Num 17:2-5 KJV Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. (3) And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. (4) And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. (5) And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. Num 17:8 KJV And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
Last week we said, The rod of LEVI as it were, represents the dedicated child of God who so attaches himself to Christ that he or she brings forth blossoms and fruit! Num 17:8 KJV And it came to
pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness;
and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and
brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
Rev 1:10-13 KJV I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, (11) Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. (12) And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; (13) And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. Notice something about the seven candlesticks. Exo 25:31-33 KJV And thou
shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the
candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops,
and his flowers, shall be of the same. (32) And six
branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the
candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick
out of the other side: (33) Three bowls made like unto
almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made
like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the
six branches that come out of the candlestick.
Num 17:8 KJV And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. THE CANDLESTICK showed branches exactly as the rod of Levi miraculously manifested.
A branch that resurrected is associated with the seven branched candlesticks in Revelation1
And Jesus is in the midst in Rev 1! He is the vine and we are the branches. Rev 1:20 KJV The mystery of
the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven
golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven
churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven
churches.
So churches are shown to be almond branches with buds, flowers and almonds, just like the rod of Aaron. Aaron was proved to be high priest but that miracle.
The same picture is seen in Ezekiel, but there are many trees in Ezekiel Ezekiel 47:12 KJV And by the
river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow
all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit
thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his
months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the
fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
Revelation says TREE OF LIFE was on both sides since it is speaking of a KIND OF TREE.\\ MANY PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE TREES: It is JESUS MULTIPLIED into many Christians, and living by the Holy Ghost as Psalm s says trees are planted by waters. Psa 1:1-3 KJV Blessed is the
man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
(2) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law
doth he meditate day and night. (3) And he shall be like a
tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in
his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper.
Proverbs 11:30 KJV The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. It is very important to note that the trees have FRUIT AND LEAVES. Luke 13:6-9 KJV He spake
also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
(7) Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these
three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut
it down; why cumbereth it the ground? (8) And he answering
said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig
about it, and dung it: (9) And if it bear fruit, well: and
if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Matthew 21:19-20 KJV And
when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing
thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee
henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
(20) And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How
soon is the fig tree withered away!
The Bible has interesting things to say about trees with no fruit that give a message to us about Christians. Trees without FRUIT are cut down: Deuteronomy 20:19-20 When
thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take
it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against
them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down
(for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou
shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against
the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.
PRESERVED TREES -- for all eternity! Revelation 21:23 KJV And the
city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for
the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Jesus is the LIGHT.
2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV But
we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 4:6 KJV For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Just like Him.
John 12:20-26 KJV And there
were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the
feast: (21) The same came therefore to Philip, which was of
Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see
Jesus. (22) Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again
Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. (23) And Jesus answered them,
saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be
glorified. (24) Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a
corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it
die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (25) He that loveth his
life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall
keep it unto life eternal. (26) If any man serve me, let
him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any
man serve me, him will my Father honour.
YOU MUST DIE AS WELL.
SEED TURNS INTO A TREE.
He spoke of changing into His image: John 12:31-33 KJV Now is the
judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast
out. (32) And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men unto me. (33) This he said, signifying what
death he should die.
He then spoke of drawing people to Himself.
MANY PEOPLE. One branch that resurrected, became a TREE.
HOLIEST into which Aaron's rod was placed and budded was cubed. 1 Kings 6:20 KJV And the
oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits
in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it
with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
City is cubed: SAME COORDINATES! JUST LIKE HOLIEST. Revelation 21:16 KJV And the
city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and
he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The
length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And as the ROD resurrected in a HOLIEST OF HOLIES, we now see MANY in the holiest. Jesus is the Tree of Life represented by a dead rod that resurrected in the most holy place.
The city was like a huge HOLIEST OF HOLIES.
Hebrews 6:18-20 KJV That by
two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we
might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold
upon the hope set before us: (19) Which hope we have as an
anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into
that within the veil; (20) Whither the forerunner is for us
entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec.
IT IS A REFUGE. WE ENTERED HOLIEST. - REFUGE!
Cities of Refuge were in the Old Testament, and they all foreshadow the great city of refuge CITY OF REFUGE: Zechariah 9:11-12 KJV As for
thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners
out of the pit wherein is no water. (12) Turn you to the
strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will
render double unto thee;
The stronghold was the city of refuge.
Just as the death of the HIGH PRIEST freed the prisoner in the city of refuge, Jesus' death freed those who came to the CITY for refuge, the NEW JERUSALEM IS THE CHURCH. Go into the huge most holy place -- the CITY -- and be CHANGED into a tree of life - a copy of Jesus -- and be preserved forever. |