The prophet ‘Ezekiel – God strengthens’ reveals the quality of the Heavenly Father in the facet of ‘El Shaddai – The Almighty’ in order to help us understand that we need to position ourselves in accordance to His Son, who is Jesus Christ as the Alpha and the Omega (cf. Ezekiel 1:1-3 i.c.w. Revelation 1:8; Revelation 22:13).
Ezekiel 1:1-3:
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month – it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin – 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month – it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin – 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
Revelation 1:8:
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (Note: El Shaddai).”
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (Note: El Shaddai).”
Revelation 22:13:
13 I am (Note: Jesus Christ) the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
13 I am (Note: Jesus Christ) the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Positioning in the Alpha and Omega and the Light of the LORD
This Positioning in the time of Alpha and Omega, which encompasses divine Fatherhood/Sonship, is accompanied by the proper discernment of the moment in the midst of temporary time. It is the temporary time that is connected with the beginning and the end and is arranged in a linear form, similar to a river.
Here the river ‘Chebar – length’, as it is called in Ezekiel 1:3, has a special meaning. The Hebrew root word of its name means also ‘long ago, a great while, properly extend of time => a time set in the right arrangement of length’. (Part Excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible to the word ‘Chebar’ with the word key number 3602*, 3603*).
The Heavenly Father longs that we possess the proper understanding of the beginning and end of time in Him as the Alpha and Omega, in order to emerge from this proper arrangement with the fullness of God into the new dimension of time. As a result, we meet those people who are already predestined by God in the places God has determined and bring them into contact with His strength.
This touch involves His glory pouring out in the form of anointing from the structure of His glorious light, so that the enemy’s resistance in the form of weakness is broken (cf. 1 John 1:5 i.c.w. Exodus 34:29; Isaiah 10:27).
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.
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.
Exodus 34:29:
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.
Isaiah 10:27:
27 In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
The Joy of the LORD and the Face of the Bull
The anointing of strength is related to the joy of the LORD and the face of the bull (cf. Nehemiah 8:10b i.c.w. Psalm 45:7).
Nehemiah 8:10b:
“… 10b Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
“… 10b Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Psalm 45:7:
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
The ‘bull’ is called ‘šôr’ in Hebrew and bears horns that face directly forward, just as it is written in Deuteronomy 33:17 about the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Deuteronomy 33:17:
“… 17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
“… 17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
The Hebrew word for ‘horn’ is ‘qärän’ and reveals strength and power. According to the Word of God, it is used as a Shofar and also as a vessel for anointing.
The Hebrew word ‘to shine/being radiant – qāran’ as used in Exodus 34:29 is closely related to the Hebrew word for ‘horn – qärän’. This means that Moses reflected the face of God in the form of the bull while he was surrounded by the fatherhood of God in the form of priesthood and accompanied by the spirit of strength.
This presence of God resulted in the manifestation of the fear of the LORD in the midst of the people of Israel (cf. Ex. 34:30).
Exodus 34:30:
30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
The Hebrew Letter ‘Aleph’
In addition, the ‘bull’ is connected with the Hebrew letter ‘Aleph’, which carries the numerical value ‘1’ and means, among other things, ‘cattle, leader, strength, master/ LORD’. The pictographic representation of the Hebrew letter ‘Aleph’ is a ‘bull’s head’.
The ‘Aleph’ is the so-called ‘Father letter’ because everything begins with the Father, who as the Almighty is beginning and end, as the Hebrew word for ‘Father – āb’ begins with an ‘Aleph’ (cf. Revelation 1:8).
Revelation 1:8:
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Jesus also said that He did not come in His own name, nor did He perform His own works, but did only what He saw the Father do (cf. John 5:19.43).
John 5:19.43:
19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. …
43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. …
43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
And it was precisely in this way that Moses reflected the Father’s dimension to the people of Israel, which was still unknown to them. As the Body of Christ, we need to move forward with the power of God’s breath in the dynamics of Jesus’ ministry when He was about thirty years old (cf. Luke 3:23a i.c.w. Luke 4:18-19).
Luke 3:23a:
23a Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. …
23a Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. …
Luke 4:18-19:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
This is what the thirtieth year and the fifth day of the fourth month in the fifth year in the book of Ezekiel 1:1-3 reveals to us (Note: Jesus also ministered in a time of oppression, as the nation of Israel was occupied and ruled by the Romans.)
Ezekiel 1:1-3:
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month – it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin – 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month – it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin – 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
The Fulfilled Time
It is necessary that we as saints use the dynamics of the fullness of time, namely already the power of fulfilled time, and go forward with this power, which includes days, weeks, months and years, in order to bring the breakthrough that the Heavenly Father has already prepared.
According to the Word of God, the fulfillment of time is related to the apostolic power of God, including the meaning of ‘being sent’ (cf. Galatians 4:4a).
Galatians 4:4a:
4a But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, …
4a But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, …
The time ahead of us encompasses a period of time (Note: length of time) in which it is necessary to position yourself in the center of God’s will, as Ezekiel did, in order to be in accordance with as well as interact with the governmental presence of the Heavenly Father in the Sonship of Christ.
The purpose of this is for the imminent work of God to be established and fortified in the revelatory truth of the Word of God and this is accompanied by challenge equal to the task Nehemiah faced when he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem (cf. Nehemiah 2 ff.).
Nehemiah entered a new mission and vocation field through God’s calling, going from being the king’s cup bearer to a ‘constructor’ of the restoration of the royal city of Israel – Jerusalem.
This reveals to us that with the divine fulfillment of time, our mission field, even occupational field or job, can also change. Therefore it is important that we watch and pray in order to see with our spiritual eyes of the heart the governmental presence of God and thereupon to speak things into existence as well as to act accordingly in faith.
The Visitation of God of the Ekklēsia – Spirit Filled Church
Our positioning as spirit filled church in the center of God’s will is equal to the fellowship of Lydia, who stayed by a river, so that the apostles who were looking for a place of prayer (Note: place of a spiritual birth) went through the city gate of the leading city ‘Philippi – horse friend’ (Note: indication of the quality of the ministry of angels). They finally encountered the company of women led by Lydia at the river (Note: symbol of the spirit filled church; cf. Acts 16:12-15).
Acts 16:12-15:
12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
The apostles could implement the period of their sojourn into the life of Lydia and that of her community in the city of Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia (note: reference to the special status of the city in the form of a first fruit as well as representative of the measure of supernatural instruction through the ministry of angels on behalf of God; cf. Hebrews 1:14), and the revelatory knowledge gained from it.
As a result, Lydia stepped into a greater dimension of God’s presence and revelatory knowledge with her community as well as her home in order to properly administer spiritual things in the time ahead. It was the face of the LORD who showed Himself to the women through the apostles in the form of the lion.
This community of women, who were at the center of God’s appointed time period, acted as a kind of spiritual womb to receive the spiritual seed that the Lord released into them through the apostles, in order to bring it forth in the power of ‘travailing prayer’ at the right time.
Since the apostle is the first-named minister in the spirit filled church and represents God’s royalty, this office can be compared to the face of the lion (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:28a i.c.w. Ephesians 4:11).
1 Corinthians 12:28a:
28a And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, …
28a And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, …
Ephesians 4:11:
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, …
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, …
It requires our willingness to center our lives in the will of the Father in the Son, so that we can meet the people God has already predestined in the places He has established and bring them to the sphere filled with His new strength.
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
