Should Christians vote?

Whenever a "pastor" or "christian" teacher speaks on politics, they make the statement 'it's a Christian's duty to vote' like it's a doctrine from the bible.  They even (mis)use a few verses to make their man-made doctrine to appear to be from the bible.

Yahweh does NOT need your vote.  Yes, He does use people to carry out His plans although He does not tell His people to compromise to do so.  Yahweh can get the heathen, including the false "christians", to carry out His plans as He has since the Garden of Eden (He was not surprised by Adam and Eve's fall otherwise He would have had angels guarding the trees to prevent them from eating or would not have put the trees in the garden)

Deuteronomy 13
1  If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
2  And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
3  Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4  Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

While this passage is about false prophets, the principle is the same:  Even if Yahweh allows the false prophet's prophecies to come to pass, they are still a false prophet and Yahweh is using them as a test to see if you will follow after them or will choose Him.  If you support or vote for a political candidate that is not following Yahweh, they will lead you to a false "god" whether it be allah, ba-al, or mammon.  This is a test to see if you truly love Yahweh.

Many "christians" believe they need to vote for the "least evil" when there is not a True Christian candidate.  This hints at dominionism where they think they need to do things THEIR WAY to get the world perfect for Yeshua's return.   Nowhere in scripture does it hint that we are to compromise to make things "better".  In fact, this is the end times and voting for someone who APPEARS to be a lessor evil (in their opinion) may be contrary to Yahweh's plan.  I can't get over how many "teachers" claim that "if Christians voted in the last election, obama would not have been elected".  Really?  obama is the person Yahweh wanted in office to bring judgment against this nation.  Voting against him would have been against Yahweh's plan.  It would also have been a compromise since there were not any True Christian candidates that had a chance to win and voting for him was voting for an obvious evil.  I believe voting is a test to see if you will compromise to gain earthly benefits following after someone who is against Yahweh or will follow Yahweh and let Him put in the candidate of His choice that will fulfill His plan.

Yahweh was Ancient Israel's King but they demanded an earthly king.  Yahweh planned on giving them King David when David was old enough (he had not been born yet), but they wanted a king right then.  Judah was going to rule as was given in prophecy (David is from Judah) and Yahweh gave the people what THEY wanted - king Saul who was from Benjamin.

Genesis 49:10  The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Genesis 49:27  Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

Saul was tall and good looking - someone that appeared good to the people - but he did not obey Yahweh. If the people had waited until Yahweh's timing,  Yahweh would have led them directly until David was born and was old enough to rule.

People going with the crowds instead of Yahweh's plan is what led them to want Barabbas released and Yeshua crucified.  Yes, this was Yahweh's plan although the people were individually responsible for their actions.  Fortunately for them, Yeshua asked Yahweh to forgive them because they did not know what they were doing.  Likely they were given over to do this so Yahweh's plan would be carried out.

Matthew 27
17  Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18  For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19  When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
20  But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21  The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22  Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23  And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

Yahweh can get people to carry out His plans without their help.  In fact, the middle east conflict is because Abraham and Sarah did not trust Yahweh and His timing and tried to help Him.  Yahweh promised them a son and because Sarah was 90 years old and was barren, they decided to have a son through her handmaiden.  This resulting son was Ishmael the father of the Saudis and was an ancestor of muhammed.  Abraham and Sarah had to live with their decisions to not wait for Yahweh's timing and trying to help Him out. 

Genesis 15
2  And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3  And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4  And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Genesis16
1  Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2  And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3  And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4  And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

Genesis 16
8  And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9  And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10  And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11  And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12  And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Many "christians" are supporting Trump for president because he is the opposite of obama.  While he looks good, like King Saul, is he someone a Christian should vote for?  Consider his track record:

• Married several times
• Numerous affairs
• Wealth comes from casinos
• Owns at least one strip club,
• Recently a democrat
• Recently supported abortions
• Identifies with presbyterian church although nominal (at best) christian. 
• Looked up to Norman Vincent Peal as a Christian leader

To me, Trump looks like a combination of King Saul and Barabbas.  This is exactly how antichrist will be accepted by nominal "christians" (he does not fit the description of THE antichrist)  Most lukewarm "christians" think antichrist will look evil as an obama although he will look exactly like the leader they desire.

The end times is here and antichrist is about to come into power.  Why do Christians believe they can vote for a candidate to "make the U.S. strong again" when it is going against what the bible says will happen in the end times?  I believe whether you vote or not and who you vote for is a test by Yahweh.  Voting for someone to "make the world better" when you know that is not Yahweh's end time plan or if you vote for someone who is vocally opposed to Yahweh is a test to see if you value this world and the dominionist view of apostate "christianity" or if you will follow Yahweh whole heartedly.  I stopped voting and got out of politics when Yahweh opened my eyes about President Bush and the end time plan after the ecumenical prayer movement in the wake of the 9-11 events (which Yahweh clearly told me "Bush did it")

Shabbat Shalom!

Just like today, during the inquisitions one of the differences between a follower of Yahweh (Jews and True Believers who follow Yeshua as Messiah) and those who were pagans or "christian" in name only (lukewarm) was the obedience to Torah.

