SHUSHAN, IRAN - CHARIOT THRONE OF GOD
CHARIOT THRONE OF GOD
SHUSHAN, IRAN
RIVER OAKS AGLOW
MARCH 2, 2026
Pastor Carolyn Sissom
At our Sunday evening service, I preached the same message I gave at NASA Aglow on “Operation Epic Fury.” As I was quoting Jeremiah 49:35-39, the Holy Spirit quickened to me that the entire section through verse 37 was fulfilled on Saturday, January 28, 2026. So that means to me that verses 38 and 39 will also be fulfilled during this visitation of epoch glory.
1. Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,
2. the chief of their might.
3. upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of Heaven and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, says the Lord..
4. I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
5. I will set my throne in Elam and will destroy from there the king and the princes, says the Lord. But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, says the Lord.
As I earnestly sought the LORD for today’s message because of the epoch days we are in. I last said, I would change the message to preach on The Prince of Persia. However, Ruby had it right when she posted I would be preaching on “The Glory.”
I am stuck in Daniel, chapter 8 where Daniel was taken in the Spirit to Susa (Shushan) a second time. Susa is at the foot of the highlands of Iran at the beginning of the Tigris River Valley. It is of interest that the Lord would choose to take Daniel by vision to Iran to show him the time of the end. Daniel was told the vision pertained to the time of the end.
Daniel 8:1-2: In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me ---to me, Daniel --- after the one that appeared to me the first time. I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the river Ulai.
This vision given to Daniel deals with only two of the kingdoms symbolized by the metallic man of Daniel 2 and the four beasts of Daniel 7. These are the Medo-Persian and the Grecian. In 8:9-12, Daniel is given a vision of the Little Horn coming out of the territory known to us as Greece, Turkey, Syria, and Egypt. It has been historically fulfilled, but at the same time it has a dualistic interpretation because it stands for the antichrist which is yet to come (the time of the end).
Again, by these visions being given to Daniel in Iran, places Iran in the center of the time of the end. I have studied the Book of Daniel but am stopped today at the River Ulai in Shushan, in the palace, which is in the province of Elam (Daniel 8:2).
Let us speak further about Esther being in Shushan, about Purim, and about Esther putting on her Royal Apparel, the Glory, and the Chariot Throne of God.
Purim is the celebration of the Jews from all their enemies. As we speak, they are taking fire from the bows (missiles) of Iran. But it is a time of great victory after 47 years of intimidation, terror, and threats from Iran.
The Lord used Queen Esther as intercessor and deliverer for His nation saving them from Hamen (the spirit of modern Hamas).
The king’s daughter is all glorious within her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto you. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought; they shall enter the King’s palace. (Psa. 45: 13-17)
The Royal Apparel is the wardrobe of the believer. Isa. 11:5: And righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and faithfulness the girdle of His reins. 1 Pet. 5:5: “Be clothed with humility.”
The garments of the Bride (Rev. 19: 7-8; Isa. 61:10; Matt. 22:11-14; 11 Cor. 5:21) speaks of the righteousness of Him that is imparted to the Bride which does cover her. Jesus was covered with our sin, and we are covered with His righteousness! The Bride wears his robes, assumes His Name, takes upon herself His habits, and obtains His favor (Eph. 5: 25-29).
Rev. 19:7-8: Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to Him; for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white; for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
In the Book of Esther, Mordecai pours out his life for Esther and the people of God in captivity!!! Esther in turn pours out her life for the nation. We follow the pattern son as He flows in life and love from the throne, the mercy-seat of God.
Our King Jesus rules over the whole earth. Out King has obtained complete (11) perfection (7) and Redemption (20). He now does sit on His throne. We must consider Ezekiel 32:38 that we are in that day of the LORD, a day of overturning when the LORD is again setting His throne in Shushan. “Lily” which speaks of purity and the power of His Resurrection! (Est. 1:2) Xerxes = lion king, excellency, majesty of the prince. The Lion King is a type of Jesus Christ. In Xerxes third year he made a feast---the feast of the third Day is the Feast of Tabernacles (Matt. 22: 1-14). Jesus is now summoning His princes, servants, and nobles, who are his power in the Kingdom. This is a time when the order is changed (overturning)! He showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days (Acts. 1: 1-8). This went on for 180 days, or 6 months. After the six months had expired, the king made a feast for all the people who were present in “Lily” (Holiness) both unto small and great, seven days , in the court of the garden of the King’s palace in Shushan (Est. 1:5).
This again points to the truth of the Feast of Tabernacles (7th month)---it takes place in Shushan, the palace, seven days, in the court of the Garden in the King’s palace (1:5)(the principle of Eden, or paradise, or the Kingdom, and of the Most Holy Place).
