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Twelve is the number of Divine government found throughout Scripture.  When the seventh seal is opened, the twelve tribes representing the 144,000 are sealed.  This involves the naming of the Sons or the changing of the nature and character into the fullness of Christ.  The entire Divine government rests on the shoulders of Christ:

Isaiah 9:6 

For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Each tribe’s name represented a specific character trait distinct from the others.  Throughout Scripture the names of the tribes are listed but not always in the same sequence.  The last son born to Israel (formerly Jacob) was Benjamin whose name means “ the son of my right hand”.  His name represents the fullness of maturity and represents our position with FATHER located on the side of grace and mercy.

Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

​5 ​​of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

6 ​​of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;

7 ​​of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;

8 ​​of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;

​​of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

You will notice the tribe of Dan was excluded from the list.  The character of his name was revealed in Genesis 49:

16 ​​“Dan shall judge his people ​​As one of the tribes of Israel.

17 ​​Dan shall be a serpent by the way, ​​A viper by the path, t​That bites the horse’s heels s​So that its rider shall fall backward.

Dan is associated with the serpent who is being judged.  Out of the serpent’s mouth is venom that brings death and destruction.  A judge who fails to bring forth righteousness becomes a critic and condemner of everyone else.  A viper or “adder” means to bruise, crush, seize, or strike out.  This characteristic will not be found among the Sons.  In Leviticus 22, the priests are instructed on which offerings are not acceptable:

24  ‘You shall not offer to the LORD what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.”

The character of Dan would not be an acceptable living sacrifice thus this characteristic is excluded from the list.  His name has been blotted out.  Levi replaced Dan in the list.  His name means “joined to, unity”.  How appropriate that the unity with Christ has replaced the death and destruction caused by the mouth of the serpent.

Jesus Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Judah and  He is the “firstborn among many brethren” hence this tribe is mentioned first.  Our sonship begins with Jesus Christ.  Judah means “to give thanks, to praise, to consecrate, to confess", the first step in salvation.

Reuben means “behold a son”.  We have been chosen, quickened, and raised up as a son.  Yet immature, this is the beginning.

Gad means “to overcome, fortune has come”.  We will learn to overcome every challenge, enemy, test, and trial unto the end.

Asher means “happy and blessed”.

Naphtali means “to wrestle”.

Manasseh means “causing to forget”.

Simeon means “to hear, listen, understand”.

Levi means “joined to”.

Issachar means “there is recompense, to receive a reward”.

Zebulun means “exalted, dwelling, habitation”.

Joseph means “Jehovah has added (or is adding) another son".

Benjamin means "son of the right hand".

We behold the glory of sonship in the Lion of the tribe of Judah and receive the call.  Next we behold a son.  Our third step is to enter into training and overcome all obstacles.  We begin to experience the Joy of THE LORD, we are happy because our true and sustaining joy is full!  We then wrestle ourselves away from the mind and body, ascending the mountain to higher levels in the Spiritual realm.  As our mind is renewed, FATHER causes us “to forget” the old ways of the carnal man leading to death.  We are being transformed and the old things are passing away to be forgotten.  We are putting off our former manner and now we hear, listen, and understand OUR FATHER and are guided by HIS Words.  These first seven names represent steps to spiritual maturity as Sons, the seventh being hearing, listening, understanding, and responding in accordance to HIS Word.  In the past I have heard people proclaim they are of one tribe or the other.  I say to you the Sons represent the culmination of the characteristics of all tribes!

The number eight represents new beginnings and it is appropriate that the priesthood as depicted by the character of Levi is listed as the eighth.  Our spirit and soul are being joined to one another in marriage, they are now in the unity of Love.  Once this has happened, we now receive a reward of Spiritual blessings, far exceeding any physical blessing we asked for as immature children.  We will be recompensed the full reward for the laying down of the old nature.  We will then be exalted to inhabit the high calling of Sonship.  Jehovah will have added another son and the son will be “named” the Son of the right hand!

Benjamin represents the culmination of the maturing process seen through the characteristics of the 12 tribes.  His birth is described by “travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”   All of creation groans for the fulfillment of this twelfth son to be fully birthed.  Just as Jerusalem was located in the territory of Benjamin in the Old Testament, the New Jerusalem is inhabited by the Sons of HIS right hand.  As Stephen beheld in Acts 7:

55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

Our place has been reserved by our Elder Brother… at HIS Right Hand.  We now read from Paul’s epistle:

Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

PS- The numeric value of Lazarus is 144.  He was raised from the dead at Bethany.  Could this be tied to the raising of Sons whose carnal nature died?  1,000 is the number for “glory of GOD” or completeness.   Hmmm!

Jude 14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying,

“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

The name “Enoch” means dedicated and trained and refers to the Sons.  How appropriate that the seventh from Adam prophesied about the Sons coming forth at the end of the Age.  These are the ones who have been dedicated and are being trained to bring forth righteous judgment on the earth.  Their assignment is to manifest the hope of glory for all mankind to see and respond.  Paul speaks of this transformation in Philippians 3:

20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

This transformation will not occur by our individual abilities but we are given the responsibility to present our bodies as Holy and acceptable, living sacrifices.  Let HIS fiery Word consume us resulting in the death of the carnal nature.  It is HIS power that will transform our lowly bodies, yet it is our decision to pursue the path of the “chosen”.  Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell all, give to the poor, and follow Him.  There is a cost associated with following the way into Sonship and most are unwilling to pay the price.  We are called to Love FATHER and to Love our neighbor yet most are not even willing to walk in Love.  If you fail to purse the full revelation of Love, how can you qualify to represent HIS Love to the rest of the world?  Love isn’t just one attribute of HIS character as is wisdom, understanding, grace, and mercy.  It is the source and intent that encompasses these other attributes.  Don’t undervalue Love in your pursuit of HIS Character.  If you do, you will not ascend into full maturity but instead will move toward frustration in dealing with others.  Through Love, Jesus saw the potential of the ungodly who did not deserve mercy.

The number four represents all of creation and the angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth are given the task to withhold the fullness of judgment until the Sons are fully sealed.  This global judgment is not for a full and final catastrophic event of a physical nature.  Better yet it is for a cataclysm of a carnal nature.  Millions and billions of people will die to the flesh in the end, and… they will live unto Christ!  That my friend is extremely good news.  The rivers of Living water will flow forth for the healing all of mankind.  Those Living waters will flow down from the Kingdom of GOD WHO is in our spirit, those of us who are sealed among the 144,000:

Revelation 7:2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

This group of Sons are HIS instruments to bring forth salvation unto the earth.  The River of Life will flow through this Remnant, those who have been called before they were formed in the womb.  They have been drawn to the revelation of their calling.  The mere fact you are reading these words at this time may indicate you are being called.  The question remains whether you will answer the call to be chosen or whether you will allow the things of this world to draw your focus away from the greatest opportunity being unveiled before our very eyes.  You must set aside the apparent rigidity of the current system in place and understand that in an instant everything can and will change.  Those who live along the coast of California are aware that at any time, a devastating earthquake could occur; not if, but when.  I am fully persuaded that even a greater shaking will occur throughout the four corners of the earth and it will result in the final seal being placed on the foreheads of the 144,000.

This seventh seal is the Mind of Christ!  The angel ascending from the east represents a new day has dawned for mankind and the current system will be blackened by the bright light of this day.  This will be the day when equal weights and measures will truly be fulfilled by the balance of judgment versus grace and mercy.  All the perversions of the current world will be exposed and “weighed” in the balance.  Men will fall down in despair as their hearts are revealed and look up into the eyes of Love who will restore them to Our Heavenly Father.  Yes there will be pain as the Word completes the surgery to remove the fleshly nature of man but in the end, the mass must be cut out so healing can begin.  This will spread into the “healing of nations” spoken of in Revelation 22:2.

This group of 144,000 will have the anointing of priest, king, and judge.  With this anointing they will discern the true nature of things and be able to judge righteously.  The anointing of the king will enable them to rule in an appropriate, life-giving fashion.  As an anointed priest, the Sons will walk in that unconditional Love, mercy, and compassion with the message of full restoration.  The angel ascending in the east is the message of Christ arising into the fullness of a new day expressed in the Sons AND with the empowerment to walk in these three aspects of CHRIST’S anointing.  This is the nature of Christ being sealed in us!  This seal is the seal of THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY and represents HIS power and authority over all the earth and its inhabitants.  This is given to those who will fully represent HIS Character of Love and the express image of HIS Son.  This is not a seal of protection but one of qualification.  The power sourced from Heaven needs no protection from the surrogate power of carnal men’s devices, plots, schemes, and systems. 

