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Surviving the Future
The time has come for believers to network and make plans on how they can survive what lies ahead. Net work with as many like minded people as you know and make agreements to bind your destinies. In other words if you are struck with a situation where you need help and have no home because of some catastrophic event that you have someone who you know is willing to share what they have. Like wise if someone in your network is needing to have shelter or some other type of help they can depend on you. I expect the Trumpet Judgments to begin near the end of June 2007. So now is the time to prepare.
This is what to expect.
Revelation Chapter 8:
1. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
This is the silence in heaven which will end on June 24, 2007. This clears the way for the Trumpet Judgments to begin. I am not positive if they will begin immediately.
2. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4. And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
I think that our prayers will become very powerful and much more instantious. I expect all believers will be under extreme pressure. The purpose of pressure is to bring you closer to God.
5. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
The voices from heaven and thunderings, and lightnings, are from heaven and I believe this is the same that signals the appearance of the Lord at the end of the 7th trumpet. The Last Trump.
6. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
This is 1/3 of all the grass and all the green trees on the Face of the earth. I believe believers will still be protected who live in these areas. It may be that the Lord will want you to provide a safe haven for people who no longer have a place to live or it may be the other way around and you may need someone to give you a place to live.
8. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
This may be because of civil wars or war among the nations breaking out.
9. And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
I believe this is because of atomic bomb warfare on 1/3 of the oceans.
10. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11. And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Clean drinking water will be destroyed on 1/3 of the earth. I have read Wormwood in the Russian Language is pernounced Chernoble Remember the Chernoble Atomic burn down in Kiev, Russia.
12. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
At this point the safest place to live is under ground. This sounds to me like this could be a wave of devastating solar flairs hitting 1/3 of the earth.
13. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
The time to prepare is now. Most of us have been hearing this for years and we are hardened to this message, but we must wake up.
Revelation Chapter 9:
1. And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2, And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
This will be like living in hell for five months to all non believers on the earth.
The first Woe
Two thirds of the earth is protected.
4. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment [was] as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7. And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as the faces of men.
8. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions.
9. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five months.
11, And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon.
12. One woe is past; [and], behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
The second Woe begins.
Preparation for the Ezekiel chapter 38 War
13. And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14. Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
15. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
16. And the number of the army of the horsemen [were] two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
17. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses [were] as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
One Third of all the men upon the earth are killed
18, By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
19. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails [were] like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
20. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21. Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Revelation Chapter 10:
Time ends and we enter into eternity
1. And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2. And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and [his] left [foot] on the earth,
3. And cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5. And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6. And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
7. But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
8. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take [it], and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Revelation Chapter 11:
After tthe 6th Trumpet judgment we will see the appearance of the two witness’s Moses and Elijah for 3 1/2 years
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1. And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty [and] two months.
3. And I will give [power] unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8. And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
11. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
13. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14. The second woe is past; [and], behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
The 3rd Woe
The Kingdom of God on earth begins
15. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17. Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
19. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
We must wake up from our sleep. This is the time to turn to the Lord. Come forth in power under the anointing. The Lord has made His spirit available to you, under the power and authority of His anointed Branch. The spirit will be upon you as the Lord's manchild, the Branch first must abide in the vine in perfect unity, all of one mind and accord.
Stand up sons and daughters of God for He is calling you for a special purpose. He will empower you with His spirit to stand as that perfect man before the nations and proclaim the Word of the Lord unto them.
The Lord wants to place His anointing upon you. This anointing will break all bonds, and break every yoke that has held you down. Every hindrance of every kind will be removed, the mountains will become plains under the power of your anointing.
The Lord is speaking, and you must listen. He wants His people to step forth in His power and authority. Did He not say that you would be the head and not the tail? The Lord is asking you to step forth, and He will place Himself under your command to fulfill everything that He has spoken.
But this takes faith and trust in His Word, to stand unto the end on His Word regardless of circumstances and how it may look. He will provide a way where there is no way.
The Lord is going to do mighty things through His people, even though they don't believe or accept it at this time.
The Kingdom of God is before you. We are to bring it forth in the name of Jesus. He has placed the kingdom upon our shoulders; His people to bring it forth in His name, in the name of Jesus Christ. This is not to be done by the natural power of man, but by the power of the spirit of the Lord. Faith and obedience will lead to total submission to His authority and power, that He then is able to channel through us.
He will lead us all upon the path that He has chosen for us; He has a narrow path for each one individually to walk upon. He is able to keep you, and if you have the will, He will; And no one will be able to keep you from the path He has chosen for you. Trust the Lord to make you pillars that can be counted upon. None of you will go in your own strength. All who wait patiently upon the Lord will be made strong in the house that the Lord builds. A way will be opened, and you will know when to step out.
