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Passion For Jesus
The Tabernacle of David
By Mike Bickle
Last month I wrote about how important it is to discover keys to enjoyable
prayer--and how dreadful it is to despise praying. I know much about boring,
unanointed prayer through personal experience. But I believe I have found
the secret to a vital prayer life.
I came across this secret when I was studying the tabernacle of David
(see Acts 15:16-17), the perfect model of a 24-hour-a-day prayer and worship
ministry. King David assigned musicians and singers, whom he had trained
in the prophetic spirit (see 1 Chr. 25:1-3), to worship God continuously
before the ark.
In Moses' time, the glory on the ark was hidden in the holy of holies
behind a thick veil. But in David's tent (tabernacle), there was no veil
to keep the people from seeing the glory of God. It was unprecedented:
David set the ark of the covenant in open view!
Instead of the thick veil Moses used, David made musicians and singers
into a human veil around the ark. He organized 4,000 musicians and 288
singers to minister to God in shifts that rotated 24 hours a day (see 1
Chr. 6:31-33; 15:16-22; 23:4-6; 25:7). In fact, David released these worshipers
from other duties so that they could make prayer and worship their full-time
occupation (see 1 Chr. 9:33).
I believe God will fully restore the tabernacle of David--which is the
very embodiment of intercessory worship before the beauty, holiness and
glory of God--in the generation in which the Lord returns (see Acts 15:16-17).
I believe it will be the means of releasing the fullness of salvation and
revival for all the nations. Through this model of intercessory worship,
the Great Commission will be fulfilled so that every tribe, tongue and
nation will be present on the last day (see Rev. 5:9; 7: 9-10; 14:6; 15:4;
Matt. 24:14).
God has already begun His work of restoration. In May 1983, our
church hosted a citywide effort that involved 21 days of prayer and fasting
for revival. In the midst of our intercession, the Lord spoke to
us in a dramatic way. he told us that one day He would establish
among us a 24-hour-a-day prayer ministry in the spirit of the tabernacle
of David.
At the time, we were not at all sure what God meant. But 16 years
later we took a giant step in our journey to see this long-term vision
fulfilled. Last year, I resigned as the senior pastor of Metro
Christian Fellowship in Kansas City, Missouri, in order to give myself
full time to a citywide prayer ministry.
On May 7, 1999, we signed a lease on a 200 seat prayer building about
one mile from our church. We began with 13 hours a day of intercession
led by worship teams. Then on Sept. 19 we began to worship and pray
24 hours a day.
We are clearly in the embryonic stages of development. The pattern
we have established thus far is that we sing and pray the New Testament
apostolic prayers, the hymns of Revelation, the Song of Solomon and the
Psalms in a corporate, antiphonal way. We do this in the form of
84 prayer meetings a week, each one lasting two hours and folding seamlessly
into the next. Each two hour segment is led by a worship team.
We also engage in spiritual warfare for revival in the cities of the earth.
We have raised several hundred thousand dollars toward an annual budget
to supplement some of the singers and pay for the building. We believe
it is essential for a core of musicians and singers to be involved full
time and to receive financial support (as commanded by God through King
David in 1 Chronicles). This frees them to go deeper in God and learn
to flow in the Spirit as a team. The benefits these worshipers provide
the church are well worth what it costs to release them for full-time service.
Perhaps God is calling you to be a part of His end-time purposes to
restore 24-hour-a-day worship and intercession to the church. If
so, I encourage you to press in to Him and follow His direction for establishing
a local "prayer furnace." Jesus is not coming back to a prayerless
people but to a bride who is on fire with passion for Him
Copywrite Mike Bickle October, 2000 Charisma Magazine
Mike Bickle is the director of the International Hosue of Prayer in
Kansas City, Missouri, a 24-hour-a-day prayer ministry. He also is
the author of Passion for Jesus and Growing in the Prophetic (Creation
House). Visit his ministry on the Web at www.fotb.com
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Restoration of David's Tabernacle...What is it?
By David Orton
Part 1 of 2
Every outpouring of the Spirit signals a transition from an old order to the
new. And it usually creates conflict.
In obedience to a vision, Peter's ground-breaking visit to Cornelius shook
the status quo, taking the gospel and the outpouring of the Spirit beyond
its original Jewish confines. But some Judaizers demanded that the new
Gentile believers submit to circumcision, and, therefore, to ritual law for
salvation. In effect they were saying, "The old way of doing it is God's
way!" How was this "new thing" (Isa 43:19) to be understood? It was totally
outside their frame of reference, it flew in the face of religious protocol
- in fact, from where they sat, you could not come to God outside of their
revelation. To put it colloquially, it was either their way or the highway!
To resolve the issue the apostles and elders gathered in Jerusalem. After
hearing Peter's testimony of the outpouring of the Spirit on the Gentiles,
and after much heated debate, James stood up, resolving the problem by
reading from the prophet Amos:
"The words of the prophets are in agreement with this (ie with Peter's
experience of the Gentile outpouring), as it is written, "After this I will
return and rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will
restore it, that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles
who bear my name...!" (Acts 15:15-17 NIV).
James interpreted the new thing that God was doing (the outpouring of the
Spirit on the Gentiles) as the restoration of David's tabernacle.
But what does the restoration of David's tabernacle actually mean?
Transition to a new order - a time for change!
First, David's tabernacle signifies a transition to a new order. The ark of
God's presence, which had been lost, was not restored to Moses' but to
David's tabernacle. The restoration of God's presence represents a new order
of things. The old order of Moses' tabernacle had forfeited the ark under
the spiritually delinquent leadership of Eli (1 Sam 2). And so, when the
time for its restoration arrived, the ark did not return to the old
structure, but to a new one, to David's tabernacle. New wine requires new
wineskins. The Holy Spirit inevitably breaks out despite our best attempts
to domesticate him through personal or denominational agendas. He cannot be
contained or tamed by our religious cultures - he is the omnipotent God and
is the creative power behind the universe! Renewal always creates
revolution, moving us on from old ways and old structures.
Despite this, the old structure of Moses' tabernacle stood for another
thirty-five to forty years until the building of Solomon's Temple. There was
an overlap between the old and the new - a period of transition. In fact,
David appointed priests and worship leaders from the new order of David's
tabernacle to minister in the old (1 Chr 16:37-43; 21:28-30; 2 Chr 1:1-6).
God always provides a window of transition as the old decreases and the new
increases - a lead-time, before the old is superseded by the new. Moses'
tabernacle, whose worship was previously silent, enjoyed the renewal of its
worship under David's new priesthood. God has been visiting the old order of
the institutional church for the last thirty-five to forty years through the
Charismatic Renewal, the Third Wave, and Toronto Blessing, bringing renewal
and giving lead-time. However, the complete reformation of the church is now
upon us - the final restoration of apostolic Christianity, when the whole
earth will be filled with the glory of God.
Now is the time for change. There is a shifting in the heavenlies. The
lead-time is rapidly expiring as the church steps into an acceleration of
God?s purposes. Within every window of transition there is a kairos moment -
a moment of intersection, as the new order eclipses the old - a point of no
return. We cannot stay with the old order forever. Although it has enjoyed
the benefits of renewed worship the ark has moved on. While we need to learn
from what God did in the past, like the scribe of the kingdom who brings out
things both new and old (Mtt 13:52), we must commit to following the ark of
God's presence, no matter where it leads.
David did not become the curator of a religious museum - of Moses'
tabernacle. The only thing that transferred from Moses' to David's
tabernacle was the Ark of the Covenant, nothing else. All the familiar
patterns were gone - all the old securities and structures were finished
with. But the one thing that did not change was the ark of God's presence
and his covenant character. He is the one who declared, "I am the Lord and I
change not". All else is shifting sand. Everything that can be shaken will
be shaken - everything temporal - even structures that were raised up under
the design of God for a previous generation. We have no choice but to leave
the security of the past and pursue the ark of his manifest presence.