Verses 1-9 describe the Most Holy Place, the habitation of the King:
1. White Hangings ---His righteousness – because of Calvary’s cross.
2. Green hangings ---His Life ---because of Calvary’s Cross.
3. Blue Hangings ---His heavenliness – because of Calvary’s Cross
4. Fine Linen---Unity in his righteousness.
5. Purple Cords ---Unity in His Royalty (Holy Seed).
6. Silver Rings---His eternal redemption.
7. Marble Pillars---His preciousness and overcoming life.
8. Gold beds ---Rest in His divine nature.
9. Silver Beds --- Rest in His Divine redemption.
10. Red Marble --- He suffered.
11. Blue Marble ---He is the righteous One.
12. Black marble ---He was made sin
I want to further speak of the Chariot Throne of God. Ezekiel 32 states the Lord will set his throne in Elam. I believe we are under a visitation of the glory of God through His chariot throne touching earth just as seen by David. Brother Tim Sheets describes it as epoch glory.
In my notes in Ezekiel, I found a notation from 12/26/2009 of a vision I had of the chariot throne of God.
“I saw in the Spirit the four living creatures moving. They were following the Holy Spirit wherever He went.”
The LORD quickened to me Ezekiel 1:20 because it is an exact scripture of the vision I had. Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the Spirit went, and the wheels were lifted together with them for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
The rims of the wheels were high and awesome. All four had hubs and each hub had a projection which had the power of sight. The spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels, so that the wheels functioned as animated extensions of their bodies.
Ezekiel saw God’s chariot throne. A supernatural chariot that carries the presence of the GLORY OF THE LORD. In Ps. 104:3; 2 Sam 22:11 and Psalm 18, David describes God’s chariot in the clouds and the effect of the throne touching the earth.
Psalm 104:3: He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds His chariot.
2 Samuel 22:11: He rode upon a cherub and did fly; and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
“In Psalm 18, David was in trouble and he cried out to God. His life was in danger. God got on a cherub and bowed the heavens. He got angry and came down to rescue him” (D.M.)
Psa. 18: 9-15: K.J.V. He bowed the heavens also and came down; and darkness was under his feet. He rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea he did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice, hail stones and coals of fire. Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and the shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
In 2026, we are watching as the LORD is supernaturally moving in great power overturning earthly thrones, nations, and kingdoms. He has heard our cry for our nation, our children, our churches, being over-run with the lawless spirit of antichrist and the sorrows of hell. We are watching in 2026 epoch moves of the Holy Spirit rescuing us from our enemies. God is doing it again. He has heard our cry.
Who are the Cherubim? They are called Living Creatures in Ezekiel, Chapter 1, but are called Cherubim in Ezekiel 10:1-2: I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city…… (10:4) Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’S GLORY. The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of almighty God when he speaks.
“The Cherubim are a very high order of celestial beings, and not just ordinary angels. They are always identified with the presence of God… particularly pertaining to His awesomeness, His holiness, and His majesty. Because redeemed man is to occupy such an intimate place with God, a place that is far above that of any other created being, God has commissioned the highest of His heavenly creation to identify with the sons of God. Man’s relationship with the celestial order is accompanied with a lot of mystery, and we do not seek to inquire above that which is written; but it is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth” (George Warnock).
The four faces of the Cherubim are the face of a man, the face of a lion, the face of an ox and the face of an eagle. (Ez. 1:10)
These living creatures/cherubim are commissioned of the LORD to minister to His people in the earth while ushering and guarding the chariot throne of God… guarding the Holiness of God.
1:15-20: As I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the color of a beryl; and the four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went, they went upon their four sides; and they turned not when they went. As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. When the living creatures went, the wheels went by them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. Wherever the Spirit was to go, they went. (Vs. 26) And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. (Vs. 28) As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about . This was the appearance of the likeness of the GLORY OF THE LORD.
The Chariot Throne of God carries the presence of the GLORY OF THE LORD.
Daniel saw the chariot throne 7: 9: I beheld until the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool; his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
There is no need to ever fear the Glory of God. Yes, the same fire that will cause a real move of God in one place, will bring judgment to others. We are watching this happen. I know of people who say they are afraid of the Glory. Let us draw near to God and come under the precious Blood of Jesus and like David, we will be delivered into His presence and promises of joy unspeakable and full of glory, all the fullness of God. Let us draw near. Let us make the Chariot Throne of God welcome in our hearts, in our homes, and in our churches.
Carolyn Sissom, Pastor
Eastgate Ministries Church, 10115 West Hidden Lakes Lane, Richmond, TX.
I entered into the labors of George H. Warnock, From Tent to Temple; Darrell McManus, God’s Throne, Bonner Publishing; Bible Study on Ezekiel, Carolyn Sissom; Principles of Present Truth Esther; Vision given to Carolyn Sissom. Comments and conclusions are my own and not meant to reflect the views of those who I entered into their labors.