The Body, Cells and Weapons

    Today at church God gave me a spiritual analogy.  The Pastor had us join hands and sing, “We have overcome by the Blood of the Lamb.”  As we were singing, I was “nudged” to look around the room.  We were all connected together.  Not necessarily in straight rows- but it appeared to me as a cell- interconnected with other cells.  Immediately I saw a diagram in my head of cell structure.  Then also a chain of cells connected like DNA in a “cord” like fashion.

    He spoke to me about it and applied it to the Body.  One cell does not make a body.  A body is made up of many cells all interconnected.  A healthy cell reproduces itself. And for things that would bring disease or spot to a cell, He God is removing from our midst.  It is not our job to point fingers at one another and point out “disease in the  other cells- that is His job and He is removing it.  He said, “We are a healthy body.  Just like when God spoke and created  the Universe it continues to expand, so we as the Body of Christ continues to expand outward.”    He said, “We are a force that cannot be stopped!”  Then He reminded me of Islam's focus and goal is to eliminate the “Saturday and Sunday people.”  And gave me the scripture in Isaiah about no weapon formed against us shall prosper.  I sensed that this is a prophetic word for us to use.  Now you have to understand what the words mean in that scripture to get the full picture of the meaning and scope of this.

Isa 54:17            No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me," says the LORD.   (NKJ)

     First take a look at the word weapon.  It means something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon): armour ([-bearer]), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.

    Next look at the word formed.  probably identical with 3334 (through the squeezing into shape); ([compare 3331]); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution): ) used of human activity, to frame, to plan.

    Notice the purpose of the forming is to SQUEEZE YOU into a shape of its’ predetermined plans.  To press, to mould you to fit the plans and the purposes of the enemy behind the plan.  When you are being pressed- like into a mold or a corner, you are being forced and constrained against your will by force and/or by fear.

     Then next word we want to examine is  against.   It means, above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect)  Did you get that?  Against  is a downward connotation- pressing you down into a subservient position.  Causing you to cower downward and bow before it.   Also these definitions; b) above, beyond, over (used of excess)

c) above, over (used of elevation or pre-eminence)

Appearing as though it is stronger, greater than and therefore must be yielded to.

    Next word sequence is shall prosper:  6743  6743  tsalach (tsaw-lakh'); Strongs

or tsaleach (tsaw-lay'-akh); a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):

KJV-- break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper (-ity, -ous, -ously).

tsalach or tsaleach- Briggs Driver

 1) (Qal) to rush

2) to advance, to prosper, to make progress, to succeed, to be profitable

a) (Qal) to prosper

b) (Hiphil)

1) to make prosperous, to bring to successful issue, to cause to prosper

2) to show or experience prosperity, to prosper

     Weapons are created to rush at us.  They are meant to come at us mightily. They are calculated to have a certain effect.

Our enemies intend to succeed in their efforts against us.  But this Word declares that they cannot!

 The Word also qualifies what fits this category with the next phrase:  “And Every.” 

 properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):

 KJV-- (in) all (manner, [ye]), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, [no-] thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso (-ever).

3605  kol or (Jer. 33:8) kowl-  (Briggs and Driver  definitions.)

all, the whole

a) all, the whole of

b) any, each, every, anything

c) totality, everything

     Every What?   Every Tongue. tongue (strongs)  3956  lashown (law-shone');

 KJV-- + babbler, bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.  Evil speech- it frightens, paralyzes, and creates wedges.

 that Shall rise:    6965  quwm (koom);

     KJV-- abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure (-ly), (be) up (-hold, -rising).

 6965  quwm- Briggs and Driver

 to rise, to arise, to stand, to rise up, to stand up

a) (Qal)

1) to arise

2) to arise (hostile sense)

3) to arise, to become powerful

4) to arise, to come on the scene

5) to stand

a) to maintain oneself

b) to be established, to be confirmed

c) to stand, to endure

d) to be fixed

e) to be valid

f) to be proven

g) to be fulfilled

h) to persist

i) to be set, to be fixed

b) (Piel)

1) to fulfill

2) to confirm, to ratify, to establish, to impose

c) (Polel) to raise up

d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, to rise up

e) (Hiphil)

1) to cause to arise, to raise

2) to raise, to set up, to erect, to build

3) to raise up, to bring on the scene

4) to raise up, to rouse, to stir up, to investigate

5) to raise up, to constitute

6) to cause to stand, to set, to station, to establish

7) to make binding

8) to carry out, to give effect to

f) (Hophal) to be raised up

     Tongues rise up- they stand against you with their words, their thoughts and intentions.  Words have a force whether you recognize it or not.  That is why we have to condemn the words- render them null and void.

    Their words are words of judgment against you! Look at what judgment means:  adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just (-ice, -ly), (manner of) law (-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, uses, X worthy, + wrong.

4941  mishpat- Briggs & Driver

 judgment, justice, ordinance

a) judgment

1) act of deciding a case

2) a place, a court, a seat of judgment

3) a process, a procedure, a litigation (before judges)

4) a case, a cause (presented for judgment)

5) a sentence, a decision (of judgment)

6) an execution (of judgment)

7) time (of judgment)

b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man)

c) ordinance

d) decision (in law)

e) right, privilege, due (legal)

f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

     Satan has a “case” planned against you!  So do the terrorists.  But it CANNOT prosper.  It cannot push us back, squeeze us into submission and cowardice.  It and they cannot stop the Church, the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ.  They may try.  They‘ve formed their weapons of judgment and terror against us.  But WE WILL NOT BE MOVED.  We will stand and prophetically declare these things NULL and VOID, by the Spirit of  the LIVING, Almighty GOD, who is above every name and every power known and unknown to man. 

    This is OUR legal right as HIS servants and children.   My friend pointed out to me that Islam and the terrorists are like “cancer cells.  Cancer cells multiply too and are actually in rebellion against the rest of the Body.  They push against and try to invade the healthy living cells with their destruction and death.  That is a good analogy of this situation.  The terrorists are in little groups that THEY call “cells.”  So we need to pray for the lines of communication and authority to be broken between them and for them to be isolated and rendered powerless and ultimately dealt with.