Bringing Forth Treasures Old and New – Part 2

Continued from part one at:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/bringing-forth-treasures-old-new/

We were looking at the actIONs of the apostles and the attributes noted in the scriptures which identified them as: little christs/christians/disciples/apostles.

These are words that should also describe us, and be evident in our lives for the world to see as we follow Messiah Yeshua/Jesus.

obedience

grace

power

boldness

and

glory.

Resuming at

Grace which

we understand as His favor.

Strong’s Hebrew: 2580. חֵן (chen) — favor, grace

Phonetic Spelling: (khane) חֵן

favor, gracious, pleasant, precious, well-favored From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) — favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured. 

In Hebrew, chet or chen,

also the place of His presence.

click links for much more on grace

https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-season-of-our-hiding/

https://www.minimannamoments.com/back-to-the-future-past-part-2-plus-who-was-eating-bread-on-day-6/

Chet/Chen is represented by the fence and describes a protected garden (Eden), private place, an inner room or a sanctuary…

Recall the pictograph depicting grace as a place, the place of our hiding and the womb where we are conceived and develop before birth. We are in His grace now also and in ‘a womb’ waiting to be reborn into a new resurrected glorified body; then we know we shall be like Him.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
 19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Romans 8:19

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. 1John 3:2

And we will become aware of a new desire in our hearts placed there by our Fathers’ Spirit.

A new direction maybe?

New instructions?

New Fire for His Word?

and the Lord He gives the increase.

Hearing about Him is insufficient.

Reading about Him is not enough.

Thinking we know is not fullness.

We have to be doers,

this is ACTions of the sent ones.

Not readers, talkers and thinkers, but doers of His word.

Just reading will not benefit, especially speed reading! We have to take it in, like real food, chew it and digest it for it to give any benefit of its’ nutrients into our bodies; both physical and spiritual.

We are told to Consider Our Ways in Haggai 1:5-7 

Not Make Excuses.

The people were saying, and giving reasons not to act.

The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt ” (Haggai 1:2).

We Must Get Our Priorities in Order.

The people said that it was not time to rebuild the temple

(Haggai 1:2). …

Remember Our Dependence Upon God. …

Obey the Word of God… Not what people are saying!

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts;Consider your ways.

Acts 5:36 and 2:39

The CALL is by His spirit and we have the choice to accept or refuse it.

By doing nothing we have refused and usually go on to live a life just like our peers saying to ourselves, ‘this is Gods’ plan for me’…is it because its an easier more comfortable and familiar way?? Four decades ago our Heavenly Fathers’ call came to this life and the message He gave for this servant to share has not changed… Repent… Turn around …come out from the world be saved, delivered, healed, filled with His spirit and make disciples; teaching them to do the same.

Strong’s Hebrew: 7121. קָרָא (qara) — to call, proclaim, read

Imagine, if we, all of our generation had done this, just think how many would be in the Kingdom today…but we always think it’s someone else’s job… we just want to live a nice, comfortable life….BUT… It’s not too late, we have today to share freely what we freely received.

The mission field of a ready harvest is right where you are…

We are not man appointed (vs. 38, 39) and if it’s not by His Spirit, it will fail.

The anointing of His spirit of holiness

by His grace brings the power

manifest through boldness

to witness and to DO

what God has called us to do in His Word.

Obedience in the name of Yeshua/Jesus and by His power we work the works of Him who sent us Yeshua/Jesus.

And by His power to destroy the works of the devil… this is what the power is for and why He came. 

1 John 3:8 For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Acts 4:13 Holy BOLDNESS it was obvious they’d been with Yeshua/Jesus…. do people see that in us?

5:29 Obey God rather than man OBEDIENCE

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

Then Peter . . . answered.

1 that God must be obeyed rather than earthly rulers;

2 God raised up Jesus whom they hanged on the cross;

3 exalted him to his right hand;

4 to be a Prince and Savior, to grant Israel the opportunity to repent, and to obtain forgiveness;

5 that they were witnesses of these facts, and so was the Holy Spirit.

To Hear and Obey

are the essence of the

shema

with which they were all familiar.

6:6,7 Brought INCREASE and BLESSING 6 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. 7 Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

6:10 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

the POWER of His Spirit of Holiness is IRRESISTIBLE brings anointing /POWER

 

BOLDNESS attracts GLORY/anointing.

Prov. 28:1+12

The Boldness of the Righteous. 

1 The ungodly man flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion

The righteous are bold as lions.

וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים but the righteous wə·ṣad·dî·qîm

כִּכְפִ֥יר as a lion kiḵ·p̄îr

יִבְטָֽח are bold yiḇ·ṭāḥ.

Proverbs 28:1 doesn’t have in mind that kind of boldness when it says the righteous have it and the wicked don’t. The boldness here is the boldness required for a just/righteous cause. What is it about the wicked that makes them so often flee (in the presence of justice) when no one is pursuing?

Could it be that..

When the righteous 
צַ֭דִּיקִים (ṣad·dî·qîm)

triumph, 
בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ (ba·‘ă·lōṣ)

there is great 
רַבָּ֣ה (rab·bāh)

glory, 
תִפְאָ֑רֶת (ṯip̄·’ā·reṯ)

https://biblehub.com/strongs/proverbs/28-12.htm

Because of the anointing

Strong’s Hebrew: 4886. מָשַׁח (mashach) — to smear, anoint

מְשִׁיחָה. More Hebrew words for anointing. noun מְשִׁיחָה. unction, band, cord, strand, thread

The high priest’s anointment is otherwise designated by the verb kadesh ( qaddesh; “to sanctify”). Indeed, the anointment “sanctifies” the high priest by removing him from the realm of the profane and empowering him to operate in the realm of the sacred, i.e., to handle the holy items.

Thus the Hebrew word mâshach that means to rub with oil also, by implication, means to consecrate. Mâshîyach (a derivative) is translated into the English adjective ‘anointed’ and thus means a consecrated person or thing.

Anointing stands for greatness (Sifre, Num. 117; Yer. Bik. ii. 64 d ): consequently, “Touch not mine anointed” signifies “my great ones.” All the vessels of the tabernacle, also, were consecrated with the sacred oil for all time to come (Num. R. xii.). 

Strong’s Greek: 5545. χρῖσμα (chrisma) — an anointing, unction

From chrio; an unguent or smearing, i.e. (figuratively) the special endowment (“chrism”) of the Holy Spirit — anointing, unction.

The sick were healed, miracles were wrought, demons cast out…

Boldness with great power and grace and obedience

they were told to leave serving tables and give themselves to prayer.

We too must put the Word first place!

Josh 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Acts 6:4 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Our Heavenly Father has a due time and season.

Be ready to do, or to stop doing, that which He is telling you.

Be open to change, to move on and serve in a deeper way.

Be a doer of His Word – not a hearer only…

ACTS of the apostles and disciples they ACTED.

 מעשי השליחים

The Apostles were Hebrews.

