JEHOVAH ELOHCCNU - HOLY

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is HOLY: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones (Is.57: 15)

Our God, the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity is called HOLY in this verse.  He dwells in the high and holy place.  Under the New Testament, He indwells His children.  The temple of God is our body (I Cor.3: 16-17). Secondly, He indwells that person who has a contrite and humble spirit. Holiness and humility are inseparable.  A holy person has also a contrite and humble spirit. We find in our midst many holy people with pride in their heart. Oh, our God revives the heart of the contrite ones.  Revival is meant only for those who have the heart of the contrite ones. In other words, God revives the spirit of those who are brokenhearted for sin. A holy person, if he commits any sin, repents with a broken heart.  

God did not call us to uncleanness but in holiness.  Therefore, he who rejects this doctrine does not reject men, but God who has also given us His Holy Spirit (I Thes.4: 7-8).  God has given us His Holy Spirit to enable us to lead a holy life, and not merely to operate His spiritual gifts.  We have to put on the new man, which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness (Eph.4: 24).   

Prophet Isaiah, in his vision of God, heard the praises of seraphim.  Isaiah had the revelation of Gods holiness as the seraphim cried to another, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of His glory.  On getting the revelation of Gods holiness, Isaiahs eyes were opened to see his own spiritual life.  He lamented, Woe is me, for I am undone!  Because I am a man of unclean lips(Is.6: 2-5). As He who has called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, Be holy, for I am holy (I Pet.1: 15-16). 

Today, the holiness has become the casualty in our Christian circles.  There is no holiness in the high places of His sanctuary.  Some servants of God used of God mightily in the past succumbed to the temptations in their flesh and had fallen by the wayside. Their fall should serve as an eye-opener to us.  The children of Israel were overthrown in the wilderness because of their sins like idolatry, fornication, tempting of God, and murmuring.  Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come (I Cor.10:5-11). 

Let us get a vision of God through the prophetic eyes of Isaiah.  Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of His glory.  The holiness of God is not separable from His glory i.e. His manifested presence.  We see the holiness of God all over the earth.  Whenever sin is committed, His holiness is revealed so that the people take cognizance of that particular sinful act.  Even when sin is committed in a secret place, it stands exposed because the glory of God covers the whole earth.  Every body, even an atheist, feels His glory once the sin is committed.  The holiness of God exposes the sin in this world because His glory covers the whole earth.  Christ, the Light of this world shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it (John 1:5). 

We may have committed some sin in our thought-life or through our lips or in some area of our life without our knowledge.  However, God knows it because of His glory covering the earth. As such, we have to humble ourselves before His Throne of grace and plead for a daily cleansing of our sin through the Blood of Jesus. 

JEHOVAH ELOHAY - The Lord My God 

In the 14^th chapter of the prophetic book of Zechariah, the Day of the Lord is described.  The prophet saw through his prophetic eyes the end of the worldly rule by the rulers of this world and the establishment of the Kingdom of Christ over all the earth. Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, shouts the prophet.  Verses 2 to 5 speak about the battle of all the nations against Jerusalem, and the Lords fight against these nations.  Thus the Lord my God will come and all the saints with You, proclaims the prophet.  Who is going to come along with the saints?  His Name is revealed as the Lord my God i.e. Jehovah Elohay in Hebrew.  Who is this my God?  He is the Lord Jesus Christ who is going to come again along with the saints.  Christ the Word was not only with God but also was God Himself (John 1:1).  The prophet proclaims in verse 9, And the Lord shall be King over all the earth.  Christ is going to return to this world as the King of Kings. 

Another historic event that will take place before the second advent of Christ Jesus is the manifestation and rule of the Antichrist. The Antichrist is revealed in the visions of Daniel very clearly as follows: 

VISION OF FOUR GREAT BEASTS 

Please read Daniel 7:15-28. He is the other horn of the ten horns on the head of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful.  Its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze devoured, broke in pieces and trampled the residue with its feet.  It had eyes and a mouth, which spoke pompous words. 

In this regard,  please take note of a glaring fact that this horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the Kingdom. 

This horn, a king, will arise from amongst the kingdom of the ten kings.  He will be different from the first ones.  He will speak pompous words against the Most High, and will persecute the saints of the Most High.  The cardinal point to be noted here is that he will prevail against the saints till the time of the coming of the Lord. 

VISION OF A RAM AND A GOAT 

Please read Daniel 8:1-27.  He is a little horn which grew up to the host of heaven, and which cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.  This little horn will trample some of the saints of God who are seated with Christ in the heavenly places.  He will be a king, having fierce features and understands sinister schemes.  His power will be mighty, but not by his own power.  This means he will derive his power from the Devil.  He will destroy the mighty, and also the holy people and will even rise against the Prince of princes.  But he will be broken without human means.  The Lord will consume him with the breath of His mouth and will destroy him with the brightness of His coming (II Thes.1: 7-8). 

He will make war against the people of God and will prevail against them.  He will persecute them. He will act deceitfully and will become strong with a small number of people (Dan.11: 23).  But the people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits (Dan.11: 32).  

When the disciples of Jesus asked Jesus to tell them the sign of His coming and of the end of the age, Jesus warned them, Take heed that no one deceives you (Matt.24: 3-4).  He also warned them of many false prophets and false Christs who would deceive many and would show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect (Matt.24: 24). If the people of God are to be deceived through the false prophets and false Christs, this can be possible through certain doctrines, which would adulterate the truths of the Bible in a subtle manner and through great signs and wonders.  We find that many preachers quote the Bible from one angle only in the same manner as the Devil quoted the Word from one angle while tempting Jesus in the wilderness. The false prophets have already sown seeds of false doctrines in our fields. 

Every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God.  And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world (I John 4:1-3). Any person, who preaches that Jesus Christ is only a great social reformer or a crusader against the evil, and that Jesus Christ was not manifested in the flesh, is of the spirit of the Antichrist. 

How are you prepared to face the Antichrist when he wages a war against you?  We should not underestimate the power of the enemy in a war.  We should be prepared for the war against our enemy with our own strategy but with the power of the Lord of hosts. The spirit of the Antichrist is already at work.  He has already started influencing the Christian nations to obliterate the Name of the Most High. The governments of this world are awaiting a world ruler for ushering in peace into this tumultuous world. 

Jehovah Elohay is with us. He is also known as the Lord of hosts. He is equipping Gods people with His armoury to fight against the false prophets, the false teachers and the false christs.