and probably the one we are most familiar with, is that of adove
Yonah
יונה in
Luke 3:22 which tells us that Holy Spirit descended like a dove upon Messiah. Continuing from last weeks post where we looked at the symbol of the dove another well known symbol is:
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit”John 3:8; 20:22.
The life-giving influences of our Heavenly Father’s Holy Spirit are symbolized and expressed aswind or breathin scripture. It is the invisible, yet everywhere-present power. As John reminds us, we hear the sound and we can identify His influence in the lives of His children by His Spiritual Gifts and Fruit; just as in the natural we see the effects of wind blowing in the trees.
The meaning of the words forspiritin both the Greek and Hebrew languages are synonymous with breath or wind. On the day of Shavuot/Pentecost the powerful outpouring of His Holy Spiritwas accompanied bythe sound of a mighty, rushing wind.Acts 2:2.
HolySpirit, coming as wind, depicts His power and His guidance. The work of His Spiritbreathes into a life, and something happens inside that individual. There’s power but also a gentleness, like a breeze. The source is not visible and we can’t see where it came from or where it goes, but all of us can say there have been times when His Spirit has come and dealt with us, and no human being knew or could explain how it happened.
In the account inActs 2:3, it wasn’ta wind that blew in; it was thesound of a rushing mighty windprobably like a fierce storm.That sound is what got the attention of the crowd. His Holy Spirit is dynamic, irresistible, and unstoppable.
The symbol is the picture form of the idea that comes in the Hebrew language –Spirit is breath. Wind is air in motion. Breath is the synonym for life/chaim. Spirit and life are two words for one thing. So in the symbol, the rushing mighty wind at Shavuot could be said to be the highest work of our Fathers’ Spirit bringing the impartation of a new supernatural life.
It is the Spirit that quickeneth.
Scripture reminds us that we are as dead, that is: being separated from our Heavenly Father, unless we are joined to Him by faith in Messiah Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach.
They which believe on Him receive the Spirit, and by doing so, receive the life which He gives, or, are born of His Spirit. It is the purpose of the Spirit of God to impart this new life, and why He is called, the Spirit of life/chaim; because, if life is given, it must be equal with the source of that life.
FIRE
784 esh: a fire
Original Word: אֵשׂ Part of Speech:Noun Feminine Transliteration:esh Phonetic Spelling: (aysh)
Holy Spirit comes as fire,
which is a symbol of
power and presence
and it emphasizes
purification:
“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Matthew 3:11; see also Exodus 3:2; Isaiah 4:4; Luke 3:16–17; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).
That day of Shavuot/Pentecost, the disciples saw “what seemed to be tongues of fire” resting on them, and they were filled with the Holy SpiritActs 2:3–4.
The scripture says thattongues as of fire appeared over the heads of each of those who gathered togetherActs 2:3. Holy Spirit comes as fireto work something deep into the substance of our lives and He works in two ways:
to probe the innermost places of our lives, refining us as gold or silver is refined in the fire;
and also to soften or temper our personalities.
The purifying fireburns out the workings of the adversary. When the three Hebrew children were thrown into the furnace, not only were their lives spared, but also their clothes didn’t burn. However, the ropes holding them in bondage did burn.
In Isaiah 4:4 it speaks of Holy Spirit being,a spirit of judgment and burning.Judgment has to do with deliverance, in the way the judges of Israel led people out of bondage into freedom. Holy Spirit, coming like fire, burns away any binding grip that the enemy has imposed on us and brings deliverance or freedom to us.
Refiners fire Mal.3:2
The metaphor offirealso suggestspurifying. ‘The Spirit of burning‘ will burn the uncleanness out of us. It’s the only way by which we can ever be made clean. No washing or rubbing will ever remove the dirt, it cannot cleanse sin. The way to purge a soul is the same process as is done with clay. It’s thrust into the fire which will burn out of it all the blackness/evil/that which is out of harmony with the Fathers Spirit.
When the love of the Father is spread into our hearts, and the fire of His Divine Spirit enters into our spirits to melt us down; then the scum, the dross will come to the top, and can be skimmed off the surface.
Our sins are conquered by two things: first by theBlood of Messiah Jesus Christ,which washes us from all the guilt of the past; the other is thefiery influence of His Spirit of Holinesswhich makes uspure and clean.
‘Cloven tongues as of fire‘ — the fire of His Spirit.
klo’-v’-n:
In the Old Testament, clovenis represented by a participle fromshaca, “to split,” and applied to beasts thatdivide the hoof.Leviticus 11:3; Deuteronomy 14:7.
Beasts with hoofs completely divided into two parts, that were also ruminant and were allowed as food for the Israelites; so this was significant as to them, it meant clean and it was alright to receive it.
Original Word: מַיִם Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: mayim Phonetic Spelling: mah’-yim
Water symbolizes the cleansing nature of Holy Spirit’snew birth: “Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit’”
Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions
Joel 2:28 -32 28 “And it shall come to pass afterward. That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see
Isaiah 44:3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
He said to Nicodemus:‘Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.’
So this water will cleanse, it will satisfy and refresh, it will be productive and will fertilize, and
‘everything shall live whithersoever that river cometh.’
Original Word: מְשַׁח Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: meshach Phonetic Spelling: mesh-akh
Oilis a sign of Holy Spirit’s approval, anointing, and power:
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free
The scenes in the Bible of Israel’s kings, prophets and priests being anointed with oil are pictures of our Heavenly Father’s choice and His blessing.
The New Testament uses theanointing with oilas a picture of the blessing of Holy Spirit on all believers:
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth”1 John 2:20.
The anointing, the oil of Scripture, is directly related to His Holy Spirit’s work in our life.2 Cor. 1:21-22.
This anointing makes us sensitive,1 John 2:20. Many times we may have sensed something was wrong, or that something was right, but we didn’t know why or how we knew.
Holy Spirit,by His anointing and presence, confirms Who and whatHe is…the Spirit of Truth, of Holiness, of Wisdom.Obeying Holy Spirit means that He will give us wisdom when we need it in the practicalities of our everyday lives.
All the primary offices of Scripture:
prophets, priests, and kings involve anointing.
As prophets, we as believers, are called to speak the Word of the Lord. There are times when His Holy Spirit will give us words of comfort, exhortation or counsel for others.
As priests, our Father wants to anoint us for worship to renew us, so that our worship doesn’t become religious, stale, habitual, or formal.
As kings, it is not a one time anointing: it takes fresh anointing from Holy Spirit for the authority of His life to flow through us, so we can move in confidence to oversee our homes, families, relationships, businesses, and colleagues. When we try to manage things our own way we will not be anointed and things will be hard.
