Are You The Messiah? the prelude. Bible Boot-Camp Lesson #7a

"Throughout time

over 270 different civilizations around the world

tell the story of a world flood,

and of a family in a boat full of animals

that was saved to replenish the Earth."

"The methods or lessons may vary according to the culture,
but 'universal' lessons of the sin of pride,
the moral teachings of “the Golden Rule,”
the spiritual conflict of good against evil,
a future 'supernatural being' to conquer evil,
and an afterlife where man will finally find justice,
can be found in every major religion."

YAHWEH'S Covenants are either HIS promises or HIS lies, it is for you to decide. To give hope to Adam and Eve, one was one of HIS first promises was that HE would, sometime in the future, send a 'Redeemer/Messiah' to cancel the curse of sin (Gen.ch.3; The Fist Book of Adam and Eve ch.3, from The Forgotten Books of Eden). This hope of YAHWEH'S Promises, were passed do through the generations to Noah. And the hope of a Redeemer is the central concept in the oldest book of the Bible, Job, thought to predate the Books of Moses.

After the Flood, Noah and the following generations - of whites, Orientals, and blacks - had the same spiritual knowledge of YHWH and the Noahic Covenant (Gen.ch.6-10). When the time of the Tower of Babel came around, Satan began to influence the people and corrupt their spiritual knowledge. After the Tower of Babel, YHWH scattered the people around the world, and their good and bad spiritual stories went with them. Some lost all their original knowledge, but many societies throughout history kept some of the highlights such as the flood, judgment day, the golden rule, a redeemer-messiah who will finally conquer evil. etc. As time went on, different schools of interpretations developed, but some core teachings remained. (Click to enlarge picture.)

The term messiah, means anointed or anointed one. Satan is always mudding the clear spiritual water's, and messiah was a common title used by kings, priests and lunatics in ancient Israel. Just for the record, in our study, Messiah, or in the Greek, Christ, means anointed one of YAHWEH.

But they knew,

one day there would be a special one,

someone who would be unique,

someone who would miraculously deliver them.

YAHWEH still needs someone to take over the Throne of the Earth that Lucifer first failed at, and then Adam. To "redeem" HIS creation, HE has a plan...

At the foundation of the world, HE promised HIS first son Adam that HE will send a Messiah, who would defeat Satan and restore the Kingdom to Earth. Since that time the faithful have wondered when, and how? And since that time, they continued to wait, and watch for the signs.

"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son,
and shall call His name Immanuel.”
- Isaiah 7:14

The Prophets have been talking about it for centuries. The people heard it all before, the promise of a deliverer is a prophecy that goes w-a-a-a-y back. The Judeans did not live in peace, they have been living under the rule of one despicable despot after another - and “the hills are full of deliverers.”

But they knew,
one day there would be a special one,
someone who would be unique,
someone who would miraculously deliver them.
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The Prophets told of His position:

“. . . and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His Name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever . . .” Isaiah 9:6-7.

The first sign:

A remnant of the Israelite nation must be in Jerusalem (Dan.9:25). The Hebrew people of the tribes Judah, Benjamin and Levites returned to Jerusalem from their Babylonian captivity in 536 B.C.E. When the Judeans returned to their beloved city, Jerusalem, they immediately began to rebuild the city and the Temple. With YAHWEH’S help (told in the Book of Nehemiah) they accomplished this most difficult task in a very short time.

The second sign:

They need their Temple up and running. In 20 B.C.E. the Second Temple became known as Herod’s Temple when the Roman King Herod annexed Jerusalem and magnificently enlarged the Temple and its surrounding buildings.

The Prophets foretold all of this. Now the stage is set! The Jews must be in Jerusalem, and the Temple would be rebuilt, because this would make “the way” ready for the promised Messiah (Dan.9:24-26).

By now in Roman Jerusalem,
the Prophets have been quiet for 400 years,
and the faithful are still watching and waiting . . .

The Prophets gave a hint as to the area, Bethlehem (Mic.5:2).

The Prophets foretold He would be born of a virgin, from the tribe of Judah, from the root of Jesse (father of King David), someone with a pure heart and pure in her genetic heritage (Gen.3:15, 49:10; Isa.7:14).

Imagine for a moment, knowing of the great conflict between good and evil, and all of what is at stake on Earth as well as in the heavens, now comes to rest on the shoulders of a young Jewish girl. Remember, YAHWEH brought “the flood” because Satan tried to destroy this genetic blood line and prevent this moment in time. This simple young woman will now bring forth the “crucible” in this intergalactic spiritual war - the Heavenly powers are watching closely.

Many young girls quietly wondered about it? What would it take to qualify? What would it be like? Technically speaking: YAHWEH would not touch this sinful planet. HE is aware of HIS own prohibition against fornicating with the humans. But in some mysterious way, YAHWEH will send HIS seed by way of the Holy Spirit. Miraculously implanted, the Messiah will arrive by way of a natural childbirth by a virgin Hebrew girl. But who would it be? Who is worthy? And when will the Word be given? ( Click picture for info, click here for life in ancient Israel )

The Word is given, and the Angel Gabriel announces to a young Jewish girl named Miriam, commonly called Mary in English, “. . . blessed are you among women! . . . thou shall conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son.” The Angel Gabriel told her His Name will be called, pronounced Yah'shua, which means YAHWEH' saves, “because by the power of His FATHER He will save the people from the “Curse of Sin.”

The Messiah comes as salvation in His FATHER’S Name (Jno.5:43). “He shall be great and called the Son of the High; and YAHWEH the FATHER shall give unto Him the throne of His father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His Kingdom there shall be no end” (Mat.1:18-25; Luk.1:26-33). (Picture shows the Sacred Names of YAHWEH and Yahshua in the original ancient (Paleo) Hebrew script turning into the modern Hebrew (Masoretic) script. Remember, Hebrew is read from right to left.)

Technically speaking: When the Hebrew name Yahshua is transliterated into English it is written as Joshua, or Yoshua. Jesus is a Greek Hellenist invention.

Scriptures say His people will not deny His Name (Rev.3:8), but the Messiah’s Name along with the CREATOR’S Name stirs great controversies in some circles. How to pronounce it. How to spell it. Should it be used? Does it really matter? It’s too Jewish! It’s a Hebrew Name for the Hebrews only! Space here is too short to review all the supporting details, for more information on the Sacred Names see the links page.

*WARNING: The Messiah's Sacred name is one of the three powerful Sacred Name's opening the way for truth - as much truth as you can stand. There is a severe spiritual penalty for misuse of the Name, Exo:20:7. "Respect is what we owe, love is what we give," and vocalizing the Sacred Name of the CREATOR, the Messiah, and the Holy Spirit must be with respect. If you do not believe in them, then it is better never to say the Name's, (reading does not count), then to use or speak them in a slanderous or disrespectful way.

*BEWARE & BE AWARE: We should be very cautious not to give to man, (or woman), what rightly belongs only to YAHWEH, (Exo.20:7; Rev.19:10). In other words, the Sacred Name's are never-ever to be used for the name or title of a mere mortal.

Miraculously, YAHWEH-GOD by the power of the Holy Spirit sends a spark of life to Miriam, and GOD becomes Man (Luk.1: 34-38). Research shows that He was born on the fifteenth day of Tishri (September-October) during the Feast of Tabernacles. The year of His birth is open to some speculation, it could be anywhere from 4 to 1 B.C.E., with 1 B.C.E. as the best guess.

One must remember when tracking Yahshua’s genealogy, that in Jewish law the mother determines the heritage of the child. If the mother is Jewish and the father is not, the child is Jewish. When the father is Jewish and the mother is not, the child is not considered Jewish. Besides, Miriam’s soon-to-be husband had nothing to do with this miraculous birth.

The Prophets foretold He would be like a Prophet unto Moses. Moses in one of his most specific predictions declared that YAHWEH would raise another Hebrew Prophet in the future whose life would closely resemble his (Deu.18:15-19). In a comparison of the life of Moses and Yahshua of Nazareth, at least fifty elements and events are parallel in both lives. Many of these were beyond the ability of any human control.

Consider the roles that Moses and Yahshua both played: prophet, priest, lawgiver, teacher, leader of men. Both spent their early years in Egypt, miraculously protected from those who sought to put the prophesied deliverers to death.

Both had a Divine mission and taught new truths from YAHWEH, and they confirmed their teaching with miracles performed before many witnesses. Both fasted for forty days and faced spiritual crises on mountain tops. Moses rescued Israel from the dead religion of pagan Egypt, Yahshua rescued Israel from the dead letter of the law of tradition. The people were ungrateful and rebelled against the leadership of both men. The generations that rebelled against them died in their lack of faith, one in the wilderness and one in the siege of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. Moses and Yahshua both died on a hill.

The New Covenant taught by Yahshua is based upon what was written in the Hebrew Testament (Heb.8:8-10), and He began handling His FATHER’S business in the Temple at age twelve (Luke 2:42-43).

Yahshua qualifies as a valid Prophet . . . continue to next page

From the book The Mystical Rites of our CREATOR ISBN 0-9675266-0-4

Last modified: February 21, 2009