Imagine yourself inside a building, a tall building, and you are in the basement with your friends and co-workers fiddling about doing things there. While being there, suddenly the electricity goes off and it is pitch black– completely dark where you are. There are no back-up lights. Nothing. It’s very dark where you are in. No one can see anything. People are moving everywhere. Things become more complicated as you try to find an exit. Dark. Black. 1 hour passes by and then two and it is still very dark. People are still moving around touching the walls trying to find the exit. They cannot find the exit. Black. Pitch Dark. BLACK. More hours passes by and there are no lights and then it becomes a day since you have seen light. Two days. People are still moving around looking for an exit. Touching of walls continue to happen as people look for light. They wait and wait. Suddenly you notice that the ceiling breaks apart and there is a dim of light! You are happy! As the ceiling gets pulled out, more light enter the basement and it becomes brighter and brighter. You are thrilled, so exicted that there is light~ you shout with joy! People are going to get out of the basement! Then all of a sudden, you notice someone looking at you strangely. Another one does the same, he looks at you strangely and taps someone else saying, “Look at him!” People are starting to look at you strangely. You stand there all perplexed, “Why are they looking at me strangely!?” Then you find out that they are looking at you because you are holding a flashlight and you say to yourself, “Ohhh, I have a flashlight in my hand!” You turn the flashlight off, then on, and off, on, off, on. And when you turn it off, people around shove, tap, hit your head, push you saying, “Hey! Turn the light back on!” Some people are saying, “Why didn’t you tell us you had a flashlight all these time!?”
You respond, “Oh, I umm…I…thought….”
Some people yell, “Hey! If you had told us you had a flashlight, we could have used the light to find the exit and we could have gotten out a long time ago! Why did not you turn the flashlights on all these time!? Why did you say nothing?”
You respond, “Oh, I umm…I…didn’t know….none of you asked me if I had a flashlight anyway! I didn’t know…so…no one asked me so I didn’t turn it on and I just didn’t do anything about it.”
People become angry at you for your insensitivity.
The rescuers up on the ceiling stares at you in wonderment…”you had a flashlight in your hands the whole time, man. You could have saved us from this hard work taking out the ceilings.”
You would say that this is foolish, right?
Those who are Believers, are “Christians”, those who live in the “Kingdom of YHWH” living for YHWH are the ones who have flashlights and are the ones who can turn it on. We are the ones who have the light that can tell people of the world how to escape. People of the world worry about the economy, sicknesses, diseases, no hope….
We have the light but we keep it off leaving others to scramble around for escape…we say of them, “Well, no one asked me how…so I’m saying nothing. They didn’t ask me anything about Yahushua so I went about my everyday ways. What’s wrong with that?”
Oh.
When Yahushua comes for the 2nd time, how do you think He will feel when he sees how we treat others?
Makes us think twice, right?
I had heard of this at church recently and I thought, ‘wow. that’s a good point.’
So, are our lights on? Is it on? Are we helping others find an escape or are we just passively waiting for people to make the move by asking us?
What do we think the King wants us to do?
“Let your light shine before men in such way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” -Matthew 5:16
“When YHWH says to the wicked, ‘You surely will die,” and you do not warn him to turn from his wicked way, that wicked man shall die in his inquity, but his blood I shall require at your hand…” -Ezekiel 3:18
Did you know that if you used a Bible Search engine on the internet, perhaps using BibleGateway.com or KJVBible.net, and you typed the word ‘Kingdom’ in the search box and limiting it to only New Testament, you would have over 150 scriptures with the word ‘Kingdom’ in it. I speak of only the New Testament. There are over 200 scriptures with the word ‘Kingdom’ in the Old Testament. With over 150 scriptures in the New Testament, it shows that the word ‘Kingdom’ is a very important word.
This current vlog is a continuance of my previous vlog- like a series. If you want to do a review or perhaps you have never seen my first vlog titled, “Just The Answer”, you can go to http://www.leforstribe.com/ and in the archives of December 2009, there is a v-log titled, “Just the Answer”. You can start there and get caught up and come back here.
I’m gonna summarize briefly about the “Just the Answer” vlog. When Adam ate the forbidden fruit, it was an act of disobedience. He disobeyed YHWH. As a consequence of his action, death appeared. Immorality was stopped. Not only did death appear, but the separation of Mankind to YHWH occured. The moment Adam ate the forbidden fruit, he lost dominion. Dominion. It was something YHWH gave to Adam. You can read that in Genesis 1:26. Adam was given dominion and when he disobeyed, he lost dominion.
“And YHWH said, let us make Man in our image…and let them have dominion…” -Genesis 1:26
The act of eating the forbidden fruit is what caused Adam to lose dominion. The dominion gave him control over the birds, animals, and so on. He lost it. Adam did not lose a religion. He did not have RELIGION with YHWH. He did NOT lose a religion. Adam LOST dominion. YHWH never planned to establish religion on Earth since day 1. It was never part of His plan. The religion we see today is not part of His plan. Again, religion is not part of YHWH’s plan or design. So throw religion out.
YHWH’s purpose and design is KINGDOM.
Kingdom and dominion are both associated because the word ‘Kingdom’ can be broken into two parts, “King” and “dom-inion”. King’s dominion is what ”Kingdom” means. Kingdom. The New Testament mentions this word over and over again. Does the word “Kingdom” only mean the time it was in the days of Adam and Eve? No! It is for us today in this time and era. It is a good idea for us to examine and do a study on the word “Kingdom”
Ok. YHWH created the earth, He created it. It is a no question about that. Number two, Did YHWH create the earth with an intention that it is to be void and inhabitated? No. He created it with an intention of usage- for mankind to live on it. Now, people live on Earth, like you and me. The Earth is GIVEN to mankind, to people like you and me.
“The heaven are Yours, the earth is also Yours; the world and all it contains, You have founded them.” -Psalms 89:11
“YHWH did not create the earth to be empty, but formed it to be inhabied.” -Isaiah 45:18
“The heaven belong to YHWH, but He has given the earth to sons of men.”-Psalms 115:16
YHWH, himself, is a King. He lives in heaven. The earth, He made, and put us in it. YHWH’s kingdom is extended to Earth. The Earth and the heaven is a Kingdom. YHWH’s original purpose was to rule Earth from heaven. How does He do this? By putting His Spirit in our bodies. Our bodies are placed on Earth. This concept is YHWH’s original purpose.
YHWH’s original purpose and intent was to rule the seen (earth) from the unseen (heaven) through the unseen (spirit) living in the seen (body) on the scene (earth).
You, me, and others who believe in YHWH are the reason why YHWH created the Earth for. With this understanding, we can now know our purpose on Earth. We know that the Earth is given for us our purpose, we can now go on forward completely representing YHWH well. Make our King proud of us. We’re in His kingdom.
Hello everyone. In my previous vlog i asked one question: Had Adam and Eve not rebelled and ate of the fruit, WHERE would they be right now?
After reviewing the material, as far as I understand the answer to that question is “here on Earth- still living and roaming around”. Specifically, I don’t know if they would still be in the Garden of Eden or elsewhere. It would be difficult to
pinpoint their exact location, but I do know that they would still be here on the Earth.
I came to that conclusion because one of the consequences of their rebellion was death.
“but of the tree… you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” -Genesis 2:17
Some people refer to the consequence as a spiritual death and others view it as a physical death. I see it both ways. Adam and Eve’s relationship with YHWH (God) becamse strained and they had to be separated, thus their spiritual death. Physically, they also died because YHWH eventually had to put a time limit on human life, 120 years.
“Then YHWH said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time… their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.” -Gen. 6:3
So, from that we can safely conclude that YHWH’s plan for humans to live forever was limited due to the rebellion. If the rebellion had not happened, they would still be living today.
Now, maybe some people will say “So? This is not important. It already happened, why are we worrying about this?” Well, I do think that this is important because it shows us YHWH’s original intent and purpose for putting humans on the Earth.
YHWH’s original purpose for us being here is to live here. His purpose in putting us here was not to just see us go on about our daily business and then get to Heaven. Once again, His purpose was for us to be HERE on EARTH, having dominion, subduing, and ruling it.
“YHWH said, “Let us make man in our image and let them have dominion over the fish, the birds, the cattle, and over all the earth…” -Gen. 1:26
That was His original goal- for us to dominate the Earth that he has given us. For us to run it and to take care of it. It was not to have us merely get by until we die and get to Heaven.
“The heaven, even the heavens, are YHWH’s; but the earth he has given to the children of men.” -Psalms 115:16
When the rebellion happened, the authority and dominion that humans had was transferred to the devil, but the good thing for us is that we are living in a time in which the Messiah has already came. His coming has redeemed us. And the authority that the devil had, Yahushua (Jesus) stripped and gave back to humans.
That reverts life back to the original plan YHWH had for us- to dominate the Earth. That original plan is now in effect again for those of us who have received Yahushua’s redemption and dwell in his Spirit. The devil does not have authority any more, it is ours now.
“YHWH made you alive with Messiah. He forgave us all our sins. And having disarmed the powers and authorities (devil) by the cross…” -Col. 2:13-15
“Through death Yahushua makes powerless the devil who had the power of death.” -Heb. 2:14
Now that we understand the original plan and that we are in it, we will need to change our mindset. The thought that we have telling us that we just need to hurry up and go to Heaven needs to be removed. That mentality can be offensive to YHWH because it undermines His purpose for putting humans on the Earth. We ignore that purpose on Earth and instead fix our minds on Heaven. When we do that, we forget our purpose here on Earth as well as the talents and gifts given to us.
We ought to think of how to serve other people and how we can live our lives to glorify Him. These are important aspects of our lives on Earth.
These concepts I’ve discussed here can be found in Yahushua’s continuous preaching on the subject of “the Kingdom of YHWH is at hand”. Yahushua’s instistence on discussing the Kingdom can be found throughout the first four books of the New Testaments. During all this time I’ve been reading the Scriptures, I’ve kind of overlooked that subject. However, recently I’ve started to see the importance of that subject. A very big picture of our lives on Earth can be painted with the Kingdom thought.
I intend to, from now on, to share my thoughts about Kingdom Life.
Hello all! For this vlog, I would like to briefly ask one question. I want to mention that I have no intention of asking a question with an agenda of getting lots of hits, creating a heated debate and seeing the number of viewers increase. No, it’s not my intention. My intention of asking this question so that the Believers will have a question to ponder on. Perhaps in the meantime a new light will be revealed from this question. If there is a discussion in regards to this question, that’s also fine. I also want to mention that my time and schedule for the next few days will be a bit tight so if there is any discussion, please expect that I may not respond as quickly as I would like to.
Alright! Now my question for us to ponder on….
If, ah, I know the famous word “IF”, IF Adam and Eve had not disobeyed and ate the fruit from the forbidden tree, where….WHERE….would they be today, right now, as we speak. Where would they be now? Where?
Halloween is around the corner and I was doing some reading about the history and origins of Halloween. I also took some thoughts on how we as Believers behave on this day. This is really for Believers.
Halloween is also called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’. Take note that the celebration of “All Hallow’s Eve” is nothing like America’s Halloween which has gory costumes and haunted houses. It’s different. 2,000 years ago, a group called the Druids (also called pagans) worshipped gods and goddesses. They lived regular lives like many of us and October 31st was a special, holy date for them. They performed worship acts and celebrated on that night and it was because they believed that the worlds of the dead and the living would blur in together. The boundaries between the two worlds were thin and the dead souls would come into the living. It was a special and holy date for the Druids (also called pagans).
(see picture of Druids)
Don’t assume that such religion have become exnict because it is thousands of years old. There are many pagan worshippers all around the world, even in America today. This religion practice has not passed away.
The Scriptures uses the word ‘pagan’ to refer a person that does not worship the One–YHWH (God), the Creator of the Earth. They worship something else, sometimes a wood carving treated as an idol, a rock, or some kind of spirit. It could be something else, too. Those who worship the One YHWH, the Creator of the Earth, and none else are not called pagans. Notice the different identification.
Now, I would like to take a look on certain ways of actions and would you consider them an act of hypocrisy?
Hypocrisy #1? “Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Adonai is YHWH in heaven above and on earth below. There is none other.” -Deuteronomy 39:4
We would often tell others that do not believe in YHWH that worshipping other things or gods would not exactly be a good idea because it is evil and not real. It isn’t real because there are no other God out there but the One YHWH that created this Earth. We take the time to explain this concept. Now, we Believers, on October 31 take it to heart to enjoy this special holiday. We get together and have fun and say that whatever happens on that day isn’t real. It’s all fakey- no big deal- all fun.
The Pagans take it that while we say that their gods isn’t real and that it is make-believe, we also find that their special day is fun. The pagans find their special date fun, too. There are no differences between the pagans and Believers. Both take view that October 31st is a fun date. The pagans enjoy worshipping thier gods on that night. There’s really no difference in that sense.
Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?
Hypocrisy #2? “Do not be trapped into following their examples in worshipping their gods. Do not say, “How do these nations worship their gods? I want to do the same.” - Deuteronomy 12:30
Pagans do have a desire of wanting to do good things. They have a goal of wanting to live a happy life. They do not want to do evil things. During their time of worship, they do not dress up in monsterous costumes nor tell horror stories. It is a holy and special night to them.
We, Believers, often tell Pagans that doing such worship is not the way to go. The gods are only an illusion, a deception from Satan. Also, we say that Satan is a cunning devil always deceiving people. Now, us as Believers, also say that we do not celebrate “Halloween” but rather we celebrate “Fall Festival” at church. Doing Fall Festival at church is more better. It differenates us from those who celebrate Halloween since we do it “AT” Church. It makes Fall Festival holier when done at Church.
The Pagans see that this action of the Believers are absolutely of no difference. The pagans take note that Believers are celebrating “Fall” at their place of worship and they are having fun. The Pagans are celebrating Fall on October 31st at their place of worship. too. There’s no difference. They often wonder why Believers are saying that their gods are not real and why they have said that Satan is a cunning devil but they’re doing the same thing as Pagans. They’re enjoying Fall festival at their place of worship.
Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?
Hypocrisy #3? Those who have been born into YHWH’s family do not sin, because YHWH’s life is in them. So they cannot keep on sinning, because they have been born of YHWH.” -1 John 3:9
“Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to its lustful desires.” -Romans 6:12
The Pagans have no desire of doing evil things, though they do not believe in Satan or sin. They don’t believe that Satan or sin is real, just that wickedness happens because people choose to do bad things. We, Believers, believe that Satan and sin are very real. We believe that Satan and sin have an influence on us.
Now, on October 31st, the pagans really just want to do some worshipping on that night and be around the spirits. While we Believers dress up in costumes and getting into the Halloween Spirit, we may dress up as a murderer, or maybe a costume of a dead spirit. We tell horror stories on that night and we say to everyone that October 31st is a make-believe date. A fun date- all fakey. “We’re just enjoying ourselves”.
The Pagans question our integerity. While we say that everything that happens on October 31st is fake and not real, we tell the Pagans that the devil and his demons are real. We often reply by saying, “Oh, but to us October 31 is just a make-believe night.” The Pagans pretty much agree with that–Satan and Sin are just “make believe”.
Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?
Hypocrisy #4? “This is the day that the Adonai has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” -Psalms 118:24
While the Pagans worship on that night, they also celebrate that Fall has begun. The date between October 31 and Novermber 1st is important to them. We, Believers, are like that too. We celebrate Fall on October 31st. We may also say that October 31 is also a day that the “LORD” has made. The Pagans agree with that too. They enjoy and celebrate fall on the same day.
I’d like to point out something: How many days are there in fall season? September 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th….October 1st, 2nd, 3rd…ah, 90 days in fall season. Why are we limiting the celebration of fall to one day, October 31st? We can enjoy nature the way YHWH made it every single day. Fall is a beautiful season. Why limit it to one day?
The Pagans say they celebrate fall on October 31st and they see that tbe Believers are doing the same thing. No difference between the two. Now, why should the pagans believe in YHWH?
Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?
Hypocrisy #5? “But if anyone causes these little children who trust in Me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.” -Matthew 18:6
We Believers often want to keep Halloween for the sake of our children–let them have fun- let them get scared. Let them dress up in different costumes and that will help them with their creativeness. It’s enjoyable and fun. Oh, let’s not forget the candies–let them get lots of candies. “It’s all fine. It’s all good.”
The pagans understand, too. They understand that people want to have fun on October 31st. They understand it. They have fun on that day, too, worshipping their gods.
I want to point out something: Why are not parents allowing their children to dress up everyday, all year around? Let them have fun everyday. Why do we tell the kids, “Oh no no, no do not wear this costume. Save it for October 31st. You don’t want to ruin it. Keep it a surprise. Save it for October 31st!” We should allow our children play and be creative everyday year around. This is the same with carving jack-o-lanterns. Year around parents do not want to do craft work with their kids–they’re not in the mood but come October 31, they work so hard to bring in the Halloween Spirit by helping their kids carve jack-o-lanterns.
We actually show Pagans that their customs are really the same customs as ours but we critize them by saying that their gods is not real. We even go far to say that they’re wrong.
Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?
Hypocrisy #6? “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” -1 Thessalonians 5:22
We, Believers also take the time to explain to people that there are things that are evil and of sin. We also encourage people to abstain from all appearance of evil by not partaking such activities that are considered “sin”. Yet, on October 31st, we, the very same people, take part in everything that is has an appearance of evil–and we think it is no big deal. Appearance of murder–”oh, no big deal”. Appearance of horrors, such as an act of rape, we laugh and say, “oh man, fake.” Other appearance of evil such as cruelty, blood, and things that come from a “sick mind”. We say of those things, “Far out, wow, so fake.” The pagans agree with us: “Satan and sin are all fakey.”
Hypocrisy #7? “Live such good lives among the pagans that…they may see your good deeds and glorify YHWH on the day He visits us.” -1 Peter 2:12
Take note that in America, our celebration of Halloween is NOTHING like many nations in this world. We “whip” them big time in our Halloween holiday. Many nations don’t even do Halloween, and if they did, it would not be as significant as in America. Americans go all the way come Halloween and spend lots of money on that holiday. In fact, Americans spend a total of 8.6 billion of dollars in one year on Halloween items such as costumes, candies, attending haunted houses, and decorations bringing a great exposure and glorification of Death.
Then…at the same time, we tell pagans that Death is something they should not seek but rather find Life and that Life can be found in YHWH. We tell them of YHWH’s love.
The pagans are quite perplexed by now. “But…but…you love October 31st, don’t you? Now why do you want me to know your God? We’re the same. We love Octover 31st.”
It has come to a point–a time– that pagans are saying now that we Believers who do not practice what we preach ought to sit down and stop talking–”Who are you to tell us what to do?”
I’m pretty much catching up on their view on this. We do have the intention of wanting to show people the love of YHWH but they see that we are really no different than them. We’re pretty much like them– what’s the point of switching “gods” for them?
This also makes me think of a Scripture in the Bible where Yahushua (Jesus) says that before we want to take a sawdust out of a person’s eye, we ought to turn around and look in a mirror and take the log out of our eyes. (paraphrased)
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your eye? You hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” -Matthew 7:3,5
Proverbs is a book in the Old Testament section of the Scriptures. It has thirty-one chapters. The book is…*CHAMP*. It teaches us wisdom. I even had a friend who told me that Proverbs is like a good grandfather. The good grandaddy who you would like to sit under and listen to him tell you wisdoms of his days and so on. The kind that gives you wise advices and experiences that you can so much learn from. Ooooh, yeah.
Out of all 31 chapters of Proverbs, my most favorite is chapter 3. The entire chapter really applies so much to life–the things we see, the things we go through everyday. Oh yes, it does. At anytime when I feel I need to read the Word, I usually go and read Proverbs chapter 3. It has a special place in my heart. I want to share parts of Proverbs 3 with you.
Proverbs chapter 3 begins its first and second verses telling us not to…not to forget..His teachings. YHWH’s (God’s) teachings and his commands. Why is this so? Because it will give us a long life and peace. Ah, yeah.
“Don’t forget My teaching, let your heart keep my commandments for length of days, years of life, and peace they will add to you.” Proverbs 3:1-2
After this, it says to cherish kindness and truth, to cherish it. Why is this so? This is so that people will like you, regard you well and that your reputation will be good. Even YHWH will look upon you and admire you.
“Don’t let kindness and truth leave you….You will find favor and good repute in the sight of YHWH and people.” -Proverbs 3:3-4
Continuing after this, it says to trust and acknowledge YHWH in all things and not to depend on your own understanding. The way you would percieve or measure such circumstances or situations. Why does YHWH want us to acknowledge Him? This is because He will make our paths straight for us. There will be no wasting of time, wasting of energy on our part. He will just guide us and make things turn out smoothly for us.
“Trust Elohim and do not depend on your own understanding, obey Him in all your ways and He will make your paths straight.” -Proverbs 3:5-6
It goes on to say afterwards for us to honor Him and not to decieve ourselves thinking we can do this or that on our own or even so to “abuse” a situation by dishonoring him once or twice. The evil one flees us when we honor him. Why is this so? This is so that sickness will not be in our bodies and that we will be healthy.
“Don’t be wise in your own eyes, reverence YHWH and turn away from evil. It will be a healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.” -Proverbs 3:7-8
With our things, wealth, possessions, we must honor YHWH with it. We use our possessions to serve Him. We honor Him with our tithes. Why is this so? Because He will bless us tremendously.
“Honor Him with your wealth and from the first of all of your gains and your barns will be filled with plenty/” -Proverbs 3:8-10
YHWH disciplines us by touching our hearts and we recognize it. We change our ways to please Him. It says not to reject His disciplinary. Why is this so? Because He’s the Father and He loves us. He wants to help us just the same as we help our own children. We teach our children because we love them. This is the same concept.
“Don’t reject the discipline of Elohim because he loves who he reproves…” -Proverbs 3:11-12
After this is a portion that tells us to find His wisdom and understanding. Because finding His wisdom and understanding will bless us with so many things such as long life, and that in itself is a better blessing than gold and silver. Peace, happiness, and joy comes with it. It even explains that the wisdom we have is the same wisdom YHWH used to create the earth, made it rain and designed creatures. Those are His wisdom.
“Blessings of wisdom and understanding…YHWH founded the Earth…”-Proverbs 3:13-26
Also, obtaining wisdom and understanding will help us lead a better life, to live in safety, and even so to have good night’s sleep. You know, when I was growing up, I never really had problems sleeping. Once I got under the covers, I’d just be knocked out and sleep until the sun came up. I had no problem sleeping until recently. For the past week and two I began waking up in the middle of the night and would not be able to go back to sleep. I would toss and turn– attempt to force myself to go to sleep but I would not be able to sleep as good as I would like to. I definitely did not like this. During the day I would be at work, getting things done but I’d feel like I am slumbering though– dragging through. I’ve begun to appreciate good night’s sleep. Apparently, I need to be in my search for gaining more wisdom!
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Your sleep will be sweet.” -Proverbs 3:24
Whenever your neighbor (or friend) comes to you and say that he/she needs help or need to borrow something, and you have that ability or certain item, do not withhold from helping out your neighbor (or friend) by saying you don’t have anything or cannot help him/her out. Also do not do revenges on your neighbor (friends), do mean practical jokes or spite them because they live next to you. They securely live next door to you. Be friends with your neighbors.
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when you are able to do it. Don’t devise harm against your neighbor.” -Proverbs 3:27-29
Those who are wicked and like to do bad things, or do things wrongly, even hatred, do not follow or covet. Sometimes wicked people appear to have “it made”. They have nice houses and cars. YHWH warns us not to covet them. It’s not even worth it.
“Don’t envy a man of violence and don’t choose any of his ways.” -Proverbs 3:31
And lastly, wise people will recieve honor and fools will recieve dishonor.
“The wise will inherit honor, but fools will display dishonor.” -Proverbs 3:35
I just did a summary of Proverbs 3. It has so many applications for us as we live our lives. There are many “nugget” information we can take for grabs to apply to our lives. Whew, really, the Scriptures is full of wisdom–information on how to live our life. I would like to suggest you all to read Proverbs chapter 3 for yourselves. You will be blessed! Now, because you have been blessed, use that blessing for someone else.
Hello Everyone! It’s fall time–fall season. It’s my favorite season because of….FOOTBALL! I play football and I just love watching football as well. I just enjoy playing football. But, at the same time, though many people may not realize…VOLLEYBALL is something fun to watch and play! Volleyball is during fall season, too.
Recently, my church had a Beach Volleyball League where we would team up and play beach volleyball against each other. My wife and daughter participated in the league. As I was watching them play, there were also other teams playing on other courts. There were about 4 courts. While watching, I became “aggrivated” at the fact how many teams would be so quick to bump the ball over the net–that’s just one pass– rather than passing it two more times before getting it over the net. You can bump, set, and then spike it. This is where the “show” is. A ball comes over into your court, you bump it, someone else sets it, another player comes by and jumps to spike it and it may hit the ground and your team gains a point. During the Beach Volleyball league, it was very common that the teams just bumps the ball so quick over the net without even attempting to let it be set, then spiked. This somehow bothered me because I knew the effeciency of bumping the ball then setting it and spiking it. I began to let my mind wander and I wondered how it could really apply to our lives. I think I figured something out.
While watching, I tried to figure out WHY the teams often were quick to bump the ball over the net. Was it because the player thought it would be easier than having to pass it to their teammate to set the ball then spike it? Y’know, this play requires SKILL. I will have to bump the ball into the right area for the player to properly set it to the right location and the right height for the other player to jump and spike it over the net. The spiker will also have to jump at the right time and the right length to spike the ball over the net and have it hit the ground. This play requires skill. It requires practice. It requires working hard. But being able to do this play does provide the best results than just passing it one time over the net quickly. Maybe for the time passing it one time over the net works, and you’re gaining points, but we have to realize that it is much more effective if we bump it to the next player for him/her to set it so that the other player can spike it over the net. Chances are high that you will get points doing it that way than just passing it once quickly over the net. Your hope is that the opponent would make a mistake for you to have an advantage in gaining points.
While watching, I realize this is the same way with faith. F.A.I.T.H. in YHWH (God). When I say faith, I’m not talking about one’s belief, “I believe in “So-So and that’s my faith. I’m fine. I’m good.” No, that’s not what I’m talking about because that is not the real definition of “Faith”. The real definition of faith is evidence of something that you cannot see–things that you are hoping for. In Hebrews 11:6, it says that when we come up to YHWH, we must believe that He’s real and that He is a rewarder. We are rewarded through our faith. This is because you cannot see YHWH and the things you are hoping for. Not being able to see YHWH with your eyes and the things you are hoping for, both combined, is called FAITH.
As I was thinking, we can live with “easy faith” like those who play volleyball passing the ball once quickly over the net. They just play “by ears” and hope the opponent fails. Living like this is like “accepting whatsoever comes our way”, “Oh, so this happened to me, oh well, what can I do?”, “Perhaps this is God’s will?”, “Bad things happen to us, That’s life.”. It may be percieved as something with “good attitude”. They’re really hanging onto dear life– trying to get pass it and really, this is not the effective way to go. They’re just ignorantly passing through life taking in whatever is coming their way.
Now, compare that life to people who actually practice faith. People who actually stand on the Word believing in YHWH for healing, trusting completely that YHWH will meet all of their needs, and things like that. This life is like the team that plays volleyball effectively; bumping the ball to the setter so that the setter sets it for the spiker to spike it. Maybe we may make mistakes and fail to do this the right way, but with working on our faith and practicing on it, in the long run we will become very effective in life. Just like volleyball. Bump. Set. Spike. Bump. Set. Spike. Bump, Set. Spike. Bump. Set. Spike. Playing the “pass once quickly over the net” is not as effective as playing “Bump. Set. Spike”. “Pass once quickly over the net” is living a “get by” life- sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. When you get through it, you will look back and say, “wish I knew a better way to get through this.” “Bump. Set. Spike” is doing it again and again and standing on faith to beat it always.
The question we can ask ourselves is: “Do I want to be on the “pass once quickly over the net” team or the “Bump. Set. Spike.” team playing much effectively?” The choice is yours.
Be blessed!
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
“Without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to YHWH must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek him.” -Hebrews 11:6
I would like to talk about the topic of women teaching and being silent. It comes from two common verses that are used to say that women must not teach and to remain quiet.
First, I’d like to mention that I have made two vlogs in the past regarding women. They are titled, “I Am Crying Because I Am A Woman” and the other one is, “Some Leaders Are Born Women”. These vlogs talks about women in the Scriptures.
For this vlog, I want to only talk about the verses used in 1 Corinthians.
“Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak;but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.” -1 Corinthians 14:34-35
This verse and 1 Timothy 2:14 are the only two scriptures that oddly states that the women must be silent. I want to elaborate on the 1 Corinthians scriptures. I will talk about 1 Timothy in my next vlog. Keep in mind that this vlog only talks about 1 Corinthians so that we can understand why Paul said this.
We can see clearly in the Scriptures that YHWH (God) have used women multiple of times in the past. It’s all over the Scriptures. There are many women leaders, teachers, and prophetess. For example, we have Miriam (Exodus 15:20-21), Deborah (Judges 4:4-9), Isaiah’s wife (Isaiah 8:3), and Phillip’s 4 daughters (Acts 21:9). One of these women was a miltary leader and that’s Deborah. She operated and won a war against another country. There are also many women disciples such as Mary (Romans 16:6), Martha (John 11:23-27), Joanna (Luke 8:3), even some women were deacons like Priscilla (Romans 16:3), church leaders like Lydia (Acts 16:14-15), and Phoebe (Romans 16:1) was a minister.
UNDERSTANDING THE CORINTH CHURCHNow, the author of 1 Corinthians is the same man that said the “women remain silent” verse and also is the same man that praised and encouraged many women leaders. It is quite odd.
The Corinth (some people sign it that way (C as Greek) and some people spell it out) is a church in Greece. Keep in mind that it is the only church in the city of Corinth that believes in one and true YHWH. The country, Greece, is filled with many gods and goddess, a lot of myth and fable stories as well. There are also a lot of temples built for the greek gods and goddess. A lot of idols were put in the temples to worship the gods and goddess. The church of Corinth is located by the Gulf of Corinth. Across the sea from the Corinth church is the location of the Oracle of Delphi. The two buildings are only 40 miles across from each other by sea. The temple of the Oracle of Delphi existed for 12 centuries, that’s about like 1,200 years. The temple of the Oracle of Delphi have women prophetesses. There is an opening in the temple in the ground where the worshippers create a certain fume to come out of. It is mandatory that women carry out messages given to them by Apollos (a greek gods). You can do a research on the “Oracle of Delphi” off google.
(see picture of a woman in the temple where the Oracle of Delphi is)
(See picture of temple currently in Greece)
It seems obvious that the husbands and wives from the Temple of the Oracle of Delphi have mingled with the church of Corinth and caused a lot of problems. The Corinth Church had issues with idolatry, sexual immorality, marriage, and etc. Paul gave many different instructions for different issues the church had and it all can be read in the book of Corinthians. Also, in 1 Corinthians we read a passage where Paul becomes upset when he finds out that a man has had sex with his father’s wife. Paul becomes disgusted with incest problem in the church. So from bits of proof in the Book of Corinthians we know that there were a lot of problems in the church of Corinth and that it was a “messed up” church and Paul wrote down many instructions.
We see prior to the”women remain silent” verse, Paul insults the church of their being led by dumb idols.
“You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.” -1 Corinthians 12:2
Then in the next verse we see where Paul explains to the church how to tell the difference between a true and false prophet.
“Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of YHWH says, Yahushua (Jesus) be cursed,” and no one can say, “Yahushua is Lord.” except by the Holy Spirit.” -1 Corinthians 12:3
A true prophet is able to proclaim that Yahushua is the Messiah whereas a false prophet would not be able to do so. Instead, the false prophet will curse Yahushua.
As we continue in the chapter, Paul goes on to share that YHWH gives different gifts to each person. It does not specifically say which gifts are “for women only” or which gifts are “for men only”. The scripture says each one and to all persons.
Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (also chapter 13)
“There are different ways YHWH works in our lives, but it is the same YHWH who does the work through all of us.” -1 Corinthians 12:6
“It is the one and only Holy Spirit who distributes these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.” -1 Corinthians 12:11
As we go on to read the passage, we come to the verse where Paul says that YHWH is not the author of confusion but of peace.
“For YHWH is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.” -1 Corinthians 14:33
Then comes right here the very scripture…
“Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says.” -1 Corinthians 12:34
Strange, isn’t it? It says for women to be quiet. Hmmm…Being able to read the Scriptures in Greek is very important so we will break the Scriptures and read the Greek word for “woman”.
