The Feast of Tabernacles is a collection of teachings by Richard Mikelson.

 

These teachings explore spiritual depths of influential texts of scripture,  and of the human condition.

He is Coming

“Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” Matthew 6:9-13 NAS

Christians continually pray for God’s coming kingdom because primarily and fundamentally their inner spiritual person sees how His King IS coming. We truly believe our Father is coming now in a King, making a domain within us that He has formed. He is continually coming to instruct our spirit. We should obey because, when we do, our spirit is quickened, righteousness is in our spirit, and we see through His spiritual “eyes of fire”. He judges every man as a liar and vain. Man’s good works are as an evil iniquity, still many men falsely represent Him. He IS coming by His Spirit to those hidden ones who follow Him.

In the truest sense, His Kingdom cannot be built by incomplete men. God plans on making an increase of Himself. We are to grow and increase from stage to stage to understand and function in realms of His Kingdom government in offices of authority. He extends essential enlightenment on the circumstances of our inner spiritual consciousness, declaring that God really IS comforting the Lord’s brethren!

“The kingdom of God is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” Romans 14:17

God’s Spirit constantly guides us in doing rightly, into peaceful and upright ways that God enjoys! He reigns in vast multitudes of Christian people in the seen and unseen, increasing from time to time. We now witness that all things are to be subdued unto Him in a new way. New light comes through the Word and Spirit to profitably instruct us in SEEING the Kingdom, to ENTER the highest places of His Kingdom, to RECEIVE the required qualities needed to INHERIT the Kingdom, and to PROCLAIM the Kingdom as much better than men ever experienced or produced in the candlestick churches!

The churches have fallen far short from perfection, being built around scholarly ideas from scripture as systems of organized faith. Their doctrines have been mixed with the ideas of men who have built basic and profound organizations readily recognizable as what is called “the church” in this world. Overcomers of these candlestick churches are the order in whom God is coming to now complete their enthronement with the King. These are even now made a royal priesthood, joined to a holy family as a people God generates to possess. They proclaim a lasting gospel — good things about how God is coming to all men in due time — and to help us all overcome the conditions that are ruling dying men.

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” I Peter 2:9-10 NAS

God’s King is revealing a mercy that is resting in peace and love for all, resting in matters requiring no religious effort. He has not demanded our worried work and ingenuity to establish His goals. Christian men have been busy building into the organizations of fallen church realms in religious ways, ways that have become INIQUITY in the eyes of God. We know the King has been coming to His chosen people. He IS coming swiftly to guide them by His Spirit, and He has brought into existence a completed people that ARE the domain (habitation; tabernacle) of God. He has produced privileged ones who enjoy the King’s present reality within their thoughts and prayers, and we are prepared to receive Him as He comes to reign over the earth.

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?’ And then will I profess unto them, ‘I never KNEW you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.’ ” Matthew 7:21-23 ASV

“Then the King will say to those on His right, Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 25:34 NAS

Today’s Christian churches —good church people — have been pressed into forms of outer righteousness by teachings of keeping legalistic observances. They show multitudes of good works, yet have rather missed the development of INNER spiritual maturity. Sonship is an inner relationship with God that commits us to doing the will of God, as a son or daughter, WITHIN OUR HEARTS AND LIVES. It is best to pay little heed to those who are building with the religious hay, wood and stubble of the candlestick churches. Much of their work and those workers of the candlestick churches are given to forms of worship that God calls iniquity!

God’s Spirit always guides us away from religious good works into REST, and away from the forms of religious Christian ceremonies. The candlestick church realms are filled with work-focused good deeds. These are concerns that keep them busy, often to increase their own religious stature. Ideas of their success have emboldened their efforts to build houses of worship that have not progressed beyond elementary realms to bear the fruit of the spirit.

Even the best Pentecostal dimensions are in-part realms of mixture. Organized Christianity is stuck in doctrines and methods of worship, both protestant and catholic, that hold people to incomplete measures of Christ. Christ Jesus is coming by the Spirit with more details to quicken an insight into what’s been promised to those who overcome the religious ways of candlestick churches—they INHERIT KINGDOM LIFE within their own inner being.