This seal assures us of the having HIS wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill to carry out the mandate from Heaven.  The name “Israel” represents a change of nature from “supplanter, deceiver, manipulator” to “Prince who has the power of GOD”.  The twelve tribes of Israel point specifically to the naming and calling of the sons.  The naming of the Sons represents the transition from chosen to being named as an inheritor with the qualifications being met.  The new name represents the new nature.  The self-nature has been eradicated and the new nature has been given to us by HIS Spirit, a true and complete transformation to glorification where the old things are passed away, behold all things have become new.  The 144,000 is not a number, it represents a new nature, a fulfillment of the change of nature as demonstrated when Jacob saw the FACE of GOD and his nature was changed resulting in a name change.  Full maturity is at hand!

Seven is the number of Spiritual perfection or maturity.  Interestingly enough, the seventh seal begins in the seventh chapter of Revelation:

1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed

We now see the result of the first six seals- a mature group of people who have accepted their callings and received the necessary preparation resulting in mature “sons”.  These Sons are now being identified and they are being “sealed”.

There is a judgment yet to come over all the earth.  The winds of judgment will be held back until the sealing of the Sons is completed.  This global judgment will affect all of humanity as represented by the sea, the earth, and the trees.  These trees at a corporate level represent the lives of men and their roots represent all of what they are grounded in.  Their views, perceptions, philosophies, religions, activities, priorities, and doctrines will be subject to judgment.  The sea refers to our fleshly cravings, appetites, lusts, and evil.  The earth represents our soul where the mind, will, and emotions reside.  This earth is where the systems of this world grow from and produce trees of this nature.  Men’s thinking ultimately result in views, traditions, and doctrines.  Any thoughts from this level will be subject to judgment.

Throughout Scripture trees are noted to be judged based on their fruit, their usefulness to mankind.  There are three fundamental aspects of the tree mentioned: the fruit, the leaves, the main structure.  In the book of Ezekiel, sustaining trees or men will function as indicated in the following verse:

Ezekiel 47:12  “Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.”

These Sons will bring forth life and healing in all manner.  These sons will not fail but bring forth the greater works Jesus proclaimed.  In contrast, the trees on earth will be judged accordingly and the works will be tossed in the fire reserved for all that originates from man’s thinking apart from Truth and Love.

Holding back the four winds of the earth is an indication that judgment will not arrive until the Sons are fully prepared.  This judgment is restrained by the Divine Intent of FATHER out of HIS Love for mankind.  HE will not allow judgment to come until HE presents the path to righteousness for men to access.  Just as Joseph was prepared ahead of the seven year famine, the Sons are being prepared ahead of the judgment of all the earth.

Being sealed in the forehead denotes putting on the Mind of Christ.  Without the Mind of Christ, no man is truly qualified to be a righteous judge.  Jesus explained THE FATHER’S assignment of this power to judge in John 5:

20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

Let’s face it, the world needs judgment.  Wars, corruption, exploitation of the helpless, self-serving leaders, damage to the environment, murderers, sexual perversion, and the list goes on and on.  But the Love of Our Heavenly Father will not allow a full and complete judgment to occur until HE has provided for a complete solution to mankind’s problems: the empowered Sons!  Oh how great is HIS LOVE for us!  Men will learn a new song of salvation as proclaim:

Isaiah 26:9 ​​With my soul I have desired You in the night,

​​Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;

​​For when Your judgments are in the earth,

​​The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Deliverance will come through the Sons.  All of mankind will received the expressed Love from HIS Divine Intent to reconcile and restore all men.  The empty and unfruitful illusions will be wiped away and all will see the vanity of men’s pursuits apart from HIM.  HIS nature will be fully imparted into the Sons just as HIS nature was reflected by Jesus Christ.  This day of judgment will truly be a glorious day, not a day to dread.  All the inhabitants will learn righteousness and we will all express our gratitude to FATHER for that to occur.  Psalm 96 expresses this reality in a most glorious fashion:

10 ​​Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;

​​The world also is firmly established,

​​It shall not be moved;

​​He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

​11 ​​Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;

​​Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

12 ​​Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.

​​Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice 13 before the LORD.

​​For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.

​​He shall judge the world with righteousness,

​​And the peoples with His truth.

