131-4 His Word Stands FOREVER
The grass withers, the flower fades: because the spirit of Yahuah blows upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our Elohiym shall stand forever.
In the previous three lessons on this subject, we have discussed some very BIG truths that are not mainstream beliefs. It takes time for our minds to shift from one point-of-view to another. These changes have a ripple effect. When one deception is replaced by a truth, the way we look at a particular passage in the Word may change.
We will see something different than we did before. The deception was a stumbling block that prevented us from seeing and understanding the truth.
For example, most people who believe the Greek writings are the Words of our Father have placed them on equal ground with the Hebrew Prophets of Yahuah. They are shifting from this mindset to a mindset that realizes the Word of our Father is only that which is written by His true Prophets which includes the Law of Moshe, the Hebrew Prophets and the Tehillim (Psalms). This is a very challenging transition.
It was the darkest moment in my life. The Greek writings provided the testimony of our Messiah. Was he a deception too? I loved Yahusha with my whole heart. I didn’t want to let go of him. I knew he was important. In my desperation, I asked our Father to show me what the disciples saw in the Law, Prophets and Tehillim as described in the following passage:
And he [Yahusha] said unto them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the Law of Moshe, and in the Prophets, and in the Tehillim, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Our Father opened my eyes so that I could see our Messiah in the Law, Prophets and Tehillim. He showed me it was okay to let go of deception because there is no salvation in deception. It is a stumbling block that prevents us from seeing and understanding the Truth. So, I placed my trust in our Father and accepted that the Greek writings were NOT His Word. This did not mean that I was required to reject them altogether. They are valid testimonies. They are evidence. My point-of-view changed which created a ripple effect in the way I understood nearly everything. We must allow ourselves time to adjust and absorb these things.
The first transition was the realization that our Father’s Word is His testimonies written in His original Hebrew pictographic language. Our Identity series provided the evidence illustrating that this was the language Moshe used to initially write the Words of our Father. For the most part, biblical Hebrew does maintain the definitions of His original language but the pictographic language restores more of the concrete, eastern mindset characteristic of our Father.
Translations are interpretations of the underlying text and are influenced by education, culture, language, religion, upbringing, mindset, values and experiences of the translator. For example, people who believe in the Trinity doctrine will often capitalize pronouns like “He” or “Us” as it relates to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit or the “Trintiy”. This doctrine has influenced the translator’s interpretation of the underlying text. Here are two examples from the Scriptures 2009 translation:
And Elohim said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the livestock, and over all the earth and over all the creeping creatures that creep on the ground.”
“I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse you in the Set-apart Spirit and fire.
These pronouns are not capitalized in the underlying Hebrew or Greek. His beliefs influenced his interpretation. This happens with all translations and is impossible to avoid. It is called “translator bias”. Therefore, translations are not the Word of Yahuah.
The underlying Hebrew written in the ancient Hebrew pictographic language is the Word of Yahuah.
We established these facts in our study titled, What is the Word of Yahuah? This is the first transition.
In the second transition, we presented evidence illustrating that Prophets speak the Words of Yahuah which is based on the following passage:
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto you, and will put My Words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
We made a distinction between “prophets” and “apostles”.
- “Prophets” speak the Words of Yahuah
- “Apostles” are “sent ones” who share the “good news”.
Evidence illustrates that none of the authors of the Greek writings are written by “prophets” representing Yahuah. They are “sent ones” who documented their own testimonies of what they seen and heard. We discussed this in detail in our study titled, Prophets Defined. This is the second transition:
The third transition is understanding that the role of a “Prophet” is characterized by five essential qualifications according to our Father’s Word. His Testimonies were recorded by people that Yahuah trusted would deliver His message to the people accurately. He is the “Boss” and His Prophets are the “secretaries or scribes” for Him.
Qualifications of a Prophet:
- Prophets “know” Yahuah and His perspective
- Prophets reveal knowledge and wisdom from Yahuah Elohiym that cannot be obtained by any other means.
- Prophets can predict future events because they are in communication with Yahuah Elohiym.
- Messages from Prophets are consistent and in alignment with messages from known, verified Prophets of Yahuah.
- Prophets teach people to hear and obey ALL of the Laws written by the Prophet Moshe.
