With this year’s verse from Revelation 21:5a for 2026, which says, ‘And he who sat upon the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new!’ we as the ecclesia are called to recognize the ‘new’ things that God is bringing forth for this time and the time to come.

 

This is preceded by a new spiritual realm that God has brought into existence through His Word in the form of revelatory truth, which is light (cf. Revelation 21:1).

 

1 Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

 

 

We may understand that this process is therefore similar to a scroll being unrolled by God in the atmosphere, because everything is created through the Word of God and without the Word of God nothing is made (cf. Zechariah 5:1-2 i.c.w. John 1:3).

 

1 I looked again, and there before me was a flying scroll.

2 He asked me, ‘What do you see?’ I answered, ‘I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.’

 

3 Through him [Note: Word of God] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

 

The following two Bible passages clearly illustrate the principle of God’s creation through His Word, even though they refer to a time when heaven has passed away (cf. Isaiah 34:4b; Revelation 21:1).

 

… 4b and the heavens rolled up like a scroll; …

 

14a The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, …

 

Based on the dimensions of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5:1-2 and God’s statement in Revelation 21:1, the principle of creating a ‘consecrated space’ for God’s presence is revealed to us, because its size encompasses the dimensions of the porch of Solomon’s temple (cf. 1 Kings 6:3).

 

3 The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits, and projected ten cubits from the front of the temple.

 

As saints of the ecclesia, we are called to leave behind what God considers obsolete in order to enter into the earthly realm under His new realm of promise and the covering heaven that belongs to it, so that heaven and earth stand in symbiosis with the realm brought forth by God and allow His dominion to resonate on earth.

 

 

For us, this ‘new heaven’ means a new spiritual realm, brought about not by us but by God as the eternal King, in which we as His people see and hear new things that we are unable to perceive in the realm of the ‘old heaven’ on earth. This is like the statement of the prophet Isaiah, who prophesied God’s words about the new things God was doing, saying (cf. Isaiah 43:19): ‘For behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?’

 

This question from God through the prophet makes it clear that the people of the new were not aware of it. The failure to perceive the new is an indication that one is in an obsolete pattern of belief or under an ‘old heaven’ and is therefore unable to recognize the new things that God is doing on earth under the ‘new heaven’.

 

This requires a shift from one spiritual realm to a new spiritual realm brought forth by God through the power of His Word, so that the earth responds to the new transformation of the sons of God. This happens through the spiritual leadership of the saints in Christ, who align their lives with the Holy Spirit, revealing their transformation and, as a ‘new earth,’ carrying the resonance of God’s plan for this and the coming age (cf. Romans 8:19.21 i.c.w. 1 Corinthians 2:9).

 

19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children [Note: sons] of God to be revealed. …

… 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children [Note: sons] of God. …

 

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 – …

 

When we, as God’s people, more and more enter the ‘new heaven’ in love with YAHWEH as our Heavenly Father , we encounter the influence of the Holy Spirit in the form of a flying eagle in the structure of a mother animal, which lovingly vibrates through its gently moving wings to generate the necessary warmth so that we may boldly walk in the revelatory truth released by God, leading to a healthy separation of light and darkness.

 

It is a supernatural prophetic brooding of God over the truth of God’s Word within us, from which the spirit of prophecy emanates (cf. Genesis 1:1-2 i.c.w. Ephesians 5:26b; 2 Peter 1:19-21).

 

…, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, …

 

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

 

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 Hebrew word used for ‘hovering’ in Genesis 1:2 is ‘räḥap̅’ and means ‘gentle vibration’.

 

 

According to the Passion Bible translation, it encompasses the utmost care and affection of the mother eagle, who gently flutters her wings over her young, creating a gentle warmth (cf. Deuteronomy 32:11).

 

… 11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers [Note: Hebrew: räḥap̅] over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions.

 

The care of the prophetic nature of God includes bringing someone up from a worn-out (Note: in terms of not renewed) spiritual realm to a higher supernatural realm, like how the people of Israel were carried by God on His eagle’s wings from Egypt into His presence at His appointed time (cf. Exodus 19:4).

 

4 “You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. …”

 

We should recognize that it is no coincidence that the seer-apostle John saw the essence of the eagle before the throne of God as movement and not as a face like the others. It is God’s desire to prophetically bring forth His eternal plan in the respective temporary time in His people through the influence of His love from the prophetic on earth.

