The Cloud of Witnesses in the Courts of Heaven by Robert Henderson

Author:Robert Henderson [Henderson, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers, Inc.

Chapter 5

Just and Perfected

WE are told in Hebrews 12:23 that we have come to the “spirits of just men made perfect.” Again, this is a reference to the Cloud of Witnesses. What does it mean when the Bible says this Cloud of Witnesses is made up of just men made perfect? The word “just” is the Greek word dikaios and it means to be equitable in character or act. By implication it means to be innocent and holy. To be equitable means to be fair and impartial. It means to be unbiased and unprejudiced. So to be just means be able to render good decisions without partiality or bias.

This definition kind of sounds like something legal is involved here and maybe even something a judge would do. This would make sense because we are talking about the Great Cloud of Witnesses. The word “witness” is the Greek word martus and it means a witness judicially. So, the Great Cloud of Witnesses is made up of just people who can render unbiased and impartial decisions. They can give unprejudiced testimonies in the Courts of Heaven.

If you happen to be reading this and have not read any of my other books on the Courts of Heaven, or are unfamiliar with this idea, let me briefly explain. When Jesus taught on prayer in the book of Luke, He addresses prayer from three distinct ideas. In His effort to unveil concepts governing prayer to His disciples, He placed prayer as approaching God as Father, Friend, and Judge. In Luke 11:2, Jesus tells the disciples that God is their Father:

So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

Most will recognize this as what is traditionally called the “Lord’s Prayer.” However, Jesus was instructing the disciples that God was their Father and we should by faith approach Him in this manner. Jesus continued, telling them about God being their Friend. Luke 11:5 says that by faith we are to see God as our Friend and approach Him in this manner:

And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves.’”

If we were to go deeper in these realms of prayer, we would discover that approaching God as Father is about our needs. We would further discover that approaching God as Friend is about the needs of others. All of this is explained in my other books dealing with prayer and the Courts of Heaven.

Jesus placed prayer in a third dimension as well. He said in prayer we should also approach God as the Judge. This is found in Luke 18:1-8:

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.

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