Summary
In exchanging emails with a correspondent I realized that I have never published an article setting out in detail the basis on which I state that Yahooshua was born on the First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles. After a search with Google I encountered this article which accurately presents what I have known for many years. As always I present the article without editing other than I have replaced Yeshua with Yahooshua.
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Preamble
Good day!
The Almighty Creator Desires a Deep Personal Relationship with You! If you die as an Unbeliever, your spirit will live for a very long time as a disembodied Ancestor Spirit or Demon. The Creator has said regarding Unbelievers, "Why would I want someone to spend Eternity with me when they do NOT Believe I exist?"
If you die as a Believer without any form of relationship with the Creator, you will end up in the Outer Darkness – a cold, black, terrible place with weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth (your teeth) – the Trash Heap of Heaven. Father has said concerning such Believers, "Why would I want someone to be close to me in Heaven, which inherently means I will give them great prestige and authority, if they do NOT have a deep personal relationship with me and have NOT proven to me that they can be trusted in this life?"
In stark contrast, if you make a real effort to seek relationship with the Almighty, the rewards in the life to come are huge – a glorious resurrected body, great prestige, great authority, and a permanent close relationship with the Creator and with Yahooshua who you may mistakenly know as Jesus.
To put this all in context, The Almighty has said "I created Human beings, this planet and this universe for men and women to be my Friends, my companions, to explore and learn and develop together. My greatest grief is that almost NO person understands this let alone seeks such a relationship with me!"
Today we're going to discuss the true birth date of Yahooshua who you may know as Jesus.
The True Birthday of Yahooshua – Overview
This broadcast presents a detailed analysis proving that Yahooshua was born on the First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles and NOT the 25th of December.
The script for this broadcast is taken from an article by one called Isaac of the website www.CalledOutBelievers.org.
The article analyzes the Biblical references to the conception and birth of Yahooshua to demonstrate conclusively that Yahooshua WAS born on the First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is in September or October.
Reference is made to the visitations at the time of Yahooshua’s birth.
Other arguments against the birth having taken place in December are advanced.
It is noted that Yahooshua alluded to certain things during the day of Sukkot.
Reference is also made to the Harvest.
Finally we will examine the state of YOUR relationship with the Almighty Creator.
Folks, it is really important to know that his name is not Jesus; his name is Yahooshua, Y-A-H-O-O-S-H-U-A meaning Yah is Salvation, where Yah is the true name of the Almighty Creator.
Introduction
Who am I? – James Robertson. I have a Doctorate in Engineering and I am a Strategic Management Consultant. I have over 28-1/2 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.
I was confirmed in the Anglican Church at the age of 13 and served as an Altar Boy for a number of years from the age of 19. Eventually, married to an Unbeliever, I became disenchanted with the hypocrisy in the Church and backslid to a point where I was not even sure the Almighty existed. In this backslidden state I embarked on an adulterous affair which, when it ended, left me desperate and suicidal. It was then that the Almighty spoke to me and I realized that my intellect had gotten me into a right mess and I chose to serve Him faithfully for the rest of my life.
In doing this I 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.
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Body of the Article
The True Birthday of Yahooshua
Study by Rabbi Isaac.
Assembly of Called-Out Believers.
Website: CalledOutBelievers.org
It's based on a study by a person called Rabbi Isaac from the Assembly of Called-Out Believers.
I need to stress that I am reading someone else’s article so my intonation may be less lively than usual, so I apologize for that. The timing of my article is important, somebody who follows my writings quite closely wrote to me asking what to do about Christmas and then sent me an article that somebody had sent her expounding the rationale as to why Jesus was born at Christmas. And frankly, it was tortuous, it was arrogant, it was foolish and I needed to respond and I learned many years ago the truth about Yahooshua's birth, not so many years, I am talking about 20 odd years ago, something 20-21 years ago. I hadn't for some reason ever written an article on it. So I went on Google and I searched and I found this article and it pretty much accurately sums up what I understand about this.
So the key thing is that Yahooshua who you may know as Jesus was born on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles which is in September or October every year.
