PROPHETIC CHAMBER
Being Spiritually Awake
 
At this time it is is important that we as saints are spiritually awake and discern the times and places rightly where Jesus Christ is now present (see Matthew 16:3)!
 
Matthew 16:3:
… 3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to
interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
 
The Call To Watch
 
=> Jesus warned His disciples to "watch." This word involves watching what is coming up in us as well as what is developing in the environment around us.
Jesus is sympathetic to our battle, which is why He told His disciples to pray because "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41).
 
This could be translated as "Your spirit man wants to do the right thing but your emotions and your untrained senses will overpower your spirit. Your natural man is weak. Fail to pray and you'll be frightened and intimidated and will want to run."
 
Nothing should keep us back from transition! We should "watch" what's coming up in us and watch what's going on around us! <= (excerpt from the article “How to Keep from Sabotaging Your Own Transition” by Lance Wallnau)
 
The Assigned Places By The Spirit Of God
 
The determined places by the Heavenly Father are the places where Christ is currently present!
It is similar to the time of Jesus' life when He was in Israel as a human being and was active in the field of authority assigned by the Heavenly Father, which included the region of Zebulun and Naphtali (see Isaiah 9:1 i.c.w. Matthew 4:13-16).
 
Isaiah 9:1:
1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan – …
 
Matthew 4:13-16:
13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali – 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles – 16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”
 
Christ Has Changed His Place!
 
In order to correctly recognize the current whereabouts of Jesus Christ in the Spirit, it is essential that we move forward in the power of the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy that never moves independently of the Word of God (see Revelation 19:10e i.c.w. 2 Peter 1:19-21).
 
Revelation 19:10e:
“ … 10e For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”
 
2 Peter 1:19-21:
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.
21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
 
The Sense of Taste and then Vision

It is therefore necessary that we have an exercised “sense of taste” according to Hebrews 5:14 in order to be able to taste the Word of God, so that we can then see that God is good (see Psalm 34:8).
 
Hebrews 5:14:
14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
 
Psalm 34:8:
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

Without the taste for the Word of God we are not able to see prophetically right.
This means that we must become one with the Word of God in order to correctly recognize and judge Christ's current whereabouts for this time!

From the “Mountain” to the “Water”
 
The LORD let me know that He has moved His temporary resding place in the spiritual realm from the "mountain" to the "water", which has great effect for us as saints on earth.
In this season Jesus Christ doesn't move on “elevated ground”, but on the basis of it, Christ goes on the water!
This is illustrated by the fact that while Jesus went on the water, it was “Peter – The Rock” who came by Christ's command to Him on the water (see Matthew 14:22-29)!
 
Matthew 14:23-26.28-29:
23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night,
he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the
waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. …
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
 
Jesus' disciples were already by his command in transition to the other side of the lake by boat.
On their way of transition, they found themselves in a challenging situation because the wind opposed them. It was not primarily the water that opposed them, but the strength of the wind that affected the water, which was an indication of spiritual resistance (Satan => resistance) in the atmosphere!
Despite their obedience to Jesus' voice (note: it is an expression of love for Him; see John 14:21), the disciples were in a challenging situation because it was a phase of renewing their minds and thoughts into which Jesus led them (see Romans 12:2 i.c.w. Ephesians 4:23-24; Colossians 3:2).
 
John 14:21:
21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
 
Romans 12:2:
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
 
Ephesians 4:23-24:
… 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
 
Colossians 3:2:
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
 
The adversary's plan, however, was to surround Jesus' disciples in their transition process with fear and intimidation with the aim of making them break off the transition.
But God, the Heavenly Father knew that He would send His Son Jesus Christ to them in a new way to bring them to the new place in the midst of their destiny.
While Jesus Christ went to His disciples on the water, He appeared to them not as a natural person, but as a spiritual being, as is evident from the statement of the disciples who called Him a ghost (see Matthew 14:26).
 
Matthew 14:26:
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
 
Jesus Christ, through His new appearance, first confronted the evil prince who rules in the air (see Ephesians 2:2) and whose goal was to drive the disciples into disobedience to Jesus' command, which did not happen (note: Praise be to God!).
 
