Restoration Of The Governor In A Season Of Wisdom!!!!! PART 3

Malachi 4


We are walking in today:  Restoration Of The Governor In A Season Of Wisdom!!!!! PART 3



Witness king throughout the Bible:  H4428 melek-- king, royal

Psalms 102:15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings H4428 of the earth thy glory.

The Torah testifies...............
  Deuteronomy 3:21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: H4428 so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

The prophets proclaim..................
 Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings H4428 shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

The writings bear witness...........................
 Joshua 10:24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings H4428 unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. H4428 And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

Psalm 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. H4428

The Kings
Because the Israelites wanted to be just like the other nations around them, having the same standards and lifestyle, they had asked for their own earthly king. The King had told them, in effect, “No, you really don’t want an earthly king.  A king will just oppress you with taxation and forced labor. I am your King, who provides everything for you and gives you what is good.” He was trying to tell them, “You are not like other nations. You are supposed to be an example to them. You’re supposed to be the prototype for my kingdom.”
Human kings were not the King’s ultimate plan for his people. He wanted a whole nation of kingdom rulers who would be directed by him. This idea reflects his ultimate goal of having every citizen on earth be a local governor, exercising authority under the chief Governor. Yet the Israelites insisted on having a king, so he gave them what they wanted.The people’s desire for a king indicated a lack of alignment with the King and complete misunderstanding of their calling. After they told the prophet Samuel they wanted a king, “the LORD told [Samuel]: ‘Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.’” They were rejecting their heavenly King once more.Yet the King used the institution of kings to further his redemptive purposes. The second king over Israel, David, was a man who desired what the heavenly government desires. Kingdom influence was manifested in his life in many ways. His amazing slaying of the giant Goliath when he was still a youth was an example of a human being exercising kingdom dominion over a pawn of the kingdom of darkness. When David said to Goliath, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty,” he was saying, “I come to you under the authority of the government of heaven.”Ultimately, the King used the line of Israelite kings to preserve the lineage for his Son’s coming to earth. The Offspring would be a descendant of David.Human kings were not the Creator-King’s ultimate plan: He wanted a nation of kingdom rulers.
The Prophets
However, most of the nation’s kings, who were supposed to represent the King’s justice on earth, became corrupt. The priesthood also become corrupt. The very ones who were supposed to align the nation to the King had become unaligned themselves. So the King raised up people from within the Israelite nation, at various times, who could speak to both priests and kings on behalf of the heavenly kingdom.A distinct pattern is emerging: The nation of Israel was raised up as a prototype to address the need of a rebellious people called humanity. The priesthood came about when those who were meant to be a “kingdom of priests and a holy nation” failed to fulfill their corporate calling. The institution of kings was established when the people rejected the Creator-King as their ruler. The King therefore raised up individual voices—the prophets—who called upon the kings, priests, and people to change their ways and come back into alignment with him.The prophets would begin their assignments by saying something like, “The word of the Lord came to me.” Where does the word of the Lord come from? It comes from his Spirit. The Spirit would come upon the prophet, and the prophet would tell the king and the priests to correct themselves so they could correct the nation.In other words, the prophet’s job was to bring the earthly king back to the Creator-King so the king could execute the heavenly government’s justice and help bring the nation back to the law and ways of the Creator-King. He was also to bring the priests back in alignment so they could help bring the people and nation back in alignment. In this way, the nation could return to being the prototype of the kingdom of heaven. The nation could then correct the nations of the world, for the ultimate purpose of redeeming the whole earth.The prophets manifested the influence of the kingdom on earth in many ways. For example, because the prophet Elijah was submitted to the King, the heavenly government used him to bring back to life the son of a woman who was also submitted to the kingdom. We should not really be surprised at this particular administration of the kingdom, since the King’s Spirit originally gave life to humanity and can also restore that life. The heavenly government was manifested in the life of the prophet Daniel when he received special communication through the Governor regarding the future of the Israelite people and when he escaped harm after being thrown into a den of ravenous lions. His “miracle” of preservation was, again, an example of the dominion of the kingdom of heaven over the earth.However, how did the leaders and people usually react to the prophets? They would ignore, criticize, threaten, or kill them! Eventually, the people were so disobedient as a nation that they were perpetually unaligned; the result was that the Spirit left the temple prior to the people’s captivity in Babylon. The Israelites had only the trappings of their old way of life. The prototype nation was essentially gone, setting up the next phase of the plan for the complete restoration of the kingdom on earth.
The King spoke through his prophets, saying, “I’m not going to keep sending word to you through other people. I’m going to come there myself to bring you back to me!” Governmental Messages about the Coming King Who Would Restore the Governor
The entire Old Testament is therefore about the repetition of the promise of the Governor’s return, and the evidence of heavenly kingdom influence selectively manifested through the prototype nation and individuals who were submitted to the kingdom. Over the centuries, specific prophets, as well as other leaders such as Moses and David, spoke messages from the King announcing that he himself would reestablish his kingdom in the colony of earth, paving the way for the restoration of the Governor to humanity. For example, the prophet Isaiah said, For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.The King of the eternal, invisible kingdom was going to reclaim his property. When the colony was regained, he would set up his government on earth again and recommission his Spirit as Governor once more. Jesus told a parable about him-self that describes the King’s desire to implement his plan of extending his influence on earth, and of the resistance of most the earth’s inhabitants to him until he himself came to rectify the situation:
There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. Last of all, he sent his son to them. “They will respect my son,” he said. But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, “This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.” So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?...
The kingdom of the Most High will be...given to a people who will produce its fruit.
The Mandate of the Coming King

The last book of the Old Testament ends with the prophet Malachi giving this message from the heavenly government about the coming King of heaven: “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.” This was the man-date of the Offspring, whom the prophets referred to as the “Messiah,” to reconcile the children of Adam and Eve to their Creator-King. When this was accomplished, the Governor could be restored to his earthly residence within them.The King of the eternal kingdom was going to reclaim his property.
The Governor’s Return Is for All Humanity
The prophet Joel gave one of the major messages from the heavenly kingdom regarding the Governor’s return:Afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. Joel was saying, in effect, “I see a day coming when we aren’t going to have to read or study the law in order to know how to obey the King because his Spirit will come upon young and old, and they will obey the King as naturally as they formerly disobeyed him.” No longer would there be a need for “selective rulership,” with only certain individuals being influenced by the Governor. All of humanity had lost the Spirit, and Joel was saying the Spirit would be poured out on “all people”—male, female, Israelite and non-Israelite, free and slave. Earthly prejudices related to gender, race, or social status would disappear in the face of the Governor’s return. The Holy Spirit is not just meant for people of a certain “religion” or nationality. The whole world lost the presence of the Governor within them, and the King wants everyone in the world to receive him into their lives again through the provision of the Offspring. The Governor is the key to life for all of humanity.
The Era of the King’s Coming
The idea of the Spirit’s coming upon the people probably seemed incredible to the Israelites when they heard Joel’s message. In their experience, the Holy Spirit would only come upon the priests, the prophets, and some of the kings. Or, he would dwell between the cherubim on the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies in the temple. Joel referred to the time of the Spirit’s coming as “the day of the LORD.” The word “day” in this context means “era” or “age.” Therefore, the day of the Lord would be the era or the time when the King came to earth.The word “LORD”here is the Hebrew word for “self-Existent or Eternal” one. The message of these prophets was, “Animal sacrifices and other rituals can’t restore humanity to its relationship with the King, so the King himself is coming.” When he came to earth, his Spirit would also return. The Governor would come upon young and old men, young and old women. More than that, he would once more be able to dwell within humanity.The prophet Malachi was the last prophet to promise the King’s return before the King himself came. The heavenly government gave him this message:“See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.The first messenger mentioned would prepare the way. The second messenger, “the messenger of the covenant,” was the one who would “turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.” This messenger was referred to as “the Lord you are seeking.” What was his covenant message? It was the restoration of the Spirit to humanity, which had been promised since the initial rebel-lion.
Announcing the Arrival of the King
When we turn the page of the Scriptures from Malachi in the Old Testament to Matthew in the New Testament, we encounter the messenger who prepared the way for the King’s coming:
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”“The kingdom of heaven is near.” In other words, the King’s government was imminent because the King had come to earth. What was the theme of this message?
The Governor
John said, “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” The King would baptize them with his Spirit, thus aligning them with the kingdom. The Spirit’s coming would no longer be a temporary appearance but a permanent one. The Governor would be like a consuming fire, burning out every false mind-set and philosophy that alienated the citizens from the heavenly kingdom. He would correct all their confusion and satisfy all their hunger to know and fulfill their purpose in life. At last, they would be permanently reconnected to the King and his kingdom. The earth would be a colony of holiness and power again because its inhabitants would finally have the Spirit of holiness and power living within them once more.
 Shema Selah we have to align with the original kingdom, the kingdom of Heaven our original position and status in the garden in the beginning!!