For those who have been overcome by the spirit of mourning, our Father wants to anoint them with the oil of rejoicing. This will aid the lifting of our heads, with a refreshing that helps us to see beyond our circumstances with a deep abiding hope.
‘Ye have an unction,‘ says John ‘from the Holy One.’ Prophets, priests, and kings were anointed with consecrating oil, as a symbol of their calling, and of their fitness for these offices; a preparation for a specific and distinct service. All those who make commitment of their lives to Messiah and The Father have, by the anointing of His Holy Spirit, been made prophets, priests, and kings to Him.
This anointing enables the believer to understand, apply, and administer spiritual truth and to discern truth from error.
Our Father’s Spirit will not operate in an environment where there is no truth at work. If people operating in a lie, which is worldly wisdom that does not agree with God’s truth; then His Anointing will not be evident in us. If we want to enjoy the fullness of His Spirit’s anointing it is necessary for us to be living a sanctified life through His love, which has been shed abroad in our Hearts by the same spirit. Romans 5:5. This means we cannot have anything against another and expect to experience the fullness of His spirit of unity and holiness.
We know Him as our Shepherd
and as His sheep we are
anointed for protection.
Anointing the heads of sheep with oil shielded them from deadly insects, so anointing became symbolic of blessing, protection and empowerment.
Original Word: מָטַר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration:matar Phonetic Spelling: maw-tawr’
Similar to water, rain is a symbol of Holy Spirit’s refreshing:
“Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth”Hosea 6:3.
Rain has a double meaning:
first as refreshing, where there has been dryness and barrenness.Joel 2:23-29.
Secondly, as a way of bringing restoration where there has been loss.
Isa. 28:11-12.
When Peter refers to
thepouring out
at Pentecost/Shavuot inActs 2:17,
he is referring to thelatter rainthat brought about the harvest and fruitful crops. It is a reference to the Lord saying that as a promise of hope, He will sendrainto fields [people] that are totally barren.
The need to be refreshed doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ve sinned, or are in a backslidden state because Holy Spirit, coming as rain, comes to bring refreshing and restoration. Just as dry ground is refreshed when rain falls upon it.
Other passages tell us that His Spirit is likened to a flowing stream, for example, when Messiah said,‘He that believeth on Me, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water,’
Another is recorded in Revelation when John saw a‘river of water of life proceeding from the throne.’By comparing Holy Spirit with a river of water is showing an order, first the cleansing, then the refreshing, and finally the satisfying.
There is only one thing that will quench the thirst in our souls/spirits. The world can never do it; neither wealth nor fame, because we will be just as thirsty after drinking from these streams as we were before. There is one spring ‘of which if a man drink, he shall never thirst’, by drinking from the ‘the river of the Water of Life, which proceeds from the Throne of God and the Lamb.‘ Holy Spirit will satisfy all our needs. ‘Ho! every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters!’
Original Word: נָהָר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: nahar Phonetic Spelling: naw-hawr’
Rivers in scripture are a picture of the abundance and prosperity that flow forth from His Holy Spirit: “On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them’” (John 7:37–38; see also Psalm 1:3).
Rivers are channels or conduits to places where the refreshing flow of water is needed. John points out that after Messiah’s ascension the work of Holy Spirit was to become available as
rivers of living water.
John 7:37-39.
Holy Spirit is manifest in rivers so that not only is the rainrefreshing on us, but so that the Lord would make us overflowing tributaries/rivers of His Holy Spirit bringing His life, and love to others.
Our Heavenly Father wants relationship for people to know Who He is. For that to happen He takes people who will let the rivers of living water be awakened in them and allow that flow to gush out of their lives.
Original Word: יַיִן Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: yayin Phonetic Spelling: yah’-yin
A symbol of the joy-giving quality of the indwelling presence of Holy Spirit is sometimes given as wine. On the day of Pentecost/Shavuot some cynical observers thought the disciples were drunk on wine; when in fact it was the outpouring of the Spirit and fulfillment of Joels prophecy. In Acts 2:15–17, Peter explained, “These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams’
Ephesians 5:18draws an analogy for the symbolism of Holy Spirit as wine.
Yeshua/Jesus describes the new work of His Father, through the ministry of His Spirit, as new wine coming into old vessels. The issue of wine isn’t simply alcohol; it’s, how much of what the world offers do we get involved in to make us feel happy? How much a person needs the stimulants of the world will define how much they are living for Jesus/Yeshua.
The life of a disciple is not a call to isolation but to be set apart in holiness;
we live in the world, but His Spirit in us keeps the world’s uncleanness and pollution out.
Holy Spirit comes as a Seal or Pledge.
2856 chatham: to seal, affix a seal, seal up
Original Word:חָתַם Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chatham Phonetic Spelling: khaw-tham’
Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲתַם,
pledge עֲבט
עֲבט noun [masculine] pledge,
article pledged as security for debt; —
absolute ׳ ע
Deuteronomy 24:11,13; suffix עֲבֹט
Deuteronomy 24:10
(as accusative of congnate meaning with verb),
6162 erabon: a pledge
Original Word: עֲרָבוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: erabon
Phonetic Spelling: ar-aw-bone’
5667 abot: a pledge, article pledged
Original Word:עֲבוֹט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: abot
Phonetic Spelling: ab-ote’
Holy Spirit is represented as
a seal or pledge expressing:
God’s ownership of the believer:
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory”
The passive voice of the verb indicates that the individual does not dress himself. The apostles were to remain in Jerusalem until they wereclothedby God with the Holy Spirit’s power.
The believers conscience, touched by the Spirit of God is enlightened by the same Spirit, ‘Ye are all the children of God by faith in Jesus Christ’; and all of us possesses His Spirit Whoteaches, inspires, and enlightens,His Spirit Who is the guide to all truth. So‘the wind bloweth where it listeth,’ and the voice of His Holy Spirit and we hear the quickening voice within ourselves.
Finally inIsaiah 11:2This scripture reveals how the mind of Messiah is formed by the influence of His seven-fold Spirit of Holiness dwelling within us.
Of all the symbols included, probably wind, fire, water, oil, are the most well known symbols for the Fathers Holy Spirit.
One powerful image of Holy Spirit is described in Isaiah 59:19. He writes that the Lord arrives “… like a rushing tide driven by the breath of the Lord”. What an image of our Heavenly Father’s power and beauty! It makes us think of the way the sea crashes over rocks as the tide rolls in, those waves are unstoppable and have tremendous power when they hit the rocks.
Although Romans 8:11 was an encouragement to the believers in Rome, it is also an encouragement to us today:
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
Paul is telling us that the Spirit who arrives,
like the unstoppable power of a rushing tide,
the same
Spirit Who resurrected Messiah from the dead, lives in us, today!
