Pure Intimacy In The Body Of Christ
The Spirit Of Our Love
God is all about pure intimacy, all forms of it. When you truly unite with God and each other, you find that God is a sensuous experience. This comes as a shock to many because they have been taught that God is prim and proper. For instance, most imagine the temple of God in heaven as white and antiseptic. However, the reality is that the temple of God is filled with green plants everywhere. Even the walls are warm and vibrate with life. In fact, literally everything is alive in Him.
Likewise, the Garden of Eden was a paradise of sensual delights because it represented the very nature of God. God is love and part of the manifestation of that love is pure intimacy. As I thought about that, it dawned on me that the point of creation is not the marriage supper of the lamb, but what comes afterwards. The church is likened to a bride because God intends to make love to us. The act of intimacy on earth points to the fulfillment of that picture in pure intimacy between God and His wife.
That we may know Him in pure intimacy
Why is this important? It is important because every woman expects to know her man intimately on their wedding night. However chaste she may be before the wedding she still expects to be chaste no longer after her wedding. In fact, most people who are in love kiss and caress more as their love grows. For many, waiting from their wedding night is almost unbearable. Likewise, if we are to be the bride of Christ we should expect that our love will express itself in pure intimacy with Jesus too.
The act of marriage, the way of a man with a maid, is the single greatest picture of what God desires to be to us. God designed everything to do with intimacy to demonstrate to humanity how much He wants to be one with us. Every movement, sound, and expression of love demonstrates the union God desires with man. Even Jesus being born of a virgin demonstrated, in the most intimate way possible, the degree of oneness God envisions with each one of us.
Love one another
So far so good. However, what I am about to share next is the crux of what The Holy Spirit is about to do. The way in which God loves the body of Christ with pure intimacy is through the Body of Christ. That is to say, the pure intimacy our bridegroom desires to have with us, is shown through Spiritual Connections among members of the church. This is precisely why Paul says to greet one another with a holy kiss. It is why there is unity of the Spirit that proceeds the unity of the faith. This is the origin of Love Feasts and the manifestation of 1 Corinthians chapter 13.
Satan brought about the Roman persecution of Christians in the first century because the church was beginning to enter into the Tabernacle Blessing. Pure intimacy began to manifest in God’s people and they were about to become the embodiment of God’s love. Fallen Lucifer could not let “oneness” happen and so she persecuted and killed believers, driving them underground into catacombs. However, even there we catch historical glimpses of the perfected church and pure intimacy.
Creation is an intimate act
The whole point of creation is Divine Union. From the very beginning God said go forth be fruitful and multiply. We were created naked and unashamed. God is the creator of that intimacy and since we are created in His image, were are pure intimacy. You cannot even procreate without being intimate.
Satan fears a fully connected Body of Believers. As long as we are separated in our hearts and minds we are easily controlled and weak. However, once we love one another as God loves us, the power of God reveals itself and we soar into the heavenlies. This is what deals the death-wound to the beast and causes the church of Philadelphia to be caught up to God and to His throne.
But what does that mean?
People have little idea what this means because most have never experienced pure intimacy. However, being as we all want to be the Bride of Christ, we should understand that our bridegroom wants to know us intimately. God wants to express Himself to us – through each other. Our creator wants to be free to love us in any way He desires. As God inhabits His body of believers, He will manifest or “reveal himself” in pure intimacy. This may be through holy kissing or through holding one another. In some instances God will take intimacy all the way to marriage uniting us with one another physically. This is Divine Marriage.
To the pure all things are pure
The point of Spiritual Connections is God expressing His love for us through one another. The manner of the outward manifestation of that inward love does not really matter. As long as God is the author of our actions there can be no sin. As Paul says, to the pure all things are pure.
Such a concept bothers natural minded people. Many, out of insecurity, wish to control the Spirit for fear of what He may do. Many preachers and teachers want to put boundaries around each and every christian so that they cannot possibly sin. However, no matter how many precepts they teach, if the heart is not pure, sin inevitably occurs. Instead, God wants to put His nature in us so that we do not want to sin in the first place. When our Father does that, our hearts become pure and we can love one another as God intended. In this state of innocence, we love selflessly. We find that rather than being restrictive, pure intimacy opens us up to serve others in ways we never thought possible.
A demonstration of pure intimacy: A holy kiss
On night, as I sat in church after a service, a sister in the Lord walked past me. Our eyes met and then she kissed me. It was not a peck on the cheek but a full on french kiss. The funny thing is that it did not startle me or make me feel uncomfortable. At the time it seemed totally appropriate and natural. It only happened once. I really never thought about her sexually then or afterwards either. I thought to myself, wow, “was that a holy kiss?”
That small demonstration of a holy kiss made me understand that, in the Spirit, you can do things physically that would be inappropriate in a natural context. That sister in the Lord allowed herself and God to say “I love you” in a very intimate, yet appropriate way. Though profound, there was nothing more to it than that.
