17-19 judgment and the necessity to prepare for it. The next day, I joined the regular worship session in which the bishop hosted leaders from other denominations. The messages I have heard all day were about fearing God and living in holiness. And I saw the one-ness and brotherly love in the churches between the leaders and the congregation when they honoured one another. (I am not making a pious courteous comment for I have seen most church leaders in the affluent countries are more of status seekers with their lofty protocol than humble servants.)

A few brothers and sisters in the Philippines were keen to know more about the coming hard times and have invited me to share about my book message, The Coming Economic Flood, in person a year ago. I was finally able to travel there this month with the lifting of most vaccine-related restrictions. They have decided to organise a seminar instead of an informal fellowship meeting. All thanks to the Lord for the wonderful fellowship and discussion.

I have written a comprehensive gospel message of the kingdom of God and the redemptive work of our Lord God from Genesis to Revelation. I included the major doctrines of the Holy Trinity, Personhood of Jesus Christ and the history of the Israelite nation in the narrative as well. The similarity of the Chinese culture, language, philosophy and religion is also included.

I have invited some 8 persons to listen to this 1 hour presentation to gauge the response followed by questions and answers before proceeding to dinner. I hope to share the gospel in this novel Alpha-course-like way and introduce it to churches in the region, God willing. All glory and honour to our Lord Jesus.

I have not been involved in caroling for the past 40 years ! Finally had the chance to sing carols and gospel songs and did street evangelism again in Chinatown here. Hallelujah ! I joined a group who has been active in street evangelism in Chinatown for the past 2 years.

It was raining cats and dogs at about 3.30 pm when I went to pick up the goodie bags which we would distribute at Chinatown on this Saturday afternoon. While putting the bags into the van and praying at the same time, I knew the Lord would grant my prayer for the program to proceed. The program could not be postponed because we only had two Saturdays before Christmas and it would take time to apply for the police permit for the event. Hallelujah ! The rain stopped completely at 4.10 pm. The program had to start at 4.30 sharp. While driving there, I told a brother and a sister in the van to take a look at the sky. There was still dense dark clouds to the north, east and west except over Chinatown. All thanks and glory to the Lord !

The Philippine Council of Intercessors International Movement, Inc. (PCIIMI) was founded in 2008 and is based in General Santos City, Philippines.   It is a council of intercessory movements whose only purpose is to gather and unite all Christian believers from various denominational backgrounds in prayer and intercession.  As of today,  it has 253 different intercessory groups under her umbrella with a total membership of some 25,000.

PCIIMI invited me in Nov 2018 to share a message with their leaders in General Santos in which I spoke of the current economic hard times and the need for preparation.  Since the start of the pandemic,  I have been invited several times to share a message over zoom at their Monday intercession program.  All thanks to the Lord for the opportunity to serve the Body of Christ at PCIIMI. 

Postscript : All thanks to the Lord also for the opportunity to minister the word over zoom to churches in South India and Pakistan during this period.