Prophecy

Elijah has been on my mind this week. Maybe it was in part due to my Pastor friend posting pictures from a trip where he visited the memorial that was the start of my thinking about Elijah this week

 Ah yes, The monument to the time that Sean Connery hit a dude with a hot cross bun. We shall always remember

... but truth be told I think about him a lot. I think about his homelessness and the solitude and his boldness and how he was sorta a weatherman of God. One thing that I was thinking about tonight was the part where he went up against the Prophets of Baal.

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” 18 He said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and you have followed the Baals. 19 Now then send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, together with 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

Did you notice that?  Right out the gate, Elijah, the Prophet is meeting Ahab who thinks he's the blameless one and he starts in with "is this you, you troubler of Israel?" This is generally a sign of hard hearted and self righteous men. When Moses sought to get the Israelites Pharaoh did a whole big speech about how Moses was the one who was going to endanger everyone. Elijahs response is essentially "NO U" or the equivalent of flipping the reverse card out of the Uno deck. He throws down the gauntlet and points part of the blame at Jezebel, the Self righteous Ahabs horrible advice giving wife.

So Ahab sent a message among all the sons of Israel and brought the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men. 23 Now let them give us two oxen; and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it up, and place it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people said, “That is a good idea.”

I don't want to brush past that two choices bit either. We all, each of us, daily are set with two choices. We will serve God, or we will serve our flesh. The hardest part is when people start speaking out of flesh saying that they're serving God like in Ezekiel 13:6 ""They see falsehood and lying divination who are saying, 'The LORD declares,' when the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word."  There is what God says, and then there is speaking on your own hoping that God will do your bidding. Don't do that.  Elijah said it best, if the Lord is God, follow Him. If not, then not.

Let me make another important side note here, If you're one that is going to tell the truth... like the WHOLE truth, Like the FULL gospel that includes the "You have forsaken the commandment of the Lord" part, you can probably expect to have numbers like 850 to 1. Granted its 850 to 1 plus God, so they're outnumbered, but expect to have it look like the worlds against you... because it is. I just tonight had another BELIEVER tell me that they don't like that I talk about the Commands and the Law and stuff and that I should spend more time talking about things that matter like the Gospel. I took a moment and asked what the Gospel is, then asked what Repentance is, then asked what Sin is, and showed how everything that I have have been saying IS the Gospel. That Like Elijah here, I have been saying that God is a certain way and we are to live according to His ways, but I digress. So you've got everyone that is agreeing to a rigged game because they're so sure they're right.  They're professing numbers and got the whole team together to witness how this fool dared bring an accusation against their god.  I can picture them salivating all smuglike over proving Elijah isn't as righteous as they are and how they're the real anointed ones in a place of esteem and they're going to gleefully eat up watching this guy be humiliated as they assert dominance.

So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” 26 Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made. 27 It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.” 28 So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them. 29 When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.

We still to this day have those who's confidence is in the flesh who stand behind pulpits and they leap about and they wail, but they cannot force God to do what they demand of Him. Their confidence in the flesh is mocked. The Prophet of God is mocking their false deity. I'm embarrassed to say it but I have been a part of more than one Messianic community that when you tell someone on "staff" that they've sinned against you... they're more likely to flip the script than they are to repent. They're more likely to double down like the prophets of Baal in greater histrionics because in their mind they feel the need to always maintain the front of Holiness and control, even though when rooted in the flesh it its apparent. They crave the word from God, but the god they made is not God.

 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” 32 So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed. 33 Then he arranged the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood. 34 And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time. 35 The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water.

There is a message of the redemption here. Repair God's place in the heart that has been broken down. I'm certain that there is some deep significance between the 4 +4+4= 12 pitchers of water and the 12 tribes of Israel, but I'm not picking that up this go round.