Ephesians 2:2:
… 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
 
After Jesus had shaken Satan with his powers in the spiritual atmosphere, he confronted the inner being and the present mindset of his disciples to enable them to make the right decision for the new way or the new time according to the will of God.
Jesus did this by calling “Peter the Rock” on the water.
Through the supernatural touch of Jesus on the water, the supernatural being of Peter increased in substance through the power of impartation, so that he was also strengthened in his soul and had more faith in the Spirit!
 
The Spirit Filled Movement
 
That reveals, that it's about the supernatural path of the SON OF GOD which results from an intimidate relationship with the HEAVENLY FATHER in order to walk at this time spirit filled ahead with Him (see John 3:3.7-8; Johannes 1,12-13 i.c.w. Colossians 3:2-4)!
 
John 3:3.7-8:
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again (note: born from above => God is spirit!; see John 4:24).” …
7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
 
Johannes 1,12-13:
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children (note: sons) of God – 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
 
Colossians 3:2-4:
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is your1 life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
For some believers the plan of God for them for this time isn’t looking familiar as it has been in the
past.
 
For some believers the present plan of God isn't looking familiar for them as it has been in the past.
 
The Unusual Question Of Christ
 
It may sound weird but at this time Jesus isn't asking His people to walk with Him.
He asks them if they want to go away or if they want to stay close connected with Him in His “forward motion - head movement” (see John 6:66-67).
 
John 6:66-67:
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will you also go away?
 
We have to understand that Christ is still moving ahead because He is THE HEAD and not the tail!
He doesn't wait for us if His Father moves ahead!
We have to follow Jesus Christ wherever He goes (see Matthew 4:19-20; John 1:37-39)!
 
Matthew 4:19-20:
19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
 
John 1:37-39:
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour (note: four in the afternoon).
 
The reason for this is that this time is about the mysteries in Jesus Christ which the Holy Spirit reveals for this time and which are difficult for some to understand (see 1 Corinthians 2:7.10.13; Colossians 2:2-3 i.c.w. Daniel 12:4).
 
1 Corinthians 2:7.10.13:
7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. …
… 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. …
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
 
Colossians 2:2-3:
2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
 
Daniel 12:4:
4 But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”
 
It is necessary to understand that Jesus Christ continues to lead because He is the head and not the tail!
He doesn't wait for us when His Heavenly Father moves on because He is only where His Father is (see Luke 2:49 i.c.w. John 5:19)!
 
Luke 2:49:
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?
 
John 5:19:
19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
 
It is our duty as saints to follow Jesus Christ wherever He goes (see Matthew 4:19-20; John 1:37-39).
 
Matthew 4:19-20:
19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
 
John 1:37-39:
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
 
It is not enough to be called only by Jesus Christ, but to be chosen, which means that one agrees to the calling of the Son of God and follows Him (see Matthew 22:14).
 
Matthew 22:14:
14 “For many are invited (note: called), but few are chosen.”
 
Obedience And Submission
 
Obedience or rather submission to His word is the key at this time in order to be blessed and to move ahead with Christ (see Deuteronomy 28:1.13-14)!
 
Deuteronomy 28:1.13-14:
1 If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the
Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. …
13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord
your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at
the bottom.
14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left,
following other gods and serving them.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
This message is meant to help us, the people of God, understand the procedure and order of the supernatural realm when receiving encoded prophesy.
To this effect, the Holy Spirit led me to the scripture of Revelation 6:3-4a, which describes the disclosure of the revelation hidden behind the second of the seven seals.
 
Revelation 6:3-4a:
3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
4a Then another horse came out (note:appeared), a fiery red one. …
 
Receiving Encoded Prophesy
 
Before the prophetic message hidden behind the respective seal could be opened, the Lamb of God, looking as if it had been slain and having seven horns and seven eyes, had to receive the scroll inscribed on both sides and sealed with seven seals, from the right hand of the One seated on the throne (see Revelation 5:6-7).
 
Revelation 5:6-7:
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.
7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
 
It was God, the Heavenly Father, who gave the scroll sealed with seven seals to the slain Lamb of God, Jesus Christ in all of His fullness through all the ages. This transfer was a delivery of prophetic coding, which could only be received in accord with the will of the Father and the sacrificial death and victory of His son Jesus Christ by the spirit of prophesy (note: the witness of Jesus).
 
