THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM!!!!!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: The Good News Of The Kingdom!!!




Today we look to the word- INHERITANCE- yerushah H3425-something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony:—heritage, inheritance, possession.









The Torah testifies………………….




Exodus 34:9




And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance H3425.









The Prophets Proclaim………………..




Jeremiah 10:16




The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance H3425: The LORD of hosts is his name.











The Writings witness…………………





Proverbs 20:21




An inheritance H3425 may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.




THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM





Everything The Most High Yah does serves His Kingdom purposes. One of the main reasons we so often misunderstand The Most High Yah is because we fail to recognize this fact. From the beginning, The Most High Yah intended to extend His kingly dominion from the invisible and spiritual realm into the visible physical realm. This would be accomplished by ruling through human beings whom He created and placed in authority over the rest of the created order.




Because of sin, man abdicated his place of authority and came under HaSatan’s sway, falling into spiritual bondage and blindness. Since The Most High Yah’s purposes never change, He enacted a plan formed from before the foundation of the world to help us rediscover His Kingdom. The Most High Yah’s goal is to restore man to his rightful place of dominion and earthly leadership.





GETTING HEAVEN TO EARTH




Another way to say this is that The Most High Yah’s purpose is to restore His ruler-ship on earth through mankind. HaSatan the usurper must be removed from the earthly throne he stole. This restoration of The Most High Yah’s rulership on earth through mankind is truly what lies at the heart of the faith we hold as believers and followers of Hamachiach. It is what Yahashua came to earth to accomplish in our lives. Yahashua preached a very simple message: the Kingdom of heaven has come to earth. Yahashua’ message, which was given to Him by His Father, reflected His divine mission on earth, as well as the passion and desire of His heart. The driving motivation of Yahashua’ life was not to get us to heaven—that is the goal of “religion”—but to get heaven to us. Yahashua’ passion was to establish His Father’s Kingdom on earth in the hearts of men.




We have heard so much in recent years about the increase of religious hatred, strife, and conflict around the world. Muslims have attacked and killed Jews, and Hindus as they burned churches and temples. Christians, Jews, and Hindus have done the same to Muslims, as well as to each other. Different sects of the same faith fight amongst themselves. All of this conflict leaves in its wake a backwash of death, despair, anger, hatred, resentment, bitterness, strife, disease, and poverty —all in the name of “serving The Most High Yah.”




Do these devout militants serve the same The Most High Yah we serve? Many things are done in the name of The Most High Yah that are far from the Spirit of The Most High Yah. Unfortunately, the Christian Church throughout history has been far from blameless in this regard. Anytime the Church becomes obsessed with “advancing the Kingdom for Yahashua’ sake” to the point of abusing and even killing people, seizing other people’s property, and fighting amongst ourselves, then we cease to accurately and effectively represent The Most High Yah in this world. We literally cease to be the Church. We may carry the name of Yahashua, but we have strayed far from His Spirit.




The Most High Yah is not in the business of killing people, burning buildings, or destroying property. Advancing the Kingdom of The Most High Yah does not involve an invasion of physical territories. It involves an invasion into the inward parts of man’s soul, capturing his heart and mind for the purposes of The Most High Yah. Our mission is not to overrun nations and take the people by the throat and shake them until they “see the light” and turn to Yahashua. That’s not the way The Most High Yah’s Kingdom works. The Kingdom of The Most High Yah has invaded earth, but its target is human hearts, not geographical territory.




The Most High Yah does not need to conquer the earth because it already belongs to Him: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it” (Ps. 24:1). The Kingdom of The Most High Yah is not after the earth in the sense of owning property. The Kingdom of The Most High Yah is after the “world” that affects the earth—the world of human hearts and minds. Our kingdom is not of this world, but sin has blinded our eyes and we do not know who we are or where we came from. The Most High Yah wants to restore us to our former place of honor, dominion, and authority. He wants us to rediscover and reclaim our inheritance.





LEAVING AN INHERITANCE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION




Yahashua came to reintroduce the Kingdom of The Most High Yah to us, and, through the offering of His life on the Crucifixion Stake, provide the means by which we could enter into that Kingdom. A critical part of our introduction to the powerful truths of the Kingdom is about our inheritance as children of The Most High Yah. Matthew records a parable that Yahashua introduced referring to that inheritance. The parable itself is about judgment and the distinguishing characteristics made between the righteous and the unrighteous. The King is sitting in judgment and has placed the righteous, pictured as sheep, on His right hand and the unrighteous, pictured as goats, on His left hand.

Then the King will say to those on His right, “Come, you who are blessed by My Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited Me in, I needed clothes and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Then the righteous will answer Him, “Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and invite You in, or needing clothes and clothe You? When did we see You sick or in prison and go to visit You?” The King will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me” (Matt. 25:34- 40).





KING, KINGS, AND A KINGDOM




Yahashua is the King, but He is not our inheritance. Our inheritance is “the Kingdom prepared for [us] since the creation of the world.” The gift that the King gives us is a Kingdom. We inherit the Kingdom, but Yahashua rules the Kingdom. This Kingdom has been ours since the creation of the world. Adam and Eve knew and enjoyed that Kingdom in the Garden of Eden. HaSatan, however, deceived them into sin and stole their (and our) inheritance.




As our inheritance, the Kingdom belongs to us by legal right. Adam and Eve lost the “papers” in the Garden and forfeited the Kingdom benefits, for themselves and their future generations. Yahashua came to remove HaSatan from his illegal occupation of the throne and make it possible for us to reclaim our inheritance. He is, in a sense, the executor of our estate. Even though our inheritance has been waiting for us since the creation of the world, we must go through Yahashua to receive it.




Suppose your father died while you were still a child, leaving you an inheritance of 10 million dollars and appointing me as trustee and executor. Even though the inheritance is yours, you cannot fully claim it until you reach the legal age of accession, or the age designated by your father in his will. As executor, I have the authority and responsibility to keep and administer the estate until the day arrives when it passes fully into your control. In the meantime, I stand between you and your inheritance, which makes me a mediator. Until you come of age, any benefits of your inheritance that you desire must come through me.





GETTING YOUR INHERITANCE




In the spiritual realm, Hamachiach is the mediator between The Most High Yah and man. He stands between the Kingdom and us. He mediates between our inheritance and us. We cannot receive the full benefits of our inheritance unless we go through Him. Just as the 10 million dollars was ours as a child, even before we knew about it, even so is the Kingdom of The Most High Yah our inheritance from the foundation of the world.




Once you come of age, you come before me as trustee of your 10 million dollar inheritance and say, “I am now of age; I qualify. Give me the inheritance that my father left for me.” All I then need from you is proof of your identification and that you have met the qualifications. Once I see that everything is in order, I cannot keep you from your 10 million dollars. It is yours, free and clear, and you have access to all the rights, privileges, and opportunities that it affords you.




Yahashua says to us, “There is a great inheritance waiting for you, a Kingdom that is yours, even though you knew nothing about it. I am here to reveal it to you and help you claim it. I am the Mediator. I am the Door. Come to Me, trust in Me, and enter into the Kingdom prepared for you.” When we take Yahashua at His word, when we trust Him as the one who can cleanse us of our sin, when we give Him control and acknowledge Him as Lord of our lives, we meet all the “qualifications” necessary to receive our Kingdom inheritance.





THE FIRST STEP—BEING BORN AGAIN




Through Yahashua we can enter the door of the Kingdom and begin to live and think and act like who we really are— children of the King. In the Gospel of John, Yahashua refers to this step as being “born again.”




That is exactly what being born again is—a step. It is an indispensable step, because we cannot get into the Kingdom without it, but it is only a step. Being born again is merely the first step of a whole new life, a journey of learning to know, appreciate, and experience our rights, privileges, and responsibilities as Kingdom citizens.

But if we spend all our time focusing only on that first step, we will miss many of the joys and blessings that lie beyond the door. There are many rooms in the house of The Most High Yah but we will miss experiencing the wonders of His Kingdom if we choose to go no farther than the front door.





LIFE INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE KINGDOM




Many believers get so completely fixated on Yahashua as Savior and being “born again” that as soon as they are inside the Kingdom, they camp out on the doorstep and never go any farther. Yahashua is the doorway to the Kingdom; but, believe me, there are more riches that await inside. Yahashua Himself made this clear when He said:

I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:7- 10).




“Life...to the max”—that’s what our Kingdom inheritance is all about, and it begins with Yahashua. But it does not end at the door. Remember that life is a journey and that life in the Kingdom will require that you move beyond your original experiences with The Most High Yah and mature and grow as a true son of the Kingdom.




Claiming our inheritance is not about joining a particular church or denomination. It has nothing to do with being “religious.” It has everything to do with understanding that we are citizens of a Kingdom established and ruled by The Most High Yah, which will endure forever. As Kingdom citizens, we have legal rights to the government. The reason so many of us receive so little from The Most High Yah is because we do not recognize ourselves as citizens of His Kingdom, do not understand our rights as citizens, and therefore lack the confidence or boldness to ask. Kingdom citizenship is a spiritual reality, but it is also a mentality. As believers, we already have the Spirit of The Most High Yah, but we need to learn the mind and the heart of The Most High Yah. We need training in thinking and living as The Most High Yah’s children.





CITIZENS OF A NEW COUNTRY




Once we become believers and enter the Kingdom of The Most High Yah, we “change countries.” We surrender our citizenship in the world to become naturalized citizens of the Kingdom of heaven. We are in the world but not of the world. We enter the Kingdom through Hamachiach, who is the doorway. The Most High Yah accepts us, naturalizes us as Kingdom citizens, and then commissions us as ambassadors of His government so that we can help others find the doorway as well.




At work, at school, or wherever we go we must remember that we are Kingdom citizens residing in a foreign land, and the authority of our home government backs us up. All the rights, privileges, and benefits of our citizenship apply fully to us even though we reside in a foreign land. At any time we can call on the resources of our King, which are far more abundant than the resources of this world. When 5,000 people needed to be fed, Yahashua’ disciples saw only the limited resources of this world— five loaves of bread and two fish. Yahashua, however, looked into His Father’s pantry and saw enough to feed everyone and leave 12 basketfuls of leftovers.




Our Kingdom is one of abundant supply. We need to exchange our poverty mindset for a provision mindset. As long as we tend to our Father’s business, He will provide everything we need. No matter what our situation, we can focus on the Kingdom, claim our Kingdom rights, and say with confidence, “My The Most High Yah will supply.”





WHAT GOSPEL ARE WE PREACHING?




If the Kingdom of heaven is so full of promise and power and provision—if it is truly such “good news”—why aren’t more people around the world rushing to get in? Everyone wants to know that they have the power in life in order to overcome the tragedies of life as well as discovering the ability to rise up and meet the challenges confronting us every day. We all long to know that our lives have meaning, purpose, and hope.




Everybody wants to discover his destiny and the power to make his dreams come true. The gospel of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah promises all of this and more, yet the vast majority of the world’s people have not discovered it, much less embraced it. Why not?




They have not heard the message of the Kingdom.

Their minds have been blinded so they cannot see the Kingdom.

They have heard the wrong message of the Kingdom.

There are many reasons. For one thing, many people simply have not yet heard the gospel because no one has preached it to them. Another reason is that HaSatan has blinded the spiritual eyes and deafened the spiritual ears of countless millions so that they cannot hear or understand the gospel even when it is preached. There is a third reason that is perhaps the most serious of all: the Church is preaching the wrong message.




Matthew, in his Gospel, refers to the “good news of the Kingdom” and the “gospel of the Kingdom.” Mark speaks of the “gospel of The Most High Yah,” while Luke uses the phrase, the “good news of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah.” To what specifically are they referring?




All these biblical phrases, although slightly different, have the same meaning. The word “gospel” means “good news.” The Greek word for gospel is evangelion, from which we derive the words “evangelism” and “evangelist.” Evangelion means “good news” or “good report.” Evangelism, then, is the process of communicating good news, and an evangelist is an instrument for communicating that good news. By this definition, any good news is “gospel.” If I informed you that you had inherited 10 million dollars, that would be “gospel”—good news—to you.

CARRYING OUT THE POLICY OF THE KING!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: Carrying Out The Policy Of The King!!!!












Today we look to the word-RENEW- H2318 chadash--to be new, renew, repair; to renew, make anew; to repair; to renew oneself







The Torah Testifies.............................

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The prophets proclaim...............

1 Samuel 11:14




Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew H2318 the kingdom there.









The writings bear witness.............




2 Chronicles 15:8




And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed H2318 the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.







CITIZENS OF A NEW ORDER




After Yahusha was baptized by John in the Jordan River and was “full of the Ruach Hacodesh,” the Spirit led Him into the wilderness where He fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted by the devil. Emerging victorious from His temptation, “Yahusha returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit” (Luke 4:14) and began proclaiming His message of the Kingdom. Yahusha was filled with the Ruach Hacodesh without measure. Throughout the Gospels there is no evidence or record that while Yahusha was on the earth the Ruach Hacodesh was present or active anywhere else except in Him. He was the vanguard of a new order, the first of a new generation of people who would be filled with the Ruach Hacodesh.




Yahusha came to reconnect us to His Father and His glorious Kingdom. The connecting link is the Ruach Hacodesh. That’s why the focus of His message was: “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is near.” Yahusha primary purpose was not to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, or perform other miraculous signs. Those things were only signs that the Kingdom of The Most High Yah had come to earth, but they were not His main focus. Yahusha ultimate assignment was to make way for the coming Kingdom by introducing men to the power of the Ruach Hacodesh.





AN INVASION FROM HEAVEN




Calvary then becomes the gateway into this majestic Kingdom. The essence of the gospel is that we can get back our spiritual connection to our Father. There is now a power available to us so that we can fulfill our role in the advancement of the Kingdom into the earth regions. This power is made available to us through an invasion of the Ruach Hacodesh into our lives. Yahusha opens up the door for that invasion to happen.




Yahusha promised that He would give us the Kingdom and the power to walk in that Kingdom. Yahusha said, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). It is The Most High Yah’s pleasure and desire to give us the Kingdom. He wants to restore our connection to Him. This is the heart of a loving Father: “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Ruach Hacodesh to those who ask Him!” (Luke 11:11-13)




Yahusha death on the crucifixion stake was really a means to an end. Calvary became a cleansing fountain. Anyone who took the plunge into this fountain would become clean from the filth of living in this world. This cleansing would prepare them for receiving the power of the Ruach Hacodesh.




After the work was done, Yahusha appeared to His disciples and left this commission with them, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.” After announcing their task, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Ruach Hacodesh” (John 20:21-22). With the cleansing process complete and now empowered by the Ruach Hacodesh, the disciples were ready to go forward as His ambassadors, taking His Kingdom into all the world.





THE MOST HIGH YAH COMES TO LIVE WITH MAN




Like those earliest disciples of Yahusha, we who are believers have the Ruach Hacodesh living in us as a continuing Presence.




This makes us, like them, citizens of a new order. The authority and power we now possess as Spirit-filled ambassadors of the King gives us a taste of what Adam enjoyed before the fall. Our reconnection to the Kingdom of The Most High Yah is seeing Eden restored in our life and experience. With the Ruach Hacodesh in control and leading us day by day, we can make wherever we are a little bit of “heaven on earth.”




As citizens of the new spiritual order, we are greater than those Old Testament men and women who went before us. This is not because of any particular merit of our own, but because of the indwelling Spirit, which they did not know. To the extent that we have The Most High Yah’s Spirit living in us, we are greater than Abraham. We are greater than Moses. We are greater than Samson, Samuel, and Saul. We are greater than David and Solomon. We are greater than Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and all of the other prophets. They only talked about the Kingdom, but we are living in it.





VIOLENCE IN THE KINGDOM




Again, in Matthew 11:12, Yahusha said, “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.” In other words, ever since the days of John, an invasion has been under way. A military takeover is in progress, which no one knows about except those who have been captured. Have you been taken over? I have been taken over—by the Kingdom of heaven. It has taken over my heart, mind, soul, body, and my entire future. It has taken over my attitude and made me a dangerous man—to the kingdom of darkness.




The Kingdom of heaven is advancing forcefully, and we who are citizens of that Kingdom, as part of the “advance force” must continue to storm the stronghold of the enemy. The world may be against us, but we are able to effectively advance the Kingdom because we have a greater power living in us than the power that controls the world (see 1 John 4:4). Yahusha said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).




