SCROLL 4 - GOVERNMENT BY FLAME

“For our God is a CONSUMING FIRE.”
Hebrews 12:29

“He makes His ministers a FLAME OF FIRE.”
Psalm 104:4

INTRODUCTION

The Kingdom of God is not governed by intellect, strategy, or hierarchy. It is governed by FLAME. Before there were angels, before there were thrones, before there were ages, there was FIRE, and this FIRE is not metaphor. It is the very SUBSTANCE of the Lamb. The Flame is not heat, not emotion, not spiritual energy. It is the essence of DIVINE NATURE that burns without consuming, reveals without shattering, and governs without force. To govern by Flame is to rule from the same element the Lamb Himself rules from.

Government in the Kingdom is never external. It does not begin with decrees, orders, or spiritual warfare. It begins with the FIRE in the bones of a son. Before the elect can govern creation, they must become the throne of the Flame. Governance flows from BEING, not doing. It is not authority exercised but identity revealed. When the Flame rises within, it does not give you power, it unveils that you ARE power. Government by Flame is government by nature.

This scroll reveals the mystery of why the Lamb appears as FIRE in Revelation. His eyes are flames because perception itself is fire. His feet are burnished bronze because movement is fire. His voice is thunder because speech is fire. His entire being is the architecture of Divine Government, and those who carry His flame govern as He governs. The elect do not imitate His authority, they share His substance. They do not carry torches, they ARE torches.

The world has known rulers, leaders, prophets, and priests, but it has not yet seen what happens when SONS OF FLAME begin to remember who they are. When the Flame awakens in a son, he becomes ungovernable by darkness, unshakeable by deception, untouchable by accusation. The enemy does not fear your discipline or devotion. He fears the day your flame becomes conscious of itself.

Government by Flame is the highest form of government because it does not control, it transforms. It does not assert, it reveals. It does not dominate, it illuminates. And wherever illumination appears, deception collapses. The Flame is the government of the Lamb made visible through the sons who burn with His nature.

1. THE FLAME AS NATURE, NOT EXPERIENCE

The Flame of the Lamb is not a moment, a visitation, or an encounter. It is the eternal nature of God Himself, revealed in you. The sons of light must understand this distinction, for most believers pursue fire as an event. But the elect are not called to experience fire. They are called to BE fire. Experience fades. Nature governs. Anything you merely experience can leave you. But what you ARE can never be taken from you.

The Flame is the original blueprint of the sons, hidden under layers of amnesia. It is not added to you at salvation, or imparted through revival, or given through a spiritual gift. It is the eternal core of your being. When the Flame awakens, you are not receiving something new. You are remembering something ancient. And remembrance is what unlocks government.

This is why the Lamb appears in Revelation with eyes like FLAME OF FIRE. He is revealing that the government of God is rooted in perception. The Flame sees all things as they are, separates truth from illusion, distinguishes the eternal from the temporary. When you see through Flame, you judge righteously without effort. Judgment flows from clarity, not analysis.

To carry the Flame is to carry the nature of perfect perception. A son who sees through fire cannot be deceived, manipulated, or seduced by counterfeit light. He sees beyond appearances into essence. He sees beyond behaviour into identity. He sees beyond time into eternity. This is why those who carry Flame become governmental even before they speak.

The Flame is not a tool for warfare or a badge of spirituality. It is your eternal identity manifesting. Government begins not when you learn authority, but when the Flame within becomes your consciousness. Government by Flame flows from remembrance of what you already are.

2. THE FLAME AS GOVERNMENT OF SELF

The first throne a son must rule is his own inner world. Government by Flame begins within. Before a son can govern territories, atmospheres, or creation itself, he must govern the realm of his own being. This is not self-control as religion defines it, but self-governance through the Flame. When the inner flame burns, it exposes illusions, purifies motives, aligns desires, and destroys false identities.

Self-government is not discipline. It is illumination. When the Flame rises, you do not fight shadows. You outshine them. You do not wrestle with sin. You outgrow it. You do not resist temptation. You become incompatible with it. This is the power of Flame. It does not modify behaviour. It transforms nature.

The sons who govern themselves are the sons who know themselves. They are not confused about identity, tossed by emotion, or swayed by external chaos. Their inner world is governed by the Radiance of Union. They live from clarity, not conflict. From truth, not turmoil. From presence of Flame, not pressure of performance.

Government of self does not make you rigid. It makes you weightless. When you live from the Flame, nothing external can destabilize you. You stop reacting and start radiating. You stop defending yourself and start revealing yourself. The Flame makes you whole, and wholeness is government.

This inner self-government is the foundation of all higher authority. Sons who skip this stage will fall under the weight of responsibility. Sons who master it will rule without strain. The Flame governs you so you can govern creation.

3. THE FLAME AS WORD AND DECREE

Government by Flame transforms speech into governance. When a son speaks from intellect, he produces information. When he speaks from emotion, he produces expression. But when he speaks from Flame, he produces GOVERNMENT. Flame does not communicate. Flame decrees. Flame establishes. Flame aligns.

This is why the Lamb’s voice is described as many waters. It is not loudness. It is weight. It is authority that does not push but settles. When a son speaks from Flame, he does not try to convince reality. He reveals its correct shape. The decree from Flame is not negotiation. It is recognition of what IS in the eternal.

Words spoken in Flame bypass resistance because they come from the dimension where resistance does not exist. They carry the frequency of the Lamb’s government. They do not request alignment. They ENFORCE alignment. The mountain moves not because you commanded it, but because your nature spoke.

