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The Ephod - Part #1 - Being withstood by the Prince of Persia
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the
blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great
admiration.
Revelation 17:6
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but,
lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there
with the kings of Persia.
Daniel 10:13
The Ephod is the breastplate that the High Priest wore in Ancient Israel.
We draw closer to God. But God is clouded in clouds of thick darkness and a great tumult is before Him as we approach His Throne.
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Psalm 18:11
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. Joel 2:2
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, Zephania 1:15
The Ephod! These writings are but truths seen in Christ's tomb and resurrection, and as He stands "Christ Jesus" by the right hand of God (and the vision of seeing Him there). Things such as the Tabernacle of David which has fallen down. The company of Sons and Daughters who will very soon receive glorified bodies, the New World that is to come and on the list goes. How to share this with some calm around the "spiritual" storm!?!?
The answer comes very sweetly and calmly, like a gentle wind or breeze upon the soul. And that answer is to "share" these things, as a living WHOLE STONE which is but one part of the "MANY STONES" that forms the altar upon which God will lay the weight of the sacrifice.
And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones:
thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt
offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
Deuteronomy 27:5,6.
So our sharing amidst the storms surrounding our lives and thinking. Sharing as He has given us His word, His truth, as He sees fit. For me personally I am going to expose the depth of God as revealed to my heart IN SIMPLICITY, so that all who read these blogs may be granted understanding. I want to share this testimony of the Ephod, so that we all who read it can understand, and overcome, and rule and reign in life by Christ Jesus.
In Christ's great mercy and grace
Kenneth B Visscher