Yahweh's foreknowledge and man's free will

The bible shows that men have free will and can choose whether to follow Messiah Yeshua or reject Him.  There are those who claim Yahweh chooses who will be saved and who will be sent to hell.  Others believe Yahweh does not know who will choose which - both are heretical doctrines.  Some aspects of both are in scripture although they have been made into false opposing doctrines that have divided much of "christianity".

When Saul was chosen King and then failed in following Yahweh, Yahweh told him that if he had obeyed, He would have been set up as king and his heirs would be kings over Israel forever.

1 Samuel 13
9  And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
10  And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
11  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;
12  therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.
13  And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
14  But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

Saul's heirs could never have ruled over Israel forever yet he was told that  if he had obeyed, Yahweh would have given it to him.  Yahweh knew in advance that Saul would reject Him because King Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and, back in Genesis, Judah was the one who was promised an heir on the throne forever - not Benjamin.

Genesis 49:10  The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

 This is extremely interesting to think about and contemplate why Yahweh would let Saul's rejection of Him play out that He knew was going to happen.  He knows who will reject Him and who will follow Him - yet He lets it happen.  I have my ideas of why although it's too dangerous to post them because someone will turn around and twist it making false doctrines to follow (and I'm not sure if it is correct or not- Yahweh has not shown me)

Yahweh definitely guides those that belong to Him -

Proverbs 3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 16:9  A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Those that do not belong to Him are free to make the choice of following Messiah Yeshua or not.  He will guide those that are His but those who reject Him can stumble down the broad road to hell in darkness following the seducing spirits that are leading them to hell.

Psalms 119:105  NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

If anyone has any ideas please comment (you don't need to identify yourself and no email address required)

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")

Benjamites of Gibeah, King Saul, and Judah

Not sure if there is any meaning to this connection although I find it very interesting.

I won't post the entire three chapters here.  You can read them at Blue Letter Bible  if you don't have a bible or have it with you.

In Judges 19-21, a Levite traveling with his concubine stopped in Gibeah, a city of the Tribe of Benjamin, for the night.  It was a dangerous place and a Gibeahnite invited them into his home for the night.  Some men of belial (ba-al) came and wanted him to send the man out so they could rape him (sounds a lot like what happened to sodom and gomorah with the angels) and the man refused and gave his daughter and the Levite's concubine to them to do with them what they wanted.  They abused and raped the Levite's concubine and she ended up dying.

Under Yahweh's instruction and with a sorrowful heart, the children of Israel came to fight the Gibeahnites.  The rest of the Tribe of Benjamin came to the aid of the Benjaminites in Gibeah.  All the women were killed and nearly all of the tribe of Benjamin were wiped out.  They found women from another tribe for the surviving Benjaminites to marry so the tribe would not be wiped out.  Yahweh allowed the near destruction of the Tribe of Benjamin due to sodomy.

Later Israel demanded a king even though they had Yahweh as their king.  Yahweh gave them King Saul which was from the Tribe of Benjamin even though in Genesis 49:8-10, Judah was to reign until the Messiah came.  It is obvious Saul was a placeholder by Yahweh until King David was old enough to become king because of the insistence for a king by Israel.

The most interesting part is that King Saul was from Gibeah.  I'm quite sure that what happened in Judges 19-21 with the Tribe of Benjamin almost being wiped out and Saul, a Benjaminite, from Gibeah becoming king are related although Yahweh has not shown me any more on this yet.  Gibeah (and the entire Tribe of Benajmin nearly being wiped out because of what happened in Gibeah) almost being wiped out. Saul, from the Tribe of Benjamin, being named king even though Judah was to rule, and Saul being from Gibeah is very interesting puzzle to figure out. (FYI:  King David was from Judah)

Genesis 49
8  Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9  Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
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. 

Thoughts?