The Mark of YHVH

[Questor]

This interesting way of looking at the Mark of YHVH, and it's discussion I found to be quite encouraging on the subject of obedience.

It is from the Netsari Times, which has no copyright placed on it for personal use, and has no copyright anywhere, that I could find, nor a way to contact the Site Owner, but as we are only using it to further discussion, and not to make monetary use of it, I thought it would be okay.   www.netzaritimes.com


Please let me know your thoughts.

And I heard another voice from heaven saying,
"Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Revelation 18:4-5 (NKJV)

We are told the mark of the beast will be in the hand and/or the forehead. With today's present technology we know that a microscopic computer chip can be placed under the skin. But is this just a ruse to keep us off track from understanding what the actual mark of the beast is? Is scripture talking about a tattoo or a microchip? Or is this a spiritual reference. To understand this we must turn to the Tanakh to discover what the "Mark of YHVH" is.



The mark in the hand and forehead are simply metaphors in the physical world. In the spiritual world, however, they are a literal mark. The hand represents labor, physical activities, and actions. The forehead represents knowledge, understanding, to serve, an oath, and what we believe.



Moshe (Moses), upon the instructions of YHVH, lays out the Chag haMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread). Following this We find the first reference of the "Mark of YHVH" in Shemot (Exodus) 13:9-10: "And this (Moedim - Appointment - Shabbat of Unleavened Bread) shall serve you as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead...you shall keep this institution at its set time from year to year."



“Then YHVH said to Moshe, ‘Say to the Yisraelites, 'You must observe my Sabbatot (Sabbaths). This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am YHVH, who makes you Kodesh (set apart). Observe the Sabbath, because it is Kodesh (set apart) to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people’.” Shemot (Exodus) 31:12-14



After delivering the Mitzvot (Instructions - Commandments) Moshe admonishes Yisrael, "Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day. Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead..." D'varim (Deuteronomy) 6:6-8.



Again, in D'varim 11:18 we read, "Therefore impress these my Words upon your very heart: bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead, and teach them to your children..."



So, we see that there is a clear distinguishing mark of YHVH that is in the hand and in the forehead of those who keep his Mitzvot (instructions for righteous living). It is not a tattoo or a microchip but is instead the act of obedience to the Mitzvot of YHVH. By keeping His Moedim (set times - appointments) Feasts which are Shabbatot (Sabbaths), in keeping His seventh day Shabbat, and in keeping His Mitzvot (instructions in righteousness) we have in our hand and in our forehead the "Mark of YHVH".



In contrast let's compare Daniel 7:25 - "He will speak words against the Most High and will harass the Kodesh (set apart) ones of the Most High. He will think of changing times (Moedim) and laws (Mitzvot) and they will be delivered into his power for a time, times, and half a time." So he will change Pesach (Passover) and Chag haMatzot to Easter (Ishtar)...He will change YHVH’s Mitzvot (Instructions - Law) from the seventh day Shabbat to the first day of the week and teach that “Jesus nailed (Law) to the cross”.



Then we find this reference to a mark in the hand and upon the forehead in Revelation 13:15-16 - "And it was given him to put life into the image of the beast of prey; and to cause that all they who would not worship the image of the beast of prey, should be slain: and to cause that all, great and small, rich and poor, bond and free, should receive a mark on their right hands, or upon their foreheads;"



Notice that these verses do not say those who refuse this mark go to heaven. You can refuse the mark of the beast but if you have also refused the Mark of YHVH, you will not enter into the Malchut Elohim (Kingdom of Elohim).



Does this mean the beast will not use a tattoo or a microchip? Not at all. He can use all means to counterfeit the “Mark of YHVH”, especially with those who are not aware of or do not understand the “Mark of YHVH”. If it is not obvious enough let’s clarify that the mark of the beast is the anti-thesis of the “Mark of YHVH”.



YHVH declared the seventh day as a Kodesh (Set Apart) Shabbat - day of rest - a memorial of the creation (yes, we celebrate the creation every Shabbat). But the world religious system (anti-Mashiach) changed YHVH’s Moed Shabbat (appointed Sabbath) to the first day of the week to honor pagan sun worship - “Sun”-day. Christianity has chosen to have “church” on Sun-day which, upon examination, is not a Sabbath at all. Just look at all the Christians running to the restaurants, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, cutting the grass or painting the house after “Church” on Sun-day. The truth is that Christianity has no true Sabbath.



