THE NEW COVENANT FEASTS OF YAHWEH

We are in the age of the new covenant. The old covenant was terminated when Messiah Yahshua died on the tree. How did this happen? The prophet Jeremiah gives us some insight as to how to answer this question in Jeremiah 3:14:      “Turn, O backsliding children, saith Yahweh; for I am married to you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.”

Yes, Yahweh was married to the children of Israel at Mount Sinai. That covenant was a marriage covenant. However, Messiah’s wife betrayed him and killed him. When he died on the tree, both he and his wife were released from the obligation of their marriage covenant. The apostle Paul confirms this in 1 Corinthians 7:39:  “The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in Adonai.”

The new covenant began on Pentecost when the Spirit of Yahweh was given to the disciples and thousands of others. Pentecost is the Greek word for the Hebrew feast of Shavuoth. This feast began with the marriage ceremony on Mount Sinai. It is of note that the new covenant began at the same time of the year that the old covenant was initiated at Mount Sinai. The Sinai covenant was new at that time, but it became old with the death of Messiah.

This new covenant was not a surprise. Yahweh, the Son, foretold this in Jeremiah 31:31-32:

“Behold, the days come, saith Yahweh, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah. Not according to the covenant I made with their fathers in the day that I took him by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them saith Yahweh.”

The apostle Paul quoted this scripture in Hebrews 8:8-9, but he tells us even more in verses 6-7:

 “But now he hath obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is a mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.  For if the first covenant[the old]  had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.” [the new]

Now, let’s compare the listing of Yahweh’s feast days presented in Leviticus 23 to those listed under the new covenant in Hebrews 6:1-2. We will begin with Leviticus 23:

Passover - verse five

Unleavened bread - verse six

Shavuoth  - verses 15-16

Day of Shouting (Trumpets)  - verse 24

Day of Coverings or Yom Kippurim (atonement) - verse 27

Feast of Tabernacles  - verse 34

The Last Great Day or Yom Gadol  - verse 39

You will note that the King James Bible translation says these events are instituted, “for ever”.  However, when you look at the Hebrew word from which for ever is translated, olam, you will discover the best meaning is a period of time. These feasts are not eternal or perpetual, but is age abiding or temporary. Changes can be and will be made.

Now, let’s consider the listing that Paul provides us in Hebrews 6:1-2:

Repentance from dead works - Passover

Faith toward Yahweh - Unleavened Bread  First Sabbath

Doctrine of baptisms  - Unleavened Bread  2nd Sabbath, water baptism

Laying on of hands  - Pentecost/Shavuoth  baptism of the Spirit

The resurrection of the dead  - Day of Shouting   the resurrection of the firstfruits

Eternal judgment - The Last Great Day   judgment by the firstfruits 

The spring (in the northern hemisphere) feasts remain the same as listed in Leviticus 23 except for Passover.  Passover is replaced by the Last Supper in the New Covenant. However, significant changes do occur for the fall feasts.  According to the doctrine of Messiah, Yom Kippurim as well as the Feast of Tabernacles are no longer required under the new covenant. These two feast days are only relevant to physical Israel. They are not required of spiritual Israel, the firstfruits. 

The King James translation does not use the words, Yom Kippurim, when referring to the tenth of the seventh month. A man-made word, atonement, is used in its place. This word does not adequately reflect the meaning of this day. This is a day that Yahweh designated for the temporary covering of sin by animal blood. Yom Kippurim, or Day of Coverings, is a better description of what Yahweh intended for that day.  What Messiah accomplished on the tree was more comprehensive than Yom Kippurim. Messiah did not just cover our sins; he cleansed us from ALL sin. (1 John 1:7, 9; Hebrews 1:3)

The Levitical High Priest offered animal sacrifices annually because they could not cover sin permanently.  The original requirement for a sin offering was to be the blood of man. Animal blood was just a temporary substitute until Messiah was born. The Levitical law did not provide for using a man’s blood. You will not find any reference in Levitical law for the sacrifice that Messiah was required to make. This original human blood requirement is found in Genesis 9:5-6:

“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of a man. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of Elohim made he man.”

What Messiah accomplished was to cleanse or reconcile mankind from ALL sin. This was a permanent solution! Messiah shed his perfect, undefiled blood ONCE. (Hebrews 9:26) There was no further need for an annual repetition. With the death of Messiah, Yom Kippurim was canceled.

Paul tells us in Romans 5:10 that Messiah RECONCILED us by his death. The word reconciled is in the past tense. He completed the removal of our sin by his death. There is no longer a necessity for the annual repetition of Yom Kippurim. To continue the observance of Yom Kippurim is to ignore the apostle John’s admonition to follow the doctrine of Messiah and repudiates Messiah’s sacrifice.  Messiah's sacrifice occurred on the day of Passover NOT the Day of Coverings (Yom Kippurim).

How important is the doctrine of Messiah? Let’s review what the apostle John tells us about the doctrine of Messiah in 2 John 7-9:

“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that YahwehShua Messiah is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an anti-messiah.  Look to yourselves, that we love not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.  Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Messiah hath not Yahweh. He that abideth in the doctrine of Messiah, he hath both the Father and Son.”

Remember, this comes from the disciple who Messiah loved, who was allowed to die from old age, and not martyrdom. He gives us very strong counsel. We must have the name of both the Father and the Son to become firstfruits to join Messiah when he returns.

We must have the name of both the Father and Son, YahwehShua. Messiah’s human name was blotted out. Therefore, we must have his inherited name. By having his inherited name we are obedient to the Scriptures.  Please consider carefully what John tells us in 1 John 3: 22-24:

“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.     And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son YahwehShua Messiah, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”

Yes, we must have his inherited name, but we also must keep his commandments. The doctrine of Messiah is included in his commandments. If we are baptized in the name of YahwehShua, but do not continue in obedience to his commandments, we can lose His Spirit.

Please consider Revelation 14:1 where we are introduced to the firstfruits who had the name of both the Father and Son on their foreheads. These resurrected saints overcame by being obedient to the doctrine of Messiah. To be in the better resurrection, you must be baptized in the name of the Father and Son, YahwehShua AND be obedient to all commandments including the doctrine of Messiah.

