2023.11.02 WHY Believe in the Almighty Creator and seek relationship with Him Created by James on 11/11/2023 11:56:42 AM This collation was prepared in 2014 but it remains relevant today so sharing it.
The Creator says “why would I want someone to spend eternity with me when they do NOT believe I exist?”
The purpose of serving Yah is NOT for what He will give us in THIS life, but for what we will give Him in exchange for His rewards to us in the life to come!!
2023.11.02 WHY Believe in the Almighty Creator and seek relationship with Him
This collation was prepared in 2014 but it remains relevant today so sharing it.
The Creator says “why would I want someone to spend eternity with me when they do NOT believe I exist?”
The purpose of serving Yah is NOT for what He will give us in THIS life, but for what we will give Him in exchange for His rewards to us in the life to come!!
Yah, the Almighty Creator, re: What He can tell YOU -- 20 August 2014
"The 'Rules of Engagement' between myself (Yah) and Satan prevent me telling YOU anything you do NOT know UNLESS YOU ask me or do something to put yourself in a place to hear NEW truths from me"
'"I (Yah) am limited in speaking to YOU by the mental barriers YOU have put in place with regard to what YOU believe I can say to you AND by YOUR vocabulary"
An open letter to those who do NOT believe there is a Creator
A few weeks ago I met with a man who I esteem greatly. At some point in our conversation the subject of religion came up and he said something like “as I see it, as long as you live a good life and treat people well you will be OK”.
I knew he was mistaken, he would NOT be “OK” but I did NOT know how to answer him succinctly and effectively in a manner that his great intellect would permit him to receive. And so I asked Father about it.
A few days ago, 27 November 2013, the Almighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth whose true name is “Yah the eternally self-existing” (NOT “The LORD”, NOT “God”, NOT “Jesus”) said to me as I walked home from a business meeting with some people who, as far as I could see, lived good lives and treated people well, “why would I want someone to spend eternity with me when they do NOT believe I exist?”
Father Yah went on to say “why would I want someone to be close to me in Heaven, which inherently means I will give them great authority, if they do NOT have a deep personal relationship with me and have NOT proven to me that they can be trusted?”
Father Yah went on to say “most demons (ancestor spirits, spirits of those REJECTED by Yah when they die) were nice law abiding, “good” people, many even went to church from time to time but they never REALLY believed I exist at a level where there was a fundamental internal change of state signifying that they KNEW I exist”.
The night before we had watched a TV program presented by a highly esteemed TV presenter of nature programs and Father had said to me “if that man were to die at the moment that this TV clip was shot he would be rejected by me and become a demon because he does NOT believe that I exist!”
So, if YOU do NOT have a deep, enduring and fundamental understanding of the reality of the Almighty Creator right now then realize that IF you were to die at this moment you will NOT spend eternity with Him and will be UTTERLY REJECTED no matter what you believe or have been taught!
Please read the second part of this document in order to assess whether you find a basis to change your position.
AND, IF you DO know with certainty that the Almighty Creator exists BUT you do NOT have a significant PERSONAL relationship with Him realize that IF you were to die at this moment you will spend eternity FAR removed from Him in Heaven as one of the least worthy in His Kingdom.
What Yah said
The Almighty Creator, Yah the Eternally Self-Existing, says: "It is time to choose -- will you be my friend, or my foe? -- there is NO middle ground!" -- 6 August 2014
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"Ultimately THE AIM of this entire experiment is to find those who will make the sacrifices necessary to become My FRIENDS -- NOTHING is more important"
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Yah re "Why Believe?" -- 14 August 2014
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"Because IF you do, you open the door to the possibility of an eternal destiny of great esteem and glory and if you do NOT you relegate yourself to the certainty of being one of over 100 Billion ancestor spirits (demons) with almost NO possibility of serious promotion -- all the senior positions are taken and tightly held"
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Yah re "Why seek Relationship" -- 14 August 2014
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"Because the rewards and recognition are substantial and there is great esteem and prestige and there are still many vacancies for you to become one of those closest to me in all of Creation"
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Yah re not believing He exists -- 23 August 2014
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"The DEFAULT position is that IF you do NOT believe that I (Yah) exist you automatically belong to Satan whether you believe he exists or NOT! That means that as long as you do NOT believe that I exist you belong to a dispensation that considers eating the flesh of humans tortured to death in abominable ways as one of the highest privileges of rank! AND you will spend at the very least the remaining nearly 1,000 years after your death as an ancestor spirit (demon) under the control of this evil power! Whereas, My (Yah's) reign is one of love, moral and just behaviour -- the fact is that you have been LIED to!"
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Yah re humans tending NOT to believe -- 29 August 2014
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"It turns out that it is the nature of humans to demand proof of my existence and to lapse into unbelief unless convinced. The first generation of unbelievers became unbelievers with very little help from Satan -- they fell into his lap, so to speak -- ANOTHER design flaw!!"
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Yah re form belief -- 30 August 2014
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"Reciting a creed or other form statement of belief is NOT enough -- there must be an intense heart realization of my existence -- there must be a SHIFT!"
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Evidence of the existence of the Almighty Creator available to YOU
Following are some items that you can check out personally based on your own life experience as an educated person without having to rely on the opinions of others to see whether the Creator exists:
1. Dog kennels do NOT self-assemble themselves
You know from personal experience that IF you purchased a mixed pile of timber, a saw, a hammer and some nails and left them in the middle of a garden they would NEVER self-assemble themselves into anything let alone the exact dog kennel that you want but would lie there inert until they rotted away. So on WHAT basis do you assume that this entire complex Universe self-assembled itself?
2. YOU are MUCH more complex than a dog kennel
You have deep personal experience of the complexity and precision of your body and of the entire world around you and you know that highly skilled people are required to work on your body successfully when something goes wrong. So on what basis do you conclude that there is NO NEED for a super-intelligent creative being to have designed and assembled all this?
3. You have experienced love, hate, anger, fear – how did they SELF invent?
You experience love, hate, anger, fear, you know of “psychology” and other NON-TANGIBLE elements of being human. The word “love” occurs on 1.25 BILLION webpages! How did this massive non-tangible emotional complexity self-invent itself without the input of a highly creative being?
4. You live according to moral and ethical standards – WHY?
You live your life according to some set of moral and ethical values and try to be a “good” person, whatever that means to you. The word “good” occurs on 1.77 BILLION webpages. If there is NO Creator and therefore NO Judgment and you are just going to cease to exist one day why does that matter to you? Or is there really some spirit being that dwells inside you and provides you with a moral compass and conscience?
5. Sexual reproduction ONLY works when both sides work EXACTLY
If you are an adult you know where children come from, you probably have sexual encounters, you may even enjoy sexual love making. You may be aware of the sexual pleasure that the clitoris brings and yet there is NO basis to conceptualize that the clitoris could have self-invented itself without a highly sensitive and talented Creator. So you recognize at a very fundamental level that human sexual reproduction requires a very precise emotional, sensory and mechanical fit to work.
And presumably, you have some comprehension of the genetic complexity that is required for a squirt of semen and a minute ovum to know to merge and combine their distinct components to form a living, breathing, intelligent human being? And, IF you stop and think about it you should recognize that it is IMPOSSIBLE for an organism that reproduces itself sexually to EVER come into existence UNLESS it starts out fully formed and functioning so there HAS to have been an external very precise creative being who designed and built the two halves together such that they function reliably and reproducibly!
6. You know people who truly believe spirits are REAL – how did they SELF invent?
You know people who believe spirits are real, they talk of “telepathy”, they attend “séances”, they speak of “angels” and “demons” and the word “spirit” occurs on roughly 177 million webpages so there is reasonable evidence that they exist. So, since spirits ARE real on what basis did THEY self-invent themselves from primordial soup made up of HARD compounds that ALSO self-invented themselves from rock that self-invented itself from some “big bang” from some other unknown matter that self-invented itself?
7. There are highly educated, rational analytical people who claim a deep personal relationship with the Almighty Creator, where did they get the model for this?
Finally, there ARE people like me, with a Bachelor’s degree and a Doctorate in Engineering, who testify with strong conviction of the existence of the Almighty Creator and of having a deep personal relationship with Him. That He talks to them and that He wants such a relationship with EVERY human being, including YOU. How do you convince yourself that ALL of these people are mad, confused, deluded without considering the possibility that they might, just possibly, be telling you the truth?
Well, that is about it.
I have given you some very good reasons WHY I think it is important for you to NOT only deeply believe in the reality of the Creator but ALSO seek a deep personal relationship with Him. Simply put, IF you DO have such a relationship and last the course, the reward in the life to come is great.
And IF you do NOT believe He exists the prospect of spending the remaining time until the Day of Judgment as a condemned and tormented spirit striving to seduce some human being to get better at committing the sins that destroyed you until the final reckoning when, if your side loses, you will be cast into the fire and utterly consumed is a pretty terrible reward for a “good” life when you come to think about it.
Related pages:
What Actually Happens when someome comes to believe
The First Eight Days after first believing in the Creator
Triple Immersion as a powerful means of cleansing
Fasting as a vital component of being a believer
Worship is essential in drawing close to the Almighty
What to Read once you have come to belief
The First Year after coming to belief
Those who come to limited belief initially
The Truth about Satanic Dominion
So, ultimately we all face ONE CRITICAL CHOICE
1. Believe in this whole complex Universe self-inventing itself out of nothing or something that you cannot explain;
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2. Believe in the existence of a massively intelligent and accomplished creative being who has carefully, step by step, brought this Universe into existence and finally created our forefathers who joined together in a mind-bogglingly complex manner so that you and I exist today.
He says that His TRUE name is “Yah the eternally self-existing”, which sums Him up nicely. In other words, He has ALWAYS been here. So there TOO is something you cannot explain!
MY REALITY?
I find option TWO far EASIER to believe than your version of whatever you believe about option ONE if you do NOT believe in option 2 because, NO MATTER HOW you call it if you do NOT believe in option 2 then option 1 is the ONLY other alternative.
There is NO middle ground.
Either there IS a Creator or there is NOT a Creator and this whole lot self-invented itself and self-assembled itself.
If I am mistaken one day I will cease to exist and NOT know about it.
If YOU are mistaken one day you will face a terrible day of reckoning followed by centuries of torment before you are ultimately cast into the fire and only THEN cease to exist.
IF, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF READING THIS YOU NOW BELIEVE THAT THE CREATOR IS REAL
If, having read the above and applied your intellect you have concluded that the Almighty truly exists, I recommend that you pray RIGHT NOW:
“Father Yah, I come to You in the name of Yahooshua {Jesus} and I confess that I have sinned against You by believing that You do NOT exist, I repent, I turn around, I ask You to forgive me and I NOW choose to believe that You are REAL.
“I declare that I accept that You, Yah the eternally self-existing, the Almighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth as my Mighty One, as my Saviour, as my King and I choose this day to serve you for the rest of my life!;
“I confess that were I to die without truly deeply acknowledging that You exist I would be UTTERLY REJECTED by You, I now fear that and I ask you to lead me in seeking to know you and build a relationship with you;
“I desire to spend eternity with you;
“I repent and turnaround from all the wrong things that I have said about you and ask you to forgive me;
“I repent of all the wrong things I have done [list EVERYTHING that comes to mind] and I ask you in the name of Yahooshua to forgive me.
“I believe that Yahooshua {Jesus} died a terrible death to usher in a new Covenant of grace whereby I can come directly to your throne and ask for forgiveness and I ask you now to admit me to that Covenant;
“I ask for your grace to enable me to serve you for the rest of my life;
“Father Yah, I ask you for a second chance, a new life;
“I ask you to wash away ALL my sins with the blood of the Covenant of Yahooshua and take me into your family;
“I ask you to fill me with Your Spirit and to come and dwell in me;
“I ask you to lead me and guide me in every possible way;
“I ask you to cut off ALL curses that have been spoken against me and my family in this life and against my forefathers;
“I ask you to bind and cast out ALL demons that are currently attached to me, my family and my belongings and I ask you to cut off their legal right to attach to me;
“I ask you to show me ALL people I must repent to or make restitution to [write down all names and wrongs that come to mind];
“I ask you to show me ALL people I must forgive and I choose to forgive EVERYONE who has ever wronged me;
“I ask you to bring the people you want into my life and take the people that you do NOT want in my life out;
“I ask you to open the doors that you want opened in my life and close the doors that you want closed;
“I ask you to show me the level of my present deception and how to correct it;
“I ask you to teach me to be a good and faithful servant that I may overcome sin and opposition and lead a life that is pleasing to you and earn a high throne in Heaven with you and Yahooshua for eternity;
“Finally Father, with trepidation but believing that you are just and merciful and gracious and loving and will deal with me according to that which I am able to endure, I ask you to judge me severely and correct me harshly that I may serve you more perfectly every day for the rest of my life;
“I choose today to serve ONLY You and ask you to lead me to clean up my life and my life-style and build a personal relationship with you.
“Amen”
All the above and all the links below are on the website
It is VITAL that you turn to Father Yah to lead you IMMEDIATELY
The world is controlled by the forces of darkness.
The church is FULL of error.
There are very few people who have the truth that YOU need right now BUT Father KNOWS what you need and who can help you.
Get on your knees, cry out to Him, trust that He WILL speak to you and go forward in trust and belief that He WILL guide you and DO what you find to do each day for the rest of your life constantly seeking to grow closer to Him.
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IF this is truly the FIRST time that you have believed that the Almighty exists there is massive grace and mercy towards you in the first seven days and then in the first year.
It is VITAL that you avail yourself of ALL that is available to YOU right now.
I strongly recommend that as soon as possible you apply what is presented in Immersion for cleansing and infilling with the set apart Spirit of Yah
I also strongly recommend that you read whatever Father gives you to read, if you do NOT have other guidance I strongly recommend that you read as many of the articles in the following section as possible in the first seven days trusting you Father to lead you to the right articles in the sequence He wants you to read them, there is much more on the website.
All the links below are also on the page WHY BELIEVE for your convenience. There are close to 300 articles on this website on diverse important topics.
The Almighty Creator, Yah the Eternally Self-Existing, says: "It is time to choose -- will you be my friend, or my foe? -- there is NO middle ground!"
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"Ultimately THE AIM of this entire experiment is to find those who will make the sacrifices necessary to become My FRIENDS -- NOTHING is more important"
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"A friend is one who is concerned about the well-being of the one they call friend and desires to treat that person as they would be treated -- HOW do you choose to treat Me?"
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"True friendship is about what you can GIVE -- NOT what you can GET! -- what are YOU prepared to give Me (Yah)?"
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"A true friend seeks to know ALL truth about the one whom they call friend AND to help others to know that truth -- Do YOU know the truth about me? Do YOU care?"
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"In this age I (Yah) am MASSIVELY CONSTRAINED by the 'Rules of Engagement' in terms of what I can say and do EXCEPT through those true friends and true servants who will do the necessary work to KNOW my will AND proclaim it AND action it"
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"There is NO greater love than that a man should lay down his life for his friend! -- Will YOU lay down your life for Me?"
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"Technically a martyr is one who lays down their life for Me, NOT necessarily in physical death but also by sacrificing their comfort and well being in favour of doing MY will -- will you do ALL that it takes to serve Me and love Me as your friend, NO MATTER what it costs you? -- Will you be a martyr for Me by your way of living?"
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"My true friends take time to spend quality time with Me daily and communicate with Me and consult Me constantly"
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"Why Believe?
"Because if you do NOT you WILL find that when you die you are forced to serve and worship Satan for ever or at least until the day the winner of the 'The Contest' is adjudicated"
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"Realize that serving Satan after you die could be a really HORRIBLE experience, particularly IF you regard yourself as a GOOD person!"
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"Imagine what it will be like as an ancestor spirit (demon) knowing the truth about the lies you believed and watching your loved ones making the same mistakes and believing the same lies that you believed and being unable to do anything about it!"
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"Imagine what it will be like when you discover that you are irrevocably locked into the same dispensation that is behind the most barbaric and savage cultures on earth"
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"IF you are a 'GOOD' person: when you die you may find yourself secretly hoping that Satan WILL lose 'The Contest' so that you can be cast into the Lake of Fire and utterly consumed in a moment of torment and terror, rather than being a participant in the progressive degradation of the human race into utter depravity, barbarism and perversion! -- and yet you will be POWERLESS to do anything about it!"
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"The consequences of dying without a PROFOUND realization of my (Yah's) existence AND a DEEP life changing decision to serve Me is too ghastly to contemplate IF you take the trouble to REALLY understand the truth about the world you live in!"
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"Imagine what it will be like to be a demon (ancestor spirit) riding on your favourite grandchild and watching them participate in the same empty rituals and mouthing the same meaningless platitudes that you practised during your life and being UNABLE to warn them of the terrible destiny that they are locking themselves into!"
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"A person who reaches the end of their life as my TRUE FRIEND, one who has progressed from 'Wise Steward', to 'Good and Faithful Servant', to 'Overcomer' and ultimately to 'Friend' will receive rewards and authority of unimaginable splendour including a high throne, status and apparel that is far beyond anything that even the most powerful rulers on earth have ever dreamed of, let alone experienced -- contrast this with the other extreme -- an angry and depraved ancestor spirit (demon) desperately seeking favour in a kingdom where favour is a lesser level of torment and the right to exercise greater control and depravity over those less inclined to serve Satan and his Masterminds wholeheartedly"
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"Do YOU REALLY want to be part of a kingdom where the tortured murder of infants is regarded as one of the highest privileges of rank?"
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"The evidence is ALL around you IF you have eyes to see -- the choice is CLEAR -- a Kingdom of beauty, love (chesed) and benign power or a kingdom of atrocities and perversion, a kingdom that regards torture and tormented and protracted death of human sacrifices followed by cannibalism, preferably while the victim still lives, as the HIGHEST form of worship?"
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"It is TIME for those who still have some smattering of knowledge of me and my ways to STOP playing games with Satan and start taking back this earth while there is STILL TIME -- it is time for believers to STOP marrying unbelievers and allowing their children to marry unbelievers,, it is TIME to STOP marrying those from Satan worshipping cultures, and to STOP welcoming them into your homes, your cities and your lands -- it is time to STOP acceding to Satanic demands that you cast ME (The Almighty) out of your schools, your halls of Government and your workplaces -- it is TIME to publicly open the day with worship and prayer to me, whether in your places of education, your places of Government or your places of work -- it is TIME to cast out those who will NOT comply instead of being cast out and secretively serving me behind locked doors and, IF you CANNOT set apart that place of learning, or government or work then EXIT PUBLICLY and DECLARE your reasons and gather together with those who WILL agree with you in these matters for it is so that in the spirit one TRUE believer FREE OF SIN can put 1,000 to flight and two can put 10,000 to flight and the power of TRUE BELIEVERS who choose to deal with ALL their sin and live in ALL truth is such that massive transformation IS possible -- note the impact of Noah, Abraham, Moshe {Moses}, Yahooshua {Jesus}, Mohammed and Luther -- YOU TOO can bring about RADICAL reformation and renaissance IF you will lay down your life and seek DEEP and ENDURING FRIENDSHIP with Me!"
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"IF you believe, it is TIME to assess exactly WHAT you believe about me and then ACT accordingly!"
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"IF you do NOT believe, it is time to assess EXACTLY what you DO believe and then act accordingly!"
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"There is NO place for fence sitters -- YOU are either FOR me or by default you are AGAINST ME!"
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"Know this -- IF you choose to be a TRUE friend, which means you deal with ALL sin and ALL error and do ALL that is required to ensure that your house is FULLY united behind you the forces of darkness CANNOT TOUCH YOU -- BUT, IF you play games and continue to dabble in your favourite sins and errors in your divided house the forces of darkness will TEAR you limb from limb and UTTERLY destroy you -- there has NEVER been a time in all the history of man on earth where life above sin and total unity of your house has been more important!"
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"IF you choose to serve ME (Yah), understand that you are choosing a VERY strait and VERY narrow path leading to a VERY small door -- gird your loins and FOLLOW the example of the mighty set-apart ones of previous generations!"
