Fruits of the Ruach?

Quite a few years ago, about 17 to be more exact & whilst still in the Denominational systems, I, and a few other men, were sitting in the home of the local Pastor.  We were talking about something which I can no longer recall; however what I do recall with absolute clarity was my frustration and anger at the topic and answers being laid before us:  I held my Bible in my left hand above my head and held my right hand lower down to my side and indicating to the Bible and my right hand I proposed the following:

This Bible (held above my head) is the inerrant Word of GOD, I am down here in the dust (indicating my lower right hand): HOW DO I REACH THIS BIBLES' STANDARD SET FOR ME?

Stunned and embarrassed silence followed; you see dear reader we all had the same question BUT WE DID NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO IT!

Well YHWH is so incredibly faithful,  HE heard my cries, and THE SHEPHERD left the 99 sheep and came and found me and began to carry me back to HIS Flock!   Hallelujah!  However this story, this Testimony of YESHUA MESSIAH, is for another day suffice to say that Yeshua, through HIS Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) began to answer, and is still answering, my question of years before - How do we get up out of the dust and attain what HIS Word holds before us as the "Bench Mark"  -  YESHUA HIMSELF?

The answer to my question was astonishingly simple - LOVE YHWH WITH ALL YOUR HEART, ALL YOUR SOUL AND ALL YOUR MIGHT!  

But I had been doing that.  I can honestly say that I was giving my everything in trying to serve Jesus as the Church was telling me to do;  I was praying, fasting; pleading for "the gifts of the Spirit", the "anointing in the Spirit", seeking under every bush and high hill to just continually be told by all my brethren to "just trust in Jesus" and relax......I was trying so hard to do this all........ but still I felt like the proverbial deer - I longed and panted for streams of living water!.........my soul was thirsting for The LIVING ELOHIM! (Ps. 42).  My next question now was:  How do I love YHWH Elohim with all my heart, soul and might?

It was during this period of search that I was in the process of being unwittingly led out of the Churches and their organised order of worship and  doctrinal clutches by The Ruach HaKodesh, so to say that I was in a state of complete and utter flux would have been the understatement of all time.  I did not know what I was doing or where I was going, all I knew was that I had to hang on for dear life to what The Ruach had started to tell me and show me and not to look left or right; I did not even know anymore what to look for in a true believer of YHWH so one day I asked YHWH to please tell me what to look for in a True Believer   HIS answer was very succinct and pointed as if I should have known better:  HE said:

"YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUIT"  Gal. 5:22-23 

This answer turned out to be a curved ball; you see my eyes were still largely veiled, I now realise in hindsight that I still had not really began to call out and seek YHWH with all my heart and I needed to begin to call out with all my heart before YHWH would react to my pleas! (Ex. 2:23(b); Jer. 29:11-14) I needed to begin to call out, out of a heart that was willing to forgo everything & anything I had come to trust up to that stage in my "religious" life.  I NEEDED TO START TO WALK ON THE WATER!

Please understand:  This is a Truth: For those of us who are really seeking and wanting to know The Truth; those who have a real passion for The Truth; who know that the fullness of Truth will begin to set us free and enable us to live a life of abundance in Messiah Yeshua as HE deems righteous for us (Eph. 2:8-10); for those who want to live under the Shadow of HIS Wings without any fear in perfect LOVE - THAT TRUTH will cost us our lives as we have known them!  When one begins down this path one is really cautioned to take stock of one's options because you see dear reader YESHUA never came to bring "peace" but came to bring the "SWORD"!  (Matt. 10:34-39; Matt. 16:24-27; Luke 14:25-35).  YESHUA NEEDS TO KILL OUR FLESH AND ALL THAT IT REPRESENTS, INCLUDING OUR MAN MADE RELIGIONS AND SYSTEMS, BECAUSE FLESH CAN NEVER INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Rom. 8:1-27).

There is another reason that I say the responce of YHWH to me about knowing the true believers by their fruit was a curve ball was because I saw so many, many people who seemed to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit and who were patiently not believers in Messiah Yeshua:  Gandhi for one; the Dalai Lama, even most of the UN officials whom I had worked with during our independence process: Even politicians & lawyers seemed to exhibit love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith (in something be it their G/gods or what they perceived of their personal D/deities), meekness, temperance  (1611 KJV Translations).

I need to give a quick explanation of what I mean by the faithfulness I saw in people concerning their G/gods:  I met people who said they loved Jesus and Jesus said that they could eat, act and worship as they saw fit because they were no longer under the Law. I met others who said that they were believers in Jesus and that Jesus was love and that homosexuality was acceptable because there was true love between these consenting same gender adults and that they were faithful to each other in their relationships. Basically what I am trying to say is that there were so many different flavours out there of what Jesus (and interpretations the Word) had said that people could do, and basically nothing that people could not do thereby making it almost impossible of me to understand how the Fruit of The Spirit applied in identifying who the true believers might be! There was absolutely no conformity at all amongst the "believers", in fact so much so that I had to say to one Pastor that he and his congregations conduct was of such a nature that you were not able to distinguish them from the unbelieving world - in other words I personally saw absolutely no fear of YHWH at all amongst the purported believers of Jesus except to say most of them put on their Sunday best went to church, went home, maybe went to a Bible Study or so, but apart from these "socially accepted churchy things" they were just like everybody else - they all seemed to be living under "cheap grace" - it cost Jesus HIS Life but it costs me nothing!

I had great difficulty being a part of this church mentality, I was beginning to not fit in - my quandary grew and with it my crying out to YHWH.

