 Shalom all Today is Day 19 of Month 6 on the Creator’s Calendar, also known as August 28, 2021 on the Gregorian Calendar. I mentioned last week how the month of August was named after the deified Roman Emperor Augustus, whose name literally means “eighth.” That is why it was selected as the name of this month on the revised Roman calendar. Interestingly, next month on the Roman calendar is referred to as September, which comes from the latin root “septem” and means “seventh.” Even though the Roman calendar reckons it as the ninth month, it used to be the seventh month on the more ancient Roman calendar. So next week we see a glimpse of the more ancient calendar that somewhat aligns with the Creator’s calendar, which begins Month 7 after sunset on September 8, 2021. This should make people at least a little curious. Why was the Roman reckoning of time different from the reckoning of time as prescribed by the Scriptures? Every week we get new readers and some may not be familiar with the Scriptural reckoning of time as found in Genesis 1:14-16. The Creator set the two great lights in the heavens, like hands on a clock, to show us His timing. The sun and the moon were always used by the Creator to mark time. Unfortunately, most of us have been raised under the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, named after Pope Gregory. As a result, many have been steeped in the Beast System, and even taught to celebrate pagan sun god celebrations and fertility rights such as Christmas and Easter. Christmas celebrated the Christ Mass at the winter solstice, and Easter is the name of a fertility goddess whose rites were observed around the Vernal Equinox. This is all rooted in Babylonian sun worship. I have produced some brief videos on Christmas and Easter for those unfamiliar with those subjects. I also produced a video titled Understanding the Calendar that details how the Creator reckons time. So most people, including the majority of Christendom, are completely out of synch with the plan of the Creator to restore mankind, and this planet. This is an extremely important matter as we approach the end of the age and the return of Messiah. Yahushua the Messiah came the first time on a very significant Appointed Time known as Yom Teruah, literally “Day of Blasting.” It occurs on Day 1 of Month 7, at the sighting of the crescent moon. It is the day when the Kings of Judah reckoned their reigns and, through no coincidence, King Messiah Yahushua was born into the world on that day - 2,024 years ago. That was when the sign described in Revelation 12 appeared in the sky at the setting of the sun. This is Good News that we should be shouting from the rooftops. As we observe the Appointed Times, they are markers in time, reminders of past fulfillment and prophetic rehearsals of future events. They provide us with our mission plan and purpose. Speaking of Good News, I am currently editing a chapter in the Leaving Babylon book titled Understanding the Gospel, that I previously recorded for the video episode. As I was making some edits and additions, it struck me just how wrong the Christian religion has gotten the Gospel message. That is why I produced a video titled A Message for all Spirit-filled Christians a couple years ago. It is important to understand that the Christian religion was officially established by Rome in the Third Century, and by then the message of Yahushua had already been changed. The sun worshipping culture of Rome had begun to infiltrate the teachings and distort the message, and even the Name of the Messiah. We can see this in certain translations of the Scriptures. In some Greek texts we see the name of Elijah changed to Helias – the sun god. We also see Yahushua’s name linked with Iasus, the child of Zeus renowned for healing. Iasus later became Jesus in English translations. Some early translations of the King James version actually changed the Greek “pascha” (Passover) with the word Easter. Also, the Greek “ekklesia” (set apart assembly or called out ones) that most often refers to Yisrael, was translated as “church”, a word that derives from “circe” and “kirke.” Kirke (or Circe) was a Greek goddess of pharmakeia (a witch or sorceress). She was the daughter of the sun god Helios, and had the power to change men into lions, wolves and especially swine. The animals would retain their human senses but be trapped in animal bodies. The Greeks attribute the invention of the “circus” to her. So the word “church” is related to this goddess linked with sorcery. It was inserted into the New Testament texts in place of the Greek word “ekklesia” to describe the covenant people who are called Yisrael in the Old Testament texts. That has caused a huge rift as most Christians fail to connect with the Covenant assembly of Yisrael, erroneously believing that God, better referred to as Elohim, changed His mind somewhere along the line. The centuries have clearly taken their toll, and when we see this type of mixing and confusion, people tend to stray further and further from the truth. Much of the modern mainstream Church has truly become a circus, where many people simply go to get entertained and feel good after attending a mini rock concert and hearing a “positive and encouraging message.” As a result, you typically will not find “the full gospel” in the Church - simply fragments. The Good News of the Messiah’s life, death and resurrection, and the true context of His mission to renew and restore a Covenant