Showing posts with label satan. Show all posts
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
Erroneous bible teachings and the "mandela effect"
I've been shaking my head at how much error has been introduced into the church. Sometimes it is an honest mistake due to bible passages that are not clear or not clear to that person yet. If the person teaching the error discovers they made a mistake, they correct it and do not teach the error again. Some things are not clear in scripture and are open for discussions between believers where 'iron sharpens iron' and everyone learns from the discussions - at least that is the way it should be. Sometimes those discussions everyone believes they are right and nothing is accomplished other than people getting angry at each other and calling the others apostates or heretics.
There is no problem with other views when scripture is not 100% clear on something although when something is as clear as 2 + 2 = 4 or a person is pointed out as being in error and they state they don't care and that they will continue to teach that error, it is a problem. One example is what I recently posted about is the new, and false, doctrine of "the seed of a woman means virgin birth because women do not have seed" using Genesis 3:15 as their "proof text" when both Genesis 4:25 and Genesis 16:8-11 where the same word for seed, Strongs H2233, is used refutes that false teaching.
Strongs H2233
Genesis 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed H2233 instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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 H2233 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.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, H2233 which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; H2233 to you it shall be for meat.
As I have previously pointed out, if seed means sperm and physical offspring, the same word is used for satan's seed so satan would have to have physical children. This opens the door to the satanic serpent seed doctrine which is running rampant in the churches and on youtube - a doctrine of demons. It also opens the door for people believing the mahdi (antichrist) is virgin born (if they make that claim) because the same word is used for seed regarding Hagar. If it means virgin born for Eve, then it must mean the same thing for Hagar which proves this doctrine as being an error which can lead to deception in the future.
Errors in interpretation is why we are to fellowship and study scripture together so we can learn and grow in Yeshua. Often errors are honest mistakes although sometimes they are introduced on purpose either to embellish a sermon or possibly a sinister agenda and this is why someone who wants to teach or learn truth needs to study for their selves.
One obvious embellishing of scripture that I have brought up before is the embellishing of Lot and calling him a compromiser and falling into sin by wanting to live in sodom. Nowhere does the bible say Lot compromised or fell into sin, in fact the bible calls Lot Righteous Lot. What is the purpose of pastors who supposedly studied the bible and know better to use the story of Lot in this way?
Recently youtube has become a proponent for the "mandela effect" and numerous videos, including by professing believers, claims all bibles were changed - including the bibles you have had in your homes for years and all electronic versions - by CERN (some claim it was satan that went back in time to make changes in the bible, movies, books, and such) The alleged changes the videos claim are causing people to doubt the bible and believe it is not reliable. All of the alleged changes in the bible are false. People believe the bible changed because they listen to erroneous and deceptive teachings by pastors and teachers and have not actually read the bible for their self. The alleged errors are either from pastors intentionally changing the scripture for their own purposes or an agenda or they are from different bible translations and were not an intentional deception. Messiah Yeshua said not one jot or tittle would be changed.
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Messiah Yeshua will protect His Torah and He will obviously will protect all of scripture as well - satan has no power to go back in time let alone change the bible. IF satan had that power, he would have changed more than a few words that have nothing to do wit the gospel message.
When I was little I remember the pastor teaching abut the "Lion and the Lamb" laying down together during the millennium. When I read through the bible myself, I saw that my bible said wolf and lamb. I searched other translations (including KJV) and it said wolf and lamb. Messiah Yeshua came as a lamb to atone for sin the first time and will come back as a lion. If this is why the pastor used 'lamb and lion shall lie down together', it may have been done with no ill intent although it was not what the bible said and we are seeing that it is now being used to deceive people that never read the scripture for their self.
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Pastors / teachers should only teach what the bible says. Nothing wrong if they do not know something and say as much but when they are adding to, subtracting from, or embellishing scripture to make a new teaching they will be under judgment for it.
James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, since you know that we will be judged more severely.
Some of the alleged bible changes by the "mandela effect" are due to word translations in different bible versions. One example of this is the word 'bottle' in the KJV which is translated as 'wineskins' in other translations.
KJV
Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottlesG779: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
ASV
Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
Strongs G779
askos: a leathern bag or bottle, in which water or wine was kept
779 askós – a leather wine-skin (not a glass "bottle"). "Our word bottle originally carried the true meaning, being a bottle of leather. In Spanish bota means a leather bottle, a boot, and a butt. In Spain wine is still brought to market in pig-skins" (M. Vincent).
