PROPHETIC CHAMBER
God longs for us, as His kingdom people, to walk on His ways and cultivate His high thoughts in us. This allows us to receive blessings from Him in order to become what He has prepared for us (see Isaiah 55:8-9 i.c.w. 1 Corinthians 2:9).
 
Isaiah 55:8-9:
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
 
1 Corinthians 2:9:
9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” – the things God has prepared for those who love him – …
 
In this regard, it is important that we progress and focus on the promises of God, which are connected with increase, abundance and prosperity (note: in the form of multifaceted wealth in spirit, soul and body).
 
If we do not constantly renew our minds and adopt a mindset to reach that fullness of God, we can be captured in old mindsets and not progress in God's cycle of blessing (see Romans 12:2 i.c.w. Ephesians 4:23).
 
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:
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; …
 
That's why we should:
  • go beyond present levels of festivities and religious rituals (note: Leaving these levels means celebrating the biblical feasts according to the fulfilled work of salvation of Jesus; see Matthew 5:17);
  • break through the path of “poverty mindset” and enter into a thought pattern of “harvest multiplication”; (note: Here it is important to know that poverty has a voice that says that God is incapable.)
  • go beyond debt mentality and walk in the awareness that the Lord delivers to achieve His goals with everyone within His people.
Poverty Creates an Atmosphere!
 
It is the spirit of poverty that is destined by Satan to surround the sphere of authority of the saints to create lack. Whatever the intensity and nature of this Spirit's attempt is to influence the lives of saints, it is important to be aware that the atmosphere of poverty must be filled with the atmosphere of blessing and glory of heaven, in order to displace poverty.
 
It was, for example, Noah who found favor in the eyes of God, so that heaven and earth were rearranged in the days of his life (see Genesis 6:8).
 
Genesis 6:8:
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
 
Noah's life shows us that we can find favor with God, so that heaven influences our atmosphere and thus poverty is defeated. The result is that we see God's glory in our lives and are able to walk in it.
 
=> The walk in the glory of God includes life in the power and glory of God, which testify to His favor and grace. This is about the glory of the Heavenly Father, His prestige, His power and His blessing.
The glory given by the Father has the purpose that we as sons of God be made or established as important persons “with weight” in the spiritual realm.
His glory (note: presence of the Father) automatically brings an increase in every area, because earthly wealth and prosperity have their seat in the spiritual world.
Furthermore, God's glory is an automatic storage place of the anointing. <= (note: The text set in “=>” is based on an explanation from the “Prophet's Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 237.)
 
Therefore it is essential that the body of Christ is experiencing restoration in the area of provision! This restoration is always connected with multiplication, so that the concerned believers undo their debts and past financial defeats in life.
 
It is necessary to break the demonic influence where the spirit of poverty is present in the generational bloodline of believers and where it tries to keep the economy of believers captive so that they are unable to enter into the fullness of God's predestined prosperity.
 
It is the Lord who breaks the beggar mentality in His people and turns them into people of faith (see Acts 3:2-8).
 
Acts 3:2-8:
2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”
5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
 
This means that the identity of His people will change from a beggar to a king!
 
It is important that we ask the Holy Spirit to reveal poverty, and also to reveal the way and strategy of poverty in order to stop this influence of darkness in our lives.
 
The Anointing of the Tribe of Issachar
 
The anointing of the tribe of Issachar can help us, which is connected with the discernment of the times/seasons and reveals how and when we can invest into the kingdom of God (see 1 Chronicles 12:32).
 
1 Chronicles 12:32:
… 32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; …
 
=> In short, the sons of Issachar know how to keep the door of time open in this way so that the things that are being revealed can bee seen and be caused to manifest. It is about the invasion of eternity into time. This is what the Bible talks about when it says, “in the fullness of time” or “on the Lord’s day.” (see Luke 9:51; Mark 1:15; Galatians 4:4; Revelation 1:10)
 
Luke 9:51:
51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
 
Mark 1:15:
15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
 
Galatians 4:4 (Jewish New Testament):
… 4 but when the appointed time arrived, God sent forth his Son. He was born from a woman, born into a culture in which legalistic perversion of the Torah was the norm, …
 
Revelation 1:10:
10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, …
 
It were the tribes of Issachar and Zebulon who were called to bring in the riches as to help to offer righteous sacrifices from a place of vision (see Deuteronomy 33:18-19).
 
Deuteronomy 33:18-19:
18 About Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out (note: international), and you, Issachar, in your tents (note: regional).
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
 
As a son, Issaschar received the blessing from his father Jacob to be a donkey with a strong skeleton capable of recognizing the place of rest and carrying burdens (see Genesis 49:14-15).

Genesis 49:14-15:
14 “Issachar is a rawboned (note: strong) donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.

Thus Issaschar is able to know the times and the place of God's rest, in order to act out of the glory of God (note: the tent; see Deuteronomy 33:18 i.c.w. Exodus 40:34-35) and to guide the people of God through the phase of transition with a right biblical mindset of prosperity (note: the economy of the kingdom).
 
Such a transition of the renewing of the mind is emphasized by the scripture from Matthew 21:1-11, where in the metaphorical sense the “donkey Issachar” entered into a new economic thinking of the kingdom of God.
 
The reason is that through the apostolic instruction of the Son of God, the “donkey” went from the area of the village into the momentum of the eternal kingship of Jesus Christ and together with Him finally moved to the eternal capital city Jerusalem.
 
It should be noted here that a city has more inhabitants than a village and a greater economic capacity (see Matthew 21:1-2.4-7.10).

Matthew 21:1-2.4-7.10:
1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. …
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet (see Zechariah 9:9): 5 “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. …
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

It is God's intention that we listen to the sons of Issachar in order to proceed with a better understanding of the economy of His kingdom and enter into a larger economy for ourselves.

Therefore it is crucial to have the willingness to leave a limited understanding of the economy of the kingdom behind (note: giving without knowing/respecting the biblical times and seasons of God) when Jesus Christ as eternal king calls to a greater realm of His kingdom economy (note: extravagant giving by knowing the times and seasons of God).
 
The Gold and Kingdom Ministry
 
It is important to acknowledge that to do kingdom ministry money is important. We cannot do it without “gold”.
 
This is evident by the fact that God secured the economy within the garden of Eden through the main river with its four rivers, where the first river Pishon was linked to pure gold, aromatic resin and onyx gemstones (see Genesis 2:11-12).
 
Genesis 2:11-12:
11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
 
Also Jesus’ beginning ministry on earth was linked to gold and aromatic resin that was given by the Magi (see Matthew 2:10-11).
 
Matthew 2:10-11:
10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
 
Later Jesus’ ministry got provided among other things by prominent women (see Luke 8:2-3).
 
Luke 8:2-3:
… 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others.
 
Even after the ascension of Jesus, the ministry of the apostles was supported by wealthy and prominent people (see Acts 4:34-37 i.c.w. Acts 17:12)
 
Acts 4:34-37:
… 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.
36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.
 
Acts 17:12:
12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.
 
These biblical scriptures clarify that wealth is going to be important for the next move of God.
 
The Call of Issachar and Heavenly Investing
 
Issachar calls the people to the mountain in order to make sacrifices. These sacrifices are a heavenly trade in the eyes of God which is done by the spirit without an earthly view investing by emotion.
Issachar calls the people to trade at a different and higher level.
 
Trading at a higher level means not giving based on emotions, but giving in the way Abraham did.
He was willing to give his son out of obedience and therefore received from God a ram instead (see Genesis 22:1-2.9-13).
 
Genesis 22:1-2.9-13:
1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” …
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
 
This higher realm of sacrifice, is the level where saints from the position as kings (note: by the blood of the Lamb; see Revelation 1:5-6) give their investment before God as a sacrifice. To “trade” at a higher level means to invest with the right emotional attachment which is by obedience as an expression of love towards God (see John 14:23 i.c.w. Matthew 6:24).
 
John 14:23:
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
 
Matthew 6:24:
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (note: Mammon => the love of money).
 
Giving the right sacrifice/investment is based on the understanding of times and seasons like Issachar in order to create eternal “wealth” in accordance to God’s will (see Matthew 6:19-21).
 
