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Two
Brothers, Two Nations, One God
By
"Tehseen Gul Khan,
Bible Teacher"
Who are we? Jews (Yahudim) or
Christians (Notsrim-Hebrew, Nasri-Urdu/Arabic, Acts 11:26 and 24:5)? A big
question for many or for some this is not a question at all. In today's world
there is typical hatred amongst Christian (Notsrim) circles for the two remaining
tribes of Israel (Yisrael) i.e. Judah and Benjamin, today known as Jews (Yahudim) and this action is
called as
"Anti-Semitism". Was Yahshua (Jesus) our savior anti-Semitic? The Bible says
that Salvation (Y’shua) is of the Jews (Yahudim); meaning salvation (Y’shua) is
from the Jews (Yahudim). Where does that leave those Christians (Notsrim) who
hate the Jews (Yahudim)? I have used the text from Revised Scriptures True Name
Edition bible alongside KJV or NIV standard text to make it easy to understand
(Binah) the Hebrew words and also to provide the learning opportunity for the
people who want to learn Hebrew. This will also help our Jewish (Yahudim)
brethren to understand (Binah) the teaching easily. I have also used Hebrew key
words with English in brackets and if some other language is used it is
mentioned alongside. The names of Yahshua (Jesus) and Yahweh Elohim (Lord God)
are mentioned in the original Hebrew form in order to restore the understanding
(Binah) and the sounds of these names. In today’s world we really need to know
that what are the real names of our Yahshua (Jesus) and Abba Father Yahweh
Elohim and how they sound in the original form.
John 4:22 “Ye
worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation (Y’shua) is of
the Jews.” (KJV)
Yochanan –
John 4:22 “You worship you know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation
(Y’shua) is from the Yahudim.” (RSTN)
I would like to explain what
is different between being an Israelite (Yisraeli) and being a Jew (Yahudi).
Being Hebrew or Israelite (Yisraelite) is being from any of the 12 tribes of
Israel (Yisrael) or joining into them, but being Jew (Yahudim) means being from
the Tribe of Judah (Yahuda) only. These days two and the half tribes i.e. Judah
(Yahuda), Benjamin (Benyamin) and Half of Levi (Lewi) are called by the name of
Jews (Yahudim). But still Jew (Yahudi) is not a religion it is a race (Zera).
Do we have two Gods to
follow? Are the Jews (Yahudim) following Elohim different from the Elohim of
Christians (Notsrim)? Do we have a different Elohim in Old Testament (TaNaKh)
and another one in the New Testament (Brit Chadasha)? Some Christians (Notsrim)
would say yes. Ask Muslims and they will tell you better than any Christian
(Notsrim) because they hate both Jews (Yahudim) and Christians (Notsrim) alike
and they know that we believe in the same God (Elohim). Why is that?
Could it be
because the same Satan (Heilel) is in operation today as he was in the old time
spreading hate and deceiving people?
The Church today has made the
Elohim of Abraham (Avraham), Isaac (Yitzchak) and Jacob (Yaakov) very hard and
cruel at heart, the one who liked to kill people and was the Lord of wars and
bloodshed. The Western Christendom makes it appear like that suddenly Elohim was
tamed and became full of grace (Chen) and love (Ahava) which He failed to show
at many places or in many stories in the Old Testament (TaNaKh).
What is the name of our God?
The name of our Lord God is YHWH Elohim and it was given to Adam (Ahdahm-Hebrew)
and he told the same name to his son (Bar) Seth and the whole race (Zera) of his
sons (B’nai) and daughters (Bat) knew and worshipped in the old age.
Genesis 4:26
"And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos:
then began men to call upon the name of the LORD." (KJV)
Beresheeth –
Genesis 4:26 “And to Seth, also there was born a son; and he called his name
Enosh: then men began to call upon the name of YHWH
hwhy.”
(RSTN)
Adam (Ahdahm) told his son
and grandson (B’nai) to say and proclaim the name of THE LORD (YHWH). But in
English or the Greek it is hidden from the average believer but not in the
Hebrew. If we consult the Strong's concordance
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it shows that in this verse the word in Hebrew is Yahweh and Adam knew Lord's
personal name as Yahweh or I AM THAT I AM long before Moses
(Moshe-Hebrew) in Exodus 3:14.
Even Peter (Kepha) used the
same name Yahweh when he quoted from Joel (Yoel) during his first ever sermon in
the book of Acts (Maaseh Shlichim) 2:21. A lot of Christians (Notsrim) quote
from Peter (Kepha) so what was Peter (Kepha) a Christian (Notsrim) or a Jew
(Yahudim)? Joel (Yoel) used word Yahweh in his book and Peter (Kepha) was
talking to the Israelites (Yisraelites) gathered from all the nations at the
feast of Pentecost (Shavuot) so people knew what he was talking about. Peter
(Kepha) used the same majestic NAME under the influence of the Holy Spirit's (Ruach
ha Kodesh) Baptism. No one can refute that Peter (Kepha) was not saying Yahweh
or using some other name. A Question is raised that how come Peter (Kepha) used
the verse from The Old Testament (TaNaKh) after being Holy Baptized and becoming
Christian (Notsrim) at the birth of the New Testament (Brit Chadasha) restored
Church (Eidta-Hebrew, Congregation or Ekklesia-Greek)? Did he use the name of
the Jewish (Yahudim) God Yahweh to convert the Jewish (Yahudim) people into
Christianity? It doesn't make any sense, does it? In his Sermon Peter (Kepha) no
where says that their (Jews') worship is wrong but he said that their actions
were wrong because they did not believe in Yahshua (Jesus) as divine Messiah and
Elohim. So the Jews (Yahudim) were not being considered as some old religion but
as a race (Zera) that needed to open their eyes and start believing in Yahshua,
the Yahweh Elohim that himself came down to earth (Aretz).
The name of Jesus in Hebrew
is "Yah-Shua" and it literally means "Yahweh – Who saves or Yahweh our Savior".
The matter is not Judaism or Christianity, the matter is opening of eyes and
understanding (Binah) the Elohim himself becoming human. Today Jews (Yahudim)
have a problem with this idea but it does not mean that they do not "Believe" in
Yahweh as Abba Father. In John (Yochanan) when Yahshua (Jesus) was talking on
the same issue of Him being from Elohim and divine Jews (Yahudim) replied that
they believe (Emunah) in the Abba Father and He is Yahweh.
John 8:41-42
says, "You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not illegitimate
children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself."
"Jesus said to them, "If God was your Father, you would love me, for I came
from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me."
Yochanan –
John 8:41-42, “You do the deeds of your Abba. Then they said to Him, We are not
born of fornication; we have one Abba, even Eloha. Yahshua said to them, if YHWH
Eloha were your Abba, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from
YHWH Eloha; Neither came I by My own accord, but He sent me.” (RSTN)
Here we see that Yahshua
(Jesus) did not have to tell them that Yahweh the Elohim is the Abba the Father.
But the problem was that they could not see Elohim Yahshua the Son himself
standing in front of them. As the Son Yahshua (Jesus) had the attributes of His
Abba Father and He was preaching the Word (Torah) of His Abba Father.
Both Christians (Notsrim) and
Jews (Yahudim) Believe (Emunah) in Yahweh as Abba Father but Christians
(Notsrim) are a step ahead to understand (Binah) that Yahshua (Jesus) was Yahweh
in flesh (Basar-Hebrew, Bashar-Urdu/Arabic) to save us. But these days all
average Christians (Notsrim) think that who believes (Emunah) in Yahweh is a
Jehovah's Witness. I was shocked to know that many people do not even know the
name of our Lord God Yahweh Elohim and think His name is Yahshua (Jesus) only. I
was talking to a western Christian (Notsrim) and I said do you believe (Emunah)
that Yahshua (Jesus) is Yahweh and his reply was who is Yahweh; he did not have
any clue of this. Churches (Eitda-Ekklesia) do not even tell them about this. We
are not Jehovah's Witness group and we know that Jehovah's Witness' beliefs are
totally unbiblical and they misuse the name of True Living God. Many churches
(Eitda) and pastors/teachers (Rabbi) tell their people that it is enough to know
only about Yahshua (Jesus) and they do not have any idea about the Abba Father
Eloha who sent Yahshua (Jesus) his son for the salvation (Y’shua) of human race
(Zera). We need to have full understanding (Binah) of the Godhead. The Hebrew
language is the TOOL that Elohim has provided for us and if we are prepared to
do some legwork not just to open the eyes of our fellow Christian (Notsrim)
brothers only but the Jewish (Yahudim) brothers too.
