Nazarene Israelite Two House Congregation of Port Elizabeth

Obedience to Elohim’s commands makes it possible to attend His Feast Days.

 

Those of us, who are familiar with Elohim’s Torah teachings, are fully aware that the Feast Days of Elohim are commanded assemblies and not mere suggestions as some came to believe. We need to be careful to supply reasons for obeying Elohim’s Torah if we made YHVH King in our lives, we should obey Him because He tells us to do so, even if we know or do not know the reasons for doing so. We need to be very careful in our desire to bring others who are distant from Him, close to Him thereby attracting those who are irreligious to become more Torah observant. We have to be extremely careful from doing so by supplying reasons for keeping Elohim’s commandments, rather than expressing these commandments for what they truly are: Divine decrees. If we are not exceptionally vigilant in this matter, we will (Elohim forbid), wind up drawing people close to YHVH, only, to ultimately cause those same people to become distant from Him again in the end, even to the point of denying His existence, as Yahshua also warned in Matthew 23: 15, saying: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel about on sea and land to make one proselyte (or convert); and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.” Even though Yahshua spoke about Jewish leaders, we need to be aware that Yahshua came only to bring the lost sheep of the house of Israel back to the covenant both houses entered into at Mount Sinai. He also addressed it to those of us who always try to convert our own families, whom YHVH has not called yet. However, also be aware that this does not mean that we should not tell people about the coming Kingdom of Elohim.

 

Even though the Feast Days of Elohim are mentioned in Exodus 23, 34, Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 14, we already read in Genesis 1: 14, in this way:  ‘Then Elohim said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.”’ The word seasons here is transliterated as ‘mo’ed’ in Hebrew, meaning appointed times. The appointed times or seven annual Feast Days that YHVH ordained, from the very beginning of creation are arranged according to the harvest seasons in the land of Israel. The Feast Days begin according to the Hebrew calendar during spring (transliterated as ‘Aviv’ meaning green ears in Hebrew) in the northern hemisphere, when barley is harvested at the time of Passover. This is followed by the Feast of Weeks, also known as Pentecost, when wheat is harvested at the beginning of summer; then during the fall (or autumn) season olives, grapes and vegetables are harvested, when the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day are kept. These Feast Days of YHVH are shadows of things to come, as we read in Colossians 2: 16 & 17[1], and picture Elohim’s plan of salvation for all mankind, but commanded to be obeyed by the united Israel at Mount Sinai. We read in Exodus 31: 13 that the Sabbaths, meaning the Annual Sabbaths or Feast days of Elohim, as well as the weekly Sabbath, together make up a sign between YHVH and us (both houses of Israel)  His people, as follows: “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely observe My Sabbaths for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am YHVH who sanctifies you.’” A second witness to this is found in Ezekiel 20: 19 & 20: ‘I am YHVH your Elohim; walk in My statutes, and keep My ordinances, and observe them, (20) And sanctify My Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am YHVH your Elohim.’ We see that we are identified as the people of Elohim by keeping His weekly and annual Sabbaths. In addition, we see that by keeping these Set-apart Days of Elohim, we are sanctified, for His purpose. It is during the weekly and annual Sabbath’s that we get to know YHVH and His plan of salvation for all mankind.  Most people in the world and especially those in Churchianity believe that they have been freed from the obligation of keeping these days. They therefore miss out on the blessing obtained from observing the Sabbaths of Elohim and do not understand the good news about the coming kingdom of Elohim, where Messiah and His Bride will change the world back into paradise, the condition it was in before Adam’s fall.  Instead Churchianity has been deceived to believe they are heaven bound when they die.

 

Rav Shaul warned those of us not to stop fellowshipping with fellow believers when we feel offended or hurt about what someone have supposedly said or think about us in his message in Hebrews 10: 23 – 25, saying: ‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; (24) and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, (25) not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.’  Rav Shaul said this because the first warning sign of offence or weakness in a member of our community is withdrawal and a habit of missing Sabbath services with the body of Messiah.  In addition we need to be mindful that when people start to fall away from YHVH, it happens over a period of time – it is not a sudden thing. We also need to be mindful of the fact that most of us who used to attend services with the churches of the world, attended when we felt like it, or when it was ‘possible’. At that time we believed that church attendance does not increase one’s righteousness and could just as easily listen to ‘praise and worship’ services on the TV or radio. Whilst we were members of the churches of the world, we were not obliged to obey Torah, since at that time they believed Torah was abolished for believers in Messiah.  But, what command did Rav Shaul refer to in Hebrews 10: 25 quoted above? When YHVH commanded the ancient nation of Israel at Mount Sinai, after leading them out of Egypt by the hand of Moses, He said specifically in Exodus 20: 8: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Set-apart).” In Leviticus 23 YHVH stipulated in detail when and how He wants us to worship Him, saying in verse 3: ‘For six days work may be done; but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to YHVH in all your dwellings.’ The word convocation used here, means we are called together to worship YHVH in an assembly or congregation. The Sabbath days of Elohim, sets us apart from the people in the world. We are enriched by spending time on these Sabbaths to rest, but also to learn to fear YHVH our Elohim and to fellowship with like-minded believers. When we come to believe in YHVH and learn to obey His ways, we are marked as being His people when we keep His Sabbaths. However, we are also sealed by His name, when we are immersed in Yahshua’s saving name. The sign identifies us as Elohim’s people and the seal given at immersion, is a pledge (or deposit) of our inheritance of eternal life, as Rav Shaul confirmed in 2 Corinthians 1: 21 & 22, saying: ‘Now He who establishes us with you in Messiah and anointed us is Elohim, (22) who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.’  Those of us who are already immersed carry the name of YHVH as His future bride, together with those from the house of Judah who remain faithful and therefore need to be extremely careful how we live, if we want to make it into Elohim’s eternal kingdom, as we read from Ephesians 4: 25 – 30, as follows: ‘Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH, EACH ONE of you, WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another. (26) BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, (27) and do not give the devil an opportunity.  (28) Let him who steals steal no longer, but rather let him labor, performing with his own hands what is good, in order that he may have something to share with him who has need. (29) Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear. (30) And do not grieve the Set-apart Spirit of Elohim, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.’

Those of us called at this time to become first-fruits when we are resurrected at Yahshua’s return are being trained for rulership. YHVH is calling us out of the world at this time to be trained as kings and priests under Yahshua in His coming kingdom. How are we being trained? We are trained in the ways of Elohim, if we study His Torah teachings and by following the only example that He gave us to emulate, namely Yahshua, as Rav Shaul aptly wrote in Romans 8: 28 & 29, saying: ‘And we know that Elohim causes all things to work together for good to those who love Elohim, to those who are called according to His purpose. (29) For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren.’  We need to become faithful followers of Yahshua and what He taught whilst He was on earth and in that way we will get to know YHVH, as He confirmed through the words of the prophet Hosea in Hosea 6: 6, saying: ‘For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and  in the knowledge of Elohim rather than burnt offerings.’ Getting to know Yahshua our Messiah, is the same as getting to know YHVH. Yahshua our Messiah confirmed this when He was asked by Philip one of His disciples in John 14: 8: “Master, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”  Yahshua answered him in verse 9 (of John 14), saying: “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’” If we remain obedient to the word of YHVH, we will learn of His ways and if we apply what we learned in our lives, will become worthy to be promoted to positions of rulership, as we read from Revelation 5: 10, as follows: “And Thou hast made them to be a kingdom and priests to our Elohim; and they will reign upon the earth.” If we become students of Messiah, we become His modern day disciples and if we are faithful to our calling as first-fruits, we will be made spirit beings at the first resurrection, when He returns, as we read in Revelation 20: 6, in this way: ‘Blessed and holy (set-apart) is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of Elohim, and of Messiah and will reign with Him for a thousand years.’ Those who will be resurrected during the first resurrection will become part of the chosen nation Israel. We are called from the remnant of the lost ten tribes and once the full number that YHVH requires is reached, then all Israel (including the house of Judah) will be saved, as we are told in Romans 11: 25 – 28, in this way: ‘For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lets you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to (Jewish) Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles (called by the name of Elohim as per Acts 15: 17) has come in; (26) and thus all Israel (here the so-called Gentiles become known as Israel, since they are in fact from the lost sheep of the house of Israel) will be saved; just as it is written (in Isaiah 59: 20 & 21), “THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION (talking about Yahshua who was a Jew), HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB. (27) AND THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.” (28) From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of Elohim’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.’

 

Rav Kepha tells us that those of us who believe and are immersed in Yahshua’s name are again with our Jewish Brothers, living stones, being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices to Elohim and Messiah, as He originally intended and also told Moses in Exodus 19: 5 and the first part of verse 6,saying:  ‘Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; (6) and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’  Just as YHVH promised Abraham, if we from the lost ten tribes who were scattered into the world because of idolatry, return to Him through Abraham’s one seed, will again be built upon the corner or foundation stone which the builders rejected, namely Yahshua, as witnessed in 1 Peter 2: 5 - 9, that we are already considered a royal priesthood, as follows: ‘You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to Elohim through Yahshua Messiah. (6) For this is contained in Scripture: “BEHOLD I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” (7) This precious value, then, is for you who believe. But for those who disbelieve, “THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE VERY CORNER stone,” (8) and “A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE”; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed. (9) But you are A CHOSEN RACE, a royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR ELOHIM’S OWN POSSESSION, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.’  It is because we are already kings and priests that we have to live up to our high calling, as we are admonished by Rav Kepha in the rest of this chapter. We read further from verses 21 – 25 (of 1 Peter 2): ‘For you have been called for this purpose, since Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, (22) WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; (23) and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;  (24) and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. (25) For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.’  If Yahshua committed no sins and the Feast Days of Elohim are commanded assemblies, it means that He kept all these Feast Days during His life on earth, as also witnessed in the first four books of the Renewed Covenant. The last part of Revelation 1: 5 and verse 6 confirms as a second witness, that we are already priests unto YHVH, as follows: ‘To Him who loves us, and released us from our sins by His blood, (6) and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His Elohim and Father; to Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amein.’

 

Fact remains, we are called at this time to prepare for rulership under Messiah in the coming kingdom of Elohim. We will become the spiritual guides to those people living on during the millennium and beyond. We will help others to get to know YHVH and His ways. It is for that very reason that we need to prepare, by practicing and living according to the way of Elohim. In other words, we need to start obeying His teachings in Torah and learn to apply the teachings in our lives, by doing them. The kingdom of Elohim will be ruled by Yahshua and those who qualify for rulership. The laws applicable in the kingdom of Elohim will be the commandments, statutes and judgments given in His word. We see in Isaiah 66: 23, that the Feast Days of Elohim, will also be kept during the millennium rule of Yahshua, as follows: ‘“And it shall be from new moon to new moon and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all mankind will come to bow down before Me,” says YHVH.’ It is therefore vitally important that we learn as much as we can about the Feast Days of Elohim, His weekly Sabbath and the other commandments in The Scriptures, if we want to qualify for rulership. We need to be fully aware of the timing of the Feast Days so that we know exactly when to keep them. According to Exodus 13: 6 - 10 we keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, as a sign that we want to obey the law of YHVH, as follows: “For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to YHVH. (7) Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and nothing leavened shall be seen among you, nor shall any leaven be seen among you in all your borders. (8) And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘It is because of what YHVH did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ (9) And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of YHVH may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand YHVH brought you out of Egypt. (10) Therefore, you shall keep this ordinance at its appointed time from year to year.” The purpose of the Feast Days of Elohim is given in the final part of Deuteronomy 14: 23, like this: “in order that you may learn to fear YHVH your Elohim always.”

 

How can we expect to learn to fear YHVH if we do not attend His Set-apart Days? How will we apply the lessons that we learn throughout the year, if we do not observe the weekly Sabbath and annual Feast Days of Elohim? How can we expect to become kings or priests in the kingdom of Elohim, if we do not apply His teachings? What will we teach, if we never kept the Sabbaths (weekly and annual) of Elohim? But, how can you and I afford to attend the Feast Days of Elohim? We will answer this question a bit later, but should at this point ask:  How can we afford not to attend the Feast Days of Elohim?  Even though YHVH wants all men to be saved, as may be read in first Timothy 2: 3 & 4[2]; He does not want to save all at this time. We read accordingly in Mark 4: 11 & 12, ‘And He (Yahshua) was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of Elohim; but those who are outside get everything in parables, (12) in order that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE; AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND LEST THEY RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN.” Yahshua explained about a time during which people from all generations will be judged at the same time in Matthew 12: 41 & 42, saying: “The men of Nineveh shall stand up with this generation at the judgment, and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. (42) “The Queen of the South shall rise up with this generation at the judgment and shall condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.” These people from ancient times will respond once they have a genuine opportunity to understand the Scriptures. The reason is that these ancient peoples – sinful as they were – had no knowledge of the true Elohim and His Torah. Messiah only appeared a number of years after them and they did not know Him or His Saving Name. Nevertheless we read in Acts 4: 11 & 12: “He (Yahshua) is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE VERY CORNER stone (upon which the congregation of YHVH is built). (12) And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.”  

 

YHVH is calling some of us at this time to become first-fruits, as we are told in James 1: 18, as follows: ‘In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be, as it were, the first fruits among His creatures.’ He has blinded the rest of mankind to be resurrected at the second resurrection, during the Great White Throne Judgment, when He will open their minds to understand the Scriptures, as witnessed in Isaiah 25: 7 – 8, in this way: ‘And on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all peoples, even the veil which is stretched over all nations. (8) He will swallow up death for all time, and YHVH Elohim will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for YHVH has spoken.’  When will that veil be destroyed? When will death be swallowed up? This will only happen after the Great White Throne Judgment, as may be read in Revelation 20: 14[3]. The Day of Judgment for all the billions who lived over the past centuries will only come after the Millennial rule of Yahshua Messiah. We see that these people who were blinded in the past will have the veil, which is stretched over them, removed. Make no mistake: If these untold billions of formerly blinded people are merely judged by their works, many of them were thieves, prostitutes, dictators and false prophets will all perish in the lake of fire. They did not ever repent and were not immersed in Yahshua’s saving name, as we are taught to do in Acts 2: 38[4]. They did not study the Scriptures to grow in grace and knowledge, as Rav Kepha taught in 2 Peter 3: 18, saying: ‘But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Master and Savior Yahshua Messiah. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amein.’

 

We need to realize that our calling is very special and should make every effort to ensure that we make it into the kingdom of Elohim. After all, this is our one and only chance – if we do not make it, we will be burnt to become ashes under the feet of the righteous, as may be read in Malachi 4: 1 – 3, as follows: “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says YHVH of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.” (2) “But for you who fear My name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall. (3) “And you will tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says YHVH of hosts.” Our Nazarene Jewish faith is a way of life. It is our calling and duty to strive persistently to overcome those sins which so beset us, to make it into the kingdom of Elohim. Our righteousness should surpass that of the scribes and the Pharisees (the Jews), if we want to make it into the kingdom of Elohim, as Yahshua said in Matthew 5: 20; and if we want to make them jealous, as we read in Romans 11: 11, as follows: ‘I say then, they (talking about the Jews) did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles (members of the lost ten tribes and some actual Gentiles), to make them jealous.’ The Sabbath and Feast Days should become part of our lives – since we grow and mature in the faith as we discipline ourselves to obey YHVH our Elohim and meet with like-minded believers, in a place where He places His name and provide us with teachings. As mentioned earlier (in Exodus 31: 13), we are sanctified, by keeping the Sabbaths of Elohim.

