1 Cor. 9:1-14
:6 Minister's right to refrain from working
:14 The LORD directed/instructed/commanded preachers to get their living from the gospel.
If GOD commands/instructs it, then why must I disobey God, so that I must obey people who think that I must work a carnal job, to satisfy their opinion of what I must do?

1 Tim 5:17-18 "double honor" and "don't muzzle the ox", means that we should financially support the pastors.

Paul is the only biblical example of a minister working a carnal job during the time of his ministry. But he also collected tithes & offerings from the people. And he always maintained his right to do so.

We shouldn't look at Paul alone, but also to Jesus and all of his disciples and how Jesus taught them. And Jesus never taught the disciples to work a carnal job.

Mark 6:3 says that Jesus was a "carpenter". But if we read all of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, we easily see that Jesus did not work any carnal job (non-ministry job) after He started his ministry. Neither did any of his disciples.
They traveled much. They preached much. They baptized much. The ministry was their life from morning to night.
Jesus is the ultimate example of what a pastor must do, not Paul.
Paul was not God.

No command in the bible for ministers/pastors or apostles or prophets to work carnal jobs outside of their ministries.
In fact, just the opposite. We actually see that God commanded ministers, of both Old and New Covenants, to make their living from the gospel/ministry itself, and NOT from carnal works.

Numbers 18:23-24 Levites were not allowed to work any job except the ministry. They were not given their own tribal land, as all other tribes were. The people were commanded to support them. And they were commanded to collect tithes & offerings from the people for their own living expenses as well as the expenses of the ministry.
The Levites were the foreshadowing type of preachers as modern day pastors. Although there are many Old Covenant regulations that the modern pastors don't have to obey, such as the command to wash hands, and wear hats, etc.

People don't understand how much work and time is involved in being a pastor. And even more, the work & time involved in being an apostle or evangelist.

Matthew 6:24, 33 Carnal work for money creates a distraction from the pastor's ministry work and makes for serving of two masters. Focus on the work of ministry is diluted and the result is what we have today, ignorant pastors.

The people who insist that all pastors must work outside of the ministry must prove this from scripture, but the only thing that they can point to is that Paul tried not to depend entirely on tithes & offerings. They have a very narrow viewpoint of his writings, while totally ignoring many of his words. It's obvious that they are stuck in what they want to believe, rather than what the bible really teaches.

Exceptions: But of course, if a pastor has only 1-6 people in only one congregation, and he doesn't publish/translate a bible translation, and is not an overseer of other congregations, and doesn't have an international ministry, then of course, his work is not too much overbearing and it would be acceptable for him to work outside of the ministry.
But if a pastor or has more than just 6 people in his congregation, or is an apostle who an administrator over more than one congregation, or runs an international ministry, or is working on a bible translation, then he absolutely needs to focus on the ministry work and not be distracted with 20-60 hours per week carnal pursuit of money!

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/apr-30-2022-pastors-work-is-his-job

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Heb. 7:1-17 The change in the law mentioned here is absolutely talking about about who would become high priest, not humans of the Levite tribe, but Christ himself of the tribe of Judah. That's the change. Tithes did not change. Says nothing about tithes ceasing.
King Melchizedek received first fruit tithes from Abraham and Melchizedek is still living.

James 5:4 Warning against not paying workers. Pastors are workers of the harvest of the Kingdom.

1 Cor. 9:1-21
:9 Don't muzzle the ox. Don't hinder the gospel workers by not giving them the supplies, food and money that they need to do the job.
Although Paul says in these verses, at that time, to that specific group of people, that he didn't use his right to demand the receiving of tithes, at the same time, he defends his right to do so, and teaches the people to not hinder the gospel by withholding tithes. He also teaches that the pastors/apostles can and should support themselves from the tithes and offerings.
Note on vs. 9 says Deut. 26:4 but should say 25:4.
Add reference to 1 Tim. 5:17-18.

1 Tim 5:17-18 "double honor" and "don't muzzle the ox", means that we should financially support the pastors.
Pastors should not need to work outside of the gospel.
A pastor should be busy in the ministry and should not be hindered from his ministry work in the pursuit of money from the carnal jobs of the world.
:18 add reference to 1 Cor. 9:9

Matt. 6 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
:24 You cannot serve both God and wealth.
Matt. 19:21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Don't say that you will tithe if you have any left. That shows you don't have faith in God to bless you. It's the same sin of the people in the wilderness. It provokes God.

Tithes should be of 1st Fruits. Not last fruits, not what's left over remnants/scraps.

Mal. 3:1-12 Robbery and another John figure type. law in end times.
:5 Withholding the wages of workers in connection to tithes!
:5 Add reference to 1 Cor. 9:9 1 Tim. 5:17-18
:10-12 Promises of blessings if we obey commandment of tithes in addition to all other commandments.

1st tithe should be sent to the ministry. The ministry can use it for any/all of the following: Evangelism (including promotion of the ministry & publishing, website fees, computer programs, church building rent, etc), support of ministers/pastors, support to prisoners, orphans, widows, poor, disabled, homeless, etc.

2nd tithe is not sent to the ministry. But instead, is personally saved by each person for paying for travel expenses & shelter expenses and other expenses related to any of the holy days especially the 3 annual pilgrimages: Passover/UB, Pentecost & Tabernacles. It's God's way of funding your holy vacations and feast days.

3rd tithe is sent to the ministry for the ministry to use for: Support of ministers/pastors, prisoners, orphans, widows, poor, disabled, homeless, etc. It is not for evangelism, but rather to help people in need including the needs of the pastors.

3rd tithe is paid only every 3rd year of each 7 year cycle beginning at true baptism. So this is only 2 years out of every 7 years. That's not over burdensome.
For example, a person baptized in Jan. 1, 2000 would count all of 2000 as their 1st year. Only 1st + 2nd tithes.
2001 = 2nd year. Only 1st + 2nd tithes.
2002 = 3rd year. 1st, 2nd + 3rd tithes.
2003 = 4th year. Only 1st + 2nd tithes.
2004 = 5th year. Only 1st + 2nd tithes.
2005 = 6th year. 1st, 2nd + 3rd tithes.
2006 = 7th year. Only 1st + 2nd tithes.
At the end of 2006, that concludes their 7 year cycle.
On Jan. 1, 2007, they begin to count another 7 year cycle identical to the one above.

Holy day offerings:
I recommend at least 2.2% of what money you received in the previous 30 days before Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles, to be sent/given to the ministry during those holy days.

Additional free will offerings:
2 Cor. 9 (Entire chapter) In addition to all of the required amounts and times of giving, a person should freely give additional amounts to the ministry.
Paul sounds like a "prosperity gospel" preacher here!
But the difference is, he didn't focus on money/blessings and financial success all the time like the modern day prosperity gospel preachers.
Paul was correct in his teachings that God blesses people who obey God in tithes and offerings and gifts.

Listen to this entire sermon at https://this-gospel-of-the-kingdom.mixlr.com/recordings/1717844

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Rev. 19:7-16
:13 Whose blood is it on his robe?
:15 The wine press.

Traditional doctrines says that it is the blood of the Lamb of GOD, Jesus.
Last Sabbath, I said that now I believe the correction translation of "soaked/dyed/stained", sometimes translated as "dipped" is actually "soaked". So later that night, or maybe the next day, I looked to see if I could find confirmation in scripture that it was soaked, or dripping as if it was soaked. Here's what I found:

Isa. 63:1-6
:2 Wherefore = Why
fury = wrath earth = ground/dirt.
:2 wine press. This makes it very clear, that the blood on Jesus' robe when He returns, won't be the Passover blood of the Lamb, but rather, the blood of his enemies!

Jesus died on the cross naked, as was the custom of the Romans to crucify people naked. So it would not make sense for his robe to be bloody. He was also already stripped when He was whipped. That's how they did things. Clothing was difficult to attain in those days. So they always preserved clothing from getting torn or bloody.

Isa. 61:10 The saints spiritually clothed with "holiness according to the law".
This matches Rev. 19:8 !
This gives even more evidence that Isa. 63 points to Rev. 19, and shows how important it is to use paperback/hardback bibles, and not just internet/electronic bibles. Having the pages open and viewable, makes it more easy to glance across the page and see such important things! That's how I found the Isa. 61 connection.

Rev. 14:14-20
:14 Edit note. It's definitely Jesus.
:19 Change note to: (This angel is not Jesus who reaped in verse 16. The reaping of vs. 16 was accomplished in that verse alone and is the harvest/resurrection of saints at the 7th Trumpet on the Day of Atonement. Post-Trib, pre-wrath. Verse 17 declares that the angel of verse 19 has a second/different sickle, which reaps judgment on the wicked. Even as Jesus was present with the destroying angel in Exo.12:23-29, Jesus will be present with a destroying angel here. Rev. 19:13-15)

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Lev. 23:1-22
:10 "First fruits" in this verse is not used as a title of a holy day.
Never says "Holy summoned assembly" or "rest day" for the first Sunday during the week of unleavened bread.
The only thing we do for the first Sunday of UB, is just begin counting to 50.

Exo. 34:22 (This verse needs to be fixed in AOB.)
There's 3 annual pilgrimages.

1. The Beginning of Wheat Harvest = (During the week of Unleavened Bread in the month of new grain in the Spring.) It isn't called "The Feast of First Fruits". Some translations say "The first fruits of the Wheat Harvest". But that's not used as a title, but rather as a description of time during the UB week.
2. Feast of Weeks = Pentecost at middle of year.
3. Feast of Ingathering = Tabernacles.

Exo. 23:12-22
:13 At first, this seems to strictly forbid the speaking of any demonic name. But the name "Zeus" appears 2-3 times in scripture. Plus, Apollo and Belial and others. Therefore, it can't really mean that literally.
Actually, it just means that we must not worship false gods, nor make vows to them, and, as little as possible, ever utter their names, and never with pleasure and delight, and never showing any honour or reverence of them, but rather only with the utmost detestation and abhorrence.

:14 Fiesta (pilgrimage) 3 times per year.
:16 Calls Pentecost "first fruits". This settles exactly when/what The Feast of First Fruits is. It's Pentecost.
:22 Earlier in the night of preparing this sermon, I said to one of our spiritual brothers in the ministry, that there's few people who serve Jesus, and that those that do, are a treasure to Jesus. So I thought it very interesting when this verse appeared later in the night, during my study about the Feast of First Fruits.

:22-26 Jesus promises healing and blessings if we destroy the enemies.

Conclusion: Pentecost is the Feast of First Fruits.
We don't need to do anything different from what we have been doing in this ministry, for these days.

Announcement: Worship services 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday April 22 for the last day of Unleavened Bread.
Then normal time on Saturday April 23 at 2 p.m.

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/20-apr-16-2022-feast-of-first-fruits-whose-blood-will-be-on-his-robe

Exodus 12:7, :12-13
:23-29 Most of these verses makes it sound like it was Jesus himself who killed the first-born of Egypt.
:23 add reference to: (Ps. 78:49, 2 Sam. 24:15-17 Heb. 11:28)
And it was definitely Jesus, but not Jesus alone. "The destroyer" in verse 23 is not Jesus. It's an angel, known in other verses as "The Angel of The Lord".
It's confusing because sometimes in the bible, "The Angel of The LORD" is actually a manifestation of Jesus, but other times is only an angel servant of God. The context must be what determines the proper translation and correct understanding in each situation.
Other verses confirm that it was an angel, and not Jesus alone, that killed the firstborn. It was actually only the angel killing the first-born, but under the command and instruction of Jesus upon each household. That's why it seems like it was Jesus doing the killing, because Jesus was the judge over every household. The Judge rendered the verdict over each household, one by one.
Psalm 78:44-51 The plagues were performed by angels.
:49 Add reference to Exo. 12:23.

2 Samuel 24:15-17 A destroying angel.

"The Destroyer" (or some translations, "the angel of death") in Exo. 12 is not Jesus, not Satan, and not the Antichrist. It's a servant angel of Jesus.

Heb. 11:28 "He who destroyed the firstborn" change to: "The destroyer of the firstborn" Add reference to Exo. 12:23.

