Peace in Christ.
God makes us alive with Christ. He raises us up together and makes us sit together in the “heavenly places” (literally ABOVE the heavens…Greek: epouranios) in Christ Jesus.
Epouranios- From G1909 and G3772; above the sky
Epi -The Greek prefix epi- (ἐπί) generally means "upon," "on," or "over,"
Eph 2:4-6 KJV
(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
(5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)
(6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places (ABOVE the heavens) in Christ Jesus:
We are to sit with Him ABOVE the heavens….FAR ABOVE all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is names not only in THIS AGE we are living in now but also in the age to come.
This is what is meant by the term “kingdom of heaven” or kingdom of the heavens.
We are to rule with Christ (sitting with Him in His throne) over all rule and power and dominion (the “heavens”…the things that are highly exalted now in this earth) that is earth-based.
He gives us power over the nations. This is a NOW thing…this is a present age thing…as well as in the coming age.
Eph 1:19-23
(19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
(20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places (ABOVE heavens),
(21) Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world (AGE), but also in that which is to come:
(22) And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
(23) Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
We are raised up together and made to sit together ABOVE the heavenlies…above all things that are in authority now (exalted now) in this earth. This is why earthly KINGS will come to the brightness of our rising.
Isa 60:3 KJV
(3) And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Earthly kings shall minister unto us as God shall glorify us. His authority/name is written upon our foreheads…amid our faces. They shall see Him through us. They shall see His glory upon us and come to us.
Isa 60:9-12 KJV
(9) Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
(10) And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
(11) Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
(12) For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
With our “open face” we shall reflect the glory of the Lord to them. They will then SEE Him through us. He makes us “kings and priests” now in this world. He gives us power over the nations....the kingdom/reign of the heavenlies (everything that is exalted now in this world).
2Co 3:18 KJV
(18) But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
KINGS shall shut their mouths at Him…for what they had not been told shall they SEE. They will see Him by looking at our open face. We shall shine the light to them who are sitting in deep darkness. They shall see that light and come to it.
Isa 52:13-15 KJV
(13) Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
(14) As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
(15) So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
We shall SHINE forth as the sun in the kingdom of the Father. We shall rule with Him over all the nations of this world.
Mat 13:43 KJV
(43) Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
“Cyrus” = sun. The nations shall be subdued “before” …that is, to the FACES of….Him. Hebrew: paniym = faces (plural). We shall all with “open face” manifest Him to the people of the outside world who will then see Him by looking at us and will then praise God. This comes with power.
Nations shall be subdued to the FACES of Him (as we reflect His glory with our open faces to them.) He will loosen the strength (loins) of Kings by the FACES of Him of which we will reflect to them. They will loose power at the faces of Him as we all with open faces shall manifest Him to them. They will SEE His "visage"...His view...by looking at us.
They will then praise God in this world. The two gates…the lips of the saved earthly kings…will open up to praise Him. The “gates” shall not be shut. They will believe and praise God openly and will not cease doing so.
Isa 45:1-3
(1) Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before (to FACES of) him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before (to FACES of) him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
The LORD will go…will walk…to our FACES of us. This manifestation of Him to the outside people of the world who are currently in power will level them. The “mountains”…the exalted people of this world…will be leveled by looking at our faces which will manifest the Lord to them.
(2) I will go before (to FACES of) thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
(3) And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
But right now, our sins are hiding His face from them. Our sins have hid His face from us. We are not manifesting Him with our open faces to the people of the outside world so that they may see Him and believe.
Isa 59:1-4 KJV
(1) Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
(2) But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
(3) For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
(4) None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
His visage…His view…is being currently “marred” so that they cannot see Him and believe.
Isa 52:14 KJV
(14) As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
We cannot go to a man-based church where they are keeping and serving their images…their church handwritings of ordinances/dogmas by which they are judging others with.
We must come out from among them and be separate from them…no longer being attached to the dead church body…. so that we can then SHINE in the kingdom of the Father to the people of the outside world who will then see Him through us.
2Co 6:17-18 KJV
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Without this separateness….without this “holiness” (to be separate)…no one will SEE the Lord through us. His face is being hid from them because we are not separate from the man-based churches where they continue to serve the sin. We serve the nations of this world instead of us having power over them.
Heb 12:14 KJV
(14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Will a man "rob"...that is, COVER...God? The Hebrew word for "rob" or cover is "qaba" which means to COVER. We are concealing HIs face from being made manifest to this world because we are not seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
We are "covering" Him when we are not seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness. The true "tithe and offering."
Mal 3:8-11 KJV
(8) Will a man rob (COVER) God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
We are cursed with a curse for we are COVERING Him when we are not serving Him first in His kingdom in all things. His face is not being seen through us. The people of the outside world do not see Him through us because we are not seeking His kingdom first and His righteousness.
(9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed (COVERED) me, even this whole nation.
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness so that all the earthly things will be added to us. Seek the things above and not things of the earth.
He will then open unto us the "windows of heaven"...that is, the EYES of those who are exalted now in this earth (the heavens so-to-speak). We will then no longer "cover" God to the eyes of the people of this world who will then see Him through us and come to us bearing "gifts"....like the Magi did.
(10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
The people of this world will then bring forth good things towards us. God will not destroy the fruits of your "ground"...that is, ADAMAH. The "adamah" is the people of the outside world who will then see His face through us and will be good towards us...being productive towards us.
(11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground (ADAMAH); neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
They will come to us bringing "gold and incense" ....as they show forth the praise of the LORD openly to the rest of the world.
Isa 60:4-8 KJV
(4) Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
(5) Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
(6) The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
(7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
(8) Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
God makes us alive with Christ. He raises us up together and makes us sit together in the “heavenly places” (literally ABOVE the heavens…Greek: epouranios) in Christ Jesus.
Epouranios- From G1909 and G3772; above the sky
Epi -The Greek prefix epi- (ἐπί) generally means "upon," "on," or "over,"
Eph 2:4-6 KJV
(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
(5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)
(6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places (ABOVE the heavens) in Christ Jesus:
We are to sit with Him ABOVE the heavens….FAR ABOVE all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is names not only in THIS AGE we are living in now but also in the age to come.
This is what is meant by the term “kingdom of heaven” or kingdom of the heavens.
We are to rule with Christ (sitting with Him in His throne) over all rule and power and dominion (the “heavens”…the things that are highly exalted now in this earth) that is earth-based.
He gives us power over the nations. This is a NOW thing…this is a present age thing…as well as in the coming age.
Eph 1:19-23
(19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
(20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places (ABOVE heavens),
(21) Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world (AGE), but also in that which is to come:
(22) And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
(23) Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
We are raised up together and made to sit together ABOVE the heavenlies…above all things that are in authority now (exalted now) in this earth. This is why earthly KINGS will come to the brightness of our rising.
Isa 60:3 KJV
(3) And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Earthly kings shall minister unto us as God shall glorify us. His authority/name is written upon our foreheads…amid our faces. They shall see Him through us. They shall see His glory upon us and come to us.
Isa 60:9-12 KJV
(9) Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
(10) And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
(11) Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
(12) For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
With our “open face” we shall reflect the glory of the Lord to them. They will then SEE Him through us. He makes us “kings and priests” now in this world. He gives us power over the nations....the kingdom/reign of the heavenlies (everything that is exalted now in this world).
2Co 3:18 KJV
(18) But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
KINGS shall shut their mouths at Him…for what they had not been told shall they SEE. They will see Him by looking at our open face. We shall shine the light to them who are sitting in deep darkness. They shall see that light and come to it.
Isa 52:13-15 KJV
(13) Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
(14) As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
(15) So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
We shall SHINE forth as the sun in the kingdom of the Father. We shall rule with Him over all the nations of this world.
Mat 13:43 KJV
(43) Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
“Cyrus” = sun. The nations shall be subdued “before” …that is, to the FACES of….Him. Hebrew: paniym = faces (plural). We shall all with “open face” manifest Him to the people of the outside world who will then see Him by looking at us and will then praise God. This comes with power.
Nations shall be subdued to the FACES of Him (as we reflect His glory with our open faces to them.) He will loosen the strength (loins) of Kings by the FACES of Him of which we will reflect to them. They will loose power at the faces of Him as we all with open faces shall manifest Him to them. They will SEE His "visage"...His view...by looking at us.
They will then praise God in this world. The two gates…the lips of the saved earthly kings…will open up to praise Him. The “gates” shall not be shut. They will believe and praise God openly and will not cease doing so.
Isa 45:1-3
(1) Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before (to FACES of) him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before (to FACES of) him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
The LORD will go…will walk…to our FACES of us. This manifestation of Him to the outside people of the world who are currently in power will level them. The “mountains”…the exalted people of this world…will be leveled by looking at our faces which will manifest the Lord to them.
(2) I will go before (to FACES of) thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
(3) And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
But right now, our sins are hiding His face from them. Our sins have hid His face from us. We are not manifesting Him with our open faces to the people of the outside world so that they may see Him and believe.
Isa 59:1-4 KJV
(1) Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
(2) But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
(3) For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
(4) None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
His visage…His view…is being currently “marred” so that they cannot see Him and believe.
Isa 52:14 KJV
(14) As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
We cannot go to a man-based church where they are keeping and serving their images…their church handwritings of ordinances/dogmas by which they are judging others with.
We must come out from among them and be separate from them…no longer being attached to the dead church body…. so that we can then SHINE in the kingdom of the Father to the people of the outside world who will then see Him through us.
2Co 6:17-18 KJV
(17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Without this separateness….without this “holiness” (to be separate)…no one will SEE the Lord through us. His face is being hid from them because we are not separate from the man-based churches where they continue to serve the sin. We serve the nations of this world instead of us having power over them.
Heb 12:14 KJV
(14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Will a man "rob"...that is, COVER...God? The Hebrew word for "rob" or cover is "qaba" which means to COVER. We are concealing HIs face from being made manifest to this world because we are not seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
We are "covering" Him when we are not seeking first His kingdom and His righteousness. The true "tithe and offering."
Mal 3:8-11 KJV
(8) Will a man rob (COVER) God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
We are cursed with a curse for we are COVERING Him when we are not serving Him first in His kingdom in all things. His face is not being seen through us. The people of the outside world do not see Him through us because we are not seeking His kingdom first and His righteousness.
(9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed (COVERED) me, even this whole nation.
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness so that all the earthly things will be added to us. Seek the things above and not things of the earth.
He will then open unto us the "windows of heaven"...that is, the EYES of those who are exalted now in this earth (the heavens so-to-speak). We will then no longer "cover" God to the eyes of the people of this world who will then see Him through us and come to us bearing "gifts"....like the Magi did.
(10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
The people of this world will then bring forth good things towards us. God will not destroy the fruits of your "ground"...that is, ADAMAH. The "adamah" is the people of the outside world who will then see His face through us and will be good towards us...being productive towards us.
(11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground (ADAMAH); neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
They will come to us bringing "gold and incense" ....as they show forth the praise of the LORD openly to the rest of the world.
Isa 60:4-8 KJV
(4) Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
(5) Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
(6) The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
(7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
(8) Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
