The Mark of Elohim
A “Scripture” Study That Asks The Right Question So That Yahweh’s People
May Know The Correct Answer!
Over the centuries most of the body of Yahoshua ha-Ma-Shi-ach, (Jesus the
Messiah), has been so preoccupied asking the wrong questions and arguing over
the answers thereof that the demonic realm is screeching with uncontrollable
laughter at our collective spiritual ineptitude!
It is an absolute maxim if you do not ask the right question you will never
come to the right conclusion!!! The answer always lies within the question!
Many times, while studying “The Set-apart Scriptures” in Revelation 13, I
would meditate on “the mark of the beast”. “What is the mark of the beast?”, I
asked myself for the thousandth time. This has been the subject of much
speculation by the greatest of theological scholars and most of the church for
two millennial.
For the purpose of brevity I am not going to discuss any of the varying
conclusions differing parties and individuals have come to. Instead I will only
share with you the conclusions that I have come to. Conclusions not from my own
opinions, but rather from the whole counsel of “The Set-apart Scriptures”.
While meditating on Revelation 13 Ruach ha Chodesh (the Set-apart Spirit)
put the inspired right question into my mind. What is the mark of Yahweh Elohim?
It was the most reasonable question and yet I had never once considered the
possibility.
If the beast kingdoms of ha Satan and this world has an universal
identifying mark then surely it must be the counterfeit of the genuine and only
mark of the Kingdom of Yahweh Elohim of the universe! If Yahweh’s people could
know the genuine mark of Truth then they could most easily identify the
counterfeit mark every time they are confronted with it.
Federal Treasury agents with the Secret Service of the USA are always
trained using genuine FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES only. New recruits never handle
counterfeit notes during their training. In this way they instantly recognize
the fake because they are so expertly trained at discerning the genuine. By the
correct knowledge and application of Truth the lie is always exposed!
Using the on-line “Scripture” search tool “Blue Letter Bible” I was able
to quickly find the answer to the inspired question concerning the eternal mark
of Yahweh’s Kingdom. The mark found in Revelation 13 is the Greek (Strong’s
G5480) equivalent of the Hebrew (Strong’s H266) of the TaNaKh (Old Testament)
that is translated into King James English as sign, signs, mark, miracles,
token, ensign and banner.
There are seven different “Scriptures” in the TaNaKh (OT) that reference
the / a mark of Yahweh Elohim! Incredibly, five of these “Scriptures”
specifically reference the forehead and / or the hand just like the Revelation
13 mark of the beast!
Revelation 13:16 “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and
poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their
foreheads:”
The following five scriptures concerning the mark of Yahweh Elohim
(Strong’s H266) are as follows:
Shemoth (Exodus) 13:9 “And it shall be for a sign
unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine
eyes, that Yahweh's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand
hath Yahweh brought thee out of Mitsrayim (Egypt).”
Shemoth (Exodus) 16:13 “And it shall be for a token
upon thine hand, and for frontlets
between thine eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us forth
out of Mitsrayim (Egypt).”
Shemoth (Exodus) 31:13-17 “Speak thou also unto the children of Yisrael,
saying, Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between Me and you throughout your
generations; that [ye] may know that I [am] Yahweh that doth sanctify you. Ye
shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that
defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work
therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be
done; but in the seventh [is] the Sabbath of rest, holy to Yahweh: whosoever
doeth [any] work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore
the children of Yisrael shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath
throughout their generations, [for] a perpetual covenant. It [is] a sign between Me and the children of Yisrael for
ever: for [in] six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He
rested, and was refreshed.”
Debarim (Deuteronomy) 6:8 “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,
and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.”
Debarim (Deuteronomy) 11:18 “Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in
your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign
upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets
between your eyes.”
In addition there are two more relevant “Mark of Yahweh Elohim”
scriptures from (Strong’s H8420)
Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 9:4-10 “And Yahweh said unto him, Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of Yahrushalayim (Jerusalem), and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and
that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the
others He said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite:
let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old [and] young,
both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom
[is] the mark; and begin at My sanctuary.
Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house. And He said
unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth.