The doctrine of Messiah is of the new covenant. It introduces the change in the feast days listed in Leviticus 23. You must leave the old covenant behind and embrace the new covenant.

The apostle John really makes the point as to the importance of the doctrine of Messiah. Yom Kippurim could be a real stumbling block for the elect. Let me address this further by reviewing another key reference to Yom Kippurim found in Leviticus 16. Here, you find the description of the ritual conducted that day by the High Priest. He selects two goats and presents them to Yahweh. By casting lots, one is selected to die and the other to live. The Azazel goat, the one who lives, is sent out to the wilderness.

There is much speculation about whom these two goats represent. Most believe that the goat that dies is Messiah, while others believe that the one who lives is Satan. It is upon the Azazel goat that the High Priest lays the iniquities of the children of Israel.

Another perspective is that the two goats both represent Messiah. They represent a single sin offering, therefore a single entity. The first goat provides the blood, foreshadowing the blood of Messiah. The second goat bears the sin. It was Messiah who bore the sin of the world. (Isaiah 53:11)  The bearing of iniquity is a function of the High Priest as we learn in Exodus 28:38. The Light of YahwehShua supports this belief that the two goats represent Messiah.

However, let’s look at the other belief that the second goat represents Satan. There are those who believe that Yom Kippurim occurs on the same day that Satan is imprisoned after Messiah returns. This belief also allows that since this date for imprisonment is Yom Kippurim, then Satan is released one thousand years later on that same date. But, there is no scriptural support for this belief. There is a reference in a non-canonical source, the Book of Enoch, as well as in the traditions of the Jews. This scripturally unsupported belief may allow many to hold onto their continued observance of Yom Kippurim, despite the apostle John’s strong testimony.

Hebrews 6:1-2, the doctrine of Messiah, clearly omits Yom Kippurim. The apostle John also clearly urged the keeping of the doctrine of Messiah. The myth of Satan being the second goat and the myth of Satan being imprisoned/released on Yom Kippurim are dangerous beliefs that could keep the elect out of the kingdom.

The first step to the kingdom is baptism (including having hands laid on you by an elder in the faith) the name of YahwehShua. Once baptized properly, you must then begin the process of overcoming. Overcoming requires obedience. If you dismiss the clear direction of the doctrine of Messiah, you jeopardize your being in the kingdom. Remember, what Paul tells us in Hebrews 10:26:  “If we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.”

Those who are called and chosen to be firstfruits must always seek to grow in knowledge. We must always be Bereans and continue our studies into the truth of the Scriptures. If we find something we are doing that is wrong, then we must repent and change. We have a High Priest who knows every person that he has chosen. He will listen and help us. (Hebrews 4:15-16) If we stop growing, then the Spirit of Messiah may stop being formed and even become quenched.

I am reminded of Revelation 18:4 where a voice from heaven says this“Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Part of Babylon’s problem is that it is enmeshed in the old covenant. It has other problems as well. 

I believe this verse could be addressed to the elect. We are the only ones being judged at this time. (1 Peter 4:17) We must acknowledge that the old covenant is no longer applicable to us. It is to the new covenant that we owe our allegiance, which includes the doctrine of Messiah.

I have not yet mentioned the Feast of Tabernacles. It too is no longer required, according to the doctrine of Messiah. This feast is reinstated along with the Levitical priesthood and animal sacrifices, as told to us in the book of Ezekiel, which occurs during the 1000-year reign of Messiah.  When you review this Scriptural reference, you will note that while the Feast of Tabernacles is referred to, there is no reference to Yom Kippurim or even a High Priest.

Messiah’s one time sacrifice has given all mankind the gift of life. Life is free. The kingdom is not. The kingdom is the inheritance of all those who received the Spirit and overcame. Those who do not overcome go into the age abiding lake of fire and then into the new heavens and earth. They will not be in the kingdom, but outside. (Revelation 21:8; 22:15) Even though they will not be in the kingdom, they will be alive on the spiritual level.

This article is not for the world. I am speaking to those whom the Father is calling. (John 6:44) These are the ones who may become first fruits. If you are not baptized in YahwehShua, please consider doing so.  As you study, you can learn more about the doctrine of Messiah and the omission of Yom Kippurim (atonement) and Tabernacles. It is a worthwhile study.

If you are baptized in YahwehShua’s name, but still adhere to some of the practices of the old covenant, in opposition to the doctrine of Messiah, please pray for truth and repent. Some of our brethren have reverted to the human name, Yahshua, contrary to what we learn in Deuteronomy 29:20! Other brethren, while still keeping the name YahwehShua, follow Leviticus 23 of the old covenant, which is contrary to what is revealed in the doctrine of Messiah. The keeping of the old covenant is a deception that many do not see. It is this deception that could blindside the elect and keep them out of the kingdom. (Mark 13:22)

Come out of her MY PEOPLE! 

ADDENDUM:  The Original High Priest

The first High Priest we are introduced to is Aaron, the brother of Moses. It is through this Levitical or Aaronic system of priesthood that we learn about the duties of the High Priest. Where did this information come from? It was revealed to Moses when he was on Mount Sinai. Paul tells us this about the instructions given to Moses in Hebrews 8:5:

(Who perform divine service for a Symbol and Shadow of the HEAVENLIES; even as Moses, when about to construct the Tabernacle was divinely admonished; for “See” says he, “that thou make all things according to THAT PATTERN shown to thee on the MOUNT;)” (Diaglott)

While Aaron is the first High Priest we are introduced to, he is not the original High Priest. The heavenly pattern for the original High Priest is revealed in Zechariah 3:1:  “And he showed me Yahshua [Messiah’s human name] the High Priest standing before the angel of Yahweh, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.”  More information about this original pattern for the High Priest is found in the book of Hebrews. We learn in Hebrews 8 about another name of this High Priest, Melchisedek.

Yahweh’s High Priest was in place before Aaron was appointed to his position. We learn about Yahweh’s original High Priest through what we are told about Aaron. For example, Aaron had two important duties as revealed in Exodus 28:38:  

“And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.”

The duties of bearing the iniquity and making the people accepted were given to Aaron by Moses.

Aaron was only allowed to sacrifice animals, which only provided a temporary covering for the sins of Israel. The only acceptable sacrifice, but not available in their Levitical law, is found in Genesis 9:5-6:

“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require, it and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of a man.  Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of Elohim made he man.”

We have learned that everything is patterned after the heavenly original. However, the sacrifices were not. Aaron was only able to offer animal blood. The original requirement was man’s blood. To meet the requirement to redeem all mankind, Melchisedec, the true High Priest, had to become human.

Melchisedec, the Son of Yahweh or the Messiah, who eventually inherited the name of YahwehShua, had to exchange his glorious heavenly form for a human body. Hebrews 10:5 describes it as follows:  “Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body thou hast prepared me.”

Before he took on a human form, he was in a glorious state with his Father (John 17:5) He gave this up for a human body which allowed him to become the perfect sacrifice to reconcile all mankind from the bondage of sin.

Isaiah, chapter 53, is an excellent description of the Messiah and his role as redeemer. In verse six we are told, “Yahweh hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”This statement reiterates one of the two duties of the High Priest. This confirms who is our High Priest. Our High Priest, our redeemer is Messiah, not Satan. (Hebrews 9:11)

Now is a good time to refer back to Leviticus 16 where we learned about Yom Kippurim and the two-goat sin offering. In verse 21 we are told that, “Aaron, shall lay both of his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel.”

We learned in Isaiah 53 that Yahweh laid all the iniquities of mankind on Messiah. It was Messiah that shed his blood as represented by the first goat who is sacrificed. The second, Azazel goat, had the iniquity laid on him and then released alive.

Nowhere in Scripture are we told that Satan had the iniquity of mankind laid on him. The two goats of Yom Kippurim both represent Messiah. Satan is not involved in Yom Kippurim. There is no scriptural support for Satan being imprisoned or released on the 10thday of the seventh month. Yom Kippurim was an age abiding, temporary requirement and now a holdover from the old covenant that is no longer necessary. 

The original High Priest, Melchizedek, the Messiah, was the only one capable of having all sin laid on him. He was without sin and willing to become the lamb of Yahweh. We, who are being called to become firstfruits, have the opportunity to become priests of the order of Melchizedek. We can become close to this remarkable High Priest, THE ORIGINAL HIGH PRIEST.

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Do You Believe that ALL Scripture is True?

The apostle Paul thought so!  While instructing Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:16 he said this:  “All scripture is given by the inspiration of Elohim, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”

In verse 15 of this pericope, Paul said that from childhood Timothy “had known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.”The Scriptures Paul was referring to is the Old Testament as the New Testament was not yet available. When Messiah quoted or referred to Scriptures, he meant the Old Testament.

Paul believed all Scriptures came from Yahweh. They could not contain lies because Paul tells us in Hebrews 6:18 that:  “it was impossible for Elohim to lie.”

Peter tells us in 1 Peter 2:22 that Messiah did not sin. Messiah also addresses his truthfulness in John 14:6:  “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”

Messiah often taught from the Scriptures. (Luke 24:27) Messiah would have only taught the truth and never lied. He often quoted or referred to the Scriptures, but never said the Scriptures or any Scriptures or even a part of Scriptures were lies. For a sample of what Messiah said regarding Scriptures, please review the following verses:  John 7:38, 10:35, 13:18, 17:12, Mark 12:10, or Luke 4:21.  Especially note John 5:39 where the Messiah says:  “Search the Scriptures: for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”

Would Messiah, who did not sin, did not lie and was declared to be the Son of Yahweh send you on a wild goose chase? I think not. He was serious when he said to search the Scriptures!  Well then, let’s search the Old Testament Scriptures. Let us begin with a verse from the Scriptures found in Deuteronomy 29:20: 

 “Yahweh will not spare him, but then the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him and Yahweh shall blot out his name from under heaven.”

Who is this man that is being referred to in this verse? Paul believes this man is Messiah. He refers to this verse in Galatians 3:13:  “Messiah has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree:”

Paul declares that Messiah was made a curse for us. He also says that man was hung on a tree. This too identifies Messiah who did not die on the cross. That is a myth. The truth is he did die on a tree as prophesied in Deuteronomy 21:23: 

“And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree; His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day: (for he that is hanged is accursed of Elohim;) that thy land be not defiled, which Yahweh thy Elohim giveth thee for an inheritance.”

Luke confirms that Messiah died on a tree, and not a cross, in the book of Acts 5: 30, 10:39, and 13: 29. The Apostle Peter also supports this in 1 Peter 2:24. 

Paul did not challenge his use of the word tree in Galatians 3:13. He was not present when Messiah died on a tree, but he knew the disciples were. Luke, the author of the book of Luke and the book of Acts, also acknowledges that Messiah died on a tree. The Scriptures are consistent on this fact while man’s tradition is not supported.

If you do not believe that all Scripture, not translations, but the original Hebrew is true, don’t read this any further. My position is that all of the Hebrew Scriptures found in the Old Testament are true.

Why is this important? Take note of what we are told in the last clause of Deuteronomy 29:20.  This is a very curious statement. We are being told that when that man died, the name he had would be blotted out of the book of life. It is important to understand that Messiah is the only human to have died in sin. (1 John 1:7)  Therefore, Messiah, who died in sin, had his name blotted out.

When the Messiah died in sin what name did he have? It was the name given to him at birth, Yahshua. (Luke 1:31) The world is confused about his human name.  Some say his human name was Jesus, Yeshua, or even Yahushua. No matter which human name you wish to assign to him, according to Deuteronomy 29:20, that name was blotted out after his death in sin. 

So, his human birth name was blotted out! If he lost his human name in death, what would his name be after his resurrection? We are told many times in the New Testament that he did have a name after his resurrection. In fact, we are told in Hebrews 1:4 that he inherited a new name. We must know what that new name is? Why?

Peter in Acts 2:38 tells us this:  “Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of__________.”  I have purposely left that name blank at this time. The King James Version says the name is Jesus Christ.  Other translations may have Yahshua, Yeshua, or Yahushua. However, according to Deuteronomy 29:20, NONE of these are correct. If we are to perform a proper baptism, we must know his inherited name.  Baptism by any other name is not valid.

