Time's of the Essence: A Period of Mourning (Yeshuah)
it is coming to pass
each moment referred
each part of time mentioned
each way paved
don't frighten yourself
over trivia moments
a part here
and a part there
each moment
is a warning into itself
how to prepare
has been shared with you
through a prophet's pen
Words of Myself, Yeshuah
and Words of the Father, Himself
They are meaningful
all these Words hold meaning
for you and the future coming
how will you survive
what He is sending out into the world
if you are not prepared?
I assure you
the enemy He has chosen
to discipline
will be prepared
think of the worse moment
then multiply it by a hundred
you will be close
in the imagine
to keep yourself safe
I need to be with you
at all times
a stronghold of Faith
to keep you unseen
a fortress built
out of nothing
cannot be penetrated
or broken down
no matter what tries
wave to the Lord
in wanting sacrifice
a Pillage of self
in order to rebuild
in Strength and in purpose
to pass down
to those who follow
see the weakness
then build in Strength
not with boards and nails
but with the iron of God
with the silver and gold
of the Father, Himself
as some lose
your things remain
as some are pillaged
you seem whole
but what happens
when all are touched
at the same time
at all corners of Earth?
what will you do?
over and over
this will be discussed
until the Father seals up
all these Words
the old and the new
you have time
to soak Them in
but that time
will close as well
as the tens build
time is given
what is it going to take
to make you see?
[At this point, He leads me (for the second time, He led me to these pages yesterday and I closed the book) to the history lesson part of my Bible. Since, most likely you do not have this, I have included them below. They are titled Influences on a Dispersed People and Hellenism and the Jews.]
history in itself teaches
but it also misleads
with tradition that is of man
I came to simplify
since man's ornate ability
only conjures
the ability of self worth
upon Greed's ornamental table
even after I came
set the example
man easily fell again
there are many interpretations
of Me, the Son
did they really see miracles?
did He really heal all those people?
it is easier for man
to say no
then again, it is more
mystifiable to say yes
the mystery seems to set man a part
to create whatever they Desire
in order to influence
and to control
as well as to put themselves
on a pedestal
in the end
they will get knocked down
by Me, the one whom they will face
stop debating!
it isn't time for such trivial things
your avenue is changing
the course has been set
a waging up has begun
seek self-preservation
in the Spiritual form
as you keep the temple
sanctified
it is I, Yeshuah
telling you what to do
don't let the world
confuse you
this is the hand of God
His wrath upon the Earth
the interpretations
have misinformed
for the purpose of confusing
you will not know
Truth
if you keep breathing Life
into lies
Wisdom, Herself, is guarded
and protected
She will not reveal
if a heart is not true
satan will inform
with the lies he breathes
can you tell the difference?
will it be in riches
that Truth prevails?
or will it be in poverty?
which do you prefer?
cheer, cheer
the decision will get harder to make
for things will be the preference
preparation is key
will you be able to survive?
not your body but your soul?
let Me answer your questions
I have answered your questions
in all these Words
written by what the Father calls
Holy
go in Peace
as the tens make their place
among you
your Peace is found in Me
with all your heart
and all your soul
without the burden of things
but with the Salvation
of Truth
'…I will rule over you with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath…'
(September 30, 2024)―At the end of this piece, He led me to Ezekiel 20:1-29. The line included with the piece is the line my eyes fell to. I’ve included the entire Scripture below.
History of Rebelliousness—In the seventh year, in the fifth month on the tenth day, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and they sat down in front of me. Then the word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of Me, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Then confront them with the detestable practices of their fathers and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore with uplifted hand to the descendants of the house of Jacob and revealed Myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the Lord your God.’ On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. And I said to them, ‘Each of you, get rid of the vile images you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. But they rebelled against Me and would not listen to Me; they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out My wrath on them and spend My anger against them in Egypt. But for the sake of My name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations they lived among and in whose sight I had revealed Myself to the Israelites by bringing them out of Egypt. Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the desert. I gave them my decrees and made known to them My laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. Also I gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.’—Ezekiel 20:1-12 (590 B.C)
History of Rebelliousness (Continues)—’Yet the people of Israel rebelled against Me in the desert. They did not follow My decrees but rejected My laws—although the man who obeys them will live by them—and they utterly desecrated My Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out My wrath on them and destroy them in the desert. But for the sake of My name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the desert that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey; most beautiful of all lands—because they rejected My laws and did not follow My decrees and desecrated My Sabbaths. For their hearts were devoted to their idols. Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or put an end to them in the desert. I said to their children in the desert, ‘Do not follow the statues of your fathers or keep their laws or defile yourselves with their idols. I am the Lord your God; follow My decrees and be careful to keep My laws. Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow My decrees, they were not careful to keep My laws—although the man who obeys them will live by them—and they desecrated My Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out My wrath on them and spend My anger against them in the desert. But I withheld My hand, and for the sake of My name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the desert that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries, because they had not obeyed My laws but had rejected My decrees and desecrated My Sabbaths, and their eyes lusted after their fathers’ idols. I also gave them over to statues that were not good and laws they could not live by; I let them become defiled through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn—that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord. Therefore, son of man, speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In this also your fathers blasphemed Me by forsaking me: When I brought them into the land I had sworn to give them and they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, made offerings that provoked Me to anger, presented their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings. Then I said to them: What is this high place you go to?’ (It is called Bamah to this day.)—Ezekiel 20:13-29
Influences on a Dispersed People―It is easy to think that after the exile, all the Jews in Babylonia return to Palestine. That is by no means the case. Many Jews choose not to return and are still living in Babylonia, Egypt, and other areas as well. Those who have been assimilated into other cultures have been influenced in a number of ways, including their religious beliefs and practices. With the Hebrew language rapidly giving way to Aramaic and other languages, there is waning interest in reading the Torah as the Law of Moses has come be known. Thus the law’s influence itself has diminished. That fact, combined with local eating habits, has led many Jews to ignore the strict dietary rules imposed on them by the law.
Of course, local religious beliefs have a profound effect, as already seen when the Jews intermarried with those involved in idolatry and various pagan practices. Also of significant impact are the Persian beliefs in astrology and the occult. As a result, when many Jews read their Scriptures in this postexilic period, they attach special meanings to any passage dealing with demons and angels, or light and darkness. The Torah is gradually being mystified in the eyes of many. A good example is found in the apocryphal book of Tobit, in which Persian Zoroastrianism and pagan demons are promoted.
One of the most disastrous influences of Persian origin is the belief that God is an aloof, impersonal god. It does not take long for any Jew, or non-Jew for that matter, who accepts this notion to have difficulty with Isaiah’s prophecy that the Messiah would be called Immanuel―that is, God with us.
With these and other cultural threats becoming increasingly apparent, the more orthodox Jews take steps to combat the pagan influences. And, yet, ironically, the steps they take are not particularly in the direction of the very law they are trying to preserve. They, too, are victims of their strange environment. Under the law, the temple is to be the center of their sacrificial form of worship, and priests have the responsibility of teaching the law to each generation. Yet during the exile, and even after its end in areas other than Palestine, there is no temple, and sacrificing is often politically impossible. Substituting as best they can, the faithful begin to emphasize prayer and the inward sacrifice of the heart. The temple is replaced by an institution known as the synagogue, where the people gather for singing, prayer, and discussion of God’s laws. Ezekiel’s house in Tel-Abib of Babylonia may have been a prototype, and Ezra’s assembly for the reading of the law may have given impetus to the synagogue movement even in the shadow of the reconstructed temple. And the further away from Jerusalem one might go at this time, the more synagogues he would find.
The synagogues themselves foster changes in the Jewish religion. First, to be noticed is the declining role of the priest, and his replacement by those known as rabbis. The rabbis are men whose superior knowledge of the law has set them in positions of great respect as the teachers in the synagogues. The fact that they gain such respect, oddly enough, leads to a second, and most significant, link in the evolution of Judaism. That link is the rise of sectarianism. The synagogues lend themselves readily to both special-interest groups and different schools of thought, which are no longer under the direct influence of the priestly line of authority.
Another extension of the rabbinical movement is the development of the many written interpretations of the rabbis and the often greater importance attached to these writings than to those of the Torah itself. The first collections of these writings, knows as the Midrash, is closely linked to the Torah. However, later collections will begin to incorporate oral traditions without such direct ties.
One final important development at this time is the beginning of so-called remnant theology. With paganism and secularism bringing about a compromised theology, the more orthodox are beginning to think the unthinkable. Perhaps there are Jews who are ‘erring Jews’―which, when interpreted, really means they are not true Jews at all! Of course, this radical idea hardly touches ground before the next logical question is asked: Who then is the faithful remnant? Predictably enough, each of the sects believes that its own special teachings and understandings of the law qualify them―and perhaps only them. The irony of it all is that there are those in Palestine who also take up the faithful-remnant cry. They in turn condemn even the more orthodox Jews in Babylonia for not returning to the land of promise and, presumably, for abandoning temple worship in favor of these unauthorized synagogues!
As all these changes are starting to have their impact on Judaism, the Persian Empire is slowly crumbling around the Jews in Palestine and those who are dispersed. From the time of Artaxerses’ death, in 424 B.C., the Persian throne is both shaky and bloodstained. Over the following century, intrigue, assassinations, and coup after coup will take place in Susa. The final fall of the empire will come in 330 B.C. at the hands of Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Under Persian dominance they have had both relative peace and official cooperation―even encouragement. In the Years to come they will not always be so blessed.
Hellenism and the Jews―Even before the fall of the Persian forces under Darius III at the great Battle of Arbela, Alexander sweeps through Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. It is during this time that he finally and completely destroys the city of Tyre, ending any doubt as to whether Ezekiel’s prophecy would be fulfilled. He also establishes a new city on the Nile to take its place. That city, appropriately named Alexandria, will become a significant center of Greek influence. And because a large number of Jews will eventually be citizens of Alexandria, the Greek Hellenistic culture will have a profound effect on both the Jewish people and their religion for centuries to come. Therefore, by 332 B.C., Jews in both Egypt and Palestine are feeling the effects of still another foreign dominance. Apparently, Alexander permits the Jews in Palestine a measure of self-rule, and generally views them with favor.
In later centuries, Alexander’s military victories will become legendary. After crushing the Persians, Alexander pushes on as far as the Ganges River in India, thus linking together for the first time the cultures of both East and West. For a God who works through history, this may well be a providential step in the divine plan, because alone with Alexander’s military dominance goes the Hellenistic culture, and along with the culture goes the koine Greek language. Its universality in future years will be of inestimable value in spreading to the known world the good news of the Messiah’s coming.
When Alexander dies, in 323 B.C., there is a classic power struggle and land grab among his generals. In brief, the Ptolemies take control over Egypt and the Seleucids end up with Syria. It does not take long to realize who is caught in the middle―the Jews in Palestine. Ptolemy I captures Jerusalem and takes a number of Jews to colonize Alexandria. He gives them full citizenship and encourages Jewish scholarship. Here for the first time, many Jewish intellectuals come under the influence of Greek philosophy with its logic and abstract concepts. The effects will soon be seen. In addition, Alexandria becomes the source of several of the apocryphal writings. Perhaps the most significant outgrowth of this intellectual community comes during the reign of Ptolemy II, who commissions a Greek translation of the Old Testament for the great library of Alexandria. Over the next 300 years, this Greek version, known as the Septuagint, will virtually replace the use of the Hebrew manuscripts.
While the Ptolemies and their Hellenism are proving to be in many ways advantageous to the Jews, the Seleucids have an altogether different view of how Hellenism ought to be used. And ,unfortunately, they mange to take Palestine away from the Ptolemies, at least, from time to time.
Throughout the second century B.C. there is a tug-of-war over Palestine, which gives the Seleucids on-again, off-again control over the Jews there. In 190 B.C., the Seleucid king, Antiochus III, is defeated by an emerging world power―Rome. Rome has just emerged from 65 years of Punic wars with Carthage and a magnificent victory in 201 B.C. over the famed General Hannibal. Now it has cast greedy eyes on Greece. In order to concentrate entirely on Greece itself, Rome makes a pact with Antiochus IV and permits continued rule over Syria and Palestine. This Seleucid ruler, whose name is Epiphanes, is one of the cruelest men to ever hold public office. His idea of extending Greek influence and paying the heavy tribute he owes the Roman emperor is not exactly the friendliest gesture to a conquered nation. He begins by selling the office of high priest, then builds a gymnasium for naked athletes, confiscates property, loots the temple, and haughtily sacrifices a pig on a pagan altar he has erected there.
The pig may have been the last straw for the group of Jews called Maccabeans, under the leadership of Mattathias. They begin a running guerilla warfare, which lasts from 163 to 143 B.C. Epiphanes response is to massacre 1,000 Jewish soldiers in his army who refuse to fight on the Sabbath. With the help of the pious Hasidim sect, the Maccabeans finally achieve a Jewish dynasty under John Hycranus in 135 B.C. Of course, they exercise a fairly tenuous self-rule under the watchful eye of Rome, but for the next three-quarters of a century, at least, it will be a refreshing break in the action for a beleaguered nation of Jews.
As they savor the temporary return to power, which they have achieved, and reflect on some 50 years of brutal persecution, the Jews surely must be thinking more and more about their national destiny. At this point, they have come a long way from the early days of restoration and its hope of a politically strong kingdom. If they were ever any doubts about what kind of Messiah is needed, they are all gone now. It is clear that what Israel needs now is a strong political and military leader―perhaps someone like Alexander the Great. After all, it is only a matter of time before the Romans are free to turn their attention to Palestine. And when they do, even the brave Maccabeans will be no match for the Roman legions. Without doubt, the Jews’ only hope is the coming of the conquering king they have been promised, and what better time than now? It may be this very things which, just over a century from now, will be a significant factor in how the Jews of that day react to an unassuming Man of peace who cleans to be their King.
In the seventh year, in the fifth month on the tenth day, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and they sat down in front of me. Then the word of the Lord came to me: ‘Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of Me, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Then confront them with the detestable practices of their fathers and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore with uplifted hand to the descendants of the house of Jacob and revealed Myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the Lord your God.’ On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands. And I said to them, ‘Each of you, get rid of the vile images you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. But they rebelled against Me and would not listen to Me; they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out My wrath on them and spend My anger against them in Egypt. But for the sake of My name I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations they lived among and in whose sight I had revealed Myself to the Israelitesby bringing them out of Egypt. Therefore I led them out of Egyptand brought them into the desert. I gave them my decrees and made known to them My laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. Also I gave them My Sabbathsas a sign between us, so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.’—Ezekiel 20:1-12 (590 B.C)
The photograph David chose is from December 10, 2019: The Dragon, Angel, Mom and Baby.
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