Date: 17-May-2024
Name: Stephen Mwangi
Topic: ANCIENT GATES
Content:
ANCIENT GATES
King David the prophet.
The book of Psalms is more than just Psalms – it’s also a prophetic book.
David’s prophetic anointing and style is very unique. His prophesies can easily be mistaken for reports of past events, current events or even questions.
Today I want to dwell on Psalm 24:7, building on the foundation laid by Ps Lakers a few days ago.
Psalm 24:7
Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter. Psalm 24:7
By the grace of God, king David, a MAGH, ventured very deep into God’s heart. And when you venture into the heart of God this deep, and then be still, you will hear His heartbeat. No wonder we see David prophesying in a very unorthodox style. He does not give a warning such as “thus says the Lord”. He loved chilling/hanging out in the courts of God, yielding to the Spirit and thus gaining access to the heart of God and His thoughts.
It is believed that Psalm 24 was written when the ark of the covenant was returned to Jerusalem. The celebrations were soured by the death of Uzzah who tried to penetrate the barrier/gate around the ark. But David, in the Spirit, saw and prophesied of better things to come!
Psalm 24:7 and the Old/New Testament tension.
The Old Testament tabernacle had barriers (the gate, the door and the veil). This highlights the weakness of this arrangement and its temporary nature. It was an arrangement meant to amplify sin and a call for a permanent solution to sin. This would be possible by an out pouring of grace so great that no gate would contain.
Galatians 3
17b The agreement God made with Abraham could not be cancelled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.
Here, we see the re-instatement of the original blue print, the promise to Abraham through the SEED. The gates of the Mosaic law lifting up and opening up for the King of kings. The ministry of death and condemnation (2 Cor 3:7) giving way to the ministry of the Spirit of life and reconciliation in our lives.
Galatians 4
24 These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them. 25 ……. 26 But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother.
Mount Sinai had a barrier and a death warning around it, the commandments given on it were on tablets chiselled out by Abraham (man), were mediated by angels (Gal 3:19), Moses veiled his face when coming down the mountain and 3,000 men died during its inauguration.
The gates of human effort giving way to the promises of God in our lives.
The veil of fogginess, the scales obscuring our sight being lifted 2 Corinthians 3 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. I cannot think of a better example than Paul.
Now, regarding the restoration of the original blue print, Hebrews 9:
11b He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. 12 With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.
Romans 8 4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us.
This He did by acknowledging and fulfilling the law – permanently lifting the barriers and establishing the ministry of reconciliation and invitation in their place.
The gate:
“Enter by the narrow gate” Matthew 7:13
The door:
“I am the door, whoever enters through me will be saved.” John 10:9
The veil:
Hebrews 10 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness[f] to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
Prayer Points:
Prayer Points:
Thankfully go before God with blue prints (prophesies, rhema, visions …), God’s plan for you.
Thankfully prophesy for gates to remain permanently open. Gates may take the form of:
· Strongholds
· Legality and legal condemnations
· Sicknesses
· Fear
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