At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that You, O Lord, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.” 40 Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

1 Man takes down the whole boasting, self righteous,  form of godliness but denying the power, false prophets.  This is a powerful thing, the 1 person actually walking with God  wins and is validated over the ones that proclaim holiness rooted in self and self debasement.  Surely after such an astounding rebuke this would inspire others to humble themselves lest they carry on in vain boasting right?

Now Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and even more, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”
 

 If you're someone that is prone to hardness of heart, and your pride entices you to speak on behalf of God when God has not spoken like a false prophet, and God shows you that you need to stop relying on yourself and your ways and your strength, and God is continually bring people to you that are showing you something that is unacceptable and you need to repent from... DO NOT listen to your wife when she doubles down on the bad advice and continues to blame everyone else based on her own strength and power.

The Talmud

Its important to recognize something that often gets overlooked in both respective Christian and Messianic circles, and that is that the Talmud or Oral traditions are NOT the same as the Law or Commands of God. I see this pop up from time to time and more so recently that "the Jews have been keeping torah for a long time therefore they must be doing it right". A history of the reasons for Jewish migration from the Land should tell people that they haven't always been doing it right. That isn't anti-semitic to say, that is just Historical fact. Solomon had an issue with mixing pagan customs with belief. It it wasn't a concern, then why was it warned against.

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. 12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith, 14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. -- Titus 1

Since rebellious talkers and deceivers of the circumcision who teach Jewish myths and commandments of men are to be avoided, Why do so many hold to the Talmud which is the commandments of men that contain Jewish myths?

When we look at passages like this:

Matt 15: Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,” 6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 8 ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me. 9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men

...we can clearly see the distinction between God's Law and the Commands/ Traditions of Men.

A major issue in the development of Jewish law concerning vows is the
possible conflict between keeping a vow and keeping the commandments of the
written Torah. Evidence from the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, Philo, and
archaeological information indicates that prior to the first century AD negative
vows that affected others were already being made. Mark 7:9-13 shows that, in
the first century CE, a son could make a vow using the term qorban and prohibit
his parents from receiving support from him. Even though such a vow violated
the fifth commandment, some Jewish teachers upheld such a vow, perhaps
because of the biblical teaching on the inviolability of vows. 

When ever I bring up the point from scripture that these written opinions are not to be equated with the Word of God, someone gets offended that I would dare say that... but you know what, The word says it too in the same chapter of Matthew 15 as we were reading before :

Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” 13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

The Messiah's rebuke of the teaching and ways of these men did not stop at calling them blind, it went further in Matthew 23



4 They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5 But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. 8 But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. 13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation. 15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. 16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’ 17 You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? 18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’ 19 You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it. 23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? 34 “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, 35 so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

That is not polite dinner conversation there. That is the sharpest rebuke. The Savior of humanity is saying of these men that are revered and esteemed as wise and righteous teachers that they are blind fools.  These men who have houses of disciples are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Luke 6
The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.
Luke 11
Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.” 53 When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects, 54 plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

Does this descriptor not fit those that write in the Talmud as follows:

 On (Sabbath eve and) the eve of Passover, Jesus the Nazarene was hanged and a herald went forth before him forty days heralding, "Jesus the Nazarene is going forth to be stoned because he practiced sorcery and instigated and seduced Israel to idolatry. Whoever knows anything in defense may come and state it." But since they did not find anything in his defense they hanged him on (Sabbath eve and) the eve of Passover.
Ulla said: "Do you suppose that Jesus the Nazarene was one for whom a defense could be made? He was a mesit (someone who instigated Israel to idolatry), concerning whom the Merciful [God] says: Show him no compassion and do not shield him (Deut. 13:9). With Jesus the Nazarene it was different. For he was close to the government.

This is big stuff. Even in the smaller stuff there is just, well made up things. I recently encountered a discussion about Abraham where he has an encounter with "3 Angels" in Genesis. I personally believe that this is an example of Yeshua appearing in the O.T. but that is a separate topic. This is what the "Rabbi" had to say about this passage

The Torah recounts that three angels appeared to Abraham (Genesis 18:2). Later, only two angels go down to Sodom. What happened to the third angel? And what is the significance of three versus two?
The Aish Rabbi Replies:
Although the Torah does not mention the names of the angels that went to visit Abraham, the Talmud tells us they were Raphael, Michael and Gabriel. (Bava Metzia 86b)
Throughout most of their interaction, the Torah does not refer to them on an individual basis, but rather as a group, as it is written, "[Abraham] stood over THEM beneath the tree and THEY ate. [Afterwards,] THEY said to him..." (Genesis 18:8-9)
There are, however, instances in which the angels act as individuals. For example, only the angel Michael told Sarah that she was going to have a baby (Genesis 18:10). In Sodom, only the angel Raphael told Lot to flee from the city (Genesis 19:17). Similarly, it was only the angel Gabriel that informed Lot that the city was going to be destroyed.
From these verses, we can derive that an angel can only perform one mission: Gabriel's mission was to destroy Sodom; Michael's mission was to inform Sarah that she would give birth in a year's time; Raphael's mission was to heal Abraham and save Lot. (Although Raphael's mission included two tasks, they were considered a single mission since they were both acts that saved people). (Talmud - Bava Metzia 86b, Rashi - Genesis 18:2 and 19:16)
This now helps us understand your question: Why did three angels come to Abraham, but only two go to Lot?
The answer is that since Michael's sole mission was to tell Sarah she would become pregnant, he had no business in Sodom. Therefore, upon leaving Abraham's tent he went back to his post at God's Holy Throne. But Gabriel, who was left with his task of destroying Sodom, and Raphael, who was commanded to save Lot, had not yet finished their tasks, and continued to Sodom. (Rashi - Genesis 19:1 and 9:16)

That would be fascinating if it were not entirely made up.  There is absolutely nothing in the text that states that this was Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel. It does however say that one of the three is YeHoVaH...

Nothing in the text says anything about Michael or Gabe or Raph. That is a myth. That is a completely made up Jewish Myth being presented as Truth. What does this myth do? It omits the presence of God in this chapter of Abraham's story!!! That is either negligent or nefarious but either way it shouldn't be presented as Truth.  Its from this same passage of scripture we can see  in Genesis 18:8

He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree as they ate.

Take note, This is Abraham serving the first cheeseburger and a tall glass of Milk to God. Here's the made up Talmud rules

The Talmudic rabbis believed that the biblical text only forbade eating a mixture of milk and meat, but because the biblical regulation is triplicated they imposed three distinct regulations to represent it:

• not cooking meat and milk together (regardless of whether the result was eaten)
• not eating milk and meat together (regardless of whether it was cooked together)
• not benefiting from the mixture in any other way

So by adding to scripture they are saying that they have the authority to determine what is or isn't' food. They are asserting that they have the authority to determine what is or isn't clean. They are saying that they have the authority to deem what is Holy and what is not based on their traditions and this is expressly something that the scriptures speak against.  What does Paul say about the practice of changing the Word ?

 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; 7 which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!

There may be nice fables that sound neat... but they're not scripture. In fact there are lots of FALSE BOOKS out there that should be DISREGARDED . If you have questions on how to keep a command of God, ask around. If you have a pretty good idea that doesn't violate Scripture, go with it until you learn a better way or are convicted. just because sages wrote the book of opinions to create disciples after themselves does not mean that has to be the way it is done.

Divine.

Messianics have an chip on their shoulders when it comes to heresy.  So many have been in the church and have come to find that something that a very important and defining part of scripture has been misinterpreted or misapplied. One of the most frustrating parts in finding that out, is the painstaking over correction. It isn't that we just set aside the false interpretation in regard to the Torah, no, it seems we are painstakingly going back and re-evaluating every rightly debunked heresy as well.  It is because of this that we have seen a rise in strange doctrines and conspiracy and the resurgence of gnosticism. However, every now and again something right gets tossed out of the mix. They throw the baby out with the bathwater. One of the doctrines people abandon is the triune nature of God. I've pulled some samples from various places as example texts because sometimes you have to look at the big picture instead of a very narrowed scope.  I'll walk you through some points...


