Saturday, 21 March 2009

AWAKE TO POWER!



ACT ONE: YAHWEH'S ANSWER TO A PROBLEM

My Son, the time is drawing nigh for the Gathering, but I have something to share with my children before you collect them. I am sending our beloved Paul whom I have awakened from rest. He has been briefed as to his mission and knows exactly how things have developed on Earth. His mission is to write to the Church to warn them of the end that is coming, and to teach them a more accurately divided Word. His heart is heavy with the knowledge of the Church's deterioration and the damage done to My Word, but he will recover quickly from this sorrow. I shall send him by the hand of Michael who will lodge him in the south of Spain, from where he will go about his brief but important work. He shall write a letter to the Church in Europe and the United States, from where it shall be published worldwide. He shall then fall back on sleep to await the Gathering. My sons and daughters need to be prepared for the Great Teaching period I have planned. We must have an appropriate number of qualified teachers of My accurately divided Word, so that My saying shall come to pass: “Those that have, shall be given more, and those who have not, will have that which they have, taken from them.”


ACT TWO: PAUL'S ARRIVAL

Paul, a devout, devoted strong man of God, found himself in an apartment in Cadiz, Spain. Still bewildered and shocked, he stared at a note lying on the table of his room. It welcomed him to his temporary home and explained that everything had been arranged. No one would disturb or question him—Michael would see to that!

As Paul reflected on all that Yahweh had told him via Michael, he shook his head in disbelief. How had things gone so awry within the Church? The situation was worse than he could have ever imagined. He bowed his head, his hands pressed to his temples, and prayed for the strength, determination, and wisdom needed to fulfil the task before him. The following is his letter:


Paul's Letter to the Worldwide Church:

I, Paul, an apostle of Yeshua Ha-Mashiach—not by the will of man, but by the will of Yeshua Himself and Yahweh the Father, who raised Him from the dead—send greetings and blessings to all who stand strong in the faith and upon the rightly divided Word. I bring this message from the Holy Righteous Judge of all mankind, and from His Son, our living Lord and Saviour, the faithful Messiah who gave His life that we might live through His precious promise. By His death, we are redeemed, and by His resurrection, we have the hope of eternal life.

My words to you come with great difficulty, for my heart is heavy, and my spirit is troubled. The Creator, Yahweh, has awakened me from rest and revealed the grave situation that plagues His precious Church. I am astonished and grieved at how thoroughly Satan has infiltrated the assembly of God! Yet should I be surprised? Even in my time, I saw the seeds of corruption taking root. But now, the tares have grown thick amongst the wheat, and the love of many has grown cold. How far you have drifted! How deceived you have become! And yet, I marvel at the Creator’s immeasurable mercy and His unfathomable patience with you.

You read His Word to you, in part mostly, including my letters, but yet you hardly understand! You see, but you do not perceive; you hear, but you do not listen. Instead, you twist the truth to suit your own desires, embracing teachings that neither God nor His Son nor His holy angels have given - Yahweh be praised forever! Shame on you for embracing such devilish lies and doctrines of demons! The Lord of Hosts has allowed blindness to cover your eyes and deafness to dull your ears, for you are a people hardened by pride, chasing after the wisdom of this world rather than the wisdom from above. A veil covers your hearts, preventing the truth from entering, for you are a proud and covetous people, growing strong in lies. But woe to you who exchange the truth of God for a lie!

You perpetuate the deceit of your false teachers. Like wolves, your pastors devour the truth, spitting out the lies of their father—the eternal deceiver! Woe unto you! Shall man mock God? Yahweh forbid! You mock yourselves, having been so easily ensnared by the adversary. His devils and demons dance around you, mocking you and asking, "Are these truly sons of the Most High?"  - They are satisfied with their achievements, of which you are entirely unaware!

Shame on you, the elect of God! You say with your lips that you love the Creator, but your hearts have strayed far from Him. You despise His truth! Oh, that man could always display true wisdom, filled with all the wisdom of Yahweh! Yet, through covetousness, pride, and stubbornness, man has been handed over to a spirit of lies, deceit, and wickedness!

I speak not to those with humble spirits, who search for the truth. To you, I say, be patient and do not faint. Learn from me. But to you, teachers, pastors, apostles, evangelists, and prophets: your first duty is to know and keep the Word of Truth. God will not teach you by direct revelation that which can be learned through the careful dividing of His written Word to you. Your first responsibility is to rightly divide the Word, and then Yahweh will add to your understanding. But you do not know, nor will you learn! Woe to you, for you walk as natural beasts—some of you with the spirit within yet denying its power. Others, having no spirit due to wrong belief, cannot be convinced of their state.

Yet even now, if you will turn and repent, His mercy remains! Do not be like those in the wilderness whose hearts were hardened by disbelief, who saw the works of God yet still turned away. Just as their stubbornness led to their downfall, so too will your refusal to heed the truth. Return to the pure and undefiled Gospel of Yeshua Ha-Mashiach, embracing the truth in humility. Forsake the ways of deception, and He will heal you. Seek Him while He may be found, for the days grow short, and the time of reckoning is at hand.

Fools you are, though you profess yourselves to be wise! I pray that the Father will remove the veil that covers your eyes and unstop your ears, that the Truth may enter! Has God indeed changed? I think not. Yet one thing I do know—you are far from Him and know not His ways, and it seems you are content in your deception, having been enchanted by that evil one—the Serpent of old, who has bewitched you and who holds you in the palm of his hand!

Praise the Almighty Father, Yahweh, those of you who are born again and have escaped the snare and the coming Wrath, and thank the Father always—all of you, that His love, mercy, forgiveness, and patience know almost no bounds, and that He remains Faithful and True, waiting in silence with outstretched arms, ever eager to accept you as His own as you find His Truth. But pray earnestly, all of you, that those who are indeed saved will humble themselves to the Truth and will accept the reproof of this letter, that they may go forth from here on, teaching that Truth, no more living and teaching a lie. Pray for those who are still lost but who believe themselves to be saved, that they too may be humbled, and that they too may drink of the unadulterated Truth of the Word (the Water of Life), and live.

Those of you who remain in your blind state, puffed up in your own wisdom shall indeed pay the price of your stubbornness, by your coming shame when you discover the loss of your rewards, which you hand over willingly—for as it is written, "The man whose work abides, he shall receive a reward." Your works shall burn as chaff, your teaching will be counted as dung, the word you have shall be removed from your mouth and you shall learn afresh as a child! The Father indeed shall break your pride, and all men will bow their necks and humble themselves before the Greatness and Power and Glory and unsearchable Wisdom of our God!

As the Father Himself, through His Grace, Wisdom, and Might, made me to be as a wise master builder, putting down as my foundation, the Truth I did learn from Messiah Himself—the sure Foundation Stone, that if any man lay another stone, his work shall crumble. But on that Sure Stone, which is Yeshua Ha-Mashiach, let all men beware of what they build on top, for every man's work shall be tested openly by fire, to see of what sort it is. If any man's work abides, he shall receive his reward, but whosoever shall put forth work fit only for the fire, that man shall suffer loss, though his life be spared.

I know that even now, many scoff and say in their pride, "Has Paul truly returned to correct our error? Who is this fool who claims his name, and who has given him authority over us to teach and reprove?" But it is the Lord Yahweh Himself who grants authority and delivers reproof. And this is done as a witness against this latter-day Church, that some may turn from their error and become wise, and that the plan of the Almighty may be fulfilled in its entirety.

The Father Himself, by His angel, awoke me from sleep, saying:

"Paul, Paul, awake! For My Church is unruly, and there are none who correct. Yea, I have looked; I have searched the earth, but none will hear My voice or obey My calling. Who will stand boldly and wield the Sword of Truth? The time is drawing near—it is already late!

But I have set aside these final moments that you may wield My Sword, that you may cut through to the hearts of this rebellious generation. Let some hear and turn from their ways, exchanging lies for Truth, and others, death for life!"