Scripture teaches that
Yahshua (Jesus) is same yesterday, today and forever, Hebrews 13:8 but many
Christians (Notsrim) are bent on a mutating Elohim. Why?
Psalm 102:27
says "But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end." (KJV)
If we say that Elohim
introduced His grace (Chen) in the New Testament (Brit Chadasha) and the grace
(Chen) was not active in the Old Testament (TaNaKh) than we are at fault. The
first picture of grace (Chen) was shown by Elohim, right in the first chapters
of the Book of Genesis (Beresheeth). The day Adam (Ahdahm) and Eve (Chavah)
sinned (Khata, we use same word for sin in Urdu/Arabic) Elohim still awarded
them the physical life (Chayim) to spend their years on this earth (Aretz).
Elohim also promised with them that He will set them free from the death (Mot,
in Urdu/Arabic we have same word for death) and curse, they had brought upon
them by this sin (Khata), and He prophesied about the Messiah (Moshiach) His son
Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ). He also told them that how Yahshua (Jesus)
will be born by a woman (Isha). Genesis (Beresheeth) 3:15. Elohim also shed the
blood (Dahm) of the Lambs to provide them the sheep skin for clothing to cover
their nakedness and shame in Genesis (Beresheeth) 3:21. This is how He taught
them the way that the sins (Khatet-plural) and shame can only be covered by the
shedding of blood (Dahm) which He confirmed later in His divine Law.
Leviticus
17:11 says "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I (Lord
God) have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your
souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul."
Wayiqra –
Leviticus 17:11, “For the chayim (life or lives) of the flesh is in dahm (blood,
pronounced as Dah-hm, in Urdu we use Dam for Spirit or Jaan): and I have given
it to you upon the alter to make keporah (Atonement, Yom Kippur-Hebrew or
Kafara-Urdu/Arabic is driven from this word) for your beings: for it is the dahm
that makes keporah for the being.” (RSTN)
Our Lord God Elohim never
said once in the Bible (TaNaKh (Old) and Brit Chadasha) to do good deeds and
works in order to get saved or to save our souls good deeds will be the source
of atonement (Kafara-Keporah). Even in the Old Testament (TaNaKh), that Western
Christendom seems to disown, Elohim always said that the blood (Dahm) was the
only way to bring salvation (Y’shua). Praise the name of Elohim that He showed
this picture and method to our father Adam (Ahdahm) and through him to the rest
of the human race (Zera). Lord showed him the way to the cross, the coming of
Messiah (Moshiach) and the way He will die, why blood (Dahm) is important, why
lamb was replaced as the temporary sacrifice to cover their shame for the small
period of time and all other teachings that are present in today's Christian
(Notsrim) faith (Emunah) in the very first chapters of the very first book of
the Bible. Can't we see Elohim's everlasting and ever present grace (Chen) right
in the beginning (Beresheeth-Genesis) of the Bible and the human race (Zera)?
Yes we can if we have the eyes to see it.
Elohim is alpha and omega,
and all His attributes are there from eternity and they are and will remain same
in the eternity. Grace (Chen) and Love (Ahava) are always there and Elohim has
shown His grace (Chen) and love (Ahava) throughout the Bible and I do not have
enough space to mention all of them here in this article. Many eyebrows must
have been raised up to this point but my brethren and fellow believers we should
not limit Elohim and disrespect Him by keep changing our ideas about Him so
quickly.
To understand (Binah) the
Biblical Christianity we need to always go back to the Hebraic roots of
Christianity and all Bible teachers (Rabbis), scholars and seminaries agree on
this point. Going back to explore the Hebraic roots does not make us Jews
(Yahudim) or follower of today's Judaism that is mainly based on Oral Torah
(Rabbinic Halachah). Rather it helps us to understand (Binah) the Bible more
accurately and in-depth because in my opinion and opinion of many scholars the
whole 66 books were written in Hebrew/Aramaic and not Greek even though we have
thousands of Greek manuscripts but we also have a beautiful Aramaic New
Testament (Brit Chadasha) known as the Peshitta which is attested by many good
scholars to be an excellent codex. Scholars such as Andrew Gabriel Roth have
critiqued it and found many translation issues in the Greek codex, words that
were not translated correctly and left in Aramaic because of lack of
comprehension of the language at the time. Papias, Irenaeus, Origen and
Eusebius cited that Matthew's (Mattityahu) gospel (Besorah) was in fact Hebrew
so what happened to the Hebrew codexes? The Assyrian (Ashurim) Christians
(Notsrim) faithfully preserved the Peshitta Bible attested by some scholars to
be 2nd century.
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Papias (Eusebius, H.E. 3.39.16)
"Matthew (Mattityahu) collected the oracles (ta logia) in the Hebrew language,
and each interpreted them as best he could."
Irenaeus, Adv. Haer. 3.1.1
"Matthew (Mattityahu) also issued a written Gospel (Besorah) among the Hebrews
and their own dialect while Peter (Kepha) and Paul (Shaul) were preaching at
Rome (Roma) and laying the foundations of the church (Eitda-Ekklesia)."
Origen (Eusebius, H.E. 6.25.4)
"As having learnt by tradition concerning the four Gospels (Besorim), which
alone are unquestionable in the Church (Eitda-Ekklesia) of God (Elohim) under
heaven (Shamayim), that first was written according to Matthew (Mattityahu), who
was once a tax collector but afterwards an apostle of Jesus Christ (Yahshua ha
Moshiach), who published it for those who from Judaism (Yahudim) came to believe
(Emunah), composed as it was in the Hebrew language."
Eusebius, H.E. 3.24.6
"Matthew (Mattityahu) had first preached to Hebrews, and when he was on the
point of going to others he transmitted in writing in his native language the
Gospel (Besorah) according to himself, and thus supplied by writing the lack of
his own presence to those from whom he was sent."
There are many scholars
(Rabbis) today who have done extensive research on the Peshitta and cited
references to show that the Greek New Testament (Brit Chadasha) is actually a
translation of the Peshitta. For references of these works of Aramaic primacy
see the following scholars
Paul Younan,
Andrew Gabriel Roth
,
Raphael Lataster
,
James Trimm,
and
Steven Caruso.
An excellent work is the
book Ruach Qadim by Andrew Gabriel Roth that can be purchased at
www.ruachqadim.com .
Essentially my opinion is
that the Bible was given to the Hebrew people, for the Hebrew people and with
the Hebraic mindset. Every teaching, story and all commandments or even all the
covenants made by Elohim were made in a way that leads the human race (Zera) to
our Messiah (Moshiach) Lord (Elohim) Yahshua (Jesus Christ). If we read the Old
Testament with open eyes, understanding (Binah) heart and careful study then we
see that everything points to Lord Yahshua (Jesus). If we say that the Old
Testament belongs to the Jews (Yahudim) only, it raises many disturbing
questions. Was Elohim preparing only the Jews (Yahudim) for the coming Messiah
or the coming salvation (Y’shua)? Answer is NO. The Lord picked the nation of
Israel (Yisrael) out of Abraham's (Avraham) loins to reveal all His oracles for
mankind.
Yahweh Elohim (Lord God)
promised the salvation (Y’shua) and the coming of Messiah (Moshiach) to the
whole human race (Zera) because He gave His promise to Adam and Adam is the
father of the entire world, not just the Jews (Yahudim).
