Post by Jo Smith on Jul 18, 2020 12:04:25 GMT -5
~~The Transference of Power ~~
Tonight, July 16, 2003, I could not go to sleep so I rose to read the Word of God. He has given me a marvelous message on the Transference of His Power. May God send out a glorious blessing with this message for His Honour and glory.
Jer. 1: 15. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Now God has called here for a group of people to come against Jerusalem (OT.) and set their 'throne' at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the wall of it and against all their cities. This is setting up the destruction of the whole OT., meaning the whole law system with all that goes with it.
Jer. 2: 7. And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
8. The priests said not, Where is the Lord? And they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
Here God tells them how they have defiled the great land he gave them. In Verse eight He states His case against them:
The PRIESTS did not enquire for the Lord.
They that handle the LAW knew me not.
The PASTORS transgressed against God.
The PROPHETS prophesied by Baal.
Now do you see here the complete OT. ministry against God? The priests were not seeking Him. Those who gave out the LAW did not know God. Their PASTORS were transgressing against God. And the PROPHETS prophesied by Baal, not by God.
So that whole group was totally defiled.
God goes on in the rest of this chapter to tell Israel how he set them free time and time again and yet they ran back to bondage with their worshipping idols and devils.
He tells how they killed their own prophets and finally reached a point where they proclaimed themselves as lords and had no more need to come to God.
He continues to plead with them into chapter three. Then He begins to prophesy about the New Testament ministry, which will come.
Jer. 3: 15. And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16. And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
17. At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
18. In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
19. But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
In verse 15 He is speaking of the NT. ministers who will teach them the truth of God. After this they will no more speak of the Ark of the Covenant (v.16) for they will now see that Jesus is our Ark of safety.
Then at this time all nations will come unto this New Jerusalem, the NT. Grace.
Verse 25 shows the confusion of those who cling to the OT. and refuse to come into the New. For they did not obey his voice.
Jer. 4: 9. And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
Now here in verse 9, we are told that at that day -- what day? The day He has turned to the NT., that the heart of their KING shall perish. This cuts off the OT. Kings of Israel and Judah.
Their priests shall be astonished, and the PROPHETS shall wonder. This cuts off the priests and the prophets of the OT.
Verses 11-13 speak of the NT. ministers coming against them and spoiling them, or cutting them off.
Verses 22-28 speak of the desolate condition of the OT. after God has rejected them.
Verse 29: 29. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
30. And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31. For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! For my soul is wearied because of murderers.
If you desire great revelation and joy, please take the time to read those verses. V. 29--that whole 'city' = OT. law nation of priests, prophets and law, fled at the noise of the horsemen -- so what is these horsemen? It is the army spoken of in Joel 2 and under the 5th and 6th Trumpets in Revelation. It is the army of God, the NT. second witness who will destroy the whole mess of Babylon, OT. and fake church together... and the bowmen? They are the ones God puts his judgment ministry with. They destroy the OT. This was at first Peter, Paul and all of those early Christians who did away with serving God by the law.
Verse 30- So what did 'she' (mystery Babylon; OT. Jerusalem)-- do then? After she was spoiled? She clothed herself with crimson, decked herself with ornaments of gold, painted her face and made herself fair. So what is that? It was old Jerusalem transforming herself into Mystery Babylon, the whore church. Yes, she began then to build fancy churches, high rich steeples, stained glass windows; lovely carpets, million dollar buildings, and set herself up as the bride of Christ, the NT. Church.
In verse 31 we hear the true Church beginning with Jesus at Calvary and on into the martyrdom of those early Christians, See, she was travailing in anguish from birthing that first man child, that apostolic Church. This is the great tribulation they had to go through.
Jer. 5: 13. And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
In chapter 5 it speaks more of the destruction of that whorish OT. Jerusalem. It tells in 13 how the prophets do not have the Word in them. He just keeps showing that he cut them off.
29. Shall I not visit for these things? Saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30. A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Verse 31 he again tells them the prophets lie and the priest bear rule over them and they love to have it this way. Thus God has fully pronounced his anger and disgust against that OT. way of life. He is finished with them forever. So, what next?
Jer. 6: 3. The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
4. Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! For the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
5. Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
6. For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
The NT. Shepherds and their flocks go against her by night (her darkness) and destroy her palaces = her places of worship.
Hew ye down trees, This was John the Baptist with his ax cutting down those OT. leaders, or trees.
12. And their houses shall be turned unto others; this is turning from the OT. to the NT.
13. For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Now He has fully shown that the prophets and the priests were every one false. His case is fully made against them and why he cuts them off. We must say His judgments are RIGHTEOUS.
Now, let's move into something glorious --- the TRANSFERRING OF POWER.
Taken from Webster's:
1trans•fer \trans-"f€r, "trans-'f€r\ vb trans•ferred; trans•fer•ring 1 : to pass or cause to pass from one person, place, or situation to another : TRANSPORT, TRANSMIT 2 : to make over the possession of : CONVEY
2trans•fer \"trans-'f€r\ n 1 : conveyance of right, title, or interest in property from one person to another
Now here is something marvelous: To 'transfer' is to cause to pass from one person, place or situation to another. And it means to convey a right, title or interest in property from one person to another.
So we have proven that God cut off the power of the OT. rulers, the kings, the prophets and the priests. So where is that power going?
Let's go into Revelation for the answer.
In chapter 4 we are looking into something in heaven. A throne is there with someone sitting upon this throne. So a throne shows a king or ruler. Around this throne is 24 elders and 4 beasts. These are worshipping the one on this throne.
Rev. 4: 9. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
See they were worshipping God. This is the Father, who created all things. It is not Jesus; it is God the Father on this throne.
In chapter 5 we are told that God held in his hand a Book which was sealed up with seven seals. A strong angel was crying loudly for someone to be able to open this book, but no one was found worthy to open the Book. John says he wept much because no one was able to open the book. Why was this? Why was he weeping so much?
Because this is the Book of Life. Not mortal, temporal, earthly life. No. It is the Book of eternal life. This life can come only from God. Now God had closed up this book and therefore no human being could ever again come to God and have eternal life. This is why John is weeping so much, for he saw that all mankind was lost; no way back to God and life. With this book sealed shut, there was no way of life; no redemption.
See, the experiment of law in the OT. by God had failed. It was not able to get the people to God and eternal life. When God closed them off, that book of Life was sealed up and could not be opened back up to mankind -- except for the perfect life of Jesus Christ -- his total obedience to God, to death and hell.
Rev. 5: 5. And one of the elders saith unto me, weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
Now John is told that a slain lamb has prevailed to open the book, and to loose those seals. He prevailed by his perfect life and his obedience to death and hell for all of our sins.
7. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
This verse shows that just as soon as the Lamb took the power of the Life of God into his hands, those people all with one accord started sending prayers up to Him.
9. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
This verse proves that it was redemption which Jesus had now taken into his own hands. This proves the Book was the Book of Redemption, or eternal life. So now Jesus has the power of giving Life to as many as He will; for he has prevailed and taken the Book, or power of life into his own hands. All Power in Heaven and Earth has NOW, at this ceremony been GIVEN TO JESUS.
10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
(Notice, it did not say made us prophets, only kings and priests. Why is this? Because at this point in time all prophecy has been given and there is no need for further prophecy. God finished giving out prophecy with the last OT. prophet, John the Baptist, who wrote this Book of the Revelation. Since that time, there are no more prophets, giving out the Word of God. The NT. Prophets are a total different working of God. They only gave out small, immediate things to the people they dealt with. This is shown as prophets told Paul of his coming imprisonment if he goes to Jerusalem and also one prophesied of a coming drought, which happened in their day-- this is vastly different from the OT. Prophets who received and wrote the Word of God.)
11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, honour, and glory, and blessing.
13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Verse 7- Jesus goes up to God sitting on His throne and takes this book of life out of God's hands. Shew!
Then what happened? After they saw this book of eternal life in the hands of Jesus, not God, v8. They all, the 24 elders and the 4 beasts FELL DOWN BEFORE THE LAMB. See, they are NOW WORSHIPPING JESUS. Yes, right here Heb. one is fulfilled where God set Jesus up on the throne of God and told all the angels and every human being to now WORSHIP MY SON; HONOUR MY SON EVEN AS YOU HONOUR ME. And they did it!
This is the TRANSFERRING OF GOD'S POWER INTO THE HANDS OF JESUS CHRIST, THUS MAKING JESUS THE SAME IN POWER AND MIGHT AS GOD HIMSELF, THUS MAKING JESUS OUR GOD. THIS WAS THE TRANSFERRING OF THE TITLE AND POWER OF GOD UNTO THE MAN CHRIST JESUS. SEE HERE, THE TITLE OF GOD WAS CONVEYED UPON JESUS; THE POWER OF GOD WAS CONVEYED INTO JESUS' HANDS. THE RIGHT TO RULE AS GOD WAS TRANSFERRED TO JESUS.
V 9- They are singing a NEW SONG. This is Grace; not law. This is a complete change in the whole world of a way of life, a way of worship, a way of getting to God, A way of reaching God. Now everyone must come through his Son, Jesus to get to God. Everyone must now come through grace, not law.
This also shows that now this salvation goes out to everyone on this earth, not just Jews. This wonderful Book of Eternal Life is now open. God had sealed it up when He cut the OT. off. But Jesus opened it up to the whole world!
Now for some more TRANSFERRING OF POWER:
10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth
Glory. God has shown fully in Jeremiah that he destroyed the kings and priest of the OT. So now all these newly redeemed to God Christians are made KINGS AND PRIESTS. See now they are the ruling power. The New Testament Christians. We are now the kings and priest to God.
11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, honour, and glory, and blessing.
13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
14. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth forever and ever.
Now in conclusion of this great message My wonderful God gave me tonight in place of sleep (Praise His Holy Name; this is better than sleep any day)--verse 11- all the angels are obeying God the Father and now praising and worshipping Jesus, God's Son.
V13... every creature anywhere is praising and worshipping God and the Lamb who is now seated on the throne with God, ruling with the same power of almighty God.
V14 concludes this glorious ceremony in heaven with all of them worshipping our God.
At first God, the Father, a Spirit, is on the throne, no one else is there with him. This means He and he alone is ruling and being worshipped. (this means the entire kingdom of God; a many-membered Family of spirits.)
Notice that the 24 elders, and the 4 beasts, (Now this includes all of the true Israelites, and all the true Christians)- were only worshipping the one on the throne = which was God the Father.
BUT THEN~
See, something is wrong? The Book of eternal life is closed up; sealed with 7 seals. Because no one anywhere was found worthy to open that Book, John was weeping MUCH. Why? He saw all mankind would be lost; no way to be redeemed back to God.
But then what took place?
A slain LAMB, Jesus, walks up to the one on the throne, (he is worthy) and TAKES THAT BOOK OUT OF GOD'S HANDS AND OPENS IT UP TO ALL MANKIND, ANY RACE OR SEX.
THEN what happened?
All those angels in Heaven, all those 24 elders and 4 beasts FALL DOWN BEFORE THAT LAMB (JESUS) AND START WORSHIPPING JESUS.
Why? Because that is where and when God the Father set Jesus up on the throne of God to rule as God and told everything in heaven, earth and under the earth to WORSHIP MY SON AND HONOUR HIM AS YOU HONOUR ME.
Now this set up Jesus as OUR GOD; OUR FATHER; THE ONE TO BE WORSHIPPED; THE ONE TO BE HONOURED; THE ONE TO BAPTIZE IN; THE ONE TO PRAY TO; THE ONE WHOSE NAME MUST BE CALLED FOR SALVATION, HEALING, ANYTHING ELSE YOU DESIRE OF GOD.
I think this is one of the greatest messages ever revealed to any human being. From that point on, until 1Cor. 15, after Jesus has ruled until he brings all enemies down, then he offers the kingdom back up to God and he himself becomes subject to God; until then, You had better not try to get to God without COMING THROUGH JESUS. YOU HAD BETTER HONOUR AND WORSHIP JESUS AS YOUR ONLY GOD AND AUTHORITY. Else you are DISOBEYING GOD THE FATHER. He is the one who decreed, not let all the angels of God worship my Son. Let all human beings be saved through my Son and worship my Son and call his name in everything you do.
see that all those angels, and people in heaven, IMMEDIATELY fell down before Jesus and accepted him as their God, right then and there. That is how it STILL IS, FOLKS. WE ARE UNDER THE COMPLETE AUTHORITY OF JESUS, NOT HIS FATHER.
Glory to my God for this wonderful revelation.
Now this does NOT imply that we dishonour God the Father. Sure, we still worship God and praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. When Paul praised God, he added this part of being the God and Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ. That is the only way we have any access to God, is through Jesus.
By: Jo Smith
July 16, 2003
Tonight, July 16, 2003, I could not go to sleep so I rose to read the Word of God. He has given me a marvelous message on the Transference of His Power. May God send out a glorious blessing with this message for His Honour and glory.
Jer. 1: 15. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Now God has called here for a group of people to come against Jerusalem (OT.) and set their 'throne' at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the wall of it and against all their cities. This is setting up the destruction of the whole OT., meaning the whole law system with all that goes with it.
Jer. 2: 7. And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
8. The priests said not, Where is the Lord? And they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
Here God tells them how they have defiled the great land he gave them. In Verse eight He states His case against them:
The PRIESTS did not enquire for the Lord.
They that handle the LAW knew me not.
The PASTORS transgressed against God.
The PROPHETS prophesied by Baal.
Now do you see here the complete OT. ministry against God? The priests were not seeking Him. Those who gave out the LAW did not know God. Their PASTORS were transgressing against God. And the PROPHETS prophesied by Baal, not by God.
So that whole group was totally defiled.
God goes on in the rest of this chapter to tell Israel how he set them free time and time again and yet they ran back to bondage with their worshipping idols and devils.
He tells how they killed their own prophets and finally reached a point where they proclaimed themselves as lords and had no more need to come to God.
He continues to plead with them into chapter three. Then He begins to prophesy about the New Testament ministry, which will come.
Jer. 3: 15. And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16. And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
17. At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
18. In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
19. But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
In verse 15 He is speaking of the NT. ministers who will teach them the truth of God. After this they will no more speak of the Ark of the Covenant (v.16) for they will now see that Jesus is our Ark of safety.
Then at this time all nations will come unto this New Jerusalem, the NT. Grace.
Verse 25 shows the confusion of those who cling to the OT. and refuse to come into the New. For they did not obey his voice.
Jer. 4: 9. And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
Now here in verse 9, we are told that at that day -- what day? The day He has turned to the NT., that the heart of their KING shall perish. This cuts off the OT. Kings of Israel and Judah.
Their priests shall be astonished, and the PROPHETS shall wonder. This cuts off the priests and the prophets of the OT.
Verses 11-13 speak of the NT. ministers coming against them and spoiling them, or cutting them off.
Verses 22-28 speak of the desolate condition of the OT. after God has rejected them.
Verse 29: 29. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
30. And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
31. For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! For my soul is wearied because of murderers.
If you desire great revelation and joy, please take the time to read those verses. V. 29--that whole 'city' = OT. law nation of priests, prophets and law, fled at the noise of the horsemen -- so what is these horsemen? It is the army spoken of in Joel 2 and under the 5th and 6th Trumpets in Revelation. It is the army of God, the NT. second witness who will destroy the whole mess of Babylon, OT. and fake church together... and the bowmen? They are the ones God puts his judgment ministry with. They destroy the OT. This was at first Peter, Paul and all of those early Christians who did away with serving God by the law.
Verse 30- So what did 'she' (mystery Babylon; OT. Jerusalem)-- do then? After she was spoiled? She clothed herself with crimson, decked herself with ornaments of gold, painted her face and made herself fair. So what is that? It was old Jerusalem transforming herself into Mystery Babylon, the whore church. Yes, she began then to build fancy churches, high rich steeples, stained glass windows; lovely carpets, million dollar buildings, and set herself up as the bride of Christ, the NT. Church.
In verse 31 we hear the true Church beginning with Jesus at Calvary and on into the martyrdom of those early Christians, See, she was travailing in anguish from birthing that first man child, that apostolic Church. This is the great tribulation they had to go through.
Jer. 5: 13. And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
In chapter 5 it speaks more of the destruction of that whorish OT. Jerusalem. It tells in 13 how the prophets do not have the Word in them. He just keeps showing that he cut them off.
29. Shall I not visit for these things? Saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30. A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Verse 31 he again tells them the prophets lie and the priest bear rule over them and they love to have it this way. Thus God has fully pronounced his anger and disgust against that OT. way of life. He is finished with them forever. So, what next?
Jer. 6: 3. The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
4. Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! For the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
5. Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
6. For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
The NT. Shepherds and their flocks go against her by night (her darkness) and destroy her palaces = her places of worship.
Hew ye down trees, This was John the Baptist with his ax cutting down those OT. leaders, or trees.
12. And their houses shall be turned unto others; this is turning from the OT. to the NT.
13. For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Now He has fully shown that the prophets and the priests were every one false. His case is fully made against them and why he cuts them off. We must say His judgments are RIGHTEOUS.
Now, let's move into something glorious --- the TRANSFERRING OF POWER.
Taken from Webster's:
1trans•fer \trans-"f€r, "trans-'f€r\ vb trans•ferred; trans•fer•ring 1 : to pass or cause to pass from one person, place, or situation to another : TRANSPORT, TRANSMIT 2 : to make over the possession of : CONVEY
2trans•fer \"trans-'f€r\ n 1 : conveyance of right, title, or interest in property from one person to another
Now here is something marvelous: To 'transfer' is to cause to pass from one person, place or situation to another. And it means to convey a right, title or interest in property from one person to another.
So we have proven that God cut off the power of the OT. rulers, the kings, the prophets and the priests. So where is that power going?
Let's go into Revelation for the answer.
In chapter 4 we are looking into something in heaven. A throne is there with someone sitting upon this throne. So a throne shows a king or ruler. Around this throne is 24 elders and 4 beasts. These are worshipping the one on this throne.
Rev. 4: 9. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
See they were worshipping God. This is the Father, who created all things. It is not Jesus; it is God the Father on this throne.
In chapter 5 we are told that God held in his hand a Book which was sealed up with seven seals. A strong angel was crying loudly for someone to be able to open this book, but no one was found worthy to open the Book. John says he wept much because no one was able to open the book. Why was this? Why was he weeping so much?
Because this is the Book of Life. Not mortal, temporal, earthly life. No. It is the Book of eternal life. This life can come only from God. Now God had closed up this book and therefore no human being could ever again come to God and have eternal life. This is why John is weeping so much, for he saw that all mankind was lost; no way back to God and life. With this book sealed shut, there was no way of life; no redemption.
See, the experiment of law in the OT. by God had failed. It was not able to get the people to God and eternal life. When God closed them off, that book of Life was sealed up and could not be opened back up to mankind -- except for the perfect life of Jesus Christ -- his total obedience to God, to death and hell.
Rev. 5: 5. And one of the elders saith unto me, weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
Now John is told that a slain lamb has prevailed to open the book, and to loose those seals. He prevailed by his perfect life and his obedience to death and hell for all of our sins.
7. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
This verse shows that just as soon as the Lamb took the power of the Life of God into his hands, those people all with one accord started sending prayers up to Him.
9. And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
This verse proves that it was redemption which Jesus had now taken into his own hands. This proves the Book was the Book of Redemption, or eternal life. So now Jesus has the power of giving Life to as many as He will; for he has prevailed and taken the Book, or power of life into his own hands. All Power in Heaven and Earth has NOW, at this ceremony been GIVEN TO JESUS.
10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
(Notice, it did not say made us prophets, only kings and priests. Why is this? Because at this point in time all prophecy has been given and there is no need for further prophecy. God finished giving out prophecy with the last OT. prophet, John the Baptist, who wrote this Book of the Revelation. Since that time, there are no more prophets, giving out the Word of God. The NT. Prophets are a total different working of God. They only gave out small, immediate things to the people they dealt with. This is shown as prophets told Paul of his coming imprisonment if he goes to Jerusalem and also one prophesied of a coming drought, which happened in their day-- this is vastly different from the OT. Prophets who received and wrote the Word of God.)
11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, honour, and glory, and blessing.
13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Verse 7- Jesus goes up to God sitting on His throne and takes this book of life out of God's hands. Shew!
Then what happened? After they saw this book of eternal life in the hands of Jesus, not God, v8. They all, the 24 elders and the 4 beasts FELL DOWN BEFORE THE LAMB. See, they are NOW WORSHIPPING JESUS. Yes, right here Heb. one is fulfilled where God set Jesus up on the throne of God and told all the angels and every human being to now WORSHIP MY SON; HONOUR MY SON EVEN AS YOU HONOUR ME. And they did it!
This is the TRANSFERRING OF GOD'S POWER INTO THE HANDS OF JESUS CHRIST, THUS MAKING JESUS THE SAME IN POWER AND MIGHT AS GOD HIMSELF, THUS MAKING JESUS OUR GOD. THIS WAS THE TRANSFERRING OF THE TITLE AND POWER OF GOD UNTO THE MAN CHRIST JESUS. SEE HERE, THE TITLE OF GOD WAS CONVEYED UPON JESUS; THE POWER OF GOD WAS CONVEYED INTO JESUS' HANDS. THE RIGHT TO RULE AS GOD WAS TRANSFERRED TO JESUS.
V 9- They are singing a NEW SONG. This is Grace; not law. This is a complete change in the whole world of a way of life, a way of worship, a way of getting to God, A way of reaching God. Now everyone must come through his Son, Jesus to get to God. Everyone must now come through grace, not law.
This also shows that now this salvation goes out to everyone on this earth, not just Jews. This wonderful Book of Eternal Life is now open. God had sealed it up when He cut the OT. off. But Jesus opened it up to the whole world!
Now for some more TRANSFERRING OF POWER:
10. And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth
Glory. God has shown fully in Jeremiah that he destroyed the kings and priest of the OT. So now all these newly redeemed to God Christians are made KINGS AND PRIESTS. See now they are the ruling power. The New Testament Christians. We are now the kings and priest to God.
11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12. Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, honour, and glory, and blessing.
13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
14. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth forever and ever.
Now in conclusion of this great message My wonderful God gave me tonight in place of sleep (Praise His Holy Name; this is better than sleep any day)--verse 11- all the angels are obeying God the Father and now praising and worshipping Jesus, God's Son.
V13... every creature anywhere is praising and worshipping God and the Lamb who is now seated on the throne with God, ruling with the same power of almighty God.
V14 concludes this glorious ceremony in heaven with all of them worshipping our God.
At first God, the Father, a Spirit, is on the throne, no one else is there with him. This means He and he alone is ruling and being worshipped. (this means the entire kingdom of God; a many-membered Family of spirits.)
Notice that the 24 elders, and the 4 beasts, (Now this includes all of the true Israelites, and all the true Christians)- were only worshipping the one on the throne = which was God the Father.
BUT THEN~
See, something is wrong? The Book of eternal life is closed up; sealed with 7 seals. Because no one anywhere was found worthy to open that Book, John was weeping MUCH. Why? He saw all mankind would be lost; no way to be redeemed back to God.
But then what took place?
A slain LAMB, Jesus, walks up to the one on the throne, (he is worthy) and TAKES THAT BOOK OUT OF GOD'S HANDS AND OPENS IT UP TO ALL MANKIND, ANY RACE OR SEX.
THEN what happened?
All those angels in Heaven, all those 24 elders and 4 beasts FALL DOWN BEFORE THAT LAMB (JESUS) AND START WORSHIPPING JESUS.
Why? Because that is where and when God the Father set Jesus up on the throne of God to rule as God and told everything in heaven, earth and under the earth to WORSHIP MY SON AND HONOUR HIM AS YOU HONOUR ME.
Now this set up Jesus as OUR GOD; OUR FATHER; THE ONE TO BE WORSHIPPED; THE ONE TO BE HONOURED; THE ONE TO BAPTIZE IN; THE ONE TO PRAY TO; THE ONE WHOSE NAME MUST BE CALLED FOR SALVATION, HEALING, ANYTHING ELSE YOU DESIRE OF GOD.
I think this is one of the greatest messages ever revealed to any human being. From that point on, until 1Cor. 15, after Jesus has ruled until he brings all enemies down, then he offers the kingdom back up to God and he himself becomes subject to God; until then, You had better not try to get to God without COMING THROUGH JESUS. YOU HAD BETTER HONOUR AND WORSHIP JESUS AS YOUR ONLY GOD AND AUTHORITY. Else you are DISOBEYING GOD THE FATHER. He is the one who decreed, not let all the angels of God worship my Son. Let all human beings be saved through my Son and worship my Son and call his name in everything you do.
see that all those angels, and people in heaven, IMMEDIATELY fell down before Jesus and accepted him as their God, right then and there. That is how it STILL IS, FOLKS. WE ARE UNDER THE COMPLETE AUTHORITY OF JESUS, NOT HIS FATHER.
Glory to my God for this wonderful revelation.
Now this does NOT imply that we dishonour God the Father. Sure, we still worship God and praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. When Paul praised God, he added this part of being the God and Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ. That is the only way we have any access to God, is through Jesus.
By: Jo Smith
July 16, 2003