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The following message is the third part of a teaching that consists of four parts and we recommend to read the message chronologically.
 
The Office Of The Shepherd (note: Pastor)
 
The ministry mantle of the shepherd is not very different from that of the evangelist as it also refers to the life of people. Shepherds see their main task in placing and caring for people in the church.
 
The ministry mantles of the shepherds find their validity in people's lives by focusing mainly on the local church. It is important to them that the local church is filled with believers and mature co-workers.
 
Furthermore, the functions in the ministry mantle of the shepherd are designed to house and support people in the church. Once people have become “members”, the focus of shepherds extends to focusing passionately on local churches and gatherings to keep believers in the house of God.
 
Sometimes, in their ministry mantle, they tend to establish the saints rather in the local congregation than in God's kingdom position. For example, if the evangelist is concerned for the mission field in the world and it can be difficult for him to reflect on the affairs of the administration of church and its resources, the shepherds' point of views may be narrow by being focused on their regional (note: local) church, so that they are not capable to establish the basic apostolic insight or understanding of the supernatural influence of eternity in the kingdom.
 
Shepherds provide a valuable service in the personal development of the assigned believers. There is this danger that within the heart of shepherds this can lead to an inappropriate desire to want to have more and more “members”, because they can be inclined to see their own purpose of ministering only in the amount of people.
 
A shepherd who does not run a church is without function and thus serves more in the position of a servant. Within the congregation, shepherds literally represent the “caretakers” with all their tasks and duties. Because of their focus on that inner work in the house of God, shepherds have a limited view of the world, which means that their ministry mantle as shepherds can be recognized and confirmed by it.
 
Shepherds seldom take risks to allow preaching that is challenging, such as apostles and prophets do, because it could cause their followers (note: flock) to turn away and therein to “lose” what true shepherds would be afraid of (note: sometimes with the wrong assumption that the number of members can decrease).
 
The Office Of The Teacher
 
For the teacher, the principle that no new convert (note: student) is supposed to have or lead a ministry is valid. Accordingly, the focus of a teacher's attention is not primarily on shepherding, as in the case of the shepherd (note: pastor), but rather on education and understanding of Scripture.
 
Teachers are recognized when they have disciples who are willing to study and learn the Word of God from them.
 
Just as a shepherd is responsible for spiritual care within a local church to ensure the growth of believers, the teacher helps and supports in assisting (note: in his ministry mantle) by following the focus of care in terms of academic education.
 
The sharp perception of teachers is always in search of information (note: also smattering of knowledge), which can deprive a young or uneducated new believer of the reward of the covenant in Jesus Christ.
Teachers are meant to provide protection against the enemy by using the Word and the knowledge of the truth of the Word of God. They do this by recognizing and rejecting conscious disinterest because they are aware that this indifference is the source of destruction, disfavor and impoverishment for believers. A true teacher despises such disinterest and can thus relentlessly appear in his mission to eliminate it.
 
Teachers are also watchful and eager to prevent or reduce mistakes and the associated consequences in the life of believers. They comprehend their mission as supporting to the growing of maturity in Christ by training saints in the unchangeable truth of the Word of God.
 
Occasionally, teachers who are inevitably analytical may take a very critical and one-sided approach to their views on new believers. An often disturbing attitude towards changes or new developments within the body of Christ is also an elementary component of the nature of the ministry of a teacher.
 
The Occurrence Of The Apostles and Prophets
 
Apostles and prophets receive revelations and insights from the Lord in order to hand over their fresh “manna” (note: revelatory Word of God) to the body of Christ. Their revelations correspond to those received by the prophets of God in the Tenakh (note: Hebrew Bible) and by all the apostles of the New Testament.
 
Apostles and prophets are the first ministers to be initiated and integrated into the Holy Word of the Creator and into the eternal world of the Lord. Both ministers recognize the mission of the church to reflect the eternal kingdom of the Lord. That is why they are experienced in the supernatural like the appearing of angels as well as the citizens of the kingdom of God and receive as highest ranking ministers directly and incisively the Lord's revelations.
 