While the old order has been enjoying a season of renewal God has been
preparing the new order - an underground church. Hidden from the eye of the
old institutions those with the heart of David, have been trained in their
caves of Adullam, in places of anonymity and suffering, ready for a day of
promotion in the Spirit. He holds them under wraps until a chosen moment in
history. They are those who are in distress and in debt - those who have
been marginalised by the old order of human power - those viewed as
dissenters and discontents, but who in the timing of God emerge as David's
mighty men - as the leaders of the new kingdom-order: "But God chose the
foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of
the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and
the despised things - and the things that are not- to nullify the things
that are, so that no one may boast before him" (1 Cor 1:27-29 NIV).
In the next five to ten years we will see alternative forms of church and of
worship, after the heart of David, filled with an uncontrolled spiritual
passion that will be used of God to reach a new generation. It won't be new
methods in church growth, but a new spirit of radical holiness, of worship -
and a passion for the presence of God. As a kingdom counter-culture, house
churches, underground youth churches, and alternative forms of ministry will
restore true spirituality - and, like a vine go over the wall, transcending
every man-made boundary into previously un-reached people groups - to the
poor and the disenfranchised of this world. They will break the patterns and
protocols of the religious system to touch God and reach their generation.
Restoration of God's manifest presence - the defeat of the program idol!
Second, David's tabernacle signifies the restoration of God's manifest
presence. As already mentioned, the ark of God's presence had been lost
under Eli's priesthood, captured in battle by the Philistines. The news
killed Eli. His daughter-in-law immediately gave birth, naming her son
Ichabod, meaning, "the glory has departed". From then, throughout Samuel's
ministry and Saul's kingship, Israel was without the ark - the manifest
presence of God. It was not until David's reign that it was restored.
Tragically, David's first attempt to bring back the ark failed. Loading it
on the back of a "new cart", he presumed to restore the presence of God in
his own strength and with his own methods. The oxen stumbled and Uzza, who
was assisting, instinctively reached out to steady it. But in a flash, he
was struck down! Confused, David fled, leaving the ark in the care of Obed-Edom,
and did not return for another three months. In that time he sought the
Lord, coming to the realisation that, "We did not inquire of him about how
to do it in the prescribed way" (1 Chr 15:13 NIV). Evidently, God is very
particular about how we do his work. God's work is to be done God's way -
not ours. Our good intentions and good ideas are not good enough. We feel
that if we are sincere or creative God will be happy, but unfortunately, we
can be sincerely and creatively wrong. We build our "new carts" - our new
programs and strategies, and think, all we need to do is get the wheels
turning - get the programs going and the wheels of religious activity
moving, and God will be pleased. But no - he was angered (1 Chr 13:10). Why?
Because we are trusting in the machinery of ministry, in our own plans and
programs, rather than in him.
So, how was the ark to be restored? On the shoulders of the priests (1 Chr
15:11-15). God uses men (and women) not methods. He puts his treasure in
earthen vessels - in people. But only a particular kind of person - the
Levites and the priests - those who have been separated by the anointing to
minister to him. The only way the ark of his presence will be restored is on
the shoulders of those who stand before him in their priestly ministry,
offering the spiritual sacrifices of a consecrated life - and of
intercessory prayer, and worship. Those, who with a heart of worship
separate themselves to spend time alone with him - who refuse to be
distracted by the madding crowd of pressing things and will not be content
until they soak in his presence and even then still hunger for more. Who
with a pure heart and clean hands wait on him for who he is, not for what he
does. They will achieve things in the spirit realm, and, therefore, on earth
that those using human methods never can.
To be continued: in Part 2 we will look at the restoration of True Spiritual
Authority, True Worship, & the Great Commission.
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THE RESTORATION OF DAVID’S TABERNACLE:
WHAT IS IT?
By David Orton
Part 2 of 2
In Part 1 we saw that the outpouring of the Spirit on the Gentiles created a
conflict with the old patterns and ways, and was only resolved when James,
quoting the prophet Amos, interpreted the new move of God as the
"restoration of David’s tabernacle" (Acts 15).
We therefore discovered that David’s Tabernacle signifies Transition to a
New Order, and Restoration of God’s Presence.
In Part 2 we will now discover that it additionally signifies the
restoration of True Spiritual Authority, True Worship, and the Completion of
the Great Commission.
