Chariot Of Israel
Written by Elinor Montgomery – em*********@****co.ca
August 1 & 2, 2003
There are two kinds of chariots; the chariot of Pharaoh or the chariot of Egypt, and the chariot of God or the chariot of Israel. The first is doomed to go down, while the second is destined to go up. Then the Lord said to Moses, “stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots and on their horsemen.” And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Then the waters returned and covered the horsemen, and all of the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained (Exodus 14:26-28).
When this message states that this event takes place in the morning, it is pointing to a specific time far in the future. It points to the very last page of Revelation, when it speaks of the bright and Morning Star. It points straight to Jesus, who says, I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star (Revelation 22:16).” Then it follows that the Spirit is talking with the bride, in fact, is calling with her for the whole world to come. They are calling to the others to join in her voice for her Beloved, to come to the pure living waters of truth. These are the waters of life that Jesus, for a last time through the voice of the bride, calls man to drink, the same water as the living water that He offered to the Samaritan woman at the well. It is a call to come out from the seawaters of destruction that will cover over our chariots in which we ride, hitched to the religions of the East. It is a call to come out of religion, and drink of the truth, for the living water, the Word and the truth are all one and the same, and they lead to the way of life through Jesus. The bride will declare the root of the church to be truth in the Word under the banner of Jesus’ name and not under the banner of Christianity, the religious roots of which are found in Rome.
Elijah presents the story of the second chariot. It involves the river of life, represented by the Jordan, as opposed to the blood sea of death, represented by the Red Sea. The Red Sea is the blood requirement of God for the idolatry of religion, and the disbelief and disobedience of man. There was no blood required of Elijah who was taken up in the chariot of Israel, for his power over life and death came from his faith and belief in God, the same Lord who made the blood sacrifice in his place. It is a retroactive sacrifice, for the Lord, the Creator, the same Lord who gave the Law, were one and the same Lord as the Lord of the church. When Joshua led the people across on dry land into the Promised Land, the waters were piled up back to Adam, to show that salvation was available to all living beings, who would repent of sin and put their faith and trust in the Lord for salvation. But most importantly, Elijah is the message for the bride, the true church, who in the end days will challenge an even larger number of apostate priests and prophets than Elijah challenged. And she will stand alone in the truth, calling the world to return from its evil ways and worship only God, the one true God of Israel. After witnessing in the spirit of Elijah, she shall be taken up or raptured.
Elijah gives us so many prophetic messages, one being that which surrounds the appearance of the chariot of fire with the horses of fire. It showed the separation of Elijah from the world as he went up in a whirlwind into heaven just as Enoch, son of Seth, went up without dying. The picture goes backward and forward from Enoch to the bride, who is raptured in Revelation. Now, Elisha saw it and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So, he saw him no more (2 Kings 2:12). The chariot of Israel had gone up. Elijah’s message for the bride, is that she too will be taken up in the chariot of God, for she is the true Jew who has refused to take the mark of the beast, in order to live in the kingdom of Israel with her Beloved. Nothing but a royal chariot will come for her to take her up hither.
Who were they who rode in chariots? The first chariots of the Bible were ceremonial vehicles used by Egyptian royalty. But, the very first chariots were light in weight and were used as mobile firing platforms for archers. The early war chariots carried a driver and an archer. The Hittites had chariots, which carried a driver, a warrior who fought with spear and sword, and a shield bearer. Solomon, as king of Israel, was a man of chariots and horsemen. He acquired 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen. He imported horses from Egypt and Keveh. In turn, he then would export them to the kings of Syria and the Hittites. While resting the power of Israel on the chariot power of Egypt, he also took 700 foreign wives and 300 concubines. This was all in direct disobedience to God, and his heart was turned to religious idol worship, which led him away from the truth of God, the worship of God, and from obedience to Him. By so doing, Israel was split and the ten tribes of the north were torn away from Solomon’s heirs to the throne. As opposed to the anointing of David, Solomon’s father, who was anointed by the prophet Samuel under the command of God, Solomon was chosen by his father and anointed at his command. He was never a warrior king like David. He lolled about in luxury, immorality and idolatry. He sought knowledge and wisdom that would allow him to judge Israel like the Most High God, but without God. His Egyptian chariot power was partly established in Israel by his compromising the temple worship of the one true God with the idols and religions of his many foreign wives of the world. These chariots were definitely not the chariots of Israel.
To the contrary, Elijah trusted only on the power of God and in the truth of God’s Word for Whom he was a prophet and a warrior-messenger. King Ahab of Israel was looking to other nations, to their kings to receive power from their gods, as opposed to depending on the God of Israel for strength. How very evident this is in America today as President Bush joined the Muslim world, acknowledging their gods in power alliances with foreign nations for the purpose of combating terrorism in America. He should have depended only on God, the only God that gave peace and liberty to America, and not on Arab partnerships. Canada completely fell to the dogs and united with the World Order of the United Nations for her strength, as she turned from God and her ally in liberty, the United States of America.
Elijah was a hairy man who wore a leather belt around his waist. This spoke of the beastly nature of man, having become sons of the prince of this world. Yet, he had rejected idolatry and religion for the belt of truth. Elijah fought a battle on Mt. Carmel of truth versus idolatry and religion for Israel’s very salvation, depending on her choice for repentance and a desire to return to God. It is important to note the call of Elijah to be a voice for God, having been given the power over the elements and over the satanic forces of witchcraft. By speaking out in obedience, he won the victory within the nation while facing incredible odds – one to four hundred and fifty, to be exact. But, for Elijah, there was really no such thing as odds, for God plus one means victory. There was no gamble, there was no chance, and there was no defeat. This was not one small step by man, but a giant leap for mankind. God fed Elijah supernaturally, and in turn, he fed others through the supernatural work of God in him, giving him the power to give life.
Many have accused Elijah of being puffed up with pride for thinking he was the only one of God’s prophets left in Israel. I disagree that pride was a fault of Elijah. Elijah challenged the people of Israel all on his own, by speaking out against the prophets of Baal and Asherah, who numbered 850 in all, and the people answered not a word. Where were the other prophets, and where were the priests? Yes, there were believers – 7,000 who had not bowed on their knees to Baal, nor had kissed him. But where was their voice? Elijah certainly couldn’t hear it. Where was the evidence of their faith and obedience? As a matter of fact, they were in hiding for fear of Jezebel. Where are our prophets and priests today? They compromise themselves as they cower behind their walls, refusing to be a voice for the spiritual war. They speak of love and God’s love that would never show wrath. Yet, like the religious leaders of Elijah’s time, who refrained from becoming warriors in Israel’s spiritual battle, men such as Jerry Falwell are forced to stand alone, challenging the nation to return to God. They are aware that they will have to endure the mockery of some of these same religious leaders, who speak only smooth talk. God knew how many real warriors for the truth were in Israel, and it seems that from all of them, there was only one He called to the challenge on Mount Carmel. It would appear there was only one called to take his place and to wear his mantle, one whom Elijah had trained for the job. The other prophets were out of touch with what God was doing, for they wanted to chase after Elijah to find him. However Elisha knew it would be a useless search, for he had seen Elijah taken up in the chariot of God, the chariot of Israel.
Does the taking up or rapture of Elijah not lead us backward in time to Enoch in Genesis, a man who walked with God, and forward to the bride of Revelation, the woman birthing of the Spirit, who is led by her Beloved? Oh, there are a pile of prophets and priests around today, but they are walking the talk of Christian religion, instead of speaking the truth. What does Song of Solomon have to say about the bride? The Beloved says of her, “I have compared you, My love, to My filly among Pharaoh’s chariots (Song of Solomon 1:9).” She is built like an army of mighty men. She is “awesome as an army with banners” (see Song of Solomon 6:4, 10). What is her banner? It is the banner of truth, for she is not like the religious daughters of Jerusalem, but rather is lovely as Jerusalem. She says of herself, “Before I was even aware, my soul had made me as the chariots of my noble people.” And all of this leads to her asking if her Beloved would see in her the dance of the double camp – that of Israel the nation and Israel the church. The Beloved’s response is such he can only emote over her, for she is no idolater. Her head crowns her like Mount Carmel (she will challenge the prophets of Jezebel as Elijah challenged those of Baal), and the hair of her head is like purple. She has the Elijah anointing. She wears the belt of truth that will see her raptured like Elijah in the chariot of Israel. For she will stand alone as a voice for the truth of the Word, opposing religion and witchcraft, when there is no voice to be heard from the church in America, just as there was no voice to be heard in Israel. Her head is crowned in the regal color of purple, fit only for one who rides in the chariot of Israel, escaping the death of this world to rule and reign in the kingdom with her beloved.
Now, let us move to Revelation to see from whence this voice will arise. It is the very last voice spoken of in the Bible, making the call to all of the world to come to the feast, for it is like a king who arranged a marriage feast for his son and the invited guests were not willing to come. Did the religious hear the voice of Jesus as they prayed for their Messiah to come? They were invited to follow Him. Will the religious today hear the Spirit and the bride calling to the institutional church, which is our temple of this century? Those who believe are invited to come, but it is very likely that like the religious of Jesus’ day, the religious today, will miss the call for which they have been waiting. She will be mocked and rejected by them, like her Beloved was before her, for after all, is she not the woman submitted in every way to her Beloved? This goes against all their religious beliefs, for have they not heard Paul speak about women speaking out in the church? Yet, they have not understood him, for he says that in childbearing she will be saved if she continues in faith, love and holiness. This is the woman birthing of Revelation, fit to be a queen and priest with her Beloved, to rule and reign with Him, and yes, to teach with Him, for she has been taught only by Him and His Word, as were the apostles before her. There is no Roman religion in her.
And what does the Beloved say in His last words to the world? “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and the Morning Star (Revelation 22:16).” What is He saying? He has warned the churches that, though they have some elements of good, they are in big trouble if they are involved in religious practices. The persecuted apostolic church and the Protestant church that purified itself of Rome, which, in its purest state, is the bride, the Church of Philadelphia, are the only ones worthy of having the keys of David. Jesus is the truth. He is the Root, and the bride calls us back to our roots in Jesus and the truth, and to come out of the roots of Roman religion called Christianity. Jesus is the offspring from the loins of David, but not from the loins of Solomon, for He, and not Solomon, will build the lasting temple in heaven that is God and the Lamb. He has the keys to kingship and priesthood, and to His apostolic church He gave the keys of David, the keys unlocking the kingship inheritance with Him, to be the horsemen and warriors of Israel, who will ride in her chariot of rapture.
Never put your heart under the religious Star of David, which actually was a sign of worship under Solomon. Jesus is the only Star, the Bright and Morning Star. He is the light of dawn in a dark world gone mad. Listen to the voice of the Spirit and the bride, for they call us to come out of religion and back into truth, the truth of only the Word and not doctrines. She will testify like John to the testimony of the Book of Prophecy. And He shall say, “Surely, I am coming quickly. (Revelation 22:20).”
Jesus wants a bride, and He is coming for her, soon, but not for the Christian church with all its faulty doctrines. “Come out of her; come out of religion and into truth.” And I say, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” This I say with His servant John, who said, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