They can see the new converts and the church as a whole, or with a primarily holistic approach. This is a completely different view and approach as of the other ministers of the five-fold ministry in the body of Christ. Their attitude concerning ministry is therefore oriented towards the representation of the eternal kingdom of God, just as the moon reflects the light of the sun to shine in the darkness.
 
The body of Christ on earth is destined to serve the Lord like a huge satellite of His eternal reign. It works with God's spiritual world and its institutions as inflows reflecting the activities of the invisible. Apostles and prophets reveal the hidden facets, powers and sovereignty of eternity. They reveal these principles and make them accessible to the saints, so that believers grow in their insight. This valuable work contributes to the recognition of God's heavenly design from eternity, which implies eternal life (note: immortality) for humans (note: mortals).
 
The main purpose of the church (note: saints all over the world), to which the apostles and prophets lead, is also to enlighten the darkened human mind with the wisdom of God. Furthermore, apostles and prophets minister to those who are unsaved, to see them connect themselves as far as possible with their eternal form as children of light and not as descendants of the supernatural darkness in which they live.
 
The calling of the apostles and prophets is being commissioned by God to sanctify the eternal body of men (note: the inner man => soul and spirit), which the Lord has prepared for an eternal existence and this process will be achieved by uniting the saints with His reign in Christ.
 
Apostles and prophets begin to fully grasp the reasons of the Lord in order to advance the people of God towards its eternal destiny. They emotionally understand this enormous value of destiny as a long-awaited companion of eternity.
 
The apostles have been given the ability by God's grace to stand on a higher level of knowledge than other ministers in the church. They act as revealing ministers of Christ, so that the secrets of the hidden realms of God can increasingly be revealed to those who are part of the Body of Christ.
 
It is the apostles to whom, according to the Word of God, the privilege and duty are ascribed as stewards of the mysteries of God (see 1 Corinthians 4:1-2), which presupposes fidelity and integrity.
 
1 Corinthians 4:1-2:
1 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.
2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
 
The apostles get initiated into the secret/silent ministry of the invisible world of the Lord to receive knowledge in order to share it with the body of Christ. Furthermore, apostles can bring the truth of the Lord into the hearts and souls of believers by clearly addressing every area of life, whether directly or indirectly, in order to help them progress in their daily life in Christ.
 
Apostles and prophets give the church the understanding of having authority to save souls and challenge saints to transform themselves into the image and likeness of Christ. This is based on God's unadulterated Word. Inaccurate and incoherent sermons or teachings are not usually typical of apostles and prophets. They know only too well how serious and glorious the Lord is in His nature.
 
The nature of the inauguration (note: ordination) of these two officers of the Lord makes them live as initiates in His kingdom. That is why it is such a privilege for them to serve men personally according to the Word of Truth which is put into their mouths by God. Their ministry can be found to be effective as the people they serve therein find comfort and conviction by God-given wisdom.
 
Apostles and prophets learn not only from their divine intimacy that heaven and hell are real, but also how God's holiness prevents the LORD from giving eternal life to those who reject or block his order (note: proud/arrogant heart attitude). Sometimes this is quite hard for those concerned, and experience shows that only mature saints can stand it. These mature saints are submitted to the reign of God without needing any traditional, gentle revelation or soft and superficial explanation. True apostles and prophets are therefore not always welcome, because of the fact that there are servants in the church who want to rely on a rather soft revelation. This can sometimes be related to the mindset of convincing people of God's love (note: in this context “cheap grace”).
 
Apostles and prophets understand what it means to say that God's will is done and know what God expects from His people, that is to say to surrender uncompromisingly to His will. They also understand the duty of the church to the sovereignty of the Lord. That means trusting and obeying. Aaron's loss of his two presumptuous sons in Leviticus 10:1-3 makes this clear.
 
Leviticus 10:1-3:
1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command.
2 So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
3 Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: “ ‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ ” Aaron remained silent.
 
Apostles and prophets are also prepared to recognize the limits of the freedom of salvation that the Lord allows, and proclaim to His people the danger of recklessness in the form of presumption and arrogance. Their messages are not often expressed in terms that comfort the flesh (note: flatter), but they seem to occasionally choose phrases and expressions that serve to create an inner shaking.
 
