
Our God requires silence because He is Holy.
The King of Glory is in the silence because He is Holy:
When The Father began teaching His Children in Israel how to meet with Him, the emphasis was that they required boundaries to find Him because He is Holy and He will not dwell where it is not Holy. The Most High gave His children very specific instructions which allowed them to build a temple according to His Holy ways and most importantly, to stand before Him in the Holy of Holies! Many people do not know a whole lot about this aspect of the origins of their faith, the temple that was built, nor what worshiping a holy God means, so let me elaborate:
The temple had many parts to it which we now understand represented different spiritual realms in The Kingdom of heaven. This is a basic breakdown of the Holy Temple (Different periods of time had more or less to the temple but these were the main parts);
First, upon entering into the temple, there was the outer court; this is where Jew and Gentile were allowed to enter. The outer court symbolized entering into God’s presence except from a distance. This is where all people who were not intimate with God but believed in Him were allowed. We see this in scripture as well, symbolizing the realm of heaven called “the Outer Darkness” or better translated “the place where one is distant from God’s presence”. This is where silence, reverence, and solemn assembly began in the temple.
Second there was the laver. This is where only priestly Jews were able to come and be sanctified signifying a called out people. They had to wash themselves here, cleanse themselves, so that they may be presented to a Holy God as clean. We see this in scripture when referencing those who are clothed in “white linen”. Scripture shows a cleansing of self is needed to draw closer to God and white linen represents the process that one went through to now be clean. Scripture also references a spotted church which must rid herself of the spots to become Yahushua’s Bride (Revelation 19:7)
Third was the Holy Place and this is where only priests would offer up incense, an incense that was a sweet smelling aroma to God. The incense would burn quietly, continuously and the very act of maintaining this incense was an act of faith, an offer that was a symbol of dedication and discipline to a Holy God. The fact that only priests could do this shows us that the Holy Place is a place only for those who were mature and dedicated to living a life of servitude to The Most High
Finally there was the Holy of Holies. This was the inner most chamber, the Most Holy Place and not just any priest was allowed to enter. In fact, the Holy of Holies was separated and closed off by a very thick veil and only the chosen high priest could walk through it. This veil represented the dimensional wall that was between this realm and the heavenly realm. During times of disobedience and unrighteousness in the land, priests were often afraid to enter into the Holy of Holies. It is recorded that they would tie a rope around the high priest’s waist as he entered in, just in case he was found as an uninvited guest, in which case, he would die. If this priest should die in the presence of the Most Holy One inside this chamber, the other priests would pull him out by the rope that was tied around his waist as all were too afraid to enter in after. In this chamber, there was total silence! Nothing and no one were inside except the Most Holy of Spirit and a chosen High Priest. The atmosphere was silent, solemn and Holy in His presence. This is where the ark of the covenant was and the tabernacle where The Father Almighty's spirit dwelt.
This
is how Jews were told to worship The Most High God, and were given
all of these boundaries so that they may have His Spirit, to be in
His presence. One can see that they had such a personal relationship with The Lord, so
many powerful testimonies came from these times as an entire
people would worship One God in unity, according to His Ways.
They would have questions answered by God in the temple, they would
receive healing and blessings, signs
and wonders, even
judgment. Then Yahushua, the Son of YHVH came and He tore down the
physical temple, just
as He had
promised He
would.
Yahushua
tore the veil, He split it from top to bottom which symbolized that no longer would the
Kingdom of Heaven be veiled, no longer would the Holy of Holies only
be available to a rare and chosen priest. Yahushua
also promised that He would raise up another temple in the third day
and this would be a spiritual
temple,
one not
built
by the hands of man, but by God Himself.
It
is now common knowledge among spirit filled Christians that we (our
body)
are the third temple that
Jesus raised up, His Holiness can now dwell within us. However, one question remained
and often bothered me… “what was the purpose of those old
boundaries? Those boundaries that allowed Jews to have such a personal and intimate
relationship with His spirit? What were they
for? Where did they all go?” Our ministry asked this question because we know that the
“old testament” is
a blueprint for us to understand The Kingdom of Heaven. So where did
these boundaries go? This is when Yahushua began teaching us all
about applying what the Jews did in the physical and translating it
into
spirit, that we may walk in Spirit and in Truth. By not understanding
this, we have allowed patterns of unrighteous worship into the
church. The church is now spotted because she does not understand
what unrighteousness is, what “spots” are. Spots are
patterns of unrighteousness, which is different from Sin. I delve
deeper into this in the article “Unrighteousness vs Sin” so I
digress.
One of the boundaries Yahushua has shown us to begin applying to our daily prayer is the laver. The laver was where one washed and this represented a cleansing so that a priest could enter in before Him. Many Christians understand how to “plea” The Blood of Christ and even to “cover” things in His Blood but what has been missed is this: His laver has His Blood and we can now apply it in faith and cover ourselves! Washing ourselves in His Blood is an act of faith and this sanctifies us spiritually, that we may enter the Kingdom of Heaven covered by perfection, a Holy Garment! It is an act of faith, just like communion, that brings us closer into Him and operating in His Ways. It is the difference between believing in Him and Knowing Him. To know Him is to know His Ways.
The
next thing that Yahushua has given us is the “sweet smelling
aroma”, the incense that burned continuously in the Holy Place
except now, the incense is silence and
the aroma is what our silence produces when we lay down our flesh.
Yahushua has asked us to sit in silence, in His Presence, for half an
hour (daily), which is continuously.
This has been the beginning of learning how to enter into His
Kingdom. In silence, there is reverence for
His Presence, which is Holy. This is Kingdom business and only for
those looking to become mature sons and daughters of The Most High;
only for those who are looking for intimacy by entering into The Holy of Holies.
When I first began learning how to sit before God in silence, I would wash myself in His laver, cover myself in His Blood and just let His Spirit guide me in what I should pray or declare. Then I would sit for 30 minutes trying to block out worldly thoughts so that I can better hear Him and more importantly, begin entering into His Kingdom. Entering into His Kingdom is a visual experience where one begins to journey the many realms of Heaven. I have since experienced many realms of The Kingdom of Heaven such as; The Courts of Heaven, His Council Chambers, a classroom where I met other believers in spirit, and I have even been before His Throne! However, the journey into having the faith and discipline to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven was a process. It was like being born again, I had to become child like in faith and let Him guide me and teach me. When I first began, I was able to hear His Voice but I could not yet see, I was like a baby, opening my eyes for the first time, using eyes that I had never used before… my spiritual eyes:
10-29-2020
Word
after 30min silence-
Many
of us (in
our ministry) have
struggled with our half an hour of silence, unable to quiet our
thoughts. The Lord has asked me to “
10-19-2020
Excerpt:
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I have recently discovered that part of the reason for silence
is to learn to enter into a new realm of depth, as He has told me.
The Lord also told me to find and understand His treasures in
silence. This baffled me for a while as I continued to try and just
keep thoughts out of my head while in silence. What were the
treasures? What did He mean by “collect
your thoughts, bring them to My attention”? Then
this scripture brought understanding;
Through many things of the spirit and patience, I finally
realized that the thoughts that were coming to my mind during silence
were memories or thoughts that I needed to deal with and stop pushing off. These memories needed to be dealt with in order for me to enter
into His deeper depths, in order to sanctify my imagination. These were the treasures that the Lord wanted
me to find and bring to His attention. This was the “
Like a yo-yo, back and forth I went in my walk spiritually. The
Lord explained that these memories were times of unrighteousness or
sin
in my life. They were my unrighteous and
sinful
acts which held me back spiritually, causing me to return to unclean
things physically. I needed to visit these things, uncover them, and
remember them so that they may be dealt with. Here is a dream that
the Lord added to give me a picture;
11-06-2020
Dream-
I was in some kind of underground tunnel system (deep recesses of my
mind). I was in a room that had my bed in it (the
bed representing something intimate) and
there
was a
tunnel attached to the room. Between
the room and the tunnel, there
was a black iron gate to the entrance of the tunnel (the gate
representing a portal or entry way). I looked down the tunnel and I
could
see that
it was a sewer system and I could see waste water
in
this tunnel. There was a dead body floating in the water with the
head of an alligator. This alligator also had wings. I felt as though
this may be a fallen angel or demon of some kind that had died (thedead
alligator
represented
a spirit of
rebellion that I had overcome). I knew this sewage system had other
demons that I had killed within the water. Then
I looked at the iron gate blocking off this tunnel and I realized
that it had been pried open.
Some of the iron bars had been broken and bent open (the enemy having
access to me). I knew there was a demon coming that was responsible
for breaching this gate. I was with a friend and I alerted him
immediately to this matter. We both went to grab a shotgun and ammo
that had been stored in this room. I loaded the shotgun and went to
point it at the iron gate. The demon was now standing there and I
knew I had to kill it.
This dream shows me symbolically that this underground sewage
system represents the deep recesses of my mind. My mind contains
garbage that I have dealt with and garbage that I have not yet dealt
with. The enemy has had access to me through unrighteous or
sinful
acts and in order to break free, I need to go through every one of
these past acts to legally annul them. The mind is like a
supercomputer that has recorded every second of every thought we have
ever had. Through The Lord, every righteous and unrighteous act that has been done
and recorded in Zion can be accessed once again, and dealt with! This
will require time, patience and a motivation to do so just as the
Lord said; “
The ultimate goal in silence is producing a pure silence that
is righteous unto The Lord, a
“pleasing aroma”.
I get into silence and focus my mind and spirit on The Lord. While in
silence I record every memory that comes to my mind and disrupts my
silence. Here is some instruction on warfare that I have been led to
do regarding each memory. You do not need to do every single one of
these for every single memory. I would let the Holy Spirit lead you
in this battle, these
are just
some
examples of what I use for various thoughts;
· I take
hold of
every memory captive and bring
it
into Yahushua’s light to be exposed.
·
I cover each memory with the Blood of Christ, scrubbing it even like I were cleaning a stubborn stain
· I repent and thank The Lord for His forgiveness
· I prohibit these thoughts from
exalting themselves and I declare that they are now cast down and
overcome
· I annul these memories and prohibit them from
operating in any level, dimension or realm
I void any agreement I may have had with the devil through these thoughts
· I rebuke all the
effects they have had on my life and I declare
restoration and reparation for myself and any other man
woman or child
that had been affected.
· I seal it all with Halleluyah
praises!
It
was a major breakthrough and I could feel that there was a big
spiritual shift on my behalf. I was then given another
vision;
Vision
after scrubbing with His Blood:
10-30-2020
Word
after 30min silence-
The Lord has set me on track to Victory over my own mind! Is it a wonder that there is a war raging in this world for the minds of men? We see that the world has dedicated most of its resources in keeping a man’s mind distracted, subdued, afraid and especially asleep. But NOW is the time to break free, for The Lord has given us a way! Through His silence He shall bring up all things that need to be dealt with in your own mind, things that were long forgotten shall be remembered. Things that had been hidden shall be exposed.
11-03-2020
Word
after 30min of silence-
Update (2025): Because I had spent much time in the cleansing process of my mind, The Kingdom of Heaven has been opened up to me in new, glorious and incredible ways. I can truly attest that this journey which silence had taken me on has been a righteous journey and this process in which He had taught me has proven successful. The King of Glory has also given us a way to meet with Him before His throne, modeled after the how the Holy Temple was built. We call these "golden meetings" and just like the days of old, when we enter into His Holy of Holies, we just sit and listen. It's His Agenda, His battle plan, His purpose, nothing of our own Flesh... Halleluyah!