TRADITIONS

OF MEN

“For false messiahs and false

prophets shall arise, and they shall
show great signs and wonders, so as
to lead astray, if possible, even the
chosen ones." (MATTHEW 24:24)

By: Yah Scriptures

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 CONTENTS
Introduction……………………………………… 4
A Short Name Study…………………………… 5
Scriptural Quotes………………………………. 20
Beginnings………………………………………. 21
Reformation And Scripture……………………. 34
English Language And False Gods………….. 43
Christianity………………………………………. 56
Pagan 'Holy' Days……………………………… 60
Scriptural Festivals…………………………….. 80
The Law…………………………………………. 87
The Fourth Commandment…………………… 111
Who Is Israel……………………………………. 125
Three Gods In One…………………………….. 129
The Church……………………………………… 146
One Teacher……………………………………. 158
Good Works…………………………………….. 163
Once Saved Always Saved?........................... 168
Dispensationalism ……………………………... 182
Rapture………………………………………….. 184
Wrath Of Judgement…………………………… 202
Heaven…………………………………………... 214
Clean And Unclean…………………………….. 217
Idolatry Today ………………………………….. 229
Forsake All ……………………………………… 237
Tithing……………………………………………. 248
Jewish Traditions. ……………………………… 255
Yahushua Vs. Jesus…………………………… 267
Mixed Worship …………………………………. 272
Was The N.T. Written In Greek……………….. 275
He Knows My Heart……………………………. 279
The Name In Scripture………………………… 282
Common Excuses Answered…………………. 295
What It Means To Be Saved………………….. 308
The Scriptures………………………………….. 314
Glossary…………………………………………. 319
You walk into an audience of a hundred people and
ask for all those who are Christian to raise their hand...
In the average Western country, an average of 75%
would raise their hand - From Catholic to
Orthodox to Presbyterian to Mormon, they ALL
consider themselves as Christian despite the
wide gaps between their beliefs.
So, what exactly is Christianity? Since the time that
our Messiah walked the earth, there has been many
denominations that have formed, all claiming to be
'Christian' and all claiming to have the only truth...
There are reported to be approximately 38,000
denominations that label themselves 'Christian'. We
know that there is only one truth - “Your Word is truth”
(John 17:17) and this book will lead you
through an examination of many practices and
traditions of Christianity and how they compare with
Scriptural Commands and what the Messiah
and His disciples lived and taught.
The Messiah warned of “wolves in sheep's clothing”
(Matt 7:15) and Paul warned of wolves who
would come to lead astray (Acts 20:29).

Even at the time of Messiah, He rightly accused the

religious institute of “nullifying the Word of the
Almighty through your tradition which you have
handed down. And many such-like you do” (Mark
7:13)

This book is for those who question the contradictions

between what one is taught from the pulpit or in
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theological seminaries and what the Scriptures
actually say.

In order to lay a foundation for this study, take a look

at these Scriptures. There are many verses in
Scripture that echo these, but these are sufficient for
now:

‘‘Neither is there salvation in any other:

for there is no other Name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must
be saved.”
(Acts 4:12)
“Wherefore God also has highly exalted Him,
and given him a Name which is above
every name: That at the Name of Jesus
every knee should bow, of things
in heaven, and things in earth, and things
under the earth; And that every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.”
(Philippians 2:9-11)
“This is His Commandment, That we should
believe on the Name of His Son Jesus Christ.”
(1 John 3:23)

QUESTION:
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If you were singing all your songs and psalms, giving
all your praise and praying all your prayers to the
Almighty in the name of His one and only begotten
Son 'Brian’, do you think He would mind?

In light of the Scriptures revealing that His Name is

important, the answer is a resounding, “YES, He
would mind! Brian isn't the name of our Savior!”

Here's the fact...

Our Messiah's Name isn't Brian, and it isn't Jesus
either! Think about it... If the Messiah was born a
Hebrew with a Hebrew mother, then He would have a
Hebrew name! Is 'Jesus' a Hebrew name? NO. Ask
any Israeli or Hebrew linguist. The closest to Hebrew
you can find is the Spanish 'H’soos' which in Hebrew
means 'the horse'!!! 'Jesus' is the English version of
the poor Greek transliteration of the Messiah's name:
'lesous'.
The Name given by the Almighty to His
Son is actually Yahushua meaning Yah
is Salvation... That's powerful!

Your choices are: lesous or lesus or Jesus - or the

Name given by an angel to the virgin mother of the
Messiah – Yahushua

‘HalleluYah' is a word that is recognized in nearly

every language and means ‘praise Yah’. He must be
important and He is! Yah is the short form of the Name
of ‘YAHUAH’ the one and only Creator. Look at these
Scriptures and ask yourself, “What Name do I use for
my Creator?”
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 “I will praise 'the LORD' according to His
righteousness: and will sing praise to the Name
of 'the LORD' most high”
(Psalm 7:17)
“Praise 'the LORD'. Praise, O you servants
of 'the LORD', praise the Name of 'the LORD'.
Blessed be the Name of 'the LORD' from this
time forth and for evermore.”
(Psalm 113:1,2)
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall
call on the Name of 'the LORD' shall be
delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem
shall be deliverance, as 'the LORD' hath said,
and in the remnant whom 'the LORD' shall call.”
(Joel 2:32)

These are a tiny sample of the references to the name

of 'the LORD'. Here's the magnitude of the crime!
!
The Name of our Creator is named nearly 7000
times in the Old Testament alone yet in nearly every
case in most modern translations it appears as 'the
LORD!' Remember the third Commandment:
“You shall not take the Name of 'the LORD'
(Yahuah) your God in vain; for 'the LORD'
(Yahuah) will not hold him guiltless that takes
His Name in vain”
(Exodus 20:7)

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To take in ’vain’ is the Hebrew word 'shaw' and literally
means to bring to ’nothingness!'
H7723 shâv', shawv; Noun; Masculine: from the
same as 7722 in the sense of desolating
1.) Emptiness, vanity, falsehood.
a.) Emptiness, nothingness, vanity.
b.) Emptiness of speech, lying.
c.) Worthlessness (of conduct)

To obliterate the personal Name of our Almighty

Creator Yahuah and mask it with a title of 'the LORD'
or 'God' is bringing his Name to nothingness and is
utter blasphemy!

The title of 'the Lord' is derived from old English, being

one who had aristocratic rank and had control over a
portion of land granted from a king. The 'land-lord' was
subject to that king and would
bow the knee before the king in
subservience (right) to his
authority, yet as believers, we
know that the Almighty Creator
of all things neither bows nor is
subject to anyone!
The title of 'the Lord' by its
origin and implication is totally
blasphemous. The whole of
Christianity is guilty through the
lack of use of bringing the Name of YAHUAH to
nothingness. Not only that, but if you look up 'Baal' in

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a good dictionary you will find that it is Hebrew and
means 'Lord'!

Websters Dictionary: Ba'al (Ba'al; Heb, ba'al, Lord,

possessor)
1.) A very common name for god among the
Phoenicians. The word is also used of the master or
owner of a house (Exod. 22:7, Judg. 19:22); of a
landowner (Job 31:39); of an owner of cattle (Exod
21:28, Isa 1:3), etc. The word is often used as a prefix
to names of towns and men, e.g., Ba'al-Gad, Ba'al-
Hanan, etc.

Ancient graven images of the Canaanite god Ba'al -

the Lord (above)

This is startling to say the least. Ba'al is a term familiar

with most Bible readers being synonymous with Satan
and the name Ba'al is part of a number of other names
of false gods worshipped by heathen nations including

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Beelzebub (lord of flies), Baalgad (lord of luck) etc.
and in light of Jeremiah 23:27 is most shocking!

“How long shall this be in the heart of the

prophets that prophesy lies? Yea, they are
prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
which think to cause my people to forget my
Name by their dreams which they tell every
man to his neighbour, as their fathers have
forgotten my Name for Baal”
(Jeremiah 23:26-27)

Just in case you thought His Name was 'Jehovah', do

a little history search on the letter 'J'. You will find that
it is a little over 500 years old and even many early
Bibles do not contain the
letter 'J'...

Excerpt from the 1611KJV

(above) and Inner page of
the 1599 Geneva Bible
with the spelling: lesvs (right)

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HalleluYah is spelled hallelujah but no one ever says
hallelu-Jah. Aside from the 'J', the suffix 'hovah' is No.
1943 in Strong's Hebrew Dictionary and has the
meaning of 'ruin: mischief.' It is another form of No.
1942, havvah, which is translated 'calamity, iniquity,
mischief, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, very
wickedness...' Satan must be laughing!

Even in the Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the

Greek Scriptures, the Jehovah's Witnesses, The
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.,
admit in their Foreword (pp. 23) that:
Yahuah
more

Steven T. Byington, The Bible in Living English

published by the Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower
Bible & Tract Society in the preface states that the
pronunciation Jehovah is, “A BLUNDER.” Watchtower
literature states information about the word Jehovah,
but elaborates as to its Catholic origin in 1270CE:

“By combining the vowel signs of Adhonay and Elohim

with the four consonants of the Tetragrammaton the
pronunciations Yehowah and Yehowih were formed.
The first of these provided the basis for the Latinized
form 'Jehova(h).' The first recorded use of this form
dates from the thirteenth century C.E. Raymundus
Martini, a Spanish monk of the Dominican Order, used
it in his book Pugeo Fidei of the year 1270. Hebrew
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scholars generally favor 'Yahuah' as the most likely
pronunciation”
(Aid to Bible Understanding, Watchtower Bible And
Tract Society, 1971, PP- 884, 885.)

Jehovah's Witnesses are just as guilty as every other

Christian religion of breaking the 3rd Commandment
- that of bringing the Name of Yahuah to
nothingness...

Many Christians are completely unaware that the

Almighty actually has a Name!

“Who has ascended up into heaven, or

descended? Who has gathered the wind in His
fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His Name, and is what is His
Son's Name, if you can tell?”
(Proverbs 30:4)

Seriously. Who do we think we are that we can

change the Name of our Creator or His Son? While it
is certainly true that He has many descriptive titles
e.g. Father, A onai, Almighty, El Shaddai, etc. But He
has ONE personal Name. The Name YAHUAH.
Yahushua said that He came in His Father's Name:

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 “I have come in My Father's Name and you
do not receive Me, if another comes in
his own name, him you would receive”
(John 5:43)

Written in Hebrew His Father's Name is contained in

Yahu-shua (Yah is Salvation).
Hebrew reads from right to left

YAHUSHUA YAHUAH
If the Messiah's name is indeed
Jezeus, does that mean his
father's name is Zeus?
In Greek, the suffix 'sus'
commonly referred to Zeus (right)
as the chief deity of the Greeks.
'Dionysus' is the son of Zeus.
Some scholars conclude that
'Tarsus' (where Paul was born)
translates as
'the arm of
Zeus' and
most will have heard of 'Pegasus'
(left) - the winged horse of Zeus.

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The 1611 KJV Bible
carries this
translation of the
name of the prophet
Elisha (right)
choosing to translate the Hebrew name which means
'my God' (Eli) 'saves' (sha) to ‘Elizeus’ - my god is
Zeus!

The Name of the Almighty has been known for a long,

long time, so why do Bible translators continue to
substitute His name for Ba'al? Could it be something
to do with money?! !$
The Secretary of the Management Committee of the
NIV, Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D., gave an interesting
reason when he was asked why the name 'Yahuah'
was omitted from this translation. He explained:

"Here is the reason why we didn't use it. You've got it right
when you said that 'Yahuah' is the distinctive Name for
God, and that we actually should use it. But this translation
cost us $2.5Million, and a sure way to throw it in the water
is to translate Psalm 23 to: “Yahuah is my Shepherd”
Immediately our translation would be in vain. Nobody
would use it.”

Tradition it seems is more important than truth for

many people... Yahushua rebuked the religious
hypocrites in His day:

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 “For laying aside the Commandment of God,
you hold the tradition of men... And he said
unto them, Full well you reject the Commandment
of God, that you may keep your own tradition.”
(Mark 7:8,9)

Many who have lived their lives Honoring 'the LORD'

and calling on the name of 'Jesus' may respond, “He
knows our hearts.” This is true, and He knows those
who obey His Commandments and are searching for
truth and will reveal it to them, but to refuse to obey
the Truth is willful sin and will result in a delusion.

“Because they received not the love of the

truth, that they might be saved. And for this
cause YHWH shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:10,11)

Have you noticed that a large number of prophets and

kings in Scripture have a name that ends with the
three letters 'iah'? e.g. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Obadaiah,
Zephaniah, Zechariah, Nehemiah, Zedekiah,
Hezekiah, Zeruiah, Uriah, Benaiah, Gemariah,
Hilkiah, etc. to name but a few.
The names when spoken clearly contain the short-
form of the Name Yah (See Psalm 68:4) and indeed,
the above Hebrew names all have meanings i.e
Isaiah: saved of Yah, Jeremiah: appointed of Yah,
Obadiah: Servant of Yah, Zedekiah: righteousness of
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Yah... Etc. Look them up in a Hebrew dictionary
yourself... Just another testimony to the Name of
Yahuah!
This is by no means an exhaustive study. Please read
the chapter: 'COMMON EXCUSES ANSWERED' and
look into this important issue for yourself. “Study to
show yourself approved” (2 Timothy 2:15) There are
many comprehensive studies accessible through the
internet on this topic. Yahuah is making His Name
known in these latter days and it is confirmed in these
prophecies:

“O Yahuah, my strength, and my fortress,

and my refuge in the day of affliction, the
Gentiles shall come to thee from the ends
of the earth, and shall say, 'Surely our fathers
have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein
there is no profit.' Shall a man make gods unto
himself, and they are no gods? Therefore, behold,
I will this once cause them to know, I will
cause them to know Mine hand and My
might; and they shall know that
My Name is Yahuah.”
(Jeremiah 16:19-21)
“And it shall be, in that day, declares Yahuah,
that you call Me my Husband, and no
longer call Me My Ba 'al.”
(Hosea 2:16)

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The Name of Yahuah appears in 'modern' Hebrew as
yod, hay, waw, hay - (YHWH) otherwise known as the
'Tetragrammaton' so named 'four letters' in Greek.

YAHUAH =
YAHUSHUA =
The Hebrews had an
earlier form of writing
before the Babylonian
captivity which is known
as ’paleo' or 'ancient'
Hebrew and despite the
fact that the 'Dead Sea
Scrolls' (Psalm 138 -
rights) are written in the more modern Hebrew, the
Name of YHWH is written in the paleo Hebrew script,
appearing throughout the scrolls as – hWhY.

Some of the oldest known Hebrew writing is

preserved on what is known as the 'Mesha Stele' or
more commonly the 'Moabite Stone'. Discovered in
the Dead Sea region, it dates to around 840 BCE and
is written entirely in the original script of the Hebrew
people – paleo Hebrew and is currently displayed in
the Louvre Museum. Not only does the Mesha Stele

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 substantiate Scripture,
but also bears the
Name of Yahuah in
paleo Hebrew (see left).
It is believed to be the
form used by Himself
when He gave the
Commandments in
stone to Moses.

The practice of writing the Name of Yahuah in paleo

Hebrew also extends to the Greek Septuagint (below)
where the main text is Greek, yet the Tetragrammaton
appears in paleo Hebrew in a number of places.

An amazing archaeological
discovery that cannot be
ignored is the fact that the
Ten Commandments (right)
made it to the Americas
before Columbus! Not only
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are the Commands recorded in stone for all to read
and as a testimony to the Laws that are unchanged,
but they are written in the paleo Hebrew script!
Even though there are a few characters broken off at
the beginning of several lines and the script varies
from some examples of paleo Hebrew in some
letters, the text can be read with relative ease.
Remember that Hebrew reads from right to left.
Considering all this information and because the
paleo Hebrew is
believed to be
the form Yahuah
used to write the
Commandments
with His own
finger (Exodus
31:18), the
Name of
Yahuah will be
written in this
form – hWhY as will the Messiah - [vWhY

YAHUAH = = hWhY
YAHUSHUA = = [vWhY

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The Scriptures quotes throughout this book have
been taken from YAH SCRIPTURES. The names
have been transliterated to give an accurate
pronunciation in the Hebrew language. The following
table gives the vocal sounds necessary for correct
pronunciation.
a - äh in ärm - bh v as in vet
e - eh as in elm - dh th as in them
i - ee as in el - ey as in eight
o - oh as in on - gh The ‘ ’ is pronounced
u - oo as in üno as a soft aspirated g sound.
- (ch) The ' and ' ' are pronounced as
- (kh) the 'ch' in the German composer
Bach, or the Scottish Loch, like a
guttural, aspirated h sound.

The Torah commands not to speak the names of false

mighty ones (Exo 23:13, Jos 23:7, Psa 16:4), and in
an effort to reduce the number of English words
derived from pagan deities or pagan titles, especially

Scriptures contains a number of Hebrew words, also

reflecting the Hebrew origin of Scripture. As these
terms will be foreign to many, a GLOSSARY is
included to familiarize the user with these new words.
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When Messiah Yahushua left this earth bodily, He
gave many warnings about the apostasy that would
follow as did Paul about savage wolves:

“But beware of the false prophets, who come

to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they
are savage wolves.”
(Matthew 7:15)

Yahushua also warned of great persecution that

would come to the believers (Matt 5:10; Luke 21:12;
John 15:20 etc.) and indeed, there was increasing
persecution under Nero and other rulers for true
believers. Then, what is hailed as a great turning point
in Christianity, yet should be considered a warning
sign according to the Word (2 Tim 3:12) the
persecution ceased...
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 -
When Rome was in the throes of anarchy and decay
brought on by the self-serving
emperors, along came
Constantine who rose to power
after having witnessed a
'heavenly vision' of the cross
(right-* see further chapter on
'The Cross') bearing the words: 'In
hoc signo vinces' (By this sign
conquer), This is indeed what has
taken place over the millennia under pain of death!
Constantine made Christianity the state religion in
315CE and summoned the first
ecumenical council at Nicaea
in 325CE. He declared himself
the executor of the decisions of
the Council thereby making
himself the first unofficial
'Pope'. This council simply
borrowed many of the pagan traditions popular by the
Roman people and 'Catholicized' them into one
religion. The statues of the gods were all renamed
over the years to become Peter and the apostles and
now veneration of statues is commonplace in Roman
Catholicism. Catholic means 'universal' and that's
exactly what the first pagan, sun worshipping father of
this sect had in mind. Constantine wanted to unite the
whole known world under a one world government
and universal religion. What he succeeded in doing
was to combine all the important elements of all
religions into one. The fact that Constantine remained

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a pagan sun-worshipper is evidence by his continued
worship of the Roman sun god (left) even minting
coins with his image on the
reverse and his choice of the
names of the week (Deis
Solis – Sunday in particular)
in honor of the gods.

Syncretism ('siykritizam) noun - the combination or

attempted combination of characteristic teachings,
beliefs or practices of differing systems of religion or
philosophy.
This is the process by which the Universal Roman
religion of Christianity was created. As Rome spread
across the globe conquering most of the known world,
the agenda was to assimilate the beliefs and practices
of the various pagan nations into one acceptable
religion, thus keeping each nation happy. If any nation
or people resisted, they were simply exterminated.
This is the very reason there are so many customs
and practices within mainstream Christianity that are
found nowhere in the Scriptures and yet very few
people seem to question.

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Considering Constantine, the benefactor of
Christianity was such a zealous sun
worshipper, and that the sun has
been the commonality of so many
religions since the beginning, is it
any wonder that his one world
religion placed such emphasis on
practices and iconography of sun
worship? Throughout this book you will encounter
overtones of sun-worship in many practices and
symbolism present in Christianity. The pagan roots of
Catholicism are evident upon examination of the
rituals and traditions practiced which include: 'mass',
'veneration of statues' (idol worship), 'Papal
deification', 'confession', etc. The Roman Catholic
Church decided that not only was the Pope infallible
(without error), but all its bishops are considered
'Vicarius Christi' (or Vicars of God) meaning that they
have representative authority of God on earth. The
title of 'Pope' comes from the Latin word 'Papa'
meaning 'Father' a blatantly obvious contradiction to
the words Yahushua commanded:

"And call none on earth your father, for

One is your Father, He who is in the
shamayim.”
(Matthew 23:9)

The Catholic Church continued making decrees to

maintain their dominance. The following are some
examples of Roman Catholic doctrine that blatantly
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opposes the written Word of Yahuah. The first (in
grey) is the quote from the Catholic Catechism
followed by the Scripture or Scriptures it contradicts:

1.) Salvation through the Church alone

“It is through Christ's Catholic Church alone, which is

the universal help toward salvation, that the fullness
of the means of salvation can be obtained” Pg. 215,
#816

‘For the wages of sin is death, but the

favourable gift of Elohim is everlasting
ai in Mashia [vWhY our Master”
(Romans 6:23)

2.) Salvation through Mary

“By grace of God Mary remained free of every
personal sin her whole life long” Pg.124, #493
“Taken up to heaven she (Mary) did not lay aside this
saving office but by her manifold intercession
continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation...”
Pg. 252, #969

“For all have sinned and fall short of the

esteem of Elohim.”
(Romans 3:23)
“And there is no deliverance in anyone
else, for there is no other Name under the
shamayim given among men by which we
need to be saved.”
(Acts 4:12)
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 The Catholic Church forgives sins

“There is no offence, however serious, that the

Church Cannot forgive” Pg. 256, #982
“By Christ's will, the Church possesses the power to
forgive the sins of the baptized...” Pg. 257, # 986

“Why does this One talk like this? He is

blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins
but Elohim alone?”
(Mark 2:7)

3.) The Pope: Without sin

“The Roman Pontiff... enjoys this

infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as
supreme pastor and teacher of all the
faithful who confirms his brethren in the
faith he proclaims by a definitive; act a
doctrine pertaining to faith or morals...
This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine
revelation itself.” Pg. 235, #891

“As it has been written, 'there is none

righteous, no, not one.’ ”
(Romans 3:10)
“For all have sinned and fall short of
the esteem of Elohim.”
(Romans 3:23)

5.) Statues

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“Sacred images in our churches and homes are
intended to awake and nourish our faith in the mystery
of Christ... Through sacred images of the holy Mother'
of God, of the angels and of the saints, we venerate
the persons represented.” Pg. 307, #1192

“You do not make for yourself a carved

image, or any likeness of that which is in the
shamayim above, or which is in the earth beneath,
or which is in the waters under the earth, you
do not bow down to them nor serve them...”
(Exodus 20:4-5)
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Am n.”
(1 John 5:21)

6.) Transubstantiation

“The Council of Trent summarizes the

Catholic faith by declaring: “Because
Christ our redeemer said that it was truly
his body that he was offering under the
species of bread, it has always been the
conviction of the Church of God, and this
holy Council now declares again, that by the
consecration of the bread and wine there takes place
a change of the whole substance of the body, of Christ
our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into
the substance of his blood. This changes the Catholic
Church has fittingly and properly called
transubstantiation.” Pg. 347, #1376

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 “But do not eat flesh with its life, its blood.”
(Genesis 9:4)
“And taking bread, giving thanks, He broke it
and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body
which is given for you, do this in
remembrance of Me.”
(Luke 22:19)

7.) The Mass

“When the Church celebrates the Eucharist, she
commemorates Christ's Passover, and it is made
present. As often as the sacrifice of the Cross by
which Christ our Pasch has been sacrificed is
celebrated on the altar, the work of our redemption is
carried out.” Pg. 343, #1364
“For this reason, the Eucharist cannot unite us to
Christ without at the same time cleansing us from past
sins and preserving us from future sins:” Pg. 351,
#1393

“By that desire we have been qadosh through

the offering of the body of [vWhY ha'Mashia
once for all.”
(Hebrews 10:10)
“But He, having offered one slaughter
offering for sins for all time, sat down
at the right hand of hWhY.”
(Hebrews 10:12)
“...the blood of [vWhY ha'Mashia His B n
cleanses us from all sin.”
(1 John 1:7)

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 8.) Confessing Sins to a Priest
“One who desires to obtain reconciliation with God
and with the Church, must confess to a priest all the
unconfessed grave sins he remembers after having
carefully examined his conscience.” Pg 374, #1493

“I acknowledge my sin unto You, and my

wickedness I do not hide. I have said, 'I confess
my transgressions to hWhY,’ and You forgave
the wickedness of my sin.”
(Psalm 32:5)
“For there is one Elohim, and one Mediator
between Elohim and men, the Man
Mashia [vWhY.”
(1 Timothy 2:5)

9.) Purgatory
“All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still
imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their
eternal salvation; but after death they undergo
purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary
to enter the joy of heaven.” Pg 2658, #1030
‘The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final
purification of the elect...” Pg. 268-269, #1031

“And such were some of you. But you were

washed, but you were made qadosh, but
you were declared right in the Name of
the Master [vWhY, and by the Rua of
our Elohim.”
(1 Corinthians 6:11)

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 “There is, then, now no condemnation to
those who are in Mashia [vWhY, who do
not walk according to the flesh, but after
the Rua .”
(Romans 8:1)

10.) Penance
“Absolution takes away sin, but does not remedy all
the disorders sin has caused. Raised up from sin,
the sinner must still recover his full spiritual health by
doing something more to make amends for the sin:
he must ‘make satisfaction for’ or ‘expiate’ his sins.
This satisfaction is also called penance.” Pg. 366,
#1459
(All Catholic quotes taken from The 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church)

“Their sins and their lawlessnesses I shall

remember no more. Now where there is
forgiveness of these, there is no longer a
slaughter offering for sin.”
(Hebrews 10:17-18)
These invented doctrines unfounded in Scripture are
only a small selection of the contrived traditions still
taught by the Catholic Church today. The 1994
Catechism of the Catholic
Church is the official source of
all Roman Catholic doctrine.
Published in 1994, this is the first
new catechism in over 400 years.
Even as recently as 2006 Pope
Benedict XVI released a
statement on Catholic Identity” stating that:
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(1) Only Catholics are true Christians;
(2) Other Christian denominations are
“not true churches”; and
(3) All non-Catholics lack the “means
of salvation.”

“But He answering, said to them, ‘Why do

you also transgress the Command of Elohim
because of your tradition?... This people draw
near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me
with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as
teachings the commands of men.’ ”
(Matthew 15:3,8-9)
“’And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as
teachings the commands of men. Forsaking
the Command of Elohim, you hold
fast the tradition of men...
Well do you put aside the Command of
Elohim, in order to guard your tradition...
nullifying the Word of Elohim through
your tradition which you have handed down.
And many such-like you do.’ ”
(Mark 7:7-9, 43)

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From the year 300CE and onwards there were many
customs and doctrines added to the new religion and
none of the extra-Biblical traditions practiced by
Christianity including Church buildings, 'Holy-days',
Sunday worship, Trinitarianism, dispensationalism
nor a rapture etc. were heard of before this time and
in many cases much later.

Scholars have many definitions why the

period from around 500 to 1500 CE is called
'the Dark Ages', but spiritually this title has a more
obvious meaning... The Scriptures - Yahuah's written
Word and Book of Law and Instruction - was withheld
from the population by the all-powerful Roman
Catholic Institution. There came to pass a period of
intellectual and spiritual darkness that covered most
of the known world where those who were in
opposition to the religious institution were hunted
down and tortured before being put to death.

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The Dark Ages were some of the most terrifying years
for true believers and some of the most horrific
instruments of torture were designed by 'men of god'
to force many to 'confess their heresy'. The Church
had decreed that only the hierarchy was to read the
Scriptures and even then, only in Latin, a language
which was only understood by a small percentage of
'learned' individuals. The common folk were simply
led to spiritual doom by corrupt priests and Papacy
that chased around the world for 'holy relics' creating
wars and wholesale slaughter in the
'name of god'.
The Catholic Institution created a
system through these dark years
whereby those who did not come under
the authority of the Church and partake
in the 'sacraments' were eternally
damned. Money talks though and
'indulgences' were sold for great amounts absolving
the sinner from any sin and in many cases these
indulgences allowed the bearer to commit wanton evil
till death and still consider themselves freed from the
tortures of 'purgatory' and hell-fire.
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The common folk with their
pagan roots still had their love of
shrines, amulets and talismans
etc. and the Church successfully
turned this practice into a real
money-spinner by creating
'saints' who could be worshipped
by the locals and a penitent could make a pilgrimage
to the holy toenails of St. Whatshisname and give
some money to get a discount from purgatory.
The Catholic Church created saints for just about any
cause or reason one would need to pray and even the
official list of saints’ number over 10,000! A Church
was not a Church that had not acquired a holy relic of
some kind for the worshippers to pray to! Books could
be (and have been) filled on the evils and abomination
perpetrated by the Christian Church over the years,
but we are primarily concerned with, and will examine
the traditions that have remained, and are still held to
be truth to this day...

The 'Reformation' was a major turning point in

Christianity when after over a thousand years enough
folks finally realized the Truth and Words of Life were
contained in the Scriptures and formed another
denomination of Christianity labeled 'Protestants'
because they protested against the doctrine, rituals
and Catholic Institution and actually made steps

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toward removal of some of the paganism within
Christianity.

The first hand-written English language

Bible manuscripts were produced in the
1380's by John Wycliffe (left) a scholar,
and theologian who was well-known
throughout Europe for his opposition to
the teaching of the organized Church,
which he believed to be contrary to
Scripture. Wycliffe produced dozens of English
language manuscript copies of the scriptures which
were translated out of the Latin Vulgate (the only
source text available to Wycliffe). The Pope at the
time was so infuriated by this, that even 44 years after
Wycliffe had died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up,
crushed, and scattered in the river!

Martin Luther 1483-1546 (right)

famous for nailing his thesis to the
doors of the cathedral was also one
of those who spoke out against the
Catholic Institution and is often
looked up to, yet he himself held onto many of the
Catholic doctrines and wrote some shocking
statements regarding the Jewish people:
“...since I learned that those miserable and accursed
people do not cease to lure to themselves even us,
that is, the Christians, I have published this little book,
so that I might be found among those who opposed

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such poisonous activities of the Jews and who warned
the Christians to be on their guard against them.”
“...set fire to their synagogues or schools and to bury
and cover with dirt whatever will not burn, so that no
man will ever again see a stone or cinder of them. This
is to be done in honor of our Lord and of Christendom,
so that God might see that we are Christians, and do
not condone or knowingly tolerate such public lying,
cursing, and blaspheming of his Son and of his
Christians.” (Martin Luther, 'On the Jews and Their
Lies' -1543)

This hatred for the Jews and all things Jewish was not
uncommon due to the Papal decrees affecting the
Jewish people. Many people are aware of and
shocked in regard to the well documented Holocaust
years during WWII, but few are aware that the loathing
toward the Jews was already part of the underlying
culture of Europe due to the Christian teaching
regarding Israel. Here are just a few 'highlights' from
the hidden history of Catholic antisemitism:
Year 337: Emperor Constantius made the marriage of
a Jewish man to a Christian punishable by death.
Year 367-376: St. Hillary of Poitiers referred to Jews
as a perverse people whom God has cursed forever.
Year 415: St. Augustine wrote, “The true image of the
Hebrew is Judas Iscariot, who sells the Lord for silver.
The Jew can never understand the scriptures and
forever will bear the guilt for the death of Jesus”
Year 613: Jews were given the options of either
leaving Spain or converting to Christianity.

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Year 722: Leo III outlawed Judaism
Year 1096: The First Christian Crusade was
launched. As the soldiers passed through Europe on
the way to the 'Holy Land', large numbers of Jews
were challenged: “Christ-killers, embrace the cross or
die!” In the Rhine Valley alone, 12,000 Jews were
killed in the First Crusade.
Year 1227: The Synod of Narbonne required Jews to
wear an oval badge.
Year 1259: A synod of the archdiocese in Mainz
(Germany) ordered Jews to wear yellow badges.
Year 1267: The Synod of Vienna ordered Jews to
wear horned hats. Thomas Aquinas said that Jews
should live in perpetual servitude.
Year 1492: Jews were given the choice of being
baptized as Christians or banished from Spain.
Year 1555: A Roman Catholic Papal bull, 'Cum Nimis
Absurdum' required Jews to wear badges, and live in
ghettos. They were not allowed to own property
outside the ghetto. This hatred toward Jews is the
primary reason why there is so few scrolls or even
fragments of Hebrew scrolls of Scripture as their
books and writings were all considered heretical, thus
destroyed...

William Tyndale 1494-1536 (right) is

credited with publishing the earliest
translations of the Scriptures into
English making it widely available
utilizing the newly invented printing
press. This achievement earned Tyndale the reward

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of being strangled, then burned at the stake at the
hands of the Catholic Institution but allowed the
common people to read the Words of Scripture largely
hidden through the Dark Ages.

An interesting tradition began around this period. First

published in 1557 the 'Geneva Bible' was the first
Bible to add chapters and verses to the Word;
something that was added for aid still causes untold
confusion to this day! Some actually believe that the
chapters and verses indicate where to stop reading a
certain portion and thereby mislead a great deal of
readers.

Another even more serious breach of

the Command not to add to the Word
(Deut 4:2; 12:32) was the addition of
marginal notes... As if the Word of
Yahuah was not clear enough! This
addition was (and remains to this day) a not so
transparent attempt to force the reader into the
interpretation of a passage of Scripture to conform
with the established doctrines and traditions of the
religious Institution of the day.

However, despite the explosion of truth,

Catholicism had a reformation of it's
own, and under the direction of Ignatius

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 Loyola, 1491-1556 (left) the 'Society of
Jesus' (otherwise known as 'Jesuits')
was formed, and using furtive
techniques, infiltrated and undermined
many denominations that attempted to
steer people back to the Word of truth.
Part of the 'Jesuit Oath of Induction' includes this
worrying vow still sworn by Jesuits today:

“...I further more promise and declare that I will, when

opportunity present, make and wage relentless war,
secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants
and Liberals, as I am directed to do, to extirpate and
exterminate them from the face of the whole earth;
and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition; and
that I will hang, waste, boil, flay, strangle and bury
alive these infamous heretics, rip up the stomachs
and wombs of their women and crush their infants'
heads against the walls, in order to annihilate forever
their execrable race.
That when the same cannot be done openly, I will
secretly use the poisoned cup, the strangulating cord,
the steel of the poniard or the leaden bullet,
regardless of the honor, rank, dignity, or authority of
the person or persons, whatever may be their
condition in life, either public or private, as I at any
time may be directed so to do by any agent of the
Pope or Superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Faith,
of the Society of Jesus....”

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Interestingly it was the Jesuits who promoted the
name 'Jesus' which
has been used in Latin
as an acronym for:
'may his name be
blotted out!' While
Roman Catholicism
managed to contain
the Reformation, within the various Protestant
offshoots that sprang up, over the next few hundred
years however, other doctrines were contrived and led
to more and more sects with names defining their pet
doctrines or their founder such as: 'Lutherans',
'Calvinists', 'Anglicans', 'Presbyterians', etc.

“For you are still fleshly. For since there is

envy, and strife, and divisions among you,
are you not fleshly and walking according
to man? For when one says, 'I am of
Sha'ul,' and another, 'I am of Apollos,' are
you not fleshly?”
(1 Corinthians 3:3-4)

In the last few centuries, hundreds of new

denominations have arisen; some getting closer to the
truth and some further and yet all have their roots in
pagan catholic Christianity and all honor a nameless
creator 'God' and 'Jesus'.

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Throughout this book the term 'Catholic' and
'Christian' are used synonymously because
Christianity is a creation of Catholicism utilizing a
definition derived from the Greek word 'Khristos' the
name of a Greek god! (see later chapter on CHRIST)
Some genuinely ask, “what do I call myself if I'm not a
Christian?” The Scriptures refers to those who follow
the Messiah of Israel as Nazarenes (Acts 24:5) or
'Natsarim' meaning 'watchmen' in Hebrew. A number
of Scriptures define believers as followers of 'the Way'
(Acts 9:2; 19:9; 24:14,22 etc.) Some choose the name
'Messianic' and yet by far the most Scriptural definition
is 'Israel' (see chapter on WHO IS ISRAEL?)
If you are feeling offended in that your religion has
been lumped together under the same belief as all
these Christian religions, then pause and ask yourself
why you have chosen to label yourself with a title the
pagans did, according to a follower of the Greek
Khrestos?
The Messiah of Israel is who we ought to be following
and the Teachings and Commands found in the Word,
not traditions and customs of pagans. This book will
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use Scripture to determine just how far off some of
Christianity's cherished traditions and doctrines truly
are. Again, this is by no means an exhaustive study
into these topics and it is recommended that you, the
reader, apply yourself like the Bereans spoken of in
Scripture:

“Now these were more noble than those in

Thessalonik , who received the Word with
great eagerness, and searched the
Scriptures daily, if these were so”
(Acts 17:11)

One of the bigger events in the reformation was the

commission of a Bible in common
English by King James in 1604
(completed in 1611). Although
this was a milestone in history,
King James gave the translators
instructions intended to
guarantee that the new version
would conform to the ecclesiology
and reflect the episcopal structure
the Church of England and its
beliefs about an ordained clergy.
On top of the deliberate
translation errors, the translators continued the
tradition of supplanting the Name of Yahuah (the
Tetragrammaton) with a common title of 'the LORD'
except in a handful of places. Despite the Command
in Scripture not to take away from the Word (Deut 4:2;
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12:32) some still attest that the 'Authorized Version' is
without error! One simple punctuation error in the KJV
has led to many claiming that Name of Yahuah was
not known in the earliest of times:

“And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto

Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my
name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.”
(Exodus 6:3 - KJV)

Firstly “the name of’ is an addition to the text implying

that He had a different name. Read properly, the last
words of this quote are obviously meant as a
rhetorical question - “by my Name Yahuah was I not
known to them?” Or, is the sky not blue? To
understand it any other way is contradicting many
Scriptures when considering Yahuah's Name was
known to Abraham (Gen 12:8), Isaac (Gen 26:25) and
Jacob (Gen 28:13) not to mention Eve (Gen 4:1) right
from the beginning.