Called God

The Father : Phil 1:2 "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
The Son: John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Col 2:9 "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form"
The Holy Spirit : Acts 5:3-4 "But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

CreatorThe Father: Isaiah 64: 8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all of us are the work of Your hand
The Son: John 1:3  All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
Col 1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
The Holy Spirit: Job 33:4 “The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Resurrects

The Father: 1 Thes 1:10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come
The Son: John 2:19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
10:17 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again
The Holy Spirit: Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you

Indwells

The Father: 2 Cor 6:16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them;
And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
The Son: Col 1:27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
The Holy Spirit: John 14:17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

Everywhere

The Father:  1 Kings 8:27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!
The Son:  Matt 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
The Holy Spirit: Psalm 139:7-10 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?⁸ If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.
⁹ If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,¹⁰ Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

All Knowing

The Father: 1 John 3:20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
The Son: John 16:30 Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.”
21:17  He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus *said to him, “Tend My sheep.
The Holy Spirit:1 Cor 2:10-11 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. ¹¹ For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.

Sanctifies

The Father: 1 Thes 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Son: Hebrews 2:11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren
The Holy Spirit:1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.

Life Giving

The Father: Gen 2:7 Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
The Son: John 1:3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
The Holy Spirit:2 Cor 3:6-8 who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.⁷ But if the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, fading as it was, ⁸ how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

Fellowship

The Father: 1 John 1:3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
The Son: 1 Cor 1:9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Holy Spirit: 2 Cor 13:14  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

Phil 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

Eternal

The Father: Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
The Son: Micah 5 :1-2 Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will smite the judge of Israel on the cheek. ² “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.
The Holy Spirit:Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
 Hebrews 9:14  how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

A Will

The Father: Luke 22:42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done
The Son: John 6:38 "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
The Holy Spirit: 1 Cor 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

Speaks
The Father: Matt 3:17   and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”
The Son: Luke 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels
Luke 5:20  Seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”
 7:48 Then He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”
The Holy Spirit: Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot
 11:12 The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house.
 13:2 While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Love

The Father: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life
The Son: Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,
The Holy Spirit: Romans 15:30  Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me

Searches the Heart

The Father: Jer 17:10 “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
The Son:Rev 2:23  And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds
The Holy Spirit:1 Cor 2:10 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God



Now some people get stuck on one issue; Christ not putting the focus on Himself but instead giving it all to the Father saying to pray to Him. Though they say they aren't trying to make Yeshua out to be a lesser God or a demigod, their words often do that. The reason that Christ puts the focus on Glory to the Father is simple  1. As an example of a perfect Son.  2. How do you exemplify humility and still demand people worship you? People did worship Him and there isn't any record of Him telling them to stop. When we look at verses like this:

“You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,“And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.
11 “I, even I, am the Lord,
And there is no savior besides Me. - Isaiah 43

Sunday Shoos

You know what I was thinking about? I was thinking about Paul in Athens right. He's in a pagan city with all of its paganess,and they're paganing as pagans do. The script says

"Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols "

We've got people here, My self included that get super provoked in Spirit by all the dongle trees and Nimrodian shinnanigans... that's relatable. But sometimes we're not like Paul, because Paul it says

"So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present. "

A lot of us won't go meet those who are in christian churches even though they're God-fearing, just as many of us were before we were entrusted with the revelation of Torah that we might be a little less stiff necked. We've got this stigma of US and THEM when not too long ago who we are now was the THEM.

Look at Paul again

"And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. 19 And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming? 20 For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”

A lot of us don't get that far. We wont set foot in a sunday church to find these people that might say "May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming? For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.” Why?
because often time we're angry or insulted by the "What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities" part. What if we met them where they're at and proclaimed the part that their missing?

"“Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. 23 For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you

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I think we often overlook the FACT that many sunday meet ups contain those who are very religious in all respects who worship in ignorance, that need someone to proclaim to them what it true. More of a Yeshua t the well waiting for the conversation to arise and less like Joshua stepping and slicing off Kings heads. (time and place for both of those)

What would happen if we read the book of Jonah, and where it said Jonah we put our names... and where it said Nineveh, we put the church?


 “Arise, go to [The sunday church] and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” So [ I ] arose and went to [The sunday church] according to the word of the Lord. Now [Sunday church] was an exceedingly [Large mega church], a three [hour service].

Then the people of [The sunday church] believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. (repented)"

Then the Lord said, “You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight.  Should I not have compassion on [the sunday church], the [Large mega chuch] in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?”

What if we were to step past ourselves and engage others like this?   What if we didn't hold brothers and sisters in contempt the way that Jonah did Ninivah. What if we went to other believers who hold pagan customs in ignorance and we set aside our offense in order to reach them with the truth?
What if Christ held that same mentality, that He would not step into our world because we ARE  too stiff necked and HE too set apart? Where would we be then?

Knowledge Worship

The most important thing in a relationship with God is that you have a relationship with God.
Seems simple enough right? After all, what does God ask of us?

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God- Micah 6

Do Justice, Love kindness, Walk humbly. God asks that we obey Him and follow His commands, walking with Him. In all the details and complexities of this thing, It is actually very simple. Yeshua even said that His yolk was easy and His burden light. I know that the Bible is easy for the most part. Read it. Study it. Have a relationship with God. Pray to God. Walk humbly with God as you enact justice and love kindness. That seems pretty simple stuff. That's the best I can do for a lead in to my main topic. There seems in my estimation a cycle of topics that are flaring up in circles. It's like every few weeks there is a new uprising in some formerly put to rest heresy. There are these intellectualized argumentations and justifications of things that the scriptures themselves say to avoid. Recently it was giants. Before that it is the addition of heretical texts to the Word of God, being Jasher or Enoch or whatever the case. The focus becomes less on scripture and more about having a conversation on hidden secret knowledge. I'd even go so far as throwing the Talmud in the same basket. The esteem and elevation of these books as being equal to the word of God or being the necessary illumination of context of the secret understanding of the Word of God is at best dangerous. I recently read something that has stuck in my mind in a way that I haven't been able to shake. The original temptation of Lucifer.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.-  Gen 3

You've got the direct word of God, and then the addition of Lucifer's context of the word of God. The temptation of this secret knowledge, and the ability to make one wise. This is something that is running amuck in the church today, both Messianic and Christian. We have so many people trying to be part of the "select inner group with special insight". Some of these people will start up a youtube channel specifically to put their special additions on the Word of God. Let me show you something, This is what Luciferianism is defined by:

Luciferianism is about the seeking of knowledge from both within and without.
For Luciferians, wealth is not something to be ashamed of. You are encouraged to strive for success and enjoy the fruits of your labors. You are allowed and even encouraged to take pride in your accomplishments and to highlight them. All knowledge is good. Ignorance, however, leads to all sorts of problems: hatred, lack of success, the inability to advance, etc. Unlike other belief systems in which faith plays a primary role, Luciferians celebrate knowledge of all types as the key to enlightenment and happiness in this life. 

Seeking special knowledge, amassing wealth, God wants you to be rich, bragging about all the things you've done (studied, rabbis sat with) The worship of knowledge itself. 2 Tim 3 makes mention of these attributes and it states:

holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Am I saying that anyone that looks into some of the tricky parts of the Word are part of a devils scheme? No, absolutely not. However I have noted that there are some men and women that tout themselves as lovers of God, but it really looks more like they are worshippers of "wisdom"

But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. -2 cor 11

Simple and Pure devotion to Christ. Yoke is easy, burden is light. Yet volumes have been written about the traditions of men in what it means by their interpretations of the commands and what they think that means and the heavy burdens that they tie upon men, equating their traditions to the Word of God.