If God does not transfer encoded messages to the Lamb of God in the spirit realm, the saints are not able to receive hidden revelation at that time.
There isn't a single process in heaven that takes place without the consensus of the Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ as the slain Lamb of God with His seven horns and seven eyes. It also means that God, the Heavenly Father, alone passes the encoded prophesy on to His son Jesus Christ, the eternal one, in the spirit realm (see Hebrews 13:8).
 
Hebrews 13:8:
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
 
Christ's Commencement of Action
 
Jesus Christ alone decides when to take action to decode the Heavenly Father's coding passed to Him, so that the hidden things may be revealed as a secret by the power of divine wisdom and revelation (see Colossians 2:2-3 i.c.w. Revelation 6:1a).
 
Colossians 2:2-3:
… 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
 
Revelation 6:1a:
1a I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. …
 
The Difference in Disclosing Revelation, and the Second Heavenly Creature Before the Throne of God
 
When studying the opening of the seven seals in Revelation 6-8, we can see a difference in the disclosure of revelation behind the second seal as compared to the other six seals.
With the second seal opened by the slain Lamb of God in the realm of the spirit, the second being in front of the throne, which was the ox, was authorised to speak to the prophetic seer John by order of the Heavenly Father and His son.
The ox is related to the spirit of the strength of the LORD; this means, the spirit of John was in the presence of the power of God which was to be transformed into strength by the wisdom and knowledge given to him by God.
Supernatural power alone is not sufficient, but requires an orderly structure in which it can be transformed into strength.
It is the characteristic trait of God to manifest Himself in the orderly structure set by Him or to give revelation (see 1 Corinthians 14:33a).
 
1 Corinthians 14:33a:
33a For God is not a God of disorder but of peace - …
 
As afore mentioned, it was the Lamb of God who opened the seven seals of the scroll inscribed on both sides, one by one. This empowered the four creatures in front of God's throne to speak to John the seer one after the other in accordance to their assigned seals.
 
It was the second being who spoke to John at the opening of the second seal, inviting him to come and see.
Revelation 6,4a reveals that John didn't catch the revelation instantly, as he did at the opening of the other seals, but the revelation unfolded in front of him, for the Greek text mentions a second horse, a fiery red one (Greek „exẹrchomai“): „… emerged/appeared/came out …“ (see Revelation 6:3-4a).
 
Revelation 6:3-4a:
3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
4a Then another horse came out (note:appeared), a fiery red one. …
 
The Importance of the Previously Established Space/Room in Eternity
 
The above mentioned scripture from Revelation 6:3-4a emphasises that first a space/room needs to be established in eternity for the manifestation/revelation given by God. Only then, it can become visible for the respective prophetic “vessel” with the objective of clearly discerning the revelation.
This procedure can be likened to an artist beginning to paint a picture, but the beholder can't quite perceive it at first.
 
Necessary Steps to Identify Hidden Revelation
 
To identify the hidden things of God in the spirit realm, we need to first understand that we can only see them with our spiritual eyes, if God the Father passes the hidden revelation to Jesus Christ, the slain Lamb of God. This empowers Him to legally remove the “barrier” from the divine secret. As a result, the creatures i.e. the ministering spirits (note: angels) are activated and by this begin to speak or act on behalf of God.
 
Readiness to Get Active in the Spirit Realm
 
When this happens, it is vital that we, the saints who dwell in the spirit realm according to Colossians 3:1-3, are prepared to draw near at divine request (note: can happen through God Himself, through Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit, through His spiritual beings and His angels) and begin to see the hidden things of the LORD.
 
Knowledge comes by establishing or increase of the respective revelation, which God wants to release for the particular time, and which corresponds to the Greek word for “emerging” from Revelation 6:4a.
 
When we start seeing the hidden things of the LORD revealed to us in their initial stage, we should pay attention to them until they are completely manifested before our spiritual eyes.
 
In other words, being prepared to enter into a higher spiritual realm of revelation, which is connected to the depths of God, is important for us as saints. While doing so, it is crucial to enter a higher dimension of revelation in Jesus Christ, with the current ability to see prophetic things; this means leaving the current state of revelation in the spirit realm to enter into a higher sphere of revelation, which is connected to greater nearness to God.
 
Entering this higher sphere of revelation, in turn leads to us seeing the hidden things of God unfold before our spiritual eyes, and we begin to understand God's mysteries.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm
 
Übersetzung: Margit Kelly

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
The Shifting of Sound
 
There is the desire of the Holy Spirit to bring the praise of the people of God to a higher place. This is about worship in the Spirit and in truth (see John 4:23-24).
 
John 4:23-24:
23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

To worship in truth means to worship the Father through Jesus Christ.
To worship in the Spirit means to worship in the new kingdom that God has revealed to mankind.

The New Kingdom And The Melody in the Words

In order to understand that concept of the new kingdom, I would like to use these two definitions:

Kingdom of God:
A) It is the dominion of God within the believer by the way of the Holy Spirit. B) It is the presence of God that dwells in a person as his holy habitation.
This presence releases the embodiment/structure of God in relation to the person, which includes all the benefits, provisions and power characteristics of the Creator and His eternal kingdom.
This embodiment/structure releases the hand of God to move and exercise his authority wherever there is a a believer present. (partial excerpt from the “Prophet's Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 298)

Kingdom of Heaven:
A) It is the dominion and influence of God's orders, systems, rules and ways in the affairs of men. B) The influence of the church of Jesus Christ in the world.
C) It is what the authority of Jesus Christ as the ruler of the kingdom of God and His heavens imposes on the world. (partial excerpt from the “Prophet's Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 298)

It is the Holy Spirit bringing the melody of heaven into our words, which leads to an uplifting of words. When we raise our voice in truthfulness to God in worship, we begin to see God's intentions and plans prophetically in a new way.
 
The people of Israel, for example, had entered the process of transforming sound by leaving Egypt at the right time. They left the realm of slavery.
 
By leaving Egypt, Israel transformed its sound of crying out for help that it aroused out of Egypt into the sound of praise in the desert (see Exodus 3:9.18).
 
Exodus 3:9.18:
9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. …
18 “The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’

Judah and Tamar

To emphasize the importance of maintaining worship at this time, let us be reminded of the story of Judah and Tamar (see Genesis 38).
 
Tamar (note: means “palm tree, date palm”) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (note: means
“worship, praise”). She knew how to enter a life as a mother from the life of a widow, because she honored the bloodline of her father-in-law Judah: in short, Tamar honored the life of worship!
Therein, she has become a “tree” that worshiped God (see Psalm 96:12-13a)!
 
Psalm 96,12-13a:
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
13a Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, …

This kind of worship had opened her womb to receive twins, Perez and Zerah (note: “Perez” means “a break, breach, breaking forth” and “Zerah” means “a rising of light or red glow of the rising sun”).

Tamar received her breakthrough pointing to the merciful hand of God, which is the shining blood of the true lion of Judah – Jesus Christ (see Genesis 38:14-18.27-30 i.c.w. Revelation 5:5).
 
Genesis 38:14-18.27-30:
14 she took off her widow’s clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16 Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “And what will you give me to sleep with you?” she asked.
17 “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said. “Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?” she asked.
18 He said, “What pledge should I give you?” “Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him. …
27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.
28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”
29 But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.
30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah.
 
Revelation 5:5:
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.”

The Daughter of Jephthah

In connection with the story of Tamar, who saved the bloodline of the “HIGH Praise” – JUDAH, I would like to continue to go into the story of Jephthah, who was a judge in Israel at his time.
Jephthah was the son of a harlot, who had been rejected and despised by his half-brothers. He was a good warrior and fought victoriously against the Ammonites (means “inbred, independent” from Strong's H5983).

Jephthah had only one child, a daughter who became part of an oath which he made to God during the time of the war when he faced the Ammonites (see Judges 11:1-2.29-32.34-37).
 
