The Glorious Triumph of Jehovah as a Man of War and the Continual War with Amalek

Day 6

Heb. 10:19-20
Having therefore, 
brothers, 
boldness for entering the Holy of Holies 
in the blood of Jesus, 
which entrance He initiated for us 
as a new and living way 
through the veil, that is, His flesh.

There is 
still the need 
of the Lord’s ultimate calling of us 
to live within the veil 
through a stronger experience of the cross 
in dealing with our flesh 
after our experience 
of His resurrection 
as the new creation of God. 
Logically, 
after we experience Christ’s resurrection, 
we should not need to go back 
to deal with the flesh. 
But in our actual experience, 
we need to go back 
because our flesh 
is still with us. 
Often 
I find 
that the biggest hindrance 
frustrating me 
from doing God’s perfect will 
is the flesh. 
Thus, 
the flesh 
needs a stronger cross.

The sanctuary of God 
is divided by the veil 
into two sections: 
the outer Holy Place 
and the inner Holy of Holies. 
Although the sanctuary of God 
is in the heavens, 
it is divided 
into two sections 
by the veil, 
which signifies our flesh. 
In God’s economy, 
such a marvelous thing
—the sanctuary of God—
has a negative thing
—our flesh.
With Christ, 
the veil in the sanctuary of God 
was split, 
but with the believers 
it still remains 
for the purpose 
of God’s dealing with them.

The next stage 
is that of living in the heavenlies 
as God’s new creation in resurrection. 
After experiencing this stage 
we need to go on 
to experience 
the rending of the veil. 
The veil in the temple 
was split by Christ’s death. 
However, 
the veil of the flesh 
has not been taken away. 
Rather, 
the veil 
still remains for God 
to use 
in perfecting His seeking saints. 
For example, 
Paul 
was surely a matured brother, 
having passed through 
the stage of living in the heavens 
as the new creation of God in resurrection. 
But according to 2 Corinthians 12 
God allowed a “thorn in the flesh” 
to be given him. 
Here 
we see 
that even such a mature and spiritual person 
could still be troubled 
by the flesh. 
This indicates 
that no matter how much of God’s element 
we may have 
in our regenerated spirit, 
or how much we 
have been sanctified, renewed, transformed, 
and conformed to the image of the firstborn Son of God, 
as long as we are living on earth, 
we still have the flesh.

Because the flesh 
is still with us, 
we need to deal with the flesh every day 
by watching and praying. 
If we do not watch, 
the flesh will act. 
In our prayer 
we need to be watchful, 
praying in the spirit.

Even with spiritual persons 
the flesh remains 
and can cause damage. 
We should not think 
that if we are living in ascension 
the flesh is 
no longer with us. 
No, 
the flesh 
is still here. 
We may be in ascension, 
but the veil, the flesh, 
is still present. 
When Christ was crucified, 
the veil in the temple 
was split in two 
from top to bottom. 
With Christ 
the veil was riven, 
but our veil 
still remains. 
Therefore, 
we need a stronger call, 
not merely to remain in ascension 
but to learn the lessons of the cross 
and live within the veil. 
In our experience 
the veil, the flesh, 
must be riven, 
and then 
we need to pass the riven veil 
to live in the Holy of Holies. 
For this, 
we daily need to learn 
the lesson of the cross.

Through the cross’s dealing, 
we become God’s sanctuary. 
This sanctuary 
is the Holiest of all, 
which is 
God Himself. 
When we enter into the Holiest of all, 
we enter into God. 
Then 
we become the sanctuary. 
In this sense, 
we become God. 
Later, 
we will see 
that the Shulammite 
becomes a duplication of Solomon. 
That is 
a figure of us 
as the reproduction of Christ, 
who is the embodiment of God. 
Thus, 
the many lovers of Christ 
eventually will become 
duplications of God 
in life and in nature 
but not in the Godhead. 
This is the fulfillment 
of God becoming a man 
that man 
might become God, 
which is 
the high peak 
of the divine revelation.

Day 4

Exo. 17:16
For he said, 
For there is 
a hand against the throne of Jah! 
Jehovah will have war with Amalek 
from generation to generation.

Rom. 8:3
For that which the law could not do, 
in that 
it was weak 
through the flesh, 
God, 
sending His own Son 
in the likeness 
of the flesh of sin 
and concerning sin, 
condemned sin 
in the flesh.

The greatest reason 
that God so deeply hates the flesh 
is that Satan lives in the flesh. 
The flesh is the camp of God’s enemy 
and the largest base for his work. 
We can say 
that all the work of Satan in man 
is accomplished 
by means of the flesh. 
And all his work 
through the means of the flesh 
destroys the plan and the goal of God. 
Therefore, 
we can say 
that God hates the flesh 
in the same manner 
that He hates Satan, 
and He wants to destroy the flesh 
in the same manner 
that He wants to destroy Satan. 
God and the flesh 
can never exist together.

Amalek 
was the first enemy 
encountered by the children of Israel 
on the way to the good land. 
This indicates 
that our flesh 
is the first 
among all our enemies. 
The flesh, sin, the world, and Satan 
are all related, 
but the most prominent among them 
in fighting against the believers 
is the flesh. 
When in our experience 
the flesh is put to death, 
the world cannot hold us, 
sin cannot operate in us, 
and Satan is powerless 
to work on us. 
Amalek’s purpose in attacking Israel 
was to frustrate them 
from entering the good land. 
Likewise, 
Satan’s aim in stirring up the flesh 
to fight against us 
is to keep us 
from entering into the full enjoyment 
of the all-inclusive Christ 
as our good land.

God is so strong 
against the flesh 
because with Amalek 
there is 
a hand against the throne of the Lord.
The flesh 
is against the government of God. 
Because the flesh 
opposes the throne of the Lord, 
the Lord 
must fight against it.

The flesh 
is most ugly 
simply because it is 
against the throne, 
administration, 
and plan of God. 
This is 
a matter of great significance. 
However, 
not many believers 
realize that the flesh 
is so evil. 
The flesh 
does not simply commit 
minor wrongdoings. 
It is a hand 
against the very throne of God.
Therefore, 
God has decided 
to war against it. 
Amalek, the flesh, 
is still a hand 
against the administration of God. 
This means 
that our flesh 
is in rebellion 
against God’s governmental administration.
For example, 
among many Christians 
the flesh 
is strongly opposed 
to the church, 
for the church 
is God’s administration. 
The church 
is mocked, 
and many blasphemous words 
are spoken 
concerning it. 
This is 
an indication 
that the flesh 
in the eyes of God 
is rebellious.
Therefore, 
the Lord 
will fight against this rebel 
and blot out its remembrance.

In 1 Samuel 15, 
another portion of the Word 
concerning Amalek, 
we see 
how King Saul 
lost his kingship. 
Although Saul 
was properly anointed 
to be king, 
he lost the kingship 
because of the way 
he dealt with Amalek. 
From this 
we should learn 
to be careful 
in dealing with the flesh. 
We may deal with it 
in such a way 
that we 
shall lose our kingship.
Although Saul 
did destroy the Amalekites, 
he did not do so 
in an absolute way.
Saul spared 
the best of the sheep 
and the “chief of those things 
devoted to destruction” (1 Sam. 15:21). 
This portrays the fact 
that, experientially, 
we treasure 
the good aspects of 
our natural life, our natural virtue, 
for example, 
and do not wish 
to destroy them. 
We all 
treasure the good points 
of our flesh. 
All of us 
are Sauls. 
When we are charged by God 
to destroy the flesh, 
we destroy the negative things, 
such as our temper. 
But few 
are willing to destroy 
the good aspects of the natural life. 
No matter what kind of persons 
we may be, 
we all 
treasure the choice parts 
of our natural being. 
However, 
we should be encouraged 
by the fact 
that the Lord 
is still working 
on us and within us. 
From the New Testament 
we can see 
that Paul and John 
were delivered 
from their flesh. 
They utterly destroyed Amalek.

Day 2

Exo. 15:13
In Your lovingkindness 
You have led the people 
whom You have redeemed; 
You have guided them 
in Your strength 
to Your holy habitation.

Exo. 15:17-18
You will bring them in 
and plant them 
in the mountain of Your inheritance, 
the place, 
O Jehovah, 
which You have made 
for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, 
O Lord, 
which Your hands 
have established. 
Jehovah shall reign 
forever and ever.

Exodus 15:18 
refers to the kingdom.
God’s habitation, God’s house, 
brings in God’s kingdom. 
When God 
has a habitation, a house, on the earth, 
His kingdom 
will be established 
through His house. 
Today 
the church is 
firstly God’s house 
and then His kingdom. 
The church 
will bring in His kingdom 
to the earth. 
As we read Exodus 15:1-18, 
we realize that the goal of God’s salvation 
is the building of His dwelling place 
for the establishment of His kingdom. 
Even though Moses 
did not enter into the good land, 
much less see the building of the temple, 
he could still praise the Lord 
for His sanctuary, His dwelling place. 

The tabernacle was built 
near Mount Sinai. 
Centuries later, 
the temple was built 
on Mount Zion. 
However, 
as God’s dwelling place, 
the tabernacle and the temple 
are one.
The contents of the tabernacle 
were placed in the temple. 
This points to 
a blending of the tabernacle with the temple, 
both of which 
typify the church.

Before the tabernacle was erected, 
God did not have 
a dwelling place on earth. 
He could have such a dwelling place 
only after He had secured a people 
who had been redeemed, 
who had passed through the Red Sea, 
and who had entered 
into a separated realm 
where they were free 
from all bondage.

Exodus 40:2 says, 
“On the first day of the first month 
you shall raise up 
the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.” 
This indicates 
that on the first day of the second year, 
according to the new calendar, 
God’s dwelling place 
among the children of Israel 
was set up. 
We cannot emphasize enough 
that to have such a dwelling place 
is the goal of God’s salvation. 
Moses knew 
that God’s goal 
was not merely to save His people 
out of tyranny; 
he knew 
that it was 
to have a people set free 
from the world 
and brought into a realm of freedom 
for the building of His dwelling place. 
Because Moses knew 
God’s heart, God’s will, and God’s goal, 
he could truly be called 
a man of God.

As we read through the Old Testament, 
we should focus our attention 
on this goal. 
In chapter 15 
Moses used three expressions 
related to God’s goal: 
habitation, dwelling place, and sanctuary. 
These expressions 
describe the same thing. 
God’s habitation 
is the place 
where He dwells, 
and this place 
is His sanctuary. 
Today 
the church 
is God’s habitation, 
His dwelling place, 
and the sanctuary.

After the tabernacle was erected, 
war broke out. 
God’s enemies 
rose up 
in an attempt to frustrate 
the building of the temple.

Just as the children of Israel 
were troubled 
by all these enemies, 
so we in the Lord’s recovery 
have also been attacked 
by the evil powers of darkness. 
The aim of 
all the attack, opposition, and evil speaking 
is to hinder 
the building of God’s dwelling place 
for the fulfillment of His purpose. 
God’s purpose 
is the building. 
This is God’s goal, 
and it is our goal as well.
From God’s point of view 
His purpose 
to gain the building 
has already been accomplished. 
All the attack and opposition 
are actually positive signs, indicators 
that the building of God’s temple 
is assured.

As we baptize new converts, 
we need the faith and the boldness 
to speak to them 
about the goal of their baptism. 
We must tell them 
that baptism is intended 
to bring them 
to God’s habitation, 
to the mountain of God’s inheritance, 
where His people 
are planted. 
When we have been brought through baptism 
to the place of God’s inheritance, 
God will be able to build 
the dwelling place 
as His sanctuary.