Ten Commandments Monument

Paul Jablonowski

8/29/03

Two days ago the ten commandments monument in the Montgomery Alabama courthouse was removed forcefully after a great stand by Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and other Christian supporters from around the nation. Alabama is my home turf and so over the past two months I have made this a very serious matter of personal intercession and I would like to comment on some things regarding the warfare behind this ten commandment monument being removed. I sense that there is so much more in the spirit going on behind this than just politics and opinions.

Last month on July 22nd I participated in a statewide Christian prayer gathering here in Decatur Alabama where Dutch Sheets, Chuck Pierce and other local equipping ministers were present to hear and pray for Judge Roy Moore. This region of the country has a destiny for birthing unity and standing up for rights (for more details see http://www.calvaryassembly.org/events/50StateTourSummary.htm). Therefore, the Spirit of God was present in a powerful way to intercede for JUSTICE and RAIN (correct teaching) to start from Alabama and go to the rest of the nation. I believe God is indeed about to judge that which does not line up with Him and His word.

I don't think it was a coincidence that on the very same day the ten commandment monument was removed (Aug 27th) that the planet Mars was at its closest approach to earth that has ever happened in history. This too was national news and Mars represents Michael the archangel who is the warring angel, hence WARFARE was the key message. It seems America has positioned herself in a warfare stance against God.

Also, I don't think it coincidence that the day afterward (Aug 28th in the evening) began the 40 day Jewish season of Teshuvah - a time of introspection / repentance /and returning to God before the high holy days in the fall. Teshuvah means "to return" in Hebrew. These 40 days include the Hebrew month of Elul (30 days), plus the 10 "days of Awe" which starts at the Feast of Trumpets and goes through the Day of Atonement.

These Jewish feast days are part of God's order for Christians to worship Him in truth. While this sounds pretty foreign now, within the next few decades and centuries it will become more and more commonplace. I believe weekly house church meetings, larger monthly "tribal" meetings, and three yearly city wide meetings (Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles) will become staple celebrations in the church similar to the way we currently celebrate Christmas and Easter. I did a chart last year with full color graphics that depicts my vision of apostolic order - http://www.pauljab.net/writings/worship.htm (scroll to bottom pg)

In the article above I describe how much of the pattern or matrix for church assembly is found in the old testament, which is the wrapper for containing the new testament life in Christ Jesus. You MUST have the life before you use the pattern otherwise you will just have dead religious works. Nevertheless, we have neglected for far too long the correct pattern for doing church out of fear of "legalism" or being under the law.

Which brings back part of the warfare involved in the removing of the ten commandment monument. For the most part, the church is removing the structure on how to assemble by relegating the old testament to a secondary role in relevance to church government. The foundation of the entire scriptures is Jesus Christ, and the Word of God is neither old nor new, it is eternal. If we remove the old covenant from new covenant church practice we will pay the price of setting ourselves against God's pattern and be at war with His word. His word is a sword of JUSTICE and it is being drawn for sure, but we want to be on the right end of that sword!

May the church arise and fulfill its call to disciple the nations and see the Lord glorified in His people! - "Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: This people says, "The time has not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built." Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, "Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins? Now, therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, "Consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little, you eat but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes." Thus says the Lord of hosts, "Consider your ways! Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified. You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says the Lord of hosts. "Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house." Haggai 1:2-9