Tag: Glory

Commandments

Be Ye Thankful

Peter

Giving Thanks Glorifies God

We are commanded to be thankful always for all things that the Lord is working in our lives. The parable of ten lepers being cleansed, and only one returning to Christ to give thanks for our healing and salvation, is our fulfillment of prophecy as the chosen of God.  We honor God, the Father and the Son when we return and give thanks in all things.

Luk 17:12  And as Christ [He] entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 

Luk 17:13  And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 

Luk 17:14  And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

Luk 17:15  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 

Luk 17:16  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 

Luk 17:17  And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 

Luk 17:18  There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 

Luk 17:19  And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. 

As spiritual lepers, chief of sinners, we thank the Lord for His mercy that has opened our eyes to our sin and the Commandments that save us. We are always thankful for what the Lord gives us to eat and drink daily, both spiritually and physically. Our spiritual food and drink are the Commandments and the resulting grace, the wine of the Gospel, the cup of His blood that represents the trials and tribulations we endure to enter into the Kingdom of God.

The parable of the Last Supper and examples of giving thanks for our nourishment reveal the mystery to those who see. We are doing likewise in our day of the Lord. The Elect of God are One Body and partake of One Bread that is distributed to us all.

Luk 22:17  And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 

Luk 22:18  For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God [The Promise, the return of Christ to dwell in us] shall come. 

Luk 22:19  And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 

Luk 22:20  Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Those who hear the Gospel and are not thankful become the foolish virgins whose hearts are eventually darkened, as they fall away from the faith, having no oil in their lamps when the trials of faith come.

Rom 1:21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 

Rom 1:22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 

Those being healed of their sins and spiritual leprosy are the true Israel of God who have and continue to receive the mercy and many blessings of God. Our spiritual healing and salvation are not without cost or suffering, and they require us to endure many tribulations to finish the race. We are thankful for all the things the Lord works in our lives. Through all of it, the good, the bad, the up, the down, we are commanded to remain thankful and always give thanks to the Lord.

Psa 92:1  A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High

We have entered into the Sabbath rest that remains of the true Israel of God. We are at peace, having ceased from our carnal works and now standing solely on the Commandments of God. Whatsoever we do is in the name of the Commandments by which we give thanks to God and the Father.

Col 3:14  And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 

Col 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 

Col 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 

Col 3:17  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 

The Psalms are full of verses regarding giving of thanks. We give thanks to God by obeying His Commandments, which in spirit is singing praises to His Name.

Psa 18:49  Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

Psa 30:4  Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Psa 75:1   Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

Returning to the Lord as the one leper did is returning to the Commandments. Going to the Commandments is giving thanks to the Lord, and is our calling upon His Name, and thereby making known the Gospel among the people. The Lord multiplies and increases us when we witness faithfully for the Commandments.  We thank the Lord for giving us what we seek, the living waters of eternal life, which is to know Him and the Father.

1Ch 16:8  Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 

1Ch 16:9  Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 

1Ch 16:10  Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 

Time is short in our day of the Lord. We redeem the time wisely and walk not as fools. We know and trust the Lord in working all things for the greater good of our salvation and manifesting His precious promise in our lives. No matter the trial or situation we find ourselves in, we say, “Praise the Lord” and give Him thanks for His work in us.

Eph 5:19  Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 

Eph 5:20  Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 

Eph 5:21  Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 

Losing our life to save it is difficult for our weak flesh, hence the many admonishments and reminders to be ye thankful always. We honor God and bring glory to His Name when we obey the Commandment.

1Th 5:18  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 

We certainly give thanks for the physical food the Lord provides before we eat. Yet we remember the Scriptures are spiritual and speak of spiritual truths and ways. We are also to give thanks to our heavenly Father before we eat of the daily bread of life that He is giving us. The bread of life is the Living Christ, the Commandments that we eat with thanksgiving to our maker. We are being filled with the Living Christ, who is teaching us righteousness.

Joh 6:35  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 

Christ is the example we follow. Whenever bread was given out for nourishment, thanks were first given to God.

Mar 8:6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 

Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 

We do not fear men or what they can do to us. We fear the Lord, and we give Him thanks even at great costs to our standing in the carnal world. Daniel was faithful and would rather obey the Lord than avoid being thrown into the lion’s den.  We give thanks to the Lord and seek not to please men.

Dan 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 

Never forget to give thanks to God for one another and for the blessing we reap in being gathered with His little flock who share a like precious faith. We know how rare, rarer than the gold of Ophir, are the true saints of God being saved in this age whose hearts and minds are tuned to the Gospel. We give thanks and pray for one another.

Col 1:3  We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 

Col 1:4  Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 

Col 1:5  For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel; 

 

 

Letters

Created for Glory by the King of Glory

Peter

Glorifying God, Our Earth is Made Perfect

Thank you, Father, for creating us and for the many wonderful works being accomplished that manifest your glory. We praise your Holy Name and rejoice in these blessings you have bestowed upon your children.

We have been created and called to bring forth glory to God. This is the sole reason we exist and why the Lord bestows us the gifts and the many wonderful works that bring salvation.  Our salvation glorifies God.

Isa 43:7  Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. 

Eph 2:10  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works [obedience is the glory], which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 

The Father of whom are all things is called the Father of Glory, and the Lord by whom are all things is known as the King of Glory. Without the King, the power of the Holy Commandments ruling in our hearts, salvation is elusive, and so is the Father’s glory. But when the King of Glory comes, via His Promise, salvation comes, and the war with flesh is won.

Psa 24:8  Who is this King of glory?  The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 

Psa 24:9  Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 

Psa 24:10  Who is this King of glory?  The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.  Selah. 

John’s baptism prepares us for the King to come with glory as we embrace the Gospel and wait as commanded for the Promise. The preparation phase cannot be skipped, as being washed with water of the Word comes first. The Bride of Christ is those who receive the Promise, and they are prepared and then told to watch and to pray until the Lord comes.

Mar 13:32  But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 

Mar 13:33  Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

Glory Springs forth from Judgment by the Living Word

When the King comes, judgment has fallen upon our house. Judgment comes through the Living Word, that is, chastening and making all things new on our third day. The glory of Christ is established within us and manifests salvation in very short order. The King of Glory is revealed in His Holy Temple.

Eze 39:21  And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 

Eze 39:22  So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. 

When the Lord comes, His glory that is holiness dwells in the Promised Land and is seen on the earth, meaning in our actions and deeds.

Hab 2:14  For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Psa 19:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 

With Christ and the Father sitting in our heavens, God’s righteousness is declared, and God’s glory shines from the inside to the outside. God’s enemies, our sins, are burned up, and all behold God’s glory.

Psa 97:3  A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 

Psa 97:5  The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 

Psa 97:6  The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 

When the Lord comes, everything in our lives is being made straight. All men see it in due time, it comes to pass, and the glory of the Lord is revealed to all flesh.

Isa 40:4  Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 

Isa 40:5  And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 

Vessels Ordained and Prepared Unto Glory

Our first created vessel, the man Adam, is a vessel of dishonor and needs remaking, as the man of flesh cannot inherit the kingdom of God. The second vessel made, the new man from heaven, is made in the image of the Lord. This second vessel is created to bring honor and glory to God. It is by the remaking process that the power of God and the riches of His glory are made known to us who previously did not understand. It is all preordained for the chosen of God and is a gift to those on whom it is bestowed.

Rom 9:21  Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

Rom 9:22  What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Rom 9:23  And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

While we suffer many afflictions, they are light compared to the eternal weight of God’s glory. Therefore, we do not lose hope as this painful transition occurs. With the Living Christ in our temple, all our experiences become the grace of God, working to manifest God’s glory.

2Co 4:15  NKJV For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. 

2Co 4:16  Therefore we do not lose heart.  Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 

2Co 4:17  For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,  

When the faith of Christ comes, we are justified in God’s eyes. Given this gift of His faith, we begin to rest in the peace of Jesus Christ. We know we are mere clay in the Potter’s hands. All the years of bondage and sweating, doing our own work to save ourselves, are over. Being justified by the gift of His faith, we believe and wait on the Lord to finish the work, following the lead of His indwelling Spirit, rejoicing in the hope of Glory still to be revealed.

Rom 5:1  Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Rom 5:2  Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 

The error we all make before the Promise comes is thinking it is up to us and our power to stop sinning. It is not up to us, as God works in us to will and to way according to His good pleasure. The Lord does a quick work in establishing us and strengthening us in the faith, so we begin to be perfected as our Father, now sitting in our heaven, is already perfect. We are being remade into a true son of God, that is the Father’s glory.

Mat 5:48  Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 

Christ dies for us while we are yet sinners. Christ does not wait for us to clean ourselves up before He comes; He is the one who causes us to repent, and is the one who comes to clean us and to make us perfect. It is always I will say the Lord.

Eze 36:25  Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 

Eze 36:26  A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 

Isa 49:3  And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 

Our glorification is about His namesake and His glory, never our own.

Isa 48:11  For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted?  and I will not give my glory unto another. 

Eze 36:23  And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 

Both baptisms, John’s of the water and the latter of Christ by the Spirit, are the Lord’s Work. Every aspect of salvation is His work, even when our progress is hindered or nonexistent. Every step a man takes is ordered by the Lord working all things. Apart from Christ, we can do nothing. Every breath we take, every thought, every deed; there are no exclusions to what the Lord is not working. Our being, our existence, is in the Lord, and as a result, He is always near.

Act 17:28  For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 

When Christ comes, we are set free from the law of the accusing and excusing carnal mind and enter into the promised rest of Christ. The Spirit of the Living God, the King of Glory, is now doing the work of salvation. Christ’s coming to us has set us free by the perfect law of liberty, the law of Christ that is our measure of His faith. Now, we are led by the Holy Spirit, being born again of water and the Spirit. We see immediate changes wrought by God’s Spirit as we become His Glory. The purpose for our creation and election is now being accomplished right on time.

2Co 3:17  Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 

2Co 3:18  But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 

Glory Always is Seen in Power

Salvation has come to our house, and while we still have struggles, abiding in weak flesh, we overcome as we have access to the throne of grace of the Living God living in our hearts. The suffering is not over, as we suffer to cease from sin. With the love of God now in our hearts, the power of obedience works mightily. The Glory of the Father and the King of Glory is always seen with Power. It is not our power; it is the Divine Power of the Living Commandments, the Gospel that lives in us. In due time, more and more glory of the Lord is being manifested.

2Pe 1:3  According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

God’s Glory is seen in Power when the enemies of God, our sins, are dashed to pieces.

Exo 15:6  Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 

When the Promise rests upon us, God’s Power is working within the kingdom of God. Obeying Christ in a dark world, we are evil spoken of by those bound by their carnal mind, yet happy are we as the Spirit of Glory rests on us and we walk in obedience, glorifying God.

1Pe 4:14  If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 

The Resurrection of Christ Reveals the Glory  

We fail to grasp the power and measure of the Lord’s majesty and greatly underestimate His absolute sovereignty in working of all things for the counsel of His will. We grow in this understanding as we mature in the faith. All the miracles performed by Christ were to reveal the glory of God. These events, all done in parables, show that our rising from the spiritually dead, being healed of blindness, deafness, and dumbness, and the casting out of many demons [lies], are all done to reveal the glory of the Father. It ties back to what was said at the beginning of this letter: we have been created to bring forth glory to God. The work of Jesus Christ and now His Christ, the elect in this age, is to bring that glory forward in those chosen to receive the Gospel. Let’s look at a few miracles, starting with the healing of the man born blind.

Joh 9:2  And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 

Joh 9:3  Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 

Joh 9:4  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 

The work of the Father is to believe in Jesus Christ, whom the Father sent. It is the faith of Jesus Christ that reveals and declares the Father’s Glory. The ten lepers were cleansed, so the Glory of God would be declared, yet only one returned to do so.

Luk 17:17  And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?  but where are the nine? 

Luk 17:18  There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 

The Father’s Glory is revealed when we are given eyes to see, cleansed of our leprosy, and raised from spiritual death into newness of the Spirit.

Rom 6:4  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 

Rom 6:5  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 

Our baptism of Christ plants us into the death of Christ and then raises us in the Spirit. This is the mystery of salvation, the power of God, and the act that declares the Glory of God. It fulfills the purpose for our being created.

Isa 46:13  I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

Lastly, we have the resurrection of Lazarus, a parable showing that hearing the commandment to “arise and come forth” is the power of God raising us from the dead to reveal the glory of the Father in us.

Joh 11:3  Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 

Joh 11:4  When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God,  that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Jesus reminds Martha that He told her that if she believed, she should see God’s Glory. God’s Glory is revealed when Lazarus comes forth upon hearing the commandment. That is the Power of God through the commandments to raise men from the dead.

Joh 11:40  Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 

Joh 11:41  Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.  And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 

Joh 11:42  And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 

Joh 11:43  And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 

Joh 11:44  And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin.  Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 

When Christ says “Come forth” or “Come up hither”,  [Rev 11:12] we have received the Promise. We are commanded to rise from the spiritually dead and be loosed from the bondage of the law, which are the grave clothes that kept us abiding in spiritual death our whole lives. These mighty miracles and the raising of all men in their appointed time from the spiritually dead are to reveal the Glory of God. The glory of God had risen on Lazarus and does for us when we are called to come forth.

Isa 60:1  Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 

The Lord’s Glory is Seen in a Cloud

The Lord and His Power and Glory are always coming and seen in a cloud. This is spiritual speak for Christ appearing in those who have become His witnesses when the Promise is received.

Luk 21:27  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 

The Lord is no longer in flesh, as He now is Spirit and abides in the heavens of those redeemed from the earth. His coming is into the hearts and minds of His chosen Christ. This cloud of many witnesses is Jesus Christ, through whom the greater works are done right now in the lake of fire.

Heb 12:1  Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

This cloud, individually and collectively, is the angel of the Lord, the elect, the saviours in whom the Lord comes, who leads Israel out of the world, through the wilderness, and into the Promised Land. Christ, the cloud leads Israel on the way and stands behind them to fight against the Egyptians [lusts of our flesh, see Exo 14].

Exo 16:10  And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. 

In Ezekiel’s vision of the cherubim, the holy angels of the Lord appeared in a cloud, likened to the bow seen back in Noah’s days. The Glory of the Lord seen in them is the glory of the risen Christ who lives in them as they are children of the resurrection and now the angels of God.

Eze 1:28  As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about.  This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.  And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. 

The angels of the Lord are the children of the resurrection, as the parables of Matthew 22:30 and Luke 20:36 show. In turn, the angels become shepherds, ministers, and teachers, also called cherubim and seraphim. Glory is always in view when an angel is spoken about. It is not the angel’s glory, but the Lord’s glory dwelling in them. The symbolism of this means they are obeying the Lord, being Holy as their Father is Holy, and this is the manifestation of the Glory of the Father.

Eze 10:4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’S glory. 

The parable of the Ascension shows Christ appearing in two witnesses, the two angels who stood nearby and instructed the disciples on how Christ would return to them. Christ ascended into a cloud they could not see physically; it was out of their sight.

Act 1:9  And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 

Act 1:10  And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 

Act 1:11  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?  this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 

Christ returns the same way, coming in a way He is not recognized, being out of sight. Christ comes in His glory, which dwells inside the Holy Angels, who are the resurrected Christ in this world and have been since Pentecost.

Mat 25:31  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 

Angels of the Lord ascend and descend the ladder into heaven, communing with the Living Christ and bringing messages of good tidings, the Gospel, to those to whom they are sent. Their earth is lighted with the Glory of God.

Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with His glory. 

Great is the mystery of godliness now being revealed to the saints. The Living Christ is being received into glory in all those who share a like-minded faith of Jesus Christ.

The Throne of Glory

When the Promise comes, we sit in the throne room in our hearts with Christ and the Father. This is the hope of glory we tarry for in Jerusalem until it comes. Our appointed time comes to follow Christ and be born again of the Spirit [regenerated], becoming one with Christ and the Father. Then we sit in the throne of glory, constantly bathed in the power of the Living Word of Commandments.

Mat 19:28  And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 

Isaiah’s vision of the throne room confirms the theme of the resurrected Christ manifesting God’s glory. This event, a parable, confirms how the Baptism of Christ, the Promise, comes by way of God’s angels. Those with the Promise, the resurrected Christ in them, have an earth full of the Lord’s glory.

Isa 6:1  In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 

Isa 6:2  Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 

Isa 6:3  And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 

Seraphim is another term for angel, such as a cherubim, and even children of the resurrection. It is those who have received the Promise of the Lord who, in turn, are used to give it to others. The same Hebrew word for Seraphim [H8314] is used when Moses made a serpent [seraphim] and set it on a pole to stay the plague of serpents. Seraphim is spiritual speak for the resurrected Christ in us becoming a living sacrifice for the Lord. When we look to the resurrected Christ, the living commandments in us, we live, and the plague of the many serpents [carnal mind] is stopped [See Numbers 21].

A seraphim in the throne room comes to Isaiah and spreads the fire from the altar, which is the Living Gospel of Commandments that brings the baptism of Christ to those brought into the throne room. Those living commandments of fire purge our sins and bring salvation to every man.

Isa 6:6  Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 

Isa 6:7  And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 

The change happens in an instant, in a twinkling of an eye. Those given these coals of living fire have received the Gospel. The Gospel has now been put on their lips, and they are then sent to preach it and spread it some more.

Isa 6:8  Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?  Then said I, Here am I; send me. 

Receiving a Crown of Glory

Receiving the mind of Christ is the crown we are given. Having the same mind as Christ has us thinking and doing the Holy Commandments with all of our heart, mind, and soul. This is the first commandment on which everything else is based. When the Promise comes, the chief Shepherd has appeared, and we receive His crown of glory that fades not away.

1Pe 5:4  And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 

At the end of the race, we are given to run in these clay vessels, then we receive the fullness of the crown. Paul wrote about finishing his course and getting the crown because he had kept his faith. All who love Christ appearing in them are set to receive the same crown.

2Ti 4:7  I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 

2Ti 4:8  Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 

We are faithful to death, crucifying the lust of the flesh, before the crown of life comes. This is how we are completely saved from our sins and made perfect. We run the race to obtain the prize of the incorruptible mind of Christ.

Rev 2:10  Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 

The will of God, not man’s will, determines to whom and the timing of when Christ in us, the hope of glory, comes. Those ordained to receive the Father’s glory in this age are predestinated before the world was formed. It is all the work of God and none of our own. Yet our justification and subsequent glorification with the King’s of Glory is guaranteed. It is Promised.

Rom 8:29  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 

Rom 8:30  Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 

We have much to be thankful for and to look forward as the Lord finishes the good work He started. God’s glory IS BEING revealed in us; that is the reason for our existence and our creation.

1Pe 5:10  But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 

1Pe 5:11  To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.  Amen.

We pray that all the brethren receive this blessing of the Lord and encourage everyone to continue to be prepared and to watch.

Letters

The Glory of the Lord Fills the House

Peter

Maturing in the Hope of Glory

God our Father is the Father of Glory by whom are all things.  When the time comes, the Lord comes as a quickening Spirit, and we are being glorified in the Father’s name.

Eph 1:17  That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

The Promise gives us Wisdom, who is Christ, and Revelation, also called Understanding, who is the Father.  The Spirit of the Living God enters our house and fills it with God’s glory.  In the Lord’s Prayer, which we are commanded to pray daily, we ask for the Promise to come and bring the power and glory that is our obedience and the resulting Holiness.

Mat 6:13  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever

Glory is the aftereffect or result of the power of the Living Word coming and giving one the ability to overcome their sin.  It is overcoming sin that makes us holy, and Holiness is the glory of God.

1Pe 1:15  But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 

1Pe 1:16  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 

We are being made to adorn the glory of the Lord, which is holiness.  Everything about the commandments concerns our holiness.  That is the essence of God and who we become in due time as we are made into His sons. We are following the example of the Lord receiving glory and honor from the Father.

2Pe 1:17  For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

2Pe 1:18  And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 

Holiness and obedience, which is love, go hand in glove.  The love of God, our obedience, comes from the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us once the Promise comes.  Being holy is being perfect, the essence of the Father of Glory, who lives in our heaven now.

Mat 5:48  Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 

We are made into sons of glory when the captain of our salvation, the Living Spirit of Christ, perfects us through the many sufferings we are appointed.

Heb 2:10  For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 

We are learning obedience by the Spirit, who has brought judgment and righteousness into the house of God.  We follow the Lord and are crucified with Him to be perfected and become holy angels that shine the glory of the Father, being the sons of God.

Heb 5:8  Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 

Heb 5:9  And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 

Those perfected in this age are the holy angels, the children of the resurrection who come with Christ to judge the nations in the lake of fire.

Mat 25:31  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 

Christ chooses us to be His church and brings power and glory.  All those in the church of the Lord are being worked on.  Whether it is John’s baptism or Christ’s baptism, the commandments perform the work of sanctifying and cleansing.  By the commandments of the Gospel, we are established as a people without blemish, reflecting His glory.

Eph 5:26  That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 

Eph 5:27  That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 

Our calling and election come with an exceedingly high standard of expected behaviour.  The honour given is incomparable with anything offered in this world.  We are the elect of God and have been given many spiritual blessings.  The Israel of God is to be holy and abiding in love, always obeying His commandments.  Anything else is not love, and is not Holiness.

Eph 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 

Eph 1:4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 

Jesus Christ, the firstborn of all creation, pure and without blame, is the epitome of Holiness and is the brightness of the Father’s glory.  Jesus Christ, the Living Word, the Son, is Holy and is the glory of God.  The glory comes to live in us.