people, lie hidden deep beneath the traditions and teachings of men and their religious systems. The current message of popular western Christianity has conformed to meet the needs of a materialistic self-centered culture that seeks prosperity and happiness over humility and righteousness. That is because Rome has never really gone away, it simply changed over the centuries and now it is hiding in plain sight. Do you remember the image of the “great image” shown to Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2)? That image revealed the progression of four successive kingdoms up until the time that Elohim would ultimately destroy them and re-institute His Kingdom here on Earth. “32 This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and flank of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.” Daniel 2:32-33 Babylon was the head, Media-Persia was the chest and arms, the belly and flank was Greece, and Rome was the fourth kingdom consisting of the legs, feet and toes. Rome was different from the other kingdoms, because it morphed over time. Here is Daniel’s description of Rome. “40 And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.” Daniel 2:40-43 Daniel was later given a dream (vision by night) involving four beasts, and he was particularly interested in the fourth beast. Here is the understanding Daniel was provided concerning that beast: “23 The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces. 24 The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; he shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings. 25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints (set apart ones) of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law.” Daniel 7:23-25 Of course, this is a massive issue that I discuss in more detail in the Walk in the Light book titled The Final Shofar. For the purposes of this brief discussion, I just wanted to point out that Rome did indeed intend to change times and the law of Elohim. In fact, what institution on Earth do you hear proclaiming “We’re not under the Law”, “The Law of God is too difficult”, and “Jesus abolished the Law”? None other than the Christian religion, founded by Rome. And for those Protestants who think they protested and separated from the Catholic Church, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Most all Christians still carry the mark of the Roman Catholic Church – Sunday Sabbath. You see the Sabbath of the Creator is on the seventh day of the week, because the number seven is built into Creation and He rested on the seventh day. He never changed that. Sunday is the first day of the week, a day revered by Roman sun worshippers. The Creator established the seventh day Sabbath as a sign for all those who are in Covenant with Him to rest and set apart. The Catholic Church specifically instituted Sunday as the sign of her authority. So, if you carry the sign or the mark of the whore, mystery Babylon, then you are announcing to the world whose authority you are under. Authority is another critical issue that I hope to delve into next week. For now, it is critical to understand that the Fourth Commandment was never abolished. Yahushua specifically stated: “17 Do not think that I came to destroy the Law (Torah) or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Law (Torah) till all is fulfilled.” Matthew 5:17-18 Here is a refresher on the Fourth Commandment. “8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (set apart). 9 Six days shall you labor, and do all your work: 10 But the seventh day is the Sabbath of YHWH your Elohim: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: 11 For in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore YHWH blessed the Sabbath day, and set it apart.” Exodus 20:8-11 So we are supposed to remember the seventh day each week and set it apart from all the others. Notice it is the Sabbath of YHWH. It is His day. It does not belong to the Jews. YHWH is found three times in this Commandment. The English letters YHWH represent the four Hebrew characters yud-hey-vav-hey that spell the Name of Elohim. It is pronounced YaHuWaH. Now, I recall when I came to the understanding that YHWH was serious about His instructions, and that this Command applied to me. It blew my mind that I had missed it for so much of my life. I always thought that the Sabbath, and all of the Appointed Times, were Jewish. That’s what I was taught. Then I learned that the Sabbath is not about going to a church or a synagogue. It is about making the day different – set apart. The Sabbath day is the seventh day of the week, and it is a sign that you either obey or ignore. Your actions indicate whether you carry the sign of the Creator or the sign of the Pope. I am amazed how so many people think that it is burden or bondage to actually obey this commandment and rest. “But this is when I go shopping . . . run errands . . . go to the beach . . . attend sporting events . . . work on my own earthly kingdom, cut my lawn, wash my car, etc. etc. That’s all Babylon, and we all need to decide what matters most. It is such a blessing that we have a Creator so concerned about our physical, mental and emotional well-being that He actually commands us to stop and take a breather before we burn ourselves out. Now that is a loving Elohim. I specifically discuss this important issue in detail in the Walk in the Light series book titled The Sabbath. I also discuss it in the video titled Observing the Sabbath. Sadly, most