"For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the LORD" - Habakkuk 2:14
What is glory realm? It is the realm of eternity. It is the revelation of the presence of God. It is the manifestation of His presence. He is glory. He is everywhere, but glory is the manifestation of that reality. Earth has the atmosphere of air, whereas the heavenly atmosphere is glory, His presence. When glory comes down, it's a bit of heaven's atmosphere coming down to us, a taste of His manifest presence. We don't see air, do we? But all of us would be dead if we are not breathing it. We are not conscious of the air unless we see the wind blowing the leaves on the trees. Yet the earth is covered by it. In the same way, not one inch of heaven lacks glory. Now God is giving us a taste of that glory, Heaven manifested on Earth. (An extract from Glory: Experiencing the atmosphere of heaven by Ruth Ward Heflin) Bob Sorge in his book - Glory: when heaven invades earth shared that there is God's presence realm and God's glory realm. As we press in deeper in our worship, the spiritual intensity of God's presence will increase... then we enter that sphere where we move from the presence realm to glory realm - that's when we cross into the sensory threshold. When God heals a sick person during worship, we are experiencing a tangible manifestation of the glory realm. You probably heard about other tangible manifestations of the glory of God where believers received "gold dust", heavenly fragrance, glory cloud, vision and visitation of angelic hosts... But there is also a higher level (Extreme Glory Realm) where signs wonders and miracles happen. Whenever or wherever the glory of God is manifest - God is glorified, there is an increase reverence in the fear of God, enemies were defeated, lives were transformed and salvation of multitudes. Below are some verses from the Bible that shows the manifestation of God's glory: 1. Old Testament Examples a. Moses - The 10 plagues, Crossing of the Red Sea, The providence of Manna & Quails (Exodus) b. Joshua - The fall of Jericho's wall (Joshua 5:13 - Chapter 6) c. Gideon - Defeating the Midianites with just 300 men (Judges 7) d. Samson - Defeating the Philistines with a donkey's jawbone (Judges 15) e. Elijah - Defeating the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:1-40) f. Elisha - Feeding the poor widow (2 Kings 4) g. Ezekiel - Prophesying to the dry bones to come to life (Ezekiel 37:4-6) 2. New Testament Examples: a. Jesus' miracles (Most of these affirmed Jesus is the Son of God and His Lordship) - Signs, Wonders and Miracles (The four Gospels) - Turning water into wine (John 2:1-11) - Providence miracle of the feeding of the five thousand (Mat. 14:13-21, John 6:1-13) - Still the storm (Mat. 8:18, 23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25) - Walking on water (Mat. 14:22-23, Mark 6:45-51, John 6:16-21) - Cursing the fig tree (Mat. 21:19-22, Mark 11:20-24) b. The Book of Acts - Peter & John healing the lame man at the temple gate (Acts 3:1-10) - Peter's shadow and healing (Acts 5:12-16) - Philip was transported to another town to preach (Acts 8:39-40) - Peter's miraculous escape from prison by visitation of an angel (Acts 12:1-18) - Paul & Silas in prison delivered by a sudden violent earthquake (Acts 16:16-34) - Paul did extraordinary miracles (Acts 19:11) When God invades earth with His glory, it is to visit His corporate church with His manifest presence. This is what happened on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4), when a sound of a mighty rushing wind filled the room and the tongues of fire came to rest on the church, This is God's reality invading the human sphere, appearing to entire groups of people and transforming entire cities. Theses kind of Glory manifestations are increasing as we approach the return of Christ. However, when God rends the skies and come down, it is not always for a corporate gathering; sometimes God rends the heavens to visit an individual. Moses was one such passionate person who chased after the Glory of God. He prayed, "Please show me your Glory" (Exodus 33:18)
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As a worshiper, we have an endless desire for the presence of God. If you are passionate about the presence of God, you will never be satisfied until you see the Glory of God.
What is the Glory of God? - It is visible and tangible manifestation of God's presence. In Biblical Hebrew, the word is called Shekinah. The word means literally to settle, inhabit or dwell, and is used frequently in the Hebrew Bible. "Moses could no longer enter the tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle." - Exodus 40:35 The Bible has many examples: Old Testament Moses saw the burning bush. The visible manifestation of God's presence was seen not only by the Israelites but also by the Egyptians when God showed His power and glory in the ten plagues and when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. New Testament Peter, James, John, Stephen and Paul saw Him in His glory. Three of those in the Transfiguration of Jesus; Stephen at his martyrdom; and Paul when he encounter the light (God) that made him blind on his way to Damascus. Bob Sorge in his book "Glory - When Heaven Invades Earth" defines the word GLORY as noun: 1. Glory - Honor, Reputation, Dignity, Praise 2. Glory - Endowment of blessing, Power and Life 3. Glory - The heavenly dimension where the magnitude of God's personhood irradiates throughout the heavenlies. 4. Glory - The invasion of God's reality into human sphere. The highest goal of worship deals with point 4 and Bob Sorge defines "Glory" as used in the Bible to describe the action of God whereby He takes of His glory which is eternally existent in heaven, pushes through the veil that separates natural and spiritual realities within the parameters of our time and space the splendor of His magnificent beauty and splendor. There is a time coming when the glory of the heavenlies is going to invade our natural planet and mankind is going to be abruptly awakened to the might and power of God's presence. It is to this revelation of Glory which the following verses point: "For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the LORD." - Habakkuk 2:14 "I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the LORD of heaven's armies." - Haggai 2:7 "Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The LORD has spoken!" - Isaiah 40:5 THE SHEKINAH GLORY OF GOD - THE GLORY ZONE The following are written ideas of persons who encountered and entered in the "Glory Zone" of God's presence. 1. Ruth Ward Heflin (Glory - Experiencing The Atmosphere of Heaven) When I was a young girl, I went directly from school to the church on Wednesday afternoons. The faithful of the church were gathered in prayer from one to four in the afternoon. I attend most of those prayer meetings. During the first two hours they had been making their petitions and interceding before God. During the last hour they would just bask in His presence. Those were the best times. Every petition they could think of had been made. Now the Holy Ghost took over. Sounds of glory, dropped into my spirit from those years, have kept me traveled all over the world in ministry. I have been in thousands of meetings and heard thousands of sermons, but the great influence in my life has been those glory sounds that came forth in the latter hours of those prayer meetings where God's people touched the eternal realm. As air is the atmosphere of the earth, GLORY is the atmosphere of Heaven. It lifts us up above the earthly, into the very presence of God. 2. Cathy Wood (Official Photographer - Brownsville Revival 1995-2003) There was really no way for me to take photos last night! The GLORY began to fall and I made a quality decision to worship instead of work! Pastor was going to preach but we never got there. It became a night when there's no company and we all are in our pajamas just being comfortable with each other. Oh we had visitors alright, but no guest was brought in to preach. There was freedom to not think about what we needed to do next. It was like the beginning of the revival. Prayer ministry began very early, before 9:00. It was spontaneous and exciting. Lindell (Worship Pastor) must have been prayed for because he just sat there, unable to play the keyboard for long time. The sounds in the sanctuary came from voices in worship and joy as the Holy Ghost kissed the crowd. No one wanted to leave. There were people sitting on steps, all over the floor ... We are still hungry. We are still desperate for the move of God. |
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