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Tue 24 Jun, 2003 10:48 am
Children of Israel
The only way to reveal the deception we suffer is to look to the Old Testament. The ?'bible', though it certainly contains God's Word, is a limited version the same. It is, in many ways, less than it should be, and in others more than it aught to be.
I point this out only to reveal how the faithful are being deceived. The faith of many millions upon millions of men and women was formed in the Bible. The book that was put together under command of a group of men who concluded that only they best knew what Christians should know about God, His creation, and Israel's Prophets.
In the 4th Book of Ezra, a ?'Pseudepigrapha' of the Israelite Prophets, notes that after Jerusalem's first fall, all the works of the prophet's and God's Word had been destroyed. In order to restore the books and the knowledge of God, 94 books had to be rewritten and this was well before the time of Jesus' life on earth. There are only 24 of these books in the Old Testament. What do the other 70 contain? What mysteries are revealed within them? What questions are answered? If 94 books are the original collection of the Hebrew Scriptures, why does the Roman ?'Canon' only have 24?
Understanding that the bible, although certainly the word of God, it is the word of God in ?'part'. The New Testament plainly speaks of our inability to see the deception of our case. We are the blind led by the blind. Blinded eyes; seeing without seeing, deaf ears; hearing without hearing.
Because of the Council of 364, we are blind. The ?'good intention' of a few men, has blinded the entire world, bringing Revelation 12:16 to light: "
the devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world
"
Revelations says here, in present tense, that Satan deceives the whole world. How can the entire world be deceived? This is part and parcel of the lie. The apostles bemoan the ?'teaching for doctrine the commandments of men'. In Matthew 15:9.' Even further, in Colossians 2:22-23 we read that these doctrines of men, although they provide wisdom in worship and humility, they do not show how we can resist the whiles of the flesh.
What can that mean? Who exactly are the apostles referring to? The churches back then? Or the churches of the present? This scripture so plainly states the truth, but the blindness of our eyes cannot allow us to see it. Without the knowledge of the other 70 books of Israel, our eyes cannot see the truth of it.
But the other questions beckon from the depths of the mind: "what has been hidden from us?"
Part of the lie is hidden by the fact that the Old Testament truly is the revelation of God to Man. But the lie hides the vastness of God's word. It blinds the eyes to the truth we have been searching for all our lives. It dulls our ears to the truths we have been hearing preached to us. But it points us towards God. Towards the Light at the end of the tunnel. But for the lack of information, we cannot attain the light because the tunnel never ends.
We have read the bible numerous times, seeing scripture condemn our actions yet unable to recognize its truth. The bible states that the truth will make us free, so what is truth? And what does it free us from?
"In vain do they worship Me. This race draweth night unto Me with their mouths, yet their heart is far from Me.' It will not be because the believers in God did not want their hearts to be close to Him. It will be because they did not know ?'how' to bring their hearts to him. The most important thing to realize is that this continues to be the case until today.
The blind cannot lead the blind. Yet, we have mastered the art brilliantly.
Even as the Prophets of God travel the earth, and has out sold every book ever printed all totaled together, it is only a small part of the truth of God. It does not even begin to offer us the information Israel was privy to before the Council convened.
Revelations reveals that Satan, the Enemy, deceives the whole world, and even though the truth is staring each of us right in the face, we can't see it. Part of this is because we don't know our history. Not that it is any fault of our own but because we have not been taught it. We have forgotten were we come from. We have forgotten who we were. We have forgotten that this land is not our land and its freedoms are not our own.
We only know slavery. We only know hatred. We only know fear, sadness, and reproach. We only know what our captors would have us to know about God, and we eagerly accept their version of events without thought. Our homeland is ravaged by wars and the same people who taught us 'goodness and mercy shall follow me', let thousands and thousands of innocents die. Our eyes are turned away from what is important to what is not. Our hearts are filled with what is heavy, and empty of what is not. Our minds are focused on the future-which is not-leaving us ignorant of the now, which is.
Jesus taught us to ignore the world as though we were dead to it, and here, we forcefully do the opposite, and wonder why so many are dying. Why so many suffer. Why our people have suffered. We focus on the conditions of our own lives but not on those of others. We are not concerned for our spiritual lives, our material lives take precedent. We are easily swayed from the goal of eternal life by transitory things and physical contentment, forgetting that these things are, indeed, transitory.
Why is our history missing? Why are we here? In America? What did we do to bring such misery upon ourselves? We have cried with all our souls to God, pleading for mercy, but we know not from whom because we have not seen our enemy. We see our blood, we see our bodies, we feel the pain and suffering and the terror. Yet we still fail to see that it is we who have turned upon ourselves. We blame the white people for our problems and yet we are most likely to turn to them than to our own for solutions.
We are most likely to turn to the world for our answers than to Jehovah God, who is not of the world. The world is outside, Jehovah is within. The world is visible, God is invisible. God is Love, Light, and Life. This world is Hate, Darkness, and Death.
