"And I did turn to see the voice that did speak with me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands, and in the midst of the seven lamp-stands, one like to a son of man, clothed to the foot, and girt round at the breast with a golden girdle, and his head and hairs white, as if white wool -- as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire; and his feet like to fine brass, as in a furnace having been fired, and his voice as a sound of many waters, and having in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding, and his countenance is as the sun shining in its might. " Revelation 1:12-16 YLT
This picture is of Jesus and His many-membered body. The body of Christ is made up of overcomers from the candlestick churches who have been drawn out of traditional forms of worship. This group of people have been growing in numbers for two thousand years. Overcomers from each of the candlestick church conditions qualify as overcomers. Christ Jesus has produced a redeemed first fruits from EACH GENERATION who now are clothed in white and enthroned with the inner knowledge of God’s Christ.
The first fruits are members of a governing body among those who have been spirit filled and matured to operate like Jesus but their mission is to reap God’s people from every Christian heaven in 30 fold Passover realms, and in the familiar 60 fold realms of Pentecost heavens. Overcomers are prepared by God to gather people to His kingdom, beyond all the church heavens creation has found. We have One Head, and one general convocation, a universal convocation found now in the New Jerusalem order. This heavenly order is manifested when our spirit is being made perfect, joined with other just men being made perfect. The New Jerusalem order has an everlasting messages of good news that being sent forth delivers mankind into a higher order life. Most earthly creatures live under the low order of fleshly life, mixed with lies in confusing ignorance, and various corrupt sins that only delivers people more death.
“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 3:15-22 YLT
Here we see Jesus Christ standing outside His people , knocking on the door that His people in the Laodicean church would open to a further experience. Jesus has been coming this way in this generation, knocking to first gain our attention to a further feeding, a supper, a marriage supper with Him that raises men from their earthly-mindedness and forms a people partaking in a greater feast, the feast of Tabernacles, is now unfolding, it forms a greater relationship with our heavenly Father. Jesus advises the Laodiceans to buy His divine council (gold), He feeds them more correct insight as He makes His abode within us. Greater ability to see more correct advise we can be fed until clothed within by a garment called white, a special white garment covers our spiritual being as we feed on the spiritual truth of His word. Truth brings maturity, Jesus’s words are spiritual and they are true. He has been revealing hidden heavenly manna to those who open the doors of their hearts to the trumps, and voices that come from the throne realm of Zion, in the New Jerusalem order, we seek to follow His advice as called-out ones to be enabled to spiritually put on Christ more perfectly. We do presently gain inner raiment as our walk in the purity of holiness. Inner spiritual power is abiding within our being if Christ is reigning within our heart, thoughts and motives, and actions! Certainly He judges what is corrupt, now we have moved on from our initial experiences of salvation. As we spiritually mature we need to correctly BUY His council, we need to apply correctly what we clearly hear, and we must understand what He has taught and what he has to teach us. We all need to be taught more perfectly by God’s Holy Spirit every day. We are thereby changed in our life, as our daily ways are changed by having God Father us in being one of His Sons.
“ For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens, for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves, if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we shall not be found naked, for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life. And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit; having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, -- for through faith we walk, not through sight -- we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:1-8
The “earnest of the Spirit” is a limited measure that includes all present Passover and Pentecostal heavens. I assure you the Pentecostal experience is not the same as attaining our appointed goal. GOD’S PROMISES ARE NOT FULLLY ACCOMPLISHED BY ANY PENTECOSTAL ABILITITES TO PERFORM SPIRITUAL GIFTS (like healing) OR FUNCTION IN CHURCH OFFICES (as pastors). The Pentecostal baptism does not qualify us for the throne, nor does it redeem us to God as matured saints. The Spirit is poured out on all flesh, it makes a big mud puddle because of the mixture, it does not make us white and clean within unless we follow on to know the Lord on a higher level. He must tabernacle within our spirit for the Lord does grant induction to a more complete measure of God’s Spirit. The seven fold spirit that comes from His throne realm is aimed at transforming first our spirit, by changing our mind, our soul, and then extends rule over our bodies to be refashioned like His glorious body as we are made subject, for the time has come, this is the time heaven will be opened and show what has been perfected in the Lord. We all learn that ANY self-effort is vain! We are confessing the candlestick churches are full of religious men trying to “name it and claim it” in Passover and Pentecostal heavens where the church has not been made perfect, it’s not perfectly one, and it will never work perfectly.
The Spirit of Christ has awakened multitudes to a new day, it has caused us to turn of our heart toward the light. Being taught of the Spirit reveals a process, taken one step at a time leads to spiritual understanding of the Bible. His Words reveal heavenly viewpoints, seeing as Jesus sees takes us on to tabernacle more fully in the vision Jesus Christ reveals. The Spirit of truth in Jesus Christ guides us into spiritual understanding of His words. The truth in His words are spiritual, not literal, they have spiritual meaning hidden from those stuck in earthly minded viewpoints found in literal interpretations of His words. The Spirit of Truth can touch us so deeply within, it leaves a more correct insight of the revelation we are to be conformed to. God is constantly revealing the true image of His firstborn son. Christ is being formed within us, a new order teaches our minds, we are being renewed to see and understand how to fit with the New Jerusalem order.
