Please, Remove My Stoney Heart, For A Heart of Flesh!!! Character Check Part 1

Ezekiel 36

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Witness heart & stone throughout the Bible:  H3820 leb spelled lamed bet--inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding, inner part, heart (of man), soul, heart (of man), mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory, inclination, resolution, determination (of will), conscience, heart (of moral character), as seat of appetites, as seat of emotions and passions, as seat of courage
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H68 eben spelled alef, bet, nun--stone (large or small), common stone (in natural state), stone, as material, of tablets, marble, hewn stones, precious stones, stones of fire, stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon, weight, plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal, stone like objects​--​hailstones, stony heart, ice, sinking in water, motionlessness, strength, firmness, solidity, commonness, petrified with terror, perverse, hard heart

Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Torah:  Genesis 6:5-6, 8:21, 11:3, 17:17, 24:45, 28:11, 28:18, 29:10, 31:46, 49:24; Exodus 4:14, 4:21, 8:15, 15:16, 17:12, 24:12, 25:2, 34:4, 35:22; Leviticus 19:36, 32:7; Deuteronomy 25:5, 29:19

Prophets:  1 Samuel 2:1, 6:14, 6:6, 17:32, 25:36-37

Writings:  Joshua 4:8, 11:20:14:8, 10:11; 24:27; Judges 5:15; Ruth 3:7, Proverbs 2:2, 3:1, 11:1

Zechariah 7:12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.


Ezekiel 36:22-32
22 “Therefore tell the house of Isra’el that Adonai Elohim says this: ‘I am not going to do this for your sake, house of Isra’el, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have been profaning among the nations where you went. 23 I will set apart my great name to be regarded as holy, since it has been profaned in the nations — you profaned it among them. The nations will know that I am Adonai,’ says Adonai Elohim, ‘when, before their eyes, I am set apart through you to be regarded as holy.  24 For I will take you from among the nations,  gather you from all the countries, and return you to your own soil. 25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean;  I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness  and from all your idols.  26 I will give you a new heart
and put a new spirit inside you;  I will take the stony heart out of your flesh  and give you a heart of flesh.  27 I will put my Spirit inside you  and cause you to live by my laws,  respect my rulings and obey them.  28 You will live in the land I gave to your ancestors.  You will be my people,  and I will be your God.  29 I will save you from all your uncleanliness.  I will summon the grain and increase it,
and not send famine against you.  30 I will multiply the yield of fruit from the trees  and increase production in the fields,  so that you never again suffer the reproach of famine among the nations.
31 Then you will remember your evil ways  and your actions that were not good;  as you look at yourselves, you will loathe yourselves  for your guilt and disgusting practices.  32 Understand,’ says Adonai Elohim,  ‘that I am not doing this for your sake.  Instead, be ashamed and dismayed for your ways,  house of Isra’el.’

The Most High teaches us in everything there is a change, intent and purpose. All things are created with His plans and purpose nothing is created just because. The Great I Am That I Am is intentional. Trees heal with the sap that caries instructions for healing or reconstruction as the leaves change. Theses instructions from The Most High cause all to play the part, the intent and power in things already spoken. Change is inevitable. Night becomes day ,winter becomes spring and so forth. Where is truth there is the underline revealed to the seeker as only I AM reveals.


The Stony Heart Removed
"I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh."—Ezekiel 36:26.

The Fall of man was utter and entire--some things when they have become dilapidated may be repaired, but the old house of mankind is so thoroughly decayed that it must be pulled down even to its foundation, and a new house must be erected. To attempt mere improvement is to anticipate a certain failure. Manhood is like an old garment that is rent and rotten; he that would mend it with new cloth doth but make the rent worse. Manhood is like one of the old skin bottles; he who would put the new wine into it shall find that the bottles will burst, and his wine will be lost. Old shoes and clouted might be good enough for Gibeonites, but we are so thoroughly outworn that we must be made new, or thrown upon the dunghill. It is a wonder of wonders that such a thing is possible. If a tree loses its branch, a new branch may spring out; if you cut into the bark and mark the letters of your name, in process of time the bark may heal its own wound, and the mark may be erased. But who could give a new heart to the tree? Who could put new sap into it? By what possibility could you change its inner structure? If the core were smitten with death, what power but the divine could ever restore it to life? If a man has injured his bones, the fractured parts soon send forth a healing liquid, and the bone is by-and-by restored to its former strength if a man hath youth on his side. But if a man's heart were rotten, how could that be cured? If the heart were a putrid ulcer, if the very vitals of the man were rotten, what human surgery, what marvelous medicine could touch a defect so radical as this?

But the Heart Of man is desperately, desperately wicked and rebellious. Left on its own we all have born the result of our ancestors for their rebelliousness against the Creator of all things. Who placed special care and called us by His name to care for us as a Husband madly in love with his wayward bride. Yes, adulterous, promiscuous, carnivorous, and rebellious. The whole nine. The bride that He promises to place His Spirit in us that we die to self and be reborn in His word.

3820. leb ►
Strong's Concordance
leb: inner man, mind, will, heart
Original Word: לֵב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: leb
Phonetic Spelling: (labe)
Short Definition: heart
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as lebab
Definition
inner man, mind, will, heart

How can this be with such a wicked mind? Yes for the heart in Hebrew means the mind. The Most High gave us the promise to atone for the sins of our ancestors, Israel. To return us to our ancestors land from which we were sold into bondage for their actions against the Most Holy Of The Holy. Now we are being woken up (Ezekiel dry bones live again). To who we are and why our place in this land that will never accept us as the children exiled to return to our land as promised. But the process  is causing a heart transformation. This is a major shifting a mental earthquake, if you will that our mindset would be completely reconstructed to kingdom thinking and not the ways we were accustomed to in this world. A stony heart is mentioned in Ezekiel 36, that which the Great I Am promise to change. Oh my goodness, this is amazing of all of the idioms of the Torah! The commandments were given on tablets of stone. This illustration is given in love and revelation of the Most High living in us prompting us to read and study His word. That brings freedom when applied to the mind. Not just head knowledge of the word but applying the intents for His mysterious ways that we would walk out in our lives!

Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart  and put a new spirit inside you;  I will take the stony heart out of your flesh  and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 37:1-14
1 With the hand of Adonai upon me, Adonai carried me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. 2 He had me pass by all around them — there were so many bones lying in the valley, and they were so dry! 3 He asked me, “Human being, can these bones live?” I answered, “Adonai Elohim! Only you know that!” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophecy over these bones! Say to them, ‘Dry bones! Hear what Adonai has to say! 5 To these bones, Adonai Elohim says, “I will make breath enter you, and you will live. 6 I will attach ligaments to you, make flesh grow on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you. You will live, and you will know that I am Adonai.” 7 So I prophesied as ordered; and while I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound; it was the bones coming together, each bone in its proper place. 8 As I watched, ligaments grew on them, flesh appeared and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9 Next, he said to me, “Prophecy to the breath! Prophesy, human being! Say to the breath that Adonai Elohim says, ‘Come from the four winds, breath; and breathe on this slain, so that they can live." 10 So I prophesied as ordered, and the breath came into them, and they were alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army! 11 Then he said to me, “Human being! These bones are the whole house of Isra’el; and they are saying, ‘Our bones have dried up, our hope is gone, and we are completely cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy; say to them that Adonai Elohim says, ‘My people! I will open your graves and make you get up out of your graves, and I will bring you into the land of Isra’el. 13 Then you will know that I am Adonai — when I have opened your graves and made you get up out of your graves, my people! 14 I will put my Spirit in you, and you will be alive. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, Adonai, have spoken and that I have done it,’ says Adonai.”

We should know that by now the word is the Most High and they are one from the book of John. The word became flesh and dwelt amongst man, but mankind recognized Him not because of the apostate teaching blinding the minds of the Jews of Yeshiah's time. Just as now--man made golden calf worship by the children of the Most High or would you return to the Most High and the ancient original path given to the Hebrew? As His word promises for His Name sake not for my good looks or your financial well-being, but for His Namesake is His promise to change the heart of stone to flesh. To cause us to walk in Him to cause us to love to grow in the likeness of the Most High this is so amazing as it is only revealed to the seekers.

John 1:1-14
1 In the beginning was the Word,  and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  2 He was with God in the beginning.  3 All things came to be through him,  and without him nothing made had been.  4 In him was life,  and the life was the light of mankind.  5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not suppressed it.  6 There was a man sent from God whose name was Yochanan. 7 He came to be a testimony, to bear witness concerning the light; so that through him, everyone might put his trust in God and be faithful to him. 8 He himself was not that light; no, he came to bear witness concerning the light.  9 This was the true light,  which gives light to everyone entering the world.  10 He was in the world — the world came to be through him — yet the world did not know him.  11 He came to his own homeland, yet his own people did not receive him.  12 But to as many as did receive him, to those who put their trust in his person and power, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 not because of bloodline, physical impulse or human intention, but because of God.  14 The Word became a human being and lived with us,  and we saw his Sh’khinah,
the Sh’khinah of the Father’s only Son,  full of grace and truth.

"Can aught beneath a power divine
The stubborn will subdue?
'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine,
To form the heart anew.
To chase the shades of death away
And bid the sinner live!
A beam of heaven, a vital ray,
'Tis thine alone to give."

Shema Selah let us pause and consider this teaching as we look to the condition of our hearts!  We cry out Abba remove this stony heart that we would have a heart of flesh to move and walk as You direct us!  We stand patient and yielded to Your process the Most High that we would reflect Your image and likeness in all that we do!

Separation Unto The Most High Will Cause Transformation, Sukkot A Time of Separation! Part 4

Romans 12

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Witness make haste throughout the Bible:  H2363 chuwsh spelled het, vav, shin---to haste, make haste, hurry, to show haste, act, quickly, hasten, come quickly, to enjoy, be excited

Deuteronomy 32:35 To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Torah:  Numbers 32:17
Prophet:  1 Samuel 20:38; Isiah 5:19, 28:16, 60:22; Habakkuk 1:8
Writings:  Judges 20:37; Job 20:2; Psalms 22:19, 40:13, 5:8, 70:5, 71:12

Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

 Hebrews 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.


Romans 12:1-2
I exhort you, therefore, brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer yourselves as a sacrifice, living and set apart for God. This will please him; it is the logical “Temple worship” for you. 2 In other words, do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of the ‘olam hazeh (world). Instead, keep letting yourselves be transformed by the renewing of your minds; so that you will know what God wants and will agree that what he wants is good, satisfying and able to succeed.

After devoting eleven chapters to heavy-duty theology, Paul transitions in chapter 12 from doctrine to duty, from creed to conduct, and from belief to behavior.  He says, “In light of what God has done, here is how we should live. These are some of the most important and strategic words ever penned in human history. They serve as a halftime address—a coach’s “chalk talk.” Paul’s words in Romans 12:1-2 are capable of leading God’s people to victory. In fact, this chapter has more commands in it than any other chapter of the New Testament. It is a chapter of action! Paul’s thesis is: beliefs should impact behavior. In 12:1-2 he shares two appropriate responses to the theology of chapters 1-11.

1. Present Your Body (12:1)
“Therefore” looks back to all the doctrine that Paul has covered in chapters 1-11.8 It is a “call to arms,” for the most important part of doctrine is the first two letters. Paul believes that you haven’t really learned the Word until you live the Word. The verb parakaleo denotes a sense of urgency with a note of authority (cf. 12:8; 15:30; 16:17). This term was used in classical Greek of “exhorting troops who were about to go into battle.” What a great word picture of the Hebraic life where God is our general and we are enlisted in a spiritual battle. Although parakaleo is a strong word, it is worth noting that the noun form (paraklete) is used to describe the Holy Spirit who comforts, encourages, and exhorts. Paul functions as a Hebrew coach who challenges and encourages us to reach a particular goal.

2. Renew Your Mind (12:2)
Presentable bodies come from changed minds because the mind controls the body. Verse 2 gives the means by which we can carry out the sweeping exhortation of 12:1.34 There are two commands, one negative  one positive. In 12:2a Paul continues his thought from 12:1 by using the word “and”: “And do not be conformed to this world.” The term “conformed” (suschematizo) literally means to be molded or stamped according to a pattern. The verb is passive, implying that if you don’t actively and intentionally resist this age, you will be conformed. Even though Paul is writing to the church, we are a group of individuals. These verses are speaking specifically to YOU. Will one diseased fish affect the whole tank? Will one mad cow infect the whole herd? Will one person conformed to the world have an affect on our church? YES! Hence, I dare you to be different.

So how can you renew your mind?
Saturate yourself in godly thinking. Read God’s Word. But it is really more than just reading. It is a matter of absorbing and interacting with God's Word. When we read the Bible we must constantly be asking ourselves, “What does this mean for my daily life. Memorize Scripture. But you may object:

“Memorization has never come easily for me.” “I’m too old; my mind left me along time ago.” For what it’s worth, you can memorize Scripture. The great men and women I know who have been successful at this discipline have merely read various sections of Scripture over and over and the memorization took care of itself.

Slow down. It has been said that Americans have three idols: Size, Noise, and Speed! Worship runs in the opposite direction. It reminds us of our littleness. It reminds us to be still, and know that He is God. It reminds us that we need to wait upon the Lord. Today would you begin the discipline of renewing your mind by getting away from the hustle, bustle, and distraction of life? Turn off the TV, turn off the radio, turn off your cell phone, shut down your computer, and hear from the Most High?.

Ps 46:10  (9) To the ends of the earth he makes wars cease —he breaks the bow, snaps the spear,
burns the shields in the fire.

Paul concludes that you are to present your body and renew your mind so that you may “prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” The key word is “prove” (doximazo).  Notice, Paul doesn’t speak of “finding” or “discovering” God’s will. He says that you can “prove” God’s will. However, the apostle is not dealing with questions such as: Should I get married? Where should I go to college? Should I buy a new house? Should I move to Seattle or to Portland? These questions are important, but they are secondary when it comes to God’s will. The “will of God” here deals with obedience to His general will.

Romans 6:12-13 12 Therefore, do not let sin rule in your mortal bodies, so that it makes you obey its desires; 13 and do not offer any part of yourselves to sin as an instrument for wickedness. On the contrary, offer yourselves to God as people alive from the dead, and your various parts to God as instruments for righteousness.

Romans 8:29  because those whom he knew in advance, he also determined in advance would be conformed to the pattern of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 3 For although we do live in the world, we do not wage war in a worldly way; 4 because the weapons we use to wage war are not worldly. On the contrary, they have God’s power for demolishing strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every arrogance that raises itself up against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey the Messiah.

Galatians 2:20 When the Messiah was executed on the stake as a criminal, I was too; so that my proud ego no longer lives. But the Messiah lives in me, and the life I now live in my body I live by the same trusting faithfulness that the Son of God had, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

Shema Selah let us pause, think about and consider this teaching!

Men of Torah Day--Men of Torah are Submissive to The Most High in Separation, Sukkot A Time Of Separation Part 2

Daniel 1

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Witness humble throughout the Bible:  H8213 shaphel spelled shin, peh, lamed--to be or become low, sink, be ​hu​mbled, be abased, ​to lay or bring low, humiliate​, to set in a lower place, sit down
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Psalm 149:4 The Lord is pleased with his people, and he gives victory to those who are humble.

Torah:
Prophet:  1 Samuel 2:7; 2 Samuel 22:28; Isaiah 2:9, 2:11-12, 10:33, 13:11, 25:11, 26:5, 40,4; Jeremiah 13:18; Ezekiel 17:24
Writings: Job 22:29, 40:11; Psalm 18:27, 75:7, 113:6, 147:6; Proverbs 25:7, 29:23

Ezekiel 21:26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is ​low, and abase him that is high.

Daniel 1:8-16
8 But Dani’el resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or the wine he drank, so he asked the chief officer to be excused from defiling himself. 9 God caused the chief officer to be kind and sympathetic toward Dani’el; 10 however, the chief officer said to Dani’el, “I’m afraid of my lord the king. After all, he has given you an allowance of food and drink; so if he were to see you boys looking worse than the others your age, you would be putting my own head in danger from the king.” 11 Then Daniel said to the guard whom the chief officer had put in charge of Daniel, Hannah, Misha ’el and ‘Azaria, 12 “Please! Try an experiment on your servants — for ten days have them give us only vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then see how we look, and compare us with how the boys who eat the king’s food look; and deal with your servants according to what you see.” 14 He agreed to do what they had asked and gave them a ten-day test. 15 At the end of ten days they looked better and more robust than all the boys who were eating the king’s food. 16 So the guard took away their food and the wine they were supposed to drink, and gave them vegetables.

Avoiding Defilement Without Offense
From an immature spiritual minded person--the offences of a name change learning a new religion, participating in a government position that worshiped pagan gods, eating foods that came from the king’s table while under captivity. All these things these Hebrew boys had to overcome. Yet out of the four changes brought on by their Babylonian captures, only one out of the four did the Hebrew boys find defiling and offensive to The Most High. That was to eat the king’s food. Why would this cause Daniel and his friends to stand and separate themselves from the rest of the Hebrew captives in this area and not the other three? We’ll take a look at each of them briefly in this teaching.

RECEIVING A BABYLONIAN NAME
(1) In the first place, the Babylonian names were not a matter of choice for either Daniel or his three friends. We know that the names we are called are not a matter of our choice, or even our preference. The king (not to mention anyone else) could call Daniel whatever he wanted.

(2) Likely Daniel was aware of an Old Testament precedent for a heathen king giving a new (foreign) name to a Hebrew in his service. Pharaoh gave Joseph the name “Zaphenath-paneah”. Joseph did not reject this name, nor is there even so much as a hint that God considered the name defiling to Joseph.

Genesis 41:45
45 Pharaoh called Yosef by the name Tzafnat-Pa‘neach and gave him as his wife Osnat the daughter of Poti-Fera priest of On. Then Yosef went out through all the land of Egypt.

(3) In the Old Testament Scriptures, name-giving was most significant when God gave the name. In some cases, God gave a person’s name before or at the time of birth. This was the case with the Lord Jesus. Also God changed the names of some individuals. He changed Abram’s name to Abraham, and that of Sarai, his wife, to Sarah The change of a person’s name had to do with a change God was bringing about in their destiny.

Luke 1:31 Look! You will become pregnant, you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua.

Genesis 17:4-5, 15
4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: you will be the father of many nations. 5 Your name will no longer be Avram [exalted father], but your name will be Avraham [father of many], because I have made you the father of many nations.
15 God said to Avraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are not to call her Sarai [mockery]; her name is to be Sarah [princess].

To change ones name, is to claim authority over the one named. Adam, who was placed in authority over all the creatures in the garden, including his wife, gave each of them names. The commander who was placed over Daniel and the other Hebrews changed their names, he was expressing his authority (and thus that of Babylon) over them. The renaming of the four Hebrews is therefore shown to be inconsequential, because these men belonged to God and were under His authority and control.

ATTENDING A BABYLONIAN SCHOOL
The purpose of the Babylonian education was not to brainwash the Hebrew captives, in my opinion, but to teach them to speak, read and write Aramaic, the language of the land. As polytheists, the Babylonians were not threatened by differing religions or other gods. Second, education, even a secular education, is not intrinsically evil. Education is not to brainwash but communicate ideas. The student is not compelled to agree, or to believe what he is taught.
Third, these young men were not highly impressionable children who would unquestioningly accept anything they had been taught. These were well-taught men grounded in the Old Testament scriptures. Daniel is certainly familiar with the prophecy of Jeremiah at least, and probably much more. They had the Old Testament scriptures as the standard by which to judge all they were being taught, and they evidenced the courage to stand on their own. The Law of Moses provided Daniel and his friends with the example of two Hebrew youths, both of whom were raised in a foreign land and well-educated in the ways of those who did not believe in the God of Israel—Joseph and Moses. I believe Daniel, gaining from the example of these two godly men, did not consider attending a Babylonian school defiling but rather an act of obedience to the God of Israel.

BECOMING PART OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BABYLON

Why did Daniel have no difficulty with becoming a part of the government which defeated his own nation and destroyed the temple?

First, the Jews had sinned, the judgment of Judah had been prophesied

Second, to seek Babylon’s well-being was to be obedient to God’s instructions, as given by the prophet Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 29:4-7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, ‘Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens, and eat their produce. Take wives and become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. And seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare’”

False prophets had been assuring the people of Judah that divine judgment would not come on Jerusalem and its temple. Jeremiah told his fellow Jews that their stay would be 70 years, so they should settle down in Babylon. They were, however, to pray for the well-being of the Babylonians. They were also instructed to work for the welfare of that place. In seeking the good of Babylon, they were seeking their own welfare. Daniel’s years of service to Babylon greatly benefited the king and his captors. It also benefited the Jews. Daniel was not defiling himself by his involvement with Nebuchadnezzar or his government. Instead he was obeying God’s commands as given through Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 29:7  Seek the welfare of the city to which I have caused you to go in exile, and pray to Adonai on its behalf; for your welfare is bound up in its welfare.’

EATING FOOD FROM THE KING’S TABLE
Two reasons seem most likely for Daniel’s sensitivity to defilement. First, this king would not hesitate to serve foods identified as “unclean” by the Law of Moses (see Leviticus 11). Secondly, the food and wine served at Nebuchadnezzar’s table may have been associated with the worship of heathen gods, similar to the problem described in 1 Corinthians 8-10. In either instance, or perhaps in both, Daniel saw defilement as a danger to be actively avoided. Ezekiel, a contemporary of Daniel, spoke of the defilement which the Jews would experience in Babylon due to eating unclean foods: Daniel understood that eating unclean food was a part of the divine judgment of Judah. Nevertheless, he purposed in his heart that, if at all possible, he would not defile himself by eating such food.

Ezekiel 4:10, 12-15
“And your food which you eat shall be twenty shekels a day by weight; you shall eat it from time to time … And you shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung.” Then the Lord said, “Thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I shall banish them.” But I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.” Then He said to me, “See, I shall give you cow’s dung in place of human dung over which you will prepare your bread”

Submissive Separation
Daniel finds a way to be obedient to God without being disobedient to civil authority. His actions, with reference to God and men, are motivated and governed by the biblical principle of submission. He sought out Ashpenaz, the commander of the king’s officials, asking permission to abstain from the king’s food. The information the commander gave Daniel was of great value. Daniel understood that his actions would affect his superiors as well as himself. He needed to act in a way to please God and to protect and prosper his superiors. The goal of Daniel’s Babylonian superiors was to obtain the optimum physical and mental performance of those in training. No one really cared what Daniel ate as long as he prospered, physically and mentally.

The teaching entails that as we separate ourselves from the ways of the world. Though we are in it and somewhat have to be involved in situations that may seem like captivity. Bound to circumstances that we may have created ourselves. Yet we have hope in the lesson of the Hebrew boys' choices. To submit to the lessons taught to them by their fathers and fore-fathers. Who taught them of I Am That I Am--the Most High of Abraham Isaac and Israel, His Commandments and Feast Days; His Torah. So we submit to The Most High for His favor and every arrogance that raises itself up against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey the Messiah. Finding favor with man in every area of our lives because of the principle of Submission in Separation.  Shema Selah, let us pause and consider this lesson the principle of submission in separation!

Stuck Between A Rock and A Hard Place--Sukkot, calls for Separation Part 1

Daniel 1

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Witness division throughout the Bible:  division H6304 pĕduwth spelled peh, dalet, vav, tav--ransom, from H6929; distinction; also deliverance:—division, redeem, redemption. from the primary sense of cutting and H914 badal to divide, separate, ​​to divide, separate, sever, to separate, set apart, to make a distinction, difference, to divide into parts

Exodus 8:23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

Torah:  Genesis 1:4, 1:6-7; Leviticus 10:10, 20:26; Numbers 8:14, 16:21; Deuteronomy 10:8

Prophets:  Ezra 6:21, 10:11, 10:16, Nehemiah 9:2, 13:3; Isaiah 50:2, 59:2; Ezekiel 22:26, 

Writings:  1 Kings 8:53; Psalms 111:9, 130:7

Leviticus 20:24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.

Daniel 1:5-8
5 The king assigned them a daily portion of his own food and the wine he drank, and they were to be cared for in this way for three years. At the end of this time they were to become the king’s attendants. 6 Among these, from the people of Y’hudah, were Dani’el, Hananyah, Misha’el and ‘Azaryah. 7 The chief officer gave them other names — to Dani’el he gave the name Belt’shatzar; to Hananyah, Shadrakh; to Misha’el, Meishakh; and to ‘Azaryah, ‘Aved-N’go. 8 But Dani’el resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or the wine he drank, so he asked the chief officer to be excused from defiling himself.


This is an appropriate title for this message because Daniel seems to be caught in the middle between God and Nebuchadnezzar. If Daniel were to follow exactly the plans Nebuchadnezzar had for the Hebrew captives, he would defile himself and displease God. If Daniel simply refused to do what Nebuchadnezzar expected, he would be in trouble with the king who had taken him captive.
Even still we find Daniel and his fellow Hebrew brothers, in more dilemmas with the King and coworkers--not bowing to the statue built for worshiping Nebuchadnezzar; Daniel not adhering to the decree that interrupted appointed time for Hebrew prayer. Basically setting themselves apart from the already apparent captivity. Choosing to not assimilate nor offend the Most High. Even the latter we as followers of The Most High forget that our character should match our conduct. To assimilate with the kingdom of Babylon would place the Hebrews under the kingship of Nebuchadnezzar spiritually and physically. Just as the Children of Israel where in bondage 400 years. The psychological effect of slavery took a whole generation to die in the wilderness in order to get to the Promised Land, and they still rebelled after that. Which is the very reason why Daniel and the descendants of Judah found themselves in this current predicament. In bondage because of 1000 of years of warning from The Most High for Judah to Teshuva. King after King; Priest after priest defiling the temple and practices of the most High and making the Feast Days a detestable thing; to He which they were dedicated to.

Jeremiah 32:26-32
26 Then this word of Adonai came to Yirmeyahu: 27 “Look, I am Adonai, the God of every living creature; is there anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore, here is what Adonai says: ‘I will hand this city over to the Kasdim and to N’vukhadretzar king of Bavel; and he will capture it. 29 The Kasdim who are fighting against this city will enter and set this city on fire; they will burn it down, including its houses, on whose roofs they offered to Ba‘al and poured out drink offerings to other gods, in order to make me angry. 30 For from their youth, the people of Isra’el and the people of Y’hudah have done only what is evil from my perspective; the people of Isra’el have done nothing but provoke me with what their hands make,’ says Adonai. 31 ‘This city has so provoked my anger and fury from the day they built it to this day that I ought to remove it from my presence, 32 because of all the evil that the people of Isra’el and the people of Y’hudah have done in order to make me angry — they, their kings, their leaders, their cohanim, their prophets, the men of Y’hudah and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.

Isaiah 39:5-7
5 Yesha‘yahu said to Hizkiyahu, “Hear what Adonai-Tzva’ot says: 6 ‘The day will come when everything in your palace, along with everything your ancestors stored up until today, will be carried off to Bavel. Nothing will be left,’ says Adonai. 7 ‘They will carry off some of your descendants, your own offspring; and they will be made eunuchs serving in the palace of the king of Bavel.

