How can the Eternal rejoice in the burning of innocent beings

Noach 2-4

Comfort

Genesis 8:15 – 9:7

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done

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(Gen. 8:20-21 MKJV)

How can the Eternal rejoice in the burning of innocent beings?
What kind of Supreme Being is presented in the sacred Scriptures? How is it possible that He can rejoice in the offering of cruelly sacrificed innocent animals? Isn’t this a very primitive way of serving the Eternal, with animal sacrifices?

First, we have to understand that sacrifices of the innocent weren’t part of the original creation in which everything was very good. (Gen. 1:31). Innocent animal sacrifices were introduced by the Eternal on the day men sinned. To cover their nakedness, He sacrificed one or more animals and covered them with the animals’ skins. So, innocent bloodshed is part of a world in which sin was introduced. In this fallen world bloodshed is necessary to be accepted before the Eternal. This truth is what moved Hevel (Abel) to sacrifice animals before the Eternal. It was due to innocent bloodshed that he was accepted as pleasant before the Almighty.

Now, Is the Almighty pleased by the death of innocent lives? No, it isn’t so. He is not a bloodthirsty Supreme Being. He doesn’t rejoice in the suffering of the precious creatures He has made. He isn’t cruel at all, nor does He want the death of the innocent, whether it is men or animals.
Then, how is it possible that it is written that the Eternal considered the smell of entirely burnt animals pleasing? Is it that He likes the smell of burnt flesh? Or, is it that He needs to eat from those sacrifices? No, it has nothing to do with that.

From what we learned before about Cain and Hevel’s sacrifices, we can draw an important truth. It isn’t the sacrifice itself what pleases the Eternal, but what is behind that sacrifice. Behind Noach’s sacrifice offering was a grateful heart for the salvation he had received. It wasn’t the smell of flesh what reached the Eternal, but the smell of Noach’s heart. Noach’s gratitude was expressed in the sacrifice of those clean animals that were suitable for sacrificing before the Eternal. That gratitude expressed in innocent animal burnt flesh rendered a pleasing smell to the Eternal.

The only way to the Eternal is through sacrifice. The Eternal’s justice demands the death of the sinner, but when there is a substitute sacrifice, the sinner, obviously repented, is forgiven and accepted. All animal sacrifices point out to the atoning death of the Messiah. The Eternal does not rejoice in the sacrifice of a man, but His justice demands the sinner’s death. An animal isn’t enough to pay for men. That is why the sacrifice of Yeshua, the Messiah, was introduced in order to complete animal sacrifices and perfect men’s redemption.

All those who want to be pleasing before the Eternal will have to sacrifice something they have. In the burnt offering the whole animal is sacrificed. That animal represents men. In a burnt offering, or ascent offering – olah in Hebrew – a man expresses that he had to be sacrificed because of his sin, but the animal takes his place. He also expresses that he has no right over his own life but that his life belongs to the Eternal. With the ascent offerings of these clean animals, Noach showed that his life belonged entirely and exclusively to the Eternal, and it was this that produced a pleasant smell in heaven.

Dear disciple of the Messiah, give yourself entirely to the Eternal as an ascent offering. Don’t let any part of your life be reserved for yourself or others, but only and exclusively for the Eternal. Be a living, set apart and pleasant sacrifice for the Eternal and in this way you’ll be of a sweet savour for Him.

May the Eternal help us be pleasant sacrifices all the days of our lives,

Ketriel

 

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What is the relationship between the Flood and the resurrection and the return of the Messiah?

Noach 2-3

Comfort

Genesis 7:17 – 8:14

Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat…And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked,

and indeed the surface of the ground was dry.

(Gen. 8:4,13 NKJV)

What is the relationship between the Flood and the resurrection and the return of the Messiah?

On the dates mentioned in the narration of the Flood we can find prophetic signs that talk about the resurrection and return of Yeshua, the Messiah. Adam started counting time according to what the sun, moon and stars pointed out, since the day he was created. So, he was created on the first day of the first month. At that time, the solar year coincided with the lunar year of 360 days. Many years later, there was an imbalance in our solar system which caused a separation between solar and lunar years. The solar year gained around five days and the lunar year lost around six. So there is a mismatch in the world today compared to the way it was in the beginning. But we are not going deeper into this subject today.

The truth is that when the Eternal brought out His people from Egypt, he changed the way of counting the years. The month in which Israel got out of slavery is appointed by the Eternal to be the first of the year for the people of Israel. The verse in Exodus 12:2 implies that only for the people of Israel that month, Aviv – the tender sprig – would be the first month of the year from the redemption of Egypt. This teaches us that for the other peoples it wasn’t the same. People of the nations that still counted years and months since Adam would have the same month as their seventh, but for Israel it would be the first one. So there was a six month change in the count of the months of the year. From this we learn that the day the ark rested on dry ground after being floating on water, would correspond to the current first month from the departure of Egypt. If we look at the dates of the Feasts of the Eternal, we notice that the 17^th day of the first month is in the first of the three annual Feasts, the Feast of the unleavened breads, also referred to as Passover.

After deepening my research, I’ve come to the conclusion that the third day after Yeshua’s death was the 17^th of the first month. He was hung on the tree and put on the ground on the 14^th of the first month and three days later, on the 17^th of the first month, he was raised from the dead by the glory of the Eternal. That day was the first day of the omer – the temple offer of the first fruit of the barley harvest – that year.

What is interesting is that there is a coincidence between the moment in which the ark touched dry land and the date of Yeshua, the Messiah’s resurrection. Both events happened on the same day.

The second interesting date in the account of the ark is when almost half a year later, on the first day of the first month – counting since Adam, the waters upon the earth dried up and Noach removed the covering of the ark and looked at the new world in which he would then live. Adam was created on the first day of the first month; Noach and those who were in the ark could see the new world exactly on that same day. If we go back again to the plan of redemption revealed on the Feasts of the Eternal (Lev. 23), we realize that that same day is Yom Truah, also known as Rosh Hashanah – new year –, in which until today, the Jewish people celebrate the creation of the world. That is also the judgement day when the return of the Messiah is announced, as well as the establishment of the new world order that comes from heaven, not from men.

So in the account of the Flood, there are prophetic dates that speak of the resurrection of the Messiah and of his return to the earth.

All those who were in the ark could see the new world on Rosh Hashanah. That way, all those who are born again, by coming into the Messiah will be able to see the world to come when the Messiah returns on Rosh Hashanah – the same day that Adam was created and the same day that Yeshua was born. In John 3:3 our rabbi says: “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”. On Yom Truah we will be able to see the kingdom to come just as Noach could see the new world after the Flood on that same day.

In 1 Peter 3:20b-21 it is written: “...in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves us – baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah.” (NKJV revised) In this text we see a clear relation between the Flood, the salvation and the resurrection of Yeshua, the Messiah. How wonderful are the ways of the Eternal!

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Noah did so, according to all that God commanded him, so he did

Noach 2-1

Comfort

Genesis 6:9-22

Noah did so, according to all that God commanded him, so he did

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(Gen. 6:22 MKJV)

What was the secret that saved Noach from the destruction of the world?

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oach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noach walked with the Almighty. How could this be so? Because he did everything the Eternal told him. How can a man be righteous? By obeying what the Almighty says, as it is written in Romans 2:13: “For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. (MKJV)

How can a man be perfect? By obeying what the Almighty says, as it is written in 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.” (Revised Version)

How can a man walk with the Almighty? By obeying what the Almighty says, as it is written in John 14:23b: “Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and we will make Our home with him.” (English Majority Text Verison)

