The Fellowship of Saints and the Visitation of God

The potential of the fellowship of saints guarantees, among other things, spiritual protection that prepares us for the moment of supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ, His ministering spirits, and the presence of the Heavenly Father (cf. Hebrews 10:24-25).
 
Hebrews 10:24-25:
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
 
From Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17 we can see that the believer who delights in the Word of God and walks in the way of righteousness according to the standard of God’s Word is a fruitful tree planted by the rivers of water (cf. Psalm 1:1-3 i.c.w. Jeremiah 17:7-8).
 
Psalm 1:1-3:
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law (note: Torah) of the Lord, and who meditates on his law (note: Torah) day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers.
 
Jeremiah 17:7-8:
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
 
The Forest and the Visitation
 
Based on the biblical passages, a community of believers in Christ Jesus is like a forest/grove or a territory where trees grow. Such a territory of righteousness is, according to the Word of God, connected with supernatural visitation, as it happened, for example, with Abraham or also in the vision of Zechariah (cf. Genesis 18:1-2; Zechariah 1:7-8).
 
Genesis 18:1-2:
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.
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.
 
Zechariah 1:7-8:
7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.
8 During the night I had a vision, and there before me was a man mounted on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, brown and white horses.
 
Guaranteeing or securing a community of saints is closely related to hospitality, which carries the potential to contribute to a supernatural visitation (cf. Hebrews 13:1-2).
 
Hebrews 13:1-2:
1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
 
God’s concern is to visit us on earth with His presence so that we may be strengthened by His Spirit in the inner man to continue building the Kingdom of God (cf. Ephesians 3:16-17).
 
Ephesians 3:16-17:
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, …
 
These visitations carry within them a high level of revelatory knowledge of His principles and spiritual levels of relationship due to sanctification.
 
This is clearly illustrated by the visitation of Zechariah already mentioned above (cf. Zechariah 1:7-17), where in the night he saw in a vision a man sitting on a red horse, who stopped at the bottom of the valley among the myrtles and was accompanied by red, brown and white horses.
 
In order to gain greater knowledge of this apparition, Zechariah entered into conversation with his ministering angel. From this it is revealed that the man and the horses were another dimension of spiritual presence and relationship that Zechariah entered into. As the man on the red horse then began to talk to Zechariah, the prophet received greater knowledge of the presence of the horses, which were the four winds.
 
Following this, the spiritual structure of the man changed into the angel of the LORD. From this it can be seen that the transformation of the figure was already a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ as the one who died and rose from the dead, to whom the four winds now responded and revealed their task, namely to pass through the lands.
 
Here it is no coincidence that the man or angel of the Lord rode on a red horse, since this is connected with the east. The east, is mentioned in the book of Zechariah hidden in connection with the red horses and is at the same time a reference to the new day and the appearance of Christ (cf. Zechariah 6:1-8 i.c.w. Matthew 24:27).
 
Furthermore, the east is the direction of the rising sun. This process symbolizes spirituality and origins as well as revealing the beginning of the events of humanity and affairs. In the prophetic context, the east implies regeneration and renewal (note: through the symbolism of the new dawning day), which contributes to life and new events.
 
After the angel of the LORD has spoken with Zechariah, the communication changed to a higher spiritual level, because now the angel of the LORD was speaking with God, the LORD ZEBAOTH (note: symbol of the Father’s presence). This communication can also be seen as the conversation between the Father and the Son, from which the Holy Spirit takes the truth in order to reveal it to those who desire and align themselves with the revelatory truth (cf. John 16:13-15).
 
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.”
 
It is important to the Heavenly Father that we go forward in a royal-priestly understanding through the blood of His Son Jesus Christ which implies an honorable dealing with spiritual and natural responsibility (cf. 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.
 
The Rod and the Transition
 
The guidance of His Word, acting like a shepherd’s rod, leads us through the uncertain phase of transition deeper into the realm of His government and promise for us (cf. Psalm 23:4).
 
Psalm 23:4:
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
 
The people of Israel were also led into transition by ‘the rod’ of Moses and Aaron, even though it involved uncertainty and challenges. Through this guidance, the people were led closer or deeper into the promise and their relationship with God. The rod was already a reference to Jesus’ triumph on the cross and the sign of His resurrection power.
 
I am convinced that we are in a phase where the LORD ‘remembers’ us and His given promises in order to reveal His authority and bring blessings. Therefore, it is important to go forward with firm confidence and hold fast to the promise of God (cf. Hebrews 11:1.6).
 
Hebrews 11:1.6:
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. …
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.
 
Here it is crucial to keep in mind that God, is the Ancient of Days and therefore also a God of generations (cf. Daniel 7:9a).
 
Daniel 7:9a:
9a “As I looked, “thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. …
 
This means that God is active in the time cycles of the generations and is not limited to a specific temporary time.
 
Even though our salvation is closer now than when we became believers (cf. Romans 13:11), we should be aware that we are the plan of God in the end times and not a victim of the end times. This awareness protects us from falling into the temptation of developing the idea of escape, of staking our security only on the Second Coming of Christ.
 
As long as we live on earth, it should be our task to go forward in the power of the Gospel manifested in signs and wonders (cf. Mark 1:22 i.c.w. Hebrews 2:4).
 
Mark 1:22:
22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.
 
Hebrews 2:4:
4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
 
The end times are not something that happens to us, but rather we are ‘something’ that happens to the end times! It is our moving forward in faith, our daily focus on building the Kingdom and surrendering under the glorious guidance of God’s Spirit that makes everything work out for the best for us by loving God and doing His will.
 
Amen and Amen.
 
In His Wisdom,
 
Daniel Glimm