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MYSTERY REVEALED By Jerry Healan Yahweh’s word is written in a mystery that few can understand. We know that the great leaders of this world can’t understand it because Paul writes, "Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7 But we speak the wisdom of Yahweh in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which Yahweh ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Sovereign of glory," 1 Cor. 2:7-8. Those who are able to understand it are those who have the Spirit of Yahweh, the Spirit of the Messiah, "But Yahweh hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of Yahweh. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of Yahweh knoweth no man, but the Spirit of Yahweh. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of Yahweh; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of Yahweh. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual," 1 Cor. 2:10-13. Paul reveals those who aren’t able to understand His mysteries, "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of Yahweh: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man," 2 Cor. 2:14-15. Elsewhere Paul writes, "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against Yahweh: for it is not subject to the law of Yahweh, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please Yahweh. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of Yahweh dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of the Messiah, he is none of his," Ro. 8:5-9. Furthermore, Proverbs 25:2 declares, "It is the glory of Elohim to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." I have emboldened the words "thing" and "matter" because they are both translated from the Hebrew "dabar." The Hebrew "dabar" means "word!" In other words, it is Elohim’s glory to conceal His word and kings are to search His word for its true meaning. Those who are called out of this world and given the Messiah’s Spirit are to be kings and priests in the kingdom of Yahweh. Therefore they (we) are to search His word diligently in order to come to understand its hidden meanings. THE FALSE MESSIAH Those of us who study Yahweh’s word and seek to follow it understand that Yahweh promised the woman Eve that her seed would crush the head of the serpent who deceived her and through that deception brought sin, corruption and death upon all mankind. Since that time man has hoped for and sought for the seed in which this would be accomplished. They were willing to follow many of the seemingly great men in olden times whom they believed to the be promised seed (the Messiah). This author has read and also has in his possession many works referring to ancient times which reveal that before the flood, a controversy between the seed lines of Cain and Seth erupted. We know that Cain slew Abel, but why did he slay him? In studying Yahweh’s word in depth, it appears that Eve believed that Cain was the promised seed. His very name "Cain" (Heb. = qayin) means "a lance as striking quickly." Scripture also reveals that Eve continued to bear Cain’s brother Abel. Cain and Abel were twins. But Abel’s name means emptiness, vanity, something transitory. Through her own actions and the names given, Eve thought that Cain was the promised seed while she considered Abel to be nothingness, vanity. It appears that Cain was raised believing that he was the promised seed. When Cain and Abel brought their sacrifices to Yahweh (Gen. 4:3-4), He had respect to Abel’s sacrifice and not to Cain’s. This caused Cain, like a spoiled child, to be very angry. Scripture says that his countenance fell. (v. 5) Abel’s sacrifice revealed that he understood that there was a Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Rev. 13:8), Cain’s did not. Cain offered of the fruits of the ground, a bloodless offering. A pattern was established from the beginning. There would be a false messiah or many false messiahs who would seek to take the honor of the promised seed, and there would be the one true Messiah Who would fit the pattern of Yahweh’s word and decrees. In our articles entitled "The Idol Shepherd" and "Who Is On The Cross?," we have sought to reveal that the Messiah or Christ that is openly set before the world is not the true Messiah. He is a false messiah who is completely immersed in idolatry and paganism. This was initiated in the beginning and continues to this day. The world looks on the true Messiah much as Eve looked on Abel, while they revere another messiah who is patterned after Cain before the flood and Nimrod after the flood. THE WITNESS Yahweh has, of course, preserved the Scriptures in order to reveal to us Who the true Messiah is. Satan and those who misuse the Scriptures in order to raise up a false messiah also seek to utilize the Scriptures to their benefit. The problem that we have is that so much of the world is illiterate concerning what the Scriptures do say, and many more who do read and study the Scriptures, don’t have the Spirit of the Messiah and, therefore, can’t understand what they are declaring even though they can put up a good front. All one has to do is read the Scriptures and then do some in-depth study. He will soon find that the messiah that is in the world simply doesn’t match up to what the Scriptures declare concerning the true Messiah. But there is another place where the true message is being declared. It is revealed in