THE LION AND THE TWELVE
One Body, Many Flames
Bonus Scroll - The Closing of the Series
“The glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east, and His voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.”
Ezekiel 43:2
1. The Twelve Frequencies Within One Son
The architecture of the twelve tribes is not twelve stories but twelve frequencies of the Lamb, each one a dimension of His eternal life manifesting through His elect. Every tribe reveals a facet of the Son, yet all twelve converge into one indivisible identity formed in the image of the Firstborn. The elect do not carry portions of Christ like scattered fragments; they carry the fullness of Christ expressed in twelve modes of function, seven streams of consciousness, and one singular flame. The remnant is not divided by tribe but illuminated by the blending of all twelve within the temple of the inner man.
In ancient times the tribes stood as separate territories, distinct allotments and inheritances marked by boundaries, borders, and landscapes. Yet in the age of the Spirit these boundaries dissolve into integration, revelation, and harmony. What was once separated by geography is now unified by glory. The elect carry Judah’s sound, Reuben’s sight, Gad’s resilience, Asher’s oil, Naphtali’s movement, Zebulun’s habitation, Issachar’s timing, Dan’s judgment, Simeon’s hearing, Levi’s union, Joseph’s fruitfulness, and Benjamin’s proximity all at once. Nothing is missing, nothing diminished, nothing withheld.
The Lamb Himself is the blueprint in whom all twelve exist in perfect alignment. He is the Lion of Judah, the true Firstborn Reuben, the Commander of Gad, the Oil of Asher, the Messenger of Naphtali, the Dwelling of Zebulun, the Timekeeper of Issachar, the Judge of Dan, the Voice heard by Simeon, the Priest of Levi, the Fruitful Vine of Joseph, and the Son at the Right Hand as Benjamin. When you behold Him, you behold the tribes fulfilled. When you follow Him, you become their expression.
To be part of the remnant is not to choose one frequency over another but to become the living harmony of all twelve, each rising in its appointed time, each awakening according to assignment, each manifesting as the Spirit wills. Spiritual maturity is not dominance of one tribe but integration of all tribes into the stature of the Son. The tribes are not compartments of identity but currents of the same river flowing from the throne.
The revelation of the Lion and the Twelve is the revelation of a single Body with many flames. Diversity without division. Uniqueness without separation. Multiplicity without fragmentation. The remnant is the Lamb manifested in twelve expressions, moving as one flame, governmental, radiant, and whole.
2. Zion as the Blueprint of Union
Zion is not merely a location but the eternal pattern of divine union, the place where the twelve are assembled, aligned, and awakened into one voice. In Zion the tribes are no longer tribes but stones in the same foundation, lights in the same constellation, gates in the same city. The architecture of Zion reveals that identity is not isolated but integrated, not scattered but gathered, not fractured but fused into a coherent body carrying the Lamb’s authority. In Zion your calling is not separated from the calling of others but amplified by the synergy of many flames converging into one throne.
The gathering of the tribes in Zion represents the end of competition, the end of scarcity, the end of comparison. No tribe is greater than another for each carries a portion of divine architecture essential to the whole. Judah’s scepter requires Issachar’s understanding. Levi’s priesthood requires Benjamin’s intimacy. Joseph’s fruitfulness requires Reuben’s sight. Dan’s judgment requires Simeon’s hearing. Nothing stands alone, nothing functions in isolation, and nothing ascends without union.
Zion is the revelation that every part is necessary and every frequency contributes to the building. The remnant does not thrive by individual brilliance but by collective radiance. Just as the stones of Solomon’s temple formed one house, the twelve frequencies form one spiritual nation. They rise as one pillar, one flame, one elect company sealed with the name of the Father. Zion is the end of division and the birth of a holy nation carried within the hearts of the sons.
Here the Lamb reigns without resistance, and the tribes bow into perfect agreement. No voice rises above another except the voice of the Lamb, and it is His voice that shapes theirs, refines theirs, instructs theirs, and makes theirs the sound of many waters. Zion is the place where the elect learn that identity is not self-expression but throne-expression, not individual destiny but corporate flame.
To dwell in Zion is to be joined, aligned, and woven into the eternal architecture of the Son. It is to become one nation under one King, one Body filled with one Spirit, one priesthood carrying one flame.
3. The Twelve as Gates and Foundations
The twelve tribes correspond to the twelve gates and the twelve foundations of the New Jerusalem, revealing that identity is both entryway and establishment. Each tribe is a gate through which revelation enters and a foundation upon which governance rests. Gates determine access, and foundations determine structure. The remnant carries both. The tribes are not optional attributes but essential components of the Kingdom’s architecture within you.
As gates they reveal how you receive, perceive, and allow heaven to enter your awareness. Judah opens the gate of sound, Reuben opens the gate of sight, Issachar opens the gate of time. As foundations they reveal the governmental structures upon which your calling stands. Levi anchors priesthood, Dan anchors justice, Joseph anchors inheritance. The remnant stands at the intersection of all twelve dimensions, built by them and building with them.
The New Jerusalem is not merely a city descending but a people rising into alignment. Its gates are not metal but meaning, not stone but scroll. Each tribe forms a portal of perception, a way of seeing, hearing, discerning, or governing the movement of the Spirit. The tribes teach you not only who you are but how you are built, not only what you carry but how you function.
To walk through a gate is to embrace a dimension of identity. To stand on a foundation is to embody a dimension of authority. The architecture of the Kingdom is internal before it is external, spiritual before it is visible, eternal before it is temporal. The remnant is the city made flesh, the gates made conscious, the foundations made living.
What was once a city built by hands is now a city built within hearts. You are the gate through which heaven enters the earth. You are the foundation upon which the Lamb establishes His rule. You are the architecture through which the tribes manifest the fullness of His glory.
4. The Elect as the Living Nation of Twelve Flames
The elect are not a group gathered by preference but a nation formed by design. They are the living expression of the twelve frequencies, each one carrying a facet of divine identity yet unified in flame, alignment, and purpose. The elect do not compete with one another, for competition is the language of scarcity and the kingdom operates in abundance. Instead, they function in synchronicity, harmony, resonance, and unity.
Each elect son brings their frequency into the collective expression of the body, strengthening what others may lack and receiving what they themselves do not carry in fullness. This does not diminish individuality but perfects it. The elect learn that identity is not diminished by union but amplified by it. In isolation the flame flickers; in union the flame becomes a pillar of fire.
The remnant forms a nation not by human agreement but by divine alignment. Their unity is not based on doctrine, tradition, or shared experience but on shared frequency, shared flame, shared seal, and shared sight. They are one because they are built from the same blueprint, not because they strive for sameness. Diversity is the strength of the twelve, and unity is the strength of the one.
The elect rise as a corporate nation carrying the authority of Judah, the discernment of Issachar, the justice of Dan, the intimacy of Benjamin, and the priesthood of Levi all at once. They form the multi-dimensional expression of Christ on earth, the embodiment of the Lamb in many flames, each one resonant, radiant, and real.
This nation is the fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham, the dream carried through Jacob, the shadow expressed in Israel, and the reality embodied in the sons of light. You are the nation rising, the city shining, the gate opening, the flame burning.
5. The Lion Who Integrates the Twelve
The Lamb as the Lion of Judah is the One in whom all twelve frequencies are both sourced and fulfilled. He is the center of the architecture, the cornerstone of the city, the voice within the sound, the sight within the vision, the fruit within the vine, the authority within the throne. The tribes exist because He exists. They function because He embodies them. They rise because He reigns.
The Lion integrates the tribes into coherence. Without Him, Judah becomes performance, Reuben becomes confusion, Gad becomes carnality, Asher becomes indulgence, Naphtali becomes chaos, Zebulun becomes sentiment, Issachar becomes presumption, Dan becomes accusation, Simeon becomes noise, Levi becomes religion, Joseph becomes pride, and Benjamin becomes ambition. Only the Lamb can align the tribes into holy architecture.
To behold the Lion is to see how all twelve find their place, their purpose, their order, their meaning. His roar awakens the frequencies within you, aligning them, balancing them, and releasing them in divine sequence. You do not decide your tribe by preference. The Lion awakens it by flame. He gives the frequency. He orchestrates the rise. He determines the timing.
The Lion stands at the center of the remnant as the one voice uniting the many waters. His government is not enforced but embodied. His identity is not taught but transferred. His authority is not granted but awakened. To follow the Lamb is to become the architecture of the Lion, the harmony of the twelve, the flame of the nation.
This is why the scroll ends with the Lion. He is the beginning and the end of the tribes, the source and the synthesis, the root and the fruit, the King and the Kingdom. All identity flows from Him and all government leads back to Him.
