PART II
THE TRUE TABERNACLE
In
due process of time, the One Whom all of these things foreshadowed became an
earthly reality as we read in the book of John, “And the word was made
(became) flesh and dwelt (tabernacled) among us, (and we beheld His glory as of
the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth,” Jn. 1:14.
Time and time again, Yahshua told His disciples and the people of His day
that the Father dwelt in Him. He told His disciples, “Believest thou not that
I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak unto you I
speak not of Myself: but the
Father That dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works. Believe Me that I
am in the Father, and the Father in Me: or else believe Me for the very work’ sake,”
Jn. 14:10-11.
He told the people, “If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me
not. But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the works: that ye may know,
and believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him,”
Jn. 10:37-38.
When Yahshua became a physical fleshly person, He became the tabernacle
of Yahweh on earth. Furthermore, He not only was conceived by the Holy Spirit
which sanctified or consecrated Him as holy, but upon His baptism by John the
Baptist, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in the form of a dove anointing
(mashiyach) Him as the Holy One of Israel. He got the victory over the evil one,
Satan the Devil and then began to do marvelous works.
Yahshua admitted that the Father was in Him doing the works. He wasn’t
doing those works alone, by Himself. Yahshua was the living image of the
tabernacle in the wilderness. Furthermore, He was the express image or character
of Yahweh, “Yahweh, Who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time
past unto the fathers by the prophets, 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; 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,” Heb. 1:1-3.
Yahshua became
the “Qodesh ha Qodeshim.”
THE TORAH AND THE TESTIMONY
The prophet Isaiah was inspired to write, “To the law and to the
testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no
light in them,” 8:20.
The word “light” is translated from the Hebrew word “shachar”
which has to do with the earliest rays of light which precede the dawn.
Yahweh’s word declares if they speak not according to the law (Torah) and the
testimony then there is not even the tiniest rays of light in them.
One of the most important things concerning this principle is to remember
that there are many FALSE MESSIAHS that are gone out into the world. Read Mat.
24 where Yahshua warned that such would be the case. If the Savior you serve
does not match up to the law (Torah) and the testimony it is because there is
not even the tiniest rays of light in him. Your Savior, your Messiah must match
up perfectly to the dictates of the law and the testimony.
The law Isaiah is speaking of is the Torah which is the first five books
of Scripture that Moses wrote. The testimony is the tables of commandments which
were placed in the ark of the covenant, “And it came to pass, when Moses came
down from mount Sinai (with the
two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount), that Moses
wist not that the skin of his face shone while He talked with him...And
he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy
seat above upon the ark,” Ex. 34:29 & 40:20.
Yahshua proclaimed that Moses wrote of Him, “Search the scriptures; for
in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. I receive not honour from
men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of Yahweh in you. I am come in my
Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him
ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and
seek not the honour that cometh
from Yahweh
only? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one
that accuseth
you, even
Moses, in
whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he
wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my
words?,” Jn. 5:39-47.
It is the law (Torah) and the testimony that will instruct us concerning
the true Messiah. If we allow Yahweh’s word to describe Him to us then there
will be no mistakes. The Torah (law) speaks of the tabernacle made in the
wilderness. It was made for Yahweh’s dwelling place on earth among His people.
It was a type, a forerunner, a parable of the true Messiah.
BEZALEEL
Now let’s learn something more about the circumstances concerning the
building of the tabernacle of old. Yahweh had given the instructions concerning
the construction of the tabernacle in Exodus chapters 25-30. In Ex. 31:2-5
Yahweh tells Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the
son of Hur of the tribe of Judah: and I have filled him with the spirit of
Elohim, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of
workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in
brass, and in cutting of stones, to set them, and the carving of timber, to work
in all manner of workmanship.”
Names have meaning. The name Bezaleel means “in the shadow of El!”
Isn’t it amazing that Yahweh had the tabernacle of old made in the wilderness,
which is revealed to be a shadow of the heavenly tabernacle in Heb. 8, made by a
man whose name means “in the shadow of El! The man in whom He puts the spirit
of wisdom, understanding and knowledge to build all of these things is Bazaleel
(in the shadow of El).
Yahshua is the true Bezaleel because He is the express image of the
Father! If you have seen Yahshua, you have seen the Father. They are alike, the
same in every way.
Furthermore, Bezaleel was the son of Uri which means fiery, flame, the
east as being the region of light. It is in the east where the light rises each
day. Zechariah said of his son John the Baptist, “And thou, child, shalt be
called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of Yahweh
to prepare His ways; to give knowledge of salvation unto His People by the
remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our Elohim; whereby the dayspring
from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of
death, to guide our feet into the way of peace,” Lk. 1:76-79. Zechariah
prophesied that John would proceed the dayspring, the rising of light from on
high.
Matthew reports, “Now when Yahshua had heard that John was cast into
prison, He departed into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is upon the seacoast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
‘The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by way of the sea, beyond
Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the
people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow
of death light is sprung up’,” 4:12-16.
Yahweh
is light, “This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare
unto you, that Yahweh is light, and in Him is no darkness at all,” 1 Jn. 1:5.
Yahshua is light, “Then spake Yahshua again unto them, saying, ‘I am the
light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall
have the light of life’,” Jn. 8:12.
Bezaleel was the son of Uri, the son of Hur. Hur comes from a Hebrew word
meaning white linen. White linen stands for righteousness, “And to her was
granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine
linen is the righteousness of saints,” Rev. 19:8. The word “saints” would
come from the Hebrew word “qadashim” which could also be translated as
holies or holy ones. There is no doubt that Yahshua was the righteous One. He
never sinned. He was clean, pure, righteous. Those who are His must put Him on,
“For as many of you as have been baptized into the Messiah have put on the Messiah,” Gal. 3:27.
Finally, Bezaleel was of the tribe of Judah as was Yahshua. The name
Judah is significant because it means praise. However, the name is represented
in Hebrew as hdwhy.
This is significant because the Creator’s name is hwhy.
The only difference is the dalet (d) in the name Judah (hdwhy).
The interesting thing about this letter dalet (d) is that the Hebrew letters are symbols. The
dalet symbolizes a door. Yahshua said that He came in His Father’s name (Jn.
5:43). He also proclaimed that He was the door (Jn. 10:7).
Yahshua also said that no one can come to the Father except they come
through Him.
Weighing these things, it can only be determined that Bezaleel was a
forerunner, a foreshadow of Yahshua the Messiah, the One Who is instrumental in
building Yahweh’s house.
BEZALEEL’S GEMATRIA
The Hebrew language is a marvelous language. Each letter is a pictogram,
in other words, a letter is a hieroglyphic. Take, for instance, the letter aleph
(a)
which corresponds to our letter “A”. In the ancient Paleo Hebrew this letter
represents the head of an ox or sheep, etc. It looked like this (a). The letter beit (b/b)
corresponding to our “B” symbolizes a house, etc. Not only are the letters
hieroglyphics, they also represent numbers, aleph =1, beit =2, etc., etc. Even
the name of the letter carries a special idea.
The amazing thing about the name Bezaleel is that if you add the
numerical equivalents of each letter of Bezaleel’s name the corresponding
value is 153, e.g. [b
= 2, c
= 90, l
= 30, a
= 1, l
= 30]
= 153.
The book of John, chapter 21, records the event after the death and
resurrection of Yahshua wherein the disciples decided to go fishing. They caught
nothing that night but in the morning Yahshua called out to them to cast the net
on the right side of the ship. They did as they were told and the catch was so
great that they couldn’t draw the net into the boat. They drug the net to the
shore and upon Yahshua’s command to bring the fish that they had caught,
“...they drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and
three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken,” v. 11.
Here is Yahshua, the builder of Yahweh’s house of the New Covenant as
Bezaleel was of the tabernacle of old, the One Who called the disciples
proclaiming that He would make them fishers of men, and upon His command and
with their obedience, they caught 153 great fishes.
This number is significant for the reason that it is through Yahshua that
we (those who are called or “fished out of this world, so to speak) may become
the “sons of Elohim,” (1 Jn. 3:1-2). The term “sons of Elohim,” when
written in Hebrew, equals to 153!
The Scriptures are absolutely filled with great wonders to behold if we
will only allow them to speak to us in Spirit and in truth! Yahweh’s word
never really changes, it only becomes more and more magnified!
A NEW DWELLING PLACE
People build their homes to dwell in. It is exciting for a person to
plan, design and build a new home. People build new homes because their old
dwelling place has become unacceptable, or too small, or outdated, or maybe it
no longer fits their income level, etc.
One of the things that we must understand is that physical things are
corruptible. Physical, earthly things get old and worn out and must be replaced.
The landscape of this country is literally filled with old homes which have come
to corruption and ruin. All one has to do is drive through the countryside or
drive through the cities. He will find homes, office buildings and plants which
are in various stages of development and or ruin.
As soon as a new home is completed, deterioration begins to set in. The
paint job on the outside may last for 5 to 10 years, depending on the skill of
the man performing the process and the materials utilized. But as soon as the
new paint hits the surface, deterioration and corruption begins to set in.
The same goes for the inside. The draperies, the carpet, the paint and
the materials all begin to age. The home may go through several periods of
redecorations and remodelings, but most homes and neighborhoods will eventually
decay, become run down and come to a condition which will cause them to be
condemned and destroyed. This is the lesson of the things which are made by the
hands of man.
Yahweh is also in the process of planning and constructing a new dwelling
place. It is called the “new heavens and new earth.” Why? Because the
present heavens and earth are corrupted and must be replaced as is revealed in
Psa. 102: 25-27, “Of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the
heavens are the work of Thy hands. They
shall perish, but Thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a
garment; as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed:
but Thou are the same, and Thy years shall have no end.” The Scriptures are a
history of Yahweh’s dwelling places, past, present and future.
Whatever Yahweh makes endures so much longer than the things made by the
hand of man, but the simple lesson that we can learn from Scripture is that even
though Yahweh is eternal, His creation also suffers from deterioration, decay
and corruption. This is because corruption has entered into His creation through
sin and rebellion.
Yahweh is now in the process of creating a “new heavens and earth”
wherein righteous dwells. This will be the most powerful and wonderful dwelling
place ever created because sin and corruption will not be allowed there at all.
THE ORIGIN OF SIN AND CORRUPTION
Satan was, at one time, a most beautiful and perfect creation of Yahweh (Ez.
