In recent months there has been a buzz among those who have prophetic anointing, insight and understanding that the Lord is ready to pour out His glory like never before. Personally I have been seeking the Lord for this new realm of His glory through my prayer life and study of the Word as well as posturing myself to prophetically receive a word that will usher in the fullness of His glory in my life. In my devotional reading this morning I found myself in Hebrews chapter 7 where Holy Spirit began to unravel a deep level of revelation that excited my spirit and instantaneously brought delight, hope and understanding to my soul.
Hebrews 7:16-28 "Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. 20 This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath, 21 but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, “The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’” 22 Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God. 23 There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. 24 But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. 25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. 26 He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven. 27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins. 28 The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever."
As I read this passage my first inclination was to go back to see what the scripture references “under the old system” and “the old requirement about the priesthood” meant. I found myself in Exodus 29 which is a thorough description of the procedures and requirements of the priests under the law. But more specifically Exodus 29:42-46 contain the short answer that I was looking for.
“These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the LORD’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you. 43 I will meet the people of Israel there, in the place made holy by my glorious presence. 44 Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. 45 Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God, 46 and they will know that I am the LORD their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the LORD their God." Exodus 29:42-46
And the Lord says, I Am releasing a prophetic call to deeper levels of purity and intimacy. You must receive by revelation that the communion that I desire and that is coming forth to My Body will require your complete immersion into My presence. In this place of My presence I will restore your hope, making it steadfast and sure though you have been shaken by your tests and trials. I will give you a renewed expectation in Me. I will bring you into a greater revelation of My glory, My character and My nature. I have ordained this time to be a time of “I Myself will pass by you.” In this revelation of My presence I will reveal My heart to you as never before; My glory will transcend your current reality and transform you completely and you shall know Me as I really am. I say to you come up to the place of meeting and I will pass by you and you shall have a revelation of Me; My child I am calling you to a place of knowing Me by revelation. No longer are you to judge Me by your situation, your sight, sense and circumstances have given you a false sense of Me; you must look at Me through the eyes of faith and the revelation of My Presence. The original purpose of My Tabernacle was to create a dwelling place whereby a Holy God could show Himself to an unholy people who needed to be washed and cleanse of their sin before serving or ministering before Me. The Tabernacle was a place whereby offerings and sacrifices could be offered on behalf of the people who I desired to be cleansed of their sin so that they could have access to My Presence. But most importantly I commanded a Tabernacle because My heart’s desire was to tabernacle among My people; I wanted to commune in sweet fellowship and intimacy showing Myself to them as the One and Only True and Living God. I wanted them to come to know Me as He who is long-suffering, abundant in loving-kindness, merciful and full of grace and truth. I wanted them to understand that although I Am Holy and cannot dwell with ungodliness that I would go through great measures to allow them to come into My presence; into the Most Holy Place, behind the veil. In this hour I want to reveal Myself to you in the same way causing you to understand My unsurpassing love and care for you. My desire has never changed I created you and called you to holiness because I desire relationship; I want you to draw close to Me without fear; understanding that I have made the Way for you. My Word says, that if any man be in Christ he is a new creation, the old has passed and all things have been made new. Through My Son you have been given access, whereby not only do you cry Abba, Father but now you can come before Me without the sacrifice and offering of bulls and goat because He is the Way into My Most Holy Place. Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them. [Here is] the High Priest [perfectly adapted] to our needs, as was fitting--holy, blameless, unstained by sin, separated from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens. And now in My Beloved Son I desire to show you the fullness of My glory; He is the full expression of My glory. Indeed all that is in Me is embodied in My Son and He was sent to earth to bring you that glory. And now that this same Jesus that has become your Perfect High Priest sits down beside Me on the throne of glory in total victory over sin and death. You have been made possessors of all by Him who loved you and through Him Who gave Himself for you. My child I have made eternal provision for your soul, so I command you to put off the warring that is seeking to overthrow you because He has made you victorious. And for those who are of the Kingdom mindset I say that I have released to you a new Kingdom mandate and by Christ and in Christ you shall fulfill it completely. And now because you have been made holy by the Holy One I say to you come up and come in so that I can meet with you and speak with you. I have put My Spirit inside of you; My Holy Presence abides eternally inside of you. I have made you My tabernacle, My dwelling place, and now we can have continuous eternal fellowship and how sweet it shall be.
Hebrews 4:15-16 "For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]."
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