One of the greatest assets of praise, is how it gives us to be sealed and to be one with God, in full agreement. However, this does not happen, through attempting to praise God vainly, as if trying to worship Him wanting nothing. As I have said before, Psalm 47 says to praise the LORD with understanding, and the very word understanding denotes possessing something, and so when we praise God, we should be giving Him praise for specific things. Within this, we may know that we can go to and fro between our relationship with Him, and the Promises He gives us, through praising Him, and thus we can continually abide in God, neither attempting to worship Him wanting nothing, or to merely just be attempting to use Him to gain things. That to and fro is established in His oneness, whether or not we are praising Him within our relationship, or what He gives us, though those both may also dwell together without there being any schism. In this way, our praise may also be a type of secret weapon, because whether the enemy is trying to attack us through our relationship or our inheritances, our praise may overcome the enemy, as we can be founded in God, and un-moveable, as the surety of God's Promises in these things can not fail. Through this, we may see the true rest of God, by which we are perfectly found in Him as Ephesians 1 says, and this is the very foundation which holds up what Paul was talking about in 2 Corinthians regarding Christ being able to be strong for us, even if we are weak. So if the enemy thinks that it is going to win, as it attempts to take pride in the times that we are weak and resisted by darkness, our foundation of praise can blow away the enemy, even if we stumble.

The story of Gideon gives example, which correlates to the way that the ten lepers were healed along the way, just as Abraham and David were given God's Promises, and walked with Him and followed Him, even though the promises had not physically been received yet. In the story of Gideon, we may find that God actually told Gideon to screen out some of the soldiers, making the army have less men for the battle that they were going to engage in. And in this, God said that He wanted to let them have victory, only having a small army, so that they would be able to know and remember that the victory did not come through their own strength. This is also the same kind of testimony that there is found in Gideon, as the Bible shows him being of the smallest tribe of Israel: Manasseh. Furthermore, our praise, as in the context of His Promises, whether they are in regards to our relationship with God or our inheritance from Him, may be a never ending well, or river, that we can continually draw from, knowing that we have no 'real' reason to be discouraged, just as the very name Gideon means "hewer." Included in this, David gives example in the Psalms, as I have mentioned before, of praising God's power. This is important and viable, knowing also that David didn't merely say that He praised God FOR His power, but that he actually praised His power. The connotation in this, gives us more grace and promise, as we can actually praise the very things that God is in, and thus we can even praise His Promises, without having to approach God, as if His will is for us to just continually attempt to find solitude in knowing that we are so much lower than He is. And this is how Paul wrote about everything being under Christ's feet, but obviously not the Father, just as we can know that we can confess His promises and praise the things that He has given us, without always having to say things like: "UNDER GOD, I love my wife more than anything." Though we still should work to ensure that the foundation of God's supremacy is laid, before we continue on with things like that.

It is in these things that we can receive the true heart of worship, by which our heart's desires are perfectly in tune with the presence of our relationships. It is not as though praise is the best place for us to be in, regarding God, because He merely requires us to praise Him. But the fullness of who He is actually gives us to be firmly rooted in our relationship and desires in Him, by which we can always be in full agreement with Him, and thus be walking in the Spirit, and having His godliness WITH His power. The Bible does speak about Him showing His power in the vessels of dishonor and wrath, but He also does gives His vessels of mercy and honor to contain His power, just as Ephesians 1 also speaks about His power being in those who believe in Him. Therefore desiring the power of God is not lustful for us, and we can be strong in praise, for better reasons than just doing it because it is "His way or the highway," and therefore we may cease using condemnation, and graceful condemnation, as motivation. And that is how we can have the fullness of praise, and continually be at peace with God, ourselves, and everything included in our lives.

There is comfort in the apostolic gift. And as I have mentioned before, we should all have every gift of the Spirit, as we should receive what everyone else has to give, but we do not ourselves have every gift to give. And so there is a difference, namely here, in which we can make distinction between the gift of apostle, and having the apostleship that everyone has, just as Jesus gave the Great Commission. The comfort of the apostolic gift is that through it we can receive the power of God by which we will never have any 'real' rejection. Rejection is the root of all that falls away, just as it is rejecting the Holy Spirit which is the unpardonable sin. And this is true, just as we can know, through Psalm 69, Psalm 22, and the gospels, that it was rejection which broke the heart of Christ, and led to Him dying so fast upon the cross, though He also probably did lose a lot of blood in being flogged. But the fact remains, as with the account of how He died, that His broken heart led right up to His death and His cry, as He spoke the beginning of Psalm 22, and yielded His Spirit up to God. The root of apostleship is found in us not having to worry about what we are going to say, just as Jesus gives this Promise in the gospels. The name apostle means "sent one." And the name prophet means "one who sees." It is the gift of the apostle which is first in the church, and then under that is the gift of the prophet. Prophets expose the sin of God's people, as Lamentations shows, even under the new covenant, and even though we are not to live under the Law anymore. In this we can know that though prophets do expose the sin of the people, that it is not through a ministry of condemnation, as which came through the Law, but through the ministry of reconciliation. And the difference in these things, knowing also that the Law came to expose sin, and that we don't follow the Law anymore, answering the question as to why prophets would still primarily expose the sin of God's people, is in knowing that through the new covenant there is now the ability to receive the fullness of reconciliation with God, through the new birth, and this is how and why grace is emphasized in the new covenant, though it still *was how people were saved in the OT. *And though they did still follow the Law, just as no man is saved by works of the Law of Moses, or any other work. Therefore, just as Hebrews says, if there was punishment under the Law of Moses, though there is more grace now, how much more punishment is there for those who reject the new covenant? In this way, we may more so know, that through the new covenant, we may be able to even expose more sins and give more salvation, than in comparison to the time before Christ came, when they still lived under the old covenant. In the Hebrew text, there is a verse in Isaiah, which says that all of Israel's works are menstrual rags, and this is the very substance of what a prophet begins to deal with through exposing sin, though it doesn't always mean that God's people are going to have their skirt or thigh uncovered, as that came after the people’s rejection of Him. The first part of the gift of apostleship is being sent by God, and this gives more comfort *than the gift of prophecy, because prophets stay where they are regarding their ministry, though they might still move around. In this, we can view the certain lengths of time that Paul stayed with certain churches, though he also eventually moved around, just as Jesus’ ministry. And therefore the beginning of the gift of apostleship, is to be sent somewhere, and then the beginning of the gift of prophecy also comes forth through giving His spoken word. One difference between the gift of apostle and prophet, is that the apostle needs to be willing to hear the reply of those he is sent to, while the prophet, as shown in the Bible, continually gives the spoken words of God. In this, the gift of the prophet shines forth the very authority of the gift of apostleship as the head of being sent, and then giving God's spoken word. This being a self-consuming fire of God's supremacy, where 'God is true, but every man is a liar.' And along with this, the apostle and the prophet cover each other, as the apostle has the sending of the LORD, and the prophet has the substance of that sending. So prophets who are speaking the words of God do not have to submit to whatever replies the people have regarding it, and it is the apostle which discerns the replies of the people, just as his gift is rooted in having the authority of the sending of God. But this doesn't mean that the words of the prophet shouldn't be established by two or three witnesses, because that is the very purpose of the sending from God, and the giving of His Word. Therefore the apostle remains the center of the promise of God which says that not one of the hairs on their head will be lost, while the prophet himself is nearly 'left hanging,' even as Jesus says that no prophet is accepted in his hometown. The root of why prophets are not accepted in their hometown is found in how the gift of the prophet is rooted in exposing the sins of the people. And the way that the prophet is left hanging, is explained, as I have mentioned before, through knowing that the prophet himself can have no relationship with those he is prophesying to, as if God offers a grey area, between accepting the words He is giving, or not. And it is in this that the gift of the apostle is able to listen to the replies of the people, and deal with them, leading into whether or not the prophet is going to be accepted by the people. And this is the illumination of what I was speaking about, in saying that the prophet stays, because the prophet has to keep himself and remain in God, concerning any and every reaction there might be, between the time that he is either accepted or not by the people. This is the way that Elijah ministered, as the place of repentance was the prophet’s foundation that was being lain, and it is keeping that possibility of repentance open which the prophet works on, taking care of every angle. And these truths also illuminate the very substance of what Jesus said, saying that we are either “for Him and or against Him." And thus the apostle is a kind of manager dealing the customers, while the prophet is a kind of server or waiter. We can know that Paul was an apostle, as he also named himself as to having other gifts of the Spirit, calling himself an apostle, teacher, and preacher, though he didn't call himself a prophet. Overall, we may also receive the Promise of God which was given to Joshua, when God told him that He was going to give him the Spirit of wisdom, which no one would be able to refute. And it is in this, that we can again differentiate the gifts of apostle and prophet, in the context of these things. Prophets are either accepted or rejected, and do the work of God accordingly, while apostles move around and deal with the replies of the people, though overall, in Spirit and truth, God's word can not be actually proven wrong either way.