Matthew 6:19-21:
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
 
God commanded Israel among other things to sacrifice during the New Moon (note. Rosh Chodesh; see Numbers 28:11-15) and to sacrifice specifically when the star systems were in particular constellations (note: linked to the biblical feasts – Passover/Spring => Aries/the ram (lamb) = sacrifice/love of the Father, Shavuot – Summer => Gemini (2 tablets/Torah given on Sinai) = standard/order of God/ God’s value system, Sukkot – Autumn => Libra (the scales) = justice and righteousness of God) because it is the way of creating a capacity to align with what is coming and being transferred to the earth. <=
(note: The text set in “=>” is based on an explanation from the book “Hashamayim 1A” by Dr. A. Ogbonnaya)
 
The Book of the Prophet Malachi
 
The book of Malachi is one of the books of transition that we can find in the Bible. When this book was written, the people of God became possessed.
 
This form of possession involves being excessively concerned with trying to change something, but never really experiencing the fruit of change. It focuses on one aspect of a different example, but never recognizes the whole form. Such a state of obsession is caused by religious spirits.
 
In one way or another, at the time of Malachi, people had a form of piety, but they had lost the real understanding of God's heart. It is the heart of God that is closely linked to the mentality of giving and servant-hood, because giving is linked to worship (see John 3:16 i.c.w. Luke 6:38; Matthew 23:11).
 
John 3:16:
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
 
Luke 6:38:
38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
 
Matthew 23:11:
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
 
Accordingly, it is important to know that Jesus Christ, the son of righteousness, cannot rise in us if we are not willing to give our part to God.
If we don't give according to the biblical standard, then we don't truly worship God, the Father. This means that we cannot get into our new portion of promise if we rob Him of His portion (see Malachi 3:8).
 
Malachi 3:8:
8 Is it right for a man to deceive God as you deceive me? But you say, “With what do we deceive you? With the tithe and the offering! …”
 
God gave us His best with His Son Jesus Christ and therefore we should respond to Him and give Him our best with gratitude.
 
This message should encourage us to enter into a new understanding of the dimension of giving.
 
There are five different ways of giving, as follows:
 
1. First fruits. Consider your given blessing and give a part to the Lord. Look at the best part you can give Him. In this context, celebrate the beginning of the biblical months (note: Rosh Chodesh; see Numbers 28:11-15).
 
2. The tithe. The tithe was an established covenant practice in the ‘Old Covenant’. In the ‘New Covenant’ Jesus Christ Himself used the concept of the tithe to show people where the treasure of their heart was. He turned to the Pharisees and said that the tithe was the least they could do and that they would do it according to the law. However, they lacked most righteousness and grace (see Matthew 23:23).
 
3. Alms. Every saint should help those who are less privileged. If you invest with alms, it is guaranteed that you will get help when you are in need (see Matthew 6:3-4).
 
4. Special and memorial sacrifices. This kind of investment expresses the remembrance to the Lord because of the good that God has done to you in the past. It is an expression of the giver to the Lord, that he hasn’t been forgotten by God (see Psalm 103:2). The investment of the gift can be based on principles and personal experiences, which are confirmed, for example, in a sermon, in order to express one's gratitude to God.
 
5. The last form of giving is the generous/extravagant giving Paul speaks of.
 
In 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Paul says in an analogously sense, “Here’s my point. A stingy sower will reap a meager harvest, but the one who sows from a generous spirit will reap an abundant harvest. Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving – all because God loves hilarious generosity! Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything – every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do. Just as the Scriptures say about the one who trusts in him.:
 
Because he has sown extravagantly and given to the poor, his kindness and generous deeds will never be forgotten. This generous God who supplies abundant seed for the farmer, bread for our meals, is even more extravagant toward you. First He supplies every need, plus more. Then He multiplies the seed, so that the harvest of your generosity will grow. You will be abundantly enriched in every way as you give generously on every occasion, for when we take your gifts to those in need, it causes many to give thanks to God.”
(note: This message is based on a teaching from the prayer letter of Chuck D. Pierce with the title “Prove Me Now!” from February 2019.)
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
When the people of Israel left Egypt, they had been slaves of the Egyptians for a long time (see Exodus 12:40-41).

Exodus 12:40-41:
40 Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years.
41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions left Egypt.

Throughout the generations the Israelites in Egypt were oppressed and Pharaoh commanded them what to do.

The Time of Challenge and the Necessity of the Renewing of the Mind

As followers of Jesus Christ, it is important to understand that times of challenge are not meant to oppress us, but to shape us in our eternal being to become the person whom God already sees in His omniscience (see Psalm 139:16 i.c.w. Jeremiah 1:5).