As long as we remain focused on the world instead of God, on the outside instead of the in, we remain blind and oblivious to Truth. Over the last four hundred years we have developed from a people of ignorance and slavery to one of brilliance and accomplishment. Yet still we wander. Lost. Bewailing our present condition, seeking something more than the crumbs we have. Now, we know where we come from. We know that there is more to our history than slavery. We know that this land is not our own.
Yet, we have settled into the thorns that entangle us, feigning comfort, as our life force bleeds away through our wounds. Lethargic with blood loss, we no longer seek to free ourselves. The pain is manageable now. Oblivion will soon come.
It is not hard to see such a person thus entangled, gazed upon by men and women as a spectacle. These see the fallen man, different from them. Powerful. Feared. Regal. Yet, in his delirium he has forgotten himself, and in his forgetfulness they exercise false power over him. Beguiling him with sweet words of support and help, yet none move to aid him.
Marcus Garvey stirred him and renewed his spirit. Reminding the fallen warrior of his past. Reminding him of the crown that was his. Reminding him of the greatness that he once was. Calling to him to rise up and free himself from his ignominy. Our homeland awaits us. Our God Jehovah beckons to us. Out of the darkness, and into the light. From many nations into One. From the scattered flock to a single fold.
Ezra, Jeremiah, and Isaiah speak of Israel and Judah, and we blacks are only just now beginning to realize that this is our reality. That we are Judah and Israel. Solomon passed the seed and Throne of David to his firstborn son, born to Queen Makeda of Sheba. God passed the promise of His covenant to Ethiopia with the safe passage of the Ark to Ethiopia with King David or Menyelek I.
This is our history. We are the scattered flock of Israel. We have the Promise of God.
If we sought the truth of our history in the way we educated ourselves of everyone else's, we would witness the power of a united people. If we sought the Father with the same diligence we bestow upon our careers, we would have long ago run from the horror of our existence to the glory of His mercy and redemption.
We used to dream of Jubiloh, but now the word has passed from our memories. It no longer brings a cry of desire, only a question. The dream will soon be fulfilled; God will surely redeem Israel and those who turn to him in Truth. Read the Prophets with new eyes and see why you must soon do so. There is no such thing as coincidence. The Judgment is nigh. God is coming. He will reveal the truth to you Himself.
Psalm 89.
Jeremiah 23; 5-8
Isaiah Chapters 48 and 49.
As for what you may not have:
The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Volume One. Charlesworth; Doubleday ISBN 0-385-09630-0
Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs: Simeon chapter 18:1-14
"When vengeance will have come upon them from the Lord, the priesthood will lapse.
And then the Lord will raise up a new priest to whom all the words of the Lord will be revealed. He shall effect the judgment of truth over the earth for many days.
And his star shall rise in heaven like a king; kindling the light of knowledge as day is illumined by the sun."
And he shall be extolled by the whole inhabited earth; he shall take away all darkness from under heaven, and there shall be peace in all the earth. The heavens shall greatly rejoice in his days and the earth shall be glad; the clouds will be filled with joy and the knowledge of the Lord will be poured out on the earth like the water of the seas. And the angels of glory of the Lord's presence will be made glad by him. The heavens will be opened, and from the temple of glory sanctification will come upon him, with a fatherly voice, as from Abraham to Isaac."
And the glory of the Most High shall burst forth upon him. And the spirit of understanding and sanctification shall rest upon him. For he shall give the majesty of the Lord to those who are His sons in truth forever. And there shall be no successor for him from generation to generation forever. And in his priesthood the nations shall be multiplied in knowledge on the earth, and they shall be illumed by the grace of the Lord,
but Israel shall be diminished by her ignorance and darkened by her grief."
In his priesthood sin shall cease and lawless men shall rest from their evil deeds,
and righteous men shall find rest in him. And he shall remove the sword that has threatened since Adam, and he will grant to the saints to eat of the tree of life.
The spirit of holiness shall be upon him. And Beliar shall be bound by him."
And he shall grant to his children the authority to trample on wicked spirits.
And the Lord will rejoice in his children; he will be well please by His beloved ones forever. Then Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will rejoice, and I shall be glad,
and all the saints shall be clothed in righteousness."
Further, Testament of Judah: Chapter 24 and 25:
"And after this there shall arise for you a Star from Jacob in peace: and a man shall arise from my posterity like the Sun of righteousness, walking with the sons of men in gentleness and righteousness, and in him will be found no sin. And the heavens will be opened upon him to pour out the spirit as a blessing of the Holy Father. And he will pour the spirit of grace on you. And you shall be sons in truth, and you will walk in his first and final decrees. This is the Shoot of God, the scepter of my kingdom, and from your root will arise the Shoot, and through it will arise the rod of righteousness for the nations, to judge and to save all that call on the Lord."
And after this Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be resurrected to life and I and my brothers will be chiefs (wielding) our scepter in Israel: Levi, the first; I, second, Joseph, third; Benjamin, fourth; Simeon, fifth; Issachar, sixth, and all the rest in their order. And the Lord blessed Levi; the Angel of the Presence blessed me, the powers of glory blessed Simeon; the heaven blessed Rueben; the earth blessed Issachar; the sea blessed Zebulon; the mountains blessed Joseph; the Tent Blessed Benjamin; the lights blessed Dan; luxury blessed Naphtali; the sun blessed Gad, the olive tree blessed Asher."