First of all this only comes to those coming out of the candlestick viewpoints, this spiritual feeding teaches us to tabernacle in higher heavens. Overcomers are redeemed from the earth therefore are qualified as first fruits of God. Our Father writes his thoughts into our “foreheads, ” continually showing us the divine characteristics that are really available in God. Knowing the God of truth sets us free from embracing Babylon. His first fruit creatures now are freed completely from every bondage to corruption! So it is certain that right now a more glorious light from the Lord shall be seen within His prepared people!
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” Isaiah 60:1-3
We are not called to be more religiously zealous in soulish activities or to be given to excited emotionalism. It is the promise of God to empower us with real substance, the divine effulgence, a radiating of His majesty within our inner being that shows a constant glory from maturing in the Lord. Arising from within our spirit God’s celestial radiance is emanating a train of His power. This inner celestial character is the divine gold we are counseled to buy. The truth is the garment Jesus has advised us to cover our being with , or “buy”.
“Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.” Micah 7:8 KJV
The redeemed have lifted their eyes from the dark shadows of the night unto the realms of a New Day, New Jerusalem Light, this heaven is filled with true love and glorious freedom now being allowed amongst the sons of God! God's sons are now arising above earthly forms of worship. Deep within our lives is the radiance of His New Jerusalem glory! The Father enlightens each member of the body of Christ. He clothes us with precious stones of truth that shine forth His brilliance. The kingdom is a great host that has put on Christ, clothed in His garments our mind's eye is enlightened as truth is being made known within. I speak TRUTH IN LOVE saying many generations are to be raised by Him:
“And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: that ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” Hebrews 6:11-12
“For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end.” Hebrews 3:14
“Wherefore the rather, brethren, make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” II Peter 1:10-11
" He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God. "' Revelation 2:7 YLT
"He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving it." Revelation 2:17 YLT
" Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. He who is overcoming -- this one -- shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers. ” Revelation 3:4-5 YLT
"The one who is conquering, him will I be making a pillar in the temple of My God,
“Be ye faithful unto death [to self], and I will give thee a crown of life.” Revelation 2:10
“Behold, I come quickly: hold fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” Revelation 3:11
Overcomers are promised their name will not be blotted out of God’s book of life. Even we are secure knowing we will grow into the full, complete, divine nature of God. We are to be no more tainted, mixed, mingled, contaminated, stagnated, reduced, or lost IN ANY WAY through our own soulish thinking or any beastly appetite of the flesh working in the recesses of our heart. Our Father has promised to deliver us from every path of death and to fill us with GOD LIFE until we no more stumble, nor make mistakes, nor be offensive, or fall short of His glorious intent — no more failure, no more missing the mark, nor descent to again be captive to the vain glories of lower realms.
WE ARE NOW TO FIND OUR PLACE AS SONS WHO ARE ALWAYS AND UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES INDWELT BY HIS PERFECT GOD LIFE! Into this reality we press until His love swallows us up. CLOTHED IN THE CLEAN WHITE THOUGHTS OUR FATHER PROVIDES saves our soul, and covers our former nakedness. He provided clothing in His blessed heavenly light:
"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." Psalms 119:165 KJV
What a dimension of comfort His Word and His Spirit bring in changing our thinking when set before us is “putting on the mind of Christ”! Yet not to be fulfilled in the sweet bye and bye in a mythical sense, but finding godly disposition worked into us daily. The word “offend” is from the Hebrew word 'mikshal' and the Greek word 'skandalizo,' both of which mean ‘to cause scandal', as to participate in DISGRACEFUL GOSSIP ABOUT THE PRIVATE LIVES OF OTHERS that causes outrage and stumbling at the event, we are not to be a STUMBLING BLOCK to others.
God dwells within us so that nothing coming from us can or will cause others to stumble so as to fall short of His New Day glory again. Your light does not have to be dimmed to your critics’ demand. Expand His promises that are possible in this faith, for “THEY SHALL WALK WITH ME IN WHITE”.
"Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy," Jude 24
Any that walk in white are not just barely making it in, as by the skin of their teeth! Christ has been wrought within us triumphantly, gloriously, by releasing His conquering spirit to reach and be reaching into our inner spiritual person. His power keeps us from FALLING (failing). He is able to keep us from stumbling — being offended or thrown off balance by anything, or to go back down to lower things, or teeter on the edge of missing the goal God has set before us. We are not to regard the many things which can disrupt man's sense of spiritual tranquility. Focus not upon those things that are causing many to stagger and flip-flop around, try to regain balance if there are rocky place in your path. God is well able to KEEP US CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED — ENLIGHTENED! And He is able to present us FAULTLESS before the Father:
“ And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, 'These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?' and I have said to him, 'Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, 'These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb; because of this are they before the throne of God, and they do service to Him day and night in His sanctuary, and He who is sitting upon the throne shall tabernacle over them; they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat, because the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 7:13-17