Psalm 139:16:
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Jeremiah 1:5:
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

The time of the oppression of the people of Israel was part of God's promise plan which ended with the phase of deliverance that was even associated with great prosperity for the people of Israel (see Genesis 15:13-14 i.c.w. Exodus 3:21-22).

Genesis 15:13-14:
13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.
14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
 
Exodus 3:21-22:
21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.
22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Since the conscience of the Israelites had been marked by the slavery of Egypt, it was necessary for them to renew their minds according to the promise of God. God navigated them by the guidance of Moses and Aaron by taking them out of the slavery of Egypt.

As a result, each individual Israelite had to learn to live in his new identity as a free person. In addition, the people of Israel became God's possession and a royal priesthood that moved forward in an army structure made up of the twelve tribes of Israel (see Exodus 19:5-6a).

Exodus 19:5-6a:
5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6a you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ …
 
Every single Israelite was challenged to renew his thoughts or conscience in order to position himself as a free person under the guidance of Moses in the very order of God (see Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23 i.c.w. Exodus 13:18b).

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:
… 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; …

Exodus 13:18b (Luther):
… 18b And Israel departed from the land of Egypt in good order.

The Order of God and the Circumcision of the Heart

This divine order required a certain knowledge of every Israelite to be aware of the affiliation of the respective tribe of Israel in order to position themselves accordingly (see Numbers 10:12a.13).

Numbers 10:12a.13 (New Jerusalemer):
12a Then the Israelites departed from the Sinai wilderness, according to the order of departure …
13 So they set out for the first time, as the LORD commanded them by Moses.

The Order of the Twelve Tribes of Israel is as follows:
 
1. Judah
2. Issachar
3. Zebulun
 
4. Ruben
5. Simeon
6. Gad
 
7. Ephraim
8. Manasseh
9. Benjamin
 
10. Dan
11. Asher
12. Naphtali.
 
Since this order of the tribes of Israel is the same three times in the Word of God, and Ecclesiastes 4:12 as well as Matthew 18:16.20 speak of the importance of the threefold, we can presume God's revelatory guidance and order (see Numbers 2:4; Numbers 7:10-83; Numbers 10:11-28).

In order to walk in a new conscience as a follower of Jesus Christ, it is essential to allow the Holy Spirit to circumcise the heart (see Deuteronomy 30:6 i.c.w. Romans 2:29).

Deuteronomy 30:6:
6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.

Romans 2:29:
29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
 
In this context, I consider the foreskin of the heart as experiences from which one has inferred reality and established a false mindset (note: conclusions based on negative experiences) that prevents one from going deeper into God's promise.
 
After the death of Moses, when the people of Israel were given Joshua as a new leader and were already in the land of promise, circumcision took place on God's behalf in Gilgal. This circumcision was a sign of the cutting off of the reproach of Egypt from the Israelites. This process can be equated with turning away from a false mindset (e.g. slavery and failure; see Joshua 5:7-9).
 
Joshua 5:7-9:
7 So he raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised because they had not been circumcised on the way.
8 And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.
9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.
 
The circumcision of the heart results that our eyes of the heart emerge and become enlightened. In this way we are able to evaluate spiritually the particular circumstance, persons and environment in which we find ourselves and not according to our own experience, associations or perception (see Ephesians 1:18).
 
Ephesians 1:18:
18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, …
 
But if we are not ready to renew our conscience, our works will not produce the fruit that God wants to bring forth through us at this time (see Hebrews 9:14).
 
Hebrews 9:14:
14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
 
If we go only by our own heart and don't surrender to the divine process of the circumcision of the heart, the result will not correspond to the will of God, because the human heart is deceitful (see Jeremiah 17:9).
 
Jeremiah 17:9:
9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
 
The Ant and the New Beginning
 
In this context the Lord let me see an ant whose body suddenly turned into the number “8”, which is an indication of a “new time” or a “new beginning”.
 
Therefore, I don't consider it any coincidence that the ant is closely connected to the process of circumcision, which brings about a new or broadened view in the heart, as mentioned before. The ant is not a loner, but lives in so-called states.
 