the Scriptures, "The heavens declare the glory of El; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof," Psa. 19:1-6. The heavens are declaring the glory of El. The problem is, once again, so much corruption has taken place that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and fiction, but if we search the Scriptures along with what is extant in the heavens, then we can learn about how the heavens declare that glory. We have already dealt with a great deal of this witness in "Our 2005 Calendar." Yahweh is the One Who established the heavens and He alludes to certain of the astronomical constellations in His word (as pointed out). The movement of the equinoxes through the constellations is declaring a story to us. The problem has been that the process takes so long and the generations of men are so short, that the message has long been forgotten, except for the fact that is has been preserved for us in the pages of the Holy Scriptures. Even the message in the Scriptures has been neglected and forgotten by the overall majority of mankind, and even that which is preserved in the remaining minority has also been neglected and forgotten in many ways so that there is confusion and disagreement everywhere. It appears that when Adam and Eve were created the equinoxes were occurring in Gemini and Sagittarius. Gemini has to do with twins. Could this be relating to us the creation of the man and the woman? Could this also be relating to us the birth of Cain and Abel who also were twins? The fall or Autumn equinox was occurring in Sagittarius which has to do with a horseman archer. In one instance, the horseman archer could be referring to Satan who shot his arrows of death at the woman. She succumbed and the man Adam followed suit. It appears that Adam and Eve may have been created just before the equinoxes moved out of Gemini and Sagittarius into Taurus and Scorpio. The name Adam in the Hebrew is mda (aleph a, dalet d, Mem m). The aleph (a) is a hieroglyphic symbol for an ox. Adam, the ox (Taurus), had come under the sting (Scorpio/scorpion) of death.Interestingly, the dalet ( d) is a symbol for a door. Adam was the door for all mankind to be brought forth into reality. But he was the prototype. Whatever he did, whatever his actions would be in the garden of Elohim, his posterity would follow suit (achieving eternal life or coming under the death penalty).The combination of the Hebrew letters dalet ( d) and mem (m) give us the Hebrew word "dam" which is the word for "blood" (the life of all flesh is in the blood).ENTER PAGANISM During this period of time, all deities were symbolized as bull gods. Baal was a bull god. The Assyrian monuments depict the man bulls. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, was worshipped as the son of god through the Apis bull. (See Figures #1 , #2 & #3).
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Fig. #1—The Egyptian trinity of Osiris, Isis and Horus. Notice the horns on the head of Isis and the serpents on the head of Horus. Fig. #2—The Assyrian representations of man-bulls. Fig. #3—Assyrian representation of three half man, half bull entities holding a winged sun disk. Symbol of deity. The serpent had told Eve that in the day that they took of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they (Adam and Eve) would become as Elohim, knowing good and evil. The simple fact of the matter is that Adam, Eve and their descendants raised up a system of worshipping themselves. Adam named his wife Eve (Chavvah) which means life-giver because she was the mother of all living (Gen. 3:20). There is a female deity who was worshipped as the Great Mother of the Gods. This was the system under which the Israelites found themselves enslaved. Adam and Eve started it all! If we go back to the garden account, we find that once Adam and Eve took of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, their eyes were opened and they knew that they were naked. (Gen. 3:7) What did they do next? They made themselves aprons of fig leaves in order to cover their nakedness. (same verse) Remember that the Scriptures are written in mysteries! Adam and Eve made a covering for themselves, made by their own hands. In other words, this is a type of man going about setting up his own religions in order to cover his sins and save himself from the penalty of death. As long as Adam and Eve were by themselves, with their own hand made coverings, all was fine. But what happened when Yahweh appeared on the scene? "And they heard the voice of Yahweh Elohim walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh Elohim amongst the trees of the garden," Gen. 3:8. Isn’t that what happens in the book of Revelation when the sixth seal is stripped from the scroll? "And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him That sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?’" Rev. 6:12-17. Once again, we are reading mysteries of Yahweh. The word dens also has to do with grottos. Grottos are crypts or hidden cave like places. The ancient god of Persia and Rome, Mithras, was worshipped in grottos. Mithras’ sacred day was the first day of the week, Sunday. His birthday was December 25th. Does anything sound familiar? He was often pictured on a running horse with a bow (See Rev. 6:2). Mountains in Biblical language can and does also refer to the world’s kingdoms or countries. Rocks are gods or elohim. Yahweh was the