Do you know which day of the week Represents the Day of the Lord or the Lord’s Day?

As a Christian, shouldn’t you know this answer by the Word of God alone? Which day should Christians keep for worship and rest according to the Word of God? Did you know that the answer to this question can be found within the 10 commandments themselves, as expressed according to the Word of God, and not any change propagated by the church?

Please read this simple article first…

—– Different Versions of the Ten Commandments —–

By Austin Cline, www.About.com

Protestants (which here refers to members of the Greek, Anglican, and Reformed traditions — Lutherans follow the “Catholic” Ten Commandments) usually use the form which appears in the first Exodus version from chapter 20.

Scholars have identified both Exodus versions as having probably been written in the tenth century BCE.

Here is how the verses read:

Then God spoke all these words:

#1 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.

#2 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

#3 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

#4 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work –you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

#5 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

#6 You shall not murder.

#7 You shall not commit adultery.

#8 You shall not steal.

#9 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

#10 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Exod. 20:1-17

[ Shoshana's comments:

When Protestants post the Ten Commandments in their home or church, they don’t typically write the entirety of the Word of God. A shortened and concise version has been created to make posting, reading, and memorization easier. However, the main meaning and the important words were in tact in these shortened versions.

Keep in mind, Protestants were called Protestant because initially these people "protested" the Roman Catholic Church, its heirarchy of priesthood over the laity (common people), and questioned the authority of the church. Those who protested the man over man spirit that was against the Word of God believed that the Bible was the ultimate authority and standard by which men should live by, not the church. This concept was quite the opposite of the teaching of the Vatican and millions of these same people became early martyrs of the reformation and dark ages when the brutal church ruled and reigned over the hearts and minds of mankind. ]

Abbreviated Protestant Ten Commandments:

1. You shall have no other gods but me.

2. You shall not make unto you any graven images

[Shoshana adds: This commandment is kept in tact from the Bible.]

3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

4. You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it holy

[Shoshana adds: The word "Sabbath" was used as is depicted in the Bible.]

5. Honor your mother and father

6. You shall not murder

7. You shall not commit adultery

8. You shall not steal

9. You shall not bear false witness

10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor

Abbreviated Catholic Ten Commandments:

 1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

[Shoshana adds: The entire #2 commandment, concerning “graven images,” is missing in the Catholic version. This is a blatant taking away of Word of the Scripture.]

2. You shall not take the name of the Lord God in vain.

3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.

[Shoshana adds: “The Sabbath” is replaced with “the Lord’s Day”. This altered version of this commandment removes Sabbath and totally dismisses or takes the word of great importance, the holy "Sabbath", away from the minds of man and puts in its stead "the Lord's Day". ]

4. Honor your father and your mother

5. You shall not kill

6. You shall not commit adultery

7. You shall not steal

8. You shall not bear false witness

9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife

10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods

Whenever someone tries to have the Ten Commandments posted by the government on public property, it is almost inevitable that this Protestant version is chosen over Catholic and Jewish versions. The reason is likely the long-standing Protestant dominance in American public and civic life. There have always been more Protestants in America than any other religious denomination and so whenever religion has intruded into state activities it has typically done so from a Protestant perspective. When students were expected to read the Bible in public schools, for example, they were forced to read the King James translation favored by Protestants; the Catholic Douay translation was forbidden.

[end of the article]

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Shoshana’s comments to the above article:

As the writer indicated, America was a Protestant nation in its beginning, however, this is not the case anymore. The Roman Catholic influence predominates at this time in history in America and around the world, as it did before, in the Dark Ages. Her deadly wound (of Pagan Rome) was healed, and she became Papal Rome to rule over many waters (multitudes of people) with her spiritual fornications. She is responsible for the blood of the saints and martyrs of all ages!

Look closely at these observations and the changing of “divine” laws being called the commandments of God, but in reality, they are the commandments of men that mankind is keeping, in the stead or “instead” of the commandments of our real Father, our Maker and our Creator.

Notice in this simple article the difference between the Protestant and Catholic shortened versions of the Scriptures.

For the Catholic version, notice two distinct differences:

About the 2nd Commandment of  the Bible

and the shortened form within the Protestant listing…

This 2nd commandment about not making any graven image or idol of worship is completely excluded in the Catholic version of the 10 commandments. Why?

The reason is simple. The Vatican is filled with images and idols of worship to distract people from worshipping the one true God, the Lord God of Israel. This comes straight from paganism due to the fact that the Vatican switched the pagan gods and pagan names with Christian terminology in its stead to confuse people. To top this off, in the Catholic religion, any person who has ever died - either those whom they call saints and/or any friend or relative of a member of the church – can become a person to pray to instead of praying to Jesus (Yeshua) our true Intercessor and Savior. This is a morbid form of spiritualism to distract people from having a real prayer to a real God, even the God of Israel, who is the Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha Moshiach). Instead of praying to Jesus (Yeshua), a Catholic might pray to the virgin, Mary, other canonized saints (which were killed by the Catholic Church), and people who were close to them that died. This is why Halloween is celebrated on the eve of “All Saint’s Day” in the Catholic Church – TO HONOR THE DEAD! This is two celebratory days, called “holy days”, to celebrate or have a party with feasting and festivities elevating the concept of death instead of life!

See this article about Halloween…

Halloween Worshipping the Lord of the Dead

http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=2971.4860.0.0

After all, she is “Mystery Babylon, the Great”.

Babylon means confusion and this she has created

within the minds of people all across the world

with her false teaching and erroneous doctrines.

About the 4th Commandment of the Bible…

Read the 3rd Commandment of the Catholic listing.

Sounds similar to the 4th Commandment of the Protestant listing, doesn’t it?

Pay attention carefully to the change in the wording from he who calls himself, Papa (the affectionate term for father!) Do the Scriptures admonish us and warn us not to call any man “Father”? The exception to this is the one who bore us into the earth as our father, naturally speaking. Purposely and deceptively, the word “Sabbath” was replaced with the Lord’s Day! This change of wording and substitution might not sound like a discrepancy to the average listener or reader, however, it is a grave difference and substitution from the original command of the Lord God, Our Father who art in Heaven.

The Lord Jesus (Yeshua) declared Himself to be “The Lord of the Sabbath” to all the peoples of the world when He walked the earth! Well, you say, the Lord’s Day is Sunday, of course!!! But are you positively sure according to the Scriptures? You have heard it many times, if you have been a part of the assembly of most Christian churches in the Western hemisphere in the nations of America, Canada, and Mexico, but is this the truth?

We have been told that “The Lord’s Day” is Sunday straight from the mouth of the different men seated in the office of the pope (any many other niave or unsuspecting Christian ministers) for so long FOR OVER 16 CENTURIES OF TIME! This THOUGHT OR CONCEPT IS SO ENGRAINED in our thoughts, heritage, and traditions within these cultures and daughter churches WITH VERY FEW CHRISTIAN CHURCHES STANDING IN OPPOSITION TO THIS STATEMENT. But the bigger question is, despite the thoughts of man, considering what is real and true or false by our own thinking, it is wise to consider for ourselves what the truth of this matter is by the Word of God alone!

The Catholic Church admits that one of its first and greatest icons is Sunday!

What is an “icon”? The word “icon” describes a false image or a false god! Do not make any false or graven image to worship. Here is the defiance of the 2nd commandment of the Bible in action. The pope himself declared Sunday and worship on Sunday to be your life. But is Sunday (worship) your life or your tie back to the doctrine of the false prophet himself, seated on the throne declaring himself to be God when he definitely is not, merely an imposter of the one true real God, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

Doesn’t that make the hair stand up on the back of your neck if you think that Mother Church is off of the Word and its truths? God is truth and His Word is truth. Anything that takes you away from truth takes you ultimately away from God!

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Pope Benedict’s new phrases as of Sept 2007:

“Sunday (worship) is your life!”

“Give Sunday your soul and your soul its Sunday!”

Find out how Sunday is very important to the Pope

who relates Sunday to worship and to your very life…

The use of these search words at this website, “Pope Sunday Worship”,

was used to get the following link to this information for your reading…

http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?search=pope+sunday+worship 

The Pope Trumpets Sunday!

http://www.thetrumpet.com/print.php?q=1808.0.77.0

Read the Pope’s homily for yourself at this link…

http://www.radiovaticana.org/english/Articolo.asp?c=154057

and see if Sunday worship is paramount to his faith.

