THE POWER OF THE TEMPLE OF GOD

Know ye not, that your bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost? The righteous dwell in the tabernacle/ the holy hill(Ps15:1-5). The tabernacle is also the shield of God. 

"Though wilt bless the righteous, with favour will though compass Him as with a shield."(Ps 5:12)

The favour refers to the manifold grace of God, covered as His gifts to men, which is actually a giving of Himself.. This is the hetritage of His people(Ps 16:5,6). The riches of the wicked on the other hand;(Ps 17:14.) have a short lifespan, and are lost in the end. Actually, at the end of this age.

The tabernacle is also refered to as the shield of Gods salvation(Ps 18:35). It therefore protects against attacks in times of warfare. It is also the "guarding strength"(Ps 18:39) which means, the power of God. This is why The Character of God in Men is more important especially now. It is not just work, but the secret of the power of the saints. For this reason, Gods power comes laced with HIS Character(Find them in His gifts to men). This is one of the simplest and most ignored ways of discerning the good from the evil. For example, power can be manifested in through joy(Ps 21:1, where the King is expressing joy in the strength of God. This is the importanc eof those moments of glory in times of war. Power is also in the voice of God, Ps 28:4, which is the counsel of God that one must wait for before going to war. This was the principle inherent in the times of the earlier battles of Israel. Peace from God has power - refered to as strength in psalms 29:11. The same with praise, hence, "the glory of men sings(Ps 30:12)." When God glorifies men, a song rises from within.

PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE AGE OF THE REIGN OF CHRIST

 How do we prepare the way for the coming of Christ at the advent of the coming new age? How did John, two thousand years ago, as he Introduced the concept of " the Kingdom of God?" This is a necessary discussion in view of the promise of Malachi 4:5. This is referring to a "witness," a term also used equally in reference to angels. The function of such an angel (Probably assigned to a human witness) is further explained in the article, "Ark of the Covenant / The Power." In the article, we saw how John the baptist prepared the people for the coming of Christ by the Baptism of repentance, one that is important even now. In his days, he showed the people what sin was and introduced them to the power of baptism. This is what true baptism is all about - one of the heart. In his work, John promised of one coming to baptize, unlike him, with Spirit and fire(John 1:29,33.) This is the preparation for the coming age, as Christ came from the wilderness saying "repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand." He said that one had to be born "from above, or by "water and Spirit"(Jn 3:5,3) to enter the Kingdom. This is the same Kingdom in Daniel(7:9) which is taken by force through a battle in the heavens(Daniel is a vision of the heavens, the spiritual as opposed to the physical world.)

PRINCIPALITIES AND NATIONS IN PROPHESY

The word, principality has several implications, explained as follows;

1. A specific Power

Different powers of God are also referred to as principalities. For example, the principality of God is peace. Jesus is the prince of peace. It refers to a character with a functionality. The powers of darkness are indeed, also principalities, against which we fight(Eph 6:11.) These were the same principalities expressed as beast in Daniel 7 and 8. Watch how in DanieL 11, the same principalities are referred to as Kings. This is because Kings are the final authority of all principality, they wield the scepter of power, so to say.

2. A territory, Spiritual of physical.

Territories are occupied places of rulers of this world, physical and spiritual. This is irrespective of the stature. For example, while the United Nations Organisation has its territorial influence over all member countries, the individual member countries have their own individual territorial integrity, and within them are provinces, districts, and other local authorities, down to individual members of the community, who rightfully have their own form of integrity as human beings, and their rights as individuals.

Principalities present themselves in prophesies and dreams in various forms, as witnessed by Daniel, John in his revelation, among other prophets. The most common of these forms is that of beasts. It is interesting that even God appears flanked by the same kind of beastly representations as would be the case of Ezekiels vision(chapter 1). The devil is at a point in prophesy also represented as having once been a Cherubim in the garden of God.

The rise and fall of principalities is by the appointment of God, as all power cannot be, unless by Him. God is a God of order, and just because this age is under the rulers of darkness of this world, it is by no means lacking in structure and order, and clear accountability. That is why there is a judgement set for its own day, with God as the ultimate judge, even above all the rulers. For this reason, it is important to understand the times and seasons, and to know the principles set by God, by which even the rulers of this age are bound. This is all hidden in the word of God and understanding only comes from digesting knowledge previously deposited. Sometimes we get entrapped by snares of the devil by simple things like disobedience, which costs nothing other that self, something that should be dead in all Christians anyway. Look at such things as gain instead of as working for salvation. We are to be presented as gold before God and any impurities in the contents are removed by fire. This is one of the functions of a season of war.