We can be victorious by the power of the Spirit of The Most High Yah who resides in us. That is what it means to be citizens of the new order of the Kingdom of heaven. Gone are the days of rolling over and playing dead before the advances of the world. As Kingdom citizens we do not roll over and play dead for anyone; we advance forcefully. Gone are the days of wringing our hands over our problems, tribulations, and hardships. Gone are the days of trying to overcome without going through. In spite of the affliction and opposition of the world we have learned to overpower the enemy by the power of the One who lives in us.




The Kingdom of which we are a part is so powerful that we need not fear any potential opposition. Kingdom men and women say, “Bring on the problems,” and we will advance right through them. Our Kingdom does not run and it does not retreat; our Kingdom stands firm, advances, and overcomes.





REPRESENTING THE KING: THE POWER OF OUR POSITION




Understanding ourselves as ambassadors of Hamachiach and representatives of His Kingdom relieves a lot of self- imposed pressure. Being Hamachiach’s ambassador is a wonderful privilege, but it also comes with tremendous responsibilities, which are:




• Speaking the words of the King;

• Being concerned with only the interests of the King; and,

• Speaking only on behalf of His government;

• Maintaining connection and communication with the King; and

• Carrying out the policies established by the King.




Although our call to be ambassadors of the King of the universe might seem overwhelming, the pressure of that responsibility is eased somewhat once we realize that all we have to be concerned with is speaking the words of our King. Yahusha followed that course without exception, which is why He was so successful in His earthly ministry and example. He said, “I do nothing on My own but speak just what the Father has taught Me” (John 8:28b); “My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, am working....I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does” (John 5:17,19).




As ambassadors of Hamachiach, we should be concerned only with the interests of our King. Everything we say and do should reflect desire and purpose. Our personal opinion does not matter. In the world of human diplomacy, an ambassador never shares his opinion. It is completely improper for an ambassador to express his personal opinion while acting in his official capacity as the representative and voice of his government. An ambassador who strays across the line into the territory of personal opinion risks jeopardizing his nation’s reputation and possibly even its security, and sets himself up for possible censure and recall.




An ambassador who understands his role will simply communicate the position of his government, regardless of his private views. It is no different in the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. As ambassadors of our King, our opinion is not important. The only opinion that matters is that of the King. Often as believers we run into trouble because, having been raised in a democracy, we are too accustomed to giving our own opinions. Sometimes we even confuse our opinion with that of the King and end up misrepresenting Him by presenting our thoughts and ideas as His opinions, thus creating great confusion in the world.





CARRYING OUT THE POLICIES OF THE KING




The only responsibility we have as Hamachiach’s ambassadors is to make sure we are connected to our King in such a way that we can know and understand what He says, and then speak and act accordingly. This is where the pressure is removed. We are not responsible for establishing policy; we are responsible only for carrying out the policies established by the King. It is not our job to decide what we believe and think. Our job is to learn and discern what our King thinks and then to come into agreement with Him.




Whenever someone tempts us or challenges us to take a position contrary to our King’s will, all we have to do is fall back on what He said. Someone might ask, “What’s wrong with a man and woman living together without marriage? What’s wrong with sex outside of marriage? This is a new day and age, and we need to be up with the times.” In response we can say simply, “Well, the position of my government (my King) is that it is sin.” There is no debate, argument, nor ambiguity. We simply fall back on the Word of The Most High Yah and let the responsibility rest there.




As long as we concentrate on our King’s interests and in representing Him faithfully, He will take care of ours. This He has pledged to do in a promise that can never fail. Yahusha said as much when He told His disciples, “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matt. 6:31-34).





SUPPORT FROM THE HOME BASE




We should not focus on other things even in our prayers, but our concentration should be on the will of The Most High Yah and the coming of His Kingdom. An ambassador’s home government provides him with everything he needs to live and perform his official function: office, home, car, staff, funding, etc. In the same way, as we seek The Most High Yah’s Kingdom and His righteousness as our first priority, He will supply everything we need for daily living and accomplishing His will. If we set ourselves to handling our King’s business, He will handle ours. It is a relationship of faith, trust, and obedience, enabling us to exercise power and authority in His name. Such faith grows from an increasing understanding of our position as ambassadors of Hamachiach.




Yahusha assignment was to reintroduce the Kingdom of The Most High Yah on earth. He preached it and He demonstrated its reality and power through the signs and wonders He performed. He completed His mission by His death on the crucifixion stake, offering His blood as a cleansing power to remove the influence and effects of sin in our lives. This cleansing of our lives makes us prepared to receive the Ruach Hacodesh and connects us to the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. As His ambassadors, we have been charged to proclaim the message of the Kingdom to all the nations. The Church has experienced a failure of success in its mission to the world because we have unfortunately created much confusion with our message. In order for the Church to effectively change the world she must clarify her message and commit herself to a renewed preaching of the gospel of the Kingdom.




CHAPTER FOUR PRINCIPLES




• Yahusha purpose was twofold: to proclaim the arrival of The Most High Yah’s Kingdom and, through His blood, provide entry to the Kingdom for all who would come.

• Yahusha assignment was to reintroduce the Kingdom.

• Being born again is the way into the Kingdom—it is the necessary first step—but the gospel of the Kingdom involves much more.

• The Kingdom of heaven is a jurisdiction over which the influence of The Most High Yah has full authority.

• As Hamachiach’s ambassadors, we represent the Kingdom government of The Most High Yah.

• The arrival of Yahusha inaugurated the period of the Kingdom of heaven on earth.

• Yahusha ultimate assignment was to get the Ruach Hacodesh back into us.

• As citizens of the new spiritual order, we are greater than those Old Testament men and women who went before us, not because of any particular merit of our own, but because of the indwelling Spirit, which they did not know.




• The Kingdom of heaven is advancing forcefully, and we who are citizens of that Kingdom are part of the “advance force” that is storming the stronghold of the enemy.

• Our Kingdom does not run and it does not retreat; our Kingdom stands firm, advances, and overcomes.

• As ambassadors of Hamachiach, we should be concerned only about the interests of our King.

• As long as we concentrate on our King’s interests and in representing Him faithfully, He will take care of our interests.

YOU ARE AN AMBASSADOR IN THE KINGDOM!!!!

Exodus chapter 20







Today we are walking in: You Are An Ambassador In The Kingdom!!!!







Today we look to the word- AMBASSADOR- H6735- tsiyr- ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow











The Torah testifies……..




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The Prophets proclaim……..




Obadiah 1:1




The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador H6735 is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.










The Writings witness………………




Proverbs 13:17




A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador H6735 is health.




THE KINGDOM IS NEAR





After all, Yahusha did not say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is coming someday.” He said, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is near.” His disciples thought the Kingdom was only for the future, but Yahusha said, “No, because I am with you, the Kingdom of heaven is with you. When the Ruach Hacodesh comes to dwell in you, the Kingdom will then be in you also.”




Essentially, the Kingdom of heaven does not refer to physical territory. The Kingdom of heaven is a jurisdiction over which the influence of The Most High Yah has full authority. It is the “breakthrough” point where the Kingdom of The Most High Yah impacts the physical, earthly environment. In other words, the Kingdom of heaven is in my neighborhood because I live there and the Kingdom of heaven is in me. Because the Kingdom is in me, the house I own and occupy is the property of the The Most High of hosts. As believers, we have the Kingdom of heaven in us. So wherever we go, and to wherever our influence extends, we bring the Kingdom of The Most High Yah into that place.





THE POWER OF AN AMBASSADOR




A parallel to this dominion authority is best illustrated in the function of ambassadors and embassies. Ambassadors are diplomats who carry out diplomacy for the government they represent. As Hamachiach’s ambassadors, we represent the Kingdom government of The Most High Yah. We are diplomats of His Kingdom in this world. Learning to see ourselves as ambassadors will change the way we think and live.




Whenever two nations establish formal diplomatic relations with each other, they open embassies in each other’s capital city. The land on which each embassy is located is regarded as the sovereign territory of the nation whose embassy is located there. That sovereignty is recognized and respected by the government of the host nation as well as all other nations. In other words, for example, the United States’ embassy in Nassau is American soil just as much as Miami, Washington, or New York. Even though it is located geographically on Bahamian soil, within its grounds the government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas has no jurisdiction or authority.




If a Bahamian citizen or an American citizen, or a citizen of any nationality, is fleeing from local law enforcement and manages to get inside the U.S. embassy grounds, that person is safe from capture, at least for the moment. Because the embassy is United States territory, the Bahamian police cannot legally pursue the fugitive onto its grounds. The Bahamian government must employ diplomatic channels with the United States government to arrange for extradition.




That’s how powerful an embassy is. Whatever area over which the authority of a government rests becomes that government’s property. All the authority, rights, and powers of the nation represented by that government are in effect on that property. In the same way, we are ambassadors of Hamachiach and of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. Our home, office, church, and, indeed, anywhere our influence extends becomes an “embassy” of heaven. Leviticus 25:23 says that the land belongs to The Most High Yah and that we are merely strangers and sojourners here. We occupy land in a “foreign” country, but the property belongs to the government of heaven.





INFLUENCE OF AN AMBASSADOR




Whenever we are in the presence of an ambassador, we are in the presence of the government he or she represents. The words of the U.S. ambassador are the words of the United States government. Diplomatically speaking, they are one and the same. When we meet an ambassador, we are meeting more than just a person; we are meeting a nation.




As ambassadors of Hamachiach, we represent our “home government”— the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. If our spirit is in harmony with His Spirit in us, then what we say and do will reflect the government we represent and the Kingdom where we hold our citizenship.




The Ruach Hacodesh is the key to our authority. As long as the Ruach Hacodesh is inside a person and allowed to have control, then The Most High Yah’s Kingdom can come; His rulership on earth can take place through that person. If the Ruach Hacodesh departs, Kingdom authority departs with Him. That’s what happened to Adam and Eve when they sinned. Without the Ruach Hacodesh, they no longer possessed their dominion authority over the earth as The Most High Yah’s vice-regents and were powerless to prevent Hasatan from usurping the throne.





BREAKING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS




Whenever a national government changes leaders, the new leadership recalls the old ambassadors, who no longer represent the government, and appoints new ones who will reflect the views and policies of the new administration. Sometimes, nations in conflict with each other sever diplomatic relations and recall their ambassadors. In a spiritual sense, this is what happened in the Garden of Eden. When Adam sinned, the kingdom of man entered into conflict with the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. The government of The Most High Yah broke diplomatic ties with man and “recalled” the Ruach Hacodesh. Because of his sin, Adam became an unholy container and The Most High Yah withdrew His glory, His presence, and His ruling authority.




When man lost the Spirit of The Most High Yah, the Kingdom of The Most High Yah could not come fully on the earth. After Adam sinned, he was like an ambassador with no power, a man without a country, enslaved in satan’s kingdom of darkness. From Adam to Yahusha there were countless generations of human “ambassadors” who misrepresented The Most High Yah’s government because they had no legitimate power or authority. In order for The Most High Yah’s Kingdom to come on earth, some way had to be found to get the Ruach Hacodesh back into man. Somehow, mankind’s dominion authority and Kingdom citizenship had to be restored. Yahusha came to earth to restore man to his rightful position in the universe.




There is a kingdom of darkness ruled by Hasatan, and a Kingdom of light ruled by The Most High Yah. All of us were born into the kingdom of darkness. That is why we could not help sinning. HaSatan’s power was now ruling instead of man. He had successfully reduced man to a state of impotency. Yahusha came to destroy the works of the devil (see 1 John 3:8) and to deliver us from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of light (see 1 Pet. 2:9) and give us power to take our rightful place.




Although we were once children of darkness, we are now children of light, and we should think and live accordingly: “You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness” (1 Thess. 5:5); “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the The Most High. Live as children of light” (Eph. 5:8). Yahusha goal was to cleanse us of our sin, to change us from unholy to holy vessels suitable for the Ruach Hacodesh to reside in. “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Yahusha, His Son, purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). By doing this, it becomes possible for The Most High Yah to fully establish His Kingdom, a kingdom made up of His children who represent Him faithfully in the earth.




John 1:12 says that to everyone who believes in Him, Yahusha gives the power to become children of The Most High Yah. We are used to trusting ourselves to control our lives. Most of us have done a pretty miserable job with that trust. Once we turn our trust toward The Most High Yah we are introduced to a new power to live our lives. That power also enables us to fulfill the commission as ambassadors of the heavenly Kingdom, a commission that He will never rescind. As true sons of The Most High Yah we are now connected to the government of The Most High Yah. Now begins the process of tutoring us to rule as royalty. This grooming process is the work of the Ruach Hacodesh.





PREPARING FOR THE RUACH HACODESH




From Adam until Yahusha, the Ruach Hacodesh did not dwell inside anyone. He could not, because the government of The Most High Yah is holy, but the human vessels designed to carry it were unholy. Prior to Yahusha, no sacrifice was ever offered that was good enough or sufficient to make us holy again. No one on earth was holy enough to provide a suitable dwelling place for the Spirit of The Most High Yah.




This does not mean that the Ruach Hacodesh was not present and active during Old Testament days. On the contrary, the Bible records many instances of the Spirit’s work during that time. However, a singular and significant difference exists between the Spirit’s presence in the Old and New Testaments. In the New Testament, the Ruach Hacodesh filled believers and came to live in them permanently. In the Old Testament, He only came upon certain individuals for a period of time and then departed. The Old Testament people of The Most High Yah did not know The Most High Yah’s Spirit as a continually abiding presence in their lives. They only knew the exterior influence of the Spirit of The Most High Yah.




The Spirit came upon Samson and he performed mighty feats of strength. He came upon Moses and Elijah and Elisha, enabling them to do great signs and miracles. He came upon Gideon, who then defeated an army of thousands with 300 men. The Spirit came upon King Saul, who prophesied with the prophets. In each case, however, the Spirit came for brief season and then departed, because none of them were yet fit vessels for His abiding presence. None of them were able to execute the administration of The Most High Yah’s Kingdom on an everyday basis.




A NEW ORDER IS COMING




Such was the situation until Yahusha came. Although none of the Old Testament prophets experienced the Ruach Hacodesh as an indwelling presence, some of them did receive glimpses of this future relationship. The prophet Joel wrote, “And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days” (Joel 2:28-29). After Malachi, the last prophet in the Old Testament, there was a period of 400 years known as the “silent years,” when no prophetic voice was heard in Israel.




This prophetic silence came to an end when John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a message of repentance and proclaiming that the Messiah was coming soon. Although John appears in the four Gospels of the New Testament, he was in fact the last of the Old Testament prophets. His death at the command of Herod Antipas and the initiation of Yahusha public ministry marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. More specifically, the baptism of Yahusha by John was the point of transference. From this point forward, a new order, the Kingdom of The Most High Yah, would be established. “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it” (Luke 16:16).





JOHN AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER




As great as John was, he still represented the old order. The arrival of Yahusha inaugurated a greater period, the period of the Kingdom of heaven on earth. Yahusha Himself said, “I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it” (Matt. 11:11-12).




“From the days of John the Baptist” the Kingdom had been “forcefully advancing” until it arrived with Yahusha. Prior to John, the Kingdom had never been present on earth in such a powerful, visible state as it was with the coming of Yahusha. No one from Abraham to John clearly understood the Kingdom. They talked about it and prophesied about it. They had little peeks into the future but never saw its manifestation in their times. John the Baptist preached about the Kingdom, but even John never accurately perceived the full implications of his own message. He witnessed its coming in Yahusha, but never fully entered into it himself.




John was an Old Testament prophet with a New Testament revelation. He introduced the King who was to reintroduce the Kingdom, but he never experienced it for himself. The Kingdom was of a new era, and John was passing away with the old. John never received the Ruach Hacodesh. He witnessed the Spirit coming down on Yahusha at His baptism, but the indwelling Spirit was also a part of the new era that John would not experience to its fullest capacity. This is why Yahusha said that, as great as John was, even those who were the least in the Kingdom of heaven were greater than he was.




John was a man who stood in the middle, suspended between two dimensions of time. His voice was a voice of preparation, preparing people to enter into this new order. Once Yahusha public work began, John’s ministry came to an end. John understood this clearly. He understood that as Yahusha ministry increased, his must decrease until it eventually faded away. With the imprisonment of John we see the initiation of the ministry of Yahusha. “After John was put in prison, Yahusha went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of The Most High Yah. ‘The time has come,’ He said. ‘The kingdom of The Most High Yah is near. Repent and believe the good news!’” (Mark 1:14-15). Yahusha began proclaiming His message of the Kingdom after John was imprisoned. The old order has now ended and the new order has commenced.

WHAT WAS THE MISSION STATEMENT OF YAHUSHA??!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in" What Was The Mission Statement Of Yahusha??




Today we look to the word: RESTORE- H8421- shuwb- to come back; specifically to reply:—answer, restore, return (an answer).







The Torah testifies………….




Deuteronomy 22:2




And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore H8421 it to him again.










The Prophets proclaim………….






Jeremiah 30:17




For I will restore H8421 health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.







The Writings witness…….





Psalm 51:12

Restore H8421 unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.










THE ASSIGNMENT OF YAHUSHA: RESTORE THE KINGDOM





Everybody in the world was born to fulfill an assignment. The Most High Yah created each one of us to solve a problem. There is something that The Most High Yah wanted accomplished that required our existence—every one of us. None of us are an accident. None of us are here by mistake. Our place on this planet is related to an assignment that The Most High Yah had in His mind long before the very existence of our world. This makes us critical to His global plan.




REVERSING THE CURSE OF MAN’S DEFECTION




The Most High Yah’s purpose for us is the same as it has always been—to exercise dominion and authority over the earthly realm under His sovereign kingship. That has never changed. What has changed is our position. Adam and Eve’s abdication of their rightful place of authority allowed Hasatan, an unemployed cherub, to usurp the throne The Most High Yah intended for us to occupy. Relegated to the status of helpless subjects of a devastating kingdom of darkness, we cannot return to our original place without The Most High Yah’s help.




Fortunately for us The Most High Yah did not simply write us off, wipe us out, and start all over. His eternal purpose will never be thwarted; His perfect will shall come to pass. From the very beginning, The Most High Yah had a plan that would resolve our defection: “But when the time had fully come, The Most High Yah sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons” (Gal. 4:4-5). The Most High Yah’s purpose was to restore us to our full status as His sons and daughters and bring us back into His Kingdom. He sent Yahusha as the Way. Faith in Yahusha Hamachiach as the Son of The Most High Yah and in His death for our sins and resurrection for our life is the doorway through which we enter the Kingdom of The Most High Yah.





A KING AND HIS KINGDOM





Not only was Yahusha the way into the Kingdom, but He was also the messenger who announced the arrival of the Kingdom on the earth. Before any of us could enter the Kingdom of The Most High Yah, we had to know it had arrived and where we might find the entrance. That is why Yahusha came. Yahusha purpose was twofold: to proclaim the arrival of The Most High Yah’s Kingdom and, through His blood, provide entry to the Kingdom for all who would come.




The Kingdom of The Most High Yah is central to His purposes in eternity. Everything The Most High Yah does relates to His Kingdom. Even in the physical realm, The Most High Yah’s Kingdom was at the forefront in creation and will be the central focus at the end of time. Yahusha said, “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14). If the Kingdom is central to all that The Most High Yah is and does, it is only natural to expect that it would also be central to Yahusha mission and message. Indeed it was, as Scripture makes clear.




THE MISSION STATEMENT OF YAHUSHA




Every successful organization, whether a business, a nonprofit group, a family, or whatever, needs a mission statement. Whether it is a formal written statement or simply an informal understanding, a mission statement should clearly define and crystallize the organization’s purpose, philosophy, and goals. Every person in the organization should internalize and understand the statement so that all are working together to accomplish the mission. A mission statement helps keep everyone on course, which is important because the organization’s product, service, or message will grow out of its mission statement.




According to the Gospel of Matthew, when Yahusha initiated His public ministry, His first public declaration was a message that reflected the mission statement for His life: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt. 4:17). As we have already seen, repent means “a complete change of mind and thinking—a whole new mentality— and a complete change of life direction.” The Kingdom of heaven refers to the sovereign presence and authority of The Most High Yah “invading” and impacting the earthly environment. Yahusha challenged His listeners to change from a mindset that ignored or denied The Most High Yah’s Kingdom to one that acknowledged and embraced its arrival.




Yahusha’s mission was to proclaim the Kingdom of heaven. This assignment from His Father reflects His mission statement, which He declared one Sabbath in the synagogue in Nazareth, His hometown: “The Spirit of the The Most High is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the The Most High’s favor” (Luke 4:18-19).




REINTRODUCING THE KINGDOM




More than simply revealing the Kingdom, Yahusha assignment was to reintroduce the Kingdom. He came to bring back to mankind a knowledge of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah, as well as to change their thinking so they might effectively live in that Kingdom. With a holy passion Yahusha pursued this heavenly assignment. Before He returned to the throne of His Father, He trained His disciples to continue this mission until its ultimate conclusion. This Kingdom mandate has been passed from generation to generation with varying degrees of success. Unfortunately, much of the Christian Church has lost sight of the message of the Kingdom and preaches alternative religious themes.




This is a serious problem, particularly because fulfilling the assignment of preaching the Kingdom is the key to the timing of the return of Hamachiach. Yahusha said that the end will come after the gospel of the Kingdom is preached to all nations. Every tribe, culture, and people group must hear the gospel of the Kingdom before Yahusha can return. The fact that Yahusha has not come back yet is proof that His assignment, which He delegated to His followers in every generation, has not yet been fulfilled.




I have a problem with the people today who are preaching and prophesying that we are in the “last days” and that the Second Coming of Yahusha is right around the corner. Let’s consider the facts: Yahusha will return after the gospel of the Kingdom has been preached to all the nations. Currently, the world population exceeds 6 billion. China alone has over 1 billion people, the vast majority of whom have never even heard the name of Yahusha. Only 1 percent or less of the Chinese people are believers and followers of Hamachiach. India’s population has now crossed the 1 billion threshold. Approximately 98 percent of Indians are Hindu, Buddhist, or Muslim. Again, 1 percent or less believe and follow Hamachiach. What this means is that in these two nations alone, more than 2.2 billion people do not know Hamachiach, and most of them have never even heard the gospel.




Over 800 million people live in Africa, many of whom are animists. Many others are Muslim. Although Christianity is firmly established in Africa, many African believers have never heard the gospel of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. They know Yahusha, but they have never been taught about their status and rights as sons and daughters of The Most High Yah and citizens and heirs of His Kingdom.




Even in Europe and the West, including North and South America and the Caribbean, few people have heard the gospel of the Kingdom. Many have heard about Yahusha, and a large portion of the people in these places are followers of Hamachiach, but even many of these believers have never heard the Kingdom message. There is still much work to do before Yahusha assignment of preaching the gospel of the Kingdom to all the nations is fulfilled.





THE ASSIGNMENT OF YAHUSHA: PREACH THE KINGDOM





Everywhere He went, Yahusha preached the Kingdom. That was His assignment. Yahusha primary message was not the born-again message that dominates gospel preaching. In His entire recorded ministry, Yahusha spoke only once about being born again, and that was in the middle of the night to a Pharisee named Nicodemus who had come to Yahusha privately. Being born again is the way into the Kingdom— it is the necessary first step. But the gospel of the Kingdom involves much more.





Not only did Yahusha rarely speak about being born again, neither did He make these other themes the focus of His preaching: prosperity, healing, baptism in the Ruach Hacodesh, or many of the other things we preach so much about today. Yahusha taught about those things, and He demonstrated them in His day-by-day ministry, but He didn’t preach them. There is a big difference. Yahusha had only one message: the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. That was His assignment, and He passed it on to us. His assignment is our assignment.





He left the earthly realm in order to complete the work that He began. He sits on the throne of heaven directing that work through His representatives. Unfortunately, most of us do not really understand what Yahusha meant when He spoke of the Kingdom. That is why we need to study closely His message so that we can preach it accurately and help fulfill His assignment in preparation for His return. As Yahusha did, we need to proclaim that the Kingdom of heaven is near, that The Most High Yah is working to restore us to our original and rightful place as His children, as heirs to His Kingdom, and as rulers of the earthly dominion.





RESTORING OUR PLACE IN THE MOST HIGH YAH’S PLAN




Why is preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah so important? Why did Yahusha focus so single-mindedly on that message? It all has to do with The Most High Yah’s unchangeable purpose. From the beginning, The Most High Yah’s intent has been to extend His heavenly Kingdom onto the earth through mankind. That remains His intent, despite the fall of man. At first, Adam and Eve were completely fulfilled, fellowshiping with The Most High Yah and exercising their dominion authority as He intended. However, their sin and disobedience caused them to forfeit their authority. They lost the Kingdom.





The gospel of the Kingdom reveals how The Most High Yah is restoring us to our place, how He is taking us back from where we came. This is an important point to understand. Many of us assume or have been taught that the gospel means that The Most High Yah is preparing to take us to heaven as our home. That is not true restoration, because we did not come from heaven. Restoration means to put back in the original place or condition. Since we fell not from heaven but from our dominion authority on earth, being restored means putting us back in our place of earthly dominion.





Imagine a book lying on a table. If that book falls to the floor and I pick it up and place it on a shelf, have I restored it? No, because I did not put it back where it came from, but placed it somewhere else instead. The book could not get itself back into its proper place; I had to reach down, pick it up, and place it there myself. In the same way, in our fallen state we could not regain our original place on our own. The Most High Yah had to come down, lift us up, and restore us to our former status.





WHERE IS OUR HOME?





Most of us have been taught to hope for heaven in the sweet “by and by.” The only problem is that heaven is not where we came from. It was Hasatan who fell from heaven, not man. We were made for the earth. The Most High Yah created us from the dust of the ground, breathed His life into us, and set us up as rulers over the physical realm. Ever since our fall He has been working His plan to restore us to the place from which we fell. Since we did not fall from heaven, it is not The Most High Yah’s ultimate goal for us.




One of The Most High Yah’s biggest challenges in getting His message of the Kingdom to the world is the fact that we who are His representatives on earth are so slow to understand the message. Dreams of golden streets and heavenly bliss have blinded us to our responsibilities on earth. We like to talk about heaven because, for us, it represents for us our highest goal and because it helps us get our minds off of our problems here in the earth realm. When we’re busy singing “I’ll fly away, O glory,” and “When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be,” it is easy to forget—for a little while—our car trouble, our overdue bills, the latest rent increase, or the job we just lost.




The Most High Yah’s desire is to restore us to our former and rightful place, which means returning us to the position of authority and dominion over the fish, birds, cattle, plants, and all the rest of the earthly realm. As sinners we were slaves of Hasatan in the kingdom of darkness, but as believers cleansed by the blood of Yahusha we are sons and daughters of The Most High Yah in the Kingdom of light. All along The Most High Yah has desired not servants, but true sons and daughters who would be citizens of His heavenly realm and live in continual relationship with Him.





RELATIONSHIP VERSUS RELIGION





The Most High Yah is more interested in having daily communion with us than He is in our having “perfect” worship services where everything is exactly “proper” and where all our traditions and rituals are exactly in place. Man wants religion while The Most High Yah wants a relationship. We are easily impressed by religious rituals constructed on the foundation of an improper understanding of The Most High Yah’s eternal purposes. Man seeks to relate to The Most High Yah through the principles of religion while The Most High Yah seeks to relate to man through the mystery of a personal relationship. It is clear that many do not have any real or deep relationship with the The Most High because they do not understand the nature or significance of the Kingdom.




There was no “worship,” at least, as we know worship, in the Garden of Eden. There were no altars, sacrifices, songs, clapping, dancing, Bibles, hymnbooks, sermons, or prayers—none of this stuff we call “religion.” There was only relationship: Adam and Eve walking and talking with The Most High Yah in perfect fellowship and harmony.




Man fell from this intense passionate relationship with The Most High Yah, and The Most High Yah is seeking to restore man back to the simplicity of the Garden experience. Furthermore, our kingly authority over the earth is something He wants us to exercise and enjoy now, not just some distant day in the future after we have died and gone to heaven.




Kingdom thinking means recognizing that we do not have to resign ourselves to live in poverty, pain, suffering, and trouble “here below” until the The Most High rescues us. We can claim and assert now our authority as sons and daughters of the King of the universe. We can experience the victory that is ours as people of the Kingdom.

YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR MINDSET!!!!!

Exodus chapter 20







Today we are walking in: You Must Change Your Mindset!!!!










Today we look to the word- CHANGE- H2015- haphak- a primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert:—become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow overturn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).










The Torah Testifies…………….


Leviticus 27:33


He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change H2015 it: and if he change H2015 it at all, then both it and the change H2015 thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.










The Prophets Proclaim………


Malachi 3:6


For I am the LORD, I change H2015 not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.








The Writings witness……………



Proverbs 24:21


My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change H2015:





THE KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC


Most of us who are raised in a democratic society have trouble understanding the concept of a kingdom. For the same reason we also frequently have difficulty understanding the Bible, because the Bible is not about democracy. Since we live under a democratic system of government, we tend to assume that The Most High Yah is democratic. This is not so. Although many of the foundation stones of democracy are biblical, such as the principles of individual human rights, liberty, and dignity, democracy itself is not a biblical concept. Democracy arose in ancient Greece, a product of the thought of Greek philosophers like Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. Democracy is an invention of man; it did not come from the Bible.


In our modern world, democracies usually take one of two forms: a republic or a parliamentary democracy. A republic is a democratic nation headed by a president elected by the people. Ultimate power in a republic lies with the citizens rather than with the leadership. The United States, Canada, Nigeria, England, Spain, Jamaica, Brazil or any other democratic form of government, or a parliamentary democracy, are all republics because they have elected presidents.


For example, in the Bahamas, which is a parliamentary democracy under a commonwealth of nations. The highest leadership position in our country is not an elected president, but an appointed governor, under whom is a prime minister elected by the people. The prime minister is the chief executive of the Bahamas and responsible for executing the mandates of the governor. After every election, the prime minister gives his governing plan to the governor who reviews and returns it. In a parliamentary democracy, the prime minister, although he is the chief executive, takes his orders from the governor, who holds the highest position. Symbolically, however, even the governor is not the ultimate authority because the Queen of England is, in name, the ruler of our country, even though she does not really govern anything. In the commonwealth of nations, she is the titular head of state.


Whether we live in a republic like the United States or in a parliamentary nation, the problem we face as citizens of a democracy is understanding what it means as believers to live in a Kingdom. This is a very important distinction. The Bible teaches about a Kingdom ruled by The Most High Yah. A kingdom is diametrically opposed to a democracy. Living successfully in the Kingdom of The Most High Yah will require of us a complete mental reversal. We cannot be effective citizens of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah and continue to think democratically.


DEVELOPING A KINGDOM THINKING


The first recorded words of Yahusha’ public ministry directly address our need to shift our thinking and acting into a Kingdom context. Yahusha, after being baptized by John in the Jordan River and spending 40 days in the wilderness being tempted by Hasatan, embarked on His earthly mission:


From that time on Yahusha began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt. 4:17).


Yahusha came into the world to introduce The Most High Yah’s plan for this planet, and the first thing He said was, “Repent!” In His very first statement to the world, Yahusha began by telling us that we need to change our minds. That is essentially what the word repent means. Perhaps a better way of saying it is that we need to change our thinking or our mindset.


Literally speaking, to repent means to stop, turn around, and go in the opposite direction. It is like walking down a road, realizing you are headed in the wrong direction, and turning around 180 degrees to head in the right direction. This suggests action, but action follows thinking. Before we can turn around, we have to decide to turn around.


Some might even find Yahusha’ first word to us insulting, because He is saying, “You’ve got wrong thinking. Everything you’ve learned is wrong, and you need to change.” For example, in our democratic environment we have been taught that governments operate by the will and vote of the people, even in choosing our own leader. In a democracy, every vote counts and every opinion is important. The majority rules. Not so in a kingdom. The vote of the people means nothing in a kingdom, and only one opinion matters—the king’s.


There is no vote in the Kingdom of The Most High Yah; His Word is supreme and absolute. We do not vote for our Leader; He is already in place and His is a permanent office. The Most High Yah’s tenure as King is eternal, a reign that will never end, neither by death nor by conquest. In The Most High Yah’s Kingdom, our opinion is of no importance. His opinion is all that matters; His will and His ways supersede all others. Majority does not apply in the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. Even though a majority of the earth’s population lives in ignorance of and rebellion toward The Most High Yah, He is and will remain the sovereign King of creation. There is no vote in the Kingdom of The Most High Yah; His Word is supreme and absolute.


