A brief overview of Isaiah 21

Isa 21:1 ¶ The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

 2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

 3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

In the book of Revelation Chapter 20 we see the Devil gathering Gog and Magog from the four quarters of the earth (north, south, east and west). We have seen and understood that Gog and Magog were descendants of Japeth and Japeth the father of the Gentiles.When the gospel went out the elect from the Gentiles came from the four quarters of the world into the tents of Shem as prophesied while along with them came those who were clinging to Messiah and trampling the outer court.

We have also seen in our previous studies that Ishmael, Esau, Moab, Ammon etc were children born out of due time which did not have inheritance with the elect of Alahim and were driven out from the people of Alahim. The people of Alahim were commanded not to mingle with them or give their sons or daughters in marriage with them. This ungodly seed mingled themselves with the heathen and pursue to come into the tents of Shem only to find a place in the outer court where they as heathen trample being part of Mystery Babylon.

While it is evident that only those chosen for salvation of grace would be part of the Tents of Shem the rest would find their place in the outer court, be it the Jews who were descendants of Shem or Gentiles the descendants of Japeth or Moab, Ammon, Edom, Ishmaelites, Egypt etc.

The language in Isaiah 21 is parabolic and a spiritual vs spiritual comparison will show the garrison of the enemy against the camp of the saints in the spirit of prophecy.

Alahim shows first that judgment begins at the house of Alahim and the first nation Alahim speaks of to go up is Elam. Notice that Alahim gives us important pieces of information here. 

1) A GREVIOUS VISION

2) A TREACHEROUS DEALER &

3) A SPOILER

Who was Elam?

 Ge 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

Elam was the son of Shem who is the father of the Jews. Elam has mingled with Media (Medes Persia) in pursuing his own brethren within being part of Mystery Babylon.

In the book of Jeremiah Alahim tells us those that would drink of the cup of Mystery Babylon and Elam along with all false brethren and  Medes is mentioned there

Jer 25:15 ¶ For thus saith the YAHUAH Alahim of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

Jer 25:20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

 21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,

 22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,

 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

 24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,

 25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

Notice the words 'AND ALL THE MINGLED PEOPLE'

In the book of Genesis Chapter 14 we read of king of Elam mingling with king of Shinar (Shinar is Babylon) and other heathen kings to come against Sodom and Gomorrah and take Lot with his possessions as captive

Ge 14:1 ¶ And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

Ge 14:11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Abraham rescued Lot from them by defeating them. Abraham was a descendant of Shem and a true elect of Alahim.Here he is an imagery or a picture of Alahim the Father rescuing his elect Lot who is in the wicked hands of his own brethren who is now mingled with the heathen nations.

Isa 21:3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

 4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

When Isaiah saw the grevious vision he couldn't believe his eyes to see his own people mingled with a beastly kingdom coming against the elect of Alahim.

Alahim tells Isaiah in the spirit of prophecy to set up a watchman and let him tell what he sees

Isa 21:6 For thus hath the Yahuah said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

 7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

 8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

The watchman in the spirit of prophecy tells us who he sees

First we must recap and understand that this war is waged on the elect who dwell in Zion the city on the north. We have seen this in our previous studies. And in Isaiah 14 where Satan's desire is revealed where he says that he will sit in the sides of the north.

 Ps 48:2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of Alahim: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

Couple of horsemen:

Zec 6:6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

We see the black and the white horses go into the north country to quiet the spirit of prophecy. The white are deceptive where Satan as 2 witnesses of false gospels enters into Zion as angel of light.

Zec 6:8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Coming back to what the watchman sees. He sees a couple of horsemen  a chariot of asses and a chariot of camels and shouts "A LION"

Isaiah 21: 7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

 8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

LION is Babylon with her armies. A spiritual comparison will show who these chariots of asses and chariots of camels are.

Chariot of Asses:

Ge 36:19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.

 20 ¶ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

 23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

Chariots of Camels:

Ge 37:25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Joseph type of Messiah and his elect was sold into the hands of the Ishmeelites who came on camels. 

Jer 49:28 ¶ Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the YAHUAH; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.

 Ge 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

We have further proof in the same chapter of Isaiah 21 that this is speaking of Ishmael

Isa 21:16 For thus hath the Yahuah said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

 17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the YAHUAH Alahim of Israel hath spoken it.

Ge 21:20 And Alahim was with the lad (ISHMAEL); and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Ge 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

Isaiah further in the same Chapter speaks of the burden of Dumah. Dumah and Tema were sons of Ishmael.

Isa 21:11 ¶ The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

 13 ¶ The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

 14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

 15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

Seir was the country of Edom. The burden of Dumah who was a son of Ishmael and Isaiah 21:11 says 'The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir'. Ishmael and Edom have joined forces.

Ge 32:3 ¶ And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 

What is the sin of Dumah and Tema? They brought water to him that was thirsty and prevented with their bread (water and bread synonyms used for false gospels) them who fled Mystery Babylon. So we see how Alahim uses Ishmael and his sons as a representation of false brethren coming with false gospels preventing those who try to escape Babylon.

Gog and Magog is the mingled seed of Jews (Elam) and Gentiles along with the Ishmaelites, Edomites, Moab,Ammon, Egypt etc which are representation of false brethren.

Isa 30:6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.

They all enjoin forces with Satan to come against the people of Alahim.

Esau searched out

Ob 1:6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

When we read Romans 9 we see Aluahym's eternal purpose in declaring "Yaqoob have I loved, but Esau have I hated"

Ro 9:11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of Aluahym according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
 12  It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
 13 As it is written, Yaqoob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

When we read the scriptures above our focus has always been on 'election by grace' on an individual level. While the individual perspective is true because Yaqqob and Esau were real men and blood brothers and an example for those elected for salvation by grace and those damned, there is a wider perspective because they both represent TWO NATIONS.

Ge 25:21 And Isaac intreated the YAHUAH for his wife, because she was barren: and YAHUAH was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the YAHUAH.
 23 And the YAHUAH said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

 Lu 21:10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

When we read Rom 9 with the wider perspective of Aluahym's eternal purpose by seeing that before these TWO NATIONS were brought forth Aluahym declared the separation of these two nations from the mother's womb. Rebekah being a type of the Woman who was to bring forth the man child also brought forth a seed which was carnal and would be at war with her godly seed all throughout time.
In our previous studies we have seen how the tables turn around when Esau of whom it was said "The elder shall serve the younger" would break the yoke of his brother Jacob off his neck and HE SHALL HAVE THE DOMINION.

Ge 27:38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
 41 ¶ And Esau hated Yaqoob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Yaqoob.

Heb 11 states that Issac BLESSED Yaqoob and Esau concerning things to come. ESAU BLESSED?

Heb 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Yaqoob and Esau concerning things to come.

That's exactly what Heb 11:20 says that Esau was blessed.

To see this blessing we must examine the words that Isaac spoke to both Yaqoob and Esau in Gen 27:26-29 &  Gen 27:39 

Yaqoob's blessing: Ge 27:26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which YAHUAH hath blessed:
 28 Therefore Aluahym give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Esau's blessing: Gen 27:39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

Yaqoob's blessing and Esau's blessing at a first glance may seem to have one thing common 'Dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth' but if we understood it this way it would contradict what Aluahym through the 'spirit of prophecy' was saying to both Yaqoob and Esau. A closer examination of the passages would show us clearly the difference. Here it is.

to Jacob Gen 27:28 Aluahym would GIVE THEE ...

to Esau Behold THY DWELLING SHALL BE...

Yaqoob was GIVEN and Esau would DWELL in that which was given to his brother. Two nations in a womb and separated in the last time as wheat is separated from tares. Moreover the verse says Yaqoob would get plenty of CORN AND WINE while this was absent from the blessing of Esau. The wider perspective is clearly seen and now understood as stated in the opening verse of this study

Ob 1:6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

Of Esau it is said in the previous verses that his Dwelling was in the clefts of the rock, his habitation was high. That's because of his brother Jacob

Ob 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Song of Solomon a book professing the love between Messiah and his elect, prophetically Messiah the husband is telling his bride that she is in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs. That's where the elect dwell i.e. IN MASHIYACH.

 Song 2:14 ¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Let's read parallel verses from Jeremiah 49

Jer 49:10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
 11 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
 12 For thus saith YAHUAH; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.
 13 For I have sworn by myself, saith YAHUAH, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
 14 I have heard a rumour from YAHUAH, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
 15 For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
 16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith YAHUAH.

Bozrah was a place in Edom and Esau was the father of Edom. 

 Ge 36:43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Ge 36:8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

That's where the false brethren dwelt, in the clefts of the rock and holding the height of the hill till Aluahym brings them down from there and uncovers Esau's secret places.

Speaking of Edom's judgment Aluahym's word speaks of Messiah making his garments red with the blood of those who dwell in Edom as treading in a winefat.

Isa 63:1 ¶ Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
 4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

Ps 137:7 ¶ Remember, O YAHUAH, the children of Edom in the day of Yarashalam; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

The blessing of Esau was in his dwelling in the tents of his brother Jacob until he would be searched out to be seen as small among the heathen, the nation which came out from Abraham's loins.

Ob 1:2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

Ge 17:6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Ob 1:18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for YAHUAH hath spoken it.

A gospel not being mixed with faith

In our previous studies we have seen that the creature was made subject to vanity not willingly but by the reason of him who subjected the same in hope. The Messiah is the hope of the creature redeeming the creature from the wrapped up vanity he came into this world. While man may show some spirituality as the fig tree in leaf  yet if that spirituality is not aligned to Alahim's pattern i.e. the Messiah then it is an drive of his pathway to death being unfruitful and part of Mystery Babylon which showed an outward show of being clothed in fine linen, purple, scarlet, gold and precious stones.

Re 18:16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!.

The Woman who clung to the Messiah and called him her husband to take away her reproach but was eating her own bread and wearing her own apparel.

Isa 4:1 ¶ And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

If one is not connected to the true Messiah as defined by the spirit of prophecy and who alone bears the hupostasis (substance) of Alahim then he is still dead in his sins and is deceived into thinking that he is a partaker of his divine nature whereas he is actually tied up to Mystery Babylon and has not part in the Messiah.

Let's begin by examining spiritual vs spiritual from the account from John Chapter 5 where the man with an infirmity thirty and eight years was lying on his bed waiting to be put in the water when the angel who came down from heaven at a certain season troubled the waters

Joh 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
 6 When Yahusha saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
 8 Yahusha saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

 Bethesda means house of mercy. In our previous study on this blog 'Cherubs guarding the Pattern' we saw that Alahim used the angelic beings to represent him in mediation guarding the way to the tree of life. The Cherubs in the garden of Eden with the flaming sword which guarded the tree of life (Gen 3:24), The law being given to the mediator through angels (Acts 7:53 & Gal 3:19), the cherubs overshadowing the mercy seat (Exodus 25:19), Jacobs ladder on which the angels ascended and descended on (Gen 28:12-13 & John 1:51), the angel of the Yahuah who appeared in the flame of fire and cloud all showed that the invisible Alahim used the angelic beings to guard his pattern i.e. the Messiah who is the image/face of the invisible Alahim. The types, shadows, ordinances of the carnal commandments, sacrifices, washings etc all pointed to the Messiah who is the pattern and fulfillment of these.
Here in this account of John 5 we see an angel coming down at a certain season troubling the waters and whosoever stepped into the water first was made whole. There is no account anywhere else in the Bible which speaks about this angel coming down troubling the waters. But we know that Alahim just doesn't do things for the sake of doing it. He surely wants us to see in spiritual comparison what this moving/ troubling of the waters mean.
 Here Alahim is showing a picture  that the law is spiritual and does show mercy to those who understand the pattern because it's guarded by the testifier himself.Only those attained to understand the  pattern were healed by the stirring  of water. The rest remained bound to their BED.

 John 5:8 Yahusha saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

BED is picture where one is defiled with Jezebel.

 Re 2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

 Am 3:12 Thus saith the YAHUAH; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

Eze 23:17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.

We see the picture of this man bound with infirmity for thirty and eight years as a picture of the children of Israel who sinned in the wilderness and whom Yahuahhh swore that they will not enter into the promised land but their little ones would enter. Over this period of thirty and eight years Yahuahhh caused all these rebellious people to die.

De 2:14 And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the YAHUAH sware unto them.
 15 For indeed the hand of the YAHUAH was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

The troubling of the waters by the angel is a picture of law not being mixed by faith. To those who weren't to attain salvation it was not mixed with faith as the Yahuah swore that they shall not enter into his rest. They will fall short of reaching the promised land just as these men of war were consumed in Alahim's wrath in the wilderness journey.

Heb 4:1 ¶ Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Alahim uses the word 'tarasso' for 'troubled' which is in a negative sense because there lay thousands of impotent folk waiting for the troubling of the waters but the one who reached the waters was only one who was made whole.

Joh 5:3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

The law stood as troubled to those who only saw it appeasing to their carnal senses thinking that some day they will be made whole of it by their carnal observance of it thus not being mixed by faith while the same law being spiritual in nature and those seeing and understanding the depths of the Messiah in it would be healed of the infirmity of sin. That's what Bethesda means 'house of mercy'. The place where elect meet their Messiah and are delivered from their defilement of being bound to the bed of Jezebel.
While this man who stood spiritually for Israel fell short of the law of Alahim he met the Messiah at the sheep gate, the very same gate where all the animals for sacrifices were brought through, The Lamb of Alahim met him there and told him to Rise and take up his bed and walk.

Messiah finds him in the TEMPLE and tells him that he sin no more lets a worse thing come on him.

John 5:14 Afterward Yahusha findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 
Moving further on we see when this sheep gate was built. The false brethren were scoffing  at Nehemiah when he built this sheep gate

Nehemiah 2:19-20 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it , they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? [20] Then answered I them, and said unto them, The Alahim of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

This was that very gate called Bethesda which means 'house of mercy'. At this gate there were five porches. Porches were covering shelters at the entrance. These five porches where these lame, blind, sick etc lay spiritually stands for the 5 books of Moses. This is a picture of man trying to find rest in the law without understanding that the law is spiritual and the pattern is the Messiah. It's all about him.

Those who can't see who the Messiah is as defined by the law die in the wilderness journey and will not make it to the promised land .i.e the Heavenly Jerusalem.

Joh 5:10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

This man was healed on SABBATH DAY which stands for the rest in the Messiah. A beautiful picture of salvation and deliverance from the law of sin and death.

Ro 8:1 ¶ There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Messiah Yahusha, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yahusha hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

We also see this falling short of the rest in Rev 9 when the locusts are loosed from the bottomless pit. They have the power to hurt men by tormenting them for five months.

Re 9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

Re 9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

These locusts have face like a man but hair like a woman which shows their rebellion towards the Messiah of not coming under the covering of his headship but rather seeking rest in the five porches waiting to be delivered from a gospel which is not mixed with faith. We have already seen this aspect of the man with the woman's hair where Paul on covering speaks that a man having long hair is a shame to him. In spiritual comparison it shows that the WOMAN INSTEAD OF BEING UNDER THE COVERING OF HER HUSBAND IS TRYING TO BE HIS COVERING by defining the law in their carnal senses and this is exactly what Satan and his evil spirits are doing by distorting the 'HEADSHIP'. 

 1Co 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

You may read on these things in my study on this same blog named Covering/Headship of the Husband -Part 1 & 2 at www.dsouzashodan72.blogspot.in.

Speaking of the five months, spiritually the number five has a tie up to the law.

Paul says OF THE JEWS FIVE TIMES he received 39 stripes. Paul was teaching the law was spiritual and was showing the way to grace but the Jews were against him and were inflicting their wrath on him as they just couldn't come out of the bondage to carnal ordinances.

 2Co 11:24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

Samaritans observed the law as the Jews and defined the law carnally because of the hardening of their heart. The Messiah met this Samaritan woman who had FIVE HUSBANDS and finally now she was living with one who was not her husband. This was a picture of harlotry which came through a carnal observance of the law whereas we know that the Messiah defined the institution of marriage of two becoming one. Alahim's word further defines marriage as a sacred bond between the Messiah and his bride (Eph 5:31-32)

Joh 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

The rich man in the parable in Luke 16 stood for National Israel clothed in fine linen in outward glory but were stripped of it because they refused to accept the interpretation of the law which came through the mouth of the Messiah himself to whom the law and prophets testified about. The rich man tells Abraham in this parable that he has FIVE BRETHREN whom he doesn't want to come to this place of torment so to send Lazarus to them, but he is told by Abraham that they have MOSES and the PROPHETS.

Lu 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
 29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Paul said in the church he rather speak FIVE WORDS with his understanding then with an unknown tongue. The law unless interpreted through the spirit of prophecy was like an UNKNOWN TONGUE

1Co 14:19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Isa 28:9 ¶ Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
 12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Coming back to the locusts:

Re 9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings (kentron) in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

1Co 15:56  The sting (kentron) of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

The five months torment is symbolic of the sting of the strength of sin. It is a carnal understanding of  'spirit of prophecy' because to them it is guarded by the flaming sword which moved in all directions guarding the way to the tree of life. They can never attain to the tree of life. They fall short of entering the promised land just as those to whom Alahim said " They shall never enter my rest" whose carcasses fell in the wilderness. The five months stands for a physical reading and understanding of the law void of the hidden manna. They don't have rest. This is the kingdom of Mystery Babylon. A spiritual pretender but Alahim makes his elect see that its only a fig tree with leaves, with no fruit in it.

Only the elect understand and sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb

Re 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of Alahim, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Yahuah Alahim Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints

The song of Moses was ..."the horse and the rider hath he thrown into the sea" but Babylon is portrayed with Satan coming as A RIDER ON FOUR HORSES (a false universal carnal gospel) to deceive the nations and bring them back to the house of bondage just as the Egyptians pursued Israel on horses whom Alahim drowned in the Red sea. He comes as the kingdom (Mystery Babylon) of one whose mortal wound was healed

Re 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

Ex 15:1 ¶ Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the YAHUAH, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the YAHUAH, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

But Alahim will drown her forever, never to rise up again.

 Re 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Jer 51:60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.
 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
 62 Then shalt thou say, O YAHUAH, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
 64 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

The Journey from a servant to a son-Part 1

In this study we will examine in spiritual vs spiritual comparison how we came wrapped in servant hood and how we journey from servant hood to being a son. In order to understand what servant hood and son ship is all about we must look at Messiah because unless we see the purpose of his servant hood and son ship we will never understand how we could come out of being a servant to be a son. Let's begin from Galatians 4:1-7 and see a spiritual comparison for the need for Messiah to be a servant and a Son. In our previous studies 'Unitarianism and their demeaning of Messiah:Part 1 & 2' we saw how through his son ship upon us is bestowed glory, gifts, etc and to bestow it to us Messiah took the Intermediate position by being externalized from Alahim. In his son ship we are adopted as sons and he is the one who gives us the right to be called the sons of Alahim.
In this study we will see the aspect of servant hood and the journey in Messiah from servant hood to son ship.

