A few days ago, the Lord spoke through an incident in everyday life while I was on my way to our apostolic centre ‘Holy Place’ in Berlin. At a crossroads I encountered a middle-aged blonde woman, elegantly dressed and wearing a fur coat. At this intersection was, among other things, a restaurant called in German ‘Goldener Löwe’ (in English ‘Golden Lion’).
The Unicycle and Praise
As I was passing the intersection, I noticed that this woman I mentioned was walking next to me, holding a unicycle with a red chassis. When I got to the other side, the woman suddenly stopped at a corner building and held onto the wall to sit on her unicycle. As she sat on her unicycle the next minute, she raised her hands to keep her balance and rode ahead on the path I was still walking on.
As I watched this, the Holy Spirit spoke of the significance of the biblical month of Nissan | Abib, which is associated with the tribe of Judah, meaning ‘praise, worship’. Among other things, the tribe of ‘Judah’ bears the ‘lion’ as a tribal symbol (cf. Genesis 49:9).’
Genesis 49:9:
9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness – who dares to rouse him?
9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness – who dares to rouse him?
The Hebrew word for ‘praise’ is ‘jādāh’ and contains the Hebrew root word for ‘hand-jād’. In addition, the Hebrew word ‘jādāh’ includes ‘the raising of hands in praise, the expression of thanks and the recognition of God’s works’.
(Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the Hebrew word ‘jādāh’ and with the word key number: 3116 and the book ‘A Time to Advance’ by Chuck D. Pierce on page 217)
(Note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible on the Hebrew word ‘jādāh’ and with the word key number: 3116 and the book ‘A Time to Advance’ by Chuck D. Pierce on page 217)
Since the unicycle is a vehicle that is oriented vertically upward when in use and the woman was wearing a fur coat, this is to us a reference to the ecclesia moving forward in the work of grace of the Son of God, Jesus Christ in the cycle of His redemption. It is this month from which all other months are submitted aligned, as it is the month of Nissan | Abib, which carries the mystery of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God (cf. Exodus 12:1-3 i.c.w. Exodus 13:4).
Exodus 12:1-3:
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 ‘This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 ‘This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household.
Exodus 13:4:
4 Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving.
4 Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving.
In the biblical context, there are two biblical cycles of time, the first of which is the cycle of blessing and is based on the time of the creation of man (Note: beginning in the fall).
The second time cycle is the cycle of redemption, which begins with the biblical month of Abib | Nissan, which is based on the blood of the Lamb of God that was shed at Passover (Note: beginning in spring).
The second time cycle is the cycle of redemption, which begins with the biblical month of Abib | Nissan, which is based on the blood of the Lamb of God that was shed at Passover (Note: beginning in spring).
Since Adam and Eve violated God’s first created time cycle (Note: cycle of blessing – ‘Be fruitful and multiply’; cf. Genesis 1:28) through their fall into sin and this cycle carried a downward spiral as curse from the time of the sin fall, God had to create a new time cycle, the cycle of redemption, that is connected to the blood of the lamb in order to block the downward spiral in the time cycle of blessing.
In the month of Abib | Nissan, the people of Israel were freed from the bondage of the serpent (Note: Pharaoh wore an erected cobra on his head as a symbol of rulership) and God’s cycle of blessing was redeemed.
Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God and the Lion of the Tribe of Judah
Abib | Nissan is the biblical month in which we, as the bride of Christ, celebrate the blood of the Lamb of God. Passover means ‘going over/passing by’ and for us as saints means this as we celebrate this Feast, that we go deeper into the land of our promise.
It is the blood of the Lamb of God that has led us out of slavery into His glorious freedom as sons of God and protects us in the time of divine judgment (cf. Exodus 12:5-7.12-14 i.c.w. Romans 8:21).
Exodus 12:5-7.12-14:
5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.
6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door-frames of the houses where they eat the lambs. …
12 ‘On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
14 ‘This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord – a lasting ordinance.
5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.
6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door-frames of the houses where they eat the lambs. …
12 ‘On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
14 ‘This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord – a lasting ordinance.
Romans 8:21:
… 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children [Note: sons] of God.
… 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children [Note: sons] of God.
It is the blood of the Lamb of God that has made us kings and priests to serve God, the Heavenly Father (cf. Revelation 1:5-6).
Revelation 1:5-6:
… 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father – to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
… 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father – to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
Some Christians do not seem to be fully aware of that Jesus Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah and also the Lamb of God who was slain, whose appearing is associated with the authorization of sealed prophecy (cf. Revelation 5:4-6; Revelation 6:1).
