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Sunday, January 17, 2016
Divination and false prophets
False prophecies and false prophets are rampant in these last of the last days. One thing the internet has done, especially youtube and facebook, is give false prophets a platform to tickle the ears of the masses. False prophets have one thing in common: they are narcissists that crave attention. Some of them monetize their videos to try and make a living with their false prophecies.
Many of these false prophets are gnostics. They believe they receive special messages "from god" that only they are given. Gnosticism is the foundation believe of the apostate church and has been since the passing of the Apostles in the early church.
http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-gnosticism.html
Deuteronomy 18
20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
What most people do not understand is that sometimes a false prophet is correct and what they say DOES come to pass. Yahweh allows the false prophet to have a true dream or vision in order to test and see if someone truly loves Him and will follow Him or if they will whore after the false prophet:
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.
Some false prophets use divination for their false prophecies. Yahweh forbids divination
Deuteronomy 18
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Yahweh will not only judge the false prophet, He will also judge those that listen to the false prophets:
Jeremiah 14
14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/divination?s=t
There are numbers in the bible that have meaning although the misuse of those numbers to predict the future is divination (gematria) used by kabbalah and it is forbidden by Yahweh.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gematria?s=t
Forms of divination that are well known, are considered demonic by Christians, and that work include the ouija board, the demon games of "bloody Mary" and "Charlie Charlie", tarot cards, palm reading, water witching, etc. Christians know that these types of divination are demonic and forbidden yet they accept divination using the bible? They are very deceived. Yahweh forbids any sort of divination and the form they are involved in is not an exception. Those "Christians" that are involved in fortune telling - even the forms that use the bible - have opened their lives to demonic forces and so have those that whore after these false prophets.
The bible is not for private interpretation and everything to be learned is learned from a clear reading of the text, not hidden messages that kabbalists claim are from Yahweh.
2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
If you are involved in any form of divination - including gematria, bible wheels, bible codes, etc, you need to repent and ask Yahweh for forgiveness and to get the unclean spirits out of your life. A "Christian" that is involved in such demonic activities is allowing demons to destroy their families, their lives, and their souls.
Many of these false prophets are gnostics. They believe they receive special messages "from god" that only they are given. Gnosticism is the foundation believe of the apostate church and has been since the passing of the Apostles in the early church.
http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-gnosticism.html
Second, Gnostics claim to possess an elevated knowledge, a “higher truth” known only to a certain few. Gnosticism comes from the Greek word gnosis which means “to know.” Gnostics claim to possess a higher knowledge, not from the Bible, but acquired on some mystical higher plain of existence. Gnostics see themselves as a privileged class elevated above everybody else by their higher, deeper knowledge of God.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Gnosticism
Gnostics believe ... scripture having a deep, hidden meaning whose true message could only be understood through “secret wisdom” ...Some of these false prophets have false dreams and visions on a daily basis that they claim are from Yahweh even though none of the prophecies they dream or have visions of come to pass:
Deuteronomy 18
20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
What most people do not understand is that sometimes a false prophet is correct and what they say DOES come to pass. Yahweh allows the false prophet to have a true dream or vision in order to test and see if someone truly loves Him and will follow Him or if they will whore after the false prophet:
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.
Some false prophets use divination for their false prophecies. Yahweh forbids divination
Deuteronomy 18
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Yahweh will not only judge the false prophet, He will also judge those that listen to the false prophets:
Jeremiah 14
14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/divination?s=t
Divination:Many forms of "bible divination" is popular and much of it comes from kabbalah. One is the "bible wheel" ( http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_Database.php ) which is a mix of gnosticism, satanism, and kabbalah in order to come up with "prophecies" based on gematria and Strong's numbers. They seriously believe Strongs numbers were divinely inspired and years ago we had some heated debates about it. Strong's denies that their numbering system is inspired. Their prophecies have repeatedly failed.
1. the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
2. augury; prophecy:
3. perception by intuition; instinctive foresight.