The two Torah commands, the Sabbath and the dietary rules, that were used by the pagans (catholics included) as a test during the inquisitions to see who was not following the pagan religion commanded by the pagan rulers.  Those that observed the Sabbath and refused to eat pork were put to death.  I plan on writing a post about the inquisitions of old as well as the modern day inquisitions soon.  

Shabbat Shalom!

The early church

When Yeshua was on the earth, He regularly attened Synagogues and read from the Torah.  As a Rabbi, He gave His interpretation of what was in the Torah and, being the author of it, His interpretation is the correct interpretation.

Luke 13:10  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

Nowhere in the New Testament does it indicate that Yeshua changed ANY of the Torah.  Why would He change something He wrote?  He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow and had no errors to correct in it.  If He had changed the Torah, He could not have kept all of it and the Pharisees would have held it against Him at His trial before He was executed yet they had NOTHING to say about Him violating Torah during His trials.  It would If Yeshua had changed the Torah, it would be like changing the rules in the middle of a game of monopoly and then claiming you kept the rules.  Could not have happened.

When Yeshua was addressed by the Pharisees on why His disciples "violated the Sabbath", He never said the Sabbath was wrong - He clarified that the rabbinic fences was wrong and the picking of a handful of grain was not the same as harvesting a field.  Today you have even those who claim to follow Yeshua as Messiah pre-tear their toilet paper so they don't have to "work" by tearing it on the Sabbath (seriously)

After Yeshua was crucified, resurrected, and transfigured, the apostles kept the Sabbath and the rest of the Torah.  Peter in His vision in Acts 17 had obviously never been taught by Yeshua that the dietary laws were not in effect since he stated 'he never ate any unclean thing" and this by some scholars calculations, was some 30 years after the Resurrection.

Acts 10
13  And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15  And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
16  This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17  Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
18  And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
19  While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Acts 10:28  And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

The early church met in the same Synagogues as the unbelieving Jews.  'The Way' as the followers of Yeshua were called (not to be confused with the modern cult called 'the way' / 'the way international') was a sect of Judaism (yes, they were also called 'Christians')

When the gentiles first started believing and accepting Yeshua as Messiah, they were instructed to turn away from their idolatry and eating of blood and then they would learn the rest of Torah in the Synagogues every Sabbath.  This is the same with the new believer today - they are told to turn away from their major sins before attending the fellowships and then let Yahweh work on cleaning the rest of them up as they learn what being a true follower of Yeshua means:

Acts 15
15  And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16  After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17  That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18  Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
19  Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20  But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21  For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

It was common for the believers to meet with the unbelieving Jews in the Synogogues on the Sabbath and then meet together after the service to learn about Yeshua and then after the Sabbath to meet together for fellowship, a meal, and further bible studies before getting up the next morning to work.  Remember (and this is where a lot of confusion is) the day in Jewish culture starts at SUNDOWN so when scripture says they met on the first day of the week it was sundown after the Sabbath on saturday night.  Sunday morning worship did not exist until many centuries later.  Note that the gentiles were already meeting with the Jews in the Synagogues in some areas even before they accepted Yeshua as Messiah:

Acts 17
2  And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3  Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4  And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Acts 18
4  And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
5  And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

When the apostle Paul went into gentile cities and told the gentiles about Yeshua, he told the new converts to not let any of their pagan friends and family judge them when they started observing the Sabbath and observing the feast days and obeying Torah.  This, in context is NOT giving consent for them to follow pagan feasts and observances.  Before accepting Yeshua, the Colossians were following pagan customs and traditions as was their friends and family and would not have needed this instruction.  Note verse 17 that says that these observances are a shadow of things to come which Paul would NEVER have said about pagan holidays and traditions! :

Colossians 2
16  Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17  Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

While the unbelieving Jews raised up against the apostles when the apostles were convincing people to accept Yeshua as Messiah, the believing Jews and gentiles were in the Synagogues and worshiping along with the unbelieving Jews up until ~135AD.   During the third Jewish revolt against Rome,  Simon bar Kokhba, which was a leader of the revolt, was thought to be the Messiah by many unbelieving Jews.  After all, they thought the Messiah would come to free them from Rome and take back Jerusalem.  When the unbelieving Jews tried to force those in the Synagogues to accept bar Kokhba as Messiah, the believers (both Jew and gentile) would not because they knew who Messiah was and it was not bar Kokhba.  This is when the church separated from the unbelieving Jews and is what started a distrust between the unbelieving Jews and the Christians that lasts for the most part to this day.

Some of the gentiles re-assimilated into their former pagan culture and incorporated paganism into their believes.  With the many inquisitions, it was easier to compromise than to continue to follow Yeshua (Yeshua said the road is narrow and His flock is small)  In about 300AD, Constantine combined paganism with this lukewarm compromising "christianity" and that became the roman catholic church - the great harlot.  With the reformation, they changed a FEW things back to how it was before constantine although they allowed much of the paganism to remain.  They only reformed a few things they disagreed with, they did not restore back to 100% truth.

Many today are wakening to the fact that Torah is for today, obedience is not optional for the True follower of Messiah Yeshua, and that the compromising church is not acceptable to Yahweh.

Do your own studies and see for yourself.  This is crystal clear for those who truly want to follow Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) although those who only want an escape from hell ("fire insurance") will continue to be blinded and Yeshua will tell them 'go away, I never knew you'

1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia) is  :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Deceived and being deceived

People love to listen to false prophets, liars, and deceivers -and always have.  Few seek to obey Yahweh and follow Messiah Yeshua - they prefer to be deceived into thinking they are saved while they fellowship with evil and listen to false prophets - people have always done this since before the time of Noah.
 
