The New Era of the Kingdom of God

As God's people, with the biblical decade ‘Pe’ we have entered a new era of the Kingdom of God, which requires to be led by the Holy Spirit into a higher realm of God's government, similar to what John experienced when he saw the door in heaven opened in the realm of the Spirit (see Revelation 4:1-2).
 
Revelation 4:1-2:
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
 
What is meant by the term era?
 
=> An era is a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned. An era can also be a memorable or important date or event in the history of a thing, person, or nation. An era is a system of chronological notation computed from a given date as basis. An era is a period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic feature or stage in development. <= (note: The text set in ‘=>’ is a partial excerpt from the book ‘A Triumphant Kingdom’, page 3 by Robert Heidler & Chuck D. Pierce.)
 
This new era includes, among other things, governing in the royal reign of Jesus, which arises from the dominion rest in God's domain (see Isaiah 32:1).

Isaiah 32:1:
1 See (note: Look – a new era begins!), a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.

Acting from the Dominion Rest of God

This rest has its seat in the facet of Jesus as King who sits at the right hand of God (see Mark 16:19).

Mark 16:19:
19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.

It is our mission to seek the place of this eternal government and to responsibly act from there (see Colossians 3:1-2).

Colossians 3:1-2:
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.

Dominion rest implies to live in the state of a higher level of faith and triumph of Christ.

The continuous 'stay' in this place of rest presupposes that a person has previously gone through different levels of personal breakthroughs (note: from the soulish to the spiritual realm) and has let go of one's own ideas.
This enables a saint to reign in Christ in challenging circumstances (see Colossians 3:1-4).
 
Dominion rest is also a stage of rest in the Father within the Sonship of Christ with the understanding that He is the ruler over all and has granted or conferred the freedom to govern with Him, so that one lives in the dimension of deep trust and peace – Shalom in the Holy Spirit.

The Spiritual Shift and the Apparent 'Loss'

We should be aware that this type of government is associated with a significant spiritual shift. This helps to move the value of time to a higher place according to God's biblical standard. As a result of this shifting, we get to a higher place within God's eternity with the authority (note: given responsibility) and identity assigned to us by God in Christ.

Here we cannot fail to first come into contact with a certain kind of 'loss' or 'decrease', because the Holy Spirit is about to lead us to the next destination in Christ.

It is in the plan of the Heavenly Father that we fill our future with the beauty He has given us, in order to walk in a new identity and greater authority as well as in a higher discernment of time.
 
The Heavenly Father is placing His ministering spirits (note: angels; see Hebrews 1:14) by our side, so that we are prevented from becoming hopeless as they help us to reach the place of new identity and greater authority in Christ.

Hebrews 1:14:
14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
 
Before we enter into our new identity and greater authority in Christ, the value of time will shift to a new place, which will lead to the glory assigned by God shining and thus entering the phase of 'God's suddenlies'.

Entry into the 'Suddenlies of God'

Entering the 'suddenlies of God' is caused by the fact that you correctly understand the biblical appointed times of God in a prophetic context and go deeper into them.

This knowledge is like a rope increasing in substance and encompassing greater breakthroughs in times of spiritual warfare according to Ephesians 6:12 (see Ecclesiastes 4:12 i.c.w. Deuteronomy 16:16-17).

Ephesians 6:12:
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ecclesiastes 4:12:
12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Deuteronomy 16:16-17:
16 Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread [Passover], the Festival of Weeks [Shawuot] and the Festival of Tabernacles [Sukkot]. No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed: 17 Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.
In connection with this entering into the 'suddenlies of God', the anointing of prophets plays an important role, because they communicate the revelatory light of truth, so that the recipients are able to enter by their free will into the new identity and authority in Christ.

It is similar to the time of Kish, the father of Saul, who lost his female donkeys and sent his son Saul with his assigned servant in search of them (see 1 Samuel 9:1-3).
 
1 Samuel 9:1-3:
1 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else. 3 Now the donkeys (note: represents the value of time – the right discernment of time) belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.”
 
The Right Discernment of Time
 
It is very important that we develop the correct discernment of time in a biblical context and return to the Father's presence with this developed discernment.
 
The apparent 'loss' in our lives is predestined by the Father in His wisdom, so that we return to the governing presence of Him with a new identity and greater authority as well as with a greater discernment of time. It is no coincidence that the tribe of Issachar is associated with the symbol of the donkey and the discernment of times (see Genesis 49:14 i.c.w. 1 Chronicles 12:32).
 
Genesis 49:14:
14 “Issachar is a rawboned (note: strong) donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
 
1 Chronicles 12:32:
… 32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; …
 
While Saul and his father's servant were searching, Saul wanted to return to his father after some time because he could not find the donkeys (see 1 Samuel 9:5).
 
1 Samuel 9:5:
5 When they reached the district of Zuph (note: means ‘honeycomb, overflow’ => revelation), Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come, let’s go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
 
But the servant at Saul's side encouraged Saul to step into the presence of the prophet Samuel to receive guidance and revelation for the future (see 1 Samuel 9:6).
 
1 Samuel 9:6:
6 But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.”
 
Readiness to Invest into the Prophetic Anointing
 
Saul's encounter with Samuel resulted in Saul deciding to invest first in the prophetic anointing into the Kingdom of God, from which came guidance, greater authority, and a new identity for him.
During the encounter with the prophet Samuel, Saul got trained by him in how to get to heavenly places and to operate from there (see 1 Samuel 9:7-10.14.19-20.25-26 i.c.w. 1 Samuel 10:1).
 
1 Samuel 9:7-10.14.19-20.25-26:
7 Saul said to his servant, “If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” 8 The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.” 9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
10 “Good,” Saul said to his servant. “Come, let’s go.” So they set out for the town where the man of God was. …
14 They went up to the town, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel, coming toward them on his way up to the high place. …
19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?” …
25 After they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel talked with Saul on the roof of his house. 26 They rose about daybreak, and Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way.” When Saul got ready, he and Samuel went outside together.
 
1 Samuel 10:1:
1 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?
 
Furthermore, Saul's stay in the prophetic anointing led to the lost donkeys being found without Saul having to continue searching for them (see 1 Samuel 10:2a-b).
 
1 Samuel 10:2a-b:
2a-b When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. …
 
This means for us that if we are ready,
  1. to go deeper into our God-predestined promise,
  2. to get into the new understanding of time,
  3. to respect the prophetic anointing in the form of guidance,
the seemingly lost things will return to their place (see Matthew 7:7).
 
Matthew 7:7:
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
 
This maturity, which can be attained in this level as a saint (note: based on readiness/voluntary attitude of the heart), is recognized by the Father in the heavens who shows His favor – to those who humbly follow these three aspects and experience positive turnings in the form of ‘suddenlies of God’.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm