Offerings and Sacrifices

For the most part, the practice of sacrifice stopped in the year 70 AD, when the Roman army destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem, the place where sacrifices were offered. The practice was briefly resumed during the Jewish War of 132-135 AD, but was ended permanently after that war was lost.

We read about these laws pertaining to the reasons for and the handling of sacrifices recorded in the books Genesis through Deuteronomy, Leviticus in particular.  It stands to reason that if certain requirements no longer exist then we cannot follow through on the physical doings of those rules Yah said were everlasting. The rules, laws, regulations and commandments still pertain to us today but mostly by spiritual observance, in anticipation of the Kingdom to come. The temple- House of Elohim -no longer stands, hence the priesthood no longer exists so offerings cannot be sacrificed.

Hebrews 10... in (Yah's Instructions for His Creation) there was a shadow of the good things to come; not the substance (reality) of the things themselves. Therefore, although the same sacrifices were offered every year, they could never perfect those who offered them. For, if they had perfected them, they would have, long ago, stopped making offerings because they (would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. But in those sacrifices, every year they recognized their sins). For the blood of bulls and of goats cannot purge away sins. Therefore, when Yahshua came into the world, he said:

“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,

but a body you prepared for me;

with burnt offerings and sin offerings

you were not pleased.

I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—

I have come to do your will, O Elohim"

Hebrews 10:11

For every high priest who stood and ministered daily, offered again and again the same sacrifices which never were sufficient to purge away sins. But this Priest (Yahshua the Anointed One) offered one sacrifice for sins, and forever sat down at the right hand of Elohim (where he waits for his kingdom to come). For by one offering he has perfected forever, them who are sanctified by him. After which the Ruach haKodesh testifies by saying, This is the covenant I will give them after those days; says Master Yahweh... I will put my Torah/Instructions into their minds and inscribe it on their hearts and their iniquity and sins I will not remember against them.

Now, where there is a forgiveness of sins there is no offering for sin demanded.

The Reason not to be of The Season

Many years ago I became interested in learning about our family traditions, from whence they originated and why we celebrate these assorted holidays.  One major holiday is Christmas and that is where I began. The results I share in this study are from Scriptures and information gleaned from other research on this same topic by many others. Don't take my word for it always study it out for yourselves.

"Christ" is not the reason for the season.

Jesus Christ is not his name.  He had Hebrew parents who gave him a Hebrew name: Yah-shua (Y'shua).  He was born about 6 months after his cousin, John. This is an historically correct fact.

In the story leading up to Y'shua's inception, his mother-to-be, Mary, came to visit her cousin, Elizabeth, who was six months pregnant with John. It is through this account, found in Luke, chapter 1, that we are able to more closely fix the date of the birth of Messiah.

Luke indicates that Elizabeth’s husband was Zechariah and a priest of the course of Abia. While on duty, as a priest, he was visited by an angel and informed his wife was to have a son to be named John. After his obligations to the ministry ended, he departed to his house. He and Elizabeth conceived a child.

During Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy, the angel Gabriel visited Mary and informed her she was going to have a son. Mary goes to visit her cousin, and stayed with her about three months.

In order to fix the time of conception, one must look to the time of Zachariah's ministry. At that time, the priests were divided into 24 classes and it is known that each class officiated at the Temple in turn for a week. If it is known when the course of Abia was when Zachariah  officiated, one can trace the times of the succession of courses backward or forward. I trust the research of those who traced this time line and were able to calculate the beginning of Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy began in the fourth week of December, when Mary came to visit.

Using Zachariah’s ministry, Elizabeth’s pregnancy term and Mary’s visit at the start of her sixth month, this shows the conception of Y'shua in the first part of the last week of December and His birth occurring on or around September 29, 2 BC - not December 25.

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There is a common defense put forth by folks who celebrate x-mas when it has been pointed out that Y'shua was not born on Dec. 25th... they say 'any time is a good time to honor christ...' Our Father in Heaven clearly points out not to have any thing to do with idols or heathen traditions like cutting down a tree and putting it up in your home, decorating it and bowing down before it (the act of placing gifts beneath the tree).  These things do not honor our Creator.  We must not celebrate christmas. It has nothing to do with Yahweh the Father, Yahshua the Son but falls under the heading of Abominations.

IF you really want to honor Yahweh, then do as He says, not what man says. Give up man made traditions and Y'shua will fill those spaces with His Set Apart Spirit.

Yahweh is not slow in keeping his promise,
as some understand slowness.
He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish,
 but everyone to come to repentance. [2 Peter 3:9]

Here are assorted links that delve into the origins of other man made traditions as well as days our Father set as holy. I pray you find time to check them out, do a little searching on your own and you will find the truth really will set you free. You'll be free of worries, anxiety, insecurity, and loneliness just to name a few!

I try to maintain link lists, but if you come across one that no longer works, I'd appreciate it if you would let me know so that I may remove it.

Easter

Palm Sunday

Passover 

Exodus

1599 Geneva Bible (the one before King James)

Holidays

One Stop Scripture Spot

Genesis

Deuteronomy 29

Deuteronomy 29

Have we chosen to enter into the covenant of Yahweh our Elohim, with its sanctions (the curses that violations of the covenant will entail), not with us alone, but all who stand with us and those who are not here this day? To the end that He may establish us as His People and be our Elohim, as he promised us and swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob...

We know about those who dwelt in the land of Egypt. When Yah set them free they were led through the midst of various nations where they saw detestable things and the fetishes (idols) of wood, stone, silver and gold that they kept...

Perchance there is among us some whose heart is even now turning away from Yahweh to go and worship the gods of those nations... 

After agreeing to His Covenant, we will not be immune to the sanctions. We will not be safe if we choose to follow our own willful hearts... breaking the terms of His contract.

Yahweh's anger and passion will rage against those of us who turn away from Him to follow after idols and no-gods, until every sanction recorded in this book of Teaching comes down upon us who chose to follow our own ideas.

From 1 Corinthians 10... all our fathers were under the cloud, and they passed through the sea, and they were all immersed by Moses in the cloud and in the sea. The all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink... from the spiritual rock that attended them and that rock was the Mashiyach. But with a multitude of them, Elohim was not pleased. These things are an example for us so that we won't covet after evil things as they did. Neither should we serve idols as some of them did nor commit sexual sin. Neither let us tempt the Mashiyach as some of them tempted and serpents destroyed them. (Numbers 21:4) Nor should we complain as some of them did and they perished by the destroyer. All these things that befell them were for an example to us and they are written for our instruction on whom the end of the world has come; Flee from idolatry... do not associate with demons... we cannot partake at the table of our Master Y'shua and sit at the table of demons.

After the 7th Shofar is sounded is when His People are gathered prior to His Wrath, and - the sanctions recorded in the book of Teaching - shall be poured out upon those left upon the earth.

Why will Yahweh do these things? Because people will forsake the everlasting covenant that He made when He set His People free from Egypt; they turned to the service of other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not experienced... Concealed acts concern Yahweh, but with overt acts it is for us to apply all the provisions of this Teaching.

What does it say about the final world leader? In Daniel 11 we can read this - He will do as he pleases; exalt and magnify himself above every god and speak awful things against Yahweh Elohim. He will have no regard for the god of his ancestors or the one dear to women. He will honor the god of fortresses with gold and silver, precious stones and costly things, a god that his ancestors never knew (never experienced)...

""Concealed acts concern Yahweh, but with overt acts it is for us to apply all the provisions of this Teaching''" triggered this memory, from 1 Corinthians 5:11, thereabouts... But those within the body, you judge. And those without, Elohim judges... remove from you the wickedness among you.

He has told us the End from the Beginning. 

What else could we possible need? 

When all these things befall us - the blessing and the curse - and we take them to heart amidst the various nations (where we find ourselves living in these days) and we return to Yahweh and heed His commands (Teaching) with all our heart and soul, then Yah will restore our fortunes and take us back in love, bringing us together again from all the peoples of the world. He will set us down upon our soil, the land of the promise and we shall possess it. (Deuteronomy 30)

Selecting Leaders

When "Bible Study Groups" feel they need to select 'elders' or establish some sort of leadership, my soul cringes, because most times they will not follow Yah's Instructions in choosing capable men who fear Him. If a Study Group has become so large that it needs help managing the members then choose folks with experience. If these 'leaders' do not qualify according to Yah's outline, then do not call them Elders or put them in any other position they do not qualify for.  I've seen natural leaders rise up that others gravitate towards, and without titles they cannot live up to.  This is O.K. and manageable within the bounds of Torah.  I understand the need may arise, but calling someone an Elder who does not qualify according to the Word of Elohim is down-right wrong!

Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses (and priest of Midian), saw how overwhelming it was for Moses to 'manage' the people, day in and day out, making known the laws and teachings of Yahweh. He made this suggestion:

You, Moses, represent the people and bring their disputes before Yahweh Elohim. Make known to them the importance of the laws and the teachings and tell them the way they are to go and the practices they are to follow.
Select capable men from among the people who fear Elohim, trustworthy men who spurn ill-gotten gain and set them over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Let them judge all matters, and decide minor disputes themselves; but have them bring the major disputes to you. - sharing your burden. If you do this - and Yahweh commands you - you will be able to bear it.   (Exodus 18:17)

Time goes by and in Numbers 11:10 we read that Yahweh was very angry (again) and Moses was distress (those stiff necked people have been complaining and crying again). Yahweh instructs Moses to:

"Gather 70 of Israel's elders of whom have experience as elders and officers of the people, bring them to the Tent of Meeting and let them take their place there with you. I will come down and speak with you there, and I will draw upon the spirit that is in you and put it upon them; they shall share the burden of the people with you..."

Notice that Yah is putting His Spirit upon them.  Makes me think of Shavuot when The Comforter (the Spirit of Truth) was given to the apostles and they were able to fully understand and teach people Torah from then on out.

In the letter Paul wrote to Timothy he points out the qualifications to be met by any man who desires the position as an elder:

1 Timothy 3 ...if a man desires the eldership, he desires a good work. And an elder should be such that No Blame can be found in him; a husband of one wife; have a vigilant mind, sober and reliable; hospitable to strangers; instructive; not a transgressor of wine; not swift to strike but should be humble and not contentious nor a lover of money; one who guides well his own house and holds his children in subjection with all purity. If he cannot run his own household how can he guide the assembly of Elohim? Neither let him be of recent discipleship or else his ego will get the best of him... There should be good testimony of him... else he fall into reproach and the snare of Satan...

It is a blessing that a group grows and needs management 😊 but the one who started the group to begin with should always stick to the rules put forth by the Creator when choosing his reliable trustworthy men to help with the task, that all will continue to go well with them.

Knowledge

I believe the first mention of 'knowledge' is in Genesis 2:9 "And from the ground Yahweh caused to grow every tree that was pleasing to the sight and good for food, with the Tree of Life in the middle of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad." Then Yahweh gives the command to Adam- 2:17 "but as for the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad, you must not eat of it; for as soon as you eat of it, you shall die."

Right there in the 2nd chapter of creation we learn that we were not meant to know everything. We should allow our Faith in the Creator to be sufficient. Self awareness might not be a good thing, a stumbling block at least and a snare at most.

Amos 8:11 - A time is coming, declared Yahweh, when He will send a famine upon the land: not a hunger for bread and thirst for water, but for hearing His Words... Men shall wander from sea to sea and from north to east seeking His Word but shall not find it...

Daniel 12:4 - But you Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will range far and wide and knowledge will increase.

Daniel heard but did not understand.  He was told that these words are secret and sealed unto the time of the end.  And here's what most folks overlook:

4:10 - Many will be purified, purged and refined; the wicked will act wickedly and none of the wicked will understand; but the knowledgeable will understand.

Even if we have knowledge not all will understand the impact or implications of said knowledge. Those who have been purified, purged and refined will understand. While it is true that the vast majority of the world will be without Yahweh and without hope when Y'shua returns, it is written also that many people will understand, prepare, and be ready.

Purify: to clear from material defilement or imperfection
>to free from guilt or moral blemish >to free from undesirable elements
Purge: to free from moral or ceremonial defilement
Refine: free from impurities

We are freed from guilt by accepting the shed blood of Y'shua. We follow Y'shua as we walk towards perfection, removing materialism and other impurities from the path. We choose to love and obey the Creator which frees us from undesirable elements, ceremonial defilement.  We, in this process, become 'knowledgeable'.  

The context of "knowledge increased" is in reference to people understanding the prophecies of the book of Daniel, however, many Bible scholars believe that this prophecy also applies to an increasing knowledge of science, medicine and technology.  The two views may be connected. Those using these scientific breakthroughs gain knowledge leading to the prophecy that, as it was in the days of Noah so shall it be prior to the return of Mashiyach. These people are gaining knowledge, albeit from that Tree Yahweh said not to eat of. This would include genetic manipulation and other experiments, some of which result in the trend of forcing 'the next step of evolution': transhumanism.

As it was in the days of Noah, man was evil and his wicked ways had permeated the world, to the point Yahweh brought about the Flood.  And what brought about those wicked evil ways?  

Genesis 6 -- When men began to increase on the earth and daughters were born to them, the Divine Beings saw how beautiful they were and took wives from among those that pleased them. It was then, and later too, that the Nephilim appeared on the earth. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

Divine beings caused human women to become pregnant. Their mutant, genetic offspring are called the Nephilim. These Rebel Angels also taught the secrets of heaven to these human woman - knowledge that was not intended for humans, fruit not to be eaten.

According to Enoch there were 200 of these angels who left their station in heaven to achieve their desires on earth. They defiled themselves by having sexual relations with these women. They also taught these women charms, pharmacies, root cutting and uses of plants - secret knowledge humans weren't suppose to know. These women became pregnant and gave birth to what is called the Nephilim, who grew to 300 cubits in height. They ate every thing produced for them and when that ran out they turned against mankind and ate them. The Nephilim sinned against birds, beasts, reptiles and fish (more genetic manipulations? crossbred mutants?) and began to eat each other's flesh and drink their blood. They were lawless ones (they did not abide by the Instructions of Elohim). They taught men metallurgy in the making of swords, shields, knives and breastplates as well as bracelets and ornaments. They taught the use of antimony (A metalloid element having many forms, the most common of which is a hard, very brittle, shiny, blue-white crystal) and the use of paints and dyes, the use of make up to beautify eyes, the use of gemstones - then did all godlessness increase and everything was corrupt.

There are things we're just not supposed to know in this lifetime.

This is similar to knowing about the Jews planning on building another Temple in Jerusalem which just might be the one Satan enters and claims to be 'god'- it's prophecy, it's going to happen, we just need to separate ourselves from it because we know right from wrong. We have gained knowledge of Scriptures and learned discernment enabling us to make the right choice. The knowledge is of Good and Bad. The Ruach haKodesh enables us to recognize which is which so that we may act accordingly. The Spirit gives us the ability to 'understand knowledge'.

Knowledge is expanding in all directions, but this isn't necessarily a good thing. It is simply prophesy coming to life in our day and age, as we enter the end days scenario. Knowledge of everything can cause confusion, division, misunderstandings and man thinking he is god: a know-it-all with an inflated ego. 

1 Corinthians 8:1 - And concerning sacrifices to idols, we know that in all of us there is knowledge; and knowledge inflates the ego, but love uplifts the spirit.

Ephesians 1:15 - Therefore, since I heard of your Faith in our Master Y'shua the Anointed One and of your love towards all the Set Apart believers; I do not cease to give thanks on your account, and to remember you in my prayers that the Elohim of Y'shua the Mashiyach, the Father of glory, may give to you the Spirit of Wisdom and of revelation in the recognition of him (spiritual knowledge).

Ah! How excellent is the majesty of His power, in us who believe, according to the efficiency of the strength of His power which He put forth in the Mashiyach...

Proverbs 18:15 - The mind of an intelligent man acquired knowledge; the ears of the wise seek out knowledge

If we always Love Yahweh first and foremost we will remain on His Path through all that is yet to come. Love one another accordingly. Walk in the footsteps of His Son and keep His Instructions in Righteousness.

Ephesians 3:13 - Therefore, I pray that I may not be discouraged by my afflictions which are for your sakes; for this is your glory. And I bow my knees to the Father of our Master Y'shua from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named, that He would grant you according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit; that in your inner man the Mashiyach may dwell by Faith, and in your hearts by love, while your root and your foundation increases greatly in strength; and that you may be able to explore with all the Set Apart believers what is the height and depth and length and breadth, and know the greatness of the Mashiyach's love and that you may be filled with all the fullness of Elohim.

Colossians 2 - And I wish you to know how I have struggled for you, and for them of Laodicea and others who have not seen me, that their hearts may be comforted and they, by love, may come to all the riches of assurance and to the understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of Elohim the Father and of the Mashiyach in who are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.

2 Peter 1:5 - And while you apply all diligence in the matter, add to your Faith moral excellence and to moral excellence, knowledge, and to knowledge perseverance, and to perseverance patience, and to patience the Fear of Elohim and to the Fear of Elohim sympathy with the brotherhood and to that, love.

It is by first having Faith, then all things will be added to us, according to His Set Apart Spirit.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 - For as wisdom grows, vexation grows; to increase learning is to increase heartache.
1 Corinthians 13:2 - And if there should be in me the gift of prophecy, and I should understand all the mysteries, and every science, and if there should be in me all faith so that I could move mountains... and if love isn't in me, I should be nothing.
Luke 11:52 - Woe to you scribes because you have taken away the keys of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed because of your disobedience! Because you have rejected obedience, I reject you as My priest; because you have spurned the teaching of Elohim, I will spurn your children.

Knowledge is defined in the dictionary as the fact of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association; the range of one's information or understanding; the circumstance of recognizing truth through reasoning; the condition of having information or of being learned.

Our knowledge is gained from becoming familiar with Scriptures, the Word of Elohim, and our range of understanding will increase as time goes on, if we continue to read, study, pray and love Elohim and one another.  By way of the Ruach haKodesh, we are given the ability to recognize truth as we reason together. From this I deduce science and technology have eaten from the Tree of Knowledge Yah said not to, and have gone the way of the Divine Beings who were in rebellion against the Instructions of the Creator, seeking to be 'gods' themselves and dabble in their own re-creations.

Don't Mimic those Pesky Pagans

When Yah says not to 'boil a kid in its mother's milk' we are being taught not to partake in a popular tradition. Yes, He is the creator of all things including the goat and the young goat, but it was the pagan practice of cooking this way that we are told not to do.

Pagan defined:

• one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods 
• a heathen
• Pagan was used at the end of the Roman Empire to name those who practiced a religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Early Christians often used the term to refer to non-Christians who worshiped multiple deities

Deuteronomy 18

When you enter the promise land... you shall not learn to imitate the abhorrent practices of those nations. Let there not be found among you anyone who: sends their children to the fire; or who is an augur (one who foretells events by omens), a soothsayer (someone who makes predictions about what is going to happen in the future), a diviner (a person who uses special powers to predict future events), a sorcerer (a person who practices sorcery; a wizard or warlock), one who casts spells or one who consults with ghosts or familiar spirits, or one who inquires of the dead.

Sorcery:

• the use of magical powers that are obtained through evil spirits
• the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining
• magic

Could Energy Therapy be derived from any of these practices? All Set Apart believers should ask this question and find Yah's answer before letting themselves become a participant.  I pray this information I have gathered will help one make the right decision.

From 1 Corinthians 10... all our fathers were under the cloud, and they passed through the sea, and they were all immersed by Moses in the cloud and in the sea. The all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink... from the spiritual rock that attended them and that rock was the Mashiyach.  But with a multitude of them, Elohim was not pleased. These things are an example for us so that we won't covet after evil things as they did.  Neither should we serve idols as some of them did nor commit sexual sin. Neither let us tempt the Mashiyach as some of them tempted and serpents destroyed them. (Numbers 21:4)  Nor should we complain as some of them did and they perished by the destroyer.  All these things that befell them were for an example to us and they are written for our instruction on whom the end of the world has come.  Flee from idolatry... do not associate with demons... we cannot partake at the table of our Master Y'shua and sit at the table of demons.

From Numbers 20

Moses took the rod as Yah had commanded.  Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation in front of the rock and he said to them, "Listen you rebels! shall we get water for you out of this rock?" And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod.  Out came copious amounts of water... But Yahweh wasn't happy with this, He had told Moses to 'speak' to the rock, to order it to give its water, not strike it a couple of time ... He said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust Me enough to affirm My sanctity in the sight of the people, you shall not lead this congregation into the land I have given them.

Moses tried to accomplish this task on his own instead of following the instructions from Yahweh.  Are we guilty of taking matters into our own hands regarding health and medical treatments?  I'm not talking about using the items mentioned in Scriptures, which are Yah Approved, the oils and clay, hyssop, spices and dietary guidelines, etc. But should we be dabbling in the spiritual realm thinking we have power over the Ruach haKodesh?  I think not.

Matthew 13:14And in them prophecy is fulfilled (Isaiah 6:9;10) 'Hearing, and you will not understand what you hear, and seeing you will not know what you see.'  For hardened is the heart of this people, and they were hard of hearing and their eyes are blinded (by science?) that they should not see or hear or understand in their heart, and return, and I heal them...

Energy Therapy (quote)

In a world where people are constantly grasping for deeper meaning, deeper spirituality, and a higher purpose, energy healing is one more New Age philosophy that presents itself as very desirable to human beings. Born with sin, we all come into the world with the strong belief that we are the center of the universe—that we are in control of our health, our bodies, our lives, our circumstances, and our destinies. Those who have not turned to (Yahweh) for Truth have no choice but to search for it within themselves.The practice of energy healing is not in itself a religion, but it is a pathway to one's own spirituality. It leads us on a personal journey that encourages us to focus on ourselves and how our energy is in sync with the energies of the cosmos, the earth, and all other life. Through this, we can supposedly be taught to heal ourselves by using clairvoyance to “visualize” where the negative energy is in order to determine the cause of the problem, whether it is physical, emotional or spiritual.

The main thread I have found in researching energy therapy are the claims that it works by 'removing obstructions to the flow of life force energy throughout the body'. These obstructions are allegedly caused by negative thoughts, actions, or feelings, which some believe are the fundamental cause of illness. I believe that much to be true - harboring negativity will cause illness - no matter where in the body you think that negativity is stored. The negativity we hang onto can be released when we begin to forgive those who have done us wrong. That is the first step. As we forgive those who have caused us pain, anger, or caused us to regret our actions and carry guilt, so shall the Father forgive us the wrongs we have done. When this connection is made a lot of that negativity is lifted as if the world has been taken off our shoulders. We begin to breathe again, blood flow is improved and a level of better health is evident.

The idea of energy healing is a temptation for us to put our trust in ourselves and our own bodies, which is a form of worship. The temptation dangled by the Adversary in front of Eve was 'to become like divine beings'. First he caused her to Doubt the Instruction of the Creator. This doubt allowed her to desire and eat that forbidden fruit. A Lie opened the door and bye-bye paradise. We can all be tripped up by doubt and deceit if we are not firmly grounded in His Word. For most who participate in energy healing, no recognition is given to the one true Elohim, nor does He receive any praise for healing. They say: "Our Soul is the connection between our physical body and our Spirit, and provides communication between the two. It is our consciousness, and forever remains connected to the Creator, God, or whatever term you like to use. 

The soul connects the physical body and our Spirit? providing communication between the two? come on now...  

Chi, Kundalini, Prana, the life force, New Age healing, Vital Force, and psychic healing... These all are names for the same thing: occult energy.

*Note on the occult and occult healing: The occult is a set of practices involving reading hidden meanings in ordinary images or in natural sources, the attempt to receive information or aid from disembodied beings, and/or manipulation of unquantifiable forces or powers. The three broad categories are divination, spirit contact, and sorcery. Healing is one of the most common occult activities but these methods are counterfeit to true healing. New Age healing is, in actuality, based on occult healing principles.

The folks at Splankna are mixing and mingling a bit of Scripture with new age philosophy, painting this therapy to look good to Christians, claiming that 'life force' is the 'holy spirit'. Isn't this a device used by Satan? He makes evil look good and good seem like an evil thing, with an end result of turning us away from Yahweh. A simple lie opens the door and then we're kicked out of paradise.

Getting involved in energy healing is spiritually dangerous, to say the least.

Daniel 12:4

"But you, Daniel, keep the words secret, and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will range far and wide and knowledge will increase."

And what knowledge would that be?

2 Peter 2:18

But be you growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Master and Redeemer Y'shua the Mashiyach and of Elohim the Father: who is the glory now and always and to the days of eternity. Amen.

Tall as the Anakites

A friend posed this idea:

"Isn't it interesting that Abraham lived amongst the Philistines and never mentioned them being giants? In fact they feared him because of the God he served. How is it that when the ten spies went into the Land to explore it that they became so BIG? Maybe it's all in the perspective." end quote

This challenged me to further research those commonly called 'giants' as they are recorded in Scriptures.

Genesis 14 tells us about the Rephaim, Zuzim*, and Emim** battling with others at the Valley of Siddim (Dead Sea) and word reaching Abram the Hebrew that his nephew was taken captive... 

Deuteronomy 2:10 explains that the **Emim were as tall as the Anakites. Both the Emim and Anakites were considered as Rephaim. The Rephaim were called *Zamzummim, also as tall as the Anakites. 

Deuteronomy 9 tells us about cities with sky high walls around them inhabited by the Anakites, a people great and tall = the descendants of Anak...

Numbers 13:22 (there were Anakites living in Hebron) 13:28 ... the people who inhabit the cities are powerful... we saw the Anakites there... 13:32 ...The country that we traversed is one that devours its settlers. All the people that we saw in it are men of great size, 13:33 we saw the Nephilim there - The Anakites are part of the Nephilim - and we looked (small in size in comparison) like grasshoppers...

The Emim and the Anakites were also known as Rephaim which were called Zamzummim (possibly same genetic line of giants called by different names in different locations?)

Here's our tall and powerful peoples list:

Nephilim - Genetic Mutants

Anakites - also considered as Rephaim

Rephaim - aka Zamzummim

Zumim - Zamzummim = Rephaim

Emim - aka Rephaim

It appears the original genetically modified beings were the Nephilim. Next we have those called the Anakites, descendants of Anak who was of the Nephilim.  The rest are different names for the same ones called Rephaim.

Deuteronomy 2:11
(The Emim) Like the Anakites, they are counted as Rephaim; but the Moabites call them Emim.

Who was Anak? A descendant of the Nephilim; another genetically modified human? In Joshua 15:13 we learn Arba was the father of Anak, founder of Hebron (Kiriath-arba). As noted above, there were Anakites living in Hebron.  The Anakites were giants the other ones were measured against, 'being as tall as the Anakites'.  It seems as though the Nephilim were the original giants - the tallest of them all - and some how the height of this breed was toned down in the recreation process.

Who was King Og, the king of Bashan? In Deuteronomy 3:11 we read that he was the only one left of the Rephaim. He reigned over Bashan at Ashtaroth and at Edrei.  We don't know his real height but his bedstead, made of iron, was 9 cubits long and 4 cubits wide, by the standard cubit! (Cubit: approximately 18 inches ) His bed was about 13-1/2 feet long by about 6 feet wide. The whole Argob district, all that part of Bashan was called Rephaim country.  This area was eventually given to the tribe of Manasseh.

And lets not forget about Goliath the Philistine of Gath, who was 6 cubits and a span tall. (1 Samuel 17:4) A Span is about 9 inches, making Goliath about 9 feet and 9 inches tall.  These guys were not as tall as the ones seen by the scouting party who felt as though they looked like grasshoppers in comparison, so was the Nephilim 'gene' being further manipulated?  A twelve foot tall person would not need to eat as much as a 300 foot tall person... -(👀)-

From the writings of Enoch:

These women became pregnant and gave birth to what is called the Nephilim, who grew to 300 cubits in height (450 feet?). They ate every thing produced for them and when that ran out they turned against mankind and ate them. The Nephilim sinned against birds, beasts, reptiles and fish (more genetic manipulations? crossbred mutants?) and began to eat each other's flesh and drink their blood (cannibals and vampires?). They were lawless ones. They taught men metallurgy in the making of swords, shields, knives and breastplates as well as bracelets and ornaments. They taught the use of antimony (A metalloid element having many forms, the most common of which is a hard, very brittle, shiny, blue-white crystal) and the use of paints and dyes, the use of make up to beautify eyes, the use of gemstones - then did all godlessness increase and everything was corrupt.

Guess we didn't need Abraham to tell us every detail.  If tall powerful people were commonplace in his day it makes sense that he didn't mention it - but it was written down and preserved for us to read in this day and age. The more we read, the more we find that Scripture does interpret Scripture.

John 20:30
Now Y'shua did many other miracles before his disciples that are not written in this book. Indeed, these things are but written that you might believe...

John 21:25
And there are many other things that Y'shua did, which if those were written one by one, not even the world as I suppose would be sufficient for the books that would be written...

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For more info, read my study: Nephilim, then and now