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The devil's name is not Lucifer.

Yeshayah (Isaiah) 14:12 TS2009
[12] "How you have fallen from the heavens, O Hĕlĕl, son of the morning! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the nations!

It will come as a shock to some that the name "Lucifer" does not occur in the Hebrew Bible; it is in neither the Hebrew text nor the Greek text. It is an unfortunate translation of the KJV (and of John Wycliffe) in Isa 14:12 which most modern versions do not have. What are the facts?
The Hebrew word in Isa 14:12 is "helel" (הֵילֵל), meaning, "shining one", from the root word, "halal" meaning, "to shine". The word was used to describe Venus, the morning (or evening) star (actually a planet!), but which easily outshines Sirius. The complete phrase in the Hebrew is "helel ben-shachar" (הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־שָׁ֑חַר) meaning "Venus, son of the morning", or, "Morning star, son of the morning".

The Mahdi is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is often considered a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and is associated with both Shia and Sunni beliefs, though their interpretations differ significantly.

The Pastoral or Rabbinical office in the modern day congregation is not biblical. The narcissistic pastor is self seeking and wants the power. He deceives others and deceives himself.

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The office of Pastor or Rabbi is commonly a magnet for Narcissistic types who view the role as the "head of the church." Scripturally, the word Pastor is used in plural form. What this means is, there is no Scriptural evidence that there was a singular senior head pastoral practice among the early Ekklesia. Pastor, as many know, is the Latin word for shepherd, and the Greek word for pastors is rendered as poimenas, which also means shepherds. Therefore, a pastor is not a professional title, but a metaphor for one of the various functions of the Ekklesia. A shepherd is a person who cares for and nurtures the people of Elohim, but not within the context of a professional hierarchical title.

If a pastor shows signs of narcissism and doesn't admit them and seek help, he has doomed himself to failure. The narcissistic pastor lives with an inflated sense of self-importance and an insatiable drive to be liked and to be at the center of attention. Satan will capitalize on these traits and tempt him to compromise his morals and values. A narcissistic pastor will create a false self to cover his fear of humiliation. Exposure to the real person is anathema to him. A narcissistic pastor's drive to avoid disclosure often results in these kinds of behaviors.

The Pastoral office as defined in our western world is not the Biblical model, but rather man made which is a distortion of gifting. The Ekklesia were led only by Messiah where his body is recognized by men who were all of equal standing. Everyone in the body was recognized by their spiritual maturity and not by their hierarchical elitism.

We can trace the deviation from the biblical Pastoral office back to Ignatius of Antioch (AD 35-107) and the role of the bishop. The bishop required absolute obedience in the "church" and was given complete authority. The ordination into an office originates from pagan rites by empowering an individual through divine streams to become venerable, honorable, and separated. It is the syncretism of Old Testament priesthood with Greek hierarchy. In contrast, every person who was part of the early Ekklesia set not themselves higher than one another, but in humility served each another. This is the model in scripture that Yeshua gave us.

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Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Don't try and make people look bad by telling others they blocked you. Tell us what you did.

Don't minimize your disrespect to others by telling people what the person did you offended.

Have you ever seen a mentally ill person tell a healthy person they are sick and need help? Me too.

Proverbs 18:2
A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.

Proverbs 29:11
A fool always loses his temper,
But a wise man holds it back.

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The Scriptures 2009
Lev 23:9  And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, 
Lev 23:10  "Speak to the children of Yisra'ěl, and you shall say to them, 'When you come into the land which I give you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest. 
Lev 23:11  'And he shall wave the sheaf before יהוה, for your acceptance. On the morrow after the Sabbath the priest waves it. 
Lev 23:12  'And on that day when you wave the sheaf, you shall prepare a male lamb a year old, a perfect one, as an ascending offering to יהוה, 
Lev 23:13  and its grain offering: two-tenths of an ěphah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to יהוה, a sweet fragrance, and its drink offering: one-fourth of a hin of wine. 
Lev 23:14  'And you do not eat bread or roasted grain or fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your Elohim – a law forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 
The Feast of Weeks
Lev 23:15  'And from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you shall count for yourselves: seven completed Sabbaths. 
Lev 23:16  'Until the morrow after the seventh Sabbath you count fifty days, then you shall bring a new grain offering to יהוה. 
Lev 23:17  'Bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread, of two-tenths of an ěphah of fine flour they are, baked with leaven, first-fruits to יהוה. 
Lev 23:18  'And besides the bread, you shall bring seven lambs a year old, perfect ones, and one young bull and two rams. They are an ascending offering to יהוה, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet fragrance to יהוה. 
Lev 23:19  'And you shall offer one male goat as a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old, as a slaughter of peace offerings. 
Lev 23:20  'And the priest shall wave them, besides the bread of the first-fruits, as a wave offering before יהוה, besides the two lambs. They are set-apart to יהוה for the priest. 
Lev 23:21  'And on this same day you shall proclaim a set-apart gathering for yourselves, you do no servile work on it – a law forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 


Counting of the Omer (Hebrew: סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר, Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira) is a verbal counting of each of the 49 days between the holy days of Passover and Shavuot. The period of 49 days is known as the "omer period" or simply as "the omer" or "sefirah".