The Hebrew word for “ant” is “nĕmālāh” and its root word refers to circumcision. (note: part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study Bible to the word “ant – nĕmālāh” with the word key number: 5331* and its female root word “nâmal – circumcision” with the word key number 5243 from the Strong's concordance).
 
In this context the ant is an indication of the self-responsible walking in the order of God in diligence and unity, in order to develop wealth at the right time with a correct understanding of the harvest and to walk in the promise of God (see Proverbs 6:6.8 i.c.w. Proverbs 30:25).
 
Proverbs 6:6.8:
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! …
… 8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
 
Proverbs 30:25:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; …
 
Even if we as believers in Christ find ourselves in situations that seem challenging to us, it is wise to submit to the hand of God and trust Him in all things. For it is God who gives at the right time honor and therein overview (see 1 Peter 5:6).
 
1 Peter 5:6:
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

PROPHETIC CHAMBER
There are different assignments of saints among God's people.
I would like to share this word dealing with the significance of togetherness with regard to assignment.
 
The Assignment of Togetherness and the Task of the Fire of God
 
The assignment of togetherness is mentioned many times in the Word of God, as, for example, Jesus sent out His disciples by two. We can also find this principle of commissioning by the sending of the 300 foxes by Samson (see Mark 6:7 i.c.w. Judges 15:4-5).
 
Mark 6:7:
7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
 
Judges 15:4-5:
4 So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails, 5 lit the torches and let the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up the shocks and standing grain, together with the vineyards and olive groves.
 
The commissioning of the 300 foxes by Samson reveals that it is important to move forward in the covenant of God and in the fire of the Holy Spirit (see Revelation 4:5).
 
Revelation 4:5:
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
 
It is the task of the fire of God among other things to split in order to bring forth greater revelation and destruction to the field of the enemy by the wisdom of God (see Acts 2:1-4).
 
Acts 2:1-4:
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.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
 
The arrangement of Jesus resulted in the twelve disciples becoming six apostolic teams who delivered men from darkness (note: circumstance of oppression).
 
The assignment of the 300 foxes by Samson implied the separation of 300 foxes into 150 fiery teams.
 
The Number “2” and Solitude
 
In this context, the number “2” has a special meaning because it evokes “togetherness” from “solitude”. Furthermore, the number “2” is connected with the firmament that reveals heaven (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.
 
The divine ‘solitude’ in the form of diversity is transformed by the power of God's assignment into the measure of heavenly ‘togetherness’, which is illustrated by the numbers ‘6’ (note: six apostolic teams) and ‘150’ (note: 150 pairs of fiery foxes).
 
The number 6 is connected with the creation of mankind and the number 150 is related to the increase of the righteousness of God (see Genesis 1:27.31; Genesis 7:24).
 
Genesis 1:27.31:
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. …
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.
 
Genesis 7:24:
24 The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.
 
Therefore, this arrangement means the movement of the one new man in the righteousness of God (see Ephesians 2:15).
 
Ephesians 2:15 (New Jewish Testament):
… 15 by destroying in his own body the enmity occasioned by the Torah, with its commands set forth in the form of ordinances. He did this in order to create in union with himself from the two groups (note: Jews and Gentiles) a single new humanity and thus make shalom, …
 
This is a paradox, for now two are united in one, just as the woman was hidden in the nature of the first man. Only through Christ Jesus can togetherness become oneness (see Ephesians 5:31-32).
 
Ephesians 5:31-32:
31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32 This is a profound mystery – but I am talking about Christ and the church.
 
The Importance of Assignment
 
According to the word of God assignments are important.

=> An assignment is a work project, task, or commitment that is first assigned to a person. The assignment may also be delegated for expediency and/or quality development reasons. (see 1 Chronicles 9:23; 1 Chronicles 16:4; 1 Chronicles 23:11).
An assignment serves as a boundary to protect the assigned person in his/her assignment and scope of duties.
Just as the ministry of angels comes only one after the other and has one task after the other, so it is with the assignment of saints.
If someone ignores God’s given assignment, the person gets into trouble that could have been avoided. <= (note: part excerpt from the “Prophet's Dictionary” by Paula A. Price, Ph. D.; page 68)
 
The Apostolic–Prophetic Coalition
 
In connection with the sending of the disciples and foxes as teams by Jesus Christ and Samson, we can also see a reference to the apostolic–prophetic coalition as mentioned in Acts 8:9-11.14-24.
 
