LA UNICIDAD DEL CREADOR DEL PUEBLO HEBREO
Por : J.N.Robles Olarte
Por aquello de la tradición muchos piensan que el Creador del Universo - y que no pocos llaman Dios – está conformado por más de una entidad divina. En casi todo el Antiguo Testamento - las verdaderas Sagradas Escrituras - podemos observar que se le llama Elohim. En el libro del Éxodo leemos : “Me aparecí a Abraham, a Isaac, y a Jacob como El-Sadday; pero no me di a conocer a ellos con Mi nombre de YHWH ¡ “ (Éxodo 6:3).
Este El Sadday es una variación de Elohim quien, a su vez, es el gran YHWH, el Creador del universo, el Elohim de la nación de Israel que se constituyó, originalmente, de doce tribus. ¡Y no existe otro¡
Si nos basamos en lo que acota Juan 1:1-2, en el Nuevo Testamento, la doctrina Cristina nos dice que el Creador del libro de Génesis es el hombre de Galilea, mismo que hace parte de una trinidad o de un •Dios• dual, según sea la corriente Cristiana de turno. Pare ello citan las palabra hebrea Elohim y así poder respaldar la doctrina de la pluralidad de su dios. Simplemente lo que han hecho es traducir la palabra hebrea Elohim en lo que realmente significa, “dioses”. Sin embargo han olvidado algo esencial, y es que la terminación IM, en Hebreo, implica pluralidad. El singular de Elohim es, pues, Elowaha o, en su forma más simple, Eloha
Mas si lo que se desea indicar con tal palabra es una pluralidad, consideremos entonces lo que leemos en Isaías 42:5 cuando usa el singular El YHWH. Se debería leer entonces, “el Dios YHWH” y no “Elohim YHWH”, es decir “LOS DIOSES YHWH”, que es lo que exactamente esta última expresión quiere decir. Este El YHWH es aquél quien creó los cielos y la tierra y todo lo que en ellas mora ¡¡
El Comentario sobre la Torah hecho por la Sociedad Judía de Publicaciones nos dice lo siguiente, “El término aquí usado, y a todo lo largo de la narración, es la palabra Elohim. Este no es un nombre personal sino una palabra Hebrea común y corriente que se usa para designar una deidad. Aún se puede referir a dioses paganos. Y aunque en la forma plural –y sólo en casos muy raros- no se construye sino con un adjetivo y un verbo en singular. Elohim es sólo un término inteligible usado en seres supernaturales y, a menudo, se usa también para designar ángeles.”
Se preguntará usted ahora, ¿Y qué del uso de las expresiones “nosotros” y “nuestra” que podemos encontrar en la narración original de la creación? Job nos dice al respecto en su libro, capítulo 38 y versículo 7, que cuando Elohim creó el mundo los ángeles gritaban de gozo y daban alabanzas por tal hecho¡ El Comentario sobre la Torah, de la Sociedad Judía de Publicaciones, afirma : “El uso extraordinario de la primera persona en “plural” evoca la imagen de una corte celestial en la cual el Creador mismo está rodeado de Sus Huestes Angelicales”. Tal escena celestial esta descrita en muchos pasajes Bíblicos. Más aún, notemos que cuando El-YHWH crea al hombre lo hace a Su propia imagen y semejanza¡ Así que, en ese mismo momento de la creación del hombre, no había sino un solo ser creado: uno sólo, ADÁN.
Volvamos de nuevo a lo que se refiere la “pluralidad” de la palabra Elohim y de cómo se usa en el libro del Génesis. Debemos notar que en las otras Escrituras tal nombre sólo tiene un significado singular y no plural. En Éxodo 7:1, por ejemplo, se nos dice que el Creador YHWH puso a Moisés a hacer el papel de “elohim” ante el Faraón, así que allí estuvo sólo un hombre, Moisés, y lo podemos comprobar leyendo las traducciones más modernas donde se transcribe correctamente la palabra “dios”, y no “dioses”.
En realidad es interesante el hecho de que en el Antiguo Testamento, ocasionalmente, se usa el plural IM cuando se refiere o habla del singular. Por ejemplo, en Génesis 3:22 se hace referencia al árbol de la vida. Ese “árbol de la vida” es, en Hebreo, HAYIM que, estando en plural, describe en realidad “una vida” y no “unas vidas”. En Génesis 24:13 leemos que “las hijas de los ciudadanos vinieron a saca agua”. Agua, en Hebreo, corresponde a la palabra MAYIM. Pero lo que allí se indica es “agua”, ,singular. También leemos en Éxodo 33:11 que el Creador YHWH le habla “cara a cara” a Moisés. La expresión Hebrea que se usa allí es la de “panim el panim”. No quiere decir “caras a caras” sino “cara a cara”.
Existen literalmente decenas de ejemplos en el Antiguo Testamento Hebreo donde se usa el plural IM y ello no implica realmente siempre pluralidad. Las evidencias son increíblemente ciertas en cuanto a que la Unicidad del Creador, el verdadero y original, corresponden al Creador del universo, el ELOWAHA, El-Sadday, que conocieron personalmente Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moisés, etc. (En la Concordancia Exhaustiva de Strong, Elowha corresponde a la palabra H-433, misma que proviene de otra, la H-410 y que corresponde a EL, Su nombre Hebreo original.).
La conclusión anterior se obtiene cuando uno se pone a pensar, con profundidad, si es cierto o no que el Espíritu, que llaman “santo”, es una persona. Más aún, podemos concluir que el Espíritu del Eterno Creador YHWH es sólo y simplemente un atributo de Él mismo. Notemos que cuando Elohim creó al hombre, Él lo hizo a “Su propia imagen y semejanza” y le dio de Su espíritu, dándole con él vida. Digamos con claridad meridiana que Elohim es un atributo plural del Creador, pues éste último es igual que aquél. Es UNO.
No olvidemos que en Elowaha o Eloha, en esa divinidad ÚNICA, existen funciones como el de Creador, Redentor y Salvador. También tiene otros tres atributos más, el ser Omnipotente, Omnipresente y Omnisciente. Todos éstos atributos y funciones propios de una divinidad que está en una dimensión muy diferente a la nuestra, que nosotros los humanos no podemos poseer, sólo son propios de un ÜNICO ser divino, Creador y Padre eterno de la creación misma.
Observemos que tanto las funciones como los atributos son tres y que ello no implica que Eloha este conformado por dos - y menos tres, u otro número – de entidades divinas diferentes. Más aún, ese ÚNICO Creador está constituido de un elemento que bien podríamos llamar ESPÍRITU, elemento éste totalmente diferente al elemento material del que estamos conformados nosotros los humanos y todo el mundo físico que nos rodea. Bien podemos entonces decir que Él tiene poderes creativos, redentores y salvadores en su calidad de Espíritu, ya que es UNO poderoso, que todo lo sabe y está presente en todo lugar; que Él mismo es el soporte único de Su propia creación y no necesita de otro para que le ayude .
Ya a éstas alturas pasemos a recordar las palabras de Isaías, capítulo 42, versículos 6 al 8, “a los ídolos –dioses falsos-.” Yo, Elohim – YHWH_ te he llamado en justicia, te así de la mano, te formé, y te he destinado ( se esáa refiriendo, por supuesto, a Israel ) a ser ALIANZA del pueblo y luz de las gentes –naciones- para abrir los ojos de los ciegos, para sacar del calabozo al preso, de la cárcel a los que viven en tinieblas –ignorancia-. Yo, Elowaha, ese es Mi nombre, Mi Gloria a otro no cedo, ni Mi prez a los ídolos”
Cuan significativo es el hecho de que el Creador de Israel declarara tiempos atrás y antes que naciera el hombre de Galilea, que Él nunca daría Su Gloria a otro – a un ídolo – que es lo aqué hombre representa. Leamos ahora lo que Malaquías 3:6 nos dice con diáfana claridad y que muchos no desean aceptar y creer, “Que Yo, Elowaha –YHWH- NO CAMBIO, y vosotros, hijos de Jacob, por eso no sois consumidos.” Recordemos y notemos de nuevo que el ELHOIM de Israel no cambia y que si somos ordenados a NO adorar imagen alguna –como bien nos lo recuerdan el primer y segundo mandamiento- ello es para que lo adoremos a Él. La expresión “Yo no cambio” significa en verdad eso mismo: que Él no cambia con el transcurrir del tiempo. En Su dimensión no existe el tiempo, pues es Eterno.
Teniendo en cuanta lo que ya hemos estudiado observemos, ahora ,lo que nos dice el pasaje de Hebreos 13:8 del “Nuevo Testamento”, “Ayer como hoy, Jesucristo es el mismo, y lo será siempre.” Que falacia ¡ Reemplazar a nuestro Único Creador por un hombre que fue creado¡. Preguntémonos, ¿A quién debemos creer, al “dios” del Nuevo Testamento o al Creador Único del Universo que nos ha dejado Su palabra pasmada en Sus Sagradas Escrituras?
Terminemos leyendo las palabras del Salmista cuando nos dice, “Enséñame Tus caminos, oh YHWH, para que yo camine en Tu verdad, comunica a mi corazón el temor hacia Tu nombre para siempre.” (Proverbios 86:11-12).
Querido y respetado lector, USTED tiene la última palabra¡¡¡¡¡
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Notas al Márgen: Todas las citas Bíblicas se han tomado de la versión Católica de la Biblia de Jerusalén, editada por Descleé de Browers, edición de 1967.
Bibliografía: Myztery Babylon and the Lost Ten Tribes in the End Time, por Darrel W. Conder. Y la JPS Torah Commentary, pág. 5, 353,355 de la Jewish Publication Society, 1969.

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¡QUIENES SON LOS UNGIDOS DE ZACARÍAS 4?