I need to jump forward a few years:  By this stage I have been well and truly extricated from the Denominational systems and I was being led by The Ruach HaKodesh to study the Bible as HE was leading with less and less "religious" constraints. I now begin to understand more about the Fruit of the Spirit, I now begin to see and experience a conformity and established "WAY" in this cacophony of babbling pseudo religious/secular society we call the World and its systems or religions. Now I begin to see how I, and those being called out of the Religions Denominational systems, could and can be lifted up from out of the dust to a level approaching what The Bible says is acceptable: .....Now I begin to see that I had begun to experience (and hopefully exhibit) The Fruit of The Ruach in MY LIFE and more importantly, I began to be able to identify the fruit, or the lack of it, in the lives of those purporting to be believers in YESHUA!  NOW I BEGAN TO SEE A LIFESTYLE COMMENSURATE TO THE WAY THAT YESHUA HAMESSIACH WALKED WHEN HE WAS ON EARTH!

I had now begun to learn to ask questions: I had learnt to seek answers in The Word in conjunction with fervent pray on my behalf and guidence from the Ruach HaKodesh.  I have started to understand by this time that YESHUA IS FIRST AND FORE MOSTLY THE PERFECT REPRESENTATION OF THE ELOHIM OF THE "OLD TESTAMENT", NOT SOME JOHNNY COME LATELY THAT CAME TO INTRODUCE A NEW RELIGION FOR THE CHRISTIANS WITH NO RULES EXCEPT WHAT OUR HEART BELIEVES IS RIGHT AND SOME DENOMINATIONAL MADE INSPIRED PRINCIPLES.  

I LEARNT THAT YESHUA IS A HEBREW FROM THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE IS THE KING OF ISRAEL BY RIGHT, LINEAGE AND DIVINE APPOINTMENT AND ALL THESE TRAITS  OF NATIONALITY AND ROYALTY ARE HIS BY LEGAL PRECEDENCE FOR ETERNITY.    

I LEARNT THAT HE WAS THE ONE AND ONLY DIVINE AND ROYAL BRIDE-GROOM SPOKEN OF IN THE WORD, AND THAT HIS BRIDE WAS ISRAEL, NOT A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED ISRAEL; WHO HAVE DONE AWAY WITH THE COVENANT THAT YHWH MADE WITH ISRAEL FOR ETERNITY AND NOW COMMONLY CALL THEMSELVES THE CHURCH! 

AGAIN I SAY MANY OF HIS BRIDE ARE TO BE FOUND IN THE DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH SYSTEM TODAY, BUT THESE ARE BEING CALLED OF THE CHURCH SYSTEMS (DENOMINATIONS), THEY NEED TO COME OUT OF THAT SYSTEM; COME  BACK TO HIS COVENANT MADE WITH ISRAEL AT MOUNT SINAI - THEY NEED TO MAKE TESHUVAH (Repentance by turning back to ELOHIM - this is the revival I spoke of in the previous post - it is my belief that this revival can be differently viewed from two sides: 

• The first is from inside the denominations where it can be viewed as a death of the Church as many believers up and leave the system, whilst the system itself, in an act of self-preservation need to compromise more and more with the world to get more acceptance and favour from man (humanism).  
• The other view one can have is from those leaving the Religious systems and returning to the fullness of the Word and discovering that none of the Word was ever done away with or abridged, and therein freely finding Food and Water that satisfies - Is. 55:1-3)

There is so very, very much more that I have learnt of this Divine Bride-Groom we all hopefully wish to marry someday, but before we do that we have to contend and overcome to the very end (Rev. 2:7; 2:11; 2:17; 2:25; 3:5; 3:12; 3:21) and the race for most of us has still to really begin! It befits us to remember that "..many are called, but few are chosen."  Matt. 22:14!

To be a contender in this race we need to basically fill two criteria:  

1. Rebirth through Yeshua Messiah is of absolute necessity - if you have not had a physical encounter of surrender and repentance with HIM which you are able to define by time and experience I would suggest you go back and make sure of your re-birth.  I personally do not believe that you can just quietly "slide" into re-birth and not be exceedingly aware of it! (John 3:3-6; Rom. 6:3; Eph. 2:8-9; 1 Pt. 1:3)
2. Sanctification - the process of growing to become more like the Hebrew, Biblical, Eternal Yeshua and less like our 21st century, Western minded selves - we must become less so that HE can become more!

The rest of what I now pen shall deal with the subject of sanctification - the "standing" up and rising out of the dust to become more like what the Bible says we should look and be like!  The developing and manifestation of the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT!

Like so much of the Revealed Word and Gospel (Good News) it is surprisingly simple and straight forward.  We, with our religion and need to curtail, bow and scrape to our flesh have made our return to YHWH so massively complicated and involved.

The first thing we should do is have a look at the original meanings of the words we have in our different translations of the Bible, allow the Bible to be the Dictionary for Itself:  So for example when we are told that a part of the Fruit of the Ruach is LOVE - well it may be to our benefit to see how the Bible describes the act of LOVE according to IT's (Yeshua's) definition:

• If ye love me, keep my commandments. (John. 14:15)
• If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. (John 15:10)
• Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. (Deut. 4:2)

(KJV - Emphasis added by me.)

Here we are told that LOVING YHWH means to keep HIS Commandments (Remember Yeshua is YHWH & remember that when Yeshua walked the Earth the "New Testament" did not yet exist - HE ONLY REFERRED TO THE TENACH "Old Testament").  Anyway back to the word translated from Greek as LOVE in the above Scriptures is from G25 = agapao (to love in a social or moral sense) - seems this word has nothing to do with feelings.

The word used in Gal. 5:22 for love is from the Greek G26 = agape = From G25; love; that is, affection or benevolence (synonyms:- quality of being well meaning;kind; good willed)

Love then could mean benevolent or charitable action  - not necessarily a feeling.

The Hebrew word translated as LOVE is H157 = 'âhab = A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise): - (be-) love (-d, -ly, -r), like, friend. 

If one reads the attached simple explanation  the obvious difference between our Western-Hellenic 21st century understanding of love and the Biblical expression and understanding of LOVE is vastly different in both concept and application.  Basically LOVE in the Hebrew context is as quoted in James 2:18, the same James who talks in Chapter 1:8 about "The Royal Law according to the Scripture" by quoting Lev. 19:18 - Paraphrased: If you LOVE ME DON'T JUST SAY IT - SHOW ME by obeying, keeping & protecting my Covenant! In other words - DO NOT COMPROMISE ON MY COVENANT / TORAH / THE CONSTITUTION OF MY ETERNAL ROYAL KINGDOM!

