Our Saviour IS the Greatest Teacher in ALL History!
Please Read this FIRST: On this site we prefer to use the actual Name of our loving
Heavenly Father as it was written in the Word, and
thus you will note that we will use the Four Letter “Memorial
Name” of - YHVH,
which is pronounced as YaHVaH or YaHWaH. In addition we will also
use our Heavenly Father’s attribute/title, which is Elohim rather
than “God,” which sadly is the name of a pagan god. In addition we
also love to use the actual and real Name of our beloved Messiah which is - Yahushua or Yahshua in short, for
this is our Saviour’s original Hebrew Name as given to Him at birth
in
Note:
The Scriptures clearly shows us that He taught us directly from the blessed
Beloved, His mission was to instruct everyone that they “may know and believe Him and understand” Who YaHVaH Elohim is, blessed be His Sanctified Name, and His main message was that Elohim the Father really loves us and desires to have us return again to Him, if we have lost our way. One of the unique things was, that Yahushua taught whilst He walked throughout Judea and Jerusalem with His Apostles and taught His people, He also taught whilst He was in a boat as well as from a hillside, as well as in the Temple where He gave Studies from the “Tanach” - “Old Covenant,” remember there was no New Covenant until very much later!
Our Messiah and beloved Saviour certainly gave us all countless wonderful and blessed teachings and at times He would use a story or a parable. Frequently there were those who had questions regarding what Yahushua had said on many topics and even to this day there are still many who have the very same questions and I pray that in this study I will be able to cover many of these!
Beloved, I will cover the majority of these questions under a number of different headings and I pray that they will provide answers to all these vital questions.
Just for Interest, if you have not read Study One I suggest you read it first!
However, there is certainly one problem with the Kingdom teachings that we should face and that is; its timing. There are certain statements that tend to imply that the Kingdom is already present, yet others state clearly that it will not come until the future.
“Now when He (Yahushua) was asked by the
Pharisees when the
Considering that both the present and future aspects of “The Kingdom” are found in the Gospels, there are obvious explanations for both being used, but in very different contexts and below are two explanations.
“But if I drive out demons by the Spirit
of Elohim, then the
“But if I cast out demons with the
finger of Elohim, surely the
In addition, Yahushua mentioned that
“the Kingdom had been forcefully advancing, but not by revolutionary
methods. But, there was also something dynamic that was occurring. This idea of
dynamic power is one of the most characteristic features of the Kingdom.
Yahushua spoke of binding the strong, armed man in
“When a strong man, fully armed, guards
his own palace, his goods are in peace.
But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes
from him all his armour in which he trusted, and divides his spoils. He who is
not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.”
It is evident that the Kingdom Yahushua proclaimed, be it present or future was a Kingdom in which YHVH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, was supreme. The Kingdom was part of His mission, in which Elohim was bringing spiritual deliverance to His people. Moreover, the Kingdom teachings of Yahushua are part of the total message. No part of that message can be separated from any other part without distorting the whole!
24 “Another parable He (Yahushua) put forth to them, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man (Yahushua) who sowed good seed in his ---------field;
25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.
27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’
28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, 'Do you want us then to go and gather them up?'
29 But he (Yahushua) said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares (the sinners – the evil ones) you also uproot the wheat (faithful) with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest
and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather
together the tares and bind them ----in bundles
to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn (the
It is obvious that the wheat represents the
faithful in Yahushua and the tares are those who are the evil ones. Yet the
servants are instructed to let both grow together, for the truth is that whilst
young and growing they look alike and they may destroy the wrong item. But the
point comes at the time of the Harvest, which is represented by the last of the
Seven Feasts of YHVH, being the Succoth or Feasts of Tabernacles, which
represents the Millennium Reign of Yahushua, and at the end there is the eighth
day, that prophetically is the New heaven and the New Earth that comes with a
New Jerusalem, etc and The Kingdom of Elohim and Yahushua will sit on the
throne of Dovid - David, and the faithful will live with Him forever! However,
before this at the Judgement throne the sinners will be judged and will endure
the second death, which is symbolised by the bundles being burned! But this
parable points very much to the
“And He will send His angels with a
great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four
winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” Mattityahu -
As we have read from the blessed Word, Yahushua clearly describes future events of His Coming, for there He will be heralded by a trumpet call!
