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RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The economy is in danger of collapse. On the day that the
announcement of the failure of Lehman Brothers, as well as the buyout of Merrill
Lynch by Bank of America, one of my daughters called me questioning me about the
owners of Bank of America. She was concerned concerning the small amount of
savings that she has on hand disappearing quickly. But, of course, since that
time we have had the failure of Wacovia, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mack, AIG, and the
list is growing daily.
Now, the President that gave a tax break in the beginning of his
administration, has signed a preposterous bailout bill to the tune of an excess
of 700 billion dollars. This would be one of the biggest tax bills in the
history of this country, because that is how the bill has to be paid, through
tax dollars, of course. Interestingly, the legislators who crafted (like witches
on a hunt) the bill, even though they acted like they were highly upset at the
financial condition of the country, still added riders to this most expensive
piece of legislation that will spend even more hundreds of billions in pork
programs. There are many things included in this bill that we simply haven’t
been advised on yet, but the days are coming when we will learn the awful truths
and suffer the great ramifications of it.
It is interesting, but those who hold governmental offices actually live
in a different world than those of us who are enslaved to the system. They live
in a protective bubble. They will not suffer as does the rest of the population.
They become like royalty, leaving the common life behind. Supposedly, they are
elected to serve their constituents, but in reality, they are elevated to the
offices of self-service. Their new masters are the ones who have the big bucks
to not only help them acquire the office that they ran for, but who also
purchase their special legislative favors with big lobbying dollars.
But who is responsible for all of the disastrous financial disaster that
is facing us? The answer is that we are all responsible for it from the greatest
to the least.
We learned from the savings and loans debacle that occurred in the Reagan
administration that there were many very greedy and dishonest people who had
wormed their way into that system and even drug money and other unsavory
financial gains were being laundered through that system.
Then came the Enron disaster along with some other huge firms. We learned
that in every instance, the company heads were cooking the books to make it all
look like the company was literally thriving, when the reality was that while
the heads were living high on the hog, so to speak, the company was in financial
disarray. Interestingly, the company heads were prosecuted and sent to prison.
But now, we have governmental institutions that are failing (Fannie Mae,
Freddie Mack, etc.). Why? This author remembers the marching orders issued by
the Clinton administration. News reports declared that loans were going to be
made to people, no matter their financial status. This was an all out effort to
provide homes for the most needy of our country even though they couldn’t pay
the notes. I remember at the time thinking about the financial disaster that was
ahead for this country. The disaster is here and why is it that the very ones
who have been running the show in the government get a pass? Why aren’t the
governmental officials who concocted this mess taken before the courts like
everyone else would be? As stated, they are living in a different world from the
common people. They are the untouchables in today’s world. Of course, the
effort is out to lay the blame on someone, anyone would do, but the problem is
that the ones who have been running the show, are having trouble finding, shall
we say, a scapegoat?
It is interesting that Barack O’Bama’s financial advisors were heads
over the failed institutions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack. It is interesting
that even though Barack O’Bama is one of the youngest kids on the block at the
senate level, and has only been in office for somewhere around 200 days or so,
but has received the second largest contribution from those systems (Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mack).
Barney Franck is a Congressional Representative who has headed the House
Financial Services Committee. Much blame for this fiasco should also fall on his
head. But, as stated, we all are to blame for it, even though the heads of the
system should suffer the consequences for not signaling a warning and heading
the disaster off. John McCain did try to do something about it a couple of years
ago, but the Democrats squashed his efforts to get a handle on it.
I previously wrote of the chaos and confusion that would be associated
with the presidency of George W. Bush because of his last name. I wrote about
his father’s term in office because of his last name. You see, I study the
Scriptures, which warn us of the chaotic events that will take place at the end
of the age. I thought it interesting then and I think it interesting now that we
had presidents, father and son, with the last name Bush.
In my Scriptural studies, I have come across Hebrew words that not only
apply to Yahweh’s word, but there are names of people, places and even
countries that are associated with the Hebrew language and those names, in
Hebrew, will go to great lengths to identify to us what or who the country,
place, thing, or person is. They also are utilized to fulfill prophecy.
Take the name Bush, for instance. Bush, in Hebrew, has to do with shame,
confusion, to confound, etc. The elder Bush confused the electorate when he
openly declared “no new taxes,” and promptly passed a “new tax” bill
shortly after assuming office. He was rejected for a second term.
We are living at the end of the age. We are all responsible for the
failures. We have all known that you can’t continue to live off of credit.
Yet, we have allowed our leaders to continue to borrow us into oblivion from
budget, to budget, to budget. The national debt and the interest on it is
astounding. However, most of our people are in debt, I was going to say up to
their eyeballs, but actually it is over their heads. We are drowning in debt.
Someone who is drowning usually ends up dead. We are not only drowning from the
national debt that our leaders have been deceived to lay upon our shoulders, but
we are also drowning in our own personal debts. Scripture does say that the
borrower is servant (slave) to the lender (Prov. 22:7). That same proverb says
that the rich rule over the poor.