This means that whatever obstacle we are confronted with today, our Heavenly Father is able to sendHis Spiritto us with thepowerof a rushing tide.We often quote the scripture inIsaiah 59:19
King James Bible So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him…
Most translations add a comma after the word flood however there are no punctuation marks in Hebrew, no commas. The translators added the comma where they thought it would read the best. If we remove the comma and read it with the emphasis on the power of the Lord, not on the strength of the enemy, it would read:
when the enemy comes in……LIKE A FLOOD the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
Our Heavenly Father is encouraging us today through His Ruach. He is our comforter, helper, encourager, the breath of life. He brings us a new life in Messiah, and though our outward bodies are wasting away, our inner man, is being renewed each day. This happens through the power of Ruach – God’s Breath within us.
Our Heavenly Father desires to move in our lives by His Spirit, to equip us, strengthen and empower us; and in these turbulent times we need Him more than ever to discern and direct our steps.
Today, if we haven’t already done so, invite Him by saying,
Holy Spirit, come upon me, You are welcome in my life.
It may help to take one of Holy Spirits symbols each day and invite Him to impart Himself in a fresh way in our lives. Allow Messiah to minister to us the fullness and richness of His Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:8 says it’s Jesus/Yeshua who baptizes with His Holy Spirit and He will, by
Pouring refreshing rain on us,
Opening flowing rivers in us,
Breathing gentle wind into our lives and anointing us with the oil of gladness..
The anointing of God is His Holy Spirit. He flows as a river of love, from the throne of grace, through the hearts of believers, bringing life to all that receive His touch.
As He fills us with Holy new wine and
Refines and tempers us with fire,
He is purifying us and equipping us for service.
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit to us..
שָׁלוֹםעֲלֵיכֶם, Shalom aleikhem
chaverim and mishpachah!
Peace to friends and family.
Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week.
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are very precious in His sight.
Not sure ..you can be…
SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute,
SAY IT RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past. I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name.
KJV: of my salvation; on thee do I waitall the day.
INT: of my salvation for wait all the day. Psalm 25:21
There are a few words in Hebrew for wait.
InIsaiah 40:31 we learn that those who
waitupon the Lord will renew their strength.
This wait is qavah
which is a twisting or binding.
It is the word used for making rope and the ancient method of making rope is still used today.
Hundreds of thin strands of fabric, each one alone could easily be broken, but when tightly bound together they form a rope that cannot be broken.
We may here recall the scripture:
A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
Ecclesiastes 4:12.
In some weddings, a three-cord braid is included as part of the ceremony, here the three cords that are not easily broken represent Our Heavenly Father, the bride and the groom.
So in Isaiah 40:31 this waiting is just not sitting back, doing nothing, it is a process of binding/blending/melding/merging ourselves with the Father and the more we bind ourselves to Him, the stronger we become.
In Isaiah 30:18, however, he uses a different word for wait.
which is the word chakah this is a:
patiently waiting,
like someone waiting for a train.
However, this word is in a Piel or imperfect form,
so it has the meaning of:
a continuing process, it is patiently waiting.
יָחַל verb Niph`al – wait;
Pi`el – await (compare Late Hebrew יִחוּל expectation); to Niph`al – Perfect feminine singular – נחֲלָה in Ezekiel 19:5 also Imperfect: וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל in Genesis 8:12 + 1 Samuel 13:18 וַיּחֶל;
and wait: Genesis 8:12 and he waited yet seven days.
WAITING – CHAKAH – the Hebrew letters: חכה – Cheth Kap Hei.
The word chakah is spelled:
Chet, Kap/Kaph, Hei/Hey.
The Chet indicates:
moving to a higher level,
something like:
waiting in line and then moving forward.
Our Father is patiently allowing us to go through our human/carnal ways, trying to satisfy all our needs by ourselves; then all of a sudden He appears next in line.
Here we find the next letter in the word for
waiting – chakah
which is the letter Kap/kaf
this has the picture word for:
the palm of the hand.
This shows us that all this time our Father has been holding out His hands in order to receive us; and finally after years of searching for answers, we ask Him to come into our lives.
The 3rd Hebrew letter in the word
to wait, chakah, is Hei
and is akin to:
the conclusion of His waiting, entering His presence which is filled with all of His graciousness and mercy.
Isaiah 30:18 tell us about it:
blessed are those who chakah (wait) for Him.
Our chakah is not in the sentence construction/parts of speech as a Hebrew Piel or imperfect form, it is a Hebrew Qal participle (a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective or noun.
This means in others words:
blessed are those who
have been waiting for God.
Without realizing it we have been waiting for Him all the time; we just did not know or understand it. At least our Father’s waiting has been in the Hebrew (Piel Imperfect sentence construction) as in: He is waiting
Original Word: יָחַל Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: yachal Phonetic Spelling: yaw-chal’
In the following versions of Luke 24:49
English words used are:
remain and tarry
Berean Literal Bible And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But you, remain in the city until that you should be clothed with power from on high.”
King James Bible And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Amplified Bible Listen carefully: I am sending the Promise of My Father [the Holy Spirit] upon you; but you are to remain in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed (fully equipped) with power from on high.”
Hee•ne ano•chi sho•le•ach et asher hiv•ti•ach la•chem Avi ve•a•tem ho•chi•loo ba•eer Ye•roo•sha•la•yim ad ki-til•be•shoo oz mi•ma•rom.
This must have been an extremely stressful time immediately following the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua. There was much unrest in the city which was filled with 1000’s of people who had travelled there for the Spring Meodim/Appointed Times of Passover/Pesach; which was one of the 3 annual Shalosh Regalim. Passover/Pesach/הַפֶּסַח, Pentecost/Shavuot/שבועות & Tabernacles/Sukkot/סוכות.
Though they are called Feasts by many, the correct Hebrew translation is Rehearsal Pattern because it is a rehearsal. It was/is a practice for the real thing to come, similar to rehearsals prior to a wedding ceremony; and why they were required to be in Jerusalem precisely at those times. We looked at this in previous posts.
This had been a momentous time; unlike any other previous year and the turmoil following those events had made the talmidim/disciples and followers of Messiah further targets for those who had plotted to kill Him.
On the road to Emmaus, one of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
verse 18.
Luke 24:13-24
In verse 25: Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!…
This was confirming that HE WAS the fulfillment of Gods’ prophetic plan of redemption.
Luke 3:16 John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
John 1:26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
John 1:33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
5For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” 6Sowhen theycame together,they askedHim,“Lord,will You atthistimerestorethekingdomto Israel?”7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.… But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”…
Acts 1:4V-PNA GRK: χωρίζεσθαι ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν NAS: Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father KJV: but wait for the promise INT: to depart but to await the promise
לחכות ל wait for
לחכות wait
The length of time they were told to wait was not just for a couple of days, it was for the next 49 days until Pentecost/Shavuot.
Yeshua/Jesus had said He had come to fulfill the Torah which has the Moedim/Appointed Times of the Lord as pivotal to the annual cycle of Israeli life.
We miss the full revelation of what Messiah accomplished as we in our western christianity and calendar festivals, jump from Passover/Resurrection Sunday (which we have called easter), to Christmas. There is a very precise sequence of Appointed Times/Moedim, whose meanings were prophetic in nature in their annual rehearsal for fulfillment in Messiahs’ life.
What was the purpose of this waiting?
He told them they would be
endued with power from on high
but why did they have to wait so long?
What does it mean for us?
The purpose of waiting is part of our training as talmidim/disciples.
It is for us to get into the right relationship to meet the requirements of our Heavenly Father and His Will not ours. Once those needs /requirements for being His child /disciple are met then He will open the doors and make the WAY clear for us to GO and DO and fulfill His will, plan and purposes.
One thing we should have learned during our 49 day walk/halak, it is this; we cannot artificially accelerate the growth of our crops and we cannot force them to produce out of season!
We need to see that we are not in control and being impatient will only cause frustration.
It will also choke the seeds and prevent them from bringing forth the harvest; which will result in us being impatient farmers with only barren and unfruitful fields. We must bear the fruit of patience if we are to grow in Messiah, without it we become impatient, impetuous, unsatisfied and are always looking for a future we cannot change. This is sad because it means we are ignoring what we have been blessed with today in the here and now.
Our training is accomplished by the power of His Spirit/Ruach within us, as we are also
endued with power from on high!
and for what?
To be witnesses to Him.
We must allow our lives to be slowly and continually transformed by the indwelling life of His Son; which is the ultimate purpose and goal ..that Jesus/Yeshua be exhibited in us.
This Shavuot/Pentecost, let’s be in an attitude of waiting after our days of preparation, and allow Him to do the necessary work in us and then He can fill us again. Just as we recharge batteries and continually refill our cars’ tanks with fuel, we need to be-being filled with His Spirit – continuously.. to go on being filled not just one time. Meaning to completely surrender our life and give Him full control. Ephesians 5:18 commands that we be filled with the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 the command is given, “Do not put out the Spirit’s fire.” Paul gives the simple principle when he says, “Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature” Gal. 5:16. The important experience of becoming a Spirit-filled disciple results in the progressive sanctification of a believer in Messiah. The result will be that the individual will manifest the fruit of the Spirit as stated inGalatians 5:22-23,
The 49 days leading up to Pentecost/Shavuot is a time of looking at our own lives and allowing God to do His work in us so He can work through us.
Hebrews 10:9 Behold I have come to do your will O God.
Jesus/Yeshuas life was one of obedience to His Father and He said Follow Me; so we are to be obedient to His/our Fathers will also.
We must take the time to be continually filled up or we will have nothing to pour out. If all we are doing is seeking to be blessed personally, we are missing the point of servanthood. We are blessed to be a blessing – freely we have received, freely we give. If we are always taking in/receiving, and not giving out, we will stagnate like the waters of a pool with no outflow; then we will become like the Dead sea and not a sea of Galilee. Living waters flow continually, that is what flowed through Messiah and what we are to release to others. Let Him pour into us so we can pour out.
For Them…?
The time of waiting was not a new thing for the disciples as every year the counting of 7 weeks or 49 days from the Omer following Peasch/Passover to Shavuot/Pentecost/Weeks was part of the Spring Feasts/Moedim/Appointed Times of the Lord which they followed every year.
Leviticus 23:1-2 God introduces His Moedim/Appointed Times when He begins by declaring to Moses
My appointed times are these….
This statement makes clear that these Moedim/Appointed Times, originate with our Heavenly Father, they cannot be claimed to have been appointed by any nation, including Israel. While they were initially given to the children of Israel for them to observe as their calendar/way of life, they are just as applicable to the followers of Messiah today.
Many have grown up believing that the Jewish Feasts have nothing to do with the New Testament body of Messiah – the ecclesia, the called apart ones. A few have grown up trying to take back the feasts and celebrate them, while rediscovering Christianity’s Hebrew Heritage. Some have never heard of the Feasts at all, however there are a growing number who are interested in what the Moedim/Appointed Times/Feasts of the Lord, have to impart to us prophetically.
Questions for us are: why are we ignoring what the Father has instructed us to do and why are we only understanding and remembering 2 of the 7?
We have the benefit of the completed Word of God so we can study His plan of redemption; and one of the ways in which He prophetically revealed His big picture plan, is through the Appointed Times/Moedim/Feasts of the Lord. Approximately 4000 years ago, God commanded His people to gather in sacred assembly for very specific celebrations – His Feasts.
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.” (Leviticus 23:1-2)
If we are not aware of the Moedim/Appointed Times when we read that verse, we do not understand the whole picture.
God commanded a yearly remembrance of each of His Holy convocations. The Hebrew word for sacred assembly or holy convocation is miqra, which carries the meaning of a dress rehearsal. Every time these festivals are celebrated, it is a visual and spiritual aid to remind humanity of the prophetic plan of God.
Prior to each feast’s fulfillment, it points forwards to Messiah.
During each feast’s fulfillment, it points directly at Messiah.
Subsequent to each feast’s fulfillment, it points backwards to Messiah.
These seven appointed times are collectively called the mo’edim and are detailed inExodus 12-13, Leviticus 23, Numbers 28-29and Deuteronomy 16. Together, they represent the Fathers’ entire redemptive plan from Messiah’s death through His millennial rule.
This is what Yeshua/Jesus was referring to in Matthew 5:17-18 when He said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law/teaching till all is fulfilled.”
Because the common western understanding of fulfill
means done away with,
Christians have believed that Yeshua/Jesus meant the prophetic pictures pointing to Him are now no longer needed. This is not what He meant, because to Jewish rabbis at that time, the word that is translated into English as
fulfilled was understood to mean:
the true or correct interpretation of Scripture,
while the word destroy meant: to give a false or incorrect interpretation.
Yeshua/Jesus was telling them that:
He did not come to do away with the Hebrew Scriptures/or destroy i.e. lead them astray by false teachings
Rather, He was:
the human embodiment of their true meaning and spiritual reality.
Again we can see other reasons for the WAITING…
First it was for their own preparation and
second because Messiah was not yet glorified.
As soon as He was glorified Acts 2:33tells us:
therefore being exalted to the right hand of God and having received from the father the promise of the Holy Spirit/His Spirit of Holiness He poured out this which you now see and hear.
