Satan is desperate to keep the Tree of Life, the living Word which is Yeshua Jesus and the written Word of Yahweh God, away from mankind. His strategy is to work on man's weaknesses; such as, their desires, ego, lusts and greed in order to get them to do what he wants. James describes Satan's strategy in James 1:15:
"...but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed (by Satan). Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death."
Satan's ultimate goal is to get the shepherds of God's flock to change the Word of God by adding to it or taking away from it and to make it complicated and confusing.
His goal is to transform the Tree of Life into the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Satan did this with Adam and Eve, the shepherds of the Israelites, and will again with the post Apostolic church leadership.
Those that were overseers during the time when Jesus was alive on earth, warned that after they leave, wolves would come in to destroy the flock. After that generation had passed on, the time of the Apostolic church, The Word of Yahweh spread, but would slowly begin to be disbelieved.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
PAGE 53 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST(THE BAD FIG TREE)
Satan, the embodiment of darkness and evil, had penetrated and taken captive the Kingdom of Yahweh God before the coming of Jesus. Satan gets people to accomplish his goals. The nation of Israel was covered in darkness because the Light of the Messiah Jesus, the tree of life, was almost snuffed out. The Prophet Isaiah describes the darkness on the land:
"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, in those living in the shadow of death a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2
The great Light of the Messiah arrived to the nation of Israel just before a complete takeover by Satan. Jesus found waiting for him, a remnant of believers in Israel to make a renewed covenant with: a better covenant to renew the covenant made at Mount Sinai that had been broken. The Light of the Messiah Jesus was shining forth out of this assembly of people as the Kingdom of Yahweh God spread throughout the gentile nations. The Tree of Life, the Word of God and Jesus, was the heart and soul pulsating through the body or church of Jesus. Each member of the body or church served God together with their individual spiritual gifts as priests.
Jesus and his apostles warned however of the enemy who would once again be let into the assembly of new covenant believers by Shepherds who would go astray from the way of Yahweh. This did occur after about 300 years after the death of Jesus on the cross. For about 1,000 years, the earth was thrown into darkness, in a period known as the dark ages.
Satan the serpent, the embodiment of darkness, has not changed since the beginning of the creation of the world. He is the enemy of Yahweh and man and is a thief, murderer and a liar. He will use cunning strategies, his secrets and doctrines to destroy Yahweh's plan for the earth.
Just as he nudged Adam and Eve to reach up for the evil fig leaf in order to cover themselves, he tempted the shepherds of Israel by working on their pride, ego and lust for power to turn to the false fig tree as well, and will do the same thing to the shepherds of the church of the Messiah Jesus. Satan's strategy is to snuff out the light of God by altering the Word of God and by replacing the salvation offered by Jesus with salvation offered by Man.
"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, in those living in the shadow of death a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2
The great Light of the Messiah arrived to the nation of Israel just before a complete takeover by Satan. Jesus found waiting for him, a remnant of believers in Israel to make a renewed covenant with: a better covenant to renew the covenant made at Mount Sinai that had been broken. The Light of the Messiah Jesus was shining forth out of this assembly of people as the Kingdom of Yahweh God spread throughout the gentile nations. The Tree of Life, the Word of God and Jesus, was the heart and soul pulsating through the body or church of Jesus. Each member of the body or church served God together with their individual spiritual gifts as priests.
Jesus and his apostles warned however of the enemy who would once again be let into the assembly of new covenant believers by Shepherds who would go astray from the way of Yahweh. This did occur after about 300 years after the death of Jesus on the cross. For about 1,000 years, the earth was thrown into darkness, in a period known as the dark ages.
Satan the serpent, the embodiment of darkness, has not changed since the beginning of the creation of the world. He is the enemy of Yahweh and man and is a thief, murderer and a liar. He will use cunning strategies, his secrets and doctrines to destroy Yahweh's plan for the earth.
Just as he nudged Adam and Eve to reach up for the evil fig leaf in order to cover themselves, he tempted the shepherds of Israel by working on their pride, ego and lust for power to turn to the false fig tree as well, and will do the same thing to the shepherds of the church of the Messiah Jesus. Satan's strategy is to snuff out the light of God by altering the Word of God and by replacing the salvation offered by Jesus with salvation offered by Man.
Monday, October 8, 2012
PAGE 52 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST(THE BAD FIG TREE
There are different words used used throughout the entire Bible to designate the group of like minded believers called out by Yahweh God to be holy unto him : the main words are church, assembly, kingdom, bride and flock. All of these words mean essentially the same thing and can be used interchangeably; they illustrate the different characteristics of the believer's relationship with Yahweh God. The term church is not used in the Old Testament scriptures, but assembly, kingdom, bride and flock are.
The kingdom of Yahweh God was inside the borders of the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve broke their covenant, the kingdom of Yahweh was to be found again in individual believers who then later became organized into the nation of Israel. The church, assembly, kingdom, bride or flock of Yahweh God was officially born again at Mount Sinai under the leadership of Moses. Moses speaks of this day in Deuteronomy 18:16:
"According to all that desire of Yahweh in Horeb (Mount Sinai) in the day of the assembly."
The covenant that Yahweh made with his people at Sinai was a marriage contract. This group of hebrew people officially became his bride, his assembly and flock. They were to be a spiritual kingdom of priests and a geopolitical nation attached to a specific piece of land.
However, once again, Satan is allowed inside the kingdom of Yahweh to corrupt and destroy it from within.
The prophets Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Zechariah and Habakkuk speak about how Israel had been led astray from the Tree of Life, the Messiah and the pure Word of Yahweh God, by evil and false shepherds, wolves and snakes:
"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them. So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them. Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: As I live, declares Yahweh, surely because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep, therefore you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh. Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them." Ezekiel 34:2-10
"The priests did not say, 'Where is Yahweh?' Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit." Jeremiah 2:8
"The shepherds are senseless and do not inquire of the Yahweh, so they do not prosper and all their flock is scattered." Jer 10:21
"But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride: my eyes will weep bitterly overflowing with tears because Yahweh's flock will be taken captive." Jer 13:17
"Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture! declares the Lord." Jer 23:1
"My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their resting place." Jer 50:6
"The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false. they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd." Zechariah 10:2
"Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation, he makes idols that cannot speak." Habakkuk 2:18
By the time of the Messiah Yeshua's first coming, the flock of Yahweh had been totally taken over by the evil and false shepherds: the Pharisees, Sadducees and scribes. Yeshua describes what the nation of Israel looked like at the time of his ministry. He says:
"All that came before me were thieves and robbers." John 10
"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." Matt 9:6
The Tree of Life had become the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: the assembly of Yahweh's people that was to point people to their need of the Messiah as King, as the Great Shepherd, as the High Priest, and as their Groom to offer them salvation instead became an organization which pointed people to man's ability and works in order to save themselves.
The kingdom of Yahweh God was inside the borders of the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve broke their covenant, the kingdom of Yahweh was to be found again in individual believers who then later became organized into the nation of Israel. The church, assembly, kingdom, bride or flock of Yahweh God was officially born again at Mount Sinai under the leadership of Moses. Moses speaks of this day in Deuteronomy 18:16:
"According to all that desire of Yahweh in Horeb (Mount Sinai) in the day of the assembly."
The covenant that Yahweh made with his people at Sinai was a marriage contract. This group of hebrew people officially became his bride, his assembly and flock. They were to be a spiritual kingdom of priests and a geopolitical nation attached to a specific piece of land.
However, once again, Satan is allowed inside the kingdom of Yahweh to corrupt and destroy it from within.
