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It seems that many people struggle with the concept of Sabbath Observance. In saying this, I must stress that this relates ONLY to committed Believers who are doing their best to serve Father Yah, the Eternally Self-Existing Creator of the Heavens and the Earth faithfully. This article seeks to present my understanding of Sabbath observance having done my best to be observant since around 2000, so for about 22 years.


Caution – this article has NOT been Proofread so there may be minor transcription errors.

 

 

Preamble

Good day!

 

The Almighty Creator Desires a Deep Personal Relationship with You!

 

My name is James Robertson.

 

I am a researcher, publisher and teacher regarding the matters and truths of the Almighty Creator whose true Name is “Yah the Eternally Self-Existing” – I have been actively serving Him since 1993 – over 30 years.

 

If you are NOT actively serving Yah then by default you are serving Satan – my objective is to show you how you can make a big difference on Earth and qualify for a position of high esteem in Heaven for Eternity.

 

It is important to understand that as a Believer just being good is NOT the point, it is Relationship with Yah that counts. Without this you will be in a very unpleasant place in Heaven with no way out – my aim is to show you how to get close to Father.

 

If you are a good person without a clear relationship with Yah, then you are in a spiritual no-mans-land and will NOT enter Heaven when you die. The Creator has said regarding Unbelievers "Why would I want someone to spend Eternity with me when they do NOT Believe I exist?"

 

Yah is calling EVERYBODY on the planet to be involved and serve Him and help Him to have victory over Satan; my goal is to show YOU how to do this.

 

Fundamentally we each need to learn to see things on Earth from YAH’s perspective and my aim is to teach you how.

 

Please visit my website at www.EndTimeIssueMinistries.org or email me on James@EndTimeIssueMinistries.org.

 

Today's broadcast is Essence of my Message Regarding Sabbath Observance.

 

Essence of my Message Regarding Sabbath Observance – Overview

 

It seems that many people struggle (believers) with the concept of Sabbath Observance. In saying this, I must stress that this relates ONLY to committed Believers who are doing their best to serve Father Yah, the Eternally Self-Existing Creator of the Heavens and the Earth faithfully. This broadcast seeks to present my understanding of Sabbath observance having done my best to be observant since around 2000, so for about 23 years.

 

We will start by reviewing a number of verses from the Bible that speak to Sabbaths.

 

I will offer my interpretation of certain verses.

 

And outline what I understand to be permissible and not permissible.

 

I will then speak about observance of the six High Sabbaths of Yah.

 

Finally we will look at the state of YOUR relationship with the Almighty Creator.

 

Body of the Article

2022.03.01 The Essence of my Message Regarding Sabbath Observance

 

It seems that many believers struggle with the concept of Sabbath Observance. In saying this, I must stress that this relates ONLY to committed Believers who are doing their best to serve Father Yah, the Eternally Self-Existing Creator of the Heavens and the Earth faithfully. This broadcast seeks to present my understanding of Sabbath observance having done my best to be observant since around 2000, so for about 23 years.

 

So what is it and why is it important? Father said way back that it took Him seven periods of time to create everything and in the seventh period, He rested and therefore His creation should rest, therefore we should rest, therefore our servants should rest, therefore our draft animals should rest. If you don't believe, you will need to get that right fist. This is about people who have seriously made a commitment to Yah who actually want to please Him. If you've just prayed some sort of prayer once upon a time and you're just pottering along doing your own things, not really worried about the Creator, this message is probably not really for you. This is for people who really want to get close to Father, who want to please Father, who want to do His will on Earth, who want to live above sin. Big difference!

 

As a point of departure, I hold that unless otherwise specified in the case of a specific High Sabbath, every Day begins at Sunrise and the weekly Sabbath therefore begins at Sunrise on Saturday and runs to Sunrise on Sunday. I understand that there are all sorts of arguments that the day begins with night, etc., but I hold that these are not valid. This is discussed elsewhere on the website https://www.ETIMin.org.

 

Following are some Bible verses that have a bearing on this.

 

Folks, the board consensus is that the Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday. The day begins at sunset. So let me check this out with you. The day begins with night. Why is it called the day if it begins at night? The night is when people rest and relax and sleep. Surely, the day begins at daylight. So I'm not going to get into a big debate about it. If you think it begins on Friday at sunset, so be it. One of us is going to get a nasty shock on the Day of Judgment and I don’t think it will be me. If you're going to start at sunset on Friday, well, then I suggest you go through to sunrise on Sunday just to be on the safe side.

 

Why observe the Sabbath? The short answer is simply because Father told us to in no uncertain terms and I'm going to share some verses that substantiate that.

 

Exodus 20:8 to 11 sets out the Fourth Commandment in some detail: “8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it Set-Apart {holy}. 9 Six days you shall labour and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yah the Eternally Self-Existing your Mighty One {the LORD your God}, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. 11 For in six days Yah the Eternally Self-Existing {the LORD} made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore Yah the Eternally Self-Existing blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as Set-Apart {holy}.”

 

Now, the key thing here is that the creation did not take place in 7 periods of 24 hours. It took place in 6 periods each of indeterminate duration. Creating the actual universe potentially took millions of years, maybe even more. Creating the plants and the animals potentially took tens of thousands of years, maybe hundreds of thousands of years, may be millions of years. Creating man happened in an instant right at the end of the process. And by the way, the Sabbath is Saturday not Sunday. It always was Saturday, then the Roman church changed it to Sunday because of pagan worship the sun's day worshiping the sun, but it's Saturday and that's a subject that’s beyond the scope of this broadcast.

 

Genesis 2:2 “And by the seventh day the Almighty {God} had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.” Note that in this instance “day” refers to an indeterminate period of time, we are currently in the seventh “day” of Yah’s endeavours and Yah is resting waiting for us to make His enemies a footstool to Yahooshua’s feet.

 

Exodus 16:23 “He (Moshe {Moses}) told them, "This is what Yah the Eternally Self-Existing has said: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to Yah the Eternally Self-Existing So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.'"

 

So set it apart to Yah, you should be worshiping, you should be praising, you should be praying, you should be studying about His matters. If you have a ministry, you should be ministering. You should not be doing the dishes or doing housework, or taking business phone calls or answering business emails or anything like that. The seventh day is the Sabbath day, Saturday is set apart, separated, sanctified to Yah. And if you're not doing that, you're breaking the Commandment and you will likely get judged either in this life or in the life to come.

 

Folks, I just want to stress, this whole message is for committed believers. If you're not a committed believer, you either need to change your attitude and get to be a committed believer, otherwise, you're wasting your time listening to this because it's not for you. So don’t get offended with me telling you to do things that you don't think are important because if you don't think having a relationship with Father and pleasing Him is important, I'm sorry this is the wrong place for you.

 

Exodus 23:12 “For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.”

 

Exodus 31:13 "Tell the Israelites, 'Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am Yah the Eternally Self-Existing who sanctifies you.”

 

So don’t work on the Sabbath. No housework, no housekeeping, no home maintenance, no do-it-yourself. By that Yah will know it's a sign between you and Him, it's a sign between you and the unbelievers that you keep the Sabbath. He knows that He is important to you because you have chosen to set apart that day with all the temptations, etc., like I will just do this email, I'll just respond to this, I will just take this phone call, I will just do this, I'll just do that, I haven't had time to wash the dishes for the last 3 days, I will catch up on my housework. That is not Sabbath observance.

 

Exodus 31:15 “For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, Set-Apart to Yah the Eternally Self-Existing. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.” So, as with ALL of the Ten Commandments there is a death penalty or at the very least torment in Hell after death for violating the Sabbath.

 

Leviticus 26:2 “You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am Yah the Eternally Self-Existing.”

 

Deuteronomy 5:14 “But the seventh day is the sabbath of Yah the Eternally Self-Existing your Mighty One: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.”

 

Folks, it's very-very clear and it's set out in a lot of detail, so there's really no excuse for not keeping the Sabbath. There are four commandments which have to do with love Yah the Eternally Self-Existing the Almighty One with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul, with all your strength and the first four commandments do that. Worship Yah alone. No idols. Don't worship Jesus. Don’t worship the Bible. Don’t worship the Quran. Don’t worship the Torah. Don’t take the name of Yah in vain. Don’t call Him the Lord or God or whatever. His name is Yah the Eternally Self-Existing or Yah. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Observe all the Sabbaths. If you want to show Yah that you love Him, keep those four commandments.

 

We then obtain some clarification from Yahooshua:

 

Mark 2 23 to 28 “23 One Sabbath Yahooshua {Jesus} was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. 24 So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 Yahooshua replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of Yah and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.” 27 Yahooshua declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore, the Son of Adam {Man} is Adonai {Lord} even of the Sabbath.” This is confirmed in Matthew 12:1 and 2 and Luke 6:1. Note that all human beings are sons of Adam {sons of Man}.

 

So apparently a dilemma because it seems that Yahooshua is saying it is okay to break the Sabbath. There is a difference between just taking a small amount of grain for food because it happens to be there as you walk through the field as distinct from cooking and three course meal and spending hours in the kitchen. We're not forbidden to have a nice meal on the Sabbath, but we're not to go and do all the work necessary to prepare that meal on the Sabbath. You can prepare the food the day before.

 

Luke 14 1 to 6 “1 One Sabbath, Yahooshua went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely. 2 Right there before Him was a man with dropsy. 3 So Yahooshua asked the experts in the Torah and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

 

4 But they remained silent.

 

Then Yahooshua took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way. 5 And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

 

6 And they were unable to answer these questions.”

 

So notice here, Yahooshua didn't heal the man, the Spirit of Yah in Yahooshua healed the man. Yahooshua was not working, Yah was working. Yahooshua's point is, it's acceptable and pleasing to do good on the Sabbath. Again, these passages are not about finding an excuse not to be strict about observing the Sabbath. It's just clarifying some points that were not clear in the days of Yahooshua, because people have fenced the Commandments around with all these rules and regulations and laws and all the rest of it. Please be discerning. There is a lot of wrong teaching that suggests the Sabbath observance is no longer important. And then there is a whole lot other stuff that people say that Sabbath is the Sunday when it's actually the Saturday, so people go to work on Saturday and observe the Sabbath on Sunday, in the meantime, they are breaking the Commandment.

 

Luke 13 10 to 17 “10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. 12 When Yahooshua saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” 13 Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify the Almighty.

 

14 But the synagogue leader was indignant that Yahooshua had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

 

15 “You hypocrites!” Adonai {the Lord} replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water? 16 Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

 

17 When Yahooshua said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.”

 

So again, it's acceptable to do good on the Sabbath day. I'm not talking about great big works and what have you. I'm talking about doing good for somebody, potentially visiting somebody who is ill, but basically the Sabbath is for observing Yah, of commitment to Yah, of worship of Yah, studying about Yah, praying to Yah.

 

There is so much material to read. There is lots of material on my website if you're looking for stuff to read. Most of it is anointed and inspired at some level.

 

My interpretation

 

There are some challenges in the above verses.

 

I would like to offer my interpretation of the Commandment as follows – specifically, the Sabbath IS to be strictly observed BUT there are situations where Grace applies such as the healing of infirmity by the Spirit of Yah, rescuing someone in danger, feeding domestic animals, etc.

 

My application of these principles is as follows:

 

a.            What is permissible?

 

i.              Eating and basic food preparation. Not fancy meal. If you're going to have a fancy, prepare it the day before.

ii.             Worshipping, fundamentally the Sabbath is a day to worship Yah.

iii.            If you are a minister serving Yah then ministry is permissible whether this is your full-time occupation or part time.

iv.           Reading about the matters of Yah.

v.            Teaching about the matters of Yah.

vi.           Researching about the matters of Yah.

vii.          Discussing the matters of Yah.

viii.         Anything relating to the service of Yah.

ix.           Urgent medical treatment.

x.            I hold that it IS permissible to visit a restaurant to eat a Sabbath meal but I accept that is controversial – my perspective is that there is no restriction on unbelievers working on the Sabbath since they are NOT in my land or my jurisdiction so if they want to prepare and serve food to Believers on the Sabbath that is acceptable.

 

Use your discretion. Be sensible about it. But the key thing is, let it be possible for Yah to look on your day and say "This is a servant of mine. This is a worshipper of mine. This is a follower of mine." If you're not sure what to do on the Sabbath, apply that yardstick. Ask yourself whether Yah is looking at what you're doing and He is pleased with what you're doing or if He is displeased. And if you're not sure or you're thinking He might be displeased, don’t do it. Repent and ask for forgiveness.

 

b.            What is NOT permissible?

 

v.            Anything that can be done on another day of the week that is NOT time critical on the Sabbath.

vi.           Any form of commercial activity.

vii.          Anything to do with your day job.

viii.         Any form of studying, discussing, writing, researching of a commercial nature.

ix.           Non-essential medical treatment.

x.            Shopping including online shopping.

xi.           Watering plants that can be watered on another day of the week.

xii.          Cutting toenails or fingernails or any form of beauty treatment or similar.

xiii.         Banking.

xiv.         Any form of secular errand.

xv.          Anything analogous to the previous points.

xvi.         Barring the matters listed above as permissible I take a fairly narrow and fairly strict view of what is permissible. I hold that fundamentally the Sabbath is time for serving Father and doing His work and worshipping Him.

 

It is so easy to slip into answering that business email, taking that business phone call. I make a point of saying to my customers I'm not available on Saturday, I observe it as a strict Sabbath. I might take a momentary phone call and say I'm terribly sorry, I can't speak to you today, I will call you back tomorrow. You don't have to be pushy or offensive about it. Accept that you're inconveniencing other people, apologize for inconvenience. You say look it's important to me to keep this day set-apart for the Almighty and I'm afraid I can't attend that meeting today.

 

It takes discipline. It takes a resolve and a desire to please Father. If you're wishy-washy about it, then don't be surprised if Father is wishy-washy about you in return. You cry out to him to provide for you financially, but you can't be bothered to keep your work separate from His day. And if you insist on doing business and commercial stuff on the Sabbath, do not be surprised when your business is a mess and there is no business and you run around doing everything you possibly can, but there is no income because there is no favour from Yah because you have offended Him, you've broken the Commandment, and there is potentially death penalty for what you're doing and He is being gracious towards you that He is not killing you. Please hear me – the Sabbath is a very-very sacred, set-apart, sanctified day. It should be treated as such.

 

I've this ministry that is broadcasting to you now. I publish emails. I'm doing a rendering of the Bible, correcting some really serious translation errors. I do that on the Sabbath as an act of worship towards Yah.

 

High Sabbaths

 

The seven High Sabbaths should be observed even more strictly than the weekly Saturday Sabbath.

 

Specifically in sequence through the calendar year:

 

a.            Pesach {Passover} – commemorates the Covenant between Yah and the people of Yisrael {Israel} prior to their deliverance from Egypt (Mitzraim). Also commemorates the final supper of Yahooshua and the New Covenant entered into through his death, see https://www.ETIMin.org/miracle-of-yahooshua-jesus-death.

 

Observe strictly taking account of the above points. Might usher in with roast lamb the night before the Passover. There are various Jewish traditions regarding “The Seder” which I do NOT observe. You may choose to investigate them and observe them.

 

Folks, the Passover was the day before Moshe led the people out of Egypt and it was the day before Yahooshua was put to death. It's an important day and you should attach that level of gravitas and importance and seriousness to it. Don’t get wishy-washy and make excuses. It is a high Sabbath dedicated to Yah, worship Yah, praise Yah. Read about the things of Yah. Get on your knees and pray for a few hours. Have a feast by all means, it is a feast day. Roast lamb is a good way to start.

 

b.            Shavuot {Pentecost} – commemorates when Yah came down on Mount Sinai after the Ysraelites came out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea. Also commemorates when the Spirit of Yah was poured out on the Believers in the Upper Room 40 days after Pesach after Yahooshua was resurrected.

 

Observe strictly with particular emphasis on remembering the events above and asking Father to pour out His Spirit on you.

 

The thing to notice here is Father does important things according to His high Sabbaths. They are markers in time. If Yah is going to do something significant in your life, He is probably going to do it on one of these six high Sabbaths. He is going to do something significant in the world, He's probably going to do it in one of these high Sabbaths. So Shavuot, Yah comes down on the mountain, His spirit comes down the mountain, Moshe {Moses} goes up to Him on the mountain, Yah puts the Ten Commandments on the two tablets of stone, gives them to Moshe, Moshe comes down, the Israelites are worshiping idols. He breaks the tablets, he goes back one the mountain, Father gives him the tablets again. Those Ten Commandments are written in stone. They never will change. All this other stuff about 613 mitzvoth, etc., is fluff and stuff. It's the Ten Commandments that are really important in Hebrew, the ten words. The Word of Yah is fundamentally the Ten Commandments.

 

c.             Yom Teruah {The Feast of Trumpets} – commemorate with the blowing of the Shofar (Ram’s Horn trumpet). If you do not have a Shofar you may be able to find one to purchase on Amazon. Sound the Trumpet at least once during the day. This is a day of rejoicing and feasting.

 

I've tucked away too big kudu horn shofars and I have which I bought on Amazon, a little sheep's or goat's, I think it's a sheep's horn, shofar. If you take it seriously, sound a trumpet on Yom Teruah. Get yourself a trumpet, teach yourself to blow it, I'm not very good at that, I only really blow it once a year and this year I really battled to get a decent note out of it. You got to wet your lips, and blow through your lips. It's a whole technique in its own right, but the point is, as an act of reverence to Yah, blow the trumpet on the feast of trumpets on Yom Teruah. By all means have a good meal. Same comments apply, either have the meal the night before or prepare it such that it requires little work and little preparation if you're going to take the feast on the Sabbath. But take it seriously folks. Be different. Being holy means set apart, separated from, sanctified.

 

d.            Yom Kippur {the Day of Atonement} – the day on which the annual atoning sacrifice was offered when there was a Temple. Yahooshua has fulfilled this Sacrifice so that should be commemorated on this day. This is a strict water only fast from Sunset to Sunset. A time for introspection and examining oneself seeking to repent of ALL unrepented sin.

 

Yom Kippur is the most set-apart, most sacred, most holy day of the annual calendar. If you're sloppy and you don’t keep anything, then keep Yom Kippur. That was why Israel was attacked on Yom Kipper because they were all fasting and worshipping, etc., and they still got defeated because it was an offence against Yah.

 

So I encourage you on Yom Kippur dedicate the day to worshiping, to serving Yah, to drawing close to Yah, fellowship, talk about the things of Yah. It's perfectly acceptable to meet in an assembly or a church or a synagogue or whatever on a Sabbath. It's acceptable to drive there, preferably go somewhere not too far, but there is grace as far as that’s concerned. I've seen a number of significant points in my life related to Yom Kippur.

 

e.            First Day of Sukkot {First Day of Tabernacles} – start of the Harvest Festival in the Northern Hemisphere, observe as such whether you are in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. A day of rejoicing, giving thanks and feasting. 

 

Also the day on which Yahooshua was born so if you have a real need to commemorate Yahooshua’s birth this is the day to do it and NOT 25th December, see https://www.ETIMin.org/yahooshua-and-feast-of-tabernacles and https://www.ETIMin.org/true-birthday-of-yahooshua. I personally do NOT see a need to particularly recall the birth of Yahooshua. He is, after all, simply a human being, albeit a human being who played a very special role in history.

 

So you've got from Sukkot the first day to eight day the great day, eight days. The tradition in Judaism is to dwell outside your house in a booth, a sukkot for the eight days. Not many people actually are strict about that. It's pretty difficult to do in our society today. If you're blessed with a reasonably big garden, you consider putting up a tent in one of these tent like structures with posts and what have you, but generally not that easy to observe and particularly if it's bad weather or whatever, remember this was first given in semi-desert environment where things were very different and the people were living in booths every day, but the first day is important.

 

f.             Great Day of Sukkot {Great Day of Tabernacles} – eighth day – Feast day, the culmination of eight days of celebrating the Harvest and giving thanks. If you have traditionally observed Christmas and/or Thanksgiving as major feasts THIS is the day for a major feast according to Father’s parameters.

 

Thanksgiving not a big issue. Christmas absolutely forbidden, absolutely not acceptable. Any stretch of your imagination you should not even think about Christmas let alone observe Christmas, let alone have a Christmas tree, let alone have a Christmas feast. It's out of the question folks if you're a committed believer. See the webpage "The Evil of Christmas" for a whole lot more about just how evil Christmas fundamentally is.

 

So, Great Day of Tabernacles, Day of Sukkot, prepare a really nice meal. Maybe you have it on the night before. I would have roast lamb, all the trimmings, starters, dessert, the whole shooting match. Make it a celebration and let go off Christmas. Let go off Easter as well. By the way, let go off Halloween, and let go off New Year. They are all pagan feasts and they are all wrong and most of them are evil to very evil. Christmas and Halloween really evil feasts. Don’t observe them under any, any circumstances. See the webpage "The evil of Halloween" as well.

 

As I say, remember the First Day of Sukkot as the date on which Yahooshua was born if that’s important to you.

 

Conclusion

 

I hope that this has helped to clarify priorities with regard to Sabbath Observance.

 

These are dates in the calendar that Yah has set-apart for us to put Him first. If you're not going to observe them strictly, please do not be surprised when you get before the judgment seat and He says to me "Depart from me you worker of iniquity." It's a small thing actually once you decide to do it. And once you decide to do it properly, diligently, conscientiously, rigorously. Not in a harsh legalistic way, but in a way of "I love you Father Yah, I want to please you. I want to keep your Sabbaths. Help me to keep your Sabbaths." Worship. There are two webpages Recommended Worship and Important Worship Songs on the website with a whole collection of carefully chosen songs that are reasonably correct doctrinally, don't have wrong words, I've taken wrong words out for the most part, not entirely, but to a large extent.

 

Wrapping Up

What is the state of YOUR relationship with the Almighty Creator?

 

I would like to ask you to critically examine where YOU are relative to the Almighty Creator.

 

Do you talk to Him constantly throughout the day and allow Him to lead you in every possible way?

 

Are you conscious of Him at all times?

 

Do you worship Him at every opportunity?

 

Do you count Him as your FRIEND?

 

Have you clearly and unambiguously heard HIM CALL YOU FRIEND?

 

If not, you're FAILING in your life purpose and you will be bitterly disappointed when you die.

 

Let's get this straight folks. Father created all of this, the universe, the solar system, planet earth, the plants, the animals and us, for one reason only – to be His friends, His companions, His confidants, and almost nobody understands that, and almost nobody comes anywhere close to achieving that.

 

Do you talk to Him? Do you involve Him in what you're doing? "Father should I do this or should I do that? Should I make that phone call now? What should I say to this person? Do you think I should fit this thing this way or fit it that way? Father, I can't find my spanner, can you help me?" He wants that level of communion with you, that level of involvement with you. Are you thinking about Him all the time? Saying, "You know what Father, that didn't go so well, that meeting was a bit of a mess. What do you think?" Do you worship Him at every opportunity? I have a little MP3 player that goes in my pocket and little ear bud and I have worship songs playing on that MP3 player 24 x 7. Even if I just get up and go to the toilet, I will stick that ear bud in so that I can hear. If I'm on a bus or train, I put the ear bud. In my car, I put a CD in the CD player or an MP3 player connected to the sound system.

 

Close

 

Thank you for listening.

 

Please send me your questions to James@EndTimeIssueMinistries.org

 

Please email me to join the mailing list at James@EndTimeIssueMinistries.org

 

If you decide to draw close to the Almighty please let me know and I can connect with you by Skype, Zoom, Teams, email or telephone so that I can help you with your journey.

 

I hope to connect with you again next week when I will continue to explore how to become a Friend of the Creator.

 

Work with me to make a way for Yahooshua to return in victory at the end of the Millennium and make his enemies his footstool.

 

Folks, it matters not if you're rich or poor, educated or uneducated, short or tall, thin or fat. Doesn’t matter whether you're Muslim or Jew or Christian, a Hindu, a Buddhist, whatever. Doesn’t matter if you're a Satanist. It doesn't matter if you're a witch or a warlock. It doesn't matter if you're African or American or European or Caucasian or Asian or whatever. Father wants you to be His friend. There is an article on the website Seven Components of Drawing Close to Yah. The things to do to get close to Father. The things to do to clean up your life. He wants you to be His friend. He wants nothing more than to chat to you and talk to you as you walk along the street or as you sit at your desk and say "You know, I don’t think you should phone that person now." Or "I think you should phone that person now. And this is what I think you should say to them." It's up to you. That's what He created you for. The rest is fluff and stuff.

 

Folks, thank you so much. If you've not been here before, I'm going to share some stuff after this. If you've been here a few times, then I'm going to say goodnight!

 

In Closing

 

Who am I? – James Robertson, I have a Doctorate in Engineering and I am a retired Military Commander. I now work as a Management Consultant. I have over 30 years' experience of actively seeking to draw close to the Almighty following a dramatic encounter with Him on 12th March 1993 when He spoke to me audibly in a locked room and I knew for certain that He was real.

 

In learning about Father, I've applied my deep-seated aversion to failure borne out of an accident in early childhood coupled to my Engineering and Military training of rigour and preventing failure, to my seeking of knowledge about Father. This journey led to numerous supernatural experiences, prayers answered and clear communication with the Creator that forms the basis for what I teach in these programs.

 

See the Video “Why seek relationship?” for an overview of what I believe.

 

Please visit my website at www.EndTimeIssueMinistries.org.

 

ETI Version of the Bible with correction of key translation errors at https://www.eti-ministries.org/the-eti-bible-version.

 

Recordings of nearly all of the teachings broadcast so far search on Google for “Relationship with Creator Radio.”

 

Books with teachings from 1998 until May 2019 at the “Compilation of Most Writings” page.

 

I publish regular email articles – email me on James@EndTimeIssueMinistries.org to be added to the list, or to seek counsel or prayer or give me feedback.

 

Visit the Website and use the Google Search, Article Keyword Cloud, Table of Contents and Article Search to locate the information you are looking for.

 

There is a wealth of information on the website.

 

Folks, thank you so much. I'm going to say goodnight and I hope to hear from you soon.

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

Dr James A Robertson

Emissary of Yah

Broadcast Friday 24, November 2023

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Dr James Robertson, emissary and spokesman of Yah, founder of End Time Issue Ministries

Dr James A Robertson is called as an emissary {Apostle} and spokesman {prophet} of Yah, the Almighty Creator and has been set-apart for a number of years writing and publishing what he believes that the Almighty has said to him.

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Contact James at James@End-Time-Issue-Ministries.org

 

An Engineering approach to the matters of the Almighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth whose true name is Yah the Eternally Self-Existing

By "engineering approach" is meant rigorous, precise, verified, tested, proven, questioning, critical, investigative, scientific, analytical, evolving, improving practical, no nonsense, learn from mistakes, intolerant of sloppiness, realistic, REAL

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Note that words in curly brackets {} are words that although they are in common use are inaccurate in terms of the matters of the Almighty and should therefore be avoided
 
 
The Almighty Creator, Yah the Eternally Self-Existing, says: "It is time to choose -- will you be my friend, or my foe? -- there is NO middle ground!"
 
Yah says further:
 
"Ultimately THE AIM of this entire experiment is to find those who will make the sacrifices necessary to become My FRIENDS -- NOTHING is more important"
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"A friend is one who is concerned about the well-being of the one they call friend and desires to treat that person as they would be treated -- HOW do you choose to treat Me?"
"True friendship is about what you can GIVE -- NOT what you can GET! -- what are YOU prepared to give Me (Yah)?"
"A true friend seeks to know ALL truth about the one whom they call friend AND to help others to know that truth -- Do YOU know the truth about me? Do YOU care?"
"In this age I (Yah) am MASSIVELY CONSTRAINED by the 'Rules of Engagement' in terms of what I can say and do EXCEPT through those true friends and true servants who will do the necessary work to KNOW my will AND proclaim it AND action it"
"There is NO greater love than that a man should lay down his life for his friend! -- Will YOU lay down your life for Me?"
"Technically a martyr is one who lays down their life for Me, NOT necessarily in physical death but also by sacrificing their comfort and well being in favour of doing MY will -- will you do ALL that it takes to serve Me and love Me as your friend, NO MATTER what it costs you? -- Will you be a martyr for Me by your way of living?"
"My true friends take time to spend quality time with Me daily and communicate with Me and consult Me constantly"
"Why Believe?
"Because if you do NOT you WILL find that when you die you are forced to serve and worship Satan for ever or at least until the day the winner of the 'The Contest' is adjudicated
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"Realize that serving Satan after you die could be a really HORRIBLE experience, particularly IF you regard yourself as a GOOD person!"
"Imagine what it will be like as an ancestor spirit (demon) knowing the truth about the lies you believed and watching your loved ones making the same mistakes and believing the same lies that you believed and being unable to do anything about it!"
"Imagine what it will be like when you discover that you are irrevocably locked into the same dispensation that is behind the most barbaric and savage cultures on earth"
"IF you are a 'GOOD' person: when you die you may find yourself secretly hoping that Satan WILL lose 'The Contest' so that you can be cast into the Lake of Fire and utterly consumed in a moment of torment and terror, rather than being a participant in the progressive degradation of the human race into utter depravity, barbarism and perversion! -- and yet you will be POWERLESS to do anything about it!"
"The consequences of dying without a PROFOUND realization of my (Yah's) existence AND a DEEP life changing decision to serve Me is too ghastly to contemplate IF you take the trouble to REALLY understand the truth about the world you live in!"
"Imagine what it will be like to be a demon (ancestor spirit) riding on your favourite grandchild and watching them participate in the same empty rituals and mouthing the same meaningless platitudes that you practised during your life and being UNABLE to warn them of the terrible destiny that they are locking themselves into!"
"A person who reaches the end of their life as my TRUE FRIEND, one who has progressed from 'Wise Steward', to 'Good and Faithful Servant', to 'Overcomer' and ultimately to 'Friend' will receive rewards and authority of unimaginable splendour including a high throne, status and apparel that is far beyond anything that even the most powerful rulers on earth have ever dreamed of, let alone experienced -- contrast this with the other extreme -- an angry and depraved ancestor spirit (demon) desperately seeking favour in a kingdom where favour is a lesser level of torment and the right to exercise greater control and depravity over those less inclined to serve Satan and his Masterminds  wholeheartedly"
"Do YOU REALLY want to be part of a kingdom where the tortured murder of infants is regarded as one of the highest privileges of rank?"
"The evidence is ALL around you IF you have eyes to see -- the choice is CLEAR -- a Kingdom of beauty, love (chesed) and benign power or a kingdom of atrocities and perversion, a kingdom that regards torture and tormented and protracted death of human sacrifices followed by cannibalism, preferably while the victim still lives, as the HIGHEST form of worship?"
"It is TIME for those who still have some smattering of knowledge of me and my ways to STOP playing games with Satan and start taking back this earth while there is STILL TIME -- it is time for believers to STOP marrying unbelievers and allowing their children to marry unbelievers,, it is TIME to STOP marrying those from Satan worshipping cultures, and to STOP welcoming them into your homes, your cities and your lands -- it is time to STOP acceding to Satanic demands that you cast ME (The Almighty) out of your schools, your halls of Government and your workplaces -- it is TIME to publicly open the day with worship and prayer to me, whether in your places of education, your places of Government or your places of work -- it is TIME to cast out those who will NOT comply instead of being cast out and secretively serving me behind locked doors and, IF you CANNOT set apart that place of learning, or government or work then EXIT PUBLICLY and DECLARE your reasons and gather together with those who WILL agree with you in these matters for it is so that in the spirit one TRUE believer FREE OF SIN can put 1,000 to flight and two can put 10,000 to flight and the power of TRUE BELIEVERS who choose to deal with ALL their sin and live in ALL truth is such that massive transformation IS possible -- note the impact of Noah, Abraham, Moshe {Moses}, Yahooshua {Jesus}, Mohammed and Luther -- YOU TOO can bring about RADICAL reformation and renaissance IF you will lay down your life and seek DEEP and ENDURING FRIENDSHIP with Me!"
"IF you believe, it is TIME to assess exactly WHAT you believe about me and then ACT accordingly!"
"IF you do NOT believe, it is time to assess EXACTLY what you DO believe and then act accordingly!"
"There is NO place for fence sitters -- YOU are either FOR me or by default you are AGAINST ME!"
"Know this -- IF you choose to be a TRUE friend, which means you deal with ALL sin and ALL error and do ALL that is required to ensure that your house is FULLY united behind you the forces of darkness CANNOT TOUCH YOU -- BUT, IF you play games and continue to dabble in your favourite sins and errors in your divided house the forces of darkness will TEAR you limb from limb and UTTERLY destroy you -- there has NEVER been a time in all the history of man on earth where life above sin and total unity of your house has been more important!"
"IF you choose to serve ME (Yah), understand that you are choosing a VERY strait and VERY narrow path leading to a VERY small door -- gird your loins and FOLLOW the example of the mighty set-apart ones of previous generations!"
 
Footnote: ALL the above references to "friend" relate to people like you and me seeking to become true friends of Yah, the Almighty Creator
 
 

Video -- Why seek Relationship with the Almighty Creator -- The Most Important Item I have ever created

Father Yah has said that this is the most important artefact that I have ever created.

I encourage you to watch this video as soon as possible.

 

 

Alternative links if the embedded video is not available:

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Watch Video: Why Seek Relationship with the Almighty Creator

 

Please note also that my understanding with regard to what happens to unbelievers has evolved, it turns out that they DO have motive power, see the article “2024.10.03 The Walking Dead -- Clear Evidence of what happens to Unbelievers when they Die

 

James Robertson

If after watching this video you decide to draw close to the Almighty please read the articles "Critical Actions on Coming to Belief" and "Seven Components of Drawing Close" at https://www.eti-ministries.org/-video-why-seek-relationship-most-important-

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2023.09.29 Broadcast Friday 29th September 2023 -- Powerful Example of what is possible when deeply Spirit Led and other related messages

A series of items dealing with what is possible if one is highly anointed and deeply Spirit Led together with how to become deeply filled with the Spirit of the Creator.

2024.08.02 Broadcast – Friday 2nd August 2024 -- The Good News Regarding Yahooshua the Anointed of Yah {incorrectly Jesus Christ} according to MattihYahoo – Part 4

The first book in the so-called “New Testament” in the Bible – MattihYahoo {Matthew} provides an authoritative eye witness account of the life, death and resurrection of Yahooshua the Anointed of Yah, incorrectly Jesus Christ.  I have corrected the core translation errors and added commentary based on my personal experience and revelation.  I will share this in the next few broadcasts.  This is part 4.

Book Set of Nearly All ETI Writings and Published Articles

For a number of years now I have wanted to publish my writings in hard copy format in order to make the writings more accessible to people who do not necessarily have reliable Internet access or who prefer to work with paper copies.

Nearly all the writings since the start of my journey with the Almighty Creator have now been collated into 12 Volumes, 15 physical books, a total of around 7,500 pages, which were published in mid-June 2019.

Volume 1 in the set also has a CD with Recommended Worship and a USB Memory Card with the entire contents of the website, PLUS all the books, PLUS all the audio recordings and videos, PLUS a downloaded version of the Website that can be run standalone WITHOUT an Internet connection.  All of this material can be downloaded off the webpage https://www.eti-ministries.org/compilation-of-most-writings and child pages.

There is also a Booklet containing “Critical Elements of Belief”, a series of one-page Bullet Lists summarizing my understanding of all topics that I hold to be Critical in growing to a place of DEEP relationship with the Almighty Creator whose true Name is “Yah the Eternally Self-Existing”.

There are also two A4 size, tri-fold glossy flyers, one containing the essence of what I believe is necessary for a person who does NOT believe to come to belief and one containing the essence of what is necessary for a person who DOES believe to choose to seek to draw really close to Father Yah.

To obtain a copy of some or all of the physical books please email me on James.Books@ETI-Ministries.org I hope to have them available on Amazon shortly.

Business Interests -- James A Robertson and Associates -- The ERP Doctor

In addition to this ministry I operate a management consulting business specializing in the strategic application of computer based business information systems - a business in which Father has taught me many leading edge concepts, principles and methods

See  http://www.James-A-Robertson-and-Associates.com/

My logo is based on Professor Malcolm McDonald's strategy -- tactics matrix -- strategy, doing the right things horizontally and tactics, doing things right on the vertical axis -- if your organization does the right things well, it will thrive -- top right quadrant -- this is a fundamental principles when it comes to the matters of the Almighty as well

In my consulting work I seek to enable my clients to do the right things well

I regard Father as my partner, Chairman, counselor and I seek to conduct business in a way that is pleasing to Him, within the context of prayer that He will judge me severely and correct me harshly that I may serve Him more perfectly

 

I truly believe that Father has given me extremely high value knowledge and experience which will enable your organization, be it commercial, governmental or non-governmental to be more effective and efficient in its operations and, IF profit is your measuring stick, more profitable

 

 

I am based in London, United Kingdom and can be contacted for business purposes on James@James-A-Robertson-and-Associates.com

WHY Believe in the Almighty Creator and seek relationship with Him

IF YOU do NOT believe that the Almighty Creator exists and therefore do NOT have a personal relationship with Him you face a terrible fate when you COULD be blessed for eternity

The Creator has said regarding YOU "why would I want someone to spend eternity with me when they do NOT believe I exist?

Please go immediately to the WHY Believe page and give careful consideration to what is presented there

IF you have a DEEP inner conviction of the reality of the Creator, in other words you claim to be a "believer", but you do NOT have a deep personal relationship with Him such that He speaks to you clearly and regularly and you seek His guidance in every area of your life then He has said of you “why would I want someone to be close to me in Heaven, which inherently means I will give them great authority, if they do NOT have a deep personal relationship with me and have NOT proven to me that they can be trusted?”

