As people of God, we move within the structure of the kingdom, which is to be understood with its various levels of the heavens that are linked to the element of water which is based on the Hebrew word ‘mamlākāh’ used for the term ‘kingdom’.

 

This Hebrew word begins twice with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’, which among other things is connected with ‘water’ and has the numerical value of ‘40’. The Hebrew word for ‘water’ used in the Word of God is ‘Majim’ and is only used in the plural form. It begins with the Hebrew letter ‘Mem’ and ends with it. (Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible to the word ‘mamlākāh – kingdom’ with the word key number: 4542)

 

 

Revelation 4:6 reveals to us that the throne of God and thus the realm of the LORD is associated with pure water, which reflects the presence of fruitfulness and the nature of God (cf. Revelation 4:6).

 

6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the centre, round the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and behind.

 

Herein we can find a principle to be recognized, which means that each individual saint in Christ Jesus has an area of dominion assigned by God over which he has responsibility.

It is accountability in the Kingdom of God that precedes authority, which also means that authority is a consequence of accountability.

 

Each level of heaven carries an area of water that is associated with a mandate to govern. To govern is to consciously exercise authority, which, like a coin, carries two sides consisting of freedom (Note: choice) and responsibility.

 

The structure of kingship is closely related to each of the twelve tribes of Israel because God gave them the opportunity to be a kingdom of priests through obedience. From this it is clear that each tribe of Israel carries within it a spiritual dimension of heaven that goes hand in hand with a realm of ‘water’, which includes spiritual government, since God is Spirit (cf. Exodus 19:5-6 i.c.w. John 4:24a).

 

5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.’

 

24a God is spirit, …

 

 

Since Christ Jesus dwells or is enthroned in us through His Holy Spirit, it is important to internalize the principle of ‘the water of government’ according to Revelation 4:6 and to live in this spiritual awareness.

 

In the growth of a believer in Christ, which includes faithful discipleship, there are moments in certain phases of time when God, the Heavenly Father, activates His breath. With this breath, He uses the respective existing atmosphere above the believer to contribute to greater authority in his life, which results from the assignment of higher responsibility.

 

These phases are similar to the truth of Job 37:10 where it says, ‘The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.’

 

These may be phases in which it seems to us that we perceive an absence of God’s love because we do not literally feel it. But it is the Holy Spirit who moves over the waters as the breath of God and leads to different results depending on the atmosphere.

 

In the context of the biblical passage from Job 37:10, this can present itself as a phase of feeling fear. It is the intention of the adversary to stop the process initiated by God, namely, to lead into greater authority, through such feelings in the respective believer. Here it is necessary not to evade the challenge, but to look at it from the perspective of the Spirit, even if one has not yet correctly grasped the moment of God’s visitation (cf. Matthew 14:25-26).

 

25 Shortly before dawn [Note: at the fourth night watch] Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.

26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear.

 

When a measure of time is fulfilled in connection with faithful discipleship in the things or tasks entrusted to us in our lives, it is in God’s interest to place us on a higher spiritual level of authority that involves walking on the already established foundation of faithfulness.

 

Here, the particular atmosphere that surrounds us, brought about by certain circumstances, serves as a symbiotic element for the breath or Spirit of God to bring the already established truth of God’s Word in us to a closure in the form of a conclusion, which is accompanied by rest or peace. This process is similar to walking on a frozen patch of ice, which involves firmness in discipleship through understanding the truth of God’s Word.

 

The reason for this is to be found in the fact that the Word of God is associated with water in the form of the water bath (cf. Ephesians 5:26b).

 

…, 26b cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, …

 

At certain times, when God initiates a phase of conclusion or reasoning in us through His Holy Spirit, our spiritual realm of government enters a certain resting phase that causes us to recognize the appearance of the Lord. It is a growing understanding and recognition for us in how He reveals Himself to us and delivers His Word.

 

 

In chapter 1 of Jeremiah, it says that the LORD stretched out His hand and touched the mouth of the prophet who was in Israel. In doing so, God put His words into the mouth of the prophet (cf. Jeremiah 1:9).

 

9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, ‘I have put my words in your mouth. …’

 

Based on this biblical passage we can see that God must have been in a different spiritual place or position opposite the prophet. This is revealed by the way how God placed a more intense dynamic in the prophet’s communication from the realm of His culture.

 

This resulted in a powerful six-fold effect, which was to contribute to the great shift within the people of Israel, namely as the following:

 

10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.’

 

Through God’s visitation to the prophet Jeremiah, it is evident that Jeremiah entered a higher realm of authority because of the responsibility given to him by God to speak His delivered words.

 

In addition, the prophet Ezekiel experienced a similar situation, whereby he was with the people of Israel in captivity in Babylon and received instruction from God in the facet of man from the spiritual realm of the north (cf. Ezekiel 1:4.26).

 

4 I looked, and I saw a violent storm coming out of the north – an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The centre of the fire looked like glowing metal, …

26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli [Note: sapphire], and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.

 

It is the north that is due to the absence of light related, among other things, with cold but also with the assembly of the saints who sojourn in the government of God (cf. Psalm 48:2 i.c.w. Isaiah 14:13b).

 

2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

 

… 13b I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: …

 

 

It says in Ezekiel 2:8-10 that the LORD instructed His prophet Ezekiel to open his mouth and eat the communication of God in the form of the scroll inscribed on both sides.

 

8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious people; open your mouth and eat what I give you.’

9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.

 

Here Ezekiel saw the unrolled scroll in the hands of the outstretched arms of God. Despite all challenging assignments, this reveals God’s mercy and love for His people, even when they have turned away from Him (cf. Romans 10:21).

 

21 But concerning Israel he says [cf. Isaiah 65:2], ‘All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.’

 

In a prophetic context, the unrolled scroll can be seen as a spiritual dimension of travailing prayer, which can be accompanied in the process by righteous acts, melodies and songs, as well as permission towards the Holy Spirit to assist in the form of groaning (cf. Romans 8:26).

 

26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

 

In contrast to Jeremiah, Ezekiel approached the outstretched hands of God to receive the unrolled scroll with his mouth from the hands of God.

 

Viewing this process from the prophetic perspective within the vehicle of God’s communication results in the Hebrew word ‘יֳפִי – jǒṗî'’, which means ‘beauty’, as the hand is connected to the Hebrew letter ‘Yod – י’ and the mouth to the letter ‘Pe – פ’. (Note: The word explanation is taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible for the Hebrew word ‘יֳפִי  – jǒṗî'’ with the word key number: 3381).

 

Regardless of the content of God’s communication, it encompasses God’s beauty, which is given to the respective addressees through His revelatory truth.

 

Ezekiel tasted the communication of God through the revelatory sweetness, which resulted in the responsibility required of him, namely to speak to God’s people with greater weight in his words.

 

The apostle John experienced the communication of God delivered to him in a similar way, which he took unchewed in the form of a small scroll by swallowing it. It was sweet in his mouth, but bitter in his belly (Note: indicating the spirit), which stands for the responsibility to prophesy the revelatory truth of God in this case internationally to the respective recipients (cf. Revelation 10:8-11).

 

8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: ‘Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.’

9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, ‘Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but “in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” ’

10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.

11 Then I was told, ‘You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.’

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm