Regarding the challenging times we are in and the conflicts that accompany them, the Lord is emphasizing the book of the prophet Daniel and highlighting certain verses in it.
 
It is essential for us to internalize His Word in our spirit man, which He apportions from His mouth, in order to recognize the revelatory truth through the guidance of the Holy Spirit (cf. Matthew 4:4 i.c.w. John 16:13).
 
Matthew 4:4:
4 Jesus answered, ‘It is written: “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” ’
 
John 16:13:
13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
 
Sobriety and Watchfulness of the Spirit towards the Adversary
 
Based on Daniel 1:2b, it is clear that the people of Israel were led into captivity to Babylon (Note: means 'confusion') in the land of Shinar (Note: means 'lion country' among other things).
 
Daniel 1:2b:
… 2b These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia (Note: Shinar) and put in the treasure-house of his god.
 
It is the enemy's plan to bring us as God's people into a state of confusion, in order to make us disoriented so that we can be an easy prey for him. Just as it is said of the devil that he goes about like a roaring lion, seeking those whom he can devour (cf. 1 Peter 5:8).
 
1 Peter 5:8:
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
 
This roaring includes the influence of fear and uncertainty to disturb as well as intimidate people. For this reason, it is of great importance that we practice sobriety and watchfulness of spirit in order to recognize the tactics of the adversary.
 
Satan, the adversary is 'cold-blooded' and is clearly assigned in the Word of God, among other things, to the genus of reptiles in the form of a serpent (cf. Isaiah 27:1 i.c.w. Revelation 12:9).
 
Isaiah 27:1:
1 In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword – his fierce, great and powerful sword – Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.
 
Revelation 12:9:
9 The great dragon was hurled down – that ancient snake called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
 
Since a serpent devours its victims as well as possesses a twisted tongue, it shows that the adversary speaks true things, but he mixes them with lies or withholds deeper truth, for his goal is always to subvert and hide the truth.
 
This is evident, for example, in the context of temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, where the adversary led Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple and quoted to him the verses from Psalm 91:11-12, though the devil was not addressing also the subsequent verses describing the victory over him (cf. Luke 4:9-11 i.c.w. Psalm 91:13)
 
Luke 4:9-11:
9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ‘If you are the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down from here.
10 For it is written: ‘ “He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” ’
 
Psalm 91:13:
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
 
Jesus later applies the statement from Psalm 91:13 to His followers, the 72 disciples, saying:
 
'I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.' Luke 10:19
 
Conflict and the Battle for Truth
 
Unfortunately, in armed conflicts, the truth usually suffers first, and this is precisely the goal of the adversary, to cause as much confusion among people as possible, and in it, corresponding division.
 
We can break this procedure by separating ourselves from it in the spirit, which includes sobriety of spirit. It follows that we apply the truth of God's Word under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and do not make inadequate judgments out of our emotions, which can animate us to come to wrong conclusions.
 
Jesus instructed us as His followers to search for the truth in order to find it. This means also doing research from the soberness of spirit in the media landscape of today, even though it may take some time and effort. Only in this way will it be possible for us to recognize the bigger picture of the truth and not 'the truth' that withholds essential facts and conceals within itself devious motives.
 
We can assume that in the near future a drastic change in the media landscape will take place and is partly already recognizable, which is equivalent to the fall of 'Goliath' representing the voice of intimidation and fear by the intervention of 'David' representing the voice of truth and confidence (cf. 1 Samuel 17).
 
It is the small inconspicuous things that cause the evil 'great' to fall, as well as it was five flat stones taken by David from a brook (Note: not a river), even though David's size put him at a 'disadvantage' to Goliath (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:18-19.27-29).
 
1 Corinthians 1:18-19.27-29:
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.’ …
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are,
29 so that no-one may boast before him.
 
And this same principle was followed by the prophet Daniel, who in the midst of confusion (Note: Babel) and intimidation (Note: Shinar) submitted himself under the mighty hand of God, so that he was exalted in due time (cf. Proverbs 3:34 i.c.w. 1 Peter 5:6).
 
Proverbs 3:34:
34 He mocks proud mockers but shows favour to the humble and oppressed.
 
