Beloved People of God,
according to 1 Corinthians 13:9 we know in part, therefore we want to use our prophetic perspective regarding the new biblical year 5784 on the basis of this scripture.
1 Corinthians 13:9:
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, …
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, …
On the eve of the 15’th of September 2023 we as the Body of Christ together with the Jewish people enter the new biblical year 5784 also called the cycle of blessing or ‘civil year’. For us, who have been grafted as wild olive shoots into the precious olive tree, it is vital to acknowledge this, because we partake in the fatness of the root, in the anointing contained therein (cf. Romans 11:17-18).
Romans 11:17-18:
17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
The Apple of God’s Eye
According to Zechariah 2:8b, Israel is the apple of God’s eye with Jerusalem functioning as His pupil; so for us as Christians from the gentile nations it is beneficial to look at our lives and environment through Israel. This will result in walking confidently and with enlightened eyes into our future with Jesus Christ.
Zechariah 2:8b:
… 8b for whoever touches you (Note: Israel) touches the apple of his eye.
… 8b for whoever touches you (Note: Israel) touches the apple of his eye.
The revelations we receive by this approach contain strategies helping us to position our lives in the center of the will and peace of God, just as Epaphras prayed (cf. Colossians 4:12).
Colossians 4:12:
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
The Expression of Knowledge
As God’s people we are currently in the biblical cycle of the ‘eighties’ linked to the Hebrew letter ‘Pe’ which, amongst others, means ‘mouth’. This is the decade connected to the verbal ‘expression of knowledge’, and it brings forth that which was spoken through words. Moreover, according to this, in its beginning it also forms the basis for further years within this biblical decade (cf. Habakkuk 2:14 i.c.w. Proverbs 18:21).
Habakkuk 2:14:
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Proverbs 18:21:
21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
The Hebrew Letter ‘Daleth’ and the Day of the LORD
The biblical year 5784 is linked to the Hebrew letter ‘Daleth’, which also carries the numerical value ‘4’ and is connected to an open tent door, calling us as God’s people to come closer to the LORD. This is by our decision to enter a higher spiritual realm of His presence, associated with His eternal royal government (cf. Revelation 4:1-2).
Revelation 4:1-2:
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, ‘Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.’
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, ‘Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.’
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
The apostle John was trained in the field of prophecy in a supernatural way, so that today we too can learn from the visitation of God in the Book of Revelation. John knew how to work with the times of God, which is illustrated by the mention of the day of the Lord, which goes hand in hand with the sound of the trumpet (cf. Revelation 1:10.12a-b).
Revelation 1:10.12a-b:
10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, …
12a-b I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw …
10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, …
12a-b I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw …
It is no coincidence that every new biblical year of God’s cycle of blessing is related to the sound of the trumpet (cf. Numbers 29:1).
Numbers 29:1:
1 “ ‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. …’
1 “ ‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. …’
This means that God connects released revelation with His created time cycles, which contain the biblical feasts and their deep meaning.
The voice which sounded like a trumpet to John later spoke again to John, so that he was called from the realm of a messenger to the seven churches into a higher realm of revelation. John changed from the realm of revelation of a messenger to the realm of revelation of a witness. He witnessed God’s government and the related spiritual movements in the eternal realm.
In order for John to be able to enter the realm of the messenger of the seven churches, the time frame determined by God was required, which related to the sound of the trumpet and the turning of John.
The turning is, among other things, an indication of having a repentant and humble heart to be capable to grasp God’s revelation (cf. 1 Peter 5:5b-6 i.c.w. Hebrews 12:14).
1 Peter 5:5b-6:
… 5b All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
… 5b All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
Hebrews 12:14:
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Furthermore, John’s turning is a call to acknowledge the times of God, to bring ourselves to God’s memory and to pay attention to the prophetic words that have been spoken about us in the past.