The prophets Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Zechariah and Habakkuk speak about how Israel had been led astray from the Tree of Life, the Messiah and the pure Word of Yahweh God, by evil and false shepherds, wolves and snakes:
"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them. So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them. Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: As I live, declares Yahweh, surely because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep, therefore you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh. Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them." Ezekiel 34:2-10
"The priests did not say, 'Where is Yahweh?' Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit." Jeremiah 2:8
"The shepherds are senseless and do not inquire of the Yahweh, so they do not prosper and all their flock is scattered." Jer 10:21
"But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride: my eyes will weep bitterly overflowing with tears because Yahweh's flock will be taken captive." Jer 13:17
"Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture! declares the Lord." Jer 23:1
"My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their resting place." Jer 50:6
"The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false. they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd." Zechariah 10:2
"Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation, he makes idols that cannot speak." Habakkuk 2:18
By the time of the Messiah Yeshua's first coming, the flock of Yahweh had been totally taken over by the evil and false shepherds: the Pharisees, Sadducees and scribes. Yeshua describes what the nation of Israel looked like at the time of his ministry. He says:
"All that came before me were thieves and robbers." John 10
"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." Matt 9:6
The Tree of Life had become the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: the assembly of Yahweh's people that was to point people to their need of the Messiah as King, as the Great Shepherd, as the High Priest, and as their Groom to offer them salvation instead became an organization which pointed people to man's ability and works in order to save themselves.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
PAGE 51 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST(THE BAD FIG TREE)
The shepherds are to keep watch over their assemblies of believers or churches just as Adam and Eve were to guard the borders of the Garden of Eden. As the Kingdom of Yahweh God was within the borders of the Garden, the Kingdom of Yahweh God is within the border of each individual believer and each assembly, gathering or church of individual believers. As Adam and Eve were to keep predators away by continually eating from the Tree of Life, which is Yeshua Jesus and the pure Word of God, and by keeping their covenant with God, the shepherds of the churches are to guard against predators by continually eating and feeding their flock the
Tree of Life, Yeshua and the pure Word of God, and by guarding their covenant with God of the atoning sacrifice of Yeshua Jesus on the cross and their testimony of it.
Adam and Eve failed in their mission to guard the borders of the Garden and allowed the serpent Satan in because of their disbelief in the Word of Yahweh God and the covenant they had made with Him. The Apostles continually warn about this happening yet again; they warn about these coming predators, often referred to as vipers, snakes and wolves throughout the New Testament. The Apostle Paul says:
"...keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock." Acts 20: 24-29
Yeshua Jesus warns:
"watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." Matt 7:15
The Apostles describe the strategies that these false shepherds, wolves and snakes will use to cause deception.
The Apostle Paul says:
"...and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them." Acts 20:30
"I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause division and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them." Romans 16:17
The Apostle Peter says:
"But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them..." 2 Peter 2:1
Timothy says these predators "...having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them." 2 Tim 3:5
In Yeshua Jesus' letters to the churches in the Book of Revelation, Yeshua speaks of what some of the false shepherds and wolves look like. Yeshua says he hates the Nicolaitans. Nikos in Greek means triumph or dominance (as in the Nike sporting goods line). Laos means people in Greek and laiton means laity. It is speaking of when the overseers or shepherds of the church use their position to oppress other members of the church. The Apostle Peter speaks of this:
"Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock." 1 Peter 5:2
Yeshua also talks about the church coming under the influence of the woman Jezebel. Yeshua says:
"Nevertheless, I have this against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols...now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan's so-called deep secrets." Rev 2:20
The Jezebel teaching is the mixing together of the pure Word of God with the teaching of mystery Babylon and the occult: the mixing together of the Tree of Life (the good fig tree) with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (the bad fig tree).
Tree of Life, Yeshua and the pure Word of God, and by guarding their covenant with God of the atoning sacrifice of Yeshua Jesus on the cross and their testimony of it.
Adam and Eve failed in their mission to guard the borders of the Garden and allowed the serpent Satan in because of their disbelief in the Word of Yahweh God and the covenant they had made with Him. The Apostles continually warn about this happening yet again; they warn about these coming predators, often referred to as vipers, snakes and wolves throughout the New Testament. The Apostle Paul says:
"...keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock." Acts 20: 24-29
Yeshua Jesus warns:
"watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." Matt 7:15
The Apostles describe the strategies that these false shepherds, wolves and snakes will use to cause deception.
The Apostle Paul says:
"...and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them." Acts 20:30
"I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause division and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them." Romans 16:17
The Apostle Peter says:
"But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them..." 2 Peter 2:1
Timothy says these predators "...having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them." 2 Tim 3:5
In Yeshua Jesus' letters to the churches in the Book of Revelation, Yeshua speaks of what some of the false shepherds and wolves look like. Yeshua says he hates the Nicolaitans. Nikos in Greek means triumph or dominance (as in the Nike sporting goods line). Laos means people in Greek and laiton means laity. It is speaking of when the overseers or shepherds of the church use their position to oppress other members of the church. The Apostle Peter speaks of this:
"Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock." 1 Peter 5:2
Yeshua also talks about the church coming under the influence of the woman Jezebel. Yeshua says:
"Nevertheless, I have this against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols...now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan's so-called deep secrets." Rev 2:20
The Jezebel teaching is the mixing together of the pure Word of God with the teaching of mystery Babylon and the occult: the mixing together of the Tree of Life (the good fig tree) with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (the bad fig tree).
Thursday, September 27, 2012
PAGE 50 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (FIG TREE)
Even though the majority of the Jewish people were under the influence of the Pharisaical leadership and rejected Yeshua Jesus as their Messiah at his coming over two thousand years ago, there was a remnant of Jewish believers. They busted out from Satan's grip and spread the Kingdom of Yahweh God to the gentiles by the preaching of the gospel (the good news of Yahweh's gift of salvation given to those who believe that Yeshua died on the cross to atone for their sin). All who believe the gospel message are the "good figs" on the good fig tree, the tree of life and they are also called the church. The Greek word for church is "ekklesia" which means a body of people who Yahweh has called out for himself. It is an assembly of two or more people, built upon the common belief that Yeshua is the Messiah or Savior of the world and the son of the living God. Yeshua Jesus is the head of this corporate body of believers and they are his body and his bride.
As the gospel spread in different communities by individuals by 1. hearing the salvation message of Yeshua. Then 2. Repenting. Then 3. Agreeing with or accepting Yahweh's offer of salvation, the different assemblies became organized.
Each believer that is part of the church is considered to be a priest of Yahweh God. Yeshua Jesus is the high priest over them. The Apostle Peter says:
"And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God." 1 Peter 2:5
The word priest in Hebrew means servant or worshipper of God.
The individual believers that made up each assembly all had different spiritual gifts given to them by Yeshua, which equipped them for different works in the church. It is said in Ephesians 4: 11,12
"Now these are the gifts the Messiah gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ..."
The different jobs were not ranked as to importance: a shepherd was as important as a prophet or teacher. The shepherd is someone who Yahweh raises up to care for or oversee the well-being of their particular flock or church. They were to watch over their flock to make sure no false teaching or teaching contrary to the Word of God entered in. The Apostle Paul, who is a shepherd or overseer, speaks to other overseers:
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God which he obtained with his own blood." Acts 20:26-28
The church is the body of believers bought with the blood of Christ and does not refer to the leadership or overseers or to the building that they assemble in. The Apostle Peter was one of many also appointed by the Holy Spirit to be a shepherd, overseer or elder. He says to others that were also given this gift:
"So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away." 1 Peter 5:1-4
The other most important roles of the shepherd was to present the Word of God to the flock. Yeshua tells the Apostle Peter that that is what he is to do as a shepherd. He says:
"'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' 'yes, Lord,' Peter replied, 'you know I love you.' 'Then feed my lambs,' Jesus told him.'" John 21:15
All through out scripture the Word of Yahweh is described as food: Jeremiah says "your words were found and I ate them. Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 119 says, "How sweet are your words to my taste...."; the scripture says "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."; Peter says, "...desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." 1 Peter 2
The most important role of the shepherd is to preserve and present the pure word of Yahweh God to the flock or church.
In the body or flock that the shepherd, overseer or elder is to watch over, are those that were teachers, administrators, prophets, intercessors, and those that have the gift of healing, wisdom and knowledge. The whole church is to be working together as one body and the individuals that make up the body, called priests, obtained these gifts from the Holy Spirit and not by getting a degree.
As the gospel spread in different communities by individuals by 1. hearing the salvation message of Yeshua. Then 2. Repenting. Then 3. Agreeing with or accepting Yahweh's offer of salvation, the different assemblies became organized.
Each believer that is part of the church is considered to be a priest of Yahweh God. Yeshua Jesus is the high priest over them. The Apostle Peter says:
"And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God." 1 Peter 2:5
The word priest in Hebrew means servant or worshipper of God.
The individual believers that made up each assembly all had different spiritual gifts given to them by Yeshua, which equipped them for different works in the church. It is said in Ephesians 4: 11,12
"Now these are the gifts the Messiah gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ..."
The different jobs were not ranked as to importance: a shepherd was as important as a prophet or teacher. The shepherd is someone who Yahweh raises up to care for or oversee the well-being of their particular flock or church. They were to watch over their flock to make sure no false teaching or teaching contrary to the Word of God entered in. The Apostle Paul, who is a shepherd or overseer, speaks to other overseers:
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God which he obtained with his own blood." Acts 20:26-28
The church is the body of believers bought with the blood of Christ and does not refer to the leadership or overseers or to the building that they assemble in. The Apostle Peter was one of many also appointed by the Holy Spirit to be a shepherd, overseer or elder. He says to others that were also given this gift:
"So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away." 1 Peter 5:1-4
The other most important roles of the shepherd was to present the Word of God to the flock. Yeshua tells the Apostle Peter that that is what he is to do as a shepherd. He says:
"'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' 'yes, Lord,' Peter replied, 'you know I love you.' 'Then feed my lambs,' Jesus told him.'" John 21:15
All through out scripture the Word of Yahweh is described as food: Jeremiah says "your words were found and I ate them. Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 119 says, "How sweet are your words to my taste...."; the scripture says "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God."; Peter says, "...desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." 1 Peter 2
The most important role of the shepherd is to preserve and present the pure word of Yahweh God to the flock or church.
In the body or flock that the shepherd, overseer or elder is to watch over, are those that were teachers, administrators, prophets, intercessors, and those that have the gift of healing, wisdom and knowledge. The whole church is to be working together as one body and the individuals that make up the body, called priests, obtained these gifts from the Holy Spirit and not by getting a degree.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
PAGE 49 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST(THE BAD FIG TREE)
"Adam and Eve made an apron of fig leaves for themselves." Genesis 3:17.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is rooted in religious Judaism of today. This religious Judaism is called modern rabbinic Judaism.
When the Jewish people were taken into captivity in Babylon, they learned the doctrines of the occult or "Mystery Babylon." Since they had no Temple, they gave the authority of the High Priest to the Rabbis or teachers and replaced the importance of the Temple with synagogues. The religious leaders in Babylon invented a whole system of man made traditions while they were there and then falsely proclaimed that these laws and traditions had been orally transmitted by God to Moses. These religious leaders evolved into the sect of the Scribes and the Pharisees. The Scribes and the Pharisees instituted the practice of complicated rituals which made them have the outward appearance of pious religiosity while simultaneously cultivating new secret doctrine and conducting pagan rites in secret. By the time of Jesus', Yeshua's, visitation to Israel, the Pharisees were in control of Jerusalem. The Pharisees had the written Word of God, which are the books of the Bible from Genesis to Malachi (the Torah, wisdom literature and the Prophets), but then they added to it all of their made up traditions they had learned while in Babylon. The Pharisees called these traditions the oral torah and they said that these new laws and traditions were as authoritative as the books of the Bible. At the time of Yeshua, Jesus, the oral torah had not been put in written form.
With the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD, the Sadducees had disappeared; the Pharisees became fully in charge of the regulation of all Jewish affairs. They then put their oral torah and traditions into written form in a book called the Talmud from about 200AD to 500AD. The Talmud consists of the Mishnah or Halacha and the Gemara. The Gemara is commentary on the Mishnah. The secret pagan teachings the Pharisees had learned in Babylon were eventually written down in a book called the Zohar in the 13th century and is the basis for Kabala or Jewish mysticism. The Rabbis of modern Judaism consider Kabala the hidden portion of the oral torah. The Holy Bible (books of Genesis to Malachi) plus the Talmud and Zohar, which were made up and added by the Pharisees, are the foundation of modern Rabbinic Judaism. The Talmud is considered as legally binding as the Holy Bible and they believe that religious authority was passed from Moses to Joshua to various generations of elders and then to the Rabbis.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism bears very little resemblance to the faith of the Israelites written down in the books of the Holy Bible. Satan was successful in turning the very thing that was supposed to be the Tree of Life, into the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He destroyed the pure Word of God and thus eliminated the need for the life giving Messiah and Spirit and replaced it with the self righteousness of Man.
The Talmud states that the Rabbis put a fence around the Torah. They think this is a good thing but Yahweh God did not want a fence to be put around his Torah. They reinvented the basics of the Torah by the belief that:
1. Adam and Eve did not corrupt their flesh and all mankind after them by their sin. The Rabbis state that a soul at birth is pure and holy and though we have an inclination towards both good and evil, that we are essentially good. We can become righteous by making the right choices or doing what the Rabbis say.
2. Adam and Eve were not separated from God by their sin and hence there is no need of a mediator. The Word of God or the Holy Bible teaches that because of man's sin, mankind has been separated from God and that the Levitical Priests were to be the mediators between Man and God. The Bible teaches that Yahweh is so Holy that Man cannot approach him without bringing an animal sacrifice to the Priest in the Temple. Moses as a foreshadowing of the Messiah Yeshua had the role of mediator between Yahweh and the Israelites. Modern Judaism teaches that the need for a mediator is unbearable: a quote from a writing says "Between God and Man stands no one. Nothing between potter and vessel, so nothing separates Man from God." They revised the role of Moses as mediator between the people and God to Moses the Rabbi. They eliminated the need for Priests and replaced them with Rabbis, who were just teachers of the writings of the Talmud. The Rabbis have elevated Man to the level of Yahweh and without any need for help from God by an intermediary.
3. Satan's words in the Garden were actually true: that if you eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, "...that you will surely not die." Modern Judaism believes that death is no longer required for the atonement of sin. They state that animal sacrifices and Temple rituals are to be replaced by prayer and good deeds. They state that repentance alone atones for all transgressions.
Just as Adam and Eve, the Rabbis have reached for the leaves, the self righteous works of Man, off Satan's Tree to cover their sin. The deceptive Tree that leads only to death and enslavement. Just like Adam and Eve, these Rabbis have rejected the Tree of Life, the pure Word of God and his Messiah, which bring the fruit of the Spirit and life everlasting.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is rooted in religious Judaism of today. This religious Judaism is called modern rabbinic Judaism.
When the Jewish people were taken into captivity in Babylon, they learned the doctrines of the occult or "Mystery Babylon." Since they had no Temple, they gave the authority of the High Priest to the Rabbis or teachers and replaced the importance of the Temple with synagogues. The religious leaders in Babylon invented a whole system of man made traditions while they were there and then falsely proclaimed that these laws and traditions had been orally transmitted by God to Moses. These religious leaders evolved into the sect of the Scribes and the Pharisees. The Scribes and the Pharisees instituted the practice of complicated rituals which made them have the outward appearance of pious religiosity while simultaneously cultivating new secret doctrine and conducting pagan rites in secret. By the time of Jesus', Yeshua's, visitation to Israel, the Pharisees were in control of Jerusalem. The Pharisees had the written Word of God, which are the books of the Bible from Genesis to Malachi (the Torah, wisdom literature and the Prophets), but then they added to it all of their made up traditions they had learned while in Babylon. The Pharisees called these traditions the oral torah and they said that these new laws and traditions were as authoritative as the books of the Bible. At the time of Yeshua, Jesus, the oral torah had not been put in written form.
With the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD, the Sadducees had disappeared; the Pharisees became fully in charge of the regulation of all Jewish affairs. They then put their oral torah and traditions into written form in a book called the Talmud from about 200AD to 500AD. The Talmud consists of the Mishnah or Halacha and the Gemara. The Gemara is commentary on the Mishnah. The secret pagan teachings the Pharisees had learned in Babylon were eventually written down in a book called the Zohar in the 13th century and is the basis for Kabala or Jewish mysticism. The Rabbis of modern Judaism consider Kabala the hidden portion of the oral torah. The Holy Bible (books of Genesis to Malachi) plus the Talmud and Zohar, which were made up and added by the Pharisees, are the foundation of modern Rabbinic Judaism. The Talmud is considered as legally binding as the Holy Bible and they believe that religious authority was passed from Moses to Joshua to various generations of elders and then to the Rabbis.
Modern Rabbinic Judaism bears very little resemblance to the faith of the Israelites written down in the books of the Holy Bible. Satan was successful in turning the very thing that was supposed to be the Tree of Life, into the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He destroyed the pure Word of God and thus eliminated the need for the life giving Messiah and Spirit and replaced it with the self righteousness of Man.
The Talmud states that the Rabbis put a fence around the Torah. They think this is a good thing but Yahweh God did not want a fence to be put around his Torah. They reinvented the basics of the Torah by the belief that:
1. Adam and Eve did not corrupt their flesh and all mankind after them by their sin. The Rabbis state that a soul at birth is pure and holy and though we have an inclination towards both good and evil, that we are essentially good. We can become righteous by making the right choices or doing what the Rabbis say.
2. Adam and Eve were not separated from God by their sin and hence there is no need of a mediator. The Word of God or the Holy Bible teaches that because of man's sin, mankind has been separated from God and that the Levitical Priests were to be the mediators between Man and God. The Bible teaches that Yahweh is so Holy that Man cannot approach him without bringing an animal sacrifice to the Priest in the Temple. Moses as a foreshadowing of the Messiah Yeshua had the role of mediator between Yahweh and the Israelites. Modern Judaism teaches that the need for a mediator is unbearable: a quote from a writing says "Between God and Man stands no one. Nothing between potter and vessel, so nothing separates Man from God." They revised the role of Moses as mediator between the people and God to Moses the Rabbi. They eliminated the need for Priests and replaced them with Rabbis, who were just teachers of the writings of the Talmud. The Rabbis have elevated Man to the level of Yahweh and without any need for help from God by an intermediary.
3. Satan's words in the Garden were actually true: that if you eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, "...that you will surely not die." Modern Judaism believes that death is no longer required for the atonement of sin. They state that animal sacrifices and Temple rituals are to be replaced by prayer and good deeds. They state that repentance alone atones for all transgressions.
Just as Adam and Eve, the Rabbis have reached for the leaves, the self righteous works of Man, off Satan's Tree to cover their sin. The deceptive Tree that leads only to death and enslavement. Just like Adam and Eve, these Rabbis have rejected the Tree of Life, the pure Word of God and his Messiah, which bring the fruit of the Spirit and life everlasting.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
PAGE 48 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST(THE BAD FIG TREE)
Satan's tree, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, has been judged by Yeshua, Jesus, and will be totally eradicated in the future, but is still firmly planted in all false religious systems other than the one true system that has Yahweh's Tree of Life as its foundation. The Kingdom of Yahweh has the Tree of Life, which is the Word of God and the Messiah Yeshua in its midst. The Kingdom of Satan, or "Babylon" as it is called in scripture, has the Tree of the the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which is the teaching or doctrines of Satan and his demons and Satan himself. Satan's false religious system is called "Mystery Babylon" in scripture. "Mystery Babylon" is referred to in scripture as a woman prostitute. The scripture says:
"The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Revelation 17:4,5
Satan's system is manifested in different ways in different organized false belief systems today; all of these false systems will unite together in the one world religion of the Anti-Christ at the end of times. The symbolism for all of these false systems is exemplified when Adam and Eve "...sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves." Genesis 3:7. The fig leaves from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
At one time in the history of the Earth, Satan's kingdom was openly manifested in an actual kingdom on Earth called Babylon. This kingdom destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and took the Jews captive in 588 BC. During this time in Babylon is when the Pharisees and the Scribes formed their sect based on Satanic doctrines and teachings they had learned there. These teachings comprised the "oral law" or the "traditions of their fathers" that Yeshua, Jesus had condemned them for. Scripture speaks of the Jewish people being enthralled with the teachings of the Chaldeans of Babylon:
"(Jerusalem) increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them..." Ezekiel 23: 14-17
"The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Revelation 17:4,5
Satan's system is manifested in different ways in different organized false belief systems today; all of these false systems will unite together in the one world religion of the Anti-Christ at the end of times. The symbolism for all of these false systems is exemplified when Adam and Eve "...sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves." Genesis 3:7. The fig leaves from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
At one time in the history of the Earth, Satan's kingdom was openly manifested in an actual kingdom on Earth called Babylon. This kingdom destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and took the Jews captive in 588 BC. During this time in Babylon is when the Pharisees and the Scribes formed their sect based on Satanic doctrines and teachings they had learned there. These teachings comprised the "oral law" or the "traditions of their fathers" that Yeshua, Jesus had condemned them for. Scripture speaks of the Jewish people being enthralled with the teachings of the Chaldeans of Babylon:
"(Jerusalem) increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them..." Ezekiel 23: 14-17
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