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... 12 Solomon s Pillars and The Two Witnesses... 16 Is the Beloved Disciple One of the Two Witnesses?... 27 Is the Apostle John Already Immortal?... 30 Two Witnesses, Two Olive Trees, and Two Lampstands... 33 Illustration of Zechariah s Two Olive Trees Vision...37 The Two Underlying Themes of the Bible... 42 Chapter Two: The Covenant of Grace and the Law...48 Yah s Covenants with Adam and Noah... 49 Yah s Covenant with Abraham... 52 A New Covenant to Fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant... 56 Christ s Solution to the Condemnation of the Law... 62 The Old Law Transformed in the New Covenant of Grace... 66 The Moral Law of the New Covenant... 72 vii
The New Law: Mercy, Forgiveness, and Love... 83 Citizens in God s Kingdom Satisfy the Mosaic Law... 86 The Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of Grace... 90 The Prophetic Themes of the Feasts of Israel... 98 Purim: Tied to the Great Tribulation... 103 Allegorical Roles of Characters in Esther...107 Chanukah: Tied to the Millennial Kingdom and Eternity... 111 The End Time Message of the Book of Ruth... 113 Allegorical Roles of Characters in Ruth...118 A Note About The Biblical Name of God... 118 Chapter Three: Made in Yah s Image...123 Male and Female Both Created in the Image of God... 124 Body, Mind, and Spirit Man as a Reflection of Yah... 126 The Holy Spirit Spiritual Mother to All True Believers... 133 The Body of Christ - Believers as a Reflection of Yahshua... 138 The Holy Spirit Active Within Those Who Are Born Again... 142 What Caused Christ s Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane?... 143 Chapter Four: Divine Rights - Emotion and Choice...149 Emotions Are Normal - Yah Feels Too!... 150 If All We Need Is Love, How Come No One Seems To Get It?... 153 Yes, Be Humble, But Never Too Humble to Ask For More!... 156 Why We Need to Ask Yah is Democratic!... 160 Predestination Predetermined By Our Choices!... 165 Chosen Before We Were Born - Yah Has A Choice Too!... 167 viii
Chapter Five: Yah Revealed in Yahshua s Parables...175 Job Saw the Bigger, Secret Picture... 176 Everything Hidden Is Made Known Through Christ... 177 God Gives Secret Wisdom To Make It Known... 180 How Yahweh Shows His Nature in the Physical World... 181 Parables Spiritual Windows into the Mind of Yahshua... 188 Faith and Love - Indispensable Weapons Against Evil... 190 Weeds, Seeds, and Plants as Metaphors for Spiritual Growth... 194 Lost Sons, Sheep, and Coins Show Us the Way to Heaven... 201 The Two Houses of Israel, and the True Church... 204 Hidden Truths Revealed By the Spirit of Christ... 208 Chapter Six: Yahweh Revealed in Marriage Covenants...211 Yah Instituted the First Marriage Covenant... 213 Common Aspects of Marriage Rituals Around the World... 214 Marriage as a Sacred Blood Covenant Ceremony... 218 Jewish Weddings At The Time of Christ... 221 Yahshua s Wedding Parables: Messages to His Bride... 225 The Prophetic Message of Jewish Wedding Rituals... 234 Chart: the Prophetic Aspects of Jewish Wedding Customs...247 Chapter Seven: Seeing Yahweh In Family Bonds...251 Yahweh: Deity Expressed Symbolically as Male and Female... 257 The Trinity, A Divine Family of Father, Mother, and Son... 260 The Holy Spirit s Role: A Sign That Women Can Be Ministers... 265 The Spirit of Yah: Loving Mentor to All God s Children... 268 ix
The Virgin Mary: Our Spiritual Mother, or Mortal Flesh?... 271 Miriam: A Perpetual Virgin, or Prolific Mother?... 274 Is Mary the Mother of God, and Queen of Heaven?... 278 The Bride Seen As Two Olive Trees Grafted Together... 282 Adoption into God s Family through Marriage to the Lamb... 285 What It Means To Be A Part of Yah s Family... 288 The Sin of Distorting Our Place in Yah s Family... 292 YOU ARE A Poem/Hymn... 296 Chapter Eight: Yahshua Revealed in Ritual Sacrifice...297 Types of Blood Sacrifices, and Their Purpose... 298 The Horns of the Altar Tied to the Mazzaroth...301 Why Mankind Had to Eat Animals After the Flood... 303 Burnt Offerings Before the Time of Moses... 305 Vampires DO Exist, and They Are US!... 306 Burnt Offerings as the Sweet Aroma of Repentance... 308 The Five Sacrificial Animals Offered to Yahweh... 309 The Five Types of Blood Sacrifices Offered... 313 A Life for a Life: Why Blood Has to Be Shed to Atone for Sin... 319 The Problem of Evil, or Why We Need A Savior... 323 Chapter Nine: Our Blood Covenant with Yahweh...329 Covenants as a Form of Adoption... 331 The Word, Blood, and Seal of Covenant Acts... 333 Seven Ritual Covenant Seals... 335 Abraham: The First Man To Be Adopted Into Yah s Family... 336 x
Making a Blood Sacrifice to Seal a Covenant...337 God s Words, or Promises & Curses of the Covenant...339 Exchanging Names to Mark a Covenant...340 Validating a Covenant by Exchanging Clothing...341 The Covenant Shedding and Mingling of Blood...343 Using Menhirs or Trees as Covenant Seals...345 The Redeemer Revealed in the Star Gospel... 347 Signs in the Heavens on the First Passover... 351 Illustration of the Lunar Eclipse on the First Passover...355 The Date of Christ s Death and Resurrection... 356 Time Chart of Christ s Death and Resurrection...364 Heavenly Signs at Christ s Death and Resurrection... 368 Easter Not Pagan, But A Celebration of Firstfruits!... 373 A Slave Forever: What Christ Became So We Could Be Free!... 380 The Cross of Christ: The True Tree of Life... 384 Yahshua s Cross, Our Covenant Pillar... 386 What It Means To Be Blood Brothers with Christ... 391 Chapter Ten: Teachings of the Tabernacle and Temple...395 The Miraculous Jubilee Called Pentecost... 396 The Heavenly Signs at Pentecost... 406 Spiritual Messages of the Fall Festivals... 408 The Tabernacle: A Symbol for Christ and His Church... 409 The Tabernacle as an Illustration of the Family of God...414 The Desert Tabernacle: Allegorical Symbol for the Trinity... 418 Comparing the Tabernacle and Temple of Solomon... 419 Cherubim in the Bible, and in History... 424 xi
The Cherubim in Ezekiel and Solomon s Temple... 428 Meaning of the Cherubim on Ezekiel s Temple Walls...429 Illustration of the Circle of the Zodiac and the Ecliptic...432 The Ark as a Symbol for the Body of Christ...434 The Veil Between the Holy and Most Holy Place...435 The Cherubim in the Tabernacle: Symbols of Israel... 436 The Ephod: a Symbol of the Mazzaroth, and Israel... 443 Scriptural Arrangement of Tribes Around the Tabernacle...444 Possible Tribal Arrangement on the Ephod s Stones...446 Christ s Role as High Priest on the Day of Atonement... 449 The Desert Tabernacle as a Reflection of Christ...452 The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot... 457 Born Again People Patterned In The Tabernacle... 461 The Ark of the Covenant as the Heart of God... 463 The Ark and the Staff of Yahweh... 467 The Ark as a Symbol of Salvation in Christ... 475 The Ark as an Allegory for Christ and the Trinity...476 The Mercy Seat: Symbol of Yahshua s Universal Throne... 478 Biblical Hints That Yahshua Was Born During Sukkot!... 481 Prophetic Applications of the Fall Holy Days... 486 Sukkot: A Spiritual Allegory for Yah s Final Spiritual Harvest... 488 Chapter Eleven: Old Testament Prefigurations of Christ.497 Bootes: Star Gospel Symbol For The First Bible Heroes... 500 Bootes as a Prefiguration of Christ...503 Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob: Symbols for Yahweh & Yahshua... 504 Orion: the Star Gospel Symbol for Many Bible Heroes... 511 Taurus and Orion Depicting Christ s Sacrifice...515 Orion, Auriga, & Perseus Treading Satan Underfoot...518 Abraham, the First Great Orion/Christ Figure... 523 xii
Joseph as Orion and a Type of Christ... 524 Moses, Deliverer, Giver of the Law, and a Type of Christ... 533 Moses Bronze Snake: A Symbol for the Cross of Christ... 536 Moses Bronze Snake Tied to the Cross of Christ...538 Joshua, Son of Nun as Orion, and a Type of Christ... 539 Star Gospel Symbols for Samson and Christ... 542 Samson and Christ Seen in the Star Gospel...547 Yahshua and David as Cepheus, the Conquering King... 550 Star Gospel Surrounding Cepheus and Cassiopeia...551 Auriga/Orion Tied to Elijah, John the Baptist, and Christ... 553 The Heavenly Sign of Jonah: A Sign for Christ... 560 Pisces, Cetus, and Aquarius as the Sign of Jonah...565 Yahshua: Our Kinsman-Redeemer and Avenger of Blood... 567 Appendix...571 Bibliography By Subject...581 Pre and Post Flood History, Ancient and Recent...581 Ancient Judeo-Christian Manuscripts and Commentaries...584 Pre-Flood Wisdom: Sacred Astronomy/Gospel in the Stars...585 Judeo-Christian Religious Eschatology and Exegesis...587 Christian Apologetics Defending the Bible...590 Antediluvian/Ancient Technology and Civilization...591 Creation Catastrophism Refuting Evolution...593 Dinosaurs, Fallen Angels, Giants, and the Nephilim...594 Paganism: False Religious Mythology...596 Index...599 About the Author...639 Pillar of Enoch Ministry Book Order Form...641 xiii