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INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL AWAKENING MINISTRIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Letitia Peters
Phone: 347-568-3537
Websites: http://LetitiaPeters.weebly.com
Email: ISAM.2CHR714@gmail.com
Why All Followers of Jesus/Yeshua should Observe the Festival of Pentecost/Weeks/Shavout on May 19?
The “Church” is not Obeying the Word of God for a Number of Reasons
May 18, 2013- Princeton, NJ- Festival of Pentecost/Shavout is being celebrated by the Karaite Jews worldwide and few of the 41,000 Christian religious denominations worldwide on May 19, 2013. There is a division among the religions about what they are going to celebrate. On Thursday night, Ms. Peters discussed the research that she stumbled upon after an unbeliever started telling her about her “Christian faith”, such as,” How can your “Jesus/Yeshua” raise from the dead in 3 days from Friday to Sunday?” She started to do some investigation and uncover that the “authority of the church leaders”, “traditions” and “commandments of men” played significant roles in keeping the “status quo”. The believers are not asking the “hard” questions.
Recently, she listened to Former Pharisee, Nehemia Gordon, a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar and Semitic language expert and discovered that the Pharisees schemed to grab the reins of Judaism in the first century. He concluded that Jesus/Yeshua supported the Torah (Bible) and He wanted the disciples to follow the Torah and not the man-made traditions. You can watch his 2 hours seminar at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tddCNY6U77Y, buy his book, "Hebrew Yeshua vs. Greek Jesus" or listen to the archived May 16, 2013 episode on I.S.A.M. Blog Talk Radio Show at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/ISAM.
International Spiritual Awakening Ministry (I.S.A.M.) Blog Talk Radio Show
You are invited to join us by calling 347-677-1955 or via computer at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/ISAM for our next Blog Talk Radio Shows:
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 3013 at 9:00 p.m. EST
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 at 7 A.M. EST
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 (UNITE JEWS & GENTILES DAY) at 12:00 p.m. EST
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY can dial-in and talk live on the I.S.A.M. Blog Talk Radio Show on May 19 & 22! The list of the 34 International Country Conference Call Numbers is listed under the "Join us on Blog Talk Radio Show" section.
How to Connect to the Blog Talk Radio Show?:
i. TRADITION! TRADITION! TRADITION!
Let’s examine the meaning of tradition. According to the Standard College dictionary, tradition means, “the knowledge, doctrines, customs, or practices etc. transmitted from generation to generation; also the transmission of such knowledge, doctrines, etc. or “a custom so long continued that it has almost the force of a law. Apostasy is running rampant in our nations as the church leaders stay “silent” as sins are eroding our nations.
ii. PERSONAL AGENDAS
There is the appearance that the Word of God is being obeyed, but it is not. The Word of God is added to or diminished in order to burden the believers, or sway them to leave the “religion” or keep others from joining. “Personal agendas” include not following “JEWISH” laws, statutes, & commandments or “JUDAISM”, even though JESUS/YESHUA the Messiah is Jewish. They want the “Souls” of the lost, confused, weak, or disobedient. Church/Synagogue leaders are not teaching on the subject of sins. Sin is serious. They want to create confusion, chaos, and division among the 41, 000 Christian religious denominaitons. Are they profiting off of their followers?
iii. FOLLOWERS OF JESUS/YESHUA ARE “AFRAID”
Many followers of Jesus/Yeshua are so enamored with their church leaders that they will not speak out against him or her, instead of being so with Jesus/Yeshua. One Holocaust survivor said, “They made one BIG mistake. They never asked questions.” As a result, six million Jews died.
iv. FOLLOWERS OF JESUS/YESHUA BELIEVE THEIR GENTILES OR JEWS CHURCH/SYNAGOGUE LEADERS
Many of the followers of Jesus/Yeshua are so enamored with their leaders that they “will do whatever they tell them” instead in believing that men will lie, deceive, steal, or destroy them or should we say that the demons will. There are 41,000 Christian religious denominations worldwide. Do you believe that all women and men of God have been sent by the Creator/Yahweh?
In the November 24, 2012 Michael Carl’s article, Ugandan President Repents of Personal, National Sins 'We Confess Idolatry, Witchcraft, Political Hypocrisy, Dishonesty, Intrigue' states,
“While Museveni is being held as a model for Christian leaders, Dave Daubenmire, PT Salt Ministries’ president and founder and social commentator, said the problem for Western nations goes deeper than the political leaders.
The problem in the United States, he said, is the pastors.
“Sadly, I think our lack of repentance is the fault of the pulpit. Individual Christians are so awash in sin that they think politicians are merely better at sin than they are,” Daubenmire said.
“There is no fear of the LORD and we are getting essentially a two-kingdom message. We hear that the devil is the god of this world and that Jesus will even the score later,” Daubenmire said. “The problem is that most Christians are convinced that this world is in control of Satan and therefore are not interested in applying the kingdom principles for which Christ died.”
Daubenmire quoted Matthew 28:18, in which Jesus said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Christians, Daubenmire said, are exhorted later in the same chapter to go and make disciples of all nations.
“We are to teach them and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” he said. “All power in heaven and in earth belongs to Jesus. Unfortunately, most Christians don’t have the foggiest idea that He rules and reigns here and now, and that the kingdom principles that He taught us bring victory over evil wherever they are applied.”
He added that Christians too often play with sin.
“Since we do not hate sin anymore, we don’t demand repentance,” Daubenmire said.
He quoted British 17th century statesman Edmund Burke, who said, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Daubenmire said that in America, “good men have yielded power to evil men.”
“Evil rules when evil men make the rules,” he said.
The entire article is at http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/ugandan-president-repents-of-personal-national-sins/#j6RZ7TuYFdLTW3jq.99
Apostasy is running rampant in America & internationally and the only solution to reverse apostasy is 2 Chronicles 7:14. What has been the position of the church?
Ms. Peters states, “We applaud the Ugandan President for confessing and repenting of his personal and nations’ sins and for Pastor Daubenmire for telling the truth. There are problems in the church, which has needs to be addressed. Silence is not the key. Church leaders have a heavy responsibility to lead people to God and lead them out of sin and they are not doing it. Pastor Gregory A. Boyd, author of God at War: The Biblical & Spiritual Conflict states, “We must take action by holding people accountable for their actions, helping those to overcome temptation, or "take up arms" against corporate greed, homelessness, against governments that systematically oppress the masses with institutionalize prejudice or injustices. He refers to it as “social activism”.
We should hold people accountable for their actions, as well as, for their inactions. Right now, it is the church leaders in America and Internationally. I am deeply humble and extremely grateful for being given another chance at life. I can attest that trials, tribulations, & outcomes can change with prayer, fasting, & action. I have never prayed & fasted so much in my life. I am sharing my knowledge with other believers to help them.
For years, I heard that we need to unite from many televangelists, but I have never heard that we should unite because of our one main common denominator: Jesus/Yeshua is our LORD and Savior. Petty differences have kept us divided too long. Jesus/Yeshua was not divided so why are His followers divided. We should never allow petty differences to divide us and we should celebrate that we all worship Him as Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 & Colossians 2:16-17. First Lady Michelle Obama reiterated those same words to recent grads: “Focus on what Unites Us”. This concept of “focus on what unites us” can also be applied anywhere, even among the members of U.S. Congress. We are hosting another radio show on May 22, 2013 for Gentiles and Jews to unite worldwide.
It is time for the church to stop “entertaining” and playing “church”. Believers need to hear strong, anointed, and persistent preaching denouncing sin, like at Fiji’s Spiritual Revival. Many believers are “spiritually dead” because they do not know the Word of God, they are not “on fire” for God, or they have never experienced their own miracles, signs, or wonders.
The lies and deception have continued non-stop and they are being used to keep people from believing in Jesus/Yeshua and believers from living an abundant, supernatural life, which is richer and fuller. It is a sin to know the truth and not to tell it (James 4:17). Jesus/Yeshua did not have a “physical building” of His own to preach his ministry. Do you believe it is time clean up the church from the inside out? Whose congregations are ready for Jesus’/Yeshua’s return? The first step is to work on God’s people to prepare them for Jesus’/Yeshua’s return now. I am just the messenger and I pray that the people who receive this message will accept it and they will take AGGRESSIVE ACTION to do the work now, before it is too late.”
CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL OF PENTECOST/WEEKS/HARVEST/SHAVOUT ON MAY 19, 2013
The Festival of Pentecoast/Weeks/Harvest/Shavout: Shavuot is the day that the Jewish people stood at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. Many followers of Jesus/Yeshua are not observing the Pentecost, fruitfruits of wheat harvest or the Ingathering, even though it is commanded in Exodus 34:22, “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.”
Scriptural Evidence: The Festival of Weeks is also called the Festival of Penetcost/Shavout, it occurred after the end of the barley harvest & beginning of the wheat harvest to show joy & thanksgiving over the bountiful harvest. Leviticus 23:15-21 states, “And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. 16 Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the LORD. 17 You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the LORD…The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. 21 And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God.’”
Additional Scriptural Evidence:
· The priest will lift the sheaf to show it was offered before the LORD. Then you will be accepted. The priest will present the sheaf on Sunday morning.” (Leviticus 23:11) ERV
· And ye shall count unto you from the day after the Shabbos, from the day that ye brought the omer of the wave offering; shevah shabbatot shall be complete (Vayikra 23:15) OJB. In the Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB), Shabbos is Yiddish for the day of rest and seventh day of the week, therefore, they also confirmed that this event occurs on Sunday morning and not after the 2nd day of Passover.
· Festival of Harvest “From that Sunday morning (the day you bring the sheaf to be presented to God), count seven weeks.” (Leviticus 23:15) ERV
· “‘From the day after the day of rest — that is, from the day you bring the sheaf for waving — you are to count seven full weeks.” (Leviticus 23:15) CJB
· The Supper of Weeks ‘Number seven full weeks from the day after the Day of Rest, from the day when you give the grain for the wave gift. There will be seven whole Days of Rest.” (Leviticus 23:15) NLV
· The counting is from the firstfruits of barley to the firstfruits of wheat. (Source: http://www.truthofyahweh.org/harvest.html)
It is not just a “Jewish holiday”. It is a feast of the LORD to be observed by all followers of Jesus/Yeshua.
Analyzing the Interpretations of Counting the Omer:
It is apparent that by identifying incorrectly the start date of the counting of the Omer will also affect the dates of the Festival of First Fruits and the Festival of Pentecost/Weeks/Harvest/Shavout.
Rabbinic Jews & Karaites Jews are divided based on the scriptural interpretation about when the Counting of the Omer should start as stated in Leviticus 23:15-16. There are two different dates that are being celebrated: the Rabbinic Jews celebrated Shavout from sunset on May 14, 2013 to sundown on May 16, 2013, while the Karaites Jews are celebrating Shavout at sunset on May 18, 2013 to nightfall on May 19, 2013. This has resulted in the division in the Jewish community.
Let’s examine the Rabbinic Jews who already celebrated the Shavout on Sivan 6 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013):
a) According to Leviticus 23:15, “ye should count unto you from the “morrow after the Sabbath”, which they identified as the second day of Passover (Pesach), which was a weekday. Now there is a conflict with selecting the second day of Passover (Pesach) because the activity of Jesus/Yeshua being in the tomb for 3 days and 3 nights is occurring simultaneously with the resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua, which should not occur. In addition, Passover is only a one day holiday so should the second day of Passover be called the Festival of Unleavened Bread. That is scriptural correct.
b) According to Leviticus 23:15, “Seven Sabbaths shall be complete”, but there are only 6 complete (full weeks) Sabbaths from March 26 to May 13, 2013.
c) According to Leviticus 23:16, “even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days”, the seventh Sabbath is a Tuesday and it is not a “high Sabbath day”. This is scripturally incorrect. This does not comply with this scripture. The morrow after the seventh Sabbath does not exist, it is a weekday.
This scenario does not comply totally with scriptures. Therefore, it should be dissolved and not used as a reliable interpretation of the scriptures starting in 2014.
Let’s analyze the Karaite Jews who are celebrating the Shavout on Sivan 10 (May 19, 2013).
a) According to Leviticus 23:15, “ye should count unto you from the “morrow after the Sabbath”, Jesus/Yeshua fulfilled this scripture of being the firstfruit. The count should begin the day after the Sabbath and when the sheaf of the wave offering was brought, which is usually at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday. Therefore, the count of the Omer began on Sunday, March 31, 2013.
b) According to Leviticus 23:15, “Seven Sabbaths shall be complete”, there are 7 complete Sabbaths in this counting of the Omer, which is scriptural. Therefore, Shavout will always be held on the 1st day of the week after 7 complete Sabbaths. According to the Easy-to-Read Version (ERV), it states “From that Sunday morning (the day you bring the sheaf to be presented to God), count 7 weeks.”
c) According to Leviticus 23:16, “even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days”, the seventh Sabbath is a Saturday, May 18, 2013 and the morrow after is 50 days, Sunday, May 19, 2013, which is scripturally correct.
This scenario meets all the scripture requirements. Therefore, this should be the ONLY acceptable and reliable interpretation of the scriptures and should be recommended to follow in 2014. Another hidden bonus is that many people do not have to use a vacation day to observe this holiday because it will ALWAYS occur on a Sunday.
We concur with the Karaite Jews that the Rabbinic Jews incorrectly identified “tomorrow after Sabbath” to mean the second day of Passover instead of the weekly Sabbath to count the Omer, which is scriptural incorrect.” The Karaite Jews’ analysis is available for review at http://www.karaite-korner.org/shavuot.shtml, which supports our research.
This is the Scriptural-Based Timeline of Spring Feasts of the Lord 2013 from Passover to Shavout:
Passover (Crucifixion of Jesus/Yeshua )
_ ( even on Nisan 14)
Feast of Unleavened Bread (Burial of Jesus/Yeshua for 3 days and 3 nights)
(even on Nisan 15 to Nisan 21)
Feast of First Fruits (Resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua)
(Nisan 20)
Counting of the Omer for the Festival of Weeks/Harvest/Pentecost/Shavout
50 days counting of the Omer (Nisan 20) to Sivan 10)
Second Passover
(even on Lyyar 14)
Shavout
(Sivan 10)
ALL FOLLOWERS OF YESHUA/JESUS should be observing the Festival of Pentecost/Harvest/Weeks/Shavout on Sunday, May 19, 2013 (observed from sunset on Saturday, May 18 to sundown on Sunday, May 19, 2013).
Just like Sabbath (Shabbat), Shavout is a feast of the Lord, which all believers and followers of Jesus Christ/Yeshua should be observing. It is not just a “Jewish holiday”.
What can the Gentiles do to participate in this feast of the Lord? They can read the Ten Commandments, Book of Ruth, eat dairy foods or eat challah. If the believers are unable to buy challah or find challah in their area the substitutes are: brioche (similar, but richer), Portuguese sweet bread, or croissant (http://www.foodsubs.com/Bread.html)). The 2 loaves of bread symbolizes Jews and Gentiles, which are the firstfruits to the LORD.
Traditionally, people stay up all night to study the Torah (the five books of Moses). Many homes are decorated with various plants, including those with flowers.
A freewill offering should be given to the Lord. Deuteronomy 16:10 states, “ And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee” “Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, in the feast of weeks (also called the Festival of Pentecost), & in the feast of tabernacles & they shall not appear before the Lord empty; every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee (Deuteronomy 16:16-17).”
Also on the day of the first fruits, when you present a new grain offering to the Lord in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. (Numbers 28:26-31)
And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. (Exodus 34:22)
During the first Pentecost, there was the descent of the Holy Spirit and it was the beginning of the Church. Like Peter & the rest of the apostles did at the first Pentecost, people should “repent & each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Recommendation: Many scholars and contemporaries have completed in-depth analysis, but traditions (Takanot) has continued for the Jews and Gentiles alike. Traditions have prevented the followers of Jesus/Yeshua or believers from obeying the Word of God in the area of the feasts of the LORD.
Could this be one reason why many believers are NOT receiving their breakthroughs because they are being disobedient to the Word of God? Galatians 3:10 states, “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”
It is written in Colossians 2:8: "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." Will you as a member of “the body of Christ” follow the opinions and traditions of man, which are SCRIPTURALLY INCORRECT or will you as a member of “the body of Christ” obey the statutes, commandments, and laws of the WORD of GOD?
Many followers of Jesus/Yeshua are not observing the Pentecost, fruitfruits of wheat harvest or the Ingathering, even though it is commanded in Exodus 34:22, “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.”
In essence, “we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 4:1).”
Will you continue to not obey the Word of God? What will you do as a member of the “body of Christ” from this point forward?
ACTION: Give Letter to Church Leaders, Synagogue Leaders, or any Ministries
(NOTE: A Revised Letter will be posted to give to your church leaders, synagogue leaders or any ministries on Monday, May 20, 2013.)
Ms. Peters wrote an 8-page open letter to Pastor Donald A. McClurkin Jr., Gentiles & Jews Church Leaders worldwide to request if they are going to continue to follow “tradition” or “obey the Word of God”. A copy of the letter can be obtained at www.LetitiaPeters.weebly.com under the Heal Our Nations event section for your review.
It is your choice, no coercion. You can contact your church leader or ministry that you have partnered with immediately & inform them that you will only worship or support a church, synagogue, or ministry that will follow the Word of God! We have prepared a template letter, which you can provide to your church or synagogue leader, as well as, any ministry that you are supporting. Let your voice be heard. Here are the issues:
· Obey the Word of God and Not Traditions/Takanot: Change worship from First Day Sabbath, Sunday to Seventh Day Sabbath, Saturday
· Obey the Word of God and Not “Erroneous/Irrational Interpretations”.
· Preach on the Full Gospel of God’s Kingdom including Jesus'/Yeshua Great Commission (Mark 16:15-18 & Matthew 28:16-20)
- Preach on the subject of sin & the consequences of sin
· Support Jews & Gentiles Worldwide
-Fight Against Injustices of the Poor, Widow, Helpless, Orphans, & the Oppressed (i.e. Human Trafficking, Non-consensual Human Subject Research/Genocide & Homelessness)
CONCLUSION: The Sabbath and the Festival of Weeks/Harvest/Pentecost/Shavout are Biblical feasts ordained by the LORD/Yahweh/Our Creator and they are not Jewish holidays. Many of the 41,000 Christian religious denominations are heavily entrenched with traditions/Takanot or erroneous/irrational interpretations that are in conflict with the Word of God. This is also true with the Jews. Good Friday and Easter are no longer Holidays that followers of Jesus/Yeshua should observe or should be referred to as “Christian holidays”. Traditions have continued to allow people to say or report in the news : “These are Jewish holidays,” “Christians mark Jesus crucifixion on Good Friday” or “Easter weekend is the year’s most festive for Christians”.
Even though many scholars conducted similar research over the years and came up with the same conclusion, their research were not considered and everything remained the same in the Jews or Gentiles communities? We believe that it is time to align our lives with the Word of God so that we all can have the abundant life that Jesus/Yeshua stated that He give us. One fact that can’t be disputed is that the Word of God is being disobeyed.
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INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL AWAKENING MINISTRIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Letitia Peters
Phone: 347-568-3537
Websites: http://LetitiaPeters.weebly.com
Email: ISAM.2CHR714@gmail.com
Why All Followers of Jesus/Yeshua should Observe the Festival of Pentecost/Weeks/Shavout on May 19?
The “Church” is not Obeying the Word of God for a Number of Reasons
May 18, 2013- Princeton, NJ- Festival of Pentecost/Shavout is being celebrated by the Karaite Jews worldwide and few of the 41,000 Christian religious denominations worldwide on May 19, 2013. There is a division among the religions about what they are going to celebrate. On Thursday night, Ms. Peters discussed the research that she stumbled upon after an unbeliever started telling her about her “Christian faith”, such as,” How can your “Jesus/Yeshua” raise from the dead in 3 days from Friday to Sunday?” She started to do some investigation and uncover that the “authority of the church leaders”, “traditions” and “commandments of men” played significant roles in keeping the “status quo”. The believers are not asking the “hard” questions.
Recently, she listened to Former Pharisee, Nehemia Gordon, a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar and Semitic language expert and discovered that the Pharisees schemed to grab the reins of Judaism in the first century. He concluded that Jesus/Yeshua supported the Torah (Bible) and He wanted the disciples to follow the Torah and not the man-made traditions. You can watch his 2 hours seminar at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tddCNY6U77Y, buy his book, "Hebrew Yeshua vs. Greek Jesus" or listen to the archived May 16, 2013 episode on I.S.A.M. Blog Talk Radio Show at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/ISAM.
International Spiritual Awakening Ministry (I.S.A.M.) Blog Talk Radio Show
You are invited to join us by calling 347-677-1955 or via computer at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/ISAM for our next Blog Talk Radio Shows:
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 3013 at 9:00 p.m. EST
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 at 7 A.M. EST
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 (UNITE JEWS & GENTILES DAY) at 12:00 p.m. EST
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY can dial-in and talk live on the I.S.A.M. Blog Talk Radio Show on May 19 & 22! The list of the 34 International Country Conference Call Numbers is listed under the "Join us on Blog Talk Radio Show" section.
How to Connect to the Blog Talk Radio Show?:
- Dial: 347-677-1955 (U.S. phone number) or
- Computer: Join us at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/ISAM
i. TRADITION! TRADITION! TRADITION!
Let’s examine the meaning of tradition. According to the Standard College dictionary, tradition means, “the knowledge, doctrines, customs, or practices etc. transmitted from generation to generation; also the transmission of such knowledge, doctrines, etc. or “a custom so long continued that it has almost the force of a law. Apostasy is running rampant in our nations as the church leaders stay “silent” as sins are eroding our nations.
ii. PERSONAL AGENDAS
There is the appearance that the Word of God is being obeyed, but it is not. The Word of God is added to or diminished in order to burden the believers, or sway them to leave the “religion” or keep others from joining. “Personal agendas” include not following “JEWISH” laws, statutes, & commandments or “JUDAISM”, even though JESUS/YESHUA the Messiah is Jewish. They want the “Souls” of the lost, confused, weak, or disobedient. Church/Synagogue leaders are not teaching on the subject of sins. Sin is serious. They want to create confusion, chaos, and division among the 41, 000 Christian religious denominaitons. Are they profiting off of their followers?
iii. FOLLOWERS OF JESUS/YESHUA ARE “AFRAID”
Many followers of Jesus/Yeshua are so enamored with their church leaders that they will not speak out against him or her, instead of being so with Jesus/Yeshua. One Holocaust survivor said, “They made one BIG mistake. They never asked questions.” As a result, six million Jews died.
iv. FOLLOWERS OF JESUS/YESHUA BELIEVE THEIR GENTILES OR JEWS CHURCH/SYNAGOGUE LEADERS
Many of the followers of Jesus/Yeshua are so enamored with their leaders that they “will do whatever they tell them” instead in believing that men will lie, deceive, steal, or destroy them or should we say that the demons will. There are 41,000 Christian religious denominations worldwide. Do you believe that all women and men of God have been sent by the Creator/Yahweh?
In the November 24, 2012 Michael Carl’s article, Ugandan President Repents of Personal, National Sins 'We Confess Idolatry, Witchcraft, Political Hypocrisy, Dishonesty, Intrigue' states,
“While Museveni is being held as a model for Christian leaders, Dave Daubenmire, PT Salt Ministries’ president and founder and social commentator, said the problem for Western nations goes deeper than the political leaders.
The problem in the United States, he said, is the pastors.
“Sadly, I think our lack of repentance is the fault of the pulpit. Individual Christians are so awash in sin that they think politicians are merely better at sin than they are,” Daubenmire said.
“There is no fear of the LORD and we are getting essentially a two-kingdom message. We hear that the devil is the god of this world and that Jesus will even the score later,” Daubenmire said. “The problem is that most Christians are convinced that this world is in control of Satan and therefore are not interested in applying the kingdom principles for which Christ died.”
Daubenmire quoted Matthew 28:18, in which Jesus said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Christians, Daubenmire said, are exhorted later in the same chapter to go and make disciples of all nations.
“We are to teach them and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” he said. “All power in heaven and in earth belongs to Jesus. Unfortunately, most Christians don’t have the foggiest idea that He rules and reigns here and now, and that the kingdom principles that He taught us bring victory over evil wherever they are applied.”
He added that Christians too often play with sin.
“Since we do not hate sin anymore, we don’t demand repentance,” Daubenmire said.
He quoted British 17th century statesman Edmund Burke, who said, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Daubenmire said that in America, “good men have yielded power to evil men.”
“Evil rules when evil men make the rules,” he said.
The entire article is at http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/ugandan-president-repents-of-personal-national-sins/#j6RZ7TuYFdLTW3jq.99
Apostasy is running rampant in America & internationally and the only solution to reverse apostasy is 2 Chronicles 7:14. What has been the position of the church?
Ms. Peters states, “We applaud the Ugandan President for confessing and repenting of his personal and nations’ sins and for Pastor Daubenmire for telling the truth. There are problems in the church, which has needs to be addressed. Silence is not the key. Church leaders have a heavy responsibility to lead people to God and lead them out of sin and they are not doing it. Pastor Gregory A. Boyd, author of God at War: The Biblical & Spiritual Conflict states, “We must take action by holding people accountable for their actions, helping those to overcome temptation, or "take up arms" against corporate greed, homelessness, against governments that systematically oppress the masses with institutionalize prejudice or injustices. He refers to it as “social activism”.
We should hold people accountable for their actions, as well as, for their inactions. Right now, it is the church leaders in America and Internationally. I am deeply humble and extremely grateful for being given another chance at life. I can attest that trials, tribulations, & outcomes can change with prayer, fasting, & action. I have never prayed & fasted so much in my life. I am sharing my knowledge with other believers to help them.
For years, I heard that we need to unite from many televangelists, but I have never heard that we should unite because of our one main common denominator: Jesus/Yeshua is our LORD and Savior. Petty differences have kept us divided too long. Jesus/Yeshua was not divided so why are His followers divided. We should never allow petty differences to divide us and we should celebrate that we all worship Him as Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 & Colossians 2:16-17. First Lady Michelle Obama reiterated those same words to recent grads: “Focus on what Unites Us”. This concept of “focus on what unites us” can also be applied anywhere, even among the members of U.S. Congress. We are hosting another radio show on May 22, 2013 for Gentiles and Jews to unite worldwide.
It is time for the church to stop “entertaining” and playing “church”. Believers need to hear strong, anointed, and persistent preaching denouncing sin, like at Fiji’s Spiritual Revival. Many believers are “spiritually dead” because they do not know the Word of God, they are not “on fire” for God, or they have never experienced their own miracles, signs, or wonders.
The lies and deception have continued non-stop and they are being used to keep people from believing in Jesus/Yeshua and believers from living an abundant, supernatural life, which is richer and fuller. It is a sin to know the truth and not to tell it (James 4:17). Jesus/Yeshua did not have a “physical building” of His own to preach his ministry. Do you believe it is time clean up the church from the inside out? Whose congregations are ready for Jesus’/Yeshua’s return? The first step is to work on God’s people to prepare them for Jesus’/Yeshua’s return now. I am just the messenger and I pray that the people who receive this message will accept it and they will take AGGRESSIVE ACTION to do the work now, before it is too late.”
CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL OF PENTECOST/WEEKS/HARVEST/SHAVOUT ON MAY 19, 2013
The Festival of Pentecoast/Weeks/Harvest/Shavout: Shavuot is the day that the Jewish people stood at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. Many followers of Jesus/Yeshua are not observing the Pentecost, fruitfruits of wheat harvest or the Ingathering, even though it is commanded in Exodus 34:22, “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.”
Scriptural Evidence: The Festival of Weeks is also called the Festival of Penetcost/Shavout, it occurred after the end of the barley harvest & beginning of the wheat harvest to show joy & thanksgiving over the bountiful harvest. Leviticus 23:15-21 states, “And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. 16 Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the LORD. 17 You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the LORD…The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. 21 And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God.’”
Additional Scriptural Evidence:
· The priest will lift the sheaf to show it was offered before the LORD. Then you will be accepted. The priest will present the sheaf on Sunday morning.” (Leviticus 23:11) ERV
· And ye shall count unto you from the day after the Shabbos, from the day that ye brought the omer of the wave offering; shevah shabbatot shall be complete (Vayikra 23:15) OJB. In the Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB), Shabbos is Yiddish for the day of rest and seventh day of the week, therefore, they also confirmed that this event occurs on Sunday morning and not after the 2nd day of Passover.
· Festival of Harvest “From that Sunday morning (the day you bring the sheaf to be presented to God), count seven weeks.” (Leviticus 23:15) ERV
· “‘From the day after the day of rest — that is, from the day you bring the sheaf for waving — you are to count seven full weeks.” (Leviticus 23:15) CJB
· The Supper of Weeks ‘Number seven full weeks from the day after the Day of Rest, from the day when you give the grain for the wave gift. There will be seven whole Days of Rest.” (Leviticus 23:15) NLV
· The counting is from the firstfruits of barley to the firstfruits of wheat. (Source: http://www.truthofyahweh.org/harvest.html)
It is not just a “Jewish holiday”. It is a feast of the LORD to be observed by all followers of Jesus/Yeshua.
Analyzing the Interpretations of Counting the Omer:
It is apparent that by identifying incorrectly the start date of the counting of the Omer will also affect the dates of the Festival of First Fruits and the Festival of Pentecost/Weeks/Harvest/Shavout.
Rabbinic Jews & Karaites Jews are divided based on the scriptural interpretation about when the Counting of the Omer should start as stated in Leviticus 23:15-16. There are two different dates that are being celebrated: the Rabbinic Jews celebrated Shavout from sunset on May 14, 2013 to sundown on May 16, 2013, while the Karaites Jews are celebrating Shavout at sunset on May 18, 2013 to nightfall on May 19, 2013. This has resulted in the division in the Jewish community.
Let’s examine the Rabbinic Jews who already celebrated the Shavout on Sivan 6 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013):
a) According to Leviticus 23:15, “ye should count unto you from the “morrow after the Sabbath”, which they identified as the second day of Passover (Pesach), which was a weekday. Now there is a conflict with selecting the second day of Passover (Pesach) because the activity of Jesus/Yeshua being in the tomb for 3 days and 3 nights is occurring simultaneously with the resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua, which should not occur. In addition, Passover is only a one day holiday so should the second day of Passover be called the Festival of Unleavened Bread. That is scriptural correct.
b) According to Leviticus 23:15, “Seven Sabbaths shall be complete”, but there are only 6 complete (full weeks) Sabbaths from March 26 to May 13, 2013.
c) According to Leviticus 23:16, “even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days”, the seventh Sabbath is a Tuesday and it is not a “high Sabbath day”. This is scripturally incorrect. This does not comply with this scripture. The morrow after the seventh Sabbath does not exist, it is a weekday.
This scenario does not comply totally with scriptures. Therefore, it should be dissolved and not used as a reliable interpretation of the scriptures starting in 2014.
Let’s analyze the Karaite Jews who are celebrating the Shavout on Sivan 10 (May 19, 2013).
a) According to Leviticus 23:15, “ye should count unto you from the “morrow after the Sabbath”, Jesus/Yeshua fulfilled this scripture of being the firstfruit. The count should begin the day after the Sabbath and when the sheaf of the wave offering was brought, which is usually at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday. Therefore, the count of the Omer began on Sunday, March 31, 2013.
b) According to Leviticus 23:15, “Seven Sabbaths shall be complete”, there are 7 complete Sabbaths in this counting of the Omer, which is scriptural. Therefore, Shavout will always be held on the 1st day of the week after 7 complete Sabbaths. According to the Easy-to-Read Version (ERV), it states “From that Sunday morning (the day you bring the sheaf to be presented to God), count 7 weeks.”
c) According to Leviticus 23:16, “even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days”, the seventh Sabbath is a Saturday, May 18, 2013 and the morrow after is 50 days, Sunday, May 19, 2013, which is scripturally correct.
This scenario meets all the scripture requirements. Therefore, this should be the ONLY acceptable and reliable interpretation of the scriptures and should be recommended to follow in 2014. Another hidden bonus is that many people do not have to use a vacation day to observe this holiday because it will ALWAYS occur on a Sunday.
We concur with the Karaite Jews that the Rabbinic Jews incorrectly identified “tomorrow after Sabbath” to mean the second day of Passover instead of the weekly Sabbath to count the Omer, which is scriptural incorrect.” The Karaite Jews’ analysis is available for review at http://www.karaite-korner.org/shavuot.shtml, which supports our research.
This is the Scriptural-Based Timeline of Spring Feasts of the Lord 2013 from Passover to Shavout:
Passover (Crucifixion of Jesus/Yeshua )
_ ( even on Nisan 14)
Feast of Unleavened Bread (Burial of Jesus/Yeshua for 3 days and 3 nights)
(even on Nisan 15 to Nisan 21)
Feast of First Fruits (Resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua)
(Nisan 20)
Counting of the Omer for the Festival of Weeks/Harvest/Pentecost/Shavout
50 days counting of the Omer (Nisan 20) to Sivan 10)
Second Passover
(even on Lyyar 14)
Shavout
(Sivan 10)
ALL FOLLOWERS OF YESHUA/JESUS should be observing the Festival of Pentecost/Harvest/Weeks/Shavout on Sunday, May 19, 2013 (observed from sunset on Saturday, May 18 to sundown on Sunday, May 19, 2013).
Just like Sabbath (Shabbat), Shavout is a feast of the Lord, which all believers and followers of Jesus Christ/Yeshua should be observing. It is not just a “Jewish holiday”.
What can the Gentiles do to participate in this feast of the Lord? They can read the Ten Commandments, Book of Ruth, eat dairy foods or eat challah. If the believers are unable to buy challah or find challah in their area the substitutes are: brioche (similar, but richer), Portuguese sweet bread, or croissant (http://www.foodsubs.com/Bread.html)). The 2 loaves of bread symbolizes Jews and Gentiles, which are the firstfruits to the LORD.
Traditionally, people stay up all night to study the Torah (the five books of Moses). Many homes are decorated with various plants, including those with flowers.
A freewill offering should be given to the Lord. Deuteronomy 16:10 states, “ And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee” “Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, in the feast of weeks (also called the Festival of Pentecost), & in the feast of tabernacles & they shall not appear before the Lord empty; every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee (Deuteronomy 16:16-17).”
Also on the day of the first fruits, when you present a new grain offering to the Lord in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. (Numbers 28:26-31)
And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. (Exodus 34:22)
During the first Pentecost, there was the descent of the Holy Spirit and it was the beginning of the Church. Like Peter & the rest of the apostles did at the first Pentecost, people should “repent & each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Recommendation: Many scholars and contemporaries have completed in-depth analysis, but traditions (Takanot) has continued for the Jews and Gentiles alike. Traditions have prevented the followers of Jesus/Yeshua or believers from obeying the Word of God in the area of the feasts of the LORD.
Could this be one reason why many believers are NOT receiving their breakthroughs because they are being disobedient to the Word of God? Galatians 3:10 states, “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”
It is written in Colossians 2:8: "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." Will you as a member of “the body of Christ” follow the opinions and traditions of man, which are SCRIPTURALLY INCORRECT or will you as a member of “the body of Christ” obey the statutes, commandments, and laws of the WORD of GOD?
Many followers of Jesus/Yeshua are not observing the Pentecost, fruitfruits of wheat harvest or the Ingathering, even though it is commanded in Exodus 34:22, “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.”
In essence, “we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 4:1).”
Will you continue to not obey the Word of God? What will you do as a member of the “body of Christ” from this point forward?
ACTION: Give Letter to Church Leaders, Synagogue Leaders, or any Ministries
(NOTE: A Revised Letter will be posted to give to your church leaders, synagogue leaders or any ministries on Monday, May 20, 2013.)
Ms. Peters wrote an 8-page open letter to Pastor Donald A. McClurkin Jr., Gentiles & Jews Church Leaders worldwide to request if they are going to continue to follow “tradition” or “obey the Word of God”. A copy of the letter can be obtained at www.LetitiaPeters.weebly.com under the Heal Our Nations event section for your review.
It is your choice, no coercion. You can contact your church leader or ministry that you have partnered with immediately & inform them that you will only worship or support a church, synagogue, or ministry that will follow the Word of God! We have prepared a template letter, which you can provide to your church or synagogue leader, as well as, any ministry that you are supporting. Let your voice be heard. Here are the issues:
· Obey the Word of God and Not Traditions/Takanot: Change worship from First Day Sabbath, Sunday to Seventh Day Sabbath, Saturday
· Obey the Word of God and Not “Erroneous/Irrational Interpretations”.
· Preach on the Full Gospel of God’s Kingdom including Jesus'/Yeshua Great Commission (Mark 16:15-18 & Matthew 28:16-20)
- Preach on the subject of sin & the consequences of sin
· Support Jews & Gentiles Worldwide
-Fight Against Injustices of the Poor, Widow, Helpless, Orphans, & the Oppressed (i.e. Human Trafficking, Non-consensual Human Subject Research/Genocide & Homelessness)
CONCLUSION: The Sabbath and the Festival of Weeks/Harvest/Pentecost/Shavout are Biblical feasts ordained by the LORD/Yahweh/Our Creator and they are not Jewish holidays. Many of the 41,000 Christian religious denominations are heavily entrenched with traditions/Takanot or erroneous/irrational interpretations that are in conflict with the Word of God. This is also true with the Jews. Good Friday and Easter are no longer Holidays that followers of Jesus/Yeshua should observe or should be referred to as “Christian holidays”. Traditions have continued to allow people to say or report in the news : “These are Jewish holidays,” “Christians mark Jesus crucifixion on Good Friday” or “Easter weekend is the year’s most festive for Christians”.
Even though many scholars conducted similar research over the years and came up with the same conclusion, their research were not considered and everything remained the same in the Jews or Gentiles communities? We believe that it is time to align our lives with the Word of God so that we all can have the abundant life that Jesus/Yeshua stated that He give us. One fact that can’t be disputed is that the Word of God is being disobeyed.
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