Judges 11:1-2.29-32.34-37:
1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.
2 Gilead’s wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.” …
29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands,
31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”
32 Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands. …
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of timbrels! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter.
35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.”
36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, now that the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.
37 But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”
 
Jephthah's Daughter and the High Place
 
Because of Jephthah's oath, as reflected in Judges 11:30-31, his only daughter went to the high places and was conscious about the fact that she was a living sacrifice.
 
She was completely in agreement with her father, just as Jesus Christ was when He went to the cross of Golgotha. This attitude is also found to this day in those who consider themselves a part of the Bride of Jesus and express their love to God through obedience to Jesus and the Father (see Judges 11:36-37 i.c.w. Matthew 26:39; Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 2:5; Ephesians 5:25-27).
 
Judges 11:36-37:
36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, now that the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.
37 But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”
 
Matthew 26:39:
39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
 
Romans 12:1:
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.
 
1 Peter 2:5:
… 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
 
Ephesians 5:25-27:
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
 
The Pure Silver of God – Jesus Christ, the Living Word of God
 
The people of Israel and its strangers were normally not allowed to sacrifice any human being (see Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 20:2-5; Deuteronomy 12:31; Deuteronomy 18:10).
 
Leviticus 18:21:
21 “ ‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
 
Leviticus 20:2-5:
2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him.
3 I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.
4 If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,
5 I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.
 
Deuteronomy 12:31:
31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
 
Deuteronomy 18:10:
10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, …
 
However, when an Israelite made an oath affecting a person over whom he had responsibility, the Israelite had to redeem that person with silver before God (see Leviticus 27:1-8 i.c.w. Psalm 12:6; John 1:3-4.14).
 
Leviticus 27:1-8:
1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, 3 set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel; 4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels; 5 for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels and of a female at ten shekels; 6 for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels6 of silver and that of a female at three shekels of silver; 7 for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels8 and of a female at ten shekels.
8 If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
 
Psalm 12:6:
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
 
John 1:3-4.14:
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. …
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 
The Numbers “2”, “10” and “30”
 
The number “2” has a certain significance in the story of Jephthah's daughter. Therefore, it is worth taking a closer look at this number. The daughter of Jephthah was in the mountains for two months and the number “2” is connected to the creation of the firmament – the heaven by God (see Genesis 1:6-8).
 
Genesis 1:6-8:
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day.
 
It is helpful to fully understand the speaking of God through this prophetic teaching in this story, it is worth also taking a closer look at the number “10” and the number “30”. It is not written in the book of Judges how old Jephthah's daughter was, but it is possible that she was between 15 and 20 years old, because she went to the mountains by herself with her friends weeping for her youth.
 
Therefore, it is interesting to note what “value” a woman at this age had to be given according to the Word of God when she was put under an oath. According to Leviticus 27:3-4, the value for a woman at this age was 10 shekels or 30 shekels.
 
The number “10” is among other things connected with the “peaks of the mountains” and the number “30” is connected with the beginning of Jesus Christ's ministry in public but also with the height of the ark of Noah (see Genesis 8:5; Luke 3:23 i.c.w. Genesis 6:15).
 
Genesis 8:5:
5 The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
 
Luke 3:23:
23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, …
 
Genesis 6:15:
15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.
 
The Message of the Lord to us as His people
 
With this message according to the story of Jephthah's daughter, the Lord is calling us into a higher sphere of worship that is linked with self-abandonment. Through the sacrifice of self-abandonment we are permitted to enter a higher realm of worship including apostolic worship (see Galatians 2:20).
 
Galatians 2:20:
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
 
What Is Apostolic Worship?
 
=> As the gift of an Apostle and the calling of an Apostle represents the government of God, apostolic worship is worship that facilitates the government of God as He enthrones Himself on our praises.
 
Apostolic worship brings us into the Lord's governmental sphere and its progress on the earth. “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (see Matthew 6:10)
 
Apostolic worship implies that the worshipers only lend themselves to the purposes of God in their worship. It includes the coming to the place where the bridegroom invites the bride entering His kingdom. This is where the bridegroom enters into His apostolic function as He calls back to us, “Come away, my beloved!” (see Song of Songs 2:10.13)
 
We are in need to come to an understanding of how we must facilitate and support His apostolic functioning in our worship. We can no longer allow our worship to be limited by mere traditions, our culture of worship or our personal preferences.
 