1 Peter 5:6:
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
 
The Right Focus
 
The reason Daniel didn't lose his divine focus, despite being in captivity, is because he had his eyes fixed on Jerusalem and Israel, allowing the Spirit of God to move in revelatory power. This is clearly seen in the windows opened by Daniel to Jerusalem (cf. Daniel 6:10a).
 
Daniel 6:10a:
10a Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened towards Jerusalem. …
 
Jerusalem is the navel of the earth and Israel is the apple of God's eye (cf. Ezekiel 38:12; Zechariah 2:8).
 
Ezekiel 38:12:
12 I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the centre (Note: navel) of the land.’
 
Zechariah 2:8:
8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you – for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye – …
 
In this, the principle of the bride of Christ and the divine vision given to her is made clear to us today, involving battle, for Israel means 'God-fighter', and peace, for Jerusalem means 'fortress of peace' (cf. Revelation 21:2.9-10).
 
Revelation 21:2.9-10:
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. …
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, ‘Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.’
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
 
When we enter challenging phases, it is important that we have our spiritual eyes properly focused and go forward as spiritual 'warriors' according to Ephesians 6:12 with 'shalom - peace' in our hearts as lovers of Jesus (Note: bride of Christ).

In this way, in the midst of confusion in society, we can see with enlightened eyes the truth of God related to freedom (cf. John 8:31b-32).
 
John 8:31b-32:
… 31b Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’
 
The Angelic Princes Gabriel and Michael
 
Furthermore, in connection with the time frame of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which is not merely two nations involved, the Lord led me to Daniel 10:20-21.

Daniel 10:20-21:
20 So he said, ‘Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; 21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No-one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.
 
We are in a time of contention and fighting over truth, and that, among other things, is why the adversary stirs up conflict to withhold truth. This truth in itself, is and will be shocking to many people and believers, because they look at the situation from a point of view of deception, and do not judge in any sobriety as well as watchfulness of spirit.
 
While I was reading the Bible passage from Daniel 10:20-21, the Lord put His emphasis on the task of the angelic princes Gabriel and Michael. Therein lies hidden the messianic principle of the 'one new man' in Christ Jesus, concerning the saints from the Jews and the saints from the Gentile nations (cf. Galatians 3:28 i.c.w. Ephesians 2:14-18).
 
Galatians 3:28:
28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
 
Ephesians 2:14-18:
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
 
It was Gabriel who was sent to Daniel at Babylon with a commission from God, and it is Michael who is authorized by God over Israel.
Based on the statement of Gabriel, the angelic prince, it reveals that these are different spiritual regions of spiritual warfare associated with the revelatory truth released by God for this time and the time to come.
 
It is the concern of the prince of the air (Note: Satan) to stop this truth, which is why the angelic prince of the people of Israel, namely Michael brought supportive help to Gabriel so that he could deliver the revelatory truth to Daniel (cf. Daniel 10:12-13).
 
Daniel 10:12-13:
12 Then he (Note: Gabriel) continued, ‘Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.
 
Currently, an important focus is on the spiritual battle in the spirit realm of the Middle East and the realm of Europe or to be eben more precise Eurasia represented by the prince of 'Jawan – Greece'.
 
The Pillars of the Earth and the Shaking in Eurasia
 
In connection with this understanding, the Lord revealed to us that there will be a significant shaking in the area of Eurasia. The reason is that a great weight of iniquity is crushing the pillars of the earth (cf. Psalm 75:4), so that they begin to act on the tectonic plates of the earth, causing an earthquake in the area of the Black Sea and its northern region of Eurasia.
 
At this point it is interesting to note that the book of the prophet Amos is heralded with the hint of a coming earthquake, and he addresses, among other things, the wallowing of 'the people of influence' in false security (cf. Amos 1:1 i.c.w. Amos 6:1.2b-7.11.12b).
 
