I have encountered numerous references recently to the "New Covenant" – the label applied to the writings from MattihYahoo {Matthew} onwards in most bibles and by most Christians.

In recent days I have been challenged regarding what I believe with regard to this term and today I was impressed by Daddy Yah to research and document the subject.

This is done in the sections that follow:

There is a problem when you look up the word "Testament" in "Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words" we find:

In other words, the word Testament does NOT occur in the so-called New Testament, the Greek word ACTUALLY means Covenant.

If we look at the King James version and search on the word "Testament" the first instance is from MattihYahoo {Matthew} 26:28 which reads:

"For this is my blood of the new testament" – whereas other translations say "new covenant".

Turning to the Interlinear bible we find:

The word translated "testament" is diatheékees, Strong's number 1242.

Notice that the word "new" has Strong's number 9999 which means it was added by the translators and is NOT in the original Greek!

Searching for all occurrences of Strong's number 1242 (diatheékees) in the so-called "New Testament" we find:

That is, diatheékees variously translated "testament" and "covenant" indicating that the use of the word "testament" was introduced by the translators to serve some purpose, possibly doctrinal, to mask the use of the word "covenant".

Interestingly in Mark 14:24 we find the same use of new <9999> testament:

Interestingly we find in Luke 22:20 that the word "new" IS in the text:

We find the same in 1 Corinthians 11:25:

Note that MattihYahoo and Mark are reputed to have been eye witnesses throughout Yahooshua's {Jesus'} ministry but that only MattihYahoo was present at the supper in the upper room where Yahooshua introduced the covenant that he was making.

Remember that Luke and Shaul {Paul} were NOT present during Yahooshua's ministry.

Given that MattihYahoo was an accountant it has been said by Yah that his account can be regarded as the most precise and most reliable.  Yah has also indicated that Luke sometimes resorted to folklore and so it becomes apparent that the use of the word "new"<9999> should be considered carefully.

Yah states that in fact Yahooshua simply entered into a covenant which was a progression of many covenants and did NOT enter into a "new" covenant in the sense of something that superseded or replaced a preceding covenant – remember that Yah entered into covenant's, in many cases more than one, with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Moshe {Moses}, David and others so the covenant with Yahooshua was simply the next in the series of his specific blood line.

Yah has continued to enter into covenant's with men and women of faith throughout all the intervening years and continues to enter into covenant's with devout believers right through to this day and He says He will continue to do this right to the end of the age.

Thus we find that two pivotal concepts of Christianity "new" and "testament" are without foundation in the Greek texts AND that it appears that the word "new" was introduced by believers in the years FOLLOWING the death and resurrection of Yahooshua, in other words, we find a key doctrinal nuance introduced in the retelling of the story of Yahooshua even as it is recorded in the books of the bible.

This speaks again to the reality that the writings in the bible are records made by men who were not perfect and who were not fully inspired and therefore the writings cannot be regarded as the infallible word of the Almighty as many believe.

How did this happen?

In the sections that follow I will provide a thumbnail of the history of believers that led up to the creation of the English texts of the bible that are so widely regarded as infallible and show that while in one sense it IS a miracle that they exist at all at another level it is reasonable to expect them to be at some material level corrupt and containing error.

In considering what follows be aware that research will provide various frequently conflicting accounts of many of these events and the timing of these events such that what I offer is my best summarisation of what I believe Father Yah has shown me over a period of more than ten years.

One of the reasons the current bible is based on numerous fragments of text is that the Jews increasingly zealously and aggressively persecuted the believers through the covenant of Yahooshua and destroyed all Hebrew manuscripts that they could lay hands on.

The believers therefore came to rely on Greek texts most of which were translations from the Hebrew and which in many cases contained doctrinal nuances and biases that were not present in the original Hebrew texts.  There were also translational problems associated with translating Hebrew idiom as used by Yahooshua with the result that the Greek translations are NOT a particularly accurate rendition of the Hebrew.

Similar but potentially more severe problems were experienced with the early English texts as discussed later in this article.

In the same way, but for diametrically opposed reasons, the Romans ALSO persecuted the early believers and in particular hated the Hebrew roots of the faith and destroyed Hebrew texts.

This too favoured the move to Greek as the language of the early believers.

But then over time the by now significantly corrupt Christian religion started to find favour with the Romans and Roman customs were progressively assimilated into the body of common belief and practice and was, in turn, associated with further departure from the true Hebrew roots of faith through the Covenant of Yahooshua.

This was so pronounced that within 300 years the Christian faith was more pagan than monotheistic faith in Yah through the Covenant of Yahooshua and by 600 AD pagan feasts like Christmas and Easter, the first day of the week Sabbath of the sun god, legislated monogamy and many other fundamental errors including worship of Yahooshua and worship of the bible were embedded in the Christian faith.

During this period, probably around 300 AD, the bible was also compiled by a collective effort of the Roman faith and progressively had supernatural origination imputed to it notwithstanding that it was compiled by a committee of humans who did NOT claim that its compilation was inspired.  In fact, believing that the bible is the Word of God is roughly equivalent to belief in the Pope as Yah's authorized spokesperson on earth – both have the same roots. 

In considering all the above remember that Yahooshua {Jesus} was a Hebrew and that he is reported to have stated that he did NOT come to destroy the Torah {Law} or the Prophets but to FULFILL them (MattihYahoo 5:17).  Fact is he could NOT have destroyed them and still been legitimate in the sight of Yah.

He is also reported to have said that not one "jot or tittle" (the smallest elements of Hebrew script) of the Torah {Law} would pass away till ALL was fulfilled.

It is VITAL to understand with regard to any of the so-called "New Testament" or "New Covenant" that Yahooshua could ONLY introduce NEW ordinances within the constraints of what had gone before and that ONLY to fulfil what had gone before.

Thus much of what is ascribed to Yahooshua cannot possibly have been the case – he could NOT have introduced worship of a Trinity instead of monotheistic worship of Yah, he could NOT have changed the Sabbath from the 7^th day (Saturday) to the 1^st day (Sunday), he could not have introduced forced monogamy, etc, etc.

So we see, associated with the move to Greek manuscripts and Greek influence a distancing from the Hebrew roots and corruption of the Hebrew based doctrines (teachings).

This is compounded by the reality that the texts on which the current English "New Testament" manuscripts are based are derived from multiple fragments of ancient Greek manuscripts most of which were incomplete and which differ between themselves to the tune of well over one thousand (1,000) documented variances such that different English translations are based in some cases on different source manuscripts.

Wikipedia gives illustrations of some of the fragments that have been found:

And continues to offer approximate dates:

Notice the even the earliest fragments are dated about 100 years after the death of Yahooshua!

It is important to be aware that reports also indicate that only fragments of the so-called "Old Testament" were preserved when the Hebrews were exiled to Babylon and that the current "OT" texts are based on compilations made after the exile.  Accordingly the "Old Testament" texts are ALSO suspect at some level!

Furthermore, Yah has indicated that substantial bodies of even the above "NT" manuscripts were removed and locked in the vaults of the Vatican because they contained passages that too obviously evidenced that the teachings of the Christian (Roman) church were deviant relative to the teachings of Yahooshua.  Yah says that this includes writings which make it clear that Yahooshua did NOT introduced enforced monogamy and that make it clear that Yahooshua was NOT Yah in the flesh. 

Then it is important to realize that the first English translations were produced under arduous conditions.

The manuscripts were held tightly by the professional "priests" of the Roman church and were not allowed to be seen by the "laity" for various reasons, including that a lot of the doctrine of the day was NOT in the bible.

The first English translators suffered terrible persecution, some were tortured and released, others were burned alive at the stake.

If you are not aware of the gross evils of the Roman church in the so-called Middle Ages you are doing yourself a disservice in terms of your understanding of the historical context to the religion that you practice IF in any shape or form it derives from Christianity.

Thus, whether knowingly or unknowingly the early translators translated within the context of their current doctrine and the traditions of the "church" of their age and at some level steered clear of the more controversial subjects like the Sunday Sabbath, the use of "the LORD", "God", enforced monogamy, etc, etc.

Thus, from the outset the English translations from the Greek perpetuated and elaborated on the errors, distortions and corruptions in the Greek texts and encapsulated many pagan errors.

Even today just about every version and translation continues to perpetuate these errors and there is very little awareness of what is written above and very little desire to correct these errors.

It is easier to avoid persecution by men and be accepted than it is to tackle the many gross errors that accompany the traditional pagan names, pagan feasts, avoidance of Hebrew roots, etc.  This grieves our loving Father Yah DEEPLY!

IF you aspire to be His friend and child then you MUST go to great lengths to seek and apply HIS truths and His commandments, use His correct name, observe His Sabbaths, etc.

Partly these errors are perpetuated in ignorance but Yah has also said to me that in this age, with the ease of access to all the above information on the Internet, the current generation are WITHOUT EXCUSE – we will be judged harshly if we perpetuate the errors of our forefathers.

Presumably for the reasons outlined above we find that virtually every version and translation of the so-called "New Testament" contains a litany of meaningless and corrupt words and erroneous translations.

The composite effect of all these errors and corruptions is to create an apparent divide between the "Old Testament" and the "New Testament" that simply does NOT EXIST.

This is compounded by similar errors in the so-called "Old Testament" that are carried through into the "New" – please remember that there is NO SUCH THING as this distinction.

The writings in the book do NOT label themselves "Old Testament" and "New Testament", these divisions were added later by men and have no basis in fact, they are simply a further manifestation of the impacts of the historical events summarized above.

As we have seen there is NO "New Testament", there is ONLY a covenant entered into by Yahooshua and delegated by him to his followers and which was tightly constrained by the Torah, the commandments given by Yah at Sinai to Moshe.

Remember also that the word "Law" in the NT is used variously for the commandments given at Sinai (the Ten Commandments – the essence of the Covenant given through Moshe), the broader range of teachings ascribed to Moshe, the Talmud (the Rabbinic law compiled by the Scribes and Pharisees over the centuries) and the Oral law (extension of the Rabbinic law with traditions, etc also compiled by the Scribes and Pharisees) – it is these LATTER mandmade "laws" that Yahooshua taught against and warned people to avoid, Yahooshua taught according to the commandments given by Yah to Moshe at Sinai and adhered to them and taught those who followed him to do likewise – THIS is the way that he referred to when he said he was the way – the way of observing the essential commandments of Yah.

So we find ourselves immersed in a morass of English words that have the potential to lead us down a seriously wrong road and which HAVE led almost the entire Christian Church, ALL DENOMINATIONS, down that seriously wrong road.

Consider a few words by way of example:

Testament – actually Covenant – a blood contract with a death penalty NOT a will

Holy – means "set apart" – separated from

Christ – means anointed with the Spirit of Yah or an anointed one NOT Yahooshua's second name – causes huge confusion with regard to the identity of Yahooshua

Christ – Messiah – actually anointed one – if you are a Spirit filled believer YOU are a christ or a messiah!

Jesus – Joshua in the "Old Testament" but ACTUALLY Yahooshua

Mary – Miriam in the "Old Testament"

John – Jonathan in the "Old Testament", ACTUALLY Yahoochanan (Yah has graced)

Baptize – bathed in the "OT" (King James Version) but actually immersed

Gospel – actually "good news"

Angel – actually "messenger"

Cross – stake in the "OT" and correctly stake

Paul – initially Saul but changed part way through the "NT" with no explanation – note that Paul is Roman and Saul, correctly Shaul, is Hebrew

Church – congregation in the "OT" or assembly or body of believers

Lord – sometimes correct when referring to Yahooshua but sometimes referring to Yah the eternally-self existing (incorrectly "the LORD" in the "OT") – causes huge confusion with regard to the identity of Yahooshua

God – incorrect in the OT

Son of man – actually "son of Adam"

There are many others but these are the ones that come to mind right now – if you really dig into these words and the impacts they have in supporting wrong understanding you will find yourself immensely challenged and if you manage to come out the other side you will find yourself greatly blessed and MUCH CLOSER TO YAH and well on the way to finding yourself to be regarded by Him as a friend and devoted servant and child who truly loves Him.

How can you say you love Him if you continue to practice these errors once you have been shown the truth

So where are we today?

The vast majority of people abdicate their critical faculties, do not question and go forward in blind unquestioning "faith" in the teachings of professional priests (pastors) who abdicate their man given responsibility to provide accurate teaching.

Words such as naïve, gullible, "blind faith", foolishness come to mind.

Someone tells us "the bible is the word of God and without error" and we trustingly take that on board, read the book at some level with all the errors touched on above and open ourselves up to harsh judgment on the Day of Judgment.

How do you respond?

Pray constantly "Father I ask you to show me the level of my present deception and how to correct it, I ask you to judge me severely and correct me harshly that I may serve you more perfectly, lead me into all truth, help me to overcome to the end and be found a good and faithful servant, etc" all in the name of Yahooshua.

Fast and seek truth as I have described before.

If you are NOT actively seeking truth you can be absolutely certain that you are gaining error – Satan is god, mighty one of this world and the forces of darkness are very much in charge on this planet.  We are surrounded by billions of demons and millions of fallen messengers {angels} which are LITERALLY HELL BENT on sending every one of us to hell – if they can prevent any human being from being in right standing with Yah on the day Yahooshua is scheduled to return and if they can prevent the good news of the covenant through Yahooshua being preached to ALL the world in the name of Yah and Yahooshua then Yahooshua will NEVER return and Satan will rule on earth for eternity!

What then is the REAL covenant entered into by Yahooshua?

It is simple really:

1. Yahooshua fulfilled the Aaronic priesthood and substituted for them to make it MUCH EASIER to comply with the terms of the covenant given to Moshe – necessary because by the time of Yahooshua the priesthood was corrupt.

2. Yahooshua replaced the animal sacrifice or offering of the covenant given to Moshe with bread and wine again making it MUCH easier to comply with the terms of the covenant – necessary because days were coming when it was impossible to obtain an animal to sacrifice or a priest to conduct the sacrifice let alone a temple where the sacrifice could be offered.

3. Yahooshua REgained authority over Satan and delegated it to us so that we might come to the throne of Yah (the throne of Grace) and petition Yah based on the delegated righteousness of Yahooshua and also take authority over the forces of darkness in the name of King Yahooshua.

Basically, those three points are the essence of Yahooshua's covenant – no matter what anyone tells you!

The rest of the work that Yahooshua accomplished was reinstatement of the existing terms and conditions that existed from the time of Adam but which became progressively lost and corrupted over the years as a consequence of the fallen state of man and which were reinstated through Moshe.

Remember that up to the moment that Yahooshua's side was pierced by the spear and the blood ran down the stake, down the earthquake crack ONTO the Mercy Seat on the Ark of the Covenant there was NO covenant relating to Yahooshua.  At that point Yahooshua had complied with the terms of his agreement with Yah and lived a life without sin, pronounced by the Spirit of Yah certain contractual statements, had various pronouncements made over him by sons of Adam (men) with the legal right to make those pronouncements and died, still without sinning.  Then and ONLY THEN did his covenant come into existence.

Thus EVERY SINGLE THING that Yahooshua performed was in terms of the covenants that existed before his birth, the so-called "Old Covenant" or, if you like, the Covenant given through Moshe – thus the healings, the raising from the dead, the "prophetic" utterances were ALL so-called "Old Covenant", in fact, if you will have it, Yahooshua was an "Old Covenant Prophet"!

Ultimately ALL that Yahooshua set out to accomplish was to make it possible for us to be in relationship with Yah and keep Yah's commandments (the Ten Commandments) and have a way of recovering when we missed it (sinned).

Conclusion

I want to challenge you to energetically and actively seek truth and actively seek to let go of all the wrong beliefs that you have been taught, that is IF YOU TRULY LOVE YAH.

If you love the traditions and teachings of men so much that you are not willing to let go of the wrong names, wrong words, wrong beliefs, idolatry of Yahooshua and the bible, etc then do yourself a favour, own your attachment to the errors of man and enjoy life while you can so that at least on the Day of Judgment you can say that you enjoyed your sin and do not have regrets when you are consigned to the lake of fire for eternity.

May Yah bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and give you peace.

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A fundamental part of our society, lives and religion is something that is widely referred to as "marriage".

This is the term used in just about all bibles, but there is a problem, the thing that we practice in society that we call "marriage" is, most of the time, NOT what Yah provides for and what is referred to in the bible.

In previous articles I have referred to the covenant nature of this union and the fact that sexual intercourse with a virgin, widow or truly divorced woman IS a covenant act that ushers in a covenant whether we want it or not.

The word marriage, as with so many of the other words that are challenged in my articles is a word that has worldly connotations that are far removed from what Yah intended and therefore to be avoided wherever possible.

If we look for a technical term to replace "marriage" and its associated word forms such as "marry" i suggest that "sexual life covenant between a man and a woman" is a fairly accurate term.

If a woman has a sexual life covenant with a man who is still alive then "divorce" and "remarriage" are only permissible in certain very specific cases of treachery and betrayal including the one party losing all hope of salvation.

Since sexual intercourse with a woman who is eligible for covenant, that is a true virgin, true widow or true divorced woman, IS the covenant act a legal marriage is only valid in these cases where covenant is valid, otherwise "marriage" is legalizing adultery and has no validity in the Court of Heaven.  Most legal marriages today fall into this category.

There is NO SUCH THING as "sex before marriage", there is either a covenant sexual act, that is consummation or on-going sexual love making within a covenant relationship or otherwise it is an adulterous act.

You may be offended by including "sexual" in the definition BUT as pointed out previously sexual love making is the ONLY thing that Yah limits to this form of relationship and no other and the ONLY thing that constitutes sin if practiced outside of this form of covenant relationship.

Accordingly, rather than being offended and in the process agreeing with Satan's lies I suggest for your consideration that it is appropriate to be direct and blunt about what we are talking about.

If you are considering marriage and do not regard sexual love making as THE MOST IMPORTANT THING in that relationship then you should consider a life of celibacy and singleness.  It is an insult to Yah to suggest that this most beautiful and deeply spiritual act is dirty or not to be spoken of with appropriate reverence.

If you are in a marriage and are withholding sexual love making or using it as a weapon or bargaining counter or whatever you are sinning grievously.  You are BOTH required to actively and creatively preserve the act of covenant as a joyful and pleasing act to be celebrated regularly.

Having laid that foundation I would like now to focus on the reasons for entering into a covenant of this nature.  These are set out below:

Woman was created to be a helper "meet", that is suitable, fit for, conformed to, aligned with the man spiritually, religiously, in family, raise children, manage household, social, business, government, everything. 

Man and woman were created for the man to cleave, that is, to cut into the cleft of the woman thereby establishing a salt covenant and in the case of a virgin or suitable prayer with the bread and wine a blood covenant, and in the process establish a one flesh bond.  A soul tie is also formed.

The fundamental design of human beings is such that the blood covenant comes into existence between a man and a virgin and cannot be broken except by an act of Grace by Yah under exceptional circumstances.

This one-flesh sexual covenant between a man and a woman is intended to be the highest spiritual entity on earth second only to the oneness with Yah that comes from believing and being filled with His Spirit.

This sexual covenant is intended for intense sexual passion, pleasure, love making (the creation of love) in a totally giving uninhibited relationship in which both partners seek to develop the art of sexual love making to its highest potential.

The man is the ultimate covering in earthly spiritual terms to his woman, her head and her earthly provider insofar as it is Yah's intention that the two engage in commerce, ministry, etc with the woman as the helper to the man.

The concept of man as covering, lightning conductor, umbrella is such that the man is responsible for the overall direction of the house and any time he takes a wrong turning he will take the punishment and she will be unharmed provided she remains in submission and under his covering.

Submission means she journeys WITH him down the wrong road praying for Yah's will to be done.  If she fights with him he is likely to make bigger mistakes. 

"Whatsoever two of you agree (harmonize / symphony) on earth it will be done by your Father in heaven".

A man and woman in perfect harmony with a strong one flesh bond are a powerful force on earth and can build a sure house and prosper.

Refer to the article "Buddy can you spare a dime" for a detailed discussion of this. 

The woman is a fellow soldier in the army of Yah with her man.

She submits to her man as his second in command.

The armour of Yah does not cover their backs so spiritually they fight back to back whether in intercession, spiritual warfare, looking out for one another in their day to day lives, etc.

For this reason there WILL be many differences of focus and understanding between them.  Where many might see these differences as weaknesses they are in fact strengths and, in fact, for the union to be really effective as a spiritual warfare entity on earth it is necessary that the parties ARE VERY DIFFERENT in many respects.

The woman should lift up her man to Yah, as she presses closer to Yah through her man they will BOTH be drawn closer to Yah, she should intercede for him, build him up, lift him up, walk together, fight the battles of the kingdom together, no matter how hard.

As fellow soldier the woman submits to her man as an act of an iron military will that CHOOSES to submit.

This needs a strong woman.

A fundamental part of this covenant union, to raise up off-spring but NOT the only critical element as some would have it.  Sex is for pleasure and building a strong one-flesh bond AS WELL AS for conceiving children.

Children continue the lineage of the man, provide support for parents in old age, give great pleasure, build on the strengths of the couple to make a difference in the world, etc.

Do NOT join yourself to an unsuitable partner and then wonder why your children turn out badly.

They should be lovers, tender towards each other, caring; they should avoid argument, in this role she submits as an act of tenderness and adoration.

Man discuss things with your woman, consult with your woman, use her as a sounding board to bounce ideas off, share innermost secrets, do things together, share life, play, travel, etc.

Footnote: It is technically possible for a man to enter into a sexual life covenant with more than one virgin, widow or truly divorced woman.  This form of union, although provided for by Yah, is extremely difficult to put into practice in current society. Do NOT attempt it unless you are absolutely certain Yah is leading you in that direction and you have the full WILLING consent of your existing woman / women AND the new woman.

Conclusion

How serious are YOU about serving Yah and overcoming to the end?

If you are a man and single, unless you have had robust confirmation that Yah does NOT want you joined to a woman or women then you should be seeking Yah to find the right woman.  There are many committed and dedicated woman who desperately want a man.

If you are a woman then Isaiah 4:1 highlights a massive problem, there are approximately between 7 and 10 more women truly committed to Yah than there are men so celibacy may well be the only option for you.

If your union does not contain ALL the above elements then I strongly urge you to course correct and make sure they are ALL present.

May Yah bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and give you peace.

Believers refer constantly to the concept of covenant if in no other way than referring to the "New Covenant" through Yahooshua {Jesus}.  

The term is widely used and little understood.

People make promises and call them covenant's and break them wholesale without giving thought to what they are doing.

In the following sections I will outline the true significance of a covenant.

Hebrews 9:18-22 "18 So even the … first covenant … was not inaugurated and ratified and put in force without the shedding of blood.   19 For when every command of the Torah {Law} had been read out by Moshe {Moses} to all the people, he took the blood of slain calves and goats, together with water and scarlet wool and with a bunch of hyssop, and sprinkled both the Book (the roll of the Torah {Law} and covenant) itself and all the people, 20 Saying these words: This is the blood that seals and ratifies the … the covenant which Yah commanded [me to deliver to] you.  [Ex 24:6-8.]  21 And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and all the [sacred] vessels and appliances used in [divine] worship.   22 [In fact] under the Torah {Law} almost everything is purified by means of blood, and without the shedding of blood there is neither release from sin and its guilt nor the remission of the due and merited punishment for sins"  Amplified bible revised

Another name of a blood covenant is a "blood oath" – the symbolism of the blood is simple – "if you break this covenant you will die" – in covenant's between human beings this simply meant that if the one party broke the covenant it was the right and obligation of the other party to kill the offending party – that simple.

That remains the meaning of covenant today – this was why Yahooshua had to die such a brutal death to take our place because of our sins.

In Genesis 15 we read of Yah entering into covenant with Abram whom He renamed Abraham.  Abram slaughtered some animals and the Spirit of Yah walked between the halves of the animals in the blood in order to consummate the covenant.

Cutting an animal in two and walking between the halves was a common way of cutting covenant in those days, refer also Jeremiah 34 (YirmaYaahoo – meaning whom Yah has appointed).  Part of the symbolism was "if you break this covenant I will slaughter you like this animal".

Subsequently Yah made a further covenant with Abraham and this required also the shedding of blood through circumcision.

Before Yah brought Israel out of Egypt they slaughtered a lamb and painted the doorposts and lintels of their houses with the blood (Exodus 12) – without the blood of the covenant the messenger {angel} of death slaughtered the first born of Egypt.

Yahooshua came to fulfill the promises made through the covenant in Egypt and the covenant at Sinai and, as discussed in a recent article, his blood was shed to enter into a new covenant and in order to usher in a new offering for atonement and a new priesthood amongst other things.

The Yahoodites {Jews} called down the blood of Yahooshua on themselves and their children, also contributed to the new covenant.

One of the great deceptions of this age is that believers think that they can be casual and sin because of grace when the book {bible} is full of accounts of judgment on those under the covenant made through Moshe {Moses}.

How much more severe is the judgment on those who sin willfully under the covenant of Yahooshua and cause him to be executed again and put to shame – refer Hebrews 6.

Again we see death for breaking covenant – in this case the second death – burning for eternity in the lake of fire and brimstone – Revelation 21:8.

Now, to another dimension.

Deuteronomy 22:15 refers to the tokens of a woman's virginity presented as evidence that she was a virgin on the night of consummation of her covenant with her man {marriage}.

This token was a linen cloth which was used to mop up the blood that was shed when the woman gave her virginity to her man – an irreversible covenant act.

Insofar as the cloth was presented by the girl's parents it is apparent that they witnessed the act of consummation or the immediate aftermath at least.  We see in Deuteronomy 22 that breaking of this covenant carried the death penalty.

Thus, in the sight of Yah there is a blood covenant cut in the blood of the virgin when she consummates with her man – who cuts into her cleft – refer Genesis 2:24.

The form of the woman's sexual organ approximates the two halves of the animal cut in two and so the man "walks" in the blood of the covenant when they consummate.

If the woman is legitimately not a virgin you should take the bread and wine and apply a small amount of the wine to the woman's vulva immediately after first penetration and pray appropriately.  If you have never done this it is recommended that you should do this in order to sanctify your covenant.

Thus, there is no such thing as "sex before marriage", there is only consummation of a covenant with or without public acknowledgement.

It is also so that a woman can give her virginity once only and that a man can cut covenant with more than one woman and it is therefore so that Yah intended from the beginning for more than one woman to cut covenant with one man.  This is why there are so many more believing women than men in the body of true believers, refer Isaiah 4:1.

Sadly modern "westernized" women do not understand this and are programmed to become extremely threatened and aggressive if their man even considers cutting covenant with more than one woman, or actually does it.

Sexual love making is a highly sacred act, refer Ephesians 5.

The sexual connection between man and woman is more complex.  Whether the woman is a virgin or not there is an exchange of body fluids which contain salt resulting in a salt covenant.

On orgasm there is formation of a one flesh spirit to spirit bond in which the man ejaculates a portion of his spirit into or onto the woman and the woman ejaculates a portion of her spirit onto the man.

There is a soul to soul emotional tie formed.

Love is created, that is why it is called "love making".

There is intense pleasure.

Children are fathered through a clean bloodline.

Casual and promiscuous sex is a total abomination in the sight of Yah.

Sex is designed to be limited ONLY to sanctified relationships between a woman and man who covenant to one another for life with only death or total betrayal of the covenant to separate them.

Sex is designed to be an ongoing rehearsal of the marriage covenant and a source of great pleasure that increases the strength of the ties between the man and woman over time.

Coming back to Yahooshua, there are all sorts of writings that attribute magical properties to the blood of Yahooshua.  These are NOT valid.

The blood carries a simple legal significance – it is a reminder of the covenant and, in the case of the covenant through Yahooshua this includes protection, deliverance, salvation, provision, etc, etc – the blood simply constitutes a no entry sign to the forces of darkness but it is corrupted and rendered of no effect if there is sin in your life – the blood is set apart {holy} and you break the covenant if you sin – it is vital to keep your side clean and constantly seek to be cleansed of unintentional sin and to be warned of sin you are not aware of.

IF you are covenant minded you will be BLESSED by a brother or sister in the faith who warns you that they think you may be in sin.

Conclusion

Covenant is simple and powerful once you understand how it works.

Do NOT take covenant lightly.

Do NOT consummate sexually with a woman unless you are certain it is the will of Yah and you are both prepared to discharge your responsibilities in terms of Yah's STANDARD covenant terms – man love your woman as Yahooshua loved the body of believers and gave his life for them, woman love your man and submit to him in everything in the way that Yahooshua submitted to those who unjustly beat him, tortured him and put him to death.

Rehearse the covenant of Yahooshua by partaking of the bread and wine (grape juice) on a regular basis – I do this most mornings and sometimes at every meal – this is a solemn and sober moment.

Apply the blood where it is necessary to declare a no-go area for the forces of darkness – yourself, house, possession's, etc – assumes you do not have sin that nullifies the legal authority of the covenant as evidenced by the blood as a sign post or marker.

Right now, Yah is calling us ALL to clean up our acts.