When I was praying in the night I had a picture play out on the screen of my mind. I saw a rainbow over Jesus’ Beloved. A rainbow is symbolic of God’s promises, His covenant with us. As I have mentioned before I refer to Jesus’ Beloved as a “she” because Song of Solomon talks of Jesus’ Beloved being His bride. This is the symbolism I like to go with. The bride in Song of Solomon is symbolic of one that Jesus loves, male or female.
I was particularly drawn to the colour yellow in the rainbow. I saw lips and eyes at the top of the bend in the colour yellow and somehow the yellow light expanded and moved forward and came right up to Jesus’ beloved, then kissed her on the forehead. The lips planted themselves on her forehead for a moment and then I saw this golden oil dripping down her face from the kiss on her forehead. It was a light, soothing, sweet, golden oil and sparkled in the light as if it contained tiny, suspended nuggets of gold inside it. I felt that it was symbolic that it was placed as a kiss on her forehead, over her mind. It was symbolic of her being given the mind of Christ, through the anointing oil and warm golden light she was kissed with.
“Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
I felt that the face in the yellow light was symbolic of the Holy Spirit who flowed towards the beloved as light and oil and kissed her, anointed her, with the mind of Christ.
Then I saw the orange light in the rainbow expand and stream towards her. The orange light in the rainbow stretched towards her and kissed her on the lips. It left a sweet taste of the most delicious and nourishing honey on her lips. I felt this was symbolic of the sweetness of God’s word. This honey fed her soul and revived her.
“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 24:14
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8
The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Psalm 19:9,10
I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. Job 23:12
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth– for your love is more delightful than wine. Song of Songs 1:2
Then I saw Jesus standing by the rainbow. He filtered off some of the blue colour and it flowed out of the rainbow like water. I felt this was symbolic of the water of life. He brought it to His Beloved in a crystal glass and gave it to her to drink. She felt totally refreshed and full of life and strength. I think blue also represents heaven and felt that the kingdom of heaven was inside her, through drinking the living water. It helped her to be heavenly minded and set on eternity, not temporal things.
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10
“…but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” John 4:14
Then Jesus took a strand of light out of the red rainbow light. He tied it as a bow in His beloved’s hair. He tied it so lovingly and tenderly that it was a constant reminder to her of His love and affection for her. She became known as the one who Jesus loved.
I felt this red ribbon was symbolic of the scarlet cord in the scriptures eg Rahab’s scarlet cord which was symbolic of Jesus’ blood, saving her from destruction. And the scarlet cord mentioned in Leviticus 14:4-6; 49-52. The cleansing of lepers mentioned here, with the scarlet ribbon, is symbolic of the cleansing power of Jesus’ blood. It is also mentioned in Hebrews 9:19.
Where the yellow oil and golden honey colours appeared to overlap in the rainbow it looked like the colour of fire. Jesus scooped up some of the fire in His hand and wrapped it around her head! This, I felt was to protect her mind. It also spoke of His fiery passion towards her.
“Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD. “Many waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, It would be utterly despised.” Song of Songs 8:7
“So watch yourselves, that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a graven image in the form of anything against which the LORD your God has commanded you. “For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. Zechariah 2:5
“Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29
Then Jesus appeared to take a paintbrush and dip it in the purple light. He painted His beloved so that her clothes were a purple shade. I felt this was symbolic of the kingly anointing. He wanted her to walk and operate as royalty, as queen.
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Revelation 5:9,10
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father… Revelation 1:6
Then I saw Jesus taking green strands of light and breaking them up into tiny pieces like grass. He laid them before her feet like a carpet of soft green grass. I felt this grass laid out for her on the wasteland was symbolic of new life, a new day of destiny springing up around her. He created a fertile field for her, a path of peace, and the green colour was a comfort to her. It was such a delight for her to walk on that she ran and danced and leapt around like a deer.
Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow. And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. Isaiah 35:6-8
Arise, My dearest!
Come with Me, My darling!
I have come as you have asked
To lift you up and lead you out!
For now is the time, My beautiful one.
Can you not discern this new day of destiny
Breaking forth around you?
The early signs of My purposes and plans
Are bursting forth all around you.
The budding vines of new life
Are now blooming everywhere;
The fragrance of their flowers tells us
There is change in the air.
Arise, My dearest darling
And let us run to the higher place.
For now is the time to arise
And come away with Me!
The Most Amazing Song of All 2:10, 13
“Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18,19
The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing. Isaiah 43:19
They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. Isaiah 43:10
See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you. Isaiah 42:9
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God. Isaiah 35:1, 2
Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Psalm 96:2
“till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest. The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field. The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.” Isaiah 32:15-17
© Patience RP July 2015
Whispers of Hope, Kisses of Grace 