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Revelation 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.

“My two witnesses” now has the focus set before John.  You must recall that John was among the three who went up to the mount of transfiguration with Jesus and saw two other witnesses:

Luke 9:28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Moses and Elijah were witnesses pre-dating the resurrection and pointed to the Law and the prophetic Spirit but now we have two other witnesses.  The law bespeaks of the ministration of death and the prophetic Spirit points to Life but in the future sense.  The word “My” indicates these two witnesses are of Jesus Christ and point to the present time, the culmination of the previous two witnesses.  These two witnesses presented to John are the Living Word and the SPIRIT.  The Word of Life has come to replace the Law and the SPIRIT of the here and now has replaced the prophetic Spirit.  Now is the time!

Acts 1:7 And He (Jesus) said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The last words spoken to the disciples before Jesus ascended focused on the Holy Spirit.  Jesus was the WORD made flesh thus He was the Living Word walking among them yet the Holy Spirit was not yet imparted to them.  The Age of Pentecost was a time of transition from the Law to the fullness of the Living Word and SPIRIT.  It has been a time of growing, processing, and separating.  The Age of Pentecost could not bring forth the Kingdom even though a multitude of ministers tried to bring down the Glory by their own power and proclamation.  They were but vain attempts by the carnal man to fix the old man rather than let him die and bring forth the new man. 

1,260 days represents 42 months or 3 1/2 years and all three presentations represent incompletion of the time of Spiritual maturity and perfection.  The two witnesses of Christ are presented in the midst of the progression in the Book of Revelation.  There is more to accomplish for the outer court and the holy city are not yet ready to be measured.

These two witnesses represent the Sons who are now maturing to become the full express image of FATHER, they are to express the Living Word with the fullness of HIS SPIRIT.  Their hearts and their minds are being purified and perfected and they are to “see GOD” and fully represent HIM to mankind.  They are called to prophesy and prepare mankind for the coming Glory for they are the firstfruits which represent the first of the full harvest yet to come.  They are to become truly credible witnesses of FATHER’S power and authority and give notice to all of what is about to take place.  John was designated to be the “seed”  of the elect, the Sons of GOD.  He was called to initiate the revealing of Jesus Christ.  The Beloved disciple had the proper intent of Love and diligently wrote what he saw as he ascended to the third Heaven.  He prophesied of future events under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.  These mysteries have been sealed up until this time until the rest of the elect could be prepared for the full outpouring of THE SPIRIT.  Our humanity would try to convince us that there have been delays to the point of unbelief.  However, HE is patient for HIS work within us to come to full perfection.  Time is no issue to ONE Who is not subject to it.

These two witnesses refer to a vision given Zechariah in Chapter 4:

1 Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?”

So I said, “I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.

3 Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.”

Zechariah did not understand what he was seeing and thus the angel gave him the revelation of the vision:

4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?”

And I said, “No, my lord.”

6 So he answered and said to me:

​​​“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:

​‘​Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’”

The Living Word and THE SPIRIT were the witnesses to be given to Zerubbabel.  His name means "sown in Babylon".  It was the time of physical Babylon whereas now we have been “sown” in Mystery Babylon.  The two olive trees provide the pure oil to be placed in the bowl to feed the seven lamps representing the priesthood.  The light of the priesthood is brought forth by HIS SPIRIT and Living Word to bring forth light unto all the world.  This light or revelation is prophetic in timing at this point, yet to be fully manifested.  But FATHER will always provide two witnesses before HE brings forth HIS purposes on earth.  These witnesses have the power and authority which confirms their credibility for all to see and hear.  They are giving notice.  These witnesses are the Sons who have been prepared for this hour.  Rejoice, for this is truly good news!  These Sons are nothing apart from the Living WORD and SPIRIT for they are simply vessels of honor to serve in their designated callings.  They have no predisposition to exalting themselves for they know they are nothing without FATHER’S impartation.  It is with great gratitude and Love they serve in this capacity.  The messenger doesn’t own the Message, he is simply called to transport to the ones who need to hear it.  Let us exalt OUR FATHER for HIS great plan of redemption and the revealing of this plan in the final book of HIS Love toward mankind.  They have embraced the words of Jesus:

John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”

Revelation 11:2  But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

At this stage of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the dwelling place of FATHER, Jesus Christ, and the Sons are all in the Temple as opposed to the outer court and the holy city.  HIS Presence has not yet spread to all of mankind, only the Sons.  We shall see in the end, HIS dwelling place will be the entire holy city with no need for a separate Temple and this bespeaks of the full restoration of all mankind.  HIS Glory is moving from the inward aspect of the Temple to the outward ends of the earth until it fills the entire earth.  In the book of Isaiah, he saw in a vision this reality:

Isaiah  6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:

​​​“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;

​​The whole earth is full of His glory!”

This earth is to become HIS Holy city!  All of the vessels of dishonor will be ground to dust and reformed into vessels of honor able to receive HIS Glory:

Revelation 21:22 But I saw no temple in it (the holy city), for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Doesn’t this book then also qualify as a Gospel of good news describing the works of Christ?  Couldn’t we then refer to this as the fifth and final Gospel, the one of grace and mercy?  Think about it!

The progression of time marches on as we now have greater clarity of the vision originating out of HIS Divine Intent of Love.  It is not just to save 5% of mankind and burn up the rest, but instead it is to redeem all of mankind, even from the depths of hell.  At this juncture in the vision, the firstfruits are the focus and they are called to operate in their gifts and callings to bring forth the final aspects of the vision- the Holy city where HIS Fullness dwells therein.

As we embrace this spiritual reality, we see the physical city of Jerusalem brought to ruin in our hearts.  We no longer yearn for a temple built with hands in a distant land hoping for the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY to reside there.  HE now resides in our own temple not made with human hands but HE is the One Who formed us in the womb.  We were being formed as future lively stone in the silence of the womb and without hammer or chisel.

Those who confess Jesus Christ as their Savior comprise the outer court, just outside the Temple.  They have not received the revelation of being a Son, a member of the Order of Melchizedek, but nonetheless they reside close to the Temple and have taken up residence close to the Temple.  These will be served by the Remnant and will more readily receive the fullness of the Revelation of Jesus Christ thus they make up the second “third” of mankind.  They are not to be measured yet.  At a personal level, the outer court represents our flesh and it will align with the Living Word after the inner man has come unto full perfection.  Redemption of the body will come last.

The unmeasured will continue for a period of time.  The most precious Truths leading the Sons into the Temple have not been embraced by those who are simply satisfied with the salvation of their souls.  Among them are those who have gone on to the revelation of Pentecost and understand the Kingdom at a deeper level yet they are satisfied with the earnest of the SPIRIT and go on about their daily affairs.  Some have let their lamps grow dim and have failed to keep their lamps “trimmed”.  There is no need to measure them against the standard of Jesus Christ yet.  Their time will come when they are face to face with Christ and bow their knee to truly worship Him.  For now, they don’t seek the high calling or the intimate relationship with FATHER.  They focus on the external hoping that somehow all their rituals will bring forth blessing and glory.

To tread or trample under foot means: To beat down with the feet so as to crush, bruise, or destroy.  The “Gentiles” or the nations will continue to operate in dishonor and pursue a path of death and destruction for a period of time.  Neither has their hour come yet.  They will continue on in their carnal path without regard to the revelation of Jesus Christ.  They represent the final “third” but they too are called to be fully restored.  Remember the promise given to Abraham in Genesis 22:

15 Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,

16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—

17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

What great news!  Can you see how those who “tread down” this Gospel have interpreted the Good News into bad news are not ready to be measured?  Their eyes and ears are closed to the mysteries.  They remain outside the Temple for their own good.  HIS Presence would overwhelm them to the extreme.  Our Loving FATHER will deal with them at the appropriate time.  Their immaturity needs no measurement.  HE will let them be for now.

“Leave out” means to cast out or thrust out.  This would denote a rejecting of those who are not among the worshippers, the Sons.  This is the same Greek word used to describe Jesus casting out the moneychangers who were in the temple.  They were ejected because their carnal nature ruled them.   Each of us must cast out that “Gentile” nature of the ego, carnal thinking, and anything else opposed to HIS Divine Intent of Love.  The outer darkness is where this carnal nature resides, the furthest point away from HIS Glory.

Forty-two months is half of seven years.  It is a number or symbol of incompletion.  Incompletion is another way to express failure.  Some will trample the Gospel to the point of personal failure.  Some have called it a history book.  Others have called it a book of opinions.  They are moving toward failure, their time of incompletion for they are not called to be spiritually mature and proceed through the “seven” years of perfection.  They view themselves as “self-made” and do not have eyes to see.  If this number of forty-two months had been intended to be literal, then men would have known the day and the hour of HIS coming.  Yet I have heard hundreds of prophecy teachers claim to have unlocked the mystery of his coming over the years.  Without exception, their predictions were wrong.  Often they would add a caveat to their prediction and defer their prediction out further into the future.  Didn’t they hear right the first time?  At what point do you call them a false prophet.  Only Our Heavenly Father knows the exact point when the Sons are to be fully qualified and measured for duty.  The rest will be left unmeasured until it is time for them to be harvested.

Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. 2 But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

John not only measured and examined the Temple and the altar, but he we told to measure, examine, and inspect the worshippers.  These are different from those who are found in the outer court and the holy city.  He was to focus on the first group only… for now.

Those at the altar signify the elect, the order of Melchizedek, HIS saints who fulfill this spiritual ministry as unto the Father and on behalf of creation.  The measuring of the golden altar with the reed is a picture of the Mind of Christ given to discern and determine their true spiritual quality and ministry.  These represent the Kingdom of Priests who are raised up in the last hour and are one with HIM and they are called to carry the message of redemption to all of mankind throughout the earth.

Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

As true worshippers we must not hesitate to proceed to the golden altar during our maturing process.  We take off our shoes bearing the dust of the earth and enter into HIS Presence.  As we move toward full communion with FATHER, we take on HIS character and view men through HIS eyes of Love and compassion.  When we have been fully endued with power and authority from on High, we will judge in a righteous manner consistent with HIS Divine Intent.  HIS law of equal weights and measures will bring forth judgment and grace in their proper portions.

The true priest acts as a mediator to connect FATHER with men.  Those called to this ministry will have the flow from Above pass through them to the ministry of all who come in contact with them.  They will sympathize with the weaknesses of man just as Jesus as our High Priest sympathized with our own weaknesses as we were being prepared in our individual callings.

Matthew 5:8  Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

Jesus spoke these words to men who understood that Moses could only view the “backside” of GOD.  Yet Jesus was speaking of a time to come when the worshippers with a pure heart “shall see FATHER”.  Our hearts must be examined for purity before we are qualified to fully enter in.  These are the true worshippers.  If our hearts could not be transformed into pure hearts, Jesus would not have spoken these words for He only spoke the Words of FATHER.  Who is it that can successfully and most assuredly deal with my heart?  We are told in Ezekiel 36:

25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.

The spirit of the priesthood has Love at its core.  GOD is Love and it is HE who gives us a new heart and a new Spirit which allows us to fulfill our individual callings.  After the seven trumpets heralding the maturing process, an inspection is called for.  It is to affirm to us that we are ready to proceed as members of HIS Priesthood and we are fully equipped with HIS Spirit and HIS Living Word residing on the inside of us.  We will have been fully measured against Christ Himself and examined in our final inspection.  The measurement is now complete.

Revelation 11:1   Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.”

John is called to measure and inspect the altar in the Most Holy Place.  The altar is the place of communion with FATHER and this is where the ministry of worship, prayer, gratitude, fellowship, thanksgiving, and intercession occur.  It is in the midst of our spiritual being and where are communication with HIM occurs.  Know ye not that ye are the Temple of GOD?

John was called to examine all the aspects of worship, measure them, and assess the very essence of them.  The Sons have learned by the inspiration of the SPIRIT what true worship is and it is not conditional upon a gathering of people agreeing on a song to sing, repeating choruses over and over hoping to stir up HIS SPIRIT.  It is not outward traditions and with the appearance of holiness.  Worshipping HIM can occur anywhere and at any time even under extreme outward conditions and pressure.  Worship occurs in HIS Presence and it is ignited by HIS Holy fire.  Men’s strange fire does not ignite the Spiritual incense at the golden altar.  You cannot work up the SPIRIT and therefore you must not submit to those who would have you conform to their “formula” for entering into praise and worship.

Throughout high school and college I played bass guitar in a rock band and we were pretty successful.  In 1971 I was apprehended by the HOLY SPIRIT and immediately quit the band and sold my gear.  I lost all interest in playing in a band.  In 1978 and on a particular Sunday, HE spoke to me and told me to play bass in the church we were attending but I didn’t have a guitar.  I said “FATHER if you want me to play bass, YOU will have to provide me with a guitar”.  Forty-five minutes later, a man told the pastor that GOD had directed him to give the church his bass guitar.  I began playing the next Sunday.  I played in church for 18 years and then on August 31st, 1996, HE told me to leave and that ended that period of playing in the “Praise and Worship” services.  I could always tell when the anointing was there in the music as well as when it was nowhere to be found.  This was one aspect of my maturing process in entering into communion with HIM.  It was a time of growing up in the SPIRIT and submitting to the SPIRIT in the assembling of believers.

Romans 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

HIS SPIRIT leads us into communion at HIS Holy altar.  It is not fulfilled by some charismatic leader tweaking our soulish emotions with strange fire but instead by the leading of HIS SPIRIT.  There are different manifestations of praise and worship and it is dependent on THE SPIRIT not man.  HIS Presence is the determining factor and we must worship in SPIRIT and in Truth:

John 4:23 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Worship is not external but Is internal.  Yes, true worship may end up with an external presentation but it does not start on the outside and work its way inward.  Our altar is within us and external behavior does not bring HIS Presence.  Throughout those 18 years of playing in church, the anointing would flood through my spirit when HIS SPIRIT was manifesting HIS Presence.  Those were the times of impartation to the congregation.  Other times were rather “dry”.

When we worship, we bow down in honor, submission and reverence.  To do HIS Will is true worship and thus as we mature and hear HIS Voice and respond accordingly, we are true worshippers and this is what must be measured and examined in our lives.  Paul puts it all in perspective when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 13:

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned (as a martyr), but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Worship must have the Divine Intent of Love behind it or it profits me nothing.  Feeding the poor, sacrificing your body, understanding mysteries are of no value without Love.  Is your altar in the presence of Love?  How does it measure up?  Are you constantly using your altar to petition for childish things to satisfy your soulish desires?  Or have you put away childish things and come to the altar for true communion with FATHER?

FATHER told Jesus HE was well pleased before Jesus had begun His public ministry.  Think about it, being pleasing to Our Heavenly Father is not dependent upon your works, it is based on your level and quality of communion.  This level of communion is easily measured when the trials and tests come.  When pressure is applied how do you respond?  Are you at peace in the midst of turmoil?  Are you easily provoked?  Do you fly off the handle?  Do you have to constantly repent of your harsh words spoken in haste?  Those who are mature in their worship will respond consistently with their level of communion with FATHER.  They will not be moved by the external pressures of the world.  Examine thyself and measure your altar.  Inspect the fruit.

Revelation 11:1  Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there,”

John was given a command to “rise” and “measure”.  John is in the Spiritual realm and is called to rise up to its highest level of understanding and revelation.  He is called to evaluate, measure, and examine the Spiritual perfection of this Spiritual Temple.  What an honor given to the Beloved Disciple!  I am convinced this honor was bestowed on him as he had a revelation of Love that uniquely qualified him to be the messenger of the Revelation of Jesus Christ joined with His body composed of the Sons of FATHER.  He was called to be an “inspector” of the Temple. 

An inspector examines the workmanship, the conformance to a predetermined set of standards, and the materials used in building a house.  This call for inspection was immediately after the seven trumpets denoting the Spiritual maturing process of the Sons.  John had just been shown the mystery of these seven trumpets given for the preparation of the Sons by the servants and prophets.  This is referenced by Paul in Ephesians 4:

13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

The perfecting, maturing process of the Sons by the process of the seven trumpets is now ready to be measured and the standard is the “stature of the fullness of Christ”.  We will see later in Revelation 21 that a reed is again used to measure but the focus will be on the entire city and only after “all things are made new”.  The reed is only used to measure those who have been restored, each in his own order.  The second reed is a gold reed, speaking of Divine Nature whereas the first reed is of standard material and denotes a lesser standard.  This speaks of progression into the fullness of Divine Nature, the theme of this entire book.

Included in this call to measure are those who worship therein.  These are to be measured according to the stature of the fullness of Christ.  Jesus Christ is our sole standard and none of us should look upon men to compare ourselves against.  HE is the spotless One without blemish.  Our measurement is based on our spiritual condition, maturity, and perfection.  Only a fully mature Son is qualified to represent FATHER.  This standard by which all men are measured was determined by Our Heavenly Father.  The good news is that being our Creator, HE has provided for each of us as Sons to ultimately rise up to that Standard but only through the proper maturing process.  The revelation of Love is a critical aspect in this growth process as stated in Ephesians 4:

15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—

16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

If we were not able to attain to the standard of Christ, the mystery would not be revealed to us.  Paul understood this Truth as he shared in Philippians 3:

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.

We must set aside the past for it does not dictate our present day or our future.  We must continue to press toward the goal and if we were not able to attain it, HIS SPIRIT would not have revealed it to us.  By faith we receive this revelation to manifest within us!  As we pursue this revelation of Love, Romans 8 becomes alive in us:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

If we are predestined to be conformed to the image of HIS Son, then we will pass the inspection against this high standard.  We will stand before all and proclaim “As HE is, so are we!”  The Temple represents HIS Presence and the source of HIS Wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.  Those being measured are those who worship there, not in some external building designed and created by man.  We must worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth.  Love must be the intent by which we enter in.  Any other motivation will not be allow access into this Most Holy Temple of HIS Presence. 

HE knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts and these are measured in reference to HIS Son as being the standard.  Let us go on to perfection expecting to achieve this level of perfection sanctioned solely by HIS Divine Intent.  He apprehends us for HIS call to duty.  HE opens our eyes to understanding and opens our ears to hear HIS specific word to us that our faith might be energized with the expectation of this perfection revealed at this hour.  With this in mind, ponder the words written by Paul in Ephesians 3:

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—

19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Are you ready to be measured?

Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.”

2  “But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.”

Once John had eaten the little book, he no longer was an observer but now a participant.  John sought the Revelation of Jesus Christ and then was given the command to take and eat it.  He now has the Revelation and is called to act.  John was in the SPIRIT during the course of these events.  He is one of the initiated designated to receive the mysteries contained in this little book and he is now “one” with its message.  This message cannot be separated from him for he has become the message, the essence of being a Son.  As John had earlier written:

John 14:7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”

8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.

11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

Now the words of Jesus had become a much greater revelation to John after he ate the little book.  This impartation brings forth a new anointing as the words are spoken to him:  “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”  John is now transformed from “seeing” to “being”.

John is now to focus on the dwelling place of FATHER- The Temple.  This is where HIS Presence dwells and remains there forever.  We are to be that Temple and HE has been preparing us for HIM to dwell in us as we are partakers of HIS Divine Nature and Intent.  We can now understand when HE spoke the words “Let us make man in Our Image, according to Our Likeness”.  We are to become HIS express Image!

In  the book of Exodus, the tabernacle was set aside as a sanctuary for FATHER to dwell in on a temporary basis and was designed as a type and shadow of things to come.  It was an external dwelling place for all to see yet Jesus announced in John 14 that the final dwelling place is IN HIM, the internal.  The Old Testament representing the Law dealt with the external and the set a standard to deal with the behavior of man.  The New Testament focuses on dealing with the internal character.  Behavior becomes an outworking of the internal change.  The express image is seen only after the little book has been consumed and has become “one” with the Son.  We too will be able to truthfully proclaim the words of Jesus spoken to Philip in the above passage.

Hebrews 9:11  But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.

John is called to “measure” and reckon the perfect Tabernacle and it is not made with man’s hands.  A perfect Tabernacle requires no other future improved dwelling place for it is complete in every detail.  This is where the full and express image is to dwell… forever!

Hebrews 5:5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:

​​​“You are My Son,

​​Today I have begotten You.”

​6 As He also says in another place:

​​​“You are a priest forever

​​According to the order of Melchizedek.

Our priesthood is one without end for it has Love at its foundation and Love is without end as Paul states in 1st Corinthians chapter 13:

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

As we eat the little book, we become living stones of HIS Temple, living Epistles of HIS WORD.  Our faith in HIM is fully empowered to bring forth the manifestation of HIS fullness in the earth.  We only speak what we hear OUR FATHER speak.  Our vertical relationship is shed abroad in a horizontal manner to all mankind.

There are three areas mentioned: The Temple, the Outer Court, and the Holy City.  Of the three, only the Temple is to be measured.  Along with it are the altar and those that worship therein.  Where is this Temple?  In Heaven, in the Spiritual realm, not the physical.  Paul speaks of this Spiritual Temple in 1 Corinthians 3:

16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

We are the lively stones which make up the Most Holy Temple and we are the dwelling place of HIS Glory on earth.  And again Paul refers to us as the Temple in 2 Corinthians 6:

16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

​​​“I will dwell in them

​​And walk among them.

​​I will be their God,

​​And they shall be My people.

This Temple to be measured is the Temple comprised of the Sons and Jesus is the foundation, the chief cornerstone.  The restoration of mankind is to come forth through the Sons who are fitly joined together in full and complete unity, motivated by Love.  We see the description of this Temple mentioned in Ephesians 2:

19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Measuring this Temple is about inspection, evaluation, and assessment.  You measure something against a standard and the standard is Jesus Christ, the pattern Son, the first begotten Son.

Revelation 10:8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.”

9 So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.”

And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

11 And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

This book is in the hand of none other than Our Load Jesus Christ.  Is is described as a smaller book or scroll than the book of Isaiah that Jesus read from in Luke 4:17 in the synagogue at Nazareth.  This open book originates from Heaven and John’s attention is directed toward it.  Where did this open book come from?  It is the same book mentioned in Revelation 5:

1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.

4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. 5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”

The seven seals of the book had been loosed and it was open so that its mysteries could be revealed to one who had it in his possession.  The beloved disciple was given the privilege to access the book.  As I have said many times before Love is the key needed to open what FATHER set before us.  The seven seals pointed to the revealing of the Sons and the trumpets speak of the maturing of the Sons.  This book focuses on the revelation of Jesus Christ and His many-membered body called the Sons of GOD, also known by this writer as the Sons of LOVE.  These Sons are initiated into the Order of Melchizedek, the highest order of the Heavenly priesthood.  Within the overall Order, each comes forth in his own order according to his calling.

John’s revelation of Love allowed him to be the first of many brethren called to “eat” the book.  Many are called but few are chosen to dine on this revelation of Jesus Christ.  Oh what a beautiful book it is!  Those of us hungering and thirsting after righteousness have longed for this book to be presented unto us to consume it so that it becomes in full and complete unity in us, in its entirety.  Many have seen the book from a distance and claimed to BE one of the Sons.  Others have understood some of the seals being loosed and reported on the results with great excitement and thinking they too have arrived.  Those involved in the Latter Rain movement got their hopes up only to find their immaturity thwarted the impartation of power and authority.  But the seed of manifestation was planted allowing us to have an example of the power and authority as well as knowing what not to do when presented with this Heavenly impartation.  We must take the book,  “eat” the book, AND fully digest it.

“Give me the little book.”  John made a decision and chose to go for the book.  Wouldn’t each of us do the same if presented with the same situation?  I know I would and deal with the consequences later for I trust Him too.  Jesus told John to take the book and eat it.  The King of Kings authorized the consumption of this Revelation to John and this destiny has been ordained for each Son who desires to eat the same book.  As we read these words, it is by faith we accept the book.  HIS Word is being spoken to the apprehended ones to come forth and dine.

We are now to the good news and the “other” news- it will taste as sweet as honey but it will be bitter to the stomach.  Everyone gets excited about a revelation coming forth from Heaven.  Martin Paulat was shared several visions FATHER had given him about me back in the 1990’s.  As he communicated each of those visions I was excited and overjoyed.  However when one of the visions would come to pass it was often accompanied by pain, pressure, and stress.  The initial sweetness of the vision had been replaced by the bitterness of its manifestation.  Jesus came to the earth to restore mankind and establish HIS Kingdom but by necessity it involved the cross and death.  Those who are unprepared will not accept the offer to eat the book for they are faint of heart and immature.  Their worldly focus was more important to them when the call to join Our Heavenly Father at HIS Supper came forth.  We must be willing to walk out those aspects that will be bitter to the stomach.  Loving your enemies is one such example.

John had recorded another instance where Jesus told us to drink.  It was during the Feast of Tabernacles and was ushering in the Age of Pentecost:

John 7:37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

This time Jesus is telling John to “eat”.  This is the ushering in of the Age of Tabernacles.  The audience is not “anyone” this time but is designated to the initiated, to those whom the mystery is being revealed.  It is a little book, not for public consumption.  The “public” will receive the benefit once those who have been called to eat have done so.  Once that book becomes “one” with them then the Age will be in full force as each Son comes forth with the power and authority bestowed by the commissioning into the army.  Each will take his place in his designated position within the ranks.

The Truth will be bitter to the carnal man, especially as the bottomless pit is cleared of those pesky locusts.  We will be “detoxed” of all of man’s opiates intended to dull our spiritual senses that in fact left us worse off after the effects wore off.  Anyone who has detoxed knows the bitterness of the removal of those toxins.  It can get pretty ugly.  “Did that really come out of me?” proclaims the patient.  Yes, it WILL stink!  Once the book is consumed and does its work in us, we must expect a positive result-

Out of our belly must come forth the Living Word for we will now be the Living Word!  It is inseparable from us.  The corruptible has put on incorruption and death is swallowed up.  Instead trying to adhere to THE WORD, we will be one with THE WORD.  We will be HIS expression on this earth and all men will in some manner respond to the LIVING WORD.  It’s time to eat!