Dauntlessness and sometimes frank honesty permeate their messages. The penetrating insight of these ministers connects with the uncomfortable meaning of delivering bound “souls”. Their messages can cause the increasing of an inner aversion in order to reveal hidden rebellion in the hearts of the people of God (note: believers). Their ministry exposes believers with dispositions or patterns of inner resistance to holiness who prefer more convenient sermons by tendency.
 
God is truth, and His apostles and prophets are bound by a peculiar limitation within the assignment to express this truth, even if it is obvious that it will be ignored or attacked. It is mainly through these two ministers that the church can receive its fresh streams of wisdom and its portion in the unfolding of God's mysteries and revelations for its generations.
 
Apostles and prophets receive messages and revelatory teaching from God and bring it into the hands of the church so that it can be added to its present and former “theology” (note: emphasis) and move on to the next level of anointed development. This progress in the body of Christ can only come from new revelations (note: fresh manna). (note: This message is based on a teaching by Paula A. Price, Ph. D. from the book “Divine Order for Spiritual Dominance”; pages 5-12)
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm
 
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PROPHETIC CHAMBER
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The following message is the fourth part of a teaching that consists of four parts and we recommend to read the message chronologically.
 
The Apostolic-Prophetic Coalition
 
The concept of an apostolic-prophetic coalition implies an agreement based on the agreement that apostles and prophets unite and collaborate to bring the fullness of God's strength, character and wisdom to the saints. Such a cooperation usually develops from the recognition and connection of the leading prophet with the apostle he or she is “aligned” with (note: by an inner testimony).
 
As a matter of course, preceding prophets present the apostles for whom their mantles were sent by God to pave the way for them. From Abraham, the prophet who paved the way for Moses the Shaliach (note: type of apostle in the Tenakh – Hebrew Bible) up to John the Baptist, who was sent to prepare the way for Jesus (see Mark 1:3). In the pattern of the New Testament, after Philip the Evangelist had evangelized an area, the apostles and prophets stepped in to teach and consolidate new believers in God's truth (see Acts 8:4-24). The initial arrangement of “two apostles” (see Mark 6:7) has been changed to form and send a more effective team for this present time (note: apostle and prophet, after the resurrection of Jesus Christ).
 
The messages of the apostles and prophets are revelations which are spread or continued by the three other ministers of the five-fold ministry (note: evangelist, shepherd, teacher) in the church.
 
The ministry of the apostle and the prophet are destined to distribute active revelation received by God among the other three ministers of the church in order to provide an imprint for the whole body of Christ. Each of the three mentioned ministers (note: evangelist, shepherd, teacher) spreads his part of the apostolic and prophetic revelations within the ministry which their mantle emphasizes or covers.
 
The evangelist uses revelation to convince souls to recognize Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
The shepherd uses revelation to encourage the flock for attending and being part of the church.
 
The teacher uses revelation to train saints and consolidate them in the kingdom culture of the Lord.
 
However, what all three of these last-mentioned ministers of the five-fold ministry are lacking is the legitimacy of the Lord's immediate consultation in the realm of authority to which apostles and prophets are entitled. This is why they are the first-mentioned ministers, because they are assigned to release God's fresh revelations.
 
The Three First-mentioned Ministers According to 1 Corinthians 12:28
 
It is important to note, in comprehension of the field of the five-fold ministry, that three offices in the body of Christ have been given special attention by God, which are the apostle, the prophet and the teacher according to 1 Corinthians 12:28, named by Paul in a particular order.
 
1 Corinthians 12:28:
28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
 
In 1 Corinthians 12, it is God, the Heavenly Father, who appoints (note: places) the chosen persons into their office. If you look at Ephesians 4:11-14, you can see that it speaks of Jesus, who has given the officers of the five-fold ministry as gifts to the church or made them available to the church for various reasons. The Greek word for “gave” used in Ephesians 4:11 is the word “didōmi”, which means “handing over, granting, lending, providing”. This means that it is Jesus Christ who gives the offices to the chosen saints in His sanctified church (note: the bride of Christ) as a gift and asks them to enter into their offices and to mature in them. Among other things, Numbers 18:7 makes this clear.
 