Judah’s captivity was a divine judgment for the sins of this nation. Daniel’s prayer, recorded in chapter 9, reveals his grasp of this fact. Daniel was fully convinced that it was God Almighty who gave Jehoiakim king of Judah, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. It was this knowledge which enabled Daniel to deal with his own circumstances in the godly manner evident throughout the Book of Daniel. Daniel’s decision to separate himself from the new customs taught to him was in no way a form of rebellion, but a test of obedience and of freedom. Though they were captive and the fact that they were officials over the land and kingdom of Babylon. They still had privileges that other captive Judeans did not. Most importantly we see the Most High favoring the Hebrew boys for their obedience with knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

To be separated will cause the courage back bone and most of all trust in the Most High versus man’s favor and peace of mind. The Most High has so much more in store and in mind--for all our circumstances. As we reread the examples set before us in the Ketuvim (book of Prophets). Sukkot calls for separation from your stuck between and rock and a hard place!!! Will you choose to be free or continue in pleasing mankind and staying in bondage? Kings eat at the Kings table peasants return to the swine’s food. Those who are for you will move with you, those who are against you will move against you. Just as we see Daniel and Hananyah, Misha’el and ‘Azaryah they were for him. While the other scribes, magicians etc. where against Daniel. Wheather due to jealousy or envy or both we come to realize and keep our eyes fixed on the prize, as we learn how Daniel walked through this book of the Bible.

Proverbs 26:11 Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.

John 8:36  So if the Son frees you, you will really be free!

Shema Selah--let us pause and consider this teaching!  Bless you you continue to pursue the Most High in study and purifying your heart!

Stuck Between A Rock and A Hard Place--Sukkot, calls for Separation Part 1

Daniel 1

We are walking in today: Stuck Between A Rock and A Hard Place--Sukkot, calls for Separation Part 1

Witness division throughout the Bible:  division H6304 pĕduwth spelled peh, dalet, vav, tav--ransom, from H6929; distinction; also deliverance:—division, redeem, redemption. from the primary sense of cutting and H914 badal to divide, separate, ​​to divide, separate, sever, to separate, set apart, to make a distinction, difference, to divide into parts

Exodus 8:23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

Torah:  Genesis 1:4, 1:6-7; Leviticus 10:10, 20:26; Numbers 8:14, 16:21; Deuteronomy 10:8

Prophets:  Ezra 6:21, 10:11, 10:16, Nehemiah 9:2, 13:3; Isaiah 50:2, 59:2; Ezekiel 22:26, 

Writings:  1 Kings 8:53; Psalms 111:9, 130:7

Leviticus 20:24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.

Daniel 1:5-8
5 The king assigned them a daily portion of his own food and the wine he drank, and they were to be cared for in this way for three years. At the end of this time they were to become the king’s attendants. 6 Among these, from the people of Y’hudah, were Dani’el, Hananyah, Misha’el and ‘Azaryah. 7 The chief officer gave them other names — to Dani’el he gave the name Belt’shatzar; to Hananyah, Shadrakh; to Misha’el, Meishakh; and to ‘Azaryah, ‘Aved-N’go. 8 But Dani’el resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or the wine he drank, so he asked the chief officer to be excused from defiling himself.


This is an appropriate title for this message because Daniel seems to be caught in the middle between God and Nebuchadnezzar. If Daniel were to follow exactly the plans Nebuchadnezzar had for the Hebrew captives, he would defile himself and displease God. If Daniel simply refused to do what Nebuchadnezzar expected, he would be in trouble with the king who had taken him captive.
Even still we find Daniel and his fellow Hebrew brothers, in more dilemmas with the King and coworkers--not bowing to the statue built for worshiping Nebuchadnezzar; Daniel not adhering to the decree that interrupted appointed time for Hebrew prayer. Basically setting themselves apart from the already apparent captivity. Choosing to not assimilate nor offend the Most High. Even the latter we as followers of The Most High forget that our character should match our conduct. To assimilate with the kingdom of Babylon would place the Hebrews under the kingship of Nebuchadnezzar spiritually and physically. Just as the Children of Israel where in bondage 400 years. The psychological effect of slavery took a whole generation to die in the wilderness in order to get to the Promised Land, and they still rebelled after that. Which is the very reason why Daniel and the descendants of Judah found themselves in this current predicament. In bondage because of 1000 of years of warning from The Most High for Judah to Teshuva. King after King; Priest after priest defiling the temple and practices of the most High and making the Feast Days a detestable thing; to He which they were dedicated to.

Jeremiah 32:26-32
26 Then this word of Adonai came to Yirmeyahu: 27 “Look, I am Adonai, the God of every living creature; is there anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore, here is what Adonai says: ‘I will hand this city over to the Kasdim and to N’vukhadretzar king of Bavel; and he will capture it. 29 The Kasdim who are fighting against this city will enter and set this city on fire; they will burn it down, including its houses, on whose roofs they offered to Ba‘al and poured out drink offerings to other gods, in order to make me angry. 30 For from their youth, the people of Isra’el and the people of Y’hudah have done only what is evil from my perspective; the people of Isra’el have done nothing but provoke me with what their hands make,’ says Adonai. 31 ‘This city has so provoked my anger and fury from the day they built it to this day that I ought to remove it from my presence, 32 because of all the evil that the people of Isra’el and the people of Y’hudah have done in order to make me angry — they, their kings, their leaders, their cohanim, their prophets, the men of Y’hudah and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.

Isaiah 39:5-7
5 Yesha‘yahu said to Hizkiyahu, “Hear what Adonai-Tzva’ot says: 6 ‘The day will come when everything in your palace, along with everything your ancestors stored up until today, will be carried off to Bavel. Nothing will be left,’ says Adonai. 7 ‘They will carry off some of your descendants, your own offspring; and they will be made eunuchs serving in the palace of the king of Bavel.

Judah’s captivity was a divine judgment for the sins of this nation. Daniel’s prayer, recorded in chapter 9, reveals his grasp of this fact. Daniel was fully convinced that it was God Almighty who gave Jehoiakim king of Judah, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. It was this knowledge which enabled Daniel to deal with his own circumstances in the godly manner evident throughout the Book of Daniel. Daniel’s decision to separate himself from the new customs taught to him was in no way a form of rebellion, but a test of obedience and of freedom. Though they were captive and the fact that they were officials over the land and kingdom of Babylon. They still had privileges that other captive Judeans did not. Most importantly we see the Most High favoring the Hebrew boys for their obedience with knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

To be separated will cause the courage back bone and most of all trust in the Most High versus man’s favor and peace of mind. The Most High has so much more in store and in mind--for all our circumstances. As we reread the examples set before us in the Ketuvim (book of Prophets). Sukkot calls for separation from your stuck between and rock and a hard place!!! Will you choose to be free or continue in pleasing mankind and staying in bondage? Kings eat at the Kings table peasants return to the swine’s food. Those who are for you will move with you, those who are against you will move against you. Just as we see Daniel and Hananyah, Misha’el and ‘Azaryah they were for him. While the other scribes, magicians etc. where against Daniel. Wheather due to jealousy or envy or both we come to realize and keep our eyes fixed on the prize, as we learn how Daniel walked through this book of the Bible.

Proverbs 26:11
11 Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.

John 8:36
36 So if the Son frees you, you will really be free!

Shema Selah--let us pause and consider this teaching!  Bless you you continue to pursue the Most High in study and purifying your heart!

Double Portion Inheritance!!!!

Psalm 4

We are walking in today:  Double Portion Inheritance!!!!

 Witness double portion throughout the Bible:    H4932 mishneh spelled  mem, shin, nun, hey--double, copy, second, repetition, double, copy (of law), second (in order), second rank, second in age
second quarter or district, from H8138; properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second, (in order, rank, age, quality or location):—college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.
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portion H2706 choq spelled chet, qof--statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due, prescribed task, prescribed portion, action prescribed (for oneself), resolve, prescribed due, prescribed limit, boundary, enactment, decree, ordinance,  specific decree,  law in general, enactments, statutes,
conditions, enactments, decrees, civil enactments prescribed by God from H2710; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage):—appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decreed, due, law, measure, necessary, ordinary, portion, set time, statute, task.

1 Samuel 1:5 KJ21 But unto Hannah he gave a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but the Lord had shut up her womb.

Torah:  Genesis 41:43, 43:12, 43:15, 47:22, 47:26; Exodus 5:14, 12:24, 16:5, 18:16, 18:20; Leviticus 6:22, 10:11; Numbers 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:1, 4:8, 5:1, 26:17

Prophets:  Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 1:7; Isaiah 24:5; Jeremiah 16:18, 31:36; Ezekiel 11:12; Amos 2:4

Writings:  Joshua 8:32, 24:25; 1 Kings 3:14, 8:61, 9:4; 2 Kings 17:37

Isaiah 61:7 KJ21 For your shame ye shall have double, and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess the double; everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Psalm 4:4  (3) Understand that Adonai sets apart the godly person for himself

We can also see a foreshadowing of the “double portion inheritance” of Joseph in his grand-mother Rebekah, for she symbolizes the bride who is ready to run after the bridegroom:

Genesis 24:59-60
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, you are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

The Hebrew Word for “millions” here is “rababah:”

#7231 rababah: abudance (in number) from # 7231 especially a “myriad” (whether definite or indefinite): many, million, multiply, ten thousand.

#7231 rabab: to cast together, increase, especially in number, from #7233 to multiply by the myriad.

What we are seeing here are “thousands of millions” of people in the last days that make up the “double portion inheritance” or the “multitude of nations” promised to Ephraim in Genesis 48:19. Because of Rebekah’s obedience to the Holy Spirit (typified in Eleazar) whose name means “helper” she was prophesied to become the mother of millions of thousands!

Genesis 24:61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Here, Rebekah and her damsels (virgins) “followed the bridegroom!”
In Revelation 14, the bride of Messiah has washed her garments in the blood of the lamb and “she follows the lamb wherever he goes.” She not only represents a literal number of “144,000” as seen in Revelation 7, but she represents the ones who are “born-again” of incorruptible seed who then become “Renewed Covenant Yisra’el” as the multitude of nations. Also the woman in Revelation 12 is a picture of “Old Covenant Yisra’el” who was “forgotten,” she was divorced, widowed, banished. But she is going to give birth to a corporate “man-child” who are the same group of people referred to as “the one new man” in Ephesians 2:15.

Ephesian 2:15 by destroying in his own body the enmity occasioned by the Torah, with its commands set forth in the form of ordinances. He did this in order to create in union with himself from the two groups a single new humanity and thus make shalom,

The first group of “144,000” seen in Revelation 7 has a different set of characteristics than the second group of “144,000” seen in Revelation 14. We read that the first group in Revelation 7 is “numbered” (12 thousand for each of the 12 tribes of Yisra’el). The first group has no identifying characteristics other than being “sealed” in the foreheads with a “mark” which is the last letter in the Hebrew Alphabet called the “Taw” (Ezekiel 9:4). The Hebrew Letter ת “Taw” is the last letter in the alphabet and this means that they are getting married “last” just like Rachel! But then in Revelation 14, this other group of “144,000” has their Father’s name written in their foreheads. This group is identified by the Ancient Paleo Hebrew Letter א “Alef” which means “the first” for they are the first to get married like Leah! When both of these brides come together as one on Yom Kippur, then both the את “Alef & Taw,” the first and the last will become one complete body of Messiah!

Is There Really Going to Be Ten Days of Awe?

Psalm 4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Psalm 33:8 Let all the earth fear YHWH: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

The second coming of Yeshua Mashiach is going to take place on The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur, but this will also be what is termed in scripture as “The Great & Terrible Day of Yahweh” (Joel 2:11, 2:31). It is also called “The Day of Vengeance” (Isaiah 61:2, 63:4, Jeremiah 46:10, Luke 21:22). Another name for this day of our Messiah’s coming is termed as “The Day of Wrath” (Zephaniah 1:15-18, Romans 2:5, Revelation 6:17).

Joel 2:11  Adonai shouts orders to his forces — his army is immense, mighty,  and it does what he says.  For great is the Day of Adonai, fearsome,  terrifying! Who can endure it?

Isiah 61:2 to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn

Zephaniah 1:15-18 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

The Number “Ten” in Prophecy
What does the number “10” symbolize in the scriptures? The number “10” in scripture is always prophetically connected to The Ten Northern Tribes of Yisra’el or Ephraim. Even though Leah did not give birth to Joseph, for he was Rachel’s firstborn son, Joseph’s dream revealed that his “eleven brothers” (including the sons of Leah) who betrayed him would end up serving him, and bowing down to him in the end-times, Joseph’s youngest son Ephraim is the one who is a prophetic “type” of Messiah inherits the “double portion blessing.” Joseph’s coat of “many colors” represents the many flags of the nations and also the skin colors and races of these many “nations, tribes, and tongues” of people who would later on in history become “a multitude of nations.

Genesis 37:5-11 5 Yosef had a dream which he told his brothers, and that made them hate him all the more. 6 He said to them, “Listen while I tell you about this dream of mine. 7 We were tying up bundles of wheat in the field when suddenly my bundle got up by itself and stood upright; then your bundles came, gathered around mine and prostrated themselves before it.” 8 His brothers retorted, “Yes, you will certainly be our king. You’ll do a great job of bossing us around!” And they hated him still more for his dreams and for what he said.  9 He had another dream which he told his brothers: “Here, I had another dream, and there were the sun, the moon and eleven stars prostrating themselves before me.” 10 He told his father too, as well as his brothers, but his father rebuked him: “What is this dream you have had? Do you really expect me, your mother and your brothers to come and prostrate ourselves before you on the ground?” 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 48:19 They said to each other, “Look, this dreamer is coming!

Revelation 7:9  After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands

In the story of the “prodigal son” in Luke 15, Yeshua related this story as an allegory of “The Ten Lost Tribes of Yisra’el” typified in Ephraim, and they were the ones who were estranged from the Father at the time. But after Yeshua died for the sins of Ephraim and then resurrected, the tables turned. The older son in this story of the prodigal typified Yudah (Judah) at the time of Messiah’s first coming. But once he rejected the blood atonement of his Messiah, then Yudah (Judah) the older brother was also banished to the nations and scattered like the younger son Ephraim. And now, Yudah (Judah) is like the younger son because he too has departed from his Father’s house and is no longer obeying the Torah as he should. In these last days, Ephraim is beginning to depart from his pagan ways and he is beginning to obey Torah. Yudah (Judah) is taking notice and he is being provoked to jealousy!

The human body of Mashiach (Messiah) has ten toes and ten fingers for a very good reason. Ten fingers are consolidated into two hands, and ten toes are consolidated into two feet. Ultimately the body of Mashiach (the bride) will be put back together as one body! There is always a connection to the number “10” in scripture pertaining to the “Ten Northern Tribes of Yisra’el” because they are the ones who were lost to their true identity, and whom our Mashiach Yeshua came to die for.

Matthew 10:6 he said “I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the House of Yisra’el.” This means that at His first coming, He was here to redeem Ephraim. But now at His second coming, He wants to redeem Yudah (Judah) and make both houses one olive tree again!

“Thus says YHWH of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the kanaph (skirt) of him that is of the tribe of Yudah saying, We will go with you: for we heard that Elohiym is with you.” David, became two separate nations. Ten of the tribes went north and were ruled under King Jeroboam and he caused Yisra’el to worship false gods with pagan holidays. He even set up a golden calf at Dan on Mount Ephraim and this is what ultimately caused these “Ten Northern Tribes of Ephraim” to become divorced in Jeremiah 3:8. The other “Two Southern Tribes of Yudah” remained in the land of Jerusalem and the surrounding cities of Judah, and they kept the covenant by honoring Yahweh’s Sabbaths and the “mowediym” (appointed feasts) and they did not fully abandon the covenant like Ephraim did.

This is why Yeshua used in many of His parables, illustrations with the number “10.” He spoke of “ten lepers, ten cities, ten talents, ten silver coins, ten servants, ten pounds, ten virgins” etc. Even in the Tanakh (Old Testament), the number “10” prophetically points to the nations of the earth. As I already mentioned earlier, in Genesis 10 we find out that Nimrod’s kingdom was made up of “ten provinces” in the land of Shinar, but when Yahweh confused the languages, everyone scattered to different nations, and those ten provinces became “ten nations” who later on become what are called “ten toes” in the prophecy shown to Daniel.

Daniel 2:43 You saw the iron mixed with clay; that means that they will cement their alliances by intermarriages; but they won’t stick together any more than iron blends with clay.

In Revelation 13, we find out that the final end-time “beast” has “ten horns” upon his head and once again this is referring to the nations. And so whenever we see the number “10” in scripture, there is always going to be some hidden meaning or message connected to the nations or the “Ten Northern Tribes” of Yisra’el known as Ephraim.  Shema, Selah--let us hear, listen and obey what the Most High is teaching us today---pause and consider that!

Ten Days of Tribulation for Smyrna Means Awe!!!!

Revelation 2

We are walking in today:  Ten Days of Tribulation for Smyrna Means Awe!!!!

 Witness tribulation throughout the Bible:   H6862 tsar spelled tzadei, resh---narrow, tight

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straits, distress

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adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor

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hard pebble, flint, from H6887; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in H6864); (transitive) an opponent,

(as crowding):—adversary, afflicted, anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble

2 Chronicles 20:9 If evil comes upon us or the sword of judgment or pestilence or famine, we shall stand before this house and in thy presence (for thy name is in this house) and cry unto thee out of our tribulations, and thou wilt hear us and save us.

Torah:  Genesis 14:20; Numbers 10:9; Deuteronomy 32:27, 33:7

Prophets:  1

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Samuel 2:32; 2

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Samuel 22:7; Nehemiah 4:11; Isaiah 1:24, 26:11, 30:20, 59:18-19; Jeremiah 46:10; Hosea 5:15; Micah 5:9; Nahum 1:2; Zechariah 8:10;

Writings:  Joshua 5:13; 2

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Kings 6:1; 1

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Chronicles 12:17; Psalms 13:4, 27:2, 27:12, 32:7, 44:5, 44:7, 74:10, 106:11, 107:2, 108:12, 112:8, 119:143; Proverbs 24:10; Lamentations 1:10, 4:12

Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, have mercy on us; we wait for thee: thou wert the strength of thy people in the beginning, be also our saving health in the time of tribulation.


Revelation 2:8-10   8 “To the angel of the Messianic Community in Smyrna, write: ‘Here is the message from the First and the Last, who died and came alive again: 9 “I know how you are suffering and how poor you are (though in fact you are rich!), and I know the insults of those who call themselves Jews but aren’t — on the contrary, they are a synagogue of the Adversary. 10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Adversary is going to have some of you thrown in prison, in order to put you to the test; and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful, even to the point of death; and I will give you life as your crown.11 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities. He who wins the victory will not be hurt at all by the second death.”’

In Revelation 2:10, we read that the Congregation at Smyrna will have to suffer tribulation for ten days, as I have already illustrated. But the Hebrew word for “awe” means: “tribulation, trouble” and it is synonymous with “tsarah” which has to do with sister rivalry between Leah (Gentiles) & Rachel (Jews).

This word for “tribulation” in Revelation 2:10 is the following word in Greek:
#2347 thlipsis: pressure, afflicted, anguish, persecution, tribulation, trouble.

And it comes from this other root word:
#2346 thlibo: to afflict, narrow, suffer tribulation, trouble. These “ten days” between The Feast of Trumpets & the Day of Atonement are going to bring the Yudah (Jews) who are sealed in the forehead (typified in Rachel) to finally see their Messiah through being provoked to jealousy or “sister rivalry!” When Rachel sees that her sister Leah (born-again believers) have now been “caught up” to meet Yeshua in the air, she will suddenly realize that she did not discern her time of visitation (Jeremiah 50:27, Luke 19:44). During these Ten Days of Awe, the bride of Mashiach typified in Leah, Ephraim & Philadelphia will be in the “chuppah” or the bridal chamber with Him while Rachel suddenly realizes that her Messiah has now married her sister and she has missed him. Then begins the Ten Days of Trouble or Ten Days of Going to Meet the Bridegroom?

Here, Rebekah’s family ask her to remain “ten days” before going to marry Isaac and this is an allusion to Revelation 2:10 where the Congregation at Smyrna is going to go through tribulation for ten days. Eleazar (a type of the Holy Spirit) does not want to be hindered from taking the bride to the bridegroom Rebekah heard the call to go meet her bridegroom and she agreed with Eleazar that she did not want to wait for ten days, as she was ready to go and meet the bridegroom. Unlike Rachel, who will have to suffer for ten more days before she can be with her bridegroom, Rebekah & Leah are “types” of the bride who run after the groom.

Genesis 24:56-58  56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing YHWH has prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.  58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Here we are seeing a picture of the bride who “follows the lamb wherever he goes” as Rebekah said “I will go.”

Song of Solomon 1:4  Draw me, we will run after you: the king has brought me into his chambers: (chuppah) we will be glad and rejoice in you, we will remember your love more than wine: the upright love you.

Here in the Song of Solomon, the Shulamite woman is a picture of the bride of Mashiach and she says “we will run after you.”

The English word “chamber” here in these verses is the Hebrew word “chuppah” which is a wedding canopy:

Psalm 19:5  Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber (chuppah), and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.

Joel 2:16  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 (chuppah).

This entire language in Joel and in the Psalms speaks of the preparation of the bride for her bridegroom and the “chuppah” is the covering or wedding canopy! The closet for the bride’s preparation is her “prayer closet.”

# 2646 chuppah khoop-paw from #2645; a canopy; chamber, closet, defense.

The Hebrew root for this word is:

#2645 chaphah khaw-faw: to cover, by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.

What is interesting is that when Rebekah went to meet Isaac, she “veiled herself.” Rebekah “covering herself” is Yom Kippur language! As I previously mentioned, Yom Kippur is nick-named “face-to-face” because every year the High Priest had to go behind the “veil” to come “face-to-face” and meet with the Most High. He had to intercede on behalf of Yisra’el for her sins, and if he had any sin for which he had not repented of, he would die in the Holy of Holies! At the future Day of Atonement, the bride who sufficiently sanctifies herself or “afflicts” herself will be able to come “face-to-face” with the bridegroom and she will look upon him whom she has pierced.

Yom Kippur is also the same day when Yeshua Mashiach was circumcised as a baby boy eight days after his birth on September 11th in 3 B.C. which happened to fall on the Feast of Trumpets that year or “Yom Teruw’ah.” The constellation seen on that night is from the prophecy of Revelation 12 as “a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.”  His blood was sprinkled as an infant because his blood would later on be the blood of the lamb that would be sprinkled on the mercy seat for Yisra’el. Hence, the blood released when his foreskin was removed is like the “veil” to our hearts that is removed when our hearts are circumcised.

Deuteronomy 10:16 Therefore, circumcise the foreskin of your heart; and don’t be stiffnecked any longer!

Jeremiah 4:4  “People of Yudah and inhabitants of Yerushalayim,  circumcise yourselves for Adonai,  remove the foreskins of your heart!  Otherwise my fury will lash out like fire, burning so hot that no one can quench it,  because of how evil your actions are.

Romans 2:28  For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

He fulfilled all three of the Fall Feasts at his birth, for he was born on Yom Teruw’ah (Feast of Trumpets), circumcised on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and he also “dwelled” in a sukkah (manger) with his parents during Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).  Selah Shema, we must listen and consider this teaching click here.

It Is Time For Yahweh's Prophetic Revelation Of His Feast Days!!

Revelation 1 & 2

We are walking in today:  It Is Time For Yahweh's Prophetic Revelation Of His Feast Days!!

Witness prophecy throughout the Bible:   naba' H5012 spelled nun, beit, aleph-- to prophesy, under influence of divine spirit, of false prophets, under influence of divine spirit, of false prophets a primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse):—
prophesying, make self a prophet.

2 ​ ​Chronicles 9:29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy ​ of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

Torah: Numbers 11:25
Prophets: 1 Samuel 10:5-6, 10:10-11, 19:20, 19:23; Jeremiah 2:8, 5:31, 14:14-15, 23:16, 23:21, 25:13; Ezekiel 6:2, 13:2, 13:16, 21:14, 21:28, 29:2, 35:2, 36:3, 37:7; Amos 3:8, 7:15-16; Zechariah 13:3-4
Writitngs: 1 Kings 22:18; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 18:7, 18:11

Jeremiah 27:10 For they prophesy ​ a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

 

Revelation 1:10  I came to be, in the Spirit, on the Day of the Lord; and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet, 11 saying, “Write down what you see on a scroll, and send it to the seven Messianic communities — Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea!”

The Mystery of Smyrna & Philadelphia Revealed
At the time when this revelation was given to the Apostle John in about 96 A.D., there were seven congregations in Asia Minor, and John was instructed to write letters to each of them with a direct message from our Mashiach, Yeshua. Five of these congregations had faults and only two of them were found to be blameless. The messages to each of these assemblies have a threefold meaning:

First of all each letter has a primary association, having a local and direct bearing upon the assembly to which it was written.

Secondly, each letter has a personal application. Even though Mashiach addresses each assembly as a whole, the message to “overcome” is addressed to the individual.

Thirdly, each congregation (individually), as well as all seven congregations collectively, are given a prophetic anticipation of what to expect for their good works, or their failure to overcome.

Seven is the number of perfection, completion, fullness and covenant.  We see in them seven eras of the life of the body of Mashiach (Messiah) on earth for the duration of seven millennia from the creation until the second coming of Mashiach. Here’s a list all seven congregations below and the meaning of their names:

Ephesus: “to let go, relax; permitted.”
Smyrna: “strengthened for myrrh.”
Pergamum: “fortified, tower, castle; height, elevation.”
Thyatira: “ruled by a woman” and Jezebel’s hometown Tyre in Phoenicia; hence ruled by Jezebel; it also means “odor of affliction.”
Sardis: “red ones.”
Philadelphia: “brotherly love; kindness, affection.”
Laodicea: “judgment, vengeance or punishment of the people.”

We can learn a lot from these “types” of congregations by the meanings of their names and we can also see that our Messiah’s rebuke or commendation to each of them matches the meanings of their names. To the Congregation at Ephesus, we can see that their name means “to relax” the commandments as they became “permissive” and they lost their first love for Messiah.

Revelation 2:1-6
“Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write: ‘These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: 2 I know thy works and thy labor and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them that are evil; and how thou hast tried them that say they are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars; 3 and hast borne, and hast patience, and for My name’s sake hast labored and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless, I have something against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the works as at first; or else I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, unless thou repent. 6 But this thou hast: that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

To the Congregation at Pergamos, Yeshua’s rebuke to them included the fact that they tolerated the doctrine of “Balaam” and the doctrine of the “Nicolaitanes.” Their name means “fortified, height elevation,” because Balak took Balaam to all of the “high places” of worship unto Ba’al The very name of “Pergamos” means that they compromise with pagan idolatry or they tolerate those who do (Revelation 2:12-16).

Revelations 2:14-16
14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15 So thou also hast them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

Numbers 22:41; 23:3
22:41 And it came to pass on the morrow that Balak took Balaam and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.

23:3 And Balaam said unto Balak, “Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.” And he went to a high place.

Unto the Congregation of Thyatira, it is interesting that their very name means “ruled by a woman.” Yeshua’s rebuke for them is that they “tolerate that woman Jezebel” and her false religion of Ba’al worship. Jezebel’s hometown is Tyre in Phoenicia, hence the name “Thya-Tyre”.

Revelations 2:18-24
18 “And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘These things saith the Son of God, who hath His eyes like unto a flame of fire, and His feet are like fine brass: 19 I know thy works, and charity and service, and faith and thy patience, and thy works, and the last to be more than the first.
20 Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess,to teach and to seduce My servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication, and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He that searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. 24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine and who have not known the depths of Satan (as they say) I will put upon you no other burden.

The Congregation in Sardis was rebuked because they had a reputation for being “alive” or “on fire” but they were spiritually dead; hence, the meaning of their name “red ones.” Yeshua found their “works” to be imperfect.

