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In continuing to prepare ourselves for the Passover this coming spring, let’s look at the first time the word Pesach – Passover is actually recorded in the scriptures and seek to understand this word in order to understand the meaning of this Feast Day. Exodus 12:1-14 12 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb[a] for his family, one for each household. 4 If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. 7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8 That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. 9 Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs. 10 Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. 11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover. 12 “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. 14 “This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance. Why are we talking about the Passover again? Because each year it needs to be retaught. Even this chapter of Exodus tells us we will need to explain it to our children what we are doing and why over and over again. Exodus 12:26-27 26 And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ 27 then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped. Chapter 11 of Exodus tells us about the First Born of those who are not covered by the blood and what will happen to them. Exodus 11:4-6 4 So Moses said, “This is what theLORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. 5 Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 6 There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again. 7 But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. This is Yehovah telling the people through Moses in advance what to expect – therefore Ch 11 is prophetic, about what will happen in the very short future before the Greater Exodus we read about in: ● Jeremiah 23:7-8: “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when they shall no longer say, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country and from all the countries where he had driven them.'” ● Ezekiel 36:24-28: “I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries… I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you… and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.” ● Isaiah 11:11-12:11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush,[a] from Elam, from Babylonia,[b] from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth. According to the timeline we see in the SightedMoon Charts, we expect this Greater Exodus to begin at Passover 2030. That is just 5 short years away. This is why we are preparing for Passover this year months before the event, so that you are prepared to keep this rehearsal, understanding it’s meanings for the future. Ch 13 is prophetic about the First Born of those who ARE covered by the blood, and this is a long term prophecy, for all of time. Exodus 13:8-10 8 On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law ofthe LORD is to be on your lips. For the LORD brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand. 10 You must keep this ordinance at the appointed time year after year. Year after Year. So this word Passover פסח – Pasach means to Hop: To hop from one place or another. Also to be lame as one who hops on one leg. to hop, that is, (figuratively) skip over (or spare); by implication to hesitate; also (literally) to limp, to dance: – halt, become lame, leap, pass over. But we use it, in reference to this feast day – Pesach, in this context used only technically of the Passover (the festival or the victim): – passover (offering). It is both an event and a sacrifice, meaning an animal, namely a lamb or a goat, dies in place of the firstborn. Do you have in your culture this concept of the grim reaper? Imagine a person out scything the grasses. If he’s doing a good job, it all gets cut down and no blades of grass are left standing.But here is a picture of a section of grass that was hopped over, or skipped over. This is the same thing that happened with those Israelites in Egypt when the Blood was on the doorposts of their houses. They were skipped over, left to continue. We see this same picture in Matthew 24. These verses are often used to preach the Rapture Theory saying that those taken were taken up in the Rapture. They say that those left are the ones “left behind” or left without the blessing of eternal relationship with Yehovah. But given the picture we have of the Passover, where those who are covered by the blood are hopped over, skipped over, left to continue, is this really what these verses are trying to portray to us? Let’s read in Matthew 24: 36-41 36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at thecoming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. Now this phrase “No one knows the day or the hour” is a phrase, an idiom, referencing the Feast of Trumpts, but there is a reason these two feasts, Passover and Feast of Trumpets are related. The Feast of Trumpets is a warning, reminding us that the Judgement is coming, that Yom Kippor, the Feast of Atonement is coming. It is reminding us we need that covering, that blood on the doorpost of our hearts. That covering says we are chosen, we were skipped over and remain close to his heart in a sea full of those He would see as strangers. This brings us to the connection between Passover and Atonement. Yeshua is that Passover Sacrifice, He is our Passover Lamb. It is His shed blood that covers us so that we may be hopped over, left standing, chosen, so that we can continue forward to the Atonement, to the Judgement. For Yeshua is not only our Passover Lamb, He is also our Atonement Goat. Yeshua’s death on the cross is not just that we may be chosen to be taken out of the ways of this world, but He also is the one who, in the days still to come will be the one who dies to make Atonement for our sin at the end of days. There is a Judgement to come, a day when those 10 virgins will be waiting for their Bridegroom to come for them, and some will be ready and waiting with their oil, and some will be waiting, but not ready, not prepared, they will have no oil and will try to gain some at the last moment and will return to find that the Bridegroom has come and the door has been shut on them. They will knock, but He will answer “Away from me, I know you not” We were taught in our Christianity that once saved always saved. We were taught that once we had been chosen, once we had experienced this Passover Moment where we entered this relationship was THE moment, and all that comes after pales in contrast to this “born again moment”, the moment where we said our sinners prayer and gave our lives to Jesus. But this is just the beginning, and this idea only recognizes Yeshua as our Passover Lamb but fails to understand, fails to see how we must continue the relationship and grow in the relationship so that we grasp the meaning of all the feasts, so that we come to understand what it means that Yeshua is also our Atonement Goat. A Relationship is not a once and done situation. We don’t choose a spouse and say to them only once “I Love You” and then never again say it, nor live it out. We can not assume that a relationship

– Ba’al Moloch the God Ba’al, the Sacred Bull, was widely worshipped in the ancient Near East and wherever Punic culture extended. Baal Moloch was conceived under the form of a calf or an ox or depicted as a man with the head of a bull. Hadad, Baal or simply the King identified the god within his cult. The name Moloch is not the name he was known by among his worshippers, but a Hebrew translation. The written form Moloch (in the Septuagint Greek translation of the Old Testament), or Molech (Hebrew), is no different than the word Melech or king, transformed by interposing the vowels of bosheth or ‘shameful thing’. He is sometimes also called Milcom in the Old Testament (1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 23:13 and Zephaniah 1:5) Forms and grammar The Hebrew letters מלך (mlk) usually stands for melek ‘king’ (Proto-Northwest Semitic malku) but when vocalized as mōlek in Masoretic Hebrew text, they have been traditionally understood as a proper name Μολοχ (molokh) (Proto-Northwest Semitic Mulku) in the corresponding Greek renderings in the Septuagint translation, in Aquila, and in the Greek Targum. The form usually appears in the compound lmlk. The Hebrew preposition l- means ‘to’, but it can often mean ‘for’ or ‘as a(n)’. Accordingly one can translate lmlk as “to Moloch” or “for Moloch” or “as a Moloch”, or “to the Moloch” or “for the Moloch” or “as the Moloch”, whatever a “Moloch” or “the Moloch” might be. We also once find hmlk ‘the Moloch’ standing by itself. Because there is no difference between mlk ‘king’ and mlk ‘moloch’ in unpointed text, interpreters sometimes suggest molek should be understood in certain places where the Masoretic text is vocalized as melek, and vice versa. Moloch has been traditionally interpreted as the name of a god, possibly a god titled the king, but purposely misvocalized as Molek instead of Melek using the vowels of Hebrew bosheth ‘shame’. Moloch appears in the Hebrew of 1 Kings 11.7 (on Solomon’s religious failings): Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and lmlk, the abomination of the Sons of Ammon. But in other passages the god of the Ammonites is named Milcom, not Moloch (see 1 Kings 11.33; Zephaniah 1.5). The Septuagint reads Milcom in 1 Kings 11.7 instead of Moloch which suggests a scribal error in the Hebrew. Many English translations accordingly follow the non-Hebrew versions at this point and render Milcom. (The form mlkm can also mean ‘their king’ as well as Milcom and therefore one cannot always be sure in some other passages whether the King of Ammon is intended or the god Milcom.) It has also been suggested that the Baâ’al of Tyre, Melqart ‘king of the city’ (who was probably the Baâ’al whose worship was furthered by Ahab and his house) was this supposed god Moloch and that Melqart/Moloch was also Milcom the god of the Ammonites and identical with other gods whose names contain mlk. But nothing particularly suggests these identifications other than mlk in the various names. Amos 5.27 reads in close translation: But you shall carry Sikkut your king, and Kiyyun, your images, the star-symbol of your god which you made for yourself. The Septuagint renders ‘your king’ as Moloch, perhaps from a scribal error, whence the verse appears in Acts 7.43: You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Accordingly this association of Moloch with these other gods is probably spurious. All other references to Moloch use mlk only in the context of “passing children through fire lmlk”, whatever is meant by lmlk, whether it means “to Moloch” or means something else. It has traditionally been understood to mean burning children alive to the god Moloch. But some have suggested a rite of purification by fire instead, though perhaps a dangerous one. References to passing through fire without mentioning mlk appear in Deuteronomy 12.31, 18.10–13; 2 Kings 21.6; Ezekiel 20.26,31; 23.37. So the existence of this practice is well documented. For a comparable practice of rendering infants immortal by passing them through the fire, indirectly attested in early Greek myth, see the entries for Thetis and also the myth of Demeter as the nurse of Demophon. Biblical texts The pertinent Biblical texts follow in very literal translation. The word here translated literally as ‘seed’ very often means offspring. The forms containing mlk have been left untranslated. The reader may substitute either “to Moloch” or “as a molk”. Leviticus 18.21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through Mo’lech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 20.25: Again, you shall say to the Sons of Israel: Whoever he be of the Sons of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that gives any of his seed Mo’lech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his seed Mo’lech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he gives of his seed Mo’lech, and do not kill him, then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, whoring after Mo’lech from among the people. 2 Kings 23.10 (on King Josiah’s reform): And he defiled the Tophet, which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire Mo’lech. Jeremiah 32.35: And they built the high places of the Ba’al, which are in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire Mo’lech; which I did not command them, nor did it come into my mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. Moloch has also been referred to simply as a rebel angel. Traditional accounts and theories The 12th-century rabbi Rashi, commenting on Jeremiah 7.31 stated: Tophet is Moloch, which was made of brass; and they heated him from his lower parts; and his hands being stretched out, and made hot, they put the child between his hands, and it was burnt; when it vehemently cried out; but the priests beat a drum, that the father might not hear the voice of his son, and his heart might not be moved. A different rabbinical tradition says that the idol was hollow and was divided into seven compartments, in one of which they put flour, in the second turtle-doves, in the third a ewe, in the fourth a ram, in the fifth a calf, in the sixth an ox, and in the seventh a child, which were all burnt together by heating the statue inside. Later commentators have compared these accounts with similar ones from Greek and Latin sources speaking of the offering of children by fire as sacrifices in the Punic city of Carthage, which was a Phoenician colony. Cleitarchus, Diodorus Siculus and Plutarch all mention burning of children as an offering to Cronus or Saturn, that is to Ba’al Hammon, the chief god of Carthage. Issues and practices relating to Moloch and child sacrifice may also have been overemphasized for effect. After the Romans finally defeated Carthage and totally destroyed the city, they engaged in post-war propaganda to make their archenemies seem cruel and less civilized. Paul G. Mosca in his thesis (described below) translates Cleitarchus’ paraphrase of a scholia to Plato’s Republic as: There stands in their midst a bronze statue of Kronos, its hands extended over a bronze brazier, the flames of which engulf the child. When the flames fall upon the body, the limbs contract and the open mouth seems almost to be laughing until the contracted body slips quietly into the brazier. Thus it is that the ‘grin’ is known as ‘sardonic laughter,’ since they die laughing. Diodorus Siculus (20.14) wrote: There was in their city a bronze image of Cronus extending its hands, palms up and sloping toward the ground, so that each of the children when placed thereon rolled down and fell into a sort of gaping pit filled with fire. Diodorus also relates relatives were forbidden to weep and that when Agathocles defeated Carthage, the Carthaginian nobles believed they had displeased the gods by substituting low-born children for their own children. They attempted to make amends by sacrificing 200 children at once, children of the best families, and in their enthusiasm actually sacrificed 300 children. Plutarch wrote in De Superstitiones 171: … the whole area before the statue was filled with a loud noise of flutes and drums so that the cries of wailing should not reach the ears of the people. Lev.20:1-5 (NAB) The Lord said to Moses, (2) “Tell the Israelites : Anyone, whether an Israelite or an alien residing in Israel, who gives any of his offspring too Molech shall be put to death. Let his fellow citizens stone him. (3) I myself will turn against such a man and cut him off from the body of his people; for in giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. (4) Even if his fellow citizens connive at such a man’s crime of giving his offspring to Molech, and fail to put him to death, (5) I myself will set my face against that man and his family and will cut off from their people both him and all who join him in this wanton worship of Molech.” Yahweh didn’t want Israel to begin to look on Him like Molech. As incredible as it may sound in Psalm 106:34-28 it tells us that Israel did get involved in this worship. (34)They did not exterminate the peoples, as the Lord had commanded them, (35)But mingled with the nations and learned their works. (36)They served their idols, which became a snare for them. (37)They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, (38)And they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, desecrating the land with bloodshed; Th

