Many saints resonate with God's desire that we should comprehend the supernatural realm, and what it means to be raised up in order to be seated with Christ Jesus in heavenly places (see Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 3:1-3).

Ephesians 2:6:
6 And God (note: the Father) raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, …

Colossians 3:1-3:
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

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.

In this regard, the Holy Spirit led me to the Hebrew word for ‘roof – gâg’, which in itself contains revelation about the principles of God concerning the walk in the supernatural realm.

 

The Meaning of the Hebrew Letters

Since everything was called into being by the Word of God, which is Jesus Christ, in His threefold existence, and since Jesus also emphasizes the importance of each Hebrew letter in its size and form in the Torah as important, we can receive revelation when the Holy Spirit emphasizes certain words (see John 1:1-3.14; Revelation 19:13 i.c.w. Matthew 5:18).

John 1:1-3:14:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was with God in the beginning.

3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. …

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.

Revelation 19:13:
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

Matthew 5:18:

18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter (note: Hebrew: ‘Yod’; Greek: ‘iōta’ => means the smallest stroke written with a pen), not the least stroke of a pen (note: Greek: ‘kerạịa’ => a small horn, end point, point, dot), will by any means disappear from the Law (note: Torah – teaching) until everything is accomplished.

 

As already mentioned, the Heavenly Father desires that we go to a higher spiritual place in the sonship of Christ and the fellowship of the Spirit with Him. This place is connected with the expanding greatness of God and His open heaven.

This higher spiritual realm can be equated with a flat roof of a house to which someone goes. This means that one brings the relationship with Christ Jesus to a higher place of revelation in order to receive God's instruction for the future in an expectation similar to what Peter experienced when he went up hungry to the roof of the house of Simon the Tanner (see Acts 10:9-11).

Acts 10:9-11:
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

The Three Characteristics of Peter's Trance

Behind Peter's dwelling place during the prophetic trance, his hunger and the smell of food lies a revelatory truth of God:

In Peter's trance, it was important for God to combine this event with the ingestion of food, because He wanted to strengthen Peter's spirit for the new mission, so that he would have enough courage to carry it out (see Acts 10:10-13).

 

Acts 10:10-13:
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.

13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”

14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

 

As mentioned before, the Hebrew word for ‘roof’ is the word ‘gâg’ and is related to ‘the top of an altar’. The Hebrew root word of the word ‘roof’ is ‘gâ'âh’ and means ‘to mount up; hence in general to rise, (figuratively) be majestic: - gloriously, grow up, increase, be risen, triumph’.

(note: part excerpt from the Strong’s Concordance to the word ‘roof – gâg’ with the word key number: H1406 and its Hebrew root word ‘gā`āh – be risen’ with the word key number: H1342)

 

This explanation of the word makes it clear that the location of the roof is connected to the supernatural realm, since one looks up with one's head raised (note: like Peter in the trance) into the open sky and also comes into contact with the atmosphere and the movement of the spirit (note: wind/air) in the high place.

 

The Hebrew word for ‘roof’ is composed of two identical Hebrew letters, the ‘Gimel’.
 

 

=> The Hebrew letters contain pictures, meanings, sounds and numerical values, whereby the individual letters can consist of several Hebrew letters of the alphabet, with which the pronunciation contains a name meaning.

The numerical value of a Hebrew letter can also give a name or a statement.

The pictographic representation of the letters is also important.

They were chosen by God as a part of His revelation to serve man.

The Jewish people are aware and convinced that the form of the letter is part of God's revelation. <= (note: The text set in ‘=>’ is based on a teaching by Dr. Robert Heidler on the Hebrew letters.)

 

 

The Hebrew letter ‘Gimel’ carries the numerical value of ‘3’ and has the pictographic meaning of a ‘camel’. Among other things, it also means ‘bringing to maturity’.

 

In the biblical context, the camel is associated with the movement of the wealth of the nations and with the access to God’s Kingdom (see Isaiah 60:6; Luke 18:25).

 

6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.

 

“… 25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

 

The Hebrew word for ‘roof’ contains two ‘Gimel’. Since the ‘Gimel’ has the numerical value of ‘3’, as mentioned before, and Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day (see Acts 10:40), for us as God's people living on earth, it points to a new era of access to new heavenly realms by Jesus Christ (note: on earth as it is in heaven; see Hebrews 1:3).

 

… 40 but God raised him (note: Jesus Christ) from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.

 

3 The Son (note: Jesus Christ) is the radiance of God’s glory (note: the Father’s glory) and the exact representation of his being (note: of the Father), sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

 

 

It is important that we accomplish a period of time and bring our relationship with God, the Father, to a higher place of the Spirit through Jesus Christ.

 

This bringing up can be equated with the wood from the mountains that was brought to the roof by the people of Israel at Sukkot (note: The Feast of Tabernacles => feast of the harvest and the glory of God) on behalf of Nehemiah in order to set up a Sukka – tabernacle (see Nehemiah 8:15-16a).

 

… 15 and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: “Go out into the hill country and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtles, palms and shade trees, to make temporary shelters” – as it is written (see Leviticus 23:37-40).

16a So the people went out and brought back branches and built themselves temporary shelters on their own roofs, …

 

It is important to God, the Heavenly Father, that we bring the value of fellowship in the triumph of Jesus, which He attained at Passover, to the pinnacle of His appointed threefold feasts (note: Passover, Shavuot/Pentecost, Sukkot; see Deuteronomy 16:16), which is the feast of Sukkot.

 

16 Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed: …

 

Here it is up to us whether we are ready to bring our spiritual intimate fellowship in the triumph of Jesus (note: cross/wood of Golgotha) to a higher place of the presence of God (note: on the roof).

 

Jesus Christ also did not stop at the cross or in the tomb, but sat down at the right hand of God. This makes it clear that we should not stay in any expired area of space and time, but transfer our experience with the Lord to a higher heavenly place (see Luke 24:2-6).

 

2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: …

 

It is God's desire that we go from the place of redemption to the place of His glory with the forgiveness, healing and protection obtained through Jesus Christ through the Cross of Golgotha in order to spread out by giving the Heavenly Father room or a place of visitation for His work in our lives (note: pitching the tent on the roof).

 

 

In connection with the roof, I don't consider this a coincidence that two Kerubim (note: symbolized by the double ‘Gimel’ in the Hebrew word for ‘roof’) were placed on the pure gold cover of the Ark of the Covenant, which they covered with their wings. Thereby it was about the covering of a special spiritual realm which created a supernatural ‘shadow of glory’ (see Exodus 25:17-20).

 

17 “Make an atonement cover of pure gold – two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

18 And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.

19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.

20 The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.

 

This shadow was associated with the presence of pure gold, which represents the richness of faith that is necessary to please God in order to see the things that He reveals (see Hebrews 11:6; Romans 12:6b i.c.w. Revelation 3:18a).

 

6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

 

… 12b If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; …

 

18a I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; …

 

 

In connection with the camels mentioned in Isaiah 60:6, which carry gold and incense, they are the spiritual movement carrying the richness of faith and bringing about purity or holiness in people's hearts. Here it is no coincidence that John the Baptist who paved the way for Jesus Christ also wore a garment made of camel hair (see Matthew 3:1-4).

 

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah (see Isaiah 40:3): “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”

4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

 

 

=> Frankincense also represents the Spirit-filled prayers prayed in the will of God before His throne, because according to Revelation 8:3-4, incense is added by God to the prayers of the saints and is thus also an indication of the Spirit of the Father.

 

Incense means purity, holiness or consecration. It is a gum resin obtained from the inner wood of the incense tree (olibanum).

 

The word derives in Hebrew from a root word which means ‘pure’ or ‘white’ due to the glittering, milk-white ‘resin tears’.

 

When these tears are burned, they give off a strong fragrance or balsam odor. The finest incense contains pure frankincense, which rises in white smoke. Frankincense was part of the sacred incense used in the desert tabernacle (see Exodus 30:34-35).

 

It represents the purity of the consecration of the resurrected Christ in His ministry on our behalf before the Father (see Romans 8:34). Our Lord Jesus has sanctified Himself or set Himself apart unto the Father (see John 17:19) as the ‘holy, innocent, undefiled’ high priest (see Hebrews 7:25-26) in order ‘to redeem us from every lawless deed and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession’ (see Titus 2:14).

 

When Christ appears in glory, ‘we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself as He is pure.’ (see 1 John 3:2-3) <= (note: The text placed in ‘=>’ is based on a part excerpt from the book ‘Heaven Awaits the Bride’ by Anna Rountree, page 259)

 

 

If we now apply this explanation to our spiritual walk with the Heavenly Father who is Spirit (see John 4:24a), it means that we increase our faith in power and that our communication takes place on a new spiritual level which results in the manifestation of God's response in both the supernatural and the natural realm (see Revelation 8:4-5).

 

4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.

5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

 

When we trust God and go to a higher heavenly place in Christ, we gain access that is associated with greater power (note: anointing) and the movement of the Holy Spirit. This is what the Hebrew root word ‘gâ'âh’ of the word for ‘roof – gâg’ conceals as revelation (note: The root word is composed of the Hebrew letters ‘Gimel, Aleph, He’).