The second reason is in the statement in John where he clearly tells us in 7:39..
for the Holy Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified.
This is not the case for us today because His Spirit of Holiness/Ruach haKodesh, has been given and Messiah is glorified; our waiting is not dependent on the promised future outpouring; but rather on our own spiritual condition/preparation, to receive what is readily available.
We know from scripture that the influence and power of His Spirit were at work before Shavout/Pentecost because He was upon individuals, prophets, priests and kings of the Old Testament; and in some instances, He filled them with His Spirit: e.g. both John the Baptists parents. Luke 1:41
However, once Messiah was glorified in His ascension, His Spirit of Holiness/RuachHaKodesh, came into the world in an unrestricted way and has been here for the last 2000+ years. It is critical that we believe and receive this revealed truth that He is indeed here in our midst; and within each believer who welcomes His presence, influence and power. He will not force His presence upon us but patiently waits for us to invite Him in as we yield to His offer.
The attitude of receiving and welcoming His Spirit into our lives is to be the continual attitude of a believer. When we receive His Spirit we receive His life/chaim which revives us, imparting the same resurrection life that raised Him from the dead, which will quicken us and make us alive in Him. Romans 8:11
As our ascended Messiah He is able to give New Life.
It’s not the so termed, baptism of His Holy Spirit, that changes people, but it is the power of the risen Messiah coming in to dwell in our lives that changes us through His Holy Spirit working from the inside out. We sometimes have a tendency to separate things that the New Testament/Brit Chadashah does not separate. The termed, baptism of His spirit of Holiness, is not an experience apart from Jesus/Yeshua – it is the real and living evidence of the risen Messiah. He has given us chaim/life everlasting and full of glory.
John 17:3This is eternal life that they may KNOW You
it’s something that begins at new birth and never ends….
We often speak of types and shadows in the scriptures…
The giving of the Torah (teaching/law) at Sinai was the type/shadow
that was fulfilled at Shavuot/Pentecost.
Sinai marked the birth date of the dispensation of Torah/Teaching/Law, and involved great displays of God’s power through thunderings, lightning, fire and the sound of His reverberating voice.
The fulfillment at Shavuot/Pentecost was the giving of the Spirit of the Law to the followers of the Mashiach/Messiah.
Shavuot/Pentecost, marks the birth date of the ecclesia/church/called apart ones, and what some term as the dispensation of Grace.
This occasion was also accompanied with great displays of God’s power through fire and a sound like a mighty rushing wind. According to Ephesians 4:30, from this point onward, His Ruach HaKodesh/Spirit of Holiness dwells within each follower and seals the Body of Messiah for the day of redemption.
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2:1-4)
The gift of tongues is simply the Holy Spirit giving us the supernatural ability to speak in a foreign tongue/language that we have no knowledge or ability to speak out on our own.
There are two types of tongues He can give us. One is a tongue of this earth; e.g., if our native language is English, then He can give us the ability to speak in Chinese, Japanese, or Spanish, etc. For the simple reason we may be in that country or with people who speak that language and will understand it.
The other type of tongue that He can give us is a tongue direct from heaven, a heavenly language that is not of this earth. The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 13 that there are tongues of angels.
Whichever it is, it will be a foreign language that we will not be able to speak out on our own, and only His Holy Spirit’s supernatural transmission of this language out of our spirits will give us the ability to be able to speak it using our voice.
Whatever tongue Holy Spirit gives us, we will be able to use it all the time, whenever we want. It will be our own personal, private, prayer language between us and the Lord.
One thing to remember with this gift is that for the most part, we may never know or understand what we are praying about when we operate in this gift, however we can pray to interpret what the Lord has spoken through us.
The Bible tells us that we will be speaking out “mysteries,” and only the Father and His Holy Spirit will know exactly what the prayer is about on any given occasion.“Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26)
Here we are told clearly that they were ALL filled and spoke in other tongues… which was the physical evidence of His Spirit in them, there were no exceptions and so we can expect the same today, and includes all the other gifts of His Spirit as in
The Word of Knowledge
The Word of Wisdom
The Gift of Prophecy
The Gift of Faith
The Gifts of Healings
The Working of Miracles
The Discerning of Spirits
Different Kinds of Tongues
The Interpretation of Tongues
our Father has not changed..
He is the same yesterday today and forever. Heb.13:8
In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14) Here we see the sealing by His Spirit to enable us to continue our walk.
It is interesting that the Father waited 50 days after Messiahs’ resurrection, (10 days after His Ascension) before He sent His Holy Spirit. As our Father is precise in all His details it is without doubt because He was waiting for the Appointed Time/Shavuot/Pentecost. He is never early and He is never late in fulfilling His promises.
The other symbol of His Spirit and presence is FIRE.
From the Ex.3:2burning bush, to the pillar in the wilderness, to the outpouring in Jerusalem …
our God is a consuming FIRE Heb.12:29
and as Malachi states like a refiners fire.
In Malachi 3:1-4, the prophet declares the
imminent return of the Lord
and with it,
His holy judgment of refining fire.
We are all too well aware that being a follower of Messiah does not spare us from experiencing testings, trials, conflict and trouble; and the process of refinement is one that He continually applies to our lives.
This fire is Holy Fire – Esh Kadosh/qadosh. אש קדושה
The Fire that cleanses, refines and purifies; it burns up all that is not acceptable to the Father and also speaks of His power so that like Jesus/Yeshua, we may work the works of Him who sends us.John 9:4, for greater works than these will you do. John 14:12.
BUT as always, there is a condition, an IF …
We have to be willing..
we have to lay down our lives, our plans and allow Him to be sovereign in our lives.
The choice is ours…His offer is there for whosoever will… The events of Acts 2 includes the
empowering
of His spirit
and the imparting of His boldness to proclaim the good news of Messiah’s Kingdom. The boldness of the fire like Jeremiah* had.
Are we truly on fire for God? .. or
are we just barely glowing embers, dying without the breath of His Spirit … we need the mighty rushing wind of Shavuot to blow on and re-ignite the fire.
Holy Spirit of Truth is certainly God, however, He is not the Person of Yeshua/HaMashiach/Jesus Christ. The scriptures seem to indicate that it was the Father who sent the Holy Spirit – “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.” (John 14:16-17) And then Messiah says – “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18)
The early spring Appointed Times/Moedim: (Pesach/Passover, Chag haMatzot /Unleavened Bread, Bikkurim/Firstfruits); were fulfilled in order, all in the same year, through the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach. When we look at the harvest times, Yeshua/Jesus and the many saints that were resurrected with Him, were the barley harvest. Notably, the ripeness of the barley is what decides if a new year can begin, or if a leap month, called Adar2, needs to be added to the calendar. This is always taken into account when the date of the late spring feast – Pentecost/Shavuot is calculated.
