I was WRONG... and it changed my life
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- Something huge happened in my life eleven years ago, and I haven't been the same since. I realized I was wrong about something, and if I was wrong about this thing, I could be wrong about other things as well. And it caused me to re-evaluate everything. But it all began with my understanding of Peter's Vision in Acts 10.
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And that's truth, We obey God when we find true love in Him. Happy Sabbath!!
Shabbat shalom Mike Lundquist!
Indeed
We arent called to celebrate the Saturday-Sabbath anymore...
Hebrews chapter 4, including verse 8 clearly says we continually abide "in his rest"
which is the WHOLE sabbath age from 33AD till now.
Read your bibles, and stop judaizing, which is forbidden in Galatians.
I believe we are in the last days. One of the markers is ..."Knowledge shall be increased". I was ridiculed by most Christians for keeping the Sabbath and dietary law most of my life. I am so happy that the Holy Spirit is opening the eyes of many to His precious truths. And remember, if things are not done in love or if the person does not come in love, question the spirit. The Holy Spirit ALWAYS brings truth by teaching kindness along with Bible soundness.
Hebrews in Chapter 13 gives some sound advice in verse nine, 9 *Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.”*
Moreover, Col.2: 16 The Apostle Paul commands Gentile Christian's not to let anyone judge you in what *you eat or drink.* Period!
Keep it up and fix your eyes upon Jesus
@@chucksmith4624 so basically when eating any of the foods given in the torah we are not to be judge for eating those food?
@@giovannicorraliza4393 The menu the Jews were discussing was found in Deuteronomy and Leviticus. We should take into consideration that we are discussing Jews. What we should study to have a complete understanding is the ceremonial law vs the moral law. The 613 rabbinical laws and the moral laws. Those that were for the Jewish nation and those that were to be delivered to the world by the Jewish nation which was God chosen people to deliver such laws.
Christ is the end of the Law - Romans 10:4. Righteousness is a gift and not earned through the law, otherwise Christ died in vain.
I sat down open my Bible and read what he said and the reality of it hit my like a ton of bricks.
Yes, it hard (like a ton of bricks) when I realized we are the fallen angels.
There is only ONE Gospel: The Gospel of Reconciliation.
All other gospels are accursed.
Jesus Christ came into THEIR kingdom to reconcile fallen angels unto Himself.
We are the fallen angels kept in DNA chains of darkness.
If you do not confess being a fallen angel in Lucifer's kingdom, then you are an unbeliever.
Unbeliever = those that claim to be made in the image of God.
@@qwerty-so6ml what? How did you get that we are fallen angels out of this? We are men made in the image of God, not fallen angels. Men are not angels. Angels and man are 2 separate creations. The Bible is very clear on that.
@@qwerty-so6ml Erm, what bible have you been reading, and what have you been smoking?
The scripture tells me that all I need to confess is that Yeshua is the Son of YeHoVaH Elohim, and that if I confess that, then Elohim will dwell in me, and I in Elohim.
"You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commands of YeHoVaH your Elohim, which I command you.” - Devarim 4:2
"I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, Elohim will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll; and if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, Elohim will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the set-apart city, which are described in this scroll." - Hazon 22:18-19
What all you guys need to understand is that our senses are the avenues of the soul, so whatever commandment God give us has the purpose of protecting us.
Remember your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
God be with you!
The Lord stopped me from eating unclean meats in2012 .. Even though I haven’t gone back to eat pork and seafood (I just stick to chicken and fish with scales)and the other unclean meats . I use to miss crab legs the most .. but it’s better to be obedient to the Lord🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I get what he's saying about Peter's vision (and he's right) but where does it say that Gentiles must follow Jewish eating traditions?
True and same thing with the Sabbath. The LORD Doesn't contradict HIMSELF, nor HE Changes HIS MIND.
AMEN!!
Exodus 32 starting in verse 7-14 some versions use the word repented in verse 14 some use the word relented which means a change of mind and repented would be a change of action. Some may say that God knew that Moses was going to say that but that’s just not how it’s recording And the saddest verse in the Bible Genesis 6:6 after the fall when God states he was sorry he made man and He was grieved in his heart and said I will destroy man who am I created from the face of the earth both man and beast creeping day and the birds in the air I’m sorry that I have made them but Noah found favor in His eyes so he changed His mind then too The true king of the universe can do as he feels and there’s two examples of Him changing His mind. Just saying one would think that he would change his mind. So you can talk to Him and present a reason and Your words could change His mind on something. The Old Testament gives examples of how God reacts, acts and how He handles things and if one person can change His mind then another one can
Now I keep Sabbath and I eat kosher so I’m not arguing that by any means but scripture states he can of course do anything and one of them is a change of mind
God does not change. But he CAN change his mind about something. Besides, Jesus fulfilled the law already, so.
Amen to that
Yep, my dad was critical of my decision to cut out unclean meat and I didn't have the words to explain as his tone caught me of guard. I've since sent him a couple of videos, don't know if he watched them, but my mom is super receptive. Growing up Baptist, I've had A LOT to unlearn.... but the Messianic Synagogue i attend near Dallas, Texas has been absolutely life changing!
My progress was slow and over some time, but the Ruach was patient with me, I started keeping Shabbat, then avoided easter an Christmas celebrations, then over time I was convinced of the food laws and then I started observing Passover, Yom Kippur etc and the way that the heavens opened up for me and the curses from my life was removed and the blessings started pouring in, there is just no denying the true power in this knowledge. Few find it unfortunately.
Trust me when I say that the Holy Spirit did not guide you to be under the curse of the laws of Moses that we were freed from in the New testament. We are no longer under the laws but under grace to be saved.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Great, now your Jewish and not Christian. We are so impressed.
@@thelionofjudah77u82 2000 years have passed yet we are crying over these matter....
Accept it that we have all been taught wrong about most of the things...
We are still confused about many things....
Even about what men and women should wear....
Trust me God would never want our kids and us to wear short clothing like those Christians in Europe and America.....
Today's Christianity most of it is pagan...
@@chucksmith4624 Men aren't worth impressing. The Torah is Hebrew and it is God's law, not Jewish. There were no Jews at mount Sinai. The term Jew is not used until after the kingdom split in two. They are the tribes of the southern kingdom of Judah and were being called Jews around the time of the Babylonian captivity.
Who gave Abram the name Abraham? God did (Genesis 17:5)
Who gave Jacob the name Israel? God did (Genesis 32:28)
Who gave believers in Christ the name Christian? Men did (Acts 11:26)
@@brentfenske3317 Oh my! You guys are something else.
Jacob had 12 sons, one of them was named JEW-DUH, GET IT? DUH!!! I'm using the New Testament term, not the Old Testament. Goodness. Nonetheless, all those who were Sabbath keepers were obligated to be circumcised of the flesh and to keep the law of Moses. (Acts 15:5) . They were collectively called "Jews' in the New Testament because they lived in *"Ju-dea"* , despite what tribe were from. You are just trying to avoid the subject. We are not Jews or "Israelites" under the old covenant. Neither do we claim to be. God did not take the Israelites out of Egypt and make them Christians. He made them "the Children of Israel" collectively called Jews in the New Testament. You all should try becoming Christians sometime.
Because, as of now, you all are far more worried about being Jewish. None of the Gentle nations were ever required to keep the sabbaths, holy days, meat distinctions..etc. Neither did any of the Prophets, Christ or the Apostles ever command them to do so. *Therefore, the Apostle Paul wrote the following words, *"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:"* to the Gentile Christians in Col.2:16. So, you all would do well to stop that nonsense and repent before God and man! Because you all have abandoned Christ and put him to open shame! And, more, neither do you keep the law, you preach. Shame on everyone of you!
Mark 7:19
“Food doesn't go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer." (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God's eyes.)
That passage was not referring to unclean. Or common food! It was referring to washing of the hands! Repent
Not only is this passage only referring to the washing of hands, that phrase of declaring all foods clean is not in the King James Version, and not in the original Hebrew or Greek. This was added by man to change the meaning. Look at an interlinear Bible.
@@kimmieb2u which proves the Bible is not the “inerrant” trustworthy Word of God.
This channel is amazing. May God continue to bless you with his spirit and guide you in all truth.
In 2002, I was warned by my Doctor to stop eating pork, ( high in carcinogens)(sic), because of the history of cancer on both sides of my family..After I got on the Kosher diet I was able to reduce my medication in half, and I had no need for allergy medication, because I was no longer eating shellfish. I once thought of the Kosher diet as food that I was being denied from eating. Until I understood that the denial is protection.
I ran into an article that explained this same exact same vision and this was eye opening and life changing for me! Thanks for sharing! Abba is good. Shalom brother!
Mark 7:15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are they which defile a man.
I was thinking the same. What now do we do with Mark 7:15?. I've understood for years that Peter's vision had nothing to do with food. But why would we ignore this (Mk 7:15)? Also, there are so many other commands from Leviticus that we cannot, should not(animal sacrifices) or do not otherwise obey. (animal sacrifice, temple worship, capital punishment) What is the biblical reason for Gentile believers to obey kosher dietary restriction? I am not arguing, I genuinely desire a Biblical answer to this question. I gave up pork and shellfish for years trying to obey the bible but when I realized how many other commands I wasn't obeying, it didn't seem to make sense.
Just touching the carcass of an unclean animal renders one unclean so how much more eating it? Don't be deceived, YAHUAH says eating swines fleash is an abomination read Isaiah 66. Causes smoke to come out of his nostrils.... You really think it has changed?
Would eating another human (cannibalism) defile a man? (A paganistic satanic rite)
Would the "Mark of the Beast" defile a man? (GOD's Word says it does)
In Mark 7:15, Yeshua was talking about any FOOD going into a man. There are a number of things in this world that are not to be considered food although people eat them anyway.
@@trentmiller8127 good thinking. Consider this. Keeping the law cannot save us. Only Christ was actually able to keep it to perfection...that's why we rely on Him for our salvation. We keep the law because of our love for God. If your spouse tells you they hate something, would you continue doing it?
@@trentmiller8127 1 Corinthians 10:25-27 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
For every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving
If it is consecrated by the word of God. 1 Tim 4;4-5
God bless brother.i have known this truth about 30 years ago.
Amen CONTEXT Matters. Thanks Lex, GOD Bless.
I had that same experience with Biblical Cosmology! Amen 🙏
Me too!! I came back to Jesus and reopened my Bible with wonder and peace when I saw that Hebrew cosmology is correct and “ pseudo “science is wrong. I’m sixty and was part of a cult that appears Christian but isn’t. I’ve connected the dots of my experiences and the Bible in its context is correct.
Same!! Was practically an atheist before YAHUAH opened my eyes to the Truth about cosmology!
Shabbat Shalom
@@zachariahz9832 me too with all this new age (that's not new) mixed in.. it tears down the idolatry of science that's for sure
I'm also a flat earther
@@dawnellafreeman4860 I will be eternally grateful to Abba for pulling me out of this world and calling me to him!
Praise YAHUAH, He led me these truth months ago! - YAH does not change, the clean & unclean food laws was prevalent even in the time of Noah.
Of every *clean beast* you shall take to you by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are *not clean* by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. [Genesis] BERE'SHIYTH 7:2-3 את
Genesis 9:3 says Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I give the green plants I give you everything. God bless.
@@ivansgunz yes
Your channel is a blessing to me truly!
I was eatting shrimp and pork i got a stomach ache randomly dodnt know if i would get one again i begged God please protect me. So i kept eatting until 2021 i was eatting bacon and got a stomach ache i thought i was dieing so i stopped eatting pork and shellfish. I am so Thankful God made me allergic to what Is Against Him. I fear God!!!❤❤❤ do you who reads my testimony?
Lex,
Like you, I am a former member of the Church of the Nazarene. My eye opening moment involved the current and future relevance of the biblical feast days. All things biblical had to be re-examined from that point forward.
You’re doing great! Keep up the good work!
- Paul
It changes the understanding of what Jesus meant in Matthew 5:17.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Yes He fulfilled the law by keeping it perfectly with no sin so that His sacrifice could be our atone for sin. He also fulfilled the Spring feasts. He will fulfill the Fall feasts when He returns. It's interesting during the fifth seal the martyrs are asking how long until they are avenged. In the King James their answer is "a little season" (Revelation 6:9-11). What comes between Spring and Fall? Summer ... a little season.
Shalom
@@brentfenske3317 Very interesting perspective on the “little season” phrase. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the reply!
Shalom to you as well.
Praise Yah for these teachings, as He has given you a humble heart and the ability to be easy to understand and relatable. These are perfect for sharing with family and friends who haven't quite reached this understanding. These are done in love without condemnation, which is the Perfection. Thank you.
All praise and glory to our Creator.. in Yahusha's mighty name.
Totally agree. Really precise and clear teachings.
Thank you so much for this video!
GOD bless you and your ministry. May you continue to allow The Holy Spirit, to Lead and Guide you into ALL GOD'S TRUTH. 🙏
God bless you brother! Very concise and logical. Similar thing over here except it was my great grandfather that mentioned it
"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:" Colossians 2:16
This passage which mentions meat offerings, drink offerings, and annual feastday sabbaths concerns the seven annual feastdays, which were often governed by the cycle of the moon. See Psalm 81:3. According to Leviticus 2, meat offerings consisted of flour, oil and frankincense. When the whole passage is read in context, we see that it has the same overall message as in Acts 15. Because Jesus is now our High Priest, we do not need the shadows that were pointing to Him, as given in the Old Testament. Jesus has fulfilled all.
However, the weekly Sabbath of the Bible is not a shadow at all, and the Bible says that God’s children will remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy in honour of God as the Creator. Jesus Christ is Lord of the Sabbath, and because He is our Lord, we should sanctify the day that He has blessed and sanctified.
@@ClothedByGrace
Everyday should be blessed and sanctified because He made it.
No.. he set aside one day for us.. and it is to be kept holy. It is mentioned 53 times in the bible.. New Testament and old.. beofore the resurrection, and after. Pls study your bible.. forget the traditions and teachings you heard… and search the scriptures.
I have Protestant and Catholic friends and family that will try to judge me for keeping these things. I keep them regardless, I don’t let their judgement of me stop me. I even know some Jewish Orthodox who will judge you for not keeping these things the way they would keep them.
@@martindeleon9863 if every day is set apart, then the idea of a Sabbath is absurd. He blessed and set apart Sabbath, He gave it as a gift to us, He is the Master of it. He enforces it in His coming Earthly Kingdom. Isaiah 65-66, Zechariah 14, Ezekiel 37 through the end. Please read and study, believe, and obey.
Thank you for this message! Hallelujah!
WOW WHAT A GREAT WAY TO SHARE!!!!!!
Revelation 14:12
(King James Version)
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Exactly! It's not one or the other. It's both. Faith comes first then that faith is acted on through obedience.
Food was what started my own transition in faith as well, earlier this year. Next alongside it came Sabbath.
Hebrews in Chapter 13 gives some sound advice in verse nine, 9 *Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.”*
Moreover, Col.2: 16 The Apostle Paul commands Gentile Christian's not to let anyone judge you in what *you eat or drink.* Period!
Same here. Started with food, then Sabbath, then feast days.
@@brentfenske3317 So, now that you've deserted Christ and his grace for the righteousness of the law, don't you feel so holy?
@@chucksmith4624 1 John 2:3-6
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to WALK, EVEN AS HE WALKED.
Walking is a physical action. It is not an emotion or something you feel. It is something you do. What did Christ do? He kept the Torah including food laws, Sabbath, and feast days. Hebrew Roots and Messianic Jews are not the same as Judaism. Judaism does reject Christ and preach salvation by works. At no time did I say works is what saves you. Because of our works we all rightfully deserve condemnation since we have all sinned. His grace allow us to come back to Him. Our belief in what He did is what saves us. Action follows words. He spoke of the messiah, but then He followed it by doing what He said. We speak of our faith but then we follow it in what we do.
1 John 4:19
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
Obedience is a response. We love Him BECAUSE HE first loved us. Not so that He would love us.
So do I feel holy? No. I feel thankful.
@@chucksmith4624 Oh, Chuckie...
Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?
Peter warned us that people would misinterpret/misunderstand the writings of the Apostle Paul:
2 Peter 3: 15 And think of our Lord's patience as deliverance, just as our dear brother Sha'ul also wrote you, following the wisdom God gave him. 16 Indeed, he speaks about these things in all his letters. They contain some things that are hard to understand, things which the uninstructed and unstable distort, to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
The Apostle Paul does not over rule what Yeshua told us in Matthew 5:17 through 19. Even if he could, he didn't. He even says:
Acts 24:14- “But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the Elohim of my fathers, BELIEVING ALL THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN THE LAW and in the Prophets.
Acts 25:8- while he answered for himself, “NEITHER AGAINST THE LAW OF THE JEWS, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”
Romans 7:25- I thank YeHoVaH-through Yahushua the Messiah our Master! So then, with the mind I myself serve the Law of YeHoVaH, but with the flesh the Law of sin.
Paul says that the doers of the Law will be justified and those who break it will be judged.
Romans 2:12- For as many as have sinned without Law will also perish without Law, and as many as have sinned in the Law will be judged by the Law 13 (for not the hearers of the Law [are] just in the sight of YeHoVaH, but the doers of the Law will be justified;
Also, The Apostle Paul was telling Jew and Gentiles Believers not to let a bunch of pagans and heathens judge them in:
Colossians 2:16 - Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. AND I WON'T!
Additionally you seem to have taken Hebrews out of context. GOD's laws are NOT strange doctrines, but things that come from the heathens and pagans. Paul was speaking of gnostics, epicureans, stoics, ascetics and NOT the JEWS (All of the Apostles were JEWS) teaching YeHoVaH's (GOD's) laws.
Thank you for all.
May you be well.
I just stopped eating pork a week ago 😳
This is crazy that you just released this
You’re old video on the matter
Really helped me it’s cool you’ve just
revisited it right when I have made this decision
I feel like the Holy Spirit is at work trying to get true believers
To stop eating pork right now.
Hebrews in Chapter 13 gives some sound advice in verse nine, 9 *Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.”*
Moreover, Col.2: 16 The Apostle Paul commands Gentile Christian's not to let anyone judge you in what *you eat or drink.* Period!
New International Version
For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
@@evelyncalizo9329 The part saying that Jesus declared all food clean is not in the original text at all. The biblical author did not intent to say that since the matter was clearly about washing your hands before eating.
@@evelyncalizo9329 Good Posts all of you !!
Was also eating pork till last year when i got the revelation.
I am glad that your went back to read the passage and humbled yourself before God to understand the fullness of the passage. Rich Blessings.
great message brother and you presented this very well. Yah bless
I love this channel, the Lord bless you
Thanks for explaining it, how tricked we and out ancestors have been!✝️🕎
I was raised in the Lutheran faith. My transition was 6 years ago. It was the lowest point in my life and I questioned everything including faith in God. Every year I would get sick in the winter (either December or January). I kept hearing opposing views of scripture and didn't know who to believe. If you want to know the truth then go to the source. I took random verses and did a test. 1) your body is a temple for the Lord. 2) pork is an abomination 3) God tells Israel He won't dwell with them any more.
I figured that if I want to know the truth I need God to dwell with me but He won't because I defile my body with the food I eat. I loved bacon and honey baked ham.
It was January when I prayed for understanding and to let me see things for what they really are. This time I followed that prayer with a change in diet. I started eating Kosher. I didn't get understanding right away, but what I did notice is I didn't get sick that year. About a month later I came across Deuteronomy 11:27-28.
27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
That's when the lightbulb went on. When I returned to obedience in my diet, the Lord removed the curse of sickness. Not only did this strengthen my faith, it ignited a passion in me to learn as much as I could about all of scripture (Not just the new testament). I left the Lutheran faith and have been Hebrew Roots for the last 5 1/2 years. I am now 50 and have gained more understanding in the last 6 years then the first 44. Also there has been no sickness since the change in diet (including covid). God is true to His word.
Shalom
Have you also abandoned Christ?
@@lexzenis2544 Not at all. I have abandoned the false teaching that Christ removed the Torah or that it doesn't apply to gentiles who were grafted into Israel.
Amen brother! That is a beautiful testimony! Thank you!
Wrong again ....Also Lex here doesnt understand why exactly Christians eat pork...its not because of Peters vision.
see Mathew 15:11 ...What Defiles a Man
10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.…
So ...eat your pork...but observe Christs Love , forgiveness fasting and mercy and the ten commandments...and you will attain heaven.
Or do you think Murderers and fornicators will go to Heaven ahead of you because they kept food laws....Cmon mate!
@@lexzenis2544 It's right there in your post. You just don't see it. The pork goes into the stomach. What defiles you comes from the heart. Sin is a heart issue, not a stomach issue. The pork itself doesn't defile you. What defiles you is the hardening of your heart by your refusal to obey the Lord's command to abstain from the unclean. The Lord said pork is unclean. You also don't know what the Pharisees were objecting to. It had nothing to do with food. Start at the beginning of the chapter to get the full context.
Matthew 15:1-3 kjv
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
They were complaining that the disciples ate with unwashed hands which was against tradition, but not in the Torah. They were holding their own tradition to be equal with God's law.
The timing of when people arrive in the kingdom is not an issue, but the status of those who are in the kingdom will be different. Not everyone will be equal. Some will be great and some will be least.
Matthew 5:19 kjv
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
There will also be some who think they are going, but will be denied.
Matthew 7:22-23 kjv
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
As far as who is in, who is not, and what status we are granted, the Lord alone will decide. He won't ask your opinion or mine so it doesn't matter what we think. All that matters is what He has said because He is true to His word.
Mathew 15 11. It is not what goes into the mouth of man that defiles him its what comes out
Don't twist scripture, the context of that verse has to do with washing hand not eating pork which YAHUAH calls an abomination!
I'm pretty sure Jesus meant that beyond the context of just washing hands too, lol. Would be kind of insignificant if it just meant that one thing.
I am GOB SMACKED. No wonder I was never a big fan of eating ham and felt like I had to force myself to eat it. We really and truly are in the last days. I guess I need to finish my bible study of Acts 10. Lord have Mercy, because end times are so near it almost freaks me out, but God said have no fear, so I will rejoice that the Lord is returning Amen!
Amen brother!
It so Yahsome and amazing when we read the Bible and see what it says versus what is preached in the pulpits. HalleluYah 🙌
I'm so happy you're able to share with many what God has revealed to all of us.
I agree with everything you had said 👏🏻🙏🏻. May God open the eyes of many who have believed they could eat unclean animals. God bless you all
I believe we are in the last days. One of the markers is ..."Knowledge shall be increased". I was ridiculed by most Christians for keeping the Sabbath and dietary law most of my life. I am so happy that the Holy Spirit is opening the eyes of many to His precious truths. And remember, if things are not done in love or if the person does not come in love, question the spirit. The Holy Spirit ALWAYS brings truth by teaching kindness along with Bible soundness.
@@blkmamba40 what scares me is the verse many are called but few are chosen
@@codyalexander3290 Israel was physically saved from Egypt at the crossing of the Red Sea. The census taken in Numbers shows 306,550 men of fighting age, not counting women, children, and elderly. How many of those men made it to the promised land? 2 ... only Joshua and Caleb. The rest died in the wilderness. It was their children who took the land.
Israel had knowledge of who God is through the 10 plagues, Red Sea, the tablets of stone at Mt Sinai, manna and quail, water from the rock, the pillars of cloud and fire. What you do with that knowledge is just as important as having the knowledge.
As we get closer to the fulfilment of end days prophesy, the Lord will reveal Himself more in a physical nature not just spiritual. Are we going to learn from Israel's past experience by believing and trusting Him no matter how hopeless the situation looks or are we too going to die in the wilderness? The called receive the knowledge but the chosen act on that knowledge in trust and obedience. May we all be as Joshua and Caleb.
Shalom
@@codyalexander3290 Sadly, many who I believe are changed still believe they’ll be raptured away. I’ve been led to the te st and stick being it and appearing to spread through swapped fluids. It isn’t something you just choose though necessarily. I believe Jesus is coming on people at an hour unaware and it’s the hour of trial or testing (rev 3:10)... Isaiah 66:2-6, 2 Thessalonians 2 strong delusion. Mind blinded. Many aren’t keeping their lamps full keeping the law and commandments and coming out of the world. He showed me the stuck get activated soon and turn into the beasts from revelation 6:8.. like fast zom bies. Have found like hundreds shown this. He showed me snakes coming out of the nose also... it glows under blacklight when normal q tips don’t. Lucifer race is probable. Not receiving love of the full truth.. ... please everyone ask God which of the Church categories you’re in and study that so you can get right. Judgment and separation and falling away is now. Proverbs 28:13-14
13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Yeah few make it but i can make the claim that has nothing to do with eating or not eating meat
To those with ears will hear.
Thanks for your honesty
Thank you for your testimony. I had a similar experience, I was taught by my denomination that the Feast days in Leviticus 23 were nailed to the cross. This denomination keeps the Sabbath though. I was speaking with someone who keeps the Feast & knows what I was taught, the person said to me; " If they were nailed to the cross why do you keep the Sabbath?" So I read the chapter for myself & found that the Sabbath was the first Feast mentioned. I decided to read the Bible for myself & asked the Holy Spirit to help with understanding - it has made a big difference in my life. Your videos also help me to understand things better. Blessings.
Praise Yah 👏
That defies the explicit teaching of Mt. 5:17-19
@@carolynpalano9284 Before you go praising Yah, how do you justify that with Mt. 5:18?
One of the misconceptions about the Bible is it is that is believed to be the word of God by many believers. However, we are in the age of copies of the Bible which means that we cannot take our particular copy of the Bible at face value as many errors have been made over time in the translations. This is why it is important to reference back to the most original manuscripts and languish of that time to find the true meaning of the scriptures. As the ancient Hebrews question everything and the authority behind it as Moses knew they would, (Exodus 3:14) and later Jesus, (Mark 11:27-33). So this is the best advice found in 1 Thessalonians 5:21-23 KJV.21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
@@angelluisll1033 indeed. Unfortunately, The Protestants and cults have done everything BUT hold fast.
Your videos need more likes, and so many more views. I've been a long time follower of your many channels. I've always loved your perspective. It hold true to the word.
I agree but more likes may be difficult because he speaks the truth. The truth makes a lot of people uncomfortable because it exposes our flaws. It seems most people would rather be told a lie so they can feel good about themselves and not be confronted with the need to change. Keep speaking the truth Lex.
Shalom
Amein! Keep learning brother. It only gets clearer the more you learn.
Beautiful testimony and great Bible presentation.
Great video.
Praise God, He also revealed this to me, along with keeping the Sabbath.
There is nothing in the Scriptures that commands Christians to observe the Sabbath as the Jews did. I shared this text in another reply for the same video:
Romans 14, As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. 2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master[a] that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
Amen!
@@JamesPreech Genesis 2, that's right, God commanded everyone to.
@@angelamcentee1277 Jesus said God didn’t create man for the day but the day for the man.
Check out what Gentiles were to follow according to the Jerusalem Counsel. You won’t find observing the Sabbath.
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Did you know also that God's Feasts (Lev.23) are part of God's Law too that Jesus and the Apostles kept too? If you don't keep the Passover and Unleavened Bread exactly on their assigned dates and with the instructions found in the Bible, then people would be sinning and honoring the goddess Ashtoreth which breaks the 1st commandment. Most churches break the 1st commandment because they change Passover to another name like Lord's Supper, Communion or Eucharist by assigning their days to it (Jews keep Passover on the 15th instead of the 14th) and/or have grape juice instead of wine on Passover and/or have Passover at Church instead of one's home; Bible Texts are: Matt.26:18 (house),26,27, 1Cor.11:21(drunken), 22 (houses), 23-24(bread), 25-34, etc.
*There is a booklet in Tomorrow's World = "The Holy Days: God's Master Plan" as telecasts on God's Feasts hope you check them out.
Praise GOD!
‘Doubting nothing’ 🙌🏾
Colossians 2:16 is another Scripture used to justify eating anything you want, "Let no man disturb you about food or about drink or in the distinctions of feasts and beginnings of months and Sabbaths," when what it is saying is don't let them judge you by what you won't eat. Eating pig was as unthinkable in those days, as eating dog would be do us today. Thanks, Lex.
it actually is saying that those who follow Torah will be persecuted for the things they eat or not, the days they observe, because they will be a Holy(Set Apart) people
yes ...also see here ..Lex here doesnt understand why exactly Christians eat pork...its not because of Peters vision.
see Mathew 15:11 ...What Defiles a Man
10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.…
So ...eat your pork...but observe Christs Love , forgiveness fasting and mercy and the ten commandments...and you will attain heaven.
Or do you think Murderers and fornicators will go to Heaven ahead of you because they kept food laws....Cmon mate!
@@lexzenis2544 Yes, the weightier matter is love and mercy, but have you done a scientific study on pork? I did and they are gross animals even when farm raised. They are scavengers and eat anything. If eating pork is ok, but I choose to abstain because I interpret Scriptures say to, no harm no fowl, on the other hand if I am interpreting Scriptures correctly, and pork is not ok, then the penalty is health issues and not receiving my full reward. Why would the Messiah cause all those swine to drown in the sea if they were a good food source for the people?
@@lexzenis2544 I agree and watch out, the Apostle Paul warned us about those who “command” that we “abstain from meats”. It’s a prophetic fulfillment of the sign and times we live in. 1 Timothy 4/3 King James Version (KJV)
@@dianaotero1782 @Lex Zenis. The verse you referred to in Matt is talking about eating with unwashed hands which was an Oral Tradition not Torah.
Matthew 15:2 "Why do Your taught ones transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3But He answering, said to them, “Why do you also transgress the command of Elohim because of your tradition?
This is what the Messiah is referring to
Matt 15:“Do you not understand that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the stomach, and is cast out in the sewer?"
The Messiah even mentions what He is referring to a few verse after Matt 15:17 in Matt 15:20;
Matt 15:18“But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and these defile the man.
19“For out of the heart come forth wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whorings, thefts, false witnessings, slanders.
20“These defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
(Mark 7:18-19): “There is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.”
The CONTEXT is not about eating meat bro! It's about eating with "unwashed hands ". Not a Scriptural prohibition but of their "traditions".
Long before the Law was given on Mt. Sinai,
Noah knew the difference between clean and unclean animals! If you want to eat swine flesh, then enjoy eating rodents. See Isaiah 66:17.
@@davidbradberry7637 Jesus declared all foods clean. It is written very clearly in vv. 18-19 "And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)" (ESV)
A sort of revelation
Thank you
Great video!
I love the information you share. It’s Bible truths that most Christians have never heard or never believed because of traditional practices and not biblical knowledge.
It’s not a Bible truth
@@chucksmith4624 What do you mean “it’s not a Bible truth”
@@maryjackson3849 I mean, they simply do not know the Bible. They never read context and don’t address 100’s of other scriptures. Therefore, they don’t know the truth or even the gospel
@@chucksmith4624 I totally agree…I was raised Baptist Christian so I had to “unlearn” so much. Thank you for continuing to spread the gospel. God bless you and your ministry
@@maryjackson3849 I was raised Baptist as a child too, but something always felt off, when I finally heard the truth I knew it.
Yah bless you for this video. i have been laughed at and doubted for this understanding... but it is this understanding that allows the Word to be true and without contradiction
Let God be true and every man a liar (Romans 3:4). Don't worry about what the rest of the world says. They are in darkness. They can't see what's right in front of their face let alone have any kind of understanding. Stay strong brother.
Shalom
You went the wrong way => You went back to things that weren't and aren't yours => and you missed the truth and importance of 2 Tim 2:15 kjv ==> because Right Division CLEARS UP EVERYTHING W/O having to close your eyes to your freedom in Christ Jesus. SAD. The Bible says YOU are the weaker Christian. Certainly, you are in the minority that do it by choice => as most do it by denominationalism or the love or legalism and Self Righteousness ==> i at least applaud you for trying to reconcile scripture.....but then you just went and made another mistake. SMH.
HALLELUYAHHH Abba for Your Word is Truth and some will receive Truth and most won’t. For Your Word says it’s for those with eyes and ears to hear and see. For Your Ruach Will lead and guide into ALL TRUTH but only for those that it’s meant for! Great job and prayerfully you’ll continue to unlearn even more lies. According to 2 Thessalonians 2 the delusion is strong that Abba sent and many will perish because they’ll stay in it.
@Helpology™ I believe we start by first knowing and believing The Scriptures were written to a specific people then learning that others were grafted in. We repent for our sins and the sins of our ancestors. We also have to learn that the "old testament" has never been done away with because The Messiah even says that not one not or tittle will pass away from it.(Mt 5:18-20) We have to admit we don't know that book because we learn in part(1Co.13:9,10). We have to hear Abba and research when we hear something foreign to us but it's outta the same book we swear by. I remember being a Christian all my life and I was subscribed to a Christian newsletter WND. I was looking for an email and I seen theirs and was floored because the title said what if jesus ain't The Messiah. Instantly I said "oh no WND don't play with me about my jesus I thought you were supposed to be Christians"(yes I was talking to my computer🤣🤣🤣🤣) I read the email and learned there's no j in the Hebrew language so I looked it up and that's true. I never bought a Bible until then. I bought 2 of the books because my friend was a PK(Preachers Kid) and surely he needed this book as well. It was called the Cepher. I have read that book everyday sense I got it in 2016
I've now also gotten more books as Abba Yah has lead me to. I've repented for being caught up in any religion because He's not religious but Spiritual and His Word says we Honor Him He will Honor(1Sa.2:30) and follow Him in spirit and in Truth(Jo.4:22-24). We have to be honest with ourselves and say we had it wrong (because rather we admit it out loud or not Abba Yah knows). We MUST FOLLOW THE LAWS STATUES AND COMMANDMENTS just like Yahusha (the world mistakenly calls Him jesus but again He's Hebrew so that can't be) 2Th.2 says we were all born into a delusion which church lied to me and said was coming but according to that chapter it was already in work and then own we missed the mark. Also show Love even if we don't like The Truth because the person sharing didn't give no command but The Heavenly Father Creator of ALL THINGS did through His Word Yahusha HaMashiach (jesus christ). Also we gotta understand we've been lied to our whole lives so it may be scary at first but if you trust Abba Yah then He said The Ruach Haqodesh (Holy Spirit) will lead us and guide us into ALL Truth.(Jo.16:13-15),,, Trust that The Scriptures say only a remnant so you'll probably be the outcast but remember what Yahusha said in Mt 24:39-42. I believe Truth is hard for so many because they've been so tied to what they were told all their lives that there's no way what's being revealed in this hour can be true but here we are and Truth from every side is coming out so we gotta except it and move in it and not our flesh because again according to Scripture we war against the flesh and it doesn't want us to FOLLOW THE LAWS STATUES AND COMMANDMENTS of Yahuah who if we even take a deep look at that, Yahusha was in the very beginning because He is the Word of Yahuah(Jo.1:1). I pray this helps because Abba said He doesn't want any to perish(2Pe.3:9). They say Truth hurts and trust me the more I learn daily the more I'm like Yahusha help me with this walk because phew so many lies that I have to unlearn in order to learn His Word and all His ways so that I'm not serving Him with my lips and having my heart far from Him (Mt 15:8,9). Shalum(peace)
@Helpology™ prayer and supplication
Amen! Excellent video! Subbed!
Wow, I had just recommended you to someone and now I need to go back and add a disclaimer.
All I can say is amen! I took my wife there and explained to her why I don't touch unclean food. Acts ten was about discrimination against other people.
Col. 2:20 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,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? !!!!
@@blkmamba40 I’m not uninformed my friend I know what I’m talking about. And if you don’t keep all the laws written in the book of the law you’re under a curse Galatians 310
@@blkmamba40 the man hasn’t a clue
@@chucksmith4624 The dietary law was a commandment of God, not men. Furthermore, Paul was specifically addressing asceticism in this passage, not the dietary law. This argument is based on an entirely false and dishonest foundation.
@@blkmamba40 Well wrote the Apostle Paul concerning the rebuke of the heretical Judaizers.
TITUS 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as HE hath been taught, that HE may be able by *sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.*
10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: (the Judaizers)
11 *Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not,* for filthy lucre's sake…."
13 *This witness is true. Wherefore REBUKE THEM SHARPLY, that they may be sound in the faith;*
14 Not giving heed to *Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.*
15 *Unto the pure all things are pure:* but unto them *that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.*
16 They profess that they know God; *but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.*
I no longer eat pork or unclean food but I’m still struggling to understand why YAH gave Peter the vision of unclean animals and told him to eat? I’m trying to understand it so when I’m asked I can explain it. I know later on the next 2 chapters if I’m not mistaken Peter explains the vision. Trying to get clarification any help would be appreciated YAH bless you!!!
I think He gave Simon Peter this specific vision of unclean animals because the Jews at that time considered the pagan Gentiles to be as “disgusting” as an unclean animal (figuratively speaking). And so, maybe it was made on purpose, to make the point as evident as possible. Just my humble opinion.
@@lampsaltlight ok I see what your saying never thought about that, thank you for your response I appreciate it!
@@mjsch777 my pleasure!
Thanks for the video, can u assist on how u then interpret 1Tim 4:3-5
Great video, would love to hear your understanding of the trinity as well.
Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.
Luke 10:8
And those towns were Jewish towns. Verse one Jesus sent them two by two into every city and town where Jesus would come. Jesus did not go to the gentiles nor did he send those people to the gentiles. They did not eat unclean foods such as pork.
@@carnivoreRon Mark 7:18-23
I have better things to talk about than to talk about peoples diet. I am more concerned about Snatching someone from the fire than the pork sandwich or Shellfish that they had for dinner.
Galatians 2:16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
It's not one or the other, it's both.
James 2:17-24
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, IS DEAD, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and BY WORKS WAS FAITH MADE PERFECT?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and NOT BY FAITH ONLY.
Obedience without faith is self righteousness that leads to destruction. Faith without obedience is dead. That kind of faith has nothing to do with Christ. He is the God of the living, not the God of the dead. Faith comes first and then that faith is demonstrated by works or that proclaimed faith means nothing.
truth will set you free! i am so proud that i was amount the few who fellow the law of moses,
Amen that was my revelation also about this scripture
In a word,
"don't be racist"
My Pastor taught us this a couple of yrs ago.
As far a "unclean meat" what comes to mind is when Jesus said, paraphrase: when yr at someone's house, eat/talk/act what they serve, no matter, so we don't make them feel bad.
Also it's not what goes into a person's mouth that defiles them but what comes out because that's what's in your heart.
@@1cewaslost417 Sin is a heart issue, not a stomach issue. Either way the meat enters the stomach and then passes out of the body. God made a distinction between clean and unclean and then gave a command to abstain from the unclean. The decision to disobey the Lord's command defiles you because that did come from the heart. At no time did God take something He defined as unclean and designate it to be a source of food.
God also said not to call anything unclean that the lord had made clean. In response to being told that (who was it? Peter?) Has never eaten anything that was considered unclean. That is pretty blatantly saying that such food restrictions are no longer significant, because they have been made clean.
This has nothing to do with food but is taking about taking the Gospel to the Gentile .
I do have a question… because this recently came up in a discussion…. Why was Peter told to rise, And eat?
Great! Now we need to work on the “Sunday” resurrection of Yeshua. We are all confused and refused leave our comfort zone.
Shalom to you family from יהוה (The LORD) in the name of יהושע (Christ). If you don’t mind me asking, do you believe יהושע was risen on a day other that Sunday?
Amen! Sabbath resurrection fam 😎🙏💕
@@TheDoctrineDetectiveChannel yes! I believe Yeshua wasn’t resurrected on Sunday… it’s already known that He resurrected on Sabbath (Saturday) and the original Bible say it.
@@AMKmusic96 😇🙏 we need to let people know the truth ❤️ and stop these pagan celebrations like Christmas 🤓
@@jesusteama2033 Amen brother! So many deceived 😓
yes!!
Thanks!
Finally someone said it! Praise God for your humbleness to spread the truth. Unclean meats were never in Gods plan and the keeping of 7th day Sabbath is eternal. The pope changed the day to Sunday which is the mark of the beast, prayerfully ask God to show you truth and He will - God bless you!
While you are Correct that the Roman Church was behind changing the Sabbath to Sunday Worship, it was Constantine that made it law. "All will open their business on Saturday, and Worship on Sunday, the Venerable day of the Sun God". They disguised it as because Christians closed on Saturday, and Opened on Sunday.
Are you familiar with the Catholic Record of London Ontario September 1st 1923- Sunday is our MARK of Authority....... The Church is above the BIBLE, and this Transference of the SABBATH Observance is Proof of that fact.
They even call it Sunday Worship.
Christ, the Bible, nor the Apostles did not give Ellen G. White or the Adventist church or their like, the authority to change the Sabbath and make it binding on Christians or all mankind. The Adventists are guilty of changing God's word and the Sabbath day and meat distinctions. .
Let's all be honest, the Adventist Church changed the Sabbath. The Old testament never taught that the Gentiles were obligated to keep the Sabbath of food distinctions. Col. 2:16-18.
*How many millions have died, blessing, praising and thanking God for their false teachers and false prophets which taught them.* Christ warned MANY false prophets would come and deceive MANY.
Thank you Pastor Lex, I used to interpret those verses in Acts the same way. I think there is something in one of the Gospels that says something similar.
There are a lot actually in Paul's writings but when you read them microscopically you will see they all don't talk about food
Acts 15:29. Shalom
Really ?? how then do you interpret Matthew 15:17
Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
and Romans 14:3.
One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
@@lexzenis2544 Matthew 15:17 - The Hebrew Messiah (JEW) who obeyed the food laws of GOD speaking to His Hebrew Apostles (JEWS) who obeyed GOD's Food Laws discussing how any FOOD that passes through the body doesn't defile you. JEWS don't consider mean from unclean animals food...
I hope that clarified that for you...
I could quote to you Scripture after Scripture to support GOD's Word about food. But you want to go back to the Garden, rebel against what GOD's Word clearly states and say, "I'll eat what I want..."
@@bawbnottheowldbawb7558 Show me a passage that supports a food law in the New testament.
I appreciate your calm, clear presentation. I have often been concerned about how the churches I've attended cherry pick which of God's laws are still laws. This is very helpful. Thank you.
You're are finally right
Yes, the Bible is clear, although I was taught differently just as you were. It is still very hard to get people to listen to anything to do with diet as most churchgoers laught it off, including abstaining from blood and things strangled for believing Gentiles, which I pointed out to one man who said there were no dietary laws in the New Testament, and I asked what kind of a law were these strictures for Gentiles in Acts if not to do with diet. He did not reply. Great video. 🌿
Strangulation is a painful method of execution, and is done by tribal groups. It is a restriction for all Christians;
because Paul clearly taught that we are not to dine with the wicked; as we are not to keep company with devils:
1 Corinthians 10:20, KJV: But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
Since all who strangled animals in times past, did so under the guidance of one or many false gods; it is safe to assume that
Paul is forbidding to partake in such foods in general; torturing an animal willingly by strangulation is an evil act; its meat should NOT be consumed.
2 Corinthians 6:14 "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness?
Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?"
@@a-sheepof-christ9027 Interesting points you add. Stoning is also a painful method of execution, which would imply the One who thought up such is intrinsically wicked too, by your same logic, especially if the victims are human beings and not animals. Heard of any such stonings? 🤔
Shalom Lex from יהוה (The LORD) in the name of יהושע (Christ). Thank you for sharing your journey. One thing that I would love to highlight is at 0:30 you said ‘I was a bible college graduate’. Many today have this belief that scholars, colleges and universities are the authority on biblical doctrine and what they say must be true. Scholars are great for understanding translations, manuscripts corruptions and variations. However, they are not an authority, scripture is. Praise יהוה for guiding you and prayerfully he continues to guide you and honour to his son יהושע for sending the spirit of truth to you. May יהוה bless all who read.
That says, "Yehoshua" not Christ.
@@shlomicohen2341I agree my friend. Christ is the Greek for anointed and is the equivalent word for Messiah or Mashiach. I simply put Christ so that even a new believer would know who I was referring to. Also to help new any believer that reads get used to using his Hebrew name instead of the Greco-Roman name some use, which יהוה the father didn't give him.
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Ah, I understand 🙂
@@shlomicohen2341 That's all vain knowledge and a waste of time. It has nothing to do with being Christian or godly.
@@chucksmith4624
With all due respect, I don't really care what you think is "vein knowledge" I don't need any Christian to tell me about MY Jewish Messiah.
Lex I think your testimony is very similar to my own. I gave my life to the Lord Jesus Christ in the spring of 2001. The church I was attending at the time was a "Word of Faith" church and preached heavily on the prosperity gospel. Throughout the years I would be Involved in evangelism and even teaching the youth ministry. Around 2010 I started to dive heavily into audio bibles. Literally hours and hours of time will spent listening to the bible daily and it started to give me a different perspective than what I was being taught. Over the next 6 years or so I would war within myself between with the bible said and with my church was believing. I believe a great deal of the insight that you reveal on this channel is similar to the revelations I've had just reading the bible on my own. A lot of these beliefs don't fit well within the mainstream church community not just the word of faith but baptist, COGIC, apostolic, protestant ect. About a year ago I was having this discussion with a friend of mine whose 7 day adventist. She was saying that many of the views that I hold are the doctrine of the 7DA church. I have not made commitment to being 7 day adventist but I was wondering if you have? Or what are your views on your church?
Same, I understood Peters vision wrongly for so long interpreting it my own way.
Thank you for your video. I am with you on your interpretation and explanation of the portion on Acts about Peter's vision.
There are however arguments that question why we cherry-pick parts of the Levitical law (Leviticus 11 - Clean and Unclean foods) we want to keep, but not the other Levitical laws.
PS: I am also still learning and unlearning 🙂
Levitical laws regarding food concern our health, so they are as relevant for us as they were for the ancients. Other laws, like stoning whoever broke God's commandments, are not enforced today because we no longer live under a theocracy, we each have earthly kings and governments who make laws we have to obey. In that respect we are under human, not Divine, rule, that's why the Lord Jesus came to teach us that those theocracy laws were no longer in effect.
@@DiegoRivera-xg8xd while I am with you on the point that one should keep the food laws on the basis of health (I keep them because of health), health wasn't the intended motive behind the original text and context of Leviticus 11 and is in no way informed that way. It was on the basis of "ceremonial cleanliness" or "purity" and so are the other levitical laws.
That being said, I am aware of the context of theocracy in the laws found in Leviticus and therefore they are not binding to us. But I can't seem to find the distinction you spoke about between the food laws and the other levitical laws in the narrative of Leviticus or scriptures themselves. So, is only the food laws binding but not the other levitical laws? Maybe you can help me out on this point. Cheers!
@@kczluther well, sure, we can say that the immediate (or explicit) context of Leviticus is not health but ceremonies, however we must not forget that the Lord is never unidimensional, that is, He is unimaginably deep in everything.
For example, consider this: the very second thing the Lord tells Adam and Eve is related to food, and He does so in two verses at that, where He specifies that both man and animal were to eat plants. It seems to be very important as it is emphasized in two verses in Genesis 1.
Another thing, the Lord forbade the drinking of blood, which we know contains many pathogens (of course, besides the Prophetic meaning of the blood).
Another thing, and this one is really cool, note how every offering and sacrifice had to be accompanied by either oil or wheat (or both)? It's super interesting because it is thought that, historically, the first people to have fried food were the Egyptians, from where the israelites came. Which means the israelites knew how to fry food, they knew how to make delicious and oily and very unhealthy food, all with wheat and all. That was one of the complaints of the people of Israel after all, "oh how we miss the pots of Egypt!" Nowadays we know using oil and lots of wheat is bad for our health, and by making the people use oil and wheat for every single offering and sacrifice, the Lord was preventing them from using those as ingredients.
Now, is this in the context of Scripture as a whole? Of course. 1 Corinthians 3: 16-17, 6: 12-20 and 2 Corinthians 6: 14-18 all say the same in different contexts: our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and God will destroy whoever destroys that temple. What about 3 John 2? "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in *health* , even as thy soul prospereth".
Finally, remember that the israelites put manna inside the Ark of the Covenant? It shows again in Revelation 11: 19. What does that manna mean? Well, the direct meaning is food, as it was given to the people by God Himself to feed them. It was an extremely nutritious food, as it kept them strong and healthy while they traversed through the desert. Of course, it also means the Bread from Heaven, which is the Lord Christ, but the explicit meaning, the literal meaning, is food. And not just any food but healthy, nutritious, clean food.
Sorry it turned out to be so long! The bottom line is that God always has many reasons for what He does and says and that He is most definitely concerned for our well being 🙂
@@DiegoRivera-xg8xd Thanks. Sure, God definitely concerns Himself with our health and wellbeing, I have no question on that.
I guess my question is whether it is a binding law like the Ten Commandments, or more of a good health principle that we all can and should follow.
I know I am being very unnecessarily particular with this here 😅 but I guess I come from a context where abiding by this is a very big deal, to the point where you are not considered a true christian unless you abide by this. So that's why I think it is important for us to understand this topic, at least for me 🙂
Thanks brother, I appreciate your insights.
@@kczluther the 10 commandments still stands including the sabbath day (from the understaniding i got is from friday sunset till saturday sunset)
What goes in a man's mouth doesn't defile him; what comes out of his mouth Does.
Like i don't understand this video, so we should start keeping the food laws now?
@@FrancIsco-wr2mu simple answer is yes
@@johndias3993 hahaha the whole world is doomed then, you don't do blood transfusion?
Amen
Jesus said: It is not what a man eats that defiles him, but what comes out. “
This verse is talking about the eating of food with unwashed hands. They weren't eating pork.
Nice! God bless you and that you can continue to teach and learn the truth. To me the verses and original context that changed my life must be Acts chapter 15, especially the verse 21. Everyone talks about verse 20, but verse 21 changed everything for me!
We gotta read Scripture in context, not isolated. 1 Corinthians 10 literally talks about eat anything set before without any questions. And I'd recommend reading Acts 15 as well with the counsel of Jerusalem.
@@JeffersonDavis412 Did you read her post? Acts 15 is what she referenced.
Acts 15:19-21 kjv
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
The council met concerning conflicting teachings being taught to Gentiles who had just come to faith. Pharisees were saying they had to be circumcised in order to be saved. Paul didn't teach salvation by circumcision. He taught salvation by faith. Circumcision is done for obedience to the law not for salvation. Obedience is how we show our love for God because of the salvation He granted us through faith. The problem is the Gentiles didn't know the law and they couldn't be expected comprehend it all right away, it takes time.
As a starting point, there were 4 things they had to stop immediately. These are the prohibitions in verse 20. That's where most people stop reading. To continue in your walk with the Lord you go on to verse 21 which references Torah readings done in the synagogue on Sabbath. As they attend synagogue each Sabbath they will learn the law.
In the letter that was written to the Gentiles there is no mention of going to the synagogue on Sabbath. The reason is because these are two different steps. The 4 things they were told to stop were used in the worship of Pagan gods. You can't serve two masters. Going to the synagogue will do you no good if you are unwilling to stop the Pagan influence. The Gentiles were starting at the very beginning and the council did not want to overwhelm them. The letter told them the first step. Once they demonstrated they had done that, they could then be instructed on what to do next.
Unfortunately some did not go on to the next step of attending synagogue. The same thing remains today with many believers. We have little excuse now because we have the new testament written out for us that shows the intent of the council where the first believing Gentiles didn't. Hope that helps.
@@brentfenske3317 that's not what it says. It is saying that you shouldn't trouble the Gentiles with any greater burden of the law of Moses except those ones that were listed. That's why it says Moses in old. As in back in Moses's day that's what they did and it's still preached in their synagogues on every Sabbath. The old law is. But Christ fulfilled that law. They never said "For now do this, and then you can do the other Jewish laws" he said this is all you have to keep from the law of Moses. Everything else we must follow is expressly acknowledged in Scripture. This is not. It may be your own conviction not to eat meat or whatnot, but it's not what God is forcing anymore, ESPECIALLY amongst the Gentiles. Like I stated, read 1 Corinthians 10 and now I'll add for you to read 1 Corinthians 8 as well. It clearly shows you can eat whatever and not be ashamed of it. It will NOT condemn you before Yahweh.
@@JeffersonDavis412 Are you saying God gave the law to Israel and then Jesus removed part of that law?
If Jesus removed any part of the law then He violates Deuteronomy 4:2. Violation of the law is what sin is. If Jesus had any sin then He can't be our atonement for sin and we are all lost.
Christ fulfilled the law by keeping it perfectly, not by removing it or any part of it (Matthew 5:17-18).
A jot or tittle will not be removed until heaven and earth pass away. Heaven and earth will not pass away until all is accomplished. Heaven and earth are still here. We haven't seen that sign yet which tells us nothing has been removed because not everything has been accomplished.
Even though Christ fulfilled the law it doesn't mean we can brake it since we have grace (Romans 6:1-2).
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid.
I John 2:3-6 + 7
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Walk as he walked. Follow His example. He kept the law perfectly. We won't be perfect, but it is what we should be striving toward. Then John goes on to say it's same commandments as before. Old speaks of the time it was given, not that it's obsolete.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
The law shows what sin is because sin is transgression of the law. When you remove the law you have a hard time identifying sin. One reason Christianity fractured into so many denominations is because they removed the law. There is no consistent standard any more which you demonstrate with a person's own conviction about food saying they can eat whatever they want. God already said in His law what is and is not to be food.
Man followed his own path instead of obeying God going all the way back to the garden when Adam and Eve ate something God told them not to. Christ died to take the punishment that we all deserve. For what purpose? Did He die so that we can go back to doing what feels right to us? He is our Lord and Savior. Christians acknowledge Him as savior, but few obey to Him as their Lord. I wish you well, but we will definitely remain on opposite sides of the fence on this. Take care.
@@brentfenske3317 by your logic then you should still be sacrificing animals for your sins. But we do not because Christ fulfilled that and is our sacrificial lamb. Jesus didn't take away that part of the law. He fulfilled it so we do not need to sacrifice animals anymore. Just as the animals were unclean, the Gentiles were seen as unclean before Christ as well. But after Christ died for ALL redemption was brought to ALL nations through Christ. And the Gentiles were brought in and made clean. Same with the animals. They are parallels and represent one another. Like I stated before but you continue to ignore, read 1 Corinthians chapter 8 and chapter 10.
Amen & Amen. The HOLY SPIRIT is the only Interpreter of GODS WORD. I love the humility you displayed in allowing yourself to be taught by THE HOLY SPIRIT, and sharing what you have learnt. GOD BLESS your Ministry.
Amen. This is the only truth
Amém God bless you ❤️
Here’s what transformed my entire outlook on the Set Apart scriptures and acceptance of these truths contributed to my growth:
1) The LAW is still active and alive.
2) “African American” people are indeed scattered descendants of Israel
3) Sunday IS NOT the Sabbath
4) The new moon is the beginning of the month
5) January is not the New Year
What evidence do you have to support point number 2
African Americans are not the scattered Israel. Please stop.
God used meat as a comparison, but clearly he didn’t use UNCLEAN meat as a comparison. Every time Peter mentioned “common AND unclean”, God responded with only COMMON, meaning even in the vision God didn’t intend Peter to eat the UNCLEAN animals, only the COMMON animals (common being a clean animal that had been touched by or rubbed up against an unclean animal and therefor no longer clean)
Really? I didn't know that.
@@Keonny77 same, that is actually such a neat detail when you think about what the vision means. God makes no mistakes!
Except that it isn't the revelation that Peter receives. Verse 28: Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Pharisees call Gentiles "sinners" and "unclean" thats why they commanded thw Jews that time not to eat with them or go to a gentile's house. The unkosher food that was shown to Peter symbolizes "gentiles" not literal food. Gentiles are not to be called "umclean".
@@benjaminofperrin Pharisees call Gentiles "sinners" and "unclean" thats why they commanded thw Jews that time not to eat with them or go to a gentile's house. The unkosher food that was shown to Peter symbolizes "gentiles" not literal food. Gentiles are no longer "unclean".
For the algorithm, may Yah's truth be made known, and the those that call upon His salvation, be kept until the last day.
Hello! love your channel I'm curious on your opinion of braiding the hair for women I've heard it debated a lot and wondered if you had a view on it?
Romans 14
Takes apart any idea that certain foods wrong to eat by God to Christian’s. We are given the right to choose what is clean for us or unclean for us, it’s about our own conscience not a dogmatic rule. If you read 1 Corinthians 10 and Roman’s 14 you’ll see this.
Please ponder on this Gio...
We have to read the whole LETTER Paul wrote to realize this was addressing new Believers coming out of paganism. Also, the JEWS (all of the Apostles were Jews) who were teaching pagans and heathens to come out of paganism would NOT teach anything contrary to the Torah (this includes the coming of the Messiah). We are not given the right to change any of YeHoVaH's (GOD's ) Laws and Commandments and neither was Paul or ANY of the other Apostles. The fact of the matter Paul DID NOT change any of GOD's laws. Paul even states that he DID NOT teach contrary to the law.
It states in Acts 24:14 - I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is LAID DOWN BY THE LAW and written in the Prophets. If Paul was truly teaching ‘Reject the Law’ ‘Don’t obey the Law’ ‘Do the opposite of what God’s Law teaches people to do in the Torah and in the prophets,’ if that’s what Paul was teaching, then there is NO WAY that Paul had done nothing against the customs of his fathers. Such a statement would be a bold-faced lie. Paul’s testimony and declaration could not possibly be true in such a case. He would be openly lying.
The context of this passage was a dispute over whether one may eat food that MAY or MAY NOT have been offered to idols. In those days food that was offered to idols was usually put out for sale to people on a certain day of the week. It could or could not have been offered to idols. Therefore, some believers would not buy food and eat it on those days just to make sure. However, some believers did, because they reasoned that since they didn't know for sure it was offered, it was not wrong. Paul's instruction addressed the dispute over whether marketplace food, because of idolatry, should be purchased and eaten on a certain day of the week. It also shows how sensitive the believers were to the possibility of food offered to idols. How much more sensitive should we be to what we eat, as to whether or not it is approved by the Word of GOD.
GOD NEVER said pork, shellfish, etc. were food - people called it food in rebellion against GOD. Where the passages are in question in the Bri't Chadasha (NT), it is dealing with animals God gave us to eat and whether they are ceremonially clean and can be eaten at that time. Even in Peter's vision, he would never have eaten the kosher animals that had been in contact with treife (non-kosher) animals. The vision was to show that the kosher animals were no longer considered unclean because they were among the treife. This was clearly showing that the Gentiles were to be accepted and it would be okay to associate with them. The rest of the passage shows that this is the correct interpretation and what the vision was all about.
Read this verse that speaks of judgement of God's Final Judgments Against the Wicked: Isaiah 66:17 - “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves- to follow one in the center of those who EAT THE FLESH OF SWINE and vermin and rats- WILL PERISH TOGETHER,” declares the LORD.
If there are no unclean animals anymore, then why does it state this in Revelation 18:2 - And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every UNCLEAN BIRD, and every detestable beast.
I totally agree that the Apostle Paul's vision had nothing to do with food. I won't say they got rid of their dietary law after Jesus came, but I am sure it's not a sin to eat pork. One, just because they didn't clearly say we didn't need to do these things anymore, that doesn't mean we need to, they didn't write every single law that the gentiles didn't need to follow anymore. And two, due to this passage "It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities,
namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meats of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage. If you keep free of these, you will be doing what is right. Farewell. (Acts 15:28-29) That's only it, the apostle Paul didn't say anything about "eating pork" or "do not eat unclean food" There is no command about not eating "unclean" food in the new testament, especially, records of gentiles following it. And even though there is no difference among us nowadays, as we are all saved, there's enough evidence in the bible to realize that even though we all became one nation, there were certain laws that the Jewish people still wanted to keep, and that was fine.
Well put Nori, just consider this, keeping the law is not what saves us. Loving God is what makes us keep it His Holy Law. So we do it out of love for him...thus abstain from things that he does not like
@@faithwanjiru7427 He also said his people shouldn't shave their beard in a certain way in his law in the old convenient. And all of us know those were specific things given to them, which was necessary, not anymore. In the same way, there is not commandment in the new testament confirming this law. So, though we keep his law, we need to make a clear distinction of which law exactly.
@@nori_tutor concerning the shaving of your beard, I came to understand that, it was speaking to a way Egyptians used to do, to appease their gods.
Exactly right!
Peter understood that GOD does not change. Malachi 3v6 and Hebrews 13v 8. So glad your eyes were opened
people around me do not believe me when I tell them the bible is complicated book, thanks for this video brother.
God didn't make it complicated, but you are. Having child like faith and trust is key. God didn't weave together a complex and profound tapestry for us to try and work our way through, as though that was necessary for us to finally get it. It was meant to be pretty straightforward. To interpret scripture it's usually best to start with,.....WHAT DOES IT SAY?
A childlike faith. The thief on the cross receiving salvation, quite separate from a works based salvation, ask and you will receive....
This doesn't require competition level mental gymnastics.
Thank you brother Lex. As always, your explanation is purely scriptural. Only one confusion remains. The letter sent after the first council in Jerusalem only included abstinence from eating blood. Keeping of Kosher law is not mentioned. Could you throw a little light on this too? Thanks again
The 4 prohibitions was only as a start. When a new believer comes to the knowledge of God, he is not expected to know everything. The rest of God’s laws, instructions and commandments they will learn as they continue to walk with Christ as Moses’s Law is taught in the Synagogue every Sabbath. If you continue reading Acts 15:21: “ For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read EVERY Sabbath in the Synagogue.
@@motherbear5091 Thanks for the reply. Good explanation. There are few things that don't add up with this explanation. 1. Primary purpose of the council was circumcision. Peter mentions about not putting a yoke (referring to the Mosaic Law) on the gentile disciples that neither they themselves were not able to bear. So why not mention only about circumcision in the letter. Why mention about foods. 2. All Gentile believers may not have had an access to a synagogue. Many of the early church met in homes and at gatherings. 3. Moreover the letter states that it seems good to the Holy Spirit and to them (Apostles) not to burden them with anything beyond what's mentioned. No mention about the Law being applicable on them later in their walk in the way.
You should keep reading to acts 15. That’s where I got my theology on eating “unclean” meat.
That's greath to accept that you were wrong .