Every alleged change in the bible by the "mandela effect" is false. Whether this was planned long ago by man, I'm not sure of although it appears to have been a calculated plan by satan in order to deceive people in the end times. This is why people need to read and study the bible on their own and be like Bereans and check EVERY teaching by EVERY person with scripture and see if it lines up or not. Paul was an APOSTLE and even his teachings were verified with scripture. Nobody should get a free pass and TRUE pastors and teachers of scripture are open to correction. The pastors / teachers that continue tp teach error after they have been shown they are in error are false teachers. If a teacher is not open to correcting something simple that is obviously clear then you must ask yourself what other lies and deceptions are they teaching? They lose credibility if they won't change a teaching when they are in obvious error and it is pointed out to them. To me, it shows a deception on their part and the bad fruit they are producing shows they may not even be one of Yahweh's sheep.
Every obviously wrong teaching, no matter how small, needs to be corrected whether it in a bible study or fellowship because if it is allowed to be propagated without correction, satan may very well use it to discredit the bible and Yahweh as we have seen with the "mandela effect" and everyone who is believing it not because of what they remember from reading but by what they heard their pastors and teacher speak. satan knows it is easier to fool someone than convince them they have been fooled and this sets people up for deceptions like the "mandela effect" as well as the great deception that will happen after the rapture.
2 Thessalonians 2
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
There is no problem with other views when scripture is not 100% clear on something although when something is as clear as 2 + 2 = 4 or a person is pointed out as being in error and they state they don't care and that they will continue to teach that error, it is a problem. One example is what I recently posted about is the new, and false, doctrine of "the seed of a woman means virgin birth because women do not have seed" using Genesis 3:15 as their "proof text" when both Genesis 4:25 and Genesis 16:8-11 where the same word for seed, Strongs H2233, is used refutes that false teaching.
Strongs H2233
- seed, sowing, offspring
- a sowing
- seed
- semen virile
- offspring, descendants, posterity, children
- of moral quality
- a practitioner of righteousness (fig.)
- sowing time (by meton)
Genesis 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed H2233 instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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 H2233 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.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, H2233 which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; H2233 to you it shall be for meat.
As I have previously pointed out, if seed means sperm and physical offspring, the same word is used for satan's seed so satan would have to have physical children. This opens the door to the satanic serpent seed doctrine which is running rampant in the churches and on youtube - a doctrine of demons. It also opens the door for people believing the mahdi (antichrist) is virgin born (if they make that claim) because the same word is used for seed regarding Hagar. If it means virgin born for Eve, then it must mean the same thing for Hagar which proves this doctrine as being an error which can lead to deception in the future.
Errors in interpretation is why we are to fellowship and study scripture together so we can learn and grow in Yeshua. Often errors are honest mistakes although sometimes they are introduced on purpose either to embellish a sermon or possibly a sinister agenda and this is why someone who wants to teach or learn truth needs to study for their selves.
One obvious embellishing of scripture that I have brought up before is the embellishing of Lot and calling him a compromiser and falling into sin by wanting to live in sodom. Nowhere does the bible say Lot compromised or fell into sin, in fact the bible calls Lot Righteous Lot. What is the purpose of pastors who supposedly studied the bible and know better to use the story of Lot in this way?
Recently youtube has become a proponent for the "mandela effect" and numerous videos, including by professing believers, claims all bibles were changed - including the bibles you have had in your homes for years and all electronic versions - by CERN (some claim it was satan that went back in time to make changes in the bible, movies, books, and such) The alleged changes the videos claim are causing people to doubt the bible and believe it is not reliable. All of the alleged changes in the bible are false. People believe the bible changed because they listen to erroneous and deceptive teachings by pastors and teachers and have not actually read the bible for their self. The alleged errors are either from pastors intentionally changing the scripture for their own purposes or an agenda or they are from different bible translations and were not an intentional deception. Messiah Yeshua said not one jot or tittle would be changed.
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Messiah Yeshua will protect His Torah and He will obviously will protect all of scripture as well - satan has no power to go back in time let alone change the bible. IF satan had that power, he would have changed more than a few words that have nothing to do wit the gospel message.
When I was little I remember the pastor teaching abut the "Lion and the Lamb" laying down together during the millennium. When I read through the bible myself, I saw that my bible said wolf and lamb. I searched other translations (including KJV) and it said wolf and lamb. Messiah Yeshua came as a lamb to atone for sin the first time and will come back as a lion. If this is why the pastor used 'lamb and lion shall lie down together', it may have been done with no ill intent although it was not what the bible said and we are seeing that it is now being used to deceive people that never read the scripture for their self.
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Pastors / teachers should only teach what the bible says. Nothing wrong if they do not know something and say as much but when they are adding to, subtracting from, or embellishing scripture to make a new teaching they will be under judgment for it.
James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, since you know that we will be judged more severely.
Some of the alleged bible changes by the "mandela effect" are due to word translations in different bible versions. One example of this is the word 'bottle' in the KJV which is translated as 'wineskins' in other translations.
KJV
Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottlesG779: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
ASV
Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
Strongs G779
askos: a leathern bag or bottle, in which water or wine was kept
779 askós – a leather wine-skin (not a glass "bottle"). "Our word bottle originally carried the true meaning, being a bottle of leather. In Spanish bota means a leather bottle, a boot, and a butt. In Spain wine is still brought to market in pig-skins" (M. Vincent).
Every alleged change in the bible by the "mandela effect" is false. Whether this was planned long ago by man, I'm not sure of although it appears to have been a calculated plan by satan in order to deceive people in the end times. This is why people need to read and study the bible on their own and be like Bereans and check EVERY teaching by EVERY person with scripture and see if it lines up or not. Paul was an APOSTLE and even his teachings were verified with scripture. Nobody should get a free pass and TRUE pastors and teachers of scripture are open to correction. The pastors / teachers that continue tp teach error after they have been shown they are in error are false teachers. If a teacher is not open to correcting something simple that is obviously clear then you must ask yourself what other lies and deceptions are they teaching? They lose credibility if they won't change a teaching when they are in obvious error and it is pointed out to them. To me, it shows a deception on their part and the bad fruit they are producing shows they may not even be one of Yahweh's sheep.
Every obviously wrong teaching, no matter how small, needs to be corrected whether it in a bible study or fellowship because if it is allowed to be propagated without correction, satan may very well use it to discredit the bible and Yahweh as we have seen with the "mandela effect" and everyone who is believing it not because of what they remember from reading but by what they heard their pastors and teacher speak. satan knows it is easier to fool someone than convince them they have been fooled and this sets people up for deceptions like the "mandela effect" as well as the great deception that will happen after the rapture.
2 Thessalonians 2
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Saturday, February 6, 2016
satan's "blessings" of the wicked
Many people look at a ministry and if it is wealthy, has a large attendance, and is looks prosperous, they believe it is a solid church and "blessed by God". This is not true at all. satan also prospers those who follow him. Heretical ministries such as Joel Osteen, Casey Treat, Jesse Duplantis, ihop, Hillsong, bethel-redding (etc.) on the surface look to be Godly ministries that Yahweh is blessing for being faithful to Him. These ministries are, in fact, apostate and an ABOMINATION to Yahweh. They are false and lead to hell .
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.
You cannot tell by a ministry's wealth and outward looks if they belong to Yahweh. Look at the catholic "church" they are idolaters and follow a false "god" - They follow the sun "god" ra that they added Christian terms to to make it more palatable to the lukewarm "christians". The catholic church is one of the most prosperous organizations in the world yet spiritually they are bankrupt.
There are also faithful followers that are very, very poor. Yeshua's mother and his adoptive father were very poor - so poor Mary offered the sin offering of the poor after Yeshua's birth (Note Leviticus 12 verse 8 is a KJV translation error - it is turtledoves)
Leviticus 12
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Luke 2
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Yes, Yahweh does bless some people with wealth. There are examples of this in the bible: Job, Abraham, David, Solomon, among others. Even if He does give some wealth, He also allows those to be tested to show if they are trusting in Him or in their wealth. Yahweh allows people to be tested to see if they truly love Him and are following Him out of love or because He is blessing them. This is why Yahweh let satan test Job:
Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Wealth and provision are a test from Yahweh not only to see if you love Him and are following Him out of love but is also a test to see if you trust Him with providing for you. Most Christians are poor and Yeshua said you are to trust Yahweh for your daily provision and not worry about what is going to happen. Not having wealth leads to either trusting Yahweh - or leaving Him and trusting in false "gods" or your own works to provide for you.
