Programme: School of the Spirit (SOS)
Date: Thursday, 8th February, 2024
Text: Hebrews 2:5-17
We need to enquire about our Lord Jesus because we need to know more about Him. This would make us fully appreciate the resurrected Lord, who is made so much better than the angels (Heb. 1:4).
Tongues and Interpretation (1)
“Follow Me, follow Me, follow Me. Pitch your steps after My Spirit, pitch your steps where My steps show in the spirit, even where I go in the spirit. Flow with Me, feel after Me, feel after My movement in the spirit, even after the oscillation of My palpitations in the spirit. You are in a subtle zone wherein you have to beat after Me. You have to take your words after My words because I want to guide you into judgement, even of zones not clear, yet zones in My word. I want to turn you again, I want to turn you again to see things you have seen before, things I have defined before. I want to cause you to see them and cause you to come into a greater and a higher comprehension of those same things, even by My movement, even movement upon the waters, even the waters of the Bible.
Book, book, book; I bring you book, I lead you book, look at the book, look at the book again. I bring even strength to see the book again, even the book. I bring you book, I have brought you book, I bring grace to see the book. Look at the book, look the book again, bring you book, show you the book, show you My book. I make you see the book, feel after Me, flow after Me, flow with Me, feel with Me, even the feelings of My Spirit, even the impressions of My Spirit upon your spirit and I will guide you. I will guide you into the book, for there is blessing of the book. I want to show blessings in the book. I want to press out blessings of the book, I want to cause blessing that ought to come to they that read and hear the book. I want to press out that blessing. I bring things for you, brought things for you, brought things for this house, brought things to you, brought things for you, even things of God: brought things for you, bring you things: blessings.
Tongues and Interpretation (2)
“Mystery, mystery, mystery. I bring you mystery, I brought you mystery, I brought you mystery. I am sent, even with a sense of His mystery, even the mystery of God contained in books, in book after book, even the blessings of book, even the sense of book. Ye, even the lights in the book, even the thrones that are attached to books. For I brought secrets, I am sent with secrets, I am come to shed light, even the light of glory, even the glory light of Jesus around books. Mysteries, mysteries; heaven is saying mysteries, Jesus is saying mysteries, Jesus is talking books, He is speaking sayings. Sayings, sayings, sayings from book to book, even books from the beginning to the end. Mysteries of books; the Bible is a book of books. Blessing of books, even many many books.”
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“For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.” (Heb. 2:5). God did not put the world to come in subjection to angels, but this present is subject to them. The world to come would not be subjected to angels but to man. Man is the being that God would put the world to come under. We cannot escape if we neglect so great salvation (Heb. 2:3).
“But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? [14] Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” (Heb. 1:13-14). Salvation must be found in man first before the world to come can be put in subjection to him. God has promised that the world to come will be subject to man, even though it is not clearly seen right now. However, Jesus is doing all that it would take to bring the world to come under man's feet.
God did not say to any of the angels that they should sit with Him on His right hand, but He said that to Jesus. The right hand is an exalted place in the spirit that has the authority to put in subjection the world to come under a man. He did not tell the angels to sit with Him on His right hand because He never intended the world to come to be subject to angels.
The present is subject to angels because they have a name that can handle the present. Angels have got a name, therefore, the present world was brought under them. We cannot receive the honour of things being brought under our feet without the ministrations of angels who this present world is subject to.
Angels need to minister to the heirs of the world to come (Heb 1:14). As angels do this, they pass the duty of subjectivity into the hands of the heirs. The angels must do that because their present name is the name of the duty of overseeing all things in the present; it is a ministry. They have an oversight to bring things in subjection to them; it is an administration that God gave to them according to their names.
“Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: [8] Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.” (Heb. 2:7-8). Adam was set over the works of God’s hands, but for Jesus, God put everything under His feet not His hands. The way God subjects things under someone is to put them under His feet. The things are not beside Jesus, but under Him. It was not clearly seen that all things were under Adam’s feet but we see now that God has raised Jesus, the Lord of glory, overseer of all things and upholding all things by the word of His power.
“For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. [28] And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.” (1 Cor. 15:27-28). Everything has not been put under the feet of Jesus, but God has already done it. When man was created, God did it and when Jesus died, He started it, but it has not yet been culminated. The exercise of strength and power that Jesus is really wielding is subjective power. That is the actual power of God or the strength of God. This subjection is the manifestation of Eternal Life; it is what Eternal Life does.
“The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.” (Psa. 110:1). The word ‘footstool’ means to make someone subject, to make one come under your feet. One of the things that will be put under Jesus’ subjection are His enemies and it is the first work of subjectivity to bring powers under His feet (1 Cor. 15:25).
Jesus has not fully put all enemies under His feet; He has destroyed Satan but He has not put Him under His feet (1 Cor. 15:26). “But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel…” (2 Tim. 1:10). The word ‘abolish’ in a sense means He has killed the root of sin, but we will not see the expression of it until the reign of life begins to have its toll on death. Death still reigns and this is evident by the way men are obedient to death.