Pentecost/Shavuot experienced at least a partial fulfillment in the same year the three spring feasts were fulfilled. As we already noted, 50 days after Firstfruits/Bikkurim, or 10 days after Yeshua/Jesus’ ascension, His Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh, descended upon the Jewish believers waiting in Jerusalem. Partial fulfillment in that He has been indwelling and sealing believers ever since, until the day of their redemption –
as He said, we are to
look up for your redemption draweth nigh,
so it is not yet completed!
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28
Since Holy Spirit is God, He is omnipresent, everywhere at the same time.
Pentecost/Shavuot marks the time of the wheat harvest in Israel.
As we have walked through the springAppointed Times/Moedim, we can see a picture of our own walk with Messiah.
At Pesach/Pasover we are reminded of being set free from the bondage of sin and death, then during the Feast of Unleavened Bread/Matzah week, we have the opportunity to practice our unleavenedness; and rejoice in our saviors Resurrection as Firstfruits from the dead. Then as we count from the Omer we are like the wheat crops growing towards maturity, ultimately designed to become an abundant harvest for Him.
During this season of counting we can focus on certain spiritual themes such as: sowing, growing, increase, being fed and nourished by the Father and being mindful of how we are growing toward maturity in Messiah. By examining our ways we discover if they are truly aligned, submitted and conformed to His.
This is why we are to WAIT on the Lord, for His power to fill us and enable us to be witnesses unto Him; this is how He goes with us, and will always be with us, and will never leave us nor forsake us.
Isaiah 30:18: “And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted that he might be merciful upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment, blessed are all that WAIT for him.”
Like the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, we too have to wait for God to mature us and grow us. Part of our being mature in Messiah, is knowing when to put our hand to the plough and work hard but also knowing that when we have done all we can do then it is time to WAIT/CHAKAH. We must ask ourselves if we have been listening/hearing to His call and responding by doing that which He has required of us?..We must walk and work in maturity and continue to be patient, stabilize our hearts because the coming of the Master draws near. James 5:7-8
Let’s be mindful of the season we are in…..
on each of us..
For those new to the site previous posts linked below cover more detail on Shavuot/Pentecost..
Shavuot 2022 begins Saturday, June 4 at sunset and ends Monday, June 6 at nightfall.
Shalom aleikhem
chaverim/friends and mishpachah/family!
Shavua Tov, Have a blessed week,
you are greatly loved and prayed for daily.
REMEMBER..
Please don’t leave here without assurance of your salvation
Not sure ..you can be…
Make certain Messiah Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer,
Savior, Lord, and soon returning King
and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.
You are very precious in His sight.
SIMPLY SAY THE FOLLOWING MEANING IT FROM YOUR HEART..don’t delay one more minute, SAY IT RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name.
At certain times of the year it is easier to feel more isolated and alone especially at seasons when tradition has family members come together.
Many are restricted for various reasons; health, economic, location, all factor in, and changes in personal circumstances make staying where you are the only option.
MMM invites all visitors, subscribers, family and friends to join together in prayer for those who are hurting, sad, grieving, without a home, without a job. There is without doubt not a single one of us that has not experienced at least one, if not all, of the above.
Always remember that you are NOT EVER alone
for Jesus/Yeshua Himself said
I will never leave you nor forsake you even to the end of the age.
It may not always feel that way but it is His Truth.
He said I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you.
He comes in the presence of His Holy Spirit, His Ruach,
to breathe His
Light
Love
Life
Hope and Comfort
into your life and situation.
Know that your brethren around the world are experiencing similar events.
Trust Him, put all your faith and hope in Him –
it will not be misplaced.
You are all prayed for daily and
love and encouragement
are sent on the wings of His lovingkindness
and tender mercies
to surround, guard and keep you.
Roll your burden onto the Lord and believe Him to lead you every step of the WAY – because He has already been in your tomorrow and knows you and He can handle it.
You are strong in the Lord and in the power of His might,
do not fear nor be dismayed
He loves you with an everlasting love
and this physical life with its tests, trials and hardships
is soon to pass;
and we will rejoice with exceeding great joy
at the vision before us… of joy unspeakable and full of glory,
when we shall behold Him
face to face.
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, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen
Jude 24 & 25
This scripture reads that we are presented before the presence of His glory and the exceeding joy is His !!!! He is so delighted that we are there…that we made it home .. Wow !
December 25th on the Gregorian Calendar is just a date.
Messiah abides with us and in us every day.
The kingdom of the heavens is within us.
We can rejoice at His 1st coming every day
because of that:
we are His,
forgiven,
redeemed by His precious blood;
and patiently waiting
with oil lamps filled
and wicks trimmed
for our bridegroom to return for us….
Soon and very soon there is going to be a wedding and we are going to see the King!
As you read the following list of countries which span the globe and cover every time line;
know that in every one listed are our spiritual family members reading the same list and by His Holy Spirit we are connected even though we cannot see one another we are united in Him….
Be comforted and encouraged as we pray for one another –
soon, time will be no more….
and behold He will make all things new.
Then, the tears and fears of all the years will be dissolved in His presence forever…..
You are greatly loved more than you can imagine….
Shalom shalom family….
Father in the Name above all names …Yeshua HaMashiach Jesus the Messiah we thank you for all you have done, are doing, and will do.We thank you for our salvation and for filling us with Your Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh. We love You with all of our hearts and praise your Name for you alone are worthy to receive all power and honor and glory.
Be with the broken hearted and comfort those mourning and grieving. Surround each one with your true Shalom that passes understanding and fill each heart and mind with your unconditional love. Let all isolation, rejection and loneliness flee from before your presence as your joy becomes our strength and fills every cell of our being.
As we hide under the shadow of Your wings in the cleft of the Rock of our Salvation, bring healing to each one in whatever area is needed. Feed the hungry Father, house the homeless and clothe those in need.. You are the great Provider and need-meeter. Above all bring sweet sleep to all who are tired and weary and give them the Rest that you promise in Your Word.
Thank you that where any 2 of us agree You are there, watching over Your Word to perform it and it will not return to You void but will accomplish what You send it forth to do.
We give you praise and thank you in Jesus/Yeshuas name..
amein – el melek ne’eman. God is a faithful King.
Please don’t leave this page without assurance in your heart that He loves YOU…
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE if you know the One
who the shepherds were told had come?
YOU CAN BE CERTAIN..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
The meaning of the Hebrew paleo pictographs tell us something:
Hey – Man with raised arms = Behold or, pay attention to what follows.