We are not meant to be ruled over or influenced by religious councils of churches and leadership in matters pertaining to worshiping God! The increase and manifestation of the King is something SPIRITUAL. HIS Spirit and our spirit become one, touching our lives with truth that grows within to sufficiently influence our own soul. Our soul draws a quickening LIFE from His Spirit, sent to raise our spirit to knowledge of God from within.

His Spirit is coming today to conform us into His image. The glory of His firstborn son is being established within our being because Jesus is our King. His words speak clearly to those who can hear what the SPIRIT says to the churches. We are disciples of a just domain, “stewards” of a Kingdom, “scribes” of truth that reap other realms by teaching the messages, not from man’s traditions, but coming from the throne realm of the King. We are careful HERALDERS of a new day in which some are granted grace, like Paul, to have an ability to correctly build with SPIRITUAL gold and silver. Precious things are built up within us that the Master uses:

"According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire." I Corinthians 3:10-15

Church history has had a long list of church failures and all of those works are already burnt up. Scriptures were twisted to fit what they were building, using worldly and religious methods of worship that are “stacking hay, chopping wood, and gathering stubble” for the fires of God. He is coming now to BURN UP the many various in-part orders of church worship on earth. Candlestick churches have built successfully in elementary heavenly realms, in the rudimentary things, yet they have missed altogether the spiritual path to sonship, reconciliation, and the Kingdom. Profound and wonderful is the truth proclaimed by Jesus:

“The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.” Matthew 13:31-32

The SEEDS OF TRUTH grow to change us from within. His truth spontaneously germinates to grow as He speaks to our heart. Love of truth is planted, now rooted in our heart. Spiritual communion has grown in knowledge of God’s indwelling life. God is expressing truth from the temples of overcoming saints. Overcoming Christians have grown beyond the infant stage. No longer babes in Christ, we have been delivered from the “works realm” found in the candlestick realms as we are called out of the churches of mainstream Christianity.

Vast realms of Christians hold to organizations that make them think they are rich and in need of nothing, not knowing how spiritually poor, blind, and naked the powerful influences of the church have made them. They are using the forces of law and politics to accomplish the religious works for God. We see, however, that He IS sending His Holy Spirit into the yielded hearts of His followers, drawing them up hither to the son realm, focusing on the throne realm to “walk about Zion” where the King is found.

Christ Jesus has established His domain within our lives. The unseen dimensions of His Spiritual influence have produced spiritual fruit that has become a REALITY within our lives, so we desire to bless and not curse anyone. This can be SEEN in the lives of His overcoming brethren. Believers led to sonship are led by His Spirit. With every “grain of mustard seed” that God speaks to their heart, He introduces truth to our inner being. The King’s domain is sown in His guiding words and principles revealed so plainly within our inner being.

The ideas that today’s Christians are assuming in outward political positions of governmental power within America is of the same carnal-minded error that was used to establish religious standards that are led by the blind. Blind leaders lead to the ditches of death and those orders of blindness now need to be overthrown. The earth is the Lord’s! We see our Messiah appearing to shake the heavens and the earth, and we refuse to crucify Him afresh:

“If I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.” Matthew 12:28

The power of the King casts out of us ALL things that offend Him. This spiritual authority has been saved for us, a transforming power that defeats all opposition to His Life. It breaks down and casts out every fear, every false idea, every lie men speak, and every evil mindset that is contrary to God’s nature, mind, and will. ONLY CHRIST WORKING WITHIN OUR SPIRIT can bring men and women into a WILLING SUBMISSION to His character and viewpoints. Christ Jesus has the authority to change us completely as He is coming in counsel to continually provide the Kingdom of God. Worldly-minded men are blind to His coming, nevertheless He is coming like a thief to some, and to others like a conquering KING.

A corresponding spiritual connection is established within overcoming followers that is a secret relationship deep within them. They are prepared to receive God’s mind. They are learning that we can readily be changed! Our allegiance is to His governing power that establishes a common faith in truths that expose the error and darkness of lesser realms lacking in the fruit of His righteousness. God has advanced a firstfruit company into the will and ways of the throne realm. He raises the inner reality of our spiritual life into union with God’ Spirit.

