“…mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD of Heaven’s Armies! THE WHOLE EARTH IS FILLED WITH HIS GLORY!” (Isaiah 6:2-3)
“And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother…and they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come near the altar to minister IN THE HOLY PLACE, LEST THEY BEAR GUILT AND DIE.” (Exodus 28:2, 43) This was by choice from the Israelites, GOD WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO THEM but they became afraid and told Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but LET NOT GOD SPEAK WITH US, LEST WE DIE.” (Exodus 20:19) “Because they DID NOT BELIEVE IN GOD, And DID NOT TRUST in His salvation.” (Psalms 78:22) Thankfully, because of God’s promise to Abraham He continued to work with the Jews but like Paul said, “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that THEY MAY BE SAVED.” (Romans 10:1) The sad fact is that Israel will not accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah and as a result will miss the rapture and be deceived by the beast. In the middle of the “week” (7 years) they realized they have been fooled, “And the anti-christ shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease…” (Daniel 9:27) “But the woman (Israel) was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time (the last 3 ½ years), from the presence of the serpent.” (Revelation 12:14)
In the meantime Jesus includes the Gentiles in His salvation plan, “God’s will is for us TO BE MADE HOLY because Jesus Christ offered His body once and for all time…And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Holy of Holies…let us GO RIGHT INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD with sincere hearts FULLY TRUSTING HIM. For our guilty consciences have been SPRINKLED WITH CHRIST’S BLOOD to make us clean…” (Hebrews 10:10, 19-22) NOW WE ARE MADE HOLY BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB…
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham