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ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>2012-05-15
- TRIBES & TEMPERAMENTS</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b>In
1949 I served as Assistant Pastor to Dr. D. A. Scotchie McCall of
Tabernacle Baptist Church of Chicago. That Fall we had Dr. A.W.
Slemming from England as guest speaker one Wednesday evening. He
presented his message that night as a “Show and Tell” - and came
out dressed like Aaron as a Jewish High Priest. It was most
captivating! He spoke on the 12 tribes of Israel, represented by the
12 stones he wore on the “Breastplate of Judgment”. At the close
of the service I purchased his book entitled “These Are the
Garments.” There were 12 chapters on the 12 tribes of Israel. After
reading up on them I asked the Lord - “There is more on this,
isn't there?” He encouraged me to ask Him for the “more”, and
He would add to them. Fourteen years later in 1963 I came across Dr.
Tim LaHaye's books on the 12 Temperaments. Out of curiosity I did a
“Matching test” with the 12 tribes and the 12 Temperaments, and
came up with the following.</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b>In
the 4 Gospels, Jesus is perfectly balanced between the Lion of the
Tribe of Judah in Matthew - 50 points; the servant spirit of the Ox
in Mark - 50; the Son of Man of Luke - 50; and the Eagle of John
representing Jesus as the Son of God - 50.</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b>God
gives a portion of each of these 4 to us also, but none of us have
the perfect score of Jesus. The two highest scores for two of the
Gospels link us with one of the 12 tribes, and shows us our linkage
with the appropriate Temperament. Those who know us well, especially
our family, can help us to find our Tribe and Temperament. From the
age of three, it is possible to see the temperament and tribe of our
children, for Solomon says in Proverbs - that the <u>child</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
is the father of the man! </span></b>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Following
is the listing of the 12 tribes according to the order of the march
in Numbers chapter 2. </span></b>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">1.
JUDAH is a “Matthew/John” - and means </span><u>Praise</u><span style="text-decoration:none">!
>From him descends the Lion of the Tribe of Judah; Colossians sets
forth this same truth in the Pre-eminence of Christ! Just as Judah
was first among the tribes in order of the march, so Christ is
pre-eminent in all of God's creation. John, the spiritual gospel,
whose emblem is the eagle, sets forth this same pre-eminency through
the </span><u>7 I AM's</u><span style="text-decoration:none">.
Through Christ and Judah, the shout of a king is in the midst of
Israel and the Church (Numbers 23:21). When we meditate upon
Philippians 4:8, Christ is built up within us in these 8 glorious
ways. “The Heavenly Choir” which was restored to the Church in
1948, brings forth praise and worship in a wonderful way.
African-Americans through their suffering, manifest the new song of
the Lord. They sing, “We shall overcome” - and by faith can truly
sing - “We </span><u>now</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
overcome </span><u>today</u><span style="text-decoration:none">!”
Maybe as many as one out of 12 of us are linked with Judah and this
two-fold powerful Temperament! And - not only each of us as
individuals can be linked with one of these 12, but also each local
church! Each City Church! Each State or Province - and each nation or
country. Each of us can </span><u>also</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
be linked with one of the 7 ministries of Romans 12:6-8!</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">2.
ISSACHAR is a “Mark/Luke” - and represents the </span><u>wise</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
soul-winner. He is </span><u>wise</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
like a </span><u>donkey</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,
which in the Middle East and South America, is a very valuable
animal. Kings rode on donkeys, and Jesus on Palm Sunday rode on a
donkey. The qualification for the soul winner - is the </span><u>Fruit
of the Spirit</u><span style="text-decoration:none">, Galatians
5:22-23. The fruit of the Spirit is also a guard against returning to
legalism, man's traditions, natural man's way of doing things, and
walking in lusts of the flesh. Sow to the Spirit that you received
after baptism (Acts 2:38), and you will reap the nature of Christ,
and He being lifted up in you, will draw souls to Himself! I like to
look at the “First Nations People” - who have the potential of
</span><u>sensitivity</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,
</span><u>faithfulness</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> and
</span><u>obedience</u><span style="text-decoration:none">. Like the
11 tribes in Judges contrived to get 600 wives for Benjamin to start
that tribe up again - we need to stand with the First Nations People
until God brings them again to their full potential!</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">3.
ZEBULUN means “dwelling” or “abiding”. John 15:1-16 is a
picture of the fruitful abiding life. “Mark/Matthew” shows forth
this temperament. The </span><u>Gifts of the Spirit</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
- 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 make </span><u>Missions</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
powerful and apostolic. Christians are to manifest gifts of the
Spirit as soon as saved. Missionary Paul justified his apostleship on
the basis of powerful gifts (2 Corinthians 12:12). Note that the
Church of Corinth, though a carnal church, yet manifested all the
gifts of the Spirit. God did not intend these gifts to cease with the
apostolic age, and according to church history, they </span><u>did
not</u><span style="text-decoration:none">. The Aorist tense in
Ephesians 4:11, “gave”, and in 1 Corinthians 12:28, “set”,
confirm this. I like to look at China, and Brother Yun, The Heavenly
Man, and his goal of 100,000 missionaries to move to Israel in our
day, evangelizing Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists on the way. Martyrs?
Of course! But they will then join the martyrs of Revelation 6:9-11!</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">4.
REUBEN is a “Luke/Mark”, and represents the nation of Israel,
and for the Church, “Our Jewish Roots”! Reuben was a man of
weakness and indecision, but could have prevailed had he availed
himself of spiritual resources. Sin, disgrace and great loss came to
him because he did not lay a good foundation, could not curb his lust
and weakness. Fasting helps to overcome weakness and lust of the
flesh. We need to add to our faith the virtues of 2 Peter 1:6-8.
However, though Reuben lost the Kingship, the Blessing and the
Priesthood because of sin, yet God reserved for him Simeon and Gad on
the South side of the Tabernacle, and identification with the </span><u>8
blessings of Israel in Romans 9:4-5 (9:1-13)</u><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">5.
SIMEON is a “John/Mark”, and represents South Korea, and the
</span><u>Gift</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> - d</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-reA
- of the Spirit. One with the “Simeon” Temperament can take 2
Peter 1:6-8 (1:1-11) - and can powerfully overcome any other
weakness. Simeon under his father's blessing appeared cruel,
vindictive and unrestrained; suffered loss in Israel, and eventually
became swallowed up in Judah. We have modern counter-parts like
Simeon, who fiercely resisted his father's rebuke, and justified
himself in a lawless act. He who is is truly repentant and believes
the gospel, will show a different type of evidence of God's working
in his life. </span><u>1 John reveals six evidences of a truly
converted man</u><span style="text-decoration:none">. The new birth
reveals itself in unmistakable changes, that should be studied
carefully by those who mistake profession and intellectual assent for
true possession and transformation. By their fruits you shall know
them!</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">6.
GAD is a “John/Matthew”, and represents Asia. Gad is like a
lion, </span><u>a troop</u><span style="text-decoration:none">, is
he who is overcome, but </span><u>overcomes</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
at the last (Revelation 12:11)! He does so through the </span><u>Armor
of God</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> (Ephesians 6:10-20).
Like Gad, we should recognize that we overcome Satan when properly
defended and guarded. We may lose a battle, but we shall surely win
the war! Elijah was a Gadite - a noble example! Elijah was one who
prevailed through fasting like Jesus and Daniel. This was one of the
3 initial restoration truths that brought forth the 1948 Visitation
in Northern Canada.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">7.
EPHRAIM is a “Mark/John”, and was marked by Jacob's prophecy as
one slated for double fruitfulness, ahead of his older brother
Manasseh. I have linked Ephraim with the Lord's Prayer of Matthew
6:9-13. What better way can one find for fruitfulness - than by
living daily in this truth?</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">JOSEPH
is the father of this younger son, and in his two sons has a double
portion through the prophecy of his father Jacob. I link him with
“Bridal Love”, and this can be seen in the 7 Unities of Ephesians
4:4-6 (1-16). When one prays over the history of the Polynesians,
there are truths here that remind one of Joseph. Of all the sons of
Jacob, none has more parallels with our Lord in their histories, than
this 11</span><sup><span style="text-decoration:none">th</span></sup><span style="text-decoration:none">
son given to him through Rachel.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">8.
MANASSEH is a “Luke/Matthew”. His name means “forgetfulness”.
Ephraim was set before Manasseh, though the younger, just as the
church has pre-eminence above Israel. The greater spiritual blessing
came to the church; yet Israel, like Manasseh, has </span><u>not been
forgotten</u><span style="text-decoration:none">. Replacement
Theology has forgotten this. 1948 witnessed the return of Israel to
her homeland as a nation. June 1967 witnessed the occupancy of
Jerusalem by Israel: Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles
or non-Jews until the end. Soon the time of Jacob's trouble will
commence under a world-wide ruler called the Syrian. </span><u>1
Peter 4:7-11</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> reveals the
changes that ought to take place in our lives in the light of the end
times, when consummation for both Israel and the Church takes place.
Romans 9-11 reveals this coming union. I link Manasseh with
“counseling” - </span><u>nouthetic</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
counseling! True counseling grounds the counselee in a </span><u>renewed
mind</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> like Romans 12:2, where
he can think God's thoughts after him.</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">LEVI
had no inheritance in the land, for the LORD was his inheritance.
Levi was the tribe of </span><u>guidance</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
for Israel's leaders through the Urim and Thummim. The 5 clans of
Levi were like the 5 ministry gifts of Ephesians 4:11-12, and can
spiritually adjust the members of the 12 tribes to function in a
unity under their Head - our Lord Jesus Christ. The parallel between
Israel and the Church here is a blessing.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">9.
BENJAMIN is a “Luke/John”. This was the tribe of the apostle
Paul. Benjamin is the “wolf” tribe. If ever a tribe needed
conversion, this tribe did. Look at Saul of Tarsus before his
conversion and becoming Paul the apostle! Spiritually speaking I
identify with this tribe, and desperately needed conversion, and
continue to need to walk in the sanctifying power of the Spirit.
</span><u>Hebrews 6:1-2 (5:11-6:8)</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
are the steps for true conversion needed by the Benjamin tribe.
Hebrews brings forth the Gospel for Jews, and Romans sets forth the
Foundation Truths for Gentiles. We should study these two epistles
carefully, for they are the </span><u>foundation</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
for all that follows. A vital experience in the Holy Spirit following
baptism leads naturally into all further truth.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">10.
DAN is a “John/Luke”. Dan means </span><u>judge</u><span style="text-decoration:none">.
Dan finds his New Testament parallel in Thessalonians and the Second
Coming. We must through the Holy Spirit have a sanctified and holy
work done in our lives, so that as </span><u>overcomers</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
we might have part in the first resurrection! All God's promises are
to overcomers! to disciples! to those who deny themselves, take up
their cross daily and follow Christ. The words of the Lord Jesus to
the seven churches of Revelation form a composite picture of the
conditions for the overcoming life. James 3:17 outlines 7 marks of
wisdom for Dan, and backs him up in his “quick decisions.” United
States and Canada portray this practical tribe.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">11.
ASHER is a “Matthew/Mark”. Asher is the happy man of </span><u>true
heart religion</u><span style="text-decoration:none">. Only a man of
union with God through the true pattern of prayer can evidence </span><u>the
Beatitudes, Matthew 5:3-12</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,
the true fruit of the blessed man. And God is more interested in what
we </span><u>are</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> to and </span><u>with</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
Him, than what we </span><u>do</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
for Him! Link Asher with “healing”, spiritual and physical. Latin
Americans have demonstrated this in a number of their nations.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">12.
NAPHTALI is a “Matthew/Luke”. Naphtali is </span><u>the
wrestling hind</u><span style="text-decoration:none">. He enters
rest through overcoming the trials of life. Self-denial, reckoning
oneself dead through identification with Christ's death, allows the
restful beauty of Christ to shine through. The self-denying mind of
Christ on behalf of others is seen in Romans 12:6-8. This is the
“Presbytery” concept, with an Eldership in the Gate of the City
Church. It was the first of 12 Embryonic Revival Principles restored
to the Church in the Canadian 1948 Visitation. In Kenya and Tanzania,
Africa, there are strong indications that the Presbytery concept
could sweep that Continent, and be a blessing to the world. Pray that
indeed it might be so.</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
One can check our Website <<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a>>
and click on “Embryonics”. Here are listed the above 12 tribes
with a fuller account of prophetic words and history for each one.
The meaning of their names is found in Genesis 29 and 30; Jacob's
prophecy over each in Genesis 49; Moses' prophecy over each in
Deuteronomy 33; the order of their march in Numbers 2; and their
historical outworking in the balance of the Old Testament.
J.A.Watt</b></span></p>
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