(*Translation note: Throughout the message, ‘the particular age’ refers to a person’s physical age.)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
God, the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Son set ‘times’ and carry out history for both the creation and people each day in accordance with ‘time.’ This is absolute. Whether a person is young, grown, or old, and whether a person knows or doesn’t know,
God starts history when ‘the time’ comes. God takes action when ‘the time’ comes whether a person understands or doesn’t understand, whether he is ready or not ready; for those who don’t know, with them not knowing; for those who know, with them knowing; for those who are children, while they are children; for those who are adults, while they are adults. Time is this important. Because time is truly important, God gave human beings wisdom and helped them make ‘watches’ so that they will check the time, prepare ahead of time, and take action in accordance with time. The core of a watch is ‘time’ and ‘the moment.’ Even if you are wearing an expensive watch, if you live without keeping ‘the time and the right moment,’ there is no satisfaction for owning an expensive watch.
As for God, He completely finishes ‘whatever history is fit for that particular age and that time period’ at that particular age and at that time period. He does it at that time and doesn’t do it again. A bride and a groom should hold the wedding banquet when ‘the time’ comes. Would they wait until the guests are grown because the guests are young and not prepared? In this way, God starts history when ‘the time’ comes.
God never repeats history no matter how important it is. He carries it out ‘at that particular age’ in accordance with time and ends it. He takes action on the things of each day as they are prepared that day and ends it. If people fail to do it, He just moves on.
That is why I tell you to listen to the Word every day, receive the fire of the Word in yous ‘brains,’ and come to your senses and take action in accordance with the direction of the Word properly at the right time. You will end up missing ‘the time’ if all you do is avoid every single thing. God too – when the time comes, He carries out history and does everything at each time even if there is monsoonal rain, even if typhoons blow, even if tribulations rise, or even if wars break out. He never moves on while leaving regrets.
Just as the earth never stops no matter of what happens, God’s Will goes on without stopping [no matter what]! If you don’t eat the food you packed because it is raining, there is no shade, and the environment is not favorable, by the time you open it after the sun sets, you will have to throw away the food you packed because it is spoiled and stinky.
‘The [right] time to eat’ passed by at the time you were concerned about the environment and not eating it. ‘The time’ passes by whether you eat or not. In this way, ‘the time’ passes by whether you follow the Lord or not, whether you know the Lord or not, and whether you take action or not even after meeting the Lord.
The thing that you should do at that time, that particular age, ends after you do it ‘once at that time.’ That is why you must really do well. Even now there are people who live in self-centered ways and in ways they like even though it is ‘their time.’ Therefore they pass by without knowing ‘the time.’ They do that and then think ‘I’m sure my time will come in the future.’God does everything that should be done at that particular age or that time period and ends it. Even if your personal time comes again, it comes at a higher ‘level.’ It does not repeat at the same level. You have to do things properly at the current time. Only then will you receive the next time at a higher level.
The same is true with God’s history. History is not repeated at the same level. ‘The Old Testament history’ was not repeated at the New Testament time. And indeed, ‘the New Testament history’ is not repeated at the Complete Testament time.Additionally, ‘two kinds of history’ cannot be carried out at the same time period. The New Testament savior cannot carry out both ‘the child-level and the bride-level’ salvation history. He can carry out only the child-level salvation, the first coming history. It is like this: One person who is currently riding in a car cannot ride an airplane at ‘the same time’ because he is currently riding in a car. At this time right now, ‘the great things that pertain to this time’ are passing by. Don’t wait a few years and regret it saying, ‘that time [back then] was great in its own way’… Instead, at this time your ‘brain’ must be set ablaze with the fire of the Word, you must keep the Holy Spirit from growing cold, become united with the Lord, and take action with your life on the line. Only then will you have no regrets or lingering thoughts.
“Both the heavenly things and the earthly things that pertain to that particular age or that time period were done and finished. Now, only the things of the remaining age, the things that pertained to this time remain. Now, really come to your senses, receive ‘the fire of the Word,’ and seize and take action on the things of your time now, today’s things.” When you have sinned, you cannot do the work you should do because you can’t see it. Both sin and righteousness surely come with costs and rewards*.