Rather than observing and keeping Kodesh YHVH’s Moed Pesach (Passover), Christianity has chosen to honor the pagan holy day of Ishtar (Easter). They have even incorporated the very same pagan egg laying rabbits as the fertility symbolism of this pagan holy day.



Christianity changed the date of Mashiach’s birth from the first of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) to the birthday of Tammuz, Sol Invictus and a host of other pagan dieties (see Y’shua vs Jesus on this web site). But, this is not a Moed of YHVH. Nowhere in scripture are we instructed to observe the birth of anyone. How are we instructed to remember Mashiach? Through His death and resurrection, “In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me’." 1 Corinthians 11:25 Make special notice that this is the Brit Chadasha (New Covenant) and not a new - the “New Covenant” does not abolish .



The vast majority of Christian denominations do not observe, preach, nor understand the seven Kodesh Moedim Feasts of YHVH, all of which point to Mashiyach. This religious world system has totally created their own holy days while pushing aside YHVH’s Moedim. It is man trying to dictate to Elohim how and when man will worship the creator as opposed to man observing and honoring how YHVH has instructed us to approach Him. This has clearly become the religious system of anti-Mashiyach with a distinct mark in the hand and in the forehead. So please, explain, what is there about Christianity that comes even remotely close to having the “Mark of YHVH”?



This is a call for Christianity to return to the faith once delivered to the Set Apart believers (Jude 1:3) and to reject the mark of the beast - the worldly man-made religious system that defies the living Elohim.



On every page of this web site you have seen who the set-apart believers are - the ones who have the Mark of Elohim. Notice that it is two parts - faith without works is dead as works without faith is dead. "And the dragon was enraged against the woman; and he went to make war upon the remnant of her seed who keep the Commandments (Mitzvot - Instructions) of Elohim and have the testimony of Yeshua." Rev. 12-17



The “Mark of YHVH” is consistent with, "Hurt you not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our Elohim upon their foreheads." Rev 7:3. Chapter 7 then goes on to describe the 144,000 that are sealed. But this number is a remez (a hint) which Andrew Gabriel Roth notes in footnote 26 on page 690 of the Aramaic English New Testament as:



"144,000 refers to a type of people, rather than a numerical sum;

10 = testimony;  

12 = the Yisrael of Elohim;

10 x 10 x 10 is a three fold testimony representing YHVH Eloheinu YHVH Echad [YHVH our Elohim YHVH is one];

12 x 12 is the Yisrael of Elohim who are spiritually re-born in Mashiyach [Messiah]. These sing the song of Moshe and have the testimony of the Lamb. This can also be understood as "the 144,000's" (plural); a Kedoshim (Set Apart) people. There is a Mishchah (anointing) placed on this faithful remnant, according to (Moshe) and Mashiyach."



So, I add my note, literally 10 x 10 x 10 x 12 x 12 (144,000's) is a number like infinity to which only YHVH knows the exact answer.



Many are probably asking, "But I thought Jesus nailed - the Law - to the cross". Think of how contradictory this false doctrine is compared with the rest of scripture. Consider the scriptures cited above and then compare this with Matthew 5:17-20, "Do not think that I have come to loosen (abolish) or the Prophets, I have not come to loosen but to fulfill. For truly I say to you that until heaven and earth pass away not one yodh or stroke will pass from until everything happens..." Read it in whichever version you choose. Not one yodh, not one stroke will pass from ". Can it be any plainer?



Read the introduction to “Netzarim History” on this web site to discover what Rav Shaul (Paul) really said about (it’s right there in the scriptures).



I refer you to the "Matthew 5:17-20" page and the "Passover Week" page on this web site for more on this. You will discover that heaven and earth have not yet passed away and that all has not yet been fulfilled. There are three (3) of YHVH's seven (7) Moedim Feasts that remain to be fulfilled in the future. Taking that into consideration, isn't it time you started relying on the Ruach haKodesh (Set Apart Ancient Spirit - Spirit of Mashiyach) to teach you what you are reading in the scriptures. Yeshua said He gives us the Ruach to lead us into truth and understanding. Why then, do so many of you rely on men to tell you (their ideas and doctrines) what the scriptures say? It is time for you to start questioning what are the traditions of men (just like the religious leaders of Yeshua's day) and what the scriptures actually teach.



What we see throughout the scriptures are two distinct patterns. One pattern is the “Mark of YHVH”, following YHVH’s instructions and transforming into His image. The other is the mark of the beast (man creating its own image of Elohim after man). So the question arises, which mark have you chosen to take in your hand and in your fo
rehead?



