Last week we discussed how YESHUA is the entire Word! The Written Word that became Living Flesh and also His important role as High Priest. This week we will go over all of the other many titles of YESHUA and how He is everything in ONE!
ELOHIM the Son
Some people feel that YESHUA is not ELOHIM The Son or ever claimed to be, and they also feel worship of Him is idolatry, but we will see what Scripture says.
John 8:56-59
“Your ancestor Abraham was glad that he should see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.” The Jews, therefore, said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” YESHUA said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.” Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but YESHUA was hidden and went out of the Sanctuary, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”
The Jews knew that YESHUA was saying that He was ELOHIM The Son and that He was here before the foundation of the world and that He saw Abraham. How could YESHUA have done this if He wasn’t even fifty years old? That is because He was here FROM THE BEGINNING!
Enoch 48:2-5
“And at that hour the Son of Man was Named in the presence of YHWH of hosts, and His Name before the Head of Days. Even before the sun and the signs were created, before the stars of the heavens were made, His Name was Named before YHWH of hosts. He shall be a staff to the righteous to brace themselves upon and not fall, and He shall be the light of the nations, and the hope of those who are troubled of heart. All who dwell on earth SHALL FALL DOWN AND WORSHIP BEFORE HIM, and will praise and bless and celebrate YHWH of hosts with song.”
John 10:30-33
“I and My Father are one.” Again the Jews picked up stones to stone Him. YESHUA answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of these works do you stone Me? The Jews answered Him, saying, “We do not stone You for a good work, but for BLASPHEMY, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself ELOHIM.”
This is the second time the Jews knew exactly what YESHUA was saying which is what they said that He was blaspheming and picked up stones to attempt to stone Him again.
John 5:21-23
“For as the Father raises the dead and makes alive, even so the Son makes alive whom He wants. For the Father judges no one, but has given all the judgment to the Son, that all should value the Son EVEN AS THEY VALUE THE FATHER. He who DOES NOT VALUE THE SON DOES NOT VALUE THE FATHER WHO SENT HIM.”
1 John 2:22-24
“Who is the liar, except the one denying that YESHUA is ha’Mashicah? This is the anti-messiah, the one denying the Father and the Son. NO ONE DENYING THE SON HAS THE FATHER. The one confessing THE SON HAS THE FATHER AS WELL.”
John 14:6
“YESHUA said to him, I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. NO ONE comes to the Father except through Me.”
So worship of YESHUA is not idolatry because He The Door (Dalet) and He and His Father are One, which is why John says if you don’t have YESHUA you don’t have YHWH period!
Isaiah 9:6
“For a Child shall be born unto us, A Son shall be given unto us, and the rule is on His shoulder. And His Name is called Wonder, Counsellor, Strong El (God), Father of Continuity, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 19:20
“And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to YHWH of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to YHWH because of the oppressors, He sends them a Savior and an ELOHIM (YESHUA), and shall deliver them.”
John 20:26-28
“And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. YESHUA came, THE DOORS HAVING BEEN SHUT, and He stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Bring your finger here, and see My hands. And bring your hand and put it into My side-and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “Adonai (My Master) and my ELOHIM.”
YHWH sends a Savior and ELOHIM which is a reference to His Son YESHUA and we see Thomas calls YESHUA His Master and ELOHIM HalleluYAH! Also, notice how the doors were shut but YESHUA still appeared to them, this is a supernatural experience they witnessed that no human can do. So anyone saying the worship and praise of YESHUA being idolatry cannot have the Father YHWH without recognizing who YESHUA is first being ELOHIM The Son, and YESHUA Himself said that all that don’t value Him, do not value the Father who sent Him!
Mediator of New Covenant
Job 9:32-33
“For not a man as I should answer Him, and we come together into right-ruling. There is no mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.”
While Job was being tried, he was complaining that he did not do anything wrong for what he was going through and that there was no mediator between YHWH and himself. YHWH knows the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10) and He already knew that Job was not going to curse Him. The Mediator that Job was requesting is exactly what YESHUA is for us. As pointed out last week, YESHUA had to be made like us to be the perfect intercessor and High Priest on our behalf.
Hebrews 4:14-16
“Therefore, since we have a great Kohen ha’Gadol (High Priest) who has passed through the heavens, YESHUA the Son of YHWH, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a High Priest unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who was tried in all respects as we are, apart from sin. Therefore, let us come boldly to the throne of favor, in order to receive compassion, and find favor for timely help.”
Hebrews 2:17-18
“So in every way He had to be made like His brothers, in order to become a compassionate and trust worthy High Priest in matters related to YHWH, to make atonement for the sins of the people. For in what He had suffered, Himself being tried, He is able to help those who are tried.”
Now we can see YESHUA’s role as Mediator between us and our Father YHWH:
Hebrews 1:1-4
“YHWH, having of old spoken in many portions and many ways to the ancestors by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by the Son, whom He has appointed heir of all, through whom also He made the ages, who being the brightness of the esteem and the exact representation of His substance, and sustaining all by the Word of His power, having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness on high, having become so much better than the messengers (angels), as He has inherited a more excellent Name than them”.
Hebrews 8:6
“But now He has obtained a more excellent service, inasmuch as He is also a Mediator of a better Covenant, which is constituted on better promises.”
Hebrews 12:24
“And to YESHUA the Mediator of a New Covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling which speaks better than Abel.”
1 Timothy 2:3-5
“For this is good and acceptable before ELOHIM our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one ELOHIM, and one Mediator between ELOHIM and men, the Man Messiah YESHUA, who gave Himself a ransom for all….”
1 John 2:1
“My little children, I write this to you, so that you do not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Intercessor with the Father, YESHUA ha”Mashiach a righteous One.
Romans 8:34
“Who is he who is condemning? It is ha’Mashiach who died, and furthermore is also raised up, who is also at the right hand of YHWH, who also makes intercession for us.”
To give us the Holy Spirit so we can walk in His commandments and do them!
The prophets prophesied through the Ruach ha’Kodesh the Holy Spirit that YHWH would put His Spirit into His people so that they would walk in His commandments and do them! Which is another reason why YESHUA had to die so that we could receive the gift of the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth and obey The Commandments; because we cannot do anything on our own strength.
John 7:37-39
“And on the last Great Day of the Festival, YESHUA stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me, and let him drink who believes in Me drink. As the Scripture said, out of His innermost shall flow rivers of living water.” And this He was concerning the Spirit, which those believing in Him were about to receive, for the Ruach ha’Kodesh (Holy Spirit) was not yet, because YESHUA was not yet esteemed.”
John 16:7-14
“But I say the truth to you. It is better for you that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you at all, but if I go, I shall send Him to you. And having come, He shall reprove the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment concerning sin because they do not believe in Me, concerning righteousness because I go to My Father and you see Me no more, concerning judgment because the ruler of this world is judged. I still have much to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now. But when He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He shall guide you into all the truth. For He shall not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears He shall speak, and He shall announce to you what is to come. He shall esteem Me, for He shall take of what is Mine and announce it to you.”
Acts 2:1-4
“And when the Day of the Festival of Shavuot had come, they were all with one mind in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from the heavens, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and settled on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Ruach ha”Kodesh (Holy Spirit) and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to speak.”
This is exactly what was prophesied through the prophet Ezekiel:
Ezekiel 11:19-20
“And I shall give them one heart, and put a new spirit within you. And I shall take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, so that they walk in My Laws, and guard My Right-Rulings, and shall do them. And they shall be My people and I shall be their ELOHIM.”
Ezekiel 36:26
“And I shall give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. And I shall take the heart of stone out of your flesh, and I shall give you a heart of flesh, and put My Spirit within you. And I shall cause you to walk in My Laws and guard My Right-Rulings and shall do them.”
Jubilees 1:23-24 (Included in 1611 KJV)
“And after this they shall turn to Me in all uprightness and with all their heart and with all their being, and I shall circumcise the foreskin of their heart and the foreskin of the heart of their seed, and I shall create in them a holy spirit, and I shall cleanse them so that they shall not turn away from Me from that day unto eternity. And their beings shall cling to Me and to all My Commands, and they shall perform My Commands, and I shall be their Father and they shall be My children.”
Jeremiah 31:33
“For this is the Covenant I shall make with the house of Yisra’el after those days, declares YHWH. I shall put My Torah IN their inward parts, and write it ON their hearts. And I shall be their ELOHIM, and they shall be My people.”
For our sins our Redeemer
Mathew 26:28
“For this is My blood, that of the Renewed Covenant, which is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
Isaiah 53:4-5
“Truly, He has borne our sicknesses and carried our pains. Yet we reckoned Him stricken, smitten by ELOHIM, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness’s. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”
John 1:29
“On the next day John saw YESHUA coming toward him, and said, ‘See, the Lamb of YHWH who takes away the sin of the world!”
The very first prophecy of our Messiah and Redeemer was found in the Garden of Eden, YHWH already had a plan for redemption when Adam and Eve sinned.
Genesis 3:15
“And I put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed (Satan) and her Seed (YESHUA). He (YESHUA) shall crush your head (Satan), and you shall crush His heel.”
We know that the man is the one who provides the seed, but we see here that YHWH says the “woman’s seed”. That means the seed would already be there for the virgin supernatural birth through the Holy Spirit, that would bring forth YESHUA to destroy the work of Satan and crush his head on the execution stake.
John 12:31-33
“Now is the judgment of this world, now the ruler of this world shall be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, shall draw all unto Myself.” This He said, signifying by what death He was about to die.”
1 John 3:8
“The one doing sin is of the devil, because the devil as sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of YHWH was manifested: to destroy the works of the devil.”
John 3:16
“For ELOHIM so loved the world that he gave His only brought-forth Son, so that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but possess everlasting life.”
1 John 4:9
“By this the love of YHWH was manifested in us, that YHWH has sent His only brought-forth Son into the world, in order that we might live through Him.” In this is love, not that we loved YHWH, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning offering for our sins.”
Acts 13:38-39
“Let it therefore be known to you, brothers, that through this One forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by Him everyone who believes is declared right from all of which you were not able to be declared right by the Torah of Moses.”
That is because keeping the commandments is how we KNOW Him and LOVE Him, the commandments show us the character of ELOHIM and His holiness, but YESHUA’s blood saves. Our ELOHIM does not accept the lawless into His Kingdom so it’s two-fold of faith and works.
Romans 1:16
“For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Messiah, for it is the power of ELOHIM for deliverance to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also the Greek.”
Romans 5:18-19
“So then, as through one trespass there resulted condemnation to all men, so also through one righteous act there resulted righteous-declaring of life to all men. For as through the disobedience of one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One (YESHUA) many shall be made righteous.”
Ephesians 5:2
“And walk in love, as Messiah also has loved us, and gave Himself for us, a gift and an offering to YHWH for a sweet-smelling fragrance.”
Job 19:25
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and to the end, shall stand over the earth;”
Colossians 1:14
“..In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins..”
Our Shepherd
Sheep are vulnerable animals and NEED a shepherd, which is why we the believers are referred to as sheep; because we NEED YESHUA as our Shepherd to lead the flock of believers. Sheep tend to wander off from the flock, similarly to how believers will begin to stray or backslide in their faith, but YESHUA the Good Shepherd will bring you back to safety from the enemy.
Mathew 18:12-14
“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, would he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, going to seek the one straying? And if he should fine it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. This it is not the desire of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should be lost.”
1 Peter 2:24-25
“Who Himself bore our sins in His body on the timber, so that we, having died to sins, might live unto righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the SHEPHERD and Overseer of your beings.”
Sheep are also vulnerable to predators like wolves, similarly to how we are vulnerable to evil spirits without the protection of YESHUA as our Shepherd who is The Word of YHWH; by girding us to be equipped against the schemes of the devil. People want to feel like they have control over their lives by their free will, but if it wasn’t for the protection of our ELOHIM shielding you then you would be in trouble; therefore, we need YESHUA to Shepherd our lives.
Revelation 12:5
“And she bore a male child who was to SHEPHERD ALL nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught away to ELOHIM and to His throne.”
YESHUA is the male Child who shepherds ALL the nations meaning both native-born and the gentiles and is now sitting at the right-hand of our Father YHWH.
John 10:11-14
“I am the good SHEPHERD. The good SHEPHERD lays down His life for the sheep. But the hireling, and not being a shepherd-one who does not own the sheep-see the wolf coming and flees. And the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. Now the hireling flees because he is a hireling and is not concerned about the sheep. I am the good SHEPHERD. And I know Mine, and Mine know Me...”
John 10:16
“And other sheep I have which are not of this fold (gentiles)-I have to bring them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock (ONE FAITH JEW AND GENTILE/ONE FAITH) ONE SHEPHERD.”
2 Esdras 2:34
“And therefore I say unto you, “O you gentiles that hear and understand, look for your SHEPHERD, He (YESHUA) shall give you everlasting rest; for He is near at hand, who shall come at the end of the world. Be ready for the reward of the reign, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you forever. Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joy of your esteem; I witness of My SAVIOR openly.”
Our King
John 18:33-36
“Then Pilate went back into the palace, and called YESHUA, and said to Him, “You are the King of the Jews?” YESHUA answered him, “Do you say this from yourself, or did others talk to you about Me?” Pilate answered, “Am I Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What did You do? YESHUA answered, “My reign is NOT OF THIS WORLD. If My reign were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews. But now My reign is NOT FROM HERE.”
Mathew 26:53
“Or do you think that I am not able to pray to My Father now, and He shall provide Me with more than twelve legions of messengers (angels)?
A legion is anywhere from 3,000 to 6,000, so being that YESHUA is King and the Son of YHWH He would have more than 72,000 messengers at His disposal to defend Him because His Kingdom is in heaven. This is the awesome King we serve!
Deuteronomy 17:14
“When you come to the land which YHWH your ELOHIM is giving you, and shall possess it and shall dwell in it, and you shall say, “Let me appoint a king over me like all the gentiles that are around me,’ you shall certainly appoint a king over you whom YHWH your ELOHIM shall choose. Appoint a king over you from among your brothers, you are NOT ALLOWED to appoint a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.”
YHWH appointed a King for us from amongst our brothers from the Tribe of Judah and His Name is YESHUA! And we also know that a brother or sister is one who has the same belief and follows the Commands of YHWH and believes that YESHUA is His Son who died for our sins and rose on the third day. Our brother and sisters are also those DOING the will of YHWH as YESHUA said:
Mathew 12:46-50
“And while He was still talking to the crowds, see, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. And one said to Him, “See Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.” But He answering, said to the one who spoke to Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And having stretched out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “See My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the desire of My Father who is in the heavens is My brother and sister and mother.”
This gives us a clear definition of what a brother or sister is according to Scripture. Does this mean that you don’t help non-believers who are in need? Of course you help them if they are need; the story of the Good Samaritan is a good example of this.
I’m pointing out who our brothers and sisters are and why YHWH said do not appoint a king over you who is not amongst your brothers. Which is why voting for politicians who are not your brothers in the belief is a violation of what YHWH said. Presidents are just modern day kings whom people are looking to save them, when we already have a King! I’m not saying to go out and disobey the laws of the land because we must obey the laws of the land, but NEVER let them override YHWH’s commands. Voting is a choice, it is not something a believer is required to do. We live in this world, but are not supposed to be a part of this world. This is what the Jews did by choosing Caesar over YESHUA!
John 19:14-15
“And it was the Preparation of the Pesach (Passover), and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “See your King!” But they shouted, “Away, away, impale Him! Pilate said to them, “Shall I impale your King? The chief priests answered, “We have no king except Caesar.”
Sirach 17:17-18
“For in the division of the nations of the WHOLE EARTH, He appointed a ruler over every people; But Yisra’el is the portion of YHWH; whom being His first-born, He nourishes with discipline, and giving Him the light of His love, does not forsake him.”
This scripture is further evidence that YHWH appointed rulers for all the people of the earth except for Yisra’el because they belong to Him. This means that those who believe in YHWH as the Father and YESHUA as His Son belong to Him and He is our Ruler and King! We don’t have to vote to appoint a stranger to rule over us!
Zechariah 6:12-13
“..and shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus said YHWH of hosts, saying, “See, the Man whose name is the Branch! And from His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the Temple of YHWH. It is He who is going to build the Temple of YHWH. It is He who is going to bear the splendor. And He shall sit and rule on His throne, and shall be a Priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between Them both.”
Very beautiful prophecy about YESHUA showing that not only will He be a King on His throne, but will also be a High Priest as we discussed last week. Which makes perfect sense being that YESHUA is a High Priest in the order of Malkitsedeq who was the only other king priest.
Hebrews 7:1-3
“For this Malkitsedeq, King of Salem, Priest of the Most High ELOHIM, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him to whom Abraham gave a tenth of all, first of all translated as, ‘King of Righteousness,’ and then also King of Salem, that is, King of Peace,’ without dad, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but having been made like the Son of YHWH, remains a Priest for all time.” Verse 17 for He witnesses, “You are a Priest forever according to the order of Malkitsedeq.”
Seeing that YESHUA died for more than just our sins but to also become everything in ONE package and the heir of ALL is a gift that the world must accept! Without accepting Him as your Savior you will not have a chance is this world or during the judgment.
John 15:5-6
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit. Because without Me you are able to do nothing! If anyone does not stay In Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up. And they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.”
HalleluYAH! May YHWH bless you all in the Name of YESHUA!