Keep your eyes upon our savior, your Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Look to no one else, don't look back, only look to the future. Don't even look to your own understanding. Put your faith and trust in the Lord and every mountain will be made into a plain.
The Lord is trusting you and I, His people, to do a mighty work. We can and will trust Him. This will be like a trust fund arrangement that will bring all things that anyone needs. Everyone will find what the Lord has placed for them. The position the Lord has chosen for each one will fit no one else, and each plan the Lord has for each one will be carried out by the mighty hand of God.
The wisdom of the Lord and boldness is for the taking, and will be given to each one. Guidance through the power, His spirit will keep everyone in perfect step.
The Lord has ordained you, and has chosen you all for a special work of His doing. All those that are lowly and meek will be brought to a place where the Lord can speak and lead them through a prophet. Everyone will enter into a covenant to do only the Lord's will. The fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit will be upon those the Lord has chosen, and we will all walk together, talk together, and uphold one another.
God's people are called from the lowly, but he will exalt them, and they will not be ashamed. His people are the servants of mankind who will be lifted up. But the proud and uplifted hand will be drawn back.
The Lord's people are blessed as He has counted each one of us worthy that places Himself in the realm of trust, faith, hope, and charity. Each one is to follow the leading of their heart and not their mind. Anyone who leans on the Lord for understanding will be shown the way.
Many will be touched and follow after the Lord's overcomers, but others will want to slay those chosen of the Lord. The Lord will protect them, and give them power over their enemy by the blood of Christ and having no fear of death. They will be honored by the Lord, and will give honor back to the Lord. Each one will know that it is the Lord's conquest.
All direction will be given by the Lord with explicit instructions that will never vary from His written words in the Holy Bible. The scriptures are to be checked regarding all things spoken through a prophet. Even through a prophet the Lord will never vary from his written Word. God's words are pure and they shall be adhered to.
The battle is not really ours, but the Lord's. All the Lord needs are His people to be as empty vessels that He can move around at His will. If we totally submit and honor the Lord, not even a thought will come contrary to the thoughts of the Lord. The Lord will hedge each one in, and plant them solidly in the spirit with His grace. The Lord's hand is upon each one, and all His power over the earth will direct Him.
Directions for the job the Lord is sending each one will be given one day at a time. Every morning we are to arise, praise the Lord, Glorify His name and see the works of the Lord. There will be no mistakes, for He, the Lord, will do it.
All that the Lord uses have to be in strict obedience, or correction will come. The Lord dwells among His people, and will guide them. But not listening to the Lord will cause a heavy heart to ascend upon His people. All that the Lord uses have to be in strict obedience or correction will come. All that love God's Word will understand and know what He says and know what He means.
Following the Lord is a fine line that many cannot adhere to. If God's people hear His voice, He will lead them. But a rebellious spirit is worse than witchcraft.
All things are created by God, and are for the benefit of the Lord's people. They will praise Him, and thank Him for the things He has laid before them.
The path God has chosen for each person is laid out clearly. It may be rough at times and some may come against us, but don't be discouraged. Your faith will make you the overcomer. We will be the overcomers, and all that follow after the overcomers of the Lord will be rewarded.
The Lord has many things ahead for each one; not only this, but many things He has told you in His time. But remember the Lord's time may not be your time, and your time is not His time. All things will be stopped if they come against God's time. The Lord will do even more through you, but the present well has to be filled first. When the job is done, look for another duty the Lord has for you.
Each person has a job the Lord has chosen for them, but they must not step out on their own. This will bring confusion. The path will be cleared for each one by waiting and listening. To clear the path, God will deal with each person and each situation in His own way. And all obstacles will be removed.
Keep your heart and mind focused upon the Lord, and you will do well and stay upon the correct path. Think things through, trusting the Lord to show you the correct way.
Each one is to walk day by day and walk in peace. Even the words you speak will be prepared by the Lord. The Lord has sent you, and your enemies will bow before you. They will not come against you as they think, but will recede and draw back.
No one is to retrace their steps. That is past, and you have already covered this ground once. Don't consider the thoughts and plans of others, but rely only upon your heart. Let no one say to you that God has told them to tell you. The Lord himself will speak to you. Be obedient to the Lord's Word. Don't get confused about His Word. God's Word is a living Word. The same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Check everything with the Bible. Then only believe and receive the word of faith.
Let nothing catch anyone unaware. Listen and all things will be revealed by the Lord. Do not look at things as they appear to be, but look at each person and each situation through the spiritual eyes of that still small voice. The hearing and seeing of your heart.
Each person coming to you will be accountable to the Lord for every word that he speaks. In times of trouble many come with emotional words of their own imaginations. When this happens stay on an even keel, still walking and talking to the Lord in faith. Do not go or commit to anything without full understanding.