Who were these “Wise Men” the Bible tells us about!? Much has been written about the life of Jesus Christ, the historical person whose name is attached to the many different denominations of Christianity that exist today. In fact, so much has been written that one might wonder whether anything truly new could be written about this one life. As the reader will see, new facts about the life of Jesus Christ can be ascertained by combining the accounts of the Bible with secular historical accounts and traditions about the time in which He lived. This chapter is not intended to be a complete history of the life of Jesus Christ. It will cover those aspects of His life and times which have not been generally known. The prior chapter dealing with the Parthian Empire discussed historical events shaping the world into which Jesus Christ was born. When some surprising information about His life is added to the history contained in the previous chapter, it can be seen that Jesus Christ actually played a role in the great power politics which occurred between the empires of Parthia and Rome. The Bible hints that He could have played a much larger role in the political affairs of that era if He had chosen to do so. Did Jesus Really Live? There is no doubt that the person, Jesus Christ, actually lived in Palestine at the beginning of the first century A. D. While some skeptics doubt this fact, this chapter will begin by offering firm evidence that Jesus Christ was a real, historical person. Josephus, a Jewish historian of the first century A. D., regarded the life of Jesus Christ as an established fact. In Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus wrote: “there was about this time, Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for He was a doer of wonderful works, — a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was Christ; and when Pilate [Pontius Pilate, Roman Procurator of Judea], at the suggestion of the principle men among us, had condemned him to the cross…He appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.”1 In this account, written shortly after Christ died, Josephus not only gave us a powerful witness that Jesus Christ truly lived, but also provided an independent corroboration of many of the biblically-discussed events of His life. Josephus refers to him as “a wise man,” and wonders whether He was more than a mere man because of the “wonderful works” He did. That a non-Christian, Jewish historian of the apostolic era writes of the miracles of Jesus as actual facts offers contemporary support to the Bible’s accounts about them. Josephus agrees with the testamental writings that Jesus was sentenced to be crucified by Pontius Pilate at the behest of the Jewish Sanhedrin, “the principle men among us.” Josephus also acknowledged that Jesus Christ fulfilled many prophecies of the Hebrew prophets about the Messiah, and even refers to His resurrection as an historical fact! Josephus’ reference to Jesus as “the Christ” acknowledges that Jesus was the Messiah, “the anointed.” Since a non-Christian source so close to the actual time of Christ has confirmed these facts of His life, the musings of modern skeptics questioning Christ’s existence are without merit. Josephus could speak with eyewitnesses of Jesus’ life; modern skeptics are almost two millennia removed from the events, and their writings are merely speculative. Jesus Christ did live, and the writings of Josephus substantiate the Bible’s claims of His performance of supernatural deeds as well as His being raised from the dead. Roman secular sources agree with Josephus. Celsus, an anti-Christian writer of the Roman Empire in the second century A.D., wrote: “It was by magic that He [Jesus] was able to do the miracles which He appeared to have done.”2 Here a Roman opponent of Christianity grudgingly acknowledges the reality of Christ’s “miracles,” which he labels as “magic.” However, Quadratus, writing in approximately 117-134 A.D., “urged people to believe in Jesus because the effect of His miracles continued up to the present — people had been cured and raised from the dead, and ‘some of them…have survived even to our own day.’”3 Tacitus, the famous Roman historian, writing about the Christians just decades after the death of Christ, stated: “Nero fabricated scapegoats — and punished…the notoriously depraved Christians (as they were popularly called). Their originator, Christ, had been executed in Tiberius’ reign by the governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate.”4 Tacitus’ comment about Christ appears as a mere aside in an overall account of events in the reign of Nero. It is particularly compelling evidence that Jesus Christ really did live! Tacitus was no fan of Christ or Christianity, and he had no “axe to grind.” His account that “Christ” was a real person crucified by Pontius Pilate is highly credible as Tacitus refers to it as an official act of Pontius Pilate within His overall accounting of Rome’s activities. Clearly, Roman accounts confirm that Jesus Christ lived, and that He was executed in Judea during the administration of Pontius Pilate. Even His detractors acknowledged that He performed supernatural deeds. Whatever your views about Jesus Christ, we begin with the fact that He, indeed, lived and died when the Bible states that He lived and died, that He performed marvellous deeds, and that He made a major impression on the civilization of His day. Let us now review the historical setting into which Jesus Christ was born. The Roman and Parthian Empires were both powerful, well-established “superpower” rivals at the time Jesus was born. Rome ruled the Mediterranean region, and Parthia ruled Asian lands from modern Syria to the Indus River. Palestine was located within the Roman Empire, but was close to the Euphrates River constituting the Parthian border. Five decades before the birth of Jesus, Rome and Parthia fought several battles with one being fought near Antioch of Syria (very close to Palestine).5 In about 40 B.C., the Parthians launched a major assault which drove the Romans out of Asia! For three years, 40-37 B.C., Palestine was within the Parthian Empire and was ruled by a Jewish vassal king of the Parthians named Antigonus. At that time King Herod, the Roman king of Judea, fled from the Parthians in fear of his life. While the Parthian-sponsored rule of Antigonus was brief, it was apparently popular with the Jews. When the Parthians withdrew across the Euphrates, Antigonus, with Jewish support, attempted to maintain himself as king of the Jews, but was defeated by Herod. Mark Antony, the Roman leader famous for his dalliance with Cleopatra, ordered Antigonus beheaded, and Josephus records that this was done to compel the Jews to accept the hated Herod as their king.6 Mark Antony afterward led a massive invasion of Parthia in 37-36 B.C., but his army was utterly defeated by the Parthians.7 To help modern readers gain a frame of reference for these ancient events, these Roman-Parthian wars were more recent events for the people at the time Jesus was born than World War II and the Korean War are to modern readers. Parthian rule over Palestine was, therefore, vividly remembered by many in Jewish society as being preferable to Roman rule. Parthia’s victory over Mark Antony led to a long period of peace between Rome and Parthia, with the Euphrates River serving as the border between their two vast empires. This prolonged period of peaceful relations lasted from 36 B.C. until 58 A.D.,8 including not only all of Jesus Christ’s life, but also the early period of the Apostolic Church as well. Rawlinson records that it was an established Roman policy not to provoke a Parthian war during that period of time so long as both empires agreed to coexist on separate banks of the Euphrates River. Rawlinson comments on this peaceful interlude as follows: “It is a well-known fact that Augustus left it as a principle of policy to his successors that the Roman Empire had reached its proper limits, and could not with advantage be extended further. This principle, followed with the utmost strictness by Tiberius, was accepted as a rule by all the earlier Caesars…”9 As long as the Caesars wanted peace with Parthia, Roman officials along Parthia’s border, such as King Herod and Pontius Pilate, knew they risked their positions and lives if they entangled Rome in an unwanted war with Parthia. Without this period of Parthian-Roman detente, it would have been impossible for some of the events of Jesus Christ’s life to have occurred, as we shall see. The first such event was the coming of the Magi, or “Wise Men” to pay homage to Jesus. We read of this event in Matthew 2:1-12, which becomes more important when considered in the overall context of Roman-Parthian relations. Parthia’s Magi Visit Jesus (and Frighten Jerusalem) As discussed in the previous chapter, the Magi were powerful members of the Parthian bicameral body that elected Parthian monarchs and wielded great influence within the empire. One assembly was composed of members of the royal family (the Arsacids), and the other consisted of the priests (the “Magi”) and influential Parthians of non-royal blood (the “Wise Men”). The Magi and Wise Men were jointly known as the Megistanes.10 Matthew 2:1 states that “wise men from the east” came to worship Jesus. The term “Wise Men,” which appears in Matthew 2:1, is not a generic description of these visitors, but was the proper title of Parthian Megistanes. The Greek word translated “wise men” is “magian,” literally meaning “Persian astronomer or priest,”11 from which we derive the word “Magi.” Parthia governed Persia at the time of Christ, so the “Wise Men” cited in the Bible were Parthian nobles and/or priests. While traditional Christ

Indeed Satan has truly deceived the whole world. If you believe this statement to be true, then you must consider how you too, may have been  deceived as well. I pray Yehovah will open your minds to see those truths written here on this website. Whole article: https://sightedmoon.com/are-you-worshipping-molech/   Duet. 12:1-4, 29-32 (NAB) ” (1)These are the statutes and decrees which you must be careful to observe in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to occupy, as long as you live on its soil. (2)Destroy without fail every place on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every leafy tree where the nations you are to dispossess worship their gods. (3)Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, destroy by fire their sacred poles, and stamp out the remembrance of them in any such place. (4)That is not how you are to worship the Lord your God.” (29)When the Lord, your God, removes the nations from your way as you advance to dispossess them, be on your guard! Otherwise, once they have been wiped out before you and you have replaced them and are settled in their land, (30)you will be lured into following them. Do not inquire regarding their gods, ˜How did these nations worship their gods? I, too, would do the same .” (31)You shall not thus worship the Lord your God, because they offered to their gods every abomination that the Lord detests, even burning their sons and daughters to their gods.” Lev. 18:21,(NAB) “You shall not offer any of your offspring to be immolated to Molech, thus profaning the name of the Lord you God.” In the King James, it says to pass through the fire to Molech. Lev. 18:1-5,(NAB) ” The Lord said to Moses, (2)”Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I, the Lord am your God. (3) You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you once lived, nor shall you do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; do not conform to their customs. (4)My decrees you shall carry out and my statutes you shall take care to follow. I, the Lord, am your God. (5)Keep, then, my statutes and decrees, for the man who carries them out will find life through them. I am the Lord you God. Lev.18:24-30 (NAB) ” Do not defile yourselves by any of these things by which the nations whom I am driving out of your way have defiled themselves. (25) Because their land has become defiled, I am punishing it for its wickedness, by making it vomit out its inhabitants. (26) You, however, whether natives or resident aliens, must keep my statutes and decrees forbidding all such abominations (27) by which the previous inhabitants defiled the land; (28) otherwise the land will vomit you out also for having defiled it, just as it vomited out the nations before you. (29) Everyone who does these abominations shall be cut off from among his people. (30) Heed my charge, then, not to defile yourselves by observing the abominable customs that have been observed before you. I, the Lord , am your God.“ From the Zondervan Bible Dict. Moloch, Molech, Muluk, Malik, Chemosh, Milcom (1 Kings 11:5), Malcam (Zeph 1:5) are all variants of Hebrew words meaning “the reigning one”. A heathen god worshiped especially by the Amorites with gruesome orgies in which little ones were sacrificed. At least in some places, an image of the god was heated and the bodies of the children who had just been slain were placed in the arms. Note ” the statue was made of bronze or iron with a hollowed out human body and the head of a calf. A fire was heated in the statute till a red glow came from the statute then the child was placed on the outstretched arms as a sacrificial offering. From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molech – Ba’al Moloch the God Ba’al, the Sacred Bull, was widely worshipped in the ancient Near East and wherever Punic culture extended. Baal Moloch was conceived under the form of a calf or an ox or depicted as a man with the head of a bull. Hadad, Baal or simply the King identified the god within his cult. The name Moloch is not the name he was known by among his worshippers, but a Hebrew translation. The written form Moloch (in the Septuagint Greek translation of the Old Testament), or Molech (Hebrew), is no different than the word Melech or king, transformed by interposing the vowels of bosheth or ‘shameful thing’. He is sometimes also called Milcom in the Old Testament (1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 23:13 and Zephaniah 1:5) Forms and grammar The Hebrew letters מלך (mlk) usually stands for melek ‘king’ (Proto-Northwest Semitic malku) but when vocalized as mōlek in Masoretic Hebrew text, they have been traditionally understood as a proper name Μολοχ (molokh) (Proto-Northwest Semitic Mulku) in the corresponding Greek renderings in the Septuagint translation, in Aquila, and in the Greek Targum. The form usually appears in the compound lmlk. The Hebrew preposition l- means ‘to’, but it can often mean ‘for’ or ‘as a(n)’. Accordingly one can translate lmlk as “to Moloch” or “for Moloch” or “as a Moloch”, or “to the Moloch” or “for the Moloch” or “as the Moloch”, whatever a “Moloch” or “the Moloch” might be. We also once find hmlk ‘the Moloch’ standing by itself. Because there is no difference between mlk ‘king’ and mlk ‘moloch’ in unpointed text, interpreters sometimes suggest molek should be understood in certain places where the Masoretic text is vocalized as melek, and vice versa. Moloch has been traditionally interpreted as the name of a god, possibly a god titled the king, but purposely misvocalized as Molek instead of Melek using the vowels of Hebrew bosheth ‘shame’. Moloch appears in the Hebrew of 1 Kings 11.7 (on Solomon’s religious failings): Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and lmlk, the abomination of the Sons of Ammon. But in other passages the god of the Ammonites is named Milcom, not Moloch (see 1 Kings 11.33; Zephaniah 1.5). The Septuagint reads Milcom in 1 Kings 11.7 instead of Moloch which suggests a scribal error in the Hebrew. Many English translations accordingly follow the non-Hebrew versions at this point and render Milcom. (The form mlkm can also mean ‘their king’ as well as Milcom and therefore one cannot always be sure in some other passages whether the King of Ammon is intended or the god Milcom.) It has also been suggested that the Baâ’al of Tyre, Melqart ‘king of the city’ (who was probably the Baâ’al whose worship was furthered by Ahab and his house) was this supposed god Moloch and that Melqart/Moloch was also Milcom the god of the Ammonites and identical with other gods whose names contain mlk. But nothing particularly suggests these identifications other than mlk in the various names.   But you shall carry Sikkut your king, and Kiyyun, your images, the star-symbol of your god which you made for yourself. The Septuagint renders ‘your king’ as Moloch, perhaps from a scribal error, whence the verse appears in Acts 7.43: You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Accordingly this association of Moloch with these other gods is probably spurious. All other references to Moloch use mlk only in the context of “passing children through fire lmlk”, whatever is meant by lmlk, whether it means “to Moloch” or means something else. It has traditionally been understood to mean burning children alive to the god Moloch. But some have suggested a rite of purification by fire instead, though perhaps a dangerous one. References to passing through fire without mentioning mlk appear in Deuteronomy 12.31, 18.10–13; 2 Kings 21.6; Ezekiel 20.26,31; 23.37. So the existence of this practice is well documented. For a comparable practice of rendering infants immortal by passing them through the fire, indirectly attested in early Greek myth, see the entries for Thetis and also the myth of Demeter as the nurse of Demophon. Biblical texts The pertinent Biblical texts follow in very literal translation. The word here translated literally as ‘seed’ very often means offspring. The forms containing mlk have been left untranslated. The reader may substitute either “to Moloch” or “as a molk”. Leviticus 18.21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through Mo’lech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 20.25: Again, you shall say to the Sons of Israel: Whoever he be of the Sons of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that gives any of his seed Mo’lech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. And I will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his seed Mo’lech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he gives of his seed Mo’lech, and do not kill him, then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, whoring after Mo’lech from among the people. 2 Kings 23.10 (on King Josiah’s reform): And he defiled the Tophet, which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire Mo’lech. Jeremiah 32.35: And they built the high places of the Ba’al, which are in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire Mo’lech; which I did not command them, nor did it come into my mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. Moloch has also been referred to simply as a rebel angel. Traditional accounts and theories The 12th-century rabbi Rashi, commenting on Jeremiah 7.31 stated: Tophet is Moloch, which was made of brass; and they heated him from his lower parts; and his hands being stretched out, and made hot, they put the child between his hands, and it was burnt; when it vehemently cried out; but the priests beat a drum, that the father might

