98 What happens to us after death Prt 1

What happens to us after death part 1?

Most of us are aware about the confusion that exist in religious circles regarding death, and what happens there after; some believe that they are born with immortal souls and at death their souls go to either heaven or hell, depending how they lived; whilst others believe that they are reincarnated after death and come back to earth as another human being or even an animal. The confusion about death may directly be attributed to a misunderstanding about what constitutes a soul. The question is; does the soul exist apart from the body? And does it continue to exist after death? The English word soul is translated from the Hebrew word ‘nephesh’ and means a living being. According to Genesis 1 we see that both animals (verse 21) and human beings (verse 27) were created ‘Barah’ as opposed to ‘Asah’ or to make in Hebrew, and man became a living soul or being when YHVH Elohim breathed into his nostrils (Genesis 2: 7).

So different to plants, animals have souls which provide them with instinct to survive; i.e. to propagate their species; to find food; to build shelters, etc. The difference between animals and human beings is that mankind is endowed with a spirit (‘neshamah’) within him, as is confirmed in the second part of Zechariah 12: 1 as follows: “Thus declares YHVH who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.” A second more detailed description is given in Job 32: 8 in this way: “But it is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.” The underlined words tell us that it is the spirit in man that gives us the ability to understand, i.e. to evaluate various options open to us, and to make a decision as to which option to choose, but also gives us the ability to express our thoughts in words. We are free moral agents, with the ability to choose to go Elohim’s way – the way of giving and sharing, or the wrong way - which is the way of get. However, the soul in man is not immortal and if we sin, we are destined to die as is confirmed in Ezekiel 18: 4 as follows: “Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.” Only YHVH our Elohim is immortal and only He is able to give those whom He chooses eternal life, provided they remain obedient to Him and His Torah teachings until their dying day, or when Messiah comes to rule the world from Jerusalem), as witnessed in 1 Timothy 6: 13 – 16, in this way: ‘I charge you in the presence of Elohim, who gives life to all things, and of Messiah Yahshua, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, (14) that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Master Yahshua Messiah, (15) which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Master of masters; (16) who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amein.’

We know that after YHVH created mankind, He told them what to eat and what not to eat, saying to Adam in Genesis 2: 17: “but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.” But, contrary to Elohim’s ‘command’, Satan deceived Eve by telling her that she would not die after eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and she took of the forbidden fruit and also gave some to Adam, and they ate. Satan contradicted what YHVH told Adam and deceived Eve, and most people even today still believe the lie that he told her saying that she will not die – thereby implying that we are ‘immortal’. Satan has not only deceived mother Eve, but has as it says in Revelation 12: 9 “deceived the whole world.” Prior to their sin Adam and Eve were destined to live forever, provided they partook of the ‘Tree of Life’ which was also in the middle of the garden. At that time they were covered in light as depicted in the last part of verse 26 and verses 27 & 28 of Ezekiel 1, as follows: “and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man. (27) Then I noticed from the appearance of His loins and upward something like glowing metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His loins and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. (28) As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the esteem of YHVH. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.” This is talking about what Yahshua the Word and likeness of Elohim looked like, prior to coming in the flesh, and also what He looked like at His transfiguration described in Matthew 17: 2, in this way: “And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as light.” But, it is also how He appeared to Yochanan and what He will most probably look like when He returns as described in Revelation 1: 13 – 15, as follows: ‘And in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His breast with a golden girdle. (14) And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire; (15) and His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been caused to glow in the furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters.’

According to Genesis 1: 26 & 27 Adam was originally created in the image of Elohim, and according to Colossians 1: 15 and 2 Corinthians 4: 4 Yahshua is the visible image of the invisible Elohim. So initially after the creation of man, we looked like Yahshua did, when He was transfigured before His three disciples, covered in light. When Adam and Eve partook of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, their light covering was removed and they were covered in skin and destined to die. We read about this in Genesis 3: 21, in this way: “And YHVH Elohim made garments of skin[1] for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.” Since Adam’s fall all men are destined to die once, as YHVH told Adam in verse 19 of Genesis 3, saying: ‘By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’ Yes, because we are physical we age and eventually die. The Hebrew Tanach teaches that upon death, the soul dies, as we read from Job 14: 12: “So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens be no more, he will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.” In the Renewed Covenant the transliterated Greek word ‘psuche’ also meaning life or soul like the transliterated Hebrew word ‘nephesh’, is used. In Matthew 16: 25 – 26 Yahshua said: “For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it. (26) For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Rav Kepha taught in Acts 2: 29 saying: “Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.” Those who at this point say that this verse is only talking about David’s tomb, should also read verses 34 & 35 to understand the full account, as follows: “For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: ‘YHVH SAID TO MY LORD (Maryah in Aramaic, meaning Master YHVH), “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, (35) UNTIL I MAKE THINE ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR THY FEET.”’

But some might argue, saying: what about Abraham – Scriptures clearly state that ‘faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness’; did he not ascend to heaven? Not according to Yahshua’s own words in John 3: 13, where He said: “And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the Son of Man.” Ask yourself, what was Abraham promised? We read the answer in Genesis 17: 8, ‘And I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their Elohim.” The question is: Did Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ever receive Canaan or the Promised Land in their lifetimes? We read from Hebrews 11: 8 – 10 & 39, ‘By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. (9) 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. (39) And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised.’ But, when will they receive what was promised? Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as well as all the other faithful believers, including those of us who will make it into the Kingdom of Elohim, will only receive this promise when Yahshua returns and we are all resurrected or changed into spiritual children of Elohim, as we read from verse 40 of Hebrews 11, in this way: ‘Because Elohim had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they (our fathers in the faith) should not be made perfect.’

From these Scriptural witnesses it is clear that man is a mortal soul and does not possess immortality at all, and upon death, life as we know it ends. It does not continue in some other realm – in either heaven or in hell. A dead person is also not reincarnated into another person or being. From the time of our original parents Adam and Eve, all men have died. However, death is not the end; YHVH has not left us without hope. Despite the fact that we will all eventually die, YHVH has planned more than only this temporary physical existence for us. Job knew this and asked many years ago in Job 14: 14, “If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait, until my change comes.” He answers the question himself in verse 15 as follows: “Thou wilt call, and I will answer Thee; Thou wilt long for the work of thy hands.” Job further wrote in Chapter 19: 26, “Even after my skin is destroyed, yet from my flesh I shall see Elohim.” This confirms that the skin used by YHVH to clothe mankind after Adam sinned, destined us to die. After Elohim drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden, He was eventually forced to destroy all mankind, because of their wickedness, saving only Noah, his family and the animals that Elohim sent to enter the Ark before flooding the earth. But Elohim’s disappointment did not end there, soon after He started afresh with Noah’s family, mankind like Satan tried to go to heaven by building a tower whose top would reach into heaven. Again Elohim put an end to mankind’s plans and scattered the people abroad over the face of the earth. Then Elohim started the process over again with one man named Abram. Without going into too much detail, it is crucial for us from the lost ten tribes who are returning to the faith once delivered to the saints (meaning true believers in YHVH), to remember that the blessings Elohim bestowed on Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were passed down to Jacob’s twelve sons, with the first born blessing going to Joseph’s two sons Ephraim and Manasseh, since Jacob’s first born son Reuben sinned against his father.

There were basically only two major blessings bestowed upon Abraham; the first being, that his descendants through Isaac and then Jacob would inherit the Promised Land for ever (as eternal living beings), provided they like Abraham prove their faith in YHVH by obedience to Him, including to circumcise their male children at the age of 8-days old, as a sign to this eternal covenant. Foreseeing that YHVH will eventually divorce the house of Israel, as witnessed in Jeremiah 3: 8 and Isaiah 50: 1, the second part of the blessing was, that He will bring a remnant of the lost ten tribes scattered into the world because of idolatry and disobedience to Him, back to the covenant relationship they made with Him together with the house of Judah, to again have an opportunity to become first born heirs of Abraham to inherit their part of the Promised land which they lost, through Abraham’s one Seed, namely Yahshua, through whom He will also eventually save the rest of mankind after learning Elohim’s true way after the second resurrection, provided they follow it to become second born children into His eternal family. YHVH gave Joseph’s descendants the first born portion of blessings, but reserved the authority to rule religious matters to the tribe of Judah, as witnessed in Psalm 60: 7 (KJV), as follows: ‘Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver.’ So, even though Ephraim was given the birth right, Judah was given authority over religious matters for both houses. In fact considering what happened during the past two thousand years, we know that the British Commonwealth (including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) and the United States of America, indeed had a double blessing, during which time the house of Judah remained faithful to Elohim and retained their faith, language and culture as Elohim’s Lawgiver, despite the fact that they were persecuted severely for doing so.

The house of Judah consisting of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, remained faithful to Elohim because they knew and obeyed His Torah teachings from the time our forebears received it as a covenant between YHVH and them at Mount Sinai, and are given the Set-apart Spirit of Elohim (‘Ruach HaKodesh)[2], because and while they remain obedient to His Torah teachings (as per Acts 5: 32[3]). Yahshua confirmed this in answering a Jewish Pharisee as can be seen in Matthew 19: 16 & 17, as follows: ‘And behold, one came to Him and said, “Teacher (Rabbi in Hebrew), what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?” (17) And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”’ Similarly have those of the ten lost tribes and others whom YHVH is busy calling during this lifetime, who have been immersed in Messiah’s name received the Set-apart Spirit after laying on of the hands of teaching elders of the congregation (as per Acts 2: 38 - 39[4] and Acts 8: 12 - 17[5]). If they remain faithful to Elohim by overcoming Satan, the world and their own human natures in obedience to Elohim’s commandments from that time forward, both these groups of Israelites have the Set-apart Spirit indwelling them, ensuring that they will be resurrected as Spiritual children of Elohim at Messiah’s return. We read how Yahshua redeemed those of us from the lost ten tribes who are being called at this time, from the penalty due to us for disobedience to Elohim’s Torah from Galatians 3: 13 & 14, in this way: “Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us – for it is written, ‘CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE’--- (14) in order that in Messiah Yahshua the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” Rav Shaul testified that human beings are composed of body, soul and spirit in 1 Thessalonians 5: 23, saying: ‘Now may the Elohim of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Master Yahshua Messiah.’

When those of us from the lost ten tribes return to our Father and are immersed into the saving name of Yahshua, accepting that His death removed the record of our transgressions, YHVH gives us a portion of His Set-apart Spirit. The Set-apart Spirit combines with the spirit in us and we are begotten anew. This gives us the opportunity to like Yahshua be resurrected at His return, as confirmed in Romans 6: 3 - 5, as follows: ‘Or do you not know that all of us who have been immersed into Messiah Yahshua have been immersed into His death? (4) Therefore we have been buried with Him through immersion into death, in order that as Messiah was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (5) for if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection.’ When we die our bodies are buried, our souls come to an end and our spirits goes back to the Father who gave it, as is also confirmed in Ecclesiastes 12: 7, in this way: ‘Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to Elohim who gave it.’ Whilst the spirits of true believers are in heaven, it will be perfected as we read from Hebrews 12: 23, as follows: “to the general assembly and the congregation of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to Elohim the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect.” When Yahshua returns He will bring back our perfected spirits and will resurrect our bodies and souls. Our imperishable bodies and souls will merge with our perfected spirits from heaven, and we will become kings and priests under Yahshua during His Millennial rule.

After we die we are unconscious, waiting for Elohim to call us from the grave and restore us back to life. When Yahshua our Messiah returns, a marvelous transformation will occur before we receive eternal life. The dead in Messiah will be raised imperishable, and those who are still alive will be changed from a perishable to an imperishable existence, as Rav Shaul confirmed 1 Corinthians 15: 51 – 52, saying: “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (52) in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.” This brings us back to the skin we read about in Genesis 3: 21, but, this time we read the conclusion from 2 Corinthians 5: 1 – 4, in this way: “For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from Elohim, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2) For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, (3) inasmuch as we, having put it on, shall not be found naked. (4) For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.” Nevertheless, the Scriptures make it clear, that not all will be resurrected at the same time, as confirmed in 1 Corinthians 15: 20 – 24, as follows: “But now Messiah has been raised from the dead, the first fruit(s) of those who are asleep. (21) For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. (22) For as in Adam all die, so also in Messiah all shall be made alive. (23) But each in his own order: Messiah the first fruit(s), after that those who are Messiah’s at His coming, (24) then comes the end (ones during the second resurrection), when He delivers up the kingdom to the Father, when He has abolished all rule and authority and power (after every knee have bowed before Messiah) .” Rav Shaul writes in Romans 8: 11 that we must have Elohim’s Set-apart Spirit in us, if we want to be resurrected to life, as follows: “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.” We also have this hope within us that if we have been immersed in Yahshua’s saving name we have the Set-apart Spirit dwelling in us as is confirmed in Acts 2: 38.

There is no discrimination in death – both the righteous and sinners all die. We are shaken up when the life of a young child comes to an end, due to an accident, illness or a violent crime. We are also deeply shocked when tragedies like the tsunami, which occurred on December 26, 2004 and killed hundreds of innocent people. It is clear that victims of such a tragedy were in the wrong place at the wrong time. YHVH did not single the people who died in this tsunami out for early punishment – it is pure happen stance. We are all subject to uncertainties, as is also confirmed in Ecclesiastes 9: 11 & 12, as follows: “I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise, nor wealth to the discerning, nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all. (12) Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net, and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.” Yahshua our Messiah taught his disciples in parables and when they asked Him why He used this method of teaching, He explained in Mark 4: 11 & 12, saying to them: “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of Elohim; but those who are outside get everything in parables, (12) in order that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE; AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND LEST THEY RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN.” Yahshua taught in John 6: 44 , saying: “No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.” But Rav Shaul points out in Romans 11: 2 & 3 that when Elijah thought he was the only worshipper of Elohim, YHVH responded to him in verse 4, saying: “I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL.” We see from Romans 11 that YHVH is at this time only calling a remnant from the lost ten tribes including some real Gentiles (verse 5), to make our Jewish Brothers jealous (verse 11) and once the designated number has been reached, all Israel, including righteous Torah observant Jews will be saved (verses 25 – 27). However, only a small number of the total number of people around the world will be saved at that time. YHVH calls only a few to salvation during this age, as Yahshua explained in Matthew 7: 13 & 14, saying: “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way 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.” Nevertheless, this is not (YHVH)’s approach in order to exclude most of mankind from salvation. The truth is that He has chosen this approach to extend His promise to all as it says in Romans 11: 32 “For Elohim has shut up all in disobedience that He might show mercy to all.”

(YHVH)’s annual Set-apart Days depict His plan of Salvation for all mankind. Pentecost or Shavuot points to the initial harvesting of souls, a kind of first fruits unto YHVH. Romans 8: 29 speaks of Yahshua Messiah as the "firstborn of many brethren". We who are called now are also considered to be a type of first fruits. In James 1: 18 we read: “In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be, as it were, the first fruits among His creatures.” A second witness to this is found in 2 Thessalonians 2: 13 as follows: “But we should always give thanks to Elohim for you, brethren beloved by the Master, because Elohim has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.” The significance of the Scriptures calling us first fruits becomes evident when we consider John 14: 6, where Yahshua said: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me." How many people throughout the ages, have really accepted and practiced the way Yahshua taught? Few people today know and understand that YHVH follows a plan depicted by his Set-apart Days, to save all humanity by offering them eternal life in His Kingdom. We are at this juncture only the beginning or foundation of the harvest for Elohim’s kingdom to come. The people who are called during this age who overcome Satan, the world and self, will be given power to rule over nations, as per Revelation 2: 26. They will be the ones resurrected immediately at Messiah’s return and will reign with Him on the earth for a thousand years, assisting in the teaching of Elohim’s truth to mankind as detailed in Revelation 5: 10 and Revelation 20: 6. Yahshua Messiah will return to set up Elohim’s everlasting Kingdom which will never be destroyed, according to Daniel 7: 14. We read further from verse 18 of Daniel 7: “But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.” Rav Yaa’cov taught in Acts 15: 15 – 18, that Yahshua will return to re-establish the nation of Israel (all twelve tribes), saying: “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 resurrection we have discussed so far occurs when Yahshua our Messiah returns and it includes those who are in Messiah, known as the first fruits. But what happens to people who never had a chance to come to know and accept Yahshua as their Savior? What about little children who died without receiving the Set-apart Spirit and seeking Elohim’s Kingdom? What about those people who died in nations where they never even heard about the name of Yahshua? What is their eternal fate? We see from verse 6 of Revelation 20 that those who will reign with Messiah for a thousand years are part of the first resurrection. Rav Yochanan called those not resurrected at the time of Messiah’s return ‘the rest of the dead’ in Revelation 20: 5. Rav Yochanan said that they did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. The second resurrection occurs after the millennial rule of Messiah and is also known as the great white throne judgment, as witnessed in Revelation 20: 12, as follows: “And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened (The Scriptures); and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.” At that time YHVH will open the minds of those who are in the second resurrection, similar to the way Yahshua opened the minds of His disciples after His resurrection from death, as recorded in Luke 24: 45, in this way: ‘Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.’ This is also spoken about in Isaiah 25: 7 – 9, as follows: ‘And on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all peoples, even the veil which is stretched over all nations. (8) He will swallow up death for all time, and YHVH Elohim will wipe away tears from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for YHVH has spoken.(9) And it will be said in that day, “ Behold, this is our Elohim for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is YHVH for whom we have waited; let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation (meaning Yahshua).”’ When will death be swallowed up for all time? According to Revelation 20: 14 it will only happen after the second resurrection, in this way: ‘And death and Hades (the grave) were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.’

All who have not yet been dealt with in the previous steps of (YHVH)’s plan will appear before Him. For the first time in their lives they will correctly understand (YHVH)’s Word, the teachings of the Scriptures and get to know His way of life. They will be given a chance to make an informed decision as to whether they want to repent of their past sins, or not. Their ‘day of salvation’, their period of judgment will begin at that time. We see from Isaiah 65: 17 & 20 that this period will last for one hundred years, as follows: “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind.” (20) “No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his days; for the youth will die at the age of one hundred and the one who does not reach the age of one hundred shall be thought accursed.” YHVH will give those resurrected after the millennium sufficient time to prove through their actions and decisions, that they believe in Yahshua the Messiah and want to do the will of the Father in heaven. The second resurrection is not a second chance for salvation; for those resurrected at that time, it is an opportunity to really get to know YHVH. They will be judged according to their deeds and decisions, by the things which were written in the books (The Scriptures). There will be no premature deaths during this period. Those who repent and accept Yahshua as their Savior and overcome during the 100 year period of time will be immersed into Yahshua’s saving Name. They will be given a portion of the Set-apart Spirit and have their names inscribed into the book of life. However, anyone who have received knowledge of truth during this age, or during the millennium rule of Messiah, or during the 100 year period when YHVH will open the Scriptures to the minds of the unsaved during the great white throne Judgment, will if they go on sinning willfully be burnt to ashes, as witnessed from Hebrews 10: 26 – 28, in this way: ‘For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, (27) but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. (28) Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ This leaves us with the question: How could people who claim faith in Elohim and the Scriptures still refuse to obey Torah?

Yahshua explained about a time during which people from all generations will be judged at the same time in Matthew 11: 21 – 24, saying: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. (22) Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. (23) And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You shall descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom, which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. (24) Nevertheless I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.” Yahshua continued this teaching in Matthew 12: 41 & 42, saying: ‘The men of Nineveh shall stand up with this generation at the judgment, and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. (42) The Queen of the South shall rise up with this generation at the judgment and shall condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.’ However, there might be some who will never accept Elohim’s way of life. Their fate is to be burned up once and for all. They will not be tormented forever. Only spiritual beings such as Satan and his demons have that fate facing them. Human beings who are made from flesh and blood will burn until they are turned to ashes as explained in Malachi 4: 1 – 3 and according to Revelation 20: 15 “And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” The final event to happen will be when the New Jerusalem will come down out of heaven from Elohim and YHVH Himself will come and Tabernacle among us as witnessed in Revelation 21: 2 - 3, in this way: ‘And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from Elohim, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. (3) And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of Elohim is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and Elohim Himself shall be among them.’ Halleluyah!

[1] Note: In Hebrew both the words light (אור) and skin (עור) is pronounced as ‘ohr’. But, the word light is written with an aleph and skin with an ayin. Many Christians, Messianic Jews and even Nazarene Jews/Israelites believe that in the account in Genesis 3: 21 YHVH slaughtered a lamb as sacrifice for Adam and Eve’s sin and dressed them in lamb skin. However, the Scriptures do not say that at all.

[2] Jewish Israelites like all men have souls (transliterated as ‘nephesh’ in Hebrew) and the spirit in man (transliterated as ‘neshamah’ or higher level soul), but in addition Torah observant Jews also have the Set-apart Spirit (‘Ruach HaKodesh’). Since returning Israelites from the lost ten tribes have lost the Set-apart Spirit due to disobedience to Torah and have to be immersed into the name of Yahshua (who came specifically to reconcile them to Elohim & Brother Judah to eventually re-establish the kingdom of Elohim over Israel), to receive the Set-apart Spirit.

[3] Acts 5: 32, ‘And we (Messiah’s followers) are witnesses of these things; and so is the Set-apart Spirit, whom Elohim has given to those who obey Him.”

[4] Acts 2: 38 & 39, ‘And Kepha said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be immersed in the name of Yahshua Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Set-apart Spirit. For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far off, as many as YHVH our Elohim shall call to Himself.”’ This shows that only those from the house of Israel whom YHVH calls to Himself during this age should be immersed, since Torah observant Jews have the Set-apart Spirit because of obedience.

[5] Acts 8: 12 – 17, ‘But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of Elohim and the name of Yahshua Messiah they were being immersed, men and women alike. And even Simon himself believed; and after being immersed, he continued on with Philip; and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of Elohim, they sent them Kepha and Yochanan, who came down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Set-apart Spirit. For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been immersed in the name of the Master Yahshua. Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Set-apart Spirit.’