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- “…
they received the word with all readiness,
- and
searched the Scriptures daily
- to
find out
whether these things were so.”
- -
Acts 17:11
- “It
is one thing to show a man that he is in error,
- and
another to put him in possession of truth.”
- -
John Locke
“Today's Christianity is packed with paganism,
'1st century believers would have never accepted
this,’ says Tennessee historian and author Richard Rives, best known
for his searches for the Ark of the Covenant – the box containing the
Ten Commandments. He is now
challenging much of modern Christianity, claiming the traditional
version of the faith has more in common with ancient paganism than
actual biblical content.” It
is one thing to point out the faults of Christianity, and there are many
people who enjoy doing it, but the rub is, what is the alternative, who
points us to YHWH’s eternal truths?
That is where I come in, when spiritual or religious issues get
too complicated, then it’s time to go back to the basics, to the
original foundational truths. A
good way to learn YHWH’s foundational truths is to follow HIS
multi-facetted Holy Days that are starting soon – please allow me to
be your tour guide. (For the story on Richard Rives log on http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=86464
)
The
Spring Holy Day season will be officially starting with Passover on
the 14th day of the 1st month (April 10), and I
call the whole season of Biblical Holy Days our CREATOR’S Spiritual
Opera, or YHWH’s higher spiritual lessons.
Sadly most religions have turned their faith into ceremony and
miss most of YHWH’s deeper spiritual meaning.
All the Biblical Holy Days of Lev.ch.23 are visual
representations of the higher spiritual world leading a-l-l humanity
from our present dark and evil chaos to our CREATOR’S eternity; and
they teach us how to live a GODly life in this evil world (1Tim.4:12).
Please remember these are not Jewish holy days,
and observing them is not done for salvation.
These are YHWH’s ordained Holy Days, and we observe them out of
love and respect for our CREATOR and HIS Covenant with us (1Jno.5:3).
The Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 that there is a time for
everything. These days,
beginning with YHWH'S New Year, are a busy time of spiritual reflection,
and making preparations for the start of the new years Holy Days.
It is a new year and a time of new beginnings, and the spiritual
preparations begin on the 10th day of the 1st
month (April 6th).
~Test
YHWH~
- “...On
the tenth day of this month
- every
man shall take for himself a lamb...,
- Your
lamb shall be without blemish,
- a
male of the first year.”
-
Exodus 12:3-5
In the ancient times of Moses, during this very
season, YHWH was performing miracles to free the Hebrew
people from their evil Egyptian bondage (Exo.ch.7-11).
Through all the spectacular miracles that were performed, YHWH
identified HIMSELF, and showed the world HIS superior authority and
power. The ancient Hebrew
people were the participating party and YHWH showed the world that he
would protect the faithful in HIS Covenant.
When YHWH dictated the Torah to Moses, as
the above quote states, HE instructed the Hebrew people to choose
their sacrificial lamb for the Passover the 10th day of the 1st
month. Choosing their lamb
for the Passover sacrifice was a very painstaking process. They were instructed to choose a lamb "without
blemish" which would require very close and careful examination,
almost to the point of looking it over with a magnifying glass, to be
sure of its quality (Exo.12:3-5). By
analogy, the followers of YAHWEH were to examine the quality of HIS
Kingdom Covenant teachings very carefully to be sure of the quality of
its truth, and confirming that one is on the right spiritual Path.
And Yahshua the Messiah did not come to change or do away with
His FATHER’s Laws (Mat.5:17-19), His teachings were based on His
FATHER’s Words given in the Torah and the Prophets of the Hebrew - Old
– Testament (Jno.15:15; Heb.8:8-10).
- “Study to show yourself approved unto God,
- a workman who does not need to be ashamed,
- rightly dividing the word of truth.”
- - 2Timothy 2:15
YHWH believes it is good to question, it is a sign
of active intelligence, and on this day HE is
admonishing us to look HIM over - very carefully, ask questions, dicker
a little, if you have the chutzpah (Gen.18:22-33).
Unlike the pagan
religions that demand mute obedience and blind faith, YHWH clearly
challenges a-l-l humans, angels, or otherwise, to prove or disprove that
HIS way is the best way for a-l-l the citizens of HIS Kingdom to live. Over
the years I have studied a fair amount of history and religion, I do not
recall anywhere in the pagan or secular world were their religious
leadership or deity commands the people to test them.
Mostly if you open up your mouth to question them you would get
your head lopped off. But
here, on this day, YHWH invites inspection and respectful comments.
The first question that comes to mind is how do
you really prove GOD exists?
The first thought is if you test somebody, then one must
recognize the fact that that person exists.
Secondly is proving who is the one and only, the most powerful
god. This has been the
thorny question that humankind has debated since the beginning of time.
As always, the Bible has the simple answer, if one has the ears
to hear.
- "...I am God, and there is none
like Me.
Declaring the end from the beginning.
- And
from ancient times
- things
that are not yet done..."
-
Isaiah 46:9-10
Prophecy validates the Bible,
and proves the existence of our CREATOR.
There are approximately 10,835 prophecies in the Bible.
Some are of curses and punishments, some are of blessings and
redemption. And they are of
two types of prophecies: fulfilled, and unfulfilled.
The fulfilled ones we learn from - and many prophecies were
fulfilled during these Holy Days. The unfulfilled ones are the ones we are watching for.
Prophecy should lead us to YAHWEH.
Prophecy reminds us that YAHWEH’S Hand is in control of the
course of humanities history. Prophecy
assures us that good will triumph over evil, and it gives us hope for a
future peaceful and just world. Prophecy
tells us beyond the injustice of today, and wars of tomorrow, that there
is good news in the future. Log on to learn more:
http://www.homeworship101.com/bb-c9_prophecy.htm
~Test
YHWH’s Messiah~
- "No longer do I call you servants,
- for a servant does not know what his master is doing;
- but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from
My Father
- I have made known to you."
- - John 15:15
The major element in YHWH’s plan for redeeming
HIS Creation from the curse of sin is HIS Messiah.
It is no coincidence that on this 10th day, what has
now become know as Palm Sunday in the Christian world, YHWH sent HIS Son
Yahshua/Jesus to present himself to the Jews and the general Jerusalem
audience, as the Messiah. Yahshua’s’
doctrine that every life was precious, in an empire where human life was
held so trivial, was a powerful idea and a welcome message.
Log on: http://www.homeworship101.com/bb-c7b_are_you_the_messiah_ministry.htm
Let us remember, in Yahshua’s
time, on an average high Holy Day, Jerusalem swelled to nearly five
times its normal population of 125,000.
Some Roman records show over a million people, both Jew and
gentile, some from very far away places, would come to the city for
Passover. On this day Jerusalem was very crowded with visitors who
would witness the unfolding events that the Holy season would bring.
“The ain’t makin’ Jews like Jesus
anymore.”
Most have a romantic remembrance
of the Palm Sunday event. It
was a stunning time. Just
as the Prophets foretold, Yahshua rode into Jerusalem on a donkey
(Mat.21:1-11; Zec.9:9). As
He rode in, the people called out “Hosanna,” which means in Hebrew
“save us.” The people
of Jerusalem thought that He would deliver them from the cruelty of
Roman bondage. They shouted
praises to YAHWEH - HalleluYAH! - for the miracles they had seen Yahshua
do. They treated Him like a
conquering king.
Unfortunately, most missed the subtle symbolism.
On
this same day, a short distance away, the Jews were carefully examining
and choosing their sacrificial lambs, making sure they were
"without blemish.” By
analogy, the followers of Yahshua were to examine Him, and His is
teachings of the Kingdom, very carefully, to be sure of the quality of
His simple spiritual truths.
And Yahshua’s simple truths are rooted in HIS FATHER’S
Words (Jno.15:15).
I mention ‘simple truths’ because in the Book
of John, when Yahshua witnessed the Gospel to Nicodemus a
Pharisee, he could not understand Yahshuas’ plainness of speech
(Jon.3:1-21). He also
admonished them for not being able to see the signs, “You look but
can’t see; you listen but do not hear . . .,” (Mat.13:13;
Luk.6:42). Yahshua taught simple spiritual truths, men made it
complicated – back then and today.
Many say Yahshua did away with the Old Testament,
but nothing could be further from the truth.
He was YHWH’s perfect teacher and His New Covenant teachings
were based on the Torah, and the Prophets (Heb.8:8-10).
He was a believer and teacher extraordinaire of
the literal understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures, a-l-l
the Sacred Scriptures, including the Prophets.
Many of His lessons reflected this, for example, He quoted the
Book of Deuteronomy over 130 times.
