1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

 

The requirement for this for us as believers is that we have died to ourselves in Christ and thus live in His resurrection power. For many, this being dead is not their truth or reality in life, but for those for whom it has become truth, it involves an unrestricted walk in the anointed and thus the anointing intended for us. Its effect results in glory because it holds the presence of Christ.

 

=> The term ‘glory’ includes the perceived presence, co-operating power and the splendor of God manifested by His appearance. It is the presence of the Father of the Son or the Holy Spirit.

 

The glory was more than a shining appearance. It also contains a testimony of the favor and grace of the Lord. It is a sign of His glory as well as the acceptance of the sacrifices of the praise of His worshipping people.

 

The Hebrew word for glory is ‘kābôd’ or ‘kavod’. Literally, ‘kābôd’ is the ‘weighty, burdensome, respectable’. The Greek word is ‘doxa’, from which we got the term ‘doxology’ (Note: glorification of God).

 

Glory includes in terms of its appearance, honor, prestige, power and blessing. Regarding all definitions of glory, its goal is to make or establish someone important (Note: ‘with weight’) in the spiritual realm.

 

The presence of God automatically brings an increase in every area, because earthly wealth and prosperity are located in the spiritual world.

 

The glory is a guaranteed depository of the anointing. <= (The text set in ‘=>’ is based on an explanation of the word ‘glory’ from the ‘Prophet`s Dictionary’ by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 237.)

 

 

The life of Elijah reveals to us that after the impressive victory over the principality of Baal and Asherah and its 850 false prophets, who were divided into 1 x 450 and 1 x 400 in the dimension of ‘400’, a revelatory hint from God is hidden (cf. 1 Kings 18:19 ff.). Their measure was already an indication of the coming victory of the LORD in the form of the cross and their end. The numerical value of ‘400’ bears the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is the ‘Taw’ and pictographically represents a ‘cross’. Furthermore, the ‘Taw’ is the initial of the end of a dimension that leads into a new measure. It behaves in a similar way to Jesus’ victory, which He achieved on the cross to lead into the phase of resurrection power through His death.

 

In this context, it should be recognized that Elijah, in the form of the time measure of the day and night, as the righteous, covered the tenth part of the ‘four hundred dimension’ of the victory over the 450 Baal and 400 Asherah prophets in the form of the path of the righteous in obedience to the voice of the angel of the LORD. He did this in order to reach Mount Horeb, the mountain of God, and to ascend it.

 

The strength to establish the measure of the tithe from the victory over the false prophets within the ‘four hundred dimension’ in the form of the distance of 40 days and 40 nights that Elijah had to cover was given to him by the bread freshly baked in the fire and the jug of water that lay at his head (cf. 1 Kings 19:6-8).

 

6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.’

8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he travelled for forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

 

It is also noteworthy that the Hebrew root word ‘māh’ is derived from the tenth part of the victory over the 450 prophets of Baal, from which the Hebrew word for ‘manna – mān’ is formed and Elijah a short time after the established victory over the false prophets took the bread baked in the fire by the instruction of the angel of the LORD. (Note: word explanation of the Hebrew word ‘māh’ and ‘mān – manna’ taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible with the word key number: 4180, 4181, 4535*)

 

This shows us that even in the measure of the adversary, the future of God can be hidden through the intervention and obedience of a righteous person, which must be deciphered with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. For according to Romans 8:28, all things must work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.

 

When Elijah went up to God’s appointed height in the form of Mount Horeb, he allowed himself to be found by the move of God.

 

At first, it isn’t necessary that we choose a ‘geographic place’ where we think God wants to visit us. It is important that we value the movement of God in the past, how or where He appeared to the older generation, and act in accordance with His instruction, which is made clear by the statement ‘mountain of God’ in 1 Kings 19:8. This mountain was the same height where the LORD already appeared to Moses (cf. Exodus 33:18-23).

 

18 Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory.’

19 And the Lord said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

20 But,’ he said, ‘you cannot see my face, for no-one may see me and live.’

21 Then the Lord said, ‘There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.

22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.

23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.’

 

 

When Elijah was on Mount Horeb, the ‘move of God’ found him. This involved five different levels or events with which God brought Elijah into contact on the mountain. These five events can also be applied to us as people of God.

 

When we, as God’s people, find ourselves in life circumstances that are very challenging and our souls begin to waver at times emotionally, it is advisable to be aware of the five steps of God and His power and presence (cf. 1 Kings 19:10-13a).