It is time to move past these limitations and former traditions by getting more into an apostolic understanding of worship. The purpose of apostolic worship is not to take the place of our passionate heartfelt worship, nor do we allow our intimate worship in the bridegroom's chamber to be diminished, but we must discover how to take that zeal in worship into His governmental perspective instead.
 
It is apostolic worship that brings all of our aspects of worship into their maximum expression by honoring God as the only King of kings (see Revelation 19:16). <= (This section set in "=>" is based on a teaching on apostolic worship from the book "Worship As It Is In Heaven"; ISBN-13: 978-0-8307-5543-1; Regal books by John Dickson and Chuck D. Pierce.)
 
Revelation 19:16:
16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
 
The Paralyzed Man in Lydda, Apostolic Anointing and God's High Thoughts
 
We have to get up from our present status of worship and roll it as a scroll (note: ending), similar to the healed paralyzed man in the time of Peter while he was in Lydda. This paralyzed man rolled up his mat and got up (note: putting his former lifestyle behind). Like this, we should also take up our status of worship in order to come to our place of apostolic government in worship as His church (see Acts 9:32-35).
 
Acts 9:32-35:
32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas (means “laudable, the one who is honored”), who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up.
35 All those who lived in Lydda (means “big village, strife, quarrel”) and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
If we roll up our worship and bring it to a higher standard as apostolic worship, a new sphere will be created in the supernatural realm. This worship is connected to a new sound and a new season of spiritual maturity.
 
Its focus is no longer being blessed by God or thanking Him for His grace as His children, but rather of adoring, admiring and honoring God as the Almighty One, the Father being the eternal and righteous King and Judge of all by living our identity as mature sons knowing our Father's sphere of government.
 
The realm of God where the apostolic anointing has its seat is linked with His high thoughts in order to help us recognize our “now place” in Him and to give us confidence for the future. Whenever we operate in that apostolic presence of God, our assignment is to descend into our environment with the apostolic presence of the Lord to reveal God's governmental authority.
 
From the Face of Man to the Face of the Lion
 
This process is like the transformation within the leading force of the movement of the throne of God, where there is a change from the face of man to the face of the lion (see Ezekiel 1:12).
 
Ezekiel 1:12:
12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.
 
According to the book of Revelation, the face of the lion of the four living beings before the throne of God is placed in the first position and the face of the man in the third (see Revelation 4:7).
 
Revelation 4:7:
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.
 
This mentioned transformation describes the change into the apostolic movement, because the lion is the king of terrestrial animals representing also the ministry of the apostle.
 
Furthermore, it is the apostle who is called as the first officer of the five-fold ministry within the body of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:28a; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 4:11)
 
1 Corinthians 12:28a:
28 And God has placed (note: Greek “tithēmi” => “to appoint, to ordain, to commit, to give”; Strong's G5087) in the church first of all apostles, …
 
Ephesians 2:20:
… 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
 
Ephesians 4:11:
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, …
 
However God decides to go forward in the spirit realm, the respective face of the four living beings of God is in the leading position and reveals the particular power (note: anointing) of God that manifests on earth.
 
The Face of Moses and the Bull
 
Moses also reflected the presence of God by one attribute of the four living beings of God.
It was the one of the bull, because as he descended from mount Sinai with the presence of God to the people of Israel, it is said that the glory of God emanated from the face of Moses in form of horns (see Exodus 34:29-30).
 
Exodus 34:29-30:
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.
30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
 
The Hebrew word which is used in Exodus 34:30 for “shining/radiant” is “qâran” and comes from the root word “qeren” that means “horns”.
 
It is God's demand and the desire of the Holy Spirit that we also descend with His presence on our faces in order to reveal and reflect His leading spiritual characteristic for this time.
 
His presence on our face is assigned to reveal His love and His government to the people within our fields of responsibility (see 2 Corinthians 3:7-11).
 
2 Corinthians 3:7-11:
7 Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10 For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory.
11 And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
 
In order to gain a deeper understanding of the current transformation in the church, the following messages related to higher worship and God's divine order for the church should be referred here:
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

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