Evaluation of Disparate Interpretations of Scripture Critical Principles of Interpretation

2002.02.01.05 Evaluation of Disparate Interpretations of Scripture Critical Principles of Interpretation

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

ABSTRACT: Following on the article 1A1.02.01.04 “The Name of Yah in Scripture” this article examines in more detail the findings of the investigation into the Names of Yah and other issues raised on the Informal list in December 2001 and January 2002 in response to Yah’s statements and ratings in the “Prophetic Strategic (SWOT) Analysis” in December and the prophetic message given in article 1A1.01.10.09 “Black Beam Over Dome of The Rock At Tabernacles 2001 – A Prophetic Sign” on 18 October 2001.

The article addresses the disparate interpretations of Scripture presented in the articles posted on the Informal list in December and January and in other articles that were not posted.  Appendix B to the article lists observations made relating to analytical techniques, use of language and other factors that were, in the writers opinion, giving rise to the disparate interpretations on critical issues.  From these factors the writer synthesized seven “Critical Factors of Interpretation of Scripture and Teaching” which were then confirmed with Yah and weighted by Yah.

These seven factors (with the weights given by Yah in brackets) are:

1. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE TEACHER ‑‑ CALL NO MAN TEACHER:

Don't focus on other men, focus on Yah and being led by the Spirit of Yah (35.0%)

2. THE WORD OF YAH IS SPIRIT NOT LANGUAGE:

Elaborate linguistic analysis assumes that the Scriptures are designed to satisfy modern linguistic laws and that the linguistic laws are accurate.  The Words of Yah are Spirit and they are intended to be interpreted by His Spirit (20.0%)

3. YAH IS NOT CONFUSED AND HIS WORD IS ENTIRELY CONGRUENT -- USE REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM TECHNIQUES: 

If a doctrine does not cater for all instances in Scripture then there is something wrong with the doctrine.  The mathematical technique of problem solving known as “reduce to the absurd” has application (14.0%)

4. WORDS ARE PRECISION INSTRUMENTS NOT WEAPONS OR CLUBS: 

Every word used by Yah has a specific meaning, we cannot arbitrarily assign a different meaning to a word to suit our purposes and then build a doctrine around it (12.0%)

5. REQUEST AND FEAR JUDGMENT, DO NOT JUDGE - SEEK TRUTH NOT ERROR:

All men alive today are imperfect and fallible, there will always be error in what any man does or says unless he is controlled by the Spirit of Yah at the time he writes a particular item.  The only reliable way to determine if one is in error is to constantly ask Yah to judge one severely and correct one harshly and fear the Day of Judgment (10.0%)

6. DON'T DEIFY OR DEMONIZE THINGS ONE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND:

Just because one does not understand it does not mean it is Yah or of Yah or Satan or of Satan (5.0%)

7. THE SACRED WRITINGS (THE BIBLE = THE BOOK) DOES HAVE ERRORS; IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE AND IS NOT ALL THE “WORD OF YAH”:

The "Bible" is a compilation of books put together by men based on transcriptions of writings by men, it DOES contain errors.  It provides guidance on critical issues of judgment, eternal life, righteousness, service to Yah, etc.  Not every facet of life (e.g. design of aircraft) is included.  Not every word in the Bible is given by Yah (4.0%)

TOTAL  100.0%

Each of these factors are discussed in detail, supported by Scripture and examples as appropriate.

It is established that there is additional of Scribal modification of the source texts and various translation issues with regard to apparent relative lack of precision regarding translation of Names and words relating to Yah, Yahshua and the Anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah are raised.  Appendix A examines in more detail some of these anomalies relating to the word “Christ” and demonstrates that “Christ” is a religious term with no linguistic basis which has been applied as an omnibus substitute for “anoint”, “anointed”, “anointed one” and “anointing”.  Yah has indicated that his has a MAJOR detrimental impact on our understanding of the full magnitude of what Yahshua accomplished on the stake.

The above Critical Principles of Interpretation of Scripture and Teaching offer a profoundly different perspective to that encountered in the articles surveyed during the research and, if applied diligently, will progressively reduce division resulting from divergent opinions on the interpretation of Scripture.  The fundamental message of this article is that we must turn to Yah with all our heart, mind, soul and strength and seek His interpretation of ALL Scriptures and teachings.

KEY WORDS / KEY PHRASES: Yah, Yahshua, Christ, scriptural analysis, exegesis, hermeneutics, scribal device, scribal alteration, Bible, inspired writings, Scripture

KEY VERSES OF SCRIPTURE:Deuteronomy 4:2 “"You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take anything from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your Mighty One which I command you.” (NKJ)

Matthew 23:10 “"And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the anointing [of the Spirit of Yah].” (NKJ)

SUPPORTING ARTICLES: Approximately 37 articles in December 2001 and January 2002 on the ETI Informal list and numerous other articles on the ETI lists since inception.

PREVIOUS ARTICLES IN SERIES: 1A1.01.11.01; 1A1.01.12.02; 1A1.02.01.04

NEXT ARTICLE IN SERIES: As led, Yah willing further articles on the essential components of Scripture and Critical Errors in “The Bible”.

COPYRIGHT: All copyright in articles published by ETI is waived.  The Word of Yah is a free gift and readers are encouraged to distribute these materials as widely as they feel led.  Readers are free to make use of extracts and partial quotations as they see fit and are asked only to consider their accountability on the Day of Judgement if they do so.

DECLARATION: I James Alexander Robertson hereby testify before Yah Almighty that i have prayed over this document and that i am satisfied that the message is Scripturally correct and in accordance with the Word AND Will of Yah at this time.

It is my understanding, by the Spirit of Yah, that this document is 98% as Yah would have it relative to my current level of knowledge and experience and therefore my ability to accurately present the information available to me.

It is my understanding, by the Spirit of Yah, that this document is 88% accurate relative to the total critical revelation of this subject that is possible (this rating relates to overall content, NOT to fine typographic or grammatical detail). 

I acknowledge and accept that i will be judged for any false statements made by me knowingly or unknowingly and ask Yah now in the Name of Yahshua the Anointed of Nazareth that should there be any such errors He judge me in this life that i may come to repentance and not be judged in the life to come.

PRAYER: Father, in the Name of Yahshua the Anointed of Nazareth, if there is anything in this document that is not according to Your Word or Your perfect will please prevent it taking root in the heart of the reader and let all that IS according to Your Word and Your Will take deep root in the hearts of all who read it.

CAUTION

This article should preferably be read in context with the articles that have preceded it.

Those who read this article without the preceding articles are asked to do so prayerfully and to take time to consider in detail what is written here and, where appropriate, to refer to the previous articles in order to better understand the context of the statements.

A clear approach to the interpretation of Scripture and teachings, Led by the Spirit of Yah is vital to removing division in the body of believers resulting from contradictory interpretations of Scripture.

>>> MESSAGE BEGINS <<<

(1A1.02.01.04)

EVALUATION OF DISPARATE INTERPRETATIONS OF SCRIPTURE

CRITICAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

This article follows on from article 1A1.01.12.02 "Prophetic Strategic SWOT Analysis of the Body of Believers" (24 December 2001) which presented a Strategic snapshot of the state of the Body of Believers as given by Yah and which, overall, presented the strategic state of the Body as being extremely poor.

This in turn reinforced the prophetic message given by Yah in the article 1A1.01.10.09"Black Beam Over Dome of The Rock At Tabernacles 2001 – A Prophetic Sign" (18 October 2001).  This message reported a solid black beam which looked like light but could not have been, which was projected from Heaven onto the pinnacle of the Mosque of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem over the Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles in 2001.

Regarding this "beam", Yah stated:

>>> PROPHETIC WORD FROM YAH BEGINS <<<

"The black beam is from Me" saith Yah.

"I have placed it there to show that the Light of the World that is supposed to flow from Israel and "Christianity" is no light at all but a deep darkness.

"Those who are closest to observing my Torah are the children of Ishmael through Islam and they have shone this light in much of the world.

"BUT they lack a revelation of my Son Yahshua and therefore the light that they shine is without life!

"For this reason i placed this sign on the Dome of the Rock as a witness of the deep darkness that has come upon the earth at this Feast of Tabernacles which is not a feast but a time of great mourning in my Kingdom."

>>> END OF PROPHETIC WORD <<<

This prophetic message should be interpreted in the context of numerous messages on the End Time Issues List which have highlighted a diversity of aspects of error in the Body.  The impact of these issues was summarized in article 1A1.01.08.11 "The Evangelism Iceberg in 2001: Strategic Objectives Of The Kingdom Of Yahweh" (21 August, 2001).  This article reported that Yah had indicated that only 1% of the entire population of the world, including believers, would qualify to inherit the Kingdom of Yah if judged at that date.  It was indicated that the vast majority of those who consider themselves to be believers would ALSO fail to inherit the Kingdom of Yah if judged at that date.  Subsequently, the message 1AD.02.01.32 "A Sobering Statistic" (18 January 2002) reported that as at that date (18 January 2002) Yah had indicated that only 30 million would now qualify if judged then as a consequence of the great falling away that is taking place.  Note that there is continual churn with new people qualifying or requalifying and others falling away so the overall picture is even more severe than the numbers suggest.

The article 1A1.01.09.04 “Vital Spiritual Principles Required To Understand What Was NOT Seen In The Attacks On The USA On Tuesday 11 September 2001" (19 September 2001) examined a number of technical factors relating to the current situation.  In particular this article discussed at some length the exponential decay curve of mankind toward the knowledge of all evil over the last six thousand years and Yah’s planned recovery over the next one thousand years as shown in Figure 1.

Since August 2001 the full magnitude of the Great Tribulation was released on the Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles when the Grace that had been restraining Satan up to that point was withdrawn and "all Hell was let loose" on earth in the spirit realm.  Refer articles 1A1.01.10.03 “The Grace Which Restrained Satan Has Been Removed”(2 Thessalonians 2:7) (12 October 2001) and 1A1.01.10.04 “Why Was It Necessary For The Grace Restraining Satan To Be Removed?”(15 October 2001).

In the Prophetic Strategic SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat) Analysis published on 24 December 2001, Yah further elaborated on the massive weaknesses in the Body of Believers.

In this analysis Yah pointed out that there were numerous translations and versions of the Bible which, together, covered virtually all aspects of truth regarding Scripture and that there were numerous tools and resources on the Internet for use by those truly seeking truth.  In this context Yah rebuked the writer privately for not making better use of these resources and immediately afterwards led the writer to search for additional information and resources on the Internet.  The more useful of these resources were published on the ETI Informal list during December 2001 and January 2002

The SWOT analysis also reported an analysis of Critical Doctrinal Factors in which the first two factors were:

1. YAH

Who Yah is, what His Kingdom is, His way of doing things, the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit of Yah, the anointing, etc

Yah assigned this factor a relative weight (importance) of 22% and rated (scored) it with a median rating (half all believers less than) of 5/10, a plus three standard deviations (99.9%) rating of 6/10 and a maximum rating (maximum for any believer) of 8/10 in terms of degree of revelation relative to all revelation that is CRITICAL.

Note that these ratings relate to CRITICAL revelation in the context of defeating Satan and casting him into the Pit NOT all possible revelation.

2. YAHSHUA

Who Yahshua is and who Yahshua is not, the terms of the Yahshuan covenant, etc

Yah assigned this factor a relative weight of 20% and median rating 3/10, plus three standard deviations (99.9%) rating of 4/10 and maximum rating of 8/10

Ratings relative to CRITICAL revelation.

The overall indication of these ratings is that there is an ENORMOUS amount of error in the Body of Believers individually AND collectively with regard to the two most FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES OF THE FAITH.  No one has ALL truth and most have MOSTLY ERROR!

Following on from the publication of this article, Yah instructed the writer to start a project to produce a version of the Holy Writings traditionally referred to as the "Bible" (Greek for book) which corrected all CRITICAL errors known to the writer.  In association with this Yah also led the writer to undertake research on the Internet into a number of aspects relating to the Names of Yah, Yahshua, etc.

This related particularly to the two factors above although the brief also included other aspects.  In particular Yah indicated to the writer that there had been material scribal adjustment to the source texts in terms of substituting Elohiym and to a lesser extent Adonai and related words for Yahweh (Yah the eternally existent one) the Name that Yah used when He spoke to Moses at the burning bush.  The writer subsequently obtained confirmation of this from various sources one of which was published as article 1AD.02.01.05 "Nazarenes and the Name of Yahweh" (10 January 2002).  Another source indicated that the Sacred Name of Yahweh had apparently been physically blanked out of certain documents, photographs, etc.

The writer was led to acquire two software packages both of which contained copies of the King James / Authorized Version Text with embedded Strong's numbers.  As the writer started to examine the text in the context of the brief a variety of anomalies were discovered.  One of the earliest anomalies was that between three computer based King James Version texts with Strong's numbers, one differed in two verses in terms of the Strong's number allocated for a specific word.  The relative shade of meaning was slight but the fact that there was a discrepancy was cause for concern.  This was discovered within minutes of starting to use the particular software which therefore suggests the possibility that other discrepancies exist.

In searching for specific occurrences of Word PLUS Strong's number it soon became apparent that, in the context of what must surely be the most important words in Scripture, the Names Yah (usually translated the LORD), Yahweh (usually translated the LORD), Elohiym (usually translated God) and Adonai (usually translated Lord) there were remarkable discrepancies with the same word being assigned a number of different English words.  The writer had been aware of some of these issues for some time, however the magnitude of the situation was suddenly understood to be much greater.

As an Engineer, computer software analyst, one time computer programmer and former Military Commander, the writer has throughout his life been rigorously disciplined with regard to the precise and accurate use of language.  Buildings can fall down as a consequence of inexact language used in analysis, in specifications or on drawings.  Wars can be won or lost as a consequence of inexact or misunderstood commands.  Computers either malfunction wildly or more generally fail to work at all if even ONE CHARACTER is incorrect in the syntax of a command line or function.

The concept of taking the Sacred Name of the Most High Creator, Yah and the associated Name Yahweh and substituting a diversity of unrelated words like “Elohiym”, “Adonay”, "LORD", "Lord", "GOD" and "God" for it is something that seems inconceivable from an engineering, military and software perspective.  When these words are summarily ALSO used to represent OTHER words like "Yahovih", "El", "Adonai", "Adon" and "Elohiym" AS WELL is something that no Engineering certification board, no command counsel and no computer would tolerate.  To apply such lack of rigour to the Name of the Almighty in a way that can influence the salvation of souls is surely not acceptable?  That this lack of precision occurs within hundreds of different translations of Scripture and supposedly authoritative text books is extremely difficult to comprehend.

Once the true meaning of the words that are substituted for Yah, Yahweh, etc is understood, it becomes even more difficult to comprehend how this situation can have been tolerated for so long.  When it becomes apparent that Elohiym is simply a technical term that means "mighty ones" (plural) then the concept of applying this true technical meaning as a substitute for the Personal Name of the Almighty Creator seems almost impossible to grasp, let alone to accept that it has been adopted as an almost universal device for thousands of years and is accepted by innumerable "experts" who have access to the information to establish that this approach is fundamentally technically unsound!

From consideration of this initial information it rapidly became apparent that the magnitude of the task was much greater than initially understood AND that similar inexactitude extended into the realms of "Christ", "Messiah", and the writings of the fifth millennium traditionally referred to as the "New Testament".  At this point it became clear to the writer that a MAJOR contributor to the overall very low ratings of the Body of Believers relative to the Critical Doctrinal Factors (1) Yah and (2) Yahshua referred to above, was as a direct consequence of the manner in which words had been substituted with no technical basis.

During this process the writer also became aware that the TRUE essential Name of the Creator is IN FACT "Yah" and that Yahweh, meaning "Yah the eternally self existent one" is a special derivative Name of Yah that He used particularly in addressing the people of Israel.  This is discussed in the article 1AD.02.01.30 "Yah versus Yahweh" (18 January 2002).  The writer also discovered that there are hundreds of names derived from Yah with "Yah" forming the first syllable of the name ranging from Jehoahaz (Y^ahow'aachaaz = Yah has seized) to Yahshua (Yah is salvation) and that there were also numerous names which included or ended with Yah, such as the names of Elijah (EliYah = my Mighty One (El) is Yah) and many other prophets and others where the Hebrew reflects that the last syllable is, in fact "Yah".

Other names like Matthew were found to also include Yah in the Hebrew (Mattihyahu = gift of Yah) and words like "Judah" (Y^ahuwd) and "Jews" (Y^ahuwdaayee) were found to be based on Hebrew words which begin with "Yah".  It was thus found that the Sacred Name "Yah" permeates every aspect of Scripture and the names of numerous personalities in Scripture as a Golden Thread thus giving a much greater depth to the Scriptures.  The fact that this has been totally ignored in the English translations deprives readers of an enormous amount of insight into who Yah is and How He has historically interacted with His people.

This was analysed and reported in depth in article 1A1.02.01.04 “The Name of Yah in Scripture” (24 January 2002).  In this article it was also established that “Yahshua” was a common Hebrew name, NOT exclusive to Yahshua of Nazareth born of the virgin Mary and that, as such, this Name on it’s own did NOT provide any particular support for any doctrine associated with whether Yahshua is Yah or not.

Furthermore, the writer was advised by Yah that many of the instances where "Elohiym" occurs in contexts where the technical meaning "Mighty Ones" cannot possibly make sense, indicate further scribal substitution.  This substitution replaced "Yah" with “Elohiym” at dates earlier than the recorded scribal substitutions changing the vowel points on "Yahweh" and in some cases substituting "Elohiym" and "Adonai" for "Yahweh".  Yah indicated that 80% of occurrences of “Elohiym” which contextually relate to Yah were substitutions of this nature.

The writer also discovered that there were multiple spellings of words like Y^ahownaataan (traditional English Jonathan meaning “Yah has given”) with Strong’s numbers 3083 and 3129 with occurrences respectively of 82 and 42 instances with somewhat different spelling.  These words both refer to the same person and are interspersed even in the same book of the “Bible”, in this case particularly in 1 Samuel as indicated in the adjacent figure.

These instances are BOTH in 1 Samuel, ONE VERSE APART:

1 Samuel 14:6

“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Yahweh will work for us: for there is no restraint to Yahweh to save by many or by few.” (KJV, names adjusted)

1 Samuel 13:2

“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.” (KJV)

These clearly are referring to the SAME Yahowhnaataan / Yownaataan, the son of Saul.

The writer has not attempted to determine the number of occurrences of this particular phenomenon but it appears to be a material number of names.  This allocation of two or more different Hebrew spellings and associated completely different Strong’s numbers can give rise to significant uncertainty AND to incomplete analysis if one extracts data based on Strong’s number without knowing of this.

This serves to demonstrate that seemingly there are two or more different nuances of the same name with somewhat different spellings that are meticulously allocated different Strong’s numbers in areas where it is clear that it is actually one person and therefore one name.  This is in stark contrast to the single Strong’s number and single English word “Christ” associated with multiple Greek words relating to “Christos” that clearly have distinctly different interpretations.  This reinforces the observation that there IS material inconsistency or human error in the English versions AND in the English analytical reference works and aids.  At the very least one must accept that these English documents are NOT definitive in all cases for establishing doctrine!

Yah has indicated to the writer that the two versions of Yahowhnaataan are the consequence of SCRIBAL SUBSTITUTION at the same time as Yahweh was substituted with Elohiym and Adonay as part of a systematic and progressive effort to reduce the references to the Sacred Names Yah and Yahweh in the texts!

The above lack of precision relating to the Sacred Name of our Creator and Heavenly Father becomes far more severe in the Greek translations which form the basis of most English “New Testament” versions today.  These Greek texts are the only texts present in the generally available computer based software tools and most paper based reference works as well.  The writer has not encountered an equivalent to Strong’s numbers and the associated Lexicon’s, etc for the Aramaic of the Peshitta or the Matthew Shem Tov Hebrew text.  They may exist but the writer has yet to encounter them.