Amos 1:1:
1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa – the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
 
Amos 6:1.2b-7.11.12b:
1 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come! …
… 2b Are they better off than your two kingdoms? Is their land larger than yours? 3 You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.
4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves. 5 You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.
6 You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
7 Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end. …
11 For the Lord has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits. …
But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness – …
 
=> The pillars or foundations of the earth contain the basic support of the earth.
They were created or designated by God for this task, so they respond to the weight of sin, among other things.
When sin becomes rampant on the earth, it is the burden of iniquity (Note: a full measure) that causes the pillars of the earth, via the tectonic plates, to shake their foundations so that the inhabitants of the earth learn righteousness (cf. Isaiah 26:9 in conjunction with Isaiah 24:20). <= (Note: The text in '=>' is based on a revelatory teaching by Dr. Paula A. Price, Ph.D. from the book Before The Garden - God's Eternal Continuum, pages 336 - 339).

Isaiah 26:9:
9 My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments
come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 24:20:
20 The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls – never to rise again.
 
Here the divine intervention of the angelic power of Gabriel in this region in the spirit realm plays a decisive role as well as the great influence of Israel, represented by the support of the angelic prince Michael.
 
Furthermore, this cooperation between these two angelic princes Gabriel and Michael carries a special relevance. Here it is about the entirety or the extension and the expansion of the plan of God, which appears with the alliances or alignments brought together by Him.
This is revealed in the first two Hebrew letters of 'Gabriel' and 'Michael', which make up the Hebrew word 'gamגַּם,' which means 'together, also, both, ... as well as, moreover'.
 
We can also refer to the word explanation, emphasized as 'together with, and furthermore, to a considerable degree; also: thereby exceeding a threshold, considerably also (to include other elements), adding something further.'
 
The people of God are called more than ever to stand soberly and watchfully for the truth.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

Currently, as God’s people, we are going through challenging times that are accompanied by conflict. We know that according to Romans 8:28 all things must serve us for the best and therefore it is necessary that we develop a strategy of victory from these challenging times.
 
Romans 8:28:
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
 
The Extracting of Glory in the Midst of Challenge
 
Since we are in the biblical month of Adar (Note: means ‘glorious’ among other things), which is associated with the tribe of ‘Naphtali – My battle’ and the feast of Purim, it is necessary to recognize the plan of God’s glory in the midst of challenge in order to reveal it.
 
All the battles (Note: conflict situations) that we experience as God’s people revolve around God’s covenant in which we are involved. Therefore, it is necessary for us to remember that God made a covenant with Abraham and offered him a land of promise (cf. Genesis 17:1-2).
 
Genesis 17:1-2:
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.
2 Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.’
 
As a result, we have a certain desire in our hearts in the form of seeking our land of covenant, which means that we are not satisfied until we have reached our God-ordained destination and have settled in our place of promise (cf. Philippians 3:13-14).
 
Philippians 3:13-14:
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, 14 I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus.
 
Before the people of Israel could triumph and prosper in their land of promise, they were asked to remember the land from which they had been brought out by God and their experience with Him (cf. Deuteronomy 4:9 i.c.w. Psalm 103:2).
 
Deuteronomy 4:9:
9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
 
Psalm 103:2:
2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits – …
 
By the command of the LORD, Moses considered the tribes of Israel as units in an army (cf. Exodus 13:18 i.c.w. Numbers 10:11-14a).
 
Exodus 13:18b:
… 18b The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.
 
Numbers 10:11-14a:
11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the covenant law.
12 Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and travelled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran.
13 They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.
14a The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, …
 
Accordingly, it is very important for us to remember that the identity of the people of Israel was submerged in Egyptian culture for 400 years.
 
The Concealment of Identity Until the Right Time
 
When Jacob and his sons reunited with Joseph in Egypt, Joseph admonished them not to reveal their full identity to the Egyptians. In Genesis 46, Joseph instructed his brothers to state their occupation as shepherds in order to be entitled to dwell in the land of Goshen away from the Egyptians (cf. Genesis 46:31-34).
 
Genesis 46:31-34:
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, ‘I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, “My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.”
33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, “What is your occupation?” 34 you should answer, “Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.” Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.’
 
This instruction by Joseph was a strategy of preserving the ethnic and spiritual identity of the people of Israel until God’s time. From this it is clear that there is a time in our lives with God in which the hidden identity comes to light.
 
Although the people of Israel lived as slaves under the bondage of Egypt for 400 years, God’s timing came when the LORD revealed to them who they really were.

Each tribe of Israel has a particular order and task.
 
At present, there still is a certain kind of insecurity among believers who have not yet correctly recognized their identity in Christ in the tribes and biblical understanding of Israel as the image of the body and are therefore not correctly positioned with their destiny.
 
Such correct alignment serves to be properly positioned for victory, which God honors as Commander-in-Chief and leader of His army (cf. Numbers 10:13-14a ff.).
 
Numbers 10:13-14a:
13 They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.
14a The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. …
 
The Triumphant Alliance of Saints
 
The Holy Spirit is about to raise up an alliance of saints in the form of tribes who will bring forth and secure the oil which represents the anointing of the LORD for the coming time to bring about victory similar to that of the Maccabees. This alliance of saints knows how to wait for the right time of God and resist the enemy at the gate of time (cf. Psalm 127:5 i.c.w. James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:6).
 
Psalm 127:5:
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court (Note: at the gate).
 
James 4:7:
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
 
1 Peter 5:6:
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
 
The result is that the LORD anoints the relevant saints, who use the resources He has given them, with fresh ‘oil’. Through their faithfulness to the will of God and His appointed time, they become a perpetual, forward and victorious force.
 
Many saints from this triumphant alliance were outside God’s perfect timing in the past, but now they stand ready with revelatory knowledge for a time like this in order to secure the movement of God.
 
They have overcome their obstacles in their own lives and decided to move on. Each of these saints have passed through narrow places of transition to now go forward in the freedom and order of the Holy Spirit.
 
They are a righteous unit of believers who have stood up and released various kinds of prayers into the earth that bring change.
 
Moreover, they carry a reformation in their hearts that brings about a greater quality in the kingdom of God.
 
They are familiar with the potential of righteous indignation in the God-set time frame without allowing the adversary access herein (cf. Ephesians 4:26-27).
 
Ephesians 4:26-27:
26 ‘In your anger do not sin’: do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
 
Through their consciences cleansed in the blood of the Lamb, they are bold to go forward on God’s behalf and walk boldly higher as well as enter the throne room of grace. This leads to the gaining of new visions by the Holy Spirit, so that the way may be prepared for many who follow them (cf. Hebrews 9:14).
 
Hebrews 9:14:
14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
 
The Holy ‘Dialysis’ and Being Grounded in the God-given Identity
 
Having undergone the holy ‘dialysis’ that exchanges their blood with the blood of Christ, these saints do not fear death, but go forward with confidence in the liberating power of Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross.
 
As a result, they, steadfast in their God-given identity, can leap from one high place to another like Naphtali, speaking His redemptive words (cf. Genesis 49:21).
 
Genesis 49:21:
21 ‘Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
 
Leaping from one high place to another is tantamount to the power of memory that generates accessibility to the future.
 
Some people have difficulty accessing their future because they have not stepped out of the time frame of their past. They live in the present, but they are bound and stuck by past memories and, as a result, do not realize their future.
 
Moreover, these people are able to remember details from a certain period of their lives, but they have trouble understanding the reason for the experiences they have gone through. This shows that they don’t have access to what they were supposed to learn in those situations. However, God says that we should remember. Here it is important that we look or remember from His redemptive perspective.
 
His understanding of memory causes what is stored in us to come alive forever. This means that He brings our thoughts back to something He said in our past, so that we can recognize it today and project it into our future.
 
Memory is a significant ability that the Lord has provided for us. When we remember the work of God in our past, our faith is strengthened for the future.
 
When we remember how He views His covenant with us, we can be assured that He will deliver us, overwhelm us, and be faithful to lead us into our promised inheritance.
 
Remembering what God has done in our lives creates a momentum that leads to triumph.
 
The Importance of Spirit-filled Cooperation and Thwarting the Plan of the Enemy
 
This very month, as we remember the triumph of the people of Israel over Haman through the intervention of Esther under the wise leadership of her cousin Mordecai, we can see that we better work together as God’s people to stop the enemy’s impact and evil plan.
 
If we are disciplined and prepared, as well as possess the necessary faith, we will have the boldness to defeat the enemy’s determined destruction.
 
