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you really and truly interested in this work? Do you think that it is changing
lives? Below is the witness of a brother who has subscribed to our materials.
His comments are especially addressed to our Bible Correspondence Course and how
it has affected him in his life.
Dear
Brothers and Sisters of Y.E.A.,
Shalom
Aleichem,
I wish to thank you again for allowing me to partake in the Y.E.A. Bible
Correspondence Course Lesson 8 – Remember the Sabbath.
Your opening commentary about the Gideon’s Bible study in a restaurant
and the debate with a Y.E.A. member on the 10 commandments vs. “The law is
done away,” pinpointing the seventh day Sabbath, is something that I will be
able to utilize very effectively in our Bible studies.
I also wish to thank you for all the Hebrew words that your Bible studies
are teaching me and their meanings such as “sheba” = swear = to seven
oneself; Beer-sheba = well of seven, or well of oath, etc.
Learning the Hebrew words and their meanings and how they give revelation
to Yahweh’s purpose and plan is helping me to understand Yahweh’s word more
clearly.
I now can see and understand how so much has been lost in the
translations from Hebrew to Latin – Greek – and English. The beginner Bible
student or Sunday church goer doesn’t have a clue.
I can see now that it’s part of Satan’s game by influencing people to
be anti-Semitic and hate the Hebrew language so Satan can blind the mass to the
true meaning of Yahweh’s true word.
Today we have all kinds of Satan’s false religious forces plus
Satan’s political correctness in the government, Big Brother watching, in the
schools, in the churches.
I just read a commentary about the author Joe Kovacs new best seller
book; “Shocked by the Bible: the most astonishing facts you’ve never been
told ( www.shockedbytheBible.com). Mr. Joe Kovacs book documents
facts regarding most people’s common beliefs about religion that are not
supported by Scripture.
Mr. Joe Kovacs touches on today’s popular religious holidays,
Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and the seventh day Sabbath. But he’s only scratching the
surface of the truth. Keep in mind that Mr. Joe Kovacs is the executive news
editor of World Net Daily, so I’m sure that Mr. Kovacs is in tune with how
corrupt the politically correct mainstream media is and Mr. Kovacs is not coming
out of his comfort zone.
I wrote Mr. Kovacs a letter and asked him to research Jeremiah 23:1-27;
the truths of Yahweh’s word are sealed in the Hebrew language, and to research
the origin of the names Jesus Christ and Jehovah.
It’s so clear from the Hebrew Scriptures the enormous importance of the
Sabbath, past, present, and future.
The Scriptures I lean on a lot are Malachi 3:6, “For I am Yahweh. I
change not,” and “Hebrews 13:8, “Yahshua, the same yesterday, today, and
forever.” So I ask people if the word Sabbath is the same in other languages:
Greek – Savvato; Italian – Sabato; Spanish – Sabado; Polish – Sabato;
Hebrew – Shabbat, then why would Yahweh or Yahshua change their names without
informing us with inspired Scripture?
I have come to my own conclusion that the majority of ministers have done
their own research and that they know the truths of Yahweh’s word but that
they fear making changes in their churches and fear to teach the truth because
they fear losing church members and tithes. They must stay politically correct
and keep their flocks blind to maintain their social position and keep their
church members chained to the lies of false religion. They preach John 8:31-32
but teach lies and bondage, no truth, no freedom.
Yes, this lesson has helped me to understand the truth concerning the
Sabbath day. Yes, I’ve turned to Yahweh’s commanded way –out of sun
worship – out of the idolatrous ways of this world; Revelation 18:4; 2 Cor.
6:16-17; Jer. 51:6 – “Come out of her my people.” Thank you brothers and
sisters of Y.E.A. I’m looking forward to the next lesson. You are in my
prayers always.
Shalom
Alechiem, TLT/CA.
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about you? Do you think that you could learn anything from our Bible
Correspondence Course? While it is a fairly simple and easy course, I can assure
you that you will learn some things that you have never thought of before.
Subscribe to the course and see if you might learn something. At least it will
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I realize that what is presented here may be very
difficult for many people to receive, who have been taught and stand on certain
things concerning our Creator. It is not that we are seeking to shatter
anyone’s faith, but rather to greatly embellish and bring to a greater
understanding. However, we do understand that there will be those who can’t
receive this and still others who will receive it with joy and rejoicing. As the
Scriptures declare, “Let him that is able to receive it, receive it,” Mt.
19:12.
By Jerry Healan
Water is such an amazing
substance! Where would we be without water? The answer is nowhere! All known
life forms depend on water for their existence. It is essential for life. Do we
ever think about water or do we just take it for granted? People in drought
stricken or very dry areas know how precious it is. Where water is abundant,
people have more of a tendency to take it for granted. However, where there is
plenty of water, there is usually prosperity also. Farmers need it for their
crops. Ranchers need it for their livestock. Factories need it for production.
It is probable that few people
understand that water is the third most common molecule
in the universe. It is the most abundant substance on earth. It composes about
71% of the earth’s surface! The bodies of most plants and animals are at least
60% water.
Although
water seems chemically simple - just 2 hydrogen atoms bound to an oxygen atom -
it is in fact an enormously unusual substance. It has often been stated that life depends on just
the anomalous properties of water. (from http://www.starfish.ch/reef/ocean.html)
Water has different thermal parameters than other substances. Most
compounds contract as they cool and expand when they heat. Water does this, too,
until just before it starts to freeze. Then it does something remarkable - it
begins to expand, even when it grows colder. By the time it does freeze it
becomes ice which is actually less dense than liquid water. Ice floats on water
instead of sinking. If it did not, life on earth would be impossible. If lakes
and oceans froze from the bottom up instead the top down no sea-floor or lake
bottom ecologies would exist. Once started freezing, bodies of water would stay
frozen solid forever. The freezing from the top down is insulating the water
from further freezing and also allowing rapid thawing. (IBID)
Water has a very high surface
tension. It can enter into cracks in rocks and since it expands when freezing
these rocks break apart. If water had a lower surface tension, the process by
which soil is formed would not occur. (IBID)
Water is not very viscous, if
it had higher viscosity, circulatory systems could not operate. (IBID)
Water can dissolve more
substances than any other solvent. Water is an excellent solvent for substances
such as salt. Actually 38 million tons of salt are solved in one cubic
kilometer, that's about 25 grams of salt in one kilogram of water. (IBID)
SPIRITUAL LESSONS
The Apostle Paul writes, “For
the wrath of Yahweh is revealed from heaven against all wickedness and
unrighteousness of men, who (with)hold the truth in unrighteousness; because
that which may be known of Yahweh is manifest in them; for Yahweh hath shewed it
unto them. For the invisible things of him
from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things
that are made, even his eternal power and headship; so that they are
without excuse: Because that, when they knew Yahweh, they glorified him not as
Elohim, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became
fools…,” Ro. 1:18-22.
Notice this again, “…the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made…”
Again, Paul writes, “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered
into the heart of man, the things which Yahweh hath prepared for them that love
him. But Yahweh hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of Yahweh. For what man knoweth the
things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of
Yahweh knoweth no man, but the Spirit of Yahweh. Now we have received, not the
spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of Yahweh; that we might know the
things that are freely given to us of Yahweh. Which things also we speak, not in the words
which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual,” 1 Cor. 2:9-13.
Yahshua
proclaimed, “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Yahshua stood and
cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that
believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers
of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not
yet given; because that Yahshua was not yet glorified.),” Jn. 7:37-39.
Again,
Yahshua declared, “Yahweh is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship
him in spirit and in truth,” Jn. 4:24.
Furthermore,
Yahweh proclaims that He is a fountain of living waters in Jeremiah chapters 2
and 17.
Water is
the most abundant substance on earth and even in the universe (according to some
scientists). It is definitely necessary for life. According to the Scriptures
that we have just read, water is a type of the Spirit. Yahweh is spirit, He is a
fountain of living waters. Living waters flow from Yahshua’s belly. We can
understand the invisible things of Him from the things that are created. We
should be able to learn very important and vital lessons about Yahweh by
comparing spiritual things (water) with spiritual (spirit).
HYDROGEN
The
chemical composition of water, of course, is H2O. We will deal with this
composition a little later, but we do want to focus on the elements themselves
first and foremost. There are amazing things to be revealed in them separately
and in combination.
Hydrogen
is defined as a flammable, colorless, odorless, gaseous chemical element, the
lightest of all known substances. The word hydrogen itself is a combination of
the terms “hydro” and “gen.” “Hydro” simply means “water.”
“Gen” comes from a family of words, gen, genus, genes, genesis, etc. Gen
means to be born or generated, thus, Hydrogen means “water-born.”
At this
point it is interesting to note that Yahshua said, “Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of Elohim,” Jn. 3:5.
Hydrogen
probably also means “water generator.” In other words, that which produces
or makes water. Isn’t that what Yahweh says about Himself? Doesn’t He say
that He is the fountain of living water? “Be astonished, O ye heavens, at
this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Yahweh. For my people
have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed
them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water,” Jer. 2:12-13.
“O
Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they
that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Yahweh, the fountain of living waters,” Jer. 17:13.
Furthermore,
water is created by burning hydrogen. Scripture says that Yahweh is a consuming
fire (Dt. 4:24; Heb. 12:29). Yahweh, the consuming fire, is a fountain, Who
produces living water (the Holy Spirit)!
Hydrogen
is composed of a single proton and a single electron. It is the simplest and
most abundant element in the universe. The heavier elements were originally made
from hydrogen atoms or from other elements that were originally made from
hydrogen atoms. Thus, hydrogen is the basic building block that all other atoms
are built upon. It is estimated that hydrogen makes up more than 90% of all
atoms, three quarters of the mass of the universe.
Hydrogen’s
atomic number is 1 (one). It is the lightest of all elements thus, it rises
above all others. Yahweh is number one (first) in all things. He also is to be
held up, lifted, and worshipped above all things. He is the One Who has made all
things. He is over all things. It is written, “Hear, O Israel: Yahweh our
Elohim is one Yahweh,” Dt. 6:4. Are you beginning to see the lessons and
information that we can learn about Yahweh through the things that He has made?
What have
we learned about hydrogen? It is similar to Yahweh in the fact that Yahweh made
all things, Hydrogen is the simplest of elements and atoms. It is the base upon
which all other elements and atoms are made. In order to make other atoms and
elements, all Yahweh had to do was add more protons, electrons, and neutrons to
the hydrogen atom. Yahweh is the Creator, the One Who made all things. Hydrogen
means water generator; the burning of hydrogen produces water; Yahweh is a
fountain of living waters, and a consuming fire. Hydrogen is the lightest of all
elements and rises above them. Yahweh is over, above His creation.
OXYGEN
Oxygen
receives its name from the Greek words oxys and genes, which together mean "acid forming."
Oxygen is
defined as a colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous chemical element, the most
abundant of all elements: it occurs
free in the atmosphere, forming one fifth of its volume,
and in combination in water, sandstone, limestone, etc; it is very active, being able to combine with nearly all other elements, and is essential to
life processes and to combustion. (Webster’s New World Dictionary)
Oxygen is the third most abundant element in the universe and makes up nearly 21% of the earth's atmosphere. Oxygen accounts for nearly half of the mass of the earth's crust, two thirds of the mass of the human body and nine tenths of the mass of
water.
Oxygen is a
highly reactive element and is capable of combining with most other elements. It
is required by all living organisms and for most forms of combustion.
While
hydrogen is the basic building block upon which all things are built, life
requires oxygen. Oxygen must be present for combustion, thus, hydrogen can’t
burn to produce water without the presence of oxygen. We breathe oxygen into our
lungs in order to live. Our blood carries the oxygen to the cells of our body so
they can perform their processes. Our cells do their work through the burning of
oxygen. Breath in Hebrew is ruach. Spirit in Hebrew is ruach. Thus, oxygen is a type of the spirit.
The atomic
number for oxygen is eight (8). In the spiritual significance of numbers, eight
is the number for new beginnings. Lay the eight on its side and it becomes the
symbol for infinity. Yahweh is spirit and has ever existed. Thus, the Holy
Spirit has also always existed.
Notice in the
definition that it is FREE and VERY ACTIVE. Doesn’t this mean that it is the
life-giving element? It is oxygen that gives us the ability to live, move, walk,
act, work, think, etc. In hydrogen, we have the basic building block, the
builder and maker of creation, while in oxygen we have the basic life-giver.
Both hydrogen
and oxygen are invisible to the naked eye. Yahweh is invisible to the naked eye.
Combine Hydrogen and oxygen and we begin to see what they produce together,
water and the rest of the visible creation. Hydrogen is necessary for creation,
oxygen is necessary for breath, for life.
Another
interesting observation is the fact that it forms one fifth of the volume of the
atmosphere. Also, in the spiritual significance of numbers, five is the number
for grace. Zechariah is inspired to write, “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced,
and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in
bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn,” Zech.
12:10.
The book of
Hebrews warns, “Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of Elohim, and hath counted the
blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath
done despite unto the Spirit of
grace?” Heb. 10:29.
WATER
Water is the
single most important combination of both of these elements. While we can’t
have creation without hydrogen, we can’t have life without oxygen, but neither
can we have life without the combination of these two in the form of water.
Water has
pretty much been taken for granted, but scientists have been looking into the
properties of water recently and many marvelous and amazing things have been
discovered, but study as deeply as they will, there are still so many mysteries
about water that have not been pinpointed nor figured out and probably never
will be, because of its likeness to spirit. But there are many things that we
can look into, discover and stand in awe concerning our great Creator and His
Spirit.
The chemical
composition of water reveals to us a nature of Yahweh that has been discussed,
yet greatly misunderstood and misrepresented, and even denied for millennia. The
chemical composition for one molecule of water is H2O or H-O-H. It just so happens that scientists have made a model of a water
molecule. It looks somewhat like the figures below. Could this teach us about a
great mystery concerning Yahweh? Yahweh is one Elohim, “Hear, O Israel: Yahweh our Elohim is one
Yahweh,” Dt. 6:4. Yet we understand that there is the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit. Yahshua Himself said, “I and my Father are one,” Jn. 10:30.
Many have misunderstood the truth about Yahshua and the Father. They can’t
understand how there can be only one Elohim, yet composed of more than one
entity so they reject the fact that Yahshua has always existed with the Father.
The water molecule should help us explain this relationship. The water molecule
is one, yet it consists of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen.
Some have
said that Hydrogen and Oxygen can exist apart in the creation and this is very true, but
the simple fact of the matter is that water is a type of the Holy Spirit, and
therefore the water molecule itself, can only exist in the combination of H2O, or H-O-H. But to prove that nothing truly exists of itself alone, let’s
take one more look at the Hydrogen atom, the basic building block of the
physical creation. It, itself, is composed of one proton in the nucleus and one
electron rotating around that nucleus, therefore we have the hydrogen atom
consisting of two elemental parts, but there is a third item associated with the
one hydrogen atom and that is the power that binds them together. Without that
binding power, they couldn’t exist together and there would be no hydrogen
atom. Therefore, the hydrogen atom itself is composed of at least three things,
a 1Proton, 2electron and 3the power that binds them
together. This seems to be what happens with the water molecule; the oxygen atom
combines with the two hydrogen atoms to bind them together producing the life
giving substance we call water.
The word
Elohim should also help to explain this relationship. The singular word in the
Hebrew is El. The plural is Elohim. In the beginning Elohim created the heavens
and the earth. (Gen. 1:1) “And Elohim said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So Elohim created man in his own image, in the image of Elohim created he him; male and female
created he them,” Gen. 1:26-27.
I hope this
helps us to understand the use of singulars and plurals much better. The word
Elohim (a unified plurality as in the water molecule) is both plural and
singular in its make-up. Man (Adam) is also singular and plural in his make-up.
In Genesis chapter two the revelation is that the man was first made and then
the woman was made from the man. Once they became two, they were told to become
one flesh. Their union as one flesh caused children to be born. Cain and Able
were twins. Once they were born, there was one family, yet four members of that
one family.
Here
are some Scriptures that reveal our oneness, our unity that we are supposed to
have. Jn. 17:20-23, “Neither pray
I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their
word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that
they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that
they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know
that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”
Ro 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in the Messiah, and every one members one of another.
1Co 3:8 Now he
that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
1Co 10:17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of
that one bread.
1Co 12:12 For as the body is one,
and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one
body: so also is the
Messiah.
Not only is water composed of
three things, two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, it also exists in three
states, solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (vapor). Yahweh is proclaimed to be
a rock (solid - Dt. 32:18, 30-31; 2 Sam 23:3); He is a fountain of living water
(liquid - Jer. 2:12-13, 17:13); He is Spirit (vapor - Jn. 4:24).
We ourselves
are also composed of solid (bone and flesh), liquid (water and blood), and vapor
(breath).
We live in a
three dimensional world that is measured by length, width and height. It is one
world yet three measurements. Yahweh is eternal and thus lives in the past,
present and future. One existence composed of three things. We also exist in the
same reality, but not yet eternal. Our speech consists of past, present, and
future. Speech is one, yet existing in three realities, three tenses.
We are in a
Trinitarian relationship with Yahweh through Yahshua as He stated, He is in the
Father and the Father in Him, and He in us and we in Him. He is the One Who
brings us together in one with the Father.
Don’t get
me wrong, I am not in support of the pagan trinity that Christianity and the
pagan religions uphold, but there is more to the three in one concept than meets
the eye.
MORE REVELATIONS
There are
other marvelous things about water that we should look into. We all know that
water is required for life and that the chemical formula for water is H2O or basically H-O-H. Let’s take this chemical formula and change it into
Hebrew letters to see what we get. The English letter “H” is the primary
letter that almost all English to Hebrew typing programs utilize for the Hebrew
letter “hei” (h in modern day
Hebrew; h in Paleo Hebrew). We will utilize the same technique in converting the
formula into the Hebrew language.
But what
about the “O”? What Hebrew letter would be substituted for the “O”? If
you look into all of the Hebrew letters that serve as both consonants and
vowels, you will find that every one of the letters is quite versatile in their
pronunciation. The Hebrew letters that serve both as consonants and vowels are
aleph (a/a), hei (h/h), waw (w/w), yod (y/y), and ayin ([/[). At first glance, one
would have to pick the ayin because of the Paleo
Hebrew characteristics. But each of these letters are quite versatile in that,
depending on what Hebrew word they appear, they can all sound like and a, e, i,
o, or u.
The letter
that this author chooses is the waw (w) for various reasons that
will soon be made clear.