Please go immediately to the Relationship with Yah page

 

Important prayers for ALL, for those who have not previously believed and for those who have believed but are now convicted of sin and error

IF you believe that the Almighty Creator exists then take note that He has said of YOU why would I want someone to be close to me in Heaven, which inherently means I will give them great authority, if they do NOT have a deep personal relationship with me and have NOT proven to me that they can be trusted?

IF you believe that the Almighty Creator DOES exist the following are amongst the most important prayers you can pray

Note that the true name of the Almighty Creator is "Yah the eternally self-existing" NOT "The LORD" or "God"

Father Yah, I ask you to help me to overcome to the end that I may be found to  be a "good and faithful servant" on the Day of Judgment

Father Yah I ask you to show me the level of my present deception and how to correct it

Father Yah I ask you to help me to draw MUCH closer to you and to know your will and to do it

Father Yah I ask you to fill me with your Spirit and lead me into ALL truth by your Spirit

Father Yah I give you my life to do with as YOU see fit

Father Yah I ask you to bring the people that YOU want into my life and to take the people that you do NOT want in my life out

Father Yah I ask you to open the doors in my life that YOU want open and to close the doors in my life that YOU want closed

Father Yah I ask you to judge me severely and correct me harshly that I may serve you more perfectly

There are many other prayers that you can pray but these are amongst the most important

See also the page on developing a close relationship with the Almighty at http://www.end-time-issue-ministries.org/RelationshipYah.aspx

 

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I believe that the material on this website is valuable to all who are seeking relationship with the Almighty Creator.

I have high ambitions to have the main pages on the website translated into at least five major languages and also to rent millions of email addresses and send multiple campaigns to those addresses.

If you have been blessed by this site and feel able to make a donation as either Tithes or Offering it would be much appreciated.

Please click on the link to make a donation.

Thank you so much

James Robertson

 

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About names, words, etc

The majority of visitors to this site will encounter names and words they are NOT familiar with

It is a harsh reality that the true Name of the Almighty Creator of the Heavens and the Earth whose true Name is "Yah the eternally self-existing" has been concealed as have all the important names, laws, commandments, principles and concepts

What is taught by the "Christian" church is almost entirely incorrect as is the case with EVERY religion

This website seeks to present these truths for your prayerful consideration and adoption -- see the prayers elsewhere in this side bar for more information on what to pray

Key names and words that are used throughout this site and which are fundamentally important are:

The true Name of the Almighty Creator is "Yah the eternally self-existing", frequently translated as "Yahweh", more accurately "Yahooeh"

The name of the man commonly known as "Jesus" is "Yahooshua" meaning "Yah is salvation"

The commonly used names of "God", "The LORD", "Christ", "Jesus" are ALL of pagan, that is Satanic origin and the Almighty has only responded to these names as an act of Grace, this Grace has now been withdrawn

 

Third Party Articles and Articles you do NOT agree with

Most articles on this site are classified with a reference number comprising the year, the month and a sequence number within the month, thus 2013.12.03 is the third article published in December 2013

Most detailed webpages are organized with the most recent articles at the top and the Article List displays with the most recent articles at the top.  Searches on the articles list in the same way

Because I am constantly learning, newer articles will almost certainly be an elaboration or refinement of earlier articles and in some cases may significantly revise what I said in earlier articles, in most cases the later article is likely to be more accurate than earlier articles

In ALL cases Father Yah forbids me to go back and edit or correct articles, He wants YOU to have a close personal relationship with Him and therefore to turn to Him for clarification where things that I write contradict or appear to contradict one another

The articles from 2009 onwards are generally much more reliable than those earlier but there are important articles from the earlier days as well, in particular, the articles written in 2000 onwards were written during a period when my understanding was being radically changed on a very intense basis and when I was also getting closer to the Almighty at a very rapid rate

Accordingly the early articles should be given appropriate prayer, particularly if the later articles contradict or appear to contradict what is written in the early articles

That said Father Yah has said that there is much of value in the earlier articles and that they should, accordingly, remain on the site

Third Party Articles

This site includes some articles from third parties

In such cases Father Yah forbids me to censor, edit or correct such articles but requires me to present them in their entirety with little or no comment, as with the previous point He requires YOU to research and pray and reach your own conclusion regarding what is truth

Inclusion of third party articles does NOT indicate any form of endorsement of the person who wrote the article other than that it is my understanding that the article contains information of importance.  Such inclusion also does NOT imply any endorsement of this ministry by the person whose work is cited



It is up to each one of us to discern the truth for ourselves See the article on Seek Truth NOT Error for more information



Content you do NOT agree with



It is probable that you will find material on this site that you do NOT agree with, there is much that is highly controversial, click HERE for an article that proposes a way of responding to such differences



See also article -- Getting close to Yah -- Appropriate prayer and fasting are VITAL -- the answer to doctrinal differences

 

Consolidated Volumes of Articles

We are in the process of assembling the articles on this site into annual volumes based on the lunar based cycles prescribed by the Almighty, the following volumes are currently available in Adobe pdf format

The full list of articles is available on the Articles page and also on the listing in this side bar

The documents are formatted for double sided printing

Vol 10 year 6006 from Creation: 29 Mar 2009 to 18 Mar 2010
Vol11 year 6007 from Creation: 18 Mar 2010 to 6 Apr 2011
 
 The documents are also available in Microsoft Word docx format on the detailed article listing in the side bar
 
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