One in Messiah Congregation
Shabbat Shalom
Dec. 23, 2006 - 10 month, 2nd day
God's own calendar - 10th month called
Tebeth
- Esth.2 [16] So Esther was taken
unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in
the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth
, in the seventh year of his reign.
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Learn not the way of the heathen
Jer.10[
2] Thus saith the LORD,
Learn not the way of the heathen
, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen
are dismayed at them.
the customs of the people are vain
[3] For the
customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the
work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
Colossians 2
The letter was written about AD 64 - A province in Asia
Minor, in the neighbourhood of Laodicea and Hierapolis, city of Phrygia.
It is said that this letter was written when Paul was bond
in Rome.
Col.4[18] The salutation by the hand of me Paul. "Remember
my bonds." Grace be with you. Amen.
Col.2[1
] For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have
for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face
in the flesh;
[7]
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as
ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
[8] Beware lest
any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of
men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ
/ Messiah.
Inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein
there is no profit
Jer.16[
19] O LORD, my strength, and
my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come
unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have
inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is
no profit.
**back to Colossians 2
[9] For in him
( the Messiah ) dwelleth all
the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
having forgiven you all trespasses;
( which have judgments ) [14] Blotting
out the handwriting of ordinances that was "against us", which was
"contrary to us", and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
The curses are the judgments we would have
received. They were "against us", "contrary to us". Thank
God for the Messiah and His death on the tree which set us free.
Rom.3[
25] Whom God hath set forth
to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness
for the remission of sins that are past
, through the forbearance of God;
Eph.1[
7] In whom we have redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins
, according to the riches of his grace;
Col.1[
14] In whom we have redemption
through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins
:
1John.2[
12] I write unto you, little
children, because your sins are forgiven
you for his name's sake.
Ezek.18
[21] But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed,
and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely
live, he shall not die.
[27] Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness
that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall
save his soul alive. [28] Because
he considereth, and turneth away from all his
transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Mic.7[
19] He will turn again, he will
have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities;
and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea
.
**back to Colossians 2
[15] And having
spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing
over them in it.
[16] Let no man therefore judge you in meat,
or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath
days:[17] Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
All things of God are replaced by most people
of the earth
God told us about clean and unclean foods - Now people eat
and drink anything.
Holydays and Feasts of the Lord are replaced by all the
pagan feasts and traditions of the world.
God's calendar is replaced by Pope Greg's calendar.
New moon is not talked about any more except in wiccan pagan
circles.
God's Sabbath, the 7th day is replaced by the 1st day of
the week.
The "shadows of things to comes" from Messiah's
body are obscured and forgotten
by most people on the earth.
Deut.32[
18] Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful,
and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Deut.4[
9] Only
take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the
things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart
from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons'
sons;
[23] Take heed
unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the
LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you
a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden
thee.
Deut.6[
12] Then
beware lest thou forget the LORD, which
brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deut.8[
11] Beware
that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and
his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
[14] Then thine
heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God
, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt,
from the house of bondage;
[19] And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD
thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify
against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
**back to Colossians 2
[18]
Let no man beguile you of your
reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels,
intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his
fleshly mind,
[20] Wherefore
if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living
in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
[23] Which things
have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting
of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
Bad Traditions
Matt.15[
3]Yeshua said:.......
Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by
your tradition?
[6] ...
Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect
by your tradition.
Mark.7[
13] Making
the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered:
and many such like things do ye.
[9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment
of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Col.2[
8] Beware lest any man spoil
you through philosophy and vain
deceit, after the
tradition of men , after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.
1Pet.1[
18] Forasmuch as ye know that
ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from
your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers
;[19
] But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot: [20
] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world,
but was manifest in these last times for you,
Some Pagan Feasts in December:
Yule
Saturnalia
Mithras
Christmas
Epiphany
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception - A Roman Catholic
Holy Day of Obligation - December 8th.
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False feasts in Scripture that
lead to other Gods
a "False" feast is
a sin
Exod.32
one calf
[1] And when
the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people
gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods,
which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up
out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[4] And he received
them at their hand, and fashioned it
with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf
: and they said, These
be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up
out of the land of Egypt. [5
] And when Aaron saw it, he
built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said,
To morrow is a feast to the LORD
.
[6] And they
rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace
offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
[7] And the
LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest
out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
[9] And the
LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked
people:
[21] And Moses
said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so
great a sin
upon them?
[24] And I said
unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it
me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out
this calf.
[25] And when
Moses saw that the people were naked
; ( for Aaron had made
them naked unto their shame among their enemies: )
[26] Then Moses
stood in the gate of the camp, and said,
Who is on the LORD's side?
let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves
together unto him.
a "False" feast in
the eighth month, Bul pronounced Bool ( end of Oct.
