PROPHETIC CHAMBER
Our calling as the Body of Christ and the people of God is to recognize Jesus Christ as the Son of God in the way He reveals Himself to us. Sometimes, due to challenging circumstances or difficult situations in life, we are unable to recognize Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the way He is present to give us inner peace (cf. Luke 19:41-42a).
 
Luke 19:41-42a:
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42a and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace – …
 
Leah’s statement regarding her firstborn son Reuben — ‘See, a son!’— makes it clear that she associated ‘seeing’ with God’s perspective, who saw her distress (cf. Genesis 29:32).
 
Genesis 29:32:
32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, ‘It is because the Lord has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.’
 
The Hebrew word used here for ‘misery’— עֳנִי (’ŏnî) — can also be translated as ‘depression, distress, or oppression.’ (Note: definition taken from Strong’s Concordance with the word key number: H6040)
 
Furthermore, it is a promise from God for us to enter divine rest, which is accompanied, among other things, by the manifestation of blessings (cf. Hebrews 4:1.9).
 
Hebrews 4:1.9:
1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. …
9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; …
 
Responding to the Spirit of Prophecy and the Water
 
Since spiritual ‘seeing’ is connected to the prophetic, it is essential that we, as the people of God, respond sensitively to the spirit of prophecy, which is the testimony of Jesus (cf. Revelation 19:10e).
 
Revelation 19:10e:
‘… 10e For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.’
 
In this context, the prophetic dynamic associated with the office of the prophet takes on special significance.
 
John 1:29 ff. states that John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and, as a result, spoke a prophetic proclamation —based on revelatory insight— to the people who were with him in the wilderness. In doing so, he made it clear that Jesus was not yet known to him in all details, but that God had previously spoken to him about His Son Jesus and had revealed to him the supernatural sign of confirmation. This sign was the Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus in the form of a dove and remaining upon Him as a sign that He would be endowed with greater spiritual power— namely, the baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
 
John 1:29-34:
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30 This is the one I meant when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.”
31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptising with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.’
32 Then John gave this testimony: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.
33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptise with water told me, “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptise with the Holy Spirit.”
34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One. [Note: the Son of God]’
 
In this context, the geographical location and the waters of the Jordan River played an important role.
 
The Jordan River is associated with the entry of the people of Israel into the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua. Jesus, too, entered the waters of the Jordan to be revealed as the fulfillment of the Father’s promise to John the Baptist, the prophet, and to the people present (cf. Joshua 3:17 i.c.w. Matthew 3:16-17).
 
Joshua 3:17:
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.
 
Matthew 3:16-17:
16 As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
17 And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’
 
Growing Revelation and the Son of God
 
The growing revelation concerning Jesus Christ as the Son of God is evident in the following sequence according to the Word of God:
 
  1. the preparation through the prophet’s revelatory announcement to the people (cf. John 1:30),
  2. Jesus’ approach to the prophet (cf. John 1:29a),
  3. the prophet’s recognition of Jesus Christ as the eternal Lamb of God (cf. John 1:29b-30),
  4. the prophet’s confession regarding the supernatural mystery of Jesus’ presence (cf. John 1:31),
  5. God’s revelatory instruction to the prophet in the form of the foretold sign confirming and commissioning His Son, Jesus Christ (cf. John 1:32-34).
As already mentioned, the presence of flowing water —in the form of the Jordan River—takes on special significance here.
 
After Jesus encountered the water of the Jordan in the presence of the prophet John the Baptist, the heavens were torn open, so that the supernatural presence and movement of the Holy Spirit manifested itself in the form of a dove, and the voice of the Heavenly Father then resounded.
 
It reveals that John the Baptist’s proclamation as a prophet went hand in hand with the presence of the rushing waters of the Jordan. This led the people to take notice of Jesus and followed Him (cf. John 1:35-37).
 
John 1:35-37:
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!’
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
 
It is evident that other followers of the prophet were among John’s disciples, who later joined Jesus as His disciples.
 
The Sound of Many Waters and the Voice of the LORD
 
As we know in the Word of God it states that the voice of the Almighty and of the Son of God is like the sound of many waters (cf. Ezekiel 1:24a i.c.w. Revelation 1:15b).
 
Ezekiel 1:24a:
24a When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty [Note: Shaddai], …
 
Revelation 1:15b:
…, 15b and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
 
This means for us that prophetic communication, in the form of the testimony of Jesus, creates a realm of revelation in which we recognize Jesus Christ as He reveals Himself in the moment. We may allow the Holy Spirit to flood our vision with the light of God’s revelation in the form of His eyes, which are full of light (cf. Luke 11:34a i.c.w. 1 John 1:5).
 
Luke 11:34a:
34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, [Note: generous] your whole body also is full of light. …
 
1 John 1:5:
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
 
This perspective, which we allow to be flooded with the light of His revelation, leads us deeper into our relationship with Christ.
 
The Eyes of the Heart and the Respective Eye Sockets
 
From which eye socket do we look with the eyes of our heart in the form of wisdom and revelation (cf. Ephesians 1:17-18)?
 
Ephesians 1:17-18:
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
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, …
 
We can look out from the region of the seven eyes of the precious cornerstone —or keystone— the Lamb of God, the eyes of the wheels, or even from the region of the eyes of the four living creatures (cf. Zechariah 3:9; Zechariah 4:10; Revelation 5:6; Ezekiel 1:18; Ezekiel 10:12; Revelation 4:8).
 
Zechariah 3:9:
9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes [Note: facets] on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.
 
Zechariah 4:10:
10 ‘Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone [Note: the plimb-line] in the hand of Zerubbabel?’
 
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.
 
Ezekiel 1:18:
18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
 
Ezekiel 10:12:
12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.
 
Revelation 4:8:
8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all round, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: ‘ “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,” who was, and is, and is to come.’
 
The position of the eyes defines the light of revelatory knowledge, which enables us to see the truth that is still unknown to us—the truth in which the Holy Spirit, as the Spirit of Truth, desires to instruct us, so that the unknown truth becomes revelatory truth to us.
 
In addition, this may involve, among other things, recognizing the truth about God’s movement such as works represented by hands, walking represented by feet, faith represented by wings and His respective characteristics (Note: lion, bull, man, flying eagle).
 
When we are at this deeper level, it is essential for us to know the name of God, which means having an honorable, intimate relationship with Him and this also implies supernatural protection, so that we may enjoy life with Him in this season and come to know Jesus more and more (cf. Psalm 91:14.16 i.c.w. Ephesians 3:19; Colossians 2:2).
 
Psalm 91:14.16:
14 ‘Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. …
16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation [Note: Heb. ישועה – jĕšǔ’āh].’
 
Ephesians 3:19:
… 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
 
Colossians 2:2:
2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, …
 
May we, as the people of God in this era, come to know Jesus Christ, the Son of the Heavenly Father, in the way the Father desires to reveal Him to us through His Spirit in this time, and vice versa, so that we may walk with confident steps along the path of the revelatory truth in Christ (cf. Matthew 11:27).
 
Matthew 11:27:
27 ‘All things have been committed to me by my Father. No-one knows the Son except the Father, and no-one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. …’
 
Our prayer is that, as disciples of Jesus, we may have a deep longing for Christ and, as a result, grow in the love that has been given to us because God sees us as we are in everything.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
In 2 Timothy 4:9.13, we read about the apostolic instruction from the Apostle Paul to his spiritual son Timothy, in which he urged him to come to him quickly. Paul instructed him to bring the cloak, the books, and the parchments that he had left with Carpus in Troas.
 
2 Timothy 4:9.13:
9 Do your best to come to me quickly, …
13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
 
Paul was in distress at that time because he was a prisoner in Rome.
 
‘Apostolic Melting’ and the Right Perspective
 
He let Timothy know that some of his fellow workers had abandoned him because they had taken a different spiritual direction, and one of those brothers in Christ had even come to love the world more than the truth of the Word (cf. 2 Timothy 4:10).
 
2 Timothy 4:10:
… 10 for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
 
This process could be described as an ‘apostolic melting’, which resembles the principle found in John 3:30 in conjunction with Galatians 2:20. This ‘apostolic melting’ is connected to a shift in perspective among those in one’s immediate environment. In this process, the LORD examines whether their free will aligns with His will (cf. Proverbs 21:2).
 
John 3:30:
‘… 30 He must become greater; I must become less.’
 
Galatians 2:20:
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
 
Proverbs 21:2:
2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.
 
Paul also made it clear to his spiritual son, Timothy, who was also a leader that Luke had been with him during his time of distress and remained with him, and he urged Timothy to bring along Mark (cf. 2 Timothy 4:11).
 
2 Timothy 4:11:
11 Only Luke [Note: means ‘light’] is with me. Get Mark [Note: means ‘man’] and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
 
From these passages, a strategy emerges that we, as God’s people, may apply and pay attention to in times of distress and facing challenges.
 
Life in the Light of Revelation
 
First and foremost, it is essential that we have within us the power of the revelation of God’s Word —symbolized by Luke— and that we cultivate it through the guidance of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Truth (cf. Psalm 119:105 i.c.w. 2 Peter 1:19; John 16:13).
 
Psalm 119:105:
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
 
2 Peter 1:19:
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
 
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.
 
This helps us, when we find ourselves in distress, not to lose hope, but to break through the sense of hopelessness in each situation with greater authority in faith, symbolized by Mark (cf. Romans 10:17).
 
Romans 10:17:
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
 
The example of John the Baptist, who was thrown into prison by Herod, reveals that oppressive circumstances can cause revelatory truths to be forgotten, and this can lead to giving rise to hopelessness (cf. Matthew 11:1-3).
 
Matthew 11:1-3:
1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’
 
Because of his distress, John could no longer remember God’s visitation at Jesus’ baptism, when the heavens had opened, the Holy Spirit had descended upon Jesus like a dove and remained upon Him, while God’s voice resounded. As a result, he could no longer remember the revelation he received.
 
In challenging circumstances, we must apply the power of remembrance to persevere through the challenge and ultimately break through into a new freedom (cf. Psalm 103:2).
 
Psalm 103:2:
2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits – …
 
Because our God has a scroll of remembrance, we are encouraged to draw on the power of memory —through the experiences we have gained in times of challenge— in order to break through to find comfort and encouragement in it (cf. Malachi 3:16).
 
Malachi 3:16:
16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honoured his name.
 
The apostle’s reference to his cloak, the books, and the parchments—which represent the ‘fruit’ symbolized by Carpus—makes it clear to us that we are applying anew in the present the anointing and established revelations that have already been given to us. We have gained these through our study of God’s Word and through life circumstances that, in the past, required us to make willing sacrifices for Jesus’ sake (cf. Psalm 54:6).
 
Psalm 54:6:
6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.
 
As a result, we apply this truth through the power of God’s revelation available to us in the form of knowledge, so that we may grow in spiritual authority for the future. We can do this only when circumstances require us to apply the truth of the Word by believing in the truth of God’s Word more than in our own thoughts or past patterns of behavior.
 
Our authority involves maturity that cannot exist without acts of faith, so that we may live with integrity and faithfulness, thereby contributing to breakthroughs within the ecclesia.
 
The Accelerated Transmission and the Glorious Freedom of the Sons of God
 
In this regard, we place particular emphasis on the accelerated transmission of spiritual values and experiences from the past into the present. We apply our past experiences in Christ, combined with God’s values, to our ‘now’ as a moment, since this is linked to a future timeframe. This principle is evident in the Apostle’s instruction to his spiritual son Timothy to be sure to come to him before winter (cf. 2 Timothy 4:21a).
 
2 Timothy 4:21a:
21a Do your best to get here before winter. …
 
Many interpret this to mean that, due to the physical circumstances of that time, this instruction was linked to travel, but that would be too superficial. Spiritually speaking, it concerns the influence of apostolic freedom from the realm of sonship, which acts upon the realm of the ‘stagnation’ of apostolic fatherhood in order to contribute to a divine momentum. In this way, this convergence is a circumstance that brings about the breakthrough and heralds a new era of the glorious freedom of the sons of God (cf. Romans 8:21).
 
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.
 
This glorious freedom of the sons of God marks the end of one apostolic era and the beginning of a new one.
 
It leads from a life of humility to a life of reverence for God, in which worship is like an elevator that ascends us to a new spiritual level of authority and governance (cf. Psalm 100:4 i.c.w. Revelation 4:1-2).
 
Psalm 100:4:
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
 
Revelation 4:1-2:
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, ‘Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.’
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
In the Word of God, we find a surprising number of references to water. Psalm 33:7 states that God gathers the waters of the sea as if into a skin, implying that He heaps up the waters like a mound or a wall and stores the deep waters in a storehouse.
 
Psalm 33:7:
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars [Note: heap]; he puts the deep into storehouses.
 
As we learn, the voice of the Almighty and of Jesus Christ, in His role as the eternal King, is described as the sound of many waters (cf. Ezekiel 1:24a i.c.w. Revelation 1:15c).
 
Ezekiel 1:24a:
24a When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, …
 
Revelation 1:15c:
… 15c his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.
 
And it is in Christ, the mystery of God, in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden (cf. Colossians 2:2-3).
 
Colossians 2:2-3:
2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
 
What matters to the LORD for us, as His people, is that we move forward in His revelatory guidance through the Word, which is a baptism in the Spirit of wisdom and revelation.
 
Jesus in Simon’s Boat
 
This leads us to a deeper understanding of our calling, similar to what the fisherman Simon experienced before he became a follower of Jesus (cf. Ephesians 5:26b i.c.w. Ephesians 1:17).
 
Ephesians 5:26b:
…, 26b cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, …
 
Ephesians 1:17:
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
 
Luke 5:1-3 states that Jesus entered Simon’s boat and, because the people were eager to hear the Word of God, asked him to put out a little way from the shore so that He could teach them from the lake.
 
Luke 5:1-3:
1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding round him and listening to the word of God.
2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
 
Since Jesus Christ is the living Word of God and faith comes from hearing the Word of God, it can be said that Simon, among others, began to grow in faith (cf. Romans 10:17).
 
Romans 10:17:
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
 
Jesus timed it just right —waiting until the end of Simon’s business day— to lead him into a new phase of his business life, one linked to his faith in the Word of Christ and water (cf. Luke 5:4-6).
 
Luke 5:4-6:
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.’
5 Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.’
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
 
Jesus’ Instruction to Row Out into Deeper Water
 
After Jesus had taught the people from Simon’s boat, He instructed Simon to row out to a deep part of the Sea of Galilee to cast their nets into the deep waters of the lake.
 
The second boat accompanying Simon’s was that of Zebedee, who was present with his sons James and John, whom Jesus later called ‘Boanerges—Sons of Thunder’ (cf. Mark 3:17).
 
Mark 3:17:
17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’), …
 
In this context, James and John are said to point to the prophetic dynamic inherent in the gift of prophecy, because thunder emanates from the throne of God, and the seven thunders mentioned in the book of Revelation carry a prophecy that is secret or sealed (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:4.8.10b-c i.c.w. Revelation 4:5; Revelation 10:4).
 
1 Corinthians 12:4.8.10b-c:
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. …
8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, …
… 10b-c to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, …
 
Revelation 4:5:
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
 
Revelation 10:4:
4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.’
 
It is the depths of God that are connected to the greatness of His promise to us, and it is these that we must receive through the revelatory truth of His Word—that is, through the resonance of His Word in our spirits. To do this, we must enter into the realm of God’s depths—that is, the unknown in Christ or the truth in Christ that is not yet known to us—while we begin to act in accordance with God’s depths by going deeper, just as Simon and his companions cast their fishing nets into the deep waters of the Sea of Galilee.
 
This gave rise to a collaboration that led to the dynamic of the depths of God—and thus of His promise itself—drawing even the realm of human economy (Note: the boats) into the process of going deeper, namely, that the boats were in danger of sinking because of the size of the catch (cf. Luke 5:7).
 
Luke 5:7:
7 So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
 
The Process of Identity Transformation and the Four Phases of Depth
 
In the process, Simon entered the transformation of his identity while finding himself caught between his natural identity and his new identity—between sound and substance, that is, between the hearing and the rock. At the same time, his faith grew stronger because he recognized himself as a sinful person and delved deeper within himself.
 
Faced with the boat nearly sinking and the lively movement of the fish in the net, Simon confessed his fallibility before the Son of God (cf. Luke 5:8).
 
Luke 5:8:
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, ‘Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!’
 
It should be noted here that there were four phases of going deeper as the following:
 
  1. rowing out into the deep waters of the Sea of Galilee,
  2. casting the nets into the depths of the Sea of Galilee,
  3. the boat sinking deeper due to the abundance of the catch,
  4. Peter falling to his knees before Jesus in the boat.
These phases of going deeper can also be described as a call from one depth to another, in which our longing is satisfied by the greatness of His promise (cf. Psalm 42:7 i.c.w. Isaiah 55:1a; Revelation 22:17).
 
Psalm 42:7:
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
 
Isaiah 55:1a:
1a ‘Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; …
 
Revelation 22:17:
17 The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
 
This refers to an interaction between the spiritual realm in the natural world and the spiritual realm in the supernatural world, as expressed in the principle ‘on earth as it is in heaven’.
 
The four phases of the descent resulted in the Spirit of the fear of the LORD manifesting itself in the fishermen, which can be described as the ‘midwife’ of wisdom (cf. Luke 5:9-10a i.c.w. Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 9:10).
 