Rev. 19:11-16 Army of Saints will come destroying, just like Jesus used angels many times.
(1 Cor. 6:9 Added after sermon, because it was part of the sermon: To be part of the 1st Resurrection, you must first become a soldier. Christians need to learn how to fight. Not just pray about everything without doing anything about the wickedness in the world.
The "soft" won't inherit the Kingdom. People are too tender/soft/immature and too easily offended when the pastor confronts their foolishness or sin. They run away too quickly instead of examining themselves and confessing their own foolishness or sin. We need people who couldn't be chased/beat way with a broom. The people who I have run off, and told them to not contact me again, they should grow up, examine their role of fault and repent and return.)

(Ezek. 9 was shared by brother Jared. Destroying angels. He also shared that traditionally when people forsake the Army of the USA, they forsake the nation. (Current situation of vaccine avoidance being the exception of course.) That's a great analogy, proving that when people forsake the true church/pastor of truth, Army of The LORD, they forsake Jesus, and thus, their baptism is void.)

Passover Communion with foot washing at sunset Friday April 15. Begin Unleavened bread at that time.
Worship services for 1st day of UB, April 16 Saturday at special time at 11 a.m. Eastern Time Zone, to make it easier for people in Asia to listen to the Holy Day services. And again Friday April 22 at 11 a.m.
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Mark 14:12-26
:12 No one objected that it wasn't Passover day, because it was Passover day. The correct date. Not a day earlier as some people try to claim. And notice that it was already Passover day before sunset/evening!
:17 Communion at evening = sunset as commanded in Old Testament.
:23 all drink from same cup. (Just one sip 1 Cor.11) This shows love and devotion to each other.
:25 Real wine, not grape juice. Compare to 1 Cor. 11 to see that it was real, because people were getting drunk on it.
:26 They sang one song after communion and foot washing. The communion and foot washing commanded. The one song isn't commanded but could be done as a memorial of what they did.

Today, we don't stay at the church building or people's houses after the communion and foot washing is finished. We depart to our own homes to symbolize that the disciples left Jesus when He was arrested. This also gives us more time and ability to personally think about the sacrifice of Jesus.

John 13:1-17 Foot washing
:1 "in the beginning of" = change to "At".
Verse 2 makes it very clear that it's already Passover, not before.
:17 Add reference to Deut. 11 blessings & cursings connected to commandments.

John 6:48-56 Passover communion absolutely required for salvation.
Of course, the eating & drinking is of the bread and wine. Not cannibalism. The communion bread and wine is not literally his flesh & blood. The demonic Catholics teach they they literally turn into this flesh and blood.

Exo. 12:43 Only baptized members can take communion.

1 Cor. 11:17-34 Must judge one another about who is saved and not. And do not take communion with the unsaved.

2 Cor. 6:14-18 Don't be unequally yoked/held together.

1 Cor. 10:16-21 Not to knowingly eat things sacrificed to idols. Should not drink from both Lord's table and demons both at same time. Although the context in this verse is meats sacrificed, the point that I make is valid that we should not knowingly commune with lost people in holy communion. It's basically a mini marriage supper.

Numbers 9:1-14 Second chance Passover for people who are able to take the first Passover because they were not yet clean enough yet. (In our case, not saved/baptized yet.)
:3 even = change word to sunset.
2 Chron. 30:1-5, 21-23 Also 2nd chance 7 days of Unleavened Bread.

Passover Communion: April 15 Friday at sunset. Followed by foot washing if you have a true brother or true sister to do the foot washing with. If not, just do only the wine and bread without foot washing.
Unleavened Bread: Eat from sunset April 15 to sunset April 22, Friday to Friday. Eat other things also. Do not eat leavened bread products.
Sabbaths: April 15 sunset to April 17 sunrise.
April 21 Thursday at sunset to April 22 Friday at sunset.
Plus weekly Sabbaths.

Unleavened Bread, Communion Bread recipe and other details of how to keep, and what to do and what not to do at:
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www.isawthelightministries.com/unleavened.html

Full sermon audio: https://soundcloud.com/isawthelightministries/apr-02-2022-passover-requirement