Por: J.N.Robles Olarte

Las Sagradas Escrituras o Antiguo Testamento siempre nos tienen algo que enseñar a la luz de sus palabras. Pero no como nosotros, los humanos, lo hacemos y más aún cuando tratamos de darle la “interpretación” acomodaticia de nuestras propias convicciones religiosas. Debemos recordar que las religiones han sido y son un invento del hombre para mantener al hombre bajo el yugo de un temor enfermizo .
El Eterno Creador siempre ha tenido la intención de podernos enseñar, de redimirnos de la ignorancia en la que hemos tratado estar. Todo lo anterior es un preludio de lo que, a continuación, vamos a leer:
““Añadí de nuevo y dije: “: ¿Qué son las dos ramas de olivo que por los dos tubos de oro –del candelabro- vierten de sí aceite dorado? Y Él me habló y dijo: “No sabes Zacarías que es esto?” Dije, “no, mi Señor!”. Entonces me dijo : “Estos son los ungidos o messiahs que están en pié junto al Eterno Creador de toda la tierra”” (Zacarías 4:12-14; versión Católica de la Biblia de Jerusalén en todos los textos de este estudio)
Digamos aquí que el profeta Zacarías existió entre los años 535 y 490 AEC (Antes de la Era Común) y que las interpretaciones de los “padres” de la Iglesia, tanto Católica como Protestante, la han amañado a sus intereses religiosos dándole, así, otra interpretación a la que en realidad es.
Para cuando Zacarías recibió la visión profética, tanto Josué, sacerdote, como Zorobabel estaban vivos y actuaban para esa misma fecha. Si queremos convencernos de la intensión torcida de querer cambiar los verdaderos protagonistas por el cacareado hombre de Galilea, leamos lo que las notas al margen de la misma versión Católica de la Biblia de Jerusalén nos dicen al respecto. Cito: “El hombre es comparado a menudo con un árbol…los dos ungidos (literalmente hijos del aceite) son Josué, que representa el poder espiritual , y Zorobabel, el poder temporal…”
Lo que Zacarías 4:12-14 nos dice es acerca de una profecía que habrá de cumplirse en los muy repetidos “días del fin” o “aquellos días” que tanto podemos leer en las profecías que encontramos en las Sagradas Escrituras, y que nada tienen que ver ni con Josué ni con Zorobabel, ya que el mismo Zacarías, si así fuere, hubiese escrito sus nombres y más aún cuando su cita se transcribe en tiempo presente.
Los ungidos o messiahs de que habla Zacarías 4 son dos personajes que ya han muerto muchos años atrás: el profeta Elías, que vivió entre los años 874/853 AEC, y el Rey David que vivió entre los años 1040/970 AEC. Vemos, pues, que la visión de Zacarías se efectuó entre los años 520/515 AEC, casi más de quinientos años después de la existencia física del Rey David y unos trescientos años después de la existencia física del profeta Elías!
Está fuera de toda lógica que tal visión se tratara de dos personajes que estuviesen aún vivos para cuando Zacarías tuvo tal visión. Aún más, en el capítulo 6 del mismo Zacarías vemos la continuación de tal visión. Leamos : “He aquí un hombre cuyo nombre es Germen : debajo de él habrá germinación (y él edificará el Templo del Eterno Creador)..Él llevará las insignias reales, se sentará y dominará en su trono; habrá un Sacerdote a su derecha…”(Zacarías 6:12-13).
¿Quién es ese hombre que se habrá de llamar Germen, Vástago o Retoño, sino aquél que en vida se conoció como el Rey David?¿Quien otro será el que habrá de construir el Tercer Templo sino ese mismo Rey David? ¿Quién podrá ser ese sacerdote a la derecha del Rey David sino aquél quien en vida se conoció como el Profeta Elías?
Ya para los años 701/735 se sabía, por intermedio del profeta Isaías quién era ese Germen. Leamos : “Aquél día el Germen del Eterno Creador será magnífico y glorioso, y el fruto de la tierra, será la prez y ornato de los “supervivientes” de Israel” (Isaías 4:2)
Reconfirmemos lo anteriormente citado leyendo lo siguiente, “Saldrá un vástago del tronco de Jesé, y un retoño de sus raíces brotará. Reposará sobre él el espíritu del Eterno.”(Isaías 11:1). No debemos olvidar que el padre de David fue Jesé , y que éste versículo se refiere a David vuelto a la vida por nuestro Creador, ya hecho inmortal¡¡
El profeta Jeremías quien vivió en los años cercanos al 627 AEC, también nos relata lo siguiente: “Mirad que días vienen –oráculo del Eterno- en que suscitaré en David un Germen justo: reinará un rey prudente, practicará el derecho y la justicia en la tierra.” (Jeremías 23:5) ¿Desea usted algo aún más claro y nítido? Leamos : “En aquéllos días y en aquella sazón haré brotar de David un Germen justo, y practicará él el derecho y la justicia en la tierra.”(Jeremías 33:15).
¿Ha podido captar ya quiénes son esos dos ungidos que menciona Zacarías? Habrá un sacerdote a la derecha del Rey David : el profeta Elías vuelto a la vida de nuevo, ya inmortal ¡¡ Estos dos ungidos estarán ciertamente a los pies de nuestro Et6erno Creador, YHWH, como bien lo describe Zacarías en su libro, en el capítulo 4.
En el libro de Malaquías, que es el verdadero último libro de los Profetas Menores, bien podemos leer : “He aquí que Yo os envío al profeta Elías antes que llegue el Día del Eterno, grande y terrible. El hará volver el corazón de los padres a los hijos y el corazón de los hijos a los padres; no sea que venga Yo a herir la tierra de anatema.” (Malaquías 3:23-24) Este profeta Elías, ya vuelto a la vida de nuevo, inmortal, y muy amado del Eterno Creador, será quien ejercerá el poder espiritual bajo la dirección misma del Eterno en su trono o al pié de Él, a su lado derecho; y David estará sentado también en su trono o al pié, al lado del corazón, al lado izquierdo del mismo Creador. Todo esto anterior esta en perfecta armonía con lo descrito por el mismo Zacarías en su libro y que podemos constatar leyéndolo en 6:13c y 4:14.
En verdad que los “escribas y padres” Católicos Romanos han sabido tergiversar la Santa Palabra del Eterno Creador para poder acomodar su pretendido “salvador” hombre de Galilea y poder desplazar así a los verdaderos ungidos o messiahs, David y Elías.
Pregunto : ¿A quien vamos a creer? Le creemos al Eterno o nos vamos al precipicio creyéndole entonces a los hombres.¡ Usted puede ejercer su libre albedrío y así poder obtener la salvación o la desaparición eterna de su existencia ¡¡ Esperamos que escoja lo correcto.

COMO ESTABLECER CORRECTAMENTE LAS SANTAS FIESTAS DEL ETERNO CREADOR

Por J.N.Robles Olarte

Según las escrituras de Génesis 1.14-19 la luminaria que domina los cielos nocturnos es la Luna, como también es el signo por el cual nuestro Soberano el Creador usa para señalarnos Sus tiempos y festividades.

El movimiento de la Luna en los cielos nos indica los meses y los años. Mismo que en aquéllos maravillosos tiempos, antes que apareciesen los relojes y las fechas asignadas por las agendas, el pueblo escogido del Creador, Israel, pudo saber cuando se llevaban a efecto los eventos más importantes de cada año.

Mientras que nuestros calendarios usan la LUNA NUEVA como la verdadera, ciertamente que no lo es sIno la LUNA LLENA , aquélla que resplandece en toda su hermosura por las noches. Sucede igual con el sol, que brilla durante el día. Así lo fue estipulado por nuestro Creador.

El Año Nuevo en al Calendario del Eterno Creador comienza con la primera Luna Llena después que la cebada haga brotar sus espigas y las mismas están verdes, en Israel y no en otro lugar. Las fiestas, pues, y la Expiación, o Día de Ayuno, se habrán de determinar con la Luna Llena y no con la luna nueva.

Un evento muy importante es el hecho de que la Luna Llena se puede predecir con antelación y siempre emerge por el Oriente. No así la luna nueva que sólo se puede observar después del suceso. Acaso es extraño que cuando las profecías del profeta Ezequiel se cumplan -Ezequiel 46:1-12- en el futuro cercano, se habrá de abrir la puerta oriental del Tercer Templo para que por allí se proyecte la Nueva Luna Llena y la podamos observar?

Por lo tanto, sólo existen dos factores por los que se pueden determinar todos los cálculos que podamos hacer para determinar las fechas correctas de las Festividades de nuestro Soberano y Creador:
1.- Cuando la cebada brota las espigas y éstas están verdes, y
2.- Cuando la Primera Luna Llena del año aparece después que cumplirse lo anterior-

Eso es lo que nos dice Levítico 23 con respecto a las Fiestas y festividades de nuestro Soberano. Y a Él debemos creer y no al hombre o institución alguna creada por el.

COMO ESTABLECER CORRECTAMENTE LAS SANTAS FIESTAS DEL ETERNO CREADOR

Por J.N.Robles Olarte



Según las escrituras de Génesis 1.14-19 la luminaria que domina los cielos nocturnos es la Luna, como también es el signo por el cual nuestro Soberano el Creador usa para señalarnos Sus tiempos y festividades.

El movimiento de la Luna en los cielos nos indica los meses y los años. Mismo que en aquéllos maravillosos tiempos, antes que apareciesen los relojes y las fechas asignadas por las agendas, el pueblo escogido del Creador, Israel, pudo saber cuando se llevaban a efecto los eventos más importantes de cada año.

Mientras que nuestros calendarios usan la LUNA NUEVA como la verdadera, ciertamente que no lo es sIno la LUNA LLENA , aquélla que resplandece en toda su hermosura por las noches. Sucede igual con el sol, que brilla durante el día. Así lo fue estipulado por nuestro Creador.

El Año Nuevo en al Calendario del Eterno Creador comienza con la primera Luna Llena después que la cebada haga brotar sus espigas y las mismas están verdes, en Israel y no en otro lugar. Las fiestas, pues, y la Expiación, o Día de Ayuno, se habrán de determinar con la Luna Llena y no con la luna nueva.

Un evento muy importante es el hecho de que la Luna Llena se puede predecir con antelación y siempre emerge por el Oriente. No así la luna nueva que sólo se puede observar después del suceso. Acaso es extraño que cuando las profecías del profeta Ezequiel se cumplan -Ezequiel 46:1-12- en el futuro cercano, se habrá de abrir la puerta oriental del Tercer Templo para que por allí se proyecte la Nueva Luna Llena y la podamos observar?

Por lo tanto, sólo existen dos factores por los que se pueden determinar todos los cálculos que podamos hacer para determinar las fechas correctas de las Festividades de nuestro Soberano y Creador:
1.- Cuando la cebada brota las espigas y éstas están verdes, y
2.- Cuando la Primera Luna Llena del año aparece después que cumplirse lo anterior-

Eso es lo que nos dice Levítico 23 con respecto a las Fiestas y festividades de nuestro Soberano. Y a Él debemos creer y no al hombre o institución alguna creada por el.

HISTORY OF PROPHECY

By Charles J. Voss



A history of prophecy, that sounds like a contradiction of terms. Someone once said, "That prophesy is history written in advance." The convex of that is, "History is prophesy that has already been lived." Is that a confusing muddle? Not really, especially if you realize that prophecy is nothing more than the promises of an almighty, everlasting, all-powerful CREATOR that will never change or be replaced. Therefore, anything He said at the beginning of man's existence is still true today. If our CREATOR only spoke it one time, it is still in effect and is still binding whether it is a law, a commandment, a judgment, or something that He said He will bring to pass.

If our CREATOR promised to bring a happening for the 'good' for the right actions of a group or individual, i.e. as a prophesy to Abraham and his descendants, it is a prophesy that will be lived and become the history of Abraham's descendants. If He promised to bring bad happenings for the wrong actions of a group, i.e. a prophesy to Israel for breaking the laws, it is a prophesy that will be lived and become Israel's history also. Both of the prophesies work together because Abraham's descendants are more numerous than the sands of the sea, but most of them do not know who they are because they became the Lost Tribes of Israel.

Beginning with Adam our CREATOR had contact with humans. It is written that He walked with Adam in the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:16) and also walked with Enoch (Gen. 6:24). The CREATOR spoke with Noah (Gen. 7:1) and to Abraham (Gen. 12:1).

It is interesting to see the overlap in the lives of the ancients who were close to our CREATOR. This task has been simplified by Frank L. Klassen in his book Chronology of the Bible and the information for this chronology is found in the fifth chapter of Genesis. To avoid the confusion of using BCE/CE (BC/AD) dates Mr. Klassen uses the dates AM (Adoni Moni) which means the year of the world.

For our purposes here we will use Mr. Klassen's system. Using this system, the first year AM started when our CREATOR refashioned the earth. Adam was created on the sixth day of the week of the first month of the first year or Abib 6, 0. That beginning is the year zero in Klassen's AM system. Using the AM system and counting forward avoids the confusion of trying to establish the actual BCE date of creation and then counting backward.

For our purposes, our group under discussion will be labeled Hebrews. The choice for that name is based on the fact that Abraham is a part of this group and he is called a Hebrew (Gen. 14:13). This group had a certain religion which we will call The Hebrew Faith. (Note that the word Hebrew, as used here, has no connotations to Judaism or Christianity or any known large group of orthodox believers.) The purpose here is to show you that there is a continuity in history, up to a point, for the ancient religion of the group of Hebrews. That group observed the original religion of The Hebrew Scriptures (OT). This group formed, if you would, a support group of this original Hebrew faith.

From the death of Joseph forward this continuity stops. It stopped because the patriarchal support group disappeared. Then the children of Israel went into captivity in Egypt and the idolatry of baalism.

The Original Faith
Perusing The Chronology of The Bible gives the dates the ancients were born, how many years they lived, the age they were when they had a child, and when they died. It is interesting to see how many of the these patriarchs were alive at various times together to watch over each other.

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Adam was born in zero AM. and died in 930 AM, thus he lived 930 years. Seth which means "substituted" (Strong's 8352) was born in 130 AM, died in 1042 AM, and his son Enosh (I'm using NKJV unless noted. KJV says Enos) means "mortal" (Strong's 583) was born in 235 AM and died in 1140 AM. Seth now began in earnest to seek the face of our CREATOR (Gen. 2:26). (Unless noted all dates will be AM.)

Enosh's son Cainan was born in 325 and died in 1235. Cainan means "fixed in place as a bird nest" (Strong's 7018 Kenan) and his son Mahalaleel was born in 395 and died in 1290. Mahalaleel means "praise of the Almighty" (Strong's 4111). Mahalaleel's son Jared was born in 460 and died in 1422. Jared means "a descendent" (Strong's 3382) and his son Enoch was born in 622 and was taken in 987.

Enoch's name means "to initiate or discipline" (Strong's 2585) or to "teach" (The Companion Bible p. 4). Notice what is stated about him in Gen. 5:24, "And Enoch walked with [Elohim]; and he was not, for [Elohim] took him." Note here that he walked and talked to his Maker and was close to Him so Enoch could teach and support the other patriarchs.

There is a whole doctrine in the religious world that Enoch was translated into heaven. The legend has it that, he and later Elijah, were taken bodily into heaven and are still there as human beings . The point is that from that time forward Enoch was not around. He and Elijah were taken bodily somewhere. The chariot took Elijah away from his enemies to another safer spot on earth. We know this because farther over in the scriptures you find that Elijah had written a letter to king Libnah (2 Chron. 21:12) after being translated. There is no record of where Enoch was transferred to.

Since our CREATOR is going to stand on the Mt. of Olives (Zech. 14:4) the legend that Enoch was translated into heaven is false. His enemies were after him and he was taken up in a chariot, or by some other means, to a different location to preserve his life. While looking at this subject I read in The Book of Enoch, which by the way is not of inspired cannon but is interesting reading, and there was no mention of the translation. We will refer back to the book Enoch momentarily.

Enoch's son Methuselah was born in 687 and died in 1656 which Klassen states was the year of the flood. The Companion Bible (p. 4) states that Methuselah means, "when he is dead it shall be sent." In other words when he died, the CREATOR sent the Deluge.

Methuselah's son Lamech was born in 874 and died in 1651. When Lamech was born everyone mentioned up to this point in time was still alive. Note that there was a direct continuity starting with Adam and Seth to Lamech. In fact Lamech (Noah's father) was only fifty-six years old when Adam died.

The Book of Enoch also makes a statement about Noah. When Noah was born, there was a radiance about him and as a baby he began to speak. So Lamech went to his father Methuselah who went to Enoch to find out why this baby was speaking and had this radiance. Enoch told Methuselah who told Lamech that Noah would be a savior for the world and take them through a period of destruction of the earth. The point of mentioning this is to emphasize the support group of the patriarchs.

Lamech means "powerful" (The Companion Bible p. 4) and his son Noah was born in 1056. By the time Noah was born only Adam and Seth had died. So there was a continuation of the beliefs and the worship for the one true CREATOR. This was the original religion of The Hebrew Scriptures.

When Noah, which means "rest" (The Companion Bible p. 4), was born Lamech, "Called his name Noah, saying, 'This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which [YHWH] has cursed" (Gen. 4:29).

Can't you just picture the whole group of patriarchs gathered on the Sabbath at Grandfather Enoch's house while he explained the way to live in order to live in harmony with the laws of the CREATOR?

When Noah's son Shem was born in 1585, Methuselah, Noah's grandfather, and Lamech, Noah's father, were still alive. In addition, "Noah found grace in the eyes of [YHWH]... and Noah walked with CREATOR" (Gen. 6:8-9). The patriarchs had their own support group and kept close to our CREATOR following His true religion.

Faith of Hebrew's Not Written Down
Coming through the flood was Noah and Shem. Noah died in the year 2006. Shem means "the name" or "renown" and he died in 2158. Shem's son Arphaxad was born in 1658 and died in 2096. Arphaxad's son Salah was born in 1693 and died in 2126. Salah's son Eber was born in 1723 and died in 2187. Eber's son Peleg was born in 1757 and died in 1966. Peleg's son Reu was born in 1787 and died in 2026. Reu's son Serug was born in 1819 and he died in 2049. Serug's son Nahor was born in 1849 and he died in 1997. Nahor's son Terah was born in 1878 and he died in 2083. Terah's son Abram was born in 2008 and died in 2183.
When Abram was born only Nahor, Peleg and Noah, of those mentioned after the flood, had died. All the rest were still alive, in fact, Noah lived to within two years of Abram's birth.

When Abram was a young man, surely he heard Grandfather Shem explain to the family the religion of YHWH, our CREATOR whose name is ETERNAL (Ex. 6:3) which is the only true religion of the Scriptures. This religious faith is centered around the oneness of our CREATOR and our relation to Him as explained by the first four of the Ten Commandments. It also includes our relation to each other as explained by the last six of the Ten Commandments

But you might contend that, "The Ten Commandments were not written down until Moses," and you would be right, to a degree. True they were not WRITTEN down until later, however, they WERE KNOWN and practiced from Adam to Joseph. How can such a statement be made? In Malachi 6:3 our CREATOR Himself states that He does not change. But then, how can He change? He is YHWH ELOHIM or ETERNAL Almighty CREATOR and something that is eternal cannot change; only physical temporal things can change. We have seen where our CREATOR spoke with Adam, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham and whatever He said to them is the exact same thing He told Moses when His words finally were written down.

Pagan Look-Alikes
Abraham's son Isaac was born in 2108 and died in 2288. Salah, Shem, and Eber were still alive. Eber died two years after Abraham so the patriarchs all lived basically at the same time. Isaac died one year before his Grandson Joseph became second only to the pharaoh in Egypt.
Isaac's son Jacob was born in 2148 and he died in 2331. Jacob was fifteen when Shem died. Jacob's son Joseph was born in 2259 and died in 2369. The religion of the Hebrews was still stable until the time Joseph died which was one hundred forty-four years before Israel was delivered out of captivity in Egypt. After the death of Joseph, the last of the patriarchs, the Hebrews (Israelites) sank into complete idolatry as the Hebrew faith began to be lost.

Now remember the support group of the ancients. It was not just one or two scattered people in an age, it was all of the great men, of our CREATOR, all together as a group supporting one another. In addition they had direct contact with YHVH Himself and they did not need any to have thing written down. With the death of Joseph came the end of the line of the ancients of old and their support group. Now there no patriarchs to stand in the gap for the Hebrew Faith, the Faith of Abraham and the Fathers and it dwindled away.

So after a stint in slavery, now and ONLY NOW WAS IT TIME to have anything written down. Why? Because the ancients of old were all dead and gone, so the knowledge had to be written down for coming generations.

Do not ever think that "the nations," who were not of the line of Abraham and the Fathers, did not know who they were and their belief in the one true Deity. They knew all about them. Remember, legend has it that Shem killed Nimrod. Nimrod had tried to place himself in front of the people instead of ETERNAL (Gen. 10:8-9).

"The nations" not only knew the ancients but they knew of their beliefs and rebelled against them. Thus, the adversary had open house and a field day to develop all the look-alikes that its mind could muster up.

What would be some of the look-alikes that our adversary would want to come up with? First of all would be a religion that did not require repentance but only belief. But what would the belief be in? It would be a belief system that someone else paid the penalty for their sin and all the person needed to do was to believe in the shed blood of the sacrifice and they would be relocated after death to a mystical wonderland--and after all, there has been sixteen of them (Sixteen Crucified Saviors by Kersey Graves).

In one of the ancient versions of this adversary-devised look-alike belief system they copied a true belief of the patriarches, that of eternal life by resurrection. This copied doctrine of the resurrection was later Hellenized by the Greeks to make this an "immortal soul." These look-alikes were written long before Moses was inspired to write the Torah. Hammurabi had time to make his code available on the scene long before the Torah was written. Of course the adversary would change, modify, and mystify all of the true history of the ancients such as: the Garden of Eden and the serpent, the flood, the ark and Mt. Ararat, Noah and his sons, Isaac's sacrifice, Samson between the pillars, and Solomon's judgment in order to have it written to appear as ancient truth. These examples come from Deceptions and Myths of the Bible by Lloyd M. Graham.

How easy it would be to fabricate look-alike stories based on the CREATOR, His way, and His people. These look-alike legends could include stories such as the god "Amen" who was called the "One One" "who has no second." But the ledgend of the "OneOne" was not even the first of these look-alike writings of and about YHWH and His people, for the Egyptians already had inscriptions of their god who had no equal. Other ancient look-alikes included "Thoth" who was "the lord of the law, the maker of the law, and the begotten of the law" and also a fable that "everything that exists had its origin in the primeval Celestial Waters." These illustrations come from The Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge.

The objectives of both books is to try to create the illusion that the legends of these pagans occurred before the Faith of the Hebrews was known. These books use the legends of the look-alikes in order to put forth the notion that YHWH and His scribes borrowed the ideas of the Torah from pagan civilizations around them and this, my friends, is pomposity beyond belief.

This list of legends of the look-alikes go on and on, but I hope you see the point that TRUTH WAS FIRST LIVED AND BELIEVED by the patriarchs and then the mythical look-alikes of baalism followed in their wake.

The entirety of The Hebrew Scriptures is basically a struggle of the Israelites, including the tribe of Judah, and their battle with baalism. This struggle started shortly after Joseph died and has continued until today. During the time of the judges, the CREATOR would work with a judge to deliver Israel. But then that judge would die and Israel would slip back to baalism. From that time forward we find prophesy after prophesy warning that failure to live by the faith of Abraham and the Hebrews would result in problems in the future.

This continued back and forth until finally Israel was taken into captivity by the Assyrians and shortly after that, Judah was taken into captivity by the Babylonians. The tribe of Judah came back out of captivity with the thoughts that they were never going to forget who the one true CREATOR was; and that they were never going to forget the Sabbath day; and they were going to maintain His laws. Under inspiration from The Righteous One of Israel Judah has preserved The Hebrew Scriptures. However, Judah was not following the Hebrew faith of Abraham or they never would have been taken into captivity. It is sad but the religion of Judah, when they emerged from captivity, was not and is not the Hebrew faith of Abraham!

Israelites worldwide, wherever you would find us in whatever country, are still are battling with baalism. We are now living the History of Prophecy because we are still battling baalism. Most of the scholars of men still do not want to keep the laws of our wonderful, loving, caring, forgiving, and compassionate CREATOR. Misery loves company so they want others to follow in their miserable path. The adversary is alive and well on planet earth and is still trying to deceive those it can into not searching the Scriptures for the true Hebrew faith of Abraham.

QUEST FOR THE MESSIAH (MASHIACH)

CHAPTER I
By : Charles J. Voss


The Old Testament is The Consecrated Hebrew Scripture.
Who is the true Mashiach (Messiah) of the Hebrew Scriptures?

Transcription by Carol Bullock of a sermon by Charles J. Voss.


With all of the wars and upset weather conditions religious groups the world over are looking for a Messiah to appear and save the world. The Jews are looking for a human Messiah and the Christians are looking for the return of “Jesus Christ.” Each group thinks that the coming Messiah is being sent from heaven by “God" [1] and will arrive just in the nick of time to spare their group from the cataclysmic prophecies of the end time! They all think that their coming Messiah will establish world peace and usher in a utopian world order with their particular group in the upper echelons of influence.
Satan is more cunning than any beast of the field [2] and clever and has truly deceived the whole world. One the greatest deceptions of all time is the true identity of the Messiah (Mashiach) and the substitution of one of the Sixteen Crucified Saviors [3] by Kernsey Graves. However, what is the truth? Do the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanakh or Old Testament) even speak of a coming Messiah? [4] The Hebrew Scriptures are replete with information about the Messiah of Israel who will save the whole world. Nevertheless, who is he? This has been a well-hidden fact that we need to explore.

The Jewish Concept of the Mashiach (Messiah)
“The Mashiach (the Hebrew term for Messiah) was never thought of as a supernatural being and was never described that way in any part of Jewish scripture that refers to the Mashiach [maw-shee’-akh]. The phrase “son of G-d” does not appear anywhere in Jewish scripture nor does anything even remotely resemble that term.
The Mashiach is conceived of as an extraordinary human being, like King David... who will unite the entire world in a peaceful kingdom centered in Israel with everyone following “God’s” law and everyone believing in the same “God”. All of the children of Israel will be reunited in the land of Israel in that time and the other nations will recognize the truth of our beliefs and will feel ashamed of the harm they have done to us.“ [5]

The Christian Concept of the Messiah
“Jesus” of Nazareth, a 1st-century Jewish teacher who was crucified by the Romans, is believed by Christians to be the ‘Christ’ or Messiah through whom was revealed to the world and whose death reconciles the world to ‘God.’
Knowledge of “Jesus (Yeshua or Joshua’) as a historical person is provided mainly by the New Testament (especially the Gospels). From this source and a few references in other works of the 1st and 2nd centuries, the following consensus [6] can be drawn. ‘Jesus’ was born in Roman-ruled Palestine during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) and grew up in the Galilean village of Nazareth. Associated early in his career with John the Baptist, he gathered around him a group of disciples attracted by his interpretation of Jewish law and his miracles, especially his exorcisms and healing of the sick. ‘Jesus’ criticisms of Jewish religious leaders, coupled with the political rhetoric he used in announcing that G-d’s rule was about to replace human rule, led to mounting opposition toward him in both the Jewish and Roman establishments. Arrested in Jerusalem, he was tried, condemned, and executed [for treason] as a claimant to Jewish kingship. This death by crucifixion--a form of execution used by the Romans to punish non-Roman citizens who threatened Roman authority--took place when Pontius Pilate was Roman governor of Judea (AD 26-36). ‘Jesus’ followers subsequently claimed that G-d had raised him from the dead, and ‘Christianity,’ the movement launched in his name, quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world. The Roman emperors Claudius and Nero took actions to suppress ‘Christianity’ in the middle of the 1st-century, and by the end of the century, Jewish authorities in Palestine had adopted policies aimed at sharply differentiating ‘Christians’ from Jews.

The Gospel accounts vary in the information they provide about ‘Jesus.’ The Gospels according to Mark and John concentrate on the story of his public activity and teachings. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke furnish accounts of his birth and childhood. All, however, agree on the essential features of his life.” [7]

[Editor’s Note: This means that there are definitely disagreements on all points, so who is correct if any.]
General Information about the Messiah
“The foundation of ‘Christianity’ rests on the claim that ‘Jesus Christ’ was the Jewish messiah. In fact, the writings of the Hebrew Scriptures (The Tanakh or Old Testament) are actually the writings of the nation of ancient Israel. Since the nation of Israel was composed of twelve tribes, the Jews of today being composed of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin along with part of the tribe of Levi, they make up only a small portion of the nation of Israel. Can the claims of ‘Christianity’ that the messiah was the son of 'God' who became flesh and dwelt among us to be crucified for the sins of mankind be found and verified in The "Holy" Scriptures? How many times was the messiah supposed to come? Most 'Christians' say twice: Once to be crucified by the Romans to atone for sin and again to establish himself as King of Kings and usher in the Kingdom of ‘God.’” [8]
“The word ‘messiah’ is an English translation of the Hebrew word ‘mashiach,’ which simply means ‘anointed with oil.’ It usually refers to someone who has been initiated into the service of CREATOR through the ceremony of being anointed with oil. In the Holy Bible, every Israelite and Jewish king was anointed with oil as well as hereditary High Priests who served in the Temple. Sometimes prophets were anointed with oil. All of these people could correctly be referred to as ‘anointed’ or ‘messiahs.’” [9]


While it is technically true that the Hebrew Scriptures do not contain the phrase “the Messiah” or “the Mashiach” as applied by name to a particular person or being, they do indeed prophesy of one who is to usher in world peace, build the Third Temple in Jerusalem, and sit at the right hand of our ETERNAL CREATOR. The Builder of the Third Temple is the one this paper is referring to by the use of the English phrase “the Messiah” or in Hebrew “the Mashiach” or “Ha-Mashiach.” I prefer to use the Hebrew word “Mashiach” as the English word “Messiah” is generally taken to be the man from Galilee of the New Testament and this paper is a Quest for the “Mashiach” of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Is the coming Mashiach of the Jews, of Israel, or of the Gentiles? What is the difference between the people of Israel and the people of the rest of the world? Are all of the Israelite people Jewish? Before answering the question concerning the identity of the Mashiach, it is important to understand who the people of the Commonwealth of Greater Israel are.

What is the difference between the Jews and Israel?
Did you know that the first place the Scriptures use the word “Jew” the JEWS ARE AT WAR WITH ISRAEL?
2 Kings 16:5-6 (KJV) “Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and [drove] the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.”
Did you know that all Jews are Israelites [10] but not all Israelites are Jewish? How could that possibly be? The story begins with Abraham and his obedience to the Great CREATOR who gave him many promises. One of the promises was that Abraham’s descendants would make up many nations:
Genesis 17:3-5. [11] Then Abram fell on his face, and CREATOR talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.”

Another of these promises was that these descendants of Abraham would be called the sons of Isaac:
Genesis 27: 12. And CREATOR [12] said unto Abraham, “Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.”

Even though Sarah was barren and was in her old age, the Great CREATOR intervened and she gave birth to a son and named him Isaac, (Genesis 21:2-3). Isaac had two sons, Esau and Jacob. The birthright of Isaac passed to Jacob (Genesis 25:24-33). ETERNAL changed Jacob’s name to Israel (Genesis 35:10). Thus all the sons that Israel (Jacob) had became known as the “sons of Israel,” and the resulting nation became the nation of Israel. Yet, the overriding name would still be the “sons of Isaac.”

The twelve sons of Israel (Jacob) were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher (Genesis 35:23-26). The families of each of these sons became large and compose the twelve tribes of Israel. These same twelve tribes became known as the children of Israel and became slaves in Egypt. Moses later brought these Israelite tribes out of slavery from Egypt.

However, Joseph had two sons named Ephraim and Manasseh and the tribe of Joseph became split into two tribes that were named after his sons (Genesis 48:9-16). Since the tribe of Joseph was then accounted as being two tribes, in reality there became thirteen tribes of Israel.

The tribe of Judah sprang from one man, Judah, who was only one of Israel’s (Jacob’s) children. They were the ones who became known as Jews. The Jewish people only make up one-thirteenth of the tribes of Israel. Thus, we can see that all Jews are Israelites but not all Israelites are Jewish.

The tribe of Levi became the Levitical priesthood scattered among all the tribes and was not counted as a tribal nation (Numbers 1:47-50). Thus, even though there were actually thirteen tribes, there were only twelve tribal nations.

Who are the people of Israel in today’s world?
ETERNAL promised Abraham that his descendants would become as numerous as the stars in the heavens (Genesis 17:5-7). Notice the longevity of the nations of Israel of a thousand generations that our CREATOR has promised:
Deuteronomy 7:6-9. For you are a [set apart] people to ETERNAL CREATOR; ETERNAL CREATOR has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. ETERNAL did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because ETERNAL loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, ETERNAL has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Therefore know that ETERNAL CREATOR, He is SOVEREIGN, the faithful Mighty One who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His Commandments.
Next ETERNAL CREATOR said the House of Israel would be taken captive. Take note that the House of Judah (Jews) is mentioned by itself, and that both nations are mentioned together as the House of Isaac. Therefore, it requires both Israel and Judah together to make up the House of Isaac.
Amos 7:9-16. The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam. Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.” For thus Amos has said: “Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive from their own land.’” Then Amaziah said to Amos: “Go, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. There eat bread, and there prophesy. But never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the royal residence.” Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet. Nor was I a son of a prophet, but I was a sheepherder and a tender of sycamore fruit.” Then ETERNAL took me as I followed the flock, and ETERNAL said to me, “Go, prophesy to My people Israel.” Now therefore, hear the word of ETERNAL: you say, “Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not spout against the house of Isaac.”

After King Solomon’s death, the Commonwealth of Israel split into two nations. The Northern Kingdom consisting of ten tribes became the nation of Israel with Shechem as the first capital. Samaria eventually became the permanent political capital of the Northern Kingdom. Israel consisted of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, Manasseh, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Jeroboam (their first king) set up a golden calf in Dan and one in Bethel and turned their religion to pagan mythology causing them to be taken into captivity and losing their identity.

The Southern Kingdom consisted of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and part of Levi, which became the nation of Judah with its capital remaining in Jerusalem. The Babylonians later took Judah into captivity but Judah retained the sign of the Sabbath and did not lose its identity, as did the tribes of Israel. After seventy years, most of the Jews returned to Jerusalem to build the Second Temple.

Since the ten tribes of the nation of Israel had turned to a mythological religion, they no longer worshipped The Righteous One of Israel nor kept the Sabbath. They worshipped the mythological ‘sun god’ on the first day of the week instead. The CREATOR set the Sabbath for a sign between Himself and Israel for all generations (Exodus 31:13: Ezekiel 20:12,20). And since Israel did not keep the sign for the CREATOR’s people, they became the “Lost Ten Tribes.”

