Becoming the Throne of God...

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God intends for Christ, Head and Body, to be His Throne. The holy city, the new Jerusalem, is Christ–Head and Body. The new Jerusalem shall govern the creation for eternity.

(6/27/2010). The work of placing His Person, His Throne in us, has begun today. We may notice in the Book of Revelation that to the last of the churches our Lord says, "I stand at the door and knock." Then He says that to him who overcomes will be given to sit with Christ on His Throne just as He overcame and sits with His Father on the Father's Throne.

"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Revelation 3:20-22)

From my point of view, the passage above is telling us that Christ wants to enter and have fellowship with us. As He does, we become the Throne of God. Christ Himself is the Throne of God, and when He is dwelling in us, we become the Throne of God.

I am glad He said He would eat with us and we with Him. He dines on our obedience and worship. We dine on His body and blood. He did not claim that because He enters us we would become a powerful person who will control or save the world.

It appears to be inherent in human beings that we want to govern other people. In some individuals the desire to govern others is so strong they become politicians. Then their intense desire to gain and maintain a political office often leads them to make decisions that do not truly benefit those over whom they rule, just as long as they remain in office.

Obviously, to such people the concept that God is setting His throne in us can be seen as a means to power and glory. This is the reverse of what God has in mind.

Even the disciples of Jesus argued among themselves as to who would be the greatest. Jesus responded that whoever is to be greatest must be the servant of all. The politicians of today, regardless of their philosophy of government, speak of how they are going to benefit the people. Very seldom is this the truth. The truth is they want to rule other people.

To say to such a person that he or she is supposed to serve, not seek preeminence, would be a mortal wound. He would have to experience a change of heart before he would be glad to serve others without thought of how it would benefit himself.

As far as I can tell, and I certainly hope I am mistaken, I do not believe there is a government on the earth today that is not filled with lying, bribery, treachery, self-seeking, love of preeminence, supplanting, gossip, backbiting, dishonesty, and every other satanic trait.

When God is on the throne of our heart we are free from such guile and treachery. We have a love for those whom we are serving. Our heart is pure toward God and toward people.

So no, the fact that God is installing His Throne in us does not mean that now we can order people and circumstances to conform to our will. Rather we are learning to wait patiently on Christ as He shows us His will and then guides and empowers us so we may perform His will.

You may remember that Satan offered Christ the kingdoms of the world. Jesus replied that He never would worship Satan, only God. Those today in positions of political leadership are often doing the will of Satan although they may not realize it.

I have been saying for years that in our day the Christians are going to be divided into two groups. The majority will seek power so they can go forth and minister to a "lost and dying world," doing great things for God, as they imagine. There will be a minority who will continually seek increased fellowship with the Lord Jesus so they may do His will and only His will.

You can see the difference. The majority will attempt to use God to accomplish what they believe to be pleasing to Christ. The minority will worship and obey Christ; and out from their close fellowship with Him will be borne the powerful testimony of the closing days of the Church Age.

A prophecy was given recently to a Christian denomination. The Spirit said to this large group of believers that there were problems in their midst and they needed to repent and make things right. What the leadership interpreted from this prophecy was that the denomination is to go forth and save the world.

Now we can understand why the Word says, "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." How do we get ears to "hear" the Spirit, and eyes to "see" God? I know that if we are to see God we have to be holy. We have to have a pure heart.

I do not know how we get "ears" to hear. Maybe it is by waiting on the Lord and not running ahead of Him. Or maybe it is by Divine appointment. I am not certain. But to derive from this recent prophecy that we are to go out and save the world reveals that not everyone has "ears" to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

The fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of John exhorts us to "abide" in Christ. Now, what does it mean to abide in Christ and He in us? It means that we are to be continually inviting the Lord Jesus into every word we speak, every thought we think, and every action we take. Our whole personality and life is to be filled with Jesus. We are members of His Body; and it is His greatest wish that we would open the door to Him at all times so He can live His Life in us.

If Jesus is living His Life in us, is it not true that we now are the Throne of God, in that Jesus is the Throne of God?

The fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of John speaks of many "rooms" in the Father's House. The Father's House is Christ, plus the members of His Body. The proper inhabitants of each room are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

When we are ready, and at rest in God's Person and will, we then can express our personality in our "room." Now there are four persons in our room: the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and ourselves.

Next, after we are in proper relationship to God, God gives us people to love and care for. Some members of Christ's Body can receive a few people as an inheritance. Others are destined to be patriarchs in the new world of righteousness. They will share with Christ millions of people whom God accounts worthy of salvation.

It is paradoxical but true that by being more concerned with God than with people we do the most good for people. It flies in the face of today's emphasis on how good people are; how we always ought to be concerned with their rights and comforts regardless of God's will for them; how God is so in love with people He never would permit them to suffer. The paradox is that the more we love God the more able we will be to bless and help people.

The majority of believers, whom we mentioned earlier, will think of our being made the Throne of God as an opportunity for self-aggrandizement. They will seek miraculous powers, as so many Christians are doing today.

Christian people, who are not content to follow after Jesus bearing their cross, and are seeking powerful gifts of the Spirit, are becoming the False Prophet. They will assist Antichrist during the closing days of the Church Age.

The minority will think of our being made the Throne of God as that which their heart cries out for–a close fellowship with God. They will enter the eternal dance with their Lord. Although they place pleasing God as the most important aspect of their life, and serving people second in importance, as always is true of the Lord Jesus, they will, as does Jesus, succeed in being the greatest possible blessing to the world.

The concept that everyone eventually will be saved, because God is too good to let people suffer very much, is a satanic lie. It comes from Satan who is hoping that people will persuade God to save him from the Lake of Fire. The truth is, he, and all those who love him, will spend eternity in the fire.

As far as rebellious people are concerned, those who will not obey Christ, the Prophet Isaiah tells of their eternal destiny:

"As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me," says the LORD. "And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." (Isaiah 66:22-24)

The above is the Word of God to us. Let God be true and every man a liar!

In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land," declares the LORD, "men will no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the LORD.' It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. (Jeremiah 3:16,17)

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