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The
prophetic platform
of the Word of God
as recorded in the
Old and New
Testaments
and the inspiration,
illumination and
enlightenment of the
Holy Spirit is the
foundation from
which we springboard
across the depth,
height, width and
length of the
"Virtual City of
Lights"
with the Love
message of God! (Jn.
3:16)
Ephesians
3:18-19
AMP
18 That
you may have the power
and be strong to
apprehend and grasp
with all the saints
[God's devoted people,
the experience of that
love] what is the
breadth and length and
height
and depth [of it]; 19[That you
may really come] to
know [practically,
through experience
for yourselves]
the love of Christ,
which far surpasses
mere knowledge
[without
experience];
that you may be filled
[through all your
being] unto
all the fullness of
God [may have the
richest measure of
the divine Presence,
and become a body wholly filled
and flooded with God
Himself]
God's
visionary functions are
carried out by the Holy
Spirit in the
earth!
Figuratively, and as a
biblical "type" we are
earth!
Man is made from the
earth...80% fluid and
20% earth elements.
For a deeper study, see
Genesis 1:26, 27 &
28 and read of the
creation vision and the
actual formation
of man... you will also
find many more insights
as you glean the
webpages of the City of
Lights.
It is in the presence
and works of the Holy
Spirit that enables the
spiritual gifts to work
effectively through us
and transcend across the
nations!
He is all
present, all powerful
and all knowing!
The
promise of the
Holy Ghost is
here. It is
time to hear
Him!
He has some things
He is doing in the
"earth"(physical
realm) to
administrate the
purposes of God
for this "time in
the earth"
(spiritual realm
of mankind).
John
16:13-15
Jesus said,
13 But when
He, the Spirit of Truth
(the Truth-giving
Spirit) comes,
He will guide you into
all the Truth (the
whole, full Truth).
For He will not speak
His own message [on His
own authority];
but He will tell
whatever He hears [from
the Father;
He will give the message
that has been given to
Him],
and He will announce and
declare to you the
things that are to come
[that will happen in the
future].
14 He will
honor and glorify Me,
because He will take of
(receive, draw upon)
what is Mine
and will reveal
(declare, disclose,
transmit) it to you.
15
Everything that the
Father has is Mine.
That is what I meant
when I said that He [the
Spirit] will take the
things
that are Mine and will
reveal (declare,
disclose, transmit) it
to you. AMP
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We can take
Great delight in
seeing God's plans and purposes
come forth!
God is faithful to
His Word and His
chosen.
We have caught the
VISION of God (that which God
intends to do through
His people),
Our hearts and minds are
focused on Him in all
that we do to His
cause.
We are intently
determined to do His
will for the expansion
of His Kingdom in
the "earth!"
Old
Testament: Habakkuk
2:2-3 AMP
2
And the Lord answered me
and said, Write the
vision and engrave it so
plainly upon tablets
that everyone who passes
may [be able to] read
[it easily and quickly]
as he hastens by. 3
For the vision is yet
for an appointed time
and it hastens to the
end [fulfillment];
it will not deceive or
disappoint.
Though it tarry, wait
[earnestly] for it,
because it will
surely come;
it will not be
behindhand on its
appointed day.
New
Testament: Hebrews
10:37-38 AMP
37 For
still a little
while (a very
little while),
and the Coming
one will come
and He will not
delay.
38 But the just
shall live by
faith [My
righteous
servant shall
live by his
conviction
respecting
man's
relationship to
God and divine
things, and holy
fervor born of
faith and
conjoined with
it];
and if he draws
back and shrinks
in fear, My soul
has no delight
or pleasure in
him.
39 But our way
is not that of
those who draw
back to eternal
misery
(perdition) and
are utterly
destroyed, but
we are of those
who believe
[who cleave to
and trust in and
rely on God
through Jesus
Christ, the
Messiah]
and by faith
preserve the
soul.
Throughout the
Bible we are presented
with symbolic language.
and
in large measure
with spectacular
imagery!
The works of Heart
of God Ministires
International is not
based upon a
"literalist"
interpretation.
A premillennialist
woud find that the
language of the
Bible (in that it is
a record of
prophecy) is highly
figurative and has
nothing to do with
the 'reality" of the
events predicted.
They would further
project
that symbolism is
not a denial of
historicity but a
matter of literary
style. Even
dispensationists are
aware of the
inaccuracies of
"doomsday
prophets."
They fail to grasp
the interplay
between prose and
poetry thus,
overemphasize the
literal meaning to
the neglect of the
symbolic.
HGMI in our
presentation of the
LIGHT of TRUTH, LIFE
and SPIRIT is
careful to
distinguish between
'figurative" use of
language (a
legitimate function
of the
"grammatical-historical
method"..
seeking out the
Hebrew and Greek
meanings of words
and the setting of
the time
(historical) and
cultural (ways and
beliefs as people
lived). It is of
absolute necessity
to know the
practices of the
Jewish nation at the
time of Christ and
their acute
understanding of the
scrolls of the Old
Testament.
Our Prophetic Voice
web page studies and
the City of Lights
Prophetic Voice
Newsletters are
careful
to present the Bible
in a balanced manner
based upon the
"grammatical-historical
approach to getting
clear
understanding.
We also understand
the pretext of
overly
"spiritualizing" the
scriptures.
Figurative
expressions portray
historical events by
colorful, dramatic,
and overdrawn
descriptions.
Spiritual
interpretation.
however, is a system
of presenting the
scriptures
disregarding all
historical
sense from the text
in order to replace
it with an abstract
"spiritual reality." Let
us apply what
has been
discussed about
interpretation.
Both focus and
structure are
important for a
coherent
understanding of
the prophetic
Word of God.
He is the
Sovereign God
Who existed
before the
unfathomable
universe.
Revelation
1:8 AMP
I am the Alpha
and the Omega,
the Beginning
and the End,
says the Lord
God, He Who is
and Who was
and Who is to
come, the
Almighty (the
Ruler of all).
PASSOVER
(See FEASTS).
Pecach
(Ex 12:11,
etc.). The
word is not in
other Semitic
languages,
except in
passages
derived from
the Hebrew
Bible; the
Egyptian word
pesht
corresponds,
"to extend the
arms or wings
over one
protecting
him." Also
she'owr,
"leaven,"
answers to
Egyptian seri
"seething
pot," seru
"buttermilk,"
Hebrew from
sha'ar
something left
from the
previous mass.
Pass-over is
not so much
passing by as
passing so as
to shield
over; as Isa
31:5, "as
birds flying
so will the
Lord of hosts
defend
Jerusalem,
defending also
He will
deliver it,
passing over
He will
preserve it"
(Matt 23:37,
Greek
episunagon,
the "epi"
expresses the
hen's brooding
over her
chickens, the
"sun" her
gathering them
together; Ruth
2:12; Deut
32:11). Lowth,
"leap forward
to defend the
house against
the destroying
angel,
interposing
His own
person."
Vitringa,
"preserve by
interposing."
David
interceding is
the type (2
Sam 24:16);
Jehovah is
distiller from
the destroying
angel, and
interposes
between him
and the people
while David
intercedes.
So Heb 11:28;
Ex 12:23.
Israel's
deliverance
front Egyptian
bondage and
adoption by
Jehovah was
sealed by the
Passover,
which was
their
consecration
to Him. Ex
12:1-14
directs as to
the Passover
before the
exodus, Ex
12:15-20 as to
the seven
days' "feast
of unleavened
bread" (leaven
symbol(sing
corruption, as
setting the
dough in
fermentation;
excluded
therefore from
sacrifices,
Lev 2:11). The
Passover was a
kind. of
sacrament,
uniting the
nation to God
on the ground
of God's grace
to them. The
slain lamb
typified the
"Lamb of God
that taketh
away the sin
of the world"
(John 1:29).
The unleavened
loaves, called
"broad of
affliction"
(Deut 16:3) as
reminding them
of past
affliction,
symbolized the
new life
cleansed from
the leaven of
the old
Egyptian-like
nature (1 Cor
5:8), of which
the
deliverance
from the
external Egypt
was a pledge
to the
believing. The
sacrifice (for
Jehovah calls
it "My
sacrifice": Ex
23:15-18;
34:25) came
first; then,
on the ground
of that, the
seven days'
feast of
unleavened
bread to show
they walked in
the strength
of the pure
bread of a new
life, in
fellowship
with Jehovah.
