One in Messiah Congregation
קָּהָל אֶחָד בְּמָּשִׁיחַ
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A part of the Congregation of Israel
עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Shabbat Shalom
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
Today is
May 3, 2025
Latin Maius
mensis "month of Maia"
Maia (meaning "the great one") is the Italic goddess of spring, the daughter of Faunus,
and wife of Vulcan.
Always
the same - God’s calendar – Ziv 5
This is
the second of the 7 Sabbaths we
were told to count
Not omers
Lev.23
[15] And you shall count unto
you from the morrow after the sabbath, from
the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven Sabbaths shall be complete: [16]
Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall
you number fifty days…
Today’s topic
Our testimony
Our testimonies lives on after we die…
Do you love your neighbor as yourself?
Are we really following the scripture?
Here is a small list to consider of events that happened many times in scripture:
The angels that sinned
Cain
Time of Noah, the flood
Sodom and Gomorrah
Time of Lot
Balaam the son of Bosor
Korah
and others…
Our testimony lives on after we die and are told many times,
consider these few verses below.
These verses are many years apart.
From
Numbers to Chronicles
Num. 3 [2] And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
[4] And Nadab and Abihu died before Yehovah, when they offered strange fire before Yehovah, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.
Num. 26 [60] And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. [61] And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Yehovah.
1Chr. 24 [1] Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
[2] But Nadab and Abihu died before
their father, and had no children: therefore Elezar and Ithamar executed the
priest's office.
From
Numbers 26 to Deut.11 and Psalm 106:
Deut. 11 [6] And what he did
unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of
Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their
households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their
possession, in the midst of all Israel:
Our testimony, the record of our short lives
What
have you done so far in your life?
All the testimonies from scripture are for our admonition.
Is your testimony believed?
2 Thes. 1 [10]
When Yeshua shall
come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that
believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in
that day
The testimony of our Lord Yeshua
2 Tim. 1[8] Be not ashamed of the
testimony of our Lord Yeshua, nor of me his prisoner: but
be you partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God…
The testimony of Moses
Heb. 3 [5] And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after…
The testimony of Enoch
Heb. 11[5] By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
The testimony of true believers
Rev. 6 [9] And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held…
The testimony of the Two Witnesses
Zeck 4
[11] Then answered I, and said unto him, What
are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the
left side thereof?
[12] And I answered again, and said unto him, What
be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the
golden oil out of themselves?
[13] And he answered me and said, Knowest thou
not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
[14] Then said he, These are
the two anointed ones, that stand by Yehovah of the whole earth.
Rev. 11
[3] And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they
shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in
sackcloth.
[4] These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing
before the God of the earth.
[5] And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth
out of their mouth, and devoureth their
enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
[6] These have power to shut heaven, that it
rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them
to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
[7] And when they shall have finished
their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war
against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
[8] And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the
great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord
was crucified.
[9] And they of the people and kindreds and
tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and
shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
[10] And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and
make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets
tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
[11] And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God
entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon
them which saw them.
[12] And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up
hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies
beheld them.
The testimony of all believers
Again - Rev. 12 [11] … they overcame him, Satan by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
A few more scriptures:
Pss.19 [7] The law of Yehovah
is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of Yehovah
is sure, making wise the simple.
Pss.119 [88] Quicken me after thy loving kindness; so shall I keep
the testimony of thy mouth.
Pss.132 [12] If thy children
will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach
them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
Here are two chapters that repeat many events in TaNaKh:
If you can, read all of 2 Pet.2 and Jude
2 Pet.2
[5] I will therefore put you in remembrance, though
you once knew this,
how that Yehovah,
having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that
believed not. in Torah
[6] And the angels which kept not their first estate, Isa.
14 - but left their own habitation, he had reserved in everlasting
chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Rev. 12 [7] And
there was war in heaven:
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and his angels,
[8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
[9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,
called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the
whole world:
he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
[10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now
is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of
his Messiah: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them
before our God day and night.
Again - [11] And they overcame him by the blood
of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and
they loved not their lives unto the death.
[12] Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that
dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of
the earth and of the sea! for the devil
is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth
that he hath but a short time.
So how is your testimony today?
As Saul said in the past:
2 Cor. 13 [5] Examine
yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know you not
your own selves, how that Yeshua the
Messiah is in you, except you be reprobates?
Continue
on…
Pss.36 [10] O continue your loving kindness unto
them that know you; and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Heb.13 [1] Let brotherly
love continue.
Jas.1 [25] But whoso lookes into the
perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, he being not a
forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
2Tim.3 [14] But continue in
the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you
have learned them;
[15] And that from a child you have known the holy
scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which
is in Messiah Yeshua.
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works.
1Tim.4 [16] Take heed unto thyself,
and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this you
shalt
both save thyself, and them that hear you.
Col.4 [1]
Masters,
give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have
a Master in heaven.
[2]
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving…
Rom.11 [22] Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on
them which fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in
his goodness: otherwise you also shalt be cut
off.
[24] Now unto Yeshua that is able
to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of
his glory with exceeding joy,
[25] To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,
both now and ever. Amen.
In closing for
today,
Watch your testimony!
Next week is the third of the 7 Sabbaths we were told to count
Exod.34 [22] And you shall observe the feast of weeks, of the first fruits of wheat harvest…
Feast of Weeks – Pentecost (50 days) - the Feast of Harvest coming
June 8, 2025, a Sabbath
Shabbat Shalom
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם