The prophesy of Joel and of David

Joel prophesied about the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit to be sent many years before Messiah came to walk on the earth.

Joel 2:28-31 “And after this it shall be that I pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men dream dreams, your young men see visions. “And also, on the male servants and on the female servants I shall pour out My Spirit in those days. “And I shall give signs in the heavens and upon the earth: blood and fire and columns of smoke, the sun is turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahuah.

In Acts 2:16-20 Peter the apostle confirms the fulfilment of prophesy spoken by Joel regarding the Spirit; ‘And it shall be in the last days, says Elohim, that I shall pour out of My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams, and also on My male servants and on My female servants I shall pour out My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. ‘And I shall show wonders in the heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapour of smoke. ‘The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and splendid day of Yahuah.

 

The Spirit is given to all who repent and walk with Yahuah – this prophesy is fulfilled!

Dreams, visions and prophesies are ongoing – this prophesy is half fulfilled!

Blood, fire and the sun turn to darkness plus moon to blood has not happened yet – this prophesy still to happen.

Then, once this has all played out, the great and awesome day of Yahuah will come to be!

The prophesy of David: Psalm 16:8-11 I have set Yahuah always before me; because He is at my right hand I am not shaken. Therefore, my heart was glad, and my esteem rejoices; my flesh also dwells in safety. For You do not leave my being in the grave, neither let Your Kind One see corruption. You show me the path of life; In Your presence is joy to satisfaction; At Your right hand are pleasures forever.

David is speaking about the Messiah; If you read these verses carefully you notice David speaking about been saved, walking in His presence and having everlasting life.

In Acts 2:25-28 Peter the apostle confirms the fulfilment of prophesy spoken by David; “For David says concerning Him, ‘I saw Yahuah before me continually, because He is at my right hand, in order that I should not be shaken. ‘For this reason, my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad, and now my flesh shall also rest in expectation, because You shall not leave my being in the grave, nor shall You give Your Kind One to see corruption. ‘You have made known to me the ways of life, You shall fill me with joy in Your presence.’

Again, reading these verses carefully, Peter and the other apostles knew David was speaking about the Messiah when David spoke this prophesy.

Peter tells us that David was also a prophet in verse 30-31 “Being a prophet, then, and knowing that Elohim had sworn with an oath to him: of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Messiah to sit on his throne, foreseeing this he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah, that His being was neither left in the grave, nor did His flesh see corruption.

Heavenly Father made a promise to David regarding the Messiah and we now know that He keeps His promise and the Messiah has come.

HalleluYah, praise the Almighty forever.

Messiah spoke to the prophet Zechariah regarding Himself (Messiah) and the Set-apart (Holy) Spirit in Zechariah 12:10-11, “And I shall pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of favour and prayers. And they shall look on Me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son. And they shall be in bitterness over Him as a bitterness over the first-born. “In that day the mourning in Jerusalem is going to be great, ……

 

The city of transgression

If you have studied your Bible, you would know that Yahuah is slow to anger and very patient with His children. Father sent prophets to His children to warn them of their wrong doings and through His prophets told the people to turn back and walk His righteous path. Many times, the Israelites would not listen to the prophets and continued with their sinning. After many years of warnings, the people would still ignore the prophets. Then Father would have no choice but to bring His wroth on them.

What had occurred in those times (Old testament) has been written down for us in the scripture so that we take note of what happened to those rebellious people and not make the same mistakes. What happened in the Old times is not just a story but it is still applicable today, warnings from Yahuah for us to turn away from sinning.

If we keep on ignoring these warnings, we will follow the same path as those rebellious Israelites of old did.

The prophet Jeremiah went about Jerusalem and warned the people of what will happen to the city if they do not turn away from their sinful living. We too must take note of Jeremiah’s warning and not be part of the cities sins we live in.

Jeremiah wrote in Lamentations 1 about the destruction of the city of Jerusalem because the people allowed sin to overtake the city. Jeremiah tells of the city been unclean, allowing adultery (whoring), people betraying each other, the feasts were not been kept, the priests allowed the temple to be defiled, wickedness was ignored, the rulers of the city became passive and greedy, the wicked were mocking the city people and many enemies were allowed to enter the city without anybody doing something.

