Luke 9:23-24  "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me. For who ever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake, is the one who will save it" . 

We're told 6 different times in the 4 Gospels that in order to find life we have to first "lose our lives". (Matt 10:37-39; Matt 16:24-26; Mar 8:34-37; Luk 9:23-26; Luk 17:33 Joh 12:25). That is, we have to consider ourselves crucified with the Messiah and allow him to live his life in us (Rom 6:6; Gal 2:20; 5:24; 6:14). As the Savior said above that's not a request it's something "we must do".   And yet over the last 2,000 years salvation has been relagated to 'saying a prayer' or "accepting the Savior into our hearts."  Friend, it's not a question of us accepting the Savior, it's a question of whether or not he'll "accept" us on Judgment Day.

We're told that on Judgment Day there will many people that "thought" they were saved,  that "thought" they would have Eternal Life, only to find out when it was to late - they were never saved. Why, because they never stopped sinning. 

Matt 7:21-23 Many will say unto me in that day, that is on Judgement Day, Lord, Lord, we did everything in your name, for your glory."  And then I will declare unto them, "depart from me, I never knew you, you workers of Lawlessness." (paraphrased)  

"Lawlessness" is another word for "sin". Sin is a violation of the Heavenly Father Law (1 John 3:4). So many people today have been deceived into believing the Father's Law no longer has to be obeyed, not realizing that "we establish the Law through faith" (Rom 3:31), completely ignoring Paul's warning that it will only be the "doers of the Law" that will be justified on Judgment Day (Rom 2:11-13). And consequently, even though they thought they were saved, they never were. (for answers to the 'objections' people have in not obeying the Law see part 2 of the Hard Sayings of Paul)

Contrary to what Satan has much of the world believing today it will be a “remnant” that will be saved.  Someone once asked the Savior, “Master will there only be a few saved” to which the Messiah answer “Strive to enter at the Narrow Gate, for many I tell you will seek to enter and not be able to". (Luke 13:23-24)

We’re given many warning by Paul and the the other apostles that if we continue to sin we will die lost.  I’ll soon be posting an article entitled “Lord, are there few who will be saved?” (Luke 13:23-24) in which I‘ll discuss the following in somewhat detail:

• why we have to “strive” to enter that Narrow Gate?
• what it is we are to be saved from?
• what it is that one must do in order to be saved - not according to any of the 30,000 different church denominations in the world, but according to the Bible.  
• why many on Judgment Day that “thought” they were saved will find out when it’s to late they were not. (Matt 7:21-23).
• what the Savior meant by a “few” being saved (Luke 13:24). And yes, we’ll take a look at that ‘great multitude’ that no man could number?  (Rev 7:9) 
• and why Eph 2:8-9 and Rom 10:9-10 are not telling people how to get saved, they’re telling the “saints” how to stay saved (Rom 1:7; Eph 1:1,2:19)

But until I post the article I’ll list here a few of the many times we‘re warned to stop sinning. Please take seriously what you’re about to read:

• work out your salvation “in fear and trembling” (Phil 2:12).
• I’m warning you, as I’ve warned you in the past, sinners will not inherit the Kingdom of God (Gal 5:19-21)
• If we continue to practice sin after coming to a knowledge of the truth there remains no more sacrifice for sin….but a fearful judgment. (Heb 10:26-29)
• …if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." (Mat 19:17)  
• by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.(1 John 2:3) 
• the one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; (1 John 2:4)
• he appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.(1John 3:5) 
• And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.(1John 3:3) 
• … go and sin no more unless a worse thing happens to you." (Joh 5:14; 8:11)
• "I tell you, ….unless you repent, you will all  perish. (Luke 13:3,5)
• "…the Son of Man…will…repay every man according to his deeds" (Mat 16:27) 
• "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. (John 14:15) 

The intent of this website is to encourage (and find) those that are sincerely seeking the "Truth" of Yahuweh's Word, and not simply seeking to join a church. Please consider this an interactive site in which you can voice your opinion and understanding of the Scriptures, in order that together we might come to an accurate understanding the Scriptures. For the Messiah tells us that it's only the Truth that can set us free (John 8:32). No one ever had or ever will be set free by believing a lie, it will be a remnant that will be saved. (Zeph 3:13; 2 Tim 2:26; Rev 21:7)

The Hard Sayings of Paul (2 Pet 3:16)

The apostle Peter warns us that many on Judgment Day are going to find out when it's to late, that due to their "misunderstanding" of some of the things the apostle Paul said they will be destroyed (2 Pet 2:16). Those aren't my words there Peter's. Those people will be among the many that will find out when it's to late that because of their not obeying the Heavenly Fathers commandments, His Torah, they'll hear those dreadful words of the Messiah, "Depart from me, I never knew you. You workers of Lawlessness" (Matt 7:21-23). I pray none of us are among that crowd. I really encourage you to watch the introduction video and read the four part series on the Hard Sayings of Paul, part 2 being the most informative of the four articles. (once clicking the tab to view the video - scroll down the page)

Old Covenant/New Covenant

In the one article and a series of videos we'll take a look at exactly what the "Old" and "New" Covenants actually are and who they were made with (Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:7-13). In the course of the talks much will be brought up and discussed, most of which I'm confident you'll be as excited as I was when I first learned of it.

The Messiah, Yahoshua ratified the "New" Covenant with his blood, but his blood "is not" the New Covenant. If in any of the articles or videos you have questions or comments about something I said please take the time to email and let me know, and I'll be happy to look at it and discuss it further. (once clicking the tab to view the video - scroll down the page to view it)

Torah/Law

The Weekly Torah Portions are portions of the Torah (Ps 19:7), the first 5 books of the Bible, that are read in the synagogues around the world each week. Under “Weekly Torah Portion” click on “What is a Torah Portion” for a more in depth explanation of the Torah Portions. Then click that dropdown and view the Portions that aree listed. To view the current Torah Portion you can simply click on “This week’s Torah Portion” located under the picture. Once clicking the tab to view the torah portion - scroll down the page to view the video. To view other Torah Portions go to the drop-down menu above and click the portion you want to view.

Articles

Contains a number of different articles by various authors, some are biblically based and others although not base on any particular bible passage but are still edifying. If you have others that I might add to the list please send them to me and I'll see about posting them. To view the various articles go to the drop-down menu either under "Biblical Articles" or "Other Articles" and click on the article you'd like to read. 

One of my favorite is “The Most Beautiful Flower” under “Misc Articles“ > “Other Articles“, it really helps us to keep things in perspective.

Trinity 

This section is listed under "The Only True God (Elohim)" heading. A number of passages are discussed that are often times misunderstood, such as, "Let Us make man in our image" Gen 1:26, "I and the Father are One" - John 10:30, "before Abraham was I am" - John 8:58, "I said you are gods" - John 10:34 and many others. I will be adding more in the future, some that I have and others that people will be asking about . So again, if you think of something I didn't discuss please bring it to my attentions and I'll type an article up on it. (once clicking on the tab to view the article -scroll down the page to read it)

Video Tours of Israel

In this section you'll find a variety of tours of the Land of Israel, along with various other videos, with more to be added in the near future. Presently there’s

• “The Garden Tomb” the location where it’s believed the Savior was buried, more importantly where he rose.
• The Old City Jerusalem part 1, is a tour through the Old City Jerusalem (I have part 2 I have to edit it yet),
• A light show at the Sea of Galilee, its‘ a movie played on a mist of water that shoots up off the rocks on the Sea, in Tiberias. It was a first for me, I never seen anything like it.
• Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee. There was a boat anchor in the Sea, I had the camera focused on it until the sun came up.
• David’s Tomb. A video of David’s Tomb, located just outside the Old City, in Jerusalem, along with the surrounding area heading towards the Zion Gate
• The Kotel, or Western Wall, before sunrise

(once you click on the video - scroll down the page to view it.)

"One Name given among men..." (Act 4:12)

The apostle Peter tells us that there is only "one" Name given among men by which we "must be saved." You may be shocked, as I know I was, to find out that the name "Jesus" not only did not exist anywhere in the world until the 16th century, but it was not used, not one time, in the original 1611 King James Bible. Don't allow pride or familiarity to keep you from embracing the Truth. It's only the Truth that can set us free, no one has ever been set free by believing a lie (John 8:32)

In this article and the video contained within the article you'll hear explained why the Messiah tells us that his Father is the "Only True Elohim (G-d)" John 17:3, How his Father is our Father and his Elohim (G-d) is are Elohim (G-d) John 20:17. The video, as I mentioned is contained within the article.

Audio

Under ‘audio’ there’s presently one recorded message, but it may be one of the most important messages on the site. It’s entitled “Why did someone have to die for our sins” You may think you know the answer to that question but there’s a good chance it’s not the correct answer. So please take the time to listen to it.

Here in Israel a few people have falling away from the Faith, that is their believe in the Messiah Yahoshua due to the fact they weren’t able to answer one of the many ‘anti-Messiahs’ or as they are called in the Greek, ‘anti-Christ‘ when asked the question, “if we’re told in the Tanak, so-called ’Old Testament’ that if we repent of our sins the Almighty will forgive us our sins then why did someone have to die for our sins?” You may not be living in Israel and you may never be asked that question but if you were how would you answer it?

I truly do what to hear from you, whether it's in the way of an encouraging comment, which would be a real blessing for me. Or if you have any criticisms of anything I might have said. This site is for the sake of those that are seeking the Truth of Yahuweh's Word, myself being one of them. So please let's strive together to endure unto the end (Mark 13:13). Matthew tells us that "few" will find that Narrow Road that leads to Life (Matt 7:14). And once we've found it Yahoshua tells us to "strive to enter it. For many will try to enter and not be able" (Luke 13:23-24). I pray that all of us that are endeavoring to "walk even as the Messiah walked" (1 John 2:6) will be part of that Remnant that makes it on Judgment Day

Photo Album - I'll be adding a number of photos to website in the near future. Hopefully within the next week or two -5/8/2012. 

Sincerely Reuven

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*The Heavenly Father Name in Hebrew are the four Hebrew letters Y-H-W-H or Yod-Hey-Waw-Hey, and is pronounced "Yahweh" or "Yahuweh" with the 'oo' sound, "Yah-oo-weh". If it's not posted already, I'll be posting an article explaining the Father's Name and how it was taken out of His Book.

**The word typically translated 'God' is the Hebrew word 'Elohim', which I'll be using throughout this site in place of the translated word - 'God'.