Fast forward to the past, fellow time travelers. It’s time to review this little series on Armageddon…or should we say, “Armageddons”? We’ve been zipping back and forth through our Bibles, putting together a virtual jigsaw puzzle of clues. Probably not as fun as doomsday prepping for some, but it’s a different kind of prepping. After all, what distinguishes the Bride?

She has made herself ready.

She doesn’t need to know exactly when prophetic events will happen. She’s ready to arise anytime. 

Our travels have taken us to places like:

  •  The earth of thorns and thistles after the fall from the Garden, east of Eden

  •  The conquest of the kings of the east and Abraham’s battle to conquer the kings of the east

  •  Pharaoh’s chariots’ destruction at the Reed Sea

  •  Mt. Sinai at the giving of the Torah

  •  Joshua’s conquest as far as Mt. Hermon

  •  Deborah, Barak, and 10,000 holy warriors against Sisera at Armageddon

  •  The battle against Jezebel’s prophets on Mt. Carmel

  •  Pharaoh Neco’s crossing the Euphrates to be defeated by the first beast kingdom, Babylon

  •  King Josiah’s destruction of the sun chariot races and his piercing at Armageddon and death

  •  The Mount of Olives

  •  John’s Revelation of Yeshua’s return and Armageddon

Where to set your time machine control now?

Let’s return to Mt. Sinai for a moment, then have the Book of Revelation keyed in so we can zip to the future and tie together the two fundamental principles for the Bridal prepping next week.

Let’s hover here for the first principle of kingdom Bridal prepping, and we’ll do the second principle next week:

  1.  “Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.” So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD had commanded him. All the people answered together and said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do!” (Ex 19:5-8)

For each of these two affirmations, it is thought that the Israelites received a crown, so each person received two crowns. It might look a little strange to us, but Yeshua is crowned with many crowns. The secret is to know what, exactly, a crown is!

A crown represents the will of Elohim. When we listen to Him and do what He asks, we acquire crowns. His will on our heads is a crown. It costs us something, like Yeshua’s suffering to do the Father’s will.

Think of it like have a garment of salvation, yet on top of that, many robes of Yeshua’s righteousness acquired through suffering for the Living Word. In the Kingdom, people will be able to look at us and see both our clothes and “crowns,” the testings we’ve endured to hear the Father’s voice and do His will even when it was not easy. Even when we wrestled with our own will, the Father’s will prevailed and reigned. 

I’m sorry. Trying to visualize that just made me think of the 70’s Imperial margarine commercials. Whenever someone ate Imperial Margarine, a trumpet fanfare would sound, a magic crown instantly appeared on their head, and a voice declared that Imperial Margarine had a “flavor fit for a king.” Or “queen.” Of course, margarine will never be butter, and that will preach.

Anyway, next week we’ll hover at Mt. Sinai, and stand with the royal priests who appreciate real butter…

• “I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.” (Re 3:11)

Between now and next week, take a look at some of the terms we’ll be working with:

Main Hebrew Crown Terms

• Keter (??????): Denotes a royal crown or circlet (coronet), representing the “crown” or supreme will of God.

• Atarah (???????): A general term for a crown, wreath, or circlet derived from the verb meaning “to encircle”. It often refers to a royal diadem (such as the gold crown of King David) or metaphorical crowns of honor, such as children, a virtuous spouse, or wisdom. “But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children…(1Th 2:7) …as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children…(1 Th 2:11) For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?” (1 Th 2:19)

• Nezer (?????): A crown associated with consecration, dedication, or separation. It was worn by the High Priest as the Nezer Ha-kodesh (Holy Crown) on his turban (Exodus 29:6) and by anointed kings. It is also the linguistic root of Nazir (Nazirite).

• Zer (???): A golden molding, rim, or ornamental crown placed around sacred furniture and ark vessels in the Mishkan (Tabernacle).

• Kelil (???????): A complete crown or “crown of glory” (kelil tif’eret), connected to wholeness and perfection (etymologically linked to kallah, bride).

• Tagin (???????): The decorative crowns or small ornamental strokes placed above certain Hebrew letters (ketiv / otiyot) in a Torah scroll.