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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Tabernacle of David
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. (Acts 15:16,17)
War
A separation is taking place today among the Lord's elect. The majority will continue in the accustomed ways of the Lord. Salvation, water baptism, the born-again experience, the baptism with the Spirit, praise, Divine healing, the gifts of the Spirit, will continue to be given and practiced.
But the Lord Jesus is calling out from the elect a firstfruits. While the members of the Lord's firstfruits embrace and practice all the graces we have mentioned, another element is being introduced into their lives. That element is war! The time of judgment and war against Satan has arrived, the Day of Vengeance of our God (Isaiah 61:2).
Whereas the majority will continue seeking to be blessed, the firstfruits, while seeking to be blessed, are also seeking the destruction of the devil.
Whereas the majority of believers are praying for revival in the churches, the firstfruits are praying for revival in the churches and also for the Lord Jesus Christ to come and bring the nations of the earth into subjection to Himself.
Whereas the majority are interested in the progress of local ministry and in the work of missions, the firstfruits, while continuing in all good works, are growing vitally concerned with Jerusalem; for the Lord Jesus soon is to come and sit on the Throne of David in Jerusalem.
However, before the Lord Jesus can sit on the Throne of David in Jerusalem He first must be placed on the throne of the hearts of His saints. Before the Lord can put His enemies under His feet He first must achieve victory in the hearts of His people. Armageddon is being fought now in the warrior-firstfruits, the bridal remnant. The Lord is judging the sin and rebellion in us.
The kingdoms of the world cannot become the Kingdom of our Lord and His Christ until first we of the Church permit the Lord of Armies to enter us and crush all resistance to His Person and will.
The separation between the warlike remnant of believers, and the majority of Christians, is portrayed in the Old Testament in a powerful type. We are referring to the removal of the Ark of the Covenant from the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the placing of the Ark in a tent in Zion, the city of King David.
In those days God's house was divided into two parts: one, the Tabernacle of the Congregation located on the high place in Gibeon; and two, the Tabernacle of David in Zion. Let us see how this division of God's house came about and how it typifies the manner in which God will bring to pass total victory in Israel and finally throughout the whole earth.
To be continued.