 

10 He replied, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.’

11 The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

13a When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. …

 

These five steps are made up as follows:

 

In this context, it is essential to realize that we must dwell in the revelatory truth of the Word of God, which is representative of Elijah’s stay on the mountain in the cave. Here it is crucial that we unite ourselves with the revelatory truth of God for this time to follow His call and find ourselves stepping out of the zone of intimidation and laziness due to fear.

The goal is that we ultimately stand under an open heaven and experience the very presence of God carrying the direction for our future.

In the prophetic context, the five different events or steps that Elijah experienced on the mountain point to the following things:

 

These five events point out that it should be important for every individual saint to dwell in the revelatory truth of the Word of God and to respond to His Word. As a result, the Lord shows His power to encourage us to come closer to Him and His presence. The purpose of this is that we will witness how the Lord by His power pulls down false doctrine and tyrannical dominion to pave the way for His promise and servant hood.

 

As an effect, this approach gives us knowledge about what it means to stand in Jesus’ side or in Him as our entrance (Note: entrance of the cave/cleft in the rock => birthplace of the new wine skin; cf. John 19:34; John 10:9).

 

34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.

 

9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

 

In it, we learn to actively apply our God-given anointing in our relationships to receive the Spirit’s guiding truth associated with the guided dominion of God.

 

The Center of the Word of God

The Hebrew word used for ‘cave’, into which Elijah went, is the word ‘mĕ‛ārāh’, which is derived from the root word ‘`ārar’ and means ‘expose, grind, tear down’. (Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the Hebrew word ‘mĕ‛ārāh – cave’ and its root word ‘`ārar’ with the word key number 4708, 6334*)

 

This explanation shows that Elijah was in the center of the Word of God, formed by God to lay down his own view and receive God’s instruction from the mouth of the Son of God for the future (cf. Hebrews 4:12-13 i.c.w. Revelation 1:16).

Hebrews 4:12-13:
12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Revelation 1:16:
16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

Therefore, learning from the way Elijah acted towards challenging circumstances, we too should always humbly react and respond to God’s command and strategies in tough seasons to secure our future and the next generation.

 

If we as the people of God want to be found by the move of God, it is necessary that we are of one mind, which means living in the right measure of faith and knowledge, as happened with the approximately 120 saints at Shavuot/Pentecost. There it says that they were with one accord in the upper room to receive the wind and the fire of God (cf. Acts 2:1-4).

 

1 When the day of Pentecost [Note: Shavuot] came, they were all together in one place.

2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

 

The number of about 120 saints in the upper room indicates a tenfold apostolic measure (Note: 10 x 12 = 120), which is equivalent to the fullness of the presence of the lightning not mentioned with quantity, which emanates from the throne of God (cf. Revelation 4:5a).

 

5a From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings [Note: voices] and peals of thunder. …

  

Since the lightnings emanate from the throne of God, an apostolic power can be recognized in them, which is sent out from there, because the ‘apostolic’ is connected with ‘being sent out’. The Greek word is the process of being sent out, ‘apọstolos’ or ‘apostẹllō’. (Note: The word explanation is taken from the Elberfelder Study Bible with the word key numbers: 641 and 644.)

 

This apostolic agreement of saints involves doing the right thing at the right time with the right people at the center of God’s will, which involves strategy and guarantees success.

 

Doing anything else does not lead to God’s predestined outcome, which means that => doing nothing equals death. Doing the wrong thing at the wrong time is ignorance.

Doing the right thing at the wrong time is a mistake.

Doing the wrong thing at the wrong time with the wrong people is failure, and doing the wrong thing at the right time with the right people brings confusion. <= (Note: The text set in ‘=>’ is based on a quote from Dr. Cindy Trimm, which she mentioned at the conference WTAL – ‘Women Thou Art Lossed’ 2012.)

 

The true unity of saints in preparation for the spiritual apostolic commission results in the visitation of God in the form of wind and fire with the associated spiritual communication of God’s great deeds.

 

Whereas the true unity of the saints amid persecution and affliction results in united intercession, which is followed by earthquakes and a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as well as bold communication of the truth of the Word of God.

 

23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. ‘Sovereign Lord,’ they said, ‘you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.

25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David [cf. Psalm 2:1-2]: ‘ “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

26 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one.”

27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.

28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.

29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.

30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.’

31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

 

God’s desire for us is that we are vessels who are willing to live in this way and are not self-centered, but led by Him to manifest His will on earth, which goes far beyond our own personal lives.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm