Should Men Wear Beards Today?
Recently I was at a friend’s home and the fact that I had a beard was “jokingly” mentioned in the context of being unkempt, even though my beard is well trimmed.
So, this brings up the question “Should men wear beards today in this feminized society?” To answer the question, let us go into the true Scriptures and see what is written. Actually, the answer is rather simple. The ETERNAL CREATOR commanded all of the men of Israel not to shave the sides of their heads:
Lev. 19:1-2,27,37 (KJV) And ETERNAL spake unto Moses, saying, “speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I ETERNAL CREATOR am holy. Ye shall not round the corners of your heads; neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. Therefore shall ye observe all My statutes, and all My judgments, and do them: I am ETERNAL.”
That scripture is directed to the entire congregation of Israel, that is all 13 tribes. For more information click here. The great deception is that the “Jews” are all of Israel and that the misnamed “Old Testament” is just for them. However, the fact is that the “Jews” represent primarily only the tribe of Judah. The 10 Israelite tribes were lost long ago for their worship of the pagan Egyptian “sun god” on Sunday and for violation of the true Sabbath; which still continues until this very day.
They were captured, deported, and lost their identity. They eventually moved west and settled Western Europe and then America without knowing who they really were; and therefore, have no idea of who they are or whom the Scripture refers to when Israel is mentioned.
Their false prophets, their so-called “pastors,” “ministers,” “priests,” and “leaders” have lied to them and convinced them that the true Scriptures do not apply to them; but, that the “Book of Rome, the New Testament” did away with the true Scriptures, which they now call “legalism,” and “Jewish.”
Therefore, today when they read of “Israel” in scripture they immediately think of the “Jews” and; therefore, do not know that the prophecies about Israel refer specifically to them.
Lev 19:27 “You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.”
Ezek 44:20 “They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; but they shall keep their hair well trimmed.”
This brings up the larger issue of: “Who do you serve?” or “What is your basis of authority?”
The current generation has stepped far off of the “Rock” of truth and is swimming around in various states of illusion. The additional problem is that they are now swimming “away” rather than “toward” their source, the CREATOR. They have been dumbed down to a level of absolute incompetence in their relationship with their CREATOR. They no longer have even the slightest understanding of Who He is, much less what HIS will is.
They have received such abundance, such an array of interesting endeavors to pursue and to entertain, that they no longer have the time or even the inclination to seek the truth of the CREATOR to which they owe allegiance for all of their blessings. Either they now attribute their success to their own efforts or they attribute it to a false “god” or “lord.” Those who do seek to follow a “god” higher than them selves have been deluded into following a false “god” that has power to give them the immediate benefits they seek in order to prolong the illusion; however, it is a “god” that will always “forsake” them in the end when their purpose, which is to distract others from the true CREATOR, has been fulfilled. They seek and they receive their “glory” from anything and everything except the one and the only thing in which they should ‘glory,” and that is in their knowledge of their ONE CREATOR.
The book of Jeremiah discusses the same issue and should be read it in its entirety along with Isaiah and Ezekiel, and all Scripture for that matter, with the understanding that when the word “Israel” is mentioned that it is referring to you or your ancestors specifically. I will quote some verses that may cause you to do an in-depth, life-changing study, if there is still a flicker of true light within you that seeks fanning.
I will use the King James because it is the most common; however, I will correct the pagan name “Lord” with the correct English “ETERNAL.” The ETERNAL CREATOR. This one correction alone is enough to present the Scriptures in a new light that will give you greater understanding, if in fact that is what you seek. If you will read these Scriptures with the further understanding that they are as up to date as your daily news and are far more relevant, they will give you new insight into the current conditions.
As the CREATOR is a living CREATOR, so is His Word a living Word, alive today for your immediate understanding. The biggest error that you can make, other than ignoring what Scripture plainly says, is to seek interpretation from the same sources that have been leading you astray up to this point. The true Scriptures simply say what they mean and they mean what they say.
We have all been deluded into thinking that we need someone else to interpret the meaning of Scripture for us, and it is a difficult process to see with understanding what The Scriptures actually say when you have been programmed from birth to believe that they mean something other than what is plainly written. Or even worse, that they have no current meaning for you at all because they were written long ago by mere men, or to another people, at another time, and have been “fulfilled” and are no longer relevant to you today.
Jeremiah 1:7-9 And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof: but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. The priests said not, Where is ETERNAL? And they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against ME, and the prophets prophesied against ME, and the prophets prophesied by b-al, and walked after things that do not profit. Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith ETERNAL, and with your children’s children will I plead…
…1:13 For MY people have committed two evils; they have forsaken ME the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water…
…1:21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into a degenerate plant of a strange vine unto ME?…
…1:26-28 As a thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto ME, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, arise, and save us. Wherefore will ye plead with me? Ye all have transgressed against ME, saith ETERNAL…your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion…
Jer 3:5 Will HE reserve HIS anger forever?…
…3:12-13 …Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith ETERNAL, and I will not cause MINE anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith ETERNAL, only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast scattered thy ways to strangers… and ye have not obeyed MY voice, saith ETERNAL…. And I will give you pastors after MINE heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding…
…3:20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with ME, O house of Israel, saith ETERNAL.
