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Ezekiel was among the captives in the land of Babylon. Humanly speaking, he was in a hopeless situation. His future looked empty and meaningless. And yet, at such an unlikely time, the heavens were opened to Ezekiel, and he saw the glory of the Lord. In these last days, we too find ourselves pressed on every side. How can we survive as Christians? How can we serve God's purpose in our generation? We believe that God has a way for us, and that way is that we live under an open heaven. Like Ezekiel, we need to catch a glimpse of the glory of the Lord. If we see the glory of the Lord, that will give us light, give us strength, give us direction, and give us purpose. Our life on earth will mean something to the Lord and it will be fulfillment to us. We do hope that God will give us a strong desire that we will see His glory. This is one thing that we long for-we want to see the glory of the Lord. If we do, it will give us hope, it will give us faith, and it will give us love that we may press on until the day when the glory of the Lord shall fill the earth, as the waters fill the sea. May the Lord help us.

Zechariah's prophesying began with a call for the remnant of the children of Israel to return to Him: "Return unto me, ... and I will return unto you" (1:3b). They had already returned physically, but their hearts needed to be recovered. Thank God they responded and returned with their whole hearts. The result was that the Lord returned to them as well. After about two months, the word of God came again to Zechariah in one busy night, with eight consecutive visions, each added to the other. Through these visions, God made known His whole plan of recovery. It was not just to recover the temple that Zerubbabel and Joshua and the remnant were building, but at the very end of days, He would recover everything to its fullest. Through these visions, we can see the whole plan of God in the work of recovery. In the end, God will recover fully and gain glory out of His people. In this volume, Stephen Kaung brings us through this same path of returning to the Lord with our whole hearts. He then seeks to hear the prophetic word of the Lord through Zechariah in our time. May the Lord use these words to comfort and encourage today's struggling remnant. May we not despise "the day of small things." It is "not by might, nor by power, but by [His] Spirit" that the church is built.

Haggai prophesied for four months, taking three different days to speak five short utterances. Though he began when he was an old man, Haggai’s brief prophecies helped the remnant of Israel finish rebuilding the temple.In I Corinthians 14, we are told that a prophecy speaks words to edify, encourage, and comfort (see v.3). In this volume, Stephen Kaung goes through Haggai’s two chapters in these three prophetic ways. He sees Haggai encouraging us first by a challenge not to give up but to repent and begin again to build. This will please and glorify the Lord. Then there are words of comfort for us in our small work, letting us know how it is all part of His great house. And finally, Haggai prophecies words to edify us, letting us know of His blessing and assuring us of His presence.Have you heard the call to rebuild the house of God? Have you given up much for that purpose? Have you come back to Jerusalem, to that simplicity which is in Christ? Have you laid the foundation which is nothing but Christ? You have done well. But to build the house of God is not an easy job. You cannot expect that the enemy will allow you to go on smoothly without any interference. You need to hear the prophetic words of God to be strengthened for the task.

The last voice to be heard in the Old Testament was through Malachi. Then the first voice in the New Testament spoke of the same thing. John the Baptist was sent before our Lord to preach repentance: "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand." The whole book of Malachi was just one message, one burden--repent. It was conveyed in a back-and-forth dialogue, where God reasoned with His people through questions and answers. In Malachi, seven issues are reasoned out over the lack of love, honor, purity, faithfulness, repentance, priority, and reverence. In this volume, Stephen Kaung goes through these issues, point after point, helping us learn some lessons on repentance. This link between the Old and New Testaments is the same link that will bring us into the next dispensation--repent: "Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works" (Revelation 2:5).

Of the one hundred and fifty Psalms, there are twelve attributed to the sons of Korah. They were special Psalms to be sung by special people. The mercy of God had spared them from the destruction that their ancestor Korah had deserved (see Numbers 16). They went through death and out of death into resurrection life. They became the children of mercy and grace—sons of the cross. Through this experience of the cross, they appreciated God uniquely and were called to be the doorkeepers and singers in His temple. They dedicated themselves to God in a living way. Out of the abundance of their hearts, they could sing these songs to God. In this volume, four of these Psalms are considered in detail along with their main themes HOPE—Psalm 42 (43),FAITH—Psalm 44,LOVE—Psalm 45, andVICTORY—Psalm 46. These sons of the cross could sing from the fullness of their hearts and out of their experience. As we too have received the mercy of God, may our hearts also overflow with worship and praise as we consider these Psalms of the sons of Korah.

"Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah?" This is our shared prayer with Elisha, as we, too, must step out on our journey with the Lord (see II Kings 2:14). We have heard of the tremendous life and ministry of the prophet Elijah. We must also see how it continues in the life and ministry of Elisha. We cannot separate these two men. Their lives were both totally abandoned to God, so that they became serviceable to their Master. Their ministries were also one and the same. Elijah's ministry was on the side of judgment and death, while Elisha's was on the side of grace and resurrection life. When God works, that is the right order-judgment and grace, death and resurrection. Their combined ministries form one complete ministry of God. "Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah" today? It was not Elijah that was so special. It was God who made him special. Just as Elisha, we today also have the same "God of Elijah." As we fully commit ourselves to our Master, we too may share the same life that is useful in His hands. May the Lord raise up useful servants. May we see the same God of Elijah working in our time, completing His ministry on earth as it is in heaven.

Recovery is the cry of the centuries. This cry begins with God and it is echoed throughout the centuries by godly men and women. It is deep calling unto deep. Even at the beginning of human history, in the garden of Eden, we hear that cry. Man, whom God created, failed and God came into the garden to seek fallen man and His cry was, "Adam, man, where are you?" It was a cry of anguish, a cry of love, a cry of recovery; and this cry continues on until today. In these five chapters, Stephen Kaung looks into this heart's cry as well as the principles and history of recovery. He concludes with a look into our time and where we stand in relation to God's final work of recovery. The work of recovery is completed by the Lord and not ourselves. He is ready. The question is: Are we willing to give ourselves to Him? Is this our cry?

This series of messages on the life of the church, the body of Christ serves as a follow-up companion volume to "But We See Jesus"; Messages on the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Having come to see Christ Jesus, we are now ready to see His church, about which Jesus had declared this: "I will build my [church], and hades' gates shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18b). From this declaration we realize that the church is not the product of the work of man, but it is the Lord Jesus himself who builds the church. Hence, in Scripture, the church is called "the Christ" (I Corinthians 12:12c; Ephesians 3:4b, 8b Darby). The New Testament book of Acts gives us a panoramic view of the churches in the first century. It also provides us with a prophetic picture of the churches throughout the centuries. As we review the histories of these various churches that are narrated for us in Acts, may we learn all the lessons God wants us to learn from them. Book jacket.