Does Scripture Define the anti-messiah or antichrist?

 Shabbat Shalom Brothers and Sisters. Today’s study is titled:  

Does Scripture Define the anti-messiah or antichrist? Well, Yes! It is written throughout the Scripture. In a nut shell, when one is against our Messiah, one is anti-messiah. Let's go to the Scripture to get a better understanding. I think one of the most obvious places for us to begin is 1st John 2:18:

• 1st John 2:18 [Yah Scriptures]
• 18 Little children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that the anti-messiah is coming, even now many anti-messiahs have come. This is how we know that it is the last hour.

 Let's keep reading to further our knowledge, as John gives us deeper understanding concerning the anti-messiah.

• 1st John 2:19-23 [Yah Scriptures]
• 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have stayed with us - but in order that it might be made manifest that none of them were of us.
• 20 And you have an anointing from the Qadosh One, and you know all.
• 21 I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no falsehood is of the truth.
• 22 Who is the liar, except the one denying that Yahusha is ha’Mashiaḥ? This is the anti-messiah, the one denying the Father and the Bĕn.
• 23 No one denying the Bĕn has the Father. The one confessing the Bĕn has the Father as well. 

 Who is the anti-messiah, the one not only denying the Son, Yahusha Messiah, but also the one  denying the Father, Yahuah Elohim. Think about it, If one denies the Son, he has also denied the Father, and likewise, the other way around. John gives more information as we drop down to 1 John chapter 4, and we want you to notice the opening of 1 John 4, as the opening reminds us of what we call the Deuteronomy 13 test. Let's go though 1 John 4:1-3, and read it together.

• 1 John 4:1-3 [Yah Scriptures]
• 4:1 Beloved ones, do not believe every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of Elohim, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• 2 By this you know the Ruaḥ of Elohim: Every spirit that confesses that Yahusha ha’Mashiaḥ has come in the flesh is of Elohim,
• 3 and every spirit that does not confess that Yahusha ha’Mashiaḥ has come in the flesh is not of Elohim. And this is that of the anti-messiah which you heard is coming, and now is already in the world.  

 Like I said earlier, Deuteronomy 13 comes to mind as we backup to  1 John 4:1, so lets take a look Deuteronomy 13:1-4. to see if there is any likeness to 1 John 4:1.

• Deuteronomy 13:1-4 [Yah Scriptures]
• 13:1 “When there arises among you a naḇi or a dreamer of dreams, and he shall give you a sign or a wonder,
• 2 and the sign or the wonder shall come true, of which he has spoken to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other mighty ones - which you have not known - and serve them,’
• 3 do not listen to the words of that naḇi or that dreamer of dreams, for Yahuah your Elohim is trying you to know whether you love Yahuah your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.
• 4 “Walk after Yahuah your Elohim and revere Him, and guard His Commands and obey His voice, and serve Him and cling to Him. 

 So, Not only are we tested, we should also, Test Everything and Everyone, and we should study to be approved of the Father and the Son. The False Prophet is indeed anti-messiah. We talked about Isaiah 29:13 last week where we were speaking of a people that draw near to Yah with their mouth but their heart is far from him, teaching doctrines of men. Lets visit Isaiah 29:13.

• Isaiah 29:13 [Yah Scriptures]
• 13 And Yahuah says, “Because this people has drawn near with its mouth, and with its lips they have esteemed Me, and it has kept its heart far from Me, and their reverence of Me has become a command of men that is taught! 

 Think about it, any prophet that lives according to the commands of men, and not Elohim, is a false prophet, which is indeed, anti-messiah. as we learned last week, Yahusha spoke of the pharisees telling of this very scripture. let's visit it one more time before going deeper into the study.

• Matthew 15:7-9 [Yah Scriptures]
• 7 “Hypocrites! Yeshayahu [Isaiah] rightly naḇu [prophesied] about you, saying,
• 8 ‘This people draw near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
• 9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”

 The pharisees not only hated our Messiah Yahusha, they hated Yahuah Elohim, just as Yahusha demonstrated here. The scribes and pharisees taught their own commands, the commands of men, not the commands of Yah. Anyone teaching anything other than that which Yah and our Messiah, and the righteous Prophets taught, is teaching a different good news, and a different messiah, and even a different elohim. Acts 20 28-30 describes how this will play out, lets read it together.

• Acts 20:28-30 [Yah Scriptures]
• 28 “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Ruaḥ ha’Qodesh has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of Elohim which He has purchased with His own blood.
• 29 “For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves shall come in among you, not sparing the flock.
• 30 “Also from among yourselves men shall arise, speaking distortions, to draw away the talmidim after themselves. 

 How far and wide is this deception today? How many of the taught ones have been drawn away from the true Gospel, the true Good News, the true Messiah? And of course, our Elohim, Yahuah Himself. Lets discuss this different good news, which is not of Yah. Read with us here in Galatians 1:6-9:

• Galatians 1:6-9 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 6 I marvel that you are so readily turning away from Him who called you in the favour of Mashiaḥ, to a different ‘good news,’
• 7 which is not another, only there are some who are troubling you and wanting to corrupt the Good News of Mashiaḥ.
• 8 However, even if we, or a messenger out of the shamayim, bring a ‘good news’ to you beside what we announced to you, let him be accursed.
• 9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if anyone brings a ‘good news’ to you beside what you have received, let him be accursed. 

