God does not sit on the Mercy Seat.
The reconciling of this “holy place” is made possible by the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus. Also, we are filling up that which remains of the suffering of Christ.The same type of rejection happened to Joseph, to Job, to Jeremiah, although not as severely as in the case of Christ. As Christ is being formed in their heart, faith is increasing more and more. The radiant beauty of holiness is the transparent Nature of God Himself. At that time there will be the fullest expression of the Law of God (the beauty of holiness); eternal water in abundance (the River of Life); and the fullness of light (the Glory of God shining from the Throne of God and of the Lamb).This will be the descent of the Tabernacle of God to dwell among the nations of saved people so He may dwell among them and wipe away all tears.Each of the gates of the walls of Jerusalem that were rebuilt under the administration of Nehemiah the governor is a prophetic symbol of the establishing of the Kingdom of God. Faith that comes from God and that brings about God’s intervention in circumstances; extraordinary healings and miracles that temporarily set aside the laws of nature; the ability to discern the good and evil spirits that are active in a given situation—these are the Lampstand of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to speak figuratively.Supernatural manifestations of wisdom and power are the shining of the Glory of the Spirit of God in the material world The light of Christ was revealed not only through the moral perfection of His Nature but also through the miraculous signs with which His ministry was surrounded. There yet is much evil in the Christian churches—sometimes more than is found in the world. The Seed of the Woman (Christ in the saints) will crush Satan’s head under foot.The Church, through its death to self-will and self-seeking, will bring greater liberation to the people of the world in the last days than it has been able to do through its own efforts during the two thousand years of its history.At the time of greatest darkness on the earth the saints will attain a level of consecration deeper than has ever been true before, deeper than that of the believers of the first-century churches (with the exception of the Apostles and other notable men and women of God). There was no doubt in Abraham’s mind that it would be through Isaac that the end would come to his lack of fruitfulness, and that the promise of the Lord would be realized.If God would require us to sacrifice only those things we have accomplished in the appetites of the flesh it might prove to be a difficult trial of our faith in Him.When God begins to demand of us what truly is our gift from Him, our acts of obedience bring forth in us the kind of character that is able to receive successfully the fullness of the fruitfulness and strength God desires to impart to us.To offer up Isaac as a burnt offering was a severe test of obedience.
It is Christ—Head and Body—who is the Temple of God.We are being “builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” There is no statement in the Scriptures more central to the working of the Lord God.Why, then, does God not come into the Church in His fullness and take up His residence in us now?
We overcome by the blood of the Lamb.
Christ learned obedience by the things He suffered.Christ was made perfect by suffering. The army of Christ will affect not only the wickedness in the earth but in the heavens as well.Every person, spirit, and thing in the universe, physical and spiritual, will tremble when the army of the Lord begins its march. God has a master plan and we can enjoy perfect peace and rest only as we are willing to fit into God’s design for our life.Christ bore on Himself the sins of the whole world. Also, his or her self-will and self-love are in the process of being “crucified.”The Christians who are pressing forward in the Lord Jesus Christ are gaining the upper hand over sin. It is the grace of God in action.
At the climax of the wrath the Son Himself will appear with His army of faithful saints. Life, hope, joy, purpose, reason for living, were gone. The Divine redemption includes not only forgiveness, as marvelous as that is, but also re-creation and absorption into the Divine Nature.Every guilt, tendency, and effect of sin is being removed from us by the authority and power of the Divine Atonement that has been made by Christ.
We reveal on earth whether or not we are citizens of Heaven.
It applies only to Christians.
The thoughts and intentions of our heart are revealed.Every part of our personality must be tested by the Divine fire until only the gold of God’s Substance remains.
We are being created the fullness of the Servant, the Body of Christ.The Servant is the elect of God, as Jesus said: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit” The Soul of God “delights” in His Servant. Other interests and desires capture our imagination and heart. They have been given to us freely and cannot be added to by our fleshly efforts.
Since God is in Jesus, and Jesus is in us, then both God and Jesus are dwelling in us. He marches after Christ. She is referred to as the “Lamb’s wife” The reason for the terminology is as follows: the Church is created from the Substance of Christ—that which was taken from Him. Which force will overcome, will conquer? Job was one person from among those multitudes.
Yet, there are loved ones in the world, and these ties of love temper our desire to go home to be with the Lord Jesus.But being clothed with the body of life—this is something else again!
The judgment that is just over the horizon is terrible.People today, including Christian people, have talked themselves into the belief that God is a kindly old gentleman who will do good but not harm.
God will not be spurned.  Even though He rose from the grave, Jesus was still an outlaw to the religious establishment. What was now different about Peter? A closer look may show that many of the examples portray much the same thing and yield further understanding of the meaning of the redemption that is in Christ.Paul speaks of being “caught up to the third heaven” The redemption that is in Christ is a powerful work, a broad work, a perfect work.
The Holy Spirit of God is dwelling eternally in the believers in Christ.