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5 But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. 8 But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.- Matt 23

 I often see a lot of Messianics jocky for a position near other teachers and to share their input and researchers for a sense of belonging and validation. Many of these people flip through topics of great controversy because they want to be heard as authoritative and respected. A lot of these people (certainly NOT all because there's a number of people that study because the think things are interesting) derive their identity from what they learn and study instead of it being rooted in Yeshua.
Seems you cant sneeze in any direction without it spraying someone that wants to be the next big teacher with the edge on the super secret special truth.

Christians

Imagine that you're a fresh new believer for a moment. You've just entered a relationship with God by way of faith in Christ. You're putting your stock in Him for your salvation and you are aware that you confess that you are a sinner. You've been told about God's grace towards sinners and that He will work with you in repentance. You're aware that there you have so much to learn about this God that you've just recently decided to give your life to. You start reading your Bible because your soul is hungry for the word of God. You're looking at the life of this Jesus and you're resolute to submit your life to the ways of this Man. You attend a church where there is outreach to the homeless. There is outreach to the prisons that are bringing the word of God to those behind bars. There are food bank ministries that are feeding the hungry. You notice that they are getting school supplies and backpacks for single mothers that are struggling when back to school rolls around. You see them baptizing people. You note that they are taking care of the widows too. These groups of people are doing all of this out of the love that they have for each other and as a extension of the love that God has for them.
The more you read that Bible the more you see these things as being pivotal elements commanded by God.

Now imagine for a moment that you are still that same believer and someone begins to dogmatically and emphatically tell you that you're serving a false god because you attend a fellowship on a specific day of the week. They tell you that you're not part of the Body of Christ because you've yet to understand the full details of living like Him. They begin to tell you that you're following a false Savior because you call Him by the wrong name. They tell you that you need to be re-baptized. They tell you that you are not saved by works in one breath, but in the next breath they tell you that you're not saved because you've yet to adhere to all the works.  As your heart is to worship and learn this person with a hostile demeanor, begins to espouse that NASA is engaged in a conspiracy to hide the truth shape of the earth. As you're reading parables of the seeds that fall in the soil and the vines come and choke them out, this person is insisting that you read texts not in the Bible for sensational knowledge that is not rooted in the Messiah. As you are searching your heart and trying to remove the plank in your own eyes that you may help remove the speck in your brothers, This hostile person is obsessing over you and all the commands of God that you're not currently engaged in.


This is an issue that comes up all the time. A messianic person comes into, and I need to stress this, a DEEPER understanding in their walk with God... and they become jaded, demonizing any that don't immediately take to their understanding as part of some sinister papal plot. Just the other day I had asked someone if I since I called on Jesus for my salvation if I needed to get re-saved. I was disheartened that their answer was yes. They asked me "were you keeping the commands of God". Here's the thing on that, the answer is yes, I was, and so many of our brothers and sisters in the church are too. Was I keeping all of the commands? I didn't know all the commands yet to keep them! That is the same position that many of our brothers and sisters in the church are in. I personally feel as though this comes up every year, so here are some of the same points again:

Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” - Acts 15

Do you see where this is going? 

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses.”- Acts 15

There are those that stated then, Just as they do today, that these new converts must be circumcised and followed all the commands of God in order to be saved.  Now I know I'm about to lose some of my Messianic friends who might stop listening to what I am saying and start filling their mind with what they think I'm saying. No, I am not saying anything against the commands of God. No I am not diminishing the role of them in the life of the believer. Yes I believe that once we are saved we are to walk in obedience and repentance which is a life patterned after the Messiah. that being said, the point is...

Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?  But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”...

 Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,  but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.  For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”- Acts 15

... that the response from the Council was that there were four STARTER guidelines for new believers to adhere to so that they could begin to grow and learn the rest of the commands. They didn't say that these people aren't saved because they're not as knowledgeable or walking perfectly as they were in their more advanced years in the faith.