Its purpose is to confront false influences in the regions and to eliminate them through the authority of the anointing, which is closely interwoven with the office of the apostle and prophet.
 
Acts 8:9-11.14-24:
9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”
11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. …
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.
15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21 You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22 Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
 
The concept of an apostolic–prophetic coalition implies an agreement based on the understanding that apostles and prophets unite and collaborate to bring the fullness in terms of quality of God's strength, character and wisdom to the saints. Such cooperations usually evolve from the recognition and connection of leading prophets with apostles they are aligned with (note: by an inner testimony, guidance by the Holy Spirit).
 
As a matter of course, preceding prophets present the apostles for whom their mantles were sent by God to pave the way for them. From Abraham, the prophet who paved the way for Moses the Shaliach (note: type of apostle in the Tenakh – Hebrew Bible) up to John the Baptist, who was sent to prepare the way for Jesus (see Mark 1:3).
 
We can clearly see the pattern of the New Testament, after Philip the Evangelist had evangelized an area, the apostles and prophets stepped in to teach and consolidate new believers in God's truth (see Acts 8:4-24). The initial arrangement of ‘two apostles’ (see Mark 6:7) has been changed to finally form and send even more effective teams for this present time (note: apostle and prophet, after the resurrection of Jesus Christ).
 
The messages of the apostles and prophets are revelations which are supposed to be spread or continued by the three other ministers of the five-fold ministry (note: evangelist, shepherd, teacher) in the church.
 
The ministry of the apostle and the prophet are destined to distribute active revelation received by God and share it with the other three ministers of the five-fold ministry in the church in order to provide an imprint for the whole body of Christ.
 
Each of the three mentioned ministers (note: evangelist, shepherd, teacher) spreads part of the apostolic and prophetic revelations within the ministry according to their mantle and covering.
 
The evangelist uses revelation to convince souls to recognize Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
 
The shepherd uses revelation to encourage the flock for attending and being part of the church.
 
The teacher uses revelation to train saints and consolidate them in the kingdom culture of the Lord.
 
However, what all three of these last-mentioned ministers of the five-fold ministry are lacking is the legitimacy of the Lord's immediate consultation in the realm of authority to which apostles and prophets are entitled.
 
This is why they are the first-mentioned ministers, because they are assigned to release God's fresh revelations and instructions for an aligning of saints within the body of Christ.
 
Please note, that herein it is exclusively speaking of the prophet as the calling of a minister, not the general calling of every saint to be prophetic as to prophesy (see 1 Corinthians 14:1 ff.).
 
The Character Types of the Apostle Peter and John
 
It can be helpful to understand the characters of the apostles Peter and John.
 
Peter was called to serve the Jews – those who grew up in institutional religion. The Peter-type apostle seems to be a modern-day apostle who, among other things, is called to teach the body of Christ the biblical way of thinking implying a Jewish mindset, on the basis of Jesus' work of redemption (see Matthew 5:17).
 
Matthew 5:17:
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
 
John was called differently. The John type apostle is a modern-day apostle who can be characterized as a ‘servant of love’. The greatest emphasis in the life of the apostle John was love. This quality of an apostolic father has great influence in the body of Christ. John was also the apostle who received great revelation and deep insight into God's realm of dominion and spiritual processes.
 
This means that Jesus as the head of His body is placing saints under this twofold apostolic fire to send them out with His spirit of wisdom. This enables them to do a dynamic ministry in the body of Christ, leading to unity through the fire of wisdom and love, so that the world recognizes that we are His disciples (see John 13:34-35).
 
John 13:34-35:
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
 
In order to be assigned by Christ Jesus in togetherness in terms of a team, there is first the relationship with the Heavenly Father in His sonship important, so that the essence of personal learning from the relationship can be brought into the team determined by Jesus.

The assignment doesn't take place according to personal preference or opinion, but exclusively through the assignment of the Holy Spirit.

This principle is revealed by the election of the apostle Matthias, who was chosen by lot instead of Judas and who was required to have been a follower of Jesus and witness of His resurrection (see Acts 1:20-22.24-26).
 
Acts 1:20-22.24-26:
20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms (see Psalm 69:25; Psalm 109:8): “ ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, “ ‘May another take his place of leadership.’
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” …
24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.”
26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm

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