Friday, January 1, 2016
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January 2, 2016
YHWH is restoring all things; that
includes us who were once DRY BONES! All
who KNOW (Not know about) HIM
and call on Him will be delivered- HalleluYAH!
Happy
New Year Loved One!
Well, Happy Pope Gregory’s New Year 2016,
it is a great time to take stock of our lives and who we are. I call it TREASURE BUILDING TIME and you will see
why shortly. Most of us know Yahweh (Yahuah-God)
starts His year as the beginning of months just 13 days before Passover- usually
in April.
Here is the scripture; Exodus 12:1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon in the land
of Mitsrayim, saying, Exodus 12:2 “This month is the beginning of months for you; it is the first month
of the year for you. Exodus 12:3 “Speak to all the congregation of Yisra’ĕl,
saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month each one of them is to take for himself
a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. Exodus 12:4
‘And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor
next to his house take it according to the number of the beings, according to
each man’s need you make your count for the lamb. Exodus
12:5‘let the lamb be a perfect one, a year old male. Take it from the
sheep or from the goats. Exodus 12:6 ‘And you
shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then all the assembly
of the congregation of Yisra’ĕl shall kill it between the evenings.
Perhaps
a short review of our look at the New Year opportunities most of us are in
countries that celebrate the New Year now.
Shalom Loved One- Pope Gregory’s calendar year is finished again and time continues
to fly by for us. As we contemplate and think on our times ahead with our
Heavenly Father; one things seems to overwhelm my thoughts and spirit; the need
for REPENTANCE. Most of us probably don’t believe there is even need for our repentance-
perhaps we are not in major sin; however, just like the forefathers of our
faith- we may be deceived. If we are comparing ourselves with others- we are
not wise. Remember with me that we are likely the last generation before
Messiah comes- namely the Laodicean- lazy compromised believers, especially if
we fit in okay with what the Bible calls sin and the compromised watered down
church system. Remember also that BEFORE Yahshua comes back that Elijah will
come first. As compared to Elijah, John the Baptist- which his name Yahchanan (John) means Yah’s mercy in Hebrew and his
sole message was- “REPENT”. This is
important to us because the only way to receive Yahweh’s MERCY is for us to REPENT! I expect we need this opportunity to do likewise
before His second coming. Let’s truly examine ourselves before we expect His
communion- (Fellowship) because this
time He comes as a Lion with a rod of iron to judge His people first- then the
rest of Planet Earth. I want to encourage each of us to look at our own lives,
thoughts, words and actions…and get right with our KING.
1 Corinthians 11:28 But let a man
examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that
cup. 1 Corinthians 11:29 For the one who is
eating and drinking unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not
discerning the body of the Master. 1 Corinthians 11:30
Because of this many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep (Die). 1
Corinthians 11:31 For if we were to examine
ourselves, we would not be judged. 1
Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the
Master, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Many, if not most of us, are aware of the
real and present possibility that we are nearing serious troubles. We see so
much wickedness with “O” and desired gun control- inviting muslim “refugees” in
worldwide, the UN building a vast army to control world governments, financial
catastrophe possibilities looming and some say inevitable. It seems that pure
evil is being loosed on the planet- easily recognizable to those who are sober
and alert- and about our Father’s business- but to many who are sound asleep-
all is well. Sure reminds us of Noah’s Ark day when the Nephilim (Fallen
angels) had corrupted the earth with impregnating women and created Giants like
Goliath as offspring- increasing wickedness and evil…so we are living in the
days of wickedness- just like Yahshua promised us it would be---
Matthew 24:37 “And as the days of Noaḥ, so also shall the coming of the Son of Aḏam be. Matthew 24:38 “For as they were in
the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noaḥ entered into the ark, Matthew 24:39 and they did not know until the flood came and took them all
away, so also shall the coming of the Son of Aḏam be.
Truth Searcher; it is TREASURE building time- let me explain. We use our
treasure building time to hide His word in our hearts so will not sin against
Him!
Psalm 119:1 Blessed
are the perfect in the way, which walk in the Torah of יהוה! Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those
who observe His witnesses, who seek Him with all the heart! Psalm 119:3 Yea, they shall do no unrighteousness; they
shall walk in His ways. Psalm 119:4 you have
commanded us to guard your orders diligently. Psalm 119:5
Oh, that my ways were established to guard your laws! Psalm
119:6 Then I would not be ashamed, when I look into all your commands. Psalm 119:7 I thank you with uprightness of heart, when
I learn the right-rulings of your righteousness. Psalm
119:8 I guard your laws; oh, do not leave me entirely! Psalm 119:9 how would a young man cleanse his path.
To guard it according to your word? Psalm 119:10
I have sought you with all my heart; let me not stray from your commands! Psalm 119:11 I
have treasured up
your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:12 Blessed are You, O יהוה! Teach me your laws.
Honestly- why are these times so perilous?
Because there is a return of the wickedness as in the Days of Noah; which
Yahshua promised would return prior to His arrival as Judge and King- this
wickedness is all around us- government, culture, lack of morals, etc. This
means that the great delusion promised is at the door: 2 Thessalonians 2:9 the coming of the lawless one
is according to the working of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of
falsehood, 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those perishing, because they
did not receive the love of the truth, in order for them to be
saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 and for this
reason Elohim sends them a working of
delusion,
for them to believe the falsehood,
1 Footnote: 1 Ezekiel 20:25,
John 9:39, John 12:40, Acts 7:42, Romans 1:24-28. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 in order that
all should be judged who did not believe the truth, but have delighted in the
unrighteousness.
It seems to me that we should be seeking TRUTH more than
ever as there is great danger and risk ahead; if it were possible, for even the
elect (You and me who are “born again and
know it”) to fall away. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world only to
have his soul taken and cast into hell’s flames for eternity? Not such a good trade either; but that’s
what MOST are doing. NOTE: the MANY and the FEW. If we take
a hundred men and /or women representing 100% - how many is may- would you
agree over 50%? That would allow 50% for the few- that’s not likely. Could it
possibly be 70% for the many, which allows 30% for the few? That’s possible.
How about 90% for the many and 10% for the few?
We have decisions to consider that we are making or have made that may
not be wisdom for these days are more perilous than most of us are aware.
(Matthew 7:12)
“Therefore, whatever you wish men to do to you,
do also to them, for this is the Torah and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:13)
“Enter in through the narrow gate! Because the
gate is wide – and the way is broad – that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in through it. (Matthew 7:14)
“Because the gate is narrow and the way is hard
pressed1 which leads to life, and there are few
who find it. Footnote: 1 Or the
way is afflicted.
(Luke 12:15)
And He said to them, “Mind, and beware of greed, because one’s life does not
consist in the excess of his possessions.” (Luke
12:16) He then spoke a parable to
them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded
well. (Luke 12:17) “And he was reasoning
within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no room to store my
crops?’ (Luke 12:18) “And he said, ‘I am
going to do this: pull down my storehouses and build greater, and store all my
crops and my goods there, (Luke 12:19) then say to myself, “Life, you have many goods laid up for
many years, take your ease, eat, drink, rejoice.” ’ (Luke 12:20) “But Elohim said to
him, ‘you mindless one! This night your life shall be demanded from you. And
who shall own what you have prepared?’ (Luke 12:21) “So is he who is storing up treasure for himself, and is not
rich toward Elohim.” (Luke 12:22) And He said to His
taught ones, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, what
you shall eat; or about the body, what you shall put on. (Luke 12:23) “The life is more than the food, and the body is more than the
clothing. (Luke 12:24) “Look at the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which
have neither storehouse nor granary, and Elohim feeds them. How much more
valuable are you than the birds? (Luke 12:25) “And which of you by
worrying is able to add one cubit to his life’s span? (Luke 12:26) “If then you are unable to do the least, why do you worry
about the rest? (Luke 12:27) “Look at the lilies,
how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, and I say to you, even Shelomoh in
all his esteem was not dressed like one of these. (Luke 12:28) “And if Elohim so clothes the grass, which today exists in
the field and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more you, O you of
little belief (faith-trust)? (Luke 12:29) “And do not seek what
you shall eat or what you shall drink, and do not keep worrying. (Luke 12:30) “For the gentiles of the world seek all these, and your
Father knows that you need these. (Luke 12:31) “But seek the reign (kingdom) of
Elohim, and all these shall be added to you. (Luke
12:32) “Do
not fear, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign (Kingdom).
(Luke 12:33)
“Sell your possessions and give in kindness.
Make yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no
thief does come near nor moth destroys. (Luke 12:34) “For where your
treasure is, there your heart shall be also.
(Mark 8:34)
And calling near the crowd with His taught ones, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after me let him deny himself, and
take up his stake, and follow me. (Mark
8:35) “For
whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, but whoever loses his life for
the sake of me and the Good News, he shall save it. (Mark 8:36) “For what shall it profit a man if he gains the entire
world, and loses his own life? (Mark 8:37) “Or what shall a
man give in exchange for his life? (Mark 8:38) “For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in
this adulterous and sinning generation, of him the Son of Aḏam also shall be ashamed when He comes in the esteem
of His Father with the set-apart messengers (Angels).”
Perhaps it is time for ALL TO CONSIDER
our treasures loved ones, perhaps we should consider what VAIN things and goals and passions we may have
inherited.
(Jeremiah 16:19)
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, (Day of the Lord or Judgment Day at a future day most likely in our day
and very soon) the Gentiles (Scattered
sheep of Israel as you could not distinguish us from the pagans and heathen
because we kept all the pagan feasts and just renamed them to say we are now
glorifying our Elohim with them) 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.
DANGER-
Some of us have believed that going forward once in a prayer line and “accepting Jesus” is
our ticket into eternity. Not likely- we
are expected to grow up and walk by belief and faith or else why would Yahshua (Jesus) say we are required to OVERCOME:
(Revelation 3:2) “Wake up,
and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your
works complete before Elohim. (Revelation 3:3) “Remember, then, how
you have received, and heard. And watch and repent. If, then, you do not
wake up, I shall come upon you as a thief, and you shall not know at all what
hour I come upon you. (Revelation 3:4) Nevertheless, you
have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments. And they shall
walk with me in white, because they are worthy. (Revelation
3:5) “He who overcomes shall be dressed in
white robes, and I shall by no means blot out his name from the Book of Life,
but I shall confess his name before My Father and before His messengers (Angels). Further we are
required to overcome by the blood of the Lamb AND the word of our testimonies. (What we speak and actions we DO!) Further
we are required to ENDURE TO THE END! (Mark 13:12) “And brother shall
deliver up brother to death and a father his child. And children shall rise up
against parents and shall put them to death. (Mark
13:13) “And
you shall be hated by all because of My Name. But he who
shall have endured to the end, he shall be saved.1 Footnote: 1
Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13. (Mark
13:14) “And
when you see the ‘abomination that lays waste,’
1 spoken of by Dani’ĕl the prophet,
set up where it should not be” – he who reads, let him understand – “then let
those who are in Yehuḏah flee to the mountains.
Footnote: 1 See Abomination that lays
waste in Explanatory Notes. (Mark 13:15) “And he, who is on
the house-top, let him not go down into the house, nor come in to take whatever
out of his house. (Mark 13:16) “And he who is in the
field, let him not go back to get his cloak. (Mark
13:17, “And woe to those who are pregnant and to
those nursing children in those days! (Mark
13:18) “And
pray that your flight does not take place in winter. (Mark 13:19) “For in those days there shall be distress, such as has not
been from the beginning of creation which Elohim created until this time, nor
ever shall be. (Mark 13:20) “And if the Master
had not shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but because of
the chosen ones, whom He chose, He shortened the days. (Mark 13:21) “If anyone then says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or,
‘Look, there!’ do not believe it.
Some
of us in the past may have further believed the lie from hell that assures we
are UNPREPARED- that believers get “raptured”
before any trouble starts which is untrue- the changing in the twinkling of an eye happens
at the LAST TRUMP- and knowing the Moedim (Appointments or Feasts- Holy Days set by
YHWH) or shadow pictures of what is to come- which are the very
appointments YHWH has set; we know Hebraically that there are only 8 days left in
the Great Tribulation at the point of the Last Trump (Feast of Trumpets which is the Hebrew idiom object of “no man knows
the day or hour”) before (In between)
Judgment Day or also called the Day of Atonement for us who have repented and
received atonement from Yahshua. Some of us have also been taught that we are
gone and that the Great Tribulation is only for the Jews. Sorry, that’s untrue
also; it is JACOB’S TROUBLE; which if we are grafted in believers as
followers of Messiah Yahshua (Jesus)
then we are part of the heirs of the promises of Abraham and are part of the 12
sons’ tribes called Israel or Jacob.
Let’s look at why I believe the Great
Tribulation has NOT YET started: 2 Thessalonians
2:1 As to the coming of our Master יהושע Messiah and our gathering together to Him,
we ask you, brothers, 2 Thessalonians 2:2 not
to become easily unsettled in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or
by letter, as if from us, as if the day of יהוה
has come. 2
Thessalonians 2:1 As to the coming of our Master יהושע Messiah and
our gathering together to Him, we ask you, brothers, 2 Thessalonians 2:2 not to become easily unsettled in mind or
troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as if the
day of יהוה has come.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 let no one deceive you in any way, because
the falling away is to come first, and the man of lawlessness 1
is to be revealed, the son of destruction, Footnote: 1 Some
texts read sin instead of lawlessness. This man might be the same one we read
of in the prophecy in Isa. 14:12 – Hĕlĕl (“Heileil”), meaning “the
shining one,” the sovereign of Baḇel.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself
above all that is called Elohim or that is worshipped, so that he sits as
Elohim in the Dwelling Place of Elohim, showing himself that he is Elohim. 2 Thessalonians 2:5 Do you not remember that I told
you this while I was still with you? 2 Thessalonians
2:6And now you know what restrains, for him to be revealed in his time. 2 Thessalonians 2:7For the secret of lawlessness is
already at work – only until he who now restrains comes out of the midst. 2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Master shall
consume with the Spirit of His mouth and bring to naught with the manifestation
of His coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 the coming
of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power
and signs and wonders of falsehood, 2 Thessalonians
2:10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those perishing, because
they did not receive the love of the truth, in order for them to be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 and for this reason Elohim sends them a working of delusion, for them to believe
the falsehood, 1 Footnote: 1 Ezekiel 20:25, John 9:39, John 12:40,
Acts 7:42, Romans 1:24-28. 2 Thessalonians 2:12
in order that all should be judged who did not believe
the truth, but have delighted in the unrighteousness.
Remember
with me that faith without action is dead and likened to the body without the
spirit man in it. It is still faith but can produce NOTHING as the body will
return to the dirt from which it came and also produce NOTHING! (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 alone. (James
2:25) In the same way, was not
Raḥaḇ the whore also declared right by works when she received the messengers
and sent them out another way? (James 2:26) For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also the belief
(faith trust) is dead
without the works.
Framing our world by HIS spoken word!
Betrayal seems to be guaranteed…we must ONLY BELIEVE in Him and His promise!
Psalm
119:89 LAMED. Forever, O LORD, thy word is
settled in heaven.
I have shared with you often and will continue to; No One
is arguing with YHWH in Heaven, the thing we (you and I) must enforce is His word by speaking agreement with His
promises in the earth; where hasatan is ruling the masses. We must focus our attention on Him and His promises- not
on the facts we may be experiencing. He has destroyed the works of hell and
therefore we can overcome the plans of hell, the giants and overwhelming
obstacles and still walk in victory.
Yahshua
promises He will give us words to speak
and not one hair of our head will be lost: (Luke 21:10) Then He said to them, “Nation (race-ethnos)
shall rise against nation (race-ethnos),
and reign against reign. (Luke 21:11) “And there shall be
great earthquakes in various places, and scarcities of food and deadly
diseases. And there shall be horrors, and great signs from heaven. (Luke 21:12) “But before all this, they shall lay their hands on
you and persecute you, delivering you up to the congregations and prisons,
and be brought before sovereigns and rulers for My Name’s sake. (Luke 21:13) “And it shall turn out to you for a witness. (Luke 21:14) “Therefore,
resolve in your hearts not to premeditate on what to answer. (Luke 21:15) “I shall give you a
mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to refute or
resist. (Luke 21:16) “And you shall also be betrayed by parents and brothers and relatives
and friends. And some of you shall be put to death. (Luke 21:17) “And you shall be hated by all because of My Name. (Luke 21:18) “But not a hair
of your head shall be lost at all. (Luke
21:19) “Possess your lives by your endurance!
(Luke 21:20)
“And when you see Yerushalayim surrounded by
armies, and then know that it’s lying waste is near. (Luke 21:21) “Then let those in Yehuḏah flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of her
go out, and let not those who are in the fields enter her. (This
“fleeing” is likely because of the cleansing of the land 2/3 will be cut off
and die and the women ravished-raped- this is probably in reference to
Zechariah war): (Zechariah 14:2) and I shall gather all the
gentiles to battle against Yerushalayim 1.
And the city shall be taken, the houses plundered, and the women ravished. Half
of the city shall go into exile, but the remnant of the people shall not be cut
off from the city. Footnote: 1 Joel 3:2,
Zephaniah 3:8, and Revelation. 16:14. (Zechariah
14:3) And יהוה shall go forth, and He shall fight against those gentiles, as
He fights in the day of battle.
If we claim to be
of Yahshua and heir to His promises to Abraham, then we MUST and WILL walk like
Yahshua did.
(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. (1 John 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. (1Jn 2:6) The one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to
walk, even as He walked.
Let’s not OUR customs be worthless before Yahshua!
How important is fleeing worthless traditions? Yahshua
(Jesus) answers in our face so to speak- He never
went against His Father- that would make Him disobedient and a sinner- He is
the word, was the word, and will forever be the word- (Yes even at Mt Sinai) Let’s
not be those who worship in VAIN!
Transgressing- obeying the traditions we inherited…
(Matthew 15:2)
“Why do your taught ones transgress the tradition of the
elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” (Matthew 15:3)
But He answering said to them, “Why do you also
transgress the command of Elohim1 because of your tradition? Footnote: 1 See Matthew.
5:20. (Matthew 15:4) “Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect your father and your
mother,’ and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
(Matthew 15:5)
“But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or
mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me has been dedicated,” (Matthew 15:6)
is certainly released from respecting his father
or mother.’ So you have nullified the command of Elohim by your tradition. (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.
(Comment: vain definition is useless,
worthless, pointless, barren, fruitless- of NO value for those who believe the
“LAW” is done away with consider this warning from Proverbs: (Proverbs 28:9) He who turns away his ear from
hearing the Torah (Law), Even his
prayer is an abomination 1. Footnote: 1 See also 15:29, Isaiah 59:1-2, John
9:31, 1 John 3:22.)
(This is written to us- the scattered sheep of
Israel that Yahshua came to restore; US- you and I who are bought by the blood
of the LAMB!)
Once again, as we let it settle in
our hearts--(Jeremiah 16:19)
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, (Day of the Lord or Judgment Day at a future day most likely in our day
and very soon) the Gentiles (Scattered
sheep of Israel as you could not distinguish us from the pagans and heathen)
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.
Here is a foundation Scripture that Yahshua never went
against- He NEVER disobeyed His Father- He only did what He saw His Father do
and spoke what His Father spoke. That’s what mankind seems to do- get religion and
start changing what He said; by adding to and taking away from what He said-
this would include adding holidays (holy set apart days) that He never
commanded and refusing to keep those holidays- set apart days- He does command!
(Deuteronomy 4:1)
“And now, O Yisra’ĕl, listen to the laws and the right-rulings which I
am teaching you to do, so that you live, and shall go in and possess the land
which יהוה Elohim of your
fathers is giving you. (Deuteronomy 4:2) “Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do
not take away from it 1, so as to guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you. Footnote: 1 See also 12:32, Proverbs 30:6, Revelation.
22:18-19. (Deuteronomy 4:3) “Your eyes
have seen what יהוה did at Baʽal Peʽor,
for יהוה your Elohim has destroyed from your midst
all the men who followed Baʽal Peʽor. (Deuteronomy
4:4) “But you who are clinging to
יהוה your Elohim are alive today, every one of
you. (Deuteronomy 4:5) “See, I have taught you laws and
right-rulings, as יהוה my
Elohim commanded me, to do thus in the land which you go to possess. (Deuteronomy 4:6)
“And you shall guard and do them, for this is your wisdom and your
understanding before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these laws, and they
shall say; ‘Only a wise and understanding people are this great nation!’ (Deuteronomy 4:7)
“For what great nation is there which has Elohim so near to it, as יהוה our Elohim is to us, whenever we call on
Him? (Deuteronomy 4:8) “And what great nation is there that has such
laws and righteous right-rulings like all this Torah which I set before you
this day? (Deuteronomy 4:9) “Only, guard yourself, and guard your life
diligently, lest you forget the Words your eyes have seen, and lest they turn
aside from your heart all the days of your life. And you shall make them known
to your children and your grandchildren.
Our tongue will direct our lives; IF we remain stubborn and not allow Him to control us- it will
lead us to our guaranteed destruction! If we submit to His commands and words- we gain His
SHALOM as He directs us, protects us, and provides for us!
What are we speaking? What we speak will determine our
results of our efforts. We must plant good seeds with our words; and guard
against speaking the facts. Facts may seem true, but they are not the TRUTH if
they disagree with what YHWH has spoken about us and His promises to us!
LOOK AT THE PROMISE OF OUR DECREE OF HIS WORD!
(Job 22:22) Receive, please, instruction (Torah) from His mouth, and lay up His
words in your heart. (Job 22:23) If you return to
the Almighty, you will be built up; you will remove iniquity far from your
tents. (Job 22:24) Then you will lay
your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the
brooks. (Job 22:25) Yes, the Almighty
will be your gold and your precious silver; (Job
22:26) Then you will have your delight in
the Almighty, and lift up your face to Yahweh. (Job
22:27) You
will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, and you will pay your vows.
(Job 22:28)
You
will also decree (declare/speak) a thing, and it will be established for
you; so light will shine on your ways.
(2 Corinthians 4:18)
We are not looking on what is seen,
but on what is not seen. For what is seen passes away (temporary-temporal), but what is not seen (the promise of Scripture you are standing upon and SPEAKING!) is everlasting.1 Footnote: 1 See
5:7, and Romans 8:24, Hebrews 11:1 & 13. This agrees with what
Yahshua says; that our words are spirit- if we agree with Him our words bring -
if we agree with the facts and continue to speak our woes and dilemmas- we
establish them against ourselves to hasatan’s glee! (John 6:63) It is the spirit that
gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I have spoken to you are
spirit, and life. (John 6:64) But there are some of
you that believe not. For Yahshua (Jesus)
knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that
should betray him.
Let’s memorize
some Scriptures and speak them over ourselves and our loved ones! I encourage
you to do that as now is the time--- We need His Shalom (Peace) NOW! FEAR NOT!
You
may ask why we are on a different schedule of the Torah Cycle than the
mainstream and the Orthodox. For me it is about restoration of all things-
which sometimes means 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 at all,
I just happen to believe we will never challenge our older brother Judah by
following his traditions. I expect he will only be moved by our obedience to
YHWH’S Torah (Words of Scripture) and seeing YHWH’s signs and wonders that
follow our obedience- as this week’s Torah portion clearly portrays!
HalleluYAH!
Here are this week’s Torah Scriptures: Balak
Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8; 2 Peter 2:9-19;
1 Corinthians 1:20-31
False Prophets (not sent by YHWH) are usually for
Profit! (None can
curse what YHWH blesses; nor can one bless what YHWH has cursed-
(Genesis 12:1) and יהוה said to Aḇram, “Go yourself out of your land, from your
relatives and from your father’s house, to a land which I show you. (Genesis 12:2)
“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name
great, and you shall be a blessing! (Genesis 12:3) “And I shall bless those who bless you, and
curse him who curses you. And in you all the clans of the earth shall be
blessed.” Additionally, even if these
disobedient prophets do curse it shall not land or have power to stay: (Proverbs 26:2) Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, so a curse without cause does not
alight.
(Numbers 22:2)
And Balaq son of Tsippor saw all that Yisra’ĕl had done to the Amorites.
(Numbers 22:3)
And Mo’aḇ was exceedingly afraid of the
people because they were many, and Mo’aḇ was in dread because of the children
of Yisra’ĕl. (Numbers 22:4) And Mo’aḇ said to the elders of Miḏyan,
“Now this company is licking up all that is around us, as an ox licks up the
grass of the field.” Now Balaq son of Tsippor was sovereign of the Mo’aḇites
at that time, (Numbers 22:5) and he sent messengers to Bilʽam son of
Beʽor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the sons of his
people, to call him, saying, “See, a people has come from Mitsrayim. See, they
have covered the surface of the land, and are settling next to me! (Numbers 22:6)
“And now, please come at once, curse this people for me, for they
are too strong for me. It might be that I smite them and drive them out of the
land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is
cursed.” (Numbers 22:7) And the elders of Mo’aḇ and the elders of
Miḏyan left with the fees for divination in their hand, and they came
to Bilʽam and spoke the words of Balaq to him. (Numbers
22:8) And he said to them, “Spend
the night here and I shall bring back word to you, as יהוה speaks to me.” So the heads of Mo’aḇ stayed with Bilʽam. (Numbers 22:9)
And Elohim came to Bilʽam and said, “Who are these men with you?” (Numbers 22:10)
And Bilʽam said to Elohim, “Balaq, son of Tsippor, sovereign of Mo’aḇ,
has sent to me, saying, (Numbers 22:11) ‘See, a
people has come out of Mitsrayim and cover the surface of the land. Come now,
curse them for me. It might be that I am able to fight against them and drive
them out.’ ” (Numbers 22:12) And Elohim said to
Bilʽam, “Do not go with
them. You do not curse the people, for they are blessed.” (Numbers 22:13)
And Bilʽam rose in the morning and said to the heads of Balaq, “Go back
to your land, for יהוה has refused to allow
me to go with you.” (Numbers 22:14) And the heads of Mo’aḇ arose and went to
Balaq, and said, “Bilʽam refuses to come with us.”
The wicked
demand their way! (But if we walk righteously- it cannot land!)
(Numbers 22:15) Then Balaq again
sent heads, more numerous and more esteemed than they. Numbers
22:16) And they came to Bilʽam and said to him, “This is what Balaq son
of Tsippor said: ‘Do not be withheld from coming to me, please, (Numbers 22:17) for I esteem you very greatly, and
whatever you say to me, I do. Therefore please come, curse this
people for me.’ ” (Numbers 22:18) And Bilʽam answered and said to the servants
of Balaq, “Though Balaq were to give me his house filled with silver and gold,
I am unable to go beyond the word of יהוה
my Elohim, to do less or more. (Numbers 22:19) “And now, please, you also stay here tonight,
and let me find out what more יהוה says to me.” (Numbers 22:20)
And Elohim came to Bilʽam at night and said to him, “If the men come to
call you, rise and go with them, but only the word which I speak to you that
you do.” (Numbers 22:21) And Bilʽam rose in the morning and saddled
his donkey, and went with the heads of Mo’aḇ.
Those who
oppose YHWH might find themselves speaking donkey talk!
(Numbers 22:22) But the
displeasure of Elohim burned because he went, and the Messenger (Angel) of יהוה
stationed Himself in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on
his donkey, and his two servants were with him. (Numbers
22:23) And the donkey saw the
Messenger (Angel) of יהוה standing in the way
with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way
and went into the field. So Bilʽam beat the donkey to turn her back onto the
way. (Numbers 22:24) Then the Messenger of יהוה
stood in a narrow passage between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a
wall on that side. (Numbers 22:25) And when the donkey saw the Messenger of יהוה, she pushed herself against the wall and
crushed Bilʽam’s foot against the wall, so he beat her again. (Numbers 22:26)
And the Messenger of יהוה went further, and
stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn aside, right or left. (Numbers 22:27)
And when the donkey saw the Messenger of יהוה,
she lay down under Bilʽam. So Bilʽam’s displeasure burned, and he beat the
donkey with his staff. (Numbers 22:28) Then יהוה opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Bilʽam, “What
have I done to you, that you have beaten me these three times?” (Numbers 22:29)
And Bilʽam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked
me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for I would have killed you by now!” (Numbers 22:30)
And the donkey said to Bilʽam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have
ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever known to do so to
you?” And he said, “No.” (Numbers 22:31) Then יהוה
opened Bilʽam’s eyes, and he saw the Messenger of יהוה
standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand. And he bowed his head and
fell on his face.
(Numbers 22:32) And the Messenger
of יהוה said to him, “Why have you beaten your
donkey these three times? See, I have come out to stand against you, because
your way is reckless before me. (Numbers 22:33) “And the donkey saw me and turned aside from
Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, I certainly would
have killed you by now, and let her live.” (Numbers
22:34) And Bilʽam said to the
Messenger of יהוה, “I have sinned, for
I did not know you stood in the way against me. And now, if evil is in your
eyes, let me turn back.” (Numbers 22:35) And the Messenger of יהוה
said to Bilʽam, “Go with the men, but only the word that I speak to you, that
you speak.” Bilʽam then went with the heads of Balaq. (Numbers
22:36) And when Balaq heard that
Bilʽam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Mo’aḇ, which is on
the border at the Arnon, which was in the extremity of the border. (Numbers 22:37)
And Balaq said to Bilʽam, “Did I not urgently send to you, calling for
you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to esteem you?” (Numbers 22:38)
And Bilʽam said to Balaq, “See, I have come to you! Now, am I at all
able to say somewhat? Only the word Elohim puts in my mouth is what I speak.” (Numbers 22:39)
And Bilʽam went with Balaq, and they came to Qiryath Ḥutsoth. (Numbers 22:40)
And Balaq slaughtered cattle and sheep, and he sent some to Bilʽam and
to the heads who were with him. (Numbers 22:41) And it came to be the next day that Balaq
took Bilʽam and brought him up to the high places of Baʽal, and from there he
saw the extremity of the camp. (Numbers 23:1) And Bilʽam said to Balaq, “Build seven
altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” (Numbers 23:2)
And Balaq did as Bilʽam had spoken, and Balaq and Bilʽam offered a bull
and a ram on each altar. (Numbers 23:3) Bilʽam then said to Balaq, “Stand by your
burnt offering, and let me go on. It might be that יהוה does come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I shall declare
to you.” And he went to a bare height. (Numbers 23:4) And Elohim came to Bilʽam, and he said to
Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull
and a ram.” (Numbers 23:5) And יהוה
put a word in the mouth of Bilʽam, and said, “Return to Balaq, and this is what
you say.” (Numbers 23:6) And he returned to him and saw him standing
by his burnt offering, he and all the heads of Mo’aḇ. (Numbers
23:7) And he took up his proverb
and said, “Balaq the sovereign of Mo’aḇ has brought me from Aram, from the
mountains of the east. ‘Come, curse Yaʽaqoḇ for me, and come, rage at
Yisra’ĕl!’
Great question for all today! Maybe our
governments should watch and learn! What He has blessed no man can curse as He
will perform it! He does NOT lie!
(Numbers 23:8) “How do I curse whom Ěl has not cursed? And how do I rage at whom יהוה has not raged? (Numbers
23:9) “For from the top of the
rocks I see him, and from the hills I observe him. Look, a people dwelling
alone, not reckoning it among the nations. (Numbers
23:10) “Who shall count the dust
of Yaʽaqoḇ, and the number of one-fourth of Yisra’ĕl? Let me die the death of
the upright, and let my end be like his!” (Numbers
23:11) And Balaq said to Bilʽam,
“What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have
kept on blessing!” (Numbers 23:12) And he answered and said, “Should I not take
heed to speak what יהוה has put in my mouth?”
These One
World Governments are slow to understand….
(Numbers 23:13) And Balaq said to
him, “Please come with me to another place from where you see them. You only
see the extremity but not all of them. Curse them for me from there.” (Numbers 23:14)
And he took him to the field of Tsophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built
seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. (Numbers 23:15)
And he said to Balaq, “Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet
over there.” (Numbers 23:16) And יהוה
came to Bilʽam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Go back to Balaq, and
say this.” (Numbers 23:17) So he went to him and saw him standing by his
burnt offering, and the heads of Mo’aḇ with him. And Balaq asked him, “What
did יהוה say?” (Numbers
23:18) And he took up his proverb
and said, “Rise up, Balaq, and hear! Listen to me, son of Tsippor! (Numbers 23:19)
“Ěl is not a man, to lie; nor a son of
man, to repent! Has He said, and would He not do it; or spoken, and would not
confirm it? (Numbers 23:20) “See, I have received, to bless. And He has
blessed, and I do not reverse it. (Numbers 23:21) “He has not looked upon wickedness in
Yaʽaqoḇ, nor has He seen trouble in Yisra’ĕl. יהוה
his Elohim is with him, and the shout of a Sovereign is in him. (Numbers 23:22)
“Ěl who brought them out of Mitsrayim, is for them like the horns of a
wild ox. (Numbers 23:23) “There is no sorcery against Yaʽaqoḇ, nor is
there any divination against Yisra’ĕl. Now it is said to Yaʽaqoḇ and to
Yisra’ĕl, ‘What has Ěl done!’ (Numbers 23:24) “Look a people rises like a lioness, and
lifts itself up like a lion; it lies not down until it devours the prey, and
drinks the blood of the slain.” (Numbers 23:25) And Balaq said to Bilʽam, “Do not curse them
at all, nor bless them at all!” (Numbers 23:26) And Bilʽam answered and said to Balaq, “Have
I not spoken to you, saying, ‘All that יהוה
speaks, that I do’?” (Numbers 23:27) And Balaq said to Bilʽam, “Please come, let
me take you to another place. It might be right in the eyes of Elohim that you
curse them for me from there.” (Numbers 23:28) And Balaq took Bilʽam to the top of Peʽor
that overlooks the wasteland. (Numbers 23:29) And Bilʽam said to Balaq, “Build seven alters
for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.” (Numbers 23:30)
And Balaq did as Bilʽam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each
altar.
Even false Prophets may repent and prophesy truth! Note
what happens to Muslim brotherhood!
(Numbers 24:1)
And when Bilʽam saw that it pleased יהוה to bless Yisra’ĕl, he did not go as at other times, to seek to
use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. (Numbers 24:2) And Bilʽam
lifted up his eyes and saw Yisra’ĕl encamped according to their tribes. And
the Spirit of Elohim came upon him. (Numbers 24:3) And he took up his proverb and said, “The
sayings of Bilʽam, son of Beʽor, and the saying of the man whose eyes are
opened, (Numbers 24:4) the sayings of him
who hears the words of Ěl, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down,
with eyes opened wide: (Numbers 24:5) “How good are your tents, O Yaʽaqoḇ, your dwellings, O Yisra’ĕl!
(Numbers 24:6)
“Like wadis that stretch out, like gardens by a river, like aloes
planted by יהוה, like cedars beside waters. (Numbers 24:7)
“He makes water flow from his buckets, and his seed is in many waters.
His sovereign is higher than Aḡaḡ, and his reign is exalted. (Numbers 24:8)
“Ěl who brought him out of Mitsrayim is for them like the horns of a
wild ox; he devours nations, his enemies; and he breaks their bones, and with
his arrows he smites. (Numbers 24:9) “He bowed down; he lay down like a lion. And,
like a lion, who would rouse him? Blessed is he who blesses you,
and cursed is he who curses you.” (Numbers
24:10) Then the displeasure of
Balaq burned against Bilʽam, and he struck his hands together. Balaq then said
to Bilʽam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, and see; you have kept on blessing,
these three times! (Numbers 24:11) “And now flee to your place. I said I would
greatly esteem you, and see, יהוה has kept you back
from esteem.” (Numbers 24:12) And Bilʽam said to Balaq, “Did I not also
speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, (Numbers
24:13) ‘If Balaq should give me
his house filled with silver and gold, I am unable to go beyond the word of יהוה, to do either good or evil of my own
heart. What יהוה speaks, that I
speak’? (Numbers 24:14) “And now, see, I am going to my people. Come;
let me advise you what this people are going to do to your people in the latter
days.” (Numbers 24:15) And he took up his proverb and said, “The
sayings of Bilʽam, son of Beʽor, and the saying of the man whose eyes are
opened, (Numbers 24:16) the sayings of him who hears the words of Ěl,
and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty,
who falls down, with eyes opened wide: (Numbers 24:17) “I see Him, but not now; I observe Him, but
not near. A Star shall come out of
Yaʽaqoḇ, and a Scepter shall rise out of Yisra’ĕl, and shall smite the corners
of Mo’aḇ, and shall destroy all the sons of Shĕth. (Numbers
24:18) “(Numbers 24:19) “And out of
Yaʽaqoḇ one shall rule
And Eḏom shall be a possession; and
Sĕʽir shall be a possession – enemies – and Yisra’ĕl is doing mightily.
And destroy the remnant from Ar.” (Numbers 24:20)
He then looked on Amalĕq, and he
took up his proverb and said, “Amalĕq was first among the nations, but his latter
end is to perish forever.” (Numbers 24:21) He then looked on the Qĕynites, and he took
up his proverb and said, “Firm is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in
the rock, (Numbers 24:22) but Qayin is to be
burned. Till when does Asshur keep you captive?” (Numbers 24:23)
And he took up his proverb and said, “Oh, who does live when Ěl does
this? (Numbers 24:24) And ships shall come from the coast of
Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Ěḇer, and so shall Amalĕq and he also perish.” (Numbers 24:25) And Bilʽam
arose and left, and returned to his place. And Balaq also went his way.
Harlotry
(Numbers 25:1)
And Yisra’ĕl dwelt in Shittim, and the people began to whore with the
daughters of Mo’aḇ, (Numbers
25:2) and they invited the people to the slaughterings of their mighty
ones, and the people ate and bowed down to their mighty ones. (Numbers 25:3)
Thus Yisra’ĕl
was joined to Baʽal Peʽor, and the displeasure of יהוה burned against Yisra’ĕl. (Numbers 25:4) And יהוה
said to Mosheh, “Take all the leaders of the people and hang them up before יהוה, before the sun, so that the burning
displeasure of יהוה turns away from
Yisra’ĕl.” (Numbers 25:5) And Mosheh said to the judges of Yisra’ĕl, “Each
one of you slay his men who were joined to Baʽal Peʽor.” (Numbers 25:6)
And see, one of the children of Yisra’ĕl came and brought to his
brothers a Miḏyanite woman before the eyes of Mosheh and before the eyes of
all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, who were weeping at the door
of the Tent of Meeting. (Numbers 25:7) And when Pineḥas, son of Elʽazar, son of
Aharon the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation and took a
spear in his hand, (Numbers 25:8) and he went after the man of Yisra’ĕl into the tent and thrust both of
them through, the man of Yisra’ĕl, and the woman through her belly. Thus
the plague among the children of Yisra’ĕl came to a stop. (Numbers 25:9)
And those who died
in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
There are
wages for unrighteousness! GOOD NEWS INDEED FOR US WHO OBEY HIM!
(Think Wilderness in a place prepared
for us for times time and one half time or 3 ½ years)
(2 Peter 2:9) then יהוה knows how to rescue the reverent ones from trial and to keep the unrighteous unto the day of judgment, to
be punished, (2 Peter 2:10) and most of all those walking after the flesh
in filthy lust and despising authority – bold, headstrong, speaking evil of
esteemed ones. (2 Peter 2:11) Whereas
messengers (angels) who are greater in strength and power; do not bring a
slanderous accusation against them before the Master. (2
Peter 2:12) But these, like
natural unreasoning beasts, having been born to be caught and destroyed,
blaspheme that, which they do not know, shall be destroyed in their
destruction, (2 Peter 2:13) being about to receive the wages
of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence in the day of pleasure,
spots and blemishes, reveling in their own deceptions while they feast with
you, (2 Peter 2:14) having eyes filled with an adulteress, and
unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable beings, having a heart trained in
greed, children of a curse, (2 Peter 2:15) having left the right way they went astray, having followed the way of Bilʽam the son of Beʽor, who
loved the wages of unrighteousness, (2
Peter 2:16) but he was rebuked
for his transgression: a dumb donkey speaking with the voice of a man
restrained the madness of the prophet. (2 Peter 2:17) These are fountains without water, clouds
driven by a storm, to which the blackest darkness is kept forever. (2 Peter 2:18)
For speaking arrogant nonsense, they entice – through the lusts of the
flesh, through indecencies – the ones who have indeed escaped from those living
in delusion, (2 Peter 2:19) promising them freedom, though themselves
being slaves of corruption – for one is a slave to whatever overcomes him.
Scattered
Tribes of Israel!
(Micah 5:6) And they
shall shepherd the land of Ashshur with the sword, and the land of Nimroḏ
at its entrances. And He shall deliver us from Ashshur, when he comes into our
land and when he treads within our borders. (Micah
5:7) And the remnant of
Yaʽaqoḇ shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from יהוה, as showers on the grass, which do not wait for man nor delay
for the sons of men. (Micah 5:8) And the remnant of Yaʽaqoḇ
shall be among the gentiles, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among
the beasts of a forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he
passes through, shall both tread down and shall tear, and there is no one to
deliver.
(Micah 5:9)
Let your hand be
lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies be cut off. (Micah 5:10) “And it shall
be in that day,” declares יהוה, “that I shall cut
off your horses out of your midst, and I shall destroy your chariots. (Micah 5:11)
“And I shall cut off the cities of your land, and I shall pull down all
your strongholds. (Micah 5:12) “And I shall cut off witchcrafts out of your
hand, and let you have no magicians. (Micah 5:13) “And I shall cut off your carved images, and
your pillars from your midst, so that you no longer bow down to the work of
your hands. (Micah 5:14) “And I shall pluck your Ashĕrim out of your
midst, and I shall destroy your cities. (Micah 5:15) “And I shall take vengeance in wrath and rage
on the gentiles who did not obey.” (Micah 6:1) Hear now what יהוה is saying,
“Arise, strive with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. (Micah 6:2)
“Hear, O you mountains, the controversy of יהוה,
and you everlasting foundations of the earth!
יהוה has a controversy with His people and He
shall reprove Yisra’ĕl. (Micah 6:3) “My people, what have I done to you? And how
have I wearied you? Answer me, (Micah 6:4) for
I brought you up from the land of Mitsrayim, and I ransomed you from the house
of bondage. And I sent Mosheh, Aharon, and Miryam before you. (Micah 6:5)
“My people, remember, please, what Balaq sovereign of Mo’aḇ counseled,
and what Bilʽam son of Beʽor answered him, from Shittim to Gilgal, in order to
know the righteousness of יהוה.” (Micah 6:6)
With what shall I come before יהוה,
bow myself before the high Elohim? Shall I come before Him with burnt
offerings, with calves a year old? (Micah 6:7) Is יהוה
pleased with thousands of rams or ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my
first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my being? (Micah 6:8) He
has declared to you, O man, what is good. And what does יהוה
require of you but to do right, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with
your Elohim?
Our
Deliverer is coming! Come out of her my people- or partake in her plagues.
(2 Peter 2:9) then יהוה knows how to
rescue the reverent (set apart) ones from trial and to keep the unrighteous unto the Day of
Judgment, to be punished, (2 Peter 2:10)
and most of all those walking after the flesh in filthy lust and despising
authority – bold, headstrong, speaking evil of esteemed ones, (2 Peter 2:11) whereas messengers (Angels) who are
greater in strength and power do not bring a slanderous accusation against them
before the Master. (2 Peter 2:12) But these, like natural unreasoning beasts,
having been born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheme that which they do not
know, shall be destroyed in their destruction, (2
Peter 2:13) being about to
receive the wages of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence in the day of
pleasure, spots and blemishes, reveling in their own deceptions while they
feast with you, (2 Peter 2:14) having eyes filled with an adulterous, and
unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable beings, having a heart trained in
greed, children of a curse, (2 Peter 2:15) having left the right way they went astray,
having followed the way of Bilʽam the son of Beʽor, who
loved the wages of unrighteousness, (2 Peter 2:16) but he was rebuked for his transgression: a
dumb donkey speaking with the voice of a man restrained the madness of the
prophet. (2 Peter 2:17) These are fountains without water, clouds
driven by a storm, to which the blackest darkness is kept forever. (2 Peter 2:18)
For speaking arrogant nonsense, they entice – through the lusts of the
flesh, through indecencies – the ones who have indeed escaped from those living
in delusion, (2 Peter 2:19) promising them freedom, though themselves
being slaves of corruption – for one is a slave to whatever overcomes him.
Not
many are wealthy and wise according to the esteem of this world.
(1 Corinthians 1:20)
Where is the wise? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this
age? Has not Elohim made foolish the wisdom of this world? (1 Corinthians 1:21)
Since, in the wisdom of Elohim, the world through wisdom did not know
Elohim, it pleased Elohim through the foolishness of preaching to save those
who believe. (1 Corinthians 1:22) And since Yehuḏim
ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom, (1 Corinthians
1:23) yet we proclaim Messiah impaled, to the Yehuḏim a stumbling-block
and to the Greeks foolishness, (1 Corinthians 1:24)
but to those who are called – both Yehuḏim and Greeks – Messiah the power of
Elohim and the wisdom of Elohim. (1 Corinthians 1:25) The foolishness of Elohim is wiser than men,
and the weakness of Elohim is stronger than men. (1
Corinthians 1:26) For look at
your calling, brothers, that there were not many wise according to the flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble. (1 Corinthians 1:27) But Elohim has chosen the foolish matters
of the world to put to shame the wise, and Elohim has chosen the weak of the
world to put to shame the strong. (1 Corinthians 1:28) And Elohim has chosen the low-born of the
world and the despised, and the ones that are not, that He might bring to
naught the ones that are, (1 Corinthians 1:29)
so that no flesh should boast in His presence. (1
Corinthians 1:30) And of Him you
are in Messiah יהושע, who became for us wisdom from Elohim,
righteousness also, and set-apartness and redemption, (1
Corinthians 1:31) that, as it has been written, “He who boasts, let him
boast in יהוה.”
Here‘s
our wakeup call and my prayer for you Loved One!
Let’s remember
to praise Him as we incline our hearts to Him, observe His Festivals (Starting
with His Sabbath!) and walk in His ways! “When Your people Yisra’ĕl are smitten before an
enemy, because they have sinned against you, and they shall turn back to you and
confess your Name, and pray and make supplication to you in this House, (1 Kings 8:34) then hear in the heavens, and
forgive the sin of Your people Yisra’ĕl, and bring them back to the
land which You gave to their fathers. (1 Kings
8:35) “When the heavens are shut
up and there is no rain because they sin against you, when they pray toward
this place and confess your Name, and turn from their sin because you afflict
them, (1 Kings 8:36) then hear in the heavens, and forgive the sin
of your servants, your people Yisra’ĕl – for you teach them the good way in
which they should walk – and shall give rain on your land which you have given
to your people as an inheritance. (1 Kings 8:37) “When there is scarcity of food in the land; when there is pestilence,
blight, mildew, locusts, grasshoppers; when their enemy distresses them in the
land of their cities; any plague, any sickness, (1 Kings 8:38)
whatever prayer,
whatever supplication made by
anyone of all Your people Yisra’ĕl, each knowing the plague of his own heart,
and shall spread out his hands toward this House, (1 Kings 8:39)
then hear in the
heavens, Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and render unto everyone
according to all his ways, whose heart You know. This is great news since these events are approaching just
now; we can repent and be forgiven and restored each man individually! May YHWH
bless and direct you Loved One!
I pray that
we walk in kindness and offer a blessing for a curse, and pray for those that
do all manner of evil against us- this is pleasing to the Father- that we
produce much fruit that remains! Also; that we speak agreement with His
promises in spite of the obvious facts. THAT WE HIDE HIS WORD IN OUR HEARTS AND DECREE THEM
DAILY- and allow them to be hidden-stored in our hearts! I pray also
that YOU PRAY AGREEMENT with us that we; you and us- are made worthy to escape
and endure and STAND at His appearing- unashamed! Thanks again
for taking a moment to pray for Billie and me; first that we gain His wisdom; and afterwards that
He directs our footsteps and empowers us to produce fruit that remains which
glorifies our Father in Heaven! I know this prayer action will be immediately
returned to you- some 30, some 60, and some 100 fold! Hallelu-YAH!
Shalom to your
home loved one,
Thurston
Continued
explanation of the 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 Yehuḏite1,
saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.” ’ ” Footnote: 1 John 4:22.
