it's not Sunday... it s the Sabbath! PSALMS 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? ISAIAH 41:21 Produce your cause, saith YHWH; bring forth your strong [reasons], saith the King of Jacob. - 1 - Regardless of what the so-called Christian Church fathers say, we have a more reliable source in the Apostles and Prophets which pre-date the Christian so-called Church fathers. In my twenty five years of ministering, I have found religious people love the truth, but they love the truth they have accepted and they love the truths they teach, but they do not have a love for all the truth of the Bible. There are simply some truths, religious people will not accept from Yah, no matter how clearly the Bible speaks on the subject. This is where Straitway comes in. We separate ourselves from the ones who do not love Yah s whole truth. Some cannot accept truth because they jumped the gun and have come out hard against certain things and for the sake of saving face they cannot embarrass themselves by admitting they were wrong and at fault. So saving face at all cost has become the norm and it has kept the spirit of pride alive and well.
met regularly on the Sabbath I find it very hard to believe so soon after the Apostles, that the Church had already apostated so fast to transgress the Holy Seventh Day Sabbath in favor of the first day of the week, meeting for rest. For example, the early Church Assembly, who were Israelites and not Christians, met over and over again on the Sabbath day in obedience to the Commandment. ACTS 13:42-44 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of Yah. And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of Yah. ACTS 17:1-2 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, The real question of the day is, What kind of penmanship have the scribes exercised in changing the Word of the True and Living Yah?. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians does not appear in our Bibles. He was not an authority in the early Assembly. To suggest that Yah gave the power to change the Sabbath from the seventh day, to Sunday the first day, is that spirit of anti-christ which is the spirit of error. Christianity is not the faith of Abraham, Isaac or Jacob. Moses did not know this religion, neither did any of the Prophets or Apostles. Evil men and seducers have risen and deceived the masses of the people. Ignatius was not an Apostle. I did not say he wasn't a believer, but something clearly has happened after all of the Apostles' deaths. - 2 -
OF OTHERS ARE NOT A SOURCE OF AUTHORITY Authors and their writings such as: Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians 9:1 (c. a.d. 108) Didache 14:1 (c. a.d. 100-125) Gospel of Peter 9:35; 12:50 (c. a.d. 125-50) Books like the Didache were not written by the Hebrew prophets and therefore they are not a source of authority. YHWH does not change, and Jesus echoed the same words in Hebrews 13:8. For someone to come up with a religion called Christianity and try to use this system of believe to replace the Hebrew Apostles and Prophets is the greatest deception this earth has ever seen. YHWH gave our people the pure Word from Him and I personally cannot and will not stand by and watch a people and a religion practice 'replacement theology' and assume they have replaced us, the truth Israelites, and our history. This sounds just like America when they killed the indigenous people of this land, sat down and ate with them, and then slaughtered them on the day the Indians now call their National Day of Mourning as the current occupiers celebrate and call that day Thanksgiving! We have to ask ourselves a question. Who are these Romans? Who are these people to think they can actually get away with replacing the prophets and the Commandments of - 4 - YHWH in favor of their religion and use our book to deceive the world! Israel, your last day Ministers, Pastors and Prophets have once again risen by the Spirit and Power of Yah to bring to you the truth and the truth Straitway. It is very important for Israelites to understand that the Bible is a Hebrew Book. Do not allow yourselves to be deceived by those who only want to present to you so-called Church history, coming from a Christian perspective and using those sources as truth.
THE BIBLICAL DAY OF THE LORD IS THE SABBATH, AND THE DAY OF ATONEMENT JOEL 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. AMOS 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light. AMOS 5:20 [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? ACTS 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: - 5 - Above are a few references to the day of the lord which is a day of darkness. If anyone is a student of the Scriptures they would know this day to be the Day of Atonement! So there are a few references in the whole of Scriptures that speak of the day of the Lord being the Sabbath or the day of Darkness, yet not one time did it ever mention the day of the Lord being Sunday! Its just a carnal assertion Christians make like they do assuming a lot of things.
