Friday, June 9, 2017

The List - for Your further Research and Study

I will now share many of the sites I have bookmarked throughout the years that I used in my studies.  If you are searching out the Truth and desire to live by Yahweh's Instructions, these sites will be of useful insight to both sides of the story.  As you know, I do not belong to any religion as our Creator was never about division. Some of the links below use 'traditional' Christian or Jewish terminology and man made doctrine, so please overlook the religious aspects while digging out those nuggets of truth 👀 

We need to know our enemy as we make use of Yah's survival manual.

I will manage this post from time to time to insure all links still take you to the intended subject matter, but if you run across a broken link, please message me using the comment section at the end of this post.

As Always Scripture is the base upon which to stand while researching sources outside of 'church approved' writings. For example, understanding Hebrew idioms is very helpful in understanding the meaning of many things written of in Scriptures. Reading from Jasher fills in some time lines not written of in Scriptures, but hinted at.  Not all versions of the Bible have the proper interpretations and some are so subtle as to go unnoticed, yet are taught as 'God's gospel truth'. Whichever version of the Bible you have, read it every day and the His Spirit will reveal the truth.  Trust Yahweh and by Faith let His Set Apart Spirit give you discernment in all things.

Oh.... one more thing- I do not promote the buying from or donating to any of these sites. I do not agree with much of the advertisements found on these sites.  These links are for learning, and will help you understand the bigger picture of where we are today and how we got here.

Carry on!

Babylon:
Prophecy
no-gods
Babylon Defined
The Tower of....

The Creator's Calendar:
Origin
New Moon Reckoning
Moon Sighting Study

Those who Mislead His People
False Teachings
Jesuits Explained
A Longer List of...

Jewish Mysticism:
Judaism
Zohar

Alien Abductions Explained:
ET or a Demon?

A few links to study Pagan Origins:
Holidays
Praying for the dead
Names of the Months
Tammuz and Ishtar
The Cross
Bad Dancing
Sun god Worship
Baal and Asherah
Star/Shield of David
Occult Beginnings
Pharmaceuticals
Purim

Online Bible Study Tools and Reading Materials:
Bible Hub
Bible Study
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Yahweh's Word
Book of Jasher

Highly Recommended:
Authority Research
Corporation USA

And the rest (for now):





Friday, June 2, 2017

All Praise Belongs to Yah


Caught Up or Greater Exodus?

I think folks have confused the End Times Event of the 'gathering' of Yah's people with something being taught as the 'greater exodus.'

Many years ago I followed the teachings of Monte Judah and that is when I first heard of a 'second/greater exodus'. I was on the bandwagon, too, for awhile, going with the trend other Hebrew Roots folks were on. There were talks of building boats to sail groups of 'believers' to Israel, departing off the coast of Mexico.  The set apart time of Sukkot was being taught as practice for us to be ready to 'flee' to an established place 'in the wilderness' when the time came.  It was as if we were trying to 'force a vision' in an attempt to fulfill prophecy by our own means. I became skeptical of these interpretations, so I relied on Scriptures to show me the answers.

In an attempt to clear up the misconception I became amazed at all the on-line sites promoting this theory which may also tie in with the 'Two House Theology' which will be another study for another time.
There is only one gathering of His chosen people and, according to Scriptures, it occurs at the 7th Shofar Event, when all eyes see the coming of Y'shua in the clouds. Those who are alive at that time will see the dead being risen up, all those believers who have died since the beginning, and then they will be gathered with them. It is at this point we are given bodies that are incorruptible, gathered together in the clouds for the time being.
Matthew 24- All eyes will see the return of Y'shua...
:29 immediately after the suffering of those days...
:30 Y'shua comes upon the clouds of heaven with great power and glory. He sends his Messengers with a large trumpet and they gather his chosen from the four winds.
 
First Thessalonians 4:16 confirms Y'shua will descend from heaven with the voice of the chief Messenger and the shofar (large trumpet) of Elohim. His Set Apart believers (his chosen, the elect) are caught up together to the clouds to meet Y'shua Messiah and be with him forever.
Revelation 6:12 tells us the 6th Seal is opened and because of the earthquake, darkened sun, red colored moon, falling stars and mountains and islands being moved out of their places Every One Will Know the great day of wrath has come. 
Revelation 11:15 tells us the world becomes the kingdom of Y'shua after the 7th shofar is sounded. (the last trumpet before the final plagues)
Revelation. 11:19- the Temple of Elohim in heaven opens, the Ark of His Covenant is seen.

