Table of Contents. Dedication and Acknowledgements...iii. Language of God Series Reader Endorsements:... iv. Author s Notes... v

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1 Table of Contents Dedication and Acknowledgements...iii Language of God Series Reader Endorsements:... iv Author s Notes... v The Language of God Book Series Summary...xv Author s Foreword...xix Chapter One: Two Pillars and Two Witnesses...1 Loving Lessons Learned From Our Righteous Ancestors... 4 The Language of God: An Extension of Yah s Love For Us... 9 The Language of God, and the Two Great Witnesses Solomon s Pillars and The Two Witnesses Is the Beloved Disciple One of the Two Witnesses? Is the Apostle John Already Immortal? Two Witnesses, Two Olive Trees, and Two Lampstands Illustration of Zechariah s Two Olive Trees Vision...37 The Two Underlying Themes of the Bible Chapter Two: The Covenant of Grace and the Law...48 Yah s Covenants with Adam and Noah Yah s Covenant with Abraham A New Covenant to Fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant Christ s Solution to the Condemnation of the Law The Old Law Transformed in the New Covenant of Grace The Moral Law of the New Covenant vii

2 The New Law: Mercy, Forgiveness, and Love Citizens in God s Kingdom Satisfy the Mosaic Law The Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of Grace The Prophetic Themes of the Feasts of Israel Purim: Tied to the Great Tribulation Allegorical Roles of Characters in Esther Chanukah: Tied to the Millennial Kingdom and Eternity The End Time Message of the Book of Ruth Allegorical Roles of Characters in Ruth A Note About The Biblical Name of God Chapter Three: Made in Yah s Image Male and Female Both Created in the Image of God Body, Mind, and Spirit Man as a Reflection of Yah The Holy Spirit Spiritual Mother to All True Believers The Body of Christ - Believers as a Reflection of Yahshua The Holy Spirit Active Within Those Who Are Born Again What Caused Christ s Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane? Chapter Four: Divine Rights - Emotion and Choice Emotions Are Normal - Yah Feels Too! If All We Need Is Love, How Come No One Seems To Get It? Yes, Be Humble, But Never Too Humble to Ask For More! Why We Need to Ask Yah is Democratic! Predestination Predetermined By Our Choices! Chosen Before We Were Born - Yah Has A Choice Too! viii

3 Chapter Five: Yah Revealed in Yahshua s Parables Job Saw the Bigger, Secret Picture Everything Hidden Is Made Known Through Christ God Gives Secret Wisdom To Make It Known How Yahweh Shows His Nature in the Physical World Parables Spiritual Windows into the Mind of Yahshua Faith and Love - Indispensable Weapons Against Evil Weeds, Seeds, and Plants as Metaphors for Spiritual Growth Lost Sons, Sheep, and Coins Show Us the Way to Heaven The Two Houses of Israel, and the True Church Hidden Truths Revealed By the Spirit of Christ Chapter Six: Yahweh Revealed in Marriage Covenants Yah Instituted the First Marriage Covenant Common Aspects of Marriage Rituals Around the World Marriage as a Sacred Blood Covenant Ceremony Jewish Weddings At The Time of Christ Yahshua s Wedding Parables: Messages to His Bride The Prophetic Message of Jewish Wedding Rituals Chart: the Prophetic Aspects of Jewish Wedding Customs Chapter Seven: Seeing Yahweh In Family Bonds Yahweh: Deity Expressed Symbolically as Male and Female The Trinity, A Divine Family of Father, Mother, and Son The Holy Spirit s Role: A Sign That Women Can Be Ministers The Spirit of Yah: Loving Mentor to All God s Children ix

4 The Virgin Mary: Our Spiritual Mother, or Mortal Flesh? Miriam: A Perpetual Virgin, or Prolific Mother? Is Mary the Mother of God, and Queen of Heaven? The Bride Seen As Two Olive Trees Grafted Together Adoption into God s Family through Marriage to the Lamb What It Means To Be A Part of Yah s Family The Sin of Distorting Our Place in Yah s Family YOU ARE A Poem/Hymn Chapter Eight: Yahshua Revealed in Ritual Sacrifice Types of Blood Sacrifices, and Their Purpose The Horns of the Altar Tied to the Mazzaroth Why Mankind Had to Eat Animals After the Flood Burnt Offerings Before the Time of Moses Vampires DO Exist, and They Are US! Burnt Offerings as the Sweet Aroma of Repentance The Five Sacrificial Animals Offered to Yahweh The Five Types of Blood Sacrifices Offered A Life for a Life: Why Blood Has to Be Shed to Atone for Sin The Problem of Evil, or Why We Need A Savior Chapter Nine: Our Blood Covenant with Yahweh Covenants as a Form of Adoption The Word, Blood, and Seal of Covenant Acts Seven Ritual Covenant Seals Abraham: The First Man To Be Adopted Into Yah s Family x

5 Making a Blood Sacrifice to Seal a Covenant God s Words, or Promises & Curses of the Covenant Exchanging Names to Mark a Covenant Validating a Covenant by Exchanging Clothing The Covenant Shedding and Mingling of Blood Using Menhirs or Trees as Covenant Seals The Redeemer Revealed in the Star Gospel Signs in the Heavens on the First Passover Illustration of the Lunar Eclipse on the First Passover The Date of Christ s Death and Resurrection Time Chart of Christ s Death and Resurrection Heavenly Signs at Christ s Death and Resurrection Easter Not Pagan, But A Celebration of Firstfruits! A Slave Forever: What Christ Became So We Could Be Free! The Cross of Christ: The True Tree of Life Yahshua s Cross, Our Covenant Pillar What It Means To Be Blood Brothers with Christ Chapter Ten: Teachings of the Tabernacle and Temple The Miraculous Jubilee Called Pentecost The Heavenly Signs at Pentecost Spiritual Messages of the Fall Festivals The Tabernacle: A Symbol for Christ and His Church The Tabernacle as an Illustration of the Family of God The Desert Tabernacle: Allegorical Symbol for the Trinity Comparing the Tabernacle and Temple of Solomon Cherubim in the Bible, and in History xi

6 The Cherubim in Ezekiel and Solomon s Temple Meaning of the Cherubim on Ezekiel s Temple Walls Illustration of the Circle of the Zodiac and the Ecliptic The Ark as a Symbol for the Body of Christ The Veil Between the Holy and Most Holy Place The Cherubim in the Tabernacle: Symbols of Israel The Ephod: a Symbol of the Mazzaroth, and Israel Scriptural Arrangement of Tribes Around the Tabernacle Possible Tribal Arrangement on the Ephod s Stones Christ s Role as High Priest on the Day of Atonement The Desert Tabernacle as a Reflection of Christ The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot Born Again People Patterned In The Tabernacle The Ark of the Covenant as the Heart of God The Ark and the Staff of Yahweh The Ark as a Symbol of Salvation in Christ The Ark as an Allegory for Christ and the Trinity The Mercy Seat: Symbol of Yahshua s Universal Throne Biblical Hints That Yahshua Was Born During Sukkot! Prophetic Applications of the Fall Holy Days Sukkot: A Spiritual Allegory for Yah s Final Spiritual Harvest Chapter Eleven: Old Testament Prefigurations of Christ.497 Bootes: Star Gospel Symbol For The First Bible Heroes Bootes as a Prefiguration of Christ Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob: Symbols for Yahweh & Yahshua Orion: the Star Gospel Symbol for Many Bible Heroes Taurus and Orion Depicting Christ s Sacrifice Orion, Auriga, & Perseus Treading Satan Underfoot Abraham, the First Great Orion/Christ Figure xii

7 Joseph as Orion and a Type of Christ Moses, Deliverer, Giver of the Law, and a Type of Christ Moses Bronze Snake: A Symbol for the Cross of Christ Moses Bronze Snake Tied to the Cross of Christ Joshua, Son of Nun as Orion, and a Type of Christ Star Gospel Symbols for Samson and Christ Samson and Christ Seen in the Star Gospel Yahshua and David as Cepheus, the Conquering King Star Gospel Surrounding Cepheus and Cassiopeia Auriga/Orion Tied to Elijah, John the Baptist, and Christ The Heavenly Sign of Jonah: A Sign for Christ Pisces, Cetus, and Aquarius as the Sign of Jonah Yahshua: Our Kinsman-Redeemer and Avenger of Blood Appendix Bibliography By Subject Pre and Post Flood History, Ancient and Recent Ancient Judeo-Christian Manuscripts and Commentaries Pre-Flood Wisdom: Sacred Astronomy/Gospel in the Stars Judeo-Christian Religious Eschatology and Exegesis Christian Apologetics Defending the Bible Antediluvian/Ancient Technology and Civilization Creation Catastrophism Refuting Evolution Dinosaurs, Fallen Angels, Giants, and the Nephilim Paganism: False Religious Mythology Index About the Author Pillar of Enoch Ministry Book Order Form xiii