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Throne of God
Let us meditate on the 10th chapter of the prophetic book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel looked at the firmament
that was above the head of the cherubim, and saw something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of
a throne. He thus sees a vision of the Lord. He did not see the Person of the
Lord but something like a sapphire stone which has the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
In other words, he saw nothing but the throne of the Lord. Let us also, through our prophetic eyes, see the high
and bright throne of our Lord looking like a sapphire stone, in these last days, when the Devil and the world are casting
their rays on the children of the kingdom. Then, Ezekiel heard the voice of the Lord telling the man clothed with linen,
Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, till your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over
the city. The man now goes in. Are you that man clothed with linen and not wearing
any royal apparel or any costly clothes? Here is a simple and humble man of God who is also holy. If you are simple and humble, devoid of pride, and are holy, the Lord will speak to you.
Coals of fire
Fire from among the wheels means fellowship with the saints of God by intercessory prayer and
by sharing the Word. Fire from among the cherubim means fellowship with God by
worship and praise and by obeying His Word. Dear child of God, you should not be a loner but should be in fellowship with
the saints of God, irrespective of the denominational affiliations of their churches. You get the fire of God from such fellowship. You should be a member of the universal body of Christ. Let there be a gathering of the children of God with oneness of mind under the banner of His Cross.
You should have fellowship with those saints of God who manifest His glory as the cherub. The cherub manifests the glory
of God. The glory of the Lord went up from the cherub (Vs.4). For the coals of
fire, you have to go in among the wheels, and fill your hands with it.
The cherubim appeared to have the form of a mans hand under their wings (Vs.8). The cherub and
the wheel have become inseparable as one body so as to cause the the coals of fire.
A minister ought to be filled with the Holy Spirit and His fire always so that his hands can bring down the stronghold
of the enemy. Dear child of God, you would get the coals of fire only from the
wheel under the cherub.
Glory of God
The glory of the Lord which went up from the cherub paused over the threshold
of the temple, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lords glory. The sound
of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks (Vs.4-5)
The Church has to be filled with the glory of the Lord. The glory of man has
to be replaced with the glory of God in our churches, which is a pre-requisite to revivals in our churches. If God has to fill our churches, the man has to go. Unless
our pastors, evangelists and leaders humble themselves before God, and exalt only the Lord in their ministries, the churches
cannot be revived. The Church has an outer court which is seen by a large number of the people of this world who are not saved
by the blood of the sacrificial Lamb. When our churches are revived, the people
in the outer court hear the voice of the Almighty God.
The man immediately obeys the Lords commandment by going in and standing beside
the wheels. Are you now willing to obey His commandment as you read this message?
Four wheels
This passage of Ezekiel speaks
about the wheels which are four in number. Wheels spiritually mean the ministers
of God, now under the New Testament. There are five types of ministers under
the New Testament, viz, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. (I Cor.12:27-28). We are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation
of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being joined together,
grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit (Eph.19-22).
If you have fellowship only with the pastor of your church or a limited group of people of your church, its does not mean
fellowship with the New Testament ministers. A cart or a chariot moves smoothly on its four wheels. Similarly, the Holy Spirit
moves smoothly on these four wheels. In other words, the words four wheels mean complete and full fellowship.
A wheel
All four looked alike, as it were,
a wheel in the middle of a wheel (Vs.10). The four wheels are called the wheel (Vs.13).
This shows the unity of these New Testament ministers representing the wheels.
A Beryl Stone
The wheels appeared to have the color of a beryl stone. A beryl stone is a highly valued precious
stone. Behold, I lay in Zion a stone
for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation..(Is.28:16). This stone refers to our Lord. The ministers of God should have the qualities of our Lord, the Precious Stone.
Four faces
Each wheel had four faces the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of
a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle (Vs.14). A minister should have four faces worshipping
God in holiness like a cherub, suffering like a man, manifesting the power of God like a lion, and flying as high like an
eagle, being renewed with new strength.
Wheels following the cherub
The wheels follow the cherub. They do not function independently, and are completely
dependent on the cherub. They went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed
in the direction, the head was facing. When the cherubim lifted their wings, mounted up from the earth and went out, the wheels
were beside them, and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lords house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above
them. If the ministers of God follow the Holy Spirit, the glory of God would fill their churches or ministries, paving
the way for revivals. (Vs.11, 17 & 19).
Eyes
The cherub and the wheel have become as one body, and they were full of
eyes all around (Vs.12). This means that these ministers of God filled with the
power and fire of the Holy Spirit have the spiritual eyes to scan the entire life of any human being. They are full of eyes only. Their back, hands, wings and the
wheels were full of eyes all around. They have the prophetic eyes to foresee the future of every human being and of the whole
world. Their eyes are sharper and
more powerful than those of the Devil or his anti-christ.
Four wings
They had four faces, and each one
four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings (Vs.21). A
minister has not only four faces, but also four wings. He has two wings of his
own and the other two wings are of God. They can spiritually fly to any height
in the kingdom of the Devil and fight his forces face to face. They each went straightforward (Vs.22). They go straightforward like a bulldozer, demolishing the structures built by the Devil or his anti-christ
in every nation. These ministers with their hands full of the coals of fire would
go straightforward towards the goal of world evangelism and world revival. No
power on this earth can hinder them from going towards this goal.
Unity of the faith and knowledge of the Son of God
Let us now turn to the 4th chapter of the epistle of Paul to the
Ephesians, and meditate on verses 11-16 regarding the five fold ministries. In order to become a perfect man to the measure
of the stature of the fullness of Christ, all of us have to come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son
of God. These days, we hardly find the unity of the faith amongst the children
of God who are tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness
of deceitful plotting. The children of God, though saved by His grace, lack in
the knowledge of the Son of God. To attain these twin objectives, we need fellowship
with these five types of ministers appointed by God to the body of Christ. These ministers equip us for the work of ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ. We need four wheels, to bring us to the
unity of the faith and to reveal Christ Jesus in His entirety to us.
Scattering the coals of fire over the city
After filling your hands with
the coals of fire from amongst the wheels, you have to scatter them over the city. We
have to take the coals of fire to every church in the world and to spread the fire of revival throughout the world.
(Job Anbalagan)
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