Returning to the top of The Mountain!

First I need to do a little "house keeping" - I have been told that when viewing this blog on cell phones the red hi-lighted Scripture references are difficult to read, in an attempt to try and rectify that problem I shall now be using another colour - aqua, but please if you have difficulty reading it do let me know. 

Next, I have now completed this blog which has on reflection and correction, turned out to be much longer and more detailed than I initially thought. Please do not let this put you off: Read it if you feel so led in increments.

I was also of the opinion that I had just one more blog that I needed to post in this series / season beginning with Transitioning ... posted in January 2021. But once again I have been shown how hopelessly presumptuous I, (we) are when, even in all innocence, I (we)  assume to presume HOW YHWH WILL GO ABOUT HIS BUSINESS - EVEN THE REVEALED ELEMENTS OF HIS BUSINESS! Is 55:6-11 arw Prov 3:5-8. So it turns out that this series is taking on a Life of It's own and there will be more blogs, Abba permitting, to follow - but they all cover the aspect of the importance encapsulated in a word that I received on returning from Tanzania and Zambia and have spoken of in the past:

"I HAVE SEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIBULATION AND NONE OF US WILL MAKE IT ..... WITHOUT MESSIAH YESHUA!"

Right up front and with broad brush strokes allow me to explain the premise I am needing to adopt in my approach, understanding and presentation of what is being given to me by The Ruach to disseminate these blogs as HE leads:

The late Brad Scott, who as a Messianic Teacher, amongst a few others, was formative in my initial crossing over from denominationalism to Torah Observance, often used the analogy of us beginning at Creation right at the top of the mountain (Garden of Eden) where the Water was crystal clear and pristine - since then we have descended that glorious mountain and are now deep down in the valley (I think of it as the valley of the shadow of death - Ps 23) where the water is polluted and filthy - we have now to forge our way back up to the Clear Pristine Water at the top of The Mountain (I think in this regard too of the analogy of "Pilgrims Progress" by John Bunyan). As I have said in past posts, even though some of us have begun our journey out of the pigsty we call normal life accompanied by our religions and pagan practices back up The Mountain, we are all still covered in the most indescribable filth, a filth that only Yeshua can wash off on His return, so let not one of us ever think we are any better than any other. Rom 12:3.

This process we go through can best be likened to a weaning from the Babylonian / Egyptian mindsets & lifestyles upon which our entire persona, logic, moral and social system is built. These "values" are the foundations of are religions, societies, social structure, educations etc. into which we have we been born and nurtured.

I pray that this finds you pushing up that Mountain, and should that be the case that does not mean that we should demonise everything we have had instilled in us or lead us to look for a ghost behind every bush. 

Allow me to explain - we need to understand that the Hebrew word for Good is TOB; now this does not necessarily mean good as we may often conceive it, TOB leans more to the action and less to the concept and the action of TOB means something / action that lends itself to benefiting, improving, adding to in a beneficial way - and that beneficial way, as we can see in the first Chapter of Genesis where additions to the Creation, The Kingdom of YHWH Elohim here on earth, were called and considered TOB by YHWH Elohim - Thus in its simplest form TOB can be described as a system / action that is beneficial YHWH Elohim's rule here on earth. t\

The Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil was not entirely evil - it had elements of TOB (good) in it's fruit. That said I cannot and will not condone our use of the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and call it good because in short we, by making this choice  to follow our own "vain imaginations" are relying on our powers of discernment by putting ours abilities above YHWH & and NOT trusting in HIM, as The Creator Elohim and The All Knowing One, to direct us regardless of what we may think; feel; see; hear: We have thus placed our selves on the level of YHWH and changed His Word, mixed it with His Way, Thoughts and Instructions with ours! Gen 3:5 arw Gen 3:22 and Rom 1:18-25.

Thus again we all and until the return of Yeshua, to varying degrees, still prisoner to this past induced diet of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and just not up to the super-rich diet of The Fruit of The Tree of Life - we are needing to be detoxed before we can partake of this Divine and Rich diet - read 1 Cor 3:1-3 with Rom 12:3. Remember our flesh, works and actions without YHWH's input is cursed, leading to death and enmity to Him - Rom 8:3-8 - I believe this to be a crucial understanding that YHWH Himself has to "circumcise" upon and into our hearts of stone (dead, no life) so as to turn them into hearts of "living flesh" thus to enable us to accept His renewed Covenant! Jer 31:31; Eze 11:19; Eze 36:26-27. 

NB: Please take a moment to ponder Eze 36:22-27 - YHWH Elohim, for His own Name's Sake, NOT OURS, will use us to vindicate His Name which we have profaned amongst the Nations (where we are today); and once He has done that HE will remove us from these Nations (Eze 20:33-44) and return us to Israel (if you can agree that Eph 2:8-9 applies to you then we have work to do - Eph 2:10 and that we are now part of Israel and their Covenant Promises - Eph 2:11-22 arw Rom 11:11ff), Israel as defined by Torah, the Prophets and Writings - NOT THE ISRAEL AS DEFINED BY THE DENOMINATIONS - AN ISRAEL APART FROM THE COVENANT OF PROMISE GIVEN TO ABRAHAM!

Now I speak directly to those of us so called Israel - Eph 2:8-22 - and wanting to respond to this invite to push back up the Mountain I need to say right up front and in absolute and full disclosure - 

We really, really need to understand and make no mistake what-so-ever -  this goal of reaching the Top of The Mountain, our Destiny in Messiah is impossible to achieve through our own efforts based on our mindsets and understanding of life, theology, science, society or anything else we may want to rely on - it can only be achieved through a complete and full surrender to, trust in, reliance upon and obedience to the leading of The Ruach HaKodesh in and through Yeshua HaMessiach REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS DOING AND / OR WHERE HE IS LEADING YOU TO OR NOT! Gen 12:1-3; SOS 2:10-13. A quick example Ps 23 - The Good Shepherd - we follow Him to arrive at the Green Pastures, to find shalom at the Still Waters - if we were to sit and demand from the Shepherd a full explainATION to our satisfaction and understanding as to where these pastures and water were and why He was taking us on a certain route etc ... this would not ONLY be grossly arrogant - WE WOULD NEVER GET THERE TO ENJOY THE PASTURES AND SHALOM! Remember our only reason for being on Earth is to Obey His commands and fear Him - Ecc 12:9-14 so that we can Build and Rule with Yeshua in His Kingdom here on Earth as it is established for eternity in Heaven.

Please take heart - this Bridegroom King Who is calling us away to places He will show us through Ways that He will reveal to us en route will always go out before us. He is the same One Who takes the evil plans of the enemy and his servants and turns those plans around for good (H2896 - Tov - good in the widest sense, perfect functionality foe His Kingdom purposes as shown above) of His people returning to His Kingdom here on Earth - Gen 45:8 arw Gen 50:20.

He is the very same One Who destroyed every aspect of the Egyptian society (read - The most powerful global entity at that time), which amongst others included the National Economy, National Planning and Building Schemes, National Food production, National Labour and Social Services, National Treasures, National Defence Force and finally even their firstborn which represents might, and the first-fruits of their strength, pre-eminent in dignity and pre-eminent in power [As described by Ya'akob of Ruben in Gen 49:3] by what we call today the 10 Plagues BUT which HE refers to as His "Wonders" -( Ex 3:20; Ex 4:21; Ex 7:3; Ex 11:9-10 and more if you want to do a study on this aspect of our Elohim) ; additionally, and to His Honour and Glory, whilst all these wonders being performed for the benefit of YHWH and The Children of Israel and those aligning themselves with The Hebrews, they, those being redeemed and known as Israel, were present in Egypt witnessing the destruction of the only society they had ever known - their norm and all the while being protected from negative consequences of these wonders and if they did what Moshe told them then all the while becoming a LIGHT [A Sign posted on 13 Jul '21] TO THOSE OF THE NATIONS around them! Read Revelation - these "wonders" are coming again, but this time on a global scale and very possibly in our lifetimes and this time these "Wonders" will destroy all of the Global societies, including the very humanistic Western world view we are immersed, educated and nurtured in and consider as our social, religious, educational et-al norm and home!

Whilst no one can deny that current events are having a profound impact on all our lives we need to try, as difficult as it may be, to view these events from a more holistic perspective - in other words every event taking place is not only under and by the Authority of YHWH our Creator and King BUT is a part of a greater Whole and that greater Whole is part of an eventual complete Whole, a Whole which began before the foundations of the world were even laid [Eph 1:4 aw Eph 2:8-10] but for purposes of this blog we kick off in Gen 1:1 but for us as Mankind more properly in Gen 2:15-17 when the physical events began and will all culminate in Revelation 22:14. 

The mainline Christian denominations with their doctrine of replacement theology have unfortunately adopted the word dispensations in their theological circles to describe the seamless and ever progressing movement undertaken by YHWH through His Ruach in and through Yeshua back to Genesis and The Garden as described in Revelation 22:14: 

The use of this word, dispensation, describes this progressing back to the Status Quo we had with YHWH our Elohim, before the fall, as a series of delineated and static time periods with a specific time or "dispensation" of The Ruach HaKodesh - a linear progression if you will - marked by a definite beginning and end, instead of seeing these Works as a more defined and circular repetitive movement of The Ruach HaKodesh; thus in Christian circles we have the separated Old and New Testaments; we have the separated Jewish dispensation and the Church Age; we have a separate Christian Rapture and Jewish Tribulation. All this has led to their replacement theology which basically just "cuts out the Jews and their Laws" and see's Christ acquiescing to Paul's teachings on a new (Jew free) Church which basically began the new Church dispensation of Acts 2.

However when applying The Scriptural and Hebraic Biblically ordained circular actions of the Ruach in all the aspects and building blocks [events] of the Whole, instead of the linear "dispensational approach" as described above and used by the Denominational Christian / RCC systems, we have a Whole being re-introduced - re-newed if you will, and this is based entirely on, orchestrated by, designed through and under the complete and never ending seamless actions and Authority of an Elohim Who never has and never will change, and is therefore exactly the same yesterday, today and for ever: Therefore because there is no question or hint of change in Him or His Word, both of which are established in Heaven for ever, we can Trust Him without fear on the simple condition that we obey Him in all that He says because His Word, Persona and very Kingdom is LIFE and TRUTH however should we decide to not obey it WILL result in absence of LIFE which by it's very definition is DEATH. Mal 3:6 & Heb 13:8-9 - and to make the point that His Word is established forever in the Heavens and YHWH Elohim, personified in fullness, perfection and perpetuity in MESSIAH YESHUA, cannot change because then HE would go against HIMSELF and thus rob Himself of LIFE [see the Torah instruction and implications to Yeshua the Son should He rebel against His Father and deny His Word Deut 21:18-21 arw Mat 11:19]. Here I quoted numerous texts - Ps 119:89; Ps 119:152; Ps 89:2 and see Ps 89:34-37 showing that YHWH will never break His Covenant / His Word, indeed cannot break them, and therefore they are as sure as the daily circular rising, setting - re-newing of the eternal sun and the moon - now continue with Mat 5:17-18; Mat 24:34-35; 1 Pet 1:25 and 2 Pet 3:13. 

The Whole is made up of many interconnected action / reaction events [Rom 8:28-30 arw Col 1:15-20, Ex 20:5-6 and Heb 11:39-12:2] carried out by every human being ever born whatever their gender, race, culture, ethnicity, religion, geographic position or language group - William Shakespeare summed it up rather eloquently in his pastoral comedy As you like it: 

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts.."

Accordingly to achieve this Divine Whole we have the rise and fall; births and deaths; re-emergence's and divergences of many civilizations, empires, governments, religions; we have plagues, famines, droughts, pestilence; we have dictators; we have wars, rumours of war - we all have and spend our lives in the fallen world as we know it for now, with every event being visited by and played out by and through mankind whilst all the while these are all impacting and effecting the times and outcomes of further events, event finally culminating in the return of Messiah to take His Bride and usher in the New Heavens and New Earth under His Rule, then the Rule of The Garden under the Second Adam and The redeemed second Chavah (Eve) shall be re-established for eternity. Hallelujah! 

The Divine History of man, as we know, began in the Garden, sin caused him to be driven out of the Garden and denied the Fruit from the Tree of Life - man now no longer had the fullness of the Provisions, Protections and Providence of the Covenant from YHWH Elohim the Creator of The Garden, the Heaven and Earth - His chosen people were, now, for the first time in "exile / diaspora / galut / banishment" in the world and NOT IN THE GARDEN. 

Man sank to the depths of depravity in the times of Noach [Gen 6:5-7] and we know what happened to mankind then. Well no surprise man has done it again and Yeshua tells us that His return will coincide with man having become as wicked, evil and vile as in the days of Noach again [Mat 24:37-44].

The people of YHWH Elohim, Israel, were placed under slavery in Egypt and they were brought out out of Egypt with a Mighty Hand: YHWH Elohim is going to do it again but this time on a global scale [Deut 4:34; Deut 7:18 - because of His promise under Oath; Eze 20:33-34 - the second Exodus],

To tie this 1st Egyptian Exodus with the Revelation Exodus where the people of YHWH, which is made of the 12 Tribes and those grafted in, are today also under the yoke of slavery of the world (Babylon / Egypt); we see that YHWH took His people out of Egypt on the "wings of an eagle" [Ex 19:4] and He promises to do the same in these last days, but this time on a global stage in Rev 12:14 ff. And what did YHWH do when He led His people Israel, and those not of biological Israel but in-grafted into them [Ex 12:38 arw Eze 37:15-28 esp vs. 16-17 referring to the Second and final Exodus and Rom 11:11 ff]? He took them into the wilderness / desert. And what is He going to do with us today? Take us into the wilderness of the Nations! 

Aside: What I believe is happening in our time is often referred to as the Second Exodus - Jer 16:14-15 - this when read with Eze 37:22-23 and others Scriptures would seem to invalidate the notion that the 1948 Independence if Israel was the fullness of the returning of the 12 Tribes and thus supposedly it's a done deal - Israel is nowhere near accepting Yeshua or His Torah - the Talmud still rules and Israel's actions can be described as some of the most wicked and anti-Torah actions in the Western World today. I call out their actions NOT THEIR ELECTION! Rom 9:1-9.

So then is it any surprise we are seeing what may be His "Wonders" beginning to play out in these times on a global stage with it's 7,9 billion actors?

Is it any wonder that we may be seeing Him allowing the world and it's systems, governance, cultures, nationalities, religious systems, currencies and so forth to be destroyed by their own actions?

Or is it any wonder then that we are seeing the Status Quo of Society and the norms of our Western Culture and religion going down the drain? It happened before as an example of what was to happen again in our day? [1 Cor 10:1-22 - the day is far spent, we need to flee from idolatry for our own sake individually and corporately!] 

As in previous blogs I then again ask - Whose K/kingdom are you trying to preserve? Be very careful in your choice because choose incorrectly and you may be supporting the kingdom of the Anti-Messiah.

How many of us have prayed :

Our Father Who art in Heaven;

Hallowed be Thy Name;

Let Thy Kingdom come;

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven...? Mat 6:9-10.

Well maybe He is answering our prayers. Every thought of it that way?

Be assured that this Western culture with all it's ways of perversity, humanism, capitalism, greed, power, lust, evolution, pornography,  abortion, child trafficking, homosexuality is, in my opinion, way past any form of redemption and WILL BE JUDGED AND WILL DISAPPEAR INTO THE WASTE BINS OF TIME! And with it will go our idol worship and religious adultery.

The underpinning of Democracy and Western Culture prevalent in our lives and thoughts today is the Greek philosophical mindset based on humanism (the worship of human knowledge and concept - a direct result of fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) and humanitarian based works propagating a complete dependence on man, his wants, desire, emotions, greed and his largely base systems of education, medication, governance, religions, social and family norms. 

Please ask yourselves: Do these systems not deny that YHWH's  Torah / Covenant and Rule?  

Do these systems not indeed deny The Creator Who gave us His Natural Laws?

I believe they do deny our Creator and King: They do usurp His Authority; abridge and do away with His Law (Torah / Instructions for Life / Covenant) as described in Rom 1:18 to the end of the chapter - and the result of this? Read 2 Thes 2.

I shall stop this blog now and continue, Abba willing, with the next one accordingly. 

Please once again do not take my word, read this with Bible in hand and fervent prayer on your lips - we are all just trying to find our way Home, back to the Top of The Mountain.

Shalom in Messiah Yeshua.

Boaz.

 

 

Covenant promises

This blog in no way what-so-ever is meant to be insensitive, unemphatic or an attempt to manipulate the situation so many of our family, friends and fellow believers in South Africa find themselves in at this time.

It does not try to say "I know how you feel" because as I said to a group the other day one has to have been in situations like this to even begin to understand the emotions, fears and thoughts one experiences when one is faced with such life altering situations on so many levels of ones' existence and all at with in one event or a very short and traumatic period of time.

I started a blog-draft last week with a rather challenging, but hopefully not purely rhetorical question: It was a question that I hoped would spark some sort of reaction from those reading it, a reaction of self analysis; an intrapersonal inspection of who we were, of where we were regarding the subject being proposed and an honest look at the barriers in our lives, barriers which would prevent us from achieving the desired objective of the proposed question: And that question was:

Where are the Biblical Giants of Hebrews 11 today? Where are the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Tanack; the prophets and apostles of old? Heb 11:38-12:4.

To my shame I edited it out because I felt it may be too harsh, too insensitive, too intrusive for those reading this blog - BUT that was just days before the events we have witnessed in South Africa this past week began - times have changed and once again a "new normal" has been birthed!

Those reading this blog hopefully are aware of the progression these blogs have taken since the beginning of this year, and as referred to in the previous blogs - in this specific blog I hope to be able to explain the crux, the over-riding sentiment of a statement laid on my spirit during the progression of these blogs and a sentiment which still remains the crux of all these blogs right up to this moment - and that sentiment / statement (in my words, understanding and paraphrased) is based on Hos 4:5-7 and Eze 20:33-44 and was placed on my spirit in the middle of June 2021.

"I [Boaz] see the superstition of the people who claim to trust in YHWH as they plead the "Blood of Jesus" and the protection of Psalm 91 and other Scriptures and mantras' over everybody and everything concerning them - BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT YHWH cannot protect them because they do not walk in Covenant with HIM!"

Try as I may I could not put the above question into any form of statement or context in an earlier blog - I just knew I had to record the blogs in the order as seen to date. 

It is only today, 16 July 2021, that I have been able to release this sentiment recorded above in this blog:

Obviously I did not know that this SA situation would come to pass - but of this I am sure YHWH has allowed it to happen. It is bloody, it is violent, it is heart breaking, it is depraved - It has caused the veneer of perceived civilization to be stripped bare and shown for the cruel under-belly of the heart of man representative of the rioters, the government and the "normal" citizens protecting their lives, rights and property (please understand we have a Biblical right to protect life and property, BUT not in the way some of these groups have gone about it). It has has even shifted COV!D I9 from the spotlight for a few days, although I am certain that there will now be an "upsurge" in COV!DI9 and more pressure placed on the South Africans to be vaxxed and it will all be blamed on the "non wearing of masks and absence of social distancing" during the riots.

So what, if anything, can we learn from the wanton destruction, carnage and violence which has, and still is, being played out on the South African stage right now? Well one thing is certain - the Government, whether by design or omission were not, or perceived to not be up to the task of protecting their people. 

As was to be expected we also learnt of the power of Social-media which was full of visual, audible and written information - a "blow-by-blow" commentary open to all the world - evoking so many emotions, opinions and unsolicited advice from those receiving such messages. This reaction was to be expected and many of us in this part of the world had, as the American's say, "skin in the game" in more ways than one and thus our reactions on occasions were even more emotion based than those in other parts of the world:

We learnt that we were not immune to what has happened in so many other parts of the world - and another thing we may want to consider is the lessons we will still be required to learn as the ripple effects on so many levels of our social, private, economic and corporate lives for a long time to come play out.

As with any learning process it was to be expected that questions would begin to formulate - questions / statements which cast blame; which call for retribution; which criticise the retribution; criticise the rioting; which cast doubt; destroy trust; strain relationships - all these reactions and I am certain more are to be revealed.

BUT one thing that I observed from my perspective of not being in the middle of this fray, not being privy to all the information and only having access to the Social-media messages that I received was that calls for "GOD / JESUS" to intervene only seemed to be aired on Social-media later in the unrest when people found themselves in what can only be described as "Red Sea events" (Ex 14) and they began to cry out for help in absolute desperation!

My heart broke when I heard women crying out over WhatsApp for prayer when there were reportedly rioters breaching their proprty-walls and their husbands were not there to help because they were busy with other "duties" in this mayhem. When I heard men speaking of abandoning their homes and possessions and taking their families to hide in the bush until the looting had past - and then breaking down in tears and calling out to "GOD" to send Angels to help - "just ONE please GOD" as one person cried out. 

There is however one question that I personally have not as yet heard being asked, but I am convinced it must be in so many peoples minds, and that is - "Why did GOD allow this to happen?" 

I am just as certain that for those asking this question with a true sincerity of heart, who are seeking YHWH Elohim and who have eyes to see and ears to hear, the answer is there to see and hear.

It is in prayer and reflection when considering Deut 8:2-3 that we begin to arrive at the answer to the question of: Why did GOD allow this to happen?

Deut 8:2-3 in my opinion says a lot about the fallen human psyche we are all cursed with: The moment troubles come over our paths we rush to do what we think needs to be done "our way", when all the while YHWH Elohim is allowing these troubles to be so that we are able to see what is on our hearts - to make us understand that a person does not live by bread alone - BUT FROM EVER WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF YHWH (YESHUA, THE WORD OF YHWH ELOHIM) - the same Scripture Yeshua used when confronted by HaSatan - Mat 4:4. 

Again please Note: These situations come to pass so that we can see what is on our hearts (what we trust in) so that we are brought to a realisation that we cannot live by bread alone (earthly knowledge, possessions, wisdom's) but by very Word coming out of the Mouth of YHWH!

These situation in SA and every other corner of the globe are for the benefit of the Redeemed of YHWH - not those of the world BUT THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE!  

The Word being spoken of here, and as pointed out in the previous blogs, is The Torah, The Covenant entered into at Mt Sinai embodied and lived out by Yeshua! - See Are Christians in Covenant with Messiah? posted on 6 July 2021; The Sign posted on 13 July 2021.

That way, which we choose through human nature will, by default always be without the direction and input of The Ruach HaKodesh and therefore cannot please YHWH: Rom 8.

Our choices may indeed make a lot of sense to us when relying on our own insight, training, experience and understanding of situations (Prov 3:5-8) and we may even say, and really believe, that which we choose to do we do because it is quite acceptable to YHWH simply because we "believe that in Yeshua / Jesus" and because of that He (YHWH / Yeshua) would never allow such things to happen to us and anyway we are under His Blood BUT NOT UNDER HIS LAW ANYMORE!" 

The choices we make without Ruach's input will generally gain the approval of friends and family, especially when the pressure is turned up; look at Adam and Chavah, I believe that they, without any pressure, when making their fateful choice they believed they made sense and were OK. Well we all know how that worked out. However these sorts of decisions do not correspond with what we are told in Deut 8:2-3 or Gen 2:15-17.

The Ways and Thoughts of YHWH Elohim are so far above ours as to not even be conceivable or fathomable by us without the Insight, Truth, Love and understanding (Is 55:3 & 6-11 arw Eph 3:14-21) of YHWH Elohim and that is why we are so often required to obey Him even if we are not sure why, in fact I would go so far as to say, especially when we are not sure why! If we are sure it is of YHWH then do it, let Him lead us in paths of Righteousness for His Name Sake (Covenant / Marriage talk).

Our human paths, as said before and cannot be over stated, have many, many different directions based on our own concepts, past experiences, training, pseudo-religious mantras, cultures, vain superstitions and more especially  - our emotions, all of which are offered up as being acceptable to Jesus because of our conceptual belief in the Name and Hope of Yeshua / Jesus all being based on our understanding that we are no longer under the Law!

This erroneous belief obviously will influence our logic, our decision making process and what we think we need; more importantly what we want and, dare I say, very arrogantly, what we basically subscribe to Yeshua as what He wants for us (these are all Idols - Eze 14:1-11 - remember if we are redeemed by The Blood of Yeshua we, like our forefathers going out of Egypt under Blood of The Lamb [symbolised by the blood of the Pesach lamb on their door lintels] and are still on our way to receive the Covenant at Mt Sinai, it does not mean that Yeshua has offered it to us yet, aBUT if He has HAVE WE ACCEPTED HIS OFFER). 

Please again understand that there is from my side absolutely no judgement or condemnation of our family in Messiah in The SA at all, and there is certainly no perceived righteousness on my behalf for us this side of the border, our time is coming. Dear brethren if we were faced with what our family in Messiah have, and are still being confronted with in SA, how would anyone of us react? We cannot say - but what we can do is pray for their deliverance, that the will of YHWH be done AND THAT WE LEARN OUT OF THEIR TESTIMONIES!

What we can witness from their situation is how quickly we forgo all our religiosity and forget that not a single sparrow falls from the air unless YHWH allows it. We forget His Sovereign, Governing Authority which He showed to us by placing limits on the accuser in the opening chapters of Iyob (Job).

In a situation of crisis we forget what the Word, regarding Himself, declared that for all eternity - All Authority in Heaven and on Earth are under Him. 

With these foundational promises from Yeshua, The Word, our Covenant Protection and Shield we are able to see then how far our Western culture and denominational beliefs and practices are from His Word and Authority, and as I have tried to portray in the previous series of blogs, how far away from the Truth we are and it is back to this Truth which YHWH is needing, by these world events, to bring us back to - this is where true repentance (to return to Covenant / Torah) leads to - Mat 4:17.

Our Western sensitivities largely based on concepts of what are called Political Correctness, Critical Race Theories, Post Modernism, Relative truth and again much more, all have the effect of bringing Yeshua / Jesus once again into the orbit of man and the ways of man - instead of us trying to be as Yeshua is we make Yeshua as we think He should be to be in line with out humanistic ideas. 

We want Yeshua to give us everything we WANT, yet we are no even prepared to put ourselves out in the slightest for Him ..... BECAUSE WE ARE FREE OF THE LAW!

We run over ourselves to listen to "prophets" and "men / women of GOD" and do the most ridiculous things in "obedience" to their instructions and all in the "Name of a generic emasculated god"!

We trumpet "Faith, Faith" all the time - here is a description of Faith based on Biblical precepts which may shock the more finely sensitive, democratic, human rights orientated reader:

Eph 2:8: FAITH IS A GIFT - WHICH WE DO NOT DESERVE nor EVER CAN! 

WE CAN NEVER WORK IT OUT WITH A RATIONAL MIND OR SEQUENCE OF LOGIC!!! 

Faith is what we should stake your lives on! 

It is what you live out! 

Faith is NOT an AGREEMENT with a set of prepositions - it is what you believe and trust as truth and apply it to every aspect of your life.

When we accept this gift of Faith our spirit will immediately come into conflict with our fleshly mindset and the ways in which we have walked up until that time of the acceptance of this undeserved gift of Faith: Eph 2:8-10

Only Faith through Yeshua can lead to true redeemed Israel: Israel are those who recognise YHWH Elohim and His Son Yeshua and are drawn into a struggle, contending with Him (The Ruach) in an attempt, desire to try to get to know and understand YHWH better - BECAUSE WE KNOW HE (YESHUA) IS THE TRUTH, THE VERY WORD OF LIFE BY A DIVINE GIFT OF FAITH!

Taking marriage which is what our entire relationship with Yeshua is about - one supports and protects ones marriage by faith - one does not "believe" that one's wife exists - one "knows" that she exists and one progresses in one's marriage by applying and working out one's "belief" [trust / faith upon which one bases one's entire marriage] thus betting one's life endeavours on that marriage / union working out and thereby allowing that marriage and that partner to become and define one's life! 

What I have written above believe it or not is based on something that I heard Jordan Peterson expound on - here is a man moving towards the Truth of TORAH even though he, in his own words, says that he cannot grasp the concept of Yeshua as a Spiritual figure, he is trying to understand HIM. He has still in my opinion to understand that that FAITH IS AN UNDESERVED GIFT FROM YHWH THROUGH HIS GRACE IN YESHUA but this man, Biblically, may be more a part of Israel than many of those claiming a redemption through Jesus / Yeshua who we see in the religious assemblies today - both Christian and Hebrew Observers.

My heart is troubled whilst at the same time heavy - Troubled because I see the charlatans preaching "peace, peace"; "prosperity"; preaching "a watered down sinless Gospel which cost Yeshua everything and mankind NOTHING"; a Gospel which makes Yeshua a private "good-luck charm" for everybody; a Gospel founded on "signs and wonders" and not on The Word / The Covenant of Yeshua - preaching and presenting a Yeshua Who is a user-friendly, Politically Correct, effeminate, emotional humanist(to name just a few of the "new age" attributes of their Yeshua / Jesus); a gospel based on feeling good - BUT this is NOT THE CREATOR ELOHIM WHO IS THE VERY WORD, FULLNESS, AUTHOR OF LIFE AND CHARACTER OF YHWH; THE ONE WHO WILL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND SEND THOSE FOUND WANTING TO HELL, AN ETERNAL DAMNATION SEPARATED FOR ALL ETERNITY FROM HIM! One Who will JUDGE SIN - THE BREAKING OF HIS TORAH, OF HIMSELF AND HIS ELOHIM!

