The Word

Our Father is the boss and the Prophets are the secretary. Moshe (Moses) confirms this in the following:

The Words Moshe penned and the things Moshe did were not generated from his own mind. Yahuah told him what to write and do. EVERYTHING Moshe wrote came directly from Yahuah Elohiym and documents He has written before. The following testimony supports this conclusion.

Yahuah wrote the Ten Debarim [Ten commandments] on tables of stone. Yahuah wrote the Law of Moshe, the “Torah”. Yahuah wrote the commandments or “mitzvot”. Moshe (Moses) was simply a scribe for Yahuah. Yahuah spoke to Moshe and Moshe spoke to the people.

Yahuah Elohiym chose the Prophet Moshe to be His instrument because He knew that Moshe would accurately convey the original intended message. This means that Moshe understood the language of Yahuah. He understood our Father’s patterns and the nature and character of His Word. Moshe could see and understand the perspective of our Father. He understood Yahuah’s culture, mannerisms, preferences and Ways. There were no language or cultural barriers to overcome. Our Father had confidence that the Prophet Moshe would convey His messages accurately.

Our perspective and the way we view the world is influenced by our language, culture, mindset, education, upbringing, religion, and values.

We define the English word “good” differently than the way our Father defines the concept of “good”. In order to qualify as a “Prophet,” our Father would need to be confident that the individual would convey His message accurately. For example, the Prophet Moshe defined “good” the way our Father defined “good”. Because they had similar definitions, Moshe was able to accurately convey the original intended message given to us by our Father.

Let’s consider a previous example to illustrate this concept. Our translators defined the underlying Hebrew the following way in the English language:

When I first read this commandment as a young girl, I thought to myself that this was an easy commandment to follow. We don’t worship and serve the Greek pantheon anymore. We don’t have Temples built to honor Zeus today in our culture.

My definitions and mindset conditioned by our society influenced the way I understood the original intended message given to us by our Father.

The translator’s definitions and mindset influenced the way he or she translated the original intended message. Is this message accurate? Is this the original intended message our Father was attempting to convey to His people?

He was making a reference to men and women who exercise authority over others. He is telling us NOT to place the authority of these individuals ABOVE His Authority. This is a different message than the one we received from the translators of the King James Bible.

People who our Father chooses to represent Him as a Prophet or Prophetess must understand His perspective. They must understand our Father’s culture, mindset, preferences, patterns, definitions and His Laws. They must understand these things to ensure the message they are conveying to the people from Yahuah is accurate and fully represents His nature and character.

If our Father chose one of the translators of the King James Bible to represent Him, would they accurately convey His messages to the people? Based on the evidence, they would not. They did not translate His Word accurately in Shemoth (Exodus) 20:30. If they could not translate it properly, how could our Father use them to communicate a message to the people for Him?

I am grateful for the translations that we have today. The translators have done the best they could in the time given to provide a translation for us to read and study. This is simply illustrating the importance of a Prophet or Prophetess “knowing” our Father before representing Him. He will NOT choose someone to represent Him that will not accurately convey His messages. For this reason, it is highly unlikely that any true Prophets exist in our day and age. We are just now beginning to piece together the original intended messages of all previous Prophets. Let’s begin by hearing and obeying them and their messages they spoke on behalf of our Father.

Qualification 1

Prophets must “know” Yahuah and understand His perspective.

Qualification 2:

Seeds are inside a piece of fruit. The Prophet reveals the seeds inside the fruit without cutting it open. When someone cuts open the fruit, they are able to see that the Prophet was accurate delivering his message. This was an observation noted of our Messiah when he was 12 years old.

Yahusha was teaching educated men in the Temple as a youth and they were astonished by his understanding and his answers to their questions. He had a special insight not found even among learned men. Yahusha did not gain this knowledge from a university or by studying with the Pharisees. He was given this knowledge by his Father. This was also true of the prophets Dani’El, Hananiyah, Misha’El and Azariyah.

Yahuah Elohiym gave them knowledge, skills, wisdom and understanding. The king thought they were ten times better than those who were learned men in his kingdom. We would expect Prophets from Yahuah to have greater wisdom and knowledge than the most educated scholars in the world because their wisdom comes from the Creator and not the created. We can see this definition and quality of a Prophet in the Hebrew word pictures for this word:

The “nun” is the seed. The “beyt” represents being inside the tent. The “alef” represents strength or strong authority. Prophets are seeds inside the tent of Yahuah. They can reveal truths in His Word that cannot be learned by any other way than by Him.

Qualification 2

Prophets reveal knowledge and wisdom from Yahuah that cannot be known or obtained any other way.

Qualification 3:

When we see a Prophet share wisdom and knowledge that cannot be obtained any other way than through Him, we know these people are connected to Yahuah. They are hearing His Voice. Because our Father knows the future, He is able to tell them events that will come to pass. This is confirmed in the following passage.

Yahuah knows how things are going to unfold. He is the boss dictating a letter to His secretary, the Prophet. Because the Prophet is in communication with our Father, he hears the instructions given to him by Yahuah. The Prophet does not know the future. Yahuah knows the future. If a Prophet speaks about an event that will come to pass, it is because Yahuah told him that it would come to pass. Our Father tells us that this is one way for us to validate and verify that an individual is a Prophet or not.

If an individual claiming to be a Prophet representing Yahuah foretells of an event that is to come and it does not happen, they are a false prophet. We know this because they are NOT in communication with Yahuah. Our Father knows the future. If He were actually talking to them, they would NOT be wrong.

If someone is claiming to be a Prophet or Prophetess representing our Father and they predict an event that did not come to pass, our Father would never be able to use these people in this capacity. If He did so, He would be violating His own Law in this matter. Once an individual claims to be a Prophet and they are proven to be false, Yahuah can never use them. Therefore, it is important NOT to make these claims unless one is absolutely certain they know Yahuah and can hear His Voice. The outcome of a false prophet is highly unfavorable.

Qualification 3

Prophets can predict future events because they are in communication with Yahuah Elohiym.

Qualification 4:

Bosses used to dictate letters to their secretaries and their secretaries would write the actual letter on behalf of their boss. If the boss replaced his secretary, would the letters he dictated change in their manner and content or would they be consistent? For example, a boss dictates a letter to one of his vendors, telling them that he would like payment received on the 5th of each month. The secretary writes the letter and sends it to the vendor. Would this boss choose a different date when he replaced his secretary? No, he would not. He would remain consistent and still want payment to be received on the 5th of the month.

Yahuah is the Boss. The Prophet is the secretary. When Yahuah replaces the Prophet with another Prophet, the message will remain consistent. He will not change the date the payment is due. Because Yahuah is the Author of His Word, everything written by His true Prophets will remain consistent with one another. There would be no contradictions. The writings of Yeshayahu (Isaiah) would be in complete alignment with the Prophet Moshe (Moses). The writings of Zakaryah (Zechariah) would be in complete alignment with the Prophet Yeshayahu. ALL would be in agreement. If Shaul of Tarsus (Paul) were a Prophet representing Yahuah, ALL of his writings would be in complete alignment with the Prophets Moshe, Yeshayahu and Zakaryah. They would be consistent, speaking the same message because Yahuah is the Boss and the Prophets are His secretaries or scribes.

This means that we can examine the writings of anyone and compare them with the writings of Moshe. If the content presented by the author is in complete alignment with the Words of Moshe, it is possible they are a Prophet because their message is consistent with other Prophets. They are showing evidence that they are in communication with our Father… because their message is in complete alignment with the Words of known, verified Prophets of Yahuah.

Messiah Yahusha provides testimony illustrating his perspective on the Word of Yahuah. In his day, the “Scriptures” included the Law of Moshe, the Prophets in the Hebrew writings and the Tehillim (Psalms).

Messiah Yahusha has given us a foundation that we can use to validate and verify Prophets and Prophetesses that arise in our day and age. We can compare messages given to us by men and women today with the Law of Moshe, the Prophets and the Tehillim to determine if their messages are in alignment with them. If they are, we know they are in communication with our Father. The Bereans did this with the teachings of Shaul of Tarsus.

The “scriptures” the Bereans had in their day were the Law of Moshe, the Prophets and the Tehillim. We can compare the books of Enoch, Jasher and Jubilees with the known, verified Word of our Father and determine if the authors of these books were in communication with our Father or not. We can do the same with the writings of Shaul of Tarsus and the letter to the Hebrews. If these authors are consistent and in alignment with the Law of Moshe, the Prophets and the Tehillim, then they are authors who were in direct communication with our Father and our Messiah.

Qualification 4

Messages from Prophets will be consistent and in alignment with messages from known, verified Prophets of Yahuah.

Qualification 5:

Our Father provides testimony describing a “false prophet”. If these are the qualities of a “false prophet” then we can determine the qualities of a “true prophet” by noting the opposite behaviors. In the following passage, a “false prophet” performs some kind of miracle or sign which causes people to be amazed. We can determine if they are true or false by their actions. Here is the testimony:

“False prophets” teach people to obey other strong authorities which are kings, popes, presidents, priests and pastors. This is not an issue as long as these strong authorities are teaching people to obey the Voice of our Father. However, if they enact a law that contradicts the Voice of our Father, they are placing their authority ABOVE the Authority of Yahuah. This is a violation of Shemoth (Exodus) 20:3 discussed previously in this lesson. If the “false prophet” instructs people to obey this leader instead of obeying the Voice of Yahuah, they are a false prophet and leading people astray from the truth. That is what this passage is saying. Here is an example in Revelation:

The beast with two horns like a lamb, speaking like a dragon is a false prophet. He is teaching people to worship the first beast. He is NOT teaching people to worship and serve Yahuah. He is able to do signs and miracles which causes people to be amazed. However, the distinguishing characteristic of the “false prophet” in Debarim (Deuteronomy) 13:1-5 is that he teaches people to disobey the commandments or mitzvot of Yahuah Elohiym written by the Prophet Moshe.

If anyone teaches people to disobey one Law written by Moshe, they are defined as a “false prophet”.

Debarim 13:1-5 tells us that “false prophets” are put to death because they teach people to stray away from the Laws written by Moshe. According to this Law written by the Prophet Moshe, ALL Christian leaders are going to be put to death because they teach people to entirely disregard the Laws written by the Prophet Moshe. Their message does NOT align with the Law of Moshe or the Prophets. Their message contradicts the messages of known, verified Prophets of Yahuah. This means Yahuah is NOT in communication with these leaders. He is NOT their Boss dictating a letter to the people. Their Boss is someone else. They are hearing and obeying the voice of someone else.

If the writings of Shaul of Tarsus are teaching people to disobey any or all of the Laws of Yahuah written in the Torah, he would be considered a “false prophet” and we should not listen to him. Based on his own testimony, he believes ALL things written in the Law and Prophets.

For this reason, the writings of Shaul of Tarsus (Paul) must be interpreted using the Law and Prophets as a foundation. None of his writings should be misconstrued in such a way that causes people to disobey the Laws written by Moshe. We discuss Shaul’s perspective in our study titled, What is Context?

In Mattithyahu (Matthew) 15:14, Messiah Yahusha says, “if the blind lead the blind and both will fall into the ditch”. If we follow leaders who are teaching us to transgress any or all of the commandments of Yahuah written by the Prophet Moshe, then we will end up in the same place as them for eternity.

Messiah Yahusha performed miracles and was considered a prophet among the people who were fully aware of these passages of Scripture. Messiah Yahusha taught people to hear and obey the commandments in the Law of Moshe… the Torah. If he had taught people to disobey the Law of Moshe, the Pharisees would have had a lawful right to put him to death. However, testimony in ALL of the eyewitness accounts reveal that they did not put him to death for being a false prophet. Messiah Yahusha was and is a true prophet of Yahuah Elohiym. We discuss his qualifications in much greater detail in our teachings, Yahusha.

Qualification 5

Prophets teach people to hear and obey ALL of the Laws written by the Prophet Moshe.

Messiah Yahusha says prophets can be identified as true or false by their fruits which would include their words, actions, character and teachings. This aligns with testimony in Debarim (Deuteronomy) 13:1-5.

According to Messiah Yahusha, we make these distinctions by examining their fruit which is something we can see and hear with our own eyes and ears. Fruit includes the visual observation of their words, actions, thoughts and behaviors.

People who teach people to violate the Laws of Yahuah are teaching them to commit sins against our Father. Our Messiah says that we will know them by their fruits. Now, that we understand the qualifications of a true Prophet who represents Yahuah Elohiym and our Messiah, we can make these distinctions in our world today by examining their fruit. The fruit for the author of Enoch is the books of Enoch 1, 2 and 3. Does this individual’s fruit align with known, verified Prophets representing Yahuah? The fruit of the author of Hebrews is the letter to the Hebrews. Does this individual’s fruit align with known, verified Prophets representing Yahuah? The fruit of a pastor is his or her message. Does this individual’s fruit align with known, verified Prophets representing Yahuah?

The Law of Moshe, the Prophets in the Hebrew writings and the Tehillim (Psalms) are the standard we use to judge all prophets, teachers and leaders. Those in alignment with these writings are people who are hearing the Voice of our Father. Those who are NOT in alignment with these writings are either still learning our Father’s Ways or are false prophets, teachers and leaders. This is the Truth.