Leaven was
forbidden in
all offerings
(Lev 2:4-5;
7:12; 10:12);
symbol of
hypocrisy and
misleading
doctrine (Matt
16:12; Luke
12:1). The
seven stamped
the feast with
the seal of
covenant
relationship.
The first and
seventh days
(the beginning
and the end
comprehending
the whole)
were
sanctified by
a holy
convocation
and suspension
of work,
worship of and
rest in
Jehovah, who
had created
Israel as His
own people
(Isa
43:1,15-17).
From the 14 th
to the 21 st
of Nisan. See
also Ex
13:3-10; Lev
23:4-14.
In Num 9:1-14
God repeats
the command
for the
Passover, in
the second
year after the
exodus; those
disqualified
in the first
month were to
keep it in the
second month.
Talmudists
call this "the
little
Passover," and
say it lasted
but one day
instead of
seven, and the
Hallel was not
sung during
the meal but
only when the
lamb was
slain, and
leaven was not
put away. In
Num 28:16-25
the offering
for each day
is prescribed.
In Deut 16:1-6
directions are
given as to
its observance
in the
promised land,
with allusion
to the
voluntary
peace
offerings
(chagigah,
"festivity")
or else public
offerings (Num
28:17-24; 2
Chron
30:22-24;
35:7-13). The
chadigah might
not be slain
on the
Sabbath,
though the
Passover lamb
might. The
chagigah might
be boiled, but
the Passover
lamb only
roasted. This
was needed as
the Passover
had only once
been kept in
the wilderness
(Num 9), and
for 38 years
had been
intermitted.
Joshua (Josh
5:10)
celebrated the
Passover after
circumcising
the people at
Gilgal.
First
celebration.
On the 10 th
of Abib 1491
BC the head of
each family
selected a
lamb or a kid,
a male of the
first year
without
blemish, if
his family
were too small
to consume it,
he joined his
neighbor. Not
less than ten,
generally
under 20, but
it might be
100, provided
each had a
portion
(Mishna, Pes.
8:7) as large
as an olive,
formed the
company
(Josephus, B.
J., 6:9,
section 3);
Jesus' party
of 13 was the
usual number.
On the 14 th
day he killed
it at sunset
(Deut 16:6)
"between the
two evenings"
(margin Ex
12:6; Lev
23:5; Num
9:3-5). The
rabbis defined
two evenings,
the first the
afternoon
(proia) of the
sun's
declension
before sunset,
the second
(opsia) began
with the
setting sun;
Josephus (B.
J., 6:9,
section 3)
"from the
ninth (three
o'clock) to
the 11 th
hour" (five
o'clock). The
ancient custom
was to slay
the Passover
shortly after
the daily
sacrifice,
i.e. three
o'clock, with
which hour
Christ's death
coincided.
Then he took
blood in a
basin, and
with a hyssop
sprig
sprinkled it
(in token of
cleansing from
Egypt-like
defilements
spiritually: 1
Peter 1:2; Heb
9:22; 10:22)
on the lintel
and two
sideposts of
the house door
(not to be
trodden under;
so not on the
threshold: Heb
10:29). The
lamb was
roasted whole
(Gen 22:8,
representing
Jesus'
complete
dedication as
a holocaust),
not a bone
broken (John
19:36); the
skeleton left
entire, while
the flesh was
divided among
the partakers,
expresses the
unity of the
nation and
church amidst
the variety of
its members;
so 1 Cor
10:17, Christ
the antitype
is the true
center of
unity. The
lintel and
doorposts were
the place of
sprinkling as
being
prominent to
passers by,
and therefore
chosen for
inscriptions
(Deut 6:9).
The sanctity
attached to
fire was a
reason for the
roasting with
fire; a
tradition
preserved in
the hymns to
Agni the fire
god in the Rig
Veda. Instead
of a part only
being eaten
and the rest
burnt, as in
other
sacrifices,
the whole
except the
blood
sprinkled was
eaten when
roast;
typifying
Christ's blood
shed as a
propitiation,
but His whole
man hood
transfused
spiritually
into His
church who
feed on Him by
faith, of
which the
Lord's supper
is a sensible
pledge. Eaten
with
unleavened
bread (1 Cor
5:7-8) and
bitter herbs
(repentance
Zech 12:10).
No
uncircumcised
male was to
partake (Col
2:11-13). Each
had his loins
girt, staff in
hand, shoes on
his feet; and
ate in haste
(as we are to
be pilgrims,
ready to leave
this world: 1
Peter 1:13;
2:11; Heb
11:13; Luke
12:35-36; Eph
6:14-15),
probably
standing. Any
flesh
remaining was
burnt, and
none left
until morning.
No morsel was
carried out of
the house.
Jehovah smote
the firstborn
of man and
beast, and so
"executed
judgment
against all
the gods of
Egypt" (Ex
12:12; Num
33:3-4), for
every nome and
town had its
sacred animal,
bull, cow,
goat, ram,
cat, frog,
beetle, etc.
But the
sprinkled
blood was a
sacramental
pledge of
God's passing
over, i.e.
sparing the
Israelites.
The feast was
thenceforth to
be kept in
"memorial,"
and its
significance
to be
explained to
their children
as "the
sacrifice of
the Passover
(i.e. the
lamb, as in Ex
12:21, 'kill
the
Passover,') to
Jehovah"
(Hebrew Ex
12:27). In
such haste did
Israel go that
they packed up
in their outer
mantle (as the
Arab haik or
burnous) their
kneading
troughs
containing the
dough prepared
for the
morrow's
provision yet
unleavened (Ex
12:34).
Israel's
firstborn,
thus exempted
from
destruction,
became in a
special sense
Jehovah's;
accordingly
their
consecration
follows in Ex
13. This is
peculiar to
the Hebrews;
no
satisfactory
reason for so
singular an
institution
can be given
but the
Scripture
account.
Subsequently
(Lev 23:10-14)
God directed
an omer or
sheaf of
firstfruits
(barley, first
ripe, 2 Kings
4:42), a lamb
of the first
year as a
burnt
offering, with
meat
offerings, on
the morrow
after the
sabbath (i.e.
after the day
of holy
convocation)
to be
presented
before eating
bread or
parched grain
in the
promised land
(Josh 5:11).
If Luke 6:1
mean "the
first Sabbath
after the
second day of
unleavened
bread," the
day on which
the firstfruit
sheaf was
offered, from
whence they
counted 50
days to
Pentecost, it
will be an
undesigned
coincidence
that the
disciples
should be
walking
through fields
of standing
grain at that
season, and
that the minds
of the
Pharisees and
of Jesus
should be
turned to the
subject of
grain at that
time (Blunt,
Undesigned
Coincidences,
22). (But see
SABBATICAL
YEAR.) The
consecration
of the
firstborn in
Ex 13,
naturally
connects
itself with
the
consecration
of the
firstfruits,
which is its
type. Again
these typify
further
"Christ the
firstfruits of
them that
slept"; also
the Spirit,
the
firstfruits in
the believer
and earnest of
the coming
full
redemption,
namely, of the
body (Rom
8:23); also
Israel, the
firstfruit of
the church
(Rom 11:16;
Rev 14:4), and
elect
believers
(James 1:18).
"The barley
was smitten,
for the barley
was in the ear
... but the
wheat was not
smitten, for
it was not
grown up" (Ex
9:31-32). The
seasons in
Judaea and
Egypt. were
much the same.
Therefore in
Deut 16:9 the
direction is
"seven weeks
shalt thou
number unto
thee from such
time as thou
beginnest to
put the sickle
to the grain,"
namely, at the
Passover when
the wave sheaf
was offered,
the ceremony
from which the
feast of weeks
was measured.
By "grain" the
barley harvest
is meant: had
Moses written
"wheat" it
would have
been
impossible to
reconcile him
with himself;
but as "corn"
means here
barley, all is
clear, seven
weeks still
remaining
until wheat
harvest, when
at Pentecost
or the feast
of weeks the
firstfruit
loaves were
offered
(Blunt,
Undesigned
Coincidences,
1). Moreover,
the Passover
lambs were to
be slain at
the sanctuary,
and their
blood
sprinkled on
the altar,
instead of on
the lintel and
doorposts
(Deut 16:1-6).