There is great wealth, riches in Washington D. C. There is great power in
wealth. Baron Rothschild said (paraphrasing) that he didn’t care to have
control over a people’s army, he only wanted control over their wealth. He and
his family are the ones who established the modern banking systems throughout
the world. The world is being ruled by the rich international bankers. Through
their financial wizardry, they can make fortunes disappear overnight in places
like the stock markets, the banks, etc. Such has been the case lately. Over two
trillion dollars have disappeared through the stock market alone.
But there are also other ways to manipulate riches and tax the people.
One way is through the deceptiveness of inflation. Inflation is nothing more
than a hidden tax.
The main manipulation, however, is through interest rates on debt. A look
at the special clock in New York the other day revealed that the national debt
is over 10 trillion dollars. Who owns this debt? The international bankers, of
course. Who is really ruling our country? The international bankers, of course.
Why do you think that the president dispatched our armies to Afghanistan
and to Iraq? To protect oil pipelines in Afghanistan and to seize the Iraqi
oilfields by force. The Iraqi oilfields were to be utilized for the good of the
Iraqi people, but is that taking place?
Of course, our army was sent in to not only conquer Iraq, but to remain
stationed there to protect the oilfields. The question is, who is paying for the
considerable debt that is being incurred? The answer is the American taxpayer.
Why aren’t the proceeds from the oilfields being utilized to finance the U. S.
Forces presence? The answer is because we are servants of, enslaved to the
international bankers and must do their bidding so that they can continue to
rape the citizens of the earth of their sustenance.
But take a good look at ourselves.
Our national character and morality is also no longer what it was at one
time. In my own lifetime, I have seen a people who would have been embarrassed
to hear a curse word on television or in the movies, go to spouting off of some
of the most vile and filthy language in those movies, and it is expected to be
heard in today’s world. As a matter of fact, if it isn’t heard, then it
simply isn’t a good movie. Even the music had become absolutely filthy.
Then there is the nudity and sex issue. I remember when there was no
bedroom scene allowed. Everyone was dressed from head to foot. There was
kissing, but the kiss ended the scene. Today, the whole sex scene has to be
displayed. (Don’t get me wrong, I don’t watch those movies, but sometimes
even the most seemingly innocent movie can have some of the most torrid sex
scenes.)
Our character and morality is suffering greatly because we have been
encouraged to throw the Scriptures away. We have been taught that we are only
here by accident and people are simply too mushy headed to believe or prove
otherwise. When a people throw away Yahweh and His wondrous word of instruction,
the avenue that they take is the broad way to death and destruction.
Having been a former member of Worldwide Church of God while Herbert W.
Armstrong was still alive, I remember some of his wise sayings. He would quote a
former acquaintance of his that he knew in the Great Depression era. His friend
told him that as long as more than 50% of the people of the country were honest
and doing honest business, then things would be fine, but when over 50% of the
people and businesses were dishonest, then the financial markets would fail.
Our leaders have been dishonest and have acted thusly. Our businesses
have been dishonest and have acted thusly. Finally, our common people have been
dishonest and have acted thusly. Therefore, there is going to be a great fall
and nothing short of the intervention of Yahshua the Messiah will prevent it or
remedy it.
We have entered a period of chaos and confusion (Hebrew = buwsh/Bush).
One final thing is the appearance of a man named Barack O’Bama on the scene.
Barack is a very meaningful Hebrew name. In Hebrew, baraq is lightning or a flashing
sword. Bama, in Hebrew, is bamah
which means “high place” (of the earth, earthly).
A storm brings confusion and chaos, witness what tornadoes, hurricanes,
typhoons, winds, etc. cause. What accompanies those storms is lightning (Hebrew
= baraq/barack).
The only person running for office who has a name and, I think, character
to stave off disaster for a short period is Sarah Palin. Searching the Hebrew,
her name Sarah means princess, or queen. Palin seems to be close to a Hebrew
word that means “a certain one,” or “judge.” But, of course, she would
only be a Vice President, not the President and leader of the nation.
Thinking about the name John McCain, John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan,
which has to do with the grace and favor of Yahweh. McCain is a Scotch-Irish
name. The Mc gives the idea of “son” in that heritage. “Cain” is that
name that one struggles with because we all know that the first son of Adam and
Eve was given that name. He was of the spirit of the murderer Satan. He slew His
brother Abel. Cain, in Hebrew, means “a lance striking quickly.”
One is not sure how the McCain—Palin relationship would be, since she
took on the “good ole boy” framework in Alaska victoriously. The problem is
that John McCain is a member of the “good ole boy” framework in Washington.
Remember that Yahweh sent Deborah to judge Israel in one of their times
of need. The stage is set, or seemingly set. If
the Democrat candidate wins the election, we could be struck with
“lightning of the earth’s high places,” or a “flashing sword of the
earth’s high places.”
If McCain/Palin win, we could have a “princess judge” like Deborah to
stave off the final destruction.
In the end, however, if we dance to the fiddle, then we will pay the
piper, as the old saying goes. We have danced to the fiddle of excess. We have
rejoiced in great wealth, no matter the cost. It has been a real orgy, so to
speak. Now, or soon, the price must be paid. We are all responsible and
accountable for our sins. The penalty, the wages of sin is death (Ro. 6:23).
Punishment is on the way, but we can also look forward to the fulfillment
of the last half of this famous verse, “but the gift of Yahweh is eternal life
through Yahshua the Messiah our Sovereign.”
To receive this gift, we must repent of (turn away from) our sins, and
begin to walk according to Yahweh’s word. Failure to do so will bring sudden
and sure destruction. May Yahweh bless us with true repentance.
Do you know what the testimony is? Scripture says that if
we speak not according to it, it is because there is no light in us.
Do you have Yahweh’s light? This article will expose you to it.
By Jerry Healan
Isa 8:1 Moreover Yahweh said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in
it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and
Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said
Yahweh to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my
mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away
before the king of Assyria. 5 Yahweh
spake also unto me again, saying, 6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and
rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; 7
Now therefore, behold, Yahweh bringeth up upon them the waters of the river,
strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come
up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the
breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. 9
¶ Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give
ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces;
gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word,
and it shall not stand: for Elohim is with us.
11 For Yahweh spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that
I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say ye not, A
confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither
fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 13
Sanctify Yahweh of
hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
14 And he shall be for a sanctuary;
but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence
to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. 15 And many among them
shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
16 ¶ Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17 And I will wait upon Yahweh, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for
him. 18 Behold, I and the children
whom Yahweh hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of
hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and
unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their
Elohim? for the living to the dead? 20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is
because there is no light (shachar)
in them.
What is the testimony? The answer to this question is found in the Torah.
Isaiah says that He (Yahweh) will be for a sanctuary. The Hebrew word for
sanctuary is miqdash.
Ex 25:1 ¶ And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly
with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this is the fine linen, and
goats' hair, 5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 6
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7 Onyx
stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8 And let
them make me a sanctuary (miqdash);
that I may dwell among them.
Ex 38:21 ¶ This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the
commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar,
son to Aaron the priest.
The Tabernacle of old that was built in the wilderness is the testimony.
Yahweh was the El (God to the modern world) of the Hebrews, “And Abraham
planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the
everlasting El,” Gen. 21:33.
The Hebrew word El was lain Paleo Hebrew. It was la in pictorial Hebrew.
The aleph is an hieroglyphic for the head of an ox or a ram. The lamed is
an hieroglyphic for a cattle goad or shepherd’s rod. While we understand that
the Hebrew word El means Mighty One, according to the use of the hieroglyphics,
it has to do with the Great Shepherd of Cattle.
David said that Yahweh was his shepherd in Psalm 23:1. Yahweh is again
called the shepherd of Israel in Psalm 80:1, Isa. 40:11, etc. Yahshua proclaimed
that He is the good shepherd in Jn. 10:11, 14. Peter calls Yahshua the Chief
Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4).
The lamed (l)also comes from the Hebrew
word lamad, which means to teach.
Yahweh is the great teacher because He gave us the torah, the psalms and the
prophets to teach us about things of old, but He also gave us the whole of the
New Testament to also teach us of things that were fulfilled by Yahshua and also
things yet to be fulfilled. Yahshua was called a great teacher, Jn. 3:1-2;
20:16.
The original sanctuary was the tabernacle of old in the wilderness. The
Hebrew word for tabernacle is ohel
(lha). The sanctuary was the
dwelling place of El (la). Notice the first and last letters of the Hebrew word
for tabernacle. They are aleph (a) and lamed (l), or El la
(Hebrew reads from right to left). The Hebrew letter hei is interjected
between, in the midst of the word la. The hei (h) is an hieroglyphic for lo,
behold or the. Thus, the tabernacle of testimony
was the dwelling (shakan,), the sanctuary (miqdash) of the great El Yahweh. It was given so
that Israel could behold their El. Moses wrote about it, of course, but few
understand the implications behind it.
THE HIDDEN
In the book of Hebrews chapter 9 the tabernacle, priesthood and offerings
are said to be “figures”, but the Greek word utilized is parabole or parable in the English language.
Parables are given to hide the true meanings so that even though people see and
hear, they still are blind and deaf to the truth of them. That’s why Yahshua
came speaking to the people of His day in parables. They saw Him, heard Him and
saw His wondrous works, but still couldn’t understand the truth about Him.
(Mt. 13:10-13)
Paul said that the apostles spoke in mysteries (1 Cor. 2:1-14).
The Book of Proverbs reveals that Yahweh purposely hides things in His word.
Pr 25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king
of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of Elohim to
conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a
matter.
Let’s take a look at these verses with a Hebrew Interlinear in
accompaniment with some of the words.
Pr 25:1 These are also proverbs <mashal> of Solomon, <Sh@lomoh>
which the men <'enowsh> of Hezekiah <Chizqiyah> king <melek>
of Judah <Y@huwdah> copied out. <`athaq>
2 It is the glory <kabowd>
of <'elohiym> to conceal <cathar> a thing: <dabar> but the
honour <kabowd> of kings <melek> is to search out <chaqar> (a
primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately:--find out,
(make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.) a matter. <dabar>
The Hebrew word for “word” is dabar.
Thus, Yahweh conceals things in His word, but the heart of His kings, not the
kings of the world, seek to search out the hidden things in His word. If the
princes and kings of this world had understood the truth about Yahshua, then
they would not have crucified Him.
The main point is that even though the great El Yahweh lived among His
people, He still hid Himself from them. Yahweh dwelt between the cherubim in the
holy of holies where only one man was allowed to enter, the high priest of
Israel, once a year on the day of atonement. Even then, he could only enter
after a great cloud of incense was introduced in order to cover the ark so that
the priest couldn’t see Yahweh sitting on the ark of the covenant.
Yahweh remained behind the vail, hidden out of sight. Didn’t Isaiah say
that Yahweh hid his face from the house of Jacob? Didn’t the Apostle Paul even
write that there is still a vail on the heart of the children of Israel? (2 Cor.
15) Furthermore, Paul writes that the overall great preponderance of the
children of Israel were purposely blinded (Ro. 11:7-25).
BIBLE CODES
In his book entitled The Mysterious Bible Codes,
Grant R. Jeffrey writes, “Six hundred years ago, Rabbi Bachya, a European
rabbi, wrote a book in which he described his discovery of a pattern of letters
that formed meaningful words encoded in the Torah at equally spaced intervals.
When he examined the Hebrew letters, beginning in Genesis 1:1, he noticed that
if he began with the last letter (tav
t) in the first word of the
Bible—Bereishis tyvarb
“beginnings”—and skipped every 49 letters, the word Torah
hrwt was spelled out. In other
words, every 50
th letter of the text spelled the word Torah
hrwt.
Rabbi Bachyah also found that the opening verse of Exodus contained the word
Torah hrwt, also spelled out at the
same 50-letter interval, beginning with the first appearance of the letter t. When he examined the
opening verses of Leviticus, however, he discovered the Hebrew word HaShem (hwhy), which means “the name” (of God), spelled out every
8 th letter, beginning with the first letter, yod y.
When the rabbi examined the initial verses of Numbers and Deuteronomy, the
fourth and fifth books of the Bible, again he found that the word Torah hrwt was encoded. In the book of Numbers, Torah hrwt was spelled out in reverse at a 50-letter interval and in
Deuteronomy, to his surprise, Torah
hrwt was
spelled out in reverse at a 49-letter interval, beginning with the fifth verse.
Dr. Daniel Michelson
calculated that, based on a letter frequency analysis, the odds are more than 3
million to 1 against the word Torah hrwt being encoded by chance,
beginning with the first word of Genesis. Therefore, the odds that the word Torah hrwt would appear in
ELS code at the very beginning of each of the four books of Moses simply by
chance are astronomical.” (pp. 33-34)
See Figure 1 on next
page
UNABLE
TO SHOW FIGURES #1, 2, 3, &4.
What
is also quite amazing about this Bible code is the fact that the book of
Leviticus was addressed to the Aaronic priesthood. The Aaronic priesthood and
the Levites who served the tabernacle were all children, descendants of Levi.
Levi means “to join.” You will notice that in Figure 2 concerning the
placement of the tabernacle and the tribes of Israel, that the Levites were all
placed around the tabernacle almost as a buffer zone. This reveals that the
Levites were the ones who not only served the tabernacle, but they were the
tribe utilized to “join” the Israelites to Yahweh.
Furthermore, the priests were to declare the Torah to the Israelites, while
the whole of the Torah is a witness of Yahweh. The Prophet Malachi declares to
the Levites, “And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will
not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith
Yahweh of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your
blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung
of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. And ye shall know
that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi,
saith Yahweh of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave
them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
The law (Torah) of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his
lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from
iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the
law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of
Yahweh of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way; ye have
caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith
Yahweh of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all
the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the
law (Torah). Have we not all one father? Hath not one Elohim created us? Why do
we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant
of our fathers? Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed
in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Yahweh which
he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange el. Yahweh will cut off the
man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of
Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto Yahweh of hosts,” Mal. 2:1-12.
When Israel was delivered from
Egypt into the wilderness. They heard Yahweh, saw His great works, but still
couldn’t understand what was going on. They were given many precious things,
but very few could receive them. The overall majority perished in the
wilderness. How many of twenty years
old and upward were able to enter into the promised land? According to
Scripture, only two, Caleb and Yahshua. Even Moses and Aaron weren’t able to
enter into the land of Canaan.
Do you not see how many things are simply hidden in Yahweh’s word?
Didn’t Isaiah say that He hides His face from Jacob? (Isa. 8:17)
Even though the tabernacle was
the dwelling place of Yahweh among the Israelites it, its appurtenances, the
priesthood and their sacrifices and offerings were given as parables in order to
keep the people blinded as to their true meanings.
Yahweh hid Himself
behind a veil in the qodesh ha qodeshim (holy of holies) and only one man was
allowed to enter only once per year on the day of atonement and even then not
without blood, and a cloud of incense to cover the ark of the covenant, which is
also the ark of the testimony, so that he couldn’t really see Yahweh between
the cherubim.
THE SACRIFICES
One of the major things that the tabernacle spoke of was that of sacrifice.
The altar of sacrifice was in the east. The priests slew the sacrifices beside
the altar and dispensed them in accordance with the law of sacrifices and
offerings that we find in Leviticus chapters 1-7.
But the placement of Israel reveals another story that is only revealed
through in-depth study and revelation. The major tribe, Judah, was in the east.
The name for Judah itself is interesting because the ancient Hebrew for Judah
was hdwhy.
The name Yahweh, of course, is hwhy. The only difference between the two names is the
“dalet” (d).
The dalet is an hieroglyphic or picture of a door, thus Judah is not only the
tribe that is the door to the tabernacle, the dwelling place of Yahweh, but
Judah is the tribe that Yahshua had to be born to so that He would be the true
door to the heavenly tabernacle wherein the Heavenly Father dwells. Yahshua
proclaimed that He was the door in John chapter 10.
Aaron and His sons, the priests, were placed in the east between Judah and
the tabernacle. As a matter of fact, the Levites were placed between all of the
tribes of Israel and the tabernacle. According to Scripture and Bible scholars,
Judah was under the banner of a lion. Also the tribes of Joseph (Ephraim and
Manasseh) were in the west, behind the tabernacle. They were under the banner of
an ox. The question now would be, what does a lion do to an ox? When he gets
hungry enough, doesn’t he make a meal of it? The next question is, what do
priests do with an ox? Don’t they utilize them as animals of sacrifice?
The Gershonites were the Levitical tribe located in the west between the
chief tribe Ephraim, along with Manasseh and Benjamin. The name Gershown is
defined as, or Gershowm {gay-resh-ome'}; from 1644; a refugee; Gereshon or
Gereshom, an Israelite:--Gershon, Gershom.
Notice that it is from 1644, which is the Hebrew word garash, which is defined as, a primitive root;
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce:--cast up
(out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, X surely put away,
trouble, thrust out.
Yahweh purposely blinded His own people and cast them away as a sacrifice so
that He might have mercy upon the rest of the world (Ro. 11).
The only animals satisfactory for sacrifice upon the altar were to be clean
animals. They were cattle, sheep, and goats. The birds were doves and pigeons.
The grain was barley and wheat. A search of the Scriptures reveals that Yahweh
often called His people oxen, bulls, cows, sheep, goats, etc. There are also
references to them as doves and pigeons, as well as grain. The rest of the
nations of the world were referred to as wild, unclean animals. Yahweh’s
people Israel were to be sacrificed for the rest of the world.
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
But, of course, there is more to the story. The Hebrew term for ark, upon
which Yahweh sat, is arown
(nwra). It is defined as; from 717
(in the sense of gathering); a box. However, furthermore, the word arown was also translated as; ark, chest,
coffin.
The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments reveal that Yahshua was Yahweh!
This author has written about this time and time again, but very few of our
people are able to receive and understand this idea, this concept, but the Torah
speaks of it. The testimony speaks of it. If one speaks not according to the
Torah and the testimony, then it is because there is no light in them. The
Hebrew word for light in Isa. 8:20 is shachar
which has to do with the earliest rays of sunlight as they begin to penetrate
the morning darkness.
Let’s convert the example from The Mysterious Bible Codes presented above into Ancient Pictorial Hebrew and then
we can determine what is being presented. (See Figure 4)
e=
Behold! r
= head of a man, f
= nail, t
= cross. Putting it together it means, Behold the man nailed to the cross!
As shown in another article entitled Wonders In
The Hebrew, we revealed that the name Yahweh (hwhy/hwhy)
also has its own special meaning, but now we have the Pictorial Hebrew and look
at what it is testifying! The name Yahweh is rendered thusly in the pictorial
Hebrew: efei. e = behold, f = nail, e = behold, i = hand! What did Yahshua say
to doubting Thomas? “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand,
and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing,” Jn. 20:27.
Why did He want him to behold His hands? Because of the nails that had been
driven there when He was hung on the cross!
How did Thomas respond? “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My
Sovereign and my Elohim!”
Sovereign or Lord in Hebrew is Adonai. Thomas was calling Him both Adonai
(sovereign, master, lord) and Elohim!
This is the witness of the Torah and also the testimony! The Scriptures
reveal that the very One Who spoke the creation into existence, has dealt with
the patriarchs and Israel, emptied Himself of the esteem, honor and magnificence
that He had, became a man and suffered and died so that we all might have an
opportunity to step into eternal life.
THE STONE OF STUMBLING
Isaiah proclaimed that Yahweh would be, “a stone of stumbling and for
a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and
for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,” 8:14.
The Psalmist declares, “The stone which the
builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is Yahweh’s
doing;
it is marvellous in our eyes,” 118:22-23.
Yahshua combines Isaiah 8:14 and
Psa. 118:22-23 in Matthew 21 revealing that both are speaking of Him. “Yahshua
saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the
builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is Yahweh's
doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom
of Elohim shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the
fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief
priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of
them. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude,
because they took him for a prophet,” Mt. 21:42-46.
Many of our own people have gone to the direct descendants of the priests
(Sadducees, Levites) and Pharisees (Rabbinic Judaism) in order to seek
understanding from them concerning the Scriptures and what they are saying.
Yahshua said that they are blind, and if you go to the blind to be led by them,
then you will fall into the same ditch with them. (Mat. 15:14, see also Mat. 23)
The Apostle Paul was inspired to write, “What shall we say then? That the
Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to
righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which
followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of
righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by
the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is
written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and
whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed,” Ro. 9:30-33.
The Apostle Peter adds, “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile,
and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire
the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted
that Yahweh is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of Elohim, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones,
are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to Yahweh by Yahshua the Messiah. Wherefore also it is
contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect,
precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you
therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the
stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at
the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed,” 1 Pet.
2:1-8.
The
true testimony is that Yahshua is Yahweh. He is not the Father Yahweh, but is
the Son Yahweh. The Scriptures have declared Him from the beginning. Yahshua
came to declare His Father, “No man hath seen Elohim at any time; the only
begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him,” Jn.
1:18. “And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me.
Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape,” Jn. 5:37.
“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise Elohim, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen,” 1 Tim.
1:17. “No man hath seen Elohim at any time. If we love one another, Elohim
dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us,” 1 Jn. 4:12.
One day soon, we will see Him,
but we can experience Him today through the Spirit of Yahshua haMessiah. If we
have not His spirit, we are none of His.
Joh 4:24
Elohim is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth.
What
does it mean to worship Elohim in truth? What is truth?
Pilate asked this question when Yahshua was brought to him for judgement.
Joh
18:37
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Yahshua answered,
Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I
into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Joh
18:38
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again
unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Do we know what is truth?
Yahshua said he was the way, the truth and the life; no
man comes unto the Father, but by him.
So, what does he mean he is the truth? Yahshua answers that
question as he was praying to the Father.
Joh
17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
We are also told that Yahshua is the word of Yahweh and was made
flesh and dwelt among man. (John 1:1-14)
Psa
119:142
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy Torah is the truth.
Psa
119:151
Thou art near, O Yahweh; and all thy commandments are truth.
So, now if we combine all these meanings given in scripture, we can conclude
that Yahshua is the living Torah. He is the embodiment of the Word of
Yahweh, the Torah, or the instructions of how to live a life pleasing to Yahweh.
How can one please the Father if he ignores His instructions (Torah)? Most
protestant denominations claim the Torah no longer applies to them, that they
are not under the law, but under grace. In other words, they believe they have freedom
from the Torah or “Law” as it is translated in most bibles. I have heard
them say they are no longer in bondage to the law (Torah). But, in reality, it
is the Torah that brings us freedom because it tells us what sin is.
John tells us the very definition of sin is the transgression of the
law (Torah). (1John 3:4)
1Jo
2:3
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1Jo
2:4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar,
and the truth is
not in him.
Where do we find the commandments of Yahshua? They are the same as the
Father and they are found in the law (Torah).
2Ti
2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto Elohim, a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Paul
tells us in his letter to Timothy how we may please Yahweh. We are to study and
rightly divide the word of truth, the Torah. The only scriptures in existence
at the time Timothy wrote this, was the Torah. The “New Testament” letters
had not yet been compiled. He also tells us that in the last
days, men will be ever learning and never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth.
(2 Tim. 3:1-7).
How
could this happen? Paul gives us the answer in 2 Thess. 2:7-12.
2Th
2:7
For the mystery of iniquity doth
already work: only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th
2:8 And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom Yahshua shall consume with the spirit
of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2Th
2:9
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and
signs and lying wonders,
2Th
2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved.
2Th
2:11
And for this cause Elohim shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:
2Th
2:12
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but
had pleasure in unrighteousness.
This
is not something that is yet future. Paul said it was already at work in his
day. The Mystery of Iniquity is the mystery of lawlessness or “Torahlessness.”
You can prove this yourself by looking up the meaning of the word
“Iniquity” in your concordance.
The Torah is truth. How many of us love the Torah and keep it’s
commandments, statutes and precepts?
The conclusion is inescapable. To properly worship Elohim in spirit and in
truth is to love His Torah as did King David and follow the instructions that
lead to eternal life through Yahshua, our Messiah. You can’t worship Yahweh in
any other way.
Pro
28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law (Torah), even his prayer shall be abomination.
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By Ini Mbdbeng
About
the 1st or 2nd Sunday of November 2006, men and women of “timber and
caliber”, high and low in government and private sectors and even from various
denominations of Christendom gathered at the beautiful Catholic Church by Aka
Road Junction, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria for a thanksgiving service on
behalf of the first lady of the state.
Nne
Nnyin Alison Atta and husband together with family-grandchildren and in-law(s)
were at the centre stage. Politicians and aspirants to various political offices
were all present (very importantly) to buy favour of the Governor who they
thought would have had a hand or finger in the choosing of the next governor,
senators, representatives and so on.
I
was in my room watching the ceremony on TV with ease and admiration. Speeches
were made and everyone was happy that Nne Nnyin regained her sight. But there
was one remarkable speech that was made but ostensibly no one took it to heart.
It was the Bishop’s speech. Apart from his usual eloquence usually interwoven
with many dialects of the state, he had officially announced that he was going
to conclude his speech by reading a portion of the scriptures from the
(Catholic) Jerusalem Bible. I once read about that bible in a tract but have
never seen it.
I
sat up and called my wife to come and listen. The Bishop read the portion
clearly and all I wanted to hear was the true name of my Creator. Sure enough, I
heard him three times reading, “… … … Yahweh … … … Yahweh … …
… Yahweh … … …” That was just the name I wanted to hear. It confirmed
what I read in that tract.
Everywhere
you have LORD and sometimes God in the Old Testament is replaced by the sacred
name “Yahweh.” I did not even care what else was read by him. I was waiting
to hear my Creator’s name read to that august congregation.
Unfortunately,
the entire congregation remained blank, including the Catholics and left without
realizing that the Catholic Church, who changed the Creator’s name in the
bible to “Jehovah,” “God,” and “Lord” hundreds of years ago has
recently begun to reinstate the proper name-Yahweh. It is sad that our Christian
brothers and sisters, who claim to be Protestants, do not know that some
reverend fathers in their privacy might have been using the true name of the
heavenly father in prayers and probably get results faster; but leave their
followers to shout to “God” and “Lord.”
Even
the Jehovah’s Witnesses, in many of their pamphlets, accept that YHWH (called
the Tetragrammaton, found almost 7,000 times in the original Hebrew bible) which
is pronounced “Yahweh” is original and superior to Jehovah. On pages 8, 9,
10 and 11 of “The Divine Name That Will Endure Forever” they write that
“Jehovah”, although formed out of error, is used because it is likely to
meet with quicker response more than Yahweh. For “Jesus”, they say that was
certainly not the name; “it might have been something like Yeshua or Yehoshua.”
Before
now, if you had told an average Christian that “Yahweh” is our heavenly
father’s name, and that “Jesus” was not the original name of the son-our
Savior, he/she would vehemently rebuke you and call you names. Many, in fact the
majority, are still praying and singing songs satisfactorily and happily to
generic titles whose meaning they do not even know. Do not be surprised that
tomorrow if some Catholic clergy begin to observe the seventh day Sabbath on
Saturday, which they boastfully accept they changed to Sunday, you will continue
to see their laity and our stiff-necked un-protesting Protestants marching to
church on Sundays.
We
have many “gods” and “lords” in earth and in heaven (1 Cor. 8:5) whether
it is upper case “G” or lower case “g”, “L” or “l” they sound
the same and therefore are the same. Check these portions for “a God” (Psa.
86:15, Psa. 77:13, 1 Sam. 17:46). Can anybody say these 3 portions that clearly
indicate that “God” is just a title for any deity worshiped are mistakes?
That would be a blatant refusal to accept the truth.
If
your are to address a particular nation’s president, would you continue to
refer to him as Mr. President even in the presence of other presidents
(including bank presidents)? Every president has a name. No president is
nameless. Is your Creator a nameless Creator? My Creator has a name: one name
(Zech. 14:9). His name is Yahweh. He also has a son who is our Saviour; whose
name was also jealously changed by the Greeks to something like “Iesous” and
later to Jesus when the letter “J” came into the English language about 500
years ago.
It
is a fact that he came in His father’s name as “Yahshua” which means
“Yah’s salvation” or “Yah saves.” “Yah” is the short form of
Yahweh and it is in the King James Bible (Psa. 68:4). Don’t forget that there
is no “J” sound or letter in the Hebrew or the Greek.
May
I ask:
1. Why do we have the name “Jesus” in Heb.
4:8 and Acts 7:45 in the King James Bible, but differently as Joshua (which is
Yahshua in the Hebrew language) in all other bibles?
2. Why do we have so many prophet’s names in
the bible ending in “yah” or “iah”? For example, Isaiah, Obadiah,
Zephaniah, Zechariah, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Eliyah, etc. and the world’s most
popular word of praise “Hallelujah”? But the acclaimed Saviour’s name
(Jesus) is nothing close to “Yah” or “ian”?
May
Yahweh’s Holy Spirit (Ruach Hakodesh) help you to understand in the name of
Yahshua the Messiah.
By
Ini Mbebeng
Mary (properly Miryam( and Joseph (properly Yoseph), the earthly parents of
our Savior were Jews (Yahudim) and they all spoke Hebrew.
When
the angel spoke to them about their son, our Savior, and gave them a name which
he was to be called, (Matt. 1:20-21), do you think the angel spoke Hebrew or
Greek? (Don’t forget the parents, Mary and Joseph were Hebrew speaking
people.)
Today
we all know that the name ‘Jesus’ is Greek. Why don’t we accept the clear
fact that the angel spoke Hebrew and gave the name in Hebrew to Mary and Joseph
as Yahshua (which means Yahweh’s salvation)? Yahshua in today’s English is
Joshua. Why can’t we be truthful to ourselves and accept the simple fact that
our savior’s name is Yahshua the Messiah and not the gentile-Greek-name
“Jesus?”
Many
clergymen know very well that the mess was cooked up by Constantine who forbade
Hebrew writings, especially in the New Testament Scriptures. He changed Yahshua
to Iesous and later to Jesus, Moshiac (Messiah) to Christos (Christ).
May
Yahweh help us to accept the truth and drop the Greek or gentile name and title
in our worship. HalleluYah!
If
you care to prove this, please check
(1)
The Living Bible (Self Help Edition) Footnotes of page 124.
(2)
“The Divine Name that Endures Forever” (by Jehovah’s Witnesses) Page 9,
10, 11.
(3)
Compare King James Bible with all other Bibles when you read Heb. 4:8 and Acts
7:45. You will see the mix-up.
Just received your magazine (Sept.-Oct.)
and was amazed and gratified to finally hear someone address the issues of today
and answer them with lucid, as well as, enlightened responses.
RD/TX
Shalom Jerry,
Kudos
on the article "Wonders in the Hebrew" in the latest Yahshua's Witness
Magazine Sep.-Oct. 2008!! You hit the nail on the head on page 5,
when you said that the Hebrew was the language of revelation. Yahweh revealed
Himself to His people in this language and Yahshua spoke to Shaul on the road to
Damascus in Hebrew (Acts 26:14). On the inside front cover, you said there is a
resurging interest in the language in these latter days. Why? I'm sure you've
read the prophecy in Tzephanyah 3:9, where Yahweh says "For then I
will turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call on the
name of Yahweh, to serve Him with one consent." The word turn is
"haphak" (Strong' 2015) and in this context means to return(restore). Did
you know that this verse is distinct in all the Tanahk(Old Testament
Scriptures), it is the only one consisting of ALL 22
Hebrew letters! Also, all Hebrew words used in the Tanahk can be found in
the first 4 Chapters of B'reshiyt (Genesis).
I also wanted to say, that the talents mentioned in the parable in
Mattityahu 25 starting in verse 14, are the knowledge and understanding, Yahweh
has given each of us, that we are to share. Look what happened to the man given
the one talent, he didn't share and lost everything!! So the many you know, who
are also learning, I hope you are keeping in touch with them, so you all can
grow.
AS/CA
Shalom Friends,
First
I want to thank you for the wonderful article you wrote about "Wonders
in the Hebrew." I really enjoyed that insightful blessing. It
helps us to increase our understanding about the infinite power that sustains
all things. I think it is tougher for us to keep a sound perspective on the
important Holy Spiritual side with a storm of wickedness, perverseness and
destruction coming at us from everything going on around us. That article
really was a joy to me.
The
article about the Holy Name of the Savior, Yahshua made me up set. I felt
anger and wanted to fight. The commentaries are so full of perversion
especially about the true Savior, Yahshua. It isn't any surprise though.
Satin isn't called subtle, crafty, liar, deceiver, perverter for
nothing. He has done exactly as the prophecy says, he has led the whole
world astray. There are only a few who have a heart full of hunger for the truth
and keep digging and apply, refining to become more pure so we can be found
worthy of having a part in Yahshua's righteousness, given a permanent job of
ruling and governing the earth in truth and righteousness. It's amazing how
many commentaries show the pagan sun god, Zeus Krishna as many other renditions
but the truth is all recorded, it will stand. Yahshua has only one
standard for the truth and all perversion no matter how close they make it seem
to be to the real thing it will not be accepted. Satin is an expert at
creating diabolical perversions that have a veneer of being holy while all the
time it is worshipping demons. I primarily use the Holy Scriptures
published by a group out of So. Africa and they show for the name (J) Iosous
also they go on to say that it is an amalgamation of 4 Greek
deities. The Webster's
Dictionary says this about Zeus- The supreme deity of
the ancient Greeks, a son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Demeter, Hades, Hera,
Hestia, and Poseidon, and father of a number of gods, demigods, and mortals; the
god of the heavens, identified by the Romans with Jupiter. The current
pope wore his Jupiter hat when we visited Germany for his tour there.
This Sun god worship was around
long before Yahshua came and died. When Paul went to Greece he visited
their temple and said he could see that they were very religious because they
even had a sign for the unknown God. Then he went on to explain who that
unknown God really was.
Well I could go on and on about
this but you know that each one of us is being tested and tried and how we stand
for the truth determines the spiritual level we will reach and the position we
will receive in the kingdom if we qualify and I pray that we will be found
worthy to be part of Yahshua's Kingdom there is no other. There is only one
kingdom of life and the other is death. As for me I want to live to
promote life.
TR/CO