Jer 4:1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith ETERNAL, return unto ME: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of MY sight…And thou shalt swear, ETERNAL livith, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in HIM, and in HIM shall they glory…lest MY fury come forth like fire, and none to quench it…
…4:7 The lion has come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he has gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without inhabitant…
…4:9 Shall I not visit for these things? Saith ETERNAL: shall not MY soul be avenged on such a nation as this?…
…4:22 for MY people is foolish, they have not known ME…, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge…
Jer 5:4 …they are foolish for they know not the way of ETERNAL, nor the judgment of ETERNAL…
…5:13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the WORD is not in them…
…5:21-23 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding: which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not… Fear ye not ME? Saith ETERNAL: will ye not tremble at MY presence? But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart…
…5:26 For among MY people are found wicked men: they lie in wait, as he that setteth snares: they set a trap, … full of deceit: therefore they are become great… they are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked…yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge…
…5:29 Shall I not visit for these things? Saith ETERNAL: shall MY soul not be avenged on such a nation as this?…
…5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and MY people love to have it so…
Jer 6:10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? Behold the ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot harken: behold, the WORD of ETERNAL is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
…6:11-13 Therefore I am full of the fury of ETERNAL; I am weary of holding it in… Their houses shall be turned unto others… For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet unto the priest every one dealith falsely…
…6:19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not harken to MY WORDS, nor to MY LAW, but rejected it…
Jer 7:8-9 Behold ye trust in lying words that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to b-al, and walk after other g-ds whom ye know not; and come and stand before ME…and say, We are delivered to do all these things?…
…7:18 The children gather wood and the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to other g-ds…
…7:20 Therefore, thus saith ETERNAL; Behold, MINE anger and my fury shall be poured out… and it shall burn…
…7:23 But this thing I commanded the, saying, Obey MY voice, and I will be your KING, and you shall be MY people; and walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you
…7:24-26 But they harkened not…nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck…
Jer 8:12-13 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed…therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith ETERNAL. I will surly consume them…and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them…
…9:3-6 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies; but they are not valiant for THE TRUTH… and they do not know ME, saith ETERNAL…they have taught their tongue to speak lies…through deceit they refuse to know ME
…9:7-9 Therefore thus saith the KING of Kings, Behold, I will melt them, and try them…shall not MY soul be avenged on such a nation as this?…
…9:13 And ETERNAL saith, Because they have forsaken MY LAW which I set before them, and have not obeyed MY VOICE… but have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after b-alim, which their fathers taught them…
…9:20 Yet hear the WORD of ETERNAL, O ye women…
…9:24-25 let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understand and knoweth ME, that I am ETERNAL which exercise loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth… Behold, the day’s come, saith ETERNAL, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised…
Jer 10:3-4 for the customs of the people are vain; for one cuttith a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers,…the stock is a doctrine of vanities…
…10:10 But ETERNAL is the true KING, HE is the LIVING KING, and an everlasting KING,…
…10:14-17 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. They are vanity, and the work of errors: for HE is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of HIS inheritance: ETERNAL is HIS NAME… And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of MY people, to swear by MY NAME, ETERNAL livith; as they taught MY people to swear by b-al; then shall they be built in the midst of MY people. But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith ETERNAL…
Jer 16:10-12 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath ETERNAL pronounced all this great evil against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed against ETERNAL? Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken ME, saith ETERNAL, and have walked after other gods, and served them, and have worshiped them, and have forsaken ME, and have not kept MY LAW; And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his own heart, that they harken not to ME…
…16:14-15 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith ETERNAL, that it shall no more be said, ETERNAL livith, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, ETERNAL livith, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them…
…16:17 For MINE eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face…
…16:19-21 O ETERNAL, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto THEE from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know MINE HAND and MY MIGHT; and they shall know that MY NAME is ETERNAL…
Jer 21:12 O house of David, thus saith ETERNAL; … deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest MY fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it…
Jer 22:7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: …and cast them into the fire…And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath ETERNAL done to this great city?
…22:9 then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of ETERNAL their KING, and worshiped other g-ds, and served them…
…22:21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not MY VOICE…
…22:29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the WORD of ETERNAL…
Jer 23:1-3 WOE be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter MY pasture! Saith ETERNAL… …behold I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith ETERNAL And I will gather the remnant of MY flock out of all countries whither I have driven them…
…23:5 Behold, the days come, saith ETERNAL, that I will raise [unto] David a righteous Branch, and a King shall prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth…
…23:7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith ETERNAL, that they shall no more say, ETERNAL liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But ETERNAL liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land…
…23:11 For both prophet and priest are profane…Wherefore their way shall be unto them slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven on, and fall therein, even the year of their visitation, saith ETERNAL.
Jer 24:23 Am I a God at hand, saith ETERNAL, and not a God afar off?
…24:26-27 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? Yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Which think to cause MY people to forget MY NAME… as their fathers have forgotten MY NAME for b-al.
…24:36 And the burden of ETERNAL shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the WORD’s of the LIVING CREATOR, ETERNAL our KING.
Jer 26:4 … Thus saith ETERNAL; If you will not harken to ME, to walk in MY law, which I have set before you…
…30:7-9 Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. For it shall come to pass in that day, saith ETERNAL, that I will break his yoke off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: But they shall serve ETERNAL their CREATOR, and David their King, whom I will raise up unto them
Jer 30:11 For I am with thee, saith ETERNAL, to save thee…
Jer 31:33,34 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith ETERNAL, I will put MY LAW in their inward parts, write it on their hearts; and will be their MIGHTY ONE, and they shall be MY people… for they shall all know ME, from the least of them to the greatest of them, saith ETERNAL”
Has Your Light Dawned?
Isaiah 60:1-3 (Tanakh) “Arise, shine, for your light has dawned; The Presence of YHWH has shown upon you! Behold! Darkness shall cover the earth, and thick clouds [engulf] the peoples. But, upon you, YHWH will shine, and His Presence will be seen over you. And nations shall walk by your light, Kings, by your shining radiance.
Have you ever shined a bright light on someone who was sound asleep in the dark? Typically they will either retreat further into darkness (pull the cover over their head) or attack (“get that light out of my eyes, are you crazy, you are disturbing my sleep!”). These are typical “knee jerk” human responses.
Very rarely would you get a response such as: “What’s up? There must be something very important going on. I know that you care for me and have my best interests at heart. How can I be of service?” Yes, very rarely indeed!
Yet, this is precisely what our loving Creator has been doing to His children since time began. They think of every reason under the sun for remaining in their sleep. Such as, “Those Scripture’s have no relevance to me, they were written ‘by men’ thousand’s of years ago. What possible relevance could they have on my life today?” or “That’s not what I have been told by my group [of men]. Who do you think you are to contradict what we all have been told and believe? What are your credentials [which group of men says you are important]? Who else ‘recognizes’ what you are saying is true?”
You see everyone has been programmed to seek a 3rd party to verify their every “thought.” What this actually means is that they have been programmed not to think for themselves. If you will simply take a minute to reflect upon every idea that you hold dear, you will realize that each one of your beliefs comes from a 3rd party outside of yourself; some individual or group told you this was to be believed and you simply accepted it. The reason that people have “different beliefs” is simply because they have accepted different sources to verify their “thoughts.” In doing so they will most always join with the “idea” that allows them to remain “asleep”; in what they perceive to be the most “comfort.” (They love to be liked by “others” and will always sell their selves and their CREATOR short.
The most willing usually do not mind “changing positions” as long as they do not have to incur the subconsciously perceived pain of actually “waking up,” for to be “awake” is to be “different” from everyone else. This goes contrary to the way most people have built their life, which is the “way” of seeking approval from “others.” This “approval” verifies to their “self” that they are correct, and “liked” by others, and now they can “rest” assured in their perception of “reality.”
Why is it that people seek the approval of “others” more than they seek the approval of their Creator? One answer that I got was that “other people are here with me and the CREATOR is far away.” Yet, this is precisely the point. The CREATOR is not “far away.” He is right here right now seeking someone that is also seeking Him. He truly wants to save you and this nation. He can only do so if you are under His shelter, His Law, and it is only you who has the choice of the one you will serve.
If you think that you can eliminate the “thick clouds” of any erroneous beliefs you may have, without a diligent effort you are gravely mistaken. The “world” will always offer “instant” answers to satisfy your every “question.” You do not have to think, you simply have to decide on who you will accept as you “recognized authority” and accept their “line of thinking”, just like you have always done.
You have again been programmed or “socialized” into thinking that your thoughts are inferior to the thoughts of your “recognized” higher authority. The “rulers” of this world rush to establish their “credibility” to gain your “recognition.” You have been “taught” to “recognize” their “superior” intelligence, power, and “credentials” by the use of titles that you are “socialized” to hold so dear (Dr. this and Ph.D. that, Minister so and so, Priest of whatever, Scholar whoever, Officer, Judge, Teacher, Esquire, Attorney, “Agents” of anything, the list is endless). It is no wonder that the founders of the country, those who were seeking the CREATOR, passed the 13th amendment making “titles of nobility” unacceptable. It is also of no surprise that this amendment has been hidden from public view.
The “power” that you have “within” you is far superior to what you have been “conditioned” to believe. True Israel has the eternal power of the CREATOR and this “power” is superior to what you currently serve. You have been conditioned to relinquish your “power with the Creator” whenever asked. You have been conditioned as an obedient sheep, to follow the wolf whenever he asks, as long as you perceive him as protecting you. Some examples of this are: “I sure am glad I got that attorney, the Judge wanted to give me 50 years and my attorney got me off with only 20″, “I have a great CPA, the IRS wanted $200,000 and now I only have to pay $50, 000″, or “I recognize only the CREATOR as my Master, but this is only a ‘spiritual concept’; here, in the ‘real world’ I will recognize ‘anyone’ of a ‘higher’ authority. Yes Sir Mr. Religious official, I humbly relinquish the power of my CREATOR and voluntarily give it to you.” Oh Israel, how you have strayed!
What You Missed in Ezekiel
What was your response to our call for all to join in fulfilling the Scriptural obligation to warn true Israel* of the impending disasters that are to take place as specifically described in the Book of Ezekiel?
* If you do not know who true Israel is see or articles “The Difference Between the Jews and Israel” and “Two-Fold Promises to Abraham.” All articles mentioned can be found at <http://www.uhcg.org>.