Romans 3:23
says "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
(KJV)
Romiyah 3:23,
“For all have sinned, and come short of the tifereth of YHWH;” (RSTN)
Paul is not quoting something
new here and his context was taken from the book of Psalms in this passage. The
key word is "All" and "All" does not mean Jews (Yahudim) only. So all sinned
(Khata) and came short of glory (Tifereth), the glory (Tifereth) which Elohim
gave to Adam and he wanted Adam to give birth to the God fearing race (Zera).
Rather we should say that the Plan of Elohim was corrupted because Adam fell and
could not stand up to the plan Lord Gave him in Genesis 1:27. Why Israel
(Yisrael) and Judah were so important in the sight of the Elohim than. The
answer was given by Yahshua (Jesus) our Savior Himself.
In John 4:22
Jesus was talking to the Samaritan woman and he said: "Ye worship ye know not
what: we know what we worship: for salvation (Y’shua) is of the Jews."
Yochanan –
John 4:22 “You worship you know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation
(Y’shua) is from the Yahudim.” (RSTN)
These are not my words but the word of our own Messiah (Moshiach) Lord (Elohim)
Yahshua (Jesus) and who dares to say that He was wrong. The whole Bible claimed
that the tribe of Judah will be the door for Messiah and the promises of
everlasting Kingdom to the King David was to be fulfilled. The genealogy of
Yahshua (Jesus) even says that He was from the Tribe of Judah. Yahshua (Jesus)
was Jew (Yahudim) himself and my question to the Christians (Notsrim) today is
Yahshua (Jesus) a Jew (Yahudi) or a Christian (Notsrim)? In answer we suddenly
make Jew (Yahudim) a race (Zera) not a religion but my friends Yahshua (Jesus),
Mary and Joseph were all Jews (Yahudim) and in Yahshua’s (Jesus) lifetime
EVERYTHING was done in Jewish (Yahudim) way. Even in the later days and coming
times we see that Yahshua (Jesus) will be called with the title of
"the Lion of
the tribe of Judah, the Root of David", Revelation 5:5. (KJV)
Now we need to come back to
the importance of the Hebraic touch and the back ground of Biblical
understanding (Binah). Let me give you a very little example and we do not need
to go so far. Let us take only the very first verse of the Bible and look at it
from the Hebraic point of view and with Hebrew text and mindset. It will explain
it's in depth study which we can not ever see using English or Greek.
Genesis 1:1
says in English, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (KJV)
A very basic verse and known
by a kid even. In Hebrew the verse goes like:
"Bereishit
b'rah Elohim
et
ha'shamayim v'et ha'eretz."(RSTN)
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Now when we see "et"
as the forth word in this verse in Hebrew language, it does not make any sense.
All the Hebrew scholars agree that they could not understand (Binah) why this
word was recorded in this verse because if it was not there it would have made
no difference. Now "ET" is made of two Hebrew alphabets, and they are ALEPH and
TAV. Aleph is the first alphabet and Tav is the last one.
When we see Yahshua (Jesus)
saying that He is Alpha and Omega He was not talking in Greek as we read now,
actually He was talking in Hebrew. He was saying that He is Aleph and Tav and
the Israelites (Yisraelites) had this understanding (Binah) already that Aleph
Tav was always referred to the Yahweh Elohim the Lord God Almighty, because only
Lord God Elohim is the Beginning and End. Elohim is plural expression. The sound
"im" works in Hebrew just like "s" works in English to show the plurality. For
example Eloha and Elohim, Cherub and Cherubim, Seraph and Seraphim, Ger and
Gerim. This verse is the answer to the oneness people and Unitarians who do not
believe in triune nature of our Lord God Elohim. We see that the whole trinity
was in action at the time of creation. Now we try hard to fit in Yahshua (Jesus)
using the English language to show the whole trinity in the first two verses in
the book of Genesis. We say that it is written in verse 3 that the "Lord Said"
and words of the Lord is Yahshua (Jesus). But we see the signature of Yahshua
(Jesus) in the very first verse. So Elohim ET or in English Elohim (triune)
Alpha & Omega created the heaven and earth. The same thing Paul was trying to
explain in his letter to the Colossians.
In his letter
to Colossians chapter 1:16-17 he says, "For by him (Jesus) were all things
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by him, and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all
things consist." (KJV)
Qolesayah
chapter 1:16-17 he says, "For by him (Jesus) were all things created, that are
in Shamayim, and that are on Earth, visible and invisible, whether they are
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by
him, and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." (RSTN)
Paul saw it right there in
the first verse of the Torah and he showed it to the Jews (Yahudim) living in
Colosse. This understanding (Binah) was never revealed in the Greek mindset or
English mindset and as we see that how going back to the Hebraic roots and
mindset can open up our eyes and understanding (Binah). It makes the teaching so
easy and effective.
If we apply the Greek mindset
then we misinterpret the things and ideas and it is the biggest reason of
introducing idolatry amongst the Christians (Notsrim). If we go back to the same
verses written by Paul to the Colossians, in verse 15 of the first chapter it is
translated in Greek and than in English:
Colossians
1:15: "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature." (KJV)
Qolesayah
1:15: “Who is the image of the invisible Aloha, the Bachor of all Creation.” (RSTN)
Now we can see that it makes
it look like that Yahshua (Jesus) was the first born of all the creation or the
first one to be created. Many apologists use this verse to justify their
position against Christianity or the divinity of Christ (Moshiach). Even oneness
Pentecostals use this Greek school of thought and deny the divinity of Yahshua
(Jesus). Another group said that even Adam was created in the image of Elohim so
what is special about that in Yahshua (Jesus) as he is only the first one who
was created in Elohim’s Image. But this is not the case because Yahshua (Jesus)
is Elohim Himself.
Now let us see the verse in
the Hebraic mind set how this verse interprets itself. When Adam was created he
was created in the Image of Lord God or Elohim (Triune/Plural), and he was
created man and women Genesis 1:27. In Colossians 1:15 the word for Elohim is
translated as "Theo" in Greek but it can not explain who is this God? Theo could
be the God with small "g" too. But in Hebrew we see that it is translated as
"Eloha" the Head of the trinity the Abba Yahweh. So we see that the
understanding (Binah) changes suddenly here as Yahshua (Jesus) was the Firstborn
and He was in the image or the likeness of His Father YHWH. The Singular
expression of Eloha was especially mentioned to emphasize the Point of Yahshua’s
(Jesus) teaching that whoever sees Him sees the Father.
John 14:8-9,
"Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus
saith unto him, have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known
me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then,
Shew us the Father?" (KJV)
Yochanan
14:8-9, "Philip said to Him, Master, show us the Abba, and it will be enough for
us. Yahshua said to him, have I been so long a time with you, and yet have you
not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Abba; how then are you
saying, Show us the Abba?" (RSTN)
Look at the answer of Yahshua
(Jesus), it clearly shows that "No Human" could see the Father but only the Son.
That is why Paul said the Yahshua (Jesus) was the image of the
invisible God
or Eloha the Father. Also the Hebrew translation says that Yahshua (Jesus) was
firstborn "BEFORE" all the creation not "OF" all the creation. It actually
refers to His resurrection before all the dead of the world as the first one to
rise from the grave and not about being a creation a s such.
So it answers many questions
and shuts many mouths that are steadfast to disown the Triune nature of Godhead
and Divinity of Christ (Moshiach) but was it clear before we went back to the
Hebraic roots of the biblical school of thought. And if people say that it is
being Jew (Yahudim) to go back to the Hebrew roots and way of teaching to
understand (Binah) the Bible I say let it be, because the Bible was not written
in Urdu, Hindi, English or Greek. It was written by Hebrews, in Hebrew and the
duty of Hebrew nation was to show it to the whole creation.
