“Redeem me from human exploitation, and I will observe Your precepts (Torah). Let Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your Statutes. My eyes shed streams of water, because they did not keep Your Torah.” Psalms 119:134-136

As of late the world is collapsing into absolute chaos, anarchy, debauchery, rebellion and embracing all manner of evil, while at the same time the main religious systems are striving for unifying under the banner of ‘Jesus Christ’ such as we saw with several sects of Christendom signing a pact with moderate Islam in Indonesia a while ago. The purpose of this pact is to unify and bring peace to the world under the banner of ‘Jesus Christ.’

Or a while ago at a speed way track in Texas, 90,000 Christian teens attended an event aimed at again unity and proclaiming the name of ‘Jesus Christ’.

Now am I attacking Christendom as I have so often been accused of doing so? No, I am not attacking Christendom, my point for this is look at the state of the country and the world in relation to these major attempts at unifying under the banner of ‘Jesus Christ?’ Are things getting better or are the disasters accelerating from one to the next? Are people unifying or is the division growing by the day?

Sadly the unity Christendom and other religious systems so desperately seeks is not happening and will certainly not happen with the endorsement and blessing of HaShem. In reality, the opposite is occurring….the rise of the kingdom of the False Messiah is slowly being unfurled onto the world scene, but I digress.

With this all said, once again, we need to examine the Scriptural evidence that the Messiah of HaShem is very pro-Torah and teaches only what HaShem has taught, which leads into the following questions:

Did Messiah Yeshua (Not Jesus) redeem HaShem’s people for the purpose of freeing us from HaShem and His Torah which by default would be a message of lawlessness? Or did Messiah Yeshua redeem HaShem’s people for the purpose of keeping His Torah?

Let’s explore this further.

But first, just to quickly recap:

– HaShem never changes per Num 23:19/Mal 3:6/Hebrews 13:8/James 1:17
– His Word is firmly established per Psalm 119:89
– He reveals the end out of the beginning per Is 46:10
– He does nothing without first revealing it to His prophets per Amos 3:7
– He says there is nothing new under the sun per Ecclesiastes 1:9
– He says His Torah is eternal per Proverbs 3:19 and Psalm 119:160
– He says His Torah is perfect and restores the soul per Psalm 19:7
– He says His Torah makes the simple one wise per Psalm 19:7
– He says His Torah Is freedom and liberty per Psalm Ps 119:45 and James 1:25
– He says His Torah is the only good doctrine there is Proverbs 4:2
– He says His Torah will add length of days and years of life and peace per Proverbs 3:2
– He says all of the ways of His Torah are ways of pleasantness and peace per Proverbs 3:17
– He says His Torah is for our good and well-being per Deuteronomy 6:24
– He says His Torah is health for our lives per Proverbs 3:8
– He says His Torah is life to our soul and a graceful ornament for our neck per Prov 3:22
– He says His Torah is better than pearls and all desires cannot compare to it per Prov 8:11
– He says those who walk with His Torah are praiseworthy per Psalms 119:1
– He says observing His Torah is how we purify our path per Psalms 119:9
– He says His Torah is better than thousands in gold and silver per Psalms 119:72
– He says His Torah brings abundant peace to those who love Him and His Torah per Psalms 119:165
– He says there is one Torah for all per Exodus 12:49/Leviticus 24:22
– He says those who hate His Torah love death per Proverbs 8:36

We know from HaShem’s Word that He is unchanging, He reveals the end out of the beginning and He does nothing without first revealing it to His prophets per the references above. As such, can He change His mind? Yes He can change His mind, but then He would loose all credibility and His Word would mean nothing! Point is, if He declares something to be eternal, then He cannot ever rescind nor replace this declaration!

For example, when HaShem says in His Word in Ecclesiastes 12:13 “The sum of the matter, when all has been considered, fear HaShem and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”

What is He telling us here? This topic is discussed in Tractate Shabbos 30b in the Talmud Bavli in detail and says “The entire world was created ONLY for the sake of this person i.e. the person who fears HaShem and keeps His commandments. The person who fears HaShem and keeps His commandments is equal in importance to the entire world.”

We know HaShem’s purpose from the beginning was that mankind live in the Garden in complete shalom and obey His Torah, which is a tree of life to those who take hold of it per Proverbs 3 and since He reveals the end out of the beginning, means He will restore all things to what they were in the beginning before the fall!!

With this said, is it possible He could send a Messiah i.e. His Agent, His Representative, to redeem humanity and then teach a doctrine that the Torah is now ‘fulfilled, obsolete, useless and tossed aside?’ Not a chance! In fact, the Apostolic Writings confirms this many times but for the sake of time and space, lets look at Titus 2!

Titus 2:11-14 says “For the saving Gift of Elohim has appeared to all men, instructing us to renounce wickedness and worldly lusts, and to live sensibly, righteously, and reverently in the present age, looking for the blessed expectation and esteemed appearance of the great Elohim and our Savior Yeshua (Not jesus) Messiah, who gave Himself for us, to REDEEM US FROM ALL LAWLESSNESS and to cleanse for Himself a people, His own possession, ARDENT FOR GOOD WORKS.”

On a side note, this word ‘Lawlessness’ is the Greek word ‘Anomia’ which means ‘Without the Torah of Moshe, violating the Torah, breaking the Torah.’

Very interesting!! So Yeshua Messiah redeemed HaShem’s people FROM all lawlessness i.e. breaking the Torah of Moshe and then says He did so to cleanse for Himself a people ardent for good works! What are the good works He is referring to? The only good works there are which are contained in the Torah of Moshe!

So is it then possible for Yeshua to come teaching a message that the Torah is now tossed aside and by default teaches a message of ‘Anomia’ i.e. lawlessness? Would that not be contrary to what HaShem taught from the beginning? Would that not make HaShem and Yeshua both to be psychotic?

It is interesting to note once more that the False Messiah is described in Daniel 11 and 2 Thess as being a ‘Man of lawlessness’ which again this word ‘Lawlessness’ is ‘Anomia’ i.e. without the Torah of Moshe.

Paul himself warns about the ‘Mystery of lawlessness (Anomia/Without the Torah of Moshe) is already at work’ per 2 Thess 2. If Paul is anti-Torah i.e. embraces lawlessness, then when is he warning everyone about the mystery of lawlessness that is already at work? This would make him psychotic as well.

The point for all of this is the fact that HaShem says His Torah is good, perfect, restores the soul, is a tree of life and is the only truth there is, among many other positive descriptions. Then He sends His Messiah to redeem mankind from all lawlessness and cleanse us in order to be ardent for good works i.e. keeping His Torah out of love, devotion and loyalty unto Him. ***It should be noted, keeping Torah is NOT about obtaining or maintaining salvation, but keeping Torah is the result of true salvation i.e. being led by the Spirit of HaShem. Not perfectly as that is not possible….yet, but one day it will be, may it be soon in our days!

Consider what Acts 21:20 says in light of this which says “And when they (The council in Jerusalem who received Paul) heard it (What HaShem had been doing among the gentiles converting) they praised the Master. And they said to him (Paul), ‘You see brother, how many thousands of Yehudim who have believed and all are ARDENT for the Torah.'”

So again we can see there is absolutely zero conflict between Yeshua and the Torah! In fact, Torah is a requirement in order to have a relationship with Yeshua in order to know how to live unto HaShem and how to live like Yeshua lived!

Is it now more sobering when we read what Yeshua says in Matthew 7 that for those who willfully and knowingly rejected His Torah He will tell them in the End ‘Depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness (Anomia/Without the Torah of Moshe) for I never knew you?’ Does this not once more imply and prove that Yeshua teaches only what HaShem taught and that Torah is the only way to live unto HaShem as His people? Point is, once more, nothing has changed and by default exposes Torah abolishing ‘Jesus Christ’ as being the very False Messiah HaShem, Yeshua and Paul all warn about! No wonder ‘Jesus Christ’ is so angry with people who are striving keep the Torah of HaShem and have the testimony of Yeshua Messiah!

Keep this all in mind the more we hear and read about the various sects of Christendom and the other religious systems seeking and teaching a message of tolerance and unity all under the banner of Jesus Christ. The mystery of lawlessness is truly at work today!

Much to consider.

SOURCE MATERIALS:

-The Scriptures by the Institute for Scripture Research
-Tractate Shabbos from the Talmud Bavli by Artscroll

“Billy Graham wasn’t just a great preacher, he was a very holy man!” How many times have I heard this in the media as of late when describing the character attributes of Billy Graham? Is it true that a person can be classified as being ‘holy?’ Or is this another area in which the doctrinal foundation of Christendom has been wrong once more and as a result our current grasp of the full meaning of this word is lacking?

Let’s explore this further.

Leviticus 11:45 says “For I the L-RD am He who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your G-d: you shall be holy, for I am holy.”

In order to explore and reach a definitive conclusion as to the full meaning of what it means to be holy, we need to go back to the beginning for it is in the beginning that HaShem, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Elohim of Israel, reveals the end per Isaiah 46:10.

Further, we need to take this word ‘Holy’ back to its Hebrew meaning as Hebrew is a very concrete, solid, language unlike English which is very abstract.

First and foremost however, we need to understand that in the beginning, at the creation of Adam and then Eve, both were like HaShem and had a full and complete understanding of holiness. Unfortunately, at the fall, both Adam and Eve were stripped of their kedusha i.e. knowing they were naked. Further, even the concept of kedusha and what it all entails was lost and thus HaShem has been working to teach us ever since.

‘Kodesh/Kedusha/Kadosh’ are all Hebrew derivatives of ‘Holy/Holiness’ in English. At its root, it means to be “Set aside” or “Differentiated.”

Kedusha – Set aside or designated as well for the service of HaShem by FORMAL and LEGAL restrictions and limitations. Where are these formal and legal restrictions recorded? In the Torah and subsequently in the Mishnah as the duly appointed Sanhedrin (Court of HaShem) made their right rulings in the authority of HaShem Who gave them the mandate to do so.

On a much deeper level, it means “The time, space and objects that are limited to us through the agency of kedusha are signs that as HaShem’s covenantal partners, we MUST relinquish some control in every sphere of our existence and reserve those elements for His service.”

With this all said, let’s explore this further!

HaShem tells us above in Leviticus 11:45 and several more times throughout His Word that He IS ‘kadosh’ meaning He is THE definition of being set aside or differentiated. Is HaShem of this world or is He set apart from this world?

So if He commands Israel to be kadosh i.e. set apart or differentiated from the world, as He is kadosh, then we need to ask three follow up questions: What does this mean, what does this entail and what does this look like in action and our lives?

HaShem is unchanging, His Word is firmly established, He reveals the end out of the beginning and He does nothing without first revealing it to His prophets. This all said, the very first time ‘Kadosh/Kedusha’ is used in His Word is very revealing and begins to lay the foundation for establishing the meaning of this word: Bereshit 2:3 says “And HaShem blessed the seventh day and declared it holy (vay-kadaish), because on it HaShem ceased from all the work of creation that He had done.”

Very interesting!! So the very first time He introduces kedusha/kadosh is in connection to His Shabbat! Oh but I thought His Shabbat was now ‘Fulfilled’ and changed to any ole day of the week or Sunday? Does this not imply how serious He is concerning His Shabbat? I digress.

Further, He says in Shemot (Exodus) 20:8 “Remember (Act upon, do it) the Shabbat and keep (Guard) it holy (Kadosh).”

What is significant about His Shabbat that sets this day apart from the other days of the week? It is the one day in which HaShem declares we are to NOT do our own desires on it i.e. work, etc. It is the one day of the week in which the beginning of Shabbat begins with the lighting of candles which sets this time apart. At the end, we pray the Havdalah which ends this set apart time and we resume the mundane.

What does Kedusa/Kadosh look like in a person?

First, it must be stressed that in the entirety of HaShem’s Word, not one time is a person ever declared to be ‘Holy/Kadosh!’ The Patriarchs, the Matriarchs, even Yeshua Himself is never called ‘Holy/Kadosh!’

On the flip side, HaShem declares the entirety of Israel as His people to be ‘Holy/Kadosh!’

Shemot (Exodus) 19:6 says “But you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy (Kadosh) nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the Children of Israel.”

Shemot (Exodus) 22:30 “You shall be a holy (Kodesh) people to Me: You must not eat flesh torn by beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.”