CONTRASTING A KINGDOM WITH A DEMOCRACY


A kingdom and a democracy are two totally different worlds. That is why it is difficult for believers who were born in a democracy to live a strong Kingdom life. We want to debate the issues or interject our own thoughts and opinions. We try to reach consensus or compromise to keep everyone happy instead of simply recognizing that the King’s Word is law. If The Most High Yah says that adultery is a sin, that is the word of the King, and His Word is the law. The matter is not open for discussion. We can debate The Most High Yah’s words and decrees until we are blue in the face, but in the end all we will have to show for it are blue faces; His Word will still be the law. No matter what humanistic philosophy preaches from its pulpits in the schools and in our courts, The Most High Yah’s law is absolute.


In a democracy, citizens can gather to protest government policies and form committees and groups to lobby the legislative bodies to change laws. That does not happen in a kingdom. The Most High Yah’s Word is absolute in His Kingdom, because it is set down for all to see in the Bible, which is the “constitution” of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah. The King has decreed that adultery is a sin. This is recorded in the “constitution” in Article Exodus, Section 20, Subsection 14: “You shall not commit adultery,” and Article Leviticus, Section 18, Subsection 20: “Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.” These decrees, and others like them, are stronger than stone because they are the words of the King. His Word is law and will never change.


If we claim to be living the Kingdom life, we cannot constantly be forming our own little groups to advance our own opinions or to challenge the Word of the King. As law, His Word is non-negotiable and immutable. We run into problems every time we try to carry our democratic mentality over into Kingdom life.


A LESSON FROM A MAN NAMED JOB


We would all do well to take a lesson from Job. A man greatly blessed by The Most High Yah in family and wealth, Job lost everything after The Most High Yah allowed Hasatan to test his faith. Through much travail and suffering, including the worthless advice of some well-meaning friends, Job desired to debate The Most High Yah because he believed he was being treated unfairly.


That’s when The Most High Yah stepped in to remind Job of his place and of the nature of their relationship:


Then the The Most High answered Job out of the storm. He said: “Who is this that darkens My counsel with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell Me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone—while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?” (Job 38:1-7)


Here begins a dizzying barrage of questions that The Most High Yah puts to Job, running for four chapters and leaving him (and us) in no doubt regarding who is in charge. By the time it was all over, Job had changed his mind. He gained an entirely new attitude and a much humbler outlook:


Then Job replied to the The Most High: “I know that You can do all things; no plan of Yours can be thwarted. You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’ My ears had heard of You but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:1- 6).


Job repented. He had a change of mindset that changed everything else. He began to see his life from a Kingdom perspective. We need to come to the same place and realize that we cannot fool around with The Most High Yah. He is the King, not the president. We did not vote Him in, and we cannot vote Him out. We need to lay aside our democratic mindset and start thinking like Kingdom citizens.

YOU ARE AN AMBASSADOR!!!!!!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: You Are An Ambassador!!!!!




Today we look to the word- AMBASSADOR- H6735- tsiyr- ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow











The Torah testifies……..




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The Prophets proclaim……..




Obadiah 1:1




The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador H6735 is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.










The Writings witness………………




Proverbs 13:17




A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador H6735 is health.







THE ORIGINAL MISSION OF YAHUSHA




The controversial movie of 2004, The Passion, produced by actor/producer Mel Gibson, stirred the whole world about the life and death of Yahusha Hamachiach. There has been much controversy and debate down through the years over the life, message, death, and resurrection of Yahusha Hamachiach, especially within the religious community. There are many views and opinions as to what His real mission was. Scholars have dissected, examined, reviewed, revised and written volumes on these subjects. Yet many are still confused as to what His mission, message, methods, and purpose were for coming to earth.




However, for us to discover the original purpose and mission of Yahusha, it should be obvious that we must consider His own declarations concerning His purpose and assignment for coming into the world. Let’s read a few of them from the records of His close friends in the gospel narrative.




His first public statement was made at the beginning of His earthly mission, when He was 30 years old, after being baptized by His cousin John the Baptist, and completing 40 days of fasting, during which He overcame satan’s temptations to compromise His assignment:




From that time on Yahusha began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt. 4:17).




The word near, in some translations rendered “at hand,” simply means “has arrived.” In other words, His first declaration was the introduction and arrival of a kingdom, not a religion. In essence, He brought a government to earth. Let’s look at some other declarations by Yahusha concerning His purpose and mission on earth.




As you go, preach this message: “The kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt. 10:7).




But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of The Most High Yah, then the kingdom of The Most High Yah has come upon you (Matt. 12:28).




Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants (Matt. 18:23).




And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come (Matt. 24:14).




But He said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” And He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea (Luke 4:43-44).




After this, Yahusha traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah (Luke 8:1a).




But the crowds learned about it and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of The Most High Yah, and healed those who needed healing (Luke 9:11).




But seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well (Luke 12:31).




Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom (Luke 12:32).




The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law (Luke 16:16-17).




I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of The Most High Yah like a little child will never enter it (Luke 18:17).




And I confer on you a kingdom, just as My Father conferred one on Me (Luke 22:29).




Yahusha said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Yahusha answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me” (John 18:36-37).




These are only a few of the declarations made by Yahusha concerning His mission, purpose, and message and it is obvious that His intent was to declare, establish, and invite all men to enter the Kingdom of The Most High Yah.




This is in direct contrast with the focus on religious activity and religion’s preoccupation with going to heaven. It seems as if the message and priority of Yahusha was the occupation and reclamation of earth, rather than designing an escape hatch to heaven for mankind. There is a verse of scripture that has challenged my thinking for years and perhaps it may shed some light on this issue for you also.




Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth (Matt. 5:5).




It is interesting to note that the promise is for the inheritance of earth rather than heaven. Also His dominion of earth and its environment was declared by Yahusha as the return of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah to earth.




But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of The Most High Yah, then the kingdom of The Most High Yah has come upon you (Matt. 12:28).




This verse seems to indicate the return of the dominion power that Adam lost in his disobedience. Yahusha came to earth, not to bring a religion, but a Kingdom—the governing influence of the Kingdom of heaven on earth. The message proclaims the opportunity for all mankind to regain its lost dominion over earth and its environment through the reception of the Ruach Hackodesh of The Most High Yah and, consequently, the reconnection of earth with heaven. This is why it is called “good news” or gospel.




The message of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah is the most important news ever delivered to the human race. Yahusha came to earth to announce the arrival of this Kingdom and to establish it in people’s hearts through His death and resurrection. As the Son of The Most High Yah, Yahusha Hamachiach was the exact likeness of His Father and represented Him perfectly on earth. To all those who believed in and followed Him, Yahusha restored their citizenship rights in the Kingdom of heaven and imparted His Spirit, so that they could represent Him and the government of heaven on earth.




This representation is known as government diplomacy. The following statement is a political statement that is very common to all kingdoms, including our contemporary governments.




And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on Me (Luke 22:29).




This statement is always used at the appointment of an official representative of a government to other nations. This is the position of an ambassador. This is not a religious designation, but a governmental one.




HEAVEN’S AMBASSADORS ON EARTH




Every nation appoints ambassadors and envoys to represent its interests to other nations. The Kingdom of heaven is no different, as it is the prototype of kingdoms. The Most High Yah chose to communicate the message of His Kingdom throughout the earth: not through religious people, but through personal representatives. The Most High Yah’s chosen strategy for proclaiming His Kingdom was to employ ambassadors. An ambassador is a political appointee whose job is to represent and speak for his or her home government before the rulers of other countries. In the eyes of those rulers, the word of an ambassador is the word of the government that he or she represents. Good ambassadors never speak their personal opinions, but only the official policies of the government that appointed them.




In the same way, the people of The Most High Yah are His ambassadors on the earth. Scripture clearly teaches this. The Most High Yah chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and then to represent Himself before them. Prophets represented The Most High Yah and spoke His messages of warning and judgment to a nation that had turned away from Him. In Second Corinthians 5:20, Paul writes, “We are therefore Hamachiach’s ambassadors, as though The Most High Yah were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Hamachiach’s behalf: Be reconciled to The Most High Yah.” As ambassadors of heaven, we represent our Father’s Kingdom on earth. If we are to be effective, it is important that we understand what we are talking about.




CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AMBASSADOR




An ambassador is a unique political creature in all kingdoms and his disposition must be understood fully, in order to appreciate the power and distinction of this revered position. Here are some very paramount qualities of an ambassador:


Appointed by the king, not voted into position;


Appointed to represent the state or kingdom;


Committed only to the state’s interests;


Embodies the nation-state or kingdom;


Totally covered by the state;


Is the responsibility of the state;


Totally protected by his government;


Never becomes a citizen of the state or kingdom to
which he is assigned;


Can only be recalled by the king or president;


Has access to all his nation’s wealth for assignment;


Never speaks his personal position on any issue, only his nation’s official position; and,


His goal is to influence the territory for his kingdom government.



All of these qualities and characteristics are embedded in the message and ministry of the Kingdom of The Most High Yah and are perfectly exemplified by our Chief Ambassador (Secretary of State) Yahusha Hamachiach.



All of these also apply to each citizen of the Kingdom of heaven who has been appointed by the government of heaven to represent heaven on earth. This is why Yahusha admonished us to not worry about anything concerning our lives, but to focus on the Kingdom; then everything we need for life and fulfilling our Kingdom assignment on earth will be provided by the government of heaven.



Here are some ambassadorial statements and references expressed by the King, Yahusha Himself, regarding His diplomatic duties in representing His heavenly government. These He transferred to you, who have submitted as citizens of the Kingdom of heaven.



Yahusha said to them, “My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, am working” (John 5:17).



Yahusha gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does (John 5:19).




By Myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is just, for I seek not to please Myself but Him who sent Me (John 5:30).




Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me (John 6:57).




I have much to say in judgment of you. But He who sent Me is reliable, and what I have heard from Him I tell the world. (John 8:26).




So Yahusha said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on My own but speak just what the Father has taught Me. The one who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do what pleases Him” (John 8:28-29).




Do not believe Me unless I do what My Father does. (John 10:37).




For I did not speak of My own accord, but the Father who sent Me commanded Me what to say and how to say it. I know that His command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told Me to say (John 12:49-50).




Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in Me? The words I say to you are not just My own. Rather, it is the Father, living in Me, who is doing His work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father (John 14:9-12).




Again Yahusha said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.” And with that He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Ruach Hackodesh” (John 20:21-22).




I declare that we are also ambassadors of our heavenly government, representing our government’s mind, will, purposes and intent to the earth, so that His Kingdom can come and His will be done on earth just as it is in heaven. We are charged only to speak what our government speaks, not our own personal opinion or views. Therefore, whenever an ambassador is asked to comment on any issue, he is obligated to speak his government’s position. He simply quotes the constitutional (the Bible) position on all matters. Go and be an ambassador of the government of heaven, not of a religion. Study your constitution to know and understand your government’s position on all issues pertaining to life.

WHY DID YAHUSHA COME???!!!!

Exodus chapter 20




Today we are walking in: Why Did Yahusha Come?




Today we look to the word-BIRTH-H8435 towlĕdah --descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies, account of men and their descendants, genealogical list of one's descendants, one's contemporaries, course of history (of creation etc), begetting or account of heaven






The Torah testifies...............





Genesis 25:33




And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.










The prophets proclaim..................



Isaiah 66:9




Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.









The writings bear witness...........................



Ecclesiastes 6:3




If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.







THE BIRTH OF THE KINGDOM ANNOUNCER- Start time 6:17 AM!!!!!

Today as Vice President Joe Biden goes to visit different places in the U.S. if you were to travel where he goes you would find an unusually large crowd clogging the airport. It would look like a war zone. There will be police, security and army officers everywhere. For a moment you may think some terrorist act has occurred. If you ask one of the Army officers the reason for so much security activity. His answer would shock you. After warning you that traffic throughout the whole city will be heavy, he will tell you, you should be prepared to have your vehicle searched anytime, anywhere that day. The reason, he would explain, for the heightened security is that the Vice President of the United States is coming in three days. All of this commotion for a man who is not even in town yet, who is not arriving for three days! You can ask the officer why all this activity so far in advance. He would say, “We are preparing for the coming of the Vice President.”


The same thing happens in other parts of the world. This is the very thing that occurs in all kingdoms when royalty is expected. In Great Britain, whenever the Queen or any member of the royal family are scheduled to visit the territory, preparations begin months in advance. The streets are swept, streetlights cleaned, schools painted, flags hung and so much more—the principle being, whenever a sovereign is to arrive, it is announced and preparations are made far in advance. Even the people have to be prepared.


This was the role of John the Baptist, the announcer of the King. John was keeping Kingdom royal protocol. His job was to prepare the people, the nation and the way for the coming of the King who would bring the Kingdom. The scripture describes John in this way,


In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the The Most High, make straight paths for Him’” (Matt. 3:1-3).

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the The Most High’” (John 1:23).

Please note that John’s message was not about a religion, but the Kingdom of heaven. It is important to understand that John was the most unique prophet of the entire Bible. In fact, Yahusha stated that John was the greatest of all the prophets that had ever lived.

I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he (Matt. 11:11).


Why does John hold such a prominent position among the prophets? Because all the prophets before John spoke only of the coming of the Messiah King and the coming of the Kingdom, while John had the privilege of announcing, presenting, meeting and baptizing the King of the Kingdom.


UNDERSTANDING OUR ROLE AS KINGS


The birth of Yahusha was announced as the birth of a king, not a priest. This is very important because it emphasizes the primary focus of the mission of Yahusha and His purpose for coming to earth. Hear His words concerning His purpose for coming. His priesthood was His redemptive function, but to be king was His eternal disposition.

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Yahusha answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me” (John 18:37).

From then on, Pilate tried to set Yahusha free, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar” (John 19:12).

But He said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent” (Luke 4:43).


WHAT WAS THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF YAHUSHA?

The greatest tragedy in life is not death: It is life without a purpose. The most important discovery in life is the discovery of purpose. Purpose is defined as the original intent or motivation for something. Purpose is also defined as the reason or desired result for the initiation or an action of production of a thing. Simply put, purpose is the “why” of a thing. Without a clear understanding of purpose, life becomes an experiment. Where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable. Without purpose, activity has no meaning and time and energy are misused. Purpose determines what is right. Purpose protects us from doing something good at the expense of the right. Purpose is the predetermined, established, intended result of a thing.

The great king of Israel, Solomon, expressed the critical importance of the concept of purpose in his Book of Proverbs this way,

Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the The Most High’s purpose that prevails (Prov. 19:21).

This statement implies the priority of purpose as compared to a plan of action. It suggests that the most important interest of the Creator is His original intent for His actions and creation.

This is why we must seriously and carefully consider, when discussing the most important subject of The Most High Yah’s purpose and plan for humanity, that we revisit the purpose, message, and assignment of Yahusha Hamachiach.


THE ORIGINAL MISSION OF YAHUSHA


The controversial movie of 2004, The Passion, produced by actor/producer Mel Gibson, stirred the whole world about the life and death of Yahusha Hamachiach. There has been much controversy and debate down through the years over the life, message, death, and resurrection of Yahusha Hamachiach, especially within the religious community. There are many views and opinions as to what His real mission was. Scholars have dissected, examined, reviewed, revised and written volumes on these subjects. Yet many are still confused as to what His mission, message, methods, and purpose were for coming to earth.


However, for us to discover the original purpose and mission of Yahusha, it should be obvious that we must consider His own declarations concerning His purpose and assignment for coming into the world. Let’s read a few of them from the records of His close friends in the gospel narrative.


His first public statement was made at the beginning of His earthly mission, when He was 30 years old, after being baptized by His cousin John the Baptist, and completing 40 days of fasting, during which He overcame satan’s temptations to compromise His assignment:


From that time on Yahusha began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt. 4:17).


The word near, in some translations rendered “at hand,” simply means “has arrived.” In other words, His first declaration was the introduction and arrival of a kingdom, not a religion. In essence, He brought a government to earth. Let’s look at some other declarations by Yahusha concerning His purpose and mission on earth.


As you go, preach this message: “The kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt. 10:7).


But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of The Most High Yah, then the kingdom of The Most High Yah has come upon you (Matt. 12:28).


Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants (Matt. 18:23).


And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come (Matt. 24:14).


But He said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” And He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea (Luke 4:43-44).


After this, Yahusha traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah (Luke 8:1a).


But the crowds learned about it and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of The Most High Yah, and healed those who needed healing (Luke 9:11).


But seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well (Luke 12:31).


Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom (Luke 12:32).


The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of The Most High Yah is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law (Luke 16:16-17).


I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of The Most High Yah like a little child will never enter it (Luke 18:17).


And I confer on you a kingdom, just as My Father conferred one on Me (Luke 22:29).


Yahusha said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Yahusha answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to Me” (John 18:36-37).