The apostle Peter makes a very strong declaration in Acts 4:12:  “Neither is their salvation in any other: there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”  Now this is really important. We must know Messiah’s resurrected name for us to have access to salvation. His human birth name does not meet this requirement. That name is gone; blotted out.

For thousands of years, only one name was known as the name of salvation. That name was Yahweh. (Joel 2: 32) Paul quotes this verse in Romans 10:13. Luke also quotes this verse in Acts 2: 21. This confirms that the name of salvation cannot be the name of a man.  It has to be the name of Yahweh.

In Revelation 14:1, we are told that the 144,000 resurrected saints have a name written in their foreheads. Since they are successfully resurrected when Messiah returns, then that name is the name that allows them to be resurrected. 

What name is that? The King James Version does not translate the Greek in that verse correctly. It says only his Father’s name, which would be Yahweh. However, the Greek is this: “his name and the name of his Father”.(Please refer to the Diaglott or the Companion Bible note.) 

I have previously stated that according to Joel 2: 32, Yahweh is the name of salvation. The prophet Isaiah confirmed this in several Scriptures including: Isaiah 43: 3, 43:11, 45:15, and 45:21. The Father resurrected his Son. He would have done so in his own name, Yahweh. The inherited name would have to include the Father’s name. This is the name that would be used to resurrect the saints when Messiah returns.  This is why we are told that the name on the saints in Revelation 14:1 is a name that includes both the Father and Son. This inherited name must indicate that Yahweh saves. Messiah’s inherited name is YAHWEHSHUA, Yahweh Saviour. 

This name of the Father and Son is consistent with the pattern established in the Old Testament for rendering Yahweh’s name. The name of Yahweh is often accompanied by a descriptive term. For example, you will find Yahweh Shalom (peace), Yahweh Rapheka (healer), or even a name for a future time, Yahweh Zidkenu, Yahweh our Righteousness. Please refer to The Companion Bible appendix four, for further information. Messiah qualified to be resurrected in his Father’s name, the name of salvation. He has earned the name, YahwehShua. This is the name above all names. (Acts 4: 12)  This is THE name by which we must be baptized. (Acts 2:38)  This is his name and his Father’s name!

You may hear many people say that they are Torah obedient or Torah compliant. However, this is a lie if they believe the name of salvation is a man’s name. As we have learned from Deuteronomy 29:20, the man’s name was blotted out.

The apostle John tells us what we need to do to be New Covenant compliant or obedient.  We find his guidance in 1 John 5:13:  “These things I have written to you, that you who believe on the name of the son of Yahweh may know that you have aionian[age-abiding] life.(Diaglott)  As we have learned, this name must be the resurrected name. John wrote these words after the resurrection. He knew the correct name and now you do as well.

Are you ready for a proper baptism? A baptism that will lead you to becoming a saint and inheriting the kingdom of Yahweh. Please contact us for further information. Pray to Yahweh for truth, study and contact us.

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Only the New Covenant is for the Firstfruits

As we grow in grace and knowledge, we have a better understanding of the difference between the old and new covenants.

Paul tells us in Hebrews 10:9:  “He taketh away the first, that he may establish this second.”

Paul also tells us this in 2 Corinthians 3:6:  “Who[Yahweh] also hath made us able ministers [servants] of the New Testament." (Covenant, see Strong’s 1242)

Messiah is also quoted as saying his blood is of the New Testament. (Covenant) (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25)

I have learned more about the true meaning of Shavuoth, or Pentecost, with a deeper understanding of the new covenant. It is important for the firstfruits to leave the old covenant and embrace the new covenant.  Under the old covenant, Passover is observed as the Jews do today. Unleavened bread is eaten at that meal, and the night on which it is celebrated is the 15thof Abib.

Messiah taught us a new way to observe the meal he had with his disciples the night before the 15thof Abib. This meal was on the evening of the 14th,not during the days of unleavened bread that began the evening of the 15th.  The bread he gave to his disciples was leavened. That evening was not a true Old Covenant Passover meal, and did not occur after the sacrifice of the Passover lambs. Messiah was the Passover lamb and he did not die until the next afternoon at 3 PM.  Under the old covenant, the leavening was removed from the homes by noon before the lambs were sacrificed. Thus, the Jews’ Passover meal was served with unleavened bread. 

According to Luke 22:15-16, Messiah would not eat anymore until the kingdom of Yahweh. See also Mark 14:25.

We also understand that the seven days of unleavened bread, following the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, represent the consecration of the firstborn as priests. They were the original priests before the Levites, and had to be consecrated as the pattern was revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai. These seven days of restricted movement along with unleavened bread is consistent with what we learn about the Levitical consecration in the book of Leviticus.

Exodus 13 shows us that Yahweh instructed Moses to sanctify or consecrate (Strong’s 6942) the firstborn. During this period of seven days, unleavened bread was eaten.  Aaron followed this same pattern. (Leviticus 8)

Our understanding of Shavuoth, or Pentecost in the Greek, has deepened as well. The seven weekly Sabbaths represent the consecration of the firstfruits. It is important to take note of the fact that the bread offering for Pentecost is two loaves of leavened bread, which is called the bread of the firstfruits. This is why we learn that Messiah gave his disciples leavened bread the night before his death, because these men represented the beginning of the firstfruits who were to become priests in the order of Melchisedec.

Each Sabbath in the count toward Pentecost represents an age. These seven ages are equivalent to the seven days of consecration, which are required to become priests or firstfruits. 

            Sabbath                                  Age

              One                                      Adam

              Two                                      Noah                    

              Three                                   Abraham

              Four                                     Moses

              Five                                      David

              Six                                        Messiah

              Seven                                  Firstfruits

The pattern of consecration as revealed in Leviticus 8 is seven days and then on the eighth day, the priest begins to serve. (Leviticus 9:1) The firstfruits are called during the sixth age and resurrected in the seventh. However, Yahweh has known them before the foundation of the world. On the eighth or last great day, they begin their service as priests to judge the angels and mankind. (1 Corinthians 6:2-3)

For years I have learned and taught about Shavuoth from the perspective of the old covenant and the Israelites in the wilderness. I now view this period of time from the perspective of the new covenant. Each week of Pentecost, we can learn and discuss relevant topics from that age. Below are suggestions for each Sabbath or age:

1.   This is when the genetic material of the firstfruits was created and placed in Adam. Many would be called, but few chosen. Recall Levi in the loins of Abraham. (Hebrews 7:5, 10)

2.   Division and punishment were themes during this age of Noah. Recall that the name of Satan, Heylel, means divide and conquer. 

3.   During this age of Abraham we are introduced to the concepts of calling and separation. When potential firstfruits are born, they begin a process of separation from the world. This is one aspect to the challenge that all firstfruits face.

4.   During this age of Moses we are introduced to the priesthood of the firstborn and Levites. It is here that we are introduced to the important concept of consecration. It is also a time to understand the patterns that were introduced to Moses.

5.   This is the fifth week and the spiritual significance of that number is grace or favor. Please review appendix 10 in the Companion Bible for the spiritual significance of numbers. This is the age of David who was granted grace despite his sins and disobedience. This is an opportunity to review the life of David and discover how he became a friend of Yahweh.

6.   Six is the number of man. Yahweh of hosts becomes incarnate. We are reconciled by his human death, but we are saved by his resurrected life and his name of life. (Romans 5:10)

7.   This is the age when the firstfruits are resurrected. The earth enjoys prosperity for 1000 years while the firstfruits are with Messiah for one day in spiritual time. (2 Peter 3:8) We will complete our preparation to become judges on the last great day. It is of note that the sixth book of the Old Testament is named Yahshua, while the seventh book is named Judges.

The themes of the seven Sabbaths and Pentecost no longer focus only on the physical Israelites in the wilderness. During this time we can learn more about the preparation of the firstfruits throughout the ages and the completion of their consecration for service on the last great day as judges.

The pattern for priesthood is derived from the order of Melchisedec. The first-born Israelites and the Levites follow the same pattern. We must learn more about the order of Melchisedec in our role as firstfruits during the count toward Pentecost. The book of Hebrews is a good source for this deeper understanding. Also during Pentecost, we can review the book of Acts chapters 1 and 2, as well as the formation of the Spirit of Messiah and its significance to our overcoming.

This is also a good time to review the old covenant in Leviticus 23 and the new covenant perspective provided by Messiah in Hebrews 6:1-2. The Hebrews reference omits Coverings or Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. We must learn the significance of these differences and embrace the new. As we are taught to discern between clean and unclean, we must also discern between the old and new and fully participate in the new covenant.

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THE ORIGINAL HIGH PRIEST: MELCHIZEDEK

The word “original” as defined by the Miriam-Webster dictionary is: “The source or cause from which something arises.”

We are told in the book of Hebrews that the Israelite priests were established according to a heavenly pattern given to Moses. (Hebrews 8: 4-5)  At the time of the creation of the world, there was already a priesthood in existence. We are first introduced to the name of this priesthood in Genesis 14:8, the order of Melchizedek.

Why was there a heavenly priesthood? Because according to Hebrews 8:5, there was a sanctuary or true tabernacle that had been constructed by Yahweh.  There must be a priest or priests to officiate in such a tabernacle. It was this heavenly tabernacle that Yahweh described to Moses and required him to construct one similar to it on earth. (Exodus 25: 9) 

Aaron, the brother of Moses, became the first high priest of the Levitical order. Prior to the building of the tabernacle of the congregation, there was no need for a high priest. Once the tabernacle was completed, Aaron, the new high priest, and his four sons were required to be consecrated before they could officiate in the new tabernacle.  (Leviticus 8)  Moses did not create the tabernacle, the instruments within it or the Levitical priesthood from his imagination. In Exodus 25:9, we are told that Yahweh gave Moses a pattern for the tabernacle and its instruments. This revelation given to Moses is confirmed in Hebrews 8:5.  Moses was admonished to follow the instructions of Yahweh exactly as they had been given. 

The Miriam-Webster dictionary defines the word pattern in this way:  “a form or model proposed for imitation.”  The position and duties of the Levitical high priest were instituted according to the pattern received by Moses. The high priest of the order of Melchizedek was the model or pattern that was given to Moses to create a priesthood that would officiate in the tabernacle of the congregation. (Numbers 8:15)

As we can see, Yahweh was very interested in how Moses duplicated the pattern given to him. This means that the description of the tabernacle, its instruments, and the high priest were exact physical representations of the spiritual reality. 

We are told in the book of Hebrews that YahwehShua is our high priest. Yet in Hebrews 7:1, we are told about Melchizedek, the king of Salem, priest of the most high Yahweh.  This is the same being that met with Abraham. (Genesis 14:8) 

Who is this Melchizedek? In Hebrews 7:3 we have this description:  “Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of Yahweh; abideth a priest continually.”  This is not a description of a human being. Melchizedek did not have a genealogy, nor was he born.

Messiah told us this in John 6:38:  “For I came down from heaven….” 

In John 8:58, Messiah revealed this:  “Before Abraham was, I am.” 

In John 17:5, he reveals that he had pre-existence before he became the man, Yahshua:  “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” 

Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 10:4 that Messiah was with the Israelites in the wilderness:  “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank all of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Messiah.”

Messiah confirms that he had an existence before becoming the man, Yahshua. He had a spiritual existence in heaven and lived on the same level as his Father Yahweh. In Hebrews 7:3 we are told that Melchizedek was made like unto the son of Yahweh.  Messiah was the Son of Yahweh.  (Hebrews 1: 5) Melchizedek, the priest of Yahweh without genealogy, is the high priest of the order of Melchizedek. YahwehShua and Melchizedek are the same being!

YahwehShua is the priest of Yahweh who provides the pattern for the Levitical high priest. He is the original high priest who met Abraham and provided the model that was revealed to Moses.

The creation, scriptures, and really everything is about Messiah. Consider what Paul tells us in Colossians 1:16-18:

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the ekklesia, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.”   

There it is! He is the origin. He is the source of the pattern that Moses and David used to develop the tabernacle, the instruments, the temple, and the priesthood. He is the end from the beginning.

Consider even the very first verse in the Old Testament, Genesis 1: 1: The King James Version translates it this way: “In the beginning, Elohim created the heaven and the earth.” An alternate translation of this scripture is much more revealing:  “For the sake of the firstfruit Elohim created the heaven and the earth.”