Don't let anyone control you in any way. You are on a path provided by the Lord. Don't humble yourself to anyone's self desire. For you are a child of the King. If any problem arises, be not afraid, the waters will part for you. The Lord has His angels that control everything about you.
Whenever you feel troubled, think upon the Lord, think upon the Lord, and the answers will come. Through the spirit of the Lord, you will receive strength, power and light.
All things that the Lord speaks to any of his people will be according to the recorded Word of God in the Bible. Sift every thought with the Word of God to discern what He has spoken.
All things spoken in the name of the Lord shall be adhered to. The fruit of the vine crushed under His feet, and His robe covered with blood is Vengence that can come upon the people.
Many who have accepted the Lord have not fully trusted upon His name. Trust no one, for they may appear righteous, and still be deceiving. The devil has power over those that will be deceived, but he has no power to deceive God's people. The Lord will stand against him.
The Holy Spirit is our guide, our director. The Lord is always with us in spirit. You will receive instructions, and His will shall be carried out. He wants people to give their wills and desires over to Him so that He may rule through them, and use their bodies to do His will on earth.
The Lord said, Did not my father work in the old testament? Did I not work in the new testament, and does not the Holy Spirit now work upon the earth?
Be strong, listen to no man, but only unto the Lord, and prove everything by His Word. The Word was spirit preached, spirit written, and the books are closed.
Be assured, all that follow after the Lord in His perfect will by totally submitting their own wills, will always be led upon the right path. At times this path is not easy, but always know that there is a reason and the Lord will see you through all trials. The valleys are deep and treacherous, but the Lord made a way. Those that walk with the Lord shall be preserved, and nothing shall harm them. Walk in faith, for through the Lord endurance will be given to His people.
Lift your voice in praise to the Lord for the victory that is to be won. Put on the whole armour of God, and let the weak say, He is strong. A battle must be fought before a victory, and we are in a battle for the Lord's kingdom.
The battle will be fought by the saints of God, and they will prevail. Let the weak be overtaken through the strength of the Lord, and put the enemy down. It is the Lord's power and strength. The gift of God is that all things shall be accomplished. Even if some arms have to be lifted up as Moses's were lifted up. Lift them up, and hold your hand high. The strength is not of you, but it is of the Lord.
If the Lord sends you, then you shall go, and if the Lord says, stop, you will stop. Directions will be given to you and you only. It is the Lord that directs your path, and not those about you.
Be cautious and watch and pray always. Many thoughts can enter the human mind that are not of the Lord, and because of this many people can be misguided. The heart belongs to the Lord, not the mind, the mind can trick many people. When you speak, listen to the things that testify of the heart, by the spirit of grace. This is a mystery that the Lord has given his people, that they should understand and cast out thoughts that are not of Him..
The scriptures will not be changed, so listen to every word. The words will be imbedded in the Lord's people. For He is the resurrection and the life, and they will live by this Word. The fullness of time is now, and the Lord's people will be filled, and know the Lord Jesus is the God of heaven and earth.
The Lord does not promise His people an easy walk. Did they not condemn Him as he walked upon this earth? Shall you also not be condemned? Did they not speak of Him as a winebibber and a glutton? And shall they not you also? The servant is not above his master.
All the sons of God shall listen to the spirit that gives utterance. The utterance speaks to the Lord, and He said He would answer. It shall not be tampered with, and neither shall it be cast out of His churches.
The letter of the law shall not prevail. His children have the law written within, and they will obey. He will not cushion His people. They shall hear Him face to face, and will know that the words spoken will have power, and are of the Spirit of the Lord.
It is an easy thing to walk with the Lord when you have walked in obedience. But disobedience shall be corrected with a rod of iron. If they walk with the Lord, He will answer with love, mercy, and kindness. If they abide in the vine, and He abides in the branches, they can bear fruit.
They will pluck, and they will eat in plenty and multiply. As the tree shoots forth fruit, is not this seed replanted, and does not another tree grow? He said this is the sowing of the Word, He has given you a picture.
You all will counsel many through words that the Lord speaks through you. Have no confidence in fleshly understanding. It is what is revealed in your heart that gives life. It is only through the Lord that they will be satisfied.
No one will lead God's people that He has not placed there. Many shall be brought in.
They shall all hear and they shall all know. The Lord provokes no one to anger. His people shall be meek, and through love shall touch many.
What the Lord puts before you will unfold from day to day, and you shall see the blessings of the Lord.
You are a child of God regardless of what you may call yourself Moslem, Hindu, Christian, Jew, New Age, or something else.
The International Branch of the Lion of Judah is a name that includes all who believe. What I am revealing is for everyone and is spoken in the understanding that I have and is a “Statement of My Present Understanding”.
Don’t let this be taken in any way that will divide or put any barriers between us. Now is the time we must come together to defeat the forces of evil. We are all fighting forces of evil, the power behind Globalization and the NWO.