Flame speech is not formula. It is identity expressed. You cannot replicate it through spiritual technique. You cannot imitate it through intensity. You can only manifest it by becoming Flame. When nature speaks, creation listens.

The elect must understand that decrees are not tools. They are expressions of throne consciousness. You do not decree to change things. You decree because things are already aligned in the eternal. Flame makes your voice a witness of that alignment.

Government by Flame is government by WORD made FIRE.

4. THE FLAME AS THE END OF FEAR

Fear is not an emotion. It is a false identity. It is the echo of the self you no longer are. Flame is not merely the cure for fear. It is the END of fear because it is the end of separation. Fear can only survive where identity is fragmented. But where Flame reigns, the self is whole, united, luminous.

When Flame rises, fear loses its vocabulary. It cannot speak to you because there is no version of you left that can hear it. Flame destroys fear by dissolving the illusion of distance. You are not fighting for closeness to God. You are awakening to a union that cannot break.

Fear dies when identity becomes conscious. Flame reveals that you are not surviving, you are reigning. You are not trying to overcome darkness. Darkness is already beneath your feet. You are not trying to be strong. You are remembering you were forged in eternal strength.

This is why the elect who burn with Flame become fearless without trying. Fearlessness is not bravery. It is identity. It is the natural state of a son who remembers his origin. When you stand in Flame, you do not need courage. You ARE courage.

Government by Flame produces sons who cannot be intimidated, manipulated, or diminished. They do not bow to circumstances or opinions. They move with regal calm because they burn with internal certainty. Flame ends fear by ending illusion.

5. THE FLAME AS JUDGMENT AND DISCERNMENT

Flame judges without cruelty. It discerns without accusation. It separates without condemnation. Judgment in the Kingdom is not punishment. It is illumination. To judge by Flame is to reveal truth in the way that heals, not harms. It is to expose illusion in a way that frees, not shames.

The elect who govern by Flame do not attack darkness. They reveal light. And darkness collapses. They do not expose people. They expose illusions. They do not judge behaviour. They judge identity. Flame sees the eternal self inside a person and divides it from the false self they are trapped in.

This is why judgment from Flame feels like deliverance, not destruction. It liberates. It restores. It awakens. It realigns. It brings a person back into remembrance of who they truly are. Judgment by Flame is mercy as government.

Discernment in Flame is not suspicion. It is clarity. It is seeing through the eyes of Fire that know ALL things. It is the capacity to distinguish between spirit and soul, truth and almost-truth, identity and illusion. The sons who carry the Flame become living mirrors. When others stand near them, their illusions begin to fall.

Government by Flame restores clarity to the earth. It brings order not through enforcement but through revelation. Flame purifies by revealing what is real.

6. THE FLAME AS UNION MADE VISIBLE

Union is the seat of government, and Flame is the visibility of that union. The sons who govern by Flame are not operating outside God or beneath God. They are operating from WITHIN God. They rule not by delegation but by union. The throne is not a distant seat. It is an internal reality.

When Flame manifests, union becomes tangible. You speak with God’s mind because you share His consciousness. You act with God’s will because you carry His nature. You govern with God’s authority because you express His essence. This is why your decrees carry weight. They are not separate from Him. They are Him manifesting in you.

Union is not mystical romance. It is governmental architecture. You are not visiting the throne. You ARE the throne. You are not entering God’s presence. You are expressing God’s presence. The Flame is the manifestation of oneness.

This is why the sons of Flame govern effortlessly. They are not reaching for authority. They ARE authority. They are not searching for alignment. They ARE alignment. They are not looking for access. They ARE access. Union is governance.

Government by Flame is the Lamb governing through His sons as one organism of divine fire.

7. THE FLAME AS GOVERNMENT OF THE AGE TO COME

The coming age will not be ruled by institutions, denominations, or leaders. It will be governed by SONS OF FLAME. These sons will not rule through control but through radiance. Their mere existence will reorder atmospheres. Their presence will expose deception. Their identity will recalibrate nations.

Flame is the government of the future age because flame is the nature of the Lamb’s reign. The New Earth is not governed by laws but by LIGHT. Not by systems but by FLAME. Not by authority structures but by union made visible through sons who burn with the very essence of God.

These sons will not need titles or platforms. Their flame will make them thrones. Creation will recognize them because they carry the frequency of the One who formed creation. Nations will listen because they radiate truth without speaking. The enemy will fear them because they cannot be corrupted.

The age to come is an AGE OF LIGHT, and those who burn brightest will govern deepest. Flame is the sceptre of the sons. Flame is their crown. Flame is their identity. Flame is their mandate. Government belongs to those who burn.

Government by Flame is not for the elite. It is for the elect.

FINAL CHARGE TO THE ELECT

Beloved, do not try to master the Flame. Become it. Do not try to wield authority. Become it. Do not strive to govern. Remember who you ARE. The Flame is already within you. It is already your nature. It is already your identity. You are not waiting for fire. Fire is waiting for YOU.

Stand in the Flame until all illusion burns away. Stand in the Flame until your true self appears. Stand in the Flame until union becomes consciousness. Stand in the Flame until the world sees the Lamb through your eyes, your words, your presence. Flame is not gift. Flame is governance.

Let the Flame reorder your inner world. Let it end fear. Let it purify perception. Let it unveil identity. Let it restore union. When you are governed by Flame, you become a governor of the age to come. The sceptre is not in your hand. It is in your nature.

You are not called to lead. You are called to burn. You are not called to influence. You are called to illuminate. You are not called to react. You are called to radiate. Government by Flame is government by remembrance of origin.

Arise, sons of the Flame. The ages are waiting for you.

Joe Restman
Scroll-Carrier, Mystic-Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb