Epiphanies, Visions, Revelations, Encounters with Heaven, Interior Life, Inner Vision, Inner Locution, The Glory, The Light of Christ, The Voice of the Lord are all components of awakening spiritually to the reality of the eternal while living in the temporal. It is divine intervention in a personal, one-on-one relationship with Jesus that is intimate and a first-hand encounter.

Acts 1:7-9 “He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." 

Another time Peter and James and John (the sons of thunder) were invited by Jesus to be personal witnesses to see the glorious Jesus meeting with Moses and Elijah. Jesus was transfigured

Matthew 17:1-3 "Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him." 

TRANSFIGURED metamorphóō from 3326 /metá, "change after being with" + 3445 /morphóō, "changing form in keeping with inner reality") – properly: transformed after being with; transfigured.

They witnessed Jesus capability to transform Himself from a purely physical appearance to appear in their midst in His glorified appearance. They also saw Moses and Elijah in their heavenly or glorified bodies but Jesus was brighter! Jesus was planting an image in their hearts that would become the norm in the resurrection and after the ascension the way He appears when we come to His Table to share Communion. The glory is the fire in CommunionFire. The meal He provides us has within it the power to open our eyes to see and recognize Him. Scriptures don't do this, prayer doesn't do this. The meal of the bread of His Flesh and the wine of his Blood does this.

The blessed bread has the power to open our eyes to see and recognize the spiritual seeing of Jesus where ever He chooses to manifest His presence. (For example: for me 50% of the time He meets me at the beach!) Then the blessed wine has the power to open our ears to hear and recognize the spiritual hearing of His voice. (His sheep know His voice so clearly that they will not follow any other voice.

John 10 Describes this phenomenon: (Remember Jesus uses exact analogy to define spiritual reality - He gives us natural images to envision what He reveals spiritually.) Natural inspiration is not the same as spiritual revelation. Inspiration is our mental response. Revelation is brought about by the power of the Holy Spirit as He reveals what Jesus want us to see and what Jesus wants us to hear.

He speaks to believers by speaking to the unbelief of the Pharisees. 

"Anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 

2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep (Jesus). 3 The gatekeeper (Holy Spirit see Psalm 24) opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out (from our past way of life to participate in His life. Hiss presence has the power to 'transform, transfigure, convert, or bring "metamorphasis" as we encounter His transfigured, glorious presence. (Revelation 3:20 He loves us first, He knocks at the doorway of our heart, He calls our name. When we open the door (when we believe) He enter our heart and life and the first thing He does is dine with us. 

4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them" (darkness cannot comprehend the light. The blindness of this life blinds with unbelief. Vision of the Lord and His eternal life begins when we come to His Table believing. Believing opens our eyes, ears and hearts to receiving whatever it is that He has prepared for us each time we dine - have Communion, with Him.)

7. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 14. I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me (How do we 'enter through Him'? John 6: "If you eat my flesh and drink my blood you will have my eternal life within you") and What happens when we enter through the Communion-gate? The Holy Spirit pulls back the veil of this life as though closing our natural vision to open our eyes to see in the spirit so that we might clearly recognize Jesus our Good Shepherd who has a prepared meal to share with us. He feeds us with His life and love. We take Him in through after we enter through the reality of His body and blood made from our bread and wine.  2 Corinthians 3:18 and 4:18)

I am the Good Shepherd.(See Psalm 23 - where does He lead us? What is the destination?)

17 times John 10 says sheep, 21 times says directly and indirectly shepherd, 5 times speaks directly about Himself as the Shepherd of His sheep, 3 times He refers to Himself as The Good Shepherd, 5 times the Shepherd says He is the gate through whom we enter into His domain and through whom we go in and out and 'find pasture'.

15 I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

In Communion Paul says "we do always show the Lord's death until He returns. When Jesus is the Gate and the Good Shepherd, it is illustrating His desire to feed those who know Him. He told Peter, "Feed my Sheep, Feed my Sheep, Feed My Lambs", Why? Because when we bring our bread and wine to His Table and ask the Lord's blessing on something that He invented, He does. When He does He is telling Peter that he is bringing them to the place where Jesus is revealed, is manifested, shares His life and transforms us in his glory from glory to glory. Jesus tells us to do this to remember Him - perhaps meaning by remembering Him He can rebuild our memories to have eternal perspective. 
 
Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to bring about these encounters and experiences through Communion if we believe; wherever we are, whoever we are as we are in any condition. We become not only first-hand witnesses of His Testimony or Story, but He personally weaves us into His story!

See what happened in Luke 24 and how similar the encounter was in the 40 days of the resurrection as to the episode on Transfiguration Mountain..

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Paul too has his epiphany on the road to Damascus. So powerful was the light of Christ it physically blinded him so that the great Rabbi could replace all his book learning with a new first hand Communion with the word made flesh. Paul says that Jesus came to him personally and told him about Communion and what to say when sharing it with others. Do this, Jesus said of the bread and wine, and I'll take it from there. He replaces our worldly with memories that are eternal and life producing. Memories we can continue to feed on throughout eternity.

Jesus has entered His glory and through The Communion meal of his Body and Blood we encounter His glory and are changed from glory to glory. We experience grace upon grace. Our believing grows from faith to faith. We encounter His glory full of grace and truth.

This is the true meal of The Eternal Thanksgiving. 

Jesus reveals His Heavenly Treasury in CommunionFire to show us what He has already deposited in the garden landscape of our heart.

The beauty of creation gives us a point of reference for the treasury of the unseen eternal creation. This world and all its effects are temporary, natural and part of the fall of Adam and Eve. What Jesus reveals in Communion with His flesh and blood is eternal, super natural and part of His Resurrection reality. He gave of the gift of His Body and Blood so that we might taste and see, sip and hear of the unseen. In Communion with Jesus the light of His fire discloses what cannot be seen by others or heard in the street of Jerusalem. He now reserves the intimate one-on-one experience of Communion as the place He waist every moment to share His life and love with us.

Treasure hunters 'hunger and thirst' each new day with the anticipation that they will discover treasure today - more information, another clue, something else that says the investment of time, talent and treasure is worth it.

They seek for treasure below that are wrapped up by dirt and stone, or for new knowledge that is based on what man's limited understanding can perceive and artists and creatives express unseen treasures to challenge us to think in the context of something bigger than ourselves. But Jesus invites us to come to His Table to reveal eternal life, the reality of the eternally permanent and sometimes shows us things we understand in our temporary world to illustrate what He is sharing, revealing, disclosing and giving to us. Each is another eternally crafted clue in His pursuit of us to share the treasury of heaven. What we see that He discloses to us and what we hear in His voice is the reflection we see in the mirror beyond the veil or in the Hi Def screen of the Holy Spirit.

Consider a few verses from Psalm 104. As you do see if you can recognize which statements are eternal and which are natural.

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty.

2 Who covers yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:

3 Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:

4 Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever.

One morsel of His glorified Body that looks and tastes like bread and One sip of His Blood of eternal redemption that looks and tastes like wine brings us through the veil of this life to encounter the life Jesus died, rose and revived to share with us. It is totally super natural and has so much power it will raise us up in the last day! Jesus is our Communion and He feeds us with His fire and passion from His treasury of love for us.

Leviticus 1:11 All her people groaned as they searched for a morsel of bread. They exchanged their treasures for just enough food to stay alive. Jerusalem Speaks: "Look, O LORD! Consider that I have become worthless!"

​Without His reality there is nothing. For those who believe and receive a morsel and a sip at His Table He is always waiting to share one more clue, one more piece to the puzzle, one more eternal treasure from His treasury as often as we come with open hearts and open hands. Wake up every day with hunger and thirst to find one more glimpse of Jesus and to her His voice just one more time! He can't wait to share with you.
Everytime He does, you will never be the same!

MNEMONICS: (Pronounced NEM-onnick)

The study and development of systems for improving and assisting the memory, of scripture, for example.

Perhap, like you, I think of the word mnemonic like the word harmonic as in the harmonics of the Gospels or harmonies heard in songs of worship. It also brings to mind the word demonic which has to do with invisible forces that try to distract and dissuade us from the Lord, His Table and presence, purpose and influence of the Holy Spirit. A mnemonic (the first "m" is silent), mnemonic device, or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention in the human memory. Mnemonics aim to translate information into a form that the brain can retain better than its original form. Even the process of merely learning this conversion might already aid in the transfer of information to long-term memory. 

In this case we are using what might appear to be the random numbering associated with the Chapter 3 an Verse 16. The reference summary for this is "3:16". So John 3:16, made popular in recent decades by the goal scoring area by someone waving a sign "John 3:16" in sports for television viewers is an enticement to get people to look up the one verse declaration of the Gospel. In our study I examine the 3:16s of the New Testament or the 3:16 Mnemonics. There are 21 of them. Each, like John 3:16, has a simple and basic message than upon further examination brings to light the some of the most basic truths of the early church, the New Testament and impact of the faith.

This miraculous 'coincidence' is met by another more important core value of our relationship with Jesus Christ. In Communion we cultivate our personal and intimate relationship with Him as He shares His life, light and love with us one-on-one. in this hidden chamber He opens His world to us one morsel and one sip at a time. There's no magic in the super natural. Miracles yes! But Jesus shares how simple, peaceful and caring eternal life with Him is. In effect Jesus become the mnemonic tool of a new Memory Bank that is planted in the garden of our hearts every time we see Him and hear Him. Memories are not created by second or third hand accounts. Only in person are the kinds of memories made that have impact.

Dr. Caroline Leaf has identified these processes scientifically as they relate to transformation and the power memory has. (http://drleaf.com/blog/formation-of-long-term-memory/)

Communion Replaces Toxic Memories with Eternally Joy-filled Memories! Mnemonics is a tool that the Holy Spirit uses to create a Memory Bank that cause your eternal account to overflow with wealth without measure! Encountering Jesus in Communion is where past toxic memories are erased, good memories are transformed and new memories move to the front of our thinking, feeling and expression. 

Jesus said about Communion, "Do This... In Remembrance... Of ME" to get us started! He is saying that if you don't take 5 minutes to sit down in the morning and have Communion with Him you may go through half a day or a month without really sitting down at his Table and looking into His face! Why? He know that forgetting is what leads us back into traps and slavery to past patterns of thinking and memories.

Remembering Him keeps us from remembering the 'temporal' and gets us focused on the eternal.

"But I do my daily devotion!?"

"Yes, but do you respond to Jesus' invitation to sit down with Him at His Table to share a heavenly meal that He prepares and provides for you?" He said the following, not me. "Do This... In Remembrance... Of ME" and when you do He says, "This bread is My flesh given for the life of the world and this wine is My blood shed for the remission of sins of many... When you eat this bread of My flesh it is real food and when you drink the wine of My blood it is real drink. When you do this you are eating and drinking in eternal life and I will raise you up in the last day!"

You say, "Well I look for Him in the scriptures and prayers for an hour in my devotions each morning or evening. Jesus said, John 5:39-40 

"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life." 

As far as prayer goes, the Lord says, "Don't pray to be heard by others but enter the closet of your heart and pray always, pray in the spirit, pray with the Spirit, walk in the Spirit. The purpose of prayer is not so much to be heard, but to listen and then pray as the Lord leads by His Spirit. This begins with Communion and then the river of prayer flows all day. We bring nothing to the Table. We have no abilities or attributes of heaven. We don't even have the strength to pray. It all comes from Jesus. He is the head of the prayer meeting but He want to spend a few seconds of quality time with us to ignite our day. Matthew 6:5 and Luke 18:11-13

"The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.' 13 "But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!'"

First you need the Spirit. Then you need to feed your spirit. then the Holy Spirit feeds you on The Bread of Life and The Wine of Life. When you share the Lord's Table you get the power and strength you need in that heavenly holy powered food to pray in the spirit, with the Spirit, with the Lord and with all of heaven. 

Like your physical body that takes in 3 meals a day, your spirit needs at least one meal a day at the Table of the Lord. You think you can read and attain or that you can pray and attain? I remind you of Jesus' Aunt Mary and Uncle Cleopas on the road to Emmaus. Jesus, the Word made flesh spoke to them for 7 miles anout himself in the Law and the Prophets and they stayed blind to who He was. They talked with Jesus for 7 miles (Isn't talking with God prayer?) and they did not see or recognize Him. It was when He a) took their bread, b) blessed it, c) broke it and d) gave it (back) to them that "Their eyes were opened and they recognized Him! And he vanished from their sight!" It was all they needed to have their eyes opened and their memory made in recognizing Him. Then the Holy Spirit could connect the dots. One glimpse of Jesus lets you know its not your ability to see, recognize, hear or understand it is Jesus giving us that ability. Then we understand why our hearts burn within us.

In Jesus I believe that my account in the earthly exchange is more than a quadrillion dollars! I am wealthy beyond wealth. He pours in a zillion dollars of worth into my account every time I sit down with Him at His Table!

Jesus said to Do this... In Remembrance... of HIM! This is based on His declaration in Hebrews 10 that He will never remember our sins ANYMORE! New memories created by the Lord with us when we sit at His Table and we look upon Him and we listen to Him transforms us from being weighted down with this life and filled with the reality of the Life He died to reveal to us. In Hi presence is fullness of joy!

Why is this important? How is this simple tool related to Communion with the Lord or encountering Him? "Remembrance is the key" Jesus gives us that unlocks the nature of Communion to remove the vail of this life to reveal the fire of Communion. The fire, or the glory of Jesus is where the Lord shares His presence, His love and His life. These episodes are 'memory builders'. Spending time with someone creates experiences that become like videos and recordings of shared events. If it is someone we love, those memories foster growth and a memory bank that we can withdraw from anytime we like.

His glory is a reality that brings transformation.

It happens almost without us being aware of it until weeks or month later. One Communion after another, daily if possible with journaling if possible, generates hours of discussion with others, super natural memories that replace a lifetime of old, bad, toxic, fear-filled, depressions cause by sin, guilt, shame and condemnation. By replacing them with what Jesus shows us and what He tells us we have the tangible position and experience of a first-hand witness to His goodness, mercy, righteousness, grace and truth. We see and recognize His face. We recognize His smile. We know how much he cares and how much He has to share with us. he anoints our forehead with His oil of revelation and our cup overflows with goodness and mercy when with others.  

We come to Jesus Table empty handed cognizant of the once and for all payment of sin, its penalties and all attachments of guilt, condemnation and shame. Knowing this we come freely into His presence by the means He provides: The Bread and Wine we offer Him, He receives and by His 'hands of blessing' gives back to us as His flesh and blood. Like the bread and fish He blessed in feeding the 4,000+ and 5,000+ the essence of the meal was altered to be able to supernaturally multiply. In the  same way when Jesus blessed our table it becomes His Table that we are invited to share with Him. Revelation 3:20 

'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."

When He blesses the bread and wine (like the torn bread or flesh of His Body) the curtain of our natural perception is torn apart so that we can see and recognize the new reality of His Presence. Like King David, we see His face ever before us. Then like the miracle of water made to be wine when Jesus revealed His glory at the Wedding of Cana, the wine we drink is supernaturally changed to become His blood. We must be born of the water and the Spirit (born naturally and supernaturally or born again, and confirmed by the Church in the waters of baptism then baptized by Jesus in His Holy Spirit and Fire (glory). The meal is where He revives His Spirit baptism translating us from this world into His for a brief encounter with His glory where He shares with us by feeding us on His presence. We feed on the encounter visually and audibly - in fact any of the natural senses as a Spirit led experience..  

Amnēsis (from 363 /anamimnḗskō, "bring to mind") – properly, deliberate recollection, done to better appreciate the effects (intended results) of what happened; active, self-prompted recollection especially as a memorial (memorial sacrifice).

Luke 22:19
and "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; 
do this in remembrance of me." 

John 14:26
Jesus says, "But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you."  

(Also see john 14:16, John 15:26, John 16:7, 16:13 these are the five "number of grace", reference Jesus makes to the Disciples when speaking to them about leaving.

1 Corinthians 11:23-25

​23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; 

"do this in remembrance of Me." 

25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; 

"do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

Hebrew 10: 1-18
How Jesus, in one moment, set you free from the demands of the law, the penalty of sin, the power of sin and death forever. He cleaned out HIS memory (chip) of ALL your sin forever - He will remember your sin NO MORE!

1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming - not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; 6 with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. 7 Then I said, ‘Here I am - it is written about me in the scroll - I have come to do your will, my God.’ ”

8 First he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law. 9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says: 

16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” 17 Then He adds: 

“Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” 
18 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.

​Here Jesus reminds us about how HIS MEMORY works. You say, "What about this sin Lord?" He says, "I don't know what you are talking about."

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What The 21 Mnemonic "Three Sixteens" of the New Testament Tell Us
The Three Sixteens of the New Covenant
From New American Standard

The Gospels: The First Four Stages of The New Believer
Preparing to Unite with the Communion-Centric New Covenant Community as a first hand witness to the reality of Jesus Christ as a partaker of His Testimony.


Matthew 3:16 (Portrays Jesus as the Lion, the King)
Stage Two – Following Jesus Example in Water Baptism
“After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,”
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Mark 3:16 (Portrays Jesus as the Ox, the Servant)
Stage Four – Jesus Anoints and Appoints
“And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),”


Luke 3:16 (Portrays Jesus as the Man, Son of Man)
Stage Three – Jesus Will Baptize in the Holy Spirit & Fire:
“John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”


John 3:16 (Portrays Jesus as the Eagle, Son of God)
Stage One - Believing:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
Witnesses of the Resurrection, Ascension and then From the Day of Pentecost: “Go, Stand, Speak with My power to bear witness of those things shown and heard in Communion with Me”

Romans 3:16
“Destruction and misery are in their paths, the way of peace they have not known”
 
(Psalm 14:1-7 none is righteous, neither Jew nor Greek all are guilty under the Law, and until they believe, they will continue in the way of death. Psalm 53:1-6) *Way of Life = Born Twice; Way of Death = Born Once from the Didache (See http://www.communionfire.com/the-acts-of-jesus/the-communionfire-commentary-on-the-book-of-acts) – the earliest teaching of new believers. The ways of the unbeliever include the unholy desires to satisfy the hunger of the flesh; the demands of society or the world to enslave your life to the chains of your need for recognition, security and success and the deliberate deceptions of evil masquerading as a feast of darkness and demonic influence. The soul is the hunting ground. The soul is the battlefield. The flesh, the world and the evil all prepare whatever meal will feed your selfishness, self-centeredness and self-righteousness. If the mind can’t be enticed, then a spell will be cast upon your will. If the mind and will can’t be enticed then a savory menu is prepared to satisfy the gluttony and greed of emotions. They are all interlaced with one common thread. Unbelief. To not believe in Jesus means to believe everything else! To believe in Jesus means the temporary is replaced by the eternal; the profane for the holy and the natural of the earth for the super natural of heaven.  A Christ-less life is lifeless and a Christ-Centered life is peace-filled. Those who know Christ know peace and for those who know not Christ, no peace. By the law sin revives but righteousness and peace come by Jesus Christ.
 
Respond to Jesus’ invitation to “Come to His Table”. He prepares for your arrival 24/7. There you will find Him waiting to share His love and life with you. Come empty handed and a heart filled with thanks. He has so much to share with you and it is so powerful He can only feed you one morsel and one sip at a time! In His presence is peace that is beyond understanding. Jesus says, “My peace I give to you, not as the world gives. In the world you will face tribulation but be of good cheer I have overcome the world.” Psalm 22 reveals what Jesus suffered so that He could lead you as the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23 in the way of Life – the way of Peace to His Table. In His presence at the Table He opens your eyes to see and your ears to hear Psalm 24 Him as King and Lord of Glory. 

1 Corinthians 3:16
“Don't you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”
 
oikéō (oíkos, "a house, dwelling, habitation")properly, to make a home; living "at home" (i.e. comfortably) because it is one's residence; "to be at home."

naós (from naiō, "to dwell") – properly, a sanctuary (divine dwelling-place); a temple (sacred abode),
the place of divine manifestation.
 
“Don’t you know that you are the place where the Lord makes his home
and reveals His presence?”
 
In the New Covenant the Spirit is within us as well as upon us. In the Old Covenant the Spirit came upon those who served the Lord. In the Old Testament we see there is a Temple. The reason for the Temple is the Ark. The Ark is where the Lord was to be found between the wings of the cherubim. Before there was a temple to house the ark. After Jesus ascended to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit something very radical happened. When the wind of heaven filled the Upper Room on the Day of Pentecost, those who were there, breathed in the Holy Spirit. Jesus was baptizing them in living water being poured out from heaven. As they were baptized their hearts caught fire and they immediately erupted with the super natural ability to speak in the language of heaven. As they filtered out into the streets of Jerusalem to a crowd of ten thousand people or more they continued to praise God and reveal that God’s new dwelling place, His new sanctuary was those that were filled with the Holy Spirit. In one moment of time Jesus fulfilled His prophecy that “He would build a new temple to house the presence of God.”
 
The church was born! The language of the Church was heard like preaching and praise. Those who came to see what was going on in the Upper Room came from every part of the world. The great miracle was that when the 120 spoke in heaven’s language the Holy Spirit translated the messages into the language that each person spoke. The miracle caused the church to grow from 120 to 3,120 in one day! There was a new temple in town and it wasn’t made of brick and mortar it was inside the flesh of human beings. This was always God’s intention. In effect the Kingdom of God found a throne in the hearts of all who believed. The King of Peace ignited a new citizenship, a new humanity, which allowed Him to govern within the hearts of each individual. Further, as a servant King, He prepared His Table each day with gifts to be found in each morsel and sip that He blessed.
 
The Bread of Life and the Wine of the Covenant, once presented to and then blessed by the High Priest in the heart fed the new humanity with a new kind of food. He took the sacrifice of the elements presented and blessed to become something else. The bread and the wine had, within it, the food to keep the spirit alive. They shared this holy meal from house to house. Here were no New Testament Bibles for 400 years. There was Jesus, King and High Priest, the Holy Spirit and the New Passover meal. The sacrifice was no longer the daily sacrifice of animals being killed and burned upon the altar of stone or poured out wine. Now the Temple activities had to do with the relationship of individuals with the King of life in the new reality of the eternal Kingdom. Jesus shared that the new prayer should be ‘Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth – as it is in heaven’. Our prayer should anticipate learning about the new eternal reality of Christ as Savior, Lord and King. The more attention we give to heaven the more it replaces the temporal reality we are so used to. Knowing Jesus and the leading of the Holy Spirit through Communion reveals the greater reality. It’s the exchange of the divine for the sublime, the super natural for the natural, the eternal for the temporal and life for death.
 
Then ‘Give us this day our day-to-day bread’ had to do with heaven’s groceries to feed our spirit, soul and body not peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that just feeds the body. It has the power to remind us of the depth of Christ’s sacrifice as both the victim and the High Priest to reassure us of His authority to forgive and power to protect. When we realize how much He forgave us that reality would now overflow from the believer as forgiveness for others. The new Passover meal also reassured each believer that the Holy Spirit would not lead us into the way of evil and death but into the way of righteousness and eternal life. We are fed on the eternal and shown the reality of Jesus smile, beauty, grace and presence by the action of the Holy Spirit, who is the Lord, at His Table every time we sit down with Him. Like the priests of Israel who were fed by the meat, bread and wine of the sacrifices we are now the priests of the new Temple. We feed on the bread of Jesus’ flesh and drink the wine of His blood. It is the food of heaven and has within it the power to reveal our new life one morsel and one sip at a time.
 
Eight Arks

“Pitch was used in the first two” representing the Blood. Noah and Moses Basket and then the Ark of the Covenant became the mercy seat for the Blood of The Lamb. From then on the Ark was of “Flesh and Blood”.  
 
The first Ark was (1) Noah’s Ark, then
The (2nd) Ark of Baby Moses. This was followed by
The (3rd) Ark of the Covenant designed by God. In the New Testament the Ark was ‘in the flesh’ until Jesus returns. The (4th) next Ark was Jesus Mother Mary. She gave birth to
The (5th) next Ark, the Word made flesh, Jesus. Then
The (6th) Ark became the people of the New Covenant who fed on Jesus as holy bread and wine blessed by Him – He calls His Flesh and Blood. When we dine at His Table we enter the glory and are transformed from glory to glory by virtue of what is given and revealed to us personally in the Body and the Blood. Then Jesus returns and
The (7th) is when Jesus sits upon His throne for a thousand years.  Finally... 
The (8th) New Jerusalem Ark, the Throne Room of the Lamb whose glory lights the entire city in the midst of a new heaven and new earth.

Twelve Tabernacles

The Temple, Throne Room, Tabernacle or Tent is where you found the dwelling place of God or the Ark His presence.  

The (1) first dwelling place was the Garden of Eden. It is where Adam and Eve walked in Communion with the Lord. This is always God’s intention. Disobedience by deception caused man to lose tht divine experience.

The (2) second Tabernacle was perhaps the Table of sacrifice outside of Eden nearest to the protected area of the Tree of Life where Abel, in the open air, brought the best Lambs of His flock as his offering to the Lord. He was also the first martyr for the Lord at the very hands of his brother.

The (3) third Tabernacles was where Melchizzadek presented the Bread and the Wine to Abraham at a Table in the wilderness. Melchizzadek was a priest of the most-high God and a King from (Jeru) Salem. After the worship Melchizzadek blessed Abraham and Abraham did war no more and gave a tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizzadek. This was the first Communion and the first tithe in Scripture.

The (4) fourth Tabernacle was also ‘open air’ Altar. Noah built an altar. He then sacrificed one of every kind of clean animal and bird as a burnt offering to the Lord and then the Lord made a Covenant Promise to never destroy every living thing ever again because He knew that man was hopeless without Him.
 
“Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.” Genesis 8:20-21
 
The (5) fifth Tabernacle was a tent called the Tabernacle of Meeting.  Exodus 31:7 on God’s blueprints: “The tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent”. This was the dwelling place of God to be always “in the midst” of His people. For 40 years this was the Tabernacle of God.

The (6) sixth Tabernacle was another tent. After entering the land of milk and honey God’s people cried out for a king like the other people had that they conquered. In the process they lost the Ark of the Covenant for 40 years!  
 
Then King David found the Ark in Kerjath-jearim (Means the Ark was lost in ‘the city of woods’). David had an 8 mile procession to return the Ark to Jerusalem where he put up a tent (like a big camping tent) on top of Mt. Zion. For the next 33 years the tribe of Levi lived on Mt. Zion worshiping the Lord 24/7. Most of the Psalms were composed at that time. They invented instruments of music and sang praises antiphonally. (This was about 1000 B.C. In 1000 A.D. St. Francis brought global revival through his ministry.) Both were times of enormous change among God’s people. In Acts 15, Jesus’ cousin (called brother) James, the 1st Bishop of Jerusalem prophesied that in the last days the Tabernacle of David would be restored! He was speaking about something like a second Pentecost, a revival like the world had never seen before. We are living in those days. There has been an unleashing of worship unlike anything since the days of David and the worship for 33 years on Mt. Zion. This worship is so infectious it is drawing people to the Lord because of its super-natural splendor.  
 
The (7) seventh Tabernacle was the building of Solomon’s Temple in the same mountains where Melchizzadek met with Abraham, Abraham offered up Isaac and the head of Goliath was buried and where Jesus would climb to Mt. Calvary and die on the Cross for our salvation. The Cross (Golgotha) was planted just above the head of Goliath. The super-natural victory of David was a symbol to the overthrow of Satan by Jesus. Solomon’s Temple was the glorious final resting place for the Ark of the Covenant and a symbol of the Millennial Temple to be constructed when Jesus returns. From the first building to the final rebuilding of this Tabernacle an entire nation would become the defined by this brick and mortar. Israel is still defined by this Tabernacle until their eyes are opened and they recognize Yehoshua. During his 108th year, before he went to be with the Lord this Rabbi met with Jesus, His Messiah on several occasions. The Rabbi has set the stage for the re-awakening of Israel to the Joy of their Salvation.
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(See http://roadturn.com/rabbi-kaduri-ariel-sharon-and-jesus-yeshua-2/ )
 
The (8) Eighth tabernacle was the body of the Virgin Mary. The Lord resided inside her sinless body for 9 months. Can you imagine? God chose the body of this woman as the first fleshly tabernacle for the ark of His presence. The Holy Virgin Mary is a model of faith to all believers. Residing in her womb was the Word becoming flesh. One can only imagine what this must have been like. There were probably daily visits from angels and all kinds of heavenly communion going on inside her. What was it like for God to be a baby? Did He manage all of creation from His Mother’s belly? What kind of activity took place for the 30 years of giving birth to the Son of Man and the Son of God and then raising Him? Mary hid all these things inside her Temple. Her Temple became the first human dwelling place of God and demonstrated to us that He could dwell inside a human body! Mary, by virtue of her Son becoming King also became Queen of heaven and the Mother of the Church. She who gave birth to the Son of God was thereby giving birth to the new humanity. Jesus was the first born of many brethren. We do not worship Mary but we do not pass her by either. She was the chosen vessel among all women every born on this planet to become the earthly place of conception for God to become man.
 
“The Angel Gabriel entered her presence, and he said to her, “Peace to you, full of grace, our Lord is with you; you are blessed among women.” Luke 1:28
 
“Hail Mary full of grace! Blessed is the fruit of your womb!” Mary would from that moment on become the most important person outside of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One God. It’s high time the non-Catholic population of the Kingdom show dignity, respect and adoration to the Holy Mary Mother of God. The time has come for all Christians everywhere to embrace all who are embraced by her and who embrace her as their intercessory prayer partner. Mary, the Mother of God and the Church in every aspect of her humble and holy life does nothing else but to point all individuals as a loving Mother to her Son Jesus. Some she will embrace first as any mother would and through her care and love reflect the love and care of God. She is more beautiful than any brick and mortar. As a Tabernacle for the Lord God Almighty she is truly the Queen of heaven.  I hope each reader will bow their head in humility and love to whisper their love to her for bringing their Savior into the world.
 
The (9) ninth Tabernacle is Jesus! When the heavens came to worship the newborn babe the stars selected one to be the spotlight on Bethlehem and guide for those traveling locally and from great distances. The star was also a great light and witness as a miraculous sign even to royalty. The myriads of Angels came to sing for him, the animals came and bowed their heads in worship of the newborn King! The Tabernacle of Mary gave birth to the Tabernacle where the Holy Spirit lived. The presence of God is with men. Jesus body was to be given so that He might find residence in the hearts and lives of all who would believe that He is who He said He was.
 
In John 13-17 Jesus speaks clearly about leaving so that He can send the Holy Spirit. In chapters 14-16 He mentions the Holy Spirit 5 times and explains why this is necessary.
 
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14  
 
“Made his dwelling” (Greek) skēnóō – properly, to pitch or live in a tent, "denoting much more than the mere general notion of dwelling" (M. Vincent). For the Christian, (skēnóō) is dwelling in intimate communion with the resurrected Christ – even as He who Himself lived in unbroken communion with the Father during the days of His flesh (John 1:14).
 
God tented in the skin of a man to reveal the reality of eternal life. He gave over that tent to be destroyed by men so that He could take up residence by his Spirit in all who believe. He continues to offer His flesh and blood as the meal He provides so that we might feed our spirit with the Heavenly bread. Like the manna it is a daily event of miraculous proportions.
 
The (10) tenth Tabernacle is the Church, the Body of Christ. Individually our body is where the glory of God is to be found. On Pentecost the Church was born. Each individual was given the capacity to sit at the Table of the Lord by the action of the Holy Spirit. It is the Flesh and Blood of Jesus in the form of bread and wine that gives us His life. It is no longer I that lives but Christ who lives in me! This is the Apostle’s Doctrine. Then wherever two or more are gathered in His name He is in the midst! Jesus in us and Jesus among us. Our lives are hid with Christ in God. Communion with Jesus is the basis of Communion with one another. Jesus prayer in John 17 is being answered even as I write. Our dialog is in heaven. The leader of the conversation is the Lord of lords and King of kings. Jesus ever intercedes for this to come about, as does Mary and all of heaven’s residents. The prayer is that we become one as the Father, Son and Spirit are one. He is the only one who can accomplish this and the way He does it is taken up in the next 3:16!   
 
The (11) eleventh is the Tabernacle of the Millennial Temple built for the throne of Jesus during the 1,000 years upon His return to earth.

​The final (12) twelfth Tabernacle is the New Jerusalem. 1500 miles by 1500 miles by 1500 miles in the midst of a new heaven and on a new earth. ​

Part Five: 2 Corinthians 3:16
“(When Moses is read there is a veil over the heart)
but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. (But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.)”
 
