From John 16:13 we can see that Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of truth, who leads the saints into all truth.

 

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.

 

Pontius Pilate also asked a remarkable and repeatedly asked question in this regard, which was, ‘What is truth?’ (cf. John 18:37-38).

 

37 ‘You are a king, then!’ said Pilate. Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.’

38 ‘What is truth?’ retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, ‘I find no basis for a charge against him.

 

The truth of Christ or the Holy Spirit comprises what is heard from the communication of God, which is why it is about the spoken word and is like the realm of the prophet in the structure of the ‘Nābî’.

 

 

The Hebrew term ‘Nābî’ is used in the Word of God for an official prophet and refers to a spokesperson who proclaims something on behalf of God. They are the so-called spokespersons of God to the people or their addressees. Their message can be confirmed by signs or events (cf. 1 Kings 18:44). The ‘Nābî-prophet’ usually receives his revelation from God through the power of the word rather than through dreams or visions.

 

Jesus Christ is the Word of God (cf. John 1:1.14 i.c.w. Revelation 19:13b) and lives in us through His Holy Spirit.

 

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. …

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

 

…, 13b and his (Note: Christ, the rider on the white horse) name is the Word of God.

 

It is the Holy Spirit who uses the already established truth of the Word of God in us to lead us into a deeper level of the truth of the Word of God, which is revelatory truth.

 

Revelatory truth involves recognising the things that God wants to reveal to us based on the truth of His Word and prophesying according to it (cf. Ezekiel 3:4 i.c.w. Revelation 10:11).

 

4 He then said to me: “Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.

 

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

 

 

The scripture passages from John 1:29 ff. and Matthew 3:13 should serve us here, where the ‘Nābî-prophet’ John the Baptist was in the waters of the Jordan river while he saw Jesus - the Word of God - approaching him.

 

29a The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him …

 

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John.

 

This means for us that it is necessary that we allow the truth of the Word of God to come closer to us. In this context, if we consider John the Baptist as the realm of the prophetic anointing, it is crucial that we stay in the centre of God’s voice, that is, His communication, as indicated by standing in the riverbed of the Jordan whose waters flow powerfully and swiftly.

 

Now we know based on the Word that it is the realm of God in the facet as ‘El Shaddai – The Almighty’ as well as the facet of the Son of God in resurrection and governmental power, because their voices are like the sound of many waters (cf. Ezekiel 1:24a i.c.w. Revelation 1:15b).

 

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], …

 

…, 15b and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.

 

=> The dimension of ‘El Shaddai’ relates to the character of the Provider.

This name is associated with fertility, whereby the first part of His name stands for the abundance of His wealth. The second part reveals His character, His will, and His provision for His people.

The name ‘Shaddai’ is derived from a Hebrew word that means ‘mother’s breast’. Applied to God, it has the meaning: ‘He is the One who gives heart.’ This leads to the conclusion that we are talking about God’s caring motherly love.

 

‘El Shaddai’ is the name most often used to express the relationship between God and His children. The mother is everything and enough for the infant. He snuggles up to her breast, knows he is safe there and is cared for. There he receives everything he needs. The name ‘El Shaddai’ is a vivid image of God’s caring and protective love.

 

The presence of ‘El Shaddai’ corresponds to a cow that has several teats on her udder and can therefore feed several of her calves with milk at the same time. <=

(Note: The word explanation in ‘=>’ for the name ‘El Shaddai’ is partly taken from the book ‘Names of the Eternal’ by Dr. Abraham Meister (in German), word number: 112, page 141-145).

 

It thus becomes clear that God’s provision and guidance for us, as well as our transformation into governing sonship in Christ Jesus, flow from our position at the very heart of God’s voice.

 

 

Our spiritual communication to people should first and foremost be framed by the presence of God’s communication, so that we only speak the things that the Lord wants to communicate to people (cf. 2 Peter 1:21).

 

21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

 

The swiftly flowing water in the Jordan should serve as an indication to us that the LORD confirms His word by signs and thus executes it quickly, which is like a twofold manifestation that is a sign of supernatural quickening (cf. Genesis 41:32).

 

32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.

 

The twofold manifestation includes the spoken prophetic word with the subsequent confirming sign.

 

For us, who want to enter a deeper level of God’s truth in the form of revelatory truth, we should move into the dimension of God’s communication in the form of the truth of His Word, which entails that Jesus Christ is approaching in the facet of the Word of God.

 

This approach leads us to stay in the spirit in the throne room of God, where the crystal sea is located. There stands the Lamb of God, as if slain, amid the throne, the four creatures and among the elders (cf. 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.

 

We acknowledge that it is no coincidence that John the Baptist was in the waters of the Jordan while he allowed Christ, who is the truth of the Word of God, to come closer to him. As a result, John saw Christ as the Lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world (cf. Matthew 3:13 i.c.w. John 1:29).

 

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John.

 

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! …’

 

 

Jesus’ approach in the form of the Word of God shows that it is necessary to bring the truth of the Word of God into the realm of prophetic anointing. This transforms the written Word of God into revelatory truth, resulting in a sound that encompasses an advance; for sound produces movement. We can see this principle in the fact that ‘Judah – praise, worship’ marched ahead of the tribes of Israel (cf. Numbers 10:14a i.c.w. Judges 20:18).

 

14a The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. …

 

18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and enquired of God. They said, ‘Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Benjaminites?’ The Lord replied, ‘Judah shall go first.’

 

The principle of Jesus approaching John’s presence is also made clear in the book of Revelation. It says in Revelation 5:1.6-7 that the Lamb approached the throne of God and received the scroll sealed with seven seals from the right hand of the Almighty.

 

1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. …

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.

7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

 

Within this sealed scroll was the future plan of God’s righteousness. For us, this means above all how important it is to enter into the prophetic presence of the Lord with the truth of God’s Word already established in us.

 

If we allow this and ask the Holy Spirit for it, we will be able to receive deeper revelatory knowledge of the truth, which is revelatory truth. This conception of truth, which is linked to a receptive and humble walk in the Spirit, involves living in the Lamb of God, which requires true sacrifice.

 

We have the freedom in Christ to choose what we embrace as our normality and may pay attention to two extremes that can ‘replace’ the spiritual walk unnoticed with a soulish way of life. One extreme usually involves a very earthly-minded, intellect-oriented and humanistic way of thinking with matching norms. The effects are usually a certain rebuke of the clergy in minimizing or justifying in favour of people (Note: who might feel too strongly challenged or offended, etc.).

 

The other extreme is often a soul-influenced wishful thinking to appear ‘highly spiritual’ in everything or to see signs and indications of revelation behind everything that are not highlighted by the Holy Spirit at all but are created by their own power. This usually results in a state that can often be justifiably described as a ‘spiritualization’ of contexts, which is linked to an exaggerated search or zeal for supernatural revelations, signs and prophecies and can be exhausting for oneself and others.

 

Both forms of dealing with the supernatural, as the realm of revelatory truth, have a disruptive effect because they are not Spirit-led in their polarity and therefore do not contribute to the expansion of truth.

 

It is therefore irreplaceable that we lay down and sacrifice our own ideas in order to give all our attention to the Lamb of God in His supreme power and strength, while we can earn nothing more in grace. Recognizing this truth as normal opens up the realm of the fullness of God in the spirit in access to revelatory truth, even if it is argued.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel and Tina Glimm