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The Word Yom and the Number of Days in Genesis

The Word – Yom (H3117) There has been much discussion about the meaning of the word “yom” in scripture. Yom is defined as meaning: I. to be hot; a day (as the warm hours). a. whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next). b. daylight, daily, every day, each day,… Continue reading The Word Yom and the Number of Days in Genesis

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Revelation Connections 2

Revelation remains a mystery to many people. They say that the images and symbols in this book are too hard to understand. But are they really that hard to understand? – they all mirror what has been revealed in the Older Covenant scriptures. Arnold Fruchtenbaum has noted five-hundred parallels in the Older Covenant, and another… Continue reading Revelation Connections 2

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Revelation Connections 1

My Experience: At the Ball Game Judges 9:48 – "Then he said to those with him, ‘Quick! Do just what you saw me do’!" I once watched a baseball game. I saw the ball head from the pitcher to the batter. It went straight towards the batter and the catcher, with the umpire looking over… Continue reading Revelation Connections 1

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Yahweh Will Exalt His Name 1

Exodus 3:15 “Yahweh said to Moses, ‘Say this to the Israelites: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever; this is how I am to be remembered in every generation’.” Throughout many generations Yahweh’s… Continue reading Yahweh Will Exalt His Name 1

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Daily Bread

Matthew 6:11 – “Give us this day our daily bread.” Luke 11:3 – “Give us day by day our daily bread.” In other words, we ask Yahweh to provide those needs that are essential to maintaining life, health, and physical needs on a daily basis. In all things, we are to be dependent upon Yahweh… Continue reading Daily Bread

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Chrislam – A Doctrine of Demons

A Doctrine of Demons 1 John 2:22 "Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son." 1 John 4:2-3 "By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in… Continue reading Chrislam – A Doctrine of Demons

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Teshuvah and Jonah

The Connections Exodus 34:28 – “Moshe was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water.” Jonah 3:4 – “Jonah entered into the city a day's journey, and he cried out and said: ‘Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown’.” Matthew and Luke 4:1-2 – “And Yeshua was… Continue reading Teshuvah and Jonah

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It’s About Following Yahweh 1

A number of objections to the How Dare You series have been raised, claiming that the traditional worship dates are just as valid as the dates set by Yahweh, and that it has no impact on whether or not one can call oneself a Christian. But it that true? I say not at all. Celebrating… Continue reading It’s About Following Yahweh 1

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It’s About Following Yahweh 3

Last time we looked at the admonishment that we are not supposed to worry about what others think about our celebrating the Moedim of Yahweh. Today we will look to see if celebrating those moedim are expected of Newer Covenant people, just as they were for Older Covenant people. Appointed Times Genesis 1:14 – “And… Continue reading It’s About Following Yahweh 3

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It’s About Following Yahweh 4

Daniel 2:21 – “It is Yahweh who changes situations and determines the divine appointments.” Daniel 7:25 – “The Antichrist will attempt to change the divine appointments and the Torah.” The words translated divine appointments in English is the Aramaic or Chaldean word zemân [זְמָן H2166], which means: an appointed time or occasion. In Hebrew it… Continue reading It’s About Following Yahweh 4

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It’s About Following Yahweh 5

In May we looked firstly at the changing of the moedim dates to pagan holiday dates, in June secondly at the admonishment that we are not supposed to worry about what others think about our celebrating the Moedim of Yahweh, and in July thirdly at whether celebrating those moedim is expected of Newer Covenant people,… Continue reading It’s About Following Yahweh 5

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40 Days of Teshuvah and the Days of Awe

The Days of Teshuvah begin at sunset on Elul 1st each year and end at sunset the day before Yom Kippurim. 2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.”… Continue reading 40 Days of Teshuvah and the Days of Awe

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Bride and Bridegroom

Leviticus 23:17 – “You will bring from your dwelling places two loaves of bread, baked with leaven, to be waved.” The Book of Ruth tells the story of four people: Naomi, Ruth, Orpah, and Boaz who lived during the time of the Judges, a time of severe famine in Israel, during which Naomi, her husband… Continue reading Bride and Bridegroom

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The Meaning of Armaged[d]on

Revelation 16:16 – “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armagedon.” Throughout scripture a theme of final climactic battle is taught.  This battle is often referred to as the Battle of Armagedon.  Several themes are mentioned throughout scripture in relation to this battle: the sickle, a harvest, all nations,… Continue reading The Meaning of Armaged[d]on

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Hearing From Yahweh

Deuteronomy 6:4 – “Shema Yisra’el, Yahweh Eloheynu, Yahweh echad!” On July 02, 2015, we looked at The Foremost Command and concluded that if you want to fulfill the requirements of the first and foremost commandment, then: Shut up and listen!  Today, we will continue this topic and determine how to and hear from, enter into… Continue reading Hearing From Yahweh

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A Celebration Like No Other

Every year we celebrate New Year’s Day with parades, fireworks, drunkenness, debauchery, and other works of the flesh.  But modern parades and celebrations can’t even come close to the celebratory parade in Heaven upon Yeshua’s victory over Ha’Satan.   We read about this celebration in Colossians 2:15. The Scripture Colossians 2:15– “Having spoiled principalities and powers,… Continue reading A Celebration Like No Other

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The Foremost Command – Shema!

Deuteronomy 6:4 – “Shema Yisra’el, Yahweh Eloheynu, Yahweh echad!” “Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, is one” is how this verse is traditionally translated.  The words translated “the LORD” in Hebrew, however, are actually the proper name of God, i.e. Yahweh.  It is Yahweh who is our God, who is one. Shema [שָׁמַע H8085];… Continue reading The Foremost Command – Shema!

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The Tabernacle

Pointing to Yeshua Exodus 25:8-9: "And have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them. In accordance with all that I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle and of all its furniture, so you shall make it." Exodus 29:45-46: "I will dwell among the Israelites, and I will be… Continue reading The Tabernacle

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The Priestly Blessing

Numbers 6:24-26 – “Yahweh blesses you and keeps you. Yahweh makes his face shine upon you and is gracious to you. Yahweh lifts his countenance upon you and makes you whole.” (PJT) A Little Iffy Traditional English translations often infuse a sense of if  Yahweh or Adonai is willing, that the blessing might have already… Continue reading The Priestly Blessing

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The Prodigal Father

Luke 15:11-24 This parable, commonly labeled the Parable of the Prodigal Son, parallels the story of mankind, with a few differences.  In this parable, there is a father who has two sons; one – the younger son – who takes his inheritance and squanders it; and the second – the older son – who remains… Continue reading The Prodigal Father

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The Amazing Sixth Hebrew Letter

Genesis 1:1 – “בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ” (“In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth”). The waw is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it is used in scripture for the first time in the sixth word. The meaning of the word is – hook, as a connecting… Continue reading The Amazing Sixth Hebrew Letter