 

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 reveals the reasoning behind Paul’s statement to the saints in Corinth that they should eagerly desire the gift of prophecy, which is preceded by the love of God (Note: Greek ‘agapē’).

 

1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.

 

The love of our LORD is like the warmth of an eagle mother for her chicks, who continues to build the nest after they have hatched in order to secure their future. The prophetic nature of God is full of God’s faithfulness, care, and maternal comfort to persevere until everything is fulfilled.

 

This requires an understanding of the power of the living Word of God, which is a light that reveals the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our lives (cf. Psalm 119:105 i.c.w. Ecclesiastes 3:14).

 

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

 

14 I know that everything God does will endure for ever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.

 

It is the dynamic power of the living Word of God in the form of Jesus’ testimony that bears the characteristics of the flying eagle, which is the spirit of prophecy and contains the prophetic presence of the Holy Spirit, taking from Jesus Christ, who is one with the Father (cf. John 16:13-15).

 

13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.

15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.’

 

The flight of the eagle with its wings spread wide points to the majesty of God’s eternal plans, which are connected with the movement of space and time, which in turn is related to light. This prophetic light is equivalent to the presence of God and the Lamb in the bride, which is the city complex of the heavenly Jerusalem, which carries within itself not a transitory light, but only the light of eternity (cf. Revelation 21:23).

 

23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

 

May this eternal light of God in the form of His prophetic word be spoken under the ‘new heaven’ and the ‘new earth’ beneath it through the bride of the Lamb, thereby establishing a new space of time. God, as the eternal ‘I AM’, wants to use this space to reveal Himself in His power or glory, while we as the ecclesia approach His return and live with our focus on this moment.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel und Tina Glimm

As we are repeatedly confronted with well-known and popular ministers falling into sin or becoming embroiled in scandals, we would like to help weigh up situations based on the truth of God’s Word and see such cases in the light of truth.

 

First, any form of iniquity and turning away from the truth of the Word in the body of Christ is dangerous and not beneficial to anyone. Accordingly, as saints in Christ, we may react with high emotion and strong judgment to specific events, but it is of extreme importance to focus on the sanctification and holiness of God. According to James 3:17, the wise way to deal with what we hear from hearsay or even from ‘first-hand’ sources as best we can in relation to members of the body of Christ is to proceed with purity.

 

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

 

 

According to the current motto for 2026, which is about our Lord making all things new, connected with heaven and earth, it is a spiritual principle. To this end, it is inevitable that God allows upheavals and mess, which, according to His Word, are meant to serve greater glory (cf. Hebrews 12:26-27 i.c.w. Haggai 2:6-8).

 

26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, ‘Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.’

27 The words ‘once more’ indicate the removing of what can be shaken – that is, created things – so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

 

6 ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

7 I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,” says the Lord Almighty.

8 “The silver is mine and the gold is mine,” declares the Lord Almighty.

 

Thus, our focus cannot be on our concern for events related to the fall of well-known servants in the body of Christ, because according to Romans 8:28, all things must work together for good, and we must also prove ourselves. We are tested in every way in how we position ourselves in relation to what happens within the kingdom of God (cf. Romans 8:28 i.c.w. 1 Corinthians 11:19).

 

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

 

19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.

 

For us, these testings involve a change, depending on the degree of our authority in relation to the situation, from one glory to a new glory of God, which is to be much greater than the former (cf. Haggai 2:9 i.c.w. James 1:3-4).

 

9 “The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,” says the Lord Almighty. “And in this place I will grant peace,” declares the Lord Almighty.’

 

… 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

 

It is therefore very important that we do not exalt ourselves above others or judge them if we are not responsible for guiding them or contributing to their restoration (cf. Isaiah 11:3b i.c.w. Matthew 7:1).

 

… 3b He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; …

 

1 ‘Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

 

 

It is clear and biblically grounded that when spiritual abuse and sins occur in connection with the use of spiritual gifts and leadership, those affected should seek advice and inform the responsible leaders, co-leaders and believers in the community to contribute to transparency and protection. Likewise, all leaders are responsible before God to examine the circumstances arising in their field of authority and alignment (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:20; 1 Corinthians 13:1-7.9 i.c.w. Matthew 18:15-17).

