Saturday, December 21, 2013

The Perfect Government System

My sister and I have been discussing the term 'legalistic' as it is used by Christians against keeping Torah.  My conclusion is that it is not about legalism but rather a free will choice: 
Obey His Commands or Don't obey His Commands, simple as that.
 
'Torah' is the Hebrew word and translates to the English word 'Instructions'.

Christians seem to think it is impossible to keep the Dos and Don'ts provide by The Father; His laws, rules and regulations, and would rather follow man made church traditions.  Without knowing it, most Christians keep about 200 of the 613 Commandments.  Of the 613, not all apply to you and me.  Some apply only to the Temple and Priests (n/a today because the Temple doesn't exist). Some apply only to Judges or agriculture, some for just men and some for just women.

Yah provided His Owner's Manual, His set of instructions in righteous living for His created.  It contains the terms and conditions of His Covenant between Himself and mankind - a contract.  His Instructions are found in Genesis through Deuteronomy and are meant for everyone.  It is YHWH's perfect system of government.  Spiritual guidelines make up His Faith conditional covenant which, through the observance of Messiah, brings blessings.  Reading Scriptures reveals the mystery of His Kingdom; provides a spiritual connection with Y'shua; provides prophetic discernment and is pleasing to YHWH our Creator and His Anointed One, Y'shua.

Yah's Instructions reveal sin as we learn right from wrong.  It specifies what is good and acceptable conduct according to our Creator and provides guidelines for righteousness and repentance.

Andrew G. Roth, in his Aramaic English New Testament, breaks down the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments) into categories: The 248 Positive (Dos) and the 365 Negative (Don'ts).  I will list those categories here for you.

There are 248 Positive Commands as they pertain to these categories:
  • YHWH
  • Torah
  • Temple and Priests
  • Sacrifices
  • Vows
  • Ritual Purity
  • Donations to Temple
  • Sabbatical Year (Jubilee)
  • Animals for food
  • Festivals
  • Community
  • Idolatry
  • War
  • Social
  • Family
  • Judicial
  • Slaves (bondservants)
  • Torts

There are 365 Negative Commands and they pertain to:
  • Related practices to idolatry
  • Prohibitions resulting in historical events
  • Blasphemy
  • Temple, Sacrifices and Priests
  • Dietary Laws
  • Nazarites
  • Agriculture
  • Loans, Business, Treatment of Slaves
  • Justice
  • Incest and Forbidden Relationships
  • The Monarchy
Yah's Commandments are common sense law for our health and well being.  We will experience this system after the return of Y'shua during his thousand year reign on this earth.  By reading and studying Scriptures now we will know what is expected of us.  He has shown us the End from the Beginning!
It is not up to us to decide how we should honor our Creator - it is about what He wants, not what we think and feel is the right thing.  If we love Him we keep His Commandments.  Even Y'shua said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." (John 14:15)  Also, "He who has my Commandments with  him and keeps them (obeys the Word of God) is he who loves me and will be loved by my Father."  (John 14:21)  And, "If you keep my Commandments you will abide in my love, just as I have kept the Commandments of my Father...: (John 15:10).  Y'shua kept Torah.
 Our Father in heaven gave us free will.  He is long-suffering, waiting for us to choose to love Him and by keeping His Commandments we show that love.

Monday, September 9, 2013

The Times We're In

TPTB kept the current president's past hidden but Clinton's is available for everyone to see yet there are still people ready to accept her as CIC of this country.  It blows my mind!  Not only is she married to a pervert, her assistant has ties to the Islamic MB so will be no different in her agenda than the current leader.
There is always the possibility that Obama will not step down or give up his position, it all depends on how angry YHWH really is with this country.
Hillary Clinton Murders March 27, 2007
Partial List from US Intelligent Agents who will testify with evidence of Hillary and Bill Clinton's murders.
Just a quick refresher course lest we forget what has happened to many "friends" of the Clintons .

1-James McDougal - Clinton's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation.
2 -Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown . The murder happened just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House.
3- Vince Foster - Former White House counselor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a suicide.
4- Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman.  Reported to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. Afew days later the air Traffic controller commited suicide.
5- C. Victor Raiser II- Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992
6-Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock, September 1992. Described by Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor".
7-Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising events.
8-Jerry Parks - Head of Clinton's gubernatorial security team in Little Rock . Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little Rock . Park's son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton . He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from his house.
9-James Bunch -  Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of people which contained names of influential people who visited  prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas ..
10-James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging suicide. He wasreported to have ties to Whitewater.
11-Kathy Ferguson -  Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head.  It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant  along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.
12-Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of his fiancee.
13-Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton's friend Dan Lassater, died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a convicted drug distributor.
14-Florence Martin - Accountant& sub-contractor for the CIA, was related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died of three gunshot wounds.
15- Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head, ruled a "suicide." Was pregnant at the time of her death.
16-Paula Grober - Clinton's speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident.
17-Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists, apparently, in the middle of his investigation.
18- Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death.
19-Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp.  Jumped to his death from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony August15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guaranty scandal.
20-Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996.  Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her office at the Department of Commerce.
21-Charles Meissner - Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane crash.
22-Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton 's advisory council personally treated Clinton 's mother, stepfather and brother.
23-Barry Seal - Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas, death was no accident.
24-Johnny Lawhorn Jr. -  Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole.
25-Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released.
26- Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded.
27-Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said, due to falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2  boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE  IVES/HENRY CASE:

28-Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, 7/88.
29-Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988
30-Gregory Collins  - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.
31-Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.
33-James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his death was due to "natural causes".
34-Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his  pickup truck in June 1990.
35-Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.

THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD:
36 -Major William S. Barkley Jr.
37-Captain Scott J . Reynolds
38-Sgt. Brian Hanley
39-Sgt. Tim Sabel
40-Major General William Robertson
41-Col. William Densberger
42-Col. Robert Kelly
43-Spec. Gary Rhodes
44-Steve Willis
45-Robert Williams
46-Conway LeBleu
47-Todd McKeehan

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Armageddon

You have more than likely heard the term “Armageddon”  used by news reporters or have read it in the headlines.  Some people think Armageddon means the end of the world, and it does, in a way.  I want to share with you a little research I have done in regards to prophecy and current events. There is a Damascus, Syria prophecy (Isaiah 17) and an Egypt prophecy (Isaiah 19) that look like what is going on today.  When Damascus ends up in a heap of ruins and ceases to be a city you’ll know that this particular prophecy has been fulfilled.

There will be a final 7 year time period (of life as we know it) that will begin when a rich political figure/world leader makes a "firm agreement with many". This is the guy referred to as the Antichrist and his 'peace treaty' that happens (Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24). The fighting will stop and the first 3-1/2 years will seem peaceful and good.  At the midway point is when Satan takes full possession of this world leader, puts an end to all that seemed good and goes after (to kill) anyone who believes Jesus/Y’shua is the son of God, YHWH.  At the end of this 7 year period is when the battle at Meggido/Armageddon occurs.

It just so happens that the last battle at Meggido, Israel was during WWI when the Allied troops battled the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) which is an Islamic country.  That is another study to share at another time!

This coming battle at Meggido will happen after the 6th Cup of Wrath is poured out (Revelation 16:16). The beast/Antichrist and the kings of the earth assemble to battle against Y’shua, Messiah, who has returned with an army from heaven to claim his rightful kingdom on earth.  Messiah wins. The beast and false prophet are tossed into Fire Lake and Satan is bound in a chain and locked in the abyss for 1,000 years.  He will not be able to deceive mankind during this time. (Revelation 19:19)

It is the elect, the Set Apart Believers, who have been caught up in the air with Y’shua Messiah on a cloud just prior to the final 7 plagues. (1Thessalonians 4:16-17).  We are changed at the last trumpet - the last shofar of seven that are sounded by Angels of Elohim.  We will be here to witness the final 3-1/2 years leading up to The End but we will not be physically on earth to experience the Wrath of Elohim: the final 7 Plagues.