Firstly, the waw is a conjunction. A conjunction, of course connects, or
adds. The Hebrew waw is an hieroglyphic, or picture of a nail or a tent peg (w modern Hebrew), (w Paleo Hebrew), (f Pictorial Hebrew). It carries the “O” sound in many, many words, such as
bôw (awb/awb), gowral (lrwg/lrwg), Jericho/Yerichôw (wxyry/wjyry), etc.
Converting H-O-H
to Hebrew letters, we obtain the word hwh/hwh, which is havah (#1933 and #1934
in Strong’s Exhaustive
Concordance). #1933 is defined as; a primitive root
supposed to mean properly to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence). #1934 is defined as; to exist. How awesome is
this? For there to be any existence at all hydrogen, oxygen and their combined
form water (H-O-H) is required!
Interestingly,
hwh/hwh is also #1942 and
1943 in Strong’s and both have to do with mischief and ruin. In this situation
Yahweh is not only the One Who gives life and breath, but He can also destroy,
take away that life and breath. How many people have been slain for their overly
evil doings. How many have been destroyed by raging waters, floods, drowning,
etc.
Furthermore,
the atomic number for hydrogen is one (1), and the atomic number for oxygen is
eight (8). Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen would be 1 + 1 + 8 = 10.
Again, if we take the word hwh and convert into a mathematical formula, utilizing the waw as a conjunction
or addition sign (+) we get 5 + 5 = 10. (hei [h] in Hebrew is the number 5)
Ten is the
number of the commandments that Yahweh gave to Israel as the covenant! The
commandments are the law of life! The very first letter in the name Yahweh (yod
= y/y) is equivalent to the number 10. The name Yahweh can also be written as a mathematical formula hwhy can be written as h (5), w (+) h (5) = y (10). It all has
to do with life, with existence. It all has to do with Yahweh!
Now, let’s
look at the Hebrew word for water. It is mayim mym/mym. The letters are mem, yod, mem.
The mem is an hieroglyphic for water, which is a type of the living spirit. The
yod is the first letter in the name Yahweh and in many cases it alone stands for
him as the initial for His name. But it is also an hieroglyphic of a hand or
arm. The more ancient Pictorial Hebrew yod looks like this i. It was by the hand of Yahweh that all things were created, “I have made
the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens,
and all their host have I commanded,” Isa. 45:12. Thus, the yod between the
two mems can mean the One (Yahweh) who is in the midst of the waters or the
spirit. It can also mean the hand of the waters or the spirit.
Water freezes
into ice at 0 degrees Celsius and boils into vapor at 100
degrees Celsius.
The difference is, of course, 100 degrees. The number ten (10)
in the spiritual significance of numbers represents ordinal perfection, or the
perfection of order. One Hundred (100) would be ordinal perfection multiplied
(10 x 10). But on the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils into vapor at 212 degrees. The difference here
is 180 degrees. Amazingly, in geometry 180 is a straight line! “The
voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of Yahweh, make straight in the desert a
highway for our Elohim,” Isa. 40:3.
“At the
same time, saith Yahweh, will I be the Elohim of all the families of Israel, and
they shall be my people. Thus saith Yahweh, The people which were left of the
sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to
rest. Yawheh hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with
an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Again I
will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again
be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make
merry. Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters
shall plant, and shall eat them as common things. For there shall be a day, that
the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to
Zion unto Yahweh our Elohim. For thus saith Yawheh; Sing with gladness for
Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say,
O Yawheh, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from
the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them
the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child
together: a great company shall return thither. They shall come with weeping,
and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers
of waters in a
straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a
father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn,” Jer. 31:1-9.
John the
Baptist came baptizing with water and declaring, “Repent ye: for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of Yahweh,
make his paths straight,” Mt. 3:2-3.
“The
beginning of the gospel of Yahshua the Messiah, the Son of Elohim; As it is
written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which
shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of Yahweh, make his paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission
of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of
Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins,” Mk. 1:1-5.
(See also Lk. 3:4-6; Jn. 1:23)
The word
“straight” in these passages come from the Hebrew word “Yashar”, which
means to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right,
or upright.
THE CHIEF CLEANSING AGENT
Water is the
world’s best and chief cleansing agent. We utilize water to bathe and cleanse
ourselves, our clothes, our dishes, our homes, our cars. A good rain cleanses
the air. There may be certain things that water won’t cleanse such as oil,
grease, paint, etc. As a painter, I had to utilize some very harsh substances
and solvents to cleanse my hands, etc. with, because water wouldn’t cleanse
some of the particular materials that I was working with, however, once the
solvents did their work, they had to be removed, cleansed with water.
Paul writes,
“Husbands, love your wives, even as the Messiah also loved the assembly, and
gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious assembly, not having spot,
or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without
blemish,” Eph. 5:26-27.
We must be
washed with the washing of water by the word and the waters of regeneration by
the Holy Spirit (living waters), “For we ourselves also were sometimes
foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in
malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness
and love of Yahweh our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of
the Holy Spirit; Which he shed on us abundantly
through Yahshua the Messiah our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we
should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life,” Tit. 3:3-7.
The blood of
Yahshua the Messiah coupled with the Holy Spirit and the washing of water by the
word cleanses us so that we can enter into the holiest place, “Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Yahshua,
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil,
that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of Elohim;
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water,” Heb. 10:19-22.
How do we
make water wetter? Don’t we make it wetter and better able to cleanse by
adding soap? But try as we may, we can wash ourselves with water and soap in
this world only to make our flesh clean, but we can’t cleanse ourselves from
sin in this manner, “Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed:
how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine
iniquity is marked before me, saith Adonai Yahweh,” Jer. 2:21-22.
We all know
that it takes the combination of the blood and the washing of water by the word
as well as the waters of regeneration to cleanse us of our sins, but did you
know that Yahweh can make even this water wetter? How? You might say? “Behold,
I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the
Sovereign, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger
of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Yahweh of
hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he
appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: And he
shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of
Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto Yahweh an
offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be
pleasant unto Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in former years,” Mal.
3:1-4.
Soap in this
passage comes from the Hebrew word boriyt. It is defined as a vegetable alkali, but the
Hebrew letters are tyrb,
the exact same letters that appear in the Hebrew word for covenant (beryit/tyrb).
Yahweh will add
His covenant (like soap) to those whom He has cleansed with the blood of Yahshua
and the waters of regeneration, as it says in Jeremiah, “Behold, the days
come, saith Yahweh, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel,
and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with
their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the
land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto
them, saith Yahweh: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel; After those days, saith Yahweh, I will put my law in their
inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their Elohim, and they
shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and
every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh: for they shall all know me, from the
least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Yahweh: for I will forgive their
iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more,” Jer. 31:31-34.
WATER’S ACTIVITY
Water is
highly active. It is constantly in motion. As a matter of fact, the water
molecule is shown to have a positive and negative charge both at the same time.
The water molecule vibrates. Thus, even though water molecules attract each
other and form clusters, it is also so active that it evaporates into its
gaseous form.
This brings
to mind the activity of the Father and Son, what they do through the power of
their Spirit, which is active, powerful and always working. Yahweh Himself
decreed, “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of
Yahweh unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,
saith Yahweh of hosts,” Zech. 4:6
It was by the
power of the word of Yahweh that all things were created, “6By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the
breath of his mouth. 7He gathereth the waters of the sea
together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 8Let all the earth fear Yahweh: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in
awe of him. 9For he spake, and it was done; he
commanded, and it stood fast,” Psa. 33:6-9.
In verse six,
the Hebrew word for “breath” is ruach, which is also translated as SPIRIT elsewhere in the Scriptures!
The
Apostle John writes, “1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word
was Elohim. 2 The same was in the beginning with Elohim. 3 All things were
made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not….10
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him
not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
Elohim, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which
were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man,
but of Elohim. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of
the Father,) full of grace and truth,” Jn. 1:1-5, 10-14.
The book of
Hebrews proclaims, “1 Elohim, who at sundry times and in
divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed
heir of all things, by whom also he
made the worlds; 3 Who being the
brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the
angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they,”
Heb. 1:1-4.
How was the
Word, Who was Elohim, Who made everything by the breath, the spirit of His
mouth, able to become flesh? “26 And in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from Yahweh unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Yoseph, of the house of David;
and the virgin's name was Miriam. 28 And the angel came in unto
her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, Yahweh is with thee: blessed
art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was
troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this
should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Miriam: for thou hast found favour
with Yahweh. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and
shalt call his name Yahshua. 32 He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and Yahweh Elohim shall give unto him the throne
of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house
of Yacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of Elohim,” Lk. 1:26-35.
When accosted
for healing a man on the Sabbath Yahshua said, “17 My Father worketh hitherto,
and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had
broken the sabbath, but said also that Elohim was his Father, making himself
equal with Elohim,” Jn. 5:17-18.
That’s
right folks. The Father and Son are continually working in their creation, even
on the Sabbath day. They work to uphold all things by the power of their word,
as well as hold all things together, as Paul writes, “Giving thanks unto the
Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints
in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the
power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible Elohim, the firstborn of every creature: 16
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist,” Col.
1:12-17.
“Consist”
is translated from “sunistao”, which means set together. It actually means that all things are held
together by His power. That power is continually working to uphold and hold
together the whole creation.
The Holy
Spirit, like water, is active, moving, energetic, continually working a powerful
work, sustaining all things, and giving life.