After these events and the pouring out of the Cups of Wrath, then His People receive the promise, the everlasting covenant Yah made with Abraham about the land of Canaan.  After we are gathered and changed from corruptible to incorruptible, then we are set down upon our own soil - the promised land of Canaan.

There is another bit of Scripture that may have influenced this 'greater exodus' idea and that would be when those in Judea are to flee when they see the abomination of desolation stand where it should not be.  This happens 3-1/2 years into the final 7 years of life as we know it.  But the distinction is location: those in Judea are to flee to the wilderness where they will be taken care of for the remaining 3-1/2 years.  The rest of the world has no where to run. All we can do is be aware of the times we are living in. I am not against preparing for the days ahead best we can, but this idea that we are to gather ourselves together goes against what Yahweh says He will do.

Jeremiah 23:7 A time is coming when people will say As Yah lives, who brought out and led the offspring of the House of Israel from the north land and from all the lands to which they've been scattered... and they shall dwell upon their own soil.... 16:14 I will bring them back to their land which I gave to their fathers... 30 I will deliver you from far away and make an end to all the nations where you have been....

Romans 11:25- I want you to know this mystery, that blindness of heart has in some measure befallen Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles will come in, and then will all Israel live.

"All Israel" refers to those souls who make Teshuva- return to Yahweh -and welcome the Spirit of Truth.  Not every Jew or Israeli by race will enter into the Kingdom of Elohim.  For more on this topic see my study Who Is Israel

Hebrew Letter Numbers Chart

I am sharing these for further research and study. I am not a linguist nor do I stress we must speak the Hebrew language but some folks are interested in the origins of the language. I thought this would be a good place to store all things related to the Alef Beit 😎 and I do believe we will be speaking Hebrew in the the Kingdom to come. 
(Hebrew is written/read from right to left; Hebrew letters have numeric values)











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Know Your Enemy

Yah's Instructions include governance over various aspects of community life and health care, and teach us to recognize what is good and what is evil. Now, this would not be necessary if all was still good- but Satan changed that back in the days of the Garden. Yahweh saw everything was good- Satan made Eve believe it could be better. Even Adam fell for it. Satan played with Eve's imagination. Adam and Eve's 'needs' were totally provided for by the Creator, but Satan, wanting to be 'god' duped them into believing they had 'wants' to fulfill as well. He caused them to 'doubt' the Word of Elohim.

Doubt:
  • fear : suspect
  • to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain
  • to lack confidence in : distrust 
  • to consider unlikely
While reading Scriptures we come across a theme that repeats over and over: Yahweh's people straying from His Path (His Instructions) to the point of turning their backs on Him and even forgetting His Name.  Their faith- trust; confidence; certainty- erodes over time. Only a few cling to His Word, but many go the way of the world which is the way of the pagan: Satan's own path of unrighteousness that leads to destruction: life in Fire Lake.


Definition of Pagan:

  • heathen
  • a follower of a polytheistic religion
  • one who has little or no religion; who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods
  • an irreligious or hedonistic person
  • neo-pagan: witches, druids, goddess worshippers, new-agers and other groups seen in America today
Ezekiel 28:11 is a dirge intoned over the king of Tyre, who is also a type and shadow of future events.
Yahweh says, "You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and flawless in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of Elohim; every precious stone was your adornment: Carnelian, chrysolite, amethyst, beryl, lapis lazuli, jasper; sapphire, turquoise and emerald; and gold beautifully wrought for you, mined for you, prepared the day you were created.  I created you as a cherub with outstretched shielding wings; and you resided on My holy mountain; you walked among stones of fire. You were blameless in your ways, from the day your were created until wrongdoing was found in you. By your far-flung commerce you were filled with lawlessness and you sinned.  So I have struck you down from the mountain of Elohim and I have destroyed you, O shielding cherub, from among the stones of fire. You grew haughty because of your beauty, you debased your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I have cast you to the ground, I have made you an object for kings to stare at. By the greatness of your guilt, through the dishonesty of your trading, you desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire issue from you, and it has devoured you; I have reduced you to ashes on the ground, in the sight of all who behold you. 
Satan's pride caused him to fall from his estate in the heavenly realm - ego, self-love and envy all played their part. He let 'earthly desires' cloud his decision-making and he used his position with Almighty Yahweh to convince others to follow him. He caused them to 'doubt' Yahweh.

