A Perverse Nation; A Perverse World!
If ever there was a day that we’ve turned good into evil and evil into good it’s
today! What’s amazing is that few speak out against it. Even the conservative talk
show hosts and churches call for us to be tolerant. I’ve not heard a politician speak
out against it… on the contrary… for it. Why can’t we all live and let live? So, this
nation, along with the rest of the world, is in the throes of wanton behavior.
Everything that was once considered good clean behavior is now considered
archaic, stifling. Now, any kind of sexual behavior is permissible and anyone who
speaks out against it is considered to be judgmental, homophobic, guilty of hate
crimes and a person that has to be punished.
Our modern society will not tolerate being scolded about this wanton behavior nor will it tolerate
anyone who takes action against it let alone those who speak
out against it. It, society, claims that anyone who loves a god that would punish anyone who lovingly engages in this vile activity is not a good god at all and is something they can’t worship.
What kind of behavior?
My sister-in-law pointed out something she had found on the internet (and we all
know that what we read there is the truth! Not!). She read to me the account of
how a transgender student in Memphis Tennessee had been crowned “Home
Coming Royalty” and she related how the article contained a picture of this young
man in a sequined gown. What’s wrong with this? What’s correct about it?!
Nothing’s correct about this! Where does the authority come from for me to make
this judgment?
Deu 22:5 “A woman does not wear that which pertains to a man, nor does a
man put on a woman’s garment, for whoever does this is an abomination to
Yahuah your Elohim. The Scriptures
Lev 18:22 ‘And do not lie with a male as with a woman, it is an abomination.
Lev 18:23 ‘And do not have intercourse with any beast, to defile yourself with it.
And a woman does not stand before a beast to mate with it, it is a perversion.
Lev 18:24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with all these, for by all these the nations are
defiled, which I am driving out before you.
Lev 18:25 ‘Thus the land became defiled, therefore I punished it for its
crookedness, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.
Lev 18:26 ‘But you, you shall guard My laws and My right-rulings, and not do
any of these abominations, the native nor stranger who sojourns among you,
Lev 18:27 because the men of the land who were before you have done all these
abominations, and thus the land became defiled,
Lev 18:28 ‘So let not the land vomit you out for defiling it, as it vomited out the
nations that were before you.
Lev 18:29 ‘For whoever does any of these abominations, those beings who do
them shall be cut off from among their people.
Lev 18:30 ‘And you shall guard My Charge, so as not to do any of these
abominable laws which were done before you, so as not to defile yourselves by
them. I am Yahuah your Elohim.’ ”
Lev 20:13 ‘And a man who lies with a male as he lies with a woman: both of
them have done an abomination, they shall certainly be put to death, their blood
is upon them.
Lev 20:22 ‘And you shall guard all My laws and all My right-rulings, and do
them, so that the land where I am bringing you to dwell does not vomit you out.
Lev 20:23 ‘And do not walk in the laws of the nation which I am driving out
before you, for they do all these, and therefore I loathed them.
Lev 20:24 ‘But I say to you, “You are going to possess their land, and I Myself
give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am Yahuah
your Elohim, who has separated you from the peoples. The Scriptures
There are a host of other sexual abominations that I didn’t include here. Sex acts
between family members other than the mother and father, sex acts between next
of kin and sex acts between humans and animals that require the death penalty.
So, there isn’t much for me to add to this. It’s clear that our creator, Yahuah,
declares this sexual behavior to be abominable. We are not to engage in this
activity. He will punish this nation and the rest of the world as well because it
engages in this kind of behavior. It’s my duty to draw people’s attention to this.
What you do in regards to this information is up to you. You can ignore it to your
own peril. I suggest you heed the warning: Behave the way Yahuah requires us to
behave.
Katrael
Is The Republic Worth Saving?
Is the Republic Worth Saving?
I don’t know if I could ever be considered a patriot. I’m definitely not one now. I’ve always considered the Constitution of the United States to be an important body of law. However, believing in the Constitution doesn’t make a person a patriot. What’s this all about?
The Constitution, like the Torah, is only effective to society as long as the heart of the people is healthy. The Constitution, unlike the Torah, does not focus on Yahuah. The people never did recognize or focus on Yahuah mainly because they never knew Him. The bulk of humanity doesn’t believe in Yahuah and those who believe in god don’t understand that god is NOT Yahuah!
The fact that god is not Yahuah has been obscured through the ages by twists in the translations of the True Writings and through the inculcation of the idea that the lord god jesus christ is the god who created all things. The inculcation that it doesn’t matter what name you call the True Creator by as he knows who a person prays to and worships. The inculcation that the only name that matters is the lord god jesus christ. What a dichotomy in those who trust in and rely upon the lord god jesus christ! There is no dichotomy in the beliefs in those who truly trusts in and relies on Yahuah! HEAR Yisrael, Yahuah is our Elohim; Yahuah is One! There is NO OTHER besides HIM! What does any of this have to do with whether the republic is worth saving?
While the Constitution is a wonderful body of law created by man it is not a body of law endorsed by Yahuah. This republic was founded on a false foundation that was faulty from the beginning. The Constitution and the concepts of god distract people from the true body of law that this republic should built upon…The Torah! The Torah is timeless as it’s author is Yahuah and not the lord god Satan. Why would we need any other body of law to live our lives by?!!!! Yahuah tells us that His Torah brings abundant life and that nobody, not even Himself, is qualified to change anything in His Law!
However, ancient Yisrael wouldn’t follow Torah and modern Yisrael won’t either. We are inculcated with the idea that Yahuah’s Torah is a stinking creation of the Jews that was dissolved by the death of the lord god jesus christ! However, modern Yisrael is not just the group of people who currently occupy the land called by the name of Israel. It’s a widely dispersed people who occupy a huge part of the globe! The ignorance of this fact creates much confusion.
Just think! The Torah can’t be amended if we don’t like it or we believe that it needs to have something added to it. It can’t be changed to make something that is wrong into something that is correct. What was declared to be evil by Yahuah will always be evil and what is declared correct by Yahuah will always be correct. (I avoid the words good and right for a reason). The ability to add to or somehow change it’s provisions is but one of the many shortcomings of the Constitution. Today, what was once wrong, if not just in the beliefs of men but in the letter of their laws, is now considered good and healthy. The Constitution and the Torah are considered to be outdated and should be replaced by something better. This shows just how sick the heart of the people is.
So, what about saving the republic? It’s not worth saving! It’s foundation is faulty and those who occupy it are nearly all diseased. Neither the Constitution nor the Torah can save this republic as long as the people are as sick as they are. Yahuah won’t save this republic or it’s people until they seek and turn to HIM with all of their heart and HE HEAL them! Yahuah promised that if the people known by His name would follow His Torah that they would never be overcome…NEVER! Yahuah would always protect them!
שׁמע ישׂראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד׃
What’s the Truth
I’ll first cover some of what I was told was the truth. I was born in this country. How do I know this is true? I can’t remember that event or where it took place. I was told by my parents, who had proven over time that they told lies, that I was born here long before I ever saw the official document. I don’t have any real reason to believe that my birth here was a lie. So what does it matter?
Being born here makes me a citizen/member of this country. I’m entitled to certain benefits that are bestowed upon it’s citizens that people born in other places are not entitled to…ever! However, if those unfortunate people, who were born somewhere else, give up their citizenship/membership to other places then they can become entitled to certain other benefits here, but never to all of them. It sucks to be them!
I have been regaled with the wisdom that this is the greatest, most generous, prosperous, lawful, peaceful nation in the world. This country is the utopia that everyone dreams of. This country was made that way by the hardest working people on the planet. We have the fiercest warriors to man our armies. This country has the most brilliant scientific creative people on the planet. There is a formula that when properly followed will lead to happiness and wealth and we fully understand that formula. And…lest we forget…we have God on our side! How blessed are we?
I’m told that a great portion of the world is awash in squalor. I’m told that the leaders in those places force their people to live in these squalid conditions…or that the people don’t understand the formula for peace and wealth and therefore live in squalor. That those people don’t trust in or rely upon the Lord God Jesus Christ. The result is that they are poor and downtrodden.
I am also told that there are many other countries with varying levels of happiness and wealth. Most of these nations trust in and rely on, to a certain degree, the Lord God Jesus Christ. However, they aren’t as blessed as we are. We are simply the best people on the planet.
How do I know that any of this is true? I’ve never been to anywhere else except Canada and I didn’t see anything there to leave home about. I didn’t see any squalor or poverty in what little I did see of Canada, so it must be one of those other blessed nations I was told about. So, my limited experience indicates that there is a smidgen of truth to what I’ve been taught.
I have access to a book that paints a very different picture than the one I’ve been told about. I’m not going to make a religious work out of this writing, but I have to bring in certain elements from it to support my thesis. This book reveals that this country has been blessed because of an ancient promise that had to be kept. I’ve done research and found evidence to support the claims made in the book…that the book is true. This evidence comes from a myriad of sources. Of course, this is only my opinion on the evidence.
I’ve seen enough of this country to realize that there is a vast difference between the rich and poor: those that have and those that don’t. I’ve seen it! I can safely extend those observations to include other parts of the world that I haven’t seen. I can see the disparity between the places in this country that I have seen and attribute those differences to the leadership found there. I’ve seen the cardboard box cities under the bridges in California. So, these observations indicate that there is a smidgen more truth to what I’ve been told about other places. I’ve also seen plenty of publications with pictures and articles that also support much of what I’ve been told. Conclusion: I can safely apply what I’ve seen, heard and experienced to properly assess whether a certain philosophy will produce certain results. Good for me…huh?
Many people, mostly the youth, are being told and believe that this country is an abomination to the planet. There is of course some truth to this. The people who espouse this concept have an agenda. Who doesn’t have one? I can’t pretend to understand their agenda or it’s origin. I can’t say whether these people have sinister intentions or whether they are only deceived? I can say that what they propose will only lead to an evil conclusion.
It’s funny how a group of people who had control over what was considered moral can suddenly find themselves no longer in control. They’ve either given up that control or it has been ripped from them. The immorality of yesterday is now being taught in the schools as normal and healthy. What was once practiced in dark private places is now flaunted by the media and entertainment community. It’s even wrong to speak against it.
Someone figured out a very long time ago that the only way to change a society is to gain control of the young. Control the education and you control the educated. Children have no way to gauge the truth from a lie. What they’re told will sound good the same way what I was told sounded good to me. That is until I found out that I was lied to. The difference? I had other sources to study. Information was readily available to me. This is why people can’t be allowed to speak out against something that is wrong and certain information must be tightly controlled.
Our youth is being taught that hard work and individualism is the wrong way to attain the things of this world. That the only equitable way for everyone to have these things is through the government. An enlightened government. Everyone is equal and must be treated that way. Do you need a liver transplant? No problem. It’s no longer just the privilege of the wealthy and anybody can have one as long as that’s what’s needed. The government will provide. Food, clothing, housing and medical care will all be provided by the government. A living wage will also be provided regardless of how hard you work. Plenty for all. How to accomplish this? Certain liberties must be forfeited. Never mind that these concepts have never and never will work the way they are sold.