Born and raised Jewish/Hebrew 

so they were taught the language of their families. When Messiah appeared to Paul on the Damascus road, he said that Yeshua/Jesus spoke to him in Hebrew.

Acts 21, it is written about Paul, “He spoke to them in the Hebrew language.” And on his way to Damascus, Paul says, Jesus spoke to him in Hebrew: “I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’”

His Holy Spirit is a gift.

Acts 2:38 39 it’s a promise

Ps 75:6 obedience,

faithfulness and

steadfastness

bring promotion

Streadfastnesss

Strong’s Hebrew: 530. אֱמוּנָה, (emunah)

— firmness איתנות איתנה

faithful set office, stability, steady,

What Does The Word ‘Steadfast’ Mean In Hebrew?

aman-

to be firm, faithful, true, to trust; have belief; to believe.

This word indicates that a subject is lasting or enduring. Also, it signifies being firm or trustworthy.

 I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house!! Is.22:23-25

peg – vav – hook.

HA SH’KHINAH {SHEKINAH}

is Hebrew for

GOD’S ABIDING, DIVINE PRESENCE.

Additionally, ABBA YAH means FATHER YAH.

Holy Spirit of Promise

Ruach HaKodesh ka’sher dibber

(ROO-akh hak-KOH-desh ka-a-SHER deeb-BEIR)

Holy Spirit Of Promise (Eph. 1:13).

spirit of Holiness –

Hebrew: רוח הקודש ‎,

Ruach HaKodesh

 

Dedication 

הַקדָשָׁה

sanctification

inscription, beatification, consecration,

Strong’s Hebrew: 2598. חֲנֻכָּה (chanukkah) — dedication …

chanukkah: dedication, consecration.

Patience – סבלנות

Patience has another word in Hebrew which is also biblical:

E•rech Ru•ach (literally, ‘long breath’).

 

It appears once in the Bible as an important gift of the spirit:

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit”.

persistence

 התמדה

also

Strong’s Hebrew: 8280. שָׂרָה (saw – rah) — to persist, exert …

to persist, exert oneself, persevere.

Original Word: שָׂרָה. 

 

These are rewarded by the Lord

We need this same anointing now and its as available to us today as it was 2000+ years ago.

WHY?

It’s to work the works of Yeshua/Jesus and by so doing, destroy the works of the devil; which is why He came.

All we have to do is ask and receive

because we are to work while it is still day

for the night is coming

and very soon

when no man can work.

John 9:4

Grace

Boldness

Obedience

Power

Glory

Yeshua/Jesus told them in His own words when the promise of the power was given in v8;

to receive the power

to be witnesses

unto Him

not

for Him

but of Him about Him.

Gk. dunamis – authority

We can read in the following verses:

The call is by His spirit v. 39 43

signs and wonders done 3:7

vs 42 43 means 100% commitment

47 praising God

3:12 not by our own power or holiness

4:7 by what power

4:12 bold declaration by Peter vs. 13 & 29 & 19 

Acts 4:13: “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and”
Acts 4:29: “unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,”
Acts 4:31: “the word of God with boldness.

v. 5:29 obey God not man

boldness with actions

v.v31 spoke the word of God with boldness

v.v33 great power they gave witness of the resurrection

and great grace was upon them

v. 5:12 power also manifests in unity of one accord

v. 15 Peters’ ‘shadow’/anointing.

The door of grace is closing, the end of the opportunity for salvation is coming close and then it’s over.

Choose today… will we be counted in that number?

6:8 Stephen was one of His Disciples,

he was full of faith and power;

he did great wonders and miracles

and loved not his life unto physical death.

Most significantly…Jesus/Yeshua stood up for him as he transitioned.

Deliverance brings Joy.

8:8 6-8

In the cities where they ministered. 9:27 and 29

 

Boldness in v.34 Aeneas had palsy and was raised up.

40 Tabitha was raised from dead.

10:38 anointed with His Holy Spirit POWER there were

healings,

deliverances

and salvations.

Their obedience and His grace brought power from their boldness, giving glory to the Father in Jesus/Yeshuas Name.

Boldness, Power, Grace, Glory, Obedience,

they are essential

ingredients for a walk/halak bearing much fruit.

The GRACE of His Spirit of Holiness infused them with the BOLDNESS to preach in POWER and demonstration bringing GLORY to the father by their OBEDIENCE.

The BOLDNESS came through the GLORY

and the POWER of His spirit of GRACE,

anointing them

to be OBEDIENT to their CALLing.

10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth.

Let’s shake ourselves out of complacency;

let’s deliver ourselves from the spirit of entitlement which gives us ‘self time’ we think we deserve.

Procrastination will kill the anointing of the spirit of God in us.

They were all

changed

unto

obedient, bold, witnesses,

full of grace, power and truth

bringing glory to the Father...

we can be too…simply accept His call and

receive ALL that He has for you…

These words may assist you..

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua. I truly desire to be obedient to your call on my life, so I lay down my life right now and dedicate the remaining time you grant me on this earth to work in and for your Kingdom. I desire to work the works of Jesus/Yeshua and be a witness unto Him and humbly ask for You to equip me, in order to fulfill that which You have for me to do. Forgive me for procrastinating and putting off what I know has been in my heart. Strengthen me to make the step of faith that I need to take to be right in the center of Your will for me. Thank you for doing abundantly above all I can ask or even think and showing me the direction to take so I too can be changed. Thank you for the grace to be obedient so that the boldness and power of Your Spirit can bring glory to your Name through my life.

May His true Shalom/Peace

rest upon each one in Jesus/Yeshuas’ Name.

‘Mishpachah’ ‘Family’

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa Mish-pa-KHa

you are greatly loved and prayed for daily..

NOT SURE if you are part of His Family?

YOU CAN BE..

Say the following and mean it from your heart…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He came in the flesh and He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life.

Because your word is truth, I say that I am now forgiven and born again in my spirit and by faith I am washed clean with the Blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

 

Bringing Forth Treasures Old & New

Bringing Forth Treasures Old and New

in the course of our halak/ walk/ Journey

Strong’s Hebrew: 1980. הָלַך (halak) — to go, come, walk

we mature and the more we read and hear truth the more we recognize error and that some interpretations are derived from men’s minds and natural thinking.

It is not so strange then, if we amend our understanding of His Word from time to time.

This word is a living word and speaks directly to us. It is a miracle in and of itself. Our humility is seen as we submit to His Truth and recognize that we may have thought wrong because of some teaching we heard, or lack of it, while we were still new babes in His kingdom.

Therefore there may be what appears as inconsistencies if one reads earlier mmm posts. They have not been amended on purpose, so as to show progress, as we are all on the Way, learning as we go! No one knows everything except the Father and the scripture references that mmm was led to put on home page about seeking treasures and pearls are referring to the truth of His Word.

As we dig, He shows us more and so many times the ‘new’ is only ‘new’ to us as individuals; and it always adds to our understanding. Line upon line and preset upon precept. Is.28:10

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

We are not doing away with foundations rather we are building upon them.

That being said, the content of this post is a combination of old and new treasures; as much of this message was received in the early 90s and was shared with many by way of newsletter, physical meetings and radio. (No internet back then!)

So today it is an

old treasure

yet now with the Hebrew added it is a

new treasure also.

Our Heavenly Father gives teachings/ the understanding of His Word; at specific times; there is always a trend for a message to the body. 2 Peter 1:20

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

The same message is given to others and that is confirmation of His time to release.

It is His Meat in due season.

Psalms 104:27 |These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Psalms 145:15 | The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Matthew 24:45 | Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

Luke 12:42 | And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Proverbs 15:23 | man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

The subject content of every post is prayerfully received as directed by His Spirit and is to serve the needs of His ecclesia/called apart ones.

In these days when many cannot meet together or hear His words of encouragement and edification, the Internet has become a spiritual lifeline to so many. So we must work while it is day…

John 9:4 |I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

and His Word of life/chaim, can go out on the airwaves; a modern way to receive manna from Heaven right into our homes where we are.

 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

Our father knows what His children’s needs are and not for fame or gain; freely we have received freely we give.

These servings of substance are to fortify the reader in every way possible.

They are not mine, ours, or otherwise, so freely share with others.

He will take His word and infuse each one with His lifes chaim.

John 6:63 | It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

That is the meaning behind the

treasures old and new

and that each one will hear and bear witness of His truth in their own spirit.

We are all responsible to check things for ourselves.

We may differ personally on certain points however, we can only give out from the storehouse of life’s experiences. If we have not walked the walk, we have nothing to say. Until we understand who we are and why we are here, we walk in darkness and the light of His truth is not lighting our path.

Psalms 119:105  Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Yeshua/ Jesus experienced all the issues of the natural life/

חַיִּים chaim lifes

Alternate Spellings: Hayyim, Hayim, Chayyim, Chaim, Haim

The Hebrew word for life has a special ending that is similar to the plural ending (im) but slightly different (ayim), specifically indicating that it is double, or a pair. The ending of the word chaim means specifically two lives, which speaks of God’s plan for our life here on earth, and the life to come.

so He could identify with each one of us. If you are one who wonders why so many things have befallen you; it is for you to experience them so that you can identify with others and help them, encourage them. You came through it so can they. Things He asks us to do are in

Matt.25:35-40

35 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, 36 I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?…

In the natural sense we understand yet there is another WAY to

Feed the hungry: which is offering the word of God as spiritual food,

Give a drink: thirsty people have their thirst satisfied by the drinking of the Words of life –

chaim – lifes

His Word is continually springing up to eternal life.

Taking in the stranger: giving them shelter from the elements and clothing the naked: is offering them the Way to receive

a garment of salvation and robe of righteousness.

Sick and you looked after Me; is offering healing by the power of His Spirit of Holiness.

In prison and you visited Me; is literally deliverance, setting captives free from spiritual bondage.

All quoted from Isaiah 61, which He read in the synagogue about Himself. He was fulfilling prophecy.

He unrolls the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and He reads this passage from

Isaiah 61

And he began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears Luke 4: 21

With that said, Joel saw the future thousands of years ago and it is now meat in due season.

Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

50 days after Yeshua/Jesus’ resurrection

it came to pass

the outpouring of former and latter rain.

They knew it and declared it.

Acts 2:14 – 21

verse 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Before that day/ moment they were afraid and secluded away, waiting on a promise of His return/coming to them.

He did not disappoint.

The father’s spirit of holiness/Ruach HaKodesh, the same that came and rested upon Yeshua/Jesus at His baptism/immersion; came in fullness to those in that upper room. The same place they had celebrated pesach/passover 50 days before. One wonders if the water jar bearer was in the room with them?

We are familiar with the story but let’s look at some Hebrew. Remembering they were all Jewish/Hebrew.

Yeshua/ Jesus did come to them and by leaving His and the Father’s Spirit of Holiness with them, their lives changed once again.

This time with a very obvious difference.

The nervous Peter caught in denial of his rabbi Messiah, became a whole new man.

 

What we need to remember is this is still ongoing and it has never stopped. Whosoever will choose Him can also receive His Spirit of Holiness in fullness.

This is not to focus on any one particular doctrine or dogma; it is simply His Word with some added questions and possible answers that the writer has had over the last four decades. If we love Him we truly want to know Him more and that can be aided by seeing and discovering

the treasures in His Word, both old and new.

What Joel prophesied and what the Apostles and Disciples experienced did not end there…it has continued since and will do so until Messiah returns. We are therefore part of ActIONs of the Apostles & Disciples and as such should become familiar with the equipping of His ecclesia. (All of us).

APOSTLE (Gr. “messenger”), in early Christian usage, term applied to the disciples of Yeshua/Jesus whom He had sent out to preach His message, and occasionally also applied to other missionaries of the early period. Outside the New Testament the noun ἁπόστολος was not common in Greek, though the verb ἁποστέλλω was.

תלמידים talmidim

disciples   תַלמִיד.

More Hebrew words for disciple.

noun תַלמִיד. student, pupil, scholar.

noun נוֹשֵׂא כֵּלִים.

squire, adjutant, henchman, batman, armor bearer.

Strong’s Hebrew: 3928. לִמֻּד (limmud) — taught

HEBREW word for apostle

a sent one שליח –

השליח.

More Hebrew words for apostle.

noun מַנהִיג דָת חֲדָשָׁה. apostle.

Matthew 10:2.

apostles – plural

   ים שליח sh’lichim   

 שליח (Hebrew)

in English is

courier

שליח • (shliekh) m, plural שלוחים‎ (shlukhem)

or שליחים‎ (shlikhem),

feminine שלוחה‎ (shlukhe)

or שליחה‎ (shlikhe) emissary, envoy, proxy, agent;

A shaliach (Hebrew: שליח ‎, pl. שליחים/שלוחים ‎, shlichim/shluchim)

The Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament argues that its Christian use translated a Jewish position known in Hebrew as the sheliach (שליח). This ecclesiastical meaning of the word was later translated into Latin as “missio”, the source of the English “missionary”. 

 

Each of the following text boxes have the paleo Hebrew letters

as well as the modern Hebrew

There is a attitude and a principle that we must live by in these days

and that is,

Our Heavenly Father must be at the center of all we do and we must be filled with His anointing.

What is that?

It is the manifested presence of Our Father God /YeHoVeH and His power flowing through us, to help us do what He has called us to do for His kingdom.

If we all not working for His kingdom, why do we need His anointing?

Truth is we don’t….

if we are not following Him,

doing what He did, being like Him. 

Little christs – aka christians – little anointed ones.

There is a anointing described in acts of the apostles. It should really be titled the ActIONS of the Apostles/Disciples because they were DOING – ACTing, and it included the disciples/followers also.

 

How did Peter became a whole new man?

Like all those there on that day, the book of acts describes the attributes of His Spirit that they were imbued with from on high. They are 

 grace,

power,

boldness, 

and because of their

obedience,

it bought

glory

to the Father.

If you are called you are also sent and equipped because the One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.