THE TORAH
The Torah is,
of course, the first five books of the Scriptures. The word Torah means to
teach, to instruct, law, etc. It comes from another Hebrew word, which is yarah. Yarah also means to
point, or instruct, but it also has to do with flowing as water, or rain, to shoot, throw, etc.
The Torah is
where Yahweh is introduced. It reveals Who He is. In Exodus chapter seventeen
the account of the people’s thirst for water whereupon Moses is instructed to
take his rod and to smite a rock upon which Yahweh will stand, “5 And Yahweh said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of
the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in
thine hand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in
Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that
the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of
the elders of Israel,” vv. 5-6.
This very
account is a forerunner of the time when Yahweh would empty Himself of the power
and glory that He had/has, become a man, dwell among us, suffer and die for our
sins by being hung on a cross. When Yahshua was hung on the cross, He was
smitten in the side and forthwith came blood and water. (Jn. 19:34)
The Hebrew
word for blood is “dam” written as md (Hebrew reads from right to left). The letters are dalet (d) and mem (m). The dalet is a picture of
a door, while the mem is a picture of water. Thus, the blood is our door to life in this world.
In other words, the mem, water, is a type of the spirit. Spirit in Hebrew is ruach, which also has
to do with breath, and air. Our blood takes our breath (ruach), our air (ruach) that we breathe
in, to all of our body’s parts so that we can live.
Again, water,
in Hebrew is mayim (mim). That’s mem (m), yod (i), mem (m). The yod (i) is the
initial for Yahweh’s name, and in many Jewish writings, the use of the yod (i/i)is taken for granted to mean His Name. Thus,
Yahweh is the One in the midst of the living waters, in the midst of the Spirit.
He is the fountain of living waters.
The Yod (i) is a picture of a hand. The name Yahweh
reveals that the hand was to be pierced with a nail. Yahshua’s hands, feet and
side were pierced so that His blood could be shed and the waters of the Holy
Spirit made available. That is what the name Yahweh implies in Pictorial Hebrew.
Yahshua cried
out, “37 If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall
flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit,
which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet
given; because that Yahshua was not yet glorified.),” Jn. 7:37-39.
The
Scriptures witness that He was to be pierced, “…they pierced my hands and my
feet,” Psa. 22:16 “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one
mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in
bitterness for his firstborn,” Zech. 12:10.
Yahshua had to be pierced,
struck, so that the Holy Spirit (living waters) could be made available not only
to Israel, but to all of mankind. This is the central theme of the Scriptures
from beginning to end. He is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world
(Rev. 13:8).
The name
Yahweh is efei. Yod (i) is a hand, hei (e) means to behold or reveal, waw is a nail, hei (e), once again, means to behold or reveal.
Thus, the name Yahweh declares that His hand (or hands) was (were) to be pierced
with a nail (nails).
Yahshua came
in the Father’s name (Jn. 5:43). His name in Pictorial Hebrew is osfei. That’s yod (i) for hand; hei (e) for behold, reveal; waw (f) for nail; shin (s) for
teeth (we eat and drink through our teeth); and ayin (o) for
fountain. Thus, when Yahshua (Who was Yahweh before He became man) was lifted
up, glorified, the fountain of living waters struck, then the rivers of living
water (Holy Spirit) were made available to Yahweh’s people.
By the way,
the word Torah is erft in Pictorial Hebrew. In its own pictorial
language, it is bearing witness thusly, “Behold (e) the man (r) nailed (f) to the cross (t).
Just as we
can’t live in this world without water, neither can we live in the Spirit
world without the Holy Spirit (living water). Praise Yahweh that He satisfies
our thirst and needs with water, and that He has made a way for us to receive
heavens living waters so we may drink and live in the spirit for all eternity.
CONCLUSION
Water is such
a marvelous substance. It is necessary for life, it promotes life. All living
organisms are composed of at least 60% water. Its characteristics reveal much to
us about Yahweh, Yahshua, and the Holy Spirit. Water and its components hydrogen
and oxygen are the most abundant elements in the whole of creation. It is the
universal solvent and the best known cleansing agent. It is a type of the Holy
Spirit, revealing in its chemical make-up that there has always been a
Trinitarian relationship in the family of Elohim. Today, we know of that
relationship as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But it is not the misunderstood
Trinitarian relationship of Christianity, and paganistic beliefs.
I know that I have only covered such a small tiny microcosm of information about water and its qualities. There is so much more to learn about it. But from now on, when you drink water, receive rain, take a bath, go swimming, etc. reflect upon its vital importance to you, as well as its great revelation of the Elohim family of heaven.
Dear
Brothers and Sisters of Yahweh’s Evangelical Assembly,
Greetings in the name of Yahweh our Father and Yahshua our King and
Savior. I am truly blessed and fascinated by all the true knowledge of
Yahweh’s word that your Bible Correspondence Course is teaching me.
It’s hard to believe how deep in darkness I was in when I was searching
for Yahshua in the pagan infected Christendom churches. I truly believe Yahweh
led me to your ministry to teach me the truth of His word.
I just completed lesson #10 – “The Annual holy Days and Yahweh’s
Plan of Salvation.” It is so fascinating to learn the true meanings of the
Holy Days of Yahweh’s plan of salvation.
It’s very interesting to learn how the true meanings are hidden in the
Hebrew language and ancient Pictographic Hebrew language I learned from the
Yahshua’s Witness Magazine (April-June 2010 Page 18-23).
I can see now that it’s part of Satan’s world deception to confuse
the pagan Christian churches with Bible translations from Hebrew to Greek, and
Greek to English, and full of errors. But Christendom should be able to learn
these things from the study about Ex. 12:15, Dt. 16:8, Mat. 16:1-12).
The Pharisees and Sadducees of today is the Catholic pagan church and all
of its pagan Protestant off shoot churches. It’s also amazing to me how the (Ruach
Ha Kodesh) Holy Spirit has revealed to you the connection of Gen. 2:7 and Gen.
3:14, Adam – Man (red earth) is made out of dust; and Satan the serpent shall
eat dust (man) all the days of his life. And Satan has kept man in his grip of
false politically correct religions and governments; government corruption,
exploiting weaker nations of their natural resources, farming their citizens
like livestock to produce soldiers & police to operate these military
machines and prison industrial complexes.
We don’t hear the fear word “Communism” anymore…now we hear,
“world without borders.” Communism is now called, New World Order” or
“One World Order.”
The churches of Christendom are falling right in line with this prophecy
fulfilling Satanic deception by taking Scriptures out of context like Mal. 2:10.
False preachers and false prophets and pastors are leading their deceived
flocks into accepting the “New World Order” movement as the “Kingdom of
God…” Even here in the California department of corrections prison’s
system they use false religion to (1) semi-control inmate’s on staff violence.
(2) keep inmates divided because they’re lost in Satan’s world of darkness.
(3) keep inmates in submission to the oppression.
Brothers and Sisters of Y.E.A. I want you to know we are having our own
little Bible study out on the yard using your Y.E.A. Bible Correspondence
Course. A lot of inmates are asking questions and starting to research deeper
into Christendom and come out of its darkness into the light.
Satan
is still working the same game by using politically correct false religion to
control the populations of the world. We are seeing more and more in the U.S.A.
Americans are being tricked into giving up more and more of their constitutional
rights in the name of Homeland Security (Satanic Big Brother Control).
I wish to thank you for using the original Hebrew words and language as
you explain Bible Scriptures in your Bible studies. I’m learning some Hebrew,
the language that Yahweh chose to reveal Himself and His law and I’m getting a
clearer knowledge of the truth. HalleluYah!!!!! I am looking forward to Lesson
#11.
Shalom
TLT/CA
To Whom It May Concern at Y.E.A.
Shalom to my fellow brethren in
Yahushua haMashiach. I receive your magazines, your newsletters periodically. I
often read – re-read your magazines, hi-lite significant or outstanding
phrases that are truly enthralling: those deep in-sights which convey a thought
(-s) of what is being taught.
In
Messiah, serving Him, FP/TX
Dear Jerry Healan,
Hello! In the wonderful name of
Yahshua Ben Yahweh Peace, Love, & Blessings to you. Thank you. Thank you so
much for the April-June Witness Magazine. Incredible! Absolutely Amazing! Both
articles opening the heart, mind, & the Spirit moving in each line. You have
been a major blessing.
Much
Love, MM/TX
Dear Y.E.A.
Peace
and blessings in Yahshua’s saving name… I am writing to thank you and
commend YEA for the great work you are doing in spreading and teaching
Scriptural truth. In your last issue article “Was Yahshua Created?” was a
magnificent study. It was so good that a correctional officer confiscated it
from me and took it to read it for himself and he loved it. So I am writing and
requesting for another copy if you have an extra one because I did not finish
reading my copy but I am at least grateful the c/o did. Yahweh bless you! JD/CA
Dear Brother Jerry,
I pray that this letter finds you in the best of health and the highest
of spirits. As for myself, I’m doing well. I want to thank you for the recent
Yahshua’s Witness Magazine (Apr. – Jun. 2010). As always it has been a
blessing to me and I have read it from cover to cover. I can’t even tell you
how much it means to me to have so much sound doctrine to read/study and I want
you to know how much I appreciate you and your ministry. Please put me on the
list for your Bible Correspondence Course as I am eager to participate in it.
You and your ministry are in my thoughts and prayers. In Him,
MS/FL