SHEKINAH II

After two years since I wrote the article SHEKINAH, now, gazing in the borders of it, I feel compelled to write again on the subject; not to modify any thing said previously but if as it were: to bring my believe on it to at completeness. As I said then, I repeat it now, The term SHEKINAH is not well known in Christendom now days even so it is the grandeur of a mighty truth, believers do not comprehend it because pulpits do not explain it to the pews. Why is that? lack of understanding, plain ignorance of it, or willful negligence to it?

In few words of what was previously written what is SHEKINAH. SHEKINAH is The Presence of THE SPIRIT OF GOD WHO PROMISED TO BE IN THE MIDST OF HIS PEOPLE IN A VISIBLE-TANGIBLE FORM; mentioned by some prophets by different ways of articulating their words; even The Apostles on their writings made mention of it; to see it, to be near by it, to hear a voice from it; all was and still is A HOLY EXPERIENCE and NOT something to made a “joke out of ”.

As stated previously, SHEKINAH as a word was an old Jewish expression of what has been mentioned, when The Bible came to existence or even before, “it” was translated to the word “GLORY” with a meaning saying more that the name of the new young blonde girl at work, or the glory spoken about a movie star or a sports’ idol.

Even so Moses wrote about it, and was the first one, it is my desire to began with the prophet Ezekiel because he wrote: “As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord.” And the verses before are explicit in what he saw.

On a second experience of it, the prophet wrote “…the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the God of Israel, came from the way of the East; and His voice was like a noise of many waters; and the earth shined with His GLORY-SHEKINAH.”

“And the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord came into the house -temple… and behold, the GLORY- SHEKINAH of the Lord filled the house-temple.” “And I heard Him speaking unto me out of the house, and THE MAN stood by me.” “And He said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and MY HOLY NAME, shall the house of Israel no more defile…” Prophet Habakkuk wrote, “God came from Thaeman,(Hebrew) Greek text: “consummation” and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah and the earth was full of HIS HIS GLORY-SHEKINA praise. And HIS brightness was as the light; HE had (striking lights) coming out of HIS hand; and there was the hiding of HIS power”. NO!, the God of “Thaeman” and The Holy One of “Paran” are NOT two Gods; Habakkuk is prophesying of the “glorified Son of Man coming in HIS GLORY SHEKINAH and from “…HIS THRONE OF GLORY-SHEKINAH…” REMEMBER, He lived two lives at the same time, (human and Divine as we read in the four gospels, ) This is my personal belief that God The Creator, EL ELOHIM-YAHWEH, will came back to the Garden of Eden, to lift up for ever the “CURSE” that He laid down when He said to the guilty pair …”cursed is the ground for (YOUR) sake…” You see, it was He “…who was in the form of God…” “…and was The Word…” who cursed the ground!

The term “…form of God…(in heaven) ” and the term “…Son of God…(in earth) ” are synonymous and in both cases it is mean a “…MANIFESTATION…” of the One God which being “…INVISIBLE…” made Himself “VISIBLE”

Prophet Isaiah wrote “ …they shall see the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.” That was God’s Master work, the very summit of perfection and grand finality of all heavenly sights given to mankind; no wonder it is written: “…blessed are your eyes for (what) they see…”. words of Jesus

with reference to Himself since He had promise “ For I, saith The Lord, will be… THE GLORY-SHEKINAH IN THE MIDST OF HER.” (JERUSALEM) Also the Scripture says “And the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” To those who have experienced the GLORY-SHEKINAH are these wonderful promises …”shine, for thy light is come, and the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord is risen upon thee.” “ For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his GLORY-SHEKINAH shall be seen upon thee.” “ Then shall thy light break fort as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily and thy righteousness shall go before you; the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord shall be thy rere-ward (Spanish meaning) bod’y-guard.” “ I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for MY GLORY-SHEKINAH”.

“And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations,…to the isles afar off, THAT HAVE NOT HEARD MY NAME, NEITHER HAVE SEEN MY GLORY-SHEKINAH; AND THEY SHALL DECLARE MY GLORY-SHEKINAH among the Gentiles.”

That all began in Zion, (Jerusalem) as promised, the GLORY-SHEKINAH of the Lord, descended into Jerusalem as a “…Comforter… “…And quickening Spirit…” “HE” came into a house where “they” were …gather together in His Name…, and spoke through human lips as it was promised announcing His arrival by a language they did not know causing confusion among outsiders. That confusion is still real now days.

As Israel religion leaders, dropped away on the streets prophetic promises about “…a Savior…”
to came to them, so most Christendom Professors and Dr’s of Theology has let slip through the fingers as they read prophetic promises about THE GLORY-SHEKINAH of God.

So, dear reader, whoever you are, since you had read this far, you are doing great; following will be an array of Holy Scriptures that will shock your mind because you will see what you have not heard from others about this “…unspeakable Gift…” from heaven, promised to be “…the GLORY-SHEKINAH OF GOD in our midst, and in our lives “…it is among you, and shall be within you…” (words of JESUS) … the brightness of that GLORY-SHEKINAH…”

This far has been shown that The Infinite and Omnipresent God who is “…a Spirit… …Invisible…,” and has said “…I AM God and no man…,” “Yet I AM The Lord thy God …thou shall know no God but Me; for there is no Saviour beside Me.” He clothed Himself with …GLORY-SHEKINAH IN MAJESTY… What was that, that …clothed Himself… if not what was “…in the form of God…”?; the prophets mentioned already said they saw a …form… image…likeness of a Man YET, HE WAS NO A PERSON!

What a PARADOX …in THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL… !