Christians fail to take advantage of the blessings of this Commandment. Instead they look at it as bondage, and continue to carry the mark of the Roman Catholic Church. They had better heed the warning to “Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4 Observing the Sabbath sign is an incredibly important step in coming out of her. It marks you as being classified with “My people” – people in Covenant with Elohim. I am currently working on the Leaving Babylon book where I describe “her” as Babylon, better known as Mystery Babylon in the text of Revelation. Babylon is the head of the great image described in Daniel, and the head and face is how you typically recognize someone. Babylon is the identification of the image of the Beast, and we are currently experiencing the fourth beast - Rome, consisting of a mixture of nations, political entities, religious institutions and economic systems trying to bring about a New World Order and reunite the nations that were divided at the Tower of Babel. Nimrod, was an anti-christ figure that ruled over ancient Babylon (as opposed to neo-Babylon) in rebellion against Elohim. Is it any coincidence that U.S. troops took the remains of Nimrod buried in Iraq after the Iraqi invasion? Are they intending to reincarnate of clone Nimrod? Could that be what we read about in Daniel “they will mingle with the seed of men”? We know that the fallen angels mixed their seed with the DNA of men by copulating with the daughters of men. That produced a race of giants and hybrid beings. They are the sources of much of the mythology that we read about today. It was not make-believe fairy tales. It actually happened. They established the “Old World Order” that was wiped out by the flood. That is the source of all of the Atlantis myths. But their plan did not stop there. It continued after the flood as we read in the Scriptures. “There were giants (Nephillim) on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of Elohim came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” Genesis 6:4 That is why we read about Yisrael, Moses, Joshua, Caleb and David fighting giants. This has always been a spiritual struggle, but it manifests in the physical realm as well. The forces of darkness want to destroy those made in the image of Elohim, and they want to establish a kingdom set up in their image. Our DNA is the blueprint of our Creator, and it is what defines us as being in the image of Elohim. That is why Yahushua had to shed His pure blood to atone (cover) for our sins. We then need to be purified and washed clean by His blood.  The kingdom of darkness is, once again, mixing with the seed of man. One way they are corrupting the image of Elohim is by polluting our blood through vaccines. I have detailed in the past all of the abominable ingredients in vaccines, including aborted fetal tissue, monkey tissue and dog DNA. There are loads of other toxins and they are all an abomination. The new mRNA shots do not even qualify as vaccines. A vaccine is supposed to stimulate immunity, protect against infection and disrupt transmission. The mRNA shots do none of this. They only claim to reduce the side effects of the virus. Further, they are injections that contain mechanical devices in the form of nano-packets of technology inserted into the body to activate the cell to become a pathogen manufacturing site. They cause the body to produce the spike proteins which, in turn, are causing micro-blood clotting that is inhibiting blood flow at the capillary level. The heart ends up pumping harder to get the blood where it needs to go, and people are ending up with brain hemorrhages, heart inflammation and heart attacks, just to name a few of the side effects. There are other ingredients in the shots that will destroy the immune systems of the recipients, resulting in horrendous side effects, including death. That is the fate of the people who put their faith and trust in Babylon. People will be coerced and their ability to work and function in Babylon will be limited to their vaccination status. These are the pre-cursors to the Mark of the Beast. Despite this obvious connection, the Pope recently stated that taking the vaccine is “an act of love.” That just goes to show the evil that emanates from the Roman religious system. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the child abuse, pedophilia and paganism that is woven into the fabric of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church is an integral component of the Beast system. Regardless, many Protestants are willing to “return home” and kiss the ring of the Pope. I have heard a number of prominent Christian leaders also espousing the vaccine and telling people to take the vaccine, because “Jesus would take the vaccine.” What a crock! I encourage people to run from these liars, deceivers and charlatans - and don’t ever look back. If Yahushua ever tainted His pure and undefiled blood with these vaccines, He would have been disqualified as the Messiah. He would not have been the pure and undefiled Lamb of Elohim – the perfect sacrifice. Of course, that is exactly what the enemy wants, and the lack of spiritual insight and discernment in these so-called leaders is appalling. They are false shepherds misleading and devouring the flock as Ezekiel prophesied. The shepherds have failed. Thankfully, Elohim promises “I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.” Ezekiel 34:11 This is all consistent with the ecumenical push supported by the Roman Catholic Church to unite the world religions. I saw this first hand over 30 years ago when the Billy Graham crusade came to Rochester, New York. They held many of their preparation meetings in Catholic Churches, and many of those selected to “lead people to Christ” were priests and nuns. I was “on fire” in College ministry, but they didn’t want us guiding those who were filled with the Spirit. It was a shocking reality that I needed to see firsthand. My grandmother used to go to Billy Graham crusades all over the place, and I thought he was the greatest example of an Evangelist that ever lived. He led millions of people to Jesus. It doesn’t get any better than that, does it? Well, I should have seen the warning sign, and the fact that he called his outreaches “Crusades”. What an insensitive and ignorant thing to do. If you were a Muslim or a Jew, would you voluntarily go to anything called a crusade? Anyone who knows anything about history will realize that the Crusades were holy wars waged by Catholic Popes that slaughtered countless Jews and Muslims. Massive numbers of Christians died as well. Some estimate the death toll to have reached up to 9 million. So, the message sent was that he was waging a war on behalf of the Pope, and he really did advance the religion of Rome. Graham is responsible for promoting a watered-down Gospel leading people to think that if they participated in an “altar call” at one of his crusades, that they were guaranteed eternal life. They had a ticket to Heaven, just like the indulgences issued by the Catholic Church. Graham preached that if they made a decision for Christ – they were saved. Add to that the doctrine of “eternal security” and they could all sleep good at night. It didn’t matter how they lived their lives, because they made a decision. What a lie and what a deception. It’s all backwards. First of all, we don’t choose Him – He chooses us. Yahushua specifically stated: “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My Name He may give you.” John 15:16 So, if He chooses you, the only decision that you make is whether or not to follow Him and bear fruit. If Billy Graham was preaching that message, then I wonder if he would have filled stadiums. Yahushua was notorious for thinning crowds. In fact, He stated: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:13-14 Also, if those tens of millions of people who made a “decision” actually bore fruit that remained, then I believe this world would be a much different place. Instead, we find many Christians thinking that they are saved, when they don’t even have a relationship with the Messiah. They are not connected to the Vine, and they are not bearing fruit. (see John 15) Read the warning that Yahushua gave that is clearly directed at Christians. “21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, “Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!” Matthew 7:21-23 So, He is going to tell “many” people who call Him Lord to depart from Him. These people are apparently operating in the spiritual gifts, but Yahushua says He never knew them. Why? Because they practice lawlessness. This is going to be a shocking moment for many Christians, and I have been sending out a warning for the past 20 years to try to get people out of the group of “many” people who think they have a relationship with Yahushua, simply because they believe in Jesus and go to church. Yahushua specifically states that the person who gets into the Kingdom is the one who does the will of His Father in Heaven. Those who are told to depart are those who practice lawlessness. The question that every Christian should be asking is: What is lawlessness? The English word “lawlessness” is “anomia” in the Greek, and it literally means: “without the Law,” or better yet, “without the Torah.” It is simply a failure to obey the Commandments. But I thought we weren’t “under the law” you might ask. Well, you need to be clear what law you are referring to. We are not under the law of the Pharisees and the Rabbis, but we are definitely under the Law of Elohim, the Creator. If you don’t believe me, try jumping off a building, and see if you are not under the law of gravity. We are all subject to the Laws of the Creator, including the Commandments. If you choose to disobey His Commandments, then you will have to answer to Him. We all have sinned and are all deserving of punishment. Those who are covered by the blood of Yahushua have been spared from the punishment they deserve. That is the definition of grace. In that sense, we will not find ourselves under the punishment of the Law, the curse, because we have been forgiven. Yahushua’s death offered us that opportunity, and it is a free gift, but it does not mean that we can abuse the gift and continue to sin. That warning was provided in the text of Hebrews “Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of Elohim underfoot, counted the blood of the Covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?” Hebrews 10:29 Yahushua shed His blood to renew the broken Covenant as was prophesied in Jeremiah. “31 Behold, the days are coming, says YHWH, when I will make a new (renewed) Covenant with the house of Yisrael and with the house of Judah - 32 not according to the Covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My Covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says YHWH. 33But this is the Covenant that I will make with the house of Yisrael after those days, says YHWH: I will put My Torah in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.” Jeremiah 31:31-33 This is the “New Covenant” that we read Yahushua instituting at The Last Supper, which was a Passover meal. Most Christians are completely oblivious concerning the terms of that New Covenant, that is better described as a “Renewed Covenant”. Yisrael was a Bride to YHWH, but she whored after other gods. She broke the Covenant made with Abram that extended through Abraham and into a Marriage Covenant at Sinai. Punishment needed to be rendered, and Yahushua, the Son of Elohim, stepped in and took the punishment upon Himself. He paid the price and He will marry the Bride who enters the Covenant renewed by His blood. Instead of the endless shedding of animals blood to atone for sin, Yahushua came as the perfect unblemished Lamb of Elohim and offered us true forgiveness from our sins. He is the High Priest in the Order of Melchi Tzedek (Righteous King). As King and High Priest, He paid the price and paved the way for the great Wedding Feast. That is the definition of grace, and His action were a marriage proposal through the terms of the Renewed Covenant. He definitely did not abolish the Torah. He lived and taught the pure Torah, and He paid the price for us violating the Torah. YHWH is fixing to punish all disobedient and lawless people. The problem is that most people simply do not understand the Law of Elohim, better known as the Torah. The Hebrew word Torah actually means “instructions.” So, the Torah is essentially the owner’s manual, and the key to blessings. He showed us how He expects us to live so that we can be healthy and blessed. It is important to understand, we are not talking about what the Jews call the Torah. We are speaking of the simple instructions found in the Scriptures, and those instructions are transferred from tablets of stone into our minds and onto our hearts. Why? So that we can obey through the guidance of the Spirit. That is what the Spirit was sent on Shavuot (Pentecost), which was the same day that the Ten Commandments were spoke by YHWH at Mount Sinai. It was the Pharisees who laid heavy burdens on people through their laws and traditions. (Matthew 23:4) Yahushua said “My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30) Take for instance the Sabbath, there are only seven commandments concerning the Sabbath contained in the Scriptures. It is easy to rest on the Sabbath. On the other hand, the Rabbis and the Pharisaic religion of Judaism have developed 39 Melachot, that break down into hundreds of prohibited activities that create a heavy burden for people who simply want to rest. They add to the Commandments, which is a violation of the Torah. That is why Yahushua rebuked the Pharisees, and that is why we do not look to the Rabbis to learn how to follow the Torah instructions. Instead, we look to Messiah Yahushua. So, we are definitely expected to follow His directions and obey His Commandments, and they are not too difficult. We read this in the Old Testament: “For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.” Deuteronomy 30:11 We read a similar assurance in the New Testament texts as well. “For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” 1 John 5:3 He never said it wouldn’t be difficult, just not too difficult. “Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:14  So, we don’t just make an internal decision to believe in Jesus. We make a decision to “repent” (turn) and follow Yahushua. That decision is demonstrated by our obedience to His Commandments. That is how we bear and maintain fruit, and that is why there are few who actually find the way to life. That brings us full circle to the time that we now find ourselves in. As we are approaching Month 7 on the Creator’s Calendar, that means we are in the fruit harvest. We started the barley harvest at Passover, and during the Feast of Unleavened. We proceeded through the grain harvest leading up to the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). We are now making plans for Succot – The Feast of Tabernacles. We are considering the first fruits – the best of the best – that we will present to YHWH. In the past, we would bring them to His House. Yahushua prophesied judgment upon the Temple and Jerusalem so that is done. Nevertheless, we continue these rehearsals in anticipation of a future fulfillment. I discuss them in my book titled Appointed Times as well as a video I produced called Understanding the Appointed Times. Are you considering what you are giving Him? Have you been bearing fruit? Do you have a first-fruits offering for Him? Are you even considering giving Him anything? Or, are you focused on your own wants, your desires and building your own Kingdom? If you are only concerned about yourself, then you bear the risk of being cut off if you are not found bearing fruit for the Kingdom. “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:2 The Beast System does not want you to bear fruit. The Beast System wants to kill you one way or another. If you are bearing fruit, don’t be surprised if you get pruned. It might sting a little, but it is so that you can bear more fruit. We already mentioned the vaccine mania currently engulfing the world. People are being tested, and I’m not talking about a PCR test. The real test is whether people will fear for their lives, or will they trust in YHWH. Don’t forget that this is the reason why the generation that left Egypt was not