Coyotes nipping at our heels....

The front yard of our new house is a shared, open area consisting of a sea of tall grass, in which the two big dogs next door love to romp and play. When the “coast is clear” and the big dogs are inside, there is a skinny, scruffy little coyote that likes to hunt for mice and voles in those grasses - surprisingly, often in broad daylight.

The poor thing has some open wounds and is missing part of its tail, but it’s apparently healing well, because it keeps returning. It’s not bothering anyone; it’s merely doing what coyotes were designed to do: Live, procreate and help balance the ecology by ridding the world of rodents and road-kill, etc. (Of course, it would also eat your Chihuahua or aging cat, if left outside unattended - but that’s not the coyote’s fault, because it’s YOUR responsibility to make sure your pets are safe.)

Well, this morning, while the little coyote was out there hunting, the neighbors let their big dogs out; and they immediately and unceremoniously chased the little coyote away – which got me to thinking: Isn’t that exactly how people (including those who believe themselves to be “religious”) treat those of us who live our Torah observant faith to the fullest?

Like those spoiled, well-fed dogs next door that attacked an animal that has to fend for itself and fight to stay alive on a daily basis, the “religious” and the “lukewarm” and the atheists of this world, are constantly attacking and harassing and trying to keep us from what YHWH designed us to do: Be set apart/holy unto Him (Leviticus 11:44-45, 19:2, 20:7; 1 Peter 1:16, etc); constantly learn and grow via the diligent and ceaseless grazing through the lush pastures of His Word (1 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 3:18; Ephesians 3:17-19; Colossians 3:16; 1 Timothy 4:15; Hebrews 6:1-2, etc.); and allow our lights to shine for all to see as we spread knowledge of His Word (Psalm 119:105; Matthew 5:14-16; John 8:12; etc).

“The world” (consisting of atheism and religion and religiosity and all manner of paganism) is constantly yapping and nipping at our heels, protecting its carnal perimeters from us. We are viewed as a major threat because we live in a “fallen world” consisting of serpents seeking to devour and destroy anything resembling holiness. Whenever we get too close for comfort, they chase us out, nip at our heels, even KILL some of us (which, for instance, is what ISIS and their ilk are doing right now!).

But, regardless as to what perils we face as we doggedly continue to let our lights shine in this dark world, Scripture promises that those who endure to the end will be saved (Matthew 24:13) - not necessarily “kept alive” physically, but at least we can KNOW where we are going when we die, which is really ALL that matters. Halleluyah, praised be the Name of YHWH and His Divine Messiah, Yeshua!

Romans 13: 11. And this also know you, that it is the time and the hour that we should therefore awaken from our sleep. For now our life has come nearer to us than when we believed. 12. The night now passes away, and the day draws near. Let us therefore cast from us the works of darkness; and let us put on the armor of light. 13. And let us walk decorously, as in daylight; not in merriment, nor in drunkenness, nor in impurity of the bed, nor in envy and strife. 14. But clothe yourselves with our Master Y’shua the Mashiyach: and pay no concern about your flesh for the indulgence of appetites. (AENT)

America today?

Revelation 18:1. After these things, I saw another Messenger come down from heaven; and he had great authority and the earth was illuminated by his glory.  2. And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great: and has become a cavern of demons, and the home of every unclean spirit, and the home of every unclean and hateful bird and the home of every unclean and hateful beast of prey.  3. For all the nations have drunken of the wine of her wrath; and the kings of the earth have practiced whoredom with her; and the merchants of the earth have been enriched by the abundance of her luxuries.  4. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Come out of her[1] my people; that you may not participate in her sins, and may not partake of her plagues.  5. For her sins have reached up to heaven; and Elohim has remembered her iniquities.  (AENT)

[1] “Her” refers to spiritual Babylon which is represented by all religious organizations who make void Torah and speak against Y’shua Mashiyach.  All earthly governments and religious institutions have modelled their hierarchies and values after her, she is the harlot system of materialism, relativism, humanism and paganism that has installed her own religious “priesthood” by replacing YHWH and His Mashiyach with her own “messiahs.”  “Come out of her” means to turn to YHWH, observe His Torah and walk in Mashiyach according to the image of Elohim.

Hey protestors - KNOCK IT OFF AND GROW UP!

Since our illustrious, do-nothing President won't bother to try to put a stop to the cry-babies who didn't get their way in the election, I will:

KNOCK IT OFF AND GROW UP!   

The way to deal with this type of situation is to dialogue, not demand, riot, pillage, and loot and generally behave like a bunch of Troglodytes!  Your "protests" are disrespecting our Nation, our Constitution, our democratic process, and countless Americans who are trying to make it all work.

It's one thing to disagree with something, but it's quite another to become Neanderthals in this day and age where logic and reason are supposed to rule in a supposedly "educated" society.  Right now, we've got high school kids (who, in all honesty, haven't even grown a brain yet!) out there "protesting" and joining the ignorant and uninformed yet very opinionated throngs who believe that smashing store windows and stopping traffic on freeways or punching and shooting others is the only way to express their exalted viewpoints.  Many of these high school kids (judging by what we see on TV) look like they're just out there having a grand ol' time hanging out with, and joining in on some cause that most don't even properly understand; much less, comprehend.

We're very sorry YOU didn't get your way - but throwing temper tantrums and generally behaving like three-year-olds is NOT the way to express your anger and frustration.  After all, those of you who have been old enough to vote for the last few decades, have repeatedly voted in "poor" leadership (you people voted in Bill Clinton and Barack Obama TWICE!), so WHO is really to blame for what we have now?  YOU are.  YOU are the reason this country is in the shape it's in!  YOU wanted "change" and "something different" - and now you have it.  SO, DEAL WITH IT!  

And by the way, Hillary - where are YOU in all this?  You could also do a quick TV appearance to tell your followers to calm down.  You and Obama apparently WANT this....Shame on both of you! 

America hasn't had any real leadership for decades.... 

Failed prophecy?

EXCELLENT READER QUESTION TO OUR WEBSITE:

"I've been struggling with this for five years.  Maybe you can help me.  There are a few passages that indicate Yahowsha thought he was going to come back and establish his kingdom during their lifetime.   This is a failed prophecy.  I've heard a lot of contrivances and allegorical arguments, but nothing convincing as of yet.

'Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.' (Matthew 16:28)"

OUR RESPONSE:

It's a bit bewildering isn't it?  But look at the entire way Yeshua teaches: He teaches in "twists" of Aramaic with hidden meaning that may have a literal understanding, but more often than not the literal meaning makes no sense and the expression means something only to those who (we may say) "have been enlightened".

Even Yeshua's Talmidim did not understand why Yeshua spoke to the masses in parables and they asked Him.  He answered: "To you it is given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.  For to him who has, it will be given to him and it will increase to him, and to him who has not, even that which he has will be taken from him.  Because of this, I will speak in parables with them because they see, and they see not, and they hear and they do not hear, nor do they understand." (Matthew 13:11-13)

So here as He talked to his Talmidim, He revealed the meaning of the verse that has given you so much trouble! His Tamidim had been "given the mystery of the Kingdom of Elohim", but to those who don't have the mystery, well, they "see, and they see not, and they hear and they do not hear, nor do they understand".  The "mystery of the Kingdom of Elomim" is what Yeshua had been sent to do, that is, provide everlasting life by accepting Him as Savior and by their turning to YHWH and obeying (See John 17:2-4).   The Talmidim, who had that acceptance, were able to understand Yeshua and follow Him.  They understood Yeshua spiritually, rather than literally.  They saw, heard, and understood while most in the masses could not see or hear with understanding because they had not yet received the spirit of understanding.  Let's now apply this to the difficult verse.

The difficult verse is found in Matthew, Mark, and Luke:

Matthew 16:28: "Truly I say to you, that there are men who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of man come in his Kingdom."

Mark 9:1: "And he would say to them, “Truly I say to you, that there are some who are standing here who will not taste of death until they see the Kingdom of Elohim which has come in power.”  "

Luke 9:27: "Truly I say to you that there are men who stand here who will not taste death until they see the Kingdom of Elohim."

(Note the subtle difference the way Mark and Luke record the same verse.)

Now go back an look at the verses in Matthew preceding verse 28 and remember, we must understand the verses not literally, but spiritually.  We only need to go back to verse 25:

25.  He who desires to save his life, will lose it.  And he who loses his life for my sake, will find it.  26. For what does it profit a man if he gains all the world, and loses his soul?  Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27. For it is necessary for the Son of man to come in the glory of his Father.  And then with his
Set Apart Messengers he will reward each man according to his work.