Jeremiah 5:31  The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

2 Timothy 4
3  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5  But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Proverbs 14:5  A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness breatheth forth lies.

Proverbs 16
27  An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28  A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Matthew 24
10  And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11  And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 

Matthew 5
10  Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13  Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Romans 16
17  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
18  For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
19  For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

Ephesians 5
6  Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
7  Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Ephesians 5
11  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12  For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

Proverbs 6
12  A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13  He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14  Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15  Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16  These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 

World War 2, 9-11, President Bush, and the impending doom of the United States

The United States was given one last opportunity to repent in the aftermath of the 9-11 2001 terrorist  attacks.  Yahweh has guided my life and has shown me what I was to do since I was very little.  He has very, very seldom spoken directly to me.  Twice He did so regarding a pending death that He gave to me to prepare me and was not a word for anyone else.  The only other time is when 9-11 happened.

I lived on the west coast near Seattle on 911 / 2001.  I was up and watching the news before driving to Olympia (the state capitol) where a friend from California was staying with his sister and her husband.  We were going to drive down to Portland (Oregon) for the day.  I was watching the news and they were reporting a plane had hit the tower (first tower) so as a pilot I was assuming bad weather and VFR private pilot.  Then as I was watching the second airplane (allegedly but we won't go there in this post) hit the tower.  That is when Yahweh spoke to me.  He said:  Bush did it (and I knew it meant then President Bush and I knew it was about the terrorist event that was then starting)  That is all He said and it was CLEAR it was Yahweh that said it.

My friend and I met and we drove down to Portland for the day as planned - much more somber than it would have been otherwise.  After arriving back in Olympia and before I drove home, we went into his sister's house before I drove the hour back home.  Of course his sister and husband had the news on and I watched as WTC building 7 came down.  I was confused with why they demolished it - it was an obvious demolition as I saw it come down - and wondered how they had gotten the explosives set up so quick as I know it usually takes several days to do so.  It was not until later that it was explained to be something it clearly was not.  I knew the whole 9-11 was a conspiracy from the get go although that is not the major point of this post.

The most important part of the 9-11 aftermath was the ecumenical prayer service held by then President Bush several days after 9-11. 

Because of the internment camps of the Japanese in the U.S. during WW 2, the sentiment was "we will not do to the muslims what we did to the Japanese"  WW2 set up the destruction of the United States because the sentiment was now "we won't do to the muslims what we did to our perceived enemy during WW2"  The ecumenical prayer service where Bush said "we all worship the same god" to the muslims, the hindus, the catholics, the budhists, the sikhs, etc. was what doomed the United States.  Instead of repenting and turning to Yahweh and asking His forgiveness, we, as a nation, turned to other "gods".  We then started letting our vowed enemy (muslims) into the United States under asylum status (IE: expedited citizenship with voting privileges and immediately on welfare)     This is when the sodomites started becoming acceptable to all of society, churches ordained sodomites, whatever Christian values we had as a nation were eroded, and muslims became acceptable as a "valuable part of society" and shariah law became more acceptable as the Constitution by some (the Constitution being based on Torah - the bible)

Yahweh has given this nation a strong delusion.  If people turn against Him and His laws, He will punish us with shariah law - something which is far worse than what Yahweh commanded.  President obama was given to the nation as a judgment.  This nation is on the verge of a civil war and there will be WW 3 on this nation's shores in the near future.

While this nation is doomed and will soon be destroyed, there is still time for individual repentance.  We may not have much time left - I will be surprised if this nation still exists at the next election which is in november of this year (2016) and, if it does, the election will likely be rigged if not enough muslim voters have been imported to vote for the democrats.  Instead of turning to Yahweh and individually repenting, many "christians" are expecting Trump to save them just like so many wanted King Saul instead of trusting in Yahweh and just like so many wanted Barabbas instead of Yeshua.

The time to repent is NOW - no one is promised tomorrow (or even the next few minutes)

Fox guarding the hen house - making sure the chickens don't squawk

My first day of classes at college start tomorrow so I may not have time to post on a daily basis (although I will try --- as Yahweh leads) 

Just received an email today from the college I attend in the Midwest U.S. that shows me we are being destroyed / changed from within.  There is no such thing as free speech and we are suppose to incorporate terrorists into our society.  Guaranteed if a Christian is discriminated against nothing will be done but say something about a terrorist, you will be penalized. 

I am pleased to introduce the ===== campaign, a campaign designed and led at the grassroots level.  Remember that if a student or employee feels they have been the victim of unlawful discrimination or harassment, please contact Mohammed ======, the ====== for Inclusion & Diversity,

Makes me feel warm, fuzzy, and safe :-(  Fox guarding the hen house to make sure the chickens don't squawk.

I will be surprised if this nation still exists at election time.  I will be very surprised if something major does not happen in this country SOON as well as at the olympics.  The olympics is a major terrorist target yet nobody is saying much about it.

