Chapter 8
Zion
- The City of God
Zion is the
Third Day spiritual habitation of the end-time church. The
revelation of Zion is revealed in the twelfth foundational
doctrine and is found in the twelfth chapter of the book of
Hebrews.
Hebrews 12:18
For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and
that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,
Hebrews 12:19
and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those
who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them
anymore.
Hebrews 12:20
(For they could not endure what was commanded: "And if so
much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot
with an arrow."
Hebrews 12:21
And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am
exceedingly afraid and trembling.")
Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living
God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
Hebrews 12:23
to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are
registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of
just men made perfect,
Hebrews 12:24
to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
Verses 18
through 21 refer back to the natural events of the third month
and the third day after Israel came out of Egypt. These
events are recorded in Exodus, chapter 19. The shadow that
these events reveals to us is that, in like manner on the Third
Day, the church will be found dwelling in Mount Zion in God's
presence.
The following
is a word, which the Lord gave me about Mount Zion:
In my spirit I
continue to hear the sound of a trumpet blowing, and it is
becoming increasingly louder. With the sounding of the trumpet I
am also hearing the Master's voice:
"Blow the
trumpet in Zion, lift up your voice like a trumpet, sound the
alarm in My holy mountain. Set the trumpet to your mouth and
awaken those who slumber, for the Day of the Lord comes burning
with holy fire."
"The
unholy shall not touch Zion, My mountain, My chosen habitation
where My glory abides. Again, I say, blow the trumpet in Zion;
tell the people to consecrate themselves. Tell My people that
they must sanctify themselves and make themselves ready for the
Third Day."
"The
Third Day shall release My glory upon My holy mountain (Zion/church),
and it shall produce resur-rection power which shall abide on the
righteous as a covering. My glory will be life to those who
love Me with all of their hearts, but it will become a fire of
destruction to those whose hearts are not wholly given." (Exodus
19:9-12)
"Beware,
My people, for these are the days of glory in which the Third Day
anointing will be released, and that anointing will produce
either life or death. Again, it will be according to the patterns
set forth in My word. Do you hear the sound of the trumpet? It is
I, Myself, that is blowing the trumpet in Zion, so I say come up
to the top of the mountain. I am calling you to come up higher.
Is it not written that I will raise you up on the Third Day that
you may live in My sight and have knowledge of Me? (Hosea 6:1-3)
Only those who have clean hands and a pure heart can come up and
live in My presence."
"Come
today. Do not delay, for it is the Third Day, and I am calling to
you as I did to My servant, Moses."
Exodus 19:16-20,
"Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that
there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the
mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all
the people who were in the camp trembled. And Moses brought the
people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the
foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke,
because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended
like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked
greatly. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and
became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by
voice. Then the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of
the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the
mountain, and Moses went up."
Note: In
Matthew chapter 17 Jesus is seen on the Mount of Transfiguration
talking to Elijah and Moses. Moses represents the apostle and
Elijah the prophet. The foundation of the New Testament church is
built upon the foundations built by the apostles and prophets (Ephesians
2:20)
It is now time
for Moses (the apostles) to go up to the top of the mountain (Exodus
19:20). As the apostles go up on the Third Day into God's
presence, they shall receive knowledge (revelation of the Lord's
plans and purposes). And, like Moses, they will bring this word
back down to the earth as the latter and former rain. This
proceeding word shall equip the church for the work of the
ministry in the power of Christ (stature of His fullness).
I have come to
the end of the Master's words for this writing, but I can still
hear the sound of the trumpet. Louder and louder it sounds, and I
suspect that it will become deafening in the days ahead. Then
there will be a brief moment of silence in heaven before… 1Thessalonians
4:16-17, "The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of
God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be
with the Lord."
Zion is a code
word for the church within a church. Zion represents the
remnant, who is the Church of the First Born, who is Jesus Christ
(Hebrews 12:23). They are those whose eternal home will be
the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22).
Zion is a
spiritual habitation that our heavenly Father will establish for
His church in this, the end of the age. For those of us here at
Faith Tabernacle, He has likened Zion to cities of refuge. These
cities of refuge will be spiritual atmospheres that God will
establish around the world.
Many of these
cities of refuge will also be connected to one another by divine
intervention. The Internet will provide the avenue by which
some of these connec-tions will be made; others will be connected
by apostles who are led by the Spirit to connect different
ministries.
These cities
will be places where revelation knowledge will abound. The
glory of the Lord will be the covering over these habitations of
the Most High.
Isaiah 4:5
then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount
Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the
shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there
will be a covering.
Isaiah 4:6
And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the
heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and
rain.
These cities
of Zion will be watched over and protected by the Lord in the
same way that the Old Testament cities of refuge provided a safe
habitation for the manslayer.
Not only will
the Lord provide revelation and protection for these cities, but
He will also supernaturally provide for the inhabitants of these
cities.
In Matthew,
chapter 15, Jesus reveals His heart towards those who will
continue to follow Him into the Third Day and up to the mountain,
Zion.
Matthew 15:29
Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went
up on the mountain and sat down there.
Matthew 15:30
Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame,
blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at
Jesus' feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 15:31
So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the
maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and
they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:32
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have
compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with
Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send
them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."
Matthew 15:33
Then His disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough
bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?"
Matthew 15:34
Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And
they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."
Matthew 15:35
So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Matthew 15:36
And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke
them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to
the multitude.
The seven
baskets represent the Lord's provision for those who dwell on the
mountain with Him in the Seventh Day of God. Verse 32
identifies the Third Day, and verse 30 tells us that those who go
to the mountain (Zion) will be healed by Jesus who dwells with
His people.
Psalm 110 is a
psalm of David, and it is prophetic for the Third Day Church.
Psalm 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make
Your enemies Your footstool."
Psalm 110:2
The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in
the midst of Your enemies!
Zion, as it
relates to the Third Day Church, is found in the earth as the
restored tabernacle of David, which we identified in chapter 4 of
this book.
Those who
dwell in Zion will be like unto David and his mighty men, and
Psalm 110:2 declares that the Lord will send His rod of authority
and power out of Zion. The prophetic proclamation is that
God's people will rule in the midst of Christ's enemies.
The seventh
millennium is the Day of the Lord in which Jesus will return.
But, before He returns for His people, He is going to use them as
signs and wonders to His enemies.
Zechariah
12:8 "In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants
of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall
be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the
Angel of the LORD before them."
Who are these
mighty men that are like David? These are the Sons of Glory
that you have heard of in the prophetic words of the last few
years. They are Joel's Army made up of those who are like
David's mighty men. They are the Gideons and Elijahs of
these last days. These are those who have the vision of
eagles and the power of young lions.
They will go
forth in the courage of David, and the giants will fall before
them. The powers of darkness seated in heavenly places are
already trembling as these mighty warriors of the seventh
millennium are beginning to come forth.
Behold, an
army comes forth, the likes of which have never been seen before.
They are bold like the lion and swift to take the prey like the
eagle. They have no fear of the enemy because the King of
Glory is with them, and He is terrible in battle. He is the
Lion of Judah, and the Commander in Chief of His mighty army.
These are
those who live in Zion, but they are not at ease. They have
come to Mount Zion to live, and they belong to the Church of the
First Born. They have crossed the bridge, and they have
entered into the Third Day!
They have
received a kingdom, a habitation, which cannot be shaken. The
city set on a hill is glorious Zion!
Joel 3:16
The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from
Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the LORD will be
a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of
Israel.
Joel 3:17
"So you shall know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in
Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no
aliens shall ever pass through her again."
Joel 3:18
And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall
drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the
brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall
flow from the house of the LORD And water the Valley of Acacias.
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