We are of those assemblies and groups who observe the
commanded annual holy days as found in the Scriptures. The annual holy day that
will occur during the period of time that this issue of our magazine covers,
May-June 2008, is the feast of Pentecost. The annual holy days teach us so many,
many things if we will choose to observe them and allow Yahweh’s Spirit to
guide us. Let’s see what the Spirit of Yahweh teaches us about this annual
observance this year.
By Jerry Healan
The
primary command for the observance of this annual holy day is found in the book
of Leviticus chapter 23, “And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I
give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf
of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf
before Yahweh, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the
priest shall wave it. And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he
lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto Yahweh. And the
meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil,
an offering made by fire unto Yahweh for a sweet savour: and the drink offering
thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. And ye shall eat neither
bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have
brought an offering unto your Elohim: it shall be a statute for ever throughout
your generations in all your dwellings. And ye shall count unto you from the
morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave
offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the
seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat
offering unto Yahweh. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of
two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven;
they are the firstfruits unto Yahweh,” v.v. 9-17.
Notice
that there is a count of 50 days that must be done in order to reach this annual
observance. The count begins with the offering of the sheaf of firstfruits (v.v.
10-11, 15). We have published articles that deal with the sheaf and the count.
They are entitled “The Sheaf of Firstfruits”
and “How Should We Count To
Pentecost?” We will be very happy to provide these
articles for you upon request if you desire or need a copy. But the number fifty
is a spiritually significant number because it represents jubilee, liberty,
freedom.
We
want to focus our attention upon the leavened loaves that were to be brought out
of their habitations because all things that were done, were types for something
else. For instance, we have revealed in our article that focuses on the sheaf of
firstfruits that the sheaf represented the resurrected Savior from the dead. It
was offered in the morning after the regular Sabbath that occurred during the
days of unleavened bread (the first day of the week). Yahshua ascended to be
accepted as the firstborn from the dead on that morrow after the Sabbath during
the days of unleavened bread, “Yahshua saith unto her (Miriam), Touch me not;
for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto
them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my Elohim, and your
Elohim,” Jn. 20:17.
The
countdown to Pentecost or the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Firstfruits was begun
on that very day and on the fiftieth day the Holy Spirit (the Spirit of liberty
and freedom) was poured out upon Yahshua’s disciples, “And when the day of
Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance,” Acts 2:1-4.
THE LEAVENED LOAVES
The
sheaf of firstfruits that was offered on the morrow after the regular Sabbath
typified the resurrected Savior. With His acceptance as the firstborn from the
dead, the count was begun to Pentecost wherein the New Testament Assembly was
raised up. The two wave loaves baked with leaven typified the New Testament
Assembly. But why were there two loaves? Why were they baked with leaven? These
questions and others must be answered.
The
disciples understood that Yahshua was the promised Messiah, “When Yahshua came
into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do
men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the
Baptist: some, Eliyah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. He saith
unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living Elohim,”
Mt. 16:13-16.
They
also understood that He, being the promised Messiah, had come to restore the
kingdom to Israel, “When they therefore were come together, they asked of him,
saying, Master, wilt thou at this time
restore again the kingdom to Israel?”
Acts 1:6.
Israel
had been separated into two kingdoms after the reign of Solomon, son of David.
The northern kingdom was begun to be ruled by Jeroboam, an Ephraimite of the
tribe of Joseph. The northern kingdom retained the name Israel and her capital
was at Samaria. They became known as the ten tribes. The southern kingdom
continued to be ruled at Jerusalem under the descendants of David, descendants
of Judah. Thus, we have two kingdoms wherein the two loaves would represent.
The
northern kingdom departed from Yahweh right away turning back to the abomination
that Aaron and Israel committed by making the golden calf and worshipping it
during Moses’ forty day tenure in the mount wherein he was receiving
instructions concerning the tabernacle, priesthood, etc. (Ex. 24 – 32) The
Northern kingdom placed a golden calf in Bethel and in Dan. Yahweh sent His
prophets to Israel to warn them to turn from their ways, but they refused and
were cast out of the land by 721 BCE.
Judah
continued to dwell in the land, but Solomon had erected temples to all of the
deities of his foreign wives and the children of Israel under the Jewish kings
were also committing abominations, “Behold, ye trust in lying words, that
cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely,
and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come
and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are
delivered to do all these abominations? Is this house, which is called by my
name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith
Yahweh. But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at
the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. And
now, because ye have done all these works, saith Yahweh, and I spake unto you,
rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye
answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name,
wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as
I have done to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out
all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. Therefore pray not thou for
this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession
to me: for I will not hear thee,” Jer. 7:8-16.
In
our article entitled “What Leaven Represents,”
(Yahshua’s Witness Magazine,
Mar. – Apr. 2008) we revealed that leaven represents sin and false doctrine.
While the leavened loaves could have represented both of the houses of Israel,
they were brought forth on the Feast of Pentecost, which the same day that
Yahweh raised up the New Testament Assembly as revealed in Acts 2. The Apostle
Paul reveals more concerning what the two loaves represent, “Wherefore
remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by
hands; That at that time ye were without the Messiah, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no
hope, and without Yahweh in the world: But now in the Messiah Yahshua ye who
sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Messiah. For he is our
peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition
between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new
man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto Yahweh in one body
by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to
you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh,” Eph. 2:11-17.
The
loaves, thusly, would represent both the Israelites who had been made the
commonwealth of Yahweh through the Covenant of Moses, and the non-Hebrews, the
non-Israelites who were excluded from that commonwealth through that same
covenant. Both Israel and Judah were sown among the nations of the earth because
of their unfaithfulness to the covenant.
LEAVEN
The
loaves were leavened, which typifies the current state of the assembly. The
Apostle Paul made this clear in the book of Romans, “Wherefore, my brethren,
ye also are become dead to the law by the body of the Messiah; that ye should be
married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should
bring forth fruit unto Yahweh. For when we were in the flesh, the motions of
sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto
death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were
held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the
letter. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Yahweh forbid. Nay, I had not
known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said,
Thou shalt not covet. But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me
all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. For I was alive
without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For
sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Was
then that which is good made death unto me? Yahweh forbid. But sin, that it
might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the
commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is
spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for
what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which
I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I
that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my
flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to
perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but
the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no
more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I
would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of Yahweh after
the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of
my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my
members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this
death?” Ro. 7:4-24.
What
is Paul saying here? The Messiah died so that our transgressions, our sin, our
law-breaking might be forgiven. Once we are baptized and washed clean from our
sins, then we are alive without the law. But Paul reveals that even though he
was dead to the law, sin revived because there is a law of sin in the flesh.
That law of sin is the leaven of the flesh and even though a person may be
called and forgiven and has received an earnest of the Spirit, the problem is
that the flesh does not stay dormant. Paul says that sin revives.
Sin
is the transgression of the law (1 Jn. 3:4). John writes to us encouraging us
that we sin not (1 Jn. 2:1). But in the very same sentence he says, “And if
any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Yahshua the Messiah the
righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of the whole world,” 1 Jn. 2:1-2.
Paul
reveals in Romans 7 and Galatians 5 that we must struggle against the law of sin
in the flesh. Sometimes it is so frustrating because it seems like a losing
battle, and that is when, in his frustration, he cries, “O wretched man that I
am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? (Ro. 7:24). The answer
comes immediately, “I thank Yahweh through Yahshua the Messiah our
Sovereign,” v. 25. (first part) But notice how he finishes verse 25, “So
then with the mind I myself serve the law of Yahweh; but with the flesh the law
of sin.”
He
reveals elsewhere that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven,
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of
Elohim; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption,” 1 Cor. 15:50. Thus, the
two loaves baked with leaven represent the current state of the assembly, the
body of the Messiah. We only receive an earnest of the spirit, which is a down
payment to hold us until the day of redemption. In this state, we are still
subject to the sin that is in the flesh and must resist it with the power of the
Spirit through obedience to the commandments.
THE WITNESS
If
you will read Revelation chapters 2 and 3, you will find a thumbnail sketch of
the history of the New Testament Assembly. Only two assemblies have nothing bad
said about them. One, the Smyrna Assembly is persecuted and martyred to the
grave. The other, the Philadelphia Assembly, does not deny His name. This can
mean many things. The first, of course, is exactly what it says, His name was
Yahshua, not Jesus. But above that, the very word “name” in Hebrew also
means authority, honor, character, etc. The flesh with the law of sin contained
therein is corruptible and mortal. It is filled with leaven and is not suitable
for the kingdom of heaven. We must be resurrected or changed from that which is
mortal and corruptible to that which is immortal and incorruptible.
Our
current mission is not to declare ourselves, but to be subject to the Spirit of
truth, which witnesses of Yahshua and how He is spoken of in the Scriptures. He
declared to the people of His day, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye
think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will
not come to me, that ye might have life. I receive not honour from men. But I
know you, that ye have not the love of Yahweh in you. I am come in my Father's
name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will
receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not
the honour that cometh from Yahweh only? Do not think that I will accuse you to
the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he
wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?”
Jn. 5:39-47.
He
told His disciples, “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the
Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever; Even the Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you….But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever
I have said unto you,” Jn. 14:15-17, 26. “But when the Comforter is come,
whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which
proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.”
Jn. 15:26. “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I
go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I
depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world
of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not
on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of
judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to
say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he
shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall
glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take
of mine, and shall shew it unto you” Jn. 16:7-15.
Thus,
our witness must be about Yahshua and His fulfillment of the Scriptures.
FIRSTFRUITS
The
leavened loaves that were brought forth were called “the firstfruits unto
Yahweh” (Lev. 23:17). The Hebrew word for “firstfruits” is bikkuwrim
(mrwkb).
It is defined as the first-fruits of the crop (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance)
and is generally translated as first fruit, hasty fruit, etc. It stems from
another Hebrew word which is bakar
(rkb)
which is defined as; to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early
fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from 1061) to give the
birthright. (IBID)
The
firstfruits assembly was raised up on the Feast of Pentecost when the Holy
Spirit was given to the disciples. We have come down through almost two thousand
years now while the firstfruits are being sealed with the Holy Spirit of
promise. Yahshua, Himself, said that many are called, but few are chosen (Mt.
22:14). During this period of time, the leavened loaves have applied to the New
Testament Assembly. But the day is coming, as Paul wrote, when the mortal and
corruptible will be resurrected or changed to immortal and incorruptible. This
will take place sometime in the near future on another annual holy day, the next
holy day to be fulfilled.
The
book of Revelation speaks of the first resurrection, “And I saw an angel come
down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his
hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and
shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no
more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be
loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment
was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that
were beheaded for the witness of Yahshua, and for the word of Yahweh,
and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received
his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned
with the Messiah a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again
until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed
and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second
death hath no power, but they shall be priests of Yahweh and of the Messiah, and
shall reign with him a thousand years,” Rev. 20:1-6.
Another
time of great persecution is going to come upon Yahshua’s disciples. This is
revealed in the fifth seal of chapter 6, “And when he had opened the fifth
seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of
Yahweh, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice,
saying, How long, O Sovereign, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our
blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one
of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a
little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should
be killed as they were, should be fulfilled,”
v.v. 9-11.
They
will all be resurrected at the sound of the trumpet of Yahweh, “Behold, I shew
you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on
immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying
that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory? The
sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to
Yahweh, which giveth us the victory through our Sovereign Yahshua the Messiah.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in
the work of the Sovereign, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain
in Yahweh,” 1 Cor. 15:51-58.
There
will no longer be any leaven in their bodies, for they will have been
resurrected with new incorruptible and immortal bodies. These resurrected
firstfruits are revealed in Revelation fourteen, “And I looked, and, lo, a
Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand,
having his Father's name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from
heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I
heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a
new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no
man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which
were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women;
for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he
goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto Yahweh and
to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault
before the throne of Yahweh,” vv. 1-5.
These are the ones represented by the leavened loaves of Pentecost. They are the firstfruits unto Yahweh. They are the first to be redeemed and born from the sons of Adam into the power, honor and glory of the kingdom of heaven. They will be kings and priests forever and ever, serving under Yahshua the Messiah Who is King of kings and Sovereign of sovereigns. He also is the heavenly High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Have you been called and sealed to serve in this great capacity? Their redemption and appearance will serve to the further salvation of all peoples of the earth. May that day come soon!
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For "Average
Joe's From An Average Joe"
Satan gets the blame for a lot of things. Every bad
thing that happens in this world, or in our lives, he gets the blame for. Some
deserved, some not. As Flip Wilson says, "the devil made me do it!"
However, it's really NOT satan's GAME to make us do anything. HIS GAME—the one that causes him to sit back and chuckle with glee--IS TO DECEIVE--TRICK--DISTORT—MISLEAD—LIE!
So WHAT is satan's favorite trick? To sit back and watch
you learn the word of Yahweh (god); believe you've come to understand the scriptures—doctrines;
grace; faith; obedience; repentance; salvation—all the good stuff; while at
the same time, he coaxes you along in some secret, presumptuous sin nobody knows
about or, a blind spot in your character that's so, obvious to everybody but
you. YOU'RE JUST A FISH—not even a big fish—a stinky fish—not a big
fish—BUT YOU'RE HIS FISH (satan's)—all dressed up; goin' to church; bible in your hand; sweet
song in your heart; "Amen Brother!" on your lips; feelin' good; Praise
the Lord!"; so joyously swimming around in THE SEA OF THIS LIFE, WITH HIS HOOK IN YOUR MOUTH—bait, hook, line, sinker—and come the day of
your death—or "THE DAY OF YAHWEH" (god)—if you haven't AWAKENED AND SPIT
THAT HOOK and its
bait OUT OF YOUR MOUTH—YOUR LIFE...
BROTHER, YOU'RE ONE DEAD FISH!
1Ti 5:24--The
sins of some men are obvious, leading on to judgment, but those of some men
follow later.
Php 2:12--So that, my beloved,
as you always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much rather in my
absence – work out your own deliverance with fear and trembling,
1Jn 2:6--The
one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He
walked.
Rev 12:17--And
the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to fight with the remnant of
her seed, those guarding the commands of Elohim (Our Mighty One)
and possessing the witness of (Yahshua)יהושע
Messiah.
Rev 14:12--Here
is the endurance of the set-apart ones, here are those guarding the
commands of Elohim (Our Mighty One)
and the belief of (Yahshua) יהושע.
Rev 22:11-14--"He who does wrong, let him do more wrong; he who is filthy, let him
be more filthy; he who is righteous, let him be more righteous; he who is
set-apart; let him be more set-apart.And
see I am coming speedily; and My reward is with Me, to give each according to his
work.
I am the 'Aleph and the Taw', the Beginning and the End, the First and
the Last. Blessed are those doing His
commands, so that the authority shall be
theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city."
"REPENT!
FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
By Brick Parrish
Many Christians believe we were given a new commandment – “If it seems
right to you, go ahead and do it!” They say that Paul taught we now have
freedom to do anything we want. We are under grace, so all things are legal now.
We are not under that nasty old law anymore. Peter told us that some of Paul’s
writings were hard to understand. So, is it possible that we don’t really
understand some of the things he said? Let’s
examine some of these things in order to see how this may or may not be true.
1Co 6:10 Nor
thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of Yahweh
.
Now this really doesn’t make much sense if we understand it this way. It
is legal to do all these things, but if you do, you won’t make it into the
kingdom of Yahweh. Obviously, we’re not getting the whole picture. There is a
word play here in the Greek that cannot be accurately conveyed in the English
language. Perhaps, a better understanding of this would be that all these things are
in Paul’s power to do, but not proper to do so. Paul made the same
argument in chapter 10 about eating things sacrificed to idols.
Rom 14:3 Let
not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth
not judge him that eateth: for Elohim hath received him.
Rom 14:4 Who
art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or
falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for Elohim is able to make him stand.
Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every
day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Rom 14:6 He
that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto Yahweh; and he that regardeth not the
day, to Yahweh he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to Yahweh, for he
giveth Elohim thanks; and he that eateth not, to Yahweh
he eateth not, and giveth Elohim thanks.
These
verses are contrasting the eating of clean meats to vegetarianism. They are not
saying it is okay to eat anything. Contrary to what some of you might think,
Paul never ate a pork chop in his entire life. Another thing to be noted here,
there is nothing in these verses about the Sabbath. Some use verse 5, to their
own peril, to prove they can establish their own “Sabbath” day on any day of
the week. Paul was talking about fasting in this verse. The Jews fasted,
according to their
own traditions,
twice a week on the second and fifth days.
Others did not fast on those days or at all. It was a man made tradition,
not the commandment of Yahweh to do so. They were not to judge each oth
Rom 14:15 But
if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably.
Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Messiah died.
Col 2:17 Which
are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Messiah.
1Co 8:9 But
take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to
them that are weak.
1Ti 4:1 Now
the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking
lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding
to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which Elohim hath created to be received with thanksgiving of
them which believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For
every creature of Elohim is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received
with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of Elohim and prayer.
Isa 66:16 For
by fire and by his sword will Yahweh plead with all flesh: and the slain of Yahweh shall be many.
Isa 66:17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in
the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith Yahweh.
Isa 65:2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a
rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own
thoughts;
Isa 65:3 A
people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in
gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
Isa 65:4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the
monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
Isa 65:5 Which say, Stand by
thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all
the day
Rom 10:21 But
to Israel he saith, All day long I
have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Mat 5:18 For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from
the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mat 15:10 And
he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth
defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Mat 15:20 These are the things
which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man
Act 10:11 And
saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a
great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Act 10:12 Wherein
were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping
things, and fowls of the air.
Act 10:13 And
there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter;
kill, and eat.
Act 10:14 But
Peter said, Not so Yahweh; for I have never
eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Act 10:15 And
the voice spake unto him again the second time, What Elohim hath cleansed, that call not
thou common.
Act 25:8 While he answered for
himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the
temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
Act 15:20 But
that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from
things strangled, and from blood.
Act 15:21 For
Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the
synagogues every sabbath day.
As
long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are
you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when
everything's going your way?
The night is about over, dawn
is about to break. Be up and awake to what YHWH is doing! YHWH
is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first
believed. We can't afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious
daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation,
in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed!
Don't loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in
anointing oil, and be up and about! Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own.
In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing
warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters.
Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or
drops out.
I am immersed in tears, yet
always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having
nothing, having it all. I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this
wide-open, spacious life. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great
affection.
Open up your lives. Live openly
and expansively! The smallness you feel comes from within you.
Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way.
Rise up with a pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness,
and honest love.
Leave the
corruption and compromise; leave it for good," "Don't link up
with those who will pollute you. The world is unprincipled. It's dog-eat-dog out
there! The world doesn't fight fair. But we don't live or fight our battles that
way - never have and never will.
The tools of our trade aren't for marketing or manipulation, but they are
for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture.
We use our powerful tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down
barriers erected against the truth, fitting every loose thought and emotion and
impulse into the structure of life shaped by Messiah asking YHWH to give us wise
minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding
of the ways in which YHWH works.
I pray that you'll live well
for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you
learn more and more how YHWH works, you will learn how to do your work.
I pray that you'll have the
strength to stick it out over the long haul - not the grim strength of gritting
your teeth but the glory-strength YHWH gives. It is His strength that endures
the unendurable and spills over into joy.
Thank the Father who makes us
strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for
us.
You're sons of Light, daughters
of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand. So let's not
sleepwalk through life like those others. Let's keep our eyes open and be smart.
Since we're creatures of Day, let's act like it. Walk out into the daylight
sober, dressed up in faith, love, and the hope of salvation.
Your baptism was not just
washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult
faith wardrobe.
Friends this world is not your
home, so don't make yourselves cozy in it. Don't indulge your
ego at the expense of your soul.
Live an exemplary life
among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices.
Then they'll be won over to YHWH's side and be there to join in the celebration
when he arrives.
My counsel is this: Live
freely, animated and motivated by YHWH's Spirit. Then you won't feed the
compulsions of selfishness.
For there is a root of
sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free
spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are
antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way
according to how you feel on any given day.
Since, then, we do not have the
excuse of ignorance, everything - and I do mean everything - connected with that
old way of life has to go. It's rotten through and through. Get rid of it! And
then take on an entirely new way of life - a life renewed from the inside
and working itself into your conduct
as YHWH accurately reproduces his character in you.
What this adds up to, then, is
this: no more lies, no more pretense. Tell your neighbor the truth. We all are
connected to each other, after all. When you lie to others, you end up lying to
yourself.
Go ahead and be angry. You do
well to be angry - but don't use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don't stay
angry. Don't go to bed angry.
Don't give the Finger-pointer
that kind of foothold in your life.
Did you used to make ends meet
by stealing? Well, no more! Get an honest job so that you can help others who
can't work.
Watch the way you talk. Let
nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a
gift.
Don't grieve YHWH. Don't break his heart. His breath of life, moving and
breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for
himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.
Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk.
Be gentle with one
another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as YHWH
forgave you.
Think of your
sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get
your own way. Then you'll be able to live out your days free to pursue what YHWH
wants instead of being tyrannized by what you want.
But you know better now, so make sure it's all gone for good: bad temper,
irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk.
Don't lie to one another.
You're done with that old life. It's like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes
you've stripped off and put in the fire.
Now you're dressed in a new
wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is
custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now
obsolete.
So, chosen by YHWH for this new
life of love, dress in the wardrobe YHWH picked out for you: compassion,
kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline.
Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense.
Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of
what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be
without it. Let peace keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other.
None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let
the Word - the Message - have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in
your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing,
sing your hearts out to YHWH! Let every detail in your lives - words, actions,
whatever - be done in the name of the Master, thanking YHWH every step of the
way.
Ucrah
taw
Mymvh
ta
Myhla
arb
tyvarb
ha’aretz
v’et ha’shamayim
et
Elohim
bara
B’raysheet
the earth and specifically
the heavens specifically
Elohim
created In
the beginning
The
misparim
value for each word breaks down as follows:
←
← ←
913 = (400) t
+ (10) y
+ (300) v + (1) a
+ (200) r + (2) b
= tyvarb
(6 letters)
203 =
(1)
a + (200) r + (2) b
= arb
(3 letters)
86 =
(40) M + (10) y
+ (5) h
+ (30) l + (1) a
=
Myhla
(5 letters)
401 =
(400) t + (1) a
= ta
(2 letters)
395 =
(40)
M
+ (10) y + (40) m
+ (300) v + (5) h
= Mymvh
(5 letters)
407 =
(400) t
+ (1) a
+ (6) w
=
taw
(3 letters)
296 =
(
90) c
+ (200) r + (1) a + (5) h
=
cUrah
(4 letters)
==============================================================
Totals:
2701 7 words
28 letters
1. There are 7 words:
7 x 1 = 7.
2. There are 28 letters:
7 x 4 = 28.
3. There are 3 nouns:
Elohim (86), heavens (395), and earth (296). As they
appear in this Scripture (including those with a definite
article
prefix: h ), these 3 add to
777: 7 x 111.
4. There is one verb:
created. The
number equivalents of its letters add to 203:
7
x 29.
5. The first three words contain
the subject and these three have 14 Hebrew letters:
7 x 2.
6. The last four words contain
the object and these four have 14 Hebrew letters:
7 x 2.
7. The Hebrew words for the two
objects (“Ucrah
taw
Mymvh
ta”), each have seven letters: Ucrah
taw (7 letters: 7 x 1) Mymvh
ta (7
letters: 7
x 1) ←
9. The first letter ( b:2 ), the middle letters ( a:1 , M:40
), and the last letter ( U:90 ) in the sentence
add up to 133: 7 x 19.
10. Keeping
in mind Hebrew is read from right
to left, the misparim value
of the first and last letter of all
seven words is 1393: 7
x
199.
This is seen just below with details provided:
Misparim
Value First/Last Letters
Hebrew Word
402
= 400:t, 2:b
:tyvarb
3 =
1:a, 2:b
:arb
41 =
40:M, 1:a
:Myhla
401
= 400:t, 1:a
:ta
45 =
40:M, 5:h
:Mymvh
406
= 400:t, 6:w
:taw
95 =
90:c, 5:h
:Ucrah
==============================================================
1393 =
7 x 199
402
= 400:t 2:b:
:tyvarb
95 =
90:c 5:h
:cUrah
==============================================================
497
= 7 x 71
3 =
1:a 2:b
:arb
41 =
40:M 1:a
:Myhla
401
= 400:t 1:a
:ta
45
= 40:M 5:h
:Mymvh
406 =
400:t 6:w
:taw
==============================================================
896 =
7 x 128
401 = (400) t + (1) a = ta (2 letters)
296 = (90) c + (200) r + (1) a + (5) h = Urah (4 letters)
==============================================================
1610 = 7 x 230