So while no individual person is called ‘Holy/Kadosh’, the entirety of the nation of Israel, as HaShem defines Israel, is called ‘Holy/Kadosh.’ Further, in each case He calls Israel ‘Holy/Kadosh’ it is ALWAYS in conjunction with His commandment to guard and keep His Torah!

So just as a cursory review thus far: Holiness/Kedusha, is being set apart, differentiated with Shabbat being the initial example. Further, we see the entire nation of Israel is declared to be Holy/Kadosh.

Is Israel holy/kadosh in itself OR is Israel holy/kadosh only when we are guarding and keeping His Torah as the terms of the covenant He made with us at Mount Sinai in Shemot (Exodus) 19? I submit that while the nation of Israel has a level of kedusha, it is through guarding and keeping His Torah that sets us apart and differentiates between HaShem and the world. In other words, Torah is the means to live out kedusha!! So if we are rejecting His Torah, declaring Torah now ‘fulfilled’ and obsolete, can we then be a set apart people unto Him? I submit it is impossible as we will then by default look and act like the world!

Now let’s dig a bit deeper into the meaning of ‘Holiness/Kedusha!’

The following is a list of the Ten Levels of Kedusha that is listed in the Mishnah (Oral Torah) showing the progression of kedusha, beginning with number 10 to number 1:

-10: The Land of Israel has a level of Kedusha because from the Land we bring to the Temple the omer (Barley offering), bikkurim (First fruits) and the Two Loaves.

– 9: Walled cities have a higher Kedusha than the Land. Any person declared to be a metzora, zav or has corpse impurity must be sent out of the city.

– 8: Within the Walls of Jerusalem has a higher Kedusha than walled cities. Within the walls of Jerusalem the Kodashim Kalim (Offerings of lesser Kedusha) and Maaser Sheni (Tithes) can only be eaten. They cannot be taken outside of the cities walls.

– 7: The Temple Mount has a higher Kedusha than inside the walls of Jerusalem. Anyone who is declared a zavim, zavos, niddos or women who have just given birth are not permitted to enter.

– 6: The Cheil has a higher Kedusha than the Temple Mount. The Cheil is an area directly adjacent to the Temple and the courtyards. It extends outwards ten amos from the Temple and was surrounded by the Soreg (Wooden latticework) fence which was ten hand breadths high. No Gentile or anyone with a corpse impurity are permitted to enter.

– 5: The Court of the Women has a higher Kedusha than the Cheil. A Tevul Yom (Someone who was unclean, has gone through the mikveh but must wait until sundown before being declared clean again) is not permitted to enter.

– 4: The Court of the Israelites has a higher Kedusha than the Court of the Women. A ‘Mechussar Kippurim’ (One who lacks atonement) is not permitted to enter and they are obligated to bring a Chatas (Sin) offering before entering.

– 3: The Court of the Kohanim (Priests) has a higher Kedusha than the Court of the Israelites. Israelites are NOT permitted to enter only the Kohanim.

– 2: Between the Ulam and the Altar has a higher Kedusha than the Court of the Kohanim. The Ulam is the antechamber of the Heichal (Sanctuary). Any Kohanim who has any blemishes or untrimmed hair is not permitted to enter. Included here is the Heichal (Sanctuary) which has a higher Kedusha in that any Kohanim whose hands and feet are unwashed are not permitted to enter.

– 1: The Most Holy Place has the highest Kedusha of all. No Kohanim is permitted to enter with the exception of the Kohen HaGadol (High Priest) who will do so four times while performing the Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Temple Service.

Can you see the progression here? The closer one draws towards HaShem and His Presence, the more restrictive the requirements of kedusha are!

With this said, now let’s discuss the Temple:

The Beit HaMikdash (The House of Kedusha) i.e. the Temple of HaShem in Jerusalem is the EPITOME of kedusha in action! His Temple is one giant teaching tool that He is using to teach us what kedusha really is!

Ezekiel 43:10-12 says “You, son of man, describe this House to the House of Isra’el, so that they will be ashamed of their crimes. And let them measure accurately. If they become ashamed of all they have done, show them the elevation and plan of the House, its exits and entrances, all its details and decorations, and all its specifications, its design and its Torah. Sketch it for them to see, so that they can observe the entire design with its specifications, and carry them out. This is Torah for the House: the whole surrounding area on the mountaintop will be especially holy (Kadosh). This is Torah for the House.”