Luke 5:9-10a:
9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10a and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. …
 
Psalm 111:10:
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
 
Proverbs 9:10:
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
 
It follows that there will be a renewal of days, as Isaiah 40:31 in conjunction with Psalm 103:5 reveals, for the Spirit of the fear of the LORD is in the seventh position and the Spirit of wisdom in the second position (cf. Isaiah 11:2).
 
Isaiah 40:31:
… 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
 
Psalm 103:5:
… 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
 
Isaiah 11:2:
2 The Spirit of the Lord[1] will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom[2] and of understanding[3], the Spirit of counsel[4] and of might[5], the Spirit of the knowledge[6] and fear of the Lord[7] – …
 
Jesus met Simon where he was, to mold him —through His discipleship— into the new identity in Christ to which he was called, namely, to be Peter (cf. Luke 5:10b-11 i.c.w. Luke 6:14a).
 
Luke 5:10b-11:
… 10b Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.’
11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
 
Luke 6:14a:
14a Simon (whom he named Peter) …
 
Simon thus became a follower of ‘significance’, linked to the glory given by Christ, so that he became a person with impact in the spiritual realm, whose words carried weight (cf. Matthew 16:17-19).
 
Matthew 16:17-19:
16 Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’
17 Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’
 
It is the glory of God that automatically brings growth in every area, because earthly wealth and prosperity have their original source in the spiritual realm.
 
Deepening the Prophetic Gift and the Call to Vigilance by using AI
 
As the people of God, we are called to allow ourselves to be led into a deeper realm of the Spirit through our prophetic gift and the power of the revelatory truth of the living Word of God.
 
From this springs new vision in the form of the manifestation of the promise in the realm of revelation, through which we become effective on a higher level. This is possible for us only through the prophetic gift bestowed upon us by the Holy Spirit, in divine power and supernatural effectiveness.
 
It is crucial to be careful not to allow any artificial form of seemingly ‘supernatural’ or virtual communication through artificial intelligence to enter our sphere of influence (Note: symbol for the boat)—with the apparent hope of thereby gaining more influence or economic profit.
 
We know from the book of Revelation that the image of the ‘beast’ spoke (cf. Revelation 13:5a.15a), and it is through words or communication that both good and evil things are created.
 
Revelation 13:5a.15a:
5a The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies …
15a The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak …
 
With regard to AI as ‘artificial intelligence’, we can already see a clear victory achieved through the powerful dynamic of redemption in the form of the Good News, as illustrated by the city of ‘Ai—a heap of stones, ruin’ in the Promised Land and its significance in the Word of God.
 
This involves a shift in the influence of revelatory truth from a ‘sword’ to a ‘spear’, signifying a victory from a distance that will emerge from the hidden (Note: ambush; cf. Joshua 8:18-19.28-29).
 
Joshua 8:18-19.28-29:
18 Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Hold out towards Ai the javelin that is in your hand, for into your hand I will deliver the city.’ So Joshua held out towards the city the javelin that was in his hand.
19 As soon as he did this, the men in the ambush rose quickly from their position and rushed forward. They entered the city and captured it and quickly set it on fire. …
28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolate place to this day.
29 He impaled the body of the king of Ai on a pole and left it there until evening. At sunset, Joshua ordered them to take the body from the pole and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day.
 
When believers put their faith and trust in ‘artificial intelligence’, they are akin to people who have focused merely on profit and influence—and who, in the end, are sadly deceived, regardless of the cost or the ‘artistry’ employed to achieve it. The pride of the flesh prevents them from recognizing that they are the ones being deceived at the end.
 
May we, with the power of faith that comes by hearing the living Word of God, act like Simon Peter, without relying on the power of the ‘beast’ in the hope of securing a stable economy for the future.
 
The prophet Jeremiah prophesied the following about the city of Ai, which represents ‘artificial intelligence’ or AI in today’s context:
 
‘Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.’ – Jeremiah 49:3
 
In this context, this Bible passage can also be translated as follows:
 
‘Wail, you who have devoted yourself to artificial intelligence, for your source of AI has been laid waste. Cry out, you economy, who saw yourself as vastly superior to humanity, and put on your sackcloth!
Run about lamenting in your transhumanist society, for all who have united with you and idolized you are being taken captive and set on hold—both small and great.’
 
What is the foundation of our drive and our daily engagement with the truth?
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

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