As time progressed, Assyria became a powerful empire. They captured and deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in approximately 740-720 BCE (Before Common Era). Assyria removed Israel from their homeland and replaced them with other captured peoples of the Assyrian Empire. The Assyrians placed the captured people of Israel in the western part of the empire. Later Babylon became the world-ruling empire replacing Assyria. Rather than be taken captive by the Babylonians, the Assyrians migrated westward and, in doing so, they pushed the Israelites farther westward.

In the late 1800’s, some Assyrian clay cuneiform tablets were discovered and they were finally translated in the 1930’s. These tablets were Assyrian records of this 700’s BCE Israelite deportation. There were records of four deportations which proved the ten tribes of the northern Nation of Israel were assembled into Assyrian culture and became identifiable as the Camerians, Sycthians, and Goths. Our records of ancient history show that over several hundred years and through different paths, the Sycthians, Camerians, and Goths migrated essentially to northwest Europe and became known as the Anglo-Saxon Celtic people.

Linguistic analysis of the word “Anglo-Saxon” shows the word “Saxon” means “sons of Isaac.” This is exactly what The Mighty One promised Abraham and again to Jacob:
Genesis 48:16. The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Our CREATOR’s statement to Abraham, “in Isaac shall your seed be called” has happened exactly that way. The basic message the CREATOR was relaying through Abraham is: through Isaac the children of Israel will be able to learn their identity.

Secular history traces the Anglo-Saxon “Lost Ten Tribes” of Israel through the Caucasus Mountains where they picked up the name Caucasians. From there they migrated into Europe and England. Portions of them migrated from Europe to America. Generally speaking, the democracies of Europe, America, and the countries of the former British Commonwealth are the “lost tribes” of Israel. Most people in these countries have the mistaken feeling that they are gentiles because most people today have no idea past two or three generations where they came from.

The people of northwest Europe migrated to the British Isles, Ireland, and Scotland. They colonized South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and America. Since they were from the Anglo-Saxon, Celtic people and are called Saxons (sons of Isaac), this is a fulfillment of prophecy.

For a long time, many people have felt there was more to the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) than what they were being taught. This is true because the Hebrew Scriptures were written to the people of Israel. The world-time clock says that we are less than a minute away from midnight. The hour is late in this earth age and time is too short just to be playing church. Educate yourself on the location of Israel [13] and the truth of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Jacob Prophesies of the Mashiach
Jacob (Israel) the patriarchal father of both the House of Israel and the House of Judah proclaimed the coming or advent of the Mashiach in the end time.
Genesis 49:1, 8-10. And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: . . . Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s children shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down; he lies down as a lion; and as a lion, who shall rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
The Companion Bible[14] adds the word “he” so that verse then reads “Until, he, Shiloh comes.” “Shiloh is an epithet of the Mashiach.” [15] Who is this Shiloh that is to appear? Is he one who the people will obey? The New Scofield Reference Bible’s note for verse ten states:

“Several suggestions have been offered to explain the word ‘Shiloh.’ The oldest translations render it ‘whose it is’ or ‘to whom it belongs’ with reference to the Messiah’s reign and the prophecy of Ezekiel 21:27.”

Then Scofield says that the prophecy does not refer to the city of Shiloh nor was it already fulfilled in King David of ancient Israel. Then Scofield states of verse ten that:


“The reference is to Messiah. Rule in Judah will not depart until He comes, when that sovereignty will be heightened to include the world.”
Ezekiel Prophesies of the Mashiach
Ezekiel was among the Jewish exiles carried away to Babylon. Ezekiel went into Babylonian captivity with Judah; and by that time, Israel had long since been taken into Assyrian captivity. They had become the “Lost Ten Tribes” and thus have not yet heard this prophecy from Ezekiel; therefore, it is a prophecy for Israel in the latter days. Since Ezekiel died long ago and since this is an end-time prophecy, it has yet to be revealed to Israel:
Ezekiel 2:3. And He said to me: “Son of man, I AM SENDING YOU TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.”
Ezekiel 21:25-28. Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end, thus says ETERNAL CREATOR: “Remove the turban, and take off the crown; nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted. Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown! It shall be no longer, UNTIL HE COMES WHOSE RIGHT IT IS, AND I WILL GIVE IT TO HIM.”

Note: The verses are numbered differently in the KJV or the NKJV than in the Tanakh.
Ezekiel 21:30-32 (Tanakh). And to you, O dishonored wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come the time set for your punishment thus said the ETERNAL CREATOR: “Remove the turban and lift off the crown! This shall not remain as it is; exalt the low and abase the high. Ruin, an utter ruin I will make it. IT SHALL BE NO MORE UNTIL HE COMES TO WHOM IT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS; AND I WILL GIVE IT TO HIM.”

Psalms tell of the Mashiach
Someone will appear who has authority to take the crown--and it rightfully belongs to him. But who? Notice another passage about the coming Mashiach:
Psalm 2:1-12. Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing: The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against ETERNAL AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED, saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; ETERNAL shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure. “YET I HAVE SET MY KING ON MY [SET APART] HILL OF ZION. I will declare the decree,” ETERNAL has said to me, “YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU. Ask of me, AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE NATIONS FOR YOUR INHERITANCE, and the ends of the earth for your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.” Now therefore, be wise, O kings; be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve ETERNAL with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. BLESSED ARE ALL THOSE WHO PUT THEIR TRUST IN HIM.
The kings and judges are told to “kiss up” to this son, whoever he is, because he is the Anointed and rules with a rod of iron. But who could this be? Who could this possibly be??

The English in verses 4 through 6 in the Tanakh are clearer:
Psalm 2:4-6. He who is enthroned in heaven laughs; ETERNAL mocks at them. Then He speaks to them in anger, terrifying them in His rage, “but I have installed My king on Zion, My [set apart] mountain!” LET ME TELL OF THE DECREE: ETERNAL SAID TO ME, “YOU ARE MY SON, I HAVE FATHERED YOU THIS DAY.”

Whoever appears on the scene as the Mashiach will be a begotten son of our CREATOR. He will be given the nations as an inheritance to be able to break (punish) with a rod of iron. They will pay homage to him and put their trust in him. But who? Who? Notice another Mashiach verse:
Psalm 16:7-11. I will bless ETERNAL who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set ETERNAL always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope. FOR YOU WILL NOT LEAVE MY SOUL IN SHEOL, nor will You allow Your [set apart] One to see corruption. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; AT YOUR RIGHT HAND ARE PLEASURES FOREVERMORE.

Whoever the Mashiach is will be a son of our CREATOR with authority to take the crown over all kings. He will stand from his grave to eternal life and will sit at the right hand of the Mighty One forevermore. Nevertheless, oh who could this ever be?

Whoever it is, the Dead Sea Scrolls state he will stand from his grave to be the Son of our SOVEREIGN and he will not come down from heaven on a cloud.


“For Yours is the might and in Your hands, the battle . . . for our Ruler is holy and the glorious King [ETERNAL] is with us. The host of His Spirits is with our foot soldiers and horsemen. They are as clouds of dew covering the earth as torrential rain shedding judgment on all that grows there. Arise hero [King David] . . . smite the nations, your enemies, and consume guilty flesh with your sword.” This last clearly being a Messianic allusion. [16]
“This Holy offspring that sprouts from the ground will be called the Son of G-d and he will occupy his own throne, the Throne of David. [17]


The Mashiach of all Israel, the Mashiach of our SOVEREIGN will be the Son of our SOVEREIGN and he will stand from his grave.
Balaam Tells of Mashiach
Even Balaam, who wanted to put a curse on Israel, was forced to testify of the coming end-time Mashiach:
Numbers 24:15. So he [Balaam] took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, and the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened; the utterance of him who hears the words of The Mighty One and has the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, with eyes wide open: I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and batter the brow of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult. And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.”
But who is the Star that shall come out of Jacob as a Scepter rising from Israel?

Pieces of the Puzzle
In order to understand the Scriptures that hold the key to the Mashiach’s identity, we must first cover some basic Scriptural knowledge. With this basic knowledge, we can begin a treasure hunt from the Hebrew Scriptures whose translations have been tainted by the doctrines of those religions claiming to descend from the Fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. First, notice something about the shepherd boy David. He was the anointed king and was given CREATOR’s Righteous Spirit:
1 Samuel 16:12-13. (KJV) And he [Jesse] sent, and brought him [David] in. . . . And ETERNAL said [to Samuel], “Arise, anoint him: for this is he.” Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and ANOINTED him in the midst of his brethren: AND THE SPIRIT OF ETERNAL CAME UPON DAVID FROM THAT DAY FORWARD. . .
2 Samuel 23:1. Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; thus says the man raised up on high, the anointed of the SOVEREIGN of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

The Hebrew Words inspired by the Mighty One of Israel state that King David is the anointed of the SOVEREIGN. David was anointed by the Prophet Samuel using olive oil poured on his head as prescribed by the Law of the Mighty One.

Greek words of the New Testament say a man from Galilee is the Messiah. The Greek states that he was anointed by a prostitute who rubbed a perfumed balm on his feet that one of his disciples coveted.

These are TWO DIFFERENT Messiahs and yet only one can be the “anointed of the SOVEREIGN.” Will the real Mashiach please stand up from his grave.

King David knew that ETERNAL will not leave him in the grave forever, but will cause him stand from his grave to everlasting life in the likeness of the CREATOR Himself. He knew that he will sit at the Mighty One’s right side. Notice the next two passages:
Psalm 16:1,5-11. Preserve me [David speaking], O CREATOR, for in You I put my trust . . . O ETERNAL, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance. I will bless ETERNAL who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set ETERNAL always before me; because, He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh [DAVID’S] also will rest in hope. For YOU WILL NOT LEAVE MY [DAVID’S] SOUL IN SHEOL. NOR WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE [DAVID] TO SEE CORRUPTION. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; AT YOUR RIGHT HAND ARE PLEASURES FOREVERMORE.

Psalm 17:14-15. With Your hand from men, O ETERNAL, from men of the world who have their portion in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their possession for their babes. As for me [David], I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied WHEN I AWAKE IN YOUR LIKENESS.”

And David Shall Be Their King
These next Scriptures are quoted from The Living Bible because they are in conversational English. Read these verses in context in your own Scriptures and then you can see that the Scriptures plainly tell us who the Mashiach is:
Ezekiel 37:21-28 (TLB). For the ETERNAL CREATOR says: “I am gathering the people of Israel from among the nations and bringing them home from around the world to their own land, to unify them into one nation. One king shall be king of them all; no longer shall they be divided into two nations. They shall stop polluting themselves with idols and their other sins, for I will save them from all this foulness. Then they shall truly be My people and I their Mighty One. And David, My Servant—the Messiah—shall be their King, their only Shepherd; and they shall obey My laws and all My wishes. They shall live in the land of Israel where their fathers lived, the land I gave My servant Jacob. They and their children after them shall live there, and their grandchildren, for all generations. And My Servant David, their Messiah, shall be their Prince forever. And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting pact. I will bless them, multiply them, and put My Temple among them forever. And I will make My home among them. Yes, I will be their Mighty One, and they shall be My people. And when My Temple remains among them forever, then the nations will know that I, ETERNAL, have chosen Israel as My very own.”
Ezekiel 34:11-13 (TLB). For ETERNAL CREATOR says: “I will search and find My sheep. I will be like a shepherd looking for his flock. I will find My sheep and rescue them from all the places they were scattered in that dark and cloudy day [of Jacob’s Trouble]. And I will bring them back from among the people and nations where they were, back home to their own land of Israel.”

Ezekiel 34:14-28 (TLB). “I Myself will be the Shepherd of My sheep and cause them to lie down in peace,” ETERNAL CREATOR says. “I will seek My lost ones, those who strayed away, and bring them safely home again . . . And as for you, O My flock—My people,” ETERNAL CREATOR says, “I will judge you and separate good from bad, sheep from goats.” ...Therefore ETERNAL CREATOR says: “I will surely judge between these fat shepherds and their scrawny sheep. For these shepherds push and butt and crowd My sick and hungry flock until they’re scattered far away. So I Myself will save My flock; no more will they be picked on and destroyed. ... And I will set one Shepherd over all My people, even My Servant David. He shall feed them and be a Shepherd to them. “And I, ETERNAL, will be their SOVEREIGN, and My Servant David shall be a Prince among My people. I, ETERNAL, have spoken it. I will make a peace pact with them and ... I will make My people and their homes around My hill a blessing. And there shall be showers, showers of blessing, for I will not shut off the rains but send them in their seasons. ...When I have broken off their chains of slavery and delivered them from those who profiteered at their expense, they shall know I am ETERNAL. No more will other nations conquer them ... They shall live in safety and no one shall make them afraid.”

Jeremiah 30:8-10 (TLB). “For on that day,” says ETERNAL of Hosts, ‘” will break the yoke from their necks and snap their chains, and foreigners shall no longer be their masters! For they shall serve ETERNAL CREATOR, and David their King, WHOM I WILL RAISE UP FOR THEM,” says ETERNAL. “So don’t be afraid, O Jacob My servant; don’t be dismayed, O Israel; for I will bring you home again from distant lands, and your children from their exile. They shall have rest and quiet in their own land, and no one shall make them afraid.”

Micah 5:2-4 (NIV). "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me one [David] who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Therefore, Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers’ return to join the Israelites. He will stand [from his grave] and shepherd his flock in the strength of ETERNAL, in the majesty of the name of ETERNAL his SOVEREIGN. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

Micah 5:1-3 (Tanakh). And you, O Bethlehem of Ephrath, least among the clans of Judah, from you one [i.e., David] shall come forth to rule Israel for Me--one whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. Truly, he will leave them helpless until she who is to bear has borne [i.e., David stands from his grave]; then the rest of his countrymen shall return to the children of Israel. He [David] shall stand and shepherd by the might of ETERNAL, by the power of the name of ETERNAL CREATOR, and they [Israel] shall dwell secure. For lo, he shall wax great to the ends of the earth.

Hosea 3:4-5. (NKJV) For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek ETERNAL their CREATOR and David their king. They shall fear ETERNAL and His goodness in the latter days.

David to be the King for Eternity to Come
With crystal clear wording, the ETERNAL states that He will establish King David as the one shepherd over His sheep. Most serious students of Scripture understand that since the message of Ezekiel was never taken to the captured Northern Kingdom--that it is an end-time message. The time setting is the Messianic Kingdom:
Ezekiel 34:25 (NKJV). I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and [can] sleep in the woods.

David is promised to be the King in the Messianic Kingdom:
Ezekiel 34:1,11,22-24 (NKJV). And the word of ETERNAL came to me, saying, ... “For thus says ETERNAL CREATOR: Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out . . . I WILL ESTABLISH ONE SHEPHERD OVER THEM, and he shall feed them; MY SERVANT DAVID. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, ETERNAL, will be their SOVEREIGN, and My servant David a prince among them; I, ETERNAL, have spoken.”

Now we will go back and look at Psalm 2 and it is now obvious that the reference is to King David.
Psalm 2:1-3. (NKJV) Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing: The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against ETERNAL AND AGAINST HIS ANOINTED [DAVID WAS ANOINTED], saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.”
...2:4-9. He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; ETERNAL shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure ‘YET I HAVE SET MY KING [DAVID] ON MY HOLY HILL OF ZION I will declare the decree.” ETERNAL has said to me [David], “YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU. Ask of me, AND I WILL GIVE YOU [DAVID] THE NATIONS FOR YOUR INHERITANCE, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
...2:10-12.Now therefore, be wise, O kings; be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve ETERNAL with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son [King David], lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. BLESSED ARE ALL THOSE WHO PUT THEIR TRUST IN HIM.

King David is the anointed or Mashiach since anointed = messiah = Mashiach. ETERNAL CREATOR plainly tells us to put our faith and trust in Him and His firstborn son, King David. Notice this in a different context:
Psalm 89:20-21. I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, with whom My hand shall be established; also My arm shall strengthen him.
...24. But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, and in My Name his horn [18] shall be exalted.
...26-28. He shall cry to Me, “You are my Father, My SOVEREIGN, and the Rock of my salvation.” Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My Covenant shall stand firm with him.
...29-32. His seed also I will make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven. If his sons forsake My Law and do not walk in My Judgments, If they break My Statutes and do not keep My commandments, then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
...33-37. Nevertheless My loving kindness I will not utterly take from him, nor allow My faithfulness to fail. My Covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: his seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me; it shall be established forever like the moon, even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah

The SOVEREIGN of the cosmos states that King David: 1) is the anointed one. 2) is the Mashiach. 3) will live and rule on his own throne forever. 4) his seed will endure forever. None of this is said to or about a man from Galilee. Why? Because he was not anointed [19] nor did he have seed (children) and even if he did slip around and have children, they did not rule as the king of Israel.

The Mashiach King of Israel?
Quoting Vendyl Jones: [20]
" “The only person in the Bible who was called “HaMeshiach of HaShem” [21] was King David the son of Jesse. Saul, son of Kish was anointed as a prophet and later anointed as king of Israel. David said of Saul, “I will not raise up my hand against the ‘L-rd’s’ anointed.” "HaShem" made no Messianic covenant with Saul.
“"HaShem" did make an eternal Messianic Covenant with David in II Samuel 7. It was an eternal covenant that the throne of David, son of Jesse, would be established forever. Solomon, son of David, reigned on the throne of his father David. In all, twenty-two kings sat on the throne of David, son of Jesse. All of them were anointed as kings, yet, only David was called the Messianic king of Israel. The 21 kings that followed him sat on David’s throne, not their own throne.

“The great Messianic prophesy in Isaiah 11 does not promise a descendant of David to be the Mashiach. It is very plainly stated that David himself will be the Messianic king of the Messianic age.

“And there shall come forth a rod [22]out of the stem of Jesse and a branch [23]shall grow out of his roots... The “rod” was the earthly reign of David during his lifetime. The “branch” is his reign in the Messianic age to come.

“Ezekiel 34 speaks of the slothful shepherds who caused the Diaspora of Israel. He also spoke of the regathering of Israel in the last days. In verse 23 we read “And I will set up [raise-up] one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even My servant David; [he/David] will be their shepherd 24. And HaShem, will be their ‘G-d’ and My servant David a prince among them....”

“Ezekiel 37:24. And David shall be prince over them: and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My judgments, and observe My statutes, and do them.” David was a shepherd of the flocks and became the Shepherd of Israel. ...

“Jeremiah 23 begins as does Ezekiel 34, opposing the slothful shepherds of Israel that caused them to be scattered. In 23:5 in Hebrew it reads, “ The days are coming that HaShem will raise up to David, [the] righteous branch, and he will reign king and make prosperity and justice and righteousness in the earth.

“Again in Jeremiah 30:9. But they will serve HaShem Elokim, and David the king whom I will raise-up over them.

“Continuing in Jeremiah 33:15. In those days and at that time will I cause the branch [the reign] of righteousness to grow up unto David, and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

“Zechariah 12:8” ...and the house of David will be as ‘G-d’ as the angel of HaShem before them.

“When the Messiah comes, the first thing in the order of events is the [standing from the graves] of the dead. This is one of the very few things on which Judaism and 'Christianity' fully agree. For this reason, I [Vendyl Jones] underscored all the verbs in reference to David that his second advent is directly connected with his [standing from his grave]. In reality, one does not precede the other. The [standing] and the coming of the Messiah happen simultaneously. In the words of Isaiah 26:19 “Thy dead men shall live together; with my body shall they rise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is like the dew of the herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”

“This is not some new idea of Vendyl Jones. The people of Qumran were called Essenes. The word Essenes is a Greek corruption of the Hebrew word “Ishiim.” The word “Ishi” is Jesse in English. The Dead Sea Scrolls are void of any aspect of their belief in the soon coming of the Messiah and the soon redemption of Israel. They saw the time of the end and the third house in far distant generations. They believed that the “Son of Ishi,” that is to say, “David son of Ishi, “would redeem Israel and the world at the [standing from their graves] of all the dead.

“Yes, I believe there will be the coming of the Messiah. ... Based on the Jewish Scripture, I find only that David himself, and no other, will be the Messianic King of Israel. ” [24]

What about the word “UNTO”?
Also, notice that in the phrase “upon David,” the word “upon” does not appear in the Tanakh. [25]
1 Samuel 16:12-13 (Tanakh). So they sent and brought him . . . And ETERNAL said, “Rise and anoint him, for this is the one.” Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of ETERNAL gripped David from that day on. Samuel then set out for Ramah.”
The addition of the English word “unto” is another English word that is added to the text. The King James translators added the word “unto” to 2 Samuel 22:51. The word “unto” is not in the Hebrew and should have been italicized if added to an English translation and likewise for the word “to” in Psalm 18:50. Neither word is in the original and both should have been in italics.
2 Samuel 22:51 (KJV). He [ETERNAL] is the tower of salvation for His king: and showeth mercy to His anointed, unto David, and to His seed for evermore.

Psalm 18:50 (KJV). Great deliverance giveth he to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

“What difference does it make?” you might ask. The answer is: much in every way because without the “unto” or “to” both verses WOULD read: “To His anointed David.” The English word “anointed” comes from the Hebrew word in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #H4899 which is “Mashiach” (maw-shee’-akh) and means, “anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); especially the Mashiach.” Therefore, ETERNAL is plainly stating that King David will be the Mashiach!!

The phrase “unto David” is used 51 times in the King James. The English word "unto" is not in the Hebrew! In some verses, its addition makes no difference whether it is there or not:
1 Samuel 17:41. (KJV) And the Philistine came on and drew near UNTO David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.”

2 Samuel 22:51. (KJV) He is the tower of salvation for His king: and showeth mercy to His anointed [Mashiach], UNTO David, and to his seed for evermore.

In some verses, its addition causes our English language to flow more smoothly:
1 Samuel 17:17. (KJV) And Jesse said UNTO David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren.

In some verses, its addition causes our English language to flow less smoothly:
1 Chronicles 12:16. (KJV) And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold UNTO David.

However in some verses its addition completely distorts the meaning:
Jeremiah 23:5. “Behold, the days come,” saith ETERNAL, “that I will raise UNTO David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.”

