perjantai 23. toukokuuta 2025

Reflections on shabat, May 23, 2025




  This shabat we will consider how wise it is to prepare for the transition from time to eternity. That is the final destination for all of us, and therefore it is most important to have the assurance of salvation!

  As a human race, we are on the way to better times, even though the coming years will be filled with pain. Our Creator, Yehowah Elohim, has given us many promises of a better future.

  Let us always seek the holy face of our Creator and Savior and strive to obey the gospel of glory, loving our Creator above all things and our neighbors as ourselves.

  I will only include hymns of praise in this study, because listening to them is the most effective and pleasant way to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to banish all the worries and unnecessary concerns of this world from our minds.

  I have been writing these shabat articles for almost 2½ years. My eyes can no longer stand sitting at the PC for long periods of time, and my lower back hurts more than before. That's why I'm taking a break after this.

  I thank you for the encouraging feedback I've received, and if anyone still wants to read my shabatical studies after this, they can read the previous studies, because the message of the Bible takes time.


The message of Salvation is eternal

  The opportunity for salvation that our Savior Yeshua the Messiah has purchased for us on the cross of Golgotha ​​is uniquely valuable. A person who does not care about it will be eternally separated from his Creator. He does not cease to be a person, because just before the final judgment, the bodily resurrection of all who have lived on earth will also take place and the nations will be gathered before the judgment seat of the Mashiach.

Matt. 25:31-46 Unfortunately, many who consider themselves Christians neglect the following acts of love and are in danger of being placed among those on the left hand of the King and from there into eternal punishment and perdition!

>>31 But when the Son of man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 And before Him shall be gathered all the nations; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And indeed He will set the sheep off His right, but the goats off the left hand.

34 Then the King will say to those on His right, Come, the blessed of My Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I hungered, and you gave Me food to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you took Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.

37 Then the righteous will answer, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry, and fed You ; or thirsting, and gave You drink? 38 And when did we see You a stranger, and took You in; or naked, and clothed You ? 39 And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and came to You?

40 And answering, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of these, the least of My brothers, you did it to Me.

41 Then He will also say to those on His left, Go away from Me, cursed ones, into the everlasting fire having been prepared for the Devil and his angels. 42 For I hungered, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I thirsted, and you gave me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not take Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.

44 Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?

45 Then He will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these, the least, neither did you do it to Me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.<<


Acts of love were also required during the Law Covenant

  We read the following verses about the poor among us: Deut. 15:9-10

>>9 Beware that there is no evil thought in your heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release draws near; and your eye be evil against your needy brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to Yehowah against you and it be sin to you. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because Yehowah your Elohim will bless you for this thing, in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.<<


Sanctification is essential

  We must absolutely strive for perfect holiness in our thoughts, words and deeds, and not allow any sin to dwell within us, but must confess and forsake it. Let us ask for the blood of the Lamb, Yeshua the Messiah, to cleanse us from all our sins. We must pray for strength to endure temptations, for it is certain that the Devil will try to make us fall later into the same sins again.

Rom. 6:19
>>I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.<< 

1 Thess. 4:7
>>For Elohim has not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.<<
 
Heb. 12:14
>>Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Adonai.<<


Let us cheerfully give of our own to the poor!

  If we truly love our Savior, we know that our possessions are not our own, but are the false mammon entrusted to us. With them, we can make friends for eternity. Once there, they will invite us as guests to their eternal homes! Genuine faith in Yeshua the Mashiach leads to living acts of love! Luke 12:29-33

>>29 And you, do not seek what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and stop being in anxiety. 30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek the Kingdom of Elohim and all these things will be added to you.

32 Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father was pleased to give you the Kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where a thief cannot come near, nor moth can corrupt.<<

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Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri


P.S. You can check out the interesting stages of my life from the link below. My life has been a great adventure. There have been successes and setbacks. Adonai Yeshua has always helped me!


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perjantai 16. toukokuuta 2025

Reflections on shabat, May 16, 2025



  Last Shabat, the topic was forgiveness. Now I will discuss situations in which forgiveness is not given, but revenge is taken, and what all this entails between individuals and nations.

  Revenge belongs only to YHWH, and at the end of my study I will give examples of how we can use prayers to influence evil people and dictators to receive their punishment on earth.

  Even the first fratricide, in which Cain killed Abel, was revenge in a certain way. Cain was disappointed that Yehowah did not look at his sacrificial offering, but accepted Abel's sacrifice.

  Cain avenged the humiliation he experienced on Abel and thus directed his disappointment in his Creator by killing his brother in the most brutal way. He took indirect revenge on his Creator.

  Behind all revenge is the Devil, who seduced our ancestors to fall and out from the paradise as revenge for YHWH's expulsion of him from it. He tries that's why to destroy all people.

  He knows that our Creator loves people and that He will lead all of us, the chosen ones, even to a higher position than the Devil's had originally had: As His eternal children in heaven.


What happens when people take revenge?

  Revenge is a vicious cycle that breaks relationships between people, often completely. Revenge sometimes leads to slander, theft of other people's property, and arson. In work and study life, it is a heavy burden for those students, teachers, employees, and superiors who are the targets of revenge. Revenge can, at worst, lead to bloodshed between different families.

  The only way to break such a vicious cycle is to forgive and not continue it any further. It is also wise, because no one benefits from the cycle of revenge, but all those involved lose their peace and often much more. Jealousy, spreading lies about the object of revenge can ruin a person's career and family and lead them to major financial problems, even to suiside.

  The desire for revenge can arise from completely insignificant circumstances and grow like a snowball effect, completely out of control. In our society, there are courts that were established by our Creator, as is the national defense institution. If someone has been treated illegally, in Western countries anyone can take their side of the dispute to court if it is a serious matter.

  Revenge can grow so uncontrollable that the life of the person who has been the target of revenge and also his family is in danger. Then it is wise to try to break the cycle of revenge in good time for us Christians and other believers in Yeshua. Our life does not depend on mammon and our Creator has promised to help us if we find ourselves in financial distress because of our faith.


What will happen if there is revenge between nations?

  Nations history has been a history of wars. If peace has been achieved somewhere, war is already underway elsewhere. Current weapons are for mass destruction and can be used to destroy large cities and their inhabitants. This has already been done when the USA dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the 20th century. In a nuclear war, everyone can die!

  Militarily strong nations have been led by dictators possessed by the Devil, and they have even considered warfare as entertainment. Most often, nations that have declared war have calculated in advance that they will win economically, by depriving weaker nations of land and goods and by imposing huge war reparations obligations on the conquered nations.

  The most warlike state and the one that robs its surrounding nations is Russia, which is currently waging a war of conquest against Ukraine, the original intention being to conquer it completely. Putin made a big mistake in his assessment, as Ukraine has been able to thwart Russia's intentions for 3 years and 3 months in a war of attrition, and is not going to surrender.

  Another area where there has been a struggle for territory is the Middle East. There, Israel has been the target of constant attacks by Arab Muslims. The goal of the Arab Muslims is to destroy the state of Israel and drive all the Israelis living there into the Mediterranean Sea. This is a battle between two religions: Islam versus Judaism. According to the Bible, Israel will eventually win!

  
How can we, New Covenant believers, help?

  We are called peacemakers in the Sermon on the Mount by Adonai Yeshua. It is possible to heal an inflamed situation between two people by inviting them to a peacemaker and helping the disputing parties to reconcile by reasoning to them that reconciliation will benefit both of them. At this point, understanding extinguishes the flames of hatred and revenge, and reconciliation brings peace to the parties.

  If peacemaking on an earthly level does not produce results, then our most effective weapon is constant prayer in the Holy Spirit. It truly changes the circumstances that the Devil may have managed to escalate to the extreme. Through prayers, we can bind the spiritual powers of darkness on both sides of the dispute in the name of Yeshua Mashiach. It sets the heavenly powers in motion.

  The same method also works when a situation has arisen between nations that is too tense. Prevention is always the best way to extinguish the desire for revenge by praying in the Holy Spirit. If a war has already broken out between nations, the best way is to pray in the Holy Spirit and, in addition, to fast when possible. Fasting combined with prayer brings great victories!

  If Christians and believers in Yeshua as Savior declare a national emergency and call all who fear Yehowah and honor his name to general prayer and fasting, then the consequences will be truly miraculous! The good examples of this is the cases mentioned in the books of Esther and Joel. During the time of Esther, all the Israelites did not eat or drink on 3 days and they won!

  The Bible tells of several stages of the people of Israel as a lesson for us who are living in other nations. Finland maintained its independence in recent wars primarily through prayers. In the book of Joel, the whole nation was called to fast and pray. As a result, Yehowah had mercy on Israel and did not allow the great destruction that was already coming to befall them! Joel 2:15-20

>>15 Blow a ram's horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly. 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, gather the elders, gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his room, and the bride out of her room. 17 Let the priests, ministers of Yehowah, weep between the porch and the altar; and let them say, Have pity on Your people, O Yehowah, and do not give Your inheritance to shame, for a proverb among those of the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their Elohim?

18 Then Yehowah will be jealous for His land and have pity on His people. 19 Yea, Yehowah will answer and say to His people, Behold, I will send you grain, and wine, and oil, and you shall be satisfied with it. And I will no more make you a curse among the nations. 20 I will drive away the northern army far from you and bring it into a desolate and barren land, bordering on the eastern sea and the northern sea. And a stench will come up from it, a plague will come up. Because it has tried great things.<< (Verse 20 is believed to refer to Russia, the Bering Sea, and the Arctic Ocean)


A prayer from YHWH for vengeance on the wrongdoers!

  I have been in over 30 different firms in my life. In one of them was a very high-ranking department manager who was in charge of the factory I worked for. He was chief in many other factories too. He oppressed many his subordinates (but not me) in determining their salaries.

  I rebuked him. He became furious and threatened to fire me. The employees managed to elect me as their representative, so the firing was unsuccessful. Then I prayed to YHWH: "Punish that man so that he feels it in his bones and core, so that he does not end up in hell for that all!"

  Heaven began to work because of my prayer, and after 3.5 years, that wrong-minded department manager was fired. He left the company crying in publicly. That's when I realized that the punishment he received was really felt in his bones and core. I felt sorry for him.

  I also addressed the evil intentions of the CEO of that international company and warned the director of one of its subordinate companies that the CEO of the group was secretly planning to bankrupt the factory. The CEO became furious and tried to fire me, but was unable to do it.


A call to prayer to punish dictators!
  
  Since the day Russia invaded Ukraine, I have prayed that YHWH would punish the Russian leadership so severely that it would be felt in their bones and core and stop their efforts to conquer Ukraine. And that persons in the Russian leadership would not go to hell for that all!

  Please, include that prayer in your daily prayers and see later the victory! Just a short petition of no more than two sentences is enough, as YHWH should not be bothered with long prayers. In Heaven has begun to happen due to my and other believers' prayers regarding Ukraine!

  It has now been 3 years and almost 3 months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. I look forward to what will happen in 3.5 years at the latest after that invasion (August 24, 2025) in Russia? The Russians and their allies have killed tens of thousands of their brother people, Ukrainians!


YHWH is a righteous Judge and avenger of blood!

  My call to prayer for the punishment of the Russian leadership is based on the following example from the Tanakh: Judges 9:56-57

>>56 And Elohim returned the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father, to kill his seventy brothers. 57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem Elohim turned back on their heads. And the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.<< 

  The punishment of ancient Empire of Babylon for its wickedness is also a living example of YHWH punishing even the great nations. Everything that has been written in the Bible before, was written as a warning to people not to live wickedly and not to oppress their weaker ones!

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Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri


P.S. You can check out the interesting stages of my life from the link below. My life has been a great adventure. There have been successes and setbacks. Adonai Yeshua has always helped me!


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perjantai 9. toukokuuta 2025

Reflections on Shabat, May 9, 2025



  Every human being has a built-in sense of justice. If someone sins against him and he notices it, he seeks to obtain justice for himself for the injustice he has suffered. The Law covenant required and even demanded that evil be repaid with evil. Its motto was: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

  However, Yehowah himself was merciful from the beginning towards fallen and wicked people, as is clearly evident from the verse Ps. 78:38 >>But He being merciful atoned for iniquity and did not destroy; and He added to turn away His anger, and did not stir up all his wrath.<< 

  The New Covenant also differs completely from the Mosaic Law in this respect. The guarantor of the New Covenant, Yeshua Mashiach, allowed the wickedness and desire for revenge of people to confront him without any resistance. He showed with his life and death how important it is to stop the evil cycle of revenge and forgive.


Why is forgiveness one of the conditions for salvation?

  This is because an unforgiving heart holds grudges and hatred towards the person who has wronged him. Adonai Yeshua teaches in the Sermon on the Mount that if someone hates his brother, he is a murderer. Acc. to the New Testament, a murderer*) will not inherit eternal life. The only way to get rid of that feeling of grudge and hatred is to forgive all unconditionally.

*) Unless he/she repents and asks forgiveness for his/hers actions from the relatives of the murdered and from YHWH.

  There can be great differences in the impact and duration of experiencing injustice. Someones may suffer physical injuries for the rest of their life after being subjected to violence. Someone may be subjected to constant injustice and ridicule at home, school, or at work. They may suffer mental injuries from it. Physical and psychological violence affect them in different ways.

  Many types of fraud and scams have become more common in recent years as a result of digitalization. Bank accounts can be emptied due to careless disclosure of account information, and people's identities can be stolen and large loans can be taken from banks in their name. That is why using a good antivirus program is essential these days!

  Injustice related to gender, race, religion, ideology and age also manifests itself in many different ways. In all the major countries of the world, minorities are oppressed. In some, even very cruelly, especially if the country has a dictatorship and an extremist religious leadership, because some religions teach to treat non-believers in a degrading way and to kill them or keep as slaves.


More about forgiving for others

  Many people are troubled by the question: Do I really have to forgive someone who has sinned against me? According to the NT, you have to if you intend to receive forgiveness from our heavenly Father! Forgiveness is not just a duty, but a Christians' and all believers' honor matter!

Prov. 19:11
>>Understanding makes a person long-suffering, and his honor is to forgive a transgression.<<

  Adonai Yeshua showed this well in his story about the unworthy servant who was forgiven 10,000 talents, but then he demanded that his debtor immediately give him 100 denarii, which was a pittance compared to 10,000 talents! (A talent was one year's income, a denarius a day's wage)

Matt. 18:23-35
>>23 For this reason the kingdom of Heaven has been compared to a man, a king, who decided to take account with his slaves. 24 And when he began to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought near to him. 25 But he not having any to pay, the lord commanded him to be sold, also his wife and children, and all things, as much as he had, even to pay back.

26 Then falling down, the slave bowed the knee to him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay all to you. 27 And being filled with pity, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the loan. 28 But going out, that slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii. And seizing him, he choked him, saying, Pay me whatever you owe.

29 Then falling down at his feet, his fellow slave begged him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay all to you. 30 But he would not, but going away he threw him into prison until he pay back the amount owing. 31 But his fellow slaves, seeing the things happening, they were greatly grieved. And coming they reported to their lord all the things happening.

32 Then calling him near, his lord said to him, Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt, since you begged me. 33 Ought you not also to favor your fellow slave, as I also favored you? 34 And being angry, his lord delivered him up to the tormentors until he pay back all that debt to him.

35 So also My heavenly Father will do to you unless each of you from your hearts forgive his brother their trespasses.<<

  Each of us is like that unworthy servant before our heavenly Father, for we have all been forgiven so much and everything. Therefore, the debts of those who have sinned against us are as nothing in comparison!

  We have all sinned against our neighbors and have forgotten many of our transgressions over time. Once my little sister reminded me of the wrong I had done to her a long time ago. At that time, I had completely forgotten it and could not bring it back to my memory. I still asked her for forgiveness and she agreed.

PS. If someone does not forgive us, even we did ask for forgiveness and have already made up for the damage we have caused him/her to the best of our ability, let us pray for him/her. Then we may fully believe that our heavenly Father has already forgiven us everything!


Genuine forgiveness requires spiritual strength!

  If the injustice we have experienced is great and long-lasting, then we are not able to forgive it from our hearts with the power of our own spirit. Adonai Yeshua helps us with the help of His Holy Spirit, if we only turn to Him and pray to Him for help and the ability to forgive all the injustice we have experienced and also to consciously forget it.

  I have been helped decisively by the awareness that every person who has done me harm has been under the power of the spirit of Darkness, even if they have not understood it. They have been slaves of Satan and are on their way to perdition! That is why Adonai Yeshua commands us in his Sermon on the Mount to love our neighbor as ourselves.

  Genuine and selfless love, which only the Holy Spirit works in us, gives us the power to forgive even the great injustices we have experienced without any demands for compensation or conditions. As a result, we ourselves are freed from the feeling of resentment and anger when we begin to bless such people and pray for their salvation.

Proverbs 10:12
>>Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all transgressions.<<

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Insert about Israel

  Israel is an exception among the nations in that YHWH chose them as his chosen people based on the faithful obedience of their ancestors, promising them the most beautiful land on earth forever. The choice was conditional and required Israel to obey the commandments of the Torah. Otherwise, YHWH threatened to expel them from there.

  From the Bible we learn that Israel did not want to obey YHWH’s decrees and therefore was repeatedly attacked by surrounding pagan nations and even exiled. From Jeremiah’s Lamentations we see how much hardship and persecution Israel was subjected to: captivity in Babylon for 70 years several hundred years BC.

  For the second time, Israel was subjected to a long-term, even 1900-year exile in 70 AD. The only justified reason for this is that they rejected their promised Messiah: Yeshua the Mashiach. They crucified Him by the hands of the Romans, even though Pontius Pilate wanted to release Him. The Jews would not agree.

  When millions of Jews from the Diaspora have been allowed to immigrate to Israel since 1948, they should have been grateful to YHWH and strived to abandon their pagan lifestyle. Unfortunately, they have allowed their minority to organize Pride parades and gay festivals in Tel Aviv, Eilat and the Holy City, Jerusalem!

  It should not be thought that YHWH has changed and would allow actions contrary to the teachings of the Torah to take place before His eyes without punishment! He did not give the most beautiful land in the world to a party people who do not follow the sexual morality according to the teachings of the Torah. Abortions are also an abomination to YHWH! Muslims oppose Pride and abortions.

  It seems clear when following the current situation in Israel that YHWH is raising up Muslims to chastise Israel for its wickedness. There is a reference to this in the prophet Zechariah chapters 12-14. After a severe chastisement, YHWH will have mercy on the less than 1/3 of the Israelites who survive and He will finally give them the land of Eretz Israel as an inheritance.

  Chastisement has already taken place over the decades and the last severe chastisement was on October 7, 2023. The worst is yet to come, because acc. to the prophecy of Zechariah, YHWH will gather all the pagan nations in addition to the Muslim nations to attack Jerusalem and bring destruction to Israel: half of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be taken into exile.

  I think Israel should do better than it is now to avoid devastating attacks on civilians in Gaza and move them from there to temporary camps. That way they could control the remaining terrorists and separate them from the rest of the Arab population. I avoid using the word 'Palestinians' for them, because there is no such people! They are remnants of many nations.

  All Gentiles who have come to faith and put their hope for salvation in Adonai Yeshua should remember the people of Israel with prayers and deeds of love! Especially now, when the hatred of the Gentile nations against Israel is deepening, because Israel is accused of genocide. Israel has sought to eliminate only terrorists in order to protect its civilians!

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Forgiveness between nations and tribes

  There have been wars in the world because of people's greed, selfishness and discriminatory attitudes towards others. Many wars are started when a large country notices that a neighboring country that is smaller than it is flourishing much better than it is, because it has worked hard and built its social well-being in a long-term and determined manner.

  Envy influences the dictatorial leadership of larger countries to want to attack a neighboring country and seize its territories and natural resources. A good example of this is Finland, which Russia and the Soviet Union attacked several times and used their superior power to seize our best parts of land, even though it had more land than it self needed.

  The same rogue country, Russia, has done the same to several other of its border neighbors. Most recently, to Ukraine, against which it has waged a war for more than 3 years without any reason, killing thousands of civilians and looting Ukrainians' property and occupying large areas of land without the UN or the countries of the world taking timely and serious steps to help Ukraine.

  The decades-long war between Israel and the fanatical Muslims living in the Middle East is a religious war in nature. It consists of hatred towards the Israelis, who are hardworking and successful in agriculture, fruit tree cultivation, livestock raising and several other areas of economic life. Israel made its land flourish with help of YHWH!

  Before the Israelites returned to the land of their ancestors, that land was desolate, and its inhabitants did not practice rational agriculture or livestock raising. Israel drained the marshy area of ​​the Hule Valley, from which mosquitoes spread malaria to the surrounding inhabitants. Israel also built a good irrigation system, targeted irrigation, and made fruit trees grow.

  History has shown that there will be no lasting peace between Israel and the Muslims or the Muslim states surrounding Israel until the Prince of Peace, Sar-Shalom, Yeshua Mashiach himself brings peace when he comes. He proclaims peace to all nations. That is why we have a living hope and can trust the holy promises of the Bible even in this warlike time!

Nahum 2:1 
>>Behold! The feet of Him bearing good news is on the mountains, making heard, Peace! O Judah, celebrate your feasts; fulfill your vows; for the worthless will not continue to pass through among you; he is completely cut off.<<

Zech. 14:3-6
>>3 And Yehowah shall go out and fight against those nations, like the day He fought in the day of battle. 4 And His feet shall stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall divide from its middle, from the east even to the west, a very great valley. And half of the mountain shall move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

5 And you shall flee to the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. And Yehowah my Elohim shall come, and all the saints with You. 6 And it will be in that day, there shall not be light; the glorious ones will shrink.<<

Isaiah 2:4
>>And He shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people. And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more.<<

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Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri


P.S. You can check out the interesting stages of my life from the link below. My life has been a great adventure. There have been successes and setbacks. Adonai Yeshua has always helped me!


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perjantai 2. toukokuuta 2025

Reflections on Shabat, May 2, 2025

 


  Acc. to the Law of Moses, the holy fire was to burn on the altar day and night. It represented the presence of Yehowah’s Holy Spirit in the Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle in his temple.

  If an ordained son of Aaron, a priest, or anyone else dared to bring foreign fire to that altar, the penalty was an immediate death sentence, which Yehowah himself executed.

  We, servants of the New Covenant, are each temples of the Holy Spirit, if Yeshua’s Holy Spirit is allowed to dwell in us. Our Father, Yehowah Elohim, also dwells in us through the Holy Spirit.

  When a priest ordained in the New Covenant congregation loses the original holy anointing, the Holy Spirit leaves him. Then the spirit of darkness leads the hearers astray through him.

  It's soon Ascension Thursday, the day commemorating Yeshua's ascension into heaven, and 10 days after that, he sent the Holy Spirit's Power to his disciples on the first Christian Pentecost.


May the fire of the Holy Spirit always burn in our hearts!

  Even though we have once received the grace to be truly filled with the Holy Spirit, it is not enough for us for our entire life-long journey. Therefore, we must be filled with the Holy Spirit again and again every day, live in the guidance of the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, and be fervent with the Spirit! We are exhorted to do this in several verses of the New Covenant. For example, in the following: Eph. 5:18-20, Rom. 8:13-14, Rom. 12:11-12

Eph. 5:18-20
>>18 And "do not be drunk with wine," in which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit, (Prov. 23:31) 19 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising in your heart to the Adonai, 20 giving thanks at all times for all things in the name of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach, even to Elohim the Father,<<

Rom. 8:13-14
>>13 for if you live according to flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of Elohim, these are children of Elohim.<<

Rom. 12:11-12
>>11 (Be) in diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Adonai; 12 in hope, rejoicing; in affliction, enduring; in prayer, steadfastly continuing;<<


Let us identify the anointing of the Holy Spirit from the false!

  It is sometimes difficult, if a priest who has strayed from the Truth is a seasoned preacher. The surest way is to examine the spirit speaking in him with the help of the 'gift of discerning spirits'. Not everyone has this gift and therefore others must know the Holy Scriptures well, because the Holy Spirit never teaches against them, provided that the Bible in use is a sufficiently correct translation, because there are also false ones.

  Another way to find out if a priest is anointed by the Holy Spirit is to ask the Holy Spirit who lives in your own heart the question: "Is he speaking by Your guidance or a lie?" Although the Holy Spirit is sensitive, he will certainly warn a sincere believer in Adonai Yeshua if there is reason to do so! I was long time ago in a situation where the Holy Spirit warned about a heresy!

  It was preached in a congregation that I had joined 2 months earlier. Alarm bells began to ring in my heart because I had received the 'gift of discerning spirits' in the Baptism of the Spirit, and so I asked the Holy Spirit: "Is that doctrine of yours?" He answered me: "Where the Spirit of Adonai is, there is freedom." Then I understood that it was a heresy that was trying to enslave me!

  I immediately renounced that heresy in prayer and warned my fellow believers, but most of them did not heed the warning, but became more and more entangled in the snares of that heresy. Even after decades, I met some of them who were sure that they believed in the true message. That doctrine exalted William Marrion Branham, not Adonai Yeshua!

  Branham, who is now dead, claimed to be the prophet Elijah of the end times prophesied by Malachi. A very similar heresy is currently being preached by Kenyan David Owuor (in the attached picture on the right). He claims to be the Elijah of the end times and also Daniel in one and the same person, and even the greatest prophet in the Bible! He claims to be the two prophets who will be killed acc. to Rev. 11:4-10.

  Adonai Yeshua taught that John the Baptist was that prophet Elijah. Matt. 11:13-14
"13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come."   Adonai Yeshua said also that John the Baptist was the greatest of all the prophets. Matt. 11:11
"I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is."

The reader must choose which one to believe! Either that false prophet or Adonai Yeshua, because you can't believe both, because they teach differently on this point as well?

  David Owuor would otherwise be a petty deceiver if he had not been proven to have performed great signs and wonders! Branham also performed great signs in the 20th century, healing thousands of seriously ill people. Branham even brought a young boy who had died in a car accident in Finland back to life! The boy's skull had been shattered and his brain matter had spilled out onto the road. When Branham gave the brain matter a command in the name of Jesus, it crawled back into the boy's head. Then the boy's skull and its fragments were reunited and the boy came to life!

  The man who told me this was the late leader of the Helsinki Free Pentecostal Church, Vilho Soininen, who was Branham's driver on the way from Helsinki to Kuopio. He said he had seen the miracle and the police recorded the incident in the Kuopio Police District's report as "Strange incident". As I recall, it happened back in 1955 during Branham's visit to Finland. Branham belonged to the Unitarian Church in USA and also taught the 'Jesus only' doctrine. Acc. to it, there is no separate Father Elohim, but only Jesus Christ. A clear heresy acc. to verse John 17:3!
 

I repeat the warning of Adonai Yeshua

  Our Savior warned us in two Gospels about false Messiahs and false prophets in the end times. Since he warned so clearly and often, it is a very important matter!

Matt. 7:15
>>But beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are plundering wolves.<<

Matt. 24:24
>>For false Messiahs and false prophets will rise up. And they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.<<

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Please, note: Our Savior's original name in Hebrew is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri


P.S. You can check out the interesting stages of my life from the link below. My life has been a great adventure. There have been successes and setbacks. Adonai Yeshua has always helped me!
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