Intercession

Intercession is both prayer & action. 

Abraham interceded for his nephew. (2x) Gen. 18

Moses interceded for the Israelites. (3X) Ex.32, 33 Numbers 14

Joseph interceded for both Egypt & his family. And really the whole known world. 

Isaiah & Jeremiah interceded for Judah & Israel but prophesied...

"My house will be a house of prayer for all nations"...

which Jesus repeated and confirmed. 

Isaiah 56:7, Jeremiah 7:11, Matthew 21:13

Daniel interceded for his king Nebudkudnezzar (in Babylon) and his people. Nehemiah did the same for his king Artexerxes (under Cyrus) and for his remnant people. 

We know Jesus fulfilled the role of intercessor and became our One Mediator. 

1 Timothy 2:5

John the Baptist declared...

"Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."

 World-kosmos. All of creation.

The role of intercessor was confirmed in Acts 15 by James, Jesus' half brother,  in the counsel of elders. 

Acts 15:15-19

Intercession is both prayer and action. Intercession is bringing heaven to earth. 

Intercession is being an intermediary, a witness, an attorney, a spokesperson in a court setting for justice. Both courts in heaven and on earth.

Philippians 2 describes a believer and congregation who are after the heart of the LORD. 

If the church, the bride is after the heart of the LORD...

If the bride is seated with Christ...

If she is abiding in Christ...

She will become an intercessor in prayer and by taking action. Both vertical and horizontal flows of grace & salvation.

It is NOT our role to be whisked away by an escape clause "rapture" because the world gets too bad for us... who are now "holier than thou".  We are to bring salvation to those who are lost in darkness. 

Harpazo (rapture) means to be caught up in His presence. As described in Ephesians 2 & 3.

"Seated in Christ in heavenly places".

That is not to deny there is one wonderful final climax rapture of riding victorious white horses with Christ...and the wondrous marriage supper of the Lamb. 

It just reaffirms all prophetic as being both now and still coming. There is still an unfurling of the scroll...

We know in part and prophecy in part.

Intercession is to be seated with Him...while still walking out acts of justice on the ground. There is a constant eternal stream, a river of Jesus' provision coming from His Throne to the earth. 

Revelation 22

And therefore... there should be a constant stream of Living Water, a river flowing from His true earthly tabernacle to all who willingly receive.

Ezekiel 42

Intercession means...resting in Him, in His finished work, yet simultaneously walking it out on earth. 

Intercession is prayer and action.

Why is Jesus described as having feet of bronze as if burning in fire? Because we are walking out the refinement of His salvation on earth. 

Yes His salvation is complete (It is Finished) yet not all have received. 

Revelation 1:15 

Intercession is described and illustrated throughout the text of scripture by the characteristics of Living Water and an eternal waterworks system of governmental....Seed time and harvest. 

From cloud to river to streams to caverns of deep water storage. 

Psalm 42

From heavenly clouds to earthly wellsprings. 

Isaiah 12

This is why Peter, James & & John were summoned to the cloud to witness Jesus illumination. To hear from Elijah and Moses and Father God...

"Listen to Him, He's my beloved."

This is why we are to "meet Him in the cloud". 

1 Thessalonians 4:17

This is why Jesus ascended and will again descend in a cloud. This is why His eternal saints are referred to as a "cloud of witnesses".

Clouds do not stay in heaven but bless and cleanse the earth with rain and streams and wellsprings a plenty. With seed time and harvest.

Mists and vapors (we are described as 'only a vapor') do not stay on the ground but ascend to the clouds. An eternal refining and cycling and blessing of the creation, of the garden.

A "washing of the water of the Word"...

which constantly replenishes and quickens our realm with the glory of the heavenly realm. And this quickening can only increase! 

Of His governement there is NO END.

Intercession is a fulfilling of the Genesis garden blessing and command. 

Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.

There is a very strategic reason why Jesus (in His resurrected form) first appeared to Mary in the garden. John 20:15.

Intercession is tending the garden. This garden mandate has never been rescinded. We are not leaving on holiday while Jesus resets everything for us. We have a commission. 

The brides role in intercession is prophetically described in Song of Songs (especially chapter 4) and Proverbs 31. 

Not to mention the prophetic pictures portrayed in Deborah & Barak, Esther & Ruth, Mary's Song and Anna's story. And so much more.

Jesus fulfilled His destiny & prophecies...now the bride will continue to fulfill hers. As I said, the scroll is still unfurling.

Intercession is tending and dressing the garden. 

You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. 

Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; 

I, the Lord, have created it. 

Isaiah 45:8