The addition of the word “unto” changes the meaning indicating that a descendant of David will someday be the Branch who will be the Mashiach. However, the Hebrew clearly and boldly states that ETERNAL will raise [stand from his grave] David himself as the Mashiach. Another verse that states exactly the same thing:
Jeremiah 33:15. In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up UNTO David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. [26]

No Hebrew Word for Resurrect
The American Heritage Electronic Dictionary gives the meaning for the word “resurrection” to be: “The act of rising from the dead or returning to life.” The Greek word “anstasis” means “the dead will become alive or a resurrection from death” (Strong’s #G386). In reading the New Testament, the Greek word “anstasis” was translated into the English word “resurrect” because both words have the same meaning of “rising from the dead.”
The NT word “resurrection or resurrect” is not found in The Hebrew Scriptures. There is no Hebrew equivalent word that specifically means “rising from the dead” used in The Hebrew Scriptures. There are words used that mean simply to “raise or rise up,” but not specifically “to raise or rise or stand from the grave.”

An example is the word “quwm” (Strong’s # H6965) which means “to arise, to exist, to go forth, to grow up, to stand.” Two examples of its use not connected to rising from the grave:
Genesis 4:8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose (quwm) up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

2 Samuel 17:21. Now it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well and went and told King David, and said to David, “arise (quwm) and cross over the water quickly.”

An example of “quwm” connected with bringing back to life:
Jeremiah 23:5. ”Behold, the days come,” saith ETERNAL, ”that I will raise (quwm) UNTO David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.”

King David, a righteous Branch, will stand from his grave as King. He shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. How very plain it is that King David is the righteous Branch that will stand from his grave to rule. He will follow ETERNAL’s Spirit and rule with peace and righteousness.

Question: Where are roots? Answer: They are in the soil, in the ground, buried.

Q: What happens when a root sprouts? A: Its branch emerges from the ground.

Q: Where is King David? A: In the ground, in the soil, buried.

Q: What will happen to King David when he stands from his grave? A: He will emerge as the Branch from the ground:

Isaiah 11:1-7. There shall come forth a Rod [27] from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch [King David] shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of ETERNAL shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of ETERNAL. His delight is in the fear of ETERNAL, and he shall not judge by the sight of his eyes, nor decide by the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his waist. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

ETERNAL will cause King David, the righteous Branch to STAND FROM HIS GRAVE as King and then he will save the House of Isaac from captivity. In the next verse UNTO are not in the Hebrew:
Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Behold, the days come,” saith ETERNAL, ”that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow [sprout] up UNTO David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called,”

King David will sprout up from the ground. The English word “sprout” comes from the Hebrew word “tsamach” (tsaw-makh’) which in Strong’s is #H6779, a primary root word and means to sprout. This is another Hebrew word used to express a rising from the dead.
Zechariah 6:11-13. Take the silver and gold, make an elaborate crown, and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Then speak to him, saying, “Thus says ETERNAL of hosts,” saying: “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch! From his place [in the grave] he shall brach (tsamach) out, and he shall build the Temple of ETERNAL; yes, he shall build the Temple of ETERNAL. He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throneŠ”

Remember that anointed = messiah = mashiach so King David will be the Anointed or Mashiach. King David’s physical reign was the horn of David. His spiritual reign will occur when he buds out of his place in the ground:
Psalm 132:13-17. For ETERNAL hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is My rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn (rod) of David to bud (tsamach) I have ordained a lamp for mine Anointed [Mashiach].

There are many Scriptures stating that King David will stand from his grave and be the Mashiach. The two English words “bringing forth” in the following verse come from the Hebrew word [28] “bow” and mean, “to go or come” and again are referring to King David’s waking from his sleep of death:
Zechariah 3:8-10. “Hear, O Joshua, the high priest, You and your companions who sit before you, for they are a wondrous sign; for behold, I am bringing forth (Hebrew bow’ means “to go or come”) My servant the Branch; for behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua: upon the stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave its inscription,” says ETERNAL of hosts, “and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. In that day,” says ETERNAL of hosts, “Everyone will invite his neighbor under his vine and under his fig tree.”

Contrasted with King David is an example of the unrighteous king of Babylon, called an “abominable branch,” who will not rule:
Isaiah 14:4-6,19. That you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, the golden city ceased! ETERNAL has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers; he who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he who ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted and no one hinders. ... But you are cast out of your grave like an ABOMINABLE BRANCH, like the garment of those who are slain, thrust through with a sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse trodden underfoot.” [29]

Mashiach Mentioned in Josephus
A footnote in Josephus correctly shows that the promise to Solomon’s posterity always ruling the everlasting kingdom throughout the generations was to Solomon and the eternal Throne was to King David himself, when he stands from his grave as the Mashiach.

Now when the king [David] saw that his affairs grew better almost every day, by the will of G-d, he thought he should offend him, if, while he himself continued in houses made of cedar, such as were of a great height, and had the most curious works of architecture in them, he should overlook the ark while it was laid in a tabernacle, and was desirous to build a temple to G-d as Moses had predicted such a temple should be built. And when he [David] had discoursed with Nathan the prophet about these things, and had been encouraged by him to do whatsoever he had a mind to do, as having G-d with him and his helper in all things, he was thereupon the more ready to set about that building. But G-d appeared to Nathan that very night, and commanded him to say to David,* that he took his purpose and his desires kindly, since nobody had before now taken it into their head to build him a temple...
* Josephus seems to confound the two distinct predictions which CREATOR made to David and to Nathan, concerning the building him a temple by one of David’s posterity: the one belongeth to Solomon, the other to the Mashiach. (7:4:4:1-4 Josephus)


A wide range of people from Balaam to Josephus have spoken of King David as being the coming Mashiach. It is one of the prominent messages of The Hebrew Scriptures and a major clue to understanding their meaning.



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Footnotes
[1] See Appendix I for "Who What is G-d and What is His Name."
[2] Paraphrased from Genesis 3:1.

[3] “Sixteen Crucified Saviors.” by Kersey Graves, first published in 1875, reprinted by The Cleage Group, Inc.

[4] Holman Dictionary for Windows, ver. 1.0. “MESSIAH (Mehs si’ uh) Transliteration of the Hebrew word (Mashiach maw-shee'-akh) meaning, “anointed one” that was translated into Greek as “Christos.” ...Since apostolic times, the name “Christ” has become the proper name of ‘Jesus,’ the person whom Christians recognize as the “God-given Redeemer” of Israel and the church’s “Lord.” “Christ” or MESSIAH is therefore a name [used] to express ... the church’s link with Israel through the Old Testament....”

[5] Quoted from Web page “Jews for Judaism” answer to question in Frequently Asked Questions, “JewFAQ@aol.com.”

[6] “An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will,” American Heritage Dictionary,

[7] Copyright 1995 by Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.

[8] Quoted from a tape, “The Messiah of the Holy Scriptures: ‘God’ or Man?” Rabbi Michael Skobac, Jews for Judaism, How to Answer a Christian Missionary

[9] op. cit. Holman

[10] This statement is true for those of the bloodline of Judah but it is not true for all that believe in the religion of Judaism.

[11] New King James Version (NKJV) used throughout unless specified and emphasis is the authors unless noted.

[12] I will use ETERNAL in place of "the Lord" and CREATOR, SOVERINGN, or Mighty One in place of "God."

[13] Two books by Yair Davidy, The Tribes and Ephraim reveal the identity of the lost ten tribes. Two others are The US and Briton in Prophesy by Herbert W. Armstrong and Babylon Mystery Religion and the Lost Ten Tribes by Darrell Conder

[14] The Companion Bible, Zondervan Bible Publishers, 1974.

[15] Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament #H7886 = Shiyloh, (shee-lo’); from #H7951; tranquil; SHILOH, AN EPITHET OF THE MESSIAH. And #H7951 = shalah, (shaw-law’); i.e. secure or successful: (together they say the one who will be successful in bringing peace and tranquillity.)

[16] Quoting Robert Eiseman quoting the “The War Scroll” of 18.12-19.4 in “James the Brother of Jesus” p 436, in the Dead Sea Scrolls.

[17] Quoting Robert Eiseman and Michael Wise quoting the “The War Scroll” of column xixf. in The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered p 68-69.

[18] Strong’s #7161 qeren (keh´-ren) a horn (as projecting); by implication a flask, cornet, a peak (of a mountain); Obviously referring to King David’s rule in ETERNAL’s Set Apart Mountain.

[19] Forgive me I forgot, a prostitute anointed the Galilean’s feet with perfume.

[20] Who was ‘Jesus’?, Vendyl Jones, Vendyl Jones Research Institute.

[21] HaShem means “The Name” and is sometimes used to substitute for ETERNAL’s Name by some groups. Another gimmick to keep from pronouncing it is to misspell it as in “Elokim” or leave the vowels out as in “L-rd” or “G-d.”

[22] A rod is a small bud as compared to a full-grown branch.

[23] A rod is a small bud as compared to a full grown branch

[24] This section is from Vendyl Jones

[25] See our article “Why Satan Not Win?” for a discussion of the Greek Septuagint and its derivatives.

[26] One source does agree with the statement for this verse. The person states that they can read Hebrew and actually the word “to” is there.

[27] op. cit. “The ‘rod’ was the earthly reign of David during his lifetime. The ‘branch’ is his reign in the Messianic age to come” The Mashiach King of Israel? By Vendyl Jones.

[28] Strong’s #H935 bow (bo).

[29] See our article “Why Satan Not Win?” to better understand this verse.

QUEST FOR THE MESSIAH -CHAPTER II

by Charles J. Voss
The terms "type" and "anti-type" are 'Christian' terms frequently used in prophecy to indicate a first and second occurrence of some incident. These terms are used to support a wide range of prophetic philosophy especially true concerning a rapture of some sort.

Depending upon the denomination, the doctrine will take on various forms. It will vary from a physical rapture called "The Place of Safety" to a spiritual rapture called "Heaven." "Types" and "anti-types" are used frequently in "Christian" prophetic theology. Using this method of "duality," some obscure event can be manipulated to support any other event that can be imagined.

Webster gives the meaning of the word "type" as: "to represent before-hand, to prefigure." Based on that meaning, the word "anti-type" would be the fulfillment of the type. Biblical commentaries usually say that the "type" is the physical first occurrence of an action and the "anti-type" is the second occurrence whether it is spiritual or physical.

"Allegory" verses "Reality"
Mr. Webster states that an allegory is something spoken of figuratively or a symbolic representation of what is to happen later. Based on the meaning of allegory, we will define "physical allegory" as a physical action that foretells or represents some "spiritual reality" that is yet to happen.
As humans, we live in a physical realm of three dimensions: length, width, and height. We relate to these three dimensions by our five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. We can hear the sounds an animal might make as it dies. We can see the dead body and feel its coldness. In a few days, we can smell an awful sense of putrefaction. It is visibly and painfully obvious that the physical is not eternal because IT WILL ROT AWAY. The total physical domain--as defined by the three dimensions of length, width, and height--is not eternal and will decompose. Since the physical will decompose, it is not eternal reality.

Deuteronomy 33:27 tells us our CREATOR is ETERNAL, which means He will never die. He inhabits eternity (Isaiah 57:15). He and the angels are invisible to our eyes unless we are made to see them. They function in a fourth dimension and are undetected by our five senses. They are in an everlasting dimension which will not rot away, thus, only the eternal dimension is true everlasting reality! The Physical Allegory is some action ETERNAL causes in the physical realm that foreshadows some Spiritual Reality He will do in the spiritual dimension that may affect the physical dimension.

