Garments Part2
The nakedness was in the conscience of Man, not in the body
Every action is first of all vetted in your conscience to identify you
Every word you speak is first of all subjected to an identity screening scale
How do you clothe your conscience – you clothe it with love, joy, peace, righteousness – in everything you do, do it out of love, do it joyful, have peace; let it pass the requirements of righteousness…
It is Man’s conscience that needs to be clothed with the righteousness of GOD… Genesis 3:7
Act 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Act 23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Act 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
1Pe 3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Heb 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Heb 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Heb 10:21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
Heb 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Heb 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Nakedness was not the problem – shame was the problem, and the knowledge that caused them to be conscious of their nakedness
There is a wisdom that will fault what GOD has intended – for example, the nakedness of Man.
What is naked or nakedness? – Isaiah 47:3
Nakedness in the realm of the spirit basically speaks to two things i.e.
Firstly, the purity of a spirit – the innocence of a spirit – it reflects its true essence – it talks about the truth of the spirit without any impurities or adulteration
Secondly, in the realm of the spirit all things are seen as they are, there are no secrets in the realm of the spirit – things are naked. The spirit realm is naked. It is a realm of truth…
Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Heb 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Jeremiah 23:23-25
Jer 23:23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
Jer 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Jer 23:25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
That we may not be found naked…
The garment of shame has been passed on from generation to generation and everyone keeps putting it on…
The soul wears the character or disposition of a deity – you are supposed to have the character and disposition of CHRIST before you and in your mind at all times – we have the mind of CHRIST – put on CHRIST
Shame is a disposition or character of a deity – it is the person of the devil…
2Sa 3:32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
2Sa 3:33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
2Sa 3:34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
Shame
Verb
Bosh “to be ashamed, feel ashamed.” This verb, which occurs 129 times in biblical Hebrew, has cognates in Ugaritic, Akkadian, and Arabic. The word has overtones of being or feeling worthless. 0 means “to be ashamed” in Isa. 1:29: “For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.”
B. Noun.
Boshet “shame; shameful thing.” The 30 appearances of this noun are mostly in poetic materials—only 5 appearances are in historical literature. This word means a “shameful thing” as a substitute for the name Baal: “For shame hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth …” (Jer. 3:24; cf. Jer. 11:13; Hos. 9:10). This substitution also occurs in proper names: Ish-bosheth (2 Sam. 2:8), the “man of shame,” was originally Esh-baal (cf. 1 Chron. 8:33), the “man of Baal.”
This word represents both “shame and worthlessness”: “Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse … unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness” (1 Sam. 20:30). The “shame of one’s face” (2 Chron. 32:21) may well mean being red-faced or embarrassed.
Scriptures
Isaiah 50 and verse 6. This is a prophetic utterance which describes what Jesus did for us and it says verse 5: “The LORD God has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away”, that’s Jesus. “Then it says, ‘I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting'”.
Matthew chapter 27 verses 27 through 31. Pilate had handed Jesus over to the soldiers to take Him out to execution and it says in verse 27 and following. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorian and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. They stripped Him naked and then they mocked Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knees before Him and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and stuck Him on the head. And remember he was wearing a crown of thorns and every blow of that reed pressed the thorns into His skull. But He did not hide His face from shame and spitting.
Then it says, And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. So actually He was exposed naked twice in that scene. And then we read further on in Matthew 27 verse 35. Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. Sitting down they watched him there naked on the cross for three hours. You see you will never see an accurate picture of Jesus on the cross because they’ll always put a little loincloth on Him. But there was no loincloth. He was exposed naked. His shame was exposed to everybody who passed by and mocked Him. And then we could turn for a moment to the Epistle to Hebrews just to emphasize this truth.
Psalms 45:10-14 – we have got to align ourselves to the identity we have in JESUS CHRIST, the identity of Glory…
Hebrews chapter 12, it says in verse 2: Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, He bore our shame but He despised it. And then what is the opposite of shame? How many of you can tell me? I think the best opposite is glory. And in Hebrews chapter 2 and verse 10 it says speaking of Jesus: For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Notice He was bringing many sons to what? Glory. What’s the opposite of shame? He bore our shame that we might share His glory.
Put on the garments of holiness – Colossians 3:12, Hebrews 12:14…
Many ministers are doing on believers what Satan did to JESUS CHRIST on the Cross, mocking and belittling believers… Other ministers are giving emptiness and deception to believers…
Types of ministers today
Deceptive ministers
Disdaining ministers throwing insults and shame unto the believers…
Dominion is a function of a complete perfect man. You cannot exercise yourself in dominion if you are not complete, at least.
Col 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
Col 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Col 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Col 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
Define image – righteousness – “to be like, resemble, be or act like, liken or compare, devise, balance or ponder.”
The image of GOD carries … dimensions i.e.
The Spirit – John 6:63
The Life 1:1-4,14
The Word – John 1:1-4,14
Define likeness – holiness
The Fire
The Glory – John 1:14
The Power
The Light
Spirits wear their expressions
GARMENTS are necessary for dominion – man is complete only if HE has his garments on. He was made in the image and likeness…
You cannot see GOD without your garments on.
Having your garments on and they are clean completes the cycle and the requirements of encounters – encounters are a necessity for making witnesses.
1Jn 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
1Jn 1:2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
1Jn 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
You cannot see GOD without garments, and you cannot see GOD without clean garments…
You cannot see the KING with prison clothes – 2 kings 25:29
Genesis 41:14
Gen 41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
Exodus 19:10-11
Exo 19:10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
Exo 19:11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Numbers 31:24,
Some people have not even put on the garments
The garment is not when you do not fornicate or commit adultery – that is only defilement of the garment. The garment is different…
The likeness of GOD is the fruit of the Spirit
Col 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Col 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
How to clothe the conscience
Having knowledge
Ecc 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Purging of the conscience
Heb 9:13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
Heb 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Heb 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Heb 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Heb 10:21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
Heb 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Heb 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Elements of shame…