The most exciting scripture to me, because it is the one
that God used to open up the scriptures in a powerful way, is in Psalm
132. David says in verse 3, “I will not
enter my house or go to my bed—I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to
my eyelids, till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of
Jacob”. It goes on to say in verse 13,
“For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling: This is my
resting place forever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired
it”---it goes on to talk about provision, joy, salvation etc. Here we see David understanding God’s heart
and seeing prophetically into the future.
He knew God had promised That someone of his own flesh and blood would
one day sit on that throne. David had
revelation of the kingship of Messiah.
Because he saw into the future, he wanted to build the temple in Zion;
in Jerusalem. That was the cry of his
heart. When he wasn’t allowed to build
it himself, he put all of his energies and resources into preparing items and
gathering supplies for his son Solomon to build it. He went before, to prepare the way and leave
a legacy for Solomon. David had the
prophetic forerunner, warrior anointing that prepared the way for the kingdom
to be established and the glory to come.
To me, this scripture is for the intercessor to apply to his or her life. It will make way for that focus of
selflessness to come to the Body of Messiah to see Yeshua enthroned as King. God is looking for selfless intercessors who
see into the future and who apprehend the glory and bring it into the now.
I believe we need that same prophetic revelation that
captured David today. We need to cry out
for the same spirit David had. This is a
spirit that will invest in, labor for, travail, and work for a restoration of
the revelation and purpose of the church which is to partner with Yeshua for
what He most desires. The revelation of
the place of Israel in the plan of God is huge.
We are the ones who have been grafted into the plan of God. It is elitist to think that we can have the
inheritance of the kingdom without that piece.
Without Israel, there is no kingdom, there’s no place for the throne on
earth as it is in heaven, and there is no inheritance. Somehow, it needs to be woven into the fabric
of our theology so it is not a “separate” revelation. The kingdom understanding needs to be taught
from the first day of leading someone to the Lord.
I believe this will bring freshness to our spiritual
lives. This makes our salvation
experience take on new meaning. This gives
us purpose and the reason behind why we do many of the things we currently
do. We need something big and beyond
ourselves for the days ahead that will carry us through the dark times. Knowing the plan of Israel in the heart of
God, gives us a greater sense of partnership in His ultimate plan. It gives us vision and hope and something to
work for. It takes us outside of
ourselves. When we see the full implication, it gives us something to live for
and something worth dying for.
Contemplating some of this, there are scriptures that have
raised some questions for me. One of
them is the parable of the wise and foolish virgins. What if that is about the times we are living
in? Maybe that is about having enough
oil; enough Holy Spirit revelation for the time we are living in—the time of
the bridegroom’s return. What if the
five foolish virgins had enough light to get them to the time of the
bridegroom, but did not have enough oil for revelation of the significance of
his coming? Jesus’ bride is Israel. Their light was going out because they didn’t
know him in that context. What if the
five wise virgins, were the ones who were prepared ahead of time with
revelation (oil, light) that would allow them to understand the framework of
the bridegroom’s return? They couldn’t
possibly take the time to share it at that point, as it comes by
revelation. And the reason for this is:
we have not made it part of the total message of the gospel. We have only begun preaching the gospel of
the kingdom. We have concentrated on an
individual bridal theme and not the corporate bride. Both Israel and the church are portrayed as
the bride. These entities need to come
together as one, focusing on the corporate nature of the bride. I cannot be the bride by myself; neither can
Jesus be polygamous.
Another scripture that has me contemplating is the one in
Matt. 12 where the Scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign. He says that the only sign they will be given
is the sign of Jonah. We have taken that
to mean, just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days, so Jesus
was buried for three days before being resurrected. Jesus continued on, however. He says the men of Nineveh will stand up at
the judgment because they
repented. Then he says that the Queen of
the South will also stand up at the judgment
with that generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to
listen to the Wisdom of Solomon. WOW! How do you get the authority and the right to
stand up at the judgment and condemn a generation? I find that statement incredible!
In 2 Chronicles 9:8, after observing Solomon’s wealth and
asking him hard questions and viewing the burnt offerings etc., the queen makes
this statement, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you and set you
on His throne to be king for the Lord your God!
Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, He made
you king over them to do justice and righteousness”. The Queen of Sheba recognized the plan of God
concerning Israel; that it was God’s plan and it was an eternal plan. She recognized Solomon as a king, in time,
who was a demonstration or a picture of the King to come.
She was also a prophetic picture of the wealth of the
nations coming to Israel when the nations receive this revelation. My footnote says that the Queen of Sheba gave
Solomon 120 talents of gold which was equivalent to 17 tons, along with large
quantities of spices and precious stones.
There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave
Solomon. But, then it says that Solomon
gave the Queen of Sheba all she
desired and asked for, and more than
she had brought to him! That’s what God
wants to do when we have a heart like the Queen. She had a heart to go to the
ends of the earth to seek out revelation of something she had heard about, but
seemed too wonderful to believe. Are we
that committed to seek truth? No wonder
she has the authority to pronounce judgment at the end of the age!
Another sobering scripture is Luke 11:42-52. Those are the “woe to you, Scribes and
Pharisee” scriptures. The ones that are
most disturbing are verses 50-51. They
state, “The blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world may
be charged against and required of this age and generation. From the blood of Abel to the blood of
Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against
and required of this age and generation.”
That’s a heavy weight for the religious leaders to have laid on them, if
they continue without revelation. It is
another reason we must pray for them to come into the light. There is a generation that will have all of
the sins of the fathers laid on it and held responsible for having taken away
the key to knowledge, and preventing the people from entering in.
Satan has a plan. He
is using every means and distraction to keep the Church blind to her
calling. The church is called the Bride
of Christ. She is portrayed as lovesick
in Song of Solomon. She is longing for
the bridegroom; his presence, his fellowship and his anointing. That part of the House of Prayer is
working. Now it is time to add the
partnership of the bride with Jesus’ destiny as king. She must transition from lovesick, to
partnering with him to see him fulfill his destiny to be king. She must want to see her bridegroom
enthroned. He was born to be King. The heavenly aspect is accomplished. He sat down at the right hand of the Father
and is waiting for his enemies to be made his footstool. He is waiting for his bride to partner with
him in his heavenly kingdom and release that kingdom on earth; to wage war on
his enemies and put them under her feet so that he can come and take his place
on the throne. It is out of a place of
love and devotion that she gets the selflessness of wanting to see him
enthroned more than she wants to experience the intimacy for herself.
Next time I will talk about where we are prophetically, as I see it.
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