What many may not know is the above is a commandment by HaShem to His people that we must learn EVERYTHING, inside and out, the patterns, the blueprint, the priesthood, the garments, the offerings, the services, the locations, the functions of each of the buildings, the items used in the Temple, the Feasts, the Shabbat, the Rosh Kodesh (New Moon), etc, and why? To learn kedusha!!!

Is it possible to walk out and live kedusha in our lives if we adhere to the doctrine that the Torah has been fulfilled and rendered irrelevant, the Feasts have been changed, Shabbat has been changed or rendered irrelevant and eating unclean is not only authorized but encouraged? We can see it is in fact impossible to do so!

Further, when we are LIKENED to the Temple, many attempt to teach that our bodies are literally the Temple now and thus have replaced the need for a physical Temple in Jerusalem; how can this be when those who adhere to this doctrine, which in essence teaches all kedusha has been rendered irrelevant and tossed aside, can be the Temple without any kedusha? Its impossible!

Who has HaShem designated to teach kedusha? Per Ezekiel 44:23 “They (Kohanim) shall declare to My people what is sacred (Kodesh) and what is profane, and inform them what is clean and what is unclean.”

So is every person who claims to serve the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Elohim of Israel now a Kohen/Priest? Not a chance!! Think about this for a minute!

With this all said thus far, now we need to ask, ‘What item, space of time or who has a level of kedusha?’

The items in the Beit HaMikdash (House of Kedusha/Temple) all have a level of kedusha depending on their functions and where they are to be utilized in service to HaShem! They may NOT EVER be used for the mundane!

For example, the priestly garments of the Kohen HaGadol (High Priest) may only be worn on certain days, at specific times, in specific locations and for specific purposes and may NEVER be worn outside of the Temple!

The Feasts of HaShem have a kedusha in that they are set apart by time just as the weekly Shabbat has a kedusha and is set apart by time.

Levites and Kohanim are set apart by genealogy and are restricted as to whom they may marry nor may they incur corpse impurity.

Tithes, First Fruits, Korbonot (Animal/Grain Offerings which may be eaten only by certain people, in proscribed locations and for limited periods of time).

So we can see, being set apart to and for the service of HaShem by FORMAL and LEGAL restrictions IS the definition of kedusha/holiness!

I will ask again, what is the means to be set apart and serve HaShem? His Torah, ALL of His Torah! Again, if we toss Torah aside, change His calendar, change His Feasts, change His Shabbat, make declarations reserved only for the Sanhedrin, the Priests, etc, have we now not just committed the grave sin of encroachment? ***For the record when I mention the Sanhedrin, I am referring to the one that was established at Sinai and was disbanded around 358 common Era in the city of Tiberias, Israel. Their right rulings and judgments are recorded in the Mishnah and the Talmud. I will be posting an Op soon discussing the Sanhedrin and its composition and also prove by the Torah and the Mishnah that Yeshua’s trial was illegal!

Do we have the authority to make such declarations when they have been legally and formally established by the Sanhedrin and recorded in the Mishnah? No we do not, so who are we defying when and if we do so? We are defying HaShem Himself and breaking His Torah i.e. sinning!

Now I know many will say “I don’t have to listen to the Sanhedrin, they are just men and their decisions are nothing but traditions of men and thus we can toss them aside.”

HaShem says otherwise: Deuteronomy 17:9-11 says “You (HaShem speaking to Israel) shall come to the Kohanim, the Levites, and to the judge (Comprise the Sanhedrin) who will be in those days; you shall inquire and they will tell you the word of judgment (In other words when a question arises on how to keep the Commandments, we are to bring the question before the Sanhedrin who will then deliberate and make a ruling in the authority HaShem has given them!) YOU SHALL DO ACCORDING TO THE WORD THAT THEY WILL TELL YOU, FROM THAT PLACE THAT HASHEM WILL CHOOSE, AND YOU SHALL BE CAREFUL TO DO ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY WILL TEACH YOU. According to the teaching that they will teach you and according to the judgment that they will say to you, SHALL YOU DO; you shall not deviate from the word that they will tell you, right or left.” Yikes! This is a major game changer!

So we can see it is HaShem Himself Who has established His court system to make rulings concerning the Torah. Who are we to tell Him He is wrong!