Device:

  • something contrived such as a plan, procedure, technique
  • a scheme to deceive 
  • something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design
  • something in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect 
  • a conventional means used to achieve a particular dramatic effect
  • a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function 
  • desire or inclination
  • an emblematic design used especially as a heraldic bearing: design or image depicted on a shield
The Apostle Paul left us a general description of some of the “devices” that Set Apart believers should be aware of.
2 Timothy 4:3- For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
1 Timothy 4:1- Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.
Ephesians 4:14- That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive
1 Timothy 6:20- O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called
We are to beware of:
PHILOSOPHY (including Psychiatry and Psychology); the TRADITION of men and the RUDIMENTS of the world (i.e. the elements and essentials of a culture); FABLES (i.e. imaginary tales); DOCTRINES of devils and men (i.e. ALL FALSE DOCTRINE contrary to the Holy Scriptures); and SCIENCE – FALSELY SO CALLED (i.e. Humanistic: Biological Evolution; Geological Origins and Cosmology, etc.).

Acts 20:26- Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of Yahweh. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Ruach haKodesh has made you overseers, to feed the assembly of Yahweh, which he has purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Romans 16:17- Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Master Y'shua, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Satan has devised many distractions to keep us from our Creator. Become aware of them all. Resist temptations and the devil will flee from you.


Distraction:

  • the act of distracting or the state of being distracted
  • mental confusion
  • something that distracts
  • an object that directs one's attention away from something else
  • amusement
Some forms of Distraction:
Sports (pagan origins)
Amusement Parks
Movies (mental conditioning)
Actors (paid professional liars)
Various Games
Cell Phones
Fashion Trends
Commercials (subliminal manipulation)
Religion(s)
Most Music (including Christian Rock)
Most Dancing (click here)
Celebrating Birthdays and other 'holidays'
All forms of Entertainment


Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Who Is the Bride.... Really

One of the Messengers said:
Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.... and he showed me the Set Apart city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from Elohim; in which was the glory of Elohim, as a brilliant light, and resembling a very precious gem; like a jasper stone, resembling crystal. 
Y'shua is the light of the world, in him is seen the glory of the Father 
(This New Jerusalem has) a wall, lofty and great. This wall has twelve gates, and the names of the twelve tribes, descendants of Jacob/Israel, are inscribed on the gates. (three gates on each side, north south, east and west). The wall has twelve foundations on which were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
When this New Jerusalem descends from heaven a great voice is heard which said: 'Behold, the tabernacle of Elohim is with men and He dwells with them; they will be His people; and He will be their Elohim.'  This reminds me of how it was with Moses and the mixed multitude that came out of Egypt. Yah gave instructions for building the tabernacle so that He could be in the midst of His people.  Look how far we have strayed from our Creator! It now seems all symbolic of returning to and becoming one with the Creator.  He takes us back.

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We have been invited to the Wedding Feast which is akin to those who had the chance to enter into the ark before the door was shut, after which it became too late to 'be saved'. The symbolism is also revealed in the parable of the 10 Virgins (invited to the banquet as guests) of which 5 ran out of oil and went to buy more.  While they were gone, the doors to the banquet hall were shut and no one else could enter.  It was too late.

Matthew 25:10- And while they (those 5 foolish virgins) went to buy more pure olive oil for their lamps, the Bridegroom came, those who were ready entered with him into the banquet hall. And the door was locked.

Matthew 22:2- The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

We have been called to this banquet, the one prepared by the Father for His Son. We are invited guests, not the bride, and we've been given plenty of time to get ready to attend.

Let us be properly prepared to Meet the Bridegroom- to be 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 wander off in search of who-knows-what. We shall enter into the banquet hall with him before the door is shut and locked. After that it will be too late.

Revelation 19:7- Let us rejoice and exult and give glory to Yahweh Elohim for the marriage supper of the Lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready. And it was granted her to be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean; for fine linen is the righteousness of the Set Apart believers.
Revelation 19:9- Blessed are they who are called to the supper of the marriage feast of the Lamb.
John 6:39-40: (Y'shua is speaking) “This is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

That last day is when those alive will see the resurrection of those believers who have died since the beginning of time, and then be caught up with them being changed from corruptible to incorruptible bodies- given robes of fine linen?

1 Thessalonians 4:16- Because our Master Y'shua will himself descend from heaven with a mandate and with the voice of the chief Messenger (angel) and with the trumpet of Elohim; and the dead who are in Messiah will rise first and then we who survive and are alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet our Messiah... And so comfort yourselves one another with these words...
We enter together with him.  We are gathered together with him. After which no one else can enter. Those left behind on the earth suffer the Wrath of Elohim as the Seven Cups are poured out upon the earth.  It is too late for them to be saved.

In Revelation 19-
Verse 7 says the marriage supper of the Lamb has come*
Verse 11- the heavens open and Y'shua rides in
Verse 14- the army of heaven follows him
verse 17- the invitation is given to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven to assemble to this 'great supper of Elohim'*. This is after the armies are defeated at Megiddo and these birds feed on carrion. Continue reading and learn this is the time frame when the false prophet and 'the beast' are cast into Fire Lake; Satan is bound for a thousand years. The 12 Apostles are seated prepared to judge the tribes of Israel.... all part of the First Resurrection.  Blessed and Set Apart is he that has part in this first resurrection. 
* are these referring to the same supper? is this the symbolic wedding feast?
Ezekiel 39:17- ....say to every winged bird and to all the wild beasts: Thus says Yahweh Elohim; Assemble, come and gather from all around for the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you upon the mountains of Israel
Verse 25- .... I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob and take the whole House of Israel back in love...
Verse 29- I will never again hide My face from them for I will pour out My spirit upon the House of Israel

Through our continued study and reading of Scriptures we shall become spiritually prepared to recognize the Good Shepherd when he calls and ready to accept this invitation to his wedding feast, a most glorious occasion. 

If the wife of the Lamb is the New Jerusalem, who is this Jerusalem?
Isaiah 62- For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, till her victory emerge resplendent and her triumph like a flaming torch. Nations shall see your victory, and every king your majesty; and you shall be called by a new name which Yahweh Himself shall bestow.  You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of Yahweh and a royal diadem in the palm of your Elohim.
Nevermore shall you be called "Forsaken" nor shall your land be called "Desolate" but you shall be called "I delight in her", and your land "Espoused." For Yahweh Elohim takes delight in you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your Elohim rejoice over you.
What better symbolism to express the type of love one has than to compare it to marriage, a wedding feast and the joy as two become one. New beginnings. When Yahweh restores all things it may be more glorious than we can imagine.

Yah delights in Jerusalem and she shall never be called "Forsaken" again, and her land no longer desolate but "Espoused'.  That land is the land of Canaan, the promised land in the covenant He made with Abraham.  Jerusalem is the last place Yahweh attached His Name.
As a side note: The word "Jerusalem" can be traced to its roots as something akin to 'Foundation in Shalom' (Shalom means Peace). The first mention of this town is in Genesis 14:18, after Chedorlaomer and the other kings with him were defeated by Abram and the 'army' he had mustered. King Melchizedek of Salem, who was also the priest of Yahweh Elohim, blessed Abram.  Another connection to Jerusalem is that Y'shua is said to be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. (Psalm 110:4 depending on which translation you read from; Hebrews 7:1; Hebrews 6:20) Which means Y'shua will be our King and Priest in the world to come, with its foundation in peace.  We are instructed to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem (good) has been a focal point of Yahweh our Creator and is referred to as 'her'.  Satan counterfeited with Babylon (evil) who is referred to as Mystery Babylon, Mother of Harlots, in Revelation. From the beginning -when Satan influenced Eve and Adam to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil- we see Yah's timeline ending with that same Good and Evil scenario. Good represented by Jerusalem with all her ups and downs; and Evil represented by Babylon and all its abominations.
Genesis 2:15- Then Yahweh took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. And He commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”
This New Jerusalem is beyond our immediate understanding just as the temple of Ezekiel's vision represents something of such grandeur it becomes more than we can comprehend. Consider them 'unsearchable riches' for the time being.  All we are told outright is that the New Jerusalem is the bride.
Ephesians 3- To me, Paul, who am the least of all the Set Apart believers, has this grace been given that I should announce among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Mashiyach, and should show to all men what is the architecture of the mystery which for ages was hid in Elohim the Creator of all things, so that by means of the assembly (of Set Apart believers) the manifold wisdom of Elohim might become known - which He arranged ages before and worked it through Y'shua our Master. Therefore I pray - 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, an in your hearts by love while your root and 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 may know the greatness of the Mashiyach's love and that you may be filled with all the fullness of Elohim.
Yahweh's love is such that He promised not to wipe us out with a flood, that when His anger with us reached such a level He would relent.  We are still a stiff necked breed in His Eyes, I'm sure, but His patience wins out, yet time as we know it will come to an end.

Yahshua Mashiyach is well known for his teaching technique of using parables in an attempt to get folks to 'see' what he was getting at. He used many variables to get the same one point across. Where did he learn this from? Since the Son came to do the will of the Father, it makes sense that his Father had the same manner of speaking- like Father like Son.  Yahweh spoke through His servants the prophets and used metaphors and symbolism back then.  Maybe we should keep that in mind.

Yahweh's love for His Creation is expressed in parables that include examples of joy, marriage, divorce, steadfast love and taking us back. Scripture is full of these same examples. It is all about Him- Yahweh Elohim. He is the Master and we are His servants. He made us; we rebelled; He offered His Plan of Redemption which we can choose to accept and obey or not. He renewed the Covenant with the shed blood of His Son. Yah has gone to great lengths for our sake, yet only a remnant will respond.
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."
Part of Seeking Elohim is trying to understand the parables. They are not mysteries and can be solved. Parables are like bread crumbs leading us along His Path. He 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. We shall not be destroyed for lack of knowledge as we continue our study of His Word and Instructions. Those mysteries are solved if we make a sincere effort to understand our Creator. We cannot know Him completely for the Spiritual Realm has yet to be revealed, but if we continue to seek His Face we will receive the Blessing, which is Life. We shall be made incorruptible, given garments of pure linen that we may be gathered up and enter into the banquet hall, together with him in the clouds.

Yah spoke creation into existence and all was good. Satan rebelled against the Creator and brought evil into this world. Yahweh's love for mankind is such that He wants no one to perish and His Plan of Redemption was enacted. Throughout it all Yah continues to test us with various trials and tribulations to reveal what is truly in our hearts; He refines us and sets apart those who are worthy to receive the promise, be partakers of the covenant He made with Abraham. Just as the Apostles were realizing prophecy had come to life before their eyes, we, too, are living proof that prophecy is being fulfilled. There is still time to prepare, to have plenty of oil and to put on the fine linen garments that we may entered with Y'shua who said 'no one comes to the Father except through me'. No one enters the banquet hall until Y'shua returns.
One thing is for certain... if you don't trust that Yahweh Elohim created the universe, gave us an Instruction Manual (Scriptures) and then provided us an escape plan by following His Son's example of obeying those same Instructions... if you don't have Faith in the Good News of His Kingdom to come and life eternal, it becomes very difficult to see the big picture of what is happening in the world today - and the imaginings of man have become very entertaining and enticing.
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. We Set Apart believers have been invited as guests to this Wedding Banquet which occurs after the return of His Son. We are not the bride of the Lamb. We are His Chosen people aka the House of Israel, native born and adopted/grafted in. The New Jerusalem is the bride, the wife of the Lamb Yahshua Mashiyach. 

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The Religion of Christianity

Contrary to the wickedness of religious men Yahweh declares: "....man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live." 
Our Father in heaven wants people to look to Him rather than "old time religion" or "the new science" which claim to have all the answers for humanity but is progressively destroying the earth and setting forth greater and greater immorality.
-- Andrew G. Roth
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Definition of 'religion' from the Webster Dictionary
  • the service and worship of God or the supernatural
  • commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
  • a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
  • archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
  • a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Also defined as:
  • the belief in a god or in a group of gods
  • an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
  • an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group 
Many of us become aware of the vairous divisions of 'believers' as we journey on His Path of Righteousness. What is causing this division? Could it be Religion - an invention by man supported by Satan whose main goal is to make us 'doubt' the Word of Yahweh Elohim.

Yahweh, our Creator, was never about religions. His Instructions go with His Creation, an Owner's Manual and most people don't read instructions until all else fails.
Matthew 7:22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
What is 'christianity'?
Christianity is a religion created by Emperor Constantine. His  copycat religion was based upon a myth (The Persian savior god Mithra), which was based on other similar myths, all the way back to Chrishna of India (a mythical god) and was a tool for political purposes. The belief in the crucifixion of gods was prevalent in various oriental or heathen countries long prior to the reported crucifixion of Christ. Of the 16 crucifixions, most were born of a virgin and about half of them on December 25th.
Who were the founders of the 'church'?

Many religious customs found in christian churches are based on the counsel of early post-apostolic writers, including Ignatius, Marcion and Tertullian.  These men have shaped Christianity into what it is today. Most church founders appear to have been unable to distinguish between Rabbinical Tradition and what Y'shua and the Apostles taught, which was Torah observance: living by the Instructions given by our Creator.

Ignatius of Antioch (35-107 AD) pioneered the Greek-based Christian religion and was instrumental in mixing paganism with it.  He was packaging Christianity for a Greco-Roman Hellenic culture.  He favored the Ishtar sun-rise Lord's Day (Sunday).  He promoted the infallibility of the church and taught that deacons, presbyters and bishops were infused with Jesus-like authority to be lords over people.  Ignatius appeared to be the quintessential Catholic long before the 4th century (many believe this is when the Catholic Church began).

Marcion (110-160 AD) coined the terms Old and New Testament.  He was a wealthy ship owner and the son of a bishop from Sinope, on the Black Sea.   He propagated his new concepts of Christianity which took root throughout the Roman Empire. Marcionites set up their own churches in defiance of other Christians and they flourished up until the 10 century.  Marcion was inventor and a major contributor to dispensationalism, supercessionism and replacement theology - all of which are still popular today and preached in nearly every church.

Tertullian (155-230 AD) was born into a mainstream Gentile pagan family but became a devout Christo-Pagan.  Like Marcion, he found Christianity intolerable and set out to make a broad sweeping reform. he joined with the Montanist (Cataphrygian Heresy) founded by Montanus, who was formerly following the pagan mother goddess of fertility named Cybele where he learned plenty to adapt into Christianity.  Tertullian claims to also have picked up an anointing of the "Holy Ghost" and through demonic inspiration he compartmentalized the Godhead and coined the word Trinity - one of the most cherished doctrines of the Christian church today.  His theology is akin to the likes of Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz who were the original trinity of Babylon - Tertullian simply inserted the persons of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost making him extremely popular among pagan Gentile Christians.

Eusebius was the dishonest Church Father historian of antiquity who made up a lot of Church history: “We shall introduce into this history in general only those events which may be useful first to ourselves and afterwards to posterity”. The research thread (about older Gospels) also leads to the “spurious” writings of Irenaeus. The myth of Mithra, the Persian Savior god, was chosen by Emperor Constantine and Bishop Eusebius as the model to create the new religion, Christianity.
Quote:: There were too many religions in Rome in 325 A.D. A Council was called in an endeavor to amalgamate the many religions of the Roman Empire into one. Christianity plagiarized older myths and legends (and were rewritten) to suit the Roman Catholic Church while combining the numerous religions existing at the time (Krishna, Horus, Mithraism, Osirian, Isis, and many other mystery religions). For unity and (as an effort) to stop all the conflicts between the numerous religions…
Christianity was Invented. Eusebius (Bishop of Caesarea; “Father of Church History“) attended the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. and was a friend of Emperor Constantine, who also attended and made the keynote speech. Constantine instructed Eusebius to organize the compilation of a uniform collection of new writings developed from primary aspects of the religious texts submitted at the council. 
Eusebius then arranged for scribes to produce fifty copies to be written on parchment in a legible manner, and in a convenient portable form, by professional scribes thoroughly accomplished in their art.

He then ordered earlier presbyterial manuscripts and the records of the council burnt and declared that any man found concealing writings should be stricken off from his shoulders (beheaded). These orders, said Eusebius, were followed by the immediate execution of the work itself we sent him [Constantine] magnificently and elaborately bound volumes of three-fold and four-fold forms (Life of Constantine, vol. iv, p.36). 

They were the New Testimonies, and this is the first mention (c. 331) of the New Testament in the historical record. With his instructions fulfilled, Constantine then decreed that the New Testimonies would thereafter be called the word of the Roman Saviour God (Life of Constantine, vol. iii, p. 29) and official to all presbyters preaching in the Roman Empire.

This newly revised testament was the official book of the new Unified Religion of Constantine. All other books to be burned included the Torah and the writings of the prophets, known today as the Old Testament, and included burning the great library in Alexandria, Egypt in 391 AD.

According to Eusebeius (260-339), Constantine noted that among the presbyterian factions "strife had grown so serious, vigorous action was necessary to establish a more religious state", but he could not bring about a settlement between rival god factions (Life of Constantine, pp. 26-8). His advisers warned him that the presbyters' religions were "destitute of foundation" and needed official stabilization. Constantine saw in this confused system of fragmented dogmas the opportunity to create a new and combined State religion, neutral in concept, and to protect it by law. 

When he conquered the East in 324 he sent his Spanish religious adviser, Osius of Córdoba, to Alexandria with letters to several bishops exhorting them to make peace among themselves. The mission failed and Constantine issued a decree commanding all presbyters and their subordinates "be mounted on asses, mules and horses belonging to the public, and travel to the city of Nicaea" in the Roman province of Bithynia in Asia Minor. They were instructed to bring with them the testimonies they orated to the rabble, "bound in leather" for protection during the long journey, and surrender them to Constantine upon arrival in Nicaea (The Catholic Dictionary, Addis and Arnold, 1917, "Council of Nicaea" entry). 

Their writings totaled "in all, two thousand two hundred and thirty-one scrolls and legendary tales of gods and saviors, together with a record of the doctrines orated by them".

Thus, the first ecclesiastical gathering in history was summoned and is today known as the Council of Nicaea.  It was a bizarre event that provided many details of early clerical thinking and presents a clear picture of the intellectual climate prevailing at the time. It was at this gathering that Christianity was born, and the ramifications of decisions made at the time are difficult to calculate. 

About four years prior to chairing the Council, Constantine had been initiated into the religious order of Sol Invictus, one of the two thriving cults that regarded the Sun as the one and only Supreme God (the other was Mithraism).   Because of his Sun worship, he instructed Eusebius to convene the first of three sittings on the summer solstice, 21 June 325,  and it was "held in a hall in Osius's palace" (Ecclesiastical History, Bishop Louis Dupin, Paris, 1686, vol. i, p. 598).

In an account of the proceedings of the conclave of presbyters gathered at Nicaea, Sabinius, Bishop of Hereclea, who was in attendance, said, "Excepting Constantine himself and Eusebius Pamphilius, they were a set of illiterate, simple creatures who understood nothing" (Secrets of the Christian Fathers, Bishop J. W. Sergerus, 1685, 1897 reprint).  
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Can you trust the leader of the church you attend?  Can you trust the origins of the religion you believe in or belong to? Have you ever even thought about it?  I pray that after you have read this study you will take a closer look at your life and your beliefs. Many have accepted what they have heard from people they trust: parents, friends, ministers, teachers and preachers, for example.  But when you start asking these trusted sources simple questions and get that 'empty' feeling when no real answer is offered, it is time to seek Yahweh Elohim as if looking for treasure.  All answers can be found in Scriptures. There are many good sources online to use in your study time, but always keep your feet firmly rooted in His Word.  Then you will recognize 'answers' as you recognize the Good Shepherd's Voice.

All Religions are man made belief systems using just enough recognizable Scripture to seem legit and get your attention to gain your trust.  Our Creator was never about a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices. His Instructions for us are the standard in righteous living, guiding us that we should do well.  It boils down to Faith.


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