Revelations 3:1-4
“And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘These things saith He that hath the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know thy works, and that thou hast a name that thou livest, but thou art dead. 2 Be watchful and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard; and hold fast and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

The Congregation of Laodicea was rebuked for being “lukewarm, neither cold nor hot.” They obviously became dependent on their financial wealth, and had no real need for the presence of Yahweh in their congregation. That is why Yeshua said to them: “Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.” The meaning of their name is “judgment, vengeance, punishment of the people” which is why He warned them that He would “spue them out of His mouth” if they did not repent

Revelations 3:14-18
14 “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write: ‘These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:1 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, “I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing,” and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable, and poor and blind and naked, 18 I counsel thee to buy from Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear, and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

Now, let’s discuss the two “overcoming” congregations to which Yeshua made a sharp contrast with those who merely “say that they are Jews, but are not.” This means that the only two congregations whom he found faithful were those who obey Torah. Even though Smyrna is in Greece, and Philadelphia is in Asia Minor, I believe that “Smyrna & Philadelphia” are describing certain “types” of believers and not necessarily ones that existed in this era or geographic location.

Smyrna means in the Greek Strong’s Concordance:
#4666. smurna smoor’-nah apparently strengthened for 3464; myrrh--myrrh.

#3464. muron moo’-ron probably of foreign origin (compare 4753, 4666); “myrrh,” i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil--ointment.

*Note: Myrrh, is a spice that is used for purification and for embalming dead bodies. Esther prepared herself with “myrrh” for six months before going to meet her king, her husband (Esther 2:12). The Hebrew word for “myrrh” is as follows:

#3910. lot lote probably from 3874; a gum (from its sticky nature), probably ladanum--myrrh.

*Note: The root word for “lot” (myrrh) in Hebrew is “luwt” which means “a veil, covering” and this is Yom Kippur language!

#3874. luwt loot a primitive root; to wrap up--cast, wrap.

#3875. lowt lote from 3874; a veil--covering.

The word for “atonement” in Hebrew is “kippur” which is a plural word for the singular word “kaphar” (#3723) and it has another root word “kaphar” (#3722). Both words mean the following: “ransom, redemption price, to cover, satisfied, covered, to cancel, to appease, to make atonement, cleanse, forgive.” Another related word is “kapporeth”
(#3727) which means: “a lid to cover the Ark of the Covenant or the mercy seat.”

Smyrna represents the “five foolish virgins” who were not ready to go into the marriage on “Yom Teruw’ah” or “The Feast of Trum-pets” because their oil lamps were not filled. While the congregation at Philadelphia is typified in the “five wise virgins” who had oil in their lamps to light their path to go and meet the bridegroom. Philadelphia means “brotherly love” and this is the characteristic that is most desirable to our Mashiach. It is because they obey the two greatest of all commandments that they are accounted worthy to escape through the “open door” at the end of the tribulation of 1,260 days. When we see the term “the last trump” in 1st Corinthians 15:52, Paul was not merely speaking of “the last trumpet” on the Feast of Trum-pets or Yom Teruw’ah. For even though the first bride typified in Leah goes into the wedding first at the “last trumpet” on Yom Teruw’ah, there is yet another “last trumpet” for the other bride typified in Rachel on Yom Kippur:

Leviticus 25:9 Then shall you cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the Day of Atonement shall you make the trumpet sound throughout all your land

Every 50th year, the Torah commands that there be a cancellation of debts. Any Yisra’elite who had lost their inheritance due to financial hardship or by becoming a widow, would then be able to redeem their land and their inheritance on this day. In the case of unconverted Yisra’el, she was divorced for her harlotry with idols and then scattered to the nations. Then she crucified her own husband, thereby making her a widow. But when she “suffers tribulation” during “The Ten Days of Awe” she will go through labor pains giving birth to the “man-child” or “the one new man” and through child-bearing she will be saved. She will be like Tamar who gave birth to twins when Yudah (Judah), became her “kinsman redeemer.” But this time it will be “The Lion of the Tribe of Yudah” who will redeem her land and her inheritance, for He is her “kinsman redeemer.”

Jeremiah 3:15 I will give you shepherds after my own heart, and they will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Isaiah 54:4 “Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Ephesians 2:15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might make in Himself one new man out of the two, so making peace,

1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding, she shall be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sober mindedness.

The whole love story of a Groom for His bride revealed in all the Feast Days of Yahweh. Shows the scriptures as a compiled parable. Truths revealed to the church that seeks Yahweh, loves Yahweh and loves each other. To those in this 10 days of awe there is time to prepare for the coming Sword.  Shema, Selah let us pause and consider this lesson heard in our hearing.

Men of Torah Have An Open Door From Yahweh!!!

Daniel 7

We are walking in today:  Men of Torah Have An Open Door From Yahweh!!!

Witness open door throughout the Bible:  open H6605 pathach spelled pey, tav, chet--to open, to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open, to free, to loosen to open, open oneself, to loose oneself, to carve, engrave, to be engraved, a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:—appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, be, be set, opening, put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
&
door H1817 deleth spelled dalet, lamed, tav--door, gate, of chest lid, of doors of the heavens, from H1802; something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door:—door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid

Rev 3:8 'I know your deeds. (Look! I have put in front of you an open door ​ ​that no one can shut.) I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.

Torah:  Genesis 8:6, 19:9, 24:32, 41:56; Exodus 2:6; Numbers 16:32, 22:28; Deuteronomy 15:8, 28:12

Prophets:  1 Samuel 3:15; Nehemiah 1:6, 7:1, 7:3, 8:5, 13:19; Isaiah 22:22, 26:2, 35:5, 41:18, 45:2, 45:8

Writings:  Joshua 2:19, 4:19; Judges 11:31; 1 Kings 8:29; 2 Kings 4:5, 13:17: 2 Chronicles 6:40; Psalms 51:15, 78:23, 141:3, 118:19; Proverbs 8:34; Song of Solomon 5:2, 7:12, 8:9

Rev 4:1 After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open​ ​in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said: "Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things."

Daniel 7:7 After this, I looked in the night visions; and there before me was a fourth animal, dreadful, horrible, extremely strong, and with great iron teeth. It devoured, crushed and stamped its feet on what was left. It was different from all the animals that had gone before it, and it had ten horns.

Revelation 13:1 and I saw a beast come up out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten royal crowns and on its heads blasphemous names.

Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

This event is commonly referred to as “The Rapture” which is a Latin word that means the same thing as “harpazo” in Greek. This word “harpazo” is translated as “caught up” in the following verses

Thessalonians 4:15-17 15 For this we say unto you by the word of YHWH, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of YHWH shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For YHWH himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of Elohiym: and the dead in Mashiyach (Messiah) shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up harpazo together with them in the clouds, to meet YHWH in the air: and so shall we ever be with YHWH.

You will notice that both congregations, (Smyrna & Philadelphia) are commended for their “works,” but Philadelphia also honors the true name of our Mashiyach, which is Yeshua   Could it be that Smyrna does not know His name yet? Perhaps they know only the Father as Yahweh, but they do not know Him as Yeshua. In 1st John 2:23, we are told that whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either. We must then ask ourselves “How can the Congregation of Smyrna be saved if they do not have the Son yet?” The Apostle Paul spoke about this mystery.

Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

You see the “woman” in Revelation 12 is “Jerusalem,” the mother of us all (Galatians 4:26) typified in“Rachel,” the bride whom Jacob loved. Sha’uwl (Paul) likened Jerusalem to Sarah because she was like Rachel who was also barren for a time, and Leah was the one who was fruitful. This woman “gives birth to a man-child” who is then “caught up” to meet Yahweh in the air!

Galatians 4:26-27 26 But the Yerushalayim above is free, and she is our mother; 27 for the Tanakh says, “Rejoice, you barren woman who does not bear children! Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor! For the deserted wife will have more children than the one whose husband is with her

The “man-child” is the Congregation of Philadelphia who is given “an open door” on the Feast of Trumpets at the end of a tribulation period of 1,260 days (3 ½ years). But the “woman” is unconverted Jerusalem. In Ezekiel 5 & 9, we read that “two-thirds” of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the last days will be destroyed, and only “one-third” will be saved. I believe that the “one-third” who will be saved is the Congregation of Smyrna, the same “woman” being referred to in Revelation 12.

Ezekiel 5:12 A third of you will die from plague or be consumed by famine inside [Yerushalayim]; a third will fall by the sword all around [Yerushalayim]; and a third I will scatter to all the winds and pursue with the sword.’

She is taken into a safe place for 1,260 days. And then finally, during the last “ten days” of these 1,260 days, she will be saved “through child-bearing” when she gives birth to the “man-child.” This “woman” in Revelation 12 has a crown of twelve stars for the “Twelve Tribes of Israel.” But the dragon drew “one-third” of these stars with his tail and cast them to the earth, hoping to devour her child as soon as he is born. But instead, the woman’s child is caught up to heaven where he is changed into immortality. And then the woman is given wings as an eagle so that she can flee into the wilderness where she is nourished there for “a time, and times and a half a time.”

It was Eve the “woman” who first sinned in the Garden and so when we see Israel being described in her “unrenewed” state, she is always described a “woman.”

Timothy 2:13-14 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

But in her “renewed” and resurrected state, she then becomes “the man-child” who has “put off the old man” (Colossians 3:9) and now she has “put on the new man” (Colossians 3:10). When the bride is resurrected, she is then referred to as “the man-child” for she is renewed in the “image” of Messiah!

Colossians 3:9-10 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Roman 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

As we can see from the above scriptures, the “old man” represents the old sinful nature of Adam & Eve. But the “new man” represents our Messiah who is the “last Adam.”

Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Mashiyach (Messiah) shall all be made alive.

Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

Seven Women, Ten Virgins & Two Brides
In all of his rebuking to the other five assemblies, Yeshua pointed out that they were lacking in something. But with Smyrna & Philadelphia, they were both commended for their “works, “which means that they “keep the commandments” (Torah). Philadelphia represents the “five wise virgins” whose oil lamps are filled when the bridegroom comes, for they are filled with the Ruach Ha’Kodesh (Holy Spirit). Philadelphia is promised an “open door” to escape, but Smyrna must suffer tribulation for the last“ten days” at the tail-end of 1,260 days of tribulation. You see, Philadelphia has both “Spirit & Truth” or in other words they obey Torah, called “the book of truth” (Psalms 119:142) represented by the number “5” and they also have the indwelling of the Spirit represented by the oil. They also are virgins represented by the fact that they are“undefiled” by Jezebel’s religion. Philadelphia are the same ones described in Revelation 14 who “follow the lamb wherever he goes” and they have “washed their garments in the blood of the lamb,” and this is why they are given “an open door” to escape into the wedding.

Psalm 119:142 Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and your Torah is truth.

Smyrna represents the “five foolish virgins” who are not ready when the bridegroom comes on Yom Teruw’ah (Day of Trumpets). But ten days later on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) they will be ready to receive their Mashiyach (Messiah) and this is why they are “sealed” in advance in the foreheads and this is why they must “suffer tribulation for ten days.” They have departed from what scripture calls “MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH”

Revelation 17:5  On her forehead was written a name with a hidden meaning, BAVEL THE GREAT
MOTHER OF WHORES AND OF THE EARTH’S OBSCENITIES

Both Smyrna & Philadelphia are undefiled by pagan mixture and they both obey Torah. That is why each of these groups are called “five virgins.” But only one group (Philadelphia) has the indwelling of the Ruach Ha’Kodesh! From these “ten virgins,” five of them are wise and five are foolish. But at the end of these “ten days” of tribulation, the other five virgins will be made wise, and then all ten virgins will be narrowed down into “two brides” who will then be made only “one bride” on Yom Kippur when the bridegroom makes them both one! For they have come out of the harlot.

Revelation 18:4  Then I heard another voice out of heaven say: “My people, come out of her!
so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not be infected by her plagues!!!!  Shema, Selah let us reflect and consider this teaching!

The Ten Days of Awe: A Time of Reflection!!!

Genesis 24

We are walking in today:  The Ten Days of Awe:  A Time of Reflection!!!

Witness reflection throughout the Bible:   H6437 panah spelled peh, nun, hey--to turn, to turn toward or from or away, to turn and do, to turn toward, approach (of evening), to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for, to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away, to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back, to be turned back, a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, appear, look, eventide, behold, cast out, come on, corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have,respect to, return, aside, away, back, face, self, right

Proverbs 16:1
The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man, But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Torah: Genesis 18:22, 24:63; Exodus 16:10; Leviticus 20:6, 26:18
Prophets: 2 Samuel 1:7; Isaiah 13:14, 40:3, 56:11, 57:14,62:10; Jeremiah 2:27, 6:4, 32:33, 46:5, 46:51, 49:8, 50:16; Ezekiel 29:16, 36:9; Hosea 3:1; Nahum 2:8; Zephaniah 3:15; Haggai 1:9; Malachi 2:13, 3:1
Writings: Joshua 7:12; Judges 6:14; 1 Kings 2:3, 10:13; 2 Kings 13:23; 2 Chronicles 13:14; Psalms 40:4, 46:5, 69:16; Ecclesiastes 2:11-12; Song of Solomon 6:1

Proverbs 27:19
As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.

Genesis 24 in its entirety key verse 25

Genesis 24:55 Her brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that, she will go.”

Ten Days of Awe Leading up to Yom Kippur!

For years I have heard folks within the Hebraic Root’s Community say that there is no biblical support for what is often referred to in Judaism as “The Ten Days of Awe.”

They say that these ten days are just a man-made Rabbinic Tradition
In Genesis 24:55, Rebekah was asked to wait “TEN DAYS” before going to marry Isaac. However, she was unwilling to wait!

She was ready to go and meet the bridegroom!

In Revelation 2:10, the Congregation at Smyrna was told that they would have to suffer tribulation for “TEN DAYS!”

Revelation 2:10  Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Adversary is going to have some of you thrown in prison, in order to put you to the test; and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful, even to the point of death; and I will give you life as your crown.

However, the Congregation at Philadelphia has “AN OPEN DOOR” to go and meet the bridegroom right away!

In this study, we are going to find out exactly what Rebekah & Philadelphia have in common.

There is a phenomenon found within the pages of scripture pertaining to “ten virgins” who are selected out of “seven women” within the final “ten days” leading up to the second coming of Messiah. There are ten days between the two Feasts of Yahweh called “Yom Teruw’ah” (Day of Blowing) and “Yom Kippur” (Day of Atonement) and there is going to be a wedding of two brides to one bridegroom. There are some people who would try to discredit this prophetic event known as “The Ten Days of Awe” because they think that it is found no place in the pages of scripture. But a closer look reveals a “prophetic shadow-picture” of the preparation of the bride of Mashiyach (Messiah) during these ten days. This prophetic picture is revealed as “the hidden manna” to those who have “eyes to see” what Yahweh is teaching us in these last days

Revelation 2:17 Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities. To him winning the victory I will give some of the hidden man. I will also give him a white stone, on which is written a new name that nobody knows except the one receiving it.”’
However, both of these brides will become only one bride or “one stick” in the hand of Yahweh (Ezekiel 37:16-17) on that day when our Messiah, Yeshua returns. The “Marriage Supper of the Lamb” will unite “Two Houses of Yisra’el” typified in Leah & Rachel, and this will take place on Yom Kippur as seen in Revelation 19:7. Who are these “seven women” out of whom are selected “ten virgins?” And how do these ten virgins end up becoming “two brides” and then finally, only one bride? The prophet Isaiah may give us a clue these seven women represent the seven continents of the earth. They are asking to be called by the name of the bridegroom (Yeshua) because they were divorced (exiled) from the covenant of Yisra’el, and now, the only way that they can be restored to the covenant is through Yeshua Messiah, who is the kinsman redeemer!

Isaiah 4:1-6
On that day, seven women will grab hold of one man and say, “We will supply our own food
and wear our own clothes. Just let us bear your name; take away our disgrace.” 2 On that day, Adonai’s plant will be beautiful and glorious; and the fruit of the land will be the pride and splendor of Isra’el’s survivors. 3 Those left in Tziyon and remaining in Yerushalayim will be called holy, and everyone in Yerushalayim written down for life.  4 When Adonai washes away the filth of the women of Tziyon and cleanses Yerushalayim from the blood shed in it with a blast of searing judgment, 5 Adonai will create over the whole site of Mount Tziyon and over those who assemble there a smoking cloud by day and a shining, flaming fire by night; for the Glory will be over everything like a chupah. 6 A sukkah will give shade by day from the heat; it will also provide refuge and cover from storm and rain.

Ezekiel 37:15-17
15 The word of Adonai came to me: 16 “You, human being, take one stick and write on it, ‘For Y’hudah and those joined with him [among] the people of Isra’el.’ Next, take another stick and write on it, ‘For Yosef, the stick of Efrayim, and all the house of Isra’el who are joined with him.’17 Finally, bring them together into a single stick, so that they become one in your hand.

Revelations 19:7 “Let us rejoice and be glad! Let us give him the glory! For the time has come for the
wedding of the Lamb, and his Bride has prepared herself

This prophecy seen in Isaiah describing “seven women” is actually a metaphor for the “seven congregations” seen in the first three chapters of the book of Revelation. In Isaiah 4:1 these “seven women” are requesting to be “called by the name” of the bridegroom so that they will not be looked upon with reproach. But out of these seven congregation “types,” the only ones who are still“virgins” when the bridegroom comes are “two congregations.” Why are the other five congregations referred to as “women” rather than “virgins?” Well, in Revelation 14:4, in most of our English Bibles, it says that the 144,000 who “follow the lamb wherever he goes” are “undefiled by women.” Some people have interpreted this literally to mean “male virgins” but, the Greek word here for “women” is “gune” which is a singular word that means “wife, woman.” This is referring to “that woman Jezebel” in Revelation 2:20 who “teaches the servants of Yahweh to eat things sacrificed unto idols and to commit spiritual as well as physical fornication.” The“woman” is none other than “Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots” (Revelation 17:5). In order to be considered a “virgin” one must “come out of her” (Revelation 18:4) and become “set-apart”from all forms of pagan idolatry.

Revelation 18:4  Then I heard another voice out of heaven say: “My people, come out of her!
so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not be infected by her plagues,

Consequently, out of these seven congregations, only two of them are “undefiled” by the woman Jezebel’s false religion of Ba’al. But out of these “two virgins” only one of them has oil in her lamp and she alone is found worthy to escape the wrath of Elohiym, and thus go into the marriage.
Contrary to popular belief, the period known as “The Great Tribulation” (Matthew 24:21) will not be for seven years, but it will last for only 3 ½ years as seen in Daniel 12:11 & Revelation 11:3. But the final ten days of this tribulation period will take us to the second coming of our Mashiyach, and it is mysteriously connected to this parable which he spoke concerning ten virgins. Shema, Selah let us consider this teaching, we have heard today.