By being immersed into the Spirit of Christ, a spiritual mind is revealed within us that prevails over any and all carnal reasoning. Within us the Kingdom of God is continually coming, and by the Spirit we join those advancing with gained insight to the mind of Christ. Our spiritual mind brings us into life and peace, which is God’s will for us. God’s King is coming with power that transforms us from within. Now our fellowship is with the Father and His son, Jesus Christ, and fellow citizens that have become holy people.

We are LIVING CREATURES surrounding the throne, joining just men who are brought to spiritual Mount Zion. The King’s government is formed of living creatures as wheels within wheels. They help each other have four faces: one of man’s intelligence, another to face facts as fearless lions, a third with the face of oxen as the most useful servants, and the fourth a face of eagles that soar above every earthly problem. These living creatures we become are able to see clearly what’s been behind, what things lie ahead, and all of them are full of eyes within, as recorded in Ezekiel 1:5-28 (Old Testament) and in the Revelation 4:6-8 (New Testament).

God has established a domain in the spiritual dimension of His people with words that are spiritual and truthful. We are fellow citizens led by His Spirit — smart, fearless, profitable servants that see things and circumstances with a spiritual mind. Our ministry is in prayer and worship in the spirit of truth. Our weapons are now spiritual, not carnal, and our ministry is as stewards (servants) that help place everything under His feet. Our fellow followers are being led only by the Spirit of God! GOD’S KINGDOM IS COMING, MINISTERING AND DEMONSTRATING THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST. WE ARE EXECUTING HIS WORD IN THE POWER OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT.

Real prophets are very uncomfortable fellows to be around. They have strange ways that confront others, which makes them, even when very young, extremely obnoxious to slow and unprogressive persons at ease maintaining the status quo. The prophets, priests, and kings of the nation of Israel were chosen by God — their positions were not democratically voted upon. God chose prophets that cared not for popularity and church consensus-finding schemes designed to maintain the status quo. They care ONLY about executing the messages laid on them by God to those witnesses who will carry His word all the way to fulfillment in order to accomplish the will of our heavenly Father.

The King is coming now to rule with righteousness through men and women who are yielding to His voice and His guidance within their spirit. That’s how the Kingdom works: with revelation of His thoughts which are perfectly clear and spiritually sound. Kingdom operation does not need the counsel of church boards about what course fellowship and worship services should follow. Obviously, once the will of God’s King is revealed, matters are not open for discussion or question. Jesus takes no vote about His intentions. He does not seek approval for His activities. He forms no committees to study human behavior nor makes any formal organized church the instrument that executes His Word.

When we realize this, we must continue with what God has revealed to us. We must be LED BY THE SPIRIT of God today to join those ordained men and women who are sons led by His Spirit:

“…as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14

Beloved, Christ is not satisfied with nor in league with the misery of human life. Christ works within our inner nature to deliver us from evil. Even religious good works can be iniquity when they are not spiritually led! Being selfishly minded is eating from the tree of good and evil and, as in the Garden of Eden, it bears evil fruit. But eating from the TREE of DIVINE LIFE makes disciples that cannot stay like babes busy in church “nurseries” for the birthing, care, and educating of spiritual babes. These church systems uniformly stifle and suffocate the very life out of these same born again Christians with their threatening static creeds, lifeless traditions, and infantile programs.

Christians are called to look for a city, the New Jerusalem, not made by the hands of men. As we become mature sons and daughters of the Most High, we are granted new hearts — priestly hearts — with upright intent and clean royal qualities shining clearly from within our inner being. A royal spirit has beseeched us to flow in the spirit of truth. We worship God in meetings that refine our inner qualities. We are raised to the third heaven, where it is not lawful for men to speak. We are shown the third feast of Israel, the Feast of Tabernacles. This feast is an old testament type and shadow of coming to the third heaven revelation, one that flows from within the hearts of His chosen priesthood people.