When we look at the future, it is what we are teaching our children today that will be the path of our society in the future. The Spiritual health of our future lies in what our children grow to adopt as their truth. Society, not just parents, also influences our children, and sometimes the teaching of society is stronger than the teaching the parents give to our kids. But that doesn’t mean we give up and let society teach our kids. We must speak plainly and emphatically to our children and teach them the truth. In the coming season, the influence in our society will be about Christmas. I know this influence is strong in Kenya, as while we were out grocery shopping in Nairobi, a group of kids came up and started commenting on Stuart’s long white beard and associating him with Santa and began singing “We wish you a Merry Christmas”. Through rounds of this song we had to get into the van and get away from their begging for items from our grocery order. Yehovah also has had a hard time teaching His Own Children to worship Him in purity without adding in the worship of the pagan gods. The influences of the world are strong, behind these influences of course is the Devil, the deceiver, the destroyer, the one who leads us to worship the dead. Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; In the news this week, there was a situation in Israel where two Palestinians drove their vehicle into a crowd of people, and one man got out of the car and started stabbing the victims who had been run down. Both these terrorists were killed by soldiers in the area, but the father of one of these 18 year old terrorists praised his son and said he knew from childhood his son would die a martyr. This father was proud of his son. This is a culture of death, a culture that celebrates the death of their children and the destruction of anyone… whether Jew, Christian, American, or even anyone who is not of their own sect of Islam. This culture of death, are we guilty of teaching this to our children too? Are we teaching our children to choose life?If we are allowing the teaching of Christmas to influence our children, if we are allowing lies to infiltrate our worship of Yehovah, then all measures of other lies will easily lead our kids astray. Yehovah gave us some plain instructions in Jeremiah regarding what’s called in our modern day the Christmas Tree. Jeremiah 10:1-10 1Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the peoples are [a]futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. 4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple. 5 They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any good.” 6 Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might), 7 Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.8 But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a [b]worthless doctrine. 9 Silver is beaten into plates; It is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman And of the hands of the metalsmith; Blue and purple are their clothing; They are all the work of skillful men. 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation. This is an idol and even the singing regarding this tree is worship – it will bring Yehovah’s indignation. We are told not to learn the ways of the Gentiles, it is difficult, it’s everywhere, everyone is doing it. Even if Kenyan’s are not putting this tree up in their homes, the venerating of such a symbol is worshipping an idol. If we are teaching our children songs to sing about this tree, or about the season, we are teaching the children to mix in the pagan worship towards Yehovah. We are teaching our children syncretism. Let me tell you a little of the history of Santa. There really was a man named Nicolas, who was the Bishop of Myra, located in Turkey, in the 4th century. He is said to have suffered persecution under Diocletian, then rescued from prison by Constantine. He is said to be known for generosity, to children and destitute women who would have otherwise fallen into prostitution, providing them with dowries. He is said to have been part of the Counsel of Nicea. Because he is said to have restored some women to life after being butchered to death, he was made a saint, and his name went from Saint Nicholas to Sinterklaus to Santa Claus. This European tradition of venerating this man for his generosity was brought to North America and became the Santa Claus of modern day Christmas. Now some say, “We don’t keep Christmas about Santa Claus, we keep it because it’s the birthday of Jesus”. I can prove to you, it is not. We must follow a trail through scripture to determine when Yeshua was born, and prove it was not December 25. The trail starts with Zechariah who is serving in the temple.Luke 1:5-7 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. What is this division of Abijah? We follow the trail to 1 Chronicles 24:3-10 [3] With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. [4] Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers’ houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. [5] They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. [6] And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar. [7] The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, [8] the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, [9] the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, [10] the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, , Ah, there’s Abijah – Abijah is of the 8th division of these priests chosen for appointed duties So if we count from the barley, every two weeks the division changes, so 16 weeks from the barley was when Zechariah was in the temple. He goes home from his term of service when his wife Elizabeth gets pregnant. Then the Angel comes to Mary when Elizabeth is 6 months pregnant. Luke 1:36 [36] And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. Zerchariah served from the 16th to the 18th week of this year, this would be half way through the 4th month when Elizabeth conceived then. 6 months later makes it about midway through the 10th month. Now let’s read about when Mary conceives. Luke 1:26-31[26] In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, [27] to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. [28] And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” [29] But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. [30] And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. [31] And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. From the midpoint of the 10th month we add 9 months of pregnancy for Mary, this brings us to the end of that year and then another 7 months. If that year John was born in was a 13 month year, Yeshua would then be born on Yom Teruah, the first day of the 7th month. This fits with the symbolism of the Feast of Trumpets which is a day where we shout for joy, a day the trumpets bring announcement that the Bridegroom is coming, or warning that the Atonement is near. If the feast of Shouting, YomTeruah, is part of the picture, then somewhere in the birth of Yeshua story we would see something about shouting or heralding, and we do in Luke 2:8-20 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And [c]behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a [d]manger. ” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill[e] toward men!” 15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go