Yes, a form of this can work, but only at the expense of the ignorant. The government is the one that determines what is needed, who needs it and how it will be meted out. Equality! Some will be more equal than others. Those in charge will be more equal and therefore entitled to more simply because of their position in the body politic. Nothing changes in this respect other than the rhetoric. There will still be those that have and those that don’t. The biggest change will be a person’s ability to complain about or change conditions. A person will have to accept what is given, keep their mouth shut and do what they’re told.
Why would a hard working person continue to work hard only to receive the same reward as someone who doesn’t work at all? Would a hard working person continue to work hard simply because it’s the correct thing to do? I doubt it. The result: production drops and there is less to go around. Everybody will have to do with less…except the glorious leaders. After all, they work hard for what they get. However, there is a solution: force everyone to work hard or just get rid of the worthless eaters. So much for the living wage for all concept.
The government here embarked a long time ago on a communist agenda. It had to be implemented gradually or a revolt would ensue. Let’s consider: minimum wage guarantees. If you work it should produce at least a minimum level of income. That’s fair isn’t it? It is if everyone does the same work and the same amount of work. Our government couldn’t stop private industry from paying more than a minimum, but it could get us used to the government telling us what to pay and who gets it. How about welfare?
The welfare system is gargantuan. It provides old age benefits, housing for the poor, food for the poor and a subsistence stipend for those who can’t produce an adequate income. This is all humanitarian in nature and who could possibly object to it? Aren’t we prosperous and generous? Don’t we have an obligation to those less fortunate than we? This sounds good as long as we can work hard to overcome these burdens. But, this all sounds good until we realize that the government controls all of this. We no longer have the say in whether we’ll partake in the program or not. The purpose of this was to get us used to the government dictating our every action. It’s the government who decides needs and how much the needy get or doesn’t get. Those that have some resources have to give them up in order to receive from the government largess. This seems correct as these programs were for the needy only and you aren’t needy as long as you have something you can sell to help yourself. So, a person who doesn’t work, won’t work, can’t work is entitled to help from those who do work. Communism. It only works as long as people can be individually rewarded for their hard work. This system will only continue until those in charge can strip away all individual rights to the fruit of their labors. Certainly this government wouldn’t do such a thing? They’re already doing it and with your approval.
Now, the government is a single entity. It has a life that goes on regardless of the loss of any single part. However, the government can’t carry out an agenda without laborers. So, we have police departments, utility departments, fire departments, educational departments, welfare departments, armies and a host of other agencies most of which receive a wage through the government. Need something done? No problem…we have a department for that. Need a road? No problem. We have a transportation department to see that the road is built and maintained. Of course, this is all accomplished with the money provided by the actual producers. The only thing that would be better for the government, because it could provide more for more, is for it to control the means of production. It’s headed that way.
What the government doesn’t have yet is an all controlling compliance department manned by true believers. Manned by people who are willing to go out and force compliance on the non-compliant. One of two things will have to happen: comply or die. Frankly, it’d be better to just get rid of the non-compliant as they are likely to revolt if an opportunity presents itself. Lots of dead people. Hmmm, seems as if this kind of a system has surfaced in the past. One hundred seventy million people didn’t suddenly die without a reason.
Should I Get Vaccinated?
I’ve probably written about similar junk many times in the past. There will be a twist here. I normally try, though often unsuccessfully, to stay focused. I’m just going to ramble here to see what comes out.
Violence. I hear the cry from people like Glenn Beck that we should avoid violence. It’s not that I disagree with this cry, it’s just that I don’t see any way to avoid it. I watched “Starship Troopers” again last night. There is a scene where the stars in the movie are in a high school civics class. The teacher makes a statement to the effect that violence is the supreme source of all authority. Today, many people would disagree with this idea though even more of us would heartily agree.
I look back through history and see the the evidence of the impact of violence on world trends. Nothing major has ever happened in our societies without the eruption of violence. There is a large list of individuals who took power in the twentieth century who used violence to achieve their goals. Hitler, Stalin and Mao are but a few who were successful. These three alone are credited with the extermination of perhaps as many as one hundred seventy million lives. Nobody knows for sure and the exact number could be much higher or much lower. However, the true number should be much higher when the loss of lives are factored in because of armed belligerence between enemies. It’s violence and how we respond to it that is important.
An aside. The same forces, the deceived masses of people, are amassing to again use violence to achieve their dreams. These masses blindly listen to the lies of a promise for an earthly utopia under the leadership of an enlightened earthly government. In exchange for our abdication of our personal rights, the earthly government will supply all housing, clothing, food and medical care…each according to his need. All people will be the same…nobody will be treated better or worse than anybody else. There will be no rich or poor. However, this concept is nothing new. It’s been promised many times before and by those same people mentioned above. The truth: the poor and rich still exist in those societies. The ruled live in varying degrees of poverty and wealth depending on their rank in the body politic. The supreme leaders live in splendent luxury. So much for equality.
Why the focus on violence as a major society shaper and not the major technological breakthroughs? Because our society would not have existed without the violence that secured it. few modern societies have come into existence without it. Maybe I should use the word “force” here as well.
I remember an incident a few years ago where a group of Jewish people refused to have their children vaccinated against measles. They were successful in avoiding these vaccinations until measles broke out in their community. The government, under the guise of concern for the public welfare, forced these people to acquiesce. Fines, imprisonment or loss of custody?
Nobody resists the government employee with guns or some other such force, who comes to kick in their doors, to keep those evil doers from having their way. After all, these evil doers have the blessings of the politicians and force will be met with greater force. In other words: any person who resists will eventually fall victim to an entity that can throw limitless resources at them until it has it’s way. You may end up in prison or dead. Which outcome is preferable? Perhaps we shouldn’t resist at all?