Therefore the very nature of the purposes of the gifts of the apostle and prophet rightly divide the word of truth, as we overcome darkness. So the gift of the apostle gives so that everyone may continually meditate on good things, as Paul wrote about, while the prophet does involve himself with meditating on the sins that are being exposed. And these things are true, even though the apostle actually deals with how the people are accepting or rejecting what sins are being exposed, and thus this is how the gift of the prophet and apostle encompass each other. The apostle continues to lead everyone to meditate on good things, even though he does deal with problems and questions, while the prophet, through continually giving God's word, exposes the sins of the people, and gives the Promises of God, by which the apostle, and all of the other gifts, as well as the people, may remain in God's goodness, depending on how they accept or reject Him. It is the sacrifice of Christ, and the CROSS, which encompasses those two sides of the spectrum, assuring that our meditation is always pure in God, and that our walk is in His Spirit and Word, so that we might have His singleness, though at times there is concentration on other 'coordinates' that may include different contexts. The singleness of God does not mean that we merely have a foundation that shouldn't get caught up in the specifics, and with conceptual things. And this is why simplicity isn't wisdom, but actually leads into a place where people may be swayed because of their ignorance. The singleness of God is actually our cornerstone, enabling us to be a meek and bold defense that can not get spread out by the offense, just as we can also have an offense that is able to pick apart any defense.

And so now, through the singleness of God that includes His wholeness, just as it is His wholeness which begins to fall away through lacking knowledge, though the Dragon spews water out towards the woman in Revelation 12, the earth may drink up that water. And how? Through our establishing of God's kingdom on earth, as it is in heaven, just as the Psalms show us commands that we can give, for the earth itself to praise God. And it is this truth which can be our secret weapon of praise, even in our own present tense physical body, so that whether we are weak or strong, meditating on good things or exposing sin, we will be praising God, giving honor to Him, and not to ourselves- and at the same time still be fully reaping His love and Promises. And just as the angels clothed Joshua, which may not be the same Joshua that entered the Promised Land, but is probably Joshua the priest, we may be able to forever abide in God, and not be deterred, though the kingdom of darkness fight against us,* and or accuse us, in *any way or amount. And thus we may be an army of praise, even as the Israelites conquered through praise under Gideon and Jehoshaphat. The turban, as shown in Zechariah, which was placed on Joshua, is the garment by which we may be both a priest and a king, and this is one aspect of that passage in Zechariah that is ‘before it's time’ and illuminated through the Spirit of revelation, just as Peter wrote about how the men of God, before Christ came, longed to see the salvation that was going to come through the Messiah, even though under the Law, no one could be both a priest and a king. And this is why that passage in Zechariah is taking place in heaven, where the Law is already forever fulfilled. Through these promises, we are clothed for warfare, even though we may only fight in praising God, and being His light, as in evangelism. Evangelism is moreover the fruit of the gifts of the apostle and prophet, just as Paul did tell Timothy to fulfill his ministry through evangelizing.

In one aspect, warfare in this way is nearly like having a self-destruct bomb which can be used, even though we also don’t lose on purpose. And it is in this way that the sacrifice of Christ only made the enemy weaker, while God’s power continued to grow. One Greek word for power, which is used, as Paul wrote about us destroying everything that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, is actually the word that we get ‘dynamite’ from. Therefore Christ is strong, even if we are weak, and we receive His Promises no matter what, just as He is the beginning and the end, and already knows all things, and thus is able to give Promises that can not fail, though Christ also said that the religious leaders were making God’s word void. But that was in the context of truly having Him in their own lives, just as God does say that His Word accomplishes what He sends it for, and does not return to Him void, showing why and how God shows His power in the vessels of wrath and dishonor when they reject Him.

“Band of Gypsys” by Jimi Hendrix, was one of the first CD’s I had, if it was not actually the first. And I listened to it and really was intrigued by the music, getting it at the end of eighth grade, or the beginning of ninth grade, I think. And through going through the music, and listening to it, and really hearing it, I gained a respect for Jimi Hendrix, through which I nearly got to the point of not wanting to be a musician, saying that I just respected it too much. And I remember the suicide note from Kurt Cobain, and how he said that he just loved people too much, and I now know that he said what he did, in this context. I really feel that I had this kind of attitude in approaching the gift of apostle, even though God directly told me that I would be anointed as an apostle, as well as other people. One large aspect of the gift of prophecy is how it includes things of divinity. And so my respect for the gift of prophecy was still present in me, though I was already *anointed, and I was able to remain confident in my calling in God, through the nature of His divinity, which can keep growing and growing no matter what. For example, the Bible shows Jesus in a way that may make Him sound prideful and rebellious, in the ways that He dealt with the religious leaders. For instance, He nearly egged the people on, when He said “Before Abraham, I am” though I know He is perfect, and was not provoking them.

I know that after the marriage of the Lamb, that Jerusalem is going to remain the mother of His created beings, and that nothing is going to be infertile, or asexual, even as Isaiah gives Promises of eternal marriage in the little verse which speaks about the hawk always having it’s mate. The New Jerusalem is going to be inhabited by those who lived under the Law, just as the twelve apostles are going to be set up on the earth, as those who lived under the Law are going to live on earth, in the New Jerusalem that shall come down out of heaven. And the angels of God, the Father, and those who are of the church, though everyone gets every Promise that everyone else has, are going to live in the New Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven, in heaven’s dimension, which is also infinite, always having more room, in which the New Jerusalem’s heavenly borders shall extend limitlessly, just as the universe. Those who branch out on the physical earth, through those who lived under the Law, though all who are saved do receive incorruptible bodies, just as the heavens, earth, and angels will also be incorruptible- everyone who becomes spread out over the physical earth, branching out from those who lived under the Law and are residing in the New Jerusalem in it’s physical dimensions, shall still have ‘eventual*’ opportunity to live in the physical city of Jerusalem, whose borders are finite and with limit. We can know this to be true, just as Adam and Eve would have also received new bodies as the earth became populated, even fully- had life commenced before the fall. Would there have been no Promise for the last child on earth, as the earth filled, for him to get married and have children? Creation is not just an example of what falls short of God. Jerusalem is forever the Mother of those who are His. And Christ as the hope of glory, and the hope of creation being subjected to futility, even as man fell, brings forth God’s glory for His people, giving both the saved, and His angels, to receive all of His Promises eternally. As man is given to have his inheritance be for forever, through the vastness of heaven, and as the angels are given to have every Promise in God, making the infinite definite. This is how the 12 apostles are over the physical New Jerusalem on earth, and how the 24 elders are over the spiritual New Jerusalem in it’s heavenly dimensions, though we shall all have every promise that everyone else has. In this way, Jerusalem remains as the Mother of those who are His, even as the Soul of Christ encompasses the entire second heaven, as the New Jerusalem shall exist forever, both physically and spiritually, as Christ is the middle of both, knowing that our new bodies, just as His, are going to still be a type of flesh. I know also, that the ones who physically live on the earth shall also all eventually go on to living in the heavenly dimension of the New Jerusalem, even as eternity continues forever and ever, encompassing all of time.

Circumcision, even in being symbolic regarding the heart, does not mean castration.