- YHVH, which is
pronounced as YaHVaH or YaHWaH. In addition we will also use our
Heavenly Father’s attribute/title, which is Elohim rather than
“God,” which sadly is the name of a pagan god. In addition we
also love to use the actual and real Name of our beloved Messiah which
is 
- Yahushua or Yahshua in short, for
this is our Saviours original Hebrew Name as given to Him at birth in
This study is to invigorate us, but there are also some challenging issues on Page Two.
5. Living in Balance
That is the key of living a life in the Messiah, to live a life in balance! Let us start looking at what all this really means?
Our Heavenly Father has placed us here to make a difference, in order to change at least some of the world for Him. Beloved, this does certainly not mean that you have to join some cloistered monastery, Elohim forbid, or even some isolated farm, where there is no TV, or communications, where there is just one leader who seems to be the head of everything, for that would be a cult and there are far too many of these around! You are thus not to become some kind of spiritual hermit and retreat from the world, or become so self righteous, that we put people off instead of attracting them to our blessed Saviour!
We should live our lives in many ways as we
did before, but as we are told by our blessed Saviour Yahushua Himself in
Mattityahu -
“Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Mattityahu -
Looking Back in time: There were those who were known as the “Essenes” who
were ultra orthodox Hebrew’s and they lived a very religious but isolated
life in “
The essenes retreated to Qumran which was very close to the shore of the Dead (Salt) Sea, located at the lowest part of the earth, while the faithful were hermits lived in caves up in the Judean Desert for their entire lives. Therefore, the Hebrew Essenes and the faithful in Messiah disassociated themselves from all others.
The questions is; how were the essenes able to be a good witness for YaHVaH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, and for the faithful proclaim Yahushua the Messiah and the abundant life, which He spoke about, being “Eternal Life” and attract others into the Kingdom of Elohim? Yet, these two very different groups were supposed to be people of Elohim. Sadly, in a way, their behaviour was full of their own self-righteousness, which meant that they became both “judge and jury” of all others. Soon their own self-righteousness may have had there lives filled full with pride, becoming a kind of an idol!
6. We Must Learn from the Errors of the
Past:
Beloved it is vital that we learn from history, for in the Word we see countless mistakes being made both in parts of the the erroneous church, the religious Jews (Hebrews) and the faithful in Messiah. But those were to be an example, the Pharisees for example, sadly were not, for most of them as the Scriptures has shown us, were filled with their “self-righteous,” even though they were privileged to sit in “the seat of Moshe - Moses.” But Yahushua constantly called them “Hypocrites” and told the people to “do as the Pharisees say but not do as they do!”
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness” Mattityahu - Matthew 23:27-28 NIV.
However, thankfully there were also many of
the faith in Messiah both in
“As his
custom was, Shaul -
“Shaul -
Thus it is very clear, just from these two
Scriptures that Shaul continues to uphold the Sabbath, in fact the Word states
- “As his custom
was” he would go to the Synagogue, which would be on every Sabbath and on
the Passover Feasts. He also shared with the faithful who remained faithful and
upheld the law, unlike the
“What does it profit, my brethren, if
someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother
or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 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? Thus also faith
by itself, if it does not have works, it is dead. 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.”
Therefore, beloved, in order to be a light unto the world, it can only be turned on if we really know our blessed Saviour and follow Him and His message whilst He was with us, but also the teachings of His Apostles, for you will discover it may well be very different what the church teaches, for the majority is based on that Roman counterfeit religion that was commenced by Satan’s Sorcerer Simon Magnus who arrived in Rome during the days of Claudius Caesar in 45 AD. In due time the new church that was created even changed the Name of our beloved Saviour, and as time went on a good number of Scriptures were even tampered with, although for those who have concordances, some of the changes can be rediscovered, but others have simply been just altered completely! For example the following has had a change, which was made around 390 AD.
“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:9-13 - NKJV.
The Problem arises in verse 14, which reads; “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. First of all, we will not use the title or attribute; “God” for it is the name of a pagan god, who was clearly named in Yeshayahu - Isaiah 65:11 as well in Yahushua – Joshua 11:17.
He was known as “Gaad,” pronounced
as “Gawd” and these days it has become “God.” We can
read about this pagan god in Yeshayahu - Isaiah 65:11, where Elohim warns His
people
“But you are those who forsake YHVH, who forget My Sanctified Mountain, Who prepare a table for Gad (the Syrio-Babylonian god of fortune), and who furnish a drink offering for Meni (the god of destiny).”
The words of the prophet Yeshayahu - Isaiah
demonstrate the widespread worship of this false deity whose name was “Gad,”
which
The evil name of “Baal-gad”
is also mentioned in Yahushua –
The second problem in that very same verse is
the tragic change made, because of
However, if we check the Greek it does not say just “a rest.” This verse should in fact read as follows according to the original Greek;
“There remains therefore a Sabbath rest (“Sabbatismós”) for the people of Elohim.”
It is obvious that the so-called church translators did not wish to use the wording “Sabbath rest” in this case, for it was not very long after the change of moving from the day that the faithful in the Messiah worshipped on the Seventh day, being the true Sabbath, whilst Constantine’s Blue Law changed it to “rest(ing) on the venerable day of the SUN” (Sun god, Mithra).
Beloved, it is sad, but the same applies most tragically to the “above every Name, the Name of Yahushua” which has also been altered into a pagan based name! Yet the blessed Scriptures states;
“Elohim has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every Name, that at the Name of Yahushua every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth. And that every tongue should confess that Yahushua the Messiah is Lord, to the glory of Elohim the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11.
7. Who is IeSous?
We should understand that the name
“Iesous” being the Greek used for “
I am well aware that this revelation may well
be a shock to many christian’s, but every time you pray to “Je-Sus,”
what you unknowingly have said is … “Hail-Zeus!” Remember that
As we already read earlier, Satan used an evil
man, that sorcerer at the very beginning, during the days of the Apostles, a
man who came from Samaria who did many tricks that the locals thought were
miracles, but when he heard and saw Filippos - Philip preach and do real
miracles in the Name of Yahushua, he was immersed (baptised) and when
Shime’on – Peter came to Samaria, Simon met with him. However,
For
interest, Shaul -
Beloved, the above is vital teachings, for we
must know that he, who is the “Adversary” or
“… that serpent of old, called the
Devil and
Therefore beloved, if you believe in Messiah Yahushua, the one and only Saviour, you can be a bright light unto the World! In order to be a light unto the world, it can only be turned on if we really know our blessed Saviour by His actual Name and not by some name that some non-believer gave our beloved Lord another name at a later time!
Thus, all this is that we MUST really “Know Elohim” in order that we can “Show Elohim” and the positive changes that He makes in our lives as we walk in our new lives in Messiah Yahushua fully “Knowing Elohim’s Will for Our Lives.”
8. Choose Who You Will Serve
The faithful servant of YaHVaH Elohim, Yahushua (Joshua) challenged the Children of Israel standing along the east side of the Jordan River to make themselves ready trusting in Elohim before they would cross the river into “the land of milk and honey,” the promised land! Although the presence of YaHVaH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, had been with them ever since the Tabernacle was first erected, and the smoke was seen during the day and the fire at night above the Holy of Holies, and even as they travelled;
“And YHVH went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.” Shemos - Exodus 13:21.
Thus
“Now
therefore, fear YHVH, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the
gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in
There are always some who will spend their
lives trying to figure out just how close to sin they can get without getting
burned. We could liken this to behaviour of like seeing just how close you can
drive your super safe luxury car to the edge of a cliff without going over,
thinking the car will save you! Believe me, no matter the quality of the car,
or the false religion that allows you to do anything you want; no sooner or
later you will go over the edge and become part of
Sadly, the aforementioned are even those who know much what is written in the “Bible,” but they sadly do not know Yahushua the Messiah, and generally live within the churches that are part and flirt with the world. Then there are some new believers, who have found Yahushua as their Master and Saviour, but they still have to accept Him as Master and Saviour of their lives, and thus, they require our love and guidance!
We should understand that Yahushua is not just an insurance policy to ensure “Eternal Life” and to keep us from eternal death, for “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).The truth is that if Yahushua is just an insurance policy, a guarantee, than you will be missing on an “Abundant life” that Elohim has promised you, for if we work together with our Heavenly Father, reading His Word and work on our obedience and keeping His Commandments, just as Yahushua taught us during the Sermon on the Mount, thus obeying the Ten Commandments, and we will have a good, fruitful and an abundant life in Him!
“While I was with them in the world, I
kept them in Your Name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is
lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But
now I come to You and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My
joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Your Word; and the world has
hated them because they are not of the world,
just as I am not of the world. I do not pray that You should take them out of
the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of
the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your Word is truth. As You sent Me into
the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I Sanctify
Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. I do not pray for these
alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their Word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and
I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may
believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them,
that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they
may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me,
and have loved them as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also whom
You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You
have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous
Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known
that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your Name, and will declare it,
that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."
Yochanan -
9. Answering Big Life Changing Questions:
You may have been wondering when we were going to get to these important points. Like with any study, there is a need for fundamental principles to be set into place on which our lives should to be based; then we can ask the question; “How will I know Elohim’s will for my life in this or that situation?”
I would like to provide three powerful principles to determine the answer, which I call “Elohim’s three Harbour Lights of Guidance.”
1. Is it in
accordance with Elohim’s Word?
2. Is there a
Witness in your Spirit that it is for You?
3. Is it the right
Time? Are the Circumstances Right?
The
There is a port in
This is the way with the above three “Harbour Lights” of Elohim’s Guidance. All three must line up or you are doomed for disaster. But now, let us look further into these three principles”
1. Is it in accordance with Elohim’s Word?
I am sure than not anyone reading this study would knowingly violate Elohim’s precious Word and ponder whether or not we should rob banks for a living, or become a prostitute to earn money. What about those circumstances when we are seeking direction, but our lives were really out of order? We need to ask ourselves is the direction we are seeking really the right one for my life and am I walking, or heading on the path of righteousness? Life was never meant to be easy.
The point is beloved, far too often, we attempt to tell Our Heavenly Father what we will do, but that is the wrong way of going about anything, for we should always first pray and seek YaHVaH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, for guidance on where we should go and He will guide us as well as provide the means and open the way! I know this so well, for I prayed and sought Him in the Name of Yahushua before our long journey in 1984, with my Greek brother in Messiah. I recall leaving our hometown with almost no cash and our motor home was stocked up with some food, but considering the fridge was very small, cold foods did not last very long. In addition, we did not have any arrangements to speak at any fellowships or home groups, etc, and believe me as Australia is huge, we had a massive journey ahead of us and we drove well over 10,000 miles and that required a great deal of petrol/gas. However, as the entire mission was one that was blessed by Elohim and we saw the Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit at work almost every single day, whenever we arrived in a town, I ended up sharing His Word at a Fellowship or a Home Group, There were TV Interviews’ and I even ended up on the front page of the Newspaper in one town. Thus, I am sure you will understand that we were never without funds, always sufficient for each day, just like in the prayer our Saviour gave us, “Give us our daily bread” and that is all we ever need and we still do. It is for that reason, we have never sold, marketed anything, nor do we ever seek gifts in any form, for Elohim is our provider and He knows whenever there is a need!
Thus beloved we must remember the message of the “Three Harbour Light,” for they will lead us into the right direction where the full blessings will be! That is why our beloved Saviour Yahushua came to help us, but above all to save us from sin … Praise Him!
2. Is there a Witness in Your Spirit that it is for You?
If you feel that you are being guided in some way through the message found on the pages of this study, I suggest that you read on. There is no doubt that we are all unique and very special people with individual callings. Therefore, what may be our blessed Saviour’s call for one may not be His will for another.
Thus, should He call one particular couple to
sell all they have and follow Him to a country in Asia or
Sometimes we are asked to do something by our Heavenly Father something which is very difficult for us to do, and at times, we really do not even wish to do it. And I know, as I certainly never wished to be hooked up with another man and be placed in a mobile home travelling our huge country, travelling eventually around 40,000 miles ministering, and then countries over the world and all this completely in faith! That whole concept sounded as a humanly impossible and totally frightening thought! But, when called, it was most powerfully confirmed!
Thus it is true, it can be hard and often we
tend not to believe that the call is really for me, or us and we might end up
doing a “Moshe –
Remember that we must do just as we are told in the Scripture to test the spirits;
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit,
but test the spirits whether they are of Elohim; because many false prophets
have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of Elohim: Every
spirit that confesses that Yahushua the Messiah has come in the flesh is of
Elohim.” 1 Yochanan - 1
In our current supernatural world we must also be very sure the call we have received is from our Heavenly Father, be it direct or via another. It is therefore we spend time in prayer and fasting unto Elohim in the Name of Yahushua, to receive confirmation, for this will always come from the most unlikely of corners!
It is so sad, but I have had far too many people in my presence who have told me that; “God told me” this or that! And I knew that it was not from our heavenly Father at all, for it contravened His Ten Commandments! One lady told me that “God told me I can marry him.” But I told her, "However, are you not married?” “Well, yes, but he is not a christian and thus I do not count it as a marriage, so am I not free to remarry.” Obviously the very words she used went against her “remarry” the majority of pastors of all the churches she approached refused to marry her, except a Pentecostal one, but it all fell through as her boyfriend beat her up before the marriage. End of story, so tragic.
Then there are others who are deceived and fall into false religions, like here in Australia there is the locally born and previously a Jehovah Witness elder Alan John Miller, who claims to be the reincarnated “Jesus” and he has taken “to-wife” Mary Suzanne Luck who claims to know she is the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene, and they own a 256-hectare property at Wilkesdale near Kingaroy. From 2005 he set up a considerable group of followers from around Australia and the world, for when people are in churches that sadly do not hear the truth of Elohim’s Word, they can be easily be led astray. Yet this false “jesus” prophesied that tsunamis would hit Australia and wipe out Sydney and Brisbane and his property would become almost a beachside property between 2011 to 2013, but it obviously did not happen, yet his sad and misled followers remain for on this large property so many of his deceived followers had already built their homes and follow him and had given him all their cash, etc. Thus he had become their god and regardless him making mistakes, he could get out of it by a little bit of clever misleading of what he really meant! Thus these followers, all of whom had come out of traditional churches, from Anglican through to Pentecostal fellowships, were not listening to He who is the Creator of Heaven and Earth and the Saviour of mankind, YaHVaH Elohim and Yahushua the Messiah, blessed be their Sanctified Names, but they are “Echad” - being Hebrew for “One” - Davarim - Deuteronomy 6:4 and Yochanan - John 1: 1 & 3.
“Hear, O
“In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim … All
things were made through Him” Yochanan -
Thus there can be people who are not called not by our blessed Elohim, thus it very clearly shows how there are some people who be deceived. For us we should at all times remember the three Harbour lights, for they must always line up for, even if it is a to be a call from our beloved Elohim to do a work in His service!
3. Is it the Right Time? Are the Circumstances in Line?
Amazingly, this is the simplest principle to get wrong and thus we must be very prayerful! Once we know that it is Scriptural and that it is for us, amazingly we often will launch out into the deep without a boat. But, brother is that not what you did, go in faith? No that is not what we did, we prepared. In fact I prepared for my journey of faith for seven years! The problem is for some is that they forget to look for the signs that will show you the right time for that is absolutely vital!
For example there was a pastor who felt a call
upon his life to go and share the Gospel of Yahushua to the people in
In Conclusion:
“… did bring in with
Notes: the Bold notations below are
mine. NT2424 is a direct search for
NT:2424 Iesous
(ee-ay-sooce'); of Hebrew origin [OT:3091];
OT:3091
Yehowshuwa` (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah); or Yehowshua (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah);
Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e.
Friends, I firmly believe that we can
translate the Scriptures, but we must never change names, especially into pagan
names! For let’s face it when in days gone by spoke of
“You are the salt of the earth; but if
the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for
nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the
world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be
hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand
and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify
your Father in heaven.” Mattityahu -
“Return Again to Me saith YaHVaH, and I will Return unto you.”
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