In the two years or so I have been around the pentecostal/charismatic circle, I have heard the shekinah glory mentioned several times. What is this exactly? I have been a Christian for over 20 years and know my Bible pretty well but as far as I am aware I do not know of anywhere this phrase is used. Please help me out!
heatherfb,
Good question. JimB is correct about the Shekinah Glory being part of the recent Charismatic Movement, however the Jewish people are the ones who coined the term.
Basically, the Shekinah Glory puts more emphasis on God the Father (Yehovah). The title in Revelation 19:16 expresses YEHOVAH (YHVH) THE FATHER'S rulership over all creation and all the kings and lords therein. It's equivalent to the phrase "King of kings of kings" which the Jewish Siddur (prayer book) applies to YHVH in this song which introduces the Sabbath in many Jewish homes.
The King James version of Revelation 19 uses, "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
We Christians unknowingly put more emphases on Jesus, when actually Jesus is the servant of God the Father (Yehovah). Pulling God the Father out of the closet with (Revelation 19), (Zechariah 14:4), ( Exek. 43:1-7) we find the possibility that the Shekinah Glory will probably return before Jesus will?
I believe that the Shekinah Glory will inter the Temple Mount at the Eastern Gate, but there is a possibility that the Shekinah Glory will enter the Millennial Temple at Shiloh (Exe, 43:1-4)?
However this view doesn't agree with the Fundamentalist Movement, and it's up for speculation whether Satan has blinded millions over the centuries to the true identity of the person pictured in Revelation 19?
Here is quote from the Jewish New Testament:
"Then I heard what sounded like the roar of a huge crowd, like the sound of rushing waters, like loud peals of thunder, saying, "Halleluyah! ADONAI [YEHOVAH, YHVH], GOD OF HEAVEN'S ARMIES, HAS BEGUN HIS REIGN!"....Then I saw heaven opened, and there before me was a white horse. Sitting on it was the one called FAITHFUL AND TRUE, and it is in righteousness that he passes judgment and goes to battle. His eyes were like a fiery flame, and on his head were MANY ROYAL CROWNS. And he had a name written which no one knew but himself. He was wearing a robe that had been soaked in blood, and the name by which he is called is, "THE WORD OF GOD." The ARMIES OF HEAVEN, clothed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down nations -- "He will rule them with a staff of iron." It is he who treads the winepress from which flows the wine of the furious rage of ADONAI [YEHOVAH, YHVH], GOD OF HEAVEN'S ARMIES. And on his robe and on his thigh he has a name written: "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." -- (Verses 6, 11-16, Jewish New Testament).