Rock of Israel (Dt. 32:1-4, 15). The deities of the nations (Gentiles, non-Hebrews) were also referred to as rocks (Dt. 32:31). While we do understand that there are many unbelievers in today’s world, atheist, etc., there are many others who are in some type of religious belief. But the problem here is that none have been exhibiting the true faith of the true Messiah or they would be able to stand before Yahweh and escape His wrath. This will include Yahweh’s people Israel as the Prophet Jeremiah declares, "Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Yahweh, and they shall fish them; and after I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks," Jer. 16:16. Read Deuteronomy 32. It reveals that Israel forsook Yahweh their Rock and turned to goat and demon gods. They lightly esteemed Yahweh and sought out the deities of the nations to worship them. CONTINUING BULL WORSHIP So many things happened during the time that the equinoxes were occurring in Taurus (vernal equinox) and Scorpio (Autumnal equinox). Adam, the ox, came under the penalty of death. Adam begins with the Hebrew letter aleph ( a). It is a hieroglyphic of an ox. Adam, Eve and their posterity went about the establishment of their own religious faith in order to cover their sins. The worship of bull gods was the result.Every man corrupted his way so drastically and violence became so prevalent that Yahweh decided to destroy the man that He had made, but Noah found grace in His sight, so eight souls were saved from the great flood that covered the earth destroying that civilization. However, man didn’t learn his lesson. After the flood, Cush, Ham and Nimrod began to fill the earth with their doctrine. Nimrod and his wife Semiramis promoted him as the great one, messiah of the earth. Nimrod was slain, but Semiramis bore a child named Horus. She proclaimed that she was a virgin when she conceived and that Horus was the resurrected Nimrod. This was the faith that Egypt and the land of Canaan were promoting when Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and eventually Israel came on the scene. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, was worshipped as the son of god through the Apis bull. The sun was worshipped as the great god Ra. (pronounced ray) The moon was the sun’s consort. The Assyrian kings were also worshipped as bull-gods. Bull worship was far from dead. CHANGING TIMES It appears that at about the time of Abram/Abraham, the equinoxes were shifting out of Taurus/Scorpio into Aries/Libra. Aries has to do with a heavenly ram or lamb. Interestingly, the Scriptures in Genesis contain the story of Abraham and the commanded sacrifice of his son Isaac. Yahweh commanded Abraham to take his son Isaac to a specific place in order to sacrifice him. Abraham obeyed binding the young man and was about to perform the commanded deed when Yahweh sent His angel to intervene. Yahweh caused a ram to be caught in a thicket which Abraham took and sacrificed on the altar that he had built. Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (Yahweh provides). Is it possible that this sacrifice was an announcement concerning the shift of the vernal equinox out of Taurus into Aries? Isn’t it interesting that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Israel were shepherds? Isn’t it interesting that during this period of time the focus is on Israel, shepherds, and that their deliverance from the bondage from Egypt was accomplished through a Passover lamb? All of the Levitical sacrifices were offered as types of the sacrifice of Yahshua the Messiah. Isn’t it also interesting that Libra is represented by the scales of justice which signifies law, and that with their deliverance from Egypt, Yahweh took Israel into the wilderness in order to make a covenant with them and give them His righteous law? Yahweh also raised a priesthood that was to offer up animal sacrifices on the altar of the tabernacle compound for continual burnt offerings and sacrifices. You see, until that time, Yahweh had no real abiding place on the earth. The sins of Adam and his posterity caused a rift, a division, a gap between Yahweh and man. Occasionally Yahweh would descend from heaven to check up on men and what they were doing. He would also descend to meet and speak with men such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, etc., but he had no real abiding place. When He delivered Israel from Egypt, He had them to build the tabernacle so that He could live among His people Israel, "And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering…. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them," Ex. 25:1-2, 8. Now, there was a link between heaven and earth. Yahweh not only had His dwelling place in the heavens, but He now had a dwelling place on earth. This tabernacle was a model or type of His heavenly dwelling place. The sacrifices were either wholly or partially burnt on the altar of sacrifice. This also established a link between heaven and earth for the smoke ascended before the throne of Yahweh. The burnt sacrifices or the part of the sacrifice that was burnt was called an "olah" in Hebrew. It is defined as; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke). TABERNACLE TO TEMPLE The tabernacle was a temporary tent dwelling. It was mobile and could be disassembled and moved with the Israelites in their wanderings. It was Yahweh’s chief dwelling place during the time of the wanderings in the wilderness as well as during their entrance into the land of Canaan and the period of the judges. Eventually, the time came when Israel wanted to have a king to lead them as the nations around them. Yahweh first gave them Saul, but because of his unfaithfulness, he was rejected and Yahweh chose a shepherd boy, David to be Israel’s king. Thus, the dynasty of the shepherd kings was established through King David. David desired to build a more permanent dwelling place for Yahweh, but Yahweh advised him that he was a bloody man and refused to allow him to build it, but allowed his son Solomon to build it instead. (2 Sam. 7:5-12, 1 Chron. 22:7-8). The temple at Jerusalem was a permanent structure. But Solomon, in his old age, departed from Yahweh and built temples for the deities of his foreign wives. Neither Solomon nor his wives remembered the lesson of his great-great grandmother Ruth who came from Moab, but forsook the deities of her family in order to worship and serve the Mighty Elohim of Naomi and Israel, Yahweh. After Solomon, the northern kingdom of Israel broke away from Judah setting up her own line of kings who led them back into the worship of the ox. Calves were placed in Samaria and Dan. Israel was turned to the worship of Baal and the host of heaven. They turned back to the original worship of Egypt. Judah followed suit and both were eventually overthrown and cast out of the promised land. Later, a small contingency of Judah returned to build a second temple, but they no longer were ruled by a descendant of the Davidic dynasty. This was only to complete the age and to bring in the Promised Seed Who would redeem Israel and all men. ANOTHER SHIFT Finally, the equinoxes were ending their trek through Aries/Libra. They were to shift into Pisces/Virgo. Again, it is interesting that close to the end of Aries/Libra and the beginning of Pisces/Virgo, the true Passover Lamb, Yahshua the Messiah appeared on the scene. His birth was actually declared by angelic hosts to shepherds who, in turn, declared it to the people, "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 ¶ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of Yahweh came upon them, and the glory of Yahweh shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is the Messiah the Sovereign. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising Yahweh, and saying, 14 Glory to Yahweh in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds," Lk. 2:1-18. Yahshua was born in Bethlehem which means "house of bread." He declared that He was the true bread from heaven which we must eat if we are going to have eternal life (Jn. 6:30-58). Yahshua, the true bread from heaven was placed in a manger. A manger is a feeding trough for animals, especially sheep, goats and cattle. The meanings are quite obvious. FISHERS OF MEN The equinoxes were now taking place in Pisces (vernal) and Virgo (autumnal). Pisces has to do with fish. One should note that when Yahshua began His ministry, He didn’t call shepherds. He called fishermen, "Now after that John was put in prison, Yahshua came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of Elohim, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of Elohim is at hand: repent ye, and believe the evangel. 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 17 And Yahshua said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him," Mk. 1:14-20. This is in line with the Prophet Jeremiah who had prophesied that Yahweh would send fisher in order to fish His people out of this world (16:16). But let’s examine these words of Jeremiah, "Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Yahweh, that it shall no more be said, Yahweh liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 15 But, Yahweh liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Yahweh, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks," Jer. 16:14-16. What Jeremiah is proclaiming here is that there would no longer be a need to observe the Passover in the manner that Israel observed it in Egypt and throughout the history of the tabernacle and temple. There was a new Passover Lamb provided for His people. This Passover Lamb was His Son Yahshua the Messiah (the Anointed). It is our understanding that we are still to observe the Passover, but what we now partake of is unleavened bread and the cup which Yahshua introduced during His last meal with His disciples (Mt. 26, Mk. 14, Lk. 23, Jn. 13). Paul declares that He is our Passover sacrificed for us (1 Cor. 5:7). Peter declares that we are redeemed not with corruptible things such as silver an gold, but with the precious blood of the Messiah, as a Lamb without blemish and spot, Who was foreordained before the foundation of the word, but was manifest in these last times for you," 1 Pet. 1:18-20. We no longer need an animal Passover sacrifice. Yahshua has for once and all time provided that sacrifice. It is also for a better and greater Passover than that of Egypt. How can we say this? Because that Passover lamb was instrumental in delivering Israel from the bondage to Egypt, that is for sure. But that Passover lamb had no power to open the graves and bring Israel back to life in a marvelous and powerful resurrection and restore them to their kingdom. This will be accomplished through the Passover Lamb Yahshua the Messiah. Notice Peter’s reference to "these last times." Was it the last times for this world? Absolutely not! This world has continued for about 2,000 more years now. Could it be that Peter was speaking of the last times, the last days of the age of Aries/Libra? A NEW AGE A new age had begun. It was the age of Pisces/Virgo. The new age was to be an age of fishing for Yahweh’s people throughout the world. Those fished out of this world were to become a part of the body of the Messiah. They were to be set aside as a chaste virgin espoused to the Messiah, "Would to Elohim ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with pious jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to the Messiah," 2 Cor. 11:1-2. The equinoxes had moved out of Aries/Libra into Pisces (fish) and Virgo (a virgin woman). A new age had begun. During the previous age (Aries/Libra), Yahweh had commanded a tabernacle and eventually a temple to be built in order that He might have a dwelling place on earth, and also so that there might be a link, a mediation between heaven and earth. These dwelling places were made by the hands of men and served by a priesthood who offered sacrifices by the hands of men. Now a new Mediator between heaven and earth in the guise of Yahshua the Messiah began to serve as that vital and important link. He had presented the better sacrifice and was representative of the far better priesthood, the Melchizedek priesthood. Yahweh also had a new dwelling place. He was no longer going to dwell in tents and edifices made by the hands of man. The new dwelling place was to be in men and women who were called, repented, baptized in the name of Yahshua the Messiah for the remission of sins, given the Holy Spirit and who would continue in faithfulness to Yahweh and Yahshua to the end of their lives. This new dwelling place was to be made by the hands of Yahweh, not by the hands of man. The tabernacle of old was a type of these dwelling places. It was a temporary mobile dwelling which could be transported wherever Yahweh inspired. Men and women are temporary, mobile dwelling places for Yahweh and Yahshua. Peter writes, "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that Yahweh is gracious. 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of Yahweh, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to Yahweh by Yahshua the Messiah," 1 Pet. 2:1-5. Notice that it is now of the Spirit and not of the flesh. We are built up a spiritual house, to offer up spiritual sacrifices. The physical man-made temples and worship houses are no longer His dwelling place. Animal sacrifices made by the hands of men are no longer acceptable. Physical man-made circumcision is no longer acceptable. YAHSHUA BEN NUN Yahshua Son of Nun was a type of Yahshua the Messiah. They both shared the same name and the same purposes. Yahshua Son of Nun was the successor to Moses. The deliverance from Egypt and giving of the law came under the hand of Moses’ rule and shepherding over Israel. Moses was almost perfect in all that he did until near the end of the 40 years in the wilderness. The children of Israel were thirsting for water (a type of the Spirit). Moses was told to go speak to a certain rock and water would come forth. This was to establish a pattern. Early in their trek in the wilderness, Israel had pitched camp in Rephidim. There was no water for the people to drink. As usual, they began to complain and were about to overthrow Moses who went to Yahweh to inquire of Him. Yahweh told Moses to take his rod and strike a certain rock upon which Yahweh would be standing. Moses did so and waters came forth abundantly. (Ex. 17:1-7). This was a type of the time when Yahshua, the Rock would empty Himself of the power and glory that He had, become a man and be struck (Phil. 2:5-8) so that blood and water would issue from His side (Jn. 19:31-34). The blood is for the covering of our sins. The water is for the Spirit. Yahshua was the second Adam. The first Adam’s wife was made a physical fleshly human being from a rib taken out of the side of Adam. The wife of the second Adam will come from His side, made of water (spirit). Moses broke the pattern the second time and instead of speaking to the rock, he struck it twice in his anger (Num. 20:1-13). This single act disqualified Moses from bringing the children of Israel into the land of promise. Moses was a type of the law. The law is called the "Law of Moses." However, it wasn’t possible for the law to give life, nor was it possible for the law to deliver Israel into the land of promise (Gal. 3:21). The deliverance over the Jordan into the land of promise came by the hand of Yahshua Ben Nun. It is extremely important that we understand the meaning of the name "Nun." "Nun" (Heb. = nwn) means perpetuity, to resprout, and to propagate by shoots. Perpetuity comes from perpetual which means to endure forever, eternal. To sprout means to bud or grow. To "resprout" means to sprout, bud, or grow again. In other words, it has to do with the resurrection.Of course, Yahshua means the salvation or Yahweh or even Yahweh the Savior. Yahshua Ben Nun was a most important and beautiful example of Yahshua the Messiah Who was the Son of the ever living, eternal Elohim Yahweh. THE FISH But there is more to the name. The Hebrew letters are hieroglyphics. The Hebrew letter "nun" ( n) is an hieroglyphic for fish!Furthermore, the waw ( w) in Hebrew stands for the number six, the number of man (man was created on the sixth day), as well as the number for finished creation (the creation was finished on the sixth day). It also serves as an hieroglyphic for a nail or tent peg. In appearance, it looks like a man standing with his hands stretched heavenward.In the name Yahshua Ben Nun, we find a prophecy of the time when the Son of Elohim, the Son of Yahweh would appear. It would be at the end of the age of Aries (ram/lamb) and the beginning of the age of Pisces (fish). Yahshua finished out the age of Aries by offering the perfect sacrifice as the true Passover Lamb of Elohim without spot or blemish (1 Cor. 5:7 & 1 Pet. 1:18-19). He began the age of Pisces by calling fishermen to aid Him in His ministry. The age of Pisces/Virgo has endured for around two thousand years. During this time, Yahweh has been fishing souls out of this world in order to set them aside as chaste virgins, espoused to His marvelous Son. Soon the marriage of the Lamb and His bride will take place (Rev. 19:6-9). This will come at the end of this age and the beginning of the next age, the age of Aquarius/Leo. THE NEXT AGE The equinoxes are faithful signs that Yahweh has placed in the heavens to not only declare seasons to us, but to declare the end and beginning of ages. They are very close to moving out of Pisces/Virgo into Aquarius/Leo. This could come about in 20 to 70 years according to some estimates. Yahweh will soon shake the heavens and the earth. During this time He will overthrow the nations of this world and bring in the age of the kingdom of heaven. Joel chapter two is a prophecy about this time. Yahweh will resurrect His people from their graves restoring them to life and their kingdom. (Ez. 37, 1 Cor. 15, 1 Thes. 4, etc.). Aquarius has to do with a man pouring water out from heaven. Joel was inspired to declare, "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of Yahweh come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Yahweh hath said, and in the remnant whom Yahweh shall call," Joel 2:28-32. When the Holy Spirit was poured out on Yahshua’s disciples on the day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2, Peter was inspired to quote Joel 2:28. But that pouring out of the Holy Spirit was only a small beginning and type of that which will be done at the end of the age of Pisces and in the age of Aquarius. At the end of this age and beginning of the next age, Yahweh will gather His people from all places where they have been scattered. The living stones that He has prepared for the living temple will be gathered in Jerusalem. The temple of old was a type of this temple for it was a more permanent, immoveable structure. The new temple at Jerusalem will consist of the resurrected or changed temporary stones that Yahweh has called out of this world. They will no longer be temporary, mortal nor corruptible, but they will be immortal and incorruptible. They will be eternal living stones, a much more wondrous dwelling place of Yahweh. LEO The autumnal equinox will be occurring in Leo. Leo has to do with the heavenly lion. Yahshua is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Amazingly, Yahshua is both Lamb and Lion. In the physical realm a lamb and lion can’t long live together. They lion would soon become hungry and would turn and devour the lamb. But even though physical things can be types of the spiritual, the spiritual is so much more powerful and real. One can be both Lamb and Lion. Yahshua will be ruling in His kingdom on the earth. The earth will be at peace and rest. The prophets declare the wonders of the coming kingdom. Looking at Jeremiah 16:16 again, after the age of Pisces, the fish, will come the age of the Leo, the lion for Jeremiah goes on to proclaim, "...and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks." Fishermen fish, lions hunt. Yahshua and His people will finish the job of gathering His people from all areas to whence they have been scattered. This is the story, the mystery written in the Word of Yahweh as well as in the heavens. These are the ages that the equinoxes have been declaring as they have preceded through the various constellations. May Yahweh be magnified and may you be blessed with His knowledge and the power of His word. JH ANSWERING A LETTER TO A BROTHER We received the following letter in the mail from a brother recently, who, in turn, received it from an acquaintance of his. We didn’t answer every issue that this man brought up, but some have been calling and writing to us requesting that we give an answer to the Philadelphia Church of God’s stand on the name Elijah. Much of this will be answered in the upcoming article on EliYah which will begin appearing in our Yahshua’s Witness Magazine in the May-June issue. The following is the letter from this member of the PCG and our response to him. HELLO BIG BRO JERRY (OSBORNE) Praise God, I’m happy to hear from you, but you sound or write like a BARBARIAN ® 1 Cor. 14:11. Bro speak to me in English, I’m not a Hebrew… If you’re playing the flute to me, and I’m waiting for the trumpet, how will I prepare for the war ® 1 Cor. 14:8… God’s mighty word says to be men in understanding, be not children in understanding ® 1 Cor. 14:20… GA-GA, GOO-GOO, PEE-PEE, CA-CA is the same as you speaking to me in Hebrew. I’m not a Hebrew. I’m an English Israelite ® yet., you still will not hear ® 1 Cor. 14:21… Prophecy is for the believers, but tongues are for the unbeliever. Do