May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” (Hebrews 13:20-21).

glory

כָּבוֹד.

kavod.

We are qualified physically by all life’s experiences and spiritually by His equipping of us through His anointing and the operation of His Spirit of Holiness/ Ruach HA kodesh; by way of the gifts, working of miracles etc.

HEBREW: working of miracles עבודה של ניסים

The Hebrew word for miracles is “Nes.”

The B’nai Yisaschar defines a “nes” as an action, from God, that is supernatural. The word “nes” also means the sail of a boat.

Strong’s Hebrew: 4159. מוֹפֵת (mopheth) — a wonder, sign …

1 Cor. 12:10. The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God’s message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said.

These last days will require us to also receive what the first apostles were given.

As they were OBEDIENT, BOLDNESS was given to them to go into the dark places and take His light.

He promises to be with us IF we will go.

There is that condition word again, IF.

Be encouraged to read through acts of the apostles chapters 1 through 7 and highlight the word boldness.

This Boldness is clearly documented in the actions of the newly anointed, set apart ones /the newly Holy Spirit filled ecclesia.

HEBREW: Called apart ones נקראים בנפרד

Strong’s Hebrew: 6942. קָדַשׁ (qadash) –

– to be set apart or

consecrated

Col 1:12-15: “. . . giving thanks to the Father who has made us fit to share in the inheritance of the set-apart ones in the light, Who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and transferred us into the reign of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, Who is the likeness of the …

Strong’s Hebrew: 972. בְּחִיר (bachir) — chosen

Those words jump off the pages

obedience

grace

power

boldness

and

glory

power

Strongs’s #1411: dunamis – Greek

Inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth.

Power for performing miracles.

moral power and excellence of soul.

the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth. 

power and resources arising from numbers.

Boldness is a strong manifestation of His spirit of holiness.

Boldness

 עֹז ʻôz, oze

It comes by way of His Grace and brings glory to the Father produced by our obedience.

They, the believers received the same spirit of Holiness that we can receive and all our Father wants us to do, is to move on forward in the same spirit; and He calls us to a deeper level by entering into the fullness of that which God has for us.

Strong’s Hebrew: 7121.

קָרָא (qara) — to call, proclaim, read

Acts 1:8

When we do receive power from Him, the same word power here, is the same word used for

resurrection power

– a quickening , זרז

לְזַרֵז

to quicken 

to produce alive, begat or bear living young. 2) to cause to live, make alive, give life. 2a) by spiritual power to arouse and invigorate. 2b) to restore to life. 2c) to give increase of life: thus of physical life. 2d) of the spirit, quickening as respects the spirit, endued with new and greater powers of life.

quicken. verb לְזַרֵז. expedite, hasten, urge, precipitate, hurry.

verb לְהַאִיץ. accelerate, speed up, hurry, urge, press.

Strongs’s #2227: zoopoieo – Greek

Strong’s Hebrew: 2421.

חָיָה (chayah) — live

ă·ḥay·yeh

a making alive moving from death to life.

HEBREW: כוח תחיית המתים

This Aramaic word translates into Hebrew as

תקומה ( tequmah, Strong’s #8617).

In Modern Hebrew, the word for “resurrection” is

תקומה  tequmah 

the same word from the Peshitta.

In the Peshitta, a 5th Century Aramaic New Testament, the word used for “resurrection” in the verse above is the word קימתא (q’yam’ta).

This word is derived from the verbal root קום

(Strong’s #6965) meaning “to stand up” or “to rise up.”

The word תקומה (tequmah) is found once in the Hebrew Bible.

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, (ASV, Matthew 22:31)

While the word “resurrection” does not appear in English translations of the Tanakh (Old Testament), it does appear in the New Testament as a translation for the Greek word αναστασις (anastasis, Strong’s #386).

This noun is derived from the word ανιστημι

(anistemi, Strong’s #450),

which means “to stand up” or “to rise up.”

This Greek word appears once in the Septuagint, a 2,000 year old Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.

And behold I establish [in the sense of something standing firm] my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, (LXE, Genesis 9:9)

And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. (ASV, Leviticus 26:37)

From all of this,

we can gather that the ancient understanding of the

resurrection of the dead,

is the

rising up of the dead,

or more literally, the

standing up

of the dead.

By the raising of Yeshua /Jesus from the dead we too are changed from death to life.

The resurrection assures us that the devil, sin, and death can have no real power over us, since they have no power over the Messiah, who bore them for us but triumphed.

For the follower of Jesus/Yeshua,

ein od milvado ( אֵין עוֹד מִלְבַדּוֹ ),

there is no real power apart from God.

This NEW life (chaim – one of two);

is the gift of God to us by His Grace…

So no one gets indigestion the conclusion is in part 2!

 

 

May His true Shalom/Peace

rest upon each one in Jesus/Yeshuas’ Name.

‘Mishpachah’ ‘Family’

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa Mish-pa-KHa

you are greatly loved and prayed for daily..

NOT SURE if you are part of His Family?

YOU CAN BE..

Say the following and mean it from your heart…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He came in the flesh and He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life.

Because your word is truth, I say that I am now forgiven and born again in my spirit and by faith I am washed clean with the Blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

 

 

When Is A Nun A Noon And It’s Not Midday?

From previous posts most readers will recognize that

a nun or noon;

different spellings are used.

is the 14th letter of the Hebrew alef-bet

and that it looks like this in the chart below.

The early paleo picture symbol meaning of this letter is that of a seedling/sprouting seed with the root coming from it

later it developed into

this modern shape below;

with an additional shaped letter for the

called noon sofeet;

and the symbol of a fish was also used.

In the 4 gospels

Yeshua/Jesus repeatedly speaks of the seed

as a picture reference in His parables.

Matt 13:23 Mark 4:1-20 Luke 8:1-15

are well known and popular scriptures, and with the reference Yeshua/ Jesus gives,

it is made clear how the seed grows and how

we have nothing to do with the process

once we sow the seed.

However how does this apply to our lives?

It tells us …

Although the man does not know how it grew

and we are just the same…

Many times we understand the concept. The parable or scene described is a great picture and then we are left to wonder how does this apply to me and how do I do it?

How does it become a reality in my life?

Many times the Sermons we hear are all very encouraging and uplifting and we feel great, only to have the feelings fade once we go home and face daily life.

The application of His Word needs to be evident if we are to mature and bring forth a harvest that is not only a good harvest; but an enduring one with eternal value.

That your fruit may remain. John 15:16

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:

John 15:16

Your fruit should remain means:

keep up the fruit you are bearing, or

continue with the fruit you are bearing and never stop,

or keep on bearing the fruit you have started bearing.

The phrase: Your fruit should remain, expresses habit.

A habit is something we do so often and regularly that it is very hard to stop.

We should feel like this regarding the work of the Lord.

The word says we are to sow seed.

God is the supplier of all seed (Nun/Noon)

He cannot supply seed to us unless we are first born again by His RuachHaKodesh/His Spirit of Holiness; and then we need to have faith to turn over our hands, so that the seed might fall to the ground and become a great harvest in our lives.

He gives to all the measure of Faith.

After that it doesn’t need our help

it’s not the seed or the one who sows that produces the crop

but the soil by itself

with no help from humans.

The Father gives the increase.

We believe that since something grows where we scattered, that it grew from our seed.

What proof is there that the seed we scattered and planted is the same seed that sprouts and grows?

First the stalk

after that the head

and after that

the full grain in the head.

The truth is that from the moment it leaves our hand and is covered with soil we do not see the seed again. We just trust that the seed we sowed is the same seed that will grow is and is the one that pushes up through the earth.

This evidence is only based on circumstances because the truth is, once the seed leaves our hands and is put in the soil we never see the seed again!

All we can do is simply trust/faith, that what we planted will actually grow.

 

We wait,

we sleep at night,

awake in the day

but how does it grow?

We just don’t know!

Our work was finished at the sowing.

This parable is a picture of the kingdom of God.

The Kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed on the earth.

Meaning the kingdom produces through its’ own power.

Scripture says

BY ITSELF

the soil produces a crop

but the soil by itself

with no help from any person.

For by itself the earth brings forth fruit.

The person’s work has already been done by scattering the seed on the ground.

This is all the individual does and as the days pass the seeds springs up and grows.

Another verse of this parable says the seed is the Word of God and the ground/earth are the individuals who are in the world and their reaction to the word/ seed sown once embedded in its birthing place;

and the type of ground/ is the persons life.

The ground is the world.

The sower is our Heavenly Father.

Yeshua/Jesus explained it clearly.

Life springs forth –that life comes from the soil of the earth which our Father created.

In this parable/example He says:

First, the stalk

this is describing and likening his kingdom to the support structure planted deep in the life giving soil.

There is a Godly order to everything our Heavenly Father created; everything in its time and season. Eccl.3 and Genesis 1

Yeshua/ Jesus was aware of timing and said:

My time has not yet come.

Secondly, after that the head:

which is the housing for the fruit of the crop.

The process continues, with

the third, after that the full grain in the head

Here He is giving the progress of the seed,

both as

how it is received

and then

what is produced.

Meaning, the fruit comes forth in abundance.

Here we see that in perfect time Godly order that

life gives way to fullness

and the seedling grows to maturity.

For the believer maturity is revealed by abundant fruit.

Becoming mature is to become a stable vessel fit for the Masters use.

Why is this important?

It is for Him to flow His power through us to do the works of Jesus/ the Father, the power is to make visible the works of His kingdom in visible demonstration.

This is how to apply it to ourselves we need more of His Spirit of Holiness to cleanse us and prepare us to be suitable vessels.

As it was said of Paul in

Acts 9:22 more and more power flowed through him.

(Acts 9:20) Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

How do we produce lasting fruit and what is it?

Lasting fruit is in Matt.10:8

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely you have received, freely give.

And Matt.28:19

AND The making of disciples who endure.

Making disciples is about continuing the cycle of redemption, passing on the faith that was passed to us; it starts with salvation and continues with a lifetime of growth. 

The final destiny of the seed is realized from its humble beginning/Genesis, in the sowers hand, it has reached its potential in fullness.

However it has not yet served its ultimate purpose even in its most pristine and grandest state..

Why?

Because it cannot grow anymore… the maturity has been reached….

So what is next?

The crop is ready… the harvest is ripe

The farmer, the man, sends forth the sickle and

life gives birth to death.

The crop is cut down in its prime and

now able to finally fulfill its destiny and purpose.

This is the completion of a disciples life on earth…

as we give

birth to death, our purpose here is completed,

we die physically/ temporarily

in order to live spiritually/ eternally!

It is a transition from natural to supernatural, we are harvested by His hand and translated into His eternal kingdom in the heavens.

At the point we can go no further, when we reach the point of maturity in Him, which is destined by His plan and purpose for us. He calls us to Himself and we are plucked from the earth and gathered unto Him.

Our task complete,

once we have finished our race

He takes us home.

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 2Thess. 2:1

He gathers the wheat into His barn/storehouse.

Matthew 3:12

We, like the farmers seed, have been scattered on the ground; but He is calling us today to sprout and grow.

How… we don’t know!

But by itself… His spirit…

His Ruach HaKodesh

His Spirit of holiness produces a crop!

The Lord is calling us to lay down our lives

for the time is at hand

when the head will be full of grain.

The time of the harvest has come and as soon as it is in full ripeness and ready… He will come with His sickle.

We must yield ourselves and be ready to die in order to live because the time of the harvest has come and the Lord of the harvest is coming.

For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant), And like a root out of dry ground; Is 53:2

 Surely he has borne our sicknesses and suffered our pain: and we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and cast down.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. – American Standard Version Job 14:2

Just as He grew up to be cut down

so must we grow up to be cut down.

First, we are to mature to the fullest and be taken and used for his purposes.

We are to surrender to Him because

we cannot know how seeds sprout and grow..

Only He can do that in us;

and only as we surrender and yield to His Way of raising and growing us up to maturity; allowing His Ruach/Spirit to do the hidden work in us and then through us.

We must realize we are not here for ourselves, to live a nice life, we are here to be matured into fruit worthy of the kingdom of the Heavens. We’re not to focus on things and people and places of this earth because it will all pass away very soon. We must focus on Him, on fulfilling our place and purpose, to bring Him glory and to bring many sons with us from the seeds sown.

For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. Heb.2:10

Every farmer/ gardener knows, we plant and watch and wait for the fruits and crops to be declared ready and ripe before reaping the harvest.

Wrong timing means a poor harvest;

which is why He waits for the precious fruit of the earth.

In Luke 6:37

But as soon as the crop is ready to yield itself, immediately the man sends forth the sickle because the harvest has come.

The only seed that flourished and produced any fruit

was the seed that fell into

good ground.

If we are not planted in the good ground of His Word – found in His kingdom, then we will neither grow to maturity nor produce any lasting fruit that will endure or bring glory to the Lord.

Our life will be fruitless and as Solomon said, all is Vanity – in vain, without purpose and useless.

Time to ready ourselves and let His Ruach Ha Kodesh

do the work in and through us,

making sure our lives are good ground.

 

May His true Shalom/Peace

rest upon each one in Jesus/Yeshuas’ Name.

‘Mishpachah’ ‘Family’

משפחה

Mish-pa-KHa Mish-pa-KHa

you are greatly loved and prayed for daily..

 

It’s all about Life and Relationship, NOT Religion.

You are precious in His sight.

NOT SURE?

YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

Is There A Connection Between Vav VavVav and Faithful Talmidim?

Is There A Connection Between 6 66 and Faithful Disciples?

6 66 Not what we thought?

We saw in a previous post (link below) that 6 is the numerical value of the letter VAV in the Hebrew Alefbet,

https://www.minimannamoments.com/in-times-of-need-and-during-days-of-uncertainty-whos-got-our-vav/

and we are no doubt aware of the inference to the multiple of it as 666 from the reference in Revelation 13:17

Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.

