A Whisper, Screamed

Without prayer and worship, reading the Bible is no better than analyzing a piece of literature and that is subjective.

One day you realize that we no longer need symbols, but we, in the Body of Messiah, become His symbols to the rest of the world. See Matthew 5:13-16, 2 Corinthians 5:20.

Many things that either happen to us or that we do are symbolic of something Yah wants us to see. Do we have the ability to discern them properly?

What is translated “religion” in the English Bibles actually should say either “superstition,” “worship” or “service to God.”

The Strong’s Concordance was created to help people find the Hebrew and Greek words in the King James Bible, not as a word study book alone. Books showing the etymology and variations (such as verb tense) of words are still required. Also, the ancients spoke in idioms and metaphors like we do today, so the meaning of phrases have to be sought out as well. Thank the Lord for the Holy Spirit’s guidance.

Going to church is pointless for children if parents do not worship the Father with them in a family setting, preferably daily.

People recite, “Thy will be done,” but who actively seeks his supernatural will and does it?

In the Greek, sozo means both “to save (rescue from danger)” and “to heal.”

Why should the world take us seriously when the Body is not walking in His supernatural power?

It took three-and-a-half years for Jesus to train His future apostles. If adult believers still have to learn about sin, repentance, and/or submission to Yah’s desires beyond four years, then the Holy Spirit has not baptized them yet.

Quit limiting God! He works as He chooses to in whomever He chooses, even non-believers.

Minister to the Lord before you minister to others, or you will get caught up in your own self-righteousness.

The world is sick and getting sicker. Why? The Body of Yeshua is sick and getting sicker. Until the so-called church understands this judgment and persecution are the only rewards.

Did anyone notice the similarities and foreshadowed contrasts between Hannah and Mary’s situations?

To truly honor Mary, we must do as she did—become a vessel of honor always ready for the Master to use (2 Timothy 2:20-21, Romans 9:20-22).

Are you still trying to appease Yah through religion and good works, or seeking His supernatural direction and doing it?

Ponder and rejoice in the brilliance of the Father’s ways; the connecting intricacies of the symbols and stories in Scripture will never be completely discovered by man or the adversary.

Believe it or not, the translators got bored and weary plus had their own agendas, leading to mistakes, weird word choices, multiple synonym used, and self-righteous alterations. They also did not comprehend everything they wrote (like the scribes in Yeshua’s day), which caused some meanings to be lost (and rediscovered). Praise You, Father, that You hide things from those who rely on their own intellect or the knowledge of men and reveal them to the unschooled and the humbled vessels.

The flesh and the carnal are not evil for He said His creation was good. The purpose of refinement comes through how, through His will, we handle being in this existence.

The gifts of the Spirit are the tools used to produce the fruits of the Spirit. The fruits are needed to feed (raise up) the maturing ones in Christ.

Do people into religion ever wonder if God get bored or annoyed with their works, practices, and rituals? Do they ever let Him lead them the way He wants to worship or service? Do they ever ask Him what He wants?

Every time in Scripture we see someone taken to His Throne, they return with a lesson for believers. The Man-child in Revelation taken to His Throne by Him symbolizes the people He is now and will be training outside of man’s religious system (the woman, the man-child’s mother, represents the church).

Notice that during the ancient Passover they placed (Christ’s actions/teaching) the lamb’s blood (Christ’s life/sacrifice) on the doorposts (the ears) and the lintel (the eyes/mind).

Remember always to take everything to the Lord in prayer and wait for the answer.

A way to test godly elderhood is if they lead young believers towards Him and/or His will but avoid elevating anyone or themselves in the Body into a hierarchy (Matthew 20:25-28, Mark 10:42-45, Luke 22:25-27). They will help babes in Christ into maturity along with them (Matthew 10:25, Luke 6:40)

The nine Gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:8-10) can also be called the Tools or Instruments of the Spirit. Through believers, the Master uses them to accomplish His desires. A person can have as few as one or manifest all nine (1 Corinthians 12:11), but the more one has, the more trials one will have to go through to make sure the Tools are used correctly.

Is anyone supposed to achieve wealth and fame by using Jesus’ name or His words? Jesus did not, nor did His disciples. Whenever this topic comes up, the first thing that comes to mind is Matthew 7:21-23.

