KEY SCRIPTURE: Exo 25:10 KJV “And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.”

Please Read Exodus 25:1-28

The word ark means simply a box. It could be as large as Noah’s Ark or the Ark of the Covenant, which was a dwelling place of God among the Israelites under the Old Covenant. Before we examine the construction of the ark and the significance of its various aspects, I wish to establish that God no longer dwells in buildings or human-made structures, as was the case under the old covenant. This era ended when the Lord died on the cross. Acts 17:24 KJV “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;” The temples made by men were His dwelling and a place of meeting with men. This was a most Holy place that the priest went there once in a year. Heb 9:7 KJV” But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:”

When the Lord died, the veil that separated every ordinary man from entering was rent from top to bottom. Matt 27:51 KJV” And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;” For the veil to tear from top means it was not done by any man. It also signaled a new era, where God no longer dwelt in that temple. Men became the temple of God. 1Co 3:16 KJV” Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”  He (God) used to dwell in the ark, but from that day he ceased to dwell there. He actually came to live in men after the Lord Jesus resurrected from the dead. Every Christian is the present-day ark of God.

The Ark was a place of mercy. The Christian must demonstrate mercy through intercession for the lost.

In light of what I have said above, I would like to address the issue of whether the altars in our churches hold any power. The altar may just be a wooden structure or a concrete structure, yet the anointing upon the man of God who preaches on the altar flows unto the altar, making it bear the same anointing. As Paul touched handkerchiefs and aprons that carried the anointing (Acts 19), and the garment of Jesus could heal the sick, so does the platform on which the anointed man of God preaches bear that anointing. There are instances of people being healed by just sitting on the seat of an anointed man of God. A dead boy was placed on a cement platform where a man of God usually prays at night. These people did not know that that was a prayer place of the man of God. The dead boy was miraculously raised to life. The anointing is like oil, it flows down, and would rub on anything it comes into contact with. Ps 133:2

TO BE CONTINUED…

CONFESSION

I am the present-day Ark of God, filled with power, glory, and purity. God’s presence is mighty in me. I dominate every power of the enemy.

FURTHER STUDIES

1 Thess 4:3 KJV “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”

1 Pet 2:9 KJV” But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”