Spiritual Hierarchy & Authority, Part 16
February 2, 2018
Today’s sharing is going to be a bit
of a departure from our past studies —
and maybe not — but I want to step a bit into the realm where we’ve had a
brother sharing with us and discussing authority from a somewhat scientific
realm as well as spiritual and natural.
Let
me begin today by laying some groundwork.
For some 70 years, give or take, I have been a musician, a composer, an
arranger, and a songwriter. My parents
were determined that I should become a concert pianist and started me learning
the piano at the age of four. In the
years since, I’ve learned to play some 30-odd instruments, making, as you all
know, the classical guitar the primary focus of my musicianship. During the 1960’s and 70’s, I did some
background work as a studio musician with Capitol and Columbia Records.
By
the time I was in my early teens, I had become a fair-to-middlin’ recording
engineer, and in the mid-to-late seventies, after purchasing the very first five
digital audio processors (serial #’s 001—005) manufactured by Sony Corporation,
I began pioneering in the field of digital recording. I discovered, to my
astonishment, that there existed a science to programming the behavior and
attitudes of people through the subconscious introduction of certain sounds,
words and phrases; and that it was only necessary for these sounds, words, or
phrases to be repeated six times before they were retained in the memory of
the hearer.
The
fact that these sounds, words and phrases needed to be repeated six
times demonstrated for me another scriptural proof — the fact that the number
of man is six. Add
to that the fact that the human nervous
system operates at a frequency around 60 hertz (or cycles per second), that it
takes a horizontal scan frequency on a television or computer monitor screen of
roughly 60 hertz for the human eye to perceive a still image, and the significance of the number six
is further amplified.
Our
five senses all have an optimal sensory frequency which is either six, or a
multiple thereof.
In
fact the number six, and multiples thereof, even applies to the biological frequency of the food combinations that make
up a healthy diet. The number six occurs so many times with respect to the human anatomy, the central nervous system,
aural and visual perception that it almost boggles the mind. (There was a 600+ page study written and
prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Health during the Reagan years on this topic, and
it is quite revealing.)
Let’s
take this discussion to the next step.
All
plant and animal life lives and functions with specific clock cycles. All plants vibrate at certain
frequencies. Even though it may be
sub-audible, all plant life generates certain sounds.
We
sometimes chuckle at the cattleman who puts music in the
cow stalls so they will give off more milk.
We even look somewhat cross-eyed at the horticulturalist who plays music
to get certain plants to grow. As
humorous as it may seem, it still works.
There is good, scientific reasoning to support it.
Sound
is not just a part of our lives: it is integral to human existence. Sound is even a necessary function in the
lives of those who suffer from auditory impairment and deafness. As the following truths unfold, you will
readily understand the significance of the word that Isaiah wrote.
Isaiah 50:4:
He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. The Lord God hath
opened mine ear…..
NOTHING,
therefore, is so important as what we hear, and the way we
hear! Consider, then, Adam and Eve’s
response when they heard the Lord after having partaken of the fruit of the
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Genesis 3:8: "And
they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the Garden........"
(NASB)
The
word in the Hebrew text is, kowl, pronounced,
“kole.” Throughout the Old Testament
this word is alternately translated, "call," or "voice," or
"sound." It is distinguished
by the fact that it is: “a distinctive sound uttered
with a specific purpose.”
To
this we add another Hebrew word, shem, which is
pronounced, "shame." We are
most familiar with this word as the name of the third son of Noah, Shem. This word has far-reaching significance,
however. It is the same word which the
Septuagint translators rendered as, onoma, and represents the
same thing, whether in Greek or Hebrew.
We’ve
talked about this many times, but once again it means: the
character, the makeup, the very essence of one's being.
J.
H. Thayer identifies onoma as: the
name, rank, title, authority, power, position -- In other words, everything
which signifies a specific individual;
that which represents his quality and property, his very being.
From
this we derive another word, Shemuel. We obviously know
this better as, "Samuel."
Samuel's name was his onoma, his shem. It represented several things all rolled up
into one: the name onoma
of God, the sound of the Lord God, and: to be heard of God.
The
significance of "to be heard," is easily seen in Samuel's calling as a
prophet. He was, himself, representative
of God's voice in the land of Israel. He
"heard" the voice of the
Lord speaking to him; and Israel "heard" the voice of the
Lord as Samuel trumpeted that word. Both
Shem and Samuel represented the onoma of the Lord in the
land. They characterized His voice, and
His sound.
From
the onoma of the Lord came His sound.
His sound incorporated articulate speech which communicated His heart's
intent and desire. His sound, as illustrated
in Exodus 19, went forth as trumpets
and as thunder. Although neither
trumpets nor thunder could be called "articulate speech," there was
purpose and intent communicated by the Lord in those sounds. His onoma,
His
very essence and makeup and His Spirit were all communicated in those sounds.
Israel trembled at the foot of Mount Sinai, and the mountain literally shook as
if by a great earthquake when the Lord uttered His sound. His sound -- in this case -- is described in
the Hebrew text as "long, loud, blasts of trumpets." These were not articulated as speech, as we
think of speech, and yet the purpose of the Lord was communicated with an
authority that gripped the people gathered.
In
Joshua 6, we see yet another picture of the Sound of the Lord. Michael, the Archangel, has already come and
instructed Joshua on the means by which he will take the city of Jericho. The city will fall by the Sound of the Lord. That sound was manifested in the blowing of
seven trumpets by seven priests. Those
seven trumpets represented the Seven Spirits of God, each trumpet "blowing
as a voice." The collective
seven represented the onoma of the Lord. Added to these trumpets on the seventh day were the
collective sounds of approximately 160,000 soldiers, shouting with one
voice. As we are all well aware, Jericho
fell to this sound.
Three
things were manifested in that sound as it went forth.
The
first was the sound of the Bridegroom
calling His Bride into the Land of Promise.
From before the time of creation, the Lord had sought for a Bride who
would become His co-equal counterpart, His Other Self. When he spoke, and His sound went forth, the
universe exploded into existence. When
He spoke, and His sound went forth, the world we have lived in was created. When He spoke, and His sound went forth, dry
land emerged from chaos, separating the
waters. That it was the sound of the
Bridegroom is evident when you take each Hebrew letter in the repeated phrase
throughout Genesis 1, "And God said...," and add the numerical value together. It comes to 8-8-8 or a derivative thereof.
Throughout
scripture, this number represents Jesus Christ.
Just as "seven" represents the Father, and "nine"
represents the Holy Spirit, "eight" is the number of Jesus Christ,
the Bridegroom. The "sevens,"
and "eights," and "nines"
always appear as triads (7-7-7),
(8-8-8), or (9-9-9) indicating "God."
His creative power went forth to form a world for a people who would
live and overcome all obstacles in order to fellowship with Him and become One
with Him. The first time we see His
voice mentioned in reference to any
conversation with Man, it occurs in Genesis 3:8, as a loving sound, calling for
those people He had created for His fellowship.
The
second was the sound of judgment as
the Lord uttered His judgment upon the seven nations of the land. The Lord had already spoken the intent of His
heart to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
He had communicated to Moses that Israel was to be given, and to take,
the land occupied by the Hittites and the Jebusites, the Hivites and the
Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites and the Girgashites.
These
were seven nations, each of whom had a presiding spirit which represented the
central character and makeup of its people.
Each of those seven spirits made up a collective whole representing the
onoma of Satan. The Sound of the Lord
was the going forth of His judgment upon a land and peoples who had given
themselves over to Satan. It was the
warning and the announcement that territory which had been occupied by the Enemy was now being given to the people of
God -- that it was theirs for the taking.
The
third was the sound of deliverance
for Rahab and her family. Although the
city of Jericho was destroyed and every
last man, woman, and child killed, Rahab and her family were delivered because
of her spoken and demonstrated faith in the Lord God. The sound of those trumpets and voices
spelled her deliverance from a life which she hated, and saw her redeemed by Salmon
as his wife and incorporated into the lineage of our Bridegroom, Jesus Christ.
With
each occurrence that the Sound of the Lord has gone forth since the beginning
of time, an aspect of His onoma, His character, His makeup, the very essence of
His being, has been manifested. It becomes apparent, therefore, that
"sound" has much greater significance than we have attached. "Sound" is the going forth of
"Spirit."
"Sound"
is the going forth of "onoma."
"Sound" is the going forth of the very essence -- or a part
thereof -- of the utterer or giver of that "sound." The fact that we frequently refer to that
"sound" as one's voice is simply indicative of the fact that the
"sound" conveys or articulates purpose or intent.
"Sound"
within this usage is much more than speech.
When
the Lord utters his Sound, life goes forth.
Whether that sound is articulated as speech, whether that sound arises
as a prophetic word, whether that sound
blasts forth as the sound of a trumpet,
peals as thunder, or blows as the wind, creative life, power and authority flow
out, and judgment issues forth.
Consider
the fact that the Lord literally "blew" his sound within us at
creation.
Genesis 2:7: The Lord God
formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life; and man became a living soul.
When
the Lord breathed His breath into us, we took on an aspect of His onoma. Sound became central to our existence. In Genesis 4:10, following Cain's murder of
his brother, Abel, the Lord says to Cain, "What have you
done? The sound of your brother's
blood cries unto me from the ground."
A
scientist friend of ours, Dr. Joseph O'Neil, shared with us about a device
which he developed for the purpose of testing human blood. He told us that he has been able to
computerize the spectral scanning of blood into its musical equivalent by
converting the structure and makeup of the blood into mathematical
numbers. Those numbers are then
correlated into their musical counterparts across the audible spectrum.
"Healthy
blood," Joe says, "gives off a very melodic sound. “Blood which is diseased generates sounds
which tend to be strident." He
stated that the blood of a person with cancer will give off dissonant and
discordant sounds -- the sounds of death; and that every disease which afflicts
man affects the melody and harmonic sounds of the blood. Joe went on to say that the sound of a
person's blood makes their medical history easily readable; and further, that
every person's blood gives off a distinctive sound which is as easily
identifiable as a fingerprint.
The
accuracy of the scriptural account of Abel's blood "crying from the
ground" is easily provable, therefore, in the scientific realm. It also substantiates the fact that
"sound" is integral to our existence; that we give off a sound which
is distinct to our onoma, and that we are receptive to sound at the most basic
level of our existence. On at least
three occasions, the Lord spoke to Moses, telling him that "all
life is in the blood." If we follow the
logic that all life is in the blood, and blood radiates sound, we then as human
beings are all susceptible to sound -- for life or death!
We
need to stop here, and continue this next week.
This part of our discussion is going to take place over the next three
or four weeks (or maybe more).
For those of you
who’ve participated during the past three years in our Monday night Healing
Prayer Conference Call, this is just a reminder that the calls have resumed on
a once-a-month basis, the first Monday of each month. If you have a need for healing, or you have
friends in need of healing, here is the number to call: (712) 775-7035.
The Access Code is: 323859#. For Canadians who have
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someone answers and asks what your original call-in number was, you can give
them the 712 number and access code.
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case you are missing out on real fellowship in an environment of Ekklesia, our
Sunday worship gatherings are available by conference call – usually at about
10:45AM Pacific. That conference number
is (712) 770-4160, and the access code is 308640#. We are now making these gatherings
available by Skype. If you wish to
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later. The video call, of course, is not
recorded – not yet, anyway.
Blessings
on you!
Regner A. Capener
CAPENER MINISTRIES
RIVER WORSHIP CENTER
Temple, Texas 76504
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