 

When we are on the ‘roof’ (note: in a new heavenly place with Christ), it is important that we maintain a humble heart and in all of this don’t look at what is before us or among us, but look up to the author and perfecter of our faith who is Jesus Christ (see Hebrews 12:2).

 

… 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

 

As a result, we are protected from false desire, distraction and arrogance and are able to secure our future in order to continue to govern as kings in submission to the king of kings.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm

Using the biblical passage from Proverbs 25:2, which states that it is God's honor to hide a thing, but it is the honor of kings to search out a thing, the Holy Spirit revealed to me the principle of access to the realm of God's mysteries.

Proverbs 25:2:
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

The basic requirement for being able to search out the mysteries of God is that one has died oneself in Christ Jesus and no longer lives according to one's own ideas (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.

As a result, Jesus Christ dwells in you through His Holy Spirit, and His blood activates kingship and priesthood (Revelation 1:5-6).

Revelation 1:5-6:
… 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father – to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

This divine activation means that one stands in the position of the kingship of Christ to confidently stand before the throne of grace to reveal the mysteries of God (see Hebrews 4:16a).

 

16a Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, …
 

The addressees of these mysteries herein are people who have a pure heart and honor what God speaks (see Matthew 7:6).

Matthew 7:6:
6 Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

In order to enter into the realm of the mysteries of God, it is unavoidable to walk through the realm of the dark cloud like Moses. This requires and involves living in faith in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and moving in it constantly before God.

In addition, we should be aware that if we want to enter into the realm of the mysteries of God as a king in Christ, we should have already given ourselves to the training of the Holy Spirit. It is only in this that one matures to continue to walk in the understanding and in all circumstances under His guidance, because the path to the mysteries of God is connected with the uncertainty that implies our full trust and reverence for God.

It is only the Holy Spirit, in the form of revelatory truth, who leads into all truth (see John 14:16-17a).

 

John 14:16-17a:
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever – 17a the Spirit of truth. …

And it is the fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ Jesus (see Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7a i.c.w. Colossians 2:3).

Psalm 111:10:
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

Proverbs 1:7a:
7a The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, …

Colossians 2:3:
… 3 in whom (note: Christ) are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

God's Interest is to Hide Things

The Hebrew word for ‘glory’ used in Proverbs 25:2 is ‘kābôd’ and is related among other things to the ‘heavy glory/majesty of God’, which is why it is no coincidence that David describes in Psalm 18 how God creates darkness all around His tent and is hidden in thick black clouds. His son king Solomon also spoke of the presence of God in the darkness (see 1 Kings 8:12 i.c.w. Exodus 20:21). (note: The words written in italics are based on a word explanation from the Elberfelder Study Bible for the word ‘glory – kābôd’ with the word key number: 3593.)

Psalm 18:11:
11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him – the dark rain clouds of the sky.

1 Kings 8:12:
12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; …

Exodus 20:21:
21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

This makes it clear that it is in the interest of God to cover things that concern the depths of His being.

This is also the reason why Jesus Christ spoke to people in parables or riddles and forbade certain persons at certain times to reveal the truth about Him or His deeds (see Matthew 13:10-15 i.c.w. Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; Mark 8:30).

 

10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.

13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah (see Isaiah 6:9-10): “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

 

43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

 

36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

 

Mark 8:30:
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

 

The Two Powers of Glory and The Centering in the Glory of God

They are two forces of glory which, according to Proverbs 25:2, get active to turn things into mysteries and again to reveal these things at God's appointed time.

God's glory moves from top to bottom (note: in the form of concealment), whereby the glory of His sons on earth moves from bottom to top (note: in the form of exposure) in the kingship of Christ.

These two forces of glory and their movement can also be equated with the two cherubim of pure gold on the cover of the Ark of the Covenant and their wings stretched out upwards (note: as reflected in heaven also on earth; see Hebrews 8:5).

Hebrews 8:5:

5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle (see Exodus 25:40): “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

God's glory includes His heavy covering presence, which veils things that God considers His mysteries.

Therein to be able to touch this heavy glory of God, it is necessary to act as mature kings in the sonship of Christ, to know at what time one is authorized to use the power of glory assigned by God to reveal His mysteries or truth before the visible and invisible world (see Ephesians 3:8-10).

Ephesians 3:8-10:
8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, …

In this context, I would like to address the importance of centering in the glory of the being of God. It is necessary to obtain an accurate understanding of the order of the glory of God and to be able to act accordingly in this realm.