The Mishna
(Pesachim,
9:5) marks the
distinctions
between "the
Egyptian
Passover" and
"the perpetual
passover." The
lamb was at
the first
Passover
selected on
the tenth day
of the month
(not so
subsequently:
Luke 22:7-9;
Mark
14:12-16); the
blood was
sprinkled on
the lintels
and
side-posts;
the hyssop was
used; the meal
was eaten in
haste; and
only for a day
was unleavened
bread
abstained
from. The
subsequent
command to
burn the fat
on the altar,
and that the
pure alone
should eat
(Num 9:5-10;
18:11), and
that the males
alone should
appear (Ex
23:17; Deut
16:16), was
unknown at the
first
celebration;
nor was the
Hallel sung as
afterward (Isa
30:29); nor
were there
days of holy
convocation;
nor were the
lambs slain at
a consecrated
place (Deut
16:2-7).
Devout women,
as Hannah and
Mary, even in
late times
attended (1
Sam 1:7; Luke
2:41-42).
The fat was
burned by the
priests (Ex
23:18;
34:25-26), and
the blood
sprinkled on
the altar (2
Chron 35:11;
30:16). Joy
before the
Lord was to be
the
predominant
feeling (Deut
27:7). The
head of the
family or
anyone
ceremonially
clean brought
the lamb to
the sanctuary
court, and
slew it, or on
special
occasions gave
it to Levites
to slay (2
Chron 30:17).
Numbers at
Hezekiah's
Passover
partook
"otherwise
than it was
written," "not
cleansed
according to
the
purification
of the
sanctuary"
(Num 9:5-10).
Instead
therefore of
the father of
the family
slaying the
lamb and
handing the
blood to the
priest, to
sprinkle on
the altar, the
Levites did
so; also at
Josiah's
Passover (2
Chron
35:6,11).
Hezekiah
prayed for the
unpurified
partakers:
"the good
Jehovah pardon
every one that
prepareth his
heart to seek
God ... though
he be not
cleansed
according to
the
purification
of the
sanctuary."
Hezekiah
presumes that
those out of
Ephraim coming
to the
Passover were
sincere in
seeking
Jehovah the
God of their
fathers,
though they
had been
unable to
purify
themselves in
time for the
Passover.
Sincerity of
spirit in
seeking the
Lord is
acceptable to
Him, even
where the
strict letter
of the law has
been
unavoidably
unfulfilled
(Hos 6:6; Mic
6:8; Matt
9:13).
Hezekiah kept
the Passover
as "the little
passover" in
the second
month, for
"they could
not keep it"
at the regular
time, "because
the priests
had not
sanctified
themselves
sufficiently,
neither had
the priests
gathered
themselves to
Jerusalem."
They kept
other seven
days beside
the first
seven, (1)
because
Hezekiah had
given so many
beasts that
there was more
than they
could use
during the
ordinary seven
days; (2) so
many priests
bad sanctified
themselves as
to be able to
carry on the
altar services
with such
numerous
sacrifices.
Josiah's
Passover is
the next
recorded (2
Chron 35).
Then Ezra's
(6).
The Pesachim
(7:1) say a
wooden
(pomegranate)
spit was
thrust
lengthwise
through the
lamb; Justin
Martyr says
(Trypho, 40)
another spit
was put
crosswise, to
which the
front feet
were attached;
so do the
modern
Samaritans in
roasting the
Passover lamb;
type of the
cross, it was
roasted
thoroughly in
an earthen
beehive-shaped
oven, but not
touching the
sides, that
the roasting
might be
wholly by fire
(Ex 12:9; 2
Chron
35:6-13). The
modern Jews
use dry thin
biscuits as
unleavened
bread; a
shoulder of
lamb
thoroughly
roasted,
instead of a
whole one; a
boiled egg,
symbolizing
wholeness;
sweet sauce to
represent the
sort of work
in Egypt; a
vessel of salt
and water
(representing
the Red Sea)
into which
they dip their
bitter herbs;
a cup of wine
stands all the
night on the
table for
Elijah (Mal
4:5); before
filling the
guests' cups a
fourth time an
interval of
dead silence
follows, and
the door is
opened to
admit him.
The purging
away of leaven
from the
house, and the
not eating
leavened
bread, is
emphatically
enforced under
penalty of
cutting off
(Ex 12:15-20;
13:7). The
rabbis say
that every
corner was
searched for
leaven in the
evening before
the 14 th
Nisan. The
bitter herbs
(wild
lettuces,
endive,
chicory, or
nettles, all
articles of
Egyptian food:
Pesachim 2:6)
symbolized
Israel's past
bitter
affliction,
and the sorrow
for sin which
becomes us in
spiritually
feeding on the
Lamb slain for
us (Luke
22:62). The
sauce is not
mentioned in
the
Pentateuch,
but in John
13:26; Matt
26:23. Called
haroseth in
the Mishna: of
vinegar and
water
(Bartenora).
Some say it
was thickened
to the
consistency of
mortar to
commemorate
Israel's
brick-making
hardships in
Egypt. Four
cups of wine
handed round
in succession
were drunk at
the paschal
meal (Mishna,
Pes. 10:1,7),
which the
Pentateuch
does not
mention;
usually red,
mixed with
water (Pes.
7:13). (See
Luke 22:17,20;
1 Cor 10:16;
and LORD'S
SUPPER.) The
second cup was
filled before
the lamb was
eaten, and the
son (Ex 12:26)
asked the
father the
meaning of the
Passover; he
in reply
recounted the
deliverance,
and explained
Deut 26:5,
which was also
connected with
offering the
firstfruits.
The third was
"the cup of
blessing." The
fourth the cup
of the Hallel;
others make
the fourth, or
"cup of the
Hallel," the
"cup of
blessing"
answering to
"the cup after
supper" (Luke
22:20).
Schoettgen
says "cup of
blessing" was
applied to any
cup drunk with
thanksgiving
(compare Ps
116:13). The
Hallel
consisted of
Ps 113; 114,
sung in the
early part of
the Passover,
before the
lamb was
carved and
eaten; Ps
115-118, after
the fourth cup
(the greater
Hallel sung at
times was Ps
120-138). So
the "hymn"
sung by Jesus
and His
apostles (Matt
26:30; Mark
14:26).
The ancient
Israelites
sat. But
reclining was
the custom in
our Lord's
time (Luke
22:14; Matt
26:20; John
21:20 Greek).
A marble
tablet found
at Cyricus
shows the mode
of reclining
at meals, and
illustrate,
the language
of the
Syrophoenician
woman, "the
dogs eat of
the crumbs."
The
inhabitants of
Jerusalem
accommodated
at their
houses as many
as they could,
so that our
Lord's
direction to
His disciples
as to asking
for a
guestchamber
to keep the
Passover in
was nothing
unusual, only
His divine
prescience is
shown in His
command (Matt
26:18; Mark
14:13-15).
Those for whom
there was no
room in the
city camped
outside in
tents, as the
pilgrims at
Mecca. In
Nero's reign
they numbered,
on one
occasion,
2,700,000,
according to
Josephus (B.
J. 6:9,
section 3);
seditions
hence arose
(Matt 26:5;
Luke 13:1).
After the
Passover meal
many of the
country
pilgrims
returned to
keep the
remainder of
the feast at
their own
homes (Deut
16:7). The
release of a
prisoner at
the Passover
was a Jewish
and Roman
custom which
PILATE (which
see) complied
with (Matt
27:15; John
18:39).
As to the
reconciling of
the synoptical
Gospels, which
identify the
last supper
with the
Passover, and
John, who
seems to make
the Passover a
day later,
probably John
13:1-2 means
"before the
Passover (i.e.
in the early
part of the
Passover meal)
Jesus gave a
proof of His
love for His
own to the
end. And
during supper"
(ginomenou,
the Vaticanus,
Sinaiticus
manuscripts,
even if
genomenou be
read with the
Alexandrinus
manuscript it
means when
supper had,
begun to be),
etc. Again,
John 13:29,
"buy those
things that we
have need of
against the
feast," refers
to the
chagigah
provisions for
the seven days
of unleavened
bread. The day
for
sacrificing
the chagigah
was the 15 th,
then
beginning, the
first day of
holy
convocation.
The lamb was
slain on the
14 th, and
eaten after
sunset, the
beginning of
the 15 th.
