Matthew 24:20 “But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day”.
Surely Christ as God knew that AD 70 would be well into the new covenant time and there would be no Sabbath?
Hebrews 4:9 “There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.”
Luke 23:56 “And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment.”
Didn’t they know that with the death of Christ there was no more Sabbath? Also, one can not ignore, “according to the commandment”. Scripture is very precise with wording. If the Scripture called a day the Sabbath, even in the new covenant time, then it was a Sabbath. Scripture is very precise with wording. If the Scripture acknowledged the commandment, then it had not ceased to exist. Remember, the phrase “first day of the week” is really “first of Sabbaths” in the Greek text. The first of Sabbaths was a specific Sabbath in the Spring of the year. The translators added the words day and week. The Translators removed the word Sabbath. The translators promoted church doctrine over truth.
Hebrews 4:9 “There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.”
How many sheep did Noah take on the ark?
Fourteen, that is seven male and seven female sheep.
Genesis 7:2 “You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.”
Noah knew about the clean and unclean animals. That was a long time before Moses. Yahweh God’s design and purpose for this world have never changed. The design of animals that are clean and can be eaten still have that purpose. Animals that were made to clean the earth still have that purpose and have never changed. God’s morals have never changed. We worship a moral God with a plan.
“Some of the tablets found (around 1850 in Assyria) were dated around 707 B.C. and reveal the fate of the Israelites as they escaped from the land of their captivity (Assyria) and “disappeared” into the hinterland of Europe. These tablets form the “Missing Links” that enable us to identify the modern-day descendants of the “Lost Tribes of Israel””, E. Raymond Capt, Missing Links Discovered.
The majority of those of the former ten tribed house of Israel and the fenced cities of Judah went through the Dariel pass. It also is known as “the pass of Israel”. They took it to north of the Caucasus mountains and it still maintains that moniker today. Those people appeared on the north end of the Caucasus mountains and became known as Caucasians.
It is true that the ten tribes were never really lost. Quotes from Josephus, Ptolemy and even the Pharisees are easy to find that show this. The English word lost is found in Matthew 15:24, but the Greek meaning is really as shown here.
Matthew 15:24 “But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the put away and punished sheep of the house of Israel.”
1 Corinthians 16:13 “Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!”
In the Greek, “Be courageous” has the meaning “act manly” or “behave as men”.
Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, neither shall a man put on women’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.”
As you can see Scripture tells us that men need to behave like men. Men should not try to be or be like women. Women should not try to be or be like men. In today’s world there are many clothing items that are shared between the sexes. So the admonition is to avoid those items that are distinctly of the opposite sex.
Matthew 7:1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.”
This is a highly abused scripture. Christ was telling people not to judge a brother when you yourself are guilty of that very same sin. Read Matthew 7:2-5. If judging were always wrong then Moses and the Kings of Israel could not have judged the people. Also we would not have John 7:24 which says
“Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
If judging were wrong then how could one judge righteously? Telling people not to judge is accusing them of the sin being discussed.
Growing up Catholic I was taught about two gods. One was the tyrannical angry god of the Old Testament. The other was a god of love found in the New Testament. Of course this concept is incorrect.
We have one God, Yahweh. He is and always has been the same righteous, moral God. We have one Bible that, in the Hebrew and Greek, agrees between the testaments. Morality does not change.
As you read scripture look for the traits of God, Yahweh God.
Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
John 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Isaiah 43:11 “I myself am Yahweh; and besides me there is no savior.”
Deuteronomy 10:16 “Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.”
Better to lose a job than the truth. Better to lose friends than salvation. Better to study to show yourself approved and stand up for righteousness than to have God send you a delusion.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie”.
The paid professional preacher has a delicate balancing act. He should fight for truth above keeping the members happy and comfortable. Anyone who’s income is tied to a ministry is also challenged to follow the party line or truth that God gives you. Don’t reject or set aside truth for a paycheck.
I have had more than one preacher tell me what he really believed in private and watched him preach the party line from the pulpit. Repent!
According to each religion’s writings:
Christianity teaches that we should be at peace with all men as much as is possible,
Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.”
Christianity teaches separation.
Revelation 18:4 “I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues”.
Christianity teaches that we should live in the world, but not of the world. Don’t be conformed to the world.
Romans 12:2 “Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
In the KJV Old Testament there are 5,761 times that you find LORD and GOD capitalized. Each of those times the translators decided they knew better than God by replacing his name with a title. Yahweh God wants his name properly used.
Exodus 9:16b “…that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth”.
There are also 52 occurrences of Yahh found in the Scriptures. How would a name that was too sacred to pronounce ever be glorified among the people of Yahweh or even the nations? There is power in the name of our God.
