Scripture: Luke 3 v 21 - 22; Isaiah 25 v 7 - 8; Daniel 10
v 12 - 14.
When Jesus came to be baptized in water, as He came up
out of the water He prayed and the heaven was opened and then the Holy Spirit
in bodily form descended upon Him like a dove landing on Him.
A prophecy about Jesus in Isaiah 25 says He will break
the covering that is over all people and the veil over all nations then wipe
away every tear from their eyes.
In Daniel 10 where the pre-incarnate Jesus appears to
Daniel, He says to him that the first day Daniel started fasting for 3 weeks
that He responded but that a demonic force called "the prince of
Persia" withstood me for 21 days until Michael the Archangel came to help
Me break through to you.
There is a demonic covering over the Earth aimed at
blocking Jesus out! The only way through was to be born on Earth as a man. When
He was baptized in water it broke the covering over Him so that the Holy Spirit
could come in response to His prayer.
Satan fights more against water baptism than against
salvation and now we know why. The heaven gets opened over us as it did when
Jesus was baptized and we receive power from on high. The demonic covering is
shredded every time a believer gets baptized! The veil over our hearts is
removed so we can understand the scriptures.
This is why Jesus said that the veil remains unbroken
over the hearts of His Jewish people who have not believed that He is their
Messiah and Bridegroom. John the Baptist knew and declared in John 3 v 29 that
he was the friend of the Bridegroom who stood and heard Him and rejoiced
greatly at the Bridegroom's voice because He that has the Bride is the
Bridegroom.
The Heaven is Open is a translation of the Hebrew words
Rosh Hashanah, a feast they celebrate in their September New Year. I believe
this is also the time of year that Jesus was born as a baby on Earth because
surely the heaven would be opened for such an event as the shepherds testified
while out all night with their sheep.
They saw the angelic host rejoicing in the birth of the
King of Kings!! I doubt that shepherds would be out with sheep in the dead of
winter in December in Israel! So that could not be the birth of Jesus. Likewise
His baptism would have taken place on Rosh Hashanah when the heaven was opened
for the fullness of the Holy Spirit to arrive upon Him.
All the things John the Baptist said about Jesus were
true. He said Jesus was the Lamb of God who has come to take away the sin of
the world; and that Jesus was the one who would baptize us in the Holy Spirit
and fire. He called Him the Bridegroom and so He is, and Israel is His Bride.
In Ephesians it is written that Jesus is the Head of the
Church which is His body. The Head (Jesus) plus His body - which will join up
together in the Rapture - become the completed Bridegroom, who then will come
to rescue the finally believing Bride, Israel, at the battle of Armageddon.
Back to Daniel and the Prince of Persia demonic force
which blocked Jesus from him. A spiritual prince is a ruling spirit in high
places. Persia is now called Iran but that same demon prince still hates Israel
and causes the Ayatollahs who rule that nation to declare perpetual war until
she is totally destroyed.
They finance and arm Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in
Gaza to fire missiles at her even as recently as 3 days ago. When she fires
back the whole world complains!! The refuse to even recognise the existence of
Israel. Israel the Bride of the Lamb (Revelation 21 v 9ff) and the apple of
God's eye! Israel with whom God made eternal covenants as His Chosen people.
Israel to whom Jesus was born to manifest God's love, compassion and glory! The
nations who reject her will be put to a perpetual shame.
So rejoice that you are a baptized believer and the
heaven is open above you to receive the abundant blessings of Almighty God who
sent the Holy Spirit to make Jesus Christ real to us and to give us revelation
knowledge out of His Word.
Prayer: Heavenly Father we appreciate You for Your
thoughts which are toward us continually for our good. You made provision for
every eventuality so that the Body of Your Son Jesus (us) could be kept from
harm. We must adhere to Your rescue plan for us and follow Your Word to escape
harm. We love You Father and ask for wisdom to understand all things. In Jesus'
name. Amen.