Do souls immediately go to heaven or hell?

Last week we examined that there is a life after this one; whether it be in paradise for the righteous or fire and torment for the sinners! The next part is whether souls immediately go to heaven or hell after death. Ezra again seeks to our Father YHWH concerning this and there are multiple passages concerning what happens.

2 Esdras 7:75

“And I answered and said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, O YHWH, show this also to your servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us breathes their last, we shall be kept in rest until those days come when You will renew the creation, or whether we shall be tortured immediately?”

Firstly, do we just lie in the grave unaware? Or do our souls live on until judgment day?

Genesis 4:9-10

“And YHWH said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother? And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s guard? And He said, “What have you done? THE VOICE OF YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME FROM THE GROUND.”

Hebrews 11:4

“By belief, Abel offered to ELOHIM a greater slaughter offering than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, ELOHIM witnessing of his gifts. And through it, HAVING DIED, HE STILL SPEAKS.”

Enoch 22:3-7

“Then Raphael answered, one of the holy messengers (angels) who was with me, and said to me, “These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that the spirits of the beings of the dead should assemble there, even that all the beings of the children of men should assemble here. And these places have been made to receive them TILL THE DAY OF JUDGMENT AND TILL THEIR APPOINTED TIME, TILL THE GREAT JUDGMENT UPON THEM.” “I saw spirits of the children of men who were dead, AND THEIR VOICE WENT FORTH TO THE HEAVENS AND PETITIONED. And I asked Raphael, the messenger who was with me, and I said to him, “This spirit; who is it whose voice goes forth and petitions? And he answered me saying, “THIS IS THE SPIRIT WHICH WENT FORTH FROM ABEL, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his petition against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.”

So we see in three passages so far that the voice of Abel petitions to heaven even though he is dead. We see that your soul lives on and you are fully aware of where you are and still cry out to YHWH. Further evidence of this:

Revelation 6:9-10

“And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the beings of those having been slain for the Word of YHWH and for the witness which they held, and they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Adonai, holy and true, until You judge and AVENGE OUR BLOOD ON THOSE WHO DWELL ON THE EARTH? These righteous souls are still speaking and crying out to YHWH and asking for revenge just as Abel did.

2 Esdras 15:7-8

“Therefore,” says YHWH, “I shall hold My tongue no more in regard to their wickedness, which they do evilly, nether shall I tolerate them in that which they wickedly engage themselves, see, THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT AND RIGHTEOUS CRIES OUT TO ME, and the beings of the righteous protest continually.”

As we can see from these Scriptures that when you die it is not the end, but merely the beginning. Now the Book of Esdras goes into greater detail about what happens and I can say that those who gave their life to Satan or those who did not live for YESHUA will know IMMEDIATELY where they stand before the judgment, so that person will have a LONG time to think about it. Those who gave up their life for fame and fortune will know that Satan lied to them immediately as also those who said “The Law is done away with!” The deception will finally sink in but it will be too late!

Life after death for the unrighteous

2 Esdras 7:78-87

“And concerning death, the teaching is: when the decisive decree goes forth from the Most High, that one shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return to Him again who gave it, first of all it adorns the esteem of the Most High. If it is one of those who has mocked and NOT GUARDED THE WAY OF THE MOST HIGH, WHO HAS DESPISED HIS LAW and hated those who revere ELOHIM; such spirits do not enter into dwellings (the hollow places or holding tanks spoken of in Enoch) but shall wander in torture, forever in grief and sorrow in seven ways.

1.      The first way, because they have mocked the Law of the Most High.

2.      The second way, because they CANNOT make a good repentance so that they now may live.

3.      The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the Covenants of the Most High.

4.      The fourth way, they shall consider THE TORTURE LAID UP FOR THEMSELVES IN THE LAST DAYS.

5.      The fifth way, they shall see how the dwellings of the others are guarded by messengers (angels) in deep rest.

6.      The sixth way, they shall see how some of them pass over into torture.

7.      The seventh way, which is greater than all the ways that have been spoken, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the esteem of the Most High in whose presence they sinned while they were alive, AND IN WHOSE PRESENCE THEY ARE TO BE JUDGED IN THE LAST DAYS.”

What about the righteous?

Esdras 7:88-101

“And this is the order of those who have guarded the Ways of the Most High, when they are separated from their mortal body: During the time that they lived in it, they labored to serve the Most High, and withstood danger every hour so they might guard the Law of the Lawgiver perfectly. Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: Firstly, they shall see the great joy the esteem of He who receives him, for they shall have rest in seven orders.” Just think about the Creator of heaven and earth being joyful to receive the one who endures this life! This should make you want to strive to see His face!

1.      The first order, because they strove with great effort to overcome the wicked thought that was formed with them, so that it might not lead them astray from life unto death.

2.      The second order, because they see the confusion in which the beings of the unrighteous wander and the PUNISHMENT THAT AWAITS THEM.

3.      The third order, they see the witness that He who formed them bears concerning them, that through-out their life they GUARDED THE LAW with which they were entrusted.

4.      The fourth order, they know the rest that they now enjoy, being gathered into their rooms and guarded by messengers (angels) in deep rest, and the esteem waiting for them in the last days.

5.      The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible and shall inherit what is to come; and they also see the difficulty and toil from which they have been delivered, and the SPACIOUS FREEDOM that they are to receive and enjoy in immortality.

6.      The sixth order, when it is shown them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from them on.

7.      The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been spoken, for they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they press to see the face of He whom they served in life and from Whom they are to receive their reward when esteemed.

This is the order of the beings of the righteous, which from now on is announced; and the previously spoken are the ways of TORTURE that those who would not pay heed shall suffer from now on.” Then I answered and said, “Shall there be time given to the beings after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me? And He said to me, “They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see that of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered into their dwellings (the same ones mentioned in Enoch).

Sirach 18:24

“Think upon the wrath that shall be in the end, and the time of vengeance, when He turns away His face.”

2 Esdras 7:125

“For while we lived and committed wickedness, we did not consider that we should begin to suffer for it after death.”

These words from Sirach and Esdras correlate with what happens to the souls when they depart their bodies. Think about these things now and don’t wait until it’s too late. We know the number 7 is completion and YHWH uses 7 to complete what happens to the souls of the righteous and unrighteous. This is serious my fellow brothers and sisters, souls will wander about shamed and terrified because they disregarded the Way of YHWH and will be thinking of the torment laid up for them in the last days. Give your life to YESHUA today Who is The Way, The Truth, and The Life and do not delay any longer!

Sirach 10:19

“Those who revere YHWH are a continual seed, and those who love Him in esteemed plant. Those who disregard the Law are a shameful seed; those who transgress the Commands are a deceptive seed.” Those who willfully break the commandments are a shameful and deceptive seed! We know that Satan is the great deceiver and the father of lies, so not keeping the commandments makes you lawless as Satan is.

Sirach 12:6

“For the Most High hates sinners, and shall repay the wicked with retribution (punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act), and keeps them for the great day of their punishment.”

Sirach 15:11-20

“Do not say, “It is because of YHWH that I fell away.” For you ought not to do that which He HATES. Do not say, “He has caused me to stray.” For He has NO NEED OF THE SINFUL MAN. YHWH hates ALL abomination. And those who revere ELOHIM do not love it. He Himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel; so you shall guard the commands, and act trustworthily. He has put fire and water before you; stretch out your hand to which you choose. Life and death is before man…What is life and death?

Deuteronomy 30:15-16

See, I have put before you today life and good, and death and evil, in that I am commanding you today to love YHWH your ELOHIM, to walk in His Ways, and to guard His Commands, and His Laws, and His Right-Rulings…” And how do we love YHWH and YESHUA? John 14:21-24, John 15:10, and 1 John 5:3.

Sirach 16:11-20 (continued)

“And what he chooses shall be given him. For the wisdom of YHWH is great, and He is mighty in power, and sees all. And His eyes are upon those who revere Him. And He knows every work of man. He has commanded no man to do wickedly, neither has He given ANY MAN PERMISSION TO SIN.”

I have this stress the importance of this! Satan has deceived many!

2 Esdras 7:20-24

“For there are many who perish in this life, because they despise the Law of ELOHIM that is put before them. For ELOHIM has given a strict Command to those who came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid PUNISHMENT!” Nevertheless they were not obedient to Him; but spoke against Him, and plotted in vain; and deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the Most High, that He did not exist; and did not know His ways “But they have despised His Torah, and denied His Covenants; they have not been trustworthy in His Laws, and have not performed His works.” This sounds a lot like Isaiah 24.

Isaiah 24:5

“For the earth has been defiled under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the Torot (Plural form of Torah), changed the Law, broken the everlasting Covenant.”

Daniel 7:25

“And it speaks words against the Most High, and it wears out the saints of the Most High, and it intends to change the Appointed Times (Holy Days in Leviticus 23 Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Day of Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles) and LAW…).

As we can see that saying the Torah and Laws are done away with and despising His Commands, saying they are legalistic, bondage, and burdensome is from the father of lies and not our Father YHWH!  Satan has gotten the world to change YHWH’s Holy Days into pagan celebrations of Xmas, Easter, Halloween, New Years, Thanksgiving just as spoken of in Daniel and they change the Laws which is the exact opposite of what YHWH said in Isaiah and Esdras (Sabbath Day worship for example being changed for Sunday.) Satan has other plans, the same way he deceived Eve in the garden, is the same way he is deceiving those who claim to know YESHUA!

Think of the reward for obedience!

2 Esdras 2:42-48

“I Ezra saw upon Mount Zion a great number whom I could not number, and they all praised YHWH with songs. And in the midst of them there was a young Man of tall stature-taller than all the rest; and upon every one of their heads He placed crowns, and was more exalted; at which I marveled at greatly. So I asked the messenger (angel) and said, master, who are these?” He answered and said to me, “These are those who have put off the mortal garments, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the Name of ELOHIM; now they are crowned, and receive palms.” Then I said to the messenger, “What young Man is this who crowns them, and gives them palms in their hands?” So he answered and said to me, “It is the Son of ELOHIM, whom they have confessed in the world.” Then I began to greatly commend those who stood so steadfastly for the Name of YHWH.”

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Written by: Damien Powell

2 Esdras 15:24

“Woe to those who sin, and DO NOT GUARD MY COMMANDS! Says YHWH. I shall not spare them. Go your way, you unbelieving children, do not defile My Miqdash (Dwelling place/Tabernacle).”

Out of love, this is a wakeup call for the entire world! Watch and or read this entire broadcast because this is important for the future to ALL even non-believers! The world and the followers of YESHUA have lost the reverence for YHWH and don’t fear Him or the judgment anymore. I remember growing up I used to hear people talk about the “fire and brimstone preachers” but now they are rare. Yes our ELOHIM is ALL love and He does not want to see any perish, but we have to understand that there is a life after this one. The life of righteous who forsake this world and died to self to follow YESHUA will live in paradise; whereas the unrighteous, sinners, and non-believers will suffer forever.

As we see YHWH says in 2 Esdras 15:24 that those who do not keep His commandments are “unbelievers” which puts them in the same category as those who did not believe in YHWH at all! This ties in to YESHUA saying in Mathew 7:23 “And then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from Me, you who work lawlessness!” These were people claiming to be believers in YESHUA, but were lawless not keeping His Commandments!

I wanted to examine this topic because I honestly see so many people living so nonchalantly and disregarding The Ways of our Creator YHWH and YESHUA! The world has adopted this mentality from false teachings saying a loving ELOHIM will not burn people forever, so now believers are walking around half-stepping in their walk being lukewarm, because in their minds they say “I’ll just perish and be no more.” or “The burn won’t last that long.”

 I will prove that the false teaching of NO HELL is a lie by using the Word of YHWH! Even the books of the Apryochpha that were in the original KJV 1611 Bible were removed because Martin Luther said was “too Jewish” talk about Commandments, righteousness, and the coming judgment, all of which he did not believe in. Therefore crafting the Protestant Bible today which only contains 66 Books of YHWH’s written Word. The world has forgotten how holy ELOHIM is and that He flooded the earth and only 8 people survived and He destroyed Sodom and Amorah and only 3 survived because Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. Two separate judgments and only 11 survivors.

The Torture issue

If ELOHIM did not support torture then why does He condone it with the 5th plague of locusts?

Revelation 9:4-6

“And it was said to them that they shall not harm the grass of the earth, or anything green, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of YHWH upon their foreheads. And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but to TORTURE THEM FOR FIVE MONTHS. And their TORTURE was like the TORTURE of a scorpion when it stings a man. And in those days MEN shall seek death and shall not find it. And they shall long to die, but death shall flee from them.”

Not only were they being tortured for five months, but they sought death and could not die, just as it will be in hell! Sinners will seek death, seek light, seek water, and seek air, but will not find it in their torture forever!

Not only that, who are we as humans to try to justify in our minds the mind of YHWH?

Isaiah 55:8

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares YHWH. For as the heaven are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

John 8:23

“And He (YESHUA) said to them, “You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world.”

Ecclesiastes 11:5

“As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, so you do not know the works of ELOHIM whom makes all.”

Romans 11:33-34

“Oh, the depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of ELOHIM! How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways! For who has known the mind of YHWH? Or who has become His counsellor?”

2 Esdras 7:19

“And he said to me. “There is no judge above ELOHIM, and none that has understanding above the Most High.”

So these passages alone show that no human will know His mind so there is no need to justify in your hearts what you feel is right or wrong! The opinions of a man does not matter to Him!

Sirach the grandson of Joshua says in (Book removed from Bible) Sirach 3:24

“For many are deceived by their own worthless opinion; and evil suspicion has overthrown their judgment.” Their opinions have overthrown the truth and are blinded by their own judgment trying to avoid what really happens after death.

YHWH loved us so much that He sent His Only Son who had no sin to be sin for US into the world to die and redeem us back to Him! That is love!

1 John 4:10

“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.”

He died for the sins for ALL humanity whether they love Him or not; whether they believed in Him and accepted the gift or not! Why wouldn’t He reserve the right to do as He pleases for those who reject His gift of love? Would any parent do that with their own child? So how much punishment is in order for those who disobey Him?

Hebrews 10:26-31

“For if we sin purposely after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a slaughter offering for sins, but some fearsome anticipation of judgment, and a fierce fire which is about to consume the opponents. Anyone who has disregarded the Torah of Moses dies without compassion on the witness of two or three witnesses. How much more worse punishment do you think shall he deserve who has trampled the Son of YHWH underfoot, counted the blood of the Covenant by which he was kadosh (sanctified) as common, and insulted the Spirit of favor? For we know Him who has said, “Vengeance is Mine, I shall repay, says YHWH.” And again, “YHWH shall judge His people.” It is a fearsome to fall into the hands of the living ELOHIM.”

So there is a place prepared for those who don’t want to have anything to do with Him, His Torah, His Commands, His Laws, or His Ways. Hell is the exact opposite of what ELOHIM is. And when He removes His goodness and love away, which is eternal separation from Him, then the world will see how good He was to them. Air, food, water, light, communication, and companionship to just to name a few will be gone forever!

1 John 1:5

“And this is the message which we have heard from Him and announce to you, that Elohim is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”

Everlasting torment after death!

Revelation 14:9-11

“And a third messenger followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark upon his forehead or upon his hand, he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of YHWH, which is poured out undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he shall be TORTURED with fire and sulphur before the holy messengers and before the Lamb. And the smoke of their TORTURE goes up forever and ever. And they have NO REST DAY OR NIGHT, those worshipping the beast and his image, also if anyone receives the mark of his name.”

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

“In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know ELOHIM, and on those who do not obey the Good News of our Adon (Master) YESHUA ha’Mashiach, who shall be punished with EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION from the presence of the Adon and from the esteem of His strength…”

Revelation 20:10

“And the devil, who led them astray, was thrown into the LAKE OF FIRE and sulphur where the beast and the false prophet are. Verse 13-14 “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. And the death and the grave were thrown into the LAKE OF FIRE. This is the second death. And if anyone was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the LAKE OF FIRE.”

Notice how those who were in the death and grave and those not found in the Book of Life were thrown into the same LAKE OF FIRE as the devil, the beast, and false prophet? This makes sense that the smoke of their torment goes up forever and they have no rest day or night. This gives greater understanding to what YESHUA says

Mathew 25:37-46

“Then the righteous shall answer Him, saying, “Adonai, when did we see You hungry and we fed, or thirsty and gave to drink? And when did we see You a stranger and took in, or naked and clothed? And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and we came to You? And the Sovereign (King) shall answer and say to them ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.” He shall then also say to those on the left hand, ‘Go away from Me, accursed ones, into the EVERLASTING FIRE PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS MESSENGERS…” Remember the lake of fire where the devil, beast, false prophet, and all those not found in the book of life went! Verse 46 “And these shall go away into EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT, but the righteous into everlasting life.”

I have heard the argument that everlasting punishment does not mean everlasting torment. So I pose the question, if we all have the understanding that everlasting life means living forever, then how doesn’t the same concept apply to everlasting destruction or punishment not being forever? The justifications of man-kind to live in sin.

Mathew 18:8

“And if your hand or foot causes you to stumble, cut if off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the EVERLASTING FIRE.”

Luke 16:19-31

“But there was a certain rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and lived luxuriously every day. And there was a certain beggar named El’azar, being covered with sores, who was placed at his age, and longing to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Indeed, even the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to be that the beggar died, and was carried by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried. And while suffering tortures in the grave, having lifted up his eyes, he saw Abraham far away, and El’azar in his bosom. And crying out he said, father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send El’azar to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your life you received your good, and likewise El’azar the evil, but now he is comforted and you are suffering. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been put, so that those who want to pass from here to you are unable, nor do those from there pass to us.’ “And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, let him warn them, lest they also come to this place of torture. Abraham said to him, “They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them. And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they shall repent. But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither would they be persuaded even if one should rise from the dead.”

Moses is just another way of saying Torah because he wrote it. Ezra 7:6 “this Ezra came up from Babel. And he was a scribe, skilled in the Torah of Moses, which YHWH Elohim of Yisra’el has given…”.

YESHUA told us in Luke 16 in summarization that they have Moses (Torah) and the prophets let them hear them. He is saying that we all possess The Bible which contains the Torah written by Moses who wrote about YESHUA, the guidelines/instructions, laws, commands, Living Words and the prophets who prophesied that YESHUA would suffer and die, be raised on the third day, for the forgiveness of sins to redeem us by His own blood.

In other words just like this selfish pagan king, who had the opportunity to find the truth and life giving words found in Scripture (Bible), he found out that his lawlessness and not loving his neighbor as himself which is in the Torah, ended him up in a place of torment. The entire world who is professing YESHUA as their Savior has the opportunity to have faith in YESHUA and obey The Torah and more importantly realize that His commands are NOT done away! The requirement is to have faith and the works to go along with it. And as we see this king found out the hard way, let that not be any of you!

The demons understand this clearly

So those found unrighteous will be thrown into the same place as the devil, beast, and false prophet. So why it is the demons fear but humans don’t? It’s time to wake up!

Mathew 8:29

“And see, they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, YESHUA, Son of ELOHIM? Have you come here to TORTURE us, before the appointed time?”

Mark 5:6-7

“And seeing YESHUA from a distance, he ran and bowed down to Him, and having called out with a loud voice, said, “What have I to do with You, YESHUA, Son of the Most High EL? Swear to ELOHIM not to TORTURE me.”

2 Esdras/4th Ezra clears up the issue further! Torment is a definite!

As pointed out in the introduction, The Apocrypha which included the Book of Esdras or 4th Ezra, Sirach, and many others were included in the original 1611 King James Bible, so it was a part of the canon, but later removed in the 1800’s. So if you are reading the King James Bible then doesn’t it concern you that the original copy of the King James contained these books, but now they don’t? As I stated earlier Martin Luther believed in grace alone and no works, so he deemed this books too Jewish! Which is truly said because our Messiah was Jew from the tribe of Judah who obeyed the Torah because He is the written Word that became living flesh! Martin Luther helped with the protesting against the law which continues to this very day. Even Sirach answers the hyper-grace crowd that says we cannot out sin ELOHIM’s grace.

Sirach 5:5-7

“Do not be without reverence to add sin unto sin; and do not say, “His kindness is great; He shall be appeased for the multitude of my sins.’ For kindess and wrath come from Him, and His wrath rests upon sinners.”

Esdras agrees of narrow path

2 Esdras 7:11-12

“Because of their sakes I made the world; and when Adam transgressed My Laws, then what is now done was established. Then the entrances of this world were made NARROW, FULL OF SORROW AND HARDSHIP. They are but few and evil full of dangers, and very laboursome.”

Mathew 7:13-14

“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. Because the gate is NARROW and the way is HARD PRESSED which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

So with that said, what does 2 Esdras say about hell and torment?

2 Esdras 7:20-24

“For there are many who perish in this life, because they despise the Law of ELOHIM that is put before them. For ELOHIM has given a strict Command to those who came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid PUNISHMENT!” Nevertheless they were not obedient to Him; but spoke against Him, and plotted in vain; and deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the Most High, that He did not exist; and did not know His ways.” How do we know Him? 1 John 2:3 “And by this we know that we know Him, if we guard/keep His Commands. The one who says, I know Him,” and does not keep His Commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”  Verse 24 of Esdras continued “But they have despised His Torah, and denied His Covenants; they have not been trustworthy in His Laws, and have not performed His works.” This sounds a lot like Isaiah 24.

Isaiah 24:5

“For the earth has been defiled under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the Torot (Plural form of Torah), changed the Law, broken the everlasting Covenant.”

2 Esdras 7:33-47

“And the Most High shall appear upon the seat of judgment, and anguish shall pass away, and patience shall come to an end. But only judgment shall remain, truth shall stand, and belief shall grow strong. And the works shall follow, and the rewards be revealed, and the good deeds shall be firm, and wicked deeds shall not reign. The PIT OF TORTURE shall appear, and opposite shall be the place of rest; and the FURNANCE of Gey-Hinnom shall be uncovered and the paradise of delight opposite. Then the Most High will say to the NATIONS that have been raised from the dead, ‘See, and know whom you HAVE DENIED, WHOM YOU HAVE NOT SERVED, WHOSE COMMANDS YOU HAVE DESPISED. Look on this side and that; here is delight and rest, and there are FIRE AND TORTURE.’ So He shall speak to them on the day of judgment…”

Enoch (Hanok) 103:8

“And into darkness and chains and a burning flame where there is GREVIOUS judgment your spirits shall enter; and the great judgment shall be for ALL THE GENERATIONS OF THE WORLD. Woe to you, for you shall have NO PEACE! Sounds a lot like Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their TORTURE goes up forever and ever. And they have NO REST DAY OR NIGHT, those worshipping the beast and his image, also if anyone receives the mark of his name.” No peace or rest!

2 Esdras 7:47

“And now I see that the world to come will bring delight to FEW, but TORUTRE to many.”

2 Esdras 7:72-74

“For this reason, therefore, those who live on earth shall be TORTURED, for though they had knowledge, they committed wickedness; and although they received the Commandments, they did not guard them; and though they obtained the Law, they dealt untrustworthily with what they had received. What then shall they have to say in the judgment, or how shall they answer in the last days? How long the Most High has been PATIENT with the inhabitants of the WORLD! And not for their sakes, but because of the days that He has ordained.” 2 Peter 2:39 “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.” Notice YHWH says He has been patient with the entire WORLD!

YHWH wants all to repent and obey Him because He is love! He knows what is going to happen to those who keep walking in disobedience to His Son, His Torah, His Commands, and Laws! This is for OUR sake, not His! My fellow brothers and sisters this is important and something I always talk about which is following YHWH as He commanded us! Today choose life and be a sold out disciple of YESHUA not matter the cost, because the end of this age will be paradise for few, but torments to many!

2 Esdras 8:55-61

“And therefore ask no more questions concerning the multitude of those who perish; for when they had received freedom, they despised the Most High, scorned His Law, and forsook His Ways. And they have trodden down His righteous ones, and said in their heart, “There is no ELOHIM,” and even knowing that they shall die. For as that which is spoken of shall receive you, so THIRST AND ANGUISH are prepared for them; for it was not His desire that men should come to naught; but those who are created have defiled the Name of He who made them, and were thankless to He who prepared life for them.”

2 Esdras 9:9-12

“Then those who have abused My Ways shall be in a wretched state; and those who have thrown them away in spite shall DWELL IN TORTURE. For such have received benefits in their life, but have not known Me…”  Again, how do we know Him?

1 John 2:3-4

“And by this we know that we know Him, if we guard His Commands. The one who says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His Commands, is a liar, and the truth is not him.”

2 Esdras 9:9-12 (continued)

“And those who have loathed My Law, while they still had freedom, and when a place for repentance was still open to them, did not understand, but despised it; the same must acknowledge it in ANGUISH AFTER DEATH.”

2 Esdras 13:37-38

“And He, My Son shall rebuke the wicked deeds of those nations, who have fallen into the storm of their wicked life; And shall lay their evil thoughts before them, and the TORTURE with which they shall begin to be TORTURED, which are like flames; and He shall destroy those WITHOUT WORKS BY THE LAW which is comparable to Me.”

2 Esdras 7:125

“For while we lived and committed wickedness, we did not consider that we should begin to suffer for it after death.”

This last passage from Ezra is the mindset the world has, but don’t wait for this moment because I pray that this has waken you up out of your slumber and out of your lukewarm mind-state and that you walk with YESHUA with all of your heart.

2 Esdras 13:54-56

“For you have forsaken your OWN WAY, and applied your diligence to MY LAW, and sought it. You have ordered your life in WISDOM, and have called UNDERSTANDING your mother.”

What is wisdom and understanding?

Deuternomy 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 is this great nation!”

Sirach 1:25-27

“But reverence is an abomination to the sinner. If you desire WISDOM, guard the Commands, and YHWH shall give her to you. For the reverence of YHWH is wisdom and instruction..”

We must accept the gift of YESHUA and LOVE Him!

How do we love Him according to the Bible?

Sirach 2:15-17

“Those who revere YHWH shall not DISOBEY His Word; and those who LOVE Him guard His Ways. Those who revere YHWH seek that which is well-pleasing to Him; and those who LOVE Him shall be filled with the TORAH.”

The only way that we can show our ELOHIM that we love Him as by keeping His Commands as Sirach said in this passage, but also YESHUA said it:

John 14:21

“He who possesses My Commands and guards them, it is he who LOVES Me. And he who loves Me shall be LOVED by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest Myself to him.”

John 15:10

“If you guard My Commands, you shall stay in My LOVE, even as I have guarded My Father’s Commands and stay in His LOVE.”

1 John 5:3

“For this is the LOVE for YHWH, that we guard His Commands, and His Commands are not burdensome.”

It’s time that the Body of Messiah and modern day Christianity to wake up and realize that we do not have to redefine how to love YHWH and YESHUA or how we know Him! Our ELOHIM tells us exactly how we do this and it’s by our actions and obeying Him! I pray this is a wake up call for all, because there will be a judgment from the Righteous Judge and He will judge all according to their works! Do not wait until tomorrow, because the time is NOW! Repent and walk with YESHUA!

Are beards a requirement for men? Are goatee’s acceptable?

Written by: Damien Powell

We have discussed how the Torah, commandments, laws apply to all believers in YESHUA and not just the Jews. Also, how our Messiah YESHUA The Son of YHWH never broke the Torah, because He is the Word that became flesh. He showed us how to walk in the laws and that we should keep them because the commandments are how we KNOW Him and how we LOVE Him! So are men commanded to have beards?

The Command!

Leviticus 19:27

“Do not round the corner of your head (bowl style hair cut), nor destroy the corner of your beard.”

So what constitutes as the corner of the beard? Where the hair meets the skin on the face from the top of ear through the jawline. In other words from the sideburns which is the strip of hair between the top of the ear and the bottom of the ear through-out the jawline and cheeks should not be shaved bald. The issue is not about trimming the beard, but completely destroying the corners by cutting all the hair off of the face. YHWH did not want His set-apart people looking like the pagan nations that He was driving out of the land. Which is why the goatee is forbidden by YHWH, but I will get to that in another section.

YHWH is perfect and He does everything by design and for a reason. Some benefits for beards from huffpost.com are:

·         Provides sun protection. ...

·        Helps prevent allergy-induced asthma attacks. ...

·         Decreases facial bacteria. ...

·         Serves as a filter to prevent irritants and allergens for getting into the skin

·         Keeps you warm in winter

·         A beard can ward off throat disease

·         A beard can reduce the chances of bacterial infection. 

 Did YESHUA have a beard?

Mathew 5:17

“Do not think that I’ve come to destroy the Torah or the prophets, I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.”

 Previously we discussed that YHWH commanded the children of Yisra’el to wear tsitsit/tassels/fringes in Numbers 15:38-39 and that YESHUA obeyed all the commandments in the Torah because He also wore tsitsit/tassels/fringes as found in Mathew 9:20, Mathew 14:36, and Luke 8:44. Therefore, we know that YESHUA would obeyed and had a beard as well.

Isaiah 50:6

“I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the BEARD, I did not hide My face from humiliation and spitting.”

Other men with beards

2 Samuel 10:2-5

“And David said, “Let me show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his dad showed kindness to me.” So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concerning his dad. And when David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon, the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their master, “Is David esteeming your dad in your eyes in that he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their BEARDS, and cut off their garments in the middle, as far as their buttocks, and sent them away. And they informed David, and he sent to meet them, because the men were GREATLY ASHAMED. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your BEARDS HAVE GROWN, and then return.”

YHWH commands us to have beards and as we can see when the servants of David got half of their beards shaved off they were ashamed. And David a righteous man through his seed would come YESHUA understood this and told them to wait until their beards regrew! David himself had a beard:

1 Samuel 21:12-13

“And David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Akish the king of Gath, and changed his behavior before them, and feigned madness in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down on his BEARD.”

Ezra 9:3

“And when I heard this word, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and BEARD, and sat down astonished.”

Satan leads the world astray again!

I say this frequently because it’s true, that Satan knows what is in the Bible, but the question is do us as believers? He tried using Scripture against YESHUA, but YESHUA being the Word replied back with Scripture. We defeat the enemy with the living Words of YHWH. Satan banks on the fact that we will say it either “applies to the Jews” or “that’s Old Testament”. Which is why I keep stressing that fact that there is only ONE belief for native-born and gentiles that are grafted in because we all become citizens of Yisra’el, followers of The Way, The Truth, and The Life, and seed of Abraham making us heirs according to the promise. With Satan armed with knowing the commandment of YHWH, he wants you to rebel against Our Father as he did. Sadly, he has gotten a majority of the world to destroy their beards with fashions like goatees, Elvis sideburns, or the Van Dyke, that YHWH never intended.

Where does the GOAT-tee come from?

Wikipedia says “Until the late 20th century, the term goatee was used to refer solely to a beard formed by a tuft of hair on the chin-as on the chin of a goat, hence the term goatee.”

First of all we notice that the goatee is not the biblical command by YHWH, because all the hair on the sideburns, cheeks, and jawline have been destroyed in favor of a design or hair around the mouth. And as we see the term goatee comes from replicating the chin hairs of a goat, so why a goat?

Mathew 25:32-34

“And all the nations shall be gathered before Him, and He shall separate them one from another, AS a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. And He shall put the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King shall say to those on His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the reign prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Verse 41 He shall then also say to those on the left hand (goats), ‘Go away from Me, accursed ones, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his messengers.”

I want to make this clear that YESHUA was NOT saying that goats are evil because they are a clean animal, He was using sheep and goats for symbolism for the righteous and the unrighteous the accursed ones.

Exodus 12:5

“Let the lamb be a perfect one, a year old male. Take it from the SHEEP OR FROM THE GOATS.”

But notice how Satan has taken that symbolism and used the goat to represent his demonic agenda of unrighteousness and being accursed? He always used goats for demonic activity. The Baphomet has a GOAT head, Pan has the legs, hindquarters, and horns of a GOAT. They called the Baphomet the (Sabbatic goat) and I’ve pointed out before that YHWH has SHABBATS and Satan as sabbats (has no “H”) which means a pagan gathering of witches.

Look no further than Anton Lavey of the church of Satan. He purposely has a goat-tee because he knows the symbolism of unrighteousness that it represents. And being a member of the church of Satan he knows that YHWH requires a full beard, so they are intentionally rebelling, yet the world is doing this for style and are being deceived! (Refer to pictures of each one for references in the email.)

Remember we are created in ELOHIM’s image!

Genesis 1:26

“And ELOHIM said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and LET THEM RULE over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the livestock, and over all the earth and over all the creeping creatures that creep on the earth.”

1 Corinthians 11:7

“For a man indeed should not cover his head, since he is the LIKENESS AND ESTEEM of ELOHIM, but woman is the esteem of man.”

Wisdom 2:23

“For ELOHIM created man to be immortal, and made him to be an image of His own immortality.”

Satan was created before humans and feels that he should be ruling over ELOHIM’s creation and not man, he wants to be worshipped as elohim.

Isaiah 14:12-14

“How you have fallen from the heavens, O Helel (Hey-lail), son of the morning! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the gentiles! For you have said in your heart, ‘Let me go up to the heavens, let me raise my throne above EL (ALE), and let me sit in the mount of meeting on the sides of the north; let me go up above the heights of the clouds, let me be like the Most High.’

Wisdom 2:24

“Nevertheless death came into the world through ENVY of the devil, and those who hold to his side find it.”

So when Satan looks a mankind he is reminded of YHWH since we are created in His image, and Satan will do anything to make you destroy that image, and make you into something you were not!

And being that Satan is the elohim or god of this world he is always operating in the shadows to accomplish his goal of rebellion. Notice how the corporate world wants a clean shaven man because beards look to rugged for them and a majority of the time they are forbidden in that arena.

All men’s beards will not grow the same as ELOHIM created us differently. Some beards have patches in them and some have other issues, but you grow one the best you can and let it grow. The purpose is for those who can grow them but intentionally cut the beard off that this is deeper than fashion or a job, this is spiritual as always and being obedient to our Father YHWH and walking with YESHUA as He walked!

Valentines Day: Satan's way of showing LOVE!

Written by: Damien Powell

Enoch (Hanok) 99:7

“And they worship stones, and graven images of gold and silver and wood and clay, and those who worship impure spirits and demons, and all kinds of idols not according to knowledge, shall get no manner of help from them.”

Revelation 9:20

“And the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship the demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk.

Men and women all over the world are going out of their way to purchase roses, candy, cards, and other gifts to show their partner whether married or unmarried how much they love them. The world spends an estimated 18.2 billion dollars for Valentines, but what are the origins behind this day? Why do we need the world to tell us when to love our significant others? Again, Satan has conditioned the world to sin against YHWH and YESHUA by getting unmarried couples to engage in fornication while others commit adultery. Satan the father of lies is getting the world to show love according to his sinful desire. He has the world recreating dark pagan rituals and worshipping pagan deities/demons.

Here are facts about Valentine’s Day:

·        YHWH tells us in Jeremiah 10:2 “Do not learn the way of the gentiles/heathen” yet the world passes Valentine’s Day off as a Christian holiday when it is found nowhere in Scripture. The world again, has done exactly what YHWH said DO NOT do, which is learn gentile/pagan customs by attempting to Christianize a pagan day known as “Lupercalia”.

·        Lupercalia a Roman holiday, a festival that was performed between February 13th and February 15th. They performed the festival to expel spirits and purify the city and release fertility and health. It was an ancient Roman celebration in honor of Lupercus aka Faunus who was the deity of fertility.

Faunus was a Roman deity of flocks and shepherds and had the head and torso of a man, but hindquarters of a goat. Lupercalia celebrated the coming of spring with orgies, sex with minors, fornication, and drunkenness. Faunus was considered a symbol of “fecundity”, which means the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility because of his lustful nature. Now we know why everyone wants to lust, make love and fornicate on this day because of what it stems from with the pagan deities of fornication and fertility.

What does Scripture say about lust, fornication, orgies, and drunkenness?

All of these sins occur on Valentine’s Day since it represents fertility and they all go against Scripture.

1 Peter 4:3

“For enough of our past lifetime we have done the desire of the gentiles, having walked in indecencies, LUSTS, DRUNKENNESS, ORGIES, WILD PARTIES….”

Peter lists all of the abominations of Valentines in this one passage alone! Being that Satan knows what is in scripture he used what is forbidden to be celebrated openly and accepted as normal amongst the masses.

Galatians 5:19

“And the works of the flesh are well-known, which are ADULTERY, SEXUAL IMMORALITY, uncleanness, indecency, idolatry, drug sorcery (ecstasy/molly on this day), hatred, quarrels, jealousies, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, murders, DRUNKENNESS, WILD PARTIES…”

What is sexual immorality? (unlawful sexual intercourse. It includes adultery, prostitution, sexual relations between unmarried individuals, homosexuality, and bestiality)

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4

“For this is the desire of Elohim: your holiness! – That you should abstain from SEXUAL IMMORALITY that each one of you should know how to possess his own vessel (body) in holiness and respect, not in PASSION OF LUST, like the gentiles who DO NOT KNOW ELOHIM…”

2 Timothy 3:4

“…betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of ELOHIM, having a form of reverence but denying its power. And turn away from these! For among them are those who creep into households and captivate silly women loaded down with sins, led away by various LUSTS.”

Colossians 3:5

“Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: SEXUAL IMMORALITY uncleanness, PASSION, evil desire and greed of gain, which is idolatry. Because of these the wrath of ELOHIM is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you also ONCE WALKED when you lived in them.” This should not occurring with believers, this should all be past behavior!

2 Esdras 7:114

“Lack of self-control is at an end, SEXUAL IMMORALITY is cut off, righteousness grows, and truth springs forth.”       

Tobiyah 4:12

“Beware of ALL SEXUAL IMMORALITY my son…” Verse 15 “Do not do to any man that which you hate; do not drink wine to make yourself DRUNK, neither let DRUNKENESS go with you in your way.”

Hebrews 13:4

“Let marriage be respected by all, and the bed be undefiled. But ELOHIM shall judge those who FORNICATE, and ADULTERERS.”

Mathew 5:27-28

“You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ “But I say to you that everyone looking at a woman to LUST for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

Respect your marriages and keep your bed undefiled at all times! This warning is for those who are unmarried and are sleeping with someone who is married as well. You should have enough respect to know that isn’t right. But again, Satan makes people feel like that have to show some love on this day and make them victims of something most regret. How will you explain this one night of passion to your spouse?

More facts    

    Lupercalia was held on February 15th “The Feast of Lupercus”. Lupercus was the fertility deity the Romans worshipped, they sacrificed goats and dogs, then the blood was smeared on the foreheads of the young men, then the blood was wiped off with wool dipped in milk. Then the men wearing strips of goatskin around their loins ran around the city striking women with the goatskin. It was believed that pregnant women would have easier labor and interfile women would become fertile.

Lupercalia was the festival for Lupercus and later in the day the feast of Juno “Februate” was celebrated where women would be paired with men by a lottery. Juno was the Roman goddess fever of love, marriage, and women. Her day also fell on February 15th and on this day young women wrote their names on “billets” which are slips of paper and put them in a large bowl, then single men would draw out the billet. The lady whose name was on the billet would be his partner for all the erotic festivals for the day. Now we know where we get “secret valentines” from, where people would draw names from a bowl and get a gift for their secret crush. It is more modernized today because people can draw names online for their secret valentines and send anonymous messages and draw names online to find the perfect gift for your secret cupid. Also, the expected sex the couples are expected to have stem from the erotic pleasures for the day as it was in ancient Rome.

·        Two men named Valentine were killed on Valentine’s Day and St. Valentine who married couples in private so they could avoid being drafted was beheaded on February 14, 269 AD. This reminds me of two people who were killed on the birthdays of two evil men in the Bible. Pharaoh killed the chief baker and King Herod killed John the Baptist.

·        When Rome accepted Christianity the Roman Catholic Church did not like the open erotic behavior of Lupercalia so Pope Galasius honored February 14th as the honor of Valentinus a saint martyr instead of Lupercus. All he did was merge paganism with Christianity and disguised it with a new name to make it more acceptable to the masses the same way they did Xmas and all the other abominable holidays.

·        To get rid of the feast of Juno Februata, Pope Gelasius changed it form February 15th to February 14th and called it St. Valentine’s Day. It was then associated with various martyrs by the name of Valentine, covering up pagan roots behind the name of Christianity and the world has fallen prey. The world isn’t honoring any saints but worshipping pagan deities of fertility.

·        Red roses which are so popular on Valentine’s Day was the favorite flower of Venus the mother of Cupid. And we can now see the connection as to why people by their lovers roses on this day.

·        Valentine’s Day honors Lupercus, Junos, Pan, Venus, Aphrodite, Faunus all representing love, lust, desire, and fertility. Just because we change the name of a pagan ritual doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a pagan ritual. All the world is doing is recreating pagan rituals in modern times and YHWH hates it. As always let us stand up and fight for our ELOHIM in spirit and truth.

Should believers in Messiah wear tassels (fringes) on their garments?

Written by: Damien Powell

Last week we discussed how the Torah which contains all of YHWH’s guidelines, instructions, commandments, and laws were obeyed by Abel, Noah, and Abraham before there ever was a Jew! Therefore, this shows that the Torah and Laws are eternal (everlasting) and apply to ALL who follow the One True Elohim YHWH and His Son YESHUA! So what are tassels (fringes) and do believers need to wear them?

The Command

Numbers 15:37-41

“And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Yisra’el, and you shall say to them to make tsitsit (pronounced seat-seat, KJV says tassels or fringes) on the corners of their garments THROUGHOUT THEIR GENERATIONS, and to put a purple (some say blue) cord in the tsitsit of the corners. And it shall be to you for a tsitsit, and you shall see it, and shall remember all the Commands of YHWH and shall DO THEM, and not search after your own heart and your own eyes after which you went lusting, so that you remember, and shall do ALL My Commands, and be holy unto your Elohim. I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim (Egypt pronounced Mitz-rye-eem), to be your Elohim. I am YHWH your Elohim.”

Deuteronomy 22:12

“Make tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself.”

The tsitsit/tassels/fringes look like the tassels that are worn during graduation ceremonies with knots tied in them, and are worn at the bottom of the garment to remind us to keep His Commandments and be holy unto YHWH. The cord is usually referred to as a ribbon “a ribbon of purple/blue” (the 1862 Young’s translation says ribbon as well) at the border with the tassels under it.  We know that the world goes astray from YHWH, yet schools borrow from His Living Words and apply to them to graduation ceremonies. Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 is so true

“What has been is what shall be, what has been done is what shall be done, and there is none new under the sun. Is there a matter of which it is said, “See, this is new? It was here already, long ago.”

There is much debate about whether the color of the cord/ribbon is to be blue or purple, the Hebrew word "Tekayleth" (tek-ay-leth) was translated in the KJV to mean blue, however, the "Tekayleth" means violet in Hebrew, not blue and even the concordance agrees. Strong’s 8504 says this:

Strong's Concordance

tekeleth: violet, violet thread

Original Word: תְּכֵלֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tekeleth
Phonetic Spelling: (tek-ay'-leth)
Definition: violet, violet thread

According to hebrewgarments.com and other sources says: Why did the KJV use blue? The KJV is an Old English Translation of Hebrew Words. At the time of translation, blue was used to describe violet as violet contained more blue than red, it was only logical. However, this is corrected in the concordance which even describes this "blue" shade to actually be violet. 

I personally do not think this was done intentionally to deceive anyone, it’s just two different languages. However, I do encourage anyone to refer back to the Hebrew as much as possible so you can get a better understanding of YHWH”s Words because one word can change the entire meaning of a passage. The same way the KJV translates grain as corn, the example of this is found in John 12:24

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

The passage should read like this “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a GRAIN of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.”

Corn during that time period was referred to as any grain especially wheat, so reading that passage in KJV would be misleading, as we know there is no “corn of wheat” and it makes more sense knowing that it is “grain of wheat”. I strongly believe this is what happened with the color translation as well. I honestly, do not know how YHWH views this situation with the translations of colors, cords, and ribbons, but as always take it to Him in prayer and let the Ruach guide you. But without a doubt men and women who follow YESHUA are commanded to wear tassels on their garments!

Did YESHUA wear tsitsit/tassels?

We see in Numbers 15:38-41 YHWH Commands us to wear tsitsit and we know that YESHUA is the Word of YHWH made flesh; therefore, YESHUA would not break The Torah, He obeyed every commandment being without sin, and He cannot abolish any laws being that He is The Word or else He would be abolishing Himself, let it not be! And we are to walk as He walked. He is Elohim the Son who became fully human as we are and even received the Ruach ha’Kodesh (Holy Spirit) just as we are supposed to. So He did not cut any corners because He is The Son of YHWH, He showed us how to walk and be obedient.

1 John 2:5-6

“But whoever guards His Word, truly the love of Elohim has been perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. The one who says he stays in Him OUGHT HIMSELF ALSO TO WALK, EVEN AS HE WALKED.”

Mathew 9:19-20

“And YESHUA rose and followed him, His disciples too. And see, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the TSITSIT (Tassels) of His garment.”

Luke 8:43-44

“And a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who having spent all her livelihood on physicians, was unable to be healed by any, came from behind and touched the TSITSIT (Tassels) of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.”

Mathew 14:35-36

“And when the men of that placed recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding country, and brought to Him all who were sick, and begged Him to let them only touch the TSITSIT (Tassels) of His garment. And as many as touched it were completely healed.”

KJV says hem or borders right?

The King James Bible translated the world tassel or fringes with border and hem which changes the meaning if you don’t go back at look at the original word as I pointed out earlier. This is how the KJV reads regarding the tassels:

Luke 8:43-44 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

Matthew 9:20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.

The Greek word used to translate "border" and "hem" in the above scriptures is the word kraspedon #2899 in the Strong's concordance:

Kraspedon means a fringe or tassel – border, hem. Even the Barkley-Newman Greek Dictionary defines it as: kraspedon, fringe, edge; tassel

YESHUA is Torah and pointed to the Torah

Mathew 5:17

“Do not think that I came to destroy (abolish) the Torah or the prophets. I did not come to destroy but to complete.”

YESHUA pointed to The Torah when He healed the leper? Mathew 8:2-4

“And see, a leper came, and bowed before Him, saying, “Adonai, if You desire, You are able to make me clean.” And stretching out His hand YESHUA touched him, saying, “I desire it. Be cleansed! And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And YESHUA said to him, “See, mention it to no one. But go your way, show yourself to the Kohen (priest) and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a witness to them.” Ezra 7:6 shows Moses was given Torah by YHWH, Moses wrote the words.

Leviticus 14:1-4

“And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, “This shall be the Torah of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the Kohen (priest), and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look and see, if the leprosy is healed in the leper, then the Kohen shall command, and he shall take for him who is to be cleansed to live and clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet and hyssop.” Verse 32 “This the Torah for one who had an infection of leprosy, who is unable to afford his cleansing.”

What is the gift YESHUA was referring to? Leviticus 1:1-4

“And YHWH called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Appointment, saying, “Speak to the children of Yisra’el, and say to them, ‘When anyone of you brings an offering to YHWH, you bring your offering of the livestock, of the herd or of the flock. ‘If his offering is a burnt offering of the herd, let him bring a male, a perfect one. Let him bring it at the door of the Tent of Appointment, for his acceptance before YHWH. ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.”

We can see that YESHUA pointed back to the Torah concerning the healing of the Leper and YESHUA cleansed Him without the leper having to go through the entire ritual showing His power, but He did tell him to offer the gift commanded in the Torah as a witness.

Let us do ALL we can to be obedient and walk like YESHUA

Luke 6:46

“But why do you call Me Adonai (My Master), Adonai,’ and do not do what I say? Everyone who is coming to Me, and is hearing My Words and is DOING them, I shall show you whom he is like: “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the stream burst against that house, but was unable to shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But the one hearing and NOT DOING, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”

Let us obedient to our Elohim of Yisra’el and follow Him as He commanded and walk how YESHUA walked! The tsitsit also make you stand out amongst a crowd because nobody is wearing them, so you will have a set-apart look from the world, plus it’s a great conversation starter. People will want to know what they mean because it is so rare to see them, which is a great time to tell them about YESHUA our awesome Mashiach/Messiah (Ma-she-ach) and all He has done for us! HalleluYAH!

WARNING LAWBREAKERS! Proof Abel & Noah obeyed The Law before Jews!

Written by: Damien Powell

Enoch (Hanok) 99:2

“Woe to them who pervert the Words of uprightness, and transgress the ENTERNAL (EVERLASTING) LAW, and transform themselves into what they were not-into sinners! They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth.”

These are some powerful words from Enoch who was shown the end from the beginning and wrote everything down for a future generation of instruction. The point is that the Torah, Commandments, Laws of YHWH are eternal that means they always existed and this applies for ALL creation! Further proof of this is that Abel/Hebel (Hay-veil), Noah, and Abraham kept the commandments in Genesis before there ever was a Jew! Did Abel make a sacrifice for his offering?

Genesis 4:4

“And Abel also brought of the FIRST-BORN of his flock and of their fat. And YHWH looked to Abel and his offering….”

Notice how Abel brought the First-born of his flock and the fat? Why did he bring the first-born of the flock?

Leviticus 27:26

“However, a FIRST-BORN of the beasts, which is FIRST-BORN to YHWH, no man sanctify it-whether bull or sheep, it BELONGS TO YHWH.”

Deuteronomy 15:19

“Kadosh (sanctify) to YHWH your Elohim all the FIRST-BORN males that come from your HERD AND YOUR FLOCK. Do no work with the FIRST-BORN of your herd, nor shear the FIRST-BORN of your flock.”

As we can see Abel already knew in Genesis what to offer to YHWH before it was written in Deuteronomy! Abel didn’t guess, he already knew what YHWH expected and he presented it before YHWH and why his was accepted. Now how about the fat that Abel brought along with the first-born of his flock? In order to get fat from an animal you must kill him and in this case it was for a sacrifice.

Leviticus 3:3

“And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to YHWH, THE FAT that covers the entrails and all THE FAT that is on the entrails.”

Leviticus 7:2-3

“The guilt offering is slaughtered in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering, and its blood is sprinkled on the altar all around. Then he brings from it all its FAT: THE FAT tail and the FAT that covers the entrails…”

The author of Hebrews confirms that Abel’s offering was a blood sacrifice/offering with the following Scripture.

Hebrews 12:24

“And to YESHUA the Mediator of a New Covenant, and to the BLOOD of sprinkling which speaks BETTER THAN ABEL.”

We don’t make animals sacrifices anymore being that YESHUA our perfect Lamb without blemish offered Himself once and for ALL for sin. This just proves that Abel was obeying the commands in the Torah before it was written in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Abel was righteous for what he did with his offering.

Hebrews 11:4

“By belief, Abel offered to Elohim a greater SLAUGHTER offering than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous…”

So how much better the blood of YESHUA the Lamb of YHWH who takes away the sins of the world. Further proof that the world has to accept the free gift of YESHUA and obey His Commands. Abel had faith to offer up his best and works of the Torah by obeying what he knew YHWH expected. Abel is only four chapters in and he was obedient and he was before Noah.

Did Noah obey the commandments?

Genesis 7:1-2

“And YHWH said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.”

Verse 2 “Of all the CLEAN beasts take with you seven pairs, a male of his female; and of the beasts that are UNCLEAN two, a males and his female;”

How did Noah know what animals were CLEAN and UNCLEAN before they were written in Leviticus 11 where He lists what we can eat and what we cannot eat? Then YHWH makes it clearer in Leviticus 11:46-47

“This is the TORAH of the beasts and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth, to make A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE UNCLEAN AND THE CLEAN, and between the living creature that is eaten and the living creature that is NOT EATEN.”

Notice how YHWH says in Leviticus 11:46 “This is The TORAH” which we know is the first five books which the world calls the Law! So this makes sense when YHWH said that Noah was righteous before Him in that generation. What is righteousness?

Deuteronomy 6:25

“And it is righteousness for us when we guard to do ALL these Commands before YHWH our Elohim, as He has commanded us.”

Psalms 119:142

“Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and Your TORAH IS TRUTH.”

Now we know why Noah was guarding the Torah of the dietary laws in Genesis before it was written in Leviticus because he knew the truth and was righteous.

What about Abraham?

Genesis 26:5

“Because Abraham obeyed My voice and guarded My Charge: My Commands, My Laws, and My Torot (Plural form of Torah).”

So this would make since that since Abel and Noah who were before Abraham, obeyed the Torah and that Abraham whom all the nations of the earth would be blessed would have obeyed the eternal Torah as well. Abraham begot Isaac and then Isaac begot Jacob! Through Jacob came Judah; where the Jews come from, so we can see that Abel, Noah, and Abraham all kept the Torah before there ever was a Jew! YESHUA even said in John 8:39 “They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” YESHUA said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.” We know his works because YHWH said he obeyed the Torah. So if we are all the seed of Abraham and heirs according to the promise, then are you doing what Abraham did by keeping Torah?

Galatians 3:29

“And if you are of Messiah, then YOU ARE SEED OF ABRAHAM, and heirs according to promise.”

What about Moses?

The Sabbath Day is so important to YHWH because He instituted The Sabbath during creation. He rested on the Sabbath and expects those who worship to keep the Sabbath as it is a sign between He and His people. Notice how YHWH spoke to Moses and rebuked the Israelites for collecting Manna on the Sabbath after He instructed them not to.

In Exodus 16:26-28

“Gather it six days, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, there is none.” And it came to be that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found none. And YHWH said to Moses, “How long shall you refuse to guard My Commands and My Torah?”

As stated above, Exodus 16:28 proves that Sabbath rest was instituted before the Ten Commandments.  YHWH had commandments about keeping the Sabbath Day before He gave the Commands to Moses four chapters later in Exodus 20. Furthermore, YHWH said Torah again, so this is further proof that YHWH’s law was pre-existing and His commandments are eternal (everlasting) and Moses already knew what YHWH was referring to. How else what Moses had known in Exodus 16 before Mount Sinai in Exodus 20?

It’s time for ALL creation to wake up!

Psalms 119:150-152

“…They have been far from Your Torah. You are near, O YHWH, and all Your Commands are TRUTH Of OLD I have known Your Witnesses, that you have founded them FOREVER.” Verse 160-165 “The sum of Your Word is TRUTH, and Your righteousness Right-Rulings are FOREVER (ETERNAL). Rulers have persecuted me without a cause, but at Your Word my heart stood in awe. I rejoice at Your Word as one who finds great treasure. I have hated falsehood (lawlessness) and loathe it, Your Torah I have loved. I have praised You seven times a day, because of your righteous Right-Rulings. Great peace have those loving your Torah, and for them there is no stumbling-block.”

2 Esdras 3:5-8

“..And gave a body to Adam without being, which was the workmanship of Your hands, and breathed into him the breath of life, and he was made living before You. And You led him into paradise, which Your right hand had planted before the earth ever appeared. And You gave a Command to him to love Your Way; which he transgressed, and immediately You appointed death in him and in his generations, from whom came nations, tribes, people, and clans, without number. And ALL people walked after their OWN DESIRE, and acted arrogantly before You, and despised Your Commands.”

Do not be like those of the past generation and those now who are arrogantly walking in disobedience to YHWH’s Torah and Commandments especially since we now see that His Laws always existed therefore, All believers should be obedient as well.

Choose life!

2 Esdras 7:20-21

“For there are many who perish in the life, because they despise the Law of Elohim that is put before them. For Elohim has given a strict Command to those who came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment. What was the strict Command that we should live?

Deuteronomy 30:14-16

 “For the Word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart-to do it. “See, I have put before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I am commanding you today to love YHWH your Elohim, to walk in His Ways, and to guard His Commands, and His Laws, and His Right-Rulings.”

2 Esdras 7:22-24

“Nevertheless they were not obedient to Him; but spoke against Him, and plotted in vain; and deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the Most High, that He did not exist; and did not know His ways. But they have DESPISED HIS TORAH, and denied His Covenants; they have not been trustworthy in His Laws, and have NOT PERFOMED His works.” This ties right in with Isaiah 24..

Isaiah 24:5

“For the EARTH has been defiled under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed My Torot (Torah plural), changed the law, broken the everlasting Covenant.”

The world has despised His Torah saying that it is “done away with” and not performed His Works, which is the exact opposite of what Christianity believes in. Christianity says we are saved by grace alone and there are no works we need to do. But we know that James said in James 2:20 “But do you want to know, O foolish man, that the faith without works is dead?” James understood that our Father YHWH expects of to perform the works of His Torah and Commands with actions and not by mouth alone. YESHUA died for us, but He told us that the lawless will not enter in heaven.

2 Esdras 7:72-74

“For this reason, therefore, those who live on earth shall be tortured, for though they had knowledge, they committed wickedness; and although they received the Commandments, they did guard (keep them); and though they obtained the Law, they dealt untrustworthily with what they had received. What then shall they have to say in the judgment, or how shall they answer in the last days? How long the Most High has been patient with the inhabitants of the WORLD! (Not just Jews) and not for their sakes, but because of the days that He has ordained.”

Job 28:26

“When He made a law for the rain, and a way for the lightning of thunder…”

Job 38:33

“Do you know the laws of the heavens? Or do you apply their rule over the earth?”

Ask yourselves this! If there is a law for the rain and laws in the holy heavens where YHWH, YESHUA, and the messengers dwell, and the heavens are greater than the earth, then how can human who is less than Them be without LAW? Be deceived no more! Let us ALL who follow YESHUA not only have the faith, but be obedient to His Commands. The Commandments are how we know Him and the Commandments are how we Love Him! Our Elohim knows what is laid up for those who walk in disobedience, so its time to wake up WORLD!

Share this with everyone who needs to hear this important message and may YHWH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Sexual sins: Homosexuality and the rainbow

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!

ONE FAITH leads to heaven! Part 2

Written by: Damien Powell

Last week we discussed how Christianity says that Paul did away with the law, but it was proven from Scripture that not only did Paul keep the laws and holy Feast Days in Torah but also told the assemblies/churches who were not native-born Israelites to do the same. Paul said in Ephesians 4:4-6 “One Body, One Ruach (Spirit), One Master, One belief, One immersion (baptism) and One Father.” This alone debunks the 51,000 different denominations of Christianity!

YESHUA the Chief and Great Shepherd

Peter said in Acts 10:34-35 that ALL nations who revere Elohim and work righteousness which means obedience to the commandments will be accepted by Elohim! This is confirmed when we look at YESHUA the Great Shepherd!

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.”

The Child is YESHUA who we know was “caught away” when He rose from the dead and now is sitting at the right-hand of YHWH on the throne. YESHUA is The Shepherd of ALL NATIONS, it does not say that He would shepherd the Jews only. This is for anyone who believes in Him and is obedient. In doing so they would be grafted in with the native-born just as Peter was shown not to call any man common or unclean.

John 10:14-16

“I am the good shepherd. And I know Mine, and Mine know Me, even as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold-I have to bring them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be ONE FLOCK, ONE SHEPERD!”

YESHUA said that there are other sheep that are not of this fold that He must bring in and there will be One flock and One Shepherd. The “sheep not of this fold” is the gentiles the non-native born Israelites that would be grafted in. They would hear His voice being called out of the darkness into the light and be obedient and follow Him. And as they are grafted in with the native-born, YESHUA said there would be ONE  Shepherd (Himself) of ONE FLOCK which is one Belief, One Ruach, One Body, One Master, One Immersion, and One Father! Notice He did not say two flocks? That is because He is the Way, the Truth, and The Life and The Only Way, not 51,000 different denominations!

John 17:20-21

“And I do not pray for these alone, but also for those believing in Me through their word, so that they all might be ONE, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, so that they too might be ONE in Us, so that the world might believe that You have sent Me.”

Again YESHUA said that those believing in Him and not just His disciples would be One just as He and The Father are One. So if we cling to One Elohim of All then that means there is One faith.

Mathew 3:9

“And do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that Elohim is able to raise up children of Abraham from these stones.” So John The Baptist is saying being a native-born Israelite won’t save you if you don’t believe and keep the commandments. Elohim can raise up stones (the non-native born) to be the seed of Abraham which He did by grafting the gentiles in with the native-born.

1 Peter 2:4-5

“Drawing near to Him, a living Stone-rejected indeed by men, but chosen by YHWH and precious-you also, as LIVING STONES, are being built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual slaughter offerings acceptable to YHWH through YESHUA ha”Mashiach.”

One faith and obedience to His Word! What is the criteria?

Luke 11:27-28

“And it came to be, as He was saying this, a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which You nursed on!” But He said, “Blessed rather are those hearing the Word of YHWH and keeping it!” Again, this is a general statement to THOSE (ANYONE) who hear the Word of YHWH and DO the Word! Again how do we know this?

Mathew 12:50

“For WHOEVER (does not say just Jews) does the desire of My Father who is in the heavens is My brother and sister and mother.”

Revelation 12:17

“And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to fight with the remnant of her seed, THOSE guarding the Commands of YHWH and possessing the witness of YESHUA ha’Mashiach.”

Revelation 14:12

“Here is the endurance of the saints, here are THOSE guarding the Commands of YHWH and the belief of YESHUA.”

Revelation 7:9

“After this I looked and saw a great crowd which no one was able to count, out of ALL NATIONS AND TRIBES AND PEOPLES AND TONGUES, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Deliverance belongs to our Elohim who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” So here are people from EVERY nation and tongue before YHWH and YESHUA and notice they say “Deliverance belongs to OUR Elohim?” That is because there is ONE Elohim for ALL nations who revere Him and keep His commandments.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are THOSE doing His Commands, so that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city.” Then in verse 15 part of those who will not make it into the Kingdom are those who practice “falsehood.” And we know that Psalms 119:142 says The Torah is Truth; therefore, if you don’t obey the Torah which is truth, then you are following falsehood by being lawless saying the law was done away with which leads to sin and unrighteousness.

Paul says this in Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of Elohim is revealed from the heavens against all wickedness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth (Torah) in unrighteousness (lawlessness).” Verse 25 “Who changed the truth (Torah) of Elohim into falsehood…”  Revelation 12:12 “Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has little time.” Knowing that he has little time he has led the world astray with 51,000 denominations of lawless Christianity!

Notice how in these scriptures it never mentions Jews only? The saints and those who overcome, whether native born or nonnative born grafted in are those who keep the commandments and believe in YESHUA. There is no distinction, just simply those who are obedient until the end.

Revelation 3:10

“Because you have guarded My Word of endurance, I also shall guard you from the hour of the trial which shall come upon ALL the world, to try those who dwell on the earth.’

The church in Asia (Philadelphia) modern day location in Turkey. Is the assembly who YESHUA loved because they kept His Word and did not deny His only Name! We see they were not native born Israelites, yet by them being obedient they were grafted in and YESHUA said He would protect them for their obedience. Notice the other churches like Pergamos allowed the false teachings of the Nicolatians and Thuatira allowed false teaching of a false prophetess and YESHUA that led His servants astray. He did not applaud them for this, but instead He scolded them for it. It is no different today with the false teachings of Christianity! He told them to repent or else He would fight against them and slay the children with death.

Light to gentiles

Luke 2:32

“A light for the unveiling of the gentiles, and the esteem of Your people Yisra’el.” The gentiles would see the truth and be called out of darkness into the light of truth.

Acts 13:44-48

“But speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, “It was necessary that the Word of Elohim should be spoken to you first, but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, see, we turn to the gentiles. For so the Adon has commanded us, “I have appointed you to be a light to the gentiles, that you should be for deliverance to the ends of the earth!”

1 Peter 2:9-10

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that you should proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of the darkness into His marvelous light, who once were NOT a people, but now the people of Elohim; who had not obtained compassion, but now obtained compassion.”

Romans 9:24-26,

Even whom He called, not only us of the Jews, but also of the gentiles? As He says also in Hosea, “I shall call them My people, who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.” ‘And it shall be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ there they shall be called sons of the living Elohim.”

Hosea 2:23

“And I shall sow her for Myself in the earth, and I shall have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion. And I shall say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people, while they say, “My Elohim!”

This just further proves that YHWH always had a plan to bring in the gentiles to be grafted in with the native-born and be called One! Those who were not His people (gentiles) now grafted in would be His people! Acts 14:16 “Who in the past generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.” But not anymore because there is only ONE Elohim and ONE faith to us ALL!

Being One in Old Covenant

Elijah was not a native-born Israelite, he was a Tishbite.  The name Tishbite is thought to be related to the noun תושב (toshab), meaning sojourner, and both to come from the verb ישב (yashab), meaning to sit, to remain or to dwell. The sojourner is the non-native born Israelite who joined themselves to the nation of Yisra’el.  YHWH used and protected Elijah even though he wasn’t a native born to embarrass the 450 prophets of the pagan deity and the other 400 prophets of the female pagan deity in 1 Kings 18. And look was James 5:16-18 says

“The earnest prayer of a righteous one accomplishes much. Elijah was a man with feelings like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain. And it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the land brought forth its fruit.”

Elijah the Tishbite the nonnative born, the sojourner, was righteous and YHWH used him for His esteem and was taken up in a whirlwind without dying. Ruth was a Moabite and said in Ruth 1:16 “But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you, or to go back from following after you. For wherever you go, I go; and wherever you stop over, I stop over. Your people is my people, and Your Elohim is My Elohim” And we know Ruth is in the line of YESHUA.

Exodus 12:49

“There is ONE Torah for the native-born and for the stranger who sojourns among you.” And remember we already defined Tishbite which Elijah was as a sojourner, and there is ONE Torah for ALL! ONE belief!

Leviticus 19:34

“Let the stranger who dwells among you be to you as the NATIVE among you, and you shall love him as yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am YHWH your Elohim.”

Numbers 15:15-16

“ONE LAW is for you of the assembly and for the stranger who sojourns with you (the non-native born) a LAW FOREVER throughout your generations. As you are, is the stranger before YHWH.” Once grafted in you the non-native born have become just like the native born and have ONE LAW FOREVER!

Ezekiel 47:21

“And you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Yisra’el. And it shall be that you divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who sojourn in your midst and who bear children among you. And they shall be to you as NATIVE-BORN among the children of Yisra’el…”

Do not let anyone teach you a false Messiah!

1 Corinthians 10:17

“Because there is ONE BREAD, we, who are many, are ONE Body, for we all partake of the ONE BREAD.” Who is the One Bread to this One body and One faith?

John 6:33-35

“For the BREAD of Elohim is He who comes down out of the heavens and gives life to the world.” So they said to Him, “Adonai (My Master) give us this bread always.” And YESHUA said to them, “I am the BREAD of life. He who comes to Me shall not get hungry at all, and he who believes in Me shall not get thirsty at all.”

As we can see from Part 1 last week and Part 2 this week that there is only One Body, One Spirit, One Master YESHUA, One faith, One Immersion, One Father, One Shepherd over One flock over ALL nations who revere Him and keep His commandments. We are all One! Therefore, if someone teaches contrary than what YHWH, YESHUA, Paul, Peter, all apostles, prophets, just all the obedient servants in scripture, then they are teaching of another YESHUA!

Galatians 1:8

However, even if we, or a messenger out of the heavens, bring a ‘good news’ to you beside what we announced to you, let him be accursed.”

2 Corinthians 11:4

“For indeed, if he who is coming proclaims another YESHUA, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different Good News which you have not accepted, you put up with it well enough!” And no believer should ever put up with a false teaching of YESHUA!

2 John 1:9-11

“Everyone who is transgressing and not staying in the teaching of Messiah does NOT possess Elohim. The one who stays in the teaching of Messiah possesses both the Father and The Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house not greet him, for he who greets him shares in his wicked works.”

Conclusion

Which is why YESHUA said in John 5:45-47

Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, in whom you have put your expectation. For if you believed Moses, you would have believed Me, since He wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how shall you believe My Words?”

He says “If you do not believe his writings (Moses/Torah), how shall you believe My Words?” The last sentence is modern day Christianity who says the law or Torah is done away with, so they do not believe in the writings of Moses who wrote the Torah. So being that YESHUA is The Word, The Torah made flesh, how can the Christian believe any words that YESHUA spoke, if they did not believe the writings in the Torah?

Isaiah 8:20

“To the Torah and to the Witness! If they do not speak according to this Word, it is because they have no light in them.”

YESHUA is the Torah the written words that became living flesh. And who is the Witness?

Revelation 1:5

“And from YESHUA ha’Mashiach, the trustworthy Witness, the first-born from the dead….”

Revelation 3:14

“And to the messenger of the assembly of Laodicea write, ‘The Ah-main, The Trustworthy and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of YHWH.”

My fellow brother sisters this prophecy in Isaiah says that if they don’t speak of The Torah which is YESHUA who is The True witness, it’s because there is no light/truth in them, and we know YESHUA is The Way, The Truth, and The Life and also the Light of the world. It’s time to wake up and come out of the lies! The Torah, Commands, Laws are NOT done away with and they DO NOT just apply to the Jews, but to ALL who proclaim to follow YESHUA! I pray this two part series has proven this and that if you are still in the lie that you repent and come out of it and follow the truth! HalleluYAH!

ONE faith leads to heaven! Apostle Paul agrees! Pt. 1

Written by: Damien Powell

This message is to wake the world up because the deception is getting worse. Since Paul’s letters are the crutch for Christianity and part of the reason that there are over 51,000 denominations of lawless Christianity, I’m going to address this situation by showing that Paul AGREED that there is only one faith and one way; and Christianity isn’t it. This is Part one which will show Scriptures from The New Testament of both Paul and Peter agreeing. Then next week will be Part two with the words of YESHUA Himself and Scriptures confirming ONE faith in the Old Testament as well.

Ephesians 4:4-6

“ONE Body and ONE Ruach (Spirit), as you were called in one expectation of your calling, ONE Adon (Master), ONE BELIEF, ONE immersion (baptism), ONE Elohim and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in YOU ALL.”

This letter to the church in Ephesus is the same location that Paul spoke out against for their worship of a pagan deity, he was able to reach those who would listen.

Acts 19:27-28

“And not only is this trade of ours in danger of coming to rejection, but also that the temple of the great female mighty one Artemis whom all Asia and the world worship, shall be regarded as worthless and her greatness diminished.” And having heard this, they were filled with rage and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

It is clear that Paul says that there is only ONE body in YESHUA for we are the members of the body with different gifts, ONE Holy Spirit, ONE Master YESHUA, ONE belief/faith, ONE baptism, and ONE Father YHWH; however, the world and all Asia keeps worshiping this deity but Paul did not support it even though they were not native-born Israelites, because salvation is to all who believe. So if there is only ONE faith and ONE Elohim then where are the 51,000 different denominations coming from? There is not even two faiths or even three! So Satan masquerading as a messenger of light has lied again, since he is the father of it, by getting the world to believe that there is not ONE right faith and that all religions pray to the same elohim, and there are many different ways to getting to Him. Followers of YESHUA in Christianity have been deceived! The letters of Paul have done exactly what Peter said in 2 Peter 3:15-16 that people would twist his words to their own destruction, because we can clearly see that Paul supports ONE faith and ONE Elohim.

Paul himself observed the Sabbath (4th commandment) and the Holy Days in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16 which Christianity does not observe because of the lies they have been taught. Based off of the Ephesians 4:3-6 scripture alone Paul has distanced himself from Christianity; because their faith speaks contrary to the words of Paul. Preachers say he did away with the law and he simply did not! And hypothetically speaking if he did, then where is his other witnesses (Mathew 18:16).  Paul preached to the gentiles and told them to keep the Holy Days that the world has been deceived into calling them the Jewish Sabbaths and Jewish Feast days when they are for ALL who follow YESHUA not just Jews!

ALL of the faithful to YHWH in Scripture followed these commandments including Paul, so that means that ALL who proclaim to follow YESHUA and read the Bible are grafted in to the nation of Yisra’el (Ger) and must observe these days since there is only ONE belief and ONE immersion.

 This would include the weekly 7th day Sabbath, Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Shavuot aka Pentecost, Yom Teruah (Trumpets), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) and the 8th Day Assembly.

Show me in the Bible where Paul observed these Holy Feasts Days?

1 Corinthians 5:7-8

“Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, so that you are a new lump, as you were unleavened. For also Messiah our Pesach (Passover) was offered for us. So then let us OBSERVE the Festival (Passover), not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of evil and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity of truth.”

So we can see that Paul in this letter to the assembly in Corinth who were not native born Israelites, to observe Passover just as he did. These are not just Jewish feast days and we see Paul was obedient to the Torah for us to observe YHWH’s holy days and not the pagan ones of Xmas, Easter, etc.

Acts 13:42-44

“And when the Yahudim (Jews) went out of the congregation, the gentiles begged to have these words spoken to them the next Sabbath. Verse 44 “And on the next Sabbath almost all the city came together to heard the Word of YHWH.”

As we can see Paul and Barnabas went into the congregations and taught on the Sabbath Day which is in the Torah the 4th of the 10 commandments (Exodus 20:8). Paul was obedient to the command to remember the Sabbath Day (7th day) to keep it holy, the day Christianity has forsaken for the 1st day of the week. So if Paul is the man the world wants to follow then why aren’t they following his example of Sabbath worship? And again in Acts 17:1-2

“And having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a congregation of the Jews. And according to his practice, Paul went in unto them, and for three Sabbath days was reasoning with them from the Scriptures, explaining and pointing out that ha’Mashiach had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and that, “This is ha’Mashiach YESHUA, whom I proclaim to you.” Here we find Paul teaching on the Sabbath again and pointing out YESHUA from The Torah and Prophets.

Acts 20:6-7

“And we sailed away from Phillipos AFTER THE DAYS OF MATZAH (Feast of Unleavened Bread)”, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days. And on one of the Sabbaths, the disciples having gathered together to break bread, Paul intending to depart the next day, was reasoning with them and was extending the Word till midnight.”

So now we see that Paul and those with him observed The Feast of Unleavened Bread also known as the Feast of Matzah, which is in the Torah (Leviticus 23). They did not even sail until after they finished observing the Feast.  Then in verse 7 it says on one of the Sabbaths they broke bread, we can still see he observed the Holy Days also known as Sabbaths in Leviticus 23.

Acts 20:16

“For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might lose no time in Asia, for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of the Festival of Shavuot (Pentecost.).”

So here again we see that Paul kept the Appointed Times/Holy Feast Days of YHWH found in Leviticus 23. He wanted to get back to Jerusalem to celebrate the Holy Day of Shavuot known as Pentecost. So how can believers say Paul did away with the law when he was obeying it himself? He kept Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, The Sabbaths, and Shavuot etc. So the claim that Paul was lawless and preached against Torah isn’t true.

Other Scriptures where Paul says we are one!

One of the things I found to be interesting as that Paul usually reveals that we are ONE and there is no partiality between native-born and nonnative born in the 3rd chapter of his letters.

Romans 3:29-31

“Or is He the Elohim of the Jews only, and not also of the gentiles (being grafted in)? Yes, of the gentiles also, since it is ONE Elohim who shall declare right the circumcised by belief and the uncircumcised through belief. Do we then nullify the Torah through the belief? LET IT NOT BE! On the contrary we ESTABLISH THE TORAH.”

Colossians 3:11

“Where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, foreigner, Skuthian, slave, free, but Messiah is ALL, and IN ALL.”

Ephesians 3:6

“The gentiles to be co-heirs, UNITED in the SAME BODY, and partakers together in the promise in Messiah through the Good News….”

Galatians 3:27-29

“For as many of you as were immersed (baptized) into Messiah have put on Messiah. There is not Jew nor Greek (gentile), there is not slave nor free, there is not male and female, for you are all ONE IN MESSIAH YESHUA. And if you are of Messiah, then you are seed of Abraham, and heirs according to the promise.” And if we are the seed of Abraham then we know Abraham kept the Torah and commandments before there ever was a Jew. As YESHUA said in John 8:39 “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.” Abraham had faith to offer His Son Isaac, but also kept the commandments.

Genesis 26:5

“Because Abraham obeyed My voice and guarded My Charge: My Commands, My Laws, and My Torot (plural form of Torah)!”

Ephesians 2:18-19

“Because through Him we both have access to the Father by ONE Ruach (Spirit). So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of Elohim.”

Romans 10:12

“Because there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Adon of ALL is rich to ALL those calling upon Him.”

My fellow brothers and sisters it is quite clear based off of Paul’s words himself that there is one faith, one body, one Messiah, one baptism, one Holy Spirit, One Father, and that YHWH and YESHUA do not make a distinction between native-born Israelites and those gentiles who are grafted in. He sees us as ONE and if we are ONE we are all to have one like mind and follow the ONE TRUTH AND ONE FAITH because there is not another!

Acts 10:34-35

“And opening his mouth, Kepha (Peter) said, “Truly I see that Elohim shows NO partiality, but in EVERY NATION, he who reveres Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.”

Peter confirms that ALL who come to YHWH whether native-born or gentile grated in are ONE in the eyes of YHWH and call no man common or unclean, if they revere Elohim and work righteousness. And how does Scripture define reverence and righteousness?

 Deuteronomy 6:24-25

“And YHWH commanded us to do all these Laws, TO REVERE YHWH our Elohim, for our good always, to keep us alive, as it is today. And it is RIGHTEOUSNESS for us when we guard (keep) to do all this Command before YHWH our Elohim, as He has commanded us.”

Once you accept YESHUA as Messiah then you have become grafted in as native-born Israelite; therefore the entire Bible including the laws apply to everyone who reads it and there are no exceptions!

Acts 15:8-9

“And Elohim, who knows, the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Ruach ha’Kodesh, as also to us, and made NO DISTINCTION between us and them, cleansing their hearts by belief.”

Romans 2:12-13

“For as many as sinned without Torah shall also perish without Torah, and as many as sinned in the Torah shall be judged by the Torah. For NOT the hearers of the Torah are righteous in the sight of Elohim, but the DOERS of the Torah shall be declared right.”

Conclusion

1 Peter 4:18 so we see that even the righteous are scarcely saved, which is the narrow path YESHUA spoke of in Mathew 7:13-21. Notice he says how narrow it is for even the righteous and we defined righteousness above in Deuteronomy 6:24-25.

Both Paul and Peter say that you don’t even have a chance to stand before YESHUA when He returns if you don’t obey and keep the commandments and He will say to the lawless “I never knew you, depart from Me!” The commandments are how we know Him, how we love Him, and how He keeps His bride pure!

2 Timothy 4:3-4

“For there shall be a time when they shall not bear sound teaching, but according to their OWN desires, they shall heap up for themselves teachers tickling the ear, and they shall indeed turn their ears away from the TRUTH, and be turned aside to myths.”

2 Peter 2:1-2

“But there also came to be false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall secretly bring in destructive heresies (speaking against Word of YHWH, and deny the Adon/Master who bought them, brining swift destruction on themselves. And many shall follow their destructive ways, because of whom the WAY of TRUTH shall be evil spoken of…”

Peter and Paul both agree that there is ONE WAY! They don’t say WAYS of the truth! Many would turn aside to lies which leads to their own destruction. Peter said the world would listen to false teachers and speak evil of the WAY OF TRUTH. Saying the law is done away with is part of speaking evil of the truth! What is the WAY OF TRUTH?

Psalms 119:142

“Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and Your Torah is TRUTH.”

Psalms 119:1

“Blessed are the perfect in the WAY, who walk in the Torah of YHWH!”

And we know that YESHUA is the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE! So rejecting the Torah is rejecting YESHUA which means you have denied the One who bought you as Peter said. YESHUA bought/purchased us with His blood and then the world denies Him.

1 Corinthians 10:11

“And all these came upon them as examples, and they were written as A WARNING to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come…”

2 Peter 2:6-7

“…having made them an example to those who afterward would live wickedly, and rescued the righteous Lot, who was oppressed with the indecent behavior of the LAWLESS.”

Do not become examples of the lawless ones as we see their destruction, because there is a coming judgment from the Righteous Judge YESHUA and both Paul and Peter say these accounts have been written as warnings to the world. And I’m speaking today to warn the world to come out of the lies of Christianity and follow YESHUA and let the Ruach ha’Kodesh be your guide and teacher.

I prayed that this has been a blessing to you and please share this with EVERYONE you know, because this is important! May our Father YHWH bless you in YESHUA’s Name.

Janus: The pagan god of NEW YEARS!

Written by: Damien Powell

Last week we discussed the pagan origins of Xmas and how it’s not the birth of YESHUA our Messiah, but the birth of a demon. Now on January 1st the world is going to get ready to say “Happy New Year!” And they are going to set all kind of New Year resolutions that they will set out to accomplish, but what is the origin behind this so-called New Year? And the origin of the New Year resolutions?

This day is probably the most overlooked because it seems harmless, but yes, even this day has ties to pagan worship. YHWH told us that the New Year for those who believe in Him on the Hebrew calendar is in late March or early April (the month of Abib) when Passover was instituted. Exodus 12:1-2 says:

“And YHWH spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt Saying, This month is the beginning of months for you, it is the first month of the year for you.”

Deuteronomy 16:1

“Guard the month of Abib, and perform the Pesach (Passover) to YHWH your Elohim brought you out of Egypt by night.”

YHWH’s calendar looks like this:

Biblical Calendar Name

Abib (Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread) in March or April
Ziv
3rd month
4th month
5th month
6th month
Ethanim- (Yom Teruah/Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Feast of Tabernacles, 8th Day Assembly
Bul
9th month
10th month

So where did all the extra months come from and who was behind it all? Here are some facts about New Years and its origin:

·        New Years is directly related to the solar, winter solstice, sun deity worship the same way that X-mas is. It is no coincidence that it is a week apart. For them xmas is the birth of the SUN and not the SON!

·        The first festivities of New Year’s goes back 4,000 years ago in Ancient Babylon whom YHWH calls in Revelation 17:5 “BABYLON (BABEL) THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS/WHORES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Babylon is called “The Mother of the abominations of the earth” because Mothers give birth and she birthed many false religions, pagan worship, idol worship, false traditions and lies.

·        Rome however has main influence over our calendar today but they learned it from Babylon with the New Year beginning at the vernal equinox. Their first calendar consisted of 10 months and 304 days. And their first month started in March as well.

·         The Romans originally numbered their months the same way YHWH numbered most of His months for example YHWH only names three months Abib, Ziv, and Ethanim. The rest of them He called the third month, the fourth month, etc. The Romans named the months based on number for example July was Quintilis meaning 5 for fifth month, Sextilis for 6th month later changed to August to honor Augustus Caesar in 8 BCE, Septe for 7th month, Novem for 9 (November) and Dece for 10 (December.) But notice how December has become the 12th month?

·        January and February did not exist until 1700 BCE (Before Common Era) when the 2nd King was in Rome

·        The calendar fell out of sync with the sun (notice how they revolve everything around the sun in every culture), so Julius Caesar added the Julian calendar which is similar to the Gregorian calendar we follow today. He added 67 extra days to catch up with the lunar and solar year. He also added a day in February every 4 years to keep his calendar in sync. (leap year).

·        In 153 BCE was celebrated as the New Years for the pagan deity named Janus hence the name January.  He represented “New beginnings”. We know believers say the so-called beginning of the year is a “new beginning” for them and things will be different this year as they say. Janus was a two-faced deity with head looking forward to the New Year and a head looking backward at the old year. The people would then offer sacrifices to him and join in parties to celebrate as the world does today. Again the world is just recreating pagan rituals as they did in ancient times. The world attends these New Year/s parties and what does Scripture say about parties?

Galatians 5:21

“Envy, murderers, DRUNKENESS, WILD PARTIES, and the like-of which I forewarn you, even as I also said before, that those who practice such as these shall not inherit the reign of Elohim.”

And we all know that wild parties, drinking, and sex all occur on this night of celebration. Already stacking on top of the fact that this day to honor a pagan deity. As I’ve stated before Satan knows what is in the Bible, but do you? He has used these events in the name of fun to get you to do all of these abominations.

·        January was also celebrated as New Year’s when it was moved from March to January also coinciding with the Roman politicians beginning their new term, which we do in our modern society. Human sacrifices are still offered to Satan today by pagan worshippers on Inauguration day on January 20th. It’s all set up this way for a reason to accomplish their pagan worship.

·        The church has found a way to “Christianize” a pagan custom again by saying that it is celebrated as the day of YESHUA’s circumcision, after His so-called birth on X-mas and as I explained earlier that December 25th is the birth of a pagan deity and not YESHUA. The celebration of this so-called circumcision is for a demon.  Satan knows what is in the Torah and we know that he isn’t going to follow the Torah. He only wants to pervert it and give believer’s enough truth mixed with a lie to deceive them.

·        Pope Gregory who invented the Gregorian calendar the world follows today was assisted by an astronomer who helped him to correct the 11 days (1752 jump) that were missing off of the Julian calendar. This is the secular calendar being used in our modern society instead of YHWH’s Hebrew calendar. Notice how Julius used astrology to help make his calendar? What does YHWH say about this?

Deuteronomy 18:10

“Let no one be found among you who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, for one who practices divination, or a user of magic, or one who interprets omens or a sorcerer…”

Where do New Year resolutions come from?

The Babylonians wanted to start the year off right by making promises to their false pagan deities in order to obtain favor from them. This is where the world gets making New Year’s resolutions comes from. Satan has gotten the world to unknowingly say they want to obtain favor from the pagan deity Janus on New Year’s while making their resolutions. Again as we can see, when the world partakes in this celebration they are doing nothing more than recreating pagan rituals.

We must unlearn these lies that we have inherited and follow YHWH in spirit and truth and walk as YESHUA walked. The world has added new traditions to His Word and we have been warned of this in Revelation 22:18:

“For I witness to everyone hearing the words of the prophecy of the book: If anyone adds to them, YHWH shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, YHWH shall take away his part from the Book of Life, and out of the Holy city, which are written in this Book.”

Let us stand up and fight for the Elohim of Yisrael in truth!