Why the difference? The first word in the Hebrew is a combination of a preposition and noun. The Hebrew word is berishyth.  Be, is the preposition. Reyshiyth, a noun, Strong’s number 7225, can mean either beginning or firstfruit.  In 1 Corinthians 15: 23, Paul tells us that Messiah is the firstfruit. Since Messiah is the origin and purpose of everything, it makes sense that the Scriptures should open up with a reference to Him.

It is of interest that there are actually two priesthoods that are introduced to us in the Old Testament. The first priests were the firstborn Israelites. There is much recorded about the Levites, but not so much about the firstborn priests. It was the firstborn priests who officiated at Mount Sinai during the time of Shavuoth. (Exodus 19:22)

Consider what Moses tells us in Numbers 3:12-13:  “And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am Yahweh.”

In verse 13, we are told that on the 15th, the day the Egyptian firstborn were killed, he hallowed the firstborn of Israel. It is of interest that the English word “hallowed” is translated from the Hebrew word qadas, which is Strong’s number 6942. An alternative translation for this word is “consecration”.  Numbers 3:13 could also read:  “For on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated unto me all the firstborn in Israel.”  

Why is this of interest? We are told much about the consecration of the Levitical priests in Leviticus 8. There is no similar mention for the consecration of the firstborn priests.  Yahweh would not allow the Levitical priests to serve him before they were consecrated. Even when the Levitical priests return during the 1,000 years, they must again be consecrated. (Ezekiel 43: 26) Should not there be a consecration even for the firstborn priests? I believe there was!

The consecration for the Levitical priests took place in the tabernacle. They were isolated for seven days and ate unleavened bread. The firstborn priests ate unleavened bread for seven days during their journey from Rameses to the Sea of Reeds (often called the Red Sea). They were confined after leaving Rameses until they escaped through the parted waters of the sea. The separation of the firstborn and the consuming of unleavened bread was their consecration. Only by going through this process of consecration, could they have officiated at Mount Sinai.

Consecration is a requirement common to both the firstborn and the Levites. What about the priests of the order of Melchizedek? The priests we are considering are the saints or firstfruits who will be resurrected when Messiah returns. (Revelation 20:6) They are being resurrected to judge angels and mankind in the last great day or the white throne judgment. (1 Corinthians 6:2-3) Just as the Levites could not serve before Yahweh until the full completion of their consecration, the firstfruits should have a similar requirement. After all, the order of Melchizedek is the pattern or model from which the firstborn priests and Levitical priests are patterned.

As I have shown, consecration is a requirement for all firstborn and Levitical priests. Then when are the priests of the order of Melchizedek consecrated? The firstfruits of the order of Melchizedek are in the process of being consecrated NOW! They were known before the foundation of the world and the consecration began when their genetic material (DNA) was created in Adam. To qualify as priests, they must complete seven days or ages before they are approved to serve before Yahweh. Please see our previous article, “The Mystery of Consecration”, which was entered on our website on November 12, 2016.

Paul tells us about the plan of the ages in Ephesians 3:11. The King James Bible translates the Greek as eternal purpose. However, a better translation is found in J. B. Rotherham’s Emphasized Bible as “plan of the ages”. This plan is a reference to the seven ages, which are designed to provide the consecration required for the firstfruits or the priests of the order of Melchizedek.

It is of note that the first human priesthood was the firstborn of the Israelites. The second priesthood, the Levites, were only a substitute for the firstborn. When the order of Melchizedek’s priesthood is resurrected in the seventh age, these firstfruits too will have the status of being firstborn, just like their high priest. They will have this designation because they have the Spirit of Messiah, their high priest, who is known as the firstborn from the dead. (Colossians 1:18) The firstfruits are known as part of the general assembly and ekklesia of the firstborn that are written in heaven. (Hebrews 12:23)  The original authority of the priesthood resided with the human firstborn, which was a pattern of the heavenly and again becomes the reality with the resurrection of the firstfruits.

The high priest of the order of Melchizedek was first introduced in the Old Testament as Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18.  The only other reference found in the Old Testament regarding Melchizedek is found in Psalm 110:4. Nothing more is revealed until the book of Hebrews.  This book of the new covenant scriptures is often overlooked and is not given the study that it deserves.

In Hebrews 7:3 we learn that Melchizedek (in Hebrew; Melchisedec in the Greek) was:  “Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like the Son of Yahweh; abideth a priest continually.”This verse reveals that Melchizedek was not a human. He was a spiritual being. He was the Son of Yahweh who we now know as YahwehShua. This is why Messiah told us in John 8:56 that Abraham:  “rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.”During his contact with Melchizedek, Abraham learned about the order of Melchizedek and his future fulfillment. Abraham’s learning from Messiah is similar to that experienced by Paul when YahwehShua personally taught him. (Galatians 1: 12, 18)

Aaron was the first Levitical high priest. Moses was taught the pattern to follow concerning the duties of the high priest, so a study of Aaron will give us more insight into our high priest, YahwehShua. 

Let’s then review Exodus 28: 36-38:  

“And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO YAHWEH. And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.”

Notice that Aaron was required to wear the name of Yahweh on his forehead. This is similar to what you find in Revelation 14:1. In this verse, you will find a description of the firstfruits standing with the Lamb on Mount Sion. These 144,000 had His name and the name of His Father written in their foreheads. (YAHWEHSHUA) This name must be on their foreheads upon completion of consecration and before they can serve as judges before Yahweh.

Aaron was also required to “bear the iniquity” of the Israelites. He performed this role with a temporary substitute of animal blood. He was never required to use his own blood. Messiah, our high priest, was able to reconcile all mankind through the use of his own blood. However, salvation would only come to the firstfruits by his appearing before his Father and receiving the more excellent name, YahwehShua. Mankind is reconciled by Yahshua’s blood; however, to receive salvation you must have the name of life, YahwehShua. (Romans 5:10) This is the only name by which we must be saved. (Acts 4: 12) Aaron’s role in bearing iniquity to have the people accepted and wearing the name of Yahweh was according to the pattern shown to Moses. However, because Aaron’s blood was defiled (Romans 3:23) and he was not wearing the name YahwehShua, he was not able to fulfill the requirements of being a high priest. Messiah, the original high priest, was able to reconcile the world with his undefiled blood and save those who call upon the name of YahwehShua.  (As the lamb of Yahweh, he was unblemished by sin.  His blood was the perfect sacrifice.)

This is an appropriate time to point out that animal sacrifices were not required by Yahweh when the Israelites left Egypt. This truth is revealed in Jeremiah 17: 22-23:  “For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. But this I commanded I them, saying, obey my voice, and I will be your Elohim, and you shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways I commanded you that it may be well with you.”

They were not able to obey Yahweh, so the Levitical sacrifices were instituted. They will have to be reinstituted during the thousand-year reign of Messiah because salvation will not be available at that time. 

Animal blood could not remove iniquity. Hundreds of years before the Israelites left Egypt, Yahweh had revealed that animal blood was not acceptable. It had to be the blood of a man, a human. This is revealed in Genesis 9:5-6: “And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of Elohim made he man.”

This is why Messiah, the Son of Yahweh, had to become incarnate. He could only reconcile mankind by the shedding of his own blood. He created a body containing his own blood so he could become the sacrificial Lamb. (Hebrews 10:5) He had to have a disposable human name that could be defiled by all of man’s sin and then could be blotted out. He willingly gave up the name of Yahweh that would have to be restored after his death as Yahshua. He did this for us.

Genesis 9:5 also required that the shedding of the blood had to be from a kinsman or blood relative. To meet this requirement, Yahweh had to become a husband to Israel and therefore met the condition of being a relative. (Jeremiah 31:12) He had to become human to meet the requirements of Genesis 9:5. (Philippians 2:7)

Messiah had the ultimate power before becoming incarnate. (John 17:5) He gave up this power, as the Son of Yahweh, so he could die for all mankind. (Philippians 2: 8) This power was restored when he inherited the more excellent name of Yahweh. (Hebrews 1:4) We have an outstanding high priest. Paul confirms this in Hebrews 4:15:  “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; But was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

Messiah is the beginning of everything. This physical creation exists to produce more members of the family of Yahweh. It must start with the priesthood and it did. The original priesthood was the order of Melchizedek and the original high priest was YahwehShua. He is the king of righteousness. According to Jeremiah 33:16, he will again have the name of righteousness.  In Hebrew his name will be, Yahweh Zidkenu (see Bullinger’s Companion Bible, appendix 4), Yahweh our righteousness.

If reading this article is indicative of your being called, then you have been given a remarkable privilege. As a firstfruit you will be able to have the Spirit of the greatest high priest formed within you. This is why baptism in the name of YahwehShua is vital.  You will have his mind and his support. You will be able to do all things through your high priest who will strengthen you. (Philippians 4:13)

By accepting your invitation to join the ranks of the order of Melchizedek, you will be getting in on the ground floor of a magnificent future. In Isaiah 9:7 we are promised this:  “Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end.” Consider becoming part of an organization that will have no end and you will be with the greatest high priest forever!

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Yahshua Reconciles; YahwehShua Saves

We are reconciled by the Human Name of YAHSHUA,  But are saved by the Inherited Name, YAHWEHSHUA!

One of the greatest lies perpetrated by religionists is that a man’s name is the name of salvation.

Messiah warned us about this type of deception in Luke 11:52:  “Woe to you lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”

The prophet Joel gave us the key of knowledge in Joel 2:32: “And it came to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Yahweh hath said, and in the remnant who Yahweh shall call.”

Peter quoted Joel in Acts 2: 21:  “and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved.”

The apostle Paul is the third witness to the name of salvation in Romans 10:13:  “for whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved.”

The Yahweh all three referred to was Messiah. He was the Yahweh of the Old Testament. Paul, who learned directly from YahwehShua, teaches us this in first Corinthians 10:4:  “And did all[the Israelites with Moses] drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Messiah.”

Who was that rock that followed the Israelites while in the wilderness?

Please read Exodus 14 to learn more about this being. That being was Yahweh of Hosts, Yahweh Shalom, and later was known as YahwehShua.  For additional names, please see appendix four in the Companion Bible.  Messiah left that spiritual preexistence (John 17:5) and became incarnate with the name of the man, Yahshua. (Philippians 2:7-8)

Messiah in the flesh had been given the name Yahshua, (Matthew 1:21) and after his resurrection, he inherited a new spiritual name,YahwehShua. (Hebrews 1:4) Messiah was born of a woman and was under the old covenant law. (Galatians 4:4) He was therefore subject to Deuteronomy 29:20:

“Yahweh[the Father] will not spare him, but then the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and Yahweh shall blot out his name from under heaven.”

Because Messiah was under the law and never sinned, he could not avoid this penalty (Galatians 3: 13) when he died in our sin.  Because he became sin for all mankind, (2 Corinthians 5:21) his human name was defiled with ALL the sin of mankind. He could not appear before the Father with a defiled name.

His Father could not get near him as long as he had a defiled human name. This is why we are told this in Matthew 27:46: “and about the ninth hour Yahshua cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli Eli, lama sabachthani, that is to say, My El, My El, why hast thou forsaken me?  

Up until that moment, the Father and his Son were one. (John 10:30)

But at the moment of his defilement, the Father left him, turning his back on him. This was predicted in Psalm 22:1:  “My El, My El, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”

This was a very dark moment for Messiah. He knew it was coming, which was why he had such a strong emotional reaction when he was praying in the garden of Gethsemane. His emotional pain that he experienced at that time was manifested physically in his perspiration mixed with blood. (Luke 22:44)  He went through all of this for us!

We must understand the difference between his human name and his inherited name. False teachers will try to deceive you by saying his human name was Jesus, Yahushua, or Yeshua. Yahshua is the correct rendering of Messiah’s human name, but it is NOT the name of salvation.

It was our high priest, YahwehShua, who appeared before Father Yahweh. (Zechariah 3) We have a pattern for this appearance in Exodus 28:36-38) The Levitical high priest was required to have the full Tetragrammaton on his forehead when he entered the holy of holies. This requirement was patterned after the order of Melchizedek. Messiah was the priest of that order who appeared to Abraham in Genesis 14.

The Levitical high priest was required to appear with the full name of Yahweh on his forehead. Failure to follow this scripture would result in his death. Notice in Revelation 14:1 that 144,000 firstfruits did have the name of the Father and his Son on their foreheads. The name of salvation on their foreheads is YahwehShua, Yahweh Savior. A man’s name would not have satisfied this scriptural requirement.

Messiah’s human name, Yahshua, is the correct translation of his Hebrew name. Even that name does not contain the full name of Yahweh, yod,hey, waw, hey. The name, Yahshua, has only a partial Tetragrammaton, yod, hey, and waw. The scripture is quite clear. Exodus 28:36 says, “Holiness to Yahweh“ and does not use a partial rendering of the great name of Yahweh. The name of salvation must contain all four letters of the Tetragrammaton. 

Any group or individual that teaches that the full name of Yahweh is not required is leading you astray. They are assuming the role of the lawyers in Luke 11:52 that Messiah warned us about. They are hiding the key of knowledge. 

The names of Jesus, Yeshua, or Y’shua do not have a linguistic link to the Tetragrammaton. Yet, there are those who still teach that these names can still be translated as Yahweh saves. That is a false understanding. Even the correct human name of Messiah, Yahshua, does not have a full linguistic link to the name Yahweh. His human name only contains the yod, hey, and waw, while the second hey is missing.  This means that Yahshua can only be translated as YAH saves and NOT YAHWEH SAVES.

Another problem is this. When the incarnate Messiah died, he had the name of Yahshua, YAH SAVES. That name was defiled and therefore blotted out as required by Deuteronomy 29:20. If that name could be correctly rendered as Yahweh, then the great name of Yahweh would be defiled and that is not possible. Yahweh’s name cannot be defiled. This is why Messiah was given a human name and human body.

To avoid the defilement of Yahweh in any way, Messiah was given a human body with the human name. That body and name were prepared for the sacrifice he was making. (Hebrews 10:5) This is just another example of how well Yahweh planned the process of salvation. We are told in Revelation 13:8 that the Messiah was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. The Father knew the end from the beginning. Nothing was left to chance.

Even though I’ve shown how Yahshua cannot be both the name of reconciliation and the name of salvation, many will still struggle with this. Yah is used about 46 times in the Old Testament. Yahweh is used nearly 7000 times. Yah is used about .6 % compared to the full Tetragrammaton. Yah is never called the savior. That distinction is only reserved for the full name of Yahweh.

Messiah was hung on a tree.  He was born of a woman and born under the law. It was only after he died that his blood was poured out. (John 19:33- 34) He died in sin, that is, he became sin. (2 Corinthians 5:21) His blood absorbed all the sin of mankind. He sacrificed his human life for us. His life was in the blood.  (Leviticus 17:11)  His human name, Yahshua, identifies that blood. It too became defiled by all that sin. That name had to be replaced before Messiah could appear before his Father.

Consider this message that Paul reveals to us in Romans 5:10:  “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to Yahweh by the death of his son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” Paul continues in Colossians 1:20 with this insight into reconciliation:  “and having made peace through the blood of his beam, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth or things in heaven.”

Being reconciled means being acquitted of sin. This is a free gift not just for the firstfruits, but also for all mankind and angels. Reconciliation is not the same as salvation. Salvation refers to the inheritance of the kingdom. All beings are reconciled, but not all receive an inheritance. All mankind will receive age-abiding life. Once in the new heavens and earth, that age-abiding life will be transformed into actual deathlessness.

Reconciliation is not dependent on repentance. It is a free gift. Salvation is dependent on repentance, baptism and the receiving of the Holy Spirit of the Father. This is a significant difference between reconciliation and salvation. There is also a significant difference between the human name of Yahshua and the inherited name of faith, YahwehShua. They are not interchangeable. The human name was created to be defiled. The inherited name allows those called to be firstfruits to receive the Spirit of the Father so they can form the Spirit of Messiah. Without forming the full Spirit of Messiah, they cannot overcome and become one of the 144,000.

The name Yahshua cannot save, only reconcile. Only the name of YahwehShua leads to salvation. It is better to say that Yahshua reconciles the heavens and earth through his blood. Once Messiah accomplishes this reconciliation, the name, Yahshua, is blotted out. It offers no further benefit. 

The inherited name of YahwehShua must now accomplish salvation. You will not find the name of YahwehShua in the Scriptures. It is the name of faith and not sight. (Hebrews 11:1) We do find the name of Yahshua because it has nothing to do with salvation. Salvation is not a free gift and therefore requires acceptance of the Father’s invitation and then overcoming to the end. Only those being called by the Father have the name of faith revealed to them.

Those being called must free themselves from the limitations of the old covenant. They must truly embrace the new covenant. However, this can only occur through baptism in the name of YahwehShua and the forming of the Spirit of Messiah. It is Messiah in us that allows us to fully comprehend and embrace the new covenant.

The human name of Yahshua was the name associated with the blood sacrifice. This name was blotted out of the book of life, but is found in the Scriptures. The inherited name of YahwehShua, was blotted out in the Scriptures, but is found in the book of life. This name is revealed by the Father, not just discovered on one’s own. This is the name of life that can only be embraced by faith and not by sight. The name of Yahshua allows for reconciliation, but YahwehShua is the revealed name whereby we must be saved.

Yahshua represents flesh and blood. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:50, “that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of Yahweh.”The inherited name is the name of life that Messiah received after his resurrection to life. It is this name that we must have to have life in the better resurrection which then leads to our inheritance in the kingdom. 

Romans 5:10 can be better understood with this amplified translation:

“We were reconciled to Yahweh by the death of his son, [Yahshua]much more, being reconciled we shall be saved by his life.” (YAHWEHSHUA)

The name, Yahshua, was defiled with all human sin and according to Scripture was blotted out. This name was blotted out of heaven and no longer has relevance.  If you desire to have life in the better resurrection, the name of YahwehShua is what you should be seeking.

Yes, having the right name is of vast significance. If this is your invitation from the Father, consider our website carefully as well as our offer of assistance. Your decision will affect where you will be in the new heavens and earth. 

Remember, it is Yahweh Saves or Savior.  Accept NO substitute!

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