The “Deliverers” are being prepared, rejoice!

Revelation 6:17  “for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"  NASB

The wrath of the Lamb from verse 16 is brought forth to become plural in verse 17.  This represents the Sons being motivated by Love bringing forth righteous and corrective judgment with great passion.  It is not inspired by carnal thinking resulting in killing, maiming, and punishing for an eternity.  The motivation is always based on restoration.  It is always a just response to lawlessness.

HIS wrath is an enforcement of Love with intense passion and desire.  When you are lawless you must be corrected and your path must change even if your ego wants to put up resistance.  The greater the resistance, the greater the offsetting wrath to overcome this lawlessness.  Does any loving parent allow the rebellious child to win out?  A resounding NO!  The child’s long-term welfare is as stake and you must “break” the rebellious will of the child for his or her own good… out of love.

Physical death may be required to arrest the path toward destruction.  Paul speaks of this when sexual immorality was brought to his attention in the church at Corinth:

1 Corinthians 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Destruction of the flesh will simply mean your full restoration will occur after physical death and not before.  In the terms of the eternal, that is really not a great issue.

The result of the wrath of the Lamb is full restoration, not destruction.  Love brings forth unity and anything hindering the process will be removed by wrath if necessary.  It will be that passion with strength behind it each of us will experience from OUR LOVING FATHER.  If necessary, you will hold down your child while the splinter is removed from his finger thus eliminating further pain, infection, and inflammation from occurring.  Some may call it tough Love but whatever terminology you wish to describe it, there must be precise measures to correct the path and move you away from destruction.  In the end you will learn righteousness and look back at the need for correction and wrath.

“Who is able to stand?” is the question posed with the answered already known.  Nobody will rise above and be independent of HIS correction.  All of creation must submit to the laws FATHER established before the earth was formed.  The created are never greater or independent of the CREATOR.  Those who think that they can get away with lawlessness are simply living a life of illusion.  A day of reckoning will come for every person ever born on this earth.  The only question is “when”, not “if”.  It will not be a time of extreme fear but instead will be a time of full disclosure.  Our tears will be wiped away as we see the overpowering Love of THE FATHER in spite of all our failings.  HIS wrath as applied by the Lamb and the Sons will be the most positive aspect of Love the lawless could comprehend.  Guilt will turn to gratitude and fear will dissipate from the hearts of all.  The Sons realize the need and fully embrace all the correction needed to deal with the old man.  They are “all in”.  The chose to be chosen.

The sixth seal completes the preparation of the Sons.  All aspects of the carnal nature, the ego, the former priorities, doctrines, half-truths, and any other hindrance have been exposed and dealt with.  The Sons are now ready for the seventh and final seal to be “opened”.

Revelation 6:15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,

16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

Each one of us identifies himself with something, someone, or a group of people.  Who am I?  This is a question asked by most everyone as they mature to a level when they question their relevance on the earth.  All of us have walked around with a mistaken identity.  We have all walked as sons of Adam.

Genesis 3:8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

Ever since that fateful day men having been hiding themselves from Our Heavenly Father.  They have been deceived in their blindness to the Love and Truth of Our Heavenly Father.  The number of man is “six” and in the sixth seal, there are six types of men who hide themselves from the results of the opening of this seal.  Why?  Their world is ending!

1.  The Kings of the earth are the rulers of the flesh.  “A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor”.  This represents the law of sin and death that rules over us until we have been delivered.

2.  Great men represent those are seemingly “good”.  They have pleasant  dispositions, character, qualities, and attributes.  They are esteemed by men and honored by the world as examples for others to live by.  They are exalted to greatness and admired, a subtle aspect of the ego.

3.  Rich men are men who have great power by virtue of their wealth.  They have this deep conviction that they are special and set apart because of ascending to power due to their wealth.  Others look at them with great admiration and believe that if they get close to the person, some of that wealth will rub off on them too.  Their wealth is often acquired by the world’s knowledge and wisdom.  The result of this wealth is power, fame, and prestige which comprise the “values” of the carnal man.

4.  Commanders and mighty men represent those habits, practices, ways, and traditions that are entrenched in each of us.  They will fight to retain the status quo and won’t give up easily.  This stubborn nature is difficult to overcome, and does not easily yield to change.  They are loyal to the old man and will resist giving up ground.

5.  “Every slave” represents your enslavement to sin, religion, spiritual deception and pride.  These captives are oppressed of the devil and Jesus came to set the captives free.

6.  “Every free man” refers to the ego or “self”.   The ego considers itself free from the bondage, enslavement, or service to anyone.  It believes itself to be fully independent of rule.  It is the “I will” of the carnal mind.  Isaiah 14:14  “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High!”.  Paul speaks of the two “I’s” warring inside each of us.

All of these represent the enemies of Christ and hide themselves in darkness when the sixth seal is broken.  These are the identities that men have hidden in the caves rather than die to the flesh.  The systems of men have been created to promote these six types.  Their complexity grows day by day to further the bondage in each strata.  Any challenge to the current system of thought is met with extreme resistance.  These systems all have Adam as their origin when he chose death over life in the garden.  You can run but you can’t hide from the Love of FATHER.  HIS wrath is toward carnality and lawlessness, nothing else.  HE will restore you by HIS irresistible Love.  HIS judgments are just for the blood of Christ is sufficient to cover all sin, not just 5% of mankind.  Love never fails!  Each category of men will be dealt with accordingly and each heart will be exposed to the brightness of HIS coming.  All will be purged by the fire of HIS Word.

When HE is fully revealed to us, each of us will lay down our mistaken identity.  Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess: Jesus is LORD of Lords and KING of Kings.  We then become identified as Sons and take on HIS identity.

1 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Our FATHER will not destroy the physical earth in order to execute HIS judgment on men.  The Creator knows how to destroy the current path of men: by conversion.  Saul of Tarsus is an excellent example.  King Nebuchadnezzar is another excellent example.  His kingdom was converted after he was converted.  Current men in power only exist in that manner because Our Heavenly Father allows them to be in their respective positions.  HE is the highest authority and all other authority is a derivative by assignment.

The sun, moon, and stars speak of various aspects of rulership.  A new heaven speaks of a change in rulership, power, and authority over the earth.  An old earth denotes the subject, people, or physical substance under authority.  A new heaven and a new earth will be the result of righteousness prevailing in those who rule- The Sons of GOD.

Mountains represent kingdoms and islands represent lesser authorities arising out of the sea of humanity.  As we understand the symbolism used in Scripture, we are able to grasp what John was saying when the sixth seal was broken in Revelation 6:

14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.

15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,

16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

Carnal men would have you believe that the wrath of GOD will send some mighty fireball down on earth to scorch the earth and all its inhabitants once the Christians have been scooped up out of harm’s way.  By using fear, they attempt to control the congregation into submission and further their own agendas.  If they can just keep all the events external then the people never have to grow internally and become spiritually mature, hearing FATHER’S voice on their own.   Paul’s writings differ from those who promote this all encompassing wrath:

Colossians 3:5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

HIS wrath is not directed toward the righteous men and women but on the lawlessness and the carnal nature of the unconverted.  In the parable of the wheat and the tares, the tares were gathered up, removed,  and burned.  The wheat remained and was “harvested” to be utilized in the future.  The burning of the tares are associated with all unrighteousness, lack of fruit, depraved acts, lusts… anything that requires purging.  Once this occurs, all things become new.  The old heaven (rulership) and the old earth must pass away and be replaced.  The previous spiritual order is replaced by the order of Melchizedek.  The old order will be judged as prophesied in Isaiah:

21 ​​It shall come to pass in that day

​​That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones,

​​And on the earth the kings of the earth.

22 ​​They will be gathered together,

​​As prisoners are gathered in the pit,

​​And will be shut up in the prison;

​​After many days they will be punished.

23 ​​Then the moon will be disgraced

​​And the sun ashamed;

​​For the LORD of hosts will reign

​​On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

​​And before His elders, gloriously.

The ‘old sun and moon’ refers to the old order of authority on earth.  As HIS righteous ones come forth in their white robes in the fullness of power and authority granted to them by THE MOST HIGH, a new heaven and earth will come forth hence John’s conveyance of this reality:

Revelation 21:Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

The Sons must expect with great anticipation the passing away of the old heaven and earth.  The current system must be removed, not patched up with duct tape.  The purging of the old must take place in order to bring in the new.  The old rulership must be taken down as the new rises up in the dawning of a new day.

The physical earth was not formed to be replaced so we must trust that HE will not allow mankind to bring forth some cataclysmic event to make the earth uninhabitable:

Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), "I am the LORD, and there is none else. NASB

The end of the world will happen for many whose world is focused on carnality of man and all its trappings.  Their world will be no more as no one retains any interest in pursuing or sustaining anything associated with that world.  The new heavens and a new earth will replaced the old and what a day it will be!  With this understanding, John wrote in 1 John 2:

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

17  And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

There is a group of people who have been called to a greater work.  Each person in this group will be individually tested to ascertain whether he or she is ready to move to the next level of Spiritual enlightenment.  This juncture appears to be a critical aspect in history.  Will the person participate in the graduation or are there more courses to take in order to satisfy the requirements for the next phase of the calling?

The Book of Revelation contains the deepest of Spiritual Truths.  I believe their fullness is only attained by a special key that unlocks mysteries that have remained hidden to the masses for nearly two thousand years.  The key has been hidden in plain sight but those who have attempted to read the twenty-two chapters of this book without the key have floundered.  This key has been identified as the Key of David and I have heard many claims over the years of various people possessing and unlocking various and sundry doors with this key.  Some of these claims may be true but who am I to say.  Only FATHER knows the truth of the matter.

I believe this Spiritual key reflects some revelation very specific to David that if found would open up a deep mystery unavailable to most.  David was called by Our Heavenly Father to rule HIS Kingdom of Israel and provide us with a greater understanding of the relationship with FATHER.  This Key of David specifically appears twice in Scripture:

Isaiah 22:22 

The key of the house of David
I will lay on his shoulder;
So he shall open, and no one shall shut;
And he shall shut, and no one shall open.

and

Revelation 3:27

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”

Eliakim was given the Key of David in Isaiah 22.  His name means "God raises" or "God sets up" and he was given authority over the House of GOD.  The Hebrew word for this dwelling place is specifically tied to Jacob’s locale when he wrestled with GOD:

Genesis 28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”

This gate or door to Heaven is opened by one’s ability to see into the Spiritual realm.  I am fully convinced that this ability is securely locked to prevent the carnal man from entering into this realm and tapping into the treasury of Heaven for carnal and selfish reasons.  This treasury is not to further the fleshly plots and schemes of men but it is reserved for those who are “called of FATHER” to establish HIS Kingdom on earth by HIS Divine Intent of Love.  Any attempt to dilute HIS Love by placing other revelations, attributes, acts, and characteristics at the same level will only serve to delay the process of your maturing into perfection.  In the meantime, you will continue to wrestle with GOD.

Some people claim to have the full revelation of Love but I doubt that they do.  Why?  The fruit would confirm it.  Thus far Jesus provides the only true and complete example of this revelation.  Until we are empowered with the fullness of Christ’s anointing, we are still in the process of being matured into the perfection of Love.

A name change represents a change in character.  Jacob’s name describes the carnal man’s nature who is constantly scheming, manipulating, plotting, and usurping… and he is called of FATHER?  Clearly Our Heavenly Father knew what HE was doing when HE formed Jacob in the womb right along side of Esau.  It wasn’t until Jacob’s nature was fully revealed and exposed for all to see did he finally change.

Jacob’s revelation of the House of GOD and gate of Heaven did not change him.  The dream he had proclaiming his calling didn’t change him.  Jacob was no longer in his father’s house but was out on his own.  His carnal nature had to be fully judged without being influenced and enabled by Isaac’s own anointing and authority.  Each of us must go through the judgment of our old nature individually as Jacob did.  He was given his calling, he was given the revelation of a higher Spiritual realm, but he was yet to change his nature so that he could enter the gate.  He lacked the key and moreover he had no understanding on how to properly use it.

Twenty-two years later, Jacob returns to the House of GOD.  He spent 21 years being manipulated by Laban, a dose of his own medicine.  He had an entourage now and he was fearing death at the hand of his brother Esau.  He is still scheming in an attempt to bribe Esau into sparing his life and the time is now apparently short.

Genesis 32:22 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. 23 He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. 24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.

The word Jabbok means “emptying”.  Jacob’s current nature wrestled with GOD and continued to resist taking on a new nature even after seeing the Face of GOD!  Jacob needed additional revelation.  It wasn’t until Jacob saw the fruit of his nature in his sons did he finally have a name change.  His daughter Dinah (“Judgment”) was defiled by Shechem in Canaan.  Judgment had finally arrived on the household of Jacob and he was sorely grieved by this.  It was now time for Jacob to be emptied of his carnal nature and receive a new nature and a new name from FATHER.  Jacob returned the third time to the House of GOD (Bethel):

Genesis 35:

1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

2 And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. 3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”

Be assured that there will be stress before your character changes.  This precedes a “name change”.  Until you nature changes and you walk in Love, the key to the door, gate, entrance, or access to the Heavenly realm will be limited.  The key protects the treasury and Our Heavenly Father will not allow lawless entry into this treasury.  Only those of proper character will be given access.  David’s name was associated with this key.  Why?  The answer is given in the following:

1 Samuel 13:14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.”

Acts 13:22  “And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’

You can wrestle all you want but until Love replaces your current thinking and nature, you will be unable to do ALL of HIS Will for HIS Will is based on HIS Divine Intent and it originates from HIS Love.  It is time to change.

Revelation 6:12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.

13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.

There is no end to the Sun of Righteousness and the Glory of THE LORD cannot be dimmed thus what are called “cosmic” events represent a lesser realm than that of the highest realm.  In keeping with John’s view in the spiritual realm, these events depict things he saw in the higher realm.

An earthquake is a great shaking.  I experienced my first earthquake while in Acapulco Mexico at a business conference in about 1983.  When the earth quakes, you feel a complete loss of control and there is no safe haven.  Do you stay inside the building or run outside and possibly into a fissure?  Everything thought to be solid and safe is no longer so.  Your world is literally turned upside down, torn apart, and broken.  I expect men will experience this quake soon and on multiple levels.  This may also be known as the ‘black swan’ event I have written about in the past, whether at a personal level or corporate.

When one thinks of Mystery Babylon, you must also refer to the Book of Daniel where Babylon had become great in the land.  King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign at “reached to the heavens and it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.”  (Daniel 4:11).  A kingdom has its own heaven or place of rulership and its own earth, the place of its constituents.  When we read of the sixth seal, we must see a “heaven and earth” below the supreme Heaven where all rulership and ultimate authority resides.  FATHER doesn’t destroy HIS Heaven, stars, etc. but this is symbolic of a lower heaven occurrence.  The GOD of restoration does not go around destroying the universe to make a point with the inhabitants of one planet in a vast solar system.  Remember, John was in the spirit as he beheld these events.

Men are described as “lights” or suns. Jesus spoke this in the Parable of the Tares:

Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

The sun denotes rulership for it rules over the day.  Light rules over darkness and the Sons are called to rule and reign.  The kingdoms formed by men will become subject to the “suns of righteousness” once the Sons are brought to full maturity and receive the power and authority from the highest realm of authority.  When this occurs, the light of the current kingdom of rulers will become black as sackcloth of hair.  In the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar is warned that his kingdom is subject to the rulership of the Most High Heaven:

4:25 …“They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.

​26 ​“And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.”

The moon represents lesser authorities subject to the greater authority as do the stars.  The moon’s light dims as well and becomes like a blood moon.  The light or life is being removed.  The rule of these lesser lights are being taken away just as King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign was removed from him.  Jesus tied all of this together in Matthew 24 when He spoke:

29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”

Jesus then explains that the Sons of GOD will appear before all men of all nations:

30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The current political, financial, and economic systems will be abandoned when the Sons of GOD become fully empowered.  They will no longer be relevant.  Jesus needed no hospital, emergency room, pharmaceutical or any other lesser means to restore men and women to health.  He removed the relevancy of their methods.  Authority is given to rulers by the masses who are willing to submit to their worldly systems.  What will happen when the no longer become relevant?  They are destroyed in the spiritual sense but they are not physically burned up, they simply don’t matter anymore.  The law of force will be replace by the law of Love and attraction.  Guns and bullets will no longer be needed.  The rulership of “man” will cease to exist and the Kingdom will be on earth as it is in Heaven, ruled by the highest realm of authority and through the Sons who hear HIS Voice.  The old order will be replaced by the new order.  Men’s hearts will be changed and they will submit to the irresistible Love in the eyes of the Sons.  They will forsake all other rulership and follow HIM:

Isaiah 65:17 ​​“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;

​​And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.”

In light of this higher authority replacing the rulership of lesser authority, let us read and contemplate what John wrote near the end of the Book of Revelation:

21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”