For a full account of the action that will be taken involving the US, Britain, and the Jewish people read, or reread, the book of Ezekiel with the understanding that it was written specifically to you as the end time remnant of Israel. The so-called Lost Tribes of Israel have never before had an understanding of this book. The ten tribes of Israel had already been captured and carried away for forsaking the Sabbath and worshiping the sun “god” on Sunday (as they still do) when Ezekiel wrote his message specifically to them to be read in the end times. Until now true Israel, specifically the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, who settled Great Britain and America respectively, have not even known who they are.*
* See our article on the “Two-Fold Promises to Abraham.”
When you read Ezekiel with the knowledge that YHWH is talking specifically to you in the here and now, it will take on a whole new meaning; a meaning that should give you cause for action, and a new heart for which to serve YHWH the true ETERNAL CREATOR. Remember, while you are reading, to replace “the L-rd” with the true name YHWH which means ETERNAL.
As most of you will postpone that duty to a later time, which will never arrive, I will point out some verses in the hope of peaking your interest for an in depth life changing study, quoting from The Hebrew Scriptures:
Ezek 11:17-21 (Tanakh) Yet say: “Thus said YHWH SOVEREIGN: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the Land of Israel. And they shall return there, and do away with all its detestable things [images] and all its abominations [idols]. I will give them one heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove the heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh, that they may follow My laws and faithfully observe My rules. Then they shall be My people and I will be their SOVEREIGN. But as for them whose heart is set upon their detestable things and their abominations, I will repay them for their conduct—declares ETERNAL.”
Ezek 12:6 (NKJV) “…for I have made you [Ezekiel] a sign to the house of Israel.”
Ezek 12:24-25 (NKJV) “For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. For I am YHWH. I speak, and the Word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says ETERNAL.
Ezek 3:3-6,10 (NKJV) Thus says ETERNAL: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the House of Israel to stand in battle on the day of YHWH. They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘thus says YHWH!’ But YHWH has not sent them; yet, they hope that the word may be confirmed. …Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace…”
Ezek 13:18-23 (TLB) “Tell them, YHWH SOVEREIGN says: ‘Woe to these women who are damning the souls of My people, of both young and old alike, by tying magic charms on their wrists, furnishing them with magic veils, and selling them indulgences. They refuse to even offer help unless they get a profit from it. For the sake of a few paltry handfuls of barley or a piece of bread, will you turn away My people from me? You have led those to death who should not die! And you have promised life to those who should not live by lying to My people–and how they love it!’ And so YHWH says: ‘I will crush you because you hunt My people’s souls with all your magic charms. I will tear off the charms and set my people free like birds from cages. I will tear off the magic veils, save My people from you; they will no longer be your victims, and you shall know I am YHWH. Your lies have discouraged the righteous when I didn’t want it so. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising life, though they continue in their sins. But you will lie no more; no longer will you talk of seeing ‘visions’ that you never saw nor practice your magic, for I will deliver My people out of your hands by destroying you, and you shall know I am ETERNAL”
Ezek 14:1-5 (TLB) Then some of the elders of Israel visited me [Ezekiel] to ask me for a message from YHWH, and this is the message that came to me to give to them: “Son of dust, these men worship idols in their hearts–should I let them ask me anything? Tell them, ‘ETERNAL says: I YHWH will personally deal with anyone in Israel who worships idols and then comes to ask My help. For I will punish the minds and hearts of those who turn from Me to idols.”
14:6-8-11 “Therefore, warn them that ETERNAL says: ‘Repent and destroy your idols, and stop worshiping them in your hearts. I YHWH will personally punish everyone, whether people of Israel or the foreigners living among you, who rejects Me for idols and then comes to a prophet to ask for My help and advice. I will turn upon him and make a terrible example of him, destroying him; and you shall know I am ETERNAL. And if one of the false prophets gives him a message anyway, it is a lie. His prophecy will not come true, and I will stand against that ‘prophet’ and destroy him from among my people Israel. False prophets and hypocrites–evil people who say they want my words–all will be punished for their sins, so that the people of Israel will learn not to desert Me and not to be polluted any longer with sin. They will be My people and I their SOVEREIGN.’ So says YHWH.”
14:12-14 Then this message of YHWH came to Me: “Son of dust, if the people of a land sin against Me, then I will crush them with My fist, break off their food supply, and send famine to destroy both man and beast. Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they alone would be saved by their righteousness, and I would destroy the remainder of Israel,” says YHWH SOVEREIGN.
Ezek 14:22:23 (NKJV) For thus says YHWH SOVEREIGN: “How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem; the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence; to cut off man and beast from it? Yet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons and daughters; surely, they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it.
Ezek 16:38-42 (TLB) “I will punish you as a murderess is punished and as a woman breaking wedlock living with other men. I will give you to your lovers–these many nations–to destroy, and they will knock down your brothels and idol altars. They will strip you, take your beautiful jewels, and leave you naked and ashamed. They will burn your homes, punishing you before the eyes of many women. And I will see to it that you stop your adulteries with other SOVEREIGNS [worshiping sun god on day of sun] and end your payments to your allies [foreign aid] for their love. Then at last My fury against you will die away; My jealousy against you will end, and I will be quiet and not be angry with you anymore.
17:40-41 “Your sister Sodom’s sins were pride, laziness, and too much food, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door. She insolently worshiped many idols as I watched. Therefore, I crushed her.
17:59-63 For YHWH SOVEREIGN says: “I will repay you for your broken promises. You lightly broke your solemn vows to Me, yet I will keep the pledge I made to you when you were young. I will establish an everlasting Covenant with you forever, and you will remember with shame all the evil you have done; and you will be overcome by My favor when I take your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, and make them your daughters, for you to rule over. You will know you don’t deserve this gracious act, for you did not keep My Covenant. I will reaffirm My [new] Covenant with you, and you will know I am YHWH. Despite all you have done, I will be kind to you again; you will cover your mouth in silence and in shame when I forgive you all that you have done,” says YHWH SOVEREIGN.
20:12,20-21 And I gave them the Sabbath–a day of rest every seventh day–as a symbol between them and Me, to remind them that it is I, YHWH, who sanctifies them–that they are truly My people. …Hallow My Sabbaths; for they are a symbol of the contract between us to help you remember that I am YHWH your SOVEREIGN. But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused my laws–the laws that if a person keeps them, he will live. And they defiled my Sabbaths. So then, I said: ‘Now at last I will pour out My fury upon you in the wilderness.’
20:33-36, 41-42 I will rule you with an iron fist and in great anger and with power. With might and fury I will bring you out from the lands where you are scattered, and will bring you into My desert judgment hall. I will judge you there and get rid of the rebels, just as I did in the wilderness after I brought you out of Egypt. I will count you carefully and let only a small quota return. And the others–the rebels and all those who sin against Me–I will purge from among you. They shall not enter Israel, but I will bring them out of the countries where they are in exile. And when that happens, you will know I am YHWH. …You will be to Me as an offering of perfumed incense when I bring you back from exile, and the nations will see the great change in your hearts. Then, when I have brought you home to the land I promised your fathers, you will know I am YHWH.
Ezek 33:5 (NKJV) “…But he who takes warning will save his life.
34:2 “…Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves!…”
34:10 “Behold, I am against the shepherds …for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them.”
Ezek 34:23 (TLB) And I will set one Shepherd over all My people, even My Servant David. He shall feed them and be a Shepherd to them.
37:24 “And David, My Servant–the Messiah–shall be their King, their only Shepherd; and they shall obey My laws and all My wishes.
There it is, YHWH did not allow them to totally pervert the Scriptures, only shadow the true meaning to anyone except those diligently searching for the one true way of the ETERNAL SOVEREIGN. Everyone else is simply accepting the programming that has been given to them, from the current rulers of this planet. As delivered by some man’s word or some organization’s interpretation of what the Scriptures mean. They do this rather than take the time and effort necessary to truly know what the Scriptures actually state, remember that Scripture means what it states and states what it means. I will repeat what ETERNAL states:
Ezek 18:32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the SOVEREIGN ETERNAL… Repent and live!
What Everyone Needs To Understand About Jerusalem
Scripture clearly states that the land in its entirety belongs to the Israelite people. The Jews claim that they are Israel; however, they are only one tribe of Israel. The rest of the “lost” tribes are scattered mostly throughout the US and western Europe.
Joshua 18:3 “How long will you be slack about going and taking possession of the land which ETERNAL has assigned to you?”
Ezekiel 47:13-23 gives the divisions and there are no provisions to share the land with other nations. In fact, our CREATOR warned against it.
The CREATOR even ordered Israel to remove the Philistines from the land. The Philistines, the “Palestinian’s” of today, were a combination of Arab tribes described in the books of Kings, Judges, and Samuel. They resided in the Gaza Strip west of the State of Israel and are still there today.
These are the very same people of the Goliath-King David story and the Samson pulling down the temple of Dagon story.
The Palestine’s have no language of their own nor do they have a distinct culture. Never has there been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians. Palestinians are Arabs.
Arabs control 99.9 percent of the Middle East lands but they have no room for the Palestinians, right? It is amazing that the world would fall for such nonsense as this. Of course, greed blinds and a corrupt news media keeps eyes shut.
We hear from the news that the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem represents Islam’s third most holy site; however, this is false. The Koran says nothing about Jerusalem. It mentions Mecca over and over, but never Jerusalem. Why? Because there is no historical evidence that Mohammed ever visited Jerusalem!
“The Night Journey” about a vision of Mohammed being carried by night “from the sacred temple to the temple that is most remote, whose precinct we have blessed, that we might show him our signs….”. is all they have while the Hebrews can prove their roots in Jerusalem all the way back to Abraham.
In the Six-Day War, Israel captured Judea, Samaria, and East Jerusalem, but they captured them from Jordan’s King Hussein, not the Palestinians. However, the Palestinians suddenly discovered their national identity after Israel shocked the world by winning the war.
However, George W. Bush went against the established policy and brought forth the so called “Road Map” to actually place a Palestinian state right in the heart of Jerusalem and had the audacity to say he was helping Israel.
Our current Arab named President, having been elected with foreign money he said he would disclose, and then latter decided not to, is unlikely to change policy.
So, what’s to happen? Ezekiel says there will be “over throne” until given to whom it rightly belongs, the Messiah. The book of Joel also tells us that all who war against Jerusalem will be destroyed.
Meanwhile behind the scenes all roads lead to Rome who already owns 60% of the land in Jerusalem, as the Vatican wants to move its headquarters to Jerusalem, rebuild the temple, and receive world worship under a one world government.
This plan has been effect longer than we have been alive and nothing will prevent it other than Devine intervention. As intervention intensifies you had best be on the right side and serving our ETERNAL CREATOR.
That simply means obeying the Commandments, so it might be a good idea to review Exodus 20 and implant the correct meaning firmly in your mind. That means basically honoring the Sabbath on “Saturday” and seeking and worshiping our CREATOR with all your heart as your highest priority. If you can simply do that the rest should come naturally as your knowledge increases.
The Creator’s True Name
Have you been awakeded to the fact of who true Israel is and where they are? Do you know what “Israel” means? If so, you should now be aware of the vital importance of the true meaning of the word.
One of the basic problems today is that “paganism” has infiltrated to the very core of our thinking. But, you may ask, “What is paganism”? It is the worship of anything other than our ETERNAL CREATOR. It is also worshiping in a manner that is contrary to the way that our ETERNAL CREATOR requires. It is all the devices of men that have been set to lead you astray from The One and Only CREATOR. Did you know that the word “God” itself came from paganism and represented a pagan deity? It was not used until the “Christian’s” adopted it for the true CREATOR’s Name in the sixth century CE (Common Era).
In order to determine what the true name is we need to go back to the original Hebrew Scriptures, prior to the infiltration of the pagan religions of man. The spelling of the true name has been preserved as it was written in the Scriptures in ancient Hebrew, It is represented in English as YHWH (Yod He Waw He), in modern Hebrew and
in ancient Paleo Hebrew and means “The Ever Living One” or simply “ETERNAL” (Strong’s #H3068).
Did you know that the name “Lord” is also a pagan name and means the same thing as “Baal.”* “Baal” is also the name of a pagan deity. Much of the misunderstanding about the identity of The ONE True CREATOR comes from the fact that the “translators” substituted pagan names for the true names. In the Tanakh (The “Old Testament”) the “translators” substituted the words “the Lord” for The True Name YHWH, and perpetrated the greatest deception ever conceived upon all thirteen tribes of Israel. In the “New Testament” the “translators” also use this same title, “the Lord,” to represent “Jesus,” the Greek name for “hail-Zeus.”
* Look up “Baal” in any good dictionary to see that it also means “Lord.”
Why all this fuss over THE NAME? THE NAME is fundamental to understanding the TRUE WAY. We are instructed in scripture (Joel 3:5) to call only upon THE NAME. This is a key to our very survival. It is a serious violation of the Third COMMANDMENT to bring HIS NAME to naught.
You should start praying and being obedient to The One Who is your TRUE defense, the SOVEREIGN One of Israel and pray only in HIS NAME, the ETERNAL CREATOR of the universe, YHWH. If you pray to or through any other name or person you have failed to reach THE TRUE CREATOR and are guilty of practicing idolatry.
Our ancestors were captured and destroyed repeatedly for one primary offense, worship of the “baals” or simply no worship at all. Today the “b-aals” are still very much being worshiped in “religions” and “denominations.” Did you know that the root Latin for “denomination” means “against the Name”? We are to obey ETERNAL over the words of men. ALL HUMANS have rebelled against, rejected, and turned from our loving CREATOR, and there will never be complete “peace on earth” until all nations have returned to ETERNAL and His Ways. This is the great “return” of the thirteen tribes of Israel foretold by the Prophet Jeremiah. From there salvation will spread through out the “Nations” of the World.
As ETERNAL, using Moses and Aaron, delivered the ancient Israelites from Egyptian slavery, so the Messiah and the Prophet are coming to deliver true Israel, you, from the impending slavery specifically identified in the Book of Ezekiel (Ezek 4-8), which was written specifically to modern Israel, you again. Ancient Israel knew who they were and they readily followed Moses. However, modern Israel does not even know who they are! They are still lost in serving the b-als. Israel (all of the tribes) cannot be lead back to the Promised Land until they come to an understanding of who they are. Your mission, if you accept it, is to help in the calling, and in the warning to True Israel of the impending disasters that are being brought about because of their continued ignoring and departure of The ONE True Way of The ETERNAL.
To understand Isaiah’s words we must realize that during his life span Israel was captured by the Assyrians and carried away. He fully understood the reason of their captivity, which was their forsaking the worship of the Mighty One of Israel and not keeping His Sabbath–the 7th day of the week. Isaiah understood that the Israelites worshipped the sun god and kept his day–the 1st day of the week. The religious sun worship of the Israelites was a DAUGHTER (Isaiah 47:1-5) of the even more ancient worship of the sun god of Ancient Egypt and Babylon.**
You must not allow anything or anyone to come between you and YHWH our ETERNAL SOVEREIGN, the Mighty One of Israel. This is the ultimate “Test,” The test of Deuteronomy 13:1-5, the test that all of Israel has failed and which is now leading them back into captivity–similar to the one from which they were brought out of in Egypt. Israel (primarily US, Britain, and Judah) has mistaken the blessings of the last 390 years as confirmation that they were “on the right track” failing to realize that the CREATOR was making good on His promise to Abraham.***
*** Request our booklet “The Twofold Promises to Abraham.”
The founding of this country is represented in the founding of Jamestown and the 390 years of grace has ended, 911 is certainly a witness and a Wake Up Call to this fact. Ancient Israel knew that when disaster struck that it was because they had departed from the Way of ETERNAL and that they could prevent further disaster by simply returning to our CREATOR and His Way. There is only one Way, one Life. Every other “way” ultimately leads to destruction and captivity.
The “remnant” of Jacob is the group of people who will be saved out of the U.S., Britain, Judah, and the other nations of Israel. ETERNAL has drawn the “line,” and each of us needs to determine which side we are on! Our CREATOR determines which side we are on by who follows His Commandments and His Way. Thus, each person must show what ETERNAL is looking for:
Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Hear, O Israel: ETERNAL our SOVEREIGN, ETERNAL is one! You shall love ETERNAL your SOVEREIGN with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these Words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
The first “sign” of The Way is the “sign” of the Sabbath (Exodus 1:13,17; Ezekiel 20:12,20). This is the first dividing line; the obedience to the fourth Commandment is a physical sign that can be seen by all. The Commandments are ETERNAL and cannot be changed by man. Do not continue to fall for the trap that has been set by the “powers of the underworld.” Wake up to the fact that you have been deceived by the trickery of men and return to the Word of ETERNAL.
It starts with a contrite and humble heart seeking mercy and forgiveness from the ONE and ONLY BEING that can provide it, the One and the Only YHWH, our ETERNAL CREATOR, the SOVEREIGN of all of Israel.
Destroyed by Lack of Knowledge – Why
The Prophet Hosea, in Scripture, is quoting the Words of our ETERNAL CREATOR as He tells us:
Hosea 4: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…!”
We are constantly bombarded with “news” of hurtful, scary, and bad happenings around the world. You may have noticed the truly amazing aspect of the utter apathy* of the people.
* It appears that we are about to be thrust headlong into the Time of Jacob’s Trouble and if true, then that apathy is soon to change.
When Paul Revere rode through the streets of Boston crying aloud, like a trumpet, to the people that the British were coming; the people listened and acted. Today, if any were to: Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins;* people would ridicule them for yelling too loud and disturbing their “entertainment.” They would definitely be a candidate for “psychological evaluation.”
* Isa 58:1
What is this lack of “knowledge” that destroys the people? We are told that we live in an age of increased “knowledge,” more than any other age in history. However, the knowledge that the Prophet Hosea was referring to is the “knowledge” of the TRUTH of Scripture that explains why we are where we are, and what to do about it. This is the area of a definite “lack of knowledge.”
If this is true, and it is, then how does one come to the “knowledge” of the TRUTH? First, one has to have a burning desire to know the TRUTH, to accept nothing less, and to act on that knowledge. It is the lack of the desire for TRUTH that creates the “lack of knowledge.” If you have read this far, it may indicate that you still have within you the desire to know the TRUTH. If you continue to follow this “desire for TRUTH” and allow that desire to grow; then, and only then, YHWH will present the TRUTH to you in a manner that you are able to understand.
The “MASTER KEY” that unlocks the door of the TRUTH is the “knowledge” of who you are, your identity, and the identity of the world powers are on the pages of Scripture. The promise made to Abraham, that one his descendants would be the coming Messiah and of his kingdom rule, is well know by most. However, this was a twofold promise. The CREATOR also states in Gen 12:1-3 that “I will make you a great nation.” The true identity of that “nation” has been a carefully guarded secret; therefore, the “educated leaders” of this world are utterly blinded to the plain and simple meaning of prophecy as it is clearly stated in the Scriptures. The “sheeple,” of course, do not have a clue either.
For starters, Turkey is referred to as Esau or Edom. The Arabs are referred to as Ishmael, and the Russians as Magog, but who is Israel?
You have been conditioned to believe that the word “Israel,” when mentioned in Scripture is referring to the “Jews.” The TRUTH is that the Jews represent only one Tribe of the 13 Tribes of Israel. But the astounding TRUTH is that it is the US and Britain that primarily represents “Israel,” as descendants of the Tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. For your complete genealogy from Abraham to the founding of this country, refer to our web site article on “The Two-fold Aspect of the Promises to Abraham.”
This is the MASTER KEY, that you are “ISRAEL.” With this “KEY” you can now unlock the “secrets” of the Scriptures and bring into focus their relevance to YOUR LIFE. Your “life,” as you now perceive it, represents only a drop in the ocean of “ETERNITY.” What a pity for one to continue giving more attention to the “drop” than to the “ocean”; more attention to the “creation” than to “THE CREATOR.”
TRUE “knowledge” begins with the “reverence and knowledge” of our CREATOR and with that comes the “knowledge” of the meaning of the word “Israel.” The English word “Israel” comes from the Hebrew word “Yisra´el” (Strong’s #H3478 yis-raw-ale´) and means “he will rule as Elohim and prevail as the Almighty.”
You are of Israel. The prophecies pertaining to Israel refer to you. I believe it would be a good idea to “know” what they state, do you?
