Learning to Exercise the Key of Denying the Self, who is the Embodiment of Satan

Matt. 16:23-24 But He turned and said to Peter, Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men. Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

The building up of the church depends on the shutting of the gates of Hades through the exercise of the three keys, the first of which is denying the self; the self is nothing else but the embodiment of Satan - the self is one with Satan and is … [Continue reading]

What are the Gates of Hades and how can we use the Keys of the Kingdom to Close them

Matt. 16:24-25 Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his soul-life shall lose it; but whoever loses his soul-life for My sake shall find it.

Matthew 16 is a very enlightening chapter in the Bible in our seeing how the direction of the Lord's move today is to bring in the kingdom of God; in this chapter we have the way to build up the church and the enemy of the building of God. The … [Continue reading]

Laboring in Prayer with God to Bring in His Kingdom and Carry out His Will on Earth

2 Cor. 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but powerful before God for the overthrowing of strongholds.

The work of the church is to bring in the kingdom of God on earth, and the way the church accomplishes her work is through prayer; the church should pray to bring in His kingdom on earth, and thus be an outlet of the heaven, allowing heaven's … [Continue reading]

The Work of the Church today is to bring in the Kingdom of God on the Earth

Rev. 11:15 ...The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.

The gospel of the kingdom is to bring in the kingdom of God, which issues in the church, and the work of the church is to bring in the kingdom of God. The Lord Jesus came not merely to express God and save us from our sins; He came to bring in the … [Continue reading]

The Genuine Church is the Kingdom of God in this Age, where we live the Kingdom Life

Heb. 12:28 Therefore receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us have grace, through which we may serve God dwell-pleasingly with piety and fear.

Concerning the kingdom of God, we need to realize that the church is brought into being through the authority of the kingdom, and the kingdom of God in this age is the genuine church, with the faithful believers living the kingdom life in the … [Continue reading]

The Kingdom is the Reality of the Church; the Kingdom Life issues in the Church life

Rom. 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

The reality of the church today is the kingdom of God, and apart from the kingdom life, we cannot live the church life. We were once alienated from the life of God - we were alienated from God and His life, being outside of the kingdom of … [Continue reading]

The Gospel brings in the Divine Life, the Kingdom of God, which Produces the Church

Matt. 16:18-19 ...Upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens...

In the New Testament we first see the kingdom of God (the Lord came out to preach the gospel of the kingdom, repentance for the kingdom of the heavens) and then we see the church; the presence of the kingdom produces the church. The direction of … [Continue reading]