With regard to the feast of Shavuot and Pentecost, the Lord led me to the scripture from Zachariah 6:1-8, where it is written of the four chariots that came out from between two mountains of bronze.

 

1 I looked up again, and there before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains – mountains of bronze.

2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black, 3 the third white, and the fourth dappled – all of them powerful.

4 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.

6 The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

7 When the powerful horses went out, they were straining to go throughout the earth. And he said, “Go throughout the earth!” So they went throughout the earth.

8 Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit rest in the land of the north.”

 

It is no coincidence that Zechariah saw the chariots coming out first and then the horses.

The reason for this is because God first establishes order through His Word (note: eternal truth), to which His spiritual movement is related. Nothing works without His Word and His Spirit (see 1 Corinthians 14:33).

 

33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace – as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.

 

Different horses were harnessed in front of each chariot. The first chariot had red horses (east), the second black (north), the third white (west), and the fourth dappled (south). All of them were powerful.

 

 

According to the Bible passage from Zechariah 6, it becomes clear that the focus by the angel is on the black horses bringing the Spirit of God to the land of the north.

 

=> The north is the region associated with the cooling, cold and darkness caused by the frosty temperatures and the lack of sun. The North speaks to the dark and the hidden.
Job 37:22 reveals the north as the dwelling place of Almighty God (see Isaiah 14:13).
Mount Zion is set in the north as the city of the great king, who is the Lord Jesus Christ (see Psalm 48:2). <= (Partial excerpt from the “Prophet`s Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 361)
 

The wind of the north carries the revelation of God of encouragement and refreshment (see Genesis 3:8a; 1 Corinthians 14:3). When the north wind comes (note: awakening), the south wind (acceleration) follows at a short distance, as we can read in Acts 2:1-3 (see Song of Songs 4:16).

 

 

In order to see the vision with the chariots and the horses, the prophet Zechariah had to look up.

The looking up of the prophet means being ready with divine confidence/faith to see the new things God is doing in this time (note: season).

 

The name “Zechariah” means “YAHWE remembers.”

 

When God remembers, it leads to the answering of His promises because He is watching over His word (see Jeremiah 1:12).

 

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.”

 

The answering of His promises is going hand in hand with supernatural manifestation.

 

The process of the supernatural watching over His word is accompanied by the movement of His horses, harnessed to the four chariots that together form the four winds of heaven.

 

 

According to the vision that Zechariah saw, the four chariots with their harnessed horses were the four winds of heaven standing before the presence of God.

 

There is great significance referring to this alignment of the four winds of heaven which were not only horses, but four chariots in front of which the horses were harnessed and the prophet first saw the chariots coming out between the mountains of bronze.

 

We know, that the fullness of the Word of God consists of the Tenakh and the New Testament, both calling for intimacy with God and emphasizing the importance of repentance and forgiveness. Therefore, it is no coincidence that the four chariots moved through two bronze mountains.

 

The horizontal movement of the four chariots and the geographical position of the mountains (note: vertical) point to the mystery of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. The reason is because bronze refers to the ministry of forgiveness and repentance. The altar of burnt offering in the front court was decorated with bronze/copper (see Exodus 27:1-6).

 

1 “Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.

2 Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze.

3 Make all its utensils of bronze – its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.

4 Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network.

5 Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar.

6 Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.

 

Before entering the sanctuary, the priests had washed their hands in the bronze or copper basin. Bronze/Copper also represents a humble attitude of heart (see Exodus 38:8).

 

8 They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

 

 

Studying the alignment of horses and chariots in the Word of God reveals also that they carry the strength of God's watching eyes and draw the boundary line by the power of His written word (note: eternal truth) between the natural and supernatural realm (see 2 Chronicles 16:9a; Zechariah 4:10b).

 

9a For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth …

 

… 10b since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth …

 

They are destined to manifest God's promised Word (note: eternal truth => written word of God) at His appointed time which is accompanied by the revelatory truth for this time (note: fire and wind).

 

God's boundary line (note: word of God => eternal truth) goes hand in hand with His supernatural fiery presence (see Exodus 19:10-12.16.18 i.c.w. Jeremiah 23:29).

 

10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes 11 and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. …

16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. …

18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.

 

29 “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

 

 

When the presence of the eternal word of God/truth from the supernatural realm is aligned with the presence of the revelatory truth in the natural realm, it is inevitable that a saint enters a higher spiritual realm.

 

This becomes clear through the ascending of Elijah to heaven.

 

As the Word of God says that before Elijah (note: representing the fatherhood) was received into heaven, he had went ahead with Elisha (note: representing the sonship) talking with each other. Their common movement and common conversation point to the spirit-filled walk in the center of the cross of Jesus Christ, who is the way to the Father (see 2 Kings 2:11-12 i.c.w. John 14:6).

 

11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

12 Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two.

 

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

 

That is why I consider it no coincidence that Elisha called Elijah several times 'Father' while Elijah was taken up by the whirlwind and accompanied by the fire of God reflecting the cross of Jesus Christ.

 

I call it in this context “the cross of the Spirit” because it was established out of the horizontal move of the fiery horses with the fiery chariot and the vertical whirlwind.