Being prepared means getting ready to create a framework for future projects, buildings or fields and getting ready to act.
 
The window of opportunity in which we currently find ourselves is a phase in which we should remember that we can be prepared for ‘such a time as this’ in the midst of hostility.
Through preparation and discipline, God’s favor can rest upon us.
 
When Esther went to King Ahasuerus (Note: Xerxes), she gained favor and grace in his eyes and was promoted to the royal position of queen (cf. Esther 2:16-17).
 
Esther 2:16-17:
16 She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal residence in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favour and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
 
Based on this principle, it shows that if we allow the anointing of God to rest upon us and the beauty of holiness to surround as well as transform us, we can gain great favor.
 
Challenging circumstances shouldn’t intimidate us, but lead to the fragrance of the LORD emanating from us and to have great influence in the coming days to further extend the kingdom of God on earth (cf. Isaiah 54:1-6).
 
Isaiah 54:1-6:
1 ‘Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labour; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,’ says the Lord.
2 ‘Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.
3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.
4 ‘Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
5 For your Maker is your husband – the Lord Almighty is his name – the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.
6 The Lord will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit – a wife who married young, only to be rejected,’ says your God.
 
(Note: This message is based on a teaching from two newsletters by Chuck D. Pierce, GZI dated March 2022.)
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

Abib/Nissan – The Month of the Ear and the Bloom
 
The biblical month of Abib/Nissan is the first month in the biblical calendar. It is the month of ‘the firstfruits and new beginnings’ because the word ‘Abib’ means ‘ear’ and describes the stage of growth of grain when the seeds have reached full size. The month of ‘Nissan’ is the month of ‘the bloom’ and means ‘opening, beginning’.
 
Abib/Nissan is the month that is aligned with Judah who was the 4’th son of Jacob. His mother was Lea which means ‘weary’. Judah means ‘praise’.
 
Since the LORD instructed Moses to count all the months from the month of Abib/Nissan, this Rosh Chodesh – the beginning of the new biblical month – has a special significance because this month announces the new year in the cycle of redemption, according to which all other months must be aligned.
 
Abib/Nissan opens the new cycle of redemption, which synchronizes with the current cycle of blessing and thus comes in line with the new biblical year. This also means redemption through the blood of the Lamb of God can flow without limitation in the new cycle and year (cf. Exodus 12:2 i.c.w. Exodus 13:4).
 
Exodus 12:2:
2 ‘This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. …’
 
Exodus 13:4:
4 Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving.
 
This synchronization of these two cycles in time is an indication of the increase of worship and the clarity of sound, which changes from ‘monotony – mono’ to ‘diversity – stereo’. With God, synchronization is also linked to the movement of His throne chariot, which carries His presence because its wheels are connected to or within each other (cf. Ezekiel 1:15-22).
 
Ezekiel 1:15-22:
15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: they sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.
17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went.
18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome.

This revelation is important for us in the new synchronized year because it is about our walk in the Spirit, filling the cycles within the new year with the redemptive plan of God, who is Jesus Christ, so that the glory of God becomes more evident. In this regard, the lifestyle of worship is of great importance because it is the worship upon which the Lord is enthroned and this is the place where God settles (cf. Psalm 22:3 i.c.w. Psalm 114:1-2).
 
Psalm 22:3:
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
 
Psalm 114:1-2:
1 When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, 2 Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
 
At this time, I would like to encourage us to examine our lives based on the truth of God’s Word and, where necessary, to reconsider and change attitudes that are not in harmony with the Father’s will so as not to hinder the flow of the Spirit for the time to come. Where the Holy Spirit cannot flow effectively, things are difficult, dry and exhausting (cf. 2 Corinthians 3:6).
 
2 Corinthians 3:6:
6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant – not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
 
The Characteristic of Judah
 
The characteristic and value of Judah is to recognize the new day of the increase of the presence of Jesus Christ in our time as well as the new beginning of human events and affairs (cf. Matthew 24:27).
 
Matthew 24:27:
27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
 
The reason is because the tribe of Judah is positioned on the east side of the Tabernacle and is marching first from all the other tribes of Israel (cf. Numbers 2:3; Numbers 10:13-14). This why we say ‘Judah goes first’.
 
Numbers 2:3:
3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
 
Numbers 10:13-14:
13 They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.
14 The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command.
 
Furthermore is Judah the leading tribe and has as tribe emblem the lion because Jacob blessed him as his son to be a lion with the attribute of a lioness (cf. Genesis 49:8-12).
 
Genesis 49:8-12:
8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness – who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
11 He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk.
 
Tied to the Vine
 
From Genesis 49:11 we can see that Judah ‘will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch’. The vine in this context is a reference to fertility and joy.
 
The time of Judah is a dimension in which God teaches us as His people how to flourish and become more fruitful, and in what ways we can bear and keep the treasures of the Kingdom that He entrusts to us for the Kingdom.
 
Since the vine is an upward-twining plant, it calls us in Christ Jesus to ascend in royal authority into the ‘spirit realm of Judah’ to bring God’s Kingdom treasures to earth and carry them to their predestined place through the wisdom of Issachar (cf. Genesis 49:14-15; Deuteronomy 33:18-19).
 
Genesis 49:14-15:
14 “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor. …”
 
Deuteronomy 33:18-19:
18 About Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and you, Issachar, in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
 
The vine, Jesus Christ, in this context is a pathway between heaven and earth, between the spiritual realm and the natural realm. It is a pathway that is linked with joy and rest. This rest includes physical rest or peace, which includes inner rest in emotions as well as rest in all endeavors (cf. John 14:27; John 15:5).
 
John 14:27:
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
 
John 15:5:
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. …”
 
Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God and the Lion of the Tribe of Judah
 
Abib/Nissan is the biblical month, in which we, as the bride of Christ, celebrate the blood of the Lamb of God as ‘Pessach’ means ‘to pass over/by’ and where we enter deeper into the land of our promise. It is the blood of the Lamb of God which led us out of slavery into His glorious freedom as children (Note: sons) of God and that protects us in the judgments of God (cf. Exodus 12:5-7.12-14 i.c.w. Romans 8:21).
 
Exodus 12:5-7.12-14:
5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.
6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door frames of the houses where they eat the lambs. …
12 “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgement on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
14 “This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD – a lasting ordinance.
 
Romans 8:21:
… 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children (Note: sons) of God.
 
It is the blood of the Lamb of God that made us kings and priests to serve God, the Heavenly Father (cf. Revelation 1:5-6).
 
Revelation 1:5-6:
… 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father – to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
 
Jesus Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah and is as well the Lamb of God that was slain whose appearance is connected with the access to the sealed prophesy (cf. Revelation 5:4-6 i.c.w. Revelation 6:1).
 
Revelation 5:4-6:
4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.
5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
 
Revelation 6:1:
1 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
 
The Lion of Judah is only mentioned by the 24 elders in the book of Revelation (cf. Revelation 5:5). The Lion of the tribe of Judah is not visibly appearing as an animal for John and this reveals that Judah has a sound and it includes, among other things, the call to praise.
 
The Acknowledgment of Jesus Christ, the Crucified and Resurrected One
 
When we acknowledge Jesus Christ as the crucified and resurrected one in our lives, we are qualified by God to recognize things which He had hidden from our spiritual eyes and sealed over a period of time, at the right time in accordance with His will.

It is the Heavenly Father’s desire that we move in His seven-fold Spirit (Note: His ‘seven eyes’; cf. Isaiah 11:2), as well as in the structure of the seven horns of the Lamb of God, which comprise His power, His wealth, His wisdom, His strength, His honor, His glory and His praise (cf. Revelation 5:6.12).
 
Revelation 5:6.12:
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. …
… 12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
 
The Alignment of Judah and the ‘First Three Stages’
 
Judah is aligned with the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun who belong to the first unit of the tribes of Israel. Because of their position you can call them ‘the front line tribes’ and they are placed in the east (cf. Numbers 2:3-9).
 
It is the tribe of Issachar, which means ‘He will bring a reward’. and the tribe of Zebulun, which means ‘habitation, flat’ that belong to the camp of Judah, meaning ‘praise’ (cf. Numbers 2:3-9; Numbers 10:13-17). In this alignment, the tribe of Judah is the leading tribe.
 
These three tribes mentioned above form the forefront of the tribes of Israel could also be called the ‘first three stages’ in the time cycle of God within the holy year of redemption.
 
1) Judah => new sound to break through the old sound barrier in order to move ahead
2) Issachar => the ability to bring favor/blessing
3) Zebulun => the place of rest and relationship
 
The East and the Face of the Human Being
 
The east is connected in a biblical context with the ‘front’ (cf. Numbers 2:3) and points to a time of renewal or new beginning (Note: in the east the sun rises).
 
The human face of the four living beings of God is connected with the east, because it is first mentioned in Ezekiel 1:10. The faces of the four living beings are connected with the direction in the book of Ezekiel, in contrast to the book of Revelation, where the beings are connected with position (cf. Revelation 4:7).
 
Ezekiel 1:10 (Note: Positioning for visitation):
10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being (Note: east), and on the right side each had the face of a lion (Note: south), and on the left the face of an ox (Note: north); each also had the face of an eagle (Note: west).
 
Revelation 4:7 (Note: Positioning for government):
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.
 
The positioning of the four living creatures in Ezekiel 10:14, on the other hand, refers to the phase of God’s judgment, since God reveals judgment in Ezekiel 9, which is related to the withdrawal of His presence from the temple.
 
Ezekiel 10:14:
14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: one face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
 
The directions and the positions of the four living beings are to illustrate to us how important it is to know spiritually where to go (Note: direction) and at what time (Note: position, order) to keep moving with God.
 
The View into a New Direction
 
In order to look in a new direction, it is necessary that we turn toward it, which means that we are willing to renew our spirit and mind (cf. Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23).
 
Romans 12:2:
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
 
Ephesians 4:23:
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; …
 
The positions of the four living creatures of God in the book of Revelation are giving us a new understanding about the ‘hierarchy’ and ‘divine ranking’ as well as the authority of God.
 
The Human Face and the Lion
 
It is no coincidence that the face of the human being of the four living creatures in Ezekiel 1:10 is first mentioned as well as the living creature of the lion in Revelation 4:7.
 
The human face as well as the lion (Note: The lion is the king of the land animals.) direct to Jesus Christ as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords as it is mentioned by the blessing of Jacob for Judah who would ‘tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch’ (cf. Genesis 49:10-11a i.c.w. Mark 11:1-11a; John 12:14-15).
 
Genesis 49:10-11a:
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
11a He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; …
 
Mark 11:1-11a (Jesus Christ riding into Jerusalem as King and Priest):
1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’ ”
4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.
7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
11a Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. ...
 
John 12:14-15:
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt (cf. Zechariah 9:9).”
 
The Face of the Human Being
 
It is the face of the human being that is linked to the spirit of the understanding of God and the spirit of the counsel of God.
 
=> The spirit of understanding teaches us where and how to access the realm of God. It teaches us how to use the things we possess from God at the right time. Furthermore, it helps us to determine revelation, visions and divine mysteries.
 
The spirit of understanding trains us how to discern, teach and inform others about the Kingdom realm. It teaches us how to govern in the realms of God as His sons in the sonship of Jesus Christ.
 
The Spirit of counsel teaches us the ways in which we govern as sons of God and how to access the counsel of God which means how to consult God, how to clarify matters, and how to bring the counsel of God from the realm of the Spirit to those around us.
 
He teaches us how to associate with God and receive His counsel. He instructs us in the function of the various chambers of God’s council, about the role of His royal advisors, the Holy Spirit and about His Son Jesus Christ.
 
Furthermore, the Spirit of counsel teaches about the triune God and His role in our lives today.<= (The text set in ‘=>’ is based on an explanation from the book ‘Realms of The Kingdom Volume I’, pages 188-190 by Ian Clayton.)
 
The biblical month of Abib/Nissan is the biblical month in which we position ourselves in gratitude and respect for God’s guidance by His sevenfold spirit to sow into the new cycle. As this is the month of redemption, we ask God to bring us into the complete redemption plan for our life.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm