Prophets throughout history had the responsibility to bear witness to mankind of what Our Heavenly Father planned to do on earth. In the Heavenly Courts, each of us has the responsibility to bear witness “under oath” and provide the truth and the facts as evidence of our right to defend ourselves against spiritual attacks. Spiritual attacks precede physical attacks for the higher realm of Heaven precedes the lower physical realm. Jesus understood this law and thus had command of the physical realm because HE operated in the Heavenly realm and was fully compliant of the legal requirements in the Heavenly Court. With this understanding HE was able to satisfy the Law requiring a perfect blood sacrifice for the sins of the world.
A witness brings forth a testimony. The definition of testimony:
The first use of “testimony” was used to describe the Ark of the Covenant in Exodus 16:34-
Exodus 16:32 Then Moses said, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: ‘Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’"
Exodus 16:33 And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations."
Exodus 16:34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. NKJV
The Ark of the Covenant was a “testimony” of the Law (the tablets), the Authority (Aaron’s rod), and the giving of life or provision (the omer of manna). The contents were to be a reminder to the people of the commitment made by Our Heavenly Father and this was to be a testimony for future generations. This manna was the only manna to survive more than two days. In Exodus 25, Our Heavenly Father told Moses:
"You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you, And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.”
The Lawgiver gave Moses the Commandments and Statutes to live by with the “testimony” of HIS power, authority, and provision as credible witnesses. The Holy of Holies where the Ark was kept, acted as a temporal, earthly version of the “Throne of Grace”. Just as the high priest had to be cleansed before entering into this chamber of this highest court where the Presence of GOD was manifested, so we must enter into the Heavenly Court cleansed by the Blood of Jesus Christ. We must remit our sins under the Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ and we do this in HIS Name, Amen! Without first being cleansed of our sins, we have no right to stand in the presence of Our Heavenly Father to bear witness of our Heavenly case and provide testimony supporting our reasons to have the Heavenly Court judge our accusers and adversaries.
In order for us to effectively win the spiritual battles that confront us, we must understand the basics of the Heavenly Court system and our rights to confront our adversaries and challenge their power and authority. If we fail to show up for our “court case”, the adversary will receive a favorable judgment by default. We have the responsibility to testify and bear witness of the Word Of GOD in our hearts and to go boldly to the Throne of Grace. When lawlessness confronts us, we must present our case to Our Heavenly Father so that HE can lawfully execute righteous judgment on our behalf, first in the Heavenly realm, then the earthly realm. When persistent, adverse, and unusual circumstances plague you or your loved ones, you would be well advised to bring your case before Our Heavenly Father and exercise your legal rights as a saint of the Most High GOD.