Restoration of true spiritual authority – the defeat of the ministry idol!
Third, David’s tabernacle typifies the restoration of true spiritual
authority. Jesus, as the son of David, is the fulfillment of the type.
His authority did not come from the religious system, but from the
incarnation of truth: "And the Word…became flesh (human, incarnate) and
tabernacled – fixed His tent of flesh, lived a while among us; and we
actually saw His glory – His honor, His majesty; such glory as an only
begotten son receives from his father, full of grace…and truth" Jn 1:14 Amp,
emphasis mine). The living out of brokenness in heart-relationship with the
Father gave him his authority (see Jn 5:19, 30; 8:42). It was therefore a
spiritual authority, not dependent on the structures or systems of men.
Likewise, David‘s authority emanated from his heart-communion with God. He
spoke out of this when, as newly anointed king, he announced to the people,
"Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it
during the reign of Saul" (1 Chr 13:3 NIV). But Saul, by contrast, when he
had the same opportunity, neglected to promote the presence of God. The
reason? It was not a consideration in his personal life. As a leader,
private passion usually determines public policy. His soul was not toward
the Lord, which became evident as his reign unfolded. On the other hand,
David’s first concern as king was to prepare a place for the presence of
God. Because he had already developed a heart of worship in private, it was
the most natural thing to promote the presence of God in public. What I
would describe as the trembling heart of worship became for him his
exclusive source of authority.
By contrast Saul’s authority was fixed in human strength. He typifies the
human government of the old order. He was "an impressive young man without
equal" (1 Sam 9:2a NIV) and "from his shoulders and up he was taller than
any of the people" (v 2b NASB). The religious system is impressed by
appearances – by worldly values – by human stature and strength. Saul was a
head and shoulders man who used his natural reasoning (head) and natural
strength (shoulders) to do the work of God.
Space doesn’t permit a full study of Saul’s life and leadership. However,
the root cause for his loss of the kingdom was an unbroken self-life. Even
when Saul was "eyeballed" by the prophet Samuel for his blatant disobedience
in sacrificing the best of the flock, he persistently defended himself,
deflecting truth by blame-shifting. Samuel responded with a frightening
pronouncement: "’Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as
much in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and
to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of
divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have
rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king" (1 Sam 15:22-23
NIV emphasis mine).
Saul offered a sacrifice to God from self-will. This seemingly spiritual act
was done in stubbornness (NKJV) or rebellion, which Samuel explained, in
fact, as idolatry and witchcraft. What is Samuel saying? Ministry (our
service to God) can become idolatry and witchcraft! Self-will, is a satanic
principle, whether it is exercised in gross sin, or in the service of God.
"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of
heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. " Many will
say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in
Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ "And
then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who
practice lawlessness’" (Mt 7:21-23 NASB, emphasis mine).
It is possible to prophesy, cast out demons, and move in the miraculous in
disobedience to the Father – it is possible to "practice lawlessness" in the
things of the Spirit, and to be without restraint in the work of God! To
habitually do ministry out of self-will and rebellion!
How can this be? The gifts of God are irrevocable (see Rom 11:29). They are
not given or retained because of our good works or behavior. They are a
grace gift – a charisma, freely bestowed on the same ground as salvation,
independently of character, by grace through faith (see Eph 2:8).
Consequently, the work of God can be led by those who lead out of charisma
at the expense of character – those who may pay lip service to the lordship
of Christ, but do their own thing – who, in fact, operate in a spirit of
rebellion and witchcraft.
Witchcraft and idolatry are, according to Paul, both "works of the flesh"
(Gal 6:20). However, exercising leadership in the flesh, in human strength,
as in the case of Saul, eventually gives ground to demonic oppression and
ultimately kingdom dispossession – Saul was overtaken by an evil spirit and
the kingdom passed to David (see 1 Sam 16:14, 15, 16, 23; 18:10). Eventually
the government of God lifts from "Saul leadership", and rests on another. It
is eclipsed by a new order.