Also John
18:28, the
rulers "went
not into the
judgment hall,
lest they
should be
defiled, but
that they
might eat the
Passover,"
means that
they might go
on keeping the
Passover, or
that they
might eat it
even yet,
though having
suffered their
proceedings
against Christ
to prevent
their eating
it before, or
especially
that they
might eat the
chagigah (Deut
16:2; 2 Chron
35:7-9); the
Passover might
be eaten by
those not yet
cleansed (2
Chron 30:17),
but not so the
chagigah.
Joseph however
did not
scruple to
enter the
praetorium and
beg Jesus'
body from
Pilate (Mark
15:43). Had
the Passover
supper not
been until
that evening
(John 18:28)
they might
have been
purified in
good time for
it by
ablution; but
as the feast
had begun, and
they were
about to eat
the chagigah
(or the
Passover lamb
itself, which
they ought to
have eaten in
the early part
of the night),
they could
not. Lastly,
John 19:14,
"the
preparation of
the passover,"
is explained
by Mark 15:42,
"the
preparation,
the day before
the subbark"
in the
Passover week;
the day of
holy
convocation,
the 15 th
Nisan, not
"before the
Passover." So
John 19:31,
"the
preparation
for the
sabbath" began
the ninth hour
of the sixth
day of the
week
(Josephus,
Ant. 16:6,
section 2).
"That sabbath
was a high
day," namely,
because it was
the day (next
after the day
of holy
convocation)
on which the
omer sheaf was
offered, and
from which
were reckoned
the 50 days to
Pentecost. It
is no valid
objection that
our Lord in
this view was
tried and
crucified on
the day of
holy
convocation,
for on the
"great day of
the feast" of
tabernacles
the rulers
sent officers
to apprehend
Jesus (John
7:32-45).
Peter was
seized during
the Passover
(Acts 12:3-4).
They
themselves
stated as
their reason
for not
seizing Him
during the
Passover, not
its sanctity,
but the fear
of an uproar
among the
assembled
multitudes
(Matt 26:5).
On the Sabbath
itself not
only Joseph
but the chief
priests come
to Pilate,
probably in
the praetorium
(Matt 27:62).
However,
Caspari (Chr.
and Geogr.
Introduction
Life of
Christ) brings
arguments to
prove Christ
did not eat
the paschal
lamb, but
Himself
suffered as
the true Lamb
at the paschal
feast. (See
JESUS CHRIST.)
The last
supper and the
crucifixion
took place the
same (Jewish)
day. No
mention is
made of a lamb
in connection
with Christ's
last supper.
Matthew (Matt
27:62) calls
the day after
the
crucifixion
"the next day
that followed
the day of
preparation."
The phrase,
Caspari
thinks,
implies that
"the
preparation"
was the day
preceding not
merely the
Sabbath but
also the first
day of the
Passover
feast.
All the
characteristics
of sacrifice,
as well as the
term, are
attributed to
the Passover.
It was offered
in the holy
place (Deut
16:5-6); the
blood was
sprinkled on
the altar, the
fat burned (2
Chron 30:16;
35:11; Ex
12:27; 23:18;
Num 9:7; Deut
16:2,5; 1 Cor
5:7). The
Passover was
the yearly
thank offering
of the family
for the
nation's
constitution
by God through
the
deliverance
from Egypt,
the type of
the church's
constitution
by a coming
greater
deliverance.
It preserved
the
patriarchal
truth that
each head of a
family is
priest. No
part of the
victim was
given to the
Levitical
priest,
because the
father of the
family was
himself
priest. Thus
when the
nation's
inherent
priesthood (Ex
19:6) was
delegated to
one family,
Israel's
rights were
vindicated by
the Passover
priesthood of
each father
(Isa 61:6; 1
Peter 2:5,9).
The fact that
the blood
sprinkled on
the altar was
at the first
celebration
sprinkled on
the lintel and
doorposts of
each house
attested the
sacredness of
each family,
the spiritual
priesthood of
its head, and
the duty of
family
worship. Faith
moving to
obedience was
the
instrumental
mean of the
original
deliverance
(Heb 11:28)
and the
condition of
the continued
life of the
nation. So the
Passover kept
in faith was a
kind of
sacrament,
analogous to
the Lord's
supper as
circumcision
was to
baptism. The
laying up the
lamb four days
before
Passover may
allude to the
four centuries
before the
promise to
Abram was
fulfilled (Gen
15), typically
to Christ's
being marked
as the Victim
before the
actual
immolation
(Mark
14:8,10-11).
Christ's blood
must be
sprinkled on
us by the
hyssop of
faith, else
guilt and
wrath remain
(Isa 53:7;
Acts 8:32; 1
Peter
1:18-19).
Being first in
the religious
year, and with
its single
victim, the
Passover
stands forth
preeminent.
(from
Fausset's
Bible
Dictionary,
Electronic
Database
Copyright
(c)1998 by
Biblesoft)
God
is doing some
awesome,
creative
things!
His presence
is to be
experienced in
a new dynamic
and dramatic
way!
This
is
the 21st
century! We
have entered
God's
prophetic 3rd
day. This
is the century
in which we
experience His
resurrection
power! It
is
the
century
for
the
restoration
of
all
things
and
the
advance of the
Great
Harvest!
It is time for
the Church to
find Unity in
the Purposes
of God and His
Agenda.
The
Lord Jesus was Messiah's
Day began with the
Feast of
Penetcost, the Day
of God's promised
Holy Spirit being
poured out upon
flesh!
2
Peter 3:8 KJV
But,
beloved, be
not ignorant
of this one
thing, that
one day is
with the Lord
as a thousand
years, and a
thousand years
as one day.
0
to 1000 = 1st
day 1000
to 2000 = 2nd
day 2000
to
.....
= 3rd day
God
pours out His Holy
Spirit symbolically
as the
rain as
in the
"Deluge" of Noah's
day.
Remember, the Bible
instructs: first the
physical, then the
spiritual.
Expect outpourings
in both realms!
Don't expect to see
the work of the Holy
Spirit in the exact
form or pattern
He has demonstrated
in the past
out-pourings!
The
presence of God
always represents
the sign of new
things!
Remember
that
the
earth
was
bringing
moisture
to
water
it's
surface
from
deep within
before Noah
completed the
Ark and the
"Physical
Deluge"
manifested
upon the
earth's
surface as
rain from the
heavens. It
came as a
torrent
flood!
After the
flood was a
time of
restoration. It
was a time for
increase and
God moved by
His Spirit,
the Holy
Spirit
to birth new
vision and
purpose for
mankind
through 8
individuals.
Eight
represents new
things, new
beginnings,
new
relationships...
resurrection!
Prophetic
Insight:
The number 7
represents
perfecting...
Perfecting is
an action of
progression.
To
perfect something or
some one,the old has
to be stripped
away
back to the
foundation. Then, comes
the restoration work
of establishing the
"NEW THINGS." The year 2008
was a time of
continued
progression of the
spiritual process
working in 2007 and
transcended into the
works of "New
Things." In 2009, we
entered a time of
consolidation of the
moves of the Holy
Spirit.
The special sent
church is God's
envoy to build and
expand the
Kingdom!
The King has
commissioned us to
bind together on
His foundation to
reach the
territories
of the earth to
convert multitudes
of people and to
incorporate them
into the Kingdom
of Heaven!
Spiritually
in the immediate
years ahead, we
will see souls
flow into the the Kingdom
of God
as
the rains were in
the days of Noah!
Word
of the Lord
received
June 2013
"This morning I was
awakened to
the sound of
the Abundance
of Rain ,
I heard the
Spirit saying
this :
For I have begun
to do a new
thing in your
midst , these next few weeks and months
will be the
greatest out
pouring of my
Spirit you
will have ever
encountered .
Now is the time
to prepare
that which I
have given to
release thru
you.
For I shall bring
many in your
midst to come
and work with
you to
accomplish
all that a
have put in
your hand to
do.
Great Signs and
wonders will
be released
thru those who
have heard my
voice ,
My Bride who
has made
herself ready
will now reap
the harvest of
my outpouring.
Many will
stand in awe
of all that I
will
accomplish ,
For I have
many who have
not bowed
their heart to
a lost and
decaying
world.My
Heart is
tender so
don’t
surrender your
season
is here , open
your eyes and
you will see
the Abundance
of rain from
my Spirit. "
received by Tom
Hill
A
Spiritual
Deluge!
This
is
a time when God is
demonstrating
Greater Things in
the Spirit
regarding our
placement in Him!