Interesting too, that one kiss stands head and shoulders above most other kisses I have ever experienced. I don’t remember how it felt but I do remember how it made me feel: totally loved and accepted.
The truth is, when we try to control the Holy Spirit, we miss out on so much that God has for us. In these last days we need to allow our Father to love us so that we can stand strong together in His love. Spirit led pure intimacy will be key to our strength and unity.
The act of marriage
The act of marriage, The moment when a man and woman become truly one, pictures the perfect union that Christ wants with His church. The marriage supper of the Lamb is but a prelude to an exquisite spiritual consummation with our God. It is high time we stop letting fearful people keep us from laying hold of the destiny God plans for us. Here is a truth,
“The great falling away, the apostasy, is primarily about people rejecting the sign of Tabernacles: pure intimacy.”
We have been set up by the Devil to think that pure intimacy within the Body of Christ is evil and that we must protect ourselves from it at all costs. Thus when Christ approaches us through one another in intimate ways we question His motives and actions. However, without pure intimacy we cannot become the Bride of Christ, let alone His eternal wife.
In conclusion, it is time to embrace pure intimacy. It is true that they shall know we are Christ’s disciples by our love one for another. However, this love has a profoundly intimate dimension that we cannot ignore. Press in and learn about pure intimacy from the Holy Spirit. Trust Him to lead and guide you into this truth. Allow God to love you through other as His Spirit leads. Do not listen to those who refuse to love God as He desires. Become the Bride that Christ desires to unite with. Amen.
Michael,
I have a question that has bugged me since last night. Do you think Christ will return regardless of the church finding this intimacy with one another? I don’t see the connection happening now. What I do see is others who are enjoying this intimacy with Him alone in one-on-one time but not with each other. It breaks my heart that I personally feel like this most of the time. It feels like ever since I discovered this intimacy with Christ,I am getting to know Him for the first time and don’t want anything to come between us.
At times I have an intense desire to hook up with like-minded believers but they seem to want to savor their time with Him. I can’t blame them but a part of me CRAVES for the early church experience in the book of Acts. The first time I felt an intense need to be part of a church like that was back in 2016. I guess that was when He planted that seed in my heart for that experience. I can’t help but wonder if a separate intimacy with Him occurs before He connects us to one another. Kind of like – Love God (first) then Love others.
Secondly….Here is an quote from you….
“However, without pure intimacy we cannot become the Bride of Christ, let alone His eternal wife.”
Do you have any write up on God’s “eternal wife” Can you link em? It would take me a lifetime to go through your posts, lol
Dear Ugo,
Thanks for our comment, I always appreciat it when you share. Actually, with reference to your question, I don’t think Christ will return until His Bride is Completely formed. It is the intimacy within and between the Body of Christ that prompts Him to gather us too Him.
You know, while experiencing intimacy one and one with Jesus is totally awsome, in the beginning is was not so. I believe that the original plan God had was that He would manifest His nature through us to one another as He desired. Therefore, to experience the fulness of what God has for us, it does require at least a spiritual connetion with someone (s) in the Body of Christ.
In other words, the intent of God was to love us through one another as He saw fit. This could be anything from laying the breast of Jesus, as John did, to full on Divine Mates like Abraham and Sara wrere. The point is, to see God manifest in the flesh, that has to happened through some one who is flesh. Reading about someone is good, talking to them over the phone is better, but meeting them face to face is best. Thus, because God made us to bear the image of His only begotten son, to meet Jesus face to face here on earth, you need to see Jesus is someones eyes.
I think that many just don’t know that this is how Jesus wants to manifest himself in these last days. So, with the knowledge they have, they seek his presence in the best way they know how. However, there is much, much more that Jesus wants to show us. Spiritual connections is the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace. It is just that many don’t know that avaliable and permissable.
Your Spirit longs to connect with Jesus in another person. You know, instinctively that this is what you need to complete your connection with Jesus Christ. You are so open to Jesus now, if you find him in another, it may be a very strong experience indeed.
Here are some essays that may help you understand God’s wife
The Thing About Seraphim
God’s wife
What Is The Point Of Creation?
Big hugs and lots of love,
Michael
Dear Connections,
Intimacy defines the Bride of Christ. In fact, without it, without a white hot desire for Christ, you are not worthy to be His beloved for eternity. This does not mean that you must have a full blown love relationship with Him right now, but it does mean you must be open to be led into it by His love for you. Just realize that if everything goes right, you will be in the arms of your Beloved forever.
