179 To whom would He teach knowledge

To whom would He teach knowledge?

Without someone teaching the people whom YHVH is busy calling from the lost sheep of the house of Israel, they will never come to unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of Elohim and will forever be tossed here and there by every wind of doctrine. As a result they also keep the bride made up of a remnant of both houses of Israel from the bridegroom, who is prophesied to return to remarry His bride and usher in the Kingdom of Elohim on earth, as it is now in heaven.

Chapter 28 of Isaiah is specifically addressed at the house of Israel, who are called both spiritual and physical drunkards, because they have been deceived not to believe or obey Torah any longer, as may be seen from verse 1, in this way: ‘Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is at the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!’Continuing in verses 5 – 8, we read about the confusion prevalent in the house of Israel today, as follows: ‘In that day YHVH of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people; (6) A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. (7) And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink; they reel while having visions, they totter (stumble) when rendering judgment. (8)For all the tables are full of filthy vomit, without a single clean place.’ The methodology of teaching/studying Torah that Yahshua introduced when He instructed His disciples before His ascension to heaven in Matthew 28: 18 – 20[1], ensures that there will always be people who will teach new generations and that the knowledge of Elohim and His Torah would not be lost. Without teachers we will continue to stumble as we read from Romans 10: 13 & 14, in this way: ‘for “WHOEVER WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF YHVH WILL BE SAVED.” (14) How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” If we follow Yahshua’s discipleship program, we will know and trust our teachers, as they will have been trained by others in the faith before them.

As a result, we will not easily be lead astray by people who did not go through the same training program themselves. Self-study is essential, but it is certain that even if you read the Scriptures through many times, without guidance you will not understand much on your own, as the prophet Isaiah wrote in Isaiah 28: 9 – 13, saying: ““To whom would He teach knowledge? And to whom would He interpret the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast? (10) For He says, ‘Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line, a little here, a little there.’” (11) Indeed, He will speak to this people through stammering lips and a foreign tongue. (12) He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary (he will teach those who are tired of incompetent human rulers who corrupted everything they touched during the past six thousand years, about1000 year rest during the coming kingdom of Elohim which will only be ruled by converted Spirit Beings, who cannot be bribed),” and, “here is repose,” but they would not listen. (13) So the word of YHVH to them will be, “order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line, a little here, a little there,” that they may go and stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.’ YHVH specially provides people to teach the lost ten tribes to return to the covenant relationship they made with Him at Mount Sinai, together with the house of Judah. Because people are not prepared to be taught by anybody, they come up with all sorts of false ideas that they learn from self-appointed teachers, who have not gone through Messiah’s discipleship program. It is for this reason that some has been deceived to believe in a different gospel and try to convert everybody they meet. We need to be mindful that YHVH does the calling[2], all that is required of us, is to proclaim the good news of the coming kingdom of Elohim into the entire world, then the end of this age will come (as per Matthew 24: 14). In addition, if those called by Elohim are not taught, they will go back into captivity where we came from.Once we have been immersed by a teaching elder, we need to be taught to grow in grace and knowledge (as we read in 2 Peter 3: 18[3]), else we will be backsliding.

If we correctly understand the prophecies given in the Tanach we will soon realize that the great tribulation prior to Messiah’s return is about to commence, as the prophet Hosea warned in Hosea 5: 15, saying: ‘I will go away and return to My place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.’Time is running out for returnees from the house of Israel and especially those living in South Africa to make the right decisions if we want to join Torah observant members of the house of Judah, as the body and bride of Messiah when He returns to rule the commonwealth of Israel as the Kingdom of Elohim. The people whom Elohim has put in charge of our beloved country are busy making decisions that will make the curses in Deuteronomy 28 come alive for all of us, as witnessed in Deuteronomy 28: 32 – 44, as follows: “Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes shall look on and yearn for them continually; but there shall be nothing you can do. (33) A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you shall never be anything but oppressed and crushed continually. (34) And you shall be driven mad by the sight of what you see. (35) YHVH will strike you on the knees and legs with sore boils, from which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. (36) YHVH will bring you and your king, whom you shall set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone. (37) And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where YHVH will drive you. (38) You shall bring out much seed to the field but you shall gather in little, for the locust shall consume it. (39) You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm shall devour them. (40) You shall have olive trees throughout your territory but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off. (41) You shall have sons and daughters but they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity. (42) The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. (43) The alien who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, but you shall go down lower and lower. (44)He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.” Eventually things will become so unbearable that we will be in a similar situation our Jewish Brothers were in during the holocaust,which occurred during World War II, as we read from verses 65 – 67, in this way: “And among those nations you shall find no rest, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there YHVH will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and despair of soul. (66) So your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall be in dread night and day, and shall have no assurance of your life. (67)In the morning you shall say, ‘Would that it were evening!’ And at evening you shall say, ‘Would that it were morning!’ because of the dread of your heart which you dread, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.”The problem with most Israelites including some, whom YHVH has already called out of the churches of the world, is that they have become so calloused that warnings like this do not even scare them.

A case in point is when I recently showed a Karaite calendar supporter, witnesses against those who determine their own calendars to celebrate the Feast Days given to all Israel in Leviticus 23. My first witness came from Malachi 2: 1 - 8, in this way: ‘“And now, this commandment is for you, O priests. (2) If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says YHVH of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart. (3) Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. (4) Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says YHVH of hosts. (5) “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him as an object of reverence; so he revered Me, and stood in awe of My name. (6) True instruction was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness and he turned many back from iniquity. (7) For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of YHVH of hosts. (8) “But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by the instruction; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says YHVH of hosts.’This person immediately interjected, saying: ‘This section of the Scriptures has nothing to do with calendars.’ The point is that we honor our heavenly Father by obeying His Torah the way He specified, but if we are too blind to see the warnings in His word, then we need someone to help us understand what is written from a Hebraic point of view. My second witness was what is recorded in Jeremiah 31: 31 – 33[4], where we are clearly shown that even though YHVH will enter into a New Covenant with both the house of Israel and the house of Judah, He will only have to write His Torah on the hearts and minds of the house of Israel, since the house of Judah was Torah observant all along.We also read from Nahum 1: 15, ‘Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; he is cut off completely.’ The Feast Days of Elohim is directly connected with the gospel of the coming Kingdom of Elohim, so again we see here that the house of Judah also kept the correct Feast Days of Elohim ever since our Father entered into the original covenant with both houses at Mount Sinai. It is clear to see that the house of Judah remained loyal to Elohim all along. Those who deny that the Jews of today made up of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi do so against a preponderanceof evidence, since these same Jews have always kept the weekly and annual Sabbaths of Elohim and have also circumcised their sons at eight days old in agreement with the covenant YHVH made with Abraham and his offspring through Isaac and Jacob.

Let me assure those who believe that we are teaching people these truths to obtain a large following, that we provide Scriptural truths with the required two or three witnesses, not to get a following, but to ensure that our fellow Israelites throughout the world, but also here as South African Israelites, will wake up in time before it is too late, since there is definitely going to be a cut-off time, as witnessed in Romans 11: 25 – 29, as follows: ‘For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery; lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to (Jewish) Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles (from the house of Israel called by My name, who used to believe they are nothing but Gentiles, plus a number of real Gentiles) has come in; (26) and thus all Israel (from both houses) will be saved; just as it is written (in Isaiah 59: 20 & 21), “THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION (Judah), HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.” (27) “AND THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.” (28) From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of Elohim’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers; (29) for the gifts and the calling of Elohim are irrevocable.’Believe me or not, I am not interested in a large following and am fully aware that I am not the most charismatic person around, but, I love my fellow Israelites and want to see as many as possible saved during this age. It was for that reason that I became a teacher of the Two House of Israel doctrine 15 years ago, after learning these truths for more than 25 years. In addition we teach returnees from the lost ten tribes for free as Yahshua commanded His disciples (including us His modern day disciples) in Matthew 10: 5 – 8, saying:“Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; (6) but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (7) And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ (8) Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons; freely you received, freely give.”

Yahshua spoke about a narrow road that we as His followers have to follow in Matthew 7: 12 – 15, saying: “Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (13) Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way (Halacha) is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. (14) For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it. (15) Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” Yahshua continued explaining what He meant by a narrow road until He came to a conclusion in verses 21 – 27, saying: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, master,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven (meaning Torah). (22) Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Master, master, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ (23) And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS (disobeying Torah continuously).’ (24) Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.(25) And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock (or foundation stone, Messiah). (26) And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. (27)And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall.”He further told His disciples to take up their cross (beam that permits them to only enter His very narrow way of interpreting Torah) and follow Him in Matthew 16: 24 – 27 saying: “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (25) For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it (meaning those who choose to keep the Sabbath and Feast Days of Elohim, instead of spending the time in their own pursuits) . (26) For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul (or life)? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (27) For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and will THEN RECOMPENSE EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.” This, my brethren means that we are at a point where we cannot compromise any longer. We need to understand that since we will ultimately be joined together with our Jewish brothers (the Rabbinical Jews who continued to obey Torah – as the oracles of Elohim, for the past 3500 years) through Abraham’s one seed, Yahshua, into the New Covenant as the prophet Jeremiah prophesied in Jeremiah 31, but also as the prophet Ezekiel foretold in Ezekiel 37.

The Nazarene Israelite Two House community has come a long way over the past few years. Some see the re-establishment of the Nazarene Jewish faith during the last century, as the final reformation of Christianity. However, this statement is totally incorrect, since we are commanded by Yahshua in a revelation to Yochanan His most beloved apostle, to come out of Churchianity in Revelation 18: 4 & 5, saying: “Come out of her, my people, that you may not participate in her sins and that you may not receive of her plagues; (5) for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and Elohim has remembered her iniquities.” Rav Shaul similarly warned true believers in 2 Corinthians 6: 14 – 18, saying: ‘Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? (15) Or what harmony has Messiah with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16) Or what agreement has the temple of Elohim with idols? For we are the temple of the living Elohim; just as Elohim said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR ELOHIM, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. (17) THEREFORE, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPERATE,” says YHVH. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; and I will welcome you. (18) “And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” says YHVH Almighty.’ It is encouraging to see how the Set-apart Spirit is working with Israelites in the different parts of the world. Today there are like-minded believers throughout the world and I am personally in touch with groups in most well-known countries in our world – from the USA, Canada, Europe, Africa, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, India, and even the Philippines. However, with the re-awakening of the original faith of the 12 apostles, there are many factions and differences in the tenets of our Nazarene Jewish faith. In fact confusion is reigning supreme in our faith today. Even though most of us are certain that we should keep the Sabbath and other Set-apart Days of our Father YHVH and keep the Kosher laws as given in Leviticus 11, there are many different ideas about when and how we keep these events. In fact it has become a nightmare for new believers to determine just which group to follow. In addition there is the major problem that many of our peers are beginning to doubt the new covenant as well as the deity of Yahshua the Messiah, after which they start denying Yahshua as the Messiah.The last named problem usually starts by Nazarenes beginning to doubt the writings of Rav Shaul. In addition some want to do away with the return of Messiah at the end of the sixth millennium, purely because they do not understand the plan of salvation of YHVH for all mankind as depicted by His Set-apart days given in Leviticus 23. In addition some believers do not understand that the war of Gog and Magog, which will culminate in the third world war, will start in the near future. These believers do not understand that the war of Gog and Magog spoken about in Revelation 20 verse 8 mentioned after the thousand-year rule of Yahshua the Messiah is in fact a second war of Gog and Magog. This will happen after Satan is released from his prison after the millennium rule of Messiah. He will at this point continue with his age old function of deceiving the pagan nations, which are in the four corners of the earth, even though half of the survivors of the great tribulation, who will enter the millennium rule of Messiah, have also gone through an extended period of training under Messiah and His group of spiritual kings and priests, Satan will again gather Gog and Magog together to come and fight for a final time against the saints and the beloved city Jerusalem. However, our Father will make a short work of them at this time, by sending fire to devour them.

The question is: Why do these people whom YHVH specifically calls out of the churches of the world to follow His perfect example, Messiah, go astray? The answer is that Satan is like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. He knows that those of us who remain faithful to YHVH and His Torah (or Messiah the embodiment of Torah for us from the lost sheep of Israel) are going to become Kings and Priest under Yahshua, to rule during the millennium and on into eternity. He is not interested in the average Christian who follows the false messiah of Rome, since he knows they are already loyal to him.It reminds me of a video of the Catholic Church that a fellow believer showed me recently, where they declare J*e*s*u*s* C*h*r*i*s*t* the son of Lucifer. The reality is that Satan once had a position of rulership as the anointed Cherub, until he decided to rebel against YHVH our Elohim and was cast down to earth. He lost His position as a leader amongst the angels of YHVH and is therefore enraged to destroy the ones YHVH has called to be His first fruits at this time to become kings and priest under Yahshua the Messiah. Brethren there is so much confusion in our midst and most of us are aware of it.

We need to be mindful that YHVH is not an Elohim of confusion and during the last few years we have seen much confusion regarding the calendar and other issues. There are also people who do not keep a strict kosher diet. The question is: Should every person be allowed to decide on his own calendar and the level of kosher according to which they live? There are some fellowships where they look for the moon in their own back yard. Once they see the moon locally, they decide, that that is the new month/year. Yes, we like the Rabbinical Jews also watch the first crescent of the moon and for the Passover season, whether the barley in Israel is in Aviv, but we are doing so purely to check if the Jewish calendar is in due season. Are we supposed to follow our own understanding regarding the calendar or the Oracles/Words of YHVH? The Scriptures warn against the many differences in the way those who are called from the churches of the world worship Elohim, something that became the in thing during these last days. It also warns that we should not follow one another or other believers or leaders in determining our own calendars from Jeremiah 23 verses 30 – 36 as follows: “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” declares YHVH, “who steal My words from each other.(31)“Behold, I am against the prophets,” declares YHVH, “who use their tongues and declare, ‘YHVH declares.’” (32) “Behold, I am against those who have prophesied false dreams,” declares YHVH, “and related them, and led My people astray by their falsehoods and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them or command them, nor do they furnish this people the slightest benefit,” declares YHVH. (33)“Now when this people or the prophet or a priest asks you saying, ‘What is the oracle of YHVH?’ then you shall say to them, ‘What oracle?’ YHVH declares, ‘I shall abandon you.’(34) Then as for the prophet or the priest or the people who say, ‘The oracle of YHVH,’ I shall bring punishment upon that man and his household.(35) “Thus shall each of you say to his neighbor and to his brother, ‘What has YHVH answered?’ or, ‘What has YHVH spoken?’ (36) “For you will no longer remember the oracle of YHVH, because every man’s own word will become the oracle, and you have perverted the words of the living Elohim, YHVH of hosts, our Elohim.” YHVH tells us that we will forget His Oracles because every man’s own word will become the oracle and that we have perverted the word of the living Elohim. Has this not happened in our day? In addition we read in Romans 11: 11 that we are supposed to make our Jewish Brothers jealous. Are we really making our Rabbinical Jewish brothers jealous if we keep different Feast days to what they do? (Also see Deuteronomy 32: 21).

Theabove are but a few of the things that we as Nazarenes cannot agree about. Are we concerned about these many differences? Do we really care about doing things according to the way of Elohim? Yahshua gave us a ministry of reconciliation. Should we not therefore go all out to make sure that we become one in our faith in keeping the Commandments of Elohim and the testimony of Yahshua? We read a final more serious warning to stop being rebellious from Ezekiel 20: 33 – 38, in this way: “As I live,” declares YHVH Elohim, “surely with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out, I shall be king over you. (34) And I shall bring you out from the people and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out; (35) and I shall bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I shall enter into judgment with you face to face. (36) As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you,” declared YHVH Elohim. (37)And I shall make you pass under the rod, and I shall bring you into the bond of the covenant; (38)and I shall purge from you the rebels and those who transgress against Me; I shall bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they will not enter the land of Israel, Thus you will know that I am YHVH.” Even though this should be warning enough for any right minded believer, Satan and his agents are going all out to take the final swipe at destroying us. The Roman Catholic Church has a program, which is over 500 years in the making. The program is called Project Vatican. In the year 2000 Phase V Strategy 2 was announced: It is the blueprint for the restoration of the Global Kingdom of Jesus Christ. This sounds very similar to the way we believe, i.e. that Yahshua is soon returning to rule us from Jerusalem for 1000 years. However it is nothing like what we believe, as can be seen from the following quoted section of the plan in the paragraph below:

“Dilution of the eschatological models of Biblical prophesies by means of extra – biblical revelations. (We know that this cannot be as we read in Revelation 22: 18 – “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, Elohim shall add to him the plagues which are written in this book.”) The last bastion of Protestantism will fall once the masses of uneducated Christian fundamentalists are no longer able to defend and promote their ”last days” interpretations of the prophetic books of the Bible, due to the continuing modern-day revelations and miracles associated with the Church of Rome. With the removal of the so-called “papal threat’ from the pulpits of Reformation congregations, the ecumenical movement implemented by Pope Paul VI at the Second Vatican Council will be able to proceed unfettered by hermeneutical separation.” It is true we might not be Fundamental Christians, but the Roman Catholics see any group believing in Messiah who is not Catholic as nothing more than Fundamental Christians. In fact they are not too concerned about us at this stage, because they say that eventually we will self-destruct as can be seen from their Core Strategy 2 below:

“Christian fundamentalism is fragmented at an almost daily rate due to the practice of ‘Multiplication by division’ that is a recurring result of the constant analysis of eschatological minutia. Young fundamentalists, as well as so-called ‘Easter Sunday’ Christians can easily conclude that the study of Biblical ’end-times’ prophesies are of negligible consequences, providing fertile soil for their indoctrination into the messages received through apparitions of Jesus and Mary.”At this point in time, we need to decide – do we eventually want to go back to where we came from and become part of Babylon to be destroyed by YHVH before Messiah returns to rule? Or, are we prepared to seriously consider all our differences and reason together to see how we can become truly united in our Nazarene Jewish faith, to ultimately at Messiah’s return join the house of Judah as His New Covenant bride?

[1] Matthew 28: 18 – 20: ‘And Yahshua came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them in the name (one name) of the Father and the Son and the Set-apart Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”’

[2] Yahshua clearly said in John 6: 44, “No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.”

[3] 2 Peter 3: 18, ‘But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Master and Savior Yahshua Messiah. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amein.

[4]Jeremiah 31: 31 – 33: “Behold, days are coming,” declares YHVH, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares YHVH. But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, “I will put My law within them, and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.”