Thursday, July 30, 2015
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August 1, 2015 (Early this week due to our schedule travelling internationally- and THANKS for your prayers for us)
Shabbat Shalom
Loved One!
This
study is attached for ease of print and study format. YHWH is restoring all things and that includes us
who were once DRY BONES! Mighty is He
whose mercy endures forever! All
who call on His name will be delivered! Why are we on a different
schedule of the Torah Cycle than the mainstream and the Orthodox? For me it is
about restoration of all things- explanation is continued at end of this week’s
study…
Whose Temple we
are- His dwelling place- the place of worship- our altar- we were bought at a price- we are not our own- He
said “Be you holy (set-apart) even
as I am holy!” He would not command us to be something we cannot be—so speak
agreement with Him now—say it…I am Holy!”- Just agreeing with Him with your
words will set you free from sin! We are not to call ourselves sinners- we WERE
sinners and now we are washed in His blood and cleansed by His word. He told me
many years ago that we are not to call filthy what He has cleansed!
(1
Corinthians 3:11)
No one is able to lay any other foundation except that which is laid, which is יהושע Messiah. (1 Corinthians 3:12)
And if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious
stones, wood, hay, straw, (1 Corinthians 3:13) each one’s work shall be revealed, for the
day shall show it up, because it is revealed by fire. And the fire shall prove
the work of each one, what sort it is. (1 Corinthians
3:14) If anyone’s work remains,
which he has built on, he shall receive a reward. (1
Corinthians 3:15) If anyone’s
work is burned; he shall suffer loss, but he himself shall be saved, but so as
through fire. (1 Corinthians 3:16) Do you not know that you are a Dwelling Place
of Elohim and that the Spirit of Elohim dwells in you?
(1 Corinthians 6:19)
Or do you not know that your
body is the Dwelling Place of the Set-apart Spirit who is in you, which
you have from Elohim, and you are not your own? (1
Corinthians 6:20) For you were
bought with a price, therefore esteem Elohim in your
body and in your spirit, 1 which are of Elohim. Footnote: 1 See 7:23, 1 Peter 1:18-19.
My prayer for you
(And myself and your and our loved ones too) Loved One is that we have ears to
hear, gaining wisdom from Yahweh and with our wisdom- gain understanding. That
we have the courage to OBEY what He tells us and that He uses us mightily as a
changed worthy vessel made in
His image, that he directs us, protects us, provides for us and uses us
mightily to produce fruit that remains! Further, that we are not asleep, but
aware of hasatan’s devices and schemes-that we NOT love our lives unto death- and
that we flee VAIN TRADITIONS of men- Here is a valid possibility drawing NEAR:
(Luke
21:29) And He spoke a
parable to them, “Look at the fig
tree, and all the trees. (Rebirth
of Israel in 1948?) (Luke 21:30) “When they have
already budded, observing it, you shall know for yourselves that summer is now
near. (Luke 21:31) “So you also, when
you see these matters take place, know that the reign of Elohim is near.
(Luke 21:32) “Truly, I say to you,
this generation (Which generation? That sees this rebirth-
and a generation Biblically is often 70 years) shall
by no means pass away till all shall have taken place. (Taking us to 2018? Goodness – if that is
correct then we could assume much trouble and great distress 42 Hebrew months
or 3 ½ years at that time- He would also reveal the anti-messiah first and there must also be a
great falling away from Him first (I suspect we are already seeing that falling
away as big name preachers move into “Chrislam” or many ways to the Father
which we know there is ONLY ONE WAY TO THE FATHER AND THAT IS THROUGH YAHSHUA
AND HIS BLOOD- and whole denominations deny Him and go to same sex marriages
and hate Israel etc.) when He would prepare a place for us in the wilderness and teach us and care for us- Understand this is
not says YAHWEH—this is a possibility to consider only allowing you to MAKE
YOURSELF READY TO BE HIS BRIDE…because few will really become His BRIDE—it is invitation
only)
(Luke
21:33)
“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words
shall by no means pass away. (Luke 21:34) “And take heed to
yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down by gluttony, and drunkenness and
worries of this life, and that day come on you suddenly. (Luke 21:35) “For it shall come as a snare on all those dwelling on the
face of all the earth.
(Luke 21:36)
“Watch then at all times, and pray that you be counted
worthy to escape all this about to take place,
and to stand before the Son of Aḏam.”
We will be
tested just like Yahshua was tested in the Wilderness after He received the
Baptism of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit)—we will receive
great power with the early and latter rain of His Spirit poured out on us for
our “wilderness days”. We also will be tested in the Great Tribulation or
wilderness days to see if we are foolish or wise virgins and become His BRIDE!
Matthew
4:1
Then יהושע was led up by
the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tried by the devil.
And for us also as the woman who is to become His
bride- His body of believers who are born again… Revelation 12:6 And
the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by
Elohim, to be nourished there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
If we
refuse to obey Him in KEEPING HIS FEASTS for whatever reason, we will not
understand the shadow pictures- nor understand the Times and Seasons of His
appointments with His people. Note that this time we are cared
for in the wilderness is not a pre-trib rapture—we are to pray that
we are still standing and being used to produce fruit by enduring and escaping
until He returns…and that is at the LAST Trump—since we know the shadow pictures
of what is to come because we obey and keep His set-apart Feast which are Holy
convocations or appointments; we realize the Feast of Trumpets is the Day that
No Man knows the day or hour (A Hebrew idiom for Feast of Trumpets) because on the
tenth day following is Judgment or Atonement Day- Yom Kippur—then on the 15th
day from Feast of Trumpets we are back celebrating His victory on the earth for
Feast of Tabernacles; and the Last Great Day (8th day or the day
just after the 7 day Feast of Tabernacles) is the WEDDING SUPPER OF THE LAMB!
I
believe the 7-8 days between Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur- are the very
last days of what is known as the Great Tribulation is when the Bowls of His
WRATH are poured out; and HalleluYAH- we are not here for His wrath. Of course
we are here to produce fruit for His Kingdom until the LAST TRUMPET or Feast of
Trumpets.
Yahshua also warns us not to be as these; (Matthew 15:7) “Hypocrites!
Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about you, saying, (Matthew 15:8) ‘This people draw near to Me with their
mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. (Matthew 15:9)
‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as
teachings the commands of men.’ ”1
Footnote: 1 Isaiah 29:13, Mark 7:7, 2 Kings
17:19.
Have you NOTICED these times? As thick darkness covers
the people due to satanic wickedness- our Deliverer will have us shine
brighter and brighter as we walk in His love, compassion, wisdom, and power! (We must walk as He walked!)
(Isaiah
60:1) “Arise; shine, for your light has come!
And the esteem (Glory/anointing)
of יהוה has risen upon you. (Isaiah
60:2) “For look,
darkness covers the earth and thick
darkness the peoples. But יהוה arises over you, and His esteem is seen upon you. (Isaiah
60:3) “And the gentiles shall
come to your light 1 and sovereigns
to the brightness of your rising. Footnote: 1 Isaiah
60:19, 20, Revelation 21:23, 24. (Isaiah 60:4) “Lift up your eyes all around and see: all of
them have gathered, they have come to you; your sons come from afar, and your
daughters are supported on the side. (Isaiah 60:5) “Then you shall see and be bright, and your
heart shall throb and swell, for the wealth of the sea is turned to you, the
riches of the gentiles come to you. (Isaiah 60:6) “A stream of camels covers your land, the
dromedaries of Miḏyan and Ěphah; all those from Sheḇa come, bearing gold and
incense, and proclaiming the praises of יהוה.
(Isaiah 60:7)
“All the flocks of Qĕḏar are gathered to you, the rams of Neḇayoth
serve you; they come up for acceptance on My altar, and I embellish My esteemed
House.
As we choose to submit to YHWH’s
instructions (Hear and Do) the enemy will flee! We become crucified in Yahshua and
we no longer live, but Messiah and His anointing dwells in us!
(James
4:4) Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity
with Elohim? 1 Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of
the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim. Footnote: 1
Matthew 13:22, Luke. 4:5-6, Luke. 14:33, Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:15-17. (James 4:5) Or
do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the Spirit which
dwells in us intensely crave unto envy? (James 4:6) But He gives greater favor. Because of this
He says, “Elohim resists the proud, but gives favor to the humble.” (James 4:7) So
then subject (submit- receive the engrafted word as a
doer of it) yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil 1
and he shall flee from you. Footnote: 1
Or adversary.
(1
Peter 5:6) Humble
yourselves, then, under the mighty hand of Elohim, so that He exalts
you in due time, (1 Peter 5:7) casting all your
worry upon Him, for He is concerned about you. (1
Peter 5:8) Be sober, watch,
because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking
someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:9) Resist
him, firm in the belief (trust/faith),
knowing that the same hardships are experienced by your brotherhood in the
world. (1 Peter 5:10) The Elohim of all favor (mercy); who has called you to His everlasting esteem (Glory) by Messiah יהושע; after you
have suffered a while, Himself perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
Here is
a great Scripture to personalize and repeat continually if you want to walk in
His power! IMAGINE THIS- or Think on these things—the
good report of whom you are and are becoming- changed into His image
(Galatians
2:20) “I have been impaled
(Crucified) with Messiah, and I no longer live, but Messiah lives in
me.1 And that which I now live in the flesh I live by belief (trust/faith) in the Son of Elohim, who
loved me and gave Himself for me. Footnote: 1 Romans
8:10, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 1:27,
1 John 4:4.
We do not love our lives more than
our King- so we shall overcome by the blood of the Lamb of YHWH and the words
we speak that agree with of His! (Our
testimony)
KJV Revelation
2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer:
behold, the devil shall cast some
of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have
tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown
of life.
The Scriptures (Revelation 12:10) And I heard a
loud voice saying in the heaven, “Now have come the
deliverance and the power and the reign of our Elohim,1 and
the authority of His Messiah, for the accuser of our brothers, who accused them
before our Elohim day and night, has been thrown down. Footnote:
1 See 11:15. (Revelation 12:11) “And they overcame him because of the Blood of the Lamb, and because of
the Word of their witness, and they did not love their lives to the death.
(Revelation 12:12) “Because of this rejoice, O heavens, and you
who dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come
down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has little time.” (Revelation 12:13)
And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he
persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. (Revelation
12:14) And the woman was given
two wings of a great eagle, to fly into the wilderness to her place, where she
is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the
serpent.
Most of us have inherited lies and not understood
how deceitful hasatan is; even using RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS to blind us from pure
relationships with Him. Most of us know by now there is NO pre-tribulation rapture but our Elohim is
mighty and even in the fiery furnace our loving Creator can and will deliver us
who trust Him! He will deliver us even in fiery trials (like those 3 in
the fiery furnace)- all He requires is that we believe Him and our actions show
it. FAITH/Trust =believing Him and can produce nothing for us without actions
that agree with our beliefs! This is a reminder of why we draw near to Him by
reading and rightly dividing the Scriptures; Faith without action is dead just
like a man without the spirit man is dead and the flesh goes back to dirt; faith
without actions can produce nothing (James 2:17) Here is what RELIGIOUS
SYSTEMS can do- deny the POWER OF YHWH yes- even deny His gifts are available
for us today; we must build our RELATIONSHIP with YHWH!
Review, Review, Review!
IF we don’t want His power then our testimony will soon be cut short-
(2
Timothy 3:1) But know this, that in
the last days
hard (perilous) times shall come. (2 Timothy 3:2)
For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, thankless, wrong-doers, (2 Timothy 3:3)
unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, haters
of good, (2 Timothy 3:4) betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim,
(2 Timothy 3:5)
having a form of Godliness -reverence1 but denying its power. And turn away
from these!
Footnote: 1 See v. 13, Isaiah 24:5-6, Matthew
24:12, Romans 1:30-31, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-11. (2
Timothy 3:6) For among them are
those who creep into households and captivate silly women loaded down with
sins, led away by various lusts, (2 Timothy 3:7)
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
(James
2:17)
So also belief (faith-trust), if it
does not have works, is in itself dead. (James 2:18) But someone might say, “You have belief (faith-trust), and I have works.” Show
me your belief (faith-trust) without
your works, and I shall show you my belief (faith-trust)
by my works. (James 2:19) You believe that Elohim is one. You do well.
The demons also believe – and shudder! (James 2:20) But do you wish to know, O foolish man, that
the belief (faith-trust) without the
works is dead? (James 2:21) Was not Aḇraham
our father declared right by works when he offered Yitsḥaq his son on the
altar? (James 2:22) Do you see that the belief (faith-trust)
was working with his works, and by the works the belief (faith-trust)
was perfected? (James 2:23) And the Scripture was filled which says,
“Aḇraham believed Elohim, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.” And
he was called, “Elohim’s friend.” (James 2:24) You see, then, that a man is declared right
by works, and not by belief (faith-trust) alone.
Why is “doing the word” so important?
Yahshua
told me many years ago that if we really heard Him we would DO (Hear and Do-
Listen and Obey- the She’mah) what He said! We cannot have what He promised
without adding actions to what we say we believe and that saddens Him. He
really wants to reward those that seek Him diligently! Understand with me that
faith or belief comes by hearing and hearing the word- but once we receive that
engrafted word and become a doer of it; we can receive (Exchange our trust for
His promise) the things hoped for- the Scripture promise!
(James 1:21) Therefore put away all filthiness and
overflow of evil, and receive with meekness the
implanted Word, 1 which is able to save your lives. Footnote: 1 See Matthew 13:4-23. (James 1:22) And become doers of the Word, and not
hearers only, 1 deceiving yourselves. Footnote:
1 See Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:46-49, Luke 8:21, Romans 2:13, Hebrews
4:11, Revelation. 22:14.
(Hebrews 11:1)
And belief (faith-trust) is
the substance of what is expected, the proof of what is not seen. (Hebrews 11:2)
For by this the elders obtained witness. (Hebrews
11:3) By belief (faith-trust), we understand that the
ages were prepared by the word of Elohim, so that what is seen was not made of
what is visible. (Hebrews 11:4) By belief (faith-trust),
Heḇel offered to Elohim a greater slaughter offering
than Qayin, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, Elohim
witnessing of his gifts. And through it, having died, he still speaks. (Hebrews 11:5)
By belief (faith-trust),
Ḥanoḵ was translated so as not to see death, “and was not found because
Elohim had translated him.” For before his translation he obtained witness,
that he pleased Elohim. (Hebrews 11:6) But without
belief (faith-trust) it is impossible
to please Him, for he who comes to Elohim has to believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.
YHWH does not want us ignorant of His
gifts- He really does want to bless,
direct, protect and provide for us to be witnesses and produce fruit that
remains! We should realize that we- apart from His intervention and help- we
will have our testimonies cut short by the enemy of our souls and those who are
following the orders of hasatan. We must actually believe He wants to use us (Witness) for the benefit of others to
allow any benefit to follow; so since faith and trust (belief) comes by hearing the word- read and hear these Scriptures often
and then ACT as though we believe Him- I expect He would not make these
available if during the times of our distress and testing we did not really
need His help. If these gifts are available to believers Loved One; they
certainly should be (and are)
available to us as obedient DOERS OF THE TORAH! Seems that Yahshua (The word made flesh that dwelled among us) knew we would be ignorant of the
possibility that it requires us believing His promises for miracles and His
supernatural help!
(1
Corinthians 12:1) And concerning spiritual gifts,
brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant. (1
Corinthians 12:2) You know that you were gentiles,1 led away
to the dumb idols, even as you might be led. Footnote:
1 Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 4:17, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:5. (1 Corinthians 12:3)
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of
Elohim says יהושע is a curse, and no one is able to say that יהושע is Master except by the Set-apart Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:4)
And there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:5)
There are different kinds of services, but the same Master. (1 Corinthians 12:6)
And there are different kinds of workings, but it is the same Elohim who
is working all in all. (1 Corinthians 12:7) And to each one is given the manifestation of
the Spirit for profiting, (1 Corinthians 12:8) for to one is given a word of wisdom through
the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit, (1 Corinthians 12:9)
and to another belief by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of
healing by the same Spirit, (1 Corinthians 12:10) and to another operations of powers, and to
another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, and to another kinds of
tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues. (1
Corinthians 12:11) But one and the same Spirit works all these, distributing to each one
individually as He intends.
(Jeremiah 16:19) O יהוה, (Yahweh) my strength and my stronghold
and my refuge, in the day of
distress the gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the
earth and say, “Our fathers have inherited only
falsehood (lies), futility, and there is no value in them.”1 Footnote: 1 See
Psalms 147:19, Isaiah. 2:3, Isaiah 60:2-3, John 4:22, Romans 2:20, Romans 3:2,
Romans 9:4 (Jeremiah 16:20) Would a man
make mighty ones for himself, which are not mighty ones? (Jeremiah 16:21)
“Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know
my hand and my might. And they shall know that My Name is יהוה!” (YHWH- Yahweh)
Here is what Yahshua warned us concerning these days
upon us truth searcher;
KJV (Matthew
24:21) then shall be great
tribulation; such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be. (Matthew 24:22) And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened. Scriptures (Matthew 24:21) “For then there
shall be great distress, 1 such as has not been since the beginning
of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. Footnote: 1 great pressure, or great
affliction. (Matthew 24:22) “And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved, but for
the sake of the chosen ones those days shall be shortened. Here is the
shadow picture we can also expect: (Act
7:11) “Then a scarcity of food
and great distress came over all the land of Mitsrayim and Kena‘an,
and our fathers found no food.
BELIEF
AND FAITH AS A DOER OF TORAH- WE are the ones addressed below by James- who are
dispersed (scattered) for accepting the pagan
worship we inherited- scattered all over the world- we repent to be RESTORED!
(James
1:1) Yaʽaqoḇ,
a servant of Elohim and of the Master יהושע Messiah, to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion (Scattering around the world): Greetings. (James
1:2) My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into
various trials, (James 1:3) knowing
that the proving of your belief (faith-trust)
works endurance. (James 1:4) And let endurance have a perfect work, so
that you be perfect and complete, lacking in naught. (James
1:5) If any of you lacks wisdom,
let him ask of Elohim, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it
shall be given to him. (James 1:6) But he should ask in belief (faith-trust), not doubting, for he who
doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. (James 1:7)
For that man should not think that he shall receive whatever from the
Master – (James 1:8) he is a double-minded man,
unstable in all his ways. (James 1:9) And let the lowly brother boast in his
exaltation, (James 1:10) but the rich in his
humiliation, because as a flower of the field he shall pass away. (James 1:11)
For the sun rose with burning heat, and withered the grass, and its
flower fell, and its pretty appearance perished. So also the rich man shall
fade away in his ways. (James 1:12) Blessed is the man who does endure trial, for
when he has been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Master
has promised to those who love Him. (James 1:13) Let no one say when he is enticed, “I am
enticed by Elohim,” for Elohim is not enticed by evil matters, and He
entices no one. (James 1:14) But each one is enticed when he is drawn away
by his own desires and trapped. (James 1:15) Then, when desire has conceived, it gives
birth to sin. And sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death. (James 1:16)
Do not go astray, my beloved brothers. (James
1:17) Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom
there is no change, nor shadow of turning.1
Footnote: 1 See Malachi 3:6. (James 1:18)
Having purposed it, He brought us forth by the Word of truth, for us to
be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures. (James
1:19) So then, my beloved
brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, (James 1:20) for the wrath of man does not work the
righteousness of Elohim. (James 1:21) Therefore put away all filthiness and
overflow of evil, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, 1 which is able to save your lives. Footnote: 1 See Matthew 13:4-23. (James 1:22)
And become doers of the Word,
and not hearers only, 1 deceiving you. Footnote: 1 See Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:46-49, Luke 8:21,
Romans 2:13, Hebrews 4:11, Revelation 22:14. (James
1:23) If anyone is a hearer of
the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a
mirror, (James 1:24) for he looks at himself, and
goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like. (James
1:25) But he that looked into the
perfect Torah, that of freedom,1 and
continues in it, not becoming a hearer that forgets, but a doer of work, this one shall be blessed in his doing of the
Torah. Footnote: 1 See 2:12. (James 1:26)
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his
tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is worthless. (VAIN) (James
1:27) Clean and
undefiled religion before the Elohim and Father is this: to visit orphans
and widows in their affliction and to keep ourselves unstained (unpolluted) from the world.
More review- how do we FEAR NOT and hunger and thirst for
righteousness for more intimacy with Him who created all things?
(James 4:7) So then subject (submit/humble) yourselves to Elohim. Resist the devil 1 and he shall flee from you. Footnote: 1 Or adversary. (James 4:8) Draw near to
Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the
hearts, you double-minded! (James
4:9) Lament and mourn
and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection. (James 4:10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master,
and He shall lift you up. You and I must change and receive the engrafted
word of LIFE, (HUMBLE OURSELVES) turn in repentance and OBEY HIM. We can
no longer say we love Him and not do what He says! (Luke 6:46) And why do
you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Loved One; do WE call Him Lord and Master but not obey
Him? Are we of those that think His LAW (Commentary: Law was translated that
but it is Torah-Instructions in Hebrews) is done away with and ALL
fulfilled? Hopefully, we will rethink that position! Is Messiah reigning
in Jerusalem? The Spring Feasts alone are fulfilled. Passover, Feast of
Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Shavuot were fulfilled down to the day,
hour and minute! He was the Passover Lamb, 3 days later the High Priest was
still in seclusion as was prescribed of the High Priest prior to offering the
thanksgiving for the first fruits of the Earth, when He said “Don’t
touch me Mary, I have not yet ascended to My Father.” He is and was the High Priest! Seven sevens (weeks) later He sent the Ruach HaKodesh
(Holy Spirit) on Shavuot, the anniversary of giving the Torah (Law) at Mt.
Sinai. He came the first time to be Messiah Ben Joseph, the
suffering servant to be the Lamb of YHWH (God)
sacrifice.
Even to us casual observers, heaven and earth have
not passed! Let’s acknowledge that fact as a truth and return to Him and do
what He says- and by so doing understand the shadow pictures He has given us!
(Jeremiah 30:3) 'For behold, days are coming,' declares
YHWH, 'when I will
restore the
fortunes of my people Israel and Judah.' (Comment: this
means you and I who are grafted into Israel by grace by faith in Yahshua and
are heirs now of Abraham according to the promise) YHWH says, 'I will also
bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall
possess it.'" (Jeremiah 30:16) 'Therefore all who devour you will be
devoured; and all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity;
and those who plunder you will be for plunder, And all who prey upon you I will
give for prey. (Jeremiah 30:17) 'For I will restore you to health and
I will heal you of your wounds,' declares YHWH, 'because they have called
you an outcast, saying: "It is Zion; no one cares for her."' (Jeremiah 30:18) "Thus says YHWH, 'Behold, I will restore the
fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwelling places;
and the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, and the palace will stand on its
rightful place. (Jeremiah 30:19) 'From them will proceed thanksgiving
and the voice of those who celebrate; and I will multiply them and they will
not be diminished; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.
(Jeremiah 30:20) 'Their children also will be as formerly,
and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all
their oppressors. (Jeremiah 30:21) 'Their leader shall be one of them, and
their ruler shall come forth from their midst; and I will bring him near and he
shall approach me; for who would dare to risk his life to approach me?'
declares YHWH. (Jeremiah 30:22) 'You shall be my people, and I will
be your Elohim.'"
Understanding our submission of our WORDS AND
ACTIONS agreeing with His form our witness making us usable witnesses to
overcome by His shed blood; therefore worthy and allowed to continue our
witness- that we produce fruit that remains even in Great Tribulation- let’s turn our hearts to this week’s Torah Cycle:
This week’s Torah Scriptures:
Teruma- “Offerings”
Exodus
25:1-27:19; 1 Kings 5:12- 6:13; Matthew 5:33-37
Remember our giving is acceptable based
on our obedience and willingness to give our best gift!
(Exodus
25:1) And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, (Exodus 25:2) “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl,
that they take up a contribution for
me. From everyone whose heart
moves him (willing and obedient) you
shall take up my contribution. (Exodus 25:3) “And this is the contribution which you take
up from them: gold, and silver, and bronze, (Exodus
25:4) and blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine linen,
and goats’ hair, (Exodus 25:5) and rams’
skins dyed red, and fine leather, and acacia wood, (Exodus
25:6) oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet
incense, (Exodus 25:7) shoham stones and stones
to be set in the shoulder garment and in the breastplate. (Exodus 25:8)
“And they shall make Me a Set-apart Place, and I shall dwell in their
midst. (Exodus 25:9) “According to all that I show you – the pattern of the
Dwelling Place and the pattern of all its furnishings – make it exactly so.
(Exodus 25:10)
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, a
cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. (Exodus
25:11) “And you shall overlay it
with clean gold, inside and outside you shall overlay it. And you shall make on
it a molding of gold all around. (Exodus 25:12) “And you shall cast four rings of gold for
it, and put them in its four corners, two rings on one side, and two rings on
the other side. (Exodus 25:13) “And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and
overlay them with gold, (Exodus 25:14) and shall put the poles into the rings on the
sides of the ark, to lift up the ark by them. (Exodus
25:15) “The poles are in the
rings of the ark, they are not taken from it. (Exodus
25:16) “And into the ark you
shall put the Witness which I give you. (Exodus 25:17) “And you shall make a lid of atonement of
clean gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. (Exodus 25:18)
“And you shall make two keruḇim of gold, make them of beaten work, at
the two ends of the lid of atonement. (Exodus 25:19) “And make one keruḇ at one end, and the
other keruḇ at the other end. Make the keruḇim from the lid of atonement, at
its two ends. (Exodus 25:20) “And the keruḇim shall be spreading out
their wings above, covering the lid of atonement with their wings, with their
faces toward each other, the faces of the keruḇim turned toward the lid
of atonement. (Exodus 25:21) “And you shall put the lid of atonement on
top of the ark, and put into the ark the Witness which I give you. (Exodus 25:22)
“And I shall meet with you there, and from above the lid of atonement,
from between the two keruḇim which are on the ark of the Witness, I shall
speak to you all that which I command you concerning the children of Yisra’ĕl. (Exodus 25:23)
“And you shall make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit
wide, and a cubit and a half high. (Exodus 25:24) “And you shall overlay it with clean gold,
and shall make a molding of gold all around, (Exodus
25:25 and shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth all around, and shall
make a gold molding for the rim all around. (Exodus
25:26) “And you shall make for it
four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four
legs. (Exodus 25:27) “The rings are close to the rim, as holders
for the poles to lift the table. (Exodus 25:28) “And you shall make the poles of acacia wood,
and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be lifted with them. (Exodus 25:29)
“And you shall make its dishes, and its ladles, and its jars, and its
bowls for pouring. Make them of clean gold. (Exodus
25:30) “And you shall put the
showbread on the table before me, continually. (Exodus
25:31) “And you shall make a
lampstand of clean gold – the lampstand is made of beaten work. Its base and
its shaft, its cups, its ornamental knobs and blossoms are from it, (Exodus 25:32)
and six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the
lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other
side; (Exodus 25:33) three cups made like almond flowers on one
branch, with ornamental knob and blossom, and three cups made like almond
flowers on the other branch, with ornamental knob and blossom – so for the six
branches coming out of the lampstand. (Exodus 25:34) “And on the lampstand itself are four cups
made like almond flowers, with ornamental knob and blossom, (Exodus 25:35) and a knob under the first two
branches of the same, and a knob under the second two branches of the same, and
a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches
coming out of the lampstand. (Exodus 25:36) “Their knobs and their branches are of the
same – all of it one beaten work of clean gold. (Exodus
25:37) “And you shall make seven
lamps for it, and they shall mount its lamps so that they give light in front
of it. (Exodus 25:38) “And its snuffers and their trays are of
clean gold. (Exodus 25:39) “It is made of a talent of clean gold, with
all these utensils. (Exodus 25:40) “So see, and do according to the pattern
which was shown to you on the mountain.
We too must obediently obey the pattern shown us in building our temples
for YHWH- the pattern should match our walk!
(Exodus
26:1) “And make the Dwelling Place with ten
curtains of fine woven linen and blue and purple and scarlet material.
Make them, with keruḇim, the work of a skilled
workman. (Exodus 26:2) “The length of each curtain is twenty-eight
cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits, all the curtains having one
measure. (Exodus 26:3) “Five curtains are joined to each other, and
five curtains are joined to each other. (Exodus 26:4) “And you shall make loops of blue on the edge
of the end curtain on one set, and do the same on the edge of the end curtain
of the second set. (Exodus 26:5) “Make fifty loops in the one curtain and make
fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain of the second set, the loops being
opposite to each other. (Exodus 26:6) “And you shall make fifty hooks of gold, and
shall join the curtains together with the hooks, and the Dwelling Place shall
be one. (Exodus 26:7) “And you shall make curtains of goats’ hair,
for a tent over the Dwelling Place, make eleven curtains. (Exodus 26:8)
“The length of each curtain is thirty cubits, and the width of each
curtain four cubits, one measure to the eleven curtains. (Exodus 26:9)
“And you shall join the five curtains by themselves, and the six
curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the six curtains at the front
of the Tent. (Exodus 26:10) “And you shall make fifty loops on the edge
of the curtain that is outer most in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of
the curtain of the second set. (Exodus 26:11) “And you shall make fifty bronze hooks, and
put the hooks into the loops, and join the tent together, and it shall be one. (Exodus 26:12)
“And the overlapping part of the rest of the curtains of the Tent, the
half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the Dwelling Place. (Exodus 26:13)
“And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains
of the length of the curtains of the Tent, is to hang over the sides of the
Dwelling Place, on this side and on that side, to cover it. (Exodus 26:14)
“And you shall make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the Tent, and a
covering of fine leather above that. (Exodus 26:15) “And for the Dwelling Place you shall make
the boards of acacia wood, standing up. (Exodus 26:16) “Ten cubits is the length of a board, and a
cubit and a half the width of each board, (Exodus
26:17) two tenons in each board for binding one to another. Do the same
for all the boards of the Dwelling Place. (Exodus
26:18) “And you shall make the
boards for the Dwelling Place, twenty boards for the south side, (Exodus 26:19) and make forty sockets of silver under
the twenty boards, two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons. (Exodus 26:20)
“And for the second side of the Dwelling Place, on the north side,
twenty boards, (Exodus 26:21) and their forty
sockets of silver, two sockets under each of the boards. (Exodus 26:22)
“And for the extreme parts of the Dwelling Place, westward, make six
boards, (Exodus 26:23) and make two boards for
the two back corners of the Dwelling Place. (Exodus
26:24) “And they are double
beneath and similarly they are complete to the top, to the one ring. So it is
for both of them, they are for the two corners. (Exodus
26:25) “And they shall be eight
boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets – two sockets under the
one board, and two sockets under the other board. (Exodus
26:26) “And you shall make bars
of acacia wood, five for the boards on one side of the Dwelling Place, (Exodus 26:27) and five bars for the boards on the
other side of the Dwelling Place, and five bars for the boards of the side of
the Dwelling Place, for the extreme parts westward, (Exodus
26:28) with the middle bar in the midst of the boards, going through
from end to end. (Exodus 26:29) “And overlay the boards with gold, and make
their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold. (Exodus 26:30)
“And you shall rise up the Dwelling Place according to its pattern which
you were shown on the mountain. (Exodus 26:31) “And you shall make a veil of blue and purple
and scarlet material, and fine woven linen, the work of a skilled
workman, made with keruḇim. (Exodus 26:32) “And you shall put it on the four columns of
acacia wood overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold, upon four sockets of
silver. (Exodus 26:33) “And you shall hang the veil from the hooks,
and shall bring the ark of the Witness there, behind the veil. And the veil
shall make a separation for you between the Set-apart and the Most Set-apart
Place. (Exodus 26:34) “And you shall put the lid of atonement upon
the ark of the Witness in the Most Set-apart Place. (Exodus
26:35) “And you shall set the
table outside the veil, and the lampstand opposite the table on the side of the
Dwelling Place toward the south, and put the table on the north side. (Exodus 26:36)
“And you shall make a covering for the door of the Tent, of blue and
purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. (Exodus 26:37)
“And you shall make for the covering five columns of acacia wood, and
overlay them with gold, their hooks of gold, and you shall cast five sockets of
bronze for them.
(Exodus
27:1) “And you shall make an altar of acacia wood,
five cubits long and five cubits wide – the altar is square – and its height
three cubits. (Exodus 27:2) “And you shall make its horns on its four corners;
its horns are of the same. And you shall overlay it with bronze. (Exodus 27:3)
“And you shall make its pots to receive its ashes, and its shovels and
its basins and its forks and its fire holders. Make all its utensils of bronze.
(Exodus 27:4)
“And you shall make a grating for it, a bronze network, and shall make
on the network four bronze rings at its four corners, (Exodus
27:5) and shall put it under the rim of the altar beneath, so that the
network is halfway up the altar. (Exodus 27:6) “And you shall make poles for the altar,
poles of acacia wood, and shall overlay them with bronze. (Exodus 27:7)
“And the poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the
two sides of the altar for lifting it. (Exodus 27:8) “Make it hollow with boards. As it was shown
to you on the mountain, so they are to make it. (Exodus
27:9) “And you shall make the
courtyard of the Dwelling Place: for the south side screens for the courtyard
made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side, (Exodus 27:10)
and its twenty columns and their twenty sockets of bronze, the hooks of
the columns and their bands of silver, (Exodus 27:11) and so for the north side in length, screens
one hundred cubits long, with its twenty columns and their twenty
sockets of bronze, and the hooks of the columns and their bands of silver. (Exodus 27:12)
“And the width of the courtyard on the west side screens of fifty
cubits, with their ten columns and their ten sockets. (Exodus
27:13) “The width of the
courtyard on the east side fifty cubits. (Exodus
27:14) “And the screens on one
side of the gate fifteen cubits, with their three columns and their three
sockets. (Exodus 27:15) “And on the other side screens of fifteen cubits,
with their three columns and their three sockets. (Exodus
27:16) “And for the gate of the
courtyard a covering twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet material,
and fine woven linen, made by a weaver – four columns and four sockets. (Exodus 27:17)
“All the columns around the courtyard have bands of silver, their hooks
silver and their sockets bronze. (Exodus 27:18) “The length of the courtyard is one hundred
cubits, and the width fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, woven of fine
linen thread, and its sockets of bronze. (Exodus
27:19) “All the utensils of the
Dwelling Place for all its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs of the
courtyard, are bronze.
Wisdom to seek YHWH (Beginning of
all wisdom is to FEAR YHWH with respect- not hasatan- who is merely a created
being)
(1
Kings 5:12) And יהוה gave Shelomoh wisdom, as He promised him.
And there was peace between Ḥiram and Shelomoh, and the two of them made a
covenant. (1 Kings 5:13) And Sovereign Shelomoh rose up compulsory
labor out of all Yisra’ĕl. And the compulsory labor was thirty thousand men. (1 Kings 5:14)
And he sent them to Leḇanon, ten thousand a month by courses – they
were one month in Leḇanon, two months at home. And Aḏoniram was over the
compulsory labor. (1 Kings 5:15) And Shelomoh had seventy thousand bearing
burdens, and eighty thousand hewing stone in the mountains, (1 Kings 5:16) besides three thousand three hundred
from the chiefs of Shelomoh’s deputies who were over the work, those ruling
over the people who labored in the work. (1 Kings
5:17) And the sovereign
commanded, and they brought large stones, precious stones, to lay the
foundation of the House with hewn stones. (1 Kings
5:18) And Shelomoh’s builders,
and Ḥiram’s builders, and the men of Geḇal did hew, and prepared timber and
stones to build the House. (1 Kings 6:1) And it came to be, in the four hundred and
eightieth year after the children of Yisra’ĕl had come out of the land of
Mitsrayim, in the fourth year of the reign of Shelomoh over Yisra’ĕl, in the
month of Ziw, which is the second month that he began to build the House of יהוה. (1 Kings 6:2)
And the house which Sovereign
Shelomoh built for יהוה was sixty cubits
long, and twenty wide, and thirty cubits high. (1
Kings 6:3) And the porch at the
front of the hĕḵal of the House was twenty cubits long, according to the
breadth of the House, and its width ten cubits, from the front of the House. (1 Kings 6:4)
And he made for the House windows with narrowed frames. (1 Kings 6:5)
And against the wall of the House he built rooms all around, against
the walls of the House, all around the hĕḵal and the Speaking Place. Thus he
made side rooms all around. (1 Kings 6:6) The lowest side room was five cubits wide,
and the middle one was six cubits wide, and the third one was seven cubits
wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the House, so as not to
lay hold on the walls of the House. (1 Kings 6:7) And the House, when it was being built, was
built with finished stone made ready beforehand, so that no hammer or chisel or
any iron tool was heard in the House while it was being built. (1 Kings 6:8) The doorway for the middle side room was on
the right side of the House. And they went up by stairs to the middle side rooms
and from the middle to the third. (1 Kings 6:9) So he built the House and completed it, and
he paneled the House with beams and boards of cedar. (1
Kings 6:10) And he built the side
rooms of the structure against the entire House, each five cubits high, and
they were fastened to the House with cedar beams. (1
Kings 6:11) And the word of יהוה came to Shelomoh, saying, (1 Kings 6:12) “This House which you are building – if you walk in my
laws, and do my right-rulings, and shall guard all my commands and walk in
them, then I shall confirm my word with you, which I spoke to your father
Dawiḏ, (1 Kings 6:13) and shall dwell
in the midst of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and not forsake my people Yisra’ĕl.”
Speak His word and obediently become DOERS of His word!
(Matthew
5:33) “Again, you heard
that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall
perform your oaths to יהוה.’ (Matthew 5:34)
“But I say to you, do not swear at all, neither
by the heaven, because it is Elohim’s throne; (Matthew
5:35) nor by the earth, for it is His footstool;
nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign; (Matthew 5:36) nor swear by
your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black. (Matthew 5:37)
“But let your word ‘Yea’ be ‘Yea,’ and your ‘No’
be ‘No.’ and what goes beyond these is from the wicked one.
My
prayer for you and me- and all our loved ones- remains Loved One- that
we have ears to hear, gaining wisdom from Yahweh and with our wisdom- gain
understanding. That we have the courage to OBEY what He tells us and that He
uses us mightily as a changed worthy
vessel made in His image, that he directs us, protects us, provides for us and
uses us mightily to produce fruit that remains! Further, that we are not
asleep, but aware of hasatan’s devices and schemes-that we NOT love our lives
unto death- that we flee VAIN TRADITIONS of men- and overcome by the blood of
the Lamb and the words of our testimony- and hear Him say- “Well done – good and faith filled servant- enter into my
joy!”
Shalom to
your home Loved One,
Thurston
Continued explanation of the Torah
Cycle restart at the beginning of months… It is about YHWH restoring all things which sometimes means we are walking
alone. I start over annually when YHWH’s year starts over; this is not to say
that I am correct and others are wrong, I just happen to believe we will never
challenge our older brother Judah by following his traditions. I expect Judah
will be moved by our obedience to His Torah (Words of Scripture) and seeing
YHWH’s signs and wonders following our obedience- Does the statement above mean we are
not to grab the tzitzit of Yehuda and take hold and learn from them? Of course not, we absolutely
should learn of them and from them- just not ingest and keep that which is
traditions that go against His words! Especially since we are the ten (Ten scattered northern
tribes scattered for Easter and sun god day worship which parallels closely as
a pig slop eating prodigal brother)
Let’s look; (Zechariah 8:22) ‘And many peoples and
strong nations shall come to seek יהוה of hosts
in Yerushalayim, and to pray before יהוה.’
(Zechariah 8:23) “Thus said יהוה
of hosts, ‘In those days (Now? YES
and in the future also!) Ten men
(10 scattered northern tribes called
Ephraim and Israel) from all languages of the nations take hold, yea, they shall take hold of the edge of the
garment of a man, a Yehuḏite1,
saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1John 4:22.