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But is Sunday really “The Lord’s Day” as shown in the Bible itself?

Just look closely for yourself. You might be surprised at what you shall discover.

What day is really the true “Lord’s Day”? Did you know that the Apostle Paul taught and preached to Jews and Greeks ALIKE on Sabbath? Is this day considered to be the 7th or the 8th day from the Word of God itself? If just had the Bible as your only source of reference and wanted to find out what day the Lord and his disciples kept, as the Sabbath, which day would you find? Don’t you think that “The Lord of the Sabbath” would know which day really is the Sabbath day? Wouldn’t the Bible itself tell you the answer to this and any spiritual question?

What is the Sabbath day? The Sabbath day is the 7th day of each week specifically. This day is a commemoration of the future first resurrection of the saints, even our true Sabbath Day of Rest when the Lord sits on His throne ruling the nations! Keep in mind, this day is what the believers of the Word of God call heaven or the heavenly reign of Christ and His bride! Don’t you want to be found in that number?

Two things have happened here.

Sunday – in the stead of Saturday (which should be called Sabbath day) –

is revered, kept, and called the “holy day” for Christians to worship the Lord.

Just look at a small snippet of history here…

Sunday was revered as the day of the Sun (god) rooting back to the statement from Emperor Constantine who declared that all people had to worship on the “venerable day of the Sun” back in 321 AD! Later, the popes just changed this description to the day of the Son (as implied) which we call and believe to refer to the Lord our Savior, as true Christians, or the day of the Lord, thus, the Lord’s Day. This is a deceptive play on words to justify the substitution in the minds of unsuspecting people! Meanwhile, Sabbath or the 7th day of rest, was thrown out or disregarded by the leadership of the pope and the false doctrines of she who calls herself the Mother Church. Yet, the Lord states for true believers and worshippers of the Lord to remember the Sabbath, as taught in the Scriptures themselves, a decree issued straight from the mouth of God Himself. Which authority is greater – the Lord or the pope? But is Sunday really the Lord’s Day? Check the Bible for yourself about this matter of great importance to the Lord. It should be just as important to you as one of the Lord’s followers.

If you desire to serve the Lord Jesus (Yeshua), wouldn’t you want to honor “His” holy day which He calls “My Sabbaths”? He calls His “Sabbaths” holy and His people who honor these days, His people. When the people profaned and left keeping the Sabbath, he called them “Lo Ammi” meaning you are not my people! Ask yourself, if you are worshipping on the day dictated by the popes and beforehand, the emperor, and not the Day shown by the Lord Himself, what might He do concerning you? Jesus (Yeshua) is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. The Lord God of Israel changes not!

Even upon all Roman calendars used by the peoples of the world today, the seventh day is shown as Saturday, which, by the way, as a name replaces the real and honoring name of the day which should be called “Sabbath Day” not Saturday. Did you know that Saturday means the day of Saturn? Again, the honoring of another false god is shown here instead of revering the real Lord, the Lord of the Sabbath! This is another replacement of the true meaning of the holy day of the Lord! Can’t you see how this is intentional also and meant to distract and deceive?

Check the areas of the earth, the word Sabbath, or some language variation of the same, is still used to describe the 7th day of the week for many countries and cultures around the globe! This is a testimony against those who say that this doesn’t mean anything to God in modern times. Don’t you see, the apostasy has so infiltrated our daily lives and walk with the Lord to the place that most “Christians” of the world do not even understand the 4th Commandment really refers to keeping “Sabbath” (which is the 7th day of the week) not what the Catholic Church calls “The Lord’s Day” (which is the 1st day of the week).

The voice of God came thundering from Heaven and then, engraved upon two tablets of stone by the finger of God Himself for all peoples to honor, revere, heed, and keep… especially to “remember” to “keep” “the Sabbath day holy”! Most people do not keep Sabbath, but rather, put their foot to it, especially when they are engaged in partying, carousing, and gambling instead of honoring the Lord, the Creator of all. Isn’t Sabbath the Lord’s Day? If Sabbath day really is representing the Day of the Lord, we, as Christians, are missing a very important element of worshipping the Lord in spirit and in truth, aren’t we?

Serve you the Lord out of love in this matter just as you do with all commands, judgments, and statutes of the Word of God, first by prayerfully and diligently seeking the truth of this important issue and then, changing and walking in that truth with a sincere heart of worship to the King. Choose who you will obey, the Lord of the Sabbath or the pope! If you know that the Vatican is off of the Word in other ways, be warned and search this topic for yourself to know in your heart that she is steering real believers away from the truth in this matter also!!! Don’t be so sure that the Lord’s Day is Sunday just because you heard it expressed that way throughout your entire lifetime while on earth. Man’s word shall die but the Word of God shall forever remain.

Let me translate for you the future statements,

when the “BLUE LAWS” dictate for you to

obey MANDATORY WORSHIP & REST ON SUNDAY or else,

as commanded by decree from the Pope in his office

as “Vicar of Christ” which means “In the stead of Christ”,

“Instead of Christ”, “In the place of Christ”, or “antichrist.”

When religion and the state merge together…

the result is hardship, tyranny, persecution, and then execution

of all dissention and insurrection or uprising against the powers that be…

The pope might phrase these same slogans in this way

when he has the full antichrist spirit upon him for 1260 days…

Worship and rest on Sunday!

Translation…

Worship (me instead of the Lord)

and rest on Sunday, the day of the Sun,

instead of Sabbath day, the Day of the Lord!) [“or else” ]

Doesn’t this sound strange to you if you are really a true disciple of the Lord? Whether you believe that your day of worship should be Sabbath Day (Saturday) or Sunday, doesn’t this statement sound strange to your spiritual ears?

Does the Lord enforce worship with the iron hand of Rome or the laws of man? Hopefully, in this hour you will have the spiritual discernment to understand this foul play. Don’t be surprised if this becomes the mandate or law from his lips and penned from his desk.

Many true believers who honored the Lord of the Sabbath by keeping the Sabbath holy were martyred in times past, especially during the dark ages, by the same organization and church that is heading all churches and even the governments of the world at this time!

AND then, additionally, the pope might say…

Keep Sunday, the Lord’s Day, holy and worship!

Translation:

Keep Sunday, the day of the Sun god,

which I falsely call the Lord’s Day, holy, instead of Sabbath (Saturday),

and worship (me instead of the Lord)! [“or else” ]

The pope will sit upon the throne in the holy temple, proclaiming himself to be God, demanding every person to worship him and him alone, and declaring himself to be the Messiah!

At a future time, if you worship on Sunday instead of Sabbath Day

and line up to his decree, this just might mean your soul is found wanting with the Lord of the Sabbath.

Why?

Because if the truth is presented to you and you reject the truth in favor of a lie of the arch enemy (even the antichrist spirit) who is opposed to the true Gospel of Christ, you are supporting falsehood and not the truth.

Defying his decree, the laws of man, might mean your head (literally) at that time in history, according to Rev 7. However, wouldn’t you rather die as a martyr, losing your natural life, to gain eternal life with your Lord? He who loses his life shall gain it and he who keeps his life shall lose it! There will be a great multitude of which no man shall number who will be beheaded for their allegiance to the Lamb of God and their defiance of and resistance against the imposters, the antichrist and the beast!

Would the Lord want his true worshippers to remember and keep holy the Sabbath, which is the true “Day of the Lord”, or Sunday, otherwise known as the “Day” of the “Sun,” yet called the Day of the Sun (Son of God), the Day of the Lord, the Lord’s Day by the false church, Mystery Babylon the Great?

The Vatican has just substituted the word Son for the word Sun in calling Sunday the Lord’s Day and substituted the Sabbath Day with Sunday! Just look for a moment at the history of this to show the merit of this observation. The false prophet is the master at substitutions and putting false names, titles, or information in the stead of all of the good things of the Lord. These actions cause people to error and miss truly worshipping the Lord who is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Do not partake of her abominations and lies, else her plagues and judgments be upon you also!

Come out of her and into the full Word of God to live and not die! Seek diligently the truth of the Word of God. Do not hesitate or put off your decision for living according to the real 10 commandments of God (our true Father) and not the commandments of men (papa, the substitute father and his ministers.) Why would you want to replace the real commands of our Heavenly Father who is infallible, given for all mankind to follow and live by, with the commands of mere mortal man who is fallible?

Shalom,

Sis Shoshana Joy

Copyright 2009 Rise Up My Love – Shushan Eduth

The sin of the Garden of Eden is the same sin at the end time.  

Why do people call Las Vegas “Sin City”?

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…

What is the “forbidden fruit”?

Deep down inside, we all know what it is, don’t we?

The ads of harlots speak the same message: “Taste the forbidden fruit!”

Don’t you see Satan’s blatant mockery of unsuspecting man of the origin of sin or unbelief? Isn’t the way of the harlot the way to death and the way of wisdom showing the pathway to life?

Have you ever considered why carnal and sexual music, movies, pictures, and speech are so prevalent in our society today? We are here to let you know that Rock n Roll leads the way in this infiltration of such filth into the heart, minds, and soul of people who are in and of the world.  

Think, what is the fruit? The fruit of the womb is children, isn’t it? Genesis and Revelations are filled with symbols taking spiritual eyes of understanding to truly perceive what is being stated. We cannot read the Word of God like a newspaper or a dictionary, but rather, seek the inspiration behind the letter and read between the lines to know what is being stated.

Even in the Book of the Song of Solomon, King Solomon refers to “my sister, my spouse” as “my garden”. She says that she delights in him, describing him as the apple tree of the field, and he describes the “pleasant fruits,” “chief spices”, and sweet “fragrance” of her like a lily flower and a garden to satisfy his desire. Call this poetic license, but, the Word of God is explicit about the love relationship between King Solomon and the Shulamite, both called “love” and “dove”. After reading the entire book of this special song, go ahead and tell me that the King was not describing the love relationship between a husband (man) and a wife (woman)!

Any other bedroom experience besides a husband and wife in marriage is perverted because he them, male and female, make the image of God according to the Word of God. The first government was upon the shoulders of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. If this image is broken, it would not be without negative consequences. Keep in mind, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is about Christ (male / The Word of God) and His Bride (female / the virgin Church). Is it any wonder that Satan attacks the image of God so greatly, trying to minimize its influence and precedence upon the earth as an institution to keep, cherish, and remain forever holy, even according to the Lord’s  covenant, the bond of Christ and his followers as a Husband with a chaste and pure virgin made ready for her King?

No wonder Satan chose to disguise the sin in the Garden by saying that Eve ate the fruit, even an apple. This twisted the truth of the matter that caused the entire human race to fall into sin from the real original sin in the garden! Didn’t the Lord call His people “the apple of my eye”? If an apple was bad and caused all the death, heartache, and pain in the world, how can eating an apple now be good for us? Since God doesn’t change, this simply cannot be the truth of this hidden secret.

Eve put away the Word of God which removed her holy veil and took the serpent’s words into her heart. The words that the serpent spoke to her lodged into her heart as a spiritual fornication. The words were seed that entered into the womb of her mind causing her to believe that she surely would not die and that she would be like god. She should have known that she and her husband, Adam, were already in the image of God as he them, male and female, even amateur gods upon the earth. They had dominion over all things of the earth, just like God, their Father!

Eve was “beguiled” and even seduced in a sly way by the serpent. This is true of most people of the earth through things that they see and hear that are unholy and appeal to the fleshly desires of the beastly or animalistic nature of human beings. What we are going to say might shock you however it has to be spoken by someone to warn you of the dangers of singing, moving, dancing, and being influenced in a carnal direction. After you are done reading this next article in conjunction with this writing, it is our solemn hope that you would stop, think deeply, and really evaluate where the influence of inspiration your music, movies, and images that tickle your fancy really comes from – heaven or hell.

Go to this blog for more on this subject…

Hells Bells, Rock n Roll Music, and Its Fallen Influence on Christianity

Monday, Aug 10 2009 

She ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which was even the seed of the serpent himself, first in the womb of her mind and then, in her physical womb of her body, accepting the seed of the serpent. Then, she became pregnant with Cain, the first murderer known to man. The Bible declares Cain to be of the evil one. Since Adam’s father was the Lord Himself – obviously good, holy, and righteous as God – Cain could not have been the son of Adam. Sure, Eve said that she was given a man from the Lord when Cain was born. But in a natural sense, all life is from the Lord, whether good or evil. Later, Eve gave the fruit of her womb to Adam to eat and conceived Abel who was good seed like his father, Adam, and a child of God. This is why Eve is the “mother of all living” and Adam is not stated to be the father of all living in the Bible. God appointed another good seed of God from Adam, his son, in Seth after Abel was murdered by his brother, Cain, the first recorded murderer in the Word of God.

Why do you think God punished the womb of Eve (and all women born of Eve) by giving her pain during child bearing, if she just ate an apple or piece of fruit? The act and the punishment had to do with the “fruit of the womb”. Doesn’t the adulterous woman eat and wipe her mouth saying that she has done no wrong in Proverbs? Isn’t the Lord described as the tree of life and the people of God an olive tree? Is it any wonder that the Lord was the tree of life and the serpent was the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden? It is always good against evil, God against the Devil, and yin and yang. The war in Heaven became the same struggle on earth for the minds of men to be turned to the Lord and His Word or to Satan and a lie.

Why was Cain a murderer? Cain was the son of perdition. Satan (as the serpent who is evil) and Eve made love in the Garden of Eden causing the fall of man into sin or unbelief. Satan incarnated himself into the serpent – an upright creature, yet a beast, who spoke to Eve – and planted his seed into Eve before Adam did so. Remember, the serpent was “upright” and spoke to Eve, as a beast yet like a man in stature, and then, after he defiled Eve, he was cast down to eat the dust of the earth as a snake. This is why redemption has to do with accepting the Seed of God or the Word of God into your heart to manifest the Word in your life. In this, all humanity (both male and female) are female, as the church (the Bride or the wife) of God to receive and accept the seed (Word) from the Lord (Adonai, Husband), as a wife would accept the same from her husband in a natural sense.

The enemy still desires to get his thoughts, which are against God or antichrist or Anti Word, into the heart and minds of those who dwell before the Lord. What better way to do so than using a tool like music? Remember, during the time of Daniel in Babylon, the people were told to worship the image by bowing to it through all kinds of music! Sound familiar to today? No matter what type of music you have, just as long as there are Christian words or thoughts in the song, Christian people assume that it is honoring, praising, and lifting up the Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha Moshiach.)

Give it the Word test first to know if that is true or not for any given song that you hear. If the beat and type of music gets you gyrating, feeling slinky and sexy, and has a beat for heart pumping and exhilarating dancing, is the focus on the Lord and His Word or on your physical tantalization and entertainment.

Glitz and glamour of Hollywood does not have a place in the true house of worship of the King of Kings. The daughters who are at ease will have all of their fineries taken away, jewels gone, their pendants and bracelets lost, and even the well set hair turned into baldness as they sit on their ash heap during the great and dreadful day when the Lord arises for witness, plunder, and as the judge.

All fornicators and adulterers will have their part in the lake of fire, even the flames of hell, lest they repent or turn to the Word of God to be changed or transformed into new creatures in Christ. No matter what your past, if you accept His pardon for your sins, He shall forgive you and help you on your journey to serve, love, and worship Him and Him alone.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

Hells Bells Rock Music will help you to understand

how Rock n Roll has had a negative impact on true Christianity.

Go to this link to discover why…

http://www.youtube.com/user/HellsBellsRockMusic

After you watch this series of Videos, 1 to 18, you will understand that demonic influences have been infiltrated through Rock n Roll music and into the lives of all nations, tribes, and tongues, and even those who call themselves Christians in a very subtle way all over the world.

There are three spirits that will bind the tares for the burning when the earth burns as an oven (Mal 4), one of which is the spirit of Rock n Roll. The other two spirits are religious and political. Watch out for all three of these spirits which shall gather the people together for the battle of Armageddon.  

See the following blog for more info about this…

Three spirits, against the Word of God, bind the tares for the burning.

Sunday, Aug 2 2009

Isn’t Rock n Roll music carnal or fleshly in nature?

After all, look at the words “rock and roll” and tell me that it doesn’t mean something sexual?

Rock n Roll music and many other forms of popular and contemporary music lead people into idolatry. An idol is something or someone who is elevated higher in your mind than the Word of God and the Lord. The Lord your God is one Lord, there is no other god besides Him! When you idolize something, you are worshipping it, whether you realize it or not. If any thought, song, artist, performer, sport’s star, musician, actor, actress, minister, family member, or special friend or anything means more to you than God, you are forming an idol in your life and putting that idol in a higher position of importance than the Lord and His Word. This is a MAJOR PROBLEM for people today, more than one could ever imagine… for those who are religious and those who steeped in the sins of the flesh… Both can fall, fall, fall, into the abyss without even realizing that this is happening to them!

Do not be of a fallen nature by partaking in music that does not uplift the Lord and His Word into the highest place in your mind because more challenging things are happening to you than this. Most likely, you would be considered an idol worshipper, not a worshipper of the Lord, by doing so. All idols shall be cast down some time soon and only worship of the Lord will be acceptable upon the new heavens and new earth to come. The Bible even states in Ecclesiastes that “the daughters of music are brought low” when the “sound of grinding is low” and the “mourners go about the streets”. Sooner or later, the Lord’s rebuke will come forth to destroy all the idols and images that are not of God. The people shall throw them away as an unclean thing.

Think about this. Just about all of the girls, teenagers, and women of the world want to be just like the female “stars” plastered upon the TV, movie screens, billboards, magazines, and the Internet. Then, just about all of the boys and men of the world either want to be just like the male “stars” who are singers, actors, movie stars, or the like, elevated in the eyes of man or want to be in bed with the women who present themselves in ways that point to the bed chamber. To the Lord, just the thoughts this way, let alone subsequent actions along the same line, are condemning for both the women who present themselves as sex objects and the men who want to be with them to satisfy the lusts of the flesh. These are actually fallen stars, not at all the type of people that will lead anyone to and through the heavenly gates of the holy city, the New Jerusalem!

Why do you think “American Idol” and all of the other stage shows to find the next, best, and greatest performers are so popular today? These people become like gods and goddesses in the minds of people who want to be just like them! In most cases, the focus for these talented individuals do not strive to edify the Lord, but rather, uplift the individuals themselves, if not done in a way according to the true worship of the King. Plus, the media, with all of its influence, brings in truckloads of funds through entertainment, now the greatest saleable item desired by people. The idols of wood, brass, and stone do not do a thing for modern thinking people, but the “stars” of the world, who are just fallen flames leading them into the pit and death instead of life and liberty in Christ, send more people to hell than just about anything else! There is only one God and the Lord is His name, not anyone or anything else!

Use your gifts and talents for the furtherance of Kingdom of God and to help people find the gate to paradise, not to build the fallen kingdoms of man or encourage others to be a part of Satan’s kingdom on earth. You might be a pauper in this life by doing so, but isn’t eternal or everlasting life greater than the popularity, fame, and fortune? Similarly, if you are a listener, observer, and someone who likes to join in the singing and worship, don’t you want to worship the Lord and His Word, not a person, place, or thing as an idol? The Creator is greater than the creation. The Potter is higher than the clay. Your Maker should be your Husband, as shown in Isa 58. He calls His own by name. Is your name within the pages of the Lamb’s Book of Life before the foundation of the earth? Rejoice that your name is written there, if it is. A fantastic singer might sing such an incredible song or a musician dance upon the keys of the keyboard or the strings of the guitar with his fingers, but what is this compared to remaining true, pure, and holy in your rejoicing, praise, and worship to the Lord?

Beware of worshipping an image (or idol) with all kinds of music. In the Book of Daniel, all people great and small, where told to worship the image when all kinds of music was played in Babylon. We are in a repeat of this scenario in America, which is clearly the new Babylon or the nation of confusion, since she is the nation that makes the image unto the beast, as shown in Rev 13. Daniel, who was called beloved, was also very wise and could interpret dreams by the Word of God. He, as a man of the Lord, did not bend to this mandate of the King of Babylon, nor should we in this day compromise to the wiles of the devil in this delightful area called music, songs, and worship.

For more about the original sin in the Garden and

how it relates to us today and this topic, go to this link…

What is original sin? It is the oldest sin of mankind.

Believe it or not, when a person is steeped in idolatry of any kind, this is spiritual fornication because the person is accepting and receiving someone or something else higher than the Word of God, even the Lord. The Bible states to love the Lord your God will all of your heart, mind, and soul. If you love or care about another person or thing more than the Lord, you are lifting that up to a greater place of importance than the Lord. The Lord is jealous over you that you do not do that. The only object of worship should be the Lord and His Word only!

Since the Lord was “born of a virgin” and “conceived of the Holy Spirit”, not from the seed of a natural man, He is the Holy One and born without the original sin. The Lord was not born of a woman, but born of the Man, the Word of God. In other words, the Lord was not “born and shaped in iniquity” and did not come into the world speaking lies, as all the rest of mankind. By His supernatural birth, He bypassed the original sin in the garden, which points to the sexual act between a man and a woman to produce offspring. It is ironic that the Sadducees and Pharisees spoke saying that they be not “born of fornication” when the Lord spoke to them stating that they were of their “father the devil” referring to the original sin in the garden between Eve and Satan. Meanwhile, the vast majority of the Jews viewed Mary, the virgin, as a harlot who fornicated with Joseph before they married, punishable by death in those days according to the law for a woman to conceive out of wedlock, and calling the Lord a bastard child instead of the Holy One of God.

Real worship is pure, holy, and unadulterated, meaning not worldly, sexual, carnal, or seductive in any way, shape, or form. There is only one Man that a true worshipper would want to attract, entertain, and woo, and He is the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. Though traditional Christian music, Messianic worship music, and Gospel music might be boring and uneventful for some, but how does the Lord view such songs, words, and poetry? Our hope is that the Lord accepts that type of worship as sweet smelling incense before His throne. Our desire is not to bring a stench into His nostrils where we are spewed out in His anger and fury with the fire of His jealousy, a most vehement flame, even as hot as the flames of hell.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

No, this is a misinterpretation of the Word of God. Christian Sunday worship services do not replace the Sabbath Day of rest, as commanded by Moses as one of the 10 commandments. Both days, the 7^th and the 8^th, are holy, but for different reasons and fulfilling unique purposes and functions, having distinct roles in representing or typing the Lord of lords who declared Himself to be “The Lord of the Sabbath.” By the Scriptures, we would like someone to show us that the Lord and His disciples did not honor or keep the Sabbath or 7^th day of rest and instituted the 8^th day to celebrate His resurrection in its stead or in place of it. Did the Lord or His apostles throw out the 7^th day of rest, Sabbath? Absolutely not! Search the Word. You will not find this to be the situation in the Bible, our standard by which to follow the way, the truth, and the life.

The Sabbath day or the 7^th day of the week, as a day of rest, and the 8^th day, as the Resurrection day and a holy convocation, are both shown to be holy. These days point to the First Resurrection or the 1000 year Millennium reign of Christ (which would be the 14^th Day since “the beginning”) and then, the New Day, as the First Day of the week again, or the 15^th Day since “the beginning.” Just add another 7 days (or one week) to day 7 to get day 14. Add another 7 days (or one week) to day 8 and get day 15. These days are found with the Feast of Purim with day 14 and day 15 also pointing to holiness and a memorial, as two days to “remember” but in different ways.

Many Christians believe that Sunday replaces Sabbath day. However, the Lord did not switch the day of rest to Sunday, the 8^th day. When we worship the Lord as a group of believers, for a half hour to a few hours on Sunday and then, do our pleasure or any type of work for the remainder of our time that day, this is not at all a “Sabbath,” which denotes a certain and specific type of rest. The 8th day (Sunday) is a holy convocation, honored by those who worship as a congregation or an assembly, sending their praises to the King of Kings together with their licks of fire. The 24 hour day of rest, which is what Sabbath calls for, cannot be replaced by just a short Sunday worship service.

Sabbath was kept by the Lord and the Apostle Paul who both went to and preached the Word of God in the synagogue on the Sabbath, as was the custom both with Moses in the Old Testament and with Christ and His followers in the New Testament. The Lord even rested in death in the tomb on the Sabbath day (Saturday) after dying on the cross just before “even” or evening on Friday (the day of preparation for the Sabbath.) The Scripture indicates that His disciples prepared the day before Sabbath, “rested” on Sabbath day according to the commandment, and went to and preached in the synagogue during the Sabbath, both to the Jews and Gentiles.

The 7th Sabbath day is still a day of rest according to the Word. The vast majority of peoples and languages literally still have a verbal and written form of the word “Sabbath,” as the 7th day of the week, which is what we call Saturday in the Western hemisphere. This also is a long standing testimony to all nations, tribes, and tongues that the 7^th day is Sabbath (which means a day of rest) even by the name of the day in most of the cultures worldwide.

Saturday, as it is known through the Roman calendar, has been named as the “day” of “Saturn”, not Sabbath, which was changed by Rome to cloud the truth and deter people from honoring Sabbath and The Lord of the Sabbath. Saturn is known as the god of agriculture and the harvest. Obviously, this is a perversion by Satan and brought about by man who made the change, not the Lord. Think about this for a moment. If you were “The Lord of the Sabbath,” would this name change for a day of holiness and rest and its subsequent denial of the importance of the Sabbath day of rest bring joy or sorrow to your heart?

The Lord is a real, majestic, and glorious King who has anger, wrath, and jealousy – as the Husband over His wife – when she is defiled by another who fornicates and/or commits adultery with her. When she, His church, receives and accepts different seed instead of the Word of God, the Lord and His Word is rejected. Isn’t it clear that those of Rome wanted the people to worship Saturn and not the Lord by calling it the day of Saturn instead of the Sabbath day of the Lord? Sabbath means “day of rest” and is the 7^th day of each week, the 7^th Day of Creation, and the 14^th Day (7 + 7) which shall be the Millennium, the 1000 year reign of Christ and His Bride.

Seven means completion, Sheba, oath, and vow. The Gentile dispensation is completed through seven church ages. The Queen of Sheba brought her gifts to King Solomon when she saw his display of wisdom first hand and the questions of her heart were answered. When the Lord makes an oath or a vow, it is of utmost importance and shall come to pass, no matter how absurd it might seem to the human mind. Just look at the holy promise given to Abraham, the father of the faith. He and his wife believed and received the promise given by the Lord. The Melchizedek priesthood is through promise, not physical lineage, and displayed through the Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha Moshiach), King David, and Queen Esther and Mortecai! All of these terms… completion, Sheba, oath, and vow… point to the Sabbath Rest. When we accept His promises, the Lord fulfills them by His Word, and we enter into our rest by the Holy Spirit.   

Believers call the Millennium, this Day of Rest to come for 1000 years “heaven,” and that Day is indicated to be the “first resurrection” of the saints! Don’t you want to be found in the first resurrection? The Scripture in the New Testament calls the Sabbath day “a high day” because it is a shadow of the Day of great and paramount importance, called a “MEGAS” or HIGH Day, for all saints… OUR REST! When you are found worthy to be a citizen of Heaven, you will live and reign with Christ for 1000 years. That’s incredible, isn’t it? What treasures, peace, love, and rest are to be found through our Sabbath Rest to come, our 1000 year honeymoon with our Lord as His wife? Don’t you want to be there in the place of rest that has been prepared for you? We do. Are you not aware that we are at the “even” time of the ending or sunset of the 13^th day since “the beginning” and our next step, after this world has ended, is walking on the heavenly shore at the dawn of the Day of the LORD, which is also, the Day of Jerusalem, the 14^th Day? The Lord is typing the Sabbath Day again as we go into the 14^th Day where the LORD shall be honored and sit on the throne as The Lord of the Sabbath.

Out of love for the King, you can choose to honor the Lord by keeping the Sabbath (the 7^th day) holy, which truly is a 24 hour period of keeping His law, commandments, and Word in the forefront of your heart, mind, and soul, while being in a state of rest (peace in the Word of God within your soul by the Holy Spirit) and/or testifying to bring others into the Kingdom of Heaven. On Sunday, go to worship service to hear the Word of God preached and lift up your voice in praise to the King, declaring your belief in His resurrection and your promise of eternal life as one of the children of God. Do all things in the name of the Lord and with the love of God and His Word in your heart. If your pastor does not see the importance of the Sabbath, perhaps he is blinded just as you were in the past. Now that you know why you would choose to put the Lord first on the 7^th day, do so out of a good conscience toward the Lord and do not judge anyone concerning eating, drinking, holydays, and Sabbaths.

God Bless You,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

Our true Sabbath rest is to be quieted in our spirit

by the Holy Spirit residing within, not necessarily keeping certain days.

Sabbath = Day of Rest = 7^th Day / 14^th Day = Millennium Reign

The Day of Christ (He) and the Bride (She), TWO as ONE

The Honeymoon of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb

There is much more to what the Word says about Sabbath than meets the eye.

Are we suggesting that a person must keep both days, Saturday and Sunday, as holy days, or as a law or commandment? This is up to you. However, there are some hidden truths pertaining to these two days, Saturday (Sabbath) and Sunday, that are worth observing and noting. When the Lord reveals something, by His Word, it is up to each individual how he or she purposes to serve, worship, and love the King of Kings.

These two days are specifically typed to show the Millennium, 1000 year reign, (as Sabbath / Saturday / Seventh Day / 14^th Day), and the New Day, going into eternity, like our Lord’s day (Sunday / Eighth Day / 15^th Day/ First Day = Holy Convocation). It is also expressed that perhaps, though everything is up to each individual believer what they do with the revelation of this, it might be best to honor God in these ways concerning either day. From this revelation of these two days, one can easily see why any person who follows the Word of God would consider Saturday (Sabbath) as their day of rest and/or Sunday as their day of worship of the Lord, honoring the Lord’s Day. Perhaps, this is why some groups who believe the Word of God worship the Lord on Sabbath (the 7th day) and others on Sunday (the 8th day.)

If you read Leviticus 23, it is clear that the Word is pointing to the 15th day (as the first day of sabbath) with a seven day feast (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21), then, the 21st day as a sabbath of the first (Alpha) month and the seventh (Sheba/vow/oath) month. The 15th day points to the 8th day as a new beginning and a sabbath and the 21st day points to the 7th day, as a sabbath. Both the first day or eighth day represent what we call Sunday and were called a holy convocation. The 21st day represents a Sabbath day or Saturday. Again, both days were honored as holy.

How about the Jews celebrating the Feast of Purim? The Word points to day 13, 14, and 15 in the last month of Adar in the Book of Esther. Day 13 is like the 6th day, day 14 is like the 7th day, and day 15 is like the 8th day.  We are now ending the 13th day and going into the 14th day or the Millennium. Is this coincidence or is God telling us something with these days to honor Him as a memorial and for all generations?

Be aware that Sabbath was an issue during the Lord’s first coming especially for the Sadducees and Pharisees (the religious people of that day) and their practice and interpretation of keeping Sabbath. If this was an issue during the time of the Lord when He revealed Himself to Israel, it would not be surprising that this topic would be a focal point during the second coming of Christ also. The Lord had a vindicated prophet of times past that could have restored this part of the Scriptures to remember the law of Moses (Mal 4:4) and honor the Lord of the Sabbath. Perhaps, the Lord chose not to restore this part of worship so that the wheat and tares could grow together until the end.

Are you fully out of the demon nations and denominations? After all, God is asking each person to identify himself / herself as a member of His body, even the body of Christ, as a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven.  Or are you a member or citizen of the states or worldly kingdoms? If you remain one of the subjects of the governments of man, are you really out of Babylon or the world systems? This is an important step to get out of the demon nations and go into God’s holy nation as a citizen of Heaven, not being a part of the New World Order and one world government.

Perhaps, the highway of holiness in real life to totally escape from Egypt was not shown yet. Don’t be taken aback, when God wants a closer walk with Him, there might be some surprises. His glory is manifested by unusual acts and unpredictable changes through showing a brighter Light or truth of the Word. Man calls this foolish but God calls it  great for all those who believe, receive, and change as the Lord makes Himself known through His Word of truth. After all, won’t the unbelievers around you tell you that you are foolish to not take the mark of the beast because you cannot buy or sell? Of course they will! It shall be the greatest test for all mankind ever. Take the mark and live for a short time but eat and have a roof over your head, and then, die an eternal death for forsaking the Lord and the Kingdom of Heaven. Accept the mark of the Holy Spirit in your life and live forever  either to be caught away with the Lord before the Great Tribulation or give your life as a martyr during the Great Tribulation. It is your choice.

There were several topics of heightened awareness when the Lord walked as the Son of man. Here are some important doctrines, addressed by the Lord Himself, to name a few: keeping the Sabbath holy and a day of rest, baptism in the name of the Lord, true worship in Spirit and in truth, and what to do about paying tribute to God and/or Caesar. Could it be that during full restoration, the LORD shall bring further Light of the Scriptures concerning the same issues in this day, which is the Day of the Lord (He), the Day of Jerusalem (she), and the last days? When His arm of righteousness is revealed, who will be able to stand before His judgment and anger?

These above statements are an answer to the following blogs…

Should we keep the Sabbath Day holy, even the 7th day of the week?

Saturday, Jul 11 2009 

Book #22, Song of Solomon, and 22000 = Double Portion and Shushan Purim!

Tuesday, Jun 9 2009 

There are broad differences concerning Sabbath day amidst believers of the Word of God. Certain people might view keeping Sabbath day in any way as dishonoring God, yet, the original vine of the Lord, even Israel, was told to keep it holy or die. Some say it is the seal of God to keep the Sabbath day holy and others throw it out entirely, putting their foot against it, as something evil or profane, meaning nothing for their lives whatsoever! What a drastic difference concerning one of the 10 commandments. It is as far as the East is from the West, isn’t it? Do all things in the name of the Lord and out of your love for the Lord.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

Let us take a look together at this topic of Sabbath.

This is the only commandment in the Bible where several Scriptures,

exactly four verses, were used to describe keeping the Sabbath day holy.

Most of the other commandments are made up of only one line.

Here are some more Scriptures in the Old Testament speaking of the same theme of the holy Sabbath.

Ex 16:23

And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

Ex 31:14

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Ex 31:15

Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Ex 35:2

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

What are we to “remember”?

De 5:15

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

When the children of Israel, led by Moses, came out of the land of Egypt (which types the world and world systems today) what was the FIRST THING THAT THE LORD TOLD THEM TO DO when they were NO LONGER UNDER BONDAGE AS SLAVES?

“…the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day.”

Even in the Book of Malachi, speaking about the coming judgment of God by fire, we see the same admonishment…

Mal 4:4

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

When the Word says “all Israel” does this mean only natural Israel (the Jews) or spiritual Israel (the Gentile Bride of Christ) also? Maybe, we need to “remember” the commandments because, as the worm ate off the goodness from the vine, we too have forgotten the importance of all of the commandments of our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be His name. If most of Christianity does not know this to be true, do not be surprised. Now is the time of heightened iniquity, as well as the Light of the Word. Plus, many times, restoration comes in stages. If one restoration prophet came and brought it back to a certain level, maybe the LORD shall bring restoration even another step beyond that into the fullness of holiness, even to the original seed of the Word in another measure or portion at the end time.

Ne 9:14

And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

Most of the time when you view the name of Moses you will see the name of LORD with his servant’s name. Why? God spoke to Moses face to face and the 10 Commandments are for all people, for all time, and a perpetual and continual command from the Father for every dispensation of His unfolded Word to mankind. This makes inference to THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, or the Branch, that is to come upon the earth with the spirit of Moses and the spirit of Elijah!

Again, the LORD will point all people to the LAW of the Word of God and proclaim that the people have forsaken the law, precepts, and statutes of God.  Do a search of “law, statutes, and judgments” at www.BibleStudyTools.com and you will find 30 verses with these three words in it. Since His judgment is pending again, as in the days of Noah, it might be worth our thought, prayer, and serious consideration, before the earth burns as an oven, not just flooded with water. Don’t you want to know which side you are standing on when the waters shall arise again as a wall to let the children be delivered from the hands of the Egyptians as they cross the Red Sea again? God shall “make a difference” between the children of the King and the children of Satan, when the streets of gold of the holy city and the highway of holiness are revealed to all. 

Who brings the judgment and justice in the earth?

Jer 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, 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.

Don’t you want to be “hid in the day of the LORD’S anger?”

Zep 2:3

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.

Ps 27:5

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Isa 2:10

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

The “rock” is the Revelation of Christ, the Messiah, the Moshiah. Peter stood on the rock of the revealing to his heart, testifying that the Lord is the Christ, the Anointed One. Hide there from the wrath of the Lord’s anger to come upon the earth soon as a mighty fire to burn up all that is not of the Lord and unholy.

Ask yourself, when did God or the Lord ever say that any or one particular commandment of the 10 commandments were not important to us as believers of His Word? We know that coveting, committing adultery, murdering, lying, and bearing false witness are still wrong actions to do. So, why is it the thought of Christians that observance of Sabbath is dishonoring the Lord? This would be completely absurd to a true Jewish believer, including a Messianic Jewish believer. Take a look at some of these Scriptures speaking to the fact that Jesus (Yeshua), Paul, and the followers of the Lord did honor the Sabbath day.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

What did the Lord, the Apostle Paul, Mary Magdalene, and Salome do for preparation and on Sabbath day?

Keep in mind, these are all New Testament Scriptures testifying of the importance of the Old Testament admonishments concerning the Sabbath.

The Son of man, Jesus (Yeshua), is Lord of the Sabbath, even the 7^th / 14^th Day, or the Millennium reign for 1000 years where all saints “rest” from all of their labors!

Mr 2:28

Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Lu 6:5

And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And they, the Sadducees and Pharisees, watched the Lord that they might accuse him of not keeping the Sabbath. The Lord was without sin. How could He, as the Lord of the Sabbath, not keep the Sabbath? He was accused but not ever found guilty.

Mr 3:2

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

The Lord showed that it is “lawful to do good” and “to save life” on the Sabbath days.

Mr 3:4

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil ? to save life, or to kill ? But they held their peace.

The Lord TAUGHT in the synagogue ON THE SABBATH DAY!

Mr 6:2

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Why would the disciples have “preparation” if they did not keep Sabbath day and rest on that day? The preparation time is on Friday (or the sixth day) where all of the work that is needed for the Sabbath day (7^th day) is completed by no later than the even or evening time of the sixth day. This time is denoted as “even” or the evening time because Sabbath day is from sundown on Friday to sundown on Sabbath (Saturday) as a complete day. By sundown on Friday, all of the necessary preparation had to be made for the Sabbath rest to come.  Didn’t the Lord proclaim just before His death, “It is finished!” The Lord was even “at rest” on the Sabbath day, Saturday, when He was in the tomb! Was this a coincidence or the fulfillment of the Lord resting from all of His labors as the Lord of the Sabbath?

Mr 15:42

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James) and Salome – three women as a witness – all waited until the Sabbath was past before they brought their spices to anoint the Lord after He died on the cross.

Why did they observe Sabbath, as the Lord’s disciples, if the Lord did not do so Himself? These three holy women “prepared” before even (or the start of the Sabbath day rest). Then, they “rested” on “the Sabbath day according to the commandment.”

Mr 16:1

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Lu 23:56

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested * the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Even Pilate honored the request of the Jews to have the legs of the men on the cross broken in order to put their bodies in the tomb BEFORE THE SABBATH, called “an high day”, BEGAN! High means “megas” or of great importance.

Joh 19:31

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, * (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

Jesus (Yeshua) came down to Capernaum, the city of angels, a city of Galilee (the circuit), and taught them (the people) on the Sabbath days in the synagogues where the people hear the “voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day”! Notice, those that dwelled at Jerusalem and their rulers (the religious leaders) “knew him not” and these same people fulfilled the words or the Word of the prophets by “condemning him” (even Jesus / Yeshua). Didn’t Paul reason with them (Jews and the Greeks) “out of the scriptures”, “every Sabbath”, and “in the synagogue”?

Lu 4:31

And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them * on the sabbath days.

Lu 13:10

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

Ac 13:27

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read * every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

Ac 13:42

And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Ac 13:44

And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

Ac 15:21

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Ac 18:4

And he reasoned in the synagogue * * every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

The Word was to be preached during the Sabbath,

But also “prayer was wont to be made” to the Lord on this day particularly.

Ac 16:13

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

The Lord did certain things on Sabbath day and this is our best example of how to follow the commandment to keep Sabbath day holy. The Lord went to and taught the Word in the synagogues on the Sabbath, as was His custom.  Would the Lord be doing anything different on Sabbath besides trying to build the kingdom of God? Wouldn’t the Lord be sharing the kingdom of Heaven, which was found within His soul, on the Sabbath, day of rest? Or, if the Lord was alive today, would he be mowing the lawn, going to a job, building a table as a carpenter, and working for a living on that day? This is a valid question to ask. Were the religious leaders upset with the Lord working or tilling soil on that day? We do not find Him doing such things on that day, do we? Interesting, isn’t it?

Perhaps, the question should be how do we purpose to keep Sabbath day holy in concordance with the law of Moses (Mal 4:4) and as a believer of the Lord, free in the Spirit of Christ, and not under the law? Do we have a bunch of do’s and don’ts for the day, filled with laws of man, lip service of having to do certain things on the day, or do we follow the Lord’s leadership concerning the Sabbath day and do as He did? The Lord healed, spoke the Word of truth, picked corn to eat a meal on Sabbath day with His disciples, stated that He is the Lord of the Sabbath, and even rested in the grave during the Sabbath day when He gave His life for our sins!

Keep in mind, unlike other rabbis of the Word, the Lord came in His own name, instead of the name of another notable rabbi or teacher, when He taught and spoke to the multitudes out in public and to the Jews in the synagogues. This alone slighted the Sadducees and Pharisees because through the inaction of honoring another proven and respectable rabbi, when coming to speak the Word, they considered the Lord to be reprobate or not an accepted source of truth. Yet, all He brought was goodness to administer mercy and justice to the poor and needy, the simple and common people. His way of expression matched the Word of God and prophecy, but not what the religious people of the day viewed would happen with His first coming as the Messiah (Moshiach). For this reason, they wanted to accuse the Lord of not honoring or keeping the Sabbath day when He really did so, without fail, and in a perfect way.

The Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha Moshiach) is the Lord of Lords and the Lord of the Sabbath for He shall reign 1000 years in what most people call the Millennium, otherwise known as Heaven. This Day, the Seventh Day or the Fourteenth Day, shall be the First resurrection of the saints when we “rest” from all of our labors. Who are the saints? Aren’t these those that believed the Word of the Lord while they were alive on earth when fresh manna of the Word was brought to them from whom the Lord sent during that age, season, or dispensation of time?

Be sure to walk in the Light as He is in the Light. If you do not, He will leave you. Beware of any group that stays in a past Light, which was fresh unveiled Word of that time, but will not go on in the revelation when the truth is told and two or more Scriptures bear witness to its validity. What if a few Scriptures or even whole chapters of the Bible show the truth of a new unfolding of the Word, It should be heeded, respected, and treated with the fear of the Lord. Man’s words will die but the Word of God shall endure forever and always be. 

Christians might say that they are not keeping “Sunday” as a holy day, but do regularly and traditionally meet to worship on that day. This is clearing keeping a day and calling it holy, whether this is intentionally meant as this or not. This is two fold in its influence. One explanation is that the Christians met on Sunday for the resurrection or celebrating the 1^st or 8^th day. The other way is to say that they met on Sunday, off of what the pope told them to do, to intermingle with the pagan/heathen worshippers who worshipped the sun on the “day” of the “sun”, thus, called “Sunday.” One statement of worshipping on Sunday has good influence to it since the Lord resurrected on that day and the other clearly from another source. However, is it right or wrong to have Christian worship services on Sunday? It is just fine to honor the resurrection of the Lord and with good conscience toward the Lord gather for worship services on Sunday showing a holy convocation.

Man falls into the same traps time and time again: always believing God for what He did in the past, looking forward to what He shall do in the future, but miss what the Lord is doing in the present, as “I am that I am.” Watch the Scriptures for these are they that testify of the Bride of Christ and the two witnesses and how they will come and manifest the Word of God. Prophecy of the Word of God must come to pass and there are several Scriptures awaiting fulfillment in the near future. The question is are you diligently searching, seeking, watching, and looking for the next manifestation of the true anointing of Christ or hung up on just what happened in the past. God saves His greatest lights for the end and we all might be surprised who makes it to the other side in glory, who does not cross the heavenly shore, and what order each one will have in placement in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Whatever day you choose to rest in Christ and/or lift up your voice in worship to the King, it is interesting to note the the Lord did not do away with the Sabbath day of rest, but rather, honored it and kept it holy both in His life and His death on the cross and in the tomb. Obviously, the followers of the Lord believe in the resurrection which was when the Lord rose with His glorified body that shall never die. Since He arose on Sunday, our celebration of His love for us on this day is refreshing and wonderful, but if you perceive the value and merit of keeping the sabbath day holy, as shown within the 10 commandments, we would not be here to stop you from doing so! The preparation and refreshment from a Sabbath day of rest is something that we would not trade for a day just like all other days filled with the cares of this life instead of the burdens of the Lord.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

There is one main Scripture in the New Testament that most people

go to concerning not keeping Sabbath day as a holy day and a day of rest and here it is…

Col 2:16

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

How do we consider or reason with the Word concerning this Scripture?

Our rest and peace is in the Lord, not particularly by any specific day when we are new creatures in Christ. If there is no specific day to worship the Lord as Christians, what does it matter if we celebrate our love for the Lord on Saturday, Sunday, and furthermore, any day, as a group of believers? It might help you to read all of Colossians Chapter 2. Specifically, Paul admonished the Christians who were keeping holydays and Sabbaths stating that he feared for them. We are not to judge anyone through holy days, feasts, Sabbaths, eating, and drinking, because we are saved by grace, not works. The Apostle Paul would fear for their souls being placed under works, instead of grace, by going back to the law, instead of being free in the Spirit of the Lord. If you do keep the Sabbath day, as Saturday, and a day of rest, do this out of love for the Lord, not a bunch of rules, and keep the day Christ or Word centered.

But ask yourself, what did the Apostle Paul do? “As his manner was,” Paul “went in unto them” and “reasoned with them out of the scriptures” during “three Sabbath days.” We also looked to see what the Lord did concerning Sabbath, didn’t we?

Ac 17:2

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and * * three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

Whether you keep the Sabbath day holy or not, no man is to judge you about this, only the Lord. Do what you believe you must do to love the Lord with your whole heart, mind, and soul.

This same thought process of judging should be true of a man who eats meat (such as pork) and/or has drink (such as alcoholic beverages, like wine, in moderation.) The Bible never definitively stated that a person cannot have a drop of alcohol, but rather, have a little wine for your infirmities and a bishop and/or deacon should not be given over to “much” wine. Having too much wine is different from having “a little wine.” The following Scriptures speak that the deacons and aged women be “not given to much wine” and a bishop be “not given to wine.” This admonishes them against having too much wine, being in a drunken stupor throughout life, and “given” over to wine instead of the spiritual revealing of the Word made flesh in their own lives.

1Ti 5:23

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

1Ti 3:8

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Tit 2:3

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

Tit 1:7

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Listen to the words of the mother of Lemuel in Proverbs. She addresses what happens when kings are “given to much wine” speaking that when one drinks they “forget the law” and “pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted!” After all, kings should “open thy mouth” for the dumb and those who are “appointed to destruction.”

The Lord Jesus (Yeshua), the Son of man, came eating (meats) and drinking (wine.) Tell an Orthodox Jewish person that they cannot drink a drop of wine else the Lord will view them as evil and they will tell you that you are crazy!

Mt 11:19

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Lu 7:34

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

In the Bible, it is not evil to drink wine, but rather, even typed as spiritual Revelation to the soul of man, as indicated by the Last Supper where the 12 disciples were given wine as a symbol of the Blood of Christ, the Moshiach, who died for their sins and the sins of all mankind. His flesh was His body that died on the cross for you and His blood that spilled referred to the wine or the stimulation of revelation of Christ and His Word to a believer’s soul. When a person does “eat the flesh” and “drink his blood”, these activities give a person life, not death.

Why would the Lord refer to drinking wine in a positive way if it did not represent something positive for your life? His flesh now is the Word of God, as “the living bread” to guide your life. Your goal is to walk in the Light or in the unveiling of the Scriptures in this day not a day gone by. Remember, the manna in the wilderness had worms in it if a person tried to save it for a future day to eat of it. This is the same spiritually. The past opening of the Word cannot do the same thing for a person today, as it did in the past to deliver them from sin. Walk in the Light as He is in the Light.  

Joh 6:53

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Joh 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

The key to put this next Scripture into practice is to refrain from certain practices in front of someone who does not understand that serving the Lord is not just about eating (certain meats), and drinking (wine or not), and keeping certain Sabbaths necessarily, though observance of these things in the natural can be a good thing. If someone of faith believes that even a drop of wine on your pallet is evil and they might fall by it, it would be better not to “drink wine” in their presence out of respect for their soul that might “stumble”, be “offended” or could be “made weak.” In your own home, with your family, and/or your spouse, having such meats or drinks should be fine for you, as long as you do not over indulge in them which would be “gluttonous.” This is similar for someone who hosts a Jewish believer in their home. Would you serve pork ribs and/or a honey smoked ham attempting to share your favorite dinner delight? I think not! Rather than welcoming, serving, and entertaining your guest, you have now just slighted or offended them whether you meant to do so or not.