Matthew 6
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
In Ancient Israel, there was a time where there was a small remnant of Judah that was going to move to Egypt out of fear of the king of babylon. They asked the prophet Jeremiah what Yahweh wanted them to do and where He wanted them to go. Jeremiah asked Yahweh and Yahweh told them through Jeremiah to stay in Judah and He will protect them. They called Jeremiah a liar and said 'Yahweh did not say that' and they moved to Egypt. Jeremiah went to Egypt and told them to stop worshiping the "queen of heaven" (ashtarte) but they refused claiming they had plenty of food and no war back in Judah when they had worshiped ashtar. They refused to accept that Yahweh was judging them for those past sins and they credited ashtar for their past prosperity and safety.
Jeremiah 42
1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet: 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us;
3 that the LORD thy God may tell us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.'
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them: 'I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.'
5 Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The LORD be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the LORD our God.'
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
9 and said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before Him:
10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent Me of the evil that I have done unto you.
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD; for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
12 And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
13 But if ye say: We will not abide in this land; so that ye hearken not to the voice of the LORD your God;
14 saying: No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the horn, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we abide;
15 now therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
16 then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As Mine anger and My fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall My fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
19 The LORD hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah: Go ye not into Egypt; know certainly that I have forewarned you this day.
20 For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying: Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it;
21 and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for which He hath sent me unto you.
22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there.'
Jeremiah 43
1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, wherewith the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
2 then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah: 'Thou speakest falsely; the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say: Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there;
3 but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives to Babylon.'
4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, hearkened not to the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
Jeremiah 44
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives offered unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying:
16 'As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
17 But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to offer unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
18 But since we let off to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
19 And is it we that offer to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink-offerings unto her? did we make her cakes in her image, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?'
20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying:
21 'The offering that ye offered in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into His mind?
22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
23 Because ye have offered, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD, nor walked in His law, nor in His statutes, nor in His testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.'
24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women: 'Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying: We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her; ye shall surely establish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, saith the LORD, that My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt saying: As the Lord GOD liveth.
27 Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Yahweh allows the wicked to prosper for a time. Even so, Just like in Ancient Israel, the wicked will be judged - in Yahweh's timing.
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Psalms 37
30 The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.
31 The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.
32 The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.
33 But Adonai will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.
34 Put your hope in Adonai, keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
36 But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37 Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.
38 But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
39 Adonai is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 Adonai helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and saves them; because they take refuge in him.
Sometimes Yahweh allows the false prophets who follow false "gods" to give prophecies that come to pass as a test to see who loves Him and those who whore after the false prophets that tickle their ears with what they want to hear. Yahweh says to not even listen to the false prophets that do not follow Him even if they do occasionally have a prophecy that comes to pass:
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.
Many people love to have their ears tickled with yearly "rapture dates" and with false prophets who have "figured out who the antichrist is" yet they refuse to obey Yahweh and His Torah. Yeshua said if you love Him, you will follow (OBEY) Him and not go whoring after wealth or false prophets. Yeshua's followers follow Him and do not listen to the seductive voice (who appear as "friends") that lead you to follow false "gods" and false prophecies.
1 John 3
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (KJV)
4 Everyone who keeps sinning is violating Torah — indeed, sin is violation of Torah. (CJB)
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
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 2
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
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.
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.
You cannot tell by a ministry's wealth and outward looks if they belong to Yahweh. Look at the catholic "church" they are idolaters and follow a false "god" - They follow the sun "god" ra that they added Christian terms to to make it more palatable to the lukewarm "christians". The catholic church is one of the most prosperous organizations in the world yet spiritually they are bankrupt.
There are also faithful followers that are very, very poor. Yeshua's mother and his adoptive father were very poor - so poor Mary offered the sin offering of the poor after Yeshua's birth (Note Leviticus 12 verse 8 is a KJV translation error - it is turtledoves)
Leviticus 12
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Luke 2
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Yes, Yahweh does bless some people with wealth. There are examples of this in the bible: Job, Abraham, David, Solomon, among others. Even if He does give some wealth, He also allows those to be tested to show if they are trusting in Him or in their wealth. Yahweh allows people to be tested to see if they truly love Him and are following Him out of love or because He is blessing them. This is why Yahweh let satan test Job:
Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Wealth and provision are a test from Yahweh not only to see if you love Him and are following Him out of love but is also a test to see if you trust Him with providing for you. Most Christians are poor and Yeshua said you are to trust Yahweh for your daily provision and not worry about what is going to happen. Not having wealth leads to either trusting Yahweh - or leaving Him and trusting in false "gods" or your own works to provide for you.
Matthew 6
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
In Ancient Israel, there was a time where there was a small remnant of Judah that was going to move to Egypt out of fear of the king of babylon. They asked the prophet Jeremiah what Yahweh wanted them to do and where He wanted them to go. Jeremiah asked Yahweh and Yahweh told them through Jeremiah to stay in Judah and He will protect them. They called Jeremiah a liar and said 'Yahweh did not say that' and they moved to Egypt. Jeremiah went to Egypt and told them to stop worshiping the "queen of heaven" (ashtarte) but they refused claiming they had plenty of food and no war back in Judah when they had worshiped ashtar. They refused to accept that Yahweh was judging them for those past sins and they credited ashtar for their past prosperity and safety.
Jeremiah 42
1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet: 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us;
3 that the LORD thy God may tell us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.'
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them: 'I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.'
5 Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The LORD be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the LORD our God.'
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
9 and said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before Him:
10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent Me of the evil that I have done unto you.
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD; for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
12 And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
13 But if ye say: We will not abide in this land; so that ye hearken not to the voice of the LORD your God;
14 saying: No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the horn, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we abide;
15 now therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
16 then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As Mine anger and My fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall My fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
19 The LORD hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah: Go ye not into Egypt; know certainly that I have forewarned you this day.
20 For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying: Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it;
21 and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for which He hath sent me unto you.
22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there.'
Jeremiah 43
1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, wherewith the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,
2 then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah: 'Thou speakest falsely; the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say: Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there;
3 but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives to Babylon.'
4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, hearkened not to the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
Jeremiah 44
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives offered unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying:
16 'As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
17 But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to offer unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
18 But since we let off to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
19 And is it we that offer to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink-offerings unto her? did we make her cakes in her image, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?'
20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying:
21 'The offering that ye offered in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into His mind?
22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
23 Because ye have offered, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD, nor walked in His law, nor in His statutes, nor in His testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.'
24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women: 'Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:
25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying: We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to offer to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her; ye shall surely establish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, saith the LORD, that My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt saying: As the Lord GOD liveth.
27 Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
Yahweh allows the wicked to prosper for a time. Even so, Just like in Ancient Israel, the wicked will be judged - in Yahweh's timing.
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Psalms 37
30 The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.
31 The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.
32 The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.
33 But Adonai will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.
34 Put your hope in Adonai, keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
36 But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
37 Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.
38 But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
39 Adonai is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 Adonai helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and saves them; because they take refuge in him.
Sometimes Yahweh allows the false prophets who follow false "gods" to give prophecies that come to pass as a test to see who loves Him and those who whore after the false prophets that tickle their ears with what they want to hear. Yahweh says to not even listen to the false prophets that do not follow Him even if they do occasionally have a prophecy that comes to pass:
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.
Many people love to have their ears tickled with yearly "rapture dates" and with false prophets who have "figured out who the antichrist is" yet they refuse to obey Yahweh and His Torah. Yeshua said if you love Him, you will follow (OBEY) Him and not go whoring after wealth or false prophets. Yeshua's followers follow Him and do not listen to the seductive voice (who appear as "friends") that lead you to follow false "gods" and false prophecies.
1 John 3
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (KJV)
4 Everyone who keeps sinning is violating Torah — indeed, sin is violation of Torah. (CJB)
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
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 2
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
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.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Satan's antichrist?
There is a teaching that I have thought to be accurate without giving it much thought. While studying recently have been shown it is not 100% accurate. That teaching is: satan always had an antichrist candidate waiting because he did not know when the end would be. satan knows scripture and he knows it better than we do since he has a better knowledge of Yahweh and Yeshua and he has seen the bible played out since the beginning of time. Even in the wilderness, satan (mis) quoted scripture to Yeshua to try and tempt Him:
Matthew 4
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
To state satan has an antichrist candidate waiting at all times is giving satan power to choose who the antichrist is. satan has no such power to do this. When Yeshua selected His disciples, He chose judas KNOWING judas was a devil:
John 6
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
satan knows the description of the antichrist and he is the author of confusion. My belief is that satan has selected someone since the time of Yeshua to be "the antichrist" to cause confusion for those who do not know scripture so they believe that his person is the antichrist. This would discredit the bible, and therefore Yahweh, since his candidate did not fit the description Yahweh gave of the antichrist.
Some of the people that satan used as "antichrist candidates" to confuse people and discredit the bible in the eyes of unbelievers (and some believers) :
- antiochus epiphanes
- charlemagne
- nero
- napolean
- benito mussolini
- joseph stalin
- francisco franco
- john f. kennedy
- hitler
- henry kissinger
- mikhail gorbachev
- king juan carlos
- philipe gonzales (spain)
- bill gates (microsoft)
- president nixon
- president reagan
- president clinton
- president bush
- prince charles
- prince william
- prince harry
- erdogan (from turkey)
- Alexis Tsipras
- putin
- president obama
- etc.
1 Corinthians 5
9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
satan masquerades as an angel of light and the man he ultimately possesses - the man Yahweh chose, not satan -will at first appear to be the savior of mankind like a Donald Trump and not someone who is obviously evil like obama or erdogan.
Even satan knows most people do not know their bible and he knows they will judge according to appearances and not according to scripture. I can imagine he sits back and laughs at the stupid people he can fool so easily.
2 Corinthians 11
13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Once the rapture happens, the false "christians" that were left behind will be given over to a strong delusion and will believe the lie - likely including that the antichrist is Jesus and the wicked were taken. After all, it "couldn't have been the rapture because we are still here"
2 Thessalonians 2
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
I can't help but think that these false christians will become black hearted (as so many already have) and will be given over to a reprobate mind (IE: unable to be saved) and the false "christians" will become rampant homosexuals during the tribulation (as so many are in the ihop / NAR apostate movement now) Notice even if you are not a participant if you give moral support to these people you will suffer the same punishment that they do.
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.
Now is the time to repent before it is too late. Nobody knows when the next breath will be their last. Messiah Yeshua said we are to follow Him which means obey what He has written throughout scripture.
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
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; G458
Matthew 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. G458
Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity G458 shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity G458 doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
Strong's number G458 : iniquity (transliterated as anomia) is
anomiaJohn14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1) the condition of without law
a) because ignorant of it
b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness
John14:23 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.
Monday, January 18, 2016
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
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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) :Iniquity (sin) was found in satan - how could that be unless the law was already established?
1) the condition of without law
a) because ignorant of it
b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness
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: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 ?
injustice, unrighteousness, wrong
violent deeds of injustice
injustice (of speech)
injustice (generally)
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 7Yeshua only spoke what the Father had taught and did not teach against ANYTHING in Torah:
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.
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.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Gemstones in the Bible
Just something interesting Yahweh showed me. First - satan was in the garden of Eden before he fell and had all his gemstone covering- could it be the iniquity that was found in him was when he tempted Eve? Strong implication that this is so!
The jewels in the High Priest's breastplate and the ones covering satan. Not a perfect match although it is more than a coincidence. Interesting that the High Priest's breastplate and the New Jerusalem walls (in the book of Revelation) have 12 gemstones mentioned but satan has only ten mentioned although the verse says 'EVERY precious stone was thy covering' .
Not sure what all this means although I know there is something more Yahweh has not shown me yet. There is another teaching from reading these passages although is not related to the gemstones and I'll post about it later.
Description of the High Priest's Breastplate (commanded by Yahweh)
Exodus 28
17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Description of satan when he was in the Garden of Eden before he fell:
Ezekiel 28
13 thou wast in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the carnelian, the topaz, and the emerald, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the smaragd, and gold; the workmanship of thy settings and of thy sockets was in thee, in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.
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 was found in thee.
Description of the gemstones making up the walls of the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation:
Revelation 21
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
The jewels in the High Priest's breastplate and the ones covering satan. Not a perfect match although it is more than a coincidence. Interesting that the High Priest's breastplate and the New Jerusalem walls (in the book of Revelation) have 12 gemstones mentioned but satan has only ten mentioned although the verse says 'EVERY precious stone was thy covering' .
Not sure what all this means although I know there is something more Yahweh has not shown me yet. There is another teaching from reading these passages although is not related to the gemstones and I'll post about it later.
Description of the High Priest's Breastplate (commanded by Yahweh)
Exodus 28
17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Description of satan when he was in the Garden of Eden before he fell:
Ezekiel 28
13 thou wast in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the carnelian, the topaz, and the emerald, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the smaragd, and gold; the workmanship of thy settings and of thy sockets was in thee, in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.
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 was found in thee.
Description of the gemstones making up the walls of the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation:
Revelation 21
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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