The greek word used for woman is “gyne”. It is the same word to use when referring to a “wife”. It can mean both “woman”, or “wife”. This is why we have to read everything in context to figure out what meaning is referring to.
Gyne- can be translated either wife or woman, for example it is translated “wife” in 1 Corinthians 7:3 and 27. Strong Concordance #G1135
When we read this sentence, “let the women remain silent”, we have to remember that the greek word used, “gyne” also means wife. This means that the sentence can be put this way, “let the wives remain silent”. We also have to remember that the Corinth church had a lot of problems in the church and there are things that we have to figure out.
Remember I mentioned earlier that there was the temple of the Oracle of Delphi across from the Church of Corinth by sea, history show that the people in that city were strongly influenced by the temple of the Oracle of Delphi. The Scriptures show that the church of Corinth had idolatry problems–they were led by dumb idols. The church also had sexual immorality. It is possible that the wives from the temple of the Oracle of Delphi also attended the church of Corinth. The same wives probably prophesized in the church that Yahushua is cursed. The church became confused because women/wives were prophesizing that Yahushua is cursed and the church was not sure whether or not they were true prophetess or not. This is why Paul made an expaination that a prophet who has accepted Yahushua as their personal Savior would not curse Yahushua. Paul makes the identification clear.
Now, “Let your wives remain silent…” would mean that Paul was referring to ONLY the husbands who had pagan wives that caused trouble in the Corinth church.
A correct translation would be best put as this: “Let your WIVES remain silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says.”
Now, in the very next verse we read, “and IF, IF, IF they desire to learn, let them ask their own HUSBANDS at home.”
“And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home…” -1 Corinthians 14:35
I want to specifically point out the word usage of “IF”. IF. IF. Do you actually think YHWH’s heart is about letting women have the option to chose whether or not they would like to learn about YHWH? “It’s entirely up to you if you women would like to learn about Me. Up to you.” THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. “And IF they DESIRE to learn, let them ASK their HUSBANDS at home…” If this scripture is really for all of us women of all generations, how should single women, who have no husbands, find out more information if she desires to learn? What about widows whose husbands are dead. We see now clearly that this scripture is not for all women of all generations. This verse was specifically for pagan wives of husbands who attended the Corinth church. Oh, I’d like to also add that suppose a wife attends church but her husband isn’t converted. Should she attend church and then go home to her unconverted husband, who has not declared Yahushua as his Savior, some questions? No! This brings too many contradictions if it really means for all women of all generation to remain silent.
In my next vlog, I will elaborate in details about 1 Timothy. The same concept can be found in the 1 Timothy passage as there were gods/goddess all over in Ephesus.
Check out the next vlog, alright!
Have a great day! Be blessed!
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Hello!
Before you watch this vlog, I reccomend you to watch the previous vlog. This vlog is in connection to the previous vlog. You probably will understand this vlog but watching the previous vlog beforehand will give you a better understanding of this vlog.
Now, in this vlog, I want to talk about 1 Timothy 2:11-12.
“Let the women leaen in silence with all subjection, and I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.” -1 Timothy 2:11-12
I mentioned in the first vlog that the word wife and women both have the same Greek word, “gyne”.Gyne- can be translated either wife or woman, for example, it is translated “wife” in 1 Corinthians 7:3 and 27. Strong’s Greek Hebrew Dictionary #1135Paul wrote a letter to a man named Timothy. Timothy was a pastor in the church of Ephesus. Ephesus is also a city filled with gods and goddess, idols, myths, and temples for the gods/goddess. Paul tells Timothy in the book of Timothy that he has left Timothy in Ephesus and encourages Timothy to stop false teachers.
“When I (Paul) left for Macedonia, I urged you (Timothy) to stay there in Ephesus and stop those who are teaching wrong doctrine.” -1 Timothy 1:3
The church of Ephesus was fighting the religion doctrine of Artemis. Artemis is the same goddess of Diana. Artemis is a Greek name for the goddess of fertility. Diana is the name the Romans use to call the goddess of fertility. Ephesus is the world center worship of the goddess of Diana. People from all over come to Ephesus to worship Diana (Artemis).
“And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?” -Acts 19:35
In Ephesus, there was a great temple made for the goddess of Aprodite, the goddess of love. There were many prositutes living in the temple.
(see picture of the goddess of Artemis (Diana) and temple of Artemis)
Artemis (Diana) is a female goddess who has a strong sense of war, superiority, fertility, and etc. The teaching of Artemis (Diana) were modifed from the Scriptures and that caused some confusion for the church of Ephesus as they were learning about YHWH. The religion teaching of Artemis (Diana) says that Eve was first created and that Eve recieved a special knowledge to go ahead and eat the fruit. Also, Eve recieved a special knowledge to engage in sex orgies. As a result of that, the prophetess in the temple of Artemis (Diana) would have orgies as an act of worship to their goddess. Artemis (Diana) religion also teaches that if the women get pregnant as a result of their orgy worship, she will have a safe childbirth. It is the belief of those who follow the goddess of Artemis (Diana).
Now, the Ephesus church, led by Timothy, must fight off false teachings of Artemis (Diana) and continue to believe that there is no other god but YHWH. In the book of Timothy, Paul says that he wants the women to learn in silence and that he does not permit a woman to teach or to usurp authority over a man but to be sumbissive as the law says. This scripture and the other one in Corinthians are the only two verse in the whole Scriptures that say of such about women.
“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection and I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.” -1 Timothy 2:12
Now, the definiton of a word can change throughout the years. Like for exmaple if I told you that today I was feeling so gay. You may not percieve that I was feeling very happy today but rather a different definition in mind. Definitions of a word do change over time.
“To usurp authority” has a greek word of “authenteo”
This greek word is used only ONE time in the entire Scriptures and it is found in 1 Timothy 2:12.
Authenteo in English means “To usurp authority”.
“To usurp authority” -GREEK: authenteo
1) One who with his own hands kills another or himself
2)One who acts on his own authority, autocratic
3)An absolute master
4)To govern, exercise dominion over one
Strong Concordance #G831
Authenteo is a greek word that used to mean “to kill someone else with his own hands” or to “commit suicide”, but during Paul’s time the greek word authenteo had another definition. It meant sex or orgy worship. That definition is not used today anymore but if you google and do some research you will find out that some people have discovered the old meaning for that greek word. There are also a couple of documents from Catholic cardinals back in the 1st centry (100 AD) who have used the greek word “authenteo” in ways where it meant sex and orgy worship. The Catholic cardinals wrote letters and sent them out to different bishops explaining to them of a situation where in the church there is “authenteo” (sex or orgy worship). The cardinals mentioned that certain people think they have a license to perform sex or orgy as a form of worship in the church.