Ro 14:21

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Be careful not to add or subtract from the Word in any way. Clearly, the Lord was not a “winebibber”, but He did drink wine. Why would He turn the water into wine for his first miracle if He did not drink wine at the wedding feast?

Joh 2:9

* When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was : (but the servants which drew the water knew the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

Where will the new wine come from at the time of the end, even when the Bridegroom is at the door?

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

 Take a closer look at Psalm 80 and Song 2.

When His face shines upon them, they shall see His glory and be saved.

It is the time of the junction or the turning of the corner of the church

from one dispensation to another. When this happens, it is difficult for all.

Did you not know that in the end time, men will pull on the coat tail of a Jew stating “we will go with you” for the Lord is with them? Do not forget that the Word has its final resting place with the 144,000 when the Lord returns and shines His face upon them. This verse speaks of their restoration. Be ready for when they rise, this means that the Gentile kingdoms are falling. It shall be just like Mortecai rising to the demise of Haman when the evil was returned upon Haman’s own head.

Zec 8:23

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew *, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

Being a Christian is not just the keeping of days, but rather, having a circumcised heart toward the Lord, as our first love. Plus, Sunday, as a day of worship, which some do call it the Lord’s day, does not really fit the definition of Sabbath, which is a day of rest, not a day of work, less it be for the Lord and His purpose in helping the sheep to be healed, spiritually and physically. Jesus (Yeshua) made the hand whole and the religious leaders wanted to trap Him by declaring He was not honoring Sabbath by making the sheep every wit whole.  Follow the Lord’s lead and you will be fine.

If any person stated that keeping Sabbath as a holy day and a rest day is a futile and insignificant practice, this would be directly opposed to the law and commandment of Moses. The LORD is our Father, is He not?

Pr 6:20

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

To keep this in perspective, no matter what you choose to do with this question of the Scripture, do all things in the name of the Lord and out of love for the Lord. He is your Husband, Adonai, and you, as a chaste virgin, are the Lamb’s wife, who has made herself ready being adorned for her Bridegroom. This Scripture also refers to the commandment and the law of Moses first speaking “to love the Lord your God” as the key to following Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Jos 22:5

But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

What is found in this above verse?

“TAKE DILIGENT HEED to DO the COMMANDMENT and THE LAW!”

1)      Love the LORD your God.

2)      Walk in all his ways

3)      Keep his commandments

4)      Cleave unto him

5)      Serve him with all your heart and with all your soul

Separate yourself unto the Lord and His purpose always. Based on your Lord’s example and activities on the Sabbath day, you might choose, through your seeing of the Scriptures and what they speak to your heart, to just do the Lord’s work, being led of His Spirit, not servile work, and be in a state of rest and focused on the Word of God in your life. Isn’t every day of your life, when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, a day of rest in His Spirit for you? In all things, honor the Lord and give Him thanks and praise.

Some people who follow the Word of God – particularly, Jews, Seventh Day Adventists, and Messianic Jewish believers – keep the Sabbath, Saturday, as a holy day of the week. Most other Christians, meet in a congregational setting to worship the Lord on Sunday. Due to both days pointing to Christ (the Messiah, Moshiach), one can see that these forms of worship are different expressions of the love for the King. The seventh and the eight days are holy, but for different reasons and purposes.

If the Holy Spirit resides within you, the Spirit of truth will guide, direct, and keep your life Christ centered. The seal of God is our token today. It is the realization that the Lord resides within the tablets of your heart inside your vessel as the temple of the Lord and a member of the body of Christ, Messiah. Ask yourself, have you accepted the full Word of God for your day? If you have done so, you are in good standing with the Lord who shall ultimately judge all flesh by the Word of God.

Check yourself that you do have love in your heart for the Word, the Lord, and the people of God, which should be your first love. If you love the things of the world, the love of God is not even in you. Remember, the church of Ephesus left and lost their first love and in the end time, many hearts will wax cold due to the iniquity in the land and leave the Lord. Your marriage with the Lord is your holy covering, redemption, and ultimately, your salvation. If you leave Him and/or His Word, He will put you away in divorcement. The seal of God has to do with real love for the Lord and His Word. It also is expressed by living a life that is Word based as we walk in the Light as He is in the Light.

The mark of the beast is connected with the systems of man and the New World Order that is currently casting its shadow of blackness upon the earth to take over everything of the lives of mankind. When you give, live, think, and do everything according to these manmade systems – controlled, lead, and designed by Satan – we fear for your outcome with the Lord.

Get out of Babylon before you cannot and will be damned with the great harlot who is deceiving the entire earth. Do not drink the wrath of the wine of her fornication and be judged with her. Her end is desolation, destruction, death, and the lake of fire, she and all of her children. If you live and die by anything or any word that is against or different from the Word of God, rather than taking and heeding the Word of God as paramount in your life, you will be deceived by the antichrist.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love

Will you be in the Light, as He is moving in the Light?

What shall happen if further Light does come - to bring unity of the Gentiles and the Jews to see eye to eye with the return of Zion and even the restoration of that which was lost – will it be found in the heart of believers that take every word of messengers of previous ages, as the Word, above or instead of the current unveiling of the Bible itself?

Bro Branham was a completely vindicated and true Voice of God for the 20^th century, but are we to treat every word that he brought through what is called “The Message of the Hour” as high or higher than the Word of God Itself? The Message was brought through a true servant of God who was proven to be true by the Word of God.  However, if we take all of the words of the Message as precedence over the Word of God, this is a grave error made by many people. Some followers take this to an extreme and even believe that this servant will resurrect and lead us into the rapture now. This is putting the Message and the man of God higher than the Word of God itself. 

Was every word of his Message “thus saith the Lord”? If you had the Word of God, the Bible itself, or the Message of Bro Branham, which would you choose? Did the prophet say read and listen to my words each day and pray or say ‘read your Bible and pray each day’ to get closer to God? Even he spoke saying that in order to get closer to God, a believer should read the  Bible and pray every day. Yet, how many people do this of any Christian church? At such a time as this, you had better do that, or else you will miss Him and the Word made flesh today.

Bro Branham, was a prophet, but he was still a man. Men do make mistakes from time to time, as does any son, daughter, servant, or prophet of God. Just because someone is a prophet does not mean that he is infallible. The pope claims to be infallible, but Bro Branham never made such a claim, stating that if anyone makes him or his words higher than the Lord, this person is making him to be antichrist. Our brother was completely for Christ and the true anointing of the Word of God made manifest during the time that he lived upon the earth, as a faithful and true servant of the Lord! Do not make him or any minister of the Word of God your idol. When you put anyone or anything above the Word of God, you are making an idol of worship instead of worshipping God and His Word.

Are we to be without any further Revelation coming in another time frame, 40 plus years down the road after he, the 7th angel, came? Look at John the Baptist when he came, then, Jesus came and did bring another revelation, furthering the uncovering of Light to the peoples. Was this welcomed or rejected by most religious leaders and people of the day? Who brought about the salvation of the world, John the Baptist or Christ Himself?

Yes, unity and harmony shall be achieved, according to the Word of God,

not what man has interpreted the Word to be.

God shall cut the time short because, if He did not,

no flesh would be saved and even the very elect might be deceived.

The short work is upon us and the threshing instruments ready

to be put into the field for harvest.

The treading of grapes seems quite cut and dry…

tares and wheat are separated or divided.

Unity is always by the Word, not man’s interpretation of the Word, which can always go off and away from the bull’s eye or center of the target over time… history proves that this is what is most likely to repeat itself. The Pharisees, who think they know it all, teach the sheep their version of the Word, and then, the people are deceived again, taking the word of man over the Word of God. And still others take the words of a minister or a chosen servant of God, calling every word the Word of God, and put that word above the Word of God, making him an idol.

There is a mixed multitude everywhere of real believers, make believers, and true believers - every church, every city, every state, every nation - God does the separating, not man. We will be judged by the Word of God that came to each person and how we accepted or rejected the Word.

In His Service,

Bro Stephen and Sis Shushan (Shoshana Joy)

Copyright 2009 Shushan Eduth – Rise Up My Love