Shalom!
“They Knew What It Meant To Follow the Nazarene” is #71.0 under the Mikvah of Set-Apartness.
Wow – when I started writing this, I did not mean for it to be so in-depth. But, this is one of those articles that condenses loads of truth – past, present, and future. It is an article to share with others, family and friends, that might clear up for them misunderstandings about what the early believers were really like, so that they see you in a different light – if indeed you are truly like the early Natsarim.
At least when you finish reading it, you’ll understand Yedidah a lot better. In it, I share part of my testimony, some I have not shared before. I did not want to put my testimony into this article! I edited it for hours over three days. But, this morning, Abba gave me peace to post it. It will not be podcasted.
This article speaks about knowing what it means to be “saved.” Few in western culture know what that means! The early believers knew what was required to follow the “Branch,” the one from Nazaret/Nazareth – the Natsar – the One who was the shoot from Jesse, and from King David (Isaiah 53:1). Messiah says to us, “you are the branches.” He is the vine. Our eternal life comes from Him. (John 15)
I also get into some depth of what Satan is doing to deceive. So much is unfolding incredibly fast, and we must be able to stand up in the face of it all and praise Abba for sending His Son to save us.
The early believers were called “Natsarim” by the Pharisees as a mocking expression, just as Pharisee Rabbi Akiva, in the 2nd century, mockingly called them “Talmudi Yeshua”–the followers of salvation. The rabbis tried to accuse Sha’ul/”Paul” of being their “ringleader,” turning them away from the Torah. But, as we see from Luke’s account in Acts, the Pharisees could only lie. Even the Romans knew they were lying. Sha’ul/”Paul” was a righteous guarder of Torah and taught the new believers in Messiah to guard their “Covenant.” The Pharisees tried to kill Sha’ul as they did Messiah – because of “envy,” because of “jealousy.” People were listening to him, and not them. That’s is a satanic nature! So, the Natsarim with Yahuwah’s nature were their target of hate, and to this day, too.
Now in 2020 CE, the “hate Paul” movement is a growing satanic movement to try to do just what the hybrid viper-seed Pharisees tried to do in the first century – make Sha’ul look like a false prophet–a deceiver, when it was they who were the false prophets and deceivers.
For 2,000 years, Satan has not let up with his lies. This is because he fears the teaching of the blood of Yahushua for salvation, and the guarding of Yahuwah’s teachings and instructions combined. It is this combination that will be in the remnant of Daniel 11:32 in these last who will defeat him to his face. He fears those like Sha’ul!
The true problem is that human beings, especially religious ones, have become doubters, even despisers of truth. Therefore, lies are easy for Satan to implant in them. So many are turning from the way of life to the way of death. It was Sha’ul who wrote II Thessalonians 2:8-12. He prophesied much about our day.
I share some stories of following “Jesus”/Yeshua/Yahshua/Yahushua, and what the Spirit of Yahuwah did.
There is a lot of edification and exhortation in this one article. Read it slowly. Yahuwah came to me this morning with peace to post this. So, please share it as the Spirit leads you.
In His love, Yedidah
June 17, 2020