Yud – Arm and hand closed = a work or, a mighty deed.
Kaph – palm of hand = to cover, to allow, to open, to atone.
Lamed – shepherd staff = to shepherd, control, to have authority or the voice of authority.
The picture it gives could be:
Behold pay close attention
the temple is a place where
the mighty works of the one in authority
will be revealed.
This work or mighty deed is of course:
the atoning sacrifice of Yeshua/Jesus.
Each letter also has a number value:
Hey – 5 = Grace
Yud – 10 = something ordained in heaven
Kaf – 20 = Redemption
Lamed – 30 = points to a blood sacrifice.
It could be interpreted as the following:
The great work (Kaf)
we will behold (Hey)
is the blood sacrifice of Yeshua (Lamed)
which was
ordained by the Father in Heaven (Yud)
And:
This (Yud/10) work was carried out
under the Authority of His Father(Lamed/30)
and by His Grace (Hey/5)
will result in Redemption (Kaf/20)
The HEYKAL
is where God and His people
developed their relationship
and was prophetic…
the mystery which Paul revealed in
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV) 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
There is no need of a rebuilt Temple/Hekel/Sanctuary for those who have His Ruach dwelling within… however all scripture must be fulfilled and the rebuilding of a 3rd Temple is in accordance with Gods’ plans to be carried out prior to Messiahs return.
Namely the situation described by Paul in
2 Thess. 2:3,4
This structure will not be for the benefit of our Heavenly Father or for Yeshua/Jesus return, but it is to fulfill prophecy as concerns the false Messiah and we are reminded by Paul that:
His Sanctuary is now is IN us.
The Sanctuary is the portion of the temple (and previously the wilderness tabernacle/mishkan); that was
set apart – Holy to the Lord.
Not the Holy Place but the Holy of Holies.
John 2:18 and 19 – 21. Jesus/Yeshua answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
In Greek, Temple is ‘ieron.
The Letter h is the accent ‘ mark and is called
the hard breather.
Hieron
So what’s in a word? … does it matter?
Yes, because…
We are not to be like the Tabernacle/Mishkan building or the Temples of stone, where there was an outer court where sin was acceptable.
1Corinthians 3:16, 17; 16:19
Our bodies are now the sanctuaries – Naos – the set apart place – His holy of holies….
This Naos/ Sanctuary is for His Holy Spirit to dwell/ abide.
Ruach HaKodesh.
The Holy Spirit of a Holy God cannot dwell where there is sin…
1 Corinthians 3:16 King James Version (KJV) 16 Know ye not that ye are the Naos of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
2 Cor. 3:18
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
The more that we commune with Yeshua/Jesus and come into His presence,
more of the veil that divides will fall off
and we will be able to see more clearly.
Then more of His glory will abide within us, and then be reflected through us.
His glory will be seen upon us.
Glory
In Greek – doxa: honor, glory
Original Word: δόξα, ης, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: doxa Phonetic Spelling: (dox’-ah) Definition: opinion (always good in NT), praise, honor, glory Usage: honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.
Glory in Hebrew:
ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ
וּכְב֣וֹד
kabowd
Faith has its’ seat in the heart.
The kind of faith which believes in the God who created the Universe and Who also created us and a belief that He loves us enough to give His life for us.
John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:3.
It is engraved there. It is not written in ink, or engraved on stone, but it is written on the heart by the Spirit of God.
With the heart man believes with the mouth we confess
Therefore any professed belief that does not reach the heart, and has its home there, is most likely to be false and delusive being more head knowledge of the intellect and mind.
The Hebrew word for sanctuary is
mikdash (מקְדָּשׁ),
which comes from the root word
kadash (קָדַשׁ),
to be set apart as sacred.
A mikdash is therefore a
set apart space, or a holy place
that represents something treasured – a place of beauty and worship, a refuge, a place of rest.
from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum — chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
implying a distinction between space that is sacred versus profane; commonly refers to the worship sanctuary (e.g., Exod 25:8), where the Israelites offered their various kinds of offerings and sacrifices to the Lord under the supervision of the priesthood.
[The] Sanctuary
is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the
inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle
where God’s presence appeared.
According to Hebrew Tradition, the area was defined by:
four pillars which held up
the veil of the covering,
under which the Ark of the Covenant was held above the floor.
Tabernacle, Hebrew Mishkan, dwelling, in Jewish history, the portable sanctuary constructed by Moses as a place of worship for the Hebrew tribes during the period of wandering that preceded their arrival in the Promised Land.
Moreover, the English translation becomes even more confusing when interpreters translate two entirely different Hebrew words
(אהל and משׁכן, ohel and mishkan, H168 and H4908),
by using the exact same English tabernacleword.
In the case of Exodus 26:7, this translation is especially hard to understand, as the two different Hebrew words are used so close in the same sentence.
Another word for
tabernacle or tent is:
OHEL
the Hebrew letters:
alef – hey – lamed
In the middle of a word h or hey
or man with raised arms means:
to reveal the heart or the core of.
Placed in the middle of the word for God it becomes the word
o-hel or
lamed hey alef (reading right to left)
this word for a tent or the tabernacle is presented as:
the heart of God revealed.
This shows that both your home and where you worship, reveals your god.
Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in your holy hill?
Psalm 15:1
OHEL –
The heart of God revealed.
God is EL = the letters alef and lamed
and H = hey behold revealed.
The tabernacle was the place of God’s revelation.
Our tent or home where we live is where our God is revealed.
Strongs#168
Again, when the letter H/hey is
in the middle of a word
it reveals all, especially the heart.
The god that we follow is revealed in the tent/home and in the tabernacle, the place of worship.
It is relevant not only for the home/physical structure or building we live in; but also the home within ourselves that we create for His Ruach HaKodesh/Holy Spirit to live/abide/dwell.
Our physical bodies become the home of spiritual power; the seat of spiritual influence and it can be the opposite of holy as Jesus/Yeshua warned in
Matthew 12:43-45
“When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.
Impure/unclean spirits call peoples bodies their house!
What’s In our Naos/Sanctuary/tabernacle /house/home?
What’s in our OHEL?
Let the Lords words in John 14:23 be our desire and goal as Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
The Tabernacle no longer served a purpose after the building of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem in 950 B.C.
His Holy Spirit cannot be where there is sin, so any where there is sin there is no presence of His Spirit/Ruach
This is recorded in
1 Samuel 4:21,22
Ichabod the glory has departed for the ark (dwelling place) of God has been taken
Ichabod definition is — used to express regret for departed glory.
Ichabod was born after his father’s death. His mother gave him this name on her death-bed to indicate that the “glory (had) departed from Israel” (1 Samuel 4:19)
and it was what Samson realized when he tried to do as he had always done and in Judges 16:20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.
