Genesis 24, Psalms 24, Jeremiah 24 and Matthew 24
I’ve been hearing four words showing a progression that I believe will continue to grow in the coming year(s) ahead!
Revelation—> Fascination —> Impartation—> Transformation
What’s interesting is four! This is the number in the numerical sequence of both the Hebrew and Gregorian year that’s changing as we enter the new year.
The fourth Hebrew letter is the Dalet. Its numerical value is also four and it means a tent or door/gate, knock, path or way, and dominion! I believe this is pointing us to the door in Revelation chapter 4. We see in this chapter where Jesus opens a door into the throne room, which is where those who are in Christ are seated with Him! This is where His people operate in their priestly call, and only what’s given and revealed here they bring to the earth as kings! Revelation 5:10 says, “And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”
The Holy Spirit continues to bring me back to Acts chapter 4 as well. I believe this is revealing how His people will reign on the earth! Verse 13 speaks to what people see when one has spent time behind the Revelation 4 door! “The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13)
Four also speaks about the four corners of the earth (Isa. 11:12; Ezekiel 7:2; Rev, 7:1) and I believe what I’m about to share will impact not only this nation, but the entire world!
Now the 5,784th scripture is Deuteronomy 32:25, which says, “Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.” So we see a separation of two distinct groups impacted by God's judgment. First group is those outside, which speaks of two types of people (unbelievers, believers outside of God's will), and the sword could be literal (war, etc) or spiritual (Sword of the Spirit) and in either case His judgment is always from a place of mercy and to bring people back to Him. The second group is those inside, which speaks of inside the church (Body of Christ), and the terror would speak of the shaking, because scripture says shaking will come and touch everything, just like the above verse showing all ages are touched!
“For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” (Haggai 2:6-9)
“When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.” (Hebrews 12:26-29)
The first chapter I want to touch on is Jeremiah 24, and in this somewhat small chapter the prophet receives a vision of two baskets with figs, both of which are placed in front of the Lord's temple, and verse 3 says, “Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat.” Next the Lord confirms and says, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians. I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.” (Jeremiah 24:5-7). I believe this group is the group found inside in the verse above from Deuteronomy 32.
The second group or the bad figs, the scripture says, “But the bad figs,” the Lord said, “represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat. I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them. And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors.” (Jeremiah 24:8-10). I believe this group is connected to those outside from the above verse in Deuteronomy 32, and we even see the sword here connected to war.
We must understand there are only two sides and this is found all through the Word of God.
- Tree of Life and Tree of knowledge of good and evil
- Good Seed and bad seed
- Yahweh and Baal
- Kingdom of Light and kingdom of darkness
- Good fruit and bad fruit
- Sealed by God or mark of the beast
- The Bride or the harlot
Along with this last bullet comes one of the other chapters and that is Genesis 24. In this chapter Abraham is sending his servant to go get Isaac a bride! This is a beautiful picture of what’s already begun to take place and will continue for those who hear what the Spirit is speaking. Abraham (the Father) sends his oldest servant (Friend) to find and prepare a wife (the Church) for his son (Jesus)!
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to Him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and His bride has prepared herself.” (Revelation 19:7)
This preparation now connects to the third chapter and that is Psalms 24. The verses that specifically keep stirring are, “Who may climb the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the Lord’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob.” (Psalms 24:3-6).
Clean hands, pure hearts, and tell no lies! Now does scripture show us these same attributes with the Bride? “They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb. They have told no lies; they are without blame.” (Revelation 14:4-5)
His Remnant is hearing and feeling this call to deep purity and yielding themselves to His refining fire! This is clearly being seen in many places across the nation amongst true and faithful followers of Christ. Yet many are still slumbered and the Lord has molded and began to release trumpets across the Earth to call them from their sleep and prophesy to the dead dry bones!!
Those slumbered have fallen to what Jesus lovingly rebukes, “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!” (Revelation 2:4)
The fourth chapter is one that’s been stirring for some time, which is Matthew 24. This chapter is full of revelation to help the Body of Christ identify and navigate the days we are in and are increasing into. What many quickly miss is in Matthew's account the scripture says, “As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings.” (Matthew 24:1). At a quick glance we might think by the phrase “his disciples” that Jesus was speaking to them all. However once we look at Mark's account we see something greater!
“Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him,” (Mark 13:3). Jesus was only speaking to four of His disciples! So what Jesus taught about the end of the age and His second coming was to a smaller group He trusted more. Catch this! So don’t just swallow what the masses may be teaching as end times eschatology! Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you and connect you with real trusted voices!
The number four is also found in the faces of the living creatures which are in Ezekiel chapter 1 and 10, as well as Revelation 4. These four faces reveal four faces of Jesus. The Ox (Suffering Servant), the Man (His Humanity), the Lion (The Messiah and King), and the Eagle (His Deity). So just as the four living creatures were a reflection of who they continually looked at, so will His Bride be! Truly becoming Who she is beholding!
We also see the number four found in the four soils that Jesus taught about (Matthew 13; Mark 4; Luke 8), and we must see that of these four only one remained and produced good fruit! The two keys to Jesus’ teaching here is that it takes soil that’s been tilled up (Hosea 10:12), that is hearts that are prepared, and it takes Seed, which is the Word of God (Luke 8:11) and water (Eph. 5:26). God’s people must continue to keep their hearts tender and burning for His Word, and allow it to have its full work within them! Growing DEEP roots and becoming good trees that produce good fruit!
I believe we will continue to see two sides manifest and intensify.
- Revelation 12:12- “Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time."
- Proverbs 12:12- “Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.”
5784/4= 1446 and I heard the Holy Spirit say “Revelation 14:4-6”
“They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb. They have told no lies; they are without blame. And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.” (Revelation 14:4-6)
2024/4= 506 and I heard the Holy Spirit say “Psalms 50:6”
“Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge.” (Psalms 50:6)
The last two digits are 84 and these equal 12, which speaks to a perfect government, not of the world but of the Kingdom of God (12 Tribes/12 Apostles). Deuteronomy chapter 12 is what the Holy Spirit has brought me to. There are a couple of key parts that He has really been highlighting to me.
“But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.” (Deuteronomy 12:5-7).
This is crucial and a major correction needed in the modern church. People are just church hopping, going wherever feels good, and if they get upset at one they just go to another. They are not planted and submitted to serve a body of believers. Notice it says “seek the place where the Lord your God chooses” not “where we choose”, and verse 8 confirms this “You shall not at all do as we are doing here today—every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes” Who we are aligned with is of great importance to the Lord Jesus, and so we must obey!
The next portion of this chapter that is being highlighted says, “Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; but in the place which the Lord chooses, in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.” (Deuteronomy 12:13-14). So we must be giving our offerings exactly where the Lord directs! If we want the increase He so desires us to steward we must again obey! This portion from the Old Testament I believe is the tie to the Acts 4 assembly of believers, which is a community knitted together in love and fully devoted to Jesus and each other!
To recap all of the above into a simple phrase it would be "a call to purity", both in our personal lives, and corporately with those we assemble with. Scripture tells us, "Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God." (Matthew 5:8). We must be pure in heart to clearly see Jesus, and that is the only way we will truly become like Him!
Jesus is looking for people who deeply love Him and love one another, that are truly knit together, and are being prepared for the year(s) ahead! The Lord is looking to cut every distraction and hindrance to us being obedient to everything He is positioning us with!
I pray anyone who reads this gets confirmation to what He has been speaking or revealing to them. Those who may not have a clear picture please take it before the Lord and ask Him to reveal what if any part of this is for you to seek and press into.