Shepherd of Hermas command #2: Part 2 Almsgiving/Giving to the poor

This week we will continue with the second part of the second commandment which is to help the poor.

Helping the poor

 “Practice goodness; and from the rewards of your labors, which ELOHIM gives you, give to all the needy in simplicity, not hesitating as to whom you are to give or not to give. Give to all, for ELOHIM wishes His gifts to be shared amongst all. They who receive, will render an account to ELOHIM why and for what they have received. For the afflicted who receive will not be condemned, but they who receive on FALSE PRETENSES will suffer punishment. He, then, who gives is guiltless. For as he received from YAHWEH, so has he accomplished his service in simplicity, not hesitating as to whom he should give and to whom he should not give. This service, then, if accomplished in simplicity, is esteem with ELOHIM. He, therefore, who thus ministers in simplicity, will live to ELOHIM. Keep therefore these commandments, as I have given them to you, that your repentance and the repentance of your house may be found in simplicity, and your heart may be pure and stainless.”

The malach (angel) of repentance makes it clear that you are to give to ANYONE who is need and not hesitate in doing so.

Testament of Zebulon 7:1-4

“Now I will declare to you what I did, I saw a man in distress, being naked in wintertime, and had compassion on him, and secretly took a garment from my dad’s house, and gave it to him who was in distress. Therefore you, my children, should also do, from that which ELOHIM gives to you, show compassion and kindness WITHOUT HESITATION to ALL MEN, and give to every man with a good heart. And if you do have the means to give to him that is in need, have compassion for him in bowels of kindness. I know that my hand did not find the means to give to him that needed, and I walked with him weeping for seven furlongs (7/8 of a mile), and my bowels yearned towards him in compassion.”

Mathew 6:3 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“But whenever you do almsgiving (charity), you should not reveal what your left hand does to your right hand.”

Your left hand not knowing what the right hand does is to say that you are giving in simplicity and not giving thinking about whether you should or should not give, you give out of love from your heart without even thinking about it. How many people have used the excuse by saying “Well, I don’t know what they are going to use the money for!” or “They are probably living in a mansion and don’t need the money!” or “They will probably just use it on drugs!” etc. Of course, you don’t know them personally to even make that decision; therefore, we are to give in simplicity. It’s not up to us to decide who gets and who doesn’t, because if they are NOT in need and they take the money then they will have to answer for it, but you will be innocent. But if you don’t give and they are in need they you will be guilty! So just give! Plus, you never know if you are entertaining a malach (angel):

Hebrews 13:1-2

“Let love for the brothers dwell among you. And do not forget kindness to strangers; for by this some have been privileged to entertain messengers without even knowing!”

Supporting scriptures

Luke 3:10-11

“And the crowds would say to him (John the Baptist), “What then should we do?” And he answered and said to them, “He who has two coats let him give to him who does not have. And he who has food, likewise let him do.”

Proverbs 14:21, 31

“He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.” Verse 31 “He who oppresses the poor provokes his Maker; but he who honors YAHWEH has mercy on the needy.”

Proverbs 19:17

“He who has pity upon the poor is a companion of YAHWEH; and he shall be repaid according to his works.”

Proverbs 21:13

“He who closes his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry to ELOHIM, but he shall not answer him.”

Proverbs 28:27

“He who gives to the poor shall not lack; but he who turns his eyes away from the needy shall have many a curse.”

Psalm 41:1

“Blessed is he who looks after the poor; YAHWEH will deliver him in time of trouble.”

Tobiyah 4:7-11, 16

“Give charity of your substance; and when you give charity, do not let your eye be envious, neither turn your face from any poor and the face of ELOHIM shall not be turned away from you. If you have abundance give charity; accordingly, if you have but a little, do not be afraid to give according to that little, for you lay up a good treasure for yourself against the day of necessity. Because that charity delivers from death and does not allow you to come into darkness. Verse 16 “Give bread to the hungry and of your garments to those who are naked; and according to your abundance give charity: and do not let your eye be envious (stingy), when you give charity.”

James 2:14-17

“Or if a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of food, and one of you say to them, “Go in peace, warm yourselves, and be full;” and you do not give them the necessities of the body, what is the use? So also belief alone, without works is dead.”

1 John 3:17-18

“But whoever has worldly possessions and sees his brother in need and closes off his bowels (of merciful nature) from him, how is the love of ELOHIM in him? My children, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in acts and in truth.”

Sirach 4:1-6

“My son do not defraud the poor of his living do not make the needy eyes wait long. Do not make a hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress. Do not add more trouble to a heart that is vexed; and postpone giving to him that is in need. Do not reject the supplication of the afflicted, neither turn away your face from a poor man. Do not turn your eye away from the needy and give him no occasion to curse you: for if he curses you in the bitterness of his soul his prayer shall be heard by Him that made him.”

Deuteronomy 15:7-9

“If there is among you a poor person of one of your brethren within any of your towns in the land which YAHWEH your ELOHIM gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother: But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him whatsoever he lacks. Beware that there be not a wicked thought in your heart, and you say, the seventh year, the year of release, is near; and your eye be evil toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to YAHWEH against you, and it be SIN TO YOU.”

Sirach 7:32

“And stretch your hand to the poor, that your blessing may be perfected.”

Sirach 18:25

“When you have enough, remember the time of hunger: and when you are rich, think of poverty and need.”

Sirach 29:9

“Help the poor for the commandment’s sake and do not turn him away because of his poverty.”

Testament of Benjamin 4:4

“If anyone is esteemed, he does not envy him; if anyone is rich, he is not jealous; if anyone is valiant, he praises him; he exalts the virtuous man; he shows kindness to the poor man; he has compassion on the weak; he sings praises to ELOHIM.”

Job 31:16-22 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“If I have withheld the poor from his desire, or have defrauded the widow, or have eaten my bread alone, and the orphans did not eat of it because from my youth I was brought up in sorrows, and from my mother’s womb with sighing; if  have seen anyone perishing for want of clothing, or any poor without covering (but they were reared upon my knees, and were warmed with the fleece of my sheep); If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless (when I saw him at the door I helped him); then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade from the bone.”

Don’t forget about the orphans and widows

James 1:27

“For the worship that is pure and set-apart before ELOHIM the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction; and: that one keep himself without blemish from the world.”

1 Timothy 5:3

“Honor widows who are truly widows”

Sirach 4:10

“Be as a dad to the dad less and in place of a husband to their mother: so shall you be as the son of the Most High and He shall love you more than your mother does.”

Psalm 82:3

“Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy out of the hand of the wicked.”

Job 29:12

“Because I delivered the poor out of distress, and the fatherless who had none to help him.” The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow’s heart to rejoice.”

Deuteronomy 10:18

“He does execute justice for the dad less and the widows, and loves him who turns to him, and gives him food and clothing.”

Deuteronomy 26:12

“When you have finished tithing all the tithes of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give to the Levite, the sojourner, the dad less, and the widow, that they may eat within your towns and be filled.”

Exodus 22:22

“You shall not harm any widow or orphan. If you harm them, and they pray before Me, I will surely hear their prayer; and my wrath shall kindle, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall become widows and your children dad less.”

Mathew 23:14 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Woe to you scribes and Pharisee’s hypocrites for you embezzle the property of widows, and that for a pretense you lengthen your prayers. Because of this you will receive a greater judgment.”

Sirach 35:14-16

“He will not despise the supplication of the dad less; nor the widow, when she pours out her complaint, do not the tears run down the widow’s cheeks and is not her cry against him that causes them to fall?”

As we can see, helping the poor, needy, dad less, orphans and widows is a huge part of being a servant of YAHWEH and YESHUA, so remember to give freely to all those in need without hesitation. Then according to the malach of YAHWEH, you will live unto ELOHIM! As always, may our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Shepherd of Hermas command #2: Part 1 AVOID EVIL-SPEAKING

Last week we went over the first commandment that the malach (angel) of repentance told Hermas, and this week we will look at the first part of the second command which is to avoid evil speaking, and YAHWEH willing next week we will go over the second part of the command which is about giving to the poor, this way no one will be overwhelmed with too much information at one time.

 He said to me, “Be simple and guileless (innocent without deception), and you will be as the children who know not the wickedness that ruins the life of men. First, then, speak EVIL OF NO ONE, nor listen with pleasure to anyone who speaks evil of another. But if you listen, you will partake of the sin of him who speaks evil, if you believe the slander which you hear; for believing it, you will also have something to say against your brother. Thus, then, will you be guilty of the sin of him who slanders. For slander is evil and an unsteady demon. It never abides in peace, but always remains in discord. Keep yourself from it, and you will always be at peace with all. Put on a (kadushah) set-apartness in which there is no wicked cause of offense, but all deeds that are equable and joyful.”

The world can easily speak evil about others on social media platforms for the world to see. Then do it in private by way of phone calls, and text messages, and about 99% of the time when slander is presented, people accept it as truth without having any evidence. Slander is also called evil speaking in the scriptures and is defined as the action or crime of making a FALSE spoken statement or false report that is damaging to a person’s reputation. Also accusing someone of being guilty without evidence or witnesses. The hearer hears the information and then jumps to conclusions by believing the false report that is damaging to someone’s character and then they too will spread the false report, making them just as guilty for believing it whether they spread it or not.

By you listening to it and accepting it as factual makes you just as guilty as if you said it yourself.  Scripture tells us that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established. Make sure you have evidence and witnesses concerning a matter before immediately jumping on someone’s side and accept what is being said as factual without investigating the matter. An example of this:

Deuteronomy 13:12-14

“When you shall HEAR, in one of your cities which YAHWEH your ELOHIM gives you to dwell in, one saying, certain wicked men have gone out from among you, and have led astray the inhabitants of their cities, saying, “Let us go and serve other mighty ones, whom you have not known; THEN YOU SHALL INQUIRE, AND MAKE SEARCH, AND ASK DILIGENTLY; and behold, IF THE THING IS TRUE, that such an abomination has been done among you; you shall surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword…”

The point is that YAHWEH said diligently ask and inquire to see if the report they heard was true, not accept it as factual first and go destroy them, that would be making them guilty before investigating a matter. How many times have you pronounced someone guilty based off a report of “he said she said?”

Deuteronomy 19:15

“A single witness shall not rise up against a man for any offense, or for any crime, in whatever offense or crime he may commit; on the testimony of two witnesses, or on the testimony of three witnesses, shall a charge be established.”

Mathew 18:16

“And if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, because of the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word shall be established.”

1 Timothy 5:19

“Against an elder do not receive a accusation/complaint except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.”

This would explain why YAHWEH hates false witnesses, because your word is expected to be truthful:

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

Proverbs 24:28

“Be not a false witness against your neighbor; and do not deceive him with your lips.”

Proverbs 12:22

“Lying lips are an abomination to YAHWEH; but those who deal truly are His delight.”

Beware of Slander scriptures

Mathew 12:36-37

“And I say to you that for every idle WORD men speak, they shall give an account of it in the Day of Judgment. For by your WORDS you shall be declared righteous, and by your WORDS you shall be declared unrighteous.”

James 4:11 (Hebrew Besorah/gospel)

“Do not go about SLANDERING among yourselves, for whosoever goes about as a slanderer against his brother, is a slander against the Torah, and if you do so, you do not establish the Torah.”

Psalms 101:5 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“If someone SLANDERS another in SECRET, I will cut him off.”

Testament of Joseph 1:6

“I was alone, and ELOHIM comforted me. I was sick and YAHWEH visited me.  I was in prison, and my ELOHIM showed favor to me. I was in bonds, and He released me. I was SLANDERED, and He pleaded my cause. I was bitterly spoken against by the Egyptians, and He delivered me. I was envied by my fellow-slaves and he exalted me.”

Sirach 27:22-23

“He that winks with the eyes works evil; and he that knows him will depart from him. When you are present, he will speak sweetly and will admire your words: but in the end he will twist his mouth and SLANDER YOUR SAYINGS.”

James 3:3-10

“Look, we put bits in the mouths of horses, for them to obey us, and we turn their body. Look at the ships too: although they are so big and are driven by strong winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot intends. So too the tongue is a little member, yet boasts greatly. See how a little fire kindles a great forest! And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Like a forest among our members the tongue is placed, the one defiling the ENTIRE BODY, and lighting on fire the course of generations, rolling from the beginning and in the end is lit on fire itself. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man is able to tame the tongue. It is unruly evil, filled with deadly poison. With it we bless our ELOHIM and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of ELOHIM. Out of the same mouth proceed blessings and cursing.”

Proverbs 11:9

“The defiled one destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous is delivered by knowledge.”

Backbiting

Is defined by Oxford languages as malicious talk about someone who is not present and is linked to slander.

1 Peter 2:1

“Therefore, cease all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and jealousy and BACKBITING. And be like very small children; and crave the Word…”

Sirach 28:14-16

“A backbiting tongue has disquieted many and driven them from nation to nation: it has pulled down strong cities and overthrown the houses of great men. A backbiting tongue has cast out virtuous women and deprived them of their labors. Whoever listens to it shall never find rest and never dwell quietly.”

Romans 1:30 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And backbiting and slander; and being haters of ELOHIM, scoffers, proud, vain-esteem, devisers of evil things, destitute of reason, disregardful of parents. And to whom a covenant is nothing, neither affection, nor peace, and in whom is no compassion. These, while they know the judgment of ELOHIM, that He condemns those to death who perpetrate such things, are not only does of them, but the companions of such as do them.”

Gossiping words

Gossip is defined as a person who habitually spreads intimate (personal) or private rumors or facts, also trivial chatty talk or writing. We know this is someone who is talking about someone else and most of the time it’s based off of a rumor, which others will accept as factual information. People whisper these words because they don’t want others to hear what they are saying because they would never be able to see it to the person in question.

1 Timothy 5:13

“Moreover, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house, and not only idle but also GOSSIPS and busybodies, speaking what is IMPROPER.”

Sirach 19:6-10

“And he who hates gossip shall have less evil. Do not repeat to another that which is told to you, and you shall not suffer harm. Whether to friend or enemy, do not speak of another’s life; and if you may without offense, do not reveal them. For if he hears and sees you, so in time to come he shall hate you. If you have a word, let it die with you…”

Wisdom 1:11

“Therefore beware of grumbling, which is useless, and keep your tongue from secrecy. For no secret word is without evil, and a lying mouth destroys the being.”

Ezekiel 22:9 (Complete Jewish Scriptures)

“In you, people GOSSIP to the point of inciting bloodshed; in you are those who go to eat on the mountains; in you, they commit lewd acts. In you, they commit incest; in you, they force themselves on women during their menstrual impurity.”

As we see gossip is mentioned in the same breath as all these other abominations. At the end of the day, speak evil of no one.

Sirach 5:12-15

“Esteem and shame is in speech; and the tongue of man is his downfall. Do not be a whisper, and do not lie in wait with your tongue; for foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double-tongued. Do not be ignorant of any matter, small or great.”

2 Timothy 3:3 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“But know this: That in the latter days hard times will come: and men will be lovers of themselves and lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, unyielding towards their own people, deniers of mercy, wicked, unloving, addicted to irreconcilable MALICIOUS GOSSIPS, ferocious, haters of the good, treacherous, rash, inflated, attached to the pleasure more than to the love of ELOHIM, having a form of respect for ELOHIM but wide from the power of ELOHIM.”

Titus 3:1-2

“And admonish them to be submissive and obedient to princes and powerful leaders; and that they are ready for every good work; and that they speak ill of NO MAN; that they will not be argumentative, but mild; and that in everything they manifest generously towards all men.”

The malach of repentance confirms a brief message I did on this months ago, but if you can refrain from speaking evil against others, then you will live unto ELOHIM! And next week, YAHWEH willing, we will go over the second part of this commandment that is required as well.

As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

YESHUA is Creator! Shepherd of Hermas commands: Belief in ONE ELOHIM!

We will now begin a study in the book of The Shepherd of Hermas and covering the 12 commandments that Hermas was given by a malach (angel) of repentance that guides the people of YAHWEH into righteousness. These commandments are not “additions” to the Torah, rather they just give detailed insights to further explain what YAHWEH expects out of us and how narrow this path is. So, the first command that the malach of repentance gives to Hermas is “Belief in One ELOHIM and that He created all things.”

Firstly, I would like to give some background information concerning this book for anyone who is unfamiliar with this work. The Encyclopedia Britannica says:

“An IMPORTANT piece of patristic (writings of the early “church fathers”) literature, it was regarded AS SCRIPTURE by St. Irenaeus, St. Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Tertullian. However, the Muratorian Canon denied that it was inspired, and St. Jerome stated that it was known very little in the Western assembly. Much more popular in the EASTERN ASSEMBLY, the work is contained in the 4th century Codex Sinaiticus of the Greek Scriptures. Manuscripts in Greek, Latin, and Ethiopic and fragments in Coptic and Persian exist.”

This same article states this as well:

“Type of Jewish Christianity-STILL ADHERING TO THE MOSAIC LAW (TORAH)-evident in Rome during 2nd century. The Shepherd of Hermas was ORIGINALLY INCLUDED TO CANONICAL RANK and was bound WITH THE NEW TESTAMENT in the Codex Sinaiticus. It was listed between the Book of Acts and the Acts of Paul in the list of the Codex Claromontanus. Eventually, the text fell out of favor among the Christian bishops and it was excluded from the finalized list of canonical scriptures.”

A few things I would like to mention is that the early “church fathers” as they are called, considered this book to be canon and that they were still following the Torah as the article mentions adhering to the “Mosaic laws”. So, these are early assemblies not too far removed from the days of the apostles who are following Torah and accepted this book as canon. Irenaeus was a commandment keeper and even wrote a book called “Against Heresies”, this shows you that he was not saying the Torah was done away with. Secondly, The Shepherd of Hermas was widely accepted in the Assembly of the East where the Scriptures originate, which has an Eastern mindset, but rejected in the Western world that has adopted an anti-torah, pagan, Roman mindset; so its no wonder this book was rejected in the western world. It is also my belief that this book was rejected because of it’s views on divorce and remarriage which we will cover in the fourth commandment YAHWEH willing; and also how this book tells followers of YESHUA to keep the commandments, which further proves that many in the early assembly not far removed from the days of YESHUA and the apostles did not believe the Torah was done away with.

The Shepherd of Hermas is said to have been written in 150 AD. The Ambrosia Library at Milan by Muratori said that Shepherd was written in Rome (where Hermas is mentioned in Romans) quite recently “In our times”, and that its author was Hermas, a brother of Pius who was then bishop and Rome, which would mean this is the same Hermas that is mentioned in:

Romans 16:14

“Send peace to Asyncritus and Phlegon, and HERMAS, and Patrobas, and Hermes, and the brothers who are with them.”

And Hermas is said to be one of the 70 disciples that YESHUA sent out in:

Luke 10:1

“After these things, YESHUA appointed seventy from His OTHER disciples and sent them two by two before His face to all regions and cities that He was about to go.”

First Commandment: Believe in One ELOHIM

With that background information which establishes the importance of this book let us now examine the first command that Hermas was given by the malach of repentance.

“First of all, believe that there is ONE ELOHIM who created and finished all things, and made all things out of nothing. He alone is able to contain the whole, but Himself cannot be contained. Have belief therefore in Him, and fear Him, and fearing Him, exercise self-control. Keep these commands, and you will cast away from you all wickedness, and put on the strength of righteousness (Deuteronomy 6:25), and live to ELOHIM, if you keep this commandment.”

Hermas is told to fear ELOHIM:

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: FEAR YAHWEH and keep His commandments; this given by ONE MASTER TO EVERY MAN.”

Next, as we are told to believe in One ELOHIM and that He created all things and we know that YAHWEH and YESHUA are One (Echad) so that means that both had to be present during the creation account.  I have done a message on this previously, but now we are going to take a deeper look into the matter especially for those who doubt YESHUA’s pre-existence and His Oneness with YAHWEH the Father.

Revelation 19:13 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And He was clothed with a vesture sprinkled with blood; and His Name is called, “THE WORD OF ELOHIM.”

John 1:1-3 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“In the beginning was the Miltha/WORD (Physical Manifestation of YAHWEH, the Substance of YAHWEH). And that Miltha/WORD was with ELOHIM. And ELOHIM was that Miltha. This was with ELOHIM IN THE BEGINNING. Everything EXISTED THROUGH HIS HANDS, and without Him not even one thing existed of the things which have existed.”

John 1:1-3 (Hebrew Besorah/Gospel)

“In the beginning the SON was ELOAH. The SON OF EL (God) was both with EL, and the SON OF EL was ELOAH. This One was in the beginning with EL. All things were MADE BY HIM; and without Him NOTHING WAS MADE, of that which was made.”

Notice how the Aramaic says that everything came into existence “through the hands of YESHUA who is the Word of YAHWEH!”

Andrew Gabriel Roth’s comments saying, “Literal Aramaic reading; “through His hands” indicates the Word as a CREATIVE FORCE, like a SCULPTOR working under the orders of a King.”

Job 12:8-9

“Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you; and the fishes of the sea shall declare to you. Who does not know in all these that the HAND OF YAHWEH made them?” And YESHUA sits at the right HAND OF YAHWEH!

John 1 shows us plainly that YESHUA was in the beginning with YAHWEH, so how do we make this work in the creation account? Firstly, YAHWEH and YESHUA are ONE and I see it this way, YAHWEH spoke the words as the orders of a King and YESHUA the Word went forth as a sculptor and created it. We will see the usage of that in this article as The Word of YAHWEH doing the action and other scriptures about the WORD creating!

John 15:10

“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept the commandments of My Father, and I abide in His love.”

YESHUA always obeyed the command of His Father, and we see the same thing happening during the creation account as YESHUA obeyed what was spoken and He went forth created everything.

An article written that discusses the Book of Adam and Eve says:

Last week Jeff brought up the use of "the Word" in The First Book of Adam and Eve. Many say the main story was created/written down around 2 to 3 hundred years before Christ, though additions continued into the 3rd century A.D. Of the numerous apocryphal works written, this one seems to have been most influential on early theologians, and was widely popular from the 3rd to the 13th century A.D.

This book is a written history of what happened in the days of Adam and Eve after they were cast out of the garden. Although considered to be pseudepigraphic by some, it carries significant meaning and insight into events of that time.

In it, there seem to be basically three heavenly beings that interact with Adam and Eve: ELOHIM, His malachim (angels), and the Word of ELOHIM (YESHUA). ELOHIM is usually the one speaking, but when ACTION is taken, He sends angels or the Word of ELOHIM to do it. Plus at times ELOHIM says the plan and covenant with Adam is to eventually send His "Word" in the flesh to save them (We know this is YESHUA based on John 1). We saw in our study last week that the "Word of YAHWEH" as used in the Tanakh (Old Testament) was the visual manifestation of YAHWEH. We saw that the Hebrew Scriptures taught a second YAHWEH. The First Book of Adam and Eve collaborates this idea…”

Jubilees 12:4

“Worship the ELOHIM of heaven, who causes the rain and the dew to descend on the earth, and does everything upon the earth. He has created everything by HIS WORD, and all life is from before His face.”

Psalms 33:6

“By the WORD OF YAHWEH were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.”

Hebrews 11:3

“For by belief we understand that the worlds were shaped BY THE WORD OF ELOHIM; and that things seen originated from those that are not seen.”

2 Esdras 6:38-43

“I said, “O YAHWEH ELOHIM, You didst speak at the beginning of creation, and didst say on the first day, ‘Let heaven and earth be made,’ and thy WORD ACCOMPLISHED THE WORK. And then the Spirit was hovering, and darkness and silence embraced everything, and the sound of man’s voice was not yet there. Then You didst command that a ray of light be brought forth from Your treasuries, so that Your works might then appear. Again, on the second day, You didst create the spirit of the firmament, and didst command HIM to separate the waters, that one part might move upward and the other part remain beneath. On the third day, You didst command the waters to be gathered together in the seventh part of the earth; six parts You didst dry up and keep so that some of them might be planted and cultivated and be of service before You. For Your WORD WENT FORTH, and at once the work was done.”

2 Baruch 21:4

“O He who has made the earth, hear me, He who fastened the firmament by HIS WORD, Who made firm the height of the heavens by the spirit, He who called from the beginning of the world that which had not yet come to be, and they obey You!”

2 Baruch 54:13

“For with Your mind You guide all creatures, Whom Your RIGHT HAND CREATED, and You have established every source of light beside You, and You have prepared the reservoirs of wisdom under Your throne.”

Baruch says “Your Right Hand created all creatures” and we know that YESHUA sits at the Right Hand of YAHWEH.

Mark 14:61-62

“But He was silent and did not answer him anything. And again the high priest asked Him and said, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” And YESHUA said to Him, I AM. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the RIGHT HAND of power and coming upon the clouds of heaven.”

Shepherd of Hermas Chapter 3

“Lo, the ELOHIM of powers, Who by His invisible strong power and great wisdom has created the world, and by His esteemed counsel has surrounded His creation with beauty, and by HIS STRONG WORD has fixed the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth upon the waters, and by His own wisdom and providence has created His kodesh (set-apart) assembly, which He has blessed, lo!”

Colossians 1:12-19 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And may, with joy, give thanks to ELOHIM the Father Who has fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the Set Apart (kodesh) believers in light; and has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son by Whom we have redemption and forgiveness of sins: Who is the LIKENESS OF THE INVISIBLE ELOHIM and the First-born of all creatures: And by Him was CREATED EVERYTHING that is in heaven and on earth, all that is visible and all that is invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; everything was through Him and was CREATED BY HIM: and He was PRIOR TO ALL, and by Him EVERYTHING EXISTS.”

John 1:1-3 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“In the beginning was the Miltha/Word (Physical Manifestation of YAHWEH, the Substance of YAHWEH). And that Miltha/Word was with ELOHIM. And ELOHIM was that Miltha. This was with ELOHIM IN THE BEGINNING. Everything EXISTED THROUGH HIS HANDS, and without Him not even one thing existed of the things which have existed.”

Hebrews 1:1-2 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“In many ways and many forms, ELOHIM anciently conversed with our ancestors by the prophets: but in these latter days, He has conversed with us by His Son Whom He has constituted heir of all things, and by Whom HE MADE THE WORLDS…”

Revelation 3:14 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And to the messenger of the assembly which is at Laodicea, write: “These things says the Ahmein, the witness, the faithful, the true, the CHIEF OF THE CREATION OF ELOHIM.”

And we know that YESHUA is the One speaking in Revelation and He confirms that He is the Chief of the creation of ELOHIM, which solidifies that He is the Word of YAHWEH and that everything was created through His hands a sculptor taking orders from a King.

 As the malach of repentance aka the shepherd of Hermas told him, that if you believe that ELOHIM is One and created all things you shall live unto ELOHIM. So, do you believe that YAHWEH and YESHUA are ONE, and that YAHWEH spoke and YESHUA the Word went forth and created everything? If so, you will live unto ELOHIM according to the first command. Next week YAHWEH willing we will cover the second commandment.

As always, may our Father YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

Feast of Unleavened Bread 2022 Instructions!

The Feast of Unleavened Bread is a “High Shabbat” a “no workday” that begins on April 6th and another “no workday” on April 12th; therefore, it ties in with Passover as explained last week, which is why we start eating unleavened bread the night of the 5th which is the start of the 6th, with the Passover meal. I will include a copy of a link to a resource that lists all types of leavening agents that need to be disposed of on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread.

Paul observed Feast of Unleavened Bread

Acts 20:6-7

“And we departed from Phillipi, a city of the Macedonians, AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD; and proceeded by water and arrived at Troas in five days, and remained there seven days. And on the first day of the week, when we assembled to break bread, PAUL spoke with them, because he was to depart the next day; and he continued his discussion till midnight.”

Paul observed Passover as I mentioned in the message last week, and here we see that he also observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread that follows it. Paul was with the group observing The Feast of Unleavened Bread and we see that they did not even sail until AFTER the Feast was over, so again just a reminder to all Christians that the holy days apply to you all as well to be grafted in with the native-born Israelites and be one within the body of Messiah.

Instructions

John 19:31 (Parenthesis mine)

“Therefore, since it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the stake on the Shabbat-for that Shabbat was A HIGH ONE (1st Day of Feast of Unleavened Bread, 15TH DAY OF 1ST MONTH).

If you have not read the message I did a few months ago titled “When was YESHUA crucified?” You will see that YESHUA was crucified on Wednesday which was the 1st Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread; and John mentions that the first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread was a High Shabbat; meaning a kodesh (holy) day of no work which is commanded in the Torah, which further proves that the Torah was kept in the New Testament. YAHWEH instructs us to eat unleavened bread for 7 days and do no work on the 1st day and no work the 7th day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread because they are High Shabbats (Holy Days), so this year that would be April 6th and April 12th.

Leviticus 23:6-8

“And on the FIFTEENTH day of the same month (1st month) is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to YAHWEH; for SEVEN days you must eat unleavened bread. On the FIRST DAY you shall have a holy convocation; you shall DO NO MANNER OF WORK THEREON. But you shall offer an offering made by fire to YAHWEH seven days; on the SEVENTH DAY is a holy convocation; you shall DO NO MANNER OF WORK THEREON.”

Exodus 12:14-20 saying:

“This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to YAHWEH---a LASTING LAW. For seven days you are to eat bread made without leaven. On the first day remove the leaven from your houses (April 6th), for whoever eats anything with leaven in it from the first day through the seventh day must be cut off from Israel. On the FIRST day (APRIL 6TH) hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the SEVENTH DAY (APRIL 12TH.) Do no work at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat---that is all you may do.”

Exodus 34:18

“Guard the Festival of Matzah (Feast of Unleavened Bread). For seven days you eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the Appointed Time of the month of Abib, because in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt.”

Numbers 33:3

“So they departed from Ramses in the first month, on the 15th day of the first month (Feast of Unleavened Bread), on the MORROW OF THE PASSOVER, the children of Yisra’el went out with a high hand before the eyes of all the Egyptians.”

Remove leaven from your homes

YAHWEH also commands us to remove ALL leaven from our homes on the 1st Day of the Feast (April 6th). The definition of leaven is described below titled “What is leaven?”

Exodus 12:17-20 (Parenthesis mine)

“Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt; therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. Seven days there shall be NO LEAVEN FOUND IN YOUR HOUSES; for whoever eats that which is LEAVENED, that person shall perish from the congregation of Yisra’el, whether he is a STRANGER (gentile) or  NATIVE OF THE LAND.” You shall eat nothing leavened in all your habitations you SHALL EAT UNLEAVENED BREAD.”

What is leaven?

Leaven or (Se’or in Hebrew) are leavening agents that cause dough to rise:

Firstly, we have the natural form of leaven in bread which is called Sourdough bread. This is what the scriptures were originally referring to, when it says that they did not have time for the dough to rise.

Exodus 12:34

“And the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their garments on their shoulders.”

Sourdough bread is defined as: Sourdough is an old form of bread LEAVENING. It relies on a mix of wild yeast (from the air) and lactic acid bacteria that are naturally present in flour, RATHER than baker's yeast, to leaven the dough. It is fermented bread that begins to leaven the longer it sits.  An article titled “What is Sourdough? The bread that rises without yeast” written by Alice Zou says “Sourdough is the oldest form of leavened bread, dating back to Ancient Egypt. BEFORE the use of commercial yeast, ALL BREAD was either unleavened or sourdough. It is thought that sourdough bread was first made on accident when unleavened bread dough was left sitting out, and wild yeast began to grow in the dough. In modern times, sourdough is still popular, and many artisan bakeries still make sourdough bread.”

Then there is the chemical/commercial leavening agents the world is accustomed to today such as: (Yeast, baking powder, baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, horn salt etc.)

When leavening agents are combined with flour it becomes Chametz (Ha-mets) which is baked bread that has risen due to the leavening agents. We are to dispose of any Chametz that you have made yourself including sourdough or any store-bought baked breads, cakes, cake mixes containing leavening agents, also beware of matzah ball soup mixes because they contain sodium bicarbonate which is a leavening agent that we should not be eating during this feast.

Also, all of the leavening agents must be thrown away on the FIRST DAY (April 6th) and to be found NOWHERE in your homes, for example I put everything in the trashcan and take it to the street which is not on my property/borders. And do not give the chametz/baked goods or the leavening agents to a neighbor to get them back after the feast is over. Throw them away as YAHWEH commanded and He will provide the provisions for being obedient as always. Trying to find loopholes to circumvent the commandments of YAHWEH because one finds them to be burdensome is not the spirit of Torah, as 1 John 5:3 says YAHWEH’s commands are not burdensome.

We are to eat Matzah, which is called unleavened bread, for seven days which does not contain anything to make the dough rise or the original leavened sourdough bread. Simply flour, water, and maybe oil is all that is required to make unleavened bread.

Wine is popular to drink on Passover, though I personally opt for grape juice as the fruit of the vine, because most wine contains ADDED yeast or a leavening agent during the fermentation process, which would break the command of no leavening agent. So, if you can find a wine that doesn’t break the command then you should have no problems, otherwise I would drink grape juice. I only bring this up for awareness purposes so that each person can do their own research and follow the instructions as closely as they can.

We are commanded not to possess Chametz or leavening agents because leaven is a representation of sin. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 5:6-8:

“Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old leaven that you may be a new batch without leaven—

Once you allow a little sin to enter your life it will grow, spread, and rise like yeast or leavening agents, because the sin/yeast will spread through the entire batch of dough/body, the same way the leaven of the Pharisees and their false doctrines will do. I’ve heard it said and know it to be true, is that sin is contagious.

YAHWEH tells us in Exodus 13:7-9:

“Eat unleavened bread during those seven days; and WHATEVER IS LEAVENED IS NOT TO BE SEEN WITH YOU, AND LEAVEN IS NOT TO BE SEEN WITH YOU WITHIN ALL YOUR BORDER. On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what YAHWEH did for me when I came out of Egypt.” And it shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a reminder between your eyes, that the Torah of YAHWEH is to be in your mouth, for with a strong hand YAHWEH has brought you out of Egypt.”

Jubilees 1:26

“And you shall write down for yourself all these Words which I declare unto you on this mountain, the first and the last, which shall come to be in all the divisions of the days in the Law and in the Witness and in the Shabbats and the Jubilees FOREVER, UNTIL I DESCEND AND DWELL WITH THEM FOREVER.”

As always let us stand up and be obedient to our Father YAHWEH and His Son and our Messiah YESHUA in truth. May our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Passover Instructions 2022! Paul kept Passover!

Shalom,

Pesach (Passover) is on April 5th and the Feast of Unleavened Bread is April 6th using the Zadok Priestly calendar, so the days are going to be different than most of the standard calendars that you will see. Pesach is when the lamb was to be slaughtered so that the meat would be eaten with the bitter herbs and unleavened bread at sunset.

For anyone who is new to the website, I’ll discuss who Passover is for and why Christians should observe it and also prove that Paul observed Passover. Also we will discuss, instructions for Passover, such as how to do we observe Passover, should we eat lamb and was is forbidden by men? Along with more important Passover instructions that may have been overlooked or forgotten, and parallels with YESHUA and Passover. It will be a lengthy message due to the amount of important information to cover, but most of the questions that arise will be contained within this message and prayerfully be answered, I pray that you listen or read this entire message.

Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread are so closely tied in together that during YESHUA’s day they called the entire festival “The Feast of Unleavened Bread” even though they are separated by “twilight” or “in between the evenings”, so basically Passover is on the 14th Day of the 1st month at “twilight” or “in between the evenings” when the sun is going down but not completely dark and when the sunsets it’s the start of the 15th Day of the 1st month which is the Feast of Unleavened when the Passover meal is eaten. YAHWEH willing, I will cover the instructions to the Feast of Unleavened Bread next week so that no one is overwhelmed.

Choose Passover/Pesach (Pronounced PAY-SOCK)!

It is a time to proclaim the death of YESHUA Who was crucified on the 1st Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is tied in with Passover, which is why we begin to eat unleavened bread WITH the Passover meal which represents YESHUA’s sinless body that was broken for us. We do this in REMEMBRANCE of Him for what He did for us when He gave Himself for us all.

Mathew 26:2 says:

“As you know, the PASSOVER is two days away and the Son of Man (YESHUA) will be handed over to be crucified.”

John 6:55-58

“For My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink. He who eats My Flesh and drinks My blood stays in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me shall live because of Me. This is the bread which came down out of the heavens, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread shall live forever.”

So we know YESHUA is not talking about us becoming a cannibal and eating his literal flesh and drinking His blood which is forbidden in the Torah., the bread is the unleavened bread which represents His sinless body that was broken for us, and the blood is the wine or grape juice, and I will show later in this message that YESHUA ate the flesh of the lamb. Going back to the beginning of John 6 and go to verse 4, and it shows that YESHUA was referring to Passover which says, “And the Passover was near, the Festival of the Jews.”

What is Passover? Passover is when YAHWEH brought the final plague upon the Egyptians because Pharaoh would not let His people go. YAHWEH commanded the Israelites to take a bunch of hyssop and dip in the basin with the perfect blood of lamb and strike the lentil and the two doorposts of the house so that YAHWEH would “Pass Over” and protect their homes and execute judgment on the Egyptians. This event was a foreshadowing of the true perfect sacrificial lamb in YESHUA, whose perfect blood was poured out for us. The same way the perfect blood of the lamb saved Yisra’el when YAHWEH PASSED OVER and protected them, is the same way when we have the perfect blood of YESHUA in our lives that sin and death PASS OVER us!

John 1:29

“On the next day John saw YESHUA coming toward him, and said, “See, the LAMB of YAHWEH who takes away the sin of the world!”

Exodus 12:5

“Let the LAMB be a perfect one, a year-old male.” Verse 12 “And I shall pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and shall smite the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. And on all the mighty ones of Egypt I shall execute judgment. I am YAHWEH. And the BLOOD shall be a SIGN for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the BLOOD, I shall PASS OVER you, and let the plague not come on you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt.”

Hebrews 11:28

“By belief, they kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood that he who destroyed the first-born might not approach them.”

Revelation 12:11

“And they overcame him because of the Blood of the LAMB because of the Word of their witness, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

Revelation 13:8

“And all those dwelling on the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the slain LAMB, from the foundation of the world shall worship Him.”

Revelation 22:1 “And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of YAHWEH and of the LAMB.”

Does this apply to all believers? Yes!

Colossians 2:16-17 (Aramaic)

“Let no PAGAN therefore judge you in eating and or in drinking, or in respect of a Festival or a NEW MONTH OR SHABBAT-which are a shadow of what is to come...” 

In NO WAY is Paul saying to not observe the Shabbat or the Holy Feast Days, what he is saying is let no pagan (non-believer) judge you for knowing the truth of YAHWEH’s commands of scripture, and that YAHWEH expects us to observe these days because they are a prophetic shadow of FUTURE EVENTS. We are to be observing these days NOW because they are APPOINTMENTS and a rehearsal on earth for what will be done in the Kingdom when YESHUA returns; therefore, if you never observed any of His Holy Days, then how will you be ready to observe them in the kingdom to come? Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you for knowing the TRUTH! The prophecy in Zechariah 14 is a great example of this because during the 1,000 reign of YESHUA ALL nations must come to celebrate The Feast of Tabernacles one of the 7 Holy Days found in (Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16) or have no rain, even the Egyptian who is not a native-born Israelite has to celebrate the Feast. This is a perfect example to prove that the Holy Days are a SHADOW of what is to come, which means that same concept applies to Passover!

 Jeremiah 38:8 (Septuagint)

“See, I bring them from the north and will gather them from the end of the earth to the FEAST OF THE PASSOVER: and the people shall beget a great multitude and they shall return here.”

This is a prophecy of end times gathering and matches the words of YESHUA that He will observe Passover with us in the reign of ELOHIM in the future, so again, we are rehearsing for what is to come and need to observe Passover.

Mathew 26:29

“And while they were dining (Passover), YESHUA took bread and blessed it and broke it and gave it to His disciples and said, “take eat, this is My body. And He took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them and said, “Take drink from it all of you, this is My blood Of the Renewed Covenant, which for the sake of many is shed for the forgiveness of sins. And I say to you that I will not drink this fruit of the vine from now on until the day in which I drink it anew with you the in the Kingdom of My Father, of ELOHIM.” Matches what I just quoted from Jeremiah 38:8 perfectly.

Exodus 12:42-49

“It is a night to be observed unto YAHWEH for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This night is unto YAHWEH, to be observed by all the children of Yisra’el throughout their generations.” And YAHWEH said to Moses and Aaron, “This is a Law of the Passover: No son of a stranger is to eat of it, but any servant a man has brought for silver, when you have circumcised him, then let him eat of it. A sojourner and a hired servant does not eat of it. It is eaten in one house, you are not to take any of the flesh outside the house, nor are you to break any bone of it. All the congregation of Yisra’el are to perform it. And when a stranger sojourns with you (Ger) and shall perform the Pesach/Passover to YAHWEH, let all his males be circumcised, AND THEN let him come near and perform it, and he shall be as a NATIVE OF THE LAND. But let NO UNCIRCUMCISED eat of it.”

As we see the gentile once he was circumcised could eat Passover and He was considered a native-born Israelite, which shows that gentiles have been grafted in from the beginning.

Numbers 9:14 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“And when a proselyte (a gentile convert) sojourns among you, then he SHALL PERFOM the Pesach of YAHWEH. He shall do so according to the Law of the Pesach and according to its statues. You have ONE TORAH, both for the proselyte (gentile convert) and the native of the land.”

So, we see that YAHWEH says twice that the native-born and the gentile must perform Passover because it is one Torah Law between native-born and the gentile grafted in; and that is also a night to be observed forever!

Numbers 15:15-16

“One ordinance, shall be both for you and the proselyte (gentile convert) who sojourns with you, an ordinance forever throughout your generations; the proselyte shall be LIKE YOU (a native-born) before YAHWEH. One Torah/Law and one ordinance shall be for you (native-born) and the for the proselyte (gentile convert who becomes as native-born) who sojourns with you.”

One of Satan’s biggest deceptions is to trick believers of The ELOHIM of Yisra’el into observing pagan days that are not commanded in scripture. And Passover is a huge one as they are all, but Satan has attempted to take YESHUA’s victory over death and has the world worshipping and praising Easter/Ishtar a pagan deity with bunnies that have nothing to do with our Savior. By doing so he wants to give the honor and esteem to anything but YAHWEH and YESHUA and has found a way to connect it to hardcore paganism.

 Satan has deceived the world just as it states in Revelation 12:9 that he has led the whole world astray. Most of the world is celebrating his counterfeit holidays called sabbats which means (a pagan gathering of witches) that mock the true Holy Days/SHABBAT’S or Moedim (Appointed times) set by YAHWEH.

Jubilees 1:9-10

“For they shall forget all My Commands, even all that I command them, and they shall walk after the gentiles (Easter is an example of that), and after their uncleanness, and after their shame, and shall serve their mighty ones. And these shall come to be an offence to them and a tribulation and an affliction and a snare. And many shall perish and they shall be taken captive, and shall fall into the hands of the enemy, because they have forsaken My Laws and My Commands, and the Festivals of My Covenant (Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread etc.) and My Shabbats, and My Holy Place which I have sanctified for Myself in their midst….” Verse 14 “And they shall forget all My Torah and My Commands and all My Right-Rulings, and shall go astray as to NEW MONTHS, and SHABBATS, and FESTIVALS, and Jubilees, and Laws.”

2 Kings 22:13

“Go inquire of YAHWEH for me, for the people and for all of Judah, concerning the words of this Book that has been found. For great is the wrath of YAHWEH that is kindled against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this Book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

 YAHWEH says they forgot His New Months, Shabbats, and Festivals, just as most of the world has forsaken them today for pagan knockoff’s, which is why Paul says this:

Ephesians 4:4-6

“ONE BODY, and ONE RUACH (SPIRIT), as you also were called in ONE expectation of your calling; ONE (Master)YESHUA, ONE BELIEF/FAITH, ONE IMMERSION/BAPTISM, ONE ELOHIM AND FATHER OF ALL who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” There is only ONE WAY, so we all should be worshipping Him the same way as He tells us in scripture, and that is through YESHUA Who is the Living Torah and anything else is a thief and imposter.

1 Corinthians 5:7-8

“Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, so that you are a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also MESSIAH our 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 and truth.”

Not only did Paul remember that YESHUA is our Passover Lamb, but also told the assembly of Corinth to Observe the Festival of Passover which means Paul observed it and told the non-native born Corinthians to do the same, showing that we ALL should doing as they did.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

“For I received from the Master that which I also delivered to you: that the Master YESHUA in the night in which He was delivered up took bread, and having given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat, this is My body which is broken for you; DO THIS IN REMEMBERANCE OF ME.” In the same way also the cup, after supper; saying, “This cup is the Renewed Covenant in My blood. As often as you drink it, DO THIS IN REMEMBERANCE OF ME.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup (Passover), you PROCLAIM THE DEATH OF THE MASTER UNTIL HE COMES.”

So, we see the importance of the blood of YESHUA saving us from sin and death and the bread representing His body that was broken for us and blood of the Renewed Covenant! Then Paul adds that we are proclaiming the death of YESHUA until He returns! So, if you are doing this in REMEMBERANCE of YESHUA then He will be looking from heaven to see if you are REMEMBERING TO KEEP PASSOVER! I know Christianity has their own “tradition of men” called communion to remember what YESHUA did, but we have to understand that YAHWEH commands us to do it on a certain day once a year. Which is why He gave us Holy Days in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16 and called “Appointed Times” and “Shabbats”. They are Appointments that YAHWEH and YESHUA want to meet with Their people.

Think of it this way: If a holistic natural medicine doctor says “come back and see me in two weeks and make the appointment with the receptionist” that means you have an appointment to meet him on a certain day. If you decide to show up a month later, then that means you have missed the appointment and cannot receive treatment. The same thing applies in the spiritual realm and the Covenant we are supposed to be walking in with ELOHIM to receive spiritual blessings!

When is Passover this year?

Passover this year is on April 5th when the sun is about to completely go down (twilight/between the evenings), but before it completely sets, but the meal is not eaten until the sun completely sets. This is why YAHWEH said slaughter the lamb “in between the evenings” which is still technically the 14th day of 1st month, so when the sun sets it is the start of the 15th. The meal is eaten at night in haste because the Israelites fled Egypt in haste. So, while the sun is setting you can begin to read and to remember what happened with the Exodus out of Egypt. A good way to do this is by using a ‘Avodah’ meaning service in Hebrew, which is an interactive reading of the Exodus where the entire family can get involved as reader #1, reader #2 etc., just make sure that is scripturally based and not the seder of Judaism. Or you can read the scriptures and take turns reading it together.

Exodus 12:8

“And they shall eat the flesh on that NIGHT, roasted in fire-WITH unleavened bread and with bitter herbs and they shall eat it.”

Jubilees 49:1

“Remember the command which YAHWEH commanded you concerning Passover, that you should celebrate it at its appointed time, on the fourteenth day of the first month; that you should slaughter it BEFORE it is evening (in between the evenings/twilight), so that they may EAT IT BY NIGHT ON THE EVENING OF THE FIFTEENTH from the time of the SETTING OF THE SUN.”

Deuteronomy 16:6

“There you slaughter the Pesach in the evening, at the going down of the sun (twilight.in between the evenings), at the Appointed Time you came out of Egypt.”

Should we eat lamb?

This is the part of the year where a lot of disagreements arise about whether we should eat the lamb or not, so I want to take the time to express my current view and what I have been led to do, and that is to eat the lamb, if you do not agree, I ask that you please take it into prayer.

The biggest evidence that jumped out to me from research, is that it appears the custom to not eat lamb was forbidden by men! According to Jewish Law which sounds like more Judaism rules to me:

The eating of a whole roasted lamb on Passover is forbidden by the code of Jewish law Or Jewish legal code called the Shulchan Aruch, which was first printed in Venice in 1565, which is well after the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD. This information can be found by a basic search going to chicagojewishnews.com or templedehirschsinai.org and states this:

“With our Passover narrative so focused on the sacrifice of a lamb, it seems strange that the only kosher meat we are forbidden to eat on Passover is… lamb! The Shulchan Aruch, a Jewish legal code dating to the 1500s, FORBIDS the consumption of lamb on Passover. As a more popular Jewish resource, the New York Times, reported in 1988: “The ancient custom of sacrificing lambs on the eve of Passover and eating the meat to begin the festival ended with the destruction of the Second Temple in A.D. 70. As a mark of respect for the memory of the temple sacrifices, the eating of a whole roasted lamb on Passover is forbidden by the code of Jewish law called Shulchan Aruch.”

This is huge in my opinion because we are steering away from the traditions of men not towards it. During the Exodus out of Egypt, the Passover lamb was slaughtered by each household and being that they were leaving Egypt there was no Temple as it is written in Exodus 12:21-24.

Joshua ate the Passover before the Temple was built just after they crossed the Jordan river.

Joshua 5:10-11

“And the children of Yisra’el camped in Gilgal, and performed the Pesach/Passover on the 14th day of the month at evening on the desert plains of Jericho. And they ate the stored grain of the land on the morrow after the Pesach/Passover, unleavened bread and roasted grain on this same day.”

So, the biggest argument is that there is no Temple; however:

1 Corinthians 3:16

“Do you not know that YOU are the TEMPLE OF ELOHIM and that the Spirit of ELOHIM dwells in you?”

This is powerful because we are the temple of YAHWEH and the RUACH HA’KODESH dwells within us and leading us, plus YESHUA is the High Priest, so with all this evidence including the banning of lamb made by men, I don’t see why we cannot.

Secondly, I want to point out is that YESHUA ate the lamb Himself according to the command found in Exodus 12:8-11 and that YESHUA would not break the Torah as He is the written Word that became Living Flesh (Mathew 5:17-19). So, the Lamb of YAHWEH Who took away the sins of the world ate the lamb, and He is our example to follow (1 John 2:6).  Anyone, who has read this blog long enough knows that I believe and trust in the blood of YESHUA’s atonement as I have done many messages about this, so eating lamb doesn’t nullify YESHUA being the Lamb of YAHWEH.

Mark 14:12 (Aramaic)

“And in the first day of the unleavened bread in which the Jews SLAY THE PASSOVER (Lamb), His disciples were saying to Him, “Where do you desire us to go for you to prepare the Passover TO EAT?”

Luke 22:7-8 (Aramaic)

“And the day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread arrived during which there was the custom that the PASSOVER BE SLAUGHTERED. And YESHUA sent Peter and John and said to them, “Go, prepare the Passover for US THAT WE MAY EAT.”

I know there are many doctrines out there that say that YESHUA was a vegan, and we can see that is clearly false as He ate the lamb for Passover. Plus, He ate fish to further prove He was not a vegan.

Luke 24:41-43

“And even then they were not believing for their joy and they were astonished. He said to them, “Do you have something here to eat? And they gave Him a portion of FISH that was broiled and of a honeycomb and He took it and HE ATE IT before their eyes.”

Also, The Samaritans who are from the Northern Kingdom of Yisra’el whose ancestry is that of Manasseh and Ephraim, still eat lamb for Passover without a Temple. The Samaritans follow a version of the Torah called the Pentateuch which is said to be the original true version of the Torah. The Samaritans split with the Jews during the Second Temple period because they said the Jews in the Temple were corrupt.

Their interpretation of the Torah is not like that of the Judaism interpretations, for example, in Deuteronomy 6:4-9, where YAHWEH says “bind them for a sign upon your hand and let them be frontlets between your eyes” most Jews in Judaism take tefillin which are black boxes and put inside of the box a portion of the Torah and literally bind them on their hands and foreheads. The Samaritans view it as I do where its symbolic of your thoughts which is the Otiot “Resh” the picture of a man’s head meaning your thoughts on serving YAHWEH and staying in His word. The Samaritans render this passage as “Let them be as a MEMORY between your eyes”, and for bind them for a sign upon on your hands is “yad” the arm and the hand in the Otiot meaning your actions to serve YAHWEH.. Plus, the Samaritans still observe Pesach on the 14th in between the evenings coinciding with Feast of Unleavened Bread when the sunsets on the 15th just as written in scripture.

The point I’m making is that we have descendants from the 12 Tribes who follow Torah as they claim the original Torah, they separated themselves from JUDAISM and say they are following the truth, they reject the Oral Torah which is correct and they reject the Talmud which is correct, their focus is on the written Torah alone, and they still eat lamb today without a Temple, as I’m led to do. I’m definitely not saying I agree with all their beliefs; however, their interpretation of Torah is from what I have gathered so far and is closer than that of Judaism.

 I believe that when the Temple is standing, we would not be able to eat the Passover anywhere and that we would have eat it in Jerusalem, but without a Temple, we eat it in our homes just as they did in Exodus leaving Egypt, just as I believe we are in a foreign land awaiting the 2nd Exodus.

The Samaritans reject any and everything that is based on Judaism and their laws which we will see in this article.

Samaritan article:

If you are interested, you can email me and I will send you the article with the pictures included.

BYKRISTIN ROMEY

PUBLISHED APRIL 19, 2019

• 5 MIN READ

Samaritans are one of the world’s smallest religious groups, claiming descent from the of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel. They consider themselves the true observants of Israelite religion, and view Judaism as a religious practice corrupted during the Babylonian exile. This separation is clearly delineated in the geography of the Holy Land: While Mount Moriah in Jerusalem is where the Jewish Temple was decreed by God, the Samaritans followed the command of that same God and built their temple on the peak of Mount Gerizim, some 30 miles to the north.

Today, Mount Gerizim, at an elevation of almost 3,000 feet, is one of the highest points in the Palestinian territories, and commands a sweeping view of the bustling city of Nablus and the West Bank villages that surround it. On its ridge is the village of Kiryat Luza, where, on the eve of each Passover, the roughly 800 members of the Samaritan community gather to pray and observe their liberation from slavery in Egypt.

In remembrance of that event, the Samaritans follow the Torah mandate that a sheep or lamb be sacrificed on Passover eve and consumed before dawn of the next day. In Kiryat Luza, this is a communal event, in which prayers are recited and dozens of animals are dispatched simultaneously by men dressed in all white and then roasted in enormous earthen pits. In the hours after midnight, the meat is heaped on trays alongside bundles of bitter herbs and dished out in a celebratory community gathering under the stars.

Seven days later, the Samaritan community marks the end of Passover with a more solemn event. Once again under the stars just a few hours before dawn, the white-robed men of the community gather in front of their small synagogue, young sons beside them, rubbing the sleep from their eyes.

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Led by their head priest cradling a silver Torah case, the men ascend Mount Gerizim in the darkness, climbing stone steps past the remains of their temple, destroyed by the Hasmoneans in the early second century B.C., and the rubble of a church built on their sacred peak by the Byzantine emperor Zeno some 600 years later. At points along the ascent, they stop to pray and then continue on as the dawn sky turns periwinkle and the paper-thin blossoms of scarlet poppies begin to unfurl.

The procession ends near a stone slab believed by Samaritans to be the site where Abraham intended to sacrifice his son Isaac. The sun breaks above the horizon and the high priest raises the shining Torah case above his head as he concludes the group prayer. It’s a spring day on Mount Gerizim, and once again this tiny community has gathered together to fulfill its sacred duties before ELOHIM.

How should we eat the lamb? And what do we eat with it?

Exodus 12:8-11

“And they shall eat the flesh (Lamb) on that night, ROASTED IN FIRE-with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.” Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but ROASTED IN FIRE, its legs and its inward parts. And do not leave of it until morning you are to burn with fire. And this is how you eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Pesach (Passover) of YAHWEH.

Exodus 34:25

“Do not offer the blood of My slaughtering with leaven, and do not let the slaughtering of the Festival of Pesach/Passover remain until morning.”

YAHWEH tell us to eat lamb roasted in fire (like a grill with actual charcoal and flames) unleavened bread (bread with no yeast, no baking soda or sourdough bread) and bitter herbs which are herbs such as mustard greens, dandelion greens, horseradish, or chicory.

Of course, we are in diaspora right now, scattered to the four corners of the earth because of our ancestor’s disobedience. Meaning we aren’t in Jerusalem and there is no Temple; however, we can do ALL that we can to follow the commandments and requirements to the best of your ability. If you can get a staff to eat with the meal, then why not? If you can get a whole lamb, then that’s great! If, not get a rack of lamb ribs or lamb chops, just make sure you are eating lamb roasted in fire as required. But remember that NONE of the meat can be kept and must be burned with fire by the morning as we read in Exodus 12:10 and Exodus 34:25, so make sure not to get more than you can eat.

Many ask the question; doesn’t the lamb have to be a perfect one?  We can only do the best that we can to comply with the commandment and many of us are not farmers and don’t have livestock, so we can only do the best we can while in diaspora. The place where I order my lamb is KOL foods and their meat is “Glatt kosher” meaning they check the lungs of the animals to make sure they do not have any imperfections/adhesions, the blood is drained out, grass-fed/grass-finished with no hormones or antibiotics. This statement is listed on their website: Kosher for Pesach/Passover All KOL Foods meat cuts (beef, lamb and poultry) and ground beef and lamb are Kosher for Passover year-round under the Star K and do not require special Pesach certification.

Leave none of it until morning

Exodus 12:4

“And if the household is too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; every man according to the portion of his eating shall make your count for the lamb.” Verse 10 “And you shall leave none of it remaining until morning; and that which remains of it until the morning you shall burn with fire.”

Jubilees 49:10

“Let the children of Yisra’el come and observe the Passover on the day of its appointed time on the fourteenth day of the first month, between the evenings, from the THIRD PART of the day to the THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT, for two portions of the day are given to the light, and a third part to the evening. This is that which YAHWEH commanded you that you should observe it between the evenings. And it is not permissible to slay it during any period of the light, but during the period BORDERING THE EVENING, and let them eat it at the time of the evening UNTIL THE THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT, and whatever is left over of all its flesh from the THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT ONWARDS, let them burn it with fire.”

We need 12 hours of both day and night to constitute a 24-hour period. 12 hours in a day divided by three parts equals 4 hours. Spoken of in Jubilees 49 for Passover:

Night:

Part 1 of night is: 6pm-10pm

Part 2 of night is: 10pm-2am (Eat of Passover from evening up to 2 am, then whatever is left is burned with fire. Because whatever is left from the third part of night onwards is to be burned.)

Part 3 of night is: 2am-6am

Day:

Part 1 of day is: 6 am-10am

Part 2 of day is 10am-2pm

Part 3 of day is 2pm-6pm and the cycle repeats

 Do not leave the house

Exodus 12:22

“And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin, and you, NONE OF YOU SHALL GO OUT OF THE DOOR OF HIS HOUSE UNTIL MORNING.”

As I always say we should follow the Scriptures as closely as we can, so if you are at home stay in the house and don’t go out until morning and likewise if you are staying with family or friends stay in the house until morning to comply with the command.

Keep watch

Mathew 26:38-41

“And He (YESHUA) said to them, “There is sadness to my soul to the point of death. Remain here and WATCH WITH ME.” And He went a little further and fell upon His face and was praying and said, “My Father if it is possible, let this cup PASS OVER Me. Nevertheless, not as I will but as You will.” And He came to His disciples and found them while they were sleeping and said to Peter, “So you are not able to WATCH WITH ME one hour!” Take heed and pray or else you enter into temptation, the spirit is ready but the body is weak.”

We know that YESHUA spoke no idle words and quoted from the Torah, prophets, and the psalms because He is the written Word that became Living Flesh. So, there is only one place in scripture that ties into Passover about keeping WATCH and I believe this is what YESHUA is referring to. He is telling us to remember what our ancient ancestors did and that is to be alert and watch with our Father YAHWEH, and we can also pray so that we do not fall into temptation.

Exodus 12:40-42 (Complete Jewish Bible)

“The time the people of Yisra’el lived in Egypt was 430 years. At the end of 430 years to the day, all the divisions of YAHWEH left land of Egypt. This was a night when YAHWEH KEPT VIGIL to bring them out of the land of Egypt, and this same night CONTINUES TO BE A NIGHT WHEN YAHWEH KEEPS VIGIL (WATCH) for all the people of Yisra’el through all their generations.”

So, was YESHUA saying to keep watch with Him, just as our Father YAHWEH continues to watch during this night throughout all our generations? The same way the children of Yisra’el watched with anticipation for the salvation of YAHWEH from the deliverance from Egypt is the same way we are watching with anticipation our deliverance from modern day Egypt. Sounds like a strong possibility. It’s interesting because a vigil is a watch at night when sleep usually occurs, so this definitely applies to us. The word vigil in Hebrew is “simmurin” which means to watch or observe, although we know that YAHWEH does not sleep, and we are to stay alert and watch with Him.

Psalms 121:4

“Behold, He who keeps Yisra’el will neither slumber nor sleep.”

Parallels with YESHUA and Passover

Exodus 12:3-6

“Speak to all the congregation of Yisra’el, saying, on the tenth day of this month they shall take to themselves every man a lamb for his own household, and a lamb for his dad’s household.” Verse 6 “And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Yisra’el shall kill it at sunset.”

So, the lamb was selected on a Friday the 10th day of the 1st month and was to be kept on the 14th day of the 1st month, which is a Tuesday when they would slaughter the lamb in the late afternoon “in between the evenings” before sunset. Remember, Erev means late afternoon or sunset, it has a dual meaning. They would have the lamb in their house for 4 days before slaughtering it, so the lamb becomes like a pet to them, and they become attached to the lamb. In the same way, YESHUA walked with the disciples and then was crucified, and even though we didn’t physically walk with YESHUA on the earth, we walk with Him now and still have that attachment to the Him the Lamb.

Mathew 17:22-23

“And while they were traveling in Galilee, YESHUA said to them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of the sons of men. And they will kill Him, and on the third day He will rise.” And they were very saddened.”

Exodus 12:46

“It is eaten in one house, you are not to take any of the flesh (lamb) outside the house, NOR are you to BREAK ANY BONE OF IT.”

John 19:31

“The Jews asked Pilate to have THEIR LEGS BROKEN, and to be taken away. Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was impaled with Him, but when they came to YESHUA and saw that He was already dead, they DID NOT BREAK HIS LEGS.”  But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and instantly BLOOD and WATER came out. And he was has seen has witnessed, and his witness is true. And he knows that he is speaking the truth, in order that you might believe. For this took place in order for the Scripture to be filled: “NOT ONE OF HIS BONES SHALL BE BROKEN.” See the connection and how it fulfills what YAHWEH spoke In Exodus 12:46 and Psalms 22?

Also, in John 19:34 when YESHUA was pierced blood and water came out of Him. This reminds me of:

1 John 5:5-6

“Who is the one who overcomes the world but he who believes that YESHUA is the Son of YAHWEH? This is the One that came by WATER AND BLOOD: YESHUA HA’MASHIACH, not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Ruach (Spirit) who bears witness, because the Ruach is the Truth.” (The immersion/baptism and atonement on the stake.)

Conclusion:

1 Corinthians 11:27-29

“So that whoever should eat this bread or drink this cup of the Master unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Master. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. For the one who is eating and drinking unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Master.”

Let us examine ourselves and make sure that we are ready to partake in this Appointed Time of remembering the Exodus out of Egypt and YESHUA shedding His blood for us and delivering us from sin and death. As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Message contained in Hebrew names: Part 2

About 10 months ago, I did a message titled “Messages contained in Hebrew names” and it was based off the names of the sons of David. This time, we will be looking at the names of the descendants of Shem after the flood in Genesis 11:10, which gives us another beautiful meaning. Let’s view the names and their meanings, see the message contained within them and then examine the scriptures to support it.

Shem=Name

Arphaschad=Healer or releaser

Shelah= petition or request

Eber=to cross over

Peleg=division

Reu= Friend

Serug= Branch, layer

Nahor= Hot, dry

Terah= Breathe, blow, scent

Abram= Exalted Father

Haran= Mountaineer (one living in a mountainous region)

YESHUA is His NAME, HEALER of our sins, granting our PETITION in prayer and leading us to CROSS OVER from the lies to the truth, He brought DIVISION on earth but those who follow Him He calls His FRIENDS. He is the BRANCH from the root of Jesse, protecting us from the HEAT by day as our soul thirsts for Him as a DRY land, He BREATHED on us the RUACH HA’KODESH (Holy Spirit). He returned to YAHWEH our EXALTED FATHER and will return to reign in a MOUNTAINEER/MOUNTAINOUS region which is Mount Zion.

Supporting scriptures:

Arphaschad= Healer or releaser

Isaiah 53:5

“Be He was slain for our sins, He was afflicted for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His wounds we are HEALED.”

Shelah= petition or request

Psalms 20:5

“We will be esteemed in your salvation and in the Name of our ELOHIM we will be exalted; YAHWEH fulfill all your petitions.”

John 14:13

“And whatever you ask in My Name, I will do for you that the Father might be esteemed by His Son. And if you ask of Me, in My Name, I will do it!”

Eber= to cross over

Genesis 14:13

“And there came one who escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew, who dwelt by the oak of Mamre…”

Abraham was a Hebrew which means “one belonging to the family of Eber” or to “crossover” the literally meaning of Eber’s name, as we see Abraham crossed over the Euphrates River to enter into Canaan.  

 Joshua 24:3

“And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river Euphrates, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his offspring, and I gave him Isaac…’

Peleg= division

Mathew 10:34

“Do not think that I have come to bring calm on the earth. I have not come to bring calm, rather a sword. For I have come to DIVIDE a man from his dad, a girl from her mother, and a daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law, and the adversaries of a man will be his household.”

Reu= Friend

John 15:15

“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what His master is doing. But I have called you FRIENDS, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.”

Serug= Branch, layer

Isaiah 11:1

“And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stem of Jesse, and a BRANCH shall grow out of his roots…”

Nahor= Hot, dry

Psalms 63:1

“ELOHIM You are My ELOHIM; on You I will wait; my soul thirsts for You, my flesh longs for You as in a DRY and thirsty land where no water is.”

Psalm 121:1-6

“I will lift up mine eyes to the mountain from whence comes my help. My help comes from YAHWEH, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Yisra’el will neither slumber nor sleep. YAHWEH is your keeper; YAHWEH will PROTECT you with His right hand. THE SUN shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. YAHWEH will preserve you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. YAHWEH will preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth and even for evermore.”

Terah= Breathe, blow, scent

John 20:22

“And when He said these things, He BREATHED on them and said to them, “Receive the RUACH HA’KODESH.”

Genesis 2:7

“And YAHWEH ELOHIM formed Adam out of the soil of the earth, and BREATHED into his nostrils the BREATH of life; and man became a living being.”

Abram= Exalted Father

Psalm 46:10

“Repent, and know that I am ELOHIM; I am EXALTED among the heathen and I am EXALTED in the earth.”

Exodus 15:1-2

“Then Moses and the children of Yisra’el sang this song to YAHWEH, saying, “I will sing to YAHWEH, for He has triumphed marvelously; the horse and his rider He has thrown into the sea. He is mighty and esteemed, YAHWEH has become our Savior; He is our ELOHIM, and we will praise Him; our ancestor’s ELOHIM, and we will EXALT HIM.”

Haran= Mountaineer (one living in a mountainous region)

Micah 4:1-7

“But it shall come to pass in the latter days that the MOUNTAIN of the house of YAHWEH shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all people shall gather to it. And many nations shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the MOUNTAIN OF YAHWEH, and to the house of the ELOHIM of Jacob, and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths; for the Torah shall go forth out of Zion, and the word of YAHWEH from Jerusalem. And He shall judge between many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and there shall be none to harm them; for the mouth of YAHWEH of hosts has spoken it. For all people will walk everyone in the name of his mighty one, and we will walk in the name of YAHWEH our ELOHIM for ever and ever. In that day, says YAHWEH, I will gather those who are afar off, and I will bring near those who have been driven out and those whom I have afflicted. And I will make those who have been driven out a remnant, and those who are afar off a strong nation; and YAHWEH shall reign over them IN MOUNT ZION from henceforth, even forever.”

Zechariah 8:3

“Thus says YAHWEH: I will be comforted in Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called the city of truth; and the MOUNTAIN of YAHWEH of Hosts, the holy MOUNTAIN.”

Jubilees 4:26

“For YAHWEH has four places on the earth: The Garden of Eden, the Mount of the East, this mountain which you are on today, Mount Sinai, and MOUNT ZION which will be holy in the new creation for the setting apart of the earth. Through it the earth will be holy from all its guilt and its uncleanness throughout the generations of the world.”

All praises be to our Father YAHWEH and His Son YESHUA! As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

Hidden message in YESHUA’s Name!

YESHUA’s Name is already powerful as it literally means “YAHWEH is Salvation”, because YAHWEH sent His Son YESHUA to die for our sins and His Father’s Name is contained within His Name.

 In the Otiot YESHUA’S Name is spelled Yad, Shin, Waw, Ayin! And when we add up the numbers attached to the letters, we will get a meaning.

Yad/Yod=10     Shin=300     Waw=6    Ayin=70 =386

386 in the Strong’s concordance is the word “ethan” pronounced ay-thawn means Permanent, a chieftain according to Oxford languages, Merriam-Webster dictionary, and Cambridge dictionary means a leader of a people or clan. Also hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong

386 in Brown-Driver’s Briggs means to continue, Permanent, specifically a chieftain, Perpetual, Constant, Perennial, ever-flowing

I don’t find it coincidental that the number 386 for Hebrew word matches all the characteristics of who YESHUA is!

But there is still another meaning attached to this number 386 the number of YESHUA’s Name:

ELOHIM in Otiot is spelled:

Aleph=1 Lamed=30 Hey=5 Yad/Yod=10 Mem=40 total of 86

Come in Hebrew is Bo and in Otiot it is spelled:

Beyt=2 Waw=6 Aleph=1 total of 9

Earth in Hebrew is Eretz and in Otiot is spelled:

Aleph=1 Resh=200 Tsade= 90 for a total of 291

86+9+291=386 and it says ELOHIM CAME TO THE EARTH! Which matches perfectly with

John 1:14 (Aramaic)

“And the WORD (MILTHA Physical Manifestation of ELOHIM, Substance of ELOHIM) became FLESH and dwelt among us and we saw His esteem, the esteem as the Only-Begotten who is from the Father who is full of mercy and truth.”

Combining YESHUA’s Name total using the Otitot the ancient Hebrew language and the Hebrew word ethan which all equal 386, we get a beautiful message:

YESHUA is ELOHIM who came to the earth to die for our sins, Who continued the line of David as the heir to the throne, He is our PERMANENT/PERPETUAL (EVERLASTING) High Priest interceding for us at the throne, He is our Chieftain (Strong, Mighty, King and Shepherd) leading the clan/flock of His people Yisra’el to eternal life through the EVER-FLOWING RUACH HA’KODESH Who is the Living Water that dwells within us.

Permanent High Priest and King

Micah 5:2 (Septuagint)

“And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of towns of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth a RULER to govern Yisra’el; Whose goings forth were from the beginning, even from the days of eternity.”

Mathew 2:1

“And when YESHUA was born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of Herod, the king, Magi came from the east to Jerusalem. And they said, “Where is He who has been born the KING OF THE YEHUDEANS (JEWS)? For we saw His Star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

Luke 1:32

“This One will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest and Master YAHWEH your ELOHIM will give to Him the throne of David His ancestor.” And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And there will not be an end to His Kingdom forever.”

Hebrews 8:1-2

“Now the sum of the whole is this; we have a HIGH PRIEST who is seated on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven: and He is the Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which ELOHIM has pitched, and not man.”

Zechariah 6:13

“Even He shall build the temple of YAHWEH; and He shall bear the esteem, and sit and rule upon His throne (KING); and He shall be a PRIEST upon His throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”

YESHUA will have the combined offices of King and Priest when He sits on the throne! These offices were always separated throughout the history of Yisra’el they would either rule as a king or serve as a priest. An example of the separated offices as we see in Deuteronomy 17:

Deuteronomy 17:18

“And when he (the king) sits upon the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this Torah in a book out of that which is before the priests and the Levites…”

The only other one to share this combined office of King Priest was Melchizedek:

Genesis 14:18

“And Melchizedek King of Salem (Jerusalem see Psalms 76:2) brought bread and wine; he was the Priest of the Most High ELOHIM.”

Hebrews 7:13-17

“For He of whom these things were spoken was born of another tribe of which no one ever ministered at the altar. For it is manifest that our Master YESHUA arose from Judah, from a tribe of which Moses said nothing concerning a PRIESTHOOD. And moreover this is further manifest from His saying that ANOTHER PRIEST will stand up after the likeness of Melchizedek, who was not according to the Torah of physical requirements, but according to the power of an INDESTRUCTIBLE LIFE. “For He testified of Him: You are a PRIEST FOREVER, after the likeness of Melchizedek.”

Psalms 110:4 (Parenthesis Mine)

“YAHWEH has sworn, and will not lie, YOU (YESHUA) are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.”

The Priesthood was given to the Levites, but now YESHUA is our High Priest Who came through the tribe of Judah. Through YESHUA we have a perfect Priesthood, unlike the human priests, YESHUA does not die! Unlike the human high priest YESHUA does not have to make continual slaughter offerings for sin because He was sinless. When you take the Kingship of Judah and combine it with the Priesthood of Levi you get the ultimate authority that YESHUA has been given and we see the 12 Patriarchs praising these two tribes for this reason.

Testament of Rueben 6:10-12

“And draw near to Levi in humility of heart, that you may receive a blessing from his mouth. For he will bless Yisra’el and Judah, because YAHWEH has chosen him to be king over all the nation. And bow down before his seed, for on our behalf it will die in wars visible and invisible, and will be among you an ETERNAL KING.”

Testament of Simeon 7:1-2

“And now, my children, obey Levi and Judah, and do not be lifted up against these two tribes, for from them will arise to you the SALVATION OF ELOHIM. For YAHWEH will raise up from Levi a High Priest, and from Judah a King and He will save all the race of Yisra’el.”

Testament of Judah 21:1-4

“And now, my children, I command you, love Levi, that you may stay, and do not exalt yourselves against him, lest you be utterly destroyed. For YAHWEH gave the KINGDOM (Kingship) to me, and the PRIESTHOOD to him (Levi), and He set the kingdom beneath the priesthood. He gave the things upon the earth to me; and the things in the heavens to him. As the heaven is higher than the earth, so is the priesthood of ELOHIM higher than the earthly kingdom, unless it falls away from YAHWEH through sin and it’s dominated by the early kingdom

Testament of Issachar 5:7-8

“And Levi and Judah were glorified by YAHWEH even among the sons of Jacob, for YAHWEH gave them an inheritance, and He gave the priesthood to Levi, and the Kingdom to Judah. Therefore obey them, and walk in the singleness of your dad.”

Testament of Dan 5:10

“And the salvation of YAHWEH will arise to you, from the tribe of Judah and of Levi; and He will make war against Beliyy’al, and execute an everlasting vengeance on our enemies.”

Testament of Naphtali 8:1-3

“And see, my children, I have shown you the last times, how everything will come to pass in Yisra’el. Therefore, charge your children that they be united to Levi and to Judah. For through them will salvation arise to Yisra’el, and in them will Jacob be blessed. For through their tribes will ELOHIM APPEAR dwelling among men on earth, to save the race of Yisra’el, and to gather together the righteous from among the nations.”

Testament of Joseph 19:8-12

“And I saw that a virgin was born from Judah, wearing a linen shawl, and a spotless LAMB was born to her. There was something like a lion on His left, and all the wild animals rushed against Him, but the lamb overcame and destroyed them, trampling them underfoot. The messengers, and men, and all the earth rejoiced because of Him. These things will take place in the last days. Therefore my children, guard the commands of YAHWEH. Honor Levi and Judah, because will arise from their seed the Lamb of ELOHIM-who will take away the sin of the world, and will save all of Yisra’el.”

Being that Levi was given the first priesthood, I saved his for last to explain it.

Testament of Levi 8:11-14

“And they said to me, Levi, your seed will be divided into three branches, for a sign of the esteem of YAHWEH who is to come. And the first portion will be great; yes, none will be greater than it. The second will be in the priesthood. And the third will be called by a RENEWED NAME, because A KING WILL ARISE IN JUDAH, AND WILL ESTABLISH A NEW PRIESTHOOD, after the fashion of the nations to all the nations. And His presence is beloved, as a Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:18) of the Most High, of the seed of Abraham our ancestor (Genesis 12)

Testament of Levi 18:1-9

“And after their punishment has come from YAHWEH, the priesthood will fail. Then YAHWEH will raise up a RENEWED PRIEST. And all the words of YAHWEH will be revealed to Him (Deuteronomy 18:18, John 12:49). And He will execute righteous judgement upon the earth for a multitude of days. And his star will arise in heaven, as of a KING, lighting up the light of knowledge as the sun of the day. And He will be magnified in the world. He will shine forth as the sun on the earth, and will remove all darkness from under heaven, and there will be peace in all the earth. The heavens will rejoice in His days, and the earth will be glad, and the clouds will rejoice. And the knowledge of YAHWEH will be poured out on the earth, as the water of the seas. And the messengers of the esteem of the presence of YAHWEH will be glad in Him. The heavens will be opened, and He will be holy for the Temple of esteem, with the Father’s voice as from Abraham to Isaac. And the esteem of the Most High will be uttered over Him, and the Spirit of understanding and setting apart will rest upon Him in the water (This matches perfectly with when YESHUA was immersed by John the Baptist).

 Mathew 3:16-17

 “And when YESHUA was immersed, He arose at once from the water and heaven was opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of ELOHIM which was descending like a dove and it came upon Him. Behold, a voice from heaven that said “This is My beloved Son in whom I am pleased.”

Test of Levi continued: “For He will give the majesty of YAHWEH to His Sons in truth forevermore. There will be NONE TO SUCCEED HIM FOR ALL THE GENRATONS FOREVER. And in His Priesthood the nations will be multiplied in knowledge upon the earth, and enlightened through the favor of YAHWEH. In His Priesthood sin will come to an end, and the lawless ones will cease to do evil. And the just will rest in Him.”

Shepherd leading flock

John 10:1-16

“Ahmein, ahmein I say to you that he who does not enter into the sheepfold of the flock by the door but climbs up by another place; he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the flock. And to this man the gatekeeper opens the gate and the flock hears His voice and His sheep He calls by their names and He leads them out. And when He leads out His flock He goes before it and His sheep go after Him because they know His voice. However, the flock does not go after a stranger, rather, it flees from him because it does not know the voice of the stranger. YESHUA told them this parable but they did not comprehend what He spoke with them. Now YESHUA again said to them, “Ahmein, ahmein I say to you that I am the Gate of the flock. And all those who have come are thieves and robbers if the flock have not heard them. I am the Gate and if a man should enter by Me he will live and will enter and go out and he will find pasture. But does not a thief come that he may steal and kill and destroy? I have come that they may have life, which is abundant. I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the flock, but a hireling who is not the shepherd nor are the sheep his, when he sees a wolf coming leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf comes and plunders and scatters the flock. Now the hireling flees because he is hired and he does not care about the flock. I am the Good Shepherd and I know those who are Mine. And those who are Mine know Me. Just as My Father knows Me and I know My Father and I lay down My life for the sake of the flock. And I also have other sheep, those who were not from this sheepfold, and also them, it is necessary for Me to bring them and they will hear My voice and all the flocks will become one. And there will be One Shepherd.”

Ever-flowing RUACH HA’KODESH

John 4:10-15

“YESHUA answered and said to her, “If only you had known the gift of ELOHIM, and Who this is Who said to you, “Give to me to drink,’ you would have asked Him and He would have given you LIVING WATERS.” That woman said to him, “My Master, You have no bucket and the well is deep. Where are Your living waters? Why are you greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us this well and from it drank his sons and his sheep? YESHUA answered and said to her, “All who drink from these waters will thirst again, but everyone who drinks from the waters that I give to him will not thirst forever. But those waters that I give to him will become in him a spring of water that will spring up into Life that is eternal.”

John 7:37

“Now on the great day which is the last day of the feast, YESHUA was standing, and He cried out and said, “If a man thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. Anyone who believes in Me as the Scriptures have said, rivers of LIVING WATER will flow from his belly.” And this He said concerning the Spirit that they were about to receive, those who believe in Him. For the Spirit was not yet given because YESHUA was not yet esteemed.”

HalleluYAH! As always May our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Trust YAHWEH!

As I was reading the Shepherd of Hermas, a book that was widely accepted in the Church of the East and rejected in the churches of the west (Roman/pagan culture), I felt that this message was urgent to share with the Body of Messiah with everything that has been going on in this world; and after you hear or read this message you will understand.

Shepherd of Hermas:

VISION FOURTH CONCERNING THE TRIAL AND TRIBULATION THAT ARE TO COME UPON MEN CHAPTER 1

“Twenty days after the former vision I saw another vision, brethren — a representation of the tribulation that is to come. I was going to a country house along the Campanian Road. Now the house lay about ten furlongs from the public road. The district is one rarely traversed. And as I walked alone, I prayed to YAHWEH to complete the revelations which He had made to me through His holy Assembly, that He might strengthen me, and give repentance to all His servants who were going astray, that His great and esteemed name might be esteemed because He vouchsafed to show me His marvels. And while I was esteeming Him and giving Him thanks, a voice, as it were, answered me, “Doubt not, Hermas;” and I began to think with myself, and to say, “What reason have I to doubt — I who have been established by YAHWEH, and who have seen such esteemed sights?”

This has happened to us all including myself, and we must learn from this situation. Hermas had been strengthen by YAHWEH and felt that nothing could move him at this point! But, when he heard “Doubt not, Hermas!” His answer was “What reason have I to doubt-I who have been established by YAHWEH, and who have seen such esteemed sights?” It’s easy to say that while things are going well, but we have to remember to not doubt or lose belief when it seems like there is no way out. Because the voice that he heard knew better than he did.

Luke 18:8

“I say to you that he will do their vengeance quickly. Nevertheless, the Son of Man will indeed come, and will He find belief on earth?”

Shepherd of Hermas continued:

I advanced a little, brethren, and, lo! I see dust rising even to the heavens. I began to say to myself, “Are cattle approaching and raising the dust?” It was about a furlong’s distance from me. And, lo! I see the dust rising more and more, so that I imagined that it was something sent from ELOHIM. But the sun now shone out a little, and, lo! I see a mighty beast like a whale, and out of its mouth fiery locusts proceeded. But the size of that beast was about a hundred feet, and it had a head like an urn. I began to weep, and to call on YAHWEH to rescue me from it. Then I remembered the word which I had heard, “Doubt not, O Hermas.” Clothed, therefore, my brethren, with belief in YAHWEH and remembering the great things which He had taught me, I boldly faced the beast. Now that beast came on with such noise and force, that it could itself have destroyed a city. I came near it, and the monstrous beast stretched itself out on the ground, and showed nothing but its tongue, and did not stir at all until I had passed by it. Now the beast had four colors on its head —. black, then fiery and bloody, then golden, and lastly white.

The first thing I want to point out is that Hermas said he had no reason to doubt, but when he was confronted with the beast the first thing, he did was doubt. How many times has this happened in your lives? But notice, Hermas said he remembered the words “Do not doubt, Hermas” and he proceeded to approach the beast. This reminds me of when Pharaoh’s army was approaching and Moses told the people with great confidence to trust in YAHWEH, that they need only to be silent, then he turned and prayed to YAHWEH and YAHWEH said why do you cry out to Me, tell them to move forward. In other words move forward in belief in My power and what I’m about to do for you.

Exodus 14:13-18

“And Moses said to the people, FEAR NOT, wait, and see the salvation of YAHWEH, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall see them again no more forever. YAHWEH will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. And YAHWEH said to Moses, “Why do you pray before Me? Tell the children of Yisra’el to go forward. And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it; and the children of Yisra’el shall go on dry ground through the sea. And, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, so that they shall follow them; and I will triumph over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. And the Egyptians shall know that I am YAHWEH, when I have been triumphant over Pharaoh, over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

Just as Moses and the Israelites walked on dry ground and were saved by trusting in YAHWEH, so did Hermas walk pass the beast unscathed by trusting in YAHWEH! Hermas said that he was CLOTHED IN BELIEF that YAHWEH had taught him through His word and experiences, and this is the key. To learn that YAHWEH has been and is fighting for you if you will cloth yourself in belief.

Ephesians 6:12-17 (Aramaic) Parenthesis mine

“For our conflict is not with flesh and blood but with principalities and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are under heaven. Therefore put on the whole armor of ELOHIM that you may be able to meet the evil one; and, being in all respects prepared, MAY STAND FIRM. Stand up therefore, and gird your loins with truth (Torah, Psalms 119:142); and put on the breastplate of righteousness (Torah, Deuteronomy 6:25); and defend your feet with the preparation the Good News of peace. And now take to you the confidence of BELIEF by which you will have power to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And put on the helmet of Salvation (Kova d’YESHUA, standing strong in our Savior YESHUA’s protection as no one can pluck us out of His hand John 10:28); and take hold of the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of ELOHIM (A reference to the written word, but also the written word that became living flesh YESHUA see: Revelation 19:13).”

Habakkuk 2:4

“For His soul does not delight in iniquity, but the righteous man shall live by belief.”

I also want to point out is that Satan always uses physical intimidation to scare us and make us doubt. He knows that humans react and respond to things that they can physically see or hear which makes them forget the power that they possess in YAHWEH! He makes you focus on what you can visually see instead of focusing on the spiritual power in YAHWEH that you cannot see. This is exactly what it’s called belief.

Hebrews 11:1 (Aramaic)

“Now belief is the persuasion of the things that are in hope as if they were in actual fact, and it is the manifesting of the things not seen.”

2 Corinthians 5:7

“For we walk by belief, and not by sight.”

For example, of intimidation of the eyes is when Moses sent the ten spies to spy out the land and they brought back an evil report and said:

Numbers 13:26-33

“And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el, to the wilderness of Paran, to Rakim; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. And they related to Moses, and said, we went to all the land to which you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are STRONG, and the cities are fortified AND VERY GREAT; AND MOREOVER WE SAW THE SONS OF GIANTS THERE. The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south; and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and by the banks of Jordan. Then Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.” But the men who went up with him said, “WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GO UP AGAINST THE PEOPLE; FOR THEY ARE STRONGER THAN WE.” And they brought up to the children of Yisra’el an evil report of the land which they had spied out, saying the land through which we have gone to spy out is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are MEN OF GREAT STATURE. THERE WE SAW GIANTS, THE SONS OF GIANTS, the descendants of giants; and we were in their sight like GRASS-HOPPERS, and so we were in their eyes.”

I believe this is part of the reason why the fallen angels went into the daughters of men to bring forth giants, because Satan knew that the children of Yisra’el would go to possess the promised land he wanted to use physical intimidation to stop them and it almost worked, but Joshua and Caleb believed while the others doubted. Same here with Hermas, he was confronted with a beast!  I see a mighty beast like a whale, and out of its mouth fiery locusts proceeded. But the size of that beast was about a hundred feet, and it had a head like an urn.’ But notice, after that great performance by the beast to intimidate him, the beast did not do anything and let him pass by. Without belief in YAHWEH many would turn around and go the other way, and by going the way you fail the test and would not have known that you would have walked right pass him.

Was David intimidated by Goliath?

1 Samuel 17:34-36

“And David said to Saul, your servant was tending his dad’s sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb from the flock; and I went out after the lion and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and he growled at me, and I caught him by his beard, and I smote him and slew him. Your servant slew both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living ELOHIM.” David said moreover, YAHWEH who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me out of the hands of the Philistine. And Saul said to David, “Go, and YAHWEH be with you.”

Go and YAHWEH be with you is a good response, because YAHWEH is all we need, we just need to have the belief as David did.

Another example of intimidating one with the eyes is:

Mark 9:16-20

“And He would ask the scribes, “Why are you disputing with them (disciples)? And one from the crowd answered and said, “Teacher I brought my son to you because he has a spirit that does not speak. And whenever it overtakes him, it knocks him down and he foams at the mouth and gnashes his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I asked Your disciples to cast him out, and they were not able.” YESHUA answered and said to him, “Oh generation that is not faithful! How long must I remain with you and how long must I endure you? Bring him to Me! And they brought him to him and when the spirit saw him, it knocked him down at once, and he fell on the ground and was VIOLENTLY SHAKEN and he foamed at the mouth. And YESHUA asked his dad, “How long has it been since he has been this way?” He said to him, “Since his youth, and many times it has cast him into the fire and into the water to destroy him, but whatever you are able to do, have compassion on me and help me.”

It's quite possible that not only did the disciples need to fast more to deal with that kind of demon, but also lacking belief to cast it out, because of the violent shaking and foaming at the mouth would make them forget about the spiritual power they had been given to cast out demons but doubted when they saw this happening. I can tell you that when I worked in the jail, I would see inmates have seizures and if anyone has ever seen this before it is very violent looking. The point is it can be intimidating to the eyes and it makes you lose focus and cause doubt and this is what the enemy does.

CHAPTER 2

“Now after I had passed by the wild beast, and had moved forward about thirty feet, lo! a virgin meets me, adorned as if she were proceeding from the bridal chamber, clothed entirely in white, and with white sandals, and veiled up to her forehead, and her head was covered by a hood. And she had white hair. I knew from my former visions that this was the Assembly, and I became more joyful. She saluted me, and said, “Hail, O man!” And I returned her salutation, and said, “Lady, hail!” And she answered. and said to me, “Has nothing crossed your path?” I say, “I was met by a beast of such a size that it could destroy peoples, but through the power of YAHWEH and His great mercy I escaped from it.” “Well did you escape from it,” says she, “because you cast your care on ELOHIM, and opened your heart to YAHWEH, believing that you can be saved by no other than by His great and esteemed Name.

On this account YAHWEH has sent His angel, who has rule over the beasts, and whose name is Thegri, AND HAS SHUT UP ITS MOUTH, so that it cannot tear you. You have escaped from great tribulation on account of your BELIEF, and because you did NOT DOUBT in the presence of such a beast.

Doesn’t this sound familiar? Daniel had great belief in the Lion’s den and was rescued the exact same way:

Daniel 6:22

“My ELOHIM has SENT HIS ANGEL and HAS SHUT THE LIONS’ MOUTH, and they have not hurt me, because I was innocent before him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no offense.”

Shepherd of Hermas continued:

Go, therefore, and tell the elect of YAHWEH His mighty deeds, and say to them that this beast is a type of the great tribulation that is coming. If then ye prepare yourselves, and repent with all your heart, and turn to YAHWEH, it will be possible for you to escape it, if your heart be pure and spotless, and ye spend the rest of the days of your life in serving YAHWEH blamelessly. Cast your cares upon YAHWEH, and He will direct them. Trust YAHWEH, ye who doubt, for He is all-powerful, and can turn His anger away from you, and send scourges on the doubters. Woe to those who hear these words, and despise them: better were it for them not to have been born.”

Just as Hermas was instructed to tell these things to the elect of YAHWEH is what I’m now turning to tell you the elect, the children of YAHWEH and His Son YESHUA is to repent, prepare yourselves and turn to YAHWEH and serve Him blamelessly. Also mentioned in that passage was to “Cast your cares upon YAHWEH, and He will direct them.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in YAHWEH with all your heart, and rely not on your own wisdom. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

 Hermas went through a type of tribulation, and he made it through because he trusted in YAHWEH! If he could not pass the test of a “type of a tribulation” then how could he be ready for true tribulation? Our Father YAHWEH has been preparing us with a type of tribulation that has been going on this world with the jabs, people losing their jobs, food shortages, and some even losing family over this whole incident. So, if you cannot handle this type of tribulation, then how will you be able to have enough belief and trust to handle things when they get worse? Gird yourselves with belief now! Trust in YAHWEH and His Son YESHUA now!

Hebrews 11:6

“WITHOUT BELIEF, A MAN CANNOT PLEASE ELOHIM. FOR HE THAT DRAWS NEAR TO ELOHIM MUST BELIEVE HIS EXISTENCE AND THAT HE WILL RECOMPENSE THOSE WHO SEEK HIM.”

Habakkuk 2:4

“For His soul does not delight in iniquity, but the righteous man shall live by belief.”

Mark 9:23

“YESHUA said to him, “If you are able to believe, anything is possible to be for him who BELIEVES.”

CHAPTER 3

I asked her about the four colors which the beast had on his head. And she answered, and said to me, “Again you are inquisitive in regard to such matters.” “Yea, Lady, said I, “make known to me what they are.” “Listen,” said she: “the black is the world in which we dwell: but the fiery and bloody points out that the world must perish through blood and fire: but the golden part are you who have escaped from this world. For as gold is tested by fire, and thus becomes useful, so are you tested who dwell in it. Those, therefore, who continue steadfast, and are put through the fire, will be PURIFIED by means of it. For as gold casts away its dross, so also will ye cast away all sadness and straitness (distress), and will be made pure so as to fit into the building of the tower.

Sirach 2:1-10

“My son if you come to serve YAHWEH, prepare your soul for trial. Set your heart aright and constantly endure and do not hurry in times of trouble. Cleave to him and do not depart, that you may be increased at your last end. Whatever is brought on you take cheerfully and be patient when you are changed to a low estate. For as GOLD IS TRIED IN THE FIRE SO ACCEPTABLE MEN IN THE FURNANCE OF ADVERSITY. Believe in Him and He will help you; order your way correctly and TRUST in Him. You who fear YAHWEH, wait for His mercy; and do not go aside, for fear that you fall. You who fear YAHWEH believe Him; and your reward shall not fail. You who fear YAHWEH, hope for good and for everlasting joy and mercy. Look at the ancient generations and see; were any who trusted in YAHWEH confounded? Or who did He ever despise, that called on Him?”

Zechariah 13:9

“And I will cause the third part to PASS THROUGH THE FIRE, AND WILL REFINE THEM AS THEY REFINE SLIVER, AND WILL TRY THEM AS THEY TRY GOLD; they shall call on My Name, and I will answer them; I will say, “They are My people; and they shall say, YAHWEH is my ELOHIM.”

Wisdom 3:5-6

“And having been chastised a little, they shall be greatly rewarded: for ELOHIM proved them and found them worthy of Himself. AS GOLD IN THE FURNANCE HE HAS TRIED THEM and received them as a burnt offering. “

1 Peter 1:6-7

“In which you will rejoice forever, notwithstanding you at the present time are under some pressure by the various trials that pass over you; so that the proof of your BELIEF may appear more precious than REFINED GOLD THAT IS TESTED BY FIRE, to esteem and honor and praise at the manifestation of YESHUA the Messiah.”

James 1:2-4

“Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you enter into many and various trials. For you know that the trial of your belief, makes you possess patience. And let patience have its perfect work so that you may be complete and perfect and may lack nothing.”

We go through these trials because YAHWEH is trying us as gold in the fire so that we will be purified and be useful to Him, and as James says it produces patience as know to wait for YAHWEH to act. We will be able to rely on Him and trust Him, so that you will not be moved by any situation on this earth or the intimidation the enemy tries to impose upon you.

Shepherd of Hermas continued:

 “But the white part is the age that is to come, in which the elect of ELOHIM will dwell, since those elected by ELOHIM to eternal life will be spotless and pure. Wherefore cease not speaking these things into the ears of the saints. This then is the type of the great tribulation that is to come. If ye wish it, it will be nothing. Remember those things which were written down before.” And saying this, she departed. But I saw not into what place she retired. There was a noise, however, and I turned round in alarm, thinking that that beast was coming”

The Assembly says to Hermas do not cease from speaking these things to saints, just as I won’t cease to speak them to you all. The elect of YAHWEH is spotless and pure, and we know scripture defines the saints as:

Revelation 14:12

“Here is the patience of the saints who keep the commandments of ELOHIM, and belief in YESHUA.”

We trust in YAHWEH, we serve Him blamelessly, and we don’t love our lives to the death:

Revelation 12:11

“And they overcame him, because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony: and they loved not their own lives, even to death.”

Psalms 116:15

“Precious in the sight of YAHWEH is the death of His saints.”

By overcoming this world through the blood of YESHUA and being led by the RUACH HA’KODESH we can take part of being elected by ELOHIM to eternal life and dwell with Him forever! Remember the words of this message and let them strengthen you all in the days to come.

The white part on the beasts head she says is the world to come:

Revelation 21:21-26

“And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each pearl one gate, and each gate one pearl: and the broad street of the city was pure gold, like brilliant glass. And I saw no temple in it; for Master YAHWEH Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb. And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to enlighten it; for the esteem of ELOHIM enlightens it, and the Lamb is the lamps of it. And the nations that were saved will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their esteem and the wealth of the nations into it. And its gates will not be shut by day; for there is no night there. And they will bring the esteem and honor of the nations into it. And there will not enter it anything polluted, or that practices impurity and falsehood; but they who are REGISTERED IN THE LAMB’S BOOK OF LIFE.”

Wisdom 3:7-9

And in the time of their visitation they shall shine and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble. They shall judge the nations and have dominion over the people and their Master shall reign forever. Those that put their trust in Him shall understand the truth: and those that are faithful in love shall dwell with Him: for favor and mercy is to his holy ones and He has care for His ELECT.”

HalleluYAH! As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!

YESHUA’s message REVEALED!

John 21:3-11

“Simon Peter said to them, “I go to catch fish.” They (the disciples) said to him, “We will also come with you.” And they departed and embarked into a ship. And during that night they did not catch anything. And when it became morning, YESHUA stood at the edge of the sea, and the disciples did not realize that it was YESHUA. And YESHUA said to them, “Children, do you have something to eat?” They said “No! to Him. He said to them, “Cast your net on the RIGHT SIDE of the vessel and you will find.” And they cast it and they were not able to drag the net in from the multitude of fish that it had caught. And that disciple whom YESHUA had loved said to Peter, “This Man is our Master!” And when Simon heard that it was our Master, he took his garment and girded his loins, because he was naked, and threw himself into the sea that he might come to YESHUA. But the other disciples came by boat for they were not very far from the land, only about two hundred cubits, and they were dragging that net of fish. When they had come up onto the land they saw burning coals, and placed fish and placed bread upon them. YESHUA said to them, “Bring some of those, now that you have caught fish! And Simon Peter embarked and dragged the net to the land, being full one hundred and fifty-three GREAT fish and the with all this weight, that net was not torn.”

While reading this scripture two things jumped out at me immediately the fact that YESHUA said the right side of the boat and the specific number of fish being 153.

Right Side!

Firstly, YESHUA telling them to cast their nets to the right side of the boat and that they will find fish represents YESHUA who sits at the right-hand of YAHWEH where He is in heaven.

Mark 14:60-62 (Aramaic)

“And the high priest arose in the midst and questioned YESHUA and said, “Why do you not answer the accusation they are testifying these things against you?” But He was silent and did not answer him anything, and again the high priest asked Him and said, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” And YESHUA said to him, “I AM. And you will see the Son of Man SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER and coming upon the clouds of heaven.”

Luke 22:69 (Aramaic)

“From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the RIGHT HAND OF THE POWER OF ELOHIM.”

Mathew 26:64 (Aramaic)

“You have said it! But I say to you that from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the RIGHT HAND OF POWER and coming upon the clouds of heaven.”

Psalms 110:1 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“YAHWEH said unto my Master, Sit at My RIGHT HAND until I make Your enemies at footstool.”

Hebrews 1:13-14 (Aramaic)

“And to which of the messengers did He ever say: Sit you at MY RIGHT HAND until I will place your enemies a footstool under your feet? Are they not all spirits of ministration who are sent to minister on account of them that are to inherit life?

Hebrews 12:2 (Aramaic)

“And let us look on YESHUA who has become the beginning and the completion of our belief; who, on account of joy there was for Him, endured the stake and surrendered Himself to shame and is seated at the RIGHT HAND of the throne of ELOHIM.”

Acts 5:31 (Aramaic)

“Him this One ELOHIM has established a Prince and a Savior, and He has exalted Him at HIS RIGHT, as The One who gives repentance, and forgiveness of sin unto Yisra’el.”

Acts 7:55-56 (Aramaic)

“And while he (Stephen) was full of belief and the RUACH HA’KODESH, stared into heaven and saw the esteem of ELOHIM and YESHUA STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF ELOHIM. And he said, “Behold, I see heaven opened and the Son of Man STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF ELOHIM.”

1 Peter 3:21-22 (Aramaic)

“And you also, by a like figure, are made alive by immersion (not when you wash your bodies from filth, but when you confess ELOHIM with a pure conscience) and by the resurrection of YESHUA the Messiah who is taken up to heaven and on the RIGHT HAND OF ELOHIM and messengers and authorities, and powers are subject to him.”

Romans 8:33-34 (Aramaic)

“Who will set himself against the chosen of ELOHIM? It is ELOHIM who justifies. Who is it that condemns? Messiah died and arose and is on THE RIGHT HAND OF ELOHIM, and makes intercession for us.”

Colossians 3:1 (Aramaic)

“If then you have risen with Messiah, seek the things on high where the Messiah sits on the RIGHT HAND OF ELOHIM.”

153 fish Meaning

When I read this specifically number of fish that was mentioned it led me to look further into it’s meaning, and as we know that every word of scripture is ELOHIM breathed and the revelation is truly beautiful!

In Hebrew every letter has a number attached to it and the Hebrews used their alphabet as a numbering system called Gematria an alphanumeric code. Gematria usage is debated, but nonetheless I feel that it fits for what is about to be revealed because it’s the truth and I don’t find it to be coincidental at all. The letters have been given a numerical value.  So, what do the numbers add up to be? And what does it spell?

A=1 N=50 I=10           E=1 L=30 O=6 H=5 I=10 M=40 and the total is 153!

Looking at the bold italicized words with the numbers attached to them spells out “ANI ELOHIM” which means “I AM ELOHIM.” What a beautiful revelation! And we can see that this number was written for a reason to declare who YESHUA is and was from the beginning!

Isaiah 9:6 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder; and His Name is called Wonderful Counselor, the MIGHTY ONE, THE EVERLASTING ELOHIM, the Prince of Peace.”

Exodus 3:14 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“And ELOHIM said to Moses, I am AHIAH ASHAR HIGH (That is, THE LIVING ELOHIM); and He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Yisra’el. AHIAH has sent me to you.”

John 8:56-58 (Aramaic)

“Your ancestor Abraham did long to see My day, and He saw it and rejoiced!” The Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, yet you have seen Abraham!” YESHUA said to them, “Ahmein, Ahmein I say to you that before Abraham existed, I AM.” And they took up rocks to stone Him, and YESHUA hid and departed from the temple and passed through their midst and left.”

YESHUA connected Himself to the LIVING ELOHIM by having eternal existence. The Jews understood quite well that this title is reserved for ELOHIM alone; therefore, they wanted to stone Him.

John 20:27-29 (Aramaic)

“And He (YESHUA) said to Thomas, “Place your finger here and see My hands and place your hand and stretch it in My side and do not be an unbeliever, but a believer.” And Thomas answered and said to Him (“Mari w’ALAHI) “My Master and MY ELOHIM.” YESHUA said to him, “Now that you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who do not see Me and believe.”

Revelation 4:11 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“Worthy are You, Our Master YESHUA AND OUR ELOHIM, the kodesh (holy), to receive esteem and honor and power; for You have created all things, and by You they exist; and because of Your pleasure they had being and were created.”

Mathew 16:13-16 (Aramaic) Parenthesis mine

“And when YESHUA came to the region of Caesarea of Philippi, He was asking His disciples and said, “Concerning Me, who do men say that I am, MERELY A SON OF MAN? (In other words, He is more than a man) And they said, “Some say John the Baptist (Yochanan the Immerser), but others says Elijah. And others Jeremiah (Yiremeyah), or one of the prophets. He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said, “You are the Messiah, the SON OF THE LIVING ELOHIM.” YESHUA answered him and said, “Blessed are you Simon, the son of Jonah, because flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”

John 9:35-38 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And YESHUA heard that they had cast him outside, and He found him and said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of ELOHIM?” He who was healed answered and said, “Who is He My master that I may believe in Him?” YESHUA said to him, “you have seen Him and He who speaks with you IS HE.” And he said, “I believe My Master!” And he fell and worshipped Him.”

Isaiah 7:14 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Therefore YAHWEH Himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive a bear a son, and shall call His Name Immanuel.”

Immanuel means “EL with us” which matches perfectly with the words of YESHUA that He as our ELOHIM the Son and is with us until the end. HalleluYAH!

Mathew 28:20  (Aramaic)

“And teach them to keep all that I have commanded you. And behold, I AM WITH YOU ALL THE DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD! Ahmein.”

Psalm 40:7 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Then said I, Lo, I come; in the beginning of the books, it was written of Me.”

Isaiah 48:16 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Come near to Me, listen to this; I have not spoken in secret FROM THE BEGINNING; FROM THE CREATION, there AM I; and now YAHWEH ELOHIM, and His Spirit, has sent Me.”

Daniel 3:24-25 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was alarmed and rose up in a great fear and spoke and said to his princes. Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, true, o king. The King answered and said, behold I see men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like that of the SON OF ELOHIM.”

So, by YESHUA telling them to cast their nets to the right side of boat and by them catching 153 Great fish, YESHUA was declaring to his disciples and to the world that: He is ELOHIM, THE SON OF YAHWEH Who sits at the RIGHT HAND of the Father and was here from the beginning!

As always, may our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!

Why have You forsaken Me?

In most translations of the scriptures, we read YESHUA saying “Why have you forsaken Me?” while He is on the execution stake. When reading this we get an image of YAHWEH leaving the presence of His Son to be alone as He suffers, and many have said that YAHWEH turned away His face and that YESHUA felt the presence of His Father departing from Him as He had never been separated from His Father since the foundation of the world. It makes people question how could YAHWEH the Father turn away from His own Son? So we will examine what the Aramaic translation to help clear this up.

Mathew 27:47 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“And about the ninth hour, YESHUA cried out with a loud voice and said, “My EL! My EL! (Lemana shabakthani) Why have You SPARED ME?”

Mathew 27:47 (George Lamsa Aramaic)

“And about the ninth hour, YESHUA cried out with a loud voice and said, ELI, ELI, lemana shabakthani! My EL, My EL, for this I WAS SPARED!” Lamsa adds a footnote (This was My destiny.)

Mathew 27:46 The Holy Aramaic Scriptures.com

“And about the ninth hour, YESHUA cried out in a qala rama (a loud voice), and said, “Iyl! Iyl! Lamana Shabaqathani (My EL! My EL! Why have You SPARED ME?”

These scriptures match perfectly with the prophecy written in Psalms 22. Again, most translations say “Why have you forsaken Me?” However; that is not what the Aramaic says.

Psalms 22:1 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“My EL, My EL, why have You LET ME LIVE?”

The point is this: YAHWEH would never leave His own Son as YAHWEH and YESHUA are ONE!

Zechariah 12:10 (Parenthesis mine)

“And I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of favor and of mercies; and they shall look upon Me (YAHWEH) whom they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him (YESHUA) as they mourn for an only son, and shall grieve for Him as they grieve over the first-born.”

So what was YESHUA saying while on the execution stake?

YESHUA is saying that He was obedient to His Father YAHWEH, He knew that He would leave the heavens and become flesh to die for the sins of the world and was saying “Father lets finish this! For this is the reason why I have come into the world to save the world!”

John 10:17

“Because of this, My Father loves Me that I lay down My life that I might take it up again. No man takes it from Me but I lay it down by My OWN will. For I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it up again, for this Commandment I have received from My Father.”

Chaim Bentorah an ancient language scholar adds what YESHUA was saying which also matches Lamsa’s footnote saying “This is My destiny!”

“Listen to My heart, this is My destiny. This is why I came to earth in human form, and that is to die to give you eternal life.”

YESHUA said in His own words that this was His purpose:

John 12:27

“Behold My soul is now disturbed, and what will I say? My Father deliver Me from this hour? RATHER BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE COME FOR THIS HOUR!”

YAHWEH did not forsake YESHUA

YESHUA Himself says that YAHWEH would never leave Him, and we know that the scriptures cannot contradict themselves, as the other translations do by saying that He was forsaken.

John 16:32

“For behold the hour is coming, and now has come, when you will be dispersed every man to his own place (disciples). And you will leave me alone, yet I would NOT BE ALONE BECAUSE THE FATHER IS WITH ME.”

This stems from the prophecy of Zechariah 13:7 (parenthesis mine)

“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd and against the man who is my friend, says YAHWEH of Hosts; smite the Shepherd (YESHUA), and His sheep shall be scattered (disciples) and I will turn My hand against the great ones.”

Mathew 26:31

“Then YESHUA said to them, “All of you will be offended by Me in this night, for it is written, “I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep of his flock will be scattered.”

Mark 14:48-52

“But YESHUA answered and said to them, “As against a robber do you come out with swords and with staves to seize Me. I was with you all day while I was teaching in the temple, but you did not seize Me. This has occurred that the scriptures might be fulfilled.” Then his disciples left him and fled. And a certain young lad was following after Him and was clothed with a linen cloth. He was naked and they seized him and then he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.”

 YESHUA said in John 16:32 that His disciples would leave him alone and they did according to prophecy. But, YESHUA said that YAHWEH would not leave Him alone; therefore, YAHWEH could not possibly have forsaken Him.

John 8:29

“And He who sent Me is WITH ME AND DOES NOT LEAVE ME ALONE because My Father is pleased at all times with the things that I do.”

YAHWEH never forsakes His people

Psalms 37:28

“For YAHWEH loves justice, and He FORSAKES NOT THE RIGHTEOUS ONES; He keeps them forever; but the seed of the wicked, He destroys.”

Psalms 9:10

“And they that know Your name will put their trust in You; for You HAVE NOT FORSAKEN them that seek You, O YAHWEH.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

“And it is that YAHWEH who goes before you; He will be with you, He will NOT FAIL YOU, NOR FORSAKE YOU; feart not, neither tremble, not be dismayed.”

1 Samuel 12:22

“For YAHWEH will NOT FORSAKE His people for His great Name’s sake; because He is pleased to make you His people.”

2 Corinthians 4:9-10

“We are persecuted, BUT NOT FORSAKEN; we are prostrated, but not perish. For we bear in our body at all times, the dying of YESHUA, that the life also of YESHUA might be manifested in our body.”

So how much more will YAHWEH NOT FORSAKE His Only-begotten Son

Acts 2:25-28

“For David spoke concerning Him, I foresaw My Master, for at all times He is at my right hand so that I will not be moved. Because of this my heart rejoices and my praise flourishes and also my body dwells in hope. Because you will not leave My soul in sheol and neither will You allow Your RIGHTEOUS ONE to see corruption.” You have revealed the road of life to me, You will fill me with gladness with Your presence.”

Psalms 16:8-11

“I have set YAHWEH always before me; because He is at My right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore, my heart is glad and my esteem rejoices; my flesh also shall rest in hope. For You have left not My soul in Sheol; neither have You suffered Your HOLY ONE to see corruption (YESHUA rose from the dead). You will show Me the path of life, and I shall be filled with the joy of the countenance, with the pleasure of victory of Your right hand.”

Isaiah 53:10 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Yet it pleased YAHWEH to afflict Him; He has put Him to grief; HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE as an offering for sin, that posterity may see, and His days shall be prolonged, and the pleasure of YAHWEH shall prosper in His hand.”

John 10:17 (Aramaic English New Testament)

“Because of this, My Father loves Me THAT I LAY DOWN MY LIFE that I might take it up again. No man takes it from Me but I lay it down by My OWN will. For I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it up again, for this Commandment I have received from My Father.”

Isaiah 42:1 (Aramaic Peshitta)

“Behold, My Servant, Whom I uphold, My Elect in Whom MY SOUL DELIGHTS; I have put My spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth justice to the gentiles.”

Mathew 3:16-17

“And when YESHUA was immersed, He arose at once from the water and heaven was opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of ELOHIM which was descending like a dove and it came upon Him. Behold, and a voice from heaven that said, “This is My beloved Son in Whom I am pleased.”

Mathew 17:3-5

“And Moses and Elijah appeared to them speaking with Him (YESHUA). And Peter responded and said to YESHUA, “My Master it is good for us that we are here. And if You desire, let us make You here three shelters, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah. And while he was speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice came from the cloud saying, “This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am pleased listen to Him.”

John 17:24

“Father, those whom You have given to Me, I desire that where I am they might also be with Me that they might see My esteem that You have given to Me because You have loved Me from before the foundations of the world.”

HalleluYAH! YAHWEH loved His Son from the foundation of the world just as He did as He was being executed and would never leave Him for YAHWEH and YESHUA are One (Echad). As always, may our Father YAHWEH bless you all in YESHUA’s Name!