And you shall be one people of the Lord, with one language. There shall no more be Beliar's spirit of error, because he will be thrown into eternal fire. And those who died in sorrow shall be raised in joy; and those who died in poverty for the Lord's sake shall be made rich; those who died on account of the Lord shall be waken to life. And the deer of Jacob shall run with gladness; the eagles of Jacob shall fly with joy, the impious shall mourn and sinners shall weep, but all peoples shall glorify the Lord for ever."
Testament of Dan; Chapter 5:
"Observe the Lord's commandments, then, my children, and keep His Law. Avoid wrath, and hate lying, in order that the Lord may dwell among you, and Beliar may flee from you. Each of you speak truth clearly to his neighbor, and do not fall into please and troublemaking, but be at peace, holding to the God of peace. Thus no conflict will overwhelm you. Throughout all your life love the Lord, and one another with a true heart. For I know that in the last days you will defect from the Lord, you will be offended at Levi, and revolt against Judah; but you will not prevail over them. An angel of the lord guides them both, because by them Israel shall stand."
To the extent that you abandon the Lord, you will live by every evil deed, coming the revolting acts of the gentiles, chasing after wives of lawless men, and you are motivated to all wickedness by the spirits of deceit among you. For I read in the Book of Enoch the Righteous that your prince is Satan and that all the spirits of sexual promiscuity and of arrogance devote attention to the sons of Levi in the attempt to observe them closely and cause them to commit sin before the Lord."
My sons will draw close to Levi, will participate with them in all manner of sins; and with the sons of Judah they will share in greed, like lions snatching what belongs to others. Accordingly you will be led off with them into captivity; there you will receive all the plagues of Egypt, and all the evils of the gentiles."
Therefore when you turn back to the Lord, you will receive mercy, and he will lead you to his holy place, proclaiming peace to you. And there shall arise for you from the tribe of Judah and Levi the Lord's salvation. He will make war against Beliar; he will grant the vengeance of victory as our goal. And he shall take from Beliar the captives, the souls of the saints; and he shall turn the hearts of the disobedient one to the Lord, and grant eternal peace to those who call upon Him."
And the saints shall refresh themselves in Eden; the righteous shall rejoice in the New Jerusalem, which shall be eternally for the glorification of the God. And Jerusalem shall no longer undergo desolation, nor shall Israel be led into captivity, because the Lord will be in her midst living among human beings. The Holy One of Israel will rule over them in humility and poverty, and he who trusts in Him shall reign in truth in the heavens."
Re: Children of Israel
soul_doctor73 wrote:...Understanding that the bible, although certainly the word of God...
Since you know so much, perhaps you will share how you know this to be the case?
Oh, oh-oh-oh, The Is-ah-raelites . . .
I get up in the morning
slaving for bread sir,
so that every mouth can be fed,
oooh, oooh mi Israelites.
Mi wife an' ma kids
them a pack up an'a leave me,
"darling" she said "I was yours to be seen",
oooh, oooh mi Israelites.
Cho! shirt dem a tear-up
trousers a go,
I don't wan' to end up like Bonny and Clyde,
ooh, oooh mi Israelites.
After a storm there must be a calm,
you catch me in your farm,
you sound your alarm,
oooh, oooh mi Israelites.
The New Testament has about 30+ extant books of 'Apocrypha'. The bible itself has about 27 or so books of NT.
The Israelite Scriptures has a total of 94 books, 70 of which are Pseudepigrapha. The 24 'canonical' books of the Roman authorized bible are merely part of these.
fresco got dem good shid in da Bibo. Him find plenny much good word dere,
sou doctah, why yo all beshiddin up wifn us folk. We doan mean no hurtin yo. HAH?
hey sou man , yo ever makin reaD AT DERE bOOKA jEEROME?hah?
ME NEEDER
Long live Desmond Dekker!!
ya man he be da king a ska,Smokem ifn yo gottem
Psst....hey, if I tell this dude I believe him, and say I will convert the rest of you, do you think he will go away?
don be 'gartin that sacrament, pass that jug on 'round.
um well cav it will cost you $$ up front.
not with your blackboard there cav. Its a dead giveaway that you cannot be trusted with his message.
The more fantastic an ideology or theology, the more fanatic its adherents
Wait, I think I know this dude....I saw him in front of Massey Hall while we were waiting to see Lou Reed. He was preaching out of a refrigerator box with a bottle of cheap Canadian sherry, and once in a while would fall down and writhe around the box. Best free entertainment I've seen in a while...
And given the narrow seats and steep stairs in Massey Hall, it was undoubtedly a much more comfortable performance . . . nice neighborhood that theater's in . . . the ol' Reverend Doctor Soul here would fit right in . . .
Lou at Massey was one of the best shows I've ever seen
Hey guys the man is trying to save your souls. Man is he in the wrong place.
I prefer my prophets drunk and disorderly....like Bukowski.
Claude Hooper Bukowski
He hides in the movies, pretends he's Felini
And Antonioni and also his countryman Roman Polanski . . .