As we saw in Nazarene Israel, Yeshua (Jesus) told us to go into all nations, and make more disciples. This is often called the Great Commission. Mattityahu (Matthew) 28:19-20 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them in My name*, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded […]
There are three primary offices (or roles) in Israel: The king (head of the physical army) The priest (head of the spiritual army) The prophet (one who hears from Yahweh) In general, the prophet serves as Israel’s ears, telling the people what Yahweh says. The priest serves as Israel’s mouth, making intercession for the people. […]
In the first chapter we saw that Yahweh’s ultimate goal is for us to spiritually conquer and subdue the earth for His Son. When Yeshua returns, He expects us to hand over the reins of an already-spiritually-conquered world to Him. In turn, He will hand over the reins of this world to His Father. Qorintim […]
In the last chapter we saw that Elohim commands us to give a tithe to the priesthood, to fund their work. We may not use any part of the first tithe for ourselves. In this chapter we will see that Elohim also wants us to set aside a second tithe. This second tithe is to […]
Yahweh favors capitalism because it fosters ingenuity, self-reliance, and economic success. But capitalistic societies tend to be hard on the poor. So Yahweh put safeguards in place to make sure that the poor always have a safety net. In this way, society can benefit from capitalism, and the poor among us can still survive. Yahweh […]
Earlier we saw how Yahweh took Israel from a single family patriarchy in which all three government offices were filled in house, to a single family patriarchy that gave tithes through Melchizedek. Then we saw how Yahweh took Israel into Egypt, to make them a great and mighty nation under an external king, and how […]
Jeremiah tells us that our hearts are desperately wicked and deceitful. Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 17:9 9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?” Our flesh wants to do its desire, rather than obey Elohim. This is why so many churches get away with preaching a torahless Jesus and a […]
Imagine it is the first century, and that you are one of the twelve disciples. You have gladly laid down your life in exchange for the privilege of helping Yeshua further His kingdom in any way that you can. About 5,000 people have come to see Yeshua. Many of them have probably walked for days. […]
Babylonian governments use pyramidal hierarchies, which normally have a power elite at the top. In contrast, Yeshua told His priesthood that whoever would be great in His kingdom had to make himself the servant of all. (We can visualize this by putting oneself on the bottom of an inverted pyramid.) Mattityahu (Matthew) 20:25-26 25 But […]
Yahweh is a man of war. Shemote (Exodus) 15:3 3 “Yahweh is a man of war; Yahweh is His name.” Scripture is the story of how Yahweh made us to worship and serve Him. When an enemy beguiled us and led us astray, Yahweh was not content to lose us, so He sent His Son […]
Yeshua trained His disciples to lead His spiritual army, and then gave them standing orders to go forth and raise up a worldwide body of disciples for Him. Mattityahu (Matthew) 28:18-20 18 And Yeshua came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore […]
We have learned that a living temple is built on a foundation of apostles and prophets. To do their jobs, the apostles and prophets must put their own thoughts, feelings, and egos aside. They must submit to the Spirit, and then submit to one another in the Spirit. They must put the Spirit first, the […]
Earlier we saw how the apostles submitted first to the Spirit of Truth, and then to one another in that Spirit. By giving themselves over completely to the Spirit of Truth, the apostles could serve as an apostolic foundation that bore the weight of the rest of the living temple. The Christians also receive a […]
Earlier we saw how mankind rebelled against Yahweh. However, Yahweh is not mocked, so He set forth a multi-faceted, multi-phase campaign to bring a remnant of us back into joyful, eager submission to His authority. The first step was to allow our forefathers to enter bondage in Egypt, which forged our identity as a nation. […]
Yeshua wants us to fulfill the Great Commission for Him. This will not be easy, as many factors work against us. As we saw earlier, three Babylonian religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) secretly collaborate to establish a one world government and a one world religion. One day those who do not embrace this new religion […]
Why does Yahweh love volunteerism? And if we want to be Yeshua’s bride, why do we need to actively volunteer to further the Great Commission as best we can? To answer these questions, let us look at the nature of man, and the nature of families. When an infant is born, he needs others to […]