PROPHETIC CHAMBER
Introduction
 
As we as people of God are entering the time of the Passover feast on Friday evening, April 15, 2022, which is connected with the blood of the Lamb of God, the following teaching of apostle Chuck D. Pierce and Robert Heidler is intended to help us to point out the importance of living in the blood of the Lamb, which is Jesus Christ.
 
Blessings,
 
Daniel Glimm
CRAZYCHRISTIANS
 
In Exodus 12:3-14 we read, “The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you when I strike the land of Egypt … This day will be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord. Throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.”
 
As we approach the celebration of PASSOVER we must remember that Passover is a celebration designed by God! This Feast and Event was given to increase our faith and prepare us to enter in the fullness of His blessing! Passover was commanded by God for the Jews in the Old Testament to teach them the importance of redemption by the blood. But it was also observed by Christians in the New Testament to remember and understand God's redeeming work! The Bible tells us it is to be a permanent ordinance. A celebration for all time!
 
Many Christians don't realize that Passover is just as much a New Testament Feast as an Old Testament Feast! It's all through the New Testament! Jesus and the apostles all celebrated Passover! The original Lord's Supper was a Passover meal! The apostles taught the Gentile churches to celebrate Passover. In 1 Corinthians, Paul wrote to a predominantly Gentile church and said: “Christ OUR Passover Lamb has been slain, therefore let us celebrate the feast!” (see 1 Corinthians 5:7-8)
For hundreds of years, Passover was the most important yearly celebration in the early church!
 
What makes Passover so important?
 
Derek Prince once said that the most powerful faith declaration for deliverance is this: “I am redeemed by the blood of the Lamb out of the hand of the enemy!” He said that if you can make that declaration in faith, and keep on making it, something will happen. You will be delivered from the power of the enemy! That's really the message of Passover. The Feast of Passover is a faith declaration that we are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb! It does something in us when we celebrate Passover! When we come together to remember God's great works of redemption, and declare the power of redemption in our lives today, it ALWAYS does something!
 
Passover is very important to God! But Satan HATES Passover! The enemy has worked diligently to steal Passover away! The good news is: God is restoring Passover. But it is a battle! The battle for Passover is the battle for the blood. Satan wants to give us a bloodless religion, because a bloodless religion has no power! The power is in the blood!
 
There's always a battle for PASSOVER. We see it in church history!
 
In the 4th century, when the emperor Constantine tried to merge Christianity and paganism, it sounded like a good deal to many! He legalized Christianity! You could go to church without having to fear being thrown to the lions!
 
And Constantine didn't mind Christians having a celebration of Jesus' resurrection. But he did have an issue with PASSOVER! He demanded that Christians not celebrate Jesus' resurrection at the time of Passover! At the Council of Nicea (A.D. 325), he declared, "This irregularity [observing Passover] MUST be corrected!"
 
At the council of Nicea, Constantine outlawed Passover and directed that Christ's death and resurrection be celebrated on “the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox,”. A time associated with the spring festival of the pagan fertility goddess Ishtar also known as Easter! (That's why in the church today we celebrate the resurrection at Easter instead of Passover!) Constantine's goal was to remove Jesus from the context of Passover!
 
The Battle Continues!
 
Many in the church resisted Constantine's edicts, so for many centuries after Constantine, the battle for Passover continued!
In the sixth century, for example, Emperor Justinian sent the Roman armies throughout the empire to enforce the prohibition on Passover! In his attempt to wipe out the “heresy” of Passover, thousands of men, women and children were brutally murdered! Entire cities were massacred for refusing to stop celebrating Passover! (The battle for Passover has had many casualties!) Pressured by the government, the Roman church joined in the attempts to stamp out Passover! Notice some of the decrees passed against Passover by various church councils.
 
A Curse Pronounced!
 
THE COUNCIL OF ANTIOCH (A.D. 345) – “If any bishop, presbyter or deacon will dare, after this decree, to celebrate Passover, the council judges them to be anathema from the church. This council not only deposes them from ministry, but also any others who dare to communicate with them.” (The word anathema means “cursed.” The church actually pronounced a curse on Christians who would celebrate Passover!)
 
THE COUNCIL OF LAODICEA (A.D. 365) – “It is not permitted to receive festivals which are by Jews.”
 
THE COUNCIL OF AGDE, FRANCE (506) – “Christians MUST NOT take part in Jewish festivals.”
 
THE COUNCIL OF TOLEDO X (7th century) – Easter must be celebrated at the time set by the decree of Nicea.
 
The battle for Passover is seen clearly in church history!
 
That battle against Passover is nothing new! We see the same thing in the Bible: Satan always tries to steal away Passover, because he knows the celebration of the blood releases power! Look what happened in Hezekiah's Day:
 
“Hezekiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He repaired and cleansed the temple, tore down the false altars, restored the sacrifices, and Davidic praise. Then Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, inviting them to come to celebrate Passover. Couriers went throughout Israel and Judah: "People of Israel, return to the Lord." The hand of God was on the people to give them unity of mind to carry out what the king had ordered. A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast. They slaughtered the Passover lamb and celebrated the Feast for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites sang to the Lord every day, accompanied by instruments of praise. The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully. There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached Heaven, His holy dwelling place.” (2 Chronicles 29-30)
 
The same thing was happening in Josiah's Day: “Josiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. In the 18th year of his reign, while repairing the temple, they found the TORAH scroll in the temple." When the king heard the words of the Torah scroll, he tore his robes. He went up to the temple with all the people. He read in their hearing all the words of the Covenant. Then all the people pledged themselves to the covenant. The king ordered them to remove from the temple all the idols made for Baal and Asherah and all the starry hosts. He tore down the quarters of the male prostitutes, which were in the temple. The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this scroll of the Covenant." In the 18th year of King Josiah, this Passover was celebrated to the Lord in Jerusalem. Not since the days of the judges who led Israel, nor throughout the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah, had such a Passover been observed."”(2 Kings 22-23)
 
We see a biblical pattern! In both of these passages, God's people had drifted far from the Lord and turned to idolatry, and the blessing of God was lost. They turned back to God and sought Him, and the first thing God did was restore Passover! As they turned from pagan idols and celebrated Passover, they were restored to God and experienced great joy and blessing! That's an interesting pattern! Over and over again in the Bible, we discover that Passover had been LOST! Even during the Old Testament era, and even among the Jews, generations lived and died without celebrating Passover.
Why had Passover been lost? Satan had STOLEN it away! Satan always wants to steal Passover! Then, as a new generation turned back to the Lord, and began to read the Bible. They read about Passover for the first time. It seemed strange to them! They said, “We've never done this!” (That's exactly what we see in much of the church today!) But as the Holy Spirit moved on their hearts, they celebrated God's feast of redemption, and God's power and joy were restored!
 
Why does Satan Hate Passover?
 
Satan hates Passover because Passover is the celebration of JESUS. When the church gave up Passover, it invented other celebrations of Jesus. That is how we shifted the timing of our celebration to Christmas and Easter. It's not bad to celebrate Jesus on those other days! (It's always good to celebrate Jesus!) But the celebration of Jesus that God gave us is called Passover!
 
The New Testament tells us that Jesus IS the Passover Lamb! When John introduced Jesus He said, “Behold the LAMB!” Paul said: “Christ, our PASSOVER LAMB has been slain!” Celebrating Passover IS celebrating Jesus! As the Passover Lamb, He shed His blood to redeem us from the enemy! When His blood is “on the doorpost” of your life, God delivers you from the destroyer! So if you understand Passover, you automatically understand what Jesus did!
 
On the original Passover night, everything pointed to Jesus! Every father in Israel was told to stand at the door of his house with a basin containing the blood of the lamb. He was to dip a branch of hissop into the blood and smear the blood on the two doorposts of the house. Then he was to repeat the action and put the blood on the lintel over the door.
If you can picture the motion he made with that blood-soaked branch of hissop, you'll see he was making the sign of the cross!
 
On Passover night, every father in Israel made the sign of the cross in the blood of the lamb. And a result, the family experienced redemption from the power of the enemy! God's deliverance always comes by His cross and by His blood. That's what Passover celebrates! You see, it was not by accident that Jesus died on Passover! God could have had Jesus die any time of year! But it was God's will for Him to die at Passover, so we would recognize that He is the Passover Lamb!
 
Passover is so important to God that He chose to have the most important event in history (the death and resurrection of Jesus) take place at Passover! God went to great lengths to CONNECT the sacrifice of Jesus to Passover. (This is interesting: Constantine's goal was to separate the work of Jesus from Passover. God's goal was to connect Jesus' work to Passover!) God wants us to think of Jesus in the context of the Passover celebration!
 
The Timetable of Passover
 
It's interesting to compare the timetable of Jesus' crucifixion with the Passover celebration. According to the Torah, at the time of Passover a number of events had to take place in a specific order, and at very specific times..
 
1. The Passover Lamb had to be selected on a specific day. Exodus 12 instructs that the Passover lamb be chosen on the 10th day of 1st month. By the time of Jesus, only lambs from Bethlehem were considered eligible to serve as Passover lambs. So the lamb born in Bethlehem was chosen and brought into Jerusalem from the east (down the Mount of Olives) and entered the city through the sheep gate. On the 10th day of 1st month Jesus, the Lamb born in Bethlehem, came down the Mount of Olives and entered Jerusalem through the sheep gate. (This is called His "triumphal entry!") As He entered, the people waved palm branches and shouted "Blessed is he that comes in the name of the LORD! Save us, son of David!" By mass acclamation Jesus is designated as Israel's Messiah! The crowds had chosen their Passover Lamb!
 
2. The Lamb then had to be examined. The Torah instructed that once the lamb was chosen, it had to be carefully examined for blemishes. Only a perfect, spotless and unblemished lamb would suffice for the Passover. After arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus went to the Temple to teach. While there, He was approached by the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians and the teachers of the Law.
Each group posed difficult questions, trying to trap him. Essentially, they were looking for any blemish which might disqualify Him as Messiah. But no one could find fault with Him. He was without blemish.
 
3. The Leaven (impurity) must be cast out. Torah instructs that before the feast, all leaven (impurity) must be cast out of every Israelite home. Each mother took a candle and searched out impurity, removing it from her house. This regulation is still observed today. Passover is a time to cleanse every house. Every observant Jewish family carefully cleans their house before Passover. Every trace of impurity is removed. After Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, He entered the Temple and cast out the moneychangers. He was following the biblical instruction to prepare for Passover by cleansing His Father's house.
 
4. The Lamb is taken to the altar for public display. On the morning of the 14th day of 1st month, when all has been set in order, the lamb was led out to the altar. At 9 AM that morning, the lamb was bound to the altar and put on public display for all to see!
On the morning of the 14th day of the 1st month, when all had been fulfilled, Jesus was led out to Calvary. At 9 AM that morning, just as the lamb was being bound to the altar. Jesus was nailed to the cross and put on public display at Calvary!
 
5. The Lamb was slain at a specific time. At exactly 3 p.m. the high priest ascended the altar. As another priest blew a shofar on the temple wall, the high priest cuts the throat of the sacrificial Lamb, and declared, "IT IS FINISHED!" At 3 p.m. on that high holy day, at the moment the Passover lamb was killed, Jesus cried with a loud voice, “IT IS FINISHED,” and gave up His spirit! In Greek, “It is finished” is “tetelistai”! It means, “The debt has been paid in full!”
 
The Celebration of Jesus!
 
Do you see how God chose to connect Jesus with Passover? It's no wonder John introduces Jesus by saying, “Behold the Lamb!” It's no wonder Paul writes “Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been slain!” Passover is all about Jesus! Do you see that Passover is all about JESUS?
 
He came as the LAMB of God!
His blood redeems US!
By His blood judgment turned away!
By His blood the power of the enemy is broken!
By His blood we are released from bondage and oppression.
By His blood we are set free to enter into God's Promise!
Passover is the "JESUS" Celebration!
 
The more you understand Passover, the more you appreciate Jesus! If you don't understand Passover, you have a hard time fully understanding what Jesus did! As you celebrate Passover, you are declaring your faith in the power of His blood and His redemption. That's why one of strangest things in world is that Christians all over the world have accepted Satan's lie that Passover is not a "Christian" thing! Satan tries to steal away Passover, because he knows the celebration of the blood releases power! When the celebration of Passover was stolen away, the power left! But when Passover is restored. The power RETURNS!
 
The Good News is, God is RESTORING Passover!
 
All over the world. churches are again celebrating Passover! And the POWER is returning! We invite you to celebrate the power of Jesus blood! We invite you to join with Christians all over the world in the restoration of Passover. Join with us in proclaiming: “We are REDEEMED by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB, out of the hand of the enemy!”
 
If you would like to know more about Passover and see suggestions for celebrating it, we recommend the book THE MESSIANIC CHURCH ARISING by Dr. Robert Heidler, available from Glory of Zion International Ministries.
 
Blessings,
 
Chuck D. Pierce and Robert Heidler

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
Based on God’s word it is evident that phases of transition are accompanied by the presence of water. This principle is clearly illustrated by the exodus of the people of Israel under the leadership of Moses from Egypt into the wilderness, as well as the entry of the people of Israel under the leadership of Joshua into the Promised Land (cf. Exodus 14:16, 21-22 i.c.w. Joshua 3:13-17).
 
Exodus 14:16.21-22:
16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. …
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,
22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
 
Joshua 3:13-17:
13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord – the Lord of all the earth – set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.’
14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.
15 Now the Jordan is in flood all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
17 The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.
 
As God’s people, we move within the structure of the kingdom, which we need to understand with its various levels of heavens coupled to the element of water. This is evident from the Hebrew word ‘mamlākāh’ used for the term ‘kingdom’.
 
This Hebrew word begins twice with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’, which is associated with ‘water’, among other things, as well as carrying the numerical value ‘40’. The Hebrew word used in the Word of God for ‘water’ is ‘Majim’ and is used exclusively in the plural form. It begins with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’ and concludes with it at the same time. (Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the word ‘mamlākāh – kingdom’ with the word key number 4542).
 
Jacob also entered a new era after he crossed the ford of the Jabbok with his family and saw the face of God in connection with it. As a result, Jacob approached with a firm confidence and God-given strategy his brother Esau, who normally wanted to kill him (cf. Genesis 32:22-31 i.c.w. Genesis 33:1-4).
 
Genesis 32:22-31:
22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.
24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26 Then the man said, ‘Let me go, for it is daybreak.’ But Jacob replied, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’
27 The man asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘Jacob,’ he answered.
28 Then the man said, ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.’
29 Jacob said, ‘Please tell me your name.’ But he replied, ‘Why do you ask my name?’ Then he blessed him there.
30 So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.’
31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.
 
Genesis 33:1-4:
1 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants.
2 He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear.
3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.
 
The Breaking Off of Time and the Enlightened Eyes of the Heart
 
Passing through the water also points to the circumcision of the heart, which is linked to cutting off an old time so that we can go forward with Jesus Christ in the new time with enlightened eyes of the heart.
 
The enlightened eyes of the heart are accompanied by a renewed spiritual perspective and the necessary discernment (cf. Ephesians 1:18).
 
Ephesians 1:18:
18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, …
 
Moreover, it doesn’t fail that when one decides to go further with Jesus Christ with the renewed vision obtained, there is confrontation with the religious spirit. This spirit works through believers who have not been renewed in their mind and spirit by the Holy Spirit. They do have a certain kind of ‘curiosity’ for the new, but they are closed to it in their hearts or doubt it because they cannot see God’s plan.
 
It is only through the renewing of our mind and spirit that we are able to discern the will of God (cf. Romans 12:2 i.c.w. Ephesians 4:23-24).
 
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 4:23-24:
… 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
 
We, as the body of Christ, are in a time when it is necessary to produce disciples who will follow Jesus Christ without reservation and help to circumcise the hearts of men under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
 
=> True discipleship of Christ involves an unconditionality of ‘following’ that goes far beyond the traditional measure. It is necessary that a disciple of Christ, for the sake of the dawning reign of God, be willing to leave everything behind (cf. Luke 9:57-62; Luke 14:25-27). Thus, true disciples of Christ are pupils/students (Note: teachable in every way) who are always learning, growing, and seeking more knowledge of their callings and goals, and walking in them. <= (Note: The text placed in ‘=>’ is based on a quote from Rick Joyner).
 
From the aforementioned circumcision of the heart, the result is that the body of Christ brings the dynamic of worship to the place of understanding about the cycles of God’s time, so that there is a merging of worship and the time of God to move forward with a new understanding about God’s timing and in prophetic watchfulness.
 
This process is clearly illustrated by the scripture from John 4:1-4.
 
John 4:1-4:
1 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptising more disciples than John – 2 although in fact it was not Jesus who baptised, but his disciples.
3 So he left Judea (Note: means ‘worship, praise’) and went back once more to Galilee (Note: means ‘circle, a special circuit’).
4 Now he had to go through Samaria (Note: means ‘belonging to the watchman, watch mountain’).
 
The Understanding about the Inheritance of the Kingdom
 
Furthermore, the Holy Spirit, in the form of revelatory truth, leads us into a greater understanding of the potential of the inheritance of the kingdom in the generations, which goes hand in hand with holding on to the promise of God as well as the administration of the resources given or entrusted by God. This is the inheritance of fatherhood and sonship in Christ Jesus.
In this context, it is necessary that we have a prophetic overview and are willing to explore with the Holy Spirit the secret depths of Christ, which are the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Only in this way can we reveal God’s view, that is, His plan, to people.
 
Even if we have grown weary because of previous confrontations, it is important that we commit ourselves to the right thing at the right time, in the right place with the right people, in order to succeed and to secure it by the grace of God in the future (cf. John 4:5-6 i.c.w. Colossians 2:3).
 
John 4:5-6:
5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar (Note: from Sichem means ‘ridge’), near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.
 
Colossians 2:3:
… 3 in whom (Note: Christ) are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
 
The tiredness/weariness is only a sign that we are in a so-called spiritual metamorphosis, which is similar to that of a butterfly. The butterfly has to leave its caterpillar stage by hatching out of the cocoon in order to move in a higher dimension with a new vision, which for us is connected with the renewal of our thoughts.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
We know that we as God’s people, are called to walk in the Spirit and to seek those things that are in the supernatural realm where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God (cf. Galatians 5:16a i.c.w. Colossians 3:1-2).
 
Galatians 5:16a:
16a So I say, live by the Spirit, …
 
Colossians 3:1-2:
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
 
Since Colossians 3:1 says that Christ is seated at the right hand of God, and in this case not at the right hand of the Father, it reveals that the main focus is on the realm of relationship in the governmental rule of God to implement the plan of God in the Anointed One (Note: Christ) or the God-given anointing on earth.
 
Being resurrected in Christ as well as seeking things in the governmental realm of God are closely related to the understanding of the dominion in Christ, which we can only obtain when we have laid aside our own life in Christ and are thereby hidden in God who is Spirit (cf. Colossians 3:3 i.c.w. John 4:24a).
 
Colossians 3:3:
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
 
John 4:24a:
24a God is spirit, …
 
Being Active in the Authority of Christ
 
Since we as saints in Christ Jesus are also bride, it is necessary for us to be active in our God-given authority that we possess in Christ Jesus in the invisible and visible world. This is accomplished by faith and the deeds that go with it.
 
James 2:22:
22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
 
Thus, it is not enough that we merely recognize the divine with our spiritual eye, but it is required that we put the divine knowledge we have gained into practice in the natural realm.
In the natural realm this is discerned through the deeds of our faith, whereas in the spiritual realm we perceive things through our five spiritual senses. This is why it is so essential that we mature in the five spiritual senses in order to have deeds follow accordingly in the physical realm, so that people will see the good works and begin to praise the Father in heaven (cf. Hebrews 5:14 i.c.w. Matthew 5:16).
 
Hebrews 5:14:
14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
 
Matthew 5:16:
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
 
Life in the Spirit and the Leaping Gazelle
 
The life in the Spirit can be compared to a leaping gazelle, whose leaping movement may also be an indication of a supernatural touch from God, much like Jacob experienced at the brook Jabbok while the LORD wrestled with him and touched him on his hip so that he limped (cf. Genesis 32:23-26.32).
 
Genesis 32:23-26.32:
23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.
24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26 Then the man said, ‘Let me go, for it is daybreak.’ But Jacob replied, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’
 
This supernatural touch results in seeing the plans of God in the spirit realm and then implementing them on earth at the time that God has appointed.
 
Furthermore, the touch of God results in us going forward with a special quality of boldness in order to face the challenges with confidence and successfully master them. In this regard, it doesn’t matter what kind of ‘trap’ or ‘thicket’ we encounter.
 
The moment we recognize the enemy’s trap, we decide to enter into a higher spiritual realm that comes with a greater perspective, so that we emerge victorious from the danger zone with the divine strategy we have acquired (cf. Psalm 141:8-10).
 
Psalm 141:8-10:
8 But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge – do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
 
Even a situation of danger must work out for the good for us as God’s people according to Romans 8:28.
 
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 trap set by the enemy leads us to choose to enter a higher realm of spirit in Christ Jesus in order to look from God’s predestined perspective. This is accompanied by the enemy being caught in his own trap.
 
This decision involves multidimensionality, which means bringing heaven to earth, similar to the leaping of the gazelle and the limping of Jacob (cf. Psalm 18:33; Habakkuk 3:19a).

Psalm 18:33:
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
 
Habakkuk 3:19a:
19a The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. …
 
The Action of Daniel and the Intervention of God’s Angels
 
In the time of Daniel the prophet, it was the resistance of the prince in the air (cf. Ephesians 2:2) who opposed Gabriel to stop the revelatory truth that was to come to Daniel.
 
However, Daniel chose to break the enemy’s resistance through the power of confession of sin and his intercession, so that Gabriel entered into the spiritual realm of Daniel in order to instruct him in revelatory truth and to inform him that he is a beloved of God (cf. Daniel 9:20-21).
 
Daniel 9:20-21:
20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill – 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
 
It was the power of Daniel’s surrender that resulted in the adversary’s trap becoming a trap for himself. This resulted in Michael confronting the adversary and putting the enemy in his place so that Gabriel finally could deliver the revelation to Daniel (cf. Daniel 10:12-14).
 
Daniel 10:12-14:
12 Then he 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.
14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.’
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

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