I have spoken a little already on the word "..keep" as seen in "..keep my commandments" in John 14:15 & 15:10 above; but here is a little more depth on the word.

KEEP, as used in these verses are from the Greek G5083 = tereo - a watch, a guard (from loss or injury).  

Again looking at the word KEEP in Hebrew we find the word H8104 = shâmar = A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with thorns), that is, guard; generally to protect, attend to, etc.: - beware, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep (-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch (-man).  See Gen. 2:15; Gen. 3:24; Gen. 6:19-20 for the first usage of H8104 = shâmar = "keep".

The root letters for the word H8104 = shâmar are (Shin, Mem) and a word with the same two root letters is shema H8085 = a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with the implication of attention, obedience) consent, to declare, diligently discern, obedient, obey (Deut. 6:4 & Mk. 12:29) 

"Hear (Shema) O, Israel: YHWH our Elohim, is ONE (Echad - united) Elohim" (KJV - emphasis by me)

Here we are able to see a deeper meaning of the root connection of these words = both are an action of observation, protection and obedience .

We can then quite correctly conclude that LOVE in a Biblical Hebrew mindset means to charitably or benevolently watch over and do the Commandments of YHWH thereby guarding them from loss or injury!

Next we will need to look at the portion of The Fruit of The Ruach described as  FAITH:

The Greek word translated as FAITH is G4102 = pistis = From G3982; persuasion; that is credence; moral conviction... faith; fidelity.

The word fidelity is a Covenant word which denotes loyalty; reliability; constancy; consistency; support; devotion.  Again we have to understand the Hebrew mindset of the Bible as opposed to the Greek one in which we were all reared:  The Hebrew see a practical application of an action.  The Greek see a concept or idea.

FAITH in Hebrew is from the word emun = H529 (From H539 = a primitive root; properly to build up or support; to foster as a parent, to be permanent...to establish, to verify) established, that is, (fig) trusty...faith (-ful) truth.

Again Faith is established by an action, faithful supportive, verified action - it is not general concept as we are told it is ! 

Thus we see that two of the proponents of the Fruit of The Ruach, LOVE and FAITH as described in Gal. 5 can correctly be translated as "faithful and constant protection of the Royal Law of YHWH without compromise through obedience and application of the  said Royal Law (Covenant / Torah/ Kingdom Constitution)!"

I initially was planning to stop here and sum up; but my wife referred me to Is. 11:1-5 and its description of the "Fruit of the Ruach" which was prophesied to rest on our Messiah and King, YESHUA HAMESSIACH:  I shall heed her advice; so allow us please to look at Is. 11 and remember, this is the Ruach in The Entirety of The Ruach we spoken of HERE!

"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:  And the (1) Spirit of the YHWH shall rest upon him, the (2) Spirit of Wisdom and (3) Understanding, the (4) Spirit of Counsel and (5) Might, the (6) Spirit of Knowledge and (7) of the Fear of the YHWH; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked . And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins." (KJV - emphasis by me)

We need to first understand that the Ruach that was laid upon YESHUA our Messiah and referred to in Is. 11 was represented as the Menorah in the Tabernacle of Moshe; The Menorah being the only Light in the Holy Place and necessary to Light the WAY into the Holy of Holies which was itself Illuminated by the very Presence of YHWH ElShaddai (The LORD GOD ALMIGHTY) HIMSELF. (Ex. 25:31-40 - note verse 40 - perfect copy of the Eternal Heavenly Tabernacle; Ex. 37:17-24; John 8:12; Eph. 5:1-21 - note verse 9 Fruit of the Spirit = goodness, righteousness and truth are all character actions - not emotions or concepts; 1 John 1:7).

The Light of the Menorah was supplied by the virgin (first press) olive oil of the Israelites which kept the Menorah burning day and night; Olive Oil is symbolic as we know of the Ruach HaKodesh AND HIS WORKS.

The Menorah is Echad (ONE) - it was produced out of ONE piece of solid gold.  It consisted of the Middle Stem (The Ruach ITSELF) and flowing out of the Middle Stem were six side stems, (6) representing MAN in Hebrew numerology (Gematria) and written as the letter VAV - which represents a nail or a peg to join/hold something or SOMEONE to something else! (NB. See Yeshua The Man nailed or pegged to a Stake!)  This is a fascinating study for one to do, but this is not the platform for it, suffice to say that that:

Yeshua is the Light of The World who came as MAN, the Second Adam to show us the Perfect WAY back to THE FATHER. (John 1:6-10; 8:12; 1 Corth. 15:2; 15:45; John 12:46; 14:6-12)

Yeshua was the fullness of the Ruach, The Godhead of Eternal YHWH ELOHIM. (both Col. 2:9; & Eph. 3:19 point to the fullness of the Ruach in Yeshua).

The Menorah, being the Fullness of the Ruach, The Fullness of Messiah Yeshua had three "Branches" flowing out to either side of the Main Centre Stem of the Menorah, The Ruach and these are WISDON & UNDERSTANDING; COUNSEL & MIGHT; KNOWLEDGE & FEAR!

Breaking up these SIX attributes of the Ruach upon Yeshua the Messiah we have:

• First Branch: Wisdom = H2451 = chogmah = From H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. Adjoined on the other side of the Menorah with:
• Understanding = H998 = biynah = (From H995 = a primitive root = to separate mentally, consider, diligence, deal wisely) Understanding;- knowledge, meaning, X perfectly understanding, wisdom.
• Second Branch: Counsel = H6098 = etsah (From H3289 = a primitive root; to advise, to deliberate or resolve, counsel) Advice:- by implication plan, also prudence, purpose.  Adjoined on the other side of the Menorah with:
• Might = H1369 = guburah = Feminine passive particle from the same as H1368:  force (literally of fig); by implication valour, victory; force, master, mighty act, power strength.
• Third Branch: Knowledge = H1847 = da'ath  (From H3045 = a primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing, cunning, diligence, familiar friend, instruct, kinsfolk... and much more) Knowledge;- cunning, ignorantly, know; aware, wittingly.  Adjoined  on the other side of the Menorah with:
• Fear = H3374 Feminine of H3373: (From H3372 = a primitive root; to fear; morally, revere (Dictionary = Respect; Admire, esteem), dread) fear (also used as infinitive; morally reverence:- X dreadful; X exceedingly, fear (-fulness).

