Threaten

Are you threaten by whoever when you speak the truth! When you speak the word of truth, the truth of Messiah, are you rejected, ignored or even threatened!

Well this is what happened to Peter and John when they obeyed Yahuah (Heavenly Father) and spoke the truth. They were thrown in prison, and then they stood in court the next day and were threaten not to preach the word or to say the Messiah’s Name.

This was because they were preaching the good news gospel and healing the sick in the Messiah’s Name. In court the high priest asked them “By what power or in what Name did you do this?” – Acts 4:7.

 

They answered “in the Name of Yahusha (Jesus) of Nazareth this one was healed” (the lame person) – Acts 4:8-10.

Peter said to them, “there is no other Name under the heaven given among men by which we need to be saved” – verse 12.

Then in verse 13-17, the court consulted with one another and said we cannot deny that a miracle was done but we need to stop this spreading further and we need to strongly threaten them not to speak no more of this Name.”

They called them in and forbid them ever to speak or teach in the Name of Yahusha – Acts 4:18.

Peter and John answered this to them “We have to obey Elohim rather than men, for it is impossible for us not to speak the truth” – verse 19-20.

The court released them but not after they were threatened by them again – verse 21.

 

Peter and John had no fear of these threats! What will you do if you are threaten not to speak the Name of Messiah?

This is something to think about!

This is a test we all may go through one day!

Peter said in Acts 4:11 “This is ‘the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’

Yahusha said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone. This was from Yahuah, and it is marvellous in our eyes’? – Matthew 21:42.

Where in the scripture is mentioned about the cornerstone and who is the cornerstone?

Peter says to the court the stone was rejected by you builders which is now the chief cornerstone. David tells us in Psalm 118:22-23 the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner-stone.

This was from Yahuah, it is marvellous in our eyes. David was speaking about the Messiah; in fact, the whole of Psalm 118 is speaking of the Messiah.

Psalm 118 is prophesying about Messiah to come, the Saviour (Deliverer) of Yah. This revelation about Messiah precedes the great “Law Psalm,” Psalm 119, for unless we are first declared righteous through belief in Him, we would have difficulty in saying, “Oh how I love Your teaching!” (Psalm 119:97).

David said in Psalm 118:14, 21 and 25 my deliverance and save me, meaning we need a Saviour.

Moses and Israel sang a song, Exodus 15: 2 “Yah is my strength and song, and He has become my deliverance (Saviour).

 

Also read Isaiah 12:2, in both these scriptures one might see it as a Messianic prophecy of the Messiah to come: The Saviour of Yah – giving us an indication of Messiah’s Name and what His Name means!

 

This identifies the True Messiah, as does Deuteronomy 18:18-20 ‘I shall raise up for them a Prophet like you out of the midst of their brothers. And I shall put My Words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. ‘And it shall be, the man who does not listen to My Words which He speaks in My Name, I require it of him. ‘But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My Name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other mighty ones, even that prophet shall die.’

The Messiah, as confirmed in Acts 3:22-26, and Acts 7:37. This identifies the True Messiah for us.

 

“For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘Yahuah your Elohim shall raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers. Him you shall hear according to all matters, whatever He says to you. ‘And it shall be that every being who does not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ “And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those following, have also announced these days. “You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which Elohim made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.’ “To you first, Elohim, having raised up His Servant Yahusha, sent Him to bless you, in turning away each one of you from your wicked ways” (Acts 3:22-26). “This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘Yahuah your Elohim shall raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers. Him you shall hear’ (Acts 7:37).

Yahusha confirmed this fact in seven places in John, namely in John 3:34, 7:16, 8:28, 8:40, 12:49, 14:24, and 17:8 – His teachings (words, commands) are identical to those of His Father.

When we as a believer in Yahusha are threaten or prosecuted because of our belief or because we are talking the truth then we should pray as the disciples prayed when they were threatened.

They prayed the following: Acts 4:24-30 and having heard that, they lifted up their voice to Elohim with one mind and said, “Yahuah, You are Elohim, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David have said, ‘Why did the gentiles rage, and the people plot in vain? ‘The sovereigns of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against Yahuah and against His Messiah.’ “For truly, in this city there were gathered together against Your set-apart Servant Yahusha, whom You anointed, both Herodes and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and the people of Israel to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose decided before to be done. “And now, Yahuah, look on their threats, and give to Your servants all boldness to speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand for healing, and signs, and wonders to take place through the Name of Your set-apart Servant Yahusha.” End of pray!

In this pray they mentioned King David!

Why? In Psalms 2:1-3 David prophesies what will happen to those who believe in Messiah: Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate emptiness? The sovereigns of the earth take their stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahuah and against His Messiah, and say, “Let us tear apart Their bonds, and throw away Their ropes from us.”

This prophesy describes the rebellion against Yahuah and His Messiah the Anointed One.

NOTE: In Psalm 2, three are speaking, namely David, Yahuah and the Messiah.

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