/ Nov. )
1Kgs.12
two calves
- sin
[1
] And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for
all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
[25
] Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount
Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
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[29
] And he set the one in Bethel, and
the other put he in Dan.
[30
] And this thing became a
sin
: for the
people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan
.
[32
] And
Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month,
on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah
(
feast of Tabernacles - 7th month
), and he offered upon the altar. So did
he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves
that he had made: and he placed in
Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
Shalom
[4] They deck it with silver
and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
[2] That their hearts might
be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full
assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and
of the Father, and of Christ; Messiah
[3]
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
[4] And this I say,
lest any man should beguile you with enticing
words.
[5]
For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying
and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
[6] As ye have therefore received
Messiah / Christ -
Yeshua / Jesus the Lord, so walk ye
in him:
[10] And ye are complete in
him, which is the head of all principality and power:
[11] In whom also ye are circumcised
with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins
of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: / Messiah.
[12]
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the
faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
[13] And you, being dead in
your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together
with him,
[19] And not holding the Head,
from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered,
and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
[21] (Touch not; taste not;
handle not;[22] Which all are
to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
[2] And Aaron said unto them,
Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears
of your wives, of your sons
, and of your daughters
, and bring them unto me.
[3] And all the people brake
off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
[8] They have turned aside quickly
out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them
a molten calf,
and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto,
and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the
land of Egypt.
[10] Now therefore let me alone,
that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I
will make of thee a great nation.
[11] And Moses besought the
LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people,
which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and
with a mighty hand?
[12] Wherefore should the Egyptians
speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains,
and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath,
and repent of this evil against thy people.
[13] Remember Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst
unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land
that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it
for ever.
[14] And the LORD repented of
the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
[15] And Moses turned, and went
down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand:
the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other
were they written.
[16] And the tables were the
work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
[17] And when Joshua heard the
noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of
war in the camp.
[18] And he said, It is not
the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that
cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
[19] And it came to pass, as
soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that
he saw the calf, and the dancing
: and Moses' anger
waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath
the mount.
[20] And
he took the calf which they had made, and burnt
it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and
made the children of Israel drink of it.
[22] And Aaron said, Let not
the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on
mischief.
[23] For
they said unto me, Make us gods,
which shall go before us: for
as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of
the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[27] And he said unto them,
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and
go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his
brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
[28] And the children of Levi
did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about
three thousand men.
[29]
For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man
upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing
this day.
[30] And it came to pass on
the morrow, that Moses said unto the people,
Ye have sinned a great sin
: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure
I shall make an atonement for your
sin.
[31]
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have
sinned a great sin,
and have made them gods of gold.
[32] Yet now, if thou wilt forgive
their sin--;
and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
[33] And
the LORD said unto Moses
, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
will I blot out of my book.
[34] Therefore now go, lead
the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel
shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their
sin upon them.
[35] And
the LORD plagued the people,
because they made the calf
, which Aaron made
.
[2
] And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence
of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
[3
] That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam
and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
[4
] Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore
make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put
upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
[5
] And he said unto them, Depart yet for three
days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
[6
] And king Rehoboam
consulted with the old men
, that stood before Solomon
his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer
this people?
[7
] And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt
be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them,
and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
[8
] But
he forsook the counsel of the old
men, which they had given him, and
consulted with the young men
that were grown up with him, and which
stood before him:
[9
] And he said unto them, What counsel give ye
that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke
which thy father did put upon us lighter?
[10
] And the
young men that were grown up with him
spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto
thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto
us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my
father's loins.
[11
] And now whereas my father did lade you with
a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[12
] So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam
the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third
day.
[13
] And the king answered the people roughly, and
forsook the old men's counsel
that they gave him;
[14
] And spake to them after the
counsel of the young men
, saying, My father made
your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you
with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[15
] Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people;
for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the
LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[16
] So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened
not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel:
now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
[17
] But as for the children of Israel which dwelt
in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
[18
] Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over
the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore
king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
[19
] So Israel rebelled against the house of David
unto this day.
[20
] And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that
Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation,
and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of
David, but the tribe of Judah only.
[21
] And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he
assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house
of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
[22
] But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man
of God, saying,
[23
] Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king
of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant
of the people, saying,
[24
] Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor
fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his
house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the
LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
[26
] And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the
kingdom return to the house of David:
[27
] If this
people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem
,
then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam
king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
[28
] Whereupon
the king
took counsel, and
made
two calves of gold
, and said unto them, It is too much
for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold
thy gods, O Israel, which brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[31
] And he made an house of high places, and made
priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
[33
] So he offered upon the altar which he had made
in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth
month, even in the month which he had
devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel:
and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
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