Becoming Part Of The Household Of God

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by Michael King on February 24, 2018 at 11:55 pm
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God says,

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

Isaiah 6:8

The household of God

The revelation of the household of God is heavy upon me.  It is like a I am being allowed to see God’s family and it clarifies much I’ve wondered about in scriptures.  With God are many Seraphim just as Solomon had many wives.  Seraphim are the “us” God speaks of when creating man, confusing the languages at Babel, and sending Isaiah to Israel.

Cherubs are the offspring of both God and Seraphim.  This is why Seraphim have six wings and Cherubim have 4 wings.  Cherubim are a fusion of both God and His eternal spiritual unions.  It is interesting that we can see the faces and feet of Cherubim, whereas, we cannot know the faces or feet of God’s Seraphim.

The Children of God

It is also remarkable that Cherubs are often portrayed as children historically.  While I don’t believe they are cute and chubby, I do think they are God’s progeny.  After all, we are children of God so why not they?

Cherubim lift God’s palanquin, carrying Him to and fro in the earth. Like the priests who bear up the ark of the covenant, the four living creatures carry God and His Seraphim high and lifted up.  They are also very balanced and stable, linked to great gyroscopic-like wheels. Wisdom is their hallmark and they see clearly being full of eyes. They contain and hold back the fires of creation, the very power of God.  Ezekiel actually goes into great detail about them.

The messengers of God

Angels are God’s messengers. We most often see them as those who carry out God’s will on earth.  Also, God speaks His word through them to holy men and women. Sometimes, even the Lord Himself speaks through the “angel of the Lord”.  It could be that God appeared to Adam in the cool of the day as the Angel of the Lord. Perhaps Moses talked face to face to God in a similar manner.

The court of the Most High is awesome beyond imagination.  This is the overall point God makes to us through the court of Solomon, the son of David.  YHWH calls us, as the Bride of Christ, to become part of His heavenly household.  This is part of the glory of God’s household and Paul says,

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Hebrews 12:22

The original plan and purpose of God

The city of our God is called New Jerusalem.  Yet most do not understand God’s heavenly habitation is, in fact, the original City of the Most High.  In the beginning, it lay on the slopes of a great mountain situated in northern Eden.  Thus, New Jerusalem is the household of God, the city of our great King.

As God’s wife, we naturally procreate with Him, bringing forth after His kind.  In the world to come, God’s children spread throughout His new creation.  The reason there are so many planets among the stars in this creation is because our Father originally intended mankind to fill this entire universe. Unfortunately God, during the flood, not only destroyed the Earth in His anger but wreaked havoc upon the cosmos too. What we often call scenic wonders and heavenly beauty is simply that aftermath of near annihilation. Therefore, since sin tainted this creation, in the future God rolls it up like a scroll, creating a New Heavens and New Earth in its place.

In the restoration of all things, mankind picks up where we left off, much like Israel did at the Jordan the second time around.  From where we failed, now in newness of life in a new creation, we fulfill the original plan and purpose of our God.  The seed of Abraham, all those who walk in faith as He did, as well as his natural seed, populate the world to come.  We, as of yet, cannot comprehend these great things, except by the Holy Spirit.

Speaking to that which is eternal

Some time ago, I felt to stop trying to convince the natural man of spiritual things.  I realized that concentrating on things that are passing away is futile.  Only the new man in Christ will overcome this life, therefore, it’s best to concentrate on that which is eternal.

In conclusion, what I see is not because of any special ability I possess, but simply a function of the Holy Spirit that is freely available to anyone who asks.  However, you do have to be open to revelation to receive revelation.  Where most people experience difficulty is when God reveals something that does not fit well with their current beliefs.  At that time, most opt to go with what they know instead of Who they know. This may seem a small thing, but it forms the basis of everything in God.

We live in an era when Strong Revelation is flooding the earth.  Whereas, in times past, such things were hidden from those who desired to look into them, in our day God is speaking plainly about these mysteries.  All we have to do is to open up and receive Him.

Paul says,

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.  But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”

1 Corinthians 2:9,10

Amen

Jerusalem by the Hoppers

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A Time To Be Healed

Feb22
by Michael King on February 22, 2018 at 9:17 pm
Posted In: community chapel & bible training center

Solomon Says,

“A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;  A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;  A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance…”

Ecclesiastes 3:2-4

I receive comments from time to time from Ex-Chapelites (for that is what former members are often called) that exhibit an enormous amount of anger, pain, and hurt.  To be so vitriolic after nearly 30 years is a lot of pain to carry in one’s heart.  I suffered a lot under the iron hand of church leadership, yet even I eventually let go of the hurt and forgave those I felt did me wrong.

First of all, I don’t discount those who are feeling this way. Your pain is real, even after all this time.  When you express your disdain for Chapel, or Don Barnett, I don’t doubt that you feel that way at all.  I had no first hand experience of some of the things alleged by those who still harbor ill will towards spiritual connections, but I cannot categorically deny what you say did not happen.  Only you know whether you are being fair-minded or blinded by rage.

I understand why you feel hurt

Most of my pain stemmed from how I was treated by those who were supposed to love me.  Even my main mega-connection typed my disfellowship letter, then had the audacity to call me up to say she did.  The truth is, none of us behaved in a particularly godly fashion in many situations, mostly because we had no real idea of what was going on.  What surprised me most of all, though, was the lack of integrity that people exhibited when the chips were down.  I actually expected better from those who taught and preached the word of God.  I expected much better from my connections too.

To me, what happened at Chapel is just a sneak peek for how people will act during the great apostasy.  Some stood firm and while others let themselves be swept away by hate and vindictiveness.  I met some of these people afterwards and they never seemed to lose their absolute hatred of connections. It seemed to me bitterness had taken root deep in their souls.

Hate is not of God

Hate is not of God.  If you hate your brother then, no matter what your theological bent, you do not love God as you should.  Saul sincerely hated Christians and did his best to destroy any who followed the way.  However, on the road to Damascus, the persecutor of the brethren found out that Jesus was indeed the way, the truth, and the life.  Likewise, those who still persecute connections are severely misguided and, if they continue unrepentant, are in as much darkness as Saul was before he became Paul. However, like Saul, you might have a change of heart when confronted with The Truth.  I don’t count anyone out.

God’s love is the only power that can truly heal – you must experience it for yourself

Oddly enough, and this is the main point of this essay, I believe Divine Love is the only power that can heal those who are still in pain over spiritual connections at CC&BTC.  Some Chapelites are wounded so deeply, that 30 years later they still cannot forgive and their pain seems beyond human intervention.  However, you cannot close yourself off to God’s love.  Frankly, it will take God’s love, through another human being,  to pull out that root of bitterness.  The trouble is, those who are hurt so deeply rarely let anyone close enough to learn of their trauma, let alone heal it. I ask you though, “why allow others to continue to hurt you so?”, and “Why endanger your soul because others did you wrong?”

God saw Lori’s bitterness

I knew a woman like that.  She was so hurt by her spiritual connection that she was literally bitter to the core about it.  People could hardly stand to be around her due to the vile that continually spilled out of her due to the pain caused by a man who used and then discarded her.  I felt God’s love for her, and though she treated me terribly, I could not stop showing her the love of God.

One day, while sitting with her, listening as hurt poured out of her, I asked, “May I pray for you?”  To my surprise she said, “Yes”.  Boldly, I put my hand over her heart and prayed, “Father, please deliver Lori from her hurt and pain, fill her will your love and peace, amen”.  Lori’s face softened instantly as she exclaimed in amazement, “It’s gone!”

God healed Lori’s heart

From that moment on Lori was a changed person.  She no longer talked negatively about her connection, the bitterness left, and she began to live again.  Jesus instantly took all that hurt from her heart and healed her emotionally.  I recognize that same level of pain in some of those who are still wounded 30 years out from CC&BTC.  You may blame people, God, connections, things done in the name of connections,  but you have a root of bitterness inside you that, frankly, only God can pull out.  Like Saul, the Holy Spirit changes your heart and life.

God heals the broken-hearted

Lori was hurting for real, I have no doubt about that.  You are hurting for real, I have no doubt about that either.  God touched Lori by the hand of brother.  Likewise,  your healing is probably going to come through the hand of someone God chose for you.  We automatically trust God, therefore, when people manifest God’s love we trust them.  Went your feel God’s love through another, you will let down your guard long enough for healing to take place.  There is hope, God is going to do a miracle.

Heal My Broken Heart by Patty Felker

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