Part of His Creation

This world shall pass, but every word of Yahweh lasts forever.

His Instructions are being written upon our hearts via His Spirit.  He has given us instructions on how to live physically so we may learn how to live spiritually.  We choose to become servants and recognize that we belong to our Creator, the Elohim of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Eve is our example of yielding to temptation as she did not trust the Word of YHWH. This brought sin upon us all, as Man fell from grace.  Abraham is our example of trusting whole heartedly in YHWH.  Noah is our example of faithfulness and willingness to obey Elohim.  Y'shua is our example of living righteously and Yah is our example of love.

Although we are born sinners, His Plan allows us to learn the Way of redemption.  As we learn and repent, we are instructed to share this Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven with others so they, too, can travel the straight path to the narrow gate that leads to Eternal Life.  Realize we are all children of Yahweh Elohim.  It is by choice some deny Y'shua as Son of Yahweh, that He is our only hope for survival.  Yahweh our Elohim will forgive ignorance as He wants everyone to have the opportunity to find the Truth and come out of the darkness (I am a good example of that).  Once we've had our eyes opened by Truth, Faith will guide us on the path of righteousness as we grow spiritually.

Love your neighbors as yourself and love our Heavenly Father with all your heart, soul and might.  If we accomplish this, all else falls into place.  For it is the Love of Yahweh that put us here in the first place and it is that same Love that will restore all things when the time comes, at the end.

We are to forgive those who have done us wrong and YHWH will forgive us for our wrong doings.  Pray for others to soften their hearts so the Word of Elohim can come in.  Y'shua is the Light of the World, the Way and the Truth and no one comes to the Father except through the Son.  Seek Him sincerely and let Him into your life - your life will change when you willingly hand it over to Yahshua, the Son of our Creator and King of the Universe!  Halleluyah!

Many have the attitude 'you're born, you live and then you die' and believe they have no control over the outcome of their lives.  Therefore, they don't feel responsible for their actions.  Few realize there is a spiritual battle going on for our souls that began long before we were physically born into this world.  In the long run, YHWH has already won, but you and I are in the midst of this battle which is playing out.  Temptations and Deceptions are everywhere and most people don't recognize them for what they are- Diversions from seeking the Truth, the Way and the Light of the World.  We also face trying times in our lives which are necessary, for some, as a test of faith, to strengthen it.  Some need these challenges in order to bring about a keener awareness of the bigger picture.  If we stay in our own little corner of our own little world, how are we to know what to do when events take place during the end times?  How will we know who to trust if we haven't been paying attention all these years?

It is very important now to dust off the cover and read your bible from Old Testament through the New Testament, again and once more, each day.

There is purpose to our lives and that is to Love Yah, Love our neighbor as we love ourself and treat others as we'd like to be treated.  Do all our work and chores in six days, then rest on the seventh day count from each new moon, Yah's Sabbath day rest made for man.  Don't tell lies or be envious of others. Don't take what doesn't belong to you.  Don't plan on murdering anyone as Revenge belongs to YHWH.  Don't let your actions bring dishonor on your family.  Behave yourself and control your animal lusts! Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman.  Don't misuse the name of Elohim, Yahweh, and don't try to replace Him with carved statues of other so called gods and idols. YHWH is the one true living Elohim!  He cares for us, His creation.  

To protect us from The Adversary, Satan, the devil, Yahweh gave us His Son, Y'shua who was killed, sacrificed not only to save us from sin but to fulfilled Torah/Old Testament prophecy.  The blood shed by Y'shua is what symbolically washes us clean from our sins. He is Yah's weapon against Satan and his temptations, demons and deceptions and reminds us that that old Dragon makes us slaves to the world system.  And the worse is yet to come.  That is why hardships befall us in our life time, to prepare us to be strong in faith in Yahweh.  What we have gone through will seem like small potatoes in comparison to the final three and half years.  Those with the seal of Elohim in their foreheads will be saved, protected from the end time events designed to convince the remaining Gentile, pagan, non-believers to get on board or choose eternal torment.  Some of us need minor prodding to see the difference between good and evil, others will simply refuse to see and believe.