And what we have also learned from the wheat
and tares parable is that the tares will be destroyed only after the wheat is
harvested and taken in the
“But if you want to enter into life keep
the commandments.” Mattityahu -
“He who has My commandments and keeps
them is he who loves Me.” Yochanan -
“If you keep My commandments, you will
abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His
love.” Yochanan -
It is vital to understand, as I have stated earlier in Part One, that there was no “Brit Chadashah,” being Hebrew for New Covenant, thus there was only the Tanach which the children of Israel and Judah lived by, and the faithful Hebrews upheld the Commandments as given by YHVH Elohim not just those given at Mt Sinai and later, but also those given much earlier for laws such as kosher foods, the keeping of the Sabbath on the Seventh Day and many other laws were given from creation onwards. Remember that even Noach knew which animals were” clean and unclean”
Beloved always remember that there are just
two kinds of people in the world: those that are saved and hose that are
unsaved. Thus there are members of the
“The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” … “But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.’” Mattityahu - Matthew 26:24 & 56.
Comment: As we can see there is an obvious statement of betrayal, speaking of Yehudah - Judas, and that it would have been better than if he had not been born. However one could well think, but someone would have to be there to do this one of the horrible deeds in history, and it just happened to be one of His very own twelve, which made it so much worse of course!
“Then He (Messiah) answered and told
them, ‘Indeed, Eliyahu -
“
“Then He said to them, ‘O foolish
ones, and slow of heart to believe regarding all that the prophets have spoken!
Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter His
glory?’ And beginning with
Then after our blessed Saviour had been nailed to the Stake or a Tree He gave His Life, shedding His precious Blood in order that all who would believe and repent and follow His Law and ways would be forgiven and live with Him and the Father eternally! However, after three days and three nights in the tomb, Yahushua was risen by the Father and soon He appeared in the room with the Apostles;
“Then He said to them, ‘These are
the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must
be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moshe - Moses and the Prophets and
the Tehillim - Psalms concerning Me.’ And He opened their understanding,
that they might comprehend the Scriptures.”
Therefore, the truth is that suffering of the
Messiah is a subject that can be found innumerable times in the Tanach - the
Old Covenant prophecies. And as Yahushua clearly knew the Tanach predictions
and recognized that they could be fulfilled only through His own sufferings. We
read much regarding it in Yochanan -
“And as Moshe -
Also see; Bamidbar - Numbers 21:7-9 regarding; “the serpent in the wilderness.”
Yochanan -
It was only later when the Gospels were written, they clearly emphasised the necessity of Yahushua’s death. In John’s Gospel, we read that Yahushua spoke in the earlier stages of His Ministry as the “hour” of His death being “not yet,” but in the later stages it has arrived;
“Father, the hour has come.
Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You.” Yochanan -
Therefore, Yahushua knew that only through the hour of death could the Father be glorified. He was not disillusioned about His death; He knew it was according to an orderly plan. Yahushua evidently regarded His death as a sacrifice. At His final Passover meal (incorrectly called the “last supper”), the wine in the cup becomes a type with the blood of the new covenant, which is said to be for the “remission of sins.”
“And as they were eating, Yahushua took
(the matza - unleavened) bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the
Apostles and said, ‘Take, eat; this represents My body.’ Then He
took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from
it, all of you. For this represents My Blood of the new covenant, which is shed
for many for the remission of sins.’” Mattityahu -
Although His Apostles were given no
explanation in the manner of His coming death that was signified by the broken
bread and poured-out wine that would bring about the forgiveness of sins for all
who would believe and repent! But it was absolutely obvious that the faithful
in Him knew and realized that
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.
