Introduction

Does Israel know their King?

The Covenant Memorial

Pictorial

From King David to Bob Marley

Mark Of the Beast

The Name Of The LORD

The Theophanies of The LORD

Salvation

About The Author

The Gospel of The kingdom And The Revelation of Christ the King

Does Israel know their King?

The scriptures speak of David’s Righteous Branch reigning and prospering at the time of Israel’s regathering into a nation. Note the words of Jeremiah the prophet (Jeremiah 23:5,6).

Vs. 5   “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Vs. 6   In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His Name whereby He shall be called, The LORD OUR Righteousness.”

Israel consider these facts:

• Which King “reigned and prospered” at the time of Israel’s rebirth as a nation?
• Which King was a direct descendant of Israel’s King David?
• Which King is the true “SON OF DAVID”
• Which King is the true “King of Glory”
• Which King was in Jerusalem prior to May 15, 1948, in order to call His people home?
• Which King was a founder and early guide to the United Nations? Led by the influence of Emperor Haile Selassie I, the United Nations’ first official Act was the creation of the State of Israel, fulfilling the numerous prophecies that Christ would restore the Kingdom of Israel.
• Which King created the organization of Africa Unity (O.A.U), earning the title Father of Modern Africa?
• Which King led the Visits of Peace to 72 countries fulfilling his duty as “Prince of Peace”?
• Which King was anointed “Head of Church”?
• Which king was crowned: Lords of Lords and King of Kings?
• Which king is called “THE Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah”?
• Which King was the only head of state to address both the League of Nations and the United Nations?
• Which King is the Messiah, the Christ, and the Son of God?
• Which King is the King of Israel?

By examining The Holy Scriptures we can clearly establish who Israel’s King is.

Beginning in the book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 23: 3-8;).

 

Vs 3    “And I will gather the remnant of My Flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

vS 4    And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith JAHOVAH.

Vs 5    Behold, the days come, saith JAHOVAH, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Vs 6    In his days Judah be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The LORD our RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Vs 7    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD that they shall no more say. The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Vs 8    But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and thy shall dwell in their own land.”

Also in Jeremiah the similar verses. (Jeremiah 16:14, 15, 21)

Vs 14  “Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Vs 15  But, the LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their own land that I gave unto their fathers.”

Vs 21  “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know that my name is JAHOVAH.”

Again in Jeremiah we find a connection between the re-gathering of Israel and the revelation of the messiah King and the Living God of Israel. (Jeremiah 24:16, 7 ; )

Vs 6    “For I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and II will plant them, and not pluck them up.

Vs 7    And I will give them a heart to know me that I am JAHOVAH: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.”

The Covenant Memorial

When Joshua first brought Israel across River Jordan and into the Promise Land, he constructed a Memorial to the WORD of the LORD by writing on plastered walls the Commandments, the Statues, the Judgments, the Ordinances, the Blessings and the Curses. He was commanded by Moses to do so. (Deuteronomy 27:1-10)

Now that JAHOVAH has regathered His people, Israel, into a nation, let Israel construct a Memorial to the Law of GOD, similar to that erected by Joshua. Let those that desire come to enter into an Everlasting Covenant with the Living GOD of heaven and earth. We could gather together at the Memorial on the 5^th day of Iyar, the second month, in the year 5778 to celebrate the 70^th year of the Nation of Israel.

Consider the amount of references in the Scriptures pertaining to the Holy Covenant. The evidence is overwhelming. The task is not difficult, build the Memorial and gather the people.

Behold the words of the prophets, starting with Isaiah 55:3

Vs.3 “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”

Malachi 3:7

“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from Mine Ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of Hosts. But ye said, where in shall we return?”

Malachi 4:4

“Remember ye the Law of Moses My servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the Statutes and Judgements.”

For the words of the prophet Ezekiel say: Ezekiel 37:26, 27, 28

Vs. 26 “Moreover I will make a Covenant of Peace with them; it shall be an Everlasting Covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Vs. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Vs. 28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do Sanctify Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be the midst of them for evermore.”

And again in the book of Ezekiel we find: Ezekiel 11:17, 18, 19, 20

Vs. 17 “Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries were ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Vs. 18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abomination thereof from thence.

Vs. 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and I will give them a heart of flesh:

Vs.20 That they may walk in My Statutes, and keep My Ordinances, and do them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.”

The Covenant beginning. Exodus 24: 3, 4, 6-8;

Vs. 3 “And Moses came and told the people all the Words of the LORD, and all the Judgements: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD has said will we do.

Vs.4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Vs.6 “And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

Vs.7 And he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that JAHOVAH hath said will we do, and be obedient.

Vs.8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the Blood of the Covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.”

Moses instructs Joshua and Israel concerning the Memorial of the Covenant.

Deuteronomy 27: 1-10

Vs. 1 “And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people saying, keep all the Commandments which I command you this day.

Vs.2 And it shall be, on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:

Vs.3 And thou shalt write upon them all the Words of this Law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

Vs.4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.

Vs.5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.

Vs.6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:

Vs.7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

Vs.8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the Words of this Law very plainly.

Vs.9 And Moses and the priest the levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.

Vs.10 Thou shalt therefore obey the Voice of the LORD thy God, and do His Commandments and His Statutes, which I command thee this day.”

This command by Moses was accomplished by Joshua: The book of Joshua 8: 30-35

Vs.30 “Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

Vs.31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and thy offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed Peace offerings.

Vs.32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the Law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

Vs.33 And all Israel and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the Ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against Mount Gerizim, and half of them over against Mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Vs.34 And afterward he read all the Words of the Law, the Blessings and the Cursing, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.

Vs.35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.”

This was the first time Israel entered into the Promised Land. The second time Israel entered into the Promised Land was when they returned from captivity in Babylon. They were led by Nehemiah, the governor, and Ezra, the priest and scribe. Ezra 7:10

Vs.10 “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach Israel Statutes and Judgements.”

These two leaders gathered together all of Israel, read from the Book of the Law of Moses, and entered into a Holy Covenant with God to observe and to do all His Commandments, Statutes and Judgements. Nehemiah 8:1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8; and Nehemiah 10: 28, 29.

Vs.1 “And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

Vs.2 And Ezra the priest brought the Law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Vs.3 And he read therein before the water gate from morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the Book of Law”

Vs.6 “And Ezra blessed JAHOVAH, the Great GOD. And all the people answered Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Vs.7 Also Joshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hedijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, and Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and Levites, caused the people to understand the Law: and the people stood in their place.

Vs.8 So they read in the Book in the Law of GOD distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”

Continuing in Nehemiah 10:28, 29.

Vs.28 “ And the rest of the people, the priest, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the Law of GOD, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having knowledge, and having understanding;

Vs.29 They clave to their brethren, the nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in GOD’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of GOD, and to observe and do all the Commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His Judgements and His Statutes;”

Once again the God of Israel has regathered His people Israel into the Promised Land. And what does God now expect us to do? Remember the words of the Prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah 32:37-41.

Vs.37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

Vs.38 And they shall be My people, and I will be their God:

Vs.39 And I will give them one heart, and One Way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Vs.40 And I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me.

Vs.41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with My Whole Heart and My Whole Soul.”

And again in Jeremiah 50:4, 5.

Vs.4 “ In those days, and in that time, sayeth the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.

Vs.5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, come, and let us join ourselves to JAHOVAH in a Perpetuatual Covenant that shall not be forgotten.”

Ezekiel also wrote concerning a New and Everlasting Covenant of Peace. Ezekiel 34:25, and Ezekiel 37:25, 26.

Vs.25 “And I will make with them a Covenant of Peace, and I will cause the evil beast to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.”

Vs.25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt: and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children forever: and My servant David shall be their Prince forever.

Vs.26 Moreover I will make a Covenant of Peace with them: It shall be an Everlasting Covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.”

The prophet Isaiah states: Isaiah 54:7, 8, 10.

Vs.7 “For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Vs.8  In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, sayeth the LORD THY Redeemer.”

Vs.10 “For the mountains will depart, and the hills be removed; but My Kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the Covenant of My Peace be removed, sayeth JAHOVAH that hath mercy on thee.”

And again in chapter 55:3 of Isaiah.

Vs.3 “Incline you ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”

Also in chapter 61:7, 8, 9; of Isaiah

Vs.7 “For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Vs.8 For I JAHOVAH love judgement, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them.

Vs.9 And their seed shall be known among the gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.”

It seems simple to me- obey the Voice of the LORD. Did not Moses himself say the same thing? Deuteronomy 30:10, 15, 16, 20.

Vs.10 “If thou shalt hearken unto the Voice of the LORD thy God, to keep His Commandments and His Statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thine soul.”

Vs.15 “See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Vs.16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His Ways, and to keep His Commandments and His Statutes and His Judgements, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless the in the land wither thy goest to possess it.”

Vs.20 “That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey His Voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto HIM: for He is thy life and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD swear unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

Consider the importance of King David’s final words to his son Solomon. 1 Kings 2:1-3; and 1 Chronicles 28:6, 7, 8.

Vs.1 “Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

Vs.2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

Vs.3 And keep the Charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in His Ways, to keep His Statutes, and His Commandments, and His Judgements, and His Testimonies, as it is written the Law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and withersoever thou turnest thyself:”

1 Chronicles 28:6, 7, 8.

Vs.6 “And He (JAHOVAH) said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build My House, and My Courts: for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be His Father.

Vs.7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he be constant to do My Commandments and My Judgements, as at this day.

Vs.8 Now, therefore, in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the Commandment of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leaveth for an inheritance for your children after you forever.”

And as the LORD spoke to Solomon in a dream. 1 Kings 3:14.

Vs.14 “And if thou wilt walk in My Ways, to keep My Statutes and My Commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy day .”

King Solomon’s view on this is exemplified by his own words. Ecclesiastes 12:13.

Vs.13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His Commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

Remember Solomon’s great grandson Asa who was king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 14:2, 4.

Vs.2 “ And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD His God:”

Vs.4 “And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the Commandment.”

Consider the encouragement given to him, Asa, by Azariah the prophet. 2 Chronicles 15:1, 2, 7, 9-15.

Vs.1 “And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Oded:

Vs.2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you be with HIM, and if you seek HIM, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake HIM, He will forsake you.”

Vs.7 “Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for you work shall be rewarded.”

Vs.9 “And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD, his God was with him.

Vs.10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteen year of the reign of King Asa.

Vs.11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they have brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

Vs.12 And they entered into a Covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

Vs.13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

Vs.14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

Vs.15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they have sworn with all their heart, and sought HIM with their whole desire; and He was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.”

Consider the Covenant made in the days of Joash King of Judah and Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 23:16.

Vs.16 “And Jehoiada made a Covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’s people.”

During ‘the times of revival’ when Hezekiah was king in Judah, all the people were encourage to come together at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Passover. For Hezekiah had said, 2 Chronicles 29:10,

Vs.10 “Now it is in my heart to make a Covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.”

Continuing in 2 Chronicles 3:5, 6, 12, 26, 27.

Vs.5 “So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel. From Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.

Vs.6 So the post went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He will return to the remnant of you, ….”

Vs.12 “Also in Judah the Hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the WORD of the LORD.”

Vs.26 “So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David King of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

Vs.27 Then the priest, the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to His Holy Dwelling Place, even unto Heaven.”

The time of duration of Solomon unto King Hezekiah is two hundred and fifty eight years.

The goodness of King Hezekiah continued. 2 Chronicles 31:20, 21.

Vs.20 “And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truthful before the LORD his God.

Vs.21 And in every work that he began in the service of the House of God, and in the Law, and in the Commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.”

Now when Josiah was king in Judah Hilkiah the priest found a book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses. 2 Chronicles 34:29-32.

Vs.29 “ Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Vs.30 And the king went up into the House of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the Words of the Book of the Covenant that was found in the House of the LORD.

Vs.31 And the king stood in his place, and made a Covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His Commandments, and His Testimonies, and His Statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the Words of the Covenant which are written in this Book.

Vs.32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the Covenant of God, the God of their fathers.”

Consider the word of the Psalmist concerning His Everlasting Covenant. Psalm 50:5.

Vs.5 “Gather my saints together unto Me; those that have made a Covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

And the beautiful words of Psalm 105:6-11 and 42-45.

Vs.6 “O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob His chosen,

Vs.7 He is the LORD our God: His Judgements are in all the earth.

Vs.8 He hath remembered His Covenant forever, the WORD which He commanded to a thousand generations.

Vs.9 Which Covenant He made with Abraham, and His Oath unto Isaac;

Vs.10 And confirm the same unto Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an Everlasting Covenant:

Vs.11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:”

Vs.42 “For He remembered His Holy Promise, and Abraham His servant.

Vs.43 And He brought forth His people with joy, and His chosen with gladness:

Vs.44 And gave them the land of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

Vs.45 That they might observe His Statutes, and keep His Laws. Praise ye JAHOVAH.”

And in the words of Psalm 111:5-10.

Vs.5 “He hath given meat unto them that fear HIM: He will ever be mindful of His Covenant.

Vs.6 He hath showed His people the power of His works, that He may give them the heritage of the heathen.

Vs.7 The works of His Hands are verity and judgement; all His Commandments are sure.

Vs.8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

Vs.9 He sent redemption unto His people: He hath commanded His Covenant forever: Holy and Reverend is His name.

Vs.10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His Commandments: His praise endureth forever.”

And as the Prophet King David wrote in the Psalm. Psalm 103:17, 18.

Vs.17 “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear HIM, and His Righteousness unto children’s children;

Vs.18 To such as keep His Covenant, and to those that remember His Commandments to do them.”

And in King David’s own words: Psalm 19:7-11.

Vs.7 “The Law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the Testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Vs.8 The Statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the Commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Vs.9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the Judgements of the LORD are True and Righteous altogether.

Vs.10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Vs.11 Moreover by Them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of Them there is great reward.”

The message of the LORD to Solomon: 1 Kings 6:11, 12, 13.

Vs.11 “ And the WORD of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

Vs.12 Concerning this HOUSE which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in My Statutes, and execute My Judgements, and keep all My Commandments to walk in them; then will I perform My Word with the, which I spake unto David thy father:

Vs 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.”

The words of the prophecy of Ezekiel the priest. Ezekiel 11:17, 18, 19, 20.

Vs.17 “Therefore say, Thus sayeth Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Vs.18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

Vs.19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new Spirit within you; and I will takeout the stony heart out of their flesh; and will give them an heart of flesh:

Vs.20 That they may walk in My Statutes, and keep Mine Ordinances, and do them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.”

Continuing in Ezekiel we find: Ezekiel 16:60, 62.

Vs.60 “Nevertheless I will remember My Covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee An Everlasting Covenant.”

Vs.62 “And I will establish My Covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I AM JAHOVAH:”

There is an overwhelming amount of Scriptural evidence to conclude that the Will of the LORD for His people Israel is to bind them to Himself in a Holy an Everlasting Covenant. As is described in the book of Ezekiel: Ezekiel 20:33-37.

Vs.33 “As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a Mighty Hand, and with a Stretched Out Arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

Vs.34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

Vs.35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

Vs.36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness in the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.

Vs.37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the Bond of the Covenant:”

Remember the promises of the LORD concerning the obedience to His Word. Deuteronomy 28:1-13.

Vs.1 “ And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the Voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Vs.2 And all these Blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the Voice of the LORD thy God.

Vs.3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Vs.4 Blessed shalt be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Vs.5 Blessed shalt be thy basket and thy store.

Vs.6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Vs.7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against the one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

Vs.8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Vs.9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people upon Himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the Commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in His ways.

Vs.10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

Vs.11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Vs.12 The LORD shall open unto thee His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in His season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Vs.13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the Commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them.”

Pictorial

Isaiah 17:7

Vs.7 “At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 24:23

Vs.23 “Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before His ancients gloriously.”

Zechariah 2:10-13

Vs. 10 “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of ZION: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

Vs.11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be My people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that LORD of Host hath sent Me unto thee.

Vs.12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion in the Holy Land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Vs.13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for He is raised up out of His holy habitation.”

Vs.3 “Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of Host the holy mountain.”

Zechariah 14:9

Vs.9 “And the LORD shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His Name one.”

Psalm 102:16

Vs.16 “When the LORD shall build up Zion, He shall appear in His Glory.”

Psalms 97:6

Vs. 6 “The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see His Glory.”

Isaiah 3:13

Vs.13 “The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.”

Isaiah 6:1

Vs.1 “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord, sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.”

Isaiah 16:5

Vs.5 “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgement, and hasting righteousness.”

Isaiah 11:10

Vs. 10 “And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious.”

Isaiah 25:9

Vs.9 “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for HIM, and He will save us: this is the LORD (JAHOVAH); we have waited for HIM, we will be glad and rejoice in His Salvation.”

Isaiah 29:23, 24

Vs. 23 “But when He seeth His children, the work of Mine Hands, in the midst of HIM, they shall sanctify My Name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

Vs.24 “They also that erred in Spirit shall come to Understanding, and they that murmured shall learn Doctrine.”

Isaiah 32:1

Vs.1 “Behold, a King shall reign in Righteousness, and princes shall rule in Judgement.”

Isaiah 33:10, 17

Vs.10 “Now will I rise, saith the LORD;

Now will I be exalted;

Now will I lift up Myself.”

Vs.17 “Thine eyes shall see the King in His Beauty:….”

Isaiah 35:2

Vs.2 “It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the Excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the Glory of the LORD, and the Excellency of our God.”

Isaiah 40:5

Vs.5 “And the Glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the Mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.”

Isaiah 40:9

Vs.9 “O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!”

Isaiah 42:13

Vs.13 “The LORD shall go forth as a Might man, He shall stir up jealousy like a Man of war: He shall cry, yea, roar; He shall prevail against His enemies.”

Isaiah 42:1

Vs.1 “Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; Mine Elect, in whom My Soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon HIM: He shall bring forth Judgement to the Gentiles.”

Isaiah 43:10

Vs.10 “Ye are My Witnesses, saith the LORD, and My Servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I Am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.”

Isaiah 45:13, 22

Vs. 13 “I have raised Him up in Righteousness, and I will direct all His Ways: He shall build My City, and He shall let go My captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of Host.”

Vs.22 “Look unto Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I Am God, and there is none else.”

Isaiah 49:6

Vs.6 “And He said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give Thee for a Light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My Salvation unto the end of the earth.”

Daniel 2:44

Vs.44 “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a Kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the Kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these Kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”

Isaiah 54:13

Vs. 13 “And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”

Isaiah 59:20

Vs.20 “And a Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob,

Isaiah 60:1, 2, 3 

Vs.1 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Vs.2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His Glory shall be seen upon thee.

Vs.3 And the Gentiles shall come to Thy Light, and kings to the brightness of Thy rising.”

Isaiah 62:2, 3

Vs.2 “And the Gentiles shall see Thy Righteousness, and all kings Thy Glory: and thou shalt be called by a New Name, which the Mouth of the LORD shall name.

Vs.3 Thou shalt also be a Crown of Glory in the Hand of the LORD, and a Royal Diadem in the Hand of Thy God.”

Isaiah 66:18, 19

Vs.18 “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see My Glory.”

Vs.19 “And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles after off, that have not heard My Fame, neither have seen My Glory; and they shall declare My Glory among the Gentiles.”

Jermiah 4:2

Vs.2 “And thou shalt swear, The LORD Liveth, in Truth, in Judgement, and in Righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in HIM, and in HIM shall they glory.”

Jeremiah 9:24

Vs.24 “But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I Am the LORD which exercise Lovingkindness, Judgment, and Righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.”

Jeremiah 10:10

Vs.10 “But the LORD is the True God, He is the Living God, and an Everlasting King:…”

Jeremiah 16:21

Vs.21 “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know Mine Hand and My Might; and they shall know that My Name is JAHOVAH.”

Jeremiah 24:6, 7

Vs.6 “For I will set Mine Eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

Vs.7 And I will give them a heart to know Me, that I Am JAHOVAH: and they shall be My People, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto Me with their whole heart.”

Jeremiah 23:5, 6, 7, 8.

Vs.5 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute Judgement and Justice in the earth.

Vs.6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His Name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Vs.7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Vs. 8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.”

Ezekiel 20:42

Vs.42 “And ye shall know that I Am JAHOVAH, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up Mine Hand to give it to your fathers.”

Ezekiel 35:11

Vs.11 “Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy against them; and I will make Myself known among them, when I have judge thee.”

Hosea 2:20

Vs.20 “I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know JAHOVAH.”

Hosea 3:5

Vs.5 “Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their King and shall fear the LORD and His Goodness in the latter days.”

Hosea 6:6

Vs.6 “For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”

Hosea 8:2

Vs.2 “Israel shall cry unto Me, My God, we know thee.”

Hosea 13:10

Vs.10 “I will be thy King: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? And thy judges of whom thou saidst, give me a king and princes?”

Hosea 14:8

Vs.8 “Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idles? I have heard HIM, and observed HIM:…”

Joel 2:27, 28

Vs.27 “And ye shall know that I Am in the midst of Israel, and that I Am the LORD your God, and none else: and My People shall never be ashamed.

Vs.28 And it shall come to pass afterwards, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”

Joel 3:16, 17

Vs.16 “The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His Voice from Jerusalem; and heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Vs.17 So shall ye know that I Am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her anymore.”

Amos 1:2

Vs.2 “And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter His Voice from Jerusalem;….”

Amos 9:1

Vs.1 “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar:….”

Obadiah vs.21

Vs.21 “And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the Kingdom shall be the LORD’s.”

Micah 4:1, 2, 6, 7, 8

vs.1 “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Vs.2 And many nations shall come, and say, come, and let us go up to the Mountain of the LORD, and to the House of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His Ways, and we will walk in His Paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the Word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”

Vs.6 “In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

Vs.7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

Vs.8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion unto thee shall it come, even the First Dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.”

Micah 5:4, 5

Vs.4 “And He shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the Majesty of the Name of the LORD His God; and They shall abide: for now shall He be great unto to the ends of the earth.

Vs.5 And this Man shall be the peace,….”

Habakkuk 2:14

VS.14 “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

Isaiah 11:9,10 ,11

Vs.9 “They shall not hurt nor destroyed in all My Holy Mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Vs.10 And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for an Ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious.

Vs.11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set His Hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people,….”

Habakkuk 3:13

Vs.13 “Thou wentest fourth for the salvation of Thy people, even for salvation with Thine Anointed;….”

Zephaniah 2:7

Vs.7 “…:for the LORD their GOD shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”

Zephaniah 3:9, 10

Vs.9 “For then will I turn to the people a pure language that they may all call upon the Name of the LORD, to serve Him with one consent.

Vs.10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My suppliants, even the daughter of My dispersed, shall bring Mine offering.”

John 4:23, 24.

Vs.23 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship HIM.

Vs.24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth.”

Zephaniah 3:15-20.

Vs.15 “The LORD hath taken away thy judgements, He hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

Vs.16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

Vs.17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is Mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in his love, He will joy over thee with singing.

Vs.18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

Vs.19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

Vs.20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.”

Zechariah 2:10-13.

Vs.10 “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

Vs.11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be My people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent Me unto thee.

Vs.12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Vs.13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for He is raised up out of His Holy Habitation.”

Zechariah 6:13.

Vs.13 “Even He shall build the Temple of the LORD; and He shall bare the Glory, and shall sit and rule upon His Throne; and He shall be a Priest upon His Throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between Them Both.”

Zechariah 8:3, 7, 8.

Vs. 3 “Thus saith the LORD; I Am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of host the holy mountain.”

Vs.7 “Thus saith the LORD of host; Behold, I will save My People from the east country and from the west country;

Vs.8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be My People, and I will be their God, in Truth and in Righteousness.”

Zechariah 9:8

Vs.8 “And I will encamp about Mine House because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them anymore: for now have I seen with Mine Eyes.”

Zechariah 12:10.

Vs.10 “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for HIM, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for HIM, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”

Malachi 3:16, 17.

Vs.16 “Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a Book of Remembrance was written before HIM for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon His Name.

Vs.17 And they shall be Mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up My Special Treasure; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.”

 

From King David to Bob Marley

Matthew 19:28

Vs.28 “And Jesus said unto them Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the Throne of His Glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Whether or not the twelve Apostles sat on twelve thrones judging Israel we are uncertain. Perhaps they are sitting on their thrones in Heaven I am unsure. What we are sure of is: the Son of man, the Christ, has led this regeneration. We being witnesses to His return.

Now who else is to come in this regeneration? Remember, that John the Baptist was the prophet Elijah “come again”. And many also believe that Marcus Mosiah Garvey is John the Baptist “come again”.

Jeremiah 30:9, 10

Vs.9 “But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Vs.10  Therefore fear thou not, O My servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from a far, and I seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.”

With the return of the Anointed One, there is also the promise from the LORD that King David himself must also return. Consider the following: Isaiah 55:3, 4

Vs.3 “Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Vs.4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.”

Ezekiel 34:23, 24

Vs.23 “And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even My servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Vs.24 And I the LORD will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.”

So far we have given you three quotes concerning the return of King David. He will be a witness, a leader, a commander and a shepherd.

Isaiah 55:11

Vs.11 “So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”

Matthew 19:26

Vs.26 “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”

Ezekiel 37:23, 24, 25

Vs.23 “…: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be My people, and I will be their God.

Vs.24 And David My servant shall be king over them; and they shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in My Judgements, and observe My Statutes, and do them.

Vs.25 And they shall dwell in the land I have given unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and       My servant David shall be their prince for ever.”

They were song writers

They were singers

They were musicians

They were leaders

They were shepherds

They were commanders

They were kings

They knew God and were

Beloved of God

(The name David means beloved)

1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 17:42.

Vs.12 “And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.”

Vs.42 “And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.”

Webster’s Dictionary defines ruddy as: having a healthy reddish colour.

Bunny Wailer who lived with Bob as children in 9 mile referred to Bob as, “the red boy”.

Hosea 3:5

Vs.5 “Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.”

Who is known around the world as the King of Reggae?

It is clear to us now that in the time of the “regeneration” when the Son of man sat on His throne in glory that King David also reigned gloriously. Let us demonstrate why this is so. This gift of regeneration was promised to King David by the prophet Nathan. 2 Samuel 7:12-17.

Vs.12 “And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

Vs. 13 He shall build an house for My Name, and I will stablish the throne of His kingdom for ever.

Vs.14 I will be his father, and he shall be My Son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

Vs.15 But My mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

Vs.16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Vs.17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.”

The key words in this quotation are “before thee”. The Lord promises to King David that his throne and his kingdom would be established at a time and in a way where King David himself would be a witness to it. Bob Marley was born in the time indicated by the prophet Nathan, and was a witness to the establishment of his kingdom (The Nation of Israel), and to the establishment of his throne by his prodigy Emperor Haile Selassie I: The Everlasting and Eternal King. He committed his life to serving, and praising the Living God of Heaven and Earth, spreading worldwide the message that “the Lord has come”.

Psalm 12:6

VS.6 “The Words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in furnace of earth, purified seven times.”

Even after David is told this prophecy he repeats to Nathan the same words “before thee” twice, to confirm what was said to him earlier. This is found when reading the rest of the chapter: 2 Samuel 7.

This is identical to what happened to the Prophet Elijah. Malachi 4:5

Vs.5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.”

Matthew 11:7-15.

Vs.7 “And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Vs.8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

Vs.9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

Vs.10 For this is ‘he’, of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger before thy face, which shall prepared thy way before thee.

Vs.11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Vs.12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Vs.13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

Vs.14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which was for to come.

Vs.15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

 

Here we have an example of the Lord’s promise: that a man shall return to the earth and live his life again.

This is the prayer of Jesus Christ to His Father. John 12:26; John 14:1-3; John 17:24.

Vs.26 “If any man serve Me. Let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be: if any man serve Me, him will My Father honour.”

Vs.1 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Vs.2 In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Vs.3 And if I go and prepared a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

Vs.24 “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My Glory, which thou hast given Me: for thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world.”

This was the final prayer of Jesus Christ before He was betrayed and arrested. His prayer to the Father is that those who loved Him and knew Him as the Son of God, should return to the Earth during His reign to witness and rejoice in His Glory. This is what the Lord referred to when He spoke concerning “the regeneration”.

Note: Isaiah 14:24. Psalm 115:3. And 135:6

Vs.24 “The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.”

Vs.3 “But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.”

Vs.6 “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.”

Isaiah 4:1-4.  These verses speak of the day when Israel is re-gathered as a Nation.

At that time a man will have seven wives. We know that Bob Marley had eleven children with seven different women.

Vs.1 “And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

Vs.2 In that day shall the Branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

Vs.3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem.

Vs.4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgement, and by the spirit of burning.”

King David was involved with a beautiful woman named Bathsheba. This same Bathsheba bore a son for King David. The son’s name was Solomon. Bob Marley was himself involved with a world renowned beauty named Cindy Breakspeare, who bore him a son named Damion. This son excelled in beauty, knowledge, and understanding. It can be said that his fame, like Solomon’s, has reached worldwide notoriety.

Bob Marley’s oldest son is named David.

Bob Marley wore on his left hand a ring with the insignia of the Lion of Judah, carrying a banner. It has been said that this ring was a gift from His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I. If true, it would have great significance. Could it be the same ring given by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba?

By NZAU MUSAU

On the cover of 1984’s best-selling posthumous album ‘Legend” is the picture of Bob Marley’s arm resting on his chin, his forefinger taping his lower lip.

Noticeably in his middle finger is the emblematic Lion of Judah ring worn by the late singer in the last five years of his life and before him, said to have belonged to the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I.

The ring bears the royal insignia of late Ethiopian monarchy, a lion holding a sceptre. It is said to be a precious relic containing actual fragments of Biblical King Solomon’s ring.

The ring turned out to have been one of Bob’s prized possessions and also the most coveted upon his death in 1981.

How did Marley, a man of peasantry heritage, come to possess such a ring which caused so much anguish, contestation and drama on his death?

If the oral tradition is to be believed we can see that the ring has now gone full circle: From King David, to his son Solomon, to his son Menelik I, down through the ages from emperor to emperor, until it resided with His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, who bequeathed it to Bob Marley and subsequently to his son Damian, Junior Gong.

“The Mark of the Beast”

The Beast is Rome.

The Mark is the numbers of a man.

The man is the Bishop of Rome-Pope Gregory 13^th. His numbers were      introduced in 1582. It was adopted by Great Britain and the American Colonies in 1752, to replace the Julian calendar.

Today, all the money of many nations carries a set of numbers representing this prince of Rome. Check books, credit cards, legal tender, sales receipts all carry the ‘Mark of Rome’. Birth certificates, passports, drivers licenses use this same ‘mark’.

The ‘Mark of Rome’ was first introduced in 46b.c. by Julius Ceasan and is called the Julian calendar. These two Roman calendars are a rejection of JAHOVAH’S Law concerning times and the recording of times.

Emperor Nero was dead for 20yrs before John the Apostle wrote his ‘Revelations’.

Revelation 13:16, 17

Vs.16 “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Vs.17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

A wrist watch could be seen as being on the back of the hand. Many of today’s watches display not only the hour of the day, as prescribe by Babylon, but they also display the day, the month and the year all according to the Roman tradition. Incidentally, today’s phones support the papist ideology that Sunday is the seventh day of the week. This papist idea is propagated by the Roman Catholic Church and their supporters. It is their attempt to diminish the Sabbath and replace it with Sunday. With one press of the button the Mark of the Beast is in their hand.

“In the forehead” could refer to the position in the brain where our pertinent information is stored. When one is asked the date of their birth, they instantly respond with the numbers of the Beast. It is so automatically and subconsciously recited. Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, birthdays and holidays are learned and repeated over and over until they are automatic responses.

How can we escape from the Mark of the Beast? Perhaps, we can change the system here in Jamaica by using the Lord’s calendar and timetable instead of the pope’s. Or perhaps, move to Israel where I would hope that the Hebrew calendar is used.

THE NAME OF THE LORD

In the Scriptures the LORD is referred to by different names. He is referred to as LORD, Lord, GOD, God, Lord GOD and LORD God.

The name LORD means JAHOVAH, and is interpreted as JAH is OVER: JAH is OVER all things, JAH is OVER Everything. This name is used mostly when referring to GOD the Father.

The name Lord means ADONAI and is used when referring to GOD in the flesh. This name implies not only to His Deity but also to His humanity. In Psalm 110:1 it states “The LORD said unto my Lord, sit thou at My Right Hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot stool.” This verse demonstrates the Father GOD speaking to His Anointed Son, the Christ, Father GOD speaking to His Son Immanuel.

Consider the vision of Daniel the Prophet: Daniel 7:13-14.

Vs.13 “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought HIM near before HIM.

Vs.14 And there was given HIM dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve HIM: His dominion is an Everlasting Dominion, which shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.”

Again we find an interaction between Father GOD and His Anointed Son: the LORD and His Son the Lord.

The prophet Malachi wrote concerning the Anointed One, the Son of GOD. Malachi 3:1

Vs.1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the Way before Me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the LORD of Hosts.

Why the need for these different Names and Titles when referring to GOD?

It all dates back to the days when Adam and Eve first disobeyed and sinned. God said to them in Genesis 3:17, “And unto Adam He said, because thou hast harkened unto the voice of thy wife, and has eaten of the tree, of which I Commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”

Cursed is the ground, and cursed is mankind because all of mankind is made from the ground. “For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Because GOD is Perfect and man is cursed, GOD interacts with mankind in a lesser Form referred to in the Scripture as Lord (Adonai) and as God (Elohim). Consider this riddle found in the Book of Proverbs (Proverbs 30:4)

vs.4 “Who hath ascended up into Heaven, or descended?

Who hath gathered the wind in His Fist?

Who hath bound the waters in a garment?

Who hath established all the ends of the earth?

What is His Name, and what is His Son’s Name,

If thou canst tell?”

JAH is His Name and YAH is His Son’s Name.

The Name of the Father is JAHOSHUA. JAH, the Father is Salvation

The Name of the Son is YAHOSHUA. YAH, the Son is Salvation

As they say in Jamaica: JAH Make YAH. JAH the Father YAH the Son.

These Names are combined and referred to in the Scriptures as JAH ALLAH YAH: The Father and the Son bound together by an oath. A thousand years before the birth of the Christ, Yahoshua, we are considering the nature of GOD the Father and of His Son.

This duality of GOD is necessary because of GOD’S pureness and perfect nature, in which it is impossible for GOD to be in the presence of evil. The Scriptures explain it on this wise. Psalms 5:4.    

Vs.4 “For thou are not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with Thee.”

And in Habakkuk 1:13.

Vs.13 “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity:…?”

And in Nahum 1:5. 

Vs.5 “The mountains quake at Him and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at His Presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.”

And in Micah 1:3,4.                                                                                                                                      

Vs.3 “For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His Place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Vs.4 And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.”

In the beginning when GOD made Adam and Eve, Father GOD was with them in the Garden of Eden. But after their sin of disobedience instead of Father GOD in the garden, it was the Voice of the LORD (Genesis 3:8) in the garden. Instead of the Father with them it was the Word of GOD, or the Son of GOD with them.

With the ascension of RASTAFARI in Jamaica we now have two more names associated with GOD. The name JAH RASTAFARI means JAH the Head Creator, and the name HAILE SELASSIE I means The Might of the Trinity. When using these Names we experience a more personal and closer relationship to the Almighty.

One of the great victories of Good over Evil is achieved when the Son of GOD, Yahoshua the Mashiach came to earth in order to bring mankind once again closer to GOD.

Leviticus 17:11 says “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by the sacrifice of Himself on the cross made atonement for all mankind. In this miraculous event He has made it possible for all mankind to be, once again, reunited with Father GOD. With this victory over Death, Hell, and Evil He has made it possible for Heaven to be purged of Satan, thus creating the Kingdom of GOD in Heaven. This victory enables the saints to once again be present with their Creator in a pure and holy environment.

His Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, accomplished a similar victory by creating on earth the Kingdom of GOD: the State of Israel.

Major accomplishments by the Two Christs, YAHOSHUA and Haile Selassie I. With each visitation great Spiritual and physical victories are achieved. And as prophesied by John the Apostle the Two Anointed Ones on their return together shall usher in the return of JAHOVAH to His earth for the Day of Judgement and the Day of Rewards.

The Theophanies of the LORD

Numbers 12:6, 7, 8.

Vs.6 “And He said, Hear now My Words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Vs.7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all Mine House.

Vs.8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold:….”

Numbers 14:14.

Vs.14 “And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that Thou LORD art among this people, that Thou LORD art seen face to face…”

Most people believe that it is impossible for us to see GOD. For even GOD has said Exodus 33:20

Vs.20 “And He said, Thou canst not see My Face: for there shall no man see Me, and live.”

But man has seen His Face. Did not Adam and Eve see His Face? Did not Enoch walk with GOD? Genesis 5:22, 24. Did not Abraham spend an afternoon with the Lord giving Him food and drink? Genesis 18. Even Balaam, who wasn’t a Hebrew, heard the Voice of the LORD and saw the Almighty. Numbers 24:15, 16.

Vs.15 “And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Vs.16 He hath said, which heard the words of God and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:”

Is there a controversy? Can we see GOD?

Perhaps we cannot see the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, but we can see the Lord, the Son of God.

Consider Moses who “endured, as seeing Him who is invisible. Hebrews 11:27.

Isaiah writes “for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.” Isaiah 6:1-5.

The prophet Amos states, Amos 9:1: “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar:…”

Additionally, Ezekiel and Daniel both saw HIM in visions.

And why would the LORD encourage us to seek His Face if it was impossible to see? In Psalm 27:8. King David writes:

Vs.8 “When thou saidst, Seek ye My Face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy Face, LORD, will I seek.”

Consider these verses of Scripture.

Deuteronomy 4:29.

Vs.29 “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, Thou shalt find HIM, if thou seek HIM with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”

Psalms 14:2

Vs.2 “The LORD looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”

Psalms 24:6

Vs.6 “This is the generation of them that seek HIM, that seek Thy Face, O God of Jacob. Selah.”

Psalms 119:2

Vs.2 “Blessed are they that keep His Testimonies, and that seek HIM with the whole heart.”

Psalms 105:4

Vs.4 “Seek the LORD and His strength: seek His Face evermore.”

Proverbs 8:17

Vs.17 “I Love them that love Me; and those that seek Me early shall find Me.”

Isaiah 45:19

Vs.19 “I have not spoken in secret in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, seek ye Me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.”

Jeremiah 29:13, 14.

Vs.13 “And ye shall seek Me and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

Vs.14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD:…”

Hosea 5:15

Vs.15 “I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek My Face: in their affliction they will seek Me early.”

In the last chapter of the Christian Bible we find: Revelation 22:4

Vs.4: “And they shall see His Face; and His Name shall be in their foreheads.”

What a wonderful rejoicing to see the Face of God. Is there anything greater than this? I say, “No”. Seeing the Face of God in our lifetime is the ultimate victory. What greater joy can be found on this earth? The greatest day of my life is when I saw the Living God of Heaven and Earth.

Last month was Easter and I noticed while scrolling through the channels that there was a documentary on the History Channel entitled “The Face of Jesus Uncovered”. It is very good and natural for one’s spirit and soul to look for the Face of Christ. We are even encourage by God Himself to do so.

We will attempt to make “The Face of God” more understandable and much more accessible to the ones who seek this reward. God made Adam in His Image and Likeness. Adam was not created as an old man, because our God, although being very old, has the appearance of a mature man. Not an old man, and definitely not an old white man who favours Santa Claus. These are misrepresentations derived from the lack of knowledge and ignorance of God. The Pope has a painting on his ceiling representing an old white haired man (his God the Father) creating Adam. This has no place in reality.

When one wants to see the Face of God all one needs to do is to look upon the Son of God, His Christ. Let me explain, by first, using the Scripture. In the New Testament Books of Mark, Matthew and Luke we have an identical occurrence:

Mark 9:2-8, Matthew 17:1-13, Luke 9:28-36

Vs.28 “And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James and went up into a mountain to pray.

Vs.29 And as He prayed, the fashion of His raiment was white and glistering.

Vs.30 And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

Vs.31 Who appeared in Glory, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.

Vs.32 But Peter and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw His Glory and the two men that stood with Him.

Vs.33 And it came to pass as they departed from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what He said.

Vs.34 While He thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

Vs.35 And there came a Voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Beloved Son: hear Him.

Vs.36 And when the Voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.”

This incident is known as the Transfiguration. God is always the same, He never changes (Malachi 3:6)

Vs.6 “For I am the LORD, I change not;…”

Because Christ was human and was born of a woman as a baby. In His transition from a baby into an old man He developed until the time He blossomed into Perfection. At the time of His perfection He was the exact likeness and similitude of His Father. The following quotes are from the Christian New Testament.

John 12:45

Vs.45 “And he that seeth Me seeth Him that sent Me.”

John 14:6,7

Vs.6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.

Vs.7 If he had known Me , ye should have known My Father also: and from henceforth ye know HIM, and have seen HIM.”

Just as it happened to the First Christ Yahosua, Jesus, it also happened to the Second Christ Haile Selassie I. This Transfiguration of Emperor Haile Selassie I took place at St. George’s Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the eleventh day of the eighth month, Chesvan, 5691 (November 2, 1930). This event was spoken about by the Prophet Isaiah: Isaiah 49:5.

Vs.5 “And now, saith the LORD that form Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob again to HIM, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be Glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and My God shall be my strength.”

The timetable given by the prophet is extremely accurate. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was Glorified, as the First Christ was, in which His Appearance was the Appearance of the Living GOD of Heaven and Earth, The Father Himself. Because Israel was not regathered until the 22^nd day of the second month, Iyyar, 5696 (May 14, 1936), this prophecy spans a period of 2630 years and is accurate within fifteen and a half years. We also have the visual evidence of the Glory of the LORD being portrayed by His Christ, His Son, King Haile Selassie I. When one sees the photographs and the videos of His Majesty on that Special Day one sees the Face of GOD. As it was with the First Christ, Yahoshua, so it was with the Second Christ, Haile Selassie I. They reached that Special Moment of Perfection. The moment that They were prepare for by GOD The Father. To declare unto us and the world the Glory of the Father, THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. To see HIM as He is. To see HIM and to know HIM.

Consider the following passages. Jeremiah 16:21

Vs.21 “Therefore, behold, I will this once, cause them to know, I will cause them to know Mine Hand and My Might; and they shall know that My Name is JAHOVAH.”

Hosea 2:20

Vs.20 “I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness: and thou shall know the LORD.”

Hosea 8:2

Vs.2 “Israel shall cry unto Me, My God, we know Thee.”

Hosea 14:8

Vs.8 “Ephraim shall say, What have I to do anymore with idles? I have heard HIM, and observed HIM:…”

Habakkuk 2:14

Vs.14 “For the Earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the water cover the seas.”

Zechariah 12:10

Vs.10 “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him. As one mourneth for his only Son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”

This is a quote from the New Testament. John 4:23

Vs.23 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship HIM.”

As far as I see it, Who on earth today knows God, and worship HIM in Truth? I know of no other people on earth besides the RASTAFARIANS who know God, and are in the position to worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth.

We are living in a perfect time, in that, the Knowledge of the LORD, and the Face of God is readily available online, in books, in publications, and in documentaries. We have a song, a very beautiful and uplifting song, which states, “In my house there’s a Picture on the Wall: RASTAFARI sit up on His Throne.” As a people of God, the RASTAFARI Family, takes great pleasure in liberally portraying the portrait of His Majesty Haile Selassie I. Seeing God in the flesh is uplifting, and powerfully inspiring to those who know HIM and love Him.

It is for this reason that Christ the King, H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I is given to be a Light to the Gentiles. Isaiah 49:6.

Vs.6 “And He said, it is a light thing that thou shouldest be My Servant to raise up the Tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give Thee for a Light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My Salvation unto the end of the earth.”

As it says in the New Testament Scriptures: John 3:36.

Vs.36 “He that believeth on the Son hath Everlasting Life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

John 5:23

Vs.23 “That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent HIM.”

John 6:40

Vs.40 “And this is the will of HIM that sent Me, that everyone which seeth the Son, and believeth on HIM, may have Everlasting Life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

1 John 2:23

Vs.23 “Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.”

2 Thessalonians 1:10

Vs.10 “When He shall come to be Glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe….”

2 Corinthians 4:6

Vs.6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of His Christ.”

Hebrews 9:28

Vs.28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for HIM shall He appear the second time without sin unto Salvation.”

Hebrews 8:11

Vs.11 “And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest.”

Jeremiah the prophet wrote concerning this Knowledge of God. Jeremiah 16:21

Vs.21 “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know Mine Hand and My Might; and they shall know that My Name is JAHOVAH.”

Jeremiah 31:34

Vs.34 “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the LORD: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Habakkuk 2:14

Vs.14 “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

Habakkuk 3:13

Vs.13 “Thou wentest forth for the salvation of Thy people, even for salvation with Thine Anointed;.”

Isaiah 60:1,2,3

Vs.1 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Vs.2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His Glory shall be seen upon thee.

Vs.3 And the Gentiles shall come to Thy Light, and kings to the brightness of Thy Rising.”

Isaiah 62:2,3

Vs.2 “And the Gentiles shall see Thy Righteousness, and all kings Thy Glory: and Thou shalt be called by a New Name, which the Mouth of the LORD shall name.

Vs.3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the Hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the Hand of Thy God.”

Isaiah 66:18,19

Vs.18 “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see My Glory.

Vs.19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen My Glory; and they shall declare My Glory among the Gentiles.”

Ezekiel 38:23

Vs.23 “Thus will I magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am JAHOVAH.”

Ezekiel 39:21,22,29

Vs.21 “And I will set My Glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see My Judgement that I have executed, and My Hand that I have laid upon them.

Vs.22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.

Vs.29 Neither will I hide My Face anymore from them: for I have poured out My Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the LORD GOD.”

The knowledge of God is the reward of the faithful.

The primary topic is Salvation. The message of the Bible is Salvation.

The Bible is a map, similar to a treasure map with the treasure being Eternal Life with God. The Holy Scripture guides our direction as a compass.

Peter on the day of Pentecost testified with many words saying, “Save yourselves”. (Acts of the Apostles 2: 14-40). Save yourselves- save your soul. If you save your soul, you save your life. Here is your invitation from God: Isaiah 1:16-20

Vs. 16  “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

Vs. 17  Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow,

Vs. 18  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Vs. 19  If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Vs. 20  But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.”

Gospel of John 3:1-5

Vs. 1 “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

Vs. 2 The same come to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with Him.

Vs. 3 Jesus answered and said to him, verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Vs. 4 Nicodemus saith unto Him, how can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

Vs. 5 Jesus answered, verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Baptist is the Foundation

The Stone of Salvation, Jesus Himself being baptized in the water and by the spirit. Gospel of Matthew3:16-17.

Vs. 16 “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straight way out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him:

Vs. 17 And, lo, a Voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am pleased.”

Would it not too, be most wonderful and most comforting to come up out of the water and hear Father God saying, “Welcome My beloved daughter or My beloved son”?

The recordings of Jesus’ baptism are found in Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3: 21-22 and John 1:31-34.

If we are baptized in the water, calling on the Name of the Lord, we are baptized in the Blood. We are spiritually covered in the Blood of Christ, the Lamb of God. This Sacrificial Blood purifies us, to the extent that we can now actually once again, live with God: whether we live with Him in heaven or whether we live with Him on earth.

When discussing the topic of baptism, two question might be asked, “where were you baptize?” and “who baptized you?” the reason they might ask these two question, is because today the various denominations have different methods of baptizing. It was not always this way. It is important to remember that if God doesn’t baptise you, you are not baptized. For only God can baptize. Not man.

In the early Christian church, there was only one method for baptism. Paul the apostle states this fact in his letter to the Ephesians (Eph 4:5).

Vs. 5 “One Lord, one faith, one baptism, this certitude of ‘one baptism’ is substantiated in ‘the Acts of the Apostles’. Chapter two (2) will be the focus, because it clearly recalls the very first day of the Christian. It is necessary, however, to first examine the credentials and the mandate given the apostle Simon Peter by the Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew 16: 15-19)

Vs. 15 “He saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am?

Vs. 16  And Simon Peter answered and said, thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Vs. 17  And Jesus answered and said unto him, blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Vs. 18  And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Vs. 19  And I will give unto thee the keys to heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shall loose an earth shall be loosed in heaven.

The keys given to Peter by Jesus were emblematic in the words, the passion, the force and the power in Peter’s message on that very first day of Jesus’ church. Chapter two (2) in “the Acts of the Apostles’ describes this days: the day of Pentecost. (Acts 2).

Acts 2: 1-42

Vs. 1 And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Vs. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Vs. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

Vs. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit agave them utterance.

Vs. 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

Vs. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speaking his own language.

Vs. 7 Then they were all amazed and marvelled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

Vs. 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

Vs. 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling and Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Ponus and Asia,

Vs. 10  Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, Jews and proselytes,

Vs. 11  “Cretans and Arabs- we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”

Vs. 12  So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

Vs. 13  Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

Vs. 14  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heeds my words.

Vs. 15  For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.

Vs. 16  But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

Vs. 17  And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your young men shall see visions your old men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams.

Vs. 18  And on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophecy.

Vs. 19  I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapour of smoke.

Vs. 20  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the Lord.

Vs. 21  And it shall come to pass that whosoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved.’

Vs. 22   Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in Your midst, as you yourselves also know-

Vs. 23  “Him being delivered by the determined purpose and for knowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

Vs. 24  “Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Vs. 25  “For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the LORD always before my face, for He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

Vs. 26   Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

Vs. 27  For you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.

Vs. 28  You have made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of joy in your presence.”

Vs. 29  “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Vs. 30  “Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

Vs. 31  “He, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the Resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Vs. 32  “This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

Vs. 33  “Therefore being exalted to the right on of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

Vs. 34  “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: “The L_ORD said to my Lord, sit at my right hand,

Vs. 35  Till I make your enemies your footstool.” ’

Vs. 36  “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

Vs. 37  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

Vs. 38  Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptised in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

Vs. 39  “For the Promise is to you and your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

Vs. 40  And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”

Vs. 41  Then those you gladly received his words were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Vs.42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

To recap chapter two

They were all “with one accord in one place”. They were all “filled with the Holy Spirit”, calling out in various languages even shouting out all, “the wonderful works of God”. Not that they were making a conscious effort to do so, for they were certainly unlearned in foreign languages, but the Holy Spirit of God, through them, was praising Father God.

This method of praising God, with a loud voice and with crying out, is mirrored in the descriptions of heaven given by John in “The Revelation of Jesus Christ.”

(Revelation 5:11-12)

Vs. 11  “Then I liked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,

Vs. 12   Saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain with to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honour and glory and blessing!”

And (Revelation 7: 9-10)

Vs. 9 “After these things l looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, of all nation, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the lamb, palms in their hands;

Vs. 10   And cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb!”

Continuing in Acts 2, we see Peter, as the leader of the Apostles, delivering a Spirit-filled message to the gathering crowd. He declared to them all the great works of God and His Christ that had just recently transpired. So passionate was he in recounting the monumental and prophetical events that this word penetrated and convicted their very hearts, until they cried out, “what shall we do?” “How is it even possible, that we have killed the Christ: the Holy son of God? And now that we have, “what can we possible do now to make amends to Father God?”

It is right here, at this climactic moment that Peter reveals for the first time, the keys to the kingdom of God. For now He declares to them: (Acts 2: 38-39).

Vs. 38  “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

Vs. 39  For the Promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Vs. 40   And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Vs. 41   Then they that gladly received his words were baptized: and the same day these added unto them about three thousands souls.”

Webster defines untoward as: unruly, troublesome, difficult and adverse.

This ‘second chance’, given to us by God, is not at all difficult, hard, or burdensome. As the scripture states: (2 Peter 3:9).

Vs. 9 “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

It is most appropriate to point out that the Lord Jesus Christ; the Captain of our salvation has already accomplished all the hard work, all the heavy lifting. For our Saviour as a Sacrificial Lamb humbled Himself on the cross to initiate for us a path way for entering God’s Presence in heaven.

Our duty ridiculously easy in comparison is simply to repent of our sins and be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And in addition, we are promised a free and special Gift: the Holy Spirit.

Why and how could anyone take away from or add to God’s plan of redemption? How could anyone say, “Just believe in the Lord Jesus and accept Him as your personal saviour and you are saved”? Just what authority have they received from God to attempt to change or alter His word? These sweet words of a new short-cut to eternal life are made by deceivers leading a path to damnation. Why and how should anyone deviate from such a simple and sure solution to all our needs?

Let us here add some additional verses of scripture further illuminating this subject matter. For this we continue a miraculous heading of a man lame from birth. Peter and John are brought before the Jewish authorities.

Acts 4:5-12

Vs. 5 “And it came to pass on the morrow, that there rulers, and elders and scribes,

Vs. 6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Vs. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, by what power, or by what name have ye done this?

Vs. 8 Thou Peter filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Vs. 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man by what means he is made whole;

Vs. 10   Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye  crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.

Vs. 11   This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the ‘head of the corner’.

Vs. 12    Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name under heaven given among men, whereby must be saved.”

We further submit (Colossians 3:17).

Vs. 17         “And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.”

The second account of baptism mentioned in the ‘Book of Acts (Acts 8:14-17).

Vs. 14    “Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

Vs. 15    who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

Vs.16 (For as yet He was fallen on none of them: only they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.)

Vs. 17     Then said they their hands on them.”

Also recorded in chapter 8 is the baptism of the Ethiopian of great authority by the Apostle Philip.

(Acts 8: 26-39)

The fourth account of baptism is Acts 9:18; the baptism of Paul the Apostles. Paul, himself recounts this event in (Acts 22:11-16).

Vs. 11    “And when I could not see for the Glory of that Light, being led by the hand of them were with me, I came into Damascus.

Vs. 12     And one Ananias, a devoted man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Vs. 13    Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Vs. 14    And he said, the God of our Fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know His Will and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the Voice of His Mouth.

Vs. 15    For thou shalt be His witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

Vs. 16     And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and why be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the Name of the Lord.”

Note that, on the ‘road to Damascus when the heavenly light appeared to Saul, he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why persecuted thou Me?” and the Lord responded, “I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutes.”

Remember what Jesus told the Apostles (John 5:43) “I come in My Father’s Name,” (in the Hebrew, the name of the Father and the name of the Son are written and pronounced the same).  [For now, we will not write the Hebrew, because the computers and internet scramble’s it and the editing are too much.] Additionally, we have included a segment entitled: The Names of God.

Jesus also declares in (John 17: 6, 26), “I have manifested Thy Name unto the men which thou gavest Me…” and, “I have declared unto them Thy Name, and will declare it:…”

Jesus speaking to the Apostle’s says, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name, He shall teach thee all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” Like, the Gospel writer, records this (Luke 24:45-47)

Vs. 45    “then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scripture,

Vs. 46    And said unto them, thus it is written and thus it beloved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day;

Vs. 47   And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem.

Vs. 48    And ye are witnesses of these things.”

So, allow us to conclude this: the Name of the Father is Jesus; the Holy Spirit will be sent in the Name of Jesus; remission of sins is in the Name of Jesus, only; and baptism is in the Name of Jesus (YAHOSHUA).

The ‘Book of Acts’, is Peter who being sent by the Spirit to the Gentiles, preaches again the powerful message of salvation. (Acts 10:42-48)

Vs. 42         “And He commanded us to preach unto the people, and ordained of God to be the judge of the living and dead.

Vs. 43         To Him give all the prophets’ witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins.

Vs. 44         While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all of them which heard the word.

Vs. 45         And they of thee circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Vs.46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Vs. 47         Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

Vs. 48         And he commanded them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord”

There are a few more occurrences of baptism in the ‘Book of Acts’, however, we will only recount one more. (Acts 18:24; 19:6)

Vs. 24         “And a certain Jew named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Vs. 25         this man was instructed in the Way of the Lord; and spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

Vs. 26         And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue; whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the Way of God more perfectly.

Vs. 27         And when he was disposed into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

Vs. 28         For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

Acts 19:1-7

Vs. 1 And it came to pass, that while Apostles was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

Vs. 2 He said unto them, have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Spirit.

Vs. 3   And he said unto them, unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, unto John’s baptism.

Vs. 4    Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him which should come after him that, is on Christ Jesus.

Vs. 5   When they heard this, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.

Vs. 6   And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied

Vs.7  And all the men were about twelve.”

We therefore, conclude that baptism is by full immersion in water, and always in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only begotten Son of God, the Lamb of God: sent to take away the sins of the world (John1:29). And if thou can comprehend, He was God-reconciling the world unto Himself. (2 Corinthians 5: 18-19).

If thou can comprehend it: Jesus was God, reconciling the world unto Himself. (Israel 6:63)

Vs. 5 “And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore Mine Own Arm brought salvation unto Me; and My Fury, it upheld Me.”

And (2 Corinthians 5: 18-19)

Vs. 18         “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation;

Vs. 19         To wit that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself….”

Of all the things the Lord Jesus taught, nothing is more misunderstood than the words recorded by the Apostle Matthew. Matthew 28:19

Vs.19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

It does not say “in the Names” of the Father and the Son but it does say in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. This implies singularity of meaning. It implies that there is One Name for the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Scripture demonstrates to us the Oneness of God.

The Lord Jesus Himself speaks the following. John 5:43

Vs.43 “I am come in My Father’s Name, and ye receive me not:….”

And truly, the Father’s Name and the Name of the Son when written in Hebrew are exactly the same.

In the Gospel of Luke we find further evidence of this. Luke 24:46,47

Vs.46 “And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

Vs.47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

Remember the words of the Prophet Paul. Ephesians 4:5

Vs.5 “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”

If anyone is baptized different from the way described in Scriptures, it is not baptism. Many people, organizations and denominations practice an invalid form of baptism. The pope and the Roman Catholic Church are one of these that practice the invalid form of Baptism. The Baptist Church is also guilty of this grave malpractice. (They call themselves Baptists, but they don’t know how to baptize.)

Salvation

Our journey to the Kingdom of God, whether in heaven or whether on earth is very similar to the Journey to the Promised Land, experienced by Israel. Led by the hands of Moses, the servant of the LORD, Israel escaped from burdensome slavery through a series of miracles. The first similarity we look into is the miracle of the blood of the Passover sacrifice (Exodus 12:5-7; 22-23)

Vs.5  “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep or from the goats:

Vs. 6 … (thou) shall kill in the evening.

Vs. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts, and on the upper door post (the lintel) of the house, wherein they shall eat.”

Vs. 22         “…; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

Vs. 23         For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not come in unto your houses to smite you.”

Just as the blood on the door posts was for protection and safety, today the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ: the sacrificial Lamb of God: covers and protects us, not only from death, but as the blood on the door posts was a sign to spiritual beings, so to the blood of Christ is also seen by spirits and spiritual powers to our benefits. For there are numerous blessing and gifts bestowed on those of faith, who have trusted in the Word of the Lord, making themselves eligible and qualified for the rewards of the Father.

Now, trying to enter the marriage feast without a wedding garment is described by Jesus Himself. (Matthew 22:11-14)

Vs. 11         “And when the king came into see the quests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

Vs. 12         And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Vs. 13         Then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into utter darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Vs. 14         For many are called, but few are chosen”

The spiritual ‘white gown’ of the sanctified can only be attained by Baptism in the Blood of the Lamb. It is a spiritual covering recognised and honoured by spiritual being and powers, not only here on earth but also in heaven. It is therefore, futile to attempt to enter heaven without the required white garment of righteousness.

There is another similarity between the Israelites, fleeing Egypt; and ourselves today fleeing death and hell. In order to point it out we will need to review what occurred at the Red Sea. There were over one million people: men, women and children; with Moses when they reached the ‘Red Sea’ in the area known today as the Gulf of Agaba. There was also herds of sheep and goats, even very much cattle (Exodus 12: 37-38). The Lord knowing Pharaoh would pursue His people, led Moses off the main route, they had being taking and down a long can you that came out unto a large beach that extended out into the sea, known today as Nuweiba. [See map] (Exodus 14:19-22)

Vs. 19         “And the Angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before their faces, and stood behind them:

Vs. 20         And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and  darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these; so that the one came not near the other all night.

Vs. 21         And Moses stretch out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

Vs. 22         And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

The LORD having prepared a Way through the sea, enabled the Israelites to escape and be saved, while utterly to destroying the entire Egyptians army along with Pharaoh. There were two choices available to the Israelites. One choice was to stay on the beach and be killed or enslaved. The second choice was to trust in God by following his prophet, Moses and by following His Path to Salvation. Basically, they had to decide; to be with God or to be without Him.

Likewise, today we too are faced with the ‘waters of salvation’ that lead to the Promised Land. If one is determined, to escape form a life of slavery to sin; there is a Way. If one is determined to escape death and hell; there is a Way. If one is determined to live forever in paradise; there is a Way. And this Way is through the waters of baptism, without which there is no salvation. Some people, when faced with the greatest decision of their life: to be saved or lost, hesitate or delay to the detriment of their souls.

Here are some helpful hints, suggestions that might help.

1. Have an honest, heart to heart conversion with God. Explain to Him all your strengths, and all your short comings.
2. Offer your entire being: body, mind, and soul: as a living sacrifice to God; to be used by Him, His purpose, and according to His Will. “Lord, my body and mind are strong; I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer or the smartest kid on the block, but take me Lord and use me; for I give my life to thee.
3. Repent of your sin, confessing them to God
4. Be baptized: complete immersion in water calling on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ (Yahoshua). And, that’s about it, because God’s blue print for salvation is neither difficult nor burdensome.
5. Check the index for the section “About the Author”.

The most difficult part seems to be the water. This is where a church could be helpful. Otherwise, there are hot tubs, large bath tubs, swimming pools, rivers, lakes, oceans. One could even book a room at a nice motel or hotel with pool. If it’s too cold outside, look for one with an indoor pool. And have faith-God will bless. Personally, I recommend being alone with God during the process, in order to eliminate any distractions. Just you and God that’s all, that’s needed. Maybe, one prefers the company of a close friend or family member. It’s a personal choice: whatever makes you most comfortable. Some will find it helpful to contact a church or a minister. Here, the Apostolic Church adherence to the Word of God, concerning baptism is ‘spot on’: perfect; be very, very careful; for there is an over whelming amount of false doctrines, false teachers, and false churches. They will capture your soul for the Devil! I have visited a lot of church services, and have experienced the power and the passion of a good Holiness preacher. I have also seen a good deal of individuals, some with tears in their eyes, whose hearts were pierced by the Word of God. How they suddenly realize, that the one thing, the only thing, that is needed right now is to be Baptized in the Blood of Jesus Christ. It is a glorious occurrence in heaven and on earth, when an individual seeks to ‘save his soul’ the waters of baptism are spiritually the blood of Jesus Christ. This relationship is described in (1 John 5:6-8).

Vs. 6 “This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Vs. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these Three are One.

Vs. 8 And there are three that bear record in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

The 3 above                                                  these 3 are one

The 3 below                                               these 3 are one

Together                                          the Star of David and the symbol of Israel

When one is baptized, one enters into an Everlasting covenant with the LORD. This covenant is referred to in Scripture as the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31: 31-34)

Vs. 31         “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a New Covenant with the House of Israel, and with the House of Judah.

Vs. 32         Not according to the Covenant that I made with their Fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which My Covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

Vs. 33         But this shall be the Covenant that I will make with House of Israel; after those days, saith the LORD, I will put My Law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Vs. 34         And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the LORD: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

And in the next chapter (Jeremiah 32:38-41)

Vs. 38         “And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

Vs. 39         And I will give them one heart, and one way that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Vs. 40         And I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me.

Vs. 41         Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assured with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”

And, in the New and Everlasting covenant.

1. (Matthew 26:27-28)

Vs. 27         “And He took the cap, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it;

Vs. 28         For this is my blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

2. (Mark 14: 23-24)

Vs. 23         “And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

Vs. 24         And He said unto them, this is My Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many.”

3. (Luke 22: 19-20)

Vs. 19         “And He took bread, and gave thanks, and break it, and gave it unto them, saying, this is my blood which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Vs. 20         Likewise also the cup after super, saying, this cup is the New Covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.”

4. (Hebrew 8:1-2; 6-12)

Vs. 1 “Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: we have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the Majesty in heavens;

Vs. 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pithed, and not man.

Vs. 6 “But now hath He obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also He is the mediate of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Vs. 7 For if the first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

Vs. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

Vs. 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their Fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Vs. 10         For this is the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their minds, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Vs. 11         And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Vs. 12         For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”

5. (Hebrew 9:11-15)

Vs. 11         “But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of the building;

Vs. 12         Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the Holy Place, having obtained Eternal redemption for us.

Vs. 13         For if the blood of bulls of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

Vs. 14         How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the Living God?

Vs. 15        And for this cause He is the Mediator of the New Covenant, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first Covenant, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”

(This guy writes like a lawyer)

6. (Hebrew 9: 22-28

Vs. 22         “And almost all things are, by the law, purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Vs. 23         It was therefore, necessary, that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavens things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Vs. 24         For Christ is not entered into the Holy places made with hands, which are the figure of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear into presence of God for us:

Vs. 25         Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entereth into the Holy place every year with blood of others,

Vs. 26         For them must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world; but, now, once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Vs. 27         And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Vs. 28         So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time, without sin, unto salvation.”

In conclusion; if one has been baptized into Jesus and have entered into an Eternal Covenant with God, then one has been properly prepared, for the Spirit of God, to dwell, permanently, inside of thee. Thou shall be a living temple for God to dwell in. (Revelation 3:20)

Vs. 20         “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; of any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

Now the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. It is also referred to as the Comforter, and as the Spirit of Promise, because the Spirit is promised: to these who are faithful and obedient to the Word of God. Jesus being baptized in the water was immediately anointed with the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 3: 16-17)

Vs. 16         “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straight way out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him:

Vs. 17         And, lo, a voice form heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is often loud, sometimes very loud. It is not quiet, when it hits, you will know it. It will be most memorable. It is more, much more, than a lovely, warm, fuzzy feeling inside. It is often visible and always audible, and when it hits you will know it. I guarantee it.

About the author:

The Theophanist: Victor Paulo Stolat

The following Blessings are mentioned, not for self-aggrandizement, but, rather, as an example to others, that they, too, can also pursue and attain these same Intimacies with The Father.

A first generation American of Polish descent. A man who has:

Heard the Voice of the Almighty, speaking from above, and obeyed.

Was taken to Heaven and returned

Saw in a vision the Living God of Heaven and Earth

Numbers 12:6,7,8

Vs.6 “And He said, Hear now My Words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make Myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Vs.7 My Servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

VS.8 With Him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the Similitude of the LORD shall He behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Consider the man Balaam (the Book of Numbers 24: 15,16).

Vs.15 “And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Vs.16 He hath said, which heard the Words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, fallen into a trance but having his eyes open:”

This man was not Jewish, and possibly not even a Hebrew. Yet, this same man heard the Voice of God and saw the Almighty.

There was a man about 2000 years ago who was an early Christian. This man recorded his experience.

2 Corinthians 12:1-4

Vs.1 “It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Vs.2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

Vs.3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

Vs.4 How that he was caught into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which is not possible for a man to utter.”

THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE

In the year 5732 (1973) at the age of twenty-one I had the religious experience of a lifetime. We were in Florida, U.S.A., harvesting oranges and grapefruits. We were there about 4 months.

We were an interesting pair Ed and I. We were of the Stephen Gaskin principles of diet, dress, hard work, and help thy neighbour. And, although, it was over a year since we left The Farm, we still held firm to the knowledge that a pure body leads to a pure life. Spiritually, we were refined vessels prepared for use.

It was a Sunday, no work, so I went out alone walking bare foot in the sand. On reaching a peaceful spot, I petitioned the Lord for guidance and strength. I then turned to walk away. After a few steps I was stunned motionless for I heard a voice of a man speaking to me from above and behind me. All he said was, “Go to the water and call on the Name of the Lord”.

I did not turn to look around because the voice was coming from above and because of this I felt in my heart it was God.

I did walk to the irrigation pond about 100ft. The pond was quite large and had a small but new wooden dock. So I stood at the end of the dock and said the only thing I could think of concerning the Name of the Lord. I said, “Jehovah, Buddha, Krishna,” and dove in.

Needless to say, nothing happened.

Now, the very next week, on the same first day of the week, I went again to the same peaceful spot to pray. When I finish and turn to walk away I heard the voice again speaking the same words, “Go to the water and call on the Name of the Lord”.

I did not look around, but started walking toward the pond like the first time. I then stopped while still in the coolness of the orange grove and spoke to the Lord. “All my life I’ve been a day late and a dollar short. I always seem to just miss, and success is always elusive. I’ve a strong body and a strong mind and am not afraid to work hard. Take me Lord and use me for Thy Purpose.”

I then left the orange grove, walked to the end of the dock, and said one word, “JESUS.”

When the Spirit entered me I was sitting in my camper. I had a beautiful G.M.C., 350 cu.in., a 6 cylinder workhorse. I had a camper on the back, home-made, with bed, stove, and sink. There was a long bench on one side that doubled as a bed. I was sitting on that when Ed said, “look what I found’. It was a bag of pot with some joints already rolled. Ed fired up one of the bad boys and when it was going he handed it to me. It was a while since we had any so I hit it hard and then hit it again. Ed began to glow and someone switched gears, and I started chanting, “Nam Ya Ho, Ren Gay Que”. It wasn’t me that was chanting. It was me but it wasn’t me. Something was making me chant. Over and over. The chanting became louder, my arms were raised in the air over my head. Then I was lifted off the bench I was sitting on and set on my knees with my hands stretched above my head and all the while chanting louder and louder. I remember thinking to myself, “My lungs are feeling the stress of the loud chanting”.

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According to Google: “Nam Ya Ho Ren Gay Que” is referred to as the Lotus Sutra and describes The Mystic Law. To chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is to bring forth the pure and fundamental energy of life, honouring the dignity and possibility of our ordinary lives.

In the Book of Revelation the prophet John records the words that they were singing and chanting in Heaven. Revelation 19:6

 

Vs.6 “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”

And then, instantly, I saw it! People gathered together-the appearance of this multitude was as the appearance of the sea, when one comes down from the hills and sees the sea: the sea appears to be rising as a large hill. So was the amount of people I saw. They were all dressed in white robes with palms in their hands. They were making a large circle around the white cloud that was in the middle. Everyone was chanting exactly the same as I was: Nam Ya Ho Ren Gay Que; over and over. They moved counter-clockwise.

To the left of where I was standing were large wooden chairs. These chairs were intricately carved and the men that sat on them had on different colour robes. Only a few men were sitting. [These men seemed to be the leaders] The others appeared to be arguing. The one standing next to me with his left hand on my right shoulder spoke to me. And I answered him.

Someone once said to me, “Of course they were arguing, their Jewish.”

REMEMBERING MANOAH

Acts of the Apostles 4:12

Vs.12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

Philippians 2:9,10

Vs.9 “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted HIM, and given HIM a name which is above every name:

Vs.10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in Heaven, and things in Earth, and under the Earth;”

Now from my understanding the name Jesus wasn’t really His name. The name Jesus is Latin for the Greek name Easeus (lesous). In my mind this Greek name literally means: son of Zeus. I made an appointment with the Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, and spoke to him. Afterwards I went to the Hebrew Library where they had Scriptures with the English on one side and the Hebrew on the other. I found the Book of Zechariah chapter 6: 11 where the name of Joshua is written and compared the Hebrew to the English. After all this searching for the One True Name I was not satisfied.

And so I looked in the New Testament the book of Matthew in the first chapter. It is here that the Lord sent an angel to Mary and Joseph. The angel described a miraculous birth of the Son of God and told them what the Name of the Child should be. And so, I did the most reasonable thing I could. I prayed to the Lord asking HIM to send the same angel to me to tell me the Name of Names, the Name of the Son of God.

After praying this prayer some months past, and during this time something else also occurred.

It was the year 5739 (1980) I saw the Lord. This was the first time and the only time that I saw HIM.

After work that day, and when the evening meal was done I was reading the “Song of Solomon” and in it I saw Song of Solomon 1:17.

Vs.17 “The beams of our house are cedar, and are rafters of fir.”

And it amazed me. Because on looking up I saw my cedar beams, and I knew that my rafters were made of Douglas fir. Just like Solomon’s. I looked on the colour T.V and thought even Solomon himself would be amazed at this.

Continuing my reading in the “Song of Solomon” I read. Song of Solomon 2:14

Vs.14 “O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.”

That same night I dreamt that we were high up on a mountain. Some years earlier we had crossed the Continental Divide by James Peak. The winds one experiences at theses heights is unforgettable. In the dream it was dark and the winds were blowing like a tempest, and I knew we were high up on a mountain. There was a good size plateau in front of me stretching from left to right. To my immediate left was the mountain itself still rising higher. It was sheltering me from the strong winds.

And then suddenly in the distance, I see a Man walking briskly. He is approaching us but not coming at us directly. His path was to cross in front of us. This man was clothed in a black silk gown, and as He walked directly into the wind His black silk gown flowed behind HIM. I notice that on his head was a large black silk cloth that flowed in the breeze behind HIM. As He came closer, within 30yards I noticed that it was not a silk cloth on His Head and flowing behind HIM but rather His Hair: black as silk and flowing as a flag behind HIM. It was longer than He was tall.

On realizing that it was His Hair, I immediately knew in my heart that He was God. And my heart spoke to HIM, “Lord, let me see Thy Face”. At that very instant He turned and faced me –and I knew I had seen the Face of God.

That morning when I woke I knew I had seen the Face of God.

Reflecting on this vision, it brings to mind the quotation of King David. Psalms 17:15

Vs.15 “As for me, I will behold Thy Face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy Likeness.”

Perhaps King David had a similar vision to the one I had, in which he saw the Living God of Heaven and Earth. King David also writes. Psalms 17:3

Vs.3 “Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me….”

And additionally in Psalm 27:8

Vs.8 “When Thou saidst, Seek ye My Face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy Face, LORD, will I seek.”

I carried on with my life feeling like I was the only one on Earth that actually knew God. This feeling continued for a few months. The feeling of being all alone, isolated, different. And then a Special Day.

It was cold and wet. A light rain falling all morning. My car won’t start. My battery is dead. I contact a friend who sends me to a new battery store for a new twenty dollar battery. While I’m there I notice the man next to me. He has an accent and is having trouble getting through. He needs the salesman to replace his regulator. But the salesman explains to him they only sell the parts and do not do any mechanical work. I take the stranger aside and explain to him that I can fix his car. I tell him I have a garage and we can get out of the rain I also told him that I didn’t need any money, but if he had some grass that would be enough. He said we would have to go to his house to get it I put my new battery in my car and followed him.

I thought he would just grab it and go, but instead he invited me in, took off his coat, ran upstairs and returned with a tray of ganja. He took four Zig-Zag papers and stuck them together making one large rolling paper he cleaned the herb and roll the fatty. As he smoked he took of his hat and I saw he had long dread locks as I smoked I looked at him as he glowed and I said, “You look exactly the same.” [His appearance seemed to have altered. When he glowed, he took on the appearance of my old dear friend Ed when he glowed. It was Ed, the same one who was with me the day I went to Heaven.] He said, “I am always the same, I never changed”. I said who are you and he said Tesfay Michael Gabriel The Bright and Morning Star. He jumps up and run upstairs and run back down and show me this large photograph of a man. I looked on it and asked him, “Where did you get a photograph of Jesus”. He says it is His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I.

I knew it was the Face of God-the Face of Christ. And wondered if Christ had truly come again. Yet one thing was for certain I was no longer alone concerning the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord. I knew in my heart that the only way to solve this mystery was to find it in the Scripture.

In the mean time I prepared a meal, vegetarian, and some herbal tea with honey. After he had eaten and had drank his tea I asked him the Great Question that I had, “What is the Name of the Only Begotten Son, the one they call JESUS”. To this question he replied:

“Way Yah Come,

Way Yah Go,

Hear: I HIGH I—Now

YA-HO-SHU-AH

I-RAY, I-LECHT, I-MANUEL”

I was finally satisfied I now knew the Name of Names. All this occurred nearly thirty-seven years ago. And now I discovered on the internet that there are many, many people who faithfully search for the name, the Only Name whereby we must be saved. Salvation is in the Name of the Son of God-the CHIRST.

Thank the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY who has allowed the souls of many and many more to be saved and sanctified in the other names of the Son of God. Names such as: Jesus, Yeshua, and Easeus. How generous is our Creator who has granted us permission to be His Sons and Daughters. His desire is for us to be obedient to His Word, and to live together with us.

In just a very short amount of time I learned, not only, the Name of the First Christ, Yahoshua; and the Name of the second Christ, H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I, but also the New Name of the Father-JAH RASTAFARI (The Head Creator).

The Covenant Memorial

When Joshua first brought Israel across River Jordan and into the Promised Land, he constructed a Memorial to the Word of the LORD by writing on plastered walls the Commandments, the Statues, the Judgement, the Ordinances, the Blessings and the Curses. He was commanded by Moses to do so. (Deuteronomy 27:1-10)

Now that JAHOVAH has regathered His people, Israel, into a nation, let Israel construct a Memorial to the Law of GOD, similar to that erected by Joshua. Let those that desire come to enter into an Everlasting Covenant with the Living GOD of heaven and earth. We could gather together at the Memorial on the 5^th day of Iyar, the second month, in the year 5778 to celebrate the 70^th year of the nation of Israel.

Consider the amount of references in the Scriptures pertaining to the Holy Covenant. The evidence is overwhelming. The task is not difficult, build the Memorial and gather the people.