Ga 4:1 ¶ Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

Here in Galatians 4:1-3 we see Paul saying that the heir as long as he is a child is no different than a servant though he is lord of all but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the father. He then says that even so when we were children we were in bondage under the elements of the world.

Ga 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, Alahim sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
 6 And because ye are sons, Alahim hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of Alahim through Messiah.

He then says that when the fullness of time was come Alahim sent forth his Son, made of a woman and made under the law to redeem them that were under the law might receive the adoption as sons ad hence we are no more servants but a son and heir of Alahim through Messiah.
In our study ' Am I weaned or under suck? ' I touch based on  the seed of Abraham who was Messiah and we in Messiah as Isaac was are the the promised ones. The ones who is WEANED and not under any NURSE or TUTOR . But those who are outside of Alahim's covenant and are trampling the court are the sucking child's who have no discernment of good and evil and can't exercise their sense to discern between good and evil. They are under TUTORS AND GOVERNORS, the same vanity were came wrapped in until the time appointed by the father for our deliverance from this vanity through Messiah who is the only hope of our deliverance.
By making us sons of Alahim we become HEIRS OF GOD i.e. we get to know who Alahim is and come to a living relationship with him only through CHRIST as he is the face of Alahim to us. One cannot know Alahim beyond Messiah.

Let me take you to Ge 2:2 And on the seventh day Alahim ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 

In the six days of creation Day 1 and Day 7 are remarkable because between Day 1 and Day 7 are the beggarly elements of the world that we all came wrapped in and Alahim WAS and IS beyond these beggarly elements.

Let's first see Day 1:

Ge 1:3 ¶ And Alahim said, Let there be light: and there was light.
 4 And Alahim saw the light, that it was good: and Alahim divided the light from the darkness.
 5 And Alahim called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.


And Day 7:

Ge 2:2 And on the seventh day Alahim ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 

Heb 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Day 1 & Day 7 is the Sabbath and we are called to this REST. The NEW MOON is a 'synonym'  Alahim uses to show being part of new creation in Messiah and is beyond the time keeper 'Moon' which was created on the 4th day

Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith YAHUA.
 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Ge 1:16 And Alahim made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light (MOON) to rule the night: he made the stars also.
 17 And Alahim set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and Alahim saw that it was good.
 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day

So we see that the call to worship Alahim is from ONE NEW MOON to ANOTHER-beyond time Keepers where Messiah is. And we can get there ONLY THROUGH CHRIST because he was/is and stands for both the Day 1 & Day 7

Now let's see Day 1 in spiritual comparison:

Ge 1:3 ¶ And Alahim said, Let there be light: and there was light.
 4 And Alahim saw the light, that it was good: and Alahim divided the light from the darkness.
 5 And Alahim called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

2Co 4:6 For Alahim, 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 Alahim in the face of Yahusha Messiah.

The Day 1 LIGHT is the light of the knowledge of the glory of Alahim in the face of Yahusha the Messiah. By being saved we have attained this 'one Sabbath' as stated in Isaiah 66:23 so far and we are looking forward to enter the 'another Sabbath' i.e. Day 7th Sabbatical rest which is reserved in Messiah for us from the foundation of the world as Alahim finished his works from the foundation of the worlds as stated in Heb 4:3.
Even though we have attained salvation in Messiah we have still not entered into the gate of the inner court as Messiah as our representative is the only one who has entered behind the veil for us

Heb 9:24 For Messiah is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of Alahim for us:

Eze 46:1 ¶ Thus saith the Yahuah GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

We shall enter the gate of the inner court on the 2nd NEW MOON. The first New MOON stands for salvation in Messiah who became part of the new creation and in him we are new creation.

2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Messiah, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

 1Pe 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 

We are new creation IN CHRIST and are reserved for salvation to be revealed in the end time.

Zec 14:16 ¶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year (shaneh) to year (shaneh) to worship the King, Yahuahh of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Nu 7:35 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year (shaneh): this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

The Lamb of the FIRST YEAR offered for peace offering stood for Messiah in whom we worship the King.

Coming back to Ezekiel 46 where we read in verse 1 that the inner gate shall be shut for SIX DAYS and will be only opened on the SABBATH day we read in verse 2 through 4 that only the Prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate while the people stand and worship at the door of this gate in the sabaath and the new moon. The English translation in plural as 'sabbaths' and 'new moons' is incorrect as the Hebrew rendering is SINGULAR. It should read 'Sabbath' and 'New Moon' and thus referring to the first Sabbath and New moon we have attained to IN CHRIST who alone has entered the gate FOR US.

Eze 46:2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
 3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before YAHUA in the sabbath and in the new moon.
 4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto Yahuahh in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.

We read of the Prince i.e Messiah offering SIX LAMBS without blemish in the sabbath day. We know that Messiah offered himself once and for all but the six lambs show our deliverance from the vanity we were bound in from Day 1 to Day 7 and Alahim is beyond these. Alahim uses the language of the ceremonial law because in this parabolic language is hidden the 'law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yahusha'.

Hence we see Day 1 as the day of our salvation. The day which Alahim says 'Today if you will hear his voice harden not your hearts' when he said " Let there be light' Gen 1:3

Heb 4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Eze 46:12 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the YAHUAH, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.

We now look forward to the Day 7 rest that Alahim has reserved for us in Messiah when he will come to take us to be with him forever. The first feast is 'Pesach' (Passover) and the last feast is 'Sukkot' (Feast of Tabernacles)

Messiah is everything and by him all things consists. Because he is beyond time and is both on Day 1 and Day 7 as we see only Alahim was/is beyond these, he can claim that he is the 'Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end'

Re 1:11 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.

Messiah entered in to Servant hood into TIME for us. Paul speaks of the fullness of time in this respect.

Ga 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, Alahim sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Now let's come back to Ezekiel 46 from where Paul was actually showing spiritually in Gal 4 that the inheritance is of  the sons and not of the servants

Eze 46:16 ¶ Thus saith the Yahuah GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
 17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
 18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

Those under the law of sin and death seemed like receiving inheritance from the Prince i.e the law, ordinances, sacrifices, glory, covenants etc but this inheritance is only of the sons while the servants remain outside of his covenant being wrapped up by their fleshly carnal observance of these ordinances without understanding that the law is spiritual and we are carnal sold under sin.

 Ro 7:14 ¶ For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Coming back to Gal 4 Paul says that though we were children we were no different than a servant because a servant is under tutors and governors and the law was our tutor to lead us to Messiah.

Ga 4:1 ¶ Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Ga 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Messiah, that we might be justified by faith.

Messiah who was beyond time plunged into the deep and took servant hood to release us servants to make us sons and that's what Paul is talking about. The six lambs which we read of the Prince offering is the offering of himself when he took on the likeness of sinful flesh being part of the creation which is under time keepers (sun. moon and stars) which stood symbolic of 'tutors and governors' to release us from this vanity to attain new creation whose light is Messiah himself.

 Re 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of Alahim did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Those who cannot see these spiritual truths are still bound by the time keepers or tutors and governors and their inheritance is not theirs but of the sons of Alahim.

Hence in this perspective we see Messiah called by Alahim as 'HIS SERVANT' because he sees us his elect in Messiah now being made as his sons. Hence the journey from servant to a son is by being in Messiah.

Isa 52:13 ¶ Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

Isa 42:1 ¶ Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

The 'Branch' are we in Messiah. The word 'branch' spiritually means 'offspring'

Zec 3:8 ¶ Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the YAHUAH of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

 Isa 4:2 ¶ In that day shall the branch of Yahuahh be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 

Isa 65:23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of Yahuahh and their offspring with them.
 24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Ac 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Only those who live, move and have their being in Alahim are his offspring. Others may seem to live, move and have their being as being part of the Adamic race being in the vanity of tutors and governors but they are outside of his covenant with a temporal vapor in their nostrils. We may still seem to be in that state from which Messiah will deliver us to attain eternal life which is only in him. The very life of Alahim.

Eze 46:18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

We read of the man with the line in his hand (Messiah) leading Ezekiel through the north gate unto the utter gate in a vision by the way that looked eastward. The same gate which we read in Ezekiel 46:1 which was shut for 6 days.

Eze 46:1 ¶ Thus saith the Yahuah GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

Eze 47:1 ¶ Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.
 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.

While the north gate/country seemed to be where the house of the Yahuah is we see that this north country fell to Satan who deceived all those who dwelt there. All the strangers and the uncircumcised were brought through from here 

Eze 44:4 ¶ Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the YAHUAH filled the house of the YAHUAH: and I fell upon my face.
 5 And the YAHUAH said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the YAHUAH, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.
 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Yahuah GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,
 7 In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

 Zec 6:8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Ps 48:2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

 Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of Alahim: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

Alahim will finally lead his people unto himself through the gate that was shut from where only Alahim in Messiah has passed into. The true Rest in Messiah. We look forward to that Sabbatical rest.

Eze 44:1 ¶ Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
 2 Then said Yahuahh unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because Yahuahh the Alahim of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
 3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before Yahuahh he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

 Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Messiah in being made in the likeness of men made himself of no reputation and took upon servant hood so that through his obedience to Alahim in his servant hood he could make us servants of law of sin and death the sons of Alahim.

All those outside his covenant continue to remain a servant of the law of sin of death going his way by the penny on whose is the inscription of Caesar but those servants who were bound by this vanity of being idle as in the parable in Matt 20 and realize their vanity remain with the good master by becoming his sons. The rest leave with the penny.

Mt 20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Mt 20:14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
 15  Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

We can see the picture of from being a servant to a son in the letter Paul wrote to Philemon.
Philemon in Greek means 'Friend' or 'friendly'. 
Onesimus was Philemon's servant before his conversion and had left Philemon and being in his journey away from Philemon he met Paul when Paul was in his bonds and had come to know the Yahuah through his ministry whom Paul now calls him as a son. Paul here was writing to Philemon from Colossians in whose house the church was pleading for Onesimus to take him back now as a brother in Messiah and not as a servant.

Phm 1:10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

Phm 1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Yahuah?

Col 4:7 ¶ All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Yahuah:
 8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
 9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.

Paul was sending Onesimus once a servant and now a son back to the one whose name means Friend ( spiritually standing for Messiah) as his brother.

 Heb 2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Phm 1:15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

We also see the journey from servant to son in the law and we know that the law is spirtual.

Ex 21:2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
 3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

 Le 25:40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year (shaneh) of jubile:

We read in Zech 14:16 that from one YEAR to another YEAR shall all nations go up to worship Alahim

Zec 14:16 ¶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year (shaneh) to year (shaneh) to worship the King, the YAHUAH of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

The first year we saw was the when the Prince offered peace offering of himself as the lamb of the first year for six days and the other year spoken of in Zech 14:16 speaks of being released from the captivity of servant hood.

De 15:13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
 14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith Yahuahh thy Alahim hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and Yahuahh thy Alahim redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

We see this picture in Abraham telling Alahim that his servant is his heir since he is childless and Alahim tells him, he is not the heir but the one who will come from his loins i.e. Issac the promised one will be the heir.

Ge 15:2 ¶ And Abram said, Yahuah GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
 4 And, behold, the word of the YAHUAH came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Many see Messiah as a creature because he is called the servant of Alahim without understanding why he took servant hood. Those who understand and see the purpose of  his servant hood are the true sons of Alahim Messiah came out of Alahim being his Son and instead of claiming equality with Alahim he took on servant hood.

Php 2:6 Who, being in the form of Alahim, thought it not robbery to be equal with Alahim:
 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

We who are bound up in the vanity of the six days have a hope of entering into his rest to be Heirs of Alahim in Messiah who is beyond the 6 days.