As the people of God, we are in a phase in which Jesus Christ, as the Word of God unlocks the revelatory truth for this time and the time to come through His Spirit, in order to help us go forward in greater liberty and power of the Spirit (cf. John 1:4.14 i.c.w. John 8:31-32).
John 1:4:
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. …
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. …
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 8:31-32:
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
The Word of God in Transition and the Greater Dimension of Revelatory Truth
We go through periods of time where the Word of God is in a phase of transition to contribute to greater liberty and power within us. In such periods of time, the Holy Spirit calls us to move from our present status further into a greater dimension of the revelatory truth of the Word of God.
This is accompanied by the presence of the waters of the crystal sea, which are before the throne of God, and the facets of the various spiritual movements in the midst of the throne room such as:
- the twenty-four elders before the throne => royal priesthood of the redeemed,
- the slain Lamb of God => the love of God in the form of His given sacrifice for mankind,
- the four beings => the fourfold presence of the face of God in the form of the King, the Father as priest, the Son of Man as the image of God and the Prophet,
- the lightnings => the governing power of God,
- the seven torches => the seven spirits of God in the structure of His inner consuming being, … (cf. Revelation 4:4-6, Revelation 5:6).
Revelation 4:4-6:
4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.
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.
6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.
4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.
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.
6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.
Revelation 5:6:
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Based on the life of Jesus Christ on earth as the Son of Man, with the help of the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we can even extract strategies that will help us in our spiritual development and assist us in our walk with Jesus Christ.
In this context, the Lord put His emphasis on Matthew 15:29, where Jesus continued the journey with His disciples and came to the Sea of Galilee, the Sea of Chinneroth (Note: ‘harp’) and sat down on a mountain there.
Matthew 15:29:
29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
This going up includes a new overview of coming events from the presence of God’s governmental presence, as Jesus was near the sea and sat down on the mountain. From this it is clear that the Word of God was announcing a new time, as ‘peaks’ are often associated with beginnings for God, such as the beginnings of times like Rosh Chodesh, the beginning/peak of the month, or Rosh ha-Shanah, the beginning/peak of the year.
The Open Door and the High Sound of Worship
Here it is significant that we pass through the open door of a new time in Christ and enter into symbiosis with the high sound of worship. This is like the Sea of Galilee, representing the voice of David, as it corresponds in geographic form to a harp (cf. Revelation 14:2-3a).
Revelation 14:2-3a:
2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
3a And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. …
2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
3a And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. …
This sound creates a new movement that testifies to the depths and heights of God (Note: water and thunder) in order to reveal the dimension of the length and breadth of God’s love in heaven and on earth like a harpist is playing the harp to and from the body (cf. Ephesians 3:17-19).
Ephesians 3:17-19:
… 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
… 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
The going up of Jesus Christ as the Word of God on the mountain results in many in need being supernaturally drawn by the power of the Heavenly Father and entering into this high realm of sonship of God in order to be renewed (cf. Matthew 15:30-31).
Matthew 15:30-31:
30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.
31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.
31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
The Restoration and Repositioning
This renewing power of restoration entails a repositioning that is equivalent to Jesus’ statement who spoke that some will be last and some will be first (cf. Luke 13:30).
Luke 13:30:
“… 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
“… 30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
This is evident from the enumeration of the needy in Matthew 15:30-31, whose position changed after they got healed.
Their healing should serve us as an indication of the restoration of the ways represented by the lame, vision represented by the blind, obedience represented by the dumb/deaf and the ability to carry out the will of God represented by the maimed.
The restoration results in the intensification or concentration of apostolic power in combination with the Word of God as well as the internalization of the Word of God in the midst of those who hunger and thirst for it (cf. Matthew 15:32.34-36 i.c.w. John 6:35).
Matthew 15:32.34-36:
32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.” …
34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.” …
34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
John 6:35:
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
This results in a new depth dimension of the Word of God that includes the power of the Spirit in the midst of the Word and not the power of the letter alone, which is accompanied by legalism and brings death (cf. Matthew 15:37 i.c.w. 2 Corinthians 3:6).
Matthew 15:37:
37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven baskets full of broken pieces that were left over.
37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven baskets full of broken pieces that were left over.
2 Corinthians 3:6 (The Jewish New Testament from David H. Stern):
6 He has even made us competent to be workers serving a New Covenant, the essence of which is not a written text but the Spirit. For the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life.
6 He has even made us competent to be workers serving a New Covenant, the essence of which is not a written text but the Spirit. For the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life.
Accordingly, let us be encouraged to draw from the depths of God’s Word the mysteries in Christ and to deliver His communication of revelatory truth to those who long for it, so that they may be strengthened by the Spirit of the Father in the inner man (cf. Psalm 42:7a i.c.w. Colossians 2:2b-3; 1 Corinthians 2:13; Ephesians 3:16).
Psalm 42:7a:
7a Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; … (Note: the voice of Jesus is like the sound of many waters; cf. Revelation 1:15b).
7a Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; … (Note: the voice of Jesus is like the sound of many waters; cf. Revelation 1:15b).
Colossians 2:2b-3:
… 2b they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
… 2b they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
1 Corinthians 2:13:
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
Ephesians 3:16:
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; …
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; …
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