Many christians believe that the government was put there for their well being. They believe that it’s not proper to resist something that is endorsed by god. Does our government have Yahuah’s endorsement? Yes. We asked for it and we got what we asked for. However, Yahuah never said it was what would be best for us. He told us that He wouldn’t listen to our complaints about the government when it abuses us.
There is a new word that doesn’t appear in my collegiate dictionary “democide.”
I don’t even know if I’ve spelled it correctly? It means “murder by government.” It’s amazing that most people laud the government of this land. This government is as guilty of democide as any government. Men and women, who are a part of this government, come and go, but still the results are the same. Maybe there are some who are more benign than others, but it’s a never ending cycle. Maybe this government under the leadership of D Trump is benign?
I was born into and raised in a society governed by men. I was taught to obey it’s authority. I was taught that god, king and family was the order of things when in all actuality, the politicians believe the order is: king, god and family. I didn’t realize that there should be a different order. Yahuah and family. No earthly government. Why this way?
Yahuah never intended that anything or anyone should come between Him and man. The only reason we have an earthly government is due to the fact that we asked for it. We rejected Yahuah’s wonderful offer that He alone would rule over us. His law is perfect though it would seem that some of His laws are bizarre while the rest of them are harsh and unforgiving. We are like little babies when it pertains to the ways of Yahuah. Like little babies, we don’t understand the dangers, both physical and spiritual, that lurk in our disobedience. From the beginning, our earthly parents, decided to take on the task of deciding what was correct and what wasn’t. Now, we have to learn about those dangers through experience. We could have peace in our societies, but we only have war, crime, torture, disease and misery.
Yahuah does not tell those who follow him to do wrong. It will always be the correct thing to do no matter what he tells us to do. Even if it brings the end to our life. Even if it means a life sentence in prison. Which one is preferable? No man or earthly agency can command me to do something that is contrary to Yahuah’s way. Are vaccinations wrong?
There is no apparent scriptural precedence for vaccinations. Let’s take a brief look. We are instructed not to consume unclean things. Do men put unclean things into their vaccines? Yes they do. They used vaccines that were made using monkey kidneys (maybe it was livers?). Now, anybody born between the years nineteen forty five and nineteen sixty five should be checked for hepatitis C as it is the leading cause of liver cancer. Why these years? I believe it’s due to the polio vaccines we were given, though the government says that it’s because we are susceptible due to drug use. I’ve never abused drugs so why should I be checked? It’s simply because the government says I should be checked. Why should I believe and obey people who are liars?
Not only that, but one of the fastest growing diseases among our children is autism. This disease has gone from something that affected one out of a thousand children to one out of every sixty eight children and the incidence is rising along with the number of vaccines our children receive. The cost of caring for these children is greater than what ninety nine percent of their parents and society as a whole, can afford. Maybe we avoid the measles…maybe….but, it appears that we make a far worse trade for that benefit. Why isn’t there a greater cry from the people concerning this matter? It seems to be something that is quietly accepted by the public as a whole. Vaccines are our great protectors given to us by the best and brightest minds of men, mandated by the governments of men and forced onto those who see the truth and resist by the strong arms of men. The bottom line?
I’ve received vaccines and the latest one was a hepatitis B vaccine sometime in the mid nineteen nineties. I’ve not had one since unless I was given one when I had a hernia operation about nineteen years ago. I was still looking for a healing through the hands of man. The truth is that I probably would have long since expired if not for modern medicine. The truth is that I would not have needed modern medicine if not for our poor dietary habits. So why not take a vaccine now and avoid all of the unpleasantness?
Taking the vaccine is the wrong thing to do. I’ll peacefully resist as long as the government tolerates peaceful resistance. What then? I’m not sure at this point. Will I shoot to kill only to be killed? Will I let them lead me off to prison only to have them physically force me to take the vaccine? Maybe I’ll be forcefully removed to a death camp where I’ll be disposed of so as not to be a continuing problem to the government. After all, a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. I’m already a dead man and that sentence was passed on me the day I was conceived in an act of passion. This is a beautiful creation, but this society is almost completely evil and I don’t see anything in this society worth living for. I love my brothers and sisters and they are the only ones worth living for. What can I do for them? It’s Mathew and Brenda’s turn right now. So, maybe I’ll shoot into the air or ground, when they come to give the vaccine, so that they will have to shoot me to get me to stop shooting? I pray that Yahuah will tell me what to do. One thing I’m sure of: I’ll be tested.
Dawn!
New things come to light every day. Well, I shouldn’t say “new” because everything that we find has been here from a beginning so it can’t be new. However, I believe that something can seem “new” to us because we never knew of it before it “dawned” on us. Light reveals things.
We now live in a world where we don’t have to take someone’s explanation for something. We’ve been educated so we are able to read and were given tools so that we could do our own research. We no longer have to rely on a priesthood of elites who have to do the reading and explaining for us. However, it’s easier for the masses to continue to rely on the priesthood because, that way, they can continue to hold dear and close to themselves the lies and the falsehoods that have been passed down from one generation to the next. I want to take a moment to comment on education.
One of the cornerstones of ancient, and perhaps modern Israel, was education. Yahuah commanded Mosheh to command the people (Yahuah commanded Mosheh because the people had rejected Yahuah in favor of Mosheh) to constantly educate the youth.
Deu 11:19 And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up, :20 and SHALL WRITE THEM ON THE DOORPOSTS OF YOUR HOUSE AND ON YOUR GATES, :21 so that your days and the days of your children are increased on the soil of which יהוה (Yahuah) swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens on the earth. :22 For if you diligently guard all these commands which I command you, to do it, to love יהוה (Yahuah) your Elohim, to walk in all His ways, and to cling to Him, :23 then יהוה (Yahuah) shall drive out all these nations before you, and you shall dispossess greater and stronger nations than you. :24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads is yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea is your border. :25 No man shall stand against you. יהוה (Yahuah) your Elohim shall put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, as He has spoken to you. :26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: :27 the blessing, when you obey the commands of יהוה (Yahuah) your Elohim which I command you today; :28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commands of יהוה (Yahuah) your Elohim, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other mighty ones which you have not known. The Scriptures
You’ve got to teach your children to read, if you want them to read and comprehend for themselves, what’s written on the doorposts and gates. What good parent wouldn’t do that for their child if they wanted them to prosper as promised? Enough said on this subject for now.
I’ve encountered one organization and an individual, online, who made the same claim: the Sabbath only had to be observed during the daytime. Their argument intrigued me and I decided to investigate.
There wasn’t anything in the Tanakh or the bible where it said to observe the Sabbaths during the daytime only. After all the command was to:
Exo 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart. :9 “Six days you labour, and shall do all your work, :10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of יהוה (Yahuah) your Elohim.
Okay, the Sabbath day. Aren’t there twenty four hours in a day? So, it would seem that the only thing to know was when the day begins and when it ends? Our modern society says the day starts at midnight…twelve o-clock in the morning. The Jews claim the day starts at sundown…no particular time as sunrise and sunset happen at different times depending on the season. However, the way things were observed thousands of years ago are not the way they are observed today. We think we have the superior way of doing things. How do we determine the truth?
The clue can be found in the first book of the Tanakh and the bible.
Gen 1:4 And Elohim saw the light, that it was good. And Elohim separated the light from the darkness. :5 And Elohim called the light ‘day’ and the darkness He called ‘night.’ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one day. The Scriptures
Maybe the King James Version has something to offer?
Gen 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. :5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Do you see the clue in either of these verses? No? Yes? Maybe we should look at the original Hebrew?
Gen 1:3 ויאמר אלהים יהי אור ויהי־אור׃
Gen 1:4 וירא אלהים את־האור כי־טוב ויבדל אלהים בין האור ובין החשׁך׃
Gen 1:5 ויקרא אלהים לאור יום ולחשׁך קרא לילה ויהי־ערב ויהי־בקר יום אחד׃
FYI: Remember: Hebrew is read right to left. Also, a warning: you can look up the Hebrew words in Strong’s, but the Strong’s Concordance only deals with the Hebrew base words and it misses the tense and gender of the words which can dramatically change the meaning of a word or sentence. Also, there isn’t any punctuation in Hebrew so, all of the translations may be changing things with their arbitrary use of punctuation. Also, the creation of verses was an arbitrary matter though the verses were supposedly created to help us. What to do?
Let’s look at verse four. We can see that Elohim separated or divided the light from the darkness. No big deal right? Don’t we notice the same thing today…that the light and darkness are different? We have to read on though.
Verse five holds the second third of the clue: That Elohim called the light day and the darkness he called night. Still don’t get it? What about the rest of verse five?
The final part of the clue is the end of the verse where it’s purported to say: “And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Still don’t get it?
Let’s see if we can tie all of this together. First, Yahuah separates the light, which he sees as good, from the darkness. Yahuah doesn’t consider the darkness to be good like he does the light. Here, Yahuah makes a distinction between the two so that we don’t think of them together as a unit…like we do today. Yes, one follows the other and we will seemingly always have day and night. However, according to Yahuah, they are separate and are to be dealt with that way. Think of it this way: light and darkness are like good and evil, totally opposite. Now, let’s look at verse five.
It’s in verse five that we see that Yahuah calls the light “day” and the darkness he calls “night.” Nowhere in these verses does Yahuah ever tie the two together to call them “a day.” But wait, you might say, what about the rest of that verse?.
My answer: show me where he calls day and night combined to be “a day.” He doesn’t. The last part that the evening and morning were the first day isn’t the same as night and day were the first day. The words evening and night come from different words and mean different things. The words morning and day come from different words and mean different things.
The Hebrew word for night is “lielah” and means night. The only light at night comes from the moon and stars. If not for the moon, which cannot be seen on some days, and the tiny pinpricks of light from the stars, it would be totally dark.
The Hebrew word for evening is “ereb” and means dusk or sunset. There is still some light at this time and, in my estimation, should be considered a part of the day. It is not yet totally dark and there is enough light to see where you’re going or what you’re doing.
The Hebrew word “yome” means “day.”
The Hebrew word “boker” means “dawn,” or “morning.” It’s the period of time when the sun isn’t visible, but there’s enough light to see where you’re going or what you’re doing.
So, it would seem that the two combined, ereb and boker, make for a day. You might object then that the word ereb comes first then the word boker comes second. The evening comes before the dawn so that would have to include the night between them and encompass a day. Isn’t that what it says in these verses?
I could easily counter that in verse four Yahuah first mentions the day then the night. However, the fact that the evening and morning are mentioned together doesn’t mean that it includes the night that would come between or that the order they are mentioned means that that’s the order that we should think of them in. Remember however, that there is no punctuation in Hebrew so the additions of commas and periods and the like might be purely arbitrary.
Remember the warning about the gender and tenses being ignored by Strong’s? Not only did Strong not pay attention, but neither did the translators of The Scriptures or the King James Versions.
The Scriptures renders the end of the verse in question as, “ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one day.” The Kings James translators rendered it this way, “And the evening and the morning were the first day.” How should it be translated?
Let’s rearrange the punctuation. Let’s include the previous sentence and some of the last sentence together and include the proper gender for the verbs. We get this, “And Elohim proclaimed the light day and the darkness he proclaimed night and he (it) became an evening. Then this, “And he (it) became a morning one day.” Why this way? This is what it says in Hebrew with the exception of the punctuation which I provided.
Let’s put it this way: out of the 77 verses and 165 times when day and night are mentioned in the Tanakh, only 16 times is the night mentioned first. Here’s something to consider:
Gen 8:22 as long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
Jer 33:20 “Thus said יהוה (Yahuah), ‘If you could break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there be not day and night in their season, :21 then My covenant could also be broken with Dawid My servant – so that he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne – and with the Lěwites, the priests, My attendants. :22 As the host of the heavens is not counted, nor the sand of the sea measured, so I increase the descendants of Dawid My servant and the Lěwites who attend upon Me.’ ”
We could get caught up in which came first, the morning or evening, but what’s clear from all of the other writings is that day and night are not considered together. It might be that we have an evening/ night, morning/day situation going on. That would make sense if it’s that way and I wouldn’t argue against that. After all, didn’t it happen that way? It was dark then Yahuah spoke light into existence.
Then there’s this: darkness already existed when Yahuah began by making light as his first act of creation. What followed next was the rest of creation that included cycles of day and night. That seems to be confirmed in Yeramiyahu 33:20.
Conclusion: Sabbaths, with the exception of Yome Kippur, are to be observed during the daytime or the “day” which isn’t a part of the night, or a unit called “a day,” as everyone else believes.
Evil and Adulterous
It’s an amazing thing that this generation does exactly what they were warned about doing. Who and what am I talking about? I’m talking about the Christians today that seek the signs of the times that will point the way to when the RAPTURE will take place. First: the warning!
Mat 12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answering, said to them, “A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Yonah. 40 “For as Yonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so shall the Son of Adam be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Does this warning still apply to us today? I’m going to admit that I want it to apply, but I have to admit that it’s clear in this passage who Yahusha was speaking to and what he spoke about. Still, I consider this warning to be cogent. People, today, still seek after a sign.
A woman I know is all about signs, though I doubt she’s capable of the synchronicity found in a letter she sent to me, that she claimed pointed the way to the Rapture. The complicated, but somewhat disjointed letter concerned tetra blood moons, President Obama, the Georgia Guide Stones, Pope Frances, the pineal gland and other things too numerous to mention here. These things were all tied together, especially the blood moons tied to historical events, to help the reader (me in this case) understand how the Rapture will occur on such and such a date. She also, prior to this letter, had sent me numerous links to Youtube videos that were purported to point out the proper dates of the Rapture. One video was supposed to disclose how a comet traveling through Virgo, with the sun and moon in their proper positions, indicated an eminent Rapture on a certain date. Sadly for her, none of the dates that she proclaimed, were the date of a rapture that had resulted in anyone, including herself, being raptured. Still, she struggles valiantly to find the right order of events, both astronomically and terrestrially, that will disclose the proper date. This has been going on for years. The Scriptures are full of warnings about seeking signs.
A little hint is in order here: You are deceived if you have to take a word here and there, from the bible, to create a narrative, to prove a point, when there aren’t any such complete passages that say what you believe!
Mat 24:24 “For false messiahs and false prophets shall arise, and they shall show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. 25 “See, I have forewarned you.
Mar 13:22 “For false messiahs and false prophets shall rise and show signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. 23 “And you, take heed. See, I have forewarned you of it all. 24 “But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give its light, 25 and the stars of heaven shall fall, Isa_13:10 and the powers in the heavens shall be shaken. (d) Isa_34:4. —-Footnote: d) Also see Eze_32:7, Joe_2:10, Joe_2:31, Joe_3:15, Hag_2:6, Hag_2:21
Luk 21:7 And they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when shall this be? And what is the sign when this is about to take place?” 8 And He said, “See that you are not led astray, for many shall come in My Name, saying, ‘I am,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Then do not go after them. 9 “But when you hear of fightings and unrests, do not be alarmed, for these have to take place first, but the end is not immediately.” 10 Then He said to them, “Nationa shall rise against nation, and reign against reign. 11 “And there shall be great earthquakes in various places, and scarcities of food and deadly diseases. And there shall be horrors, and great signs from heaven.
Luk 21:20 “And when you see Yerushalayim surrounded by armies, then know that its laying waste is near. 21 “Then let those in Yehudah flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of her go out, and let not those who are in the fields enter her. 22 “Because these are days of vengeance, to fill all that have been written. 23 “And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing children in those days! For there shall be great distress in the earth and wrath upon this people. 24 “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Yerushalayim shall be trampled underfoot by the nations (b) until the times of the nations are filled. 25 “And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars, and on the earth anxiety of nations, in bewilderment at the roaring of the sea, and agitation, 26 men fainting from fear and the expectation of what is coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. Hag_2:6, Hag_2:21. 27 “And then they shall see the Son of Adam coming in a cloud Dan_7:13 with power and much esteem. 28 “And when these matters begin to take place, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” —Footnote: a) The Greek word for nation is ethnos which could also mean “ethnic group.” b) See Gen_48:19, Psa_79:1, Rom_11:25.
Joh 4:48 יהושע (Yahusha, see my note) then said to him, “If you people do not see signs and wonders, you do not believe at all.” —Let me take a second to say this: do you see the quote above? In it is the Hebrew spelling of the name of the Messiah. This name can NOT be pronounced as “yeshua”! Anyone who pronounces this name as “yeshua” does a disservice to the Messiah and his father Yahuah!