I pray to the Father yet again that He may take away your blindness, unstop your ears, and remove the veil from your hearts. That you may see, hear, and understand—that in these last days, you may stand bold in the full knowledge of His Truth, ready and eager to teach, to reprove, and to strengthen the family in wisdom and understanding, preparing them for His appearing!

But what is it to me? No, I have fought the good fight; I have kept the faith. Rather, it is for your sake—that the Devil does not rob you of all your rewards, and that others may yet save themselves before the great Day of Wrath arrives. For as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the hearts of men, the things that Yahweh has prepared for those who love Him and do His bidding."

If you say that you love the Father, seek true wisdom, and yearn for the Truth, then listen carefully and take heed to what I am about to say. Repent and seek forgiveness for your wrongdoing. Ask Him for true wisdom and understanding—for He gives liberally to those who ask with a pure heart and walk in His will.

Should I not have known that the Church would come to this? Before my departure, I earnestly prayed that the Father would send others, greater than I, to tend and nourish the flock! Yet time has passed—far more than I ever imagined! By a great miracle indeed, the Church has been preserved until now! But the Serpent is cunning and ever watchful. He has outwitted even the elect of God! You have forgotten the commandment: "Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves." Had you remembered, you would have sought to live by it!

Without godly wisdom, man is but a beast—this, your forerunners have proven. Whether they were of the Father’s Spirit or of the evil one, I do not know, for the Father has not revealed it to me. But this much is clear: they stand guilty of a grievous crime! They welcomed Satan to their table, partaking in his delicacies, and in return, received the just wages of their sin—blindness and hardness of heart!

Satan, in his wickedness, profaned the Holy Oracles, twisting them in a most sinful manner—as the father of sin that he is! Yet, brethren, you cannot claim innocence in this matter. Though ignorance may excuse some, the Scriptures are meant to be rightly handled by diligent workmen—searched out, taught, and measured against the righteous balance of the Word.

You have been given tools beyond what any generation before you possessed! Yet blindness of heart and mind, and deafness of ears, have fallen upon you—because of your disobedience and complacency! Have you not read? "Know this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation." And again: "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth."

ACT THREE: THE RIGHTLY DIVIDED WORD

First, we must understand what it truly means to "rightly divide" the Word. This phrase appears only once in the Scriptures, and its singular usage should command the attention of every diligent workman of the Word.

Throughout the Bible, Yahweh has, at times, chosen to use specific words or phrases only once. This is no accident. Every word He speaks has purpose—when He says it, how He says it, where He says it, and to whom He says it. A true student of the Word will take note and seek understanding.

Yahweh, the Creator and Lord of Spiritual Hosts, does not waste His breath with unnecessary details. He gives us only what is needed—concise, yet sufficient for understanding, provided we are willing to work for it. We are not called to be passive hearers or casual readers, but workmen of the Word.

The choice is ours: Will we labour to rightly divide, or will we remain unapproved before Him?

"Rightly divide" in the Greek is "orthotomounta." The root "orthos" means "perfectly right" or "perfectly straight," while "temno" means "to cut." When combined, they form "orthotomounta," which has been translated into your English language as "rightly divide."

At least, this is how it appears in the Authorized King James Version—the Bible I have been commanded to work from.

Literally speaking, "rightly divide" means "a perfectly right cutting." In other words, brethren, the Father is telling us that there is only one way to divide His Word—one way and one way alone! Simply reading the Word and praying for understanding is not enough!

You do not comprehend the true nature of Adam’s fall. Adam severed his direct spiritual connection with the Creator and replaced it with a corrupt link to Satan. Are you wise enough, O man, to discern your own spiritual state? Can you say with full confidence that the knowledge you receive is from Yahweh and not from the deceiver? Beware, lest you be continually led astray!