Lord says in
Exodus 12:49: One law (Bible the Word of YHWH, or Jesus) shall be to him that is
"home born", and unto the stranger that "sojourneth" among you. (KJV)
Shemoth
12:49: “One Torah shall be for him that is native, for the ger that sojourns
among you.” (RSTN)
So the word of YHWH was and
is same for Jew (Yahudim) and Gentile (Gerim) the same way it always has been.
Take a guess that who is the word of YHWH?
John 1:1-2
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him
nothing was made that has been made." (NIV)
Yochanan
1:1-2: “Beresheeth was the living Torah and the living Torah was with YHWH and
the living Torah was YHWH. The same was with in the beginning with YHWH. All
things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” (RSTN)
Who is this WORD, isn't it
Yahshua (Jesus) Moshiach (Christ) himself the Living Word of Abba Yahweh Elohim.
He came out of Him (Father) and everything was created through Him (Son). So
actually it is clear for us now that there is only one Yahshua (Jesus) for both
Jews (Yahudim), the home born and gentiles (Gerim) who were grafted in.
Most Bible believers are
aware that the Jewish (Yahudim) people today are not biblical disciples or
followers in the purest sense. Unbelieving Jews (Yahudim) who have not come to
personal faith in Yahshua ha Moshiach (Messiah Jesus) are traditional Jews
(Yahudim) who live by rabbinical "Halachah (way to walk or conduct)" and
tradition as opposed to both Torahs (Mosaic and Yahshua's (Jesus)) or Testaments
Old and New given to man. Either by choice or through ignorance they often have
chosen the traditions of the rabbis over the Word of YHWH, when the two
sometimes contradict.
The same thing Yahshua
(Jesus) and later Paul criticized. Yahshua (Jesus) has never said in the Bible
that He breaks torah or does not believe in the Law. I have heard many
Christians (Notsrim) say today that Yahshua (Jesus) Broke the Sabbath. If we
agree with this than He could not qualify for the atonement (Keporah) of our
sins (Khatet) as the blameless lamb. The breaking of Law or any commandment
was/is considered as sin (Khata) in the sight of the Lord and Yahshua (Jesus)
was not a sinner (Khata). Yahshua (Jesus) showed the eternal nature of the Torah
in Matthew 5:17-20 by saying that He was not on earth to abolish the law but to
fulfill it. Fulfill here means to confirm something already said i.e. to make
do on a promise. He also mentioned that it will not be abolished until the
heaven and earth will be gone. So neither the world has finished and nor Torah,
according to the very words of Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ). Paul
addressed the same issues in his letter which many Christians (Notsrim) tend to
twist and misinterpret.
As I have mentioned above
that there were two types of Laws in Yahshua’s (Jesus) time and also in Paul's
time. The Law which Yahshua (Jesus) was referring to was the Torah given by
Elohim to Moses (Moshe) and the numbers of the laws were 613. The rabbinic
ordinances or Oral Torah were added by the Pharisees of that time and they were
condemned by Yahshua (Jesus). After adding the man made law the number was raise
up to more than 1000 and Paul criticized the same thing. In the New Testament we
see that it has been translated as “LAW” both for Yahweh's Law and man made law
(Oral Torah). But we need to reads the text in Hebrew to understand (Binah) when
Paul was talking about the man made law and when he is talking about torah. Same
way we see that there are many expressions of Love (Ahava) but we have only one
word in English for it. To fulfil the law does not mean to abolish it
completely.
John was pointing to the same
danger in the book of Revelation 22:18-19:
"For I
testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,
If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the
plagues that are written in this book; And if any man shall take away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part
out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which
are written in this book." (KJV)
Now here many people think
that John is only talking about his writing but this is not the case. When John
was writing he did not know that he was writing a book for the Bible. Even at
that time around 95AD there was no New Testament as we have today. The Book of
Prophecies was referred as TaNaKh, the Old Testaments and John told people that
Yahshua (Jesus) came to abolish the man mad laws and editions and to teach us
the heart of Yahweh's Words. Even Yahshua (Jesus) pointed out to the same danger
of man made editions and He also told us the Punishments of doing this.
In Matthew
5:19 Jesus Says: "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least
in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the
same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
So now even when Yahshua
(Jesus) is saying these words there was no New Testament around and He referred
to the TaNaKh. It means that our rewards in the Heavenly Kingdom are based upon
the way of life according to the law of Yahweh. Many Christians (Notsrim) will
suffer and have the least place in the Kingdom of Yahshua (Jesus) according to
His own words, and my brothers and sisters this is serious matter.
Many churches even discard
the very basic "Ten Commandments". The words that were written by Yahweh's own
finger (Exodus 31:18) and how can we say that the Ten Commandments have
got nothing to do with us now? Do we mean that Elohim was lying in the Old
Testament? How can the Elohim see us lawless when he is never been Lawless and
never wanted the man to be lawless.
I John 3:4
says: "Everyone who sins (Khatet) breaks the law; in fact, sin (Khata) is
lawlessness."
He gave first of his
commandments to Adam, the biggest commandment, obeying Yahweh and loving Him
with full heart and Adam broke it. If Yahweh can punish him for his lawlessness
and the whole human race (Zera) came under punishment, how can He let us go as
being disobedient to Him? Being in Yahshua (Jesus) does not allow us to start
living in the sate of Lawlessness.
Let me give you an example
from the book of Hebrews. All the things in the Tabernacle and the Temple were
the copy of the Heavenly Model Hebrew 8:1-2, 9:1-5, and 23-25. Now we see that
all the things are present in the heaven in the original state. So if the two
tablets of the Ten Commandments are still in the heaven why should not we follow
them today? Do you think that Lord gave something new to Moses as the Ten
Commandments? IF there was no Law than how did Elohim Judge Lucifer's sin
(Khata) a long time before Adam was even created and Moses was at the Mount
Sinai? IF there is/was no law than Elohim would never had been able to judge the
fallen angels and Lucifer as sinners. These are very sensitive issue and many
will say that where does it mentioned in the Bible but we need to learn and
understand (Binah) the system of our Lord Elohim, through which He operates. If
Yahshua’s (Jesus) mission was to abolish the Ten Commandments than why Yahshua
(Jesus) told the rich man to follow them, why did He not give him a new set of
laws, His alleged new commandments?
Lets see in
Matthew 19:16-19: "And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what
good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life ? And he said unto
him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but
if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him,
which? Jesus said Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal, and Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father
and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself ."
Here we can see clearly that
Yahshua (Jesus) was preaching in favor of Ten Commandments as valid and useful.
Yahshua (Jesus) told that man to keep all the commandments and to follow Him.
Now if we say that Yahshua (Jesus) said that because He did not die at that time
and people were still under the law than it portrays Yahshua (Jesus) misleading
the people and not telling them the truth. He kept telling them to obey the law,
the very law he did not believe in and was going to abolish and wipe out forever
right? Why did Yahshua (Jesus) not tell them the reality that this law is
rubbish and in less than three years (Yahshua (Jesus) died on cross in less than
3 years of this event) this law will be no more so leave it and do as I say? Do
we have any answer for this?
I also heard an Asian pastor
saying that Torah and Law were the punishment and curse on the Israelites
(Yisraelites) and Human race (Zera). Why can not we see that The Lord took away
the Punishments not the Law? He took away the Yolk of Oral Torah and man made
Law that made the life of people Hell. He wanted to teach them the truth and the
heart of Yahweh the Father behind the giving of His law. Paul says that Law is
good (Romans 7:7-11) and he knew that law was given to recognise the sin (Khata)
and if we do not recognize the sin (Khata) how can we recognise the atonement
(Keporah)? If there was no law how Yahshua (Jesus) would justify His death (Mot)
on the cross and shedding of His blood (Dahm), as effective to remove the Human
(Basar) sin (Khata)? And even now as there is no temple, no law, no legalities
than how can a person who is born in 1990 can be saved from his sins (Khatet).