This results in the manifestation of the promise and the goodness of God in the form of an increase of time added and the grace of God (cf. Isaiah 38:2-5 i.c.w. 1 Timothy 1:18-19a; 1 Timothy 4:14).
This results in the manifestation of the promise and the goodness of God in the form of an increase of time added and the grace of God (cf. Isaiah 38:2-5 i.c.w. 1 Timothy 1:18-19a; 1 Timothy 4:14).
Isaiah 38:2-5:
2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.
2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.
1 Timothy 1:18-19a:
18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19a holding on to faith and a good conscience, …
18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19a holding on to faith and a good conscience, …
1 Timothy 4:14:
14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
The turning of John in the spiritual realm encompasses a horizontal view pointing to the meaning of the words of God (Note: prophecy – promise) in the temporary time and bringing yourself to remembrance before God, since the characteristics of the seven churches also refer to the earthly realm and thus touch the temporary time.
The Boundary Between Levels of Revelation and God’s Times
When John reached the spiritual boundary of the level of revelation of a supernatural messenger, the Lord, through the same voice that had previously spoken to John like a trumpet, opened to him a new spiritual realm associated with the vertical vision of the apostle.
Now John saw a door open in heaven and the voice that he heard like a trumpet is representing the sound of the announcement of God’s times challenging his spirit to enter a higher spiritual sphere (cf. Revelation 4:1-2).
Revelation 4:1-2:
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
This spiritual realm included God’s seat of government and its related spiritual movements and plans.
Speaking in a prophetic context, the voice that spoke like a trumpet is ‘the messenger of God’s times’ (Note: Jesus Christ as the Alpha and Omega; cf. Revelation 22:13). The times of God from eternity are linked to the temporary time.
When John looked up, he saw not only a realm of revelation associated with the temporary time, but the realm of the time corpus of God’s eternity associated with the eternal government of the Lord.
When John looked up, he saw not only a realm of revelation associated with the temporary time, but the realm of the time corpus of God’s eternity associated with the eternal government of the Lord.
The Two Perspectives and the Flow of the Spirit
Both perspectives (Note: backwards and upwards) of John create the view of the prophets of God, who always act and prophesy from the perspective of Jesus’ sacrificial death.
Here it is no coincidence that the Hebrew word ‘yôbêl’ for ‘trumpet’ relates to the ‘ram and the blast of a horn – shofar (from its continuous sound)’ which ‘announces the feasts’ of God.
Furthermore, its root word ‘yâbal’ carries the meaning ‘properly to flow; causatively to bring (especially with pomp => in the form of impressive): - bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).’ (Note: part excerpt from Strong’s concordance with the word key number: H3104, H2986)
Based on this explanation, we can see that it is in God’s interest to let prophetic utterances accurately take place and happen in the order of the Holy Spirit (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:32-33a).
1 Corinthians 14:32-33a:
32 The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.
33a For God is not a God of disorder but of peace …
32 The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.
33a For God is not a God of disorder but of peace …
The principle of diligent prophetic utterance becomes clear through the first formation of the river.
It was in God’s plan that the first river in Eden emerged and then divided into four rivers in the God-destined garden for Adam, so that Adam, through his relationship (Note: garden) with God, would reflect the identity of I AM – YAHWEH (Note: The name of ‘YAHWEH’ consists of four Hebrew letters. => ‘Yod, He, Waw, He’ cf. Genesis 2:10).
It was in God’s plan that the first river in Eden emerged and then divided into four rivers in the God-destined garden for Adam, so that Adam, through his relationship (Note: garden) with God, would reflect the identity of I AM – YAHWEH (Note: The name of ‘YAHWEH’ consists of four Hebrew letters. => ‘Yod, He, Waw, He’ cf. Genesis 2:10).
Genesis 2:10:
10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
Abraham and the Visitation of God
Abraham, our forefather of faith, who lived before the time of giving of the Torah, also had a similar encounter, being visited by the presence of God while sitting outside the open door of his tent when the day was at its hottest (cf. Genesis 18:1).