Renew or begin your ‘Quest for the Ancient of Days’ with a complete effort, an effort greater than you have EVER given to any other activity of your life, an effort of your maximum intense focus, for this is what is necessary for your continued LIFE.
2 Kings 17:22-23 “the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did. They did not depart from them, until YHWH removed Israel out of His sight, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day.”
2 Chron 7:12-14 Then ETERNAL appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
From Darkness to Light
Due to the slick road conditions, I was left with no breaks. I could not turn left without crashing into the bumper to bumper traffic. I would have to turn right in order to avoid the truck. To my surprise, I saw an officer standing on the shoulder of the highway directly in what could have been my escape path.
I had a split second to make a decision. Was I going to continue my only way of escape at the expense of the officer’s life or was I going to continue straight in to the on-coming truck at the expense of my own life?
I knew what I had to do. I threw myself parallel to the dashboard and continued going straight – straight into the approaching truck. On impact, the truck flipped over and landed on my car crushing it like a tin can. The force of the collision buried the steering wheel into the bottom of the bucket seat and buried the back of the seat into the bottom of the back seat. Had I still been sitting in the driver’s seat I would have been cut in half by the steering wheel and also cut in half by the roof as it passed through the seat and buried it in the back. The accident occurred before seat belt laws were passed when I still had freedom to move about my vehicle.
Miraculously, I walked away from the horrible crash. Another miracle that I experienced was that there was an ambulance in the same area due to a previous accident.
My walking way from the tumultuous impact was such an extraordinary event that the accident investigator rode to the hospital with me in the ambulance. This was the same officer who had been walking on the highway shoulder preventing me from turning and avoiding the head-on collision. The officer was aware that, had it not been for me going straight on in to the path of the truck, he would not have been alive accompanying me to the hospital.
I asked the officer if he normally rode with survivors to the hospital in an ambulance. That’s when he told me, “Son, I have been investigating accidents for 25 years and I have never seen or heard of anyone walking away from an accident like you just walked away from.”
I asked him another question: “So why are you here?” He said, “I don’t know how or why you are still alive and I am riding to the hospital with you to see if I can find out.” He then said it was the most miraculous event he had ever witnessed and that I had better get myself into a church.
The following day, the picture of the truck and my car made the front page of the newspaper. I was just grateful to still be alive.
I gave full credit for my survival to a power higher than myself and wanted to find out who this higher power was and devote my life to serving and understanding the one who saved my life.
Understanding or “believing” that there are powerful forces in play beyond our consciousness is one thing and seeking with all your heart to align ourselves with this life giving force is quite another.
While in the hospital, I had to ask myself, “What is the real purpose of waking up anyway? What are we actually trying to accomplish during our stay on this planet?” So I ask you the same questions.
My wake-up call occurred on that very slippery day many years ago. I have found that the “higher power” is indeed the Creator of the Universe. Having gone through my experience and looking back at what happened in 2001, it seems to me that 9-11 should have been our national wake-up call. It seems to me that each one of us should seek to know the life giving force of the universe. Our eternal life is dependent upon that knowledge. Yet very few were awakened by that tragic national event. Perhaps we should wake up to the fact that these are serious times and that serious times call for serious action.
The events of 9-11 were tragic but that is just a sample of what is coming our way. From what I see happening in this world today it means that we should be getting our priorities in order immediately. You do not know when your last breath will be.
It is easy to find out what the first four Commandments say. It is quite another thing to know what they mean. To find out about the Commandments and why we should obey them requires intense personal study. Hint: You will not likely find it by sitting on your tail in a church. Finding truth takes great personal effort. If you want to be informed and be ready for what lies ahead, it must be your highest priority.
King David was correctly aligned with this truth when he slew Goliath and saved Israel in the process. He had already spent much of his life praying and worshiping the Creator. He was prepared for action. Study King David and align yourself with the true power that he served.
Just because someone says they are serving “God”, “Lord”, “Allah”, “J.C.”, “the Great Architect”, etc. does not necessarily mean they are serving the One and the only Eternal Creator that King David served. Your eternal life is riding on your correct service. When would be a good time for you to get it right?
It is interesting that Christians, Jews, and Muslims all claim that Abraham (the Hebrew) is their father, yet none of these religions are worshiping as Abraham did. When you place something between yourself and Eternal, you have raised an idol; which happens to be America’s favorite pastime.
Is it possible that these religious “leaders” have pulled the wool over our eyes and are in fact distracting us from the truth as it was originally intended?
Compared to eternity, our physical life represents but a drop in the ocean. What a tragedy to have been diligent enough to polish your little drop to perfection, and yet, to have still missed the vast ocean of eternal life.
When tragedy struck ancient Israel, they knew it was because they had departed from the way of the Eternal. When they returned (repented), things got better. When they refused to return, things continued to get worse.
Deuteronomy 4:35. To you it was shown, that you might know that ETERNAL Himself is SOVEREIGN; there is none other besides Him.
We not only have a responsibility to ourselves to choose Eternal and His way, there are those around us who we influence. Perhaps you are their only source who knows Eternal. It is important that each one of us be informed and be available to those who are searching for answers. Will you rise to the call and seek the truth? Will you seek the Creator with all your heart, soul, mind and strength? Do you know who the Creator looks for on the earth? It is those who love Him and obey Him. Are you ready for the challenge?