As an introduction to how paganism has crept into

society and religion, we will examine this subject here
to cover some of the other word choices used in this
book... The English language is an evolved mixture of
languages including Greek and Latin which are filled
with words derived from mythology and the worship of
their false gods. The following examination will help to
explain some of the terms used throughout this book
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and why this has been done. Most believers are
unaware of the Command given by Yahuah in
Scripture not to mention the names of false mighty
ones out of their mouths:

“And in all that I have said to you take heed.

And make no mention of the name of other
mighty ones, let it not be heard from
your mouth.”
(Exodus 23:13)

This Command is no different than any other

Command given by Yahuah to Moses and if we claim
to obey Yahuah - as Scripture defines as a sign of
those that love Him - then we ought to do our best to
obey this Command just as we do in bearing no false
witness or having murderous hatred within our
hearts...

“For whoever shall guard all the Torah,

and yet stumble in one point, he is
guilty of all.”
(James 2:10)

As mentioned, many are not aware of this Command

and even more are unaware that the English language
is replete with the names and words derived from the
names of mythological characters that have been
worshipped over the millennia. The most obvious and
widely used are the names of the week and a number
of months in the Roman calendar.

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 Think about this... Even if you ignore
Scripture, if there was a day of the
week named 'Adolf-Hitler day' would
you be pleased to use the name for this
day in honor of a man whom we know
for a fact was a murderer? Of course
you wouldn't! So why do we honor
these false gods of death, sex and war
in this way?
It is interesting to note
that the Roman Catholic
Church allied themselves
with this wicked dictator
during WWII (right)

The horror of this truth is that it's even worse, in that

every day of the week is named
in honor of a pagan deity:
Sunday - Day of the Sun -
Originally from Latin, 'Deis
Solis' in honor of the Sun god,
'Sol' (right). Notice the
similarity to the 'Statue of Liberty'
Monday - Day of the Moon - Named in honor of the
moon god.
Tuesday - Day of Tyr - Named in honor of ‘Tyr’
identified with 'Mars' the Roman god of war.
Wednesday - Day of Woden - Named in honor of
'Woden' (Odin) the Norse god of war and death.

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Thursday - Day of Thor - Named in honor of 'Thor' the
Norse god of thunder.
Friday - Day of Freya - Named in honor of 'Freya' the
Norse goddess of love and sexual desire. One and the
same with 'Venus'.
Saturday - Day of Saturn - Named in
honor of 'Saturnus' (often depicted with
sickle in hand eating his own son - right)
identified with 'Cronus' a Greek harvest
deity. More on this later...

These months are named in honor of false gods:

January - 'Janus' - Roman god of the doorway.
February - 'Februus' - Roman god
dedicated in honor of the pagan ritual
of Februa.
March - 'Mars' - Roman god of war.
April - 'Aphrilis' (from Aphrodite) -
Greek goddess of lust. Aphrodite with
Pan and Cupid (left) all Pagan deities.
May - 'Maia' - Roman earth goddess of
fertility.
June - 'Juno' - Roman warlike,
protection goddess.
July & August - Named after Gaius
Julius Caesar and Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar
Augustus respectively. Neither are gods of course, but
both were pagan rulers, something the Scriptures
forbids appointing (Deut 17:14-15).
It is noteworthy that Iceland succeeded in renouncing
the names of pagan named months back in 1100 CE.

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Even the majority of Muslims refuse to name the
months according to paganism.
In light of the fact that these days and months are all
named in honor of false gods, and if we claim to be
followers of the Messiah, the Son of the Creator of the
universe, who created every day of the week, then
why should we follow man’s vain traditions in regard
to the names of days and months when it offends
Him?

Simple answer: we shouldn’t!

It is also interesting to note that a large percentage of
these are gods of war, death and sex...

“...so as not to go in among these nations, these

who remain among you. And make no mention
of the name of their mighty ones, nor swear by
them, nor serve them nor bow down to them.”
(Joshua 23:7)

Not only are there many words in

the English language that are
derived from false gods, but what’s
worse is many have been
absorbed into Christianity and are
used to ’praise’ our Almighty Yah!
Here are some examples and from where they are
derived:
Holy - from 'Halo' derived from
'Helios' (right) Greek god of the Sun.

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An example of pagan sun worship assimilated into
Christianity. The Hebrew word 'qodesh' is used in this
book rather than ’holy’. In the Greek translation of the
New Testament Elijah (Hebrew Eliyah - ) is
written as Helias. Another reason to believe the Greek
text is corrupt.
Glory - from Latin
'Gloria' (left) - A
halo or nimbus
(more sun
worship). Notice
the similarity of
these pagan
images depicted
with the sun halo
to that of the 'Statue of Liberty'
(right) who also wears the halo of sun rays.
Faith - from Latin 'Fides' - Roman
goddess of faith and loyalty.
Grace - from Roman 'Gratiae', the
'Three Graces'.
(left) of Greek
mythology
representing the
attributes of
charm, beauty,
nature, human creativity and
fertility.
Amen - from 'Amen-Ra' (right) the
Egyptian creator god. It is common to end most
prayers with this agreement, yet somehow this word
is being seriously mispronounced unwittingly giving
praise to a false god,
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whereas the Hebrew pronunciation is Amein' meaning
'so let it be'.

Before we move on to other, more

abominable examples we must
pause and examine another prime
example of blatant sun worship.
You cannot have failed to notice
that four out of five of the graven
images shown previously are
bearing a halo above their heads...
As we have seen, even the word
halo and holy is derived from the Greek god of the sun
and yet in Christianity, the halo is used time and again
to represent godliness! As is evident, the sun has
been worshipped by pagan cultures since the Fall and
we should have no part in it!

The images above show pre-Christian examples of

gods bearing halo's, from left to right: Egyptian, Hittite,
Babylonian, Hindu and Buddhist.
As mentioned, halos are the sign of Helios from where
the word holy is derived...

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The Hebrew word 'qodesh'
carries the meaning of 'set apart'
but the name 'Set' (right) is that of
none other than the Egyptian god
of darkness, definitely something
we would not want to associate,
with Yahuah. If we can assimilate
thousands of Greek and Latin
words into our language, is it too much to ask to use
a Hebrew word that Yahuah applied to himself and
called us to be QODESH?

“Be qodesh, for I hWhY your Elohim am qodesh.”

(Leviticus 19:2)

GOD - Gad is a Syrian or Canaanite deity of good luck

or fortune. In Hebrew, it is written (gd), but with
Masoretic vowel-pointing, it gives us 'Gad.' Other
Scriptural references to a
similar deity, also written “
(gd), have a vowel-pointing
giving us 'Gawd' or 'God.' Gad
is identified with Jupiter, the
Sky-deity or the Sun-deity.
The word 'God (or god)' is NOT A NAME but a TITLE
attempting to translate the Hebrew Elohim (or elohim),
El (or el), and Eloah. However, it is often used as a
substitute for the Tetragrammaton ( ).
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica: “GOD is the
common Teutonic word for a personal object of
religious worship, applied to all the superhuman
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beings of the heathen mythologies. The word 'god' on
the conversion of the Teutonic races to Christianity
was adopted as the name of the One Supreme
Being.”
Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics and Webster's
Twentieth Century Dictionary, Unabridged agree that
the origin is Teutonic paganism. In Indo-Germanic
dictionaries, only one word resembles 'god.' It is
'ghodh' and is pronounced the same. This word
means union, also sexual union or mating. According
to Luneburger Worterbuch, the following are the same
word: Gott, got, gode, gade, god and guth (gud).
The Roman religion that spread across Europe under
the pain of torture and or death
assimilated the Teutonic deity,
'Gott' into Catholicism, passing
into English as a title for the
Almighty. We see the
Germanic form 'Gott' in the
phrase 'Gott mit uns' (God with
us - right) embossed on the
belts of the German soldiers during WWII.

- We have already uncovered the

origin of this title and its link to Ba'al
worship but on top of that, the title 'lord' is
applied to all heathen deities, if the word
'god' is not used for them. In most cases
'lord' and 'god' are used interchangeably
for pagan idols.
There was an Etruscan house deity whose
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'Lord.' It was also known as 'Larth', who later on
became very popular in Rome and became known as
'Lares' (plural) because as idol statues they were
usually in pairs. The Greek equivalent of this name
was 'Heros', which was another name for Zeus. A
feminine form was known as 'Lara', who was the
beloved of the god Mercury. Lar and Larth mean Lord.
The letters 'th' and 'd' were virtually interchangeably
used, in various nations. It was also common to find
'o' and 'a' interchangeably used in Old and Middle
English.
The word 'Lord' can also be traced back to 'Loride', a
surname for the Teutonic god Thor, and to 'Lordo',
another deity. Instead of 'Lord,' the word 'Master,' an
exact rendering of the Hebrew Adonai and the Greek
Kurios, can be used.

The Greeks used both the word 'Messias' (a

transliteration) and 'Khristos' (a translation) for the
Hebrew 'Mashiach' (Anointed). The word Khristos was
far more acceptable to the pagans who were
worshipping Khreston and Khrestos. According to The
Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, the word Christos
was easily confused with the common Greek proper
name Chrestos, meaning 'good.' According to a
French theological dictionary, it is absolutely beyond
doubt that Christus and Chrestus, and Christiani and
Chrestiani were used indifferently by the profane and
Christian authors of the first two centuries A.D. The
word Christianos is a Latinism, being contributed
neither by the Jews norby the Christians themselves.

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The word was introduced from one of three origins:
the Roman police, the Roman populace, or an
unspecified pagan origin. Its infrequent use in the New
Testament suggests a
pagan origin.
According to Real
encyclopedia, the
inscription Chrestos is to be
seen on a 'Mithras' (right)
relief in the Vatican.
According to Christianity
and Mythology, 'Osiris', the
sun-deity of Egypt, was reverenced as Chrestos. In
the Synagogue of the Marcionites on Mount Hermon,
built in the third century A.D., the Messiah's title is
spelled Chrestos. According to Tertullian and
Lactantius, the common people usually called Christ
Chrestos.

“The sorrows of those who run after another

one are increased; I would not pour out their
drink offerings of blood, Nor take up their
names on my lips”
(Psalm 16:4)

The term 'Scripture' (or Scriptures) is used fifty-three

times in the New Testament. It refers to the First
Covenant, and together with the Renewed Covenant
comprise what is commonly known as 'the Bible.' The
parts of Scripture, or individual Books, are called
books or scrolls, which are 'bibios' or 'biblion' in Greek.
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The word 'Bible' for The Scriptures was first used
about A.D. 400. The papyrus, on which all documents
were written, was imported from
Egypt through the Phoenician
seaport Gebal, which the Greeks
called Byblos or Byblus. This seaport
was the home of the Phoenician Sun-deity. The sun-
god was associated with the ‘Lady of Biblos.' Both the
city of Byblos in Phoenicia and the city Byblis in Egypt
were named after the female deity Byblis (also called
Byble or Biblis). 'Byblia' (right) was also a name for
Venus, an astral goddess and a goddess of sensuality
among the ancient Greeks.

This is the word used in most English versions as a

translation for the Greek term, 'ekklesia.' The Greek
word means 'a calling out,' ‘a meeting,' or 'a
gathering.' Ekklesia is the Greek equivalent of the
Hebrew 'qahal,' which means an assembly or a
congregation. The origin of the word
'church' is 'kuriakon' or 'kyriakon' in
Greek.
The meaning is a building (the
house of Kurios, or the Master).
Dictionaries give the origin of
'church' as the
Anglo-Saxon root, circe. Circe was
the goddess daughter of Helios, the
sun-deity. The word circe is related
to 'circus,' 'circle,' 'circuit,' and
'circulate.' 'Circe' (left) was originally

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a Greek goddess whose name was written and
pronounced as 'Kirke'. The word 'church' is known in
Scotland as kirk, in Germany as Kirche, and in
Netherlands as kerk.

Some may view this whole subject as trivial and ask,

“How can we possibly know which words not to use?”
The answer is simple. If you are sinning in ignorance,
there is forgiveness. But if you are aware of a
Command and continue in disobedience then it is sin.

“Everyone staying in Him does not sin.

Everyone sinning
has neither seen Him nor known Him”
(1 John 3:6)

If you become aware of a word in your vocabulary that

is derived from a false god, then remove it! If you start
with one, then two, then three etc. you grow from
strength to strength and honor Yahuah with your
obedience.

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There is no doubt that a large number of Christians
are 'good people' and have a sincere belief in the truth
that the Almighty Creator sent His Son to redeem the
world from sin, but the sad truth is that Christianity is
just another false religion that has vague similarities
to the true Way that the Messiah taught and lived. If
you are a Christian, and before you put this book
aside; ask yourself if you believe that 'the Bible' is the
'Word of God'... If you believe this, then this book uses
the Words from that very Book to prove that all
'denominations' are simply sects that have become
larger than the original faith.
The first obvious similarity among
ALL forms of Christianity is the fact
that they all worship someone
known as 'Jesus' and call the
Creator by a title 'God' or 'Lord' etc.
rather than by His Name. The
Name of the creator is
Commanded in the Ten Commandments, yet
Christianity is guilty of breaking the Third Command
by bringing the Name of Yahuah to nothingness! It
must be pointed out that Bibles read:

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call

on the name of the LORD shall be delivered...”
(Joel 2:32 - KJV)

If that is the case, then ALL religions who call on 'the

Lord' are saved! How does this stack up to the Word
and what Yahushua spoke:
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 “Because the gate is narrow and the
way is hard pressed which leads to ai,
and there are few who find it.”
(Matthew 7:14)

Remember that Yahushua described the end of days

as “in the days of Noah,” and how many got onto the
ark? That's right... Only eight people! Hardly the same
ratio of Christians today who call on 'the name of the
Lord...'
If you still have reservations, we ask that you take
your Scriptures and Pray to Yahuah to open your eyes
to what He is saying to you. The only way for any of
us to know the truth and to be freed is to match it with
the Scriptures: His love letter to us, His children. If
what you have learned or been taught does not match
up to His Word then you are following man rather than
Yahuah.

“See to it that no one makes a prey of you

through philosophy and empty deceit,
according to the tradition of men, according
to the elementary matters of the world,
and not according to Mashia .”
(Colossians 2:8)

Again, we would point to the GLOSSARY in the back

of this book that covers most of the words used in this
book rather than the pagan words covered in this
chapter.

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 &
Some believers gloss over the Word and stand by
their traditional beliefs
based on the proofs that
they have witnessed
miracles through their
belief and in the name of
Jesus...
The

simple truth is that miracles are

not, and have never been a
singular sign that one's belief is
true! Many believers in religions
far removed from Christianity
experience and testify to miracles.
While Pentecostal Christians are
writhing on the floor with
miraculous healings, hundreds of thousands of
Catholics are being healed by worshipping 'our lady of
Fatima' or by travelling to Lourdes to pray to Mary.
Muslims make pilgrimages to Mecca and receive
miracles while statues of Mary weep blood and Hindu
idols drink milk! Even Buddhist corpses refuse to rot
and 'speaking in tongues' is common in their religion.

Remember that the Egyptian magicians copied many

of Yahuah's miracles done by Moses even turning
water to blood (Exo 7:22) and Simon the Sorcerer
performed such great miracles that people attributed

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them to the Almighty! (Acts 8:9-11) Do not forget the
warning of Yahushua regarding great signs:

“For false messiahs and false prophets shall

arise, and they shall show great signs and
wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible,
even the chosen ones”
(Matthew 24:24)

The people of Yahuah were warned from the

Commandments not to follow after prophets who led
astray, even if they performed great miracles:

“When there arises among you a na i or a dreamer

of dreams, and he shall give you a sign or
a wonder, and the sign or the wonder shall
come true, of which he has spoken to you, saying,
'Let us go after other mighty ones - which you
have not known - and serve them,' do not listen
to the words of that na i or that dreamer of
dreams, for hWhY your Elohim is trying
you to know whether you love hWhY your
Elohim with all your heart and with
all your being.”
(Deuteronomy 13:1-3)

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The danger of following signs and wonders rather
than the Word of Yahuah becomes even more serious
when taking into consideration the fact that Yahuah
Himself will answer your prayer in accordance to the
deception in your heart!

“Therefore speak to them, and you shall say

to them, 'Thus said the Master hWhY,
“Everyone of the house of Yisra' l who
puts up his idols in his heart, and puts
the stumbling-block of his wickedness before
his face, and shall come to the na i -
I hWhY shall answer him who comes,
according to his many idols...” ’ ”
(Ezekiel 14:4. Also Eze 14:7)

One of the most obvious links to

paganism that no one can deny is the
celebration of pagan 'holy-days'. The
majority of Christians will
acknowledge the pagan roots and
elements of Christmas and Easter, yet still continue to
celebrate them with enthusiasm while ignoring the
Festivals Yahuah commanded.

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 “And you shall know that I am hWhY, for
you have not walked in My Laws nor
executed My Right-Rulings, but have
done according to the rulings of the
gentiles which are all around you.”
(Ezekiel 11:12)

Christmas! The greatest celebration of selfishness

and greed the world has ever known, was never kept
with such intensity in the past. The observance was
even outlawed by American puritan colonists, but now
it is deeply ingrained in the mass conscience by
annual mass practice, relentlessly driven by
merchants with massive greed. The Yuletide
extravaganza is nowhere Commanded or even found
in the Scriptures yet, we see the familiar signs
admonishing, “Put Christ back into Christmas” when
He was never there in the first place!

- It should be quite obvious to everyone

that a rotund, bearded man in
a red suit, who is omniscient
(knows who's been bad or
good), omnipresent (visits
every home in the world
simultaneously on christ-mass
eve) and is eternal (never
grows older) has absolutely nothing to do with the
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birth of The Messiah, yet it is surprising how many
Christians feed their children the LIE!

“Baru are those doing His Commands, so that

the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of ai,
and to enter through the gates into the city. But
outside are the dogs and those who enchant with
drugs, and those who whore, and the murderers,
and the idolaters, and all who love
and do falsehood.”
(Revelation 22:14-15)

Falsehood is exactly what this holiday is based on...

Think how shattering this is to the belief of a child
when they learn the truth, and then question if their
parents are also lying about the existence of their
Creator!

The jolly, rotund, bearded

man in a red suit who we
know as Santa Claus is based
on an actual person who
lived in Europe around the 3rd
century CE. His name
was Nicholas and because he
apparently was such a nice
guy, he was given sainthood (another Catholic
kink) after his death and remembered as 'Saint
Nicholas', (right- note the 'candy-cane') If you say this
with a Germanic accent it sounds exactly like “Santny-
Claus”. Over time he became more of a legend than
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reality and now Santny-Claus rides in a sled pulled by
flying reindeer, is omniscient, omnipresent and
sneaks down your chimney giving presents to good
children!

WARNING SIGNS - Why would 'the world' want to

celebrate anything to do with Yahushua? Yahushua
Himself said that the world would hate Him:

“If the world hates you, you know that it

hated Me before it hated you”
(John 15:18)

The world hates Him because He exposes the evil

hearts of man.

“It is impossible for the world to hate you,

but it hates Me because I bear witness of it,
that its works are wicked.”
(John 7:7)

The obvious answer is: The world doesn't celebrate

Yahushua because Xmas has absolutely NOTHING
to do with Yahushua!

- Why do we adorn a tree with

gold and silver balls and put presents under it when
Scripture commands not to do this?

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 “Thus said hWhY, 'Do not learn the way of
the gentiles, and do not be awed by the signs
of the shamayim, for the gentiles are awed by
them. For the prescribed customs of these
peoples are worthless, for one cuts a tree
from the forest, work for the hands of a
craftsman with a cutting tool. They adorn it
with silver and gold, they fasten it with
nails and hammers so that it does not topple...’”
(Jeremiah 10:2-4)

Pagan religions
throughout history have
worshipped trees. From
the earliest of times the
Egyptians erected a tree
as a phallic symbol of the
sun god - Ra, and offered
their sacrifices and gifts
to him under the tree
while the Babylonians worshipped ‘the tree of life’
(above)

The evergreen tree (left) has

religiously been
regarded as a
symbol of the
essence of life
(because it is
always green)
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and was regarded as the male phallic symbol in
fertility worship since the earliest of times. Together
with the tree, the Wreath (above) was the symbol of
the female vagina. In Scripture we read the warning
of following the example of the idol worshipping
gentiles:

“...their idols all around their altars, on every

high hill, on all the mountaintops, under
every green tree, and under every thick
oak, wherever they offered sweet
incense to all their idols.”
(Ezekiel 6:13)

- The symbol of a five-

pointed star has been used as the
representation of the sun god (the sun
is a star) for millennia and many people
put a star atop their tree believing it to
be the star that led three wise men to
baby Yahushua. Ignorance of the Scriptures!!! The
astronomers (Scripture doesn't mention a number)
didn't arrive till approximately two years after His birth!
(Matt 2:16)

“You, then, beloved ones, being forewarned,

watch, lest you also fall from your own
steadfastness, being led away with the
delusion of the lawless.”
(2 Peter 3:17)

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 Nowhere in Scripture do we find any
reference to the date of Yahushua's
birth. The one thing Scripture
mentions is shepherds watching
flocks of sheep at night (Luke 2:8),
something that is not done during the cold winters in
Israel. It was more likely autumn. Most in the western
world do not realize that December 25th is the birth
date of Tammuz, the Babylonian sun god, nor that it
is the birthday of the Egyptian sun god Ra! In 168 BCE
Antiochus Epiphanes occupied Jerusalem and
erected a statue of Zeus in the temple claiming Zeus
was god on Zeus' birthday... December 25th. When
Rome conquered Persia, the Romans adopted the
worship of Mithra, the Persian version of the
Babylonian Tammuz using the same symbol, the
Babylonian 'Tau' or cross, and when they conquered
Jerusalem, they hung Jewish patriots on the cross of
Mithra as sacrifices to the Roman sun god who was
born on... you guessed it... December 25th! (Read
about Tammuz being an abomination in Ezekiel 8).
After Constantine's 'conversion' (what Believer would
mint a coin with his face and the image of a false god
on the reverse?) he absorbed the pagan holidays and
worship into the Roman Catholic religion.

“...and went after worthlessness, and

became worthless, and after the gentiles
who were all around them, of whom hWhY
Commanded them not to do like them.”
(2 Kings 17:15)
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Even the early Pilgrims to the Americas refused to
celebrate Christmas because they knew of its pagan
origins.

The Catholic institution practices a blasphemy known

as 'The Mass' where the sacrifice that Yahushua
made is supposedly repeated:

“When the Church celebrates the Eucharist, she

commemorates Christ's Passover, and it is made
present. As often as the sacrifice of the Cross by
which Christ our Pasch has been sacrificed is
celebrated on the altar, the work of our redemption is
carried out.” (Catholic Catechism, Pg. 343, #1364)

This is where the name -Mass’ comes from,

and therefore the name of the ‘holyday’ itself is
abhorrent! This is blatant blasphemy!!! The
Scriptures state:

“But He (Yahushua), having offered one

slaughter offering for sins for all time, sat
down at the right hand of hWhY.”
(Hebrews 10:12)

A large number of Christians continue to honor this

celebration even though they know some or all of the
truth about this celebration. They respond that they,
“do it to honor God” or that they make it a festival for
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Him... This is actually a familiar story and in doing so
we make ourselves as big a bunch of sinners as those
Israelites that rebelled in the wilderness:

“And all the people took off

the golden earrings which
were in their ears, and
brought them to Aharon.
And he took this from their
hand, and he formed it with an engraving tool, and
made a moulded calf. And they said, 'This is your
mighty one, O Yisra'el, that brought you out of
the land of Mitsrayim!' And Aharon saw and built
an altar before it. And Aharon called out and said,
'Tomorrow is a festival to hWhY .’ ”
(Exodus 32:3-5)

Now ask yourself, what did Yahuah think of this

'festival for Himself? (If you don't know, read Exodus
32!)

Got the answer? Good!

Now ask the same question about the pagan Christ-
Mass YOU have attempted to call 'His festival'.
We are not pointing fingers here, just directing you to
the truth. Many people are ignorant of all these facts
and still attempt to put a bit of 'Christ back into
Christmas', but ask yourself what preoccupies your
mind and actions in the weeks surrounding this pagan
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holiday... Do you plan how your family will worship
Yahuah in spirit and truth, or make big plans for a
family party (usually
involving gluttony
and alcohol)? Is your
mind focused on
Yahushua, His Life,
ministry and sacrifice
or are you consumed
by what presents you
must buy to keep
your friends and children happy? Are you, seeking
Yahuah on how you can be used to preach the Good
News at every opportunity or scrutinizing the T.V.
guide so you can absorb the trash on 'hell-o-vision'
during your holiday break?

It does not take a genius to realize that is the

English pronunciation of the
goddess or
goddess of sex, love and fertility;
consort and sister of 'Ba’al', also
known as 'Ishtar' the wife of
Neither does it take any more grey-cells to
realize that this accounts for all the sexual symbolism
pertaining to this pagan celebration i.e. bunnies and
eggs (all symbols of reproduction). According to
Babylonian mythology, Ishtar descended from the
heavens in a giant mystic egg!

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 EASTER (English) = EOSTRE (Anglo-Saxon) =,
ASTARTE (Greek) = ASHTAROTH
(Canaanite) = ISHTAR (Babylonian)

Ishtrar Ashtoreth / Asherah Astarte Eostre

All these false deities were worshipped as fertility

goddesses and are warned about in Scripture as
abominable in the eyes of Yahuah:

“So they forsook hWhY and served Ba'al and

the Ashtoreths.”
(Judges 2:13)
And He said to me, “You are to see still greater'
abominations which they are doing.” And He
brought me to the door of the north gate
of the House of hWhY, and I saw women sitting
there, weeping for Tammuz."
(Ezekiel 8:13-14)

“And when he had apprehended him, he put him in

prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of
soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring
him forth to the people.” (Acts 12:4 - KJV)

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Easter? = pascha (G3957) Passover. From Strongs
(H6453) Pesach. This word pascha is translated
correctly as Passover 28 times. Easter sometimes
coincides with PASSOVER and the death and
resurrection of the Messiah - Yahushua so it was easy
for Christianity to merge this pagan celebration of the
Spring Equinox and sexual reproduction, as opposed
to the Scriptural 14th day of the first Hebrew month of
Aviv. Sun worship also had to have a place and along
with the celebration of 'Good Friday' somehow a
resurrection came about on 'Easter Sunday'!
Yahushua said:

“For as Yonah was three days and three nights

in the stomach of the great fish, so shall the
B n of A am be three days and three nights
in the heart of the earth”
(Matthew 12:40)

Where's the three days and nights from Friday night

to Sunday morning?
Hmm...The symbolism goes
even deeper in Catholicism
when on Easter morning the
shadow of the (pagan) obelisk
(phallus left) in the Vatican
pierces the door of St. Peter's Basilica (fulfilling the
pagan ritual of the sun impregnating the mother earth)
and nine months later... Dec 25th! See the
connection?

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Before getting into the actual history of Thanksgiving,
which may shock and surprise many people, let’s look
at two arguments for keeping it:
Response #1 - “I don't honor it as a holy day. It's a
day of giving thanks for what God has provided.”
This is similar to the excuse many use for justifying
Christmas and Easter! Many who observe those
pagan days do not keep
them as pagan holy days
but observe them none
the less. But is it right to
keep them? The Catholic
Church expects all good
Catholics to be in church
those days and Thanksgiving Day also. There are
many Protestant churches that keep the day as holy
too.
Just what is Thanksgiving Day? Christianity proclaims
it a holiday (holy day), for the purpose of giving thanks
to God for the many blessings received, especially
agriculturally. In the U.S. the day is looked upon with
great reverence and is celebrated with family reunions
and religious services with Churches of all
denominations open for services on this particular
Thursday every year...
Yahuah has already Commanded a Festival for our
harvest which is called ’Shavuot’ where believers are
to honor Yahuah with our first-fruits.
Thanksgiving is merely a replacement or counterfeit
of the Festival Yahuah Commanded.
Response #2 - “It's not a pagan festival, so, it's o.k.
to celebrate it”

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 This answer is in direct opposition
to the Word of Yahuah (see
following
sub-chapter)
yet aside
from that, the
pagan roots
of
Thanksgiving
are all too
obvious to those who examine
history. Most countries

celebrate a ‘Thanksgiving
Day’ in one form or another.
This pagan feast, honoring
the agricultural gods, goes
back thousands of years.
Originally, it was a harvest
thanksgiving, and while the
purpose has become less
specific, the festival still
takes place late in autumn,
after the crops have been
gathered. Such celebrations
are of very ancient origin, being nearly universal
among primitive peoples. The ancient Semites called
the earth mother 'Astarte'... The Phrygians
called her 'Semele'... The Minoans had
an 'earth mother' for each district.
All these local deities were absorbed by the Greeks
into the one great goddess, 'Demeter.' The pagans in
Rome celebrated ‘thanksgiving’ in early October. The
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holiday was dedicated to the goddess of the harvest,
'Ceres', and the holiday was called ’Cerelia’. The
Catholic church took over the pagan holiday and it
became well established in England, where some of
the pagan customs and rituals for this day were
observed long after the Roman Empire had
disappeared. ‘Thanksgiving’ is celebrated by
practically all native peoples around the world and in
some South and North American Indians the harvest
entails the sacrifice of a young girl. Thanksgiving, in
the guise of the pagan harvest festivals, can be traced
right back to ancient Babylon and the worship of
Semiramis!
Yahuah Commands us to not be like the pagans and
heathens, to not worship Him like they do
(Deuteronomy 12:28-32).

Hallows Eve has its roots way back in paganism with

a tradition originally known as 'Samhain' (saweeri), a
festival of the dead with elements of occult and
constructing a 'bone fire'
(where we get the word
'bonfire') of bones. The
Catholic Church had
absorbed this festival
into its traditions by the
8th century and
renamed it 'All Saints' Day' to make it sound holy...
Believe it or not, many Christian churches hold
Halloween parties! In the 'safe' environment of the
church, children dress up as their favorite character

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whether it be faeries, witches or Harry Potter - all
symbols of magic (some churches
actually promote the Harry
Potter books). Much could be
written about the pagan and
satanic elements of this day from
the jack-o-lantern burning with the
fat of a human sacrifice to
appease the demons, to the trick or
treating being representative of those demons, to the
fact that it is one of the most important days in the
Satanic calendar, but put simply, Halloween has
NOTHING to do with ANYTHING in Scripture, yet
unsurprisingly this celebration is weaseling its way
into the accepted Christian traditions.
Food for thought...

“Do not love the world nor that which is in

the world. If anyone loves the world, the love
of the Father is not in him.”
(1 John 2:15)
“And do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, so that you prove what is that good and
well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.”
(Romans 12:2)
“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not
know that friendship with the world
is enmity with Elohim? Whoever therefore
intends to be a friend of the world
makes himself an enemy of Elohim.”
(James 4:4)
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Does man have the right or the authority to ordain
days of thanks to Yahuah? Scripture answers whether
or not man can make his own religious days in
replacement to His, whether in ignorance or
rebellion...
We have already seen how Aaron created a “festival
to hWhY” (Exodus 32:3-5) and that Yahuah smote
Israel because of it, but indeed Jeroboam, one of the
first kings of divided Israel also created a festival of
his own:
“And he made offerings on the altar which he
had made at B yth l on the fifteenth day
of the eighth month, in the month which he had
devised in his own heart. And he performed a
festival for the children of Yisra' l, and offered
on the altar and burned incense.”
(1 Kings 12:33)

Notice the wording that

Jeroboam chose a date that,
“he had devised in his own
heart.” Scripture reveals that
Yahuah considered it an
abomination and Jeroboam
and his house was cut off
from Israel because of it! EVERY account in Scripture
shows that when man creates a 'holy-day' of his own,
it is an abomination to Yahuah... This is because it is
disobedience to the Commands of Yahuah given
through Moses:
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 “When hWhY your Elohim cuts off from before
you the nations which you go to dispossess, and
you dispossess them and dwell in their land,
guard yourself that you are not ensnared
to follow them, after they are destroyed from
before you, and that you do not inquire about
their mighty ones, saying, 'How did these
nations serve their mighty ones? And let me
do so too.' Do not do so to hWhY your Elohim,
for every abomination which hWhY hates they
have done to their mighty ones, for they even burn
their sons and daughters in the fire to their mighty
ones. All the Words I am commanding you, guard
to do it - do not add to it nor take away from it.”
(Deuteronomy 12:29-32)

The prophet Daniel also warned that 'the Beast'

system would attempt to change not only the Laws,
but also the Appointed Times of Yahuah:
“...and it speaks words against
The Most High, and it wears
out the qodeshim of the Most
High, and it intends to
change Appointed Times
and Law, and they are given
into its hand for a time and
times and half a time.”
(Daniel 7:25)
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As we have seen from
Scripture, the actual birth-
date of Yahushua the
Messiah is not even recorded
in Scripture and can only be
estimated. If we are not even
commanded to celebrate the
birth of the Messiah, then
what right do we have to
indulge in the self-gratifying celebration of one's own
birth? The facts are:

1) no one in Scripture is recorded to have celebrated

their birthday except those of foreign (pagan) nations:
Pharaoh (Gen 40:20) and Herod (Matt 14:6).
2) Most of the traditions surrounding a birthday
celebration are associated with paganism and
worship of false gods.

Birthday traditions are not only rooted in the pagan

practice of astrology, but Egyptian pharaohs ordered
businesses to close on their birthdays and gave
enormous feasts (he was considered the incarnate
sun). In ancient Greece, wealthy males joined
birthday clubs composed exclusively of men who
shared their birth-date, celebrating monthly with a
feast. Persian noblemen observed their birthdays with
a barbecue and serving hundreds of small cakes to
the celebrants.

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“After one’s own birthday, the two major Satanic
holidays are Walpurgisnacht and Halloween.” (Anton
Lavey - The Satanic Bible. September 1,1976, p. 96)

Birthdays were considered a time when the bad

spirits, as opposed to the good spirits were able to
harm you, as this day
changed a person's life. It
was believed that the
only way to keep the bad
spirits at bay was to have
your friends and family
around you so that their
good wishes and present
giving would keep them at bay. Saying “happy
birthday” to friends and loved ones was society’s
superstitious way of protecting them from evil spirits.
Birthday thumps, bumps, pinches, etc. were said to
bring luck and send away evil spirits. Party snappers,
horns and other noisemakers were also intended to
scare off bad-luck spirits. The custom of lighting
candles originated with people believing that the gods
lived in the sky and by lighting candles and torches
they were sending a signal or prayer to the gods so
they could be answered. When you blow out the
candles and make a wish it is another way of sending
a signal and a message. The lighted candles for the
cake also may have originated from the birthday of the
Greek moon goddess Artemis, honoring her every
month with moon-shaped honey cakes. Because the
moon glows with light, the cakes were decorated with
lighted candles. Also take note that candles are a

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ritualistic part of nearly every one of the pagan
celebrations covered.

“The children are gathering wood, the fathers are

lighting the fire, and the women are kneading
their dough, to make cakes for the sovereigness
of the heavens, and to pour out drink offerings
to other mighty ones, to provoke Me.”
(Jeremiah 7:18)

YAHUAH OR YOUR WAY

While Christianity is celebrating holy days of pagan
origin which are nowhere found in Scripture, when we
do examine the Word, we find numerous references
in both Covenants to festivals given by Yahuah as a
Command that have been celebrated by true
believers for more than 3000 years. They are taught
and observed in both Covenants, kept by the ancient
patriarchs as well as by the apostles and Yahushua
the Messiah Himself, yet remain a near total mystery
to the world. How can this be?
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Throughout history, mankind has displayed a
rebellious attitude toward
anything Yahuah tells us
to do. Throughout
Scripture we read of
Israel constantly being
swayed by the nations
around them and copying
their traditions despite
being warned not to do so many times (e.g. Lev 18:3,
Deut 12:30, 2Ki 17:15, Jer 10:2.) Nowhere in the list
of 'Days to Keep' found in Leviticus 23, Exodus 12,
Deuteronomy 16 and elsewhere do we see any of
today's popular 'holidays'. We would rather make our
own rules for life and worship, unbound by Scriptural
do's and don'ts. On top of this we now have a society
with hundreds of years of tradition that everyone
assumes is commonplace. No one ever asks, “Do you
keep Christmas?” They just assume you do as most
everyone else, and to go against this tradition is
already a huge obstacle for most believers. In the
case of Christmas for example, those who refuse to
buy into the story and the tradition are labeled as a
'scrooge' (thanks to popular media) or 'fun-spoilers'.
The key to true worship is honoring Yahuah according
to His Commands... worshipping in TRUTH as well as
in spirit.
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when
the true worshippers shall worship the Father
in spirit and truth, for the Father also seeks
such to worship Him”
(John 4:23)
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We are presented the same decision as ancient Israel
– keep Yahuah's days as Commanded or ignore them
and follow the inventions and conventions of man.
Today's religious leaders completely disregard the
fact that Yahushua the Messiah, His apostles and all
the believers in the New Testament observed the very
days found in Leviticus 23, and they will keep them
again in the new heavens and earth as in prophecy:

“And it shall be that all who are left from

all the gentiles which came up against
Yerushalayim, shall go up from year to year
to bow themselves to the Sovereign, hWhY
of hosts, and to celebrate the
Festival of Sukkoth.”
(Zechariah 14:16-19)

This fact begs another question: If the Scriptural days

were kept by the early believers and will be kept in the
new heavens and earth, why shouldn't they be
observed now? Yahushua kept the Festivals and
Scripture commands us to “walk as He walked” (1
John 3:6) and that He left us an example to follow (1
Peter 2:21). Shouldn't we be following it?
It is appalling that those who seek the truth cannot get
the truth from religious leaders who are supposed to
be guiding them into it. Instead, they are left feeling
rebuked whenever they inquire about why the church
ignores the qodesh days Commanded in Scripture.
Ezekiel prophesied of this very thing:

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 “Her kohenim have done violence to My Torah
and they profane My qodesh matters. They
have not distinguished between the qodesh
and profane, nor have they made known the
difference between the unclean and the clean.
And they have hidden their eyes from My
Shabbathoth, and I am profaned in their midst.”
(Ezekiel 22:26)

If one seriously studies the Scriptures with an open

mind, it will be quite clear that mainstream Christianity
is ignoring some of the most important Truths of
Scripture - Yahuah's
Laws. While preaching
how unnecessary
Yahuah's Scriptural
Festivals are, the
Christian Church
venerates and celebrates
with zealous enthusiasm the popular pagan holidays
that are completely missing from the Word!
So, what will it be, 'holly-days' or qodesh-days? Do
you love tradition more than Truth? Is your desire to
please people or to please Yahuah? It's your choice.
And so are the consequences of what you choose.

1“And hWhY spoke to Mosheh, saying, 'Speak to the

children of Yisra' l, and say to them, “The Appointed
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Times of hWhY, which you are to proclaim as qodesh
gatherings, My Appointed Times, are these...”

3 “...Six
days work is done, but the seventh day is a
Shabbath of rest, a qodesh gathering. You do no
work, it is a Shabbath to hWhYi in all your dwellings.
These are the Appointed Times of hWhY, qodesh
gatherings which you are to proclaim at their
Appointed Times...”

5 “...In the first month, on the

fourteenth day of the month,
between the evenings, is the Pesa to hWhY...”

6 “...
And on the fifteenth day of this month is the
Festival of Matstsoth to hWhY - seven days you eat
unleavened bread. On the first day
you have a qodesh gathering, you
do no servile work... On the
seventh day is a qodesh gathering, you do no servile
work... ”

15 “...And from the morrow after the Shabbath, from

the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave
offering, you shall count for yourselves: seven
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completed Shabbathoth.
Until the morrow after the
seventh Shabbath, you
count fifty days, then you
shall bring a new grain
offering to hWhY... And on
this same day you shall proclaim a qodesh
gathering for yourselves, you do no servile work on
it - a Law forever! in all your dwellings throughout
your generations...”

23“...
And hWhY spoke to Mosheh, ~ saying, 'Speak to
the children of Yisra'el, saying,
“In the seventh month, on the
first day of the month, you have
a rest, a remembrance of blowing
of trumpets, a qodesh gathering.
'You do no servile work...’ ”

26 “... And hWhY spoke to Mosheh, saying, 'On the

tenth day of this seventh month is Yom
ha'Kippurim. It shall be a qodesh gathering for you.
And you shall afflict your beings, and shall bring an
offering made by fire to hWhY. And you do no work
on that same day, for it is Yom ha'Kippurim to make
atonement for you before hWhY your Elohim. For any

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being who is not afflicted on that same day, he shall be
cut off from his people. And any being who does any
work on that same day, that being I shall destroy from
the midst of his people. You do no work - a Law forever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It
is a Shabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your
beings. On the ninth day of the month at evening,
from evening to evening, you observe your
Shabbath...’ ”

33 “…And hWhY spoke to Mosheh, saying, 'Speak to

the children of Yisra' l, saying, “On the fifteenth
day of this seventh month is
the Festival of Sukkoth for
seven days to hWhY. On the
first day is a qodesh
gathering, you do no servile
work. 'For seven days you’ bring an offering made by
fire to hWhY…’ ”

36“ ‘...On the eighth day there shall be a qodesh

gathering for you, and you shall bring an offering
made by fire to hWhY. It is a closing Festival, you do
no servile work. These are the Appointed Times of
hWhY which you proclaim as qodesh gatherings... On
the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you

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gather in the fruit of the land, observe the Festival of
hWhY for seven days. On the first day is a rest,
and on the eighth day a rest. And you shall take for
yourselves on the first day the fruit of good trees,
branches of palm trees, twigs of leafy trees, and
willows of the stream, and shall rejoice before hWhY
your Elohim for seven days. And you shall observe it
as a Festival to hWhY for seven days in the year - a
Law forever in your generations. Observe it in the
seventh month. Dwell in booths for seven days; all
who are native Yisra' lites dwell in booths, so that
your generations know that I made the children of
Yisra' l dwell in booths when I brought them out of
the land of Mitsrayim. I am hWhY your Elohim.'
Thus did Mosheh speak of the Appointed Times of
hWhY to the children of Yisra' l.”

Following on from this topic of keeping Yahuah's

Festivals which are part of the Commands/Law/Torah

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given to the people of Yahuah through
Moses, most would ask, “Are we
supposed to keep the 'old' Laws...?”
Practically the whole of Christianity is
based on the premise that the 'Old'
Testament is gone and been replaced
by a 'New' Testament of 'freedom
through grace' with Christianity loudly
and proudly proclaiming the message
that “the Law has been nailed to the cross.”
How can this be when the Law, or Torah of Yahuah is
described through both Covenant writings as “good”,
“righteous” and “perfect”? The Torah was given out of
love... Read through these Scriptures and ask
yourself why Yahuah would “do away” with His
Commands that were given for our own good:

“And you shall guard and do them, for this

is your wisdom and your understanding
before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these
Laws, and they shall say, 'Only a wise and
understanding people is this great nation!’”
(Deuteronomy 4:6)
“Do My Right-Rulings and guard My Laws,
to walk in them. I am hWhY your Elohim.
And you shall guard My Laws and My
Right-Rulings, which a man does and lives
by them. I am hWhY.”
(Leviticus 18:4-5)

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So, are we under the Law when Paul says the
following?

“For as many as are of the works of the law are

under the curse...” (Galatians 3:10 - KJV)
“For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness
to every one that believes.” (Romans 10:4 - KJV)
“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are
not under the law, but under grace.”
(Romans 6:14 - KJV)
On the other hand, Paul also says the following
about the Law:

“Do we then nullify the Torah through the belief?

Let it not be! On the contrary, we establish
the Torah.”
(Romans 3:31)
“Or do you not know, brothers - for I speak to
those knowing the Torah - that the Torah
rules over a man as long as he lives?”
(Romans 7:1)
“...Cursed is everyone who does not continue in
all that has been written in the Book of the
Torah, to do them.”
(Galatians 3:10)

Some claim that the New Testament teaches the Law

is death:
“...Who also hath made us able ministers of the new
testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the
letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” (2 Corinthians
3:6 - KJV)
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Yet Yahuah gave the Commands that we might live!

“Walk in all the Way which hWhY your

Elohim has commanded you, so that you live
and it be well with you.”
(Deuteronomy 5:33)

In most respects it should not matter what anyone

else wrote about the Law and Commands, but what
the Son of Yahuah - the Messiah Yahushua said and
taught about the Torah... Yahushua says the following
about the Torah:

“Do not think that I came to

destroy the Torah or the Ne i'im.
I did not come to destroy but
to complete. For truly, I say to
you, till the shamayim and the
earth pass away, one yod or one
tittle shall by no means pass
from the Torah till all be done.”
(Matthew 5:17-18)
“And He answering, said to them, 'My mother
and My brothers are those who are hearing
the Word of hWhY and doing it.’ ”
(Luke 8:21)
“But He answering, said, 'It has been written,
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every

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 word that comes from the
mouth of hWhY.” ’ ”
(Matthew 4:4)

Considering that Yahushua Himself promoted and

kept the Law and proclaimed that He did NOT come
to destroy the Torah, is it possible that the Scriptures
touted by Christianity to 'prove' the Law is gone are
being misunderstood or deliberately mistranslated?

Many point to a passage in

Colossians as proof that Yahushua
did away with the Original
Covenant Laws. One translation
reads thus:
“Blotting out the handwriting of
ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took
it out of the way, nailing it to his
cross”
(Colossians 2:14 - KJV)
The Greek word used for 'ordinances' is Strong's #
1378, dogma. Strong's defines dogma as:
“from the base 1380; a law (civil, ceremonial or
ecclesiastical): - decree, ordinance.”
(Strong's Concordance)
“Having blotted out the certificate of debt
against us - by the dogmas - which stood against
us. And He has taken it out of the way,
having nailed it to the stake. ”
(Colossians 2:14)
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Dogma is found six times in the New Covenant and
refers to manmade decrees. Those who claim this is
Yahuah's Law that was nailed to the stake are sadly
mistaken. Paul was referring to the added laws that
the Jews added. The Apostle Paul warned of these
additions:

“Not paying attention to Yahu i fables, and

commands of men who turn from the truth.
(Titus 1:14)

These are the laws that Yahushua rebuked the Jews

for in Matthew 15 and Mark 8 for their 'commands of
men'.

As quoted earlier, Romans 10:4 is

a popular verse that is quoted
giving the delusion that
Yahushua’s sacrifice on the stake
ended the Law, but what we find
is simply a poor translation:
“For Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that
believes.” (Romans 10:4 - KJV)
The Greek word for ’end’ in this passage is 'telos', and
telos is defined in Strong's Greek Dictionary as:
“to set out for a definite point or goal, the point aimed
at as a limit” — No. 5056.
This word 'end' found in Romans 10:4 would be better
translated 'goal'. We find a better rendition of this
verse in 'YAH Scriptures', which reads:
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 “For Mashia is the goal of the 'Torah unto
righteousness' to everyone who believes.”
(Romans 10:4)

In James 5 we find the same poor translation:

“...ye have seen the end [telos] of the Lord.”
(James 5:11 - KJV)
Has Yahuah come to an end? Of course not, and
neither has the Law. Both Yahuah and the Law have
goals, not ending points.

“For I know this, that after

my departure savage wolves
shall come in among you, not
sparing the flock. Also from
among yourselves men shall arise, speaking distorted
teachings, to draw away the talmidim
after themselves.”
(Acts 20:29-30)

Paul gave these words of warning and sure enough,

not too many years later, St. Ignatius of Antioch (35-
108 CE) who incidentally was also the first to use the
term ‘catholic church’ wrote in his letter to the
Magnesians:
“Let us not be persuaded by strange teachings, nor by
fables that have no truth in them. If we still live by
the Jewish law, we confirm that we have not
received grace; the old is gone and all has been
renewed. For if we are still living in accordance with
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the Jewish law and its circumcision of the flesh, then
we deny that we have received grace.

This was the beginning of Law vs. Grace theology.

Ignatius is alleged to have been a disciple of John (the

disciple of Yahushua), yet compare Ignatius' quote
above with what John wrote in the Scriptures:

“The one who says, 'I know Him,' and does

not guard His Commands, is a liar, and
the truth is not in him.”
(1 John 2:4)
Take note... This warning from the Word also applies
to ALL who claim to follow the Messiah. This Scripture
clearly denotes all the Christian religions that do not
keep the Commands as LIARS with NO TRUTH in
them!

“He who turns away his ear from hearing

the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination.”
(Proverbs 28:9)

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Another favorite Scripture used by Lawless
Christianity is:
“For sin shall not rule over you, for you are not
under the law but under favour... ”
(Romans 6:14)

It is claimed that those under the New Testament are

not under the Torah, yet this is a serious
misconception...

“For the Torah of the Rua of the ai in

ha'Mashia [vWhY has freed me from the
law of sin and of death”
(Romans 8:2)
According to the original curse of the Law given to
Adam and Eve being, if you sin, you die (Genesis
2:17) and in light of the whole of Scripture rather than
a handful of misunderstood texts, we realize that the
law Paul is referring to is that original law of sin unto
death. It is the law of sin unto death that Messiah
nailed to the stake... NOT the Law of the Torah! Paul
continues...

“What then? Shall we sin because we are not

under law but under favour? Let it not be!”
(Romans 6:15)

1 Peter 2:16 warns those who use the freedom

Yahushua offers for this forgiveness, not to use it as
a cloak for evil!

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Many people in Christianity, influenced by the
traditions passed down from Catholicism have
trouble with the Book of Galatians.

“Therefore the Torah became our trainer unto

Mashia , in order to be declared right by belief.
And after belief has come, we are no longer
under a trainer.”
(Galatians 3:24-25)

This verse is not difficult to understand in light of

Scripture. We saw in
Romans 10:4 that the
Messiah is not the end
of the Torah, but the
goal at which the Law
aims. Paul is saying
that through the Torah
we know Messiah, but
after we have come to
the knowledge of
Yahushua, we no
longer need a
schoolmaster,
because the Law is part of us now, as is the Messiah.
Yahushua is the purpose for the Law and only through
the Law can we know Messiah, because Yahushua
literally represents the Word in flesh.

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 In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with Elohim, and the Word
was Elohim.”
(John 1:1)
“And the Word became flesh and pitched
His tent among us, and we saw His esteem,
esteem as of an only brought-forth of a father,
complete in favour and truth.”
(John 1:14)

Yahushua lived the Law in every aspect and Scripture

commands that we do the same.

The one who says he stays in Him ought

himself also to walk, even as He walked.”
(1 John 2:6)

Yahushua and many of His disciples not only show

that the Law has NOT been annulled, but they also
express a deep love for it. Yahushua was not the only
advocate for Yahuah's Law. We find the Apostle Paul,
who is usually cited as being against the Law, in
Romans 3:31 in fact promoting Law-keeping:

“Do we then nullify the Torah through the

belief? Let it not be! On the contrary, we
establish the Torah.”
(Romans 3:31)
Paul never said that Yahuah's Law wasn't important.
Many will say that, “All we need is faith.” Paul says
that we need both belief and Law. We are not to throw
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out the Law because of belief, but as Paul says we
are to establish it within our lives. In Romans 7 we find
the Apostle Paul again promoting Yahuah's Law using
words like qodesh, righteous and good:

“Or do you not know, brother's - for I speak to those

knowing the Torah - that the Torah rules over a man
as long as he lives?...
What, then, shall we say? Is the Torah sin?
Let it not be! However, I did not know sin except
through the Torah. For also the covetousness I
knew not if the Torah had not said, 'You shall
not covet'...
So that the Torah truly is qodesh, and the
Command qodesh, and righteous, and good.”
(Romans 7:1,7,12)

Paul quotes from the First Covenant over 90 times

and a large percentage of those are from the Torah
and repeated as instruction to believers in the
Renewed Covenant. It's interesting to note that Paul
wrote this for Timothy's instruction:

“All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and

profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
straightening, for instruction in righteousness,
that the man of Elohim might befitted,
equipped for every good work.”
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
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When we bear in mind that the New
Covenant letters had not been
collected together as part of
Scripture at this time, it becomes
clear that the Scripture Paul is
referring to here is the First
Covenant Law from which comes all
our doctrine and teaching and
instruction in righteousness! Paul also testifies
concerning the Law:

“And this I confess to you, that according to the Way

which they call a sect, so I worship the Elohim
of my fathers, believing all that has been written
in the Torah and in the Prophets.”
(Acts 24:14)
“...so that the Torah truly is qodesh, and the
Command qodesh, and righteous, and good.”
(Romans 7:12)

Obviously, Paul never downgraded the Law, but had

great respect and love for it. He realized it was given
for our good and that the only way to know right from
wrong was by Yahuah's righteous standards inspired
in the first five Books of His Word. What would we use
for knowing right from wrong if the Torah were
annulled?
James also takes a similar stance defining Yahuah's
Law as perfect and confirming that “the Truth shall
make you free” (John 3:32) and writes that we will be
BLESSED when we observe His Commands:

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 “But he that looked into the perfect Torah, that of
freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a
hearer that forgets, but a doer of work, this
one shall be baru in his doing.”
(James 1:25)

Christianity makes a big deal out of the desire to honor

the Commands by describing it as 'LEGALISM' as
though it's a bad thing... The obvious point to be made
is that the opposite of legalism is illegalism or
lawlessness! In other words... SIN

“Everyone doing sin also does lawlessness,

and sin is lawlessness.”
(1 John 3:4)

Even the KJV translates it this way:

“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the
law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”
(1 John 3:4 - KJV)
There is only one Law that is being referenced here
and that is Yahuah's Law. The Law was not given to
mankind to save us, but simply to show us right from
wrong:
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 “Therefore by works of Torah no flesh shall be
declared, right before Him, for by the Torah is
the knowledge of sin.”
(Romans 3:20. Also Romans 7:7)

Because the majority of Christians simply never read

the First Covenant Laws,
they quite willingly
believe the falsehood
that there are simply too
many Laws and
Commands and that we
could not possibly keep
them all, but is this true? Many
make the claim that it is impossible to keep the
Commands! Really? If that's true then Yahuah is a liar!

'Cursed is he who does not establish the Words

of this Torah.' And all the people shall say,
‘Amen!’
(Deuteronomy 27:26. Also Gal 3:10)
“And it shall be, if you diligently obey the voice of
hWhY your Elohim, to guard to do all His
Commands which I command you today, that hWhY
your Elohim shall make you high above all nations
of the earth. And all these bire oth
shall come upon you and overtake you, if you
obey the voice of hWhY your Elohim.”
(Deuteronomy 28:1-2)

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First of all, there is a CURSE
upon those who do not keep
the Commands, but all
Yahuah's blessings and
promises are worthless if we
can't keep his Torah! It would
be like telling a legless, armless
man to make his way across
the room and pick up his million-dollar cheque... Not
only does Christianity claim that it is impossible to
keep the Commands, but also try to convince people
that the Law is a burden... How sad to claim that a
perfect Law given out of love is a burden!

“For this is the love for hWhY, that we guard

His Commands, and His Commands are
not heavy.”
(1 John 5:3)

Think about it...Not only are the most principal laws of

society based on the Laws of Yahuah enforced to
protect us from the murderers, thieves and sexual
predators etc., but many of Yahuah's Laws have been
ignored, not to mention those regarding cleanliness
and uncleanness which through the centuries have
given rise to massive plagues that decimated large
portions of the world's population. Interestingly a
much smaller percentage of Jews contracted the
Black Plague during the 14th century due to their
cleanliness Laws yet were blamed for causing it and
tens of thousands of Israelites were
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tortured and killed! Yahuah commanded logical Laws
such as excrement be buried from among His people
(Deut 23:13) and one is to wash after contact with any
bodily fluid (Lev 15) yet the medical industry (that
once believed the amount
of blood on an apron was
a measure of skill) pats
itself on the back for
creating vaccines to slow
disease, when in fact it
can be attributed to simple
running water! Modern
farming has only recently realized that leaving a field
fallow one in seven years (Lev 25:3-7) is more
beneficial than relentless cultivation. These are only a
few of the more obvious bonuses of guarding the
Commands, but all the physical benefits of keeping
Yahuah's Laws are simply that - Physical. It is the
spiritual benefits that are often ignored along with so
many other Laws which don't appear to bring instant
benefit.

We as believers do not keep the Laws to try to attain

salvation or prove ourselves worthy... We are to keep
the Commands out of reverence and love for Yahuah.
A statement echoed many times in Scripture:

If you love Me, you shall guard

My Commands.”
(John 14:15)
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 “If you guard My Commands, you shall stay in My
love, even as I have guarded My Father's
Commands and stay in His love”
(John 15:10)
“And this is the love, that we walk according to His
Commands. This is the Command, that as you have
heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.”
(2 John 1:6)

Christianity created the 'Jesus

loves you' doctrine which claims
that Yahushua effectively
replaced the entirety of the
Commands when He was asked
which was the most important
Command.

“And [vWhY said to him, 'You shall love

hWhY your Elohim with all your heart, and
with all your being, and with all your mind.'
This is the first and great Command.
And the second is like it, 'You shall love
your neighbour as yourself.' On these
two Commands hang all the Torah
and the Ne i’im.”
(Matthew 22:37-40)

Notice that Yahushua did not reply that the Law was
these two, but that the whole Law hang on these...
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 !
When you examine the first four
of the Ten Commandments,
they all hang on the first: love
Yahuah...
The fifth to the tenth all hang on
the Command Yahushua quoted
from Leviticus 19:18 to love your
neighbor... In no way did
Yahushua even hint that the
entire Torah was superseded by
these two. Some try and claim that Yahushua's
Command differs from that of Yahuah when He made
the following statement:
“A renewed Command I give to you, that you
love one another, as I have loved you, that you
also love one another.”
(John 13:34)
Again, Yahushua was actually quoting Leviticus
19:18 and Yahushua's Commands are the echo of His
Father's Torah:
“No one has greater love than this: that one
should lay down his life for his friends. You
are My friends if you do whatever I command
you. No longer' do I call you servants, for a
servant does not know what his master' is doing.
But I have called you friends, for all teachings
which I heard from My Father I have made
known to you.”
(John 15:13-15)

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 “For I am I shall not change...”
(Malachi 3:6)

In the Book of James, we find Yahushua's brother

unequivocally promoting Law-keeping for Yahuah's
people.

“My brothers, what use is it for anyone to say he has

belief but does not have works? This belief is unable
to save him. And if a brother or sister is naked and in
need of daily food, but one of you says to them, 'Go in
peace, be warmed and be filled,' but you do not give
them the bodily needs, what use is it? So also belief,
if it does not have works, is in itself dead. But
someone might say, 'You have belief, and I have
works.' Show me your belief without your works,
and I shall show you my belief by my works.
You believe that Elohim is one. You do well.
The demons also believe - and shudder!”
(James 2:14-19)

James asks a crucial question for any believer: What

good is it if we have belief but no works? To quote a
parable, it's like a tree with no fruit... Clouds with no
rain...

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Our salvation works the same way. With belief and
works we are heirs of the
promise; however, without
either of the two our,
promise is cut off. (Matt
7:19) Even the demons
believe in the existence of
Yahuah and Yahushua, but
just having this belief does
not entitle them to Yahuah's
Reign. They have neither
works nor an obedient heart.

Three noteworthy passages are found in the Book of

Revelation. The first is the prophecy of the woman
(meaning the believers) being taken into the
wilderness for protection from the adversary.

“And the dragon was enraged with the woman,

and he went to fight with the remnant of her
seed, those guarding the Commands of hWhY
and possessing the Witness of
[vWhY ha 'Mashia .”
(Revelation 12:17)

Notice what distinguishes Yahuah's people. Two

characteristics define Yahuah's elect: keeping the
Commandments of Yahuah, and having belief in or
witness of Yahushua. By these two attributes
Yahuah's expectations for His people are defined.
And again:
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 ‘Here is the endurance of the qodeshim, here are
those guarding the Commands of hWhY and
the belief of [vWhY.”
(Revelation 14:12)

Yahuah defines His elect as those that are guarding

His Commands and the belief in Yahushua the
Messiah. Very simply, these two elements are
essential for a believer, for without them we will not
have access to Yahuah's Reign. Right to the very last
chapter of the Word, Yahuah warns us of the need for
keeping His Commands:

“Baru are those doing His Commands,

so that the authority shall be theirs unto the
tree of ai, and to enter through the gates
into the city”
(Revelation 22:14)

Here at the end of the Scriptures Yahuah clearly says

that keeping His Commandments is a requirement for
entering His Eternal Reign. Yahuah will only accept
those with an obedient and humble heart. A heart that
never wavers from Him, but stays true to the end.
Every word in the entire Scriptures is for our benefit.

In the Book of Malachi, like many of the Prophets, we

can find many prophecies for the New Covenant
believer. In Malachi chapter 4 He tells of a time when
the whole earth shall burn like a furnace, and the

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wicked shall become
stubble. Malachi's
message is vital, for
the message does not
end with those in the
Old Covenant, but
continues on for those in the latter days. He warns that
we must not forget the Law of Moses:

“Remember the Torah of Mosheh, My

servant, which I commanded him in or for
all Yisra’ l - Laws and Right-Rulings. ”
(Malachi 4:4)

This is important to understand for in this prophecy,

believers are told to keep ALL the Law, Torah and
Right Rulings. We, His people must not neglect any of
His Law, but observe every Commandment as
Yahuah instructs us.
“HalleluYah! Baru is the man, Who reveres
hWhY who has greatly delighted in
His Commands.”
(Psalm 112:1)

PSALM 119
David was called 'a man after
Yahuah's own heart' (1 Sam
13:14, Acts 13:22) and
considered to be the author of
most of the Psalms. Of all the
Psalms he wrote extolling the
Commands and Laws, Psalm 119
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is an amazing testimony to Yahuah's Torah... All 176
verses with the exception of verse 122 uses one or
more of these 9 Synonyms for Yahuah's Commands
describing it as perfect, righteous, good and a delight
etc.:

Torah/Law - torah
Laws - oq
Commands/Commandments - mitswoth
Word – da ar/imrah
Right Rulings/Judgements - mishpatim
Way – dere
Witnesses/testimonies - edath
Orders/Precepts - piqqud
Trustworthiness/Faithfulness – Emunah

Many in today's society are seeking truth...

Christianity has tried to conceal it for centuries, but
reading Psalm 119 we read:

“Your righteousness is righteousness forever,

And Your Torah is truth.”
(Psalm 119:142)
“You are near, O hWhY, And all Your Commands
are truth.”
(Psalm 119:151)
“The sum of Your Word is truth. And all
Your righteous Right-Rulings are forever.”
(Psalm 119:160)
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In light of Scripture, it is clear that the Laws and
Commands of Yahuah still stand and the only Laws
that have currently been fulfilled are those of the
Levitical priesthood by the High Priest (Kohen
ha'Gadol) - Yahushua.
Even though Christianity has tried to destroy the
Covenant Laws, many Christians still acknowledge
the Ten Commandments as valid... All but one that
is...

“Remember the Shabbath day, to qadosh it. Six

days you labour, and shall do all your work, but the
seventh day is a Shabbath of hWhY your Elohim.
You do not do any work - you, nor your son,
nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your
female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger
who is within your gates. For in six days hWhY
made the shamayim and the earth, the sea, and all
that is in them, and rested the seventh day.
Therefore hWhY bara the Shabbath day
and qadosh it.”
(Exodus 20:8-11)

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The Seventh day is without question, what we now
call 'Saturday'. It was named by the Romans in honor
of 'Saturnus', one of their
many false gods borrowed
from the Greeks (Cronus),
who inherited them from the
Babylonians, etc. Saturn is
also etymologically linked to
'Satur' (Satyr) the goat god
(right) synonymous with
Satan.
The
symbol
of
Saturn (left) is the cross (symbol
of the sun) and sickle (the 'grim
reaper'). As believers we should
not even speak this word in
obedience to Exodus 23:13.
(also Josh 23:7 and Ps 16:4) To call the day that
Yahuah blessed after a false god is a dishonor to Him!
In over 100 languages of the world, the seventh day,
Saturday is still called the Sabbath. In Italy it is called:
Sabbato, in Spain: Sabado, in Portugal: Sabbado, in
Russia: Subbota, in Poland: Sobota etc... All of these
names mean 'Sabbath' or 'rest day' in their various
languages.
In Hebrew, the language of our Messiah (and the
heavenly messengers) it is called 'Shabbath'. It is a
verifiable historical fact that the Roman Catholic
Church is the institution responsible for the change
from the seventh day to the first day, Sun-day
(originally named: 'Dies Solis' in honor of the sun god
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- 'Sol"). This world's traditions are
of no importance to us as
followers of Yahuah, so let's
examine His Word to find the
Truth..."Your Word is Truth”
(John 17:17).

“Thus the shamayim and the earth were

completed, and all their array. And on the
seventh day Elohim completed His work which
He had done, and He rested on the seventh day
from all His work which He had made. And
Elohim bara the seventh day and qadosh it,
because on it He rested from all His work
which Elohim in creating had made.”
(Genesis 2:1-3)

Note: In the beginning there were no 'Jews' or

'Gentiles', only the children of Yahuah, so those who
claim the Sabbath to be a 'Jewish' thing are
misinformed.

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 “And you, speak to the children of Yisra' l, saying,
'My Shabbathoth you are to guard, by all means,
for this is a sign between Me and you throughout
your generations, to know that I, hWhY, qadosh you.
'And you shall guard the Shabbath, for it is qodesh
to you. Everyone who profanes it shall certainly be
put to death, for anyone who does work on it, that
being shall be cut off from among his people. 'Six
days work is done, and on the seventh is a Shabbath
of rest, qodesh to hWhY. Everyone doing work on
the Shabbath day shall certainly be put to death.”
(Exodus 20:8-11)

Remember that this is one of THE Ten

Commandments written in stone by the finger of
Elohim (Exo 31:18)

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 “And I also gave them My Shabbathoth, to be
a sign between them and Me, to know that I am
hWhY who makes them qadosh. But the house
of Yisra' l rebelled against Me in the wilderness.
They did not walk in My Laws, and they rejected
My Right-Rulings, which, if a man does, he shall
live by them. And they greatly profaned My
Shabbathoth. Then I said I would pour out My
wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
But I acted for My Name's sake, not to profane it
before the gentiles, before whose eyes I had brought
them out. And I Myself also lifted My hand in an
oath to them in the wilderness, not to bring them
into the land which I had given them, flowing with
milk and honey, the splendour of all lands,
because they rejected My Right-Rulings and did
not walk in My Laws, and they profaned
My Shabbathoth...”
(Ezekiel 20:12-16)

These Scriptures make it very clear how serious hWhY

treats the violation of His Sabbath (and Laws). It
should serve as a reminder to us all.

“Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves

to hWhY to serve Him, and to love the Name of
hWhY, to be His servants, all who guard the
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 Shabbath, and not profane it, and hold fast to
My Covenant - them I shall bring to My qodesh
mountain, and let them rejoice in My House
of prayer...”
(Isaiah 56:6-7)

The Sabbath is for those who wish to be 'grafted in' to

Israel.

“And the children of Yisra' l shall guard the

Shabbath, to observe the Shabbath throughout
their generations as an everlasting Covenant.
'Between Me and the children of Yisra' l it is
a sign forever...”
(Exodus 31:16-17)

Some get confused over who Israel actually is, but as

we see in Isaiah in the verse preceding; Israel is those
who hold fast to His Covenant. (See also: Hos 2:23,
Rom 10:12, Gal 3:28). See next chapter: WHO IS
ISRAEL? Notice the Sabbath is a sign forever.

“I shall not profane My Covenant,

Neither would I change what has gone out
from My lips.”
(Psalm 89:34)
“And I also gave them My Shabbathoth, to be
a sign between them and Me, to know that
I am hWhY who makes them qadosh.”
(Ezekiel 20:12)

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 “And qadosh My Shabbathoth, and they shall
be a sign between Me and you, to know that
I am hWhY your Elohim.”
(Ezekiel 20:20)
The Sabbath being a 'sign' is
indicative that others should be
able to recognize this
observance in an obedient
believer. This is what it means to
be 'qodesh'. We are different
from all the rest of the world who
follow after traditions of men.
:
It's easy to say, “I honor the Sabbath.” But let's
examine the specific Commands pertaining to the
keeping of the Sabbath:
“And You made known to them Your qodesh
Shabbath, and You commanded them Commands
and Laws and Torot, by the hand of Mosheh
Your servant.”
(Nehemiah 9:14)

“Remember the Shabbath day, to qadosh it.

Six days you labour, and shall do all your work,
but the seventh day is a Shabbath of hWhY
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 your Elohim. You do not do any work - you,
nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male
servant, nor your female servant, nor your
cattle, nor your stranger who is within
your gates.”
(Exodus 20:8-10. see also Exo 31:14-15,
Lev 23:3)

This is most serious aspect of honoring the Sabbath

in that it is repeated so many times and is one of the
Commandments that carries the death penalty for
infraction.

“Work is done for six days, but on the seventh

day it shall be qodesh to you, a Shabbath of rest to
hWhY. Anyone doing work on it is put to death.”
(Exodus 35:2)
“And while the children of Yisra’ l were in the
wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the
Shabbath day. And those who found him gathering
sticks brought him to Mosheh and to Aharon, and to all
the congregation... And said to Mosheh, 'The man shall
certainly be put to death, all the congregation stoning
him with stones outside the camp. 'And all the
congregation brought him outside the
camp and stoned him with stones, as hWhY commanded
Mosheh, and he died.”
(Numbers 15:32-36)

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These verses make it clear that there is no such thing
as a 'minor infringement' and even light work is
prohibited. Another implication is that the offender
was intending to make a fire with the wood; something
that is also prohibited in the Torah.

Cooking is a daily chore that

Yahuah mercifully
Commanded a rest from, to
do all our preparation in
advance for the Sabbath of
rest.
And he said to them, “This is what hWhY has
said, ‘Tomorrow is a rest, a Shabbath qodesh
to hWhY. That which you bake, bake; and
that which you cook, cook. And lay up for
yourselves all that is left over, to keep it
until morning.’ ”
(Exodus 16:23)

Cooking or baking is a daily chore - just another form

of work, which as we have read is considered a
serious breach of the Sabbath rest.

“...and on the seventh day you have a qodesh

gathering. No work at all is done on them,
only that which is eaten by every being,
that alone is prepared by you.”
(Exodus 12:16)

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This verse pertains to the festival of unleavened
bread, but defines some light food preparation is
permissible.

“Do not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings

on the Shabbath day. (Exodus 35:3)
There is some debate
about what “kindling a
fire” entails. Some even
hold that igniting a spark
in a combustion engine
(fire up an engine) is a
violation of this law, but
the question is moot in light of the fact that travel is
forbidden on Sabbath. It is also common sense that
just because we have electric ovens and microwaves
today does not mean we can contravene the no
cooking law.

“See, because hWhY given you the Shabbath,

therefore He is giving you bread for two days
on the sixth day. Let each one stay in his place,
do not let anyone go out of his place on
the seventh day.”
(Exodus 16:29)

The Israelites dwelt in tents in their tribal groups up to

a kilometer square (their place) and it is evident that
the Jews were still keeping this Law at Yahushua's
time based on the verse below:
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 “Then they went back to Yerushalayim from
the Mount of Olives, which is near
Yerushalayim, a Shabbath day’s journey.”
(Acts 1:12)

Some use Matt 12-13 as an excuse to go to fellowship

or wherever because Yahushua is recorded to have
walked through the grain fields
(12:1) to a house congregation
(12:9) then to the sea (13:1)
then back to the house (13:36).
Most people fail to realize that
the villages at this time were not
much bigger than a kilometer across and fields
nowhere near as big as today. Yahushua even
warned about travel in the end days:

“...And pray that your flight does not

take place in winter or on the Shabbath.”
(Matthew 24:20)
This Scripture not only implies that there is a
restriction on travel, but confirms the Command from
the Torah.

“If you do turn back your foot from the Shabbath, from
doing your pleasure on My qodesh day, and shall call
the Shabbath 'a delight,' the qodesh day of hWhY
'esteemed,' and shall esteem it, not doing your own
ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking
your own words, then you shall delight yourself in hWhY.
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 And I shall cause you to ride on the heights of the
earth, and feed you with the inheritance of Ya'aqo
your father. For the mouth of hWhY has spoken!"
(Isaiah 58:13-14)

This is by far the most defining Scripture regarding the

Sabbath. If any task or entertainment we undertake
on the Sabbath is purely
self-pleasing then Yahuah
will not delight in us... If
these Commands Yahuah
gave in regard to honoring
His Sabbath sound
burdensome and boring,
then maybe you ought to examine your heart whether
you love Yahuah or your own pleasures more.

A prophecy from the Book of Isaiah reads:

“For as the new shamayim and the new earth that

I make stand before Me,” declares hWhY, so your seed
and Your name shall stand. And it shall be that from
New Moon to New Moon, and from Shabbath to
Shabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,”
declares hWhY. And they shall go forth and look upon
the corpses of the men who have transgressed against
Me. For their worm shall not die, and their fire not be
quenched. And they shall be repulsive to all flesh!”
(Isaiah 66:22-24)

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Scripture informs us that the Sabbaths and Festivals
(Hebrew: 'Moedim') are “shadows of things to come”
(Col 2:17), so it only stands to reason that the Sabbath
will be honored in the new heavens and new earth.

In the Renewed Covenant, there is no indication of the

Sabbath being ignored, on the contrary we find a
number of examples of Sabbath keeping... Yahushua
and the people of Israel all observed the Sabbath:

“And He came to Natsareth, where He had been

brought up. And according to His practice, He went
into the congregation on the Shabbath day, and
stood up to read.”
(Luke 4:16)
“And having returned, they prepared spices and
perfumes. And they rested on the Shabbath
according to the Command. ”
(Luke 23:56)

Paul and the apostles kept the Sabbath:

“And when the Yahu im went out of the congregation,

the gentiles begged to have these words spoken to them

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 the next Shabbath. And when the meeting of the
congregation had broken up, many of the Yahu im
and of the worshipping converts followed Sha'ul and
Barna ah, who, speaking to them, were urging them
to continue in the favour of Elohim. And on the next
Shabbath almost all the city came together to hear
the Word of hWhY.”
(Act 13:42 -44)
“And according to his practice, Sha'ul went in unto
them, and for three Shabbathoth was reasoning
with them from the Scriptures...”
(Acts 17:2)
“And he was reasoning in the congregation every
Shabbath, and won over both Yahu im
and Yawanites.”
(Acts 18:4)

Because of mistranslation, the following verse has

caused much confusion to some:

“Let no one therefore judge you in eating or

in drinking, or in respect of a festival or a
new moon or Shabbathoth - which are a
shadow of what is to come - but the
Body of ha'Mashia .”
(Colossians 2:16)

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This verse states that the Body of Messiah are the
only ones to judge in these
matters but is confusing in Bible
translations with the added word
of “is” - “but the body is of Christ.”
(KJV). This changes the whole
meaning of the Scripture and the
last sentence becomes an irrelevant statement.
Another Scripture in Bibles that has been poorly (or
deliberately) mistranslated reads:
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of
God” (Hebrews 4:9 - KJV). This word 'rest' is
'Sabbatismos' in Greek and literally means Sabbath-
keeping confirming all Scripture.
“...so there remains a Shabbath-keeping for
the people of Elohim.”
(Hebrews 4:9)

The Sabbath and Festivals are signs of the Covenant

between Yahuah and Israel, and Christianity has
replaced them with holy days of their own, thereby
removing themselves from the Covenant. The
Covenant is dependent on guarding the Law:

“And Mosheh called all Yisra’ l, and said to

them, 'Hear, O Yisra' l, the Laws and
Right-Rulings which I speak in your hearing
today. And you shall learn them, and guard to
do them. hWhY our Elohim made a Covenant
with us in Horeb.’ ”
(Deuteronomy 5:1-2)
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This Covenant is made with Israel, and in the
Renewed Covenant different wording is used to define
the people of Yahuah, in this case:

“Husbands, love your wives, as Mashia also

loved the assembly and gave Himself for it, in
order to qadosh it and cleanse it with the
washing of water by the Word, in order to
present it to Himself a splendid assembly, not
having spot or wrinkle or any of this sort, but
that it might be qodesh and blameless.”
(Ephesians 5:25-27. Also Rev 19:7-8)

Christianity would like to think itself as part of this

assembly and indeed, Yahushua used many parables
to liken the body of believers as His bride, but
according to the Word...

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 “And I shall take you [Israel] as a bride
unto Me forever, and take you as a bride
unto Me in righteousness...”
(Hosea 2:19)

This promise was made to Israel alone and no other

nation!

Do not be confused by the terms Israelites and Jews...

The two terms are not the same! The term 'Jew' is
derived from the tribe of 'Judah' which was the large
percentage of the remnant that returned to Israel after
the dispersion to Babylon. Yahuah makes provision
for those who want to become part of Israel:

“Also the sons of the foreigner who join

themselves to hWhY to serve Him, and to love
the Name of hWhY, to be His servants, all
who guard the Shabbath, and not profane it,
and hold fast to My Covenant - them I shall
bring to My qodesh mountain, and let them
rejoice in My house of prayer.”
(Isaiah 56:6-7)

And that is why Christianity as a whole cannot be

called 'the bride' because Christianity has nullified all
three of these prerequisites:

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 To love the Name of Yahuah,
To guard the Sabbath and
Hold fast to the Covenant (the
Law)
When someone believes in the Life
and Teachings of Yahushua the Messiah and seeks
to honor and obey the Commands He taught from His
Father Yahuah, they become grafted into Israel:

And if some of the branches were broken off,

and you, being a wild olive tree, have been
grafted in among them, and came to share
the root and fatness of the olive tree...
(Romans 11:17)
Many Christians refer to themselves as 'gentile
believers' yet this is in itself a contradiction in terms!
You cannot be a gentile according to Scripture and
still be included in the Covenant of promise.

“Therefore remember that you, once gentiles

in the flesh, who are called 'the uncircumcision'
by what is called 'the circumcision' made in
the flesh by hands, that at that time you were
without Mashia , excluded from the
citizenship of Yisra’ l and strangers from
the Covenants of promise, having no
expectation and without Elohim in the world”
(Ephesians 2:11-12)

Much of the misunderstanding beneath this simple

truth is again the fault of Roman Catholicism and its
hatred toward anything 'Jewish' however, as always,
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the Truth is that only those who guard the Covenant
given to Israel are considered the people of Yahuah.
Pay close attention to the description of the bride of
the Lamb called 'the New Jerusalem':

“And one of the seven messengers who held the seven

bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and
spoke with me, saying, 'Come, I shall show you
the bride, the Lamb's wife. 'And he carried me
away in the Rua to a great and high mountain, and
showed me the great city, the qodesh Yerushalayim,
descending out of the shamayim from Elohim,
having the esteem of Elohim, and her light was like
a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as
crystal, and having a great and high wall, having
twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers,
and names written on them, which are of the twelve
tribes of the children of Yisra’el.”
(Revelation 21:9-12)

Notice there are twelve gates... One for each tribe of

ISRAEL!

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For over 1500 years the Christian church has taught
the doctrine of 'the Trinity' despite the fact that,
nowhere in Scripture do we find the word 'Trinity', or
even the concept of three Almighty Beings in one.
Even theological scholars admit:

“This is not itself a Biblical term, but was a term coined

by Tertullian to refer to this whole concept under one
word” (Classic. Bible Dictionary - J.P. Green p. 483).

“Respecting the manner in which the Father, the Son,

and the Holy Spirit make one God, the Scripture
teaches nothing, since the subject is of such a nature
as not to admit of its being explained to us”
(Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and
Ecclesiastical Literature - Trinity, p. 553)

The doctrine of 'the Trinity' is often defined in the

following terms: “The holy
trinity is one supreme being
existing in three persons, all
equal in rank and in eternity
and having the same
substance, all united in one
Godhead.” When pressed to
explain it from Scripture, some
will compare the Trinity to an 'egg' (right) or, “It is a
great mystery, and no one can really understand it.”
This leads us to ask, why would anyone want to create
a doctrine out of a concept that is absent in the
Scriptures?

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The simple fact is that the Trinity teaching was
unknown to the early New Testament assembly. The
fact that the doctrine of the Trinity is a 'revealed
doctrine' foreign to the Scriptures is confirmed by
many authorities:

“The term 'Trinity' is not a biblical term... In point of

fact, the doctrine of the Trinity is a purely revealed
doctrine... As the doctrine of the Trinity is
indiscoverable by reason, so it is incapable of proof
from reason” (International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia - vol. 5, p. 3012).

Another source explains how the whole doctrine of a

Trinity emerged from heated disagreement and
dispute:

“The doctrine developed gradually over several

centuries and through many controversies... The
council of Nicaea in 325 stated the crucial formula for
that doctrine in its confession that the 'Son is of the
same substance...as the Father,' even though it said
very little about the Holy Spirit... By the end of the 4th
century...the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially
the form it has maintained ever since” (Encyclopedia
Britannica, Trinity).

Both secular historians and Bible scholars readily

admit that the doctrine of the Trinity was not official
church teaching until the council of Nicaea in the year
325.

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“The formulation 'one God in three Persons' was not
solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into
Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end
of the 4th century... Among the Apostolic Fathers,
there had been nothing even remotely approaching
such a mentality or perspective.” (New Catholic
Encyclopedia, 1967, Vol. 14)

There you have it! The early Apostolic Fathers had no

concept of a triune relationship among the Father,
Son, and Spirit... It is also freely admitted that the
doctrine was not established till over 400 years
AFTER Yahushua's resurrection. This fact can only
cause us to ask, if this were a key truth known by
Yahushua the Messiah and the apostles, why is there
no evidence of it in their teachings or writings?
If the doctrine of the Trinity is not of Scriptural origin,
where did it come from?

The answer to the question above is that the ’Trinity’

is another example of Catholic syncretism...
Yet another pagan belief absorbed into
Christianity to make it appealing to the
one world religion. Even the Symbol
chosen to represent the trinity is
borrowed from ancient paganism...
The symbol is known as the
’triquetra’ (above) and has been linked with pagan
ritual magic, runes and witchcraft. The tradition of a
triune deity is actually very ancient, and can be traced
back to ancient Babylon.

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“Will anyone after this say that the Roman Catholic
Church must still be called Christian, because it holds
the doctrine of the Trinity? So did the pagan
Babylonians, so did the Egyptians, so do the Hindoos
at this hour, in the very sense in which Rome does.”
(The Two Babylons - Alexander Hislop).

Hislop's statements are supported in the

'Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics':
“Although the notion of a divine triad or Trinity is
characteristic of the Christian religion, it is by no
means peculiar to it. In Indian religion we meet with
the trinitarian group of Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu;
and in Egyptian religion with the trinitarian group of
Osiris, Isis, and Horus, constituting a divine family, like
the Father, Mother and Son in medieval Christian
pictures” (Trinity, p. 458).

Hindu trinity -
Brahma,
Shiva and
Vishnu (left).
Egyptian
trinity - Osiris,
Sis, and
Horus (right).
Babylonian trinity (below)

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Returning to our initial question that few ever stop to
ask, we find this startling explanation:

“Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted

it...The Greek language, having reigned for centuries
over philosophy, became the vehicle of Christian
literature and ritual; The Greek mysteries passed
down into the impressive mystery of the Mass. Other
pagan cultures contributed to the syncretist result.
From Egypt came the ideas of a divine Trinity” (The
Story of Civilization - W. Durant, Vol. III).

This blending of paganism, which was so

characteristic of the Roman religion, changed the true
belief forever. Like the development of the Trinity,
many practices and beliefs of Christianity developed
over time, which are clearly not taught in the
Scriptures. Alvan Lamson, author of 'The Church of
the First Three Centuries', offers a summation as to
the legitimacy of the Ruah ha'Qodesh in composing
part of a Trinity:

“...we must look, not to Jewish Scriptures, nor to the

teachings of [Yahushua] and his apostles, but to Philo
and the Alexandrine Platonists. In consistency with
this view, we maintain that the doctrine of the Trinity
was of gradual and comparatively late formation; that
it had its origin in a source entirely foreign from that of
the Jewish and Christian Scriptures; that it grew up,
and was ingrafted on Christianity, through the
Platonizing Fathers...”

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 -
The quotes above definitively answer any doubt as to
the origin of the Trinity doctrine,
but what do the Scriptures
actually reveal about the
relationship between the Father
and Son? The definition of the
Trinity states that the Father,
Son, and Spirit are coeternal.
This assertion is another
misunderstanding, developed
from the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE.

John of Patmos wrote the Book of Revelation under

the direction of Yahushua the Messiah who inspired
John to write that Yahushua was the first ever creation
of the Father:

“And to the messenger of the assembly in

Laodikeia write, 'The Am n, the Trustworthy
and True Witness, the Beginning of the
creation of hWhY...’ ”
(Revelation 3:14. See also Col 1:15, Heb 1:6)

If Yahushua was created by His Father, how then can

the Son and Father be co-eternal? Knowing that one
existed prior to the other, reason alone would
conclude that a co-eternal relationship between the
Son and Father is illogical. Proverbs tells us:

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 “hWhY possessed me, The beginning of His
way, As the first of His works of old. “I
was anointed ages ago, at the first, before the
earth ever was. “When there were no depths I
was brought forth, when there were no springs
heavy with water. “Before mountains were sunk,
before the hills, I was brought forth..."
(Proverbs 8:22-25)

Does ANY evidence

for the Trinity exist in
the Renewed
Covenant? The
answer is a
resounding NO! The
most glaring problem
found in the Trinity
doctrine is that Scripture clearly states that the Father
is greater than the Son. Yahushua called Yahuah, “My
Father" for the simple reason that Yahuah is superior
to, and preceded the Son in existence - as do all
fathers. The doctrine of the Trinity says that the Son
is both co-equal to and co-eternal with the Father,
while the Scriptures maintain quite the opposite.
Yahushua the Messiah Himself affirmed that he was
not co-equal with the Father, but was in submission
and subjection to the Father:
“You heard that I said to you, 'I am going away
and I am coming to you.' If you did love Me, you
would have rejoiced that I said, 'I am going to
the Father, for My Father is greater than I”
(John 14:28)
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Yahushua again confirms his submission to his
Father:

“My Father, which gave them to me, is greater than

all: and no man is able to snatch them out of my
Father's hand."
(John 10:29)
“And when all are made subject to Him, then the B n
Himself shall also be subject to Him who put all
under Him, in order that Elohim be all in all."
(1 Corinthians 15:28)

In His own words Yahushua confirms that the Father

is superior to ALL, including Himself. The Apostle Paul
confirms Yahushua's subordinate relationship to the
Father:
“And I wish you to know that the head of
every man is ha'Mashia , and the head of woman
is the man, and the head of Mashia is hWhY”
(1 Corinthians 11:3)
See also Matthew 20:20-23, John 5:19,
and John 10:29.

Regarding the second coming of Messiah, Yahushua

Himself said:
“But concerning that day and the hour no
one knows, not even the messengers in
the shamayim, nor the B n, but only
the Father.”
(Mark 13:32)
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Scripture clearly states that only Yahuah, the
Heavenly Father, has immortality and is the only one
who ever possessed immortality within Himself:

“...who alone has immortality, dwelling in

unapproachable light, whom no one has seen
or is able to see, to whom be respect and
everlasting might. Am n.”
(1 Timothy 6:16)

This statement can only apply to Yahuah, the Father.

This is further proof that a co-eternal relationship
between the Son and Father is unfounded in the
Word.

The doctrine of the Trinity states that the Ruah

ha'Qodesh is a separate being, and part of the 'Holy
Trinity.' The phrase 'Holy Spirit' is from the Hebrew
Ruach ha'Qodesh. The word spirit is derived from the
Hebrew word ruach, which occurs 389 times in the
First Covenant. That includes 232 times when it is
used for 'spirit', 92 times for 'wind,' and 27 times as
'breath' in the KJV. Note the definition of the word
ruach:

“The basic meaning of ruach is both ‘wind,’ or ‘breath,'

but neither is understood as essence; rather it is the
power encountered in the breath and the wind, whose
whence and whither remains mysterious...2. ruach as
a designation for the wind is necessarily something
found in motion with the power to set other things in
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motion... The divine designation also apparently has
an intensifying function in a few passages: ruach
elohim (Gen 1:2) and ruach yhwh (Isa 59:19)”
(Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament, 'Ruach').

The lexicon above also states that ruach implies a

power that is within the breath and wind, which is
connected to the Name Yahuah. The Ruah
ha'Qodesh is the power emanating from Yahuah, the
Heavenly Father. It is Yahuah's power through His
Ruach ha'Qodesh that breathes life into His creation.

“The Rua of l has made me, and the breath

of l Shaddai gives me ai.”
(Job 33:4)

The Greek word for Spirit is pneuma, corresponding

to the definition of the word ruach.
“Pneuma; to breathe, blow, primarily denotes the
wind. Breath; the spirit which, like the wind, is
invisible, immaterial, and powerful” (The Complete
Word Study New Testament, 'Pneuma').
It is consistently clear
throughout Scripture that the
Ruah ha'Qodesh is not a
separate being, but an
inanimate power that proceeds
from the Father. Many times, in
Scripture the Spirit is described
as having COME UPON
someone and in Isaiah 32:15;
44:3 and Acts 2:17 the Ruah
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ha'Qodesh is described as being POURED also in
Titus 3:5-6 and Acts 2:33... The Spirit is also
described as something that can be STIRRED UP: 2
Tim 1:6; QUENCHED: 1 Thess. 5:19, and being IN
THE SPIRT: Eph 6:18; Jude 1:20 etc. These
descriptions are far more fitting for a power than a
person. In addition, there are several key facts that
must be acknowledged when discussing the Ruah
ha'Qodesh that show that the Spirit is not a person:
There is no evidence in Original or Renewed
Covenants that the Father or Son communicate
with the Ruah ha'Qodesh.
Paul never acknowledged the Ruah ha'Qodesh in
the opening of any of his letters, as he did the
Father and Son.
There is no instance where anyone prayed to the
Ruah ha'Qodesh but rather, praying in the Ruah.
Nowhere in the scripture is the Ruah ha'Qodesh
called the 'third person.' If the Ruah ha'Qodesh
were a separate being, as are the Father and Son,
then it should at least have a personal name as do
Yahuah the Father and Yahushua the Son! Yet, it
remains nameless.
We know that Yahushua was conceived by the
Ruah ha'Qodesh (Matthew 1:20), therefore if the
Ruah ha'Qodesh were a person then Yahushua
prayed to the wrong "father" in John 17 and other
places.

There are two New Covenant passages popularly

used to support the doctrine of the Trinity. The first is:

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“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit...” (Matthew 28:19 - KJV)

The Jerusalem Bible questions whether the formula

given for immersion here is inspired or
liturgical (added later by the church).
The Hebrew version of Matthew omits
the verse entirely and although the
passage is found in the three earliest
known Greek New Covenant
manuscripts, without any original New
Testament manuscripts in existence we have no
evidence to substantiate that the present form of
Matthew 28:19 is accurate. One reason Biblical
scholars question the originality of this passage is that
it conflicts with the other Scriptures pertaining to
immersion in the Renewed Covenant. In all other
instances baptism is done into the singular name of
Yahushua (see Acts 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; 19:5; 22:16;
Rom 6:3; Gal 3:27). The 'Companion Bible' makes
special note of this:
“To some, perplexity, and even distress, is caused by
the apparent neglect of the disciples to carry out the
Lord's command in Matthew 28:19-20, with regard to
the formula for baptism. ... Turning to Acts and
onwards, they find no single instance of, or reference
to, baptism in which the Triune name of the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit is employed. On the contrary,
from the very first, only ten days after the injunction
had been given, Peter is found (Acts 2:38)
commanding all his hearers including those of the
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dispersion to be baptized in the name of [Yahushua]”
(p. 206, Appendix 185).

A second reason why Scriptural

scholars are skeptical of
Matthew 28:19 is because of
conflicting historical documents.
Eusebius of Caesarea (right)
considered by some to be one of
the greatest Greek teachers and
historians of the early church
lived approximately between the
years of 270 CE and 340 CE. In
citing Matthew, Eusebius omitted the Trinitarian
formula found in Matthew 28:19.

“The facts are, in summary, that Eusebius quotes

Matthew 28:19 - 21 times, either omitting everything
between ‘nations' and ‘teaching,’ or in the form ‘make
disciples of all nations in my name,' the latter form
being the more frequent” (Encyclopedia of Religion
and Ethics)

Obviously, Eusebius did not recognize the current

form of Matthew 28:19. Instead of quoting the phrase,
“in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit,” he most often used the phrase, “in My
Name,” which would agree with all other accounts of
baptism in the New Testament.
The 'Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics', p. 380,
further reveals that Justin Martyr, another church
father, was also possibly ignorant of the present form
of Matthew 28:19.
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“Justin Martyr quotes a saying of Messiah as a proof
of the necessity of regeneration, but falls back upon
the use of Isaiah and apostolic tradition to justify the
practice of baptism and the use of the triune formula.
This certainly suggests that Justin did not know the
traditional text of Matthew 28:19.”

The second passage in question is:

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the

Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three
are one.” (1 John 5:7 - KJV)

Most biblical scholars will admit that 1 John 5:7 was a

later addition to the New Testament. In other words,
this passage is not found in the oldest Greek New
Covenant manuscripts.
Note the following on 1 John 5:7:
“During the controversy of the 4th cent, over the
doctrine of the Trinity the text was expanded - first in
Spain ca. 380, and then taken in the Vulg. - by the
insertion: ‘There are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these
three are one.' A few late Greek manuscripts contain
the addition. Hence it is passed into the KJV. But all
modern critical editions and translations of the NT,
including RSV, omit the interpolation, as it has no
warrant in the best and most ancient manuscripts or
in the early church fathers” (The Interpreter's One -
Volume Commentary on the Bible, note on 1 John 5:4-
12).

The Jerusalem Bible note on 1 John 5:7-8 says:

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“Vulgate vv. 7-8 read as follows 'There are three
witnesses in heaven: the Father the Word and the
Spirit, and these three are one; there are three
witnesses on earth: the Spirit the water and the blood'.
The words in italics (not in any of the early Greek
MSS, or any of the early translations, or in the best
MSS of the Vulgate itself) are probably a gloss that
has crept into the text.”

There should be no question

regarding the faulty
rendering of 1 John 5:7-8.
Historically, along with
modern scholarship, it is
freely admitted that this
passage is a later addition to
the original New Testament manuscripts. This
passage, along with Matthew 28:19, cannot be used
to establish the doctrine of the Trinity. Aside from
these two questionable texts, let us examine why
certain words were translated as they were, leading
some to infer that the Spirit is a conscious, individual
being.

This problem arises from the mistaken assumption

that the New Testament was written in Greek. It can
be shown that this is definitely not the case, and that
most, if not all the Renewed Covenant was originally
written in Hebrew and Aramaic (see chapter: WAS
THE NEW TESTAMENT WRITTEN IN GREEK). This

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is important because of the fact that the Hebrew
language has no 'it' or neuter gender; therefore, all
nouns are either masculine or feminine, e.g.

“And he made the vessels which were upon the table,

his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his
covers to cover withal, of pure gold.” (Exodus 37:16. -
KJV)

This text describing the utensils of the table in the

Tabernacle ought to read:

“And he made the utensils which were on the

table, its dishes, and its cups, and its bowls,
and its jars for pouring, of clean gold.”
(Exodus 37:16. Yah Scriptures)

Because the Renewed Covenant was originally

written in Hebrew and Aramaic, that explains why the
Ruah ha'Qodesh is referred to by the masculine
pronoun "he" and "him" and not "it" (John 14:17;
15:26; 16:13). Paul, a Hebrew, also would have
written in Hebrew to the Hebrew-speaking Jewish
believers in distant places like Rome and Galatia and
his letters therefore reflect the same use of the
masculine pronoun.

From the Word of Yahuah supported by Scriptural

scholarship, the error of the Trinity is exposed. It is
freely admitted through historical and present
scholarship that the Trinity was unheard of during the
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time of the Apostles, but was not till over three
hundred years later that it became established. This
occurred at a time when Christianity was assimilating
people of many beliefs, most of whom held to a Trinity
teaching in their pagan background. Like so many
beliefs practiced by Christianity, the Trinity doctrine
was developed through syncretized theology, and is
unfounded in Scripture.
Yahuah's Word admonishes us to “prove all things.”
(1 Thess 5:21, Acts 17:11). It is the responsibility of
each to “work out your own salvation” (Phil. 2:12). It is
vital that we examine our beliefs and understand
whether they are inspired of Yahuah or are man-made
ideas developed through tradition.

Now that we have examined a

good number of the more
obvious unscriptural beliefs
held by Christianity, let's focus
on some of the most visible
elements and icons of this
religion... One of the most
unscriptural and blindingly
pagan physical elements in
Christianity is the 'church' itself!

Surprisingly, (or maybe not, considering what we have

seen so far) the word in Scripture translated in most
Bibles as 'church' is NEVER

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used once in Scripture to define a building! The word
to describe followers of the Messiah in the Greek
scrolls is 'ekklesia' defined thus:

(ek-klay-see'-ah) - From a compound of ' '

(ek - out from) and a derivative of (kaleo -
calling); a calling out, that is, (concretely) a meeting,
especially a religious congregation (Jewish
synagogue, or Christian community of members on
earth or saints in heaven or both): - assembly, church.
(Strong's Concordance)

So, it's clear from the definition that the 'church' is

actually NOT a building, but the PEOPLE or believers
themselves! A people who are 'called out' of Babylon
as it were. (Rev 18:4) Where has this idea sprung from
that believers are to assemble in a special building
and how is it that come Sunday morning the phrase is
heard, “we are going to church”? How does one go to
something that you are?

“hWhY, who made the world and all that is in it,

this One being Master of the shamayim and earth,
does not dwell in dwellings made
with hands.”
(Acts 17:24. Also Acts 7:28)
“Or do you not know that your body is the
Mishkan of the Rua ha'Qodesh who is in you,
which you have from Elohim, and you are not
your own.”
(1 Corinthians 6:19)

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Going to a special building to worship was unheard of
by the early believers. Even the entire concept of
going to a special 'holy' place to worship is foreign to
the Word. We find in Scripture that Yahushua and the
disciples went to the Temple while it was standing to
witness the truth to the Jews, but nowhere in the
Renewed Covenant do we find believers going for a
Sunday drive to church, as nearly all accounts have
them meeting in HOMES: (Exception Acts 16:13
where they regularly met by the river... Not a fancy
building!)

“And daily in the Miqdash, and in every house,

they did not cease teaching and bringing the
Good News: [vWhY ha'Mashia !”
(Acts 5:42)
“...as I kept back none that was profitable, but
proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly
and from house to house...
(Acts 20:20)
“The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aqulas and
Priskilla greet you heartily in the Master, with the
assembly that is in their house.”
(1 Corinthians 16:19)
“Greet the brothers in Laodikeia, and Numphas
and the assembly that is in his house.”
(Colossians 4:15. see also Rom 16:5, Php 4:22,
Phil 1:2)

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 This tradition of
constructing a building to
worship in has literally put
the Almighty 'in a box'.
How many times have
you attended 'church' and
heard the words, “this is
the house of God!” or, “God is in this place”?
Christianity has created an illusion that only the
church building is 'holy' and you can only worship the
Almighty in a 'special' building... The damage is
compounded when the average Christian returns
home after 'church' to their 'normal' house where 'God'
cannot see them as they plonk themselves in front of
the TV to fulfill the lust of the eyes. Like the Word says:
our BODY is the Temple of Yahuah's Spirit:

“Do you not know that you are a Mishkan

of Elohim and that the Rua of Elohim
dwells in you?”
(1 Corinthians 3:16)
“...in whom all the building, being joined
together, grows into a qodesh Mishkan in
hWhY in whom you also are being built
together into a dwelling of Elohim in the Rua .”
(Ephesians 2:21-22 .
See also 2 Cor 6:16,1 Pet 2:5)

Some Christians would argue that the mandate to

build a structure to conduct worship is given in the Old
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Testament while on the other hand claim that, “the old
is gone” ...
Constructing church buildings is a complete
contradiction to Christian teaching AND opposed to
the Renewed Covenant... This is one of the very
things that Yahushua's coming brought about the
fulfillment of! In reality the church building was copied
from pagan religions and used to glean money from
and influence the followers.

A steeple (left) or tower in

association with a place of worship
was a feature
of ancient
paganism,
oriented to sun
worship and
fertility cultus.
A common
form,
especially in Egypt, followed the
geometric figure known as
obelisk (right), which in places
served also as a phallic symbol.
The Scriptures present in much detail the struggle of
Israel to preserve Commanded worship of Yahuah in
face of the influence coming from surrounding pagan
religions. Many Scriptures warn of the danger that
these elements posed to the belief of Israel.

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 “Guard yourself, lest you make a covenant
with the inhabitants of the land where you are
going, lest it be a snare in your midst. But break
down their altars, and destroy their pillars,
and cut down their Ash rim...”
(Exodus 34:13. See also Ex 23:24, Lev 26:30,
Deut 7:5; 12:3)

The Command links these pillars with pagan altars

and Asherah poles - all used for the worship of false
gods, with the root word for the pillars mentioned
being:
Strong's # H4676 - , matstsêbâh (mats-tsay-
baw’):
Feminine (causative) participle of H5324; something
stationed, that is, a column or (memorial stone);
pillar...
Israel and Judah both disobeyed this command and
Yahuah punished them for it... Christianity has done
the same and combined the pillars of the pagans into
the worship and architecture of
their temples to their god but it
doesn't end there!

Atop nearly every Church

building along the plane in the
highest of positions (often the
pagan image of the steeple) we
find 'the cross...' Why has the
cross been venerated in such a
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way by Christianity that it appears on practically every
church around the necks of believers to be kissed or
prayed over and the all-time favorite of Catholics to
make 'the sign of the cross'? Some would excuse
themselves of this bizarre behavior in the belief that
the cross was the instrument of torture in which the
Messiah died and therefore reminds them of His
sacrifice yet even this is called into question... The
historical fact is that the Romans 'crucified', or
'impaled' criminals on a variety of shapes including the
'traditional cross', the 'Tau' cross, the 'X' cross and
more commonly a single stake. The Greek word
or 'stauros', Strong's Number #4716, is
traditionally translated as 'cross'. This is an error.
Stauros should be translated as 'stake' or 'post'. It was
simply a post or stake on which the victim was hung
by nailing both hands over his head. The feet were
also impaled so the victim not only suffered more pain,
but also was unable to move enough to dislodge the
hands. This caused suffocation if the victim did not die
from other afflictions.
The only reason the cross is so prolific within
Christianity is because the
Roman Catholic church
borrowed yet another
pagan symbol to absorb
into their one world
religion! The cross had its
origin LONG BEFORE the
time of Yahushua. In some
other cultures it was called
a Tau and was the symbol for "female". As such, it
was a symbol used in many pagan religions
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representing goddesses such as Ishtar, Astarte or
Venus, as she was called in the Greek language. The
cross was never used as a symbol of the belief till it
was first introduced to Christianity by Constantine,
Emperor of Rome, in 313 CE.
The same cross that Christianity now worships was
used in the Babylonian Mysteries (right), being
symbolic for the rays of the sun and applied by
Paganism to the same magic purposes, was honored
with the same honors.

That which is now called the ‘Christian

cross’ was originally no Christian
emblem at all, but was the mistic Tau
of the Chaldeans and Egyptians
(Egyptian ankh left). The true original
form of the Letter 't' and the initial of the
name of Tammuz, which in Hebrew
bears similarity to ancient Chaldee, is
found on coins as ‘t’ The mystic Tau was marked in
baptism on the foreheads of those initiated in the
Mysteries, and was used in every variety of way as a
most sacred symbol.

To identify Tammuz with the sun it was often joined to

the circle of the sun, and is commonly
known as the 'Sun Cross' (left). Notice
the striking
similarity of
the Sun
Cross and
that of the Babylonian Solar

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Cross to the Solar Wheel at the Vatican (right) seen
from above.

Now is a good time to

examine the so-
called 'Christian
fish symbol' In
ancient Greco-
Roman times, 'ichthus'
/ (right-) was the Greek word for 'fish'. In the
early church sometime near the end of the first
century, the word was made into an acronym or a
word formed from the first letter of several words. As
such, ichthus compiles to 'Jesus Christ, God's son,
Savior,' based on this configuration:
Iota - (i) is the first letter of lesous (Greek for lesous)
Chi - (kh) is the first letter of Khristos (Greek for
Christos)
Theta - (th) is the first letter of Theou (Greek for
God, or God’s)
Upsilon - (u) is the first letter of Huios (Greek for
Son)
Sigma - (s) is the first letter of Soter (Greek for
Savior)
It is reported that
in early times it
was used by
Christians as a
secret symbol
that all would
recognize, whether scratched on walls, rocks, or sand
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and the symbol may have also been used by early
Christians to mark tombs or even meeting places in a
house church. Before Christianity adopted the fish
symbol, it was known by pagans as "the Great
Mother", and "womb". Its link to fertility, birth, and the
natural force of women was acknowledged also by the
Celts, as well as pagan cultures throughout northern
Europe. The fish is the symbol of the goddess
Venus/Freya and since the earliest of times been
worshipped by the name Dagon (Jdg 16:23, 1Sam
5:2-7) Again we find paganism creeping into the true
belief and examining this ancient engraving from
Ephasus (left) you will notice the fish symbol! scribed
beside the solar wheel.
The ancient practice of worshipping the fish has led to
the infamous 'fish-hat' or mitre (below) of the catholic
hierarchy.

Babylonian priests of Dagon the fish god, and the Pope in a fish
hat

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Pulpits first made an appearance as early as 250CE.
The word 'pulpit' is
derived from the Latin
word 'pulpitum' meaning
'a stage'. This tradition
borrowed from Greco-
Romanism effectively
raises the minister above
the congregation turning
the body of Messiah into one mouth and a whole
bunch of ears! True to its meaning, the pulpit puts the
preacher at center 'stage' separating and placing him
elevated above the rest. The assembly according to
the Word is to be a living, dynamic body of
believers where EVERYONE participates:

“What then is it, brothers? Whenever you come

together, each one has a tehillah, has a teaching,
has a tongue, has a revelation, has an
interpretation. Let all be done for upbuilding.”
(1 Corinthians 14:26)

As with many traditions within Christianity, pews were

unknown to believers for
over a thousand years.
Even in Church buildings,
Christians would stand
throughout a 'service'.
The seats for a
congregation have
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augmented the pulpit and join together in making
worship a spectator and performance ritual. The main
performance of course is:

The sermon has been a part of 'going to church' for

hundreds if not thousands of years, and one would
ask, how could it be wrong? Didn't the Messiah give a
'sermon on the mount'? Yet again the sermon is a
practice borrowed from the Greeks and Augustine
was the first to refer to Yahushua's teaching as the
'sermon on the mount' in 396CE. The sermon in
Christianity is reserved for the 'head honcho' while the
laity simply sit back and listen and no one would
dream of interrupting or offering their input!
There is no evidence in Scripture of sermons or one
individual preaching from a pulpit... Even the Jewish
temple service wasn't structured in this way, but had
open speaking and readings from the Torah and
Prophets.

“And after the reading of the Torah and the

Ne i’ium, the rulers of the congregation sent to
them, saying, "Men, brothers, if you have any
word of encouragement for the people, speak."
(Acts 13:15. See also Luke 4:16, John 18:20,
Acts 17:2)

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 Yet again, it is the pagan influence meshed with
Christianity that we find to have originated not only
the tradition of erecting an edifice for worship, but
practically EVERYTHING that happens within a
Christian service has its basis in paganism.

One of the most farcical creations of the Christian

religion (again with elements
of paganism) is the
separation of 'clergy' and
'laity'... The majority of
millions of church-goers
assume that they need a
special leader to teach them
the truth of the Word, and
indeed, many denominations have written dogmas
that specify that only the hierarchy may interpret what
Scripture actually says! This sort of mind-control is
common from Catholicism to Islam. Firstly, there is
NO command in Scripture that a believer needs any
'authority' over them of any religious system, be it
pastor or priest or rabbi, other than Yahushua! Within
the First Covenant, the Levites were the appointed

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priesthood, but when the Messiah came, He became
our High Priest and Teacher.
Many genuine believers are withheld from fulfilling
their role in the body of Messiah by leaders in their
assembly or inherited lies from
Catholicism/Christianity.

“It is therefore only right that the people listen to the

bishop. The Lord did nothing without the Father and
so should you do nothing without the bishop or the
presbyters. The old is gone away and all is renewed.”
(Ignatius - 35-108 CE)

“And He put all under His feet, and gave Him

[Yahushua] to be head over all, to the assembly,
which is His body, the completeness of Him who
fills all in all” (Ephesians 1:22-23)

Another byproduct of creating a 'job' for a leader is that

the pastor/minister is forced to appease the
congregation in order to maintain his position and
salary, thus filling the churches with “itching ears”.
Sadly, even many
Messianic congregations
have shadowed the image
instituted by the Popes and
meet together under the
leadership of one individual
who usually has the most
knowledge. While this may
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seem to be a good idea at first, more often than not
the individual gets a head swell and tacks on the title
of 'Rabbi'. The danger comes when these 'rabbi's'
start teaching that certain Scriptures don't mean what
they say and start adding 'hidden meanings' to the
Word. This is no different than the Scribes and
Pharisees of Yahushua's time and that of the history
of Christianity with its Scripturally unfounded false
doctrines! 'Rabbi' is a word of Hebrew origin and
simply means 'teacher'. Sounds pretty harmless. Let's
examine the Scriptures to see what Yahuah thinks of
this practice...
“But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’ for One is
your Teacher, ha’Mashia , and you are all
brothers... Neither be called leaders, for One is
your Leader, Ha’Mashia .”
(Matthew 23:8,10)

These are the words of Yahushua Himself! You can't

get any plainer than that... No idioms, no hidden
meanings here! Just in case it wasn't clear enough,
the writers of other books in the Renewed Covenant
reaffirmed this truth:

“I have written this to you concerning those who

lead you astray. But the anointing which you have
received from Him stays in you, and you have no
need that anyone should teach you. But as the
same anointing teaches you concerning all, and
is true, and is no falsehood, and even as it has
taught you, you stay in Him.”
(1 John 2:26-27)
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The Anointing spoken of is the Ruah ha'Qodesh
mentioned in verse 20 of the same chapter:

“And you have an anointing from the

Qadosh One, and you know all.”
(1 John 2:20)

Notice verse 26: “...concerning those who lead you

astray.” This is EXACTLY why we are not to have man
teach us! Man's traditions and inherent theologies
lead astray whereas there is ONE truth: “Qadosh
them in Your truth - Your Word is truth.” (John 17:17)
It is the Ruah ha'Qodesh that teaches us through the
Word. Paul instructed Timothy that Scripture is the
source of teaching...