you understand God’s will yet, or no… Jesus’ name is not Yashua either… The Jews named Him Yeshua because the Jews still think that Jesus Christ is only the Savior of the Jews. Jesus rebuked the Jews back then for being selfish… The Jews are like the Nazis, the Nazis think it’s only Hebrew, this is wrong, wrong big brother. God is going to destroy this attitude… Yes, salvation is of the Jews, but true spiritual Jews, not physical Pharisees. This is why God warned Peter on the roof ® don’t call the Gentiles unclean if they are (called)… If I’m a Russian, or an Arab, if I’m obeying God’s laws and Sabbaths and I’m in God’s true church, not causing division, Bro believe it or not, but I’m a true Jew, whether I speak Chinese, Japanese, or English… God has ("magnified") His word above all His name ® Psa. 138:2. God wants obedience more than sacrifice. If I supported the ("one") body of Christ and I couldn’t speak I am still gonna receive a good position in God’s kingdom… "But" if I am tossed around with all kinds of doctrines and preaching Yahweh – Yahweh – Yahweh – shalom – shalom – shalom – love – love – love – Messiah – Messiah – Messiah – Jesus – Jesus – Jesus, then I would be a false priest… Brother Jerry, the Gospel is about the coming family of god. The family is the church or the body in embryo. When this body of believers is born again, they will be the Kingdom of God… This one united body must have one doctrine, a tithing system. This one body must have a true organized pattern… This one body must have a leader leading the body under Christ ® Heb. 5:1-5… This (one) body must prepare (now) for positions of government when Christ comes… The first century church, or body is asleep awaiting the resurrection, and they were very organized ® Acts 2:44 and Acts 2:42… This end time body (must) and better be organized in order to marry Christ, and I must say ® (only) the Philadelphia Church of God is organized with the government of David, or you can say the government of God ® Isa. 9:7… Can you just imagine God putting you and me in charge of education (in the beautiful world tomorrow), an God putting you as the leader and me as your most faithful second hand man… Then one day I come up to you and say, Brother, I’m gonna start my own educational system, but I’m gonna change a few things because I don’t agree with what you teach… Brother Jerry O….., do you honestly think God is going to allow this in heaven ® hell no – hell no, God is gonna destroy this unclean attitude very soon soon now… God Almighty taught this government to Mr. Armstrong. Then Mr. Armstrong (tried) his best to teach the body, but they laughed at him, and wished he would hurry and die so they could change the teachings and live off (God’s goods) that Mr. Armstrong left… Brother Jerry, John the Baptist (did not) prepare God’s end time body, only Mr. Armstrong did… Look at the back of your Trumpet Magazine, it says The Key of David. Since physical Judah and physical Israel are not doing, obeying the true government of David… Then God gave the true government to His church, to prepare and humble the obedient ones ® many are called, but (few) are chosen… Only 7 thousand men who have not bowed to the (image) of BAAL are gonna be kings and priests and pillars… Now you know that a pagan ("can’t") get into God’s true body of believers, but the dangerous part is that some of the elect have fallen from their positions, but they don’t recognize their spiritual condition… These ones keep the laws and sabbaths, but they don’t know God’s government, these ones despise government, 2 Pet. 2:10, and if you noticed, they are called false prophets that are (among you) ® among the body, not pagans… verse 1 of 2 Pet. 2. Brother Jerry, I can’t believe you put aside the Philadelphia material, growing in Christ is in the body, not out of the body… I’m going to keep warning you until you get this (awesome) vision. I don’t care what you say. I love you brother Jerry. Me and you are gonna be pillars, (you can know), you just have to admit you’ve made mistakes… And be cautious what you preach. The gospel of the good news is only about God’s organized body coming soon to rule this world under Christ with the government (the rod) of God… Then after the wife has made herself ready ® Rev. 19:7 ® (church) with the dead firstfruits, resurrected and born-again… Then the second resurrection of the whole house of Israel to be taught by the firstfruits in schools and colleges, then the great white throne judgment of all Gentiles and all who received the mark… Brother Jerry, If we are called to be firstfruits, we bettter be very, very, very, very, very, very, very cautious about how God’s government is run… My advice to you is, please throw those crazy doctrines of Yeshua-Yashua-Yahshua away. I would piss and crap on those false doctrines, and then I would burn them, and then piss on them again… I already fixed the Bible codes that you messed with over here… Brother Jerry, the body of Christ warns not only the churches, but also the world, God says those He loves He chastens, so smile big Bro because Jesus in me loves you… Do you remember how you really studied Armstrong’s America And Britain booklet, then you really understood it. Remember… Well, if you would of done that very, very carefully with all the other booklets, you would of spotted God’s government, but you stopped because you stubbornly rejected me yakking my mouth about Armstrong having it right… But whoever Mr. Armstrong was, I can honestly swear to the living Father that Armstrong came in the Spirit of Elijah… Yes, Brother Jerry, I’ve made up my mind. I’m gonna hand my dad over to the state. It’s already known in the family and my family is (shocked). Now after I enjoy my last package of goodies, my dad is going to faint… I could care less about any of this worldly junk. My main concern is (you and Dirk), Dirk doesn’t know God’s government. I’m sure you do, (now), but it’s your duty to teach Dirk… Please get all your PCG booklets. Please go over them carefully… (God bless you) (pray, pray, pray) (please write back) RGJ
Dear J.O., Shalom and warmest greetings in the awesome names of Yahweh and Yahshua. I read Rudy’s letter with interest. Of course, having been a former member of WWCG for over 18 years, I do understand this man’s way of thinking since it was drilled into our heads for all those years. But I was also there at a time when HWA authorized a study into the name of the Heavenly Father and the resultant research revealed that the name of the Father was Yahweh. HWA made this announcement openly stating, "The research is finished and we have determined that the name of the Heavenly Father is Yahweh, but I prefer to call Him the Eternal." (paraphrasing) Their own actions reveal that the name of the Creator is important, because up until the time of that research HWA always declared that the Savior requested that the Father would "...keep through Thine own name those whom Thou has given Me, that they may be one as We are," Jn. 17:11. He would state that since His name is God, then we must also bear that name. That is the reason that the organization was named "Church of God." Every group that has split off from WWCG has incorporated the name God in their church name. (Unless they have somehow discovered and accepted the truth concerning His name, such as the Congregation of YHWH.) As for the body of believers being organized as they taught and as PCG teaches, aren’t all of the governments of men organized? Aren’t all of the churches of this world organized? Almost all of the churches are 501c3 which makes them a vassal of the state and casts them into bed with the politicians and leaders of this world rather than under the authority of Yahshua. Sadly, many of the assemblies of Yahweh are also 501c3’s. This, of course, is for tax purposes, but we had rather pay the taxes than to get in bed with the politicians or request their recognition and authority to exist as an assembly. We want that recognition to come from Yahweh only. Also, I see that he referred to the 7,000 men of EliYah’s day. This proves that the believers weren’t organized into one cohesive body since EliYah thought that he was the only one who was serving Yahweh and Yahweh had to reveal to him that there were 7,000 others who, like him, hadn’t bowed the knee to Ba’al. It’s possible that not one of the 7,000 knew of any of the others since EliYah himself didn’t even know of them. Your friend did make a true statement when he said "Jesus’ name is not Yahshua either..." Because neither is Yahshua’s name Jesus or Hesus. Hesus was one of the Ba’al names. He says that he is not a Hebrew, but then he says that he is an English Israelite. This is an oxymoron since the Israelites were Hebrews and if we are to become an Israelite then we must be grafted into the Hebrew Yahshua rather than the Greek Jesus. Of course, as HWA used to say, A deceived person doesn’t know that he is deceived. It is interesting that the leader of PCG declares that Elijah means "God is God." Hmmmm....and this from a man who has been to Ambassador College. EliYah is a combination of two Hebrew words El and Yah. If "El" is the Hebrew word for God then how can the Hebrew word "Jah" be translated the same? All it takes is to search out Strong’s Concordance and we will find that they do acknowledge that "El" would be the equivalent to the English word "god", but "Jah" is defined as; contraction for 3068, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name. #3068 is presented as hwhy Y@hovah, yeh-ho-vaw', from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God. Now, since their own mentor and great leader HWA proclaimed that the research that he commissioned revealed that the name is really Yahweh and not Jehovah the truth of the matter is that Mr. Flurry continues to stubbornly resist truth as do so many of the "GOD" ministers in today’s world. Many are withholding true knowledge purposely. For this they will pay dearly. The prophet Isaiah revealed that Yahweh hates the name "God/Gad" (Isa. 65:11) as applied to the deities. EliYah actually means "My El is Yah or Yahweh." (Eli means "my El.") Your friend can GA-GA, GOO-GOO, PEE-PEE, CA-CA all he wants, but all he is doing is revealing his own inability to understand and receive the truth because his mentors have brain washed him to only believe what they tell and teach him. How sad. Well, I must close for now. Keep the faith and never let the darts of doubt to get past the shield of faith. May Yahweh bless and keep you. Yahweh make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. Yahweh lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. And may He continue to cause His name to be upon you. Shalom in our Sovereign Yahshua, Elder Jerry Healan
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