December 2001

THE KINGDOM OF GOD COMES TO EARTH
Paul & Emily Meuller

Part Four     April 2001

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                No doubt we all know of Ezekiel's prophetic description of the River of the Spirit. By the Spirit, the prophet was given a spiritual eye to see the waters of Life that were flowing out from under the house of the Lord. Ezekiel saw that a man with a measuring line went forth to measure the waters coming out from under the house of the Lord; he went out a thousand cubits to measure the waters. The first time the measurement was taken, the waters were to the ankles. The second time the man measured a thousand cubits, the waters were to the loins. The third time the same measurement was taken at the same point, they found that those waters had become a river that could not be crossed. That River of Life became waters to swim in (see Eze. 47:1-5); it had increased to become an overflowing River of the abundant waters of the transforming Life of Christ (Rev. 21:6, 22:1-2).

                Then Ezekiel was brought to the river where he saw 'at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. ' Each tree along that River of Life represents individual sons of God. We are those trees by the side of the River of Love! Each of us are drawing strength and Life from Christ Himself, Who is that pure River of God. As we draw from Him, we shall become the great Tree of Life, which is the body of Christ or the company of the sons of God. That Tree shall be the very fullness of the Life of Love (God), providing spiritual sustenance and restoration life for all the nations of the world.

                The word of the Lord by the prophet Ezekiel continued with this anointed message: 'And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever THE RIVERS SHALL COME, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish (symbolic of people), because THESE WATERS SHALL COME thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither THE RIVER COMETH' (Eze. 47:9). There is GOOD NEWS in the earth today! The great and mighty, overflowing and super abounding River of Love is coming to the earth! If we could see it. we would see that all [leaven is astir because of what is happening there! The angels are sounding their trumpets! Lightnings, thunderings, and voices are coming forth from the throne of Love! The four and twenty elders are aware of a fresh, new move of the Spirit coming from the presence of the Lord to the earth. They are getting up from their seats and falling down before the Lamb, because of the glory of the Lord that will come to the earth, which they are seeing. Those elders are worshiping and praising Him that liveth forever and ever. They are casting their crowns at the feet of Him Who reigns supreme in all the earth. They are giving Him the glory, the honor and the praise that is due Him, for they know that He alone is worthy (Rev. 4:4-11. 11:16 & 19:4).

                When the four and twenty elders fell down to worship the Lamb, each one of them began to play their harps. They also had golden vials full of the prayers of the saints, which they offered on the throne of the Lamb, indicating that the time of fulfillment for all those prayers had finally come. Not only were the four and twenty elders playing their harps, but they were also singing a new song unto the Lamb (Rev. 5:8-10). And the song they sang was a song of praise and thanksgiving to the Lord for redeeming us to God by His blood out of every kindred, tongue, people and nation. Those elders also gave thanks to the Lamb for making us kings and priests unto God, and for giving us the power and the authority to reign over all the nations of the earth. While all this spiritual activity was taking place in the heavenlies, the voices of many angels were heard around the throne. The number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; it was an innumerable company of angels or heavenly messengers. And they all sang with a loud voice, saying, 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing' (Rev. 5:8-14).

                All this wonderful and magnificent spiritual activity is taking place in the heavens of Love's Spirit because other portions of the kingdom of Love are coming 'down' from Love (God) out of heaven to the earth. From reading the scriptures, it is apparent that when anything of a spiritual nature takes place in the earth, much excitement takes place among those in the heavenlies (if such an emotion exists in the realm of Spirit). The pure and perfect goodness and righteousness of Love are coming from the heavens to the earth! Another portion of the kingdom of Love is also coming to the earth; it is the mighty River of Love's Life, Light and Glory! Like everything else of the kingdom of Love, those portions of Love's kingdom will come to the earth gradually, with no prior disclosure or announcement, and without observation. This will change the world progressively, step-by-step and from glory to glory. And only by the Spirit can the elect know that Love is now doing a new and wonderful thing in the earth!