And they went forth, and slew in the city. And it came to pass, while they were
slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah
Master Yahweh! wilt Thou destroy all the residue of Yisrael in Thy pouring out
of Thy fury upon Yahrushalayim (Jerusalem)? Then said He unto me, The iniquity
of the house of Yisrael and Yahudah (Judah) [is] exceeding great, and the land
is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, Yahweh hath
forsaken the earth, and Yahweh seeth not. And as for Me also, Mine eye shall
not spare, neither will I have pity, [but] I will recompense their way upon
their head.”
I will visit the second witness in scripture of this particular mark of
Yahweh later in this study.
Serious students of “The Scriptures” know the first rule of study is that
“The Set-apart Scriptures” always interpret themselves! In addition believers
in Yahoshua ha MaShiach know that everything found in the TaNaKh (OT) is a type
and / or shadow of something fulfilled in the Brit ha Dashah (New Testament),
chiefly in the Master Yahoshua Himself!
Finally, every prophetic revelation, vision and dream in scripture can only be
correctly interpreted as figurative representations = literal / physical
realities.
Every attempt to interpret any prophetic revelation, dream and or vision as
literal apart from the figurative will always result in confusion. Almost every
prophecy speaker, teacher and preacher I have heard in my life time makes this
fatal error.
I have searched high and low and I cannot find one instance where a
prophetic vision, dream and /or revelation can be interpreted figuratively =
literally and literally = literally too. Please correct me, by the Word of
Elohim, if I am wrong.
Example: A beast in a prophetic dream, vision or revelation always
figuratively represents a literal kingdom of this world. Daniel 7:3 & 17 It
never means a literal beast!
With these absolute rules of hermeneutic (interpretation) reality in mind
I began to consider each “Scripture” by the light of their Brit ha Dashah (NT)
fulfillment.
THE FIRST MARK OF YAHWEH
The first mark of Yahweh we find in Shemoth (Exodus) 13:9. This mark is
found in both the hand and the forehead of Yahweh’s people, Yisrael. In the
context of the entire passage this mark is found on all Yahweh’s people who
keep the feast of the Passover / Unleavened Bread.
Yahoshua is the fulfillment of Yahweh’s “Feast of The Passover” Lamb / “Unleavened
Bread”. Yahoshua is the Passover Lamb that takes away the sins of the world!
In Yahonan 1:36 we read,
“And looking upon Yahoshua as He walked, He saith, Behold the Lamb of
Elohim!”
1Corinthians 5:7-8 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a
new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even ha MaShiach our Passover is sacrificed
for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the
leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened [bread] of sincerity
and Truth.”
The right question at this crux of the study must be, How do Yahweh’s
people partake of His Feast of Passover / Unleavened Bread under the renewed
covenant?
Answer: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
[it is] the gift of Elohim: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians
2:8-9 We find a similar passage in Titus 3:4-7.
“But after that the kindness and love of Elohim our Saviour toward man
appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to
His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of Ruach ha
Chodesh; Which He shed on us abundantly through Yahoshua ha MaShiach our
Saviour; That being justified by His favor, we should be made heirs according
to the hope of eternal life.”
We, “the commonwealth of Yisrael” (Ephesians 2:12), have become partakers
of Yahweh’s Feasts of The Passover / Unleavened Bread by receiving Yahoshua as
our Master and Savior by His favor through faith!
THE SECOND MARK OF YAHWEH
In Shemoth (Exodus) 13:16 we find the second mark of Yahweh. Once again
we find His mark is found on the hand and forehead of Yahweh’s people. In the
relevant context of the entire passage we find this particular mark is found on
Yahweh’s people who dedicate all the firstborn males of their household unto
Him.
We find this type / shadow “Mark of Yahweh” fulfilled in the Gospel of
Yahonan 1:12.
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of
Elohim, [even] to them that believe on His name:” Again in 1Yahonan / (John)
3:1a we read,
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of Elohim:”
Romans 8:17 assures us not only are we the sons of Yahweh, we are also
all dedicated first born sons.
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of Elohim, and joint-heirs with
Elohim; if so be that we suffer with [Him], that we may be also glorified
together.
Question: How do we become the first born sons of Yahweh Elohim?
Answer: The exact same way we partake of the Passover / Unleavened Bread!
It is only by His favor through faith in Yahoshua ha MaShiach! Ephesians 2:8-9;
Titus 3:4-7
THE THIRD MARK OF YAHWEH
The third mark of Yahweh we find in Shemoth (Exodus) 31:13-17. This mark
does not specifically mention the hand or the forehead, however it is included
in this “Scripture” study because when carefully considered we see it is the
distinguishing mark of the Creator of the Universe! The mark of the Sabbath is the
official seal of Yahweh Elohim!
Shemoth (Exodus) 20:8-11 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day [is] the
Sabbath of Yahweh thy Elohim: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor
thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: For [in] six days Yahweh made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day:
wherefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
Contained within the official seal of the Sabbath we find His name, His
title and His territory:
Example:
Barak Hussein Obama - name
President - title
of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - territory
Q: Whose name is on the seal of the Sabbath?
A: Yahweh!
Q: What is His title?
A: Elohim (God)!
Q: What is His territory?
A: All of Heaven and Earth!
The Sabbath Is Also The Official Memorial of The Creator To His Creation
“For [in] six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in
them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath
day, and hallowed it.”
Q. How Can An Official Seal Be Altered? How Can An Eternal Memorial Be Changed?
A. It is IMPOSSIBLE! IT CANNOT BE DONE!
“For I [am] Yahweh, I change not; therefore ye sons of Ya’acob are not
consumed.” Mal’aki 3:6
“Yahoshua ha MaShiach the same yesterday, and today, and forever!” Ibrim
(Hebrews) 13:8
Q: Where do we find the fulfillment of the type / shadow of the Sabbath of
Yahweh in the Brit ha Dashah (NT)?
A: Ibrim (Hebrews) chapters 3 - 4:1-11.
Yahweh’s people enter into
the eternal rest of His Sabbath by belief! “The Common Wealth of Yisrael” are
not working for their salvation. We work out our salvation/sanctification with
fear and trembling! However we are not working for our salvation! Phillipians
2:12 We are resting (Sabbathing) in the finished work of the death, burial and
resurrection of our Master Yahoshua !
Yahweh’s people have received the eternal mark of Yahweh’s Sabbath by His
favor through faith! Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
THE FOURTH & FIFTH MARK OF YAHWEH
The fourth mark of Yahweh is found in Debarim (Deuteronomy) 6:8 and the
fifth is located in Debarim 11:18. This mark is specifically found in the
forehead and the hand of the people who keep the ten points of the covenant of
Yahweh and walk in the light of His Torah (Mizmore / Psalm 119:105). This
covenant is summed up in the two great commands…
“Thou shalt love Yahweh thy Elohim with all thine heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy might.” And the second is like it. “Love thy neighbour
as thyself.” Mattithyahu (Matthew) 22:36-40
Yahoshua did not come to destroy “The Torah” (instructions / law) of
Yahweh. He came to fulfill it! … every yod and tittle! Mattithyahu (Matthew)
5:17-18
This mark of Yahweh is witnessed twice in “The Scriptures” because the
ten points of Yahweh's covenant was given twice by the very hand of Yahweh.
Remember? The prophet Mosheh (Moses) destroyed the first copy when he came down
Mt. Sinai the first time. His righteous indignation overcame him as he
witnessed the people worshipping the golden calf Aharon made. Shemoth (Exodus)
31: 18 – 32:19 & Shemoth 34:1-2
In addition the commands are divided into two general portions. The ten
points of Yahweh's covenant written in stone by Yahweh's finger and the ceremonial
worship, civil & food laws written by Mosheh from the very mouth of Yahweh.
Shemoth 33:11
So, how do we receive the fulfillment of Yahweh’s covenant with Yisrael?
We receive Yahoshua the fulfillment of the covenant renewed by favor through
faith! Ibrim (Hebrews) 8:8-13; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7,
These first five marks are the Hebrew word
אוֹת Pronounced – ōth
The oldest form of Hebrew is Pictograph Hebrew. It is the Hebrew language in
aleph-bet pictures. This form of Hebrew is very similar to the Chinese
alphabet/language. Many respected scholars are beginning to espouse that
pictograph Hebrew may be the oldest written language in the world.
Aleph – Ox, Bull, Strength, Leader, First, Power, 'Almighty Father'
Vav – Tent Peg, Nail ‘and’, Add, Secure, Hook
Tav – Crossed Sticks, Sign, Seal, Covenant, Mark, Signal, Monument, 'The Cross'
From Aleph we get 'Almighty Father or Elohim'. From Vav we get 'nail'. From Tav
we get 'the cross' upon which Yahoshua died. (We will examine the Tav further
later on in this study.)
The simplest revelation of this mark of Elohim reads, "Almighty Elohim
nailed to the cross!"
Yeshayahu 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and
the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty Elohim, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace."
Incredibly, four different times in the book of Revelation Yahoshua ha MaShiach
identifies Himself as the Aleph and the Tav! (The very Mark of Elohim!)
Revelation 1:8 & 11; 21:6 & 22:13 AWESOME!!! This is a Hebrew idiom
that expresses the complete and finished Word of Elohim. Yahoshua
is the Word of Elohim! (Yahonan 1:1)
The Aleph and Tav appear together את 611 times in "The Torah". To
this present day the best and brightest Rabbinical scholars profess they do not
know the full meaning of this. In Hebrew it is usually not a meaningful word
and as a matter of fact does not translate into other languages. Therefore, it
is almost completely omitted in every Bible translation in the world.
As believers and followers of Yahoshua we have the Brit ha Dashah (NT). We have
the book of Revelation and therefore we know the fullness of what this means.
Yahoshua is the Aleph and the Tav! He is the Almighty Father and The Son of Man
who gave His life on the cross. The first time this Aleph Tav is found in “The
Hebrew Scriptures” is directly after Elohim in Bereshith (Genesis) 1:1.
"In the beginning Elohim (את)(Aleph
Tav) created the heavens and the Earth".
In Hebrew Gammantria it is proper and correct to add the number of total
appearances of Aleph Tav together in “The Torah”. Therefore, 611 would be 6+1+1
= 8. Eight is the irrefutable and undisputed number of Yahoshua ha MaShiach
(Jesus Messiah). I hope all of this additional "bonus" material has
not wearied you and is edifying to you and stirs you to press on in confidence
in our most set apart faith.
THE SIXTH MARK OF YAHWEH
This sixth mark is found in Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 9:4-10. It is found in all
those who fear Yahweh Elohim. Mishle (Proverbs) 8:13!!!
“The fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil
way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
This mark found in Yahweh’s people is the Hebrew letter Tav. It
originally looked very much like our English alphabet letter T! Revelation
13:8b testifies Yahoshua is, “the lamb slain from the foundation of the world”!
He declares the end from the beginning! Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 40:21; 41:4; 41:26;
46:10; 48:3; 48:5; 48:16
The men of Yehezqel’s prophecy were literally marked with the sign of the
cross in their foreheads! The Hebrew Tav of Yahweh proceeded ha Satan’s
corruption of it all throughout paganism and pagan woship.
Our Heavenly Father foreknew His son would
hang on a cruel pagan cross long before crucifixion was ever invented by the
Romans as a means of execution. Mizmore (Psalm) 22:16; Zekaryah (Zechariah)
12:10, Amos 3:7 & 4:13
Yahweh has redeemed all of the common wealth of Yisrael to Himself by all
those who would put their full faith, hope and trust in the finished work of
the death, burial and resurrection of Yahoshua our Master and Savior!
The fear of Yahweh belongs only to those who have received the indwelling
of the Ruach ha Chodesh! (the Set-apart Spirit) You can only receive the Ruach
ha Chodesh by His favor through faith! Ephesians 2:8-9 & Titus 3:4-7
Finally, this exact same mark (Tav) is also found in Iyob (Job) 31:35-36
"Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire (mark of Tav) [is, that] the
Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book. Surely
I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me."
Iyob wrongly believed Heaven to be his adversary because of what he was made to
suffer even though he was,
"a perfect and straight man, one who fears Elohim and turns aside
from evil." Iyob (Job) 1:8; 2:3
His fervent prayer here was for the finished work of the cross to be the
mark of His life, in his forehead!
By way of explanation, "The Scriptures" is the book that was written
by Heaven and personified in "The Word", Yahoshua ha MaShiach. In
Yahoshua is the answer to all of Iyob's questions and misconceptions / wrong
perceptions about Yahweh Elohim.
The shoulder represents the seat of authority. In Iyob's day the keys to
the city or palace were carried on the shoulder. Yahoshua (The Word) carries
the key of the Kingdom upon His shoulder. Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 9:6; 22:22 &
Revelation 3:7 It was the desire of Iyob's heart for the Word of Elohim to be
his only and final source of authority. Finally, Elohim's Word as revealed in “The
Torah”, the rest of the TaNaKh and Brit ha Dashah is to be bound to our minds
and our hearts, much like a crown worn upon the head. Debarim (Dueteronomy) 6:8
and 11:18, Mizmore (Psalm) 119:11, Romans 12:2, 2Corinthians 10:4-5
Truly all five of the marks of Yahweh (that are found in the forehead and
/ or the hand) are completely fulfilled in Yahoshua and by Yahoshua ha
MaShiach! In Hebrew each number has a consistent contextual meaning when it is
found in “The Scriptures”. The primary meaning of the number five is Yahweh’s
unmerited favor! Yahweh’s people can only receive Yahoshua as their Master and
Savior by His favor through faith!
In addition there are seven “Scriptures” total that speak to us "the
Mark of Yahweh Elohim". Seven is the Hebrew number for perfection. By Elohim's
favor we are found perfect, without spot or blemish at our Master Yahoshua's
return.
Ephesians 5:27 "That Yahoshua might present it to Himself a glorious
assembly, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be
set apart and without blemish."
IS YAHWEH’S MARK A LITERAL MARK OR A SPIRITUAL MARK?
Answer: It is figuratively a literal spiritual mark!
First we will look at Yahweh’s mark in the forehead.
Directly behind the forehead is the frontal part of the brain where the
conscious moral and conscience facilities are located. Those who consciously
decide to trust in Yahoshua as ha Mashiach (the Messiah) have spiritually
received the “Mark of Yahweh”!
Simply understood it is fully agreeing with “The Scripture” that Yahoshua ha
MaShiach alone is the way, the Truth and the life and no one can come to the
Father except by Him! Yahonan (John) 14:6
Now let us consider the “Mark of Yahweh” found in the hand.
We work with our hands. The right hand is understood to represent power
throughout “The Scripture”. Ephesians 2:10 follows what happens next after we become
new creations in Yahoshua ha MaShiach. (2nd Corinthians 5:17)
“For we are His workmanship, created in ha MaShiach Yahoshua unto good
works, which Elohim hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10
This verse is not necessarily speaking about pre-determinism, first, as
is commonly taught by many. All the good works we are supposed to be doing are
found in “The Scriptures”. In it is spelled out in exact detail how we are to
love our Father in Heaven and how we are to love our neighbor.
For the people of Yahweh our good works always follow after we have been
saved by His favor through faith! This is testified to again in Titus 3:8.
“[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm
constantly, that they which have believed in Elohim might be careful to
maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
WHAT THEN, IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
First, it is a spiritual - literal mark just like the mark of the Kingdom
of Yahweh is spiritually - literally understood.
The mark of the beast’s kingdom is nothing new! It has existed since sin
entered into the world. In prophecy beasts are caricatures denoting world
dominating kingdoms. (Dani'el 7:17)
Adam was the first king over the Earth. He thought to cover up his sin by
his own works and not by faith in Yahweh’s favor. Bereshith (Genesis) 3:7 He
repented of this error when he received by faith the atoning sacrifice that
Yahweh graciously made to cover his nakedness. Bershith (Genesis) 3:21
Adam’s firstborn Cain, followed in his father’s footsteps when he too
erred by trying to come to our Heavenly Father by his own works and merit.
However, his younger brother Abel understood that he could only come by faith
in Yahweh’s plan for our salvation by His favor and thus offered an acceptable
sacrifice of a lamb without blemish. (Bereshith 4:1-5)
Yahweh’s will means everything must be done decently and in order! (1Corinthians
14:40) Yahweh’s divine order is that faith in His favor must always proceed our
works! The offering of Cain is actually acceptable and even commanded by Yahweh.
(The First Fruits Offering.) However, it can only be presented after trusting
in Yahweh’s provision of favor by faith!
Cain’s attitude was all wrong, as evidenced by his murdering his brother
Abel in Bereshith 4:8. Cain wanted to come to Elohim on his own terms. The mark
of the beast’s kingdom is simply defined as the spiritual mark on all those who
would try to come into divine favor by their own works and merit. They
erroneously think they must work for their redemption / salvation and thus they
fill their lives with the many good works of their hands that have been
proscribed by their religion.
