ESCHATOLOGY OF THE FLAMING SKY

Jesus is going to return IN Glory. Meaning not that He will return gloriously-- which is also true-- but that He will return inside a medium called “Glory”. (Matt. 24:30)

This "Shekinah Glory" (a term not found in the Bible but in the Jewish tradition) will be visible as a canopy of light or fire encircling the globe in everything we do is worship and yet if if we are walking through life with a worshiping heart and worshiping attitude or mesosphere like aurora borealis-- 20-30 miles up, but tethered or anchored first and foremost on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, but also by myriad "pillars" of fire and smoke (by night / by day) arising from myriad cities and "houses of worship" scattered around the globe. 

This Glory will come and go by degrees over various cities or nations for years, decades, or even centuries, until it finally becomes permanently visible. This iterative appearance-- here a little there a little-- will be in response to the activities of the human beings and especially the "Sons of God" within any geographical jurisdiction. 

According to one of the key passages-- Isaiah 4:5-6-- the Glory will provide light at night and shade from the sun during the day. It will even molify rainfall and storms. Somehow, it will not usurp or erase the beauty of the day or the night. Sunshine will still be beautiful, but no longer harmful, and nighttime will still be enchanting with moon and stars visible, but not threatening or "dark" as it is now. 

To be clear: the Glory will be manifested as TWO things: 
1) A canopy that eventually covers the whole earth (Hab 2:14, Isa. 11:9)
2) Pillars of fire /cloud that extend from the earth to the canopy. When the canopy is fully established, it will LOOK LIKE the pillars are hanging FROM the canopy, 

The pillars will be visible for hundreds of miles, and they will flicker and flutter; they will not be static like stone pillars. And the pillars will wax and wane for many years before they are more or less permanent. Trying to stand directly under one of the pillars will be like standing under the end of a rainbow-- you won't be able to do it, although micro-pillars may appear over particular houses of worship for a time. The pillars will come and go based on the heart condition of the humans (Sons of God) in a region-- a city or village, a state or a nation. No one will be able to manipulate the pillars, that is-- figure out "how they work" and then "work the system." They are a manifestation of the Glory of God Himself, therefore subject primarily to His sovereign oversight. 

So what will it be like to live under this Glory? In a word, it will be GLORIOUS. Everything we have traditionally interpreted as life in the Millennial Kingdom will be manifested under the canopy-- peace, prosperity, beauty, perfect health, the palpable presence of the Lord. No one will need to be taught about the Lord, for "they will all know Me." (Jer. 31:34)

One of the best indications we have about this glorious condition is found in 1 Samuel 3-7-- the story of Samuel and the Return of the Glory at Shiloh. Most people don't know this story because it comes only by Holy Spirit revelation and a fair amount of scriptural sleuthing. 

1 Samuel 3:21-- "And Yahweh appeared again at Shiloh, because He revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Yahweh . . ." 

After the wilderness wanderings, the familiar pillar we read about in Exodus and Numbers left Israel-- probably during the apostasy described in the book of Judges. 

The appearance of the Glory in young Samuel’s day became the proto-typical manifestation that then became the driving force in King David’s life, so that he set up the ark of the Covenant and worshipped Yahweh “bare-faced” for 33 years in Zion, SO THAT HE COULD SEE THIS SAME GLORY, which is why he is the preeminent figure in Jewish theology and history and why the Messiah is to be regarded as the “Son of David.” 

The “Tabernacle of David” will be re-established in the Last Days (Amos 9:11, Acts 15:16)

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See--
Psalm 65:8
Psalm 19:1 
Psalm 50:1-6
Psalm 68:34 
Psalm 97:2-4 
Psalm 98: 2-3 
Psalm 148:13
Isaiah 4:2-6
Isaiah 11:9
Isaiah 24:23 
Isaiah 40:5 
Isaiah 60:19-20 
Isaiah 62:1-2 
Isaiah 66:18-19 
Habakkuk 2:14
Zechariah 14:7
Matthew 16:27
Matthew 24:27 
Matthew 24:30 
2 Corinthians 3:18
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Revelation 21:23-24 
Revelation 22:5