The Six Glories OF God
Today there are so many lost Christians because they do not have a prophetic understanding of where God is taking His church in this present season.
God reveals Himself through His glory and His glory has to do with the tangible, localized reality of His presence. Moses used all the different components that were compounded together that he used that to anoint holy vessels in the tabernacle. We also have better understanding of Jesus as the sacrificial lamb when we study how the Israelites took a spotless lamb and sacrificed it and shed its blood for the sins of the people. When Jesus came, He shed His precious blood and became the sacrificial lamb so that we no longer have to sacrifice animals.
However, God used that physical, tangible method in the Old Testament so that we can understand the spiritual value of salvation.
The same applies when we study the coming glory of God. The church is about to step into a new season of God’s Glory and in order to have a better understanding of this prophetic coming move of God, we need to once again look at the type and shadow of the glory of God which was manifest tangibly and physically so that we can build up our faith for what is about to be released upon the earth.
1. The glory of Moses
Exodus 24:16-18 - Now the glory of the LORD rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. So Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
Exodus 33:18 - And he said, "Please, show me Your glory."
Exodus 40 – (Extracts) - And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up. So Moses finished the work. Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
2. The glory of Solomon
1 Kings 8 – (Extracts) - Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion. then they brought up the ark of the LORD, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. Then Solomon spoke: "The LORD said He would dwell in the dark cloud. I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever."
God allowed Solomon to build the temple in Jerusalem which would be a permanent home for the Ark of the Covenant and a place of worship for His people. The temple took seven years to build. The Ark contained nothing except the two tablets of stone which God had given to Moses. God’s glory filled the temple and the priests could not minister because of the cloud. We tend to carry too much spiritual baggage. If we are to experience God’s glory, the only thing we should carry within us is the anointed Word of God. Things like traditions, cultures, and opinions should be put out as they do not belong in the holy places of God.
1 Kings 6:14 - So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
Solomon finished the work just as Moses had done.
3. The glory of Jesus
Matthew 17:1-3 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
The same glory that shone through Moses, shone through the Son of God from heaven. Jesus became the intermediary connection between the natural and spiritual realms. Christ will one day reign as the Tabernacle of the Lord.
4. The glory of Pentecost
Acts 2:1-4 - When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
This is the glory that came upon the one hundred and twenty in the Upper Room on the Day of Pentecost when they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. This marked the beginning of the church age which was birthed through the apostles and for two thousand years God has been building His church. It is not a perfect church but the glory of God makes it perfect. Jesus build the church and it is built through the glory of God.
Haggai 2:9 - The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the LORD of hosts.
5. The glory of the Church
There is a great expectancy in the church today as we discern the times and seasons and understand that we are living in the last days. God has promised that He will pour out His Spirit in the last days and the church worldwide is looking forward to and expecting this revival. Many believe this will be the greatest move of God in history and will harvest millions of people into the kingdom of God before the end comes. We do not know the exact details of God’s plan, but we do know that He is going to advance His purposes through His church.
Just as God did with Moses, God is going to use His glory to bring order to His church.
The church today is not perfect. It is broken, divided, poor, powerless, but it is going to be united and strong. One thing that can unite God’s people is the glory of God. God’s glory is going to come upon His temple and we are going to do mighty things for God.
Habakkuk 2:14 - For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
Matthew 24:14 - And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
6. The glory of eternity
We are anointed for eternity and we are glorified throughout eternity so that we can teach and we can lead nations.
After the tribulation, there is going to be a thousand years of peace. In that time the devil is going to be bound and we are going to be ruling with Jesus. After the thousand year period, the devil is going to be loosed and will deceive the nations for a short time. He will then be cast into the lake of fire together with those whose names were not written in the Book of Life.
Revelations 21:10-12 - And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
We will live continuously in the glory of God because we will be with Him forever and ever. The glory of God will be the light of the New Jerusalem.
Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
