The pure people of Elohim are to have a powerful testimony to the sin-darkened world in the end of time. Through their reflection of Christ’s holy light, just as the moon reflects the light of the sun, the world will become bathed in the glorious and dazzling light that must pierce every hopeless corner of this dismal planet.

Victoriously crowned and shrouded in the light of the glorious sun, Christ’s pure Bride is depicted in Revelation twelve as standing upon the foundation of the moon. The beautiful symbolism in this image of Elohim’s people is the basis for the material we have already covered.

Symbolically, positioning Elohim’s people upon the moon indicates their stance upon the spiritual lunar testimony. What is the testimony of the moon? Just as the heart of the Fourth Angel’s Message is the Law of Elohim, so the heart of the lunar light glows from this Divine Standard. Just as the call of the fourth angel is for mankind to separate from worldliness and be totally committed to the will and ways of Elohim, so the spiritual message of the moon divides the spiritually dark from the spiritually light. In fact, the testimony of the moon IS the message of the fourth angel! The dazzling light, which will shine upon ever sin-darkened corner of this globe, is embodied both in the fourth angelic call and in the steadfast testimony of the celestial lunar light.

As we have already studied, the Fourth Angel’s Message uplifts the Law of Elohim, magnifying it so that the world will see that the commandments and the statutes are a needed blessing and guide to mankind. While heralding the beauty of the whole Law, the fourth angel gives the weekly and annual Sabbaths a special highlight. In addition, this angelic call is sounded to bring every obedient hearer out of the sin-sunk realm of Babylon. Finally, through accepting the fourth angel’s message, Elohim’s people will shine with the glorious and unmistakable testimony of the victory heaven’s power enables fallen man to achieve.

These same elements found in the Fourth Angel’s Message are also found in the testimony of the moon. In fact, the lunar message contains five, end-time teachings, all of which will be exemplified in the life and testimony of those who stand upon the moon, having become part of the pure Bride. These five end-time lessons are found in one key Scripture.

First, Scripture gives us five physical reasons why Elohim made the moon:

1. Elohim made the moon to separate the day from the night.
2. Elohim made the moon for signs.
3. Elohim made the moon to signify the appointed times (translated from the word mo’edim – meaning annual holy days or spiritual feasts).
4. Elohim made the moon to reflect light in the expanse of the heavens.
5. Elohim made the moon to shed light on earth.

Secondly, the moon was not merely created for physical reasons. The Bible clearly teaches that the moon was made to bear a spiritual testimony. The symbolic pure woman of Revelation twelve standing upon the moon gives evidence of this. But the spiritual message of moon is plainly referenced through more than just symbolism. Two times, David referenced the spiritual message of the heavenly lights. These included specific references to the moon:

Through these references to the lunar witness and testimony, we begin to see that what previously might have appeared to be five physical reasons why Elohim made the moon are also five spiritual reasons for its creation.

Additionally, positioning the Bride of Christ upon moon, symbolizes the fact that Elohim’s people will bear the same five end-time messages to the world that the moon was created to spiritually bear. In light of this reality, let us re-evaluate the five reasons why Elohim made the moon, being attentive to observe their deeper spiritual significance.

The first reason the moon was made, according Genesis chapter one verse fourteen, was to "separate the day from the night." Elohim’s people are first called out of darkness, into heaven’s marvelous light. After this, they shine the light of truth upon others, calling them also to be separate from the sinful existence of spiritual darkness, and come into the realm of heavenly light.

This coincides perfectly with the light of the Fourth Angel’s Message. The way we become separated from the realm and works of darkness is through heaven-empowered obedience to the holy Law of Elohim. In fact, spiritual darkness is Biblically defined to be anything that is contrary to the light-filled testimony of Elohim’s Law.

Next, Genesis one verse fourteen tells us that the moon was created to spiritually keep the "signs." This is a highlighting placed around the Sabbaths, just as the fourth angel’s message exonerates the whole Law, but places extra emphasis upon the Sabbath. How are the Sabbaths connected to heaven’s "signs"? Sabbath-keeping IS the sign!

The prophet Ezekiel, putting both the spiritual lesson of separating that which is of darkness from that which is of light and the message of Sabbath-keeping into one all-encompassing text; was inspired to write:

Third of the spiritual reasons why Elohim made the moon was so that it would "light the heavens." How do Elohim’s people light the heavens? At the outset, this may seem rather impossible. We are, after all, limited to this physical planet.

However impossible it may seem, lighting the universe with the beauty and truth about Elohim’s character is one of the ways the righteous will bring glory to our Heavenly Father. "How so?" one may ask.

When Satan, called Lucifer at the time, originally began making accusations against Elohim’s holy Law and character, his false railings were being made before a heavenly audience. This is demonstrated in the Bible by the fact that these accusations, which climaxed into a war in heaven, resulted in Lucifer and those angels who believed his lies being cast out into the earth.

Satan had condemned Elohim’s holy Law as an unfair and overbearing set of rules by which heavenly beings shouldn’t be asked to abide. The original bone of contention was not over whether or not sinful beings could keep the holy Law, but rather it was about whether heavenly beings should have to keep it.

By maligning Elohim’s holy Law, Satan has really attacked YHWH’s character. In a very real sense, the nature of Elohim was placed on trial before the whole universe. From that time on, Elohim has searched for pure and undefiled loyalty.

It is one thing for an unfallen being to remain pure. But it is a far bigger statement of faith and grace if a fallen being may be made pure, and then remain so. The fact that Elohim has long been looking for loyal people in whose lives heaven may finally demonstrate the falseness of Satan’s accusations is poignantly presented in the story of Job. A heavenly council of unfallen beings, called the sons of Elohim, presented themselves before YHWH in a heavenly council. Satan, having usurped Adam’s role as the original and rightful "son of Elohim," attended the meeting as Earth’s representative. In the story, YHWH inquires of Satan whether or not he has observed the beautiful loyalty demonstrated in the holy life of Job.

Elohim knows that Job has enough faith and loyalty to prove Satan’s accusations wrong! Satan, the father of transgression to Elohim’s holy Law, has insinuated that Law-keeping is unfair. After all, keeping the Law was something many unfallen angels failed to do. One-third of the angels fell with Satan into disobedience to the Law. Today, these fallen angels (see Revelation 12:4 and Revelation 1:20) are known as demons. Keeping the Law, Satan argued, was too difficult a requirement for angels; thus, it was certainly an unreasonable demand to place upon sinful humans!

Why would Elohim point out one of His holy people, thereby placing him in line for Satan’s onslaughts? Any sin-born person who lives a blameless life is living proof of Elohim’s power and bears a witness that Satan’s accusations are lies. Thus, Job’s loyal life placed him in a position to serve as evidence in the universal case Satan has made against YHWH’s character. Job was presented before the "sons of Elohim" as a case in point, proving the truth and justice of YHWH.

Converse to the contemporary views, in the final Judgment, Elohim is really the one on trial. His character has been maligned and misconstrued. Formerly holy beings have been tempted out of a loving relationship with Him through satanic falsehoods. But now, before the entire universe, Elohim will have a holy people to present. Through their obedient and holy lives, they bring glory to His holy name. Now he lifts them up before the heavens and the earth as living proof that He is loving, just, and merciful. Through their obedient and pure testimony, they also demonstrate that His Law is likewise, loving, just, and good.

Through their holiness, which His power has enabled these true Christians to attain, the case against Elohim is closed. Satan’s slanderous lies are unmasked. Every being on earth and heaven will be brought to their knees in homage to the righteous justice of Y’shua and YHWH.

Like the glorious rays of the lunar light, which brilliantly illuminate the expanse of the heavens, so will shine the testimony of those holy ones who walk in full harmony with the will and ways of heaven.

The fifth and final reason why Elohim created the moon was so that it would shed light upon the earth. It is certainly significant that the moon provides light during the darkest hours. This is a beautiful parallel to Elohim’s people. Although spiritual darkness will press in on every side, the pure light of heaven will shine through these obedient ones casting heavenly light into every gloomy corner. As the light of pure testimony shines through the Christ-like lives of Elohim’s people, many a blinded mind will be brought to the knowledge of the glory of Elohim.

Yes, there are five spiritual lessons to be found in the testimony of the moon. These precious messages are to be shared through the lives of Elohim’s holy people in the last days. Through His power and glory, we are called to separate the light from the darkness; we are to uplift heaven-empowered Law-keeping as the sign of belonging to YHWH; we are to direct men’s attention to the blessings they may find in Elohim’s holy days; we are to walk in such harmony with Christ that He may hold us up as evidence of what His power and goodness may achieve; and finally we are to shed Elohim’s holy light into even the darkest recesses of this dismal globe.

What a wondrous calling is given to the Christian! Will we be pure? Will we exonerate Elohim’s holy Law? Will YHWH be able to refer to our lives as proof that Satan’s accusations against His character were wrong? Will others, through the light shining from our Spirit-filled life, be drawn out of darkness, that because of our testimony they too may be sealed? If so, we are stepping up with the Bride today and placing our feet upon the firm testimony of the moon.

• The Bible teaches that the moon was created for five physical and spiritual purposes: to separate the day from night, to be for signs, to signify the appointed times, to light the expanse of the heavens and to give light on Earth.
• This is demonstrated through the pure woman of Revelation 12, who stands upon the moon. Elohim’s people will live out the testimony of the moon.
• The testimony of the moon IS the light of the fourth angel.
• By bearing this powerful testimony, our lives become sources of heavenly light to this sin-darkened world.