To knit these together we see that Yeshua; and any person filled with the Ruach, has:

• The fullness of the Ruach in the Middle from which flows
• Perfect Wisdom balanced by Perfect Knowledge and Understanding.
• Perfect Counsel balanced by Valour, Power and Strength.
• Diligent awareness balanced by Reverent Respect and Exceeding Fear.

It is very evident that the fullness of the Ruach which rested on Yeshua and referenced in Is. 11:1-5; the very same Yeshua Who told Phillip in John 14:9 That HE, Yeshua, was the Fullness of the FATHER - has absolutely nothing what so ever to do with the emotional concepts that we are told Gal. 5:22-23 means!

The attributes of Isaiah 11 & Eph. 5:9 are all discernible visible character traits based on the obedience to YESHUA's Covenant:  Therefore I humbly submit that in my considered opinion a "faithful and constant protection of the Royal Law of YHWH without compromise through obedience and application of the said Royal Law (Covenant/Torah/ Kingdom Constitution)!" is part of the observable and identifiable Fruits of The Ruach spoken of in Galatians 5:22-23, and that without this observable and identifiable Trait of The Ruach HaKodesh an incomplete Spiritual Fruit is being displayed and the one displaying such absence of  Spiritual Traits should be approached with caution regarding Spiritual Status & must therefore be treated with discretion and mindfulness.

Brethren, I once again humbly submit that the current status-quo and understanding surrounding the application of Gal. 5:22-23 and used as a Spiritual beacon and marker by the Churches to determine Spiritual Maturity is at best confusing and at worst a path which leads to death and destruction;  The Bride I believe will and must show fidelity to Her HEAVENLY HUSBAND TO BE's Covenant, a Covent which is a Lifestyle and NOT A GRIEVOUS LAW: A PERFECT & CLEANSING LAW AND INSTRUCTION OF LIFE. (Deut. 10:12-13; 30:11-16; Ps. 19:7-13; Jer. 6:16; Mat. 11:29-30; 1 John 5:3).

Please once again I ask one and all to commit this which I have written to fervent prayer and study, please do not ignore this, or just accept it without the necessary consultation with The Ruach of The Bride-Groom and HIS Written Word.

Shalom in Messiah Yeshua

Bo'az

WE HAVE A GLOBAL REVIVAL TAKING PLACE - CAN YOU SEE IT?

I sit here and wonder....  If Yeshua our Messiah and Redeeming Sacrifice were to walk on the earth today amongst us - HOW WOULD HE WALK?  Or as the Jewish Brethren would ask - WHAT WOULD HIS HALACHA BE? 

We all know that HE, YESHUA was sinless and fulfilled the Torah prophecies referring to HIMSELF (never broke the Torah or the Scriptures) and was our perfect example of how to apply the Law through rebirth and faith received through grace - (Gen. 15:6; Gal. 3:6; Matt. 5:17-20; John 15:10; John 10:34-38; Luke 24:26-27; Acts 13:27-29).  We also know that Biblically sin is described as "Breaking the Torah/Law" (I John 3:4).

We can read in Acts 6:11-14 that the Law (Torah of Moshe - Moses) was still in force and being applied by the 1st centuary believers at least 4 years after the death, resurrection and ascension of MESSIAH YESHUA because it is recorded that Stephanos was accused by false witnesses of speaking blasphemously against the Temple AND THE LAW! 

Now seeing that YESHUA and The FATHER (YHWH ABBA) are ONE (UNITED, ECHAD) and YESHUA did only what HE saw and heard from ABBA YHWH, YESHUA could not have walked contrary to the LAW (Torah/Instruction/Covenant) because had HE not done as the FATHER told and showed HIM, HE, YESHUA would have been:

1. A false prophet because HE was leading us away from YHWH to another elohim (god) which our fathers never knew - (Deut. 13:1-14:2)
2. Leading HIS followers to become snared by worshipping and inquiring of other gods (Deut. 12:29-32)
3. A rebellious son (Deut. 21:18-21).
4. A liar because Yeshua said HE only did as HE was shown and instructed by YHWH ABBA ( John 5:19; 12:49).

And had YESHUA been guilty of any of the above HE would have had to be put to death by stoning or by hanging on a stake AND COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN OUR PERFECT AND SINLESS REDEEMING SACRIFICE PLACED BEFORE ABBA!

And finally for purposes of this short missive, but by no means exhausting the topic of YESHUA's Divinity and obedience to HIS Father and the Word, both YESHUA and ABBA YHWH (Elohim) - cannot and will not change or lie - EVER! (Ex. 20:16; Num. 23:19; Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8; James 1:17). See point 4 above for other references.

You see dear reader:  YESHUA WAS NOT A CHRISTIAN: HE WAS A TORAH  OBSERVANT ISRAELITE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A JEW FROM TRIBE OF JUDAH! 

Therefore I suppose we could safely assume that YESHUA would not abrogate the 7th day Sabbath with the Roman Catholic Sunday; HE would not celebrate Easter, Christmas, Lent and so on - BUT would honour and celebrate the Leviticus 23 moeds (H 4150 time of special appointments; feasts; assembling and gatherings as commanded by YHWH Elohim); Yeshua would refer to HIMSEL as YESHUA not Jesus; and HE would definately not be a partaker of a "pork-belly and crayfish surf and turf braai"! (Lev. 11) - BECAUSE HIS HALACHA (HIS WAY) IN EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF HIS LIFE ON EARTH seeing as HE was the Prophet and Redeemer showing The Way back to the Father, would never have allowed HIM to BREAK HIS OWN COVENANT WITH ISRAEL (HIS BRIDE - Is. 54:5) as many of those who say they believe in HIM accuse HIM of doing - and the tragedy is that in fact many who say they believe in HIM, do themselves break Torah/Covenant today saying it is of HIM as THEY SAY THEY ARE BEING LED BY THE RUACH OF YESHUA (SPIRIT OF YESHUA) HOLY SPIRIT - The Ruach HaKodesh TO DO SO! - (Is. 11:2; Rom. 8:9; 1 Pt. 1:11; Gal. 4:6; Phil. 1:19)!

I shall labour this point no longer as I have spoken repeatedly on this matter in the past, I did however need to lay a little ground work before diving into what I feel led to write on.

You see dear reader, we were told by our Master YESHUA HIMSELF that in these last days we would be persecuted and killed by those who would believe that they needed to persecute and kill us because it was the service (G2999 from G3000 = ministration of God; to worship;- divine service - religion?) of ELOHIM  AND IN THE NAME OF YESHUA (John 15:21; 16:2).

We have also been warned by our Heavenly Bride-Groom that in these last days 

"... there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Matt. 24:24)  

Please take note:  The words in this verse "it were", which I have emphasised, are italicised meaning they are not noted in the original texts!!! it has been assumed by the translators that these words should be added to the Scriptures, but The Ruach seemingly did not think so!

That being said, a brief simplified summation would indicate that YESHUA, today would have still walked in Torah as HE did 2000 or so years ago, and HE would be seen obeying the festivals, diets and Biblical Sabbath as prescribed by YHWH in the Torah; and we, HIS DISCIPLES WOULD BE WALKING AS HE WAS LEADING, IN THE TORAH FOLLOWING HIS COVENANTAL LEAD and being LED BY THE RUACH HAKODESH! (Is. 66:15-24)

It is also more than likely YESHUA would still have been killed for saying HE IS THE SON OF YHWH ELOHIM and FOR WALKING UNDER THE "THE CURSED LAW OF THE JEWS": AS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OF HIS FOLLOWERS TODAY!

This being the case dear reader WOULD THEN OF NECESSITY AND BY CHURCH DOCTRINE MAKE THE YESHUA  OF 2000 YEARS AGO A FALSE TEACHER AND PROPHET ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE DENOMINATIONAL CHURCHES TODAY!  

It would seem according to prevailing Denominational Doctrines today that:

• We now to have Two Different Redeemers (One Named Yeshua and the other Jesus)
• We now to have Two Different Covenants (One for The Jews and One for the Christians)
• We now seem to have Two Different Brides (One named Jews/Israel and One named Christians)
• We now seem to have Two Different Bibles (The Old Testament for the Jews and the New Testament for the Christians)
• In fact we have an Anti-Messiah when bearing in mind that anti-messiah in the word means the opposite or instead of Messiah the Anointed: (G500 - Strongs).  

You see if we deny HIS Covenant Faithfulness in all their aspects WE IN FACT DENY HIS DIVINITY BY DECLARING HIM A SINNER AND THEREBY DENY ELOHIM YHWH HAVING COME IN THE FLESH no matter what our reasoning may be!  It seems that another Gospel is being preached (2 Cor. 11:4, 12-14; Gal. 1:8)?

However, praise YHWH, we now seem to have a World Wide revival amongst the Believers inspired by the Spirit of The Bride-Groom, Yeshua HIMSELF and HIS Father YHWH Elohim:  This Revival  is colloquially  known by many names and labels if you want to attribute one to IT (Hebrew Roots, Messianics, Nazarenes et al) and those known by these "labels' and coming out of the Structured Denominational/Church System during this end times revival believe in:

• One Redeemer Named Yeshua (H 3091 =YHWH saves) - (Is. 52:13-53:12)
• One unified and eternal Covenant made with Abraham, given to Moshe for codification and Nation Building, Divinely preached and shown to the World (Israel) by Yeshua The Bride-Groom Himself, received by Faith through Grace and written on the Hearts of all believers by The Ruach HaKodesh (The Holy Spirit of Yeshua) and are no longer written on tablets of stone. (Gen. 12:1-3; 17:1-11; Ex. 19:4-24:8; Matt. 5:17-20; Eph 2:8-9; Jer. 31:31-37 & Eze. 36:22-28 (NB: this Covenant has not been completed yet).
• One Redeemed Bride named Israel (Jer. 31:4; Eze. 37:15-28; Rev. 21:9-22:5 (NB: Bride New Jerusalem and City is made up of 12 Tribes of Israel; 12 Apostles from Israel; the Wall 144 cubits (12x12 - Rev. 7 = 144000 Tribulation Saints) and much more symbolism pointing to Biblical Israel  NOT THE CHURCH DENOMINATIONS):  See my blog referring to this subject HERE.
• One Unified seamless Bible with no divisions.  See my blog referring to this subject HERE.

I know, I and my ilk are being called all sorts of names, most not so gracious and include descriptive labels like being "loose cannons" - well maybe we are in good company - Yeshua and His Disciples were considered "loose cannons" in their time; Erasmus, Luther, Calvin, William Tyndale and many more were considered "loose cannons" in their time.  It would seem that a "loose cannon" is just a person with a strong argument going up against the status-quo of the day. Change and progress seems to depend very heavily on "loose cannons" so I take this particular title to be one of encouragement.

Now may I urge you all to just stop here and think for a moment please?  Do not just discard what I have written as nonsense - it has eternal consequences: At the very least I should, after due deliberation, be considered a false teacher and prophet MYSELF - or conversely I am speaking the Truth.

If I am adjudged to be speaking the Truth according to Scripture then it must begs the question - WHAT DOES THAT MAKE THOSE WHO KNOWINGLY BREAK THE SMALLEST LETTER OF THE LAW (Torah/Covenant) and then PREACH AND TEACH OTHERS TO DO THE SAME?  (Matt. 5:17-20).

Please diligently check out all I have said and test it as the Berians did.

Shalom in Messiah Yeshua

Bo'az.

Israeli Elections 2015.

Well it’s official - YHWH has permitted Bibi and Likud to have the first shot as forming a new Government in Israel - strange how it takes an old soldier to stand in the breach - somebody who knows what it means to be disciplined, who knows how to use power and understands the importance of a simple salute!

Should he now be able to form a working government, which I pray he will be able to achieve, spare him and our brother Judah a thought because they will have definitely now more than ever earned the retribution and full reprisals of the Obama Administration who, I believe, will also try and adversely influence the EU, the UN, PA and HAMAS et al.  

I believe that Netanyahu’s life may now truly be in danger - please, if so led, pray for the protection of him and his house according to the will of YHWH.  Pray for unity in the the elected government:  Let the world see the Glory of YHWH and His elected, let them see that any man walking in the Will of YHWH is a MAJORITY and that NO MAN, INCLUDING BHO, are a match for such a majority!

Before these results came through a sister in the USA sent me a mail and in it she quoted some person who believed that the time for the Zechariah 12 prophecy may now be at hand - this may be so, only time will tell - but if it is that time or not, we are to remember that brother Judah is yet to accept Yeshua as their Messiah, and for them, as a nation, as a house, to do this THEY ARE TO FACE UNTOLD HARDSHIPS AND PERSECUTIONS.  We need to seek the Face of YHWH at this time - ask HIM what HE wants us to pray for Brother Judah and our land of inheritance; however just as importantly we need to pray that HE, YHWH, through HIS Ruach will create in us, Ben Yisrael, The Children of Israel who are still in the Diaspora, a pure heart and a contrite and broken spirit and a true and ever lasting love for HIS Covenant and HIS Word - otherwise, just like Brother Judah, we will not make it to the finish line!  (Eze. 20:33-44)

Please, we need to remember that ONLY WHEN WE SEEK HIM WITH ALL OUR HEARTS WILL WE FIND HIM (Jer. 29:13) and when we HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THAT YHWH IS ONE UNITED ELOHIM AND THAT WE SHALL LOVE YHWH OUR ELOHIM WITH ALL OUR HEARTS, WITH ALL OUR SOULS AND WITH ALL OUR MIND AND WITH ALL OUR STRENGTH AND WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBOURS (ALSO CAN BE TRANSLATED AS BROTHERS) AS OURSELVES can we truly be walking in the Will of our heavenly Father.  WE CANNOT DO IT ON OUR OWN - WE NEED HIS RUACH TO LEAD US INTO ALL TRUTH & RIGHTEOUSNESS!

We too, as with Brother Judah,  will need to be brought to the end of ourselves and our ideas, ways and Golden Calves - I would please ask each of us to heed the severe words of Rav Sha’ul (Apostle Paul) recorded in Romans 11:11-36! The time for Denominationally sponsored and advocated anti-Semitism and replacement theology has past - the time of Rabbinical Judaic hatred of the “Christians” has past - let us all take hands and seek the Throne of Grace praying fervently for a Yisrael united and joined in Messiah Yeshua the Salvation of YHWH, therein lies the Will of YHWH!

Shalom in Messiah our Yeshua, the true King and Redeemer of Yisrael.

Bo’az 

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KNOW YHWH ELOHIM.

“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day ..” (KJV Rom. 13:11-13).

“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us your oil; for our lamps have gone out.  But the wise answered; saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you…!” (KJV Mat. 25:9-10)

Most of those in the world TODAY are walking in a state of absolute denial regarding the imminent state of collapse the world and its systems finds itself in and this is tragic; however even more tragic is the fact that many believers share this gross state of denial. 

A denial of seeming endless and daily fulfillment of prophecy will not change what is happening and what is still to happen.  The time has arrived where we all need to make an honest assessment, a sober evaluation of the massive upheaval that lies at our very doorsteps; we shall all need to consider a dramatic paradigm shift, a paradigm shift which will either be forced on us by coming circumstances or which we can choose now to begin to explore and adopt whilst we still have the opportunity to do so.

In Ezekiel 20:33-44, which is an end time Messianic Prophecy, we are told very clearly what will happen to us and how YHWH will judge us and contend with us Face to face in the wilderness (Hebraic Idiom for The Feast of Yom Kippur).  We are also told in Revelation 12:17 who the dragon will make war against – those who keep the commandments of Elohim and have the testimony of Messiah Yeshua: Again we are told in Revelation 14:12 who they are who will have the strength to endure this coming Dark Night of Yaakov or Time of Yaakov’s Troubles (Hebrew Idioms for the Tribulation period) – they are those who keep the commandments (Torah) of Elohim and have the Testimony or Faith, meaning a relationship of obedience of walking as Yeshua did and still walking with Yeshua.  Now keeping of the Laws of YHWH Elohim (Marriage Covenant/Torah) means this walk can only be done through The Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh), any other way and it is of ourselves and CANNOT BE PLEASING TO YHWH or beneficial to us.

To be able to make that needed shift to walk in The Commandments of Elohim and have a Testimony of Yeshua thus enabling us to endure and stand in the coming times will mean WE SHALL NEED TO CLOSLY EVALUTE AND RUTHLESSLY CONSIDER WHO OUR ELOHIM IS AND THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH HIM RIGHT NOW.

Be assured persecution has come for many of our Brethren in other parts of the world and it will come for us, YESHUA our Messiah said so in John 15:20. We cannot be sure in what form it will present itself but we can be absolutely certain there will be hunger, thirst.  We can be absolutely certain there will be degrees of racism, humanism, political persecution, religious persecution, family members turning against family members and much, much more – in fact we are assured that the tares will have grown to their maximum and be ready for harvest, and that these time are worse than anything mankind has ever experienced or will ever experience, indeed if the days were not shortened all human life will perish (Joel 2:2; Mat. 10:34-39; Mat. 24:20-22 – note that Messiah even speaks of the Sabbath here in the time of the Great Tribulation – still a future event, yet Sabbath is still relevant & so much so that HE mentions it).