 

20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

 

1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. …

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ...

 

15 ‘If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that “every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

 

When dealing with a ‘poisonous circumstance’, it is important to bind it with the application of the ‘flour of God’ in the form of truth and love with integrity (cf. 2 Kings 4:39-41 i.c.w. Matthew 18:18).

 

39 One of them went out into the fields to gather herbs and found a wild gourd plant and picked as many of its gourds as his garment could hold. When he returned, he cut them up into the pot of stew, though no-one knew what they were.

40 The stew was poured out for the men, but as they began to eat it, they cried out, ‘Man of God, there is death in the pot!’ And they could not eat it.

41 Elisha said, ‘Get some flour.’ He put it into the pot and said, ‘Serve it to the people to eat.’ And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

 

18 ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

 

If we, as members of the body, and as the ecclesia in this end-time phase, obey to this, we will not give the enemy any room to hinder us through unnecessary division, doubt, and unbelief regarding the grace and truth of God. Unfortunately, there are structures of churches and ministries that contribute more to confusion than to the equipping of saints -according to Ephesians 4- by strongly promoting fame and human honor and ‘stardom’ (Note: a form of reverence from servants in the body as for ‘stars and celebrities’ in the secular realm), which is not useful or a blessing.

 

 

In our assigned stewardship and ministry in the kingdom of God, we must reflect on the extent to which this applies to us and turn away from it or repent, because it must be all about Christ, to whom we give account for everything we do (2 Corinthians 5:10).

 

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due to us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

 

We must also understand that we remain responsible and vigilant and pray until the coming of our Lord, who has only good things in mind for all of His saints (James 4:17; James 5:9 i.c.w. Matthew 12:35-37).

 

17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

 

9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

 

‘… 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.’

 

God’s Spirit wants us to seize what He has in store for us to lay the enemies at His feet and not be overwhelmed by the enemies of God, which does not bring glory (cf. Isaiah 43:19 i.c.w. Psalm 149:6-9).

 

19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

 

5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honour and sing for joy on their beds.

6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, 7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with  fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, 9 to carry out the sentence written against them – this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the Lord.

 

The greater glory that God intends with everything involves a transfer like the process of a rotating water wheel, in which water is brought from a lower level to a higher level. In this process, the truth of God’s Word within us is led into a greater realm of knowledge, which is intended to lead to revelatory truth within us. Through this process, the wheat is also separated from the tares in a spiritual context, if we allow it (cf. Matthew 3:12).

 

‘… 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.’

 

 

When we are ready to do so, it helps us, as saints in Christ, to walk in our spirit in a new spiritual realm of heaven, while we continue to move on earth in the body of Christ, doing the will of the Son, Jesus Christ, as our head, to whom we are growing, for the glory of the Father (cf. Ephesians 4:15-16).

 

15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

 

Therefore, as members of the body of Christ, we must learn to understand unity, because it clearly shows us in what we have access and where our involvement in situations must be soberly examined, which protects the body and gives the adversary little opportunity for destruction.

 

According to the Word of God, we are clearly exhorted in apostolic teaching to examine what is connected with prophetic ministry, as well as to use our tongues correctly according to 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22. When we hear about terrible events affecting spiritual ministers or churches, Christians tend to react in many ways, expressing themselves through their speech or comments on social media.

 

19 Do not quench the Spirit.

20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil.

 

However, the Lord’s standard is clear in this regard: we should be very careful and wise so as not to harm the body unnecessarily. If we cannot contribute effectively to restoration or transparency, apart from our prayer in the Holy Spirit, then according to the truth of God’s Word, we should only speak as much as it honors God, who may want to give grace to those affected to get back on their feet (cf. James 3:6 i.c.w. Proverbs 24:16-17).

 

6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

 

16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, …

 

 

Hence, let us remain sober, fully focused on the increasing glory of the Lord in this hour and in eager longing for the Bridegroom, who wants to take us as His ecclesia to Himself to celebrate the marriage supper of the Lamb with His bride adorned with the righteous deeds of the saints, and to wipe away every tear from her (cf. Revelation 19:7-8 i.c.w. Revelation 21:4-5a).

 

7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.’ (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)

 

4 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death” or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’

5a He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ …

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel und Tina Glimm