During prayer, I was instructed to post the following article with encouragement and with multiple words of knowledge and confirmation.
Because of Him!
Because Jesus Christ has died and risen, so have faithful Believers died and risen into newness of life with Him. And so shall we rise either on the last day or on that day known as the Rapture or the Resurrection and be with the Lord and other faithfully departed loved ones in the clouds and be forever with them. (Jn. 6:40; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; 1 Thess. 5:1-8).
Recommended Reading, Romans Chapter 6, linked here.
The Reality of Pillars
The company of people shown in a vision recently ‘standing’ and encircling Jesus inside a cloud is indicative of a remnant of Believers – witnesses – who have risen to newness of life. (Eph. 2:6) This is not the Rapture; although it can reasonably be concluded that they will be caught up when the time comes! They are a people who have been chosen by the Lord. And they have been granted special authority and privileges by Him (Himself the Great Pillar in the cloud) to fulfill His plans and purposes during these end times and in the hereafter. The Word ‘Promotion‘ has been confirmed!
Pillar – Strongs 4769: support, column. From stuo; a post, i.e. support.
and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. (Gal. 2:9)
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 of my God, and the name 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. (Rev. 3:12)
People of the Clouds
We are living in amazing days of revelations and prophecies. Praise the Lord with thanksgiving!
Keep the Faith, Suzanne ✝ ♥
Happy Easter, Suzanne.
Perhaps this posting is esoteric (or nebulus, like a thick cloud), as I can read it, but do not have enough wisdom to understand its deeper meaning.
Perhaps this is like the apostles who heard Jesus speak, but did not fully understand until much later.
I will have to remember this, pray for wisdom, and patiently wait on my God, LORD, Messiah, Saviour, and friend; so that He may help me better understand.
Hello Glenn,
Admittedly, it can be difficult to understand. When it comes to visions and dreams, the Holy Spirit often symbolically reveals spiritual things through things that are visible and created. Example, when Peter saw the sheet descending from heaven with unclean things. Joseph’s dreams of the wheat sheaves, the sun and the moon. Biblical examples are too numerous to capture here. But in all cases, they are spiritually discerned and can only be interpreted through the Holy Spirit of truth in combination with the Word. The cloud as a symbol can be interpreted differently depending on the context within which it is shown. It can be the Shekinah Glory of the Lord and it can be symbolic of people. Jude confirms this when he compared some people as clouds without water. It means that while some people appear spiritual (in this case they were false teachers), they did not have the Holy Spirit (outpouring of water) flowing through them. (Jude 1:12-13; Joel 2:28-29; Prov. 1:23) There must be an enlightenment or anointing of the Holy Spirit to understand the spiritual things of GOD in dreams and visions and Words of Knowledge. Without Him, all of it might appear as foolishness. (1 Cor. 2:13-14) But GOD is so good! And yes, asking Him to grant wisdom to understand spiritual things are available liberally to all who ask with faith and belief. (James 1:5; Lk. 24:45)
GOD’s Word does not return void. The message posted has already been confirmed by some to whom this message was to be delivered. Praise the Lord.
Wishing you God’s abundant blessings as we commemorate our Lord’s resurrection! Suzanne