Six Ways That You May Be Deceived About The Messiah Of The Scriptures
The saying “Truth is stranger than fiction” is an accurate assessment of this article, but will only be “stranger than fiction” to those who are not lovers of Truth! Please consider;
2Th 2:9-10 “The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order for them to be saved.”
So, without a “love of the truth” one cannot be saved. Not my words, Paul's. But he was only confirming what was said by the Messiah in John 14:6 “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
And HE also stated when praying to HIS FATHER in John 17:17 “Set them apart in Your truth – Your Word (both written and Living) is truth.”
So, without having a “love of the truth” as well as embracing THE ONE Who IS TRUTH, one cannot be saved and cannot come to the FATHER!
Hmmm...That is concerning! Why? Because there are approximately 250 million (Protestant) Christians in the World today. America has the majority of them with approximately 140 million! Combine that with the 70 million Catholics who also refer to themselves as Christians in America making the total approaching ¼ of a billion people in America who consider themselves to be an expression of Christianity! But that's not what I'm concerned about. My concern stems from the fabrication of a savior who is being propagated as one who is not in line with how the scriptures portray the true messiah. I am not in opposition to what the scriptures say. I am in opposition to how the scriptures have been twisted to produce a whole different version of who HE is! The following 6 Reasons detail my concerns;
DECEPTION #1
Christians and non-Christians alike have been told that The Messiah's name is Jesus. That is simply and unequivocally not true. HE, The True Messiah of The Scriptures would never have responded to someone calling to HIM using the name Jesus. Neither does HE today! HE was not born Greek, Roman or Latin. HE descended from Judah (Yehudah), born to a Hebrew maiden and had numerous Hebrew half brothers & sisters. HE was given the Hebrew Name; Yahshua! His true Name is very important, as it reflects who HIS Father is and what Name HIS true followers will receive! The Greek name;“Iesous”, (today pronounced “Jesus”) refers to a healing entity. In light of scripture, to call on another name for salvation is idolatry. Lets consider what HE says about HIS Name;
John 5:43 “I have come in My Father’s Name (YAH in Psalm 68:4 KJV – see note) and you do not receive Me, if another comes in his own name, him you would receive.”(note; The letter “J” did not exist until the year 1524)
Acts 4:11-12 “This is ‘the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. And there is no deliverance in anyone else, for there is no other Name under the heaven given among men by which we need to be saved.”
Rev 3:12 “He who overcomes, I shall make him a supporting post in the Dwelling Place of My Elohim, and he shall by no means go out. And I shall write on him the Name of My Elohim and the name of the city of My Elohim, the new Yerushalayim, which comes down out of the heaven from My Elohim, and My new Name.”
DECEPTION #2
The man-made replacement for the biblical Messiah, according to the depictions of him, appears to be a brown/blondish haired, blue-eyed Caucasian, who allows his followers to carve, engrave, tattoo, carry, kiss, bow to, worship and wear various forms of images of himself. These practices are in absolute opposition to The Scriptures! Consider;
Exodus 20:4-6“You do not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of that which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth, you do not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, Yahweh your Elohim am a jealous EL, visiting the crookedness of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing kindness to thousands, to those who love Me and guard My commands.”
1Co 10:14 “Therefore, my beloved ones, flee from idolatry.”
DECEPTION #3
The man-made replacement for the biblical Messiah, allows his followers to observe the Roman Catholic sabbath in revering the sun. (Sun-day; the day dedicated to the sun) The True Messiah according to the Scriptures did not do so nor would HE today. Consider what the True Messiah did on the Sabbath;
Luke 6:6 And it also came to be on another Sabbath, that He entered into the congregation and taught, and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
Luke 13:10 And He was teaching in one of the congregations on the Sabbath...
The context of these examples finds The Messiah in the assembly “on the (Seventh Day) Sabbath” teaching. So, who changed HIS Seventh Day Sabbath to a sun-day observance? It wasn't The True Messiah of The Scriptures! Consider these Catholic quotes;
"Sunday is our MARK of authority. . .the [Catholic] church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact" Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1,1923.
"The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] church." Monsignor Louis Segur, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of Today (1868), p. 213
DECEPTION #4
The man-made replacement for the biblical Messiah teaches that the Commandments (Torah) of YAH was fulfilled and thus, discontinued upon being impaled (crucified) and is no longer in effect today. This is not true. The True Messiah of The Scriptures states;
Mat 5:17-18 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done.”
Obviously, if you are reading this, heaven and earth are still here, and all is not fulfilled...
DECEPTION #5
The man-made replacement for the biblical Messiah observes his birth on December 25th including the cutting down of an evergreen tree, erecting it, decorating it and putting presents to each other under it. These pagan traditions are not endorsed by Yahweh!
Jeremiah 10:2-4 “Thus said יהוה, (Yahweh) “Do not learn the way of the gentiles, and do not be awed by the signs of the heavens, for the gentiles are awed by them. For the prescribed customs of these peoples are worthless, for one cuts a tree from the forest, work for the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. They adorn it with silver and gold, they fasten it with nails and hammers so that it does not topple.”
The True Messiah was NOT born on December 25th. Neither would HE approve of any celebrations such as Christmas or the winter solstice (sun-worship).
Do you know who was born on December 25th?
According to S.E. Titcomb, Aryan Sun-myths, the Origin of Religions, the births of the following Sun-deities, according to their legends, were all celebrated on December 25! “Krishna (Vishnu), Mithra (Mithras), Osiris, Horus, Hercules, Dionysus (Bacchus), Tammuz (Sun-god), Indra & Buddha.
DECEPTION #6
The man-made replacement for the biblical Messiah condones anti-scriptural observances originating from paganism that have nothing to do with the true plan of YAHWEH. HIS plan is to make HIS Name, HIS Son's Name and HIS True way of salvation known! Did you know that in the original manuscripts, HIS Name is mentioned over 6800 times? Why are professing believers today disinterested in the True Names of The Father and HIS True Son? Consider;
Isaiah 52:6 “Therefore My people shall know My Name, in that day, for I am the One who is speaking. See, it is I.”
Jeremiah 16:21 “Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know My hand and My might. And they shall know that My Name is YAHWEH”
Consider what Messiah says concerning His Father's Name in John 17:
John 17:6 “I have revealed Your Name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have guarded Your Word.
John 17:12 “When I was with them in the world, I was guarding them in Your Name which You have given Me, and I watched over them, and not one of them perished except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be filled.”
John 17:26 “And I have made Your Name known to them, and shall make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me might be in them, and I in them.”
If they already knew His Father's Name, why would HE have said this?
While in my ignorance and lawlessness I taught lawlessness and error! I referred to YAHWEH by titles such as LORD, GOD, ALMIGHTY, ADONAI. I also referred to HIS Son Yahshua, as LORD, JESUS, CHRIST. I desired Truth, but was trained in traditionalism. Finally, I heard and recognized Truth and began to pursue HIM wholeheartedly! I rejoice in every day I've been given in hopes of rectifying (in some small way) the error and lawlessness that I once embraced and taught! This tract is an effort to reach those who have a love for Truth but have thus far been kept from it! My prayer is that you will respond to HIS Truth and “come out” of the deception and lies!
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from the heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.”