Be wise as serpents! Do you speak in tongues much, as I did? Do you pray as I prayed? Do you suffer persecution for standing firm on the Word? Are you covetous? A talebearer? Do you hold hatred or malice against a brother? Do you harbour pride? How clean are your thoughts? In what state is your heart? Are you faithful to the Word you already know?

If you have full confidence that it is the Father Himself revealing hidden truths to you, then good and well. But if not, you must do the work! Humble yourself, O man of God! Humble yourself, pray for forgiveness, and ask the Father to reveal the changes needed in your life and thoughts.

Read His Word much. Pray much. Meditate on the Words of Life. Ask daily for wisdom and understanding—but learn also to make that perfectly right cutting!

In order to "take that perfectly right cutting," you must adhere to fundamental rules—rules that, when overstepped, drag you straight back into personal interpretation!

There is yet another grave danger for those who fail to make the right cutting—those who instead turn to theological writings and the wisdom of men that stray from the rightly divided Word. If you have been disobedient to the Truth already given to you, know this: Satan himself will gladly lead you further astray!

You must learn to discern the still, small voice of the Father from the subtle whispers of the deceiver! I cannot emphasize enough the critical importance of obeying the Truth that you already know, explicitly and without compromise, exactly as it is written.

You have only two choices:

  • Take heed, obey, and walk in fellowship with the Father.
  • Or disobey, and walk in fellowship with the enemy.

Choose wisely.

The prophets of Yahweh, in times past, lost their lives because they refused to compromise His Word. They would not preach what the people wanted to hear, but rather chose scorn, suffering, and even death over speaking a lie!

But what of you today? You have become people-pleasers, more concerned with the approval of men than with the accuracy and integrity of the written Word. Shame on you! Do you not see? Millions before you have been deceived, and millions more are deceived even now!

Satan has been relentless in his work over millennia, leading men astray since the beginning of time. Do not think that having the spiritual seed of the Father in you makes you immune to his subtlety! He remains the wisest beast ever created, and you have forgotten to be as wise as serpents while remaining harmless as doves.

The Father jealously guards the truth of His Word from those who are disobedient! Have you not understood?

  • The Father is the Word.
  • The Word is the Father.
  • His Son is the Word.
  • The Word is His Son.

The Father, the Son, and the Word—they are One! One in thought, One in deed!

Learn Now, You Who Are Humble Enough!

Even as our dear Savior humbled Himself, let those of you who have ears to hear learn now what has been lost over centuries—a sacred standard that unlocks the treasures of the Word. With some added understanding for these times (for my times are not your times, nor are your customs my customs), take heed to these principles:

The Sacred Standard of Rightly Dividing the Word

  1. The Word will interpret itself—either within the very verse or, if not, then within the surrounding context.
  2. Words must be understood in the terms of the time in which they were translated. Do not impose modern meanings on ancient texts!
  3. Difficult or seemingly contradictory verses must be interpreted in light of ALL other verses on the same subject—they must agree! There are no contradictions in Yahweh’s Word, only misunderstandings.
  4. A word’s meaning is revealed where it has been used beforesearch the Scriptures! Yahweh is consistent; He does not change the meaning of His words at random!
  5. The Bible is an Eastern book! Words and passages must be understood in light of orientalisms and ancient customs. Do not read it with Western assumptions!
  6. Beware! The meanings of words are constantly changing! The Devil is always at work to twist and pervert language to confuse the minds of men. Once, “wicked” meant “of the utmost evil”—now it is used to describe things that are good and pleasurable! Do not underestimate the wiles of the wicked one—he seeks to confuse even your children!
  7. A word must always be understood within Biblical usage—it must always be in harmony with the verse, the surrounding context, and all other scriptures on the same subject.

Scripture builds upon itself. When multiple passages describe the same event or subject, each one may add information to the others. Study them together and take the sum of their teaching. They must agree and complement one another!

 

But beware! Not all similar events are the same event! Be perceptive! A careless mind will mix two separate situations because they seem alike—yet one clear contradiction between them proves they are not the same.

