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A person notices another person who is a Buddhist, he asks the Buddhist, “What is the name of your God?” The Buddhist replies, “Buddha.”

(image of Buddha)

A person notices another person who is a Hindui, he asks the Hindui, “What is the name of your God?” The Hindui replies, “Vishnu.”

(image of Vishnu)

A person notices another person who is a Muslim, he asks the Muslim, “What is the name of your God?” The Muslim replies, “Allah.”

(image of shrine of Allah)

“Hey, do you remember when Paul wrote a letter to Timothy in Ephesus? What was the name of the God that the Ephesians worshipped and loved?”

Answer: “Oh! Diana!”

(Image of Diana)

“Oh, the Greeks workship many gods, what is the name of their most important God?”

Answer: “Zeus.”

(image of Zeus)

“What is the name of the God that the Israelites kept worshipping and it made their God angry to the point He divorced Israel?”

Answer: BAAL!!

Now, somoene asks us, “What’s the name of YOUR God?”

And we answer, “God.”

“uhmm…no, I mean your God’s name, what is His name that you call on Him?”

We answer, “God.”

“Hmm…”

God: A generic term referring to any kind of supreme being.

The definition to God is a generic term referring to any king of supreme being that you chose to worship.

Now, what is the NAME of your God?

And we answer, once again, “Umm…God.”

‘hmm.. no, that’s not what I mean, ah…”

You have seen that there are different gods with their own names and we don’t seem to know the name of our God but call Him, “God”.

In Acts 17:22-25, the apostle Paul was walking about and he noticed a group of very religious people and Paul took the time to investigate their altar of worship, the things they used, their services. On their altar, Paul noticed an inscription, “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD” on it.

“I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD”. Now what you worship as somehting unknown I am going to proclaim to you.” -Acts 17:22-25

Paul realized that these people did not know the name to their God. Paul took an opporunity to minister and teach those people the real God’s name, and His name is “YHWH”. He went forward to explain to them that YHWH, the Most Powerful is the One that created the world. YHWH does not live in temples for us to go to in order to see Him, or must we carry a wooden idol to have His presence, nor must we carry any items to get His attention. No! YHWH is spiritual and is All Powerful.

YHWH.

Paul also explained that in this world there are many gods and many lords.

“For even there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many gods and many lords)…” -1 Corinthians 8:5

“Satan, who is the god of this world…” -2 Corinthians 4:4

We might be confused and wonder which God is really telling the truth? This one? No, that one? No, this one?

(images of many different Gods)

The most Poweful God’s name is YHWH.

Maybe you will say, “Uhmm…How did you know about that name? Where did you get this information from?”

This information can be found in Exodus, back in the time when Moses left Egypt to escape from Pharoah. He was out in the wilderness being a shepherd. One day he saw a flaming bush and the voice from the flaming bush began to talk to Moses. The voice told Moses that he is the chosen one to go to Egypt and deliver the Hebrews, taking them out of Egypt. While having a conversation with the Voice, Moses asked, “Well, when I go to Egypt and tell Pharoah to let your people go, what do I tell the Pharoah your name is?” The voice replied, “Tell Pharoah my name is, “I AM WHO I AM”.

I AM WHO I AM is what YHWH means.

“YHWH said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites, “I AM has sent me to you.” -Exodus 3:14

Again in Isaiah, YHWH mentions that YHWH is HIS name and to take note of that.

“I am YHWH, that is My name! I will not give My glory to another or my praise to idols.” -Isaiah 42:8

“…This is My name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” -Exodus 3:15

Notice YHWH does not say, “I have different names you can choose from to call me. Take your pick. Create a name and call me whatever you want.” Oh, no, He didn’t say that. He was specific saying over and over in the Scripture that His name is YHWH. That is the name to call upon Him. It is an ALL POWERFUL name.

“Let them know that you, whose name is YHWH, that you alone are the Most High over all the Earth.” -Psalms 83:18

Perhaps you will feel, “Hmm… the name YHWH is a Hebrew name. I am not a Hebrew (or a Jew). I speak English.”

I understand.

For your information, Satan is a Hebrew name for the devil and in English, his name is still Satan. The same thing goes for Sarah. It is a Hebrew name and in English it is still Sarah. Ah, Daniel, too, is a Hebrew name as well. My name is June Ann and I’m an American. My passport spells my name as “June Ann” and when I go to Japan and the people there ask me what my name, it is still going to be June Ann.

The same applies for YHWH. His name is YHWH spoken in Hebrew, hence in English, it is still the same. YHWH. There are no vowels in Hebrew so in English the spelling in order to pronounce the name YHWH is a little different: Yahweh *or Yahuweh.

HEBREW: YHWH

ENGLISH (for pronouncation): YAHWEH or YAHUWEH

Notice the first part of the name YAHWEH has a “YAH” in it. This is where HalleluYAH comes from. Hallelu means “Praise to” and YAH means “YHWH”.

Back in the days of the Pharisees, the Pharisees took note that one of the 10 Commandments was not to use YHWH’s name in vain. The Pharisees feared that the people would accidently use YHWH’s name in vain, vain, and vain so they added a man-made rule to not use the name YHWH any longer. It was forbidden and subsitute names must be used instead such as “Elohim” (meaning All powerful), “Adonai” (meaning Lord), or any other names. They knew that YHWH was a powerful name to speak out and it must be highly respected and honored. Throughout many many and many years, the name YHWH left people’s minds and hearts. It gradually dissapeared from them. It was forgotten. YHWH was “Adonai” and “Elohim”.

YHWH sent his Son to Earth to reintroduce His name. He spoke saying about the Kingdom of YHWH being at hand. “The Kingdom of YHWH is at hand!” The Pharisees were bothered by that, that the Son had used YHWH’s name boldly. The Pharisees regarded that it was blasphemy and it was very wrong to use His name, YHWH.

Ah, take this event, one time when Yahushua entered Jerusalem on a donkey, the crowd was singing songs, “Hosanna” to YHWH. The Pharisees truly did not like this and they rebuked Yahushua saying for him to tell the crowd to be quiet. Yahushua replied saying that if he did tell the crowd to be quiet, the stones would take their place to cry out YHWH’s name. This tells us that the name YHWH is very important.

“The whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise YHWH in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of YHWH!”…Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Yahushua, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” -Luke 19:35-40

Y’know, Yahushua came here to encourage people to use His name, YHWH, because:
His name, YHWH, brings power…
His name, YHWH, brings joy…
His name, YHWH, brings healings…
His name, YHWH, brings love…
His name, YHWH, brings forgiveness…
His name, YHWH, brings many many powerful things…
Why is this so? Because His name is REAL and is not made up. His name is very powerful.

YHWH-Elohim (YHWH all powerful). Now, because we know and understand this, we can begin to honor Him.

When someone asks you, “What’s the name of your powerful God that made this world?” You can now rightly answer, “YHWH”.

“…Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and the name of his Son? Tell me if you know!” -Proverbs 30:4

“Therefore My people will know My name…” -Isaiah 52:6

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Man: Whoa! The scooter! Wow! Can I buy it? I’ll buy it! How much do you want for it?
Girl: ughh…$15 dollars for it?
Man: Hmm…Is it good?
Girl: Yeah.
Man: *takes money out of pocket*
Girl: It is fast.
Man: *pays for the scooter, observes it, then hugs it.*
Girl: Go on and try it, go on.
Man: Nah, I will just stay here.
Girl: Why?
Man: I’m fine, don’t worry. I’m OK. *continues to stand and hug his scooter*
Girl: Okkkayyyyy. *walks off*

Soo…what do you think of that person? He bought his scooter and he just stood there and hugged it. He did not use it for its purpose. He just hugged it. He didn’t even use it. You would think he’s a square-head, wouldn’t ya? There’s another example.

Man: *sits by cross*
Man #2: *prays with him*
Man: *gets up to hug man #2 and goes on to hug the cross.*
Man #2: C’mon, let’s go.
Man: *continues to hug the cross*
Man #2: C’mon. C’mon, let’s go.
Man: *still hugging the cross*
Man #2: Please come with me. Let’s help others. Please come.
Man: *still hugging the cross*
Man #2: C’mon, let’s go! C’mon!
Man: *still hugging the cross*

So, what do you think of that person? He became saved and then he hugs the cross. What do you think? I think the man is in the same page as with the man who bought the scooter but did not use it for its purpose, instead he hugged it. There are people who become saved and they just stay there by the cross, hugging it. It’s a waste.

The cross, what Yahushua (Jesus) did on the cross does indeed help us become saved. Yes, it is pivotal, but there is so much more than just salvation. A person who becomes saved then stays as he is, is the same as the person who hugged the cross and did nothing further. It can be compared to a person who buys something and does not use it for its purpose, but instead hugs it. This is called a “Tree Hugger”. Being a “Tree Hugger” isn’t worth it. Why do I say that it isn’t worth it? Because there are so much more to it– we become YHWH’s children. We are in His family. Because we are in His family, He becomes our Father. We should seek out what our Father wants us to do and move on to accomplish it.

“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” -Luke 12:32

The previous Scripture, Luke 12:32 says that the Father has gladly given us the Kingdom. We have inherited it and we can move on with strength. It was completely HIS choice to give us His Kingdom. It is our choice to recieve the Kingdom and go on to do something in the Kingdom. Don’t just stand by the cross and hug it. There is so much more BEYOND the cross. His Kingdom reigns–it’s huge. When we hug the cross we are only experimenting very little of the Kingdom, only that of the cross. “Whatever I know, I’ll just stay with it and that’s it.” Don’t be afriad to move on!

In John 17:15, it says that Yahushua prayed to the Father saying for him not to take the disciples (people who are in the Kingdom of YHWH) away out of this world but rather leave them here and to guard them from evil one.

We need to know that we have His protection here on Earth and move on. We need to move on in this world where our purpose is. Do you remember when in another vlog I said that hadn’t Adam eaten the fruit, he would be alive today. He would be here in this world so this means that it is YHWH’s purpose for humankind to be on earth. Live it and move on in this world. Let’s keep that in mind.

“I am not asking you to take them out of this world but to keep them safe from Evil One.” -John 17:15

Now, I have a question. What two things can we do on Earth that we cannot do in Heaven? I will give you some time to think about it.

What two things can we do on Earth that we cannot do in Heaven?

Ok. Two things. The first one…as far as I know…this is what we can do on earth but cannot in heaven, including the new earth and new heaven.

1) We cannot SIN in heaven.

Here on earth we can chose to sin, right? The second thing we can do on earth but cannot in heaven is:

2) We cannot witness, share the Scriptures, and preach the Kingdom of YHWH.

We can do that here but not in heaven. Do you know why? Because in heaven, everyone’s already saved. Who do we preach the gospel of salvation to in heaven? No one. We just can’t, but on earth, we can.

So those two things we keep in mind…now, when we become saved– why doesn’t YHWH just take us to Heaven? There’s no need to stay here on Earth, but He doesn’t. He leaves us here on Earth. I suppose it is to do things here that we cannot do in heaven. We can do those two things here on Earth, but not in Heaven. Do you really think YHWH wants us to stay here on Earth so that we can sin? Doubtful. So I will take the first one off. For the second one, perhaps that is exactly why! To share the gospel, to preach the Kingdom of YHWH, and to do whatever He has called us to do.

“And this good news of the Kingdom (gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.” -Matthew 24:14

The good news of the Kingdom is very important. It is more than….just the cross.

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Hello everyone! Wow, the world itself is indeed beautiful. My wife, with my parents, and I took a 7 day cruise around the Western Carribean visiting different islands. The water here is, wow, very beautiful- nothing compared to the ocean in Northeast Florida. The water here is so clear that you can see all the way through it. We even swam with stingrays and had the opportunity to touch it and feel it. We also saw starfish and we picked several up to look at it (and returned it). We saw so many things, even the lifestyle of those living on the islands. We rented a scooter and rode around the island sightseeing. I really did enjoy myself. It made me think of how I cannot wait to see the new heavens and the new earth in the days to come and all that YHWH has planned for us. Those are the best, even the streets are made out of gold and there are different gems, pearls and etc.

Anyway, I just discovered a new tool that I would like to share with you because you know, when we do any kind of work, we need tools for that work. It can be our own brains, our hands, or a machine equipment, etc. When we do a research on a Scripture or some kind of Scripture information, we do need tools to do it. When I use the Scriptures alone, it sometimes can be a bit hard, like trying to find multiple scriptures here and there. Well, I just found a new free tool, man, I suggest you guys to use it. It’s really useful! www.e-sword.net. Download their software program and then you can use it at anytime. It’s awesome!

Type: www.e-sword.net
Find Download on the website
The program is called “E-sword version 9.x”
Download that program
Follow the instruction the website tells you to do
When you have completed the downloading of the main software program, you can go back and download different Scripture translations, different concordances, different dictionaries, pick the ones you like and I suggest you to go to Study Tools and click “TSK” (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge). This one is an excellent source of information. Someone was able to find all the scriptures that are in relations to one another. Like for example, type John 16 and you will find a list of scriptures that are in relation (or topic) to that chapter. It is Scriptures only, not man-made comments or opinions, nothing like that. It is just Scriptures alone. You can click on the given Scritpures that are in relation to John 16 and you can read the Scriptures alone. This is really fast and helpful.

Also, there is another website that is “under” e-sword.net. I cannot remember the address but when I edit this vlog, I will put it up on the screen and you will be able to see it.

www.e-sword-users.org
Go to: e-sword Resources > Modules > 9.x
Browse and download tools you would like to use.

In that, there are plenty of information from people like you and me who have developed many tools and attached it to the software. Just click download and you will see a lot, tons, many different options of informations. Some have fees and some are free. You can download as many as you want, it is all up to you.

This is a very useful tool I just discovered1 or 2 months ago. I find it very useful. Go and grab the opportunity to use it! Now, I’m gonna go back on the ship and enjoy my time. I have 1 or 2 more days left.

Till then!

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Hello everyone!

Imagine yourself inside a building, a tall building, and you are in the basement with your friends and co-workers fiddling about doing things there. While being there, suddenly the electricity goes off and it is pitch black– completely dark where you are. There are no back-up lights. Nothing. It’s very dark where you are in. No one can see anything. People are moving everywhere. Things become more complicated as you try to find an exit. Dark. Black. 1 hour passes by and then two and it is still very dark. People are still moving around touching the walls trying to find the exit. They cannot find the exit. Black. Pitch Dark. BLACK. More hours passes by and there are no lights and then it becomes a day since you have seen light. Two days. People are still moving around looking for an exit. Touching of walls continue to happen as people look for light. They wait and wait. Suddenly you notice that the ceiling breaks apart and there is a dim of light! You are happy! As the ceiling gets pulled out, more light enter the basement and it becomes brighter and brighter. You are thrilled, so exicted that there is light~ you shout with joy! People are going to get out of the basement! Then all of a sudden, you notice someone looking at you strangely. Another one does the same, he looks at you strangely and taps someone else saying, “Look at him!” People are starting to look at you strangely. You stand there all perplexed, “Why are they looking at me strangely!?” Then you find out that they are looking at you because you are holding a flashlight and you say to yourself, “Ohhh, I have a flashlight in my hand!” You turn the flashlight off, then on, and off, on, off, on. And when you turn it off, people around shove, tap, hit your head, push you saying, “Hey! Turn the light back on!” Some people are saying, “Why didn’t you tell us you had a flashlight all these time!?”

You respond, “Oh, I umm…I…thought….”

Some people yell, “Hey! If you had told us you had a flashlight, we could have used the light to find the exit and we could have gotten out a long time ago! Why did not you turn the flashlights on all these time!? Why did you say nothing?”

You respond, “Oh,  I umm…I…didn’t know….none of you asked me if I had a flashlight anyway! I didn’t know…so…no one asked me so I didn’t turn it on and I just didn’t do anything about it.”

People become angry at you for your insensitivity.

 The rescuers up on the ceiling stares at you in wonderment…”you had a flashlight in your hands the whole time, man. You could have saved us from this hard work taking out the ceilings.”

 You would say that this is foolish, right?

Those who are Believers, are “Christians”, those who live in the “Kingdom of YHWH” living for YHWH are the ones who have flashlights and are the ones who can turn it on. We are the ones who have the light that can tell people of the world how to escape. People of the world worry about the economy, sicknesses, diseases, no hope…. 

We have the light but we keep it off leaving others to scramble around for escape…we say of them, “Well, no one asked me how…so I’m saying nothing. They didn’t ask me anything about Yahushua so I went about my everyday ways. What’s wrong with that?”

Oh.

When Yahushua comes for the 2nd time, how do you think He will feel when he sees how we treat others?

Makes us think twice, right?

I had heard of this at church recently and I thought, ‘wow. that’s a good point.’

So, are our lights on? Is it on? Are we helping others find an escape or are we just passively waiting for people to make the move by asking us?

What do we think the King wants us to do?

“Let your light shine before men in such way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” -Matthew 5:16

“When YHWH says to the wicked, ‘You surely will die,” and you do not warn him to turn from his wicked way, that wicked man shall die in his inquity, but his blood I shall require at your hand…” -Ezekiel 3:18

 

Hello Everyone!

Did you know that if you used a Bible Search engine on the internet, perhaps using BibleGateway.com or KJVBible.net, and you typed the word ‘Kingdom’ in the search box and limiting it to only New Testament, you would have over 150 scriptures with the word ‘Kingdom’ in it. I speak of only the New Testament. There are over 200 scriptures with the word ‘Kingdom’ in the Old Testament.  With over 150 scriptures in the New Testament, it shows that the word ‘Kingdom’ is a very important word.

This current vlog is a continuance of my previous vlog- like a series. If you want to do a review or perhaps you have never seen my first vlog titled, “Just The Answer”, you can go to http://www.leforstribe.com/  and in the archives of December 2009, there is a v-log titled, “Just the Answer”. You can start there and get caught up and come back here.

I’m gonna summarize briefly about the “Just the Answer” vlog. When Adam ate the forbidden fruit, it was an act of disobedience. He disobeyed YHWH. As a consequence of his action, death appeared. Immorality was stopped. Not only did death appear, but the separation of Mankind to YHWH occured. The moment Adam ate the forbidden fruit, he lost dominion. Dominion. It was something YHWH gave to Adam. You can read that in Genesis 1:26. Adam was given dominion and when he disobeyed, he lost dominion.

“And YHWH said, let us make Man in our image…and let them have dominion…” -Genesis 1:26

The act of eating the forbidden fruit is what caused Adam to lose dominion. The dominion gave him control over the birds, animals, and so on. He lost it. Adam did not lose a religion. He did not have RELIGION with YHWH. He did NOT lose a religion. Adam LOST dominion. YHWH never planned to establish religion on Earth since day 1. It was never part of His plan. The religion we see today is not part of His plan. Again, religion is not part of YHWH’s plan or design. So throw religion out.

YHWH’s purpose and design is KINGDOM.

Kingdom and dominion are both associated because the word ‘Kingdom’ can be broken into two parts, “King” and “dom-inion”. King’s dominion is what ”Kingdom” means. Kingdom. The New Testament mentions this word over and over again. Does the word “Kingdom” only mean the time it was in the days of Adam and Eve? No! It is for us today in this time and era. It is a good idea for us to examine and do a study on the word “Kingdom”

Ok. YHWH created the earth, He created it. It is a no question about that. Number two, Did YHWH create the earth with an intention that it is to be void and inhabitated? No. He created it with an intention of usage- for mankind to live on it. Now, people live on Earth, like you and me. The Earth is GIVEN to mankind, to people like you and me.

“The heaven are Yours, the earth is also Yours; the world and all it contains, You have founded them.” -Psalms 89:11

“YHWH did not create the earth to be empty, but formed it to be inhabied.” -Isaiah 45:18

“The heaven belong to YHWH, but He has given the earth to sons of men.”-Psalms 115:16

YHWH, himself, is a King. He lives in heaven. The earth, He made, and put us in it. YHWH’s kingdom is extended to Earth. The Earth and the heaven is a Kingdom. YHWH’s original purpose was to rule Earth from heaven.  How does He do this? By putting His Spirit in our bodies. Our bodies are placed on Earth. This concept is YHWH’s original purpose.

YHWH’s original purpose and intent was to rule the seen (earth) from the unseen (heaven) through the unseen (spirit) living in the seen (body) on the scene (earth).

You, me, and others who believe in YHWH are the reason why YHWH created the Earth for. With this understanding, we can now know our purpose on Earth. We know that the Earth is given for us our purpose, we can now go on forward completely representing YHWH well. Make our King proud of us. We’re in His kingdom.

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Hello everyone. In my previous vlog i asked one question: Had Adam and Eve not rebelled and ate of the fruit, WHERE would they be right now?

After reviewing the material, as far as I understand the answer to that question is “here on Earth- still living and roaming around”. Specifically, I don’t know if they would still be in the Garden of Eden or elsewhere. It would be difficult to

pinpoint their exact location, but I do know that they would still be here on the Earth.

I came to that conclusion because one of the consequences of their rebellion was death.

“but of the tree… you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” -Genesis 2:17

Some people refer to the consequence as a spiritual death and others view it as a physical death. I see it both ways. Adam and Eve’s relationship with YHWH (God) becamse strained and they had to be separated, thus their spiritual death. Physically, they also died because YHWH eventually had to put a time limit on human life, 120 years.

“Then YHWH said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time… their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.” -Gen. 6:3

So, from that we can safely conclude that YHWH’s plan for humans to live forever was limited due to the rebellion. If the rebellion had not happened, they would still be living today.

Now, maybe some people will say “So? This is not important. It already happened, why are we worrying about this?” Well, I do think that this is important because it shows us YHWH’s original intent and purpose for putting humans on the Earth.

YHWH’s original purpose for us being here is to live here. His purpose in putting us here was not to just see us go on about our daily business and then get to Heaven. Once again, His purpose was for us to be HERE on EARTH, having dominion, subduing, and ruling it.

“YHWH said, “Let us make man in our image and let them have dominion over the fish, the birds, the cattle, and over all the earth…” -Gen. 1:26

That was His original goal- for us to dominate the Earth that he has given us. For us to run it and to take care of it. It was not to have us merely get by until we die and get to Heaven.

“The heaven, even the heavens, are YHWH’s; but the earth he has given to the children of men.” -Psalms 115:16

When the rebellion happened, the authority and dominion that humans had was transferred to the devil, but the good thing for us is that we are living in a time in which the Messiah has already came. His coming has redeemed us. And the authority that the devil had, Yahushua (Jesus) stripped and gave back to humans.

That reverts life back to the original plan YHWH had for us- to dominate the Earth. That original plan is now in effect again for those of us who have received Yahushua’s redemption and dwell in his Spirit. The devil does not have authority any more, it is ours now.

“YHWH made you alive with Messiah. He forgave us all our sins. And having disarmed the powers and authorities (devil) by the cross…” -Col. 2:13-15

“Through death Yahushua makes powerless the devil who had the power of death.” -Heb. 2:14

Now that we understand the original plan and that we are in it, we will need to change our mindset. The thought that we have telling us that we just need to hurry up and go to Heaven needs to be removed. That mentality can be offensive to YHWH because it undermines His purpose for putting humans on the Earth. We ignore that purpose on Earth and instead fix our minds on Heaven. When we do that, we forget our purpose here on Earth as well as the talents and gifts given to us.

We ought to think of how to serve other people and how we can live our lives to glorify Him. These are important aspects of our lives on Earth.

These concepts I’ve discussed here can be found in Yahushua’s continuous preaching on the subject of “the Kingdom of YHWH is at hand”. Yahushua’s instistence on discussing the Kingdom can be found throughout the first four books of the New Testaments. During all this time I’ve been reading the Scriptures, I’ve kind of overlooked that subject. However, recently I’ve started to see the importance of that subject. A very big picture of our lives on Earth can be painted with the Kingdom thought.

I intend to, from now on, to share my thoughts about Kingdom Life.

Ciao, and don’t forget your purpose here.

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Hello all! For this vlog, I would like to briefly ask one question. I want to mention that I have no intention of asking a question with an agenda of getting lots of hits, creating a heated debate and seeing the number of viewers increase. No, it’s not my intention. My intention of asking this question so that the Believers will have a question to ponder on. Perhaps in the meantime a new light will be revealed from this question. If there is a discussion in regards to this question, that’s also fine. I also want to mention that my time and schedule for the next few days will be a bit tight so if there is any discussion, please expect that I may not respond as quickly as I would like to.

Alright! Now my question for us to ponder on….

If, ah, I know the famous word “IF”, IF Adam and Eve had not disobeyed and ate the fruit from the forbidden tree, where….WHERE….would they be today, right now, as we speak. Where would they be now? Where?

Have a great day!

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Halloween is around the corner and I was doing some reading about the history and origins of Halloween. I also took some thoughts on how we as Believers behave on this day. This is really for Believers.

Halloween is also called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’. Take note that the celebration of “All Hallow’s Eve” is nothing like America’s Halloween which has gory costumes and haunted houses. It’s different. 2,000 years ago, a group called the Druids (also called pagans) worshipped gods and goddesses. They lived regular lives like many of us and October 31st was a special, holy date for them. They performed worship acts and celebrated on that night and it was because they believed that the worlds of the dead and the living would blur in together. The boundaries between the two worlds were thin and the dead souls would come into the living. It was a special and holy date for the Druids (also called pagans).

(see picture of Druids)

Don’t assume that such religion have become exnict because it is thousands of years old. There are many pagan worshippers all around the world, even in America today. This religion practice has not passed away.

The Scriptures uses the word ‘pagan’ to refer a person that does not worship the One–YHWH (God), the Creator of the Earth. They worship something else, sometimes a wood carving treated as an idol, a rock, or some kind of spirit. It could be something else, too. Those who worship the One YHWH, the Creator of the Earth, and none else are not called pagans. Notice the different identification.

Now, I would like to take a look on certain ways of actions and would you consider them an act of hypocrisy?

Hypocrisy #1? “Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Adonai is YHWH in heaven above and on earth below. There is none other.” -Deuteronomy 39:4

We would often tell others that do not believe in YHWH that worshipping other things or gods would not exactly be a good idea because it is evil and not real. It isn’t real because there are no other God out there but the One YHWH that created this Earth. We take the time to explain this concept. Now, we Believers, on October 31 take it to heart to enjoy this special holiday. We get together and have fun and say that whatever happens on that day isn’t real. It’s all fakey- no big deal- all fun.

The Pagans take it that while we say that their gods isn’t real and that it is make-believe, we also find that their special day is fun. The pagans find their special date fun, too. There are no differences between the pagans and Believers. Both take view that October 31st is a fun date. The pagans enjoy worshipping thier gods on that night. There’s really no difference in that sense.

Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?

Hypocrisy #2? “Do not be trapped into following their examples in worshipping their gods. Do not say, “How do these nations worship their gods? I want to do the same.” - Deuteronomy 12:30

Pagans do have a desire of wanting to do good things. They have a goal of wanting to live a happy life. They do not want to do evil things. During their time of worship, they do not dress up in monsterous costumes nor tell horror stories. It is a holy and special night to them.

We, Believers, often tell Pagans that doing such worship is not the way to go. The gods are only an illusion, a deception from Satan. Also, we say that Satan is a cunning devil always deceiving people. Now, us as Believers, also say that we do not celebrate “Halloween” but rather we celebrate “Fall Festival” at church. Doing Fall Festival at church is more better. It differenates us from those who celebrate Halloween since we do it “AT” Church. It makes Fall Festival holier when done at Church.

The Pagans see that this action of the Believers are absolutely of no difference. The pagans take note that Believers are celebrating “Fall” at their place of worship and they are having fun. The Pagans are celebrating Fall on October 31st at their place of worship. too. There’s no difference. They often wonder why Believers are saying that their gods are not real and why they have said that Satan is a cunning devil but they’re doing the same thing as Pagans. They’re enjoying Fall festival at their place of worship.

Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?

Hypocrisy #3? Those who have been born into YHWH’s family do not sin, because YHWH’s life is in them. So they cannot keep on sinning, because they have been born of YHWH.” -1 John 3:9

“Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to its lustful desires.” -Romans 6:12

The Pagans have no desire of doing evil things, though they do not believe in Satan or sin. They don’t believe that Satan or sin is real, just that wickedness happens because people choose to do bad things. We, Believers, believe that Satan and sin are very real. We believe that Satan and sin have an influence on us.

Now, on October 31st, the pagans really just want to do some worshipping on that night and be around the spirits. While we Believers dress up in costumes and getting into the Halloween Spirit, we may dress up as a murderer, or maybe a costume of a dead spirit. We tell horror stories on that night and we say to everyone that October 31st is a make-believe date. A fun date- all fakey. “We’re just enjoying ourselves”.

The Pagans question our integerity. While we say that everything that happens on October 31st is fake and not real, we tell the Pagans that the devil and his demons are real. We often reply by saying, “Oh, but to us October 31 is just a make-believe night.” The Pagans pretty much agree with that–Satan and Sin are just “make believe”.

Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?

Hypocrisy #4? “This is the day that the Adonai has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” -Psalms 118:24

While the Pagans worship on that night, they also celebrate that Fall has begun. The date between October 31 and Novermber 1st is important to them. We, Believers, are like that too. We celebrate Fall on October 31st. We may also say that October 31 is also a day that the “LORD” has made.  The Pagans agree with that too. They enjoy and celebrate fall on the same day.

I’d like to point out something: How many days are there in fall season? September 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th….October 1st, 2nd, 3rd…ah, 90 days in fall season. Why are we limiting the celebration of fall to one day, October 31st? We can enjoy nature the way YHWH made it every single day. Fall is a beautiful season. Why limit it to one day?

The Pagans say they celebrate fall on October 31st and they see that tbe Believers are doing the same thing. No difference between the two. Now, why should the pagans believe in YHWH?

Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?

Hypocrisy #5? “But if anyone causes these little children who trust in Me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.” -Matthew 18:6

We Believers often want to keep Halloween for the sake of our children–let them have fun- let them get scared. Let them dress up in different costumes and that will help them with their creativeness. It’s enjoyable and fun. Oh, let’s not forget the candies–let them get lots of candies. “It’s all fine. It’s all good.”

The pagans understand, too. They understand that people want to have fun on October 31st. They understand it. They have fun on that day, too, worshipping their gods.

I want to point out something: Why are not parents allowing their children to dress up everyday, all year around? Let them have fun everyday. Why do we tell the kids, “Oh no no, no do not wear this costume. Save it for October 31st. You don’t want to ruin it. Keep it a surprise. Save it for October 31st!” We should allow our children play and be creative everyday year around. This is the same with carving jack-o-lanterns. Year around parents do not want to do craft work with their kids–they’re not in the mood but come October 31, they work so hard to bring in the Halloween Spirit by helping their kids carve  jack-o-lanterns.  

We actually show Pagans that their customs are really the same customs as ours but we critize them by saying that their gods is not real. We even go far to say that they’re wrong.

Would you consider this an act of hypocrisy on our part?

Hypocrisy #6? “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” -1 Thessalonians 5:22

We, Believers also take the time to explain to people that there are things that are evil and of sin. We also encourage people to abstain from all appearance of evil by not partaking such activities that are considered “sin”. Yet, on October 31st, we, the very same people, take part in everything that is has an appearance of evil–and we think it is no big deal. Appearance of murder–”oh, no big deal”.  Appearance of horrors, such as an act of rape, we laugh and say, “oh man, fake.” Other appearance of evil such as cruelty, blood, and things that come from a “sick mind”. We say of those things, “Far out, wow, so fake.”  The pagans agree with us: “Satan and sin are all fakey.”

Hypocrisy #7? “Live such good lives among the pagans that…they may see your good deeds and glorify YHWH on the day He visits us.” -1 Peter 2:12

Take note that in America, our celebration of Halloween is NOTHING like many nations in this world. We “whip” them big time in our Halloween holiday. Many nations don’t even do Halloween, and if they did, it would not be as significant as in America. Americans go all the way come Halloween and spend lots of money on that holiday. In fact, Americans spend a total of 8.6 billion of dollars in one year on Halloween items such as costumes, candies, attending haunted houses, and decorations bringing a great exposure and glorification of Death.

Then…at the same time, we tell pagans that Death is something they should not seek but rather find Life and that Life can be found in YHWH. We tell them of YHWH’s love.

The pagans are quite perplexed by now. “But…but…you love October 31st, don’t you? Now why do you want me to know your God? We’re the same. We love Octover 31st.”

It has come to a point–a time– that pagans are saying now that we Believers who do not practice what we preach ought to sit down and stop talking–”Who are you to tell us what to do?”

I’m pretty much catching up on their view on this. We do have the intention of wanting to show people the love of YHWH but they see that we are really no different than them. We’re pretty much like them– what’s the point of switching “gods” for them?

This also makes me think of a Scripture in the Bible where Yahushua (Jesus) says that before we want to take a sawdust out of a person’s eye, we ought to turn around and look in a mirror and take the log out of our eyes.  (paraphrased)

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your eye? You hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” -Matthew 7:3,5

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Hello Everyone!

Proverbs is a book in the Old Testament section of the Scriptures. It has thirty-one chapters. The book is…*CHAMP*. It teaches us wisdom. I even had a friend who told me that Proverbs is like a good grandfather. The good grandaddy who you would like to sit under and listen to him tell you wisdoms of his days and so on. The kind that gives you wise advices and experiences that you can so much learn from. Ooooh, yeah.

Out of all 31 chapters of Proverbs, my most favorite is chapter 3. The entire chapter really applies so much to life–the things we see, the things we go through everyday. Oh yes, it does. At anytime when I feel I need to read the Word, I usually go and read Proverbs chapter 3. It has a special place in my heart. I want to share parts of Proverbs 3 with you. 

Proverbs chapter 3 begins its first and second verses telling us not to…not to forget..His teachings. YHWH’s (God’s) teachings and his commands. Why is this so? Because it will give us a long life and peace. Ah, yeah.

“Don’t forget My teaching, let your heart keep my commandments for length of days, years of life, and peace they will add to you.” Proverbs 3:1-2

After this, it says to cherish kindness and truth, to cherish it. Why is this so? This is so that people will like you, regard you well and that your reputation will be good. Even YHWH will look upon you and admire you.

“Don’t let kindness and truth leave you….You will find favor and good repute in the sight of YHWH and people.” -Proverbs 3:3-4

Continuing after this, it says to trust and acknowledge YHWH in all things and not to depend on your own understanding. The way you would percieve or measure such circumstances or situations. Why does YHWH want us to acknowledge Him? This is because He will make our paths straight for us. There will be no wasting of time, wasting of energy on our part. He will just guide us and make things turn out smoothly for us.

“Trust Elohim and do not depend on your own understanding, obey Him in all your ways and He will make your paths straight.” -Proverbs 3:5-6 

It goes on to say afterwards for us to honor Him and not to decieve ourselves thinking we can do this or that on our own or even so to “abuse” a situation by dishonoring him once or twice. The evil one flees us when we honor him. Why is this so? This is so that sickness will not be in our bodies and that we will be healthy.

“Don’t be wise in your own eyes, reverence YHWH and turn away from evil. It will be a healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.” -Proverbs 3:7-8

With our things, wealth, possessions, we must honor YHWH with it. We use our possessions to serve Him. We honor Him with our tithes. Why is this so? Because He will bless us tremendously.

“Honor Him with your wealth and from the first of all of your gains and your barns will be filled with plenty/” -Proverbs 3:8-10

YHWH disciplines us by touching our hearts and we recognize it. We change our ways to please Him. It says not to reject His disciplinary. Why is this so? Because He’s the Father and He loves us. He wants to help us just the same as we help our own children. We teach our children because we love them. This is the same concept.

“Don’t reject the discipline of Elohim because he loves who he reproves…” -Proverbs 3:11-12

After this is a portion that tells us to find His wisdom and understanding. Because finding His wisdom and understanding will bless us with so many things such as long life, and that in itself is a better blessing than gold and silver. Peace, happiness, and joy comes with it. It even explains that the wisdom we have is the same wisdom YHWH used to create the earth, made it rain and designed creatures. Those are His wisdom.

“Blessings of wisdom and understanding…YHWH founded the Earth…”-Proverbs 3:13-26

Also, obtaining wisdom and understanding will help us lead a better life, to live in safety, and even so to have good night’s sleep. You know, when I was growing up, I never really had problems sleeping. Once I got under the covers, I’d just be knocked out and sleep until the sun came up. I had no problem sleeping until recently. For the past week and two I began waking up in the middle of the night and would not be able to go back to sleep. I would toss and turn– attempt to force myself to go to sleep but I would not be able to sleep as good as I would like to. I definitely did not like this. During the day I would be at work, getting things done but I’d feel like I am slumbering though– dragging through. I’ve begun to appreciate good night’s sleep. Apparently, I need to be in my search for gaining more wisdom!

“When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Your sleep will be sweet.” -Proverbs 3:24 

Whenever your neighbor (or friend) comes to you and say that he/she needs help or need to borrow something, and you have that ability or certain item, do not withhold from helping out your neighbor (or friend) by saying you don’t have anything or cannot help him/her out. Also do not do revenges on your neighbor (friends), do mean practical jokes or spite them because they live next to you. They securely live next door to you. Be friends with your neighbors.

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when you are able to do it. Don’t devise harm against your neighbor.” -Proverbs 3:27-29 

Those who are wicked and like to do bad things, or do things wrongly, even hatred, do not follow or covet. Sometimes wicked people appear to have “it made”. They have nice houses and cars. YHWH warns us not to covet them. It’s not even worth it.

“Don’t envy a man of violence and don’t choose any of his ways.” -Proverbs 3:31

And lastly, wise people will recieve honor and fools will recieve dishonor.

“The wise will inherit honor, but fools will display dishonor.” -Proverbs 3:35

I just did a summary of Proverbs 3. It has so many applications for us as we live our lives. There are many “nugget” information we can take for grabs to apply to our lives. Whew, really, the Scriptures is full of wisdom–information on how to live our life. I would like to suggest you all to read Proverbs chapter 3 for yourselves. You will be blessed! Now, because you have been blessed, use that blessing for someone else.