Genesis 18:1:
1 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
1 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
Based on Abraham’s position, we can see that the Holy Spirit calls us out of our ‘comfort zone’ at times of challenge or testing as it was represented by the time when the day was hottest, to direct our focus exclusively to the coming presence of the LORD (cf. Genesis 18:2-3).
Genesis 18:2-3:
2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Furthermore, we should welcome the way the LORD appears to us and allow Him to enter our lives (cf. Genesis 18:4-5).
Genesis 18:4-5:
4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.
5 Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way – now that you have come to your servant.’ ‘Very well,’ they answered, ‘do as you say.’
4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.
5 Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way – now that you have come to your servant.’ ‘Very well,’ they answered, ‘do as you say.’
This has the effect of quickening us in the way we apply the truth of His Word that we have already gained and serve as Ecclesia in it (cf. Genesis 18:6-8).
Genesis 18:6-8:
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. ‘Quick,’ he said, ‘get three seahs of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.’
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
We may expect the LORD to meet us and ask for the revelatory truth already established in our lives, which means giving it freely to Him to receive by Him fresh manna from heaven (cf. Luke 24:41-42 i.c.w. John 21:9-10).
Luke 24:41-42:
41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’
42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish (note: and a honeycomb), …
41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’
42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish (note: and a honeycomb), …
John 21:9-10:
9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’
9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’
The ‘Clearance’ of the Spiritual Room
Only when we ‘clear’ the spiritual room for Him and His revelatory knowledge for this time, we are enabled to move forward in a higher measure of faith to implement the Father’s plan in our field of commission and calling (cf. Romans 10:17).
Romans 10:17:
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
The Word of God reveals to us that as saints we are to seek the supernatural realm where Christ dwells (cf. Colossians 3:1-3).
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.
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.
As previously mentioned, Abraham, our forefather of faith lived at the time when the Torah didn’t yet exist in written form. Based on this, we can see that Abraham found God as YAHWEH, the God of Israel, by faith because he sincerely sought Him (cf. Matthew 7:7 i.c.w. Hebrews 11:1-3.6.8).
Matthew 7:7:
7 ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. …’
Hebrews 11:1-3.6.8:
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. …
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. …
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. …
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. …
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
Faith is, among other things, the power that enables us to see with the eyes of our heart into the supernatural realm by the light of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation (cf. Ephesians 1:17-18).
Ephesians 1:17-18:
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
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, …
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
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, …
By this we are enabled to discern what the plan of God is on earth, as this is also evident from God’s visitation to Abraham in Genesis 18:1ff.
In this new year, let us increase in faith by the power of God-given revelatory truth for this time to recognize and properly respond to the supernatural visitations of the LORD without refusing Him who speaks (cf. Hebrews 12:25).
Hebrews 12:25:
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
The Verse of the Year for the Gregorian Year 2024
The Herrnhut annual scripture for the Gregorian calendar year 2024 is from 1 Corinthians 16:14 which reads:
‘Let all your things be done in love!’
Based on the Bible passage just mentioned, it becomes clear that we should go forward in the love of God which is in Greek ‘agąpē’ to carry the right tone of revelation. This will then lead to the becoming a blessing for the people to whom we are sent (cf. 1 Corinthians 13:1-2).
1 Corinthians 13:1-2:
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.
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.
It is the love of God – agąpē, which expresses itself in longsuffering, kindness, without being in rivalry, humble, forgiving, loving the truth, not irritable, believing, and steadfast (cf. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7).
1 Corinthians 13:4-7:
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.
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.
In summary, we move forward in the new cycle with the entrance into a new level of God’s presence and with the increase of glory on earth, as we are moving into the higher way of God’s love as His Bride and Ecclesia which is by our choice.
A spirit-filled and sweet year 5784,
Daniel & Tina Glimm
