Sunday Bible School
September 22, 2024
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XVIII
Sunday Bible School
September 22, 2024
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XVIII
Summary of the presidents message
The Sunday Bible School on September 22, 2024, was held live from the Mahanaim of Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo, with the participation of pastors Gedelti Gueiros, Gilson Sousa and Josias Junior.
Message from pastor Gilson Souza:
We greet all the brethren with the peace of the Lord Jesus! We are starting the Sunday Bible School. The topic to be discussed is the message of the
Holy Spirit resonates among the Faithful Church, in relation to the prophetic markers that are being fulfilled in our days, in preparation for the Church’s rapture.
Pastor Gilson Sousa presented responses from various brethren to the questions posed, and several experiences and testimonies related to the Sunday Bible School.
Message from pastor Gedelti Gueiros:
I greet you all with the peace of the Lord. Let’s answer the questions posed.
Question
Reading Revelation, chapter 2, verse 9, compared with Matthew, chapter 13, verses 27, identify where, in the Church of Smyrna, the prophetic application of wheat and tares is found:
Answer: Wheat: “...your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich) ...” – Poor church in material resources, but rich in spiritual blessings.
Tares: “...the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not...” – Salvation by works instead of salvation by grace.
“I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.” Revelation 2:9
“And the servants of the owner came to him and said, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’” Matthew 13:27
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Question
Reading Matthew, chapter 13, verses 24 to 30, make the prophetic application of the cha-
Pr. Gilson Sousa conducting the Sunday Bible School
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XVIII
racteristics of wheat in the parable.
a. “...good seed...”
Answer: The good seed is the living Word.
“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;’” Matthew 13:24
“So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’” Matthew 13:27
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b. “...in his field...”
Answer: Sown in the Lord’s field.
“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;’” Matthew 13:24 (emphasis ours)
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c. “...grew and produced...”
Answer: Grew and bore fruit.
“But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.” Matthew 13:26 (emphasis ours)
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d. “...the owner...”
Answer: The sower (Owner)
“So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’” Matthew 13:27 (emphasis ours)
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e. “...lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the
Answer: Separate the tares from the wheat.
“But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.’”
Matthew 13:29 (emphasis ours)
The Word tells us that the one who will separate the wheat from the tares is the Lord. Because they look similar, the reapers could fail. While we look at the exterior, God is the only one who sees the heart. When David was called to be king of Israel, he was despised for being a boy, but God saw the heart. In the rapture, God will see what is inside us: a life transformed
by the power of God, with baptism with the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts. [Pr. Júlio] f. “...but gather the wheat into my barn.” - v 30 -
Answer: The harvest of wheat in the Father’s barn.
“Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’” Matthew 13:30 (emphasis ours)
The prophetic application refers to the Father’s barn. The brethren of Smyrna were harvested by death for God’s barn.
wheat with them...”
Pr. Gedelti Gueiros leading the summary of the Sunday Bible School
The Preparation of the Church for the Rapture - Revelation - Part XVIII
The faithful church will be harvested in the rapture and will also go to the Father’s barn. The Word shows us that the angels will gather the saved from the 4 winds of the earth. The church will be gathered to be in the presence of the Father.
[Pr. Jerônimo]
Question
Reading Revelation, chapter 2 verse 10, compared with Matthew, chapter 13, verse 30, what is the meaning of the death of the brothers of the Early Church (Smyrna), compared to the wheat? Identify where, in the Church of Smyrna, is the prophetic application of the wheat and the tares:
Answer: Wheat is ground to make bread. The brothers of the Early Church died to proclaim the Living Word, producing the Word that feeds the soul. Prophetically, the wheat represents the Word of God, while the tares represent the opposition to the Word of God.
Just as the wheat seed intrinsically contained the mystery of life, the church of Smyrna carried the mystery of God’s Word. The servants of Smyrna died, massacred by external persecution and internal persecutions (prophetically represented by the tares). The wheat went to the barn, gaining the crown of life. But the tares will be destined for the fire to be burned.
The subject is very simple and we have seen the testimonies. We are having a great benefit from those who understood the Work. This deeply rejoices us. When the Lord speaks of the parable of the sower, the effects of sowing continue throughout the history of the
church. Thus, throughout history, the question is whether what was sown will bear fruit or not? That’s what matters to the owner of the field.
So, it’s necessary to see if this Christianity that’s out there is bearing fruit? Christianity has no commitment to the prophetic, to revelation, to the body. In what position is Christianity today? It’s discussing the issues of the flesh. Christianity has embarked on these discussions, which, for eternal life, have no value. The moment is to reap the fruits. But the flesh will not bear fruit, only the Spirit.
The Lord granted a vision in the Presbyteral Council that showed a coin. And the face of the coin needed to be turned. From here on, the Work needs to be of the Spirit. Its effigy, the pastor, the preacher, whoever it may be, will have no value at all. In the Trumpets and Feasts event, a question remained: who will have the last message? It’s with the church that is in the Spirit.
Now beautiful preaching is no longer enough. The Work from here on is not the face of the coin, the value of people, but
the Word. Either we hand over the Work to the Holy Spirit or it will no longer be possible. May the Lord bless us.
Pr. Gedelti
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Gueiros President of the Maranata Christian Church