In preparing my notes for a retreat, the LORD gave me a personal revelation–something I personally had never made the connection before. In the same way that GOD symbolically tore the veil in the temple when CHRIST died signifying that CHRIST had become our HIGH PRIEST and changing the whole system around of the need for animal sacrifice and a high priest to administer it–GOD gave me another huge symbolic representation of what CHRIST accomplished the fateful time in history that HE died on a cross. The LORD showed me that when CHRIST was resurrected that ONLY CHRIST accomplished something that no one else could do: JESUS CHRIST ROLLED BACK THE HEAVY STONE TABLETS OF THE LAW BROUGHT TO THE PEOPLE BY MOSES and replaced it with the NEW COVENANT–an open door–through HIS sacrifice and resurrection.
CHRIST replaced the heavy stone tablets–the Heavy Stone over the sepulcher and bought FREEDOM for us. The NEW COVENANT then enabled CHRIST to send US the AVAILABILITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (WHEN WE CHOOSE BY FREEWILL TO BE IN THE WILL OF THE FATHER–SURRENDERED FULLY TO CHRIST AS OUR LORD AND MASTER)–WHO comes to dwell within us and make us the HOME of GOD. The Bible is clear–the Ten Commandments were not dispensed with–CHRIST says, “If you keep MY Commandments you love ME.”
The difference is that the HEAVY STONE TABLETS were moved from the cold stone that Moses carried and then into the HEARTS OF TRUE SURRENDERED BELIEVERS–SO THAT WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS INVITED IN TO DWELL WITH A BELIEVER–IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT IN US–because we die to ourselves WHO enables the believer to do the FORMALLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THE FLESH–TO KEEP GOD’S COMMANDMENTS. But the Believer has to make a FULL–TOTAL–SURRENDER–OR THE TRANSACTION IS NOT COMPLETE–a lukewarm position only keeps the believer trying to perform the Commandments in the weak flesh apart from the FULL POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT–“having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof (the HOLY SPIRIT).” The HOLY SPIRIT once said to me that we are like lifeless shirts until the HOLY SPIRIT comes in and puts on that shirt and brings it to life… PRAISE THE LORD–we need the HOLY SPIRIT in all HIS POWER–the lukewarm desperately need the HOLY SPIRIT and to lay down their affections with the world and the inferior alternative to a FULL-ON RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CREATOR…. It is through a LOVE RELATIONSHIP with JESUS that we desire to want to do what GOD wants because we KNOW HIM through a close relationship that we then do not want to sin against HIM and to grieve the SPIRIT.
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
THE HEAVY STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY FROM THE TOMB–THE GRAVE COULD NOT HOLD CHRIST:
Mark 16:1-6: When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
WHICH REMINDS ME OF REVELATION 5:2–WHO IS WORTHY? ONLY CHRIST.
Revelation 5:2 (KJV): And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
THE LAW OF MOSES WAS HEAVY AND GREAT TO HANDLE APART FROM THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT CHRIST HAS MADE AVAILABLE:
Mark 16:4K (KJV): And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
AFTER WHAT CHRIST ACCOMPLISHED THE STONE LAWS WERE ROLLED AWAY AND CHRIST PUT HIS COMMANDMENTS IN THE HEARTS OF THE SURRENDERED BELIEVERS:
Hebrews 10:12-17 (KJV): 12 But this MAN (CHRIST), after HE had offered one sacrifice for sins forever (HIMSELF), sat down on the Right Hand of GOD. 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made HIS Footstool. 14 For by ONE OFFERING HE hath perfected forever them that are sanctified. 15 Whereof the HOLY GHOST also is a WITNESS to us: for after that HE had said before,16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the LORD, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 (KJV): 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of CHRIST ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the SPIRIT of the Living GOD; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES INTO THE SURRENDERED BELEIVER AND GIVES LIFE TO THE LIMP WEAK UNSURRENDERED BELIEVER AND ADMINISTERS THE LAW BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT AND THE WILL OF THE FATHER.
2 Corinthians 3 (NKJV): 3 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? 2 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 clearly you are an epistle of CHRIST, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the SPIRIT of the Living GOD, NOT ON TABLETS OF STONE BUT ON TABLETS OF THE FLESH, that is, of the heart.4 And we have such trust through CHRIST toward GOD. 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from GOD, 6 WHO also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the SPIRIT; for the letter kills, but the SPIRIT gives life.
GOD DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE COMMANDMENTS BUT RATHER SENDS THE COMFORTER TO US (WHO WANT HIM BY FULL SURRENDER) TO COME AND DWELL WITH US FOREVER ENABLING US TO DO WHAT CAN NEVER BE ACCOMPLISHED IN WEAK, LUKEWARM FLESH:
John 14:15-31 (KJV): 15 If ye love me, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. 16 And I will pray the FATHER, and he shall give you another COMFORTER, that HE may abide with you forever; Even the SPIRIT of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth HIM not, neither knoweth HIM but ye know HIM; for HE DWELLETH with you, and SHALL BE IN YOU. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth ME no more; but ye see ME: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in MY FATHER, and ye in ME, and I in you. 21 He that hath MY COMMANDMENTS AND KEEPTH THEM, he it is that LOVETH ME: and he that loveth ME shall be loved of MY FATHER and I will love him and will manifest MYSELF to him. 22 Judas saith unto HIM, not Iscariot, LORD, how is it that thou wilt manifest THYSELF unto us, and not unto the world?
23 JESUS answered and said unto him, If a man love ME, HE WILL KEEP MY WORDS: and MY FATHER will love him, and we will come unto him, and make OUR abode with him. 24 He that loveth ME and not keepeth not MY Sayings: and the word which ye hear is not MINE, but the FATHER’s which sent ME. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the COMFORTER, which is the HOLY GHOST, WHOM the FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