Behold the words of the prophets, starting with Isaiah 55:3

Vs.3 “Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”

Malachi 3:7

“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from Mine Ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of Hosts. But ye said, where in shall we return?”

Malachi 4:4

“Remember ye the Law of Moses My servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the Statutes and Judgements.”

For the words of the prophet Ezekiel say: Ezekiel 37:26, 27, 28

Vs. 26 “Moreover I will make a Covenant of Peace with them; it shall be an Everlasting Covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Vs. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Vs. 28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do Sanctify Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be the midst of them for evermore.”

And again in the book of Ezekiel we find: Ezekiel 11:17, 18, 19, 20

Vs. 17 “Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries were ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Vs. 18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abomination thereof from thence.

Vs. 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and I will give them a heart of flesh:

Vs.20 That they may walk in My Statutes, and keep My Ordinances, and do them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.”

The Covenant beginning. Exodus 24: 3, 4, 6-8;

Vs. 3 “And Moses came and told the people all the Words of the LORD, and all the Judgements: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD has said will we do.

Vs.4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an alter under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Vs.6 “And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

Vs.7 And he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that JAHOVAH hath said will we do, and be obedient.

Vs.8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the Blood of the Covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.”

Moses instructs Joshua and Israel concerning the Memorial of the Covenant.

Deuteronomy 27: 1-10

Vs. 1 “And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people saying, keep all the Commandments which I command you this day.

Vs.2 And it shall be, on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:

Vs.3 And thou shalt write upon them all the Words of this Law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

Vs.4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.

Vs.5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.

Vs.6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:

Vs.7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

Vs.8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the Words of this Law very plainly.

Vs.9 And Moses and the priest the levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.

Vs.10 Thou shalt therefore obey the Voice of the LORD thy God, and do His Commandments and His Statutes, which I command thee this day.”

This command by Moses was accomplished by Joshua: The book of Joshua 8: 30-35

Vs.30 “Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

Vs.31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and thy offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed Peace offerings.

Vs.32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the Law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

Vs.33 And all Israel and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the Ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against Mount Gerizim, and half of them over against Mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Vs.34 And afterward he read all the Words of the Law, the Blessings and the Cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.

Vs.35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.”

This was the first time Israel entered into the Promised Land. The second time Israel entered into the Promised Land was when they returned from captivity in Babylon. They were led by Nehemiah, the governor, and Ezra, the priest and scribe. Ezra 7:10

Vs.10 “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach Israel Statutes and Judgements.”

These two leaders gathered together all of Israel, read from the Book of the Law of Moses, and entered into a Holy Covenant with God to observe and to do all His Commandments, Statutes and Judgements. Nehemiah 8:1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8; and Nehemiah 10: 28, 29.

Vs.1 “And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

Vs.2 And Ezra the priest brought the Law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Vs.3 And he read therein before the water gate from morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the Book of Law”

Vs.6 “And Ezra blessed JAHOVAH, the Great GOD. And all the people answered Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Vs.7 Also Joshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hedijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, and Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and Levites, caused the people to understand the Law: and the people stood in their place.

Vs.8 So they read in the Book in the Law of GOD distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”

Continuing in Nehemiah 10:28, 29.

Vs.28 “ And the rest of the people, the priest, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the Law of GOD, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone having knowledge, and having understanding;

Vs.29 They clave to their brethren, the nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in GOD’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of GOD, and to observe and do all the Commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His Judgements and His Statutes;”

Once again the God of Israel has regathered His people Israel into the Promised Land. And what does God now expect us to do? Remember the words of the Prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah 32:37-41.

Vs.37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

Vs.38 And they shall be My people, and I will be their God:

Vs.39 And I will give them one heart, and One Way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Vs.40 And I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me.

Vs.41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with My Whole Heart and My Whole Soul.”

And again in Jeremiah 50:4, 5.

Vs.4 “ In those days, and in that time, sayeth the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.

Vs.5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, come, and let us join ourselves to JAHOVAH in a Perpetuatual Covenant that shall not be forgotten.”

Ezekiel also wrote concerning a New and Everlasting Covenant of Peace. Ezekiel 34:25, and Ezekiel 37:25, 26.

Vs.25 “And I will make with them a Covenant of Peace, and I will cause the evil beast to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.”

Vs.25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt: and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children forever: and My servant David shall be their Prince forever.

Vs.26 Moreover I will make a Covenant of Peace with them: It shall be an Everlasting Covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.”

The prophet Isaiah states: Isaiah 54:7, 8, 10.

Vs.7 “For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Vs.8  In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, sayeth the LORD THY Redeemer.”

Vs.10 “For the mountains will depart, and the hills be removed; but My Kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the Covenant of My Peace be removed, sayeth JAHOVAH that hath mercy on thee.”

And again in chapter 55:3 of Isaiah.

Vs.3 “Incline you ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”

Also in chapter 61:7, 8, 9; of Isaiah

Vs.7 “For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Vs.8 For I JAHOVAH love judgement, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them.

Vs.9 And their seed shall be known among the gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.”

It seems simple to me- obey the Voice of the LORD. Did not Moses himself say the same thing? Deuteronomy 30:10, 15, 16, 20.

Vs.10 “If thou shalt hearken unto the Voice of the LORD thy God, to keep His Commandments and His Statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thine soul.”

Vs.15 “See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Vs.16 in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His Ways, and to keep His Commandments and His Statutes and His Judgements, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless the in the land wither thy goest to possess it.”

Vs.20 “That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey His Voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto HIM: for He is thy life and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD swear unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

Consider the importance of King David’s final words to his son Solomon. 1 Kings 2:1-3; and 1 Chronicles 28:6, 7, 8.

Vs.1 “Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

Vs.2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

Vs.3 And keep the Charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in His Ways, to keep His Statutes, and His Commandments, and His Judgements, and His Testimonies, as it is written the Law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and withersoever thou turnest thyself:”

1 Chronicles 28:6, 7, 8.

Vs.6 “And He (JAHOVAH) said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build My House, and My Courts: for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be His Father.

Vs.7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he be constant to do My Commandments and My Judgements, as at this day.

Vs.8 Now, therefore, in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the Commandment of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leaveth for an inheritance for your children after you forever.”

And as the LORD spoke to Solomon in a dream. 1 Kings 3:14.

Vs.14 “And if thou wilt walk in My Ways, to keep My Statutes and My Commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy day .”

King Solomon’s view on this is exemplified by his own words. Ecclesiastes 12:13.

Vs.13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His Commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

Remember Solomon’s great grandson Asa who was king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 14:2, 4.

Vs.2 “ And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD His God:”

Vs.4 “And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the Commandment.”

Consider the encouragement given to him, Asa, by Azariah the prophet. 2 Chronicles 15:1, 2, 7, 9-15.

Vs.1 “And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Oded:

Vs.2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you be with HIM, and if you seek HIM, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake HIM, He will forsake you.”

Vs.7 “Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for you work shall be rewarded.”

Vs.9 “And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD, his God was with him.

Vs.10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteen year of the reign of King Asa.

Vs.11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they have brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

Vs.12 And they entered into a Covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

Vs.13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

Vs.14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

Vs.15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they have sworn with all their heart, and sought HIM with their whole desire; and He was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.”

Consider the Covenant made in the days of Joash King of Judah and Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 23:16.

Vs.16 “And Jehoiada made a Covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD’s people.”

During ‘the times of revival’ when Hezekiah was king in Judah, all the people were encourage to come together at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Passover. For Hezekiah had said, 2 Chronicles 29:10,

Vs.10 “Now it is in my heart to make a Covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.”

Continuing in 2 Chronicles 3:5, 6, 12, 26, 27.

Vs.5 “So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel. From Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.

Vs.6 So the post went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He will return to the remnant of you, ….”

Vs.12 “Also in Judah the Hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the WORD of the LORD.”

Vs.26 “So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David King of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

Vs.27 Then the priest, the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to His Holy Dwelling Place, even unto Heaven.”

The time of duration of Solomon unto King Hezekiah is two hundred and fifty eight years.

The goodness of King Hezekiah continued. 2 Chronicles 31:20, 21.

Vs.20 “And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truthful before the LORD his God.

Vs.21 And in every work that he began in the service of the House of God, and in the Law, and in the Commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.”

Now when Josiah was king in Judah Hilkiah the priest found a book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses. 2 Chronicles 34:29-32.

Vs.29 “ Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Vs.30 And the king went up into the House of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the Words of the Book of the Covenant that was found in the House of the LORD.

Vs.31 And the king stood in his place, and made a Covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His Commandments, and His Testimonies, and His Statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the Words of the Covenant which are written in this Book.

Vs.32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the Covenant of God, the God of their fathers.”

Consider the word of the Psalmist concerning His Everlasting Covenant. Psalm 50:5.

Vs.5 “Gather my saints together unto Me; those that have made a Covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

And the beautiful words of Psalm 105:6-11 and 42-45.

Vs.6 “O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob His chosen,

Vs.7 He is the LORD our God: His Judgements are in all the earth.

Vs.8 He hath remembered His Covenant forever, the WORD which He Commanded to a thousand generations.

Vs.9 Which Covenant He made with Abraham, and His Oath unto Isaac;

Vs.10 And confirm the same unto Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an Everlasting Covenant:

Vs.11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:”

Vs.42 “For He remembered His Holy Promise, and Abraham His servant.

Vs.43 And He brought forth His people with joy, and His chosen with gladness:

Vs.44 And gave them the land of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

Vs.45 That they might observe His Statutes, and keep His Laws. Praise ye JAHOVAH.”

And in the words of Psalm 111:5-10.

Vs.5 “He hath given meat unto them that fear HIM: He will ever be mindful of His Covenant.

Vs.6 He hath showed His people the power of His works, that He may give them the heritage of the heathen.

Vs.7 The works of His Hands are verity and judgement; all His Commandments are sure.

Vs.8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

Vs.9 He sent redemption unto His people: He hath commanded His Covenant forever: Holy and Reverend is His name.

Vs.10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His Commandments: His praise endureth forever.”

And as the Prophet King David wrote in the Psalm. Psalm 103:17, 18.

Vs.17 “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear HIM, and His Righteousness unto children’s children;

Vs.18 To such as keep His Covenant, and to those that remember His Commandments to do them.”

And in King David’s own words: Psalm 19:7-11.

Vs.7 “The Law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the Testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Vs.8 The Statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the Commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Vs.9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the Judgements of the LORD are True and Righteous altogether.

Vs.10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Vs.11 Moreover by Them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of Them there is great reward.”

The message of the LORD to Solomon: 1 Kings 6:11, 12, 13.

Vs.11 “ And the WORD of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

Vs.12 Concerning this HOUSE which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in My Statutes, and execute My Judgements, and keep all My Commandments to walk in them; then will I perform My Word with the, which I spake unto David thy father:

Vs 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.”

The words of the prophecy of Ezekiel the priest. Ezekiel 11:17, 18, 19, 20.

Vs.17 “Therefore say, Thus sayeth Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Vs.18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

Vs.19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new Spirit within you; and I will takeout the stony heart out of their flesh; and will give them an heart of flesh:

Vs.20 That they may walk in My Statutes, and keep Mine Ordinances, and do them: and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.”

Continuing in Ezekiel we find: Ezekiel 16:60, 62.

Vs.60 “Nevertheless I will remember My Covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee An Everlasting Covenant.”

Vs.62 “And I will establish My Covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I AM JAHOVAH:”

There is an overwhelming amount of Scriptural evidence to conclude that the Will of the LORD for His people Israel is to bind them to Himself in a Holy an Everlasting Covenant. As is described in the book of Ezekiel: Ezekiel 20:33-37.

Vs.33 “As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a Mighty Hand, and with a Stretched Out Arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

Vs.34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

Vs.35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

Vs.36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness in the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.

Vs.37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the Bond of the Covenant:”

Remember the promises of the LORD concerning the obedience to His Word. Deuteronomy 28:1-13.

Vs.1 “ And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the Voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Vs.2 And all these Blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the Voice of the LORD thy God.

Vs.3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Vs.4 Blessed shalt be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Vs.5 Blessed shalt be thy basket and thy store.

Vs.6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Vs.7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against the one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

Vs.8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Vs.9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people upon Himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the Commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in His ways.

Vs.10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

Vs.11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Vs.12 The LORD shall open unto thee His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in His season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Vs.13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the Commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them.”

Pictorial

Isaiah 17:7

Vs.7 “At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 24:23

Vs.23 “Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before His ancients gloriously.”

Zechariah 2:10-13

Vs. 10 “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of ZION: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

Vs.11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be My people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that LORD of Host hath sent Me unto thee.

Vs.12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion in the Holy Land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Vs.13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for He is raised up out of His holy habitation.”

Vs.3 “Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of Host the holy mountain.”

Zechariah 14:9

Vs.9 “And the LORD shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and His Name one.”

Psalm 102:16

Vs.16 “When the LORD shall build up Zion, He shall appear in His Glory.”

Psalms 97:6

Vs. 6 “The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see His Glory.”

Isaiah 3:13

Vs.13 “The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.”

Isaiah 6:1

Vs.1 “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord, sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.”

Isaiah 16:5

Vs.5 “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgement, and hasting righteousness.”

I Isaiah 11:10

Vs. 10 “And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious.”

Isaiah 25:9

Vs.9 “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for HIM, and He will save us: this is the LORD (JAHOVAH); we have waited for HIM, we will be glad and rejoice in His Salvation.”

Isaiah 29:23, 24

Vs. 23 “But when He seeth His children, the work of Mine Hands, in the midst of HIM, they shall sanctify My Name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

Vs.24 “They also that erred in Spirit shall come to Understanding, and they that murmured shall learn Doctrine.”

Isaiah 32:1

Vs.1 “Behold, a King shall reign in Righteousness, and princes shall rule in Judgement.”

Isaiah 33:10, 17

Vs.10 “Now will I rise, saith the LORD;

Now will I be exalted;

Now will I lift up Myself.”

Vs.17 “Thine eyes shall see the King in His Beauty:….”

Isaiah 35:2

Vs.2 “It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the Excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the Glory of the LORD, and the Excellency of our God.”

Isaiah 40:5

Vs.5 “And the Glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the Mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.”

Isaiah 40:9

Vs.9 “O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!”

Isaiah 42:13

Vs.13 “The LORD shall go forth as a Might man, He shall stir up jealousy like a Man of war: He shall cry, yea, roar; He shall prevail against His enemies.”

Isaiah 42:1

Vs.1 “Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; Mine Elect, in whom My Soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon HIM: He shall bring forth Judgement to the Gentiles.”

    Isaiah 43:10

Vs.10 “Ye are My Witnesses, saith the LORD, and My Servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I Am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.”

Isaiah 45:13, 22

Vs. 13 “I have raised Him up in Righteousness, and I will direct all His Ways: He shall build My City, and He shall let go My captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of Host.”

Vs.22 “Look unto Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I Am God, and there is none else.”

Isaiah 49:6

Vs.6 “And He said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give Thee for a Light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My Salvation unto the end of the earth.”

Daniel 2:44

Vs.44 “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a Kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the Kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these Kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”

Isaiah 54:13

Vs. 13 “And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”

Isaiah 59:20

Vs.20 “And a Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob,

Isaiah 60:1, 2, 3 

Vs.1 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the Glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Vs.2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His Glory shall be seen upon thee.

Vs.3 And the Gentiles shall come to Thy Light, and kings to the brightness of Thy rising.”

Isaiah 62:2, 3

Vs.2 “And the Gentiles shall see Thy Righteousness, and all kings Thy Glory: and thou shalt be called by a New Name, which the Mouth of the LORD shall name.

Vs.3 Thou shalt also be a Crown of Glory in the Hand of the LORD, and a Royal Diadem in the Hand of Thy God.”

Isaiah 66:18, 19

Vs.18 “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see My Glory.”

Vs.19 “And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles after off, that have not heard My Fame, neither have seen My Glory; and they shall declare My Glory among the Gentiles.”

Jermiah 4:2

Vs.2 “And thou shalt swear, The LORD Liveth, in Truth, in Judgement, and in Righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in HIM, and in HIM shall they glory.”

Jeremiah 9:24

Vs.24 “But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I Am the LORD which exercise Lovingkindness, Judgment, and Righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.”

Jeremiah 10:10

Vs.10 “But the LORD is the True God, He is the Living God, and an Everlasting King:…”

Jeremiah 16:21

Vs.21 “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know Mine Hand and My Might; and they shall know that My Name is JAHOVAH.”

Jeremiah 24:6, 7

Vs.6 “For I will set Mine Eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

Vs.7 And I will give them a heart to know Me, that I Am JAHOVAH: and they shall be My People, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto Me with their whole heart.”

Jeremiah 23:5, 6, 7, 8.

Vs.5 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute Judgement and Justice in the earth.

Vs.6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His Name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Vs.7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Vs. 8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.”

Ezekiel 20:42

Vs.42 “And ye shall know that I Am JAHOVAH, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up Mine Hand to give it to your fathers.”

Ezekiel 35:11

Vs.11 “Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy against them; and I will make Myself known among them, when I have judge thee.”

 

Hosea 2:20

Vs.20 “I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know JAHOVAH.”

Hosea 3:5

Vs.5 “Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their King and shall fear the LORD and His Goodness in the latter days.”

Hosea 6:6

Vs.6 “For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”

Hosea 8:2

Vs.2 “Israel shall cry unto Me, My God, we know thee.”

Hosea 13:10

Vs.10 “I will be thy King: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? And thy judges of whom thou saidst, give me a king and princes?”

Hosea 14:8

Vs.8 “Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idles? I have heard HIM, and observed HIM:…”

Joel 2:27, 28

Vs.27 “And ye shall know that I Am in the midst of Israel, and that I Am the LORD your God, and none else: and My People shall never be ashamed.

Vs.28 And it shall come to pass afterwards, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”

Joel 3:16, 17

Vs.16 “The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His Voice from Jerusalem; and heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Vs.17 So shall ye know that I Am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her anymore.”

Amos 1:2

Vs.2 “And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter His Voice from Jerusalem;….”

Amos 9:1

Vs.1 “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar:….”

Obadiah vs.21

Vs.21 “And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the Kingdom shall be the LORD’s.”

Micah 4:1, 2, 6, 7, 8

vs.1 “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Vs.2 And many nations shall come, and say, come, and let us go up to the Mountain of the LORD, and to the House of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His Ways, and we will walk in His Paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the Word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”

Vs.6 “In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

Vs.7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

Vs.8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion unto thee shall it come, even the First Dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.”

Micah 5:4, 5

Vs.4 “And He shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the Majesty of the Name of the LORD His God; and They shall abide: for now shall He be great unto to the ends of the earth.

Vs.5 And this Man shall be the peace,….”

Habakkuk 2:14

VS.14 “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

 

 

Isaiah 11:9,10 ,11

Vs.9 “They shall not hurt nor destroyed in all My Holy Mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Vs.10 And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for an Ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious.

Vs.11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set His Hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people,….”

Habakkuk 3:13

Vs.13 “Thou wentest fourth for the salvation of Thy people, even for salvation with Thine Anointed;….”

Zephaniah 2:7

Vs.7 “…:for the LORD their GOD shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”

Zephaniah 3:9, 10

Vs.9 “For then will I turn to the people a pure language that they may all call upon the Name of the LORD, to serve Him with one consent.

Vs.10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My suppliants, even the daughter of My dispersed, shall bring Mine offering.”

John 4:23, 24.

Vs.23 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship HIM.

Vs.24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth.”

Zephaniah 3:15-20.

Vs.15 “The LORD hath taken away thy judgements, He hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

Vs.16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

Vs.17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is Mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in his love, He will joy over thee with singing.

Vs.18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

Vs.19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

Vs.20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.”

Zechariah 2:10-13.

Vs.10 “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

Vs.11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be My people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent Me unto thee.

Vs.12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Vs.13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for He is raised up out of His Holy Habitation.”

Zechariah 6:13.

Vs.13 “Even He shall build the Temple of the LORD; and He shall bare the Glory, and shall sit and rule upon His Throne; and He shall be a Priest upon His Throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between Them Both.”

Zechariah 8:3, 7, 8.

Vs. 3 “Thus saith the LORD; I Am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of host the holy mountain.”

Vs.7 “Thus saith the LORD of host; Behold, I will save My People from the east country and from the west country;

Vs.8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be My People, and I will be their God, in Truth and in Righteousness.”

Zechariah 9:8

Vs.8 “And I will encamp about Mine House because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them anymore: for now have I seen with Mine Eyes.”

Zechariah 12:10.

Vs.10 “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for HIM, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for HIM, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”

Malachi 3:16, 17.

Vs.16 “Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a Book of Remembrance was written before HIM for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon His Name.

Vs.17 And they shall be Mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up My Special Treasure; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.”

 

From King David to Bob Marley

Matthew 19:28

Vs.28 “And Jesus said unto them Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the Throne of His Glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Whether or not the twelve Apostles sat on twelve thrones judging Israel we are uncertain. Perhaps they are sitting on their thrones in Heaven I am unsure. What we are sure of is: the Son of man, the Christ, has led this regeneration. We being witnesses to His return.

Now who else is to come in this regeneration?

Jeremiah 30:9, 10

Vs.9 “But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

Vs.10  Therefore fear thou not, O My servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from a far, and I seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.”

With the return of the Anointed One, there is also the promise from the LORD that King David himself must also return. Consider the following: Isaiah 55:3, 4

Vs.3 “Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

Vs.4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.”

Ezekiel 34:23, 24

Vs.23 “And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even My servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Vs.24 And I the LORD will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.”

So far we have given you three quotes concerning the return of King David. He will be a witness, a leader, a commander and a shepherd.

Isaiah 55:11

Vs.11 “So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”

Matthew 19:26

Vs.26 “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”

Ezekiel 37:23, 24, 25

Vs.23 “…: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be My people, and I will be their God.

Vs.24 And David My servant shall be king over them; and they shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in My Judgements, and observe My Statutes, and do them.

Vs.25 And they shall dwell in the land I have given unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and       My servant David shall be their prince for ever.”

They were song writers

They were singers

They were musicians

They were leaders

They were shepherds

They were commanders

They were kings

They knew God and were

Beloved of God

(The name David means beloved)

1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 17:42.

Vs.12 “And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.”

Vs.42 “And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.”

Webster’s Dictionary defines ruddy as: having a healthy reddish colour.

Bunny Wailer who lived with Bob as children in 9 mile referred to Bob as, “the red boy”.

Hosea 3:5

Vs.5 “Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.”

Who is known around the world as the King of Reggae?

It is clear to us now that in the time of the “regeneration” when the Son of man sat on His throne in glory that King David also reigned gloriously. Let us demonstrate why this is so. This gift of regeneration was promised to King David by the prophet Nathan. 2 Samuel 7:12-17.

Vs.12 “And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

Vs. 13 He shall build an house for My Name, and I will stablish the throne of His kingdom for ever.

Vs.14 I will be his father, and he shall be My Son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

Vs.15 But My mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

Vs.16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Vs.17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.”

The key words in this quotation are “before thee”. The Lord promises to King David that his throne and his kingdom would be established at a time and in a way where King David himself would be a witness to it. Bob Marley was born in the time indicated by the prophet Nathan, and was a witness to the establishment of his kingdom (The Nation of Israel), and to the establishment of his throne by his prodigy Emperor Haile Selassie I: The Everlasting and Eternal King. He committed his life to serving, and praising the Living God of Heaven and Earth, spreading worldwide the message that “the Lord has come”.

Psalm 12:6

VS.6 “The Words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in furnace of earth, purified seven times.”

Even after David is told this prophecy he repeats to Nathan the same words “before thee” twice, to confirm what was said to him earlier. This is found when reading the rest of the chapter: 2 Samuel 7.

This is identical to what happened to the Prophet Elijah. Malachi 4:5

Vs.5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.”

Matthew 11:7-15.

Vs.7 “And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Vs.8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

Vs.9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

Vs.10 For this is ‘he’, of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger before thy face, which shall prepared thy way before thee.

Vs.11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Vs.12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Vs.13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

Vs.14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which was for to come.

Vs.15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

 

Here we have an example of the Lord’s promise: that a man shall return to the earth and live his life again.

This is the prayer of Jesus Christ to His Father. John 12:26; John 14:1-3; John 17:24.

Vs.26 “If any man serve Me. Let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be: if any man serve Me, him will My Father honour.”

Vs.1 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Vs.2 In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Vs.3 And if I go and prepared a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

Vs.24 “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My Glory, which thou hast given Me: for thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world.”

This was the final prayer of Jesus Christ before He was betrayed and arrested. His prayer to the Father is that those who loved Him and knew Him as the Son of God, should return to the Earth during His reign to witness and rejoice in His Glory. This is what the Lord referred to when He spoke concerning “the regeneration”.

Note: Isaiah 14:24. Psalm 115:3. And 135:6

Vs.24 “The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.”

Vs.3 “But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.”

Vs.6 “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.”

Isaiah 4:1-4.  These verses speak of the day when Israel is re-gathered as a Nation.

At that time a man will have seven wives. We know that Bob Marley had eleven children with seven different women.

Vs.1 “And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

Vs.2 In that day shall the Branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

Vs.3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem.

Vs.4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgement, and by the spirit of burning.”

King David was involved with a beautiful woman named Bathsheba. This same Bathsheba bore a son for King David. The son’s name was Solomon. Bob Marley was himself involved with a world renowned beauty named Cindy Breakspeare, who bore him a son named Damion. This son excelled in beauty, knowledge, and understanding. It can be said that his fame, like Solomon’s, has reached worldwide notoriety.

Bob Marley’s oldest son is named David.

Bob Marley wore on his left hand a ring with the insignia of the Lion of Judah, carrying a banner. It has been said that this ring was a gift from His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I. If true, it would have great significance. Could it be the same ring given by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba?

By NZAU MUSAU

On the cover of 1984’s best-selling posthumous album ‘Legend” is the picture of Bob Marley’s arm resting on his chin, his forefinger taping his lower lip.

Noticeably in his middle finger is the emblematic Lion of Judah ring worn by the late singer in the last five years of his life and before him, said to have belonged to the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I.

The ring bears the royal insignia of late Ethiopian monarchy, a lion holding a sceptre. It is said to be a precious relic containing actual fragments of Biblical King Solomon’s ring.

The ring turned out to have been one of Bob’s prized possessions and also the most coveted upon his death in 1981.

How did Marley, a man of peasantry heritage, come to possess such a ring which caused so much anguish, contestation and drama on his death?

If the oral tradition is to be believed we can see that the ring has now gone full circle: From King David, to his son Solomon, to his son Menelik I, down through the ages from emperor to emperor, until it resided with His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, who bequeathed it to Bob Marley and subsequently to his son Damian, Junior Gong.

“The Mark of the Beast”

The Beast is Rome.

The Mark is the numbers of a man.

The man is the Bishop of Rome-Pope Gregory 13^th. His numbers were      introduced in 1582. It was adopted by Great Britain and the American Colonies in 1752, to replace the Julian calendar.

Today, all the money of many nations carries a set of numbers representing this prince of Rome. Check books, credit cards, legal tender, sales receipts all carry the ‘Mark of Rome’. Birth certificates, passports, drivers licenses use this same ‘mark’.

The ‘Mark of Rome’ was first introduced in 46b.c. by Julius Ceasan and is called the Julian calendar. These two Roman calendars are a rejection of JAHOVAH’S Law concerning times and the recording of times.

Emperor Nero was dead for 20yrs before John the Apostle wrote his ‘Revelations’.

Revelation 13:16, 17

Vs.16 “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Vs.17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

A wrist watch could be seen as being on the back of the hand. Many of today’s watches display not only the hour of the day, as prescribe by Babylon, but they also display the day, the month and the year all according to the Roman tradition. Incidentally, today’s phones support the papist ideology that Sunday is the seventh day of the week. This papist idea is propagated by the Roman Catholic Church and their supporters. It is their attempt to diminish the Sabbath and replace it with Sunday. With one press of the button the Mark of the Beast is in their hand.

“In the forehead” could refer to the position in the brain where our pertinent information is stored. When one is asked the date of their birth, they instantly respond with the numbers of the Beast. It is so automatically and subconsciously recited. Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, birthdays and holidays are learned and repeated over and over until they are automatic responses.

How can we escape from the Mark of the Beast? Perhaps, we can change the system here in Jamaica by using the Lord’s calendar and timetable instead of the pope’s. Or perhaps, move to Israel where I would hope that the Hebrew calendar is used.

THE NAME OF THE LORD

In the Scriptures the LORD is referred to by different names. He is referred to as LORD, Lord, GOD, God, Lord GOD and LORD God.

The name LORD means JAHOVAH, and is interpreted as JAH is OVER: JAH is OVER all things, JAH is OVER Everything. This name is used mostly when referring to GOD the Father.

The name Lord means ADONAI and is used when referring to GOD in the flesh. This name implies not only to His Deity but also to His humanity. In Psalm 110:1 it states “The LORD said unto my Lord, sit thou at My Right Hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot stool.” This verse demonstrates the Father GOD speaking to His Anointed Son, the Christ, Father GOD speaking to His Son Immanuel.

Consider the vision of Daniel the Prophet: Daniel 7:13-14.

Vs.13 “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought HIM near before HIM.

Vs.14 And there was given HIM dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve HIM: His dominion is an Everlasting Dominion, which shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.”

Again we find an interaction between Father GOD and His Anointed Son: the LORD and His Son the Lord.

The prophet Malachi wrote concerning the Anointed One, the Son of GOD. Malachi 3:1

Vs.1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the Way before Me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple, even the Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the LORD of Hosts.

Why the need for these different Names and Titles when referring to GOD?

It all dates back to the days when Adam and Eve first disobeyed and sinned. God said to them in Genesis 3:17, “And unto Adam He said, because thou hast harkened unto the voice of thy wife, and has eaten of the tree, of which I Commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”

Cursed is the ground, and cursed is mankind because all of mankind is made from the ground. “For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Because GOD is Perfect and man is cursed, GOD interacts with mankind in a lesser Form referred to in the Scripture as Lord (Adonai) and as God (Elohim). Consider this riddle found in the Book of Proverbs (Proverbs 30:4)

vs.4 “Who hath ascended up into Heaven, or descended?

Who hath gathered the wind in His Fist?

Who hath bound the waters in a garment?

Who hath established all the ends of the earth?

What is His Name, and what is His Son’s Name,

If thou canst tell?”

JAH is His Name and YAH is His Son’s Name.

The Name of the Father is JAHOSHUA. JAH, the Father is Salvation

The Name of the Son is YAHOSHUA. YAH, the Son is Salvation

As they say in Jamaica: JAH Make YAH. JAH the Father YAH the Son.

These Names are combined and referred to in the Scriptures as JAH ALLAH YAH: The Father and the Son bound together by an oath. A thousand years before the birth of the Christ, Yahoshua, we are considering the nature of GOD the Father and of His Son.

This duality of GOD is necessary because of GOD’S pureness and perfect nature, in which it is impossible for GOD to be in the presence of evil. The Scriptures explain it on this wise. Psalms 5:4.    

Vs.4 “For thou are not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with Thee.”

And in Habakkuk 1:13.

Vs.13 “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity:…?”

And in Nahum 1:5. 

Vs.5 “The mountains quake at Him and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at His Presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.”

And in Micah 1:3,4.                                                                                                                                      

Vs.3 “For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His Place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

Vs.4 And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.”

In the beginning when GOD made Adam and Eve, Father GOD was with them in the Garden of Eden. But after their sin of disobedience instead of Father GOD in the garden, it was the Voice of the LORD (Genesis 3:8) in the garden. Instead of the Father with them it was the Word of GOD, or the Son of GOD with them.

With the ascension of RASTAFARI in Jamaica we now have two more names associated with GOD. The name JAH RASTAFARI means JAH the Head Creator, and the name HAILE SELASSIE I means The Might of the Trinity. When using these Names we experience a more personal and closer relationship to the Almighty.

One of the great victories of Good over Evil is achieved when the Son of GOD, Yahoshua the Mashiach came to earth in order to bring mankind once again closer to GOD.

Leviticus 17:11 says “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by the sacrifice of Himself on the cross made atonement for all mankind. In this miraculous event He has made it possible for all mankind to be, once again, reunited with Father GOD. With this victory over Death, Hell, and Evil He has made it possible for Heaven to be purged of Satan, thus creating the Kingdom of GOD in Heaven. This victory enables the saints to once again be present with their Creator in a pure and holy environment.

His Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, accomplished a similar victory by creating on earth the Kingdom of GOD: the State of Israel.

Major accomplishments by the Two Christs, YAHOSHUA and Haile Selassie I. With each visitation great Spiritual and physical victories are achieved. And as prophesied by John the Apostle the Two Anointed Ones on their return together shall usher in the return of JAHOVAH to His earth for the Day of Judgement and the Day of Rewards.

The Theophanies of the LORD

Numbers 12:6, 7, 8.

Vs.6 “And He said, Hear now My Words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Vs.7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all Mine House.

Vs.8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold:….”

Numbers 14:14.

Vs.14 “And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that Thou LORD art among this people, that Thou LORD art seen face to face…”

Most people believe that it is impossible for us to see GOD. For even GOD has said Exodus 33:20

Vs.20 “And He said, Thou canst not see My Face: for there shall no man see Me, and live.”

But man has seen His Face. Did not Adam and Eve see His Face? Did not Enoch walk with GOD? Genesis 5:22, 24. Did not Abraham spend an afternoon with the Lord giving Him food and drink? Genesis 18. Even Balaam, who wasn’t a Hebrew, heard the Voice of the LORD and saw the Almighty. Numbers 24:15, 16.

Vs.15 “And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Vs.16 He hath said, which heard the words of God and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:”

Is there a controversy? Can we see GOD?

Perhaps we cannot see the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, but we can see the Lord, the Son of God.

Consider Moses who “endured, as seeing Him who is invisible. Hebrews 11:27.

Isaiah writes “for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.” Isaiah 6:1-5.

The prophet Amos states, Amos 9:1: “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar:…”

Additionally, Ezekiel and Daniel both saw HIM in visions.

And why would the LORD encourage us to seek His Face if it was impossible to see? In Psalm 27:8. King David writes:

Vs.8 “When thou saidst, Seek ye My Face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy Face, LORD, will I seek.”

Consider these verses of Scripture.

Deuteronomy 4:29.

Vs.29 “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, Thou shalt find HIM, if thou seek HIM with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”

Psalms 14:2

Vs.2 “The LORD looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”

Psalms 24:6

Vs.6 “This is the generation of them that seek HIM, that seek Thy Face, O God of Jacob. Selah.”

Psalms 119:2

Vs.2 “Blessed are they that keep His Testimonies, and that seek HIM with the whole heart.”

Psalms 105:4

Vs.4 “Seek the LORD and His strength: seek His Face evermore.”

Proverbs 8:17

Vs.17 “I Love them that love Me; and those that seek Me early shall find Me.”

Isaiah 45:19

Vs.19 “I have not spoken in secret in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, seek ye Me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.”

Jeremiah 29:13, 14.

Vs.13 “And ye shall seek Me and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

Vs.14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD:…”

Hosea 5:15

Vs.15 “I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek My Face: in their affliction they will seek Me early.”

In the last chapter of the Christian Bible we find: Revelation 22:4

Vs.4: “And they shall see His Face; and His Name shall be in their foreheads.”

What a wonderful rejoicing to see the Face of God. Is there anything greater than this? I say, “No”. Seeing the Face of God in our lifetime is the ultimate victory. What greater joy can be found on this earth? The greatest day of my life is when I saw the Living God of Heaven and Earth.

Last month was Easter and I noticed while scrolling through the channels that there was a documentary on the History Channel entitled “The Face of Jesus Uncovered”. It is very good and natural for one’s spirit and soul to look for the Face of Christ. We are even encourage by God Himself to do so.

We will attempt to make “The Face of God” more understandable and much more accessible to the ones who seek this reward. God made Adam in His Image and Likeness. Adam was not created as an old man, because our God, although being very old, has the appearance of a mature man. Not an old man, and definitely not an old white man who favours Santa Claus. These are misrepresentations derived from the lack of knowledge and ignorance of God. The Pope has a painting on his ceiling representing an old white haired man (his God the Father) creating Adam. This has no place in reality.

When one wants to see the Face of God all one needs to do is to look upon the Son of God, His Christ. Let me explain, by first, using the Scripture. In the New Testament Books of Mark, Matthew and Luke we have an identical occurrence:

Mark 9:2-8, Matthew 17:1-13, Luke 9:28-36

Vs.28 “And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James and went up into a mountain to pray.

Vs.29 And as He prayed, the fashion of His raiment was white and glistering.

Vs.30 And, behold, there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

Vs.31 Who appeared in Glory, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.

Vs.32 But Peter and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw His Glory and the two men that stood with Him.

Vs.33 And it came to pass as they departed from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what He said.

Vs.34 While He thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

Vs.35 And there came a Voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Beloved Son: hear Him.

Vs.36 And when the Voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.”

This incident is known as the Transfiguration. God is always the same, He never changes (Malachi 3:6)

Vs.6 “For I am the LORD, I change not;…”

Because Christ was human and was born of a woman as a baby. In His transition from a baby into an old man He developed until the time He blossomed into Perfection. At the time of His perfection He was the exact likeness and similitude of His Father. The following quotes are from the Christian New Testament.

John 12:45

Vs.45 “And he that seeth Me seeth Him that sent Me.”

John 14:6,7

Vs.6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.

Vs.7 If he had known Me , ye should have known My Father also: and from henceforth ye know HIM, and have seen HIM.”

Just as it happened to the First Christ Yahosua, Jesus, it also happened to the Second Christ Haile Selassie I. This Transfiguration of Emperor Haile Selassie I took place at St. George’s Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the eleventh day of the eighth month, Chesvan, 5691 (November 2, 1930). This event was spoken about by the Prophet Isaiah: Isaiah 49:5.

Vs.5 “And now, saith the LORD that form Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob again to HIM, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be Glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and My God shall be my strength.”

The timetable given by the prophet is extremely accurate. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was Glorified, as the First Christ was, in which His Appearance was the Appearance of the Living GOD of Heaven and Earth, The Father Himself. Because Israel was not regathered until the 22^nd day of the second month, Iyyar, 5696 (May 14, 1936), this prophecy spans a period of 2630 years and is accurate within fifteen and a half years. We also have the visual evidence of the Glory of the LORD being portrayed by His Christ, His Son, King Haile Selassie I. When one sees the photographs and the videos of His Majesty on that Special Day one sees the Face of GOD. As it was with the First Christ, Yahoshua, so it was with the Second Christ, Haile Selassie I. They reached that Special Moment of Perfection. The moment that They were prepare for by GOD the Father. To declare unto us and the world the Glory of the Father, THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. To see HIM as He is. To see HIM and to know HIM.

We are living in a perfect time, in that, the Knowledge of the LORD is readily available online, in books, in publications, and in documentaries. We have a song, a very beautiful and uplifting song, which states, “In my house there’s a Picture on the Wall: RASTAFARI sit up on His Thrown!”. As a people of God, the RASTAFARI Family, takes great pleasure in liberally portraying the portrait of His Majesty Haile Selassie I. Seeing God in the flesh is uplifting, and powerfully inspiring to those who know HIM and love Him.

It is for this reason that Christ the King, H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I is given to be a Light to the Gentiles. Isaiah 49:6.

Vs.6 “And He said, it is a light thing that thou shouldest be My Servant to raise up the Tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give Thee for a Light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My Salvation unto the end of the earth.”

As it says in the New Testament Scriptures: John 3:36.

Vs.36 “He that believeth on the Son hath Everlasting Life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

John 5:23

Vs.23 “That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent HIM.”

John 6:40

Vs.40 “And this is the will of HIM that sent Me, that everyone which seeth the Son, and believeth on HIM, may have Everlasting Life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

1 John 2:23

Vs.23 “Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.”

2 Thessalonians 1:10

Vs.10 “When He shall come to be Glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe….”

2 Corinthians 4:6

Vs.6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of His Christ.”

Hebrews 9:28

Vs.28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for HIM shall He appear the second time without sin unto Salvation.”

Hebrews 8:11

Vs.11 “And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest.”

Jeremiah the prophet wrote concerning this Knowledge of God. Jeremiah 16:21

Vs.21 “Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know Mine Hand and My Might; and they shall know that My Name is JAHOVAH.”

Jeremiah 31:34

Vs.34 “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the LORD: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Habakkuk 2:14

Vs.14 “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

Habakkuk 3:13

Vs.13 “Thou wentest forth for the salvation of Thy people, even for salvation with Thine Anointed;.”

Isaiah 60:1,2,3

Vs.1 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Vs.2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His Glory shall be seen upon thee.

Vs.3 And the Gentiles shall come to Thy Light, and kings to the brightness of Thy Rising.”

Isaiah 62:2,3

Vs.2 “And the Gentiles shall see Thy Righteousness, and all kings Thy Glory: and Thou shalt be called by a New Name, which the Mouth of the LORD shall name.

Vs.3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the Hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the Hand of Thy God.”

Isaiah 66:18,19

Vs.18 “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see My Glory.

Vs.19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen My Glory; and they shall declare My Glory among the Gentiles.”

Ezekiel 38:23

Vs.23 “Thus will I magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am JAHOVAH.”

Ezekiel 39:21,22,29

Vs.21 “And I will set My Glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see My Judgement that I have executed, and My Hand that I have laid upon them.

Vs.22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.

Vs.29 Neither will I hide My Face anymore from them: for I have poured out My Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the LORD GOD.”

The knowledge of God is the reward of the faithful.

The primary topic is Salvation. The message of the Bible is Salvation.

The Bible is a map, similar to a treasure map with the treasure being Eternal Life with God. The Holy Scripture guides our direction as a compass.

Peter on the day of Pentecost testified with many words saying, “Save yourselves”. (Acts of the Apostles 2: 14-40). Save yourselves- save your soul. If you save your soul, you save your life. Here is your invitation from God: Isaiah 1:16-20

Vs. 16  “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

Vs. 17  Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow,

Vs. 18  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Vs. 19  If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Vs. 20  But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.”

Gospel of John 3:1-5

Vs. 1 “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

Vs. 2 The same come to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with Him.

Vs. 3 Jesus answered and said to him, verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Vs. 4 Nicodemus saith unto Him, how can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

Vs. 5 Jesus answered, verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Baptist is the Foundation

The Stone of Salvation, Jesus Himself being baptized in the water and by the spirit. Gospel of Matthew3:16-17.

Vs. 16 “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straight way out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him:

Vs. 17 And, lo, a Voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am pleased.”

Would it not too, be most wonderful and most comforting to come up out of the water and hear Father God saying, “Welcome My beloved daughter or My beloved son”?

The recordings of Jesus’ baptism are found in Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3: 21-22 and John 1:31-34.

If we are baptized in the water, calling on the Name of the Lord, we are baptized in the Blood. We are spiritually covered in the Blood of Christ, the Lamb of God. This Sacrificial Blood purifies us, to the extent that we can now actually once again, live with God: whether we live with Him in heaven or whether we live with Him on earth.

When discussing the topic of baptism, two question might be asked, “where were you baptize?” and “who baptized you?” the reason they might ask these two question, is because today the various denominations have different methods of baptizing. It was not always this way.

In the early Christian church, there was only one method for baptism. Paul the apostle states this fact in his letter to the Ephesians (Eph 4:5).

Vs. 5 “One Lord, one faith, one baptism, this certitude of ‘one baptism’ is substantiated in ‘the Acts of the Apostles’. Chapter two (2) will be the focus, because it clearly recalls the very first day of the Christian. It is necessary, however, to first examine the credentials and the mandate given the apostle Simon Peter by the Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew 16: 15-19)

Vs. 15 “He saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am?

Vs. 16  And Simon Peter answered and said, thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Vs. 17  And Jesus answered and said unto him, blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Vs. 18  And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Vs. 19  And I will give unto thee the keys to heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shall loose an earth shall be loosed in heaven.

The keys given to Peter by Jesus were emblematic in the words, the passion, the force and the power in Peter’s message on that very first day of Jesus’ church. Chapter two (2) in “the Acts of the Apostles’ describes this days: the day of Pentecost. (Acts 2).

Acts 2: 1-42

Vs. 1 And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Vs. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Vs. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

Vs. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit agave them utterance.

Vs. 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

Vs. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speaking his own language.

Vs. 7 Then they were all amazed and marvelled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

Vs. 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

Vs. 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling and Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Ponus and Asia,

Vs. 10  Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, Jews and proselytes,

Vs. 11  “Cretans and Arabs- we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”

Vs. 12  So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

Vs. 13  Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

Vs. 14  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heeds my words.

Vs. 15  For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.

Vs. 16  But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

Vs. 17  And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your young men shall see visions your old men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams.

Vs. 18  And on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophecy.

Vs. 19  I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapour of smoke.

Vs. 20  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the Lord.

Vs. 21  And it shall come to pass that whosoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved.’

Vs. 22   Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in Your midst, as you yourselves also know-

Vs. 23  “Him being delivered by the determined purpose and for knowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

Vs. 24  “Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Vs. 25  “For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the LORD always before my face, for He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

Vs. 26   Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

Vs. 27  For you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.

Vs. 28  You have made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of joy in your presence.”

Vs. 29  “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Vs. 30  “Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

Vs. 31  “He, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the Resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Vs. 32  “This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

Vs. 33  “Therefore being exalted to the right on of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

Vs. 34  “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: “The L_ORD said to my Lord, sit at my right hand,

Vs. 35  Till I make your enemies your footstool.” ’

Vs. 36  “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

Vs. 37  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

Vs. 38  Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptised in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

Vs. 39  “For the Promise is to you and your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

Vs. 40  And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”

Vs. 41  Then those you gladly received his words were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Vs.42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

To recap chapter two

They were all “with one accord in one place”. They were all “filled with the Holy Spirit”, calling out in various languages even shouting out all, “the wonderful works of God”. Not that they were making a conscious effort to do so, for they were certainly unlearned in foreign languages, but the Holy Spirit of God, through them, was praising Father God.

This method of praising God, with a loud voice and with crying out, is mirrored in the descriptions of heaven given by John in “The Revelation of Jesus Christ.”

(Revelation 5:11-12)

Vs. 11  “Then I liked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,

Vs. 12   Saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain with to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honour and glory and blessing!”

And (Revelation 7: 9-10)

Vs. 9 “After these things l looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, of all nation, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the lamb, palms in their hands;

Vs. 10   And cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb!”

Continuing in Acts 2, we see Peter, as the leader of the Apostles, delivering a Spirit-filled message to the gathering crowd. He declared to them all the great works of God and His Christ that had just recently transpired. So passionate was he in recounting the monumental and prophetical events that this word penetrated and convicted their very hearts, until they cried out, “what shall we do?” “How is it even possible, that we have killed the Christ: the Holy son of God? And now that we have, “what can we possible do now to make amends to Father God?”

It is right here, at this climactic moment that Peter reveals for the first time, the keys to the kingdom of God. For now He declares to them: (Acts 2: 38-39).

Vs. 38  “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

Vs. 39  For the Promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Vs. 40   And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Vs. 41   Then they that gladly received his words were baptized: and the same day these added unto them about three thousands souls.”

Webster defines untoward as: unruly, troublesome, difficult and adverse.

This ‘second chance’, given to us by God, is not at all difficult, hard, or burdensome. As the scripture states: (2 Peter 3:9).

Vs. 9 “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

It is most appropriate to point out that the Lord Jesus Christ; the Captain of our salvation has already accomplished all the hard work, all the heavy lifting. For our Saviour as a Sacrificial Lamb humbled Himself on the cross to initiate for us a path way for entering God’s Presence in heaven.

Our duty ridiculously easy in comparison is simply to repent of our sins and be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And in addition, we are promised a free and special Gift: the Holy Spirit.

Why and how could anyone take away from or add to God’s plan of redemption? How could anyone say, “Just believe in the Lord Jesus and accept Him as your personal saviour and you are saved”? Just what authority have they received from God to attempt to change or alter His word? These sweet words of a new short-cut to eternal life are made by deceivers leading a path to damnation. Why and how should anyone deviate from such a simple and sure solution to all our needs?

Let us here add some additional verses of scripture further illuminating this subject matter. For this we continue a miraculous heading of a man lame from birth. Peter and John are brought before the Jewish authorities.

Acts 4:5-12

Vs. 5 “And it came to pass on the morrow, that there rulers, and elders and scribes,

Vs. 6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Vs. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, by what power, or by what name have ye done this?

Vs. 8 Thou Peter filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Vs. 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man by what means he is made whole;

Vs. 10   Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye  crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.

Vs. 11   This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the ‘head of the corner’.

Vs. 12    Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name under heaven given among men, whereby must be saved.”

We further submit (Colossians 3:17).

Vs. 17         “And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.”

The second account of baptism mentioned in the ‘Book of Acts (Acts 8:14-17).

Vs. 14    “Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

Vs. 15    who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

Vs.16 (For as yet He was fallen on none of them: only they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.)

Vs. 17     Then said they their hands on them.”

Also recorded in chapter 8 is the baptism of the Ethiopian of great authority by the Apostle Philip.

(Acts 8: 26-39)

The fourth account of baptism is Acts 9:18; the baptism of Paul the Apostles. Paul, himself recounts this event in (Acts 22:11-16).

Vs. 11    “And when I could not see for the Glory of that Light, being led by the hand of them were with me, I came into Damascus.

Vs. 12     And one Ananias, a devoted man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Vs. 13    Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Vs. 14    And he said, the God of our Fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know His Will and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the Voice of His Mouth.

Vs. 15    For thou shalt be His witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

Vs. 16     And now why tarriest thou? Arise, and why be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the Name of the Lord.”

Note that, on the ‘road to Damascus when the heavenly light appeared to Saul, he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why persecuted thou Me?” and the Lord responded, “I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutes.”

Remember what Jesus told the Apostles (John 5:43) “I come in My Father’s Name,” (in the Hebrew, the name of the Father and the name of the Son are written and pronounced the same).  [For now, we will not write the Hebrew, because the computers and internet scramble’s it and the editing are too much.] Additionally, we have included a segment entitled: The Names of God.

Jesus also declares in (John 17: 6, 26), “I have manifested Thy Name unto the men which thou gavest Me…” and, “I have declared unto them Thy Name, and will declare it:…”

Jesus speaking to the Apostle’s says, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name, He shall teach thee all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” Like, the Gospel writer, records this (Luke 24:45-47)

Vs. 45    “then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scripture,

Vs. 46    And said unto them, thus it is written and thus it beloved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day;

Vs. 47   And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem.

Vs. 48    And ye are witnesses of these things.”

So, allow us to conclude this: the Name of the Father is Jesus; the Holy Spirit will be sent in the Name of Jesus; remission of sins is in the Name of Jesus, only; and baptism is in the Name of Jesus.

The ‘Book of Acts’, is Peter who being sent by the Spirit to the Gentiles, preaches again the powerful message of salvation. (Acts 10:42-48)

Vs. 42         “And He commanded us to preach unto the people, and ordained of God to be the judge of the living and dead.

Vs. 43         To Him give all the prophets’ witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins.

Vs. 44         While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all of them which heard the word.

Vs. 45         And they of thee circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Vs.46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Vs. 47         Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

Vs. 48         And he commanded them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord”

There are a few more occurrences of baptism in the ‘Book of Acts’, however, we will only recount one more. (Acts 18:24; 19:6)

Vs. 24         “And a certain Jew named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Vs. 25         this man was instructed in the Way of the Lord; and spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

Vs. 26         And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue; whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the Way of God more perfectly.

Vs. 27         And when he was disposed into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

Vs. 28         For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

Acts 19:1-7

Vs. 1 And it came to pass, that while Apostles was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

Vs. 2 He said unto them, have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Spirit.

Vs. 3   And he said unto them, unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, unto John’s baptism.

Vs. 4    Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him which should come after him that, is on Christ Jesus.

Vs. 5   When they heard this, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.

Vs. 6  And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied

Vs.7  And all the men were about twelve.”

We therefore, conclude that baptism is by full immersion in water, and always in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only begotten Son of God, the Lamb of God: sent to take away the sins of the world (John1:29). And if thou can comprehend, He was God-reconciling the world unto Himself. (2 Corinthians 5: 18-19).

If thou can comprehend it: Jesus was God, reconciling the world unto Himself. (Israel 6:63)

Vs. 5 “And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore Mine Own Arm brought salvation unto Me; and My Fury, it upheld Me.”

And (2 Corinthians 5: 18-19)

Vs. 18         “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation;

Vs. 19         To wit that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself….”

Of all the things the Lord Jesus taught, nothing is more misunderstood than the words recorded by the Apostle Matthew. Matthew 28:19

Vs.19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

It does not say “in the Names” of the Father and the Son but it does say in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. This implies singularity of meaning. It implies that there is One Name for the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Scripture demonstrates to us the Oneness of God.

The Lord Jesus Himself speaks the following. John 5:43

Vs.43 “I am come in My Father’s Name, and ye receive me not:….”

And truly, the Father’s Name and the Name of the Son when written in Hebrew are exactly the same.

In the Gospel of Luke we find further evidence of this. Luke 24:46,47

Vs.46 “And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

Vs.47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

Remember the words of the Prophet Paul. Ephesians 4:5

Vs.5 “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”

If anyone is baptized different from the way described in Scriptures, it is not baptism. Many people, organizations and denominations practice an invalid form of baptism. The pope and the Roman Catholic Church are one of these that practice the invalid form of Baptism. The Baptist Church is also guilty of this grave malpractice. (They call themselves Baptists, but they don’t know how to baptize.)

SALVATION

Our journey to the Kingdom of God, whether in heaven or whether on earth is very similar to the Journey to the Promised Land, experienced by Israel. Led by the hands of Moses, the servant of the LORD, Israel escaped from burdensome slavery through a series of miracles. The first similarity we look into is the miracle of the blood of the Passover sacrifice (Exodus 12:5-7; 22-23)

Vs.5  “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep or from the goats:

Vs. 6 … (thou) shall kill in the evening.

Vs. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts, and on the upper door post (the lintel) of the house, wherein they shall eat.”

Vs. 22         “…; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

Vs. 23         For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not come in unto your houses to smite you.”

Just as the blood on the door posts was for protection and safety, today the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ: the sacrificial Lamb of God: covers and protects us, not only from death, but as the blood on the door posts was a sign to spiritual beings, so to the blood of Christ is also seen by spirits and spiritual powers to our benefits. For there are numerous blessing and gifts bestowed on those of faith, who have trusted in the Word of the Lord, making themselves eligible and qualified for the rewards of the Father.

Now, trying to enter the marriage feast without a wedding garment is described by Jesus Himself. (Matthew 22:11-14)

Vs. 11         “And when the king came into see the quests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

Vs. 12         And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Vs. 13         Then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into utter darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Vs. 14         For many are called, but few are chosen”

The spiritual ‘white gown’ of the sanctified can only be attained by Baptism in the Blood of the Lamb. It is a spiritual covering recognised and honoured by spiritual being and powers, not only here on earth but also in heaven. It is therefore, futile to attempt to enter heaven without the required white garment of righteousness.

There is another similarity between the Israelites, fleeing Egypt; and ourselves today fleeing death and hell. In order to point it out we will need to review what occurred at the Red Sea. There were over one million people: men, women and children; with Moses when they reached the ‘Red Sea’ in the area known today as the Gulf of Agaba. There was also herds of sheep and goats, even very much cattle (Exodus 12: 37-38). The Lord knowing Pharaoh would pursue His people, led Moses off the main route, they had being taking and down a long can you that came out unto a large beach that extended out into the sea, known today as Nuweiba. [See map] (Exodus 14:19-22)

Vs. 19         “And the Angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before their faces, and stood behind them:

Vs. 20         And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and  darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these; so that the one came not near the other all night.

Vs. 21         And Moses stretch out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

Vs. 22         And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

The LORD having prepared a Way through the sea, enabled the Israelites to escape and be saved, while utterly to destroying the entire Egyptians army along with Pharaoh. There were two choices available to the Israelites. One choice was to stay on the beach and be killed or enslaved. The second choice was to trust in God by following his prophet, Moses and by following His Path to Salvation. Basically, they had to decide; to be with God or to be without Him.

Likewise, today we too are faced with the ‘waters of salvation’ that lead to the Promised Land. If one is determined, to escape form a life of slavery to sin; there is a Way. If one is determined to escape death and hell; there is a Way. If one is determined to live forever in paradise; there is a Way. And this Way is through the waters of baptism, without which there is no salvation. Some people, when faced with the greatest decision of their life: to be saved or lost, hesitate or delay to the detriment of their souls.

Here are some helpful hints, suggestions that might help.

6. Have an honest, heart to heart conversion with God. Explain to Him all your strengths, and all your short comings.
7. Offer your entire being: body, mind, and soul: as a living sacrifice to God; to be used by Him, His purpose, and according to His Will. “Lord, my body and mind are strong; I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer or the smartest kid on the block, but take me Lord and use me; for I give my life to thee.
8. Repent of your sin, confessing them to God
9. Be baptized: complete immersion in water calling on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ (Yahoshua). And, that’s about it, because God’s blue print for salvation is neither difficult nor burdensome.
10. Check the index for the section “About the Author”.

The most difficult part seems to be the water. This is where a church could be helpful. Otherwise, there are hot tubs, large bath tubs, swimming pools, rivers, lakes, oceans. One could even book a room at a nice motel or hotel with pool. If it’s too cold outside, look for one with an indoor pool. And have faith-God will bless. Personally, I recommend being alone with God during the process, in order to eliminate any distractions. Just you and God that’s all, that’s needed. Maybe, one prefers the company of a close friend or family member. It’s a personal choice: whatever makes you most comfortable. Some will find it helpful to contact a church or a minister. Here, the Apostolic Church adherence to the Word of God, concerning baptism is ‘spot on’: perfect; be very, very careful; for there is an over whelming amount of false doctrines, false teachers, and false churches. They will capture your soul for the Devil! I have visited a lot of church services, and have experienced the power and the passion of a good Holiness preacher. I have also seen a good deal of individuals, some with tears in their eyes, whose hearts were pierced by the Word of God. How they suddenly realize, that the one thing, the only thing, that is needed right now is to be Baptized in the Blood of Jesus Christ. It is a glorious occurrence in heaven and on earth, when an individual seeks to ‘save his soul’ the waters of baptism are spiritually the blood of Jesus Christ. This relationship is described in (1 John 5:6-8).

Vs. 6 “This is He that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Vs. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these Three are One.

Vs. 8 And there are three that bear record in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

The 3 above                                                  these 3 are one

The 3 below                                               these 3 are one

Together                                          the Star of David and the symbol of Israel

When one is baptized, one enters into an Everlasting covenant with the LORD. This covenant is referred to in Scripture as the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31: 31-34)

Vs. 31         “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a New Covenant with the House of Israel, and with the House of Judah.

Vs. 32         Not according to the Covenant that I made with their Fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which My Covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

Vs. 33         But this shall be the Covenant that I will make with House of Israel; after those days, saith the LORD, I will put My Law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Vs. 34         And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the LORD: for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

And in the next chapter (Jeremiah 32:38-41)

Vs. 38         “And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

Vs. 39         And I will give them one heart, and one way that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Vs. 40         And I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me.

Vs. 41         Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assured with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”

And, in the New and Everlasting covenant.

7. (Matthew 26:27-28)

Vs. 27         “And He took the cap, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it;

Vs. 28         For this is my blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

8. (Mark 14: 23-24)

Vs. 23         “And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

Vs. 24         And He said unto them, this is My Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many.”

9. (Luke 22: 19-20)

Vs. 19         “And He took bread, and gave thanks, and break it, and gave it unto them, saying, this is my blood which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Vs. 20         Likewise also the cup after super, saying, this cup is the New Covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.”

10. (Hebrew 8:1-2; 6-12)

Vs. 1 “Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: we have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the Majesty in heavens;

Vs. 2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pithed, and not man.

Vs. 6 “But now hath He obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also He is the mediate of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Vs. 7 For if the first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

Vs. 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

Vs. 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their Fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Vs. 10         For this is the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their minds, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Vs. 11         And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Vs. 12         For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”

11. (Hebrew 9:11-15)

Vs. 11         “But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of the building;

Vs. 12         Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the Holy Place, having obtained Eternal redemption for us.

Vs. 13         For if the blood of bulls of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

Vs. 14         How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the Living God?

Vs. 15        And for this cause He is the Mediator of the New Covenant, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first Covenant, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”

(This guy writes like a lawyer)

12. (Hebrew 9: 22-28

Vs. 22         “And almost all things are, by the law, purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Vs. 23         It was therefore, necessary, that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavens things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Vs. 24         For Christ is not entered into the Holy places made with hands, which are the figure of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear into presence of God for us:

Vs. 25         Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest entereth into the Holy place every year with blood of others,

Vs. 26         For them must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world; but, now, once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Vs. 27         And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Vs. 28         So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time, without sin, unto salvation.”

In conclusion; if one has been baptized into Jesus and have entered into an Eternal Covenant with God, then one has been properly prepared, for the Spirit of God, to dwell, permanently, inside of thee. Thou shall be a living temple for God to dwell in. (Revelation 3:20)

Vs. 20         “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; of any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

Now the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. It is also referred to as the Comforter, and as the Spirit of Promise, because the Spirit is promised: to these who are faithful and obedient to the Word of God. Jesus being baptized in the water was immediately anointed with the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 3: 16-17)

Vs. 16         “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straight way out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him:

Vs. 17         And, lo, a voice form heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is often loud, sometimes very loud. It is not quiet, when it hits, you will know it. It will be most memorable. It is more, much more, than a lovely, warm, fuzzy feeling inside. It is often visible and always audible, and when it hits you will know it. I guarantee it.

About the author: The Theophanist Victor Stolat

The following Blessings are mentioned, not for self-aggrandizement, but, rather, as an example to others, that they, too, can also pursue and attain these same Intimacies with The Father

A first generation American of Polish descent. A man who has:

-Heard the Voice of the Almighty, speaking from above, and obeyed.

-Was taken to Heaven and returned

-Saw in a vision the Living God of Heaven and Earth

Numbers 12:6,7,8

Vs.6 “And He said, Hear now My Words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make Myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Vs.7 My Servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

VS.8 With Him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall He behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Consider the man Balaam (the Book of Numbers 24: 15,16).

Vs.15 “And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

Vs.16 He hath said, which heard the Words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, fallen into a trance but having his eyes open:”

This man was not Jewish, and possibly not even a Hebrew. Yet, this same man heard the Voice of God and saw the Almighty.

There was a man about 2000 years ago who was an early Christian. This man recorded his experience.

2 Corinthians 12:1-4

Vs.1 “It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Vs.2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

Vs.3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

Vs.4 How that he was caught into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which is not possible for a man to utter.”

THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE

In the year 5732 (1973) at the age of twenty-one I had the religious experience of a lifetime. We were in Florida, U.S.A., harvesting oranges and grapefruits. We were there about 4 months.

We were an interesting pair Ed and I. We were of the Stephen Gaskin principles of diet, dress, hard work, and help thy neighbour. And, although, it was over a year since we left The Farm, we still held firm to the knowledge that a pure body leads to a pure life. Spiritually, we were refined vessels prepared for use.

It was a Sunday, no work, so I went out alone walking bare foot in the sand. On reaching a peaceful spot, I petitioned the Lord for guidance and strength. I then turned to walk away. After a few steps I was stunned motionless for I heard a voice of a man speaking to me from above and behind me. All he said was, “Go to the water and call on the Name of the Lord”.

I did not turn to look around because the voice was coming from above and because of this I felt in my heart it was God.

I did walk to the irrigation pond about 100ft. The pond was quite large and had a small but new wooden dock. So I stood at the end of the dock and said the only thing I could think of concerning the Name of the Lord. I said, “Jehovah, Buddha, Krishna,” and dove in.

Needless to say, nothing happened.

Now, the very next week, on the same first day of the week, I went again to the same peaceful spot to pray. When I finish and turn to walk away I heard the voice again speaking the same words, “Go to the water and call on the Name of the Lord”.

I did not look around, but started walking toward the pond like the first time. I then stopped while still in the coolness of the orange grove and spoke to the Lord. “All my life I’ve been a day late and a dollar short. I always seem to just miss, and success is always elusive. I’ve a strong body and a strong mind and am not afraid to work hard. Take me Lord and use me for Thy Purpose.”

I then left the orange grove, walked to the end of the dock, and said one word, “JESUS.”

When the Spirit entered me I was sitting in my camper. I had a beautiful G.M.C., 350 cu.in., a 6 cylinder workhorse. I had a camper on the back, home-made, with bed, stove, and sink. There was a long bench on one side that doubled as a bed. I was sitting on that when Ed said, “look what I found’. It was a bag of pot with some joints already rolled. Ed fired up one of the bad boys and when it was going he handed it to me. It was a while since we had any so I hit it hard and then hit it again. Ed began to glow and someone switched gears, and I started chanting, “Nam Ya Ho, Ren Gay Que”. It wasn’t me that was chanting. It was me but it wasn’t me. Something was making me chant. Over and over. The chanting became louder, my arms were raised in the air over my head. Then I was lifted off the bench I was sitting on and set on my knees with my hands stretched above my head and all the while chanting louder and louder. I remember thinking to myself, “My lungs are feeling the stress of the loud chanting”.

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According to Google: “Nam Ya Ho Ren Gay Que” is referred to as the Lotus Sutra and describes The Mystic Law. To chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is to bring forth the pure and fundamental energy of life, honouring the dignity and possibility of our ordinary lives.

In the Book of Revelation the prophet John records the words that they were singing and chanting in Heaven. Revelation 19:6

 

Vs.6 “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”

And then, instantly, I saw it! People gathered together-the appearance of this multitude was as the appearance of the sea, when one comes down from the hills and sees the sea: the sea appears to be rising as a large hill. So was the amount of people I saw. They were all dressed in white robes with palms in their hands. They were making a large circle around the white cloud that was in the middle. Everyone was chanting exactly the same as I was: Nam Ya Ho Ren Gay Que; over and over. They moved counter-clockwise.

To the left of where I was standing were large wooden chairs. These chairs were intricately carved and the men that sat on them had on different colour robes. Only a few men were sitting. [These men seemed to be the leaders] The others appeared to be arguing. The one standing next to me with his left hand on my right shoulder spoke to me. And I answered him.

Someone once said to me, “Of course they were arguing, their Jewish.”

REMEMBERING MANOAH

Acts of the Apostles 4:12

Vs.12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

Philippians 2:9,10

Vs.9 “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted HIM, and given HIM a name which is above every name:

Vs.10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in Heaven, and things in Earth, and under the Earth;”

Now from my understanding the name Jesus wasn’t really His name. The name Jesus is Latin for the Greek name Easeus (lesous). In my mind this Greek name literally means: son of Zeus. I made an appointment with the Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, and spoke to him. Afterwards I went to the Hebrew Library where they had Scriptures with the English on one side and the Hebrew on the other. I found the Book of Zechariah chapter 6: 11 where the name of Joshua is written and compared the Hebrew to the English. After all this searching for the One True Name I was not satisfied.

And so I looked in the New Testament the book of Matthew in the first chapter. It is here that the Lord sent an angel to Mary and Joseph. The angel described a miraculous birth of the Son of God and told them what the Name of the Child should be. And so, I did the most reasonable thing I could. I prayed to the Lord asking HIM to send the same angel to me to tell me the Name of Names, the Name of the Son of God.

After praying this prayer some months past, and during this time something else also occurred.

It was the year 5739 (1980) I saw the Lord. This was the first time and the only time that I saw HIM.

After work that day, and when the evening meal was done I was reading the “Song of Solomon” and in it I saw Song of Solomon 1:17.

Vs.17 “The beams of our house are cedar, and are rafters of fir.”

And it amazed me. Because on looking up I saw my cedar beams, and I knew that my rafters were made of Douglas fir. Just like Solomon’s. I looked on the colour T.V and thought even Solomon himself would be amazed at this.

That same night I dreamt that we were high up on a mountain. Some years earlier we had crossed the Continental Divide by James Peak. The winds one experiences at theses heights is unforgettable. In the dream it was dark and the winds were blowing like a tempest, and I knew we were high up on a mountain. There was a good size plateau in front of me stretching from left to right. To my immediate left was the mountain itself still rising higher. It was sheltering me from the strong winds.

And then suddenly in the distance, I see a Man walking briskly. He is approaching us but not coming at us directly. His path was to cross in front of us. This man was clothed in a black silk gown, and as He walked directly into the wind His black silk gown flowed behind HIM. I notice that on his head was a large black silk cloth that flowed in the breeze behind HIM. As He came closer, within 30yards I noticed that it was not a silk cloth on His Head and flowing behind HIM but rather His Hair: black as silk and flowing as a flag behind HIM. It was longer than He was tall.

On realizing that it was His Hair, I immediately knew in my heart that He was God. And my heart spoke to HIM, “Lord, let me see Thy Face”. At that very instant He turned and faced me –and I knew I had seen the Face of God.

That morning when I woke I knew I had seen the Face of God.

Reflecting on this vision, it brings to mind the quotation of King David. Psalms 17:15

Vs.15 “As for me, I will behold Thy Face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy Likeness.”

Perhaps King David had a similar vision to the one I had, in which he saw the Living God of Heaven and Earth. King David also writes. Psalms 17:3

Vs.3 “Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me….”

And additionally in Psalm 27:8

Vs.8 “When Thou saidst, Seek ye My Face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy Face, LORD, will I seek.”

I carried on with my life feeling like I was the only one on Earth that actually knew God. This feeling continued for a few months. The feeling of being all alone, isolated, different. And then a Special Day.

It was cold and wet. A light rain falling all morning. My car won’t start. My battery is dead. I contact a friend who sends me to a new battery store for a new twenty dollar battery. While I’m there I notice the man next to me. He has an accent and is having trouble getting through. He needs the salesman to replace his regulator. But the salesman explains to him they only sell the parts and do not do any mechanical work. I take the stranger aside and explain to him that I can fix his car. I tell him I have a garage and we can get out of the rain I also told him that I didn’t need any money, but if he had some grass that would be enough. He said we would have to go to his house to get it I put my new battery in my car and followed him.

I thought he would just grab it and go, but instead he invited me in, took off his coat, ran upstairs and returned with a tray of ganja. He took four Zig-Zag papers and stuck them together making one large rolling paper he cleaned the herb and roll the fatty. As he smoked he took of his hat and I saw he had long dread locks as I smoked I looked at him as he glowed and I said, “You look exactly the same.” [His appearance seemed to have altered. It was Ed, the same one who was with me the day I went to Heaven.] He said, “I am always the same, I never changed”. I said who are you and he said Tesfay Michael Gabriel The Bright and Morning Star. He jumps up and run upstairs and run back down and show me this large photograph of a man. I looked on it and asked him, “Where did you get a photograph of Jesus”. He says it is His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I.

I knew it was the Face of God-the Face of Christ. And wondered if Christ had truly come again. Yet one thing was for certain I was no longer alone concerning the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord. I knew in my heart that the only way to solve this mystery was to find it in the Scripture.

In the mean time I prepared a meal, vegetarian, and some herbal tea with honey. After he had eaten and had drank his tea I asked him the Great Question that I had, “What is the Name of the Only Begotten Son, the one they call JESUS”. To this question he replied:

“Way Yah Come,

Way Yah Go,

Hear: I HIGH I

Now

YA-HO-SHU-AH

I-RAY, I-LECHT, I-MANUEL”

I was finally satisfied I now knew the Name of Names. All this occurred nearly thirty-seven years ago. And now I discovered on the internet that there are many, many people who faithfully search for the name, the Only Name whereby we must be saved. Salvation is in the Name of the Son of God-the CHIRST.

Thank the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY who has allowed the souls of many and many more to be saved and sanctified in the other names of the Son of God. Names such as: Jesus, Yeshua, and Easeus. How generous is our Creator who has granted us permission to be His Sons and Daughters. His desire is for us to be obedient to His Word, and to live together with us.

In just a very short amount of time I learned, not only, the Name of the First Christ, Yahoshua; and the Name of the second Christ, H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I (The Might of the Trinity), but also the New Name of the Father-JAH RASTAFARI (The Head Creator).

Isaiah 62:2, 3

Vs.2 “And the Gentiles shall see Thy Righteousness, and all kings Thy Glory: and Thou shalt be called by a new name, which the Mouth of the LORD shall name.

Vs.3 Thou shalt also be a Crown of Glory in the Hand of the LORD, and a Royal Diadem in the Hand of Thy God.”

Revelation 3:12.

Vs.12 “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the Temple of My God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the Name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of Heaven from My God: and I will write upon him My New Name.”

 

 

 

The Gospel of The kingdom

 

And

 

The Revelation of Christ the King

 

 

 

 

This is the Gospel of His Imperial Majesty: Emperor Haile Selassie I

 

Part One: “Letter to Paul”

Sunday July 10, 2011

Brother Paul,

For too long I’ve been unsuccessful in getting to you this message.  The letter grew and still so much more to say.

As a witness to the glorious works of God, we have prepared a “Foot in the Door” for those who seek the WORD in TRUTH.

The manifestation of the Living God is such a massive topic, overwhelming.

The first three pages are probably and hopefully review.  They are mostly the writings of Rev. Scofield, compiled – I’m guessing-before 1920. So glance through the first chapter and get serious with chapter 2-page 4. I say serious because of scripture like this:

Psalm 22:30-31    “A posterity shall serve Him.

It will be recounted by the Lord

To the next generation.

They will come and declare His righteousness to a people

Who will be born, that He has done this.”

Psalm 71: 17-18     “O God thou has taught me from my youth;

And to this day I declare your wondrous works.

Now also, when I am old and grey headed,

O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to everyone that is to come”

Psalm 102:18           ‘This will be written for the generation to come,

that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.”

Psalm 111:2              “The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them.”

Psalm 78: 4-7            vs. 4 “We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation

to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.”

vs.5 “For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law

In Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make

them known to their children.”

vs.6 “That the generation to come might know them,

The children who would be born, that they may arise and declare them to their children.”

1. 7”That they may set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments.”

Psalm 145:4-7, 10-13

Vs. 4 “One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.”

Vs. 5 “I will meditate on the glorious splendor of his majesty, and on His wondrous works.”

Vs. 6 “Man shall speak of the might of His awesome acts, and I shall declare His greatness.”

Vs. 7 “They shall utter the memory of His great goodness and shall sing of  His righteousness.”

Vs. 10 “All thy works shall praise thee o lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.”

Vs. 11 “They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power.”

Vs. 12 “To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His kingdom”

Vs. 13 “Thy kingdom is an Everlasting Kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.”

I’ve used both the King James version and the Gideon Bible

Oct, Nov., 09

Hi Paul,

Greetings and blessings.

I will try to clarify one verse of scripture, assured, in that, will be covering numerous other verses, attempting, also, to “enlighten” them for your benefit.

The verse that interests us today is from the Old Testament, the book of the prophet Zechariah.

(Zechariah 10:1-4) especially vs.4 “Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.”

Out of him (“him” being Judah)

The “Corner” we truly know to be our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

This has been studied extensively and I’ll list some of these for your studies.

2.Notes on the corner, the cornerstone, the stone of stumbling, the rock of offence: ( From Rev. Scofield reference Bible; “ Christ crucified is the rock”)

1. Smitten that the spirit of life may flow from Him to all who drink.

Ex. 17:6

1 Cor. 10:4

John 4:13,14 ; 7:37-39

2. To the church The foundation and chief corner stone

Eph. 2 ;20

3. To the Jews at his first coming

“Stumbling Stone”

Romans 9:32,33, Isaiah 8:14

1 Cor. 1:23

4. To Israel at His second coming the Headstone of the Corner

Zech4:7

5. To the gentile “World Powers’ the “Smiting Stone” cut out without hands

Dan. 2:34

6. In the “Divine Purpose” the Stone after its destruction of world-power, is to grow and fill the earth. Dan. 2:35
7. To unbelievers the Crushing Stone of Judgement

Matt. 21:44

Other scripture also affirming this

Psalms118:22

Isaiah 28:16

Matt. 7:24,25; 16:18;  21:42

Mark 12:10

Luke 6:48;  8:6

Rom. 9:33

1 Cor. 10:4

Eph. 2:20

Peter sees him as a Living Stone and quotes Isaiah 28;11 writing:

1 Peter 2:6

V6. “Therefore it is also contained in the scripture, behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.

And concludes with verses 7&8

V7. “Therefore to you who believe, He is precious, but to those who are disobedient, The stone which the builders rejected (refused) has become the chief corner stone

V8. “And a stone of stumbling and a “Rock of offence” They stumble being disobedient to the word to which they were also appointed.”

Chapter 2  We’ve briefly reviewed “the corner” out of Judah (Zach. 10:4) next we’ll look into scripture to examine “The Nail” out of Judah, a subject I’ve never heard from any preacher or writer. To start this, we’ll go to Isaiah who so beautifully described the suffering Christ in all twelve verses of Isaiah chapter 53. So we also see “the nail” in Isaiah 22:20-25

Vs 20 “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah: [The name Eliakim means “whom the LORD establishes”. Substituting the phrase “whom the LORD establishes”, provides a much clearer understanding.]

Vs. 21And I will clothe him with thy robe and strengthen him with thy girdle,

and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitance of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Vs. 22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder so he shall open and none shall shut; and He shall shut and none shall open.

Vs. 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house

1. 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups even to all the vessels of flagons.

Vs. 25 In that day saith the Lord of hosts, that the nail that is fastened in a sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off; for the Lord hath spoken it.”

Some of this quote, in Isaiah 22: 20-25, are recognizable.