Heb 1:1  God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 

Heb 1:2  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 

Heb 1:3  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 

The Gospel, which is Christ, is glorious because the Holy Commandments, which are Spirit, are the image of God.  We show others the knowledge of God’s glory when we share and live the Gospel with brethren.

2Co 4:4  In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 

2Co 4:5  For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. 

2Co 4:6  For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

The Gospel is the light of God and the knowledge of the glory of God that is the image of Jesus Christ, who is the image of the Father.  When the brightness of the living commandments comes to us, all things are being made new, and we begin to manifest Holiness, which is the glory of God.  This spiritual light manifests outwardly and is seen by all given spiritual eyes.

Joh 1:14  And the Word [Christ in you] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

When we receive Christ, the Promise, we are now Christ in the world, and as He was the light unto the world, so are we.  Shining the light of God glorifies the Father who sits in our heavens with Christ [Joh 14:20].

Mat 5:16  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

The Old Testament shadows the true things of Christ.  Yet even the shadow of the living Christ, the commandments were glorious.  When Moses went to speak with the Lord and came out with commandments to give them, his face shone brightly, being full of the Lord’s glory.  Moses had to wear a veil.

2Co 3:7  But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: 

The glory of the Spirit of the Living God far exceeds the glory of the letter of the law, which is the glory we have with the baptism of John.  The coming of the Living Christ by the Promise is the hope of glory coming, which exceeds the glory we once had in the letter before the Spirit comes.

2Co 3:8  How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 

2Co 3:9  For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 

2Co 3:10  For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 

2Co 3:11  For if that which is done away was glorious, how much more that which remaineth is glorious. 

Losing Our Life Brings His Glory

When the Spirit comes, we are no longer under the law of the carnal mind.  The school master, the shadow of the truth, is gone.  Our lives no longer belong to us; we have been redeemed and belong to the Lord.  We have been made a living sacrifice the moment the Promise comes.  We lay down our lives as the Lord did His.  Laying down our lives is when the Father honors us, and we receive His glory as He glorifies us in His temple.  Christ often speaks of His death and our death on the cross as it precedes the coming of great glory.

Joh 12:26  If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 

Joh 12:27  Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say?  Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 

Joh 12:28  Father, glorify thy name.  Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again [Through the coming to us]

We hear the voice of God, either from heaven or from an angel of the Lord who has gone before us.  Judgment is come; it begins in earnest when the Gospel is preached, and the Promise received.  When the time is at hand to be glorified by the Father, there is only a short time left for Satan.  The Lord faithfully reveals what we need to know in His perfect timing.  The devil, the world’s prince, is soon to be cast out of our heavens.  The Spirit of the Living God is not sharing His throne with the prince of this world.

Joh 12:31  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 

Joh 12:32  And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

Like Christ, we draw all men to ourselves in due time.  There are very few in this age, but all people come to the Lord and His Christ in the next age.  When we finish the race we were given to run in these physical bodies, we have completed the work the Lord gave us to do.  When we depart these clay vessels, having endured to the end, we are given the same glorified spiritual body as the Father and Christ.

Jhn 17:4  I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

Jhn 17:5  And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

God lays great honour and majesty upon us as we are His true sons.  We are the apple of His eye and have become His glory.

Psa 21:5  His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

The resurrected Christ returns to us in the appointed time, ascending into our heaven as the Promised Comforter.  The Spirit of Christ dwelling inside us now gives us the same glory the Father gave the Son, and we are forever with the Lord, beholding His glory.  The Spirit of Christ performs it.

Jhn 17:22  And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

Jhn 17:23  I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Jhn 17:24  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

With the indwelling Promise, we are taught of God by the chastening grace that brings forth righteousness.  The glory of God and our Saviour is revealed increasingly as we mature.

Tit 2:12  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 

Tit 2:13  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 

We never stop learning and growing and being strengthened as Christ increases in us daily by the working of the glorious power of the indwelling living commandments.

Col 1:10  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 

Col 1:11  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 

Progressions of Glory:

There is a progression in receiving glory, just as there is in overcoming sin and becoming holy in all our behaviour.  We see this progression in the shadows of the construction of the tabernacles and physical temples in Israel, which are lessons written for our admonition.  God’s true temple [which we are] is not built by the hands of men [Acts 7:49] but by the power of the living and indwelling commandments.

Isa 66:1  Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me?  and where is the place of my rest? 

Each step toward maturity glorifies the Father, yet there are different levels of glory dependent upon which Baptism [John or Christ] we have completed, our role in the church, and where we stand on the road to maturity in our baptism.

1Co 15:40  There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 

1Co 15:41  There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 

The Lord gives everyone their measure of faith, and we are His workmanship, so some bear more fruit and thus more glory than others, but it is all of the Lord.

Mar 4:20  And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. 

The fullness of glory only comes when the Lord’s work is finished, and we are given our new spiritual bodies after finishing the earthly race.  Being raised with Christ, our earnest deposit is glorious, but the fullness is yet to come.

1Co 15:43  It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 

1Co 15:44  It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.  There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 

We groan and travail in this weak flesh, hoping for the complete deliverance and glory to be revealed.

Php 3:21  Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. 

Progressions of the Building of Tabernacles and Temples

The Promise of Jesus Christ comes when the temple or tabernacle of God is dedicated to the Lord.  Symbolically, this is the day the Ark of the living commandments is brought into us, who are now the temple of God.  The progression of salvation takes time, with both John’s Baptism and Christ’s Baptism [the Promise].  The glory of God and our obedience come little by little.  We see this witnessed multiple times in the stories of Israel’s sojourning and ultimately abiding in the Promised Land.

Deu 7:22  And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee

Our obedience, that is the glory of God for which we are created, appears little by little, and we are given the fullness when our race is finished.

The first tabernacle erected by Moses in the wilderness reveals its initial filling with God’s glory.  These stories are parables, and we are this tabernacle as we receive our Baptism of John and later the physical temples built in Israel.  The common theme of the glory coming, is that it always follows the bringing in of the commandments, the Ark, into the temple.

Exo 40:21  And he brought the Ark [the commandments] into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the Ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses. 

Exo 40:34  Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 

Where the commandments of the Lord reside is where the Lord is, because He is the Holy Commandments of the Father.  The glory of the Lord always manifests in the presence of the commandments.  Eventually, Israel entered the Promised Land, and Solomon was led to construct a permanent physical temple.  Here again, we see the commandments, the Ark brought into the temple of God as a parable to them coming into our temple.  The Ark is brought in by the priests who preach and teach the Gospel.

2Ch 5:2  Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the Ark of the covenant of the LORD up from the City of David, which is Zion. 

2Ch 5:5  Then they brought up the Ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle.  The priests and the Levites brought them up. 

Solomon soon prayed for the Promise of the Spirit [the Spirit is our covering and is the garment of salvation] to fall upon Israel.  The Lord answered the prayer, and fire from heaven came down, filling the entire house.  This ancient event is a shadow of our day of Pentecost and how we pray the Lord to come and fill His house with the glory of the Father.  Solomon’s prayer is an excellent one for us to pray today while we tarry.

2Ch 6:41  Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the Ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 

2Ch 7:1  Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house. 

2Ch 7:2  And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD’S house. 

2Ch 7:3  And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 

When the temple is filled with the Promise, the glory of the Lord, the thing we have hoped and prayed for has come.  Now we enter into the true sabbath rest of the Lord and can no longer do our own works and ministry.  We now belong to the Lord, having been redeemed from among men.

1Ki 8:10  And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 

1Ki 8:11  So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

Once redeemed, we only do the Lord’s work henceforth, which is preaching and living the Gospel.  God’s glory, the cloud, covers our sins, and they are no longer remembered.  The Lord has glorified Himself in us, the Holy Temple where He now dwells with the Father.

Isa 44:21  Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 

Isa 44:22  I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. 

Isa 44:23  Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Isa 44:24  Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

After Solomon’s temple was sacked, the physical [outward] Ark of the Commandments given to Moses was lost.  Therefore, it could not be brought back into the second physical temple that Ezra and Zerubbabel were instrumental in constructing.  We do not see the glory of the Lord filling that temple at its dedication, as described in Ezra 6.

The Glory of the Latter Temple is Greater

With the baptism of John, there is glory in our house, but nothing compared to the glory of the latter house when the Lord comes by way of the Promise.   We have two physical temples built, Solomon’s, which we looked at earlier, and the second one after Israel [you and me] leave Spiritual Babylon.  Both of these temples are shadows of the makings and remaking of the true temple, which is the temple we are.

1Co 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 

1Co 3:17  If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 

The Lord sends destroyers to both the “fleshly” temples, as we defile them both without the power of the Gospel helping us.  This destruction is for good as it prepares us for the Promise to come, which establishes the true living temple of the Lord, built by His hands and power.  Solomon’s and Ezra’s temples were destroyed at the appointed time so Christ could come with the Promise and establish the true everlasting temple.