As the Lord began leading me on this mission, He said, I am bringing forth my people from around the world to fulfill the greatest prophecy in the Bible, but no one understands it.
At this point I set aside everything I had been traditionally taught and thought I knew, and said, Teach me Lord.
The Lord continues to teach me and there is very much being revealed that I don't fully understand yet. This as though I am given puzzle pieces and they have to be put in the proper positions of time and space of our future.
So I will state my present understanding, reserving the right to adjust my understanding to further truths of scripture yet to be revealed.
Getting started right is very important in any journey.
Because of may generations of misunderstanding we need to be sure exactly what each word of a particular hard to understand verse means.
The Bible gives prophetic understanding of God's plan for this generation.
The Lord is now bringing together a people from all nations of the world who are chosen by him to be over-comers. People who will listen and hear the voice of the Lord and then be obedient, even unto death to do whatsoever the Lord has called them to do.
The Bible speaks of these special people as the stone cut out of the mountain without hands in Daniel 2:44,45.
The Bible speaks of these anointed people as his man-child in Isaiah chapter 66, as well as Revelation Chapter 12.
The Lord speaks of these special people as being his Branch in Isaiah 11;1-5. This includes the “Man on the White Horse” of Revelation Chapter 6:1,2, Going not by mite nor power but by the spirit of the Lord, and includes the 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel, spoken of in Revelation chapter seven.
Because of many generations of misunderstanding the Branch described in Isaiah the eleventh chapter in the first five verses. We need to be sure exactly what each word of the first verse means and how each word relates to the rest of the verse.
In the past because of the power, the authority, the wisdom, the righteousness and the integrity of this righteous Branch it was nearly impossible to believe or even consider the Branch to anyone other than the Christ himself.
It is true no life other than the life of Christ can come forth as the righteous Branch, However it is the life of the vine manifesting himself through the Branches. (Isaiah 11:1)
1. And there shall come forth a ROD out of the STEM OF JESSE and a BRANCH shall grow out of HIS ROOTS.
To find the correct meaning of how each word relates to the other it will be easier if we actually read the verse from the end to the beginning.
Going backwards we see the ROOTS belong to HIS, and HIS refers to the ROOTS. The ROOTS belong to the BRANCH, and the Branch refers to the ROD that came out of the STEM OF JESSE.
David is the Stem of Jesse; The Rod here refers to Jesus Christ. The Branch that refers to the Rod is referring to the followers of Jesus Christ.
So we must be clear that the Branch represents the followers of Christ, regardless of how powerful and glorious the description. But the power and the authority is not from the Branch.
The authority is Jesus Christ the Rod who holds all power and authority and is able to give this power and authority to anyone he desires to give it to. He chooses to give all his power and authority to his people or his body pf believers, so that he may rule through his body, the Branch. He is the Vine we are the Branches.
We must wake up from our sleep. This is the time to turn to the Lord. Come forth in power under the anointing. The Lord has made His spirit available to you, under the power and authority of His anointed Branch. The spirit will be upon you as the Lord's manchild, the Branch first must abide in the vine in perfect unity, all of one mind and accord.
When we totally submit to the power and the authority of Jesus Christ we are saying a "Divine Yes" to be used by Him. By giving total submission we will receive total power and authority in the name of Jesus. Through God's divine plan of submission and prayer He is actually inviting us as redeemed men and women of God into a joint venture with Him. We are being asked to become a part of fulfilling a plan of God that was made even before creation.
All the responsibility of implementing and fulfilling God's decisions is the responsibility of his servants here on earth. The power, the responsibility, and authority for enforcement will rest upon the followers of Christ, His anointed BRANCH both corporately and individually.
We can't do this by our own power or might, but only through the Spirit of the Lord working in and through us. You might say that the key to opening the doors into the millenial kingdom is to understand how to let Jesus Christ open the door of the kingdom through us by our total submission.
Jesus was giving us this full power and authority, although we have not yet been able to accept it, when He said, "As the father has sent me, even so, I send you".
We, as his Branch, will be commissioned to reclaim, to judge, and govern the kingdom with the full integrity of God Himself acting through us in the power of the 7 spirits of the Lord, described in Isaiah 11: 1-5.
If we of this generation refuse to pray and submit to where we can be used, God will not bring this forth in this generation. He will never go beyond the will of His people on earth to act. This does not mean the plan changes. His plan was made before the creation of the world, and His plan will never change. If we fail to act, the plan will merely be held up for a new generation. We don't want to make the mistake of the generation coming out of Egypt and roam in the wilderness of confusion for another 40 years.
When God cannot find anyone on earth suitable through total submission and willingness to act on His behalf, His program fails for a time. He awaits until mankind gets back in proper alignment with Him to be used by Him to accomplish His perfect will. The blue prints of God's plan on earth were drawn by Him at the beginning of time, and His plan will never change.