SABBATH ENDS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK MATTHEW 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. John goes into a little more detail explaining what it actually looked like when they went to the sepulcher: JOHN 20:1 The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Here John gives us an example of the disciples actually assembling, but they were not having Church! They were together because they feared the religious people of the day, the Jews!: JOHN 20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. MARK 16:2 And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. MARK 16:9 Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. Here is an example of Paul actually preaching to them, no differently than if we were preaching at any time during the week: LUKE 24:1 Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them. ACTS 20:7 And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. In the above refrences, Matthew, Mark and Luke record that the Sabbath had ended, and as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, meaning when the sun started to come up, Mary and Mary Magdalene came to the grave where Jesus was placed. So it is clear that they were not resting on Sunday and it's also clear these two Israelitish women were not in Church, or going to Church, rather they went to the place where Jesus had been placed. Here, Jesus was not in Church, nor did He change the Sabbath. It only informs us Jesus appeared to both Marys. However there is more information here than what meets the eye. When it says upon, what does that mean? That means that day the Sabbaton, which is the interval between two days, they were coming together. Day was leaving and the night was coming in. Or you can say the sun was setting and the darkness was coming in. We know this to be true because Paul preached until midnight, meaning he was very long winded and this man feel asleep like a lot of people do today in the Churches while preaching is happening. The fact remains that there are no instructions telling us the Sabbath had changed. Not one indicator. - 6 -
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TITHING CONTINUALLY IN EFFECT I CORINTHIANS 16:2 Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [Yah] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Here, the people were laying their offerings so that someone could pick them up when they came by. So it is a fact that the early Assembly gave to the work of the Most High. Many people think they are preaching something profound by saying the tithe is done away with. Yet, in the New Testament, Jesus and the Apostles left us an example. They gave all, everything, to the work of the ministry. You will not hear Churches, Assemblies, Camps or Groups mention this truth because this is one major part of the message they totally ignore! SABBATH KEEPING BY ISRAELITES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT I am listing just a few passages here to show the Israelites kept the Sabbath Day in the New Testament. ACTS 13:14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. ACTS 13:26,27 Men [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth Yah, to you is the word of this salvation sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled [them] in condemning [him]. Nowhere after the death, burial and resurrection of Christ does it tell us that the Apostles and the Israelites came together on Sunday to meet and have so-called Church! ACTS 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. ACTS 16:13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted [thither]. Prayer meeting was occurring on the Sabbath Day. ACTS 13:42-44 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of Yah. And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of Yah. In this passage, it shows us that when the Israelites left the synagogue Church, then Gentiles came in hopes of hearing the same words spoken to them. It got to the point that both Israelites, and Gentiles who wanted to convert to become Israel, wanted to hear the Word of Yah on the Sabbath Day. - 8 - ACTS 17:1,2 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, The Apostle Paul who the Christians like calling their own personal Apostle, his manner was to keep the Commandments as spoken by Moses in Exodus 20:8-11. Therefore he taught and reasoned with the disciples three Sabbath days. Since the Sabbath comes once a week, that means this was a three week period. ACTS 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
THE COUNCIL OF LAODICEA SHIFTED THE LORD'S DAY/DAY OF THE LORD The first day of the week was not officially known as The Lord's Day until the time of the Council of Laodicea when the council ratified a change in custom which was already well established. The "Christian" church of the day made the change, YHWH did not make the change and nor did Yahshua (Jesus). CONCLUSION It does not matter on which day of the week John saw his vision. The Day of the Lord is also the Day of Atonement and as well the Sabbath day, however this Day was showing us something the prophets spoke about. John was in the Spirit to see what the Day of YHWH will be like at the end of the world. If you are an Israelite or you want to keep the Commandments and become an Israelite, then change your life and find a faithful Israelite Assembly associated with Straitway which believes in the Holy Spirit and the Power of Yah operating in their lives. The warning for all true people of Yah is to come out of these false Commandment breaking Churches! II CORINTHIANS 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living Yah; as Yah hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their Yah, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Master, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. REVELATION 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. It is my hope and prayer that the Most High will open your understanding in this last day and few hours we have left. - 10 -
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