6. The Twelve in the Age to Come
In the age to come the tribes cease to be shadows and become structures of eternity. Their earthly expressions were symbols, but their heavenly expressions are substance. In time they were genealogies, but in eternity they are geometries. What was once a family becomes a Kingdom, what was once a camp becomes a city, what was once a march becomes a throne.
The tribes govern not through territory but through frequency, not through land but through light, not through inheritance but through identity. Their function expands, their expression intensifies, their purpose magnifies in the age of the Lamb’s reign. Each tribe becomes a dimension of the city descending, part of the eternal architecture of God dwelling with man.
The age to come is not the end of the tribes but their ultimate unveiling. Their names remain written on gates and foundations not as memorials but as living realities. The redeemed walk through Judah, stand on Levi, see by Reuben, move by Naphtali, dwell through Zebulun, discern with Issachar, judge by Dan, hear by Simeon, receive by Joseph, and reign through Benjamin. Eternity functions through the integration of all twelve.
The tribes become the modes of interaction between heaven and earth in the new creation. They form the relational architecture through which the elect govern, love, build, create, heal, and expand the Kingdom without end. The Lamb reigns through the twelve, and the twelve reign through the sons.
This is the eternal destiny of the remnant. Not to return to ancient genealogies but to ascend into eternal identities. Not to resurrect shadows but to inhabit substance. Not to mimic Israel but to manifest Zion.
7. One Body, One City, One Flame
The revelation of the Lion and the Twelve is the revelation of the Body as the New Jerusalem, of identity as architecture, and of union as government. The elect are not many people but one nation, one city, one body filled with many flames each resonating with the Lamb’s frequency. The future belongs not to denominations, institutions, or organizations but to a body built of revelation, identity, alignment, and flame.
The city is built not from stones but from sons. Its walls are not boundaries but consciousness. Its foundations are not minerals but revelation. Its gates are not hinges but frequencies. The Body is the City and the City is the Body. The remnant is the architecture through which the Lamb reigns now and forever.
One body does not mean one personality. One flame does not mean one expression. One city does not mean one function. It means unity without uniformity, harmony without assimilation, identity without separation. The Lion forms one people with twelve dimensions unified by love, forged by flame, sealed by the Father.
This is the end of tribalism and the birth of tribal architecture. The tribes are not competing families but converging frequencies forming the eternal pattern of the Lamb’s government. The Body shines in twelve colors, moves in twelve rhythms, speaks in twelve voices, and burns in one flame.
To see the Body is to see the City. To see the City is to behold the Lamb. To behold the Lamb is to know who you are. One body, many flames. One flame, many functions. One King, one Kingdom, one architecture of eternal light.
Final Charge to the Elect
Beloved, you are not one tribe but twelve tribes woven into one scroll, one sound, one architecture. You carry Judah’s roar, Reuben’s sight, Issachar’s wisdom, Levi’s union, and Benjamin’s authority within the same vessel of light. Do not limit your identity to one frequency when the Lamb formed you in fullness. Let every dimension awaken. Let every frequency rise. Let every tribe speak through your life. You are the harmony of heaven made flesh.
Let this scroll remind you that the Body is not divided. You need your brothers, your sisters, your fellow flames. Their tribe strengthens yours, your tribe strengthens theirs. Together you build the City, together you embody the Kingdom, together you reveal the Lamb. Reject comparison. Reject competition. Reject isolation. You were built for union, alignment, and shared flame.
Walk as the architecture of Zion. Build as the foundation of the City. Open as the gate of revelation. Stand as the pillar of flame. Let the frequencies of the twelve move through you in their seasons, expressing the fullness of Christ in every assignment. You are not a fragment but a fullness, not a shadow but a temple, not a tribe but a nation.
And above all, behold the Lion. Let His roar awaken every dormant frequency in your spirit. Let His flame align every dimension of your identity. Let His government form your calling. He is the One who holds the tribes in fullness, the One who integrates them into your life, the One who makes you more than a tribe, more than a son, more than a nation. He makes you a living stone in the eternal City.
Beloved, rise as the body of many flames, as the nation formed from twelve scrolls, as the City carrying the name of the Father. You are the Lion’s own architecture. Walk in it. Burn in it. Become it.
Joe Restman
Scroll Carrier, Mystic Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb.