From the movement of the throne chariot of God as it is described in Ezekiel 1, it can be seen that the LORD enters into an elevated spiritual realm at different stages of time as the four beings rise with their wheels.
Ezekiel 1:15-21:
15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: they sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.
17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went.
18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: they sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.
17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went.
18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
The Elevation of the Wheels of the Throne Chariot of God
In connection with the wheels of the throne chariot lifting up, here we go into the shift of our identity in Christ in order to understand it better. It is a greater spiritual influence in this shift and is similar to what Jesus meant when He said that a city on a mountain cannot be hidden (cf. Matthew 5:14).
Matthew 5:14:
14 ‘You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
14 ‘You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Since God is Spirit (cf. John 4:24a) and it says in Ezekiel 1:19-20 that the beings lifted themselves up with their wheels and the spirit of the beings was in the wheels, the importance of the Spirit’s guidance becomes clear. It is the Holy Spirit who helps to move us into a higher spiritual quality in our identity in Christ.
John 4:24a:
24a God is spirit, …
24a God is spirit, …
Ezekiel 1:19-20:
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
Furthermore, the lifting up of the wheels from the earth reveals to us the call to walk in the Spirit (cf. Galatians 5:16).
Galatians 5:16:
16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
In the dimension of the Spirit, we are able to know ourselves in the way we have already been known by God (cf. 1 Corinthians 13:12b).
1 Corinthians 13:12b:
… 12b Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
… 12b Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
The Spirit in the Life of Abraham and Sarah
The principle of the implementation of the Holy Spirit in our lives is also expressed in God’s new naming of Abraham and Sarah.
God, after making a covenant with ‘Abram – high father’, put the Hebrew letter ‘He’ in his name, so that he became ‘Abraham – father of a multitude’.
After Abraham received his new name, at God’s instruction, he named his wife ‘Sarai – dominative’ with the new name ‘Sarah – Princess, Queen’ (cf. Genesis 17:5.15).
Genesis 17:5.15:
5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. …
15 God also said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. …
15 God also said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
The Hebrew letter ‘He’ carries the numerical value ‘5’ and means, among other things, ‘a breath of wind’ that calls to behold the things that God reveals. Furthermore, the numerical value ‘5’, reveals the power of God’s hand in the form of grace.
Thus, it is the walk in the realm of the Spirit that makes us hear of new things and hidden results of which we were previously unaware (cf. Isaiah 48:6b-7), because the Spirit’s starting point and arrival destination are hidden from us, allowing us to be led by His movement (cf. John 3:8).
Isaiah 48:6b-7:
… 6b ‘From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you.
7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, “Yes, I knew of them.”
… 6b ‘From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you.
7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, “Yes, I knew of them.”
John 3:8:
8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’
8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’
When we are merely in the earthly realm, we are surrounded by the opinions, presuppositions and statements of people whose words can shape us. This shaping takes place consciously and unconsciously when we allow the spoken or written words to fall into our hearts according to the principle of sowing and reaping (cf. Mark 4:14).
Mark 4:14:
14 The farmer sows the word.
14 The farmer sows the word.
If we believe these words that are spoken to us from an earthly perspective (Note: limited to the visible world), we merely enter the realm of possibility or even become limited as well as weakened due to unbelief in our God-given identity. This is based on the statement that faith comes from hearing the Word (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.
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
The question to ask is, which word do I give credence to (Note: believe to be true)? Is it the word of God or the word of men?
The Resistance of the Enemy in the Application of Ancestral Spirits
The adversary’s plan is always to prevent us from walking as members of the Body of Christ in our identity already established by God (cf. Psalm 139:16 i.c.w. Jeremiah 1:5).
Psalm 139:16:
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Jeremiah 1:5:
5 ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew (Note: chose) you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’
5 ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew (Note: chose) you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’
This is evident in the naming of ‘Benjamin – son of my right hand’ who was previously named ‘Ben-Oni – son of my pain’ by his mother Rachel due to her challenging birth circumstance, whereby it was the determination of the father Jacob to change his identity from ‘pain’ to ‘favor’ and ‘governmental rule’ (cf. Genesis 35:18).