And what was “…in the form of God… “, …became in the form of a servant…; (a human PERSON) “…his visage was so marred more that any man and his form…, became …as a root out of a dry ground… …there was not beauty to admire in Him…;” yet in that fashion, He proclaimed in not uncertain voice that “…no man could go to the Father but by Him,” He claimed that He was “…the Door…;” the Apostle Paul believed that, because he wrote; “…Through Him, we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” The human side of Him was the door that provided free entrance into the fullness of the GLORY-SHEKINAH of God. And missing this Great truth, is missing God’s given privilege to see the Majesty of the GLORY-SHEKINAH OF GOD!

It is beyond human intellect to describe it, far more Sublime that what the human pen can write about or tongue of angels say.

Yes, I am writing about the One who in pass ages He existed as “…in the Form of God…” according to Apostle Paul and though He came to the world as “…the Son of God…,” He was still The Form of God! Who in the past asked this question; “…to whom ye liken me?…”. And He asserted, “Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me.”

The Apostle Paul wrote “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and for ever” There is no a Divine Being like Him, (no, no in The Holy Scriptures); also the Apostle wrote that the veil in the temple was a type of His flesh, that was in O.T. times, a covering to hide the GLORY-SHEKINAH OF GOD; so, His flesh was

In the N.T. times. BUT NOT SO, SINCE HIS FLESH WAS GLORIFIED WHICH ACT HAPPEN AFTER HIS ASCENSION INTU HEAVEN. And because of that:

“… we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with GLORY-SHEKINAH and honor;…” and in such fashion He will came again for His people: “…the Son of man, shall came IN HIS GLORY-SHEKINAH”; Look what the writer of Acts of The Apostles wrote of what martir Stephen saw before dying: “BUT BEING FULL OF SPIRIT HOLY GAZING INTO HEAVEN HE SAW GLORY OF GOD-(SHEKINAH) AND JESUS STANDING AT RIGHT OF GOD.” (His own RIGTH) Greek Text. (Translators interpolated Words “the” and “hand”).

The Apostle Paul make not a fast passing reference about the GLORY-SHEKINAH of God that made a reflection on the face of Moses; and then he wrote: “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass

THE GLORY-SHEKINAH OF THE LORD, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD.” (Sorry for them that belittle the baptism with the Holy Ghost;) indeed they need to see …“the light of the KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLORY-SHEKINAH OF GOD IN THE FACE OF JESUS CHRIST.” Please, read again this last Bible quotation, and consider it. Because, “…had they known it, they would not have crucified THE LORD OF GLORY-SHEKINAH!” Paul said that.

Since the Apostle Paul who was The Teacher to the Gentiles and as such, he thought that for us Gentiles, to learn it in order to “…grow in grace and in the knowledge of The Lord Jesus Christ;” his teaching says to us that The Lord Jesus Christ is The One who said “I AM THE LORD (YAHWEH) THAT IS MY NAME; AND MY GLORY-SHEKINAH WILL I NOT GIVE TO ANOTHER”. “…I WILL NOT GIVE MY GLORY-SHEKINAH TO ANOTHER” He meant what He said and said what he meant. MORE THAT TWO TIMES THE LORD SAID THAT! Why the repetition??

It was a time, when Jesus teaching a future event to His disciples He single out a special day saying to them about receiving …THE SPIRIT OF GLORY…: “AT THAT DAY, YE SHALL KNOW THAT I AM IN MY FATHER, YE IN ME, AND I IN YOU”. Is this statement from Jesus too hard to understand? Why it is NOT well known among Christians? See the implication of His words; here He spoke of the infusion of His very life entering our own live and being; here He really explains what happens when by …The Eternal Spirit… and… The Eternal Word… one is filled with God The Creator, (EL ELOHIM, the plural word) and believed it or not but Jesus made the statement “…we (Spirit and Word) will made our abide in you…” That is one of His promises about receiving His Spirit. “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, THROUGH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM THAT CALL US TO GLORY AND VIRTUE; WEREBY ARE GIVING UNTO US EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES: THAT BY THESE YE MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE…” This is how one is made “…born again…” that is “…born of Him…” and not by a mental concept of orthodoxy that had been preached since 325-340 A. D. After “they“ had walk on the corridors of. Pagan philosophy and adopted their vocabulary of “First God Second God and Third God” and clothed it in garments of the New Apostolic Catholic Roman vocabulary of First Person, Second Person and Third Person in One God and made also the substitution of “…since you believed you received…” (no a sign of speaking in tongues as The Lord Jesus Christ said that it would happen.) And since then…

That did eclipsed The Apostles’ Doctrine near to totality, even as of today, but mark this, and marked well; that will be the day that this promise shall be fulfilled …“the knowledge of The Glory-Shekinah of The Lord …shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.” at that time, every atom, and every molecule etc, will feel the impact of THE SHEKINAH-GLORY OF THE CREATOR and it will illuminate heaven and earth according to His Promises. And gathering all the nations He (Glorified Messiah) will say to all “…Thou shall call Me, My Father, and shall not turn away from Me…”. Is it a wonder then? That such an “…UNSPEAKABLE GIFT…” produces in the receiver an “…UNSPEAKABLE JOY FULL OF GLORY!…” as one grow in His grace and the knowledge of Him?

“ AND THEY THAT BE WISE, SHALL SHINE (BECAUSE THE ANOINTING IN THEM, SHEKINAH) AS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE FIRMAMENT; AND THEY THAT TURN MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS, AS THE STARS FOR EVER AND EVER.”

“WHO IS WISE AND HE SHALL UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS? PRUDENT, AND HE SHALL KNOW THEM? FOR THE WAYS OF THE LORD ARE RIGHT, AND THE JUST SHALL WALK IN THEM…”

Long ago, wise men found Him on a manger, now days, wise men make spirirual wise decisions in order

To really come to know HIM; “…and the just, shall live by HIS faith…” So, it is written. G.M.