Posted by William Wilbur on September 24, 2009 at 5:59pm
YOUR GOD ... or ... MY GOD ... YOU DECIDE (Part 2)I believed in the Trinity ...and then I looked for myselfThe Trinity as defined byHastings Dictionary of the Bible Page 1015:The Christian doctrine of Godas existing in three Persons and one Substanceis not demonstrable by logic or scriptual proofRegardless, those that believe in and teach the Trinitybelieve that it is, "...a necessary "hypothesis"that there are three persons to the Godhead:God the FatherThe Holy Ghost (Spirit)Jesus Christ the Son of GodHypothesis as defined by Webster's Dictionary:A system or theory imagined or assumedto account for what is not understoodAn unproved theory, a speculative plan...a formulation of underlying principlesof certain observed phenomenawhich has been verified to some degree... a conjecture; guessFacts:First of all, God ..IS.. Spirit; not "a" SpiritJohn 4:24"God is SPIRIT,and those who are worshiping himmust be worshiping in spirit and truth"Nowhere in the Scripturesis God referred to or called a "trinity"or a person or consisting of threeThe word "three" is never usedin reference to Who or What God isGod is never called or referred to as "a person"The Holy Spirit is never called "God"Since Christ is the Son,he cannot also be the Fatheror be coequal with his FatherJesus plainly said:John 14:28"My Father is GREATER than I"John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know theethe ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sentCountless things can be said to "be ONE"in numerous forms of close relationship;In this close relationship of purpose,will, harmony, etc; our Lord said:John 10:30"I and the Father, We are ONE"One plus one plus one DOES NOT equal oneOne God plus one God plus one GodDOES NOT equal one GodOne third of a God plus one third of a God plus one third of a GodDOES NOT equal one whole GodThe Holy Spirit ..OF.. God cannot also be that same GodANYTHING that is either "from" or "of " something ELSEcannot also "BE" that something else no matter what or who it isA "Father" and a "Son"CANNOT ALSO BE THE SAME PERSONJesus did not say:"I and the Father, We are one GOD," did He? No, He did notDo the Scriptures, however, tell usthat there is only ONE GOD? Yes, they doDo the Scriptures, tell usWHO that ONE God is? Yes, they doDo the Scriptures tell uswhat the relationship of Jesus Christ iswith that ONE God? Yes, they doIn fact, all of these things are answered in ONE ScriptureHere is the ONLY Scripture you will EVER need forunderstanding Who Jesus Christ and God the Father areand how many Gods there are, andWho composes that ONE God1Cor 8:5-6"For though there be that are called gods,whether in heaven or in earth,(as there be gods many and lords many,)But to US there is but ONE God, the Father,of whom are all things, and we in him;and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whomare all things and we by himand the next verse:Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge (ver 7)How many Gods are there?Answer: "ONE God."Of Whom is this ONE God composed?Answer: "the FATHER"NOT, the Father, AND the Son, AND the Holy GhostJust, "the Father!" ONLY,"the Father "ONE God, the FATHER!"Is Jesus Christan equal part of this "ONE God?"NO, He is notLet Gods' Word tell usWe don’t need to speculate and theorizeHere is Who and What Jesus Christ is,He is the "ONE Lord"This Scripture tells us that"ALL IS OUT OF" GOD (the FATHER)And this Scripture tells us that"ALL IS THROUGH" Jesus ChristGod the Father is the first cause of alland ALL IS OUT GOD,even Jesus Christ is "OUT of God "John 16:27-28"...I (Jesus) came OUT from GodI CAME OUT from the FATHER..."Now if Jesus came out from the trinity,why doesn’t the Scriptures say so?He didn’t come out from the trinityand He didn’t come out of the Holy Spirit,but HE DID COME, "...OUT FROM THE FATHER!"And after Jesus Christ came OUT from the Father,ALL ELSE came THROUGH Jesus Christ:Col 1: 14-17Who (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn of every creature:For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,and that are in the 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 consistChrist came OUT FROM THE FATHERand all else was created THROUGH Jesus ChristThere is no trinity here!!1Tim 2:5For there is ONE God,and ONE Mediator OF God and mankind, the MAN Christ Jesus..."John 14:28"...I am going to the Father, for the Father is GREATER than I"John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know theethe ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent1Cor 11:3"Now I want you to be awarethat the Head of every man is Christ,yet the head of the woman is the man,yet the Head of Christ IS GOD"Eph 1:3"Blessed be the God and Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ"Col 1:3"We are thanking the God and Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ"1Pet 1:3"Blessed be the God and Father " OF OUR LORD Jesus Christ,Eph 1:17"...that the GOD OF OUR LORD Jesus Christ, the FATHER..."And just who was it;who raised Jesus from the grave?Acts 2:24"Ye men of Israel, hear these words,Jesus of Nazareth... whom GOD HAS RAISED UPhaving loosed the pains OF DEATH"Rom 8:9,11,14"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit,if so be that the Spirit OF GOD dwell in you...But if the Spirit OF HIM (GOD the FATHER)that RAISED UP JESUS FROM THE DEAD dwell in you,He (GOD the FATHER) that RAISED UP CHRIST FROM THE DEADshall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwells in you...For as many as are led by the SPIRIT OF GOD (GOD the FATHER),they are the sons of God (God the Father, not sons of the Son)"Gal 1:1"Paul, an apostle, (not of man, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ,and GOD THE FATHER, WHO RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD")Let me make this as easy as I canThere is one God; the FatherThe Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God the FatherJesus Christ the Son,came forth and proceededFROM and OUT of God the FatherThen Jesus Christ did all the creatingwhich is precisely why he being the "Creator"could die and save his entire creationThe Son was given the full measure of the Fathers Spiritand he in turn gives us measures of this same SpiritIf the trinity was true, and the Holy Spirit was a person...when the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and she conceived-Jesus would be the Son of the Holy Spirit and not the Son of GodIn Conclusion,Is Jesus God or is he not God?Yes Jesus is God,When the Pharisees accused Jesus of blasphemingbecause He said He was "The SON of God,"Jesus reminded themthat their own scriptures state that, "YE ARE GODS"Psalm 82:6"I have said, YE ARE GODS;and all of you are CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH"So Jesus is God and Ye are Godsboth having come forth from the ONLY true God-but neither Jesus or Ye;are or ever will be the ONLY true God the Fatherwho is GREATEST of allEph 5:31-32"For WE (believers) ARE membersof His (Jesus) body, of His flesh, and of His bonesFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,and shall be joined unto his wife,and they TWO shall be ONE fleshThis is a great mystery:but I speak concerning Christ and THE CHURCH""That they ALL may be ONE(Who?-ALL; How many?-ONE)as you Father are in Me, and I in You,that they also may be ONE in US...John 17:21-22And the glory which You gave to Me I have given them,that they may be ONE, EVEN AS WE ARE ONE"This IS the Scripture that Jesus quotedThey didn't accept what Jesus said,and some people will not accept what I am sayingOnce again;Gen 2:24"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be ONE FLESH"How many people?-TWO;How many flesh?-ONEThere, the Scriptural answer!!"...that they may be ONE,even as WE (Jesus AND His Father) ARE ONE!!HOW many Persons? Jesus & Father-TWO;HOW many GODS?-ONE GODAs a "husband and wife" ARE ONE,and "Jesus and His Church," ARE ONE,so also "Jesus and His Father," ARE ONEWill there be two or three Godsto choose from after the dust settles?NO!!Jesus came forth and proceededFROM and OUT of the Father and is our bridgewhich brings what was lost back unto the FatherFor now he sits at the "right hand" of the FatherWhen he has accomplishedexactly what he came into being to DOwhat will happen to him and his rule?1Cor 15:24,25Then shall the end come, when he (Christ)hands over the Kingdom to God the Fatherafter he has destroyed all dominion, authority, and powerFor he must reign ..UNTIL.. he has put all his enemies under his feetJohn 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know theethe ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sentAlso... Shocking as this may be:1John 5:7-8 should read:"For there are three that bear record,the spirit, and the water, and the blood:and these three agree in one"The words"...in heaven the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:and these three are oneand there are three that bear witness in earth..."are NOT Scriptures and are NOT found in ANY Greek Manuscriptsor even the early Latin Fathers writings and translationsThese spurious words appear in no reputable manuscript,and no manuscript period, before the FIFTEEN CENTURY!No Biblical Scholar thinks those wordsare part of any original manuscripts or ScripturesThey are as spurious as the pagan trinity doctrineThe Holy Spirit ..OF.. Godis certainly not a "person" as you suggestThe Holy Spirit is the "Spirit ..OF.. God the Father"I assure you, however, thatGod the Father is not the "Father ..OF.. the Holy Spirit"Think about that for a few thousand hoursPaul ALWAYS addressed and praisedGod the Father and His Lord Jesus Christin EVERY salutation in EVERY epistle He ever wroteExample:Gal 1:1-2"Paul, an apostle of JESUS CHRIST by the will of GOD,to the saints which are at Ephesus,and to the faithful in CHRIST JESUS:Grace be to you, and peace, fromGOD OUR FATHER AND FROM THE LORD JESUS CHRIST"But Paul never ONCEmentioned or addressedthe Holy Spirit in ANY of his epistles EVERDo you have a good explanationfor such an gross omission and degradation of the Holy Spirit,if the Holy Spirit is PERSON, and VERY GOD?The verse was added to the Bible;by the Catholic Church, to back the Trinity teachingALL in ALLThere is ONE GODJesus Christ came OUT ..FROM.. Godand is called the "Son ..OF.. God"The Holy Spirit comes OUT ..FROM.. Godand is called the "Spirit ..OF.. God"God has bestowed on JesusALL THAT HE IS AND ALL THAT HE HAS,Therefore,Jesus also, has this SAME SPIRITThereforeThere is the "Spirit ..OF.. Christ"which is the SAME Spirit ..OF.. GodThey BOTH possess the SAME SPIRIT-and because they both possess the SAME SPIRIT,they are indeed ONEGod promises believersthe obtaining of this same spirit alsoThereforeWE TOO...become ONE WITH CHRIST AND OUR FATHERFurthermore,all of God's creatureswill one day possess this same spiritand then God will be "All in ALL" (1Cor 15:28)I believed in Tithing and then I looked for myselfWhy hasn't your church taught you this about Tithing?Of all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Levite was designatedby God to serve as the PriesthoodBecause of the sacrificial duties of this assignment,this tribe was not able to own land, raise crops,or tend to herds and flocks as the other tribesGod therefore instructed Israel:Numbers 18:24-28"But the TITHES of the children of Israel, which they offeras an heave offering unto the Lord, I have givento the LEVITES to inherit:therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israelthey shall have no inheritanceNot just anyone could claim to represent Godand receive the tithes-only the Levites!!Where did these tithes come from?Leviticus 27:30-33"And all the TITHE of the LAND, whether of the SEED of the land,or of the FRUIT, of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the LordAnd if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes,he shall add thereto the fifth part thereofAnd concerning the TITHE of the HERD, or of the FLOCK,even of whatsoever passes under the rod,the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord(the 10th one that was counted as it passed under the rod)He shall not search whether it begood or bad, neither shall he change it..."The tithe was from the land, the herds, and the flocksNot from the air or the sea(fishermen were not required to tithe fish)It was the "seed" or agricultural productsfrom the field that was holy to God and tithableProducts from "trees" were to be tithedThis not only included the fruit, but oils etcNOT YOUR MONEY!!