28:12-14). But because of his beauty, he became lifted up with pride and
iniquity entered (vv. 15-17). Scripture reveals that he influenced about 1/3 of
the angels (Rev. 12:1-4) in his rebellion.
Isaiah reveals
that he sought to ascend into heaven and glorify himself above the stars of
Elohim becoming like the Most High (Isa. 14:13-14).
Jude reveals
that there were angels who left their first estate, “And the angels which kept
not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in
everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day,” v. 6.
Peter confirms
this, “For if Elohim spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to
hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto
judgment,” 2 Pet. 2:4.
Yahshua said
that he beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven (Lk. 10:18).
It was the
serpent Satan who entered into the garden of Eden and deceived the woman,
causing the man and woman to partake of the forbidden fruit wherein sin once
again entered into the world and into the flesh of man (Adam and his
descendants).
The heavens and
the Scriptures are declaring Yahweh’s power over the serpent as well as His
plan of salvation.
VIRGO
The autumnal
equinox moved from Libra into the constellation Virgo. Virgo has to do with the
virgin bride of the Messiah. Paul writes, “Would to Elohim ye could bear with
me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with
pious jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may
present you as a chaste virgin to the Messiah,” 2 Cor. 11:1-2.
A person who is
called by Yahweh, repents, is baptized in the name of the Savior, and receives
the Holy Spirit becoming a part of the body of the Messiah. Yahshua
becomes their head and they become part of His body (Eph. 5:22-24; Col.
1:13-18). They are restored to spiritual virginity and are betrothed to the
Messiah.
Yahshua gave
the parable of the virgins in Mat. 25:1-13. These virgins are betrothed to Him
and when He returns they are called to meet the bridegroom. Five are prepared
and enter into the marriage while five are not and do not.
The book of
Revelation chapter 14 reveals Yahshua standing on Mount Zion with 144,000
virgins. The numbers employed (10, 5, 144,000) are esoteric spiritual numbers.
Ten (10) is the number for ordinal perfection or perfection of order. Five (5)
is the number for grace. One hundred forty four thousand (144,000) is an
interesting combination of numbers. One hundred forty four (144) is the result
of twelve squared (12²). Twelve (12) is the number for governmental
perfection. Two (2) is the minimal requirement for witness or agreement while
twelve multiplied by itself is governmental perfection intensified. One hundred
forty four (144) is multiplied by one thousand (1,000) which is ten cubed (10³).
As indicated, ten (10) is the number for ordinal perfection while three (3)
denotes divine completion. The one thousand represents Divinely intensified
governmental perfection and completion.
Thus, the signs
of Pisces and Virgo represent the period of fishing for men who will become a
part of the virgin bride of the Messiah.
A NEW AGE
During the
period of Taurus/Scorpio Yahweh only dwelt in heaven. He
would meet with a person at a sacrificial altar, but the meeting was only
temporary. Yahweh always returned to his dwelling place in the heavens.
During the
period of Aries/Libra He not only dwelt in heaven, but there was an earthly
sanctuary which linked heaven and earth together in one wherein also Yahweh
would dwell. The first sanctuary was a temporary and moveable tent while the
temple that followed was a much more permanent edifice. These were both types of
the dwelling places to follow. Yahshua’s coming in the flesh set the stage for
a new dwelling place for Yahweh to dwell in on earth. Yahshua was the true
Qodesh Ha Qodeshim (Holy of Holies) for He fulfilled the commandments perfectly.
The Father was pleased to dwell in Him. Once He paid the penalty for sins
committed under the first covenant through His sacrifice, He was resurrected
from the dead, ascended into heaven and on the day of Pentecost sent the Holy
Spirit to dwell in His disciples.
The tabernacle
and temple were made by the hands of man, Yahweh was now going to dwell in
tabernacles which were made by His own hands; living, moving, breathing fleshly
men. That made by the hands of man passed by the wayside.
Those in whom
Yahweh dwells in today’s world are similar to the tabernacle made in the
wilderness, temporary and moveable. Since the flesh is corruptible and subject
to death, His habitation in modern day men can only be temporary.
But the time
for the temporary dwelling is coming to an end. The time for fishing for men is
coming to an end. A New age is very soon to dawn now. The equinoxes are
currently ready to shift into the constellations of Aquarius and Leo. This will
take place in the next 25-70 years.
As we near the
end of this age in preparation for entering into the new age, great changes are
beginning to occur and will occur. There will be heavenly signs and wonders. The
heavens and earth are going to be shaken as never before.
Scientists are
already talking of holes in the ozone layer. The magnetic fields are weakening
and the poles of the earth may shift or exchange places. Man, himself, has
developed the capacity to destroy all life through chemical, biological and
nuclear warfare. Wars, hatred and violence is increasing at an alarming rate.
Peace is only an illusion. Prophecy is being fulfilled.
Yahshua will
soon return to this earth. Those who have been called, chosen and faithful will
be resurrected from the grave or the living will be changed from temporary
physical fleshly bodies to receive spiritual immortal bodies (1 Cor 15:50-58; 1
Thes. 4:16-18). Yahshua’s faithful will be changed from temporary to eternal
living stones who will then be gathered into one body to make up the eternal
spiritual house, the eternal spiritual dwelling place, the eternal spiritual
temple of Yahweh!
AQUARIUS
The spring
equinox will soon shift into Aquarius. Aquarius has to do with water being
poured out. Water is a type of the Holy Spirit (Jn. 7:37-39).
Yahweh
declares, “Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? But My
people have changed My glory for that which doth not profit. 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. 2:11-13.
Yahweh says
that His people have committed two very grievous evils. They have first forsaken
Him, the fountain of living waters and then they turned around and hewed or
carved out (an idol) that which is broken and can hold no water.
Here is what
His people Israel have done, they have taken His name out of the book, the
Scriptures that He authored in order to declare His glory, honor and majesty,
changing or exchanging it for the name of another deity.
Isaiah had
declared, “But ye are they that forsake Yahweh, that forget My holy mountain,
that prepare a table for that
troop, and
that furnish the drink offering unto that number,” Isa. 65:11.
“That
troop” is translated from the Hebrew word “Gad.” Gad is pronounced like
the English word God! According to the Oxford English Dictionary,
the word “God” comes from an English root word “gheu.” In his book The Roots of English,
Robert Claiborne gives several definitions and roots for this word. He records,
“A more remote L relative is futilis, easily emptied, leaky, pouring water into a leaky vessel is
FUTILE.” (p. 113)
The primary
English word for their deity in today’s world is “God!” God comes from gheu.
Gheu
has to do with a leaky vessel. Yahweh says that His people have carved or hewed
out broken cisterns which can hold no water (spirit).
Yahweh is the
fountain of living waters, but if His people turn from Him and His worship to
another deity, even utilizing His own word in order to worship that deity, it is
simply a futile effort which dissipates the spirit.
Again, Jeremiah
declares, “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. 17:14.
The prophet
Joel speaks of a day that is coming when Yahweh will send His army throughout
the earth to destroy (chapter 2). It is called the day of Yahweh. It will be a
day of gloominess, clouds and thick darkness. The army that He sends will be
supernatural because He declares that even if those of His army fall upon the
sword, they shall not be wounded (v. 8). Yahweh will utter His voice before His
army (v. 11).
Joel starts the
chapter by saying, “Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy
mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land (earth) tremble.” (v. 1) This
appears to be the first day of the seventh month of Yahweh’s calendar which is
called the Feast of Trumpets. Yahweh’s people have understood that the Feast
of Trumpets represents the time when Yahshua will return with great power,
resurrect His saints and overthrow the world’s governments.
The scene then
shifts to verse 15 which decrees, “Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast,
call a solemn assembly: gather the People, sanctify the congregation, assemble
the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the
bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the
priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar, and let
them say, ‘Spare Thy People, O Yahweh, and give not Thine heritage to
reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say
among the people, ‘Where is their Elohim’?” (vv. 15-17). This is the day
of Atonement when Yahweh’s people who observe His commanded feasts fast in
order to afflict their souls.
The Jubilee
begins with this day. The Jubilee occurred every 50 years. It was a time when
all debts were absolved and the people restored to their inheritance. Joel goes
on to speak about how the people of Zion will be blessed with the former rain
and the latter rain. There will be abundance of food wine and oil. His people
will never be ashamed again. (vv. 20-27)
Joel then
declares, “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My spirit
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants
and upon the handmaids will I pour out My spirit. And I will shew wonders in the
heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall
be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible
day of Yahweh come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the
name of Yahweh shall be delivered for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be
deliverance, as Yahweh hath said, and in the remnant whom Yahweh shall call,”
Joel 2:28-32.
This is a time
that is yet to come. It is a time when Yahweh’s spirit will be poured out on
His people in great abundance. It is the time that the constellation Aquarius
declares.
LEO
While the
spring equinox will soon begin occurring in Aquarius, the autumnal equinox will
begin occurring in Leo. Leo has to do with a lion. The lion is king of beasts.
Yahshua is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David (Rev. 5:5).
People in
today’s world have lately been entertained by a movie entitled “The
Lion King.”
It is the story of a little lion whose father is king of the realm, but
he had an evil brother who plotted against him, slew him and took the kingdom by
the force of evil. The little lion had to flee for his life for his evil uncle
sent his evil hordes after him to slay him also.
Finally, the little lion grows into an adult, returns to the kingdom, which is
still under the dark evil rule of his uncle. They do battle and the evil uncle
is overcome and he and his evil kingdom are destroyed while the lion,
Simba,
becomes the ruler of the kingdom which now becomes a kingdom of peace and light.
One would think
that the ones who dreamed up this movie were students of the Scriptures. Yahshua
is presented as a lion and Satan is also presented as an evil roaring lion going
about seeking whom he may devour. The Scriptures declare that Yahshua, the true
Lion King will soon return to His kingdom which has been under the rule of the
evil lion Satan, depose him and rule in a wondrous and glorious kingdom of light
and peace never before experienced by this earth. The difference between the
movie and reality is that Yahshua is the One Who was slain as He is the Lamb
that was slain (Rev. 5:6) and He is also the King Who will return to take the
kingdom and rule.
Amazingly,
Yahshua is presented as both Lamb and Lion. In the present earthly realm a lion
and lamb will not long co-exist side-by-side. The lion will become hungry and
will consume the lamb, but in the heavenly spiritual realm, the lion and lamb
co-exist in peace serving the purpose of description for the One Who holds the
office of sacrifice (Lamb) and rulership (Lion).
Yahshua is also
the Priest King after the order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek is taken from two
Hebrew words “melek” and “tsadik.” “Melek” is the Hebrew word for
king. “Tsadik” is the Hebrew word for right or righteous. Yahshua is the
King of right, the King of righteousness. Yahshua is soon to return and
establish the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. While today’s world wants a
separation between church and state, Yahshua is the One Who has the power to
bring together both civil and ecclesiastical governments into one synchronous
organized body. Thus, He is King of Kings (Rev. 17:14; 19:16).
This promised
rulership is decreed throughout the Scriptures, but Isa. 2:1-5 and Micah 4:1-8
are powerful reminders of this coming age. Isa. 11 also is a powerful witness to
this coming age. Yahweh decrees in verse 9, “They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all My holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahweh,
as the WATERS cover the sea.”
A lion
doesn’t fish, he hunts. Thus, Jeremiah decreed of this coming age, “Behold,
I will send for many fishers, saith Yahweh, and they shall fish them (the age of
Pisces and Virgo); and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt
them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks
(the age of Aquarius and Leo),” Jer. 16:16.
YAHSHUA THE FOUNTAIN
Yahshua is the
name of the Savior. His Hebrew name would be written in the original Paleo
Hebrew as [Swhy.
The Hebrew letters not only serve as letters for the language, but as numbers
and hieroglyphics. The letter “ayin” ([)
is an hieroglyphic for a well or fountain.
Yahweh declared
that He is the “fountain of living waters.” Yahshua declared, “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. 7:37b-39.
When Yahshua
was sacrificed, before being taken down from the tree, He was struck in the side
by a spear. Both blood and water issued forth from His side (Jn. 19:32-34). The
blood serves the purpose for the atonement (Ro. 5:11; 2 Cor. 5:18-19) of the
sins of the world, especially those who believe on Him and come under that
sacrifice.
As we have
discovered in Jn. 7:37-39, water is a type of the Spirit. Therefore, the water
that poured forth from His side was a representative of the Living Waters that
would soon begin to flow from the well, the fountain of salvation.
This first has
to do with His virgin bride for Yahshua was the Second Adam and in like fashion
as the first Adam who was put to sleep in order for his bride to be taken from
his side (made from a rib); Yahshua’s bride was to be of the Spirit. Death is
likened to sleep (1 Cor. 15:50-51). This is symbolized by the age of Pisces and
Virgo.
Secondly, the
water pouring forth from His side represents the coming age of Aquarius and Leo
when Yahweh will pour His Spirit out on all flesh. The age of Pisces/Virgo is
quickly coming to an end. Soon, Yahshua’s virgin bride will be made manifest.
Once His bride is manifested and the marriage performed in heaven (Rev. 19), He
and His bride will set their hand to do a far, far greater work of salvation
throughout the whole earth than has ever been done throughout the previous ages.
Yahweh’s Spirit will be poured out on all flesh and the knowledge of Him will
be so vast and great as the waters cover the earth. If you have been on or over
the oceans, then you can begin to get an inkling of the comprehension of that
statement.
CONCLUSION
Yahweh placed
the sun, moon and stars in the heavens to announce times (days, weeks, months,
years, etc.). The equinoxes are also signals. They announce the beginning and
ending of the annual day. But they also declare the ages. Each age has declared
a specific part of Yahweh’s plan. The whole composite reveals that He is
building a permanent dwelling place for Himself.
During
Taurus and Scorpio, there was a separation between heaven and earth. Yahweh’s
only dwelling place was in heaven. During Aries and Libra Yahweh raised up His
people Israel and had them build first a tabernacle wherein He could dwell on
earth. The tabernacle served to bring heaven and earth together in one. It was a temporary moveable
dwelling place. Later, the temple, a much more permanent immoveable
dwelling
place was built in Jerusalem as a dwelling place for Yahweh’s name. But both
edifices were made by the hands of man and man simply can’t build a permanent
structure for Yahweh to dwell in. The age of the tabernacle and temple finally
came to an end. Israel was unfaithful and had to be destroyed.
The shifting of
the equinoxes into Pisces and Virgo declared the beginning of a new age.
Yahshua’s Passover sacrifice and the final destruction of the temple were
accomplished at the end of the old age and beginning of the new. The Father’s
indwelling of Yahshua announced a new dwelling place. The Spirit of Yahweh was
to begin dwelling in temporary, moveable, physical,
carnal flesh. Yahweh personally causes us to be conceived, formed in the womb
and brought forth into this world for His own purposes. This new dwelling place,
this new tabernacle is not made by the hands of man, it is made by Yahweh,
Himself. Presently, we are temporary, but Yahshua is eternal.
There was no
more need for the Levitical priesthood which presented physical animal
sacrifices and performed physical tasks in a physical compound (tabernacle
and/or temple) made by the hands of man, “We have an altar, whereof they have
no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts,
whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned
without the camp. Wherefore Yahshua also, that he might sanctify the people with
his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him
without the camp, bearing his reproach. For here have we no continuing city, but
we seek one to come. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to
Yahweh continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices Yahweh is
well pleased,” Heb. 13:10-16.
