Revelation 18:3-5 Come out/away from Babylon churches/pastors/preachers. So that you don't partake/share in their sins, and in their punishment.

People need to stop following preachers who reject the 7th Day Sabbath, and preachers who reject the biblical holy days, and those that reject tithing, and those that reject the modern existence of apostles and prophets.

Although you might think that they are your brothers/sisters, the bible says that they are not.

1 John 2:4 John 14:15 Even if you think that they love God and have much truth, if they don't keep the "big 10" Commandments including the 7th day, and the biblical holy days of Jesus Zechariah 14 and tithes Hebrews 7, they don't really know God, nor love God enough to be fully obedient to him.

2 John 10-11 We are told not to welcome them, bless them or allow them in our house.

Matthew 10:13-14 Matthew 7:6 If they reject the truth that we share with them, and they tell us that we are brainwashed, lost, deceived, or following a cult, then we must ban/block that person, and disfellowship from that person.

People who reject the 7th day Sabbath or biblical holy days, or Jesus name, after we share the truth with them, they have rejected the truth, they have treated God's word like trash. The bible calls them dogs and swine/pigs. They are not worthy of your friendship, of the truth, of salvation, of anything except damnation.

I have eyewitnessed sickness and disease among people who have heard the truth and had opportunity to serve Jesus in this ministry, who continued to listen to or follow the Babylonian preachers.

Following the false teaches brings sickness, illness, disease and death.

1 Corinthians 10:21-22 We shouldn't partake in both the Lord's table (blessings/provisions) and Satan's table, at the same time.

We shouldn't be double minded. Nor compromise with the truth.

1 Cor. 11:28-31 Some people are sick or dead because they took Communion with false brothers/sisters.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 What fellowship do we have with darkness?

Recently, I saw a false preacher on Facebook by the name of David Reed. Although he spoke much truth, he rejected the Sabbath day and taught people that the Sabbath day is not required. That makes him a false teacher, and not saved, and not a true man of God.

The Sabbath is one of the 10 Commandments, the big ten!

To deny the Sabbath is equal to murder in God's eyes.

To teach that the Sabbath is canceled, is to murder the souls of people who follow his teachings. And it is the same as not having Jesus as your God. It breaks the first Commandment. Because David Reed's god is the god of disobedience.

This is true of all Sunday preachers, and other types of preachers who deny the commandment of the 7th day Sabbath and/or biblical holy days.

The saints of God should not follow, listen to, or honour such false teachers. We don't need Babylonian teachers when we have a true ministry to get our encouragement and edification from.

David Reed is now suffering "stage 4 kidney disease", which is the last stage before complete kidney failure. Some men his age can live with this for 2.5 to 4 years, but I believe that his time is much shorter because of how extremely pale/white he is, and because of the timing at which that Jesus revealed David's transgression to me, and because of his repeated disobedience to Jesus. David had repeatedly been told by multiple people about the Sabbath, and yet he still rebels against Jesus. God's patience only lasts so long.

I've repeatedly seen the destruction of the wicked. This won't be the last time that I eyewitness such. No surprise.

I don't rejoice in the man's punishment. In fact, it's sad to see someone who rebellious. But I am not required to keep my mouth shut when I see such things. They are lessons for everyone and this must be said and shared, as a warning to others, so that they don't suffer the same consequences.

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 The Commandments of God bring blessings to us if we obey them, but curses if we disobey.

Deuteronomy 27:9 to 28:68

Many false Christians reject these scriptures because they hate the Old Testament. But we can verify in the New Testament that blessings still remain on the people who keep God's commandments, while curses still remain on people who reject God's law.

(Of course, we recognize that Jesus did remove the laws of circumcision, unclean meats, animal sacrifices, etc. This is very clear in scripture. But equally clear is the fact that the Sabbath, biblical holy days and tithes still remain.)

Matthew 5 Entire chapter.

Notice in verses 3-11 that blessings are mentioned.

In verses 17-48, the commandments are mentioned.

In verses 19-20, people are cursed.

This confirms that Deuteronomy chapters 11, 27 and 28 are still true for New Covenant Christians.

Announcement: The Alpha & Omega Bible will very soon be released with the improvement of having all of the words of God in the Old Testament in red in the full color edition, and in bold in the black and white edition. Praise Jesus for this major accomplishment.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/dec-03-2022-curses-upon-people-who-dont-reject-false-preachers

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G4151 Spirit = pneuma pronounced new-ma, the p is silent. Breath of life, air, wind. Measurable plasma.
The existence of God throughout the entire universe. God breathed into Adam and he became a living soul.

G5590 Soul = psychē = personality, character, mind, your free will, your thinking and understanding, who you are as a person. Translated sometimes as “life”.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul G5590 and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul G5590 and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Matthew 10:28 Destroy both soul and body in Gehenna, Lake of Fire. Destroy mind/character/personality/understanding.
No thoughts, no knowledge when destroyed by Lake of Fire.
No eternal life when suffer the 2nd death.

10:39 Synonymous with life

Matthew 11:29 rest for your mind.

12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul G5590 is well pleased: I will put my spirit G4151 upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 15:40-45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; G5590 the last Adam was made a quickening spirit G4151.

Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit G4151, with one mind G5590 striving together for the faith of the gospel;

1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls G5590 in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Ecclesiastes 12:7 Spirit 4151 pneuma/breath returns to God. But has no memory or thoughts.
Psyche goes to the grave or place of death. Upon death, it sleeps until the resurrection.
9:5 The living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything. The psyche is asleep. The breath/wind also doesn't know anything. Totally opposite of traditional religious dogma.

“Grave” or “sheol” + spirit (in the same verse)= 0 times in bible.
But “Grave” or “sheol” + soul = 8 times in NASB, 5 in KJV.

Psyche as thinking:
John 10:24 KJV Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? G5590 (think) If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
NASB95 “How long will You keep us in suspense?”

Gen.1:20,21,24,30 = G5590 psyche = soul. Yes, animals have souls (life giving spiritual minds). Without a soul/mind, a creature could not move on its own. Without a soul, dogs & cats & monkeys could not love their owners and one another. But they do love.)
Gen.1:2; 6:3,7 = G4151 pneuma = spirit (The spiritual/plasma body which resides inside and around the flesh.)

The Holy Ghost is the soul of Jesus who died but is alive. We have the mind of Christ. His soul lives inside of only the truly saved people. But The Holy Spirit of God is present in all living things, animals, trees, wicked people, etc.

The bible didn't use G5590 for the phrase, “The Holy Ghost”, but nevertheless, that is what The Holy Ghost is, (can be defined as.)

The flesh needs both, soul and spirit, in order to have life.
All animals and insects also have both.
But plants/trees have probably only the spirit.

Healing Stones and Chakras:
At the Feast of Tabernacles in 2019, I had been feeling extremely unwell. During the fiesta, we went to a local store where they were selling a mineral stone called “Shungite” which comes from Russia. I had never heard of it before. They told me that people had experienced healing from using such stones. I purchased a necklace of the stone and slept better that night than I had in a long time and felt better the next day and ever since!
I thought “if this stone can bring healing, there must be other stones also”. Then researched and discovered the healing abilities of quartz, amethyst, bloodstone, etc. I purchased some of these and found tremulous and immediate relief from pain by using the bloodstone.
Many “Christians” are taught that to use such stones is witchcraft, paganism, demonic and Hinduism. But the same people are willing to go to the store and buy a copper bracelet to help with arthritis. It's the exact same thing. It's not witchcraft or New Age, or any such evil. It's just minerals that God created for our health.
The Shungite is well accepted in Russia by the medical establishment and government, because it works.
God has many different precious stones around his throne, and such stones will be present in New Jerusalem and Paradise. God commanded the priests in the temple to wear them. God himself doesn't consider such stones to be witchcraft, neither should we.
When Jesus laid it on my mind to do a sermon about the difference between the soul and spirit, I didn't yet make the connection to the topic of chakras and stones. But when I went to begin preparing this sermon about the soul and spirit, I noticed that it's listed at the very top of the page of the chakra article from the Feast of Tabernacles of 2019!
Therefore, this all comes full circle. When working with my clogged arteries this week, I had been using bloodstones on my leg which gave me some relief from the pain, and hopefully also helped some to move oxygen and blood through the area.
Last night, I also started using shungite again, and felt additional relief.
Chakras, energy points, the soul and our spirit are all connected in how we must treat ourselves with natural remedies. The physical and spiritual are connected. When one is sick, the other is sick. Even established medical science recognizes this. So when we are treating physical ailments, we should remember to also treat our chakras with God's healing stones. Many times, the solution to a health problem is multi-fold. Not just one thing, but several herbs, proper diet, exercise, water, mental health, spiritual health, the health of our body's electrical systems, etc. The stones work in part by electrical frequencies, even as copper for arthritis does also.

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Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/nov-26-2022-soul-and-spirit-2-different-things

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Nov. 25, 2022 (1st day of 9th biblical month.)

Recently, I developed symptoms of clogged arteries.
Although my symptoms were serious, I refused to go to the doctor or hospital, but instead chose to use natural remedies mixed with faith and prayer.

As of Wednesday evening, I have had great improvement, after a very troublesome night on Tuesday.

I greatly appreciate everyone's love and concern for me.
But I am extremely glad that I didn't listen to any of the people who were urging me to see a doctor. And here's why:

I am extremely glad that I didn't seek emergency attention Tuesday night, as that would had resulted in even less sleep, and most likely a surgery (no matter how small, still a surgical procedure), and an artificial stent.
I refuse such!
And I also refuse those “statins” (drug/medicine) that I have read so much about.
I'm not ignorant of these drugs and treatments. I've been around enough people with heart problems, and I have read much on these topics.
Plus, of course, when I am sick, I get online and educate myself even more. I read a multitude of articles. Not just one or two.
I don't make my decisions without information and facts.

More reasons: (Lessons learned by the pastor's trial with clogged arteries.)

1 Chronicles 16:10-11
Look to Jesus and seek his face and his strength.
Don't reply on medical establishment first. Try natural remedies first, mixed with faith.

(Confirmation: As I was typing the word “strength” in these sermon notes, I heard the word “strength” aloud on the bible app that Brittnei has! At the exact moment, as I was typing it!)

I'm not against going to the doctor when truly needed, after we have tried the natural remedies and given them enough time to work. Especially for diagnosis and tests.
And I'm not against taking doctor prescribed medicines when truly necessary after we have given the natural remedies enough time to work, but was unsuccessful.

But we must learn to use natural remedies mixed with faith first, not last.

Romans 5:1-5 Perseverance and endurance.
James 1:1-6
Not give up easily.
Natural health remedies take time!

What are we going to do in the Great Tribulation, when we can no longer go to the doctor?
We must learn how to use natural remedies now, and how to endure and persevere until we receive our healing. We must not give up easily.

-If other people outside of the true church can rely on natural remedies, surely the true church can also.

-Be thankful for trials and tribulations. I had already been wanting to lose some weight in my belly. Now, this most recent development motivates me to lose the weight. (I'm not over weight. But my belly is too big.)

-Rev. 12:10-11 I'm thankful for the new, additional testimony, which I would not have if I had given up too easily, too soon!

-I have to set the example.

Another lesson learned, for all of us:
-Must take action when told that we have high triglycerides.
Change of diet, more exercise. Don't wait for clogged arteries to develop.

Announcement/reminder: Hanukkah Dec. 19-26.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/nov-25-2022-lessons-learned-by-pastors-trial-with-clogged-arteries

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How we know whether an Old Testament law is still in effect:

1. What was the reason for the law, especially what was the spiritual reason for the law?
2. Any New Testament rejection or requirement of that law?
3. Did any New Testament person continue to observe it after the crucifixion?
4. When did the law first begin?
5. Any Old Testament or New Testament prophecy of it still being observed after Jesus returns?
6. How did the blood/crucifixion of Jesus change it?
7. Any divine word from Jesus during these end times?

Lev. 11

1. Reason for the law? Torah people claim that it's because of health. But there's nothing in the bible to prove this.
   Yes we can rightfully say that it makes sense that some Old Testament laws were for health. But we can't rightfully make that claim with unclean meats -because there are many unhealthy foods that are not listed as forbidden.

-And because it never says that those meats are unhealthy.
-And because eating too much beef or chicken is just as unhealthy as eating too much pork.
-Chicken and beef also contain parasites just like pork. All meat must be cooked completely.

Therefore the health excuse isn't legitimate.

Gen. 9:1-4 We know that all animal meats were declared as acceptable to eat when Noah came off of the Ark.
The unclean meat laws were in effect when the animals entered the Ark, but the laws were done away when they departed the Ark. Therefore, that disproves the health reason.

My grandmother ate a lot of pork, all of her life, and lived to be 96 years old, and she never had a stroke or heart attack. She was generally in good health with the exception of Alzheimer's or Dementia in her oldest years, but can be expected for people in their 90's, so that can't really be pinpointed to pork.

There are plenty of people who observe the unclean meat laws who still have high blood pressure and other health problems.

We know that in the bible, certain animals such as dogs and pigs represent wicked people and wicked nations, even gentile nations until they repent and accept the God of Israel.
Therefore this is the reason that during some specific time eras in the bible, unclean meat laws were in effect, to teach that the followers of Jesus must not have anything to do with lost people.
When Noah's family departed from the Ark, there were no gentiles yet. Only Noah's family. Everyone else had been killed in the great flood.
Noah's grandsons became the parents/grandparents/ancestors of new gentile races after the tower of Babel/Babylon. But at the time of the Ark, Noah's sons were considered as part of the congregation of God. Therefore, there was no need for unclean meat laws.
This teaches us that the reason for the unclean meat laws was only symbolic/ceremonial.

2, 3. Paul never taught the law of unclean meats. Neither did any of the New Testament apostles, or even Jesus.

2, 3. Acts 10
We find only Peter abstaining from certain specific meats in the New Testament, and God tells him to stop calling them unclean!
Acts 10 is absolute 100% undeniable proof that Jesus cleansed the meats and declared them as edible again just like in Noah's time.
Mark 7:18-19 Jesus himself said “Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, because https://biblehub.com/greek/3756.htm it does not enter https://biblehub.com/greek/1519.htm his https://biblehub.com/greek/3588.htm heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” https://biblehub.com/greek/1519.htm https://biblehub.com/greek/3588.htm https://biblehub.com/greek/856.htm
Thus all https://biblehub.com/greek/3588.htm foods are clean.

4. We have no reason to believe that the unclean meat laws existed in the time of Adam and Eve, or part of creation itself.
Whereas the Sabbath was part of creation.

5. No OT or NT prophecy of unclean meat laws being applied after Jesus returns except only Ezek. 40-48 which also speaks of animal sacrifices for sin, and a Levitical priesthood, therefore is impossible to be a real scripture reference to the future after Jesus returns.
(Perhaps they are referring to the time era of the 2nd temple.)
However, we know that those last 9 chapters of Ezekiel do not match the style of writing of the first 39 chapters, therefore are most probably fake.
If we believe that they are real scriptures that truly refer to the time after Jesus returns, as is traditionally taught, then we must reject the entire New Testament and be Jewish instead of Christian, but that would be a horrible mistake and we would be antichrist.

6. The blood/crucifixion of Jesus absolutely cleansed meats, because his death and resurrection removed the barrier of gentile nations from having a close relationship with Jesus. Although a good relationship with Jesus was always available and possible with any gentile, it was more difficult in Old Testament times because of gentile culture. But Jesus' death and resurrection opened up a greater doorway/opportunity to the gentiles.
This is part of the lesson of Acts 10.
Both the gentiles and the meats were cleansed.
It doesn't make any sense/logic to say that one was cleansed, but not both.
The Crucifixion removed separation of nations in relation to salvation, and removed animal sacrifices and circumcision and other symbolic laws.

7. Yes. Oct. 2, 2009. Jesus did two things to prove to me that He had cleansed the meats.
-He showed me a turtle and a snail in the sky!
-When a "Torah" friend came to visit me, there was another friend visiting me as well. The non-Torah friend said to the Torah person, that some day in the future we might have to kill squirrels for survival.
The non-Torah person didn't know that my Torah friend and I had discussed & disagreed about meats. This statement came "out of the blue" or "out of the sky" as it were. It was definitely Jesus speaking and I knew it immediately.

Review:

1. What was the reason for the law, especially what was the spiritual reason for the law? Ceremonial/symbolic of separation between Israel and Gentiles, which no longer exists.
2. Any New Testament rejection or requirement of that law? Yes, both Acts 10 and Mark 7 reject the unclean meat laws.
3. Did any New Testament person continue to observe it after the crucifixion? Only Peter but was rebuked by God for it.
4. When did the law first begin? Unknown, but was removed during Noah's time, and then reinstated by Moses, and then removed again by Jesus. Therefore is only in effect during some specific time eras.
5. Any Old Testament or New Testament prophecy of it still being observed after Jesus returns? Only in a false scripture, or scripture that is about the 2nd temple and not after Jesus returns. Therefore, no.
6. How did the blood/crucifixion of Jesus changed it? The Crucifixion removed separation of nations in relation to salvation, and removed animal sacrifices and circumcision and other symbolic laws. Therefore, this automatically removes the unclean meat laws. If not, then we shouldn't be Christians. When we deny that Jesus cleansed the meats, we deny the power of the blood of Jesus, therefore rejection salvation.
7. Any divine word from Jesus during these end times? Yes. The Apostle Zimmerman received at least 2 divine confirmations, and one of those were amazingly powerful with the appearance of the animals in the sky!

The ministry that publishes the most accurate Bible of the past 1700+ years would automatically also be the ministry that is the most accurate in doctrine.
Ask yourself why would God give the divine revelation and inspiration and calling of the most accurate Bible in 1700 years to a false teacher?
The Alpha and Omega Bible is very easily and definitely and absolutely proven as being the most accurate. A very simple study proves it beyond any reasonable doubt. https://most-accurate-bible.com

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Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/nov-19-2022-unclean-meat-laws-still-intact

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There are a lot of Christians and pastors and websites and videos that declare that Jesus has already defeated the enemy, all enemies, eternally, it is finished. Therefore they claim that in every battle and in every situation all you have to do is to claim the victory that Jesus has already accomplished. The claim is that you don't need to fight. Just only claim the victory that Jesus accomplished. That's all.
The claim is that Satan has absolutely no power, because he is already defeated! The claim is that Jesus also removed our sinful nature!
Is this true? Here are the verses they use.

1 John 3:8 Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.
Problem: The devil is still actively working. We see the works of the devil all around us. We are told in the bible that it's only going to get worse.
The coming of Jesus was one step out of many steps that God is taking to ultimately defeat Satan. But it's not 100% accomplished yet. The war between good and evil continues!

Col 2:15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

Context verses 14-16, He removed our penalty/punishment for sins (the 2nd death) thereby removing the punishment announced by human judges, therefore we shouldn't allow people to wrongfully judge us for keeping the true holidays, drinking and feasting.

This doesn't say that we won't have battles. Nor does it say that we don't need to fight back against wickedness. It doesn't say that life will be easy. Yes we claim the victory of Jesus in this verse, but we also actively fight our own battle against legalism and those that judge us. It wasn't all accomplished by Jesus; we still continue this fight.

1 Cor. 9:26 Even Paul said that he had to fight in a way that isn't fighting air (in vain.)
(Think about all of the struggles and imprisonment that he had to endure.)

People also claim that if anyone claims the verse "by His stripes we are healed" Isaiah 53:5, that we absolutely will be healed, but we also see in 2 Cor. 12:7-10 that Paul repeatedly asked Christ for healing, and Jesus refused to heal him, so that Paul could be humbled and wouldn't be overly prideful.

1 Corinthians 15:54 Claim: Jesus defeated death.
:57 Claim: Jesus gives us the victory.

Context = 1st resurrection, and then ultimately at the timing of Paradise after the 1,100 years. Yes Jesus defeated death in his own body at his resurrection. And yes his death and resurrection gives us life, victory and rescue from the 2nd death after the 1,100 years.
But until the 1st resurrection comes, true Christians will continue to die just like unsaved people. And all death won't be completely defeated until Paradise.

We are not yet in Paradise therefore it is extremely clear that he has not yet put all things under his feet and therefore all things are not yet eternally defeated. Our battle continues. The battle between good and evil continues. The two witnesses will have to battle. We are told to beware of deception in the end times before deception has not been defeated. The Antichrist is not yet been defeated. There are many victories every day now they demonic forces therefore they have not been defeated. Any defeat that we read about of where Jesus accomplished it was individual specific battles won, not the war.

It's a "tickle the ears", "feel good" false doctrine.

It's true that we have power in claiming the blood of Christ and his Holy Ghost, and his name. But it's also true that Satan still has much power on this Earth and can definitely cause true believers to fall away. It's also true that sometimes true saints are martyred or greatly persecuted and we have both battles won and battles lost. We're not guaranteed an easy life just because of the victories of Jesus. We're not told that we will never have to flee for our lives, or that the enemy has no power.

The evidence and proof is all around you, everywhere you look, and throughout the entire bible. We are promised that we will suffer.
Yes we are given power, and God's help, and sometimes great miracles of deliverance. But there's also times that our fight must be much more difficult, and that is necessary for our own good & purification & building of our character.

1 Peter 1:1-9 The events of the crucifixion and resurrection will not fix all of our problems every time that we claim those verses.
Trials and tribulations and some battles lost are absolutely necessary.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/nov-12-2022-all-our-enemies-already-defeated

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I definitely support and encourage fasting, when it's for the correct reasons, the correct way and without hypocrisy.
However, there's several issues of concern:

-Some people fast too often because they falsely believe that much fasting automatically makes them holy.
-Fasting too often, with the false belief that God wants us to fast extremely often. (Wrong reasons.)
-Fasting too much when they need the nutrients for physical or mental health problems.