However, before David, the new order leadership, could emerge he served the
old order (see 1 Sam 16:21), honoring Saul (see 1 Sam 24:5-6), but trusting
in the Lord for promotion (see 2 Sam 5:12; 1 Chr 14:2). Even so, the
anointing transferred to David, despite Saul’s continuing, but temporary,
position as king (see 1 Sam 16:13-14). This transitionary time between the
old and the new tested David’s walk with God. The anointing lifted from
Saul’s life, an evil spirit tormented him, and he was moved to jealousy and
fear at David’s evident favor with God (see 1 Sam 18:10-14). Now,
demonically driven, it was not long before he attempted to take David’s life
(see 1 Sam 19:9-10), leading to David’s fugitive existence and wilderness
years. His patron and mentor, the man who had the power to lift him to the
throne, driven by a murderous jealousy, was now his enemy. Despite the lie
of his current circumstances, David, as a seventeen year-old youth, had been
anointed for the kingship. Now he had to trust the Lord to bring it to pass.
True spiritual authority does not come from a position – it comes from God’s
presence through times of pressure – from the crucible of wilderness
testings. Jesus, the son of David, having learned obedience emerged from the
wilderness in the power of the Spirit – with true spiritual authority (see
Lk 4:14). The prince of this world, Satan, could find nothing in him (see Jn
14:30). There was nothing in Jesus that answered to the spirit of the world.
So too, David. God used the isolation and injustice of his straitened
circumstances to purify his inner life – to humble him, and draw him further
into himself.
In contrast to Saul’s unbroken self-life David embraced the dealings of God
that caused him to inherit the kingdom, producing the one sacrifice that God
will not despise – that of "a broken and contrite heart" (Ps 51:17 NIV).
Brokenness is the only ground of true spiritual authority. The kingdom
belongs to the poor in spirit (see Mt 5:3).
Restoration of true worship – the defeat of the worship idol!
Fourth, David’s tabernacle typifies the restoration of true worship.
God is stirring the heart of this generation to pursue a passion for him
after the spirit and structure of David’s Tabernacle.
All over the world we are beginning to see a resurgence of 24/7 intercessory
worship. >From a 6th Century Bangor, Ireland monastery to the 18th Century
Herrnhut ("the Lord’s Watch"), in Saxony with the Moravians and now to this
generation God has raised up the sound of 24/7 worship. Again worshippers,
musicians, and singers are being called to minister to the Lord around the
clock just as it was in David's Tabernacle (see 1 Chr 9:33; 15:16-22;
25:1-31, Psa 134:1).
But, it is one thing to restore the structure, it is another to restore the
spirit of David’s Tabernacle. Amos prophesied its restoration during a time
marked by prosperity and spiritual decline. While, on the one hand, their
military and economic strength had increased, on the other, their spiritual
life had diminished. Seduced by the surrounding idolatry they worshiped both
God and Baal, superficially maintaining their ritual worship, but secretly
having deeply defected.
Prosperity had lulled them into a false sense of security until they were
rudely awakened by the word of the Lord: "I hate, I despise your religious
feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies. Although you bring me burnt
offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring
choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Away with the
noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let
justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!"
(Amos 5:21-24 NIV).
As it was then, our services, seminars, concerts, and conferences, the noise
of our chorus singing and music can offend the heart of God. We are mistaken
to think that worship consists of our creativity and professionalism, our
presentation of music or preaching. Worship has little to do with public
performance, but everything to do with private purity. It emanates from the
private pain of surrender – it is the fragrance of a life abandoned to God.
A life lived for his pleasure. It is what the Father is searching for, and
the only thing that will satisfy him (see Jn 4:21-24). It has nothing to do
with our musical expertise, album sales, or artistic success, but everything
to do with the private pleasure of being abandoned to the Father’s love.
I recently visited the website of a major Christian publisher. They were
conducting a survey of churches with the question emblazoned across the top
of the page: "Are the seats in your church comfortable?" I was taken-aback.
"Honestly", I thought, "who cares!" But obviously someone does – why else
would they be asking. Anaesthetized by our post-war affluence and the
afterglow of a bygone Christian era we are unaware of how far we have
fallen. Apart from God giving us a revelation of his own holy nature, we
have no yardstick to measure the church, or the culture. Fortunately,
though, this is exactly what is happening.
