Was Judas Iscariot Lost from the Beginning?

People say Judas Iscariot was never "found" saved in the first place, he was lost from the beginning, which is not true:

Mat 10:1  And when he had called unto him His twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 
2  Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 
3  Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 
4  Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
5  These twelve Yahushua sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 
6  But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
7  And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of shamayim (heaven) is at hand. 
8  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves."

Judas was counted as one of Yahushua's sheep and was given authority just as the other eleven - impossible if he was not "found" (saved) at that stage.

John 17:6-12

“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me. I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; and all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been magnified in them. I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Set apart Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them was lost but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Yahushua says that not one of them were lost, except the son of perdition, Judas. Judas was lost. He cannot be lost unless he was found at one time. He was a sheep, and got lost because he willfully wandered away from Yahushua.

Yahushua has promised to keep and protect us (John 10:25-30), and that’s what He did with the disciples here. But the power to keep us remains so long as we remain, by our emunah (faith), in Him:

1 Peter 1:3-5

By His great chesed (mercy) he gave us new birth into a living tikvah (hope) through the resurrection of Yahushua Messiah from the dead, that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in shamayim (heaven) for you, who by YHUH's power are protected through emunah (faith) for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

If we deny Him, He will deny us (2 Tim. 2:11-13).

Just because Judas was doomed to destruction, and YHUH knew in advance that Judas would betray Him, does not mean that he was not of the way at one time. Judas is very much like the prophet Balaam; both believed and were given the baruch (blessing) of supernatural spiritual gifts, and yet they both fell away from their emunah (faith) and ceased to abide in Him. They did not endure until the end, but chased after their own pleasures.

Matthew 7:22-23

On that day, many will say to me, ‘Master, Master, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?’ Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’

Just as the parable with the ten virgins, the five who had oil (the set apart spirit) and walked away, and likewise Messiah says that He didn’t know them (Matt.25:11-12).

Some may point out that Messiah says that “He never knew” these people, meaning that at no time were these people true born-again believers. This goes against scriptures teaching that we can know those that are children of YHUH (1 John 3:7-8, 10; Matt.7:16-17; Acts 11:22-23).

YHUH is omniscient, and YHUH knows all things and all people. No one would deny this. We know that Messiah doesn’t mean that He never knew these people in this way. 

Scripture teaches that a righteous man (righteousness only comes by emunah (faith)) that turns to wickedness and never repents back to YHUH will die in their sin. YHUH says that He will not remember their righteous works (they will be under His wrath at the judgment). YHUH can obviously not forget, but the eternal perspective is that they never had righteous works, because they willfully walked away from Him. This is the same idea with Matt.7:22-23. Messiah always knew these people would abandon Him, just like He knew Judas would abandon Him (Psalm 41:9). Eternally, He never knew them.

Simon Peter was also on the verge of losing his salvation but Yahushua intervened:

Luk 22:31  Yahushua said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 
32  But I have prayed for thee, that thy emunah (faith) fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 
33  And he said unto him, Master, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 
34  And He said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that you know me. 

Luke 22:61  And Yahushua turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the words of Yahushua, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crows, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
62  And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. 

As if to reverse the three denials, Yahushua has Simon give three affirmations of love for Him as He communes with HIs disciples after resurrection.

John 21:13  Yahushua then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 
14  This is now the third time that Yahushua shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 
15  So when they had dined, Yahushua saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Master; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 
16  He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Master; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 
17  He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Master, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Yahushua saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 
18  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 
19  This spake he, signifying by what death he should magnify YHUH. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

In other words, Yahushua confirmed that, now, after His intervention, Simon would follow Him to death and would not lose His salvation and reward of eternal life as He would be martyred.

Any of us can lose our salvation, there is no OSAS. We must endure to our last breath, as Yahushua says:

Mar 13:20  And except that YHUH had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 
21  And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Messiah; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 
22  For false Messiahs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
23  But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

Mary is NOT the Mother of God and is NOT Co-Redemptrix

Luke 1:26-30  And in the sixth month the malak (angel) Gabriel was sent from YHUH unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Yoseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mariam.

And the malak (angel) came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, YHUH is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 

And the malak (angel) said unto her, Fear not, Mariam: for thou hast found favour with YHUH. 

In verse 28, Gabriel tells Mariam in his salutation that she is "highly favored," and in verse 30, that she "has found favor with YHUH." The Greek word translated highly favored means "to chesed (grace)," "to endue with special honor," or "to be accepted." The only other place it is used is Ephesians 1:6, where Paul says to the church at Ephesus and to the body of Yahushua generally,". . . to the praise of the splendor of His chesed (grace), by which He made us accepted in the Beloved." From this example, we can see that being "highly favored" is not synonymous with being worthy of worship. Everyone in the body of Yahushua is highly favored because YHUH has accepted us through the justification brought about by Yahushua's offering of Himself.

Besides compliments, nothing indicates that Mariam is worthy of worship, let alone being an intercessor between Yahushua and His followers, a Co-Redemptrix, sinless for her entire life. She isn’t given any other honor aside from being YHUH's chosen vessel for the purpose of the Son of YHUH being made flesh and blood. This is not to denigrate that role in the least, but YHUH has throughout the ages chosen various people to fill different roles according to His will and purpose—and none of them are shown to be worthy of worship.

Gabriel tells Mariam that she is the recipient of charis, of chesed (grace) and favor by YHUH—the emphasis is on what YHUH is doing. It indicates favor on the part of the giver and thankfulness on the part of the receiver. The type of chesed (grace) bestowed on Mariam is implied to be sweetness, charm, loveliness, giel (joy), and delight. Again, we see nothing in this verse to give any indication that Mariam should be worshipped. She simply received YHUH's favor by being chosen to fulfill this role.

The references to Mariam in Luke 1 are the core scriptures that Catholic scholars use to try to prove that Mariam is worthy of our worship. It is evident that the verses say little more than that Mariam was given chesed (grace) and favor by YHUH, as we all have. They simply cannot be used as a starting point for establishing a doctrine of worship. Mariam herself gives full honour to YHUH for what He has done in order to redeem all mankind from their sin, she does not state that she is to be worshipped.

Mariam's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

Luke 1:46-55  And Mariam said, My soul doth magnify YHUH, 

And my spirit hath rejoiced in YHUH my Saviour. 

For he hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath done to me great things; and set apart is His name. 

And His chesed (mercy) is on them that fear Him from generation to generation. 

He hath shewed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of His chesed (mercy); 

As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.

Luke 1:41-42 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mariam, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Qodesh Spirit:

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Mariam's cousin Elizabeth is inspired to recognize that Mariam's baby is not just an ordinary baby, and she calls both Mariam and her unborn Son "blessed." Blessed literally means "to speak well of." It signifies celebrating with praises and invoking blessings upon a person. The New Testament uses it frequently, sometimes in relation to Messiah, but often in relation to inanimate objects such as fish and loaves of bread. The Amplified Bible translates it as "favored of YHUH." Again, nothing in the wording indicates that Mariam is worthy of worship.

Mariam is not the only woman to be given the title of "blessed" in the Bible. In the Song of Deborah, Jael—the woman who invited the fleeing Sisera into her tent, encouraged him to sleep, and then drove a tent peg through his skull—is accorded this same honor: "Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed is she among women in tents" (Judges 5:24). Here, she is lauded as "blessed"—even "most blessed"—but there is no record of a shrine dedicated to her or of anybody worshipping her. She is simply recognized with a very honorable mention for the part she played in carrying out YHUH's plan.

Luke 11:27-28 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But Yahushua said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of YHUH, and keep it.

Yahushua puts things in the proper perspective for us, blessed is anyone who hears YHUH's Word and obeys it. He emphasizes that anyone focusing on the personage of Mariam was really missing the point. Yahushua was interested in the attitude and conduct of people, not their veneration of any human being!

Aside from the little that the Bible says about Mariam, there are other significant biblical principles that directly contradict a doctrine of Mariam-worship. We could examine a whole host of scriptures relating to human death and resurrection to show that Mariam is in the same condition as the rest of the dead in Messiah—awaiting the resurrection, without consciousness, and not in shamayim (heaven).

John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to shamayim (heaven), but he that came down from shamayim (heaven), even the Son of Man which is in shamayim (heaven).

Psalm 146:3-4 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 

Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they anymore a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Job 14:12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the shamayim (heavens) be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 

Acts 2:29-34 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that YHUH had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Yahushua to sit on his throne; 

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Messiah, that his soul was not left in sheol (hell), neither his flesh did see corruption. 

This Yahushua hath YHUH raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 

Therefore being by the right hand of YHUH exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the set apart Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 

For David is not ascended into shamayim (heaven):

I Corinthians 15:12-55 Now if Yahushua be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Yahushua not risen: 

And if Yahushua be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 

Yea, and we are found false witnesses of YHUH; because we have testified of YHUH that he raised up Messiah: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 

For if the dead rise not, then is not Yahushua raised: 

And if Yahushua be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 

Then they also which are fallen asleep in Yahushua are perished. 

If in this life only we have hope in Messiah, we are of all men most miserable. 

But now is Yahushua risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 

For as in Adam all die, even so in Yahushua shall all be made alive. 

But every man in his own order: Yahushua, the firstfruits; afterward they that are Yahushua's at his coming.

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to YHUH, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that YHUH may be all in all. 

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Yahushua, our Master, I die daily. 

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die. 

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of YHUH: I speak this to your shame. 

The Resurrection Body

1Cor 15:35-49  But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 

But YHUH giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the splendor of the celestial is one, and the splendor of the terrestrial is another. 

There is one splendor of the sun, and another splendor of the moon, and another splendor of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in splendour: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is spiritual from shamayim (heaven). 

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the spiritual such are they also that are spiritual. 

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the spiritual. 

Mystery and Victory

1Cor 15:50 -56 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of YHUH; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 

We could look at a vast array of scriptures that show that Mariam-worship is indeed idolatry, because only YHUH, the Father, and Yahushua, Messiah, are worthy of our worship

Exodus 34:14; Exo 34:14  For thou shalt worship no other Elohim: for YHUH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous Elohim: 

Matthew 4:10 Mat 4:10  Then saith Yahushua unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship YHUH thy Elohim, and him only shalt thou serve. 

Yahushua plays as singular role as Mediator of the New Covenant—a role in which He does not need any help.

Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also He is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Heb 9:15  And for this cause He is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 

Heb 12:24  And to Yahushua the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 

These are not difficult concepts. Nevertheless, there is a vital lesson to be learned from this obviously erroneous doctrine. The veneration of Mariam, like many pagan practices, has its origin in the heathen religious system created by Nimrod and Semiramis, and more specifically, from the worship of the "Mother and Child." Through the millennia, the symbol of the "Mother and Child" has been endlessly repeated; one can find evidence of Mother-and-Child worship in all of the nations in ancient times. Though her characteristics varied from culture to culture, the common element is that the Mother was the Queen of Heaven, and she bore fruit even though a virgin.

In China, Semiramis became known as the "set apart Mother." The Germans named her "Hertha." The Scandinavians called her "Disa." Among the Druids, the "Vigo-Paritura" was worshipped as the "Mother of YHUH." To the Greeks, she was "Aphrodite." To the Romans she was known as "Venus," and her son was "Jupiter." The Canaanites, and sometimes even the Israelites, worshipped "Ashtoreth" (Judges 2:13; 10:6; I Samuel 7:3-4; 12:10; I Kings 11:5, 33; II Kings 23:13), who was also known as "the queen of heaven" (Jeremiah 7:18). In Ephesus, the Great Mother was known as "Diana." T.W. Doane in his book Bible Myths sums it up this way: "Thus we see that the Virgin and child were worshipped in pagan times from China to Britain . . . and even in Mexico the 'Mother and child' were worshipped."

This false worship, having spread from Babylon to the various nations, finally became established at Rome and throughout the Roman Empire. James George Frazer in his The Golden Bough observes:

The worship of the Great Mother . . . was very popular under the Roman Empire. Inscriptions prove that the [Mother and the Child] received divine honors . . . not only in Italy and especially at Rome, but also in the provinces, particularly in Africa, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, and Bulgaria. (vol. 1, p. 356)

One of the repeated patterns of the Roman church is syncretism, bringing pagan beliefs and practices into the church to keep certain groups happy. This is the same mechanism by which Christmas, Easter, Sunday-worship, and the pagan trinity-God were brought into the Roman church—and which most of mainstream Christianity has accepted without question. The church allowed the pagans within it to continue their practices—in this case, the worship of the Great Mother—only in a slightly different form and with a new name. Many pagans had been drawn to Christianity, but so strong in their mind was the adoration for the Mother-Goddess, that they did not want to forsake her. Compromising church leaders saw that, if they could find some similarity in Christianity with the Mother-Goddess worship of the pagans, they could increase their numbers by bringing many pagans into their fold. Of course, Mariam fit the bill perfectly. So, the pagans were allowed to continue their prayers and devotion to the Mother-Goddess, but her name was changed to Mary. In this way, the pagan worship of the Mother was given the appearance of Christianity, and the course was set.

Scripture cannot be used as a starting place for attempting to prove that Mariam is worthy of worship. The true beginning for this practice lies with Semiramis and the Babylonian system begun by Nimrod. When the Catholic Encyclopedia presents as proof the historical fact that early Catholics venerated and worshipped Mary, it conveniently leaves out the fact that this adoration started in paganism and was shifted to the personage of the mother of Messiah. Once the Roman Church adopted this practice, support had to be found for it, so it "interpreted" Scripture in a way that would lend credence to this practice. However, in these explanations it is apparent that Catholics start with a conclusion and then attempt to find support for it.

We see a similar phenomenon within mainstream Christianity. Protestants tend to twist the gospel into simply a message about the person of Yahushua Messiah, and they like to gloss over the message that He actually spoke: "Repent [hear and obey], so you can be in alignment with the soon-coming Kingdom of YHUH!"

Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of shamayim (heaven) is at hand. 

Matthew  4:17 From that time Yahushua began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of shamayim (heaven) is at hand

Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of YHUH is at hand: repent ye, and believe the good message.

Hear what He says.

Don’t Let Albert Pike be Correct Three out of Three Times about World Wars!

 

Albert Pike, the author of the book Morals and Dogma (occult book), is also thought to have written a letter dated 15 August 1871 to Mazzini. What was written in that letter has so far come to pass regarding the first two world wars.

In freemasonry there is what is stated as "Ordo Ab Chao" meaning Order out of Chaos, they cause chaos upon the earth to create order. So, what is in the letter? This is what is believed to be the letter of Albert Pike, the 33rd degree Freemason, to Giuseppe Mazzini, and it is said to have been in the British Museum Library in London until 1977.

The First World War

" The First World War must be brought about in order to permit the Illuminati to overthrow the power of the Czars in Russia and making that country a fortress of atheistic Communism. The divergences caused by the "agentur" [agents] of the Illuminati between the British and Germanic Empires will be used to foment this war. At the end of the war, Communism will be built and used to destroy the other governments and in order to weaken religions."

This was World War 1.

The Second World War

"The Second World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences between the Fascists and the political Zionists. This war must be brought about so that Nazism is destroyed and that the political Zionism be strong enough to institute a sovereign state of Israel in Palestine. During the Second World War, International Communism must become strong enough in order to balance Christendom, which would be then restrained and held in check until the time when we would need it for the final social cataclysm."

World War 2 was also orchestrated by the Illuminati?

The Third World War - said to be the last.

"The Third World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences caused by "agentur" of the "Illuminati" between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each other.

Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and economical exhaustion...We shall unleash the Nihilists and the atheists, and we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will show clearly to the nations the effect of absolute atheism, origin of savagery and of the most bloody turmoil.

Then everywhere, the citizens, obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries, will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude, disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will from that moment be without compass or direction, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing where to render adoration, will receive the true light through the universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in public view.

This manifestation will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time.”

Please don’t let it be that this is how it ends – why should we play into the hands of such evil men?

There is no such thing as Perpetual Virginity of Mary

Let's start with what Catholics say on: 

https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/m/menstruation-and-mary.php

"But we do know dogmatically as Catholics that Mary would not have "bled" during her giving birth to Jesus. We know this from the dogma of Mary's Perpetual Virginity - before, after, and particularly during the birth of Jesus. It is an article of divine Catholic faith that Mary preserved her virginity—inviolate from any physical damage or destruction. This would mean, on a physical level that Mary's hymen remained intact. This can be a contentious issue for some, since we know that the hymen can be burst outside of sexual intercourse or giving birth and the girl would still be considered a virgin. But theologically, it is different for Mary because of her integral involvement with the Incarnation and Redemption worked by Jesus."

Yes, in the article they quote Leviticus, and I do below:

Lev 15:19  And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 
20  And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. 
21  And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 
22  And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 
23  And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 
24  And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 
25  And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. 
26  Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. 
27  And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 
28  But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 
29  And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
30  And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before YHUH for the issue of her uncleanness.

Lev 12:1  And YHUH spake unto Moses, saying, 
2  Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 
3  And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 
4  And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
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6  And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: 
7  Who shall offer it before YHUH, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 
8  And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

The Catholic article makes every effort to explain it all away as not applying to Mariam (Mary).
How do they then explain the following?

Exo 13:12  That thou shalt set apart unto YHUH all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be YHUH's.

Opening the matrix sounds destructive and bloody, don't you think?

Then Mariam (Mary) follows Mosaic law (given by YHUH) to the letter, acknowledging her time of uncleanness after having given birth to Yahushua in Luke, as follows:

Luk 2:21  And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called YAHUSHUA, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 
2:22  And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to YHUH; 
2:23  (As it is written in the law of YHUH, Every male that openeth the womb shall be set apart to YHUH;) 
2:24  And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of YHUH, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Case closed.

Seven Literal Days

 

Growing up I was taught evolution theory, and I fell for it, poor fool that I was. I joined the Baptist Church in my area in around 1991 and decided to accept that both evolution and creation could co-exist - the seven days stipulated in Genesis were seven millennia (1 day equals 1000 years idea).

Well, around the year 2000 my husband blew everything out of the water. He told me to read the Genesis account all over again. I missed it again, poor fool that I was, I could not see what was right in front of my nose. He read out the pertinent words - the evening and the morning were the first day, the evening and the morning were the second day, etc. The Hebrew words erev (evening) and boker (morning) are clearly there in the text! Seven literal days!

Now, shame on both of us, because it took us both till about 2007 to realise the order of the words, evening is mentioned first, the day starts at sunset, not sunrise! Sunset to sunset is how Israel (Middle east) reckons their days till today. We adjusted our calendar from them on (with a lot of study) to our Creator's calendar of the seven day week with Sabbath starting sunset Friday to sunset Saturday, and we incorporated all the feasts detailed in scripture. We have never regretted it.

Help or Help Meet?

 

A woman is a help meet for man, in other words, she is help most suitable with the right aptitude :-) So, if you refer to a woman in the congregation, best to refer to her as help and not look ignorant of old English. I personally have never liked this helpmeet term as it has never made sense to me - if you mean helpmate then say it as such!

Anyway, just a thought.

Are Orthodox Jews Fighting Against YHUH?

The following came to my attention recently: https://www.oneforisrael.org/news/lawsuit-against-oneforisrael/

 The lawsuit failed, as announced herein:

 

This whole episode reminded me of the following account in Scripture, as follows: 

Acts 5:27  And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 5:28  Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 5:29  Then Shimon Kepha (Peter) and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey YHUH rather than men. 5:30  The Elohim of our fathers raised up Yahushua, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. 5:31  Him hath YHUH exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 5:32  And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Ruach HaKodesh, whom YHUH hath given to them that obey him. 5:33  When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. 5:34  Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; 5:35  And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. 5:36  For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 5:37  After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 5:38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 5:39  But if it be of YHUH ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against YHUH. 5:40  And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Yahushua, and let them go. 5:41  And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 5:42  And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Yahushua Messiah.

Now, has this original movement of following Yahushua failed as some Orthodox Jews claim in support of their attack against Messianic Jews? I do not believe so as more and more people are coming out of the pagan churches and are learning to adhere to Torah in the same way as first Century followers of Yahushua did. Not all 613 commandments, mind you, as the Temple no longer stands, but all relevant commandments which can be adhered to, like the Feasts of YHUH (moedim), YHUH's calendar, Sabbath, removal of pagan names and any idols and unclean foods from the home, etc., which are being practiced more and more by people with every passing day. YHUH's people are trying to draw closer to Jerusalem but the Orthodox Jews are having none of it and wish everyone to follow their man-made traditions above all.

Yes, paganism crept in through the Roman Catholic church which has martyred and battled against the true pathway over the centuries, but I truly believe people are getting wise to the the paganism now and are making a sincere effort to come right and follow the true way (Derech HaYashar), as Yahushua says:

Joh 14:2  In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 

14:3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 

14:4  And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 

14:5  Thomas saith unto him, Master, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 

14:6  Yahushua saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

14:7  If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Note: Yahushua does not say He is the Father, He is the Son of YHUH, born of Miryam through supernatural means. Yes, Shema, Israel, there is only one Elohim YHUH, He is not a man. But of YHUH came forth a firstborn son, Yahushua, who shall return as He states above. See: https://realitytoday26.blogspot.com/2018/01/

As Judaism and the Jews did not die out no matter what the world threw against them, so too has the Good News not died out that our Savior Yahushua died for our sins and was resurrected by our Elohim YHUH. I believe that the lost tribes of Israel dispersed into the Gentile lands are finally being refined like gold by YHUH's fire and are finding their way home. 

It was no accident that Gamaliel is mentioned by Apostle Shaul (Paul) in Acts as follows:

Act 22:1  Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 

22:2  (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) 

22:3  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 

22:4  And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 

22:5  As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. 

22:6  And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 

22:7  And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 

22:8  And I answered, Who art thou, Master? And he said unto me, I am Yahushua of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 

22:9  And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 

22:10  And I said, What shall I do, Master? And the Master said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 

22:11  And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. 

22:12  And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 

22:13  Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 

22:14  And he said, The Elohim of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 

22:15  For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 

22:16  And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Master. 

22:17  And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 

22:18  And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 

22:19  And I said, Master, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 

22:20  And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 

22:21  And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Now, if Shaul could be converted it gives me tihvah that the same can happen to the Orthodox Jews over time, YHUH willing.

The fire Shaul lit in the world has not gone out, so should Gamaliel's words not be heeded?