(does anyone see money listed here?)Also, notice, where our churches todayinstruct us to pay the ..FIRST.. tenth to the church-God said ..the tenth one...of the herd or flock that passed under the rod,as they were counting, was to be the tithe!!It was not the first tenth, but ratherthe tenth tenth that belonged to GodIf the herdsman only had nine cowshe didn't have to tithe at all !!In the old testament, the Day of Atonementrevealed the future salvation through JesusOnce a year, the High Priestwould lay his hands on the head of a living goatcalled the "scapegoat"This act, was to pass all the sins of Israelfor that year onto the sacrificeJohn the Baptist, through his fatherZacharias and his mother Elisabeth,was a descendant of Aaron ther High PriestHe was the last Levite Priestin the line of Aaron; and it was he,who put the sins of the worldonto the head of Jesus at his baptismJesus then proceeded to the cross;shed his blood, and died for the sins of the worldThe Levitical system of sacrifices endedwhen Christ died on the cross,and the veil in the templewas torn from top to bottomNo longer was there anymorea need for the animal sacrificesNo longer was there a needfor the sacrificial systemNo longer was there a needfor the Levite PriesthoodNo longer was there a needfor tithing to the tribe of LevitesNo longer was there Tithing!!Notice this remarkable storyof the only time the temple taxcame up in the ministry of JesusMost Christians will never hearan explanation of these versesas long as they live!!These verses are highly incriminatingto those who teach the tithing of money to the Church:Matt 17: 24-27"And when they were come to Capernaum,they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said,Does not your master pay tribute(Greek: 'pay the double drachma'which was the exact amountof the annual Temple tax)?He says, Yes(Peter was embarrassed and apparentlynot honest with his answer)And when he was comeinto the house, Jesus prevented him(Greek: prophthano-to get an earlier start of,forestalls or anticipated him)saying, What do you think, Simon?Of whom do the kings of the earthtake custom or tribute (taxes)?Of their own children [sons] or of strangers?Peter said unto Him, of strangersJesus said unto him,THEN ARE THE CHILDREN FREENotwithstanding,LEST WE SHOULD OFFEND THEM,go thou to the sea, and cast an hook,and take up the fish that first comes up;and when you have opened his mouth,thou shall find a piece of moneythat take and give unto themfor Me and thee"What an amazing truth!!No wonder most Christianshave never heard this Scripture explainedThe reason Peter said "yes" to the tribute collectorwas because it was embarrassing to Himto say, "NO, my master does NOT pay temple tax"It was such a small amount of money(less than a dollar)But then Peter has to go into the houseand give Jesus an appraisal of what had just happenedJesus being merciful to Peterdoes not reprimand him for not being honestwith the tribute collector, but rather, cuts him off(forestalls him) before he can speakand saves Peter the embarrassmentThe point is this:Jesus did not pay temple tax...becauseJesus is the King of the kingdom!!And if the children are free, certainly; the King Himself is free!!THE CHILDREN ARE FREE!!Malachi 3:8-12"Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.But you say, Wherein have we robbed thee?In tithes and offeringsYe are cursed with a curse:for ye have robbed me, even this whole nationBring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,that there may be meat in mine house,and prove me now herewith, saith the Lordof hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven,and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not beroom enough to receive itIt is obvious from the above text,that God was not at all pleased with theIsraelites concerning their tithing practicesNow, all those, who BELIEVE ...that tithing is validfor the New Testament Church-are correct in believing that the above verses APPLY to themIf they tithe they may expect blessings,if they don't, they may expect cursesBut what is wrong with the above statement?The "error" comes from the re-definitionof two keywords used in the above text;by those who want to present tithing in their own wayThe "tithes" are presented to be the tenth portionof your income which is given away and depositedinto the "storehouse"The "storehouse"is presented to be your church's savings accountBOTH OF THESE TWO DEFINITIONS ARE FALSEThe key to understanding this is in the preceding verse:Malachi 3:7Even from the days of your fathersye are gone away from mine ordinances,and have not kept themGod is pointing the Israelites (and us)to his "ordinances" concerning tithingTithing according to God's ordinancesDeu12:17-19Thou mayest not eat within thy gatesthe tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine...But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God...thou, and thy son and thy daughter, and thy manservant,and thy maidservant and the Levite that is within thy gates:and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy GodDeu14:22-23Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seedthat the field bringeth forth year by yearAnd thou shalt eat before the Lord thy Godin the place that he shall choose to place his name there,the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine...that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God alwaysDeu 14:24-26And if the way be too long for thee,so that thou art not able to carry it...Then shalt thou turn it into money,and bind up the money in thine hand,and shall go unto the place whichthe Lord thy God shall choose:And thou shalt bestow that moneyfor whatsoever thy soul lusteth after,for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine,or for ..STRONG DRINK.., or for whatsoever thy soul desireth:and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God,and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thine household.Those were the commandments of Godconcerning tithing which were given to MosesI find this verses to be worthy of thought:Deu12:8,9Ye shall ..NOT..do after all the things that we do here this day,every man whatsoever is right in his own eyesFor ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance,which the Lord your God giveth youSo, the Israelites were supposed to take their tithesto the appointed place, and eat them there before the Lord,rejoicing, with their family, their servants and their local Levitewho was within their gatesThe Levites were to be allocated citieswithin each tribe ("within your gates")where they were supposed to live with their familiesThese Levites were not those who servedin the Tabernacle (or, later on, in the temple),but those who have chosen to remainin their cities within each tribal landThey would join the Israelites on those special tripsto the appointed place of worship, where they would joinin the celebrations and consumption of tithesThe Israeliteswere commanded to ..EAT.. their tithesThe tithes were supposed to be consumedin an atmosphere of celebration, sharing, andcommunion with fellow Israelites and with GodTherefore, this is not the tithespoken of in Malachi given for the storehouseWas the temple used as a storehouse?Neh10:37-38And that we should bring...the tithes of our ground unto the Levitesthat the same Levites might have the tithesin all the cities of our tillage(farming community)And the priest, the son of Aaron,shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes:and the Levites shall bring up the tithe (10th) of the tithesunto the house of our God, to the chambers,into the treasure houseSome rooms in the temple were indeed referred toas the "storehouse", but they were used to storethe tithes of the tithes (10th of the tithes)which were called the "heave offerings"that the LEVITES were to give to the priestsTherefore, these rooms in the templewere not the "storehouse"where the ISRAELITES were to bring their tithesThe Levites were to receive their tithesin the places where they lived in their farming communitiesfrom which they would give tithes to the priestsin conclusion...THE CHRISTIAN TITHING LAW:Where did the "Christian Law of Tithing come from?"The Bible?Absolutely not !!There is not one single example in the Bibleof a "Christian" tithing to the churchor a command to do so,and that is a Scriptural fact!!Notice this telling bit of historyfrom the Encyclopedia Britannica:"Tithes in Christendom―The earliest authentic example of anythinglike a law of the State enforcing paymentappears to occur in the capitularies [ecclesiasticals]of Charlemagne at the end of the 8th or beginning of the 9th centuryTithes were by that enactment to be appliedto the maintenance of the bishop, clergy, the poor,and the fabric of the churchIn the course of timethe principle of payment of tithes was extendedFAR BEYOND its original intentionThus they became transferable to laymenand saleable like ordinary property,in spite of the injunctions of the third Lateran Council;and they became payableOUT OF SOURCES OF INCOME[not just farming and herding, but other tradesand occupations and salaries paid in the form of money]NOT ORIGINALLY TITHABLE"(1963, volume 22, page 253, ‘TITHES’) (Emphasis mine)Unbelievable!!!It was from the powerful Catholic Churchthat the unscriptural practice(did you notice the word "enforcing?")of Christian tithing originatedmany hundreds of years after the original ApostlesTruth be known, the "Reformation" did virtually nothingto "reform" the corrupted Church of ChristEnforcing the tithing of money on Believersas if it were a law of God to do so,is a damnable heresy that has caused untold pain and sufferingand only led to more corruption and worldliness in the ChurchEither tithing is a law that Christians must obey or it isn’t a lawIf it is, then it is a SIN to not tithe,and no one could be saved until they repented of breaking this lawBut if it is not a law, then it is a SIN to teach that it is a law!!And as it decidedly is nota New Covenant Law binding on Christians-Those who teach it will be condemned and cursedfor teaching it and living like worldly fat cats from it...As they sow: so shall they reapAs they judge others: so shall they be judgedWhat measure of punishmentthey deem fit in their false teaching:they will have measured back on themScriptural tithing was for Israelites ONLY,giving a tenth of farm and herd products ONLY,under the law of Moses ONLY,to the poor, widows, strangers, and the tribe of Levite ONLY,up until the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD, ONLYNOTHING else is "Biblical Tithing"Abraham NEVER tithed his own personal property,Jacob said he would tithe once,but ..ONLY.. after God would make him rich firstJesus NEVER taught His disciples to tithe to the church!!The Apostles NEVER collected tithes from the church!!Paul NEVER taught tithing to the Gentilesor collected tithes from them!!And money was NEVER EVERa tithable commodity, not even under MosesTrue Believers are cheerful, generous givers,not coerced and threatened tithe payersEASTER...with their backs toward the temple of the Lord;they worshipped the sun toward the eastThe Pagan Origin of EASTEREaster is a day that is honoredby nearly all of contemporary Christianityand is used to celebratethe resurrection of Jesus ChristThe holiday often involvesa church service at sunrise,a feast which includes an "Easter Ham",decorated eggs and stories about rabbitsThose who love truthlearn to ask questions,and many questions must be askedregarding the holiday of EasterIs it truly the daywhen Jesus arose from the dead?Where did all ofthe strange customs come from,which have nothing to dowith the resurrection of our Saviour?The purpose of this writingis to help answer those questions,and to help those who seek truthto draw their own conclusionsThe first thing we must understandis that professing Christianswere not the only oneswho celebrated a festivalcalled "Easter""Ishtar", which is pronounced "Easter"was a day that commemoratedthe resurrection of one of their godsthat they called "Tammuz",Tammuz was believed to bethe only begotten sonof the moon-goddess and the sun-godIn those ancient times,there was a man named Nimrod,who was the grandsonof one of Noah's sons named HamHam had a son named Cushwho married a woman named SemiramisCush and Semiramisthen had a son named him "Nimrod"After the death of his father,Nimrod married his own motherand became a powerful KingThe Bible tells us of this man,Nimrod, in Genesis 10:8-10 as follows:"And Cush begat Nimrod:he began to be a mighty one in the earthHe was a mighty hunter before the Lord:wherefore it is said,even as Nimrodthe mighty hunter before the LordAnd the beginning of his kingdomwas Babel, and Erech, and Accad,and Calneh,in the land of ShinarNimrod became a god-man to the peopleand Semiramis, his wife and mother,became the powerful Queen of ancient BabylonNimrod was eventually killed by an enemy,and his body was cut in pieces and sent tovarious parts of his kingdomSemiramis had all of the parts gathered,except for one part that could not be foundThat missing part was his reproductive organSemiramis claimed that Nimrodcould not come back to life without it;and told the people of Babylonthat Nimrod had ascended to the sunand was now to be called "Baal", the sun godQueen Semiramis also proclaimedthat Baal would be present on earthin the form of a flame,whether candle or lamp, when used in worshipSemiramis was creating a mystery religion,and with the help of Satan,she set herself up as a goddessSemiramis claimedthat she was immaculately conceivedShe taught that the moon was a goddessthat went through a 28 day cycleand ovulated when fullShe further claimedthat she came down from the moonin a giant moon eggthat fell into the Euphrates RiverThis was to have happenedat the time of the first full moonafter the spring equinoxSemiramis became known as "Ishtar"which is pronounced "Easter",and her moon eggbecame known as "Ishtar's" egg"Ishtar soon became pregnantand claimed that it was the raysof the sun-god Baalthat caused her to conceiveThe son that she brought forthwas named TammuzTammuz was notedto be especially fond of rabbits,and they became sacred in the ancient religion,because Tammuz was believedto be the son of the sun-god, BaalTammuz, like his supposed father, became a hunterThe day camewhen Tammuz was killed by a wild pigQueen Ishtar told the peoplethat Tammuz was now ascendedto his father, Baal,and that the two of themwould be with the worshippersin the sacred candle or lamp flameas Father, Son and SpiritIshtar, who was now worshippedas the "Mother of God and Queen of Heaven",continued to build her mystery religionThe queen told the worshippersthat when Tammuz was killed by the wild pig,some of his blood fell on the stumpof an evergreen tree, and the stump grewinto a full new tree overnightThis made the evergreen treesacred by the blood of TammuzThis would carry over to our Christmas belief-but it was actually the Son; of the Sun God Baalwho was born on Dec 25thJer 10:3For the customs of the people are vain:for one cutteth a tree out of the forest,the work of the hands of the workman, with the axeJer 10:4They deck it with silver and with gold;they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move notShe also proclaimed a forty day periodof time of sorrow each yearprior to the anniversary of the death of TammuzDuring this time, no meat was to be eatenWorshipers were to meditateupon the sacred mysteries of Baal and Tammuz,and to make the sign of the "T"in front of their hearts as they worshipedThey also ate sacred cakeswith the marking of a "T" or cross on the topEvery year, on the first Sundayafter the first full moon andafter the spring equinox, a celebration was madeIt was Ishtar's Sundayand was celebrated with rabbits and eggsIshtar also proclaimedthat because Tammuz was killed by a pig,that a pig must be eaten on that SundayBy now, the readers of this writingshould have made the connectionas to how paganism has infiltrated intothe contemporary "Christian" churches,and further study indicatesthat this paganism came inby way of the Roman Catholic SystemThe truth isthat Easter has nothing whatsoever to dowith the resurrection of our Lord Jesus ChristWe also know,that Easter can be as much as three weeksaway from the Passover,because this pagan holiday is always setas the first Sunday after the first full moonafter the spring equinoxSome have wonderedwhy the word "Easter"is in the the King James BibleIt is becauseActs, chapter 12, tells usthat it was the evil King Herod,who was planning to celebrate Easter,and not the ChristiansThe true Passover and pagan Eastersometimes coincide, but in some years,they are a great distance apartWe know that the Bible tells us in John 4:24,God is spirit: and they that worship himmust worship him in spirit and in truthThe truth is, that the forty days of Lent,eggs, rabbits,hot cross buns and the Easter hamhave everything to do with the ancient paganreligion of Mystery BabylonAnd they are all, anti-christ activities!!Satan is a master deceiver, and has filled the livesof well-meaning, professing Christians with idolatryThese things bringthe wrath of Godupon children of disobedience,who try to make the pagancustoms of Baal Christian worshipYou must answerfor your activitiesand for what youteach your childrenThese customs of Easter honor Baal,who is also Satan, and is still worshippedas the "Rising Sun" and his house is the"House of the Rising Sun"How many churches have "sunrise services"on Ishtar's day and face the rising sun in the East?What does the true God think about Sun Worship?Eze 8:16And he brought me intothe inner court of the LORD'S house,and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD,between the porch and the altar,were about five and twenty men,with their backs toward the temple of the LORD,and their faces toward the east;and they worshiped the sun toward the eastEze 8:17Then he said unto me,Hast thou seen this, O son of man?Is it a light thing to the house of Judahthat they commit the abominationswhich they commit here?In conclusionYahushuah (Jesus)said there would be one sign giventhat would prove who he really wasMat 12:40For as Jonaswas three days and three nightsin the whale's belly;so shall the Son of man bethree days and three nightsin the heart of the earthA Good Friday Crucifixionis not possible as it does notallow for the three daysin the heart of the earthA day according to the Bible,is from "even to even"or "sunset to sunset"Lev 23:32From "even" to "even"shall ye celebrate your SabbathBut when is "even"?Mark 1:32And at "even" when the sun did setThat is why in Genesis 1:5,8 It says;And the evening and the morningwere the first day,And the evening and the morningwere the second day,Darkness came firstat the beginning of a dayaccording to the Bible!SUNSET SAT TO SUNSET SUN.....DAY 1 (SUNDAY)SUNSET SUN TO SUNSET MON....DAY 2 (MONDAY)SUNSET MON TO SUNSET TUE....DAY 3 (TUESDAY)SUNSET TUE TO SUNSET WED....DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY)SUNSET WED TO SUNSET THU....DAY 5 (THURSDAY)SUNSET THU TO SUNSET FRI......DAY 6 (FRIDAY)SUNSET FRI TO SUNSET SAT.......DAY 7 (SATURDAY)Therefore Yahushuah (Jesus)was crucified Wed at sunset:DAY 1 Wed sunset to Thurs sunsetDAY 2 Thurs sunset to Fri sunsetDAY 3 Fri sunset to Sat (Sabbath) sunsetMat 28:1In the end of the sabbath,as it began to dawntoward the first day of the week,came Mary Magdalene and the other Maryto see the sepulchreYahushuah (Jesus)rose from the tomb Sat at sunsetwhich would be the first day of the weekaccording to an actual Bible day-SUN-dayAct 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at;but now commandeth all men every where to repentJUDGMENT BY FIREMUST BEGIN AT THE HOUSE OF GODActs 17:31Because He hath appointed A DAY, in whichHe will JUDGE THE WORLD (Greek-inhabited earth)in righteousnessBefore God brings this final judgmenton the entirety of the world,he must first perform another judgmenton another group of people...This judgment is going on right now,yet many are not even aware of it1Pet 4:16-17Yet if any man suffer as a Christian,let him not be ashamed;but let him glorify God on this behalfFor the TIME IS COME thatJUDGMENT MUST BEGIN AT THE HOUSE OF GODJohn the Baptist said that Jesuswould be baptizing repentant believers with fireMatt 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto REPENTANCE:but He that comes after me is mightier than I,Whose shoes I am not worthy to bear:He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit,AND WITH FIREPeter said:1Pet 4:12Beloved, think it NOT STRANGEconcerning the fiery trial which is to try you,as though some STRANGE thing happened unto youPeter also said:1Pet 1:7That the trial of your faith,being much more precious than of gold that perishes,though it (your faith) be TRIED IN THE FIRE,might be found unto praise and honour and gloryat the appearing of Jesus ChristPaul said:1Cor 3:13Every man’s work (including believers)shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it,because it shall be revealed BY FIRE, and the FIREshall try every man’s work of what sort it isJesus said:Mark 9:49For EVERY ONE (sinner and saint)shall be salted with FIREChristian will NOT escape beingrevealed, tried, salted, and baptized by FIREWhatever this "fire" is,it is going to be used ON EVERYONE (Rev 21:8)And are these non-believersjudged differently from believerswho are revealed, tried, salted and baptized IN FIRE?Just HOW are these non-believers judgedin the book of Revelation?How are the "fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable,and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers,and idolaters, and all liars..." JUDGED?Answer: ...In the lake WHICH BURNS WITH FIREIs this "fire" in the book of Revelation DIFFERENTfrom the fire that tries the works of believersin the book of I Corinthians?NO, The word "fire"used in the four examples above concerning believers,is the SAME word "fire" used in the book of Revelationconcerning non-believers:STRONG’s Greek Dictionary of the New Testament:page 219, #4442, pur; a primary word; "fire"(literally OR FIGURATIVELY) Pur is used(besides its ordinary natural significance)Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible:in Rev 3:18 it is SYMBOLIC ofthat which tries the faith of saints,PRODUCING WHAT WILL GLORIFY THE LORD;NOTE:It is NOT the "believer" who "produces" these glorious things,but it is the "SYMBOLIC FIRE" that produces themAnd just Who is this "symbolic fire?"It is, of course, GODFor OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE (Heb 12:29)Also from Strong's:of the fire of DIVINE JUDGMENT upon the REJECTERS of Christ,Matt 3:11 (where a distinction is to be made betweenthe baptism of the holy Spirit at Pentecostand the "fire" of divine retribution;Acts 2:3 could not refer to baptism); Luke 3:16In conclusion...Unless God Almightythrough the purging power of His FIERY SPIRIT,is BURNING OUT the lusts and passions and vanityand haughtiness and greed and self-righteousnessand laziness and weakness and hypocrisy and wickednessand pride and materialism and cynicism and depravityand carnality in your life,then Jesus Christ is NOT choosing youto reign with Himas the Sons of God in the Kingdom of Godand to bring ALL Heaven and Earthto repentance and salvationOur character flaws of the mind and spiritare going to be burned out of us allGod will either BURN OUT these filthy impuritiesfrom our hearts and minds NOW,or He will BURN THEM OUT IN THE LAKE OF FIRE,but either way, make no mistake about it,THESE THINGS ARE COMING OUT!!!PARABLESChrist spoke ONLY in parableswhen talking with the masses,Matt 13:34"ALL these thingsspake Jesus unto the multitude in PARABLES;and without a parable spake He NOT unto them"PARABLES ARE SPIRITUALA parable is a storythat contains in figurative or symbolic languagea higher moral or spiritual truthParables are HIGHER, SPIRITUAL,GLORIOUS teachings of ETERNAL thingsLiterallythey are of little consequence;Spirituallythey are of enormous consequenceBut without knowing...what the symbols represent in a parable-no one could ever understand the higher meaningTherefore the multitudes of peopledid not understand the teaching of Jesus Christ,becauseHe did not explain the meaningof the symbols to the masses-only to his disciples in privateSome parables require only a little spiritual understandingExample:The Parable of a Beam in One’s EyeThere are few believers who would notunderstand the meaning of this parable,although they might not practice its teachingOthers such as The Parable of the Prodigal Sonrequires much more spiritual understanding,as there are many more spiritual truths within this storyMany Christians can only understand parablesthat require very little spiritual understandingWhen reading the "deeper" parables,they can not comprehend The higher meaningwhich is totally missed, and/or not believedA simple example:"Another parable spoke He unto them;The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven,which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal,till the whole was leavened"Jesus didn’t explain this parable,So what does it mean?Most, ...certainly understand,that leaven (like yeast) put into doughwill cause the dough to rise through fermentationBut what is the spiritual application of this parable?Paul tells us that,1Cor5:6"Know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump"But who believes this parable?According to Jesus, the kingdom of Godis like this parable of the leaven and the lumpThe kingdom of God moves and worksthroughout the entirety of the universeuntil the WHOLE of God’s creation is broughtunder its influenceBut who believes it?The time comeswhen Jesus Christ will turn overthe kingdom of God to His Father:1Cor 15:24,28b"Then comes the end,when He shall have delivered upthe kingdom to God, even the Father;when He shall have put down all ruleand all authority and power… that GOD MAY BE ALL IN ALL"Then the whole lump will be leavened with God!!Everyone―ALLThis parable is not literalThe kingdom of God is not literally "leaven in a lump of dough!!These teachings are SPIRITUAL!!!They teach GREAT SPIRITUAL TRUTHS!!!Every parable teaches a spiritual truthIf you do not understandthe parable of the leaven and the dough-you don’t understand the gospel!!Because the leaven in the doughis like the kingdom of Godand Jesus came preachingthe "GOSPEL" OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!!You see...if the leavendoes NOT leaven the WHOLE lump,then it is NOT "like the kingdom of God"Anything that does not involve the whole (everyone)cannot be "like" the kingdom of GodFor anything to be"like" the kingdom of God...it must involve the whole, the all, everyone, ALL MANKINDTherefore Jesus said...The kingdom of God is "like" leaventhat leavens the WHOLE LUMP!!!The Secret of PrayingHow to have every prayerthat you will ever pray-answered....Guaranteed!!First you must know and believe:Elohim is a Sovereign God,knowing ALL THINGSbefore you even ask andEph 1:11Who works ALL THINGSafter the council of HIS OWN WILLJesus himself, revealed an amazing truthduring his most serious moment in prayerin the garden of Gethsemane afterthe last supper with his disciplesMat 26:36Then cometh Jesus with themunto a place called Gethsemane,and saith unto the disciples,Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonderMat 26:37And he took with him Peterand the two sons of Zebedee,and began to be sorrowful and very heavyMat 26:38Then saith he unto them,My soul is EXCEEDINGLY SORROWFUL,even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with meMat 26:39And he went a little farther,and FELL ON HIS FACE, and prayed, saying,O my Father, if it be possible, LET THIS CUP PASSfrom me: nevertheless not as I will, BUT AS THOU WILTWas Jesus sincerely, with all his heart, requesting thatIF AT ALL POSSIBLE "let this cup pass?"YES, He surely was!!Did God answer the prayer of Jesus to "let this cup pass?"NO, He didn’t!!Yet, did not Jesus get His prayer answered?YES, He surely did!!How so?Because Jesus’ greater desirewas that his Father’s will be done,rather than "let this cup pass"Jesus has just shown usnot only the answer to ALL answered prayerbut also the answer to ALL unanswered prayer!!If you always pray, "not as I will, but as THOU will,"all of your prayers will be answered too!!Whether you always get what you desireor you do not get what you desire,if your greatest desire of all desiresis for "THY WILL be done,"then you can rest assured that from this day forward,all of your prayers will always be answered!!Elohim's WILL which is his intention for the wayhe has already preordained everything to go,will always be done!!And believe me,No prayer has ever changedwhat God has planned or purposed to happenexactly as he preordained and WILLED for it to happenIf it is God’s intentionfor you to be blessed by some particular favor,and God INSPIRES you to pray for that favorthen it will surely be given to youIf on the other hand,if it was not God’s intentionfor you to be blessed by some particular favor,then no amount of prayingwill cause God to grant it to youEither way, God’s will must and will be done,and if that is your GREATEST DESIRE in your prayersthen whether you receive some particular favoror you don’t receive it, nevertheless,your prayer will be answered!!1John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have in him,that, if we ask any thingACCORDING TO HIS WILL,he heareth usRom 8:26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities (weaknesses):for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:but the Spirit itself maketh intercession (prayer) for uswith groanings which cannot be utteredSo what should you pray for?Anything you desire that aligns with God's WILLIf God has blessed you with your physical needsof food, clothing, shelter, and transportation-then pray for the qualities of love, mercy, forgiveness,kindness, gentleness, meekness, faith, courage,knowledge, understanding, wisdom,patience, self-control, and thankfulness!!God is our Father and Jesus is our SaviourGod wants to hear from you!!Talk to him!!About anything and everything important enoughfor you to think about or be concerned aboutAnd always be thankful!!At night when you lay down to sleep, spend a few minutes,and thank God not only for your loved ones;but even for your pillow, your bed,the shelter over your head,your refrigerator, your indoor plumbing,the water you have to drinkand above all these, the Father who loved youso far beyond your understanding,that he sacrificed his only Sonso that you may live and becomehis very image and Son/DaughterTHE SACRED NAMESThe Sacred Names were thought to be to Sacredto be uttered and therefore they were removedfrom the Scriptures over 6,800 times andreplaced with Lord or Godand soMasses of Christians, have been pursuingfor many years, a personal relationshipwith their Lord and Saviourand yet, after all this time;They, have never even known his real name!!WHOM SEEK YEProverbs 30:4who has established all the ends of the earth?what is His NAME, and what is his Son's NAME,IF THOU CANST TELL?A brief study in linguisticsTo translate is to explain the meaningof one language using the words of anotherTo transliterate is to spell a wordusing the letters of another language"I am" is the English translationof the meaning of God’s personal nameThe English transliterationof God’s personal name is YHVH, or YHWHWith vowels added, YAHVEH or YAHWEH,being translated to I AM WHO I AMNo matter what language you use,whether you translate or transliterate,YHVH's name means "I am who I am"and it directly points to his real name,which is the same in all languagesYHVH is the personal NAME of the Creator,and revealed in the four letters YOD, HEY, VAV, HEYAlthough often transliterated as YAHWEH,But it is more accurately transliterated as YAHVEHNote:V is the better transliterationas there is there is no letterin Hebrew like the W (double-U)The four Hebrew letters transliterated YHVH are:a Yod, rhymes with "rode", which we transliterate..."Y"a He, rhymes with "say", which we transliterate.…."H"a Vav, like "lava", which we transliterate "W" or......."V"a He rhymes with "say", which we transliterate..…."H"Original Hebrew didn't have any vowels,and was written right to leftSome of the consonants carry with themthe indication of associated vowel soundsThe Y is associated with the sound of a "long e", as in “beam”The H is associated with the sound of a "short a" as “ah”The Vav ("W" or "V") is associated with the vowel “u”and produces the sound in the word "cool"The H is associated with the sound of a "short a" as “ah!”Thus, the name of the Creatorsounds something like "ee-ah oo' ah", (Yah-oo' ah)with the accent on the second of the three syllablesPsalm 68:4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:extol him that rideth upon the heavensby his name YAH, and rejoice before him“JAH” is transliterated in Bible but there is no "J" in HebrewThe name of YAH is related to the Hebrew verb "Hoveh"which means "to be" ( I am I was I will be)Therefore "YAH Hoveh" (transliterated as JAH hoveh)in the present tense means "YAH is"So therefore, YAH could alsobe his actual or abbreviated nameDeut 6:4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:SHMAA YISRAEL YAH HOVEH ELOHEINU YAH HOVEH ECHADHEAR ...ISRAEL..YAH..IS ..........OUR GOD.YAH..IS ........ONEEven the most ancient of praisesends with the name YAHYAH is the last partof the word "halleluYah" and means "praise YAH"Now let's take a closer look at the Son's NAMEThe Hebrew/Jewish name for the Jewish Messiah is:YAHU'SHUAHwritten.........Y'SHUAHspoken.........YAHU'SHUAH YEHOSHUA or YESHUApronounced...YAH-OO'-SHOO-AHY'SHUAH means"YAH is Salvation" or "YAH the Saviour"This sacred name was gradually changedto "Je-Zeus Khristos" by the pagan masseswho converted and joined the originally Jewish Messianic SectChristianity was born, with a mixtureof pagan customs and traditionsConstantine the Great, was a Zeus worshiper,who converted to Christianity which resultedin worshipers of the sun god, Zeus,entering into the Christian religionYAHU'SHUAH'S abbreviated form of Y'SHUAHbecame "Y'Zeus" or Je-Zeus which eventuallybecame "Jesus" in EnglishThe name "Jesus" was never appliedto the SAVIOUR during his lifetime,nor for nearly 300 years afterhis death and resurrectionThe correct name of the Messiah, YAHU'SHUAH,is the only name by which he was known to hisdisciples, though he has several titles such asRabbi, Son of Man, Saviour, Anointed, King of KingsNot even once did he ever hearhimself addressed as "Jesus Christ"even when the Greek proselytes went to Philip andsaid, "We would see YAHU'SHUAH" (John 12:20, 21)A second witness of such a changeis the translation of Luke 4:27,where it refers to the prophet "Eliseus"and an event recorded in 2 Kings 5:14The Prophet's Hebrew name, however,was 'Eli'Shuah', which means "God is my Salvation"The same pagan influence that changedY'SHUAH to "Y'Zeus" is reflected in the changeof "Eli'Shuah" to Eli' Zeus ("My God is Zeus")YAHU'SHUAH (or Y'SHUAH)is used often, in the Tanach (Old Testament)as well as in the official Jewish dailyand festival prayer books, where it isgenerally translated as "Salvation"The Father's name YHVHis written using four Hebrew letters(right to left) YOD HEY VAV HEYHis true Hebrew name is YAHUAHwhich means I WAS I AM I WILL BEThe Son's name YAHU'SHUAHis written using five Hebrew letters(right to left) YOD HEY VAV SHIN HEY(The written Shin is pronounced Shu)"Shu" is a Hebrew root word meaningSALVATION, deliverance, overcoming,health, help, prosperity, and welfareWhen you add the root "Shu"to the Father's name between the "u" and the "a"this results in the Son's name YAHU'SHUAHYAHU'SHUAH and YAHUAH are OneYAHU'SHUAH came IN his YAHUAH’S NAMEYAHUSHUAH !!YAHUAH the Father sent YAHU'SHUAH his Sonto be SAVIOUR of the entire worldThe FATHER's True Hebrew Name is:written..........YHVHspoken...….....YAHUAHpronounced....YAH-OO'-AHThe SON's True Hebrew Name is:written..........Y'SHUAHspoken..........YAHU'SHUAHpronounced....YAH-OO'-SHOO-AHThe CHOSEN TRIBEYAHUDAH (JUDAH)pronounced....YAH-OO'-DAHIsaiah 52:6Therefore my people shall know my NAME:Psalm 9:10And they that know thy NAMEwill put their trust in thee:John 17:6I have manifested thy NAMEunto the men which thou gavest me out of the world:John 17:26And I have declared unto themthy NAME and will declare it:John 14:13-14And whatsoever ye shall ask in my NAME,that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the SonIf you ask anything in my NAME I will do itActs 4:12for there is no other NAME under heavengiven among men whereby we must be savedRom 10:13For whosoever shall call uponthe NAME of the Lord shall be savedMay the Father YAHUAH bless youthrough his Holy Son YAHU'SHUAHWilliam Wilburwhom_seek_ye@yahoo.comhttp://whom-seek-ye.ning.com/profile/WilliamWilbur
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