He was a Master of His FATHER’S Words recorded in the
Hebrew Scriptures. No
Lawyer of the Temple, no priest or rabbi, could argue with Him. Even at twelve years old He could intellectually confer with
the Temple priests (Luk.2:41-50).
“Coincidental dates?” If
one walks YHWH’s Ancient Path then HE will reveal mysteries, and show
us wondrous miracles along the Way.
I mentioned that prophecy validates YHWH, and shows us that HIS
Hand is in control of the course of humanities history, and on this
date, for those who can see, HE fulfilled a biggie.
Known as Daniels Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks of Years
(Dan.9:24-27). The prophet
Daniel prophesized the day of Israel’s visitation and when the Messiah
would be cut off at the 69th week (483 years from the day
prophecy was given). This
prophecy was fulfilled exactly to the day by Yahshua on 10th
day of Abib / Nisan, which was Sunday April 6, 32CE.
It was Palm Sunday and the day of Israel’s visitation was at
hand - and you know the rest of the story.
>http://www.homeworship101.com/bb-c7a_are_you_the_messiah_prelude.htm
Make-no-mistake, Yahshua of Nazareth was the only
man to fulfill to the letter over 200 Scriptural
prophecies, many were predicted some 1,000 years in advance of His life.
Every single messianic prophecy of the Hebrew Bible was precisely
fulfilled by the life of Yahshua, in a literal, common sense way.
And there are over 300 prophecies in the New Testament of
Yahshua's second coming as the conquering-redeeming
Messiah – which gives us hope for the future.
The prophecies surrounding His trial and death are so accurate
that critics have argued that the accounts must have been written after
the event. But that lasted only until the discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls
which recorded the words of Isaiah 53:1,3,7,12 at least 250 years before
Yahshua’s birth and could have not been added to the Book of Isaiah
after the life of Yahshua.
~Test
Your Theology~
- “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
- ...Serpents, brood of vipers!
- How can you escape the condemnation of hell?”
- - Matthew 23:29-33
Many
seem to forget,
Yahshua had a prickly side to Him and often irritated the religious
leadership.
The point often missed is that Yahshua was also a religious
reformer (Mat.3:7, 5:20, 7:6-13, 22:15-46, 23:1-36; Luk.11:37-54,
18:9-14; Jno.8:44).
The point is that His church is not a church of potted plants; we
should test the priests we follow.
As the reformer Yahshua
challenged the orthodoxy. No
one had ever before denounced the rabies, priests, and Pharisees, or
dared to question the doctrine of the elders.
He expertly quoted the Prophets as He strongly rebuked
Judaism’s stiff-necked religious hierarchy - the establishment
religionists who never lived the righteous life.
They were corrupt. They
were blind guides. They
were play-actors, and did not live according to the spirit of the Law
(Mat.3:7, 5:20, 23:1-36; Luk.11:37-54, 18:9-14; Jno.8:44).
Yahshua challenged
the doctrines of the scribes and rabbis, telling them bluntly that they
did not know the Scriptures (Mat.22:29).
At least eight times Yahshua scornfully denounced them for being
legalistic and fourteen times for being hypocritical.
They were excellent in reading and quoting Scripture, to keep the
people on a tight leash, but in practice they themselves disobey by
following their own ritualized customs.
- “True religion is the life you lead,
- not the creed you possess.”
Yahshua strongly scolded
them because they were always bitter and constantly finding faults,
tearing everyone apart. This,
the “holier than thou” crowd, by their own attitude, promoted
bigotry, prejudice, and hatred. He
showed them that their religious worship was mere ritual, with emphasis
on minor details, “while ignoring the weightier matters of the Law,”
such as “justice, mercy, and faith.”
He taught that the motive of the heart was important, not just
the outward action (Mat.23:1-23).
Yahshua chastised
them for the many traditions they added to YHWH’s
Laws, making the Law a hardship on the people.
The religious authorities pretend to love you, but in reality
they just want to hold you hostage.
The Pharisees slowly gained power over Jewish society by being
the overseers of the many elaborate and intricate Jewish oral laws that
they required the people to live by.
These “traditions of men,” in an effort to micro
manage the people, only burden the community, and has reduced
righteousness to mere ceremonialism of outward splendor (Mar.7:6-13).
YAHWEH
calls HIS people to unity, not
uniformity. The simple -
common sense - Laws of YAHWEH
do not enslave people, it sets them free, because less civil laws are
needed to govern the people.
The
Christians have their problems too with the traditions of men.
We often hear from the
Christians that all we have to do is believe in Jesus – donate to
their church - and we will be saved.
If only it were that easy. Yahshua
clearly said not all who call me Lord would be saved (Mat.7:20-23).
And if one reads Yahshua’s message to the seven churches
(Rev.ch.2-3), only one out of seven, and one possible maybe, makes the
grade. It’s not just
talking the talk, but we have walk the walk (Mar.7:6-13; 1Tim.4:12).
- "Be an example
to all believers
- in what you teach,
- in the way you live,
- in your love,
- your faith, and your
purity."
- - 1 Timothy 4:1
In
the above quote, Timothy says be an example in your faith - funny he
didn’t say religion. What
Timothy was doing was outlining YHWH’s Ancient Path, which is based on
love and kindness. The
faithful of humanity is already blessed because we believe without
seeing (Jon.20:29). Coming
to belief in YHWH is the hard part, now all one has to do is learn
the spiritual wisdom of HIS Ancient Path, and teaching is the key word.
Teaching, not browbeating preaching, or hi-brow lecturing, but teaching
was crucial in Yahshua’s ministry.
He did not take an opinion poll and then tell the people what was
popular. He taught the ways
of His FATHER’S Kingdom - like
it or not! His Kingdom
message was captivating and inspirational.
He taught the higher force of the spirit is to take the place of
the earthly forces of the flesh. He
knows that the people will come to understanding of the higher
spiritual order when the truths of the Scriptures are taught properly.
He was the teacher of teachers,
and He trained His twelve Disciples to go forth and teach.
When people came to hear Him they filled the hillsides, and
Yahshua did not stand above the audience and speak down to them.
In one of His most electrifying discourses, His famous “Sermon
on the Mount,” He stood at the bottom (beneath them) and spoke up to
the audience with force and clarity. That famous discourse recorded in Matthew ch.5-7, has been
called by some Biblical scholars “the Constitution of the Kingdom of GOD.”
The Pharisees were experts at using a lot of words
to say very little. But
Yahshua taught His Kingdom lessons in simple terms: Love and kindness,
replaces hate and bitterness, and the intents of the heart will be
judged (Heb.4:12), not your ‘holidays’ and rituals. He taught that our FATHER
is love, and that our FATHER is also infinite
intelligence; therefore, developing YAHWEH’S
everlasting spiritual wisdom, HIS perpetual Way of Life, is the perfect
blending of intelligence and love.
His Gospel was practical, and perfectly expresses YAHWEH’S simple and inescapable
perpetual Code of Life. For
those who would follow, He promised: “His yoke is light and His burden
is easy” (Mat.11:30)
- “Your
faith should not be in the wisdom of men
- but
in the power of God”
-
1Corinthians
2:5
REMEMBER:
On this day, YHWH is teaching humanity be to critical
thinkers. Study
and question your spiritual teachers and leaders!
Wisdom is based on the foundation of the Bible as opposed to mans
spontaneous logic which is built on sand and will not stand the test of
time. Test everything, and
consider carefully what you accept as everlasting spiritual truth –
lest it leads you into damnation (Mark 4:24; Acts 17:11; 2Tim.2:15).
- “Teach no other doctrine,
- nor give heed to fables and endless
genealogies,
- which cause disputes rather than godly
edification which is in faith.
- Now the purpose of the commandment is
love from a pure heart,
- from a good conscience, and from
sincere faith,
- from which some, having strayed, have
turned aside to idle talk.”
- - 1 Timothy 1:3-6
- Enjoy the journey
of learning…
- >Ego
religion: http://www.homeworship101.com/wp_ego_religion.htm
- >Thinking
Persons religion: http://www.homeworship101.com/NL_2005_01.htm
- >The
Ancient Path of YHWH: http://www.homeworship101.com/NL_2008_01.htm
- >Covenant
Theology: http://www.homeworship101.com/NL_2006_02.htm
Please
remember to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and for all those who stand
with Israel (Ps.122).
- Take
care. Peace and
blessings, Errol.
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- Errol
Mueller, chronicler extraordinaire
-
e-mail: errol@homeworship101.com
- website:
www.homeworship101.com
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