In the Greek texts, the word translated “God” is “Theos”:

Occurrence AV- God 1320, god 13, godly 3, God-ward + 4214 2, misc 5; 1343

Largely but NOT exclusively God.

Strong 2316  theos (theh'‑os); of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:  KJV‑‑ X exceeding, God, god [‑ly, ‑ward].

Thayer 2316  theos‑ 1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities 2) the Godhead, the trinity a) God the Father, the first Person in the trinity b) Christ, the second Person of the trinity c) Holy Spirit, the third Person in the trinity 3) spoken of the only and true God a) refers to the things of God b) His counsels, interests, things due to Him 4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble Him in any way, God's representative or viceregent; of magistrates and judges.

Notice the extremely vague and far reaching definitions.  There is absolutely NO WAY that Theos can be equated with Yah or Yahweh EXCEPT by context as an interpretive opinion OR PROPHETICALLY!

In most cases the “Theos” factor is probably not particularly significant in understanding the Scriptures from Matthew to Revelation.  However, any doctrine that seeks to prove ANYTHING in the context of Yahshua = Yah from the Greek texts using “Theos” or “God” is fundamentally flawed.  We can make deductions but, to prove such a thesis, which as previously stated is of eternal significance, we MUST have much more robust evidence than Scriptures which refer to “Theos”.

In the Greek the word translated “Lord” is 2962 kurios

AV-Lord 667, lord 54, master 11, sir 6, Sir 6, misc 4; 748

Largely but NOT exclusively “Lord” applied BOTH to Yahshua and to Yah without distinction.

Strong 2962  kurios (koo'‑ree‑os); from kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Mr. (as a respectful title):  KJV‑‑ God, Lord, master, Sir.

Thayer 2962  kurios‑ he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord  a) the possessor and disposer of a thing  1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master  2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor  b) is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah

Again notice the very diverse range of definition.  Recognize that this word is applied BOTH to Yah and to Yahshua AS WELL as the Roman Emperor.  It is vital that we recognize that this casual use of the word “Lord” associated with the similarly far reaching and imprecise use of the same word in the translations from the Hebrew creates a large number of APPARENT equivalences that do NOT necessarily all exist.

Again, in some cases this may not be important, however, when it comes to being clear as to whether “the lord” is referring to Yah, Yahshua or the Roman Emperor or some other “lord” caution is required in some cases.  In particular, as with “Theos”, it is NOT possible to prove whether Yahshua is Yah based on “kurios”.

The loss of the Hebrew fundamentals in the English translations from the Greek translations represents a material difficulty in the areas referred to above, particularly when taken together with the lack of precision in translating “Christos” discussed in some detail in Appendix A on page 47.

In particular, it is vital to recognize that “the anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah” IS YAH!  In other words, in one respect, “Christ” IS Yah WHEN we are referring to the ANOINTING.  However, whether Yahshua the anointed one (anointed with the Spirit of Yah) IS Yah is much less easily proven ONCE we resolve the linguistic and semantic looseness AND separate out the anointing of the Spirit of Yah from the one anointed with the Spirit of Yah, whether Yahshua of Nazareth the son of Mary and son of Theos, Yahshua the son of Nun, Moses or any person who has been anointed by Yah in this age.

Recognize that when one speaks of Yahshua of Nazareth, our Saviour, one must distinguish between (1) Yahshua the man, (2) the spirit of the man and (3) the anointing of Yah ON and IN the man.

During the research process Yah led the author to download, printout and study over thirty articles relating to these words and their usage and related topics of a doctrinal nature.  A selection of these articles have been published on the ETI Informal list in recent days as follows:

1AD.02.01.01 Sacred Name of God YHVH YHWH Yahveh Yahweh Yeshuah Yashuah Yehshuah Yahshuah Yahushuah Yahoshua (9 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.03 Commentary on Bible Prefaces (10 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.04 A Question of Name (10 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.05 Nazarenes and the Name of Yahweh (10 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.07 The Godhead (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.08 The Names of God (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.09 Gods, God or Judges (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.11 The Name (Yahweh) (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.12 Do We Honor Yahweh by Referring to Him as Our God?  (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.13 The Deity of Jesus - Is Jesus Christ God? (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.14 Jesus Christ is the Son of God, not God. He is Our Lord and Savior for All Who Confess Romans 10:9 to 10 - He has risen and will come again  (11 January 2002)

1AD.02.02.15 Explanation of Antichrist - Baha'i Faith (13 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.16 Christ in Islam by Deedat (13 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.17 Messiah (13 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.18 Who is Jesus? (13 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.20 Pseudepigrapha (14 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.21 Islam and The Holy Qur'an (14 January 2002)

Following these articles a number of queries were received and responded to in subsequent messages and a number of messages of more general content, contextually related to the overall flow were also published:

1AD.02.01.22 Re: What's your motivation? (14 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.23 REALLY IMPORTANT : Please give me a SIMPLE explana­tion why this is important - re Yahweh, etc (14 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.24 Oh that I might Know Him! (15 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.25 About ratings and about prophets (15 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.26 Re: REALLY IMPORTANT : Please give me a SIMPLE explanation (18 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.27 Re: More concerns - Muhammad was a Prophet of Yahweh and the Qur'an is Inspired of Yah (18 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.28 Please refrain from judging others (18 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.29 Please Do Not Touch Yahweh's Anointed (18 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.30 Yah versus Yahweh (18 January 2002)

Finally two prophetic messages were given:

1AD.02.01.31 A Grapevine Grows in Tzfat - A Message of Hope (18 January 2002)

1AD.02.01.32 A Sobering Statistic (18 January 2002)

The first of these two messages indicated that the body of believers would be cut down to the ground in the days ahead but that a new vine would grow.  The second indicated that the indicated 61 million who would inherit the Kingdom of Yah as reported in August 2001 had now declined to 30 million and was declining rapidly.  Readers were encouraged to press in to Yah as never before.

In evaluating some of the articles listed above, the article 1AD.01.11.03 "What did Yahshua REALLY do?" (29 November 2001) provides some additional context which readers may find useful to refer back to in reading what follows.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS ARTICLE

This article is a summing up of the writer's observations in reading the above third party articles and others which were not published to the ETI list.  It does not intend to address actual interpretation of Scripture, rather to address general principles observed which are contributing to the diverse and disparate opinions expressed in the above articles and other articles downloaded off the Internet.

This is presented with a view to establishing a set of principles to be applied in interpreting the true meaning of words and Scriptures and with a view to sensitising readers to some of the underlying logical non-conformities which almost universally characterise discussion of these issues.  A non-conformity in Geology is a physical phenomenon which results when a vertical displacement occurs in the earth’s crust resulting in geological strata on one side of the fault plane being totally different to those on the other side - there is absolutely no correlation whatsoever.  This term is used by the writer in the context of Scriptural analysis in the sense of “logical non-conformity” to refer to instances of translation, interpretation and doctrine where, when the matter is considered from all possible perspectives there is something that simply does not add up.

In other words, there is no logical bridge between the two sides of what is supposedly congruent Scripture.  Such non-conformities occur in the doctrine of monogamy and also in many areas of the debate surrounding whether Yahshua is “God”.  Since Yah is not the author of confusion, when we encounter such non-conformities we MUST recognize that there is something amiss and seek to resolve it or else discard the doctrine that has this flaw.  It is these obvious non-conformities in so much of the doctrines of the “church” which turn an enormous number of thinking people and also an enormous number of spiritually sensitive people against the “Gospel” that is generally preached.

This article offers some Critical Principles for interpretation of Scripture and Teachings that have been given to the writer by Yah and also offers some general observations and broad conclusions which have a material impact on the subject.  In presenting these it MUST be stressed that the most important lesson for the writer in all of this is that we must EACH turn to the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit of Yah to teach us and NOT rely on the teachings of men.  We can use the teachings of men to INFORM us but we must rely on the Holy Spirit to reveal what is truth!

In preparing this article, the writer first listed all the observations made while reading the over thirty articles downloaded off the Internet in terms of apparent interpretative approaches, aspects which the Spirit of Yah drew to the writers attention while reading, etc, these are listed in the appendix with a discussion of each point.

After prayer seven primary categories of concern were identified and from these seven “Critical Principles of Interpretation of Scripture and Teaching” were derived and then confirmed with Yah.  Yah then gave the writer weights for each factor.  These results are summarized in Table 1.

It is important to note that the first two points, "The Holy Spirit is the Teacher -- Call No Man Teacher" and "The Word of Yah is Spirit Not Language" together account for 55% of what Yah indicates is important.  Neither of these points were mentioned, let alone acknowledged in any of the articles encountered during the research and they are seldom acknowledged in any formal text books, articles, debates over the Internet, etc.

If we fail to recognize these two points we are IMMEDIATELY trapped in the same error as the Scribes and Pharisees seeking to be led by the LETTER OF THE TORAH and NOT THE SPIRIT!  Consider 2 Corinthians 3:4-6 "⁴ And we have such trust through the anointing [of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah] {Christ} toward Yah. ⁵ Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from Yah, ⁶ who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." (NKJ adjusted)

The third point, "Yah is Not Confused and His Word is Entirely Congruent" is frequently paid lip service to in articles and teachings, but almost always used in a way that seems, to the writer as an analyst, to be intended to manipulate readers into accepting that which the writer of the article is presenting rather than as an analytical device.  In this manner, many writers present an argument based on assumptions or a pre-conceived doctrine which is not made explicit and then use emotive words supported by some form of statement to the effect that Yah's word is self explanatory to create the impression that what is presented MUST be correct.  This is distinctly different from the "reductio ad absurdum" methodology presented on page 24 of this article.

These first three points together account for 69% of the weight assigned by Yah, over two thirds and yet, are seldom applied in articles or teachings.  Note that a necessary consequence of these three points is that where issues of doctrine are being resolved, ONLY those who are intensely Spirit led are really in a position to resolve them, in other words, this is something to be resolved PROPHETICALLY, not academically.

The remaining four points together account for 31% and are essentially cautionaries against things which are regularly encountered in modern "Scriptural teachings".

Point 4, "Words are Precision Instruments Not Weapons or Clubs" (12%)  relates particularly to avoiding emotive, loaded or manipulative language or selling techniques to persuade people AND to trying to make the words in the Scriptures say things that modern interpretation or doctrine would LIKE them to say rather than standing by their essential meaning.  Issues like substitution of "Elohiym" for "Yahweh", pronunciation of "Yahweh" as "Elohiym", substitution of "Christ" for "anointed one", "anointed" and "anointing" and other semantic distortion reported elsewhere in this article fall into this category.

Point 5, "Request and Fear Judgment, Do Not Judge - Seek Truth Not Error" (10%) relates to a widespread tendency for people to concentrate on finding fault with other men's teachings instead of seeking the wheat and discarding the chaff.  It is particularly relevant since it appears that many analytical techniques formally taught and applied to scriptural analysis use judgmental thinking without a formal process and treat scriptural analysis like an esoteric academic field which is incapable of rigorous analysis and therefore requires "judgment" to arrive at an interpretation.  The real issue in life is whether we will judge OURSELVES (1 Corinthians 11:31) or, more importantly, if we will ask Yah to judge us!  A prayer offered by Joyner in “The Final Quest” that is immensely powerful and important is “Father, i ask you to judge me severely and correct me harshly that i may serve you more perfectly”.  If we pray this in this life we will spare ourselves great disappointment on the Day of Judgment.  If we ALSO FEAR Yah’s judgments lest we be found wanting and look for error in our OWN lives we will have a very different perspective on the errors of others.

These first five points together account for 91% of the total weight.  In other words, they account for the vast majority of the issues in interpretation of Scripture.  If one can get the first three points right one is likely to have a reasonably accurate interpretation of Scripture and teaching most of the time.  If one can get a firm grip on the next two points one is well on the way to reliable interpretation of Scripture and teaching.  Note that in the context of teaching, any teaching that fails to take account of the first three points is likely to be fatally flawed and any teaching that fails to take account of the next two points or is guilty of violating the next two points must, at best, be regarded as suspect.

Point 6, "Don't Deify or Demonize Things One Does Not Understand" (5%) is, in a sense an extension of the previous point and relates to a tendency we all have to take things we don't understand and make them sacrosanct, giving them a religious significance they don't warrant.  Religious words like "God", "the LORD", "Christ", "Bible", "baptize", "holy", etc are examples.  In some cases the word itself has no underlying correlation whatsoever to the source language and therefore takes on a meaning and significance of it's own.  In other cases a word which is quite capable of representation in English such as "Bible" which is Greek for "book" is given a status which is not warranted.  It is Yah's intention that we should be able to understand His Words by His Spirit WITHOUT third party interpreters.  This point also relates to a tendency to classify others who don't share our interpretation of a particular point as heretics or “a cult” when they may agree with us on numerous other points but we have just found something we don't like.

Point 7, "The Sacred Writings (The Bible = The Book) DOES Have Errors; is Not Comprehensive And is Not All The “Word of Yah”" (4%) relates to the tendency of many to regard English translations of the Bible as being absolutely definitive when, in fact, as we are increasingly seeing, there are numerous translation errors AND corruption of the source texts AND there are a few instances of error in the actual text itself.  When there are verses where critical words like "Christ" and "Jesus" have been added in by the translators, as reported on page 48 we have to be willing to recognize the difficulty and NOT be so offended when other groups, such as Muslims, criticise us for tampering with our Holy Book!  It is true that the book HAS been tampered with and the sooner we recognize this the better.  The fact that the tampering is NOT necessarily in the areas that most Muslims allege that it is simply reflects the fact that Satan will use any partial truth to corrupt the most important truth.

This last point, at 4% is a relatively minor point in the overall scheme of things, however, it IS important.  Until we ALL learn to recognize that if there is a verse of Scripture which APPEARS to be totally inconsistent with other verses of Scripture, there is a reasonable probability of corruption somewhere, we will continue to see a situation where believers feud with one another based on their favourite English version instead of seeking unity based on what Yah ACTUALLY SAID!

The last two points, with a collective weight of 9%, if not taken account of in a teaching, still have the potential to cause the teaching to be fatally flawed at worst and almost certainly inaccurate at best.

What was particularly noticeable to the writer once Yah had confirmed these seven factors is that they bear almost no relationship to the complex academic interpretive techniques which appear to make up a significant portion of academic programmes at seminaries, Bible schools, etc.  This provides a further basis for understanding why there is so much doctrinal division within the Body of Believers today!

The lack of application of these principles in an extremely high proportion of Scriptural Analysis and teachings is directly behind the 98% level of critical leaven in teachings referred to by Yah in the article on the SWOT analysis.  The words of Yahshua to the teachers of his day ring out today in the Court of Heaven regarding coming judgment for the vast majority of those who teach today Mattihyahuw (Matthew) 23:13 “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.” (KJV)

These seven factors are described in more detail in the section that follows and further detail is contained in Appendix B, page 56 where each of the aspects noted during the research are discussed in greater detail.

DISCUSSION OF THE SEVEN CRITICAL PRINCIPLES FOR INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE AND TEACHINGS

Following is a review of the seven "Critical Principles for Interpreting Scripture and Teachings":

1. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE TEACHER -- CALL NO MAN TEACHER

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Don't focus on other men, focus on Yah and being led by the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah.

It is vital to focus on Yah, the moment we focus on a man as a teacher rather than as a source of information that must be verified with Yah we start to move into dangerous territory.  The moment we start claiming to follow a particular man and his teachings we move into error since we abdicate our responsibility for what we believe.

Yahshua states in Matthew 23:8-13

"⁸ "But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the anointing [of the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit of Yah] {Christ}, and you are all brethren.

⁹ "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

¹⁰ "And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the anointing [of the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit of Yah] {Christ}.

¹¹ "But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

¹² "And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

¹³ "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in." (NKJ, Names adjusted)

This is quite clear, the anointing of the (Set Apart (Holy)) Spirit of Yah IS OUR TEACHER!

We should not permit ourselves to be given the title of "Teacher" or "Rabbi" or any other title and we should not give any other man that title or any other title.

There ARE men and women who are shepherds and teachers as set out in Ephesians 4:10-16, however, that is a JOB DESCRIPTION not a title:

¹⁰ He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)

¹¹ And He Himself gave some to be emissaries {apostles}, some prophets, some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,

¹² for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of anointed ones,

¹³ till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of Yah, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of the anointed one;

¹⁴ that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,

¹⁵ but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head-- the anointing [of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah]--

¹⁶ from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love." (NKJ, adjusted)

This passage is particularly important, it is the anointing of the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit {Christ} that is our guide as evidenced by the sinless life of Yahshua who is the way, the chief cornerstone, the pattern, etc.

Notice that shepherds ARE teachers.  The food that the shepherds of Yah are supposed to give to the sheep IS the Word of Yah in the form of teachings, etc.  It is not possible for a shepherd to "feed" the sheep without teaching.  There is therefore NOT a "five fold ministry" as widely taught.

Furthermore, the word generally translated "apostle" simply means one who is "sent" or an "emissary".  Such a one can be either a prophet, an evangelist OR a shepherd-teacher and is, in essence, simply a senior person in any one of those three functions who is called and set-apart by Yah to take a leadership role in the Body of the anointing [of the set-apart holy Spirit of Yah] {Christ}.

Yahshua stated in Matthew 7:13-14 that the gate to eternal life is narrow and the way is hard

"¹³ "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.

¹⁴ "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." (NKJ)

We will each go through that gate ALONE and we will each stand before the throne of judgment ALONE!  When we get there it will count for nothing to say "my pastor told me" or "James Robertson told me" or "i read it in ...........'s commentary" or "i heard it on .......... radio programme", etc.  We are EACH responsible for our OWN faith, our own beliefs, our own actions and we WILL STAND ALONE!

We will have ONLY the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah to strengthen us on that Day IF we have been diligent to draw close to Yah and be constantly immersed and filled with His Spirit!  Therefore it is wisdom today to rely ONLY on Yah, by His set apart (holy) Spirit within us, to guide us in all decisions about what we read, what we watch, what we listen to and what we believe!  The prayers in article 1A1.01.12.01 "Some Useful Prayers" (03 December 2001) are extremely important in this context.

Once one has a revelation of this principle it becomes a lot less necessary to judge others and totally unnecessary to attach oneself to a particular man or ministry on a permanent basis.  We should each fellowship where Yah leads us TODAY.  Assemblies are NOT clubs that we have to apply to join and pay subscriptions to and give three months notice of our intention to move and request authorization to move.  Assemblies are just that, groups of people who assemble together.  Whether one joins with one group this morning and another this evening and a third tomorrow is of NO CONSEQUENCE to anyone except Yah and the person concerned.

We are ALL ONE BODY as specified in Romans 12:3-5 and elsewhere "³ For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as Yah has dealt to each one a measure of faith. ⁴ For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, ⁵ so we, being many, are one body in the anointing [of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah], and individually members of one another." (NKJ, adjusted)

Accordingly ALL assemblies are ALL part of the one body and therefore of the ONE UNIVERSAL ASSEMBLY no matter what the geographic location or the label.  If they are servants of Yah they are brethren in the faith.  If they do not have a revelation of Yahshua's sacrifice and the resulting covenant, they are STILL brethren in the faith, they simply lack some revelation we may have but are LIKELY to have some revelation we lack!

When reading or listening to a teaching, recognize that the minute the opinions of other MEN are used to support the teaching then the teacher is potentially no longer relying on personal revelation by the Spirit of Yah.  This is distinct from technical references to sources of information or reports of historical information.  By all means cite sources, however, the Word of Yah is living and NOT an academic study, once a person starts citing "experts" they are violating this principle and leaning to their own understanding and the understanding of others and therefore there is an increasing possibility of error.

In interpreting Scripture we must constantly be aware of the apparent paradoxes between the physical and spiritual realms.  They are NOT errors, they are simply reflecting that things in the Spirit realm are not the same as things in the physical realm.  For example, John the Immerser (Baptist) WAS not EliYah physically but WAS EliYah in terms of the Spiritual mantle imparted to him, refer article 1A1.01.02.04 “Interpreting Bible Prophecy for This Season” (09 February, 2001).  There are numerous instances where certain verses of Scripture refer to Spiritual matters and others relate to physical matters.  The terms “life” and “death” have very different meanings in the physical and spiritual realms for example.

Recall also that the set apart (holy) Spirit is given to guide each one of us individually into ALL truth John 16:12‑14

“¹² "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

¹³ "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

¹⁴ "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.” (NKJ)

Note that “guide” speaks of a JOURNEY in which each one of us is individually and uniquely led down a path that Yah has crafted for that PARTICULAR individual.  No man can guide another down the path that Yah has for that man, ONLY the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah can do that!  It is a journey that takes all of one’s life.  The allegory, “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan, which is available as a free download in the OnLine Bible, provides some metaphorical perspective on this albeit in a simplified form.

Consider also that to become a “son of Yah” we must be led by the Spirit of Yah Romans 8:12‑17

“¹² Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

¹³ For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

¹⁴ For as many as are led by the Spirit of Yah, they are the sons of Yah.

¹⁵ For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

¹⁶ The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of Yah:

¹⁷ And if children, then heirs; heirs of Yah, and joint‑heirs with the Anointed One {Christ}; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” (KJV, names adjusted).  Putting the flesh to death by the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah is VITAL to being led by the Spirit of Yah.  Refer Galatians 2:20 for confirmation of this.

If we are NOT being led by the Spirit of Yah, then we are NOT sons of Yah and we have no business teaching others!

If we are NOT being led by the Spirit of Yah, then we have no business seeking teaching from others!  Our FIRST priority must be to seek the death of our flesh and to be led by the Spirit of Yah.  Until we have this firmly established as a priority in our prayer life, intercession and daily living, there is absolutely no point in seeking head knowledge in any other area of the Spiritual walk.  We MUST die to self AND be FILLED with the Spirit of Yah in order that we may LIVE with the anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah {Christ} within us.

Recall also that when Moses appointed seventy of the elders of Israel to help him judge the people, he laid hands on them and they received of the Spirit of Yah that was upon Moses.  This is reported in Numbers 11:24‑25 “²⁴ And Moses went out, and told the people the words of Yahweh, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. ²⁵ And Yahweh came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.” (KJV, names adjusted)

This is directly comparable to the events at Pentecost in Acts 2. As the writer recalls, this event also took place at Pentecost. The principle is the same, we cannot interpret the Torah of Yah UNLESS we are filled with His Spirit and prophesy.  That was the reason the Spirit of Yah was given to the seventy elders, in order that they could interpret the Torah of Yah in each case.  We CANNOT interpret the Scriptures UNLESS we do so by the Spirit of Yah and CONSTANTLY return to Him to be filled, to be guided and to be judged ourselves.

The same principle applied when Yahshua (‘Joshua’) the son of Nun took over command of the people from Moses.  Numbers 27:18 “And Yahweh said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;”   Deuteronomy 34:9 states “And Yahshua {Joshua} the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Yahweh commanded Moses.” (KJV, names adjusted)

The principle of being led by the Spirit of Yah relates also to the Scriptural principles “lean not to your own understanding” and “look not to the things that are seen”.  Refer Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in Yahweh with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” (KJV, names adjusted) and 2 Corinthians 4:18 “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (KJV)

We MUST draw close to Yah, seek to be totally FILLED with His Spirit and totally led by Him in EVERYTHING!

2. THE WORD OF YAH IS SPIRIT NOT LANGUAGE

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Elaborate linguistic analysis assumes that the Scriptures are designed to satisfy modern linguistic laws and that the linguistic laws are accurate.  The Words of Yah are Spirit and they are intended to be interpreted by His Spirit.

The Jews (Hebrew = Yahuwdiym - note that the word starts with Yah and looks nothing like "Jews") have a tradition that refers to "the Seventy facets of the Torah's Jewelled Words".  this likens the words of Yah to a diamond with seventy facets which enables one to look at every verse seventy different ways, thus permitting Yah to speak to us by His Spirit in an almost infinite diversity through the Scriptures.  Academic semantic analysis cannot hope to reveal the depth and beauty of the LIVING WORDS OF YAH, we MUST recognize the Spirit that is WITHIN the words.

This is ALSO why it is written in Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of Yah is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (NKJ, Name adjusted)

This refers NOT ONLY to the written words of Yah which make up a large proportion but NOT all the collection of sacred writings know today as "The Bible".  It ALSO applies to ALL other inspired writing and prophetic utterance.

Yahshua said in John 6:63 ""It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." (NKJ)

The words that Yahshua spoke were SPIRIT given by the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah that filled and controlled Yahshua from the time of his immersion by John the immerser.

The words of Yah are SPIRIT, they use language but their essence is Spirit.  The Word of Yah overall has a spiritual dimension and a physical dimension, our natural minds cannot grasp the spiritual dimension and ONLY the Spirit of Yah can interpret the Spirit dimension correctly.  The moment that we think that the interpretation of the Word of Yah is an intellectual exercise to be undertaken using conventional intellectual processes we get into serious error.

One of the greatest mistakes a believer can make is to try and memorize the Scriptures by rote or to try and understand them intellectually!  This is one of the areas where most "Bible Colleges", "Seminaries", etc cause serious damage by requiring students to learn men's teachings and passages of Scripture by rote as men dictate and then regurgitate what MEN have taught for examination purposes where if the answer does not agree with MAN'S answer the candidate fails.

Each of us is called to walk a UNIQUE ROAD with Yah!

IF we will be sensitive and obedient and pray appropriate prayers, HE will lead us by His set apart (holy) Spirit into the truth we need each day.  This may result in two people who start their journey at the same time from the same point of departure following drastically different roads to reach the final destination.  The ultimate target destination IS a high throne in heaven alongside Yahshua for eternity, HOWEVER the destination in this life is unique and distinct for EACH ONE OF US!  We dare not permit another man to force us to follow them along the road that Yah is taking them.  By ALL MEANS follow them IF Yah tells you to follow them and for AS LONG as Yah tells you to follow them.  However, be ready to move on whenever the Spirit leads and ignore the condemnation of those who would build their own exclusive clubs at the expense of the body as a whole!

In some cases Yah MAY tell you to covenant with a leader and that covenant MAY be for life.  In that case, make sure the covenant is scriptural and particularly that the leader indemnifies you before Yah for ALL that you do in submission and obedience to him.  A leader, whether shepherd-teacher, evangelist or prophet who asks you to enter into covenant with his ministry without giving you a clear undertaking that IF you enter into some form of employment, partnership, membership or other yoking that he will COVER YOU and accept responsibility for his errors has no business demanding submission from you or dictating what you believe.

The acid test of a leader who is TRULY committed to serving Yah is usefully summed up in the following question:

"If i do what you are telling me to do and submit to you as you are requesting and it turns out that you are in error, will YOU accept responsibility on the Day of Judgment and take my place in the lake of fire and brimstone?"

If the answer is "NO" then don't place yourself in a position of yoking or submission, reserve the right to seek Yah YOURSELF for guidance and form your OWN OPINION of what is true!  A man who will not go to hell on your behalf if you accept his opinion has no business demanding submission or agreement!

Since the words of Yah ARE SPIRIT and life, we must recognize that we should respond to them and utilize them DIFFERENTLY to other words!

One of the most important principles in this regard is that we should READ THE INSPIRED SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY and READ ALL THE AVAILABLE INSPIRED SCRIPTURES REGULARLY.

To reduce this to language which readers can relate to, we should read the entire "Bible" from Genesis to Revelation AT LEAST once a year and read a few pages EVERY DAY!

If one has access to other writings, whether ancient or modern which one believes by the Spirit of Yah to be inspired, read those as well.  The writer has for over three years read the books "The Final Quest" and "The Call" regularly after reading the book of Revelation on the basis that the vast majority of those two books IS inspired by the Spirit of Yah.  Both books DO contain some leaven, however they contain an ENORMOUS amount of truth from Yah.

One should read the ENTIRE Bible whether one understands it or not, whether it bores one or not and whether one is even concentrating or not!!

One does NOT read the scriptures for academic head knowledge, one reads the Scriptures in order to FEED one's spirit with living words from Yah.  Therefore, whether one understands what one is reading or not, one's spirit is STILL nourished and the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah {Christ} within one can interpret what is read to one's spirit and bring one eventually to a point where one DOES understand what one is reading!

If one bypasses a passage that one finds boring or does not understand, then it is comparable to leaving out a vital portion of one's diet!  If one reads such passages diligently on a regular basis, at least once a year, one will EVENTUALLY find that one DOES understand it!  One will also find that one is able to hear the voice of Yah more clearly when He speaks to one about challenging and difficult matters.

Mark 13:11

"But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit." (NKJ)

Remember that the set apart (holy) Spirit IS THE ANOINTING, the "Christ" within each of those who have believed and been immersed in the Spirit!  This immersion is OVER AND ABOVE the basic infilling that takes place when first one believes.

John 14:23-26

"²³ Yahshua answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

²⁴ "He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.

²⁵ "These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.

²⁶ "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." (NKJ, adjusted)

The same principles apply to the "boring" parts of the inspired scriptures like the genealogies, they are spiritually equivalent to the vegetables that most children don't like to eat!  We need to eat them because the names, their arrangement, etc is ALSO inspired by Yah and therefore contains spiritual nourishment which, if we bypass them, we will lack and be weak in certain areas!

It may take years before one even recognizes the names and situations in the genealogies, one may NEVER remember those details consciously, HOWEVER they WILL have been instilled into one's spirit and will be available for the set apart (holy) Spirit to draw on in guiding and strengthening you!

3. YAH IS NOT CONFUSED AND HIS WORD IS ENTIRELY CONGRUENT -- USE REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM TECHNIQUES

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If a doctrine does not cater for all instances in Scripture then there is something wrong with the doctrine.  The mathematical technique of problem solving known as “reduce to the absurd” has application.

Yah understands everything that is going on.  Therefore any doctrine that is from Him WILL explain every possible situation and condition and there will not be any verses of Scripture that do not conform.  However, our natural minds will not be able to deduce these principles, we must turn to Yah for interpretation and revelation.

This is a principle which, in theory, MOST who write articles, preach sermons, etc claim to subscribe to.  However, in practice it is generally applied to finding fault with what others write or forcing acceptance of own writings and seems to be conveniently overlooked when it applies to non-conformities in own teachings.

As an example, consider the false doctrine of "monogamy" which teaches that Yah prohibits more than one woman from marrying the same man.  In this case, literally hundreds of scriptures are overlooked in favour of a few rationalizations and explanations to support the deception.  If one accepts these one does massive damage to one's spirit and soul giving rise to substantial hardening of the heart which will make it much more difficult to hear the voice of Yah in the future and will also open one up to demonic voices.

This is why the doctrine of "monogamy" is classified as a doctrine of demons in 1 Timothy 4:1-3

"¹ Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,

² speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,

³ forbidding to marry, and ..." (NKJ)

REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM - REDUCE TO THE ABSURD

There is a fundamental mathematical deductive process used for solving complex theorems that the writer has found extremely useful in analysing Scripture.  It is an approach that works in any aspect of life but is one that the writer is particularly inclined to use as a consequence of many years of training and experience in engineering, the military, computer software design and programming and abstract business problem analysis and resolution.

Technically in mathematics this approach, taught at schools, is called "Reductio ad absurdum" or "reduce to the absurd".

The writer started to apply this principle to interpreting the inspired writings as a reflex after Yah brought me back to serving Him when totally back slidden and away from Him nine years ago and in the fast lane headed for hell and about to pass the last off-ramp.

Yah reached down and spoke to me and turned my life around.  As a consequence of that encounter with the Living Mighty One and His Spirit, i rededicated my life to Him and chose, by faith, to accept that the Bible WAS the Word of Yah (knew Him as the LORD and God in those days).  At the same time, i asked Him to answer all my questions, which He has done faithfully for the last nearly nine years.

As questions were asked Yah progressively led me to more and more obscure sources of information and it was increasingly found that the answers that were given were largely or totally contrary to the teachings of the formal established "church".  Many times Yah told me things that my entire being cried out could not possibly be true.  The reality that Yah permitted and even encouraged more than one woman to marry the same man took many months before i was convinced that He had indeed spoken to me and years before he had given me enough revelation to accurately refute the myriad heated, abusive, twisted and perverted arguments that were advanced by the "experts of the law".

"Reduce to the absurd" is intended for solving abstract problems where there are too many variables for classical analysis and where the solution is uncertain.  It works as follows:

a. First identify the alternative solutions or answers that could apply, for example in the marriage case, either Yah permits more than one woman to marry the same man OR He does not.

b. Identify the inevitable consequences of that theory being true or of the counter theory being true.  In the case of marriage:

• if a man marries more than one woman and it is forbidden by Yah, then both the man and the women will be judged and end up in the lake of fire and brimstone,
• if it is permitted by Yah and the counter theory (monogamy) prevails then many believing women will end up without husbands (it also turns out that prostitution, sexually transmitted diseases, divorce, fornication, abortion, etc will ALSO be rife)

c. Identify one or other scenario which seems most likely or most readily provable AND ASSUME THAT IT IS VALID!

d. Apply the theorem to all possible situations, scriptures, etc in a systematic, logical and rigorous fashion seeking to establish that it WILL WORK UNDER ALL SITUATIONS.

In the case of marriage, those who claim that Yah prohibits a man from taking more than one wife are likely to start out with that assumption ALTHOUGH it so happens that IF the doctrine were valid it would generally be easier to verify IF one took the counter hypothesis.  In the writers experience it is almost always more efficient to prove or disprove a particular interpretation by assuming that the counter position IS VALID until proven otherwise.  In this way one is constantly confronting one’s own existing prejudice in a constructive way since one has chosen to seek to DISPROVE IT.  This approach does, however, require a high personal commitment to integrity in analysis.

e. Meticulously note EVERY instance where the theorem fails or exhibits weakness.

f. Where appropriate add this knowledge to the theorem and refine it.

g. IF all possible scenarios and scriptures have been applied and NONE have caused the theorem to fail, then that IS the valid hypothesis.

IF some scenarios and scriptures cause the theorem to fail then it is NOT the valid hypothesis and should be rejected.

h. Optionally undertake the same process for the alternative theorem.  Generally, provided the first analysis has been undertaken with integrity and rigour, it will be absolutely clear which hypothesis is valid or if both hypotheses are invalid and there is a further, previously unrecognized, interpretation.

In the case of major areas of doctrine it can take months or even years before one will have complete certainty of the valid hypothesis.  In the writers experience with monogamy versus polygyny (many wives) it was necessary to read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation with considerable prayer and then to re-read it several times AND face numerous unproductive efforts to seek to persuade others of the hypothesis before the writer could state with absolute 100% certainty that the doctrine of monogamy was “heresy of the worst kind”.  This was AFTER, Yah had categorically stated to the writer at the OUTSET that the doctrine of monogamy was the principal cause of the high level of divorce and putting away in the body of believers AND the world!

As an example of the process, many who advocate enforced monogamy claim that a man having more than one wife is "not ‘God's’ best".

Yet in 2 Samuel 12:7-8 we read

"⁷ Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says Yah, Mighty One of Israel: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

⁸ 'I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more!" (NKJ, Names adjusted)

Here Yah states that not only did He (Yah) give David Saul's WIVES (plural) but that Yah would have given David MUCH MORE!  Remember that at the time of Saul's death David already had AT LEAST three wives.

Elsewhere, in Acts 13:22 and 1 Samuel 13:14, Yah states that David is

"a man after my own heart" and that "David did what was right in the sight of Yah all his days except in the matter of Uriah" (1 Kings 15:5).

Acts 13:22

"And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.'" (NKJ)

Clearly it is ABSURD to suggest it is not "Yah's best" for a man to have more than one wife when Yah says that David is a man after Yah's own heart and that David did right all his days WHEN Yah, Himself, states that He gave David Saul's wives WHEN David already had at least three wives.  Thus the monogamy theorem based on "Yah's best" is FLAWED and can be rejected.  This does NOT mean that the entire theorem is invalid, ONLY that this particular argument is invalid.

There are NUMEROUS other instances where the monogamy theorem is found to be flawed and absurd and, if one will take the time to seek Yah on the matter, one will hear Yah say that it IS "heresy of the worst kind".

This same approach can and should be applied to ANY matter of doctrine where there is dispute or uncertainty and, provided the approach is applied with integrity assisted by the Spirit of Yah it will ALWAYS produce the right answer!

Yah willing, in a later article this approach will be used to resolve the question of whether Yahshua is Yah or a man who is a mighty one (god = elohiym).

The approach of systematically evaluating all scriptures relating to a particular doctrine using the approach of "reduce to the absurd" is a reliable method that works in any area of life, not just with regard to the inspired scriptures.  However, where there is a lack of integrity it can still be twisted if one makes excuses or ignores critical scriptures as frequently happens in articles and teachings which are seeking to force through doctrines which cannot possibly be of Yah.  Casual reading of almost any document that seeks to prove that Yah requires a man to only have one wife will clearly demonstrate the lack of integrity and semantic juggling and manipulation that many resort to in order to force the scriptures to conform to Satan's doctrines.

4. WORDS ARE PRECISION INSTRUMENTS NOT WEAPONS OR CLUBS

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Every word used by Yah has a specific meaning, we cannot arbitrarily assign a different meaning to a word to suit our purposes and then build a doctrine around it.

We cannot take the words that Yah uses and then try and hammer them into shape to fit our doctrines.  Taking English words which do not accurately fit the true concept inherent in the original Hebrew and in the underlying Spirit and then seeking to force a doctrine to fit the English words is guaranteed to result in wrong thinking and wrong doctrine.

Some aspects of this are inherent in the previous point.  One cannot apply the principle of "reduce to the absurd" if one chooses to change words to suit oneself.  For example, there are three passages in Scripture which all appear to limit shepherd leaders in the body to "one wife", the same word translated "one" is in most other instances translated "first".  Consider Titus 1:6 “If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.” (KJV), 1 Timothy 3:2 and 3:12 are similar.

The word translated “one” is 3391  mia (mee'‑ah); irregular feminine of 1520; one or first: KJV‑‑ a (certain), + agree, first, one, X other. (Strong)

Occurrence AV-one 62, first 8, a certain 4, a 3, the other 1, agree + 4160 + 1106 1; 79.

It is translated “first” in Titus 3:10 “A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;” (KJV)

The graphic on the right presents mia (3391) as “one” from Titus 1:6 and as “first” from Titus 3:10, both taken from the Interlinear Bible of PC Study Bible version 2.1G.

There is a major difference between limiting a leader to having "one" wife and saying that he should still be married to his "first" wife which does not indicate ANY limit on the number of wives.

Prayerful seeking of Yah on these three verses will reveal that Yah IN FACT originally said that shepherd leaders should have AT LEAST one wife since it is only when a man can head a household of several wives that he will know how to shepherd the flock of Yah effectively!

Currently, for the writer, this point is IMMENSELY important in the context of recent postings regarding "God", "Elohiym", "the LORD", "Adonai", "Yahweh", "Yahovih", "Yah", etc.  To translate Elohiym, Yahweh and Yah ALL to "God" in some instances and do similar things with other words totally distorts the meaning of the Scriptures and potentially seriously corrupts them.  This was addressed in detail in article 1A1.02.01.04 “The Name of Yah in Scripture” (24 January 2002).  Refer the figure below from that article:

As another example the word "Christ" which is a Greek word meaning "anoint" is used as a proper name and title.  "Christ" is ALSO used to translate FIVE DIFFERENT Greek spellings using the same English word as set out on page 50, figure reproduced below.

In the process a number of distinct concepts relating to anointing, the anointed of Yah, etc are effectively eliminated from Matthew onwards for no reason. This does violence to the language AND to the Scriptures.  It also seriously clouds the issue of who Yahshua is, what He did, what the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah is, what He does, what the anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah is and what the anointing does, who the anointed one is, who the body of anointed ones are, etc.

The very essence of one of the CRITICAL aspects of what Yahshua did for us when he died that terrible death on the stake is seriously adulterated by the wrong use of the word "Christ" instead of an accurate rendition of what it signifies.  In the writers opinion this is made worse when five distinct words are ALL represented by "Christ" while other less mundane words are granted much greater diversity of Strong’s numbering, such as the case of Jonathan referred to above!  This is discussed in some detail starting on page 48 in this article.  Yah willing, this will be the subject of a separate detailed analysis in the near future.

In the same way, words should NOT be used to force through opinions through the use of judgmental or blanket terms instead of systematic and closely reasoned argument.  In many of the articles read recently, including some of those posted, fatal flaws in doctrine are concealed behind glib statements such as "clearly" or "it is apparent", etc when it is anything but clear or apparent.  The wording leaves the reader with the choice of either confronting what is NOT clear with the underlying concern that they will make fools of themselves or simply accepting what the other man, or that man's demons, SAYS is clear in order to avoid confronting the truth that it is anything BUT clear.

The tendency of men to worship other men has resulted in a situation where those who are "less learned" tend not to question statements made by those who are "more learned" or "experts".  All in the body need to recognize that they have PERSONAL direct access to the Creator Himself through His set apart (holy) Spirit within us and that therefore they do not need to submit to anyone else's teaching if they do not understand it or agree with it.  This is, again, the point of "call no man teacher".  This is just one of the many paradoxes of the faith.  IF we stop relying on other men to teach us and learn to rely on the Spirit of Yah division will disappear over time.  We CAN obtain information from men but we should NEVER accept ANY man as the ultimate authority!

We should not use judgmental or insulting terms to make others feel that they are stupid if they do not accept our views.

It is also important that we all recognize that the scale of the compilation of  books traditionally referred to as “the Bible” is immense in terms of number of words, number of writers, time span of origination, number of characters, complexity of “script”, abstractness of content AND eternal significance.  One of the lessons the writer has learned in recent weeks is that it is immensely challenging to formulate a clear picture of the entire body of Scripture when operating at the level of individual words and even more so when seeking to catalogue these words.  The real and apparent inconsistencies in Strong’s numbering is NO reflection on the individual who undertook that mammoth task COMPLETELY BY HAND without the benefit of computers and other tools to permit sorting, cataloguing, etc.  These comments are NOT intended to attack the pioneers who have gone before us, simply to alert readers to the fact that they were MEN like we are and subject to the same frailties and limitations that we are.  Accordingly, we should RESPECT them for what they did but NOT worship their work and deify it.  The Hebrew and Greek Lexicons, the numbering schemes, the dictionaries, etc are NOTABLE achievements and worthy of esteem.  However, they are NOT definitive and not the final authority.  We must use that work to BUILD HIGHER and DIG DEEPER into the truths of Yah in the search for all truth.  Above all, we MUST BE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF YAH in all we undertake, particularly in the area of Scriptural analysis!

It is also worth noting the remarks of two Internet contacts who were briefly consulted by the writer on certain aspects of the “Christ” versus anointing subject discussed later in this article.

Walter Snell said “Greek is a fascinating and complex language. My Greek teacher said that it was PROOF that the world was created and not evolving because languages have tended to lose complexity with time rather than following the evolutionary principle of progression! Interesting!”

Ian Thain said “English has very few cases now, it having sunk to a low level compared with its richness of former days, and unless you have learned another ancient language such as Latin or Greek the cases used by the other  older languages take a bit of getting used to.

                I imagine that anointing had more significance for the Hebrews than  for the Greeks, who had no typology of the Holy Spirit in their cultural background, and for whom the term had little significance beyond its medical or cosmetic use. The Hebrews on the other hand were well acquainted with the principle of anointings from God coming upon His chosen people, and their vocabulary would reflect that.”

Both these writers make an important point.  Our use of language today is CRUDE relative to the time the Inspired writings were recorded.  Consequently, today we have difficulty interpreting the language of old, because WE are so backward and also our language today is much less sophisticated than the language of Scripture and is therefore ALSO inadequate for fully representing the intentions of Yah and those He spoke through.  These are VITAL points to keep in mind before we resort to current English usage and semantic and linguistic understanding to substantiate doctrines that can send billions to hell!

The point about Greeks not having “anointing” as an intrinsic cultural concept is VITAL in considering the issues surrounding “Christ” discussed above and on page 48.

These principles are IMMENSELY challenging in the present age.  We have grown up in a world where, for the most part, use of language is exceptionally sloppy, people hold that they can redefine a word to meet their needs with no consequences totally ignoring the chaos that results.

We must each turn to the Spirit of Yah to show us individually WHAT He actually means by a word, even if the meaning has been perverted and corrupted over thousands of years!

5. REQUEST AND FEAR JUDGMENT, DO NOT JUDGE - SEEK TRUTH NOT ERROR

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All men alive today are imperfect and fallible, there will always be error in what any man does or says unless he is controlled by the Spirit of Yah at the time he writes a particular item.  The only reliable way to determine if one is in error is to constantly ask Yah to judge one severely and correct one harshly and fear the Day of Judgment.

Where we make use of the teachings of men it should ONLY be at the leading of the Spirit of Yah to the extent that He finds it more convenient to use revelation that He has already given to others to assist us to more rapidly gain revelation from Him.  No man apart from Yahshua is perfect and therefore there WILL always be error in other mens work to a greater or lesser extent UNLESS a specific item has been written under total control of the Set Apart Spirit of Yah which will happen VERY SELDOM.

Therefore it is futile looking for error and even more futile dwelling on it and even more futile publishing documents refuting other peoples error publicly.

We are each personally responsible for what we believe and we must take things before Yah for guidance and to sift the wheat from the chaff.

There was a strong tendency in several articles to look for error in a person's life and, once found, to condemn everything that person taught as heresy or a cult.  None of us are all right or all wrong.  We all operate on a continuum between total good and truth represented by Yah at one end of the continuum and total evil represented by Satan at the other end of the continuum.  This was represented graphically in article 1A1.01.09.04 "Vital Spiritual Principles Required To Understand What Was NOT Seen In The Attacks On The USA On Tuesday 11 September 2001" (19 September 2001) as shown below:

The first figure shows the continuum on a single plane of truth, the second figure shows the locus of truth for two individuals from two dramatically different backgrounds, each one having some truth and some error but with truth in drastically different areas resulting in a situation where neither can comprehend the truth that the other has.  This type of situation is frequently associated with two sincere believers branding each other as heretics or cults when in reality each has truth the other desperately lacks but both have become so proud of the truth they do have that they do not recognize their need.

The third figure represents a more intense spectrum of truths for one individual making the point that the NARROW way is at the centre of the circle.  For more information refer the above mentioned article.

It is vital that believers grasp these principles and accept that EVERY PERSON ON EARTH has some truth and some error and CEASE seeking the error and concentrate on seeking the truth that the other person has that we lack.

The writer came across a very substantial number of articles which did almost nothing else but attack and refute the teachings of others.  Sometimes one could only discern what the writer of the article believed from indirect deduction based on the damning statements and slanderous judgments applied to their brother in the faith!

YES we must discern error by the Spirit of Yah and then we should simply let it blow away and focus on whatever truth there may be in the article concerned.

When grain is threshed and winnowed the chaff is left to BLOW AWAY, we should do the same with whatever chaff, leaven and dross we find in the writings of others.  There will generally be at least SOME truth, PROVIDED Yah has led us to the article, even if that truth is truth which shows us how others have exploited the error of the church.  I came across one article in particular that was primarily directed at linking Satan and Lucifer to the forces of GOOD!!  The vast majority of the article did not agree with anything i knew of Scripture, HOWEVER, it was apparent that the writer of that article was basing a material part of his position on ERRORS in the teachings of the church.  If those who believe cannot agree on whether Yahshua is "God" because they cannot agree on who or what "God" really means and have conflicting definitions of "God", we should not be surprised if Satan exploits this to prove that Satan is God!  After all, Satan IS a mighty one and most believers will, in ignorance, insist that a mighty one (God) is Yah!!

Notice that there is a fundamental difference between the equation:

Yah is a mighty one (Yah is God)

and

God is Yah (mighty one is Yah)

it is only when we express "God" in these terms that the magnitude of the error becomes apparent and one begins to realize how the inaccurate use of a meaningless word like "God" to represent the Proper Name of the Almighty Creator AND as a general "title" is so immensely damaging AND dangerous!

We MUST avoid sitting in judgment of our brethren, as set out in the articles 1AD.02.01.28 "Please refrain from judging others" (18 January 2002) and 1AD.02.01.29 "Please Do Not Touch Yahweh's Anointed" (18 January 2002).

Yahshua stated in Matthew 7:1-5

"¹ "Judge not, that you be not judged.

² "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

³ "And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

⁴ "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye?

⁵ "Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye." (NKJ)

and in John 5:30

"I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me." (NKJ)

James 4:10‑12

“¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of Yah, and he shall lift you up.

¹¹ Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

¹² There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?” (KJV, names adjusted)

As stated in the articles referred to above, there are very few who are called to judge in this age and they will judge according to Yah's due process and in private, NOT publicly and not in writing for publication.  For the rest, we should simply discern error where we encounter it and leave it to Yah to deal with.

There is SO MUCH TRUTH THAT WE LACK that there is no time to spend digging up dirt and proving that there is not a single perfect man on earth.  The ONLY perfect man is currently seated at the right hand of Yah and we will NOT find Him on earth at present, therefore there is absolutely NO POINT in looking for perfection in any of our brethren right now!

It has become increasingly apparent to the writer and Yah has really stressed that time spent looking for error in others is TIME WASTED, it is time for which we will receive NO CREDIT on the Day of Judgment.

Furthermore, generally when we start finding fault with another we get into accusation which is SATAN'S TERRITORY.  This is why Yah said that 100 million of those believers who would not inherit the Kingdom of Yah if judged in August 2001 would lose their salvation for TOUCHING YAH'S ANOINTED!  Refer article 1A1.01.08.11 "The Evangelism Iceberg in 2001: Strategic Objectives Of The Kingdom Of Yahweh" (21 August, 2001).

Recognize that if one DOES write a whole passage about an error, then one is potentially teaching others about errors they did not know existed and could cause them to stumble if one writes in a style which makes them think that perhaps YOU are in error!

Also be aware that since none of us knows everything, we DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T know and if someone else is writing about something we know nothing about it is VERY easy to jump to conclusions.

In responding to error in others, a vital concept is that “the pure truth spoken in pure chesed (covenant love) WILL have a positive outcome, refer page 71 and that we should believe the best of every man, refer page 72.

If we can all stand back from insisting on proving ourselves right, if we can cease being offended when someone insults us or attacks us and if we can believe the BEST of every person we will make a BIG difference!

The corollary to not judging others is contained in 1 Corinthians 11:31‑32

“³¹ For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

³² But when we are judged, we are chastened of Yah, that we should not be condemned with the world.” (KJV, name adjusted)

In this regard, as mentioned previously, it is highly advisable to pray REGULARLY, “Father, i ask you to judge me severely and correct me harshly in this life that i may serve you more perfectly, in the Name of Yahshua.”  If one prays this prayer regularly one will, over a number of years, find that Yah will progressively reveal more and more deep seated errors and, provided one prays with a sincere heart out of desire to please Him, the correction in the writers experience is NOT unduly painful.  However, one must CHOOSE to love Yah’s judgments, no matter how severe.  Refer “The Final Quest” and “The Call” by Rick Joyner for a detailed account of the judgment AND some very challenging revelations about what is not acceptable to Yah.

If one prays the above regularly and seeks Yah for a holy FEAR of His Judgments one can expect over time to come into greater accuracy.  At the same time one should be constantly seeking to PLEASE YAH and to live a life that is pleasing to Him and to be led by Him in EVERYTHING.  Refer the article on “Some Useful Prayers” (1A1.01.12.01).

If this approach is adopted one will find over a period of years that one is less inclined to judge others, more inclined to consider the possibility of being in error when one encounters a contradictory or seemingly contradictory teaching, more inclined to seek Yah on every matter and generally in a better place to teach.  One will also find that one becomes more concerned for the fate of others than with arrogantly telling them they are in error.  This is a lengthy process which runs TOTALLY contrary to our social conditioning and one which, in the writers own case continues to be an ongoing challenge.

6. DON'T DEIFY OR DEMONIZE THINGS ONE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND

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This factor deals with an aspect which is one of the greatest weaknesses in the body of believers.  There are numerous notes relating to this subject in Appendix B, section 6 on page 73.  Just because one does not understand it does not mean it is Yah or of Yah or Satan or of Satan.

One of the traps that the vast majority of people, if not all of us, fall into is that if we encounter something we don't understand we either elevate the item, the word or the person to the status of Yah and regard it as infallible or we totally reject it as being totally of Satan.  In reality there is very little that we encounter from day to day that falls into either category, refer figures on page 32, 32.

There ARE errors in the Bible, particularly the English Bible and any other translations.  There are ALSO errors as a consequence of Scribal adjustment in the available texts.  There are further errors as a consequence of specific components where the person recording the text was not walking fully under the anointing or reported something that was widely believed at the time without verifying it.

The inspired writings are there to GUIDE us but they are NOT a substitute for the guidance of the Spirit of Yah.  He wants us to constantly turn to Him for guidance, NOT place our trust in a book prepared and distributed by men.

One of the things that repeatedly stood out for the writer in the research that Yah has recently led him into is the extent to which if a person disagrees with another they immediately classify the other person as a heretic, a cult or a satanist.

In the writer's correspondence over the years this has also occurred repeatedly.  The writer has also fallen into this trap repeatedly.  After completing the first draft of this article, Yah assigned it a rating of 85% as He would have it.  On requesting clarification one of the points raised was that there were "judgmental and critical statements in it that Yahshua would not have used".

In some respects the subject of deification and demonization is an extension of the previous point, however, it has considerable substance in it's own right.

There are a diversity of critical words we use in English today that most of us do not understand yet use daily and, because we do not understand them, they take on a mystical, religious, "deified" nature.

Words that the writer is particularly aware of at this time that fall into this category include:

there are others but hopefully the above raise the awareness of readers to the extent to which the words on the left tend to have mystical meanings that we don't understand while the words on the right are mostly relatively clear and unambiguous.  As long as we write or speak using the words on the left we are LIKELY to misunderstand one another and end up arguing because we each understand these meaningless "religious" terms, which are often corruptions from other languages, differently.

The writer has also encountered writings that assign things to being of Satan when it is apparent that the person making that assignment either has no knowledge or very incomplete knowledge of the subject or has, perhaps, been the victim of one or more bad experiences.

The immersion of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah together with the gift of speaking in other tongues, is one that occurs quite regularly.  There IS such a gift.

Because it is a particularly powerful gift there are ALSO particularly powerful counterfeits!  There are demonic tongues, just as there are demonic anointings, demonic "prophets", etc, etc.  The fact that there IS a counterfeit confirms that there IS an original.  If there were no original, there would be no counterfeit.

To attack ALL tongues as being from Satan is to set oneself up as a judge over others and ALSO to set oneself up as opposing Yah and touching His anointed.

It is better in all such cases to rather say, "i don't understand" or to say nothing than to speak out against something and then find on the Day of Judgment that the matter WAS from Yah.  In this context, the counsel of Gamaliel in Acts chapter 5 is very sound:

Acts 5:29-40

"²⁹ But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey Yah rather than men.

³⁰ "The Mighty One of our fathers raised up Yahshua whom you murdered by hanging on a tree.

³¹ "Him Yah has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

³² "And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the set apart (holy) Spirit [of Yah] whom Yah has given to those who obey Him."

³³ When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them.

³⁴ Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while.

³⁵ And he said to them: "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men.

³⁶ "For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.

³⁷ "After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.

³⁸ "And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing;

³⁹ "but if it is of Yah, you cannot overthrow it-- lest you even be found to fight against Yah."

⁴⁰ And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Yahshua, and let them go." (NKJ, names adjusted -- note that technically it IS possible that they used "Elohiym" instead of "Yah" since it appears that this error was entrenched by the date this took place)

We are better to keep away from or ignore something we don't understand than to be found opposing Yah!

Better still pray, "Father, i don't understand this, it does not seem right to me, please will you show me the truth" and then leave it to Yah to show you what is going on.  WHEN He answers your prayer, IF the other IS in error, do NOT shout it from the roof tops and publish articles denouncing them.  Either go to them privately in chesed [covenant love], refer page 72, because one desires to see THEM saved from their sin and one CARES ENOUGH TO DO IT RIGHT or pray for them.  If one is not prepared to do either of these then or DO NOTHING!

7. THE SACRED WRITINGS (THE BIBLE = THE BOOK) DOES HAVE ERRORS; IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE AND IS NOT ALL THE “WORD OF YAH”

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The "Bible" is a compilation of books put together by men based on transcriptions of writings by men, it DOES contain errors.  Refer page 79 for further discussion on this subject in addition to that contained below.

The “Bible” provides guidance on critical issues of judgment, eternal life, righteousness, service to Yah, etc.  Not every facet of life (e.g. design of aircraft) is included.  Not every word in the Bible is given by Yah.

There ARE errors in the Bible, particularly the English Bible and any other translations, there are ALSO errors as a consequence of Scribal adjustment in the available texts.  There are ALSO errors in specific locations where the person recording the text was not walking fully under the anointing or reported something that was widely believed at the time without verifying it.  The two conflicting accounts of the death of Judas Iscariot in Matthew 27 and Acts 1 referred to in article 1A1.01.11.01 "Some Critical Principles Required to Understand the Present Spiritual Situation and to Overcome to the End" (04 November 2001) fall into this last category.

The article 1A1.02.01.04 “The Name of Yah in Scripture” (24 January 2002) highlights a number of other areas of error and complexity which can give rise to misunderstanding and error.

The inspired writings are there to GUIDE us but they are NOT a substitute for the guidance of the Spirit of Yah.  He wants us to constantly turn to Him for guidance, NOT place our trust in a book prepared and distributed by men.

Contrary to general opinion it is NOT VITAL that one should have certainty that every jot and tittle and every verse of the collection of Sacred writings IS inspired and without error.  The writings are there to guide us, to provide a legal basis for certain actions in the Court of Heaven, the most important of which are transactions between Yah and Satan which don't concern most of us.  They are ALSO important to assist those who are starting out to know where to go.  The Sacred writings were never intended to be the subject of intense argument and debate as to interpretation, this was what Yahshua rebuked the Scribes and Pharisees for.

The sacred writings are ALSO Spirit, as dealt with in point 2 and they are there to nourish and feed our spirits and to provide the set apart (holy) spirit with a basis to lead us.

"The Bible" IS important, it is VITALLY important and it IS vital that the available documents are as complete AND accurate AS POSSIBLE.  However, as recent articles have increasingly shown the present documents DO contain material amounts of Leaven in some absolutely CRITICAL areas.  It is expected that by the time that this series of articles is complete (Yah willing), readers will find that the magnitude of these errors is EVEN MORE CRITICAL than may be apparent at this stage.

Elevating "The Bible" to a religious deity where the English translation with all it's linguistic flaws and OVER 100 disparate translations and interpretations, all of which differ to some degree, otherwise they would not exist, is regarded as sacred is not wise.  We MUST TURN to the author of the books, the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah for final guidance.

YES, we can gain the essence of most of what we need from the collection of documents we know as the "Bible", however, as is becoming increasingly apparent UNLESS we turn to the Spirit of Yah to guide us, we can make massive mistakes based on what is currently available.

At the same time we must also recognize that the selection of inspired writings which constitute the book we call the "Bible" are by no means comprehensive and are not intended to be.  They provide the essentials of what we NEED TO KNOW for the Day of Judgment and life in general.  However they DO NOT provide every detail of every aspect of life.  Arguments about things being "extra biblical" and therefore prohibited when the Scriptures are silent are not appropriate.  For example, the exact terms whereby divorce IS permitted are NOT set out anywhere although they are clearly alluded to.  By extension, there is no guidance on when marriage to a previously married woman, that is a woman who is not a virgin, is permissible.  Neither of these represent the harsh, absolute prohibition on divorce and remarriage that some would present, NOR do they represent the  liberal, do what you feel like, extreme that currently is widespread.  The reality is that Yah wants us to TURN TO HIM for guidance on a CASE BY CASE BASIS!

Lengthy academic discourses on the precise meaning of the recorded language, interpreted through modern rules of language, etc are in many cases distracting and irrelevant.  Lengthy arguments as to which version is the most accurate are even less relevant - each version has it's strengths and weaknesses, we should read AS MANY Bible versions and translations AS POSSIBLE and that way we avoid absorbing errors that are specific to one particular translation or version and gain insight into different nuances and outright discrepancies.

This is compounded by the fact that virtually all the inspired writings of the early fifth millennium, the so-called "new testament" are Greek translations from Aramaic or Hebrew and therefore contain translation errors in the Greek.  Furthermore the different Greek manuscripts differ materially.

We MUST turn to Yah for guidance.  Accept the compilation of documents we know as "the Bible" as an acceptably accurate compilation which DOES CONTAIN LEAVEN and then allow the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah to teach us and guide us.  That was one of the critical reasons Yahshua went to the stake, to pay the price for us ALL to have the Spirit of Yah WITHIN us to teach us.

Consider Jeremiah (Yirmeyah = Yah will rise) 31:31-34

³¹ "Behold, the days are coming, says Yah, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah--

³² "not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says Yah.

³³ "But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says Yah: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their Mighty One, and they shall be My people.

³⁴ "No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know Yahweh,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says Yahweh. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." (NKJ, adjusted)

If we MISS this point and get distracted with "hermeneutics" and "exegesis" and "pneumatology" and other fanciful academic technical terms and lengthy expose's of the purity of different translations, etc we will continue to be defeated by Satan and sink down into oblivion.

We must understand that, as rich and diverse as the Inspired Scriptures certainly are, they are NOT comprehensive.  As previously stated there are numerous areas, such as divorce and remarriage, which are NOT explicitly dealt with.  There are many other areas.  To make the point, there is nothing in the Scriptures about the design of aircraft, reinforced concrete and a diversity of other subjects.  This is NOT because of some flaw in the Scriptures or because these issues are not real, it is simply that they have nothing to do with the relationship between man and Yah and have no impact on the Day of Judgment.  They are therefore OUTSIDE THE SCOPE of the book!

In the same way there is no guidance in Scripture relating to acceptable sexual conduct between a man and his wives other than Hebrews 13:4 “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers Yah will judge.” (KJV, name adjusted).  In other words, since the marriage bed (sexual relations) is undefiled, nothing that a husband and his wives practice sexually WITHIN marriage is forbidden.  The second part of the verse makes it clear that ALL sexual activity outside of marriage, as set out in detail in Leviticus 18 and 20, IS forbidden.  Lengthy debates on what specific sexual acts within marriage are acceptable are therefore entirely UNSCRIPTURAL!  This same principle applies to other aspects of life.  If Scripture DOES not deal with the subject then it WILL NOT lead to adverse judgment, no matter what man may say.  Ultimately, the best solution is TURN TO YAH and ask Him!

The whole area of deliverance from demons is another major area where there is little guidance in Scripture.  This is first and foremost a prophetic ministry and therefore it is a ministry of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah THROUGH Yah’s prophets.  There is therefore no need for lengthy information in Scripture.  Even if such documentation HAD been prepared at some time it is likely that Satan would have made very sure that it got lost or destroyed.

It is also important to recognize that NOT all the passages in the “Bible” are inspired.  Most of what Job and his friends said in the book of Job was NOT inspired, that was why Yah rebuked them.  Yah MAY have inspired someone to record what was said and may even have given the account as a form of dictation, however YAH did NOT inspire those things.  Similarly the discrepancies within the four books known as the “Gospels” and in the book of Acts relative to various other books are NOT from Yah, they represent human error.

When Paul (Shaul) wrote from 1 Corinthians 7:12 “But to the rest speak I, not Yah: ....”  to 1 Corinthians 7:40 “..., after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of Yah.” (KJV, names adjusted) he clearly was NOT being inspired by the Spirit of Yah!  If he WAS he would not say “i think”.  It IS possible that some or all of what is between those verses WAS inspired but if the writer himself was not sure then we should also seek clarification.  Notice that in 1 Timothy 3:3-16 Paul states in verse 14 “I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.” (KJV)  This is in reference to women under sixty and is not in accordance with what Paul “thought” in 1 Corinthians 7 where he “thought” it was better for women not to marry, in 1 Timothy 3 he WILL’s that they marry, other translations say “would”, “want”, “desire” them to marry.

There ARE other instances where there are irreconcilable differences between passages in the Bible, some of these result from translation errors, some from transcription errors and some because the writer was NOT fully inspired at the time.  We can indulge ourselves in the most convoluted arguments to try and establish why Joseph, the step-father of Yahshua had two completely different genealogies OR we can turn to Yah and hear Him say that “Luke believed a widely held “folk tale” and did not think it necessary to confirm it”!  Yah has the same to say about the account of the death of Judas Iscariot in Acts.

Overall NONE of these factors materially influence the overall substance of what is contained in THE BOOK (the Bible), they simply demonstrate that semantic and academic argument, particularly relating to English translations of transcriptions of transcriptions of translations (in the case of the Greek) manuscripts are really not very productive.  We are BETTER ADVISED to turn to Yah to resolve these matters!

We MUST seek the Torah (law) of Yah IN OUR HEARTS and His Spirit as our teacher!

INHIBITORS TO INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE AND TEACHING

Once one accepts that the above seven factors are the CRITICAL factors for interpreting the Inspired Writings in the collection we know as “The Bible” there are still a number of other issues to consider.

Notice that, in light of the above it no longer matters too much which collection (Bible) we subscribe to.  The Jewish, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Church of the East, Protestant, etc ALL call their book “Bible” and all differ in terms of which books exactly make up THE BOOK.

These principles ALSO apply for interpreting other writings.  They apply to the Qur’an which others claim, and this writer confirms, to be inspired.  They apply equally for interpreting modern writings like “The Final Quest” which is claimed by it’s author, and confirmed by this writer, to be largely inspired.

These principles apply equally to EVERY OTHER book, email, article, pulpit and platform teaching, radio broadcast, TV programme and conversation.  They ALSO apply to every “word” given by those who claim to speak prophetically.

NOT one of these are intended to be taken at face value or on the basis of the “track record”, “status”, “acceptance by others”, or any of the other criteria typically applied in the “church” today.  ALL of these sources are intended by Yah to have the above seven principles applied prayerfully by EVERY PERSON who hears or reads them.  Each one must obtain their OWN guidance from Yah.

These SAME principles apply to EVERY message published by this ministry (End Time Issue Ministries), whether on the “Main” list or on the “Informal” list.

Provided we ALL apply all seven principles diligently ALL the time to EVERY teaching we will ALL draw closer to Yah.  In so-doing the development of a “cult”, raised as a concern by several on the list recently, will have no possibility of happening and ALL will be able to move forward with Yah at the pace of their choosing.

There ARE HOWEVER A NUMBER OF INHIBITORS to this process.  These are discussed briefly below and will, Yah willing, at some time in the future be addressed in much more detail on the list:

a.    There are Only Five Men on Earth Free of Demons Today

b.    It has been stated in several articles that Yah has indicated that currently there are only five men on earth who are TOTALLY free of demons.  That means that EVERY other person on earth is hearing demons to some extent.

c.     Important to understand that a man can be free of demons today but can fall into sin and apostasy tomorrow and be heavily demonized within weeks.

d.    Own Mind, Mind Talk, Soul Force, Subconscious

We all comprise a spirit which dwells in a body and communicates with the outside world through the mouth, ears and eyes which are operated by the mind.  The human spirit AND the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah ALL communicate with the mind VIA THE SOUL in both directions.

We therefore ALL have the capability for our OWN mind to bring forth vain imaginations, that is why we are counselled in 2 Corinthians 10:5 “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of Yah, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the anointing [of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah] {Christ};” (KJV, names adjusted)

For this reason we must study the Scriptures daily in order that our minds may be renewed as set out in Romans 12:2 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of Yah.” (KJV, names adjusted)

The soul functions in many respects like computer “Read Only Memory” (ROM), once it has been programmed it is very difficult to reprogram it.  Therefore negative learned responses, particularly those that result from emotional hurts during childhood, produce hardening of the heart.  Yah has shown this hardening to the writer in the form of tree rings.  In good years the tree rings are soft and do not interfere much with the flow of information between the spirit (the heart) and the mind.  In bad years, or in a single bad experience which may only last a few minutes, such as verbal abuse by an authority figure, such hardening may result in the party concerned having great difficulty hearing from Yah at all and they may constantly find all they learn filtered through this hardening to produce unrighteous and damaging words and outcomes.

Yah has given the writer systematic ministry procedures to deal with this which, Yah willing, will be published in due course.

a. Demons and Fallen Angels (Messengers)

Demons and angels speak direct to our minds, our flesh and our spirits.  Since virtually every person on earth has demons all that have them ARE hearing voices other than Yah.

Today all people are BORN with demons, allocated to them as a consequence of blood line curses UNLESS their parents have been diligent to cut off all such curses.  Other demons are frequently put on children in hospitals immediately after birth where many nurses are practising witches who are specifically assigned to collect demons from those who die and place them on others, including on new born babies.

Thereafter, throughout our lives, as we sin and give legal right to new demons we become progressively more demonized.  Deliverance is a lengthy process of unlearning reflex behaviour, renewing the mind, fighting spiritual battles against demons, etc.

Unless one has been through such a process with intense desire and commitment to be free for MANY years, one WILL HAVE DEMONS.  This is a simple technical statement of fact, not an insult!  In reality it is likely that every person who reads this article HAS DEMONS unless they are one of the five people mentioned above.

These demons will promote false doctrines, like the doctrine of monogamy and numerous other errors.  To counter this it is vital that the prayers in the article “Some Useful Prayers” are prayed regularly in order to seek guidance from Yah OUTSIDE of demonic influence and to assist one to get free of demonic influence.  This is vital if one is to be led by the Spirit of Yah WHILE there are still demons on one who can distract and mislead one.

While in this state it is vital to recognize that it is ALWAYS possible for other voices to interject and feed one lies and wrong responses and one should always be on guard against feelings of pride, anger, etc.

For this reason it is reasonable to expect that virtually all teachings available on earth today HAVE been subject to some demonic or other Satanic interference!  Accordingly we must EACH turn to Yah CONSTANTLY for guidance.

b. Holy Angels (Messengers)

Yah’s holy (set apart) messengers (angels) can also speak to us.

c. Other Human Spirits

Under certain circumstances it is possible for other human spirits to speak to us.  This applies particularly between a husband and his wives who are strongly one flesh with him, it also applies in the case of adulterous sexual unions which is one reason why adultery is so terribly dangerous spiritually.

It is the writers understanding that other human spirits are ALSO able to project themselves IF they know how.  Those with this knowledge and ability are PRIMARILY in the service of Satan since believers in Yah have neglected to familiarize themselves with the full spectrum of spiritual powers with which Yah has equipped us all.

The spirits of the resurrected dead are also able to speak to us through time from after the judgment under certain very specific circumstances and Yahshua, as one of the resurrected dead is ALSO able to speak to us.

d. The Spirits of Yah

In addition to the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah, the seven Spirits of Yah, being Wisdom, Patience, Hope, Faith, Chesed (love, charity), the Messenger (Angel) of Yah and the Captain of the Host of Yah are all able to speak to our spirits and Yah Himself as Father ALSO speaks to us.

It is apparent from the above that there are an ENORMOUS number of voices that can speak to us, many of them NOT speaking out of concern for our well being.  It is therefore vital to pray constantly to Yah to open our ears to hear ONLY what He wants us to hear, to open our eyes to see ONLY what He wants us to see, to guide us to think ONLY what He wants us to think and to speak ONLY what He wants us to speak.

If we will do this diligently and constantly pray for judgment in our lives, for assistance to live lives that are pleasing to Yah, for sanctification and cleansing, etc, etc it IS possible over time to come to a place where one hears Yah with increasing clarity and where most, if not all, spurious voices are eliminated or at least rapidly discerned as not from Yah.

This does NOT mean that one cannot hear Yah until one reaches some particular end state, it simply means that we must all seek humility and recognize that there is enormous potential for us to hear wrong voices and therefore to recognize our DESPERATE NEED to draw closer to Yah day by day!

CONCLUSION

These seven CRITICAL principles provide the basis on which Yah INTENDS us to read and interpret His word, both in the collection of inspired writings we know as "the Bible" (the book in Greek) and in other inspired writings that may come our way, INCLUDING books like the Qur'an.

These same principles apply just as effectively to evaluating ANY Bible version or translation and any teaching, whether formal or informal or any point made in discussion.

It is vital that we look to Yahshua, the AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH as the example and the way and focus our eyes on Yah as our ultimate hope!.  Hebrews 12:1‑3 "¹ Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Yahshua, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the tree {stake / cross}, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of Yah. ³ For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls." (NKJ, adjusted)

If we do this we will have reason to hope to overcome to the end and to sit on a high throne with Yahshua for eternity.

APPENDIX A: TRANSLATION INCONSISTENCIES, PARTICULARLY RELATING TO “CHRIST”

The article 1AD.02.01.12 "Do We Honor Yahweh by Referring to Him as Our God?" (11 January 2002) refers to multiple Strong's numbers for the word "Molech" the Ammonite deity with "identical Hebrew Spelling".

Reference to one electronic Hebrew lexicon CONFIRMS that all of these words have identical Hebrew spellings, presumably as the root word.  Another electronic Interlinear resource reports DIFFERENT spellings for each word but what seem, at least to the untrained eye, some of the same essential basic Hebrew characters.

These different words are presented below.

This Hebrew text from the Interlinear Bible in the BibleSoft PC Study Bible version 2.1G does NOT confirm that all six words have the same spelling.  The fact that TWO OTHER sources suggest that they do simply adds to the uncertainty.

On casual enquiry with regard to certain other words the writer has been told that this discrepancy relates to "root" words versus some other technicalities that are not clear to the writer at this time.  Suffice it to say that casual inspection will leave the uninformed reader with a serious dilemma which, if nothing else, indicates that there is not even a consistent view as to how to represent the information.

Slightly more detailed inspection of these words in Hebrew indicates that the first three characters (read from right to left) of 4427, 4430 and 4431 are VERY SIMILAR although NOT identical.  The first two characters of 4428 appear to be more or less the same as the first two characters of the previously mentioned words and more or less the same as the second, third and fourth characters of 4429.

The second, third and fourth characters of 4432 ARE approximately the same as 4428 in accordance with the statement in the article cited.

From this inspection it DOES seem reasonable that each of these words IS distinct.

In many respects this SEEMS ACADEMIC, however, in the context of another word the writer happened to examine at about the same time it highlights an interesting paradox.

The following figure represents six different instances of the word "Christ", five of which are represented by Strong's number 5547.  The sixth instance 9999 indicates that "Christ" was added by the translator and DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT!  Alternatively the translator used a different Greek source manuscript which DID contain the word “Christ”, which indicates that the word “Christ” had either been added to that set of manuscripts or removed from another set!  This is quite possible as various sources the writer has encountered refer to over one thousand discrepancies between the two families of most commonly used Greek texts.

On the basis of uninformed casual inspection, there APPEAR TO BE MATERIAL differences in the Greek spelling which are reflected in the transliteration BEFORE representation in the text.  The first five letters of the Greek word, read from left to right, are the same, the last one or two letters are different.  The first five letters of the Greek correspond to “Christ”, the remaining letters differentiate various forms of “Christ” and are apparently ignored in the English.

Again the writer has been advised that these are technical issues relating to case which are discussed in more detail in appendix C on page 81.

What is interesting is that here, what must surely rate as one of the most important words in the WHOLE of our faith, is reflected in the Greek as FIVE distinct word forms and is reflected in the English as ONE word with ABSOLUTELY NO VARIATION!

The writer has, on basic enquiry been advised that this should be accommodated in the surrounding sentence structure but has so far been unable to obtain clear guidance on how this works. To the writer this seems to be a disturbing contrast to the fine differentiation between the forms of “Molech” referred to above, the distinction between two forms of “Jonathan” as reported in the body of this article and other seemingly fine and superficially unnecessarily fine distinction relating to other words which are surely not as significant as “Christ”.  This seems to be a continuation of the very imprecise semantics surrounding translations of Yah, Yahweh, Adonay, El, Elohiym, etc reported in the previous article and touched on in the body of this article.

What is also striking to the writer is that in a previous discussion about the finer details of Greek, this time in the context of monogamy versus polygyny, the writer was advised that the nuances in the Greek WERE important in support of proving that certain variations supported the marital status and quantum of "gunè" variously translated wife, wives, woman and women although allocated the same Strong's number (1135).

A reasonably comprehensive selection of the variations of "gunè" to represent each of the English words wife, woman, women and wives are presented in the figure below:

What is striking is that the first five letters are IDENTICAL in most cases and the first three in all cases.  The last three or four characters vary.  However, the examples translated "wife" and "woman" are IDENTICAL in four cases, in other words, the distinction between translating "wife" and "woman" appears arbitrary in the sense that there IS no distinct Greek word.  Likewise, two of the three words translated “wives” and based on “gune” are the same as the words for women and so a similar conclusion can be drawn.

Since Yah intended all adult women to be married this is not a coincidence.  There is no such thing as an unmarried adult woman in Scripture unless she is a widow or a harlot.  In the Hebrew the same principle applies.  In other words, the distinction between wife and woman is at the translators discretion and has NO Scriptural basis.  This apparently comes about to support the doctrines resulting from enforced monogamy which results in adult virgins being unable to find husbands in most communities since in most parts of the world there is a greater number of women than men.

Overall, there IS material difference in the English words linked to the diverse Greek spellings.

This serves to highlight the disparity relative to the five different word endings for the words translated "Christ".  If one notes that the Greek word translated Christ actually means "anoint" and that there are distinct words in Hebrew for "anoint", "anointed", "anointing", etc it becomes apparent that these different Greek variations IN FACT indicate the corresponding Hebrew words to a greater or lesser degree.

The Hebrew words relating to anointing are:

anoint / anointed 4886 mashach (maw-shakh'); a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint: KJV-- anoint, paint.

e.g. Exodus 40:13 ""You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest." (NKJ)

anointing 4888 mishchah (meesh-khaw'); or moshchah (mosh-khaw'); from 4886; unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift: KJV-- (to be) anointed (-ing), ointment.

e.g. Exodus 29:7 ""And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him." (NKJ)

anointed 4899 mashiyach (maw-shee'-akh); from 4886; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah: KJV-- anointed, Messiah.

e.g. 1 Samuel 24:6 "And he said to his men, "Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of Yahweh."" (NKJ)

anoint 5480 cuwk (sook); a primitive root; properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint: KJV-- anoint (self), X at all. ***. cowlelah. See 5550.

This last word “cuwk” is used in the context of secular anointing.

The previous words are used in the context of “anointed of Yahweh” and directly correspond with the anointing of Yahshua with the Spirit of Yah, the fact that Yahshua is the anointed of Yah and the anointing itself being the anointing of the Spirit of Yah.  Yah indicates that these words directly correspond to the various applications of Christos.

Strong defines 5547  Christos (khris‑tos'); from 5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus: KJV‑‑ Christ.

Thayer defines 5547  Christos‑ Christ = "anointed"; 1) Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God 2) anointed

Note that no evidence is offered to support the thesis that Christ means “Messiah” and the existence of a separate Greek word to define Messiah.

This word is used in John 1:41 “He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the the Anointed One {Christ}.” (KJV)

Strong defines 3323  Messias (mes‑see'‑as); of Hebrew origin [4899]; the Messias (i.e. Mashiach), or Christ: KJV‑‑ Messias.

Thayer defined 3323  Messias‑ Messias = "anointed" 1) the Greek form of the Hebrew word "Messiah" 2) a name of Christ

Again no evidence is offered to demonstrate why there are TWO Greek words to describe the Messiah, a concept totally foreign to the Greek people since it was of Hebrew origin while there is only one word in Hebrew.

These definitions totally ignore the diverse words translated anoint, anointed, anointing in Hebrew which can ONLY be represented by “christos” and it’s derivatives..

In other words, "Christ" is a COMPLETELY ARTIFICIAL WORD substituted by the translators instead of indicating that Yahshua was the "anointed of Yah", that Yahshua was "anointed", that it is the "anointing" that is part of the gift we receive when we believe, that it is the "anointing" that strengthens us, etc.

Yah has indicated to the writer that this makes a VERY SIGNIFICANT difference to the way we understand what Yahshua accomplished and what it means to us.

Following is a selection of verses to indicate the context of the various words translated "Christ" in terms of some sample verses, words in square brackets [...] are the interpretation of “Christ..” in the context of that verse as indicated by Yah:

Christe

Matthew 26:68 "saying, "Prophesy to us, Christe [anointed one]! Who is the one who struck You?"" (NKJ)

Christon

Luke 9:20 "He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said, "The Christon [anointed] of Yah."" (NKJ, names adjusted)

Christoo

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of Yah is eternal life in Christoo [the anointing of] Yahshua our Adon." (NKJ, names adjusted)

Christos

Matthew 1:16 "And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Yahshua who is called Christos [anointed]." (NKJ, names adjusted)

Christou

Matthew 1:1 "The book of the genealogy of Yahshua Christou [the anointed one], the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:" (NKJ, names adjusted)

1 Corinthians 2:16 “For who hath known the mind of Yah, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christou [the anointing of Yah].” (KJV, names adjusted)

Christou Christos

1 Corinthians 3:23 "And you are Christou's [the anointed one’s], and Christos [the anointing] is Yah." (NKJ, names adjusted)

At this stage the above are offered simply as indications of a problem which Yah indicates IS significant.  The writer hopes, Yah willing, in the near future to substitute the specific form of "Christ" in every verse of the scriptures based on the Greek and then seek Yah for guidance on the correct application.

It is hopefully apparent that the substitutions in the above verses give a DEEPER meaning to the Scriptures which is LOST through the use of a non-existent religious term “Christ” instead of seeking to understand the true meaning of what Yah has done through the anointing.

At present the writer is simply seeking to better grasp the exact situation in the context of statements that Yah has made to the writer that this IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Currently i have some overall grasp but this is a major learning curve! :)

The basic elements of the technical explanation for each of the above words is presented in appendix C.

Something that was also encountered while semi-randomly selecting verses was a number of verses in which "Christ" or "Jesus" had been added and did NOT occur in the source text:

Christ added in by the translators, NOT present in the Greek OR present in some manuscripts but not in others

Nestle allocates Strong’s numbers based on another source manuscript and documents or software using Nestle make use of number 9999 which has a special significance:

Strong 9999  inserted word (x); This word was added by the translators for better readability in the English. There is no actual word in the Greek text. The word may be displayed in italics, or in parentheses or other brackets, to indicate that it is not in the original text.

Thayer 9999  inserted word (x); This word was added by the translators for better readability in the English. There is no actual word in the Greek text. The word may be displayed in italics, or in parentheses or other brackets, to indicate that it is not in the original text.

From consideration of some of the examples that follow and other examples encountered it is hard to avoid concluding that at least in some instances “better readability” relates to a particular doctrinal position.

However, one is ALSO faced with conflicting view points amongst the “experts”.  One group maintain these words have been added, another maintains that the source manuscripts they have used are the most authoritative!

Acts 2:30 ""Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne," (NKJ)

Acts 19:4 "Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus."" (NKJ)

Acts 20:21 ""testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." (NKJ)

Romans 16:24 "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." (NKJ)

Whole verse added

Colossians 1:2 "To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (NKJ)

Second Christ added

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (KJV)

Christ added

Revelation 1:9 "I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ." (NKJ)

Christ added twice!

Revelation 12:17 "And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." (NKJ)

Christ added

Revelation 22:21 "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." (NKJ)

Christ added

Jesus Added

Colossians 1:28 "Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus." (NKJ)

Jesus added

1 Peter 5:14 "Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen." (NKJ)

Jesus added

It is the writers understanding that these words that are "added" MAY reflect discrepancies between different source manuscripts.  However, given that the writer simply searched on all verses containing "Christ" and then asked Yah to guide him and started working down the list opening the Interlinear text on about one in ten verses, it is disturbing that there are so many instances of Christ and Jesus added when these are two of the most important words in the whole "Bible".

There seems to be a disturbing trend of lack of precision associated with the anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah and derivative Names IN ADDITION to the lack of precision previously reported relative to the Names Yah and Yahweh and the terms “Mighty One” (Elohiym), Adonay, etc.

This seems to be occur together with apparently much greater precision in separating out the names of idolatrous gods from common words apparently to make it appear that these words are VERY different when they are not!

Surely, IF we truly hold the Name of Yah and the name of Yahshua and the gift of the anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit OF YAH in high esteem we should exercise GREAT diligence and precision in how we represent them.

When we speak of “Christ” referring to the “anointed one” we are referring to Yahshua, the man.

When we speak of “Christ” referring to the “anointing of Yah” we are referring to YAH.

These are totally different.

Since "Christ" is a fundamental component of our faith -- most of us have called ourselves "Christian" for most of our lives -- surely it is necessary that we clearly and unambiguously define what this word means and do NOT distort and combine words.

This is, in itself, a very substantial subject that is outside the scope of this article and one which, Yah willing, will be further analysed and reported on in due course.  However, at this time, readers are encouraged to pray into this subject in depth.

In conclusion there IS NO SUCH WORD AS CHRIST, it means "anointed", "anointed one", "anointing", etc.  Until we recover the accurate translation of these words we CANNOT hope to fully grasp the magnitude of what Yahshua purchased for us on the stake, NOR can we hope to learn to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit as the writer has witnessed it operating in Lagos and reported in articles 1A1.01.10.05 "Lagos, Nigeria - Manger of the Anointing for the Seventh Millennium (15 October 2001) and 1A1.01.10.07 "The Spirit is Moving on the Earth: Report on Visit to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Lagos, Nigeria" (18 October 2001).

APPENDIX B: OBSERVATIONS

Following are more detailed observations relating to the subject of this article made during the study of the over thirty third party articles downloaded off the Internet.  These observations are not necessarily precise from an academic perspective of linguistics, etc, they are general observations of aspects that caught the writers attention.

The observations are grouped in terms of the seven "Critical Principles for Interpreting Scripture and Teachings" but apart from this are not particularly structured.

The overall perspective on each of the Critical Principles is contained in the body of the article, the points that follow are simply notes relating to specific observations which underpin the content of the article.

1. THE SET APART (HOLY) SPIRIT IS THE TEACHER -- CALL NO MAN TEACHER

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Don't focus on other men, focus on Yah and being led by the Spirit of Yah

a. Be led by the Spirit of Yah

This point crops up time and again throughout this article, it is the VERY ESSENCE of what Yah is saying concerning serving Him in this age, interpreting Scripture, teachings, etc.

In saying this it IS important to note that Yah stated some months ago that only five people on earth were entirely free of demons and that the average believer was carrying about five hundred demons.  Accordingly we must recognize that the vast majority of us regularly hear OTHER VOICES in addition to Yah!

For this reason there is a real need for urgent seeking for sanctification, however, that is not the focus of this article.  What IS important is that we learn to pray humble prayers for direction and guidance which permit Yah to move in our lives and guide us accurately EVEN when we have demons.  To this end the prayers in the recent article on "Some Useful Prayers" are extremely important.

b. If we assume our sources are reliable and they are not then all we build on that foundation is flawed

One of the traps that many writers fell into was that they cited other writers and ASSUMED that the other writer was correct.  This is particularly evident with the issues relating to "God", "Elohiym", etc in terms of "Bible" references but also related to other cases where the citation of another man's writings was taken as evidence that this was so.

This is accepted academic practice, however, in this case when the other man is in error we should AGAIN turn to the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah for guidance RATHER than to other men!

c. Calling a man an expert does not make him one

There were a number of instances where much was made of "recognized authorities" with regard to Greek, Hebrew, history, etc.  In many cases the people cited were unknown to this writer, therefore, whether they were experts or not was a matter of subjective opinion on the part of the writer of the article.

It is vital that we recognize that the ONLY authority is the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah and citing any other authority is irrelevant from Yah's perspective, we will STILL be judged for what we believe and what we did with the information at our disposal.  Yahshua died a TERRIBLE DEATH so that we could each have the set apart (holy) Spirit within us - therefore we WILL BE JUDGED ACCORDINGLY!

2. THE WORD OF YAH IS SPIRIT NOT LANGUAGE

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Elaborate linguistic analysis assumes that the Scriptures are designed to satisfy modern linguistic laws and that the linguistic laws are accurate.  The Words of Yah are Spirit and they are intended to be interpreted by His Spirit

This point was ignored by every single writer!

a. The writers of scripture were not necessarily language experts

Relating to this it is important to understand that the people who wrote the scriptures originally were NOT linguists, many had not had any formal education and they used the RAW language of their childhood without necessarily paying attention to the finer points of grammar, etc.

There were a substantial number of extremely detailed and complex arguments based on what to this writer appeared to be excessively fine interpretation of MODERN views of grammatical and other principles which the people who wrote the scriptures almost certainly were not aware of.

This also relates to another point, that is the assumption that the prophets who recorded the scriptures all operated like human dictating machines and that there was NO influence of their culture, background, education, etc in the way they wrote, use of words, etc.  Reality is clearly different, the style of different books of the "Bible" clearly reflects different writing styles, word choices, etc.

3. YAH IS NOT CONFUSED AND HIS WORD IS ENTIRELY CONGRUENT -- USE REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM TECHNIQUES

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If a doctrine does not cater for all instances in Scripture then there is something wrong with the doctrine.  The mathematical technique of problem solving known as “reduce to the absurd” has application.

a. Yahshua often did not correct people who were in error

There is a tendency to believe that if someone said something to Yahshua and Yahshua did not reply or did not correct them then Yahshua was agreeing with them.  There is no basis for this assumption.

For example, one stated that Yahshua "repeatedly claimed to be God".  To the best of the writers knowledge there is NO scripture in which Yahshua says "i am God" or words to that effect.  Yahshua DID refer to himself as the “son of God” (according to most translations) and he generally did not say anything to those who accused him of saying that he was making himself out to be God or equal to God by saying he was the son of God.

However, in this context there WAS an occasion when Yahshua corrected them in John 10:33-36 "³³ The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God." ³⁴ Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '? ³⁵ "If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), ³⁶ "do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?" (NKJ)

Substituting the possible Hebrew terms here for the Greek Theos gives rise to two VERY different interpretations depending on whether one assumes that Yahshua used "Elohiym" or "Yah" where "God" is reported.

However, this is citing Psalm 82:6-7 "⁶ I said, "You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High. ⁷ But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."" (NKJ) where the word translated "gods" is "elohiym" = "mighty ones" (plural), EXACTLY THE SAME WORD translated elsewhere as "God" singular and generally used synonymously with Yah in the present age.

Therefore, in THIS case, Yahshua was saying that Scripture says that men ARE "mighty ones" and from that it seems likely that the entire passage in John 10:33-36 uses "mighty one" and that the ERROR of the Scribes and Pharisees in substituting "Elohiym" for "Yahweh", as reported in several articles earlier this month, WAS THE ISSUE - Yahshua was referring to himself as the "son of the Mighty One" and in response to their attack he stated that the scripture stated that ALL men were "mighty ones" and that THEREFORE by referring to himself as "son of the Mighty one" or "ben elohiym" he was not making himself out to be anyone special!

HOWEVER, IF Yahshua used the NAME "Yah" or "Yahweh" instead of the technical term "elohiym" THEN one COULD conclude that Yahshua said that he was Yah.  However there is no evidence to support this so, again, those who would seek to prove that Yahshua IS Yah will have to look elsewhere.  Again note that this DOES NOT prove that Yahshua is NOT Yah, it simply does NOT prove that he is!

b. Because one "thinks" something is so does not mean it is so -- Referring to claims that Yahshua KEPT claiming he was God, etc

This point has been addressed in section 3.a above, the fact that people said things about Yahshua which he chose not to debate or argue with them does NOT prove that Yahshua agreed with them.

c. Because someone else said it does not mean it is so Relating to various statements made about Yahshua that he did not refute but did not accept either

This point has been addressed in section 3.a above.

Consider also Matthew 27:11 “And Yahshua stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Yahshua said unto him, Thou sayest.” (KJV, names adjusted)

Matthew 26:64 “Yahshua saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” (KJV, names adjusted)

Notice that in both cases Yahshua DOES NOT AGREE, he simply says “you said it” i.e. “I did NOT say that”.  When he replies to the Chief Priest in Matthew 26:64 he refers to the Son of Adam (son of man), NOT to the Son of Yah.

He did NOT deny that he was BUT he did NOT claim that he was either!

d. If two people don't agree it's probably because they are both in error

There were a number of articles which IMPLICITLY used the argument that the other party did not agree with their interpretation therefore since they KNEW they were correct that meant that the other party was a heretic and all that they wrote should be discounted.

This was particularly noticeable regarding the "is Jesus God" debate.  It seldom seemed to be seriously considered that both parties had some truth and some error and that THIS was why they did not agree.  As a whole we seem to have a massive need to prove ourselves ALL right and therefore the other person ALL wrong instead of recognizing that we are both part right and part wrong!

The articles relating to "is Jesus God" brought this into particularly strong focus for this writer since i had just become VERY sensitised to the fact that "elohiym" being "mighty ones" PLURAL was NOT in any meaningful way a valid proxy for Yah and that, accordingly, all debate relating to "God" as the English substitute for "Elohiym" was flawed when it came to proving whether Yahshua WAS Yah or not.

In every case, substituting "mighty ones" or "Mighty One" for "God" in these articles eliminated many of the arguments or materially altered them.  Some argued that Yahshua WAS God but NOT the Father (= Yah), others argued that Yahshua WAS God AND the Father.  It was apparent that the REAL issue was "is Yahshua the Father" or "is Yahshua Yah" and NOT "is Yahshua God".  The net effect was an enormous amount of effort to prove that Yahshua was or was not "God" which left the reader with the question of whether Yahshua was or was not Yah unresolved in several cases and in several others would have resulted in the writer of that particular article changing their conclusion totally based on remarks they made in the article.

e. Ignoring something that does not conform to a theory does not make the theory valid

There were numerous instances where specific verses of Scripture cited by protagonists of a particular view point were not addressed by protagonists of the counter view point.  The effect of this was that both sides selectively quoted Scripture to prove opposite view points.

The concept of "reduce to the absurd" is addressed in some detail in the body of this article on page 24 and is VITAL to dealing with this aspect.

The ONLY way to resolve a massive doctrinal issue like the one about "is Jesus God" which is ACTUALLY "is Yahshua Yah" is to systematically and comprehensively address EVERY Scripture that could POSSIBLY have a bearing on the matter completely objectively and, IF one finds a verse that makes the theorem absurd THEN ADMIT THE EXISTENCE OF THAT VERSE and either accept the counter theorem OR admit that there are aspects that cannot be explained and undertake more prayer and more research.

f. If there are exceptions then the theory is flawed

Refer the previous section and the section on "reduce to the absurd" in the body of the article on page 24.

g. Reduce to the absurd and if it's absurd reject it

Refer the section on "reduce to the absurd" in the body of the article on page 24.

h. If the theory does not explain everything then there is something wrong with the theory not with the people who tell you it does not fit

A particular problem that the writer has repeatedly observed is the extent to which those who have a particular theory become defensive and hit back viciously at anyone who suggests that their doctrine is flawed.

Unless we believe the BEST of all men, as the Amplified Bible gives in 1 Corinthians 13:7 we will find ourselves falling short on judgment day.

I truly believe that ALL men are sincere and that no one deliberately believes Satan's lies and therefore that NO ONE deliberately chooses to go to the lake of fire and brimstone, all who end up there will do so because they SINCERELY BELIEVED A LIE in “good faith”!  Consider the case of the prophet in 1 Kings 13:1-32 who believe a lie and was judged for believing the lie!

There is a saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".  As has been reported in a number of articles recently, over 99% of all people on earth today are destined for hell if judged today notwithstanding their good intentions, good lives, etc.  This is likely to include a significant number of the authors of the articles used in this research.

If one accepts this, then no man deliberately believes a false doctrine.  No man who believes that Yahshua is Yah does so because they KNOW Yahshua is not Yah.  They genuinely believe that he is, likewise, those who believe that Yahshua is NOT Yah do so sincerely.  Resorting to insults and bombast which in the writers experience is frequent, accomplishes nothing.

If we accept that the other person is sincere and make a sincere effort to understand their point of view and see whether we are in error and can learn from them THEN it may be possible to bring them round if they are wrong.  Alternatively it may be possible to find the MORE ACCURATE common ground if both are partly in error or alternatively to discover one's own error.

The vehemence of some on both sides in the "is Jesus God" debate is a particularly good (or bad) example.  There are MASSIVE eternal consequences for whichever group are in error, particularly for those who hold that Yahshua IS Yah if he is not.  We should be MOVED WITH COMPASSION for the other side, whichever side it is, NOT vehemently insulting one another and calling one another heretics, etc.  Call the doctrine heresy IF one is absolutely CERTAIN that it is but don't judge the people.

4. WORDS ARE PRECISION INSTRUMENTS NOT WEAPONS OR CLUBS

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Every word used by Yah has a specific meaning, we cannot arbitrarily assign a different meaning to a word to suit our purposes and then build a doctrine around it.

a. How we interpret the evidence depends on our starting belief

One of the factors that was repeatedly evident in the articles was the extent to which writers made unstated assumptions based on their starting belief.

If a writer set out to prove that "Jesus is God" then careful analysis of what was written showed that there were a number of unstated assumptions which were based on the belief that Jesus was God.

In exactly the same fashion, those who stated that Jesus was NOT God ALSO made assumptions.  These assumptions prevented either side from seeing that there were logical non-conformities in their arguments.

For those who believed that Jesus was God but NOT the Father, then their unstated definition of "God" fitted this belief as an unstated assumption, for those who believed that Jesus was God the Father, their definition of "God" fitted this belief.

This occurred in other cases.

It requires particular rigour in analysis and integrity in review for any of us to identify such unstated assumptions in our own work.  This is a massive challenge in the body today since every significant divisive doctrine falls into the same trap and very few believers are willing to confront these logical non-conformities and deal with the discomfort surrounding unstated assumptions.

b. Do not confuse technical terms with titles

The tendency to take a word that has been abused and therefore no longer has congruent meaning from the diverse contexts in which it occurs and THEN turn it into a "Title" so that it can be used ANYWAY AND ANYWHERE!

A major tendency that the writer has become aware of in recent months is the tendency to take technical terms, like "mighty one" and "anointed" and define them as "titles" like "God", "the LORD" and "Christ" in order to overcome the fact that the word is being abused and misused and the only way to make it fit is to pretend it is something it is not.

It seems clear to the writer, and Yah confirms, that Yah does NOT use titles, Yah MAY give extended names in order to more clearly describe a person but He does NOT give titles, this was what Yahshua taught against when he told us not to be CALLED teacher.  He did not tell us not to BE teachers, he told us not to be CALLED teachers, one is a job description, the other is a title and he clearly told us NOT to use titles!