I'm arguing against the idea that a sapling that has yet to mature and bear the fullness of fruit is to be condemned because it isn't looking like the other trees in the harvest. That brings me to other parables.

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:  “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.  The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.  I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’  But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’  I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” - Luke 18

 Avoiding adultery, paying tithes, fasting twice a week, these are righteous deeds. They are commanded things. Yet, in boasting of ones obedience with a heart of self righteousness is pride, especially when you're using your outlook to demonize the ones that are at the foot of the Savior confessing their sins with a humble heart.  Again, I am not excusing those that have learned and understand what a sin is and have chosen to ignore it. I am by no means whitewashing eating swine's flesh which is stated is an abomination, or encouraging the violation of the Sabbath. These things are sins. However attending a service on sunday isn't wrong, its just not the Sabbath. It doesn't mean that you're worshipping the sun, it just means that you're meeting on a day that isn't the Sabbath. Do people not realize how many they are repelling from the truth with these types of antics? I've been in this walk for 16 years and as a seasoned veteran of navigating Messianic pitfalls, its made me want to hang my head more times than a few. Why would you having been freed from sins that held you, beat down  your fellow brothers and sisters with such hostilities instead of exercising the patience and grace afforded to you by God as the Holy Spirit nurtured you up in the faith?

“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.  But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.  So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’  And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.  My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”- Matt 18

We were indebted to the Messiah before we came to faith, same as they were. We pleaded with our Savior for mercy just as they do. Now that we've gained a kernel of understanding, it is to our shame that we would go and treat harshly others and not extend the mercy God has shown us for those who might hear the truth? Can they even hear it over our anger and the side show topics that we bring into faith?

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.- Matt 18

We as believers should not be so consumed with thinking that we are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, when we should be humbling ourselves and focusing on the Father.

Know your Messianics

James -Spends a lot of time reading online and arguing with memes on facebook posts.

-Will probably hurt your feelings by insulting a doctrine you hold without realizing you hold it

- Will probably hurt your feelings by insulting a doctrine you hold once realizing that you hold it.

- Awkward beard

Brandon
-Begs for money but refuses to get a job, constantly complains about finances
-Asks for money for dream interpretations and gets them wrong
- Names his kids after random Hebrew words like Halecha or Mishpacha
-Hits on married women

Andre -Is the only one from the community that shows up to help you move
-Is a loud talker
- Is never more than 6 inches away from something that he can kill you with if he needed to.
-Drinks an entire bottle of Vodka on his own the first night of sukkot

Karen-Has 4 to 7 kids minimum
-Has more essential oils than a full fledged alchemist
- Excessive tambornining
-Filters discussions through the Talmud

Trevor -Has a fear of geometric shapes and sees all triangles as symbols of the illuminati
-Turns regular sentences into raps for absolutely no reason.
-Attributes EVERY common sense thought to Divine inspiration by The Ruach Ha Kodesh
- Will derail almost every Bible study with some anecdote that has 2% or less of relevance.

Marcus- Is obsessed with astronomy and red blood moons

- Pretends to be too important to socialize at Oneg with anyone not considered a pillar of the community

- Has exclusive line of servants caps or kangol hats

- Will start a conversation by referencing something that only he has studied out but still expects you to understand, but will leave once he realizes you don't understand it.

Derick
-Is the one of the few in the teaching rotation that makes direct connections in the Torah with the Messiah with the emphasis on the Messiah
- Is happy to serve, but it results in picking up far more than his share of the slack
-Gives actual real life helpful advice instead of sound bites or cliché quips
-Genuinely asks how you're doing and makes time to listen to your response

Mitzi- Smiles and acts outrageously friendly
- Spreads gossip in the name of letting people know how to pray for you
-Says she's a Pacifist when what she really means is that she's Passive Aggressive
- Puts raisins in every dish she brings to oneg, regardless of whether they belong there or not

Lanna
- Has chickens

-Will take extra steps to work her specific take on how the Name is pronounced into conversation as much as she is able

- Lectures you on how Monsanto is poisoning you if she sees you drinking a coke

- Most likely showers with headscarf on

Greg- Cant stop himself from adding discredited books to the text

- Filters his understanding of the rest of scripture through discredited texts

- Promotes Youtube teachers that ignore scriptures in favor of pushing "This deep and special knowledge"

- Is certain that the earth is flat

Rod
-Wears a fanny pack and socks with sandals
- Has a vendetta against Chick-Fil-A for no comprehendible reason, but often mutters about the rothschilds and central banking
- Vaguely racist
- Shouldn't be allowed to speak, but usually finds the microphone anyway

Brenda
-Always brings the best tasting food to Oneg and has never caused food poisoning
- Gets mad at you if she has to repeat herself more than twice because you have difficulty understanding her thick accent
-Makes her own soaps and candles
- Tries to match make everyone in the community

The Book of the Wars of the Lord

The Book of Wars of the Lord.


"In the year like 9000 B.C., The Lord called forth William Wallace from Waheb in Suphah, who lead an uprising against the cruel Todd of wadis of the Arnon, And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.”, who wishes to inherit the crown of Waheb in Suphah for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Waheb in Suphah. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Waheb in Suphah free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. William Wallace yelled freedom and that there will be wars and rumors of wars. Thus concludes The Book of Wars of the Lord"

There it is. You've now read The Book of Wars of the Lord. It MUST be the long lost Book of Wars of the Lord. IT Just HAS to be authentic. Why? Because I said so. If you disagree, it MUST be because you're denying scripture as Numbers CLEARLY is referencing this text see:

Numbers 21:14-15

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord,
“Waheb in Suphah,
And the wadis of the Arnon,
15 And the slope of the wadis
That extends to the site of Ar,
And leans to the border of Moab.”

There you have it. The Book of Wars of the Lord is 100% Authentic. This here proves it. It mentions "“Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon, And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab" EXACTLY like Numbers does, so OBVIOUSLY  NUMBERS felt it important to quote it as authoritative. Plus you can clearly see that The Messiah quoted from it:

 Matt 24:6 You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

So, you know, Yeshua CLEARLY believed that William Wallace was a prophet of God and that HE here is vouching for this text AS if it were scripture itself. NOW I'm sure that it was the Catholics or the Mormons that removed it from the Bible ... for some reason... probably because they don't want you rising up against the race of lizard people using gay bombs on the tap water. Now if you're trying to tell me that this is NOT the authentic Book of Wars of the Lord mentioned in scripture because this is only a paragraph ripped right from the IMDB of Braveheart with lines spliced in from Numbers, then you must be mistaken because at the time Numbers was written IMDB didn't exist.
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Why does this post exist? This post was written expressly to highlight that there is a faction of people that are holding to the heretical book of Enoch and elevating it to the point of scripture, Many going so far as filtering their understandings of the scriptures themselves through the false books.
Many of these people go so far to justify what is at its core, adding and taking away from the word of God ( wittingly or not) by suggesting that Scripture points to the book we know as Enoch. By saying that Jude is quoting Enoch, and then citing a false book that was written years apart merely because they have similarity does not equal authenticity(also the "cited" text isnt even a whole verse).  Just because I say that the Savior and William Wallace both say that there will be wars and rumors of wars does not mean that A) William Wallace ever said that, and B) that even if he had, that the Messiah was referencing it to give it merit instead of stating an independent truth.

119 Ministries does an excellent job on this topic and points out that though Paul used a pagan poem about zeus to convey a Biblical concept, that in NO means canonizes the Pagan poem cited.
For more examples of Bad Logic, click this link


***Warning, this post is not a doctrine but an illustration of a faulty reasoning and should only be used as such****