Babylon is fallen, trampled over by religious men who grasp for the preeminence, to be in control, to have the wealth and power to dictate their terms, to even crawl after worldly leaders for fleeting earthly riches and transitory worldly fame. What incredible loss has been suffered by those who imagine that financial and religious prosperity in this life is the sign of great Godly approval! They have their reward, but because of them many have settled way short of the promise:

“…when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all.” I Corinthians 15:28 ASV

Christ Jesus conquered death, hell, and the grave. His Spirit is conquering our death and conquering our torments. He is calling us from every grave site to place PEACE, LOVE, and JOY within our inner being that delivers us from hellish torments RIGHT NOW. He delivers us from the graves of old things that hold us to untold deaths. He continues coming to conquer until our spirit, soul, and body are alive in God. God will continually come until He is ALL to everyone — ALL in ALL.

This earth belongs to God now, for He made it. We have presented our own earthly body as living sacrifices to God, and our spouses, our sons and daughters, and our extended families belong to Him also.

“And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” Ephesians 1:22-23 NAS

The sea of humanity is His. He made all people. His hands formed the dry land. His power pushed up every mountain. His fingers scooped out every valley. His wisdom has established all things. Everything of value that comes from the bowels of the earth is God's. All the gold and the silver is His. Truth proclaims to us that every man in the whole wide world and every man that has ever lived on earth will be filled with God. The dead belong to God.

The graves of the departed dead do not hold the inner spiritual person God created. The many departed souls of the dead are now in the unseen, being filled also with God:

“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.” Psalms 24:1

“Know that the Lord he is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves.” Psalms 100:3

“The Lord has made all things for Himself; yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.” Proverbs 16:4

We do not willingly concede even one thing or one person to the devil forever. NO ONE is to be left in hell forever. Evil powers that have worked darkness in the heart of men are cast into a lake of fiery refinement. Death, hell, and the grave are not to continue forever because God is a consuming fire. Devout Christians are now proclaiming Christ Jesus came to reconcile ALL people to God, so He could truly be the Savior of all mankind.

Christ is within us today because we are connected by His Spirit to the unseen throne of Jesus Christ. We are with those established in Zion. Here in mount Zion is a universal convocation that gathers in true Kingdom harmony. Here, UNITY is in the body of Christ, Christ is not divided. We are experiencing some of our destiny even now, fortunate to be established in heavenly principles prior to facing physical death. That second death has no power over us! The King has come to His body NOW and is manifesting the powers that will continue to increase until ALL THINGS are placed under His feet.

We are not to become dictators of political laws in any national government headquarters in the earth. God is now coming to INDWELL our tabernacle by His Spirit, to live and rule over us in great power and glory. God’s King is being revealed, guiding the lives of overcomers through every spiritual warfare, every heartbreaking circumstance, to break the powers of selfhood. Our carnal thinking is smashed time and time again so we learn to lead no more rebellions. Death’s grip upon us must be disannulled so we may BE RECONCILED TO GOD. Reconciliation is being received and godliness is growing, working to deliver us up shameless and upright before God COMPLETELY, just as He promised.

His great power is at work even now making us true sons to our Father, made in the image of the firstborn son. We are to be delivered from every other love, every other spirit, every other thing, so GOD MAY BE ALL IN ALL in us. The KING IS COMING in our life with power and great glory to burn up man’s building programs, to uncover every false effort of religious dross found in candlestick church worship:

"And to the messenger of the assembly of the Laodiceans write: These things saith the Amen, the witness -- the faithful and true -- the chief of the creation of God; ‘I have known thy works, that neither cold art thou nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. So -- because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth; because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked, I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform; lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me. He who is overcoming -- I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I also did overcome and did sit down with my Father in His throne.’ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.'" Revelation 3: 14-22 NAS

An entrance, an inheritance, a supping with Him is presented that offers gold tried in the fires, white garments (cleansing of our inner man), and eye salve to anoint our spiritual understanding. We have eyes to see that He is coming now, rearranging our being from within. He feeds us the "hidden manna" from the table of His marriage supper as we receive Him. Thus we may enjoy the hidden things of His throne realm, with just men being made perfect, having the Lord’s supper far in advance of the crowd. Even now, He is coming to enable us. We do ENJOY AN ALLOTMENT NOW in the Kingdom of God!

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