A Stone cut out without hands....

Becoming a stone cut out without hands....

The book of Daniel chapter 2 verse 34 speaks about a stone that was cut out without hands a stone that struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke it into pieces. In Daniel chapter 2 verse 35 it  goes on to say:" Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

What we see here in the book of Daniel is a prophecy regarding the great image that represents four kingdoms upon the earth. Kingdoms that even today are still prevailing upon the earth. Furthermore it speaks about a stone that is cut out without hands that struck the great image or kingdoms upon the earth. So this prophecy deals with two aspects, first the kingdoms of this world and second the stone that relates to Christ as the Stone that is gathering his people from every nation and tongue into a corporate dwelling place not made with hands but by the Spirit of Christ that is being poured out upon all those who believe and receive Him.

 On the one hand, today many people, nations, tribes, including ourselves pay much attention to the first aspect of this prophecy and sometime we get bombarded with the latest news about the great image that relates to the kingdoms of this world  including all the world events that have taken place over the past centuries.  On the other hand we sometime forget or know little about the second phase or aspect that is related to Christ as the Stone that is cut out without hands.  Have you ever considered that the second aspect is actually more important than the first aspect since Christ and his followers will turn the age and bring in a new kingdom, the millennial kingdom to restore all the nations?

 There are many references in the New Testament regarding the Stone. In the beginning we can see that Christ was rejected at the beginning of his human living on earth. But actually, when Christ came to the earth He became the cornerstone who joined both the Jews and the Gentiles into one spiritual house that will eventually become a corporate stone, cut out without hands to become a great mountain that fills the whole earth.

1Pe 2:4 tells us to come to Him, a living stone, rejected by men, but yet precious and chosen by God. Besides in verse five, we also, as living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.  Furthermore 1Peter 2:6, 7 says, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,"

John the Baptist said in John: 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease.  Here we see a principle of the stone that is increasing, not relying upon ourselves to become someone or somebody but by simply allowing Christ to make Himself at home into our hearts.  Christ does increase day by day into all those who believe and are joined to him spiritually. He who is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.   Zechariah 2:11 also said that many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become His people. And that he will dwell in their midst and then they will know that the God has sent Him to us.

Paul in Philippians 1:7, Hebrews 3:14 and 2 Peter 1:4 shows us that we should become partakers of the Grace of Christ and partakers of the Holy Spirit once we  have tasted the heavenly gift that is freely bestowed upon all who believe into Him and receive Him. We become partakers of the divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the world.

The way to become His increase is by simply coming to him, by enjoying Him and becoming partakers of him as Grace and the Holy Spirit. It is in this way that He imparts His divine life and nature. The way this has been carried out is by the ministry from Paul and the teachings of the apostles. Paul planted and Apollo’s watered and God gave the increase or caused the growth. ( 1Corinthians 3:60). Today many born again believers, Christians are being perfected and like Paul and Apollos  continue to plant and water all those who believe so that the prophecy in the Book of Daniel may continue to be fulfilled. The stone that the builders, religious ones, rejected is becoming a corporate stone that joins all the true Christians or believers into one Stone that will become a great mountain and fulfill God’s heart desire in the near future. We should come to Him the living Stone and become partakers of him so that we can become the living stones, corporately expression that is joined to him.

In Colossi ans 4:11 Paul says “These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God; they have proved to be a comfort to me. We should let Christ dwell in our hearts by faith; that we, being rooted and grounded in love, (Ephesians 3:17-19) may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, length, depth, and height so that we may know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, until we are filled with all the fullness of God and become the corporate stone that will end this age and usher in the new millennial kingdom.