WE understand verse 25 because WE understand that we "save our life" when we "lose our life" because we understand that by our acceptance of Yeshua and obedience to YHWH, our "saved life" is our everlasting life, not our physical life.  WE also understand what is meant in the second part of verse 25.  When WE stop living in the world and turn to Yeshua, we "find our life" meaning we "find a holy physical life, which leads to everlasting life after physical death".  This is confirmed in verse 26, then in verse 27 the "clincher" is given to understand the difficult verse 28.  Let me highlight the words and add some commentary:

27. For it is necessary for the Son of man to come in the glory of his Father [far future event].  And then with his Set Apart Messengers he will reward each man according to his work [Revelation 22:12].  And now we understand verse 28.  There will not be "Set Apart Messengers" with Yeshua until and unless there have been those on earth who have accepted and understood the mystery of the Kingdom of Elohim as Yeshua said of His Talmidim! So what Yeshua says is that already, present there with them were people who would not taste death until they see the Son of man come into the Kingdom.   That phrase, not meant literally as it seems, that is "as the 2nd coming", says that since He, Yeshua, was at that time only an unknown teacher understood by few as to who He was or why He was there, nevertheless, soon,  would "see the Kingdom of Elohim" before they died a physical death.  In other words, they would receive the Spirit and they would turn to Yeshua and gain their eternal life and that is becoming part of the "Kingdom of Elohim".   In other words, Yeshua's "mission" would begin to be "fulfilled" while many were still alive at that time!

That prophecy happened!  While we still wait for His physical 2nd coming, MANY Set Apart Messengers began to fill the ranks who "saw the Kingdom of Elohim" while they were still alive at that time!  An example is recorded in Acts 2.  Yeshua had been crucified and had ascended.  Many were assembled and the Spirit filled the assembly and those who were ready, received the Spirit and became the "Believing Living" (I just coined that term!), and they will be the Set Apart Believers of Matthew 16:27 in the future when Yeshua does ultimately return. 

It is not a failed prophecy at all.  Rather, comprehending what Yeshua was saying, not literally, fully explains that He was talking about the "bigger picture".  The bigger picture is that yes, Yeshua will be returning in the future, but before that, there must be those who, while still alive in their physical existence, accept a Set Apart life - an obedient life of belief that Yeshua is their eternal-life-giver.  That process began upon Yeshua's crucifixion, and the Spirit filled those who were ready, such that their eyes were opened, and the Kingdom of Elohim began to grow.  While alive, as believers, we are part of the Kingdom of Elohim, and after death, we receive our eternal life and become a spiritual part of the Kingdom of Elohim.

So I hope I have done a good enough job explaining this and that the argument presented here is not seen as another contrivance!

America, what have you become?

America, what have you become?  Is rioting and destroying public property REALLY the only way to express your anger and frustration?  Or are many of you just waiting for an opportunity to raise hell and behave stupidly? 

We are “as in the days of Noah” (Matthew 24:37) and only Y’shua Himself will be able to put an end to the nonsense!

2 Timothy 3: 1. But know this: That in the latter days hard times will come: 2. and men will be lovers of themselves and lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, unyielding towards their own people, deniers of grace, wicked, 3. unloving, addicted to irreconcilable malicious gossips, ferocious, haters of the good, 4. treacherous, rash, inflated, attached to pleasure more than to the love of Elohim, 5. having a form of respect for Elohim but wide from the power of Elohim. Them who are such, repel from you. 6. For of them are they who creep into this and that house and captivate the women who are plunged in sins and led away by divers lusts, 7. who are always learning, and can never come to the knowledge of the truth. (AENT)

Matthew 24: 3. And while Y'shua was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples drew near and were saying among themselves and to him, "Tell us when these things will be and what is the sign of your coming and the end of the world." 4. Y'shua answered and said to them, Beware, let no man deceive you. 5. For many will come in my name and will say that "I am the Mashiyach." And many they will deceive. 6. For you are bound to hear of revolutions and rumor of wars. Watch out and do not be disturbed, for it is necessary that all these things happen, but it is not yet the end. 

7. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes in different places. 8. But all these things are only the beginning of sorrows. 9. Then they will deliver to afflictions and they will kill you and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. 10. Then many will stumble and will hate one another and will betray one another. 11. And many false prophets will arise and deceive many. 12. And because of the growth of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold. 13. But whoever has patience until the end, he will have life. 14. And this Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.... (AENT)

What’s the solution? Turn to YHWH/Y’shua/Torah, while remembering that we are still living in a “fallen world” that is full of evil!

1 Peter 2: 13. And be submissive to all the sons of men, for Elohim’s sake; to kings, on account of their authority; 14. and to judges because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of Elohim, that by your good deeds you may stop the mouth of the foolish who do not know Elohim: 16. As free men, you are not like men who make their freedom a cloak for their wickedness, but as the servants of Elohim. 17. Honor all men; love your Brothers; fear Elohim; and honor kings. (AENT)

Above all, remember:

Hebrews 10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Is it just me, or are some people really hypocrites?

Today, I posted the following on Facebook:

Please help me understand something: If, as so many of my FB friends espouse, "God put HIS candidate into office," then why did WE have to vote? Did He cause some kind of a sleep to fall over us and force us to vote for either of the two UNGODLY candidates we had to choose from? Hmmm...Maybe He did - after all, He did cause Pharaoh to be hard-hearted enough to end up having to deal with Ten Plagues while still being forced to let YHWH's people go.... (Note that YHWH made the pagan Pharoah hard-hearted; NOT the godly Moshe. Please think about that.)

But, in essence, what you're all suggesting (in some cases, with sledge-hammer in hand) is that YHWH Himself condones and lauds evil and makes HIS people laud and desire evil, too, just so they can end up voting for "His candidate." If that's the case, then He also CAUSED Eve to listen to the serpent (after all, He CREATED the serpent…hmmmm)  so that we could all become these ungodly, evil people who choose "the world" over YHWH every single day; and He CAUSED Cain to kill Abel, and He CAUSED Lot's wife to "look back" just so she could be turned into a pillar of salt so that Lot would become a widower who would eventually have sex with his own daughters....

In other words, our ELOHIM is a masochist who did NOT give us "free will" or brains with which to choose good over bad, and ungodly candidates over those who try their best to walk in Torah.  He was only kidding in those tons of scriptures where He commands us to shun evil of any kind.

Has it ever occurred to anyone that He is busy separating the sheep from the goats - especially in these end times in which we are living? (See Matthew 25:31–46)  He knows and sees all, and nobody is ever going to convince me that He WANTS us to choose ungodly leaders.  We’re getting exactly what this ungodly nation has been asking for, for decades now, ever since we kicked God out of schools and government.   

Do you honestly believe He WANTED us to "choose evil" and sit around twisting Scripture and trying to justify evil behavior... especially when we have the CHOICE to NOT vote "for" evil?    Yes, as American citizens we have a DUTY to vote, but since when does our duty to MAN override our duty to YHWH/Yeshua?

A word about the outcome of the U.S. election

My first thought about this election was: THANK GOD Obama will be out of our hair soon! We will no longer have to endure his haughty, arrogant looks nor have any more of his liberal pro-homosexuality and fetus-killing ideals shoved down our throats.  My husband and I never voted for that man - and we also did NOT vote for Trump (nor for Hillary).  On our ballots we wrote in Ben Carson because he exudes quiet class, wisdom, intelligence and common sense; not to mention, he is a godly man.  We did this due to our refusal to join “the world” in voting for "the lesser of two evils" which is what this whole election came down to. As I said before, YHWH commands His people to SHUN evil.

Ironically, we are glad that Trump won, because a Clinton Presidency would simply be four more years of Obama, which is an extremely disturbing thought!  Regardless, Trump is the President- Elect, and the only thing I have to say about that is, Bill and I will always be able to say that we did not succumb to the world. We stood our Torah ground while still exercising our right and duty to vote.  People have pummeled both of us for guarding our Torah lifestyle, but that's just who we are. YHWH/Yeshua/Torah is ALL that matters to us!

In conclusion, for those who haven’t seen my “Trump in Revelation 13” thread on Facebook, I invite you to check it out because I stand by what I wrote.  As I’ve been saying for a long while now, Trump WOULD become our President and, now that this is a reality, I am sticking to my Revelation 13 prediction and am now going to make another prediction:

I predict there will be many riots at first, because this has been an excruciatingly divisive campaign.  But then Trump will either do one of two things:  Either this “schoolyard bully” will get us involved in WWIII - or he WILL “make America great again” and thus will become the beloved, charismatic leader mentioned in places like Revelation 13:2 and Daniel 11 and elsewhere, which foretells the emergence of a charismatic person who comes virtually out of nowhere (and who has “no regard for women” – which was made perfectly clear during his “locker room banter” fiascos that the liberal media proudly brought to our attention) ; who will, among other things, come up with a one-world religion (something that will appease everyone – especially the “lukewarm” who haven’t got a clue), and who will ultimately make a seven-year peace treaty with Israel.

He will then get a second term, which is when he will make that peace treaty with Israel (because the world will be basically on the brink of total chaos with wars everywhere) – and seven years from that day, we will see the return of Yeshua (who will return on a future Rosh haShana/Feasts of Trumpets, which is the NEXT FEAST to be fulfilled! - when YHWH calls His people together)….

If you’re confused about the last couple of paragraphs, I invite you to read my article about the end times.