If we stop referring to "the titles of Christ" and "the titles of God" and confront the harsh reality that the way Christ is used in the translations of the early fifth millennium ("new testament") writings is inconsistent and illogical and the way "God" is used throughout is inconsistent and illogical, we can then begin to come to terms with the reality that there IS historical evidence of SERIOUS abuse of critical names from well before the Babylonian exile!

c. Do not use mythical terms which have no substance to try and represent something substantial - God for Yah

This is another aspect of the previous point.  "God" and "Christ" are NOT REAL WORDS, "Bible" is NOT a real word.  There are OTHER words which are NOT real words but which have taken on a mythical religious significance which is SERIOUSLY DIVIDING THE BODY!

d. Exaggerated language does not make it so

Examples encountered included: "Clearly"; "This is one of the single greatest deceptions"; etc

The idea seems to be that by using words as clubs it is possible to make the reader feel so inadequate that they have to accept what is stated.  There were numerous instances where, aided by the Spirit of Yah, the writer found himself reading a passage and then going back and reading again and realizing that the conclusion or statement was not in ANY way substantiated by what had gone before.

There was a logical non-conformity associated with some emotive or forceful language designed, not necessarily intentionally, to force fit the conclusion to a pre-conceived hypothesis.

This is a cultural thing for most of us today, the writer has in the past and continues to find himself slipping into this trap.

e. There are no capital letters in Hebrew or Greek

Several articles made a big thing of "God" versus "god" versus "GOD" and "Holy Spirit" versus "holy spirit" where capitalization was the only differentiator.  This is inevitable because of the wide use of capitalization in English to distinguish between totally different Hebrew (and Greek) words in some cases.

However, it is without foundation since Hebrew does not have upper and lower case letters!  It IS possible that there is some fine nuance of the language which will, at times support this, but an article which argues from this basis with the examples used above has, as far as the writer can see, absolutely NO basis in fact.  Apparently Greek also did not have capital letters at the time of Yahshua.

f. Words are precision instruments not roughly hewn clubs

This point has been touched on in several points above.  There is a disturbing tendency to use words to force an opinion.  This is a sad reflection of the state of our use of language today where language is applied to accomplish objectives for which it was never intended in advertising, drama, etc and in every day life.

The writer has also been guilty of this from time to time!

We have to learn to let the facts speak for themselves WITHOUT using emotive, manipulative, bludgeoning language!

g. Words are intended to be tools not weapons

Yahshua was very specific about "idle words" leading to judgment.  Matthew 12:36-37 "³⁶ "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."" (NKJ)

Idle words are words that do NO WORK!  They are unnecessary or superfluous words, words that mean nothing, words that are excessive, words of insult, abuse, unrighteous judgment, etc.

This is distinct from POSITIVE CREATIVE FAITH FILLED WORDS, including blessings, words that serve a useful purpose and are pleasing to our heavenly Father.

It is also distinct from NEGATIVE DESTRUCTIVE FEAR OR HATE FILLED WORDS, curses, and words that actually do harm, tear down, etc.

We can use words POSITIVELY to build and create, that is their intended purpose, or we can use them, as in so many articles read in this research, to tear down and attack the work, personalities, beliefs, etc of others.

h. Our definition of words is not relevant - Yah’s definition is all that counts

It was apparent in a number of instances that people were arguing from their understanding of words.  The word death as we use it today to represent death of the physical body is NOT the same as the way Yah uses death to describe spiritual separation from Him, including eternal torment in the lake of fire and brimstone.  Just because we think death is something that ends instantly does not mean that is what Yah means by the word.  The same applies to terms like “son”, “father”, “life”, etc.

i. Argument and insult is no substitute for understanding

This is another facet of the points addressed previously.  Repeatedly the writer has encountered situations where the writer of an article resorts to insulting a person they don't agree with or don't understand rather than simply walking away or choosing to disagree.

In the last year or so Yah has stressed to the writer that, instead of trying to force someone else to see what i see very clearly, i should simply respond to the effect "clearly we are not going to agree on this point, let's find something we CAN agree on".  Then leave it to the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah to resolve the matter in the hearts of both parties.

j. Proving or disproving one point that one perceives to be related to another does not necessarily prove that other point

In many instances the writer encountered arguments which set out to prove or disprove a particular point where the person presenting the argument THOUGHT that point was associated with another point.  Having proved or disproved the first point it was ASSUMED that the second point had then been proven or disproved.

Generally this assumption was false.

5. REQUEST AND FEAR JUDGMENT, DO NOT JUDGE - SEEK TRUTH NOT ERROR

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All men alive today are imperfect and fallible, there will always be error in what any man does or says unless he is controlled by the Spirit of Yah at the time he writes a particular item.  The only reliable way to determine if one is in error is to constantly ask Yah to judge one severely and correct one harshly and fear the Day of Judgment.

a. We all learn - it's not wrong to make a mistake and correct it later

One of the most disturbing aspects of what was read was the number of writers who seemed absolutely determined to prove their brothers in the faith to be heretics.  In several cases such writers seemed to have gone back over decades in some cases looking for any error in the life of the person they were attacking.

The thinking seemed to be that if one could prove that at some time in a persons life they had made a mistake then everything they had ever done or written was wrong.

Revisions to publications over decades were triumphantly paraded as evidence that the person concerned did not have a revelation of the truth.

In the writers secular occupation as a management consultant, one of the factors which produces organizational inertia, particularly in Government Departments, is fear of making a mistake.  One of the vital steps to overcoming this inertia is to RELEASE people to make SINCERE mistakes.

We all make mistakes, provided we LEARN from our mistakes, mistakes are not necessarily bad, PROVIDED the mistake was sincere and genuine and NOT careless.

It is time that we grant all our brethren the space to make sincere mistakes.  None of us fully comprehend the massive heights from which we have fallen in the last six thousand years and therefore it is incumbent on all of us to be charitable in this regard.

b. It's much easier to pick holes in someone else's work than to produce original work for others to pick holes in

It seems strange to the writer that people can spend so much time attacking the work of others.  Surely if someone has truth they should concentrate on presenting that truth in as effective fashion as possible in order that others may share that truth.

It's very easy to find fault with someone else when one perhaps has revelation they lack, it is much more challenging to make oneself vulnerable by writing about truths that others lack WITHOUT attacking them!

c. All or nothing - If he’s right he’s always right and if he’s wrong he’s always wrong

This point is dealt with in various forms elsewhere.  Just because a man made an error in a particular document, area of doctrine or time in his life does not tell us anything significant about whether he is correct in some other area, document or time of his life.  IF he exhibits a tendency to GROSS error on a consistent basis then, PERHAPS, he is more likely to be in error.  However, that is NOT a foregone conclusion.  Proving a man wrong in one area of his life or teachings in order to disprove his teachings in another is therefore futile and destructive and brings Yah’s judgment on the one who is guilty of this sin.

d. Play the ball and not the man

A standard saying in a number of ball sports but applicable in this case as well.

The writer encountered one web site where there were a whole series of articles attacking ONE MAN and his teachings.  The writer has previously encountered other web sites which appear to do nothing but attack and publish alleged error in servants of Yah.  Whether it is true or not, we are told NOT to judge and NOT to bear tales as set out in the articles 1AD.02.01.28 "Please refrain from judging others" (18 January 2002) and 1AD.02.01.29 "Please Do Not Touch Yahweh's Anointed" (18 January 2002).

IF one encounters a doctrine which is clearly in error and one truly feels the need to write something countering the error, then deal with the ERROR, NOT the man.  It is NOT necessary to name the person who is in error and certainly not necessary to write about the person in judgmental and insulting terms.  IT IS FAR BETTER SIMPLY TO WRITE THE CORRECT TEACHING AND LEAVE IT AT THAT!  The truth is well able to stand on it’s own without character assassination of those who oppose it.

Recognize that if one DOES write a whole passage about an error, then one is potentially teaching others about errors they did not know existed and could cause them to stumble if one writes in a style which makes them think that perhaps YOU are in error!

If one deems it necessary to go to another, then speak about the error in doctrine, DON'T label the man.

e. If you don't know what you don't know you don't know what you don't know

This is a vital principle.

NONE OF US have all truth, only Yah and Yahshua have all truth!

Therefore, since we don't know everything, we DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T know and if someone else is writing about something we know nothing about it is VERY easy to jump to conclusions.

It is far better to say "i don't know" or "i don't understand" than to assume that because someone else has addressed a subject which is so far removed from what you THINK you DO know and understand that it SEEMS to be heresy or error.

f. If someone has a different opinion FEAR that YOU could be in error!

There is a strong tendency amongst believers to ASSUME that what they know is truth and that anyone who disagrees with them is in error or a heretic.  This is pride!

If we truly understand HOW LITTLE we know and have a real REVELATION of coming JUDGMENT, we should all be challenged when we encounter someone who is teaching contrary or seemingly contrary to what we believe.

If we are always willing to accept the possibility that we COULD be in error and that people that we really have trusted could ALSO be in error, we should IMMEDIATELY critically examine OUR OWN BELIEFS in the context of the new teaching and PRAY about it, in case there is SOME truth that we lack.

IF we find that the new teaching is DEFINITELY completely in error, then just throw it away and never think about it again UNLESS Yah expressly instructs you to go PRIVATELY to the person and attempt to show them their error.

g. Recognize when one is expressing one's own opinion and judging

A point that the writer has observed repeatedly in discussion groups on the Internet and in emails directed to the writer and others is a tendency for most of us to express our opinions using words which pass judgment on others without even noticing that we are judging.

The writer was very prone to this error and has been seriously disciplined by Yah in this area over some years and still is not totally free of this and is therefore particularly aware of it.

In the light of this the writer has on a number of occasions endeavoured to point out to others that the manner in which they were presenting their case was harsh and judgmental.  In nearly all cases the other party was offended or could not see at all that they were doing this.

This is a sad reflection of our society where, particularly on TV, almost every comedy, soap opera or other program habitually has the participants using judgmental language to the extent that such language is taken as being perfectly natural.  Even many news reports, newspaper articles and other sources of information make use of judgmental language and express judgmental opinions with NO ATTEMPT to ensure that the judgment is valid, just or verifiable.

This dangerous use of language will result in great suffering for many millions on the Day of Judgment and we should all urgently seek Yah to judge us severely and correct us harshly in EVERY area of our lives in order to eliminate this behaviour in our lives.

Recognize also that such behaviour opens the door WIDE for pride, self-righteousness, etc all of which are major sins and abominations in the sight of Yah!

It is futile to spend time attacking another man or his teaching instead of seeking to document the truth as accurately as one knows it - inevitably one ends up passing judgment and judging within the framework of one's own error and thus sinning further and opening the door to Satan and his demons thereby entrenching error.

If one has revelation which one perceives others lack and that they are in error then IGNORE THEIR ERROR and write YOUR OWN document setting out the truth as you see it.  Then send it to them without necessarily even suggesting that it is in response to error that you perceive they have.

Often people who express strong opinions based on what they currently believe have never considered that there COULD be another point of view.  IF they are offered a well reasoned document setting out another point of view many people WILL change their opinion without necessarily even recognizing they have done so.

If one attacks and criticises one simply forces the other party to defend themselves thereby becoming MORE ENTRENCHED in their error!

h. If he is a human alive today he has error!

This point cannot be stressed enough.  ONLY YAHSHUA has lived on earth without error, therefore ALL THE REST OF US HAVE ERROR!

So, since NONE of us are Yahshua we have no business judging anyone else.  We should NOT be surprised or disappointed or offended to discover that someone whom we truly respect has error, IT HAD TO HAPPEN!

This is not to say that we should condone or accept error, only that we should recognize that it exists in EVERY man alive today and therefore realize that this is NO REASON not to have contact with them.

IF their error is in an area that negatively impacts one or if they insist on trying to force their error "down one's throat", then quietly reduce or cease contact with them or insist on limiting contact to aspects one can agree on.

i. Failure to recognize partial error and partial truth in ALL OF US

A variation on the previous point.

Perception that if a man is a prophet then Yah speaks through him ALL the time and he should never make use of others work

This point was addressed to some extent in article 1AD.02.01.25 "About ratings and about prophets" (15 January 2002).

Prophets are human beings.  Virtually every prophet in the "Bible" is recorded as having MISSED Yah at some time during their lives, NOT when they spoke in the Name of Yah but at other times.  Moses missed it when he struck the rock instead of speaking to it as detailed in Numbers 20:7-13:

"⁷ Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁸ "Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals."

⁹ So Moses took the rod from before Yahweh as He commanded him.

¹⁰ And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock; and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?"

¹¹ Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.

¹² Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."

¹³ This was the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with Yahweh, and He was hallowed among them." (NKJ, Names adjusted)

There are many other instances of prophets who, when operating in their own strength and not under the anointing of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah made mistakes.  Elijah fled from Jezebel and claimed he was the only true servant of Yah left.  David committed adultery with Bathsheba and had Uriah murdered, etc.  Even Yahshua nearly missed it when he prayed to Yah in the garden to let the cup pass him by!

It is one thing for a man to speak presumptuously in the NAME of Yah when Yah has not spoken to him, in this case that man is judged worthy of death.  Deuteronomy 18:20-22 states

"²⁰ 'But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.'

 ²¹ "And if you say in your heart, 'How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?'--

²² "when a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him." (NKJ, Names adjusted)

However, if a prophet speaks of coming judgment and the people turn from their sin and repent then the judgment will not come, as in the case of Jonah and Nineveh in Jonah chapter 3.  In other cases judgment may be delayed.

This is immensely challenging in this age.  Technically, even the most gifted prophets in this age are in error to a point insofar as most are prophesying in the name of "God" or "the LORD" and most are not observing the true Sabbath, the feasts, etc.  The whole world today is SO FAR from Yah that it is questionable whether there is a single prophet on the planet who is as consecrated and set apart and hearing Yah as clearly as Yah would like or as Moses, Elijah, Elisha, etc heard him.  If there are such prophets they are very few and far between.

Taking account of this we must STILL recognize the clear distinction between when a man writes or speaks in a manner that clearly states that Yah has spoken to him that which he is communicating versus when that man writes or speaks and DOES NOT indicate that Yah has spoken to him.  The fact that Yah HAS spoken to him or through him previously is NO GUARANTEE that what ANY MAN says or does the next minute, hour or day WILL be from Yah - consider the examples of Moses and Elijah above.

We should therefore steer clear of taking something written or spoken by a man who IS a prophet which was written or said when he did NOT claim to be writing or acting in the NAME of Yah and placing it on the same level as what is written or uttered by THAT SAME MAN when the hand of Yah is upon him!

We must avoid the reverse mistake as well, that is, because we DO know that the man has been in error at some time then assuming that Yah has NEVER spoken through that man and assuming that ALL that man says or does is NOT from Yah.  This is equally invalid and equally dangerous.

One should take each statement in context and, if unclear, take it before Yah for guidance.  In doing so recognize that we seldom hear Yah very clearly and therefore He may not be able to give one a complete answer because one cannot conceive that Yah would say certain things.  There have been a number of occasions in the life of the writer where Yah has said things to the writer which have been so challenging that the writer has repeatedly gone to Scripture and gone back to Yah because the writer could not believe that Yah would say what He DID say.

We must be extremely cautious about judging men who claim to be prophets.  As with Saul and David, rather walk away and avoid contact than touch Yah's anointed by mistake!

j. Don't make assumptions or jump to conclusions

An aspect that Yah has spoken to the writer about in the context of the writer's OWN tendencies and ALSO with regard to the response of others to prophetic word from Yah and also with regard to interpretation of teachings, is our strong tendency to make assumptions and jump to conclusions.

In a sense this is just ANOTHER facet of our tendency to judge hastily and unrighteously.  Judgment requires systematic, methodical investigation and presentation of ALL the facts before a conclusion is drawn.  Very seldom today do we do this in any sphere before passing judgment and this is particularly a problem amongst believers on issues of doctrine.

Internet discussion lists are particularly prone to stimulating discussion through people making assumptions and jumping to conclusions.  It is so easy to quickly "FIRE OFF" an email in response to what someone else has written without taking time to pray over it and offer a considered response.  As a consequence people are constantly arguing over what one THOUGHT the other said or meant, etc and seldom does either party EVER stop to question whether they are even really arguing about the same thing.

In recent months Yah has impressed on the writer to avoid Internet discussion lists AND to even avoid debate on a one on one basis if it is not resolved at the second attempt.

Some time ago Yah impressed on the writer to repeatedly read the book of Job in order to understand the essence of the message.  This puzzled the writer since at the time i THOUGHT i understood the message!  However, after several readings Yah showed me that there was a FURTHER, DEEPER dimension.  The first monologue by Job and each of his friends was essentially Scripturally sound.  The problems that Yah rebuked Job and his friends for came about as Job refused to hear his friends advice.  The friends became irritated and Job became irritated and BOTH sides progressively made more and more statements that were excessive and in some cases totally false.

As this became clear it was apparent that i had regularly fallen into the same trap of exchanging emails which progressively became more and more heated, had less and less to do with the original subject and eventually were at risk of becoming an exchange of insults or blows and NOT a rational discussion directed at solving a problem.

Since then i have made a concerted effort to avoid more than two emails either way and, thereafter, to say something like "it's apparent we are not going to agree on this, let's leave this now".

k. The pure truth spoken in pure chesed {love} will always prevail

Joyner, in "The Final Quest" refers to "the pure truth spoken in pure love [chesed = covenant love]".

We generally do not begin to comprehend Yah's type of covenant love [chesed].  This is the love that is spoken of in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

"⁴ Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; ⁵ does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; ⁶ does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; ⁷ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ⁸ Love never fails. ...." (NKJ)

This is the covenant love that Yahshua spoke of in Matthew 5:44-45

"⁴⁴ "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, ⁴⁵ "that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." (NKJ)

The writer has concluded that UNLESS one can reply to criticism WITHOUT offense and in total sincerity of heart and purpose one should probably not reply at all!  The difficulty is that it seems to me that we do NOT really comprehend Yah's kind of love and therefore, when we THINK we are speaking in chesed {love} it is generally not the case!

l. Believe the best of every man

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 cited above, as presented in the Amplified Bible is intensely challenging

"⁴ Chesed {Love} endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.

⁵ It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly.

Chesed {Love} (Yah's chesed {love} in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].

⁶ It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.

⁷ Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].

⁸ Chesed {Love} never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. ..." (AMP)

If we can all stand back from insisting on proving ourselves right, if we can cease being offended when someone insults us or attacks us and if we can believe the BEST of every person we will make a BIG difference!

Chesed, Yah's covenant love IS the answer to not judging our brothers.

In this context it is worth recognizing that NO MAN GETS INTO ERROR INTENTIONALLY!  No one believes a lie knowing it is a lie, people believe lies because they don't know they are lies.  Accordingly, constantly attacking those who don't agree with us and calling them heretics accomplishes nothing positive, probably causes them to become more hardened in their error (IF they ARE in error) AND causes us to violate the above passage of Scripture and therefore to SIN FOR OUR OWN ACCOUNT.

It is vital to understand that it does not matter how serious another person's sin is, it ONLY affects us personally if WE sin in response to their sin.  In other words, if a man is in apostate error it causes us no harm, EVEN if we are physically prejudiced, AS LONG AS we do not sin in response!  The moment we sin in response THEN we have been harmed by that persons sin BUT we ONLY have ourselves to blame!  We COULD have turned the other cheek or just walked away, we did not have to become insulting and aggressive or fall into other sin!

6. DON'T DEIFY OR DEMONIZE THINGS ONE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND

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Just because one does not understand it does not mean it is Yah or of Yah or Satan or of Satan.

This is in some respects an extension of the previous point about judging but relates more specifically to people taking doctrines or actions and classifying them as being of Yah or of Satan.  It also relates to taking people and situations and classifying them when we do not have the knowledge and experience to judge righteously.

a. Because one acts as an agent for a higher authority does not make one that higher authority eg policeman

There were a number of instances where arguments were presented to prove things based on an assumption that a person was claiming to speak on behalf of Yah just because they stated that at some time they HAD had an encounter with Yah.

On several occasions the writer encountered derogatory references regarding people who claimed to have had a specific encounter with Yah, on several occasions attributing specific words to Yah.

There were several instances where Yah clearly said to the writer "i said that" or words to that effect and then went on to point out that the person was like all the rest of us and also prone to mistakes and error.  In other words, because Yah HAD spoken to the person concerned it did NOT mean that everything that person said or wrote from that moment on WAS from Yah.  It appeared that sometimes this was a trap that the person who heard from Yah had fallen into but more frequently the critic seemed to think that this was the case and that therefore, IF they could find one error in the writings of the person concerned they could then prove that person to be a liar or heretic or false prophet.