If I use other people's material, I generally present it without editing, in this case I have replaced Yeshua with Yahooshua and God with Yah.
John 1:14 relates Yahooshua’s body as temporary dwelling like a tabernacle / booth:
And the Word was made flesh, and “tabernacled” among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
Many versions say “dwelt” but that doesn’t adequately convey its meaning. The Greek word was “skenoo” derived from “to tent” or “to encamp.” Yahooshua literally came to Sukkot in a Sukkah with His birth! The following study is the scriptural and historical proofs that Yahooshua was indeed born on the first day of Sukkot!
The story of Yahooshua’s birth is preceded in Luke’s Gospel by the account of Yahoochanan (John) the Immerser’s family and his miraculous birth. He also had a role to play. Yahoochanan’s mission was to prepare the way for Yahooshua.
Amazingly, the personal anguish of the barren family of Zacharias and Elizabeth and for the birth of a child would be used for a higher purpose in YHWH’s Divine plan to prepare the way for Yahooshua. It can be seen in the light of a miracle upon a miracle.
So here we're starting to get into the story of Yahooshua's birth and you may know him as John the Baptist, correct translation is Yahoochanan meaning Yah has graced and everything was very carefully planned and was very carefully set out and the timing of things and everything was foreordained and if you listen carefully to what I am going to share with you, you will just see how carefully this whole thing was planned.
Luke Chapter 1 verse 5 “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias (Zachar’yah), of the course of Abia (Abiyah): and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth (Elisheva).”
Three very important pieces of information are given to us in this verse.
1. Zacharias was a priest,
2. He performed Temple service according to the course of “Abia” which is in the Hebrew month Sivan (May), and
3. Zacharias’ wife was from the daughters of Aaron, the priestly family.
The principal duties of the priest were those connected with the sacrificial service of the Temple in Jerusalem, as well as teaching the people the instructions of Torah. In the course of time, the number of priests increased to such an extent that it was necessary to divide them into twenty-four divisions (1 Chron 24:1-18) serving in the Temple in rotation, each for a week at a time. According to the Mishnah, the cycle begins on the first Shabbat (Sabbath) of the Hebrew month Abib (also called Nisan), and each division (mishmar) was subdivided into several families of priests who served one day a week. This gave every priest an opportunity to discharge his duties.
Just notice that I gave you the alternative pronunciation. Zacharias is the English normal usage. It is actually Zachar’yah with the name of Yah is the last three letters of the word and the course of Abia being Abiyah, again Yah as the last three letters of the word. And it's important to see that in what we're talking about now, this didn't just happen randomly. It was a lot of planning involved in picking Zacharias because of the time of his temple service.
During the three great annual festivals known as Pilgrimage Festivals (Passover, Weeks, and Tabernacles), all twenty-four divisions are said to have officiated simultaneously. (Sukkot 5:7) Zacharias did his duty during the middle festival season known as Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost in Greek); this was the course of Abia.
The Torah required or the Books of Moses required that whenever a sacrifice was offered in the Temple, the owner had to be present. The problem is that every day the priests offered the Daily Sacrifices which were offered on behalf of all the Jews; but, obviously, it is impossible for all the Jews to be constantly present in the Temple. The solution to this problem was “mamados” (shifts/duties). There were 24 shifts of mamados. Each mamad, which was comprised of devout Jews who were emissaries of Israel, would go to the Temple for one week shifts and would say special prayers, representing all of the Jews by the offering of the sacrifices. Zacharias was part of these mamados:
(8) And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before YHWH in the order of his course, (9) According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of YHWH.
So here we see again, another piece of this plan, this man chosen specifically because the timing of his service which is recorded in the Bible and as much as I say that the Bible is not the word of God, it is generally a fairly reliable historical account and it certainly is the case here, it all falls into place and makes perfect sense if you listen carefully to what I'm sharing with you.
The Bible records the practice of casting lots as a means of arriving at a decision on a variety of problems. These may be grouped into two main categories: (1) the selection of one or more members from a group; and (2) the division of goods among the members of a group. This lot was used extensively during the Second Temple Period and particularly in the Temple itself in order to determine the allocation of duties among the priests. The First Lot was for the cleansing of the altar, the Second Lot was for slaughtering the lamb, sprinkling the blood, removing the ashes, and trimming the lamps of the menorah; (Hebrew for seven branched candelabra) and the Third Lot was for the burning of incense at the Golden Altar right in front of the veil where the Holy of Holies was situated. Zacharias did the duties of the last lot.
“(11) And there appeared unto him an angel of YHWH standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (12) And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.” While serving as priest Zacharias saw an angel of YHWH standing on the right side of the Golden Incense Altar. “(13) But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.”
The promise that Elizabeth would bear a son required a supernatural act of YHWH; she was old and she was barren. The baby was to be named Yahoochanan, which means “Yah is gracious or Yah has graced.” Not only would YHWH be gracious about removing the stigma of childlessness from the elderly couple, but He would also set in motion His plan of redemption through the coming Messiah or anointed one.
"(23) And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished (the course Abia in the Temple were over), he departed to his own house. (24) And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, (25) Thus hath YHWH dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.”
Once again, there is critical information given to us: “…as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished“, meaning after Zacharias has done his Temple duty of Abia (towards May/June) “…his wife Elisabeth conceived” – that is, after Zacharias completed his Temple duty, Elizabeth became pregnant during the period of May/June.
“…hid herself five months” – It is a Jewish custom not to tell anyone other than immediate family about your pregnancy until you enter your fifth month.
So again, here we see a very carefully orchestrated, very carefully planned sequence of events, nothing left to chance here. And it is important to understand, if you read the article about the "Miracle of the Death of Yahooshua" on the website, you will see the same meticulous planning to bring all of this together at the right time.
Luke 1:26 “And in the sixth month (of Elizabeth’s pregnancy) the angel Gabriel was sent from YHWH unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, (27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary (Miriam).”
At the time of Yahoochanan's birth, now nine months later from the month Sivan brings us to the Hebrew month Adar (February/March). At Yahoochanan's birth, Miriam is three months pregnant with Yahooshua. Let’s study Luke 1:35-41 carefully:
“(35) And the angel answered and said unto her (Miriam), The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of Yah. (36) And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her (Sivan, May/June), who was called barren … (39) And Mary (Miriam) arose in those days (when she was conceived with Yahooshua and Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant – Keslev/December), and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; (40) And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth (who was six months' pregnant). (41) And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe (John) leaped in her womb.”
So the article that I referred to earlier, the Christian article about 25 December just ignores all of these things. You've got to study this pretty carefully and you've got to think it up pretty carefully, but it really makes a lot of sense when you actually come down to it.
And three months later was the time of Yahoochanan's birth, and that would be approximately Pesach (Passover). This is very important as the religious Jews at that time (even today), expected that Elijah would appear during Passover (Mal 4:5). Remember, John (Yahoochanan) came in the spirit of Elijah (Mat 11:7-14) and not in the flesh.
Now, Luke tells us clearly that Elizabeth was six months pregnant when the angel Gabriel visited Miriam. The beginning of Elizabeth’s sixth month would have been the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, which is the first day of Chanukah. Chanukah is known as the “Feast of Lights” or the “Feast of the Dedication.” (John 10:22) This date is considered, by some, to be the first day of the dedication of the Wilderness Tabernacle and of the First and Second Temples as well as the rededication of the Second Temple after the Maccabean revolt. Except for the rededication following the Maccabean revolt, it is not completely clear from Scripture what role the day of Kislev 25 played in the dedication—but the Bible tells us that the foundation of the Second Temple was laid on Kislev 24. (Hag 2:18) It is, however, clear that Miriam was being dedicated for a purpose of enormous magnitude.
So Father does things according to His calendar in terms of His special dates and so what we see here is the correlation between the time that Miriam (Mary) conceived and the data on which it happened.
Also, if Miriam conceived on Chanukah, the feast of the Dedication of Lights, then Yahoochanan 1:6-9 makes perfect sense:
“There was a man sent from Yah, whose name was Yahoochanan. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.”