After Messiah and his army defeat Satan and his army, we will be planted on our soil (set back down after the cloud episode), in the promised land, the land of Canaan (the original boundaries that go beyond modern day Israel) where we will live with Y’shua as our King and High Priest for 1,000 years!

This is the condensed version of the end of this age as I just wanted to let you know the events that lead up to "Armageddon". 

If we love Yahweh, keep His Commandments and believe in His Son Y'shua, we won’t be on earth to experience the final 7 plagues, the Cups of His Wrath, but we will go through those trying times know as The Tribulation.

After the thousand years will be the battle of Gog of the land of Magog... stay tuned.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

A little Less in Moore, Oklahoma

One Lady's Story of Surviving the Tornado that ripped through Town

Monday, May 20, 2013 started out as a normal day until the urgency of the storm warnings came across the news station.

Watching the hail come down and the skies turn dark, I got an uneasy, panicky feeling in my heart and the pit of my stomach.  The tornado sirens were going off in the neighborhood.  The news station started naming areas close to where we live, and were telling people to take cover, to get under ground.

I called my daughter who lives in Massachusetts but only got her voice mail.  I told her I loved her very much and that I wasn't sure what was going to happen.

I was sitting on a stepstool between the washer and dryer in our small utility room, off the kitchen.  I got a call from my sister, Elaine who lives in Tennessee.  She had just heard on the radio that a tornado was on the ground in Oklahoma City.  I told her I was trying not to panic and that the sirens were going off in the neighborhood. Then my phone 'beeped', so I told her I would call her back after I checked messages - there were none.  I dialed my daughter's number again with no luck.  Then I called Paul, who was at work, but there was no connection.  Next I called Elaine and we connected.

She sternly told me to "... get into a hall and lay on the floor as flat as you can get NOW!"  I grabbed my purse, went into the hallway and laid flat on the floor.  All of a sudden I felt the wind on my feet as if I were barefoot (I had shoes on) and felt it grabbing my legs.  I started screaming!  I told Elaine I couldn't stay there in the hallway and I started crawling (army style) into the bathroom, next to were I had been laying in the hall.

Now I was on my left side holding the cell phone tightly against my left ear.  Our kitten had come into the bathroom with me then went back out into the house.  I thought I felt her on my ankles then realized it was dirt, dust and debris blowing across them and onto me.  All I could do was scream.  Elaine told me she loved me and I stop screaming long enough to tell her I loved her, too. My eyes were shut tight as she screamed right along with me!  (I am so thankful she was 'there' with me through this!)  I remember thinking, "I can't die, my family will be sad."  I also remember the image I saw while my eyes were tightly shut was like a stained glass kaleidoscope.

The sound of the tornado and the house coming apart is indescribable although I did read one woman's description that fits pretty good:  "... the roar of a lion with a freight train coming out of its mouth."

Everything got real quiet.  Remarkably my sister is still on the phone with me.  Elaine asked if I was dead. All I could say was, "Shhhh, listen... is it over?"  She asked if I could move, and I couldn't because there was stuff piled on top of me.  She asked if I could open my eyes, I could not because they were full of dirt and dust.  I wiped them and my vision was very blurry but I could see my glasses just a few inches from my face. I put them on.  Elaine could sense the feeling that was building in me and did her best to calm me down by telling me to focus and center myself... and breathe.

When I was 'calmed down' she asked me to look up.  I told her I could see the sky.  She heard hysteria rising in my voice and told me to close my eyes again and focus.  She asked for my address and where I was in the house so she could call the local police and let them know I was buried inside.  As soon as she got the info she needed the connection dropped and I could not reach anyone.  I was lying there smelling the dirt and dust.  I had it in my mouth, nose, ears... I smelled what I thought was a skunk but then realized it was probably propane leaking out from the other houses.  I tried to send a text to Paul to let him know where I was but the message would not go through.
 
I looked up and saw the sky
 

Just seconds after my phone disconnected I could hear a man yelling, "Call out!"  I laid there thinking, what the heck does he mean, 'call out'?  Then it dawned on me that he was looking for people who were trapped, like me!  I started yelling 'I'm in here!'  The man came around the back of the house and I heard him say, "Oh my God!"  I thought 'oh my God WHAT?!?'  I could feel the release of pressure as he pulled the debris, the walls, roof off me.  He helped me up and out of the house.  Amazingly I only had cuts on my arms and legs (the bruises showed up later).  I asked his name and he replied, 'we don't have time for that right now...'  I looked at him and told him I wanted to thank him and asked his name again to which he replied "Corey".
 
my safe place

I could hear gas hissing from the other houses.  He asked if anyone else was in the house and I told him our kitten, CC, was in there but we couldn't find her.  I told him I knew the lady next door was home so he went over there and pulled her out of her closet.  Suddenly some one shouts there's another one coming and we could hear the sirens going off in the next neighborhood.  I looked around and asked where do we go? there was no placed to go!  The siren stopped.  I kept looking up at the sky... our neighborhood looked like it was a war zone, like several bombs had gone off.
 
I walked away from this

I started walking up the street towards Telephone Rd. with Corey, another man and a lady with a dog in her arms.  Phone service was still out and I needed to let Paul know I was alive and where I was going. I could hear the sirens from police cars and ambulances and fire trucks as people were walking around in shock including me.  I didn't know where to go.   I tried calling Paul again and was able to leave a voice mail for him.  I didn't know that message would take over an hour to reach his phone and that he had been trying to contact me as well.

Corey said I could sit in his truck.  He ran ahead then came back saying his truck had been stolen.  Then he continued down the side streets in search of others that may be trapped.  I thought how odd that he didn't get upset that his truck was missing.

I crossed over Telephone Rd. to the Warren Theatre's parking lot.  A nurse talked to me a bit and I told her I wasn't hurt that badly and I was sure others needed her attention more than me.  I stood off from the crowd so I could be easily spotted by Paul when he came looking.  All I could see was the devastation all around but I don't think my mind let me take it all in at that time - thankfully!

Paul left work after the 'all clear' in his area was given.  He had to park near the 4th Street bridge where the Post Office was, behind what was the Moore Medical Center.  From this viewpoint he saw what looked like 'hell'.  Paul saw fire and smoke and the devastation as he looked toward where our house use to be.  He hadn't received my message so didn't know if I was dead or alive or if he would find me as he walked into the neighborhood, his home from the time he was seven years old.

One of the things Paul noticed was an old tree which leaned towards the back of the house as it grew.  The tornado came through the back yard area and from it's angle, that tree should have fallen on the house but instead was lying along side the house.  If it would have fallen on the house it would have been onto the bathroom, where I was.
 
Finally my message gets through to Paul and he heads over to the Warren Theatre.  I saw him looking for me among the people who were sitting on the steps.  He grabbed me and I wrapped my arms around him and cried in his arms.
 
We went back to the house the next day to see what we could salvage from the ruins.  It was raining so the only thing we did was look for our kitten.  On Wednesday we started going through the rubble.  Paul called for CC again and thought he heard a little 'meow'.  He called me over to where the back bedroom used to be and said, "Listen... do you hear that?"  He called CC again and we both heard her meow.  Then out from underneath all the rubble she came, without a cut!
 
Every day for 2 weeks after we were at the 'house' going through the debris, saving what we could.  We pulled bricks out of the way to see what was salvageable underneath and every day for 2 weeks I dreaded going there.  I hated being there and shook uncontrollably while there. 
 
The outreach of the community and the people from surrounding areas as well as those that came from out of state to help all stricken by this disaster was filled with love, kindness and compassion.  It was overwhelming at times to experience such love.
 
The husband of the wife next door thanked me for having Corey get  his wife out of the closet. I told him I had no idea where he came from because he got here so fast.  He told me Corey told his wife that he worked at the Harley Davidson shop over by the Warren Theatre.  I recently stopped by there to thank him again.  I was told no one by that name worked there or ever worked there.... I do believe that Corey was an Angel heaven sent.
 
my car but not my pool
 
 
I survived an EF5 tornado, laying on the bathroom floor clinging to my cell phone.  By the Grace of God and His Mighty Angels, I survived an EF5 tornado and am very grateful to be alive.
 
Lynne Holman
Moore, Oklahoma
 
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1 Peter 1:6... you will rejoice forever, not withstanding that at present time you are under pressure by the various trials that pass over you.  So that the proof of your faith may appear more precious than refined gold (that is tested by fire) to glory and honor and praise the manifestation of Y'shua whom you have not seen yet you love him and in the faith of whom you rejoice (it is glorious and beyond expression ) that you may receive the reward of your faith, the life of your soul, the grace given to you... Therefore strengthen your mind and be totally awake and wait for the return of Y'shua as obedient children - do not go back to your old ways.  Be Set Apart as He is Set Apart (be holy because He is Holy).  Put your Faith and Hope in Elohim, our Father in Heaven.  Our minds become sanctified by obeying the Truth and we will be full of love, like persons born anew by the Living Word of Elohim who abides forever.  
 
If you should suffer on account of righteousness consider yourself Happy :-)
Do the right thing instead of trying to please everyone else
Put YHWH first in all things
 
Be not dismayed at the trials that befall you as if some strange thing has come upon you...
these things are for your probation.
 
Rejoice that you have participated in the sufferings of Messiah, that you may also rejoice at the revelation of his glory.  Cast all your anxiety upon Elohim for He cares for you.  Be sober and guarded because haSatan like a lion goes about and seeks whom he may devour.  Therefore, resist him being steadfast in the Faith and know that the same suffering befalls your Brothers (your fellow believers) that are in the world.
 




Sunday, May 19, 2013

Metaphors and Realities

A friend offered a quote that raised me eyebrow-
"There is no personal relationship with Yeshua...outside the body of Messiah."

I thought, how can that be? So onward with another study and here's what I have found: people over-emphasize the metaphors and lose sight of the spiritual reality.

Paul writes in Romans that 'the hidden things of Elohim are in our minds.' I believe these hidden things to be His signature showing we are created in His Image, a part of Him is in us. It's the 'cause' that puts us on the path back home. His calling is in our minds, in our thoughts - this explains why we are drawn to finding Truth - we think, ponder, question and search for answers... we 'feel' there is more to life than meets the eye because He has put it there within us. "Those who love Elohim are those whom He called from before our beginning according to His purpose" (also in Romans) So, to say there's no personal relationship with Y'shua outside of Y'shua Messiah is very misleading as Paul reveals our relationship began with YHWH and His Mashiyach way back then - before we were born, before we knew we were part of his body (of believers in Torah and the faith once delivered)... We have been in a continual process (the walk?) of being made righteous by Faith from the day we were physically born.

To say that 'no part of the body can function by itself' is also misleading. We've been functioning since birth, as He called us prior to that, so we have always been part of the body.

"When we find others who have harmony with Y'shua and Torah, we automatically become One People because of the common lifestyle and goals we have in Mashiyach."   In Ephesians it is written when we are bonded in peace we are united by the Ruach haKodesh, as one body and one spirit... I believe prior to being united we are individual bodies, functioning on the path to oneness -- believers find each other everyday! We are not isolated beings, bodiless, without Mashiyach, until then. Y'shua has always been the head -- we, the chosen people, have always been part of the body.

The further we come out of Babylon the better we hear His voice, the Spirit has more room to move within us as he reveals YHWH knew us before we were born, so we must have known Him before creation - think about that for a moment :-) Gee but it's great to be back home! I believe this is the definition of The Kingdom is Near -- The Kingdom is Within -- and what it means to be the spiritual temple of today. We will have peace with Elohim through Y'shua the Anointed One by whom we are brought by faith into His grace.

The love of Elohim is diffused in our hearts by the Ruach haKodesh who is given to us - we have a connection!
"All who put their faith in YHWH are being called into righteousness to walk as Y'shua walked." Andrew Roth

We are many persons in one body (Mashiyach) and naturally members of each other - we have different attributes/gifts according to the grace given us - I understand this and the need to share and reinforce one another. I do not think anyone can do this alone nor is anyone capable of being a body unto themselves unless deceived by Satan - then he becomes the head - YUCK!

Y'shua, according to Matthew, speaks more about what the Kingdom of Heaven is like than any body of believers or his spiritual body.

Friday, May 10, 2013

To Dance or Not to Dance

Several months ago the topic of dance came up within the Torah Study Group I was attending.  A sister came across a website which went into the pagan origins of what some today refer to as Hebraic Dance, or Davidic Dance, or praise and worship dance = Circle Dance.  I followed up this topic with my own study, both within scripture and via resources on the web.  Bottom line - Acceptable dance, whirling and twirling (dancing) is Spontaneous Reaction to Joy, not something planned, choreographed and taught to others.

Examples of Joyful Dancing in Scriptures:
Exodus 15:20,
1 Samuel 18:6-7. 2 Samuel 6:14-23,
Jeremiah 31:4,
Psalm 30:12, Psalm 149, 150:4,
Judges 11:34 (mixed emotions here)
Judges 21:21-23
 
In a rush to embrace the Hebraic Roots/Messianic movement, some good hearted gentiles are overlooking some facts.  Just as we have learned about the origins of the holidays and have quit partaking in them, learned dance steps have pagan origins, too.  We cannot tolerate what is wrong in an attempt to make things right.  We cannot mimic pagan ways and think we are honoring our Creator as He Himself said we cannot take something unholy and make it holy.

Here are some links that delve into the origins of what is being passed off as praise and worship:
 
Is Dancing Biblical?

What does Scripture Say?

Mayim Mayim
this site (Israeli folk dance) has a pdf showing the particular steps called the 'grapevine'
which is what ties in with paganism...

Grapevine Step
same style as the Hebrew Folk Dance
Spiral-Grapevine-Weaver's Dance defined
 
There is so much deception in our life which is a tool used by Satan to keep us from gaining knowledge, to keep us from YHWH our Elohim.  I am thankful for Jamie who brought this topic to my attention to begin with!  Time to take the blinders off!  Be Set Apart because He Is Set Apart :-)
 



 

Monday, October 8, 2012

More about Pagan Holidays

Halloween, christmas, easter, and others... even though I took part in these festivities (from my birth through the mid 90's) I have learned the difference the study of Scriptures.

My friends and family say any time is a good time to praise (Jesus)... but even by unknowingly taking part in pagan rituals, one is NOT bringing praise to YHWH nor His Son, but you make Satan feel pretty good. He loves deception as he is the father of lies.

This 'keep christ in christmas' and believe 'jesus is the reason for the season' are just wrong. Not because I don't believe in Y'shua, but because I DO believe AND understand what YHWH is telling us, as it is written in the Original script - Leviticus in particular.  YHWH gave His people specific times to keep and observe forever, to remember Him, His power and glory and how He has brought us to where we are today. These appointed times (moedim) are:
  • Pesach/Passover
  • Chag HaMatzah/Unleavened Bread
  • Yom HaBikkurim/First Fruits
  • Shavuot/Pentecost
  • Yom Teruah/Feast of Trumpets
  • Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement
  • Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles and then the 8th Day which is
  • The Last Great Day
All other man-made traditional holidays we've been taught and celebrated since birth are not of our Creator but are of pagan origins - Satan inspired to lead us away from our Elohim YHWH.