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Footnote: ALL the above references to "friend" relate to people like you and me seeking to become true friends of Yah, the Almighty Creator
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Further reading
In this section I have provided links to a large number of articles that I hope will answer some of your questions and help you on your journey to draw close to Yah.
These articles have been written over a number of years and, during this period my understanding of these issues has been constantly growing so there are probably areas where the articles do NOT fully agree, in all cases the most recent article, as indicated by the document reference e.g. “2010 12 11” in the link name being year month sequence number in month and the heading of the article is the MOST reliable.
The biggest SINGLE reason to seek a close relationship with the Almighty Creator is that He is LONELY because so few people actively seek a close relationship with Him see: Daddy Yah is LONELY please talk to Him and use His true Name
As an educated person you may well have been put off the Almighty by the lack of logic in much of what the church and others teach. The Almighty is the CREATOR OF INTELLECT and He does NOT expect you to abdicate your intellect in order to believe in Him or have relationship with Him. On the contrary EVERYTHING is entirely open to the most critical intellectual assessment PROVIDED you are willing to have your current beliefs challenged. See: Believers who abdicate their intellect
We each have an account in Heaven in which that which we do in accordance with Yah’s will is recorded as credits and that which we do contrary to His will is recorded as debits. The outcome of our judgment at the end of the age will be determined by the net balance of this account, see: Your Heavenly Account
It is vital to NOT focus on error, the world is FULL of error and sin, seek truth NOT error, see: Seek truth NOT error
Fasting and prayer are important elements of drawing close to the Almighty, see: Getting close to Yah: Appropriate prayer and fasting are VITAL - the answer to doctrinal differences
You will have noted that I use the names “Yah” and “Yahooshua” instead of “The LORD” and “God” and “Jesus”. Many people resist using these names, see: Arguments against the true names Yah and Yahooshua
see also Why Names ARE Important
Knowing the name Yah, as in HalleluYah, is vital to understanding Him and to understanding how His name permeated the lives of Hebrew believers in the early days before Yahooshua, see: The TRUE Names of the Almighty in the Bible Summary
Note that the wrong names DO anger Yah considerably, see: Yah is ANGRY about NAMES
Regarding getting MUCH closer to Yah the eternally self existing, the Almighty Creator see: How do I get to a much closer relationship with Yah and Dimensions in drawing close to Yah
For further discussion of prayers that you are advised to pray see: Important Prayers and Prayers and Important directional and defensive prayers
The prayers above make reference to the Covenant entered into by Yahooshua {Jesus}, for more information about this covenant see: Why Yahooshua had to die THAT way and Meditate on how Yahooshua died and How did Yahooshua "Jesus" accomplish what he did and Do this as often as you eat it in remembrance of Yahooshua
To understand the significance of blood in Covenant making see: The blood of any covenant means death to those who break it
Important also to understand that BECAUSE of his sinless life Yahooshua is NOW the most powerful created being in the entire creation, see: Yahooshua IS the mightiest CREATED being in the entire creation
It is vital to understand that Yahooshua ushered in a NEW COVENANT, a contract in blood and NOT a Testament, that is a will, see: Covenant NOT New Testament
In entering into relationship with the Almighty Creator, Father Yah it is important to be aware of the lies that stand between mankind and close relationship with and belief in Him, see: Satan's most effective lies and see also Some challenging questions
In praying the prayer “judge me severely and correct me harshly” it is important to understand that Daddy Yah will NOT allow you to be tested beyond what you can endure, He may allow you to be pushed to your limits but NOT beyond, see: Yah will NOT allow his children to be tested beyond what they can endure
In order to serve the Almighty it is VITAL that you accept that His Commandments are, in fact, BEST for you and for mankind, see: Yah's commandments are best
For more about the rules of engagement on earth and the REAL battle see: Rules of Engagement between Almighty Yah and Satan
also see The REAL Battle and Why are we HERE
There is a GREAT tendency for people to focus on the physical realm when the REAL battle is in the spiritual realm, see: We wrestle NOT against flesh and blood
Important to understand that demons are simply human spirits that have died and been rejected by Yah, either because they NEVER truly believed in Him or because they believed but committed such extensive sin that they were utterly rejected during their lives. These people are frequently good, decent, polite, friendly, ethical people but they did NOT accept the existence of Yah, see Most demons are decent polite and friendly Many even go to church regularly and see also The Confrontation a Rejected Person Experiences when they DIE
You may have been turned from the Creator by things that others said or taught that did NOT make sense to you or by their conduct. Please note that NO human being is a definitive authority on the Creator, you are called to turn to the Almighty, NOT other men and women. There is much error in the world and the Christian church today. For more information on what is REALLY true, see: Important truths relating to the matters of Yah the eternally self existing
There are a number of vital spiritual truths that are VITAL to walking with Yah in a manner where you overcome sin, see: The WHOLE Armour of Yah
As you start to serve the Almighty the forces of darkness will focus CONSIDERABLE attention on you in ways you have NOT previously experienced. Their main avenue of attack is to obtain judgments against you in the Court of Heaven for sin in your life and, on the other hand, to lead you into sin so that they can obtain more judgments, see: Elaboration: Judgment in THIS Life and Judgement in THIS Life
The prayers in the early part of this document include prayers for deliverance from demons, in deliverance there is a place of self discipline, see: Deliverance versus Discipline see also Faith sacrifice obedience discipline words and deeds
To better understand the nature of the covenant relationship between man and woman {marriage} see: The Virgin's Covenant see also The Spiritual Interaction between Man and Woman in sexual union {husband and wife in marriage}
A divided house is one of the most effective ways the forces of darkness use to attack the finances of believers, see: Harmony versus division and hindrance in a house {marriage}
One of the most effective and destructive lies on earth today relates to statutory and church “marriage” and the belief that there is such a thing as “sex before marriage”, see There is NO such thing as sex before marriage and The one flesh bond
There ARE certain conditions under which Yah grants divorce and, there are many conditions under which church or civil marriage is adultery in His sight. If you have truly established that He will grant divorce in a particular situation see: Separation of a Man and a Woman who were in sexual union {divorce} and Yah hates divorce BUT
Associated with wrong teaching about the sexual union that we frequently incorrectly term “marriage” is widespread use of pornography which has its own major negative impacts. While it IS far better to use pornography and masturbate than to actually ENGAGE in promiscuous sex there are severe negative impacts associated with pornography and masturbation not least of which is that it plants the seed to finally commit the acts eventually, see: What is the spiritual reality with regard to masturbation and pornography
Some religious women disdain pornography but watch “chick flicks” which, since they depict sexual relationships which are NOT in accordance with Yah’s commandments are JUST as wrong as pornography, in fact almost all secular entertainment depicts forbidden relationships, see: Chick Flicks ARE pornography TOO
Another major area of false teaching relates to “grace”, many teach a sloppy, “do what you like and God will forgive you” form of Grace as distinct from the REAL Grace of Yah which provides room for growth for young believers: Leviticus and Grace see also What is LAW and what is GRACE and About grace NOT law
The true set apart {holy} days of Yah are very different to those that are observed in the Western World all of which are pagan feasts and abominations in the sight of the Almighty. The dates of the correct days vary every year because they are linked to the moon. For example see: Yahs calendar for 2011
The current calendar for each year is available from http://www.qodesh.co.za/
Note that Sunday is the Day of the Sun and is a pagan Sabbath, Yah’s true Sabbath is on SATURDAY, see: Historical Information about the Change to Sunday
ALL the Christian holidays {holy days} are pagan and an abomination to Yah, Christmas is one of the greatest abominations on earth in His sight, see: Christmas pagan origins and also Will you fast with me on the sun god's birthday and Christmas pagan origins
Church teachings that demand that members pay “tithes” to the church and other demands for money are false. Those who claim to be truly serving the Almighty in this age should be seeking to support themselves by their own endeavours. The tendency for believers to use manipulative ways to obtain money rather than sort out why they are under judgment and therefore without money is very considerable and offends many. Much of this begging takes the form of witchcraft although those who perpetrate it do NOT necessarily understand that this is what they are doing. Their demons DO, see: Believers who beg - witchcraft
Having chosen to follow the Creator and believe that He will supply their needs through the wisdom and anointing that He has given you throughout your life applied to your earthly endeavours in whatever form of business or other revenue producing activity that you are equipped to engage in you should NOT end up having to beg and IF you are without money you should turn to HIM to show you WHY you have a problem, see: Brother can you spare a dime
Teachings regarding “the Mark of the Beast” abound, they are virtually ALL false, see: The Mark of the Beast
Virtually ALL teachings relating to the Book of Revelation and the End of the Age are false, to understand what is REALLY coming on earth today see: A Vision Concerning Zephaniah 1 and 3 and Repent: Judgment is Released on the Earth - The Red and Black Horses
To understand WHY the bible is NOT the “living word of God” or whatever else you may have been told about the bible see: The Bible
For compelling evidence that the ENTIRE earth was covered in water and the surface of the earth utterly destroyed about 4,500 years ago see: Flood
See also Noah is father to all men living
There are many seriously incorrect opinions regarding race, for a more accurate report on the situation see: This Life - Race
Associated with this are major errors with regard to Islam see: About Mohammed and the Quran see also Is Allah God and Yah
For an in depth analysis in favour of the existence of the Creator versus uncontrolled random “evolution” see: Creation
Many people get involved in conspiracy theories, see: Do NOT concern yourself with conspiracy theories
“Anointed” in spiritual terms refers to people who are at some level filled with the Spirit of the Almighty, these are people who have a relationship with the Almighty AND have invited Him to dwell in them. In contrast, “Illuminated” refers to those who have invited demons to dwell IN them (as distinct to demons which gain the right to sit ON us when we sin), these are mid level to high level servants of Satan, witches, etc who consciously and actively seek this demonic infilling because of the power it gives them. Those in senior positions in many secret societies fall into this category see: Illuminated versus Anointed
To better understand the anointing of Yah see: The anointing that was upon Yahooshua
Many intelligent people are put off the Almighty by the conduct of Priests and Pastors, they are almost universally in major error and lead their people into error and away for a close relationship with the Almighty. Turning to the church to help you now is NOT the right thing to do, see: Pastors: the Prison Warders of Yah's people
While the Christian church is, in some sense, the custodian of vital truths regarding the Covenant of Yahooshua Christianity as a whole is full of massive error, see: Judgment on the church of Jesus Christ
The biggest single lie of Christianity is that “Jesus IS God” and part of a “Trinity”. Yahooshua is and always was ENTIRELY a created being filled with the Spirit of the Almighty which is inaccurately translated “Christ”. In recent years the grace that protected believers from their error has been withdrawn so that now, when people “invite Jesus into their hearts” they receive a demon and NOT the Spirit of the Almighty and so they become servants of Satan and NOT Yah, see: If Jesus is living in your heart you have a problem see also There is NO Trinity and Unscrambling the true identity of Yahooshua {Jesus}
As a consequence of the lies of Christianity MOST “Revivals” today are Satanic and Demonic, they are conducted in the name of “God”, “The LORD” and “Jesus” which are pagan blasphemous names and they therefore call on demons and NOT Yah, see: Most Revivals today are Satanic and Demonic see also: This evil generation
The current spiritual dispensation changed dramatically in 2003 when the Archangel Lucifer, also known as Satan, was convicted of his sins and cast into the gaol known as “The Pit” for a thousand years ushering in a new phase of the battle between Satan and Yah, see: Satan sentenced to one thousand years in the Pit on 3 May 2003
For an in depth discussion of what is required in order to qualify to occupy a HIGH THRONE in heaven close to Yah and Yahooshua for eternity, in other words, what is required in order to receive GREAT HONOUR from the Creator see: Eternity
One of the fundamental principles of drawing really close to Yah is to die to your fleshly desires so that His Spirit can fill you and guide you, see: Death with Yahooshua
If you have betrayed someone or been betrayed it is vital to understand that treachery is a spiritual force and to take the necessary measures to deal with the consequences of the situation, see: Treachery is a Spiritual Force
To get some idea of how insidiously the forces of darkness infiltrate the lives of “good” people, read: What is REALLY happening in the world around you - A good Christian family headed for hell
This article follows on to the one above: The components of the battleground
One of the things that WILL happen IF you make a REAL effort to get close to Yah is that your priorities WILL change, see: The MOST Important Things in Life
Older writings
The FULL list of about 300 articles written from 2009 onwards are listed in publication reference sequence at Articles you may well find answers to questions in those articles.
The website also contains a further collection of in excess of 600 articles written between 2000 and 2009 during which time I was undergoing a major learning process, accordingly, articles that I believed were accurate at the time I have subsequently come to understand contain errors, sometimes material errors. They REMAIN on the website because Yah says that each person must learn to sift truth from error by turning to Him and it is NOT for me to go back and censor or edit what I wrote in trust and belief at the time. Also He says that there ARE many articles of value in the collection so, if you do NOT find an answer to some question in the recent articles section you may find something here. These articles are listed in publication reference sequence at Articles to 2009
VERY IMPORTANT – raising the bar / pushing the envelope – what is REALLY POSSIBLE
The prize for DEEP COMMITMENT TO YAH IS INCOMPARABLE, a throne with great esteem and authority for eternity. There is NOTHING more desirable on earth than this.
YES, the challenges and sacrifices in this life are considerable but the prize is WORTH it.
Further, as you draw close to Yah and invite Him into your family and business life He will give you great wisdom and guidance IF you ask for it. If you robustly deal with your sin IMMEDIATELY, by which I mean the first seven days after coming to belief you will find that you move forward rapidly.
If you have a deep desire to reach the ULTIMATE with the Almighty see:
http://www.end-time-issue-ministries.org/Articles/ArticleViewPage/tabid/124/ArticleId/495/2013-11-06-Life-WITHOUT-Sin.aspx
and
http://www.end-time-issue-ministries.org/Articles/ArticleViewPage/tabid/124/ArticleId/496/2013-11-07-Life-WITHOUT-Sin-Amplification.aspx
I challenge you to aim for a HIGH THRONE and go ALL OUT to serve Yah starting NOW!
May Yah the eternally self-existing, the Almighty Creator bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and give you peace.
May Yah judge me severely and correct me harshly and show me the level of my present deception and how to correct it with regard to everything that I publish on this list.
Dr James Robertson
Emissary and spokesman of Yah the eternally self-existing, the Almighty Creator
End Time Issue Ministries
30 November 2013
Further Information
What Actually Happens
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At the moment that a person comes to a deep personal realization of the existence of the Almighty Creator a form of spiritual "gate" opens into their spirit and a portion of the Spirit of the Almighty enters into the very core of their being
As this happens their spiritual state shifts from one of death to the Almighty to being alive. When this happens at a very intense level the person will have a tangible experience of become new through the Spirit of the Almighty
If the realization of the existence of the Almighty is very limited a betrothal portion of the Spirit of the Almighty will enter which may strengthen if the person actively seeks the Almighty and may weaken and be lost if NO active measures to draw closer to the Almighty are taken
At the point at which the infilling occurs there can be dramatic deliverance and healing if the infilling is intense and spiritual circumstances permit. In other cases nothing tangible is experienced
For the first eight days after the moment that this infilling occurs there is very considerable grace and a person who makes a really high quality decision and then walks in that decision actively in the next week can experience dramatic changes AND become close to the Almighty very quickly
Many people make very shallow decisions, they cross the line to become a believer but their trust and belief, knowledge and support are very weak and they eventually fall away or, in time they may come to greater knowledge of the Almighty but miss out on the benefits of an intense conversion experience
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The First Eight Days
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The first eight days after a true conversion there is very substantial grace for the person to receive deliverance, healing, grow in knowledge, break old habits and change drastically
There is also opportunity for them to grow in relationship very rapidly
This applies ONLY to first belief, a person who makes a shallow decision as a child and then comes to deeper revelation later in life will NOT have access to this Grace on their return to belief
Most people who appear to come to belief in later life actually believed at a very shallow level during their childhood
If this stage is accompanied by triple immersion and other actions for cleansing at the same time a very robust foundation is laid for faithful service to the Almighty and relationship with Him for the rest of the life of the person
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Triple Immersion
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Triple immersion at any stage in the life of a believer is a powerful mechanism for spiritual cleansing
This is particularly the case when applied to a person who has just come to belief, see article below
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Fasting
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Partial or total fasting quietens the flesh of a believer and facilitates growth in spiritual terms thereby assisting a person to draw closer to Yah
It is strongly recommended that believers should fast on a reasonably regular basis
Fasts include one day total fasts, three day total fasts (only very occasionally and IF health permits -- can lead to kidney damage), three day water only fasts, seven day fasts, seven three day water only fasts at seven or ten day intervals, twenty one day fruit and vegetable or soup fasts or water only fasts and forty day water only fasts
The longer fasts should ONLY be undertaken if Father clearly directs
Seven three day fasts at seven day intervals are particularly helpful in gaining revelation and growing in relationship with Father
A forty day water only fast is almost essential for someone to operate in the power gifts of the Spirit of the Almighty
It is permissible to take limited quantities of bread and wine (or grape juice) together with rehearsing the covenant once or twice a day if you are on medication or even if you are not
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Worship
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Worship is the equivalent of making love to the Almighty, it is through worship that we draw closer to the Almighty and receive fresh infillings of His Spirit directly from Him
We should worship regularly, preferably daily for at least an hour a day
It is advisable to listen to worship songs and sing along with them while driving or with earphones while using public transport
Most worship songs are suspect so it is important to select worship songs carefully
There are a selection of songs on this page that I use almost exclusively and have used for many years
Once you believe you should be cautious about what you listen to, much music and most songs have significant satanic and demonic influence
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What to Read
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Many people will advise new believers to read the bible from cover to cover, however, as you will see on the main page relating to the bible it is a very limited book. Ask Father what He wants you to read
There are close to 1,000 articles of varying age, level of accuracy and level of inspiration on this website and Father has told me that IF I want to read something I should read my own writings
Accordingly I commend the material on this site as a source of considerable knowledge PROVIDED you recognize that I am human, I make mistakes, I AM continuing to learn and the ONLY source of All truth is the Almighty Himself
Accordingly, ask Father to show you what He wants you to read and to help you to understand what you read -- turn constantly to Him and NOT to any human being
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The First Year
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As with the first eight days after coming to belief there is special grace also for the first year
During this year you will be protected in a special way and have special benefits from the Almighty
This first year is your time to grow rapidly and deal with the major issues in your life
If you do NOT do this you will have been deprived of great blessing
If you missed this opportunity you will need to work harder to experience the same level of growth
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Limited First Belief
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Those who come to limited belief will grow more slowly and fall away much more easily
Such people are likely to rely on other human beings for knowledge of the Almighty, this is NOT His intention, He wants a close personal relationship with YOU, NOT through some third party
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The truth about Satanic dominion
One of the reasons that most people in our modern "western" world are NOT that concerned about serving Yah (the Creator) is that many do NOT believe Satan exists and, IF they do, they have a very vague picture of what Satan and the Satanic realm is like, so they are NOT motivated to DO something about it
They also have a very vague picture of the end of their life -- Satan, through the church, has LIED to them that they will end up in heaven no matter what -- consider the lies that are told at most funeral and remembrance services where the officiating "priest" has NO knowledge of the spiritual standing of the person who is being buried and in most cases the demon or ancestor spirit of the person they are burying is right there at the grave side with them
So, people are complacent and badly deceived
Once one understands that the consequence of unbelief is spending the rest of this era, the next nearly 1,000 years, as an ancestor spirit or "demon" condemned to rely on living human beings, animals or messengers {angels} (senior demons only) for regular transport or else stuck in the place they died, then I would hope that unbelievers will think more carefully about their decision NOT to believe, it is after all, a VERY significant decision, even IF they took it by default because they just signed up with the general unbelief that characterizes our society
But THAT is reality, UNBELIEVER? ancestor spirit until the end of the age, roughly 3003 at which point IF Satan wins the contest, you get to live on earth with Satan for ETERNITY under Satan's DIRECT control with Yah, the Almighty Creator, totally exiting the planet and leaving YOU to Satan's devices OR, IF Satan loses, you will have the relief of being cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, which is the second death, and being utterly consumed by the fire in a moment of terror and torment
Why do I say "relief" relative to Satan losing?
Well, IF you are a vaguely decent, nice, good, person you are going to find being an ancestor spirit VERY difficult indeed, you will probably opt out as much as you can so will sit around on one of your family members hoping NOT to be noticed
BUT, if a witch, or Satanist or more senior demon DOES notice you and decides to assign you to a task you will then find things get VERY unpleasant -- your task will likely initially be to lead a person, quite possibly a living family member, deeper into one of the sins you are expert at, lust, fornication, pride, lying, etc
If you show promise you may well be sent on a course to learn how to do things better and be a better demon -- the Demonic realm is organized very much like a very large corporate entity -- that is where they all came from after all
You will face the HARSH reality that the ONLY way you will gain recognition, promotion, greater privileges as a demon is to become MORE EVIL -- which I suspect will NOT be pleasant if you have been a "good" unbeliever
Remember also that your demonic masters have the right to assign you to unpleasant tasks if they think you are NOT performing, so you could find yourself transferred from riding on your favorite grandson to riding on some homeless drunk, or a tribesman in some remote and primitive land where you do NOT know the language
Or you could find yourself being worked over and roughed up by some of the local demonic "heavies" because your attitude is NOT up to the desired standard
Look at some of the extreme and perverse things that are depicted on TV and the movies to get an idea of some of the practices of the dark side
On a broader front, over time, IF the believers FAIL to take back the world (it is currently almost TOTALLY controlled by the Satanic realm) the world WILL become darker
At the moment the world is actually NOT too bad a place to live, the Satanic realm is focussed on sugar coating evil with a view to NOT motivating believers and trapping unbelievers in thinking that it is OK to live a "good" life and that belief is optional and meaningless, so the gross perversion and brutality is relatively limited and isolated
Consider a few examples:
The extreme level Satanists, Witches, Warlocks, etc who serve Satan on earth today, IF you happen to meet one, which most of the time you probably will NOT, are frequently tattooed to extremes (each needle prick a covenant with the person administering the tattoo, generally on behalf of Satan), have numerous piercings, have needles inserted in their flesh with curses and demons assigned to them, etc
They gain their rank by gross perversion, loyalty to Satan is shown by gross acts that are perverse in the extreme and highly offensive to the Almighty Creator -- rampant fornication, homosexuality, theft, lies, break ALL the ten commandments, blasphemy, etc are the easier ones -- as one progresses in these ranks a point is reached where you will be instructed to murder someone, initially perhaps a homeless beggar but, in time, your children, your parents, etc AND you will be instructed to eat their flesh and drink their blood, as you accomplish more you will perhaps even get to eat their flesh and drink their blood WHILE they are alive!
You do NOT think that is possible?
Difficult to prove because they cover their tracks well and there are Satan servants in positions of influence in police forces, undertakers, crematoriums, doctors who issue death certificates for "heart attack" and arrange speedy cremation of the remains, etc -- not diffult once one is in that area of influence
And it is happening right where YOU live, London, New York, Dullsville, wherever...
You think those things only happen in primitive societies?
Well, think about it, what IS a primitive society?
It is a society that has been serving Satan for centuries
You think they are evolutionary slow developers, we just advanced faster than them?
There is a catch -- there REALLY was a massive hydraulic and tectonic event, generally euphemistically called "the Flood" about 4,500 years ago and the ENTIRE planet WAS really wiped out and there really WERE ONLY EIGHT SURVIVORS -- the evidence is ALL around for those with eyes to see
So those primitive savages are actually descended from the SAME group of highly civilized highly technically advanced human beings that YOU and I are descended from
What separates you from them is that their forebears turned more actively to Satan than YOUR forebears and so they have degenerated more
They lost their technology, culture, etc because the Satanic realm is NOT creative
They lost their relationship with Yah
They turned to ancestor worship, Witchcraft, Satanism, etc
Human sacrifice, drinking human blood and eating human flesh, etc
ALL of Africa, the Australian Aborigines, the South American Indians, the North American Indians, etc -- different levels of degradation and depravity but ALL serving Satan
We even had it in Europe not so long ago in the Dark Ages -- the Inquisitions, for five hundred years, hard to imagine barbarity perpetrated against believers by supposedly civilized European people (also supposedly believers!)
The Satanic realm ONLY understands harsh oppression, domination, perversion, barbarity because THAT is what gives it its power -- the more extreme a demon the more powerful it becomes so, if YOU are a high achiever and you choose NOT to believe, then prepare yourself to sink to great levels of perversion and viciousness AFTER you die -- there ARE ranks in the Satanic realm
Baal, Ashtoroth, etc around Israel about three thousand years ago, children burned alive in sacrifice
We do it today only in a more "civilized" manner and call it "choice" and say that a woman has the RIGHT to "abort" her child, so much nicer than "sacrifice her child to Satan", which is what she is actually doing
The Abortion clinics are largely run by Satanists and Witches, they provide a ready supply of untracked human flesh for those who are too squeamish to kill their own, they torment and torture the foetus before they kill it, gaining greater kudos in the Satanic realm
You might even approve of abortion which means that YOU are in this already DEEPER than you think!
By the way, did you know that a Witch gains great power if she kills her victim just as he climaxes sexually inside her? If you are a man, be careful who you have sex with in a strange city where no-one knows you, EVEN in major "Western" / "European" cities, and it works the other way round as well
The perversion and abominations know NO bounds
So, Martin Luther started the Reformation which led to a Renaissance associated with a major return to serving Yah and brought the inquisitions, etc to an end such that today we live in a relatively benign world because of the blessings of millions of people actively serving Yah, even though they got His Name wrong, etc
BUT that is changing, fewer and fewer people believe that there IS a Creator and so slowly, almost imperceptively, because the Satanic realm are very clever and have learned that highly visible gross perversion just fails to get the job done and turns good unbelievers into believers, so they are working more subtly to bring about a situation where there are NO believers left and they are doing a really good job because the numbers are DWINDLING
What will happen when they think that they have won IF they get to that point?
There is some basis to expect a degeneration
BUT
That is NOT really the point
The REAL point is what happens AFTER 3003 IF Satan wins
At that point Satan and his Masterminds no longer have to concern themselves with appearances - ALL those left alive on earth at that point belong to Satan and ALL the demonic spirits and fallen messengers will belong to Satan and Yah, our loving, gentle Heavenly Father, is OUT OF THERE!
At that point expect life on earth to get REALLY UGLY, look to primitive South America, Africa, etc for an indication of the direction things will take
Greater Witchcraft, ancestor worship, human sacrifices, gladiatorial events, murder, torture, every evil thing you have ever seen on TV, read about in books or dreamed of
The earth after 3003 will be a VERY unpleasant place to be -- and you? IF you die an unbeliever will at best be on the fringes but, more likely, you will be bullied and tormented to join in "the fun" more actively, more aggressively and more perversely!!!!
Then there is an added challenge
Yah has said that should Satan win the Contest, Yah will withdraw TOTALLY from earth
He will remove His Spirit from exposure to the evil and then ALL life on earth will die, the humans will die, the animals will die and the plants will die and earth will be left as a barren wilderness with no benevolent loving creator to temper the climate only raging dust storms and thunder storms and escalating temperatures that will make current projections of global warming seem like a picnic by comparison
So, the seas will rise, but, so what, all that will be left will be demons and fallen messengers
That introduces ANOTHER unpleasantness for YOU should you choose NOT to believe -- there will NOT be enough transport
Remember, as an ancestor spirit or demon you have NO motive ability in and of yourself, you are reliant on either a human or an animal OR a messenger {Satanic Angel}
Can you see the problem? as the humans and animals die there will be billions of demons without transport
Right now, 2014, there are over 100 BILLION demons on the planet, most riding on humans, by 3003 there will be BILLIONS MORE!
There are FAR fewer than 100 BILLION fallen messengers so most of the demons will be without transport, stuck on the patch of ground or seabed or floating flotsam that their host was clinging to as he or she or it died, able only to shout to one another as the rotting, dying planet decays around them
Remember also that transport by messenger is reserved for the higher ranking demons and they are VERY protective of their privileges so, most demons will be STUCK
Remember also that once all the humans and animals are dead there will be NO people to fight over, nothing to sacrifice, the rules of the game will change and the demonic Masterminds who rule under Satan can reasonably be expected to start competing with one another for privilege and power and you, at best, will be an onlooker from some isolated point OR, IF you have made some progress through the hierarchy will be in the thick of the battle in whatever shape or form that takes -- beaten up but NEVER the respite of death!
And THAT will be your fate for EVER and EVER and EVER and EVER -- it will NEVER end
So, I suggest for your consideration that this is a VERY good reason why IF you are currently an unbeliever YOU should check out the facts and choose to accept Yah the eternally self-existing as your Mighty One {God, LORD} -- then at least you have the prospect of eternity in Heaven and IF you pull out all the stops in this life you could end up in a VERY beautiful and VERY privileged position for eternity
2009.09.01 - Immersion for Cleansing and Infilling with the Set Apart Spirit of Yah
This article is one in a succession of hundreds of articles written over the last ten years and should be read in the context of that which has gone before.
As i am constantly seeking to grow closer to the Almighty, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Yah the eternally self existing, my understanding is evolving. Accordingly there may be elements of my understanding as set out in this document and any other document that you obtain from us that will change with time. Please refer to my old website at www.ETIMin.org for all articles prior to this, copies of previous documents, etc or email James@ETIMin.org for information.
Words in curly brackets {} are words that are traditionally used but which i understand to be either technically inaccurate translations or misleading or meaningless religious words, some of them are blasphemous and hurtful to our Father in heaven, specifically "the LORD" -- actually "Yah the eternally self existing", "God" -- actually "the Almighty", Jesus" - actually "Yahooshua" and "Christ" actually "the anointing of the set apart Spirit of Yah", or one "anointed" by Him, or "the anointed one" referring to Yahooshua at times. The word/s before the curly brackets represent my best understanding of the technically correct terms that should be used today.
Text in square brackets [] represents elaboration of what precedes it for clarification or amplification, a particular word or phrase will be amplified or explained the first time it occurs only.
Refer to the document "The Name of Yah in Scripture" (reference 1A1..02..01..04) for a discussion on the Name of the Almighty which is "Yah" and all the references to the Name of the Almighty in the writings.
The name of the man most people know as Jesus is actually Yahooshua meaning "Yah is salvation" and occurs 218 times in the books commonly referred to as the "Old Testament" [books prior to Yahooshua, there are MANY covenants before Yahooshua so "Old Testament" is a meaningless term], most prominent of these people was the man commonly referred to as Joshua who brought Israel into the promised land.
In reading this article please keep in mind that I am human and therefore prone to error, concentrate on seeking truth and for the most part bypass any error you may find or think you find.
Father, i ask in the name of Yahooshua that if there is anything that is false or not to your liking or way of doing things in this document that you will blow it away by your Spirit and that you will prevent it from taking root in the minds of the readers and that all that is truth will take deep root and impact the reader as you purpose by your Spirit.
SUMMARY:
This article provides robust biblical evidence that "baptism" is in fact "immersion" and was prescribed in the Torah {law} by Moshe {Moses}.
It is evidenced that the Almighty and Yahooshua require us to continue to practice these ordinances as appropriate and that there are many situations in which immersion is appropriate.
Many of the things that Yahooshua {Jesus} accomplished are explained with a brief explanation of how this was accomplished.
It is evidenced that immersion as many as seven times is entirely permissible and it is suggested that triple immersion for cleansing of sin, immersion into the set apart {Holy} Spirit and immersion into the Kingdom of the Almighty is useful and desirable at certain times.
It is recommended that believers who are seeking to draw closer to Yah the eternally self existing {the LORD} should practice immersion as a routine part of their life as believers, just as was appointed by Moshe {Moses} and confirmed by Yahooshua.
IMMERSION
FOR CLEANSING AND INFILLING
WITH THE SET APART SPIRIT OF YAH
Baptism?
What is it?
It was introduced by John the Baptist?
Wasn't it?
After all, the first time we read of Baptism is in Matt hew3:1-6:
"1. In those days John [Yahoochanan meaning Yah has graced] the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea [Yahoowd ], 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah [Yahoow meaning Yah has saved], saying:
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
'Prepare the way of Yah the eternally self existing {the LORD};
Make His paths straight.'"
4 Now Yahoochanan {John} himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem, all Yahoowd {Judea}, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins." NKJV
Not so?
NO!
WHAT EXACTLY IS BAPTISM AND WHEN WAS IT INSTITUTED?
This is an example where doctrinally skewed translations based on the Greek text rather than the Hebrew original and either ignorant of or deliberately ignoring the Hebrew roots of faith in Yah the eternally self existing {the LORD}, the Almighty {God}, the Creator of the Heavens and the earth through the covenant [vows and promises reinforced by the slaughter of a living thing and sprinkling of its blood to signify that the promises will only be revoked by the death of the person who breaks the covenant] made by Yahooshua {Jesus}.
The words "baptise, baptist, etc" are meaningless religious words which give rise to the continuing dispute about whether baptism is a sprinkling by a priest or pastor shortly after birth or full immersion in water by a person old enough to take a conscious and informed decision about what they are doing.
Then again, you can only be baptised once, can't you?
In order to answer the questions above we need to understand where "baptism" comes from.
To start with let us consider Leviticus [Wayyiqra] 14:8 relating to a person cleansed of Leprosy "8. And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days" KJV
In the translation named "The Scriptures" we read Wayyiqra {Leviticus} 14:8. "And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his garments, and shall shave off all his hair and wash himself in water, and shall be clean. Then after that he comes into the camp, but shall stay outside his tent seven days." The Scriptures
The same verse in the Amplified reads "8. He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but stay outside his tent seven days." Amplified
Notice that the Amplified says "bathe" which carries the connotation of a bath in modern terms - a tub containing water into which the person climbs in order to wash themselves.
"But this is Old Testament" [before Yahooshua] i hear you say?
Yes.
And so?
"But Yahooshua {Jesus} died to free us of all this ritual and stuff!"
Did he?
Let us consider what Yahooshua himself had to say about this:
Matthew 5:17-20, Yahooshua speaking:
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah {Law} or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Torah and Prophets {law} till all is fulfilled. 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." NKJV adjusted
Interesting?
Would you like to be great in the Kingdom of Yah?
or least?
So, unless we keep EVERYTHING commanded in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy that can still be kept today we will be called LEAST in the kingdom of the Almighty!
That includes Leviticus 14:8!
Consider also Luke 16:16-17, Yahooshua speaking:
"16 "The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of the Almighty {God} has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the Torah and the Prophets (?) {law} to fail."" NKJV adjusted
It is EASIER for heaven and earth to FAIL than for one tittle (equivalent approximately to the dot on a lower case i) to pass away.
So, we should pay attention to Leviticus 14!
Consider also Mark 1:41-44:
"41 Then Yahooshua {Jesus}, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed." 42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. 43 And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, 44 and said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."" NKJV
Luke 5:13-14
"13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And He charged him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded."" NKJV
So here we see Yahooshua directly commanding a man cleansed of leprosy to go to the priest and do "those things which Moses commanded" which includes what is set out in Leviticus 14:8!
Therefore we should seek to understand the relevance of Leviticus 14:8 and ALL of Leviticus and the other books commonly attributed to Moses and commonly referred to as the Torah.
Consider also Luke 24:44-49, Yahooshua speaking AFTER HIS RESURRECTION:
"44. Then He (Yahooshua) said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Torah {Law} of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
"46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the anointed one {Christ} to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high." " NKJV
But you may say, the only reference to Yahooshua in the books of Moses is a reference to a "prophet like me (like Moses)" in Deuteronomy 18:15-19?
In Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Moses speaking, we read:
"15. "Yah the eternally self existing {The LORD} your Mighty One {God} will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, 16 according to all you desired of Yah the eternally self existing {The LORD} your Mighty One {God} in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying,'Let me not hear again the voice of Yah the eternally self existing {The LORD} my Mighty One {God} , nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.'
17 "And Yah the eternally self existing {The LORD} said to me:'What they have spoken is good. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him." NKJV
In Acts 3:17-26 we read (Peter speaking):
17 "Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things which the Almighty {God} foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the anointed one {Christ} would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of Yah the eternally self existing {the Lord}, 20 and that He may send Yahooshua the anointed of Yah {Jesus Christ}, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which the Almighty {God} has spoken by the mouth of all His set apart {holy} prophets since the world began. 22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, 'Yah the eternally self existing your Mighty One {The LORD your God} will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.' 24 Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. 25 You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which the Almighty {God} made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.' 26 To you first, the Almighty {God}, having raised up His Servant Yahooshua {Jesus}, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities."" NKJV
So here we read that we are to do ALL that Yahooshua says to us and he tells us to observe ALL the Torah {Law} and Prophets down to the last jot and tittle!
Consider also Yahoochanan {John} 7:16-19:
"16 Yahooshua {Jesus} answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. 17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from the Almighty {God} or whether I speak on My own authority. 18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. 19 Did not Moses give you the Torah {law}, yet none of you keeps the Torah {law}? ..."" NKJV adjusted
Again Yahooshua commands us to keep the Torah and rebukes the people of his time for NOT keeping it -- so when we read what the scribes and pharisees say we should realize that much of the time they were in ERROR and should not adopt their beliefs.
Consider also Yahoochanan {John} 5:41-47, Yahooshua speaking"
"41 "I do not receive honor from men. 42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of the Almighty {God} in you. 43 I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. 44 How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only Mighty One {God}? 45 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you -- Moses, in whom you trust. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"" NKJV adjusted
But Moses hardly says anything about Yahooshua!
In fact, all he says is about a "prophet like me" in Deuteronomy 18:15 and yet Yahooshua seems to talk as though Moses had a lot to say about him?
And yet it is evident that the scribes and pharisees did NOT recognize that Moses had written about Yahooshua AND that AFTER his resurrection neither did those who followed him for we read above in Luke 24:45 that "... He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures"
So there would seem to be something we are missing?
What do you think?
WHAT EXACTLY DID YAHOOSHUA ACCOMPLISH AND HOW DID HE DO IT?
Exactly what most people are missing is the subject for another very detailed paper that
is planned to analyze exactly what Yahooshua DID do and what he did NOT do.
The headlines are as follows:
1. Yahooshua was created from the ovum of a virgin (Matthew [MattihYahoo
meaning gift of Yah] 1:18) by a creative miracle that is orders of magnitude LESS
complex than the miracle that created Adam from dust and Chavah {Eve} from
Adam’s rib. He is therefore a son of Adam {man}.
2. Because he has no earthly father Yahooshua is FREE of blood line curses that pass
through the MALE bloodline. It was accordingly possible for him to live a life
without sin.
3. Yahooshua was the first created being (Yahoochanan {John} 1:1-3 and others)
and worked alongside the Almighty throughout creation until his spirit was placed
in the body of the human being conceived miraculously within Miriam’s {Mary’s}
body and he therefore knew everything about history, the plan’s and
commandments of the Almighty, Satan’s methods, etc. This equipped him to do
what he was called to do AND to live without sin.
4. Yahooshua was and is an emissary of Yah the eternally self existing, a “sent one”
so was sent with the authority of Yah and representing Yah -- this also gave him
considerable authority which included the authority to forgive sins, perform
miracles, etc. This does NOT make Yahooshua Yah, it does make him Yah’s
representative. There is a whole body of Hebrew knowledge around the concept
of a “shaliach” or emissary.
5. When Yahooshua was immersed {baptized} by Yahoochanan he was filled with
the set-apart Spirit {Christ} of Yah and became “Yahooshua the anointed of Yah”
{Jesus Christ} MattihYahoo 3:16 and other versus. Up to that point he was
simply the human being Yahooshua the son of Miriam {Mary} and Joseph with
a special human spirit in him conceived miraculously and without a human
progenitor (father).
At that point he became Yahooshua, the prophet like Moses – filled with the Spirit
of the Almighty and with an extremely close relationship with the Almighty.
6. The two days following after Yahoochanan immersed Yahooshua in the Jordan he
proclaimed that Yahooshua was “the Lamb of the Almighty {God}” Yahoochanan
{John} 1:29 and 36. This prophetic assignment associated Yahooshua with ALL
the animal sacrifices in the Torah that related to the offering of a lamb and
created the legal and spiritual context for the blood of Yahooshua to fulfil the
function that it performs today.
7. In MattihYahoo {Matthew} 26:28, Mark 14:24 and Luke 22:20 Yahooshua
assigns the blood of the lamb to the wine of the covenant passover meal which
then substitutes for all the relevant sacrifices in the Torah which require the use
of blood.
8. This opens the way for us to observe ALL the rites and rituals of the Torah that
require blood by simply praying over a cup of wine or grape juice to represent the
blood of the covenant = the blood of Yahooshua = the blood of the lamb or other
animal. Thus we are able to perform ALL these rites without access to an animal!
And therefore we can sanctify ourselves as required.
9. In those same passages and also in Yahoochanan {John} 6:54 to 56 Yahooshua
assigns his flesh, being the flesh of the lamb, to the bread thus permitting us to
observe all the rites and rituals in the Torah that relate to the shewbread, grain
offering, meal offering, wave offering, the flesh of the sacrificial animal WITHOUT
an animal.
10. When Yahooshua was abused by the Priests, scribes, pharisees, etc they
repeatedly layed hands on him thereby transferring authority according to what
they proclaimed, specifically they proclaimed him to be “King” and this was
confirmed by Herod and by Pontius Pilate, the representative of the Roman
Emperor and ALL hailed Yahooshua (sarcastically) as King but nevertheless
naming him as King – this makes him king in the Court of Heaven.
11. When Yahooshua was sentenced the people cried for “his blood be upon us and
upon our children” MattihYahoo 27:25 thereby entering into the covenant
sprinkling of the blood of the sacrificial lamb in the Torah necessary for their
cleansing for all time.
12. When Yahooshua died his heart ruptured and when the blood and water flowed
from the spear wound in his side they ran down an earthquake crack formed
when the earth was rent in MattihYahoo 27:51-54 onto the Mercy seat of the Ark
of the Covenant (refer video and DVD available from this ministry, relating to the
findings of Ron Wyatt as reported by Ron and also Jonathan Gray). This flow of
blood onto the mercy seat thereby permitted the induction of a new Priest and
represented the covenant sacrifice for atonement thereby achieving the full power
that we experience in applying the “blood of Yahooshua” or the “blood of the
covenant” or the “blood of the lamb” in the name of Yahooshua.
13. Because Yahooshua lived a life without sin death had no hold on him and he was
resurrected as the first born from the dead and, as his reward, became “King of
Kings” and “Adonai of Adonai’s {Lord of Lord’s}” 1 Timothy 6:15, Revelation
17:14 and Revelation 19:16
14. As a consequence of this Yahooshua was also given ALL authority in heaven and
on earth (MattihYahoo 28:18) which he then promptly assigned to those who
follow him.
15. He is therefore the most powerful created being and is seated at the right hand
of the Father waiting till his enemies be made his footstool Hebrews 1:13
and 10:13 and elsewhere. Accordingly, those who believe in Yah the eternally
self existing, the Almighty Creator through the covenant of Yahooshua have ALL
authority on earth and are expected to exercise that authority in order to prepare
the way for the return of the King. Yah and Yahooshua will do NOTHING unless
a human being exercises their authority in terms of the covenant to request the
intervention of Yah.
16. Because he has lived a life on planet earth as a human being without divine power
for thirty years and with the infilling of the set-apart {holy} Spirit for three and a
half years Yahooshua is also equipped to be our advocate 1 Yahoochanan {John}
2:1 and is righteous.
17. Because of his obedience he also earned eternal life and the priesthood, refer
Hebrews 5:7 to 11.
18. NOTHING that Yahooshua accomplished in the way of miracles was beyond the
miracles already performed by the Almighty through other human beings filled
with the set-apart {holy} Spirit of Yah {Christ} and therefore while what
Yahooshua accomplished is extraordinary and unique, it was achieved through him
being entirely a human being filled with the set-apart Spirit of Yah {Christ} and
barring the one-off legalities the miracle working power of the Almighty is available
to every one who believes and is willing to SANCTIFY themselves sufficiently to
walk in this power.
19. For this reason we have been given all the ordinances, rites and rituals in Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy which rely on the sacrificial system
of animals in order to permit us to sanctify ourselves directly through the office
of our high priest, Yahooshua which has also been delegated to us making us
prophets, priests and kings by delegated authority IF we walk in that authority
and a full revelation of who Yahooshua is and what he accomplished.
There is MUCH more that can be written about the above topics, however, that is not
the essence of this message.
SO, WHAT HAS THIS TO DO WITH BAPTISM? - ACTUALLY EVERYTHING!
By now you may well be wondering what all of this has to do with "baptism"?
Good question!!
We have seen now that Yahooshua fulfilled the Torah in a huge variety of different ways, that he told us the Torah would NOT pass away and that we should observe the Torah.
We have also seen that the offering (sacrifice) that Yahooshua made opened the way for all the ordinances, rituals and rites laid down in Genesis through Deuteronomy to be available to any human being anywhere on the planet IN ISOLATION without the intervention or ministry of a human priest, king or prophet in order to serve the Almighty fully.
This is a MASSIVE improvement in the lot of human beings on earth PROVIDED they know this and walk in it.
And the ordinances, rituals and rites provide an easy means for us to set ourselves apart {sanctify ourselves}, draw close to the Almighty and do all that He has called us to do.
Let us return to baptism as a vital component of what is set out in Leviticus in particular.
Returning to Leviticus 14:8 in the Amplified we read "8. He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but stay outside his tent seven days." Amplified
Turning to the same verse in The Living Torah by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan published by Maznaim Publishing and available from Jewish bookstores we find the same verse rendered as follows:
"The person undergoing purification shall then immerse his clothing and [the priest] shall save off all the person's hair. He shall then immerse in a mikvah and thus complete [the first part] of the purification. He may return to the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days."
In a footnote we find "mikvah, See Exodus 29:4, literally 'with the water'".
Turning to Exodus 29:4 we find, the Almighty speaking to Moshe {Moses}: "Bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Communion Tent, and immerse them in a mikvah."
In a footnote we find "mikvah, a specially constructed pool containing 40 sa'ah (80 gallons) of water ..." in other words, roughly equivalent to a very large modern bath tub deep enough to immerse in fully!
The footnote above this item refers to "immerse" and refers to Josephus, Antiquities 3:8:6 and notes to Exodus 19:10 and Leviticus 15:16.
Exodus 19:10 and 11, relating to preparing the people for the Almighty's appearance on Mount Sinai, says "10. The Almighty said to Moshe {Moses}, 'Go to the people, and set them apart {sanctify them} today and tomorrow. Let them {even} immerse their clothing. 11. They will then be ready for the third day, for on the third day, the Almighty will descend on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.'"
So here we see that BEFORE the situations described in Leviticus 14:8 and Exodus 29:4 ALL the people had been immersed.
Accordingly it becomes apparent that immersion is NOT a one off event, it is a routine cleansing process.
In a footnote to Exodus 19:10 we find "immerse. In Torah law "washing" ALWAYS DENOTES IMMERSION in a mikvah or OTHER NATURAL BODY OF WATER, cf 2 Kings 5:10, 14"
Thus we see that Yahoochanan was simply applying Torah law on immersion when he immersed people in the Jordan as an outward sign of repentance from sin!
Following the reference to 2 Kings 5 we find in 2 Kings 5:1-15:
"1. Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him Yah the eternally self existing {the LORD} had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman's wife. 3 Then she said to her mistress, "If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy." 4 And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, "Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel."
5 Then the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
6 Then he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.
7 And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, "Am I the Almighty, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me."
8 So it was, when Elisha [contracted from Eliyshuwa meaning Mighty one of supplication or riches] the man of the Almighty heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel."
9 Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha's house. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean." 11 But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, "Indeed, I said to myself, 'He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of Yah the eternally self existing {the LORD} his Mighty One {God}, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.' 12 Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" 14 So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of Almighty; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15 And he returned to the man of the Almighty, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, "Indeed, now I know that there is no Mighty One in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take a gift from your servant." " NKJV adjusted
Here we see immersion again as a means of cleansing.
It is NOT the immersion that cleanses, it is the symbolic obedience that opens the door for the Almighty to cleanse us.
So it was in the time of Moshe, so was it in the time of Yahoochanan and Yahooshua and so is it today with the modification that today ALL believers have the authority to immerse themselves or others and they are not reliant on a Levite (remember that Yaoochanan was the son of a Priest and therefore a priest by inheritance and therefore authorized to immerse Yahooshua and all those who came to him) Luke 1:5 to 80.
In 1 Kings 7:23-26 regarding the temple constructed by Solomon we read about the "sea" (Living Nach says tank) in front of the temple for immersion:
"23. And he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. 24 Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast. 25 It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. 26 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained two thousand baths. " NKJV
In other words a swimming bath.
Accordingly, when Yahoochanan came immersing in the Jordan and calling for repentance all the people immediately knew what he was doing and flocked to him.
There was no need to explain this new phenomenon of "baptism" because it was NOT new, it was immersion and it had been laid down by Moshe and so all the people immediately recognized it and received it.
Following is Leviticus 14:8 from the Interlinear Bible in PC Study Bible version 3.3A from Biblesoft:
The word translated "wash" or "bathe" relating to immersion is Strong's number OT:7364 rachats (raw-khats'); a primitive root; to lave (the whole or a part of a thing):
KJV-bathe (self), wash (self). (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
As you can see this word has various meanings in the King James Version which contributes to the confusion.
Interestingly the Living Torah is quite clear on this distinction and only refers to immersion in specific locations.