At the point He finds a person so willing that He has truly died to self, when it is no longer he, but Christ that lives in him to do His purposes, all the power of the universe will be available to him. The power will be in his spoken word in the name of Jesus to do great exploits in the will and name of Jesus Christ.
The world has not yet seen what the Lord will do through his totally submissive body.
We are at the dawning of the Kingdom of God. The knowledge and understanding has come as the word of the Lord is being revealed. Now is the time to rise up and be a part of bringing forth the Kingdom with glory.
Although it now appears that darkness covers the earth and even greater darkness the people. The Lord is now rising to take his position by shining his glory upon the people. This is for the world to see the Glory and love of the Lord shine in and through his people in changing the world.
When they see the light, all people of all faiths and beliefs will come to see the light. To see the light of the Lord and be apart of the brightness and glory of the Lord.
Just open your eyes and look around and watch. You will see all the people gather themselves together in a new awakening to the knowledge of the Lord. Look and you will see the people of every nation and background coming to the light and standard of the Lord.
Watch the different people of different beliefs flow together. Every heart is being turned in reverence and amazement.
The people living in Israel are amazed because of the abundance of all the people of the earth who are changing their hearts to seek the Lord. The people are giving up their idols of wealth they once cherished and worshipped. They are bringing the wealth to be used in building the Kingdom of the Lord.
All roads lead to Jerusalem from all the countries of the world. They bring their wealth of gold and silver and give it as a praise offering to the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. They are coming into the Holy City. The traffic of land sea and air is full of the traffic from all the shipments of wealth.
The wealth will be placed upon the altar to the Lord with joy and gladness of being a part of building the Temple of God.
The Jewish people will be amazed and in wonderment because of not fully understanding Why the people of other nations and nationalities are bringing all their wealth to be a part of building the Temple of God.
All the nations on every continent and island will follow as they see the nations of Europe and the United States bring their wealth.
People not known in Israel or Jerusalem will come to be a part of building and beautifying the city of Jerusalem. Even the rulers and powerful men will come seeking the mercy of the Lord as they work together.
The city of Jerusalem will become a 24 hour a day city as people come together from around the world in celebration of what is happening in Jerusalem.
Any rebellious leaders and nations will soon be eliminated as they will be quickly brought to ruins. Lebanon will again be an important part in building this temple as it was in building Solomon’s temple.
The nations that fought against Israel will bow before the Lord on bended knee and declare, Jerusalem is the city of the Lord, the Christ, the Holy one of Israel. Jerusalem will be everyone’s eternal city of excellency for many generations.
Jerusalem will be where everyone will come and visit and bring gifts to the Lord their savior and redeemer the mighty one of the house of Israel. They will not bring gifts of just iron and brass but will bring gifts of silver and gold knowing that the officers and administrators will give and distribute to those in need with righteous judgment and wisdom.
There will be no fear of violence or destruction in the Holy City and the air will flow with music and praise as people rededicate their lives and find salvation.
The Light of Jerusalem will shine both spiritually and physically as the Glory of the Lord is manifested. To God be the Glory.
The People will declare that their Lord is their righteousness and all will have become the branch of the Lord’s planting. The International Branch of the Lion of Judah, the work of the Lord’s hand that he might be glorified.
Now we will have a better understanding of the significance of what Jesus read in the 61st chapter of Isaiah and why he quit where he did.
Isaiah 61: The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of prison to them that are bound;
2. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
Jesus then quit reading.
Luke 4:20,21
20. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21. And he began to say unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Jesus fulfilled the scripture that He read. Notice that Jesus quit reading in the middle of a sentence. The reason Jesus stopped where He did was because the rest of Isaiah chapter 61 will be fulfilled by the body of Jesus Christ empowered with the spirit of Jesus Christ. The spirit of Christ and the keys to the kingdom.
Isaiah 61 continues by describing the mission of the Branch in bringing forth the Kingdom of God. This will not be done personally by our efforts. But will be done as we allow Christ to operate through us as empty vessels, fully submitted to the Lord.
Now we will read the rest of the sentence in Isaiah 61:2.
and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 . To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
4 . And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5 . And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6. But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7 . For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8 . For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 . And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10 . I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
11 . For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Isaiah 62
1. For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
2. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
The Lord is our righteousness and we are the International Branch of the Lion of Judah.
6. I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
7. And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
In the prophet Ezekiel's writings, the most was written about the rebuilding of the Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Eight chapters are written about rebuilding the Temple, and the re-development of the land of Israel. Why should there be so much written about the structure of this building? Let us see if we can find out some of the answers.
We will see connecting phrases and precepts to what we have previously discussed in discovering the four "living creatures". We will see connections to Zechariah's prophecies, a relationship to the anointed Branches, and even evidence of the return of Jesus Christ to the re-built Temple.