If you know about our Creator, whose name is Yahweh (YHWH) but haven't chosen to belong to Him, time is running out.  If you've heard about salvation but haven't sought it out, now would be a good time.  The Son of Elohim was born to Hebrew parents who were told by an angel of Yahweh to name the child 'Yahshua'.  Call upon His Name and have a conversation with Him in the quiet of your mind.  The words will come, you'll see.  You don't need to wait until you're in dire straights to reach out to Him.  Drop your pre-conceived notions, be earnest and willing to receive His Love and Forgiveness.  There's plenty of room on the path back home, but there is not plenty of time left for you to make that decision.

Born, Again

There are a lot of instructions from our Heavenly Father as to how He would like us to live while on earth. His Son our Messiah points out: Love YHWH with all your heart, your soul and all your might - and - Love your neighbor as you love yourself - that these are the two most important laws on which all the other commandments hang.  Yahweh is Love and love is powerful stuff!  Besides Love is Trust. In trusting Y'shua, accepting him as our Messiah, Son of the Creator, we prepare to be spiritually born again which counts toward our salvation. Apostle Peter said that we have been born again not from some seed that will decay, but from one that cannot decay, through the living Word of Elohim that lasts forever. Peter also said, 

"Without having seen him, you love him. Without seeing him now, but trusting in him, you continue to be full of joy that is glorious beyond words. And you are receiving what your trust is aiming at, namely, your deliverance."

I recently received a letter from a dear friend who claims she has not nor does she need to be born again - I assume she thinks that by just 'believing' she will be found in the Book of Life.  She was responding to a letter I sent her in which I was sharing the depths that my faith has brought me while searching for the least translated version of the bible. That is when I discovered the 'Messianic Community' and those who have found their Hebrew Roots. It seemed a natural progression, the results of years of research, study and desire to know our God.  Reading a version of the bible and attending church once a week is not what YHWH had in mind - although it is a beginning for many seeking the Truth.

My friend admits she has always 'believed', but I am convinced she does not understand what it is she believes, nor does she really understand His Word, otherwise she'd have no problem with being born again! I am not a scholar nor do I claim to completely understand Scriptures, but as a believer in search of His Truth, I know how to read and find answers in the Teaching of Y'shua, Son of the Creator. Our Heavenly Father has shared His Plan with us so that we may choose Life.  

My friend told me not to send any religious literature (not share my faith) and then told me "...your beliefs are yours and ours are ours. Please, lets leave it at that."

After I read that remark I began to wonder just who it is she has always believed in.  And I can't leave it at that - like all best friends, she and I have always told each other everything - I won't let her cut me off like this - I must offer her evidence from Scriptures to show her why she needs to be Born Again, and this blog is my warm-up for that reply!  A good Sabbath study!

Born Again, a rite of passage:

John 3- I tell you that unless a person is born again from above he cannot see the Kingdom of Elohim... unless a person is born from water and the Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

I admit even though I am on His Path I still fight against temptations as I try not to conform to this world. I am not 'holier than thou' by any means, but may be further along The Path than others, as there are multitudes ahead of me. It is our duty to help those who need it - we will be judged and rewarded by the deeds we perform during our earthly lives.  If I do not reach out to my friend on this topic of salvation, of being born of the Ruach Ha'Kodesh (Holy Spirit) and accepting Y'shua as the Messiah, her name may be erased from the Book of Life and I would be judged accordingly.

The reason why you need to be "spiritually" born is because you have never been spiritually born to begin with. So when the Bible speaks of being “born again,” it actually means “born for the second time.” You were born physically into this world, but you were born without the Spirit of God in your soul (spiritually dead). Yes, He created you, but He gave you a free will to decide for yourself where you will spend eternity.

Fairy Tales

I was born in 1955. As a child I loved stories, especially fairy tales.  Mom had a book by The Brothers Grimm in which were stories like Rapunzel, The Three Billy Goat Gruff, Hanzel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, which I would read over and over - I had such an imagination that these stories played out in my head like a movie as I read them!  The pictures drawn to depict different scenes in each story intrigued me as well. I was fascinated and completely drawn into the stories which is why they were so popular - almost every child was enchanted by them!  These stories introduce fairies, gnomes, ghosts, goblins, giants, good witches and bad witches into our creative young minds.  And with that we were led away from God the Creator before we even got a chance to know Him.  This is the handiwork of Satan, the deceiver, that old serpent the devil.  With all this fantasia, who needs a god?

In the mid-sixties, for me, fairy tales gave way to a love of science fiction (fairy tales for grown ups).  Dad had a collection of paperbacks, some by Isaac Asimov, and I read many of them. Sometimes Dad would plug in the small TV in our bedroom so we could watch late night sci-fi shows (in black and white) on Friday or Saturday nights. I remember watching the Twilight Zone, War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still and One Step Beyond. Mom didn't approve... she knew we'd have bad dreams!  But she didn't know how deeply those fairy tales and science fiction were forming my world.  

Outer Space was big food for my imagination! And there were more TV shows that kept me hooked- The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, The Jetsons, The Thunderbirds, Superman, My Favorite Martian and many more.  Life on other planets beyond our galaxy was real to me.  I would stare out into the sky trying to see as deep into space as I could, both daylight hours and nighttime, wishing a starship would come and take me away. I use to draw pictures of flying saucers, beaming down a ray of light that would levitate frightened young girls, still in their night gowns, taking them up into their ships. I believed that aliens came to earth, genetically impregnated the apes, mixing their DNAs and created man, the man of evolution stature. Of course, at that time, I had no idea I was standing at the doorway and peering into the occult - a world without God the Creator.

As I got older- marijuana, alcohol and a mix of recreational drugs helped to fuel my already colorful imagination and push me through that doorway. The New Age movement became the next attractant for me, taking me deeper into science fiction, offering a way to 'live it' while embracing the Alien/Evolution theory (another fairy tale for adults). In my quest of self enlightenment I could even have 'out of body' experiences (one such event scared me so much that I never attempted to go further in that area).  Mom had a couple of books, one by Edgar Cayce and another by a channeler, Elizabeth (I forgot her last name) who were both psychics. They gained popularity in the late 60's early 70's, if I remember correctly. So ESP and other paranormal abilities fit right in with my conditioning. Television programs still played a part with shows like I Dream of Jeanie, Bewitched, Star Trek... my brain was ripe for the picking, but it was Satan doing the harvest.

Even though I'm using my own life as an example to put forth this 'pre-conditioning' idea as a technique to take us away from our Creator, I am not an isolated event... almost every child has been told fairy tales, but I cannot prove that every child found them as a Great Escape, as I did. Speaking of 'escapes', who didn't love the movie 'Wizard of Oz'? Innocent enough story, eh?  Consider this:

L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz was a member of the Theosophical Society, which is an organization based on occult research and the comparative study of religions.  Baum had a deep understanding of Theosophy and, consciously or not, created an allegory of Theosophic teachings when he wrote the Wizard of Oz.

The Theosophical Society is an occult organization, mainly based on the teachings of Helena P. Blavatsky, which seeks to extract the common roots of all religions in order to form a universal doctrine.

also:

The three declared objects of the original Theosophical Society as established by Blavatsky, Judge and Olcott (its founders) were as follows:

“First —To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or color.
Second — To encourage the study of Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and Science.
Third — To investigate the unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in man.”

This is only one example of fairy tales being used to alter the thinking of young minds, but I believe all stories that ignore our Creator and dishonor Him are not beneficial for the development of a child.  And YES I enjoyed the movie Wizard of Oz and I'm no longer afraid of the flying monkeys, but... this is just one more fairy tale in a collection of many that are aimed at young minds with a possible controlled result.  Today we have Harry Potter, Avatar, Contact and other movies promoting transhumanism, without God or mixing Him with aliens.

What brought this on was, we watched 'Hook' the other night, (Robin Williams finds out he is really Peter Pan - Dustin Hoffman plays Capt. Hook) and in the back of my head I'm criticizing the flick for not honoring the Father. Sure it's an enjoyable film, a funny twist on an old fairy tale, harmless! But- as with most fairy tales, fables and other children's stories, belief in the One True God is absent. Is this by accident? Of course not. The Father of Lies, Satan, deliberately eliminated Adonai our God from these stories. We call it 'entertainment' - but it's nothing but a pack of creative lies.

Now, consider this:

The Torah (first five books of the Old Testament) if full of colorful events that would make wonderful stories to tell children. Each event is its own story: The Creation, Eden, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, The Nephilim, Noah and the Flood, Nimrod and Babylon, the life and times of Abraham, Sodom and Gomorrah, Ishamel and Isaac... these are but a fraction of the Word and barely touch the Good News of the Kingdom of YHWH our Creator. The gospels are historically true happenings as exciting and mesmerizing as any fairy tale and they honor Him! The stories include demons, witches, amazing feats, signs and wonders, tragic events and miracles that stir every emotion. When you tell these stories to your children they are given a sound foundation from which to develop into honest, fair and just adults who love God their Creator. Imagine the type of community that would arise from good folk like that?  There is no deception, no lies, no tricks to cause one to stumble and fail, rather, the gospels well equip one to survive against the constant attacks made by Satan and his minions. In other words, these stories prepare us for life!