Referring to the Hebrew Interlinear of Biblesoft we find for Strong's number 7364:
In Genesis 43:31 "washed his face", Hebrew = Wayirchats, KJV
In Leviticus 14:8 "wash himself in water", Hebrew = wªraachats, KJV
In Leviticus 15:6 "bathe himself in water', Hebrew = wªraachats, KJV
All from the Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft.
Thus, without exhaustive analysis it appears that there are at least two different Hebrew word forms grouped together with the same Strong's number.
This is a significant problem with the available English translations that is quite common - we find the same number applied to more than one word form where the different word forms frequently have technically distinct meanings as appears to be the case here.
This complicates analysis and also leads to translation errors.
Thus, for my next point, other than in the case of Leviticus 14:8, I will focus primarily on those passages that use the word "bathe" in the King James Version.
Listing all verses that use the word "bathe" we find:
Exodus 2:5
"5 Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it." NKJV
This does NOT relate to immersion in a mikvah as such but is the Hebrew word "lirchots", another word so we can exclude it.
The following verses all relate to immersion in a mikvah (body of water either artificial or natural):
Leviticus 8:6
"6. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water." KJV
This was a precursor to Aaron and his sons being ordained as priests for the first time.
Notice that Yahooshua insisted on being immersed by Yahoochanan - could it be that this was a necessary precursor to being ordained as the new high priest?
Leviticus 14:8
"8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days." KJV
Leviticus 14:9
"9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean." KJV
Leviticus 15:5
"5 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:6
"6 He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:7
"7 And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:8
"8 If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:10
"10 Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:11
"11 And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:13
"13 'And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean." NKJV
Leviticus 15:18
"18 Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Notice that this relates to a routine event in human life from which we see that immersion in a mikvah, that is bathing, is a routine part of daily life.
We may assume that our custom of having a "bath" derives from this except that we do not immerse fully.
It is therefore entirely acceptable to immerse for cleansing as frequently as you feel impressed by the Spirit of the Almighty to do so or in response to any of the conditions set out herein or anything that might relate to that.
Leviticus 15:21
"21 Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 15:22
"22 And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 16:4
"4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on." KJV
Leviticus 16:24
"24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people." KJV
Leviticus 15:27
"27 Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening." NKJV
Leviticus 16:26
"26 And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp." NKJV
Leviticus 16:28
"28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp." NKJV
Leviticus 17:15
"15 "And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts, whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean." NKJV
Leviticus 17:16
"16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt." NKJV
Leviticus 22:6
"6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water." KJV
Numbers 19:7
"7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening." NKJV
Numbers 19:8
"8 And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening." NKJV
Numbers 19:19
"19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean." NKJV
Deuteronomy 23:11
"11 But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again." KJV
So we see that we have of the order of 22 separate instructions to immerse in a mikvah.
Some examples of immersion later in the book:
Ruth 3:3
"3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking." KJV
Wash is the Hebrew "Wªraachats", also immersion
2 Samuel 11:2
"2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon." KJV
Thus we must conclude that immersion is a routine ordinance, ritual or rite prescribed by the Almighty for our spiritual welfare and can be practiced at any time it seems appropriate and certainly any time we are conscious that we have sinned or transgressed any of the above statutes.
HOW IS THIS RELEVANT TO ME TODAY?
Well, firstly it is relevant in that you should be doing this any time you transgress any of these statutes.
Secondly it is relevant that when you sin and repent you should seriously consider immersing, particularly when there has been major sin.
Thirdly there are some powerful spiritual principles associated with immersion.
Notice that in 2 Kings 5:9 we find:
"10 ... "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times"
or more correctly, immerse seven times.
Thus there is absolutely no reason why we should immerse only once and it appears that there is something significant associated with immersing SEVEN times, remember that seven is the number of perfection!
Notice also that in the context of Yahooshua he says in Luke 12:49-53:
"49. I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have an immersion {baptism} to be immersed {baptized} with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! 51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." NKJV
It would seem that Yahooshua was immersed in sin on the stake and then in death, so again we see different immersions.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT IMMERSIONS IN ACTS
In Acts 19:1-7 we read:
"1. And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Shaul {Paul}, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, "Did you receive the set apart {Holy} Spirit when you believed?"
So they said to him,"We have not so much as heard whether there is a set apart {Holy} Spirit."
3 And he said to them, "Into what then were you immersed {baptized}?"
So they said,"Into Yahoochanan's {John's} immersion {baptism}."
4 Then Shaul {Paul} said,"Yahoochanan {John} indeed immersed {baptized} with an immersion {a baptism} of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on the anointing that was upon Yahooshua [Yah is salvation] {Christ Jesus}."
5 When they heard this, they were immersed {baptized} in the name of Adonai Yahooshua {the Lord Jesus}. 6 And when Shaul {Paul} had laid hands on them, the set apart {Holy} Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all." NKJV
So we see here:
- The reference in verse 4 is to immersion into the anointing that was upon Yahooshua {Christ Jesus} NOT into Yahooshua {Jesus}, it is vitally important to understand that this is an immersion into the Spirit of Yah which is claimed through faith in the covenant made by Yahooshua and through the authority that Yahooshua has delegated to us as believers to act as priests without descent from the Levitical priesthood and in fact without any other human being being necessary to minister to us!
This is a powerful extension of what is provided in the Torah of Moshe.
- There are distinctly two immersions:
- An immersion of repentance, referred to as "Yahoochanan's immersion" [Yah has grace] which is a straight forward Torah immersion in accordance with Leviticus, etc.
- An immersion into the set apart Spirit of Yah in the name of Yahooshua [Yah is salvation].
I first noticed this about seven years ago and was impressed to immerse three times.
I first applied this to a Satanist killer who i was privileged to pray the prayer of faith with after a dramatic event.
After first applying a derivative of the processes set out in Leviticus 14 viewing leprosy as being a shadow or type of sin, i symbolically shaved him to cut off all ties with his past, cut off curses, etc, praying as i did so, i then anointed him from head to toe in grape juiced prayed over to represent the blood of the covenant and then with olive oil prayed over to represent the anointing oil of the set apart Spirit.
I then immersed him three times:
- Forgiveness of sin (Yahoochanan's immersion) -- Father i ask you to cleanse me of all my sin in the name of Yahooshua [Your salvation] -- following prayers of repentance as led.
- Immersion into the set apart Spirit in the name of Yahooshua [Yah is salvation] -- Father i ask you to immerse me in your Spirit and fill me in the name of Yahooshua and whatever else you are led to pray with them.
- Immersion into the Kingdom of Yah -- Father i ask you to immerse me into Your Kingdom and whatever else you are led to pray with them.
He subsequently told me that all three times he was immersed he did not feel the bitterly cold water at all but a comforting warmth and the third time he was immersed he had a vision in which the gates of heaven opened to him.
We then immersed him three times again on the seventh day and again on the eighth day and each time he had significant experiences with the Almighty.
I subsequently immersed myself three times together with a few others and on that occasion on the first immersion one of our number saw a massive demon like a sphinx fly off the property where it had been stationed, on the third immersion he saw Yahooshua walk down into the water with us with his arms outstretched toward us!
This is powerful!
I have only undertaken triple immersion on a few other occasions but in each case the people immersed have reported a significant experience such as increased anointing through infilling of the set apart spirit.
I have followed this process myself on more than one occasion and have always had break throughs after doing it.
I hope to write another document shortly that will discuss the cleansing process based on Leviticus 14 in more detail as a powerful means of inducting new converts and also of inducting those who have come back after backsliding and as a general procedure that can be applied by any believer at any time that they want to draw closer to the Almighty, be cleansed of sin, be filled more fully with the set apart Spirit, etc.
I have repeatedly found this process very very powerful and very beneficial.
Prayers for the three immersions for an existing believer at any time would take the form:
- Forgiveness of sin (Yahoochanan's immersion) -- Father i repent of all my sins and ask you to cleanse me of all defilement from my sin and whatever else you are led to pray -- typically this would follow a period of soul searching, possibly fasting, repentance, etc.
- Immersion into the set apart Spirit in the name of Yahooshua [Yah is salvation] -- Father i ask you to fill me again with Your Spirit / fill me more -- you might want to repent if you have done things that have compromised the anointing on your life..
- Immersion further into the Kingdom of Yah -- Father i ask you to draw me deeper into Your Kingdom and whatever else you may feel led to pray -- in the case of a man and woman / women in life time intimate (sexual) covenant {marriage} the women can be immersed into the man and then into the Kingdom or there could be a fourth immersion.
I only noticed the seven immersions of Naaman while writing this article and it is my intention to immerse seven times when the time seems right.
You might also want to consider it.
It terms of what i have been shown about immersion is something we can practice at ANY time we feel the need provided our motives are sincere and right before our Father in Heaven.
If you have not been immersed since you first believed or were first immersed i encourage you to seriously consider immersing again and to consider triple immersion or even sevenfold immersion as part of a rededication process as part of ongoing setting apart {sanctification} and drawing closer to the Almighty.
From my experience there is greater power if a small group immerse together but there is no reason why you cannot immerse on your own.
If you are able to have a person walking under a strong anointing immerse you it seems to me that there will be greater power in that.
CONCLUSION
I continue to discover that there is HUGE power in applying the Torah sacraments through the covenant of Yahooshua which opens the way for us to apply those sacraments / ordinances / rituals / rites easily and without the need for a temple, an ordained priest or any other encumbrance that makes us reliant on other human beings.
Yahooshua died a terrible death in order to provide us with convenient access to the throne of the Almighty any time we need it without being dependent on others AND in order to provide us with full access to ALL provisions of Torah.
It is up to each of us to reverently and with respectful fear seize this opportunity to cleanse ourselves of our defilement, set ourselves apart and draw closer to our loving Father in Heaven day by day through the powerful covenant that Yahooshua purchased for us through his amazing and terrible life and death.
I hope that this article will help you to draw closer to the Almighty.
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Warm regards and blessings,
Dr James A Robertson
Spokesman and Emissary
End Time Issue Ministries
Various dates, published to website in 2014
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