 

Because of this Jeremiah was in pain and suffered for the people (verse 11-15). In verse 16, Jeremiah cried because of what happened to the city.

Then I look at our world and the sin in our cities, and see no difference! Once upon a time these cities kept the Word of Yahauh but they are becoming like the Jerusalem of old. Al sorts of sin are occurring in our cities which is against our Savour Yahusha’s (Jesus) Word.

Even so-called believers find this to be acceptable like example; prostitution, adultery, homosexuality, blaspheming, rebellious children, parents drinking/drug use, drugs sold at every corner, slander, greed, no discipline of children/grown-ups and so on.

Don’t you think at one time the cities are going to be given over to our enemies? Is this not already in progress and becoming worse every day! Is Yahusha giving us time to turn back to the will of Yahuah. Should we as believers sit back and say or do nothing or are, we supposed to warn others just like the prophets did.

Take time to study the fall of Jerusalem (read the history), it will shake your inner soul as to what those people had to go through and that all because they ignored the warnings.

 

The days of old coming back

I feel so sad after reading Lamentations chapter 2. This chapter is about the sins of His people, the sadness of Yahuah and Him removing of His protection from the people because of their sins.

Verse 1-2 is the wrath against the sinful people. Even the governments and leaders are been given over to their own will. In verse 2 He has withdrawn His protection from His people. Just imagine what these people had done unto Yahauh for Him to take His protection away! It must have been very bad!

O Father please let us wake-up today and turn away from our sinful living so that You do not take your protection away from us.

In verse 6-8 He has made the people forget the Sabbath rest and allowed the enemy to infiltrate the fellowship assemblies of the people.

My goodness! We have also forgotten the Sabbath rest and false doctrines have entered the assemblies.

Verses 9, the commands of Yahuah have also been forgotten. Many churches are teaching the people today that the commands are no longer required.

Verse 12-13 is talking about hunger and death that followed!

Verse 14 the prophets where not warning the people and not telling the truth.

How many pastors/priests are warning and telling the truth today. How many today is preaching words from themself and not speaking the truth from the Bible!

The priests did the same in those days and because they preached falsely, Yahuah allowed the enemies in!

Are your eyes and hears open? Can you see and hear this happening to us today! Is Yahusha allowing this to happen to our country! Does this not make you sad! I am sad!

Arise; cry out to Yahuah for mercy! Turn back to Him! Tell your friends, your family, your neighbour and whoever to turn away from sin so Yahusha can heal us and our land.

A lesson to be learned

Do we learn from history or do we keep on making mistakes from the passed! The prophet Jeremiah tells us about the destruction of Jerusalem in the book of Lamentations due to the sins of the city.

Does history repeat itself? In most causes it does because people do not learn from the previous generation mistakes.

If you are a believer in Yahusha then you need to take note of the people of Yahuah and their history!

Today as believers we need to read our scripture of the past mistakes the believers made and not repeat them.

Many believers today are taught that Yahusha took all the sins upon Him and now we can carry on sinning once we have repented as He carries the sins we do every time. We are under the impression we can keep on sinning without any consequences of the sins we do.

Yahusha has been there from the beginning of time, He does not change! He is not like a chameleon that changes colour when He is in a different place or times.

  

When I read Lamentations 5:1-18, I wonder if we are going through the same things as what Jerusalem went through: land and houses been given over to strangers (verse 2), children are orphans, having no father and mothers are alone (verse 3), we are paying for water to drink (verse 4), we have pressure from work and we work without rest (verse 5) and we get help (food) from other countries to feed ourselves (verse 6). Strangers are ruling us, food is overpriced, and heat/drought is becoming worse (verse 8-10). Murder is becoming rampant and elders are no longer been respected (verse 12). Has our joy ceased, are we sadder then dancing? Have we become a nation of sickness and is our land becoming a waste (verse 15-18)? Or is our Heavenly Father the Creator of all still our Almighty God! Is He still our First Love!