In Revelation 13, The beast is identified as the number of a man and gave these numbers as the name of the antichrist. Meaning: The one against Christ – christ means anointed, so it is against the anointing. It is referring to more than just one individual as it’s a spiritual influence that is totally opposed to His Holy Spirit/Ruach HaKodesh, the living God/YHVH and Jesus/Yeshua Messiah. This spiritual influence was already in the world back in the days Jesus/Yeshua was here.

It is anti messiah/anti anointing and part of the beast system in the worlds matrix/construct.

We must understand that since the time of the Early Church up until now, the spirit of Antichrist has already been at work, preparing the way for the Antichrist to take center stage, lawlessness is already at work. (2 Thessalonians 2:7).

And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. 1 John 4:3

What ever is opposed to Gods’ ways, is antichrist in spirit, influence and action.

When the reference system of chapter and the verses were added as an aid to the Scriptures it was not without interesting assignments of the numbers. Notice for example, how many scriptures with the reference 3:16 in different books are significant in their content.

Most famous being John 3:16.

For a list of all the 3:16’s click link below:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/316-2/

So what is the connection between a faithful talmidim/true disciple and 666?

תלמידם  – TALMIDIM – [tal-mee-DEEM] – Disciples

As we know, nothing in the Word of God is there by coincidence, so it is a noteworthy comment that a particular scripture in John’s gospel has these specific numbers as its reference.

666 vav vav vav

6 in Hebrew has a meaning of the number for man/humans and is used for both the letter W and V.

The letter Waw/Vav is the sixth letter of the Aleph-Bet/ alef-beis, having the numeric value of six.

The pictograph for Vav looks like a tent peg, whereas the classical Hebrew script (ketav Ashurit) is constructed of a vertical line and conjoined Yod.

The meaning of the word vav is “hook,” as a connecting hook used when the mishkan (tabernacle) was assembled.

In the Bible, the number 6 symbolizes man and human weakness, the evils of Satan and the manifestation of sin. As such, it represents “Adamic man,” who was created in Genesis 2.

 Man was created on the sixth day. Men are appointed 6 days to labor. A Hebrew slave was to serve six years and be released in the 7th year.

If you are new to mmm link below for the pictographs:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/ancient-pictographic-hebrew-language/

 

We could see it then as a triple point being made to humanity, especially in relation to the subject content of the verse here in John, which is also a very critical scripture.

John 6:66

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

The number of this 6.66 beast causes listeners to scoff and not believe in truth when spoken, and its name is backsliding, giving up… however as talmidim, we are called to

endure to the end…

John 6:66 in Context from 6:53

6:53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.

54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. 

56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. 

57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 

58 This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

59 These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Turn Away.

Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will ye also go away? John 6:67

60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?”

63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

They went away backwards!

His teachings were just too hard for them to accept and believe. The direction here is backward, not simply stopping where they were, but they reversed their position; losing anything they may have gained by having been in His presence.

When what He requires of us does not fit our paradigm, when it is too inconvenient, or may cause discomfort and interrupt our daily routine, are we any different from the grumbler’s? Do we say it is too hard a thing for us to do?

They were disciples/talmidim and by the very definition of the word, they were used to discipline. Yes, some of His sayings were hard so hard they left off from following Him..

It makes one wonder, where do we get this picture that following Jesus/Yeshua and being a ‘Christian’, is like a picnic on a sunny day with everything absolutely perfect, skipping through flower filled meadows with birds singing, animals frolicking in springtime youthful play? So much of our thinking is pure fantasy and not based on the reality of His Word, especially Messiahs words. We project the love side/ aspect almost with a bias and neglect the seriousness of the scriptural issues at stake. He said, in this world you will have tribulation. It is part of our training, in order to build up our faith, so if we are not experiencing tests and trials then it would seem we are not being trained. That is why we are to rejoice….we are maturing!

James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, a whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

We are in a battle, a fight for life itself, eternal souls are in the balance and the Way, His WAY is narrow, the way is hard, it is uphill, the path is steep, that road is full of pitfalls and we need Him every step of this Way.

No wonder He said few there are that find it.

So we must need to look because He said those that seek Me will find Me. Prov. 8:17

When? How?

When we seek/ look for Him with our whole heart.

Chevarim and Mishpachah, we are in perilous times

BUT we are NOT to fear… He said they would come.

2 Timothy 3 (NKJV) Perilous Times and Perilous Men. 3 But know this, that in the last days [] perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, [] unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

None of this life in the Spirit is automatic and being saved is not an end in itself,

it is the start of a new life with His spirit within.

Yeshua/Jesus says we must stop living to protect the life of the flesh. It’s not the real us, and it cannot be redeemed; it can only be quickened to accommodate our walk spiritually.

Being filled with His Spirit is not an end, it’s the power to walk the WAY/Derekh, it’s the strength to follow Him and to find that ancient path of holiness. We are a peculiar people, set apart, we are to be in contrast to the world. We are not to be absorbed into it but separate from it and willingly embrace the hard sayings. Don’t be seduced and don’t succumb to the 6 66 and end up following Him no more.

In John 6:53-59 He was referencing the tabernacle /Mishkan and the eating of the showbread of His presence, and the Passover lamb of unleavened bread and 4 cups of the Seder meal.

He was saying.. I am here to fulfill this appointed time, I am the Passover lamb, THE sacrifice to take away all sin.

The ones who left Him may have been confused, because cannibalism was very evident in many pagan worship rituals 2000+ years ago; and some of the listeners may have thought mistakenly, He was meaning to literally eat Him.

And they did not comprehend what He meant, for in their minds, how could what He said be possible? Firstly, that He was alive and secondly, that He was saying He was from heaven… to them, the facts did not add up.

Confusion is a great tool of the enemy, it causes many to fall away through lack of clarity and understanding. Let’s not be of those who fall away for any reason, but of those who press on, like Paul, to the prize of the high-calling.

If we don’t believe or think tests, trials and hardships are what we are supposed to experience in life. Read what happened to all the apostles and disciples. Only John lived a full life, all the others were killed for their faith. Pauls life as an apostle/ a sent one, to the Gentiles, was a series of horrific events. Recorded in 2 Corinthians 11:25.

Paul’s ship sinks on the way to Rome.

Those whose lives bear hardship and trials seem to be those whose lives are dedicated to His calling. Compare any of the apostles to today’s ministries. There’s something very inconsistent with the Scriptures and the modern western lifestyles. When compared with the true church/ ecclesia we must be discerning as we follow Him along the narrow way that leads to the dalet, the door, Yeshua/Jesus. Through Him, we enter everlasting life and like the camel through the eye of the needle, whose load had to be removed before it could go through the small door into the city. We too must off load all that we carry unnecessarily and lay it down, as well as all the burdens that prevent us following Him whole heartedly.

John 6:66 (Context.)

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

This should give us pause for thought, for He knows the intent of our hearts whatever we say or do to those around us.

Another more positive angle on 666 is the numerical value of the letters vav vav vav; when added together = 18 which is the same value of the letters for chai – the Hebrew word for life.

Chet (ח) and Yud (י)

חי

which signifies life and represents being alive.

There is life/chai/18 in 6.66 when we don’t reject His hard sayings and ways.

 

In John 6:66 The word, Talmidim/disciples, meaning students.

This is not a reference to His inner circle of 12 men; or of the 12 apostles, for they are distinguished from these in the next verse; nor any of the 70 disciples, for their names were written in heaven, and could not apostatize totally and finally, as these did.

For we read that John spoke up…

He and the others knew Messiah had the words of eternal life..

It is referring to some of the multitude of the disciples, who followed Messiah, heard Him, and professed to believe in Him, and were baptized in His name, but were not true disciples, only nominal ones.

 They withdrew themselves from His ministry, they dropped their profession of faith in Him, and relinquished Him as a Savior and Redeemer and Lord: for when it became clear that He would not be made their king, or a temporal redeemer; and then talking of Himself as the bread of life, and of coming to Him, in a sense they did not understand.

They turned their backs on Him; and as the words may be literally read,

returned to the things that were behind;

to the world, and to their old ways and old companions/habits, to satan and their own hearts lusts; like the dog to its vomit, and the swine to its wallowing in the mire: their true picture is drawn, in the parable of the unclean spirit going out of the man, and returning, (Matthew 12:43).

this is why Paul says forget the things behind…if we focus on them they can lure us backwards…

And they returned to their previous teachers, the Scribes and Pharisees, and to the law of works, and to seek for righteousness by it; setting up their own righteousness, and not submitting to the righteousness of Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach; they looked back and drew back, 

and walked no more with him;
never returned to Him anymore,

or went with Him from place to place as before:

never attended on His ministry again

or had any intimacy/friendship and fellowship with Him:

and so it commonly is with apostates who turn from the profession of Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach; they seldom or ever return, or are recovered; it is difficult, if not impossible, which is sometimes the case, to renew them again to repentance. Only He can touch their hearts as we pray for their teshuvah/repentance.

תלמידם. talmidim-

A plural Hebrew noun meaning “disciples” in its truest sense: those who leave family to study and follow the ways of their teacher [rabbi].

They study not only to learn what their teacher knows but to become the type of man their teacher is.

We are to endure to the end and this is the reason for the warning and why if we yield to 6.66 turn away and follow Him no more, it is more than likely those individuals will succumb to the 666 system that John spoke of in writing the Revelation of the resurrected Messiah Yeshua/Jesus.

From the time many of his disciples/talmidim went back and walked with Him no more.

It’s a moment of truth,

it’s the time when the rubber hits the road.

When the test of our commitment is proved, because when Our Father gives us a clear understanding of His will, by His spirit, through His word, 1John 1:7, we must walk in the light of it. We are constrained by love to abide by our decisions and commitment to do what we have said we will do, what we have promised the Lord in our covenant agreement. We do not swear in vain we are bound by oath.

If we know to do it and don’t, we will sink to a level of bondage that the Lord never had in mind for us.

The point of revealing, our personal apocalypse of who Messiah is, and the reality of His redemptive work in us has a profound effect, in that we should be so changed from our former self so as to be almost unrecognizable.

The Lord Jesus/Yeshua our Rabbi (teacher), in us – the hope of glory. If He is in us then it should be obvious in every aspect of our new creation reality.

Do people know you by your affiliation to Jesus/Yeshua or by some other imagery? What we present to the world and to others in it, is how we really want them to see and know us.

Is it by our designer clothes labels, what we wear. Do we buy the latest fashion to be the same as everyone else? Are we known by where we live or our status in the community, our belongings and our worldly prosperity and success in our chosen field, or are we workers in His vineyard, seeking His face, His kingdom and His pleasure.

Are our lives acceptable in His sight?

Acts 26:19 is a key.

If we are mentally disobeying the heavenly vision it will make us a slave to ideas and to viewpoints that are completely at odds to those of Jesus/Yeshua. We as disciples, are not to look at others and say. If he/she can prosper with those views/ beliefs why can’t I?

We must walk in the light on the revealing/ the vision/ the picture that has been given to us and not compare it with those of others. If we find that one of our favorite and strongly held beliefs or views on things clashes with the heavenly vision. i.e.

That which has been revealed to us in scripture and what is truth and righteousness in all its ways, we must not begin to argue and bend His scriptures to fit our personal dreams, desires and goals.

The moment we do that we will fall into one of the snares of the devil, which is the pride of life, a sense of prosperity and personal rights/ of entitlement/ will surface in us and these are the things that Jesus/Yeshua placed no value on, as He indicated to the rich young ruler. These are the works that will be burned up, they are wood hay and stubble.

In fact these things are the root foundation of everything foreign to Him and His life and He was opposed to them in every way.

Luke 12:15 He said, one’s life does not consist of the abundance of possessions.

If we don’t see or understand this, it is because we are choosing to ignore the foundational principles of His teaching and many even say I don’t want that for my life, but I want this, I want to do that, I want my own way.

We tend to lie back and relax, leaning on the memory of wonderful experiences of the past, when His will was first revealed to us. However if these standards of discipleship have been revealed to us by His light and we don’t try to measure up to them, or even feel the need to have a desire to do so – then we begin to backslide. The movement of a walk is by its very nature/essence a movement forward, it’s action, not static or reverse.

And it means our conscience does not respond to the truth, the choice to respond is left to our free will. We can never be the same after the unveiling of a truth, when personal apocalypse comes, there has to be a reaction; and all actions have consequences and future outcomes, either directly or indirectly.  

This moment in time shines His light upon us and He marks us as a disciple, we either continue and press forward with even more zeal and devotion; or as someone who walked with Him no more, turn to go backwards.

In our lives:

Turmoil/Ra comes from reacting to people.

Peace/Shalom is born of response to His Spirit.

Darkness is always related to light – the one always follows the other.

God/YHWH/Yehoveh, made the evening and the morning and called it day.

Our experience is a daily combination of evening and morning darkness and light

We go to sleep/ rest as the darkness comes and rise into the light in the morning

Psalm 139:12

Darkness and light are all the same to God – this is because His light penetrates the darkness and as we walk by faith and allow His light in, the darkness will flee.

So the connection to a true disciple is found in the scripture John 6:66

666 From the time many of His disciples/talmidim went back and walked with Him no more.

The antichrist spirit influences humanity in three areas, the world, the flesh, the devil! against our spirits, souls and bodies, which is why this Scripture 1 Thess. 5:23 is important.  

Days are coming when people are going to see the unbelievable and hear of truths that have been hidden from the public view. Jesus/Yeshua warned us that peoples hearts would fail them for fear of seeing things coming upon the earth…

What will we do?

Who will we believe and who will we follow??

Will hard sayings and our physical senses cause us to follow Him no longer? 

There are 4 options:

Are we walking towards Him,

or away from Him

or are we walking WITH Him

The only WAY we should see this direction

is if we are following Him

or are we

between 2 minds? 

“How long halt ye between two opinions?” (I Kings 18:21).

