"CAPTAIN OF THE ARMY OF JEHOVAH"

“CAPTAIN OF THE ARMY OF JEHOVAH”

Brief Notes of an Address on REVELATION 3 It is inexpressibly strengthening and encouraging, it fills one with a sense of courage and calmness to see the Lord Himself coming on the ground as we have it in Revelation 1, covered as He is with all the marks, all the qualities and everything that distinguishes Him as the power of God - sufficient to carry right through the ages until the final moment. You need have no fear that things are going to break down in the hands of the Captain of the army of Jehovah.

There is absolutely nothing that has happened in the history of the church, or that is happening under our eyes today that is not fully and succinctly laid ^[p. 29] open for us to look and see and then to contemplate in connection with each phase - the Captain of the army of Jehovah coming in to give His people in that day under the circumstances and with all those surroundings, that courage, that strength, that phase or aspect of the truth which will enable them to stand as the army of Jehovah.

What an immense thing it is to have our ears opened to the voice that speaks in connection with all; to get His estimate, to get His resources, to get His wisdom, His sufficiency and His power. The assurance of the victory comes in connection with the Captain of the army of Jehovah.

It is perfectly wonderful, perfectly beautiful to see how the Captain of the army of Jehovah keeps account and speaks in a voice that every consecrated ear can listen to, and recompense is coming to all in the kingdom.

What is overcoming? Standing and having done all, to stand. Men that are breathed into, that are able to stand shoulder to shoulder, that are able to keep rank, men that the Lord can take account of as men of God. The drifting goes on, but they stand - the testimony of the Lord is upheld.

What do you need in order to get the mind of the Spirit? You must have the circumcised ear, you must have an exercised heart, and you will get enlightenment as to the course of things around, and the Lord’s judgment as to it all. We need the whole armour of God that we may be able to withstand, and having done all, to stand.

We shall miss it all, we shall be swept away ourselves, unless the eye is clear, the ear circumcised, and the heart exercised in deep love and affection for Christ to hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.