 Our Messiah, Yahusha, Paul, Isaiah, Abraham, and all of the other patriarchs & prophets, are teaching One Good News, One Messiah, One Elohim. Anyone, including any angel, teaching Anything Other than His Commands, His Statutes, His Torah, His Law, His Festivals, His Feast Days, His Sabbaths, His Way, His Dietary Laws, His Instructions, is truly, anti-messiah, and Let the one doing so, be accursed. I know this is a bold statement, but lets just continue and see if you agree. Lets go to Paul as he reveals more to us in 2nd Corinthians 11:4:

• 2nd Corinthians 11:4 [Yah Scriptures]
• 4 For, indeed, if he who is coming proclaims another Yahusha, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received,
  or a different Good News which you have not accepted, you put up with it well enough! 

 This is Huge. Do you understand what Paul is really saying here? And, do you think Paul is only admonishing the Corinthians here? Indeed no, Paul is also admonishing the entire Assembly; that which is calling themselves the Church, and those denying the Messiah, calling themselves Jews, Today. The Universal Body is truly proclaiming another Jesus, another Yahusha, a different Elohim, a different Spirit, a different Good News, a different Torah, a different Law, different dietary laws, a different Gospel, other than the true Gospel, the True Torah of Yahuah, and of our Messiah, Yahusha. Daniel 7:25 has indeed come to past, which states:

• Daniel 7:25 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 25 and it speaks words against the Most High, and it wears out the qodeshim of the Most High, and it intends to change Appointed Times and Law, and they are given into its hand for a time and times and half a time. 

 This makes me sad, but it must be said, or we will be guilty of just going with the flow, which as we are discovering, is also breaking the commands, Not telling a brother of his sin can make me joint err of the sin. This goes way back. even to the point whereby the children of Seth, son of Adam and Eve, had not yet left the mountain, as Cain had. Lets give an example by going to the 2nd book of Adam and Eve 16:7-8, as Mahalalel, who was the fifth generation after Adam, is instructing his son Yared [Jared], concerning the children on the mountain, that will go astray.

• 2nd book of Adam and Eve 16:7-8 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 7 “But I also know that your children will not listen to you, and that they will go down from this mountain and have relations with the children of Qayin, and that they shall perish with them.
• 8 “My son! Teach them, and watch over them, so that no guilt will be on you because of them.” 

 This should be no surprise, as this is the written reality throughout Scripture. Yahuah Elohim warns constantly throughout scripture not to do as the nations do. Well, in our case, we were raised in the nations, and we learned the way of the nations from our youth, our very upbringing has been that of corruption. we were sifted into the nations way back when the Northern tribes were separated from our Elohim, and to this day, there we remain. As a result of this, Much diligence is required when seeking truth, because almost everything we know is a lie. Even the books we know, are corrupted to support the lies. Just look at the last several years of our studies and you will see that most of what we discover, is a twist on word within our very own Scriptures, to support the lies we have been taught throughout our lives. Just as we saw in Daniel 7:25, the Times and the Laws have been changed. How? The words of Yah have been perverted and twisted by the devil, which is in wicked perverse men. Lets get a witness to Daniel 7:25, from 1 Enoch 104 starting at verse 7. 

• 1 Enoch 104:7-10 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 7 And, although you sinners say, “All our sins shall not be searched out and be written down,” nevertheless they shall write down all your sins every day.
• 8 And now I show unto you that light and darkness, day and night, see all your sins.
• 9 Do not be wicked in your hearts, and do not lie and do not alter the Words of uprightness, nor charge with lying the Words of the Qodesh Great One, nor take account of your idols; for all your lying and all your wickedness do not come forth in righteousness but in great sin.
• 10 And now I know this mystery, that sinners will change and pervert the Words of righteousness in many ways, and will speak wicked words, and lie, and practice great deceits, and write books concerning their words. 

 Is this is the reality of Today? Indeed it is. Our Scriptures have been twisted, and lies are inserted in place of truth. Our Dictionaries, lexicons, and concordances, have been twisted, and lies have been inserted in place of truth. The only way to find these things out, is through diligent Study, Prayer, and Fasting. Many, but certainly not all of the lies, can be studied out, and much Truth can be found. I am 65 years old, and have only scratched the surface of the lies that we have been taught by wolves in sheep's clothing. I have no doubt that there are still many twists, many lies, that we have not yet discovered, however, do we toss in the towel? By No Means, we will continue to search out the Will of Yahuah, our Elohim, and of the truth of our Messiah, Yahusha, our Only High Priest.

 Alright, moving forward; lets go to the 2nd book of John, to get a lesson on the true meaning of Love, and a lesson concerning the one that is leading so many astray. 

• 2 John 1:6-11 [Yah Scriptures]
• 6 And this is the love, that we walk according to His Commands. This is the Command, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.
• 7 Because many who are leading astray went out into the world who do not confess Yahusha ha’Mashiaḥ as coming in the flesh. This one is he who is leading astray and the anti-messiah.
• 8 See to yourselves, that we do not lose what we worked for, but that we might receive a complete reward.
• 9 Everyone who is transgressing and not staying in the teaching of Mashiaḥ does not possess Elohim. The one who stays in the teaching of Mashiaḥ possesses both the Father and the Bĕn.
• 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house nor greet him,
• 11 for he who greets him shares in his wicked works. 

 WOW, This is the New Testament folks. Yes we are to seek the lost sheep, but those wolves that come to us with another doctrine, we are not to receive them, nor are we to fellowship and agree with them. The only thing we can agree upon with them, is to disagree with them in the name of Yahusha our Messiah, our Only High Priest. Know This! When you let them in, and fellowship with them, you may very well be compromised. Do you know anyone that this has happened too? Even within our very own assembly? Lets get a witness from Jude 1:3-4.

• Jude 1:3-4 [Yah Scriptures]
• 3 Beloved ones, making all haste to write to you concerning our common deliverance, I felt the necessity to write to you urging you to earnestly contend for the belief which was once for all delivered to the qodeshim.
• 4 For certain men have slipped in, whose judgment was written about long ago, wicked ones corrupting the favour of our Elohim for indecency, and denying the only Aḏon Yahuah and our Aḏon Yahusha ha’Mashiaḥ.

 All of us need to understand, every choice that you make, weather for good or for evil, is a choice that each of us makes, no one can force you to choose a righteous life, and no one can force you to choose an unrighteous life. We Have Free Will to choose. The writings of Eliyahu [Elijah], chapter 10 lays that fact out clearly. Let's read it together. Oh, and for those that do not know, this book is also known as the Order of the Ancients, and in the DSS, The Community Rule, or Charter of a Jewish Sectarian Association. 

• The Writings of Eliyahu [Elijah] 10 [Yah Scriptures]
• 10:1 The origin of truth lieth in the Fountain of Light, the Qodesh One of Yisra’ĕl, while the origin of falsehood or evil lieth in the Wellspring of Darkness.
• 2 All who practice righteousness are under the domination of the Prince of Lights and walk in the path of Light while those who practice evil are under the domination of the Messenger of Darkness and walk in the path of darkness.
• 3 Yea, the Messenger of Darkness is the Devil, that evil spirit who lieth in wait to entrap the souls of men and drag them down to misery and woe.
• 4 He lieth in wait at any opportunity to lead the unwary soul into sin and error so that through his evil influence, even the children of light are led to commit those things which are grievous in the eyes of Elohim.
• 5 When men of their own free will choose to follow the influence of this enemy of all righteousness, they fall from the grace of the Elohim of the shamayim and must repent of their iniquities that Yahuah can visit them in His mercy and redeem them from their sins, that they may know to sing the song of redeeming love.
• 6 All the afflictions which befall the children of men, all their trials, all their sorrows result from the acts of this Prince of Evil.
• 7 He and all his hosts are dedicated to causing the children of light to fall from grace and become enmeshed in their snares.
• 8 Nevertheless, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl with all His qodesh messengers is always nearby to assist the sons of Light and save all those who will call upon His Name from the power of the evil ones.
• 9 Yahuah Elohim hath given unto man his agency to choose the good or the evil.
• 10 Yahuah loveth righteousness and will for ever and ever and is always pleased with those who walk in paths of righteousness, but He hateth the evil and those who walk in the paths of evil will be cast out of the presence of Yahuah at the last day, for Yahuah cannot look upon evil with any degree of acceptance nor can those who love evil dwell in His presence. 

 Don't think for a moment that the devil and his fallen angels, and his demons [evil spirits] are not doing all they can do to destroy you. Backing up to verse 7, which tells us "He and all his hosts are dedicated to causing the children of light to fall from grace and become enmeshed in their snares". Remember, the devil has a tenth of the fallen angels and all of the fallen nephelim [evil spirits] at his beckon call. Let's get a witness to both of these claims. First, Jubilees 9:7-14: to get an understanding of the tenth of the fallen angels being at satan's beckon call.

• Jubilees 9:7-14 [Yah Scriptures]
• 7 And Yahuah our Elohim commanded us to bind all.
• 8 And the chief of the spirits, Mastĕma [Satan], came and said, “Aḏonai, Creator, let some of them remain before me, and let them listen to my voice, and do all that I shall say to them; for if some of them are not left to me, I shall not be able to execute the power of my purpose on the sons of men; for these are for corruption and leading astray before my right-ruling, for the wickedness of the sons of men is great.”
• 9 And He [Yahuah] said, “Let the tenth part of them remain before him, and let nine parts descend into the place of condemnation.”
• 10 And one of us He commanded that we should teach Noaḥ all their medicines; for He knew that they would not walk in uprightness, nor strive in righteousness.
• 11 And we did according to all His words: all the wicked evil ones we bound in the place of condemnation, and a tenth part of them we left that they might be subject before Satan on the earth. 
• 12 And we explained to Noaḥ all the medicines of their diseases, together with their accomplishments, how he might heal them with herbs of the earth.
• 13 And Noaḥ wrote down all matters in a Book as we instructed him concerning every kind of medicine. Thus the evil spirits were prevented from hurting the sons of Noaḥ.
• 14 And he gave all that he had written to Shĕm, his eldest son; for he loved him exceedingly above all his sons. 

 Yes, one tenth of the fallen angels are free to do the devils bidding. We also slipped a free perk to you concerning Yahuah's Herbs. And what about the evil spirits or demons, the fallen nephilim. Lets not forget 1 Enoch 15:8-9 to get the facts.

• 1 Enoch 15:8-9 [Yah Scriptures]  
• 8 ‘And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling.
• 9 ‘Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men and from the qodesh watchers is their beginning and primal origin; they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called. 

 Yes, the evil spirits which are the offspring of the fallen angels, and man, are evil spirits roaming the earth, doing the devils bidding. and let us not forget that, along with the nine tenths of the fallen angels being in Tartarus, so to are the two hundred angels that went into the daughters of men, They are in Tartarus as well. Lets also get the facts from 1 Enoch 6:6:

• 1 Enoch 6:6 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 6 And they were, in all, two hundred who descended in the days of Yereḏ on the summit of Mount Ḥermon, and they called it Mount Ḥermon, because they had
  sworn and bound themselves by mutual curses upon it. 