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[alon]

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 30:1-11 (CJB):

1 Woe to the rebellious children," says ADONAI.
"They make plans, but the plans are not mine; they develop alliances, but not from my Spirit, in order to pile sin upon sin.
2 They go down to Egypt but don't consult me, seeking refuge in Pharaoh's protection, seeking shelter in Egypt's shadow.
3 But Pharaoh's protection will bring you , shelter in Egypt's shadow will lead to disgrace.
4 Though his princes are at Tzo'an, and his envoys have reached Hannes,
5 they all are disappointed with a people that doesn't help them, who give no assistance and no advantage, only disappointment and disgrace."
6 A prophecy about the animals in the Negev:
In a land of trouble and anguish, of lionesses and roaring lions, of vipers and poisonous flying serpents, they carry their riches on donkeys' backs and their treasures on camels' humps to a people who will not help them.
7 For Egypt's help is worthless, pointless; so I call her "Arrogance Doing Nothing."
8 Now go, inscribe it on a tablet, write it for them in a scroll, so that on the final day it will be a witness forever and ever.
9 For this is a rebellious people; they are lying children, children who refuse to hear the of ADONAI.
10 They say to the seers, "Do not see!" to those who have visions, "Do not tell us the visions you have as they really are; but flatter us, fabricate illusions!
11 Get out of the way! Leave the path! Rid us of the Holy One of Isra'el!

[alon]

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 41:1-4 (CJB):

1 "Keep silence before me, coastlands!
Let the peoples replenish their strength! Let them approach;
then let them speak.
Let us assemble for judgment."
2 Who has raised from the east one who is just and called him to be in his service?
He hands nations over to him and subjects kings to him; his sword reduces them to dust, his bow to driven straw.
3 He pursues them, passing on unscathed, hardly touching the path with his feet.
4 Whose work is this?
Who has brought it about?
He who called the generations from the beginning,
"I, ADONAI, am the first; and I am the same with those who are last."

[alon]

Let's look at the mark of YHVH in another way:

Bemidbar (Num) 15:39-40 "It is to be a tzitzit for you to look at and thereby remember all of ADONAI's mitzvot and obey them, so that you won't go around wherever your own heart and eyes lead you to prostitute yourselves; but it will help you remember and obey all my mitzvot and be holy for your God."

So we wear tzitziyot as a reminder that we are to be holy, set apart.

But is this the only reason?

Mal'aki (Malachi) 4:2 "But to you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will break out leaping, like calves released from the stall."

The "sun of righteousness" is HaMoshiach. The Hebrew term translated "wings" is "kanaph."

H3671 כּנף kânâph kaw-nawf' From H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle: - + bird, border, corner, end, feather [-ed], X flying, + (one an-) other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing ([-ed]).

This is the same word used for "corners of their garments" in Bemidbar (Num) 15:38 "Speak to the people of Isra'el, instructing them to make, through all their generations, tzitziyot on the corners of their garments, and to put with the tzitzit on each corner a blue thread."

Mattithyahu (Matthew) 9:20-22 "A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years approached him from behind and touched the tzitzit on his robe. For she said to herself, "If I can only touch his robe, I will be healed." Yeshua turned, saw her and said, "Courage, daughter! Your trust has healed you." And she was instantly healed."

In Hebrew thought, "corners of their garments" and "tzitziyot" were pretty much synonymous. So when the woman touched just a tzitzit on Yeshua's garment, she not only showed faith that He could heal, but faith that He was HaMoshiach! Further, this is part of the commandments which all men who trust in YHVH are to do so that they and their house are set apart- a holy people! As a believer, the woman was herself joining to the house of HaMoshiach!

Zekaryah(Zech) 8:23 "ADONAI-Tzva'ot says, 'When that time comes, ten men will take hold - speaking all the languages of the nations - will grab hold of the cloak of a Jew and say, "We want to go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.'"

The description in the Hebrew text for where the ten men from each of the nations will take hold of is, again, "kanaph." They are taking hold of the tzitziyot. This prophetic verse of the end times shows three things: they are of the nations, gentiles; they trust Yeshua as HaMoshiach; and they wish to have remembrance of the things of God.

We, being joined to Israel and Judaism (Romiyim 11), believers in Yeshua as HaMoshiach, must "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues." We must bear the mark by observing all the mitzvoth; and the mark we must bear is both spiritual and physical. Otherwise, who will follow us to redemption in Yeshua HaMoshiach?

