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Saturday, February 23, 2013

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: A NEW ONOMA, Part 5

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Another Coffee Break:
A New Onoma, Part 5

February 22, 2013

Greetings and Salutations!

A quick update for you concerning A TALE OF TWO BRIDES. Destiny Image has uploaded the e-Book version now for purchase at your usual e-Book suppliers, such as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, as well as others. This is the first book in a series of books based on a unique revelation of the preparation of the Bride of Christ. The series is a prophetic picture which spans time itself to show the processes the Lord has taken, and the pattern of overcoming demonstrated in certain key individuals throughout the ages.

A TALE OF TWO BRIDES is designed to whet your appetite and magnify the spiritual thirst in your being to be a part of that called out and elect company of people we know as the Bride of Christ.

And THAT is, coincidentally (or not) what this series is all about. Having said that, grab that deep dark-roasted cup of coffee, and let's get right back into our discussion.

Sometimes, the definitions of the various Greek and Hebrew words given in these discussions is not as complete or as rounded as they could (or should) be, so let me revisit the basic Hebrew words at the core of our picture of the Spirit of Counsel and Might. At the same time, we'll make our transition into looking at the fourth of the Seven Spirits of God.

The word“Counsel” is taken from the Hebrew€eòtsaòh and we quickly identify this as a parallel to the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding.

€eòtsaòh means to provide wise and prudent advice; to demonstrate or show plan and purpose. This word comes from its Hebrew root yaò€ats : to resolve [issues or problems]; to consult and devise [a way out of the problem]; to guide.

The companion to “Counsel” is the Hebrew word gebuòraòh, which we have translated “Might.”

This Hebrew word in many ways directly parallels the Greek dunamis, and means: force (both literal and figurative), mastery, might, power and strength. Its root is the Hebrew gibbor, and literally provides us with a picture of “the ability to back up and enforce” [the aforementioned wise and prudent advice, once the‘advisee’ takes the counsel].

In Proverbs 4, Solomon paints a pretty graphic picture of how the Spirit of Counsel and Might works.

Proverbs 4:5-9: Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; thereforeget wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Then he goes on to say,

Proverbs 4:10-13: Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Take fast hold of instruction; let hernot go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Solomon then caps off this picture of counsel with the following:

Proverbs 4:20-23: My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

When Solomon opens up his counsel with the Proverbs (which by the way is sometimes referred to as The Book of Wisdom), he begins like this:

Proverbs 1:1-5: The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear [counsel], and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

The connection between the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, and the Spirit of Counsel and Might –and the revelation of how they function in cooperation with each other is demonstrated in the last portion of Proverbs 1. (Since we quoted this portion -- and it is a bit lengthy -- in the last Coffee Break, I'll refer you back to it. Read Proverbs 1:20-32.)

Let's move on now to the third of the Seven Spirits of God: the Spirit of Knowledge and of The Fear of the Lord.

As Isaiah continued his prophecy concerning the onoma of the Messiah, he described him as having the Spirit of Knowledge and The Fear of the Lord. As you might well realize, this Spirit of Knowledge differs radically from the "knowledge" associated with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

The Hebrew word, da.ath, which comes from the root, ya.da,and is translated: "knowledge," could be better defined as: understanding, wisdom, awareness. Ya.da is a primary root word with so many applications and uses it would take perhaps four or five pages just to write an exegesis. In brief, depending on usage and accompanying verbs and/or accusatives in the Hebrew language, it can mean: knowledge (in a general sense), or: the ability to foresee, to perceive, to exercise wisdom, to know experientially, etc.

Knowledge which comes from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil brings fear, unbelief, doubt, pride, arrogance -- along with a host of things too numerous to mention here -- and most of all, death.

Knowledge which comes from the Spirit of Knowledge comes as revelation -- an indefinable knowing in one's spirit. It brings life, peace, and a continuity of relationship with the Lord.

As I shared in a previous Coffee Break series, when Adam and Eve were first created, they were given every piece of knowledge at creation that they would ever need for functioning in the manner God first ordained. In Him was all the revelation they would need-- for eternity! There was no need for the "knowledge of good," and there certainly was no need for the "knowledge of evil."

The serpent sold Eve a lie in making her believe that they were missing some vital information -- "knowledge" -- which would make them "as God;" that this information had been deliberately withheld so as to keep them in a place of ignorance and subservience. Thus was born the lie that "knowledge is power; knowledge is authority; knowledge is essential to the well-being of the human race."

It was -- and is -- pure, unadulterated garbage! Knowledge which comes by any other means than the Spirit of Knowledge is missing one-half of its very existence: The Fear of the Lord. The quest for the knowledge which comes by study and education always leaves an individual wanting for more. They are never satisfied.

Paul wrote to Timothy warning him to avoid the peril of associating with those who are "ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the Truth." (II Timothy 3:7) He went to great lengths to describe those who have this drive to continue “adding to their education" and the motives behind that drive.
 
"For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant and proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, hardened of heart and unforgiving, slanderers, lacking in self-control, fierce and savage, haters of those who do good, betrayers, stubborn and self-willed, puffed up and impressed with their own accomplishments, loving the pleasures of the flesh rather than being lovers of God, having a pretense of righteousness and Godly authority, but denying the [true] power of God. From these people, steer clear and avoid any kind of relationship." (II Timothy 3:2-5 -- my translation)

A quick analysis of these "Tree of Knowledge-eaters" shows a graphic picture of people in chaos. Why? Once again, it is because they are missing a principal ingredient indispensable to "knowledge."

Isaiah doesn't just identify Jesus' onoma by the "Spirit of Knowledge:" he adds, "and of the Fear of the Lord." The Hebrew word, yir.ah, used here for "fear," is differentiated from pa.chad, the word normally associated with, and translated, "fear." Yir.ahis more properly defined and understood as: reverential awe; to regard as sacred and holy.

Pa.chad, on the other hand, is defined as: terror, alarm, dread, to be startled, to shake in fear, a trembling. It is the polar opposite of that which Paul described in his letter to Timothy as "[the spirit of] a sound mind." In II Timothy 1:7, he wrote, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."(KJV)

Theonoma of Jesus Christ consists partially, therefore, of what we could call "The Spirit of Holy Knowledge." It really is divine knowledge -- the knowledge of majesty. It is the Spirit of Revelation. It comes with the innate sense of the holiness and presence of the Lord, and an integrated sense of awe, reverence, and respect for the presence, power, wisdom and authority which give truth and credence to that revelation. For Jesus, it was central to the very essence of His existence since He shared that awe and reverence of His Father, in whom was all Truth, Knowledge and Revelation.

The contrast of pa.chadis that it is the onoma of the spirits of fear and terror which accompany -- often unsuspectingly to the one "learning" -- the knowledge of good, or the knowledge of evil. Satan's knowledge is the absolute counterfeit to the Spirit of Knowledge, which is integral to the Bridegroom's existence.

The Spirit of Knowledge contains the Fear of the Lord, whereas the Tree of Knowledge contains the Fear of Evil (and the Fear of Man, and the Fear of Death, etc.)

For those who want to disavow the Lord God and the revelation which comes through the Spirit of Knowledge, there is knowledge available; but that knowledge will often ultimately lead to sickness, to ill health, to disease, to a dependency on illicit or prescribed drugs, alcohol, or nicotine, and finally to death.

Wholeness, health, strength, life, vitality, vigor, vibrancy: these are all the hallmarks of the onoma of Jesus Christ. They are the promise, and some of the gifts, in the dowry of the Bridegroom to the Bride -- so long as she can overcome the temptation to eat of the Tree of Knowledge.

The Spirit of Knowledge and Yir.ah are a part of the character and nature of agape.

Consider, then, John's statement in his first epistle (I John 4:18): "There is no fear (phobos -- terror) in agape, but perfect and complete agape casts out all fear." There is a unique significance to this statement.

We all know that we are triune beings created in the image of God. Just as God exists in three dimensions as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we exist in three dimensions as Spirit, Soul, and Body. We also know that Spirit always has the preeminence over Soul and Body. For each of these dimensions, there are individual manifestations in the realm of love, as well as the in realm of fear.

At the level of the Body (or the flesh), love is manifested as eros: lust, erotic desire, unreasoning craving. Eros is totally one-sided and demanding of self-gratification. (It is important to note that eros never appears anywhere in Scripture, either in the N.T. Greek, or the Septuagint, as a definition of love. Two other Greek words are used instead: pathos,which means: depraved passions, the unstifled and uncontrolled urges of the flesh; and, epithumia,which means:the lusts of the flesh, desires [in the mind] for that which is forbidden to the flesh; this word is also used to describe illicit sexual intercourse.

The word, eros,was never used in Scripture because it was the name of the Greeks' god of love. This so-called god was their incarnation of the basest and most licentious of sexual activities -- all under the guise of "love." The existence of this false god (which essentially made one's fleshly desires to be their god) permitted the Greeks’ promotion and encouragement of homosexuality and lesbianism.

Correspondingly, the Fear of Death operates at this level since death can only affect the body or the flesh. The Fear of Death is responsible for many major diseases and afflictions of the flesh. Panic attacks, asthma, nerve disorders,“clinical depression” and heart attacks, are just a few of the symptoms of the Fear of Death. Dare-devil stunts and many supposedly daring acts almost always stem out of the Fear of Death as an unconscious reaction to the need within one's being to "face it down."

In the realm of the Soul, the mind, or the will, love takes the form of phileo (pronounced, phi-lay'-oh). This is the word which is translated as "brotherly love." It is the love which functions in most marriages. It operates principally on the basis of reciprocation: that is to say, "I love you so long as you respond and love me."

Phileo is a conditional love, based primarily in prevailing circumstances. It is an emotional love capable of bringing great highs and lows to an individual's feelings. It is the love of friendships. It is the word used most frequently in classical Greek literature to describe romantic love. Phileo's domain is that of human relationships. It is the basis for most "fellowship" between believers in spite of the fact that fellowship is supposed to be predicated mostly in agape.

By the same token, in the realm of the Soul, there is a fear which attacks relationships, and it is described in Scripture as The Fear of Man. This fear is the greatest hindrance to genuine fellowship, and it -- perhaps more than any other spirit of fear --impedes the growth of believers by interfering with the development of trust. The greatly needed capacity to expose our weaknesses without fear or intimidation is one of the primary purposes of the Paraklete during the preparation and processing which occurs within Ekklesia.

Let's pick it up here next week. We've already run a bit long today, and this discussion still has a ways to go.

Blessings on you!
Regner
Regner A. Capener
CAPENER MINISTRIES
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: A NEW ONOMA, Part 4

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Another Coffee Break:
A New Onoma, Part 4

February 15, 2013

Howdy, Howdy, Howdy!

It's got to be more than 20 years since we first began to introduce the truth and the picture of real Ekklesia as it contrasts to the conventional idea of "church." For some folks it was pretty controversial but for most it was revelatory. It was during that same time frame that the revelation of the onoma of the Lord Jesus Christ leaped into our beings. For some reason, it has continued to be controversial. Some people are so stuck on the "name" that they just can't see what God is doing. They don't seem to understand the truth of what John shared in his epistle:

"We know that when He shall be manifested, we shall be like Him." (I John 3:2)

THAT, folks, is the fundamental truth behind the revelation of what John wrote otherwise in Revelation:

"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out; and I will write upon him the name (onoma) of my God, and the name (onoma) of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God; and I will write upon him my new name (onoma)!" (Revelation 3:12 KJV)

This is transformation! This is conversion. This is metamorphosis. This is a total shift in our personality, our character, our makeup, our nature......AND it is a change of our name! No, I'm not talking about changing your name from Lucy to Marie, or Bob to John, or anything like that. This isn't what this prophecy is all about. This is what Jesus prayed. Hear this in your spirit!

"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art[merged and immersed] in me, and I [am merged and immersed] in thee, that they also may be one [merged and immersed] in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be [merged and immersed in] one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made (whole, complete and finished) perfect in one [new onoma]; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me." (John 17:21-23, with my amplification)

Jesus --in His onoma -- embodied the entirety of the Seven Spirits of God. That's where we go (or at least continue to go) with today's discussion. Once again, here they are in the order in which we see them revealed in the Word.

1. The Spirit of Judgment and Burning (Isaiah 4:4)

2. The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding (Isaiah 11:2)

3. The Spirit of Counsel and Might (Isaiah 11:2) -- referred to by the apostle Paul as: The Spirit of Power

4. The Spirit of Knowledge and of The Fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2) also referred to by Paul as: The Spirit of a Sound Mind

5. The Spirit of Grace and Supplications (Zechariah 12:10)

6. The Spirit of Truth (see John 15:26)

7. The Spirit of Glory (see I Peter 4:14)

Continuing on with our look at the seven Spirits of God, the third spirit named in the onoma of the Lord is the Spirit of Counsel and Might.

The concept of "counselor" is one with which we are much more familiar since we generally think of the Holy Spirit in this mode. The Hebrew word used in Isaiah's prophecy is et.sah. This word is frequently used by Isaiah in a prophetic sense as in: foreknowledge, the faculty of forming plans which are carried out exactly; prudence, wisdom: in a more oblique sense, et.sah means: the instrument by which one's purpose is carried out. Gebuwrah is the Hebrew word for "might," and it represents: strength, fortitude, virtue, power. Micah (3:8) uses the word to describe the spirit of the prophet as: being strong and intrepid. (Note also that gebuwrah has a companion word, gibbowr, which we will take up a little later.)

These are words and definitions which we can easily see as part of Jesus' onoma. It is even easy to see "counselor" within the purview of agape. "Might," however, is a little more of a stretch for some people. We all know Jesus as being mighty, but considering "might" as integral to agape requires some revision to our conventional thinking. It becomes a little more understandable when we realize that because there is a specific and definite purpose and objective in agape, gebuwrah is the capacity to accomplish the purposes established by Jesus Christ from the beginning.

Were it not for gebuwrah,nothing would have happened with He spoke those thunderous words, "Let there be light." The Holy Spirit could have continued to brood over the face of the waters for eternity just hoping for something to happen. Creation could not have started. The plan for Jesus Christ to have a counterpart who would fulfill Him would have simply remained a plan.

There is another side, as well. When the woman with the issue of blood (see Matthew 9:20) scrambled through the crowd to simply touch the hem of His garment, "Might" went forth. The Greek word which parallels gebuwrah is dunamis, normally translated: strength, might, ability, power; the inherent power resident in one by virtue of their nature.

It is this aspect of Jesus' onoma which enables Him to simply speak the word (as He did at creation), and see demons flee. There is a force of authority inherent in His nature and makeup. That force rules over every other power in the universe. It is the authority to which "every knee shall bow, of beings in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2:10-11 -- my translation)

This is where the difference resides between using the "name of Jesus" as some kind of formula, and speaking in His onoma. In Acts 19:13-16, we are told of the seven sons of Sceva, who saw Paul casting out evil spirits in the onoma of Jesus. They took it as some kind of magical incantation with a power that would enable them to exercise the same authority. It wasn't. The evil spirits made mincemeat of them.

Then there is the case of Simon, the sorcerer, (see Acts 8:9-24) a man who had practiced various magical arts so as to manipulate the lives of people and gain power and respect for himself. In that same mindset thought he could buy this power. Peter's response was, "I see that you are in the anger of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness."

(Note: The Roman Catholic historian, Werner Keller (in his book, THE CHURCH AS HISTORY), writes that Simon not only did notrepent after Peter's rebuke, but that Simon later traveled to Rome, where he foisted himself off on many as being "Simon Peter." There he was seized by Roman soldiers, crucified, and buried on the hill, Vaticanus (now the site of the present-day Vatican.)

One cannot appropriate this power for themselves. It is not just some "force" in the universe, divorced from the makeup and essence of Jesus Christ. It is the very life-flow, the virtue, the power, the authority of His onoma; and it is freely available to a responsive and obedient Bride being transformed by His Paraklete, the Holy Spirit. Though there were strict legal implications because of the manner in which his crucifixion occurred, it was the force which came forth as He shed His blood on the cross which broke the bondage of sin, captivity to Satan, and the power of the Law. It was that same gebuwrah/dunamis that reversed the curse upon the human race --or more specifically, upon all who would receive Him and the price He paid as the cancellation of the curse.

It is that same force which must be resident in us as His Bride, otherwise we are simply phony "name-sayers." It is that power which demonstrates Jesus' authority functioning in a people whom He is conforming to His nature, His makeup, His character, His onoma!

Now, let me take a different approach. Let's look at this Spirit of Counsel and Might from an entirely different perspective.

Proverbs 1:20-32: Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.  
 
"Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from [the] fear of evil.

The Spirit of Counsel and Might reproves, rebukes, admonishes and corrects us – in love! His purpose in so doing (see Verse 23) is so that He can “pour out My Spirit unto you,” and so that He can “make known [and bring revelation of] My Words unto you.”

Just as there are consequences for rejecting the Spirit of Judgment and Burning, so likewise are there consequences that come from rejecting the Spirit of Counsel and Might. “Might” establishes the baseline from which “Counsel” is provided. “Might” knows the safety that is provided with “Counsel” and establishes protective barriers for those who receive and walk according to “Counsel’s”word – and those protective barriers are designed to guard (with force and might) those who do.

Outside those protective barriers along the path which “Counsel” advises and admonishes is a realm of terror and destruction, distress and anguish (see Verse 27). “Might” is designed to protect those who walk according to “Counsel,” but “Might” will not stretch forth a finger to help those who choose their own paths contrary to the Word.

Solomon wraps up this first chapter of Proverbs with the prophetic promise and statement that “Whoever listens and obeys me shall dwell safely and be quiet from the Fear of Evil.” The “Fear of Evil” is the granddaddy of all evil spirits. It is the principal driving spirit of fear; and the father of the Fear of Man and the Fear of Death.

The Fear of Evil is the controlling force behind all religion and the deception in religion. The root of this fear is that it perceives God as hanging a “Sword of Damocles” overhead just waiting for your mistake so He can bring it down and destroy you. Thus God is perceived as “evil.”

The corollary is that one must keep certain laws or perform certain acts in order to please God. Distortion of God’s commands follows, deception sets in, and God’s Word is automatically disobeyed by the keeping of certain lesser commands to the setting aside or ignoring more important commands which are rooted in the principle of loving and honoring God.

Let’s see if we can look at a couple of examples of this.

Which is more important before the Lord:

(1) To feed and clothe the poor, or to spend time waiting on God? Both are important, but is our relationship with the Lord more important to Him, or is our religious observance of feeding and clothing the poor of greater importance?

(2) To give gifts to the Lord (sow seed, bring offerings, give to missions, etc.) or to reconcile differences between you and another brother (or sister) in the Lord? Where is our priority, here? Is giving our tithes, offerings, and supporting various missions of greater importance to the Lord, or is His focus on having a whole and healthy Ekklesia whose very existence becomes salt in the earth?

(3) To keep and recognize feast days and/or honor the Sabbath, or to walk by faith? Is it more important to the Lord that we religiously observe the feasts and keep the Sabbath, or is having our faith vested in the Lord of Sabaoth of first importance?

(4) To offer praise and worship to the Lord, or to forgive intentional offenses towards you by would-be brethren, or even those not of the household of faith?

Are you getting the picture? Fear causes us to obey the right commands in the wrong order. NONE of His commands are unimportant! Feeding the hungry or clothing the poor IS a command from the Lord, but it comes AFTER our time with the Lord – and as He directs.

It almost sounds like I'm getting religious here, like I'm trying to proscribe strict laws and details of the Law, but that's not what this is about! There is an order – a protocol – to our obedience to the Word and the Counsel of the Lord. We don't get to pick and choose which commands, or which counsel, we will observe and/or the order in which we will follow it. Religion tends to justify this disorder "just as long as we keep the Word." Nope. That's not the way it works!

Jesus made it clear that He wasn’t interested – and neither was the Father – in receiving gifts, offerings, etc. from us UNTIL we resolved issues of unforgiveness or offenses between us and fellow-believers. He wasn’t saying“Go spend your money or give your gifts somewhere else because I won’t receive them.” He WAS saying, “Set those gifts aside UNTIL you have resolved the matter between you and your brother. THEN come and bring them to me.”

The fear that drives deception is a religious fear, and it is a fear that comes upon us when we reject the Spirit of Counsel and Might.

The promise of the Lord to those who “hearken” (a word which literally means "to hear and obey") unto Him is that

(1) They will dwell safely. They will live their lives in safety and protection (see also Psalm 91) from harm and danger, and from attacks of the Enemy – both verbal and weapons-based, and from disease, pestilence, plague, AND from accidents.

(2) Their lives will be quiet. (See Psalm 105 and Psalm 91:3) The phrase, “noisome pestilence” in Hebrew is the phrase, havvah deber, which literally translates to “noisy disorder” or “words, events or things thrown into confusion and disarray in the midst of a rushing wind.”

(3) The Fear of Evil will have no power over them. Hence, there will be no confusion, no deception, no disarray or disorder in their walk along the path directed by the Spirit of Counsel and Might.

OK, so far?

There is a another, different dimension of revelation to the way the Spirit of Counsel and Might operates, and we’ll take that up in our next Coffee Break.

Chuck Pierce once again has a fresh prophetic word, and it is relevant to what I've just shared with you:

"You could easily miss the shift that is going on around you. Do not miss the shift that I am bringing into the earth realm above you. I am beginning to speak in ways to clarify what you have heard in past seasons. If you will listen from Heaven and not walk in the earth, your ears will be clear and your eyes will see. I say to you this is the beginning of a new season!

"This is a time when that which has looked dead will begin to bud – that which has looked as if it had no life. Know that I'm going to bring life where it looks like there's death. Where there has been death to finances, where there's been death to dreams, know that Aaron's rod has budded and life has come forth. Do not wait to see the full blossoming, butlook for the budding, for in the bud know that there is life.

"This is a season that I'm going to cause the budding to come forth. This is a time where you're going to be able to see life where you thought there was death. Know that it is only the death to the old. But I say it is the time of the budding of the new. Do not miss the new! Do not miss the life that I'm causing to come forth, for this is the time that I'm causing the rod to bloom and I'm causing the rod to bud. New life has been released in this hour.

"Know Me as Me and who I am, for seeds must fall into the earth for life to spring forth. Know Me, for this is a time that from Heaven I am stringing and making taut the lines that My word is coming on. I will bring words to nations and words to families and words to those who have made mistakes in the past. And in one day I will renew their life and their bodies. This is a time that I am stringing and causing My word to come. I have stairs up and down, ascending and descending, and angelic hosts are coming to redeem your past and open up your future."

Blessings on you!
Regner

Regner A. Capener
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: A NEW ONOMA, Part 3

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Another Coffee Break:
A New Onoma,  Part 3


February 7, 2013
Mornin’ Folks! Best day of your life, right? Awww, now, don’t look at me in that tone of voice! Think of it this way: this is the day that the Lord has made – so take advantage of the day and walk in the blessings of the Lord!
Let's get right back to our discussion. We've got lots of territory to cover, and I'm likely going to run a bit long today. Here again is the prophetic Word given to and by John in Revelation:

"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out; and I will write upon him the name (onoma)of my God, and the name (onoma)of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God; and I will write upon him my new name (onoma)!"(Revelation 3:12 KJV)

Because the name/onoma of the Lord is so clearly revealed in the Seven Spirits of God, I want to pick up where we left off last time in talking about the Spirit of Judgment and Burning. Before we do, here's a quick refresher on those Seven Spirits as revealed in the Word:

1.The Spirit of Judgment and Burning(Isaiah 4:4)
2.The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding (Isaiah 11:2)
3.The Spirit of Counsel and Might (Isaiah 11:2) -- referred to by the apostle Paul as: The Spirit of Power
4.The Spirit of Knowledge and of The Fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2) also referred to by Paul as: The Spirit of a Sound Mind
5.The Spirit of Grace and Supplications (Zechariah 12:10)
6.The Spirit of Truth (see John 15:26)
7. The Spirit of Glory (see I Peter 4:14)

In case this needs restating, it is imperative to remember that all of creation came into being for one purpose, and one purpose only: the bringing into being, the nurturing and maturing of a Bride destined to become the co-equal counterpart of Jesus Christ. Of necessity, that Bride must choose Jesus Christ of her own free will, else there can be no fellowship. Jesus' purpose has never been for a people who are robotically obedient to His commands and laws just because those commands exist. He has sought after a people who respond to His love and reciprocate with their whole beings -- because they love Him more than life itself.
The human race was given the same free will and choice that Jesus knows. He knew with divine foreknowledge that Satan would attempt to deceive the human race. He therefore incorporated His foreknowledge and creation of Satan into His plan for a Bride.

In Ezekiel's prophecy where he takes up the word of the Lord against Lucifer, he says, "Thou hast been in Eden, the garden of God.........You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there." (See Ezekiel 28:12-14)

Correspondingly, He knew that only a small number of people would actually respond to Him with their whole beings. He also knew that an overwhelming majority would believe Satan's lies and deceit; that in their place of agreement with him, they would become his pawns in the battle against the Bride –and yet He still provided an open avenue and opportunity for their redemption.

Over the course of the last six millennia, therefore, in order to nourish and protect that Bride-in-processing, it has therefore been imperative that Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom, exercise judgment and extermination judiciously -- not to wipe out the opposition, but to allow just enough opposition to exist. The Bride would, as a consequence, be required to continually overcome and rule over that opposition in the realm of the Spirit.

The Spirit of Judgment and Burning, therefore, is pivotal to His onoma, His existence -- and to ours as His intended Bride. "Burning," of course, has another less comfortable (to the flesh, anyway!) aspect. It can also be seen within the framework of that which we have come to know as thlipsis: the fiery trials, the tribulations, the furnace of afflictions, and the "processing" which prepares us for Him. “Burning” serves to burn away the fetters which keep us in bondage.

A classic example of this is seen in the case of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Daniel’s friends who were thrown into the fiery furnace, bound with ropes and fetters. Not only did Nebuchadnezzar not get his desire to see the men die, the fire – heated seven times hotter than normal – only succeeded in burning away those bonds and setting Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego free! At the same time, those who threw them into the fire were killed by the heat of the furnace. Furthermore, Nebuchadnezzar saw the Lord walking with them in midst of the flames.

It is a choice reminder for us that whenever we are in the fire, the Lord is with us. This is a principle which addresses a commonly held misconception: namely, that the Lord does not want us to suffer. You can rest assured that He is much less concerned with the suffering of our flesh than He is with the building and development of our character, and the transformation of our onoma. (Now, as sure as I make that statement, some folks are sure to jump to the conclusion that I'm saying the Lord is cruel and heartless and that He doesn't care about our suffering. Wrong! He does! Our problem is that because we've lived our lives with such a humanistic perspective, we've lost sight of what it means to be overcomers -- and to KNOW the power of the Risen Christ over all disease, suffering and afflictions of every kind!)

Being changed into His likeness and image is the highest priority. It is of far greater importance that we not suffer throughout eternity, being separated from Jesus Christ (or worse, that we make it to heaven but are not included in the Bride because we failed to overcome the flesh) than that our flesh not endure pain for some short period of time – whether that period be measured in days, weeks, months, or years.
Now, let's talk about the second of the Seven Spirits of God: the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding.

Intrinsic to the very essence of Jesus' being is the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, Isaiah identified this second of the seven spirits using two Hebrew words: chok.mah, and biy.nah. Chok.mah comes from the root, cha.kam, which means: To judge with discernment; to be skilled in wisdom; to ascertain through supernatural perception. Biy.nah, the word translated "understanding," comes from its root word, biy, meaning: to discern or perceive; to have skill in insight; (in a mental sense) to stand apart, to cause to be separate and distinct, to easily distinguish.
At first glance, the concept of Judgment and Burning, melding and flowing with Wisdom and Understanding, seems to lose something in the translation. When we see the true meaning, however, of "Wisdom," in the sense of: judging with discernment, or ascertaining through supernatural perception; along with "Understanding" as: skill in insight, or the ability to separate (events, facts, circumstances, or people) into their distinct characteristics and qualities, we realize that without this Spirit, Jesus' onoma would be incomplete.

Consider, if you will, that the operations and workings of these spirits are promised as gifts -- a kind of dowry from the Bridegroom -- to the believer: the Bride being prepared and molded to be a fit counterpart for Jesus Christ.

Paul writes (in I Corinthians 12), "Now concerning spirituals, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant..............to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit to make them fit and suitable (for the Bridegroom). For to one by the Spirit is given a word of wisdom; and to another a word of understanding by the same Spirit.............and to another, prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits......But [in] all these things is operating the one and same Spirit, dividing distinctly [out of His own nature and will] as He sees appropriate." (my translation)

Obviously, I have skipped over some of the mentioned manifestations of the Spirit -- "spirituals," if you will -- so as to illustrate just the first two aspects of Jesus' onoma.

In the phrase, "a word of understanding by the same Spirit" (we are more familiar with this as "a word of knowledge"), J. H. Thayer, in his Greek-English Lexicon, suggests that the word, gnosis, is better translated: Intelligence, understanding, advanced perception, a more perfected and enlarged knowledge. Gnosis, however, has a companion word in the Greek language, gnome, which helps us better see the framework from which this "word of understanding" operates.

Gnome means: Judgment, advice, decree, the faculty of knowing; the capacity to resolve with purpose and intention.

Judgment, therefore, is incorporated into this gift. Once again, this is not a harsh judgment, but the capacity coming out of agape to resolve things according to the desires of the Bridegroom. It is the best interests of the Bridegroom which are at stake, with a view towards that which He is accomplishing in the Bride's preparation. The Body of Christ has been slow to understand this concept of judgment. We have all withdrawn and flinched whenever there has been a perception of someone being judgmental, and have even tended to call people "judgmental" when they have simply spoken the truth in love.

What has happened, however, is that the Enemy has quietly quoted and inserted the scripture -- over and over and over again (within our subconscious) -- "Judge not that ye be not judged" (Matthew 7:1), and in the process, programmed us with a fear of judgment.

In Jesus' statement, "Judge not," an entirely different word is used in the Greek text -- krino -- which means: To separate, to pick out, to choose, to select; to approve, favor or esteem one over another:it also means: to pronounce an opinion concerning right and wrong.

Jesus, therefore, was referring to the choices and pronouncements of human will, choice, and intellectual opinion -- not His divine purposes, and not that Spirit of Judgment which is integral to His onoma.
Consider, once again, the significance of this truth. Human nature is very judgmental in its unregenerate state. This judgment is fed by the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. So long, therefore, as we (even as Christians) eat of the Tree of Knowledge, we make "judgments" -- that is, we form opinions -- of what is good or evil, and make pronouncements accordingly. We make choices in our assessments of individuals. The result is "exclusivity." We form associations, attachments and friendships, and fellowship only with those we find "desirable."

Once we fall into the trap of becoming "exclusive" in our fellowship and/or associations with individuals, we then prefer certain ones over others. Without realizing what has happened, we have succumbed to The Fear of Man. The end result is the inability to speak the revealed truth of the Lord (the aforementioned "word of knowledge," or "word of understanding") to those who need it because of the fear of losing that desired relationship.

My brethren and my sisters, we are —each of us — being processed and dealt with in this area of our lives. Our responses to the dealing of the Holy Spirit are absolutely critical. How can we expect the Lord to imbue us with His onoma -- an onoma which incorporates true judgment -- if we make human judgments based on opinions nourished by the Tree of Knowledge?

How can we expect to walk in an onoma that makes divine decrees which govern not just the affairs of the human race, but also assert rulership in the realm of the Spirit over principalities and powers and lords of the darkness of this age, when we can't even speak the truth in agape to the brethren and sisters closest to us?

It is imperative that this become life in our beings! It is the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, working hand in hand with the Spirit of Judgment and Burning – both of which are integral to agape – which are foundational to the authority and rulership of Jesus’ onoma. By the same token, they must be linked and joined into, and made operational, as a part of the foundations of our onoma.
Our onoma is being conformed and changed to complete and fulfill the onoma of our Bridegroom, Jesus Christ. John wrote that, "We know that when He shall be manifested, we shall be like Him." (I John 3:2) The Greek word translated, "like," is homoios. It means: To resemble, to be similar, to be like in form or look, in appearance, in nature, in mode of thinking, feeling, or acting; corresponding to, or equivalent to in strength, power and attractions, in authority, in mind and character.
No word could better describe the change of our onoma. In and of ourselves, we are unable to make this change. Yet the change is as inexorable as His power, and He makes the change in us, so long as we respond wholeheartedly, without hesitation, without limitations, without compromises, and without attempting to gloss over anything He exposes by His Spirit. In other words, our responses to the Paraklete, who has been given the responsibility of oversight for this change, must be with every breath of our existence.
It is the onoma of our Bridegroom which is at stake, and nothing less than absolute conformity to His onoma will suffice.
No one who resists, draws back, compromises in any way, or attempts to cover over any area of His dealing can expect to ever be incorporated into His Bride. That is not being judgmental. This is not a decision or an opinion of mine. It is simply truth! The Holy Spirit, in cooperation with the Bridegroom, has set the standard of change and conformity.

If we cannot overcome the frailties of our flesh and emotions, if we cannot dethrone imaginations and every high thing which exalts itself above the onoma of God, if we cannot overcome the lies of Satan and his evil spirits, along with their operations within us, how can we ever expect to be seated at His right hand "far above every principality and authority and power and lordship, and every onoma that is named, not only in this age, but in the coming one." ? (Ephesians 1:21 -- my translation)

That's a good place to leave things for today. We'll return next week with the third of the Seven Spirits of God: the Spirit of Counsel and Might.

Following is a very important prophetic word just shared by Chuck Pierce:

"Lift up your eyes! Lift up your eyes! Your redemption is drawing nigh, that which you need Me to come through on your behalf. Lift up your eyes and see! For you were looking in one plane and one direction. If you will lift up your eyes I will show you a horizon line that is set further than you have seen in the past. Lift up your eyes, for your help is on the way.

"For all the blessings in spiritual places I've given you, many of you have forgotten what I have spoken. And many [blessings] were hidden from one generation that I'm ready to reveal in another generation. So lift up your eyes, for above you, where I am seated in that Heavenly place, I am ready to reveal to you what you could not see even in the year that you have just completed.

"For one generation will begin to pass off their gift to another. When that happens, this generation will become a rear guard to those that are now moving on the front line. Get ready, for a movement has begun and Heaven has entered the earth realm and My people are beginning to move in a new way with revelation.

"There is a sound that I am bringing forth. For I have a people that will create the winds that are necessary to rearrange many events in the earth. Watch for the rearrangement of events. Watch for that which couldn't be bridged to be bridged. Watch for what could not be penetrated to be opened up. Watch for that which was out of order to be reordered. Bring forth the sounds into the earth that will cause some things to tumble, other things to be rebuilt, and some things to rise up and display the power that Heaven has not had displayed in the past season. Let Heaven be seen in the earth realm and let My people go forth in triumph.

"I have purchased right of ways in the earth realm, and those ways have not been pioneered before. But now I'm raising up a people and I'm giving them rights to ways that need to be opened up. Go! I have the deed to the right of way, and paved the way for many to come into a new place."

"I'm bringing down the wind into the earth realm that's stirring up the oil and the anointing to anoint the vision of My people tonight. Judah is going first and the sound is creating a salve to heal the eyes of My people. Some of you have a hard time erasing certain pictures that your eyes have seen. There's an anointing tonight for healing of a deep memory based upon the reflection of what you have seen that was not aligned with My purpose. Allow the sound and your worship to heal your vision."
Blessings on you!
Regner
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