When Jesus’ Body was torn by His torturers and bled upon the Cross until speared in His heart and emptied of blood and water it was what was required to take away the veil over man’s heart from seeing and hearing the Lord in having Communion with Him. In effect when Jesus said, “It is finished” and the veil or curtain between man and the presence of God in the temple was torn in half from top to bottom, Jesus created access to His presence through His Body and Blood, ie., Communion.
 
We no longer meet Him in the tent before the Ark of the Covenant, but at His Table. That is where we find His presence today. When we do, the veil of this world is removed, torn from top to bottom like the curtain that divided God’s presence from the rest of the world when Jesus cried out, “It is finished!” The blessing and breaking of the Bread is torn from the loaf, like His Flesh when tortured. We feed on the Holy Flesh of The Lamb of God and He becomes to us the Bread of Life.  He also revives us each time we sip the New Life in the wine of His Blood. His blood mixes with ours and speaks.  From the chalice of the New Covenant we drink in all the blessings of heaven.
 
In the Bread our eyes are opened and in the Wine our ears hear His Voice. That encounter revives our power to become first hand witnesses of His death, resurrection and ascension in His presence and is confirmed to us individually, personally and intimately.
 
The veil of the Law, the veil of flesh, the veil of this world and the veil of darkness blind us before we opened the doorway to Jesus. When Jesus came in He sat down with us to dine and we sat down to dine with Him. Jesus takes the bread, blesses it, breaks it and gives it back to us. When he does, our eyes are opened and we recognize Him. 
 
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death. So the New Covenant remembrance of Communion is the action of the Holy Spirit to create new eternal memories through the revelation of Jesus and the manifestation of His glory. The veil of judgement on sin and death is pulled back to reveal the glory of Jesus full of grace and truth. In His glory we are transformed from glory to glory.
 
The veil of the flesh is seeing the temporal with our natural eyes, blind to goodness and grace. The natural eyesight feeds on the object of its passions. But Communion closes the natural eyes to open the eyes of our spirit so that we can see the Lord and feed on that which is eternal. The Kingdom of God is realized through spiritual revelation. Only the Lord can open our eyes to see the reality of His domain.
 
The veil of this world hides us from the presence of God through cunning lies and deceptions to feed our selfishness and arrogance. In Communion we encounter the truth that is solid rock. Truth in the Greek literally translates as “Reality”. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. As our Good Shepherd He leads us to His reality. He leads us to His Table. We encounter His presence. When we do the fog of this world, the veil that blinded us to the reality of Jesus, is burned away by the fire and heat of his light and life. The fire of Jesus is His glory. In His glory we are purged of that which is toxic and transformed to become the person He always intended us to be.
 
Finally the veil of darkness and evil is removed by the power of the Cross and the Blood of Christ’s redemption. The Word of the Cross and Gospel of redemption are the power of God to salvation. The Bread of his Flesh reveals His eternal bright and glorious light and the darkest darkness flees. The Wine of His Blood that we drink pours into our hearts shattering every chain of bondage, dispelling every demon spirit to flood into us like living water that overflows with God’s goodness and mercy washing away every vestige of evil from our lives.   

Part Six: Galatians 3:16
“Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ.”
 
All of God’s Covenants are realized in and point to Jesus.
 
All Covenants remain in force with the Lord that have not been nullified as in “The Law of the Spirit of life has set us Free from the Law (of Moses) of Sin and Death." "The Law came by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.") The Covenant with Abraham is our covenant as well and is as the Gospel of righteousness by faith. You believe and are thereby made righteous. None is righteous no, not one, by his own self-righteousness. We are made righteous by the work of redemption completed by Jesus on the Cross. This created a new Law or Covenant. It is a one way street. Go makes covenant with us and we are the sole beneficiaries. The Mosaic covenant is no longer of any effect for us but the Covenant with Abraham is fulfilled and enforced by the circumcision of the heart. That which was in the natural has now become spiritual. The Kingdoms of men have become the Kingdom of God and of His Christ. Jesus is in place as King of king and Lord of lords.

Read Galatians 3 until it makes its final impression on your heart. Paul is in the middle of reproving the Apostle Peter for leading others to misunderstanding this point. Peter is given over to the social media of his day (the sin of fear of having the approval of the Jewish believers cause him to draw back from the Table where Gentile believers sat.) and behaving in a way that belies the nature of the Gospel. Peter's blind spot was causing others to misunderstand this very vital point in the early church including the Apostle Paul's partner, Barnabas. The Holy Spirit uses Paul here to initiate what would become the beginning of 2,000 years of fighting error and heresy the enemies of the Gospel.

The end of the Gospel should be this: "For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise." Galatians 3:27-29

Note: By God's Covenants with the children of faith we have the guarantee of being children of Abraham, the grace given by Jesus Christ through the tearing of His Body and flow of His Blood to receive the promise of eternal life, the promise of the Holy Spirit and all the gifts Jesus wants to share with us  from the wells of salvation. As His children He want to share something new and wonderful every time we sit down at His Table. Healing, deliverance, inspiration, revelation, wisdom, care, compassion peace, love, joy, life, life... Every time we accept and believe His promise we become partakers of His divine nature. Partake of His Flesh and Blood and participate in Communion with Him. It is there He shares and pours out good things. He has a storehouse of every good and perfect gift. There i a whole section of gifts reserved with your name on each gift. Why are we so eager to get to the Table and "Do this in remembrance of Him? Because every time we remember Jesus He remember us. He died, rose, ascended and now lives to give to you. Outside of intercessory prayer at the right hand of the Father the way Jesus intercedes in your life is by giving you those gifts that will enable you to comprehend the depth, breadth, length and width of every dimension of His love. Mostly Jesus wants to share all His love with you and his love is filled with glory, grace, wonder, truth an mercy.

"So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19

"Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all." Romans 4:16

The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call." Acts 2:39

And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.' Acts 3:25
 
"seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust." 2 Peter 1:3-4

The following links are from Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum of http://ariel.org/ariel-fruchtenbaum.htm
Text Outline and Commentary for the first 5 Covenants
These were helpful to me when listening to the 9 audio broadcasts.
http://www.messianicassociation.org/ezine17-af.covenants.htm http://www.messianicassociation.org/ezine18-af.covenants.htm

Audio series on all 8 Covenants by Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m2KgJejtY&list=PLlhAhwSVx-uOqT9gY1T9EoxjKMFqLmS9q
(About 8-12 minutes each) Here are the links for each one
Broadcast 1: Great Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m2KgJejtY
Broadcast 2: The Edenic Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_F7SowiGBI
Broadcast 3: The Adamic Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi17heNEMI8
Broadcast 4: The Noahic Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY1RyjOeuWs 
Broadcast 5: The Abrahamic Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbTkQXYDLdg
Broadcast 6: The Mosaic Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6rD6tsZ-7A
Broadcast 7: The Palestinian Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch53XE_p6Mc
Broadcast 8: The Davidic Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCGqFSTLL8
Broadcast 9: The New Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtegbtQozc
Understanding Biblical Covenants relates directly to the New Covenant in the Body and Blood of Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 3:16
“Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!”
 
The Master of shalom/quietness, peace of mind without disturbance, health, wholeness and rest, tie and knit you together with Himself individually and personally and constantly, into total awareness of His shalom/quietness, peace of mind, health, wholeness and rest until every part is complete. The Master be ‘with you’ means to be your force of healing and intensity of peace and quietness, one morsel and one sip at a time, until in every way you have total and complete shalom/wholeness.
 
This is a prayer of Paul for each believer to be in total Communion with Jesus. The final result will be total and complete peace and total rest hidden in Jesus and Jesus making His bed in your heart.

1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was Vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
 
Without controversy (by common confession) great is the secret doctrine of piety:
Jesus was and is revealed and made clear (as with the fire quality of a diamond) in the flesh (as in CommunionFire)
 
Phaneroo/phos = "light” properly: to illumine, make manifest (visible); (figuratively) make plain, in open view; to become apparent ("graspable"). As in 1 John 3:2: "Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that if He becomes manifest (phaneroo), we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is."
 

1. He who is made visible (revealed) in the flesh (made known, revealed to us in CommunionFire)
2. Was vindicated (shown to be ruled righteous thus justified to justify us; to make us righteous with His breath) in the Spirit,
3. Seen (perceived, attended to) by angels (heavenly messengers)
4. Proclaimed in the midst of ethnic people groups, languages and cultures
5. Believed on (entrusted) on in the world order (cosmos)
6. Taken up in glory (Raised up in worship, praise, honor and glory)

 
Personal, one-on-one, intimate Communion – where you are, as you are for who you are – is the secret of true piety, worship, praise, thanksgiving and response to the Lord’s presence at the Table. Through the blessed bread and wine, morsel by morsel and sip by sip, each Communion adds additional and more complete revelation. Jesus confirms that we have put on His righteousness when we are clothed with and filled by His Spirit. In His presence we become aware of angelic activity.
 
Praying in the Spirit (prayer missions) and those who travel personally to destinations led by the Holy Spirit (location missions) are presented with the Gospel in ways that relate to their cultures. Prayer missions are those who prayerfully support those ‘on the field’ as well as praying for those as directed and energized by the Holy Spirit. The results are that many become believers accepting the message, ministry and mission of Jesus. As we gently and quietly worship Jesus within Communion and praise and give thanks with others Jesus is lifted up and we are lifted up with Him. We are seated together with Him in heavenly places.   

2 Timothy 3:16
“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;”
 
Scripture = GRAPHE (paper and ink expression of the LOGOS) has the breath of God within it because it came into existence as God breathed it into those He used as his pens.  
 
At first look, the Scriptures appear to be related to some pretty strong terminology. When in Communion with Jesus you see Him as He is, for who He is where He is at that moment. He is always kind, gentle, happy, energetic and youthful. So too He shapes our understanding of His voice we hear when we read the Scriptures. His voice penned them and so we should learn to hear His voice when we read them. Remember “Jesus opened up the scriptures to them about Himself” to Cleophas and Mary on the way to their house in Emmaus.
 
The Scriptures are helpful to interface with the Holy Spirit – one morsel and one sip at a time to:
 

1. Teaching as in confirming His leading and instruction;
   
2. Reproving as in proving and reinforcing inner conviction focusing on the Lord confirming His in-birthing of faith for something "internal persuasion from Him”
   
3. Correcting as in refitting, reforming us into the purpose God intended (transformation in His glory from glory to glory) more thoroughgoing conversion. Correcting here is not ‘scolding’ the intent is proactive formation within God’s eternal plan. Sometimes He uses the scripture to help clarify something He shares with us in Communion with Him.
   
4. Training in righteousness as in the rearing of a child. In this case getting to the basics. Understanding righteousness is a huge obstacle for non-believers and if a blind spot to a believer can be the cause of lots of heart ache. So, the Scriptures help us to realize right thinking. Example: I am the righteousness of God in Christ tied from (Stage One: “If anyone be in Christ they are a new creation; old things pass away and all things are made new” 2 Corinthians 5:17 to Stage Two: “He who knew no sin was made to be sin for us that we might be the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21) Then the Holy Spirit may connect the dots to other “proof” or “reproof” texts like the following: 
    

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed. He did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.” Romans 3:23-27
 
“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.” 1 Corinthians 1:30
 
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.” Ephesians 1:7