Ezra’s temple, like Solomon’s, is a shadow of the true living temple that is to be filled with the Lord’s glory.  However, Ezra’s temple, in type and shadow, exemplifies the final temple more than Solomon’s because it was established by the Spirit of grace and not by works.

Zec 4:6  Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. 

Zec 4:7  Who art thou, O great mountain?  before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

Few who saw the first temple and were taken into Spiritual Babylon are brought back to see the second temple being built, as many are called, and only a few are chosen.

Hag 2:3  Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now?  is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? 

The temple we have in the Baptism of John is a shadow of the true temple. That is why we tarry or wait for the Promise to come that brings the power and glory of the true living Word.  Only then can the final everlasting temple be established. When the Promise is given, the Spirit builds God’s temple.  Haggai’s prophecy reflects this symbolism and the difference between the construction of this temple and that of Solomon’s.  The temple of Solomon was built with a great deal of gold, silver, and other trappings that symbolized knowledge and spiritual riches.  Ezra’s temple is much simpler, with less outward adornment of gold and other treasures [knowledge].  Coming out of Spiritual Babylon, we are learning that the power of God lies in the commandments, not in knowledge or appearances.  Ezra’s temple is built as an example of how our temple is being built, namely by the Spirit of the Lord.

Hag 2:4  Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: 

We just have to wait for the power, which is preceded by a spiritual shaking, an earthquake that gives the occasion for the Lord to come.  When this earthquake is finished, then our house of the Lord is filled with His glory, the Promise.

Hag 2:6  For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 

Hag 2:7  And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. 

Hag 2:8  The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. 

There is no comparison between the former glory under John’s baptism and the house’s glory when the Promise, the Living Christ, is received.

Hag 2:9  The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts. 

The Lord does not rest after the coming of the Promise.  He works until His righteousness blossoms and the overcoming of sin bursts forth.  All who overcome sin by the gift of faith are given a new name and wear a crown of glory.  We become the harvesters, the holy angels in the hand of God.

Isa 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. 

Isa 62:2  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. 

Isa 62:3  Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 

We do not receive the fullness of our crown until we depart these clay vessels made of sinful flesh.  Thus, we are always glad when our time comes to depart these clay vessels, knowing of the fullness of the glory to come and to be with the Lord and all the saints.

The Vision of the Promise and The City of God

Ezekiel’s vision of the final temple of the Living Lord is a vision of the children of the resurrection, each now an angel, full of the Spirit of the living by the commandments, who by their presence manifest the glory of God.  These cherubim, like those seen earlier [Eze 1 and Eze 10], enter the temple from the east gate, as we always follow the Son from east to the west.  The glory of the Lord fills this Temple as each angel coming in, those with Christ resurrected in them, enter into the city.  Their spiritual bodies, being the earth, shine with the glory of God.

Eze 43:2  And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. 

Eze 43:3  And it was according to the appearance of 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 vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. 

Eze 43:4  And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 

Eze 43:5  So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 

The law of the Lord’s final house is simple: it is Holiness.  Holiness is God’s true glory, so we always strive to be holy.

Eze 43:12  This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy.  Behold, this is the law of the house. 

John’s vision in Revelation confirms Ezekiel’s vision of the Lord’s final living temple. There is no temple per se; the Lord and the Father dwell in the hearts and minds of all the children of the resurrection, who are now the holy angels of the Lord. The glory of God and the Lamb that dwells in everyone is the light.  Those having dominion over their flesh are the kings of the earth who bring the glory and honor given to them by the Father into the Holy city.  Only the Holy can enter.

Rev 21:22  And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 
Rev 21:23  And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 
Rev 21:24  And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 

In closing, everyone must be reminded that even with the indwelling Spirit, we are told to be diligent and vigilant in our walk.  When Christ is taken away [the living commandments], the glory of God departs from that house.  When we leave our first love and wander into riotous living, the glory we had has departed, and we are again the prodigal son.  Keep the commandments sacred, write them on the frontlets of your eyes.  Let’s not be an Ichabod.

1Sa 4:21  And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the Ark of God was taken, and because of her Father in law and her husband.

1Sa 4:22  And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the Ark of God is taken.

We earnestly await the fullness of the glory of the Father to be revealed in us in due time.  Our hope of the glory to come makes our sufferings much more bearable.

Rom 8:18  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 

Rom 8:19  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 

Grace, peace, and mercy to the brethren.

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