At the beginning of Ezekiel description of this vision, he describes how the Lord again took him in a vision to a high mountain. Ezekiel was in Babylon, in captivity with Judah, when he was taken in a vision to the land of Israel, and saw how the Temple would be built and wrote down the measurements for its construction.
Ezekiel 40:2,3
2. The visions of God brought me into the land of Israel and set me upon a very high mountain by which was a frame of a city on the south.
3. And he brought me thither, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was of brass with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Jerusalem is the city in the southern portion of the land of Israel.
The Temple Ezekiel saw was different than Soloman's Temple. Nothing is said about the altar of incense, nothing is said about the lampstands, and nothing is said about the Ark of the Covenant. We will see if there may be a reason for this:
Altar of Incense: Incense we saw as the prayers of the saints as the smoke and the incense asended up before God. Revelation 8: 3,4.
The Lampstand: held up the seven lamps that gave all their light to the two olive branches through the seven pipes. Zechariah 4:2
The Ark of the Covenant: held the tokens of promise:
1. The Ten Commandments.
2. The Manna.
3. Aaron's Rod that budded.
The point we should consider is that upon the return of Christ to this earth:
Is there a need for the Ark of the Covenant? Everything held in the Ark of the Covenant are tokens of God's promises. When Christ returns all of his promises will have been kept and fulfilled. The tokens of promise could be compared to a promisary note that has been paid. After it is paid the note is destroyed because it is no longer in effect.
1. The Ten Commandments were fulfilled on the cross, as Christ paid the price of our sins with His blood.
2. The Manna, the bread of life will be fulfilled when the word of the Lord goes forth from Jerusalem to the rest of the world on a daily basis, as the water covers the sea.
3. Aaron's Rod will be fulfilled by the Lord bringing forth His Branch in power and glory. The Rod will again have budded into new life as the Branch brings glory to the Lord.
Now let us take a close look at Ezekiel 43: 1-7.
1. Afterwards he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east.
2. And, behold, the glory of the Lord of Israel came from the way of the east; and his voice was like the noise of many waters and the earth shined with his glory.
Is this not a picture of Jesus Christ entering the Temple that will soon be built upon the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?
Is this the time of His 2nd Coming?
Is this when He came in the clouds with all His saints, and we were raised up to meet Him and were changed in the twinkling of an eye?
Based upon Revelation 11:15 Could this be the beginning of the 1000 year Millenial Kingdom?
15. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Could this be after the 7th trumpet judgement in the middle of the 7 year tribulation periood?
We will turn to Daniel to see if we can get some anwers.
Daniel 7:13,14.
13. I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven and came to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Now we have another mystery. Who is the ancient of days who hands over the Kingdom to Jesus? We will search to see who is refered to as the ancient of days.
Isaiah 51: 9
9. Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient of days, in the generations of old, art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon.
(The Lord brought the people out of Egypt, by Moses, who he empowered as his stretched out arm. Exodus 6:6.) The above verse referes to Moses as the stretched out arm of the Lord. This verse is saying, Wake up and put on faith, and work, as you did in the ancient of days, in the generation of Rahab, when she was by faith and works delivered from the destruction of Jericho. The wounding of the dragon refers to the wounding of satan through the plagues and Exodus out of Egypt. Hebrews 11:31, Deuteronomy 4:34.
When Daniel saw Christ coming into his Kingdom in Glory, he met the "ancient of days". Could Moses, as one of the two witnesses, fulfill this prophecy?
Ezekiel 43:3-7.
3. And it was according to the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city, and the visions were like the visions that I saw by the river Che'bar. And I fell upon my face.
4. And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
5. So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.
6. And I heard him (The Lord) speaking unto me out of the house and the man stood by me.
7. And he said unto me, son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, their whoredom, nor by caresses of the Kings in high places.
In these verses of Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, they show us a picture of the kingdom being given to the Lord, by Moses, the ancient of days. We see the glory of the Lord entering into the Temple in Jerusalem. We see the Lord in the Temple speaking to Ezekiel telling him that this is His Throne, and the place of the soles of His feet. Where the Lord will dwell in the midst of His people, Israel, forever.
This is the Temple to be built before the return of the Lord to earth.
This is not to be defiled by the anti-Christ at this time.
Yes, The scriptures are true and the Temple will be defiled by the anti-christ, but at the end of the 1,000 year Millenial Reign or our Lord Jesus Christ.
This will be the beginning of the 2nd part of Revelation the fulfillment of the Bowl Judgements.
The Milleinial Kingdom is between the two halves of the Tribulation Period of three and one half years. The second three and one half years is known as the Great Tribulation Period.
Could Ezekiel's visions give us in-site into this joint venture between heaven and earth that is taking shape as the church comes into unity as one body under the direction of the head, Jesus Christ? Is this a picture of what the Glorious Branch described in Isaiah 11:1-5 is to be?