The new covenant idea is parallel to the old
covenant, which according to Exodus 24, was sealed with sacrificial blood. Our
beloved Saviour most likely had this in mind when He spoke about the new
covenant. It was kind of parallel to the thoughts expressed in Yirmyahu -
“Behold, the days are coming, says YHVH,
when I will make a new covenant with the House of Yisroel -
In Yahushua’s prayer in John 17, as He faces the stake (cross) and He declares that He has “finished the work” that He came to do.
“I have glorified You on the earth. I
have finished the work which You have given Me to do. And now, O Father, glorify
Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world
was.” Yochanan -
This was reinforced by His cry from the stake;
“It is finished,” which only
“The Spirit of YHVH Elohim is upon Me because YHVH has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. To proclaim the acceptable year of YHVH, and the day of vengeance of our Elohim to comfort all who mourn.” Yeshayahu - Isaiah 61:1-2.
Therefore, Yahushua saw the Spirit marking the
commencement of His Ministry. He was accused of casting out demons by means of
Beelzebub, the prince of the demons. However, He was actually casting out evil
spirits by the power and the Spirit of YaHVaH (Mattityahu -
“But Yahushua knew their thoughts, and
said to them: ‘Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to
desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. If
He was moreover, sensitive to the seriousness
of blaspheming the Spirit, which He implies that His accusers were in danger of
doing. Criticizing His Ministry meant criticizing the activity of the Spirit.
While warning His Apostles that they would meet with opposition, Yahushua
assured them of the Spirit’s support when they were forced to appear
before kings or governors (Mattityahu - Matthew 10:19-20; Markus - Mark 13:11).
Indeed, He told them that the
Lukas - Luke records Yahushua’s promise that YaHVaH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, would give the Ruach HaKodesh to those who ask (Lukas - Luke 11:13), as a father gives good gifts to his children.
“So I (Yahushua) say to you, ask and
it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it
will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who
seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give
him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a
fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
There are those who often ask our heavenly
Father for peace or protection. However, our beloved Saviour regards the
“Then Yahushua answered and said whilst
He taught in the temple, ‘How is it that the scribes say that the Messiah
is the Son of David?’ For
You may recall when Yahushua spoke to Nicodemus regarding the new birth and eternal life, for He also spoke of the Spirit
“Yahushua answered and said to him,
‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see
the
“That whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have eternal life. For Elohim so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life. For Elohim did not send His Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is
not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has
not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of Elohim.” Yochanan -
When He mentioned the water of life to the
Samaritan woman, He also spoke of the Spirit (Yochanan -
In Yochanan - John 6, Yahushua offered Himself as the bread of life to be eaten by believers; and in Yochanan - John 7, He offered Himself as the water of life to refresh. But no one could eat of Him or drink of Him until the Spirit of the glorified Yahushua was made available, as hinted in Yochanan - John 6:63 and then stated plainly in Yochanan - John 7.
“‘If anyone thirsts, let him come
to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his
heart will flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke concerning the
Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not
yet given, because Yahushua was not yet glorified.” Yochanan -
Although Yahushua was standing in the presence
of the Apostles, we know that He represented the very presence of the
First He said that the Comforter would come to them and abides or live in them, then in the same breath, He said that He would come to them and abide in them (see 14:20).
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.
And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper that He may
abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come
to you. A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you
will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. At that day you will
know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.” Yochanan -
The Comforter who was dwelling with the
Apostles that night was the Spirit in HaMashiach. The Comforter who would be in
the Apostles after the Resurrection would be HaMashiach in the Spirit. This is
the mystery of how Yahushua comes to live in our hearts, while He is present in
heaven; He is also present in us through the presence of the
“And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, of judgment and of sin, because they do not believe in Me.”
“For whoever desires to save his life
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what
profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or
what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Mattityahu -
Therefore friends, focus falls on what a person is and not what he or she has. Our beloved Messiah even said that a maimed body was preferable to a forfeited life, for the truth is; “The wages of sin is death!”
“But whoever causes one of these little
ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone
were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes
you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather
than having two hands and go to hell, into the fire that shall never be
quenched where ‘Their worm does not die and the fire is not
quenched.’ And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better
for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell,
into the fire that shall never be quenched. Where ‘Their worm does not
die and the fire is not quenched.’ And if your eye causes you to sin,
pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the
Blessed is He, Our blessed Saviour was never
at any time unconcerned about people’s physical state; for we know this
to be true, and we have seen this through the many healings He did. Just as is
written in Markus -
“Son, your sins are forgiven you.” Markus - Mark 2:5.
Thus, with the sins forgiven this man again
stood right with the Father and he was to continue in faith. Therefore, above
all, Yahushua’s greatest concern was with people’s relationship
with
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves
moneybags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail,
where neither a thief approaches nor a moth destroys. For where your treasure
is, there your heart will be also.”
The point is that we should continually
“seek the
“But I tell you not to resist an evil
person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak
also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who
asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.”
Mattityahu -
Women do have a blessed role to play, but not in teaching or leading roles in the Ekklesia, I am afraid, for the Word makes it so very clear that we all have our roles to play, and if we live according to His way, we will live in complete harmony. Sadly it has been those who deny our Heavenly Father’s blessed existence who have changed the world’s ideology and therefore the world including many christians have just followed a path into darkness, for somehow the truth has little to no meaning and now a new ideology has now become the norm!
“From that time Yahushua began to preach
and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”
Mattityahu -
As I showed earlier in this study He always
focused on forgiveness as per the examples of the paralytic (9:1-8) and to the
desperate woman who anointed Him (
In what is commonly called the “Lord’s Prayer,” but should be the “Prayer He gave His Apostles (us) to Pray,” Yahushua again instructs His Apostles to pray for forgiveness (Mattityahu - Matthew 6:12; Lukas - Luke 11:4). He takes for granted that they will need it and must desire to obtain it. Men and women are not self-righteous. Therefore, He criticizes the religious leaders of that day in various sayings, but particularly in Matthew 23 and below are just four verses from this powerful chapter;
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How
will you escape being condemned to hell? Therefore I am sending you prophets
and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you
will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. And so upon you will
come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of
righteous
The Pharisees and Sadducees in their own minds
believed that their good works earned them salvation, whilst, Messiah Yahushua
taught us that we must cast ourselves on the mercy of
“Two men went up to the temple to pray,
one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed
about himself: ‘Elohim, I thank You that I am not like other men,
robbers, evildoers, adulterers or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a
week and give a tenth of all I get.’ But the tax collector stood at a
distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,
‘Elohim, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ I tell you that this man,
rather than the other, went home justified before Elohim. For everyone who
exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be
exalted.”
Thus we can clearly see that Yahushua
commended the tax collector for throwing himself on the mercy of Elohim and
Yahushua never suggested that there was anyone who was exempt from sin. To our
beloved Saviour, sin represented separation from
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who
hears My Word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall
not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Most assuredly, I
say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice
of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.” Yochanan -
“The world cannot hate you, but it hates
Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.” Yochanan -
As we have just read this last verse regarding
“The “world” you will find that it represents the system that
is evil and of course rejects the greatness or the existence of Elohim, the
Creator of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein! But sin is like
being enslaved to
In the parable of the prodigal son, sin
against YHVH is linked with sin before the father. In other words, it is
regarded in terms of rebellion and revolt (
“He who believes in Him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is
condemned already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten
Son of Elohim.” Yochanan -
In the Word, we know that Yahushua mentioned judgment to come, which shows that a person’s destiny is related to his or her present spiritual condition. Yahushua’s mission rests against this background of humanity’s spiritual need. We would be totally unable to achieve salvation apart from the Sacrifice and the Resurrection of our beloved Saviour. Yahushua came to offer eternal life to everyone who will believe in Him, repent of their sin and are immersed in His Name! (3:16).
“For Elohim so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have everlasting life. For Elohim did not send His Son into the world to
condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
Yochanan -
“‘You are the Messiah, the Son of
the living Elohim.’ Yahushua answered and said to him, ‘Blessed are
you,
Yahushua told
The later Ekklesia or fellowship of the
Faithful was a community that clearly confirmed and taught that Yahushua was
HaMashiach, the Son of the living
“‘Moreover if your brother sins
against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears
you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one
or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may
be established.’ And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the ekklesia.
But if he refuses even to hear the ekklesia, let him be to you like a heathen
and a tax collector. Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will
be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that
they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or
three are gathered together in My Name, I am there in the midst of
them.’” Mattityahu -
Thus there is no doubt that Yahushua realised
that believers would meet together in His Name as the Scripture above clearly
shows. In his final words in
Yahushua intended the future fellowship to be
frequently reminded regarding the very heart of the faith and the true
believers in Messiah Yahushua were a group of people who knew that through
Messiah Yahushua they had entered into a new relationship with
“And other sheep I have which are not of
this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will
be one flock and one shepherd.” Yochanan -
The sheep imagery occurs again in this Gospel
when
“For the Son of Man will come in the
glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to
his works.” Mattityahu -
Yahushua details the Son of Man Coming in
clouds with power and glory (Markus -
“Then he (the thief) said to Yahushua,
‘Master, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.’ And Yahushua
said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in
In truth verse 43 is incorrect, for although
it states “‘I say to you, today
you will be with Me in
“‘I say
to you today ... you
will be with Me in
Thus the promise was given to him whilst he was still alive, that he would be in Paradise, or the Kingdom, which will be of course at Yahushua’s Second Coming at “the Sound of the trump” when “the dead in Messiah shall rise first” and those (faithful) who “are alive will be caught up and they shall be caught up and meet the Lord in the air,” etc.
“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of Elohim. And the dead in Messiah will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18.
However, the theme of rewards and punishment occurs in many passages. In Mattityahu - Matthew 16:27, Yahushua says that the Son of Man will reward all those according to what they have done. However, those who are worthless are promised punishment in darkness (25:30). In addition, Yahushua also spoke of a day of judgment on which men and women must give an account, even of all their careless words (12:36-37).
In the parable of the sheep and the goats, He
spoke of a separation that the Son of Man will make when He comes. Those commended
are those who have shown concern for the believers (25:31-46). Among
Yahushua’s most solemn statements are those that speak of hell. His
teachings about eternal punishment for the unrighteous (as in Mattityahu -
Obviously, there are those who have dismissed
the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount as entirely impractical, but Yahushua
never intended that His teaching would be easy. The target is nothing less than
the perfection of YaHVaH Elohim Himself (5:48). Even so, Yahushua called His
yoke easy and His burden light (Mattityahu -
“For what credit is it if, when you are
beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer,
if you take it patiently, this is commendable before Elohim. For to this you
were called, because Messiah also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that
you should follow His steps.” 1
Remember that the Sermon on the Mount shows a
very strong contribution towards the moral teaching by Yahushua and the effect
it had on the ethical values on the early faithful. We may ask, to what extent
is knowledge of the life and teachings of Yahushua relevant to the 21st
century? Some may want to separate the historical figure of Yahushua from the
Messiah of faith, saying only the latter is important. However, the object of
our faith is the same One who lived and taught in Galilee and
And Finally, who is Yahushua - “the
Word”?
“In the
beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. He was in the
beginning with Elohim. All things were made through Him, and without Him
nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the
light of men.” Yochanan -
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