When the Evangel is being spread correctly, there will be persecution and a drastic change in the society toward the Living Word. Ponder that, those who live in the West.

The Torah represents the physical symbol of the will of the Father. Even given His will, men failed to follow it time and time again. Why? To show that without His implantation of faith, it is impossible to do, let alone know it fully. This is why the phrase “written in your hearts” is repeated throughout Scripture.

The adversary is only dangerous to those who choose to be deceived. To those who seek and trust His will over their own, wisdom and knowledge is the reward.

I do not want judgment to fall, but I understand why it has to. He has to “scatter the sheep” to shake their obsession with the physical out of them and turn their hearts towards Him.

Yeshua did not do away with the Ten Commandments; He gave the spiritual meanings of them, instead. He also did not change what sin was, but taught that through Him it could be overcome.

Faith involves obeying what He tells you, not what you perceive He wants.

Dictionaries define religion as a set of beliefs; the Kingdom of YHWH is an order of directives given by the King of kings Himself, both physically and spiritually. See John 14:15, John 14:21, John 14:23, John 15:10, 2 John 1:6, 3 John 1:3, 3 John 1:4, 1 John 5:3 Religion says, “Do this and be saved.” The King says, “Seek the Kingdom (Me) and be saved.” See Matthew 6:33, Luke 12:31, Luke 13:24 and An Important Rhetorical Question.

The Biblical definition of hope is confident expectation. Hope is a firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown in the flesh (Romans 8:24-25; Hebrews 11:1 and 7). Hope is a fundamental component in the life of the righteous (Proverbs 23:18). Our hope is aimed towards the spiritual, rather than the physical (Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:27, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 1 Peter 1:21, Ephesians 1:18). Without hope, life loses its meaning (Lamentations 3:18, Job 7:6) and in death (physical or spiritual) there is no hope (Isaiah 38:18, Job 17:15).

In Revelation 1:10 and Revelation 4:2, the Greek phrase for “in the spirit” is egenomen en pneumatic and literally means “I came to be in-of the air (spirit).” You do not “catch” the Spirit; He is already there since His will holds creation together. This is the spirit of Jesus dominating flesh and soul for a period of time.

The only way to heaven is through these items:

1. Predestination
2. Sacrificing (dying to) self daily
3. Faith (knowing God)
4. The narrow path
5. Obedience
6. Doing the truth
7. Spiritual rebirth

If your minister does not cover all seven topics, you are not getting the full picture. Never stop seeking His truth daily.

The 144,000 are the first-fruit of Christ’s harvest (the Ekklesia). A small amount from the start of the harvest season or animals birthed in the spring were brought to the Tabernacle/Temple as a thanksgiving sacrifice. This is the shadow for a small group Jesus plucks from spiritual Israel (followers of Christ), dedicated to a special role at the end of this age.

Two lampstands (candlesticks) and two olives trees – one of each represents the king (leadership, guidance) and priest (nurturing, instructing) groups of natural and spiritual Israel.

YHWH cannot be contained in the works of mortal hands. He uses all men for His purposes. May we all be privy to His will at work.

If you want the joy of the Lord, you must also accept the pain He has in His heart.

The foolishness of God (1 Corinthians 1:25) is the creation of us mortals, imperfect and obstinate we are. His weakness is His patient loving-kindness, which we possess very little of apart from Him.

When a spiritual battle appears, the hang-ups and distractions of concerning self evaporate immediately. Trips me out when that happens and I realize it is all His doing. Refinement never stops until we leave this existence.

The reality of human teachers is this: Jesus was the only one without flaws, which is why we have to rely on the Holy Spirit, Who is Christ within us (Luke 24:49, John 4:10, John 7:37-39, John 14:16-17, John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:7, John 16:13, Acts 1:4, Acts 5:32, 1 Thessalonians 3:11).

The Lord set it up that only His Son could fulfill the five statues of the kings in Deuteronomy 17:14-20 consistently.

Do believers realize our bodies are creations from multiple creations? That means we were designed from the get-go to be imperfect. Only the Spirit of God can overcome that.