Act 2:17 ‘And it shall be in the last days, says Elohim, that I shall pour out of My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams, 18 and also on My male servants and on My female servants I shall pour out My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. 19 ‘And I shall show wonders in the heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapour of smoke. 20 ‘The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and splendid day of 21 .יהוה (Yahuah, see my note below) ‘And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of יהוה (Yahuah) shall be saved.’ (b) Joe_2:28-32 —Footnote: b) Rom_10:13. –Note: Here we see the Hebrew name of our heavenly father. It is pronounced as “Yahuah” and not “the lord” “god” or any other name. Also, before anyone starts to crow, didn’t Sha’ul prophecy after he was to be removed as the king? This pouring out of the spirit on “all flesh” so that they prophesy does not necessarily mean that these people are righteous. However, Yahuah’s male and female servants are righteous! –1Sa 19:24 And he also stripped off his garments and prophesied before Shemu’ěl, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Sha’ul also among the prophets?”
2Th 2:1 As to the coming of our Master יהושע (Yahusha) Messiah and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to become easily unsettled in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as if the day of יהוה (Yahuah) has come. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way, because the falling away is to come first, and the man of lawlessness (a) is to be revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called Elohim or that is worshipped, so that he sits as Elohim in the Dwelling Place of Elohim, showing himself that he is Elohim. 5 Do you not remember that I told you this while I was still with you? 6 And now you know what restrains, for him to be revealed in his time. 7 For the secret of lawlessness is already at work – only until he who now restrains comes out of the midst. 8 And then the lawless one shall be revealed, whom the Master shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth Isa_11:4 and bring to naught with the manifestation of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order for them to be saved. 11 And for this reason Elohim sends them a working of delusion, for them to believe the falsehood,(b) 12 in order that all should be judged who did not believe the truth, but have delighted in the unrighteousness. —Footnote: a) see Dan_11:36-39. b)See also Joh_9:39, Joh_12:40, Act_7:42, Rom_1:24-28. The Scriptures throughout
I’ve quoted a lot of scripture here. I strongly suggest you read all of it and heed the warnings contained in them. We see that those seeking after signs are from an evil and adulterous generation. I really believe that anyone who is preoccupied with finding signs for the rapture doesn’t really trust that Yahuah can protect his righteous servants through any kind of tribulation. What could be more distressing than being thrown into a fiery furnace… yet Yahuah would not allow one hair to be singed or even allow the smell of smoke to be on them. Don’t you have faith that Yahuah would do the same for you no matter what tribulation you face? How about this: why do you believe that you are more special than all of Yahuah’s other servants who faced death through great tortures? Yet, they died anyway. That’s the way it has to be. —Rev 6:9 And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the slaughter-place the beings of those having been slain for the Word of Elohim and for the witness which they held, 10 and they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Master, set-apart and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 And there was given to each one a white robe, and they were told that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brothers, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
False messiahs and false prophets will come and might even lead the very elect astray. Do you think you know better and that you aren’t deceived? Most of you don’t even have enough sense to know that our heavenly father has a real name and that his name isn’t “the lord” “god” or any other name. His name is Yahuah! Most of you refuse to study to show yourselves approved! You’ll just pinch your nose believing that what’s written here is so much bull! You’d rather go to church or hunt the internet for anything that will keep you deceived! Don’t listen to anyone except the living spirit of Yahuah and let him lead you on the path less traveled! If you’ve read this far then you won’t be able to stand before Yahuah and his Son Yahusha and claim that you’ve never heard these truths before!
I also believe that many, if not most, are simply lazy because they want to be “snatched away.” They think, “what, why would I have to work when God will take care of me… after all, I’m going to be raptured!” I’ve heard people say something to that effect. I ask, “why do you think Yahusha warned his people of coming calamities?” He did it so that they’d go and prepare for what is to come. Didn’t Yahuah have Noach prepare an ark for his family and all of the animals so that they’d be preserved through a tribulation that would wipe out all other flesh! I’ve got to warn you, you won’t be fed during the Greatest Tribulation EVER… a tribulation where you’ll find yourselves stuck on this earth without having made preparations! Even the five wise virgins were prepared for the unexpected delay. —2Th 3:7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, for we were not disorderly among you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but worked with labour and toil night and day, in order not to burden any of you, 9 not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example, for you to imitate us. 10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone does not wish to work, neither let him eat. 11 For we hear of some among you walking disorderly, not working at all, but are busybodies. 12 But we command and urge such, through our Master יהושע (Yahusha) Messiah, to settle down, work and eat their own bread.
Now, if you’re upset by what you read here it’s only because your spirit knows you need to change…that you’re currently walking on the broad road to destruction. READ! STUDY! Show yourself to be approved. Repent and do what’s right. Get your head out from between the pastors/ministers/priests legs because you can’t see Yahusha or Yahuah from there! Time may be short…or long, so prepare and pray for what we hope won’t happen during our lifetime!
A Busy World
I sit in the living-room of an apartment in Greensboro North Carolina and listen to the sounds of the people who live above and the traffic on Interstate 40 just a hundred yards or so away. This traffic never ceases though it does diminish considerably late at night. I often hear the emergency vehicles that respond to some crisis somewhere nearby. Being here keeps me a trifle uneasy. I contrast this with the place near Stuart Virginia where I spend most of my time these days.
Most of the noise there, during the day, comes from the host of bird species that live there, the gurgling of the stream at the edge of the property, the wind that rustles the leaves of the trees, the occasional vehicle that travels the gravel road and the occasional gunfire from those few inhabitants that like to practice or hunt. At night, it’s the call of the whip-poor-will, the chirping of the crickets or the scratchings of some late night visitor that I hear… occasionally an aircraft. Overall, this is a peaceful place that is in stark contrast with Greensboro.