I am ashamed that I wasted so many years avoiding Yahweh our Creator. I certainly would have been spared many unnecessary heartaches and pains.  Since that is not the case, my past is the basis for these writings - a comparison to ponder.  Yahweh our Creator will forgive us the follies of our youth.  His Son, Yahshua, shed his blood to atone for our sins. Together they shine their Light on the Path of Righteous Living on which the Set Apart Spirit of Father Yahweh leads us to understanding, wisdom and truth.

Messages

This is the revelation which belongs to Y'shua the Anointed One, so that he could tell his servants what was to happen. His servant John, who bore witness to the Word of Yahweh and to the testimony of Y'shua, is the one who wrote it down. Blessed are the readers and the hearers of the words of this prophecy, provided they obey the things written in it! For the time is near!

I have paraphrased the messages given to the seven assemblies in the province of Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea in order to show how these messages can be applied to each of us personally in this day and age. I suggest reading Revelation for yourself first which will help viewing this comparison.

1. We have lost the love we had at first, when we first became born again. We cried and wept for joy when Y'shua forgave us. We wanted to tell everyone about the change and how wonderful it is. I know I haven't told anyone lately about my Salvation or shared the Testimony of The Son. He wants that First Love to shine again and forever.

2. Y'shua knows we suffer and are poor and he knows the difference between people like us and those who claim to be believers, but aren't.  He tells us not to be afraid of what we are about to suffer (The end times Tribulation). The Adversary will throw some of us in prison, in order to put us to the test (to steal our faith and trust in our Creator) and we will face an ordeal for ten days (tortured then killed). We must remain faithful even to the point of death, and he will give us life as our crown. We who win the victory will not be hurt at all by the second death (the resurrection of those whose names are not in the Book of Life).

3. To those who are running with the devil, yet hanging onto the name of Yahshua, setting traps for people, leading them astray, using sex, drugs and music to lure them in - all must turn from these sins. (This can apply to people who go to church on Sunday, hanging onto His Name, and then do what they please all other days - drinking, smoking, cussing, whoring around etc...). If you do not turn from sin and turn toward YHWH, He will make war with you and you may not win. But those who do win this victory will receive some of the hidden manna. 

4. He knows our love, trust, service and perseverance, and knows we're doing more now than before BUT some of us continue to tolerate that Jezebel woman, the one who claims to be a prophet but is teaching and deceiving His servants to commit sexual sin and eat food that has been sacrificed to idols. (who or what can this whore represent?) He gave her time to to turn from her sin, but she doesn't want to repent of her immorality or the deep things she learned from Satan, the Adversary. MarYah will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her will be thrown into great trouble unless they turn from the sins connected with what she does. (this could be witchcraft related, or a certain church denomination,  I'm not real sure on a modern day interpretation here, yet.)

5.  He also issues a warning: Wake Up and strengthens what remains, before it dies too. (I liken this to Sleep Walking Christians... they go through the motions and appear on the outside as believers, but on the inside they are dead). Remember what you received and heard and obey it and turn from your sin, for if you don't wake up, Y'shua will come like a thief, many won't know when to expect him. (I read this to mean- read all of Scriptures... learn the signs of his return so that we will be prepared to properly meet him!)

6.  Some of us have known and trusted and had faith in Y'shua for a long long time, as he put an open door in front of us. We have continued to obey Him, we have not disowned him and we persevered. He will keep us from the time of trial coming upon the whole earth to put the people living on earth to the test. We must hold tight to our faith and trust and let no one take it from us.

7.  Some of us are neither Hot nor Cold in our faith and this disturbs him because we have become lukewarm. These are the ones who claim to be rich, satisfied, full and don't need a thing. He sees them as being wretched, pitiable, poor...  Y'shua will rebuke and discipline everyone he loves, so even those who are fat and happy must exert themselves and turn from their sins, too.

Look! He is coming in the clouds!

Every eye will see him, 
including those who pierced him;

and all the tribes of the Land will mourn him.

I am the Aleph and the Tav says Yah, 
Elohim of heaven's armies, 

the One who is, who was and who is coming.

Here,

I'm standing at the door, knocking.

If someone hears my voice and opens the door,

I will come in to him

Dead to Sin, Alive with Elohim

 If Yahweh Elohim is for us, 

who can be against us? 

A little insight to apostle Sha'ul (Paul):

Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles, who were known as adult males “uncircumcised” in their flesh. The letter to the Galatians (and other texts) addressed the “law” of adult male circumcision, which had been up to that time a cornerstone for any Gentile converting to the faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Further study will reveal that Kepha (Peter) pointed out that Shaul's letters were not easy to understand, but were “twisted” by those who were untaught (2 Peter 3:15,16). Peter warned us to watch, lest we be led away to destruction by the delusion of the lawless. He didn’t include Paul as a lawless one, but stated that his letters were being twisted, as were “the other Writings”. For those who have interpreted that Paul wrote of an “end to the law”, Peter’s warning was written directly to those who live without the Torah.

These are notes I took while reading from the introduction to the Tanakh, the new JPS translation:

The translation of Tanakh, the Holy Scriptures, produced by the Jewish Publication Society, was made directly from the traditional Hebrew text into the idiom of modern English. Bible translations began over 2,200 years ago when the Jewish population in Alexandria Egypt came under the influence of Hellenism. When Greek became the main language of the day, the Hebrew original Torah was translated into Greek, called the Septuagint. Translations into Aramaic became the Targums, not the oldest but the most influential. Martin Luther and William Tyndale made use of the Latin Translations of the classic Jewish commentators Rashi, Ibn Ezra and Kimhi whose works came from the Targums. Tyndale is central to many subsequent English translations, King James 1611 and American Standard Version for example.

from my notes:

It is by the means of their stumbling that deliverance comes to the Gentiles in order to provoke (Israel) to jealousy... (this is intended to bring Israel to her fullness, bringing even more riches to the Messianic Community).

I used to consider myself a Christian of simple faith - all people are able to see their own personal mindset in Scriptures - another mysterious way Yah reaches His own. 

Scriptures are created in a Divine Pattern that is beyond our comprehension, which in turn inspires continued study. The purpose of Scriptures is to awaken the dormant part of the mind that corresponds to the soul and our spiritual nature.  Scriptures are a road map out of this world and into the next.

Satan, the god of this world, will blind people to the true meaning of Yah's Instructions, condemning the Truth and the Way as heresy and in the name of 'Christ' they will promote a lie in the form of Doctrines of Men in place of the truth. Y'shua warned us of these false teachers and prophets.

Y'shua spoke in parables to speak truth to the level of the hearer.

Faith without actions is dead.  Spiritual understanding is restricted to those who have become spiritual. (makes sense to me! I'm still working on that Spiritual part...)

And these are my notes taken while reading Romans, written by Sha'ul to the Messianic Community in Rome:

If you don't have Torah but live your life naturally according to His Instructions, you are living according to Torah and righteous to YHWH- Torah is being written on our hearts. (It's there and we can find it when we let go of our worldly wants and let YHWH fill our needs).

A righteousness comes from Yahweh through the faithfulness of Y'shua the Messiah to all who continue trusting. By Yah's grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before Him, through the act of redeeming us from our enslavement to sin that was accomplished by the Messiah Yahshua. Our Creator put His Son forward as the atonement for sin through his faithfulness in respect to his arrest and execution. A person comes to be considered righteous by YHWH by faith. 

Let us boast about our troubles because we know

Trouble produces Endurance

Endurance produces Character

Character produces Hope

and this hope does not let us down because Yah's love for us has already been poured out through the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) who has been given to us. What one earns from sin is death, but eternal life is what one receives as a free gift from Yahweh Elohim, in union with Y'shua the Anointed One.

These are the things that try to separate us 

from the Love of the Messiah:

Trouble; Hardship; Persecution; Hunger; 

Poverty; Danger and War

In all these things we are able to persevere 

through the One who has loved us.

It doesn't depend on human desires or efforts, 

but on Yahweh Elohim, who has mercy. 

O the depth of the riches and the wisdom 

and knowledge of Yahweh!

How inscrutable are His judgments!

How unsearchable are His ways!

For who has known the mind of Elohim?

Who has been His counselor?

or who has given Him anything and made Him pay it back?

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.

To Him be glory forever! Amen!

Rejoice in your hopes, be patient in your troubles and continue steadfastly in prayer. Share what you have with Yah's people and practice hospitality. Bless those that persecute you- don't curse them! Never seek revenge my friends, instead leave that to Yah's anger for He said, Vengeance is My responsibility. If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If thirsty, give him something to drink. For by doing this you will heap fiery hot coals of shame on his head.

Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. Don't commit adultery, don't murder, don't steal, don't covet and His other commandments are summed up in this one rule: Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to your neighbor, therefore, love is the fullness of Torah.

The day is almost here. Lets put aside the deeds of darkness and arm ourselves with the weapons of light. Clothe yourself with Yahshua the Messiah and don't waste your time thinking about how to provide for the sinful desires of your old nature. He who observes a day as special does so to honor Yahweh. Anything not based on trust is a sin. May Yahweh Elohim be the source of hope to fill you completely with joy and shalom (peace) as you continue trusting, so that by the power of the Ruach HaKodesh you may overflow with hope. Yahweh, the source of shalom, will crush the Adversary (satan) under your feet.

Halleluyah! and Amen to that! 

Isn't that a wonderful letter? 

Much seemed to be directed at my life 

as if Paul was speaking to me....

which is The Spirit of Truth speaking to us 
through His disciples.

The Way - The Truth - The Life

The Truth Will Set You Free

What is the truth and what will it free us from?

Yahshua is the Truth. We need him to set us free from the bondage of sin, from the shackles Satan put upon us long ago.

John 14:6 

"I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

When we are set free from bondage to sin we are given eyes to see the truth. Once delivered we are set upon His Path of Righteousness. Y'shua gave us the Spirit of Truth to help us navigate that path. It doesn't end at Being Saved (delivered from sin)... being saved is the beginning! It is written: If you read Torah you will be pointed in the direction of Y'shua and His ability to make us righteous (to be free of guilt or sin). 

Y'shua has the authority to make us free of sin. Halleluyah! But he doesn't just do this automatically, there's an IF... Take a look at Scripture and you'll find Romans 10:

• Verse 9- IF you acknowledge publicly with your mouth (confess, speak out loud) our Master Yahshua and believe with your heart that Yah raised him from the dead, you will live. 
• Verse 10- For the heart that believes in him is made righteous and the mouth that confess him is restored to life.
• Verse 11- for the Scripture says: Everyone that believes in him will not be ashamed.

If we are sincere in our desire to be free of sin, then we call on the name of Yah-shua, which in essence calls out to the Father, Yah-weh. Talk about it publicly. Tell everyone you know that Yahshua is Son of Yahweh! Give testimony, believe it in your heart that Yahweh raised Yahshua from the dead and We Will Be Delivered! Spread the Good News of the Kingdom of Elohim and live according to His Instructions.

Mark 16:14 

And finally Y'shua appeared to the eleven apostles while they were reclining, and he reviled the lack of their faith and the hardness of their hearts, since those who had seen him, that he had risen, they did not believe. 15-16 And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach my Hope to all of creation. Whoever believes and is immersed will live, and whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17-20 "These signs will follow those who believe in my name: they will cast out demons and they will speak in new tongues, they will handle serpents and if they should drink a deadly poison it will not harm them. And they will place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed."  After speaking these things Y'shua went up to heaven and sat at the right hand of Elohim. And the eleven went out and preached in all places and Y'shua was helping them and establishing their words by the signs that they were doing.

If you've never read the bible or tried to understand all the fuss about being born of the spirit, you would not know the fact that there are false prophets among us working real hard to keep us from knowing the difference. There are false teachers working for Satan that entrap us, they give us religions that make us feel good now. There are all sorts of diversions in place to keep us from even thinking about our Creator, to keep us from asking questions, to make bible study un-cool. You won't find any answers if you don't ask questions. Y'shua tells us one of the signs before his return is that the Good News will be spread across the world.

The truth will set you free and the truth is- Yahweh is the Creator and one true living Elohim. If it weren't for Him, we wouldn't be here. Think about that... if He didn't create the world, we wouldn't exist.

It's not all about us, it's about Him, our Father, the King of the Universe.

Coincidently... (nothing's a coincident)

In my previous post I mentioned something about the 'Beast Rising its Ugly Head...' and today I came across a blog: The Beast Arises in the Middle East  - what else can I say? except, go check it out and further your education in world history.

I came across the above link while doing research- trying to jog my memory about a piece of prophecy, something Yahweh said about Jerusalem being a 'cup of trembling', or stumbling block and, all nations being against Israel- then I came upon Isaiah 19 (the Egypt Pronouncement) interesting:

 Mounted on a swift cloud

Yahweh will come to Egypt

Egypt's idols shall tremble before Him

And the heart of the Egyptians shall sink within them

I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian

They shall war with each other,

Every man with  his fellow,

City with city

And kingdom with kingdom.

Egypt shall be drained of spirit,

And I will confound its plans

So they will consult the idols and the shades

And the ghosts and the familiar spirits

And I will place the Egyptians

At the mercy of a harsh master

And a ruthless king shall rule them-

declares the Sovereign, Yahweh Elohim

That's only 1/3 of this statement concerning Egypt, but how can I read only that much without thinking about the current Egyptian situation with Mubarak being protested against? Who will replace him? A harsh leader, a ruthless man? Someone with ties to the hood of muslim brothers?

Whatever the outcome, I know it is Yahweh who puts leaders in place and takes them down to make happen what He said would. His Truth becomes more apparent each passing day. If you watch the events occurring in the world today and understand Torah, what Moses was sharing, what our Messiah has been saying, what our Elohim has been telling us, things are as they have been written. Basically, we are His creation, Satan is trying to take us away from Him, to keep us from returning Home. Satan is jealous and wants to be god. Our God is giving all of us every opportunity to seek the truth and become set free from the bondage of Satan's Lies and Deceptions. Satan and his followers will burn forever in that famous lake of fire. Our God, Yahweh, put a time limit on this restoration project. He knows we are hard-headed, stubborn and is not giving us Forever to get on board! He has told us about the sign posts along the way to let us know how close we are to the end so we'll know when we're running out of time. Not everyone is going to make it because of that 'Free Will' thing. It's easier to 'go with the flow' than take the time to find out what the Creator's plan is. Satan loves that aspect of us. Makes us easy targets for his whim. He's been real creative with his spin on Torah and salvation, just look at all the religions in the world! Look at how attractive some of them are, how entertaining they are! The loud music, bright lights, colorful clothing - the feeling of belonging! It's all part of Satan's religion so he can accomplish his goal of being god, that's all.

Those of us who have wanted to return home have asked Y'shua our Messiah, to help us understand, because he said the only way to know Yahweh was 'to know him'.

In John 14 it is written: 

I AM the Way

and the Truth

and the Life

No one comes to the Father 

Except through me

Because you have known me

You will also know my Father

He also said- If you love me you will keep my commands - another request we would rather ignore. He would ask the Father to give us another comforting Counselor, similar to Yeshua, the Spirit of Truth, to be with us forever. I believe it is this Spirit of Truth that helps us to understand His Word as it is written.  Which brings me back to sign posts along the way to the end.

If Isaiah's prophecy about Egypt is for our day and age, this protest that has erupted in that country could be one of those sign posts, especially since it's maybe the last mid east country who's friends with Israel. A new regime could drop that friendship like a hot potato just like America seems to be dropping Mubarak. And our prez isn't that friendly with Netanyahu, either.

OK! Here it is, in Zechariah 12:  Behold, I will make Jerusalem a bowl of reeling for the peoples all around. Judah shall be caught up in the siege upon Jerusalem when all the nations of the earth gather against her. In that day, I will make Jerusalem a stone for all the peoples to lift; all who lift it shall injure themselves. In that day-declares the Lord- I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness.

Like I said, I'm just looking for a sign post to check off the road map to that day of YHWH. This 'bowl of reeling' is the same as the 'cup of trembling' and they seem more in tune with Judgment Day than today's unrest in Egypt. I'm looking for signs for the prelude of the Great Tribulation. 

LATER, the next day...

Here's part of an e-mail I received and I was surprised to read some one else has found Isaiah 19 to consider as if it's being fulfilled. Here's the version from his source:

19:1 The burden against Egypt. Behold, YHWH rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst. (when Messiah comes)

Seemingly at present time:

19:2 
"I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.

19:3
The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers.

19:4
And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master, And a fierce king will rule over them," Says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.


(quote) Through Walid's study of the Bible all what we see is happening Just as YHWH predicted.

Over the next months and years look for the rise of Turkey as the major power in the Middle East and all other Sunni Muslim nations to "fall into submission" to the leadership of Turkey. Here are the verses of the Bible that show us this:

Daniel 11:42 He (The Anti Christ) will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape.11:43 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Nubians in submission.11:44 But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.11:45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful mountain (Jerusalem). Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.