Genesis 35:18:
18 As she (Note: Rachel) breathed her last – for she was dying – she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
18 As she (Note: Rachel) breathed her last – for she was dying – she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
The frequent attempt of the enemy to prevent us as saints from coming into our God-given identity is by speaking through the communication mode of the so-called ancestral spirits, which corresponds to a communication of the past and the effect of the accuser of the brethren (cf. Revelation 12:10).
Revelation 12:10:
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
The Hebrew word for ‘ancestral spirit’ is ‘’ôb’ and includes a so-called ‘parroting or murmuring of what was communicated in the past, speaking from the belly in the form of a ventriloquist who speaks as from a hollow vessel’. In addition, it also means ‘tube made of animal skin for storing water and wine’. (part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the Hebrew word ‘’ôb’ with word key number: 181* and 182 and Strong’s Concordance with word key number H178).
Based on the word explanation, it is clear that it is about a familiar communication from the past (Note: e.g.: wrong determinations by parents, relatives, teachers, …) that the adversary uses to stop the advancement of a believer into the God-given identity. The enemy does this by trying to trap the particular believer in the structure of an ‘old wineskin’ with the spiritual communication (Note: water and wine) located there.
The God-given Freedom and the Higher Level of the Spirit
But the LORD has called us to liberty, just as the throne chariot of God lifts itself up from the earth realm in order to walk in its light in the Spirit (cf. Galatians 5:13a i.c.w. 1 Peter 2:9b; Psalm 36:9).
Galatians 5:13a:
13a You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. …
13a You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. …
1 Peter 2:9b:
…, 9b that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
…, 9b that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Psalm 36:9:
9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
It is necessary that our spirits are filled with the truth of the Holy Spirit about our God-given identity so that our walk on earth is spiritually quickened and we lift ourselves up from the earthly familiar realm of ‘human communication’, even if it is meant in a loving way, to walk in the structure of the ‘new wineskin’ where the LORD speaks to us in new ways in His love.
This includes a new power of revelatory knowledge in the Word of God as well as walking in His love and joy (Note: water and wine).
This includes a new power of revelatory knowledge in the Word of God as well as walking in His love and joy (Note: water and wine).
It us up to us, that we allow the Heavenly Father to shift us in our identity to a new, higher spiritual level. Although it can be a struggle, the point is that we have already put aside the past and enter more deeply into our identity. This can be related to giving ourselves a new name, just as some of Jesus’ disciples were given a new name (cf. Philippians 3:13 in conjunction with Mark 3:16-17).
Philippians 3:13:
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, …
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, …
Mark 3:16-17:
16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’), …
16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’), …
Likewise, we can read from the book of Revelation of the importance of a new identity associated with obedience and faithfulness to the LORD (cf. Revelation 2:17; Revelation 3:12).
Revelation 2:17 (Note: church in the region of Pergamum):
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
Revelation 3:12 (Note: church in the region of Philadelphia):
12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.
12 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.
Therefore, like ‘Jabez – He makes sorrow’, let us break through the sphere of communication of ‘familiar spirits – ancestral spirits’ and to think with the glory of God resting on us from the dimension of the new wineskin, which results in great blessing and expansion by the hand of God as well as the guidance of His Spirit (cf. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10).
1 Chronicles 4:9-10:
9 Jabez was more honourable (Note: greater glory) than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’
10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.
9 Jabez was more honourable (Note: greater glory) than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’
10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.
We are called by God the Father to take hold of the redemptive work of Christ in the Holy Spirit as the greatest gift of true freedom for us to completely remove all negative thinking, sinful generational patterns, and false imprints. Accordingly, let us allow the Spirit of God to shift our identity to a higher level in order to do His will.
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