Numbers 18:7:
7 But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain. I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift. Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.”
 
In relation to the three first-mentioned ministries (note: apostles, prophets, teachers) in accordance to 1 Corinthians 12:28 which are associated with the five-fold ministry, the word “placed” is used, which is called “tithēmi” in Greek and means “appointed, instructed, ordained”. This means that it is God, the Heavenly Father, who leads people into the ministries and it is Jesus Christ who hands them over to the church.
 
It is therefore no coincidence that Ephesians 2:20-23 partially obscures the three first-positioned offices of 1 Corinthians 12:28, because they form the foundation of the church, which allows the bride of Christ to move forward in God's plan being secured. The church as the bridal structure may receive stronger and more supernatural influence and greater authority in the heavenly world as well as to use it in accordance to Revelation 21:2.
 
Ephesians 2:20-23:
… 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
 
Revelation 21:2:
2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
 
The Supernatural “Statics” In The Bride Of Christ
 
Since Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of His bride and supports the necessary “statics” of the growing spiritual “building complex” according to Ephesians 4:15-16, it should be noted that the cornerstone position is equal to the power of the teacher as one minister in the body of Christ, because in the New Testament Jesus is also called “Rabbi”, which means “teacher/master”.
 
Ephesians 4:15-16:
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.
16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
 
There is a close reference to the importance of the teacher in the body of Christ. Believers who hold the office of the teacher in the body of Christ are primarily not people who merely know much of the Word of God or have much knowledge about God, but are able to unlock the Word of God by the anointing. Their anointing flows together with their knowledge, in order to make it accessible to the people they serve, like Jesus described the scribes (note: teachers of the law) who really recognized and accepted Him (see Matthew 13:52 i.c.w. John 3:2).
 
Matthew 13:52:
52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
 
John 3:2:
2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
 
It is, among other things, the believers who are in the office of the teacher in the church and who give the necessary balance through the revelatory power of the written word of God, as well as who contribute to the fact that the body of Christ is seen to be globally uplifted in power.
 
The task of the teacher in the body of Christ can be compared to the small human toe, which contributes to a balanced walk of man as an important part in the upright standing, or also to be considered as a small finger, which is of great importance in the grasping (note: snatching) of things (see Matthew 11:12).
 
Matthew 11:12:
12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.
 
The Task Of The Officers In The Five-fold Ministry
 
The officers of the five-fold ministry in the body of Christ have the mission to bring the people of God into full spiritual maturity for ministry, so that they do not become insecure or unstable by the influence of different teachings and doctrines (see Ephesians 4:11-14).
 
The establishment of spiritual maturity in the life of believers by the officers of the five-fold ministry has the effect that they (note: believers) are aware with whom they want to move forward spiritually on their path with Jesus Christ or under which competent spiritual leadership they are supposed to stay. Furthermore, it is the task of the officers of the five-fold ministry that believers recognize which spiritual calling, gift and anointing they are equipped with in order to position themselves accordingly.
 
It is wise for saints to submit to and to align with the anointing or spiritual influence by which they can get encouraged in their spiritual life according to their calling.
 
The Necessity For Spiritual Development
 
When believers have grown out of the infantile phase due to their spiritual maturity increased, they should go to the place where spiritual leaders are willing to continue to support them in their maturity progress by taking responsibility (see 1 Corinthians 13:11).
 
1 Corinthians 13:11:
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
 
However, if believers, despite their spiritual maturity being increased, wish to remain in a field of the beginning teachings, this may cause frustration for them, which may even lead to division within their respective fellowship (note: church, ministry place). That is not in the interest of God! Therefore, the respective believers should think about asking God where their next spiritual dwelling place is and be willing to change the place according to God's direction.
 
A Possible Change Of Location
 
That process can be associated with the change of location and possibly also with moving. Adverse circumstances in the life of a saint are usually determined by God, so that changes of a course of action or changes of the place can be involved, similar as Abraham lived (see Genesis 11:31 i.c.w. Genesis 12:1.10).
 
Genesis 11:31:
31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.
 
