Daniel 9 like never before: the glorious Jesus Christ

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Daniel’s week… or yours, child of God?

Time Past, and understanding of what Israel presented then, and what the people of God present at any time; for there is nothing new under the sun… and patterns repeat in justice… when men repeat patterns with God: toward God and godliness upheld in righteousness— Life and resurrection and promises… to ungodliness and irreverence toward God and his kingdom of righteousness— Death, or destruction and separation.

Does the book of Daniel speak to more than just events to come of tribulation— such as the Messiah and his coming, fulfillment of Calvary, and even the finished work in us all— in full salvation??  Let’s find out the spiritual understanding of what has been revealed in the book of Daniel, chapter 9 (and some of 12), in a way that I have never experienced of him in his truth.  

It truly does— make us free from religion and carnality— when we come into the Spirit, and worship him in his Truth.

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Daniel 9

“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign— I Daniel understood, by books, the number of the years (the calculation), whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet— that he would accomplish seventy years [H8141] in the desolations [H2723: the laying waste destruction, desert decayed places] of Jerusalem [H3389: the place founded in peace].”

H8141 – year

Hebrew: שׁנה שׁנה

Transliteration: shâneh shânâh

Pronunciation: {shaw-neh'} shaw-naw'

Definition: from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time): - + whole age.

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This was taking place during the earthly reign of Darius of the Medes, who was made king over the Chaldeans: realm of the Chaldeans— the Medo-Persian empire of Babylon.  And Daniel was led here by the Lord to accomplish much for the kingdom of God.  

Daniel understood what Jeremiah was decreeing: that 70 years would come to be (69, and coming complete in year 70) —that would until the 70th year, Jerusalem— the place that was to be founded in peace (which means to be at one with the Lord God in his ways and Spirit, for peace is to be quiet, at rest in the atonement— which means— one is moving in lock-step with the Lord God and positioned there— not in rebellion or wicked ways) would suffer devastations, desolations, destruction; eluding to the state in which the people were living toward God spiritually; evidenced by Daniel's captive stay in Babylon.  

Daniel was in Babylon because the people had joined— within (internally)— Babylon.  And Daniel was to step forward with the Lord God, with the chosen people of God (most in rebellion to him) witnessing, in Babylon— both the result of idolatry entertained within the people of God; but as well— the result of living rightly unto God— in the midst of adversity, with one’s very physical life on the line— but unwilling to disrespect the Lord God— no matter what enemy stood before him to require of him to bow, due to that beast’s huff and puff of bodily danger threats: the Lord God is the keeper of Life; and though not in this chapter— we learn so by him walking with the Hebrew boys and walking as the fourth (force of all authority) with them— in whom they served.  As like— Daniel was their example, for he lived the same— in the Lions den; wherewith Life sustained Daniel— for he served not death.  Death comes to those who serve it in unrighteousness, disrespect to the Lord God, faithlessness, and lack of peaceful union (Jerusalem— the place where God’s people are to abide with the Lord God, reverently, resting in the at-one-ment, and IN LIFE).

Daniel understands that Jerusalem— BECAUSE it is not resting in the atonement (the at-one-ment, spiritually speaking) with the Lord God, reverencing him; they shall experience Babylon captivity and desolations; and it shall be for 70 years until its completion.

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3-6 “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: and I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said— O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy— to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; we have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled— even by departing from your precepts and from your judgments: neither have we hearkened unto your servants the prophets, which spake in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.”

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Here’s the problem, Daniel is saying.  That he sees what Jeremiah spoke of in prophecy, but also— ‘why’ it must come to be, and will, and does.  Because the Lord God ‘keeps covenant with,’ those who— Love and Obey the Lord God— keeping his commandments: there are requirements to upholding covenant, where each covenant member must yield unto and serve from both sides of it: one side— the Lord’s to uphold or keep to; the other side— the body’s responsibility to keep to and uphold: thus— in this order— covenant is upheld and successful, bringing life to the covenant (prospering).

Daniel positions himself on his face before God, wearing sackcloth— because of the pauper state in which the people are walking in toward God and his covenant; and this man of God is going to feel the abrasiveness of the people, figuratively, upon his skin; and he shall demonstrate their fleshliness by covering himself in ash or dust— for it is the result of destruction, the carnal, and as well— that he himself is saying of himself: let me be a burnt sacrifice unto you Lord, on behalf of this wayward and perverse generation, and let me eat nothing but of you Lord God as I commune and petition you on behalf of these you have given to me in intercessions.

He makes confession— namely, because the others are not, nor turning from their wicked ways; and this is the walk of the intercessors, the interveners who go before the face of the Lord God Almighty, on behalf of those who are not upholding covenant with the Lord God as he requires of his people to do so.  This is also the role of the prophet.  We have misunderstood what a prophet of the Lord is— and it’s detrimental that we begin to come to biblical understanding, and spiritual understanding of the Lord God, of the Word of God, and of his kingdom and requirements of reverence unto his kingdom and kingship.  

He makes his confession as a representative of the people.  Again— this is partly the role of a prophet intercessor; to represent the people to God; and then receive of the Lord God, and give his response to the people, especially in corrections of waywardness: a prophet intercessor (and not all intercessors are prophets) is a conduit that flows both ways, and in an office of (servant role and position in the kingdom of God, appointed and ordained of God, and then of man— for a prophet in the ‘earth,’ must be recognized as such— or he has not influence of God within the church.  For a prophet is ordained and commissioned in spirit first, by the Lord God, and anointed; but it is the process of the elders in the church who walk with the Lord in office— to recognize their identity in the Lord God, and move under the Lord God to ordain them in the physical as well; in order for them to be placed in proper position in the earth— unto his people in service).  

Daniel confesses (and prophet intercessors shall be confessors on behalf of as well) —the rebellion of the people; for he lays it all bear before the Lord God in reverent communion— that the people have fallen short of loving God, of keeping his commandments (ways and orders/leadership), and thus— Oh dreadful God— we have sinned, committed iniquity (lawlessness against God and his headship and ways of his kingdom, actually supporting another kingdom and ways and headship), have rebelled and done wickedly; by departing (being estranged) from God’s precepts [H4687: collective Law and ordinances and command] and from his judgments [H4941: decrees, divine law, customs, fashion and form, manner of lawfulness].  As well— would not listen and heed (hearken) to the prophets (real godly voices serving the Lord God in the ways of the kingdom, the King, and the godly law conduct of the Lord God’s kingdom— reverencing the Lord’s will, ways, mind, heart, agenda, and purposes— toward the body (people of God) —that God sent to the people, of himself— represented in voice/word/message and exemplification of the King and his kingdom— in exaltation.  The prophets spoke in God’s name— in his stead— as he came forth unto and in them to do so; and who spoke to the people’s leadership (kings), authorities— princes, our fathers (those before us who led), and to all the people of the land.