Let’s get back on track here.

With this all said, when we compare ‘Jesus Christ’ as taught by the doctrine of Christendom, does ‘Jesus Christ’ teach ANY message of kedusha per the doctrine? Not a chance! ‘Jesus Christ’, per the doctrine, teaches every single kedusha has been ‘fulfilled’ therefore it is all obsolete. This means there is NOTHING to set apart from the world which means the doctrine of ‘Jesus Christ’ is of the world and not of HaShem!

Yeshua on the other hand, does teach kedusha and to live our lives in the service of HaShem! He does teach we are to be set apart unto HaShem and have nothing to do with the world!

We can again see that His Torah truly is the only truth there is per Psalms 119:142 and anything that falls short of Torah is a lie! Any message that teaches Torah is now fulfilled is a lie. Any doctrine that teaches everyone is free from any limitations, restrictions or kedusha, is a lie!

Let’s ponder this subject during this Shabbat and realize Shabbat has a kedusha i.e. set apart by time. It is His day He has graciously granted to us! Let’s enter into His Shabbat and let Him rest (A Hebrew idiom to mean let Him rule over His Kingdom). We are His people and partners with Him in covenant. We need to really understand this and begin learning now what this truly means for who knows, very soon the Altar and the Temple will be re-dedicated in Jerusalem and then the ball game changes…Baruch HaShem!!

Much to consider!

“We investigate what the systems of religion wish to remain buried!”

Shalom and welcome one and all!! This is the debut posting for Torah and Temple Investigations! I am DShalom. I used to be the owner and moderator of ‘Let’s Talk About Torah’ over on the Disqus network, but they announced they are shutting their site down very soon and thus I felt it was time to start fresh.

To give those who are not familiar with me some background, I am a Torah observant follower of HaShem, the Elohim of Avraham, Yitzhak and Ya’akov, the Elohim of Yisra’el. I am also one who acknowledges Yeshua (Not Jesus as I believe they are two different persons) as being the Mashiach HaShem promised throughout the Tanakh. Now let me clarify my statement: I grew up as a child in Christendom, confessing Jesus, celebrating Christmas, Easter, going to church on Sunday’s, etc, throughout the late 70’s, 80’s and mid 90’s. It wasn’t until 2005 that HaShem drew me out of Christendom and put me on this amazing, life changing path. For the first time in my life I know exactly Who the Mashiach truly is and I have an amazing relationship with HaShem, not because of who I am, but solely because of Who He is and His Great Name! Baruch HaShem!

Do I believe that those who call upon ‘Jesus’ are not in the Kingdom of HaShem? No! I am NOT saying this for one simple reason: I do NOT have the authority to declare who is or who is not in the Kingdom of HaShem! Only He can make that determination.

But, I do believe there is a difference between Yeshua and Jesus and it is NOT confined to their names. It is about the doctrines that follow them. For example: Yeshua, is revealed through the Torah of HaShem, through His annual Feasts, through His Shabbat, through His Temple and all its services, through the Korbonot (Offerings), etc. As my teacher so well put it, “It is not that we are putting on Jewish clothing onto Yeshua, it is that we are removing the Gentile clothing put on Yeshua revealing what has always been there.” Yeshua teaches a doctrine of submission to HaShem, to His Torah as the way to walk in service unto Him. To eat only what HaShem declared to be clean for food.

Yeshua is the Mighty Right Arm of HaShem, the Tzemach (Branch) Who will rebuild the Temple of HaShem per Zechariah 6:12-13. The King of Israel, descendant of David and Solomon, the Son of HaShem (A title for the King of Israel) per 2 Samuel 7:10-17.

Further, Paul is seen in a very different light outside of Christendom, in that when the Apostolic Writings along with Paul’s letters are read through the lens of the Torah, THEN they make perfect sense and line up precisely with the Tanakh. Paul is revealed as being who he truly is: pro-Torah, pro-Temple and remained a Pharisee throughout his entire life. I would refer you to read Acts 21 for proof.

The doctrine associated with Jesus, in contrast to Yeshua, is what we call ‘Replacement Theology’ i.e. the doctrine that says HaShem’s Torah has been nullified, removed and rendered obsolete; that HaShem’s annual Feasts have been replaced by Christmas and Easter; that HaShem’s Shabbat has been replaced by Sunday as well as all the dietary requirements are rendered obsolete thus everything is clean to eat. Teaches a doctrine Jesus is HaShem in the flesh and changed everything HaShem said was unchangeable. It also teaches Paul was anti-Torah, anti-Temple, anti-Semitic and taught against anything Jewish. Something which is not true in any way.

With this foundation laid, I believe the following statements from His Word are true and applicable to each of us today:

– HaShem never changes per Num 23:19/Mal 3:6/Hebrews 13:8/James 1:17
– His Word is firmly established per Psalm 119:89
– He reveals the end out of the beginning per Is 46:10
– He does nothing without first revealing it to His prophets per Amos 3:7
– He says there is nothing new under the sun per Ecclesiastes 1:9
– He says His Torah is eternal per Proverbs 3:19 and Psalm 119:160
– He says His Torah is perfect and restores the soul per Psalm 19:7
– He says His Torah makes the simple one wise per Psalm 19:7
– He says His Torah Is freedom and liberty per Psalm Ps 119:45 and James 1:25
– He says His Torah is the only good doctrine there is Proverbs 4:2
– He says His Torah will add length of days and years of life and peace per Proverbs 3:2
– He says all of the ways of His Torah are ways of pleasantness and peace per Proverbs 3:17
– He says His Torah is for our good and well-being per Deuteronomy 6:24
– He says His Torah is health for our lives per Proverbs 3:8
– He says His Torah is life to our soul and a graceful ornament for our neck per Prov 3:22
– He says His Torah is better than pearls and all desires cannot compare to it per Prov 8:11
– He says those who walk with His Torah are praiseworthy per Psalms 119:1
– He says observing His Torah is how we purify our path per Psalms 119:9
– He says His Torah is better than thousands in gold and silver per Psalms 119:72
– He says His Torah brings abundant peace to those who love Him and His Torah per Psalms 119:165
– He says there is one Torah for all per Exodus 12:49/Leviticus 24:22
– He says those who hate His Torah love death per Proverbs 8:36

So if HaShem is unchanging, His Word is firmly established, He does nothing without first revealing it to His prophets and He reveals the end out of the beginning, then as such we can say with absolute certainty He is in absolute control of everything. Will we know exactly how He will do things? Not a chance! But we can be absolutely assured He WILL do exactly what He said He will do…remember even Yeshua said He didn’t know when the time would be for His return in the end per Matthew 24:36.

Let me answer the question right up front that I get asked a lot…‘Is the Torah the source of our salvation?’ The answer is most definitely NO! Torah is NOT the means of salvation! HaShem says He is our Redeemer, our Savior, our Protector, our Provider, our Shield, our High-tower, etc. This said, Yeshua is the AGENT of HaShem! The One Who completed what HaShem directed Him to do! Does this diminish the relevance and importance of the Torah? Not a chance! Which I hope many will see in the coming Op’s in that Torah is VERY much vital to our relationship with HaShem and knowing His Mashiach i.e. Yeshua and by default able to recognize the sly, subtle, seducing words of the False Mashiach which are consuming the world today!

One last point, I also very firmly believe and support the efforts to rebuild the Third Temple in Jerusalem! I am completely convinced it is HaShem’s will, design and purpose for His House to be rebuilt according to His plans and on His timeline. There are many, many obstacles and problems still in place which need to be solved and by HaShem’s direction they are being solved and they will be solved. Already there are huge advancements in the last few years towards the reality of the functioning Temple in Jerusalem! We are getting very close! And as such, this is a huge portion of this blog, which is to discuss the Temple and HaShem willing help people take the blinders off that the systems of religion have put on them, that the Temple is something to be rejected, shunned, an offense or simply a tool the False Messiah will one day use. It is infinitely much more important than that!

Finally, the source materials I use in my research are varying but they comprise the following:

• The Tanakh (Old Testament)
• The Apostolic Writings (New Testament)
• The Mishnah (Oral Torah)
• The Talmud Bavli (Babylonian Talmud)
• The Talmud Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud)
• The Mishnah Torah by Rambam
• Josephus

May HaShem lead in this endeavor and may we have great discussions and most importantly, may His Great Name be honored and esteemed once more!

Shalom

DShalom