Now, if Miriam conceived on Kislev 25, then Yahooshua would have been born on the first day of the Succoth (the Feast of Tabernacles), approximately 280 (max 285) days later. Note: 25 Kislev to 25 Tishri is 9 full Jewish months; a Jewish month is shorter than a Gregorian month. Deduct 10 days from the 25 of Tishri to the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is exactly on the 15th of Tishri, Yahooshua’s birthday! It is therefore no coincidence that YHWH ordained that 15 Tishri, the very first day of the Feast of Tabernacles, should be celebrated with unrestrained happiness!
So if you're following what I'm saying and I published this article to the mailing list, I think it was on Tuesday and it's on the website, if you look towards the top of the Menu, there is an article "Essence of My Message to Christians" and immediately to the right of that you will find "The True Birthday of Yahooshua" and I would encourage you to go and read this article. It's going to be a lot to digest on the broadcast; I would encourage you after the broadcast go to the website and read the article there and prayerfully, carefully. There is a lot of, lot of forethought that went into all of this.
THE VISITATIONS DURING SUKKOT:
We continue by reading from Luke chapter 2:
"(9) And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. (10) And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”
The glory of YHWH is the Shekinah, and this is the first appearance since the days of Ezekiel. Ezekiel the prophet records how the Shekinah departed from Israel in four successive and reluctant stages, hoping for the people of Israel to repent. But, Israel did not repent—and so the Shekinah disappears from Jewish history. Here the Shekinah is used to announce the birth of a Jewish King to Jewish shepherds.
"(11) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Messiah the Lord. (12) And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.”
That verse that I've just read to you is widely quoted as Christmas without the insight that this article brings to that in terms of how this all fitted together. So once again I really encourage you to go and after this broadcast, www.EndTimeIssueMinistries.org and look for the page "The truth about Yahooshua's death" and get exactly what it says.
Such a momentous event required a sign. The sign was that the Babe would be wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. One would expect a King to be lying in luxurious garments in a palace. This King laid aside His glory (Phil 2:7). The fact that He is lying in a “manger” tells us that he is in a stable.
In those days, stables were actually natural caves in the hillsides or wooden structures (pen, fold, kraal) and were used during the warmer months.
In biblical times, raw caves served as houses as well, and the owner/lodger shared the cave with his animals during night-time. In the case of a wooden structure, the person or shepherd occupying the stable would actually sleep in the door to protect his animals in the fold. That is why Yahooshua said He is the “door”. My opinion is that it was a wooden structure, as I will explain. Either way—it was not a kosher place, in other words, it was not a sanctified place.
So we see here how Father does things in ways that we don't expect and that's part of The Contest, that’s part of bypassing the Satanic and Demonic realm and doing things that they don't expect. It's important to understand this. Even today as Father moves, He is moving with people who on the face of it don't qualify to do what He is doing through them and with them and it's a big-big piece about not being proud and haughty and wanting to be in a fancy palace and Yahooshua gave a strong example there.
At this time of year during the month of Tishri (September/October) for the seven days of Sukkot, as said, all Jews had to stay in temporary shelters outside their normal houses or boarding place. During these seven days of Sukkot, people were actually required to build small temporary booths (sukkahs) for the celebration of Sukkot. It is important to note that every Jew and his family had to stay for a period of seven days in their temporary booth made of tree boughs and gazed toward the east hoping to see the star, or phenomena that would herald the birth of their Messiah. (Lev 23:34, 41) During September/October (Tishri) when this feast is celebrated, the nights in Israel are not cold as the summer only ended—and the winter starts in November/December.
The prophet Isaiah bears witness to the occasion of the birth of Yahooshua during Sukkot when he said:
"They joy before thee according to the joy in harvest.” (Isaiah 9:3)
So, here we see a foretelling by Isaiah, a notable prophet some good few hundred years before this event with some key wording that gives another indication of the reality of when Yahooshua was born. I hope this is starting to fall into place for you. It's so important to understand that December 25 is totally a pagan feast. It's got nothing to do with the Almighty. Yahooshua was born on the 1st day of the feast of Tabernacles, which is September/October as we've just been reading.
This feast was in the fall of the year (autumn) at the time of ingathering or harvesting of all things out of the field. (Exod 23:16) Isaiah explains this joy in the sixth verse of this ninth chapter when he declared, “For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given” indicating that the “joy of harvest” was actually the birth of Yahooshua, at the time of harvest, or Ingathering. The Biblical clue that lends credence to this though is found in John 1:14 as mentioned earlier; which translated literally declares,
“And the Word became flesh; and tabernacled among us.”
Here we have a key which reveals to the alert eye that the time at which the word Yahooshua was made flesh and tabernacled among men was at the Feast of Tabernacles (Isaiah 9:2-3).
Verse 10 of Luke chapter 2 also gives us a clue about the time of the birth by the angel who appeared to the shepherds and said:
“Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”
This is a very-very different picture to what is spoken about on December 25. The same verses are quoted, but they are quoted out of context, they are quoted within the context of a religious dispensation, which is based on the Satanic and Demonic realm, which I will talk about in a future broadcast. If you look under Pagan Feasts on the website, there is a whole detailed page on why Christmas is not what it's cracked up to be.
There are actually two clues here. Sukkot is a festival of joy, and it is also known as the “Festival of the Nations.” The angel was actually giving them a greeting for the Festival of Sukkot. This is the only festival where the “nations” and not only individuals are positively encouraged to participate. (Zech. 14:16-19)
As said, during Sukkot the Jews construct flimsy shelters called “Sukkahs”; using wood, branches and leaves, eating and sleeping in them. This is to remember how they were completely dependent on YHWH as they wandered around for forty years in the wilderness when they came out of Egypt. They are celebrating “Yah with us.” The birth of Yahooshua at Sukkot fulfils another prophecy: “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, Yah with us”, (Matt 1:23) a quotation from Isaiah 7:14:
“Therefore YHWH himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Now, it's important to understand here that it says Yah with us, Yah anointed Yahooshua with His spirit and it's referring to the spirit of Yah on Yahooshua and not saying that Yahooshua is Yah in the flesh. There is a lot of mistaken thinking about this. If you look at the page "Yahooshua" on the website, you will find a very detailed analysis of this and particularly there is another page "The Essence of My Message concerning Yahooshua" which goes into a lot of detail.
If this is not enough, we also have to consider the type of dwelling in which Yahooshua was born. Had it not been for the inconvenience caused by the census, He would have been born in a cave house like all other children. But He wasn’t, He was born in a “stable”. Manger is “phátne” in Greek, and is generally described as “a manger or crib at which cattle are fed.” Gen. 33:17 tells us that Jacob made sukkahs for his cattle. The crib to feed animals in was normally made out of wood for the convenience of cleaning. It is only logical to reason that Yahooshua was born in a flimsydwelling, a sukkah, in a place where they kept sheep and cattle.
Another fact is that Yosef and Miriam would not break the law and had to comply with Positive Law 168 – Lev 23:42 – On dwelling in a Sukkah (booth) for seven days. So Yahooshua was born in a Sukkah, to indicate that YHWH had come to earth to dwell with humanity.
From this we can logically conclude that the date of the birth of Yahooshua was undoubtedly during the Feast of Tabernacles in the Jewish month Tishri (September/October), on the first day of the Feast, the great day and solemn assembly. (Lev 23:39; John 7:37)
So when I think a lot of people say if you tell them that Christmas is not Jesus' birthday is they get upset about the fact that you're telling them that they can't have their feast. Well, have the feast on the great day of the Feast of Tabernacles or if you want to celebrate Yahooshua's birthday which is not mandatory, do that on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles in September/October. Check with me if you want the dates or there are various places on the internet where you can get the correct dates for all Yah's High Sabbaths.
OTHER ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE BIRTH HAVING TAKEN PLACE IN DECEMBER:
It is extremely improbable or even impossible that Miriam, under such circumstances, could have undertaken a journey of about 113 kilometers (as the crow flies). She would have had to travel through the hazardous hill district, averaging some 3,000 feet above sea-level in the middle of winter when it was snowing in Israel.
Shepherds and their flocks would not be found “abiding” (Greek ‘agrauleo’) in the open fields at night in December (Tebeth), for the paramount reason that there would be no pastures at that time. It was the custom then (as now) to withdraw the flocks, starting during the month October/November, from the open districts and house them for the winter.
This is a very simple but very practical piece of information. We're accustomed to all the Christmas stuff with the snow, etc., because it snows in the northern hemisphere over December 25. But the fact of the matter is that you would not have had shepherds in the pastures in the middle of winter, it would not have been reasonable and possible to travel in the middle of winter. And so it's impossible for Yahooshua to have been born in the middle of winter in Israel; it's not practical folks. You need to check that out as a very simple reality check regarding what I'm sharing with you. Don't get stuck on all the detailed Biblical verses, etc. that I've been quoting. Just look at the practicality. Middle of winter snowing – not possible to travel – no shepherds out in the fields and it's just not practical.
YAHOOSHUA ALLUDED TO “CERTAIN THINGS” DURING THE DAYS OF SUKKOT:
During the Feast of Tabernacles on the last day of the seven-day feast, two major ceremonies were performed. The first one is the drawing of water nissuch ha-mayim or hoshanna rabba. It is a major ceremony but it was not part of the biblical celebration of the feast. The feast reached its height with this ceremony and is rooted deep in the agriculture (harvest) character of the feast.
Rain was a prominent feature in the celebration of the feast, and the water-drawing ceremony was a joyous occasion. Why was the name of it called “the drawing out of water?” Because it points to Yahooshua, according to what is said in Isaiah 12:2-3:
“Behold, Yah is my salvation (Yahoo shua = Yahooshua); I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Adonai YHWH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation (Yahooshua). Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation (Yahooshua).”
Years have gone by and Yahooshua is in Jerusalem on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles when this water drawing ceremony is performed. It was during this ceremony when He uttered this awesome statement:
“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Yahooshua stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified).” (John 7:37- 39)
The Hebrew ritual: Priests go down to the Pool of Siloam and fill a special golden flask (pitcher) with water. They return through the Water Gate of Jerusalem and shofars (trumpets) are sounded. The golden flask is then placed with two silver basins, which are different from one another, on the southern side of the great altar—one filled with water and the other with wine. While the words of Psalm 113 and 118 are recited, they shake palm branches in their hands and march seven times around the burnt offering altar, while the water/wine drips to the base of the altar (emblems of what came out of Yahooshua while He was on His altar, the crucifixion stake). It was during this water drawing ceremony on Sukkot when Yahooshua said the words in John 7:37- 39.
A second major ceremony is also performed later the day when the sun sets—and that is the illumination of the Temple with four enormous golden lampstands higher than the Temple walls.
That night Jerusalem glittered like a diamond, but the brightness of the Holy City during the ceremony of illumination paled in the presence of Yahooshua. In the brilliance of the gloriously-lit Temple, Yahooshua cried that night,
“I am the light of the world; he who follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
So what you see being elaborated in this article is a whole lot of verses in the Bible, in the biblical accounts of Yahooshua, which taken together present a very comprehensive and very detailed picture of who Yahooshua was.
THE HARVEST:
As the Jews celebrate the end of the agricultural period and all the harvest is now in the storerooms, they therefore also call this feast the Feast of Ingathering. Now, there are two critical things the Jews needed for their crops to grow—water and light. Praise Yah, our Messiah gives every Believer both to ensure we grow spiritually: ‘Water of life’—to purify us and the ‘Light of the world’—to illuminate and guide us. Sadly, Yahooshua came to quench His own people’s spiritual thirst that they might see the light, but they did not drink from Him.
From the facts given, every event and circumstance seems properly reconciled and proves that Yahooshua’s birthday was on a warm autumn night when the shepherds were outside. Why not honour the birth of Yahooshua with the Feast of Sukkot versus a pagan tradition that is not honouring at all and is not even Biblical? See the website https://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-Yahooshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles to see this whole article there online or as I said it is on my website.