I believe it is readily visible if one reads my writings and missives that YHWH, through His RUACH, lays very heavily on my heart the absolute and utter need to return to HIM in Spirit and in Truth – HE LOATHES RELIGION, HOWEVER HE LOVES RELATIONSHIPS PASSIONATELY!

In my opinion, one of the most devastating consequences of religion (religion being man made systems attempting to sum up and appease a God we do not really understand) is that we use mans theology and interpretations of Scripture to define YHWH, and thus we, as written of in Hosea 4:6 “..are destroyed for lack of knowledge” and because we have rejected knowledge of HIM and HIS Torah, Elohim has no option, because HE will never go back on HIS Word, but to reject us as HIS priests and HE will also forget our children. (Ps. 89:4; Ps. 105:8; Ps. 138:2).

Please understand that this is not meant to be a teaching or an exegesis, this is meant as a warning to those of us who will take the time to read, listen and test this by putting it before YHWH in pray and against His Word as led by HIS Ruach.

We all, and I mean all, have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of El Shaddai: We have all, and I mean all, made and built, fashioned and worshipped our own version of the Golden Calf, albeit with the very best of intentions, it makes no difference – a Golden Calf, remains a Golden Calf.  We have all, and once again I mean all, tried to “fashion” a god that we can understand, a god fashioned according to our experiences and vain imaginations.   A GOD WHO MAKES US FEEL GOOD AND COMFORTABLE WITH OURSELVES.  A GOD WHO WILL AGREE WITH US, AGREE WITH OUR ACTIONS AND WHO WILL GIVE US “LOTS OF THINGS.”

Dear reader, here is the problem with all these Golden Calves that we have made, re-made; molded, cast, polished and put on the mantle piece in a place of prominent display to pride ourselves on and make our CV’s and ourselves look good and holy, THE CALF/CALVES, WHATEVER IT OR THEY MAY BE, have hidden the TRUE YHWH Yeshua away from us.  In actual fact WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW THE ELOHIM OF AVRAHAM, YITSAK AND YA’AKOV. We may have some Greek inspired, Plato philosophized, representation deduced from a “New Testament” which was explained to us by anti-Semitic Church Fathers divorced from the Original Hebraic Christian Roots, who needed to denounced the “Jews” as Christ killers for political expediency and urgently needed to find another more Universal or shall we say Catholic (all-embracing) politically correct way to worship this New Testament Jesus the Christ.   

So today at best we imagine ourselves to have a form of godliness when in actual fact, we deny the very power of it, compounded by the fact that when HE does talk to us through HIS RUACH we do not recognize HIS Voice because of lack of Wisdom and are seemingly of unsound minds, tossed like the waves with every new doctrine we hear of because our faith is based on vain imaginations AND NOT ON THE SPIRIT LEADING US INTO ALL TRUTH OF THE WRITTEN WORD, because we have divorced ourselves from the Spoken Word given to Moshe verbatim SO THERE COULD BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING THE FOUNDATIONAL WORD OF YHWH. (Job 42:1-6; 2 Tim. 3:5; James 1:6-8; Ex. 33:11; Num. 12:6-8) 

We have gone so far as to fundamentally separate YHWH Elohim and Yeshua, HIS SON,  thus making ABBA a wrathful, vengeful, hateful, hard, unfair and legalistic God, whilst at the same time turning Yeshua, HIS SON WHO portrays the very image of Abba, into a lawless, soft, humanistic god WHO lines up with the WCC, UN, Governments of the day, any of our Denominational doctrines, Human Rights Societies and the list goes on:  We have made Yeshua a god who is of perfect and deliberate Politically Correct speech, never calls evil, evil; has obliterated all borders between right and wrong; has mixed the seed in HIS Garden, celebrates HIS holy days with pagan holy days and so much more.  We achieved all this simply by adding a blank page to the Word of Elohim and labeling it “NEW TESTAMENT”, and in some translations even started a new page numbering system (NIV for one):  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.  We now have the God of the Jews and His archetypical Son, who really is more of an Anti-Christ (Read anti Christ = Instead of Messiah) than a Perfect Representative of the Father YHWH.  We have created a Golden Calf who is now perfectly aligned to serve as “a god” among the pantheon of New World Order gods for the New Age of Aquarius.

Have we forgotten that Father and Son are ONE? (Deut. 6:4; John 17) That the SON, Yeshua only ever did as the Father instructed and showed HIM? (John 5:19; John 10:32); Have we forgotten that HE is JUST (John5:30, Acts. 3:14); HE is RIGHTEOUSNESS (John 2:1); HE is JEALOUS (Ex. 20:5); HE NEVER SHARES HIS GLORY WITH ANYONE (Is. 42:8)?  Have we forgotten that HE IS NEVER THE RESPECTER OF PERSONS (not at all humanistic – in fact HE hates humanism) (Acts. 10:34; Rom. 2:11)? Have we forgotten THAT HE IS THE OWNER OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, THE SILVER AND THE GOLD, and THE CATTLE OF A THOUSAND HILLS are HIS (Deut. 10:14; Ps. 50:10-11)– HE DOES NOT NEED US OR OUR SACRIFICES AND WORSHIP (Is. 1:11-20; 1 Sam.15:22-23)?  Have we also forgotten that HE IS AN ELOHIM OF EXTREME VENGENCE, WHO HATES, LOATHES AND DESPISES VAIN & RELIGIOUS EFFORTS OFFERED TO HIM THAT ARE NOT ACCORDING TO HIS WORD AND SPIRIT?  Read Exodus 31:18-32:35 – you will also note that the calf was even made by a High Priest TO PLEASE THE PEOPLE & Lev. 10 – to see what happens when “strange fire” is offered in the Presence of YHWH. HE HAS NOT CHANGED AND NEVER WILL.