Having now read all of John’s letters, who is the antichrist he is warning you about? Those who do not and will not obey the commandments and they who do not believe Yehshua is the anointed or Messiah. But before you do as other Christians do and begin to point the finger at the Jews, let’s now read some scriptures they have in the Old Testament. Yehovah is our Redeemer. Isa 41:13  For I, Jehovah your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isa 41:14  Do not fear, worm of Jacob and men of Israel; I will help you, says Jehovah, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Yehovah is our Savior! Israel’s Only Savior Isa 43:1 But now so says Jehovah who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel; Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. Isa 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame kindle on you. Isa 43:3 For I am Jehovah your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you. Isa 43:4 Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; therefore I will give men for you, and people for your life. Isa 43:5 Fear not; for I am with you. I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west. Isa 43:6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Do not keep back; bring My sons from far and My daughters from the ends of the earth; Isa 43:7 everyone who is called by My name; for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. Isa 43:8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears. Isa 43:9 Let all the nations be brought together, and let the people be gathered; who among them can declare this and make us hear former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is true. Isa 43:10 You are My witnesses, says Jehovah, and My servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me no God was formed, nor shall there be after Me. Isa 43:11 I, I am Jehovah; and there is none to save besides Me. Isa 43:12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown, when there was no strange god among you; therefore you are My witnesses, says Jehovah, that I am God. Isa 43:13 Yea, before the day was, I am He; and no one delivers out of My hand; I will work, and who will reverse it? Isa 43:14 So says Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all of them as fugitives, and the Chaldeans, whose shout is in the ships. Isa 43:15 I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. Isa 43:16 So says Jehovah, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters; Isa 43:17 who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise; they are put out, they are snuffed out like a wick. Isa 43:18 Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Isa 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall sprout; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. Isa 43:20 The beasts of the field shall honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen. Isa 43:21 This people that I formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise. Isa 43:22 But you have not called on Me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of Me, O Israel. Isa 43:23 You have not brought Me the lamb of your burnt offerings; nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with an offering, nor wearied you with incense. Isa 43:24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with silver, nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities. Isa 43:25 I, I am He who blots out your sins for My own sake, and will not remember your sins. Isa 43:26 Cause Me to remember; let us enter into judgment; declare yourself, that you may be justified. Isa 43:27 Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have sinned against Me. Isa 43:28 And I will defile rulers of the sanctuary, and will give Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. There is no other gods besides Yehovah. There are not two or three. There is no Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  Yehovah and He alone is our saviour. Isa 45:5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else, no God besides Me; I clothed you, though you have not known Me; Isa 45:6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and to the sunset, that there is none besides Me. I am Jehovah, and there is none else; Isa 45:7 forming the light and creating darkness; making peace and creating evil. I Jehovah do all these things. Isa 45:8 Drop down from above, O heavens, and let the clouds pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, and let salvation bear fruit; and let righteousness spring up together. I Jehovah have created it. The Lord, the Only Savior Isa 45:14 So says Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come to you, and they shall be yours. They shall come after you in chains; and they shall cross in chains and they shall fall down to you. They shall plead to you, saying, Surely God is in you; and none else, no other God. Isa 45:15 Truly You are a God who hides Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior. Isa 45:16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them; they who are makers of idols shall go into disgrace together. Isa 45:17 But Israel shall be saved in Jehovah with an everlasting salvation. You shall not be ashamed nor blush to the forevers of eternity. Isa 45:18 For so says Jehovah the Creator of the heavens, He is God, forming the earth and making it; He makes it stand, not creating it empty, but forming it to be inhabited. I am Jehovah, and there is no other. Isa 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth. I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain. I Jehovah speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. Isa 45:20 Gather yourselves and come; draw near together, escaped ones of the nations; those who set up the wood of their graven image, and those that pray to a god that cannot save. They know nothing. Isa 45:21 Declare and bring near; yea, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this of old? Who has told it from then? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no other God besides Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none besides Me. Isa 45:22 Turn to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. Isa 45:23 I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Isa 45:24 He says, Only in Jehovah do I have righteousness and strength; even to Him he comes. And they are ashamed, all who are angry with Him. Isa 45:25 In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. The Lord Is My Strength and My Song Isa 12:1 And in that day you shall say, O Jehovah, I will praise You; though You were angry with me, turn away Your anger, and You shall comfort me. Isa 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation. Isa 12:3 And with joy you shall draw water out of the wells of salvation. Isa 12:4 And in that day you shall say, Praise Jehovah! Call on His name; declare His doings among the people, make mention that His name is exalted. Isa 12:5 Sing to Jehovah; for He has done excellent things; this is known in all the earth. Isa 12:6 Cry out and shout, O dweller of Zion; for great isthe Holy One of Israel in your midst. Yehovah is telling you that He will become our Salvation, our Yehshua. Yehovah is telling you that He did become Yehshua, H3444   (Strong)  יְשׁוּעָה  yeshû‛âh  yesh-oo’-aw Feminine passive participle of H3467; something saved, that is, (abstractly) deliverance; hence aid, victory, prosperity: – deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. God with us Immanuel. Mat 1:19 But Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man , and unwilling to expose her publicly, purposed to have put her away secretly; Mat 1:20 but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for *he* shall save his people from their sins. Mat 1:22 Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying, Mat 1:23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, ‘God with us.’ Yehovah just told you in Isaiah 12:2 He would become your Yehshua. Matthew is telling you the Messiah is called God with us. Luke is saying the same thing only Luke says Yehshua. Isa 7:14  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Birth of Jesus Foretold Luk 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, Luk 1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. Luk 1:28 And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, one receiving grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed areyou among women. Luk 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be. Luk 1:30 An

