THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SECOND ABOVE THE FIRST

Most of us would agree that there are two births for man, namely a physical birth and a spiritual birth.

Why couldn’t we just have been born spiritually together with our physical birth? If there had not been a Fall, it would have been like this.  With the Fall, the spiritual died, therefore the spiritual in a person must be born again.  That’s an important fact.  

The whole issue of rebirth is the exercise of this spiritual law, namely that the physical is temporary and perishes, while the spiritual is eternal.  The big problem is that the physical comes first, just as a baby must first be born physically before it can be born spiritually.

Natural resources cannot fulfill spiritual needs.  What is of the first Adam is not of much help if we want to live the life of the last Adam.

Now the question is:  do you have the second, or do you only have the first?  Do you live from the physical or do you live from the spiritual?  Are you really born again and did you experience after that the baptising of infilling of the Spirit?  We call it Spiritual fulfillment.  One can also have had it and lost it again.

To be reborn and saved is to be “washed clean”.  Then, after that, we are ”to be clothed” with the Spirit of YaHUsha.

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THE NATURE OF THE KINGDOM OF ELOHIM

What is the difference between the “Kingdom of Elohim/God”, the “Heavenly kingdom” and an “Earthly kingdom”?

The short answer:

The “Kingdom of Elohim” is like a “collective name” for its various phases.

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EERSTEVRUGTE

In die O.T. is die Fees van Eerstevrugte gehou op die dag ná die weeklikse sabbat (wat in die dae ná die Pasga gekom het, Levitikus 23:15).  Die eerstevrugte van die garsoes het ryp geword tydens die tyd van die Pasga (Eksodus 9:31).

Die priester sou die gerf gars voor JaHUaH wuif om dit aan Hom voor te hou as die Eersteling van die gars as graanoes (Lev 23:10 – 15).  Die volk was nie toegelaat om enige van hierdie nuwe opbrengs van die gars te eet voordat diè eerste gerf nie eers vir JaHUaH aangebied is nie.

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FIRSTFRUITS

In the Old Testament, the Feast of Firstfruits was kept the day after the weekly sabbath (which came in the days after Passover, Leviticus 23:15).  

The Firstfruits of the barley harvest ripened at the time of Passover (Exodus 9:31).

The priest would wave (Lev 23:10-15) the sheaf of barley before YHWH, presenting it to Him as the Firstfruits of the barley grain harvest.  The people were not allowed to eat any of this new barley grain until it had been first presented to YHWH

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THE FEASTS – YAHUAH’S PLAN FOR REDEMPTION

The feasts represent YaHUaH’s plan of redemption for mankind.  With the feasts we can follow the Plan of Salvation from the Stake for the cleansing of our sins, to the Resurrection life and the filling with His Set Apart Spirit, followed by the long road of proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven to all nations (Mark 1:14 – 16, Matt. 28:8 – 20), up to the gathering of the harvest with the Return of YaHUsha, which on the other side also involves the pouring out of His wrath (Rev. 11:18, Rev. 14:8 – 11, Matt. 25:31 – 46).

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DIE FEESTE – JAHUAH SE VERLOSSINGSPLAN

Die Feeste verteenwoordig die raadsplan van JaHUaH vir die mensdom.  Hierin kan ons die verlossingsplan volg vanaf die folterpaal en die reiniging van ons sondes, na die opstandingslewe en die vervulling met die Afgesonderde Gees, gevolg deur die lang pad van die verkondiging van die goeie nuus van die Koninkryk van die Hemel aan al die nasies (Mark. 1:14 – 16, Matt. 28:8 – 20), tot by die insameling van die oes met die wederkoms van JaHUsha die Gesalfde, wat aan die anderkant ook die uitstorting van Sy toorn behels (Open. 11:18, Open. 14:8 – 11, Matt. 25:31 – 46).

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PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL TORAH

I never could understand, coming into the Hebrew Root movement, why it is that the books of Paul (Sha’ul) in some way is ”for the” Torah and in some way also “against the Torah”.

Some people may twist scripture in such a way to fit their belief system, or even discard some scripture, but I really needed to understand truth, otherwise I am just back where I started off in the beginning.

I was reading my Word one morning when I came across this seemingly straightforward peace of word, but I found something very profound in this which Paul (Sha’ul) is trying to explain.

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FISIESE EN GEESTELIKE TORAH

Nadat ek in die Hebreeuse Wortels-beweging gekom het, kon ek nooit verstaan het waarom die boeke van Paulus (Sha’ul) op ‘n manier “vir” die Torah is, en op ‘n ander manier dan weer “teen” die Torah is nie.

Sommiges sou dan die Skrif op so ‘n wyse verdraai dat dit sou inpas by dit wat hulle geloofsisteem was, of aan die anderkant sou mense selfs net van Skrifgedeeltes ontslae geraak het asof dit nie bestaan nie.

Tog het ek ‘n ernstige behoefte gehad om die waarheid te kan verstaan, anders sou ek net weer terug wees waar ek begin het.

Ek het toe een oggend in die Woord gelees en toe op eenvoudige verse afgekom wat nie moeilik is om te verstaan nie, maar ek het iets daarin gevind wat diepliggend was.

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THE CRUCIFIXION OF YAHUSHA

In this video of The Bible Project, we see how YaHUsha’s work and ministry culminated in a week of controversy leading up to the celebration of Passover.

We will explore the Gospel of Luke 19 – 23, and how it came about that the innocent YaHUsha ended up being executed as a revolutionary rebel against Rome.

We will also see how YaHUhsa was not at all surprised because He believed that His death would open up a new future for Israel, and for all humanity.

THE CRUCIFIXION OF YAHUSHA

GAAN AF NA DIE POTTEBAKKER SE HUIS

In die Woord word die mens as ‘n aardse kruik uitgebeeld.  Adam is gemaak uit die stof van die aarde (Gen. 2:7). 

Die woord vir ‘n houer van klei (kleipot) is Strong’s H3627 wat kom vanaf die wortelwoord H3615 “kalah”, wat beteken “om te end”. 

Dit is soos om iets af te rond totdat dit reg is, soos wat ‘n houer voltooid en reg moet wees vir die inhoud wat dit gaan vul, gereed om gebruik te kan word.

Die Hebreeuse woord vir “bruid”, nl. “kallah” (H3618), is afgelei vanaf dieselfde wortelwoord.  Die bruid vul haar man aan en maak hom “kompleet”, volgens die betekenis van die wortelwoord.  In die begin is die vrou uit die man geneem  (Gen. 2:18, 21 – 24).

Paulus het die verloste mens beskryf as ‘n erdekruik, maar met JaHUsha se Gees van verligting as ‘n ”skat” daar binne-in (2 Kor. 4:5 – 7).

5 Want ons verkondig nie onsself nie, maar Messias JaHUsha as Meester, en onsself as julle diensknegte om JaHUsha se ontwil.

6 Want Elohiem wat gesê het dat daar uit duisternis lig moet skyn — dit is Hy wat in ons harte geskyn het om ons te verlig met die kennis van die heerlikheid van Elohiem in die aangesig van JaHUsha Messias.

7 Maar ons het hierdie skat in erdekruike, sodat die voortreflikheid van die krag van Elohiem mag wees en nie uit ons nie.

Die 6 klipkanne by die Bruilof te Kana is verteenwoordigend van die mens (die getal 6 is simbolies van die mens) wat as die Bruid van JaHUsha met Sy Gees vervul moet wees en dit word gesimboliseer  deurdat die water in die waterkanne in wyn verander het.

As deel van die Bruid van die Bruidegom, word gelowiges simbolies as verskillende kruike uitgebeeld in die Woord.  Ons is soos “klei in die hande van die Pottebakker”.

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