Sin is manifested rebellion against God’s commands and will for our life. It can be in many and take various forms in our lives.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. 1Samuel 15:23
Consider this for a moment that: In other words, God deems rebellion to be the same or equal to witchcraft and stubbornness is just as good as kneeling or falling down before and worshipping a statue of another religions god or any other idol for that matter.
Another translation says:
For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry.
Rebellion definition is – opposition to one in authority or dominance.
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority.
A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and then manifests itself by the refusal to submit or to obey the authority responsible for this situation.
Sin must be dealt with because we cannot approach a Holy God with any sin in us.
Jesus/Yeshua said He was the temple/ sanctuary when He referred to Himself and that when His body would be destroyed He would rebuild it in three days. Speaking of His future resurrection and glorified body.
He had the Ruach/Spirit without measure because
He was without sin and
His Fathers Spirit could dwell within Him to the fullness.
Mishkan is spelled
Mem, Sheen, Kaf and Noon.
מִשְׁכָּן
noon kaf sheen mem
(Read right to left)
Mishkan is the Hebrew word we translate into English as Tabernacle.
The Mishkan was a Pattern, showing the children of Israel
the process to approach the Holy presence of Adonai/YHVH.
Sin has to be dealt with before that can take place because, God and sin cannot coexist.
The life is in the blood and sin requires a price to be paid and wages of sin is death.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
So a sacrifice must be made and blood has to be spilled
Life has to be forfeit to cover the sin. And that life must be innocent without sin and without blemish clean and acceptable to the Lord.
Jesus/Yeshua became that innocent, clean, without blemish life.
He willingly gave His life, allowing His blood to be spilled.
His life was forfeit to cover our sins once and for all time.
The Pattern of the Mishkan and later both temples,
show God’s redemptive plan
in the structure of the building
and in all the furniture within.
Also in the priests clothing
and in the format of each of the ways
every action was carried out.
Jesus /Yeshua was literally the fulfillment of the Mishkan/Tabernacle and the Temples.
Both were just as our bodies are while on earth:
temporary physical dwelling places for God’s presence,
His Ruach HaKodesh/ רוח הקודש ,
Ruach HaKodesh is God the Creator:
In the Tanakh/Bible, the words breath and Spirit are 2 different translations of exactly the same word: רוח /ruach.
Of the 348 times ruach appears in the Tanakh, it is translated 321 times as spirit and only 27 times as breath.
It would seem that the Ruach Hakodesh is divine inspiration or prophetic inspiration and is not the same as what is generally taught in Christianity. No place in the Hebrew Scriptures is there any reference to a spirit divine in itself, or Holy Ghost, as distinct from a spirit that comes from God to inspire human beings.
His Ruach HaKodesh is called the Comforter, which is the word used for the advocate who goes before the judge on behalf of someone to plead his case.
We are told in this verse that this pleader, who comes from the Father at the request of Yeshua/Jesus, will teach us all things.
Ruach Ha-Kodesh (ROO-akh hak-KOH-desh)
Holy Spirit; the Holy Ghost
(Luke 3:16; 11:13; Eph. 1:13; 4:30; 1 Thess. 4:8;
Titus 3:5; 1 Cor. 6:9; Jude 1:20).
Occurs more than 90 times in the
ReNewed Testament/Brit Chadashah.
Hebrew: רוח הקודש, holy spirit
also transliterated ruacḥ ha-qodesh
is a term used in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish writings
to refer to the spirit of YHWH (רוח יהוה).
He fulfilled the pattern of the process to approach the Father’s presence with His Own Blood as the sacrificial atonement for all sin for all time, for who so ever will accept that that is exactly what He has done.
As High priest He entered into the
Holy- NAOS/ miqdash place –
the Holy of Holies
and placed His own blood on the
Mercy Seat of The Ark of the Covenant.
The kapporet.
This required Him going through the veil that hung between the Holy Place where the menorah/ showbread/ bronze altar of incense were and the Holy of Holies where the Ark was.
It is recorded that the temple veil/ curtain was torn at the moment of His death, opening the WAY to the father’s presence the Holy of Holies where the ark of the covenant was located.
I AM the WAY
His death was the acceptable sacrifice and we can now access God’s presence without any further sacrificial death needed and that means, no more priests are needed either; as
Jesus/Yeshua is our High Priest.
He became forever the WAY to the Father – the truth and the life.
The Life in His blood is eternal it will never die and He is alive for evermore.
Now we can also enter in through the veil
because it was torn for us.
The blood of bulls, goats, lambs and birds dries and decays; His blood contains the eternal nature of the God of all creation who sits on the eternity of eternities.
This is life everlasting, full of glory.
The blood continually speaks and cries mercy for us.
The Blood still speaks because it still has a voice.
Ever speaking from the Mercy seat of the ark… His blood covenant with us.
How is it possible? Because the very life of God is in The Blood of His Son.. His blood is still alive it has not dried up and never will, The life of the creator is eternal in nature so it is alive forevermore just as His Son is life everlasting and full of glory.
Hebrew Scriptures devote more time and attention to the Tabernacle, and everything contained inside the Tabernacle than to any other single thing. So it would seem we need to pay more attention to this pattern too…
Significant items found inside the Tabernacle would include
the Altar of Burnt Offering,
the Laver,
the Table of Showbread,
the Lampstand,
the Altar of Incense,
the Ark of the Covenant with
the Mercy Seat.
the Ark of the Covenant contained
the stone tablets on which were written the ten commandments,
the manna preserved in a clay jar,
the budding staff of Aaron
As we have already noted:
Mishkan is spelled
Mem, Sheen, Kaf and Noon.
Mishkan is the Hebrew word we translate into English as Tabernacle.
Noon Kaf Sheen Mem
Transliteration: mishkan
Phonetic Spelling:(mish-kawn’)
There is one major theme revealed in the pictures and numbers of the Hebrew word pictures that we translate as Tabernacle.
It is interesting to see that all the other mysteries contained in all the sacrifices, ceremonies furnishings, construction and architecture of the Tabernacle have their root in this one Eternal Truth.
The Tabernacle was built on the earth
but
it is actually a Shadow, a Type,
of something everlasting in the heavenlies…
and it was shown to Moses in the book of Exodus!
Conclusion in Part 2..
Shalom shalom
‘Mishpachah’
‘Family/Tribe’
משפחה
Mish-pa-KHa,
Please don’t leave this page before making certain Jesus/Yeshua is your Redeemer, Savior, Lord and soon returning King and that you have a personal relationship with Him.
He is coming back very soon – so let’s keep looking up!
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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