Who is the Antichrist? The Antichrist is a person who is against Christ. The prefix anti can also mean “instead of,” and both meanings will apply to this coming world leader. He will overtly oppose Christ and at the same time pass himself off as Christ. The Antichrist will aggressively live up to his terrible name. He will persecute, torture, and kill the people of God as he leads the armies of the world into the Battle of Armageddon. He will be the most powerful dictator the world has ever seen, making Caesar, Hitler, Mao, and Saddam seem tame by comparison. Even though the Antichrist is identified by that name only four times in the Bible, he appears many more times under various aliases. He is also called: “the promise that shall come” –Daniel 9:26 NKJV “a fierce king”—Daniel 8:23 NLT “a master of intrigue”—Daniel 8:23 NIV “a despicable man” –Daniel 11:21 NLT “a worthless shepherd”—Zechariah 11:16–17 NLT “the one who brings destruction” –2 Thessalonians 2:3 NLT “the lawless one” –2 Thessalonians 2:8 NKJV “the evil man” –2 Thessalonians 2:9 NLT “the Beast” –Revelation 13:1 NKJV When he comes on the scene, people will flock to him like flies to honey, and they will do anything he asks. How will he unite the nations? The prophet Daniel describes the Antichrist in these terms: “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast … And there … were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words. … He shall speak pompous words against the Most High” (Daniel 7:7–8, 25). As Daniel says, the coming world leader will be renowned for this kind of eloquence, which will capture the attention and administration of the world. Daniel goes on to tell us that not only will this golden–tongued orator speak in high–blown terms, but he will also speak arrogantly against God. The apostle John describes him similarly in the book of Revelation: “And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies” (Revelation 13:5). Daniel continues his description of the Antichrist by telling us he is a man “whose appearance was greater than his fellows” (Daniel 7:20). In terms of his outward appearance, this man will be strikingly attractive. The combination of his magnetic personality, speaking ability, and extreme good looks will make him virtually irresistible to the masses. The apostle John expands on Daniel’s description of the Antichrist’s blasphemous acts by telling us that every living person will be required to worship this man. “He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as man as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed” (Revelation 13:15). Finally, Revelation 13:1–8 describes the Antichrist as a Beast—an appropriate title for him. During the last 3½ years of the Tribulation, the Antichrist will personify Satan himself. Second Thessalonians 2:9 says, “The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.” Step by step, the Antichrist will promote himself from a European leader, to a world leader, to a tyrannical global dictator, and finally to a god. What is the “unholy trinity”? Satan is the first person and the father of the unholy trinity. The Antichrist will be the second member and the son of the unholy trinity. The False Prophet, the third member of the unholy trinity, will direct the worship and praise of the people back to the Antichrist (Revelation 13:11–12). How does the Antichrist gain political power? His rise to power will be inconspicuous. It will not be noticed in the beginning and will hardly raise the attention even of the those who are closer to the center of action. He will rise out of the general population. John says, “Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns” (Revelation 13:1). The sea in biblical imagery stands for the general mass of humanity or, more specifically, the Gentile nations. Whatever power the Antichrist has, he is allowed to have it by the overriding authority of Almighty God. As bad as the Tribulation will be, it will never be out of God’s control. There is a leash on Satan, and God is holding it. Satan will be able to do only that which God allows him to do during the Tribulation period. Who will worship the Antichrist? According to Revelation 13:8, “all who dwell on the earth will worship him.” Daniel 7:25 tells us that the Antichrist is a cultic leader. “He shall speak pompous words against the Most High … and shall intend to change times and law.” He will speak out against the true God of heaven. The language suggests that he will try to raise himself to the level of God and make declarations from that position. Second Thessalonians 2:4 says the Antichrist “opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” He will accept the worship of the people of the world. What will happen to the Antichrist as he leads the Battle of Armageddon? During the Battle of Armageddon, the world will become increasingly discontented with the leadership of this global dictator who has gone back on every promise he made. Major segments of the world will begin to assemble their own military forces and rebel against him. The king of the South and his armies will be the first to come after the Antichrist, followed by the armies of the North. “At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him: and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships” (Daniel 11:40). The Antichrist will put down some of the these first attempts at rebellion against him. But before he can move toward his goal of destroying Israel and Jerusalem, something happens: “But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many” (Daniel 11:44). The Bible leaves no doubt as to the source of the news that so disturbs enrages the Antichrist: “Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared” (Revelation 16:12). The Euphrates is one of the greatest rivers in the world. It flows from the mountains of western Turkey, through Syria, and continues through the heart of Iraq, not far from Baghdad. It eventually unites with the Tigris to become the Shatt el Arab, and finally empties into the Persian Gulf. The entirety of the Euphrates flows through Muslim territory. In Genesis 15 and Deuteronomy 11, the Lord specified that the Euphrates would be the easternmost border of the Promised Land. It serves both as a border and a barrier between Israel and her enemies. With the disappearance of the Euphrates, the Antichrist will be vulnerable to attack by the kings of the east. Their arrival will mark the beginning of the greatest war of all history. The Man of Lawlessness 2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, my brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2Th 2:2 that you should not be soon shaken in mind or troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word or letter, as through us, as if the Day of Christ is at hand. 2Th 2:3 Let not anyone deceive you by any means. For that Day shall not come unless there first comes a falling away, and the man of sin shall be revealed, the son of perdition, 2Th 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself forth, that he is God. 2Th 2:5 Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you? 2Th 2:6 And now you know what holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time. 2Th 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he is now holding back until it comes out of the midst.   Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. 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If we are created naked and unashamed in the garden, then what has happened that Adam now feels the need to hide himself and cloth himself with fig leaves? The word that is translated as coverings in verse 7 is the Hebrew word חֲג ֹ ר ָ ה chăgôrâh a belt (for the waist): – apron, armour, gird (-le). It can be something we bind about ourselves to carry a weapon, so a garment of war, which gives us the image of armour. Why was this loincloth made from figs? Figs are a prolific green fruit that hide among the leaves making them difficult to see.   Genesis 3:6-11 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” Was this the same belt of truth we see in the Armour of God from Ephesians 6:14? Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, No, this chagorat was a garment to cover his shame! Adam was now feeling shame not righteousness! Their eyes had been opened to good and evil. What God had created as very good was now corrupted with good AND evil. Clearly Adam was trying to hide himself and his wife. These pictures all point to the hiding. Verse 10 said they were hiding from Yehovah for they were afraid. The word Chaba means hide, and it is a chet, a fence, and a bet the house or the tent, at it’s root. Adam and Eve were putting up a wall between themselves and Yehovah by putting on these Chagorot. They were attempting to save themselves within this refuge of the loin cloth. Genesis 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. How does this sentence read in Luo? Is it the same as how my English reads? If I take the Hebrew words and translate them literally it says man has become united with the intimacy of good and evil. True Yehovah knows all things – and that includes Good and Evil – but to translate this to say that our eyes open to evil as well as good makes us more like Yehovah is a bit misleading – it suggests that this action is better than how they were created on the 6th day – when Yehovah said they were made very good. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/

The book of Revelation tells us exactly Jesus was born and also details when He will return! Struggle Over Which New Moon to Use. : https://sightedmoon.com/conjunction-or-sighted-which/ •The author notes that modern calendars predict the Feast of Trumpets years in advance, yet Matthew 24:36 says the day cannot be known — creating a conflict. •This leads the author to believe the sighted new moon must be the correct method, since it cannot be known ahead of time. •Though this idea made sense to the author, they could not initially prove it from Scripture. Influence of Others •The author discovers Nehemia Gordon, the Karaites, and Michael Rood, who support the sighted-moon view. •However, arguments from those who use the conjunction moon cause continued uncertainty. •Both groups claim to follow the Law, leaving no definitive “thus says the Lord” Scripture. Personal Practice Caused Doubt •In 2005, the author kept two sets of each Holy Day (Passover, Pentecost, Trumpets) due to uncertainty. •This felt hypocritical and troubling, especially knowing the Hebrew Calendar uses postponements the author believes are unbiblical. Purpose of the Paper •The author seeks to offer “proof positive” for which new moon is correct for determining the biblical calendar. •Emphasizes the importance of keeping Holy Days exactly when God commands, not when humans choose. Discovery in Dr. Ernest L. Martin’s Work •While reading The Star that Astonished the World, the author encounters astronomical arguments that unexpectedly clarify the new-moon question. • Martin determines the exact day and hour of Jesus’ birth using astronomy. •This includes identifying the celestial signs described in Revelation 12. Biblical and Ancient Star-Related Background •Cites Scriptures showing: •The heavens reveal God’s glory and serve as signs (Ps 19, Gen 1:14). •God set constellations in the sky (Job 38, Isaiah 40). •Discusses how constellations (especially Virgo) historically carried prophetic significance related to the Messiah. Virgo and Messianic Symbolism •Virgo is historically associated with: •A virgin. •A branch (symbolic of the Messiah). •A seed of grain (symbolic of Christ as the seed). •The article suggests the Zodiac originally conveyed God’s messages but was later corrupted by paganism. Revelation 12 as Astronomical Evidence •Revelation 12’s imagery (woman, sun, moon, dragon) is interpreted as astronomical—not merely symbolic. •Virgo is the only zodiacal constellation that fits the description. •Martin argues: •The Sun “clothing” Virgo occurs only about 20 days per year (late Aug to mid-Sept). •The moon being under Virgo’s feet during this window happens only once per year. Struggle Over Which New Moon to Use •The author notes that modern calendars predict the Feast of Trumpets years in advance, yet Matthew 24:36 says the day cannot be known — creating a conflict. •This leads the author to believe the sighted new moon must be the correct method, since it cannot be known ahead of time. •Though this idea made sense to the author, they could not initially prove it from Scripture. Influence of Others •The author discovers Nehemia Gordon, the Karaites, and Michael Rood, who support the sighted-moon view. •However, arguments from those who use the conjunction moon cause continued uncertainty. •Both groups claim to follow the Law, leaving no definitive “thus says the Lord” Scripture. Personal Practice Caused Doubt •In 2005, the author kept two sets of each Holy Day (Passover, Pentecost, Trumpets) due to uncertainty. •This felt hypocritical and troubling, especially knowing the Hebrew Calendar uses postponements the author believes are unbiblical. Purpose of the Paper •The author seeks to offer “proof positive” for which new moon is correct for determining the biblical calendar. •Emphasizes the importance of keeping Holy Days exactly when God commands, not when humans choose. Discovery in Dr. Ernest L. Martin’s Work •While reading The Star that Astonished the World, the author encounters astronomical arguments that unexpectedly clarify the new-moon question. • Martin determines the exact day and hour of Jesus’ birth using astronomy. •This includes identifying the celestial signs described in Revelation 12. Biblical and Ancient Star-Related Background •Cites Scriptures showing: •The heavens reveal God’s glory and serve as signs (Ps 19, Gen 1:14). •God set constellations in the sky (Job 38, Isaiah 40). •Discusses how constellations (especially Virgo) historically carried prophetic significance related to the Messiah. Virgo and Messianic Symbolism •Virgo is historically associated with: •A virgin. •A branch (symbolic of the Messiah). •A seed of grain (symbolic of Christ as the seed). •The article suggests the Zodiac originally conveyed God’s messages but was later corrupted by paganism. Revelation 12 as Astronomical Evidence •Revelation 12’s imagery (woman, sun, moon, dragon) is interpreted as astronomical—not merely symbolic. •Virgo is the only zodiacal constellation that fits the description. •Martin argues: •The Sun “clothing” Virgo occurs only about 20 days per year (late Aug to mid-Sept). •The moon being under Virgo’s feet during this window happens only once per year. • In 3 BC, this alignment occurred on one specific evening only: September 11th. Key Astronomical Claim •On September 11, 3 BC: •The Sun was mid-body in Virgo. •The Moon was under her feet. •The Moon was in crescent phase, indicating a sighted new moon, not a conjunction. •This alignment lasted only about 90 minutes after sunset. Implications •Martin’s astronomical reconstruction: •Pinpoints Jesus’ birth to the evening of September 11, 3 BC. •Shows this was Tishri 1, the Feast of Trumpets. •The author concludes this proves: •The biblical new moon was a visible crescent, not a hidden conjunction. •Revelation 12 depicts a crescent new moon, validating the sighted-moon method for determining biblical months. • In 3 BC, this alignment occurred on one specific evening only: September 11th. Key Astronomical Claim •On September 11, 3 BC: •The Sun was mid-body in Virgo. •The Moon was under her feet. •The Moon was in crescent phase, indicating a sighted new moon, not a conjunction. •This alignment lasted only about 90 minutes after sunset. Implications •Martin’s astronomical reconstruction: •Pinpoints Jesus’ birth to the evening of September 11, 3 BC. •Shows this was Tishri 1, the Feast of Trumpets. •The author concludes this proves: •The biblical new moon was a visible crescent, not a hidden conjunction. •Revelation 12 depicts a crescent new moon, validating the sighted-moon method for determining biblical months. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. 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Ella is a member of our executive team here at sightedmoon.com and we had a great testimonial discussion about what lead us to God. In all of our conversation I was encouraged by her, because she kept saying something to the effect of “don’t forget the love of God.”  and her prayer was “Father, what do I need to know?” I think we all tend to pray very similar things.  At the end of the day, most of us here, are genuinely searching for God.  But the love of God is where all of the corners of the Gospel meet.  The love of God is what knits it all together.  It’s because of the love of God that we maintain breath in our bodies.  And it’s because of the love of God that we obey His word and keep His commandments. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/

Was Hanukkah commanded by God to observe it?  Or is it simply a tradition that has been passed down for centuries.  I want to do a deep dive into some of the history of Hanukkah since we are in the season.  Hopefully to shed some light on something that some of us may be observing.  I think when talking about traditions and holidays it’s critical to understand the roots of it the best we can and make informed decisions on wether or not this is something that we should be observing. I’ll be the first one to say that Hanukkah is not something that I have observed growing up, nor do I observe it.  So, I want to tread lightly since I know this could be a sensitive topic for some.  But regardless, there is an objective truth here, independent of our feelings toward it. I am quoting some reputable sources during the course of this episode; Encyclopedia Britannica, Dr. Nehemiah Gordon and Dr. Shrel-Fox.  Both of these men being Biblical and historical scholars.  I want to keep the discussion as objective as possible but I do insert some of my opinions into this as well.  But I want you to understand that there are places where I make a distinction about what’s my opinion and what’s historically factual. It is our mission here at sightedmoon.com to give you the best and more historically accurate information so that you can make decisions that are primarily Bible based when it comes to keeping or observing certain Holy Days or holidays. The Maccabean revolt, which was led by Judas Maccabeus around 161-164 BC were the first among the Jewish people to fight to defend their faith with their lives. The Second Temple was rededicated in 164 BC after the revolt.  The Temple was purified and dedicated on Kislev 25, Judas was said to have proclaimed that the dedication of the restored temple should be celebrated for eight days every year beginning on Kislev 25.  But is that true, or is that tradition? This was said to have been the starting point of a holiday that gets passed down for centuries leading up to our very day, called Hanukkah or The Festival of Lights. But I ask the question; Is it Biblical? Listen and find out. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/  

Is your Christ really a Babylonian Mystery god!? Rev 17:5  And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Rev 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. When you look into history you can see the form of the mark of the beast religion almost in full form.  How it morphs from Babylon and stretches all the way to our current day and we don’t even realize it.  The book of Revelation has been unfolding since 600AD and people don’t even think about it.  The seals of God begun being opened hundreds of years ago and we are about to see the 7th seal open very shortly. This is continuation episode exploring the Babylonian roots of Christmas as well as glossing over some of the other popular holidays on our calendar.  But to explain where Christmas came from we must first deep dive into the gods that were worshiped by Babylon and by those that preceded them.  Why?  Because all of the rites that were blended into Christmas came from these ancient Phoenician gods. Isis, Horus, Tammuz, Ba’al and Nimrod are all ancient links to what we know today as Christmas.  When the truth is, that it has nothing to do with Christ at all.  Even the so called birth date of Christ (December 25th) is false and also shares the same birthday as the pagan gods previously mentioned. I hope you are ready for a deep one as we get into the dark side of Christmas. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/    

I am still reletively new to the concept of clean vs. unclean and the reasons on why it’s crucial to our spiritual and physical well being to eat as God commanded.  Sombra and I are having a discussion today about how even in the Garden of Eden there was a concept of clean, unclean and what you should and shouldn’t do.  In other words, Law.  God even had established the premise of obedience from the very beginning.  he didn’t wait until Moses to start talking to people and giving His people expectations of proper living.  Everyone attributes the Levitical laws to Moses because God spoke to him more details than any other person before him.  But this isn’t Moses’ thing, it’s God’s thing.  His expectation for us is still relevant for today just as it was for the children of Israel back then.  God’s Word never changes, for He is the same today, yesterday, and forever. Mal 3:6  —For I am the YEHOVAH, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. So, if you think that you are just fine by eating or consuming whatever you want; you need to hear this one as Paul never sanctioned the eating of anything unclean.  But let’s go back and read Leviticus and listen to what God says about it since all scripture was breathed and inspired by YEHOVAH. 2 Tim 3:16 — All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: NOTE:  the only book considered scripture during the day Paul was writing his epistles was the Old Testament. Paul would not have referred to his own writings as scripture. If the above scripture is true them the whole book is inspired by God!  Not just the later half of it.  None of it passed away because God’s Word never comes back void. Isaiah 55:11 —So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.   Thank you for listening and thank you for the best month that we have EVER seen on this podcast in the month of October!   We plan to do it again this month, so please share this on social media and with friends and family members.  Thank you for your support. Yehovah Bless You All! Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/

The topic of today’s discussion is how Christmas is not at all related to Christ.  You might be surprised by this, or you might even be aware of it, but you still might be on the fence whether you should do anything about it or not. That’s what I aim to do with this podcast series, is to give you the information you need to see how much Christmas really honors a pagan sun god and how all of it’s rituals were rolled into a “Christian” holiday. Much of my material is take from the book the Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop and Encyclopedia Britanica. Central Thesis: Hislop argues that many Roman Catholic practices originated from ancient Babylonian paganism and were later adopted into Christianity. Historical Claim: The book links the worship of Semiramis and Nimrod in Babylon to later forms of idolatry in various cultures. Mary and Semiramis: Suggests the veneration of the Virgin Mary parallels the pagan worship of mother-goddess figures like Semiramis or Ishtar. Sacraments and Rituals: Claims Catholic rituals such as the Mass, use of the cross, holy water, and confessional have roots in ancient pagan rites. Papal Authority: Hislop asserts that the Pope fulfills a role similar to the “Pontifex Maximus,” a title from pagan Rome. Symbolism: The book connects symbols like the cross, the obelisk, and certain festivals (e.g., Easter, Christmas) to pre-Christian pagan traditions. Prophetic Interpretation: Hislop interprets Babylon in the Book of Revelation as symbolic of the Roman Catholic Church. Purpose: The work is polemical, seeking to warn Protestants about perceived syncretism and to call for separation from Catholic practices. This summary reflects the core arguments Hislop presents, though his conclusions are widely debated by historians and theologians.  Biblical Warning Against Idolatry: The Ten Commandments forbid worshiping carved images or symbols (Exodus 20:4–5), which some interpret as including religious symbols like the cross. Focus Shift from God to Object: Critics argue that venerating or kissing the cross can shift devotion from God to a physical object. Pagan Origins: Hislop and similar authors claim that the cross predates Christianity as a pagan fertility or sun symbol, making its use a form of syncretism. Relics and Superstition: Treating crosses as protective charms or relics (e.g., wearing for luck or blessing) can be seen as a form of superstition rather than faith in God. No Apostolic Precedent: The early church did not use the cross as a primary symbol of worship; emphasis came later through Roman adoption. Object of Rituals: Bowing to or carrying the cross in processions can appear like giving it reverence due only to God. These points are mainly presented from a critical or iconoclastic perspective. Many Christian traditions see the cross as a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice rather than an idol. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/