Folks, this is really, really important. Just an aside, somebody contacted me just before the American feast of Thanksgiving asking if it was in order to observe Thanksgiving and my answer to that was I wasn't aware of any reason not to, but it does occur to me in reading this article that you would be more in line with Father's will if you celebrated Thanksgiving on either the first day of the great day of the Feast of Tabernacles in September/October, rather than the last Thursday of November. But that's a secondary issue, I wouldn’t make a big point of that.
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 your FRIEND?
Have you clearly and unambiguously heard HIM CALL YOU FRIEND?
If not, you are FAILING in your life purpose and you will be bitterly disappointed when you die.
Folks, this is an ongoing theme and everything that I teach on my website – the Almighty Creator wants a Deep Personal Relationship with You; not the person to your left or your right or in front of or behind you, with you. And it doesn't matter what your age is, doesn't matter your gender, it doesn't matter your race or your tribe or your nationality or your level of education or your level of finances, your education or lack of education, your finances whether you have them or you don't have them, whether you've got black hair or blonde hair or green eyes or blue eyes or brown eyes, it doesn't matter folks. We were all created to have a deep personal relationship with the Almighty Creator, all the rest of the stuff is second order. Don't get fazed by your religion or whatever it is that you've grown up with. This is the opportunity for you to seek a deep relationship with Him.
Wrapping Up
Key Documents and a Video – Main Menu Webpages
“Compendium of Important Articles.”
A video “Why seek relationship?”
Article “Miracle of Yahooshua’s Death.” – very, very important in the context of tonight's broadcast.
“The Creator Desires a Deep Personal Relationship with YOU.”
“Seven Components in Drawing Close to the Creator.”
“Recommended Worship.”
“The Creator's Name is Yah the Eternally Self-Existing.”
"Where will YOU Spend Eternity?"
“The Essence of my Message to Christians” and there is much there but those articles are particularly important for people who may be listening to this broadcast. And if you're a Muslim, there is "Essence of My Message for Muslims" and if you're a Jewish, "Essence of My Message for Jews."
All of this available at www.EndTimeIssueMinistries.org.
Transcripts of nearly all teachings in this series are available on the Website at the bottom on the “Radio” page.
Recordings of nearly all of the teachings Broadcast so far are available on the Radio page and they are all available at www.RelationshipWithCreatorRadio.com. Click on “The Show” and then “Podcasts” or if you can't access that site, search on Google for Relationship with Creator Radio.
Books constituting a compilation of most writings published since 1998 until May 2019 are available near the bottom of the menu at the “Compilation of Most Writings” page.
I publish regular email articles -- email me at 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 are over a thousand webpages and over a thousand articles on the website. The Google search is particularly useful if you're just looking for general words, the keyword cloud gives you an alphabetical listing of thousands of keywords, you should be able to find a lot there and the article search will give you a more narrow search on the database of articles.
Close
Thank you for listening!
Please send me your questions to James@EndTimeIssueMinistries.org. Please email me to join the mailing list, also at James@EndTimeIssueMinistries.org.
If you decide to draw close to the Almighty, please let me know and we can connect by Skype, Zoom, email or telephone so that I can help you with your journey.
I hope to connect with you again next week when we 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.
There is so much to do folks. The world really is in quite a mess and it's getting worse. The number of people who truly believe in the Almighty is reducing day by day as the mature believers die off and there are not many younger people who are coming to belief. There is a huge amount of work to be done to bring revival on the Earth to turn things around. If you are unhappy about what's happening in your country or in the world, don't spend your time writing emails complaining about it. Get onto this website, read the Seven Elements of Drawing Close to Father and put that into practice and work hard at getting close to Father. There are a whole lot of articles to help you do that and particularly look at the ones towards the top of the Menu.
Thank you so much.
Have a goodnight!
Dr James A Robertson
Emissary of Yah
Broadcast Friday 10, December 2021