There are numbers in the bible that have meaning although the misuse of those numbers to predict the future is divination (gematria) used by kabbalah and it is forbidden by Yahweh.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gematria?s=t
gematriaUsing the "bible codes" to predict the future is also divination and is forbidden by Yahweh. There are those who support the divination because "it is in the bible so it must be okay to use divination using the bible" and "we can find stuff so it must be from Yahweh". Yahweh forbids ALL divination and does not forbid it because it does not work but because it DOES work. It is an opening gateway to demonic spirits and sometimes these spirits pretend to be deceased loved ones, "ascended masters" or "good angels". They are DEMONS and will tell you what you want to hear even if it is a lie.
a cabbalistic system of interpretation of the Scriptures by substituting for a particular word another word whose letters give the same numerical sum.
Forms of divination that are well known, are considered demonic by Christians, and that work include the ouija board, the demon games of "bloody Mary" and "Charlie Charlie", tarot cards, palm reading, water witching, etc. Christians know that these types of divination are demonic and forbidden yet they accept divination using the bible? They are very deceived. Yahweh forbids any sort of divination and the form they are involved in is not an exception. Those "Christians" that are involved in fortune telling - even the forms that use the bible - have opened their lives to demonic forces and so have those that whore after these false prophets.
The bible is not for private interpretation and everything to be learned is learned from a clear reading of the text, not hidden messages that kabbalists claim are from Yahweh.
2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
If you are involved in any form of divination - including gematria, bible wheels, bible codes, etc, you need to repent and ask Yahweh for forgiveness and to get the unclean spirits out of your life. A "Christian" that is involved in such demonic activities is allowing demons to destroy their families, their lives, and their souls.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
What is a Judaizer?
Many people parrot what they hear without examining to see if what they are parroting has any element of truth to it. This is especially true on religious matters: "december 25 is Jesus' birthday", "Jesus cleansed it" (meaning it is acceptable to eat what He said not to) and "Jesus nailed it [The Law] to the cross" and they claim those who teach the importance of following Torah (The Law) are "Judaizers".
Both Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) and the apostle Paul taught we were to obey the Torah but not the traditions of men that are attached to the laws.
Paul wrote most of the New Testament. When he was in ministry, the ONLY bible that existed was the Old Testament. It was not until many decades / centuries later. The first New Testament canon (books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired) was not put together until 170AD and was not finalized until about 400AD. When the Berean's compared Paul's teachings with scripture, the scripture they compared it to was the Old Testament --- and his teachings did not contradict Torah otherwise they would have rejected him as false:
Acts 17
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
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.
Messiah said we are to obey Yahweh which clearly means obey Torah:
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 5
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus
In fact, Messiah said He will reject those who do not obey Torah even if they "do things for Him":
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
Yeshua did not say the Pharisees were wrong for obeying Torah. What Messiah said was they were wrong for hanging traditions on the law that they expected people to obey (when they them selves were not obeying them) Messiah said we were to EXCEED the righteousness of the Pharisees:
Matthew 15
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men
Matthew 5
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
There is a vast difference between Mosaiac Judaism and talmudic / rabbinic Judaism even in the time of Yeshua. Mosaic Judaism follows Torah that was from the beginning of the world and given again to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Talmudic /rabbinic Judaism is what most people consider to be "real" Judaism is a false religion that is based on Torah PLUS traditions just like false Christianity such as catholicism is based on the bible PLUS traditions.
Talmudic / rabbinic Judaism adds so much onto the law, it has become a burden. For example, in Orthodox Jewish homes, they have three sets of dishes: one for meat meals, one for milk meals, one for Passover. They also have two refrigerators and two dish washers: one each for meat, one for milk because the rabbis took the Torah commandment to not boil a kid in its mothers milk (which was a pagan fertility tradition) to mean you could not eat meat and milk together - not even turkey (turkeys do not give milk) and milk products. There are so many traditions and "fences" put around this one Torah rule they have made it to mean something the law never said. They ignore the fact that Abraham fed Yeshua and the angels with Him meat and milk together and King David fed his people meat and milk together.
The apostle Paul made a clear distinction between obeying Torah and following the TRADITIONS of his fathers.
Galatians 1
13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
If you read and study scripture and trust Yahweh to show you His truth, He will show you the error of so many teachers and you can see for yourself that the judaizers were those who re-interpret Torah and hang traditions on the law that Yahweh never commanded. The same can be said about what is called "christianity" today: how many people bow down to idols, use worship objects, celebrate pagan holidays, eat what Yahweh calls an abomination, violate the Sabbath, and do things all in the name of Yeshua that He said not to? The very same rebellion that happened in Ancient Israel is happening in the church today and false talmudic / rabbinic Judaism continues on. Yeshua says the road is narrow and FEW find it - too many would rather follow traditions of their fathers instead of finding out what Messiah Yeshua wants us to do:
Matthew 7
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Both Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) and the apostle Paul taught we were to obey the Torah but not the traditions of men that are attached to the laws.
Paul wrote most of the New Testament. When he was in ministry, the ONLY bible that existed was the Old Testament. It was not until many decades / centuries later. The first New Testament canon (books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired) was not put together until 170AD and was not finalized until about 400AD. When the Berean's compared Paul's teachings with scripture, the scripture they compared it to was the Old Testament --- and his teachings did not contradict Torah otherwise they would have rejected him as false:
Acts 17
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
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.
Messiah said we are to obey Yahweh which clearly means obey Torah:
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 5
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus
In fact, Messiah said He will reject those who do not obey Torah even if they "do things for Him":
Matthew 7
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. G458
Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia) is :So it is clear that we are to obey Torah so what is a Judaizer that Paul warns about? Both Messiah Yeshua and Paul explain what Judaizing is - only most people do not study for their selves and only parrot what their ignorant or false teachers teach. Many "teachers" only parrot what they have been taught which was probably parroted from another "teacher". In other words, much of what is called Christianity is TRADITION - people parroting what they were taught handed down for generations.
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
Yeshua did not say the Pharisees were wrong for obeying Torah. What Messiah said was they were wrong for hanging traditions on the law that they expected people to obey (when they them selves were not obeying them) Messiah said we were to EXCEED the righteousness of the Pharisees:
Matthew 15
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men
Matthew 5
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
There is a vast difference between Mosaiac Judaism and talmudic / rabbinic Judaism even in the time of Yeshua. Mosaic Judaism follows Torah that was from the beginning of the world and given again to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Talmudic /rabbinic Judaism is what most people consider to be "real" Judaism is a false religion that is based on Torah PLUS traditions just like false Christianity such as catholicism is based on the bible PLUS traditions.
Talmudic / rabbinic Judaism adds so much onto the law, it has become a burden. For example, in Orthodox Jewish homes, they have three sets of dishes: one for meat meals, one for milk meals, one for Passover. They also have two refrigerators and two dish washers: one each for meat, one for milk because the rabbis took the Torah commandment to not boil a kid in its mothers milk (which was a pagan fertility tradition) to mean you could not eat meat and milk together - not even turkey (turkeys do not give milk) and milk products. There are so many traditions and "fences" put around this one Torah rule they have made it to mean something the law never said. They ignore the fact that Abraham fed Yeshua and the angels with Him meat and milk together and King David fed his people meat and milk together.
The apostle Paul made a clear distinction between obeying Torah and following the TRADITIONS of his fathers.
Galatians 1
13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
If you read and study scripture and trust Yahweh to show you His truth, He will show you the error of so many teachers and you can see for yourself that the judaizers were those who re-interpret Torah and hang traditions on the law that Yahweh never commanded. The same can be said about what is called "christianity" today: how many people bow down to idols, use worship objects, celebrate pagan holidays, eat what Yahweh calls an abomination, violate the Sabbath, and do things all in the name of Yeshua that He said not to? The very same rebellion that happened in Ancient Israel is happening in the church today and false talmudic / rabbinic Judaism continues on. Yeshua says the road is narrow and FEW find it - too many would rather follow traditions of their fathers instead of finding out what Messiah Yeshua wants us to do:
Matthew 7
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Christian Cults - video by Jacob Prasch
Many are under the control of a cult leader and don't even know it. This video gives the warning signs of a cult and explains why so many "christians" can do so much wickedness and think they are still acceptable to Yahweh. I do not agree with Jacob Prasch's view on Torah (he says it is not important to Christians which is not at all true) although he does a good job on explaining how people can be seduced by a cult leader and explain away their leader's iniquity. I'm praying for those I was associated with to escape the cult they are in.