One of the greatest errors of your time is the misreading of the Gospel records concerning those crucified with Messiah. Man has wrongly assumed that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all speak of the same two men—but this is wrong teaching! The rightly divided Word shows clearly that FOUR men were crucified with Messiah.

Have You Not Read? Four, Not Two!

O blind and stiff-necked generation, how long will you cling to the traditions of men rather than the Word of the living God? You have inherited lies, passed down through paintings and carvings, and have failed to read with your own eyes what is plainly written! Have you not read? Have you not studied? Have you not rightly divided?

It is written in your own scriptures:

"Where they crucified Him, and two other with Him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst." (John 19:18, KJV)

But I tell you, this was not translated honestly! Search the Greek text—the word "one" does not exist! It was added by translators, men swayed by the traditions they had already accepted, rather than by the Word they were commanded to uphold! But Yahweh is not a God of confusion—His Word is pure! The Stephens Text (Textus Receptus) does not contain the word "one."

Remove the added word and the misleading commas, and read it again:

"Where they crucified Him and two other with Him on either side and Jesus in the midst."

Now, consider this, you who claim to be wise! What does it mean to be “in the midst”? It does not mean "between two." No! It means in the middle of a group! Yahweh is precise in His language! He does not waste words! If there were only one on either side, it would say "between"—but it does not! The Word says "in the midst" because there were two on either side!

Yet you have believed the pictures painted by men rather than the Word inspired by the Holy Spirit! Woe unto you who trust the works of men above the living God! Will you now repent and believe what is written? Or will you harden your hearts and cling still to fables?

This is why you must rightly divide the Word! The Serpent has been at work from the beginning, twisting, corrupting, and misleading! And you, O church of the latter days, have let him do so unchecked! If you are to claim the full knowledge of His Truth, then cast away the lies of men and hold fast to what is written! Search the scriptures—see if these things be so! And be no more deceived!

You See the Difference? Four, Not Two!

Do you now see the difference between what was actually written and what the translators have led you to believe? The Word says:

"Two other with Him on either side."

Yet the traditions of men have robbed you of this truth! Yahweh always gives enough information—though at times, only just enough—to reveal the truth to those who are willing to work for it! But if you do not search, if you do not labour, you will remain blind!

Now, let us continue. In Matthew 27:38, it is written:

"Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand, and another on the left."

But take heed! These were not merely thieves, but robbers—far more dangerous criminals! A thief is an opportunist, one who steals and flees in haste. A robber is one who takes by force, violent and lawless. In the Greek, the words used here are "duo lestai""two robbers." And I tell you plainly, Rome did not crucify petty thieves! Crucifixion was a punishment for insurrectionists, violent offenders, and enemies of the state!

Now read further, in Matthew 27:44:

"The thieves (robbers) also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in His teeth."

Here, both of these robbers—not just one—mocked Him, reviling Him in their suffering.

But now turn to Luke 23:32:

"And there were also two other, malefactors, led with Him to be put to death."

Now watch closely! These are not called robbers but malefactors—the Greek word "kakourgoi"—meaning evildoers, criminals. These were the two led out with Him to be put to death!

And here is the key! The two robbers in Matthew were not led out with Him! They were crucified later!

This is clear in the sequence of events:

  1. First, Yeshua was crucified.
  2. His garments were parted.
  3. The soldiers cast lots.
  4. They sat down to keep watch over Him.
  5. They made and fixed a sign above Him.
  6. Then, after all this, the two robbers were brought out and crucified!

Do you see? These are two separate accounts, describing two different sets of men! The malefactors were crucified with Him, the robbers were crucified after Him! Yet because you have been fed lies for centuries, you have been made to believe these records speak of the same two men!

This, O blind and deceived generation, is why you must rightly divide the Word of Truth! The Serpent has crept into your traditions, poisoning your minds against the very Scriptures you claim to believe! Will you now repent? Will you cast aside the doctrines of men and search the Word as one who seeks for hidden treasure? Or will you harden your heart, clinging still to the error that has been handed down to you?

Choose wisely! For the hour is late, and the time to stand in Truth is now!

Rightly Dividing: Do You See It Now?

Remember, in Matthew, it is written that both robbers mocked Him:

"The thieves (robbers) also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in His teeth." (Matthew 27:44)

But in Luke, we read something very different:

"And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss." (Luke 23:39-41)

Two different sets of criminals. Two different conversations. Yet men have twisted the Word to make these two separate accounts appear as one! Have you learned the lesson, brethren? Will you continue to trust the traditions of men—what you have read in books, what you have seen in paintings and carvings—or will you open your eyes to the Truth? The Word alone is the source of Truth! It is far more profitable to study it honestly than to blindly follow the false teachings of your forefathers!

But be warned! Rightly dividing the Word does not stop only here. You must also understand to whom each passage was written, and the different administrations Yahweh has set in place throughout history. You must learn to recognize figures of speech, mannerisms, and Eastern customs—not the theological works of man, which lead astray!

And one last thing—you must refuse to break the rules of language! To twist words, to force interpretations that violate logic, is to mock the Holy, Righteous Word of Yahweh Himself! Those who claim, "God is beyond all logic, so we need not apply reason," are fools—and will remain blind! The Truth will be kept from them, and they will perish in their ignorance!

Yet for those who are humble, for those who tremble at His Word, there is hope! By adhering to these simple rules, you will stand approved before the Creator—a workman that need not be ashamed, taking a perfectly right cutting of His precious, matchless Word!

It is vital that you obey everything Yahweh has revealed to you. The Law was given that sin might be recognized and accounted for. It was not a burden, but a means by which Yahweh’s people might learn righteous judgment and receive atonement, that fellowship with the Father might be a constant reality. It also set the legal precedent by which a man could be sent—not only to fulfil the Law, but to become the atonement offering for all sin, for all time!

Yet do not be deceived! Though Messiah has paid the price, sin remains in the world—and while sin remains, so too must the Law! For where there is no Law, how can there be judgment? And where there is no judgment, how can there be righteousness?

Open your eyes! Rightly divide! And walk in the fear of Yahweh, which is the beginning of wisdom!

The Law still stands—and it still works against all sinners! If there were no Law, how then could Yahweh chastise His own when they go astray? If there were no curses, how then could disobedience bring judgment? The Law is not removed—we are freed from its curses only insofar as we walk in obedience! Otherwise, if there were no consequence for disobedience, a man could walk contrary to Yahweh and yet never suffer for it! But it is written:

"Whosoever Yahweh loves, He chastises!" (Hebrews 12:6)

If you love your child, you will correct him, for foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. But if you hate your child, you will spare the rod and leave him to destruction! You who refuse to submit to the discipline of the Father—you place yourselves under the bondage of curses! You invite devils to be your companions instead of the Father’s holy angels! And then you wonder why the Church walks without power—why many fall asleep before their time! But I tell you: until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or tittle shall be removed from the Law! (Matthew 5:18)

You cannot inherit the Kingdom of Yahweh while still on Earth if you are not in fellowship with the Father and His Son! You will receive none of the Covenant promises, nor will you walk in the power of Yahweh. If you truly desire to walk in power, you must learn to love—to love as Messiah loved, to love the Father and His Word with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength!

Yet you have walked ignorant of Satan’s devices—his methods, tactics, and traps. And what is worse, you teachers and pastors have fallen headfirst into them! And you do not even know that you need to be rescued! Nevertheless, you are my children in the Word—some of you, at least. And I pray that you will come to the Father in humility and meekness of spirit, that you might fulfil Yahweh’s will for you before the return of His Son, Yeshua!

Bear with me, my beloved! Take these harsh words as befitting men and women of the Word! Know that they are spoken for your own good—for in the Gospel is revealed not only the salvation of the Father but also His Wrath, as the Revelation of His Righteousness!

I count it my highest honour and glory to be accounted worthy to proclaim such a Gospel!

Your loving brother Paul.










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