Friday, August 7, 2015
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August 8, 2015
Shabbat Shalom
Loved One!
This study is
attached for ease of print and study format along. 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…
Loved One, we
must remember and take it to heart; our walk as true believers and followers of
Messiah will be shown by how we love others and our Heavenly Father by what we
say and do. It is not how much we know- but how much we know Him! And if we
really know Him we will walk like Yahshua walked. CAN WE REALLY BE TRUSTED WITH
HIS POWER? Only if we love Him above all and love others as ourselves! Then we will do exploits, signs and wonders, (Acts that we have not even
dreamed or imagined until now) and
fearlessly overcome all the plans of the wicked one- because when He sees He
can trust us to love---then He gives us power to overcome snakes and scorpions (demonic
realm) and overcome all the
powers of hell that by NO MEANS anything will harm us!
John 13:35
“By this shall all
know that you are my taught ones (Disciplined
ones), if you have love for one another.”
1 John 2:3
and by this we know that we know Him, if
we guard His commands.1 Footnote: 1
See 3:6. 1 John 2:4 The one who
says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His commands, is a liar, and the truth
is not in him. 1John 2:5 but whoever guards His Word, truly the love of Elohim has
been perfected1 in him. By this we
know that we are in Him.2 Footnotes:
1 Genesis 17:1, Psalms 119:1, and Matthew 5:48. 2 See 3:24. 1John 2:6 The one who says
he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked.
Here are some you
tube videos that will greatly assist you as we approach times of planned
troubles this September and October:
Since the whole
earth is groaning waiting for the sons and daughters of Yahweh to manifest and
show maturity, how do we change into His image? Remember with me that Yahshua
spoke of John the Baptist that no man born of woman was greater; but even the
least born into the Kingdom (Born Again spiritually) were greater than he. That
means to me that we all (Who are born again and the Ruach will bear
witness with your spirit if that is so) have the potential to mature and
become the MANIFEST sons and daughters of Yahweh! Are we really willing to love
others above ourselves? Yahshua did. I want to recommend a book that will bring
a mature perspective to your walk. It is by Bob Johnson and is named “LOVE STAINS”. We must walk as Yahshua
walked. The walk of intimacy with our Father will not be available to those
of us who know about Him; but only to those that know Him, His thoughts
becoming our thoughts and His ways becoming our ways. We choose to become the
Light of the World.
Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases
strength. Isaiah 40:30 Even youths shall faint
and be weary, and young men stumble and fall, Isaiah
40:31 but those who wait on יהוה renew
their strength, they rise
up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and do not
faint.
So as we WAIT on
Yahweh…He comes and fellowships with us- even as we worship Him, He inhabits
the praises of His people! How do we WAIT? Just like they did in the upper
room, we praise Him, meditate and speak His word, pray in our Heavenly Spirit
language, speak His promises and read His word. Then we just be still and
LISTEN and bask in His presence—this changes us!
Hosea 1:10
“Yet the number of the children of Yisra’ĕl shall be as the sand of the sea,
which is not measured nor counted. And it shall be in the place where it was
said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they shall be called, ‘You are the sons of the living Ěl.’ Hosea 1:11 “And the children of Yehuḏah
and the children of Yisra’ĕl shall be gathered together, and appoint for
themselves one head, and shall come up out of the earth, for great is the day
of Yizreʽĕl!
Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are the poor (Humble) in
spirit, because theirs is the reign of the heavens. Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are
those who mourn, because they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the
meek, because they shall inherit the earth.1
Footnote: 1 Psalms 37:9, 11, 22, 29, 34.
Matthew 5:6 “Blessed
are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 1 because they shall
be filled. Footnote: 1 Isaiah
55:1-2, Matthew 4:4, John 6:48-51. Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the compassionate, because they shall obtain
compassion. Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the clean in heart, 1 because they
shall see Elohim. Footnote: 1 Psalms
24:3-4. Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, because they shall be
called sons of Elohim. Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are
those persecuted for righteousness’ 1
sake, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
Footnote: 1 1 Peter 3:14. Matthew 5:11 “Blessed are you
when they reproach and persecute you, and falsely say every wicked word against
you, for my sake. Mathew 5:12 “Rejoice and be glad, because your reward in the heavens is
great. For in this way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:13 “You are the
salt of the earth, but if the salt becomes tasteless, how shall it be seasoned?
For it is no longer of any use but to be thrown out and to be trodden down by
men. Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city
to be hidden on a mountain. Matthew 5:15
“Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket,
but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house. Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so
shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who
is in the heavens.
Romans 8:5
for those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the matters
of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the matters
of the Spirit. Romans 8:6 for the mind of the
flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life
and peace. Romans 8:7 because the
mind of the flesh is enmity towards Elohim, for it
does not subject itself 1 to the Torah
of Elohim 2, neither indeed is it able, Footnotes: 1 Or does not obey. 2 John 15:5, 1 John
4:4, 1 John 3:9, 1 John 5:18. Romans 8:8
and those who are in the flesh are unable to please Elohim. Romans 8:9 but you are not in the
flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of Elohim dwells in you. And if
anyone does not have the Spirit of Messiah, this one is not His. Romans 8:10
And if Messiah is in you, the body is truly dead on account of sin, but
the Spirit is life on account of righteousness. Romans
8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised יהושע from the dead
dwells in you, He who raised Messiah from the dead shall also give life to your
mortal bodies through His Spirit dwelling in you. Romans
8:12 so then, brothers, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live
according to the flesh. Romans 8:13 for if you
live according to the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of
the body, you shall live. Romans 8:14 for as many as are led by the Spirit of Elohim, these
are sons of Elohim. Romans 8:15 for
you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the
Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” Romans
8:16 The Spirit Himself bears
witness with our spirit that we are children of Elohim, Romans 8:17 and if children, also heirs – truly heirs of Elohim,
and co-heirs with Messiah, if indeed we suffer with Him, in order that we also
be exalted together. Romans 8:18 For I reckon
that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the
esteem that is to be revealed in us. Romans 8:19
for the intense longing 1 of the
creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of Elohim. Footnote: 1 Lit. Anxiously looking with
outstretched head. Romans 8:20 for
the creation was subjected to futility, not from choice, but because of Him who
subjected it, in anticipation, Romans 8:21 that
the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage to corruption into
the esteemed freedom of the children of Elohim. Romans
8:22 for we know that all the creation groans together, and suffers the
pains of childbirth together until now.
Please realize; if
we are to manifest as the sons and daughters of Yahweh; we must be willing to
die to ourselves and look outward and see who we can love and minister to in
our everyday walk. (Let our light in us shine forth) This attitude of BEING who
we are created to be- one so attuned to our Father’s spirit; that we see what
the Father is doing and speak it and do it and that we hear what our Father is
speaking and speak it and do it! Even faith; which is a substance of reality
when we believe and DO the Gospel, WORKS BY LOVE! We must oppose
self-exaltation with a fervor, apart from Him all we do will end up wood, hay
and stubble- BURNED UP leaving no reward from Heaven, nothing. BUT, IF we remain in Him and His words remain in us, we may ask what we
wish and IT WILL BE DONE BY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER!
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!
It has become obvious to me that one or two things
will be happening soon based on what I perceive of certain “planned events” for
September and October (1) there will be many who are totally unprepared and
fast asleep expecting Yahshua to deliver them BEFORE any real life threatening
tests- but loved one- apart from Yahshua coming early- no flesh will survive,
however; OR (2); Those of us who will DRAW NEAR and be changed and walk as He
walked- will walk in absolute SHALOM and do mighty exploits, miracles and acts
of LOVE against darkness that are currently not even on our radar to believe
for. Perhaps it is time for us to awaken from our slumber as great darkness
will soon cover the people and we will need to shine brighter and brighter!
More of Him and less of us; here
are some great videos to enhance our understanding: FIRST; (1 hour) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Wx9SeiH24
Neville Johnson the End Times Manifestation of the sons of Yahweh
SECOND: (1.4 hours) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws_QJg3YK8w
Neville Johnson The Creative Power for the tested sons of Yahweh
As thick darkness covers the people due to satanic
wickedness poured out on the earth- our Deliverer will have us shine brighter
and brighter IN US (The hope of Glory) as we walk in His faith, hope, and
love-His power!
(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.
Still
a great Scripture to personalize and repeat continually if you want to walk in
His power! (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)
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.
(Luke 6:46) And why do you call me, Lord,
Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Loved One; do WE
STILL 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
Hebrew) 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 as we draw near to Him as He restores ALL things- especially us!
Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so
shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who
is in the heavens. Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the
Prophets.1 I did not come to destroy but to complete. Footnote: 1 The Law and the Prophets is a term
used for the pre-Messianic Scriptures. Matthew
5:18 “For
truly, I say to you, till the heaven
and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass
from the Torah till all be done.1 Footnote: 1Luke
16:17. Matthew 5:19 “Whoever, then,
breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the
heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the
reign of the heavens.
WHEN IS THE TORAH (Law/Instructions) ALL FULFILLED?
Obviously, when the heaven and earth goes, and we get a new heaven and earth.
When is that? At the end
of the millennium reign of our Messiah!
We WILL give Him
thanks and praises- HERE’S WHY!
Psalms 100:1 Raise a shout for יהוה, all the earth! Psalms
100:2 Serve יהוה with gladness; come
before His presence with singing. Psalms 100:3
Know that יהוה, He is Elohim; He has made us, and we are
His – His people and the sheep of His pasture. Psalms
100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into
His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His Name. Psalms 100:5 For יהוה is good; His kindness
is everlasting, And His truth, to all generations.
(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.'"
My prayer for you Loved One is that we put on the
full armor of Yahweh and not be taken in hasatan’s snare unaware; that we have
ears to hear, gaining wisdom from Yahweh and with our wisdom- gain
understanding, 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.
(2 Corinthians 10:3)
Though we walk in the flesh, we do not fight according to the flesh. (2 Corinthians 10:4)
For the weapons we fight with are not
fleshly but mighty in Elohim for overthrowing strongholds, (2 Corinthians 10:5) overthrowing
reasoning and every high matter that exalts itself against the knowledge of
Elohim, taking captive every thought to make it obedient to the
Messiah, (2 Corinthians 10:6) and being ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is
complete.1 Footnote: 1John
3:36. Putting
on His armor! (Ephesians 6:10)
For the rest, my brothers, be strong in the Master and in the mightiness
of His strength. (Ephesians 6:11) Put on the
complete armor of Elohim, for you to have power to stand against
the schemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:12) We do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against authorities, against the world-rulers of
the darkness of this age, against spiritual matters of wickedness in the
heavenlies. (Ephesians 6:13) Because of this, take up the complete armor
of Elohim, so that you have power to withstand in the wicked day, and having
done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6:14) Stand, then, having girded your waist with
truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Ephesians 6:15) and having fitted your feet with the
preparation of the Good News of peace; (Ephesians
6:16) above all, having taken up the shield of belief (faith-trust) with which you shall have
power to quench all the burning arrows of the wicked one. (Ephesians 6:17)
Take also the helmet of deliverance, and the sword
of the Spirit, which is the Word of Elohim, 1 Footnote: 1 Isaiah 59:21. (Ephesians 6:18) praying at all times, with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, watching in all perseverance and
supplication for all the set-apart ones; (Ephesians
6:19) also for me, that a word
might be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to be bold in making known the
secret of the Good News, (Ephesians 6:20) for which I am an envoy in chains, that in it
I might speak boldly, as I should speak. (Ephesians
6:21) Now, in order that you also
might know about me, how I am doing, Tuchikos, a beloved brother and
trustworthy servant in the Master, shall make all matters known to you, (Ephesians 6:22)
whom I did send to you for this same purpose, so that you know about us,
and might encourage your hearts. (Ephesians 6:23) Peace to the brothers, and love, with belief,
(faith-trust) from Elohim the Father
and the Master יהושע Messiah.
Here is what we will look like as overcomers- we will not
have any fear of death!
(1 John 4:13)
By this we know that we stay in Him, and He in us, because He has given
us of His Spirit. (1 John 4:14) And we have seen and bear witness that the
Father has sent the Son, Savior of the world. (1 John
4:15) Whoever confesses that יהושע is the Son of Elohim, Elohim stays in him, and he in Elohim. (1 John 4:16)
And we have known and believed the love that Elohim has for us. Elohim
is love, and he who stays in love stays in Elohim and Elohim in him. (1 John 4:17)
By this love has been perfected with us, in order that we might have
boldness in the Day of Judgment, (Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement) because
as He is so are we in this world. (1 John 4:18) There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear,
because fear holds punishment, and he who fears has not been made perfect in
love. (1 John 4:19) We love Him because He first loved us.
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.
Yahshua is warning His Loved Ones (You
and me) to be sober and alert and about our Fathers Business
(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.”
Yahshua
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 (doctrines) the commands of men.’ ”1 Footnote: 1 Isaiah
29:13, Mark 7:7, 2 Kings 17:19.
We now know we 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.
Remember the tares are gathered 1st and thrown into the fire- KJV (Matthew 13:30)
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the
time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them
in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
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-
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
Here is what
RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS can do- deny the POWER OF YHWH yes- even denies His gifts are
available for us today; we must build our RELATIONSHIP with YHWH our loving
Heavenly Father!
IF
we will not flee from traps of entertainment and indulgence and don’t want His
power the way He offers it; then our testimony will likely 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 (RELIGION) -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?
I’ve
shared before- Yahshua told me many years ago that if we really heard
Him- (Hear and Do; Listen and Obey- the She’mah) we would DO 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)
KJV: (Jeremiah 16:19)
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the Day of Affliction, (Day of the Lord) the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends
of the earth, and shall say, surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things
wherein there is no profit. (Jeremiah
16:20) Shall a man make gods unto
himself, and they are no gods? (Jeremiah 16:21)
Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause
them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD. (YHWH)
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 Or
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 1:19) 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.
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:
Tetzave- “You shall command”
Exodus
27:20-30:10; Ezekiel 43:10-27; Hebrews 13:10-17
(Exodus 27:20)
“And you, you are to command the children of Yisra’ĕl to bring you clear
oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. (Exodus 27:21)
“In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the Witness,
Aharon and his sons are to tend it from evening until morning before יהוה – a law forever to their generations, from the children of
Yisra’ĕl. (Exodus 28:1)
“And you, bring near Aharon your brother and his sons with him, from
among the children of Yisra’ĕl, for serving as priest to me: Aharon, Naḏaḇ
and Aḇihu, Elʽazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aharon. (Exodus
28:2) “And you shall make
set-apart garments for Aharon your brother, for esteem and for comeliness. (Exodus 28:3)
“And you speak to all the wise of heart, which I have filled with a
spirit of wisdom, and they shall make the garments of Aharon, to set him
apart, for him to serve as priest to me. (Exodus 28:4) “And these are the garments which they make:
a breastplate, a shoulder garment, a robe, an embroidered long shirt, a turban,
and a girdle. And they shall make set-apart garments for Aharon your brother
and his sons, for him to serve as priest to me. (Exodus
28:5) “And they shall take the
gold, and the blue and the purple and the scarlet material, and the fine
linen, (Exodus 28:6) and shall make the shoulder garment of gold,
of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen, the work
of a skilled workman. (Exodus 28:7) “It is to have two shoulder pieces joined at
its two edges, and so it is joined together. (Exodus
28:8) “And the embroidered band
of the shoulder garment, which is on it, is of the same workmanship, made of
gold, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen. (Exodus 28:9)
“And you shall take two shoham stones and engrave on them the names of
the sons of Yisra’ĕl, (Exodus 28:10) six of
their names on one stone, and the remaining six names on the other stone,
according to their birth. (Exodus 28:11) “With the work of an engraver in stone, like
the engravings of a signet, engrave the two stones with the names of the sons
of Yisra’ĕl. Set them in settings of gold. (Exodus
28:12) “And you shall put the two
stones on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment as stones of remembrance
for the sons of Yisra’ĕl. And Aharon shall bear their names before יהוה on his two shoulders, for a remembrance. (Exodus 28:13)
“And you shall make settings of gold, (Exodus
28:14) and two chains of clean gold like braided cords, and fasten the
braided chains to the settings. (Exodus 28:15) “And you shall make a breastplate of
right-ruling, a work of a skilled workman, like the work of the shoulder
garment. Make it of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and
fine woven linen. (Exodus 28:16) “It is square, doubled, a span its length,
and a span its width.
The
stones of the 12 tribes (soon to be gathered again as Yahshua came
for the lost sheep) are laser stones
and have light reflection/diffraction qualities and is related to Yahshua- the
Light of the world!
(Exodus 28:17) “And you shall
put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row is a ruby, a
topaz, and an emerald; (Exodus 28:18) and the
second row is a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; (Exodus
28:19) and the third row is a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; (Exodus 28:20) and the fourth row is a beryl, and a
shoham, and a jasper. They are set in gold settings. (Exodus
28:21) “And the stones are
according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl, twelve according to their
names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name, for the
twelve tribes. (Exodus 28:22) “And you shall make braided chains of corded
work for the breastplate at the end, of clean gold. (Exodus
28:23) “And you shall make two
rings of gold for the breastplate, and shall put the two rings on the two ends
of the breastplate. (Exodus 28:24) “And you shall put the two cords of gold in
the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate, (Exodus 28:25) and the
other two ends of the two cords you fasten to the two settings, and put them on
the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment in the front. (Exodus 28:26)
“And you shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two
ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the
shoulder garment. (Exodus 28:27) “And you shall make two rings of gold, and
put them on the two shoulder pieces, underneath the shoulder garment, on the
front of it, close to the seam above the embroidered band of the shoulder
garment, (Exodus 28:28) and they bind the breastplate by means of its
rings to the rings of the shoulder garment, using a blue cord, so that it is above
the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, so that the breastplate does not
come loose from the shoulder garment. (Exodus 28:29) “And Aharon shall bear the names of the sons
of Yisra’ĕl on the breastplate of right-ruling over his heart, when he goes
into the set-apart place, for a remembrance before יהוה,
continually. (Exodus 28:30) “And into the breastplate of
right-ruling you shall put the Urim and the Tummim, and they shall be on the
heart of Aharon when he goes in before יהוה. And Aharon shall bear the right-ruling of the children of
Yisra’ĕl on his heart before יהוה, continually. (Exodus
28:31) “And you shall make the
robe of the shoulder garment all of blue. (Exodus
28:32) “And the opening for his
head shall be in the middle of it, a woven binding all around its opening, like
the opening in a scaled armor, so that it does not tear. (Exodus 28:33)
“And on its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and
scarlet material, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all
around: (Exodus 28:34) a golden bell and a
pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all
around. (Exodus 28:35) “And it shall be upon Aharon to attend in,
and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the set-apart place before יהוה and when he comes out, so that he does not
die. (Exodus 28:36) “And you shall make a plate of clean gold and
engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: SET-APARTNESS TO יהוה. (Exodus 28:37) “And you shall put it on a blue cord, and it
shall be on the turban – it is to be on the front of the turban. (Exodus 28:38)
“And it shall be on the forehead of Aharon, and Aharon shall bear the
guilt of the set-apart gifts which the children of Yisra’ĕl set apart in all
their set-apart gifts. And it shall always be on his forehead, for acceptance
for them before יהוה. (Exodus 28:39)
“And you shall weave the long shirt of fine linen, and shall make the
turban of fine linen, and you shall make the girdle of woven work. (Exodus 28:40)
“And make long shirts for Aharon’s sons. And you shall make girdles for
them, and you shall make turbans for them, for esteem and comeliness. (Exodus 28:41)
“And you shall put them on Aharon your brother and on his sons with him,
and shall anoint them, and shall ordain them, and shall set them apart, and
they shall serve as priests to me. (Exodus 28:42) “And make linen trousers for them, to cover
their nakedness, reaching from the waist to the thighs. (Exodus 28:43) “And they
shall be on Aharon and on his sons when they come into the Tent of Meeting, or
when they come near the altar to attend in the Set-apart Place, so that they do
not bear crookedness and die – a law forever to him, and to his seed after him.
Anointing
oil represents the Ruach and the provision of victory of being filled with the
Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) to
the wise virgins who are washed by the blood and word of YHWH; who will have
power over hell and do exploits as they KNOW their Elohim
(Exodus 29:1)
“And this is the task you shall do to them to set them apart to serve Me
as priests: Take one young bull and two rams, perfect ones, (Exodus 29:2) and unleavened bread, and unleavened
cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil – make these of
wheat flour. (Exodus 29:3) “And you shall put them in one basket and
bring them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams. (Exodus 29:4) “Then you shall bring Aharon and his sons to the door of
the Tent of Meeting, and wash them with water. (Exodus 29:5)
“And you shall take the garments, and shall put on Aharon the long
shirt, and the robe of the shoulder garment, and the shoulder garment, and the
breastplate, and shall gird him with the embroidered band of the shoulder
garment, (Exodus 29:6) and shall put the turban
on his head, and shall put the set-apart sign of dedication on the turban, (Exodus 29:7) and shall take the
anointing oil, and pour it on his head and anoint him. (Exodus 29:8)
“Then you shall bring his sons and put long shirts on them, (Exodus 29:9) and shall gird them with girdles –
Aharon and his sons – and put the turbans on them. And the priesthood shall be
theirs for an everlasting law. So you shall ordain Aharon and his sons. (Exodus 29:10)
“And you shall bring near the bull before the Tent of Meeting, and
Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. (Exodus 29:11)
“And you shall slaughter the bull before יהוה, by the door
of the Tent of Meeting, (Exodus 29:12) and take
some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your
finger, and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar. (Exodus 29:13)
“And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails and the
appendage on the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and
burn them on the altar. (Exodus 29:14) “But the flesh of the bull, and its skin and
its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering. (Exodus 29:15)
“And take one ram, and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the
head of the ram, (Exodus 29:16) and you shall
slaughter the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on
the altar. (Exodus 29:17) “And cut the ram in pieces, and wash its
entrails and its legs, and place them upon its pieces and on its head. (Exodus 29:18)
“And you shall burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering
to יהוה, it is a sweet fragrance, an offering made
by fire to יהוה. (Exodus 29:19) “And you shall take the second ram, and
Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, (Exodus 29:20) and you shall slaughter the ram, and
take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aharon and on
the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on
the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the
altar. (Exodus 29:21) “And you shall take some of the blood that is
on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aharon and on
his garments, on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him. And he and
his garments shall be set-apart, and his sons and the garments of his sons with
him. (Exodus 29:22) “And you shall take the fat of the ram, and
the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the appendage on the
liver, and the two kidneys and the fat on them, and the right thigh – it is for
a ram of ordination – (Exodus 29:23) and one
loaf of bread, and one cake made with oil, and one thin cake from the basket of
the unleavened bread that is before יהוה.
(Exodus 29:24)
“And you shall put all these in the hands of Aharon and in the hands of
his sons, and you shall wave them – a wave offering before יהוה. (Exodus 29:25) “Then you shall take them from their hands
and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet fragrance before יהוה. It is an offering made by fire to יהוה. (Exodus 29:26) “And you shall take the breast of the ram of
Aharon’s ordination and wave it – a wave offering before יהוה,
and it shall be your portion. (Exodus 29:27) “And from the ram of ordination you shall set
apart the breast of the wave offering which is waved, and the thigh of the
contribution which is raised, of that which is for Aharon and of that which is
for his sons. (Exodus 29:28) “And it shall be from the children of
Yisra’ĕl for Aharon and his sons by a law forever, for it is a contribution.
And it is a contribution from the children of Yisra’ĕl from their peace
offerings – their contribution to יהוה.
(Exodus 29:29)
“And the set-apart garments of Aharon are for his sons after him, to be
anointed in them and to be ordained in them. (Exodus
29:30) “The priest from his sons
in his place puts them on for seven days, when he enters the Tent of Meeting to
attend in the set-apart place. (Exodus 29:31) “And take the ram of ordination and cook its
flesh in a set-apart place. (Exodus 29:32) “And Aharon and his sons shall eat the flesh
of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the Tent of
Meeting, (Exodus 29:33) and they shall eat
those offerings with which the atonement was made, to ordain them, to
set them apart. But let a stranger not eat them, because they are set-apart. (Exodus 29:34)
“And if any of the flesh of the ordination offerings, or of the bread,
be left over until the morning, then you shall burn up what is left over. It is
not eaten, because it is set-apart. (Exodus 29:35) “And so you shall do to Aharon and his sons,
according to all I have commanded you. Seven days you shall ordain them, (Exodus 29:36) and prepare a bull each day as a sin
offering for atonement. And you shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement
for it, and you shall anoint it to set it apart. (Exodus
29:37) “For seven days you shall
make atonement for the altar, and set it apart. And the altar shall be most
set-apart – whatever touches the altar is to be set-apart. (Exodus 29:38)
“And this is what you prepare on the altar: two lambs, a year old,
daily, continually. (Exodus 29:39) “Prepare the one lamb in the morning, and the
other lamb you prepare between the evenings, (Exodus
29:40) and one-tenth of an ĕphah
of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin
of wine as a drink offering, with the one lamb. (Exodus
29:41) “And prepare the other
lamb between the evenings. And with it prepare the grain offering and the drink
offering, as in the morning, for a sweet fragrance, an offering made by fire to
יהוה – (Exodus 29:42) a continual burnt offering for your
generations at the door of the Tent of Meeting before יהוה,
where I shall meet with you to speak with you. (Exodus
29:43) “And there I shall meet
with the children of Yisra’ĕl, and it shall be set apart by my esteem. (Exodus 29:44)
“And I shall set apart the Tent of Meeting and the altar. And Aharon and
his sons I set apart to serve as priests to me. (Exodus
29:45) “And I shall dwell in the
midst of the children of Yisra’ĕl and shall be their Elohim. (Exodus 29:46)
“And they shall know that I am יהוה their Elohim,
who brought them up out of the land of Mitsrayim, to dwell in their midst. I am
יהוה
their Elohim.
(Exodus 30:1)
“And you shall make an altar to burn incense on, make it of acacia wood,
(Exodus 30:2) a cubit long and a cubit wide –
it is a square – and two cubits high, its horns of the same. (Exodus 30:3)
“And you shall overlay its top, and its sides all around, and its horns
with clean gold. And you shall make for it a molding of gold all around. (Exodus 30:4)
“And make two gold rings for it, under the molding on both its sides.
Make them on its two sides, and they shall be holders for the poles to lift it
with. (Exodus 30:5) “And you shall make the poles of acacia wood,
and overlay them with gold. (Exodus 30:6) “And you shall put it before the veil that is
before the ark of the Witness, before the lid of atonement that is over the
Witness, where I am to meet with you. (Exodus 30:7) “And Aharon shall burn on it sweet incense,
morning by morning. As he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. (Exodus 30:8)
“And when Aharon lights the lamps between the evenings, he shall burn
incense on it – continual incense before יהוה throughout
your generations. (Exodus 30:9) “Do not offer strange incense on it, or a
burnt offering, or a grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. (Exodus 30:10)
“And Aharon shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood
of the sin offering of atonement – once a year he makes atonement upon it
throughout your generations. It is most set-apart to יהוה.”
We
flee crookedness and all manner of deception! (1 Peter 2:1)
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and
envying’s, and all evil words, (1 Peter 2:2) as
newborn babes, desire the unadulterated milk of the Word, in order that you
grow by it, (1 Peter 2:3) if indeed you have
tasted that the Master is good. (1 Peter 2:4) Drawing near to Him, a living Stone –
rejected indeed by men, but chosen by Elohim and precious – (1 Peter 2:5) you also, as living stones, are being
built up, a spiritual house, a set-apart priesthood, to offer up spiritual
slaughter offerings acceptable to Elohim through יהושע Messiah. (1 Peter 2:6) Because it is contained in the Scripture,
“See, I lay in Tsiyon a chief corner-stone, chosen, precious, and he who believes on Him shall by no means be put to
shame.”1 Footnote: 1 Isaiah
28:16. (1 Peter 2:7) This preciousness,
then, is for you who believe; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief
corner-stone,” 1 Footnote: 1 Psalms
118:22. (1 Peter 2:8) and “A stone of stumbling and a rock that makes for falling,” 1
who stumble because they are disobedient 2
to the Word, to which they also were appointed. Footnotes:
1 Isaiah 8:14. 2 See John 3:36, Hebrews 3:18. (1
Peter 2:9) But you are a
chosen race, a royal priesthood, a set-apart nation, a people for a possession,
that you should proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into
His marvelous light, (1 Peter 2:10) who once were not
a people, but now the people of Elohim; who had not obtained compassion, but
now obtained compassion. (1 Peter 2:11) Beloved ones, I appeal to you as sojourners
and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts which battle against the life, (1 Peter 2:12)
having your behavior among the gentiles good so that when they speak
against you as evil-doers, let them, by observing your
good works,1 esteem Elohim in a day of visitation. Footnote: 1 Matthew 5:16.
Ashamed
means aware and making TESHUVA (Repent and turn 180 degrees and follow Him)
(Ezekiel 43:10)
“Son
of man, explain the House to the house of Yisra’ĕl, and when they are ashamed of their crookednesses,
they shall measure the measurements. (Ezekiel 43:11) “And since they shall be ashamed of
all that they did, make known to them the design of the House
and its structure, and its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all
its laws, and all its forms and all its Torot. And write it down before their
eyes, so that they observe its entire design and all its laws, and shall do
them. (Ezekiel 43:12) “This is the Torah of the House: Upon the
mountaintop, all the boundary of it, all around, is most set-apart. See, this
is the Torah of the House. (Ezekiel 43:13) “And these are the measurements of the altar
in cubits, that cubit being one cubit and a handbreadth, and the base one cubit
high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. And this
is the upper part of the altar. (Ezekiel 43:14) “And from the base on the ground to the lower
ledge, two cubits, and the width of the ledge one cubit, and from the smaller
ledge to the larger ledge four cubits, and the width of the ledge one cubit. (Ezekiel 43:15)
“And the altar hearth is four cubits high, and four horns extending
upward from the hearth. (Ezekiel 43:16) “And the altar hearth is twelve cubits long,
and twelve wide, square at its four corners. (Ezekiel
43:17) “And the ledge is fourteen
long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it,
and its base one cubit all around, and its steps face east.” (Ezekiel 43:18)
And He said to me, “Son of man, thus said the Master יהוה, ‘These are the laws for the altar on the day when it is made,
for offering burnt offerings on it, and for sprinkling blood on it. (Ezekiel 43:19)
‘And you shall give a young bull for a sin offering to the priests, the
Lĕwites, who are of the seed of Tsaḏoq, who approach unto me,’ declares the
Master יהוה. (Ezekiel 43:20) ‘And you shall take some of its blood and put
it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the
rim around it, and shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. (Ezekiel 43:21)
‘And you shall take the bull of the sin offering, and shall burn it in
the appointed place of the House, outside the set-apart place. (Ezekiel 43:22)
‘And on the second day you bring a male goat, a perfect one, for a sin
offering. And they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull. (Ezekiel 43:23)
‘When you have ended cleansing it, bring a young bull, a perfect one,
and a ram from the flock, a perfect one. (Ezekiel
43:24) ‘And you shall bring them
before יהוה, and the priests shall throw salt on them
and offer them up as a burnt offering to יהוה.
(Ezekiel 43:25)
‘Prepare a goat for a sin offering daily for seven days, and prepare a
young bull and a ram from the flock, perfect ones. (Ezekiel
43:26) ‘For seven days they shall
make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and ordain it. (Ezekiel 43:27)
‘And when these days are completed it shall be, on the eighth day and
thereafter, that the priests make your burnt offerings and your peace offerings
on the altar, and I shall accept you,’ declares the Master יהוה.”
(Hebrews 13:10)
We have an altar from which those serving the Tent have no authority to
eat. (Hebrews 13:11) For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is
brought into the Set-apart Place by the high priest for sin, are burned outside
the camp. (Hebrews 13:12) And so יהושע also suffered
outside the gate, to set apart the people with His own blood. (Hebrews 13:13)
Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. (Hebrews 13:14)
We have no lasting city here, but we seek the one coming. (Hebrews 13:15)
Through Him then, let us continually offer up a slaughter offering
of praise to Elohim, that is, the fruit of our lips,
1 giving thanks to His Name. Footnote: 1
Or “bulls of our lips” - See Hosea 14:2. (Hebrews
13:16) and do not forget to do well and to share, for with such
slaughter offerings Elohim is well pleased. (Hebrews
13:17) Obey those leading you,
and be subject to them, for they watch for your lives, as having to give
account. Let them do so with joy and not groaning, for that would be of no
advantage to you.
My
prayer for you and me Loved One- that we put on daily the full armor of Elohim and have ears to hear, gaining wisdom from Yahweh
and with our wisdom- gain understanding. That we FEAR NOT and 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 our Torah Cycle restart at 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 Yehuḏite 1,
saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1 John 4:22.