Genesis 1 When God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was without form and void.  In Hebrew we call it “tohu” and “boho”.  “thou” means to be desolate, wilderness, and “boho” means empty and void.  So God created this beautiful garden but he couldn’t just create something like this and then leave it to itself.  He needed to place something there to maintain it, thus man was created to continue to perpetuate order and beauty to this garden that was created by God.  He gave man mastery and dominion over creation, over the animals, to maintain this God given order. Man took what God gave to him for granted and disobeyed (sinned) against God and His instruction and was exiled from the garden of Eden and made to now till the ground.  What man had before was order and a gift, but now he must work to establish that order because there will be thrones and thistles in the land. This also included the animals and everything man had dominion over.  So, everything fell when Adam sinned,  Because Adam was not just over his wife, he had dominion over all of creation.  Even the animals became corrupt as a result of man’s transgression.  Some people might see this as unfair, but in light of the grand scheme it’s quite fair.  If a king falls, the entire kingdom and everything that king ruled over also falls.  That is the order by which things have always operated since the fall of man.  God didn’t design it to be that way, but man’s rebellion forced God’s hand in this, since He is supremely just. It’s a very interesting conversation and I hope you all enjoy it! Welcome back from your trip to Kenya, Sombra! Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/

Shane and I just having a nice conversation about keeping Torah and what changed our direction in our lives to follow after Yehovah God.  We also talk about how this experience doesn’t separate us from following after Yeshua Messiah(Jesus Christ) and how Jesus actually wanted people to get back to the plain meaning of the Old Testament in order to follow after God properly. Shane also speaks about his experience traveling with Joe and what it was like setting up these speaking events. We had a lot of fun in this episode and hope that you have just as much fun listening to it. Shalom. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/  

Hello and Shalom everyone!  I am your host Ryan Nall and today I am interviewing a special guest, Joseph Dumond.  Today we are going to be talking about his new book that will be coming out very soon “A Lion Rises up, The Coming of Apollyon” and how the current events in the middle east is Biblical prophecy coming to pass before our very eyes. We talk about how some of these countries line up with the three little horns of Daniel 8 and what we are to expect in the coming years.  We also discuss how President Trumps air strike on the Iranian nuclear facility presents us with an event that has never come to pass quite like this in history.  Such as the middle eastern peace accord and all of the peace and safety that everyone seems to be declaring at the moment.  Is it just a facade and foreshadowing of more terrible events to come? One thing is certain, the beast system is present and we all need to be in fervent prayer leading up the great tribulation. Time is up and we all need to be in our Bible daily watching and praying and not being like the 5 foolish virgins. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/  

Would you be shocked and appalled if I told you that Halloween was invented by Christianity? Halloween is the 3rd most popular holiday in America according to ChatGPT.  15% considering it their favorite Holiday.   Halloween is believed to have stemmed from Celtic origin.  The day was called Samhain pronounced Saw-ween.  When Rome conquered the Celtic nation in 79 CE, they began to mix this custom with their own dead worshiping holiday. In short, Halloween is a mixture of many foreign religions brought under the single umbrella of Christianity by the Roman Catholic Church or known in early Christianity as the “Universal Church”. Why was it originally called the “Universal Church” because from its inception Rome envisioned a single Religion or Church that would house all of their pagan deities.  Since Christianity was becoming such a sensation all throughout Rome and Asia, what better religion to use than the Christians, since there were so many.  By 380 AD Christianity becomes the national religion of Rome, only a facade to merge all of the Roman pagan deities both from Rome itself and the lands which they conquered into a single religion. At the end of the day, you have to ask yourself, does celebrating the dead on Halloween honor my creator?  Does my participation on Halloween pay homage to Yehovah my God?  Is there any scriptural basis for celebrating the dead? I hope your answer would be, of course not!  Then why do we look at holidays like Halloween and think to ourselves “It’s just harmless fun”?  This is exactly what Yehovah warned us about in Deuteronomy which is an Old Testament book and another reason why seemingly well meaning Christians today do not know these things.  Because the Old Testament has “passed away” according to mainstream Christianity. Let’s look at what God has to say about this; Deuteronomy 12:29-31 29 “When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them and dwellest in their land, 30 take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after they are destroyed from before thee, and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? Even so will I do likewise.’ 31 Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God, for every abomination to the Lord which He hateth have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burned in the fire to their gods. But Pagan Rome became so anti-semitic that they wanted nothing to do with the God of the Hebrews because they had a new shiny tribune God called Jesus Christ along with the Virgin Mary.  They polluted the name of Jesus by merging him with all the other pagan gods and their rituals which we today see as common place.  This is exactly what Yehovah warned us about in Deuteronomy; Deuteronomy 11:16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside and serve other gods and worship them; The Jesus that is worshiped in Christianity today is largely a false Christ.  Yehovah said it in Isaiah; Isaiah 43:10-11 10 “Ye are My witnesses,” saith the Lord, “and My servant whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. 11 I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior.   The thing you have to ask yourself is simply, does this honor Yehovah God?  Not only Halloween, but none of the man-made holidays on our calendar pays any homage to our Father in Heaven nor to Jesus Christ.   So what are we doing celebrating these pagan deities and doing what the other nations do? Let’s get back to the Bible!  The only days we should be recognizing as legit holidays are the ones that Yehovah has set out for us as His Holy Days.  He made it all very simple for us, just follow the scriptures.     Jesus said it in Luke; Luke 6:46-48 46 “And why call ye Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever cometh to Me, and heareth My sayings and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house and could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.   Are you founded upon a rock?  When we are celebrating pagan gods and venerating dead people?  Are we really founded upon a rock? Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/      

Joseph Dumond speaking on “The Thief in the Night” and “No Man Knows the Day or the Hour,” this is a great teaching that will open your eyes to both of these Biblical sayings that everyone loves to quote.  Joseph really breaks it down in simple language that a 7 year old can understand.  I hope you enjoy this lesson and don’t hesitate to visit us at Sightedmoon.com. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/

Today is a special episode and we are here speaking with Sombra Wilson who is in Kenya, Africa at the moment.  She is experiencing such touching moments speaking with the Kenyan people and teaching the Word of Yehovah!  We are certainly blessed by her testimony how the people are discovering a new truth in keeping the Sabbath, and gaining a deeper understanding of the Torah. She also quotes Isaiah 11:10 and she describes that the Kenyan people understand Pathros to mean Kenya since Kenya is at the end of the Nile.  What a blessing that Sombra has been able to do this great work for Yehovah in teaching the Sabbatical and Jubilee years.  We pray for the people of Kenya that they continue their search for Yehovah and find Him. Isaiah 11 10 “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, who shall stand for an ensign of the people; to It shall the Gentiles seek, and His rest shall be glorious.” 11 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people who shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. Sign up for our weekly Free Newsletter https://sightedmoon.com/newsletter-lp/ We are also giving away The Stones Cry Out PDF for FREE at this link https://sightedmoon.com/the-stones-cry-out-lp/ You can also order the following books to learn more about where we are in these last days according to the Jubilee Cycle. It Was A Riddle Not A Command (https://sightedmoon.com/riddle-lp) The 2300 Days of Hell (https://sightedmoon.com/2300-days-lp) Remembering the Sabbatical Year of 2016 https://sightedmoon.com/2016-sabbatical-year-co/ The Sabbatical and Jubilee Charts https://sightedmoon.com/sabbatical-chart-lp/ The Restoration of All Things https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The Abomination That Makes Desolate https://sightedmoon.com/restoration-abomination-co/ The 10 Days of Awe https://sightedmoon.com/10-days-of-awe-co/