Before returning to the narrative of the Messiah, notice three scriptural examples of physical allegory and spiritual reality. The scriptural use of physical allegories and spiritual realities is obvious in the contextual scriptural dialogue. It does not require complicated explanations, based on vague scriptures, as does "Type and Anti-type theology." An example is the weak case of the one seed philosophy of Galations 3:16 and Genesis 3:15, which, without explanation does not make much sense).


Prince and King of Tyre
The physical allegory of Ezekiel 28:1-10 is a scenario about the trading practices of the human prince of Tyre. The prince of Tyre is a physical man who uses the illegal trading practices developed by the spiritual king of Tyre (Satan). The physical allegorical scenario concludes with the destruction of the prince of Tyre in verse 10. The spiritual reality of Ezekiel 28:11-19 is a scenario about the trading practices of the spiritual king of Tyre (Satan). It is a spirit being (verse 13-14) who developed illegal, sinful trading or merchandising (verse 16). The scenario concludes with the spiritual reality of the destruction of the king of Tyre. 1
The practices that make trading or merchandising illegal or sinful are the uses of usury (interest) (Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36). In addition, this is coupled with the exploitation of the poor, the fatherless, and the widow. The Western World has the exact same sinful system of interest and central banks as did ancient Babylon. In addition the religious system is the same as started by Nimrod in ancient Babylon and is known as the Babylonian Mysteries.

Fall of Babylon and The Day of ETERNAL
There are two physical allegories and spiritual realities woven into Isaiah chapters 13 and 14. The first set concerns the fall of Babylon and the second set deals with its punishment.
Isaiah 13:1-8 describes the tumult before the fall of ancient Babylon as a physical allegory of the Day of ETERNAL, when our CREATOR Himself takes His hand to punish humankind. The ones in verse three, who were sanctified and chosen to come from afar and overthrow Babylon, were Cyrus and the Medes.

The spiritual reality is described in Isaiah 13:9-16. These verses describe the destruction of modern-day Babylon as the day of ETERNAL falls in full-force upon the Western World, which is a carry-over from ancient Babylon.

The Punishments of Ancient and Modern Babylon
The physical allegory described in Isaiah 13:17-22 is the scenario of the destruction of ancient Babylon and its becoming a perpetual wasteland with no one living there.
Following the destruction of ancient Babylon, Israel was not brought back to their own land. However, chapter 14 opens (verse 1-3) with a promise that in the latter days Israel will be returned to her homeland.

The spiritual reality described in Isaiah 14:4-27 is the scenario of the destruction of modern Babylon and its sinful mysterious system of merchandising and religion. Before the fall of modern Babylon (beginning in verse 21), the king of Babylon is dealt with (4). He is named Lucifer (12), which means "Bright and Morning Star," 2 and is finally brought to justice. The scenario continues in verse 21 with the destruction of his children, the modern-day Babylonian system.

Stop and ask yourself, "What is wrong with the world we live in?" Is it not the greedy illegal, sinful merchandising (particularly the use of usury) and the religious system? When those evil systems and the father of them are brought to "the pit" and to justice, then there will be peace on ETERNAL's Righteous Mountain.

The Generational Descendants verse the Eternal Throne
Returning to the narrative of the Messiah and integrating the use of Physical Allegory and Spiritual Reality will give us a tool to understand some Scriptures that 'Christian' and Jewish theology muddles and confuses.
King David explained to Solomon that ETERNAL had said that He would never let the Throne lack a descendant from Solomon. The promise of always having a descent on the throne was to Solomon and not to David:
a`1 I Chronicles 22:7-10 "And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of ETERNAL my CREATOR: but the word of ETERNAL came to me, saying, 'Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars; thou shalt not build an house unto My name, because thou has shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I WILL ESTABLISH THE THRONE OF HIS [Solomon's] KINGDOM OVER ISRAEL FOREVER."

I Chronicles 28:6-7 "And He [ETERNAL] said unto me [David], Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. Moreover I WILL ESTABLISH HIS [Solomon's] KINGDOM FOREVER, if he be constant to do My Commandments and My judgments, as at this day."

In the next scripture, again notice that King David, through Solomon, 3 would always have a descendant on the Throne of the kingdom, yet the Throne itself would always belong to King David:
2 Samuel 7:12-13,16 "And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ... and thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: THY THRONE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER."

The physical allegory is that a physical descendant of David, through Solomon, would always sit on the physical throne and rule in Israel. This will be a fulfillment of a prophecy Jacob gave to Judah, before Jacob died in Egypt:
Genesis 49:8-10 "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

Did you catch that? The physical lineage, through Solomon, would rule until Shiloh comes. Since King David will be resurrected the Mashiach, he is Shiloh. He will take over the physical rule as a Spirit Being. Now, notice the last half of 2 Samuel 7:16: "...your throne shall be established FOREVER." [Editors Note: This states that Judah (Jews) will still be on the scene when the Messiah appears. Therefore, true Jews, descendants of Judah, are still with us to this day.]

The physical allegory of a physical descendant ruling the kingdom would last until Shiloh (King David) would reclaim the Throne. The spiritual reality is that when Shiloh is resurrected, the throne will then be his forever. 4

In Psalms 89, this same Allegory verse Reality is repeated. First, the Physical Allegory of descendants of David through Solomon in all generations:
Psalm 89:3-4 "I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant, thy seed will I establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah."

Before the Spiritual Reality, verses 5-18 are praises to our CREATOR. Skipping them we see King David is to be 1st-born and over all kings on the earth forever.
Psalms 89:19-28 "Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, and said: "I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. I HAVE FOUND MY SERVANT DAVID; With My holy oil I HAVE ANOINTED HIM, with whom My hand shall be established; also My arm shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him. I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him. But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name, his horn* shall be exalted. Also I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers. He shall cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My CREATOR and the Rock of my salvation. ALSO I WILL MAKE HIM MY FIRSTBORN, THE HIGHEST OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. MY MERCY I WILL KEEP FOR HIM FOREVER, And My covenant shall stand firm with him."

* When his horn is exalted, King David will be raised from the grave, to rule on his Throne forever. These verses are prophetic since King David did not fulfill them during his lifetime. The scenario is of a glorious future kingdom to be set up when King David returns in glory; yet this fact has been buried in total mistranslations and misrepresentations.

Glorious Davidic Kingdom
The Kingdom of ETERNAL will be set up in the Wonderful World of Tomorrow and will be truly breathtaking. King David shall be its king:
Isaiah 11:1 "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:."
An analysis of the Hebrew meaning adds to the understanding of this verse. The chart shows the meanings from Strong's:


English
Word Hebrew
Word Hebrew
Number
English Meaning
come forth Yatsa' H331 to go out, to go forth, to germinate
rod choter H2415 a branch, a sucker
stem geya' H1503 the first roots or slender stem from trunk of a felled tree
branch netser H5342 a sprout or shoot, being verdant
grow parah H6509 to bear fruit, something that comes forth from within
roots sheresh H8328 root (by a metaphor taken from plants and applied to people)
To rewrite the verse with its true meaning:
Isaiah 11:1 (rewritten) "There shall grow a branch from the stump of Jesse, and a sprout shall come from its roots:"

To quote these verses from the Tanakh:
Isaiah 11:2-6,9 (Tanakh) "But a shoot [David] shall grow out of the stump of Jesse, a twig shall sprout from his stock. The spirit of ETERNAL shall alight upon him: A spirit of wisdom and insight, a spirit of counsel and valor, a spirit of devotion and reverence for ETERNAL. He shall sense the truth by his reverence for ETERNAL: he shall not judge by what his eyes behold, nor decide by what his ears perceive. Thus he shall judge the poor with equity and decide with justice for the lowly of the land. He shall strike down a land with the rod of his mouth And slay the wicked with the breath of his lips. Justice shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his waist. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard lie down with the kid; The calf, the beast of prey, and the fatling together, with a little boy to herd them. ... In all of My sacred mount nothing evil or vile shall be done; for the land shall be filled with devotion to ETERNAL as water covers the sea."

And that is a vivid description of the WONDERFUL WORLD OF TOMORROW.


More Physical Allegory verse Spiritual Reality
Physical Allegory - Solomon's descendants to sit on the physical throne:
2 Samuel 7:13 "He [Solomon] shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever."
Spiritual Reality - David to sit on the throne forever:
2 Samuel 7:16 "And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy [David] throne shall be established forever."


Physical Allegory - Solomon to build a house for ETERNAL:
1 Chronicles 17:11-12 "And it shall come to pass, when thy [David] days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever."
Spiritual Reality - Eternal to build David a house:
1 Chronicles 17:16 "...Furthermore I tell you that ETERNAL will build you a house."

Whenever ETERNAL builds something, it is FOREVER. Solomon's descendants would rule in the physical lineage, but King David will rule for all eternity.

How comforting it is to know what ETERNAL has promised; yet,this is 'good' news and 'bad' news. The 'good' news is: That King David will be awakened and stand and bring the Israelite captives out of the countries they were taken in the Day of Jacob's Trouble. The 'bad' news is: That Israel will be overthrown and go into captivity. The 'horrible' news is that many of our loved ones will die and suffer.

The question is: "What are YOU going to do about it?" Will you look into the WORDS of our CREATOR, The Righteous One of Israel, and prove this to yourself? Will you then join the fight to warn Israel to repent? Or will you scoff because it is not what you have always been told?

The choice is yours! You only have two choices:
1) To help save Israel and be a part of the solution.
2) You can scoff and be a part of the problem.



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Footnotes
1. See our article "Why Satan Not Win?"
2. See our article "Who am I?"

3. David's Line through Solomon Line to Continue To Hold Throne Forever In All Generations:
(2 Samuel 7:8,11-13, 16-17) "Now therefore so shalt thou say unto My servant David, Thus saith ETERNAL of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: ... :11 and as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also ETERNAL telleth thee that he will make thee a house. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee [David], which shall proceed out of thy bowel, and I will establish his [Solomon's] kingdom. He [Solomon's] shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his [Solomon's] kingdom for ever. (this is Physical Allegory) ... :16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. (This is Spiritual Reality-physical lineage through Solomon and the eternal throne to King David) According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David."

4. (1 Kings 2:1-2,4) "Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man: ... That ETERNAL may continue His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said He) a man on the throne of Israel."

(1 Kings 8:25) "Therefore now, ETERNAL CREATOR of Israel, keep with Thy servant David my [Solomon's] father that thou promised him, saying, 'There shall not fail thee a man in My sight to sit on the throne of Israel;' so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as thou hast walked before Me."

(1 Kings 11:9,11-13) "And ETERNAL was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from ETERNAL CREATOR of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, ...Wherefore ETERNAL said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give to thy servant. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David My servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen."

(1 Chronicles 17:11-14 The Living Bible) "When your time here on earth is over and you die, I will place one of your sons upon your throne; and I will make his kingdom strong. He is the one who shall build me a temple, and I will establish his royal line of descent forever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son; I will never remove my mercy and love from him as I did from Saul. I will place him over my people and over the kingdom of Israel forever-and his descendants will always be kings.

(1 Chronicles 22:7, 9-11) "And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of ETERNAL my CREATOR: ...Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be SOLOMON, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. He shall build a house for My Name; and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of HIS kingdom over Israel for ever. Now, My son, ETERNAL be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of ETERNAL thy CREATOR, as He hath said of thee."