My heart is heavy because I see genuine, good, decent people honestly believing that by "Pledging the Blood of Jesus" over themselves; placing a bumper sticker declaring - "Protected by Ps 91"  on their cars; religiously giving of their tithes, attending their Bible studies, partaking of their Holy Communions, going Sunday after Sunday to Church, attending all their Christmas and Easter festivals and preparing with joy and thanksgiving their Lev 11 unclean foods they sincerely believe that they are "dwelling in the secret place of El Elyon and abiding under the shadow of El Shaddai and YHWH is their refuge and fortress: their Elohiym in Whom they trust." (Ps 91:1-2) paraphrased - people believing that they can go through these turmoils and even escape much of it because they are safe in Yeshua: Yet when looking at Rav Sha'ul, upon whom so much weight is placed by these same people, who say that they are no longer under the Law (Covenant / Torah / Yeshua The Word), states and equates unequivocally in Eph 5:22-33 that the man is to be the head of his home as Yeshua is the Head of The Assembly and as The Marriage, which is the Great Mystery, portrays and use the exact Words used in Gen 2:23 to explain the relationship between Yeshua and His Betrothed as was used to describe Adam and his Covenanted wife befall the fall!

Please understand as of writing this blog the situation in SA is still volatile with no real end in sight, in fact it seems that these riots could spread to the Western Cape (Cape Town), we have even had suggestions of violence taking root in Namibia. The situation globally is not going to calm-down, it cannot there are too many global leaders involved and too much time, money, planning and preparations have been invested, and most importantly these dark times have been prophesied and will come to pass - BUT be of good cheer because Yeshua, Who has overcome the world and HaSatan has allowed this to come to where it is and He will allow it to progress as far as His Father requires it to, and again I state IT IS ALL FOR OUR BENEFIT SO THAT WE CAN BE PERSUADED TO RETURN TO YESHUA OUR BETROTHED AND HIS TO HIS COVENANT SO THAT WE CAN BRING HONOUR AND GLORY TO HIS NAME BY BEING A LIGHT TO THE WORLD BUT NOT BY BEING A LIGHT UNTO OURSELVES THROUGH OUR OWN WORKS AND PLANS! Rom 8:24-30.

I shall leave this here for now, I am praying and seeking guidance and counsel from The Ruach as I believe there is still one more blog that I am needing to address, BUT the release of that will depend on Yeshua our Messiah.

Our Shabbat is breaking here in my part of the world, my prayer for all those in His Book of Life, no matter what trials or tribulations you may be facing is that you will find Shalom, Joy, Peace and Protection in your homes this Shabbat and for eternity.

Again please do not just believe what I say - check what say against the Word and prayer.

Shabbat shalom to you all,

Boaz  

The Sign.

As I have said in the previous blogs that I have posted [since Jan 2021 in this regard] these are a series I have been led to prepare and share in accordance with the multi-faceted instruction I have been called into to "prepare the Way for those to come." 

Anybody believing we are, or have been, in anything other than normal times for the last few years is in my opinion sorely mistaken. Again I am not here to discuss the merits of the case one way or the other as we are not called to change the systems of this fallen world, but rather to be set aside to become a Light to the Nations for The Kingdom of YHWH so that they can be drawn to Yeshua thus I am here to share what I am given with the Body of Messiah (those whose names are recorded in The Book of Life). 

In this blog it can be seen that the topic at hand is "The Sign" - this has been more or less the main theme around which this series of blogs are centered: 

I will go into more detail within the body of this blog further explaining about "The Sign" from a Biblical / Hebraic perspective, but for now let me just summarise what I shall attempt to flesh out in the main hereunder:-

The definition of a sign is:

As a noun:-  

1. an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.

2. a gesture or action used to convey information or an instruction.

As a verb:-

1. write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender. 

2. use gestures to convey information or instructions. 

In short then a "Sign" is - some observable quality, object, event, gesture, action or indication which one either pays heed to, reacts to; complies with, applies to, commits to or identifies to oneself with the expressed intention of conveying identity, information or instructions.

A "Sign" then is observable evidence of "something" by a portrayal through a visible physical example or action

Obviously this observable evidence can portray either fact or fallacy, truth or fiction (lies).

It is this observable evidential and its' Conventional importance that this blog will be dealing with. 

This observable evidence, because of differences in cultures, nationalities, disciplines, belief systems - in fact any differing thought / thought pattern / belief / ideological system brings differing concepts, emotions and understandings all emanating from the same point of fact and thus we have many different concepts surrounding the Signs - the observable evidence, we present - and this is in and of itself an indisputable point of fact and to right this difference only submission to The Ruach HaKodesh through Yeshua can bring about the unity and agreement required within His The Body! (See commentary on Eph 4:3-16 further down.) 

It is not the intention of this blog to investigate why we differ - this may be one of those times where we just need to accept that we are all different yet unique in our skill-sets (gifts) and functions, understanding, emotions, gender and much more (1 Cor 12:4-12) AND YET we are all equal in the Eye of our Creator and Elohim (Deut 10:17 arw Acts 10:34-35, Mat 22:16), therefore that is why, if we consider ourselves "Members of the Body of Messiah", we need the Truth, The Ruach HaKodesh (The Holy Spirit of Yeshua - John 16:12-15) only attainable through the actions instructed by Messiah in John 14:15-18. arw Phil 1:18-19.

This UNITY grounded in TRUTH, is made available to us through our redemption in and through Yeshua, so as to bring order to His House (Body) and to reveal The will of YHWH our Elohim as we go forward (Mat 7:21; Mat 12:50; Mat 26:39; Luke 11:2) thereby bringing His Kingdom to Earth as it is in Heaven: 

PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT NEED MAN, his systems and his opinions (again John 16:12-15) to lead us: It is The Ruach (Spirit of YHWH) Who is sent to The Body to teach us regarding Who Messiah is, what Messiah said (BUT never to add or change the Word - The SIGN - Deut 4:2; Deut 12:32; Prov 30:6 & Rev 22:18-19) and what is to come (John 14:15-17, 26 arw John 16:13) thereby being a Lamp to our Path and a light to our feet (Ps 19:8; Ps 43:3; Ps 119:105; Prov 6:3); therefore to that end YHWH has anointed people with certain functions to teach and proclaim the Word so as to build up The Body into a mature visible likeness (Sign) of Messiah (Eph 4:11-14 arw 1 Cor 12:28-31 & Rom 10:14-15).This is what it means to be His Disciple - to walk in HIS Disciplines and Way, immersed in HIM!

NB: Although I am convinced that prior to Yeshua's return, the present day Assemblies of Messiah are to "return to the Acts Assemblies as Yeshua left His Body because the denominations are not of Him but of man" maybe now more than ever, in what I believe are possibly the very last days (Mat 24:24, 1 Tim 4:1; 2 Tim 4:3-4), we need to test every spirit (1 John 4:1 arw Mat 24:4) to see if it confirms that Yeshua has come in the flesh and this testing is done as the Beroeans did when testing the teaching of Rav Sha'ul (NB: remember the Beroeans did not have a "New Testament" they only used The Tenach - Old Testament to test Sha'ul's teachings - Acts 17:11-13 and thereby they became a visible sign of what to do).

This Beroean practice applies especially when listening to any person claiming to have specifically received a "Word", "Prophecy", "Vision" etc for the Body or applicable to [a] specific member/s of The Body or to those claiming to having been elected to one of the commonly referred to 5 Fold callings; such  appointments / anointings are held to a higher standard than other members of The Body, and if indeed they have such a calling such an anointing holds far more responsibility (as expanded upon briefly above when referring to Eph 4:11-14 arw 1 Cor 12:27-31; Mat 18:16; Acts 20:27-28; James 3:1) because they are then witnesses of Yeshua, Signs specially tasked from and by Him and therefore by definition carrying His Authority, to assist and direct His Kingdom Function and Rule where necessary here on earth within His Body.

But knowing that the Word is a "Double-edged Sword separating & cutting through, even to the dividing of being and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." - Heb 4:12; Acts 2:37; Eph 6:17; Rev 1:16 - Just as those with such callings are no better than any other member of The Body, YHWH, exercising HIS right to Sovereign choice, has chosen and tasked such people to carry out such functions, SIMILARLY AS HE HAS CHOSEN OTHERS WITHIN THE BODY FOR LESS PUBLIC WORKS in His Kingdom, because ultimately we are all answerable to The Head, Yeshua our Messiah (1 Cor 12 and 13) and The Body must hold such Emissaries of Yeshua accountable - as the Beroeans did. 

This Double-edged Sword is The Ruach of YHWH, The Word of Yeshua (Eph 6:17) and therefore The Word of YHWH Elohim Himself - So if then YHWH in His Wisdom and Mercy does send one of His anointed over our path and we, having done due diligence, recognise that person as such and CHOOSE TO IGNORE WHAT THEY SAY WE DO SO AT OUR OWN PERIL BECAUSE YHWH HAS SENT THEM TO WATCH OVER OUR LIVES AND TO GIVE AN ACCOUNTING TO HIM REGARDING THIS TASK: WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO PRAY FOR SUCH (Heb 13:17) for they too are just people THAT YHWH HAS CHOSEN, and they too are growing in Messiah, so find out from YHWH how you are to approach His appointed and anointed because Opposing such may actually be opposing The Ruach HaKodesh Himself and for that sin there can be no forgiveness (Mat 12:30-32 arw Mark 3:28-30; Acts 5:1-3-5, 8-11) because such people carry The Anointing of YHWH Elohim as led by The Ruach and if operating correctly are A SIGN OF HIS AUTHORITY!

Remember we all are responsible in working out our own salvation with fear and trembling and bearing that in mind such judgements as publicly displayed in the Ananias and Sapphira episode are coming back, and in fact are already here - the time to sit on the fence has long past - we are needing to choose W/who we are committing our lives to - Jos 24:14-15; John 6:68: W/who we will be a SIGN for! This, as I alluded to above, is wherein the true unity of The Body resides - Eph 4:3-16.

Hopefully I am beginning to make sense on this most important matter of "The Sign" and what it means to be one.

Before we go further though we may need a little more grounding and clarity on the Biblical definition for a sign:-

I make no claim to any real proficiency in any language especially not Hebrew, however from my studies I am able to submit the following for consideration:

Strongs H226 - oth - from H225 (in the sense of appearing); a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.: Thus a sign in the Hebrew context means - to come, to assent (to express approval or agreement) to a signal such as a flag, mark, miracle, (en-) sign, token.  

And in The Greek rendering is from - G4592 - semeion - from G4591 - to indicate or to signify - [by] giving an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally: [by] miracle, sign, token, wonder.

This now brings us to a very interesting word in The Hebrew Language which appears over 7300 times in the Hebrew manuscripts and that word is H853 - eth - and is described in the Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon as a: Part of Speech: untranslated particle : It is described in Strongs as - eth - Apparently contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely): - (As such unrepresented in English.)

Apart from being described as an "untranslated particle" what has eth to do with a "Sign"? Well firstly it is described as an:-

"apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity [with [a] distinct and independent existence]" 

Following on from as seen above H226 is the Hebrew word translated as sign/s; mark/s; token - and spelt from right to left tav, vav, alef. So this Hebrew Word, this untranslated particle Eth is contracted [shortened] from tav, vav, alef  to [from right to left] tav, alef - in English this would be stated as "A" and "Z", in Greek "Alpha" and "Omega"; The first and the last: See Rev 1:7; 1:8; 1:11; 2:8; 21:6; 22:13.

Alef in the Hebraic Alefbet (alphabet) is first letter and represents The Leader of the house, astrong, silent Ox - Father, Elohim: The last letter of the Hebrew Alefbet is the Tav - a mark more like an "X" - representing a Mark, sign, signature - Covenant. In a Hebrew context then this has the understanding that Tav, Alef means "Stength of The Covenant" That is YESHUA.

Now looking at the word for "Sign" - tav, vav, alef the paleo representation of the letters are as we know - 

Alef - The strong leader of the house, Father, Elohim, 

Vav - Tent peg, connecting hook, a bridge connection of opposite sides. The vav is said to represent Yeshua bridging Heaven and Earth, the Spiritual and the flesh - The Man-Elohim, Immanuel. The one "nailed" (connected) to the Stake ... and much more.

Tav - a mark more like an "X" - representing a Mark, sign, signature - Covenant - a symbol of Truth, perfection, completion, restoration of everything thus a return to the essence and purpose of life and Hebrew thought being that it is cyclical and not linear (as is our Greek way of thought), the Tav of Truth, perfection etc, The Covenant signed by Yeshua in His Blood begins again at the Alef - The Father and so the cycle of life continues eternally. The first use of this "untranslated particle" is found in the first verse of The Bible - 

Beresheet bara Elohim (eth) hassamyim waet ha eretz

In the beginning created Elohim (GOD) (eth - alef-tav - through theStrength of The Covenant - Yeshua?) the heavens and the earth.

Yeshua is the Word, the Word is made up of Letters, Elohim accomplished the Creation work and redemption through Yeshua, the first and last letters, used by Yeshua to refer to Himself, encompasses the entire Alefbet - iow the fullness of the Hebrew (The Creation Language?). The word eth,(Tav, Alef) used by Yeshua to refer to Himself is the contracted word from oth (Tav, Vav, Alef = SIGN) a word constructed from the three letters to mean Hebraically -

A physical Covenant  sign or mark of eternal Truth, perfection, completion, restoration of everything thus a return to the essence and purpose of life joining the Father of Heaven to Earth through His Son Yeshua's Signature in blood shed through being nailed to The Stake. Yeshua in His entirety,  THE WORD, is THE SIGN OF YHWH, THE COVENANT, THE RULE OF HEAVEN, THE AUTHORITY OF YHWH, THE MT SINAI TORAH & THE BETROTHAL AGREEMENT!

Now bearing in mind the paleo meaning of The Alef-Tav expanded above read these verses from Revelation 21:5-7 and substitute Alef Tav for Alpha and Omega - it may surprise you. Now continue to read  Rev 21:8 - included in this group excluded and destined for the Lake of fire is those who are "False / Liars"

In Ex 17:15 we are told that Moshe built an altar (a physical token, sign) to YHWH and called it YHWH NISSI (YHWH is our BANNER, Sign, Signal, Token, Flagstaff gleaming and visible from afar). 

A Banner is the Emblem, the Ensign that goes out before the Army - and Who goes before us? The Banner of YHWH Elohim, Yeshua (YHWH of HOSTS) Tsve'ot, The Word of YHWH .... Ex 13:21-22; Rev 19:11-15.

Ex 20:16 tells us we are not to bear false witness against our neighbour. Who is The Greatest of our Neighbours? It is Yeshua Himself, it is Elohim (Deut 6:4-5; Deut 10:12-13; Deut 11:13-14; Mat 22:37-40)

His Word is His never ending, continually growing Creative Power and thus a SIGN of His Authority, Majesty, Kingdom etc - Is 9:2 - Yeshua is The Light; Is 9:4 arw Lev 26:13 - Yeshua will break the yoke of the oppressor [read from Lev 26:14 ff to see what will happen to us if we do not obey His Torah - His Sign]; Is 9:6-7 - Yeshua is the fullness of Abba Father, our Elohim and there is no end to His Kingdom and Growth with is established on, in a,d through HIM, our Light and Sign. 

See the same applies to Rom 1:18-32 arw 2 Thes 2:9-12. His Creation is au unmistakable SIGN of Whom He is!

Here are a few eternal Biblical Signs the Word Biblical gives to us, some are just there as consecrated by YHWH Elohim and which we need just to observe as He points us to His Creation and Rule:

Gen 1:14 - Sun, Moon and Star constellations which link the Creation with His calendar and the Moedim - Festivals of YHWH our Creator (Lev 23).

Gen 9:12 - the Rainbow given to Noah to remind man of the expansion of the Adamic Covenant and a promise to never ever flood the earth again. 

And some of the Signs, which we are commanded to physically keep serve as signs, indicators, Lights show to the lost and dead world of our decication to and exercising of The Authority of Yeshua our Betrothed Creator and King.

Gen 2:2-3; Ex 20:8-11; Ex 31:12-17; Ex 20:12; Ex 20:20 - The Divine institution and keeping of The Sabbath as a Sign of The Creator, His Creation and His Marriage Covenant.

Lev 23 - The mandated Moedim (Feast days) of YHWH. 

Lev 11 - YHWH mandated diet for His House.

Gen 17:10-14 arw Lev 12:3 and Luke 2:21 - The institution of the Circumcision of males and the application of this Sign on Yeshua by His parents. 

Num 15:37-41 - Wearing of Tzitzit - Tassles on the corners of our garments so that we can look upon them and remember His Commandments and not stray from them.

Please note - the keeping / application of these Signs DO NOT SAVE/REDEEM US, that can only be achieved through Yeshua - BUT they do show our LOVE and COMMITMENT TO YESHUA; HIS RULE AND THE BODY OF YESHUA (MARRIAGE COVENANT John 14:15; 1 John 5:2-3) to the world around us our: They are Signs [LIGHT] to the world in which we live BUT WHICH WE ARE NOT A PART OF (John 17:9-12 & 15-20) POINTING OUT Who our Elohim is, what is His Rule in our Lives and our commitment to Him through His Rule / Covenant.

All these signs point to The Covenant given by YHWH Elohim to His People AND are all Signs of His Promise to return back to His perfect rule across the entire earth once again - Is 2:3 arw Hab 2:14. Remember again Ps 119:105; Ps 43:3; Pro_6:23; Eph_5:13; 2Pe_1:19 - we really need to appreciate that ALL mention of The Word, The Commands, The Light, The Torah are referring to Yeshua - so to be a light to the Nations as required and instructed by Yeshua can only be achieved in walking in Him, in His Word, applying His SIGNS as led by the Ruach HaKodesh (Mat 5:13-16) and The Ruach HaKodesh CAN NEVER SPEAK AGAINST THE WORD - YESHUA (John 16:13-15).  

To sum this post up allow me to make mention of what is not a SIGN or LIGHT according to the Word - Yeshua:

Sunday is not a Sign.

Sharing / mixing both Shabbat and Sunday is not a Sign.

Christmas, Easter, Lent are not signs.

Sharing / mixing YHWH's Levitical feasts with any other Feast is not a Sign.

Eating non-kosher food is not a Sign.

Non-circumcision is not a Sign.

Keeping the Gregorian Calendar to work out Holy Festivals is not a Sign.  

Mixing and putting foreign substances into our bodies is not a Sign.

Bowing to the ways of the world is not a Sign - 

Now - Please ask yourself this - How can doing what the world (Babylon / Egypt) is doing be a sign of their Enemy - Yeshua?  (John 15:18 & 17:14) or aligning with the world and it's way  Prov 25:26 arw Col 3:17; John 14:31 arw 1 John 2:15-17 be a true witness of Yeshua and His Kingdom? 

We may also then need to each ask ourselves - what W/witness; S/sign are we presenting to the world as a L/light. Is our Testimony False or True and Authoritative or deceptive?

In these most crucial of times can we say we are in line with Scripture as recorded in Rev 12:17 or Rev 14:12; Rev 19:10 and can ask Yeshua, according to John 14:15 request from the Father on our behalf The Spirit of Truth to lead us into all Truth and Righteousness - because that and that alone is what we will need in the crucial and troubling times - NOTHING ELSE WILL HELP!

The Torah is the very Identity of Israel, The Body of believers, and Yeshua makes it complete. And please remember we do not keep His Commandments, His Torah to be saved, THEY (HIM) KEEP US - THEREFORE WE KEEP IT (HIM) BECAUSE WE ARE SAVED and therein lie the blessings of The Kingdom of Heaven coming to earth - Deut 28:1-2.

And now for the final SIGN which we are witnessing right now in our day read from Deut 30 - the entire chapter - Take time to read this chapter it is awe inspiring, it is uplifting, it is such a LIGHT unto our feet and a LAMP unto our path especially as we walk into these deep, dark days - ponder Deut 30:1-8 here we see the REVELATION of YHWH's eternal Covenant promise to us. 

So -  DO YOU RESPECT (LOVE) YESHUA ENOUGH TO OBEY HIS COMMANDS AND BE A SIGN FOR HIM - A LIGHT TO THE NATIONS? Mat 10:33; Luke 12:9 - The choice remains ours!

Remember that Yeshua HAS TO DO ALL THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE TORAH, THE COVENANT, BECAUSE THAT IS WHO HE IS, JUST AS WE, IF ACCEPTING HIM HIS COVENANT, NEED TO DO - so we are told to LOVE YHWH our ELOHIM with all our heart, soul and might AND OUR BROTHER AS OURSELVES - YESHUA MUST DO THE SAME!

We are told to keep, guard, do and protect His Word - WELL YESHUA MUST ALSO DO THE SAME - NOW PLEASE READ AND PONDER THIS VERY CAREFULLY: YESHUA TOO, MUST KEEP, GUARD AND PROTECT THE WORD, HIS WORD - AND IF WE ARE WALKING IN HIS WORD HE IS BOUND BY HIS OWN COVENANT, TORAH, WORD BY HIS VERY DIVINE BEING TO PROTECT, KEEP, GUARD, PROVIDE FOR US! Do you get that...! Read it again if you must. Walking in His Word as led by The Ruach brings untold blessings and Divine protection, provisions and so much more from Him under Who ALL AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS ETERNALLY VESTED! - Mat 6:25-34! 

The next blog, Abba willing, will cover in more detail what His blessings and / or curses are depending on if we choose to be a SIGN for Him OR NOT - if we choose to walk in His Covenant, in His Torah IN YESHUA OR NOT!

Again do not believe all that I have written here - read, pray and like the Beroeans check everything out against His Word, HIS Light, HIS Sign.

Shalom

Boaz  

 

 

Wait!

The topic of discussion on every bodies lips in these times is COV!DI9 and the resulting forced vaxc which is coming. 

I heard somebody say other day that one of the most dangerous symptoms of this ailment is the loss of common sense, and I am inclined to agree with that statement.

I am sending this blog out to serve as an interim communique of sorts. Those reading this blog will possibly have noticed the progression of the last few posts - 

21/01/21 - Transitioning

13/06/21 - COV!D I9 Covenant

06/07/21 - Are Christians in Covenant with Messiah Yeshua?

There are at least 3 more posts, Abba willing, that I will need to send out to complete this assignment however being that they are paradigm shifting matters they are not subjects which can be addressed lightly and therefore their preparation and presentation takes care, time and prayer thus this interim blog is being posted with the plea to all reading it to WAIT right now - Please do not rush into any action or decision especially when contemplating vaxc but set yourself apart and WAIT on YHWH Elohim - (1 Kings 19:11-13 and if He should ask you "What are you doing here? Speak with Him, speak with YHWH our Healer, Protector, Provider - our Elohim the Banner and Covering under Whom we stand - seek Him, implore Him to Shepherd you and your House in these times).  

There is much that I am needing to convey to the Body in preparation of the Way as we go forward into these unprecedented times. This information is, in my opinion, crucial for our protection and spiritual well-being as we go forward; it is what will be expected of us to become a Light to the nations and salt to this earth, to become a true bondservant of Yeshua: To enable His Body to build what He requires for His Kingdom to come to earth as it is in Heaven; a task which can and will only be achieved as He leads us to make disciples of all the nations teaching them to do and obey all that He showed and still shows us through His Word. In these present times and for this work we will need to walk by "Faith" AND NOT BY SIGHT", indeed this will be a basic requirement of those making up His Body here on earth [Heb 11:1-2 and 6 - FAITH is active NOT Passive])!

Please as difficult as it may be right now, and it will get worse, I am beseeching each and every one reading this blog, in The Name of Yeshua our Messiah, to take time, indeed make time this Shabbat, and wherever and whenever else you are able to, so as to be in a position to be in His presence being enabled to look at what is going on around us through His Wisdom, Light, Leading and Word. DO NOT allow the prevailing situation, or anybody or any organization to force you into making any decisions you are not completely comfortable with! Exercise your Elohim given right to freewill - this is what sets us apart from the animals and defines us as His Ambassadors here on earth! (Gen 1:26-29 arw Gen 2:16-17)

I am not going into the merits or demerits of this global event; I am not and do not support any political, cultural, denominational, social, activist or other opinion or rights group - I seek to the best of my abilities and understanding how to serve Yeshua alone and that obviously includes His Kingdom, His Body and His Righteousness. 

At present both "left / liberal" and "right / conservative", the "naysayers" and the "yeasayers" are pushing and motivating through fear and manipulation to promote their own agendas - Yeshua tells us in Luke 12:7 NOT TO FEAR - that is not His Way - He gives us all the facts we requires to make freewill, educated, wise and motivated decisions - (John 8:31-32). Fear BINDS - IT DOES NOT SET FREE and FEAR is not of YHWH Elohim (2 Tim 1:7-10).   

I am not judging an individual member of any of these groups spiritual position  - HOWEVER I do judge the works and agendas the groups they adhere to display - Therefore those supporting or aligned to such groups may want to consider the following: We as His Body cannot align ourselves with such groups (1 Cor 6:14-7:1) - One may also wish to study this portion of Scripture when considering putting these vaxc in one's body, which if one is redeemed by Yeshua one then belongs to Elohim and is The Temple of Elohim - (1 Cor 6:19-20). Consider what Yeshua, the final Authority on an matter, says in Mat 12:30 - so there are only two places to be in this world - either for Him or against Him - aligning (supporting) any group or organization then who promote FEAR or mixing Light and dark (Righteousness or sin) is not from Yeshua!

It has been my experience that the information from almost all sources regarding just about everything, especially about this COV!DI9 and vaxc event, is manipulated and twisted - in other words much of what is being told to us appears to be devoid of crucial facts and truths! Such a practice is deliberate and with the aim of causing massive, almost palpable confusion  - in plain English - we are seemingly being subjected at best to ignorant and unqualified information or at worst deliberate and obvious lies or lies by omission!  

Yeshua does not lie; Yeshua does not use confusion - His only motivation is Truth which is in and of itself LOVE and SHALOM - (1 Cor 14:33; please read and ponder on 1 Cor 13:4-8 and ask The Ruach HaKodesh to help you see this season through the Eyes of YHWH our Elohim and King) - He only is the Light and He only is the same today, yesterday and forever - 1 John 1:5-7; Heb 13:5-9 - Anything then not of The Light, in other words darkness - i.e. the use of lies, confusion and manipulation cannot be of Yeshua - Then looking again at Mat 12:30 perhaps we should ask ourselves who could be the source of this darkness being disseminated for public consumption and spread by all and sundry?

Yeshua is LIFE and only wants to always promote Life and give us and the whole of His Creation life in abundance - John 10:10 (b) - yet we are being told that we should (for various reasons) take this experimental medical procedure, a procedure which the powers that be admit is experimental and has the potential to cause harm and even death - who uses such tactics, who is the one who is the source of darkness we spoke of in the paragraph above? Read John 10:10 (a) for the answer!

So in these tumultuous and unsettling times, which we were warned would come - (Mat 24:4-14 arw Mat 10:17-23), we have lies, manipulation, confusion being spread by every "camp" all having a form of "Godliness BUT DENYING the POWER / AUTHORITY of it! " - read 2 Tim 3:1-5 - for a glimpse into the acts and attitudes of people in these last days, people we are to avoid at all costs - Please DO NOT LET SUCH GAIN ANY PURCHASE IN YOUR LIVES - as such people cause confusion and FEAR! Therefore to align ourselves as servants of The Most High to such groups cannot ever be vaguely considered let alone be condoned.

Please do not be deceived into believing that we will sail blissfully through these problems - that is both naive and extremely dangerous - as a Body we are being called more now than possibly ever before in our lives to decide where and for W/whom we stand (James 4:4) - The Word tell us that at times such as these we are to turn to Elohim - how are we instructed to do this? By submitting to His Ways and purifying our hearts we will be resisting the adversary and he will flee from us! James 4:7-8. Please prayerfully consider reading James 4, possibly even the whole Epistle with a seeking heart and spirit. 

Although I have my own opinions regarding these matters at hand it is not my intention to force those opinions on any person, my only aim in sending out this blog and the other referred to is to be obedient to the leading of The Ruach of YHWH Elohim, thus my closing request is: 

Please do not rush into anything in these times, do not let yourselves be swayed by anybody (myself included) or by any organization, political party, social warrior group, denomination, family bonds, emotions ..... you fill in the blanks.

Do not Fear, do not loose hope BUT WAIT PRAYERFULLY BEFORE THE AUTHOR AND PERFECTER OF OUR FAITH, AND FIX YOUR EYES ON HIM, YESHUA HAMESSIACH! Heb 12:1-3. And remember stronger is He Who is in you than he who is in the world BECAUSE YESHUA HAS ALREADY OVERCOME THE WORLD AND ALL ITS WAYS! John 4:1-6 arw John 16:33 and see our Messiah's prayer for His people, those given to Him by The Father - that is us ... John 17:9-11. 

The Righteous One of YHWH, Yeshua our Messiah and King has already won the battle and in / through Him the victory is certain!

Shabbat shalom

Boaz.