[part 1] This REVOLUTIONIZED ME: The purpose of the Wilderness | The Tip of the Spear, and Spearhead

The Wilderness/Desert— the place of TESTING and TRIALS;  

the place of DISCERNING, SORTING, and being PROVED:

The place where all men of God are established.

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H4057 – Wilderness

Hebrew: מדבּר

Transliteration: midbâr

Pronunciation: mid-bawr'

Definition: From H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (that, an open field— where cattle are driven); by implication a desert; also speech:  desert, south, speech, wilderness.

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All different things that can, and did, take place in wildernesses/deserts and TESTING of TRIALS— found in the wilderness/desert, with God and his people.

1.  It is the entrance of freedom in deliverance— the wilderness.

2.  The angel of the Lord meets you there— Genesis 16 (Hagar, Ishmael).

3.  There is wandering in the wilderness— Genesis 21:14.

Genesis 21:14

“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar— putting it on her shoulder, and the child— and sent her away: and she departed— and wandered [reeled and strayed, staggered, deceived/err, seduce— be out of the way] in the wilderness of Beersheba.”

1. God can prosper a person in the wilderness— Genesis 21:20 (Ishmael).

Genesis 21:20

“And God was with the lad;  and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness— and became an archer.”

There are 2 Strong’s references here, concerning the defining of the word ‘archer,’ and it’s original intent here:  1— is bowman, but the other is— to increase, be in abundance + archer, enlarge, excel exceedingly, be full, make great, grow, have, gather, yield much, multiply, nourish in plenty— in a space of time;  and is referencing the growth of Ishmael, in the wilderness— when protected and supported by God.

Ishmael’s mother, Hagar— though not the Hebrew woman of promise that the Lord chose for Abraham’s seed to prosper through (originally) —was blessed and cared for by the Lord— for she revered the Lord God— and called him ‘Thou God,’ in previous chapters:  this was reverencing him as ‘The’ One and Only God.  

And hence— her seed, as well— prospered and was cared for, even in the place of the wilderness— where much is barren (usually).

1.  Plotting to kill, can be found in the wilderness— Genesis 37:18 (Joseph and his brothers).

1.  Pits are found in wilderness— Genesis 37:22.

1. Mercy can be found in the Wilderness.

1. A stripping of a mantle (coat) can happen in the wilderness— Genesis 37:23.

1. Enslavement can occur in the wilderness [bondage] —Genesis 37:28 (the Midianites come to have Joseph, and sell him to Egypt— as a slave, in the last verse of the chapter).

1. Deception can happen in the wilderness.

Genesis 37:31-32

“And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;  And they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father; and said— This we have found: know now, whether it be your son's coat or not.”

1. Encounters with God, spiritually and visually can take place in the wilderness (Abraham and the burning bush);  the same Strong’s root for ‘wilderness,’ is also the same word for ‘desert,’ here.

Exodus 3:1-2

“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold— the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”

1. Words of promise, and intentions of, can take place in the wilderness with people of God (Moses, God and his intentions for the enslaved house of God).

Exodus 3:6-8

“Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

And the Lord said— I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;  And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”

1. Sacrifice unto God takes place in the wilderness.

Exodus 3:18

“And they shall hearken to your voice: and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and you shall say unto him— The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us: and now let us go, we beseech you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.”

1. Face to face instruction from the Lord can take place in the wilderness— Moses and God, the rod/serpent experience (on the Mountain);  the mountain is where God said Abraham will serve and meet him— and the mountain was in the place of the desert/wilderness. (Exodus 4)

So, the wilderness place with God— can be the entrance to the Mountain of the Lord as well;  the place where the time spent with God (if reverent to him), is also the place of face to face encounter, as well as promotion and invitation to— come up higher with God.

1. The anger/disappointment of God can be experienced in the wilderness— Exodus 4:14 (against Moses, and his timid refusal, bringing Aaron into the picture as the spokesman to the people).

1. Meetings take place in the wilderness.

Exodus 4:27

“And the Lord said to Aaron— Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.”

1. Feasts unto the Lord take place in the wilderness.

Exodus 5:1

“And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord God of Israel— Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.”

1. Service to God, coming out of Bondage of Egypt (heathen ways/old man ways) —takes place in the wilderness;  it is the first place to do work with God— after choosing repentance, and to become New in the Lord, and UNDER his leadership in our lives.

Exodus 7:16

“And you shall say unto him— The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me unto you, saying— Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto you would not hear.”

1. Separation takes place in the wilderness, once we repent to God and come out of Egypt (old ways of bondage), then the Lord will bring us to the place of Goshen (it’s on the outskirts of Egypt— it’s the first path out, and onto the way of the promised land, which is the wilderness first [the in between sorting place]);  here, separation takes place.

Exodus 8:22-23

“And I will sever, in that day— the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell— that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

And I will put a division between my people and your people: tomorrow shall this sign be.”

TBESH: Goshen

גֹּ֫שֶׁן

go.shen

N:N--L

Goshen = "drawing near"

1) a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses.

2) a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon.

3) a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen.

The Lord himself will fight against Pharoah (satan) to rescue you;  he will press satan on every side to recover his people— just to lead them to the place of Goshen’s protection (the place of DRAWING NEAR to him)— on the way out of Egypt, and into the wilderness— to serve him— as we pass between bondage and the promises— working out our salvation with fear and trembling.

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*As a side note, I’ve been saying— that because the First Fruits (the first duplicates) of the Lord, are still yet immature— the Barley harvest is delayed (or late) in its maturity;  the Barley harvest in the earth, today— is in large, rotting with worms;  and he said— this is sin/transgression and demons (where the worm dieth not, is the presence of hell) involved in his First Fruit’s (first ones to mature of his children) lives.

As we recall the Exodus from the lifestyle and bondage of being yoked to satan (Pharaoh) in the Exodus of God’s children— to bring them out— and into union and covenant, in his ways again…

We will see that the people (in the future, in the wilderness) are still immature, as well— and rebellious, with the ways of the heathen transgressors in them, and walking in those ways:  there is a parallel here, in our time— the same.  

There is a place in the wilderness, where ALL REFINEMENTS are to take place, all reformations, and all restorations of the relationship (in reverence) to God and his children:  well, as we will see— and do recall— they bucked, or fought against God in the wilderness (the in between place of reconnecting to God and his righteousness, in reverence to him) —and so, they did not mature.

I say all that— because of what I came across, here, in Exodus chapter 8— concerning the Barley, which is to mature first, as the First Fruits;  and their proximity— TO EGYPT (spiritually/symbolic of the old man, corrupt nature, with reverence [heeding and obeying] to it).

Exodus 8:30-32

“But as for you and your servants— I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God.

And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear [tender and green (immature) early in forming], and the flax was bolled.

But the wheat and the rye were not smitten: for they were not grown up [late, and unripe].”

What is God saying here, concerning his First Fruits, currently?  

He’s saying— the First Fruits, with their proximity to Egypt, heathen ways, and what God does to the Egyptians who reverence him not— he sends pestilence and woe and calamity— for the lack of reverencing him:  essentially— since they uphold satan and hell— it is sent upon them.

So— when God’s people are playing with the fires of hell (in their conduct and ways, opposite of righteousness) —God sends them the recompense of the law of sow and reap:  they find themselves under the judgment of God, in great tribulation— because they are supposed to be under him, taught of him— a young one in the ear— being brought up in the way;  but they, instead— are found too close to Egypt, or the heathen ways of transgressing God (sin) —and so, they are STRUCK, or SMITTEN— with what God strikes the heathen reprobate with;  because the shoe fit them too.

So— we will have a process of great tribulation coming in, to even refine those who are to be the First Fruits of God— because in the time that was given to the Barley (First Fruits) to ripen, under the hand of the Lord, righteousness, holiness and sanctified consecration…

They dallied, delayed God (by kicking against him, like a toddler in a fit), and so— the Lord will resist them, and bring them through— maturing them— in great tribulation.  They will then mature— working out their salvation with great fear and trembling:  reverence to the Lord as high King.

Revelation 7:14

“And I said unto him— Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me— These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

Note that the wheat and rye were not smitten— because they were to come in, later— AFTER— the First Fruits of Barley came in;  in our spiritual understanding— that is because they were supposed to grow up into the full stature of Christ first, and then help raise up the rest of the family of God, with God— exemplifying the way— THROUGH THEM.

But instead— what we have here— is a failure to launch.

We have a failure to mature, because of the First Fruit's proximity to Egypt (the old ways).  Which means— we are COMPROMISED, even in the first fruits, having sinful ways still playing out in the conduct of the First Fruits— led of demons (doctrine— the ways the truth is put into play):  excuses of this and that— for which our Lord does not walk in, nor allow of his Kingdom, the Kingdom of God.

Because they were supposed to mature first— they are those chosen to lead the way with Christ— they will be smitten in the furnace of tribulation (refining into shape), and called to mature, and quickly— for the wheat has need of maturation next (in the wilderness);  but if the First Fruits don’t fall in line with God, and UNDER GOD and his RIGHTEOUSNESS, now…

We will not be able to nourish them in the wilderness— the woman who was nourished for a time— 42 months.

Revelation 12:5-6

“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.  And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God— that they should feed her there, one thousand, two hundred and threescore days.”

The First Fruits are the woman, who is bringing forth a fully mature child;  a child— is offspring:  this Bride of Christ, who he will nourish for 42 months (that’s approximately 6+ years), will bring forth a fully mature stature. 

The Bride is first raised up into maturity herself— as the First Fruits of— and then she is there to birth-out other mature ones;  the bride who made herself ready:  there is a nourishment, a reviving, and delivery of maturity that is to be taking place;  and she is to BRING FORTH MUCH FRUIT, for an unprofitable branch is cast off and burned.

We must be a people who are maturing— and right now— he’s been attempting to do this with the First Fruits— the forerunners;  but they are not mature yet, and soon— those who have been called, and who heeded the call in OBEDIENCE and REFORMATION…

Will be brought up to the throne, recommissioned, and sent back forth— to raise up the latter crop to be harvested of people:  the Wheat, who come later.

But first— they must SEE the mature ones, in action with God leading them, as they bow and obey him— and he manifests himself to them, through the mature ones. 

But alas— the ‘mature ones,’ are not yet matured;  but soon— the door (opportunity) will close on them, as the Bridegroom comes to receive his wise set apart ones (the wise virgins of chastity to him) —and he will close the others out, from the ‘first’ harvesting.

The Barley is such a TINY REMNANT of, a remnant of people right now, that are ‘mature’ in Christ:  but— in this— the Lord of the harvest will bring in more workers, as he is able to mature those who are willing— and they will join in on the work, as they begin to work out their salvation with FEAR and TREMBLING:  because devils tremble at his holiness, sovereignty and royal supreme reign— but his people, do not yet.

All is perfectly timed, worked out, and a result of sow and reap;  the kind of sow and reap that takes place— IN THE WILDERNESS OF TESTING and TRIALS;  

the place of DISCERNING and SORTING, and REVERENCING GOD— as he brings us up in the ‘way to go.’

It will be hard, it will be rough in the wilderness of trials and testing;  but it’s supposed to be— for HE KNOWS already what is in you;  but YOU HAVE NEED TO SEE and BELIEVE what you ‘are.’

This entire time of the wilderness of trials, is for stripping and refining, discerning and rectifying, growing and changing, and reverencing God, as we BOW TO HIM— throwing ourselves down in dominion.

If this is not taking place— he will bring us through to maturation— but it will be through fire:

1 Corinthians 3:15

“If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”

The time of the wilderness of afflictions— is for returning us to his image, and to bow to him in reverence— making him the most high one in our high places within us— where we heed and obey him.  If this is not taking place— the wilderness will sort the true from the untrue, the rebellious from the obedient, and the ones who will walk in promise— from the ones who will not make it, for they were lazy, complainers, who rebelled, sought their own, loved pleasure and self— more than God:  and these— did not cross over in this lifetime.

The time of the First Fruits is at hand— and he will not give great authority and power— to those who are not disciplined to carry it:  First Fruits are leadership, the lowliest of servants who serve all the rest of the family of God;  and he chooses VERY WISELY, he tells me— and ALL— will pay the cost of refinement, with anointing oil of intimacy, found in OBEDIENCE and ‘becoming.’

He said it’s about ‘becoming’ the truth incarnate— with the Life himself, leading his people:  the way, the Life and the Truth— erected in full stature, ruling that vessel.  This will either take place bringing a man into full maturity— or that man will be brought through by fires of refinement in great tribulation;  because the truth is— ALL ARE BROUGHT THROUGH THIS WAY— it’s just that— the obedient and reverent (first ones), sought to do this WILLINGLY, and GLADLY— because they desired to be with him, under him, and like him— returning full circle to whom they were created to be:  those who are the children of God.

Everything they had of their inner man— led them to DESIRE to ‘be as he is:’ it’s all in the ‘being,’ or not.

TO BE— or NOT TO BE— ‘as he is,’ with him at the helm:  these are they who died willingly, quickly, by free will choice to step into the refiner’s fire with him— and be taught and reformed by him, personally.

Everyone will do this— but some will do this in the great tribulation period, where all of the world is under distress;  and the First Fruits will be there in it— but as like Goshen, and those who dwell reverently with the Lord there— the First Fruits will be untouchable by all the plagues that come against the worldly, who sowed such a crop:  for the matured First Fruits ALREADY went through the fire, willingly, privately, reverently— and have become ‘polished shafts’ in the hand of the Lord (mature):  these are the TIP OF THE SPEAR-HEAD, who will assist the Lord in bringing in all the rest of the first fruits— who will mature, right behind the tip of the spear.

This is why they will lead the others (go before), because they PIONEERED as FORERUNNERS, plowing this FALLOW GROUND (before the rest);  and they DID NOT TURN BACK FROM THE PLOW, but kept going forward through all the adversity— for the betterment of the whole (the Body of Christ):  they are true priestly servants, refined by fire, called to, and into office under the Lord— of great accountability and responsibility.  And that— is not lightly handed out of the Lord— but with GREAT DISCIPLINE— they were trained up in the way, by him.

Now, let us continue in the list of what takes place in the wilderness/desert— to refine us, and yoke us back to life in Christ, and under God.

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1. Red sea moments come about on the way to the wilderness— the place to draw near him.

Exodus 13:18

“But God— led the people about, the way of the wilderness— of the Red Sea:  and the children of Israel (the people of faith in God) —went up, harnessed, out of the land of Egypt.”

They went out of Egypt and bondage, by being LED OF THE LORD GOD;  do we see the significance of that?  

Do we see that if we are to ‘come through,’ we will have to be ‘led of’ the Lord God— and not our own ways or desires, or reverence to ourselves as gods?

The only one who parted the Red Sea for them— was the man of God who actually reverenced God, bowed to him, and served him:  a forerunning First of, first fruits of his.

The biggest god you will ever fight with— is yourself;  and the biggest opposition to God our Father, from a little god— will be YOU.  He already defeated satan, and put an open show to him:  MAN— is the god who stands and opposes God now, led of satan’s ways.

You shall have no other gods before me— and yet, we stand before him as a god every time we disobey him and rebel against, kick against his reformation process:  the god who stands in the way, before his face— IS MAN.

1.  As we get ready to enter the wilderness with God— we are at the edge of leaving Egypt, and coming to the place of the wilderness— to ‘draw near’ him (it is the whole purpose, it’s reformation field) —the presence of the Lord leads the way;  we must remember this— it is not our leading in the way to go— but his;  it is not our ways— but his, and he is the Most High over us, if we are reverent to him, that is.

Exodus 13:20-22

“And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham— at the edge of the wilderness.  And the Lord went before them— by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night— in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:  He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.”

1. Entanglements of Egypt can be discovered during the wilderness period.

Exodus 14:3

“For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel— They are entangled in the land, the wilderness has shut them in.”

The wilderness is a place to be ‘shut in’ with the Lord, Pharaoh means it as a threat— but God knows he is desiring to lock himself in with the children of God, to bring them out of sin and death— and into life, and reverence in the yoking with his Spirit.

But— if we are ‘entangled in the land— of Egypt,’ we will have behaviors that are not of God, all inside our soil (land/souls) —that has us bound up with satan, not God:  all this will be discovered— in the wilderness, as he brings us into purification…

Or, we don’t ever leave the wilderness, like the generation who will be culled of the Lord, in the wilderness— because they never came into the truth;  they rebelled, dishonored him, would not convert and be saved;  but instead— remained loyal in their hearts, to the ways of Egypt:  entangled— in the wilderness.

1. Death is required in the wilderness (death to selfishness and carnality, and disobedience);  but the children of God, who knew the ways of the devil, and served him in them— who were comfortable in those ways, and familiar with them— DID NOT WANT TO DIE THE DEATH TO SELFISHNESS, in the wilderness place of TESTING and TRIALS;  the place of DISCERNING and SORTING the goats from the sheep.

They did not WANT CHANGE, nor TO CHANGE— it was inconvenient, uncomfortable and scary— they would rather stay serving satan;  but the Lord will call all— TO DIE— in the wilderness, so that HE— MAY NOW LIVE IN YOU.

Exodus 14:11-12

“And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?  Wherefore have you dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

Is not this the word that we did tell you in Egypt, saying— Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?  For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians— than that we should die in the wilderness.”

1. God does miracles on the way to the wilderness— because he has need to get you to himself, alone, to be reformed and draw near him;  and when he does— you will have a wall on either side of you— to walk on the path of righteousness, where the Lord goes before you:  for the wilderness is about relationship building with God.

Exodus 14:21-22

“And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were— a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.”

The ‘waters’ are symbolic of the Spirit of God, and the walls of waters— are symbolic of blinkers/blinders, like on a horse;  do not turn to the right or the left— go straight ahead and follow your God;  do not look behind you and fear— do not look ahead and fear— know the salvation of your God, and behold his face alone.

We are called to cast down all others in reverence— that means we fear none but God our Father of holiness and power;  and the man of God who walks with him, will do great exploits with him— for it is the Spirit of the Lord does the works through that man (as the Father works his works in that man’s life):  it is Christ who lives, not us.  

And we will be a people with eyes only for the Lord, and straight ahead, where he leads us.

Exodus 14:30-31

“Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.  And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.”

The people of the Lord see the hand of God to save— on the way to the wilderness, and at this point— they are reverent;  but at this point— they have not been brought into the place of testing and trials, loyalty or disloyalty of free will— toward God:  but— we can see they were set up, and given everything to assist them in realizing God holy is worthy to be praised.

Exodus 15:1-19, 21

“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel— this song— unto the Lord, and spoke, saying— I will sing unto the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider has he thrown into the sea.

The Lord is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father's God— and I will exalt him.

The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

Pharaoh's chariots and his host, has he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.  The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

Your right hand, O Lord— has become glorious in power: your right hand, O Lord— has dashed in pieces the enemy.

And in the greatness of your excellency you have overthrown them —who rose up against you: you sent forth your wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

And with the blast of your nostrils —the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as a heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said— I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

You did blow with your wind, and the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Who is like unto you, O Lord, among the gods?  Who is like you— glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.

You in your mercy have led forth the people which you have redeemed: you have guided them in your strength— unto your holy habitation.

The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestine.

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of your arm— they shall be as still as a stone; till your people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which you have purchased.

You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which you have made for you to dwell in— in the Sanctuary, O Lord— which your hands have established.

The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.  For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

And Miriam answered them— Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider has he thrown into the sea.

[*At this point they are rejoicing over the Lord, exalting him— because things went their way, they saw the hand of the Lord prevail— and they are honoring him in this.]

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So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea— and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness— and found no water.

And when they came to Marah— they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

And the people murmured against Moses, saying— What shall we drink?

And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord— showed him a tree— which when he had cast into the waters— the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them [tested them], and said— IF— you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, and will do that which is right in his sight, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes— I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that heals you.

And they came to Elim— where there were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten (70) palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.”

The pattern of 70 in the scriptures represents a tribe of godly people, and the Kingdom of God;  10 = perfect order, and 7 = manifest Spirit of God:  70.

The Kingdom of God is in the bible 70 times, it’s a kingdom representing number;  the capitalized word King is written 70 times in the bible.

The only TREE that is sweet (not bitter waters, only holy righteousness) is the planting of the Lord, from the Tree of Life;  and it makes total sense that to cleanse the soul (waters of bitterness) —it would take the Spirit of God himself, the Kingdom of God coming in, and being erected, interjecting and interceding in that man— to bring about the Living Waters of the Spirit, in that man’s life;  this is the tribe of God, who is set apart, cleansed, and priestly— under God.

These are they who have been tried in the wilderness (proved), and have been found chaste, reformed, and reverent to his Spirit— these are they who have the manifest Spirit of God, in and with them— who have been set in godly order within, once again:  the 7 spirits of God— are present and accounted for, in reverence to, and being heeded in this tribe and family of God:  the waters are sweet there, for the Spirit of God is there, freedom is there, demonic is gone, carnal nature and reverence to it— is dead;  and the waters run clean now, due to HIS PRESENCE.

But he does say— you will be tested and proved of the Lord, here in the wilderness (and it began with their murmuring, let’s make note of that), and— IF— that is a prerequisite, that if not met— will not bring about the result that follow…

If— you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, and will do that which is right in his sight, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes— THEN— (that’s the result that will come, if the IF— is upheld as a pre-required working) — God will put none of these diseases upon you, which he has brought upon the Egyptians (the rebellious who did not revere him):  because he is the God who heals you.  

YOU— being the obedient people of the Lord, who SOW UNTO HIM OBEDIENCE and REVERENCE.

1. The wilderness deals with sin;  the name is the character and authority of someone.

Exodus 16:1

“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin [name of Egyptian town], which is between Elim and Sinai— on the fifteenth day of the second month, after their departing out of the land of Egypt.”

The name of this wilderness— is Sin, and sin is a result of coupling up with Egypt, or satan and the bondage ways.  Name in Strong’s, like the name of the Lord, in scripture— means someone's character and authority in that character.

So, when one will uphold the ways of death and sin— and will not come out of that, and into the truth— one will have the character of satan (sin and death), and the authority of hell will come with:  meaning— if you eat off their table of options, for your soul to participate in— you will walk with sin and death;  and you are yoked yet to that kingdom, with that ruler.

The wilderness— is the place to get straightened out with God;  it’s the place of getting spotless and wrinkle-free in our soul’s conduct;  it’s the place to start learning, practicing and assimilating into the conduct and character of God holy once again (cleansed by the word/truth) —and so, his AUTHORITY, goes with this man, for this man— UPHOLDS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The wilderness— if seen for the beauty of the stripping— will cause us to return to the ways of God, and under God;  but if we kick against the stripping— we will remain with satan, sin and death.

YahShua was stripped naked— to carry his cross, and bear up under that death.  We too— will be stripped naked, nothing between that man and God (clothing), and all will be reformed (beaten into shape), and it will uncomfortable, and it will hurt— but the death of self, brings about the resurrection of the life of Christ— in every believer:  it is not I, but Christ who now lives in me;  I have poured my soul out unto death— and Christ (the New Man) has been erected within me:  we have a new name given us.

When we do not want to die in the wilderness— pride is standing tall yet;  and Christ has been diminished, or the Spirit of the Lord— in that man’s life:  and this man— prefers comfort, over closeness to Christ/God, or dying the death of self comforts.

Exodus 15:3

“And the children of Israel said unto them— Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt— when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for you have brought us forth into this wilderness— to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

Yes— we are called to be stripped, suffer, be refined, obedient, not complain, trust and revere the Lord God;  and when we don’t— we have not died to self yet:  we are not the duplicate of Christ yet.

Philippians 4:11-13

“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned— in whatever state I am, therewith— to be content.  I know both how to be abased [stripped, go without], and I know how to abound [plentiful abundance]: everywhere, and in all things— I am instructed both to be full, and to be hungry— both to abound, and to suffer need.  I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

These— are the First Fruits of the Lord— who have learned to be content, in all situations with the Lord;  to whom— their loyalty and trust in him, is being revealed.  If we will not walk in this— and trust him in all, and will seek our own— we are not mature yet.

Ask, sure— but demand like whiny babies— nay, for this is immaturity, and if continued in— will result in being cast off, as it swims in disrespect of God as a provider and Father;  and it swims in pride.

The offspring of Christ Jesus— treat the Father with respect, as he did.

Christ was naked, as he died;  we will be naked (bare before him in the spirit and soul) as we die the death of self, selfishness, and self leadership/dominion rule in our lives, too;  we will die to demanding to be full at all times (abundance), and we will be content with being stripped naked, as Christ was:  he was pleased to do the will of the Father.

The will, is in the soul— and the soul/will of the Father, was playing out in the life of YahShua— as he was stripped bare before him;  we too will be stripped bare in our souls— to die there, so the soul/will of the Father can be played out in our hearts/lives too.  And if we will not— we are not the children of the Father, who DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER, and are LED OF HIS SPIRIT, who BOW TO HIM— to do his works through them.

A cross is not carried fully clothed— 

It's carried while stripped naked.

Death to selfishness— is a stripping of who we are, down to the nuts and bolts, the structure of us— just flesh and bones;  there is not covering or veil between us and the soul poured out unto death:  we are bare before our Father, and the whole spirit realm— and all can see, we uphold the cross.

Can you see this, in the spirit, and in the literal?  A naked man carrying his cross— a soul bared before his Maker, nothing standing between them (clothing), and upholding the Messiah, the King, the God of salvation (the cross) in their lives— having died the death?

Anything less than this— and we do not understand being a duplicate, the New Man who is Christ Jesus in us;  and we have a skewed perception of the cross, death to the soul, resurrection of the soul, and the salvation of the Lord— in reyoking to us, to complete his workmanship in us.

Those who are with him in this process (not bucking him) —are the tip of the spear-head, forerunning leadership— that has been called forth, by the Forerunner himself being erected into position within, finishing his duplication process in them.  The ones who are bucking him on this, have been called— but are not mature, and are rotting under sin, and being eaten by worms.

This is why the Barley harvest is in disarray, and only some— are healthy and 

mature;  it is a REMNANT of the REMNANT of believers:  the tip of the spear.

Exodus 15:3

“Then said the Lord unto Moses— Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate, every day— that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.”

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“The tip of the spear— breaks the matrix, Janet;  and then the rest of the broadhead of the spear, comes in behind the tip.  The tip is SHARP;  they have been refined in the Refiner’s fire— and polished, and sharpened by the Lord himself:  they are his duplicates, who have the structure of the character of the Lord erected in their systems (souls);  and it is he who is at the controls now.

These will break the matrix— they will shatter and penetrate the darkness, because they are already doing this with me— inside themselves.  Where these have come into full maturity, fighting the devil within— they will help the others to fight the devil— in the broad body of Christ:  the broad body of Christ that will come in after the Barley First Fruits— will be the wheat harvest.

The broad-head of the spear head— is the rest, who will come in, AFTER the tip of the spear penetrates in leadership;  as I myself will forerun ahead with them, through them— and will pave the way:   they have already been doing this with me, in smaller measure, and privately with me— and will be then called up, to do it publicly— as I was called forth into great public ministry, to serve the people.

The tip of the spear of forerunners— are those FULLY MATURE now;  and are polished, pointed, and refined;  they were designed to break the matrix wide open— and birth the others with me.

The matrix— is the birth canal, where all babies are born from;  and mine— I have been able to birth them, raise them up into maturity and will walk through them— to do the same to the harvest that comes after them.

Some— will be immediately coming in behind them— these are they, of the broad-head of the spear, but were not the tip;  they will come on board quickly in maturation, following the tip of the spear-head.

Then, following them— is the rest of the arrow, or spear, or rod of the Lord— that comes in, behind the broad-head;  but all— will come through great tribulations of refinement;  and will be brought through, all the way to the last ones to be brought through:  from the early harvest, to the late of the late harvest;  but I will not lose a one of them.

Where you are on this spectrum (first, middle or last), is dependent upon the intimacy relationship with each individual;  and whether you reverence me, bow, and serve me as you are reformed— willingly;  or— if you buck me, and seek to serve your best interests, as you see them— in this lifetime;  and you go against my leadership in your lives.

How quickly you come out of that, or stay in that— is dependent upon each of you individually;  but I have given myself in full to you all— what you do with me— is up to you.

The first to lead, will be those who went last (served, bowed, died— becoming least important in their lives/lifetimes);  and those who needed to get what they wanted, how they wanted it, and when they wanted it— will be last, later, and not First Fruits.

I have to trust the men and women I use, and imbue with power and authority;  and I am testing you all, RIGHT NOW— in the wilderness, and whether you will remain loyal, trusting of me, and in obedience to me— no matter what you go through, or what I allow.

I am testing your loyalty.

I am testing to see if you really mean you are repentant, desire to change your ways, and be as I am— with me as most high in you;  or— if you truly do not want to die.

Because the Son died naked— and bearing up under the cross of death, being stripped, and in servitude and reverence, honoring the Father in it all— will you?

Because THESE— are my firstly matured ones, duplicates of him and his way;  and they are led of my Spirit as he is. 

The wilderness— is the place of reformation— don’t fight against it;  embrace the naked stripping, baring of all— nothing hidden between us, as I clean you up and reform you;  embrace this process for the beauty it is— for it is the place you MEET GOD FACE TO FACE.

And those who will not— do not ever leave the wilderness:  recall this.

Those who will cross over in this lifetime, and the next— are those who will die the soul death, and reverence me, being led of me;  those who will uphold idols (self gods, worshiping the created, not the creator) —will not see the otherside, nor the promises of God fulfilled.

I will take Joshua and Caleb— and will leave the ones called to Forerun, who disobeyed, and did their own thing (Moses) —behind;  and they will not see the promises, nor cross over into them, in this lifetime:  those who are the tip of the spear-head (Joshua and Caleb) —will cross over, and lead the rest into maturity.

But, only those who are willing to be flexible and raised up, right (19 and under in the wilderness) —will come with them, and follow through.  The rest will die in the wilderness, in the physical— because they would not die the death of soul (spiritually) in the wilderness.

And when the First Fruits come through, and bring the next generation of people to be raised up with and by them— they will go and conquer the giants in the land, to receive their inheritance.

Those who will not do this in the wilderness— will not progress into doing it in the promised land;  for the wilderness is for every individual to slay satan with me, inside;  the promised land— is about the public walking out of that, with others— leading them in the charge.

These are they with great responsibility and accountability upon them;   for every infraction they go against me— will be a great lesson to be learned;  this, Moses learned well— as he was not allowed to go into the promised land with them, for he struck the Rock, instead of Speaking to it:  take note of this.

How many of you are obeying me to that degree, hearing me, and only doing what I say and show to you?

How many— are ready for the slightest infraction of disobeying me, to have big consequences— because lives are on the line, and many are watching your example?

These are the First Fruits, and they know the GRAVITY of the weight of this responsibility, already:  blood will be on their hands, and their example— better be the example of the obedience and reverence of the Son of man, himself (YahShua).

When he struck the Rock— he was to LISTEN to me, and ONLY ASK of me— but instead, I —the Rock, was struck by his own will (hitting the rock), and not by him bowing to my will, nor my decree— and in this— he struck me directly:  and because he spoke not to me (the rock), but instead struck me with his soul and his own way…

I did not advance him to lead the others— for he was not led of my Spirit, nor disciplined under my leadership— and so, I took those who were;  and he walked with me long enough to know— he should have reverenced what I said.

The ones who will, and will do whatever I say, and will be a disciplined soul under me— will lead with me;  those who will not— cannot be trusted to DO MY WILL— and it’s because they are too busy fulfilling their own:  this is a kingdom issue— as my Kingdom is run respectfully, and I am sovereign.

Those who will lead with me— will desire to only do the will of the sovereign King most High— because the precision is mine, and mine alone;  and many are watching your example.

A first fruit— is a leader;  and all leaders with me, to bring in MY Kingdom— will usher in the King himself, reverently— for all to witness, and to learn from:  the ones where I speak, and they disobey— and in front of the impressionable ones coming into maturity behind them— will not be my leadership, for they have need of more reformation and humility, in bowing to my rule within themselves, yet.

With leadership (pioneering/forerunning) comes great responsibility— and only those who are mature— should, and will walk in authority over my other children:  it will be those who are reverent to me now, and will continue to be— who will walk in leadership with me.

Know the gravity of this calling, and election;  and understand— to be ‘a fruit,’ is what matters;  but to be ‘the first’ —will require a FULLY SURRENDERED SOUL, who carries out MY WILL, and with repercussions if they disobey.

I would that all were first fruits— but the truth is, they have always been a remnant of a remnant of people (Caleb and Joshua— unto the teens and under, saved in the wilderness) who will cross over, AND— be found capable of going head to head with satan— PUBLICLY— with me, to take the promises.

The tip of the spear-head— are forerunners, and forerunners— are those who put their hands to the plow, and did not shrink back, disobey, or become irreverent to me, my righteousness, or my leadership in their lives:  they have been tried in the fire— and found worthy of my Spirit to walk out habitation with, and lead the others into— taking back land from the enemy.

If you do not walk in this with me now— there's very little time left, before I come to lock myself in with these, PUBLICLY— to begin the walk, out of the wilderness— and into the promised land, to take the giants.

I have a perfect timing, and at some point— that perfect timing comes in, and the unwise, dallying virgins, who walked too close to the world (Egypt) —will be shut out, for they still play with the enemy and have strongholds— that they have not been set free of;  and, therefore— cannot set others free in these areas, as they themselves have need of further refinement and maturation.

ALL— will go through the wilderness of affliction/refinement;  some— have come through willingly, and in front of the others (forerunners) —and have broken the matrix, penetrating the darkness— and can bring this to the rest of the body, to help them mature, and raise up more laborers for the Kingdom— to usher in my reign in the earth.

But note— the giants are in the land; and those who slay them privately/personally— will be of those who will slay them publicly, and unto the saving of others— pulling them from the fire.

Giant slayers— know their God, and are already doing exploits with him in the minor works of Christ;  who will step forth into the greater works, or the more than— with Christ, and slay giants abroad:  David— resurrected, refined, and under my hand.

The wilderness— is for your benefit, our relationship, and refinement— don’t buck me on this:  I will bring you all through the fire (tribulations and sufferings) —or you will not be reformed and saved;  I told you to endure to the end— and then— you will be saved.

Praise me in the wilderness stripping, and suffering— and I will bless you in the promises and victories— as we fight giants— first within, and then without.

Leaders are not easily chosen— they are scrutinized, tested, proved and tried— to make sure they are tempered under the hand of the Lord, and are refined in obedience to me:  and these— will have souls under them, which means— blood on their hands— if they rise up in disobedience against me.

So, to the many who are wondering if they are first fruits— you can see the template I have laid out— for who they are:  you either fit it, and are matured— or you do not, and will yet be— coming in after the first harvest:  as the wheat harvest.

But to sit at my right or left is not mine— but the Father’s to determine;  and he determines based upon whether he is able to recreate the template of Christ within that man— and if he is reverenced:  this is the walk of Christ, the first Son— who will birth many after him and his ways.

If you fit this— and walk like Moses with me, and reverently— you will cross over and lead with me.

But— if you were as Moses, called to be a forerunner, but you are disobedient, challenge me, do your own will, are unhealed or undisciplined— I will replace your calling, and chose another (Joshua);  and you will not be a forerunner who continues to raise up the group of people (the wheat harvest) with me:  I am not mocked— what a man sows, he will reap.

Many are called— few are chosen;  many desire— few do the required.

Do the required, mature, bow, endure, be stripped, bear up under the cross of the death of self— erect me as the lead in you;  and I will uplift you, in due season, and will call you to assist the others in this too:  you will lead.

But note— that means— raise babies of mine, and I take that VERY seriously;  if I say left— you go left, and I mean it;  if I say right— you go right, and you do not vary from that:  my forerunners hear my voice, and another they will not follow;  and if they do— I will rebuke them and chastise them.

They are already walking this out;  and I already have the control in them;  the rest will come up under this— behind them:  they will see when the wise are locked in with me, in power and authority— and they are not leading with me in this.  And then— they will have an opportunity to go and purchase the anointing too (the oil of intimacy and authenticity of loyalty to me);  and my first fruits— will point the way, as they are— the tip of the spear-head, who penetrate the matrix.”

–The Spirit of the Lord

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1. Godly leadership will either be heeded, or disregarded —in the wilderness.

Exodus 17:9-10

“And Moses said unto Joshua— Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

So Joshua did as Moses had said to him— and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.”

Obedience, will lead us to the top of the hill of the Lord;  promotion with God is accomplished by bowing low:  to rise up the mountain of the Lord, one will go low:  to ascend, one must first descend— Christ exemplified this too;  and in this— we see the next generation (or successor) being brought up in the way.

1. Praise in the wilderness— wins the battles.

Exodus 17:11

“And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand— Amalek prevailed.”

This is a spiritual concept, with the physical raising of the hands— exemplifying it, in a parable;  when we raise our hands in praise and all the glory and honor is the Lord’s— and we exalt him— we win;  if we fall, and we worship and honor our own souls, and we drop our praise to God— we lose:  in the wilderness— can you still praise him when everything looks as if it is a mess, and the battle is raging?

And will you hold up the hands of your leadership, will you support your leadership— when you see they are in need of ‘uplifting?’

1. Keeping covenant (relationship, loyal) to God, and heeding his voice is required in the wilderness;  and it’s the beginning of your introduction to the mountain of the Lord (one on one, ascended habitation with God– reaching for the heights, or depths of God, and intimacy with him).  And in this— we become the peculiar priests of the Lord, the family of God— a holy nation of people.  

Exodus 19:1-6

“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt— the same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.

For they departed from Rephidim, and came to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.

And Moses went up unto God— and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying— Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;  You have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

Now therefore, IF— you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant— then you shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:  And you shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak unto the children of Israel.”

1. Sanctification is to take place in the wilderness:  sanctification of the soul— in a changing of garments;  because the Lord has come down to his people.

Exodus 19:10-11

“And the Lord said unto Moses— Go unto the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow— and let them wash their clothes, and be ready— against the third day: for the third day— the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.”

Three is the number of wholeness, and God is saying— when they obey me and reverence me, when their garments are changed (old man dead), and they are clean (sanctified in character and reverence of walking in righteousness) —they will be wholly ready to receive me, when I come down to them.

DO WE SEE THE SIGNIFICANCE IN THIS?  When the Son of man comes, at an hour we are not prepared for— not specifically— will we be asleep and wise, resting in him— in proper relationship with him, with oil found in our lamps?  

Or— will we be found asleep, no oil, no conduct change or discipline of our person, no intimacy for ourselves with him— and we were relying on the wise virgins to ‘give us a word,’ from God?

A word from God, from the man of God— is just that;  if we do not hear from God ourselves— we will not be saved:  we must listen to the man of God, and also— BECOME— a man of God, ourselves, with God— PERSONALLY:  this is the call of the wilderness, oneness with God.

1. The holiness of God is to be revered in the wilderness;  we are called to be holy as he is holy— for unholiness cannot touch holiness— without death taking place.

Exodus 19:12-13

“You shall set bounds unto the people, roundabout, saying— Take heed to yourselves, that you go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever touches the mount— shall be surely put to death:  There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man— it shall not live: when the trumpet sounds long— they shall come up to the mount.”

This is the whole point— that the wilderness— IS FOR DEATH:  death to unrighteousness— and LIFE RESURRECTED— in righteousness established:  anyone who walks in darkness— is enmity to God, and will go through a death process— or they will never LIVE— in Christ.

So, those who touched the holiness of the Lord (the mountain), who were not cleansed, holy, and clean— and following God’s lead and rules— were put to death;  because that is what happens when unholy touches holy:  this is why Moses was permitted, received, allowed, invited, and upheld there— he upheld God, his rule, his ways, revered him, was set apart, sanctified and consecrated to him;  and so— he was invited to ascend the mountain of the Lord.

1. The sanctified and consecrated are allow and invited to come up higher, in the wilderness— to ascend the mountain of the Lord, and to step on the holy ground;  but those who are unsanctified (unclean souls, not walking in righteousness) cannot ascend the holy mountain— without death.

Exodus 19:20-25

“And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

And the Lord said unto Moses— Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze (upon him), and many of them perish.

And let the priests also— who come near to the Lord— sanctify themselves— lest the Lord break forth upon them.

And Moses said unto the Lord— The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for you charged us, saying— Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

And the Lord said unto him— Away, get yourself down, and you shall come up— you, and Aaron with you: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord— lest he break forth upon them.

So Moses went down unto the people, and spoke unto them.”

Here we hear the Lord saying— Moses, even tell the priests (who are to be set apart and holy already) —unless they sanctify themselves before coming to me— they too will die;  and it will be because unholiness cannot intermingle with holiness— and not die the death.

Here— he was speaking in literal terms;  we are speaking in spiritual terms now— to the person of God, who desires to see God face to face— one will have to sanctify, and be holy as he is— to walk the holy ground the Lord inhabits.

1. Conduct is established in the wilderness:  you shall have no other gods before me, he said— in the wilderness;  this means— no self exaltation, pride, or spirits who walk in that— will be exalted in the place where we are to work on our relationship:  otherwise— this is spiritual cheating on the Lord (adultery and whoredoms).  

No worship of created things in heaven or the earth, we shall not take his name vainly or superficially— only with pure reverence, we shall keep the day of rest and reverence to God holy (set apart and pure), we are to honor authority over us (parents), we are to not kill (figuratively or literally), no adultery, no theft, no lying, and no coveting what others have— in building relationship with the Lord, in the wilderness.

Exodus 20:24

“An altar of earth you shall make unto me— and shall sacrifice thereon…”

This is the earthen vessel (you) that he desires, symbolically/spiritually— and we are to offer up sacrifices (death, humility, servitude, repentance, reverence, etc) upon the altar of the heart/soul here.

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Exodus 23:16, 19

“And the feast of harvest— the firstfruits of your labors— which you have sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering— which is in the end of the year, when you have gathered in your labors— out of the field. The first— of the firstfruits of your land— you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. ”

*The first fruits harvest— is Christ’s results of his labors— with the first who would reproduce him in their vessels:  he sowed— these crops/seeds took— and reproduced as they were supposed to:  and so— he will gather them out of the field, and into his personal storehouse:  the Kingdom of God.

There is a celebration called— the Feast of Harvest, of the First Fruits— and Christ will celebrate his wise and chaste virgins— as he receives them in;  the Feast of INGATHERING.

Some— are ripe and mature, but many— are not.

The ripe— are the tip of the spear-head:  they are the FIRST— of the FIRST FRUITS ripened, and they are called into the storehouse of the Lord— in the INGATHERING (the catching up).

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1. There is a parallel— in the wilderness with Moses— ascending the mountain of the Lord (intimate, face to face relationship) —40 days and 40 nights— is the same as the temptation period in the wilderness with Jesus:  where God the Father expected him to uphold the truth, and his loyalty to God and his mission in the earth.  

If we are desiring to ascend with God as well— we will be tested, tried and proved— just like Jesus (which we will touch on later) in the wilderness with God:  we will be required to do a face to face with God, and face to face with satan— and remain loyal to the Lord God in it all;  this is to ascend the mountain of the Lord, where the glory of the Lord rests upon a man.

Exodus 24:18

“And Moses— went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up [ascended] —into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.”

The first of the first fruits— are those who will ascend the mountain of the Lord, who are chaste, clean, have had change of garments— and are sanctified and consecrated unto the Lord God, under obedience to him— and have died the death of leadership and carnality:  they will be used of the Father to bring in the rest of the first fruits— quickly after them— and the rest of the fruits, after that— the wheat harvest.

1. Free-will offering— takes place in the wilderness— authenticity.

Exodus 25:1, 8

“Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that gives it willingly with his heart— you shall take my offering.  Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”

He doesn’t even want an offering, in the wilderness— that is not a free-will, honest, authentic, right heart motive offering to him— from that soul.  This is a must to understand— it should not be grievous to us to serve and reverence him:  mature ones see the beauty in the wilderness struggles, and working out the relationship intimately— drawing them closer together:  and THIS— is the sacrifice, offered up freely (death to self), and given to the Lord in an acceptable offering.

This is an acceptable building— not one with hands— but one of the works of the Spirit in every man, in union:  the temple of the Lord— the person, the soul.

1. The ark of the covenant, and Tabernacling with God’s Spirit (properly established) takes place in the wilderness— and the marriage seat (mercy seat), testimony of your relationship with him and walking in the truth, is there— as well the lampstand, the 7 spirits and an authentic relational upholding of the covenant is established— in the wilderness.  

This is where the pouring out the savoriest of prayers and communion with God takes place— and a heavenly aroma rises to God, as he sups with each man:  all in the wilderness of relationship building.

Tabernacling with his Spirit— begins in the wilderness.

1. The priesthood is established— in the wilderness;  and they shall serve God and the house of God:  they shall bear the names of the children of Israel (symbolically for us, as YahShua bears them all):  and HOLINESS TO THE LORD, shall be written on their mitre (head covering).  And they will minister unto God— in the priest’s office.

1. Unleavened bread is brought forth in the wilderness:  no compromise, and a removal of pride— is accomplished in the wilderness walk, tabernacling with God— to the priests of the Lord.

1. Anointing takes place in the wilderness.

Anointing takes place when the cost has been paid in intimacy and reverence with God.  Wise, chaste virgin partners to the Lord— are anointed, and the others come calling on them— to give them of their oil.  But the Lord will require each man to carry his own relational intimacy with the Lord— and the anointing comes with the laid down life, the sacrifice and the walk in his righteousness.

Anointing takes place in upholding of the truth, the way, and the slaying of the enemy (carnality, pride, and usurping God);  without this taking place in every man— the anointing does not rest upon a man:  God has given it all, already— each man must go and purchase his own oil— and that oil is found in the wilderness.

1. Atonement (at-one-ment) with God— is made at the altar, in the wilderness.

Exodus 29:37

“Seven days you shall make an atonement for the altar— and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever touches the altar— shall be holy.”

Essentially— are we touching the altar, a face to face with God— in our souls, meeting him there, bare naked— nothing erected before his face (no other gods/idols) and becoming one in spirit with him again?  Are we sanctified and most holy in him?  

Seven is the number of completion— and signifies— the full mature workmanship of the Spirit— in that man:  where atonement has been made, this man and Christ’s accomplished work and person— have met this man here, and resurrected the dead— into Christ, who now lives in that man— accomplishing the Father’s workings— through that man’s life:  finished atonement fulfilled.

Exodus 29:43-46

“And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.  And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify, also, both Aaron and his sons— to minister to me in the priest's office.

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.  And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt— that I may dwell among them:  I am the Lord their God.”

1. The filling of the Spirit of God in a man— begins in the wilderness.

Exodus 31:3

“And I have filled him with the spirit of God…”

1. Grave disobedience, and reverence to idols can happen in the wilderness— in the very elect (Aaron, the high priest);  and a polluted altar (soul) can take place in the wilderness.

Exodus 32:1-5

“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, so the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him— Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt— we wot not what is become of him.

And Aaron said unto them— Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.  And he received them at their hand— and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said— These be your gods, O Israel— which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

And when Aaron saw it— he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said— Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.”

WHOA!  Not only did Aaron not consult the Lord, but he pandered (indulged) the people— in the blasphemy; and he MADE AN ALTAR to this created thing (with demons behind it) —as the people COMMANDED the man of God to do so;  he indulged the people— not God.

He said— Here is your god that brought you out of Egypt— when that was a BLATANT LIE— God holy brought them out, not a stupid idol with the demonic behind it.  And then…

He goes and says— Ok, so today is this blasphemy done, and tomorrow— WE WILL CELEBRATE GOD HOLY.

WHAT??!

This is the problem with the people in the wilderness— who revere not God, and do as men request of them, and have no fear of the Lord— but a fear of the PEOPLE (the created) INSTEAD.

The wilderness is a TIME OF TESTING— to see whose loyalty you uphold:  here, Aaron upheld loyalty to the people— NOT GOD;  and it doesn’t go well for him, because of this:  great calamity for these actions.

To the first fruits— to the leadership— comes high accountability, as we will see.

Exodus 32:7-8

“And the Lord said unto Moses— Go, get yourself down; for your people, which you brought out of the land of Egypt— have corrupted themselves:  They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed thereunto, and said— These be your gods, O Israel, which have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

And as the Lord, AND MOSES— waxed angry at all this idolatry, as they came down to see— Moses broke the tablets of the law, ground up the idol of gold, and made them all drink of their idolatry, in the wilderness.

Exodus 32:25-28

“And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked to their shame among their enemies:)  Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said— Who is on the Lord's side?  Let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

And he said unto them— Thus says the Lord God of Israel— Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.  

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell, of the people that day— about three thousand men.”

1. A culling takes place in the wilderness— we either die the soul death, that is irreverent of God— and learn to serve him in truth and holiness— or— we die the physical death— for irreverence to God, his ways and yoking to him— to uphold yoking with devils and their ways.

Exodus 32:31-35

“And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said— Oh, these people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.

Yet now, if you will forgive their sin… and if not… blot me, I pray thee— out of your book which you have written.

And the Lord said unto Moses— Whosoever has sinned against me— him, will I blot out of my book. 

Therefore now go, and lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you: behold— my Angel shall go before you: nevertheless, in the day when I visit— I will visit their sin upon them.

And the Lord plagued the people— because they made the calf, which Aaron made.”

God is not mocked, and especially not in those called by his name;  what a man sows— he will reap;  and these were given PLENTY of warning, love, provision, saving and presence of God, and godliness— they knew better, and worse— SO DID AARON.

And God said— the people who sinned against him— he would blot from his book;  It’s not only that he will kill them in the physical, like all those dancing naked— but now— God is declaring he will wipe them from his book.  😶

And this— takes place in the wilderness of testing and proving what is true in one’s soul/heart.

The Lord says— I will not go with you now, for you are stiff necked people— lest I consume you on the way;  this is because of their great unrighteousness— his holiness would consume them;  so, he will not go with them, but will send an angel before them— and they all take in the gravity of what God is saying to them.

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Exodus 34:19

“All who open the matrix —is mine; every firstling…”

This is what he’s been saying— the First Fruits of his— open the matrix.  

He said that to me today:

“Janet, the spear-tip— opens the matrix.”

And what he meant is— they pierce, and penetrate, plow the fallow ground no one has walked with God in ages— and they bring in the rest behind them, after the way has been opened and cleared again:  the ground the Messiah first paved, long ago— that has long since gone fallow (unplowed);  these— put their hands to the plow, and did not shrink back.

These will open the way for the rest to follow behind them— as did Christ;  and now— repeats in them— the same way, by the same leadership (the Spirit of God):  the headship of the God himself, doing his own pioneering/forerunning works, once again— straight through them.

The First of— the First Fruits (the tip) —will usher in the rest, as they pierce the matrix, and open up the way— to the Kingdom of God and the High and holy God himself:  the governing leadership of God, who has the governing leadership of God— erected within them.

Exodus 34:26

“The first of the firstfruits of your land— you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not seethe [ripen] a kid in his mother's milk.”

He cannot take an immature one to harvest as a first fruit— for they are still on milk, a babe.

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1. The law is established, and written on the hearts (not tablets now), in the wilderness;  and it will take place— in similar fashion to YahShua’s 40 days and nights of fasting (killing the carnal) —the law (of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus now) —is established in the wilderness, personal, relationship building— by strengthening the relationship with God in the Spirit, and weakening the flesh.

Exodus 34:28

“And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant— the ten commandments.”

1. The face to face with God, in reverence and holiness (that Moses exemplified) in the wilderness—  results in the glory of the Lord upon that man’s countenance (face).  It’s all a choice— choose this day whom you will serve— but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

1. Warnings are given in the wilderness— relationship building, covenant and high rule establishing leadership of God, to his people— is forged in the wilderness.

Exodus 34:11-16

“Observe that which I command you this day: behold— I drive out from before you— the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you go— and lest it be a snare in the midst of you:  But (instead) you shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

For you shall worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous— is a jealous God:  Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land— and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods— and one call you, and you eat of his sacrifice;  and you take of their daughters unto your sons— and their daughters go a whoring after their gods— and make your sons go a whoring after their gods.”

He is serious about being set apart— and the wilderness teaches us this;  we are called to be the set apart ones, who do not YOKE to unbelievers, who walk in carnal worldly ways— that cause their influence (of the fallen realm) to spread amongst our offspring, or families.  Because then— we will go a whoring with them— as they lead us further away from God and godliness— and a great falling away from righteousness, and the King of— takes place:  total separation— is that of the priesthood:  and that is his whole family, of peculiar priests of the Lord.

1. The glory of the Lord— is to fill the tabernacle (us), in the wilderness.

Exodus 40:34

“Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”

1. Holiness is established in the wilderness.

Leviticus 19:1-2

“And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying— Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them— You shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.”

Leviticus 20:26

“And you shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy— and have severed you from other people— that you should be mine.”

1. Reverencing the sanctuary of the Lord (your vessel), and learning the fear of the Lord— is to begin to take place in the wilderness.

Leviticus 19:30, 32

“You shall keep my sabbaths— and revere my sanctuary: I am the Lord… and fear your God— I am the Lord.”

1. Pure oil (anointing for the burning of the lamp) is obtained in the wilderness.

Leviticus 24:1-2

“And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying— Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure oil, olive— beaten [costly and pure] for the light— to cause the lamps to burn continually.”

1. The testimony is established in the wilderness;  the relationship tried and true, proved and tested out in loyalty:  two, become 1— in the wilderness.

1. Love of your neighbor is to be established and enacted— in the wilderness.

1. Respect is earned of the Lord— through obedience and reverence— in the wilderness— establishing covenant with the Lord God.

Leviticus 26:1-9

“You shall make yourselves no idols, nor graven images, neither rear you up a standing image, nor shall you set up any image of stone in your land— to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

You shall keep my sabbaths, and revere my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;  Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.  And five of you shall chase a hundred, and an hundred of you— shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you— and establish my covenant with you.”

1.  Walking with the Lord— begins in the wilderness, as we learn to tabernacle with him— and this is where we BECOME HIS PEOPLE;  and in this— his SOUL (he has one) shall not abhor us.

Leviticus 26:11-12

“I set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.  And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.”

1. Consequences of lack of reformation— are learned in the wilderness— if you are the enemy of the Lord.

Leviticus 26:23-24

“And if you will not be reformed by me by these things— but will walk contrary unto me;  Then will I also will walk contrary to you— and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.”

Leviticus 26:30

“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols— and my SOUL shall abhor you.”

1.  Merciful intercessions— begin in the wilderness.

Numbers 1:53

“But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.”

The reason the Levites are not involved in the war with Joshua (not numbered among the tribes to participate) is because they have a very important job to do in the house of God— and that is intercede on behalf of the house of God— in keeping the TESTIMONY of the congregation PURE.

They are the priesthood, who is constantly staying in proper relationship with God, and clean (sanctified) and making atonement at the altar, for the wayward congregation.  As these men go to war— God has asked for someone to be interceding at the place of the ‘testimony,’ that’s the record witness of the people— on behalf of a wayward, or sinful people.

This is a huge, sacrificial, servanthood role for the priesthood— and a necessary one:  the testimony— must be kept pure and accounted for.  The place of the testimony cannot go unkept— or wrath, the wrath of God— because of wickedness— will come upon the people, for the law of sow and reap.

We are to learn from this— and realize that in our lives, now— we are to be seated, as priests, at the place of the testimony of the people, as well— interceding on behalf of the body of Christ— through our upright lives unto God, chaste, clean and in right-standing unto God and his righteousness— toward a sinful people;  lest the wrath of God come down and consume them— in the law of sow and reap.

If God has placed certain burdens upon your heart to pray for certain situations and people— DO IT— as you may be the intercession priest he has called for, in just a time as this;  where the fervent prayer of a RIGHTEOUS man— availeth much.

Numbers 2:17

“Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward [lead] with the camp of the Levites [priesthood]— in the midst of the camp”

And the testimony and the priesthood, not only leads the procession, but— is set in the center of the encampment;  we should take note— the testimony of the priesthood is the center of the household of God;  and the testimony of the relationship between God and his house— is the center of, the heart of— the people and intercession, according to the mercies of God.

1.  First Fruits are established in the wilderness.

Numbers 3:12-13

“And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel —instead of— all the firstborn that open the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;  Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.”

The parallel here is two fold— do we want to know who the first born, first fruits are— they are the priesthood of Melchizedek, under YahShua— who have been trained up in the priesthood, tested, schooled and proved by the Lord himself— in walking as he walks, as a PRIEST. 

The first born— following after the First born, himself— Jesus/YahShua Ha Maschiach, are as he is;  and he is the apostolic, prophetic, priest— of the family of God, who leads all other priests in the Order, under him.

The first fruits are the first born into maturation of Christ’s full stature, and the tip of those— the leadership of those, who have not only returned to his image, but have been proven to EXCEL at their priestly duties (serving God himself) —are his elect and chosen leadership:  these went forth first, plowed intercessive duties unto God and the household of God, FIRST— and so, they were the ones who went LOW— first, and served all:  they will lead with him, as the FIRST— because they went last and SERVED ALL:  this is what Jesus did, and does.

These watched their High Priest intercede as he does;  they followed in his footsteps and they became as he is:  and these will help bring in the rest of the house of God into maturity— as these have YahShua Ha Mashiach himself leading them— who will raise up the house of Israel through them.

The Levites— are the house of priests, and the first born into full maturity, in the house of God— are his, and they follow him.

Many will come into full maturation with them— and many harvests of people will come in.

There is this weird thing going on where people are freaking out— if they are not a FIRST FRUIT of YahShua;  and I say— WHY??

I fundamentally do not understand.  For if one becomes a ‘fruit’ at all, in the house of God— and is harvested— is not that most important thing;  whether we come in FIRST— is only a status of order;  coming in AT ALL— whenever, with God, as he matures us— IS WHAT MATTERS.

FIRST fruits— are just that;  they are those who matured FIRST in their souls, and operate in a mature status of character, conduct of that character and disposition— as like Christ:  they are disciplined under him, and disciplined in their operating system of their souls— and have matured first into being trustworthy in allowing HIM to lead them in their operations, as they hear from him— what to do.

That is all— they matured fully, FIRST;  it is not to say— others will not ever mature, or be counted as fruits of the Lord that he harvests into his storehouse:  but as to whether we are FIRST or not— is not the right motive of the heart.

Those who will be first and lead— are those who came to Christ to serve him and the brotherhood— for that soul purpose;  they did not seek a leadership role— they sought to be close to the Lord, and become priestly, as he is— serving his interests in the earth (firstly, in their own person).  

They reformed in their inner conduct, disciplining themselves STAUNCHLY, and REVERENTLY unto the Lord, and they sought— HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS— like scripture instructed them to:  seek ye first the Kingdom of God (that’s him and his ways), AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS— and ‘all these things’ shall be added unto you:  leadership, is just one of those things he adds unto your life and calling (the tip of the spear-head).

But just because we in the body of Christ may find ourselves to be— coming in after the tip enters in, and breaks the matrix wide open— does not mean we are not needed;  nay— the broadhead of the spear that penetrates the realm of darkness here, and brings in the millennial reign and great harvest— NEEDS TO COME IN RIGHT BEHIND THE SPEAR-HEAD TIP!

In fact— they are the ‘more harvesters,’ coming into maturation— that we NEED— to help bring in this mega harvest in these days:  they will be those who pick the ball up, and move us forward in the advancement of light in the earth, bringing in the will and works of our Father.

All parts of the spear are needed to finish the job;  the tip— cannot do it all, but they will lead the way, plow the fallow ground, open up the trail, forge forth into the camp of the giants with God— and help lead the others into that maturation too— in order to pull in the great harvest of souls;  because that great harvest of souls and witness of God in the earth— will depend upon his fruits being mature, and slaying giants (those are demonic forces):  so, we must be mature and doing the first works— to bring in the greater works.

The FIRST OF— the first fruits (the tip of the spear), have been slaying giants with God already— in their lives, being tested and proved by the Lord, as he develops them into maturity and discipline— and will help the full body come into maturity, to slay giants too:  they are casting out demons, cleansing, sanctifying, consecrating, healing, raising the dead to life, mending the broken souls and setting captives free of the devil.

So— they too, will lead the others in the greater works— that YahShua has been waiting— to fulfill in HIS FIRST FRUITS;  he’s quite excited to debut the awesomeness of God— straight through these fearless Joshua’s with him:  but be assured— many more will be matured, as time goes forward, and these (with Christ at the helm of them) parent the rest of the body of Christ into maturation (spear-heading these operations).

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End of part 1, of---- The purpose of the Wilderness