Luke
19:7-15 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of
my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by
false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This
day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of
Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was
lost. And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of
God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went
into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said
unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him, and
sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over
us. And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received
the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to
whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained
by trading.
Jesus had given them Salvation, Redemption through His Blood as the Lamb of God in the experience of His Cross. Then He ascended on in the Glory of the Father until the fullness of judgment was to come to that generation. In the parable He said they were to "Occupy till I come." Jesus having received His kingdom came back with the cloud of glory to judge them in that generation, just as He said He would do...Matthew 26:64; Matthew 23:35-36; Matthew 24:21; Matthew 24:29-35; and other scriptures. The great tribulation was to that generation. So as Jesus had said, He sits on the right hand of power, having received His Kingdom, Dominion, and Authority as Lord, King, Priest over all, and came in the clouds of heaven, and judged that generation. That generation was judged for all the righteous blood that was shed on the earth (Matthew 23:33-36).
They occupied until He had subdued all things unto Himself, in that generation, having removed all the elements of the first heaven and earth, and birthed forth the new heaven and earth where in His Righteousness now shines.
Now
we in this generation, upon receiving the Son of God as our Savior and for the
forgiveness of our sin, have the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of the Son, the
Spirit who is God our Father abiding in our souls, being the Spirit of
Righteousness in us and the Spirit of Life and Truth, are now SEALED with the
Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is abiding in us. HE sanctifies us,
justifies us, and has birthed us forth as a member of His body. Now as we
grow up in Him, Jesus Christ that holy Spirit, we are changed in to the same
image, yet by the holy Spirit causing us to come forth. The Lord is that Spirit
and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17.
We
don't have to Occupy as they had to then while waiting for the removing of the old
temple and order and judgment upon that generation. We can Now Enter into
the Holy place of the Father with the Blood of Jesus upon us and the Lord
Himself as our head. We can Enter into the Kingdom of God, for we have
been Born Again (from above). We are born of God, by His Word that was
made flesh and dwelt among them....now abiding in us. His flesh has been
blessed and distributed to us, as we partook of His Blood and His Spirit.
We are the Apple of His Eye. His beloved Son, Jesus Christ now appearing
in us, and having swallowed us up.
Galatians
2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
liveth in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of
the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Christ
Jesus is come in us to cleanse us and wash us in His word and blood, so that He
may present us to the Father, a pure church. Ephesians 5:26-27.
We
being born of God, we grow up in to Christ the Head of us, His body and church.
Ephesians 1:19-23; Ephesians 4:11-16.
1
John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is
true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
They,
back in that generation that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John talk of...They were
going through the transition....birthing....regeneration of the old to the
new. From the law of sin and death to the law of the Spirit of Life in
Christ Jesus. Out of death and sin, and into Grace reigning through
Jesus' Righteousness unto eternal life for those that believe and receive
Him. It was a terrible time for them all. Heaven and earth was
being shaken. A new Jerusalem, a new Kingdom was coming forth. It
was a heavenly kingdom and city, in Spirit, being established in the hearts of
God's elect. But all in heaven and earth would have to yield and bow to
the One on the throne of This New Government.
Jesus
Christ is King, Priest, Lord and Governor over all. Our Father is Love
and Awesome.
They
thought the kingdom of God was to appear immediately, but clearly in scriptures
by the leading of the Holy Spirit, He has revealed to us that the Kingdom of
God is Righteousness, Peace, and Joy IN the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). And if
you have been baptized and sealed in the Holy Spirit, then the Kingdom of God
is WITHIN YOU too. (Luke 17:21-22; Ephesians 1:12-13). And now we are
pressing into the Kingdom (Luke 16:16), and Seeing and Entering into the
Kingdom for we are Born of God by His Spirit and Water which is His Word (John
3:3,5-8).
So
the coming and receiving of HIS KINGDOM was a working that was taking place in
the SOUL’s of Mankind (male/female). Not
in an external nature place anymore. That one was only a shadow of the true
tabernacle and temple of God. In Revelation we see that the Lamb and God
are the temple of the God's true city (Rev 21:22).
Jesus
told the woman of Samaria, in John 4:21-24 that the hour comes and now is when
you will neither worship in that natural mountain, nor at Jerusalem, but rather
would worship in spirit and in truth.
True worship would be in the Holy Spirit, for in Him is where we gather
and worship the Father…in Spirit and Truth…the Spirit of Truth. And that is who Jesus is.
John
4:21-24 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye
shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father, ye
worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the
Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship
the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth.
Now
today, as the Truth which is Jesus Christ is being told to us by the Holy
Spirit, we too are being washed and cleansed and are entering into the Kingdom
of God. The old you is vanishing away, as the new you in Christ Jesus, is
appearing... yet it is no longer you, but Christ Jesus. (Gal 2:20)
You
are not having to occupy, for He is come for you to bring you into Himself as
His glorious body and church. You are now, Abiding in Christ.
Amen.