Also, lets drop down to 1 Enoch 7 to see that the fallen angels took women as wives. 

• 1 Enoch 7:1 [Yah Scriptures]
• 7:1 And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose one for himself, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, 

Also, backing up to verse 6 again, getting a witness that this happened in the days of Yered [Jared], we can go to the 2nd Book of Adam and Eve, 17:34-48. Now, we come into this scripture, whereby Yered has been deceived by the devil, who is pretending to be Adam, who has already passed at this point in time, to go with him to the sons of Qayin [Cain].

• 2 Adam and Eve [Hawwah] 17: 34-48:
• 34 But while they were staying there, three of them went into houses of the sons of Qayin and said to them, “Bring us today some food by the fountain of water, for us and our companions to eat.”
• 35 But when the sons of Qayin saw them, they were in awe at them and thought: “These men are beautiful to look at. We have never seen such before.” So they
  rose and came with them to the fountain of water, to see their companions.
• 36 They thought them so very handsome that they called aloud about their places for others to gather together and come and look at these beautiful beings. Then they gathered around them both men and women.
• 37 Then the old one said to them, “We are strangers in your land, bring us some good food and drink, and bring yourselves and your women, so we can entertain ourselves with you.”
• 38 When those men heard these words of the old one, every one of Qayin’s sons brought his wife, and another brought his daughter, and so, many women came to them; every one calling out to Yereḏ either for himself or for his wife.
• 39 But when Yereḏ saw what they did, his very soul wrenched itself from them and he would not taste their food or their drink.
• 40 The old one saw him as he wrenched himself from them, and said to him, “Do not be sad. I am the great elder, as you shall see me do, do yourself in like manner.”
• 41 Then he spread his hands and took one of the women, and five of his companions did the same in front of Yereḏ, that he should do as they did.
• 42 But when Yereḏ saw them doing their wickedness he wept, and said in his mind, “My fathers never acted like this.
• 43 He then spread his hands and prayed with a fervent heart, and with much weeping, and begged Elohim to deliver him from their hands.
• 44 No sooner did Yereḏ begin to pray than the old one fled with his companions; for they could not abide in a place of prayer.
• 45 Then Yereḏ turned round but could not see them, but found himself standing in the midst of the children of Qayin.
• 46 He then wept and said, “O Elohim, do not destroy me with this race, concerning which my fathers have warned me. For now, Yahuah my Elohim, I was thinking that those who appeared to me were my forefathers, but I have found them out to be devils, who lured me by way of this beautiful apparition, until I believed them.
• 47 “But now I ask You, O Elohim, to deliver me from this race, among whom I am now staying, as You did deliver me from those devils. Send Your messenger to pull me out of the middle of them. I do not have the power within myself to escape from among them.”
• 48 When Yereḏ had ended his prayer, Elohim sent His messenger into the middle of them and he took Yereḏ and set him up on the mountain, and showed him the way, and he gave him wise advice, and then departed from him. 

 And there we indeed have a witness that this event took place in the days of Yered, as Yered was witness to fornication between the wicked peoples of Qayin and the fallen watchers. Remember, when all is said and done, two hundred angels were sent to Tartarus, and are indeed in Shackles to this day.

 Brothers and Sisters, the anti-messiah or antichrist, has been here from way back in the days before the flood, and is under the authority of the devil himself. We would be wise to understand that, until the Messiah cracks the sky and returns, the devil is the god of this world, and he is coming after those that keep the commands of Yahuah, and hold to the testimony of our very Messiah, and High Priest, Yahusha. Lets get a witness to this fact by reading Matthew 14:30, which states clearly:

•  Matthew 14:30 [Yah Scriptures]
• 30 “I shall no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he possesses naught in Me, 

 And we all know that the ruler of this world, as it sits right now, is the devil. Brothers and Sisters, we all have a choice to make. Who do you serve? It is not too late, but soon, it will be. Please, to those that hear this plea, you have a choice, and you can come out of Babylon. Don't listen to the wolves in sheep's clothing telling you that the Law, the Torah, is abolished. It is not, and never will be abolished. Those not keeping the commands of our Elohim, Yahuah, and those not holding to the belief of our Messiah, Yahusha, are in grave trouble. Please repent, come back to Yahuah our Elohim, through Messiah Yahusha, our High Priest. Stop pretending that everything is okay. It is not okay, and time is truly short. Test everything while you still have the means to do so.

Well, that's all that we have for now. 

Shabbat Shalom if you are reading this on Shabbat. Shalom, if not. 

 

 

 

Are you Single-Minded or Are you Double-Minded?

 Shabbat Shalom Brothers and Sisters. First, this is not an easy topic to discuss, because I do not want to come across as though I am pointing my finger at anyone, that's just not what we are about. Now, with that being said, in our studies, this topic is very important to our Elohim and to our Messiah. It is also important to the rest of the righteous prophets of Yah. The topic?

Are You Single Minded, or Are You Double Minded? Also, What does that mean? I am going to challenge you in that, rather than putting someone you know in that cookie cutter mold, first, apply this topic to yourselves. But I caution you because, that's easier said than done; but truly, if we are not willing to look into a mirror at ourselves, maybe we need not apply this to others either. It's a lot like the metaphor of the plank in ones own eye. Lets start with Matthew 7:1-5, as we consider evaluating our own hearts intent.

• Matthew 7:1-5 [Yah Scriptures}
• 7:1 “Do not judge, lest you be judged.
• 2 “For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with the same measure you use, it shall be measured to you.
• 3 “And why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the plank in your own eye?
• 4 “Or how is it that you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the splinter out of your eye,’ and see, a plank is in your own eye?
• 5 “Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to remove the splinter out of your brother’s eye. 

 Heavenly Father, in the name of Yahusha Messiah, our High Priest, Please clear any Ill Will that I may have toward any other, and forgive me for not seeing the plank in my own eye, and thank you for your Wisdom and Loving Kindness, in removing the plank from my own eye, so that I may help others pull the splinter from their own eye. Lead us and Guide us, impart your Wisdom within us. Forgive our iniquities, as we forgive others. We pray this in the name of Yahusha, our Messiah, and High Priest, HalleluYah, Amen!

 As we make sure our own hearts are in check, because we know that the human heart is desperately sick, and who shall know it, as we see in Jeremiah 17:9-10. Let's read it together.

• Jeremiah 17:9-10 [Yah Scriptures]
• 9 “The heart is crooked above all, and desperately sick - who shall know it?
• 10 “I, Yahuah, search the heart, I try the kidneys, and give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.

 Okay, with all of this being said, in the Reverent Fear of our Elohim, Yahuah, and of our Messiah, Yahusha, our High Priest, lets get to it.

 As we strive to understand double mindedness and single mindedness Our Messiah, Yahusha, tells us in Revelation 3, what his thought, and judgment is concerning those that are Lukewarm. I say this because, one that is lukewarm very well may be, double minded. Let's read it together.

• Revelation 3:14-19 [Yah Scriptures]
• 14 “And to the messenger of the assembly in Laodikeia write, ‘The Amĕn, the Trustworthy and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of Yahuah, says this:
• 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot.
• 16 “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am going to vomit you out of My mouth.
• 17 “Because you say, ‘Rich I am, and I am made rich, and need none at all,’ and do not know that you are wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
• 18 “I advise you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, so that you become rich; and white garments, so that you become dressed, so that the shame of your nakedness might not be shown; and anoint your eyes with ointment, so that you see.
• 19 “As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent [zealous] and repent.
• 20 “See, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I shall come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
• 21 “To him who overcomes I shall give to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
• 22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Ruaḥ says to the assemblies.” ’ ” 

 There are two very important things being explained here; one, that those that are lukewarm, will not be in the kingdom. The other very important thing being explained here, is that those who overcome, and with singleness of mind in Messiah, will be with Messiah in the Kingdom of Elohim. Again, the truth be told, one cannot serve two masters, and with that beings said. Lets get a witness concerning being double minded, as our Messiah reveals in Matthew 6:19-24:

• Matthew 6:19-24 [Yah Scriptures]
• 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
• 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in the shamayim, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
• 21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.
• 22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, all your body shall be enlightened.
• 23 “But if your eye is evil, all your body shall be darkened. If, then, the light that is within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
• 24 “No one is able to serve two masters, for either he shall hate the one and love the other, or else he shall cling to the one and despise the other. You are not able to serve Elohim and wealth.  

Verse 24 tells us that one cannot serve two masters that are completely contrary, one to the other. Please understand, if this is you, you may very well be Double Minded. Yahusha, makes this very same thing clear when talking with the rich young ruler in Matthew 19 and Luke 18. let's take a look at the Luke 18 Account.

• Luke 18:18-25 [Yah Scripture]
• 18 And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting ḥai?”
• 19 So Yahusha said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One - Elohim.
• 20 “You know the Commands, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Respect your father and your mother.’ ”
• 21 And he said, “All these I have watched over from my youth.”
• 22 And hearing this, Yahusha said to him, “Yet one you lack: Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in the shamayim. And come, follow Me.” 
• 23 But when he heard this, he became intensely sad, for he was extremely rich.
• 24 And when Yahusha saw that he became intensely sad, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the reign of Elohim!
• 25 “For it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the reign of Elohim.”

In this passage, the rich young ruler had no intention of giving up his riches. In fact, when you think about it, his riches became his elohim. Please consider, If Yahusha cracks the sky today, will you be able to go and Not Look Back? And again, I ask, Are you of a single mind, or are you double minded? 

Next, the pharisees in the days of Yahusha, did not recognize our High Priest, when he was here on earth in the flesh, much like most of the rabbi's, priests, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and prophets of today, who claim to serve Yahusha our Messiah, but truth be told, just like in the past, whereby they did not even recognize the Son of Yahuah our Elohim; even now, the above listed that acknowledge Messiah, would not recognize Messiah Yahusha our High Priest, if he were to walk into their assemblies; as their Messiah does not keep the Commands, Laws, Statutes, Feast Days, Festivals, Sabbaths, Dietary Laws, or Instructions of Yahuah, our Elohim.  Matthew 15:1-9, describes how the pharisees forsake the Torah of Yah in favor of keeping with their own traditions. Lets read it for ourselves, to gain more understanding.

• Matthew 15:1-9 [Yah Scriptures]
• 15:1 Then there came to Yahusha scribes and Pharisees from Yerushalayim, saying,
• 2 “Why do Your talmidim transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
• 3 But He answering, said to them, “Why do you also transgress the Command of Elohim because of your tradition?
• 4 “For Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
• 5 “But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me has been dedicated,” 
• 6 is certainly released from respecting his father or mother.’ So you have nullified the Command of Elohim by your tradition.
• 7 “Hypocrites! Yeshayahu [Isaiah] rightly naḇu [prophesied] about you, saying,
• 8 ‘This people draw near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
• 9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”

 This passage is revealing to us, in that Yahusha Messiah, is telling us that the pharisees are indeed, two faced, or double minded. They claim to be righteous, but indeed are corrupt and as a result, will not make it into the kingdom of Yahuah Elohim. Since we are at it, lets also get a witness from Isaiah as mentioned by Yahusha Messiah, our High Priest by reading, Isaiah 29:13, which states:

• Isaiah 29:13 [Yah Scriptures]
• 13 And Yahuah says, “Because this people has drawn near with its mouth, and with its lips they have esteemed Me, and it has kept its heart far from Me, and their reverence of Me has become a command of men that is taught!

 As we mentioned earlier, today is not much different. Let's get an example from our very own Messiah, as we go back to Matthew 15, to see what the true context of this passage is written about. This chapter, opens with the pharisees slandering the taught ones of Messiah because the Taught ones ate food without washing their hands first, which is a tradition of the pharisees, those traditions, today are called the Talmud, traditions that are not commanded in the Torah. Let's pickup in Matthew 15:10, to gain insight that the very same thing is happening today. 

• Matthew 15:10-11 [Yah Scriptures]
• 10 And calling the crowd near, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
• 11 “Not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.” 

 Are you ready for this? Alright, today's Modern Church takes this passage, among others, and teaches that the Dietary Laws of Yahuah are hereby done away with and nullified. That law being, Deuteronomy 14, starting with Verse 3, which describes in detail what Yahuah Elohim has made as Food and what He has Not made as Food. What has man done? In particular, what has the Church told each and every one of us? We have been taught by the church, that "Matthew 15:11 “Not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”", is telling us that we can eat anything we want. Is this true? Yahusha is not telling us that we are released from the law, and that we can eat anything we desire, or he would have said so and commanded that, "Now you can eat anything that is not considered food". Did Yahusha tell us that we can eat anything we want now because the Torah is hereby, Abolished? No. In fact, as most of us in this study know, the twisting of words goes further than that. And now, concerning those that are double minded, let's move on over to Mark 7:19, where we will get our next example of twisted scripture, double mindedness, lets go to the World English Bible, which states:

• Mark 7:19 [World English Bible] 
• because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?” 

This statement right here "Making All Foods Clean", is yet another scripture that today's church is proclaiming translates to: You Can Eat Anything. Firstly, IF Yahusha did say this, the statement would simply mean that "All Foods Are Clean", which does not mean "All Things Are Food". The fact is, the only animals that are considered food, are the animals listed in Deuteronomy 14, As Food! If you have not yet read Deuteronomy 14, please read Deuteronomy 14, concerning dietary laws. which still exist to this very day, and have never been abolished, as today's modern assemblies tell you they have been.

Now, just as it was in the times of the pharisees, where traditions trumped Torah by the Double Minded pharisees, so too this very day, the modern day assemblies that call themselves, the church, have done the very same thing, by declaring that you can eat ANYTHING, and it is clean. Allow me to ask: Can you eat humans? of course not. Why? And, where did you get that information? The Torah, of course. Truth be told, the Torah is Not, and never will be, Abolished. That which was unclean before Messiah, is still unclean to this very day, and not even considered food. Anyone eating these "NON Food" animals, like Pig, Rats, Cats and Bats, Shrimp, Cat Fish, and a whole lot more, are causing themselves to be an abomination to our Elohim, and to our Messiah, and Those telling you it is okay, are indeed Double Minded, because they are going against the Word of Yah, Yet they tell you they Love Him. Please listen carefully, If Yahusha is the Living Word, if Yahusha is the Living Torah, if one Abolishes Any Part of the Torah, the Law, then that one has essentially, nullified and denied the Messiah, because that one has denied the Living Torah, The Messiah who is called The Living Word throughout Scripture. Please Consider This: If one abolishes the Torah, the Law, The Statutes, The Feast Days, The Festivals, the Dietary Laws, His Way, His Instruction, then wouldn't that make that one, the Anti-Messiah? The Answer: Yes! Please come out of Babylon, and come back to Elohim, He Made you and He Loves You, and this is the time and place whereby He has giving you a period of grace to get your self out of Babylon. Time is running out!

Alright, let's continue with the book of James, chapter 1, starting with verse 5.

• James 1:5-8 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of Elohim, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it shall be given to him.
• 6 But he should ask in belief, not doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
• 7 For that man should not think that he shall receive whatever from the Aḏon -
• 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 

 This passage is deeper than most people understand. This may hurt some of you, but that is not our intent. Allow me to explain. If I make a decision to do something, but then change my mind and back out, then I change my mind and decide again to do it, but then back out again, over and over, round and round we go! Am I not like a wave beating against the shore? Being Tossed to and fro by the wind? For those of you that are stuck, take heart, There is a way to get away from those people, or organizations, or wolves in sheep's clothing, or principalities in dark places, that are abusing and oppressing you, and possibly causing even you, to be wishy-washy, through wearing you out, as mentioned in Daniel 7:25, which can come in many forms; including that of browbeating and more. Yahusha has a remedy. Cast your Cares and Worries out and rely on Yahusha, our Messiah, and Redeemer, and High Priest. Yoke yourself to Him, as He has given us instruction, in Matthew 11:28-30. 

• Matthew 11:28-30 [Yah Scriptures]
• 28 “Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest.
• 29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beings.
• 30 “For My yoke is gentle and My burden is light.” 

 So Take Heart, and Allow Yahusha Messiah, our High Priest, to help you. He can give you strength to Let your Yes be Yes and let your No be No. Ask me how I know? Yahusha gently admonishes us, in Matthew 5:33-37, which clearly states:

• Matthew 5:33-37 [Yah Scriptures]
• 33 “Again, you heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to Yahuah.’
• 34 “But I say to you, do not swear falsely at all, neither by the shamayim, because it is Elohim’s throne;
• 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Yerushalayim, for it is the city of the great Sovereign;
• 36 nor swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
• 37 “But let your word ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ And what goes beyond these is from the wicked one.

 Listen, all of us are guilty not knowing what to do, from time to time. I know it is hard at times to make decisions, but with Yahusha, All things are possible. Please listen, if all else fails, and you find yourself between a rock and a hard place, Just Keep His Commands. Yahuah our Elohim, and Yahusha our High Priest and Messiah, will do the rest. You are covered, and Yah will fight your battles for you. He will open doors that no one can close and close doors that no one can open, as mentioned here in Revelation 3:7-9:

• Revelation 3:7-9 [Yah Scriptures]
• 7 “And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write, ‘He who is qodesh, He who is true, He who has the key of Dawiḏ, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens, says this:
• 8 “I know your works - see, I have put before you an open door, and no one is able to shut it - that you have little power, yet have guarded My Word, and have not denied My Name.
• 9 “See, I am giving up those of the congregation of Satan, who say they are Yahuḏim and are not, but lie. See, I am making them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

Always remember that Yahusha IS the Door, the Dalet, No one can close what He has opened, and No One can Open the door that He Closes. Alright, moving on to 1 Enoch 91:4, which states:

• 1 Enoch 91:4 [Yah Scriptures]
• 4 ‘Love uprightness and walk in it and do not draw near to uprightness with a double heart, and do not associate with those of a double heart, but walk in
  righteousness my sons. And it shall guide you on good paths, and righteousness shall be your companion.’

Wow, more of the same, as Enoch gives us sound advice to NOT walk with with Double Heart, and there is even more in 1 Enoch, as we move forward to 1 Enoch 90:3-6:

• 1 Enoch 90:3-10 [Richard Laurence] 
• 3 And conversing with all his children in truth,
• 4 Enoch said, Hear, my children, every word of your father, and listen in uprightness to the voice of my mouth; for I would gain your attention, while I address you. My beloved, be attached to integrity, and walk in it.
• 5 Approach not integrity with a double heart; nor be associated with double-minded men: but walk, my children, in righteousness, which will conduct you in good paths; and be truth your companion.
• 6 For I know, that oppression will exist and prevail on earth; that on earth great punishment shall in the end take place; and that there shall be a consummation of all iniquity, which shall be cut off from its root, and every fabric raised by it shall pass away. Iniquity, however, shall again be renewed, and consummated on earth. Every act of crime, and every act of oppression and impiety, shall be a second time embraced.
•  7 When therefore iniquity, sin, blasphemy, tyranny, and every evil work, shall increase, and when transgression, impiety, and uncleanness also shall increase, then upon them all shall great punishment be inflicted from heaven.
• 8 The holy Lord shall go forth in wrath, and upon them all shall great punishment from heaven be inflicted.
• 9 The holy Lord [Set-Apart Yahuah] shall go forth in wrath, and with punishment, that He may execute judgment upon earth.
• 10 In those days oppression shall be cut off from its roots, and iniquity with fraud shall be eradicated, perishing from under heaven.

Wow, that's a mouth full. From the Flood till even now. Enoch tells of two different times, the one where he was at that time, and how the flood would remove all evil from the earth, and then in the latter days when men will be as in the days of Noah before the flood, to the final judgment when all evil, those with a double-heart, and those that are double minded, will perish from under the heavens. Yahusha Messiah puts it this way in Revelation 20:14-15: 

• Revelation 20:14-15 
• 14 And the death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
• 15 And if anyone was not found written in the Book of Ḥai, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

If we do not repent, we will not survive to make it into the Kingdom of Yahuah Elohim, as we are told in 2 Esdras 7: as The Almighty describes the Time of the Final Judgment. 

• 2 Esdras 7 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 30 “And the world shall be turned into the silence of old seven days, as in the former judgments; so that no one remains.
• 31 “And after seven days, the world that is not yet awake, shall be raised up, and that which is corrupt shall die,
• 32 and the earth shall restore those who are asleep within, and the dust and the secret places shall deliver those who dwell in silence, and those beings who were given to them.
• 33 “And the Most High shall appear upon the seat of judgment, and anguish shall pass away, and patience shall come to an end.
• 34 “But only judgment shall remain, truth shall stand, and belief shall grow strong.
• 35 And the works shall follow, and the rewards be revealed, and the good deeds shall be firm, and wicked deeds shall not reign.
• 36 “The pit of torture shall appear, and opposite shall be the place of rest; and the furnace of Gĕy-Hinnom shall be uncovered and the paradise of delight opposite.
• 37 “Then the Most High shall say to the nations that have been raised from the dead, ‘See, and know whom you have denied, whom you have not served, whose Commands you have despised.
• 38 ‘Look on this side and that; here is delight and rest, and there are fire and torture.’ So He shall speak to them on the day of judgment;
• 39 a day that has no sun or moon or stars,
• 40 or cloud or thunder or lightning, or wind or water or air, or darkness or evening or morning,
• 41 or summer or spring or heat, or winter or frost or cold, or hail or rain or dew,
• 42 or noon or night, or dawn or shining or bright light, but only the splendour of the esteem of the Most High, by which all shall see what has been appointed.
• 43 “It shall last as if for a week of years.
• 44 “This is My judgment and its appointed order; and to you alone have I shown these.”

The day of Judgment is sure, and those not making it in the First Resurrection, Will be subject to the final Judgment. Some will be found worthy, some will not. Where do you want to stand on that day. Also, please notice that 2 Esdras 7, verse 35, states that Works shall follow. That is because Faith is Evidenced by Works. Lets get a couple of witnesses concerning this matter that today's assemblies have twisted, yet again. first, lets go to James 2:18-20, which states clearly: 

• James 2:18-20 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 18 But someone might say, “You have belief, and I have works.” Show me your belief without your works, and I shall show you my belief by my works.
• 19 You believe that Elohim is one. You do well. The demons also believe - and shudder!
• 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that the belief without the works is dead?

We also see our very own Messiah, Yahusha, our High Priest telling us something Very Important in Revelation 20:12, which is a complete witness to 2 Esdras 7. Let's read this together: 

• Revelation 20:12 [Yah Scriptures]
• 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is Ḥai [Life]. And the dead were judged from what was written in the books, according to their works.

 Please don't kid yourselves, His Torah, His Law, His Sabbaths, His Feast Days, His Festivals, His Dietary Laws, His Way, His Commands, His Statutes, His Instruction, has never been, nor will it ever be, Abolished. 

 

 Alright, let's continue with the term: "Single-mindedness". Let's consider what this term really means as we move on over to Paul's take on being Single-Minded. It is evident throughout the scriptures, and I would like to open this segment with Philippians 2:1-8: 

• Philippians 2:1-8 [Yah Scriptures]
• 2:1 If, then, there is any encouragement in Mashiaḥ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of Ruaḥ, if any affection and compassion,
• 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, one in being and of purpose,
• 3 doing naught through selfishness or self-conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
• 4 Each one should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
• 5 For, let this mind be in you which was also in Mashiaḥ Yahusha,
• 6 who, being in the form of Elohim, did not regard equality with Elohim a matter to be grasped,
• 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, and came to be in the likeness of men.
• 8 And having been found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, death even of a stake.

Paul is a man of Great understanding of Single-Mindedness, or Being of the Same Mind as our Messiah. Let's get another example from Paul as he explains with more detail. Lets read Philippians 3:14-21 together.

• Philippians 3:14-21 [Yah Scriptures]
• 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of Elohim in Mashiaḥ Yahusha.
• 15 As many, then, as are perfect, should have this mind. And if you think differently in any respect, Elohim shall also reveal this to you.
• 16 But to what we have attained - walk by the same rule, be of the same mind.
• 17 Become joint imitators of me, brothers, and regard those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.
• 18 For many - of whom I have often told you, and now say to you even weeping - walk as enemies of the stake of Mashiaḥ.
• 19 Their end is destruction, their mighty one is their stomach, and their esteem is in their shame - they mind the earthly.
• 20 For our citizenship is in the shamayim, from which we also eagerly wait for the Saviour, the Aḏon Yahusha ha’Mashiaḥ,
• 21 who shall change our lowly body, to be conformed to His esteemed body, according to the working by which He is able even, to bring all under His control.

We really can walk in Oneness of our Messiah, Yahuah Himself tells us that keeping His Commands are indeed attainable, and not difficult, especially for those who want to Keep His Commands because we Love Him. Deuteronomy 30:10-11: 

• Deuteronomy 30:10-11 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 10 if you obey the voice of Yahuah your Elohim, to guard His Commands and His Laws which are written in this Book of the Torah, if you turn back to Yahuah your Elohim with all your heart and with all your being.
• 11 “For this Command which I am commanding you today, it is not too hard for you, nor is it far off. 

That's right, it is not hard to keep the will of the Father, Especially if you are in Him and He is in you. We were made for this and should walk in Oneness with Him, and in Him. Let's get a witness to this scripture by going to Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. 

• Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 [Yah Scriptures]
• 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the entire matter: Revere Elohim and guard His Commands, for this is to all mankind!
• 14 For Elohim shall bring every work into right-ruling, including all that is hidden, whether good or whether evil. 

 That's right, It is attainable, and Every Work will be Judged, Weather Good or Evil.

 Maybe think of it this way, where will you be, and what will you do when Yahusha Messiah, our High Priest, Rolls the Sky up like a Scroll, and sends out His Angels with a Vengeance on the evil doers, and Double-Minded men, and also to Gather His Very Own, His Elect. Will you be one caught in Double-Mindedness, not doing His will, or will you be one that is Single-Minded in Messiah. We all have a choice. Come back to Him, Choose Life, just as Mosheh tells us in: Deuteronomy 30:19-20:

• Deuteronomy 30:19-20 [Yah Scriptures]
• 19 “I have called the shamayim and the earth as witnesses today against you: I have put before you ḥai [life] and death, the beraḵah [blessing] and the curse. Therefore you shall choose ḥai, so that you live, both you and your seed,
• 20 to love Yahuah your Elohim, to obey His voice, and to cling to Him - for He is your ḥai and the length of your days - to dwell in the land which Yahuah swore to your fathers, to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Ya’aqoḇ, to give them.” 

 Please understand, we have all been sifted, or scattered, among the nations, and all of us grew up in the ways of the nations. Crooked and Fallen. Therefore, All of us, need to come out of Babylon in order to be Salvaged. it's not too late, but one day soon, it will be. Those of you that have your feet on both sides of the fence, Stop being swaying by every wind of doctrine. Study to be Approved, Seek First the Kingdom of Yahuah, our Elohim, in the name of Yahusha our Messiah and High Priest.

Well, that's all we have for now, and in the words of Messiah Yahusha, our High Priest:

• Matthew 7:7-8 [Yah Scriptures]
• 7 “Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.
• 8 “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.