What was God showing this generation through these visions of the living creatures coming forth from the whirlwind? Has He given us understanding in this generation to see what we can be under submission to the head, as we let Christ take His proper position over his body?
Why is the creature described in the 10th chapter of Ezekiel different than the creature Ezekiel describes in the first chapter of Ezekiel? Could Chapter 1, reveal what we have been and could Chapter 10 show what we will become?
Ezekiel 1:4-10
4. And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire in-folding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
5. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
Even though they had four faces, wings, wheels, etc. their form still resembled the body of a man. Four living creatures full of eyes represent a corporate body. Picture this as the corporate body of Christ from the time of Christ until today rather than a single individual.
6. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
We will see there are four distinct personalities represented, and the wings are reference to the heavenly or spiritual part of this creature.
7. And their feet were straight feet; and the soles of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass.
The feet are the feet of a calf, and a calf is a baby ox. Being a baby signifies submission to the mother, the mother's personality is shown by the face of the ox personality. Have you ever heard anyone say a certain person is as stubborn as an ox?
We will see that in scripture brass in many cases is a symbol of spirituality. Burnished brass is brass that must be continually polished for it to keep its shine, it loses its luster. The straightness of the feet represent a single direction, unwilling to change directions. The Ox personality is self glorifying and has set it mind to determining to never change what seems right in the eyes of this personality.
8. And they had the hands of a man under the wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
The wings represent the heavenly or spiritual, and the hands represent the earthly or the fleshly. The wings are for flying in the heavens and the hands are for working on earth. Together, we see a partnership or a joint venture between heaven and earth.
9. Their wings were joined one to another, together.
This is the determination and the single mindedness of the spiritual part of this creature to be obedient to the heavenly mission. We see the struggle between the mind and the spirit.
10. As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man and the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side they also had the face of an eagle.
The positions are important. Jesus sits at the right hand of the father, and in this case the lion and the man are both on the side of honor. However, the lion has the most honored position of being placed above the man. In Revelation 5:5, Jesus is referred to as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. In this vision the Lion represents the Lord Jesus Christ
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah held the highest position of honor of the four personalities represented by the four faces of the four living creatures.
The man is a symbol of the followers of Jesus Christ with a set mind on obedience to there faith, positioned with Christ at the right hand of the Father in heaven.
The right side of the living creature represents our position because of our faith and acceptance of the atonement of our sins through what Christ has done on the cross, and is given to us as a free gift. All believers in Jesus Christ regardless of denomination or what they may call themselves.
The left side represents the inner man, the soul where the battle takes place between the things of the spirit and the lusts of the flesh. This is the battle between wills, either the Lord's perfect will or our self will. We either worship and do the work of the Lord under his direction in total submission to the Lord as head, or we do the work of the Lord the way we think that the Lord may want us to do His work, in the righteousness of the flesh.
There are two personalities on the right and only one personality on the left. Notice that the eagle is neither on the right nor on the left. The eagle is out of position, as though he is waiting and watching for something to happen.
The ox is the symbol for self will or stubbornness of the flesh. All the other personalities of this living creature submit to the ox. The self will determined by the mind of the man that is trying to follow the Lord. The fleshly nature seeking God determines the direction of this living creature.
As Jesus approached John the Baptist who was preaching in the wilderness, John recognized Jesus because he saw the Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus in the form of a dove. The dove is the symbol of the gifts of the spirit, meekness, patience, long-suffering, etc. This was the Holy Spirit's position in relationship to Christ and His position of being the lamb sacrificed on the cross as atonement for our sins. The Dove or Holy Spirit is grace, love and integrity. This has been available to believers since Christ was crucified on the cross and is still available.
The eagle also represents the spirit of Christ in His position of Lord of Lords and King of Kings. The Eagle represents the power and authority of letting Jesus Christ be the head of His body. The eagle is the symbol of all the power and the authority of Christ that He wants to rule through on the earth. That power and that authority is not now being used upon the earth because of the ox's nature or self will of the church, Serving God in the strength of the flesh rather than letting Christ rule through his position as head of the church.
Ezekiel 1: 11-16
11. Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward two wings of every creature were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
Here we see the battle between the spirit and the flesh. The living creature is partly spiritual and partly fleshly, sometimes submitting to the spirit symbolized by the wing's position of trying to fly, and at other times the living creature gives in to the flesh. Because the spirit never forces himself upon the flesh the spirit submits to the will of the flesh and his wings are drawn from the heavenly spiritual position to covering the body, the earthly or fleshly position.
12. And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
The calf's feet submitting to the ox and go straight, and turn neither to the right from the self will of the ox nature, the flesh trying to do spiritual work. Although this spirit goes wherever the spirit leads, this is still the flesh, because this is the spirit of man rather than the spirit of God. The soul is being controlled by the flesh rather than the spirit.
13. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like the burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
This is a picture of the glory of God within the body of Christ the church. The lightning and the lamps are symbols of the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is alive and well within the church, and goes up and down the body. We see this when the spirit manifests itself within the body with His presence, in giving prophecies, healing, etc.
14. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
The spiritual effect of the church to the world is like a quick flash of lightning. The living creature is unable to maintain the glory and brightness in the world and returns to the body. The body is not standing in faith to the end of its mission, the spirit gives in to the flesh, and what starts out spiritual ends up trying to do spiritual things through the power of the flesh.
15. Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
Wheels are used to move an object by having four wheels at the four corners, with each wheel carrying an equal weight of the object. The living creature has only one wheel upon the earth. The body of Christ is accomplishing a work upon the earth, but only one fourth of the work available through proper alignment with the head. Compare this to using a wheel barrow to work with only only one wheel in front where the weight has to be held up with muscel power of the man holding the handles. The four wheeled wagon takes a lot less effort to move much more, by pulling only with out lifting.
16. The appearance of the wheels and the work was like unto the color of beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their work was as if it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
The wheel within the wheel is another picture of the inner wheel being the guidance of the outer wheel that is a symbol of the work accomplished. The Spirit of Jesus Christ, When the direction is given by the wheel within the wheel, the Holy Spirit, the proper work is accomplished. It is not by might, not by power, but by the spirit of the Lord.
The beryl is the color of the 8th level of the wall of the New Jerusalem that John saw as the bride ascending upon the earth. Beryl is the color of new beginnings.
We have seen a picture of the church the way it has been for 2000 years. As we continue, Ezekiel's visions will show us what we are about to become.
As we look at the living creatures, we discover there is a difference between the living creatures that Ezekiel describes in chapter #1 and the living creature Ezekiel describes in chapter #10.
Ezekiel's writings also give us insight to the time and sequence of events that I will also bring out as we study.
The conclusions that we will reach is by interpreting what is meant by certain symbols, and then putting precepts together and building upon these precepts. The following is the meaning and understanding, as I presently understand them, and is to be taken as a statement of my present understanding.
Symbols
1. Fire: Fire is a symbol of cleansing. Cleansing is achieved through judgment.
2. Cherubim: Cherubim is the plural of cherub. Cherubs are very special angels that surround the Holy of Holies and God's presence.
3. Wheels: The wheels full of eyes represent the work being done by the body of Christ represented by the living creatures.
4. Living Creature: The living creatures are symbols of the Body of Christ. I do not presently have an understanding why there are four living creatures. It may very well represent four different segments. One possibility may be that the Lord is reaching others beside Christians, drawn by the Holy Spirit.
5. Eyes: Eyes are a symbol of enlightenment and represents those workers within the body of Christ.
6. Cloud: The cloud represents a manifestation of the Spirit of God.
7. Glory of God: The glory of God is different than the spirit of God and is glorious, visually and in the conscience beyond description.
8. House: The house in these scriptures represents the temple of God that will be built upon the Temple square in Jerusalem.
As we move into Ezekiel chapter 9, we see a man dressed in linen. This man is instructed to seal all the people within Jerusalem who have a heart for God.
After the sealing, judgment falls upon men, women, and children.
It appears that the man dressed in linen who is instructed to scatter coals upon Jerusalem is one of the two witnesses, or one of the two olive Branches, Joshua or Zerub’babel. This judgment falls upon Jerusalem after the sealing of all those following the Lord.
Now we will examine the living creatures described in the 10th chapter of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 10:1-13
1. Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them a site with a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
The site of these events begins at the very throne of God.
2. And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city, And he went in, in my sight.
This judgment authority is to be given to a man of this generation symbolized by Joshua, one of the olive Branches. The coals are gathered from between the cherubims. From between the cherubims in the Holy of Holies of God's throne.
3. Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
The scene is now upon the earth at the re-built temple in Jerusalem.
4. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the house and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory.
5. And the sound of the cherubims wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
6. And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in and stood beside the wheels.
7. And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went out.
Here we see the fire of Judgment again the second time being handed to the man dressed in linen where he takes the authority, and stands beside the wheels that represent the people of God. The Lord is going to judge the nations with the power he gives to his body of believers described in Isaiah 11:1-5
8. And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.
NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE: In Ezekiel the first chapter we saw hands under the wings of the living creature. Now we see hands under the wings of God's most honored angels.
9. And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was as the color of a beryl stone.
The emphasis of four wheels one being by each cherub, seems to mean there were four cherubs and four wheels for each living creature.
Here we see the color beryl described as a beryl stone instead of as it was in chapter one as beryl only. This may signify that believers have become building stones of God's temple of believers.
