Nazarene Israelite Two House Congregation of Port Elizabeth

Why we sin and how to overcome it.

As Nazarene believers in Messiah, we like father Abraham have been called out of the way we used to live, to follow the way of Elohim, as Rav Shaul confirmed in Romans 8: 28 & 29, saying: ‘And we know that Elohim causes all things to work together for good to those who love Elohim, to those who are called according to His purpose. (29) For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren.’  When Yahshua our Messiah was resurrected from the dead, He became the first ‘human being’ to be born again from the dead, as witnessed from Colossians 1: 18, as follows: ‘He is also the head of the body, the congregation; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead so that He Himself might come to have first place in everything.’  As our perfect example, He was showing us how we will one day be born again, as may be understood from reading Romans 8: 11, in this way: ‘But if the Spirit of Him who raised Yahshua from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Messiah Yahshua from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.’ Nevertheless, to get to the point where we are ready to be changed into immortal spiritual sons or daughters of Elohim, we need to overcome those sins which so beset us - the things we do knowingly and sometimes unknowingly.  

YHVH wants us to become more aware of what we do and say, every minute of the day and throughout our lives. This is why it is so important for us as believers to continue to study Torah, year after year to remind us what to do and what not to do. As human beings it is necessary for us to become sensitized to what is right and wrong from Elohim’s perspective, as Rav Shaul advised us regarding the sins of our ancient Israelites forefathers in 1 Corinthians 10: 6 – 11, saying: ‘Now these things happened as examples for us, that we should not crave evil things as they also craved. (7) And do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “THE PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO EAT AND DRINK, AND STOOD UP TO PLAY.” (8) Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. (9) Nor let us try Adonai, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. (10) Nor grumble, as some of them did, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. (11) Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.’  To be able to become more sensitive to our every doing, we need to determine, why we who claim to believe in YHVH sin. It is important for us to understand that sin is a human problem – something that we all do, as Rav Shaul explained it in Romans 7: 15, saying: ‘For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.’ Even with our best intentions we sin daily. The question is why? Why do we struggle to meet Elohim’s requirements and our own expectations? Rav Shaul understood that like us, he was a physical human being and accordingly told us in verse 18 of Romans 7, saying: ‘For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh, for the wishing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. As flesh and blood human beings we have a limited ability to live up to Elohim’s standards and values. As a result, we repeatedly fall short of the behavior expected from us by Elohim. Yahshua our Messiah put it as follows in Matthew 26: 41, saying: “Keep watching and praying, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” What did Yahshua mean by saying, ‘keep watching’?  What are we supposed to watch for? Very few people today, realize what Yahshua meant by these words. But, if we consider His words carefully, we will come to understand that He was saying that we should become more aware of our conduct. How we act and react in certain situations? An example being, how do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you fly off the handle and curse the offending driver, or do you keep your cool and carry on regardless?  YHVH wants us to become totally aware of everything we do and say. As believers He wants us to continually compare our conduct with the standards that He set for us in His word and similar to the way we check labels when we are shopping for food, He wants us to check our conduct against His word to make sure that we are overcoming our old self towards becoming a whole new man.  

Both Yahshua our Messiah and Rav Shaul explained that the weakness of the flesh causes us to sin. We succumb to sin when inappropriate enticements become sufficiently appealing to us. The very nature of our flesh – our bodies and minds, make us weak enough to cave in to inappropriate desires. Because we are physical beings, created from the same substance as animals, the system which supports our lives are essentially the same as may be read about from Ecclesiastes 3: 18 – 20, as follows: ‘I said to myself concerning the sons of men, “Elohim has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.” (19) For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity (futility). (20) All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.’  Yes, Elohim created us as living souls from the dust of the ground, as is recorded in Genesis 2: 7, as follows: ‘Then YHVH Elohim formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being (another word for soul).’  The transliterated Hebrew word ‘nephesh’ translated as living soul in English, does not mean that we have immortal souls, as both Christianity and Moslems believe, but simply that we are living beings. As a result our physical bodies are prone to weaknesses that can lead to sin. Even though human flesh is not inherently evil, it is inherently weak. Rav Yaa’cov explained in James 1: 12 - 15 that sin is generated through our desires, in this way:  ‘Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Master has promised to those who love Him. (13) Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by Elohim”; for Elohim cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. (14) But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. (15) Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.’ How is it possible to avoid the pulls of the flesh? This is exactly what Rav Shaul asks in Romans 7: 24, saying: ‘Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?’  But, he also gives us the answer to this question in verse 25 of Romans 7, saying: ‘Thanks be to Elohim through Yahshua Messiah our Master! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of Elohim, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.’  Our sin comes from uncontrolled desires, but we have hope in Messiah, as we read from Hebrews 2: 16 – 18, in this way: ‘For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendants of Abraham. (17) Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to Elohim, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. (18) For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.’

Nevertheless, we need to understand that desire is not always bad. Flesh and blood is neither evil nor good, it is neutral as far as sin and righteousness is concerned. In fact after YHVH our Elohim created man, He observed in Genesis 1: 31, ‘And Elohim saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.’  Most of us are aware that all our desires and needs have healthy purposes. However, those same desires and needs, when not properly controlled can lead to sin. If we do not get hungry, we will simply starve to death without knowing it. But, if we do not control our appetites we could become gluttons, overeating ourselves. So we see that the natural desires or appetites of the flesh are not sinful in themselves, but without us controlling our desires and appetites could lead to sin.  Elohim created desires in us to serve as motivating forces in our lives. Without such desires we will lack the will to live. The challenge is to properly manage our desires and to channel it into the right direction. Elohim expects us to use the help that He provided us with to direct our desires into legitimate channels. We are required to always maintain self-control under very difficult circumstances, as Rav Shaul cautioned in Romans 13: 13 & 14, saying: ‘Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. (14) But put on the Master Yahshua Messiah, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.’  We should watch ourselves, to make sure that we remain in control of our desires, so that they do not become sinful lusts. This brings us to the question: What is lust? To put simply; lust is nothing more than uncontrolled desire. Whereas all lust is desire, not all desire is lust. Lust is harmful desires causing us to break Elohim’s commandments. Torah defines the limits which Elohim set for us, to live happy productive lives, as Rav Shaul testified in Romans 3: 19 & 20, saying: ‘Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may become accountable to Elohim; (20) because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.’

Commandments forbidding us not to commit adultery or murder places boundaries on our behavior; the commandments not to covet places a boundary on how we control our desires. Desiring our neighbor’s car or house could lead to sin, but to legitimately desire a house or car could motivate us to start saving our money, in order to eventually acquire our desires. It is also not wrong to desire to be married, provided we go about it in a responsible and legitimate way. Yahshua did not condemn men and women who have a legitimate desire to marry, but condemned sinful desires for sexual immorality, as may be read from Matthew 5: 27 & 28, as follows: ‘You have heard that it was said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTARY”; (28) but I say to you, that everyone who looks on a woman to lust for her committed adultery with her already in his heart.’ We should however also be aware that our human nature affects far more than what our desires do. It also stimulates our emotions, some of which may be good, but some may also be evil. Our emotions can be beneficial, but can also be sinful and destructive. For example, feeling such emotions as envy, jealousy, bitterness and hatred are listed amongst the deeds of the flesh in Galatians 5: 19 – 21. Feelings of pride or the opinion that one is superior to others can lead to problems in human relationships. We read accordingly from Proverbs 16: 5, ‘Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to YHVH; assuredly, he will not be unpunished.’ We read further from verse 18 of Proverbs 16, ‘Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.’  But, it is important to understand that our temptations to sin are not limited to our own human ability to control our emotions and desires.  Our weaknesses are also manipulated by Satan and his agents. Satan is a master at manipulating the human mind, influencing the way we think.  Similar to the way he influenced Eve to believe that Elohim lied to her, when he forbid her to acquire something that could give her understanding about what is good and evil, making her wise like Him. Satan stimulated in Eve the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes (human reasoning) and the pride of life (she desired to become wise), and she took matters into her own hands, as we read from Genesis 3: 6, as follows: ‘When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.’ Satan knows how human sin is initiated and uses our own desires and emotions to get us to sin.

Satan, the god of this world is continually blinding the minds of unbelievers, as we read from 2 Corinthians 4: 3 & 4, in this way:  ‘And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, (4) in whose case the god of this world (Satan) has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of Elohim.’  Except for Elohim’s chosen people from the house of Judah who believe that a Messiah will come to establish the kingdom of Elohim over the commonwealth of Israel as the kingdom of Elohim, those few from the house of Israel (including a number of Gentiles) called out of the world and its ways and who turned to Elohim in repentance, the blindness of mankind is world-wide. Rav Shaul described the difference between those who serve YHVH and those who serve Satan or sin in Romans 6: 16 – 18, saying: ‘Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? (17) But thanks be to Elohim that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, (18) and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.’  Rav Shaul also explained in Romans 7: 12 & 14 that Elohim’s Torah is righteous and good, that it is also spiritual and therefore eternal. He further explained that it is by studying Torah that we get to know what sin is.  This helps us understand why it is necessary to study and obey Elohim’s Torah to the best of our ability. After discussing our father’s in the faith in Hebrews 11, Rav Shaul continues to tell us in Hebrews 12: 1- 3, saying: ‘Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (2) fixing our eyes on Yahshua, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim. (3) For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart.’ Rav Shaul shares with us the effort he had to put into disciplining himself against the desires that tempted him to sin in first Corinthians 9: 24 – 27, saying: ‘Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. (25) And everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. (26) Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air;  (27) but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibly, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.’  Even so, Rav Shaul admits that he never fully succeeded in his efforts to reach perfection, but gives us the correct perspective to adopt in Philippians 3: 13 & 14, saying: ‘Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do; forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, (14) I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of Elohim in Messiah Yahshua.’