God is bringing back the plumbline of worship "as it used to be" (Amos 9:11;
from the passage quoted by James in Acts 15). Worship not according to our
traditional patterns or even our contemporary culture, but according to the
Tabernacle of David.
So, what does this mean? To have worship restored as it was under David’s
Tabernacle for Amos’s generation and ours, was to be cleansed of idolatry –
to have our heart fixed on the Lord (see Psa 57:7 KJV) – to worship only
him. As David so poignantly asked – "Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false" (Ps
24:3-4 NIV). Every false allegiance and affection – every false god was
thrown to the ground in his passion and pursuit of the true and living God.
It means laying down every priority, agenda, and value system that is
contrary to the heart and character of God.
As the "anointed…sweet psalmist of Israel"(2 Sam 23:1) David, above all
else, was a true worshipper. Expressed in worship he possessed a thirst for
the living God. He learned in his youth to commune with God in the
solitariness of his father’s sheep fields. Before moving the hearts of men
as the great warrior-king, he learned to be moved by the heart of God in the
secret place. He desired only one thing – to be in his presence, near to the
heart of God. He knew how to "waste" time with the Lord – to seek his face
and to gaze on his beauty. It became the secret of his power. And he
learned, therefore, to trust in the Lord who through life’s troubles proved
himself a true stronghold. The Lord, through experience, became his refuge
and strength. Even in his youth David had become so attuned to God’s heart
as a worshipper that the Lord could say of him, "I have found David…a man
after my own heart…" (Acts 13:22).
But, David was not only a worshipper – he was a warrior-king. To have
worship restored as it was under David suggests there are heights of praise
and worship – of being near to the heart of God that will be a weapon of
warfare to cast down demonic powers over whole cities and nations (see Psa
149).
True worship after the heart of David, I believe, will release the presence
of God into the nations displacing every demonic power until history finally
declares, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord
and of his Christ…" (Rev 11:15) – until the completion of the Great
Commission.
Completion of the Great Commission – winning back planet earth!
Lastly, the restoration of David’s tabernacle signals the completion of the
Great Commission: "I will…rebuild David’s fallen tent… and I will restore
it, that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who bear
my name."
Through the restoration of David’s tabernacle, God’s redemptive purpose for
the earth will be accomplished. David prophesied that, "All the ends of the
earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the
nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the LORD and he
rules over the nations" (Ps 22:27-28 NIV, emphasis mine). As a prophet,
David saw down through the ages to the time when Jesus, as the son of David,
would harvest the nations in power of the Spirit. There is no room in
David’s prophetic reach for the defeat of the gospel or of Christ’s body on
earth.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great 19th Century London preacher, was of the
same mind:
"David was not a believer in the theory that the world will grow worse and
worse, and that the dispensation will wind up with general darkness, and
idolatry. Earth’s sun is to go down amid tenfold night if some of our
prophetic brethren are to be believed. Not so do we expect, but we look for
a day when the dwellers in all lands shall learn righteousness, shall trust
in the savior, shall worship thee alone… The modern notion has greatly
damped the zeal of the church… and the sooner it is to be shown unscriptural
the better for the cause of God. It neither consorts with prophecy, honors
God, nor inspires the church with ardour. Far hence be it driven." (Quoted
by Iain Murray, The Puritan Hope – Revival and the Interpretation of
Prophecy, p xiv)
Any prophetic scheme that robs the church of her revival destiny, the gospel
of its power, or Christ of his victory in this present age must be seen for
what it is – a delusion of demonic design, sent to disrupt the advance of
the kingdom of God on earth.
Let us be assured that Christ is returning for a worshipping Bride – a
perfect and mature church, moving in the restoration of David’s Tabernacle,
and experiencing the full realization of all he purchased at the Cross (see
Eph 4:13; 5:27). At this glorious climax she will offer to him a world
renewed in the power of the kingdom (see Mt 13:33; 1 Cor 15:24, 25).
Adapted from David's forthcoming book, "Snakes in the Temple: Exposing
Idolatry in Today's Church".
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