The fact that Christian doctrine, for the most part, is in contradiction of the prophecies of YHVH in the Tanakh, highlights the heresy of Christian doctrine. There is nothing wrong with the 1st century writings when read and studied in their proper context. That context being from the Hebraic mindset of the writers who wrote them. Writers who were all Hebrew & the only thing that they rejected was the oral law of the Levitical priesthood that had added laws to the Tanakh via the Talmud.
Mt 5:18 is a direct quote from Torah: Deut 4:2 "You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you"
Christianity alike has added to & taken away. The most oft cited Scripture they quote for the abolishing of Torah is Colossians 2:14 “having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross”
What Christian interpretation does is fail to see that the writer Paul was specifically referring to Romans 7 and the Torah law of divorce. Jer 3:8 “Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce;”
Paul said in the opening of Rm 7:1 “Surely you know, brothers - for I am speaking to those who understand Torah - that the Torah has authority over a person only so long as he lives? 2 For example, a married woman is bound by Torah to her husband while he is alive; but if the husband dies, she is released from the part of the Torah that deals with husbands. 3 Therefore, while the husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress if she marries another man; but if the husband dies, she is free from that part of the Torah"
Pagan gentiles knew nothing of Torah and could have cared less about it. Paul was only speaking the the “dispersion”. John 7:35 “Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?”
The Torah law requiring 2 witnesses has never ceased. The 1st century writings stand as one witness for YHVH & HIS prophesy that Messiah did come and start bringing the diaspora back into covenant in order to make the house of Judah jealous in order that she cast off the Talmudic oral instructions.
The 1st century writings also confirm the prophesy that, for the most part, the house of Judah would not get jealous & would still teach that certain works must be done prior to becoming a member of the covenant, i.eg. circumcision. Therefore the veil still remains & will remain until He returns the final time. This is a fact according to YHVH & who are we to tell anyone of the house of Judah they have to convert to the false doctrine of Christianity or they will burn in hell?
Do I fault the house of Judah for clinging to the Talmud? Absolutely not! I praise them for it! If they hadn't, Christianity would have rewritten every word of Scripture from Gen-Rev in order to justify their heresy. Oh, wait, they did do that!
Yah’shua, adam(Spirit & Word), is the Melchisedek(Heavenly) High Priest. Christians teach that this priesthood exists on earth because they took and and then added words to the 1st century writings in order to justify their doctrine. Their mistake? They think the Heavenly priesthood is a reflection of that which is on earth thereby denying the truth that the priesthood on earth is to reflect that which is in Heaven.
Gen 14:18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said: “ Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;”
Thus the reason Abraham did as commanded and went to offer Isaac. This is a prophetic picture of the Messiah & the passing over from the Levitical priesthood to the Melchisedek Priesthood. Prophesy that YHVH would offer an adam(Spirit & Word) of his choosing. How do we know this? Well, if one is careful in reading this part of Scripture.
Gen 22:4 On the third day, Avraham raised his eyes and saw the place in the distance. 5 Avraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go there, worship and return to you<.u>.”
Two went up, two came back, just as Abraham said. Might I suggest that it was YHVH who spoke these words through Abraham given the early blessing of Mechisidek, the King of “Peace”. From study we know that “Shalem” (translated Salem in English) is not actually the name of a place but rather, it is a state of place. The state of “Peace”. The state of “Shalom”.
Thus I am also going to suggest, given the fact that the Hebrew alphabet did not & still does not contain vowels, the letters reysh-lamed-mem have been utterly misinterpreted by Christianity, thereby utterly missing the message of YHVH given here.
This weekends Torah portion, B’rsheet (In the beginning) 1:1-6:8 gives quite a picture in light that Hebrew names are more than just a name given to a person, the meaning of those names is most significant. so let's take a look at the names of the generations of Adam.
Adam = Mankind
Seth = Appointed to
Enos = Frail, mortality
Cainan = a fixed dwelling
Mahalaleel = God who is praised
Jared - comes down, descend
Enoch = to instruct, train up
Methuselah = a man sent forth
Lamech = to be beaten, tortured
Noah = bring rest, quiet peace
“Mankind is appointed to frail mortality in a fixed dwelling place. God who is praised comes down to instruct as a man sent forth to be beaten and tortured which will bring rest & quiet peace.”
Yah'shua is now the eternal High Priest with authority to intercede for sin. His position as High Priest is forever.
Psalm 110: 1 "ADONAI says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool." 2 ADONAI will send your powerful scepter out from Tziyon, so that you will rule over your enemies around you. 3 On the day your forces mobilize, your people willingly offer themselves in holy splendors from the womb of the dawn; the dew of your youth is yours. 4 ADONAI has sworn it, and he will never retract -"You are a cohen forever, to be compared with Malki-Tzedek."
Yah'shua had to die for the sins of the bride. Strangers(goyim) have always been welcome into the covenant as long as they accept the terms of the covenant which is Torah and which does not include the oral laws of the Talmud or any Christians doctrine.
Exodus 12:49 "One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you”
the letters reysh sheen-lamed-mem have been utterly misinterpreted by Christianity, thereby utterly missing the message of YHVH
Yah'shua is now the eternal High Priest with authority
It doesnt bother you that Jesus was not of a priestly tribe? You cant be of the tribe of Judah and then be a high priest...
It has been held that Melchizedek was Shem...the forerunner of the Aaronic priesthood.
shalom