Torah – James G. Owen, Author

Portion Two: Educating Christians of All Nations, A Serial Analysis of the Noahide Law

Why do we Gentiles need to learn the Noahide Laws? These are laws for the Gentile in which the person is taught how to act within a community to decrease crime and chaos in the world, and these laws are universal. The Gentile, who is identified as a Noahide must learn these seven laws and abide by them. I have seen in my studies that it is incumbent for the Jews to teach these laws, their liabilities, and exceptions, an interpretation by Maimonides and Schneerson. To observe the Noahide laws a Gentile would be leaving behind their faith in Jesus because within the Noahide laws there is a void of spiritual life, that is devotion to the learning of Torah, and not being permitted to worship with the Jew in the festivals and sabbaths. Maimonides interpretation is that the Gentile is forbidden to study Torah, which to the Christian is the Pentateuch, and the Old Testament. What is the reason for the Gentile not being permitted to study Torah and observe the sabbath? It is his opinion that the Gentile will be taking on an extra commandment outside of the Noahide law. The Gentile is to stay within the Noahide law, but an exception is made that the Gentile (Noahide) may study only the parts of the Torah that pertain these Noahide laws.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 LJV

In order to keep the Gentile outside of the Jewish observances of scripture a prayer book and a book of laws for the non-Jew is being created. The siddur is called the Brit Olam, and the book of laws is a Shulhan Aruh type for the Gentile. These books will have prayers written just for the Gentile, and the laws will tell the Gentile how to live and what laws are acceptable, or not acceptable to follow.

Last night I was reading Isaiah 56, and in my reading, I could see and understand that God never intended for the Jew and Gentile to be separate from worship to him. We are to come together under one house, that his house is a house of prayer for all peoples. He will make for us, the foreigner (Gentile) a memorial in his house, their burnt offerings will be excepted [today, offerings in worship will be prayers lifting our hands in praise].

For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Isaiah 56:4-7 KJV

Also, it is forbidden for the Jew to teach the Gentile the Hebrew or the Aramaic because the Gentile would be able to read those languages of the Hebrew scriptures, thus enabling the Gentile to have a different interpretation than what is given in the Jewish commentaries, and will have a different insight than the Jewish thoughts of Rabbi’s and Sages. My reaction to prohibition above is that God speaks to all of us and he speaks to us through his word. This thought of forbidding Gentiles to study Torah completely and to read his word in the original language is keeping the Gentile from knowing God completely. That, this is a control mechanism to control the life of the Gentile. God has meant for all men to be free, to inhabit the earth, multiply, living life to the fullest, also being able to think for himself-a freewill. God has given his word for all mankind and by giving his son Jesus as a sacrifice brought the Gentile into the fold by grafting us into the fig tree.

Another concern for the Christian is the Declaration of the Noahide. One will be required to take an oath, a declaration stating that you will observe the seven laws and live by them. There are two oaths. One for the righteous gentile who does not want to convert to Judaism, and a short oath for the Gentile who wants to convert. These declarations are through rabbinic tradition. There is the word tradition again. These laws, the traditions are commentary seen as law, and Talmudic law is mainly followed. God gave us his law for all mankind, but the Talmudic law are laws on top of the scriptures of the bible.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew 23:4 KJV

There is coming a time when men, women, and children will have to decide. That decision would be either to take the mark of the beast or not. I have read this declaration and I feel that possibly could be a renouncement of God. Could this declaration be part of the mark of the beast? Possibly. As I study, I see a multidimension of aspects toward the mark. Throughout my life I have heard preachers say it is a microchip, others a literal mark, and much more, but in Revelation it states the mark will be on your right hand or forehead. Could it involve a microchip, a literal mark, and a declaration? Possibly, and we need to be fully aware to prevent us from being deceived.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls ofthem that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped thebeast, neither his image, neither had received his markupon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4 KJV

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Revelation 13:16-18 KJV

What should we do then concern the Noahide laws? I have studied enough that we should look to Jesus, stay within the Christian faith winning others to Christ including Jews to Jesus. We are to continue studying the bible learning what it says and live righteous lives and obeying God. As Gentiles, we are to look to God, our Father, in Heaven for guidance, for he says he will never leave us nor forsake us. Ask God the questions you may have, then listen to his still sweet voice. As a child of God, you will know his voice within you. My advice and understanding are for no one to accept the Noahide law.

