Men in white linen

 

I was meditating on Ezekiel Chap 10. In this passage of scripture, I notice an interaction between the Cherub and the man in linen. ⁶ Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheels. ⁷ And the Cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. ⁸ The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings. Ezekiel Chap 10: 6-8.

Who is this man in linen? Well, before diving into this mystery, let me share an experience I had a few years ago. In this vision at night, I was ascending into the realms of Heaven when I entered in the cloud. The next thing I saw as I came through the cloud were people dressed in white linen. I saw different races of people. These people were coming towards me, and they all had smiles on their faces. Suddenly, this fear came over me, and the experience abruptly ended.

The fear that ended the experience is known as the fear of the unknown. We struggle to have more adventures with the Holy Spirit because of fear, doubt and unbelief. The Holy Spirit is known as the Spirit of Truth. John 16:12. He will lead us into all truth. We must trust what the Holy Spirit is revealing in this hour. We are not to lean on our understanding but in all our ways acknowledge Him—Proverb 3:5-8. God the Father and the Lord Jesus is directing our paths. We have to become more captivated by the things of the kingdom.

Speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven, let go back to the mystery of the man in linen. I believe that the men in linen are individuals in the heavenly realms. This includes the cloud of witnesses, and I think my experience was with the cloud of witnesses. In the Hebrews Chap 12:1-2, we see the cloud of witnesses:

Therefore we also, since so great a cloud of witnesses surrounds us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the ^[a]author and ^[b]finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

In my next blog, I’ll explore the connection of the garments of the priesthood with the men in white linen.

Blessings!