We are a family of nine. We left our homeland to sojourn in the Middle East. Through the prophetic scriptures, we have discovered an end-days calling for the protection of a remnant during the tribulation. In this publication, we teach and share about our walks of faith.
I have read the Gospel of John countless times since I first started reading the Bible in 1991. Nicodemus, seeking the Teacher by night with no others around hearing his questions reflects my first approach to Him.
The woman at the well, her hidden sin, but willingness to admit anything in this Man’s presence also mirrors my quiet moments with Yahushua.
When I read John’s writings, I’m there. I’m sitting with my Savior, leaning into His gentleness and love—just as John did.
When I do not understand something, I pause and ask Yahushua to teach me. Sometimes the answer comes right away. And sometimes, I wait for an answer—days, weeks, years.
Years.
It was years before I understood a few verses in John 16.
John 16:8-11 “And having come, He [the Helper] shall convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment – concerning sin because they do not believe in Me, concerning righteousness because I go to My Father and you see Me no more, concerning judgment because the ruler of this world is judged.
Sin. Righteousness. Judgment.
What did these words have to do with each other?
Why did Yahushua say the role of the Helper, the Set-apart Spirit of Yah, was to convict the world regarding these three?
For many years, as I read these words, I did not fully understand them. It wasn’t obtuse, but for some reason these verses stumped me. Between Yahushua and me, I wasn’t afraid to admit it. I asked Him for understanding and kept reading.
Revelation Came
In 2010, I started keeping the commandments of YHWH. I did not become Jewish, reject Yahushua, or fall from grace. Quite the contrary. I simply understood teaching of Yahushua that had been sitting right in my Bible the whole time: to love Him means to keep His commands.
Yahushua said:
John 14:15 “If you love Me, you shall guard My commands.”
John 15:9-10 “As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Stay in My love. If you guard My commands, you shall stay in My love, even as I have guarded My Father’s commands and stay in His love.”
John 15:14 “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”
When these verses are read in context, we find out that Yahushua came to teach His Father’s commandments. He came to show us how to live a righteous life.
He did not come to show us an example that should be disregarded as “old law” and tossed aside, but He came to fully show us how to live a righteous life according to the commandments.
This understanding gives context to the verses in John 16 that perplexed me for many years.
Concerning Sin
“Concerning sin because they do not believe in Me.”
Sin itself isn’t the whole problem. We all sin, and there’s no denying it.
Yah’s Spirit came to convict us, not only of our sin, which is a job easily done by our conscience, but of not believing in Yahushua for the forgiveness of sin.
We need His Spirit to convince us that we need Yahushua’s death to atone for our sins.
Concerning Righteousness
“Concerning righteousness because I go to My Father and you see Me no more.”
What is righteousness?
Simply put, it’s doing right in the eyes of Elohim.
How do we know what is right?
We study YHWH’s commands.
The 10 commandments is a good place to start. (Exodus 20) An honest read of these commandments should convict anyone. All 10 commandments were taught by Yahushua. We should recall that He said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Torah [Yah’s instructions] or the Prophets.” (Matthew 5:17)
Further, Yahushua continued:
Matthew 5:19 “Whoever, then, breaks one of the least of these commands, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the reign of the heavens; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.”
When Yahushua was on earth with His disciples, He taught His Father’s commandments through word and deed. When He was leaving them, He exhorted them to keep the commands and teach others to do the same.
Sadly, through modern Christianity, many have been taught that YHWH’s commands are either done away with or changed somehow. This is what I was taught when I first accepted Yahushua as my Lord and Savior. And this is why I could not understand what I was reading in John 16.
Yahushua’s death and resurrection did not change any of YHWH’s commandments. His early followers, the apostles knew and taught them. They stayed away from idols; they knew His personal Name and proclaimed it; they kept the Sabbath on the seventh day of the week.
No where in the Scriptures is there even a hint that Yahushua or His followers rewrote the commandments or taught others to follow a contrary set of instructions. The commands from the beginning were always the instruction book. With Yahushua came greater revelation, not abolishment.
The Apostle John wrote:
1 John 2:4-5 The one who says, “I know Him,” and does not guard His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever guards His Word, truly the love of Elohim has been perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 2:6 The one who says he stays in Him ought himself also to walk, even as He walked.
1 John 5:1-2 Everyone who believes that יהושע is the Messiah has been born of Elohim, and everyone who loves the One bringing forth also loves the one having been born of Him. By this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love Elohim and guard His commands.
Concerning Judgment
“Concerning judgment because the ruler of this world is judged.”
Yahushua is returning to judge the world. The Scriptures—from Genesis to Revelation—couldn’t be clearer that He is coming back to judge the nations. By judge, I mean destroy.
He has not left His people without hope. He has a plan of salvation for the forgiveness of sins as well as concerning the judgment that will be poured out on the nations. His plan is to save a remnant who are marked by two non-negotiable truths:
1. They will have a testimony, a life-changing experience, with Yahushua.
2. They will keep His commands, the commandments taught throughout the entirety of Scripture.
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon [the ruler of this world who is judged] was enraged with the woman, and he went to fight with the remnant of her seed, those guarding the commands of Elohim and possessing the witness of יהושע [Yahushua] Messiah.
We need the Set-apart Spirit to convict us concerning judgment because the ruler of this world is already judged. He knows his time is short. In his little remaining time, he is going after YHWH’s people.
YHWH has given us instructions and prophecy that will help us escape the judgment. The Spirit of Yah will confirm the way of salvation.
What is missing from most gospel presentations?
First and foremost, the foundational instruction that a believer in Yahushua must keep a set of commands is missing from most gospel presentations.
The Bible is clear; those of us who were taught differently were taught wrong. We inherited traditions from man.
Second, most gospel presentations are missing the urgency of the hour of YHWH’s righteous judgment. He is coming soon. There’s a plan of salvation, an escape for the remnant.
The Everlasting Good News
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In The Everlasting Good News, I shared the following:
Relevant commentary on the Book of Revelation chapter 14.
The message of End Days Salvation as proclaimed by the angels in Heaven
The Fall of Babylon and the Coming Judgment of the Nations
What is needed to endure
A clear and concise gospel presentation that highlights the importance of keeping YHWH’s commands.
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Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore, go and make taught ones of all the nations… teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you. And see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Aměn.”
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Great message, and your doodles are a nice touch.
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