To accomplish
these great
exploits the
foundations of the
church will
continue to be
restored, revived
and renewed!
=======================================
[The
following is the
operational gift
of the Word of
Knowledge
delivered
through Ron
Gann
December 2007.]
Be Holy for He
is Holy.
The
citizens
of
the
earth
are
going
to
see
and
feel
the
Almighty
Presence
of a Holy God in
the acts that
transverse the
globe! These
acts will be beyond
the abilities of
mankind to conceive
little alone to
control.
God is the
God of Grace and
Judgment.
God is
sovereign and in
charge regardless of
any man's designed
movement to save or
protect
the processes
of the earth's
environments.
These
are marked days in
God's calendar of
Grace...
Days
of great
commercialization
bringing Great
wealth into the
church.
Days
of excessive
consummation
centered on
personal human
desires.
Days
when the
deification of man
is at an all time
thrust in the
earth as man is
exercising his
powers to
"dethrone" the Son
of Man, the Son of
God.
God's favor
is focused on the
families of the earth...
those of the
spiritual...
God's Kingdom
family; the visible
church and the invisible
church.
God's family is
going to experience the
revelation of His Love like never
before!
His
love is demonstrated
as it pertains to
His order of Life.
His
order of Life is
that of increase!
Isaiah 9:7 Of the
increase of His
government and
of peace there
shall be no end,
upon the throne of
David
and
over his kingdom,
to establish it
and to uphold it
with justice and
with righteousness
from
the
[latter] time
forth, even
forevermore. The
zeal of the Lord
of hosts will
perform this.
[End of
Word of
Knowledge]
See
these
references;
Dan 2:44; 1
Cor 15:25-28;
Heb
1:8. AMP
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Jesus is
setting on the Throne of
David and has been
ruling the nations for
over 2000 years!
We are going to
see an exponential
increase of His
government!
Increase
is seen and experienced
in His power of
Multiplicity!
His
spiritual multiplication
powers are being
magnified
in
seedtime
and harvest.
On
to the review
2008!
Eight represents
"new beginnings!"
The church
is basically
spiritually
dead... it is dry
and expresses very
little thirst for
the work
of the Holy
Ghost. It
is resurrection
time!
Keep in
mind that Jesus is
in charge of the
Church! He
knows all. All
power and
authority in
heaven and earth
belong to Christ
Jesus! The
Church is His
instrument on
the earth and He
administrates
through us.
He
is the King of
all things and
the Church is
being renewed!
Matt
16:15-18 AMP He said
to them, But who
do you
[yourselves] say
that I am? 16 Simon
Peter replied,
You are the
Christ, the Son
of the living
God. 17 Then
Jesus answered
him, Blessed
(happy,
fortunate, and
to be envied)
are you, Simon
Bar-Jonah. For
flesh and blood
[men] have not
revealed this to
you, but My
Father Who is in
heaven. 18 And I
tell you, you
are Peter
[Greek,
Petros--a large
piece of rock],
and on this rock
[Greek, petra--
a
huge rock like
Gibraltar] I
will build My
church, and the
gates of Hades
(the powers of
the infernal
region) shall
not overpower it
[or be strong to
its detriment or
hold out against
it].
Matt
16:18
KJV And I say
also unto thee,
That thou art
Peter, and upon
this rock I will
build my church;
and
the gates of hell
shall not prevail
against it.
In
these
two scripture
references, we
need to grasp
the full
significance
of what the
Lord has
spoken.
In what
follows, you
will see a
demonstration
of how
wonderfully
the Amplified
Bible
enables us to
better
interpret the
Holy script.
Jesus
is referencing
that Peter has
grasped the
spiritual
knowledge and
revelation,
that Jesus
is the Christ.
Greek,
christos, CHRIST
"anointed,"
translates, in
the
Septuagint.,
the word
"Messiah,"
a
term applied
to the priests
who were
anointed with
the holy oil,
particularly
the high
priest, e.g.,
Lev 4:3,5,16.
The prophets
are called hoi
christoi Theou,
"the anointed
of God," Psalm
105:15. A
king of Israel
was described
upon occasion
as christos
tou
Kuriou,
"the anointed
of the Lord,"
1
Sam 2:10,35; 2
Sam 1:14; Ps
2:2; 18:50;
Hab 3:13; (from
Vine's
Expository
Dictionary of
Biblical
Words,
Copyright
(c)1985,
Thomas Nelson
Publishers) It is
on this
revelation
... Jesus
is the Son:
the Anointed
One; King,
High Priest
and Prophet
that He
declares to
Peter how He
is going to
build His
Church.
The Lord was
not talking
about Peter,
an individual
person, building
the Church. He
was talking
about the keys
to building
the church
being conveyed
to appointed
men who would
govern or
oversee the
building of it
on earth. It
would be Peter
as one
12special
messengers
along
with the
ascension
apostles and
prophets who
would be
entrusted with
the keys and
mysteries to
build the
Church.
(Not the
churches)
Christ
was speaking
about the name
Peter as
defined in the
Greek... it
means petros
or piece of
rock
as you
see above.
Peter in
Aramaic is
Cephas also
means rock and
is a surname.
Peter
would be one
part, small
piece of the
Rock that
Christ would
leave in the
earth as part
of the
apostolate of
whole
Rock. It
would be an
ascension-gift
apostle, Paul,
who would see
by revelation
of
Christ as the
Head and His
Body of many
parts making
complete the
Spiritual
Rock, Mount
Zion,
the one
Holy Apostolic
Church!
The
revelation
Peter received
declares the
builder...
Jesus is TheRock!
He is the
foundation.
The word rock
means petra,
a
mass of rock,
the strength
given to
Christ's
church.
Rock
is Hebrew tsur
which
means
mighty
God, (one)
rock,
strength,
strong...
figuratively
"refuge." Jesus
is
the
foundation...themelios,
literally
something put
down,
substructure
as under a
building.
Build...oikodomeo,
to construct
or confirm,
edify,
embolden. Church...ekklesia,
community of
believers...members,
assembly,
church. Peter
had
the
revelation
that
Jesus
was
the
Son
of
God.
Jesus
said that
Peter's mind
did not deduct
the
significance
of the
revelation.
Christ states
that it was
spiritually
given to Peter
by the
Father.
God the Father
is Spirit and
Truth.
We see the
spiritual
reality of
this
revelation of
Jesus on the
Day of
Pentecost
when Peter
again declares
that Jesus is
the Son of
God.
Peter as the petros,
a piece of the
"Rock" becomes
the Lead
Apostle
appointed to
introduce the
Kingdom on
earth to both
the Jews and
the
Gentiles.
Peter worked
as one of the
12 Apostles
of the Lamb to
carry the Good
News message
to the Jews.
Paul, the
Apostle was
called to
carry the Good
News to the
Gentile world.
Paul was
extended the
right hand of
fellowship by
the apostles
in Jerusalem
extending the
Kingdom and
the government
of the Church.
Contextually,
Jesus continues to
prophesy stating
that the gates of
hell shall not
prevail against
His Church.
The emphasis of
the context is on
the church being
built, not on
Peter being the
one who builds
it. Jesus
commended twelve
to initiate the
building
process.
Jesus worked with
them daily adding
to the
church. He
empowered them
with the anointing
of the Holy Ghost
to do the work and
to prevail against
the wiles of the
devil, Satan.
He gave them the
authority of all
that He is... in
His Name! He
is the Rock:
steadfast,
unmovable, can be
trusted, relied
upon... faithful.
Prevail...katischuo,
to
overpower.
Hell...haides,
the
place
of
departed souls and
powers of the
infernal
region.
Jesus
defeated Satan
and took back
the keys to
hell and
death.
He gave
the keys of
life to the
Church through
the power of
the Gospel!
Today's
churches must
once again
become the
Church.
Inorder to do
this, there
must be a
regaining of
the true
Gospel to the
Church... all
of it!
Rev 1:18
I am he that
liveth, and was
dead; and, behold,
I am alive for
evermore, Amen;
and have the keys
of hell and of
death.
KJV
Jesus
gave us the
keys to the
gateway!
Jesus is the
door! He gave
the keys of
the Good News,
the New
Covenant...
the promise of
life
everlasting of
soul and
spirit!
The
Kingdom of God
is
everlasting.
The Kingdom is
in us. Christ
dwells
in us through
His Word and
the Holy
Spirit.
It is
only the body
, the flesh of
man that
cannot inherit
nor enter the
Kingdom of
Heaven. On
the earth, we
spiritually
cannot enter
into the
Kingdom with
the thoughts
and training
of
humanism.
The "carnal"
spiritually
depraved
"fleshly
mind"
cannot receive
the things of
God.
Only
through
transformation
of mind, soul
and action can
we enter into
the Kingdom of
Christ's
Light. Once
we are
transformed
consisting of
repentance,
faith,
baptism,
reception of
the Holy
Spirit and
yielded to
discipleship
in the
"community of
Christ," we
live in His
spiritual Body
on earth today
for we have
entered the
Kingdom and
now receive
the Truth of
the
truth-giving
Spirit of God. We
have been
loosed of
bondage to the
Law of Sin and
Death by the
power of the
Gospel of
Christ through
the Light of
His Testimony!
Matt
16:19 AMP I will
give you the
keys of the
kingdom of
heaven; and
whatever you
bind (declare
to
be
improper
and
unlawful)
on
earth
must
be
what
is already
bound in
heaven; and
whatever you
loose (declare
lawful) on
earth must be
what is
already loosed
in heaven.
[Isa
22:22.]
Jesus
gave all He
could give
that He might
fill all
things in
heaven and
in
earth.
It is time
that the whole
Church receive
His Gift of
the Holy
Ghost! It is
time to
unwrap,
discover,
appreciate and
receive
His person,
the Holy
Spirit
that we might
do Greater
Things...
Great
Exploits while
we are here on
earth in our
allotted time! The
Kingdom of God
is ... in the
Holy
Ghost. (Romans
14:17 KJV)
It is
time for the
full Body of
Christ to
awaken to the
revelation of
Jesus Christ!
He
gave
the
keys
to
the
church
to
do
as
recorded
in
His
instructions
to
Peter!
The person,
Holy Spirit
had declared
and disclosed
the revelation
to
Peter!
Jesus rewarded
Peter both with
participation
of
building the
church and
the
assurance
that the work
would be cared
for, tended to
and protected!
The
gates of hell
shall not
prevail!
Jesus
has
promised
to
finish
that
which
he
has
initiated!
What
more could we
ask? We are
to live by the
Law of the
Spirit of
Life!
We
have
once
again
entered
an
era
that
will
be
superseded
by
supernatural
signs,
miracles
and
wonders
of
God!
They
will manifest
in the
physical: the
earth and
heavens.
They
will
manifest
through
the
spiritual
Church!
Jesus
will
demonstrate
His
power
as
King
and
Lord
of
all
things
through
His
Church!
We
have been
given the Keys
to the secrets
and mysteries
of
the Kingdom of
God!
=======================================
There is much
more that must be
done. The
Church must learn
about its proper
form of
government. We
will build upon the
works of the Holy
Ghost sent by Christ
for the edification
of the Church and
the maturing of the
saints. The
foundation of the
church was the
fellowship of the
apostles with the
Father, Son, Holy
Spirit and each
other.
A measure of faith
is being released in
the church today
that is restoring
the revelation of
Christ to lead God's
plan for the Church
to the final
victory.
God intends to
demonstrate His
glory in all things
to a dimension that
will overtake the
spirit of men's
minds across the
globe!
We are in the
beginning days when
our Heavenly Father
repossesses the
earth... both the
physical and the
spiritual!
He will do it
through His people
as they are led by
the Word of God,
the Holy Spirit led
to the restoration
patterns of the
biblical New
Testament Canon as
given to the Church
of the 1st Century.! You can
learn of this
restoration
movement by
reading the
documents of the CAC.
The link is in the
first paragraph of
this web page.
The
restoration
movement will be
relational and
demonstrational
and will not be
according to plans
devised by men and
promoted in
traditional,
orthodox and
denominational
doctrines.
If
you cannot receive
this.. please read
the awesome
account of God in
the Book of
Genesis, then the
Book of Exodus,
then the account
of the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark,
Luke and
John, the
Acts of the first
century church and
the
epistles.
What does the
Bible reveal? It
reveals that God
has a plan and
what he purposes
becomes both
physical and
spiritual
realities!
Heb
11:1-3 1 NOW FAITH
is the assurance
(the confirmation,
the title deed) of
the things [we]
hope for, being
the proof of
things [we] do not
see and theconviction
of their reality[faith
perceiving as real
fact what is not
revealed to the
senses].
2
For by [faith--trust
and holy fervor born
of faith] the men of
old
had divine testimony
borne to them and
obtained a good
report.
3
By faith we
understand that the
worlds [during the
successive ages]
were framed
(fashioned, put in
order, and equipped
for their intended
purpose) by the word
of God, so that what
we see was not made
out of things which
are visible. AMP Rom 4:17b
...God...calls
those
things which be
not as though
they were...KJV
(This
is one key to
spiritual
destinies/spiritual
realities.)
Let
the link below help
to demonstrate that
which is being
disclosed and
transmitted in the
realm
of both spiritual
and physical
destinies!
Dr. Scott Mcleod
adapted the
copyright work of
Karl Fisch
into a Flash movie as
presented in
"Did
You
Know"
This flash
movie was initially
received through
random broadcast
distributed to my
personal
email.
It is a very
credible production!
It will
bless and inform
you in a mighty
way!
My impression of
the work is that it
beautifully defines
and conceptually
portrays the
creative work of God
working in the
creative powers He
imparted into
mankind as He
empowered Adam with
the dominion
mandate. It is a Way
of access to the
global souls of
humanity!
Through spiritual
eyes of
understanding, you
can see God as He
reveals Himself in
His triune
Majesty: Authority,
Greatness
and Dignity.
He is
Awesome!
God
is the Blesser,
the Increaser, the
Multiplier in all
good things!
To learn more about Dr. Scott
Mcleod and his
zeal in doing
exploits
contributing to
society,
also visit his
website: http://www.scottmcleod.net/about/
Spiritual
acts have
physical
consequences!
We can either
walk in Blessings
or Curses
depending upon our
choices and
actions. God
desires that we
walk in His purposes,
His will,
and His acts.
[This
three
(3)
part
cord
is
not
easily
broken.
(Ecc.
4:12)]
We
shall be intently
determined
to do God's will as
we link
together in one
accord as He
reveals His
purposes for our
lives and we take
actions to
accomplish them.
(Psalms
133:1)
This is the
pattern that Jesus
demonstrated with
the twelve.
This is the
pattern that the
apostles
demonstrated as
they built the
Church as the Lord
added daily to it!
They built it upon
His foundations!
=======================================
The following
insights in the
remaining parts of
this letter were
released into my
spirit in February
2005. The
year 2005 was a
year of Great
Favor on God's
people. It
also began a year
of great calamity
on the earth,
especially
climatically and
therefore
economically and
spiritually as
well!
Lives and souls
were dynamically
affected in
exponential
magnitudes.
There was a great
cry that went
forth from the
earth for God to
intervene.
God heard the
cries as the
hearts of people
were turned to
prayer and great
service of
compassion was
rendered for
rescue and human
needs. Hurricanes
(including
Katrina), 1000's
of tornadoes,
expansive
flooding,
unbridled fires,
earthquakes and
wars.
No these do not
alert us to a time
of false rapture
theology.
The great
tribulation of the
Scriptures are
behind us not in
front of us.
The year 70 AD was
the Sign
that all had been
fulfilled and that
Jesus was ruling
with the scepter
of iron raising up
nations and taking
down
nations. 70
AD was a
perfecting year
for the Old
apostate church of
Law of Moses
closed out and the
consummation of
the New Church,
the New Covenant
founded on the Law
of the Spirit.
(Read The
Sign of the
Kingdom
by Dr. George
Kouri available
through
the CAC website.)
Christ
Jesus has
established His
pattern for
evangelism.
Under the
guidance of His
ascension-gift
apostles,
prophets,
evangelists,
pastors, and
teachers working
together in
apostolic order,
His Body is to
move and act in
unity of purpose
to reach cities,
and nations!
War and calamity
opens the hearts
and minds of
mankind to reach
out to the Greater
Power of the
Creator.
Just as there was
a tremendous
window of
opportunity for
God's people to
minister to the
Body and the lost
through the 2005,
2006, 2007 and
2008 devastating
times, these times
are not
over. God
set in place the
Laws of the
Universe before
the foundations of
the world!