How can a person say that a guy named Yahshua (Jesus) died in 30AD and I am
saved in 1990 because I think so? If there is no law we can not relate ourselves
and our salvation with Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ). How cruel we are,
because at one stage we discard the very law by calling it legalistic and Jewish
(Yahudim) and at the same time we justify our actions and salvation (Y’shua)
based on the same law. Paul even called the law holy, and the commandments holy,
righteous and good (Romans 7:11) Even the nations that do not have the Law of
Moses; also will be judged according to the same law written on their heart by
Yahweh himself.
In Romans
2:14, 15 Paul says "(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by
nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves,
even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements
of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing
witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)"
In this passage we can
clearly see that even the nations that do not have or obey the law will still be
judged by the requirements of the same Law. Do we say that Lord is being
unrighteous Judge to these nations now? Never! Because the Law is eternal, it is
recommended by Yahshua (Jesus) himself and it is written on the hearts of the
people of the whole earth. Why Elohim said in Hebrews 8 and 9 that He will write
His law and Commandments on the hearts of the people. The very reason is that
Lord knows that He gave the Law as the blessing not as the curse and the word of
Yahweh remains forever.
Psalm 119:160
says: Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous
judgments endureth for ever.
Yahshua (Jesus) is the LIVING
TORAH and He fulfilled the law on our behalf. The law did not lack in anything
but we lacked to fulfill it. It does not make the law bad if we lacked but we
were not reaching the standards of it. Even our salvation (Y’shua) is truly and
still based on this law. No matter Jew (Yahudim) or Gentile (Gerim), if Elohim's
Salvation (Y’shua) is same for everyone than Elohim's Law (Torah) is the same
for every one, because we are justified by the shed blood (Dahm) of Yahshua ha
Moshiach (Jesus Christ) and that was according to the law/Torah.
Paul says in
Romans 2:13 "For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in
God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared
righteous ."
It is clear that the
righteous in the sight of the Elohim is he who "Obeys" the law not who
listens to it. Adam's Sin (Khata) was Disobedience and Yahshua’s (Jesus) quality
was Obedience. In Hebrew Paul tells us about the Obedience of Yahshua ha
Moshiach (Jesus Christ). So what are the Pastors going to do who teach their
flock to be disobedient to the holy righteous laws of Elohim?
Hebrew 5:7-8
says, "During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and
petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death
(Mot), and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered
and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation
(Y’shua) for all who obey him."
So what made Yahshua (Jesus)
and than the following believers righteous in the Sight of the Father, only
obedience. Yahshua (Jesus) was obedient to what? He was Obedient to the law and
he did and fulfilled the requirements of the law that Yahweh the Father wanted
Adam to fulfill and he failed to do so.
So if now one says that I
have faith in Yahshua Elohim (Lord Jesus) as He died as my atonement (Keporah)
and His blood (Dahm) cleans my sins (Khatet), do not we apply the same law and
it requirements in our lives? Even Isaiah talks about the importance of the Law
and in chapter 2:3 he says:
"And many
people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways , and
we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
This passage is still future
and Isaiah was talking about the millennial Kingdom of Yahshua ha Moshiach
(Jesus Christ) in Jerusalem (Yahrushalayim). Why Yahshua (Jesus) will restart
teaching the law again to the people who are in the kingdom, and many nations
will come and listen and learn the WAY, and follow the PATH and learn the LAW.
Who is the WAY, is it not Yahshua (Jesus), who said I am the WAY (TORAH was
called the way in Hebrew culture) and the life and the truth. If law is
abolished now than Elohim can not cast Satan (Heilel) into Fire because Law is
gone and he is no more counted as sinner, can we answer this question? Please do
not divide the Word of Yahweh Elohim by calling it Old and Abolished because
Elohim's Words are eternal and He always remembers His Words.
We need to see that Yahshua
(Jesus) is our mediator and he was here to teach us the way of Yahweh not to
lead us astray and today's Church is effected by paganised teachings for 1600
years now.
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We have added many unbiblical things (such as traditional Christian (Notsrim)
practices that are never found in the bible) in the faith today and we are
forgetting the biblical way of Christianity.
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How can we justify our position in front of gays and lesbians, if we keep saying
that the laws of Yahweh are done away with? If this is the teaching that Lord's
Holy Sprit is pouring upon the pastors than we can not stop these homosexual
sodomite people from defiling our Faith and Churches.
One last thing before we move
on to the next leg of this article; we read in the book of Revelation that in
front of the Great White Throne every living being was brought. All the humans
from the time of Adam and till the time of the final clash after the millennial
Reign will be raised and will be judged by their works and deeds. Revelation
20:11-15. Now my question to the fellow Christian (Notsrim) believers is that
how will Elohim judge them at the end of Days (Moed) and by what law and means
Yahweh Elohim will be able to Judge them if He has already abolish the law in
Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ)? Trust me that Elohim will never be able to
Judge those people by any means if there is no law to blame them and their
works. Also remember the judgment will be based on the deeds of those people. No
one can blame Yahweh and He is a righteous Judge and Truth and Justice are the
two bases of His Throne.
Jews (Yahudim) made the same
mistake and are still paying the price of rejecting the Word of Yahweh, Yahshua
Elohim (the Lord Jesus Christ) the Jewish (Yahudim) Messiah. It was said by
Elohim at the time He was giving his Word to Moses and the nation of Israel
(Yisrael) that when they will disobey or break his commandments and reject His
word, He will punish them and scatters them among the nations to show that his
words and promises are eternal. The same way He will accept them back and bring
them out of the nation when they will accept his Word (Deuteronomy 31). When the
Northern Kingdom of Israel (Yisrael) the ten tribes broke the Holy Laws and
added up their laws to please themselves rather than their Lord and Creator
Yahweh Elohim. Elohim punished and scattered them and they are still scattered
in the Diaspora. The Northern Kingdom was called Ephraim and the Southern was
called Judah. Ephraim made the mistake and went into idolatry and Lord Punish
them.
Genesis 48:19
" And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall
become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall
be greater than he, and his seed shall become a
multitude of
nations."
Ephraim was prophesied
to become many gentiles (Gerim) nations thus even in the Lord's judgement
was the mercy and fulfilling of prophecy given to Jacob (Yaakov) and this is why
we see in the House of Israel (Yisrael) spiritually speaking the Church some of
whom are the biological seed while others are non-biological seed.
Judah Rejected the Living
Torah, the Word of Yahweh, their Messiah Yahshua (Jesus) of Nazareth and Lord
punished them too. According to the words of Yahshua (Jesus) in Matthew
23:37-24:2:
"O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto
thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together , even as a
hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold,
your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, ye shall not see
me henceforth, till ye shall say, "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord" . And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his
disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus
said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, there
shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down
."
Yahshua (Jesus) was so sad
and out of his sad heart He uttered these words and we see that the plan of
Elohim was to GATHER the nation of Israel (Yisrael) not to SCATTER
them, but Judah's rejection brought this judgment upon them. In 70AD the word of
our Elohim Yahshua ha Moshiach (Lord Jesus Christ) were fulfilled and the
Southern Kingdom was exiled too. Elohim brought them back in 1948AD and it was
an answer to the people that try to discard the Old Testaments and kept saying
that it is done away with. The reason of Jews (Yahudim) coming back to the Land
of Lord's promise is the re-establishment of the Throne of David and to show
that the return of Moshiach Yahshua Elohim (Messiah Lord Jesus Christ) is near
now. Same way Lord is bringing the House of Israel (Christians (Notsrim),
Gentiles (Gerim) and Diaspora) back as well.