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7 “O Lord, righteousness belongs unto you, but unto us —confusion of faces— as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither you have driven them; because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.”

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He’s not speaking of carnal understanding— but of spiritual understanding.  He speaks that righteousness is only of God; and carnal men shall never walk in his righteousness: carnality toward God and men must die.  And the only thing carnality (fleshly nature lived in) shall bring men is confusion of face.  Confusion of face is the result of not knowing who one is— either the Lord God, firstly, then they themselves— as they do not know God and thusly— do not know godliness within themselves, nor their true nature or identity: and thus— only confusion and falsehood can be lived out: and this— causes carnal men to abide in spirit with other spirits— all while walking in religion: 

The False Religion is this: care not for the orphaned— who know not God.  Care not for the fatherless— who have not returned to the Father of Lights who desires to rescue them (which means bring them close to him to convert and change them as he unifies them to himself, his kingdom culture/ways lived, and saves them from darkness), nor care for the widow— those who are in need of a spiritual husband to care for them.  Walk in carnality— but claim God’s name.  Walk in spirit— but walk out another conduct and allegiances with other spirits and their headship.  Take advantage of God’s grace— but never walk graciously with God in his ways under his lead.   Give God lip service but not heart obedience and reverence.  Learn what man says— but never be led in the truth inwardly in union to the Lord God— in the word of God, by the person of God.  Be a hearer— often running to and fro from message to message, sermon to sermon— ever increasing in knowledge, but never coming ‘into’ the truth lived within.  Focusing on self or others— instead of God, reverencing and hearkening to the Spirit of the living God.  Being focused on things happening in this world— instead of what is happening in God’s abode.  Remaining— CARNALLY MINDED: with all of the carnal mind leading in thoughts, reasoning, principles, beliefs, focus/direction, attention, and reverence— on anything— but God and what he is accomplishing in life-giving/bringing.  

True Religion is this:  God— and man living with him, in him, and under him: his kingdom, his ways, principles, head/thoughts, order, focus, agenda and purposes known and hearkened unto, his character developed in us, his conduct and attributes of— gained within us, and then lived and matured in, and brought to the people: whereby we bring his kingdom into this realm (human souls in the earth), we bring  life now— and not death.  The hope— and not despair.  The solution (Christ and his gifts) and not woe, anxiety, or vanity or problems— LIFE bringers, PEACE makers: these are ambassadors of his kingdom: these are they who are his seed fulfilled in the earth (soul, mind, heart, will, inner dirt-suit person) who have JOINED HIM in Spirit.  

And Daniel knew the difference— and so did the other prophets of the Lord God throughout the Lord’s story (biblical and earthly history).  And because he saw the repeating pattern of spiritual depravity— the souls followed suit to the fathers before them that did not keep covenant with God— and he knows what results of this: when patterns repeat within me— so do the outcomes (godliness leads to life, and ungodliness, irreverence toward God and his kingdom/righteous rule— leads to death and destruction).

Side note:  the difference in the Strong’s between pride and haughtiness is subtle— but notable.  Pride is the result of inward exaltation of the self, at the same time as one walks differently than the Lord God in his righteousness, irreverently.  And haughtiness— is the outward exaltation of self— over others, as one simultaneously demotes or casts them down as lesser than, below oneself.

Daniel was expressing his people’s inward pride lived in.  And yet after Jesus came— the Pharisees (any religious hypocrite who talks the talk but does not walk the spiritual walk in authenticity and reverence toward God and his kingdom/righteousness reign) walked in both pride and at the same time— an outward haughtiness is walked out toward all who actually walked with God in the earth (soul) upholding righteousness— as Jesus exemplified the truth standing, operating, and living and speaking before them.

Daniel is saying the righteousness is God’s— and those who shall walk in it… walk in union to him, exalting him.  And that is the only way the Lord Jesus’ righteousness becomes us.  And that God’s people are walking in confusion because their spiritual walk is confused: and confusion means idolatry.  

H1322 – confusion

Hebrew: בּשׁת

Transliteration: bôsheth

Pronunciation: bo'-sheth

Definition: From H954; shame (the feeling and the condition as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol: - {ashamed} {confusion} + {greatly} (put to) shame (-ful thing).

KJV Usage: shame (20x), confusion (7x), ashamed (1x), greatly (1x), shameful thing (1x).

To walk confused, spiritually speaking, means to— walk in shame, a feeling that accompanies a condition lived within, where idolatry is upheld (this would be pride and haughtiness, the inward and outward opposition to God and godliness).  And Daniel is feeling this, because he is seeing spiritually what the Lord God’s people are living as in their idolatry (pride and haughtiness— toward God and godliness— in their spirits and souls: hearts).

Confusion (pride and haughtiness, lack of God and godliness, in shame of idolatry) of Face [H6440: countenance, our employ, fear, forefront, look, mouth, person, presence, purpose by reason, regard, shewbread, state, stand]:  

Confusion of face means: where and when pride and haughtiness— a lacking of reverencing God and godliness, the kingdom and the King of Righteousness— results in the shame of idolatry; where the Self is in exaltation— it/we/him/her/us— is raised to high regard in being raised up into the high places inwardly (pride) and outwardly (publicly self-righteously above others); whereby our countenance— the way we operate in our true and proper identity in and under God and godliness/righteousness— is dark, our employ— is degenerate, our fear— is faltering, our forefront and look of vision and form— is perverted/twisted, our mouth— needing cleansing— from a defiled heart still yet (where soul and spirit meet), our person, presence, purpose— by reason— waylaid and set back, because our regard for the Shewbread (bread of Life, Jesus) was not reverenced and taken in— joining to, and our state of ‘being’ is dark (our light went dark), and we do not stand with and for God— but against him (carnality/the flesh upheld).

Daniel is telling us much more than what we have read in superficiality: he’s speaking deeply of a spiritual state of people; and what will have to take place in the earth, and their downfall (his people) because of this spiritual inward state of being— in opposition, not moving with nor reverencing God in his ways, under him, and joining him.  

It is why I am always making more emphasis about ‘what is God SAYING SPIRITUALLY, here,’ than what is taking place, only, in the stories.  

It’s why the book of Revelation, as well— is not a book about looking forward to happenings ‘outwardly,’ in the earth (or even a specific time period) —for that is superficial (and many things have already taken place outwardly, in times past); but to be looking at the spiritual story that God is telling— so as for us to JOIN HIM in his story of saving men to the utmost: the prophecies are for us to learn SPIRITUAL understanding— not to focus attention on outward happenings (and everyone is always thinking it’s ‘their’ time period for all things— this plagued the early church too).  

God will walk out toward us— what we walk out toward him: and I speak of the people who call themselves Christians. The things that come upon the people— are because the people do not walk with God INTERNALLY— IN ALIGNMENT WITH HIS PERSON; but are walking in darkness— with a form of godliness (outwardly) in speech, knowledge, and form: but lacking the inward authenticity of Christ now living in and from them— where he is most high God.

The importance of all of scripture— and even when God’s men did prophecy; is that the people of God during ‘that time period’ would repent, see the error of their ways, and join God— when they were living ‘the face of confusion,’ and not the face of his presence in reverence.  They would know what was coming next— based upon where they were walking toward God currently; and what God was going to do about it in the realm of time and space.

For truly— the inward is the eternal, that shall never be destroyed or taken from us; and is the place where the Lord God is coming after us: so as to be ‘able’ to bring us his kingdom and reign in Life to us: for we shall uphold him within, and usher him forward, even, without (or what we see come upon the earth in blessing and favor).  

And truthfully— if we were a people inwardly, spiritually, in union with God; we would not have the outward happenings, happening— as how they do in scripture (when wayward men do perform waywardly their souls and spirit affiliations), and how we do even now.  For men and women would be living inwardly exalting God, his kingdom reign of righteousness ‘inwardly’ in authenticity, and then— the outward happenings in the earth would reflect this (hearts played out).  And that— is why he and I— do what we do.  So that men and women will come to be ‘living spirits’ with God again— in their souls (which is an inward spiritual transformation— it is not a declaration, but a transformation in spirit).  And loose religion entirely: for we have been greatly malfocused in it, and malformed from it.

And thus— being ‘scattered’ is the result (where God has driven them means— pushed off, in Strong’s, and banished, cast out, gone astray); which is opposite of unity or gathered: we are scattered, disbursed, separated— from God and one another, not in one accord with God or the fellow brethren; when men’s faces turn to their own, and they abide in ‘confusion of face.’  

• Because of their trespass against you: this is inwardly, spiritually, first— as they oppose God and godliness (following God, his leadership, his commands, his ways, his principled living, his righteousness); then outwardly— as they carryout affiliation to darkness in ways, leadership, command, principles, and unrighteousness— of words, deeds, and actions of unholy separation.

When God’s people called by his name continue to make excuses and live and abide under a shadow of darkness in the heart (mind, will, soul, spirit— union— of inner man); and continues to serve the Self/Satan and seeding of takes, is cultivated (nursed within), and propagates — multiplies in new growths (makes more of its kind): we end up in ‘confusion of face,’ and shame and idolatry become us.  And the Lord God brings the results to us of claiming with our lips loyalties to God INWARDLY— but we walk in darkness and uphold it as we live OUTWARDLY our own way: as the seed of selfish satan takes within us, is nursed and raised up— cultivated, and then propagates to make more:

Matthew 23:15

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made— you make him twofold more the child of hell than you yourselves.”

Daniel is telling us why the people of God are where they are, and why what is happening is happening, and what the result will be because of this.

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8-10 “O Lord, to us— belongs confusion of face: to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers— because we have sinned against you. To the Lord our God —belongs mercies and forgivenesses— though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.”

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Daniel is saying that the people deserve to walk with the face of shame and idolatry upon them, and reap the result of this.  But he is also recalling that God holds within him mercy and forgiveness— even though the men rebel against him, and do not obey his voice, nor walk in his law— which he set before us to do (follow the law of life in Christ Jesus, and obey and love him— INWARDLY— to the conversion of spirit and soul— displaying the new man/mind/will/ways.)  The prophets have been bringing this forward for eons.

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11 “Yea, all of Israel has transgressed your law— by departing— that they might not obey your voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us— the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God— because we have sinned against him. And he has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole of heaven has not been done as has been done upon Jerusalem.”

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Daniel is relaying to us all that what has happened and become of Israel, Jerusalem (the place which is to be established in the peace— the at-one-ment, whereby we do exalt the living God AND HIS KINGDOM— which is righteousness, with fruits meet with repentance —turn around within, this is spiritual rebirth speech— carried out in soul— mind/thinking, ways, principles, headship, kingdom culture who his kingdom operates in a foreign land— as ambassadors of a kingdom not of this realm)...  What happens to the place that is to be the place of the at-one-ment now, where shalem is lived (complete unity in harmony with God, in reverence to him and his kingdom— his righteousness reigning) —when the people uphold darkness instead of peace with God, and depart from the way, from the truth, and from the Life/Light— and will not obey God’s still-small-voice…  

A curse is poured out— for truly the people embraced the curse of satan’s kingdom exalted— not the blessing of God’s kingdom exalted (his righteousness, and his righteous reign) INWARDLY, WITHIN THEM.

Okay… a curse, and an oath— of Moses…. What does this mean?

When an oath is made— it must be upheld, as in covenant to love, honor, and obey our Lord God: it is why we perceive the covenant upheld like a marriage.  The professing of the people with their mouths, what their hearts are supposed to walk out— is the oath of the covenant: what they will uphold.  And when one professes and makes such an oath in covenant— but does not uphold the covenantal oath (promise to love, honor, and obey) —then a curse of the covenant comes forward:

As Oath means— a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior, a sworn declaration— lawfully, and as well speaks of blasphemy— or becoming apostate (which means— renouncing either beliefs or principles of belief, a deserter).

So this is not God desiring to give us ill; it is a result of illrepute toward God, as we are called by his name, but uphold another kingdom, god, and way— all while saying we made a covenant with him; but in deeds (heart posture walked out, soul, spirit, mind, will) we do love, honor, and obey— another kingdom, god, husband (satan/self), and way about us— from WITHIN US.  And thus— we do not uphold covenant then.  And because we made an oath— a promise (with divine witness) that our future actions and behavior would NOT BE blasphemous or apostate, and that we would keep his word, truth, commandments/commands, law (of Life in Christ Jesus), and live and abide in the Light… BUT DID NOT: we ourselves have chosen the result of turning on him INWARDLY; and it has consequences OUTWARDLY— and thus… We experience the result of spiritual adultery to our covenantal vows of marriage unto God: the curse comes forward.  

The— imprecation (which is part of the word curse in the Strong’s) which means— now spoken out toward these is the result of covenant (inward walk and union to God) not upheld; now shall result in the consequence of being in league with satan/self-nature/carnality —and the results shall now play out, and is spoken out, BY THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES; as they have broken covenant marriage vows.

God does not desire this.  But he does uphold spiritual law.  He upholds to the people— what the people choose and uphold.  When the people choose pride and haughtiness (inward exaltation and outward exaltation— over God and righteousness lived within and without); then the result God recompenses (doles out) is the result of spiritual adultery toward God.

Daniel is reminding God of how merciful and forgiving he is… And truly— the Lord will wrestle (strive) with man for quite some long-suffering time.  But eventually, he shall strive or wrestle now more (argue and plead with), and a time comes forward where men see the results of their idolatry and whoredoms— IN AN ATTEMPT TO AROUSE THEM FROM THEIR SLUMBER— in time to go, FOR REAL, and get their ‘oil of authentic intimacy’ with the Way, with the Truth, and with His Life— before there is no more time to wrestle with God, righteousness, or the truth WITHIN, anymore.

Doled out, poured out— is from the abundance of a cup that WE OURSELVES FILL, not God.  He holds what we put into that cup.  He stores up what we give him.  If we give him a cup full of abominations— whereby we lack union to his way, truth, and life of righteousness— his kingdom; then eventually— IN AN ACT OF MERCY— our Lord will spill forth the contents of what we have given him and stored up; and he shall let it all come back unto us; IN AN ATTEMPT TO AROUSE US FROM A DEADLY SLUMBER— IN AND UNTO THE WAYS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.  AND TO BID US TO COME OUT FROM HER (Babylon and its ways and gods).  

The hope of God, afterwards, is this: that men would see the error of their ways, stop, repent, turn back to him and his righteousness— INWARDLY, and away from the darkness, and would be healed (rescued) and saved— TO THE UTMOST (nothing left undone, unenlightened, unreconciled, un-united to; but that all would be COMPLETELY SAVED— fully restored, reformed, reconciled to Righteousness once again).

To confirm, here, in biblical root word understanding, means to— rise up his word, accomplish it, hold it up, perform it, establish it.  

When it says— ‘confirm his word which he spoke against us,’ it means… 

To bring forth what would happen (MOSES’ WORDS STILL STAND OVER THOSE WHO ARE TO BE IN COVENANT WITH GOD— even grafted in): what Moses said of the type of judges (people who judge unrighteously all things, and abide under that law, and those who follow them— think about whom ‘you’ follow) —brought forth a great evil upon the people.  We too— are to judge ‘rightly, all things,’ as his word has told us; and he’s the only one in highest authority and leadership within us that can do that.  But when we will not have him as most high within us in the high places— and will abide by another law working in our members (the law of sin and death, not Life); then shall the curse come forward: for it was spoken and written— that we shall uphold covenant with our God.  

And in all of this— it is not God— but the ‘terms of the covenant,’ the spiritual law of the covenant itself— that does bring out the last ditch attempt to save the people— to the covenant being upheld— by showing the people that they ARE NOT upholding the terms of the covenant toward God; and the results come forth to show men— while there is still time— that they need to AROUSE FROM SLEEP AND GO AND GET THEIR OIL OF INTIMACY (covenant upheld; this is why we cannot give that to the other virgins, it is there’s to go and receive in intimacy within— to the way, truth, and life of Jesus Christ— the Lord).  

And when the curse of the broken oath plays out— and the earth recoils from the ‘words spoken,’ as the Lord brings forth the words of broken union of covenant upheld, and it rings out through the heavens— into the earth— THIS IS TO WAKE THE SLUMBERING UNWISE  (the dead in estrangements) TO GO AND GET THEIR OIL— like the wise who rested (but in wisdom— in righteousness) whom he locks himself in with (this is a reference to both him ‘and’ his RIGHTEOUSNESS being locked ‘into’ them in exaltation and union; for they upheld the covenant ‘to/in’ righteousness [he who is Righteousness]); and his righteousness— his kingdom of— doth reign in them.

The whole point is that God is ATTEMPTING to save us. Period. Full stop.  He is ATTEMPTING to save us— from ourselves/selfishness— that upholds ourselves in the high places, and only claims God when it seems to suit us in some fashion: which, folks— IS NOT UPHOLDING A COVENANT.  Upholding a covenant requires actions that actually uphold a covenant; for a covenant is a two-sided agreement: we were called to uphold our REVERENT relationship to God Almighty, who is RIGHTEOUS and TRUE: so, we said, essentially— ‘We shall be a righteous and true people— unto you, our Lord, God, and Husband.’  Meaning— We shall abide in truth, and walk in righteousness— unto, and under— HIM.  And when we say this— but do not do this by his Spirit— we are liars who make, and love, a lie (hypocrites).

Daniel recognized all of this.  And we are to also recognize all of this— and as well— put the yoke on to him (covenant) and learn of him (obey):  in time— we will see a ‘true’ result of this— after— much tribulations and shakings, calamity, and woe: for there is nothing new under the sun/Son: for both godly men have existed, and ungodly men; and the result has been shown time and times again.  Upon the completion of tribulation— the pattern is— men are reduced in number— until a remnant remains; and that remaining remnant of men who serve God— bring forward the righteous witness to the lost and dead (spiritually); and are the messengers of the Covenant: and we shall see this again— in the very first to walk with the Lord God as Jesus walked with the Father and Spirit in the earth (as a type of first fruits of maturity).  

And I do not speak in riddles— but plainly: they ‘do,’ in truth, walk as Jesus walks— spiritually— in earthen suits (souls and bodies); as he showed it was not he— but the Father who lived from him (as he united with him— to bring him forth as most high, to rule and reign).  These— do not have a form of religion or godliness they bring forth; but the truth that they abide in with God in true exaltation within them, unto a maturity in them— that comes forth; as he himself stands up, arises in his Light— to walk them out.  

I will speak plainly, clearly, easy to understand in this.  For many claim to be a mature first fruit— but God sees the hearts of men— and searches them.  He knows whether he has arisen as the headship, the way, the truth, the love, the righteousness fulfilled in a person— or not.  And in this— some shall sleep (go home from this realm), and some shall stay.  The ones who stay whom he himself is arisen in— shall lead the other lost and dead to Life himself; as he arises in them to do so.  And the first of the first fruits— shall come forth to lead many more into this: for truly the harvest field is ripe with people who need to be harvested into the Light; but the laborers (the truly mature who are working the field with Jesus at the helm within them) is few: and so— the Lord shall clear the field— and bring forth the big plowers— to help bring in more behind them: for his desire is TO SAVE.  We shall have a thinning of the herd— but in this— we shall have a concentrated and powerful first fruits at the standard of the maturity of Jesus Christ come forward (as he does in them) —to bring in the rest of the flock: into what, Janet?

Into the fullness of salvation— the fullness of righteousness, the fullness of reverence to God and godliness and the truth… the fullness of a people who have made themselves ready to be received— as a woman adorned for her husband, leader, Maker, Creator, and God of them.  We have historically fallen short— but he has been given to us in full— that we should usher him forward to complete this salvation within us— unto being sons born after him, and a partner to God— as like he was/is— whom he can marry spiritually— and walk out in the souls of men— by his very own person in exaltation within man: the whole gospel, the full gospel— not in part, and definitely not twisted.

Daniel knew all of this… All of the Lord’s prophets did.  And he will speak of how it was prophesied— when the chapter comes to the introduction of Christ Jesus —the Messiah.

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13-17 “As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is (current/present) come upon us: yet we made not our prayer (they would not pray to God, turn to his face, reverently) —before the Lord our God (because he was not actually, inwardly, in them— ‘as’ their Lord God) —that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand your truth (bingo— this is the whole reason in this verse). Therefore the Lord has watched upon [H8245: been alerted to] the evil, and brought [H935: passed and granted] it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous [H6662: just, lawful] in all his works which he does: for we obeyed not his voice. 

And now, O Lord our God, that has brought your people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and has gotten you renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

O Lord, according to all your righteousness, I beseech you, let your anger and your fury be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain: because of our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers— Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of your servant, and his supplications, and cause your face to shine upon your sanctuary [consecrated place, holy set apart place] —that is desolate [ruined] —for the Lord's sake.”

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If we only think carnally (superficially— and not by His Spirit) we will think outward sanctuary ruined; when the notable spiritual understanding is that the inward temple of people themselves— has been defiled and come to ruin: that sanctuary.  And Daniel is pleading with God to see the truth of this— unto the salvation of a people, who are supposed to be the people of the ‘at-one-ment’ with God (atonement of peace— Jerusalem, as much as ‘new Jerusalem’ are a people in covenant, upholding the Lord God in his righteousness who comes forth); but these are they who walk in darkness, adulterate the marriage bed, and cause a curse to fall upon them because of the failure to uphold the covenant with him.  

Daniel is saying— I see ‘that’ sanctuary has gone to ruin.  But Lord— don’t remove your mercies toward us, nor forget your forgiveness.  We shall see how this plays out— as the Lord listens to Daniel.

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18 “O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open your eyes, and behold our desolations [H8074: to be stunned, grow numb, be devastated or stupefied, amazed, astonished, destroyed, laid waste], and the city which is called by your name (Jerusalem— city of Peace, and he’s a Person— the Prince of Peace, and that city is to be ‘for him,’ not ‘against him’): for we do not present our supplications before you for our righteousnesses— but for your great mercies.”_____

Daniel is saying— Please, Lord, hear me out… look at the place of your people, whereby they are stunned, have indeed grown numb— even agasp right now in their ruins, devastated, astonished in their lives being laid to waste— in their ignorance and insolence.  But Lord… we do not, I do not, come to you today because of our righteousness (or lack of), but for your great mercies (forgiveness and help) —to pull us close again, and give us help.

We will find out what God does, how he sees this, how he answers the beloved prophet and servant; and whether it is to just remove all of the consequences of their rebellion in his mercies; or if it is to make a way out— THROUGH— a regaining of reverence to the holy living God once again… When the Lord brings the Messenger of the Covenant forward— to save the posterity of God’s people (Jesus— with his message of a Life lived, Door to the reunion again— to God and his righteousness again) —WITH a side of right judgment and consequences.

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19 “O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for your own sake, O my God: for your city and your people are called by your name.”

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He’s saying— for YOUR SAKE LORD… for the sake of the posterity of YOUR PEOPLE staying a remnant in the earth, and fulfilling all you set out to accomplish in a people… Lord… please hear me, please forgive, and please do mercies in some way… and do not tarry… for the salvation of people whom you can keep and call your own.

But we will see how God will deal with fulfilling the beloved prophet’s requests of mercies.  I pray we understand this— so that we understand when patterns repeat.  For many do not understand these things played out already in their days…. But if the pattern repeats… we shall see the same results again.

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20-24 “While I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin— and the sin of my people (a prophet’s job) Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God… while I was speaking in prayer, even, the man Gabriel— whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly— touched me about the time of the evening oblation.  And he informed me, and talked with me, and said— O Daniel, I am now come (current and presented) forth to give you skill and understanding.

At the beginning of your supplications —the commandment (of the Lord to me) came forth, and I am come to show you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

Seventy weeks [H7620: literally 7— that is a week —specifically of years] are determined upon your people and upon your holy city— to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation [H3722: to cover: canceling, appeasing, forgiving, purging, atoning] for iniquity [G5771: perversity— moral evil], and to bring in —everlasting righteousness [H6664: right— moral and legal, prosperity, equity, just(ice), right(eousness)]; and to seal up the vision [H2377: the mental revelation and oration of] and prophecy [H5030: that which has been inspired] —and to anoint [H4886: consecrate] the most [H6944 —qodesh: the sacred, sanctity, consecrated, hallowed thing, and sanctuary] Holy [H6944: repeated same word again: qodesh— the consecrated, sacred, sanctified, hallowed thing— and sanctuary (and that’s a PERSON, Jesus)].”

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Okay… So as Daniel is interceding… Gabriel shows up, tells him how things were declared right away, but how there was warfare— but how God’s angel succeeded at getting to him with the answer to reveal (bring forth the revelation of the King himself).  And that Gabriel has come to enlighten Daniel— give him skill and understanding.

That he is greatly beloved (as he serves the most high God, authentically), and he’s given a vision— to see spiritually a message… and this is the message, to he who upholds the covenant.

• 70 years is going to transpire from today till the end of the 70 years; for a week is an increment of 7 years = 70 weeks = 70 years.  And these years are set for your people— and the holy city of Jerusalem— and this will finish the transgression, and will make an end of sins, to bring the reconciliation— or to cover the people: to cancel, appease, forgive, purge, atone— for the iniquity, or the perversity of the moral evil done; that will also bring in an everlasting righteousness (right morality lived, and legal morality obtained— leading to prosperity, equity in character and fruit of godliness, justice lived [to justly live], and rightness [righteousness and godliness] to come forth.  At the same time— we shall seal up this mental revelation and oration of— until later on… of that which has been inspired and brought forth… Which will be the culmination of this:  the Anointed— consecrated, Qodesh— the sacred, sanctified, consecrated, hallowed Thing— and sanctuary (temple) of… shall come forth.

• Folks— it was speaking of Christ Jesus coming forward, to make the way, accomplish Calvary, invite all to repent and turn back to God.  And that his coming shall be the prophesied coming of the Messiah (the one who is anointed to come forth and save God’s people), and will finish the transgression of the people— when we come ‘into’ him; who will make an ‘end to sin,’ and bring the reconciliation: the covering of a righteous robe that we are to keep clean and ironed out— that keeps us in covenant as we uphold Jesus and his word and truth.  Who, He, Jesus is what/who appeased the Lord God and our Father— being the forgiveness of sins, purging all of us, and making the atonement (at-one-ment) within us all now; where iniquity or perversity did reign— but now, no longer moral evil is done— but his righteousness fulfilled in us.  And He— brings us into everlasting righteousness (right morality lived, and legal morality obtained— through His life), which leads us to prosperity, equity of character and fruit of godliness obtained, justice lived, and rightness come forth— WHEN WE FEAR GOD, RIGHTEOUSNESS— WHO IS JESUS, AND DO UPHOLD COVENANT WITH HIM, IN HIM, UNTO HIM… AND HIS KINGDOM.

• And folks— from Daniel chapter 9, until the birth of Jesus— and forward into his public ministry— was 69 weeks/years, accomplished.  The final week/7 years— is what people focus on the most… and this I do not understand… except that the eyes of our hearts have been turned away from Messiah (who came to us at week 69), and is turned toward the final 7 years (and not to just warn about the reason we are in them— but to dwell on them… and try to reason them all out as to the when…. When he told us not to dwell on that— that the Father knows when, and we are to be about the Father’s business until then— which is to mind the temple, the kingdom, the King, the word, the truth, the way, and the great commission— making more disciples of the kingdom and King).  But instead we focus upon the things that shall take place, versus the personal union and reverence to the living God himself.

The reason people say the tribulatory time period is 7 years— is because of this missing year— that completes 70 years to the full reconciliation completion of all things— to the point where Christ’s kingdom reigns upon earth.  A great thing to think upon— but not greater than squaring things away reverently with Christ himself, within.  Or we will never get there.

And the focus on the last week is that because Jesus’ life was cut short in the week— people postulate that it means only 3.5 years of tremendous tribulations shall come forth… but I digress once again… Why is this our focus on days of disobedience and suffering that comes from it— and not living victoriously within the union, joyously, in prospering within with our Lord God as we exalt him, learn of him, and raise up other disciples in the same?  Why are we yet carnal— thinking and dwelling upon the times and seasons— and not on he who makes the times and seasons?  Do we know the times and seasons (the spiritual weather) more than we do He who sets the times and seasons?

I digress— and am deeply grieved by this.

The reason we are going to go through a tribulation period (week/years) is because our focus WAS NOT ON God and his righteousness— seeking his kingdom righteousness where he reigns in it— and instead— was on everything else going on in life; and how our dirt-suit life might be affected in our comforts (carnality).

I do not care how long the tribulations (shakings) are… I care about people coming back to Christ Jesus within FROM the the things that are to shake and arouse a sleeping church (in her whoredoms, rather than cleansed from them); and come BACK TO the Truth and Righteousness (capitalized because he’s a person with a kingdom and way of— righteousness).

Because our faces turned away from beholding his (and that’s more than his outward face— it is his inward person and ways of)  —that’s WHY WE ARE IN TRIBULATION IN THE FIRST PLACE: and the only way out— is through repentant turnaround— turning around from selfish focus— and unto his face again: coming out of ‘confusion of face,’ or otherwise known as shameful idolatry.

This prophecy was the apocalypse— the revelation— of Jesus Christ.  And I have said it again and again… that the book of Revelation— is the same.  That we are to be looking unto Christ Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith— in whom we serve, love, and obey.  It is THIS revelation, that of Christ Jesus himself— and the Way, Truth, and His Life— that has ALWAYS been our salvation— WHEN— we shall join him in his life— and enter into— covenant upheld.

The revelation of this chapter of Daniel was sealed up— until it played out up to the birth and ministry of Christ Jesus; and has been unsealed for us to understand the fullness of: for the culminating week has yet to be fully played out.  But indeed— ‘what is’ that culminating week that shall come forth? 

What is it— not when is it… when the Qodesh comes forth? The Anointed, consecrated, Qodesh— the sacred One, the sanctified One, the hallowed Thing— and Sanctuary (temple) of the Lord Jesus— comes— who brings everlasting righteousness and reconciliation comes forth.

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25-27 “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem (a ‘new Jerusalem’ the people of God, like New Jerusalem) unto (for) the Messiah— the Prince [H5057: the noble commander and governor] —shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks (69 years): the street [H7339: the way] shall be built [H1129: build, obtain children, make and repair] again, and the wall [a trench— dug as gold is mined, a threshing sledge— threshing instrument], even in troublous times.

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off [H3772: consumed in covenant— flesh that passes between the pieces, perishes (for us)]— but not for himself (for us): and the people— of the prince (earthly governors/rulers) who shall come— shall destroy the city (Jerusalem— the place of the atonement and the place of peace with God, and he’s a person—hence we come forth as ‘new Jerusalem,’ the people who bring forth the new man Christ Jesus— the ‘dwelling’ of peace with God ‘in men,’ not to be carnally understood— but spiritually) and the sanctuary [H6944 —qodesh: the sacred, sanctity, consecrated, hallowed thing, and sanctuary]; and the end thereof— shall be with a flood [H7858: a deluge (of blood)], and unto the end [H7093: extremities, furthest borders or reaches] of the war [H4421: that battle and general war] desolations [H8074: to be stunned, grow numb, be devastated or stupefied, amazed, astonished, destroyed, laid waste] —are determined [H2782: decided, pointed to wound].

And he shall confirm [H1396: raise up, accomplish, hold it up, perform it, establish it] the covenant [H1285: cutting compact— passing between his pieces of flesh and confederacy {as he was slain for us in covenant}] with many —for one week (seven years): and in the midst of the week (the seven years) —he shall cause the sacrifice [H2077: the flesh slaughtering— victim or the act of— an offering] and the oblation [H4503: the tribute, apportion, donation, voluntary gift, present] to cease [repose, bring in rest— sabbath, put away, rid, desist]; and for the overspreading of abominations [H8251: filth of idolatry, and that which is detestable] he shall make desolate [H8074: to be stunned, or stupefied, amazed, astonished, destroyed, laid waste], even (all the way) until the consummation [H3617: completion of destruction, utter end and riddence], and that determined [H2782: decided, pointed to wound] —shall be poured upon the desolate [H8074: those— stunned, or stupefied, amazed, astonished, destroyed, laid waste].”

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We shall see a rebuild of Jerusalem— is that only in the literal world, or is the word of God hinting to us of a people who shall come forth as New Jerusalem— the city or dwelling of the people of the atonement?  Where moth and rust (temporal life) did not corrupt— but everlasting eternity touched these men and women— and they were resurrected into life from a state of sin and death (depravity, irreverence to righteousness, and estranged from union with God ‘in’ his righteousness): and Jerusalem (newly) has come forth spiritually— and the Prince (Jesus, Messiah, the Word of God made flesh who is the Lamb and King of all) —our noble commander and governor came forth at 69 years after Daniel’s prophecy was given him of Gabriel… And the way (street) is again built; the way to God to join him and in his Righteousness again (Jesus); and in that the children shall be built, obtained, made, and re-paired (to God and righteousness); and in that— he shall dig us out again— like gold is mined for— as the Lord comes with his threshing instrument (just judgments and shakings of tribulations to arouse us to Righteousness again, and to serve, love, and obey him in his righteousness— kingdom, his reign, his law of— again) —in troubled times.  

Is this making sense to you all in ‘spiritual’ terms?  Because in all transparency— I DO NOT CARE TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC TIME OF THIS OR THAT.  I truly do not… of the things that shall come upon the earth.  I care about this:  TURNING PEOPLE BACK TO HIS FACE AGAIN— SO THE TRIBULATION IS CUT OFF.  And that— is in turning people back to the way, truth, and life of Messiah himself, and his righteousness— OBSERVED (meaning, upheld in fidelity or faithfulness in our covenant, two way relationship).

After Messiah was consumed in the covenant agreement— that he would give himself for us— how he said he would, becoming the animal’s body that was given for us— to make the atonement again (to show us the way, make the way, and invite us into joining him again— in him and life married to him in Spirit, in our souls); after the men came for him and completed the acts of crucifixion— who came to destroy the new Jerusalem— the person who housed God the Father and obeyed his Spirit— who we all shall come into… and the Sanctuary for all of us (life in him, many mansions or rooms in him, spiritually)... the Qodesh— the sacred One, the sanctified One, the consecrated One, the hallowed Thing— the PROPER SANCTUARY FOR ALL OF US TO LIVE WITHIN NOW… came forth… with a deluge of BLOOD from his side… to bring things to an end!!!  Where the war and furthest reaches of it— darkness and light in one vessel, serving the wrong kingdom and headship— brought forth in his victory on Calvary— a people who are astonished, in awe, stupefied and amazed at his SALVATION and RIGHTEOUSNESS— that lays waste to all that is CORRUPTION, SIN, and DEATH ESTRANGEMENT— from Righteousness everlasting (Jesus)!!!  And this ‘pointed wound,’ as the spear struck him— parted the red sea (blood of the Lamb and his body) for us to come in on solid ground!!!  THAT— has been determined!!

Oh, I pray we get the BEAUTIFUL and SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THIS.  I really do.  It’s not about the temporal realm happenings that shall happen from our sin… It’s about the Lord Jesus Christ who comes in, and unto all, with healing in his wings!!!  SALVATION— after he arouses us.

A sister in Christ sent me a word, and that word was a sentence that was the title of someone’s video: “God says wake up and smell the coffee burning.” When God says something like that he says that because it’s detrimental.  Coffee is meant to be a ‘strong wake up,’ or arousal.  When coffee is ‘slept through,’ and begins to burn— it means that we have fallen asleep— EVEN WHEN— he brings forth a STRONG WAKE UP CALL: unwise virgins reference.  

What we are bringing forward today, concerning prophecy, is that maybe, just maybe— we shall understand what a true prophet is— as a messenger of the covenant: one who brings the real revelation— which is not about the earthly events, or timing of— but the spiritual condition that led to it, with an invitation to come out of Babylon— so as to not partake in those plagues (which means— Babylon’s calamity, that comes from being in estrangement from God and his Righteousness upheld, no truth walked in, whilst in covenant, nor keeping fidelity in the relationship within our inner man).

He shall raise up and accomplish, perform and establish the covenant— as he passes through the parting of the flesh (an old testament covenant reference), whereby we are in confederacy with him now— as he was slain for us.  He’ll confirm that very same covenant he walked out for us— unto many of us, for one week.  Which we know means 7… which means to perfect when the divine presence of God comes forth. These are spiritual references of understanding to be understood.

And as he brings forth this covenant with us in perfection— because God has come forth to do what we could not— through the Son, Christ Jesus— the Messiah of Israel (a spiritually reverent people to God and his Righteousness)... He shall cause the sacrifice— the slaughtering to stop, because he is the Offering unto us.  And in this ‘rest’ shall we understand sabbath— true spiritual context of sabbath— not man’s trying to stop earthly working— to honor God on one specified day of the week. (Good night— we are to be abiding in and with him daily, and resting within an ongoing sabbath with YahShua/Jesus, inwardly— where earthly works cease; besides— the priests went into the tabernacle on the sabbath— and it was peachy; and we are priests unto the Lord; we ought to be resting in there, abiding in there, continually.  But I digress.) 

And when the Tribute, the Apportion, the Donation, the Voluntary Gift and Present— who is Jesus Christ comes forward in exaltation; then shall the repose come forward: the state of rest or tranquility, composure, serenity— a harmonious arrangement, situated here (seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus), placing our confidence and trust in him.  And he will put away, and desist— this is to cease and bring into repose— the overspreading abominations (filthy internal conduct of idolatry and that which is detestable), when he comes forth in us.  This is the oblation and cessation of sin and death.  And in this he shall make us to be stunned, stupefied, amazed, astonished in his workmanship come forward— upon all that is destruction itself— the ruin of us internally/spiritually— that has laid waste.  And he will consummate— bring it all the way to completion of destruction, an utter riddance of destruction itself; and that is already determined in Christ Jesus, the Father, and the Spirit— and the work of Calvary, as we come to worship God in Spirit and truth (both required).  His pointed wound— the cross of Calvary— shall be poured out upon the desolate— those in ruin and waste; as he comes— and with him— his reward.

Folks— I’m just reading the scripture to you once again with all the root words, definitions, expounded understanding, and SPIRITUAL contextual teaching.  It is not (in the book of Revelation or the book of Daniel, or any prophecy or book of) the happenings that are to be preeminent (which means— surpassing all else) —but CHRIST, THE GOSPEL, THE MISSION, THE PEOPLE, ETERNITY— and the SOULS and SPIRITS OF!

Even Daniel asked the ‘man clothed in linen, who was upon the waters (which is a spiritual reference to being over all spirits) of the river,’  (in Daniel 12) —How long shall it be till the end of these wonders (marvellings, things he was wondering about)?  And the man in linen told him how long… but the bigger, more preeminent (above all else) understanding that was to be understood was what would be accomplished (fulfilled —and take place): The scattering of the ‘power’ of the holy people.  

Now, I like to ask God— “Sir, what is the spiritual understanding?”  And he will say things like— “Well, power is their authority, dominion, strength of influence in the heavens or earth.  Their prosperity.  And in this— it shall be scattered, which means—  dashed, beaten, broken and discharged (in the Strong’s: H5310).  So— these things shall be accomplished when the strength of the people is dashed, beaten, broken, discharged— and they rest now in reverence to me; and it is MY POWER— or authority, dominion, strength of influence in heaven and earth— that now rules.  When you see THAT come forth— then shall you know things have been consummated, completed, and accomplished: reconciliation in exaltation re-paired.”

And Daniel says— I heard what he was saying— but I didn’t at that time understand… I think we find ourselves there often too, if we are honest with ourselves and others.  I know I am still coming into the truth of what he is meaning for me to understand of him (his word).  He asks the Lord again… And the Lord says in Daniel 12, verses 8-10, and 2-3… 

“Go your way Daniel (move on Daniel), the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end (latter time, furthest reaches of time of this warring of the kingdoms).  Many, Daniel, shall be purified and made white (and truly this is the importance, Daniel), and tried (for in the trying— in the tribulations, fiery furnace, lions den, and circumstances of shaking— we come clean and ironed out to him in his righteousness— what we are to be clothed in).  But the wicked (the immoral persons, guilty of no reunion or reconciliation to Righteousness) shall do wickedly (they shall violate, do wrong, walk condemned, make trouble, be vexed— these are the Strong’s definitions for do wickedly).  And none of those shall understand (separate mentally, distinguish themselves, consider diligently, nor discern the instruction of intelligence [of God and godliness/righteousness]), being prudent, regarding, perceiving, and skillfully teaching wisely: these are the definitions of understand used here in H995).  BUT— the wise (in God) shall understand (separate mentally, distinguish themselves, consider diligently, discern the instruction of intelligence [of God and godliness/righteousness]). 

Many sleep, Daniel— in the dust of the earth (human bodies), but shall wake (to the truth, now, or at the judgment of all men): some to everlasting life, and some to shame [disgrace and rebuke], and everlasting contempt [aversion, repulsive].  But they who be wise [circumspect, intelligent, consider skillfully, teach and make to understand wisdom, behave self, and guide wittingly: H7919] —shall shine [H2094: enlighten, caution, admonish, teach, and give warning] as the brightness [the brilliance: H2096] of the firmament [expanse of the sky, heaven itself].  And they that turn many to righteousness— as the stars— forever and ever.“

Folks… THAT IS WHAT MATTERS.  And that is ‘spiritual understanding’ that takes us out of shallow waters— and into the DEEP where his Spirit is calling unto us.

Shall we continue to be entangled with worldly men and their affairs?  Or shall we entangle ourselves in the bonds of Love himself, looking unto he who is the Author (the beginning) and the Finisher (the one who finishes us out like polished pure gold) of our faith or profession of covenant with him in the way, truth, and righteousness?  

Because carnal men have failed to come ‘into’ the truth, way, and his life before us— because their heart worship was off— concerning worshiping God in spirit ‘and’ truth.  But we have been given him in full— and I hope, over, or in place of— looking at the things that come upon the earth— we should rise up and look at his face instead.  And gain a reverence in the internal of our hearts (spirit and soul, mind, and focus) where we are truly in exaltation of him— and nothing, and I mean NOTHING— else: for in that— is our salvation.  

It’s why he says— When you see these things come upon the earth, LOOK UP TO ME AGAIN— and in that, your redemption draweth nigh (close to you).

And even, the book of Revelation— is the VICTORY SONG OF THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS— unto his people and kingdom.  It is not a book about happenings in the earth— or solely that— to be focused on.  It is the story of the overcoming Sacrifice, who is now the King and Lord of all— who comes to save his creation (us), and reconcile a people to himself again— who shall marry him and uphold covenant— in fidelity (the bride who prepared herself for him, of the inward conversion and workmanship of Christ— exalted within).  And we shall not be that— if we are carnally focused on events in the earth and of earthly men— and not on the King, in heaven and earth (spirit and soul), and of his righteousness.

If we read the Book of Revelation, or even Daniel— and all we see is calamity and woe in and of the story— we have failed to see the salvation of the Lord; and our faces are still ‘in confusion’ (idolatry, focused on ourselves, in carnality).  

Daniel’s story and telling of— is a story about how tribulations shall be— but God shall be victorious, and come forth with a remnant people of victory— who overcome the separation, and come out of Babylon— the ways of sin and death; who enter into eternal life through reverent union with the Lamb, the Sacrifice, the Righteousness, the Savior, the Re-pairer of the breach within men.

And I see the beauty in his spiritual Word.

Oh how the church has ailed for so long.  Oh how the heart breaks for the carnal to come out and into the light.  For the mind of separation to meet the mind of the union to, and in, Christ Jesus.  For the immaturity of spirit to meet the One who brings us into the Light— and mind and maturity of. 

My hope is this: that we see a little more clearly, in the Light today; where once, perhaps, the truth was obscured— but now— it is revealed in the Revelation of Jesus Christ— and his Salvation Invitation to all who will come to join him: as the Spirit and the Bride say— COME!!!  Unite to— and follow the Lamb, little one!!!  And enter into eternal LIFE!!!