“All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and

profitable for teaching, for reproof, for setting
straight, for instruction in righteousness,
that the man of Elohim might be fitted,
equipped for every good work.”
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Paul writes, concerning the wisdom of Elohim:

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 “But Elohim has revealed them to us through His
Rua . For the Rua searches all, even the depths of
Elohim. For who among men knows that of a man
except the spirit of the man that is in him? So also,
that of Elohim no one has known, except the
Rua of Elohim. And we have received, not the
spirit of the world, but the Rua that is from
Elohim, in order to know what Elohim has favourably
given us, which we also speak, not in words which
man's wisdom teaches but which the Rua
ha’Qodesh teaches, comparing spiritual with
spiritual. But the natural man does not receive that
of the Rua of Elohim, for they are foolishness to him,
and he is unable to know them, because they are
spiritually discerned.”
(1 Corinthians 2:10-14)

We have already shown that 1 Corinthians 14:26

describes ALL the
assembly participating
in worship with a song
or teaching etc... The
danger in following
man's teaching is
obvious and even
following prepared
studies and thematic commentaries is riddled with
hazards. While you may be learning a good deal
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about a certain topic or Torah portion you may in fact
be missing out on what Yahuah's Spirit is trying to
reveal. Some ask, “What if we don't understand what
we are reading?”

The answer is simply: carry on reading! Maybe your

heart is not ready to understand till a later date or you
may reach another Scripture further on that will
illuminate the first.
In short. TRUST THE WORD, be wary of man's
teachings...

“I have more understanding than all my

teachers, For Your witnesses are my study.”
(Psalm 119:99)

While following the instructions in The Scriptures to

honor and guard the Commands and to “be
concerned for one another in order to stir up love and
good works” (Heb 10:24), the retort given by
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Christians is often: “by grace are you saved through
faith... it is the gift of God: Not of works!” (Eph 2:9).
This is the Word of Yahuah, and it is Truth! Just as
true is this saying by Isaiah:

“All our righteousnesses are as soiled rags.

And all of us fade like a leaf, and our wickednesses,
like the wind, have taken us away.”
(Isaiah 64:6)

Of course, one cannot take a verse or two of

Scriptures and call it a
doctrine when
ignoring the rest of
Scripture! On top of all
the Scriptures earlier
to show we are to
guard the Commands,
here are a few
Scriptures to bear in mind for those who would make
excuses for not letting their light shine:

“Let your light so shine before men, so that

they see your good works and praise your
Father who is in the shamayim,”
(Matthew 5:16)
“For we are His workmanship, created in
Mashia [vWhY unto good works, which
hWhY prepared beforehand that we should
walk in them.”
(Ephesians 2:10)
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 “who gave Himself for us, to redeem us from all
lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people,
His own possession, ardent for good works.”
(Titus 2:14)
“And our brothers should also learn to maintain
good works, to meet urgent needs, so that they
shall not be without fruit.”
(Titus 3:14)
“But someone might say, 'You have belief and
I have works.' Show me your belief without your
works, and I shall show you my belief by my
works. You believe that Elohim is one. You do well.
The demons also believe - and shudder! But do you
wish to know, 0 foolish man, that the belief
without the works is dead?”
(James 2:18-20. See also 1 Tim 6:17-19, Titus 3:8,
1 Pet 2:12)

Here’s the critical verse:

“To him, then, who knows to do good

and does not do it, to him it is sin.”
(James 4:17)

So, although we know our works cannot save us, we

can see from the Scriptures that we must strive to do
good works. Works are a sign of one's belief and love

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for Him and when Yahuah reveals to us that His desire
for us is to do such, and to not do so, is sin!

“But as for the cowardly, and untrustworthy,

and abominable, and murderers, and those who
whore, and drug sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
the false, their part is in the lake which burns with
fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”
(Revelation 21:8)

Could it be that the “cowardly” mentioned in this verse

are those who are too afraid to stand up and share the
Good News and be a witness for Yahushua Messiah
and in avoiding the great commission are in fact
denying Him:

“But whoever shall deny Me before men, him I

shall also deny before My Father who is in the
shamayim.”
(Matthew 10:33)

It is quite evident that many of these Scriptures are

speaking of our works of Torah - that of obedience to
His Laws and Commands. It is clear from Scripture -
and contrary to those who claim to be saved simply
because of their belief in a Messiah - that we will be
judged at the Judgement whether we were obedient
to His Laws and exercised those works of
righteousness:

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 “I, hWhY, search the heart, I try the kidneys,
and give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds."
(Jeremiah 17:10)
“If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Would not
He who weighs the hearts discern it? Fie who watches
over your life, Would He not know it? And shall He
not Repay man according to his work?
(Proverbs 24:12)
“For the Son of Adam is going to come in the esteem
of His Father with His messengers, and then He shall
reward each according to his works.”
(Matthew 16:27)
“...who 'shall render to each one according to his
works': everlasting ai to those who by persistence
in good work seek for esteem, and respect, and
incorruptibility; but wrath and displeasure to those
who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but
obey unrighteousness.”
(Romans 2:6-8)
“And see, I am coming speedily, and My reward is
with Me, to give to each according to his work.”
(Revelation 22:12)

Seriously, how can one read all these Scriptures and

believe that they are saved eternally and that's it! It's
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like picking one or two texts out of Scripture and
ignoring every other, just because one says the
words, “I believe the Messiah died for my sin.”
It could be compared to a fool
reading an Olympic athlete's
manual which reads, “An
athlete must bear the colors
of their represented country.”
Then putting on the clothing
of an Olympic athlete and
proclaiming, “I am an Olympic
athlete!” There also comes a
dire warning from the words
of Yahushua for those who
think they are saved, yet are not producing the good
fruit that a believer is recognized by:

“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut

down and thrown into the fire. So then, by
their fruits you shall know them.”
(Matthew 7:19-20)

This issue brings us to another questionable Christian

doctrine...

The doctrine of eternal security or 'once saved, always

saved' is a widely believed teaching. Although no
such terms exist anywhere in Scripture, this is one of

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the popular teachings of most
denominations and sounds
attractive, but is it Scriptural?
A representative passage
quoted to prove instant
eternal salvation at the time
of conversion is:

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and

they follow Me. And I give them everlasting
ai, and they shall by no means ever perish,
and no one shall snatch them out of My hand.
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater
than all. And no one is able to snatch them out
of My Father's hand.”
(John 10:27-29)

This Scripture cannot be denied. The question is,

when does He grant us life everlasting? Are we
'saved' immediately at our conversion? Is it ever
possible to fall from 'grace'? The issue of timing is the
key to the matter.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture we find the
answer in the book of Matthew, with the Savior
speaking of the Day of Judgment:

“And all the nations shall be gathered before

Him, and He shall separate them one from
another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from
the goats. And He shall put the sheep on His
right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the
Sovereign shall say to those on His right hand,
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 'Come, you Baru of My Father, inherit the
reign prepared for you
from the foundation of the world...'”
(Matthew 25:32-34)

The background in Yahushua's statement is the earth

at His Second Coming. When He returns, He will
judge the earth and at that specific time will reward the
obedient, both living and dead, with salvation. He
confirms this in Revelation, showing the basis on
which He gives rewards:

“And see, I am coming speedily, and My

reward is with Me, to give to each according
to his work... Baru are those doing His
Commands, so that the authority shall be
theirs unto the tree of ai, and to enter
through the gates into the city.”
(Revelation 22:12,14)

Doing His Commandments - obeying His Laws - is the

measure for eternal life, I symbolized by the tree of
life. The implied I
opposite, then, means
that if we don't do His
Commandments, we
will not have this I
special right to
everlasting life. To be judged worthy by obeying the
Commandments and being rewarded according to
works certainly doesn't agree with the popular
teaching that salvation is immediate, automatic, and
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inevitable for the chosen. Unless we understand the
truth about when and how we are saved, resting in the
false notion that our salvation is forever secure could
give us false security and in fact jeopardize our eternal
future.

There are those who take this idea of eternal security

even a step further. They believe that because
salvation is “All of the Lord,” you are saved whether
you want to be or not! Even though salvation involves
both you and Yahuah, even if you decide you don't
want it, Yahuah will carry you through anyway
because it is His will to do so.
One such proponent explains it this way:
“Eternal security, then, is the unbreakable relationship
with the integrity of God. Neither God nor man nor
angel can destroy the relationship which begins at
salvation. There is no sin we can commit. There is no
activity on our part that can neutralize it or destroy it.
It is something we have permanently and perfectly
both now and forever.”

An even more extreme position, promoted by men like

Charles Stanley and Charles Ryrie, says that even if
a person becomes an unbeliever, that person will still
remain saved! This teaching essentially takes away
any free choice from human beings. Yahuah may just
as well have created humankind with an inability to
sin. The whole idea of freedom to choose right over

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wrong that Yahuah has granted
human beings since Eden is
pointless in view of this extreme
doctrine. He'll save you in spite
of yourself! But is that really the
case?
A Scriptural truth that is not
understood by many is that
Yahuah does not save us in our
sins, He saves us from our sins
- from the death penalty that we, because of our sins,
deserve. We cannot continue in sin and still expect
Him to redeem us for His Reign. In fact, He makes it
clear that He will NOT do so: “The wages of sin is
death” (Rom 6:23). Sins must be repented of and no
longer indulged in. If we are in unrepented sin we will
not be granted everlasting life. Yahuah does not
reward sin. Notice:

“Do you not know that the unrighteous shall

not inherit the reign of Elohim? Do not be
deceived. Neither those who whore, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor greedy of
gain, nor drunkards, nor renders, nor
swindlers shall inherit the reign of Elohim”
(1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

By definition, sin is the breaking of any of Yahuah's

Laws (1 John 3:4). Clearly, it DOES matter if a person
remains true to Yahuah and it matters very much
whether one indulges in the sin of this world:
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 “Do not be led astray: Elohim is not mocked,
for whatever a man sows, that he shall
also reap. Because he who sows to his own
flesh shall reap corruption from the flesh,
but he who sows to the Ruah shall reap
everlasting ai from the Ruah”
(Galatians 6:7-8)

Surely a man like the Apostle Paul, who wrote the

majority of the New Covenant and had direct
revelatory teaching from Yahushua (Gal 1:11-12),
would know whether he himself had salvation
assured. If the eternal security doctrine is true, then
Paul of all people believed
it and taught it. Right? On the contrary:

“I treat my body severely and make it my slave,

so that when I have proclaimed to others, I
myself might be rejected.”
(1 Corinthians 9:27)

(Rejected is the Greek 'adokimos', one disapproved

by the judge as not having fairly deserved the prize.)

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 “Not that I have already received, or already been
perfected, but I press on, to lay hold of that for which
Mashia [vWhY has also laid hold of me. Brothers,
I do not count myself to have laid hold
of it yet...”
(Philippians 3:12-13)
“Examine yourselves whether you are in the
belief-prove yourselves...”
(2 Corinthians 13:5)
“We have become partakers of Mashia if we
holdfast the beginning of our trust firm to
the end...”
(Hebrews 3:14)

Knowing exactly when the believers are saved will

reveal the error of both the once saved, always saved
doctrine and the popular understanding about being
'born again' at conversion. Neither teaching is
Scriptural, based on what the Word says ab out how
and when salvation occurs.

What few today grasp is that redemption is a process,

which starts with being begotten of the Ruah
ha'Qodesh at immersion and ends with being born
again at the resurrection. An analogy about being
saved is helpful here... Let's say a bush pilot crashes
his plane in the cold wilderness of the arctic. Injured,
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he sends out an SOS, ignites flares, and radios for
help. After some days he hears the distant drone of
another plane. “I'm saved!” he cries. But is he really
saved? His exact location has not even been
pinpointed by the rescuers. What he means is that he
now has the hope of being saved, the same thing Paul
spoke of in Philippians 3. The pilot is technically not
saved until he is safe and recovering in a hospital bed.
For all he knows, his rescue plane itself may hit bad
weather on the way back and be forced down. The
ambulance picking him up at the airport may crash on
icy roads. He may succumb to his injuries. All sorts of
things could happen between now and the time he is
in fact saved and on his way to recovery. As the
popular expression goes, “It's not over till it’s over.”

“...but he who shall have endured to the end

shall be saved.”
(Matthew 10:22.)
“For we have become partakers of Mashia if
we holdfast the beginning of our trust firm
to the end...”
(Hebrews 3:14)

We may have hope of salvation,

but it isn't assured until “the end”
- either the end of our lives or the
end of this age when Yahushua
comes to gather His elect. Why?
Because at any point we could
become apostate. We could fall
from favor by slipping back into
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the world through its many sins and temptations. If
that happens
to us we are in jeopardy, because Yahuah does not
save sinners! Rather, he saves those who have
repented of sin and turned to walk in His Ways:

“But the wrong, if he turns from all his sins

which he has done, and he shall guard all My
Laws, and shall do right-ruling and
righteousness, he shall certainly live, he
shall not die.”
(Ezekiel 18:21)

We learn from Corinthians that Yahuah will destroy

those who once knew the truth but become defiled:

“Do you not know that you are a Mishkan of

Elohim and that the Rua of Elohim dwells in you?
If anyone destroys the Mishkan of Elohim,
Elohim shall destroy him. For the Mishkan of
Elohim is qodesh, which you are.
Let no one deceive himself...”
(1 Corinthians 3:16)

Even though the last verse of this passage (v.23),

says that we are Messiah's, Paul shows that the
possibility still exists that we could fall.
We see abundant evidence in the Scriptures that even
though we are called His, we can still become
debased through our choice to sin, and therefore risk
our eternal reward. Those that do fall through
disobedience will be cut off:
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 “Do not be arrogant, but revere. For if Elohim
did not spare the natural branches, He might
not spare you either. See then the kindness
and sharpness of Elohim: on those who fell
sharpness, but toward you kindness, if you
continue in His kindness, otherwise you
also shall be cut off.”
(Romans 11:20-22)

“Kindness” means 'moral excellence' and to fall from

moral excellence is to disobey, as verse 30 reveals

Most who hold to the

eternal security teaching
dread what they call
'works salvation'. They
believe and teach that
Yahuah requires nothing
of His people but 'faith
alone'. Any hint of
obedience sends them
into paroxysms of denial.
Certainly, we are not saved by our works. The
Scriptures are clear on that. We are not justified by
keeping the Law (Romans 3:20), but by His favor,
(v.24). Justification means 'just as if we had not
sinned. Nothing we can do will 'earn' us righteous
standing in His sight because we have all sinned and
are nothing but filthy rags (Romans 3:23).
Once we are justified by His favor, however, then we
are qadosh for a purpose, which is called
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sanctification. Through sanctification Yahuah expects
His people to live pure and righteous lives.

“Having, then, these promises, beloved, let us

cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh
and spirit, perfecting qodeshah in the reverence
of Elohim.”
(2 Corinthians 7:1)

Notice the verse does not say, “Let Yahuah cleanse

us,” but rather, “let us cleanse ourselves” Live purely.
Likewise, we are commanded to:

“work out your own deliverance with fear

and trembling”
(Philippians 2:12)

If one is already saved, no fear and trembling would

be necessary! Neither would there be a need to work
out any salvation. A sanctified individual not only lives
a life apart from sin, but also is obedient to what
Yahuah tells Him to do.

“For this is the love for hWhY, that we guard His

Commands, and His Commands are not heavy...”
(1 John 5:3)

He has commanded His people to keep His Laws,

including His Feasts and Sabbaths. They do so, not
because they are earning their salvation, but because
they now live for Him and are in the process of taking
on His very nature. We reflect His nature when we do
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what He would do
and follow His
direction. He is the
Father and we are
His children. We
obey Him because
He is Almighty and
He demands
obedience. Our love
for Him makes us want to obey Him.

Yahuah is adamant about the failure of those who

once accepted Him but now turn back to sin. He will
not save them in spite of themselves. He will, in fact,
judge them!
The prophet Ezekiel warns:
“When a righteous one turns away from his
righteousness and does unrighteousness,
according to all the abominations that the
wrong one has done, shall he live? All his
righteousness which he has done shall not
be remembered. For his trespass which
he has committed, and for his sin which
he has committed, for them he shall die”
(Ezekiel 18:24)

Does this passage just apply to ancient Israel?

Ezekiel and other prophets prophesied not only for
their day, but also for our day and beyond. Yahuah
does not change! (Malachi 3:6). What was true of His
people then, is true of His people today. He has but
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one standard. Paul said that all that happened in the
Original Covenant was for our example (1 Corinthians
10:11).
Backsliding is as hazardous to the people of Yahuah
today as it was with Israel of old.

“It is impossible for those who were once

enlightened, and have tasted the gift of the
shamayim, and have become partakers of the
Rua ha'Qodesh, and have tasted the good
Word of hWhY and the powers of the age to
come, and fall away, to renew them again to
repentance - having impaled for themselves
the B n of hWhY again, and put Him
to open shame”
(Hebrews, 6:4-6)

To throw away the Truth once you know it, is as

serious as it gets. Obviously, such a result leaves no
room for being eternally saved. As we have seen, the
Scriptures are filled with
assurances that Yahuah
will reward His chosen
according to their deeds.
Both an obedient life and
a sinful life will be
rewarded accordingly
(Romans 2:6-9).
The final Book of our Scriptures shows that the elect
is those who keep the Commandments of Yahuah and
have the belief of Yahushua (Revelation 14:12).

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Belief and obedience go hand in hand. Clearly, it is
the obedient - who are trustworthy to the end - who
are saved (Hebrews 5:9), and not those who flout His
Commands and live the life they choose, yet still
expecting some 'heavenly' reward.
If such a doctrine were true, why would Yahuah
shroud it so well that no one could see it? Wouldn't He
have at least two or three passages that state this
proposition overtly? Sadly, the theory of 'eternal
security' (once saved, always saved) is another prime
example of what Christianity has done in its
separation and exclusion of the Original Covenant.
The Scriptures are clear that Yahuah NEVER
CHANGES (Mai 3:6, Psalm 102:27, Heb 1:12, James
1:17), and neither does that which He speaks! (Psalm
89:34).

His First Covenant (as with the New) is full of

conditional promises to those who “Love and keep His
Commandments” (Deut 7:9, Deut 11:22, Deut 30:10,
Jn 14:21,1 Jn 3:24, etc.).
'Eternal Security' is the doctrine for those who wish to
use the favor of Yahuah as a cloak for their sin.

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 “Because such is the desire of Elohim, that
by doing good you should put to silence the
ignorance of foolish men, as free, yet not
using your freedom as a cloak for evil,
but as servants of Elohim”
(1 Peter 2:15)

Due to the lack of understanding of who Israel is, and

the rapture theory, a doctrine was created to explain
away this misunderstanding. Dispensationalism was
created by John Nelson Darby (1800 - 1882) and
popularized by the Scofield Bible – Cyrus Ingerson
Scofield (1843 -1921) So what is 'dispensationalism'?
Scofield's definition given to the word 'dispensation' -
Greek - 'oikonomia' (e.g. Eph. 1:10) is where it all
starts:
“A dispensation is a period of time during which man
is tested in respect of obedience to some specific
revelation of the will of God. Seven such
dispensations are distinguished in Scripture” -
Scofield.

Darby and Scofield created this doctrine to support

the doctrine of eternal security, that divides Scripture
into divisions where the requirements of salvation are
different 'dispensations'. For example, Adam would be
'saved' by not eating from the tree of knowledge; Noah
would be 'saved' by getting on the ark; Israel would be
'saved' by keeping the Commands given by Moses
and according to popular Christian teaching, the
'gentiles' are saved by 'belief in 'Jesus'.
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 A 'simple' dispensation diagram (above).

Scofield continues:
“As a dispensation, grace begins with the death and
resurrection of Christ... The point of testing is no
longer legal obedience as the condition of salvation,
but acceptance or rejection of Christ, with good works
as a fruit of salvation” (C.I. Scofield, Scofield
Reference Bible, 1909,1917 (notes on John 1:17,
sec.2) p.1115.)

Notice that despite the fact that Yahushua said, “not

one yod or tittle will pass from the Law,” (Matthew
5:18) Scofield teaches that Torah observance is not a
condition! Interestingly he does contradict the modern
teaching of eternal security by mentioning good works
as a sign of belief.

None of the teaching of dispensationalism can

actually be found in Scripture, therefore it is hard to
define an actual dogma, and over the years since
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Darby dreamed up this idea the concept has produced
as many different extremes of dispensationalists as
there are denominations of Christianity... Very few
dispensationalists can even say how many
'dispensations' there are, with numbers ranging from
four to twelve! John MacArthur, himself a moderate
dispensationalist, has made an important
observation:
“There is a tendency... for dispensationalists to get
carried away with compartmentalizing truth to the
point that they can make unbiblical distinctions. An
almost obsessive desire to categorize everything
neatly has led various dispensationalist interpreters to
draw hard lines not only between the church and
Israel, but also between salvation and discipleship,
the church and the kingdom, Christ's preaching and
the apostolic message, faith and repentance, and the
age of law and the age of grace” (John MacArthur, Jr.,
The Gospel According to Jesus (Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1988), p. 25)
Therein lies the problem of dispensationalism and
Christianity...
They have separated themselves from the
Covenanted people of Yahuah - Israel! Only by
becoming sons of Elohim and being grafted into Israel
do we become children of the promise of Eternal Life.

If you were to invent the easiest and most popular

religion in the world, you would probably do the
following:
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 You would tell your followers that their only
obligation is to believe. You would teach them that
there is no need to conform to any commands,
because that would be bondage.
You would constantly remind them that all
obligations of righteousness, including law-
keeping, have been met for them by a personal
Savior. (Ignoring the fact that after keeping all the
Law perfectly Himself, He commanded us to do the
same.)
Finally, in your religion no one would need to worry
that their belief would ever be tried, or that they
may have to defend their convictions or suffer for
their beliefs. When the end-time tribulation comes,
they will be miraculously whisked away to a
'heavenly' sanctuary.

Imagine how attractive

your religion would be!
Who in their right mind
would not want to have the
ultimate in blessings? - All
for doing nothing! And
when trial comes, they will
be immediately removed from the conflict without
having to answer for or defend their belief, s it any
wonder that so many people choose to accept these
same teachings?
But there is a problem. The Scriptures nowhere
support any of this. In fact, the exact opposite is the
case. Nowhere in the 66 books of Scripture do we find
that all we need is belief alone. No such statement
exists or is implied. On the contrary, we read:
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 “So also belief, if it does not have works, is in
itself dead.”
(James 2:17)

The doctrine against doing any kind of 'works'

(sometimes called 'works righteousness') springs
from the writings of the Protestant Reformation, many
of which were in defiant response to Roman Catholic
excesses and demands of burdensome self-
punishment on the people. Nowhere in the pages of
the inspired Word, however, is there any example of,
or statement relating to being in 'bondage' because of
obedience to the higher standards of the Scriptures.
Neither is there even one sentence saying that
because Yahushua the Messiah met the
requirements of obedience, that we don’t need to.
On the contrary, we are told that His perfect
obedience was an example for us, and we are to
follow in His footsteps:

“For to this you were called, because Messiah

also suffered for us, leaving us an example,
that you should follow His steps, who committed
no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth”
(1 Peter 2:21-22)
And finally, we are never promised an oasis from the
trials of life. Paul wrote to young Timothy:

“And indeed, all those wanting to live

reverently in Mashia Yahushua, shall
be persecuted.” (2 Timothy 3:12)
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Overcoming trials is an essential part of what it
means in being a True Worshipper, and it leads to
eternal reward:

“Baru is the man who endures trial, for when

he has been proved, he shall receive the crown
of ai which the Master has promised to
those who love Him.”
(James 1:12)

Nowhere in Scripture do we find even a hint of an

expectation to be snatched away to 'heaven' to watch
our earthbound loved ones suffer and die agonizing
deaths during the worst-ever disasters and judgment
prophesied to engulf this planet. In fact, the word
'rapture' never appears in the Scriptures. Are we any
better or more privileged than the prophets of old, who
suffered for their belief? On the contrary, they are our
example:

“My brothers, as an example of suffering

and patience, take the ne i'im, who spoke
in the Name of hWhY.”
(James 5:10)
So, what of the idea of a rapture, in which the
believers will allegedly be removed from the earth
before end-time tribulation? Is there Scriptural
support? The rapture doctrine says that the Messiah
will return and either secretly whisk away the 'saints'
or take them openly to 'heaven' with Him. There they

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will spend either 3 or 7 years in safekeeping while
tribulation rocks this planet.
The rapture teaching rests heavily on this text:

“For this we say to you by the word of the Master,

that we, the living who are left over at the coming of
the Master shall in no way go before those who are
asleep. Because the Master Himself shall come down
from the shamayim with a shout, with the voice of a
chief messenger, and with the trumpet of Elohim,
and the dead in Mashia shall rise first. Then we, the
living who are left over, shall be caught away together
with them in the clouds to meet the Master in
the air - and so we shall always be with the Master.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:15-17)

Trying to make this passage refer to a pre-tribulation

rapture of protection is absurd, considering that the
dead are said to go first. The dead don’t need to be
raptured to safety because they are dead. Their souls,
according to the rapture teaching, will already be up
in 'heaven'. In truth, this passage is speaking of the
final day when Yahushua returns to earth to set up His
Reign, and all the qodeshim, living and dead, will be
gathered to be with Him to rule in a thousand-year
period on earth.
The timing of the event is critical. Are the believers
taken before or after the Great Tribulation? We will

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find out momentarily.
Other questions that need
answering: where is the
support for a silent, secret
rapture - which some
believe will occur - amid “a
shout”, “voice of a chief
messenger”, and a
“trumpet blast”? Is there
perhaps a 'silent' Second
Coming and then a Third
Coming? If so,
where is the Scriptural
evidence? Let’s learn the
whole truth and see
whether the entire rapture teaching squares with the
clear and straight-forward teachings in the Word of
Yahuah.

Recorded in the Book of Matthew, are Yahushua's

own words that reveals what will happen when He
returns to earth:

“And then the sign of the B n of A am shall appear in

The shamayim, and then all the tribes of the earth
shall mourn, and they shall see the B n of A am
coming on the clouds of the shamayim with power
and much esteem. And He shall send His messengers
with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall

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 gather together His chosen ones from the four winds,
from one end of the shamayim to the other.”
(Matthew 24:30-31)

Here we see that when Yahushua returns, the final

trumpet will sound and He will gather His elect from
one end of the heavens to another (not huddled all
together in one place, as some teach). Continuing
with verses 37-39, some attempt to claim support for
rapture teaching, yet fail to notice who were taken
away:

“And as the days of Noa , so also shall the coming

of The B n of A am be. For as they were in the days
before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noa entered
into the ark, and they did not know until the flood
came and took them all away, so also shall the
coming of the B n of A am be”
(Matthew 24:37-39)

Who were taken away?

Notice that the final events will be just like those in
Noah’s day... And what happened with righteous
Noah and his family? Were they raptured from the
planet just before the devastating flood? No, on the
contrary, they remained on earth. Yahuah had guided
Noah to prepare a place of earthly safety and
protection - a giant ark floating on the flood waters.
Now note what happened to the wicked. We read that
Yahuah “took them all away”. They were taken and
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destroyed in the waters and only Noah and his family
remained.
Yahushua said it will be the same way at the end of
the age:

“Then two shall be in the field, the one is taken

and the one is left. Two shall be grinding at the
mill, one is taken and one is left.”
(Matthew 24:40-41)

In the same manner as in the days of the flood, at

Yahushua’s coming the wicked will be removed first
and the righteous will remain. The disciples asked
Him where these “taken” ones, meaning the wicked
people, will go. For the answer we go to a parallel
account in the Book of Luke where Yahushua
responded:
“Two shall be grinding together, the one shall
be taken and the other shall be left. Two shall
be in the field, the one shall be taken and the
other shall be left. And they answering, said to
Him, 'Where, Master?’ And He said to them,
'Where the body is, there also the vultures
shall be gathered together.’ ”
(Luke 17:35-37)

Does this sound like a wonderful place of safety where

the believers will be taken up in a rapture? On the
contrary, Yahushua told His disciples that those
taken, meaning the wicked, will be destroyed, not
whisked off to safety in 'heaven'!

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In His parable of the
wheat and tares in
Matthew 13, Yahushua
corroborates what we
have confirmed in
Matthew 24, that the
rapture is the exact
opposite of what most
people have been fed
from the pulpit.

“...First gather the darnel and bind them in bundles

to burn them, but gather the wheat into my granary...
“..As the darnel, then, is gathered and burned in the
fire, so it shall be at the end of this age. The B n
of A am shall send out His messengers, and they shall
gather out of His reign all the stumbling-blocks, and
those doing lawlessness, and shall throw them into
the furnace of fire - there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth..."
“...Thus shall it be at the end of the age: the
messengers shall come forth, and separate the
wicked out of the midst of the righteous, and shall
throw them into the furnace of fire - there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
(Matthew 13:30-50)

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But couldn’t Yahushua already have come and
gathered His elect to safety by this time? Obviously, if
the righteous were already raptured, they would not
still be on earth among the wicked when the wicked
are removed.

The rapture doctrine says that Yahushua will come in

two stages: “for” His qodeshim, represented by the
Greek word 'parousia', and the second stage being
“with” His qodeshim, revealed in the Greek word
'aqpokalupto'. In fact, New Testament usage makes
no distinction between these two Greek words. The
doctrine says that the word parousia in 1
Thessalonians 4:15-16 is an initial coming “for” His
qodeshim before the tribulation. However, parousia is
also used in 2 Thessalonians 2:1 and 8, where His
coming clearly is at the end of the tribulation.

Similarly, parousia and apokalupto are found in

Matthew 24:37 (coming) and Luke 17:30 (revealed),
respectively. Both speak of this same coming of
Yahushua using the context of the days of Noah
where the wicked are removed first.

In all three verses in John 6:40, 44, and 54 Yahushua

tells us that the righteous will be raised up at the LAST
DAY. The “last day” occurs after the tribulation, not
before. The last day refers to the final resurrection of
all believers, John 11:24. That is the timing of 1
Thessalonians 4:15-17.

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Just as Noah was protected on earth during the
catastrophic flood, and Israel was protected in Egypt
during the passing over of the messenger of death,
Yahuah promises the same kind of earthly protection
for His people in the last days:

“And the woman was given two wings of a great eagle,

to fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is
nourished for a time and times and half a time, from
the presence of the serpent. And out of his mouth the
serpent spewed water like a river after the woman, to
cause her to be swept away by the river. And the earth
helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth
and swallowed up the river which the dragon had
spewed out of his mouth”
(Revelation 12:14-16)

The terms “wilderness”, “river” and “earth”

demonstrate unequivocally that the believers will find
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protection on earth, not in some 'heaven'. Satan
certainly has no power to chase the qodeshim around
in heaven!
Yahushua specifically prayed in John 17:15 that the
righteous not be taken from the world, but that they be
safeguarded. His prayer directly contradicts the notion
of a coming rapture to 'heaven'. In Matthew 24:22, the
Messiah said that for the sake of the elect, the last-
day tribulation will be shortened, otherwise no flesh
would be saved. This tells us that the elect will still be
on earth and it is because of them that Yahuah will
make an end to destructive events. It is impossible to
reconcile with the Scriptures the idea that the
qodeshim will be protected in 'heaven' from end-time
tribulation. Scripture prophecy clearly maintains that
there will be many who will be martyred for the Truth
in the last days:

“And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and

he went to fight with the remnant of her seed, those
guarding the Commands of hWhY and possessing
the witness of [vWhY ha'Mashia ”
(Revelation 12:17:)
“And it was given to him to fight with the qodeshim
And to overcome them. And authority was given to
him over every tribe and tongue and nation”
(Revelation 13:7. See also Dan 8:24, Matthew 24:9,
Rev 20:4)

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Obviously, there are believers obedient to Yahuah still
on earth – not in 'heaven' - and yet subject to attack
by Satan. Revelation 6:9-11 plainly shows that many
true worshippers (qodeshim) will undergo end-time
martyrdom.
Daniel was protected from
lions even while right in their
midst in the lion’s den. His
three friends escaped
destruction of the fiery
furnace by miraculous
protection while still in the
furnace itself. Israel had to
endure the first three
Egyptian plagues in the land
of Goshen, and were
protected there, while still on
Egyptian soil. Revelation 7 reveals a similar destiny
for the people of Yahuah in the last days. Before the
messenger releases divine plagues that will devastate
the earth, the qodeshim of Yahuah will be sealed in
their foreheads for protection (Picture to the left)
(verse 3). That sealing is His Name – YHWH as we
read in Revelation 14:1 and 22:4. As with Israel in
Goshen, however, there is nothing stating that the
people of Yahuah will not have to endure the man-
made tribulation that will come first. This is detailed in
Revelation 6:1-8.
Another direct rebuttal to a rapture is the passage in
Revelation 7:14, regarding the identity of all those
dressed in white robes.

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 “And I said to him, 'Master, you know.’
And he said to me, 'These are those coming
out of the great distress, having washed
their robes and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb.’ ”
(Revelation 7:14)

These qodeshim are proved righteous and stood fast

in the coming tribulation and they are now granted a
position in the Reign of the Messiah. Rewards are not
given to those who escape, but to those who endure
and overcome (Rev. 2:26).
Revelation 20:4 says there will be martyrs who refuse
to worship the beast who will be beheaded for the
witness of Yahushua. Are we to assume that these
martyrs are the evil people left behind on earth during
the Tribulation? Obviously not. They are the
qodeshim, whose preaching, teaching, righteous
example, and martyrdom will convert many to the
truth during the reign of the Anti-Messiah.
The next verse presents a real problem for the
doctrine of the rapture. Most rapturizes maintain that
the righteous living and righteous dead will be
raptured off to 'heaven' before the tribulation (a
teaching known as the pre-tribulation rapture). But
notice:

“and the rest of the dead did not come to life

until the thousand years were ended – this
is the first resurrection.”
(Revelation 20:5)

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If there had already been a rapture, this would be the
second resurrection, not the first.

-
Yahuah promises protection for
the righteous, although some
will be called on to give up their
lives as a witness of faith to
others. Resurrecting them to life
again is no problem with
Yahuah, and they will be the first
to rise at the last trumpet blast
when Yahushua returns. A key question that needs to
be answered is, where will Yahushua the Messiah go
when He comes in the clouds and raises His
qodeshim? Will He return to the heavens? That is
what the rapture teaching says. We read that the
righteous will:

“meet the Master in the air - and so

we shall always be with the Master”
(1 Thessalonians 4:17)

Does He take the believers and return to 'heaven' for

as much as seven years for the duration of the
Tribulation?
The word 'meet' is the Greek 'apantesis' and is used
in only two other places in the New Testament. One
such place is Matthew 25:6, where the virgins meet
the Bridegroom ('meet' here is apantesis) and they
continue on to the wedding feast. He does not reverse
direction and take the virgins back to the heavens
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where He came from. Verse 13 tells us that this
meeting is “the day and hour when the B n of A am
comes” at the Second Coming.
The other instance where apantesis is used is in Acts
28:15. Paul is heading to Rome and a delegation of
Roman brethren go to meet (apantesis) him. Paul
approaches, they meet and continue on to Rome, his
destination. He did not reverse course.
On His return Yahushua’s destination is the Mount of
Olives, not a return to the heavens (Zechariah 14:4).
His intent is to set up his throne at Jerusalem “in that
day”. He does not reverse direction and head back to
the heavens with the newly gathered believers.

The rapture doctrine is just another aspect of the

modern, false idea of gain without pain. Something for
nothing. No effort or overcoming is necessary. Such
an idea is completely foreign to Scripture. In the Book
of Acts we read:

“Strengthening the beings of the taught ones,

encouraging them to continue in the belief,
and that through many pressures we have to
enter the reign of Elohim”
(Acts 14:22)

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 The rapture doctrine is not only
unscriptural, but it will also
prove to be sinister. Instead of
spiritually preparing people for
what is coming, which is the
whole reason we are given
Scripture prophecy in the first place, people are being
led to believe the lie that they will be delivered out of
it all. Revealed prophecy is not given so that we can
become comfortable or apathetic. Prophecy is
intended to draw us closer to Yahuah:

“...what is revealed belongs to us and to our

children forever, to do all the Words of this Torah.”
(Deuteronomy 29:29)
-Notice also:
“...according to the revelation of the secret which was
kept silent since times of old, but now has been made
manifest, and by Scripture of ne uah has been made
known to all nations, according to the command
of the everlasting Elohim, for belief-obedience.”
(Romans 16:25-26)

How will millions react when they find themselves

facing the biggest challenge of their lives and they are
completely unprepared? Yahushua tells us how: He
says that at that time men will be “fainting from fear”!
(Luke 21:26).

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Because of the fact that many believe in the 'pre-trib'
rapture theory, they will be blinded to the appearance
of the Anti-Messiah and be caught off guard when he
introduces the “mark upon the hand and forehead”
(Rev 13:16). Notice the timing of the return of the
Messiah:

“As to the coming of our Master [vWhY

ha'Mashia and our gathering together to Him,
we ask you, brothers, not to become easily
unsettled in mind or troubled, either by spirit
or by word or by letter, as if from us, as if the day
of' hWhY has come. Let no one deceive you
in any way, because the falling away is to come
first, and the man of lawlessness is to be
revealed, the son of destruction.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:1-3)

There is an implantable microchip available NOW that

is capable of holding all your personal information and
banking functions and is no
different than a 'smart card'
except that it's in your body. This
is a likely candidate for the “mark
of the beast” in that no one will
be able to “buy or sell” without it.
Many Christian leaders (including Hal Lindsay) are
condoning this microchip implant because of the belief
that we are to be 'raptured', before the Anti-Messiah
appears!
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May we not be deceived into false confidence by a
teaching that does not exist in the Scriptures. We
need to heed Yahushua’s warning about the last days:

“And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts

be weighed down by gluttony, and drunkenness,
and worries of this life, and that day come on
you suddenly. For it shall come as a snare on
all those dwelling on the face of all the earth.
Watch then at all times, and pray that you be
counted worthy to escape all this about to take
place, and to stand before the B n of A am.'
(Luke 21:34-36)

It is time to find the promised protection and salvation

that come from knowing and following the truth, and
escape the destruction that results from the misguided
doctrines of man.

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As the world endures
abnormal weather conditions
and is rocked by increasingly
intensive earthquakes, not to
mention the constant threats
of war and disease, many ask the obvious question...

”
This may come as a surprise to some, but there are a
number of people who knew this
was coming and are prepared...
These people are those who know
and believe what is written in
Scripture and was spoken by the
Messiah nearly 2000 years ago...
When asked by His disciples about
His second coming and judgment of
the wicked, this is what Yahushua
warned:

“And [vWhY answering, said to them, 'Take heed that

no one leads you astray. For many shall come in My
Name, saying, “I am ha'Mashia ,” and they shall lead
many astray. And you shall begin to hear of fightings
and reports of fightings. See that you are not troubled,
for these have to take place, but the end is not yet. For
nation shall rise against nation, and reign against
reign. And there shall be scarcities of food, and deadly
diseases, and earthquakes in places. And all these are

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the beginning of birth pains. Then they shall deliver you
up to affliction and kill you, and you shall be hated by
all nations for My Name's sake. And then many shall
stumble, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall
hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise
up and lead many astray. And because of the increase
in lawlessness, the love of many shall become cold.
But he who shall have endured to the end
shall be saved.’”
(Matthew 24:4-13)

Reading further in the Scriptures reveals some more

signs to look for... Read through the list and ask
yourself if any of these signs are visible in society
today...

“But know this, that in the last days hard times

shall come. For men shall be lovers of self,
lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, thankless,
wrong-doers, unloving, unforgiving,
slanderers, without self-control, fierce, haters
of good, betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers
of pleasure rather than lovers of Elohim”
(2 Timothy 3:1-4)

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 “Those who cannot remember the past are
condemned to repeat it...”

All these evil practices aren't new, but the “increase in

lawlessness” is what's worthy to note...
Yahushua the Messiah also warned that signs of His
return would reflect those of Noah's day:

“And as the days of Noa , so also shall the

coming of the B n of A am be. For as they were
in the days before the flood, eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the ark, and they did
not know until the flood came and took them
all away so also shall the coming of the
B n of A am be.”
(Matthew 24:37-39)

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The Scriptures reveal why Yahuah destroyed the
world with a flood:

“And hWhY saw that the wickedness of man

was great in the earth, and that every
inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually. And hWhY was sorry
that He had made man on the earth, and He
was grieved in His heart. And hWhY said, ‘I am
going to wipe off man whom I have created
from the face of the earth, both man and beast,
creeping creature and birds of the shamayim,
for I am sorry that I have made them.’ ”
(Genesis 6:5-7)
Yahuah doesn't
“wipe off’ people
from the face of
the earth for no
reason, and this is
where we come to
the crux of the
matter...
Yahuah defines
“lawlessness, “evil” and “wickedness” in His Word -
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the Scriptures, as disobedience to His Commands
(Torah). People through history have asked why
Yahuah has treated His people Israel with such
harshness, yet Scripture tells us why:

“And many gentiles shall pass by this city, and

they shall say to one another, ‘Why has hWhY
done so to this great city?’ Then they shall say,
‘Because they have forsaken the Covenant
of hWhY their Elohim, and bowed themselves to
other mighty ones and served them.’ ”
(Jeremiah 22:8-9)
“And hWhY warned Yisra’ l and Yahu ah,
through all of His ne i’im, and every seer, saying,
“Turn back from your evil ways, and guard
My Commands and My Laws, according to
all the Torah which I commanded your fathers,
and which I sent to you by My servants the
ne i’im.” But they did not listen and hardened
their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who
did not put their trust in hWhY their Elohim...”
(2 Kings 17:13-14)

Note: The disobedience spoken of is not just against

the “Ten Commandments”; but “Commands”, “Laws”
and “all the Torah” and Yahuah gives us these
warnings to steer us back to His good Commands and
Laws...
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 “...and warned them, to bring them back to Your
Torah. But they acted proudly, and did not obey Your
Commands, and sinned against Your Right-Rulings,
'which if a man does, he shall live by them.’ ”
(Nehemiah 9:29)
“And they made their hearts like flint against hearing
the Torah, and the Words, which hWhY of hosts had
sent by His Rua through the former ne i'im.
Therefore great wrath came from hWhY of hosts.
(Zechariah 7:12)

Reflecting on the prophetic words of Yahushua

comparing the last days to the
times of Noah, you might be
getting a few clues to what these
'natural' disasters are pointing
to...

History is about to repeat itself, but at an intensity

never before seen:

“For then there shall be great distress, such

as has not been since the beginning of the
world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.”
(Matthew 24:21)

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These words of Yahushua the Messiah are speaking
of this prophecy of Isaiah from the Original Covenant:

“See, hWhY is making the earth empty and making it

waste, and shall overturn its surface, and shall
scatter abroad its inhabitants...
...the earth is completely emptied and utterly
plundered, for hWhY has spoken this word. The
earth shall mourn and wither, the world shall
languish and wither, the haughty people of the earth
shall languish. For the earth has been defiled under
its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the
Tarot, changed the Law, broken the everlasting
Covenant. Therefore a curse shall consume the
earth, and those who dwell in it be punished.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth shall be burned,
and few men shall be left.”
(Isaiah 24:1-5)

So... the peoples of the

earth are being punished
because they have
broken His Covenant -
His Laws! The Renewed Covenant also warns of this
current age that those who reject this Truth will not be
saved from this punishment and will be deluded into
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 “The coming is against the working of Satan,
with all his power and signs and wonders
of falsehood, and with all deceit of
unrighteousness in those perishing, because
they did not receive the love of the truth, in
order for them to be saved. And for this reason
Elohim sends them a working of delusion, for
them to believe the falsehood, in order that all
should be judged who did not believe the truth,
but have delighted in the unrighteousness.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)

The Scriptures again give us the answer on how to get

through the wrath of Yahuah:

“Gather together, gather together, O nation without

shame, before the decree is born - the day shall pass
on like chaff - before the burning wrath of hWhY
comes upon you, before the day of wrath of hWhY
comes upon you! Seek hWhY, all you meek ones of the
earth, who have done His Right-Ruling. Seek
righteousness, seek meekness, if so be that you are
hidden in the day of wrath of hWhY.”
(Zephaniah 2:1-3)
Obedience to Yahuah's commands is a prerequisite
for being part of His chosen people, and anyone could
join Israel by following His Commands:

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 “Also the sons of the foreigner who join
themselves to hWhY, to serve Him, and to
love the Name of hWhY to be His servants,
all who guard the Shabbath, and not profane
it, and holdfast to My Covenant – them I
shall bring to My qodesh mountain...”
(Isaiah 56:6-7)

Yahuah has shown enduring love and patience for

2000 years since His Son and His Covenant was
rejected by Israel and Judah. Yahuah has continued
to withhold pouring out His cup of wrath on this world
and all those who reject I and refuse to guard His
Commands. '
This coming tribulation is
His last resort to warn
those who have ears to
hear... Yahuah's Word,
His prophets, His Son
and apostles throughout
time have consistently
called for the same thing:

“But you, you shall guard My Laws and My

Right-Rulings, and not do any of these
abominations, the native nor stranger who
sojourns among you...”
(Leviticus 18:26)

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 “Thus said the Master hWhY, “Repent, and
turn back from your idols, and turn back
your faces from all your abominations.”
(Ezekiel 14:6)

“Repent, for the reign of the shamayim has

come near!” For this is he who was spoken of
by the na i Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of a
one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the
way of hWhY, make His paths straight.’ ”
(Matthew 3:2-3)

“Repent, and let each one of you be immersed

in the Name of [vWhY ha'Mashia for
the forgiveness of sins. And you shall
receive the gift of the Rua ha'Qodesh.”
(Acts 2:38)

Aside from preparing yourself spiritually you would

have to be very shortsighted not to prepare physically
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 world. In case you
forgot already,
Yahushua warned of:
“scarcities of food, and
deadly diseases, and
earthquakes” (Matt
24:7) as some of the
end-time signs, not to mention some of the seals and
trumpets prophesied in the book of Revelation!
Just ask yourself what you would do in the case of a
natural disaster like New Orleans or more recently
Indonesia and Japan. Surely you would want to have
a pack of some basic survival equipment on hand
that you could grab within the few minutes before you
flee?
The Scriptures speak about being ready to escape the
coming wrath:

“...then let those who are in Yahu ah flee to the

mountains. Let him who is on the house-top not come
down to take whatever out of his house. And let him
who is in the field not turn back to get his garments.
And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who
are nursing children in those days! And pray that your
flight does not take place in winter or on the Shabbath.
For then there shall be great distress, such as has not
been since the beginning of the world until this time,
no, nor ever shall be.”
(Matthew 24:16-21)

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 “A clever man foresees calamity, hides himself;
The simple shall go on, they are punished”
(Proverbs 27:12)

Having examined all the coming events, let's turn our

attention to the afterlife and what some refer to as
'Heaven...'

The concept of 'going to Heaven' when you die is

another fascinating mix of paganism and mythology.
Heaven, as a sacred place or a state of being,
appears in the myths and legends of cultures around
the world; often the dwelling place of the gods, the
place where people who have lived virtuously find
their reward after death as a paradise of some kind,
located above or beyond the limits of the ordinary
world. Over the centuries, traditional ideas have
changed, and many people now think of heaven more
in terms of a state of spiritual existence or salvation,
than as a precise though other worldly place.
BUDDHISM: One sect of Buddhism believes in an
eternal afterlife in a realm called the 'Pure Land' or the
'Western Paradise' where anyone could enter by
saving others from suffering. Other sects teach of a
state of 'Nirvana' where the soul is absorbed into
'absolute blessedness'.
Hinduism describes the soul's ideal state as
achieving 'Nirvana', in where the cycle of
reincarnation ends and the soul is absorbed into
Brahma.
Chinese tradition speaks of many types of
'Heaven'. The Taoist tradition of Chinese mythology
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speaks of 'Penglai Shan', a mountain with eight
peaks. Penglai was described in terms of precious
things.
In Norse mythology, the gods live in
'Asgard', the topmost realm of existence. The souls of
heroes who die in battle go to 'Valhalla', where they
spent their afterlife in joyous fighting and feasting.
Myths of the Slavic peoples have a paradise called
'Buyan', described as either a silent and peaceful
underwater city or an island washed by a river of
healing.
The Celtic peoples have myths of an island paradise
called 'Avalon'.
The Greeks imagined their deities as dwelling in a
palatial heaven high above the mortal world on 'Mount
Olympus'. The blessed dead, however, went to
'Elysium', a green gardenlike afterworld.
ISLAM: Islamic mythology also envisions a
multilayered 'Paradise', usually with seven levels. The
phrase 'seventh heaven' comes from this image. The
Muslim heavens are garden paradises of shade trees,
flowing streams, and abundant pleasure. The various
levels are
associated with precious substances such as gold,
silver, and pearls, but the highest level is made of
pure, divine light and is devoted to the ceaseless,
joyous praise of Allah.
Again, Christianity ignores the
straightforward teaching of Scripture choosing to
follow the traditions of pagan Catholicism. The

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Christian idea of
'Heaven' is a mixture of
mostly pagan
interpretations although
modern Christianity
leans toward an
understanding of
Heaven as spiritual
union with 'God.'
Christianity developed three visions of heaven. The
first, the realm beyond the skies, was the source of
images of heaven as a place of clouds and winged
angels. The second, the garden of paradise, was the
natural world raised to the level of divine perfection —
an image associated with the Garden of Eden. The
third vision was that of the heavenly city, a symbol of
perfect organization and harmony.

For a start, when a person dies, they do not 'go to

heaven' or any 'paradise' or 'purgatory'... They simply
wait in a state of 'sleep' till the Great Day of
Judgement. The Original Covenant uses the phrase,
“...slept with his fathers...” thirty-six times as a
description for death and in the Renewed covenant
we find similar word usage:

“For if we believe that [vhWY died and rose

again, so also Elohim shall bring with Him
those who sleep in [vhWY.”
(1 Thessalonians 4:14. See also John 11:11,
1 Cor 15:51, etc.)
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Even the whole concept of life after death in some
ethereal place at the end of all the world is a foreign
concept to revealed Scripture.

“And I saw a renewed shamayim and a

renewed earth, for the former shamayim and
the former earth had passed away, and the sea
is no more.”
(Revelation 21:1. See also Isa 65:17,
Isa 66:22, 2 Pe 3:13, etc.)

Again, the simple truth of Scripture clashes with the

pagan based concepts taught by mainstream
Christianity, by stating that the eternal life enjoyed by
all those who live an obedient life in Yahushua, is on
this earth in its renewed form...

Most Christians
believe that Yahuah's
Laws have been
“buried at the cross”,
and consider them a
“burden”, yet fail to
realize that He created
us and knows what is
good and what isn't.
He is our Creator! Why
is it so hard for us to accept that He gave us Laws to
protect us just as a loving Father would do for His
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children? Does it not make sense that if foods were
unclean for His people 4000 years ago, that they are
still unclean? Have our digestive systems been
miraculously transformed to process the toxins
contained in scum sucking bottom dwellers and swine
flesh, just because Yahushua died and rose again?
Let's examine some of the Scripture surrounding the
consumption of what Scripture calls 'unclean meats'.
In the beginning, all living things (including man) in
Yahuah's creation ate plants. Some don't even realize
that lions, hyena, vultures and tyrannosaurus rex ate
nothing but plants! Speaking to Adam:

“Elohim said, 'See, I have given you every

plant that yields seed which is on the face of
all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields
seed, to you it is for food. And to every beast
of the earth, and to every bird of the
shamayim, and to every creeping creature on
the earth, in which there is life, every green
plant is for food.' And it came to be so.”
(Genesis 1:29-30)

This of course makes perfect sense because this was

Yahuah's "very good" Creation. Death is only a
consequence of disobedience to Him, therefore f
there could be no death and disease, (or evolution for
that

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 matter) because no one
had yet sinned. It was
only after the curse of
'sin unto death' that man
and animals started
killing each other, and it
wasn't till Noah and his
sons disembarked from
the ark that mankind
was permitted by Yahuah to eat meat and man's
relationship to animals was altered.

“And the fear of you and the dread of you is on

every beast of the earth, on every bird of the
shamayim, on all that creeps on the ground,
and on all the fish of the sea - into your hand
they have been given. Every moving creature
that lives is food for you. I have given you
all, as I gave the green plants. But do not eat
flesh with its life, its blood.”
(Genesis 9:2)

Yahuah limited edible plants to those that are green

and propagate by seeds. Those plants that lack either
chlorophyll or seeds, or both, are called into question
— including fungi such as mushrooms (which are not
actually plants) as well as various parasitic plants.
Because of the effects of the curse, disease and
pollution took their toll on the creation and Yahuah
gave Laws to His people to mark them as qodesh.
These were the Commandments given to Moses in
Leviticus chapter 11. As with all Yahuah's Laws, what
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Yahushua has accomplished in His death and
resurrection has fulfilled the priestly laws; all else will
not pass away till ALL is done (Matthew 5:17- 20) and
remember:

“I shall not profane My covenant, Neither

would I change what has gone out from My lips.”
(Psalm 89:34)

Yahuah’s Laws of clean and unclean animals, fish,

birds,
insects, and even
dead creatures,
are found in His
Word. Just as with
the Ten
Commandments,
we can see these
Laws operating
long before they
were reiterated to
Israel and handed
down to Moses on
stone tablets at Sinai. We also see them still in force
in the New Covenant. Another example in which we
see clean food Laws in operation long before Sinai is
in Yahuah’s instructions to Noah. Yahuah told Noah
that clean animals were to go aboard the ark by
sevens, but he was to limit the unclean to only
two (Gen 7:2). Noah obviously had to know the
difference because of the clean food Laws. Peter

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knew the difference as well, as we see in his reaction
to his own vision in Acts 10 (please read on).

The laws of clean and unclean food are like the moral
laws — they have been in effect since the beginning
of creation. Therefore, we cannot brush them off with
the argument that they were merely "Old Testament"
and given only to ancient Israel.

In Leviticus chapter 11 Yahuah details the laws

regulating clean and unclean foods.

“And hWhY spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon,

saying to them, 'Speak to the children of
Yisra’ l, saying, “These are the living creatures
which you do eat among all the beasts that are
on the earth: Whatever has a split hoof
completely divided, chewing
the cud, among the beasts, that you do eat.
(Leviticus 11:1-3)

A split hoof of two

toes and chewing
the cud (the process
of casting up and re-
chewing of food) are
the two criteria that
qualify animals that
can be used for food. Leviticus 11 lists several
animals that do not fit these qualifications. These
animals include the camel, rabbit, and pig. The pig is
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one of the most gluttonous animals on the earth and
carries a number of deadly parasites. Yahuah also
prohibited us from touching their carcasses. Aquatic
life is discussed in Lev 11:9-12:

“These you do eat of all that are in the waters:

any one that has fins and scales in the waters, in
the seas or in the rivers, that you do eat. But all
that have not fins and scales in the seas and in the
rivers, all that move in the waters or any living
creature which is in the waters, they are an
abomination to you. They are an abomination to
you - of their flesh you do not eat, and their
carcasses you abominate. All that have not fins or
scales in the waters is an abomination to you.”
(Leviticus 11:9-12)

For aquatic creatures to be fit to eat, they must have

both fins and scales. One school of thought explains
that marine animals without fins and scales tend to be
bottom feeders, consuming the effluent that sinks to
the mud. Having this in mind, we can perceive the
reason Yahuah prohibited these marine species.
Aquatic life unfit for human consumption includes
shrimp, lobster, oysters, clams, crabs, catfish, eel,
shark, dolphin and whale but to name a few. Modern
science is now finding dangerous levels of harmful,
heavy metals like mercury and lead in the flesh of
many of these creatures. Yahuah certainly knows
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 “And these you do abominate among the
birds, they are not eaten, they are an abomination:
the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,
and the hawk, and the falcon after its kind,
every raven after its kind, and the ostrich, and
the nighthawk, and the seagull, and the hawk
after its kind, and the little owl, and the
fisher owl, and the great owl, and the white
owl, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,
and the stork, the heron after its kind, and
the hoopoe, and the bat.”
(Leviticus 11:13-19)

Forbidden birds are also listed in Deuteronomy 14:11-

18, but Yahuah does not specify why these particular
birds are forbidden. Other kinds of birds are permitted,
such as chicken, goose, duck and turkey.

There are a handful of Scriptures that, taken out of

context, have been used to claim that New Testament
believers are not obliged to keep the 'Old' Testament
dietary Laws. The first is often the words of Yahushua
Himself:

“And He said to them, “Are you also without

understanding? Do you not perceive that
whatever enters a man from outside is unable
to defile him...”
(Mark 7:18)

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The Erroneous interpretation is that Yahushua was
condemning the Scribes and Pharisees for their strict
law-keeping, decreeing that virtually any 'food' is
harmless and therefore edible. When taken in proper
context, this passage is not difficult to understand. At
the beginning we find Yahushua’s disciples eating
with unwashed hands in plain sight of the Scribes and
Pharisees. These Jews had many Rabbinical
traditions that had been handed down through the
ages, and accused Yahushua’s disciples of breaking
their traditions (Mark 7:3-4). Yahushua does not
condemn them for compliance with Yahuah’s kosher
food Laws, but instead condemns them for their
doctrines of men.
Throughout the New Covenant it becomes clear that
these Jewish leaders who were responsible for
teaching Yahuah’s Torah, became complacent with
the more important matters. Yahushua makes this
statement:

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

Because you tithe the mint and the anise and
the cumin, and have neglected the weightier
of the Torah: the Right-Ruling and the
compassion and the belief. These need to have
been done, without neglecting the others.”
(Matthew 23:23)

Notice Yahushua commanded not to ignore the Torah

and nowhere in Mark 7 do we find Yahuah’s clean
food Laws mentioned. We simply see the same
message Yahushua taught during His ministry here
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on earth. We are to observe Yahuah’s physical Laws
without neglecting His weightier Laws.
Another common misunderstanding is the vision of
the sheet given to Peter (Kepha) in Acts chapter 10:
“And a voice came to him, Rise up, Kepha,
slay and eat.' But Kepha said, 'Not at all, Master!
Because I have never eaten whatever is common
or unclean. 'And a voice came to him again the
second time, 'What Elohim has cleansed
you do not consider common.’ ”
(Acts 10:15)
On the surface one
may assume Yahuah
has cleansed all
foods, if you ignore
the context of the
entire chapter and
the fact that it was a
vision. Due to the
Jewish customs of
the day, again being in conflict with the Word of
Yahuah, Peter actually understood the vision and
explained the meaning of his vision of the sheet. In the
very same chapter, we read:
“You know that a Yahu ite man is not allowed to
associate with, or go to one of another race. But
Elohim has shown me that I should not call
any man common or unclean... Truly I see
that Elohim shows no partiality, but in
every nation, he who reveres Him and works
righteousness is accepted by Him.”
(Acts 10:28,35)
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The importance of this vision re-opened the door for
non-Israelites to be considered 'children of Elohim', as
written in Scripture:
“Also the sons of the foreigner who join
themselves to hWhY, to serve Him, and to love
the Name of hWhY, to be His servants, all who
guard the Shabbath, and not profane it, and
holdfast to My Covenant - them I shall bring
to My qodesh mountain, and let them rejoice in
My House of prayer...”
(Isaiah 56:6-7)
Clearly, the vision seen by Peter was to show him in
a very graphic and profound way that Gentiles - who
were once considered unclean - were permitted into
Yahuah’s Covenant. NOWHERE in this passage are
Yahuah’s clean food Laws discussed or revoked.
Peter himself denies that he should ever eat anything
that conflicts with the clean food Laws.
Another common Scripture selectively quoted out of
context is 1 Timothy 4:4 by those who choose to
ignore Yahuah's good Law, conveniently disregarding
the end of the sentence in verse 5:

“...foods which Elohim created to be received

with thanksgiving by those who believe and
know the truth. Because every creature of
Elohim is good, and none is to be rejected if it
is received with thanksgiving, for it is qadosh
by the Word of and prayer.”
(1 Timothy 4:4-5)

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A "creature of Elohim" that meets clean food
qualifications is defined as “created to be received,”
for “those who know the truth” as written in “the Word
of It is the Word that sanctifies or defines those
animals (listed in Leviticus and Deuteronomy 14) as
qodesh, that Yahuah says we may eat. It should be
clear as crystal that Paul is not promoting the eating
of unclean animals which Yahuah has called
abominable for mankind.
Yahuah’s dietary Laws have not been annulled, but
remain for all of Yahuah’s New Covenant believers.
As modern science becomes more knowledgeable
about food and its effects on health, it is verifying what
Scripture has been teaching for millennia - that certain
meats are harmful and are not meant to be eaten.
Therefore, we can see why Yahuah prohibited specific
foods as unfit. Even then, however, true worshippers
do not need a scientific explanation. The simple fact
that the Maker of our bodies tells us what to avoid, is
reason enough to obey.

Yahuah’s Word prohibits consumption of both fat and

blood:
“An everlasting Law throughout your
generations in all your dwellings: you do
not eat any fat or any blood”
(Leviticus 3:17)
“Speak to the children of Yisra’ l, saying, 'Do
not eat any fat, of bull or sheep or goat. And
the fat of a dead body, and the fat of what is torn,

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 is used for any purpose, but you do not eat it
at all.”
(Leviticus 7:23-24)

Yahuah gave us His Laws for our own good! The fat
of the animal was offered to Yahuah in sacrifice (Lev
3:16). It belongs to Him. The
life of the animal is found in its
blood (Lev 17:10- 14) and the
recent rise in popularity of
vampire films is definitely a
sign of the heights of wickedness that society has
reached. Both fat and blood of the sacrifice were
treated separately from the meat of the sacrifice and
neither were eaten. Thus, it is necessary to remove all
blood from the flesh of Scripturally clean animals
before eating and to avoid eating residual blood.
At the time of slaughter, rapid draining of most of the
blood must occur and be poured on the ground and
covered. This important Scripture is often overlooked
or ignored by most people:

“And any man from the children of Yisra’ l, or

from the strangers who sojourn among you,
who hunts and catches any beast or bird, which
is eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it
with dust, for it is the life of all flesh.
Its blood is for its life.”
(Leviticus 17:13-14)

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Satan has cleverly compiled this worldly system so
that you buy your food from the store, instead of
cultivating it yourself. That way you don't have any
idea what you are being fed. Did you know that a lot
of cheeses are made with pork rennet? Some brands
of gelatine are derived from pig. Most fish burgers are
made from shark, cunningly named 'Lemon fish' or
'catch of the day'. A fairly new thing seen on milk
bottles lately is 'added vitamin D'. We leave it to you
to guess from what dead animal skins they scrape to
derive it. More recent biological tomfoolery involves
the use of aborted fetal matter to engineer flavor
enhancers... Satan is out to deceive and destroy!

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Isn't it ironic that when a
child is born, one of the
first things we give a
child is a doll or a
stuffed object made in
the likeness of a
creature? Practically all
of us have been raised in homes where statues,
ornaments and trinkets (all graven images) are
featured prominently in every room, and have not
given a second thought to following the tradition in our
own homes...
Even many of us who have been raised with a
Christian upbringing are very quick to point the finger
at Catholics with their many statues of 'saints', yet see
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no harm in giving our children a “soft-toy” to comfort
them.
Admittedly, none of us would dream of bowing down
to our shaped ornaments or doll collection, and it is a
fact that Catholics do bow and give reverence to their
'saints', so is there a difference, or is it just nit-picking
to suggest that household statues and action toys are
idols?
As always, we need to examine Scripture to find if our
actions (and possessions) please Yahuah or are vain
traditions of man, or even worse: an abomination!

“You do not make for yourself a carved image, or any

likeness of that which is in the shamayim above, or
which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the
waters under the earth, you do not bow down to them
nor serve them. For I, hWhY your Elohim am a jealous
l, visiting the wickedness of the fathers on the children
to the third and fourth generations of those who hate
Me, but showing kindness to thousands, to those who
love Me and guard My Commands.”
(Exodus 20:4-6)

A common excuse we give ourselves is that we do not

bow to, nor serve our garden gnomes so
it's o.k. to fill the lawn with them, but it
seems that in reading this – the Second
Commandment, that 'making' and
'bowing/serving' are separate
Commands and we are to do neither.

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Let's look further to see if this is the case...

“Therefore, diligently guard yourselves, for you saw no

form when hWhY spoke to you at or out of the midst
of the fire, lest you should do corruptly and shall make
for yourselves a carved image in the form of any
figure - the likeness of male or female, the likeness of
any beast that is on the earth or the likeness of any
winged bird that flies in the shamayim, the likeness of
any creature that creeps on the ground or the likeness
of any fish that is in the water under the earth”
(Deuteronomy 4:15-18)

Oh dear... No mention of bowing or serving our

images here. Just a straightforward warning NOT to
make any carved likeness. The Scripture continues...

“Guard yourselves, lest you forget the Covenant of hWhY

your Elohim which He made with you, and shall make
for yourselves a carved image in the form of whatever
hWhY your Elohim has forbidden you. For your Elohim
is a consuming fire, a jealous El. When you bring forth
children and grandchildren, and shall grow old in the
land, and shall do corruptly and make a carved image
in the form of whatever, and shall do what is evil in the
eyes of hWhY your Elohim to provoke Him...”
(Deuteronomy 4:23-25)

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Again, no mention of
bowing; just a repeat to
NOT make a carved
image. This Scripture
even reminds us that
this is His Covenant -
His Commandment. Not
just a gentle warning. The Commandment given in
Exodus is repeated nearly word for word in
Deuteronomy:

“You do not make for yourself a carved image, any

likeness of which is in the shamayim above, or
which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters
under the earth, you do not bow down to them nor
serve them. For I, your Elohim, am a jealous El, visiting
the wickedness of the fathers upon the children to the
third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but
showing kindness to thousands, to those who love
Me and guard My Commands”
(Deuteronomy 5:8-10)

And Again:
“Each one of you should revere his mother and
his father, and guard My Shabbathoth. I am
hWhY your Elohim. Do not turn to idols,
and do not make for yourselves moulded
mighty ones. I am hWhY your Elohim”
(Leviticus 19:3-4)

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The whole illogical reasoning that you can possess an
idol as long as you don't bow down to it, holds
absolutely no water whatsoever...

‘Do not make any cuttings in your flesh for

the dead, nor put tattoo marks on you.
I am hWhY.”
(Leviticus 19:28)

So, does this mean one can make tattoo marks on

oneself as long as it's not for the dead? Of course not!
What a stupid excuse to make! There are many
examples from Scripture that can be used to make the
same point.
In case we're still in any doubt about how Yahuah
feels about images, a curse is attached to the warning
for those tempted to make one.
“Cursed is the man who makes a carved or
moulded image, an abomination to hWhY
the work of the hands of the craftsman, and
puts it up in secret. 'And all the people shall
answer and say, 'Am n!'
(Deuteronomy 27:15)

Curses and abomination!

Abomination (Strongs 8441,
tow'ebah) is one of the
strongest words in Scripture for
something detestable to
Yahuah. The following verse
sums up concisely what
Yahuah thinks about adorning
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our homes and pacifying our children with
abominations and nullifies any argument as to
whether you 'made' the image or someone else.

“And do not bring an abomination into

your house, lest you be accursed like it.
Utterly loathe it and utterly hate it, for
it is accursed.”
(Deuteronomy 7:26)

It seems to have become the accepted norm to place

a carved ornament or two on nearly every available
shelf in most homes... Read this prophecy from
Isaiah:
“For in that day, let each man reject his idols
of silver and his idols of gold, which your own
hands have made for yourselves, as a sin”
(Isaiah 31:7)

Some use the reasoning that someone else made the

image thereby justifying their pleasure in collecting
graven images. This of course is a supremely foolish
excuse, and one could argue that they are free of guilt
if they paid someone else to murder someone! Read
the account of Dawid who had Uriah the husband of
Bathsheba put to death in battle (2 Sam 12) ... Yahuah
held David fully accountable for the murder.
When you use the money that you are required to be
a good steward for, to purchase a graven image; you
become partakers in the sin.

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The Hebrew word for 'carved image' is 'pesel'
(Strong's 06459), and literally means: graven or
carved image. The Scriptures also use the word
'molded/molten' (Strong's 04541, massekah) meaning
a cast image. The Commands given use language
and repetition to the effect that Yahuah made it
abundantly clear that EVERY image in the likeness of
creation is included in His abhorrence. The Command
reads “or likeness” (Exo 20:4) which just about covers
every dimensional image that we could imagine; large
or small that is carved, molded or
constructed to replicate His creation
amongst any object in our
homes. This would include:
children's toys, action figures,
dolls, lamp-stands, China
images, crystal images,
garden ornaments... etc.

“But this is what you do to

them: Break down their
altars, and smash their
pillars, and cut down their
Asherim, and burn their
carved images with fire.
For you are qodesh people to your Elohim.
hWhY your Elohim has chosen you to be a people for
Himself, a treasured possession above
all the peoples on the face of the earth”
(Deuteronomy 7:5-6)

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The reason Yahuah gives for this Command is not to
spoil our fun! He tells us we are to be His qodesh
people; His treasured possession. What an honor!
When Yahuah commanded His people to build an
altar to Him, it was to be untouched by any tools:

“And build an altar to hWhY your Elohim

there, an altar of stones - do not use an iron
tool on them.”
(Deuteronomy 27:5. See also Josh 8:31)

And when Yahuah wanted His Temple built with

images of Cherubim and pomegranates, He said so
(See 1 Kings chapter 6). So, if Yahuah has told you
it's o.k. to have images in your home then no one will
argue, but if you ask any child or even an unbeliever
to read through the second Commandment, then ask
them whether or not they think your collection of china
figurines is in violation... I think you know in your
conscience what answer you will receive.

Some who honestly research this subject and admit

that Yahuah finds ALL images of His creation made
by human hands to be abominable, find themselves
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questioning paintings, photographs and many other
forms of 2-dimensional artwork.
In all honesty, ANYTHING that comes before Yahuah
can be a form of an idol, including much of our hobbies
and pastimes, yet Scripture makes a distinct point that
3-dimensional (molded, carved, engraved,
embossed, etc.) images are abominable, yet doesn't
mention 2-dimensional art or pictographs at all,
despite the fact that this form of art was prolific
throughout Egypt where the Israelites had come from
when Yahuah gave the Torah.

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Am n.”
(1 John 5:21)

In the western world a great

emphasis is placed on
possessions and one's
standing in society and in
spite of the large number of
Scriptures in opposition to
many possessions, the
'right' to be 'comfortable' has filtered into the mindset
of most believers and many churches teach that
possessions are a sign of 'blessings'.

“So, then, every one of you who does not give

up all that he has, is unable to be My talmid.”
(Luke 14:33)
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This statement by Yahushua Himself is ignored by
most, and those that acknowledge it, explain it away
with, “He was talking to His disciples,” “I would if He
asked me to...” or genuinely, “how much is all?”
Firstly, Yahushua was NOT speaking to the disciples.
The Scriptures state He was in the “house of one of
the rulers” (14:1) and was speaking to “those who
were invited” (14:7). A whole range of people
obviously, including Pharisees and those learned in
the Torah (14:3).
The second excuse is answered by the first, in that
Yahushua WAS talking to ALL who are listening both
THEN and NOW, and is testified by the closing
statement of the chapter: “He who has ears to hear,
let him hear!” Yahushua said:

“He who possesses My Commands and guards

them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves
Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall
love him and manifest Myself to him.”
(John 14:21).

If He reveals Himself to only those who guards all His

Commands; is it any wonder in this day and age why
so few hear from Him? Yahushua also gave specific
instructions to His disciples:

“Do not acquire gold or silver or copper for

your money belts.”
(Matthew 10:9)
And again:

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 “Mind, and beware of greed, because one's
life does not consist in the excess of his
possessions.
(Luke 12:15)

The genuine response ought to be, “How much did

Yahushua mean when He said forsake ALL?” It is
quite clear from Scripture that Yahushua Himself and
His disciples possessed clothing and staffs and items
of general living, but little else:

“And said to him, “The foxes have holes and

the birds of the shamayim nests, but the
B n of A am has nowhere to lay His head”
(Matthew 8:20)

It is possible that some of the disciples who had wives

had humble homes. Most people in this world
(including believers) that work in the world's system,
have many possessions and positions in this world
that they take pride in...

“Do not love the world nor that which is in the world.
Because all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the
Father but is of the world.”
(1 John 2:15)
“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that
friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim?

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 Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of
the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim.”
(James 4:4)
“And do not be conformed to this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
so that you prove what is that good and
well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.”
(Romans 12:2)
Many who initially recognize
the worldliness in their lives
when Yahuah leads them
will be zealous for His Word
and obedience, yet seem to
reach a point where they
lose that ardor and slowly
slide back into the world's system and " capitalistic
theology, compromising the Commands by hoarding
possessions (mostly graven images) and spend hours
serving them by increasing wealth to purchase bigger
and better things and cleaning and polishing them.
The Messiah warned of this:
“And that sown among the thorns is he who
hears the Word, and the worry of this age and
the deceit of riches choke the Word, and it
becomes fruitless.” (Matthew 13:22)
“For if, after they have escaped the defilements
of the world through the knowledge of the
Master and Saviour ha'Mashia , they are
again entangled in them and overcome, the
latter end is worse for them than the first.”
(2 Peter 2:20)

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The most unmistakable observation of the collection
of earthly possessions is:

MORE POSSESSIONS = LESS TIME FOR YAHUAH

When a Torah observing person asked Yahushua,
“What shall I do to inherit everlasting ai?” Yahushua
responded, “You know the Commands, 'Do not
commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do
not bear false witness,' 'Do not rob,' 'Respect your
father and your mother.' And he answering, said to
Him, 'Teacher, all these I have watched over from my
youth.' ”
It seems as this was not enough in this case and
possibly many of our own day and age...

“And [vWhY, looking at him, loved him, and said to

him, 'One matter you lack: Go, sell all you possess
and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in
the shamayim. And come, follow Me, taking up the
stake. 'But he, being sad at this word, went away
grieved, for he had many possessions. And
[vWhY, looking around, said to His talmidim,
'How hard it is for those who have riches to
enter into the reign of Elohim!’ ”
(Mark 10:21-23)

This is quite a staggering statement for some to take

in, and indeed many who were listening to His words,
by their response, could not handle this truth:

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“And they were immeasurably astonished, saying
among themselves, 'Who then is able to be saved?' ”
(Mark 10:26) The question must be asked:

WHAT IS OUR PORPOSE IN THIS WORLD?

The Scriptures refer to true believers many times as

“sojourners” or “pilgrims”. Spiritually and physically,
we are no different than Yahuah's people sojourning
in a worldly “wilderness”, waiting for our Messiah to
take us into His “promised land”.

“The world passes away, and the lust of it, but

the one doing the desire of Elohim
remains forever.”
(1 John 2:17)

We are raised learning from

those before us, that to be
considered successful in this
life, we ought to have a good
education from a credible
college, a moderate to high
paying job, a car for the husband and one for the wife,
a nice home in the suburbs, blah, blah, blah, etc...

“No one serving as a soldier gets involved in

The affairs of this life, in order to please
only Him who enlisted him as a soldier.”
(2 Timothy 2:4)

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There is no excuse to involve ourselves in all this
nonsense. All these 'things' involve 'serving' them.
The education systems in this world are NOT for
Yahuah! They teach as fact (evolution etc.); things
spoken against in Scripture and promote worldly
success.
Scripture instructs us to “train up a child in the way he
should go” (Prov 22:6), not give them into the hands
of Satan's system. We serve the loans on our fancy
cars and mortgages on our homes... We are SLAVES
to the world when we involve ourselves in materialism.

“Therefore, since Mashia suffered in the flesh,

arm yourselves also with the same mind,
because he who has suffered in the flesh has
ceased from sin, so that he no longer lives the
rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of
men, but according to the desire of Elohim.”
(1 Peter 4:1-2)

According to Scripture which one is the desire of

Elohim?
1.) Storing up worldly goods for oneself, or...
2.) Going into all the world to share the Good News.

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures

on earth, where moth and rust destroy and
where thieves break in and steal, but lay up
for yourselves treasures in the shamayim,
where neither moth nor rust destroys and
where thieves do not break in and steal.”
(Matthew 6:19)
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Why do the majority
of so-called believers
pursue their own
selfish pleasures and
gains while this world
is lost in sin and
millions of people die daily who may benefit from
YOUR testimony! People who live in
bondage to their evil governments, who are forced to
work for cents per day, children who are sold into
slavery or prostitution. Some of these people long to
hear of a Heavenly Father who loves them and sent
His Son to redeem them from the bondage of this
sinful world.

“Clean and undefiled religion before the

Elohim and Father is this: to visit orphans
and widows in their affliction, and to keep
oneself unstained from the world.”
(James 1:27)

Another warning from the book of James applies to

those in these last days:

“Come now, rich ones, weep, crying aloud over

the hardships coming upon you! Your riches
have rotted, and your garments have become
moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have become
rusty, and their rust shall be a witness against
you and shall eat your flesh like fire. You
have laid up treasure in the last days.”
(James 5:1-3)
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 “And if anyone does not provide for his
own, and especially for those of his household,
he has denied the belief and is worse than an
unbeliever.”
(1 Timothy 5:8)

At the heart of this excuse is usually a self-justification

for the accumulation of
temporal possessions.
Then again this is a
legitimate concern for
those of us with
families, but does
“provide” constitute all
the things listed above:
worldly education,
houses, cars, boats,
toys, bikes, ornaments
(idols), excess clothes & shoes, furniture, trinkets,
etc., etc...
To provide actually means to provide and teach the
Truth of His Word! Not even the necessities of life, for
Yahushua even stated that we need not worry about
these:

“And do not seek what you shall eat or what you

shall drink, and do not keep worrying. For
the gentiles of the world seek all these, and
your Father knows that you need these. But

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 seek the reign of Elohim, and all these
shall be added to you.”
(Luke 12:29-31)

What simple advice from the Master - the one who we

ought to follow. Some may say that work is part of the
curse when Adam sinned, but again, he was to work
for necessities of life; to provide for his family, not all
the trappings this age sells us. Ask yourself who you
work for... Is your company or organization working
for the betterment of Yahuah's people or is it just
another worldly “fat-cat” organization serving their
own bellies? If the latter is the case, then you are
serving the world! Listen to the advice given to
Timothy:

“When we have food and covering, we shall be

satisfied with these. But those wishing to be
rich fall into trial and a snare, and into many
foolish and injurious lusts which plunge men
in ruin and destruction. For the love of money
is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some, by
longing for it, have strayed from the belief,
and pierced themselves through with many
pains. But you, O man of Elohim,
flee from all this...”
(1 Timothy 6:8-11)

It is also ironic that we feel the need to purchase

washing machines and dryers and dishwashers, etc.
that will supposedly give us more free time, yet we
work many extra hours to pay for them! Then we are
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trapped into paying extra dollars for insurances and
regular servicing, and more often than not the device
breaks down just after the warranty expires. The
simple truth is that to acquire all the possessions of
this world that bring conformity nearly always involve
some sort of DEBT!

“The rich rules over the poor, And the

borrower is servant to the lender.”
(Proverbs 22:7)

There is a general sense of warning about getting

loans as you read through Scripture and when you
borrow money from the banks of the world, you
become their SERVANTS.
“No servant is able to serve two masters, for
either he shall hate the one and love the other,
or else he shall cling to the one and despise the
other. You are not able to serve Elohim
and wealth.”
(Luke 16:13)

You CANNOT serve Yahuah AND your loan. How

much clearer does it need to be? Debt always brings
pressure to the debtor to pay on time and whether or
not they can afford the necessities after having repaid.
Loans cause WORRIES.
“And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts
be weighed down by gluttony, and drunkenness,
and worries of this life, and that day come on you
suddenly.”
(Luke 21:34)
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Much more could be said with many examples from
Scripture but let's just end with a few more words of
wisdom.

‘He who loves his life shall lose it, and he who hates
his life in this world shall preserve it for everlasting ai.”
(John 12:25)
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and
mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters,
and his own life too, he is unable to be My talmidi.”
(Luke 14:26)
“If, then, you were raised with Mashia , seek the
matters which are above, where Mashia is, seated at
the right hand of hWhY. Mind the matters above, not
those on the earth.”
(Colossians 3:1-2)

In light of the fact that so many traditions of the

Christian institutional church have been revealed to
be nothing more than
man-made customs,
would it be surprising to
find tithing is just tradition
also? Did Yahuah
actually command that
they be collected for use
by a local assembly for its
daily operating expenses? Is this pressure placed on
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people to give money - called a tithe - that's taught
today in these institutional churches, part of Torah?
Again, the only way to understand any of this is to take
a look at Scripture and discern what it says regarding
this practice.
Firstly, the Scriptures DO teach to GIVE... This is an
examination into the 'tithe'. The purpose here is to
gain an understanding of what Yahuah's Word says
regarding this subject, as opposed to what is practiced
today. The Hebrew word for tithe, 'ma'aser', simply
means, 'a tenth part.' The first appearance of this is:

“ ‘And baru be the Most High l who has

delivered your enemies into your hand.’ And
he gave him a tenth of all”
(Genesis 14:20)

This is taken from the account when Abram gave

Melchizedek a tithe ('a tenth part') from the spoils of
war he had just taken. Abram then gave the balance
of the spoils of war to the king of Sodom (minus that
which his men had eaten and that which belonged to
the men who went with him [v.14:22-24]). Note that
none of these goods were Abram's; they were all
spoils of war as far as he was concerned. That's all
there was to it. Nothing else. As far as the tithe is
concerned, that's all that happened. There is nothing
prior to this encounter that gives us any information as
to Yahuah ever having commanded Abram to give
Him (or anybody else) a tithe of his possessions.

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After receiving the promise from Yahuah, Jacob also
promised to give a tithe of his own free will to Yahuah,
as there is no clear indication that it was a command
from Yahuah, nor was it to be given to the 'local
church'.

“And Ya'aqo made a vow, saying, "Seeing

Elohim is with me, and has kept me in this way
that I am going, and has given me bread to eat
and a garment to put on... and of all that You
give me, I shall certainly give a tenth to You.”
(Genesis 28:20-22)

After Israel was delivered from Egypt and brought to

the wilderness, Yahuah commanded them to give Him
a tithe of their crops. This is first mentioned:

“And all the tithe of the land - of the seed of the

land or of the fruit of the tree - belongs to hWhY. It
is qodesh to hWhY”
(Leviticus 27:30)

Note that the tithe is from the land, from the seed of
the land, or from the fruit of the tree. Yahuah did not
say to bring money and is clear from the context it was
to be for the priesthood which is confirmed in the Book
of Numbers:

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 “And see, I have given the children of
L wi all the tithes in Yisra'el as an
inheritance in return for the service which
they are serving, the service of the
Tent of Appointment.”
(Numbers 18:21. See also 18:24-28)

Even the Renewed Covenant confirms this purpose

for the tithe:

“And truly, those who are of the sons of L wi,

who receive the kehunnah, have a command
to receive tithes from the people according
to the Torah...”
(Hebrews 7:5)
So, the purpose of the tithe was to provide for the
priests for their services as Yahuah had determined
that they would have no inheritance in the Land of
Israel; Yahuah Himself was to be their inheritance
(Numbers 18:19-20).
The priests were of the tribe of Levi, as chosen by
Yahuah, who ministered in the Tabernacle (later, the
Temple) as He commanded. An additional tithe was
also to be used in celebration of Scriptural Feasts
(Deuteronomy 14:22-27) and another tithe every
three years was designated for the sojourner, the
fatherless, and the widow (Deuteronomy 14:28-29;
26:12).

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So, is the tithe no longer applicable? (Remember,
we're talking about the tithe here, not giving in
general.) How would the
tithe apply today? What
would it be used for? For
one thing, it can't be
given to the priests who
minister in the Temple
since there is no serving
priesthood and Yahushua is our High Priest. In fact,
according to the Renewed Covenant, all those in
Yahushua are part of the royal priesthood:

“You also, as living stones, are being built up,

a spiritual house, a qodesh kehunnah, to offer
up spiritual slaughter offerings acceptable to
hWhY through [vWhY ha'Mashia ...
But you are a chosen race, a royal kehunnah,
a qodesh nation, a people for a possession...”
(1 Peter 2:5,9)

The tithes may be used in the remembrance

celebrations of Yahuah's feasts as He commanded to
be celebrated three times a year (Exodus 23:14-17)
and the third yearly tithe for the sojourner, the orphan,
and the widow.
The tithe was never meant to support pastors, elders,
boards of directors and their lifestyles, new carpet, a
sound system for the band, rent and rates for a
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 building, or any other
things of the sort! The sole
reason for giving the tithe
to the priests was because
they did not have any
other means of support.
They were not to own land
on which to grow crops (as
Yahuah had Commanded) so Yahuah took care of
them in this manner. Since they ministered on behalf
of all of Israel, it was only fitting that Israel should help
to care for them. However, there is no full-time
'priesthood' mentioned in Scripture within the local
congregation.

The first mention of paying for the full-time support of

certain members of local congregations is of Cyprian
(200-258 CE). Congregation leaders were given
salaries when Constantine came into office, although
did not become a commonly accepted practice until
the eighth century - 400 years after the beginnings of
Christianity. By the eleventh century it had become a
legal requirement in order to fund the State-run
church.

A popular Scripture that is used to condemn people

into tithing is:

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 “Would a man rob Elohim? Yet you are robbing
Me! But you said, 'In what have we robbed
You?' In the tithe and the offering! You
have cursed Me with a curse, for you are
robbing Me, this nation, all of it! Bring all the
tithes into the store-house, and let there be
food in My house. And please prove Me
in this," said of hosts, "whether I do not
open for you the windows of the shamayim,
and shall pour out for you boundless bera ah!”
(Malachi 3:8-11)

When Yahuah spoke this through Malachi, Israel had

rebuilt the Temple in 516 BCE. However, they were
back to their old ways. They were ignoring Yahuah
and His Commandments. The problem with using this
Scripture to justify tithing in the local assembly is that,
once again, Yahuah is speaking of bringing the tithe
of FOOD to the storehouse for the priesthood. You
can't spiritualize these passages to mean something
other than what they actually do mean. They must be
taken in context.
Don't you find it odd that considering Christianity does
not want to come into Yahuah's Covenant by keeping
the Commands, that churches should even propose
keeping this 'Old Testament' Command?

In Scripture, giving is always encouraged. Those who

have much should help those who don't have much,
and the Torah actually Commands to support the poor
(Leviticus 25:35-37).
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The problem in giving relates to the condition of the
heart. Many people give money to get something in
return, and many other people ask others to give so
that they themselves will get the money!

By now it should be clear that tithing, as dictated by

Christianity, is not Scriptural. One is not to be in
bondage to give money for unscriptural things, such
as paying for full-time staff, or even one person, let
alone church rates, chandeliers and a new car for the
pastor and their lifestyle.

Many who come out from Christianity, look to Israel

and seek the Jewish roots assuming they are keeping
the Original Covenant to the letter. The religious
practices of the Jews today, are sadly far removed
from the Israelites at the time of Moses when
Yahuah's people were given the Torah. A lot of
Rabbinical practices have been inherited from the
Babylonians during the time of exile and much was
added to the Laws, some with good intent to try to
ensure it was impossible to break the Torah. This
however is in direct opposition to not add to the Torah:

“Do not add to the Word which I command you,

and do not take away from it, so as to guard the
Commands of hWhY your Elohim which I
am commanding you”
(Deuteronomy 4:29)

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What we find is that the Israelites of today have their
own traditions which, according to Talmud, are above
Scripture. A number of the traditions within Judaism
are simply inherited from the Pagan nations that they
were assimilated into during the exile in Babylon and
Assyria. Some of these traditions include: naming
months after false elohim (Tammuz, Nisan, Siwan),
replacing the Name of Yahuah with Adonai',
'Ha'Shem', etc.

Should men of Yahuah today wear the customary

'kippah' when they pray,
attend religious
services, or go about
their daily business?
Obviously, Orthodox
Jews do this very thing.
Many feel this custom
identifies them as being
'Jewish.' Some Messianic believer have also adopted
this custom, and claim it is derived from the fact that
Aaron and the priests of ancient Israel wore a 'turban'
or hat when performing their sacred duties. What
about the wearing of the kippah?
The custom of men in general wearing a kippah or
head covering for religious purposes is nowhere
mentioned in Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation,
there is no such Commandment or even any
indication that men of Yahuah wore head coverings

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for religious identification or worship purposes.
Josephus nowhere mentions such a custom, nor do
any ancient Jewish authorities. During the time of
Yahushua, men in general did not wear any separate
hat, head covering, or the like. Their robes, on the
other hand, often included a 'hood',
which could be worn over the head,
for protection from the sun, or the
wind, or dust storms. But hats as
such were not a customary part of a
man’s attire.
Why then do Jews wear the kippah
today? And why do Roman Catholic
priests, bishops, the Pope and
Muslims also wear a similar head
covering?
The only Biblical mention of the
wearing of hats or turbans for
religious purposes is found in the headgear
Yahuah prescribed for the sons of Aaron. The priestly
attire included:

“the long shirt of fine linen, the work of a

weaver... a turban of fine linen, and the
turban ornaments of fine linen, and
short trousers of fine woven linen, and a
girdle of fine woven linen.”
(Exodus 39:27-29)

Is that how all righteous men are to dress today? Not

at all. That was special, for the priests, and was part
of their priestly duties. We today are not Aaronic
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priests serving in the Temple! They also had to wear
white linen trousers, and go barefoot, when they
served in the Temple. Should we be required to do
that all day long? Of course not. Some argue that
believers are 'priests,' and therefore we should follow
the example of the priests of Israel, when they
performed their duties in the Qodesh Place!
This argument, however, does not work, either. Yes,
as Yahuah’s people we are considered a “qodesh
priesthood” spiritually speaking (1 Peter 2:5). But so
was all of ancient Israel! Yahuah declared at Mount
Sinai, to all Israel, men and women, that the whole
nation of Israel was called to be a “reign of priests”
(Exodus 19:6). But this did not mean all the men wore
kippahs - only the priests of the tribe of Levi, the sons
of Aaron, were commanded to wear turbans. It is
certain that in the first century, Yahushua, an Israelite
Jew, residing in the land of Israel, did not wear a
kippah or skullcap. This custom arose in Babylonia
between the third and fifth centuries among the non-
Jewish residents. It arose among them, among the
scholars first, and then spread
throughout the Jewish world,
passing first to the European
Jewish communities.
According to the Babylonian
Talmud, Nedarim 30b, Jewish
children were always
bareheaded, men sometimes
covered their heads, sometimes
not. Remember, however, this
was a late source, reflecting the
custom at the end of the fifth
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century CE. According to the Shulhan Arukh, the 16th
century code of Jewish law compiled by Rabbi Joseph
Karo, one should not walk bareheaded even four
cubits (six feet or two meters) (see Orah Hayyim 2:6).
This ruling is based on the Babylonian Talmud,
Kiddushim 31a. There is no doubt this is a human,
Jewish tradition of men, and was developed long after
the fall of Judah to the Romans. Many Messianic
believers in Messiah have adopted pagan and
unscriptural practices and customs, such as the
wearing of the skullcap or kippah.

Should Yahuah’s men wear this symbol? It was in

ancient times a symbol of submission to authority, and
Romans compelled slaves to wear it. It was the sign
of being a 'slave.' On the other hand, the apostle Paul
says that true believers are, “let free from sin”
(Romans 6:22)
He says, “In the freedom with which Mashiah has
made us free, stand firm” (Galatians 5:1)
As Yahuah's free men, why should we wear a symbol
of slavery? It is sadly pitiful that earnest believers don't
do a simple bit of research to discover that there is NO
archeological or historical record of Israelites wearing
one of these anywhere near the time of the Messiah
and only came into widespread use during the 17th
century! The skullcap is a tradition seen in many
religions including:

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ISLAM
Many Muslims wear a
kippah equivalent called a
kufi or topi (left). The origin
of this practice, and any
other practice of men
covering their heads with various head-gear, is the
general sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad to cover
one's head. The modern taqiyahs worn by Muslims
are analogous to the kippahs worn by observant
Jews, whether in the Middle East or elsewhere.
ZOROASTRIAN
The black satin head-gear called or known as fenta or
topi is a pillbox-shaped skullcap, worn by
Zarathushtris Zoroastrians. Like the doppah, it is
possible that the fenta/topi may have had influence on
the use of the kippah. In earlier times, a very saucer-
shaped, red and white striped kipah was the hallmark
of the Zarathushtri.
CATHOLIC
The zucchetto (right) Italian for 'small gourd' of the
Roman Catholic Church is
based on a very old kippah
design. The cap is traditionally
worn by clergy members and
its color denotes the rank of the
wearer.
BUDDHIST
Buddhist priests in China wear the bao-tzu, the classic
skullcap that is the closest to the Jewish tradition. In
Japan, the cap is more in the form of a pillbox and is
called the boshi.
SECULAR
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Switzerland is home to the Cup-and-Ring (or kuppa-
unt-hinge) skullcap, a straw cap with embroidered
flowers, a small pompom in the center, and velvet
strips sewn round it in rings. This cap was traditionally
worn by shepherds for luck and by married men for
fertility.

Another symbol of 'Jewishness' that

needs to be uncovered is the so-
called 'Star of David' (right). The
symbol is that 'hexagram' that
appears on the Israeli flag.

The hexagram (left) is not only

considered a powerful
symbol in occult magic, but is
also found on ancient South
Indian Hindu temples-built
thousands of years ago
symbolizing the 'perfect
meditative state of balance'
achieved between Man and
Creator, and if maintained,
results in 'nirvana' (release from the bounds of the
earthly world and its material trappings).
A theory about the origin of the 'Star of David' is that
it is simply 2 of the 3 letters in the name David: in its
Hebrew spelling, David is transliterated as 'D-W-D'. In
Paleo Hebrew, the letter 'D' (A) was written in a form
much like a triangle and the symbol is formed by
inverting one and juxtaposing the two D's.
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Some researchers have theorized that the hexagram
represents the astrological chart at the time of David's
birth or anointment as king. The hexagram is also
known as the "King's Star" in astrological circles.
In antique papyri, pentagrams, together with stars and
other signs, are frequently found on amulets bearing
the Jewish names of Yahuah. Curiously the hexagram
is not found among these signs. The Star of David is
a generally recognized symbol of Judaism and Jewish
identity. Its usage as a sign of Jewish identity began
in the Middle Ages, though its religious usage began
earlier, with the current earliest archeological
evidence being a stone bearing the shield from the
arch of a 3-4th century synagogue in the Galilee.
The hexagram is however found amongst many other
religions including many that pre-date Jewish usage.

USAGE BY CHRISTIANS
The hexagram may be found
in some churches and
stained-glass windows. It had
not been used previously till
Christianity began to accept
the notion that the Star of
David is an old Jewish sign.
Scripture makes no direct mention of the Star of
David, however, the Catechism of the Catholic Church
of the year 528 refers to the star which led the wise
men to Messiah as “the Star of David”.

LATTER-DAY SAINTS (Mormons)

The Star of David is also used by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints, chiefly in architecture.
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ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A Star of David badge is worn by
members of the Zion Christian
Church.

FREEMASONRY
The square and compass (right) of
Freemasonry form the hexagram.

USAGE BY MUSLIMS
The symbol is known in Arabic as Najmat Dawud (Star
of David) or Khdtem Sulaymdn (Seal of Solomon).
The Medieval pre-Ottoman Anatolian Turkish Beyliks
of the Karamanoglu and Candaroglu used the star on
their flag. Even today, the star can be found in
mosques and on other Arabic and Islamic artifacts.

KABBALLAH
The first appearance of the symbol in Jewish
writings was in oriental writings. It is
possible that it was an alteration of the pentagram
under Arab influence.

HINDUISM AND EASTERN RELIGIONS

Six pointed stars have also
been found in
cosmological diagrams in
Hinduism, Buddhism, and
Jainism. The downward
triangle symbolizes Shakti,
the sacred embodiment of
femininity, and the upward triangle symbolizes Shiva,
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or Agni Tattva, representing the focused aspects of
masculinity. This symbol has deep significance in
Hindu ritual worship and mythology.

BUDDHISM
In Buddhism, some old versions of the Tibetan Book
of the Dead, contain a hexagram with a Swastika
inside.

Sadly, many take these

books and rabbi's and well
known Messianic 'teachers'
words above the Word of
Yahuah's making
statements such as, “Don't
throw the baby out with the
bath water”, and, “There is
some good in the Talmud
and you can still filter out the
bad to keep the good.” This
is against Scripture, so who
will you listen to; who will you take your teaching
from?

“Does the fountain send forth the sweet

and the bitter from the same opening?”
(James 3:11)

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Rabbi Ismael, Rabbi Chambar, et. al. “The teachings
of the Talmud stand above all other laws. They are
more important than the laws of Moses.”
Rabbi Menachem Commentary on Fifth Book. “The
decisions of the Talmud are the words of the living
Elohim. Yahuah Himself asks the opinion of the
earthly rabbis when there are difficult affairs in
heaven.”
Tract Mechilla. “Adonai Himself studies the Talmud
standing, he has such respect for that book”
Michna Sanhedryn 11:3. “It is more wicked to question
the words of the rabbis than that of the Torah.”
Shevuot, 13a. “For all transgressions of the Torah,
whether he repented or not, the Day of Atonement
brings atonement.”
Yektut Chadasz, 171, 3. “It is forbidden to disclose the
secrets of the Torah. He who would do it would be as
guilty as though he destroyed the whole world.”
Sanhedryn, 59a, Aboda Zora 8-6, Szagiga. “Every
gentile who studies the Talmud and every Jew who
helps him in it, ought to die.
Rosh Hashanah 17a. “Gentile believers and others
who reject the Talmud will go to hell and be j punished
therefor all generations.”
Erubin 21b. Whosoever disobeys the rabbis deserves
death and will be punished by being boiled in hot’
excrement in hell.
J Hagigah 27a. States that no rabbi can ever go to
hell.
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 Adonai and defeats Him. Adonai
admits the rabbi won the debate
Libbre David 37. “To
Communicate anything to a
gentile about our religious
relations would be equal to the
killing of all Jews, for if they
knew what we teach about them
they would kill us openly... If a Jew be called upon to
explain any part of the rabbinic books, he ought to
give only a false explanation.
Who ever will violate this order shall be put to death.”
Shabbath 41a. The law regulating the rule how to
urinate in a holy way is given.
Yebamoth 63a. States that Adam had sexual
intercourse with all the animals in the Garden of Eden.
Sanhedrin 58b. If a heathen hits a Jew, the Gentile
must be killed. Hitting a Jew is the same as hitting
Adonai.
Sanhedrin 54b. A Jew may have sex with a child as
long as the child is less than nine years old.
"Rabbi Joseph said, “Come and hear. A maiden aged
3 years and a day may be acquired in marriage by
coition.”
Gemara: Our rabbis taught: “A girl of the age of 3
years may be betrothed by sexual intercourse.' ”
Baba Mecia 114, 6 [i.e.: 114b]. “The Jews are human
beings, but the nations of the world are not human
beings but beasts.”
Midrasch Talpioth, P225-L. “Adonai created the non-
Jew in human form so that the Jew would not have to
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animal in human form, and commanded to serve the
Jew day and night.”
Schene luchoth haberith, p. 250 b. “Although the non-
Jew has the same body structure as the Jew, they
compare with the Jew like a monkey to a human.”
Tosapoth, Jebamoth 94b. “If you eat with a Gentile, it
is the same as eating with a dog.” Sanhedrin 106a.
Says Yshua's mother was a whore: “She who was the
descendant of princes and governors played the
harlot with carpenters.” Also, in footnote #2 to
Shabbath 104b. it is stated that in the "uncensored"
text of the Talmud it is written that Yshua's mother,
“Miriam the hairdresser,” had sex with many men.
Sanhedrin 43a. Says Yshua was executed because
he practiced sorcery.
Gittin 57a. Says Y'shua is being boiled in “hot
excrement.”
Sanhedrin 90a. “Those who read the New Testament
will have no portion in the world to come.”

It's quite clear that man's teachings are corrupt and

the traditions of kippahs and stars of David, are Pagan
in origin and believers in Messiah Yahushua ought to
add them all to the rubbish piles of all teachings of
man and other pagan symbols that are used to 'honor'
the Creator and the Son, including 'crosses' and
'ichthus fish'.

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 Many Christians
entrenched in the
traditions of
Christianity, upon
hearing a about the
Name of Yahuah and
the Messiah Yahushua, give the
response, “It's only semantics and Names don't
matter, because He knows our hearts.”
Not only does an answer like this fly in the face of all
Scripture, (Acts 4:12 in particular) but as this book has
shown, the Almighty Yahuah and His Son Yahushua
are completely opposed to Christian doctrines, and of
the creations known as 'God' and 'Jesus'.
Many may argue, (before reading the evidence) that
the 'God' worshipped in Christianity is the same as
Yahuah, as they are both the One True Creator... The
same argument could be put forward by a Muslim in
that they worship the One True 'God'; they just call
him Allah! It is clear that the 'Allah' of Islam, the 'God'
of Christianity and 'Yahuah' of the Scriptures stand for
completely different beliefs. It is only because most of
us come from Christian backgrounds that we seem to
make excuses for the pagan roots of the Christian
religion, that have little to do with the belief and
obedience to the Covenants given by Yahuah in the
Scriptures.

What Christianity has done is selectively taken

snippets from the Scriptures and added them to a
collection of pagan practices and beliefs that are

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unfounded in Scripture. A religious smorgasbord if
you please. Remember what Paul warned:

“However, even if we, or a messenger out

of the shamayim, bring a 'good news' to you
beside what we announced to you, let him
be accursed.”
(Galatians 1:8)

Practically every Christian denomination claims they

are the only ones being saved. Catholics claim all
Protestants are doomed and a number of Protestant
denominations say the same about Catholics.
Jehovah's Witnesses allege their doctrines are the
only true belief, as do Mormons, 7th Day Adventist,
Brethren, Church of God, blah, blah, blah, etc. and the
list goes on...
Followers of these religions all claim to be 'Christians',
so are Christians saved? The truth is, they all have
one thing in common...
They are ALL based on the pagan Roman Catholic
System. The foundation is the key:

“For no one is able to lay any other

foundation except that which is laid, which
is [vWhY ha'Mashia .”
(1 Corinthians 3:11)

As stated, Christianity believes the Names are

irrelevant... but is it only Names that are the
difference?
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The following is a table of what each stand for...
Yahushua vs. Jesus:
YAHUSHUA
Name is Hebrew Has an Anglo-Greek-
meaning 'Yah is Latin name linked to
salvation' 'Zeus'
Has a Father with a Has a nameless co-ruler
Name 'Yahuah' 'God'
Obedience to the Torah The Law was nailed to
and Commands the cross and is obsolete
One Father, one Son Pagan 3-in-i triune god
Your body is the temple Build opulent,
of Yahuah monumental churches
Keep the weekly 7th Honor the weekly 1st day
day Sabbath of the sun
Guard the Festivals of Celebrate pagan
Yahuah (High holydays (X-mass and
Sabbaths) Easter etc.)
Observe a Scriptural Observe a pagan Roman
Hebrew calendar calendar
Salvation through favor Instant eternal salvation -
unto obedience 'once saved always
saved'.
Believers grafted into Followers are 'gentile
'Israel' believers'
Saved at the last 'Rapture' before
trumpet tribulation
Make no graven image Give your child an i-doll
Has given His Spirit as Set up a Roman-style
our Teacher hierarchy in the church

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Gifts and offerings to Give a tithe for church
the poor & needy overheads and a new
sound system
Forsake all You are cursed if you're
not rich
Do not eat unclean Pig-out on bottom
foods dwellers

It is clear from what this book has outlined in accord

with Scripture, that the religion labeled 'Christianity' is
far removed from what Yahushua the Messiah of
Israel taught and 'the Way' the early believers
followed, and one would not want to label oneself as
a Christian! The problem it seems, is that we all
compare each other's religion with our own traditions,
and conclude that the other is lost eternally. This of
course is a great error!

“...which we also speak, not in words which man’s

wisdom teaches but which the Ruah ha'Qodesh teaches,
comparing spiritual with spiritual. ”
(1 Corinthians 2:13)
“For we do not presume to count ourselves or compare
ourselves with those who commend themselves. But
they, measuring themselves by themselves, and
comparing themselves among themselves,
are not wise.”
(2 Corinthians 10:12)

What we must do is compare ourselves with the Truth,

and there is only One Truth... The Word:
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 “Qadosh them in Your truth - Your
Word is truth.”
(John 17:17)

Get out your Scriptures, put aside all your vain

traditions and preconceptions and study the
Scriptures to see if these things are so.

What we have seen so far, is that Christianity is a

blend of truth from the Word, and practices and beliefs
borrowed from the pagan nations, which the
Scriptures define as 'MIXED WORSHIP'.
The Israelites did the same when they strayed from
the Commands and Torah given by Yahuah, and it
continues to this day!

“But they did not obey, and did according to

their former ruling. So these nations were
revering hWhY, and served their carved
images, both their children and their children's
children. As their fathers did, they are doing
to this day.”
(2 Kings 17:33,41)

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As we have seen throughout Scripture and even to
this day, believers are making all manner of excuses
to copy the customs and traditions and even lifestyles
of this wicked world.
From religion and 'holy days', to governments,
schools, birthdays, entertainment, marriage and even
in death - the funeral ceremony...
Every institution and custom of society have been
influenced by Satan and the worship of false gods!
It is appalling that one can witness other people's idols
on the popular social networks and the Messiah, the
Son of the ALMIGHTY, is listed alongside rock/pop
stars and actors, as simply another favorite! This
ought not to be!

“Do not love the world nor that which is in the

world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father
is not in him”
(1 John 2:15)
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you
prove what is that good and well-pleasing and
perfect desire of Elohim”
(Romans 12:2)
“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that
friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim?
Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of the world
makes himself an enemy of Elohim. ”
(James 4:4)

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 “Clean and undefiled religion before the Elohim
and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows
in their affliction, and to keep oneself
unstained from the world.”
(James 1:27)

We are commanded to “come out from among them

and be separate” (2 Cor 6:17). We are called to be a
qodesh people to Yahuah. A perfect bride for His Son,
clothed in righteousness. From the original Law,
through to the final chapter of Revelation, the
Command to be qodesh, (holy, set-apart) is one of the
most frequent Commands from Scripture, echoed
over and over:

“Be qodesh, for I hWhY your Elohim am qodesh”

(Leviticus 19:2)
“And you shall be qodesh to Me, for I hWhY am
qodesh.”
(Leviticus 20:26. See also Lev 11:44, Lev 11:45,
Lev 20:7)

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 “As the One who called you is qodesh, so you also
should become qodesh in all behaviour, because it
has been written, 'Be qodesh, for I am qodesh.'”
(1 Peter 1:15-16)
“he who is righteous, let him be more righteous;
he who is qodesh, let him be more qodesh”
(Revelation 22:11. Also Eph 1:4, Eph 5:27,
Heb 12:14, 2 Pet 3:11)

It has been exposed in this book that so many of the

celebrations and traditions practiced by Christianity
are borrowed from pagan unbelievers and Scripture
warns of yoking ourselves to those sorts:

“Do not become unevenly yoked with

unbelievers. For what partnership have
righteousness and lawlessness?
And what fellowship has light with darkness?”
(2 Corinthians 6:14)

Scholars typically believe that the New Testament

was originally written in 'koine' or 'common' Greek

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 because the majority of oldest
known New Testament
manuscripts are all written in
Greek. Yet, there are many
scholars who are now refuting
this idea (see 'Documents of
the Primitive Church', Dr.
Charles Torrey; 'The Quest of
the Historical Jesus', Dr.
Albert Schweitzer; 'Complete
Jewish Bible', David Stern;
'Journal of Biblical Literature',
vol. 96, Dr. George Howard).
One reason scholars question a Greek New Covenant
original, is because of the New Covenant's grammar.
Linguistic authorities admit that the New Testament
has poor Greek grammar, but excellent Hebrew
grammar.
This is even more the case for the four Evangels and
the Book of Revelation.
There are also other indications that most, if not all, of
the New Covenant was originally written in Hebrew or
Aramaic. Consider some key facts: the twelve
apostles whom Yahushua appointed were common
men. Some were fishermen, others tax collectors, but
none were considered scholars. Of Yahushua, the
Jews questioned,
“How does this Man know letters, not having
learned?” (John 7:15) and described the disciples as,
“unlearned and ignorant men' (Acts 4:13).

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It is documented from the
well-known Hebrew
historian Josephus, that
the Greek language was
largely foreign to the
Hebrew people in and
around Galilee, where
Yahushua spent His life
and ministered. This first-
century priest said of
himself:
“I have also taken a great deal of pains to obtain the
learning of the Greeks, and understand the elements
of the Greek language, although I have so long
accustomed myself to speak our own tongue, that I
cannot pronounce Greek with sufficient exactness”
(Antiquities, Book XX,
Chapter XI).

Josephus was one of the most educated Hebrews of

his time, yet he was mostly unfamiliar with the Greek
language, so if a learned man like Josephus hardly
knew the Greek language, how could the uneducated
apostles know the Greek tongue, and even know it
well enough to write fluently on many difficult
subjects? These were not Greeks, but Hebrews from
rural Israel, therefore they spoke their native tongue,
Hebrew or Aramaic. If they spoke Hebrew or Aramaic,
then they obviously wrote their New Testament books
and letters in that language as well. Not only was
Greek scarcely used, but it was (and still is)
considered pagan blasphemy to write Scripture in any
other language than Hebrew.
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The Hebrew language is well known for its idioms. An
idiom is an expression specific to a language and
common Hebrew idioms that have passed into the
English vocabulary include: “stiff neck” (psalm 75:5)
or “apple of your eye” (Prov 7:2).
The Renewed Covenant contains many idioms
specific to the Hebrew language including the
following as examples:
(Matt 6:23) “...but if your eye is evil...”
(Mark 10:38) “...drink the cup that I drink.”
(Revn 2:7) “He who has an ear, let him hear...”
(Ephs 1:8) “...the eyes of you?' understanding...”
(Luke 24:25) “...slow of heart...”
We also have a scroll of the Book
of Matthew written in Hebrew that
predates all the manuscripts in
koine
Greek, and the Peshitta Aramaic
scrolls (right), all adding to the
proof that Hebrew or Aramaic was
the chosen form of writing on
sacred matters.
“Matthew also, having first
proclaimed the Gospel in Hebrew,
when on the point of going also to the other nations,
committed it to writing in his native tongue, and thus
supplied the want of his presence to them by his
writings” (Eusebius - c. 315 C.E.; Eccl. Hist. 3:24)

Also affirmed by Origen, Jerome and Josephus and

others.

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If you have read thus far and are thinking that YOU,
do it all to honor Him and all this name stuff is simply
semantics and are excusing yourself with the age-old
reasoning that, “He knows my heart”, then read the
following testimony and Scriptures below...

I was taught, however subtly, that it does not matter

to Yahuah what day you worship, how you worship or
what name you call Him, etc. as long as your heart
was sincere for it is your heart he sees and judges.
But I saw how he dealt with Cain when he brought the
improper offering. Some speculate that his offering
was not accepted because his heart was not right and
that is plainly obvious, when we are disobedient our
hearts are NOT right. Yahuah answers to Cain:

“If you do well, is there not acceptance?”

(Genesis 4:7)

I saw how Moses was deprived of entering the

Promised land just because he struck the rock twice
instead of speaking to it as instructed. Yahuah's
answer to Moses:

“Because you did not believe Me, to qadosh

Me in the eyes of the children of Yisra' l”
(Numbers 20:12)

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I saw Uzzah who reached out
to steady the Ark of The
Covenant was struck down by
Yahuah and died for his best
and sincere intentions. (1
Chronicles 13)
Then David realizes:

“Because you did not do it the first time, hWhY

our Elohim broke out against us, because we
did not ask Him about the Right-Ruling.”
(1 Chronicles 15:13)
“No one is to lift the ark of Elohim but the
L wites, for hWhY has chosen them to lift the
ark of Elohim and to serve Him forever.”
(1 Chronicles 15:2)

Saul's intentions were well when he disobeyed

Yahuah and took Agag, King of Amalekites, alive
along with the best sheep and cattle for an offering but
was dethroned because of it. Yahuah's answer
through Samuel the prophet was:
“Does hWhY delight in burnt offerings
and slaughterings, as in obeying the voice of
hWhY? Look, to obey is better than an offering,
to heed is better than the fat of rams. For
rebellion is as the sin of divination, and
stubbornness is as wickedness and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of hWhY,
He also rejects you as sovereign.”
(1 Samuel 15)

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Now all these, and more displays of Yahuah's
UNCHANGING character (Malachi 3:6) lead me to
ponder that Yahuah is WHAT?... Mean? Tough?
Strict? Harsh? Just? Meticulous? Detailed? Orderly?
You can come to your own conclusion but remember
in the parable of the talents:

“And his master answering, said to him,

'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that
I reap where I have not sown, and gather
where I have not scattered seed. 'Then you
should have put my silver with the bankers,
and at my coming I would have received back
my own with interest. Therefore take away
the talent from him, and give it to him
who possesses ten talents.’ ”
(Matthew 25:14-28)

Again, not knowing all. If I err, I prefer to err in favor of

Yahuah. If those who believe you can do whatever
your heart sees fit are correct, then I am safe, for my
heart does see fit to obey His Word according to the
Scriptures and cast off all
man-made traditions that do
not coincide with His Word.
But if those who believe that
you must worship according
to Scripture are correct, then
a lot of people are in trouble
with Sun-day I worship, pagan rituals and
celebrations, and pagan names for The Most High. A

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final thought for those who defend their practices with,
“He knows my heart”.

“The heart is wicked above all, and

desperately sick - who shall know it?”
(Jeremiah 17:9)

There are over 120 Scriptures pertaining to the Name

of Yahuah and His Command to use it, that are being
ignored! .... How Shocking!

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HIS NAME – hWhY:

“And let them know that You, Whose Name is hWhY,

You alone are the Most High over all the earth.”
(Psalm 83:18)
“Sing to Elohim, sing praises to His Name. Raise up
a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts,
By His Name Yah, And exult before Him”
(Psalm 68:4)
“Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time
I cause them to know My hand and My might.
And they shall know that My Name is hWhY!”
(Jeremiah 16:21)
“Thus said hWhY who made it, who formed it to
establish it, hWhY is His Name. . . ”
(Jeremiah 33:2)
“Our Redeemer, hWhY of hosts is His Name,
the Qadosh One of Yisra' l.”
(Isaiah 47:4)

“But I am hWhY your Elohim, stirring up the sea,

and its waves roar. hWhY of hosts is His Name.”
(Isaiah 51:15)
“For your Maker is your husband, hWhY of hosts is
His Name, and the Qadosh One of Yisra'el is your
Redeemer. He is called the Elohim of all the earth.”
(Isaiah 54:5)

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EVERLASTING:
“For all the peoples walk, each one in the name of his
mighty one, but we walk in the Name of hWhY our
Elohim forever and ever.”
(Micah 4:5)
“And Elohim said further to Mosheh, 'Thus you are to
say to the children of Yisra' l, hWhY Elohim of your
fathers, the Elohim of A raham, the Elohim of Yits aq,
and the Elohim of Ya'aqo , has sent me to you. This is
My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all
generations.’ ”
(Exodus 3:15)
“O hWhY, Your Name is forever, O hWhY, Your
remembrance to all generations...”
(Psalm 135:13)
“And he placed a carved image of Asherah that he had
made in the House of which hWhY had said to Dawid
and to Shelomoh his son, ‘In this House and in
Yerushalayim, which I have chosen out of all the
tribes of Yisra' l, I put My Name forever...’ ”
(2 Kings 21:7)
“And now, I have chosen and qadosh this House for
My Name to be there forever. And My eyes and My
heart shall always be there.”
(2 Chronicles 7:16)
“And he placed a carved image of the idol which he had
made, in the House of Elohim, of which Elohim had
said to Dawid and to Shelomoh his son, ‘In this house
and in Yerushalayim, which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Yisra' l, I put My Name forever.’ ”
(2 Chronicles 33:7)
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EXCELLENT:

“O hWhY, our Master, how excellent is

Your Name in all the earth, You who made
Your splendour above the shamayim!”
(Psalm 8:1)
“O hWhY, our Master, how excellent is Your
Name in all the earth!”
(Psalm 8:9)

REMEMBERED:

“And I shall qadosh My great Name, which has been

profaned among the gentiles, which you have profaned
in their midst. And the gentiles shall know that I
am hWhY,' declares the Master hWhY, 'when I am
qadosh in you before their eyes.’ ”
(Ezekiel 36:23)
“ ’For from the rising of the sun, even to its going
down, My Name is great among nations. And in
everyplace incense is presented to My Name, and a
clean offering. For My Name is great among
nations,' said hWhY of hosts.”
(Malachi 1:11)
“ ’And I shall make them mighty in hWhY, so that
They walk up and down in His Name,’
declares hWhY.”
(Zechariah 10:12)

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SAVED:

“And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of

hWhY shall be delivered. For on Mount Tsiyon and in
Yerushalayim there shall be an escape as hWhY has said,
and among the remnant whom hWhY calls.”
(Joel 2:32)
“And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of
hWhY shall be saved.”
(Acts 2:21)
“For 'everyone who calls on the Name of hWhY shall
be saved.' ”
(Romans 10:13)
“Our help is in the Name of hWhY, Maker of the
shamayim and earth.”
(Psalm 124:8)

FORGOTTEN:

“...who try to make My people forget My Name by

their dreams which everyone relates to his neighbour,
as their fathers forgot My Name for Ba'al.”
(Jeremiah 23:27)
“Who has gone up to the shamayim and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has
bound the waters in a garment? Who established all
the ends of the earth? What is His Name, And what
is the Name of His B n, If you know?”
(Proverbs 30:4)

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 “ ’If you do not hear, and if you do not take it
to heart, to give esteem to My Name,' said of
hosts, 'I shall send a curse upon you, and I
shall curse your bire oth. And indeed, I have
cursed them, because you do not take
it to heart.’ ”
(Malachi 2:2)

NO OTHER NAME:

“And there is no deliverance in anyone else,

for there is no other Name under the
shamayim given among men by which
we need to be saved.”
(Acts 4:12)
“...far above all rule and authority and power and
mastery, and every name that is named, not only in
this age but also in that which is to come.”
(Ephesians 1:21)
“hWhY therefore, has highly exalted Him and
given Him the Name which is above every name,
that at the Name of [vWhY every knee should
bow, of those in the shamayim, and of those on
earth, and of those under the earth, and every
tongue should confess that [vWhY ha'Mashia
is Master, to the esteem of hWhY the Father.”
(Philippians 2:9-11)
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NAMED BY YAHUAH:

“And she shall give birth to a Ben, and you

shall call His Name [vWhY for He shall save
His people from their sins”
(Matthew 1:21)
“And see, you shall conceive in your womb, and
shall give birth to a Ben, and call His
Name [vWhY.”
(Luke 1:31)

“I have come in My Father's Name and you do not

receive Me, if another comes in his own name, him
you would receive”
(John 5:43)
‘When I was with them in the world, I was guarding
Them in Your Name which You have given Me...”
(John 17:12)
“See, I am sending a Messenger before you to guard
you in the way and to bring you into the place which
I have prepared. Be on guard before Him and obey
His voice. Do not rebel against Him, for He is not
going to pardon your transgression, for My Name
is in Him.”
(Exodus 23:20-21)

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SAVED:

“But these have been written so that you believe that

is ha'Mashia , the B n of hWhY, and that, believing,
you might possess ai in His Name.”
(John 20:31)
“To this One all the ne i'im bear witness, that
through His Name, everyone believing in Him
receives forgiveness of sins.”
(Acts 10:43)
“I have written this to you who believe in the
Name of the B n of hWhY, so that you know
that you possess everlasting ai, and so that
you believe in the Name of the B n of hWhY.”
(1 John 5:13)

BELIEVE:

“But as many as received Him, to them He

gave the authority to become children of
Elohim, to those believing in His Name...”
(John 1:12)
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 “He who believes in Him is not judged, but he who
does not believe is judged already, because he has
not believed in the Name of the only
brought-forth B n of hWhY.”
(John 3:18)
“And this is His command, that we should believe in
the Name of His B n [vWhY ha'Mashia and love one
another, as He gave us command.”
(1 John 3:23)
“I know your works, and where you dwell, where the
throne of Satan is. And you hold fast to My Name,
and did not deny the belief in Me...”
(Revelation 2:13)

REVEALED THE FATHER’S NAME:

“And I have made Your Name known to them,
and shall make it known, so that the love with
which You loved Me might be in them,
and I in them.”
(John 17:26)

SIGNS:
“And these signs shall accompany the ones who
believe: In My Name they shall cast out demons,
they shall speak with renewed tongues...”
(Mark 16:17)

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 “And the seventy returned with joy, saying,
'Master, even the demons are subject to us in
Your Name.’ ”
(Luke 10:17)

DO ALL:

“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all

in the Name of the Master [vWhY giving thanks to
hWhY the Father through Him.”
(Matthew 18:20)
“For where two or three are gathered together
in My Name, there I am in their midst.”
(Colossians 3:17)

GIVE THANKS:

“giving thanks always for all to the Father,

in the Name of our Master [vhWY ha'Mashia ...”
(Ephesians 5:20)

ASK:

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“And whatever you ask in My Name, that I shall do, in
order that the Father might be esteemed in the B n. If
you ask whatever in My Name, I shall do it”
(John 14:13-14)
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed
you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your
fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask
the Father in My Name He might give you.”
(John 15:16)
“And in that day you shall ask Me none at all.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask
the Father in My Name He shall give you.”
(John 16:23)

HATED FOR HIS NAME:

“And you shall be hated by all for My Name's sake.

But he who shall have endured to the end shall be saved.”
(Matthew 10:22)
“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters
or father or mother or wife or children or lands,
for My Name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold,
and shall inherit everlasting ai.”
(Matthew 19:29)
“Then they shall deliver you up to affliction and kill
you, and you shall be hated by all nations for My
Name's sake.”
(Matthew 24:9)

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 “And you shall be hated by all because of My Name.
But he who shall have endured to the end, he shall
be saved.”
(Mark 13:13)
“But before all this, they shall lay their hands on you
and persecute you, delivering you up to the
congregations and prisons, and be brought before
sovereigns and rulers for My Name's sake.”
(Luke 21:12)
“And you shall be hated by all because of My Name.”
(Luke 21:17)
“But all this they shall do to you because of My Name,
because they do not know Him who sent Me.”
(John 15:21)
“For I shall show him how much he has to suffer for
My Name.”
(Acts 9:16)

After reading through all these Scriptures, ask

yourself if you will have a good reason for using any
other 'name' or 'title' when you stand before the throne
of judgement and He asks you why you didn't call
upon His Name...
Who do we think we are, that we, the creation, would
say to the Creator, “It doesn't matter.”
NOTE:
Many other articles in this book are interesting topics
to study, but when it comes to the Name above all

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names, the Scriptures are clear that “there is no other
Name by which we must be saved”!

As quoted earlier and witnessed three times in the

Word:

“And it shall be that everyone who calls on

the Name of hWhY shall be delivered. For
on Mount Tsiyon and in Yerushalayim there
shall be an escape as hWhY has said, and among
the remnant whom hWhY calls.”
(Joel 2:32)

This is a prophecy of the end times and will be your

only means of help during
'the great tribulation'. You
need to KNOW whom you
are calling on for
deliverance. YAHUAH is the
Name above all names...
The only Name by which we must be saved, and the
Name that will be written on the foreheads of the
144,000 chosen!

“And I looked and saw a Lamb standing on Mount

Tsiyon, and with Him one hundred and forty-four
thousand, having His Father's Name written
upon their foreheads.”
(Revelation 14:1)

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 Find just one Scripture where Yahuah says you
can call Him or His Son by another name!

If you acknowledge Acts 4:12 that there is only ONE

NAME by which we must be saved, then consider this:
It is undeniable that the Hebrew Name for the Messiah
is Yahushua. That's ONE Name...
If you still insist that 'Jesus' is the Name above all
names. That's TWO names...
Then there's those, 500 years ago who called on the
name of 'lesous'? That's THREE names!
The simple Truth is that ANY names, other than the
Name given by Yahuah through the heavenly
messenger, is more than one name and is a LIE!

If a person told you his name,

would you argue with him about
it? Would you tell him, “No, I
don't think so. I'll call you
something else instead”? Of
course not, that would be
absurd! You have no right to do
such a thing and you would
certainly offend him if you did.
Yet when it comes to the personal Name of the Father
in the heavens, many believe that they have the
prerogative to decide what they will call the One they
worship. They will go to great lengths to avoid using
the revealed Name of the Heavenly Father -
YAHUAH.
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The most creative mental gymnastics are performed
in an effort to justify the continued use of common
titles over the personal Name Yahuah, which
Scripture says is a Name above every name.
In an effort to quiet their consciences, some will argue,
“He has many names.” Many will rationalize, “He
knows who I mean no matter what I call Him,” while
others will postulate, “His 'name' just means His
authority.” Anyone looking into this important matter
from the Scriptures, however, soon discovers that
Yahuah Himself rejects all of these arguments, as well
as other common assumptions about His Name.
Examining the Scriptures above, shows that the issue
of Yahuah's Name is of paramount importance to Him
- just as your name is important to you. He thunders:

“I am hWhY that is My Name, and My esteem

I do not give to another, nor My praise to idols.”
(Isaiah 42:8)

Yahuah is resolute about His Name. He is adamant

that His people call on Him by the only Name that
ensures salvation. The New Covenant Book of Acts
tells us:

“And there is no deliverance in anyone else, for

there is no other Name under the shamayim
given among men by which we need to be saved.”
(Acts 4:12)

He even wrote the Third Commandment specifically

to address the neglect of His Name:
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 “You do not bring the Name of hWhY your
Elohim to naught, for hWhY does not leave him
Unpunished who brings His Name to naught.”
(Deuteronomy 5:11)

The Hebrew behind that Commandment says “bring

to desolation and ruin,” which is exactly what will
happen if you substitute other names and titles for the
one true Name.
Following are the most familiar arguments given to
justify the use of substitute titles like 'GOD' and
'LORD' in place of the true Name Yahuah. We will
examine each in light of Scripture to see whether they
have any validity.

This is one of the most popular justifications given to

avoid using the
Name Yahuah. If
He has many
names then it is
implied that no
single name
stands out as
His one, special,
personal Name. Or in other words, He has many
names, but no name. The problem with this argument
is the failure to recognize that generic titles are not
names.
Take 'Mr. Sam Jones,' for instance. 'Mister' is not the
name of 'Sam Jones.' Mister is only a title for him. Sam
Jones cannot sign a document with only the word
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'Mister' and expect anyone to accept it as his
authentic endorsement. One is a generic term that
applies to any man, the other is his real name.
The same goes for the various descriptive titles for
Yahuah that some erroneously think are names, like
Eloah (Mighty One), El Shaddai (the Almighty) and
Adon/Adonai (Master). Others are confused by
attributions that are sometimes used in connection
with His Name, like Yahuah-Yireh (Yahuah provides),
Yahuah-Tsidqenu (Yahuah our righteousness) and
Yahuah-Rapha (Yahuah is healer).
Regardless of certain titles and attributions, He still
has only one Name: Yahuah. The Psalms confirms
that He has but one Name:

“And let them know that You, Whose Name

is hWhY You alone are the Most High
over all the earth.”
(Psalm 83:18)

Nowhere in the pages of Scripture can we find a

statement saying He has many names. But we can
find many passages attesting to His one true Name.

You cannot find such a

statement expressed or
implied anywhere in
Scripture! Nowhere are we
given the right to rename
our Heavenly Father. To
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bestow a name is the sole prerogative of a superior,
as when a (PICUTRE GUY HEAD IN SAND) parent
names his child and as when Adam named the
animals under his dominion. Since when does the one
created have the right to address his Creator by any
name he pleases?
To use this argument for the One who made us is the
height of insolence and is utterly offensive to Yahuah.
Notice His warning about such obstinacy:

“ ‘If you do not hear, and if you do not take it to

heart, to give esteem to My Name,' said of
hosts, 'I shall send a curse upon you, and I
shall curse your bire oth. And indeed, I have
cursed them, because you do not take it to heart’ ”
(Malachi 2:2)
Yahuah's Name is bound up in proper worship and in
Psalm 68:4 He commands His people to praise Him
by His Name. The account of John reminds us:

“Elohim is Rua , and those who worship Him

need to worship in spirit and truth”
(John 4:24)

To deliberately ignore the Truth of His Name in favor

of what pleases us, as His worshippers, is nothing
less than vain arrogance, deserving of rebuke. We
cannot reverse the flow of authority - Yahuah our
Creator tells us how to worship Him, not the other way
around. Even beyond this, His knowing “who you
mean,” makes no difference to Him if you refuse to
honor and esteem Him as He demands, which
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includes using the right Name. His Name represents
Him and His Truths, something no other name does.

It is true that to do or say something in someone's

name, can mean by the authority of that person. But
that is only a small part of the meaning of Yahuah's
Name in His Word. Through the Hebrew verb of
existence, 'hayah', the Name Yahuah defines the very
nature, character, and essence of Yahuah. His Name
means to 'cause to be'.
To claim that references to His name refer only to His
authority is incongruous in many important passages.
To drive home the point, we have changed the word
'name' to 'authority' in the following verses. See
whether each still makes proper sense:

“Who has gone up to the shamayim and come down?

Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound
the waters in a garment? Who established all the ends
of the earth? What is His [authority], And what is the
[authority] of His B n, If you know it?”
(Proverbs 30:4)
“And let them know that You, Whose [authority] is
hWhY, You alone are the Most High over all the earth”
(Psalm 83:18)
“Sing to Elohim, sing praises to His [authority]. Raise
Up a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts,
By His [authority] Yah, And exult before Him”
(Psalm 68:4)
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 “He who made Kimah and Kesil, and who turns the
shadow of death into morning and darkened day into
night, who is calling for the waters of the sea and
pours them out on the face of the earth -
hWhY is His [authority]”
(Amos 5:8)
“And she shall give birth to a Ben, and you shall call
His[authority] [vWhY for He shall save His people
from their sins.
(Matthew 1:21)

Once we realize that Yahuah has a personal, life-

giving, healing, Covenant Name through which we
can find salvation alone, then to continue calling on a
pagan, generic title in the hope to provide the same
blessings that His Name gives, is an affront to Him
and His character.

One problem here is that these are not names, but

common titles that can apply to any number of mighty
ones or even less than mighty ones. Another problem
with this statement is that 'God' is not English at all,
but Germanic, from the word 'gott'. A 'lord' is someone
subordinate to a king. 'Lord' derives from Old English
'hlafweard' meaning 'loaf keeper,' a person who
headed a feudal estate under a king. Yahuah is
Sovereign of the universe, and so to address Him with
a diminutive title like 'Lord', is a dishonor. 'Lord' is also

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related etymologically to 'Bel', a pagan deity. As one
source notes,
“In late Babylonia times
the title Bel, 'Lord,'
became synonymous
with Marduk, who like
Ishtar assimilated to
himself various aspects
of other gods,” Babylon,
by Joan Oates, p. 172.
The Companion Bible notes on Isaiah 46:1 says,
“Bel. Abbreviation of Ba'al=Lord. Here=Zeus, or
Jupiter of the Greek and Roman mythology.”
Neither is the term 'god' free of heathen trappings.
Paul wrote that there are “gods many and lords many”
(1 Cor 8:5 -KJV). One root of 'god' means, “to pour as
in a molten image” (Oxford English Dictionary). No
wonder idols are known as gods. How can we justify
using such terms when calling on the only true Father
in Heaven, and His Son, Yahushua the Messiah? The
language you speak has nothing to do with the Name
of the one you worship, because His Name doesn't
change from language to language, (consider that
there is no English form for the French name
Napoleon, and neither is there a German or Russian
version for the English name Churchill. Specific
names transcend language. They are transliterated,
not translated).

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Yahushua said that
even an evil person
won't give his son a
stone when he cries
out for bread (Matt.
7:9). Each one who
seeks the truth of
Yahuah, first does so
with a certain lack of understanding (everyone has to
start somewhere). If Yahuah let our ignorance get in
the way of 1 our heart's desire to seek Him, & then we
would soon become discouraged and give up our
quest. After more truth is revealed to us, however,
then we become accountable to make the proper
changes in our lives toward True Worship.

“Truly, then, having overlooked these times

of ignorance, Elohim now commands all men
everywhere to repent.”
(Acts 17:30)

Our true walk must start somewhere, and if calling on

Him through common titles is all we know, then
Yahuah will show compassion and tolerance.

But as He gives us more knowledge and Truth, He

expects us to walk in all the light we are given. Paul
wrote:
“For you were once darkness, but now you
are light in the Master. Walk as children
of light.”
(Ephesians 5:8)
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Yahushua said:
“Not everyone who says to Me, 'Master, Master,'
shall enter into the reign of the shamayim, but
he who is doing the desire of My Father in
the shamayim.”
(Matthew 7:21)
The truth of His Name has been revealed to you and
it is now your responsibility to use that knowledge to
begin to honor Him by calling on His revealed,
personal Name (See Psalm 34:3, 68:4 and 1 Kings
8:35). He reminds us repeatedly that His people are
called by His Name (2 Chronicles 7:14, Daniel 9:19
and Ephesians 3:14-15).
His Name is central to True Worship. We cannot say
we truly know Him and have a personal relationship,
if we don't know and call on His Name!

After reading all the Scriptures declaring the

importance of His Name and the Commands to call on
His Name Yahuah, and continue to use the pagan
titles of Lord and God, then you are practicing
falsehood!

“But outside are the dogs and those who enchant

with drugs, and those who whore, and the murderers,
and the idolaters, and all who love and
do falsehood.”
(Revelation 22:15)
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Some Messianic believers have a problem with the
title 'El' or 'Elohim' used throughout the Scriptures.
This is based on the fact that 'El' was the given name
of the chief deity of the ancient
Canaanites. The Canaanites were
the peoples who were settled in the
area which was promised to
Abraham and his descendants,
which we now recognize as the
area of Palestine and Israel. It is
historically evident and cannot be
argued that this early civilization did
in fact worship a deity called 'el'
(right-*) and their pantheon of gods
collectively known as 'elohim' (the plural form of el).
Before you go off on a tangent, it must be pointed out
that the Canaanite civilization came AFTER the
original Semite civilization - from the son of Noah -
Shem (Shemites). Canaan was the son of his brother
Ham whose genealogy is recorded in Genesis 10.

Here's a quote from Wikipedia:

“The Canaanite languages or Hebraic languages are

a subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were
spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region,
including Canaanites, Israelites and Phoenicians.”

It isn't too hard to figure out that Shem, the son of

Noah, knew Yahuah Elohim, and as the generations
forsook Yahuah and began to worship the creation,

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rather than the Creator, they used language that they
were familiar with, to name their 'gods'.
This is testified by the fact that the Canaanites
worshipped the 'god of the sea' by the name 'Yam'
(the Hebrew word for 'sea' - H3220 D’’ yam) and also
the 'god of death' by the name 'Mot' (similar to the
Hebrew word for 'death' - H4191HIQ muth).
This practice of worshipping other 'gods' by Hebrew
names can also be seen amongst other ancient
civilizations, but we must remember which came
FIRST. If a nation today decided to worship the 'god
of apples' and called its name 'Apple'; does that make
the word 'apple' a pagan word?

A perfect example is that the Egyptians suddenly

began worshipping the 'moon god Yah' around the
12th dynasty... Some quick historical checking
uncovers that Joseph son of Jacob was
raised to the position 2nd to Pharaoh at that
time (Gen 41:40-46). It is evident that
because Joseph worshipped Yahuah, the
Egyptians simply assimilated 'Yah' (below)
into their pantheon of 'gods' and because
Pharaoh was considered the 'sun god'
manifested on earth; Joseph's 'Yah' must
be second to the sun i.e. the moon. 'El ' is
not a name, but a title in Hebrew (H413 el) meaning
'Mighty one' and 'Elohim' is the plural form meaning
both 'Mighty one' and 'Mighty ones'. Elohim is
primarily used throughout Scripture as a title for both

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Yahuah and His Son, but is also used for other 'mighty
ones' of other nations and even individuals
(Exo 7:1)
The proof that 'El' came BEFORE the Canaanites is
found in the Scriptures themselves, in the names of
hundreds of people and prophets bearing the prefix or
suffix of 'El' e.g.
ELijah (Eliyahu - my El is Yahuah), EzekiEL
(Yehezq'el - strength of El), DaniEL, (El my judge)
JoEL (Yo'el - Yah is El) SamuEL (Shemu'el - heard of
El) and on and on... Are all these the names of
prophets and priests of pagan deities? Of course not!
Looking right in the beginning we find that the fourth
from Adam had the name 'Mehuya'el’ (smitten of El)
and he in turn (Gen 4:18) begat 'Methusa'el' (man of
El). It is obvious that Yahuah was known as 'El' and
'Elohim' long before the Canaanite civilization came
into being.
It's hard to imagine that Yahuah would allow His
chosen people to name so many people and places in
His honor if indeed 'El' were a pagan deity let alone
call them a people after His title - Yisra'EL (to
overcome with El - Gen 32:28).

The same conclusion above, can be

applied to the connection between Jove
and Yahuah. The Roman deity Jupiter
(right-*), worshipped by the Greeks as
Zeus, was later known as 'Jove'. Jove is
ancient Latin, meaning 'Father God',
and spelled I0VE (pronounced Yowe). It

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actually adds to the proof that the Name above all
names is pronounced Yahuah. One can conclude that
it was a Latin attempt at transliterating the Name of
Yahuah. Do not be distracted by these 'revelations' as
they come and go. Yahuah has recorded His Name in
the Hebrew Scriptures for all those who “study to
show themselves approved...”
Your best option is to go back to the original. Learn
Hebrew – the 'qodesh lashon' (holy tongue) and allow
Yahuah to teach you through His Ruah ha'Qodesh.

Man was originally created to live forever with Elohim,

but because of disobedience (sin) death became the
consequence. The Scriptures state the obvious, that:

“All have sinned and fall short of the esteem

of Elohim”
(Romans 3:23)

Sin is defined as 'Lawlessness' (1 John 3:4 - breaking

Yahuah's Law) and even liars are listed amongst

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those who will not enter the renewed heavens and
earth. The Scriptures also inform us that:
‘The wages of sin is death, but the
Favourable gift of Elohim is everlasting ai
in Mashia our Master.”
(Romans 6:23)

This is where Yahushua steps in. Because we have

all broken Yahuah's Laws and rejected Him through
our disobedience and sin, Yahuah sent His Son,
Yahushua the Messiah, to die in our place!

“But Elohim proves His own love for us, in that

while we were still sinners, Mashia died for us”
(Romans 5:8)

Not only this, but He proved who He said He was by

rising from death! This means that all we have to do
for the first step is accept Yahuah's free offer of
salvation through Yahushua Messiah.

“If you confess with your mouth the Master

and believe in your heart that has raised
Him from the dead, you shall be saved”
(Romans 10:9)

YAHUAH
Talk to Yahuah as you would any other person and
confess everything you know
you have done that is wrong.

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There is nothing too evil that Yahuah cannot forgive.

“If we confess our sins, He is trustworthy and

righteous to forgive us the sins and cleanse
us from all unrighteousness”
(1 John 1:9)

Accept that Yahushua is the Son of Yahuah and

believe that He died in your place and rose from the
dead so you can be free from the punishment that you
deserve.

“but these have been written so that you

believe that [vWhY is ha'Mashia , the B n
of hWhY, and that, believing, you might possess
ai in His Name.”
(John 20:31)

FROM
Turn away from everything you know is bad. This is
as though you are restarting your life - 'spiritually
reborn':

“[vWhY answered and said to him, 'Truly, truly,

I say to you, unless one is born from above,
he is unable to see the reign of Elohim.’ ”
(John 3:3)

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Yahuah promises to forget all the evils you have ever
done, you are a 'new you' and He will write His Law
on your heart! One of the outward signs of this inward
change, is the act of immersion (baptism) in water in
the Name of Yahuah and Yahushua, as commanded
in Scripture and exemplified by Yahushua. It is
perfectly acceptable to immerse yourself in His Name
if you have no one available to assist.

“And Kepha said to them, 'Repent, and let

each one of you be immersed in the Name of
[vWhY ha'Mashia for the forgiveness of sins.
And you shall receive the gift of the
Rua ha'Qodesh.’ ”
(Acts 2:38)

An important step in living a life obedient to Yahuah,

is to tell others that you are a follower of Yahushua.
This solidifies your commitment to Yahuah and also
gives others the chance to hear this good news.

“And He said to them, 'Go into all the world

and proclaim the Good News to
every creature.’”
(Mark 16:15)

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 YAHUAH’S WORD
The Scriptures are our only source of Truth. By
reading them, you will find out how to please Yahuah.

“All Scripture is breathed by Elohim and

profitable for teaching, for reproof for
straightening, for instruction in
righteousness, that the man of Elohim might
be fitted, equipped for every good work”
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)
You will find out how you got here, what you are to do
here, and what is going to happen in the end.

Many people may say that once you’re saved you can
live like you want. This is NOT what the Scriptures
say.

“The one who says, “I know Him,” and does

not guard His Commands, is a liar, and the
truth is not in him”
(1 John 2:4)

Our love for Yahuah is expressed through our

obedience and others should recognize your belief by
your actions. The signs of having His Law written on
our heart, is our obedience to, and love for His Torah.

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 “Do you not know that those who run in a
race indeed all run, but one receives the prize?
Run in such a way as to obtain it.”
(1 Corinthians 9:24)

Try to find others who

believe the Scriptures,
call on the Creator by
His Name YAHUAH,
and practice what they
preach! Don't go looking
for a big fancy Church.
Meeting in a home with
one or two others is perfectly acceptable to Yahuah.
Yahushua said:

“For where two or three are gathered

together in My Name, there I am in
their midst.”
(Matthew 18:20)

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The Scripture quotes throughout this book have been
taken from YAH SCRIPTURES. The Name of the
Father and Son have been restored in paleo Hebrew
and other names and places have been transliterated
to give an accurate pronunciation in the Hebrew
language. The following table gives the vocal sounds
necessary for correct pronunciation.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
a - äh in ärm - bh v as in vet
e - eh as in elm - dh th as in them
i - ee as in el - ey as in eight
o - oh as in on - gh The ‘ ’ is pronounced
u - oo as in üno as a soft aspirated g sound.
- (ch) The ' and ' ' are pronounced as
- (kh) the 'ch' in the German composer
Bach, or the Scottish Loch, like a
guttural, aspirated h sound.

The Torah commands not to speak the names of false

mighty ones (Exo 23: 13, Jos 23:7, Psa 16:4), and in
an effort to reduce the number of English words
derived from pagan deities or pagan titles, especially
when pertaining to Yahuah, His Son and His people,
the Yah Scriptures contains a number of Hebrew
words, also reflecting the Hebrew origin of Scripture.
As these terms will be foreign to many, a GLOSSARY
is included to familiarize the user with these new
words. YAH SCRIPTURES is a restored Name
translation that is given FREE in PDF form to those in
need and is available at YahScriptures.com
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Yah Scriptures is the closest literal translation to the
original Hebrew and is the only restored Name version
that has been done in accordance with Scripture,
having no added footnotes or doctrines, the Name of
hWhY and His Son restored in paleo Hebrew,

After reading through this book and closely examining

the Word in regard to the Name above all names, the
Sabbaths and Torah, and still feel that all this law-
keeping is a burden, that YOUR way of worship is
more appealing, and that Yahuah would not want us
to work so hard to guard His Commands and strive for
righteousness, then there are no words that can be
added to His Word to convince you of Truth... Just
consider the analogies given in Scripture of an athlete
running a race and a soldier in an army. Olympic
athletes and elite soldiers in this world commit to
rigorous training regimes, strict diets and extreme
discipline to achieve a mere trinket to pin on their
chest! How much more important is it to serve
Yahuah, to be called a child of Elohim and receive an
eternal reward? Do you not see that immersing
yourself in this world and all its temporal pleasures,
while giving Him a few hours a week of dutiful
acknowledgment when He gave His all, is a slap in the
face? Please examine the Word in light of the
information supplied in this book and “Thus said hWhY
of hosts, 'Consider your ways!’ ” (Haggai 1:7)

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 “Take up the complete armour of Elohim, so that you
have power to withstand in the wicked day, and
having done all, to stand. Stand, then, having girded
your waist with truth, and having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, and having fitted your
feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;
above all, having taken up the shield of belief with
which you shall have power to quench all the burning
arrows of the wicked one. Take also the helmet of
deliverance, and the sword of the Rua , which is the
Word of hWhY.”
(Ephesians 4:13-17)

This book has attempted to examine a wide range of

vain traditions that have polluted the Truth of
Scripture, but by no means covers every issue and to
reach a wider audience have only gone to a certain
level. All of the information contained within this book
is easily verifiable primarily from Scripture and
historically through many sources. It is therefore
advised that you do your own study on these matters
and if anything in your traditional belief contradicts
Scripture, then follow the Word!

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CREDITS
All praise and esteem go to hWhY [vWhY
This book has attempted to examine a wide range of
doctrines of men that have polluted the Truth of
Scripture, but by no means covers every issue and to
reach a wider audience have only gone to a certain
level. All of the information contained within this book
is easily verifiable primarily from Scripture and
historically through many sources. It is therefore
advised that you do your own study on these matters
and if anything in your traditional belief contradicts
Scripture, then follow the Word! goes to Yahuah and
His Son Yahushua, for leading each of us out of
Babylon and into His Light. This book is a compilation
of information collected from a variety of sources and
all those who contributed give thanks to Him!

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 HEBREW ALEPH-BET
Below the transliterated English titles of the individual
books of Scripture, the titles have also been written in
modern Hebrew and paleo Hebrew script. The table below
is given to aid in the comparison between the two letter
forms:
NAME MODERN PALEO SOUND
Aleph A Ah, Eh, Ee, Oh, Ooh
(Variable)
B B as in Bay or V as
in Vase
Gimel g G as in Grey or G
(Soft G)
Dalet d D as in Day or D as
in They
Hay h H as in Hay
Waw W Ooh as in Too or Oh
as in Obey
Zayin z Z as in Zap
X H as in Loch or Bach
Tet j T as in Tame
Yod Y Y as in Yay
Kaph K K as in Kay or K as
in Bach
Lamed L L as in Lay
Mem m M as in May
Nun ! N as in Nay
s S as in Say
Ayin [ Ah, Eh, Ee, Oh, Ooh
(Variable)
Peh p P as in Pay or PH as
in Phase
C TS as in Its
Qoph q Q as in Quay
Resh R R as in Ray
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 Shin v SH as in Shame or S
as in Same
Tau t T as in Tame or Th
as in They

GLOSSARY
HWHY -YHWH
[FWHY- Yahushua
-
ammah -
Ashshur-
Ba'al* - Lord*
-
-
- blessed
– blessing
- blessings
- Son
- Damascus
-
-
-Hinnom - Hell*
- Life*
Hallelu-Yah -
HalleliHWHY- I praise HWHY
- Praise Yah
- Temple*
- Hebrew I Hebrews
-
- priest*
kohenim – priests
- high priest
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kehunnah - priesthood
– Media
-
- the Messiah
– Messianic
Matstsoth - Unleavened Bread messenger - angel*
Miqdash - Set-
miqdashim - set-apart places
Mishkan -
Mishkanoth - Dwelling Places
-
- prophet*
– prophets
– prophetess
-
– prophesied
-
– prophecies
Paras – Persia
Pelesheth – Philistia
- Passover
Perath - Euphrates
qodesh – set-
qodeshah - set-
qodeshi - set-
qodeshim - set-
qadosh - set-
Qadosh One - Set-apart One
- Set-
- Spirit
– Spirits
Shabbath – Sabbath
Shabbathoth – Sabbaths
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 - Weeks
-
Sukkoth – Booths
talmid -
talmidim -
tehillah - psalm
tehillim – psalms
t’fillen -
Torah - Teaching, Law
Torot - Teachings, Laws
tsitsit – tassels
– Judah
-
- Jews
Yawan –
Yawanite –
– Jubilee
Yom –
Yom ha’Kippurim -
Yom Teruah -
* of pagan origin

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