In this regard, I was reminded of the golden jar containing the manna, the two stone tablets described on both sides by the index finger of God, and the flourishing rod of Aaron, which Moses placed in the ark of the covenant as he was commanded by God (see Hebrews 9:4-5a).

 

Hebrews 9:4-5a:
… 4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

5a Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. …

 

At that time, when God instructed Moses to keep the manna before or in the Ark of the Covenant, it had not yet been assembled. This means that the order over the glory of God and His throne of grace in this form wasn't yet established in the visible among the people of Israel, which is why the manna was in a golden jar for a certain period of time.

 

This vessel (note: golden jar => a round vessel) waited to come under the covering order of the glory of God (note: ark of the covenant => a rectangular vessel). In this context, the round form of the golden jar refers to the love relationship in Christ and the rectangular form of the ark of the covenant refers to the order or principle of the glory of God.

 

The ark of the covenant was made of acacia wood and covered with pure gold, while the atonement cover (note: mercy seat) was made of pure gold, from which two cherubim were carved, whose wings spread upwards, so that they covered the mercy seat in a representative manner and their faces being turned towards each other (see Exodus 25:10-21).

 

10 “Have them make an ark of acacia wood – two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

11 Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

13 Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

15 The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.

16 Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.

17 “Make an atonement cover of pure gold – two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

18 And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.

19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.

20 The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.

21 Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you.

 

 

Jesus Christ is the bread/manna that came from heaven (see John 6:32-35a).

 

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. …

The manna kept in the golden jar by Moses represents every person who received Jesus Christ in his life and follows Him unconditionally according to the biblical principles. It is the desire of the Heavenly Father that every saint is centered in Christ in the order of His glory and to govern as king in the eternal sonship.

 

God's order in relation to His glory is interwoven with the manna, the two tablets of stone and the flourishing rod of Aaron, which is an indication that as a believer one honors these three realms.

 

These are represented as following:

Therefore, if a person wants to bring forth the mysteries of God in maturity as a king, it is necessary to put aside one's own ideas about how God is or how He has to act, but rather to live in alignment to what it requires to live in Christ (see 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.

 

 

The dark rectangular chamber in the ark of the covenant means death and life in Christ, in order to act legitimately in faith as spirit beings in the realm of the throne of grace. As a result, the mysteries of God get revealed under the covering presence of His cherubim (note: means ‘glance appearance, flashes of lightning’ => glory => rectangular shadow created by the wings of the cherubim) by those who are there to manifest them to those whom the Lord reveals (see Hebrews 11:6).

 

6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

 

This revelation is like flashes of lightning coming out of the dark, heavy clouds, accompanied by hail corresponding to an eyeball which forms the basis for a new vision (see Psalm 18:12-13).

 

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

 

 

Revealing the mystery of the weighty glory of God also implies that we bring the established substance of our faith into harmony with God's measure of glory. This process is like Moses putting the manna, the two tablets of stone, and Aaron's flourishing rod into the ark of the covenant at the respective times.

 

Moses had to lift up the pure golden cover plate of the Ark of the Covenant in order to be able to place the objects chosen by God in it. And only while Moses was doing this did he gain insight into the hidden realm of the God of Israel.

 

From 2 Chronicles 5:10 i.c.w. Hebrews 9:4-5a we can conclude that there must have been ‘someone’ besides Moses who also touched the presence of the glory of God, because only the two tablets of stone are reported there, which were still in the ark of the covenant.

 

10 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

 

… 4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

5a Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. …

 

When Jesus Christ lived on earth, he said ‘that from the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.‘ (see Matthew 11:12)

 

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.

 

This ‘violence’ is not to be equated with evil violence, but with a yearning desire to see the glory of God in order to reveal the mysteries of God.

 

These are mature saints who, like this ‘someone’ from 2 Chronicles 5:10, as kings ‘violently took’ the golden jar with the manna and the flourishing rod of Aaron to speak of the higher quality of the relationship in Christ and the importance of the wisdom of apostolic guidance in the generations.

 

This rod flourished, sprouted branches, blossomed and carried almonds, indicating different degrees of maturity in the generations (see Numbers 17:8).

 

8 The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.

 

This access to these three areas and the forms of access to the mysteries of God is not just given to anyone without sacrifice. Making sacrifices and living only from the perfect sacrifice of the Lamb of God leads us to a renewed thinking in divine servant hood, which the Holy Spirit works and refines in those who let Him. This humble attitude and subordination to the Heavenly Father brings forth the potential of true governmental authority to reflect God as King, as Jesus said (see John 14:9): ‘Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.’

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm