Written by: Damien Powell
This message is out of love because I know that everything is a spiritual battle and that through the blood of YESHUA anyone can overcome, if they repent and completely give their lives to Him in truth! So if anyone is active or engaging in same sex relations it is not too late for you because our Elohim is forgiving and is merciful! I will discuss the real meaning of the rainbow and what scripture says about same sex. He can use anyone who turns to Him! How do we know this? Paul out of his own mouth says
1 Corinthians 15:8-10
“And last of all He was seen by me also, as if to one born prematurely. For I am the least of the emissaries, who am not worthy to be called an emissary, because I persecuted the assembly of Elohim. But by the favor of Elohim I am what I am, and His favor toward me was not in vain, but I labored much more than they all, yet not I, but the favor of Elohim in me.”
We have all sinned and fallen short and Paul was killing those who believed in YESHUA. After his conversion on the road to Damascus he served Elohim in truth and was used by YESHUA for His esteem.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have guarded the belief. For the rest, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which The Master, the righteous Judge, shall give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also those loving His appearing.”
So despite him killing those who believed in YESHUA he said he would receive the crown of righteousness to enter heaven, so he was forgiven, but notice he said he kept the belief? In order to keep the belief, believers have to walk according to what the Word of YHWH says and not according to the desire of their own hearts!
The Pastors of churches who engage in this activity cannot lead the flock when they are willfully going against The Word of YHWH! If he is willing to preach contrary to the Word because of his or her own desire, when they know our Creator YHWH forbids it, then what else is he or she willing to omit? The Sabbath Day? The dietary laws? Believers need to know the full truth and be obedient to our Father in heaven, He sent His Son YESHUA to give us all a chance, so do not let this hold you back from truth and obedience! And out of love I have to share what our Creator says about this behavior and point out some things you may have not known.
The Rainbow
Genesis 9:11-13
“And I shall establish My Covenant with you, and never again is all flesh cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again is there a flood to destroy the earth.” And Elohim said, “This is the sign of the Covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for all generations to come: “I shall put MY rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the Covenant between Me and the earth.”
We know that YHWH through YESHUA created ALL things, but notice how He says “My rainbow”! The rainbow is personal to Him and it is His sign of the Covenant to not to flood the earth again, but it doesn’t end there, the rainbow also surrounds His throne!
Revelation 4:2-3
“And immediately I came to be in the Spirit and saw a throne placed in the heavens, and seated on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a ruby stone in appearance. And there was a RAINBOW AROUND THE THRONE, like an emerald in appearance.
Anything in heaven is holy because it is the dwelling place of our Creator and we see the holiness of the rainbow as it surrounds His throne.
Revelation 10:1
“And I saw another strong messenger (angel) coming down from the heavens, robed in a cloud, AND A RAINBOW ON HIS HEAD….”
So if the rainbow represents holiness surrounding the throne of YHWH, the covenant He made with mankind not to flood the earth, and was on the head of one of his holy messengers, then how did the rainbow end up representing the exact opposite of what YHWH is?
We have to remember that Satan was in heaven before being cast out, so he knows what is in heaven. He wants to twist the original intent of what the rainbow actually means.
Revelation 12:9-12
“And the great dragon was thrown out, that serpent of old called the Devil and Satan, who leads ALL the world astray. He was thrown to the earth, and his angels were thrown out with him”
The rainbow YHWH created has 7 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The rainbow used for LGBTQ was originally 8 in 1978 and some say the revised one removed hot pink and another to 6, but notice how they can never be 7? The number 7 is YHWH’s number of completion and perfection, the enemy can never be like YHWH so he tries to come close. The rainbow belongs to YHWH and not for something that He speaks out against in Scripture.
What does Scripture Say about homosexuality?
Leviticus 18:22
“And do not lie with a male as with a woman, it is an abomination.”
Leviticus 20:13
“And a man who lies with a male as he lies with a woman: both of them have done an abomination, they shall certainly be put to death, their blood is upon them.”
1 Corinthians 6:9
“Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the reign of Elohim? Do not be deceived. Neither those who fornicate, idolaters, nor adulterers, not effeminate (showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman or unmanly), nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor greedy of gain, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers shall inherit the reign of Elohim.” Then in verse 11 Paul says “And such WERE some of you. But you were washed, but you were made sanctified, but you were declared right in the Name of the Master YESHUA and by the Spirit of our Elohim.”
The acts listed above are abominations to YHWH, but notice how Paul uses the past tense in saying “And such were some of you”. In other words that you are NOT any longer because YESHUA will wash you clean if you repent and do not go backwards!
Genesis 19:3-11
“But he urged them strongly, and they turned in to him and came into his house. And he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sedom both old and young, all the people from EVERY PART, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, and let us ‘know’ them. (Have sex with them). So Lot went out to them through the doowrway, and shut the door behind him, and said, ‘Please, my brothers do not EVIL! Look, please, I have two daughters who have not known a man (virgins). Please, let me bring them out to you, and do to them as is good in your eyes, only do no deed to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.” But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This one came in to sojourn, and should he always judge? Now we are going to treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. But the men (messengers/angels) reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. Then they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, and they wearied themselves to find the door.”
The messengers sent by YHWH were coming to destroy Sedom and Amorah for their wickedness. As we can see same sex relations was considered an evil act by YHWH, the two angels, and Lot. Lot was willing to even offer his two virgin daughters to prevent them from committing this act. Theie burning lust for one another was so great in this entire city that they still tried to bust down the door even while they were blinded by the angels. This is the type of burning Paul speaks about:
Romans 1:26-27
“Because of this Elohim gave them over to degrading passions. For even their women exchanged natural relations for what is against nature, and likewise, the men also, having left natural relations with woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men commiting ideceny, and receiving back the reward which was due for their straying.”
There is another Scripture similar to what happened in Sodom and Amorah!
Judges 19:22
“They were making their hearts gland, and see, men of the city, sons of Beliya’al (destruction, ungodliness, wicked, worthless), surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying “Bring out the man who came to your house, so that we know him!” But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers! I beg you, DO NO EVIL! Since this man has come into my house, do not this folly. “Look, here is my maiden (virgin) daughter and the man’s concubine. Let me bring them out now, and humble them, and do with them what is good in your eyes, but do not do such a foolish matter to this man!” But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them. And they knew her and rolled themselves on her all night until morning, and let her go when the day began to break.”
Doesn’t this sound similar to what happened with Lot in Sedom and Amorah? These men who wanted to have sex with the man were called sons of Beliya’al which means destruction, ungodliness, wicked, worthless which is exactly how YHWH views this behavior. Lot said “do not evil” and this old man said “do no evil” because they both knew that this act of homosexuality is an abomination. Lot offered his two virgin daughters and this old man offered his virgin daughter and the other man’s concubine. Except this time the men had sex with the concubine, which would make them bisexual which is still wrong!
Mathew 19:4-5
“And He answering, said to them, “Did you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them MALE and FEMALE, and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his dad and mother and join unto his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”?
Mark 10:6
“However, from the beginning of the creation, Elohim ‘made them male and female.’ For this cause a man shall leave his dad and mother and join unto his wife, and the two shall become one flesh,’ so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.”
Elohim created man for woman and not man for man because you cannot be fruitful and multiply as He commanded.
Deuteronomony 22:5
“A woman does not wear that which pertains to a man, nor does a man put on a woman’s garment, for whoever does this is an abomination to YHWH your Elohim.”
So a woman cannot dress up as a man because she feels that she is one or a man cannot put on women’s clothing. YHWH is saying that He created you for the sex that He intended for you to be because He is perfect!
Does YESHUA approve?
A lot of people believe YESHUA brought a new teaching when He came and loves all no matter what, but how can that be when He said He did not speak His own words?
John 12:49
“Because I spoke not from Myself, but the Father who sent Me has given Me a Command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His Command is everlasting life. Therefore whatever I speak, as the Father has said to Me, so I speak.”
If He spoke the words of His Father and not His own that means that the same sex act is still not approved because YHWH destroyed Sedom and Amorah for doing this. And when YHWH destroyed that city YESHUA was right there beside YHWH in approval; because He is the first-born of all creation and was here from the beginning before the foundation of the earth. YESHUA only does what He sees the Father do, because He and the Father are One!
YESHUA also told the woman who was accused of committing adultery in John 8:10 “And YESHUA, straightening up and seeing no one but the woman, said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Did no one condemn you? And she said, “No one, Adonai.” And YESHUA said to her, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin NO MORE!” Then in John 5:14 He says this to the blind man He healed “See, you have been made well. SIN NO MORE, so that no worse befalls you.” Sin no more! Not continue in it. YESHUA, just like His Father does not condone sin!
How much does Elohim hate this sin?
Let me make this clear, Elohim hates all sin as it is unrighteous and unholy to Him. But it’s interesting that throughout Scripture, other sins are compared as a measuring stick to that which occurred in the city of Sodom and Amorah.
Lamentations 4:6
“And the wickedness of the daughter of my people is greater than THE SIN OF SEDOM, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands were wrung over her!”
Mathew 10:15
“”Truly, I say to you, it shall be more bearable for the land of SEDOM and AMORAH in the day of judgment than for that city!”
Mathew 11:23-24
“And you, Kephar Nahum, who were exalted to the heavens, shall be brought down to the grave! Because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in SEDOM, it would have remained until this day.” “But I say to you that it shall be more bearable for the land of SEDOM in the day of judgment than for you.”
Jude 1:7
“Even as SEDOM and AMORAH and the cities around them in a having similar way to these, having given themselves over to whoring and gone after strange flesh, are put forth as an example, undergoing judicial punishment of everlasting fire.”
2 Esdras/4th Ezra 2:8-9
“Woe to you, Ashshur (Assyria), you that hide the unrighteous within you! O you wicked people, remember what I did to SEDOM and AMORAH; whose land lies in lumps of tar and piles of ashes; even so I shall do the same to those who DO NOT listen to Me.” Says YHWH the Almighty.”
Repent if you are engaging!
No one can willfully do these acts and say that they are following YESHUA! YESHUA restored us to the favor of Elohim so that we would be made righteous before Him that is how much He loves us. 1 Timothy 1:15
“Trustworthy is the word and worthy of all acceptance, that Messiah YESHUA came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am foremost.”
Paul committed murder and admitted that he sinned but by the favor of YESHUA he was forgiven and went to preach the Gospel. But you must repent first, then turn from these sins that He hates so that He can use you. Paul did not go back to persecuting the assembly of Elohim, the same way a homosexual cannot continue to this act.
1 Timothy 2:4
“Who desires all men to be saved to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
2 Peter 3:9
“YHWH is not slow in regard to the promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward us, not wanting that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”
Take this opportunity today to ask for forgiveness and thank YHWH for His patience and for sending His Son to take the world’s place. But do not wait because the time is now!