“If therefore
perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received
the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the
order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the
priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no
man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Sovereign sprang
out of Judah; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. And it
is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there
ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment,
but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for
ever after the order of Melchisedec. For there is verily a disannulling of the
commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope;
by the which we draw nigh unto Yahweh. And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made
priest: (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by
him that said unto him, Yahweh sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for
ever after the order of Melchisedec:) by so much was Yahshua made a surety of a
better testament. And they truly were many priests, because they were not
suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth
ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to
the uttermost that come unto Yahweh by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless,
undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth
not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins,
and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. For
the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath,
which was *since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore,” Heb.
7:11-28.
(*NOTE:
“Since” is translated from the Greek word “meta” which can mean since,
hereafter, after, afterward, etc. But it also can be translated as amid,
accompaniment, among, of, in or with. In this case, the rendering should be,
“For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the
oath, which was amid or in the law, maketh the Son, who is
consecrated for evermore.”)
Pisces and
Virgo have continued for almost 2,000 years now. During this time, Yahweh has
chosen to dwell in temporary physical men. But we are at the close of the age.
Aquarius and Leo are soon to be ushered in. The promise of the scriptures is
that a new city with a permanent temple will descend out of heaven from Yahweh.
The Melchisedek Priesthood, the Priesthood of the Eternal Spirit, serves this
eternal temple. Those in whom Yahweh has dwelt through Yahshua and successfully
endured to the end of their lives will make up this grand eternal temple of the
grand eternal city, New Jerusalem. The Apostle Peter writes,
“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. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were
not a people, but are now the people of Yahweh: which had not obtained mercy,
but now have obtained mercy,” 1 Pet. 2:5-10.
Yahshua’s resurrected saints will be the stones of this permanent eternal
structure. They will be His eternal priesthood, His eternal sons.
Yahweh’s new
home will be complete and He and the Lamb will dwell therein for ever and ever.
HalleluYah!!!!
Christmas time is here, and as usual,
the churches will present their supposed re-enactment of the Savior’s birth,
never truly understanding the real significance of the event.
By Jerry Healan
It is disgustingly amazing, but the merchants begin pushing the December
25th, Christmas thing earlier and earlier each year.
While the serpent Satan hates and rejects Yahshua, and even though he is a
liar, he simply couldn’t deny that Yahshua had appeared on the earth. However,
in his evil subtilty, he has caused
the world to confuse the birth chapters in Matthew and Luke, by blending them
together in a mass of confusion that has not only left the world in that state,
but also many of the assemblies.
He has even confused the Savior’s name into an Anglicized, Latinized,
Grecianized version that leads people astray into paganized worship of the sun,
moon, and stars (planets; the host of heaven) rather than into the pure truth of
the matter. Read it for yourself in Psa. 2:1-3; Rev. 12:9; 17:1-5; 18:1-3.
Notice that the merchants of the earth are included in Rev. 18.
Not only that, but other things are hidden from the eyes of the people, but
Yahweh’s Spirit will open our eyes to see. Paul writes there are hidden
mysteries in Yahweh’s word and we can have these things revealed to us when we
compare spiritual things with spiritual (1 Cor. 2:7-13).
In the first place, the primary names utilized in these first chapters of
Matthew and Luke are telling us a story. Zechariah is a priest who is burning
incense before Yahweh in the temple. He is of the course of Abia, and has a wife
named Elisabeth. The angel of Yahweh appears to him announcing that his wife
would bear them a son in their old age who was to be named John. (Lk. 1:1-25)
Abia means “Father Yah”; Zechariah means “Yahweh’s memorial,” or
“Yahweh has remembered,”; Elisabeth means “the oath, or promise of El,”;
and John means “Yahweh will stoop down to an inferior in kindness, mercy,
grace.”
Putting it together, it means, “The Father Yah (Abia) has remembered
(Zechariah) His oath or promise (Elisabeth) to be merciful (John).”
The other three revealed names help to complete the statement. Joseph means
“Yahweh will add,”; Mary/Miriam means “people of bitterness,” Yahshua
means “Yahweh’s salvation.
Putting this together, it means, “Yahweh will add to (Joseph), the people
of bitterness (Miriam), His salvation (Yahshua).”
So now we can understand that the Father Yahweh has remembered His promise
to extend mercy, grace, by adding His salvation to the people of bitterness.
John was a descendant of Aaron through both father and mother, therefore, he
had every right to serve as a high priest in the temple of Yahweh made by the
hands of men. But he was sent in the spirit and power of EliYah to prepare the
way for Yahweh so that the people would recognize Who Yahshua was. John, in
effect, was declaring that a far, far greater High Priest of a far, far greater
Priesthood was soon to appear (Mt. 3:1-12).
BETHLEHEM
We must first consider Yahshua’s birth as recorded in the book of Luke.
Joseph and Miriam traveled to Bethlehem-Judah in order to be enrolled in
Caesar’s taxing system. (Lk. 2:1-4) When
they arrived, there were no inns available so they had to spend the night in a
stable. This was a very appropriate setting for Yahshua to be born since He had
emptied Himself from His glorious heavenly power to become a servant (Phil
2:7-8).
On the night of their arrival, she brought forth her firstborn son (Yahshua)
Who had been generated, conceived in her womb, not by the power of man’s seed,
nor by the will of man, but by the power, and will of Yahweh through the Holy
Spirit. (See Lk. 1:26-38; 2:6-7)
Luke 2:7 states, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him
in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for
them in the inn.”
There will be many Christmas plays that will focus on a little baby in a
manger with father, mother, shepherds, animals, angels, etc. all around. But how
many will go in-depth to dig out the truth of the matter? The swaddling clothes,
and manger are significant and important for Yahweh’s people to understand.
Firstly, why Bethlehem-Judah? It just so happens that Bethlehem is a
combination of two Hebrew words Beit
(house, tent, temple, family, etc.) and lechem
(bread). Bethlehem means “house of bread.”
Remember that Yahshua proclaimed to the people that He was the true bread
from heaven? Remember that He said that if any ate of His flesh and drank of His
blood, that they would have eternal life? (Jn. 6:27-58)
Furthermore, on the last night before His passion, He took bread and the cup
explaining to the disciples that the bread was His body which was to be broken
and that the cup was His blood of the covenant.(Mt. 26:26-29; Mk. 14:22-24; Lk.
22:19-20).
Therefore, the account in Luke 2 is a witness that the true bread from
heaven (Yahshua) was born in the house of bread (Bethlehem).
She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger. Ask most
people what a manger is and they won’t have a clue, but it is a feeding trough
for animals. Yahweh calls His people His cattle, sheep, goats, etc. Thus, the
food for His people, the true bread from heaven, was lain in a manger, a feeding
trough for animals, especially the sheep of Yahweh’s pasture.
SWADDLING CLOTHES
Being wrapped in swaddling clothes gives us more clues to other mysteries.
“Swaddling” is translated from the Greek word sparganoo,
which is defined as; a strip; from a derivative of the base of 4682 meaning to
strap or wrap with strips, to swathe.
Notice that is comes from the base of 4682 which is the Greek base word sparasso meaning to mangle, rend, or tear.
Is this not a prophecy concerning what would eventually happen to this
child? Wasn’t His flesh ripped to shreds, strips, by a cat o’ nine tails?
Isaiah reports, “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet
we did esteem him stricken, smitten of Elohim, and
afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed,”
53:4-5. The Apostle Peter confirms this (1 Pet. 2:24).
The Psalmist was inspired to write, “I was cast upon thee from the womb:
thou art my Elohim from my mother's belly. Be not far from me; for trouble is
near; for there is none to help. Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of
Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening
and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of
joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength
is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast
brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of
the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare
upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture,” Psa.
22:10-18.
This Psalm was written in advance to foretell the agony and suffering that
Yahshua would have to go through. When He says I may tell (count) all my bones,
doesn’t it mean that the flesh has been stripped away from them?
Again, Isaiah reports concerning His sufferings, “Behold, my servant shall
deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were
astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more
than any man, and his form more than the sons of men,”
52:13-14.
THE ALEPH
But there is even more to the story! Yahshua declared that He is the aleph
and tau, “I am Aleph and Tau, the beginning and the ending, saith the Master,
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty,” Rev. 1:8 (See
also Rev. 21:6; 22:13).
Yahshua declares that He is the Aleph, which typifies Him as the beginning
since the Aleph is the first letter and beginning of the Hebrew alphabet. He
declares to the Laodicean Assembly that He is the beginning of the creation of Elohim...Rev. 3:14.
Recently, in our studies into the Hebrew alphabet, we made an important
discovery. Here is what we wrote, “ The aleph is spelled @la in Modern Hebrew. The last letter, the pei (@), is exhibited here in its final form. When
occurring anywhere else in a word it looks like this (p). The first two letters of the word aleph consists of the aleph (a), and lamed (l), of course, which makes the word El (la). In his book entitled The Inner Meaning of the Hebrew Letters, Robert Haralick writes, "The concealed meaning of a is obtained from pl, related to the root @pl, which means to bind and wrap a cloth around as to swaddle
a cloth or blanket around a baby." (p. 20) I checked this out with Marcus Jastrow's Dictionary of the Targumim,
the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature and he confirmed this to be so. (end of
excerpt; see Yahshua’s Witness Magazine, Apr.-Jun 2012.)
His mother, wrapping Him in swaddling clothes was announcing that the
“Aleph”, the beginning of the creation of Elohim, the beginning of
Yahweh’s plan of salvation in the flesh, had been born!
Also, the first two letters of the word Aleph designate who Yahshua is. They
are la
(aleph-lamed), which form the Hebrew word
El. The Aleph (a)
designates that which is head, chief, first, foremost, number one. The Lamed (l) has to do with a, or the
rod of authority, or a shepherd’s rod. Thus, the word El (la) has to do with the Mighty
One, or the Chief Shepherd. Yahshua is the Chief Shepherd according to His own
words (Jn. 10) and the Apostle Peter (1 Pet. 5:4).
The lamed (l)
also has to do with a teacher, so Yahshua is the Master Teacher, the Great
Rabbi, “But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even the Messiah;
and all ye are brethren,” Mat. 23:8.
The last letter in the Hebrew word Aleph is the pei (p),
which is the picture of a mouth. Thus, the Aleph is the mouth of El that created
all things, “By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made; and all the host of
them by the breath of his mouth,”
Psa. 33:6. (See Jn. 1:1-14; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:1-2)
THE ACCOUNTS
What the serpent has caused men to do is to blend the accounts of
Yahshua’s birth found in Matthew 2 and Luke 2 together into a mass of
confusion. However, if one would only read carefully, the truth of the matter
would be discovered.
Luke 2 is the actual recording of Yahshua’s birth. Miriam brought forth
her firstborn son, wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger.
Shepherds were abiding in the field watching over their flocks, which tells
us that the time couldn’t have been in the winter time since it is too cold to
keep the flocks out at night. Rather His birth had to have occurred in the
spring, or the fall. This makes December 25th to be a false observance. We must
worship Yahweh in Spirit and in Truth (Jn. 4:24), therefore the worship of a
little baby born at the wrong time is not acceptable to Yahweh.
Angels appeared to shepherds abiding in the field announcing Yahshua’s
birth by telling them, “And, lo, the angel of Yahweh came upon them, and the
glory of Yahweh shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel
said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is the Messiah, the Sovereign. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising Yahweh, and saying, Glory to Yahweh in
the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men,” Lk. 2:9-14.
Notice the word “sign” which is translated from semeion, defined as; an indication, especially
ceremonially or supernaturally, and is translated as “miracle, sign, token,
wonder. Yahshua’s birth was a miraculous wonder!
The shepherds went to see this miracle and then declared it abroad. (vv.
15-16)
According to Luke, Yahshua was circumcised on the 8th day in accordance with
the law of Moses, and the parents were still in the Bethlehem-Jerusalem area 33
days later because His mother went to the temple to offer the offering for
purification (Lk. 2:21-24).
Her offering proves that His parents were very poor because, in accordance
with the law of Moses, she was to offer a lamb and a young pigeon or turtledove
(Lev. 12:6), but if she wasn’t able to bring a lamb, then she was to offer two
young pigeons or two turtledoves (Lev. 12:8).
Once the offering was made, they returned home, “And when they had
performed all things according to the law of Yahweh, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth,”
Lk. 2:39.
Notice that there was no sudden flight to Egypt in Luke! The wise men from
the east hadn’t even entered the picture yet!
Matthew’s account takes place at a later time evidently when the parents
were back in Jerusalem to observe a feast of Yahweh. Luke confirms that the
parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Passover (Lk. 2:41).
The wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem which caused a stir because
they announced that they had seen the star announcing His birth. While it
doesn’t say how far from the east they had traveled, the fact of the matter is
that once they had seen the star, they would have had to prepare themselves for
the trip, gathering the gifts, etc. and travel in those days wasn’t near as
fast as it is in today’s world. There were not airplanes, nor automobiles to
jump into and make a quick trip.
Herod carefully inquired of them as to the timing of the star (Mt. 2:7). He
then sent them to Bethlehem when he had inquired of the Jews as to where the
birth was to take place (Mt. 2:4).
The star that had appeared to them guided them to where Yahshua was. (Mt.
2:9-10) This proves that there was no special planetary alignment, or
astronomical phenomenon. It was a special sign, or star from Yahweh that
appeared to them, probably an angel.
Scripture doesn’t even declare how many wise men there were. Again, the
issue is confused because of the gifts which were gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
(Mt. 2:11)
That very night, the wise men were warned in a dream to go back to their
country another way. Later Joseph was warned in a dream to flee from Herod
because he would seek to destroy Yahshua (Mt. 2:12-13). So Joseph and Miriam
fled to Egypt leaving secretly at night (v. 14).
Matthew continues, “Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise
men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from
two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired
of the wise men,” Mt. 2:16.
Matthew’s event took place when Yahshua was between one and two years of
age!
Are you beginning to see the confusion that takes place on and before
December 25th when the supposed re-enactment of the Savior’s birth takes place
in today’s world!? The Christmas plays, Christmas time itself is false, and
chaotic. Satan is the author of confusion! Yahweh is the author of love, joy,
peace, rest, light, TRUTH!
His truth will set us free from the chaos, confusion, and lies of this
present evil world!
These observances are utilized to literally hide the real truth of the
situation, but then, that is what deceit, lies, and falsehood do!
JUDAH
One final note. Yahshua was born in Bethlehem-Judah. The name Judah is also
very important and significant. Judah was Leah’s fourth son by Jacob. She
declared, “….Now will I praise Yahweh: therefore she called his name Judah;
and left bearing,” Gen. 29:35.
Judah has to do with praising Yahweh! It is spelled hdwhy
in the modern Hebrew. (Remember Hebrew reads from right to left.) The fourth
letter is the dalet (d) which is a picture of a door in the
Pictorial Hebrew (d).
The tribe of Judah was the chief and central tribe before the gate and door
to the tabernacle of old in the wilderness. This means that Judah is the door to
Yahweh. When the dalet
(d) is eliminated from the name Judah, the
result is Yahweh (hwhy).
Not only was the bread from heaven being born in the house of bread
(Bethlehem), but the door to Yahweh was also included. Yahshua proclaimed the
truth concerning Him being the door in John 10.
Yahshua is not only the door to Yahweh, but He is the PRAISE OF YAHWEH!
HalleluYah!!!!!
Listen brethren, there are many, many, many deep spiritual lessons, and deep
spiritual meanings hidden in the Scriptures. Yahweh has hidden them there and it
is up to us to search them out as if we are in a gold mine and a mine of
precious jewels. The treasures of Yahweh are more precious than the world’s
physical gold, silver, and gems. His word, after all, endures forever!
May you be greatly blessed!