The Morning Star Rising on the First Day
A VISION OF A JESUS-FILLED WORLD COMING TO PASS
This is the heart of the question: What has been done in Heaven that we are to also do here on Earth? We look to Luke 10 for the answer. There, we learn how Jesus sent out 70 of His disciples into ministry. He tells them to heal the sick (a spiritual gift) and communicate that the Kingdom of God has come near them (the infilling of the Holy Spirit).
The Mission of the Seventy
Luke 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy[a] others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house!’ 6 And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; 9 cure the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’[b] 10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’[c] 12 I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.
The Seventy Are Empowered for Ministry
Jesus commands His disciples to tell the people they encounter that the Kingdom of God has come near them. This indicates that they are filled with the Holy Spirit and, therefore, are empowered for ministry by the gifts of the Spirit, as demonstrated by the healing of the sick, a gift of the Spirit.
They Are Sent
Another essential detail of Luke 10 is that Jesus sends the seventy out with precise instructions. Today, however, we can receive Jesus’ directions via the Holy Spirit through a word of wisdom, knowledge, or prophesy. God continues to disseminate messages to His people through visions and dreams and through His prophets, who convey God’s words to them. These three gifts of the Spirit lead people to do His will.
Jesus also instructs them to heal the sick there, which is another gift of the Spirit. The primary use of this gift is to demonstrate God’s love for the people and the power of God given to those He sends.
Jesus Prohibits Some Provisions
Jesus sent the seventy out with meager provisions. Today, vast sums of money are often required to launch a ministry.
The Return of the Seventy
Returning to Luke 10, we will learn what happened when the 70 returned to Jesus. This passage will help us understand the meaning of “On Earth as it is in Heaven.”
Luke 10:17 The seventy[d] returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!” 18 He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. 19 See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
The significant point of the above verse is that the seventy returned to Jesus, communicating that they had power over evil spirits by ministering in Jesus’ name. Jesus responds by articulating His observation of Satan being cast down like lightning from Heaven, and that they have power over the spirits and that nothing will harm them.
This clarifies the meaning of the statement in the Lord’s prayer, “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.” Namely, take power over the evil around us and remove it from our presence by using the power and gifts given to us in the name of Jesus. To have victory over the devil and his angels, cast them from our presence, so the Bridegroom can come for His bride (THE-BRIDE-OF-CHRIST-AND-HER-VISION.) When this happens, the Earth will be transformed. Jesus will exist in the core of Earth, and the entire planet will perpetually blossom as a beautiful flower (A VISION OF A JESUS-FILLED WORLD COMING TO PASS.)
Additionally, because of the timing of Jesus’ communication to the seventy after they returned, one would envision that their actions were somehow connected to Satan’s fall from Heaven. This further clarifies that we work in coordination with the angels in Heaven toward a goal for Heaven and Earth: Eliminating evil from our presence in love.
Therefore, we must seek the Kingdom of God, the infilling of the Holy Spirit, exercise our spiritual gifts, and put on the whole armor of God to cast out the devil and his minions from the Earth so that Jesus may return for His Bride. There is a spiritual war in progress for control of the Earth. It is time to prepare and enter.
Until next time, much love from Papa Joe.
The Morning Star Rising on the First Day
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