The Ark of the Covenant/Testimony
Those of you who are Bible readers know something about
ancient Israel
and the Ark of the Covenant. You know
the Ark was
part of the Priesthood of Moses and Levi.
It was a special box-like receptacle which held the tablets of stone
with the Ten Commandments written on them as well as the testimony Moses wrote
in five books. The box was layered in
gold leaf and the top cover had two Cherubim on either end with wings touching. The Ark
was transported by priests using staves.
Exodus 25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may
dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the
tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye
make it. 10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood:
1 Kings 8:9 There was
nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at
Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they
came out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 25:16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony
which I shall give thee. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two
cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the
breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work
shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub
on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat
shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall
stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings,
and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the
faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the
ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And
there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy
seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony,
of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel .
The Mercy Seat represented the Throne of God where He sits
in Heaven. Indeed the whole idea of a Temple and priesthood
mimicked the real thing in Heaven.
Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of
heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the
tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the
pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
In the Heavens Father has a Throne symbolized by the Mercy
Seat. There are 12 Archangels who are
His ministers. They are leaders
(governors) of our 12 Orders of Angels (children). The Archangels are 12 reservoirs of the Word
of God and they are commanders who speak on behalf of our Father. The Word is in their heart (minds), not on
stone tablets. So the Ark
that Moses made is no more just as Israel
and the City Jerusalem were destroyed with the destruction of Israel . There is no reason why Father would preserve
or want to preserve the ark Moses built.
The Jews had a habit of turning objects into a fetish and making an idol
of it like they did the brazen serpent on a stick that Moses made, 2 Kings 18:4. So allowing the ark to be destroyed works to
Father’s will. NOW we must deal with the
real Heavenly Archangels, if at all.
Please observe how Ezekiel dealt with the real Ark of the Heavenly Priesthood rather than a
gilded box made by Moses. See Ezekiel
chapters 1 and 10. This is the real Ark and quite unlike the
symbol Moses made. You will notice the
Throne and Father on it rather than a Mercy Seat. It is Father who speaks to Ezekiel and gives
him instructions.
The Major Four
Archangels
Ezekiel 1:4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out
of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was
about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst
of the fire. 5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living
creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6 And
every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were
straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot:
and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. 8 And they had the hands
of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces
and their wings. 9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when
they went; they went every one straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of
their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the
right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four
also had the face of an eagle.
Revelation 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and,
behold, a throne was set in heaven,
and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a
jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in
sight like unto an emerald. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty
seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white
raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne
proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of
fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6 And
before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and
round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and
behind. 7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a
flying eagle. 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and
they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy,
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Book of Enoch 40 1 And after that I saw thousands of
thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude 2 beyond
number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits. And on the four
sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that
sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known
to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things. 3 And I heard the
voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of
glory. 4, 5 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever, And
the second voice I heard blessing 6 the Elect One and the elect ones who hang
upon the Lord of Spirits. And the third voice I heard pray and intercede for
those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7 And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them to
come before the Lord 8 of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After
that I asked the angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that
is hidden: 'Who are these four presences which I have 9 seen and whose words I
have heard and written down? 'And he said to me: 'This (1) first is Michael, the merciful and
long-suffering: and (2) the second, who is set over all the diseases
and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and (3) the third who is set over
all the powers, is Gabriel: and (4) the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto hope of
those who inherit eternal life, is
named Phanuel.' 10 And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits
and the four voices I heard in those days.
The Major Seven
Archangels
Book of Enoch 20:1, 2 And these are the names of the holy
angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is 3 over the world and
over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men.
4, 5 Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the
luminaries. Michael, one 6 of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the
best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, 7 one of the holy angels, who is
set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy 8 angels,
who is over Paradise and the serpents and the
Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.
Revelation 4:4 And round about the throne were four and
twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed
in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the
throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven
lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Revelation 8:1 And when he had opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the
seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and
there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers
of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the
smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up
before God out of the angel's hand. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled
it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices,
and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels
which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
In our Family Hierarchy, the Major Twelve Archangels are governors over the 12 Orders
of children God created. To symbolize
this Jacob had 12 sons over 12 tribes of the children of Israel .
Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a
great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light
was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as
crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the
gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the
twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the
Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the
temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he
covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did
fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of
hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved
at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then
said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the
King, the LORD of hosts.
Ezekiel 1:15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold
one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 16 The
appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and
they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were
a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they went, they went upon their four
sides: and they turned not when they went. 18 As for their rings, they were so
high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about
them four. 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and
when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted
up.
The Mecy Seat =
Throne of God
Ezekiel 1:22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the
heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal,
stretched forth over their heads above. 23 And under the firmament were their
wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on
this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. 24
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great
waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an
host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 25 And there was a voice from
the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down
their wings. 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the
likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the
likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon
it.
There is no need to preserve a natural man-made facsimile
when Father deals with His prophets personally as He did with Ezekiel, Enoch,
Isaiah, and John. I saw a program on the
science channel about search by men to find the Ark of the
Covenant/Testimony. They will never find
the one made by Moses, because it is no more.
Its importance in the pattern is now understood by God’s true earthly
priests. Father now speaks directly to
those men He chooses and there is no doubt in their minds about who is
addressing them. Isaiah saw the true Ark in chapter 6 and so
did Enoch and John in Revelation chapter 4.
Do not look for the Ark
on earth. Your search will be
futile. If God wants you to deal with
the Ark , He
will come to you in all His glory. The
true Ark
rests as a crown upon the head of the man God chooses. There Father speaks as He wills from His mind
to the mind of that man of God
Isaiah 28:5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a
crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
Isaiah 62:3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand
of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Ode of Solomon 1:1 The Lord is on my head like a crown, and
I shall not be without Him. 2 They wove for me a crown of truth, and it caused
thy branches to bud in me. 3 For it is not like a withered crown which buddeth
not: but thou livest upon my head, and thou hast blossomed upon my head. 4 Thy
fruits are full-grown and perfect, they are full of thy salvation.
And if God chooses you (your head) as a place of rest, we
can expect great things from you.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my words: and my
Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Psalm 91:9 Because thou
hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy
dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all
thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot
against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion
and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love
upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath
known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with
him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Glorify God!
God did it!
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