 

Now that we know the importance of attending the Feast Days of Elohim, let me show you how you can afford to attend the Feast Days. The seven Feast Days of Elohim are scattered throughout the year in accordance with the Hebrew calendar and are commanded assemblies. We do not have a choice whether we should attend, or not: In obedience to  YHVH and His Torah, we should stop making excuses and start planning to attend all the Set-apart Days of Elohim in future. We turn to Deuteronomy 14: 22 – 26 to find the answer to financing the Feast Days of Elohim, as follows: “You shall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year. (23) And you shall eat in the presence of YHVH your Elohim, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your wine, your oil, and the first-born of your herd and your flock, in order that you may learn to fear YHVH your Elohim always. (24) And if the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring the tithe, since the place where YHVH your Elohim chooses to set His name is too far away from you when YHVH your Elohim blesses you, (25) then you shall exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which YHVH your Elohim chooses. (26) And you may spend the money for whatever your heart desires, for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of YHVH your Elohim and rejoice, you and your household.” This is talking about a special festival tithe that YHVH commanded each individual believer to save for the purpose of attending His Feast Days annually. Notice that other than with some over-zealous Christians who forbid the drinking of alcoholic beverages, we are even allowed to have a few alcoholic beverages during the Feast - but should use it moderately.

 

Some who wish to join themselves to Nazarene/ Messianic Jewish/Israelite congregations, left most of their previous affiliations of formal churches, because they found these churches to be a legalistic bondage to their so-called ‘free spirits’.  Most of them left these groups because of false doctrines, but also because they did not want to be told what to do. In fact some felt that it is not necessary for them to be part of any particular group.  Some who claim that Yahshua Messiah is their Savior and that the Set-apart Spirit will lead them and as a result reject any pastoral authority. I believe Hebrews 10: 25 deals specifically with this type of loner attitude. However, as a believer called-out of the false religious systems of the world we are part of the Body of Messiah, or more specifically the commonwealth of Israel and there will be no such thing as a loner in the Kingdom of Elohim. We believe in national salvation, not individual salvation, as Churchianity does. We are part of one Body and must therefore be part of a local congregation. The point is that we are collectively part of the Body of Messiah working together for the wellbeing and benefit of each other and to live as examples in the world. We read accordingly from first Corinthians 12: 12 – 18, in this way: ‘For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Messiah. (13) For by one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. (14) For the body is not one member, but many. (15) If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. (16) And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. (17) If the whole body were and eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? (18) But now Elohim has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.’

Elohim’s purpose remains: He is not trying to save everyone during this age, if He was, they would not all be saved. He is only calling out the First Fruits to rule with Yahshua during the Millennium and onto eternity. The vast majority of blinded individuals will be brought back to life during the Great White Throne Judgment. Then He will call them to spiritual understanding and will fill those who are willing with His Set-apart Spirit. He will grant them salvation in His kingdom. Those not willing will be burnt to ashes, with the wicked ones who sinned willfully after being called, during this age. We are told in Hebrews 10: 26 & 29, that there is no second chance for those of us who have been informed, as follows; ‘For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, (27) but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. (28) Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. (29) How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of Elohim, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? ’ Think carefully about it!

 

 

[1] Colossians 2: 16 & 17: ‘Therefore let no one (outside the congregation) act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day—things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Messiah.’ Meaning Messiah the head of the body, His congregation, already told us what to do and believe in the word of Elohim.

[2] First Timothy 2: 3 & 4: ‘This is good and acceptable in the sight of Elohim our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.’

[3] Revelation 20: 14: ‘And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.’

[4] Acts 2: 38: ‘And Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each one of you be immersed in the name of Yahshua Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Set-apart Spirit,”’