Saturday, December 25, 2010

Invitation

To all my followers, and those who would like to begin following my new blog called ‘In These Times’ this invitation is extended. This blog will deal primarily with the Prophecies of the Scriptures and there unfolding in these times. We intend to share prophecies as they unfold in events that are happening all around us now. Our intent is to share in such a manner as would lead all to a deeper and fuller study and understanding of them as they have been given us by our Messiah Yahshua. Many have looked to the prophecies of of the OT and NT as impossible to understand. We endeavor to sweep away this myth and allow the Holy Writ  to speak as The Revelation of Yahshua Messiah which Elohim gave unto Him to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass…….IN THESE TIMES.

Please join me as we embark on this journey in receiving a deeper revelation of Yahshua. Note that we have in store truths that have been given to turn the world upside down; and to pull down every strong hold of Satan and every imagination that exults itself above the true Elohim of Shamayim (Heaven). Our plan is to share these truths in the context of the Cross of Yahshua, and His Infinite Love for all mankind.

Time is short, and what must be done must be done quickly……Yahshua says……behold I come quickly……. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. (Rev.22:12;Rev. 16:15)

 

With Ahava (Love) and Unity In Messiah,

 

Yuri

Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Pause before Gethsemane (Re-Post)

[This is a re-post from my sister blog, Arrested For Sedition. I invite ALL to join this pilgrimage with me as we; not only retrace the final steps which Yahshua took through Gethsemane to His arrest, trial, and Crucifixion, but gather deep insights along the way; which, if implemented in our personal lives; will prepare us for our coming hour and the power of darkness; as we become changed from glory to glory by beholding the sufferings of our loving Perfect Example.]  "Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors......I die daily." (Prov.8:34; 1Cor. 15:31)

Shalom to you all in the name of Yahshua who is now walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks in the sanctuary in the Shamayim above.


From the first post until now we have been studying sacred history. More specifically we have been studying the principles of Yahweh's government and Satan's seditious plot to overthrow it. We have endeavored to illustrate the big picture of the spiritual warfare which started in the shamayim (Heaven) and has continued unabated for the last six thousand years.

We now turn our attention to the central event of the warfare and the mighty issues that were at stake when Yahshua entered upon the final moments of His life here on earth.We also will be discussing the final moments of this earth's history which (in many ways is a secondary fulfillment of Yahshua's final hours) which are now upon us. We will be studying; very closely the Life of Messiah with the purpose of drawing from Him vital lessons which we are to implement in our lives as we seek to bring our thoughts, actions, and habits in harmony with the One who is " ....altogether lovely".

You can also anticipate some new truths from the Lamp which burneth (the Holy Scriptures) and some very interesting prophecies yet to be fulfilled. These together with the truths which may be familiar to some, we hope to ponder, contemplate, and pray over and reconsider in the context of a more complete understanding; as the sacred scroll of earth's history reaches it's conclusion. We also wish for your input, by way of questions, comments, and prayerful observations as we enter into new and uncharted waters.

We leave you for now with these words....


Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
'Tis midnight, in the garden now
The suffering Savior prays alone.

'Tis midnight, and from all removed
Emmanuel wrestles lone with fears
E'en the disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.

'Tis midnight, and for others' guilt
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He Who hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.

'Tis midnight, and from ether plains
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Village of Comfort (Re-Post)

(Please read The Guarded One and the Descender before continuing with this study)

I discovered in my study that Capernaum (Strong’s # G2584) means Village of Comfort. So we see Yeshua leaving The Guarded One and coming to dwell in “The Village of Comfort. More correctly, He came to bring to this world comfort, as can be seen in the following verses. (For God so loved the world That He gave His only begotten Son…” to Comfort all that mourn (Yochanan 3:16) [Jn. 3:16]; (Yesha'yah 61:2) [Isa.61:2] (Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.( (Isa.40:1) (See also Lam. 2:13; Zec.1:17; Matt.10:49; & 2Cor.1:4 And in (Yesha'yah  61:1,2) [Isa. 61:1,2] we see here a prophecy describing the very ministry which Yeshaua was to do; which included bringing comfort to them that mourn.

We are the mourners. Our world is filled with sorrow, pain, suffering, and death on account of sin. Yeshua came to bring comfort to us by His words and deeds of loving kindness. (see Matit'yah - ha'Levi 9:22) [Matt. 9:22;]; Rom.15:4) He poured out His vivifying current of love that touched all who sought His help. For, He is the balm, and comfort for all our sicknesses. He is the joy of the whole earth.
NASA satellite image.
Our world can aptly be described as a village as we compare it with the outer gas planets of our solar system. For example, Jupiter is 11 times the diameter of the earth. But when we look at our world in relation to the Milky Way Galaxy we are truly a little village. (Our world in front of red arrow in picture at left).

What was the condition of our village when The Descender came? “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” (Yesha'yah 9:2) (Isa.9:2) For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
I believe that this condition of “darkness” and “shadow of death “is speaking not only of our physical world, but also of the condition of our hearts. Blinded by sin the heart of man becomes darkened; and unable to discern God in nature, he worships the sun, moon, stars, and other objects that he himself has made. This brings greater misapprehension to the soul. For without having a clear understanding of the God of nature he then has a darkened and indistinct knowledge of his world and himself. And thus decisions are made which do not reflect sound reason in accordance with the Scriptures; but a reasoning which is carnal and earthly. And a harvest of sorrow and misery follows. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (Gal. 6:7)
But YHWH in His infinite wisdom and love saw the deplorable condition of man. He saw our wretchedness and helplessness. He saw our village, our world, and our hearts, and when it appeared that the hopelessness of man was beyond hope, moved with compassion beyond comprehension, He poured out His pure love for us in giving us His all in the person of Yeshua Ha Meshiach. As the Waters of the Jordan empty into the Sea of Galilee so did YHWH water this parched world with the Living Waters of Life.
The Guarded One sent The Descender to our world/village (represented by the sea of Galilee of the Gentiles) to bring comfort and hope to those, who dwelling and wrestling with the shadow of death, beheld a great Light. Amein......Amein.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Guarded One & The Descender (Re-Post)

The Sea of Galilee from NW
Our very first teaching which we receive from Yeshua is by the sea. (Matit'yah - ha'Levi 4:13) [Matthew].

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of
Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matit'yah - ha'Levi 4:13-17) [Matthew]

What is it that Yeshua has hidden in this text for us to search out?[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.(Mashali 25:2) [Prov.] Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. (Matit'yah - ha'Levi 13:33) [Matthew]


(And leaving Nazareth) In the text we see Yeshua leaving Nazareth; the word Nazareth (Strong's#G3478) means "The Guarded One".

(he came and dwelt in Capernaum)....the word Capernaum (Strong's #G2584)means "village of comfort"or consolation.

(which is upon the sea coast)....in the Scriptures symbols are often used to convey meaning. The meaning of a symbol would be explained in another part of the Bible. In (Yesha'yah 57:20;60:5;) [Isa.] and in (Yirmi'yah 51:42) [Jeremiah]. Also in (Y'chizki'el26:3)[Ezekiel] we find that sea symbolizes: people, nations, multitudes.

(in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:) ....the name Zabulon (Strong's # G2194) means "a habitation" dwelling. the name Nephthalim (Strong's # G3508) means "wrestling"


Now we come to an interesting prophecy of (Yesha'yah 9:1,2)[Isa.] which speaks of this same region (Zabulon & Nephthalim) along with other cities in the surrounding areas being afflicted by the military forces of Assyria. This Elohim (God) foretold will come upon His people if they persisted in disobedience.

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments ; And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments , so that ye will not do all my commandments , [but] that ye break my covenant : And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies : they that hate you shall reign over you....(V'yakra 26:14,15,17)[Leviticus]

The prophecy of (Yesha'yah 9:1,2) [Isa.] depicts spiritual darkness with the words ("...the dimness....) in verse 1. This dimness is also temporal in the sense that they would become subjects of a foreign power.

But the prophecy compares and contrast the former two afflicts of this region with a prophecy of enlightenment coming to them that "walked in darkness". The prophecy speaks Zabulon and Nephthalim "...by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan" Jordan (Strongs #G2446) means The Descender. Who was it that descended from above? The same that ascended above. "The Lord himself shall descend from heaven..." (Thess. 4:16) " I ascend unto my Father..." (Yochanan 20:17) Yeshua is The Descender.


"From that time Jesus began to preach..." Much can be said of "that time" when Yeshua began to preach." I think we will leave that for another time . However this much can be said; "To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:" (Kehilat 3:1)[Eccl.]

"Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." This message was the heart and soul of Yeshua's ministry. Repentance full and complete to the chief of sinners.  "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink." (Yochanan 7:37) [John] Yeshua's heart of infinite love is being poured out to us in the commencement of His public ministry.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.( Mashali 9:1) [Prov.]

Now, the house (in this case the teaching) has been builded.....do you see her seven (symbol of completion) pillars.Do you perceive her depths of understanding?

In the story Yehsua leaves Nazareth...but we know that Nazareth means The Guarded One. The Guarded One is none other than our Heavenly Father. Here are the three witnesses:

O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest [between] the cherubims, (Yesha'yah 37:16)[Isa.]

"....thou that dwellest  [between] the cherubims (T'hilim 80:1) [Ps.]
We see the same picture in the Sanctuary of Elohim in the Tanuach; in the Holy of Hollies. The mercy seat of the Ark of His Testimony had two graven angels with their wings spread on high with the Glory of YHWH manifested in the midst.(Shemot 25:18-22)[Exodus] The Two Cherubims are YHWH'S personal guards.

Yeshua (The Descender) leaves the Father's guarded presence and dwells in the "village of comfort". What is this village of comfort?

To be continued......


 Photo courtesy of BiblePlaces.com

Thursday, December 2, 2010

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

 

Shalom everyone. I’ve not posted in almost two weeks now because I’ve been very busy with work recently. I hope to get back to posting this weekend.

I thought to do something a bit different with this post. Many of you do not know much about me; so I thought to do a post on some of my favorite YouTube videos. To some this may not that seem personal; however my choice of videos will give you some idea of my interests, tastes and passions. The videos will cover my tastes in  sacred music, classical music, Bible Prophecy speakers, NWO speakers, and even an old Sesame Street clip (which I loved as a boy growing up) {even though the clip is about a girls’ doll house} the innocence of the scene is what touches my heart. (and I also looooove cats). I also have a clip on nature which is par excellent.

So without further ado I share with you some of  my more personal things…O, and by the way; please leave a comment if you wish….and to my Messianic followers……Happy Chanukah!

 

 

I hope you enjoy them……Shalom in Yahshua Ha Mashiach  (Jesus The Messiah)