Link to Study: Qualifications of a Prophet
The Words penned by Prophets are the actual Words of Yahuah Elohiym. They are His Testimonies. Moshe was not with Adam and Chavah in the Garden of Eden. Moshe was not present when Abraham was called-out. Moshe was not present when Yoseph was sold into Egypt by his brothers. But Yahuah was there. He was an actual First-hand Eyewitness in each one of these situations. Moshe was not recording his own words; he was recording the Words spoken by Yahuah. This is the third transition.
ALL of these are significant transitions which are difficult to digest. But they are the Truth. We have presented the evidence. Truth is based on solid reliable evidence. We discuss this in our post titled; Evidence Trumps Scholarship. We can trust the evidence especially if we have large amounts. For example, Shaul of Tarsus clearly identified himself as an “apostle” sent to deliver the good news. He never once claimed to be a Prophet. We supplied many testimonies to illustrate this fact. We provided definitions of both terms: prophet and apostle. Our Father clearly states that His Word is that which is spoken by His true prophets which is then written down for all future generations (Debarim 18:18).
We can trust the evidence.
In the next transitions, we are going to learn the differences between the “words of men” and the “Words of our Father”. It is important to clearly separate these two things and put them in their proper place. They are two very different things.
Yahuah is a King of kings. The words of a King are very important and powerful even in our society. They affect those who live within their realm of authority. Therefore, a king must implement their laws with careful consideration. This is why they generally have many educated counsellors and advisors. In the following account, King Darius was tricked into signing a law by his “educated counsellors and advisors”. Darius implemented a law which would condemn the Prophet Dani’El to death. This was not the desire of the King but it was the desire of his counsellors and advisors.
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live forever. All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any Elohim or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered. Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. Now when Dani’El knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Yerushalayim, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his Elohim, as he did aforetime. Then these men assembled, and found Dani’El praying and making supplication before his Elohim. Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree; Have you not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any Elohim or man within thirty days, save of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered. Then answered they and said before the king, That Dani’El, which is of the children of the captivity of Yahudah, regards you not, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day. Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Dani’El to deliver him: and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed. Then the king commanded, and they brought Dani’El, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said unto Dani’El, Your Elohim whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.
Once the law was established in the Kingdom of the Medes and Persians, it could not be changed or deleted. This Law was in effect during the entire reign of the Medes and Persians. However, when their Kingdom fell, their Laws did as well. The words of men and women perish with them. Here is an illustration as it pertains to King Darius.
People are not thrown into a den of lions anymore for making supplications to our Father in Heaven. This law has been made null and void. However, Yahuah Elohiym is a King of kings and lives forever.
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live forever.
He does not die. This means His Laws stand forever. They do not pass away. They cannot be changed or deleted or made null and void. Our Father confirms this understanding in the following passage.
My covenant I will not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
The is a reference to the covenant given to King David. But it is characteristic of ALL covenants that He has made. He will NOT and cannot alter one detail of any of His covenants. Yeshayahu (Isaiah) also says the Word of Yahuah stands forever which means it cannot be changed or deleted.
The grass withers, the flower fades: because the spirit of Yahuah blows upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our Elohiym shall stand forever.
We have two witnesses providing an important distinction between the “words of men” and the “Words of Yahuah”.
The Words of Yahuah stand forever
and cannot be changed or deleted.
Messiah Yahusha also confirms the eternal nature of our Father’s Word.
Think not that I am come to destroy the Law [Torah], or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, until heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the Law [Torah], till all be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth are still here and will always be here because the Word of Yahuah stands forever. This is further confirmed in the following testimony:
Thus says Yahuah, which gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divides the sea when the waves thereof roar; Yahuah of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, says Yahuah, then the seed of Yashar’El also shall cease from being a nation before me forever. Thus says Yahuah; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Yashar’El for all that they have done, says Yahuah.
Our Father is telling us that His Word will not change. If they could, He would have eliminated the House of Yashar’El for all that they have done. Our Father lives for eternity unlike earthly kings. His Words stand for eternity because His Kingdom has never fallen and will never fall. This is the next transition.
This is a HUGE transition and will change the way we interpret His Word. In the seven days of Creation, our Father created the sun, moon and stars. They are still with us to this day and operating according to His command. He also established the seventh-day Shabbat at the end of the seven days of Creation.