Please, let’s start with (vs. 22) and ‘The one with the key of David”

We see john in (Revelations chapters 1-3) describe “One like the son of man”, “Alpha and Omega (The first and the last)

“I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore,  Amen”

And especially (Rev3:7) to the 6^th church.

Vs. 7 “ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write these things say he who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens.”

Are we inferring that Jesus Christ prepared for Himself, a second Tabernacle, in which to dwell. No, what we are saying is that the LORD God Almighty has prepared for Himself a second Tabernacle in which to dwell. Psalms 132:17, 18

Vs.17 “There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a Lamp for Mine Anointed.

Vs.18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon Himself shall His crown flourish.”

Once you have the historical and biblical facts so much becomes instead of obscure, apparent.  So please understand that throughout this letter, little by little as you proceed I’ll attempt to make many things clear.

Jesus as Christ was Jesus (Yeshuah)

(YAHOSHUA) Translated: YAH – The son of God (The son of God is salvation) The father being referred to as JAHOSHUA – “God Saves”

JAH THE FATHER

YAH THE SON – God in His earthly Form. [Proverbs 30:4]

Now the book of  Revelations makes explicitly clear that Christ would come as savior.  He would be a man born of a woman.  Revelations 12 expresses this clearly: Revelations 12:2

Vs.2  “Then being with child, she cried out in labour and in pain to give birth.”

And how a fiery, red dragon to devour her ‘child’, and the child caught up to God and his throne.

 

 

Now, still in Rev. 12, vs. 6 describes the women fleeing into the wilderness for an extended time, after which, war in the Heavens: Michael and his angels us, the devil and Satan. God is triumphant and Satan and the devil who stood at the rt. Hand of those brought before the throne to accuse them because of their words and deeds; whereas, the lord judges the heart.

The key to Michael’s victory against “the accuser” is given in vs. 10 “now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ have come” what Rev. 12:10 describes is the time when “ the woman” the holy seed  of Judah, which dwelt with Mary in Nazareth and produced Christ, the same Holy seed descended from Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and Salomon which produced Jesus the Christ would ultimately produce Christ again, and this Christ would be “ the child” – a man – to be the one crowned “King of kings and Lord of lords” who would establish the Nation of Israel.

Chapter 3

Thus we conclude that the scripture states that Christ is the “corner” and Christ is the “nail”. It will also teach us that the two Christ’s together are the “battle-bow”. For the “battle-bow” of Zechariah 10:4 is the “two olive trees”

Of Zechariah’s seventh vision ( Zech. The entire chapter 4) and, the two anointed ones of (Rev. 11:3-12). Peter describes this “seeing how and when, the spirit of Christ would come; first in his sufferings, (15.53), and then in his glories to follow, as the nail ( 1 Peter 1:9 -13). We know plenty of Christ, the suffering servant of Isaiah 53- so let’s study “Christ – the king”.

In Acts chapter one we see the resurrected Christ asked by his disciples, Acts 1:6

Vs.6 “When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel?”

The Apostles of Christ knew for a fact, that according to the Scripture, when Christ came He would re-establish the Kingdom of Israel. They knew that He was indeed the Christ. However they were unaware that there would be another Christ: a Second Christ who would come and re-establish the Kingdom of God on Earth. The First Christ Yahoshua would establish the Kingdom of God in Heaven. The Second Christ Lord Haile Selassie I would be the One to establish the Kingdom of God on Earth.

The Apostle Peter points out the time differential between the Two Christ. 1 Peter 1:10, 11

Vs.10  “Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

Vs.11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified before hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.”

The Apostle Paul also comments concerning the different times that Christ would come. Hebrew 9:28

Vs. 28 “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto Salvation.”

“Salvation” as you know, is very powerful indeed. And notice how Paul doesn’t say, “Jesus”, but rather says “Christ” will appear a second time.”

In Scripture the Two Christs are also referred to as the Two Olive Trees, the Two Lampstands, and the Two Witnesses.

Now John records in Rev. 11: 3 -4,

Vs. 3 “And I will give power to My Two Witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Vs. 4 “These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, standing before the God of the earth.”

These are the Two Anointed Ones (the Two Christs) spoken of by the prophet Zechariah. Zechariah chapter 4

Vs.1 “And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Vs.2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

Vs.3 And Two Olive Trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Vs.4 So I answered and spake with the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my Lord?

Vs.5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my Lord.

Vs.6 Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the Word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Vs.7 Who art thou O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

Vs.8 Moreover the Word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Vs.9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of host has sent me unto you.

Vs.10 For who hath despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the Eyes of the LORD, which run to fro through the whole earth.

Vs.11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these Two Olive Trees upon the right side of the Candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

Vs.12 And I answered again, and said unto him, what be these two olive branches which threw the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

Vs.13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, Know, my Lord.

Vs.14 Then said he, These are the Two Anointed Ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”

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Back in rev., where we’ve previous quoted, Rev. 3:12 to the 6^th church concerning Christ’s new name, we see this in the Lord’s message to the seventh church,  Laodiceo, ( Rev. 3:14)

Vs. 14         “…..These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True witness, the beginning of the creation of God.

Isaiah says, ( Isaiah 55:4)

Vs. 4 “ I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.”

So the prophets agree that at his second advent he will be both a “witness” and “ anointed one.” John closes his message to the 7^th Church concludes in the final two verses. (Rev. 3:21)

Vs. 21         “ To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcome and sat down with my father on his throne.”

Jesus, after the ascension, sat down on his father’s throne. Christ, the King. Will sit on his throne, forever.

David writes in Psalm 132: 17. 18

Vs. 17.        “ There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for my anointed.”

Vs. 18         “ his enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown shall flourish.”

David’s Lord and King; Anointed, and crowned, a Lamp on a Lampstand.

Zechariah described this in chapter 4, the entire chapter.

Vs. 1 ‘ And the angel that talked with me came again, and walked me, as a man that was wakened out of his sleep,”

Vs. 2 “ And he said unto me, what seest thou? And I said, I have looked and behold a candlestick all gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps theron, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

Vs. 3 “ And two olive trees by it, one upon the right of the bowl, and the other upon the left thereof.”

Vs. 4 “ So I answered and spake to the angel, that talked with me, saying, “ what are these, my Lord?”

Vs. 5 “ Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, knowest thou not what these be? And I said, no, my lord.”

Vs. 6 “ Then he answered and spake, unto me, saying “ this is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might.

(Zech 4:6 continued)

Vs. 6 “ …. , nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

1. 11 “ Then I answered, and said unto him, what are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candle stick and upon the lesft side thereof?’
2. 12 “ And I answered again and said unto him, what be these two olive trees branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?”

Vs. 13         “And he answered me and said, “knowest thou not what these be? And I said, no, my Lord.”

Vs. 14         “Then said he, “These are the two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”

Now Jesus Christ was truly “ Anointed: The name Christ itself  means the Anointed, and so agree not only the Apostles but also all the prophets. That Christ in His second Advent will also be “ Anointed by God, and crowned with a crown and glory, as David declares in Psalm 132: 17 + 18.

Vs. 17         “ There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.”

Vs. 18         “His enemies will I clothe with shame but upon himself shall his crown flourish.”

Know, now, that Jesus the Christ is probably on the right, and Christ the King on the left. Now, these two “Christ” come, before the “second woe” of the sixth trumpet (Rev. 11: 13) or the great earthquake, and prior to the Harvest in Rev. 14: 14 – 15. So, if we’re here on earth  and especially to those in Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord will be seen in these two Anionted Prophest. Consider also Micah the prophet in his 5^th Chapter vs. 1 + 2 he describes Jesus quite well. Micah 5 : 1 – 5.

Vs. 1 “Now gather thy self in troops, o daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.”

Vs. 2 “ But thou, Bethlehem Epharatah, though thou be little among the thousand of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel. Whose going forth have been from old, from everlasting.”

NOTE: the child will be from Bethlehem, but the son’ is everlasting.

Continuing with Micah chapter 5 vs 3.

Vs. 3 “Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remmant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.”

Just as Micah declared earlier in, 9Micah 2:12)

Vs. 12         “I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of them: I will surely gather the remnant of Israel: I will put them together 25 the sheep of Bozrah as the flock in the midst of their fold: …..”

Jesus was certainly separated from the church and his disciples after his ascension. His holy spirit, to come was to suffice them, until the time woman, of Rev. 12, who brought forth a man child in (12: 4, 5) also be the “Anointed: Christ the King.

In verse 5 “…. Her child was caught up to God and his throne.” Satan vanquished to earth, where he continues his persecution of the woman who travails to bring forth a second child, to be Christ the King. The woman is the people of Israel ( Judah) from which Christ must come.

Let us continue in Micah 5: 4

Vs. 4 “And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God: and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.”

The “now Christ”  with his “new name’ shall come reign on his own throne, and the fulfillment of Jesus the Christ triumph of his first advent will be now, even more completely fulfilled in his Kingly Apperance, with perfect union now of the triumphs of both Christ – the two “Annointed son of God!

As David declares in Psalm 110: 1,2

Vs. 1 “The Lord said to my Lord, “sit at my right hand, till I make

“ ……… your enemies your footstool.”

This being accomplished: that Jesus the Christ would rend the curtain in the temple and  fulfill to perfection, his appearance, as saviour from sin, ascend to sit on his Father’s throne, until she which travailed brought forth, yet again, “a son” to be Anointed and crowned with the glory of an everlasting kingdom and everlasting reign.

Micah vs 5 in chapter continues.

Vs. 5 “ And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into out land, and when he shall tread in our palaces…..”

Right now! The Muslim and, the Syrian nation have come into Israel. For until May 14, 1948 Israel did not even exist as a nation, but since her re-birth, Assyria has aggressively fought Israel attacking them twice, once IN 1956, and again in 1967.

Also, note how Micah describes this king of Israel; “ vs. 5 …… And this man, not Jesus come again ( out of the sky) to br crowned King, but a man. As also Isaiah agrees, 9 Isaih 9: 6,7)

Vs. 6 “ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the prince of peace.”

Vs. 7 “ Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgement and with justice, from hence forth, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”

Chapter 4

Remember what we’ve previously  quoted in Isaiah. Isaih 22 : 21 and the nail.

Vs. 21         “… and I will commit thy government into his hand: “ government of Judah will now, in this age, be ruled by  the nail – Christ the King, forever, and he shall also be a father to his people Israel, the nation of God’s  covenant, fully committed into his hands to govern himself. And Israel, the nation will now say:

Jeremiah 16: 14,15.

Vs. 14         “ Therefore behold, the day come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said “ The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out at the land of Egypt;

Vs. 15         “ But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Isreal from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither  he had driven them: and will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.”

This is reported in Jer. 23: 7,8.

Now , Jeremiah in chapter 23: 1-6, and Isaiah chapter 11: 1-11, contain the two most powerful

prophecies of all scripture! That is, how, Christ will arise from the root of Jesse; David’s father,

Solomon’s grandfather; reign as King on the throne of David, and “set his hand again a second time, to

recover the remmant of his people, Israel.

As we know Israel was “called again” a second time in one day. As Isaiah says: Isaiah 66 : 5 – 8.

Isaiah 66: 5 – 8

Vs. 5 “ Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; your brethren that hated you, that cost you out for my names sake, said “ let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.”

Vs. 6 “A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.”

Vs. 7 “Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came she was deleivered of a man child.”

Vs. 8 “ Who hath hoard such a thing? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought her children.”

Exactly as Isaiah witnessed and wrote: the child ( Christ the King, reborn) will be first and then king in Zion, and in Jerusalem, where he, physically called back from exile, his people, Israel. And as the world and history has recorded, this nation Israel; after approximately 2, 518 years, have with their Christ, the King, crowned on the throne of thrones has definitely fulfilled his words by bringing Israel again, after a time times and a half: from the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple of Solamon in 388 B.C. (July, Aug.), until May 14, 1948! Amazing and incredible as it sounds. There are no prophecies in scripture more powerful than those of the prophets, who all agree, that when Christ, born of woman, according to the flesh, of the tribe of Judah, the root of David and Jesse is crowned King on his throne ans shall from Jerusalem, call again his people the second time, establishing a nation that shall flourish till it encloses the entire world with it’s everlasting reign, as God and Christ’s nation on earth – “ The kingdom of God”.

Isaiah concludes in his final chapter vs. 10 – 14 and 18 – 24:

Vs. 10         “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that morn for her:”

Vs. 11         “That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the  abundance of her glory.”

Vs. 12         “For thus saith the LORD, “ Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the gentiles like a flowing stream; then shall ye suck, ye shall be born upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.

Vs. 13         “ As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”

Vs. 14         “ And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known his servants, and his toward indignation toward his enemies.”

Vs. 18         “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see my glory.”

Vs. 19         “ And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to tarshish, Pul, and lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the gentiles.”

Remember what Paul said about Moses, Hebrews 11: 27

Vs. 27         “ By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; “ For he endured as seeing him who is invisible.”

For such is the love of God for those who seek him, those who seek his face, his name, and his word, and as hosea spoke: Hosea 12: 10

Vs. 10         “ I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied, visions, and used similtudes, by the ministry of the prophets.”

And Hosea 14: 7 – 9 concludes:

Vs. 7 “ They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent there of shall be as the wine of Lebanon.”

Vs. 8 “ Ephraim shall say, what have I to do any more with idols & I have heard him, and obsereved him: I am like a green fir tree, from me is thy fruit found.”

Vs. 9 “Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? Prudent, and he shall know them? For the ways of the LORD are might, and the just shall walk in them, but the transgressors shall fall therin.”

Amos concludes in his final chapter:

Amos 9: 11 – 15

Vs. 11 “ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:”

Vs. 12         “ That they may possess the remnant of Eden, and of all the heathen which are called by my name saith the LORD that death this.”

Vs. 13         “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake thet reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.”

Vs. 14         “And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine therof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.”

Vs. 15         “ And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.”

On these two facts agree the prophets and the word of God:

1. Christ will sit in peace on his Throne, ruling in truth and righteousness;
2. 2. Christ, as king, will be in Jerusalem to command the four winds to bring back his luberitance, Iarael, to be established in his eyes, in his days, and, that this kingdom will stand forever, with Christ as King.

And this day was May 14, 1948, when Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled.

Isaiah 66:8

Vs. 8 “ Who  hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such a thing? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as ZION travailed, she brought forth her children.”

To which Zechariah adds : Zech. 8:2

Vs. 2 “ Thus saith the LORD of host; I was jealous for zion with great jealousy and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Vs. 3. “ Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountains of the LORD of hosts the Holy mountain.”

1. 6 “Thus saith the LORD at Hosts; if it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant atthis people in these days, should it, also be marvelous in mine eyes? Saith the LORD of Hosts.

Vs. 7 “ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold I will save my people from the east sountry, and from the west country;

Vs. 8 “And I will bring them and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”

And as Jeremiah confirms : Jer. 30: 22, 31:1

Vs. 22         “And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

Jeremiah 31: 1

Vs. 1 “ At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”

The other prophets concur to his kingship and his kingdom as simultaneous events.

Micah 1.6,7,8,

Vs. 1 ‘ But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the House of the LORD shall be established. In the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and the people shall flow unto it.”

Vs. 6 “ In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicated;”

Vs. 7 “And I will make her that halthed a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from hence forth, ever forever.”

Vs. 8 ‘And thou, o tower of the flock, the strong hold at the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.”

Micah then goes on to say, (Micah 6: 6 – 9)

Vs. 6 “Wherewith shall I come before the LORD and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Vs. 7 “ Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with the ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall my first born for my transgressions, the first of my body for the sin of my soul?”

Vs. 8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Vs. 9 “The LORD’S voice creith into the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name; hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.”

Micah is described the LORD God preparing His Christ, Jesus, as a sacrifice for all sin and souls unto salvation. This he achieved in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. Fulfilling the prophecy of Habajkuk 3:13.

 

1. 13 “Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed;……”

with Zephaniah adding in chapter 2: 1,2,7.

Vs. 1 ‘Gather yourselves together, yea gather together, O nation not desired.”

Vs. 2 “Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the “LORD come upon you, before the day at the LORD’s anger came upon you.”

Vs. 7 “ And the coast shall be for the remmant of the house at Judah; thy shall feed there upon; in the houses of Ash Kelen shall they lie down in the evening ; for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”

And it happened ! just as he and they said it would, and as Zephanaiah explained this: Zeph. 3: 8 – 20

Vs. 8 “  Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the  Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.”

Vs. 9 “ For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.”

Vs. 10         “From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.”

Vs. 11.        “In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountains.”

Vs. 12         “I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.”

Vs. 13         “The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”

Vs. 14         “Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout. O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.”

Vs. 15         “The LORD hath taken away thy judgements, he hath cast out thine enemy the king of Israel, even the LORD , is in the midst of thee: thou shalt see evil any more.”

Vs. 16         “In the day it shall be said to Jerusalem, fear thou not: and to Zion, let not thine hands be slack.”

Vs. 17         “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

Vs. 18         “I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

Vs. 19         “Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.”

Vs. 20         “At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.”

Please! Understand what Zephaniah is saying. In verse 8 he begins with the LORD raising up His Right Hand, His Christ come forth (vs. 9) in Ethiopia, where the a remnant of Judah dwelt; the daughter of my dispersed; where Christ was crowned in the city of the Father Adis Ababa – KING of King and LORD of Lords, taking on his new name Haile Selassie I – The might of the trinity. For this reason, the pope and Rome have waged continued war against the Church of Ethiopia: the church that keeps the commandments of God and the testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ – Madanndi Yahoshua Mashiach – the BRANCH of Zechariah 3: 8,9 note: The church at  Rev. 12: 7 Vs. 8 “ Hear now, O Yahoshua (YWM) the indent “ high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

Vs. 9 “ For behold the stone that I have laid before Yahoshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity at that land in one day.”

For Jesus, (Y W M), was certainly the Christ, the eternal high Priest; as Paul desenibes him in Hebrews and David sings of him in Psalms; made restitution for men’s soul in all the lands, on that Friday he was crucified to death. This Christ was the stone, the corner stone, the stumbling block.

And just how exactly. Zechariah foretells His second coming as Christ. (Zechariah 6: 11 – 15)

 

Vs. 11         “Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Yahoshua the son of Josedeh, the high priest;”

Vs.  12        “And speak unto him saying, “ Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD.

It is important to remember the wards of Isaiah (Isaiah 42 : 1 and 8)

“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgement to the gentiles.

This describes Haile Selassie I’s ‘judgement of the nation; in Geneve, Switzerland; before the League of Nations, on June 30 1936. As many other scriptures also describe. Continuing in Isaiah 42: 8

1. 8 “ I am the LORD: Jahovah is my name: and My Glory will I not give to another, ……”

and again in chapter 48 verse 11.

Vs. 11         “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? And another.”

In other words; just the voice of the LORD; or the WORD of God; the Son of God; the Eternal High Priest, the King of Salem: Melchizedek; the Anointed, and only-begotten Son of God the father, Yahoshua: the Christ; the olive Branch; Emperor Haile Selassie I.

And continuing with Zechariah 6, verse 13,

Vs. 13         “Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne, and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Just as Jesus spoke to Philip; after his transfiguration: his glorification as the living God of Israel; Matthew 17: 1-8, Mark 9: 1-13, and Luke 9: 27-36 and to His apostles: St. John 14: 7,8,9

Vs. 7 “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from hence forth yo know him, and have seen him.”

Vs. 8 “Philip saith unto Him, “Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Vs. 9 “Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.

Haile Selassie I, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, has prevailed also; declaring this same glory’ that is the Fathers; to all men and all nations, when he was crowned” CHRIST THE KING’ on the throne of David; November 2^nd, 1930. Thus declaring, unspokenly, the revelation the living God of Israel: (Jah-na-Hoi)!

For the “man of wisdom”, who saw his name, has also seen his glory. It was on the mountain of God, dark as night, the winds like a jet stream roaring by, the rock near the top, in a place that was flat, as we sheltered behind the rock, at heaven and earth strode, clothed in black silk garments, flowing in the winds and him walking into the winds; his hair long and black and flowing as a silk flag behind him. And when I saw him, he was striding right to left, looking straight ahead, when my heart spoke to him saying. “Lord, let I see your face”. And immediately he turned his head my way, never slowing his stride. His face shone bright, and I had known, even the next morning when I awoke, I knew I had seen the face at the living God of Israel, as Moses himself had seen.

So when the man showed me a photograph of his Imperial Majesty (H.I.M), Haile Selassie I at his coronation, I exclaimed to him, “where did you get a photograph of Jesus.”

I’ve been studying these things, revelations and visions, for the past thirty years trying to find the right way to express all this.

Your brother by blood and faith

Victor Stolat

Jeremiah 11: 1,2,10,11,12

Vs. 1 “And there shall come a faith a rod out of the stem of Jesse and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.”

Vs. 2 “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of’ counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and os the fear of the Lord,”

Vs. 10         “And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek! And his rest shall be glorious.”

Vs. 11         “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from pathros, and from Cush, and from E’lam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath and from the island of the seas.”

Vs. 12         “And he shall set up an engign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of  Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”

Jeremiah 32: 37-42

Vs.37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath, and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.”

Vs. 38         “And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.”

Vs. 39         “And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them , and of their children after them.”

Vs. 40         “And I will make an everlasting convenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good, but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”

Vs. 41         “Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assurely with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”

Vs. 42         “For thus saith the Lord, like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.”

Jeremiah 30: 3,10,11,17,18,22,23,24

Vs. 3 “For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.”

Vs. 10         “Therefore fear thou not, o my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for 10, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and be quiet and none shall make him afraid.”

Vs. 11         “For I am with thee, saith the Lord to save thee from afar and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet and none shall make him afraid.”

Vs. 17         “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an outcast, saying this is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”

Vs. 18         “This saith the Lord; behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacobs tents, and again the captivity of Jacobs  tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.”

Vs. 22         “And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

Vs. 23         “Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth fourth with fury, a continuing whirlwind, it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.”

Vs. 24         “The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.”

Jeremiah 31: 1- 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 31 -34

Vs.1  “At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”

Vs. 2 “Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even I srael, when I went to cause him to rest.”

Vs. 3 ;The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.”

Vs. 4 “Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be odorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go faith in the dances of of them that make merry.”

Vs. 5 “Thou shalth yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.”

Vs. 6 “For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God.”

Vs. 7 “For thus saith the Lord; sing with gladness for Jacob and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say O Lord, save thy people, the remmant of Israel.”

Vs. 8 “Behold, I will bring them the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.”

Vs. 9 “They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father of Israel, and Ephraim is my first born.”

Vs. 10         “Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, he that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.”

Vs. 11         “For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.”

Vs. 12         “Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.”

Vs. 13         “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will confort them, and move them rejoice from their sorrow.”

Vs. 14         “And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.”

Vs. 16         “Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.”

Vs. 17         “And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.”

Vs. 22         “How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, a woman shall compass a man.

Vs. 23         “Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; as yet they shall use this speech in the Land of Judah and the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; the Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.”

Vs. 31         “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that, I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.’

Vs. 32         “Not according to the covenant  that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith the Lord.”

Vs. 33         “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days, saith the Lord, I will  put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Vs. 34         “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and everyman his brother, saying, know the Lord, for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Vs. 35         “Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinanees of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name.”

Vs. 36         “If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.”

Vs. 37         ‘Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done saith the Lord.”

Vs.38 “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.”

Vs. 39.        “And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about Goath.”

Vs. 40         “And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the field unto the brook of Kidrom, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the wast shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.”

Jeremiah 33: 16,17

Vs. 16         “In those days shall Judah be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.”

Vs. 17         “For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.’

Also found in Chapter 24: 6,7

Vs. 6 “For I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.”

Vs. 7 “And I will give them a heart  to know ME, that IAM JAHOVAH: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto ME with their whole heart.”

Consider Jeremiah 18: 9

Vs. 9 “And at what instant shall I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it.”

Jeremiah’s Book of Prophecy is sprinkled with ‘Final DAY” Prophecy, starting with Jeremiah 3: 18,19

Vs. 18         “ In those days the House of  Judah shall walk with the House of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land to the North, to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.”

Vs. 19         “But I said, how shall I put thee among the children , and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My Father, and shall not turn away from me.”

And again in Jeremiah 12:15

Vs. 15         “And it shall come to pass, after that I have pl

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Chapter 5

See how precisely Jeremiah expresses the great prophecy of Christ the king on his Throne, and the coincidence of the two greatest prophecies ever prophesized by stating that in the time of Christ the king, Israel will be re-united as when Joshua first brought them into the promised land. For Jeremiah uses words like,  “ In that day, and at that time. Check it out starting with Jeremiah 23 : 3-8.

 

Vs. 3 “ And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them and will bring hem again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.”

Vs. 4 “And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.”

1. 5 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous branch and a king shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth.”

Vs. 6 “In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this  is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNES.”

Vs. 7 “Therefore,  behold, the days come, saith  the LORD, that they shall no more say, the LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.”

Vs. 8 “But, the LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the of the house Israel out of the North country, and from all countries whither I had driven them, and they shall dwell in their own land.”

 

Jeremiah reiterates these prophecies in Chapter 33. I begin with verse 2.

Vs. 2 “ Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the  LORD that formed it, to establish it, the LORD is his name.”

Vs. 3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew the great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

1. 6 “ Bheold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them, the abundance of peace and truth.”

Vs. 7 “And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of I srael to return and will build them , as at the first.’

Vs. 14         “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that sure thing, which I have promised, unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.”

Vs. 15         “In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of Righteousness to grow up unto David;  and  he shall execute judgement and righteous in the land.”

Vs. 16         “In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely, and this is the name wherewith she shall be called. The LORD our righteousness.”

Vs. 17         “For thus saith the LORD, David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.”

And chapter 32:37 – 42

Jeremiah 11: 1,2,10,11,12

Vs. 1 “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.”

Vs. 2 “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord,’

Vs. 10         “And in that day there shall be a root of Jerse which shall stand for an ensign of the people, to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.”

Vs. 11         “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyna, and from Egypt cush,a nd from Egypt, and from Pathros, And from Hamath and from the Island of the seas.”

Vs.12 “And he shall set up an ensign for  the nations and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”

Jeremiah 32: 37 – 42

Vs. 37         “Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger and in my fury, and ingreat wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.”

Vs. 38         “And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.”

Vs. 39         “And I will give them one heart, and onw way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and their children after them.”

Vs. 40         “And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”

Vs. 41         “Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”

Vs. 42         “For thus saith the Lord, like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.”

 

Jeremiah 30: 3,10,11,17,18,22,23,24

Vs. 3 “For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.”

Vs. 10         “Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for 10, I will save thee from far and thy seed from the Land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return , and shall be in rest, and be quiet and none shall make him afraid.”

Vs. 11         “For I am with thee, saith the Lord to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and I not leave thee altogether unpunished.”

Vs. 17         ‘For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an outcast, saying this is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”

Vs. 18         “Thus saith the Lord; behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacobs tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.”

Vs. 22         “And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

Vs. 23         “Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth fourth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.”

Vs. 24         “The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.”

Jeremiah 31: 1-4, 16, 17, 22, 23, 31- 43

Vs.1  “At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”

Vs. 2 This saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wildeness, even I srael, when to cause him to rest.”

Vs. 3 “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.’

Vs. 4 “Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be build, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.’

Vs. 5 “Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.”

Vs. 6 “For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God”

Vs. 7 “For thus saith the Lord; sing with gladness for Jacob and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.”

Vs. 8 “Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.”

Vs. 9 “They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father of Israel, and Ephraim is my first born.”

Vs. 10         “Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in isles afar off, and say, he that scattered I srael will gather him, and keep him, as a Shepherd doth his flock.”

Vs. 11         “For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.’

Vs. 12         “Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat,a nd for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.”

Vs. 13         “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.”

Vs. 14         “And I will satiate the soul of the priest with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.”

Vs. 16         “Thus saith the Lord; refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.”

Vs. 17         “And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border,”

Vs. 22         “How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, a woman shall compass a man.

Vs. 23         “Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and the cities therof, when I shall bring again their captivity; the Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.’

Vs. 31         “Behold. The days come, saith the Lord, that, I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.”

Vs. 32         “Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my  covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith the Lord.’

Vs. 33         “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Vs. 34         “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and everyman his brother, saying, know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Vs. 35         “Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinanees of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar, The Lord of hosts is his name.”

Vs. 36         “If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.”

Vs. 37         “Thus saith the Lord, If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done saith the Lord.’

Vs. 38         “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.”

Vs. 39         “And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about Goath.”

Vs. 40         “And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.”

Jeremiah 33: 16,17

Vs. 16         “In those days shall Judah be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name where with she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness”

Vs. 17         “For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.”

Also found in Chapter 24: 6 ,7

Vs. 6 “For I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.”

Vs. 7 “And I will give them a heart to know ME, that I AM JAHOVAH: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto ME with their whole heart.”

Consider Jeremiah 18: 9

Vs. 9 “And at what instant shall I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a Kingdom, to build and to plant it?”

Jeremiah’s Book of Prophecy is sprinkled with ‘Final Day” Prophecy, starting with Jeremiah 3: 18, 19

Vs. 8 “In those days the House of Judah shall walk with the House of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land to the North, to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.”

Vs. 19         “But I said, how shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My Father, and shall not turn away from Me.’

And again in Jeremiah 12: 15

Vs. 15         “And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man tohis inheritance, and everyman to his land.”

 

Chapter 6

A look at Isaiah’s Prochecies concerning this Theme beginning with Isaiah 4:2

Vs. 2 “In that day shall the Branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.”

Moving thru Isaiah.

Isaiah 14: 1,24,26

Vs. 1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land…..”

Vs. 24         “The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, ‘surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have  purposed, so shall it stand.”

Vs. 26         “This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all nations.’

Isaiah 16: 4,5

Vs. 4 “Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab, be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceases, the appressors are consumed out of the land.”

Vs. 5 “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the Tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgement, and hasting righteousness.”

Isaiah 32: 1,16,17,18

Vs. 1 “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgement.”

Vs. 16         “Then judgement shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteous remain in the fruitful field.”

Vs. 17         “And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness: quietness and assurance for ever.’

Vs. 18         “And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in a sure dwellings, and in quite resting places.”

And again in Isaiah 33: 16,17

Vs. 16         “He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munition of  rocks: bread shall be given him;  and his waters shall be sure.

Vs. 17         “Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.”

To me this speaks of the natural attributes of the land of Ethiopia, with it’s remoteness, high elevation,

an abundantly blessed with  the abundance of waters that become the great Nile River. And it I an

historical fact that Ethiopia the center of mankind on earth and which through tradition claim the

world’s oldest, longing lasting, Empire, to which one crowned Emperor of  would in truth and fact be

king of Kings and Lord of Lords.

And it is a fact that this great King traveled in May, 1936 from his throne in Ethiopia to the coast by train, and from there by a boat to Haifa the British port in Palestine. He then proceeded to Jerusalem, where he stayed at the King Davia Hotel. Was it during this visit that the King called his people back again the second time? Isaiah explains.

This clearly in which Chapter 11, which states with all certainly the simultaneous nature of the King, His Kingdom, and His regathering of His people, Israel.

Now, from July 588 B.C.  until May 15, 1948, Israel failed to establish itself as an independent nation. It yearned and strived to reach the time when their nation would be established the secoendtive, and when they would be fully ransomed from captivity and wanderings.

Thus we see H.I.M (His Imperial Majesty) Haile Selassie I, anointed the head of the Church, and crowned King O Kings and Lord of Lords coming to Jerusalem in glory and majesty to “call again” His people, Israel, to be His nation and His people. Isaiah 11: 11 reads.

Vs. 11         “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people,….”

Now all of this, has been factually and historically recorded, not only in our history but in His Holy Word as spoken and written by His prophets, not only the words of the Old Covenents but also the New Covenant. For Paul says in Hebrews 9: 28:

Vs. 28         “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall  the appear the second time, without sin unto salvation.”

For why would Jesus and His Apostle’s reiterate watch for you know not when, or ‘as a theif in the night.” Or like  Paul  writes in 1 Timothy 6: 14, 15

Vs. 14         “That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until  the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Vs. 15         “Which  in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Petentate, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords;

And as Peter indicates in 1 pet. 1 :11

Vs. 11         “Searching what, or what manner of time the spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testifies before hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

For remember in Acts 1: 6 the Apostles’s still wondered concerning ‘His Glory to follow.

Chapter 7

I want to use the book of Psalms to demonstrate the Prophets description of the Living God of Israel, when  he sits and rules and rules on his throne and the character of His reign. I begin with Christ’s Righteousness and His Judgement.

Psalm 9:4

“For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sat on thy Throne Judging in Righteousness.”

Vs. 7 “But the LORD shall endure for ever: He has prepared his Throne for Judgement.

Vs. 8 “And he shall Judge the world in Righteousness, He shall minister Judgement to the people in Righteousness.”

Vs. 9 “Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the nations be Judged in your sight.”

And in Psalm 10: 16

Vs. 16         “The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.”

Psalm 14: 7

Vs. 7 “Oh, that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When JAHOVAH bringeth back the captivity of his people; Jacob sgall rejoice, and I srael shall be glad.”

Psalm 18: 50

Vs. 50         “Great deliverance giveth he to His king; and showeth mercy to his Anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.’

And Psalm 22: 28,30,31

Vs. 28         “For the Kingdom is the LORD’S and he rules over the nations.”

Vs. 30         “A posterity will serve Him, it will be recounted of LORD to the next generation.

Vs. 31         “They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, that he has done this.”

Psalm 24: 7 – 10

Vs. 7 “Lift up your heads, Oye Gates; and be ye lifted up, ye Everlasting Doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Vs. 8 “Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty in battle.

Vs. 9 “Lift up your heads, Oh ye Gates even lift them up, ye Everlasting Doors; and the King of Glory shall come in.

Vs. 10         “Who is the King of Glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of Glory. Selah.”

Psalm 28: 8,9

Vs. 8 “The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of His Anointed.

Vs. 9 ‘Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever.”

Psalm 29: 10

Vs. 10         ‘The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood; yea, the LORD sitteth as King forever.”

Psalm 44: 3-7

Vs. 3 “For they did not gain possession of the land bytheir own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was your right Hand, and the light of your countenance, because you favoured them.

Vs. 4 “You are my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.”

Vs. 5 ‘Through Thee will we push down our enemies: through Thy name we will tread them under those that rise up against us.

Vs. 6 For I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.

Vs. 7 “But Thou have saved us from our enemies, and  has put them to shame those who hated us.”

Psalm 45: 6,7

Vs. 6 ‘Thy Throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the Sceptre of Thy Kingdom is a righteous scepter.”

Vs. 7 “Thou lovest Righteousness, and hateth wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath Anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows.’

Psalm 46: 4,5

Vs. 4 “There is a river, the strength thereof shall make glad the city of God, the Holy place of the Tabernacles of the most high.

Vs. 5 “God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.”

And Psalm 49: 2,6,7,8,9.

Vs. 2 “For the LORD Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.”

Vs. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!: sing praises unto our King, sing praises!’

Vs. 7 “For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.”

Vs. 8 “For God reigneth over the nations; God sitteth upon the Throne of His Holiness.”

And Psalm 50: 2,3,4,6

Vs. 2 “Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.”

Vs. 3 “Our God shall come, …..”

Vs. 4 “He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may Judge His people.”

1. 6 “And the heavens shall declare His Righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah.”

And Psalm 53: 6   echoes the sentiment of Psalm 14:7.

Vs. 6 “Oh, that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.”

And Psalm 67: 4

Vs. 4 “O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for Thou shalt Judge the people Righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.”

And Psalm 72: 1,2,4,7

Vs. 1 “Give Thy King Thy Judgements, O God, and Thy Righteousness to the Kings Son.”

Vs. 2 “He shall Judge Thy people with Righteousness, and Thy poor with Judgment.”

Vs. 4 “He shall Judge the poor at Thy people; ….”

Vs. 7 “In His days Righteousness shall flourish; and a abundance of peace…..”

Vs. 15         ‘And he shall live; and the gold of sheba shall be given to Him: ….”

And Psalm 69: 35,36

Vs. 35         “For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; that may dwell there and posses it.”

Vs. 36         “Also, the seed of His servants shall inherit it; and they who love His name shall dwell therein.”

And Psalm 77: 10,15

Vs. 10         “And I said, This is my infirmity; but I will remember the years at the Right Hand of the Most High.”

Vs. 15         “Thou hast with Thy Arm redeemed Thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.”

Asaph prophesized, in Psalm 80, of God’s Right Hand, The BRANCH: the living God, who visits His people, for their salvation.

Psalm 80: 14,15,17

Vs. 14         “Return, we beseech Thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;”

Vs. 15         “And the vineyard which Thy Right Hand hath planted, and The BRANCH that thou madest strong for Thyself.”

Vs. 17         “Let Thy Hand be upon the Man of Thy Right Hand, upon the Son of Man who Thou madest strong for Thyself.’

In Psalm 85, the psalmist recalls they quality and character of His Reign.

Vs. 10        ‘Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and Peace have kissed.’

Vs. 11         “Truth shall spring out of the earth; and Righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Vs. 12         “Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good, and our land shall yield her increase.

Vs. 13         “Righteousness shall go before H.I.M; and shall set us in the way of His steps.”

Consider Psalm 87: 4

Vs. 4 “I will make mention of Rehab and Babylon to them that know me: behold, O Philistia and tyre, with Ethopia; this one was born there.”

There are 12 verses in Psalm 89 mentioning the Eternal King and His Throne.

Vs. 3 “I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant,

Vs. 4 Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up Thy Throne to all generations. Selah.”

Vs. 13         ‘Thou has a Mighty Arm: strong is Thy Hand, and High is Thy Right Hand.

Vs. 14         justice and Judgement are the foundation of Thy Throne: Mercy and Truth shall go before Thy Face.’

Vs. 18         “For Jahovah is our defense; and the Holy one if Israel is our King.”

Vs. 24         “But my Faithfulness and My Mercy shall be with H.I.M; and in my name His born shall be exalted.’

Vs. 27         “Also I will make Him My First born, Higher than the Kings of the earth.”

Vs. 29         “His seed also will I make to endure for ever and his Throne as the days of heaven.’

Vs. 36         “His seed shall endure forever, and his Throne as the Sun before me.

Vs. 37         “It shall be established forever as the moon, and as a Faithful Witness in heaven. Selah.”

Psalm 98: 1,2,3,6

Vs.1  “Oh sing unto Jahovah a new song; for He has done marvelous things: His Right Hand, and His Holy Arm, hath gotten Him  the victory.

Vs. 2 Jahovah has made known His Salvation: His Righteous hath he openly shewed in the sight of all nations.

Vs. 3 He hath remembered His Mercy and his Truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.” JAHOSHUA.

1. 6 “With trumpets and the sound of horns make a joyfull noise before JAH, the KING.”

Psalm 102: 13,15,16,20,21

Vs. 13         ‘Thou shalt arise, and have Mercy on Zion; for the time to favout her, yea, the set time is come.”

Vs. 15         “So the nations shall fear the name of Jahovah, and all the Kings of the earth Thy  Glory.”

Vs. 16         When Jahovah builds up Zion, he shall appear in His Glory.

Vs. 20         ‘To hear the groaning of the prisoners; to loose those that are appointed to death;

Vs. 21         “To declare the Name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem;”

Psalm 132; 17, 18

Vs. 17         “There will I make the Horn of David to bud; I have ordained  A LAMP for Mine Anointed.

Vs. 18         His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon Himself shall Crown flourish.”

Psalm 136: 12

Vs. 12         “With a Strong Hand, and with a stretched out Arm: for His mercy endureth forever.”

It is important to note that references to the Arm of the LORD, the Right Hand of God, the Holy One of

Israel, and  the LORD’S Anointed are all description of God using a lower form of Power and Glory as the

Son of God – Immanuel 9God with us). Because of Adam and Eve’s Deception, sin eneterred the world,

and since God and sin do not cohabitate, the voice of the LORD was heard walking in the garden or the

Son of God was heard. For the presence of God ALMIGHTY would destroy mankind.

Consider Proverbs 30: 4

Vs. 4 “Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? Who hath gathered the wind in His fists? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His NAME, and what is His Son’s Name, if thou canst tell?

Solomon included this in his collection of Proverbs not only for it’s beauty and praise of God, but for it’s teaching capacity. For the answer to the riddle is not “what”, but rather

JAH THE FATHER,

YAH THE SON.

JAH MAKE YAH – The beginning of creation, and

JAHOSHUA – GOD SAVES or GOD IS SALVATION

And YAHOSHUA – The SON of GOD IS SALVATION

Both forms are written the same in their original language. יהושע

Thus the translators used this or a similar formula for showing the differentiation:

LORD or GOD denote The Father

Lord or God denote The Son

Examples of this: Genesis 17, 22; 35 :13

Vs. 22         ‘And he left off talking  with him, and God went up from Abraham.’

35: 13         ‘And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.”

The Name Often associated with the only Begotten Son of GOD: Jesus, seems to be derived from the Greek Easeus, or Son of Zeus, and still irregardless of this apperant aberration in linguistics the Great Mercy of GOD toward us has Blessed the Name Jesus endowing it with Great Saving Power.

Thus the translaters used the following formula:

LORD + GOD donates the Father

Lord + God denotes the son

But when that, which is more perfect is come …., I go back to the Old Testament Zechariah 6: 11, 12

Vs. 11         “Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

Vs. 12         “And speak unto him, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; …’

At the synagogue library it is written (יהושע)

and is translated Yahoshua.

When referring to the Greatest Name, purist prefer to use Yahoshua for the son and Jahoshua for the Father. The Gospel of Mat., Mk., + Luke all include the passage of our Lord Jesus questioning, the scribes concerning  King David’s quote:

Psalm 110 :1

“The LORD said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand,…..”

What is meant is this:

The LORD: Jahovah (יהוה) or Father God; speaking to His ‘Anointed” the Son of God”

Again, Proverbs 30: 4

The Father: Jahovah, Jahoshua the Son: Madonai Yahoshua

JAH the Father, YAH the Son

In this regard the Old Testament is much more complete in displaying or framing the particular Character of God as needed.

We finish with our glance at Psalm 145.

Vs. 11         ‘They shall speak of Thy Glory and Thy Kingdom, and speak of Thy Power;

Vs. 12         “To make known to the sons of men His Mighty Acts, and the Glorious Majesty of His Kingdom.

Vs. 13         Thy Kingdom, and Thy Dominion endureth throughout all generations.”

Chapter 8              The Minor Prophets

Hosea – Chapter 1: 7,11

Vs. 7 “But I will  have Mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by horses, nor by horse men.”

1. 11 ‘Then Shall the Children of Juda and the children of Israel be gatherered together and Appoint for themselves one head,….”

Hosea – Chapter 2: 18 – 23

Vs. 18         ‘And in that day, will I make a covenant for them with the beast of the field, and with the fowl of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

Vs. 19         And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; yea, I will betroth  thee unto Me in Righteousness, and in Judgement, and in Loving Kindness, and in Mercies.

Vs. 20         “I will even betroth thee unto Me in Faithfulness: and thou shalt know Jahovah.

Vs. 21         “And it shall come  to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

Vs. 22         “And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil, and they  shall hear Jezreel.

Vs. 23         “And I will sow her unto Me in the earth; and I will have Mercy onher that had not obtained Mercy; and I will say to them which were not My people, ‘Thou art My people, and they shall say, ‘Thou art my God.”

Chapter 3: 45                 (Hosea)

Vs. 4 “For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a King, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and  without an image, and without an ephod, and without terephim:

Vs. 5 “Afterward, shall the children of their God, and David their King; and shall fear Jahovah and His Goodness in the later days.”

Hosea Chapter 6: 3,11

Vs. 3 “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”

Vs. 11         “Also, O Judah, He hath set a harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.”

Hosea Chapter 8: 8,10

Vs. 8 “Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.”

Vs. 10         “Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them,”

Hosea 14: 4, 5 – 8

Vs. 4 “I will heal their back sliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away  from him.

Vs. 5 “I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as a lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Vs. 6 “His branches shall spread, and his beauty like the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.”

Vs. 7 “Behold, I will raise them out of the place wither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head.”

Vs. 12         “Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.”

Vs. 16         “The LORD shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jahovah will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.”

Vs. 20         “But Judah shall dwell forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.”

The Prophet Amos states the parrelism between Christ’s Return as King, and Israel being “replanted.’

Amos 9: 11-15

Vs. 11         “In that day, will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

Vs. 12         “That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the nations that are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.

Vs. 13         “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

Vs. 14         “And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them, and they shall plant wineyards, and drink the wine. Thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Vs. 15         “And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land, which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.”

Next in order, Micah, is so beautiful, especially chapter 4 + 5, and so exact prophetically, describing Christ’s two advents, and the establishment of His Kingdom. Let me first give an historical review of “that day’ and take time”.

In the first half of the 20^th century, mankind endured immense difficult challenges: W.W.1. an international “Killer flu” epidemic, a world wide financial crisis (the Great Depression), the war of wars – W.W. 2, the holocaust, and Israel’s birth. Also, during this time period, a few individuals succeeded in ascending to great power, authority, and dominance. Among them were Adolph Hitler, the Pope, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

Adolph Hitler, claiming to be “the leader of brilliance, orchestrated elaborate ceremonies worshipping him. Every sis. Officer had to personally swear full allegiance to him alone. he even replaced the Ten Commandments with his own nine commandments, and following Mussolini, he successfully induced the Pope to sign the Reicht concordant silenceing the Church from criticizing and resisting the Nazi’s.

Mussolini rose to power in Italy in the 1920’s when he succeeded in exiling the Prince + replaced him as ruler. He then cowed the Catholic Church into signing the Lateran treaty (1929) in which the church was given the Vatican acreage, in exchange for not opposeing his rule. His desire was to re-create the Roman Empire with himself as Emperor. The sentiment of the time, in Rome +Italy were summed up by the words of the Bishop of Terracine immediately following Mussolini’s conquest of Ethiopia, “O Ducel” (Mussolini’s handle) “today Italy is fascist and the hearts of all Italians beat together with yours. The nation is ready for any sacrifice to ensure the triumph of peace and of Mussolini rose to power in Italy during the 1920’s when he exiled the Prince replacing him as ruler. He then cowed the Catholic Church into signing the Lateran Treaty (1929), in which he gave the Vatican acreage to the church, in exchange for the church’s silence concerning Mussolini’s rule. It was  this independent acreage which enabled the Vatican to declare states rights and thus join the league of Nations, and eventually the United Nations while Mussolinis grand scene “to re-create the Roman Empire was taking shape.

With military support from Nazi Germany and the hopes and prayers of the Roman Catholic Church, Ethiopia succumbed in May of 1936, after a seven month war. The sentiment of the time, in Rome and in Italy, after the news of victory, were summed up in the words of the Bishop of Terracine: “O Ducel” (Mussolini’s handle) “today Italy is fascist and  the hearts of all Italians beat together with yours. The nation is ready for any sacrifice to ensure the triumph of peace and Roman and Christian civilizations … God bless you, O Duce.”

Only one example of the collusion between the Roman Church with the fascists states of the era: Mussolini’s Italy, Franco’s Spain, and Hitlers Germany. These are three governments joined by a small government – the Vatican, and this small government was deeply instilled in all three. So while Hitler supplied Franco and Italy arms and munitions, and the Church insured the peoples compliance. It is in this context that another leader came to international prominence when on June 30, 1936 he addressed the league of Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, to petion for justice regarding His  people. He was Prophetic, in warning the world that impending destruction would follow should the nations not act together against fascism. The result of their inaction resulted in the destruction of rulers, nations, and millions of people.

Additionally important is my need to bring you “up to speed” concerning this man and his nation. For centuries and for centuries, Papal Rome had waged wars against Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Church has, always and consistently, kept holy and unchanged the Testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy commandments and ordinances of God, as recorded by Moses. They flatly reject Rome’s changing of the Sabbath to Sunday, relying, instead, on the word of God.

See revelations 12: 13 – 17 and note it was this Faith Church that consecrated, by Anointing, the Emperor Haile Selassie I as its Head. For the Emperor, His Imperial Majesty (H.I.M), was related, by blood, to Jesus Christ, Himself, both being direct descendents of King David. Selassie I being the last of a continuous line of Emperors of which Solomon and Sheba’s son, Menelik was first. At His Coronation; on Nov. 2, 1930; He was crowned King of Kings, and Lords of Lords, and proclaimed the glory of the LORD God Almighty, being “transfigured” as Jesus was to the elected faithful. His very name Haile Selassie I, literally means – “The Might of the Trinity”, and in an historical study of H.I.M. one will know the truth found in the Scriptural Prophecies of this age.

For the scriptures speak of a man of the lineage of King David who would, in truth and righteousness, be crowned ‘Christ the King”, and that this King, from Jerusalem, would his four winds to come from the four corners of earth, to re-gather His people, Israel, to the land he purchased for them. (Psalm 78:54). Israel is His Eternal Kingdom and he is their everlasting King-Immanuel. For just as Jesus Christ removed the vail that separted men from  God, by His Blood Sacrifice, bringing in Salvation for amm mankind, in one day; this Christ-Christ the King-established His Kingdom, Israel, in just one day. It is an established, historical fact that this King was in Jerusalem in May 1936, and that 12 years later, to the very day, Israel was re-born.

Who has heard such things, who has believed our report or as Isaiah Prophecized; Isaiah 66:8.

“who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nationHis work be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed; she  brought forth her children.”

After His work in Jerusalem, He addresses the league of Nations, in Geneva, where the LORD had gatherered together the nations of the earth for Judgment (June 30, 1936). It is important to quote to you a portion of this speech. For a complete text of his words and the accompanying eye witness accounts read ‘Haile Selassie I – Ethiopia’s Lion of Judah “by Peter Schwao, or write me. “Hitler’s Pope” by John Cornwell is also a very essential read.

I sincerely hope this letter is beneficial in helping you know the truth concerening Christ the King. In knowning the historical record one can then know and enjoy the scripture to their fullness, so don’t believe me, but rather, believe the Bible: it is the WORD of GOD.

Excerpts of His Imperial majesty’s (H.I.M.) address before the league of Nations (June 30, 1936)

“None other than myself and my brave companions in arms could bring the League of Nations the undeniable proof. The appeals of my delegates addressed to the league of Nations had remained without any answer; my delegates had not been witnesses. That is why I decided to come myself to bear witness against the crime perpetrated against my people and give Europe a warning of the doom that awaits it, if it should bow before the accomplished fact.

…….Indeed, the Rome government, as it has today openly proclaimed, has never ceased to prepare for the conquests of Ethiopia. The treaties of friendship it signed with me, were not sincere; their only objective was to hide it’s real intentions from me. The Italian government asserts that for fourteen years it has been preparing for its present conquest. It, therefore, recognizes today that when it supportred the admission of Ethiopia to th League of nations in 1923, when it concluded the treaty of Friendship in 1928, when it signed the pact of Paris out lawing war, it was deceiving the whole world.’

“In October 1935, the Fifty-two Nations who are listening to me today gave me an assurance that the aggressor would not triumph,….”

“What became of the promises made to me as long ago as October? I noted with grief, but without surprise, that three powers considered their undertakings under the covenant as absolutely of no value. Their connections with Italy impelled them to refuse to take any measures whatsoever in order to stop Italians aggression. …..”

“I assert that the problem submitted to the Assembly today, is a much wider one. It is not merely of the settlement of Italian aggression. It is collective security: it is the very existence of the League of Nations. It is the confidence that each state is to place in international treaties. It is the value of promises made to small states that their integrity and their independence shall be respected and ensured. It is, in all sincerity, that I submit the consideration to the Assembly. At a time when my people are threatened with extermination, when the support of the League may ward off the final blow, may I be allowed to speak with complete Frankness, without reticence, in all directness such as is demanded by the rule of equality as between all state members of the League?

Apart from the Kingdom of the Lord, there is not on this earth any nation that is superior to any other. Should it happen that a strong government finds it way with impunity destroy a weak people, then the hour strikes for that weak people to appeal to the League of Nations to give its judgement in all freedom. God and history will remember your judgement.