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from the heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.a 5 “Because her sins have piled up to reach the heaven, and Elohim has remembered her unrighteousnesses. 6 “Render to her as she indeed did render, and repay her double according to her works. In the cup which she has mixed, mix for her double. 7 “As much as she esteemed herself and lived riotously, so much torture and grief give to her, because in her heart she says, ‘I sit as sovereigness, and I am not a widow, and I do not see mourning at all.’ 8 “Because of this her plagues shall come in one day: death and mourning and scarcity of food. And she shall be burned up with fire, because Yahuah Elohim who judges her is mighty. Footnote: a Jer_51:6, Jer_51:9, Jer_51:45. Also see Jer_50:8, Jer_50:13, Jer_50:28. The Scriptures
“Come out of her!” I heard someone comment on this line. She said that the words “come out” really should be “get out.” Why? “Come out” has the connotation of an enticement to do something and “get out” is emphatic, a command. Which is correct?
My opinion: “get out” is correct. I consider it like it’s been shouted at us, a command to hurry before it’s too late. Is there anything in the Scriptures to support this? Yes, verse 8.
“Because of this her plagues shall come in one day: death and mourning and scarcity of food. And she shall be burned with fire, because Yahuah Elohim who judges her is mighty.”
Whatever is going to happen to her is going to happen suddenly and without any further warning. Possibly, you won’t be able to leave or escape the same trauma that she will endure. Is there an example of this somewhere in Scripture?
Mat 24:15 “So when you see the ’abomination that lays waste,’b spoken of by Dani’ěl the prophet, set up in the set-apart place” – he who reads, let him understand – 16 “then let those who are in Yehudah flee to the mountains. 17 “Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take whatever out of his house. 18 “And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his garments. 19 “And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing children in those days! 20 “And pray that your flight does not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 “For then there shall be great distress,c such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 “And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved, but for the sake of the chosen ones those days shall be shortened. Footnotes: b Dan_11:31 See also Dan_9:27, c Or great pressure, or great affliction see also Mark 13:14. The Scriptures
Something to consider here: the people spoken to in the warning above had no reason to not make preparations thus, they wouldn’t need to go into the house to get anything. We’re warned ahead of time for a reason.
My brother says all of these warnings in The Revelation pertain to the nation Israel at sometime in the not too distant future. I agree except that I believe that Israel is scattered over all the world. I understand that the quotes out of Matthew and Mark were/are for the people in the physical location of Israel. What about we the people in the United States?
The United States represents the errant tribe of Manasseh as many of the European nations represent most of the other tribes. This nation, as well as those scattered about, have abandoned any semblance of obedience to the Torah of Yahuah delivered through Mosheh. What’s wrong with our country?
There are two forms of justice here: one for the rich and powerful and another for the poor. Sexual immorality is no longer an issue here as everything that comes from the imagination is acceptable. There are some issues that have existed since day one of our founding: we have forsaken the Sabbaths of Yahuah, glommed onto the pagan practices of the nations that Yahuah rejected and rejected Yahuah’s Torah that brings life. Judgment is due us.
The United States, once one the most powerful and respected of all nations on Earth, has fallen from it’s lofty abode. Our enemies feared us and our allies wanted to emulate us. We fed much of the world, loaned and supported many, didn’t need to borrow, had a thriving economy and our deficits were manageable. Our people prospered and our population grew.
Now, we borrow from anyone who is willing or able to loan, our deficits no longer bother us as a nation as we continue to spend what we don’t have, we are barely able to pay the interest on what we owe, the average individual is almost fatally in debt, the rest of the world seeks to dispose of the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency, our prisons are full, our economy, while currently thriving, is fragile and on the edge of the cliff, our population grows, but not by those who have been here as US citizens, we blithely abort those we used to cherish, our enemies who’ve always hated us now openly seek our complete destruction as we willingly sink into moral decay and the people along with our leaders openly thumb their noses at Yahuah. We have become a nation of narcissists. We live in luxury and peace (something most of the world is unfamiliar with) and complain about what we don’t have. Many are not thankful for what they have and seek to confiscate the wealth of others for their self-aggrandizement. The political world has become increasingly unstable. These are the things I see that make me feel uneasy. We are a rotting carcass waiting to be disposed of.
Is the command in The Revelation for today? Well, maybe technically not as it’s for a time in the future that may be more than a few years off. However, it is still cogent given the history of mankind. There is no nation, on earth, that had risen to dominance that wasn’t toppled by an enemy who’d been looking for the right opportunity or that wasn’t toppled by forces from within. I’ve seen the enemy and it is us! I don’t know who coined that phrase, but still it applies. We are a toppled nation waiting for history to catch up. I’m sure it won’t be long before Yahuah sets the final events in motion to do just that.
Finally, the Tanakh is full of stories about how Yahuah uses nations to punish or destroy other nations. He used Israel to do that and he used other nations to punish Israel. No nation is immune to punishment when they have amply earned it. We have certainly earned it. Get out while the getting is good! Katrael
Long Time No See.
It’s been a long time since I last posted anything here. I’ve been busy though.
It amazes me that I still have a blog to post to. Wordpress is patient.
I see that the format for creating posts has changed and I’m going to have to explore to understand the changes. I don’t have anything new, but I do have a major change to one of my pages that I need to make… if the page is still there?
The change concerns my Jesus page. The change won’t appear today due to my concern over what I think is WordPress policy concerning posts. I believe they consider the post to be theirs after it’s actually posted. I can’t let that happen to this document, but I do want to post it here as long as I can retain ownership/copyright. I’ve got to do some research about this?
Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to the blog world again. I may become active again?
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