Physical and moral
calamity will
always be a
present in this
physical world
until the Church
is matured and the
Lord returns for
the day of
resurrection in
the final day.
(see1Cor 15:51-54)
Through the
restoration of
divine government
of the whole
Church will come
the Great Harvest!
=======================================
Do
you
recall
the attention to
prayer that came
forth in 2005
and the nation's
attention given to
the helping hands
of the Body of
Christ due to the
Hurricanes?
Jesus,
personally, demonstrated
the divine privilege
and power of prayer
while He was on
earth. Prayer is
spiritual power that
we can exercise at
large against natural
calamities and to war against
the works of
darkness.
1 Kings
18:42-45; Josh.
10:12-14; Mark
4:39; Eph
6:10-18
Prayer is a
spiritual reality
that impacts
spiritual and
physical destinies!(John chapter
17)
The internet
enables us to
participate in God's
governmental patterns
throughout the world.
The dimension of
reaching nations in
nano seconds would be
unimaginable to
generations
that occupied planet
earth before us!
Consider the technical
advances in just the
past
100 years! In
the past 20 years, the
dynamics of living on
planet earth have
changed
dramatically! We
live in a season of
signs, wonders and
miracles exponentially
happening
everyday!
Population of the
earth will soon break
into the 7 billion
range.
There are a
million babies born
every four days!
New energy
sources and ways to
travel are on the
horizon!
There are changes
coming that will
baffle the minds of
men in Greater
measures than anything
yet imagined!
In like dimensions,
the apostolic (special
mission) work to bring
the
Light of Jesus Christ
to the unseen world of
the internet becomes a
pure function of
Heaven by the leading
of the Holy Ghost!
Of most importance is
that we minister the
same revelation of
Christ and His church
according to the Word
of God and not the
designs of men.
We must believe the
VOICE of the
Scriptures!
What
awesome
opportunities we
have!
As demonstrated by
Christ's apostles,
God's Kingdom order,
structure, and
spiritual government
are set in place by
the Holy Spirit
working in apostolic
appointment. (ordained
and sent of God)
He receives what the
Father desires and has
been given to our
ruling King,
Jesus. The Holy
Ghost then anoints
those whom the Lord
Jesus
Christ commends as
ascension gift
ministers for
placement
in the church to lead
and guide the building
processes in the
Kingdom of Heaven on
earth!
This is an act upon
men and is a pure
function of the Lord's
reign.
The gifts of the
apostle, prophet,
evangelist, pastor and
teacher are given to
also appoint elders
and thus be exercised
in unity of purpose to
establish spiritual
government within
communities all over
the world.
We are living in the
times of the
restoration of the
divine plan of God.
The office of the
apostle is now a
viable function of the
church and the
role and dominant
emphasis upon the
pastoral office is
being put into
divine order.
Apostolic government
is coming forth to
replace
the undue pressure of
the shepherd office
doing every task to
bring forth the "works
of the
ministry."
Apostolic balance is
being restored.
The spiritual man is
to guide and control
the physical
man.
This truth applies
both to each
individual as well as
to the corporate
masses of the
world.
There
are
great changes
coming in the
earth!
Did
you grasp this
last statement?! Please
do not miss the full
prophetic message of
Charles Capps
on the TEAM
Leaders
web page.
These
apostolic
appointments are
based on God's
principles of
Kingdom rule:
Remember
that Jesus is the
King of all the
universe!
He is alive and
active in His
rule!
He is ruling on
David's eternal
throne!
Jesus is not looking
for a throne on
earth from which to
rule!
He is ruling
spiritual Jerusalem
NOW!
The promise to
Abraham is our
promise...the
spiritual Israel,
given to those in
Christ...not the
physical
Israel. You
will never see an
earthly Jewish
Kingdom again. Jesus
said before Pilate
(before His
crucifixion, death,
burial, descent into
hell, His
resurrection,
ascension, and
enthronement to
David's eternal
throne) "My Kingdom
is not an earthly
Jewish
Kingdom.
It is an eternal
heavenly Kingdom."
"And you will
never again see
an earthly
Jewish Kingdom!"
Let us look at
the scripture to
see that this is
accurate... John
18:35-37
AMP 35
Pilate
answered, Am I
a Jew? Your
[own] people
and nation and
their chief
priests have
delivered You
to me. What
have You done? 36
Jesus
answered, My
kingdom
(kingship,
royal power)
belongs not to
this world. If
My kingdom
were of this
world, My
followers
would have
been fighting
to keep Me
from being
handed over to
the Jews. But
as it is, My
kingdom is not
from here
(this world);
[it has no
such origin or
source]. 37
Pilate said to
Him, Then You
are a King?
Jesus
answered, You
say it! [You
speak
correctly!]
For I am a
King.
[Certainly I
am a King!]
This is why I
was born, and
for this I
have come into
the world, to
bear witness
to the Truth.
Everyone who
is of the
Truth [who is
a friend of
the Truth, who
belongs to the
Truth] hears
and listens to
My voice.
Since the very
words of Jesus
are that His
Kingdom is not
of this world,
why receive the
false doctrines
of John Darby
widely
circulated
through the
printing of the
Scofield Bibles?
These Bibles had
comments and
references that
did not point to
the truth of
what Jesus said
and what David
said and what
Peter said and
what Paul said
and what Isaiah
said...
Today, it is the
leadership of
pentecostal and
charismatic
churches that
continue the
"rapture
theology."
The Scriptures
do not support
nor proclaim
such doctrines.
God's
Will has been spoken
and written in His
Holy Word!
It will be done on
the earth as it is
in Heaven!
Conversion
from sin and
repentance from
dead works.
Faith to
believe in, trust
in, rely on, and
adhere to Christ.
Baptism in
all its dimensions
including
Water, the Word,
Holy Ghost and Fire.
Equipping for
the works of the
ministry:
preaching,
teaching and
impartation as by
the Holy Ghost and
the Word of God...
God's
Word brings
Light and Life
to our lives!
By
doing what He says
(obeying) and by
being led by His
Spirit, we
fulfill
the
call
to
the
Greater
Worksdestinies
in the work of the
Kingdom!
Christ's Body,
the church, is both
dynamically physical
and spiritual.
We labor in the work
of Christ moving in
the process to fulfill
what He
has already filled and
made ready for us.
Ephesians 4:11-16.
Those who connect with
Heart of God
Ministries
International move in
a special grace.
They are active in the
wonderful
Christ-centered
entities which care
for, network with and
develop structures,
strategies and
services for:the Body of
Christ and
mobilization of
God's people to reach
the uninformed and
the rebellious.
We are
seeking men,
women and youth
that are firm in
their
convictions to
the King and who
wish to learn
what the
scriptures
reveal.
Then, have a
heart's desire
to work in the
Kingdom of God
and a desire to
do Great
Exploits! These
are not super
spiritual
individuals.
These are the
people of God
with a heart
searching for
His will to be
done in their
lives.
Ministries are
encouraged to
contact us to
learn more about
the
scope of the
International
works of Heart of
God Ministries and
to connect with us
to minister and
equip the people
of God.
The Lord has
prepared some
"fresh" things for
the nations!
We
must have God's
perspective on
His biblical
approach to
building.
We must see
God working
progressively
triumphantly in
our actions as He
matures the
church.
When
we see Him doing
something new,
it should gain
our attention!
Ex 3:1-4
NOW MOSES kept the
flock of Jethro
his father-in-law,
the priest of
Midian; and he led
the flock to the
back or west side
of the wilderness
and came to Horeb
or Sinai, the
mountain of God.
2 The Angel of the
Lord appeared to
him in a flame of
fire out of the
midst
of a bush; and he
looked, and
behold, the bush
burned with
fire,
yet was not
consumed.
3 And Moses said,
I will now turn
aside and see this
great sight,
why
the bush is not
burned.
4 And when the
Lord saw that he
turned aside to
see,
God called
to him out of the
midst of the bush
and said,
Moses, Moses! And he
said, Here am I.
AMP
The
spiritual gift
of the
Word of God then
reveals the plan
of God for Great
Exploits using
an apostolic TEAM
composed
of Moses and his
brother, Aaron.
God endows
Moses with
prophetic insight
as a type of
apostle and shadow
of things to come.
Aaron is an
apostolic worker
being prepared for
the work of the
ministry. Both are
sent as special
messengers by
God. Later,
God ordains Aaron
as the high priest
of the nation of
God and institutes
the Law of Sin and
Death through the
ten commandments
given to Moses to
establish the Church
of the
Wilderness.