These are the words of the prophet Elijah. They were spoken to a large group of people on Mount Carmel. They had departed from God.

Elijah warned the people to make a choice

1 Kings 18:21 The term “halt you” in the King James’ Version (“falter,” NKJV) provides a literal picture of what Elijah means.

It suggests a person staggering, unable to catch his balance, and failing to accomplish anything of any consequence because his mind is divided.

The person in such a circumstance cannot get a grip on life. These people were wavering back and forth, which the scriptures record was typical of the Israelites. The Bible shows in many places that the people continued to worship God, yet also served their idols

Essentially, they tried to worship both the true God and pagan idols, which suggests a divided mind. “No man can serve two masters; for . . . he will hate the one and love the other” (Matthew 6:24). But the one that he hates is still a part of his mind, and it will cause problems.

In Elijah’s word-picture, he is indicating that though nothing is wrong with the rest of the body, because the mind has no focus, the body’s efforts have no direction. This sets up a situation where, at best, there will be little movement—that is, little accomplished—and at worst, there will be no forward movement at all, but just staggering, first this way then that. That sort of situation produces nothing.

Elijah is quite instructive here. He began to prophesy in a time of immediate crisis, one that would become far worse before it ever improved. There was tremendous evil to overcome. His ministry took place about 150 years before Israel was to fall, becoming the Lost Ten Tribes, so God was beginning to make a powerful witness to them. Elijah’s work was to reveal the true God to Israel in a time of growing national crisis. (sound familiar?)

Elijah prepared the way for Elisha, who had a double portion of Elijah’s spirit and did many more miracles. In this regard, Elijah was a type of John the Baptist, and Elisha, a type of JesusYeshua. God’s pattern is being established. He sends someone long before the real crisis reaches its peak, while it is building.

Elijah says disturbing things. This is a prophet’s job, a hallmark of a prophet of God. People like to feel comfortable. The only trouble is that people like to feel comfortable in moral mediocrity. They become “settled on their lees,” as it says in Zephaniah 1:12.

The prophet comes along and troubles people by awakening them to their sins, making them feel guilty about their relationships with God and each other. He awakens them to their spiritual and moral responsibilities. These Israelites were lethargic in terms of true, spiritual matters.

When an individual is freezing to death, he feels a pleasant numbness that he does not want to end, so he just goes to sleep as he is freezing to death. However, when heat is applied, and blood begins rushing into the affected areas, pain immediately occurs. Even though it hurts, the pain is indicative of rescue and cure. God sends a prophet to people who have become cold in their relationship with Him, like they are spiritually freezing to death, and although they want to stay that way, the prophet turns the heat up, and so they become angry with him, often accusing him of causing their pain, when he is actually working to reverse their condition. 

A prophet’s life is never a happy situation Jeremiah is an example of this, he moaned and complained to God,

“This is more difficult than You ever told me it would be.”

He didn’t like the position God put him in and wanted people to like him. However, he was faithful and did his job even though he was in trouble his whole life.

There are several ideas as to exactly what Elijah meant by How long will you falter between two opinions? One is that he likens them to a bird in a tree that cannot make up its mind where it wants to settle down, so it just keeps hopping around.

 How long are you going to hop from branch to branch?

Another idea is that it pictures a person shifting his weight from one foot to the other, indicating a degree of lameness.

A third is that he is describing somebody teetering on a tightrope and trying to maintain his balance.

Whatever the case, there is no doubt about Elijah’s intent: “How long will you keep shifting from one opinion to the other?” Their spiritual lethargy for the true God made them uncommitted. Their commitment went one way, and then it went the other way.

Once Elijah began preaching, their conscience pricked them, and it encouraged them to worship the true God. But their carnality and their fear of men persuaded them to worship Baal, because they wanted to be friends with their fellow Israelites. They were straddling the fence in a precarious state of imbalance, attempting to combine the worship of God with the more popular worship of Baal and Asherah but it will not work.

When Elijah preached his message, it put the people in a bind because they knew their conscience was telling them that they had to commit themselves to God or to Baal. It disturbed them. Only the individual could decide which side he would be on, because Elijah made it clear, God does not want you the way you are. Either you are going to be committed to Him or not. If you will not be committed to Him, you are going to die.”

This indeed was a hard saying!

The lesson for us becomes clear, because Jesus/Yeshua says the same thing in Matthew 6:24; 12:25. The Sovereign Creator is not a God who allows His favor to be bought. He is a loving Master who only is to be simply obeyed and served – and only on His terms/covenant which we often fail to understand.

The devil never lets men halt if he can help it. That is the last thing he would ever think of doing. He keeps them so fully occupied, and so on the go, driving hard for the things of the world and of the flesh, that they have not time to halt. It is hard to get them to listen for 2 minutes because he pushes them in business, pleasure, family, consequences, anything that will take their/our attention.

We have heard the references to the days of Elijah

אֵלִיָּהוּ

Eliyahu

This name is written two different ways – אליה,

pronounced as eliy-yahu

or

אליהו, pronounced as eliy-yahu / ay-lee-yaw’-hoo

meaning, My God is Yahweh /YHWH.

In Malachi 4:5  I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful Day of the LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.

(He may have been referring to John/ Yochanan’s ministry)

and

because of that scripture in Jesus/Yeshuas day, they thought John the Baptist was Elijah returned.

In Matt 17:12 Jesus said: But I say to you, behold, Elijah has come, and they did not know him, and they have done unto him everything whatsoever they wished;

We think of John as the metaphorical Elijah, or re reading Messiah’s words, it may have been Elijahs spirit in Johns flesh body as in the same way we read Elisha had a double portion of Elijahs spirit!? Interesting concept…. as there is much we do not understand regarding spiritual matters and this generation is probably about to get a wake up call concerning what is real and what is not! God is God and He can do whatever He pleases. We limit Him by the parameters of our own understanding and reduce Him to mortal abilities and finite actions.

John called people to repentance and a life of obedience, preparing the people of his generation for the coming of the Messiah Jesus/Yeshua, the One who had come 

to seek and to save what was lost. (Luke 19:10)

and to establish the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18).

The days of Elijah were days of upheaval trials famine darkness and war, yet it was also preparing the WAY of the Lord…we are here again Gods pattern comes full circle and days of repentance

We are the voices crying in the wilderness we are the voice of the yovel calling for repentance and salvation…

Lets continue to prepare ourselves for Shavuot so His fire may fall on us and that we are so filled with His Holiness that all within us that is not of His spirit is consumed.

Then all that remains are vessels full of His Light, His Glory; and His sayings will not be so hard that we will follow Him no more – but rather be the beacon of hope to the world in darkness, the light on the hill, the burning lamp whose oil will not fail. Why? Because we are filled with all the fullness of His presence continually and people will see Jesus/Yeshua, the Light of the world in us.

Next time we see or hear 666 lets remember John 6.66 and whose we are and who we serve!

Remember He said…

It Has Been Said We Are The Elijah Generation…If we are then we are in for a wild and serious ride……

Shalom shalom mishpachah/family and cheverim/friends! You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.

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Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.