They refuse to trust in the finished work of the cross, burial and
resurrection of the Master Yahoshua and rather trust unto their own efforts to
enter into the favor of Yahweh! Their thinking is in error and they work
according to their own faulty logic and conclusions. Thus they are marked in
their foreheads and in their hands!
THE BEAST’S KINGDOM TODAY!
Even though there is much disagreement who anti-ha MaShiach is there can
be absolutely no doubt that every religious system in this world that attempts to
know divine favor with Yahweh by dead works is the mark of the beast!
Prophecy speaks about an end of days Babylon all throughout the book of
the Revelation of Yahoshua ha MaShiach. Babylon of old was a triune political,
financial and spiritual kingdom. For those who are discerning of spirit there
exists such a global kingdom power today.
Every false religious system in this present world can trace it’s roots
back to ancient pagan Babylon. Religious Babylon today can trace all of it’s
present beliefs to ancient Babylon. In addition there is a present king / ruler
in the world today who presides over every one of the rulers of these false
religious systems and proclaims they are all worshipping the same el (god) and
that he is the priest over all of them. (For those of you who are skeptical of
this claim I can produce substantial video evidence.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlSZVse5ydQ
I would have to agree with this anti- MaShiach (Christ) beast man / king
100%!! I know for an absolute fact that his el (god) is ha Satan, the devil,
and he is an apostle of light, whom Rav Shaul (The Apostle Paul) warned us of!
2Corinthians 11:13-15 “For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into the apostles of ha MaShiach. And no marvel; for ha
Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore [it is] no great
thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;
whose end shall be according to their works.”
2Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the el (god) of this world hath blinded the
minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of ha
MaShiach, who is the image of Elohim, should shine unto them.”
This same king has bestowed up himself many varying titles. In prophecy
the title = the name. “And He hath on
[His] vesture and on His thigh a name written, SOVEREIGN of Sovereigns, and
MASTER of Masters. Revelation 19:16
Revelation 13:17-18 “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had
the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name, (The number of
his Official Title!). Here is wisdom. 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.”
Nailed to the cross of Yahoshua was the title given to him by Pilate,
“Yahoshua King of The Yahudim”! This title was inscribed in Hebrew, Greek and
Latin. Luke 23:38
In all three languages Hebrew, Greek and Latin there is a letter = numerical
value of some kind. It is more than a coincidence that every title this “man of
sin” has bestowed upon himself throughout the centuries equals 666 in at least
one of these three languages. This can easily be confirmed by many various
credible sources.
Here is one.
http://www.remnantofgod.org/666.htm
This becomes even more meaningful to the mind of discerning spirit that
considers that all three of these languages are the primary languages of
scripture up until the major translation efforts over the last 500 years.
NO ONE CAN BUY OR SELL UNLESS THEY TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST RIGHT?!
100% Correct! This prophecy was fulfilled literally over more than a
millennium. The works based religious systems of this world murdered between
500 million and 1 billion innocent people all throughout the dark ages.
Question: Why did they wholesale slaughter so many innocents?
Answer: They refused to “repent” and join with the works based religious
systems of this world! Obviously, the dead cannot buy or sell anything.
However, I believe there is a much deeper spiritual lesson in the
teachings of Yahoshua about the fulfillment of this prophecy.
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 25:1-9 "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be
likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish. They that
[were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took
oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil;
for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there
be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for
yourselves."
This parable has puzzled the most brilliant of theologians. There can be
no doubt it was written to our generation. The interpretation from “The
Scriptures”, alone, is as follows:
The 10 virgins are 10 woman. Many times in “The Scriptures”, virgin
simply means maiden. That is the case here. Ten almost always denotes the ten
tribes of Yisrael that were dispersed throughout the world and thus lost. Luke
19:10, Mattithyahu 15:24, Yahonan 10:16
Five of the virgins represent the common wealth of Yisrael by Yahweh’s
favor through faith.
Five of the virgins represent the harlot daughters of the whore of
Babylon who say they are virgins of Yisrael betrothed to Yahoshua, but are
lying to themselves and the world. Revelation 17:5, Mishle (Proverbs) 7, Mishle
30:20
All of them have lamps that give light (“The
Scriptures” is the lamp. Mizmore (Psalm) 119:105) and all of them believe in
the bridegroom, Yahoshua ha MaShiach!
Mishle (Proverbs) 7:18-20 “For my husband is
not at home; He has gone on a long journey; “He took a bag of silver with him;
He comes home on the day of the new moon.”
Note: A lamp’s wick will burn for a little while and give off light. This
gives the outward appearance that all lamps are equal. In the exact same way,
many will tell us there is no difference in all the various world religions.
They would have us believe that all roads lead to Heavenly favor equally.
“The Scripture” is very clear concerning this teaching. You cannot come to Him
by trusting in any religious system or good works you have done!
These two groups are differentiated by the oil that the common wealth of
Yisrael, by His favor through faith alone, possesses. Oil is one of the seven
scriptural representations of the Ruach ha Chodesh. (the Set-apart Spirit)
We can only receive the oil, (Ruach Ha Chodesh), by favor through faith
in the finished work of Yahoshua!
Notice that everyone of the maidens in this parable fall asleep. Sleep,
everywhere throughout “The Scripture” is synonymous with death. History reveals
the teaching of the soon return of King Yahoshua died for more than a millennium.
Both the assembly of His favor by faith and the assembly of religious good
works ceased to teach and preach this central, essential doctrine of “The
Scriptures”!
However, at the midnight cry, (I have come to believe around the mid
1800’s), all of the assemblies (churches), all over the world awoke to the
correct knowledge that Yahoshua was indeed literally going to come again for
His people. They trimmed their lamps. This signifies renewed attention given to
“The Scriptures”. Furthermore, both the assembly of His favor by faith and the
assembly of religious works are fervently teaching and preaching that His
coming will be very soon.
Notice, the foolish maidens that do not have any oil suddenly recognize
the necessity of having it. Next, they go to the assembly of grace by faith and
request of them to give them of their oil, Ruach ha Chodesh, (the Set-apart Spirit).
Every member of Yahoshua’s assembly of favor knows that you can only
receive Ruach ha Chodesh by His favor through faith on an individual basis. We
know for absolute certain we cannot have faith for any other to be saved by
Heavenly favor. No matter how great my love I cannot have faith for my parents,
my children, my friends or even my enemies!
Because the assembly of favor knows the assembly of works will not receive
the love of the Truth (2Thessalonians 2:10-12) their reply is naturally one of
mocking instruction, much like Elijah on Mt Carmel in 1Melakim (Kings) 18.
Those who would sell Ruach ha Chodesh as a commodity through religious systems
of works are the seed of the Devil, himself. Mattithyahu 13:38-39
In Acts 8:9-24 we are given the account of Simon the sorcerer. He thought
Ruach ha Chodesh was a mere commodity that could be bought and sold on a whim.
This Simon is a type and shadow of the beast and the whore of Babylon and all
her harlot daughters who also practice sorcery. (Revelation 18:23)
All true followers of Yahoshua know the indwelling Ruach ha Chodesh, and
thus salvation, power and the gifts and callings without repentance, is a free
gift from our Abba-Yahweh Elohim to all who will receive Him / it by faith. (Romans
8:32 & Revelation 21:6) Because we
have received freely, freely we give to others according to the command of our
Master Yahoshua!
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 10:8 “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”
From “The Scriptures” we may reasonably conclude that no one can buy sell
or trade the Ruach ha Chodesh except he has worshipped the beast and / or the
beast’s image and taken the mark of the beast!
The assembly of His favor can never take the mark of the beast because we
will never begin to attempt to work for that which we know is paid for in full
by the blood of Yahoshua! Because we know we are saved by His favor through
faith we are not going to try to earn it by false religious systems of works.
Conclusion: I have no doubt this “Scripture” study has challenged most in their
present / previous beliefs concerning this subject matter. Please pray and ask
the Heavenly Father for wisdom and He will surely give it without measure. (Ya’
acob / James 1:5) I am not saying I am 100% correct. I am just a pilgrim on a
journey of Truth and I am always open to repent as “The Scripture” continues to
open itself up to me. I trust that you are too.
Shalom, Shalom!
Yahonan 14:27 “Shalom I leave with you – My shalom I give
to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid. ~ Yahoshua ha MaShiach
Sincerely, and in Truth,
Robert A. McDuffie,
Galatians 6:14, Mizmore 119
7rapturesrobert@gmail.com
941-227-5433