Lastly, let's look at the significance of the Hebrew spelling of tzitzit- ציצת

tsadik-catch
yood-closed hand, deed or action
tsadik- catch
tav- mark or sign, specifically the mark of the covenant

So the literal meaning of the word tzitzit is "catch, with your hand and by your deeds, catch the mark of the covenant." The use of the tsadik twice lends an extra emphasis on the fact we are to actively "catch" the mark of the covenant.

Dan C

[Questor]

Feb 8, 2014 17:43:19 GMT -8 alon said:

Let's look at the mark of YHVH in another way:

Bemidbar (Num) 15:39-40 "It is to be a tzitzit for you to look at and thereby remember all of ADONAI's mitzvot and obey them, so that you won't go around wherever your own heart and eyes lead you to prostitute yourselves; but it will help you remember and obey all my mitzvot and be holy for your God."

So we wear tzitziyot as a reminder that we are to be holy, set apart.

But is this the only reason?

Mal'aki (Malachi) 4:2 "But to you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will break out leaping, like calves released from the stall."

The "sun of righteousness" is HaMoshiach. The Hebrew term translated "wings" is "kanaph."

H3671 כּנף kânâph kaw-nawf' From H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle: - + bird, border, corner, end, feather [-ed], X flying, + (one an-) other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing ([-ed]).

This is the same word used for "corners of their garments" in Bemidbar (Num) 15:38 "Speak to the people of Isra'el, instructing them to make, through all their generations, tzitziyot on the corners of their garments, and to put with the tzitzit on each corner a blue thread."

Mattithyahu (Matthew) 9:20-22 "A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years approached him from behind and touched the tzitzit on his robe. For she said to herself, "If I can only touch his robe, I will be healed." Yeshua turned, saw her and said, "Courage, daughter! Your trust has healed you." And she was instantly healed."

In Hebrew thought, "corners of their garments" and "tzitziyot" were pretty much synonymous. So when the woman touched just a tzitzit on Yeshua's garment, she not only showed faith that He could heal, but faith that He was HaMoshiach! Further, this is part of the commandments which all men who trust in YHVH are to do so that they and their house are set apart- a holy people! As a believer, the woman was herself joining to the house of HaMoshiach!

Zekaryah(Zech) 8:23 "ADONAI-Tzva'ot says, 'When that time comes, ten men will take hold - speaking all the languages of the nations - will grab hold of the cloak of a Jew and say, "We want to go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.'"

The description in the Hebrew text for where the ten men from each of the nations will take hold of is, again, "kanaph." They are taking hold of the tzitziyot. This prophetic verse of the end times shows three things: they are of the nations, gentiles; they trust Yeshua as HaMoshiach; and they wish to have remembrance of the things of God.

We, being joined to Israel and Judaism (Romiyim 11), believers in Yeshua as HaMoshiach, must "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues." We must bear the mark by observing all the mitzvoth; and the mark we must bear is both spiritual and physical. Otherwise, who will follow us to redemption in Yeshua HaMoshiach?

Nice!  It is also a great statement about what Mystery Babylon is...not a place, but a state of being outside of Observant Messianic Believers.

Feb 8, 2014 17:43:19 GMT -8 alon said:

Lastly, let's look at the significance of the Hebrew spelling of tzitzit- ציצת

tsadik-catch
yood-closed hand, deed or action
tsadik- catch
tav- mark or sign, specifically the mark of the covenant

So the literal meaning of the word tzitzit is "catch, with your hand and by your deeds, catch the mark of the covenant." The use of the tsadik twice lends an extra emphasis on the fact we are to actively "catch" the mark of the covenant.

Dan C

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Nice breakdown on the word tzitzit...and interesting for I see the meaning as 

tsadik-Righteous
yood-deed or action

tsadik-Righteous
tav- mark or sign, specifically the mark of the covenant
.

And your breakdown of the word Tsitsit goes hand and hand with mine!

[alon]

Questor, thanks. A lot of the information there comes from a study I did on Yeshua in , and from a book on Hebrew Word Pictures; both from HR sources so I don't want to list them here. Some is my own interpretation from other studies. It all just seemed to tie in with your post, even if not strictly what you were referenced.

Dan C

[Questor]

I too am investigating word pictures, and am watching a series of You Tube lectures by Rabbi Mordechai Kraft...He's excellant on the ancient Hebrew, and has some interesting insights on Hebrew as the funtional DNA of the Universe which makes a lot of sense.