 

At this moment the divine presence of eternity (note: fiery horses with the fiery chariot) came into contact with the divine presence of the temporary time as the temporary time by the prophet Elijah carried the required measure of revelatory truth represented by the whirlwind.

 

 

At the feast time of Shavuot/Pentecost it were as well the attributes of wind and fire that pointed to the new time in accordance to God's plan – the time of the Holy Spirit. The coming of the Holy Spirit had been previously promised by Jesus Christ in agreement with His Father.

 

1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

 

It is the Holy Spirit in whom we recognize our position in the sonship of Jesus Christ in order to call upon our Heavenly Father, who is the God of Israel (see Romans 8:14-16).

 

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children (note: sons) of God.

15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children (note: sons).

 

From this it becomes clear that saints in a humble (note: repentant) attitude of walking in the Spirit as “sons of God” and in increasing maturity, focused on faith (note: firm confidence, trust) can suddenly find themselves enhanced in a temporary circumstance, which is accompanied by a deeper revelation of heaven and worked by grace.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm

 

Our Heavenly Father has a prophetic being as there is the presence of many eyes in His throne room. Therefore, I would like to address the importance of the place for the spirit of prophecy provided by the church (see Ezekiel 10:12; Revelation 19:10e).

 

12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.

 

“… 10e For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”

The Prophet Elisha in Shunem

In 2 Kings 4:8-11 we are told that on a certain day the prophet Elisha set off for Shunem (meaning “two resting places”) and met a wealthy married woman who urged him to eat in her house what he did. So, every time the prophet was on his way back to Shunem, he stopped at her place to eat.

2 Kings 4:8:
8 One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat.

The Perception of the Prophetic Anointing

 

Since the noble woman recognized the prophetic anointing resting on Elisha, it was a matter of concern to her and her husband to prepare an upper room for the prophet to stay.

 

The prophet's room was brought about with a bed (note: to remain in the rest of God in order to conquer the land), a table (note: to remain in fellowship with God in order to move further forward strengthened in the mission), a chair (note: literally “a throne” => to be conscious of the governmental reign in Jesus Christ) and a candlestick (note: to bear the responsibility given by God in order to give guidance/revelation).

 

 

The Hebrew word for “upper room” is “'ălîjāh” and means “upper chamber, room in the upper floor”. It derives from the Hebrew root word “'ālāh” and means “to go up, to ascend”.

 

This upper room as a chamber for Elisha was a place of transition to get strengthened, because it is said that Elisha was passing through and was being cared for and also came to rest there.

 

9 She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God.

10 Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.”

11 One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there.

 

There is a deeper meaning in the noble woman's approach to make the prophet become personally active by climbing the stairs and having to go to a higher place. In previous occasions with the Shunammite, the prophet would have entered in to stay at a lower place (note: downstairs).

The Mission of the Church, Prophets and the Transition

In the same way as the noble woman and her husband provided an upper chamber for the prophet, it should also be our task as the church not to quench the prophetic spirit of the LORD, but to rather ensure that He increases in strength among us and is as well on us (see 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 i.c.w. Isaiah 61:1a).

 

19 Do not quench the Spirit.

20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt …

 

1a The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, …

As saints, we should be positively aware that prophets have an important part, especially in times of transition. Prophets are called to live their lives as a living sacrifice including sensible worship (see Isaiah 55:7 i.c.w. Romans 12:1; James 4:8).

 

7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

 

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship.

 

8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Worship with Spiritual Understanding and Revelation

A living, sensible and reasonable worship service carries the expression of worship with spiritual understanding and revelation. It is the spirit of wisdom and revelation that leads to a greater recognition of the Lord (see Ephesians 1:17).

 

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

With regard to the noble woman of 2 Kings 4, this means that she longed to receive more wisdom and revelation by providing with her present potential of food (note: spiritual nourishment, see Matthew 4:4 i.c.w. John 6:32-35a) for the prophet to get strengthened.

 

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

 

32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”

35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. …”

 

Because of her care the spirit of the prophet was led to teach her prophetically and bring forth new life (see 2 Kings 4:16a.17).

 

16a “About this time next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.” …

 

The Shunammite understood this divine principle of supernatural reward of the particular anointing (see Matthew 10:41).

 

41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.

 

This understanding of the principle established by God will help the church of Christ to enter into her promise for the respective time.

 

41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.

Conclusion

The prophet Elisha's activity in the Shunammite's house clearly shows that first of all God's word (note: bread) should be present in our lives, as well as a spiritual longing for more of God's prophetic presence (note: spirit of prophecy). Both gives us access to experience the prophetic increase of His being and to receive new responsibility for the future.

The four beings before the throne of God covered with eyes on their whole body, back, hands, wings and wheels, should also be an invitation to live a life in the prophetic being of God combining the spirit of prophecy with the anointing assigned to us to act and proceed in revelatory knowledge by the spirit (see Ezekiel 10:12; Revelation 4:6; Revelation 19:10e).

 

12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.

 

6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.

 

“… 10e For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm