Was Y'shua Born During Sukkot?

I have been researching this 'assumption' for quite some time, and today I found the additional information needed to finally bring this to a satisfying conclusion:

Question: Was Y'shua born during the Feast of Sukkot?

Answer: No

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Matthew 2:1 tells us Y'shua was born in Bethlehem (City of David) during the time Herod was king. The Magi were known astronomers, originally taught by Daniel the prophet while in Babylon. They knew the signs to watch for, and had been traveling in order to witness the prophecy that was becoming a reality.

Luke 2:1 tells us a decree from Augustus Caesar went out that the names of all the people of his dominion should be written down. Everyone went to his own city to be registered. Joseph was from Bethlehem, from the house and clan of David which is why he took his bride, who was pregnant, there to be registered.

Luke 2:12 tells us a Messenger/Angel appeared to the shepherds in that region where they lodge and keep watch at night over their flocks. They were told of the birth of the savior that is Master YHWH the Mashiyach* in the City of David (Bethlehem). The shepherds went to see this miracle and spread the word.

Matthew 2:2 - Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

Through the course of this study I have not found in Scriptures any report that states, infers or alludes to Y'shua being born during the time of Sukkot. It seems it could have been a good idea for Herod to time the census along with one of the feasts that had all Israelites gathered in one location; but it would be unlikely that the followers of Yah would break the command to assemble in Jerusalem for Sukkot in order to gather at their own hometowns instead. Besides, only the males attended Sukkot and it was every 7th year that the entire household traveled to Jerusalem for this gathering.

Deuteronomy 16:16 -- Three times in a year all your males shall appear before YHWH your Elohim in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths (Sukkot)

The knowledge I have been lacking was in regards to astronomy: the 'signs' that are recorded as prophecy, which were taught by Daniel, the same signs the magi had been paying attention to.  Even an angel of Elohim saw fit to bring this to the attention of the shepherds.

Genesis 1:14 - Yah said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate day from night; they shall serve as signs for the set times - the days and the years; and they shall serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine  upon the earth... 

Jeremiah 23:5 - "The days are coming", declares Yahweh, "when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.

Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore YHWH Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

700 years later, John writes this:

Revelation 12:1 - And a great wonder was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars. And, being with child, she cried and labored, and had the pangs of giving imminent birth.

Matthew 16:1 - And the Pharisees and the Sadducees drew near (Yahshua) tempting him and asking him for a sign from heaven to show them.  But he answered, "When it becomes evening you say 'It is clear, for the sky is red.'  And in the morning you say, 'Today it is winter for the sky is a gloomy red.' Hypocrites! You know how to observe the appearance of the sky. The signs of this time you do no know how to discern. An evil and adulterous generation request a sign and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. (Three days and three nights scenario)

What I have read (links provided below) suggests Y'shua was born a full two weeks before Sukkot, as reckoned with the 'signs' in heaven.  This would place his birth on Yom Teruah = Feast of Trumpets = first day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar (Sept. on modern day calendars). 

Here are the links to the study of Scripture and astronomical events that preceded the birth of Y'shua, (a deep study which I am still reviewing, but felt compelled to share at this time) both the web page and the PDF:

Torah Calendar

Signs and the Birth of Mashiyach

(Also, the book, Wheel of Stars, by Andrew Gabriel Roth is worth adding to one's library for further study and reference.)

I think it is interesting to note that at the head of Bethula is the Lion constellation:


Is it the Crown of 12 Stars?  I will need to search that idea out some more.

Y'shua, the Lion of Judah, will be king and selected his 12 Apostles to be seated as judges when that day comes.

Genesis 49:8
Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down to you. Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.…

Revelation 5:5
And one of the elders says to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has overcome to open the scroll and its seven seals."

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The other study I've been working on ties in with this timeline through the research of priests and their duties.  The one known as John the Baptist is our starting point.  Here's is what I have learned:

In the story leading up to Yahshua's inception, Mary went 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.

In order to fix the time of conception, one must look to the time of Zacharias’ 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 at which time any one of the courses officiated it is a simple matter to trace the times of the succession of courses backward or forward.

During Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy (4th week of December), the angel Gabriel visited Mary and informed her that she was going to have a son to be named Yahshua. Mary goes to visit her cousin, and stayed with her about three months.

Using these facts: Zacharias’ ministry, Elizabeth’s pregnancy term and Mary’s visit at the start of Elizabeth's sixth month; we discover the conception of Y'shua would have been in the first part of the last week of December and his birth occurring sometime in September - not December 25th.

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I decided to keep the historical/political evidence I have been collecting when I first began my search to discover the month of the census.  I have yet to pinpoint the time frame but have learned some interesting facts nonetheless, so decided to keep this info intact for reference and further research.  This is time consuming for my pea-brain, but will be updated whence I get back to it.  Please feel free to leave any comments below that will help with the study of this time line.

In 27 B.C. the Senate voted Octavian the name Augustus. It also gave him legal power to direct Rome's religious, civil, and military affairs, with the Senate as an advisory body. Augustus Caesar ruled between 27 BC and 12 AD and commanded a census during the time that Qurinius/Cyrenius was governor of Persia (Iran/Afghanistan). Augustus died Aug. 19th 14 AD.

Cyrenius is Governor of Syria During the Census

Luke 2:1 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. 

"So Archelaus's country was laid to the province of Syria; and Cyrenius, one that had been consul, was sent by Caesar to take account of people's effects in Syria. Cyrenius came himself into Judea, which was now added to the province of Syria, to take an account of their substance." - Josephus - Antiquities of the Jews - Book 18

"That had been consul" - This lends credibility to the fact of Cyrenius possibly ruling as governor of Syria on more than one occasion. See Judas of Galilee and Theudas - Acts 5

Herod the Great ruled between 37 BC and 4 BC until his death from his awful afflictions... he died 5 days after he ordered his son, Antipater who was in jail, to be slain. Herod began rule in Galilee in the 15th and 25th year of his age (research this more). When did he command the death of baby boys in and around Bethlehem which were 2 years old and younger, thinking to kill the prophesied king, Y'shua? Herod became sick when he was 70 years old. How long was he ill until his death? Yah tells Joseph and Mary to take the boy and flee to Egypt. They stay in Egypt until Herod dies. Yah tells them to return to Israel, to the land of Galilee, where they settled in Nasrath. How long did they stay in Egypt? (Matthew 2:14)

Matthias was High Priest during the end of Herod's life. Judas was Matthias' son. I have read that Herod had them burned alive for tearing down the golden eagle he had put above the entrance to the temple as a 'gift to god'. It is recorded that there was a lunar eclipse at that time. The date is said to be March 13th in the Julian year of 4710 -the 4th year before the 'christian era'. 

Judah Maccabee was the leader of the Jews in their struggle for independence in the 100's B.C. He was the son of a priest named Mattathias from the ancient city of Modin. His family is known as the Hasmoneans in the rabbinic texts. Judah's story is told in the Book of 1 Maccabees in the Apocrypha. 

At that time, the Jews were subjects of the Seleucid Empire, one of the states formed out of Alexander the Great's empire. The Seleucid king, Antiochus IV (called Epiphanes), wanted his subjects to adopt Greek culture and customs. Many Jews did this, almost to the point of abandoning their religion. But others resisted. 

Antiochus also wanted to get possession of the treasures in the Temple. In 168 or 167 B.C., angered by Jewish resistance to his policy, he entered Jerusalem, killed many of the people, and defiled the Temple by building an altar to a pagan god there. This is known as the Abomination of Desolation in the Gospels and in the Book of Daniel.

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Y'shua's birthday wasn't even celebrated until the early 300s. This is a tradition and not one of Yah's set apart times for us to observe. No one is to celebrate birth days year after year.

Meaningless Repetition

Matthew 6

Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.  So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

Pray, then, (as a suggestion) in this way:

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.

Your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Give us the bread of our need this day.

And forgive us our offences, 

as we also have forgiven those who have offended us.

Do not lead us into difficult testing, 

but deliver us from the Evil one. 

Yours is the kingdom and the power 

and the glory forever.

For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

What is commonly referred to as 'The Lord's Prayer' is an example to teach us how to speak to Yahweh. Let us not fall into the habit of making it meaningless repetition, a chant, something memorized and spoken without thought. 

We acknowledge Him first, whose Name is Yah-weh. He is the only living Elohim. We express our desire to obey His will - as it is in heaven so shall it be on this earth - His perfect governing system for our health and well being. We ask Him to provide for our daily needs, not so much our 'wants'. We desire bread (physical nourishment) and understanding of His Words (spiritual nourishment). We must be willing to forgive others if we desire His forgiveness, so get busy and review yourself to uncover any grudges you may have held onto.  Forgive those who have done you wrong and don't forget to forgive yourself for past behavior (this may take a few days for some of us). He will test us as He did the Hebrews along with the mixed multitude that traveled the wilderness 40 years, in order to reveal what is in our hearts, whether or not we will obey His Instructions.  We would rather be delivered from the deceptions of Satan than go through difficult testing.  We know His is the Kingdom to come and it is His power and glory we will someday witness with our own eyes when He restores all things.

The importance of prayer cannot be overstated. Yet, to be in divine communication with our Creator, there is no need for:

• Prayer beads
• Chants and mantras
• Prayer circles
• Wine and wafers
• Candle lighting

Quote:
We are called to be a Set Apart people because He is Set Apart and this is done by welcoming His Spirit inside of us and having His Instructions written upon our hearts so that we may live according to the Ancient Paths, also know as The Way. (A.G.Roth)

Prayer is a spiritual conversation. 

The 2 The 10 and The Rest Follow Naturally

Matthew 22 tells us that Yah's Instructions (Torah) and the (writings of the) prophets hold onto these two commandments: 

• Love Master Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart, soul, might and mind 
• Love your neighbor as yourself 

Earlier, we read in Deuteronomy 6:5

• You shall love Yahweh your Elohim with all your heart and all your soul and with all your might.

and in Leviticus 19:18

• Do not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your countrymen. Love your fellow as yourself.

You see, those "two great commands" do not replace anything else - they come straight from the Old Testament, the part referred to as Torah. If you love Yah with your entire being then it should be no problem for you to understand and follow His Instructions.

I am YHWH your Elohim who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage: You shall have no other gods besides Me. You shall not make for yourself a sculptured image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them. I YHWH am your Elohim, impassioned, visiting the guilt of the parents upon the children upon the third and the fourth generations of those who reject Me, but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those who love Me and keep My commandments. You shall not swear falsely by My Name for I will not clear one who does.

If you love your fellowman as yourself, you will treat him with the same respect as you would like to be treated. You should have no problem following the Instructions of Yahweh.

Honor your mother and father that you may long endure in the Promised Land that I am giving you. You shall not murder, or commit adultery or steal or bare false witness against one another. You shall not covet your neighbor's house or wife or anything that belongs to him.

Those who do the commandments are those who love Yahweh. 

Without love, observing His Instructions is vanity and 

without His Instructions one's love is vanity.

Remember the sabbath day and keep it set apart. Six days you shall do all your work but the seventh day is a sabbath of Mine. You, your family, your hired hands or your work animals or the stranger who is visiting your town shall do no work. I made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them in six days and on the seventh I rested, therefore I blessed the sabbath day and set it apart.

All of His Instructions are recorded in the the first five books of Scriptures: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. This is His Instruction Manual provided for His Creation.  Sure, it takes some study time to even begin to understand what was going on back in those days and to learn that it still applies to us today; just as any owner's manual needs to be read a few times before the instructions make sense, become clear.

Nothing was done away with when Yahshua came on the scene, in fact, he clarifies and even raises the standard a few times, but he did not put an end to what the Father started.

Exodus 20:

I am YHWH your Elohim who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage: You shall have no other gods besides Me.

You shall not make for yourself a sculptured image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them.

I YHWH am your Elohim, impassioned, visiting the guilt of the parents upon the children upon the third and the fourth generations of those who reject Me, but showing kindness to the thousandth generation of those w ho love Me and keep My commandments.

You shall not swear falsely by My Name for I will not clear one who does.

Remember the sabbath day and keep it set apart. Six days you shall do all your work but the seventh day is a sabbath of Mine. You, your family, your hired hands or your work animals or the stranger who is visiting your town shall do no work. I made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them in six days and on the seventh I rested, therefore I blessed the sabbath day and set it apart.

Honor your mother and father that you may long endure in the Promised Land that I am giving you.

You shall not murder, or commit adultery or steal or bare false witness against one another. You shall not covet your neighbor's house or wife or anything that belongs to him.

The Rabbi, the Note and what the...

This is a reprint of a cover story that first appeared in the April 2007 issue of Israel Today Magazine, which I edited just to shorten the article for posting here. (My response to this whole thing follows the reprint- Dusty)

A few months before he died, one of the nation’s most prominent rabbis, Yitzhak Kaduri, supposedly wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note which he requested would remain sealed until now. When the note was unsealed, it revealed what many have known for centuries: Yehoshua, or Yeshua (Jesus), is the Messiah.

With the biblical name of Jesus, the Rabbi and kabbalist described the Messiah using six words and hinting that the initial letters form the name of the Messiah. The secret note said:

Concerning the letter abbreviation of the Messiah’s name, He will lift the people and prove that his word and law are valid.

This I have signed in the month of mercy,

Yitzhak Kaduri

The Hebrew sentence (translated above in bold) with the hidden name of the Messiah reads:

Yarim Ha’Am Veyokhiakh Shedvaro Vetorato Omdim

ירים העם ויוכיח שדברו ותורתו עומדים

The initials spell the Hebrew name of Jesus יהושוע . Yehoshua and Yeshua are effectively the same name, derived from the same Hebrew root of the word “salvation” as documented in Zechariah 6:11 and Ezra 3:2. The same priest writes in Ezra, “Yeshua (ישוע) son of Yozadak” while writing in Zechariah “Yehoshua (יהושוע) son of Yohozadak.” The priest adds the holy abbreviation of God’s name, ho (הו), in the father’s name Yozadak and in the name Yeshua. (the abbreviation of the name of Elohim is 'Yah')

With one of Israel’s most prominent rabbis indicating the name of the Messiah is Yeshua, it is understandable why his last wish was to wait one year after his death before revealing what he wrote.

When the name of Yehoshua appeared in Kaduri’s message, ultra-Orthodox Jews from his Nahalat Yitzhak Yeshiva (seminary) in Jerusalem argued that their master did not leave the exact solution for decoding the Messiah’s name.

Israel Today spoke to two of Kaduri’s followers in Jerusalem who admitted that the note was authentic, but confusing for his followers as well. “We have no idea how the Rabbi got to this name of the Messiah,” one of them said.

In an interview with Israel Today, Rabbi David Kaduri, 80, the son of the late Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri, denied that his father left a note with the name Yeshua just before he died. “It’s not his writing,” he said when we showed him a copy of the note.

Kaduri’s Portrayal of the Messiah

A few months before Kaduri died at the age of 108, he surprised his followers when he told them that he met the Messiah. Kaduri gave a message in his synagogue on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, teaching how to recognize the Messiah. He also mentioned that the Messiah would appear to Israel after Ariel Sharon’s death. (The former prime minister is still in a coma after suffering a massive stroke more than a year ago.) Other rabbis predict the same, including Rabbi Haim Cohen, kabbalist Nir Ben Artzi and the wife of Rabbi Haim Kneiveskzy.

Kaduri’s grandson, Rabbi Yosef Kaduri, said his grandfather spoke many times during his last days about the coming of the Messiah and redemption through the Messiah. His spiritual portrayals of the Messiah—reminiscent of New Testament accounts—were published on the websites Kaduri.net and Nfc:

“It is hard for many good people in the society to understand the person of the Messiah. The leadership and order of a Messiah of flesh and blood is hard to accept for many in the nation. As leader, the Messiah will not hold any office, but will be among the people and use the media to communicate. His reign will be pure and without personal or political desire. During his dominion, only righteousness and truth will reign.
“Will all believe in the Messiah right away? No, in the beginning some of us will believe in him and some not. It will be easier for non-religious people to follow the Messiah than for Orthodox people.
“The revelation of the Messiah will be fulfilled in two stages: First, he will actively confirm his position as Messiah without knowing himself that he is the Messiah. Then he will reveal himself to some Jews, not necessarily to wise Torah scholars. It can be even simple people. Only then he will reveal himself to the whole nation. The people will wonder and say: ‘What, that’s the Messiah?’ Many have known his name but have not believed that he is the Messiah.”

Farewell to a ‘Tsadik’

Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri was known for his photographic memory and his memorization of the Bible, the Talmud, Rashi and other Jewish writings. He knew Jewish sages and celebrities of the last century and rabbis who lived in the Holy Land and kept the faith alive before the State of Israel was born.

He was charismatic and wise, and chief rabbis looked up to him as a Tsadik, a righteous man or saint. He would give advice and blessings to everyone who asked. Thousands visited him to ask for counsel or healing. When he died, more than 200,000 people joined the funeral procession on the streets of Jerusalem to pay their respects as he was taken to his final resting place.

“When he comes, the Messiah will rescue Jerusalem from foreign religions that want to rule the city,” Kaduri once said. “They will not succeed for they will fight against one another.”

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The very first thing that came to mind, for me, was Y'shua said not to let ourselves be deceived. I can't shake the feeling that this rabbi may be an example. His idea that Y'shua's return is a 2 part plan doesn't ring true. The one who will be revealed is the man of sin, the lawless one, that final world leader commonly called The Antichrist. 

Y'shua the Messiah​ knows who he is and what he is doing.  He was revealed in his lifetime as the son of Elohim.  Yahweh has also ​told us beforehand (Old Testament)​ so that we would 'know' what is to occur and not be deceived.

Read in Matthew 24:

Let no man deceive you - many will come in His Name and will claim to be the Mashiyach/Anointed One/Messiah/Savior and many will they deceive.... Many false prophets will arise and deceive many. If anyone says the Messiah is 'here' or 'there' do not believe it for false messiahs and lying prophets will arise and produce signs and great wonders in order to deceive.... Therefore if they say he is in the wilderness, do not go out -OR- he is in the inner chamber (temple), do not believe it. For as the sunshine comes out of the east and is seen in the west, thus will be the coming of man....

The big deal being made about this Rabbi's note is that it indicates the name of the son of God is Yahshua (Y'shua) - but this is nothing new - his name is found in the ancient Hebrew texts, so that was a red flag for me.​ Mr. Kaduri caused quite a stir, no doubt, but also confused many Orthodox Jews. Here is a quote from the article:

"Israel Today spoke to two of Kaduri’s followers in Jerusalem who admitted that the note was authentic, but confusing for his followers as well. “We have no idea how the Rabbi got to this name of the Messiah,” one of them said.

I truly believe that this rabbi is setting folks up for the appearance of the anti-messiah​, and this could play into the demon/alien story line as well. This rabbi is quoted as teaching:

“The revelation of the Messiah will be fulfilled in two stages: First, he will actively confirm his position as Messiah without knowing himself that he is the Messiah. Then he will reveal himself to some Jews, not necessarily to wise Torah scholars. It can be even simple people. Only then he will reveal himself to the whole nation. The people will wonder and say: ‘What, that’s the Messiah?’ Many have known his name but have not believed that he is the Messiah.”

Scripture gives us very detailed information concerning the end times and what to expect prior to the return of Yahshua. When he returns all eyes will see him and know the time of God's Wrath has come.​ Yahshua was revealed to the religious Jewish leaders of his day and they rejected him. When he returns it will be for the whole world to witness, not just the modern day nation-state of Israel, or a few select Jews or rabbis.  This rabbi and his note are part of those things Y'shua warns against when he says Do Not Be Deceived.

Strong Delusion

Delusion defined: 

• something that is falsely believed or propagated
• a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also : the abnormal state marked by such beliefs

2 Thessalonians 2:9

For the coming of that Evil One is the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with all the deceptiveness of iniquity in them that perish because they did not receive the love of the truth by which they might have life. Therefore Elohim will send upon them the strength of a deception that they may believe a lie, and that they all may be condemned who believe not the truth but have pleasure in iniquity.

2 Thessalonians 2:7

For the mystery of the Evil One already begins to be operative and only if that which now hinders will be taken from the midst, then at length will that Evil One be revealed who Master Y'shua will consume by the breath of his mouth and will bring to nothing by the visibility of his coming.

What shall be this 'strength of a deception', this strong delusion that befalls those who do not seek out the truth?  And what is it that was 'hindering' this evil mystery from going into full operation?  I would like to note, after that which hinders is taken from the midst, the Evil One will be revealed.  I believe Mr. Evil One is revealed 3-1/2 years into the final seven years when Satan fully possesses the end times world leader and he claims to be 'god'.

2 Thessalonians begins in regards to the return of Y'shua and our standing strong in our Faith in him, that we should not be uprooted in our mind nor be troubled or deceived. Paul writes that before the Son of Elohim returns, first will come a defection and that man of sin will be revealed; the son of perdition; who is an opponent and exalts himself above all that is called Elohim and praiseworthy; so that he also sits in the temple of Elohim as a deity and displays himself as if he were a deity.

The defection is also called the 'falling away' or the 'great apostasy' which is the fallen state of Christianity as a whole.  Even in Paul's day there was an all-Gentile church forming which aimed to throw off Torah and reinvent Messiah to put him more in line with Hellenism, polytheism and paganism.  The Defection (which is already in progress) will become evident when the Final World Leader takes his place.  The Truth of the Matter will be fully evident 3-1/2 years later.

Quote from AGR:
The phrase 'son of perdition' in Aramaic is the same as the Hebrew 'abaddon' which means "destruction" and is torn from the pages of the Dead Sea Scrolls, alluding to sons of light and sons of darkness.

This delusion, whose undercurrent is the workings of Satan, is allowed to grow stronger as Yahweh steps aside. It begins to peak when the final world leader makes a firm agreement with many and folks believe an end to all wars has begun.  They will believe they now live in a world of peace and safety. This sense of safety is delusional, because, according to Scriptures, this is the quiet before the abomination of desolation reveals his true intentions, reaching full strength.

The workings of Satan have been progressing since the Garden episode. Can he only take center stage if Yahweh removes His hedge of protection from us, as the example written in the book of Job? Will this guy be so convincing that even the Set Apart believers could fall for it?  Maybe, and only through 'conditioning', which has been going on for some time: not knowing the Truth of Elohim leaves the door wide open for believing the lies.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

For the coming of that Evil One is the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all the deceptiveness of iniquity in them that perish because they did not receive the love of the truth by which they might have life. Therefore Elohim will send upon them the strength of a deception that they may believe a lie....

The worship of the image of the beast and taking the 'mark' are two things that can happen if one does not Love the Truth.  Not only is Y'shua the Truth, he is also the Way and the Life.

John 14:6 - Y'shua said, "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No man comes to the Father except by me.  If you would have known me, you would also know my Father."

2 Thessalonians 2:15

Therefore, my brothers, be established and persevere in the Commandments which you have been taught, whether by word or by our epistle. And by our Master Y'shua the Mashiyach himself, and Elohim our Father who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope through his grace, comfort your hearts and establish in yourselves every good word and in every good work.

We must be firmly rooted in the Instructions of Yahweh as we have learned from knowing Yahshua so that we do not fall for the coming strong deception.  His Spirit teaches us discernment and shows us The Way as he reveals The Truth wherein we receive our reward - the gift of our soul - Life eternal.

Prepare for the Kingdom to Come

Matthew 13:10

Then the disciples came to Y'shua and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven has been given to you, but not to them."

What are those mysteries wrapped up in parables for us to discover? Could this be part of what it means to seek Yahweh as if searching for treasure?  We shall not be destroyed for lack of knowledge as we continue our study of His Word.

Mark 4:26

The Kingdom of Elohim is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

Matthew 13:31

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

Matthew 13:33

The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened."

Matthew 13:44

The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Matthew 13:45

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.

Matthew 18:23

the Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Matthew 20:1

For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Matthew 22:2 

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 

Matthew 25:1

At that time the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 

Part of Seeking Elohim is trying to understand the parables told by His Son. They are not mysteries and can be solved. Yahshua wants us to 'think', use our brains as we seek truth and understanding. I've been told that Scriptures interpret themselves and have found this to be true, which is why we each need to read and study them for ourselves. Not everyone will recognize the Good Shepherd's voice because they lack understanding.  We gain understanding by putting Yahweh first in all things, every day.  We read His Word every day so that the Spirit within us has something to work with!  None of this is by ourselves, but through the will of the Father.

Luke 17:20

Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of Elohim would come, Yshua replied, "The coming of the kingdom of Elohim is not something that can be observed."

Romans 14:17

For The Kingdom of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but the righteousness and the peace and the joy in the Ruach haKodesh.

The Ruach haKodesh is the Spirit of Elohim. It is this same Spirit Y'shua gave to his disciples after he ascended to heaven. It is this same Spirit that comes to life within us as we continue to read and study the Word of Elohim, Yahweh, our Creator.

So, lets break down the above verses into the action noted in each:

Scattering of Seed

Share the teachings of Yahshua and Yah's Instructions for righteous living. Spread the Good News of the nearness of the Kingdom of Yahweh, the earthly Kingdom of Yahshua. Sow them seeds! Let them fall where they may and pray they take hold, but also know when its time to move on.

Mustard Seed

If we had Faith as small as a mustard seed we could command a tree to be uprooted.  It is to our benefit to grow in the Faith once delivered, no matter how little of it we have to start with.

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Just a little goes a long way. One person's testimony can affect three other people, and on and on.

Search for Hidden Treasure

The Good News is the Kingdom to come, after the return of Y'shua, we who have been gathered, shall be placed upon our soil - the Promised Land. Yahweh is our treasure. Once we find His Son, we also will find the Creator.

Fine Pearls

Revelation 21:21 describes the 'gates' of the New Jerusalem, which is the Bride of the Lamb.  The 12 gates are twelve pearls, each pearl was one gate. The New Jerusalem event occurs after the thousand years of Y'shua's earthly kingdom, at the time when Yahweh restores all things.  This is indeed a treasure worth seeking!  This is our reward, the life of our souls, life eternal.

Settling Accounts

Get your own house in order before Judgment Day. Get rid of all ungodliness in your life. Forgive those who have done you wrong and don't forget to forgive yourself. 

Workers for the Harvest

Isaiah 5:7 "For the vineyard of Elohim is the house of Israel and the seedlings He lovingly tended are the men of Judah."  Teach one another the Word of Yahweh. Share your testimony and the truth of Yahshua. Help one another prepare for the harvest, when Set Apart believers are gathered together at his return.

Wedding Banquet

We have been invited to this banquet, the one prepared by the Father for His Son. We've been given plenty of time to get ready to attend.

Meet the Bridegroom

Let us be properly prepared - full of the Ruach haKodesh = The Spirit of Truth, prior to the return of Y'shua.  If we are full of His Spirit (pure olive oil) we will not fall for whatever deceptions come our way, nor shall we wander off still searching.  We will enter into the banquet hall before the door is shut and locked. 

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We have been told beforehand all these things that will take place somewhere in the future, whether near or far.  The rules and regulations apply to each and everyone of us and it is our choice to take heed and act accordingly, for our well being; or we choose not to pay attention and go on living, drinking, eating and letting ourselves be distracted by daily life, until its too late. Just as the door to the ark was closed in the days of Noah, and no one could enter afterward, so shall the door to the banquet hall be closed and locked.  It will be too late for those who ignored all the signs and wonders, who did not study and learn His Instructions in Righteousness, who did not recognize the Good Shepherd's voice.

Who's Who?

This study points out what Y'shua the Mashiyach said about himself, the Son of Elohim, in order to clear up the popular belief that people think "Jesus is God".

Scripture quotes are from the Aramaic English New Testament. Some are lightly paraphrased by me.  I usually tag each chapter and verse so you know where to start reading, and always expect you take what you learn back to Scripture to study it for yourself. 

Recorded in the book of Matthew, even Yahweh says Y'shua is His Son.

"Allow it for now as it is proper for us to fulfill all righteousness" and he was immersed and arose from the water - heaven was opened up to him.  And then the Spirit of Elohim descended upon him and a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased."

The Ruach haKodesh took Y'shua to the desert to be tempted by the Accuser. Even Satan refers to him as the Son of Elohim when he tests Y'shua by saying:

If you are the son of Elohim:

• say to these rocks 'become bread'

• throw yourself off the edge of the temple 

• bow down and worship me

The Son of Yahweh Elohim replies, quoting from Torah:

• It is written that the Son of man does not live by bread alone, but by all the Words that proceed from the mouth of Elohim (Deuteronomy 8:3)

• do not test Master YHWH your Elohim (Deuteronomy 6:16)

• Leave enemy, for it is written that you will worship Master YHWH your Elohim and Him alone will you serve (Deuteronomy 6:13)

Satan departs, Y'shua leaves Nazareth and dwells in Capurnakhum, on the side of the sea by the border of Zebulon and Naptali.  From then he began to preach and to teach repentance and he preached the Hope of the Kingdom of Heaven.

1 John 4:14  

And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent His Son, a Redeemer for the world.  Whoever confesses Y'shua to be the Son of Elohim, Elohim abides in him and he abides in Elohim.  We have believed and known the love which Elohim has towards us: Elohim is Love and whoever abides in love, abides in Elohim.  His love is perfected with us so there will be nothing to hide come judgment day.

1 John 5:10  

Whoever believes in the Son of Elohim has this testimony in himself. And whoever believes not, Elohim has made him a liar by not believing the testimony which Elohim has testified concerning His Son. And this is the testimony that Elohim has given to us life eternal and this life is in His Son. Everyone who takes hold of the Son takes hold of life - those who don't will not know eternal life.

Mark 1:1  

The beginning of the Good News of Y'shua the Anointed One, the Son of Elohim

Matthew 27:43 

He put his trust in Elohim, let Him save him now if He is please with him. For he (Y'shua) said that, I am the Son of Elohim.

John 20:31  

Indeed, these things are but written that you might believe that Y'shua is the Anointed One, the Son of Elohim, and when you believe you might have in his name life that is eternal.

Romans 1:4  

And was made known as the Son of Elohim by power and by the Ruach haKodesh, who arose from the dead, Y'shua the Mashiyach, our Master.

2 Corinthians 1:19   

For the Son of Elohim, Y'shua the Mashiyach, was not 'yes and no' but it was 'yes' in him; for all the promises of Elohim, in Y'shua, are 'yes, for which cause we - through Y'shua - give our Amen to the glory of Elohim. 

Ephesians 4:13 - Until we all become one and the same, in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of Elohim, and one complete man according to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Mashiyach: and that we might not be children uprooted and turned about by every direction of wind by the wrong doctrines of men who plot to seduce by their cunning: but that we might be established in our love and that every thing in us might progress in Y'shua the Anointed One who is the head: and from him the whole body is framed together and strongly melded by all the connecting points, according to the gift that is delivered by measure to each member for the growth of the body, that his structure may be perfected in love.  We do not walk as the other Gentiles who walk in the vanity of their mind, and they are dark in their understandings and are alienated from the life of Elohim because this knowledge is not in them, and because of the blindness of their heart they have cut off their hope and have given themselves over to lust and to the practice of all uncleanness in their greed.  You have not learned this from Y'shua if you have truly heard him, and by him have learned, as the truth is in Y'shua.

I must conclude, after reading these statements recorded throughout Scriptures, that Yahshua is not "God" - he is the Son of our Elohim, whose name is Yahweh.

On the other hand..... 
The Spirit of Yahweh caused an ovum of Maryam to become fertilized, so Y'shua is born of the Spirit but also of water (amniotic fluid).  The glory of Elohim is seen, recognized, noticed within the person of Y'shua, who came to do the will of the Father.  

1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from Yah. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.  This is how you will know the Spirit of Yah: Every spirit that confesses that Y'shua has come in the flesh is from Yah,  and every spirit that does not confess Y'shua is not from Yah. This is the spirit of the anti-messiah, which you have heard is coming, and is already in the world at this time.…

The Spirit of Y'shua dwells inside a person - this refers to the spirit of man being born from the beginning into the image of Elohim, which is evidenced by living a Set Apart life unto YHWH, having His Instructions written upon the heart and growing in the attributes of Y'shua, which we read about in:
Isaiah 11 - A shoot shall grow out of the stump of Jesse, a twig shall sprout from his stock. The spirit of Yahweh shall alight upon him:
A Spirit of wisdom and insight; counsel and valor; devotion and reverence for YHWH; he shall have a sense of Truth by his reverence for YHWH...

This Spirit is what makes us One as they are One - the Spiritual realm yet to come.

Yahshua is Not God but is the vessel that contains the Spirit of Elohim.