In addition to resisting sin, we should also be prepared to assist our brethren in their fight against the pull of the flesh, as Rav Yaa’cov wrote in James 5: 19 & 20, as follows: ‘My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth, and one turns him back, (20) let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.’  We need to remain ever aware how easily we are tempted, but not ever give in to discouragement and defeat. We should like Rav Shaul, always reach forward towards the goal which lies ahead, remembering that Torah gives us knowledge of sin, but provides no power to subdue the flesh. The power to rule our desires comes only through the Set-apart Spirit. The cause of these problems are basically two-fold: firstly Israelites have because they believe they are Gentiles, rejected the Torah instruction manual that Elohim gave our forefathers as a source of knowledge on how to live our lives; and secondly most people have never really inquired why they were placed on earth? Or why they were born? Fellow believers we have cursed ourselves and our children and are wholly responsible for the mess society is in today? If we truly understand the Scriptures to be all the material from Genesis to Revelation, or the beginning and the end, the Aleph and the Omega, as Yahshua referred to Himself in Revelation 1: 8 and 17 & 18, since He is the embodiment of the Word of Elohim, the Scriptures, we will heed the prophet Malachi’s warning message in Malachi 4: 1 - 6, as follows: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says YHVH of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. (2) But for you who fear My name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. (3) And you will tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says YHVH of hosts. (4) Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel. (5) Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of YHVH. (6) And he will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse.” It is our duty to teach our children that YHVH is Elohim, and there is no other; and to restore their hearts to the faith of our fathers in the faith.

But what was the faith of our fathers in the faith? Let’s consider our father Abraham, who is called the father of the faithful – because when YHVH told him to come out of the world that he lived in at that time and go and live in the Promised Land, he obeyed YHVH without question, and left immediately. But what did Abraham our father in the faith believe? Firstly, we see that Abraham called on the name of YHVH as recorded in Genesis 12: 7 & 8, ‘And YHVH appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to YHVH who had appeared to him. (8) Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to YHVH and called upon the name of YHVH.’  Secondly, Abraham obeyed Elohim’s Torah, as witnessed in Genesis 26: 5, as follows: ‘Because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.” Thirdly, Abraham believed in the salvation work of Yahshua, as witnessed in John 8: 56 where He told the Jews of His days, saying: “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” Considering what happened to Abraham in Genesis 22, where Elohim asked Him to offer up his only son and he went ahead and did so, except for the fact that the angel of YHVH stopped him from killing Isaac, we see from Hebrews 11: 17 – 19, that Abraham received Isaac back as a type of Yahshua, in this way: ‘By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; (18) it was he to whom it was said, “IN ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED.” (19) He considered that Elohim is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type.’ It is clear therefore that Fourthly, Abraham also believed in the resurrection of the dead. But more importantly we see from Hebrews 11: 9 & 10 that Fifthly, Abraham believed in the coming Kingdom of Elohim, as follows: ‘By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; (10) for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is Elohim.’ These are the five things, we need to believe in; but also teach our children and the new members of the congregation of Elohim, or else Elohim will come and smite the land with a curse. That means we have to: (1) Call on and honor the name of YHVH; (2) obedience to Elohim’s Torah; (3) believe in the salvation of YHVH, namely Yahshua; (4) believe in the resurrection of the dead; and (5) the coming kingdom of Elohim.

 

Those who believe in the false Messiah, whom they refer to as C*h*r*i*s*t*; need to be aware that He is an imposter according to Deuteronomy 13: 1 - 3[1], because of their belief that He abolished Torah for believers in Him or fulfilled it for them, thus making it unnecessary for them to keep it any longer. Such believers should also heed Messiah’s own words regarding Torah in John 5: 45 – 47, saying: “Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope. (46) For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me. (47) But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?” Yahshua was obviously talking to Jews here, but if we understand the last two verses, we will realize that if we do not believe in obeying the Torah, we will also not believe in what Yahshua said whilst He was on earth. In fact He confirmed this in Matthew 5: 17 – 19, saying: “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. (18) For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished. (19) Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Despite these warnings by Messiah and the prophets, most today believe that all they have to do is ‘to believe’ that J*e*s*u*s* died for their sins and have set them free! Obviously from the way such believers interpret the Scriptures, they understand that He set them free from obeying Torah, especially when they read such Scriptures as Galatians 5: 1, as follows: ‘It was for freedom that Messiah set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.’ Yes, to such believers obedience to Torah is a tremendous burden. However, Yahshua our Messiah set us free from sin which is lawlessness (meaning Torah-lessness), as Rav Yochanan wrote in first John 3: 4, in this way: ‘Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.’  

In fact Rav Yaa’cov attests in James 1: 25 that obeying the Torah is liberty (another word for freedom), as follows: ‘But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does.’  It is abundantly clear that somehow mankind got deceived into believing just the opposite of what the word of Elohim tells us. But, how is it possible for the whole world to be on the wrong track? Surely the ministers of religion have spent many years studying the Scriptures in order to guide Elohim’s people to do what is right?  But, if that was true, why Churchianity insists that they need not obey Torah any longer, believing falsely that Yahshua abolished it or is keeping it for them today. The answer to why the whole world has come to believe this falsehood, is given in Revelation 12: 9, in this way: ‘And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.’ Ask any person who testifies to believe in Messiah, if they love G-d, and they will readily say that they do, even though they hold that keeping Torah is not required at all. But Rav Yochanan again pours cold water on such reasoning, saying in first John 5: 3, ‘For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome (or difficult).’  But what is even more important to understand is that the whole world is deceived to misunderstand the Gospel that Messiah proclaimed at His first coming, as He explained to His disciples in Matthew 13: 11 - 12 and the first part of verse 19, saying: “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. (12) For whoever has, to him shall more be given, and he shall have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. (19) When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart.” Yahshua our Messiah’s mission during His first advent was to tell us the good news about the coming kingdom of Elohim, which means the reestablishment of the Kingdom of Israel, consisting of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, ruled over by King David again, as Rav Yaa’cov also said in Acts 15: 14 - 18, in this way: “Simeon has related how Elohim first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles (talking about returning members of the lost ten tribes of Israel who came to believe that they are Gentiles, as Rav Kepha explained in Acts 2: 32 – 36)  a people for His name. (15) And with this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written, (16) ‘AFTER THESE THINGS I WILL RETURN, AND I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, (17) IN ORDER THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK YHVH, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, (18) SAYS YHVH, WHO MAKES THESE THINGS KNOWN FROM OF OLD.’” The reason why so few understand His mission to bring the lost ten tribes back to the faith, into which He was born, namely Judaism, is because they do not keep the annual Feast Days of Elohim as commanded in Leviticus 23. Only those who keep these Feast Days ordained by Elohim understand that there are two harvest periods of human beings in Elohim’s everlasting plan of salvation for all mankind. The initial harvest is similar to the first fruit harvest in the Promised Land, a smaller harvest of wheat (representing mainly Israelites of all twelve tribes, including a small number of Gentiles also chosen by Elohim as first fruits), whilst the latter harvest is made up of all the products harvested during the autumn season (grapes, olives, vegetables, etc.), which pictures all the different races of the world.

By rejecting Torah we are unknowingly cursing ourselves and our children, as witnessed in such scriptures as Deuteronomy 28. King David who ruled both houses of Israel had a very good understanding of the benefits to be had, by keeping Elohim’s commandments, as he wrote in Psalm 119: 97 – 104, saying: ‘O how I love Thy law! It is my meditation all the day. (98) Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever mine. (99) I have more insight than all my teachers, for Thy testimonies are my meditation. (100) I understand more than the aged, because I have observed Thy precepts. (101) I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Thy word. (102) I have not turned aside from Thine ordinances, for Thou Thyself hast taught me. (103) How sweet are Thy words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth! (104) From Thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.’  A second witness about the benefit that King David saw in obeying Elohim’s commandments come from Psalm 19: 7, in this way: ‘The law of YHVH is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of YHVH is sure, making wise the simple.’  Are you like King David able to see the many benefits to be had by obeying Elohim’s Torah teachings? We see from Proverbs 28: 9 that Solomon who penned most of the proverbs, saying: ‘He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is an abomination.’ If the house of Israel, like the house of Judah is able to become Torah observant, we will truly become the model society that YHVH wanted us to be from the time He called our ancient forefathers out of Egypt.

This will result in the nations around us seeing how obedience to YHVH brings blessings and benefits and cause them to start following the way of Elohim, which will further result in the condition of the world to become like paradise. However, that will only happen after the kingdom of Elohim is established on earth as it is in heaven as witnessed in Micah 4: 1 & 2, as follows: ‘And it will come about in the last days that the mountain (Government) of the house of YHVH will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, and the peoples (goiim) will stream to it. (2) And many nations will come and say, “Come and let us go up to the mountain of YHVH and to the house of the Elohim of Jacob, that He may teach us about His ways and that we may walk in His paths.” For from Zion will go forth the law, even the word of YHVH from Jerusalem.’ Think carefully about it!

 

 

[1] Deuteronomy 13: 1- 3: “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or the dreamer of dreams; for YHVH your Elohim is testing you to find out if you love YHVH your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul.’”