Now there is a point to think
about. Lord has never liked if a brother hates his own brother. Since the
beginning we see that one who hated his brother Lord punished him and blessed
the one who was being hated. Cain hated Abel and Lord Blessed Abel and punished
Cain. Ishmael hated Isaac and Lord Blessed Isaac. Esau hated Jacob (Yaakov) and
Lord Blessed Jacob (Yaakov). 11 brothers hated Joseph and Lord exalted him over
his brothers. David was hated by his brothers and also Saul his fellow Israelite
(Yisraelite) brother and Lord blessed him above all of them. Ephraim (Northern
Kingdom) hated Judah (Southern Kingdom) and even went against Elohim their
creator and Lord punished them for this. Judah Hated their brother Yahshua
(Jesus) (Jesus is a Jew (Yahudim)) and Lord punished them for hundreds of years
and exalted Yahshua’s (Jesus) name above every name. In Acts 2:36 peter was
telling same thing to his fellow brethren:
"Therefore
let all the house of Israel (Both Ephraim and Judah) know assuredly, that
God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified (because of the
hatred) , both Lord and Christ."
Right now what are we doing?
Are not we repeating the same thing? We hate our own brothers and Yahshua’s
(Jesus) own tribe. Do we think that we will get away with this? By calling them
"Judaism" we can not separate them from worshiping the same God Yahweh Elohim,
we worship.
The Only problem or
difference between Christians (Notsrim) and Jews (Yahudim) is the understanding
(Binah) of Yahshua (Jesus) as Moshiach (Messiah). Otherwise if they start
believing (Emunah) in Christ (Moshiach) will they still be different from us or
apart from Christ (Moshiach) what else Bible teaches that is/should be different
in Christians (Notsrim) from the Jews (Yahudim). Early church was follower of
Torah and the entire Bible as it is. But after 4th century and
Romanization of the Church, Christianity changed its face in the hands of
"Anti-Semitic" church fathers. Throughout the history we can see the church has
a lot of Jewish (Yahudim) blood on her hands. Do we please our Lord in all this
by kicking out our brothers who are blind? Will not Lord Punish us for all this
hatred business? Let see what our Elohim Yahshua (Lord Jesus) says about this
entire situation. In the parable of goats and sheep (Matthew 25:31-46) we can
clearly see that the emphasis of Yahshua (Jesus) is on the hatred of His Little
brothers. When Yahshua (Jesus) was telling this parable there were no Christians
(Notsrim) around and we can not spiritualize it. Many Christians (Notsrim) have
this problem that they try to spiritualize even the literal things of the Bible.
Yahshua (Jesus) was talking about the Tribe of Judah His own little brothers and
he who will hate them will suffer in hell.
The plan of Elohim is to
bring both houses and kingdoms Judah (Jews-Yahudim) and Israel (spiritual and
biological Ephraimites Christians (Notsrim)) under one roof and in one
fellowship. The most favourite passage of Christians today is Hebrew 8:8 and let
me tell you that Paul was not introducing something new here. He quoted the
verses from Jeremiah 31:31. Now Christians (Notsrim) you may please show me that
is there any mention of Christians (Notsrim) or gentiles (Gerim) here Hebrew
8:8. We think that Christianity is only for Gentiles (Gerim) but this is not the
case. Elohim has never made any covenant with any other nation apart from Israel
(Yisrael). Both Jews (Yahudim) and Christians (Notsrim) have to be the part of
the Commonwealth of the Nation of Israel (Yisrael) (Ephesians 2:12) the house of
Jacob (Yaakov), to be the part of this covenant. Lord here used the words that
He will establish His covenant with Both Houses, the House of Judah
(Jews-Yahudim) and House of Israel (Christians (Notsrim) and the grafted in
Gentile (Gerim) nations). When we believe in Yahshua (Jesus) even as
non-Israelite we become Israelites (Yisraelites) and the offspring (Zera) and
seed of Abraham (Avraham).
Galatians
3:29 says: "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs
according to the promise."
Now this is not the Old
Testament I am talking from. This is the teaching of the New Testament by the
people that opened their hearts and eyes to see and learn what Holy Spirit
wanted to teach them. In this verse for the seed the Greek word "Sperma" is
used. Abraham's (Avraham) Sperm and the word sperm is derived from the Greek
word Sperma (Strong's Greek # 4690). Sperma means "something sown, seed,
including the male sperm, offspring, a remnant, issue, and seed." The noun is
purely physical, pertaining to literal male semen and their offspring, giving
forth a remnant (people). So if you belong to Messiah Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus
Christ), then you are descendants of Abraham (Avraham), and his "Heirs according
to the Promise". The bible does not add the word "spiritual" before sperm and
neither should anyone else. The theological Wordbook of the Old Testament says:
"ZERA (Hebrew equivalent for the Greek Sperma) refers to semen". The word is
regularly used as a collective noun in the singular (never plural). This is an
important aspect of the promise doctrine, for Hebrew never uses the plural of
this root to refer to posterity, or offspring. Thus the word is deliberately
flexible enough to denote either one person (Messiah) who epitomizes the whole
group, or the many persons in that entire lineage of natural-spiritual
descendants.
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Even Yahshua (Jesus) shared
the same plan with His disciples in John 10: 14-16:
"I am the
good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father
knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep
. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them
also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall
be one fold, and one shepherd ."
Here we clearly see that
Yahshua (Jesus) was referring to the sheep that were lost in the world, the
people of Ten Tribes and the gentiles (Gerim) too. It is a plane reference to
the other fold, pr flock of the nation Israel (Yisrael). Ephraim or the House of
Israel (Christians (Notsrim) as the spiritual descendants of Abraham (Avraham)
from Gentile (Gerim) nations and the natural descendants (Zera) or Diaspora, 10
tribes in exile) are the sheep that Yahshua (Jesus) says that He must bring back
in command of the Father. Note that even before He died and rose, He had two
existing Israelite (Yisraelite) flocks, not one. Through His mission as the Good
Shepherd, both folds will become one.
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The father loves (Ahava) Yahshua (Jesus), because He is faithful to His primary
mission of taking two Israelite (Yisraelite) folks (Both Judah and Christians
(Notsrim)) and making them one Israel (Yisrael), knowing Yahweh.
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When Yahshua (Jesus) said that there are some sheep not from THIS FLOCK, He
meant the House of Judah (only 2 tribes) by THIS FLOCK not the entire nation of
Israel (Yisrael).
The truth about the true
purpose of Yahshua’s (Jesus) death (Mot), which is to restore and re-gather both
houses of Israel (Judah-Jews (Yahudim) and Israel-Christians (Notsrim)), brings
sharp division among the Jewish (Yahudim) community. But does it help Yahshua’s
(Jesus) mission of brining both flocks under one shepherded, if we keep calling
them followers of different religion. If we keep calling Old Testament Judaism
than why do not we tear it apart from our Bibles to follow pure Christianity?
Rather we should try to understand (Binah) Lord's plan and the things in the Old
Testament and you will find everything pointing towards Yahshua ha Moshiach
(Jesus Christ). It seems like whenever Judah hears of Yahweh's Love (Ahava) for
both Houses as in Luke 15; it brings out the worst in them. The message of the
true kingdom always brings division, and those who teach the truth will always
be labeled as divisive. Yet this is the message alone that heals and ends
vexation and jealousy. Now tell me, are we following the mission of Yahshua
(Jesus) or we are just destroying His real will? Shall we hate the Jews
(Yahudim) our elder brother of the prodigal son parable? Shall Jews (Yahudim)
hate Christians (Notsrim) their prodigal younger brother who Lord Yahshua
(Jesus) wants to bring back? Both houses of Israel (Yisrael) are blinded for
each other and Satan (Heilel) has caused this blindness to destroy YHWH's
eternal plan of Kingdom. The day both houses will stand together will be the day
of Yahshua’s (Jesus) return. Jews (Yahudim) disown Yahshua (Jesus) as Son of
Yahweh and Moshiach (Messiah) and we disown Yahweh the Abba Father by disowning
His commandments and misinterpreting them. We disown Yahweh by saying that Old
Testament is not for us but it is for Jews (Yahudim). Who are we to say this and
are we bigger than Yahweh Elohim who gave these commandments to the entire
mankind?
Now I also want house of
Judah to open their eyes and see the truth of the house of Israel (Yisrael),
their prodigal brother. The one that once was lost but now found, once died but
now brought back to life. If Lord wants to bring back the House of Israel
(Yisrael) than house of Judah never will be able to stop them to enter the
Kingdom of Yahweh. Now we will look at the issues and teachings that separate
both Houses, Christians (Notsrim) and Jews (Yahudim) and we will see that how we
can bring them together if we believe in the thing as Elohim want us to believe.
Jews (Yahudim) are still stuck with Halachah – The Rabbinical ordinance and
Christians (Notsrim) are into replacement teaching and they need to come out of
Romanized, Paganised anti-Semitism. We will examine that what are the usual
beliefs of both houses and how we shall believe according to the true biblical
understanding (Binah).
First of all we will examine the belief in Yahweh's Word as the sole authority
For Life. House of Judah (traditional Jews (Yahudim)) and some Jewish (Yahudim)
sects believe in divine inspiration of Scripture, but others do not. Some Jew
(Yahudim) sects believe in the Old Testament (TaNaKh) as the only divine
inspiration and they believe in its entirety. Others believe in none of it, and
still others believe only in the first five books of Moshe (Moses). For the New
Testament (Brit Chadasha) they say that it is fictitious at best and
anti-Semitic at worst and is responsible for atrocities done to the Jewish
(Yahudim) people.
Now when we come to the
traditional part of the House of Israel (traditional Christianity) we see that
there is mix understanding (Binah). Christians (Notsrim) are puzzled between the
understanding (Binah) of Old and New Testaments and they can not work those out
as one. Traditional Christianity teaches that the Old Testament only tells us
about the Historical facts and it is no more that the books of History. Many say
that it is not important for us to believe or follow it at all and we only need
to see it to learn the lessons from the mistakes of Israelites (Yisrael). For
the New Testament traditional Christianity tells that it is divine and it has
replaced the Old Testament. They believe that New Testament contains and teaches
everything different from Judaism i.e. Old Testament.
What we both Jews (Yahudim)
and Christians (Notsrim) should believe: We should believe that both the TaNaKh
(Old) and Brit Chadasha (New) covenants are divinely inspired and alone are the
basis for obedience to Yahweh. We should believe that the Old Testament from
Genesis to Malachi is inerrant and eternal and The New Testament is as much the
"Davar Yahweh (Hebrew for the Word of Yahweh)" as is the TaNaKh the Old
Testament. It is the second part of Yahweh's complete revelation to humanity.
New Testament is the continuation of the True word of Elohim and the Bible
covers the story of Human race (Zera) from Adam in Genesis to the final destiny
in Heaven in the book of Revelation.
Second main issue is "The Blood (Dahm) Atonement (Keporah)". Traditional Jews
(Yahudim) say that it is not necessary. Referred to as "tshuva (repentance),
tzedakah (righteousness and charity) and tefillah (prayer) in Hebrew."
Traditional Christians
(Notsrim) say that Yahshua (Jesus) is the Blood (Dahm) atonement (Keporah) for
all but since they do not try to go back to Hebrew roots of the requirement of
Blood (Dahm) Atonement (Keporah). They make it like super natural story or myth
which an average Christian (Notsrim) can not grasp. They try to make it looks
like something new introduced by Elohim and they can not discern just like Jews
(Yahudim) that Yahweh Elohim was trying to show this reality since the fall of
Adam.
But the both houses should
believe that the blood (Dahm) atonement (Keporah) in both covenants is essential
to remission and forgiveness of sin (Khata) without which no man can enter
Yahweh's holy presence. It is same requirement for the Jews (Yahudim) and Non-
Jewish (Yahudim) Israelite, Gentiles (Gerim) and rest of the world and no one
will be saved without believing (Emunah) in the atonement (Keporah) of Yahshua
ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ).
In
Jewish (Yahudim) circles Oral Law (Torah she-be-al peh) is very important part
of their practice of faith. The House of Judah (traditional Jews (Yahudim)) say:
It is central to Jewish (Yahudim) belief and lifestyles, giving us Halachah
(ways to walk) before Yahweh. Without the Oral Law traditional Judaism would
cease to exist.
The traditional part of the
House of Israel (Christianity) has two different thoughts. Many traditionalists
such as Catholic, Methodist or Church of England etc, have no idea of what is
the Oral Torah is all about. Others think that Oral Torah is the Law of Moses
and that is done away with; so we do not have to talk about it at all. (Actually
the Oral torah is not the law that Elohim gave to Moses (Moshe), this is the law
that Yahshua (Jesus) criticized in Matthew 23, the ordinances that were added by
Pharisees).
What we believe is that
Talmud is rejected as divine revelation, but respected as a great historical
work of man's wisdom that can add insight to understanding (Binah) scripture. We
do not follow the Oral Torah but we keep the real commandments of the Lord. For
example, Yahshua (Jesus) always criticized the Oral Torah and Rabbinic
ordinances. Yahshua (Jesus) was not a Sabbath breaker as many people think but
He refused to go with the extra bits and pieces which Rabbis and Pharisees added
up in the commandment. Yahshua (Jesus) was a Sabbath keeper and we see that on
many occasions Yahshua (Jesus) went to the Temple or synagogues on Sabbath day.
Yahshua (Jesus) has never said in the Bible that Sabbath is over now, or stop
keeping it, but Yahshua (Jesus) wanted to show that Lord gave us the Sabbath for
our comfort and blessings not as a hard yolk as man made law portrayed it.
Sabbath breakers were considered sinners according to the law, and please tell
me, was Yahshua (Jesus) a sinner, because according to traditional Christians
(Notsrim) He kept breaking the Sabbath?
Trinity and Unity issue using "The Shema" (Deuteronomy 6:4): The house of Judah
(Traditional Jews-Yahudim) say: We profess it as the bedrock and pillar of
Jewish (Yahudim) faith. The traditional view is that the Shema proves that
Yahweh is an "absolute unity, and not a trinity."
The traditional part of the
house of Israel (traditional Christians (Notsrim)) has various groups and many
are not sure about all this. Catholics have different idea of trinity. Some
times they take Holy Sprit as myth and try to fit in Mary in the Godhead.
Protestants believe in the Trinity but they do not go back to the Old Testament
to look at Elohim and many find it hard to prove it during apologetic debates.
There is another school of thought which are called Oneness or Yahshua (Jesus)
Only and they try to fit Father and Spirit into one Yahshua (Jesus) and do not
believe in the three Persons of Trinity but three Manifestations of One Yahshua
(Jesus) in three different roles.
We believe that Jews
(Yahudim) profess that the Shema is bedrock and pillar of Jewish (Yahudim)
faith. But the word Echad (one) in the Shema is written by Moshe Rabainu (Moses)
with the clear intention of teaching the true compound nature of the one Yahweh.
But in Godhead there are three persons Yahweh the Abba Father, the Son Yahshua
(Jesus) and Roach ha Kadosh (The Holy Sprit) and they are one in compound and
they also work separately.
The Torah is the next big issue for Jews (Yahudim) to hate Christians (Notsrim)
because they see them as torah-less people and the same way Christians (Notsrim)
hate Torah by calling it curse and they hate Jews (Yahudim) because of it. The
House of Judah (traditional Jews-Yahudim) say: The Torah is the primary focus of
Life. They try to fulfill Torah through personal striving, personal fulfillment
and good deeds.
The traditional part of the
House of Israel (Traditional Christians (Notsrim)) say: It is finished and it
has got nothing to do with us. It is Jewish (Yahudim) thing and Christianity has
no part in it. Many believe that Yahshua Elohim (Lord Jesus) came to abolish it
and it was finished on the Cross of Yahshua (Jesus).
We should believe as the true
follower of the Bible that "The Torah" is the instruction manual for the
redeemed (by the blood (Dahm) of Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ)) community
of Yahweh. Torah observance is a by-product of a spirit filled and directed
life. All attempts to perform Torah outside the born again experience is doomed
to failure. There is no salvation (Y’shua) if we only keep trying hard to please
Yahweh by the works of Torah but Yahshua (Jesus) is the fulfillment of all the
requirements of it. Our observance of Torah is effective and pleasing to Yahweh
after our salvation (Y’shua) by faith in the blood (Dahm) of Moshiach (Christ).
Yahshua (Jesus) took away the punishment not the Word of Yahweh and Torah is
still the Word of Yahweh.
Moshiach (Messiah) the Yahshua Elohim (Lord Jesus Christ) is the key and biggest
issue of separation between two houses. Let see the idea of House of Judah about
messiah and divinity of Yahshua (Jesus) of Nazareth: Impossible that YHWH can be
come a man. See that as a pagan view and those who believe that as pagans. See
it as another manifestation of Greek mythology. Most conservative attire and
orthodox Jews (Yahudim) believe that scripture teaches two separate Messiah's.
One suffers as Messiah Ben Joseph (suffering Messiah), and one is the eternal
reigning king, (Messiah son of David). Reform Judaism rejects the concept of a
literal and personal Messiah instead of adopting the hope of a future Messianic
age.
We say that both houses
should believe that Messiah is only one person not two. Yahshua (Jesus of
Nazareth) is that Messiah. He has come to suffer and fulfill all the suffering
servant Messianic passages over three hundred, and will return to rule the world
from Jerusalem (Yahrushalayim) upon David's throne. We reject the idea of two
Messiahs as fallacious. Without the scriptural belief on the deity/divinity of
Messiah thus making his blood (Dahm) Kadosh (Holy) and not that of a mere man
one cannot live forever nor have the forgiveness of sins (Khatet). To us it is a
no compromise issue and those who deny Yahshua (Jesus) as YHWH are not saved
according to Yahshua's own teachings (John 8:24) and remain pagans.
Ephraimites or The House of Israel (Christians (Notsrim)) is the stumbling block
for the House of Judah (Jews-Yahudim). Traditional Jews (Yahudim) say that all
non-Jews are automatically pagans or unclean Gentiles (Gerim).
Traditional Christians
(Notsrim) do not have the understanding (Binah) of the House of Judah as
something different from House of Israel (Yisrael). Christians (Notsrim) think
that the Jews (Yahudim) are the house of Israel (Yisrael) and are not the part
of Elohim's plan now. Christians (Notsrim) are replaced by the Israel. All the
covenants and promises are transferred to Christians (Notsrim) now and Jews
(Yahudim) are followers of a different God and religion.
We say that humans fall into
three groups. Unsaved traditional Jews (Yahudim), unsaved Gentiles (Gerim) and
the Kehilah of Yahshua (Congregation or Ecclesia of Jesus) composed of saved
Jews (Jesus believing Jews-Yahudim), Ephraimites (Christians (Notsrim) from
Diaspora) and friends (Christians (Notsrim) from Gentiles (Gerim) and pagan
(Goyim) nations).
The Virgin Birth is another stumbling block for Jews (Yahudim) and many people
have written many books on this issue. Traditional Jews (Yahudim) (House of
Judah) say: This is a pagan concept totally unbiblical that has in various Greek
and pagan cultures in different forms and variations. The story of Yahshua’s
(Jesus) virgin birth is adopted by Messianic Jews (Yahudim) (Early Christians
(Notsrim) from Jewish (Yahudi) background) from paganism (Romanism). Yahshua was
an illegitimate child according to Talmud.
We the house of Israel
(Yisrael) and true followers of Yahshua (Jesus) believe (Emunah) that Messiah's
(Moshiach) virgin birth is biblical as found and prophesied in Isaiah 7:14 and
Jeremiah 31:22. Without the virgin birth Yahshua's blood (Dahm) would have been
tainted by sin (Khata) through the agency of a human father, therefore
disqualifying him from shedding of blood (Dahm) for mankind (Zera).
Good Deeds and salvation
(Y’shua) by deeds is the issue between Jews (Yahudim)/Muslims/Hindus/Sikh and
Christians (Notsrim). But our dealing here is with traditional Jewish (Yahudim)
School of thought, Traditional Christianity and the True Teaching of Bible.
Traditional Jews (Yahudim) say that this is an individuals' stairway to heaven.
Combined with prayer and repentance they lead to eternal righteousness and since
there is no temple than blood (Dahm) atonement (Keporah) is not possible. (Yati)
The traditional Christians
(Notsrim) as Catholics, Anglicans and Methodists say that deeds are door of
salvation (Y’shua). They do not believe in the New Birth and they can not accept
it as an essential part of one's faith. Christendom is the true Christian
(Notsrim) world and whoever is born in a Christian (Notsrim) family is
automatically saved.
We believe that all of man's
attempts at good deeds are filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). Only Yahshua's blood
(Dahm) atonement (Keporah) entitles entry into life eternal. We are not saved by
the works but by the Blood (Dahm) of Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ).
The Jewish (Yahudim) calendar: Traditional Jews (Yahudim) say: The calendar is
correct with Rosh Hashanah being the New Year. They add second days to such
single day events as Passover, Shavuot/Pentecost and Trumpets.
We
believe that the Hebraic calendar is correct and that the Jewish (Yahudim)
rabbis have the authority to draw it up for those in exile. However we depart
for the error of the New Year reckoning is from the month of Aviv or the month
in which Passover is celebrated thus making the feast of trumpets in the
biblical 7 the month not the first. Do not add second days to such single day
events as Passover, Shavuot/Pentecost and Trumpets.
Kashrut/Keeping Kosher law is
another stumbling block for Jews (Yahudim) to accept the Christians (Notsrim) as
the followers of same Bible and God. The House of Judah (traditional
Jews-Yahudim) says: All meats and such must be bought and approved by a kosher
butcher and rabbi.
The Traditional part of the
house of Israel (Christians (Notsrim)) says that it is not important to follow
the kosher laws and we are freed by the blood (Dahm) of Moshiach (Christ). We
can eat anything, like pigs or whatever and there is no such teaching as
clean-unclean in Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ).
We as the followers of the
Elohim, who is same yesterday, today and forever, request that as long as meats and foods
are chosen from the menu as outlined in Leviticus 11 and the blood (Dahm) is
fully and completely drained it doesn't matter if a rabbi blesses it or not, or
if its bought from a kosher or non kosher butcher.
It is our duty to read and
follow the Word of Elohim (Lord God) as it is, and we should not discard any
thing from the Word of Elohim (Lord God) by calling it Jewish (Yahudim) or Old.
Jews (Yahudim) need to understand (Binah) that Yahweh Elohim the Lord our God
planned to redeem the entire human race (Zera) from the sin (Khata) and death
(Mot) and they should leave their pride and open their eyes and start believing
that their Messiah was Yahshua ha Moshiach (Jesus Christ). The same Yahshua
(Jesus) who died on the Roman cross and was resurrected after three days and is
on the right hand of Yahweh the Father and will come back as the King Messiah to
reign on the throne of David. Christians (Notsrim) need to learn that Jews
(Yahudim) are not untouchables and we should not hate them. Lord has never
forsaken them at all and they will receive their salvation (Y’shua) according to
Romans 11 and that will be the Day (Moed-the appointed time) of Yahshua’s
(Jesus) Return.
Tehseen,
18 July 2006.
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[1]
Strong's Concordance Hebrew No: 3068 used in Genesis 4:26.
[2]
http://www.religiousstudies.uncc.edu/JDTABOR/shemtovweb.html
[3]
Genesis 1:1, Restoration Scripture True Name Edition Study Bible, 2006.
[4]
http://www.bibleexplained.com/revelation/r-seg01-3/rev02b.html
[5]
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09644a.htm
[6]
Restoration Scripture True Name Edition Study Bible, 2006, Commentary – Endnote
No: 6048.
[7]
Restoration Scripture True Name Edition Study Bible, 2006, Commentary – Endnote
No: 5122.
[8]
Restoration Scripture True Name Edition Study Bible, 2006, Commentary – Endnote
No: 5123.
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