3 Signs of YAH That We Belong To HIM, It Is Our Identity By Larry Reynolds This is a study that I was Blessed with a few Sabbaths ago, I call it the 3 signs of YAH. We all know or have heard of the 666 mark mentioned in the Book of Revelations, The Mark of The Beast Rev 13:14 And he leads astray those dwelling on the earth because of those signs which he was given to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword, yet lived. Rev 13:15 And there was given to him to give spirit to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause to be killed as many as would not worship the image of the beast. Rev 13:16 And he causes all, both small and great, and rich and poor, and free and slave, to be given a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads, Rev 13:17 and that no one should be able to buy or sell except he that has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Rev 13:18 Here is the wisdom! He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty six.b Footnote: bSome ancient manuscripts have 616 instead of 666. However, Do We Know Of YAH's Three Signs That We Belong To HIM? The Sabbaths Exo 31:12 And יהוהspoke to Mosheh, saying, Exo 31:13 “And you, speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘My Sabbaths you are to guard, by all means, for it is a signa between Me and you throughout your generations, to know that I, יהוה, am setting you apart. Footnote: aAlso see Eze_20:12 and Eze_20:20. Exo 31:14 ‘And you shall guard the Sabbath, for it is set-apart to you. Everyone who profanes it shall certainly be put to death, for anyone who does work on it, that being shall be cut off from among his people. Exo 31:15 ‘Six days work is done, and on the seventh is a Sabbath of rest, set-apart to יהוה. Everyone doing work on the Sabbath day shall certainly be put to death. Exo 31:16 ‘And the children of Yisra’ĕl shall guard the Sabbath, to perform the Sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant. Exo 31:17 ‘Between Me and the children of Yisra’ĕl it is a sign forever. For in six days יהוהmade the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ” Exo 31:18 And when He had ended speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Mosheh two tablets of the Witness, tablets of stone, written with the finger of Elohim. Heb 4:1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering into His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. Heb 4:2 For indeed the Good News was brought to us as well as to them, but the word which they heard did not profit them, not having been mixed with belief in those who heard it. Heb 4:3 For we who have believed do enter into that rest, as He has said, “As I swore in My wrath, if they shall enter into My rest...” Psa_95:11 And yet His works have come into being from the foundation of the world. Heb 4:4 For somewhere He has said thus about the seventh day, “And Elohim rested on the seventh day from all His works,” Gen_2:2. Heb 4:5 and in this again, “If they shall enter into My rest...” Psa_95:11. Heb 4:6 Since then it remains for some to enter into it, and those who formerly received the Good News did not enter in because of disobedience, Heb 4:7 He again defines a certain day, “Today,” saying through Dawiḏ so much later, as it has been said, “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” Psa_95:7-8. Heb 4:8 For if Yehoshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. Heb 4:9 So there remains a Sabbath-keepinga for the people of Elohim. Footnote: aThe Greek word is sabattismos, which means Sabbath-keeping. Heb 4:10 For the one, having entered into His rest, has himself also rested from his works, as Elohim rested from His own. Heb 4:11 Let us therefore do our utmost to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience. Heb 4:12 For the Word of Elohim is living, and working, and sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through even to the dividing of being and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Heb 4:13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all are naked and laid bare before the eyes of Him with whom is our account. So Than The First Sign Of YAH Is The Seventh Day Sabbath. The Feast of Unleavened Bread Exo 13:3 And Mosheh said to the people, “Remember this day in which you went out of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery. For by strength of hand יהוהbrought you out of this place, and whatever is leavened shall not be eaten. Exo 13:4 “Today you are going out, in the new moon Aḇ iḇ . Exo 13:5 “And it shall be, when יהוהbrings you into the land of the Kena‛anites, and the Ḥittites, and the Amorites, and the Ḥiwwites, and the Yeḇ usites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this new moon. Exo 13:6 “Seven days you eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a festival to יהוה. Exo 13:7 “Unleavened bread is to be eaten the seven days, and whatever is leavened is not to be seen with you, and leaven is not to be seen with you within all your border. Exo 13:8 “And you shall inform your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of what יהוהdid for me when I came up from Mitsrayim.’ Exo 13:9 “And it shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a reminder between your eyes, that the Torah of יהוהis to be in your mouth, for with a strong hand יהוהhas brought you out of Mitsrayim. Exo 13:10 “And you shall guard this law at its appointed time from year to year. Exo 13:11 “And it shall be, when יהוהbrings you into the land of the Kena‛anites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you, Exo 13:12 that you shall give over to יהוהevery one opening the womb, and every first-born that comes from your livestock, the males belong to יהוה. Exo 13:13 “But every first-born of a donkey you are to ransom with a lamb. And if you do not ransom it, then you shall break its neck. And every firstborn of man among your sons you are to ransom. Exo 13:14 “And it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand יהוהbrought us out of Mitsrayim, out of the house of bondage. Exo 13:15 ‘And it came to be, when Pharaoh was too hardened to let us go, that יהוהkilled every first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast. Therefore I am slaughtering to יהוהevery male that opens the womb, but every first-born of my sons I ransom.’ Exo 13:16 “And it shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand יהוהbrought us out of Mitsrayim.” So The Second Sign of YAH Is The Feast of Unleavened Bread. The Greatest Commandment, Keep Torah Deu 6:1 “And this is the command, the laws and right-rulings which יהוה your Elohim has commanded, to teach you to do in the land which you are passing over to possess, Deu 6:2 so that you fear יהוהyour Elohim, to guard all His laws and His commands which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days be prolonged. Deu 6:3 “And you shall hear, O Yisra’ĕl, and shall guard to do, that it might be well with you, and that you increase greatly as יהוהElohim of your fathers has spoken to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. Deu 6:4 “Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: יהוהour Elohim, יהוהis one! Deu 6:5 “And you shall love יהוהyour Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might. Deu 6:6 “And these Wordsa which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart, Footnote: aSee footnote at Deu_5:22. Deu 6:7 and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up, Deu 6:8 and shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. Deu 6:9 “And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deu 6:10 “And it shall be, when יהוהyour Elohim brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Aḇ raham, to Yitsḥ aq, and to Ya‛aqoḇ , to give you great and good cities which you did not build, Deu 6:11 and houses filled with all kinds of goods, which you did not fill, and wells dug which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you shall eat and be satisfied – Deu 6:12 be on guard, lest you forget יהוהwho brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from the house of bondage. Deu 6:13 “Fear יהוהyour Elohim and serve Him, and swear by His Name. Deu 6:14 “Do not go after other mighty ones, the mighty ones of the peoples who are all around you, Deu 6:15 for יהוהyour Elohim is a jealous Ěl in your midst, lest the displeasure of יהוהyour Elohim burn against you, then He shall destroy you from the face of the earth. Deu 6:16 “Do not try יהוהyour Elohim as you tried Him in Massah. Deu 6:17 “Diligently guard the commands of יהוהyour Elohim, and His witnesses, and His laws which He has commanded you. Deu 6:18 “And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of יהוה, that it might be well with you, and you shall go in and possess the good land of which יהוהswore to your fathers, Deu 6:19 to drive out all your enemies from before you, as יהוהhas spoken. Deu 6:20 “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the witnesses, and the laws, and the right-rulings which יהוהour Elohim has commanded you?’ Deu 6:21 then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Mitsrayim, and יהוהbrought us out of Mitsrayim with a strong hand, Deu 6:22 and יהוהsent signs and wonders, great and grievous, upon Mitsrayim, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes. Deu 6:23 And He brought us out from there, to bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. Deu 6:24 And יהוהcommanded us to do all these laws, to fear יהוהour Elohim, for our good always, to keep us alive, as it is today. Deu 6:25 And it is righteousness for us when we guard to do all this commandb before יהוהour Elohim, as He has commanded us.’ Footnote: b"Command,” singular, very often has the meaning of “commands,” plural. See also Psa_119:172 and in Isa_51:7. 2Ti_2:19 However, the solid foundation of Elohim stands firm, having this seal, “ יהוהknows those who are His,” Num_16:5 and, let everyone who names the Name of Messiah turn away from unrighteousness. So The Third Sign of YAH is HIS Torah (Commands and Instruction) Yeshua Sends Out the Twelve Apostles Mat 10:5 יהושעsent these twelve out, having commanded them, saying, “Do not go into the way of the nations, and do not enter a city of the Shomeronim, Mat 10:6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl. Mat 10:7 “And as you go, proclaim, saying, ‘The reign of the heavens has drawn near.’ Mat 10:8 “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. You have received without paying, give without being paid. Mat 10:9 “Do not acquire gold or silver or copper for your money-belts, Mat 10:10 or a bag for the journey, or two undergarments, or sandals, or staffs, for the worker is worthy of his food. Mat 10:11 “And into whatever city or village you enter, ask who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave. Mat 10:12 “And as you enter into a house, greet it. Mat 10:13 “And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. Mat 10:14 “And whoever does not receive you nor hear your words, when you leave that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. Mat 10:15 “Truly, I say to you, it shall be more bearable for the land of Seḏ om and Amorah in the day of judgment than for that city! Note: Yeshua Sent HIS Apostles To The Lost Sheep of The House of Israel Not The Rest of The Nations! The Faith of a Canaanite Woman Mat 15:21 And יהושעwent out from there and withdrew to the parts of Tsor and Tsiḏ on. Mat 15:22 And see, a woman of Kena‛an came from those borders and cried out to Him, saying, “Have compassion on me, O Master, Son of Dawiḏ ! My daughter is badly demon-possessed.” Mat 15:23 But He did not answer her a word. And His taught ones came and asked Him, saying, “Send her away, because she cries after us.” Mat 15:24 And He answering, said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.”d Footnote: dSee Mat_10:6. Mat 15:25 But she came and was bowing to Him, saying, “Master, help me!” Mat 15:26 And He answering, said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” Mat 15:27 But she said, “Yes Master, for even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Mat 15:28 And יהושעanswering, said to her, “O woman, your belief is great! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour. Note: Yeshua Told The Canaanite Woman That HE Was Only Sent To The Lost Sheep of The Nation of Israel and Refered To Her Nation As Dogs. The Parable of the Lost Sheep Mat 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in the heavens their messengers always see the face of My Father who is in the heavens. Mat 18:11 “For the Son of Aḏ am has come to save what was lost. Mat 18:12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, would he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, going to seek the one that is straying? Mat 18:13 “And if he should find it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. Mat 18:14 “Thus it is not the desire of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should be lost. Again, Yeshua Says HE Was Sent To The Lost Sheep (Israel) I Am the Good Shepherd Joh 10:1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter through the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up by another way, that one is a thief and a robber. Joh 10:2 “But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. Joh 10:3 “The doorkeeper opens for him, and the sheep hear his voice. And he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Joh 10:4 “And when he has brought out his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. Joh 10:5 “And they shall by no means follow a stranger, but shall flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” Joh 10:6 יהושעused this figure of speech, but they did not know what He had been saying to them. Joh 10:7 יהושעtherefore said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. Joh 10:8 “All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. Joh 10:9 “I am the door. Whoever enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and shall go out and find pasture. Joh 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to slaughter, and to destroy. I have come that they might possess life, and that they might possess it beyond measure. Joh 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. Joh 10:12 “But the hireling, and not being a shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. Joh 10:13 “Now the hireling flees because he is a hireling and is not concerned about the sheep. Joh 10:14 “I am the good shepherd.a And I know Mine, and Mine know Me, Footnote: aEze_34:1-31 (all) espescially Eze_34:11-12, Heb_13:20, 1Pe_2:25, 1Pe_5:4. Joh 10:15 even as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. Joh 10:16 “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold – I have to bring them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.b Footnote: bSee also Joh_11:52, Eph_2:13-19, Isa_56:8, Eze_34:23, Eze_37:24. Joh 10:17 “Because of this the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, in order to receive it again. Joh 10:18 “No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to receive it again. This command I have received from My Father.” Joh 10:19 Again there came a division among the Yehuḏ im because of these words, Joh 10:20 and many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad, why do you listen to Him?” Joh 10:21 Others said, “These are not The words of one possessed by a demon. Is a demon able to open the eyes of the blind?” Note: Yeshua Again Refers To The Sheep (Israel) and Other (Those Who Would Be Grafted In To Israel) Gentiles Grafted In sheep Rom 11:11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Let it not be! But by their fall deliverance has come to the nations, to provoke them to jealousy. Deu_32:21. Rom 11:12 And if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the nations, how much more their completeness! Rom 11:13 For I speak to you, the nations, inasmuch as I am an emissary to the nations, I esteem my service, Rom 11:14 if somehow I might provoke to jealousy Deu_32:21 those who are my flesh and save some of them. Rom 11:15 For if their casting away is the restoration to favour of the world, what is their acceptance but life from the dead? Rom 11:16 Now if the first-fruit is set-apart, the lump is also. And if the root is set-apart, so are the branches. Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, have been grafted in among them, and came to share the root and fatness of the olive tree, Rom 11:18 do not boast against the branches. And if you boast, remember: you do not bear the root, but the root bears you! Rom 11:19 You shall say then, “The branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Rom 11:20 Good! By unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by belief. Do not be arrogant, but fear. Rom 11:21 For if Elohim did not spare the natural branches, He might not spare you either. Rom 11:22 See then the kindness and sharpness of Elohim: on those who fell sharpness, but toward you kindness, if you continue in His kindness, otherwise you also shall be cut off. Rom 11:23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, shall be grafted in, for Elohim is able to graft them in again. Rom 11:24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more shall these who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? Note: The Nations Are Now Able To Be Grafted Into Israel The Mystery of Israel's Salvation Rom 11:25 For I do not wish you to be ignorant of this secret, brothers, lest you should be wise in your own estimation, that hardening in part has come over Yisra’ĕl, until the completeness of the nationsa has come in. Footnote: aGen_48:19. Rom 11:26 And so all Yisra’ĕl shall be saved, as it has been written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Tsiyon, and He shall turn away wickedness from Ya‛aqoḇ , Rom 11:27 and this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.” Isa_59:20-21. Rom 11:28 Truly, as regards the Good News they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. Rom 11:29 For the gifts and the calling of Elohim are not to be repented of. Rom 11:30 For as you also at one time disobeyed Elohim, but now have obtained compassion through their disobedience, Rom 11:31 so also these have now disobeyed, that through the compassion shown you they also might obtain compassion. Rom 11:32 For Elohim has shut them all up to disobedience, in order to have compassion on all. Rom 11:33 Oh, the depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of Elohim! How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways! Rom 11:34 “For who has known the mind of ?יהוהOr who has become His counsellor?” Isa_40:13. Rom 11:35 “Or who first gave to Him, and it shall be given back to him?” Job_35:7, Job_41:11. Rom 11:36 Because of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all, to whom be esteem forever. Amĕn. Note: YAH Has Shut Up Israel To Disobedience In Order To Have Compassion On ALL Of Mankind! The Covenant Renewed in Moab Deu 29:1 These are the words of the covenant which יהוהcommanded Mosheh to make with the children of Yisra’ĕl in the land of Mo’aḇ , besides the covenant which He made with them in Ḥorĕḇ . Deu 29:2 And Mosheh called all Yisra’ĕl and said to them, “You yourselves saw all that יהוהdid before your eyes in the land of Mitsrayim, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land. Deu 29:3 “Your eyes saw the great trials, the signs, and those great wonders. Deu 29:4 “But יהוהhas not given you a heart to know and eyes to see and ears to hear, till this day. Deu 29:5 “And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your garments have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. Deu 29:6 “You ate no bread and drank no wine nor strong drink, so that you might know that I am יהוהyour Elohim. Deu 29:7 “And when you came to this place, Siḥ on sovereign of Ḥeshbon and Oḡ sovereign of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we struck them, Deu 29:8 and took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Re’uḇ ĕnites, and to the Gaḏ ites, and to half the tribe of Menashsheh. Deu 29:9 “Therefore you shall guard the words of this covenant, and do them, so that you prosper in all that you do. Deu 29:10 “All of you are standing today before יהוהyour Elohim: your leaders, your tribes, your elders and your officers, all the men of Yisra’ĕl, Deu 29:11 your little ones, your wives, and your sojourner who is in the midst of your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water, Deu 29:12 so that you should enter into covenant with יהוהyour Elohim, and into His oath, which יהוהyour Elohim makes with you today, Deu 29:13 in order to establish you today as a people for Himself, and He Himself be your Elohim, as He has spoken to you, and as He has sworn to your fathers, to Aḇ raham, to Yitsḥ aq, and to Ya‛aqoḇ . Deu 29:14 “And not with you alone I am making this covenant and this oath, Deu 29:15 but with him who stands here with us today before יהוהour Elohim, as well as with him who is not here with us today. Deu 29:16 “For you know how we dwelt in the land of Mitsrayim and how we passed through the nations which you passed through, Deu 29:17 and you saw their abominations and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were with them, Deu 29:18 lest there should be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe, whose heart turns away today from יהוהour Elohim, to go and serve the mighty ones of these nations, lest there should be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood. Deu 29:19 “And it shall be, when he hears the words of this curse, that he should bless himself in his heart, saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,’ in order to add drunkenness to thirst. Deu 29:20 “ יהוהwould not forgive him, but rather, the displeasure of יהוהand His jealousy shall burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book shall settle on him, and יהוהshall blot out his name from under the heavens. Deu 29:21 “And יהוהshall separate him for evil, out of all the tribes of Yisra’ĕl, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Torah. Deu 29:22 “And the generation to come of your children who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, shall say when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses which יהוהhas sent into it: Deu 29:23 All its land is sulphur, salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, like the overthrow of Seḏ om and Amorah, Aḏ mah and Tseḇ oyim, which יהוהoverthrew in His displeasure and His wrath.’ Deu 29:24 “And all nations shall say, ‘Why has יהוהdone so to this land? What does the heat of this great displeasure mean?’ Deu 29:25 “And it shall be said, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of יהוהElohim of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Mitsrayim. Deu 29:26 And they went and served other mighty ones and bowed themselves to them, mighty ones that they did not know and that He had not given to them, Deu 29:27 therefore the displeasure of יהוהburned against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this book. Deu 29:28 And יהוהuprooted them from their land in displeasure, and in wrath, and in great rage, and cast them into another land, as it is today.’ Deu 29:29 “The secret matters belong to יהוהour Elohim, but what is revealed belongs to us and to our children forever, to do all the Words of this Torah. Note: Deut 29:14-15 This Covenant Is Made With Israel As Well As Those Not Standing There At That Time! This Is You and All Called By YAH! Repentance and Forgiveness Deu 30:1 “And it shall be, when all these words come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you shall bring them back to your heart among all the nations where יהוהyour Elohim drives you, Deu 30:2 and shall turn back to יהוהyour Elohim and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your being, you and your children, Deu 30:3 then יהוהyour Elohim shall turn back your captivity, and shall have compassion on you, and He shall turn back and gather you from all the peoples where יהוהyour Elohim has scattered you. Deu 30:4 “If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under the heavens, from there יהוהyour Elohim does gather you, and from there He does take you. Deu 30:5 “And יהוהyour Elohim shall bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. And He shall do good to you, and increase you more than your fathers. Deu 30:6 “And יהוהyour Elohim shall circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed, to love יהוהyour Elohim with all your heart and with all your being, so that you might live, Deu 30:7 and יהוהyour Elohim shall put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. Deu 30:8 “And you shall turn back and obey the voice of יהוהand do all His commands which I command you today. Deu 30:9 “And יהוהyour Elohim shall make you have excess in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground for good. For יהוהturns back to rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, Deu 30:10 if you obey the voice of יהוהyour Elohim, to guard His commands and His laws which are written in this Book of the Torah, if you turn back to יהוהyour Elohim with all your heart and with all your being. Note: These Words, The Blessings and The Curses Come Upon You and Your Children Unless You Repent With ALL of Your Heart and Being, YAH Will Circumcise Your Heart and You Will Do HIS Commands (Torah, Instruction, the 3rd Sign of YAH) So That You Might Live! The Choice of Life and Death Deu 30:11 “For this command which I am commanding you today, it is not too hard for you, nor is it far off. Deu 30:12 “It is not in the heavens, to say, ‘Who shall ascend into the heavens for us, and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?’ Deu 30:13 “Nor is it beyond the sea, to say, ‘Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, so that we do it?’ Deu 30:14 “For the Word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart – to do it. Deu 30:15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, and death and evil, Deu 30:16 in that I am commanding you today to love יהוהyour Elohim, to walk in His ways, and to guard His commands, and His laws, and His rightrulings. And you shall live and increase, and יהוהyour Elohim shall bless you in the land which you go to possess. Deu 30:17 “But if your heart turns away, and you do not obey, and shall be drawn away, and shall bow down to other mighty ones and serve them, Deu 30:18 “I have declared to you today that you shall certainly perish, you shall not prolong your days in the land which you are passing over the Yardĕn to enter and possess. Deu 30:19 “I have called the heavens and the earth as witnesses today against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore you shall choose life, so that you live, both you and your seed, Deu 30:20 to love יהוהyour Elohim, to obey His voice, and to cling to Him – for He is your life and the length of your days – to dwell in the land which יהוהswore to your fathers, to Aḇ raham, to Yitsḥ aq, and to Ya‛aqoḇ , to give them.” Note: We Are Commanded to LOVE YAH, Walk in HIS WAYS and GUARD HIS COMMANDMENTS, HIS LAWS and HIS RIGHT RULINGS! The 144,000 of Israel Sealed Rev 7:1 And after this I saw four messengers standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Rev 7:2 And I saw another messenger coming up from the rising of the sun, holding the seal of the living Elohim. And he cried with a loud voice to the four messengers to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea, Rev 7:3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees until we have sealed the servants of our Elohim upon their foreheads.”a Footnote: aSee Rev_9:4, Rev_14:1, Rev_22:4. Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of all the tribes of the children of Yisra’ĕl: Rev 7:5 of the tribe of Yehuḏ ah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Re’uḇ ĕn twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Gaḏ twelve thousand were sealed, Rev 7:6 of the tribe of Ashĕr twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Menashsheh twelve thousand were sealed, Rev 7:7 of the tribe of Shim‛on twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Lĕwi twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Yissasḵ ar twelve thousand were sealed, Rev 7:8 of the tribe of Zeḇ ulun twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Yosĕph twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Binyamin twelve thousand were sealed. A Great Multitude from Every Nation Act 13:39 and by Him everyone who believes is declared right from all sins from which you were not able to be declared right by the Torah of Mosheh. Act 13:40 “Watch then that what was said in the prophets does not come upon you: Act 13:41 “See, you despisers, marvel and perish, for I work a work in your days, a work which you would in no way believe if someone were to declare it to you.’ ” Hab_1:5. Act 13:42 And when the Yehuḏ im went out of the congregation, the nations begged to have these words spoken to them the next Sabbath. Act 13:43 And when the meeting of the congregation had broken up, many of the Yehuḏ im and of the worshipping converts followed Sha’ul and Barnaḇ a, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the favour of Elohim. Act 13:44 And on the next Sabbath almost all the city came together to hear the Word of Elohim. Act 13:45 But when the Yehuḏ im saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. And contradicting and speaking evil, they opposed what Sha’ul was saying. Act 13:46 But speaking boldly, Sha’ul and Barnaḇ a said, “It was necessary that the word of Elohim should be spoken to you first, but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, see, we turn to the nations. Act 13:47 “For so the Master has commanded us, ‘I have set you to be a light to the nations, that you should be for deliverance to the ends of the earth.’ ” Isa_49:6. Act 13:48 And when the nations heard this, they were glad and praised the Word of יהוה. And as many as had been appointed to everlasting life believed. Act 13:49 And the Word of יהוהwas being spread throughout the entire country. Act 13:50 But the Yehuḏ im stirred up the worshipping and noble women and the chief men of the city, and raised up persecution against Sha’ul and Barnaḇ a, and threw them out of their borders. Act 13:51 And shaking off the dust from their feet against them, they came to Ikonion. Act 13:52 And the taught ones were filled with joy and the Set-apart Spirit. Rev 7:9 After this I looked and saw a great crowd which no one was able to count, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and palm branches in their hands, Rev 7:10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Deliverance belongs to our Elohim who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Rev 7:11 And all the messengers stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped Elohim, Rev 7:12 saying, “Amĕn! The blessing, and the esteem, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the respect, and the power, and the might, to our Elohim forever and ever. Amĕn.” Rev 7:13 And one of the elders responded, saying to me, “Who are these dressed in white robes, and where did they come from?” Rev 7:14 And I said to him, “Master, you know.” And he said to me, “These are those coming out of the great distress, having washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Rev 7:15 “Because of this they are before the throne of Elohim, and serve Him day and night in His Dwelling Place. And He who sits on the throne shall spread His Tent over them. Rev 7:16 “They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun strike them, nor any heat, Isa_49:10. Rev 7:17 because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them Eze_34:23 and lead them to fountains of waters of life. Jer_2:13, Jer_17:13 And Elohim shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Isa_25:8. Note: Every Nation Is Represented and They Come Out of Great Tribulation and Not Rapture! Spiritual Blessings in Christ Eph 1:3 Blessed be the Elohim and Father of our Master יהושעMessiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Messiah, Eph 1:4 even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be set-apart and blameless before Him, in love,a Footnote: aSee also 2Th_2:13. Eph 1:5 having previously ordained us to adoption as sons through יהושע Messiah to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His desire, Eph 1:6 to the praise of the esteem of His favour with which He favoured us in the Beloved, Eph 1:7 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of His favour, Eph 1:8 which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and insight, Eph 1:9 having made known to us the secret of His desire, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him, Eph 1:10 to administer at the completion of time, to gather together in one all in Messiah, both which are in the heavens and which are on earth, in Him, Eph 1:11 in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being previously ordained according to the purpose of Him working all matters according to the counsel of His desire, Eph 1:12 for us to be the praise of His esteem – those having first trusted in Messiah, Eph 1:13 in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your deliverance, in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Set-apart Spirit of promise, Eph 1:14 who is the pledge of our inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His esteem. We are Yisrael, whether we are grafted in or blood born, therefor let us keep “The Everlasting Covenant between YAH and Yisrael, It is a Sign Forever” Let us pray that we never hear the words I Never Knew You Mat 7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire of My Father in the heavens. Mat 7:22 “Many shall say to Me in that day, ‘Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Your Name, and cast out demons in Your Name, and done many mighty works in Your Name?’ Mat 7:23 “And then I shall declare to them, ‘I never knew you, depart from Me, you who work lawlessness!’c Psa_6:8. Footnote: cSee Mat_7:15, and also Mat_13:41-42. The Narrow Door Luk 13:22 And He was going through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Yerushalayim, Luk 13:23 and someone said to Him, “Master, are there few who are being saved?” And He said to them, Luk 13:24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, shall seek to enter in and shall not be able. Luk 13:25 “When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Master, Master, open for us,’ and He shall answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ Luk 13:26 then you shall begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ Luk 13:27 “But He shall say, ‘I say to you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness.’ Psa_6:8. Luk 13:28 “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Aḇ raham and Yitsḥ aq and Ya‛aqoḇ a and all the prophets in the reign of Elohim, and yourselves thrown outside. Footnote: a Mat 16:28-17:3. Luk 13:29 “And they shall come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and sit down in the reign of Elohim. Luk 13:30 “And see, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.” Traditions and Commandments Mat 15:1 Then there came to יהושעscribes and Pharisees from Yerushalayim, saying, Mat 15:2 “Why do Your taught ones transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” Mat 15:3 But He answering, said to them, “Why do you also transgress the command of Elohima because of your tradition? Footnote: aSee footnote Mat_5:20. Mat 15:4 “For Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ Exo_20:12, Deu_5:16 and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ Exo_21:17, Lev_20:9. Mat 15:5 “But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me has been dedicated,” Mat 15:6 is certainly released from respecting his father or mother.’ So you have nullified the command of Elohim by your tradition. Mat 15:7 “Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about you, saying, Mat 15:8 ‘This people draw near to Me with their mouth, and respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. Mat 15:9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ ”b Isa_29:13. Footnote: bMar_7:7, 2Ki_17:19 Mar 7:1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes assembled to Him, having come from Yerushalayim. Mar 7:2 And seeing some of His taught ones eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. Mar 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Yehuḏ im, do not eat unless they wash their hands thoroughly, holding fast the tradition of the elders, Mar 7:4 and coming from the market-place, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions which they have received and hold fast – the washing of cups and utensils and copper vessels and couches. Mar 7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your taught ones not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?” Mar 7:6 And He answering, said to them, “Well did Yeshayahu prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it has been written, ‘This people respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. Mar 7:7 And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’a Isa_29:13. Footnote: aAlso see 2Ki_17:19 and Mat_15:3-9. Mar 7:8 “Forsaking the command of Elohim, you hold fast the tradition of men.” Mar 7:9 And He said to them, “Well do you set aside the command of Elohim, in order to guard your tradition. Mar 7:10 “For Mosheh said, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ Exo_20:12, Deu_5:16 and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ Exo_21:17, Lev_20:9. Mar 7:11 “But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me, is Qorban (that is, a gift),” ’ Mar 7:12 you no longer let him do any matter at all for his father or his mother, Mar 7:13 nullifying the Word of Elohim through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such traditions you do.” The Rich Young Man Mat 19:16 And see, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good shall I do to have everlasting life?” Mat 19:17 And He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One – Elohim. But if you wish to enter into life, guard the commands.”b Footnote: bSee also Luk_10:28, Joh_12:50, Rev_22:14. Mat 19:18 He said to Him, “Which?” And יהושעsaid, “ ‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ Exo_20:13-16, Deu_5:17-20. Mat 19:19 ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ Exo_20:12, Deu_5:16 and ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ ” Lev_19:18. Mat 19:20 The young man said to Him, “All these I have watched over from my youth, what do I still lack?” Mat 19:21 יהושעsaid to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go,c sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall haved treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.” Footnotes: cLuk_12:33, Luk_16:9, Act_2:45, Act_4:34. dMat_6:20. Mat 19:22 And when the young man heard the word, he went away sad, because he had many possessions. Mat 19:23 And יהושעsaid to His taught ones, “Truly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter into the reign of the heavens. Mat 19:24 “And again I say to you, it is easier for a camele to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the reign of Elohim.” Footnote: eAramaic “gamla”, which is camel or rope. Mat 19:25 And when His taught ones heard it, they were very astonished, saying, “Who then is able to be saved?” Mat 19:26 And looking intently יהושעsaid to them, “With men this is impossible, but with Elohim all is possible.” Mat 19:27 Then Kĕpha answering, said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. What then shall we have?” Mat 19:28 And יהושעsaid to them, “Truly I say to you, when the Son of Aḏ am sits on the throne of His esteem, you who have followed Me in the rebirth, shall also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Yisra’ĕl. Mat 19:29 “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My Name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Mat 19:30 “But many who are first shall be last, and the last first. John The Baptist's parents Luk 1:6 And they were both righteous before Elohim, blamelessly walking in all the commands and righteousnesses of יהוה. The Rich Ruler Luk 18:18 And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?” Luk 18:19 So יהושעsaid to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One – Elohim. The Ten Commandments! Luk 18:20 “You know the commands, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Respect your father and your mother.’ ” Exo_20:12-16, Deu_5:16-20. Luk 18:21 And he said, “All these I have watched over from my youth.” Luk 18:22 And hearing this, יהושעsaid to him, “Yet one you lack: Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.” Luk 18:23 But when he heard this, he became intensely sad, for he was extremely rich. Luk 18:24 And when יהושעsaw that he became intensely sad, He said, “How hard it is for those who have money to enter into the reign of Elohim! Luk 18:25 “For it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the reign of Elohim.” Luk 18:26 And those who heard it said, “And who is able to be saved?” Luk 18:27 And He said, “What is impossible with men is possible with Elohim.” Luk 18:28 And Kĕpha said, “See, we have left all and followed You.” Luk 18:29 And He said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the reign of Elohim, Luk 18:30 who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come everlasting life.”a Footnote: aSee Mat_6:33, Mat_19:29, Mar_10:29. Thy Word Is Truth Joh 17:17 “Set them apart in Your truth – Your Word is truth.c Footnote: cSee Psa_119:142, Psa_119:151, Psa_119:160. Joh 18:37 Then Pilate said to Him, “You are a sovereign, then?” יהושע answered, “You say it, because I am a sovereign. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” Joh 18:38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Yehuḏ im, and said to them, “I find no guilt in Him. Walking in Truth and Love 2Jn 1:4 I rejoiced greatly because I found some of your children walking in truth, as we received a command from the Father. 2Jn 1:5 And now I ask you, Kuria, not as though I wrote a fresh command to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. 2Jn 1:6 And this is the love, that we walk according to His commands.a This is the command, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. Footnote: aSee 1Jn_5:3 and Joh_14:15. 2Jn 1:7 Because many who are leading astray went out into the world who do not confess יהושעMessiah as coming in the flesh. This one is he who is leading astray and the anti-messiah. 2Jn 1:8 See to yourselves, that we do not lose what we worked for, but that we might receive a complete reward. 2Jn 1:9 Everyone who is transgressing and not staying in the teaching of Messiah does not possess Elohim.b The one who stays in the teaching of Messiah possesses both the Father and the Son.c Footnotes: b1Ti_6:3. cSee 1Jn_1:3, 1Jn_2:22, 1Jn_5:20. 2Jn 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house nor greet him, 2Jn 1:11 for he who greets him shares in his wicked works. Messiah Came to Fulfill the Law Mat 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah or the Prophets.e I did not come to destroy but to complete. Footnote: eThe Law and the Prophets is a term used for the pre-Messianic Scriptures. Mat 5:18 “For truly, I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one yod or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah till all be done.f Footnote: fLuk_16:17. Mat 5:19 “Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens. Mat 5:20 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,g you shall by no means enter into the reign of the heavens. Footnote: gSee also Mat_23:28, Mat_15:3-9, Mar_7:7-13, Joh_7:19, Act_7:53, Rom_2:23-27, Gal_6:13. I Am the True Vine Joh 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. Joh 15:2 “Every branch in Me that bears no fruit He takes away. And every branch that bears fruit He prunes, so that it bears more fruit. Joh 15:3 “You are already clean because of the Word which I have spoken to you. Joh 15:4 “Stay in Me, and I stay in you. As the branch is unable to bear fruit of itself, unless it stays in the vine, so neither you, unless you stay in Me. Joh 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit. Because without Me you are able to do naught! Joh 15:6 “If anyone does not stay in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up. And they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. Joh 15:7 “If you stay in Me, and My Words stay in you, you shall ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you. Joh 15:8 “In this My Father is esteemed, that you bear much fruit, and you shall be My taught ones. Joh 15:9 “As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Stay in My love. Joh 15:10 “If you guard My commands, you shall stay in My love,a even as I have guarded My Father’s commands and stay in His love. Footnote: aSee Joh_14:15. Joh 15:11 “These words I have spoken to you, so that My joy might be in you, and that your joy might be complete. Joh 15:12 “This is My command, that you love one another, as I have loved you.b Footnote: bSee Joh_13:34 and Joh_15:17. Joh 15:13 “No one has greater love than this: that one should lay down his life for his friends. Joh 15:14 “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. Joh 15:15 “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, for all teachings which I heard from My Father I have made known to you. Joh 15:16 “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name He might give you. Joh 15:17 “These words I command you, so that you love one another.c Footnote: cSee Joh_13:34 and Joh_15:12. Live as You Are Called 1Co 7:17 Only, as Elohim has distributed to each one, as the Master has called each one, so let him walk. And so I order in all the assemblies. 1Co 7:18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised. 1Co 7:19 The circumcision is naught, and the uncircumcision is naught, but the guarding of the commands of Elohim does matter!a Footnote: aSee Rom_2:26-29. 1Co 7:20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. 1Co 7:21 Were you called while a slave? It matters not to you, but if you are able to become free too, rather use it. 1Co 7:22 For he who is called in the Master while a slave is the Master’s freed man. Likewise he who is called while free is a slave of Messiah.b Footnote: bEph_6:6, 1Pe_2:16. 1Co 7:23 You were bought with a price, do not become slaves of men. 1Co 7:24 Brothers, let each one remain with Elohim in that calling in which he was called. Orderly Worship 1Co 14:26 What then is it, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all be done for upbuilding. 1Co 14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. 1Co 14:28 And if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and let him speak to himself and to Elohim. 1Co 14:29 And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern. 1Co 14:30 And if there should be a revelation to another who sits by, let the first be silent. 1Co 14:31 For you are all able to prophesy one by one, so that all learn and all be encouraged. 1Co 14:32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 1Co 14:33 For Elohim is not Elohim of disorder but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the set-apart ones. 1Co 14:34 Let your women be silent in the assemblies, for they are not allowed to speak, but let them subject themselves, as the Torah also says.a Footnote: aGen_3:16. 1Co 14:35 And if they wish to learn whatever, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in an assembly. 1Co 14:36 Or did the word of Elohim go out from you? Or did it reach only to you? 1Co 14:37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge what I write to you, that they are a command of the Master. 1Co 14:38 And if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. 1Co 14:39 So, then, brothers, earnestly seek to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 1Co 14:40 Let all be done decently and in order. Messiah Our Advocate 1Jn 2:1 My little children, I write this to you, so that you do not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Intercessor with the Father, יהושעMessiah, a righteous One. 1Jn 2:2 And He Himself is an atoning offering for our sins, and not for ours only but also for all the world. We Are To Keep The Ten Commandments and HIS Signs As Messiah Yeshua Did! 1Jn 2:3 And by this we know that we know Him, if we guard His commands.a Footnote: aSee 1Jn_3:6. 1Jn 2:4 The one who says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1Jn 2:5 But whoever guards His Word, truly the love of Elohim has been perfectedb in him. By this we know that we are in Him.c Footnotes bGen_17:1, Psa_119:1, Mat_5:48. cSee 1Jn_3:24. 1Jn 2:6 The one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked. Overcoming the World 1Jn 5:1 Everyone who believes that יהושעis the Messiah has been born of Elohim, and everyone who loves the One bringing forth also loves the one having been born of Him. 1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love Elohim and guard His commands. 1Jn 5:3 For this is the love for Elohim, that we guard His commands,a and His commands are not heavy, Footnote: aSee 1Jn_5:2, 2Jn_1:6 and Joh_14:15. 1Jn 5:4 because everyone having been born of Elohim overcomes the world. And this is the overcoming that has overcome the world: our belief. 1Jn 5:5 Who is the one who overcomes the world but he who believes that יהושעis the Son of Elohim? Rev 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to fight with the remnant of her seed, those guarding the commands of Elohim and possessing the witness of יהושעMessiah. Rev 14:12 Here is the endurance of the set-apart ones,c here are those guarding the commands of Elohim and the belief of יהושע. Footnote: cSee also Rev_12:17. Rev 22:14 “Blessed are those doingb His commands,c so that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city. Footnotes: bSee Mat_19:17. cLong before the books were compiled to form “The New Testament,” Rev_22:14 was quoted, as it is here given, by Tertullian (CE 208), and by Cyprian (CE 251) – see the well-known Antenicene Fathers. I Pray That This Has Been a Blessing to You As Well, Let Us Strive To Do The Signs of YAH In Our Lives, (It Is Our Identity) and Walk In HIS Commands! We Are All Israel Whether Natural Born or Grafted In! May YAH Bless You With Understanding and Wisdom As You Seek HIS Will In Your Life.