And on the seventh day Elohiym ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And Elohiym blessed the seventh day, and set it apart: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Elohiym created and made.
The Shabbat was established on the seventh day from the foundation of Creation. It is a Law that is established forever and cannot be changed or deleted. His Shabbat will always be on the 7th day for eternity. He does not alter anything that comes from His lips (Tehillah 89:34). These Words stand forever (Yeshayahu 40:8). His Shabbat stands until heaven and earth pass away which is never (Mattithyahu 5:17-18). Yahuah is a King with a Kingdom.
He lives forever so His Law stands forever.
His Word is Law and binding upon ALL of creation whether people acknowledge Him or not. ALL people benefit from the sun, moon and stars. ALL people benefit from the whales and the fish in the sea. ALL people benefit from the land creatures, plants and the air we breathe. ALL of these have been established by the Words of our Creator for the benefit of ALL inhabitants of the earth.
Yahuah understood the situation with King Darius and Dani’El. He knew it was not in the heart of King Darius to destroy Dani’El but Yahuah also understood the necessity for a King to stand by his laws and follow-through. King Darius had no choice but to put Dani’El in the lion’s den. However, Yahuah is a King of Kings. His Kingdom encompassed the Kingdom of the Medes and the Persians. Yahuah could use His own Laws to save Dani’El, Himself. It is His nature and character to protect and preserve the righteous. Consider the following testimonies:
And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahuah, He is my refuge and my fortress: my Elohiym; in him will I trust. Surely, he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover you with his feathers, and under his wings shalt you trust: his truth shall be your shield and buckler.
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
In the eyes of Yahuah, Dani’El was righteous and was not guilty of any wrongdoing in the Kingdom of the Medes and the Persians or in His Kingdom. Dani’El was innocent. Therefore, Yahuah preserved him.
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever. My Elohiym has sent his messenger, and has shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before you, O king, have I done no hurt.
Dani’El was found righteous in the eyes of Yahuah. For this reason, Yahuah could lawfully protect him from the mouths of the lions. King Darius also interceded for Dani’El all through the night.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living Elohiym, is your Elohiym, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?
Yahuah Elohiym delivered Dani’El.
He is the Living Elohiym and His Law allowed it.
He is the King of kings.
Like King Darius, when a Law is established in the Kingdom of Yahuah, it stands forever and cannot be altered, changed or deleted even by Him. Yechezqel (Ezekiel) confirms this as well:
For I am Yahuah: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith Adonai Yahuah.
When our Father says a Word, He will perform it with absolute certainty. It will not return to Him void or unfulfilled.
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and returns not there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
This passage in Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 55:10-11 is fulfillment of His own Law which says the following:
If a man vows a vow unto Yahuah, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
When you shall vow a vow unto Yahuah your Elohiym, you shall not slack to pay it: for Yahuah your Elohiym will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you. But if you shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you. That which is gone out of your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed unto Yahuah your Elohiym, which you have promised with your mouth.
The Word of our Father cannot be changed or deleted. It is established and woven into the fabric of the universe and will be fulfilled completely. For example, Yahuah spoke this Law into existence regarding His Shabbat on the seventh day.
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the Shabbat of rest, set-apart to Yahuah: whosoever does any work in the Shabbat day, he shall surely be put to death.
These Words will not return to Yahuah void or be left unfulfilled. People who work on His seventh day Shabbat will be put to death.
- Yeshayahu (Isaiah) says that the Word of Yahuah will prosper where He sends it.
- Yechezqel (Ezekiel) says that Yahuah speaks the Word and will do it.
- Yahusha says not one jot or tittle will pass from the Law until ALL is fulfilled.
Shemoth (Exodus) 31:15 is not fulfilled yet. People who work on the seventh day are not put to death. Yahuah is obligated to ensure this Law is fulfilled. He is bound by His own Word just like King Darius in his situation with Dani’El and the lion’s den. When we understand His position in this matter, we know that we cannot tempt Him to violate His Laws. We understand He is a righteous King who must abide by the Laws He has established.
This is where the “fear of Yahuah” becomes a stark reality. He will not compromise His Laws. He must follow-through. If He is lenient in one area, He must be lenient in all areas. Then, where would we be? If people do not want to die, they need to stop working on the seventh day and set-it apart. This is the truth.
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