Genesis 12:1.10:
1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. …
10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
 
Conclusion
 
Only the return and turning to the required recognition of the offices in the five-fold ministry, which entails the ordination (note: appointment) to the five-fold offices by proven servants of God (note: men and women), can lead to the comprehensive restoration of the church.
 
The result of this turning process will be that believers can be appropriately prepared and instructed to be effective in their given authority under a higher authority (note: spiritual covering). This process of necessary collaboration between the officers, as well as individual leadership teams and saints in the body of Christ, will bring back true unity (note: based on biblical standards) that will be recognized by people in the world, as it is recorded in Acts.
 
It is too self-evident to mention that evangelists are not primarily responsible for the effective growth of churches, but each individual follower of Jesus Christ, who testifies in his assigned environment, shares the Gospel and lives out Jesus Christ accordingly (note: according to the commission to Mark 16 i.c.w. Matthew 24).
 
What is essential, however, is the attained maturity of the church according to Ephesians 4, which implies an order and maintenance of order that is not based on human “wisdom” or strategy, but ultimately follows the concept of submission to the order of authorization by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
 
The presence of God will be revealed to an unprecedented extent and human souls will be able to find their place in the kingdom of God if the head has an effective and obedient body of subordinate joints.
(note: This message is based on a teaching by Paula A. Price, Ph. D. from the book “Divine Order for Spiritual Dominance”; pages 5-12)
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
With regard to the feast of Shavuot and Pentecost, the Lord led me to the scripture from Zachariah 6:1-8, where it is written of the four chariots that came out from between two mountains of bronze.
 
Zechariah 6:1-8:
1 I looked up again, and there before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains – mountains of bronze.
2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black, 3 the third white, and the fourth dappled – all of them powerful.
4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.
6 The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”
7 When the powerful horses went out, they were straining to go throughout the earth. And he said, “Go throughout the earth!” So they went throughout the earth.
8 Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit rest in the land of the north.”
 
It is no coincidence that Zechariah saw the chariots coming out first and then the horses.
The reason for this is because God first establishes order through His Word (note: eternal truth), to which His spiritual movement is related. Nothing works without His Word and His Spirit (see 1 Corinthians 14:33).
 
1 Corinthians 14:33:
33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace – as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.
 
Different horses were harnessed in front of each chariot. The first chariot had red horses (east), the second black (north), the third white (west), and the fourth dappled (south). All of them were powerful.
 
The Land of the North
 
According to the Bible passage from Zechariah 6, it becomes clear that the focus by the angel is on the black horses bringing the Spirit of God to the land of the north.
 
=> The north is the region associated with the cooling, cold and darkness caused by the frosty temperatures and the lack of sun. The North speaks to the dark and the hidden.
Job 37:22 reveals the north as the dwelling place of Almighty God (see Isaiah 14:13).
Mount Zion is set in the north as the city of the great king, who is the Lord Jesus Christ (see Psalm 48:2). <= (Partial excerpt from the “Prophet`s Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 361)
 
The wind of the north carries the revelation of God of encouragement and refreshment (see Genesis 3:8a; 1 Corinthians 14:3). When the north wind comes (note: awakening), the south wind (acceleration) follows at a short distance, as we can read in Acts 2:1-3 (see Song of Songs 4:16).
 
Looking Up and the Power of God's Memory
 
In order to see the vision with the chariots and the horses, the prophet Zechariah had to look up.
The looking up of the prophet means being ready with divine confidence/faith to see the new things God is doing in this time (note: season).
 
The name “Zechariah” means “YAHWE remembers.”
 
When God remembers, it leads to the answering of His promises because He is watching over His word (see Jeremiah 1:12).
 
Jeremiah 1:12:
12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.”
 
The answering of His promises is going hand in hand with supernatural manifestation.
 
The process of the supernatural watching over His word is accompanied by the movement of His horses, harnessed to the four chariots that together form the four winds of heaven.
 
The Four Chariots, the Horses and the Two Mountains of Bronze
 
According to the vision that Zechariah saw, the four chariots with their harnessed horses were the four winds of heaven standing before the presence of God.
 