The Eternal talked to Adam. The Eternal talked to Chava (Eve). The Eternal talked to Cain. The Eternal talked to Chanoch. The Eternal talked to Noach. The Eternal keeps talking to all men on earth in many different ways. The most definite way that He uses to talk to us is by sending His word through His Spirit. He who is open to receive the Eternal’s messages will be able to listen to them. The easiest way to receive His message is through His inspired Scriptures, the Bible. Now that we have access to the Scriptures, man has all he needs to listen to His voice through them, as it is written in Matthew 22:31a: “But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God.” (MKJV) What is written in the Bible is what the Eternal is saying to us. Those who have opened their spiritual ears will receive personal messages when reading and studying the Scriptures inspired by Him, as it is written in Matthew 11: 15: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (MKJV)

Noach didn’t have the Scriptures as we do today, but his spiritual ears were open as well as his mind in order to receive hints sent from heaven. In this way, he could receive very precise words and very specific instructions about how to build the ark which later became the means of salvation for him, his family and all the animals. The secret that saved Noach from the world’s destruction was that he listened to what the Eternal told him, he took notice of these messages, and then, he did exactly, and I said exactly, what the Eternal had commanded. This was his salvation.

All those who have lost their souls throughout history, all those who have fallen to sin, all those who have failed in life, have one thing in common: they haven’t obeyed to what the Eternal has told them.

Dear disciple of the Messiah, take heed to EVERYTHING the Lord is telling you and be very careful to fulfill in DETAIL whatever the Eternal commands you to do. Then, you will secure your soul not only in this world but also in the world to come.

May the Eternal help you be faithful to what He commands you,

Ketriel,   www.mesianictora.org

What was the secret that saved Noach from the destruction of the world?

Comfort

Genesis 6:9-22

Noah did so, according to all that God commanded him, so he did

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(Gen. 6:22 MKJV)

What was the secret that saved Noach from the destruction of the world?

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oach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noach walked with the Almighty. How could this be so? Because he did everything the Eternal told him. How can a man be righteous? By obeying what the Almighty says, as it is written in Romans 2:13: “For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. (MKJV)

How can a man be perfect? By obeying what the Almighty says, as it is written in 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.” (Revised Version)

How can a man walk with the Almighty? By obeying what the Almighty says, as it is written in John 14:23b: “Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and we will make Our home with him.” (English Majority Text Verison)

The Eternal talked to Adam. The Eternal talked to Chava (Eve). The Eternal talked to Cain. The Eternal talked to Chanoch. The Eternal talked to Noach. The Eternal keeps talking to all men on earth in many different ways. The most definite way that He uses to talk to us is by sending His word through His Spirit. He who is open to receive the Eternal’s messages will be able to listen to them. The easiest way to receive His message is through His inspired Scriptures, the Bible. Now that we have access to the Scriptures, man has all he needs to listen to His voice through them, as it is written in Matthew 22:31a: “But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God.” (MKJV) What is written in the Bible is what the Eternal is saying to us. Those who have opened their spiritual ears will receive personal messages when reading and studying the Scriptures inspired by Him, as it is written in Matthew 11: 15: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (MKJV)

Noach didn’t have the Scriptures as we do today, but his spiritual ears were open as well as his mind in order to receive hints sent from heaven. In this way, he could receive very precise words and very specific instructions about how to build the ark which later became the means of salvation for him, his family and all the animals. The secret that saved Noach from the world’s destruction was that he listened to what the Eternal told him, he took notice of these messages, and then, he did exactly, and I said exactly, what the Eternal had commanded. This was his salvation.

All those who have lost their souls throughout history, all those who have fallen to sin, all those who have failed in life, have one thing in common: they haven’t obeyed to what the Eternal has told them.

Dear disciple of the Messiah, take heed to EVERYTHING the Lord is telling you and be very careful to fulfill in DETAIL whatever the Eternal commands you to do. Then, you will secure your soul not only in this world but also in the world to come.

May the Eternal help you be faithful to what He commands you,

Ketriel www.mesianictora.org

"One of the disciples said, Lord ... teach us to pray ... and said, When ye pray, say .... Thy kingdom come "Luke 11:1-2

"One of the disciples said, Lord ... teach us to pray ... and said, When ye pray, say .... Thy kingdom come "Luke 11:1-2

When they said "teach us to pray" the Master raised his eyes and passed by the distant horizon of YHWH. He met the ultimate dream of the Immortal and collecting all that YHWH trying to do for human life, expressed in the following brief and fertile words, "When you pray, pray like this"
The contrast between this and the many prayers we have heard is great. When we follow the counsel of our hearts, what we ask? "Oh, Lord, bless me, bless my family, my church, my people, my country" and finally ask for the extension of His kingdom through the large parish in the world.

The Master begins where we end. The world first, my personal needs then is the order followed in this sentence. When my prayer has crossed every continent and more distant islands of the seas, has been included after the last man of the race less civilized, after it has fully expressed the desire and purpose of God to the world, then it is only teaches that when I ask for a piece of bread for me.
If Yahshua gave Himself for us, and us in Holy Cross extravagance, is it too much if he asks us to do the same thing? No man or woman is worthless in the kingdom, nor any soul yet never touches the edge of the area of power, until he learns that what interested Yahshua is the supreme business of life and all life considerations , however dear or important they may be, are subordinate to it.
Dr. Francis
"And His kingdom will have no borders," Luke 1:33

"The missionary enterprise is not the repair of the restoration of Israel, but the presence of the Messiah."
Henry Van Dyke

PSALM XX This psalm is a prayer for the kings of Israel but related to the MESSIAH

PSALM XX
This psalm is a prayer for the kings of Israel but related to the MESSIAH
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Even the greatest of men can be in very serious trouble. Neither the
royal crown on her head, nor the grace of his heart rid of
afflictions. Even the greatest of men must pray much. no one
be able to pray for himself and neglects prayer, wait for the
benefit of the prayers of the church or their friends. He must pray that YHWH
protect him and preserve his life. YHWH prepare him to follow in
their companies for the public good. We know that YHWH accepts
our spiritual sacrifices if, by his Spirit, light a holy fire
of piety and love of God in our soul. Also he should pray that the
Lord crowned with success their companies. Our first step to victory in the
spiritual warfare is to trust only in the mercy and grace of YHWH;
all who trust in themselves will soon be demolished. -Believers
succeed in THE ELOHIM OF ISRAEL and his revelation, as distinguished from those who live without God in the world. Those with gratitude to YHWH and his name can
trust in God and his name. This happened when the pride and power of the
Jewish unbelief and pagan idolatry, fell before the sermons and life
of the humble believers in Yahshua. So it is in conflict with
our spiritual enemies, as well happen on the last day, when the
world, along with her ​​prince, is thrown and fall, but the believers,
raised from the dead through the resurrection of the LORD, will rise
and sing his praises in heaven. Rejoice in the salvation of
YAHSHUA we raise our standards and in the name of the Lord our God YHWH THE POWERFUL OF ISRAEL
confident that we will be winners from all enemies by force
saving his right hand.

The Walls of Nehemiah.

The Walls of Nehemiah.    In the stories of the Bible is a man who stands out among all for its commitment to do things like Nehemiah, lived in Persia what is now Iran, and felt that his life was missing something to do, and knew it was rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and the temple had been rebuilt but the city was in ruins, so gold YHWH and the king of Persia sent him, or rather what repatriated to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem as a city is as strong as the walls that surround it, lasted only 53 days of reconstruction, says the Bible, but in those days, had many problems as its neighbors tried to prevent such a reconstruction.    The similarity of the life of the believer in the Messiah, Holy One of Israel, it is the same, we want to follow her heart, but we are unprotected around, we have a wall of defense and we are vulnerable to any attack the enemy, look at your house, for there are two angles, corners, where you walk outside and the other where you sit, inside, so there are two kinds of sentences, a comfortable, where you ask that Yhwh will supply your needs and another and another prayer is one of delivery,'''' lord use me, then the lesson should be, not to be comfortable, but willing and able to do the will of YHWH in every situation and he that keepeth Israel will be your protection, as an insurmountable of collapse.

                                                                     JOSE DOMINGO FUENTES