There were also several arguments in support of Yahshua being God which argued from the basis of miracles in the life of Yahshua which were not exclusive to Yahshua as evidence that Yahshua was "God".  The fact that Yahshua raised people from the dead does not make Yahshua God in the sense of being Yah, Elisha ALSO raised one from the dead and no one suggests that Elisha is Yah.  This does not prove that Yahshua is NOT Yah, it simply proves that particular miracle does NOT prove that Yahshua IS Yah.  If one wants to prove that Yahshua IS Yah, one must do so with Scriptures which are congruent.

b. Because Yah speaks to a man that does not mean that everything that man does thereafter is from Yah or that man claims it is from Yah

This point has been dealt with in paragraph a on page 73.

b.  Filtering principles through our limited paradigms of what Yah can and cannot do eg making Him a "person"

A number of the articles studied during the research which gave rise to this article insisted on referring to "the person" of Yah and "the person" of the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah.  This need to take our omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, massively supernatural Creator and put him in a box called "person" appears to be the source of quite a few errors.  Having put Yah in this box, people are then prone to define "person" based on who they themselves are and other people around them and then, if not careful, start psychoanalysing the Creator AND making statements about what He can and cannot do based on the assumption that He IS a person!

There are other ways we, as human beings, use labels and stereotypes to understand the supernatural, make wrong assumptions and then apply those assumptions to prove that the inspired writings say something that someone with different assumptions has no hope of agreeing with.

A major issue in many of these articles was:

1) If one does not understand the term DEIFY it

2) Define it

3) Argue about it

4) Divide the Body

when the real issue should be

1) Understand it

2) Explain it DON’T Deify it

3) When the FULL depth of meaning IS understood THEN division will disappear.

c. Don't deify what one does not understand

In some cases we use words that have no meaning or whose meaning is totally irrelevant to the way it is being used, like "God", "the LORD", "Holy Bible", etc and then, since these words CANNOT be understood the way they are being used, EITHER classify them as "titles" or given them other religious significance with the net effect being that they become religious objects in their own right.  They easily end up being idols which divide the body!

"Baptise" is another such word - when we identify that it actually MEANS "immerse" and that immersion is a standard Torah rite for cleansing from defilement, the whole argument about "dip or dunk" goes away.

This tendency to deify things people don't understand extends to many false doctrines.  Those who argue in favour of enforced monogamy display a religious fervour and total lack of interest in systematic scriptural analysis which makes rational and calm analysis impossible.  Statements such as "i can find 15,000 'men of God' who will agree with me that scripture only permits a man to have one wife" are made by people who otherwise are rational committed believers.  The fact that there are literally hundreds of scriptures which indicate that Yah permits and EVEN PREFERS a man to have more than one wife is totally lost and CANNOT be discussed.

Cases such as this represent the manifestation of religious demons, frequently acquired at Bible School, Seminary or other formal religious educational institution since the only way that a sincere believer CAN accept some of the lies taught in many Bible Schools IS to do intellectual violence to themselves which gives legal right to the relevant demons to take occupation as the only way to pass the exams!

Yah's truths are easily understood and easily accepted, we should NOT have to resort to shouting, insult, etc to defend them!

d. What we perceive as supernatural does not make the person or spirit that is performing those "miracles" deity and specifically not Yah or Yahweh

The writer encountered several articles which argued certain points as being Yah or of Yah on the basis of supernatural happenings.  In practice there are MASSIVE supernatural happenings ALL around us if we open our eyes to see in the spirit realm.  There are BILLIONS of mighty ones in the form of angels and hundreds of billions of mighty ones in the form of demons.  The fact that we cannot see them and we don't understand them and we maybe don't believe in angels and / or demons does NOT make all these happenings "God" in the sense that most people use "God" as being Yah.  They ARE GOD in the sense of god meaning mighty ones!

In particular, at least one writer argued that Yahshua's resurrection from the dead proved that he was "God".  In actual fact, Yahshua's resurrection has absolutely NOTHING to do with any power that he had.  Yahshua was resurrected BECAUSE he was put to death unjustly and had no sin and therefore death and hades had no legal right to hold him until the Day of Judgment and therefore he HAD to be released.

Yah states that “IF any man could live a totally sinless life and be put to death unjustly and TOTALLY FREE OF SIN, he would ALSO be immediately resurrected”!

e. Assumption that writers are language experts and prophets are Yah's dictation machines

Another aspect of many articles is the insistence on citing experts on language, be it Greek or Hebrew.  This assumes that the people that Yah used to record the inspired writings were all language experts and used the language absolutely precisely AND that the definition of the words, etc used then was EXACTLY the way the modern "experts" define it to be.

Alternatively it assumes that Yah spoke through these men using them as "dictation machines" in such a way that they had no control over what they said or wrote.

The writer has had one experience where the power of Yah was so strong on the writer that for an hour Yah spoke through me with no intellectual input on my part.  However, even then i STILL had to utter the words that He wanted to speak through me so He was, in large measure, constrained by my particular form of vocabulary, language usage, etc.

It is apparent from even a relatively superficial inspection of "the Bible" that the writing style, language, etc of the different prophets IS DIFFERENT!  Accordingly, we must conclude that Yah has NOT used his prophets as dictation machines, otherwise ALL the books of the traditional collection of inspired writings (the Bible) would have exactly the same sentence construction, grammar, etc.

This does NOT mean that the Bible Codes are necessarily invalid.  Yah KNOWS the linguistic nuances and constraints of ALL His people and He is therefore ABLE to tailor what He gives to take account of this.  There ARE immense challenges with regard to the Bible Codes but that is outside the realms of this article and is NOT an area that the writer currently has much revelation on.

f. Perceived or real expertise or anointing is not a basis for deification

The tendency to regard people as "experts" and then to uncritically regard EVERYTHING that they write as being definitive and without error is widespread.  IF the man is then found to have error he is then instantly removed from his pedestal next to Yah and cast to the ground next to Satan.

All men are JUST MEN and we should treat them all accordingly.

g. Perceived or actual error is not a basis to class a personas an unbeliever or demonized

Just because someone is in error does NOT mean they are an unbeliever, it just means they are in error.  While the error MAY be demonic in origin this is NOT always the case.

h. Don't demonise what you don't understand

The reverse of point d.

i. The central issue behind division is lack of a common understanding.

What has become MORE AND MORE APPARENT to the writer over the years and PARTICULARLY through this particular exercise is the fact that the massive error and lack of common understanding amongst believers IS the root of much of the division in the body.

For this reason it has become apparent that removal of the clearly provable errors with regard to the Names of Yah and related issues that have been addressed at length in recent weeks IS A VITAL PRE-REQUISITE FOR UNITY IN THE BODY OF BELIEVERS!

7. THE SACRED WRITINGS (THE BIBLE = THE BOOK) DOES HAVE ERRORS; IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE AND IS NOT ALL THE “WORD OF YAH”

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The "Bible" is a compilation of books put together by men based on transcriptions of writings by men, it DOES contain errors.  It provides guidance on critical issues of judgment, eternal life, righteousness, service to Yah, etc.  Not every facet of life (e.g. design of aircraft) is included.  Not every word in the Bible is given by Yah.

The authenticity of every verse of the Bible is not critical -- be led by the Spirit of Yah

One of the issues that was raised on a number of occasions was the alleged absolute infallibility of "The Bible".  As has become apparent in recent months on the ETI Lists, the English Bible is FAR from infallible.  There are a material number of translation errors as evidenced by the over one hundred different translations and versions.

There are problems with the source text, particularly in the Greek where over a thousand discrepancies are alleged to occur between different source manuscripts.

The Greek texts are translations anyway.

There are documented instances of scribal adjustment of the Hebrew texts substituting Elohiym and Adonai for Yahweh.

Yah states, and there are strong confirming indications, that “Yah” has been substituted by “Elohiym” in many locations in the Hebrew manuscripts.

There are specific short passages, such as the account of the death of Judas Iscariot, the two different genealogies of Yahshua, etc that do not agree.

Accordingly, ANY discussion that degenerates into a slanging match regarding whose translation or source text, etc is MORE ACCURATE OR MORE RELIABLE OR "THE FINAL AUTHORITY" is futile in the extreme.

Yah has seen fit to PERMIT a degree of corruption to take place BECAUSE HE IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY NOT THE WORK OF MEN'S HANDS, NO MATTER HOW INSPIRED THE ORIGINAL HANDS WHO WROTE THE BOOK!

There IS corruption and error, not an enormous amount but it IS significant in certain instances.

Refer previous point.

Our worship of a book compiled by men and tampered with by men has contributed to the problems

This is particularly a problem when it relates to translations and versions.  The writer is in possession of a lengthy volume that seeks to prove that the translators of the King James (Authorized) Version were inspired and that every ENGLISH word in that version is inspired.

Sadly this version uses "God", "the LORD", etc and therefore we must surely conclude that it CANNOT be fully inspired.  The translators MAY have been inspired to a greater or lesser degree, however, they were translating under difficult circumstances and within a paradigm of established doctrine which would have hindered the flow of the anointing in the best of men!

“The Living Torah” is a highly anointed translation, refer article 1AD.02.01.19 “The Living Torah” (14 January 2002).  The Amplified Bible is also a very anointed translation.  However BOTH contain errors, this does not mean we should not read them, only that we should read them together with AS MANY other translations and versions as Yah leads us to read.

The book which seeks to prove that the King James is THE only valid and inspired version sadly seeks to prove it's point by systematic character assassination and sarcastic comment and innuendo against the translators of other versions rather than rigorous systematic and calm analysis.  The volume is prejudiced in the first few pages by a table listing verses of scripture where the word "Holy" has been omitted in several other versions and it alleges that this proves that only the King James Version is "Holy".  Unfortunately it appears that the word "holy" does not appear in the underlying texts for these verses and may have been added by the translators OR is only present in certain manuscripts!  Since the writer of the book fails to address this point the entire integrity of the thesis is prejudiced at an early stage!

However, the real tragedy is that someone saw fit to expend probably thousands of hours compiling a book which serves very little purpose as far as the writer can see.  It DOES guarantee the writer of the book a VERY HARSH judgment on the Day of Judgment unless he repents before he dies.  IF we seek to be led by the Spirit of Yah and read as MANY versions as we can obtain, the fact that there are errors in translation and discrepancies between source documents becomes immaterial.

It is in this context that the free Bible software from OnLine Bible (www.onlinebible.org) and e-Sword (www.e-sword.net), referred to in previous articles, both of which offer a variety of versions as add-on’s and one of which (OnLine Bible) provides facilities for users to import other versions, is particularly useful.  The writer hopes to load additional versions using this facility as Yah leads.

Refer articles 1AD.01.12.05 "Full Electronic Bible Resource For Free Download" (23 December 2001) and 1AD.01.12.07 "e-Sword free Bible study software for Windows" (25 December 2001).

Various articles also reported resources to access multiple Bible versions and other inspired or allegedly inspired resources.  These were 1AD.01.12.03 "On Line Search Over Multiple Bible Versions, etc" (23 December 2001); 1AD.01.12.04 "On Line Access to Numerous Bible Translations" (23 December 2001); 1AD.02.01.10 "Bible Versions Listed and Compared" (11 January 2002); 1AD.02.01.20 "Pseudepigrapha" (14 January 2002) and 1AD.02.01.21 "Islam and The Holy Qur'an" (14 January 2002).

There are translation inconsistencies in the Bible

The article 1AD.02.01.12 "Do We Honor Yahweh by Referring to Him as Our God?" (11 January 2002) refers to multiple Strong's numbers for the word "Molech" the Ammonite deity with "identical Hebrew Spelling".

This statement gave rise to a more in-depth analysis which is presented in Appendix A on page 47.

There was enormous error by 300 AD

In order to better understand this point overall, it is vital to realize that by about 300 AD, the "church" was highly apostate.  The Sabbath had been changed, the Holy Days had been replaced with pagan feast days, monogamy was starting to be institutionalized, etc.

Yet a number of the writers of articles reviewed appear to set great store on the council in the early 300's that declared the canon of Scripture which more or less constitutes the current Protestant Bible, to be complete.

It is vital that we recognize that there WAS enormous error by that time and that by 600 AD the error was of massive proportions.  Accordingly, we should not place TOO much reliance on manuscripts and compilations dating back to plus minus 300 AD which is where many sources originate.

We MUST be willing to recognize the HIGH probability of error, NOT for the sake of "witch hunts" and for finding fault with those who lived in that age, but from a mature perspective of being open to Yah leading us into truth that was already lost by that time.  IF we are willing to do this AND to be led by Yah, we can hope over time to be led to more truth than we currently perceive is available.

IF we do not do this we are locked into a box which is defined by our unwillingness to accept error in previous generations out of some misplaced desire to venerate our forefathers in the faith who, indications are, were no better than we and possibly more deliberate in their hypocrisy since they had much greater access to the facts.

At the same time, if we are honest, we should recognize that none of us have a really accurate knowledge of life a hundred years ago and, supposedly, we have much better record keeping devices in the form of photographs, etc than they had in 300 AD, therefore to presume, as some writers did, that those who lived 300 years after Yahshua were MUCH MORE PRECISELY informed on his life than we are is at best an optimistic estimate and given the alleged darkness of those days, possibly extremely foolish.

We can no longer permit ourselves to deify the past.  We MUST open our hearts to the set apart (holy) Spirit of Yah (the anointing {Christ}) within us, to lead us into the truth that has been lost!

Once people are willing to record that they have tampered with the name of the Almighty we must accept that there is more tampering that is not disclosed.

As a closing point, it is vital that we recognize that since there is material evidence, both physical historical record and prophetic, that there HAS been tampering with the Hebrew manuscripts, then we must be willing to accept that there IS more tampering that has not been recorded or of which records have been lost.

In all of this we MUST recognize that it does not matter how much we may WANT to believe that the “Bible” in English is inviolate and sacrosanct and without error, IT IS NOT!

The fact that there are errors indicates that there are VITAL TRUTHS that Satan has sought to hide.

We can either ignore the evidence and potentially find ourselves to be irresponsible stewards or foolish virgins on the Day of Judgment or we can turn to Yah with all our heart, mind, soul and strength and ASK HIM to lead us to the truth in order that we are NOT found wanting on the Day of Judgment!

APPENDIX C: EXPLANATION OF CASE FOR GREEK WORDS TRANSLATED CHRIST

SOME DEFINITIONS OF GREEK CASES

The following information was extracted by Yochanan Moscaro from the BibleWorks software, may Yah bless him for his assistance:

1) "Christou"

in Matthew 1:1 "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:" (NKJ)

tense here is: noun genitive masculine singular proper

2) "Christos"

in Matthew 1:16 "And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ." (NKJ)

tense here is: noun nominative masculine singular

3) "Christon"

in Acts 11:17 ""If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"" (NKJ)

tense here is: noun accusative masculine singular proper

4) "Christoo"

in Romans 3:24 "being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," (NKJ)

tense here is: noun dative masculine singular proper

The following definitions were supplied by Yochanan from www.dictionary.com

genitive:

gen·×i·×tive (jn-tv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case expressing possession, measurement, or source.

Of or relating to an affix or construction, such as a prepositional phrase, characteristic of the genitive case.

n.

The genitive case.

A word or form in the genitive case.

[Middle English genetif, from Latin genetvus, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget. See gen- in Indo-European Roots.]

Pronunciation Key

Source: The American Heritage®® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright ©© 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

genitive \Gen"i*tive\, a. L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. g['e]nitif. See Gender. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.) The genitive case.

Genitive absolute, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

genitive adj : (grammar) serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" n : the case expressing ownership

Source: WordNet ®® 1.6, ©© 1997 Princeton University

nominative:

nom·×i·×na·×tive (nm-ntv)

adj.

Appointed to office.

Nominated as a candidate for office.

Having or bearing a person's name: nominative shares.

(-n-tv) Grammar. Of, relating to, or being the case of the subject of a finite verb (as I in I wrote the letter) and of words identified with the subject of a copula, such as a predicate nominative (as children in These are his children).

n. Grammar (-n-tv)

The nominative case.

A word or form in the nominative case.

Pronunciation Key

Source: The American Heritage®® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright ©© 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

nominative \Nom"i*na*tive\, a. [L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.] (Gram.) Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. -- n. The nominative case.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

nominative adj 1: (grammar) serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative" 2: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" 3: appointed by nomination n : the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

Source: WordNet ®® 1.6, ©© 1997 Princeton University

accusative:

ac·×cu·×sa·×tive (-kyz-tv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.

Accusatory.

n.

The accusative case.

A word or form in the accusative case.

[Middle English acusatif, from Old French, from Latin (csus) accstvus, (case) of accusation (mistranslation of Greek aititik (ptsis), causal (case), (case) indicating the thing caused by the verb, from aiti, cause, also accusation, charge), from accstus, past participle of accsre, to accuse. See accuse.]

ac·×cusa·×tive·×ly adv.

Pronunciation Key

Source: The American Heritage®® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright ©© 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in sense 2), fr. accusare. See Accuse.] 1. Producing accusations; accusatory. ``This hath been a very accusative age.'' --Sir E. Dering.

2. (Gram.) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, n. (Gram.) The accusative case.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

accusative adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" 2: (grammar) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" n : the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

Source: WordNet ®® 1.6, ©© 1997 Princeton University

dative:

da·×tive (dtv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks the recipient of action, that often indicates the indirect object of the verb, and that can be used with prepositions or other function words corresponding in meaning to English to and for.

n.

The dative case.

A word or form in the dative case.

[Middle English datif, from Latin (csus) datvus, (case) of giving (translation of Greek dotik ptsis), from datus, past participle of dare, to give. See d- in Indo-European Roots.]

dative·×ly adv.

Pronunciation Key

Source: The American Heritage®® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright ©© 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

dative \Da"tive\, a. [L. dativus appropriate to giving, fr. dare to give. See 2d Date.] 1. (Gram.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

. (Law) (a) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office. (b) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer. (c) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law. --Burril. Bouvier.

Dative executor, one appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

dative \Da"tive\, n. [L. dativus.] The dative case. See Dative, a., 1.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, ©© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

dative adj : (linguistics) relating to the dative case; "the dative endings" n : the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

Source: WordNet ®® 1.6, ©© 1997 Princeton University

FURTHER DEFINITIONS

Walter Snell offered the following, may Yah bless him for his assistance:

The use of the noun or the function within the context which the noun is used determines what ending is used and is called case. The eight cases are:

Nominative

Genitive

Ablative

Dative

Locative

Instrumental

Accusative

Vocative

Now the declension of christos:

·christ-os nominative the Christ

·christ-ou genitive, ablative of the Christ, from the Christ

·christ-w* dative, locative, instrumental to the Christ, in the Christ, by the Christ

·christ-on accusative - the Christ

·chris-te vocative Christ,

* where w = omega the greek long o. Hyphens added to illustrate the ultimate syllable or ending.

So the four uses below become somewhat evident.

1.) "of Jesus Christ" in Matthew 1:1 is genitive.

2.) "the one who is called Christ" or more literally in the Greek "the one being called Christ" is nominative. See also I Cor 15:3.

3.) "on the Lord Jesus Christ." is accusative. limited to believing on Jesus or as a result of? See also I John 4:2

4.) "in Christ Jesus." this is locative. Here we see where our redemption is.

While the writer does NOT in any material way claim to understand the full significance of these technical terms and their applicability to the word / s in question, it does seem clear to the writer from the above information that there ARE material technical differences in application for the different words.  These differences SUPPORT the view that these words DO reflect a diversity of meanings relating to anoint, anointed, anointing, etc and NOT some abstract religious “title” which has no meaning and which is arbitrarily applied to a diversity of materially different Greek cases which in turn at least approximately indicate correspondence to various Hebrew words relating to anoint, anointed, anointing, etc.

Again one must conclude that there is considerable lack of precision associated with one of the most important words in Scripture.

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