The count has its origins in the biblical command of the Omer offering (or sheaf-offering), which was offered on Passover, and after which 49 days were counted, and the Shavuot (Pentecost) holy day was observed. The Temple sacrifices have not been offered since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, but the counting until Shavuot is still performed. Shavuot is the only major Biblical holiday for which no calendar date is specified in the Torah; rather, its date is determined by the omer count.

The Counting of the Omer begins after the weekly Shabbat during Passover. According to all practices, the 49-day count ends the day before Shavuot, which is the 'fiftieth day' of the count.

The omer ("sheaf") is an old Biblical measure of volume of unthreshed stalks of grain, the amount of grain used for the Temple offering.

A Pastor in Arizona once said this, "When a body becomes a business, what do you call that? Most call it prostitution. So I have a question for you. Is your church incorporated?

We know that in the early congregation the body of Messiah, or the Ekklesia was not involved with the government.  The problem with your church or ministry being incorporated or holding a 501C3 is that it gives the government power over your church or ministry. It gives them the preeminence, when Yeshua alone has the preeminence.

What are your thoughts on this?

I know this woman is right. I had a passenger that had a demon and after I dropped the passenger off the demon remained in my car. The holy Spirit quicken me and showed me it was a spirit of oppression. I began singing a praise song and the demon left. When our name is written in the lambs book of life we have power over them.

Wolves in sheep's clothing are also tyrants. These people don't have a spiritual mindset and usually are self willed. Like Diotrephes in the third epistle of John they want to be first among the brethren and take the preeminence. These are spots in our feasts and damage the image of Messiah because they do not represent Messiah though they claim they do. These are typically narcissistic men. They do not serve Messiah but rather the adversary and you can tell by their actions. You will know them by their fruit.

But beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are savage wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles? So every good tree yields good fruit, but a rotten tree yields wicked fruit. A good tree is unable to yield wicked fruit, and a rotten tree to yield good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, by their fruits you shall know them
Matthew 7:15-20 TS2009

The dichotomy between what is "sacred" and what is "worldly" is a
pagan conception and not the mindset of the Ekklesia. In the Kingdom
of Elohim, ordained spiritual elitism has no foundation since every
believer has the discernment from God to recognize those who have
particular giftings that God has given them. Among the early Ekklesia,
the word "ordain" did not mean to be put into an official title, but
rather it was an affirmation of the gifting and character of an individual
that is recognized.

The office of Pastor or Rabbi is commonly a magnet for Narcissistic
types who view the role as the "head of the church." Scripturally, the
word Pastor is used in plural form. What this means is, there is no
Scriptural evidence that there was a singular senior head pastoral
practice among the early Ekklesia. Pastor, as many know, is the Latin
word for shepherd, and the Greek word for pastors is rendered as
poimenas, which also means shepherds. Therefore, a pastor is not a
professional title, but a metaphor for one of the various functions of
the Ekklesia. A shepherd is a person who cares for and nurtures the
people of Elohim, but not within the context of a professional
hierarchical title.

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the first among
them, does not receive us. So if I come, I shall call to mind his works which
he does, babbling against us with wicked words. And not satisfied with that,
he himself does not receive the brothers, and forbids those who wish to,
putting them out of the assembly.
3 John 1:9,10 TS2009

The Pastoral office as defined in our western world is not the Biblical
model, but rather man made which is a distortion of gifting. The
Ekklesia were led only by Messiah where his body is recognized by
men who were all of equal standing. Everyone in the body was recognized
by their spiritual maturity and not by their hierarchical
elitism.

We can trace the deviation from the biblical Pastoral office back to
Ignatius of Antioch (AD 35-107) and the role of the bishop. The bishop
required absolute obedience in the "church" and was given complete
authority.

The ordination into an office originates from pagan rites by
empowering an individual through divine streams to become
venerable, honorable, and separated. It is the syncretism of Old
Testament priesthood with Greek hierarchy. In contrast, every person
who was part of the early Ekklesia set not themselves higher than one
another, but in humility served each another. This is the model in
scripture that Yeshua gave us.

The church we read about in the Bible was organized in a very simple way. A general
pattern was to have two or more qualified men overseeing each local congregation or
church. These men could be referred to as the "eldership". Each man must meet
several high qualifications which the Bible lists in two passages. Elders are the spiritual
leaders of a congregation. They also watch out for the souls of the members like a
shepherd.

Yeshua HaMashiach is the head of every local church or assembly. Not a Pastor, in fact
in the early assembly there were pastors.

The first day of Pesach (Passover). April 15, 2025