The second part of this equation is that God expresses Himself through His body. Therefore, and this is a vital point, you cannot know God apart from those He wishes to connect you to. Therefore, if you desire to know God, be open to receive Him from others who are led by His Spirit. Spiritual Connections are the unity of the Faith and the Tabernacle Experience is what brings oneness to His believers. What happened in the Book of Acts was only the beginning of the Tabernacle Experience and not the end of it. This is why the Devil brought persecution upon believers at that time, so that they would not mature into the fullness and stature of Christ.
When you read my writings and you feel drawn in your spirit to the things I say, know that it is God that is drawing you. If I seem to be more than I am in the natural, it is not because I am better than others, it is because God is speaking through me and your spirit connects with His Spirit in these writings.
The Bottom line is, “Listen to your spirit” and trust what God says to you personally. It does not make any difference if you agree with everything I say, what matters is that you agree and act upon what God says to you today, this very minute, without fail and without hesitation. Remember, no one will make heaven their home because it made sense to their natural minds, only those who believe and act upon their faith will be counted worthy to be His Bride forever.
Big hugs and lots of love,
Michael
I found your description of a holy kiss to be amazing… and caused me to recall a time during a service at CCBTC in the mid-80’s when during a time of intense worship when the love of God was pouring out and our love pouring back to him, a sister whom I knew well, being part of the home church I led in a nearby city, was sitting next to me.
She wordlessly reached out and held me intimately in a most gentle loving way – just supporting and holding me.
I felt loved and it was amazing… yet I did feel aroused and didn’t respond in a lustful way.
As you’ve said in some of your posts, sometimes God’s boundaries are beyond our own.
Dear Just Me,
Disclaimer: it is the position of Michael King and all those associated with the Tabernacle movement, that any intimate behavior only be done between consenting adults of, at the very least, the legal age of 21.
Having said that, I thank you for your comment (slightly modified) about holy intimacy. The fact that you felt loved and supported is the point of what God did and the action through which He accomplished it was only His most direct and profound means to that end.
What you describe is a true part of the Tabernacle blessing and is at once, a very deep and intimate expression of the Body of Christ’s divine love and a stumbling block to those who only look at the outward manifestation of it.
In God, all things are possible, and at that moment that is what you needed for God to get the message of love and support through to you. Thank God there was a sister in the Lord who was mature and sensitive enough to His Spirit to be the instrument of His heart.
We live in a broken and hurting generation that needs much healing. God is about to move upon His body in unprecedented ways. The fact is, often the most direct way to heal someone is to demonstrate acceptance and love through holy actions. We saw the beginnings of that at CC&BTC.
I have struggled with sharing such truths with people, often wondering if it is wise to do so. However, I have come to realize that people who want to sin will do so whether or not they know the truth. One sins in ignorance and another sins with full knowledge. I don’t think one sin is better than they other. However, at least those who have a heart to hear God’s voice and carefully do His will may be encouraged that they are not sinning when they love as God leads. Handled correctly, i.e. through hearing, listening, and obeying what God says to you personally on time, Divine Love can and is the most amazing thing I’ve every experienced. Handled incorrectly, by the selfish and immature, actions, which are not God’s will, can do harm. However, it is up to each and every individual in God to be led by His Spirit. Never allow another to tell you to do something that you know, in your heart and spirit, is not His will. It is okay to say no and to stand firm in that.
The problem inherent in sharing these deep and intimate truths with others, who may not yet know how to be led by His Spirit in such areas, is that to merely copy the action, without the leading of His Spirit, misses the mark. Some, in a jealousy to receive what they believe you have, mimic what the Spirit does without His leading. When any Spirit-led event devolves into a “method” that people assume will yield the same result if applied universally, it inevitably ends in disaster. We call that ‘fanaticism’. In part, I believe Spiritual Connections becoming a “method” is partly responsible for some of the excesses that others report happened at CC&BTC. However, I never encountered those excesses personally, for the people I spiritually connected with were always very careful and sensitive to the moving of God between us, never going further than the Holy Spirit led. In truth, having two people who are being led by God’s Spirit served as a very reliable check and balance system. If you will yield to God, He is the best chaperone. It is only when natural-minded people started trying to control what God did that mass fear set in and some began to pull back and become critical of what God was doing. When we ask for good things from our Father, we do not need to fear He will give us things that will harm us.
It is amazing to me the amount of study of scripture and mass prayer that produced the move of God, but then when Jesus in the guise of members of His Body showed up, many didn’t want Him. It is very analogous to the Jewish religious leaders’ reaction to Jesus in the first century. The lesson I took away from it all was, “Don’t ask for God to move unless you are ready and willing to accept Him in whatever way He comes.”
Reducing spiritual things to “a method” may lead to error and sin. I don’t advocate doing that at all. None of these intimate experiences you or I speak of are initiated by personal desire, but rather yielded to at the specific direction of God by people whose highest motive is to only do His will. His divine leading is what makes any of these experiences holy and right.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Big hugs and lots of love,
Michael