We forget that HE HATES SIN, THE BREAKING OF HIS TORAH IN OUR DAILY LIVES, SO MUCH, that HE ALLOWED HIS SON YESHUA, THE SALVATION OF YHWH, TO GENUINELY BE MURDERED FOR OUR SINS!

We forget that THE FATHER CALLED WHAT HE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN TO HIS SON “LOVE” AND IT “PLEASED” HIM (Is. 53; John 3:16) BECAUSE THROUGH THE DEATH OF HIS SON, YESHUA, THE SALVATION OF YHWH, WE CAN NOW BE CALLED BEN YISRAEL (CHILDREN OF ISRAEL):

BUT we seem to also forget that the CHILDREN ARE HOLY MEANING SET APART FOR HIS USE, NOT CONFORMING TO THE WAYS OF THE WORLD.  We forget we are Children who WITH THE RETURN OF YESHUA OUR MESSIAH, ARE TO LOOK, BEHAVE AND BE LIKE HIM. 

We forget that NOW WE, BEN YISRAEL, HAVE THE HOPE OF BEING PURIFIED THROUGH MESSIAH YESHUA, BECAUSE WE SHOULD NOW KNOW THAT SIN IS THE BREAKING OF THE TORAH AND THAT MESSIAH YESHUA, WHO HAD NO SIN (NEVER BROKE HIS MARRIAGE COVENANT - TORAH) HAS DIED FOR OUR SINS AND THUS CLEANSED US AND TAKEN ON HIS HEAD THE CURSE OF THE TORAH, THE CURSE WHICH WAS DEATH (Col. 2:14): 

We forget that THROUGH HIS RUACH HAKODESH, (THE SPIRIT OF ABBA & YESHUA – THE HOLY SPIRIT) WE SHOULD BE ABIDING IN HIM AND NO LONGER SINNING (BREAKING TORAH INTENTIONALLY):

We forget that HE/SHE WHO SINS (BREAKS TORAH INTENTIONALLY) HAVE NOT SEEN HIM AND DO NOT KNOW HIM!  (1 John 3:1-6 & Rom. 8:2; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 Cor. 12:3; Php. 1:19 - midrashed).

We need to understand that the Torah (Marriage Covenant) is the very Heart of YHWH SPOKEN TO US VERY POSSIBLY BY THE PRE-INCARNATE YESHUA TO HIS PEOPLE AS AN ETERNAL MARRIAGE COVENANT, and when we speak of Love in the Word it means to obey His Commandments – BY WHICH YHWH ABBA showed us HIS LOVE FOR US BY ALLOWING HIS SON TO BE SACRIFICED, ACCORDING TO HIS TORAH FOR THE SALVATION AND REDEMPTION ONLY OF THOSE WHOM ABBA WOULD GIVE TO HIS SON AS ORDAINED BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD WAS LAID (John 17:5-12; John 17:23; Eph. 1:4; Rev. 13:8; Rev. 17:8).

At time of writing we are completing the time of the secondary, non-Biblical feast of Purim, celebrated in commemoration of Queen Esther (Hadassah) having to save her people (the Exiled Jews) from genocide because her uncle, Mordecai, refused to bow to Haman, the Agagite – mortal enemies of the House of Israel, who was also the “Prime Minister” of Persia at that time.  Here we see the silent, powerful move of YHWH to rescue HIS people when they submitted to HIM and HIS will.

In a few days from now we will be entering into the Feast of Pesach (Passover), which will also incorporate the Feast of Unleavened Bread and First Fruits.  I will not go into any explanations as to what this Festival represents as that is a book on it’s own, but I will note a few points:

• It is NOT THE EASTER HOLIDAYS – THESE ARE OF PAGAN FERTILITY RITE ORIGIN AND HAVE NOTHING WHAT-SO-EVER TO DO WITH YHWH, YESHUA OR HIS KINGDOM RULE, NO MATTER WHAT THE CHURCH MAY TRY TO SAY AND ALLEGORISE, EASTER IS WRONG, PAGAN AND FALSE.

• Briefly - Passover celebrates the Slaughter of the Passover Lamb (Yeshua our Messiah), taking the blood over your door of your house (being born again), the Passover Meal with Family (Yeshua Celebrated with His Disciple the night He was betrayed) and coming out of Egypt (redeemed from the slavery to Sin).

Dear reader, before any of this which I have written above can be of any consequence to us, before we can ask YHWH Yeshua to please send us HIS Ruach (Spirit) to lead us into Truth and Righteousness and to enable us to Worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth, we need to accept the Sacrifice of Yeshua Our Messiah and Passover Lamb, otherwise trying to be righteous, just or pleasing in anyway to Abba YHWH is a wasted and futile exercise.

Come let us make sure that we know The Lamb of YHWH, The Redeemer HIMSELF Who will point us to Our Heavenly Father before we do anything else.  Being Christened as a baby, belonging to any Church or Synagogue, claiming any form of Sunday School or any other sort of Ministry, official title or prayer group fellowship means nothing at all IF WE HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE BLOOD OF THE ETERNAL LAMB, YHWH YESHUA.

Please do not trust anyone on this most serious of matters – YOU GO AND SPEAK TO YESHUA ON YOUR OWN – IT IS BETWEEN YOU AND HIM.  That is one of the Great Mysteries of The Passover – We have free access to Our Heavenly Father any time through the Redeeming Blood of Our Eternal High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek, YESHUA HAMASHIACH – BECAUSE HIS SACRIFICE AND HIS FREELY GIVEN BLOOD OFFER TORE DOWN THE CURTAIN REPRESENTING OUR SIN AND FLESH WHICH SEPERATES US FROM OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.  Amein and Hallelujah.

Then, and only then, can we start to ask HIS Ruach to help us prepare for this Time of Tribulation now bearing down on us.  Then and only then can we expect to be led into all Truth and Righteousness by HIS RUACH:  Then and only then can we expect to be taken to a place of safety on the wings of an eagle (Rev. 12:14):  Then and only then can we expect the protection and guidance of the 144000 (Rev. 7 & 14).

Shalom in Messiah Yeshua.

Bo’az