Mark 2:18-20 The disciples of Jesus didn't fast as often as the disciples of John the baptizer, because the disciples of Jesus was with Jesus.
After we attain a very close relationship with Jesus and are secure/strong in that relationship, we don't need to fast as often as we previously fasted when we were seeking Jesus!

Luke 18:9-14 The man of pride who fasted twice a week, was not as righteous as the humble man.
Fasting often doesn't automatically make you acceptable to God, or more righteous than other people who don't fast as often as you.

Matthew 5:20 Unless our righteousness far exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees, we will not enter the fullness of The Kingdom!
It doesn't say that our faith or belief must be as strong as the Pharisees, but rather our righteousness!
He said this immediately after saying that none of the law of the 10 Commandments would ever be done away with until we reach Paradise (the end of this current world, and the beginning of the next world of eternity.)

Yet, the Pharisees fasted very often. Therefore I was told by a very legalistic person a long time ago, that he fasted extremely often so that his righteousness would exceed the Pharisees. Ridiculous! The righteousness of the Pharisees was never how often they fasted, but rather only their belief in the law. Their much fasting wasn't accepted/loved by God. And their legalistic approach to the law also wasn't accepted/loved by God. And their lack of faith and their lack of understanding of spiritual things and lack of obedience (their hypocrisy) wasn't accepted by God.

Matthew 6:16-18 We shouldn't brag about how much we fast, or let others know.

Isaiah 1:10-17 What God wants from us more than anything else isn't more fasting, but rather that we would not be hypocrites, and that we take care of the poor and needy, and that we stand against evil, and not be evil ourselves.

Although Jesus, Moses and Elijah fasted 40 days, we don't read of such long periods of fasting from Jeremiah, Noah, Paul, Matthew, Peter, or Daniel or many others. Even Esther's (and the Jews') fast was only 3 days, yet God spared them. Nineveh's fast was also only 3 days. Yet God spared Nineveh.
The 40 day fasts are very exceptional and not required for the majority of true followers of Jesus.

Again, I promote fasting! Some people should fast more often than other people, especially if they are struggling with sin.
And especially when people first begin studying to determine what is the truth.

But continued fasting, too often, even after attaining a strong relationship with Jesus, can possibly sometimes become nothing more than a ritual. Just like praying with your eyes closed before eating.

And fasting too often can be dangerous to your physical and mental health. God designed our bodies to need the nutrients from food.

We should fast when we need to fast.
But not just because you are trying to meet a quota.

Reminder: Most of the USA changes their clocks back one hour tonight.
Tuesday is election day in the USA. I encourage all Americans to vote.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/nov-05-2022-fasting-too-often

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Matthew 7:12 The Golden Rule: Do unto others, as you would want them to do to you.
This would also mean that we would not want bad things to happen to others.
I also don't think that we would want to be laughed at when we crash or fall down.

A television show called "America's Funniest Videos", and many YouTube videos display people laughing when people fall off of a ladder, have a swimming pool accident or some other type of fall/crash. They also show people laughing when cats fall off of furniture, etc. In many of these videos, it's obvious that real injury is possible.
I have never been able to laugh as such dangerous events. Injury isn't funny. Accidents are not funny.
My wife feels the same way. It's not funny.
I never understood why people like to see people get hurt.
Today we will examine this.

Schadenfreude is a German word that originates from the two words "joy" and "harm". It's the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another person.

Schadenfreude has been detected in children as well as adults.

Matthew 24:12 Love Wax (Increase) Cold

Romans 12 (Entire chapter)
:15 Mourn with those those mourn, and rejoice when they rejoice.

Proverbs 24:17–18 Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles: Perhaps the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Ezekiel 33:11 God doesn't really want to punish people. He would prefer that people repent.

If we are visiting someone at their home, and they have to punish their rebellious child, we are glad that the parents correctly discipline their children, but we don't laugh at the children for being punished. We don't laugh or rejoice at the punishment.
We should apply this same principal toward wicked people who bring death or destruction upon themselves, or when God punishes them.
The bible speaks about how that in the last 41.5 days of Wrath, that the wicked will suffer horribly from their sins of worshipping stones and demons, etc. We are glad that God punishes the wicked children. But we don't laugh or rejoice at the punishing. God would rather see them repent and we also would rather see them repent. We would rejoice over the repentance, not the punishment.

What I am talking about today is actually laughing at innocent people when they fall or crash, as if it's funny. I am not talking about being glad that the enemy failed in their pursuit of evil, or got fired, or got what was due/deserving to them.
We are not happy that Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked with a hammer. Even as many conservative leaders are condemning the attack. We are not like the Democrats who rejoice when Republicans are attacked or injured.

We also don't rejoice when someone sins.

However, we do rejoice in the fact that most Twitter employees are being fired and losing their jobs, as this helps to restore our freedom of speech and the distribution of truth. They can get new jobs at McDonald's, Taco Bell, Facebook, Pinterest, PayPal, etc. They won't suffer by being fired from Twitter.

It's acceptable to be glad when an evil nation/president loses a war. Or when an evil person loses an election. I will rejoice greatly when/if the Democrats loose their jobs by losing their control of congress on Nov. 8, if they don't cheat to keep control. But they are all millionaires and won't suffer by losing their seats in congress. No person will be injured or harmed by these millionaires losing their jobs. It would be a great victory for America. Although, only a symbolic victory, because Biden won't sign into law any legislation passed by the new Republican congress.

But I did not rejoice when a local man died, who had previously been my friend. He was a Democrat who absolutely refused to believe that Obama was evil or that the Democrat party is evil. He would not listen to reason. I had to dis-fellowship from him and told him to never return to me until he repents. I don't regret saying that. I made the right decision.
But it saddened me when he died in sin. I'm sure that he was probably vaccinated since he was so gullible to the Democrats.
I'm sure that he was probably a victim of his parents' brainwashing.

I believe that there are several things that are causes of people laughing at people when they fall/crash:

1. Adults trying to make children laugh by acting like they are injured or hurt. We need to not do that! It's teaching them to laugh at people getting injured.

It is childish behavior to laugh when someone else falls.

2. "Slap-stick" comedy of people hitting people and people tripping and falling. Such as “The 3 Stooges”. Programmed by Hollywood. It's a childish type of comedy.

If it's yourself and you laugh at yourself, it's because you're embarrassed, or you though that it was silly that you wasn't being careful. That's different and is acceptable to laugh at yourself.

It could be a subconscious mechanism for reducing the perceived seriousness (and hence long term mental reaction) of an accident. Nevertheless, we need to control our reactions.

Also possible: In school, it was the "cool" thing to laugh at other people's unfortunate accidents. A little kid falls and a group of "tough" kids laugh, so some other kids, wanting to distance themselves from the person being laughed at, join in.
As we mature, we no longer do that. So it's also a matter of maturity in this situation.

I never understood the mentality of people who at school would cheer on a fight. They wouldn't know who started the fight, who was the victim or the aggressor. They would just automatically cheer on the fighting. It's demonic!

People would fill the Roman coliseums and cheer the killing of the victim by the gladiator or lion. Why would anyone cheer that? It's demonic!

People shouldn't make fun of people with Down Syndrome. They shouldn't call them “retarded”, etc. People should treat people the way that they themselves would want to be treated.

We shouldn't laugh at other people's misfortune.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-29-2022-why-laugh-when-people-fall

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Oct. 26, 2022 (1st day of 8th biblical month)

1 Peter 2:5-10 We should honor God by proclaiming his greatness.
We should worship him in praise, and by our testimonies.
:9 SO THAT YOU MAY = SO THEN,

1 Cor. 14:39-40 Forbid not speaking in tongues.

Nehemiah 8:1-8
:2 Both men & women present.
:3 Their assembly for reading the bible was from sunrise until the middle of the day (maybe between noon to 6 pm). It wasn't just for one hour or less like more churches.
:4-5 Leaders stood on a raised platform. It's not wrong to do this, despite what some people have taught.
:5 When scriptures were opened to be read, the people stood. I'm not saying that it's required. But it's interesting how much more respect that ancient people gave to the scriptures.
:6 The congregation raised their hands. It's acceptable!
The people cheered and spoke. It's acceptable. Not have to be silent!
The people also worshipped with their forehead to the ground. It's acceptable!

Book of Songs:
Psalm 100 (Entire chapter) Come into the worship service with praises for God. Shouldn't be silent. It should be emotional.

Psalm 149 (Entire chapter)
:1 in the assembly of the saints. Not just when alone at home. But even during group worship services.
:3 sings = sing

Psalm 133 (Entire chapter) Brethren together
Psalm 134 (Entire chapter) Lifting up hands in praise in church services.
Psalm 135:1-5 Verse 4 similar to 1 Peter 2.

Eccles. 12:9-14 Knowledge, study and understanding is very important.
But what's more important is worship of God.
:13 "fear" means deep reverence/honor toward God. It includes obedience, but also worship.
It is the leaders, administration of the church, that are strong enough to handle the larger amount of research and study. Most people can't handle the amount/degree of research that the leaders can handle. Most people don't have their level of discernment about what to avoid, etc.
Although of course, the preacher promotes and encourages some research and study, but there are many people who do too much study and poison themselves with satanic books/websites.

Romans 10:13-21 There must be preachers/teachers. There must be sermons.
:21 obstinate = (correction to what I said)
obstinate = argumentative/disputing/anti-speech people.

Proper formal church services format:
-Worship by song, dance, musical instruments, raised hands, heads to the floor, etc.
-Then allowing each person that wants to, to sing/play or testify alone.
-Then worship by prayer.
-Then worship by sermon by the pastor or deacon, people listening to the biblical teaching. During this time, people can also worship by raising hands, saying "Amen" or "praise God", "praise Jesus", "Eleluje", etc., bowing heads to the ground, etc.
-Then worship by having a question & answer session. And by allowing each person to share testimonies, prophecies, additional songs and speaking in tongues.

Gatherings where there is no main pastor/deacon presenting a sermon, but rather only each and any person sharing anything they want, without a main authority person to approve or disapprove of the teaching, is not biblical and is a playground for Satan.

1 Thes. 5:19-20 Gatherings where they forbid speaking in tongues, raised hands, amen's, etc, are also not of God and are forbidding the movement of God.
-Often, speaking in tongues includes prophecy. This is how the word "prophesying" became a word for speaking in tongues.

When we say that there are no prophets or apostles today, we deny the speaking of God and movement of God in modern times. God always spoke through his prophets and apostles. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, He doesn't change and has always used prophets in every generation. We need worship leaders, pastors, apostles, prophets to lead us in the way of truth.

In most "Baptist" churches in America, the fake worship services seem more like a formal funeral for a rich person, rather than worship. There's no emotion. Nothing heartfelt. Same with all Catholic and Lutheran churches worldwide.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-26-2022-worship-doesnt-have-to-be-quiet-stiff

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Oct. 22, 2022

Ephesians 5:5-17
:11 Not only not partake in their wicked works, but also expose them.
This includes Halloween, false doctrines, liberal politics, immaturity, legalism, not putting God first, etc.

But before you can "expose" or rebuke anyone, you must first learn correct doctrine, because most "Christians" are full and overflowing with wrong doctrine based upon traditional legalism and traditional religion.
So it's not good to be exposing and rebuking before baptism in truth, nor during your first few months after baptism in truth, while you are still learning a lot!

2 Timothy 4:1-5
The Apostle Paul told Pastor Timothy to rebuke people.

It's mostly the job of the church administration, male leadership to rebuke people.
But also each person is responsible for telling their own families and friends the truth, and when necessary, to rebuke them.
But it is the church leadership who is responsible for telling strangers, evangelizing to the world.

Rebuking isn't fun or enjoyable for either side, the church leadership or the church membership, or for any of the new people. But correction and rebuke is a necessary thing.
Longsuffering, gentleness has its place & time. But there's also a time for harsh rebuke and harsh criticism.
Soft, gentle counseling is not always the best approach.
People must be tested by God through the church leadership.
It must be determined who is really, truly committed to the truth and to God and to the church; and who is not.

Isaiah 58:1
"Cry" = "shout"
Blow the trumpet, spare not. Sound the alarm, tell my people their sins.
Church members don't like being told their sins, or to be confronted with their own sins. But it's important for the leadership to point out sin to help those people come to realize their faults, so that they can change, and repent and improve.
If I don't hold/put people to a high degree of accountability, who will?

Another topic/subject that I spoke about in this sermon, unplanned, but moved by The Holy Ghost:
Not every person is called to teach or to be a leader.
There's many different spiritual gifts of The Holy Ghost. Not every person has the same gifts, skills or callings. Even if a person has a skill, doesn't automatically mean that they are called for it.
And even if a person is called for leadership or teaching, they must first humble themselves and keep quite and learn. A spiritual master can't be a master until he has learned to be a slave. A leader can't lead until he has learned to serve. I spent my time in the rear seats of the churches and kept my mouth shut even when I already knew much more than the pastors. Yet I still learned.
Respect should be given to the elders of the true church.
Too many people want to be leaders and teachers when they are not truly called for such. As the old phrase/saying/proverb says "Too many chiefs, not enough Indians".
If a person is not called to teach or to lead, or even if they are called for such, but are early in their calling and learning, then the best method to witnessing is simply only sharing the ministry links and ministry fliers/tracts. Not teaching, but rather only sharing. This is the best way also for wives and women. Just share links and tracts/fliers and articles. Don't teach if you are not called to teach. Not teach yet if called, until you grow enough and learn enough and mature enough. There's exceptions, but this is generally how it should be.

I also was told several times in my life, from older, wise people, that old people have the right to complain and to be grumpy. They were correct!
My age has correctly made me less patient, as I can't tolerate the bull crap as much as I could when I was younger.
There should be a limit to patience. There is definitely a limit to God's patience. There's a time for long suffering with much patience. But also a time to immediately, and harshly rebuke.
I'm not a young dude anymore. I've been to "hell" and back many times. I have much experience. I know what I am doing.
As an apostle and prophet of God, not just a pastor, I have even more duty to exercise harsh criticism and rebuke, more so than other pastors and other Christians, because of my calling.
Again, people must be tested by God through the church leadership.
It must be determined who is really, truly committed to the truth and to God and to the church; and who is not.

Reminder: Worship services Wednesday Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time Zone for the 1st day of the 8th biblical month.

Reminder: Please fast at some time on or/and before Halloween.
We are fasting for Jesus to please make a way of escape for someone who would be in danger of being/becoming a victim of Halloween occult sacrifice or torture.
Also for our families/friends to come to the realization of how demonic Halloween is and stop compromising.

If there ever was a time for harsh rebuke from the membership, not just only from pastors and leaders, but also from the congregation themselves, to family and friends, it's now at Halloween time. We must make a very solid, firm stand against such extreme wickedness that we see in the devil's day.

Full sermon audio:https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-22-2022-exposing-rebuking-darkness

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Oct. 17, 2022 (22nd day of 7th biblical month)
Last Great Day 2022

2 Cor. 4:16-18 to 5:10 Momentary (temporary) light affliction
Our physical bodies are temporary tents.
At the 1st resurrection, we will receive spiritual bodies, which are reserved for us in Heaven.
The Holy Ghost is a pledge of that spiritual body that we can receive.
We are already spirits inside of flesh. But these verses seem to indicate that we'll receive an outer shell spiritual body.
5:10 The word "all" needs to be changed to "each individual".
I don't see any hard evidence that the people of the 1st resurrection will stand at a judgment seat to be judged. The 1st resurrection people would have already been judged by their lives to enter into the 1st resurrection. They are already judged by the time they resurrect.

1 Peter 1:1-9 Trials are more valuable than gold
:3 We are born again now at baptism. It's not something that occurs at the time of resurrection.
:4 refers to 2 Cor. 5:1-2
1 Peter 1:7 precious = VALUABLE

Heb. 11 (Entire chapter) afflictions and trials toward the finish line of the new city Jerusalem.

Rev 21-22 Description of Paradise

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-17-2022-the-good-hard-road-to-paradise

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Oct. 15, 2022 (20th day of 7th biblical month)
6th day of Fiesta of Tabernacles

It's a secret only because traditional pastors/Christians don't know about it.
But it's no secret to people who really believe the bible and actually read it.

Matthew 19:27 to 20:16
1st and 2nd harvests/resurrections.
Regeneration = next life

Matthew 25:31-46 Great White Throne Judgment at the end of the 1,100 years.

John 3:1-16 Unless a person is born again by water baptism, they can't inherit the Kingdom (receive eternal life.)
This absolutely can't be talking about being born at a resurrection, because most people don't die from drowning, so there's no water in reference to any resurrection, except only people who did drown.
Context shows that being "born again" is in reference to salvation in this life, to accepting the crucifixion of Jesus as atoning for our sins.
Also verse 13 proves that Enoch, Elijah, David, the other ancient saints and our families and friends have not yet gone to Heaven. Heb. 11:13, 39-40
Acts 2:34

John 10 Jesus is the only way.
Dying as a baby isn't a way to enter Heaven or Paradise.

Rev. 19:11 to 20:6
The phrase "1st resurrection" proves that there will be a 2nd resurrection.
The phrase "2nd death" proves that there will be a 2nd life, referred to by Jesus in Matthew 19 as "the next life".
The fact that Satan is released from his prison after the 1,000 years, to deceive the nations again, proves that there will be another life.

Isa. 65:15-20 The "short time" in Revelation 20 identified as exactly 100 years. Context is very clear that this 100 years is directly/immediately before the time of Paradise. There's no other possible time frame that it could be talking about.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-15-2022-the-secret-2nd-resurrection

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Oct. 10, 2022 (15th day of 7th biblical month)

1 Kings 8:1 to 9:9 The 1st Temple, built by King Solomon.
8:2 Athanin = 7th month (Most translations also say that it was at the "feast" (of Tabernacles.)
The 1st Temple was dedicated at the Fiesta of Tabernacles!

Today, after much work on our new sanctuary, we do our main/public dedication of the sanctuary. That shows how powerful the presence of Jesus is in this ministry!
This also reminds me of the miracle of Hanukkah of 2015, when we held our 1st worship services of that "new" ministry building on the day just before Hanukkah. We didn't even realize it, because we were not yet observing it.

And when we started this current new sanctuary project, we didn't plan on completing it on the day just before the Fiesta of Tabernacles, and having the main dedication on the first day of Tabernacles. We were just trying to get it done before the fiesta. But without any knowledge of the fact that the 1st Temple was dedicated at the timing of the fiesta!

Connections between Hanukkah and Fiesta of Tabernacles:
-Miracle timing of our 2 sanctuaries (the 1st one and this second one.)
-2 Maccabees 2:1-19, especially verses 9 & 12, says that Solomon did 8 days of dedication. Maccabees equates that to being connected to Tabernacles because their Hanukkah celebration of the restoration and dedication of the 2nd Temple was also, at the same time, their "2nd chance" way of observing the Fiesta of Tabernacles, because they were having to hide during Tabernacles.

Because of the statement in Maccabees that Solomon observed the same 8 days of dedication, I thought, and taught, that Solomon observed an older form of Hanukkah.
In a way, yes he did, since it was 8 days of dedication of a temple.
But since now we know that it was actually Tabernacles, we now come to understand more accurately, and also now see connections between these 2 fiestas.

Also the parts and furniture for the "Tabernacle of Witness" of the time of Moses (the traveling Temple in the wilderness), were finished being made on the date of Hanukkah.

This current new sanctuary had previously fallen into horrible conditions from previous occupants. Reminds me of the fallen conditions of the temples.

1 Kings 6:38 (found before verse 2 in the LXX/AOB) says that the temple was finished in the 8th month.
But yet, it wasn't dedicated until the Fiesta of Tabernacles 11 months later!
That's incredible! Why would that be?
It must be because of the fact that the Fiesta of Tabernacles won't be much celebrated on Earth in the final year of the Great Tribulation (same situation as the time of Maccabees, and both persecutions by Antiochus/Antichrist/Assad), since the saints get caught up on The Day of Atonement, therefore Zech. 14 can't be fulfilled until 11 months after Jesus returns to Earth in the 8th month. (It will take the 11 months to repair, clean and prepare Jerusalem. 7 of which to remove dead bodies. Ezek. 39.)
Therefore that 1st Tabernacles on Earth during the Millennium, will also be a great dedication!

(Miracle: Brother Jared then pointed out during the worship services, that we have lived here in this house for 11 months! It took 11 months to get the roof fixed and get the sanctuary up and going! This is such an incredible miracle timing!)

We now also see Tabernacles representing renewal & dedication of temples, in relation to Hanukkah. (In addition to the other multiple meanings & symbolisms of the fiesta.

2 Mac. 10:6
2 Mac. 1:18

And we now also see Hanukkah has being a 2nd chance Tabernacles, in addition to all of its other significant meanings.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-10-2022-dedication-of-new-sanctuary-on-1st-day-feast-of-tabernacles

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Oct. 8, 2022 (13th of 7th biblical month)

The word "tabernacles" is the big clue to the meaning of the holy day fiesta week of Tabernacles.
A tabernacle is dwelling place.
And how they celebrated the fiesta in the bible is also a clue.
They built temporary booths/tabernacles/shelters.
Therefore, the Fiesta of Tabernacles is about temporary dwelling, which could also be considered as transitional dwelling places.

Other uses of the word "tabernacle" in the bible can give us more clues to the meaning of the fiesta.

John 1:1-14 Jesus came to tabernacle among us.
That means that Jesus came in the flesh, with his flesh being a temporary shelter for his soul, and in a temporary situation, not planning on staying.

The birth of Jesus was either during or near the Fiesta of Tabernacles, or Trumpets. We know this be calculating the birth of John the baptizer, and John's dad's time working in the temple.

Jesus was conceived 6 months after John the Baptist (Luke 1:36).
John’s dad Zechariah was a Levite. The Levites served in the Temple at specific times of the year, each term lasting one week. Zechariah was in the order of Abijah, so his first term of service for the year most likely took place in the 3rd month, with John’s conception taking place shortly thereafter.
The 9th biblical month of the year (December) would then mark Jesus’ conception, perhaps during Hanukkah.
John could have been born around Passover.
Six months later, we can expect to see the birth of Jesus in the 7th month.

Rev. 21:1-6 Jesus will return and He will be our temple. We will no longer need the temporary shelters of our bodies, homes, current cities, etc.

Heb. 11:8-10 Abraham was seeking to eventually enter Paradise, New Jerusalem.
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob lived in tents.

All verses and facts considered, the fiesta teaches us that everything is temporary until we reach Paradise. Then everything will be permanent.

Yet, there is still yet more meaning and symbolism:

Let's think about the holy day prophetic timeline at
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-Purim, Passover 5th seal
-Pentecost 6th seal
-Trumpets 7th seal
-Atonement 7th trumpet, saints caught up into Heaven only temporarily for the Marriage Supper.

Next would be the Fiesta of Tabernacles, which will occur while the saints are temporarily in Heaven.
Therefore, Heaven will be a temporary tabernacle for the church, the bride, therefore a honeymoon.
Jewish tradition is for the honeymoon to be 7 days!

But then there is yet another meaning!
Tabernacles is a harvest festival. And it's the last harvest of the year before cold weather comes.
Therefore Tabernacles also represents the 1,100 years after the 1st Resurrection. The 1,100 years includes the 2nd Resurrection, which is the last harvest.
The final 100 years after the 2nd Resurrection is a very temporary time era. And will be the largest harvest of souls ever.

And then the 8th day of the feast, the Last Great Day, represents Paradise and endless eternity.
The number 8 is a continuous loop.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-08-2022-fiesta-of-tabernacles-meaning-of-sermon

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Oct. 5, 2022 (The Day of Atonement. 10th day of 7th biblical month)

Lev. 23:26-32

Lev. 16:1-19 The 2 goats represent separation between lost people and righteous people.
Therefore The Day of Atonement has a theme of separation, wicked people being cast out, but salvation for the righteous.

The word "Atonement" means to calm God's anger by presenting a sacrifice.
The old "Worldwide Church of God" previously taught that it means "At-one-ment" because of the spelling. And although there is some truth to that claim, that explanation lacks the full meaning and also ignores half of the puzzle. For at-one-ment (reconciliation) to occur, there must be a payment for sin.
Whether it is the sacrifice of Jesus, or judgment on the wicked, there must be consequences of sin.
Lev. 16 shows that there must be separation between the wicked and the righteous.
In the 1st Resurrection on The Day of Atonement, when that separation occurs, the saints will be united with Christ in the marriage supper, while the wicked will continue to suffer judgment during the Wrath. The wicked will be sacrificed.
Both the reconciliation and the judgment will occur on the Day of Atonement.
Therefore the better definition of Atonement = Repay.
The wicked will be repaid for their wickedness. The saints will be repaid for their righteousness.

In the context of the day of the 1st resurrection on the Day of Atonement, there will be one year (before it) + 41.5 days after it, of which many extremely wicked people will be sacrificed/slaughtered by The Hand of God and by his holy angels & the 2 witnesses and his chosen military armies on Earth.

Rev. 19:1-9 Marriage Supper
"Righteousness according to the law" traditionally wrongfully translated to hide the fact that obedience to God is still required in the New Covenant time era.

Isa. 1:10-18 But "the law" isn't just commands. It's the natural law of Love/righteousness.
God says "I hate the feast days" because the people were doing the holy days just only by command, while being hypocrites and mistreating the poor, etc.
What God wants from us is what all of the law is based upon, how to correctly treat God and other people, which the law teaches us.

Isaiah 1 isn't saying to not observe God's commanded holy days. It's just saying that being a true Christian is much more than "requirements of law".

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-05-2022-day-of-atonement-deep-meaning-yom-kippur

Oct. 1, 2022 (6th day of 7th biblical month)

Matt. 24:12 Because transgression of the law will increase, most people's love will grow cold. (KJV wax = increase.)
:13 But, the person who abides/endures/perseveres (in Jesus) to the end, that person will be saved.

Matt. 22:33-40 All of the law is based on love.
Love God and loving other people.
KJV "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
AOB: On these two commandments depend the whole law and the prophets".

The word "hang" in the KJV is not referring to destruction or death. But rather preservation!
Context shows the need to keep the law. Not destroy it.
People not obeying God's laws is the problem, not the solution.

"J.O.Y."= Jesus first, (1st commandment, and first 4 commandments.)
O = Others next. (Other 6 commandments of the big 10.)
Y= Yourself last.

The great falling away is not just forsaking God and the truth, but also forsaking the true church members and true pastor.
When a person does either one, they forsake both.
You can't forsake God without also forsaking the church members.
You can't forsake church members without also forsaking Jesus. Matt. 25:33-46

Compare to 2 Thes. 2:3, The great falling away,
and to Heb. 10:23-39 The forsaking of the church members.
This includes not attending worship services (services can be online, that's acceptable), but it also includes forsaking church members, not participating in our groups, not emailing, not texting, not calling, ignoring the pastor or other members.

People don't realize that when they get saved/baptized, they are not just having their sins forgiven, but also they are actually, literally, joining the church.
They are born again into a new family, with new brothers & sisters.

Participating in church groups is not just about your obedience to the law & requirements.
But also about helping each other, supporting, encouraging each other.

If we live in the same nation, we should be calling/texting each other, or at least using MeWe, Telegram, WhatsApp or email to stay in communication with each other, not only with the pastor, but also with other members.
People in other nations can use such groups or email, even if they can't text or call.

Matt. 5:40-42 When someone asks you to do something, you should do that, and more.
When someone asks you to call and text someone who is in need to talk to someone, then that's what you should do.

Matt. 16:24-28 Deny yourself and take up your cross.

Some people's mentality is that they will improve their health by ignoring all of their brothers and sisters.
Such people don't consider anyone else's needs, but just only their own needs.

I've known many people with bad hearts, heart attacks, major heart surgeries, extreme cancer, etc, and those people were still able to pick up a phone!
They were still able to call their family!
Especially if they were asked to help someone in need!

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/oct-01-2022-love-has-waxed-cold-2022

Announcements:
Day of Atonement Wednesday Oct. 5
Begin fasting and resting at sunset previous day Tues. Oct. 4, until sunset Oct. 5.

Special worship services and assembly/gathering online or in person: Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time Zone.

Tabernacles: Oct. 10-16
Last Great Day: Oct. 17
Tents up Oct. 9
Tents down Oct. 18
Sabbaths and worship services: Oct. 10, 15, 17.

Sept. 26, 2022 (Fiesta of Trumpets, and 7th new moon)

Rev. 11 We know that the Great Tribulation lasts 3.5 years which is 42 months, which is 1260 days.

Dan. 12 mentions 1290 days and 1335 days.
Therefore we can very easily see that there is 30 days + 1260 days + 45 days = 1335.

If we begin the timeline on Purim of some year, and count to 30, we automatically come to the 1st day of Unleavened Bread, the day that the Israelites left Egypt.

Then we count 1260 days for the Great Tribulation.
Then we add 3.5 days for the 2 witnesses to lay dead in the streets of Jerusalem.
Then we come automatically to the Day of Atonement, the day the Saints are caught up into Heaven temporarily for the Marriage Supper.

The Day of Atonement represents judgment and separation.
It's when the final 41.5 day wrath/judgment begins. The slaughter of the wicked as if they are the "goats, lambs, rams and bulls", the exact 4 types of animals slaughtered on the Day of Atonement, and the only day when a human could possibly see the Ark of the Covenant in the temple of God.
It's the day that the saints and the wicked will be separated.

Isa. 34:1-8 We know that there is also a one year wrath, Day of The Lord, that ends on that same day, as the final 41.5 day wrath begins. (45 - 3.5 = 41.5)
So if we count one year backwards from the Day of Atonement, we come to the Fiesta of Trumpets, the opening of the 7th seal and the blowing of the trumpets begin.
Trumpets holy day represents the blowing of the trumpets, thus the opening of the 7th seal.

And before that is Pentecost of the 6th seal, in the same year.
That's when the "great revival" begins, resulting in the Great Multitude of people from all races. Pentecost represents a great outpouring of The Holy Ghost. It will be fulfilled with exactly that!

Purim
UB/Passover
Pentecost
Trumpets
Atonement

That's five holy days that fit 100% perfect to the exact number of days listed in the bible, to be between each end time prophetic event!
That's absolutely mind boggling!
And it's also absolutely impossible to be wrong!
You can count it backwards and forwards in many different ways, and still be perfect.

It proves that we must pay attention to the holy days, and that the holy days must still be observed in modern times because if we are not observing the holy days, we will be caught dangerously unprepared for the end time events!

Also, in several different years in the past, we saw amazingly huge foreshadowings of the future fulfillments of Purim and 1st Day of Unleavened Bread, thereby adding even additional confirmation and proof.
Anyone who takes the time to sincerely examine all of our claims, will see that this teaching absolutely can't be denied. It's 100% biblical and logical.

Yet some people will continue to deny, and doubt, and reject ONLY because of their wicked, stubborn, rebellious hearts.
They have heard the truth, and they have heard the amazing testimonies of God's amazing power, and yet they treated God's voice as trash! Such people are very deserving of the Judgment of God that is coming!
Rev. 18:4 "come out of her my people" should be a warning to God's people who want to stay yoked/tied to unbelievers who treat God's miracles as trash! (2 Cor. 6:14-18)
As Babylon isn't just only a city, or religion, but rather also wicked, rebellious people who defile our homes and bodies/temples.

We are not, at this current time, proclaiming what year that it all begins or ends.
We are awaiting the fulfillment of Purim, in some future year, or a major event that forces us to declare the years.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/sep-26-2022-end-time-prophetic-timeline-of-holy-days

Much more proof at:
https://isawthelightministries.com/dates.html

Sept. 17, 2022 (21st day of 6th biblical month)

Hebrews 4:1-9 Sabbath still remains, after Old Covenant removed. So do the other biblical holy days (holi-days).
:7 specific day
:8 If Jesus had given us a different day, He would had said so!
Always share this verse with the Sunday people!
:9 Sabbath remains! Opposite of taken away or changed.

Context of chapter is not a removal of law! But rather, trusting God to provide for our needs even when we obey God in his law of the Sabbath.

Acts 2:1 The church was gathered for Pentecost 50 days after Christ's resurrection.

Acts 20:16 Paul hurried to be at Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost.
This wasn't the first Pentecost of chapters 1-2. So it shows that Paul and the church continued Pentecost every year after Christ's death and resurrection. (24-27 years after Christ's death & resurrection!)

1 Cor. 5:7-8 Decades after the crucifixion and resurrection, Paul said "Let us keep the fiesta/feast".

1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgress also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Sin defined!

If there is no law, there is no sin. But yet sin remains. Therefore law remains. Just not the Old Covenant temporary ordinances of unclean meats, circumcision, sacrifices for sin, etc.

Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. (Opposite of removal of all law.)

Col. 2:16-17 Let no one judge us for keeping God's fiesta days, and for how we celebrate them with alcohol, etc.
:17 Belonging to Christ is not saying "done away"!
Verse says the complete opposite of what the lawless churches claim!

Zech. 14:16-19 Holy days still exist even after Jesus returns!
All nations/tribes and races must keep God's holidays. They are his holidays, not the Jews' holidays.

Not "Jewish holidays". Please get that phrase out of your system! The holidays were never commanded to be for Jews only. It was always for everyone of any tribe that wanted to commit themselves to Jesus.

Isa. 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. (This is talking about during the Millennium)

Commanded Pilgrimages and Temporary Leniency:
In the spring, will be Passover and Unleavened Bread. The people in the USA that are not yet strong enough in Jesus to commit themselves to Christ enough to make the trip to Tennessee for Tabernacles, should plan on being committed enough to Christ to make the trip for Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread.
I'm lenient during people's first holy day season. But as the months progress, it's extremely important for people to commit themselves to Jesus much more. When they requested baptism, they agreed to keep God's holy days. To "keep" his holy days doesn't mean "in any way that a person wants to", but rather it means in the way that the bible commands, which includes traveling to a different city, to the place where Jesus has placed his authority, for Tabernacles, Passover and Pentecost. And He provided the funding via 2nd tithes, and we do everything possible here to help people.
People outside of the USA don't need to travel to Tennessee, but still need to do everything that they can to observe the holy days in their full observance as much as possible.

Learn more at www.isawthelightministries.com/holydays.html
and www.isawthelightministries.com/doneaway.html

Reminder: Fiesta of Trumpets (7th New Moon) Sept. 26 Monday.
Everyone needs to inform their employers or schools now!
"High Sabbath" commanded rest day. No school. No school work. No employment work. No job interviews. No restaurants, No stores. No long distance travel. Etc.
Special Worship services 11 am Eastern Time Zone.

Sept. 10, 2022 (14th of 6th biblical month)

Isa. 46:8-11
God has planned the end from the beginning.
:10 counsel = plan
:11 "bird from the east" compare with Isa. 45:1, the bird is King Cyprus of the Persian Empire.
The entire context of Isaiah chapters 45-47 is that God promised Israel only 70 years of captivity in the Babylonian Empire and that He would deliver Israel from Babylon by bringing the Persian Empire to conquer the Babylonians.

Isa. 47:1-7
:5 strength (as a Queen)
:7 Princess = ruler/Queen

I was editing and perfecting the translation of the AOB in these verses Thursday and Friday, seemingly unrelated to the passing of Queen Elizabeth.
However, I feel very strongly that it's not coincidence that this was where I was in my works/tasks at this timing in history.
I feel very strongly that it is Jesus using these verses and this timing to speak to us.
I feel Jesus saying that even as Babylon was given 70 years to reign, so was Queen Elizabeth. And that even as Babylon was invaded by Persia, so shall the UK and British Commonwealth be invaded by Persia and their allies in our time, relatively soon.

Queen Elizabeth wasn't a perfect person or perfect Queen, but neither was she that bad either. She sat in King David's throne and is worthy of honour.
Search for "David's throne" at isawthelightministries.com

Although I am frustrated that she greatly weakened the British Empire, as is to be expected from a female ruler, the bottom line is that God had a plan and used the Queen in that plan. It had to happen that the British/Israeli Empire give up land to the gentiles and demonic groups in the middle east, in order for all prophecy to be fulfilled in our time. Syria, Jordan, etc had to be formed, despite the temporary negative consequences, so that mankind can learn many lessons, and God's master plan be fulfilled and God's eternal Kingdom to be established.

I am not saying that Isa. 45-47 says anything about the death of Queen Elizabeth. And I am not saying that the British Empire is Babylon. Because neither of those things are true.
But what I am saying is that God can speak to us in many ways, and He is using these verses to speak to me, and I pass on that message to you.
The message is that in a relative short period of time, (months-years?) the British Empire will fall to the Assyrian Empire with the help of Iran.
And I believe that King Charles will help usher in the end of the British Empire, since he is a communist NWO promoter, a traitor to his nation and to the world.

In June 2020, Prince Charles (now king) promoted the NWO Great Reset at the World Economic Forum.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/great-reset-launch-prince-charles-guterres-georgieva-burrow/

Nations/empires don't fall/end when there is a righteous/good king, president or prime minister. They always fall during the reign of evil rulers.

Many people believe that Prince Charles (now King) is the end time Son of Perdition antichrist. And now that he is king, their false doctrine is empowered. But that doesn't prove it true. Putin and the president of Turkey are also empowered. And Assad is also empowered. But only Assad fits all biblical requirements to be the final antichrist.
www.isawthelightministries.com/antichrist.html
But yes, Charles is evil and will help usher in the end time.

It's interesting that the Queen died in Scotland, as Scotland is extremely important to the historical timeline of the royal family tree and the Confederate flag and other important things that we have discussed in this ministry.

Rainbow: It's also very extremely interesting that a double rainbow appeared over Buckingham Palace shortly before the announcement of her death.
It seems that the rainbow could be God's way of saying possibly 2 things:
-The death of the Queen is important. Perhaps even His blessing on her.
-The ending of a blessing/mercy and the beginning of a curse/judgment. As the rainbow is a symbol of both mercy and judgment.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/sep-10-2022-queen-elizabeths-death-prophetic-message-of

How to Mourn Queen Elizabeth for 10 days:
(All of this is voluntary but recommended.)
Burn a candle each night, from dark until bed time.
No showering, bathing.
No sex with spouse.
Reduced entertainment.
No cutting or trimming of hair, mustache or beard. Unless shaving them completely off. No shaving of legs, etc.
Try to wear less fancy clothes, dress more plain, dull.
Watch documentaries about Queen Elizabeth. (Not conspiracy theories, but rather historically proven facts.)
Read Bible more.
Wear shoes less.
Allow yourself to cry if feel it coming on.

Watch live funeral if possible.

Queen Elizabeth Dead at Age 96
She sat on the throne of David for 70 years.

"And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?...When thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels [Solomon], and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever" II Sam. 7:4-5, 12-16

The royal family of Queen Elizabeth has traced their family ancestry all the way back to King David. This is extremely important, because it proves the British are Israel, and also because the bible promised that the throne of David will be eternal, and there shall never cease being a person on that throne.

David's throne was established in Jerusalem 1042 BC when he reigned over the twelve tribes of Israel. God had promised to preserve the Throne of David over Israel unto all generations. Following the history of the kings of the "House of David" who ruled over Judah, the end came with the wicked King Zedekiah. The throne was transferred to Ireland 583 BC when Zedekiah's daughter married into the royal line of Ireland to Eochaidh who was a descendant of Judah through the line of Zarah.
https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/CGG/ID/16237/Zedekiahs-Daughters.htm

Then about 500 A.D. - 506 A.D., Fergus of Ireland conquered the Picts who lived in what's known today as Scotland. The Picts agreed to accept him as king, so he had the Stone of Destiny moved there, where he was crowned on it. In 1603, King James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Scotland. He was an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth.

God has fulfilled his word as the Throne has never lacked an heir, male or female, to occupy the royal office signifying his authority over the kingdoms of this earth. (Jeremiah 33:17) https://revealingthetruth.weebly.com/who-is-on-king-davids-throne.html

http://www.abrahams-legacy.org/overturn.html

List of kings of Israel, Ireland, Scotland and England:

http://originofnations.org/Royals/queens%20descent/The%20Queen%27s%20Royal%20Descent%20from%20King%20David%20of%20Judah.htm

http://www.abrahams-legacy.org/scots-kings.html

http://www.abrahams-legacy.org/celtic-kings-tree.pdf

This is proven by the many British customs, traditions, symbols, emblems, ceremonies and laws of succession (Num. 27:8) which are shared with the Kings of Israel detailed in the bible. One example being the Israelites custom to crown their Kings on or by one particular stone (2 Kings 11:14 and 23:3) and the people shout "God save the king" (1 Sam 10:24; 2 Sam 16:16; 2 Kings 11:12). This is still our custom today with all the Kings and Queens of Great Britain (Ireland, Scotland, England) being crowned upon the same stone for 2500 yrs dating back to 583 BC when Tea Tephi married the Irish King Eochaidh. Edward the First had a coronation chair built in 1296 AD to accommodate this stone which still sits in Westminster Abbey today, with Queen Elizabeth II crowned on it in 1953. In fact, if you watch the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II you will be amazed to see almost the entire ceremony following the exact same traditions as recorded in the bible when the Israelite Kings were crowned. And yes they shouted "God save the Queen" just like our forefathers before us. This stone the English call "Jacob's Pillow" with its battered surface, large crack and two iron rings attached almost worn through, all bear witness to its long migrations. Wear which must have occurred long before 583 BC during Israel's long wanderings in the desert since historians know its only been moved 3 times since then, which is in fulfillment of the prophecy that the throne of David would be overturned 3 times (Ezek. 21:25-27). Israel to Ireland in 583 BC; Ireland to Scotland in 506 AD and lastly Scotland to England in 1603 AD where it will remain "until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him" when Christ comes to sit upon the throne of David (Luke 1: 31-33).

Although Queen Elizabeth definitely wasn't a perfect person, or a perfect queen, and greatly weakened the British Empire, the fact remains that she was the person who sat on King David's Throne for 70 years. We should mourn her passing and show her honour.

How to Mourn Queen Elizabeth for 10 days:
(All of this is voluntary but recommended.)
Burn a candle each night, from dark until bed time.
No showering, bathing.
No sex with spouse.
Reduced entertainment.
No cutting or trimming of hair, mustache or beard. Unless shaving them completely off. No shaving of legs, etc.
Try to wear less fancy clothes, dress more plain, dull.
Watch documentaries about Queen Elizabeth. (Not conspiracy theories, but rather historically proven facts.)
Read Bible more.
Wear shoes less.
Allow yourself to cry if feel it coming on.

Listen to King Charles' speech on Friday if possible.
Watch live funeral if possible.

Miracle: 3 weeks ago on Aug. 13, I preached about why we should love God.
I didn't know until some time this week that the day before that sermon was the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Av (15th of Av). It's a day very popular for weddings, and wedding proposals. In other words, similar to America's "Valentine's Day" but without the pagan origin.
This is amazing that I preached about loving God on the very day after that holiday, without knowing it. Praise Jesus!

Update: Another miracle: Later that evening, we were watching "Duck Dynasty" and a Valentine's Day commercial came on! This is September! This was the same day that I mentioned Valentine's Day! This was God letting us know that He heard the sermon and is confirming his presence.

Sermon: Every True Christian Needs A Spiritual Church Home

And family gathering which is done online for most of us. In person would be most preferred. We're praying for more laborers and pastors and congregations. But until that's achieved, gathering online in our social media groups and online services provides us with multiple opportunities for fellowship.

Heb. 10:22-24 Forsake not the assembly
Need brothers and sisters
Need one another
Can't do this alone.

Eph. 4:11-16 Church elders and congregation
5:19-32 Submitting to each other. Provoking each other to good works. Encouraging one another.

John 10:5 Voice of the shepherd they shall know and flee from the voice of a stranger. God gathers his people together.

Home to be fed.
Pastor = shepherd Pasture.

1 Tim. 1:2 Paul called Timothy his "son", but was only talking spiritually.

Acts 1:15 Peter stood among the "brethren"

Lev. 23:1-4 Commanded assembly, not just rest.
Since we can't find other true believers locally, we gather online.

Where promotion is available.

And place to learn and to grow.

With a spiritual father figure. Even as the church is a type of family.

The family father eventually dies. Part of his responsibility is to raise the children to eventually be able to do without him. I've said it repeatedly over the years that it's my responsibility to help you to eventually get to the level of knowledge and maturity that you won't always need me. That's not done in one year.

And where feel comfortable.

Matthew's baptism today!

Full Sermon Audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/sep-03-2022-church-home-every-true-christian-needs

Aug. 28, 2022 (1st day of 6th biblical month)

Matt. 5:13-16 You (true Christians) are the salt of the Earth.

Matthew 5:13-16, the context shows that we shouldn't hide from the world. We should share what we have to offer. Salt and light are both very important things that the world must have in order to live. You can't live without either of these.

But we can also carefully examine why salt and light is extremely important to the world. For today's purpose, we'll focus on the properties of salt.

Romans 12:1-2 Salt/We can be defiled contaminated
Don't be conformed to this world (don't become robots, nor blind ignorant sheep), but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Salt/We can be defiled contaminated by over focusing on sports, bad music, bad movies, society, brainwashing and religious programming.

2 Peter 1:1-12 Other spiritual "minerals" in salt/Christians:
These other minerals spiritually can be called faith and perseverance and love, etc.

Salt:
-Adds flavor, as a spice.
-Preserves food
-Purifies and disinfects
-Heals

Adds flavor, as a spice.
Wars have been fought over spices! Cinnamon, for example, has at times been considered more valuable than silver.
(By the way, I absolutely love a cup of hot water with cinnamon and honey, and is extremely beneficial for health, and helps with a bloated stomach.)

We add flavor into the world. Our Christian flavor shouldn't be bland, dull and depressing and boring but rather excitement and rejoicing and celebration. We add spice to the world.
Our worship services don't need to be boring.
Our life doesn't need to be boring.

Legalism is the opposite of good flavor.
We can add flavor to the world by giving compliments and giving smiles.
-by teaching truth that makes sense. False doctrines don't taste good.
The "feast days" or "holy days" are more appropriately called "Fiestas" because that word is more indicative (defines) what they are, as lively celebrations. It doesn't mean "a large meal", but rather, "a party, swinging back and forth in drinking".
I think of David dancing with feeling, instead of being fake, choreographed.
Our worship should be closer to what some of the Pentecostals do, rather than the fake Baptist churches. However, without the legalism.
www.isawthelightministries.com/worship.html

Deut. 14:22-27 The 2nd tithe and alcohol for the fiesta, and a gift offering. Feasting included and buying things to enjoy.
www.isawthelightministries.com/tabernacles.html
www.isawthelightministries.com/alcohol.html

Preserves/protect: Luke 22:36 Buy a weapon of self defense.
Many other verses speak of war against the wicked.
We preserve freedom and righteousness in the world as well as family and masculinity and femininity.
Contrary to what many think, true Christians should be involved in politics and in the community, to preserve Christian values and principles.
We shouldn't be pacifists. Sometimes the action of preserving requires the action of fighting parasites, infection, etc.
We also preserve the original scriptures.

Purifies/Disinfects, remove infection:
Removes infection: Willing to disfellowship and forsake.
1 Cor. 5:1-5
We purify/disinfect by evangelism. But also by fighting and destroying the infection of evil.

(Forgot to say in the sermon:) Salt burns when poured onto a wound/sore. It's not the most pleasant taste as a mouth wash, etc. But it does the job.
As we witness to the world, the word of God often hurts and burns, as it reaches the infection. But the burning brings healing via disinfection.

:5 proves 2nd Resurrection as an opportunity for people to be saved.
(Added to sermon) :8 proves the keeping of the fiestas, holy days, in the New Covenant time frame.

Heals: Luke 4:18
We heal people physically, mentally and spiritually. We provide the necessary nutrients, the truth, to the world.
We set the example of natural health.

Aug. 20, 2022 (23rd day of 5th biblical month)

Romans 14:1-23
15:1-7 Paul says that it is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

1 Cor. 8:9, 13 Paul says but take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.

Was Paul correct?
Let's examine several places in the bible that talks about stumbling blocks so that we can understand what a stumbling block is, and is not.

Leviticus 19:13-15
14 Don't put a stumbling block in front of the blind.
A stumbling block is something that causes someone to fall/sin.
A hindrance to salvation or spiritual growth.
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
The hindrance is sin.)

Exo. 34:10-17 When God sends us to war against the wicked nations/tribes, we are not to make agreements/treaties with them. Because if we compromise with the wicked, or try to coexist with the wicked, they will corrupt us as stumbling blocks. = Cause us to fall away from the true God.
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
The hindrance is sin.)

Judges 8:24-35 The ephod (outer chest apron or breast plate) became a stumbling block. It doesn't explain why. It could be because it was idolized because of all of the gold.
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
The hindrance here is probably the love of money.)

1 Sam. 18:20-21 Saul gave David his daughter as a wife as a stumbling block (hindrance)
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
The hindrance here is a female that was purposely placed into David's life as a hindrance.)

2 Chron. 28:23 The Assyria gods (Easter, Christmas, Trinity, etc) are stumbling blocks.
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
False religion is the hindrance.)

Jer. 3:1-3 People seeking/using/following several ministers of Babylon, rather than the one shepherd god appointed to them. These false shepherds/ministers are stumbling blocks to the people. They hinder people's growth in the real truth.
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
False religion & false preachers & false leaders are the hindrance.)

Matthew 16:23 Jesus said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s”.
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
Peter's own will that was contrary to Gods will as the hindrance.)

Matthew 18:5-7 "whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, ...
Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!”
(Here, is our liberty to live, a "stumbling block" to others? No.
The stumbling blocks are things that causes people to sin or fall away from God.)

Romans 9:31-33 Christ "a stumbling block".
This is very different from all of the previous examples!
Christ was/is a stumbling block to the Jews because they don't have faith to believe that Jesus is God, the Messiah and rose from the dead.
In other words, their legalism, and misunderstanding of scripture and lack of belief/faith is the real stumbling block. Not really Jesus.

Should we stop preaching Jesus just because faith in Jesus is a stumbling block to some people? No!

1 Corinthians 1:22-30 “…but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness”.
Christ is a stumbling block to worldly people, scientists, "smart" people, atheists, because they think that they are more logical and more intelligent than people of faith.
Again, its their lack of faith that is the real stumbling block, not really Jesus.
Should we avoid speaking of Jesus around atheists and other unbelievers? No!

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Now that we understand what a stumbling block is, let's go back to the first verses that we looked at.

Romans 14:1-2
14:1 "weak in faith". It is that person's lack of faith that is the real problem. Not the person who eats meats in front of vegetarians.
Not the person who doesn't fast on the Jewish fast days.
Not the person who isn't obsessed with fasting.

Jesus condemned people for having weak/small faith:

Mat. 6:30 But if Theos (The Alpha & Omega) so clothes the grass of the field, which is [alive] today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, [will he] not much more [clothe] you? you of little faith!

Mat. 8:26 He said to them, “why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.

Mat. 14:31 Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Returning to Romans 14:19 "building up one another". That reminds me of Ephesians 4:11-16 where it says that God has brought the administration of the church to bring the church into unity of doctrine and into maturity that is comparable to the measure of Christ.
Appeasing people doesn't do that!
Avoiding meat because of vegetarians doesn't do that.
Avoiding alcohol because of people's wrong doctrines doesn't accomplish that.
Helping people to stay babies doesn't accomplish that.

Even as Paul brought more understanding to the church, over and above what Moses brought, so must also the apostle Zimmerman bring more understanding and greater maturity over and above what Paul brought.
It's time for the church to gain greater faith, more maturity and stronger examples for people coming into the truth, and those that we witness to. Acting like babies for the people to stay babies, isn't the way to bring people to greater faith.

Romans 14:21 Paul said that it would be good to not eat meat or drink alcohol in front of someone who didn't believe in doing so.
I must disagree. Even as Paul was wrong in 1 Cor. 11 when he said that nature teaches us that it's a shame for men to have long hair. Nature absolutely does not teach any such thing! Numbers 6 proves Paul wrong on that issue. Nature proves Paul wrong on that issue. Long hair on a man is the natural design of God.
Long hair on men was a sign of honor, strength & holiness in the Israelite culture. Paul was speaking as a person aligning himself with the culture of the Roman Empire of his time.

Colossians 2:16-19 says that we shouldn't allow people to condemn/judge us for drinking alcohol, eating meat, or celebrating the feast days/sabbaths of God. It says that those people falsely believe in over crucifying the flesh for holiness.
Compare verse 19 with Ephesians 4:11-16. Therefore the apostle Zimmerman is helping us to grow up, become more mature, come into unity of doctrine, greater faith, etc. by teaching us that we shouldn't allow people to hinder our liberties. We should freely exercise our liberties as a sign of much faith and correct doctrine.

Does the Old Testament, or Jesus himself, or anyone other than Paul, say that we should not eat meats in front of vegetarians? Or should abstain from alcohol in front of people who don't believe in it? No.

Paul isn't Jesus. Paul wasn't perfect. Paul was just a human pastor, capable of mistakes. Several times, he said that some of his words were not from God.

1 Cor. 8:1-13 Paul's opinions about people's weak faith and meats sacrificed to idols.
Let's see what Jesus himself said twice:

Rev. 2:12-14 Eating foods sacrificed to idols, absolutely forbidden by Jesus, and called a stumbling block!
Rev. 2:18-20

No matter what Paul said, and no matter what we think Paul said, we absolutely can't eat foods sacrificed to idols, such as halal marked foods, which is one of the physical manifestations of the spiritual mark of the beast.

Examples:
As far as "not causing your brother to stumble":
What if I was running/jogging shirtless, or mowing the lawn shirtless and suddenly saw a legalistic Pentecostal. Should I suddenly cover up? No!

What if a Christian man is shirtless at the beach and suddenly sees a fully clothed Amish family or fully clothed Pentecostal family? Should he suddenly cover up? No!

When I take Passover Communion with real wine as the bible teaches, should I avoid teaching this truth, or hide it, just because of some people's false doctrines and paranoia of alcohol? No!

When we are at the Fiesta of Tabernacles celebrating God's holy days, and doing as the bible encourages in drinking alcohol for the fiesta days, and someone unexpectedly comes to visit, should I hide the alcohol, or stop drinking because the person is legalistic or has false doctrine, or because he/she is an over condemning person? No!

If I am drinking, shirtless, in my own home and a Pharisee comes to visit, should I hide my body and hide my joy and hide my liberty in Christ and hide what makes the heart merry, just to appease/baby their weakness? No!

I live my life barechested as God intended for men to do. Should I stop living my life when someone comes to visit? No!

If I go out to eat at a restaurant with friends, should I avoid ordering alcohol/meat/pork because one of the friends is weak in faith? No! (Unless of course, if one or more is an alcoholic.)

How does any of these things cause them to sin/stumble?
We are not bringing them into false religion, or to idol worship.
Remember the biblical examples of stumbling blocks!

The only stumbling block in any of these cases/examples is Jesus Christ!
Therefore, the real stumbling block in all of these examples, and in vegetarians, is the people's lack of faith.

Their lack of faith shouldn't become a stumbling block to us!
I say that allowing them to hinder our liberty is a stumbling block to us!
We shouldn't allow anyone to hinder out liberty in Christ!!!!

Instead, if any of these weak people say anything about our actions, we should share with them the true word of God so that they can learn and mature!
They can't learn from us if we baby them!

Confirmation: On the day that it came to me that I should do this sermon, just a few minutes later after coming to that conclusion, I saw on the internet a meme/image that said: "My rights have nothing to do with your feelings".
In today's wicked society, too many people are too easily offended by masculinity, the bible, God, and by anything that is right and good. And too many people want to take away the rights of the righteous. People want to ban guns, free speech, and freedom.
Now, more than at any other time in history, real men should/must stand up for our freedoms, and exercise our freedoms; and not allow the weak immature, faithless people from hindering our freedoms and rights.

It was immature, legalistic, religious women that brought about the banning of all alcohol in the USA in the 1920's. It was also those same type of people who raised the age of consent laws in the early 1900's, contrary to what the bible teaches, and contrary to the biblical example. Modern western people are brainwashed by modern western traditional legalistic religion & don't understand the bible. And it was also those same type of people that eventually took away many more of our rights as human beings.
History repeatedly shows that when we give up our rights because of legalistic religious people, we actually lose those rights completely! It becomes illegal to do what is natural.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/aug-20-2022-cause-not-my-brother-to-stumble-is-a-hinderances-to-liberty-and-maturity

Related articles:
www.isawthelightministries.com/alcohol.html
https://isawthelightministries.com/Mans-Domain/barechest.html

Announcement: Next weekend, worship services will be on both Saturday and Sunday, because Sunday Aug. 28 will be the first day of the 6th biblical month.
www.isawthelightministries.com/newmoons.html

Fall in Love With God
Aug. 13, 2022 (16th day of 5th biblical month)

Devoted Time with God, or with true Sisters/Brothers:
You should not allow hindrances/interruptions during worship, sermons, prayer, bible study or fellowship times. These are times that should be devoted to God. You should tell family and friends and anyone that would interrupt such times, that these are the days/times to not call and not visit, or not knock on your door. (Even put a sign on the door during those times, to please not interrupt/knock.) If they really care about you, they should understand. If not, then they don't respect you and are not worthy of your friendship.

Sermon: Falling in Love with God:
For most "Christians", their entire Christianity is focused on only one thing: Salvation = not going to hell (forgiveness, mercy, Grace).
Do you love your spouse just only because he/she didn't kill you? No!
Only because he/she forgives you? No!

I'm not minimizing the greatness of his sacrifice. We should love God for his sacrifice and forgiveness and salvation.
But shouldn't we also love God for his righteousness in punishing the unrepentant wicked? Yes.
And his many other good qualities?
Don't we usually fall in love with people for their many good qualities?

Let's take a look at just a few of God's good qualities:

Isa. 3:11 Rev. 16:4-7 He is faithful to punish the wicked, and no one gets away with anything.
Jer. 23:24 His ever presence and faithfulness. He's present when you need him at any time of day and night, when no one else is available or willing to hold your hand.
Romans 7:12 His righteous laws.
Rev. 19:16 His authority.
Ps. 33:1-9 His power.
1 Cor. 1:24 His wisdom.
His perfect plans.
His design in creation (his artistic abilities & skills).
His sense of humor.
And so much more.

Stop limiting your relationship with God to only salvation, and allow that relationship to God to become Love.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/aug-13-2022-fall-in-love-with-god

Notice: Please be in preparations for the observance of the upcoming holy days.
https://www.isawthelightministries.com/holydays.html
Sept. 26 1st day of 7th month = Fiesta of Trumpets
Oct. 5 Day of Atonement (Fast from sunset on 4th until sunset on 5th.)
Oct. 10-16 Fiesta of Tabernacles (Commanded day of rest & worship assembly is Oct. 10.)
Oct. 17 Last Great Day (Commanded day of rest & worship assembly.)
Live in tents from Oct. 10-17. No long distance travel Oct. 10, 16, 17.
No setting up tents or removal of tents Oct. 10, 16, 17.
Establish tent on Oct. 9. Remove tent on Oct. 18.
Long distance travels -Oct. 9, Oct. 18+.

Aug. 6, 2022 (9th day of 5th biblical month)

1 Tim.1:18-20 and 2:1-4 Praying for the lost.
This is the only bible passage, that I could find so far, that teaches praying for the salvation of lost individuals.

1:20 add reference to 1 Cor. 5:5 which proves that some people will be saved in a future life. The life of Isa. 65:20, Rev. 20:3, 7-8
Matt. 25:31-46

Almost, but not exactly:
Romans 10:1 "My prayer to God for them (the Israelites) is for their salvation."
But we need to read the context.
9:3-4, 27-33
9:3 add reference to Mark 8:36 which shows that Paul was wrong to want to lose his own salvation for other people. We should never allow anyone else to hinder our own salvation.
Romans 9:27 Add reference to 11:26 and Matt. 8:12
10:1 The context shows that Paul prayed for the salvation of the Judeans. This is about praying for a nationality, a race of people, a group, a nation. It's not the same as praying for individual people.
Of course we can pray for our nations and our tribal/native people of our race. We have other biblical examples of that.
11:26 Add reference to 9:27

There are many verses that support teaching and evangelism of the lost. But really only 1 Timothy teaches praying for lost individuals to be saved.

I searched to try to find any bible verse supporting praying for the salvation of the lost. Could not find any other than 1 Timothy.

What you're really asking for, is that God will save that person now/soon.
But there's problems with that:
1. It's already God's will that all people be saved, and so God already has the perfect plan for that person's salvation. What you are asking GOD to do, is to do that He already plans to do, thus is a waste of prayer time. You don't need to ask/tell God what to do. He already planned to do it!
2. God's plan might be for that person to be saved in the 100 years after the 2nd resurrection, not in this current time. Your request for that person to be saved in this life, might be contrary to God's perfect plan for that person. You're rushing GOD!
3. The person that you are praying for makes his/her own decisions. It's not up to God to save him/her. But rather, it's up to that person to change their mind and accept God. Yet that person can't hear your prayers for them. It's not GOD that you need to petition, but rather the person themselves. So actually talking to that person would be more effective than praying for their salvation. Again, it's not a problem with what God needs to do, but rather what the person needs to do. So why are you talking to God about it? He's already been reaching out to that person, and all people.

Verses that people wrongly use to try to verify praying for the salvation of lost individuals:
John 14:13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Luke 10:25-28 Love your neighbor as yourself.
There's many ways that you can show love toward your neighbor, including wanting them to be saved. But these specific verses don't prove, nor provide, any additional evidence for praying for the salvation of the lost.

2 Peter 3:9 God wants all people saved. Yes. But this says nothing about praying for their salvation.

Matt. 6:9-13 Jesus taught us how to pray. This says nothing about praying for someone else's salvation.

In summary, we might could pray for someone's salvation according to just only one passage of scripture in 1 Timothy. But however, it's more effective to pray for our own interaction with that person, rather than the person themselves. It's not a good idea to base doctrine or action upon just one passage of scripture, especially since we also see Paul's own faults and mistakes. It's not really logical to pray for people's salvation when God already wants to save them and already has such a plan for it. We're not going to change God's mind about that. So it's really a vain prayer.

What's more effective to pray for a lost person:
-Mercy on a person.
-Judgment on a person.
-Blessing/anointing on our witnessing/evangelism.
-Help with the right words to say to someone. The right witnessing/evangelism techniques.
-Our patience/longsuffering with the person.
-That God would consider putting another/additional or replacement person in their path/life for additional witnessing/evangelism to that person.
-That God would consider softening their heart.

Divine Confirmation:
I firmly believe that a chat message that I saw this morning confirms today's sermon. I really believe that Jesus knew that she would be sending the message and entered into my mind the topic/subject for today. I had written the sermon notes the night before! Then received the prayer request for the lost today.
We should all pray for the help of Jesus to transform our minds, and way of thinking about death and salvation, away from traditional Babylonian thinking that everyone must be saved in this life and what salvation is. It's not just one prayer and just faith alone. James 2, Mark 16:16 Acts 2:38 John 6:53

Miracle Confirmation:
After the sermon, brother Jared handed me a paperback bible study that he had found this morning in the house. It's not something that I had laid down this week. It's something that he had felt compelled to notice. The topic of the little book is "Not my will". On the back, it includes the words "How do we pray for the needy world? (My note = the needy world = the lost!) Read Matt. 9:35-38 and be prepared to be God's answer to your own prayer!"
Matt. 9:35-38 refers to asking God to send more laborers (ministers, deacons, pastors, evangelists & other people witnessing) to the world. That relates to the sermon, because it's more effective to pray for our own evangelism and for the ministry, rather than praying for God to save people.
We are the body of Christ on Earth. It's our job to put the truth out there into the world, so that people may be saved, and if they reject it, then the people have made their choice. This is a huge major, powerful confirmation. By the way, I did not write the bible study book that Jared found this morning. And it had been placed there by my wife, and neither my wife or Jared knew what I would be preaching today. Praise Jesus for this huge miracle confirmation!
Just also noticed that the little bible study book also refers to Matt. 6 for "the Lord's model for prayer", which we also had read in the sermon today. And also the book references a bible verse that I had quoted in the sermon but didn't know or say the verse number, which is 1 John 5:14-15 that if we ask anything according to his will, then he will do it!
We need to realize that "his will" includes his plans. It's not his plan to save everyone in this life, but rather has planned 2 resurrections. There's a lot in this little book that powerfully confirms today's sermon and teaching! ELELUJE!

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/aug-06-2022-prayers-for-the-lost