Where are all these muslim employees in the schools coming from all of a sudden? I know Christians will do nothing - most of those in position to do something (IE:  WND, Jay Sekulow, etc.) will not do anything to help anyone unless it is a large Christian ministry or it will get them the PR they want.  Some of these ministries say Christians need to do something but they won't do a single thing to publicize and help the Christians that are being discriminated against unless it will benefit them some way.

 This nation is toast and people who claim to belong to Yeshua need to repent and get right with Yahweh NOW.

How will they find out (about Jesus)?

One of the questions brought up by unbelievers is 'How is Christianity true if someone out in the middle of nowhere has never heard of Jesus is condemned to an eternal hell when they die?"  This is a fair question.  Usually the well meaning will answer something like "what does it matter to you, you have heard so what will you do with Jesus".  This is not what they asked.  They asked an honest question on about how a just God can condemn someone that has not had the opportunity to know about Jesus.  This is a question about Yahweh's omnipresence and His concern with the unsaved.  If someone has no opportunity to believe and be saved, it puts into question of who God is in the unbelievers' mind.

We are to send out missionaries and to witness to the lost throughout the world.  There is no question that this is the Great Commission Yeshua gave His followers.  There are still those who have not had the opportunity to hear about Yeshua.  Scripture is clear that the Creation testifies that there is a God.

Romans 1:20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Scripture also shows that those who have more knowledge are responsible for that knowledge.  Those with less knowledge will be held accountable, and punished,  for what they did know :

Luke 12
46  The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47  And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48  But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

When someone is truly seeking Truth, they will be shown the truth regardless of whether or not there is anyone around to tell them.  Yeshua said even the rocks will cry out :

Luke 19
39  And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40  And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

In the bible, there was a eunuch that was seeking truth and he did not understand.  Yahweh provided him someone to show him the truth and the very same thing happens today:  a believer being placed in the life of an unbeliever that is searching for the truth:

Acts 8
26  And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27  And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28  Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29  Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30  And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31  And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32  The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33  In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34  And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35  Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36  And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37  And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38  And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39  And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

The apostle Paul was given a vision of Yeshua and came to faith when Yeshua showed him that He is the Messiah:

Acts 22
3  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4  And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5  As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6  And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7  And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8  And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9  And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10  And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11  And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12  And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13  Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
14  And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15  For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16  And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Next, their is NUMEROUS testimonies of those, especially former muslims and Jewish people, that are being given dreams and visions of

Yeshua (Jesus) and are coming to faith either by Yeshua showing them the truth directly or they being so bothered by their dreams they seek out the truth from a Christian.

http://morethandreams.org/

“More Than Dreams” tells the compelling, true stories of five Muslims from five countries who share one life-changing experience. Each of

them saw Jesus Christ in a dream or a vision and their lives were forever transformed.

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/watchwomanonthewall/2013/02/jesus-appears-to-muslims-in-dreams-conversions-and-testimonies-video.html

“Great things are happening in the Muslim world,” Doyle said in an email to WND. “It’s all very unexpected.”

Doyle told WND that he is familiar with Farraj’s program and that Jesus is breaking through where missionaries have not succeeded.

“We’ve been seeing this for 15 years now, where Muslims are no longer Muslims but are Jesus followers,” Doyle said. “It’s someone who is a Christian, someone who is willing to die for Jesus.

“It all started with them with a dream,” Doyle said. “They had a Jesus dream, and some of them had many Jesus dreams. They would seek out Christians after a while because the dreams would get so intense that they wanted an answer.”

http://www.the-new-way.org/testimonies/conv_giud_03_the_man_in_white_robe.html

The dream repeated itself night after night. I became worried and nervous. I finally consulted a doctor out of fear that I might be losing my mind. He prescribed medication to relax me. I also inquired of a Christian friend, "What could this dream mean?" She replied, "You have described Jesus and your dream is showing how Jesus saves those who believe him."

If someone is sincerely seeking Truth, Yahweh WILL show them truth even if there does not seem to be a way.

2016 01 24 Pastor Steve Mitchell - "On Apostles: True & False"

Must watch!

https://youtu.be/_cdKtZmLLqg

The Morning Stars Sang Together

There is a controversy why satan (lucifer) is referred to as the 'morning star' in Isaiah when Yeshua identifies Himself as the Bright and Morning Star.  Some believe it was a mistranslated in Isaiah.

KJV
Isaiah 14:12   How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

JPS
Isaiah 14:12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, that didst cast lots over the nations!

CJB
Isaiah 14:12  "How did you come to fall from the heavens, morning star, son of the dawn? How did you come to be cut to the ground, conqueror of nations? 

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Revelation 22:16  I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Now we need to see what Yahweh told Job:

Job 38:7  When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

I believe that lucifer, before he fell, was a morning star (as was other good angels) and Yeshua is THE Bright and Morning Star.  The angels do not shine in the morning their selves but shine as a reflection of Yeshua's light just as the moon has no light of its own but reflects the light of the sun.  The good angels, morning stars, shine by the light of Yeshua - who is THE Bright and Morning Star!  The angels are only a reflection of the True Light.  This may not refer to today but before the fall of satan.  How many?  We do not know although if I had to guess, I would guess 12 with one fallen (lucifer / satan) that was replaced.  It could have been two, it could have been hundreds, thousands, or millions - no way for us to know this side of heaven.

This is the same with believers: We are to be the salt and the light to the world although we have no light of our own:  We reflect the light of Yeshua and our light is brighter the more of the Holy Spirit that is in us.  The Holy Spirit is shown in scripture as being oil in our lamps and as we abide in Messiah, the Root, our light shines bright in an increasingly dark world. 

We are olive branches (either grafted in or native) and our fruits is the olives which give oil and is the 'fruit of the Spirit' and keeps our lamps shining.  We abide in Messiah, the Root, for our nourishment.

Romans 11
16  For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17  And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19  Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20  Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21  For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22  Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23  And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
24  For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25  For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

In the parable of the ten virgins, the five wise have oil and the five foolish did not have any. They are false believers.  Either they were never believers or they were and fell into compromise and became lukewarm.

Matthew 25
1  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9  But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11  Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12  But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13  Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

The five foolish had no [good] fruit (olives yielding in oil for their lamps) and the five wise told them to 'go and buy oil'.  This is the very same when Yeshua told the lukewarm in the church of Laodicea - to go and buy gold, their white robes (robes of the tribulation saints?) and eye salve:

Revelation 3
14  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15  I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16  So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18  I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Salvation is a free gift and while the door is still open, you may freely enter it.  Once the rapture happens, the door will be closed and you will have to pay with your life as a martyr during the tribulation after accepting Yeshua as your Lord and Savior (Lord means OBEY).  Yeshua is clearly warning the lukewarm church that they need to be ready and living for Him and having their light shining for Him and bearing fruit NOW.  If the lukewarm procrastinate thinking they have time, the door will be shut and once they are saved by Messiah's shed blood in the tribulation, they will die a martyr's death.

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

    Strong's number G458 : iniquity (transliterated as anomia)
     anomia
    1) the condition of without law
         a) because ignorant of it
         b) because of violating it
    2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

The five foolish believe they are saved and will be surprised they were left behind.  Yeshua will tell them 'go away, I never knew you' as He says in both Matthew 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.  and Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The time to repent (turning away from sin / violating Yahweh's instructions given in the Torah) is TODAY because tomorrow is not promised to anyone.

Shabbat Shalom!

John 14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Exodus 20
8  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10  But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11  For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Isaiah 56
5  Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
6  Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

Daniel and Queen Esther (two short studies)

Two short little studies today.

Daniel

 

The prophet Daniel was taken into captivity when Babylon conquered Israel,  Most people do not realize that the prophet Daniel was the son of David and his wife Abigail:

1 Chronicles 3:1  Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

Daniel 1:3  And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

Daniel 1:6  Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

Ezra 8:2  Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David;

This is interesting in the light of how Daniel is a type of Messiah in the events that happened to him.

Queen Esther

 

There is no hard facts on this one.  Many consider Ahasuerus mentioned in Esther the same as Artaxerxes mentioned in Nehemiah.  Some believe Artaxerxes is a title for many kings.  Either way, both ruled in Shushan and it is clear from the context that Nehemiah was after Haman tried to exterminate the Jews in Esther.

I believe that Artaxerxes in Nehemiah in Esther is either the king Esther married or her son.  It makes sense since the king in Nehemiah allowed Nehemiah to go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the city and even paid for the rebuilding and there was no mention of Haman.  Nehemiah was in a high position which would not have been the case if this was before Esther and Haman would have have tried to prevent the king from allowing Jerusalem to be rebuilt.  The queen was sitting next to Artaxerxes when the request was made and that could have been queen Esther (either wife or mother of the king)  There is very good reason to believe the queen mentioned in Nehemiah was Esther.   The king had no second thoughts about granting the request and no reason he would have done so if Esther was not his wife or his mother.   If  Artaxerxes is the husband or son of Esther, then Esther not only saved the lives of the Jews at the hand of Haman, she was also the reason Jerusalem was rebuilt by Nehemiah (about 17 years later if Artaxerxes is indeed Ahasuerus or a little longer if Artaxerxes was her son)

Esther 1
1  Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
2  That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
3  In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

Nehemiah 2
1  And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
2  Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3  And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4  Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5  And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
6  And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7  Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
8  And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9  Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.

2015 09 27 Pastor Steve Mitchell and John Haller - "Elders: Refuting False Teachers"

A MUST watch.

https://youtu.be/539Y2BDVgeA




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The tower of babel and the end times

Years from Genesis timeline:

Flood :  1656 years after Creation
Abraham : born 1948 years after Creation
Noah : died 2006 years after Creation
Peleg : alive 1757-1996 after Creation

Some years after the flood, there was a decendent of Ham named Nimrod who set up a kingdom in the plains of Shinar

Genesis 10
6  And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
7  And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8  And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9  He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
10  And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Some scholars believe the towert of babel happened about 200 years after the flood.  It is strongly implied it happened in the days of Peleg.  It definitely happened when Noah was still alive and before Abraham's birth:

Genesis 10
21  Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
22  The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23  And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24  And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

The people of that time had one language and had only moved to the plains of Shinar in Iraq and had not scattered to populate the earth as Yahweh had commanded.  The people conspired together to rebel against Yahweh and build a tower to reach heaven.  Yahweh said if they continued, they would achieve everything they imagined to do so he gave them all languages and scattered them throughout the earth:

Genesis 11
1  And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3  And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4  And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5  And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6  And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7  Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8  So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9  Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

This is EXACTLY what is happening today.  The nations of the world are conspiring against Yahweh and are trying to do what He said to not do.  Yahweh gave us instructions for our benefit yet most "Christians" claim Yahweh's instruction (Torah) is not for today and has opened this world up to all kinds of evil.

Combining DNA of animals, cloning, and breeding animals of different kinds are examples of rebellion against Yahweh.  Many sources claimed this happened before the flood and is part of the reason Yahweh destroyed the earth.  The nephilim are a cross between fallen angels and human women, my theory is that SOME (not all) of the dinosaurs were genetic manipulation / breeding programs gone bad.  Today scientists are combining animals of different kinds and creating animals such as ligers, shoats, geep, etc.   They are now combining human DNA with both animal and plant DNA ("blue" roses have human liver enzyme DNA incorporated for the color)  This is directly in violation of Yahweh's instructions.

Leviticus 19:19  " 'Observe my regulations. " 'Don't let your livestock mate with those of another kind, don't sow your field with two different kinds of grain, and don't wear a garment of cloth made with two different kinds of thread.

This is bad enough although now the nations are wanting to  colonize other planets and spend their time developing space weapons in case we are "invaded"  Even president Reagan said the nations would get together if there was an alien threat:

(I watched this when it was aired on television when Reagan gave the speech and it has NOT been altered)

Recently there has been increased discussion to create weapons to destroy asteroids that come to close to the earth in order to "protect the earth"  This has become an increasing concern in recent years.  The reason is that the governments know Yeshua's return is near and they want to stop it.  They are creating weapons not to destroy asteroids or to protect earth from space invaders but to wage war against Yeshua just as they tried to do with the tower of babel:

Revelation 19:11  And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Revelation 19:14  And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (those of us that accept Yeshua as Messiah)

The world UNITES to fight against Yeshua when He returns with His bride:

Revelation19:19  And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

Note:  Yeshua destroys them with His word --- which is referred to in scripture as a sword

Revelation 19:15  And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

Ephesians 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Just like in the times after Noah's flood where the world united to fight against Yahweh, they will united once again to fight Yeshua when He returns with His followers.  The judgment of the flood and Armageddon are like bookends of a rebellious world.

Wolves and infiltrators: out to destroy Yeshua's sheep

This is the end of the end of days and as we near the coming of Messiah, everything spoken of in scripture will intensify just as birth pains intensify when it is near the time of birth.  There will be numerous wolves among the church that are out to destroy those who belong to Yeshua.  They will lie about Yeshua's followers, slander them, and do whatever they can to discredit and destroy them. 

Matthew 7:15  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Acts 20
29  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

These wolves want a following.  They are out to make a name for them selves using Messiah Yeshua's name to do so.  They will seduce others into following after them telling their followers whatever they want to hear and making their followers feel wanted and secure in their group - as long as their followers do as they say and believe what the wolf wants them to believe.  This is how cults operate.

Ezekiel 22
25  There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
26  Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
27  Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
28  And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

2 Timothy 3
1  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3  Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4  Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5  Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6  For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7  Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

2 Timothy 3:13  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Messiah Yeshua said these evildoers would lie about and slander those who are His:

Luke 6:22  Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

This is what happened to me and I know just how evil these wolves can be.  I have followed Messiah since I was young and never strayed very far.  Yes, I have sinned (everyone has) although I have never fallen into a pattern of sin and when I did things Yahweh was not happy with, He quickly brought me back to following Yeshua.  This was not a pattern of sin but of life choices that was not fully Yahweh's will for my life.  For example, I trained race horses for several years before attending college for the first time.  Training race horses where gambling was involved was not Yahweh's will and He led me out of it and into college.  That and competing horses on the Sabbath was the biggest straying from Yahweh I have done.  Once I was shown how importance the Sabbath is to Yahweh, I stopped competing horses and gave up the chance of qualifying for the olympics in the 1980s.  I also gave up pursuing an airline pilot job because the obeying Yahweh and remembering the Sabbath was way more important to me than either competing at the olympics or flying commercial airplanes. 

Several years ago I was in a "fellowship" that was infested with wolves and jezebels that sought to destroy me.  They lied about me and slandered me and said I was "not living the life I said I was living" in order to discredit my walk with Yeshua as being "false".  I do not know all the lies that were told - all I can say is may Yahweh strike down the liars, manipulators, and evildoers and bless those that are righteous through Yeshua ---- so if I'm the evildoer, may Yahweh strike me down - and if they are the evildoers, may Yahweh strike them down.  I have nothing to fear as I know my walk is much more deeper than my talk and has been since I was very young.  What saddens me is everyone who believed the lies and nobody came to me to ask what the truth is.  Many of the wolves caused problems and then went to the "leadership" and claimed I was the one causing problems - pure wolves who were set out to discredit me as a person as well as my walk with Yeshua.  Not a single one has apologized as commanded in scripture (I apologized although I have no idea what I was apologizing for and my apology was not accepted and I was told it was a "false apology" to "manipulate")

Proverbs 18:17  The first to state his case seems right, till the other one comes and cross-examines.

Matthew 5
22  but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
23  If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,
24  leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Mark 11
25  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26  But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Please watch the video I posted by Pastor Steve Mitchell on Jude - it is very good regarding the false prophet infiltrators.  He shows the importance of marking out the wolves and keeping a fellowship clean of trouble makers.  Fellowships are suppose to be for believers.  You go out into the world to witness to unbelievers and then fellowship with the believers.  If you allow wolves and devils into your fellowship, it becomes a den of demons.  Even as hard as you try to keep your fellowship clean, there will still be wolves who are among you:

Way of Cain:  Murderer
Error of Balaam: Greedy hireling will do anything for money
Gainsaying of Core (Korah) : Rebelious and leading rebellion

Jude 1
11  Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12  These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13  Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. 

Romans 1
21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 
27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30  Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31  Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32  Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. 

 

The Torah : from eternity past to eternity future

Most rebellious "christians" claim the "Law is for the Jews" and "Jesus nailed it to the cross" and "Jesus cleansed all animals for food" and other such nonsense to justify their rebellion against Yahweh and His instructions contained in the Old Testament - specifically the Torah which is the first five books of the bible:  Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Yeshua is the 'Living Torah' and He as well as Torah existed before time began.

John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

How could anyone be held accountable for sin / disobedience if they did not know what Yahweh expected of them?  You cannot be held accountable for violating laws / rules that do not exist!  How could iniquity / sin be found in satan if the law had not existed since sin (iniquity) is defined as violation of the law?

1 John 3:4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^G458

 Strong's number G458 is iniquity (transliterated as anomia) :
1) the condition of without law
     a) because ignorant of it
     b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness

Iniquity (sin) was found in satan - how could that be unless the law was already established?

Ezekiel 28:
12  Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
13  Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14  Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
15  Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity ^H5766 was found in thee.

Strongs H5766 translated as `evel meaning:

injustice, unrighteousness, wrong
        violent deeds of injustice
        injustice (of speech)
        injustice (generally)

So the definition of sin is evil / violation of the law.  The law had to have been established before satan fell otherwise how could he have been held accountable for iniquity if it was not yet defined ?

It appears satan was in the Garden of Eden BEFORE he fell.  Could it be that after his rebellion, he immediately tempted Eve thinking if he were able to get the humans to rebel he would be let off the hook?  Something we likely will not find out this side of eternity.

There are verses showing the Torah / law was given to people to follow before it was re-given to Moses to write down on Mt Sinai: 

Yahweh killed an animal to cover Adam and Eve after they sinned

Genesis 3
20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

He could have clothed them with cloth instead of killing an animal.  This shows blood must be shed for the remission of sin and is a prophecy of the Messiah.

Cain and Abel knew to offer sacrifices and what to offer:

Genesis 4
2  And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5  But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6  And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7  If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

The people knew what Yahweh's commands were otherwise how could they be held accountable for violation of the law (most "Christians" claim did not exist until Moses)  /  living wickedly and doing evil that brought about the flood of Noah?

Genesis 6:5  And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

How could Noah tell them to repent if they did not have any idea of Yahweh's instructions?  You cannot obey or be held accountable for laws that do not exist!

Noah knew which animals were clean and unclean to bring on the ark

Genesis 7:2  Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

Interesting to note:  The dietary laws of the muslims are mostly the same as was given to Moses ( a few differences between shiitie and suunis) yet the arab people separated from the Jewish people (Ishmael / Isaac) long before Moses.  This strongly indicates that the dietary laws were known by Abraham and he (or Shem) taught them to both Ishmael and Isaac long before the exile in Egypt (IE: before Moses).  Noah was still alive at the tie of Abraham and Shem, Noah's son, was alive at the same time as Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac (in fact, Shem outlived Abraham) and they could have taught the Torah, including the dietary laws, - and which animals were unclean and clean they took onto the ark - to Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac.

Sodom and Gomorah were in iniquity - how were they held accountable for their sin if Yahweh's instructions for living were not known? 

Genesis 19:15  And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

You cannot be held accountable for violating rules that do not exist!

Job offered sacrifices for his sons and daughters.  It is widely believed Job lived after the flood around the time of Abraham.  He certainly lived before Moses.  From a previous post, he appears to be from the line of Shem through Uz.

Genesis 10
22  The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23  And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

Job 1:1  There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 1:5  And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Jacob offered sacrifice to Yahweh:

Genesis 31:54  Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.

The Sabbath was re-given to Ancient Israel before Moses was given the law on Mt. Sinai.  Before Ancient Israel left Egypt, they had asked pharoah for permission to go out into the desert to pray and sacrifice to Yahweh

Exodus 5
2  And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
3  And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Sabbath re-given Exodus 16:22-30 ---  BEFORE Moses was told to write it down in Exodus 19-20.

Exodus 16
22  And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23  And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
24  And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25  And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
26  Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27  And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28  And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29  See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30  So the people rested on the seventh day.

The Ten Commandments says to REMEMBER so obviously the commandment was given to them before Sinai.

Exodus 20:8  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Yeshua (Jesus) obeyed and taught Torah:

Yeshua said He will reject Christians that "do things for Him" if they do not obey Yahweh IE: are lawless / Torahless.  (Matthew 7:21-23)

Matthew 7
21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Yeshua only spoke what the Father had taught and did not teach against ANYTHING in Torah:

John 8:28  Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

To follow Yeshua is to obey what He says IE:  follow Torah

Exodus 12:49  One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
                        Native olive branches and grafted in branches  (Romans  11:13-29)

Acts 5:29  Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
                  The apostles taught obedience to Yahweh

Act 5:32  And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

1 Peter 4:17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Obedience is NOT optional!

(Torah "law") Deuteronomy 13:4  Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Matthew 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

1 John 5:3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments. 

Torah after Yeshua's resurrection

If Paul would have been teaching against Torah (including the Sabbath and the dietary laws), the Bereans, as well as all the other Jews in the Synagogues he visited, would have rejected him as being a false teacher.  It is very clear that he used scripture - the OLD TESTAMENT - to teach from since the new testament (which he wrote most of) had not been written yet.  These verses show Paul NEVER spoke against ANY of Yahweh's laws and if his writings contradicted what he taught them, he is a false teacher.

Acts 17:2  And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

Acts 17
11  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12  Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

Act 18:4  And he (Paul) reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

I do not believe Paul was a false apostle as do so many who do not understand what he taught.  They choose to believe Yahweh and throw out anything Paul said  because they misunderstand what Paul said consequently they throw out most of the New Testament out of ignorance. 

Other people like to twist Paul to say things he NEVER said in order to justify their rebellion.  Peter even said as much.  Peter also said they fall from their stedfastedness if they twist what Paul said to suit their rebellious ways:

2 Peter 3
15  And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16  As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17  Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

The rebellious love to use Peter's vision in Acts 10 to justify their wickedness claiming that the dietary laws are now void:

Acts 10
11  And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12  Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13  And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15  And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
16  This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17  Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

Peter stated in response to the vision in Acts 10 that he had NEVER eaten ANYTHING unclean - and this vision was some years after Yeshua's death and resurrection.  Even during the vision, Peter did not accept it as meaning he could now eat swine's flesh and other unclean things. 

Peter KNEW the vision was from Yahweh and he KNEW it would NEVER contradict scripture so he did not accept it at face value.  Instead, Peter pondered what the vision meant and it was not until verse 28 he realized it was about the gentiles:

Acts 10:28  And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Compare with what Yahweh said in verse 15 (Acts 10):   And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.   

The vision was clearly about the gentiles and not about eating swine's flesh!

While claiming Jesus changed the dietary law in Mark 7:19, the rebellious are blinded to the fact that Peter obviously was never taught by Yeshua that it was now okay to eat what Yahweh said to not eat.   otherwise he, Peter, would have not questioned the vision in Acts 10  that he was given years later.  

Mark 7:19  It doesn't go into your heart, but into your stomach, and then out of your body." By saying this, Jesus meant that all foods were fit to eat.

 If Yeshua had changed the law and cleansed what Yahweh calls an abomination, He would not have been the sin free Lamb of God.  When He 'Made all foods clean' it meant food as defined by Yahweh in the Old Testament - which did NOT include pig, shellfish, etc.  It was a statement that all meat (given by Yahweh as food) were ritually clean.   

Yeshua could not have changed any law and remain sin free - you cannot change the rules and then claim you are following those rules.  If Yeshua had taught against the Torah, the Pharisees would have held that against Him after He was betrayed by judas.   If Yeshua had taught against the dietary laws He never would have been accepted as Messiah by those who followed Him and His followers would have NEVER been allowed in the synagogues.  If Yeshua had taught against Torah, He would have transgressed the law and would not have resurrected.  It would have disqualified Him as being Messiah.

This prophecy in Isaiah is about the end of days (long after Yeshua's resurrection)   Many apostates think they are holier than those who obey God because of their "freedom from the law" yet Yahweh says they are rebellious and walk after their own thoughts angering Him continually. Verse 4 is specifically about Bethel-redding and their "gravesucking" in order to become demon possessed as well as about those who eat what Yahweh specifically stated to not eat :

Isaiah 65
1  "I made myself accessible to those who didn't ask for me, I let myself be found by those who didn't seek me. I said, 'Here I am! Here I am!' to a nation not called by my name.
2  I spread out my hands all day long to a rebellious people who live in a way that is not good, who follow their own inclinations;
3  a people who provoke me to my face all the time, sacrificing in gardens and burning incense on bricks.
4  They sit among the graves and spend the night in caverns; they eat pig meat and their pots hold soup made from disgusting things.
5  They say, 'Keep your distance, don't come near me, because I am holier than you.' These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day!

During the tribulation, the saints are the ones who have faith in Yeshua AND obey the commandments of Yahweh:

Revelation 14:12  Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Why would it be any different now?  We are obviously expected to obey Yahweh AND have faith in Yeshua as our Messiah, our Lord and Savior.  (Lord means obeying and living in obedience)  How do you FOLLOW Yeshua if you are being disobedient to what Yahweh says?  Some claim that "the law is for the Jews" and gentiles do not have to obey,  Yahweh says otherwise:

Exodus 12:49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

It is clear from scripture that Yahweh's Torah / law (Yeshua is the Living Torah), existed since before time and will exist for eternity and that we are to obey His instructions.

John14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John14:23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John15:10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 5
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

You must choose this day who you will serve:  Yahweh (the one True God as revealed in the bible) by following Yeshua (Jesus) on the narrow path as your Messiah (Lord* and Savior)  or, by default, you choose to follow satan slong the broad road to hell.  Many choose the broad road because that is where their "friends" and family are.  You must be wiling to give up everyone and everything to follow Messiah Yeshua or you are not worthy to be His.    
* Lord means you are obedient and do what He says

Matthew 10
37  He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38  And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.