For many believers in Christ, it is obvious that we are living in and moving forward in a time when the Holy Spirit is bringing us together apostolically in a supernatural way according to God’s plan. This serves to transform the character of our community of saints, in which we live, from a call to be blessed into an alliance of an army that knows how to fight the spiritual battle of this time with the weapons of the Spirit (cf. Ephesians 6:12-13).

 

12 For our struggle [Note: battle] is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

13 Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

 

The Bible passage from Micah 2:12 is supposed to illustrate God’s gathering and apostolic drawing together, where it says that the LORD will gather all of Jacob and bring together the remnant of Israel.

 

12 ‘I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a sheepfold, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.

 

Furthermore, the ingathering results in a greater quality of relationship among one another, accompanied by an abundant supernatural provision, so that through the people of God there comes a supernatural apostolic sound of possessing the land.

 

 

This sound connected with this ingathering resembles a roar of forward movement associated with the roar of the Lion of Judah (cf. Deuteronomy 11:24 i.c.w. Joshua 1:3).

 

24 Every place where you set your foot will be yours: your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the River Euphrates to the Mediterranean Sea.

 

3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.

 

This refers to the apostolic dynamic in the advancing movement with Christ Jesus in His triumph, which is expressed in supernatural overcoming power (cf. Revelation 5:5).

 

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.’

 

When we allow the Spirit of our Heavenly Father to gather us together in the presence of the Lion of Judah and draw us together as He has predestined, we come to recognize a new facet of God as the Breaker, who gains substance in our future and brings forth boldness in us to fearlessly enter the new season with Him. As a result, the movement of supernatural breakthrough on earth becomes recognizable, while the kingship of the Son of God increases in power through the advancement of His ecclesia. This results in the momentum of God amid the new time initiated by God. This is made clear by the Bible passage from Micah 2:13.

 

‘… 13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head.’

 

Therefore, let us allow the LORD to gather us together in His apostolic dynamic as spiritual warriors (Note: Israel) in order to transform us into the structure of uncompromising obedience (Note: sheep), so that we may hear the voice of the great and good Shepherd and follow Him wherever He goes (cf. John 10:14.16.27).

 

14 ‘I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – …

16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. …

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

 

It is necessary that we are willing to see the LORD in the way He wants to reveal Himself to us at this time, so that we may begin to be transformed by His presence and His call. As a result, while the LORD leads us forward, we will recognize Him transformed in the way He considers necessary for this time, so that we may break through with Him in His kingship, transformed in the new time (cf. Revelation 19:11-16 i.c.w. Zechariah 10:3b-4).

 

11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no-one knows but he himself.

13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. ‘He will rule them with an iron sceptre.’ He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: King of kings and lord of lords.

 

…; 3b for the Lord Almighty will care for his flock, the people of Judah, and make them like a proud horse in battle.

4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle-bow, from him every ruler.

 

 

Here, the LORD brings together the dynamics of the first and seventh biblical month, which are the months of Nissan | Aviv and Tishri | Ethanim, with the aim of revealing a combative influence from His treasury, which resembles an arsenal of weapons (cf. Jeremiah 50:25).

 

25 The Lord has opened his arsenal and brought out the weapons of his wrath, for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do in the land of the Babylonians.

 

This refers to the symbiosis of two new biblical time cycles and the feasts of Passover and Sukkot, which point to freedom through the power of the blood of the Lamb of God and His glory. This is embodied by the wounded Lamb standing before the throne of God with its seven horns and seven eyes, with its rays of light moving like lightning from east to west (cf. Revelation 5:6).

 

6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the centre 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.

 

This ‘east-west movement’ points to the glorious visitation of the Son of God on earth, which is associated with the intensification of praise according to the meaning of Judah and the inheritance of the firstborn, which is also the double portion (Note: ‘Ephraim’ means ‘double fruitfulness’; cf. Matthew 24:27 i.c.w. Judges 1:1-2; Deuteronomy 21:17).

 

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.

 

1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, ‘Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?’

2 The Lord answered, ‘Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.’

 

17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.

 

The term ‘armory’ is also linked to a ‘kiss’ which becomes clear by the Hebrew term for ‘kiss’. It is the Hebrew word ‘nĕšîqā’, deriving from the Hebrew root word ‘nāšaq’; it means ‘to kiss, to yield’ and is also connected to the words ‘to touch each other, to equip oneself, weapons, equipment and arsenal/armory’ (Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study bible on the Hebrew words ‘nĕšîqā’ and ‘nāšaq’ with language key numbers 5480*, 5491).

 

We can thus see that spiritual warfare is based on God’s love and affection, which enables us to drive out and overcome any opposing force of the enemy, such as fear (cf. 2 Timothy 1:7 i.c.w. 1 John 4:18).

 

7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

 

18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

 

The dynamic that emanates from God’s armory is like a bow and arrow directed against the Greek mindset, which encompasses the spirit of humanism and living according to reasoning (Note: one’s own ideas, logic, conclusions based on the human soul; cf. Zechariah 9:13-14 i.c.w. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5).

 

13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword.

14 Then the Lord will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south, …

 

3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.

4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

 

=> People with a Greek mindset live by a belief system that expresses the idea that one has the power within oneself and is one’s own god, and that through collective cooperation and one’s own intellect, the world can be made more perfect.

 

The Greek mindset also emphasizes the importance of studying theology and doctrine (Note: sciences) in order to be able to argue soundly and use human reason critically, with the aim of finding reliable answers through systematic analysis.

 

This means that people who cultivate such a way of thinking want to be sure that everything can be explained intellectually with their minds and human thinking abilities and follow certain logical processes.

 

For a Greek way of thinking, human reasons (Note: humanistic) are decisive, and therefore it does not accept anything that is incomprehensible. We who walk with God must accept some things that are incomprehensible because God challenges the mind to test the heart. This also means that God does or will do things in the future that we do not understand, just to see if we still love and trust Him. <= (Note: The text in ‘=>’ is based on a revelatory teaching by Dr. Robert Heidler from the book ‘Time to Advance’ by Chuck D. Pierce with Robert and Linda Heidler.; chapter 1, pages 32-33.)

 

The attributes of God’s bow and arrow from His armory resemble the cherubic power revealed on the golden mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant.

 

 

This connection between bow and arrow arises when what has been learned from past experiences is activated by the guidance of the Holy Spirit—comparable to a flash of lightning emanating from God’s promise from His throne (cf. Exodus 25:17-20 i.c.w. Revelation 4:3.5a).

 

17 ‘Make an atonement cover of pure gold – two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

18 And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.

19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.

20 The cherubim are to have their wings spread upwards, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking towards the cover.

 

3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. ...

5a From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. …

 

For it is the arrow that is drawn back on the bowstring to powerfully hit its target.

The Hebrew word for ‘Cherub’ means ‘glancing appearance, flash of lightning’.

‘Cherubim’ translates as ‘great, mighty’. Based on this explanation of the word, it shows that the cherubic presence of God is accompanied by His mighty power, glory, and revelation.

 

This principle of God’s powerful intervention is clearly illustrated in the Bible passage from Zechariah 9:13-14, where God bends His bow of Judah and equips it with the arrow of Ephraim.

 

13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword.

14 Then the Lord will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south, …

 

Based on the above Bible passage and other passages, it clearly reveals to us that God’s arrows are lightning bolts that emanate from Him and are related to His eternal governmental presence and acceleration (cf. Psalm 18:14; Psalm 144:6 i.c.w. Ezekiel 1:13).

 

14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

 

6 Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.

 

13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

 

In a prophetic context, lightning bolts can also represent prophetic decrees that correspond to God’s will and carry out what they are sent to do. This process is similar to the principle in Isaiah 55:11, since the Hebrew word used for ‘rainbow – qäšät’ is the same word used for the weapon ‘bow’. Furthermore, the Greek word used for ‘rainbow’ is ‘ịris’ and comes from the root word ‘er[e]ō’, which means ‘to speak, to say, to utter something’. (Note: word explanations taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible for the Hebrew word ‘rainbow – qäšät’ with the word key number: 7370 and Strong’s Concordance for the Greek word ‘rainbow – ịris’ with the word key number: G2463 and G2046)

 

… 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

 

In addition, the image of the bow and the shot arrow can refer to a dynamic of giving birth, which is clear from the Greek word for ‘bow – tọxon’ – which is ‘tịktō’ and means ‘to give birth, to bring forth, to produce’. (Note: explanations of the Greek words for ‘bow – tọxon’ and ‘to give birth – tịktō’ are taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible with the word key numbers: 4943*, 4916*)

 

Let us advance in the dynamic of Christ Jesus’ triumph and His resurrection power in the glory made available to us in the high praise of God. Only then will we be able to put all the powers that make themselves available to the adversary in chains and iron shackles by being obedient to the Word of God (cf. Psalm 149:5-9).

 

5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honour and sing for joy on their beds.

6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword [Note: Word of God; cf. Hebrew 4:12] in their hands, 7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, 9 to carry out the sentence written against them – this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the Lord.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm