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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Moses and Elijah
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9:27-31)
Moses and Elijah!
What, then, is the Kingdom of God? It sounds like it is Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. If we add Peter, John, and James, we have six men. Six is the number that symbolizes the Jewish Day of Atonement and symbolizes consequently the thousand-year Kingdom Age.
The thousand-year Kingdom Age is often referred to as the "Millennium." It is the age that will take place as soon as the Lord returns.
The thousand-year Kingdom Age is the great kingdom-wide fulfillment of the Old Testament Day of Atonement, the period when people, beginning with God's Church, are reconciled to God through confession, repentance, and deliverance from all the bondages of sin.
In fact, we think that some of the aspects of the Jewish Day of Atonement are being fulfilled today but that a much more complete fulfillment will take place after the Lord returns, and that this further fulfillment will affect both the Church and the saved nations of the earth.
As we have explained previously, the two witnesses of Revelation, Chapter Eleven, will portray in themselves the coming Kingdom Age and the Kingdom Age will proceed from their personalities. If you haven't read the previous essays titled "God Always Sends Two Witnesses," please do so now.
It looks like we will have in the Kingdom of God (and consequently in the personalities of the two witnesses) the Lord Jesus, that which Moses represents, that which Elijah represents, and that which Peter, John, and James represent.
Moses and Elijah were actually there with Jesus discussing His crucifixion. Think of it! I wonder just what we will be doing after we die and before the Day of the Lord? It sounds interesting to me, how about you? Daniel was supposed to rest until the Day of the Lord but it sounds like Moses and Elijah were active.
Well anyway, we know we shall have Jesus with us in the Kingdom. We know we shall have people, as represented by Peter, John, and James.
But what do Moses and Elijah represent?
Moses and Elijah represent two very different aspects of the Divine witness. I think the spirit of Moses and the spirit of Elijah will be present with the disciples during the great latter-rain revival, the revival of the two witnesses. We see in Revelation Eleven the water being turned to blood (Moses) and people being destroyed by fire (Elijah).
Moses represents our involvement with people. Elijah represents our involvement with God. I understand this description is oversimplified but I am separating the two forms of the witness for the purpose of analysis.
Moses is that part of us that God uses to contact people and bring them out of the world and (through Moses' extension in Joshua) into the land of promise.
Elijah is that part of us that belongs to God and loves to hide away with God. Moses of necessity had to work continually with the problems of people. Elijah was remote. There is a part of us that is to work with the problems of people. Then there is a part of us that is to be remote, that is to go often to the mountain of prayer with God.
To be continued.