Now with this understanding, we understand that the word “authenteo” does not have the same definition we use today. Even the Strong Concordance does not recognize the old definition. The Strong Concordance recognizes the definitions mentioned above. Again, back during Paul’s time, the greek word “authenteo” had a meaning of “to kill someone with your own hands”, “to kill yourself”, “or to have sex or orgy worship”.
The proper translation would be put as this: “I do not permit that these wives teach or sexually seduce the men, but to be in silence.
This verse does not specially mean for all women of all generations. It specifically talks about the pagan wives of the church in Ephesus. A group of wives who brought false teaching into the church of Ephesus.
We also have to remember that the Corinth Church had wives who had an issue with the Oracle of Delphi, the same can be found for the church of Ephesus with the goddess of Diana (Artemis). Scriptures show that the Ephesians loved and worshipped the goddess of Diana.
“…but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.” -Acts 19:27
The same people who worshipped the goddess of Diana confused the church of Ephesus. This is why Paul instructed that Timothy stay in Ephesus and stop those who continue to bring in false teaching. It is quite obvious that the wives had brought in the false teaching of Diana into the church of Ephesus. Paul goes on in that same chapter to explain clearly to the church of Ephesus that Adam was formed first and then Eve (1 Timothy 2:13-14). Paul also states that Eve was decieved. This is to say that Eve did not get a special knowledge to eat the fruit. Then shortly after, Paul shares that women would be safe during childbearing by God (not Artemis/Diana).
“Yet she will be saved through childbearing–if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.” -1 Timothy 2:15
Why would Paul talk about childbearing? This is because Paul knows the teaching of Artemis (Diana) for she is the goddess of fertility.
(see picture of Artemis (Diana))
Now, when we do research and find history behind something, we can clearly understand that the scripture Paul stated really is for the pagan wives in the church of Ephesus, not all of the women of all generations. It is really dangerous for people, both women and men, to oppress or prevent someone, both women or men, from fulfilling YHWH’s calling and message for other people. YHWH’s message is very important.
Now, maybe some of you will say, “Y’know, there’s a level of submission in the Bible.” You’re correct. There is indeed levels of submission found in the home and in this human world. This is the same as you would find at work: boss being in the upper level of authority, assistant boss is second in line. President being first, Vice President second, then Secretary, and so on. We are submissive to different position everyday in this world at work, at home, around friends and so on. The Scripture say that YHWH was first, then came Yahushua and man was formed then women. Now, among married couples in the home, there is a level of submission. The woman being a helpmate supporting the husband and the husband working with the woman as a team mate. There are NO power trips. It is NOT about power trips. This is because YHWH has commanded that husbands must love their wives just the same as Christ loved the church (he died for the church).
Hello everyone! This vlog is a continuation from my previous vlog comparing in & on related to the Holy Spirit (In = On?). If you have not seen that one, may I suggest that you go there and watch it first before watching this vlog.
It seems to me that the general population of believers have no problem with the Holy Spirit being inside of us in regards to salvation, conscience, differentating between right and wrong, and so on. It seems that further analysis of the word “on” in relation to the Holy Spirit is needed.
Now, why do we really need to know about the Holy Sprit being upon us? It’s because we want what’s best that YHWH has for us. It is His perfect design, therefore it is what is best for us. Once I find out what YHWH’s best is, I want to go for it and I believe that you feel the same way.
The enduement of power from the Holy Spirit upon us enables us to do many things in a more efficient way with the power that the Holy Spirit provides. That’s because His kingdom is not only in words, but in power also.
For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction… -1 Thess. 1:5
For the kingdom of YHWH does not consist in talk but in power. -1 Cor. 4:20
In this vlog I will attempt to answer three questions: How do I get the Holy Spirit upon me?, How do I know that I have the Holy Spirit upon me?, As a result of getting the Holy Spirit upon me, what can I expect to happen?
Question #1: How do I get the Holy Spirit to come upon me? The key to it happening is that the person must want it. It cannot be forced upon us. It cannot be bought. Really, there’s no other way around it. Each individual has to want it. Further, sometimes we make things more complicated than they need to be. Let’s keep it simple: Ask for it. Yahushua often spoke about people not getting what they need because they didn’t ask for it. He also said that if you ask, you will receive. So, along with wanting it, we will also need to ask for it. There is a third factor that can help us get the Holy Spirit upon us- by the laying on of hands by another person. We are designed to live with fellow believers as parts of the body of Messiah. We can use others to help us accomplish this.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you -Matt 7:7 & Luke 11:9
Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit -Acts 8:17
Question #2: How do I know that I have the Holy Spirit upon me? That’s a tough one. I’ve looked at it in the Scriptures and it seems that, as far as I understand it, the receiving of the Holy Spirit upon a person is accompanied with speaking in tongues. It can be done either vocally (spoken) or visually (signed). It seems to go hand in hand. For example, during the Pentecost in Acts chapter 2 the Holy Spirit fell upon people and they spoke
in tongues. Cornelius, a Greek I believe, in Acts chapter 10 received the Holy Spirit and then he spoke in other tongues.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. -Acts 2:4
… the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word… and they heard
them speak with tongues and magnify YHWH… -Acts 10:44-46
Now, I would like to elaborate a little bit more on the word ‘tongues’. ‘Tongues’ are used in most translations of the Bible as being simply “a language”. Futuher study of ‘tongues’ brings us to two different types of language:
1- known languages of the world that people speak such as English, French, ASL, BSL, and Spanish,
2-a heavenly language in which no person in this world is able to understand. The heavenly language can be communicated only between our spirit and YHWH’s along with the angels.
I have seen both instances of ‘tongues’ being used in Scriptures- known languages where other people can recognize it as well as unknown heavenly languages.
Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? -Acts 2:4-11In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how
to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; -Romans 8:26
For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to YHWH; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries. 1 Cor. 14:2
Question #3: As a result of getting the Holy Spirit upon me, what can I expect to happen? It is not limited to other tongues and languages. Looking at the example produced by Peter and John, we see another benefit. Peter and John were disciples, yet they were not known as courageous men. When Yahushua was arrested, scourged, and crucified, Peter kept hiding and denying that he knew Yahushua. However, when Peter received the Holy Spirit upon him, he was a changed man. He became bold and preached strongly the
gospel. It became so that other people who knew that Peter was an “uneducated man” became amazed that he was able to progress so mightily. When we have the Holy Spirit upon us, it enables us to be bold and have the ability to answer questions and be “educated”.
They observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men… filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of YHWH with boldness -Acts 4:13 & 31.
Another benefit is outlined in 1 Cor. 12. It explains in detail the 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit. Those gifts come from the same Spirit but works in different ways. Those different gifts and talents work in believers so that the body of Messiah is fulfilled and that people’s needs and lacks are filled.
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all -1 Corinthians 12:7
9 gifts outlined in 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 are wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues, & interpretation
Basically, as I said in the beginning, what YHWH has for us we shouldn’t neglect. We need to take every opportunity and benefit of His kingdom so that we can mobilize and go all the way for Him. Thumbs up and be blessed!
I would like to compare two words in the English language. I want to compare the word “In” and the word “On”. I want to compare whether or not those two words have the same meaning or not. Do they have similiar meanings? I have concluded that those two words have different meanings. We can see the examples of how those two words are different when we use them in a sentence. Let’s look at it.
“Get IN the car.” This means a person gets inside a car.
“Get ON the car.” This means a person is on a car–the person will have to hold onto the car for dear life when it drives away!
Riding IN a car and riding ON a car is a big difference. IN and ON both appear almost the same. Only one letter is different, “I” and “O” but they both have different meanings.
Now, the Scriptures have scriptures with the word “on” and “in” in it. We have to be careful as to how to understand it. The word “In” and “On” do not have the same meaning. They have different meanings. Let’s look at the Scriptures with the word “In” and “On” in it and I want to specifically talk about the Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha Kodesh in Hebrew). Yahweh (God) and Yahushua (Jesus) being ON and IN us is a different thing.
Let us examine the Scriptures. First, I will share with you all two Scriptures that have the word “IN” in it.
“But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God (Yahweh) dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” -Romans 8:9
“Do you not know that you are a temple of God (Yahweh) and that the Spirit of God (Yahweh) dwells in you.” -1 Corinthians 3:16
The first Scripture, Romans 8:9, explains that the Spirit of Yahweh (God) dwells IN us. If we do not have His Spirit inside of us, then we are not part of Him. The keyword is “being IN us”. The second Scripture, 1 Corinthians 3:16, tells us that because Yahweh (God) lives IN us, our body becomes a temple for Him. The keyword is “being IN us”.
Now, I will share scriptures with the word “ON” in it, however they use the word “upon”. It means the same, upon and on have the same meaning.
“…My beloved in whom my Soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him…”-Matthew 12:18
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.” -Acts 10:14
The Matthew 12:18 scripture, Yahweh (God) said He was well pleased with His Son, Yahushua (Jesus). Yahweh’s Spirit fell ON Yahushua. The Acts 10:14 scripture share that Peter was preaching about Yahweh’s Word when the Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha Kodesh) fell UPON (ON) the people.
Here we can see quite obvious that the word “ON” and “IN” has two different meanings and approaches. Maybe some of you will say, “Oh, okay, then what are the differences?” There are several Scriptures with situations that use the word “IN” and “ON” involving the SAME person and the same event.
Let’s examinate!
For Yahushua (Jesus), we know that he was not concieved by a man and a woman. He was concieved by a woman and the Holy Spirit. Mary was concieved by the Holy Spirit and Yahushua was born of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was already IN Him. Yahushua’s DNA is part of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is IN Yahushua. As Yahushua grew and walked, the Holy Spirit was already IN Him, YET Yahushua was not able to begin His ministry without the Holy Spirit being UPON Him. Yahushua needed the Holy Spirit to come UPON Him to begin.
Mark chapter 1 explains how Yahushua had waited until the Holy Spirit was UPON Him before he began His ministry. This shows a difference between the Holy Spirit being IN us and ON us.
“The child who has been concieved in Mary is of the Holy Spirit.” -Matthew 1:20
“Immediately coming up out of the water….the Spirit descended upon Him like a dove.” -Mark 1:10
Here is another situation. Yahushua and his disciples were talking and Yahushua told them that they would recieve the Holy Spirit now and that’s in John 20:22. Yahushua breathed the Holy Spirit and the disciples recieved it. How do I know this really happened? I know this because everything Yahushua spoke, it always happened. Never was there an incident when Yahushua spoke of something and it did not happen. The Scriptures is filled with prophecies and fulfilments. Yahushua spoke of it and it happened. Spoke of it and it happened. Spoke of it and it happened. Spoke of it and it happened. And this situation in John is not a situation that did not happen. We know that when Yahushua spoke for his disciples to recieve the Holy Spirit and it did indeed happen. The Holy Spirit was in the disciples and they became family of Yahweh. A relationship was formed. YET…YET…Yahushua told his disciples that they still needed to go to Jerusalem and wait for the Holy Spirit to come UPON them. Yahushua told them to wait for it. If the disciples have already had the Holy Spirit in them, then what is the point of going to Jerusalem? They already have it! The difference is….”IN” and “ON”. The Holy Spirit was IN them but they still needed to go to Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to be UPON them.
“He breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit…’”-John 20:22
“I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on High.”-Luke 24:49
Now, there is another example in Acts 8. Phillip was preaching and sharing the Word of Yahweh (God) with people. He was also doing ministry work and witnessing people. There were a lot of people who were baptized into Yahushua’s name, into His family, and having a relationship status with Him. Remember the Romans 8:9 scripture where Yahweh’s spirit is IN us. Alright, but then later Peter and John does a follow up by asking, “Have you recieved the Holy Spirit UPON you?” The people that Phillip taught responded, “No, we do not know about this.” It’s strange. They were already baptized, saved, and born again. They already have the Holy Spirit IN them but Peter still did a follow up by asking if they had the Holy Spirit UPON them. The people replied, “No, we didn’t know about it.” So, Peter had the Holy Spirit come UPON them all and all of these people recieved power from on High.
Phillip preached the kingdom and His name. The people were baptized. (Acts 8:5, 12)
Peter and John went to Samaria and prayed and laid their hands on the people. And the Holy Spirit fell upon them. (Acts 8:14-17)
I hope that these have explained enough that there is a difference between the Holy Spirit being IN you and the Holy Spirit being UPON you. Now, with the difference being obvious, what can we do next?
If we are Believers who are baptized into His name, born again, and have a relationship with Yahweh, we do have the Holy Spirit in us. This will enable us to recognize our consciousness, recognize what is indeed the Truth, and with our relationship with the Father. But for boldness, for power, for Spiritual gifts, to move onward in a powerful way glorifying the Father, we need the Holy Spirit to come UPON us–clothe us with power from on High.
“You will recieve the power when the Holy Spirit has come UPON you.” -Acts 1:8
Be blessed and make sure you have the Holy Spirit UPON you, too. I expect to visit this topic again in the near future- keep your eyes out.
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