Notes

All Scripture given was taken from the King James Version, Public Domain, Biblegateway

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-modern-noahide-movement/

http://www.wikinoah.org/en/index.php/How_to_become_a_Noahide

The Divine Code, Third edition, by Moshe Weiner, Ask Noah International 2018

Educating the Christians of All Nations of the Noahide Law: A Serial Analysis, Portion One

In the previous blog post, The Noahide Laws: Will the Laws Be Used by the Antichrist? I identified the seven Noahide laws, so we won’t be reiterating them here, but giving the Christian and the secular Gentile the interpretation of these laws from my studies in watching videos, articles, and reading the book entitled, The Divine Code by Rabbi Moshe Weiner.

The Noahide laws were written into the Talmud before Jesus’s birth. The Talmud consists of the Gemara and the Mishnah, Jewish literature that interprets Jewish law. There are two Talmuds, the Jerusalem Talmud, and the Babylonian Talmud. The Babylonian Talmud is the one that is mostly used. These two portions of literature are also known as the Oral Torah and is called the traditions. Jesus certainly knew about the Talmud and the traditions as he is confronted by the Pharisees in Mark 7, as they are called the traditions of the elders in scripture.

And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; and when they come from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?
Mark 7:1-5 ASV

As I studied, I read about Moses in Egypt before Pharaoh. Moses as he was before Pharaoh demands that he release the Israelites from slavery. Moses was enacting the demands by his authority that God gave him in Midian at the burning bush. Now, Moses is before Pharaoh and to convince him to let the Israelites go, Moses obeys the voice of God and a series of signs are performed before Pharaoh and his court. Within the interpretation of the Noahide laws, they are establishing the definition of idolatry. Here, they told of Moses being a prophet, yet he did miracles in Pharaoh’s court, and believed he did so by sorcery. Here, I began to recall New Testament scripture of how Jesus was treated by the Pharisees and I saw a parallel between Moses and Jesus. The Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out a demon from a man by sorcery. Researching further, my thought was affirmed as I read a similar thought by the One for Israel group. Why a parallel between Moses and Jesus? Moses is a messiah type. He is an intercessor, an intermediary between God and the people. In the Noahide laws one who worships a god that is an intermediary between man and their god is idolatry. Also, if one believes that their god is more than one, then that god is an idol. In Christianity, we believe in Jesus as Messiah because of his birth, miracles, death to defeat Satan, that he is the Son of God, and an intercessor. Also, most Christians believe in a trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The Jews believe that God is One. He cannot be in the form of a trinity in their view because they see the trinity as three gods. Further, they believe God is spirit and does not take on a physical form. So, to them the Christian believe in a trichotomous God is idolatry, and the Christian, whether they be of any nation including the Messianic Jew would be in violation of the Noahide Laws.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Exodus 7: 8-10 ASV

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but ^[a]by ^[b]Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
Matthew 12:24 ASV

A Gentile may convert to Judaism if they wish. The Gentiles are only obligated to obey the Noahide laws but may convert. In doing so, they will be expected to abide by the Torah law as well, but even in their conversion the Gentile will not be permitted to observe the celebrations, nor wear a tallit (prayer shawl), or have a mezuzah on their doorposts. In my opinion, they are only allowed to get close to God as they are allowed. Also, in order to understand the Torah, and the Tanakh the Gentiles are to be taught by a Jewish person, most likely a Rabbi.

The law concerning circumcision is that the Gentile is not allowed to circumcise their male children because that is an identification of a Jew. If a Gentile is allowed circumcision, then only the first part of the foreskin is allowed for removal. Within the Noahide laws exceptions are made for every law within this code for the Gentile as they see fit.

These articles on the Noahide laws is not to be meant to be against the Jewish people. For we are to bless Israel, the nation and the people, meaning we are to love them as God’s creation just like we love other ethnicities and nations, but there is a portion of the Jewish population that are pushing the Noahide laws upon the world. The expectation is that all the people of the world is to obey the Noahide laws. These laws have been observed before in history, but it was during the time of the Second Temple when Gentiles resided within the nation of Israel. After these years the Jewish people were dispersed to the nations because of the disobedience of the law of God that the land was to rest every seventh year-a sabbath year. The Noahide laws were no longer enforced because the nation of Israel was brought down. It is known in history the Jewish people have been scattered among the nations and only in the last seventy-one years have established another nation (year Israel reestablished is 1948). During these diasporas, the Noahide laws were not spoken because the Jews were residing in foreign countries. Rabbi Schneerson said it is time that the Noahide laws be taught because the time of the messiah is near. A time that will bring peace and wisdom. I believe he is talking about a messianic kingdom. One will come but it will be ruled by Jesus. Any other kingdom will be that of the Antichrist, a time that will eventually bring oppression.

A one world system of government, one universal religion, and finance is coming as scripture says. One will need to keep their eyes open for deceit, and their head in scripture learning so that deception will not creep up on them. This system has been announced in our generations as the New World Order back in my youth. Be watchful, for our current days are of chaos, division, and disorder.

Notes

All scripture given is taken from the American Standard Version, Public Domain Biblegateway.

The Noahide Laws

Did Jesus use Magic and Sorcery?

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/62221/jewish/The-7-Noahide-Laws-Universal-Morality.htm

The Divine Code, Rabbi Moshe Weiner, Third Edition, Ask Noah International, 2018

The Discovery of God’s Wonderful Plan of Forgiveness and Restoration

Everyday someone is looking for a discovery that one can apply to their life that will make their life meaningful with a destiny and purpose. Many look for years, but their answer may be in their bookshelf, a bookstore, church, or a friend who has discovered their destiny and purpose. Usually, it is the latter for people are social, and when they make a wonderful discovery they must run to tell it to others. Such is the discovery we will find in God’s plan of forgiveness and restoration. A wonderful plan, and a plan of beauty.

Beginning, God made a promise to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15, that he will put enmity between the seed of Satan and the seed of Eve, and this seed will bruise the head of Satan, and Satan will only bruise the enmity’s heel. Here, we see a promise of a messiah, that he is more powerful than Satan because it tells of Satan’s defeat, that is, in bruising Satan’s head. The bruising I believe is a physical strike against one another. Who is this enmity? We find out later in the New Testament that he is the Messiah Jesus.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:15 KJV

God’s plan of Salvation was shown in scripture by Jesus going about healing, delivering, forgiving, and resurrecting within the land of Israel, mostly in the land of Galilee. In reading scripture we will see symbolism that shows that God feeds his children with physical food, but there is the feeding of one’s soul spiritually by the teaching of his commandments of the Torah, or the first five books of the Old Testament. Jesus’s name in Hebrew is yeshua, meaning to save, deliver, and redeem. All three are within God’s plan. How so? In Isaiah 61:1, Jesus quotes this verse to the synagogue in Nazareth and proclaims he is the messiah, that he is anointed to bring good news to the poor, bind up the broken-hearted, and proclaim freedom to those held captive in sin and darkness.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah 61:1 KJV

How did God in his plan bring about salvation that will provide forgiveness and restoration? He tells us that he loved us so much that he gave his son to die for us as a sacrifice, to shed his blood, blood that was not defiled by sin because this man was conceived of the Holy Ghost and Mary. Therefore, he was the perfect sacrifice because man’s seed was defiled by sin. He brought salvation to us through his blood by dying on a cross for all mankind. Only a pure source could be the sacrifice. If we believe upon Jesus who died for us on the cross we then will be saved, just like the thief on a cross next to Jesus who asked to be in paradise when Jesus came into his kingdom.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 KJV

How does forgiveness lead to restoration? When we are forgiven by God we will notice that a change has occurred within our spirit. Afterward, we know we must walk a different path, and to get into fellowship with other disciples of Jesus by attending church and fellowship to continue to grow. Many of us have had problems of addiction, sinned by adultery and fornication, bad relationships that has left us broken and hurt. All of this mess can lead to long term healing because it is emotional stress, guilt, and shame. We must be loved by others who have walked this path and have overcome all of it. What must we do? Stay on the road to restoration because God has a plan for us to bring us into hope and a purpose in our future. That plan is for us to work for his kingdom to bring others into it and to keep others from spending eternity in spiritual death in a place we all have heard of as hell. He uses our talents and gifts to minister to one another in order to fulfill our destiny. And remember this, going through restoration God will never leave you, nor forsake you. When we make the habit of reading God’s word to grow spiritually we will find that there will be times of difficulty, but don’t despair because these difficulties, or trials are designed to strengthen us and to bring us into a greater anointing and to a different fork on our road to restoration and spiritual perfection.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

Within this plan I see the beauty of God’s love, a wonderful plan that God brings us from a sinful, irreparable state to one of redemption, perfection, and life! We cannot do all of this along for it takes digesting God’s word —the Bible, prayer, and the counsel of godly friends and pastors. All we have to do is to have faith, walk the road of righteousness, and the mindset that we will make it, we will win the race and prove God’s wonderful plan of forgiveness and restoration.

Notes: All scripture given is taken from the King James Version Public Domain Biblegateway.

The Sons of God Explained

I have read and studied for a very long time now, off and on for the past eleven years about the identification of the sons of God—the bene Elohim. Following are the results of my examen from scripture and other readings.

In Genesis 6 we first read about the giants that came upon the earth, and that the sons of God came and took wives of the human daughters and had children with them. Who were these bene Elohim? In the Hebrew the bene Elohim refer to the angels of God. In one source it was stated that these angels came down to earth to teach men of the law of God which was not written in those days from Adam to Noah, and gave the law orally so that the people could believe in their creator and God. When these angels became enamored with the daughters of men then they left their estate—the habitation and became the fallen ones, the Nephillim. This is one probable statement of the sons of God.

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 6:1-2 KJV

Another thought, which I have hold to currently is that the sons of God were angels that rebelled against God and was thrown out of heaven because of Lucifer’s pride and influence on the 1/3 of angels he took with him as an army to insurrect against God. The children of the union of these sons of God with the daughters of men created the giants, which is called the seed of Satan in Genesis 3:15. These giants, the seed of Satan is one form of the enmity expressed in this scripture.

How do we know that the sons of God were angels? When we go to the book of Job we find that the angels of God along with Satan came and presented themselves in the presence of God. This is the conference between Satan and God about the testings that Job were to go through. This discourse is presented twice in the book of Job, I believe to serve as a witness and state that the sons of God are angels. Another instance in Job is at Creation the morning stars, another type of angel, and the sons of God rejoiced at the beauty of God’s creation that he created complete in six days. For these angels shouted for joy. This is scriptural proof that the sons of God were angels. So why is this important for us to know now?

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
Job 1:6 KJV

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Job 38:1-7 KJV

Later, when Jesus was born and began his ministry he taught the law and salvation. That salvation was to come through him and his death, resurrection, and ascension to the Father. Here in lies where men, women, and children who believe upon Jesus as Messiah and that believing upon him brings us eternal life. When we believe upon Jesus who brought the world salvation, and ours, then we who believe in him by faith and follow him have become sons and daughters of God by adoption. With our confession of our sins we are adopted into the family of God as children because we have been separated from God by sin.

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans 8:12-25 KJV

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 3:24-29 KJV

Will the sons of God that came to the earth and had children return? In scripture we have seen this twice in the form of Nephillim and Rephaim. The bible says as in the days of Noah so shall it be. By this statement we would have to see, but it is highly probable. Before we conclude, what happened to the angels who married the daughters of men? Peter explains that these angels who sinned, that left their habitation were chained in hell waiting for their day of judgement. In scripture we do read that four angels that are under the rivers will be loosed. Are these four part of the number of angles who married the sons of daughters? That is question that needs more exploration.

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
2 Peter 2:4 KJV

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Jude 1:6 KJV

But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:37 KJV

What has happened in the days of Noah will return to this earth as described in Matthew 24. I would invite you to read this whole chapter.

In a short discourse this is who the sons of God are as explained in scripture.

Notes: This Season of Angels, Perry Stone, ppgs 109-110, Faithwords First Edition, October 2018.

All scripture used is taken from the King James Version, Public Domain Biblegateway.

The Promise of a Messiah

Before Creation began God had a plan. That plan was for the salvation of his new creation upon earth that is formed in his image. This creation was formed by God’s hand like a potter using clay, and his thoughts were on his creation’s future. God knew one day that mankind would fail and fall into sin, so he had a plan to provide a messiah—a savior that would be a perfect sacrifice to provide the salvation for man. This messiah had to be a man, but not born of man’s seed, but of God’s Holy Spirit. This is the promise:

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:15 KJV

Within this one scripture we see an abundance of meaning. First, let’s take the word enmity. In the Hebrew enmity is ebah, which means hostility and hatred. In the context here, I believe that hostility is fitting because the serpent beguiled Eve and caused her to take of the fruit of the Tree of Good and Evil and then lead Adam into the act of sin. The future messiah will have hostility towards Satan and later his seed because of his deceitful and deadly spiritual action.

When I speak of Satan’s seed what could I possibly mean? From years of studying Genesis 6 about the Nephillim— the fallen angels, these are the angels that come to marry the human females and they have children with the daughters of men. The result of these unions are the giants of the earth. How did these fallen angels become the father of the giants? The answer is that they left their habitation (Jude 6).

In Noah’s day we refer to them as Nephillim as well, and after the flood they are referred to as the Rephaim, or Rephaites. These are the physical seed of Satan that were defeated first by the flood, and also later by Moses men and the David, the future king of Israel.

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:1-4 KJV

Examples of the Rephaim in scripture is Og of Bashan, and Goliath. Og was killed by Joshua, and Goliath killed by David. There were many who lived in the land of Israel. These are just two of the hundreds that were warred against by the Israelite’s and overcome.

But what is meant by the enmity of the seed of Satan and the seed of Eve? A messiah was promised by God to come for the salvation of man. Through his ministry of being a shepherd first he will defeat Satan by dying on a cross by the spillage of his blood, thus becoming the sacrifice, the lamb provided by God that has the DNA of man, and also the DNA of God. God had to send his son to redeem man by his blood. For the blood of man cannot redeem itself because man’s blood is defiled by sin. This is the meaning of the bruising of the head and the bruising of the heel. Jesus was on that cross that eventful day during Passover in which he bruised the head of Satan, actually fractured the head of Satan, and in return Satan bruising Jesus’s heel. Jesus is the embodiment of God and is very powerful being his Son who has always been with God. Satan is God’s creation that sinned by the act of pride, and is not powerful as God, but weak. Satan’s actions of the sin of pride brought death to him and his armies, and also brought death to man when he deceived mankind. This is the enmity that is between God and Satan, and it will all be brought to an end , and soon.

Today, we see the actions of people who do not know God, and the actions of people who do know God. The interaction between these two groups causes enmity because the evil in men’s heart does not agree with the godliness of those who have the Spirit of God within. We have the messiah today to bring us out of sin (enmity) if we accept him, and confess that Jesus is Lord.

Notes

www,messie2.fr, enmity H0342

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rephaite

biblehub.com/topical/r/rephaim.htm

All scripture used is taken from the King James Version, Public Domain, Biblegateway.

No Other God

At the beginning of the universe and earth there was no other gods. Pagan worship had not began, nor had sin entered into the world at this juncture because man and woman had not been created. There was not a temptation by Satan yet, though he had already fallen. But at the point of man and woman in the Garden of Eden, Satan came and deceived the woman Eve. Here, Satan told Adam and Eve they could become like gods if they would partake of the Tree of Good and Evil, which they did, and sin came into the world immediately and all creation of the earth was defiled.

Even, at this time there was only One God, but as man lived and multiplied on the earth they began to listen to the lies of Satan and his fallen angels. It soon occurred that men would worship these fallen angels and give homage to them. Still there was only One God, and he was known to men like Enoch and Noah who preached to them of God the Almighty. At this time in history it is not written in scripture that God made himself known by name to man, but as we read scripture in Genesis 1:1 he makes himself known to those who read the Torah that he is Elohim—the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Elohim is plural, and that is the reason for me explaining him as the Trinity and that we are made in his image; body, soul, and spirit.

As time progressed the generations of Adam became iniquitous and soon it was found that Noah and his family of 7 were the only ones who had pure DNA. So, the world was destroyed by water because of man’s iniquities and failure to listen to Enoch and Noah of the goodness and the salvation of God.

Later, God presents himself to Abraham as the Almighty God, shadday, or as we have accustomed ourselves in later times as El Shaddai. Then to Moses, he presents himself as Yahweh, the I AM, that I AM. Yes, the God of Israel, the only true God is almighty. He is the creator and can do anything. He creates life, and that is something Satan and his fallen angels, the pagan gods, cannot do because they are created beings by the same God that created man. Even Solomon proclaimed God in this manner:

And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings 8:23 KJV

He is mighty, loving, pure, and is all knowing, and the God that can be anywhere, anytime, and know every bit of our hearts and thoughts simultaneously. That’s power! How can I further describe the God I serve, whose son is Jesus, and has sent his Holy Ghost to earth after Jesus ascension so that we can have salvation, deliverance, and healing? I describe him with this verse:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

God is powerful and he is the only one that we should worship because he is the only God who can deliver and bring salvation and life. Any other god that is worshiped by man is God’s enemy. Man for centuries have followed pagan gods of many names, and some of those same gods are worshiped in what we know as the New Age movement. The pagan gods no matter what name they go by in any region of the world, their influence will only bring man to his eternal death and should not be followed.

There is only one way, and that is the road to God through Jesus the Messiah because there is no other God.

Notes: All scriptures used is taken from the King James Version Public Domain Biblegateway.

The Lands of Israel

God gave a promise to Abraham of many nations. These nations would come from his seed. Abraham was old, in his nineties to one hundred when his wife Sarai bore their son Isaac. The promise made to Abraham would come through Isaac. It is through Isaac’s son Jacob that the tribes of Israel were to come to fruition later to help establish the lands of Israel.

What are these lands of Israel? How many miles approximately do they cover? Approximately 1500 by 2000 miles. In today’s world, these lands that were promised to Israel have gentile ethnic groups living within them, and claimed by them, but in the end these lands will be established from the promise God made to Israel. These lands are in identified in our times as Egypt (east of the Nile River), Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, all of Israel as we know it, the area of Gaza, and the West Bank. This is a large piece of land, approximately 1500 by 2000 miles. Why would God give such a large piece of land to Abraham? It is possible that all the lands identified is the area of the Garden of Eden, and it his will is to reestablish the Edenic paradise and fellowship with mankind.

In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Genesis 15:18-21 KJV

As I looked at the areas mapped with borders it took shape of a partial pyramid—a mountain. Upon seeing this shape I thought of the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation. This new city will cover most of the area described in the amount of about 1500 miles square. Many preachers I have heard have thought that the city of the New Jerusalem to come would be in the shape of a cube, but I don’t believe it will be, but will be in the shape of a pyramid. Why? Because I see this city as the mountain of God, and the Mountain of Eden restored in future times after the old earth is destroyed, and the new earth established.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:2 KJV

So, the lands being fought over today are between the two sons of Abraham, Ishmael—the Arabs, and Isaac —the grandfather of Israel. As we go further, we see two more sons have a division. These two sons are Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac. It was God’s will that the nation of Israel would be established through Jacob with the 12 tribes, but Esau by tradition and first born was to receive the blessing. However, God’s will is to be done. This is one of the many reasons why this land is being fought over because of the traditional blessings, but Satan knows that God wants to bring the world we live in to a close, place Satan, his army of fallen angels, and his seed into the pit for warring against God. This means his final defeat and judgement. This is an eternal sentence.

God is reestablishing his creation and his kingdom to be enjoyed by the nations of people who have accepted his son Jesus and have been given the privilege to live in an “heaven”, a new earth that is not defiled by sin, as this earth we live in is defiled.

This nation of Israel, and the lands that have been promised will be the center of the world to come. A place where Ezekiel’s temple will be established for all nations to come to worship God. A nation of lands promised to Abraham. A eternal covenant, and God bringing his promise to fruition. This is what all generations have seen. God’s will and purpose coming into being, that is, a eternal kingdom with man.

Notes:

curtlandry.com/whose-promised-land-is-it-part-1-ancient-borders/

theisraelbible.com/biblical-boundaries-land-israel

All scripture used is taken from the King James Version Public Domain Biblegateway

Who is God?

Many people through the ages have asked this question. Many have found the answer by reading the bible given to them, heard many preachers, teachers, and disciples of the Lord Jesus tell of him. So, I asked myself the question and how I would explain the God of Israel, the God that Christians also call Jesus. Here are my thoughts.

God is Elohim. Elohim, a Hebrew word that is plural. Throughout scripture we see the definition of Elohim taught as the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. In the Old Testament we do see the trichotomy mostly in symbolism involving the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is direct in the Torah and the Tanach. The Son is spoken of, for instance, as the Captain of the Hosts and also as messiah types like Moses. The Holy Spirit is seen as water, wine, and oil in these scriptures. As we move along to the New Testament, which is a renewed covenant we see all three working through these writings being directly spoken of in context. God is made up of three persons, yet he is One. We are made in his image as body, soul, and spirit—three, yet one.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 KJV

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:26 KJV

God is Light. In the beginning of creation, God presents himself as light. He is the light of creation until he creates the sun to provide a light through the seasons. In the new earth to come God returns as the eternal light where his people dwell forever. We also see in his person that God is light, in which there is no darkness, meaning God is perfect, life is in himself, and in his being sin is not found. He is holy. With his light and knowledge he reveals the deep and hidden things, which he has written into his word, the bible for man to find. When we need strength, encouragement, wisdom and knowledge we can go to the scriptures and find light for the soul which quenches the thirst we have for our spiritual needs. Within him is light. He is made up of light, and light dwells within him. He is bright, and so bright that no man can physically look upon him and live. This he tells Elijah so that he can go into the creft of the rock and God can show his back to him because God’s glory—his light, the shekinah would strike him dead. Why? Because we do not live in glorified bodies. Our bodies are corrupted by sin that came through the sin of Adam and Eve.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 KJV

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Daniel 2:22 KJV

God is Light and Salvation. When I need light I go to Jesus to ask for strength and his light to light my paths so that I may stay and live in righteousness, for God is my strength that I need daily to ward off evil. He is life, and life on earth depends upon light to continue, and we must need light to continue living within our spirit man, the spirit that God breathed into us. When we are living righteously, we have his light and his light is sensed by all in the world, both those who live for Jesus, and by those who don’t. When we read his word, listen for his voice to guide us, with these paths we see his light and his goodness and love.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lordis the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 KJV

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalm 36:9 KJV

This is how I would describe God to anyone in the world. There is only one path to eternal life, and that is through Jesus the Son of God, the logos—the Word.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 KJV