allowed into the Promised Land. They feared for their lives and their children’s lives. They did not place their hope and trust in YHWH, and their actions demonstrated that they did not trust YHWH at His Word. In fact, they put YHWH to the test. “20 Then YHWH said: I have pardoned, according to your word; 21 but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of YHWH - 22 because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, 23 they certainly shall not see the Land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it.” Numbers 14:20-23 This is an important distinction, and a critical lesson to learn. You can say that you believe, but your actions will demonstrate your belief. If you fail to obey and put YHWH to the test, then there is a real possibility that you will miss the promised blessings and hear the words “Depart from Me.” That is why Jacob, not James, stated: “14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, ‘Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,’ but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19 You believe that there is one Elohim. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” James (Jacob) 2:14-20 The apostle referred to as James was actually named Jacob. The translators of the King James Bible changed his name in honor of King James. These are the type of errors that we need to correct. The Greek word for “works” is “ergon” and means “actions” or “deeds”. In other words, our faith is demonstrated, not by our internal thoughts, our knowledge or our words. Our faith is demonstrated by our deeds. Many Christians say that they believe in Jesus, but their actions defy them. Yahushua specifically stated: “If you love Me, keep My Commandments.” John 14:15 He also stated: “He who has seen Me, has seen the Father.” John 14:9 Yahushua was a perfect representative on Earth of His Father in the Heavens. It is clear that His Commandments are the will of His Father in Heaven – the Torah. The problem is that many people call Him “Lord, Lord,” but they do not keep the Commandments. As a result, they don’t really know Yahushua. That is why He asked: “. . . why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” Luke 6:46 He is essentially saying, don’t call Him Lord if you do not intend to follow His instructions. The Torah contains the instructions for righteousness. That is why David revered the Commandments. If you don’t believe me, go read Psalm 119. While the children of Yisrael who left Egypt feared the giants, David trusted in the promises of YHWH, and he slew the giant. David believed and his actions were a demonstration of his faith. Well guess what? The giants are right in front of us, and many people are melting in fear. Fear of Covid, fear of losing their “normal”, fear of losing their job, fear of government mandates . . . the list goes on and on. Those fears are causing people to lose their minds and act irrationally. They are running into a mass experiment that is a trap. I have been addressing the vaccine issue for the past year and a half. I even warned of this exact scenario in my book The Final Shofar, written 7 years ago. I don’t mean to sound like a broken record each week, but there are still people on the fence, and I feel the need to keep warning. There are new people reading this message who have not viewed the past issues, so I continue to sound the alarm. Last week I was at lunch with a good brother and we had an opportunity to speak to the owner who was being compelled to take the shot. We told him of the dangers and the lies that he was unaware of. We may have saved his life. The other day, at breakfast I heard two men discussing how they were being coerced by their employer to get vaccinated. There are currently a large group of vaccine zealots who are injecting themselves with unknown and toxic substances voluntarily, and they are trying to compel everyone to get the shot. This is simply modern-day witchcraft, dressed up in white lab coats. These are the priests of the healing and sorcery gods, such as Asclepius and Circe, also known as Church. The reason that this is so profound is that the Church is becoming a tool for Babylon. Many Christians are now flocking to the sorcery of “pharmakeia” and the medical industry, instead of YHWH. The Greek word “pharmakeia” is where we derive the English word “pharmacy”. The Scriptures reveal that these people will not enter into the New Jerusalem. It is crystal clear. “14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the Tree of Life, and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers (pharmakeia) and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.” Revelation 22:14-15 Did you catch that? Only the ones doing the Commandments get in, and have access to the Tree of Life. Those who believe the lie that the Torah was abolished will be outside with all the other lawless individuals, including those involved in pharmakeia. Now, I don’t like the word “jab” because it minimizes the violence being done by these shots. You can get jabbed or poked by a stick and not be hurt. These shots are not just “jabbing” people, they are injecting evil into them. Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, who actually treated President Trump, calls them “the poison death shot.” That is probably the most accurate description I have heard thus far. Lately, I have discerned a disturbing shift in the tone of the proponents of the shot. They are getting whipped up into a frenzy, and they are turning their wrath and distain toward the unvaccinated. They are becoming angry and militant. I heard someone on the radio say that they hope the “bodies of the unvaccinated start to pile up.” They are talking about their patience with the unvaccinated coming to an end. They are actually starting to sound like a bunch of crusaders. Repent and convert or die! The religion of science and their corrupted institutions are conducting a crusade on behalf of the Beast System. Their High Priest Fauci stated last week “The time is come, enough is enough. We just gotta get people vaccinated.” They claimed that the FDA has approved the Pfizer vaccine, but that is impossible if they follow their own procedures. There has been no analysis of long-term effects of the vaccines. It is all a fraud. They are ignoring the vast number of deaths and vaccine injuries. They are ignoring the evidence that the vaccines don’t even work. That is why they are pushing boosters already. They are trying to blame the unvaccinated, but experts all along warned that this mass vaccination is going to have catastrophic effects upon the world. They are desperate to get everyone injected before their lies are exposed. But the simple fact is that the truth doesn’t matter any longer. The Beast wants you vaccinated, because once you go down that road it will never end until you are dead or you become part of the collective. We are in a battle, and the Beast has drawn “a line in the sand,” so to speak. For all you history buffs, that phrase traces back to 168 BCE when Roman Consul Caius Popillius Laenas drew a line around Antiochus IV and told him to agree to withdraw his troops before he stepped out of the circle. It was quite an act of bravado, but it worked. Well, Rome is at it again. President Biden is using all his influence to convince and compel people to get vaccinated. Interestingly, he said that he doesn’t care if people think he is Satan incarnate. That is a discussion for another time, but very telling. He is drawing a line in the sand and forcing people to make a decision. The circle in the sand is getting smaller, and drawing tighter like a snare. Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict each got their vaccine in January. The religious leaders of the Catholic Church who allegedly are the Vicars of Christ, have placed their hope and trust in corporate science. I already mentioned how Pope Francis stated that getting vaccinated is “an act of love.” Now, I suppose that forcing people to take the vaccine, for their own good, could be construed as an act of love as well. The vaccination issue has clearly taken on a religious fervor, and advocates of the shot are acting like a bunch of zealots endeavoring on a holy war. The righteous vaccinated versus the unvaccinated heathens. They do not care about facts, because they are self-righteous. They mindlessly choose to believe corrupt corporations and organizations. They chose to exercise blind faith in the cause, just like brain-washed cult members. They place their unfettered trust and hope in their biased, politicized and corrupted brand of science. They don’t care what you think or what you want, and they definitely don’t care about your rights. They “love and practice a lie”. Revelation 22:15 This is a fight to save the world, according to these vaccine crusaders. Join them or become an outcast. Convert or die. The battle is on!  Now this is no cause for concern if you serve an Elohim Who fights for His people, and delivers them from their enemies. The important thing is to ensure that you are actually one of His people, versus the “many” who He does not know.
Once your relationship in the Covenant is secure, it is then time to stand your ground. I have gotten away from rigidly following the Torah reading schedule on Shabbat, because the Spirit is often flowing elsewhere. I found it interesting that the Torah portion this week is Nitzavim – “You are Standing”, found in (Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20). Moses was addressing the generation that grew up in the wilderness. It takes place forty years after the Exodus from Egypt. The previous generation was dead. Now the Covenant was being renewed, and they were preparing to enter into the Land under Joshua. Of course, there is no coincidence that his name is the same name as the Messiah. Joshua is the English version of the Hebrew Name Yahushua. Here is what was spoken to that generation: “10 All of you are standing today before YHWH your Elohim: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Yisrael, 11 your little ones and your wives — also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water — 12 that you may enter into Covenant with YHWH your Elohim, and into His oath, which YHWH your Elohim makes with you today, 13 that He may establish you today as a people for Himself, and that He may be Elohim to you, just as He has spoken to you, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 14 I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone, 15 but with him who stands here with us today before YHWH our Elohim, as well as with him who is not here with us today.” Deuteronomy 29:10-14 Consider for a moment that you are standing there with them, preparing to renew the Covenant with Elohim and cross over from the wilderness into the Promised Land. Notice that the renewed Covenant also was made “with him who is not here with us today.” Deuteronomy 29:14 YHWH wants us to stand before Him, with that prior generation, so He may establish us as a people for Himself. He wants a people who will obey His Commandments and to them, He will extend forgiveness and cleansing through Yahushua. He will bring them into the Promised Land and give them the privilege to partake of the Tree of Life and dwell in the New Jerusalem. Those who reject His invitation to stand and Covenant with Him should be very concerned. Their fate is recorded in the judgments described in the text of Revelation. This is serious stuff. We all have important choices to make and our fate rests upon who we align with. Those aligned with the New World Order are on a Crusade, and you are in their cross hairs if you do not submit to their will and join their cause. The people of Elohim are in a battle, whether they realize it or not. Most are asleep and it is time to wake up and bear fruit for the Kingdom, otherwise you may get slaughtered. As we get ready to sound our shofars on the Day of Blasting, eleven days from now after sunset on September 8th, it might be a good time consider the words of the Prophet Joel. They provide both a warning and a promise that we all need to consider. “1 Blow the shofar in Zion (Tzyon), and sound an alarm in My holy (set apart) mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the Day of YHWH is coming, for it is at hand: 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, the like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, even for many successive generations. 3 A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them. 4Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; and like swift steeds, so they run. 5 With a noise like chariots over mountaintops they leap, Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, Like a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before them the people writhe in pain; all faces are drained of color. 7 They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation, and they do not break ranks. 8 They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, they are not cut down. 9 They run to and fro in the city, they run on the wall;They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble; the sun and moon grow dark, and the stars diminish their brightness. 11 YHWH gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of YHWH is great and very terrible; Who can endure it? 12 Now, therefore, says YHWH, Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. 13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to YHWH your Elohim, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm. 14 Who knows if He will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind Him - A grain offering and a drink offering for YHWH your Elohim? 15Blow the shofar in Zion, consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her dressing room. 17 Let the priests, who minister to YHWH, weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, ‘Spare Your people, O YHWH, and do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their Elohim?’ 18 Then YHWH will be zealous for His land, and pity His people. 19 YHWH will answer and say to His people, ‘Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, and you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. 20 ‘But I will remove far from you the northern army, and will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, with his face toward the eastern sea and his back toward the western sea; His stench will come up, and his foul odor will rise, because he has done monstrous things.’ 21 Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For YHWH has done marvelous things! 22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; for the open pastures are springing up, and the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their strength. 23 Be glad then, you children of Tzyon, and rejoice in YHWH your Elohim; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you - the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. 25So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. 26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the Name of YHWH your Elohim, Who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame. 27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Yisrael: I am YHWH your Elohim and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. 28 And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. 29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. 30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of YHWH. 32 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the Name of YHWH shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as YHWH has said, among the remnant whom YHWH calls.” Return to YHWH and call upon His Name. Pray that you may be among the remnant of His People, so that He remains in your midst and delivers you through the great and awesome day of YHWH that is quickly approaching! Shalom Todd www.shemayisrael.net Don't forget that you can go the website and download the information sheet on vaccines by clicking the "I'm not vaccinated because . . . " icon. This is a helpful resource that you can give to your friends and family who may be confused about the vaccines. Shema Yisrael (Hear O Yisrael) are the words that Yahushua spoke when asked what was the First Command. “The first of all the Commandments is: ‘Hear, O Yisrael, YHWH our Elohim, YHWH is one.” Mark 12:29 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Matthew 11:15 |