These ten
commandments are
given as God's
Covenant with His
established Hebrew
nation. Two
thousand years ago
God closed out the
Mosaic Covenant
with its physical
sacrificial blood
offerings to cover
sins and
trespasses.
He established the
New Covenant of
the Law of the
Spirit of Life
through His Son,
Jesus Christ. Heb
1:1-12 1:1 IN
MANY separate
revelations
[each of which
set forth a
portion of the
Truth] and in
different ways
God spoke of old
to [our]
forefathers in
and by the
prophets, 2[But] in
the last of
these days He
has spoken to us
in [the person
of a] Son, Whom
He appointed
Heir and lawful
Owner of all
things, also by
and through Whom
He created the
worlds and the
reaches of space
and the ages of
time [He made,
produced, built,
operated, and
arranged them in
order]. 3 He is
the sole
expression of
the glory of God
[the
Light-being, the
out-raying or
radiance of the
divine], and He
is the perfect
imprint and very
image of [God's]
nature,
upholding and
maintaining and
guiding and
propelling the
universe by His
mighty word of
power. When He
had by offering
Himself
accomplished our
cleansing of
sins and
riddance of
guilt, He sat
down at the
right hand of
the divine
Majesty on high, 4[Taking
a place and rank
by which] He
Himself became
as much superior
to angels as the
glorious Name
(title) which He
has inherited is
different from
and more
excellent than
theirs. 5 For to
which of the
angels did [God]
ever say, You
are My Son,
today I have
begotten You
[established You
in an official
Sonship
relation, with
kingly dignity]?
And again, I
will be to Him a
Father, and He
will be to Me a
Son? [2 Sam
7:14; Ps 2:7.] 6
Moreover, when
He brings the
firstborn Son
again into the
habitable world,
He says, Let all
the angels of
God worship Him. 7
Referring to the
angels He says,
[God] Who makes
His angels winds
and His
ministering
servants flames
of fire; [Ps
104:4.] 8 But as
to the Son, He
says to Him,
Your throne, O
God, is forever
and ever (to the
ages of the
ages), and the
scepter of Your
kingdom is a
scepter of
absolute
righteousness
(of justice and
straightforwardness). 9 You
have loved
righteousness
[You have
delighted in
integrity,
virtue, and
uprightness in
purpose,
thought, and
action] and You
have hated
lawlessness
(injustice and
iniquity).
Therefore God,
[even] Your
God
(Godhead), has
anointed You
with the oil of
exultant joy and
gladness above
and beyond Your
companions. [Ps
45:6,7.] 10 And
[further], You,
Lord, did lay
the foundation
of the earth in
the beginning,
and the heavens
are the works of
Your hands. 11 They
will perish, but
You remain and
continue
permanently;
they will all
grow old and
wear out like a
garment. 12 Like a
mantle [thrown
about one's
self] You will
roll them up,
and they will be
changed and
replaced by
others. But You
remain the same,
and Your years
will never end
nor come to
failure. [Ps
102:25-27.]
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God's
approach to
history is one of
continuity.
It is also one of
change!
We have work to
do! Nothing
Happens until
Something
moves!
The direction and
intent of our
movement is
paramount to our
working together
in His
vision! Even
though we serve an
invisible God to
the natural eye,
we can see his
hand and works in
the visible
"records of
history."
We must hear what
the Spirit is
saying to the
church about God's
continuous plan.
The work we
accomplish will be
by the direct
guidance
and anointing of
the Holy Ghost and
the infallible
Word of God.
We are
not an
advocate of a
weak
God.
Therefore,
we are not an
advocate of a
weak church!
We are
not an
advocate of a
church that
runs away to
party for
seven years
and then
returns to a
war
scene.
The picture of
the revelation
of John does
not depict the
saints with
warrior
uniforms.
He saw
the armies of
heaven clothed
in white
linens and
riding white
horses.
They are
riding
following "the
King of Kings
and the Lord
of Lords,
as he rides
forth to
conquer
Satan's
kingdom.
White
represents
righteousness.
We conquer the
world of
darkness as we
seek first the
Kingdom of God
and His
righteousness.
Who is the
King?
What is our
call and
charge?
It is to
receive, seek
the Lord with
all of our
heart, soul
and mind and
obey His
commands.
Jesus has made
it quite clear as
to His evaluation
of victors and
conquerors!
We are admonished
by the Scriptures
not to "hook our
wagon" to doctrine
that promotes
false or weak
interpretations of
God's Word.
We are more
than conquers in
Christ Jesus!
Nine
motivational
Gifts of the
Spirit and Nine
Fruit of the
Spirit are
magnified
through God's
obedient people
throughout the
earth!
They
are magnified
exponentially
through
relational
destinies!
Magnification
represents
increase
which
is a proponent
of strength! It is
not by our
power of
intellect or
our might in
physical
endeavors to
which I
address... it is
by the power
and might of
the Holy
Spirit that we
are to move
and have our
being!
There will not be
a historical break
that removes
believers from
history on the
earth until the
end of history!
And, there will
not be a
continuous decline
in cosmic and
cultural influence
of the Gospel in
history!
We
should expect
a God who
brings forth
victory in His
people!
God
is moving
apostolically
through called
and chosen
vessels sent
and appointed
to restore the
church to its
foundational
truths and to
build and
expand the
Kingdom on
earth!
The Church
of Jesus
Christ is the
Victorious
Church!
The Holy Bible
only demonstrates
this one
scenario...
We
are not destined
for retreat!
Our God
will fight the
battles
through His
people!
He is
the One who
brings the
Victory!
We just have
to take the
steps of
faith!
God
established
faith and
there is not a
shortage...
He has
multiplied
faith... in
exponential
power!
The Holy Bible
demonstrates a
Covenant God with
expectations that
His sons be strong
and
courageous...not
fearful of
terrible things
that destroy the
earth and minds
and souls of
mankind. The
Holy Bible tells
us to be strong in
the Lord, to
reverentially fear
Him (love Him) and
obey Him (respect
His will in our
lives). He
has given
assurance of
eternal
life. His
instructions are
for us to focus on
the eternal and
not on the
temporal because
He is faithful to
fulfill His
promises!
Our fight is not
with flesh and
blood, but with
spiritual forces
of darkness.
God has made the
way for our
victory!
We are to be like
Joshua! Josh
24:15 KJV
"...but as for
me and my house,
we will serve the
LORD."
We set our sights
to remain faithful
to God's revealed
Laws of Truth,
Life and Spirit
through the power
of the Word of
Faith, the Blood
of Christ, and the
empowering of the
Person, Holy
Ghost!
The year 2007
confirmed just how
mighty and
wonderful that our
Lord is in all
that He has
established for
those who love Him
with a pure
heart!
Purification of
the heart is a
perfecting
process!
God is
never late, He
is a God of
Faith and an on
time God!
The
Holy Bible
cautions that
the very elect
shall be
deceived!
Please
do not be one of
them.
Let us prepare
our hearts for the
rewards God has
promised in the
visions He has
released into each
of us individually
and corporately.
Watch
Him!
2008
promised New
Things!
2009 released
"birthing" a
dynamic wave of
signs, wonders
and
miracles!
2010 His
ways are not our
ways.
God wants
to Stir a NEW
Fresh Hungerin
our hearts.
He has
called us to
be Great!
These are
the days for
acting!
God has given
visions and He
fulfills
them!
In
different
times through
His prophets of this
21st century
day of
visions,
He has spoken!
Today's
visions
are confirmed
by His Word
looking to the
pattern
of the
prophets of
old... (Hosea
12:10)
"I have also
spoken [to
you] by the
prophets, and I
have
multiplied
visions [for
you] and {have
appealed to
you] through
parables acted
out by the
prophets."
We are
a blessed
generation...the
generation of
the Church
age! We were
created for
Greatness!
Receive
God's special
anointing of
His presence
for
Greater Works!
Will you
answer His
call?
Not
everyone shall
read this
letter.
God had a divine
appointment set
for you and made
the way for you to
travel His path to
these words!
Will you
participate with
us to facilitate
God's vision?
God
wants us to
see through
His Heart! Want to
learn more?Team Leaders
God has
put the City
of Lights
vision in our
hearts!
The potential
for Great
Exploits by
God's people
is
breathtaking!