When God made angels, He finished them well and there was nothing that He did not give to them. All things in the present world have been put under angels and when man was created, He put all things under him. God would not take the power of the present from angels because He does not change nor turn, neither is He unrighteous. What He did is forever in the angelic world and so the best way was to create a higher world, put the world in subjection and make the angelic world obsolete.
The angelic world will pass away which means the present will pass away. Man does not know subjection yet; what the rulers in this world who bring people under by force is not subjection but coercion. True rulers make all things submit without asking questions; it is only God that can make all things come under.
“For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?” (Heb. 1:5). The right hand cannot be given away to any person as the person who will sit with Him must have His noble blood. To be a heir of God is to partake of God’s high royalty; it is to be joint heirs with Christ. We are to inherit God’s life which makes one a son of the Father.
Angels are not (true) sons of God and it is proven by the fall of an angel. God can never fall. Thus, a true son of God can never fall. God has no doubt that Jesus who He is putting over the works of His hands can never betray Him or fall. Lucifer had access to all things; heavens and earth were subject to him but he fell. He fell into and below what was meant to be under his feet. He could no longer have anything in subjection to him because he had a fallen wisdom.
Satan has lying signs and wonders asides his lying nature which is a doctrine. Satan is the driver of technology. Technology is a low level of creation. One does not need the life of God to invent things in the natural. This is not what Christians have been called to do. We are yet to discover what it means to truly reign; the book of reigning is still closed to us. The culturing of Satan on how men should reign is seen in the children of Cain; they reigned by the works of their hands (Gen. 4:17-22). Thus, we should see reigning beyond natural exploits; we should use the natural but not perish with it (1 Cor. 7:31).
God is not a fanatic; He is too humble. God can use and enjoy anything; He will use it but would not be attached to it. We should also be like God and not be attached to the natural.
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.” (1 Cor. 15:25). Jesus needs to reign. What Jesus is doing on the throne is manifesting the sovereignty of Himself; He is majestic in His throne. Before Jesus reigned, only the Father reigned on the throne. Jesus is not fighting His enemies, rather, He is putting His enemies under subjection. However, the enemies are giving a fight, as they do not want to be made a footstool.
“The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.” (Psa. 110:2). The Lord sending the rod of His strength out of Zion is because Jesus reigns. The purpose of the rod is to rule in the midst of the enemies. The rod of Jesus’ strength is a person, but it is in Jesus’ hands.
“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, In the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou hast the dew of thy youth.” (Psa. 110:3). The people are different from the rod; the people are the children of God.
Satan got his beauty from a kind of holiness. However, holiness in this scripture refers to the holiness of the Most Holy Place. Holiness has beauties in varying degrees.
This dew is blessing that comes from both the beauty of holiness and womb of the morning. The secret of not passing away is dependent on where one’s strength comes from; Jesus’ strength is from the beauty of holiness, the womb of the morning. The dew brings youth. Satan and other fallen spirits age because they broke out of the morning. This is not just a physical ageing but also of the mind.
Satan is an old man, so he has no blessings, but only curses. Blessings are things. Satan does not have dew anymore. Cherubs are in the perpetual dew of God where life is fresh. Thus, they are new every morning. Satan wanted to be like God, but he did not know that he would break out and enter into a curse, and he has been struggling since then. To overcome Satan, one needs to bring back a superior morning and a beauty higher than the angelic holiness. Every cherub has a cloud that covers them, and as such, to overcome Satan, one has to come into a better womb than the ones angels live in.
Satan desires to exalt his throne above the height of the clouds (Isa. 14:13). Athough he has fallen, he is still boasting. This is because there is something he is depending on, which is his trickery. Satan believes he can speak to anyone to make their hearts shift from God, but God is not afraid of him. This is because He is creating beings higher than angels; He is bringing men into that morning order, higher and superior than that of the angels.
“The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.” (Psa. 110:2). A rod is a person. When someone begins to come out of beauty, that person is breaking the edge. Pride is not beauty; exalting oneself is not beauty. Meekness is beautiful.
Immediately Jesus rose up from the dead and went to heaven, He saw the need for His enemies to be made His footstool (Psa. 110:1, Heb. 1:13). When men become rods, they have the capacity to rule in the midst (not on the side). Men will come into the nucleus of the enemy and by ruling, they will take the reign from the enemies until the enemies have nothing to cling on to. When one is no longer reigning, the body of rulers that constitute the reign will have to give way.
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.” (Rev. 12:5). If the child was caught up to God and to His throne, it means that the rod of iron can be accessed on the throne. Immediately this child is caught up and is given the rod to rule, the adversary will not fall, he will still be hanging.
What Satan wants to defeat is the prophecy of the footstool and as long as Satan is hanging in the air, he has not been made a footstool. A strength took him to the air and this shows that the Lamb is not reigning fully. Our Lord Jesus must reign. In reigning, the provision of a child will be born; it is reigning that will raise the manchild.
It was a reign that provided the child as a solution because Jesus in Himself will not rule in the midst of His enemies. By law, He should not rule in the midst of His enemies. It is unlawful for Him to condescend and rule in the midst of His enemies. What Jesus gained at resurrection surpasses that dimension of bringing Satan under. Jesus will need to deal with the devil through showing and doing it. The wisdom of the Lamb raised the manchild.
“Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” (Rev. 5:12). Jesus received something while on earth for stature sake. When He died, God raised Him up and He became a different entity. The things He received do not make Him eternal; He had become a little Lamb before He received these blessings. These were the things that were conferred to Him after He was raised from the dead. They are the things that will bring all things under subjection such as power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory and blessing.
Jesus is reigning now, even as He is in heaven. To bring Satan down is not His duty, but to raise a manpower that will rule in the midst of His enemies. It is reigning that produced the man-child; Jesus raised agents that can deal with high evil spirits. The only advantage Satan has is the air. Thus, he is keeping it with his life.
Satan did some diabolical things to get to where he is now; he led men to a place where they will no longer hear God and listen to Him. This makes him able to occupy by men’s disobedience. When Adam disobeyed, wrong standards entered into the world, but Satan could not reign in the air at that time until disobedience abounded, which is called death.
After God had saved eight souls (1 Pet. 3:20), Satan was still able to raise Nimrod. After this, God had to begin to work in wisdom and found Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He eventually led Israel into Egypt, multiplied them and led them out of Egypt. Exodus began and the books in the Bible followed; these were all an advent to take Satan down. Thus, seasons in the Bible became books of God. In these seasons, God was actually fighting the reign of sin, which is the reign of his enemies.
Each book is a provision for plotting against the abounding of death. Satan gained a lot in the book of kings and afterwards, God raised the prophets. Isaiah to Malachi are not ordinary books, neither were they ordinary seasons, rather, they are realms of divine wisdom. The prophets were seasons in God and in His books, which came at a specific season, sundry times and in diverse manners. They all came forth from the Father.
God’s intention was for the promised Messiah to meet something to work on. Satan wanted to expire men completely so that the Messiah will not find a place to live on. If men had been completely expired, there would not have been a Mary to give birth to Jesus. God had to manage the earth so that there could be some kind of life. God also saw that it would be advantageous for His Son to be born when men were without strength so that it would completely be by grace. As such, man cannot glory in the flesh but in the things that God has done.
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” (Rom. 5:6). This was the state of man when Jesus came; He came when men were about to go from being ungodly into perishing. He came and stopped men from perishing so that man will begin to progress. Satan studied the Church which had made progress and killed men like the apostles whom God had moved into incorruption.
Satan raised the muslim religion, a very fierce kind of worship of those who kill the flesh, around some of those churches with the intention that such men should not rise again. When the New Testament was enacted, Jesus went to reign. Jesus also learned strategies, which is the wisdom of handling enemies. Jesus is not handling enemies as a raw God but as a man-God.
Everything Jesus is doing is further entering into the genetics of man that man indeed can participate as God. Jesus reigns even if all Christians are killed and all the churches are being fought. Even though the gay society seems to be taking over the nations, Jesus still reigns. He is reigning and the devil is not in charge. Every step that heaven is taking has no mistake in it. Even on our side, where we receive impulses from Jesus to respond to His reign and we do not do it well, He still reigns.
Things may be delayed but all enemies will be brought under His feet. The man child should have appeared close to two thousand years ago, but it was not the right time. God moved the program till the end of days and He has His reason. When Jesus is praying, He is reigning. In everything that Jesus does, He reigns. We have fear but He does not because He is in a place of rest and that is why He reigns. When we are short of ideas, He reigns.
Nothing can be done against the throne. Satan has not learned the lesson that anything that is done against the throne will only help the throne. It is not Jesus who made Nigeria ungovernable, rather, it is Satan that made our leaders go mad, stealing what belongs to many generations. Nobody speaks against Satan, but pastors and churches are often attacked. What is visible in Nigeria is the reign of a fallen spirit of corruption. As such, we should pray for this country, for it is difficult to love those who cheat us. To take down the enemy in Nigeria, the sons of God must do some kind of righteousness.
We expire our enemies through meekness and righteousness. Our Lord Jesus will prosper in majesty because of truth, meekness and righteousness. This is the nature of everlasting life. If everlasting life is not worked out in a soul, such cannot do Eternal Life well. Jesus will keep reigning and He will not lose His nature because righteousness is an inheritance. Everlasting life is righteousness, and it has meekness and truth because they are the things that guide the king.
To beat the devil is to overcome him, but much more than overcoming him is reigning over him. This is because Jesus is bringing Satan to a place where he will be a footstool. One who is a joint heir should collaborate with Jesus to bringing His enemies under. Once one can rise above Satan and put him under him feet, such a person has overcome him. It is such men that God can entrust with the subjectivity of the world to come.
Blessings!