Revelation 5:4-6:
4 I wept and wept because no-one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.
5 Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its 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.
4 I wept and wept because no-one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.
5 Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its 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.
Revelation 6:1:
1 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, ‘Come!’
1 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, ‘Come!’
It is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who is only mentioned in the book of Revelation through the statement of one of the 24 elders (cf. Revelation 5:5).
The Lion of the tribe of Judah is not visible to John in the book of Revelation but is made known through the statement of the one elder. This shows that Judah has a sound and this includes, among other things, the call to praise.
Praise is, among other things, the expression of the ecclesia’s trust in the Heavenly Father and helps us as parts of the Body of Christ to remain properly aligned in spirit. Since the Father is Spirit (cf. John 4:23-24a), it is necessary that we go forward in a Spirit-filled sound of worship.
John 4:23-24a:
23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks.
24a God is spirit, …
23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks.
24a God is spirit, …
This is revealed by the human hand that appeared under the wings of the cherubim, where ‘hand-jād’ refers to the praise and the wings refer to the Spirit-filled component (cf. Ezekiel 10:8).
Ezekiel 10:8:
8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)
8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.)
The cherubic nature is associated with the appearance of a bull, which in turn is a reference to the Heavenly Father, since the Hebrew word for ‘father – `āb’ begins with the Hebrew letter ‘Aleph’, which is the leading letter in the Hebrew alphabet and means, among other things, ‘ox’ as well as pictographically representing a ‘bull’s head’ (cf. Ezekiel 10:14).
Ezekiel 10:14:
14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: one face was that of a cherub [Note: bull], the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: one face was that of a cherub [Note: bull], the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
The Acknowledgment of Jesus Christ, the Crucified and Risen One
When we acknowledge Jesus Christ as the crucified and risen One in our lives, we are authorized by God to recognize things that He has kept hidden and sealed from our spiritual eyes for a period of time in order to reveal them at the right time according to His will.
It is the desire of the Heavenly Father that we move in His sevenfold Spirit (Note: His ‘seven eyes’; cf. Isaiah 11:2), as well as in the structure of the seven horns of the Lamb of God, which encompass His power, His riches, His wisdom, His strength, His honour, His glory and His everlasting praise (cf. Revelation 5:6.12).
Revelation 5:6.12:
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. …
12 In a loud voice they were saying: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!’
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. …
12 In a loud voice they were saying: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!’
Since sound creates movement and the tribe of ‘Judah’ was instructed to go first, the wheels of the throne chariot, i.e. the movement, have a special significance (cf. Numbers 10:14 i.c.w. Judges 20:18).
Numbers 10:14:
14 The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command.
14 The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command.
Judges 20:18:
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.’
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 Wheels of God’s Throne Chariot and True Spiritual Unity
We know from the book of Ezekiel that the individual wheels of God’s throne chariot are called ‘’ôṗan’ in Hebrew, whereby the wheels as a whole are given the new name ‘galgal’, which can also be described as a ‘whirlwind or something that is whirled around’ (cf. Ezekiel 10:9-10.13). (Note: Part excerpt from Strong’s Concordance to the Hebrew word ‘’ôṗan’ and ‘galgal’ with the word key number: H212, H1534)
Ezekiel 10:9-10.13:
9 I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz.
10 As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel. …
13 I heard the wheels being called ‘the whirling wheels’.
9 I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz.
10 As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel. …
13 I heard the wheels being called ‘the whirling wheels’.
This reveals that true spiritual unity among saints, that is, those who are of one spirit and mind, contribute to a spiritual movement that exalts the Heavenly Father as eternal King. The prophet Ezekiel emphasizes this with the statement that the spirit of the beings was in the wheels (cf. Ezekiel 10:17 i.c.w. Acts 4:32a; Philippians 2:2).
Ezekiel 10:17:
17 When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
17 When the cherubim stood still, they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
Acts 4:32a:
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. …
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. …
Philippians 2:2:
… 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
… 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
True spiritual unity releases the anointing of the Spirit over the structure established by the Heavenly Father in which saints reside with one accord (cf. Psalm 133).
Psalm 133:1-3:
1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life for evermore.
1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life for evermore.
May this month and the start of the new redemption cycle be a powerful time of united worship for us as saints in Christ to give glory to the Father with praise and recognition of the Lamb.
Worthy is the Lamb!
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