https://youtu.be/mU9ofa_ri_k
https://youtu.be/mU9ofa_ri_k
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Righteous Lot
I get irritated when I listen to "pastors" teaching on something and they twist scripture to make their point. They don't just interpret it different, they twist it to say something totally opposite of what scripture says. This includes nationally (and internationally) known so-called "pastors". What irritates me just as much is that few say anything about their scripture twisting and it is never corrected so people accept what they said as truth - cunningly devised fables. This is why it is extremely important to read and study the bible for yourself and not rely on the teachings of ANYONE.
One favorite twisting of scripture by these popular "pastors" is using righteous Lot as an example of someone who fell into sin. They take scripture and add so much to it to make Lot out to be a major sinner. In today's show (jan 14, 2016) by Michael Youssef Defeating the Enemies of Success Part 3, Youssef, like so many other "pastors", totally maligns Lot and twists scripture to make Lot out to be an evil person - something the bible clearly does not say.
Lot was a righteous person and was living where Yahweh led him. He chose the lands of the plain because Yahweh wanted Abraham in Canaan. Many "pastors" claim Lot was evil because he chose the lush plain of the Jordan Valley. Abraham gave him a choice and there was never a mention in the bible that Lot was greedy in his choice of the land for his family. Abraham gave him a choice and there is no indication in scripture that Abraham wanted to dwell in the plains of the Jordan. There is no indication they even knew how evil sodom had become. In fact, scripture indicates all of the area of Canaan, the plains of the Jordan, and Egypt were well watered and like the Garden of Eden.
Choosing one over the other is not even implied to be wicked and evil. Lot in choosing sodom over dwelling among the Canaanites was not putting his family in any more danger than choosing Canaan would have as Youssef claims. Yahweh intended on giving all of Canaan to Abraham as scripture clearly shows. Also, since on two occasions Abraham was willing to give his wife Sarah to kings to save his life because Sarah was so beautiful, keeping Abraham out of Sodom may have been to protect Sarah.
Genesis 13
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Many "teachers", including Youssef, claim that Lot became as wicked as sodom and have even implied Lot was involved in the same sins as sodom because he became one of the leaders. Sitting in the gate of a city means that he was one of the leaders / elders of the city:
Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Yet these same "teachers" that claim Lot was wicked and capitulated with the evil are the same "teachers" that support Christian politicians running for office, and are the same "teachers" who live in the cities that are just as bad as sodom was. Just because someone lives in a city that is evil does not necessarily mean they are evil. Yahweh has His people in every city being the salt and light for that city. These teachers are condemning believers that live in ungodly cities - in other words, EVERYONE!
Some false teachers malign Lot because he was willing to give his daughters over to the men of sodom in order to protect the two angels. As I have shown in previous posts, the bible has at least three times shown that the house guests will be protected at all cost (one was in Gibeah and this one with Lot, and the blessing of Noah that the house of Japeth will dwell in the safety of the tents of Shem) Yet many erroneous teachings claim Lot was unrighteous because of his daughters:
Genesis 9:27 God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.
Judges 19
22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Genesis 19
5 They called Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us! We want to have sex with them!"
6 Lot went out to them and stood in the doorway, closing the door behind him,
7 and said, "Please, my brothers, don't do such a wicked thing.
8 Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins. Please, let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them what seems good to you; but don't do anything to these men, since they are guests in my house."
9 "Stand back!" they replied. "This guy came to live here, and now he's decided to play judge. For that we'll deal worse with you than with them!" Then they crowded in on Lot, in order to get close enough to break down the door.
Another reason so many "teachers" malign Lot is because he is a victim of "date rape" by his daughters after they left sodom. I thought people have learned to not blame the victim for rape yet apparently Lot is the exception by false teachers. What Lot's daughters did was wrong although they thought they were the only survivors in the world. Lot certainly was not to blame for what his daughters did - he was not willing otherwise his daughters would not have gotten him drunk. The bible is clear he did not know what they had done (in contrast to Noah knowing what his son Ham had done to him when he was drunk)
Genesis 19
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
Scripture is clear that Lot was righteous and Yahweh rescued him because he was righteous. Abraham bargained with Yahweh to save sodom, because Lot lived there, if there were ten righteous and Abraham was happy with his bargain since he obviously thought there had to have been ten righteous in the city. Even though there were not ten righteous in sodom, Yahweh did rescue Lot and his family.
Genesis 18
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Finally, the new testament clearly shows that Lot was not happy with what his city was doing and he was righteous and godly. No where in scripture does it say anything about Lot's sins or give any indication he compromised with the world. The false teachers that add or subtract from scripture making it say what it clearly does not say will be judged by Yahweh.
2 Peter 2
7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Proverbs 30
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
2 Timothy 4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
One favorite twisting of scripture by these popular "pastors" is using righteous Lot as an example of someone who fell into sin. They take scripture and add so much to it to make Lot out to be a major sinner. In today's show (jan 14, 2016) by Michael Youssef Defeating the Enemies of Success Part 3, Youssef, like so many other "pastors", totally maligns Lot and twists scripture to make Lot out to be an evil person - something the bible clearly does not say.
Lot was a righteous person and was living where Yahweh led him. He chose the lands of the plain because Yahweh wanted Abraham in Canaan. Many "pastors" claim Lot was evil because he chose the lush plain of the Jordan Valley. Abraham gave him a choice and there was never a mention in the bible that Lot was greedy in his choice of the land for his family. Abraham gave him a choice and there is no indication in scripture that Abraham wanted to dwell in the plains of the Jordan. There is no indication they even knew how evil sodom had become. In fact, scripture indicates all of the area of Canaan, the plains of the Jordan, and Egypt were well watered and like the Garden of Eden.
Choosing one over the other is not even implied to be wicked and evil. Lot in choosing sodom over dwelling among the Canaanites was not putting his family in any more danger than choosing Canaan would have as Youssef claims. Yahweh intended on giving all of Canaan to Abraham as scripture clearly shows. Also, since on two occasions Abraham was willing to give his wife Sarah to kings to save his life because Sarah was so beautiful, keeping Abraham out of Sodom may have been to protect Sarah.
Genesis 13
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
Many "teachers", including Youssef, claim that Lot became as wicked as sodom and have even implied Lot was involved in the same sins as sodom because he became one of the leaders. Sitting in the gate of a city means that he was one of the leaders / elders of the city:
Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Yet these same "teachers" that claim Lot was wicked and capitulated with the evil are the same "teachers" that support Christian politicians running for office, and are the same "teachers" who live in the cities that are just as bad as sodom was. Just because someone lives in a city that is evil does not necessarily mean they are evil. Yahweh has His people in every city being the salt and light for that city. These teachers are condemning believers that live in ungodly cities - in other words, EVERYONE!
Some false teachers malign Lot because he was willing to give his daughters over to the men of sodom in order to protect the two angels. As I have shown in previous posts, the bible has at least three times shown that the house guests will be protected at all cost (one was in Gibeah and this one with Lot, and the blessing of Noah that the house of Japeth will dwell in the safety of the tents of Shem) Yet many erroneous teachings claim Lot was unrighteous because of his daughters:
Genesis 9:27 God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.
Judges 19
22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Genesis 19
5 They called Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us! We want to have sex with them!"
6 Lot went out to them and stood in the doorway, closing the door behind him,
7 and said, "Please, my brothers, don't do such a wicked thing.
8 Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins. Please, let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them what seems good to you; but don't do anything to these men, since they are guests in my house."
9 "Stand back!" they replied. "This guy came to live here, and now he's decided to play judge. For that we'll deal worse with you than with them!" Then they crowded in on Lot, in order to get close enough to break down the door.
Another reason so many "teachers" malign Lot is because he is a victim of "date rape" by his daughters after they left sodom. I thought people have learned to not blame the victim for rape yet apparently Lot is the exception by false teachers. What Lot's daughters did was wrong although they thought they were the only survivors in the world. Lot certainly was not to blame for what his daughters did - he was not willing otherwise his daughters would not have gotten him drunk. The bible is clear he did not know what they had done (in contrast to Noah knowing what his son Ham had done to him when he was drunk)
Genesis 19
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
Scripture is clear that Lot was righteous and Yahweh rescued him because he was righteous. Abraham bargained with Yahweh to save sodom, because Lot lived there, if there were ten righteous and Abraham was happy with his bargain since he obviously thought there had to have been ten righteous in the city. Even though there were not ten righteous in sodom, Yahweh did rescue Lot and his family.
Genesis 18
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Finally, the new testament clearly shows that Lot was not happy with what his city was doing and he was righteous and godly. No where in scripture does it say anything about Lot's sins or give any indication he compromised with the world. The false teachers that add or subtract from scripture making it say what it clearly does not say will be judged by Yahweh.
2 Peter 2
7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Proverbs 30
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
2 Timothy 4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Love grows cold when rebelling against Torah
Messiah Yeshua said in the end times because of increasing iniquity, love will grow cold:
Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity458 shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Iniquity is Strong's G458:
So love will grow colder as people move away from Yahweh's law - His Torah. We see this with the United States continuing to fund planned parenthood even after it came out they sell baby parts and even kill babies that are born alive. We see this with the increasing agenda of the sodomites and now the pedophiles (after the pedophiles people who want to legally have sex with animals will push to make it legal)
United States law is based on Torah - Yahweh's instructions found in the first five books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) which is commonly called "The Law" and "The Law is for the Jews". People are ignorant of what the Torah, "The Law" says.
They do not understand it contains rules of law that are very beneficial to a free society and were given by Yahweh to protect us.
Here are SOME of the 619 Torah laws - Just a sampling of the laws given by Yahweh on how a nation (specifically Israel) was to be governed.
These are the laws that people who claim "those laws are for the Jews" are rebelling against! This is why the rebellious, especially the liberals, are supporting muslim sharia law - THEY ARE IN REBELLION AGAINST YAHWEH.
Some of the Torah laws that U.S. law is based on:
Here is a listing of all of the Torah laws (broken down to 613 which are the recognized laws called "The Law" or Torah) Most "Christians" reject them because they were taught to - they reject them without even knowing what they say. All they are are parrots of men and have not read (or understood) the bible for their selves. List of the 613 laws of Yahweh (Torah)
God was pushed out of school, God is pushed out of society, and the rebellious do not want to follow His laws - including the laws of the nation that are based on Yahweh's laws. Since God is not wanted, He will leave and allow allah (and sharia law) to take over. This is the end of the end days and Yahweh's judgment is about to fall. Now is the time to repent and accept Yeshua as Messiah - meaning LORD as well as Savior.
Lord means you FOLLOW HIM and do as He says or He will reject you even if you claim to be His:
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 iniquity458.
Notice in verse 23 is the same word iniquity (Strong's 458) is in Matthew 24:12 ( Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity458 shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.) If you do not obey God's law (Torah) Yeshua / Jesus will reject you and you will grow cold and will eventually be given over to the strong delusion and a reprobate mind.
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.
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.
Notice not only those who are rebellious and cold hearted will be punished but also those who support those that do those things even if they do not participate in them.
Yeshua clearly expects us to obey Torah:
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Obeying Torah (Commandments of God) is just as important as having faith in Yeshua. In fact, obeying is listed first so it is definitely not secondary.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
In the Old Testament, Yahweh clearly says that obedience is more important than worship (sacrifice)
1 Samuel 15
22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity458 shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Iniquity is Strong's G458:
iniquity (transliterated as anomia) :1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
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
So love will grow colder as people move away from Yahweh's law - His Torah. We see this with the United States continuing to fund planned parenthood even after it came out they sell baby parts and even kill babies that are born alive. We see this with the increasing agenda of the sodomites and now the pedophiles (after the pedophiles people who want to legally have sex with animals will push to make it legal)
United States law is based on Torah - Yahweh's instructions found in the first five books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) which is commonly called "The Law" and "The Law is for the Jews". People are ignorant of what the Torah, "The Law" says.
They do not understand it contains rules of law that are very beneficial to a free society and were given by Yahweh to protect us.
Here are SOME of the 619 Torah laws - Just a sampling of the laws given by Yahweh on how a nation (specifically Israel) was to be governed.
These are the laws that people who claim "those laws are for the Jews" are rebelling against! This is why the rebellious, especially the liberals, are supporting muslim sharia law - THEY ARE IN REBELLION AGAINST YAHWEH.
Some of the Torah laws that U.S. law is based on:
That one who possesses evidence shall testify in Court (Lev. 5:1)Please tell me which of the above laws you are against and why. Those who claim that Torah is not for us today are REBELLING against these laws that Yahweh gave us which are also the laws of the United States (and many other countries)
Not to testify falsely (Ex. 20:13) That the court shall not accept the testimony of a close relative of the defendant in matters of capital punishment (Deut. 24:16)
Not to hear one of the parties to a suit in the absence of the other party (Ex. 23:1)
To examine witnesses thoroughly (Deut. 13:15)
Not to decide a case on the evidence of a single witness (Deut. 19:15)
Not to decide, in capital cases, according to the view of the majority, when those who are for condemnation exceed by one only, those who are for acquittal (Ex. 23:2)
To treat parties in a litigation with equal impartiality (Lev. 19:15)
Not to render iniquitous decisions (Lev. 19:15)
Not to favor a great man when trying a case (Lev. 19:15)
Not to take a bribe (Ex. 23:8)
Not to be moved in trying a case, by the poverty of one of the parties (Ex. 23:3; Lev. 19:15)
Not to pervert the judgment of strangers or orphans (Deut. 24:17)
Not to render a decision on one's personal opinion, but only on the evidence of two witnesses, who saw what actually occurred (Ex. 23:7)
Not to execute one guilty of a capital offense, before he has stood his trial (Num. 35:12)
To accept the rulings of every Supreme Court (Deut. 17:11)
Not to rebel against the orders of the Court (Deut. 17:11)
Here is a listing of all of the Torah laws (broken down to 613 which are the recognized laws called "The Law" or Torah) Most "Christians" reject them because they were taught to - they reject them without even knowing what they say. All they are are parrots of men and have not read (or understood) the bible for their selves. List of the 613 laws of Yahweh (Torah)
God was pushed out of school, God is pushed out of society, and the rebellious do not want to follow His laws - including the laws of the nation that are based on Yahweh's laws. Since God is not wanted, He will leave and allow allah (and sharia law) to take over. This is the end of the end days and Yahweh's judgment is about to fall. Now is the time to repent and accept Yeshua as Messiah - meaning LORD as well as Savior.
Lord means you FOLLOW HIM and do as He says or He will reject you even if you claim to be His:
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 iniquity458.
Notice in verse 23 is the same word iniquity (Strong's 458) is in Matthew 24:12 ( Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity458 shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.) If you do not obey God's law (Torah) Yeshua / Jesus will reject you and you will grow cold and will eventually be given over to the strong delusion and a reprobate mind.
2 Thessalonians 2iniquity (transliterated as anomia) is Strong's number G458 :
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
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.
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.
Notice not only those who are rebellious and cold hearted will be punished but also those who support those that do those things even if they do not participate in them.
Yeshua clearly expects us to obey Torah:
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Obeying Torah (Commandments of God) is just as important as having faith in Yeshua. In fact, obeying is listed first so it is definitely not secondary.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
In the Old Testament, Yahweh clearly says that obedience is more important than worship (sacrifice)
1 Samuel 15
22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
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