 

Jeremiah asks Father in verse 20-22, if He has forgotten them and he asks Father to turn them back to Him so they can worship Him like in the old days.

Have You completely rejected us; the prophet asks?

My fellow believer, please take note of history so we do not make the same mistakes.

Repent and turn back to Yahuah through Yahusha (Jesus).  

Thomas wanted proof

 

John 20:24-25 but Thomas, called the twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Yahusha (Jesus) came, so the other taught ones (disciple) said to him, “We have seen the Master.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the imprint of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I shall by no means believe.”

Thomas walked with Yahusha and therefore knew Him. But he wanted proof that Yahusha was alive!

 

John 20:26-28 and after eight days His taught ones were again inside, and Thomas with them. Yahusha came, the doors having been shut, and He stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Bring your finger here, and see My hands. And bring your hand and put it into My side – and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Master and my Elohim!”

Thomas only believed after he felt the scars of His crucifixion.

Messiah told him “Because you have seen Me, you have believed – verse 29.

What about us today: How do we believe without seeing Him? Messiah said to Thomas in John 20:29 about us today that have not seen Him in the flesh: “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

 

Many of us like Thomas want proof of the living Messiah! But we do have proof! Remember Thomas saw, heard and touched the Messiah with his eyes, his ears and his hands.

How do we see, hear and touch Him?

The difference is that Thomas did not have the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit but today believers that have repented and accepted the Messiah is given the Spirit from Heavenly Father.

 

Through the Set Apart (Holy) Spirit we see, hear and touch Messiah.

Be one as They are One

Yahusha Messiah was praying to Father and this is what He asked Him: Set-apart Father, guard them in Your Name which You have given Me, so that they might be one, as We are – John 17:11.

Messiah is asking that those who follow Him truly and are called out, be one as they (Father and Son) are One.

Yahusha (Jesus) is pleading for unity among His taught ones, His flock, to be united (echad). Messiah also says “guard them in Your Name.” What Name was Yahusha referring too?

Messiah is confirming in this verse (and many other verses in John chapter 17) that Father, which many Christians call God, has a Name and Messiah was telling the people that were with Him the Father’s Name.

1 Chronicles 28:8 “And now, before the eyes of all Israel, the assembly of Yahuah, and in the hearing of our Elohim, guard and seek all the commands of Yahuah your Elohim, so that you possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.

Very important to note in this verse: “the assembly of Yahuah” of Israel (you and me) who are keeping and seeking His commands. This is what we actually should be known as “Congregation of Yahuah.” Named after the Father!

 

2 Chronicles 6:33 then hear from the heavens Your dwelling place, and do according to all which the foreigner calls to You for, so that all the people of the earth know Your Name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and to know that this House which I have built is called by Your Name.

Again, all will know His Name and will be one with Him.

Ephesians 3:14-16 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Master Yahusha Messiah, of whom every family in Heaven and on earth is named, that He may give you, according to the riches of His glory, by His power to become mighty in the inward man through His Spirit…

Would we not then expect to see the Father’s Name in His Son’s Name, and also in the name of His chosen ones, His covenant people?

Read 2 Chronicles 6:33 and Ephesians 3:15 together and notice the same message: All will know His Name and will be one in Him.

 

2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people upon whom My Name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I shall hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin and heal their land.

Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: Yahuah our Elohim, Yahuah is one! “And you shall love Yahuah your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might.

Israel (you and me), Father Yahuah and Messiah Yahusha are One.

 

John 17:21-23 so that they (Israel- you and me) all might be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, so that they (Israel – you and me) too might be one in Us, so that the world might believe that You have sent Me. “And the esteem which You gave Me I have given them, so that they might be one as We are one, “I in them, and You in Me, so that they might be perfected into one, so that the world knows that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Messiah is saying “might be one” this is because nobody is forced to follow Yahusha, it is all free will to be one with Them.

John 17: 26“And I (Messiah) have made Your Name known to them (you and me), and shall make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me might be in them, and I in them.”

Has Yahusha made Father’s Name known to you?

Are you one in Him?

Do you really believe!