There is great significance referring to this alignment of the four winds of heaven which were not only horses, but four chariots in front of which the horses were harnessed and the prophet first saw the chariots coming out between the mountains of bronze.
 
We know, that the fullness of the Word of God consists of the Tenakh and the New Testament, both calling for intimacy with God and emphasizing the importance of repentance and forgiveness. Therefore, it is no coincidence that the four chariots moved through two bronze mountains.
 
The horizontal movement of the four chariots and the geographical position of the mountains (note: vertical) point to the mystery of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. The reason is because bronze refers to the ministry of forgiveness and repentance. The altar of burnt offering in the front court was decorated with bronze/copper (see Exodus 27:1-6).
 
Exodus 27:1-6:
1 “Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
2 Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze.
3 Make all its utensils of bronze – its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.
4 Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network.
5 Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar.
6 Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
 
Before entering the sanctuary, the priests had washed their hands in the bronze or copper basin. Bronze/Copper also represents a humble attitude of heart (see Exodus 38:8).
 
Exodus 38:8:
8 They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
 
God's Eyes and His Eternal Truth
 
Studying the alignment of horses and chariots in the Word of God reveals also that they carry the strength of God's watching eyes and draw the boundary line by the power of His written word (note: eternal truth) between the natural and supernatural realm (see 2 Chronicles 16:9a; Zechariah 4:10b).
 
2 Chronicles 16:9a:
9a For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth …
 
Zechariah 4:10b:
… 10b since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth …
 
They are destined to manifest God's promised Word (note: eternal truth => written word of God) at His appointed time which is accompanied by the revelatory truth for this time (note: fire and wind).
 
God's boundary line (note: word of God => eternal truth) goes hand in hand with His supernatural fiery presence (see Exodus 19:10-12.16.18 i.c.w. Jeremiah 23:29).
 
Exodus 19:10-12.16.18:
10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes 11 and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. …
16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. …
18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.
 
Jeremiah 23:29:
29 “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
 
The Presence of the Eternal Word, the Revelatory Truth and The “Cross of the Spirit”
 
When the presence of the eternal word of God/truth from the supernatural realm is aligned with the presence of the revelatory truth in the natural realm, it is inevitable that a saint enters a higher spiritual realm.
 
This becomes clear through the ascending of Elijah to heaven.
 
As the Word of God says that before Elijah (note: representing the fatherhood) was received into heaven, he had went ahead with Elisha (note: representing the sonship) talking with each other. Their common movement and common conversation point to the spirit-filled walk in the center of the cross of Jesus Christ, who is the way to the Father (see 2 Kings 2:11-12 i.c.w. John 14:6).
 
2 Kings 2:11-12:
11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two.
 
John 14:6:
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
 
That is why I consider it no coincidence that Elisha called Elijah several times 'Father' while Elijah was taken up by the whirlwind and accompanied by the fire of God reflecting the cross of Jesus Christ.
 
I call it in this context “the cross of the Spirit” because it was established out of the horizontal move of the fiery horses with the fiery chariot and the vertical whirlwind.
 
At this moment the divine presence of eternity (note: fiery horses with the fiery chariot) came into contact with the divine presence of the temporary time as the temporary time by the prophet Elijah carried the required measure of revelatory truth represented by the whirlwind.
 
Wind and Fire
 
At the feast time of Shavuot/Pentecost it were as well the attributes of wind and fire that pointed to the new time in accordance to God's plan – the time of the Holy Spirit. The coming of the Holy Spirit had been previously promised by Jesus Christ in agreement with His Father.
 
Acts 2:1-3:
1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
 
It is the Holy Spirit in whom we recognize our position in the sonship of Jesus Christ in order to call upon our Heavenly Father, who is the God of Israel (see Romans 8:14-16).
 
Romans 8:14-16:
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children (note: sons) of God.
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children (note: sons).
 
From this it becomes clear that saints in a humble (note: repentant) attitude of walking in the Spirit as “sons of God” and in increasing maturity, focused on faith (note: firm confidence, trust) can suddenly find themselves enhanced in a temporary circumstance, which is accompanied by a deeper revelation of heaven and worked by grace.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

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