8 There is only ONE flock, and that flock is ISRAEL - Gentiles must engraft PREPARATION FOR THE GREAT
PREPARATION FOR THE GREAT TRIBULATION
what you have that no one take your crown. He who overcomes, I shall
make him a supporting post in the Dwelling Place of My Elohim, and he
shall by no means go out. And I shall write on him the Name of My Elo-
him and the name of the city of My Elohim, the new Yerushalayim,
which comes down out of the heaven from My Elohim, and My renewed
Name.” Rev 3:10-12
The prophet Daniel was told about the Great Tribulation, the first resurrec-
tion, and given a description of the “shining” of those who have “insight”:
“Now at that time Mikael shall stand up, the great head who is standing
over the sons of your people. And there shall be a time of distress
(Great Trib), such as never was since there was a nation, until that time.
And at that time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found
written in the book, and many of those who sleep in the dust of the
Earth wake up, some to everlasting life, and some to reproaches, ever-
lasting abhorrence. And those who have insight shall shine like the
brightness of the expanse, and those who lead many to righteousness
like the stars forever and ever.” Dan 12:1-3 WE WILL HELP LEAD MANY TO
RIGHTEOUSNESS DURING THE DISTRESS; THERE IS NO “PRE-TRIB” RAPTURE.
Kepha (Peter) speaks of us as living stones, and the reason for stumbling:
“Drawing near to Him, a living Stone – rejected indeed by men, but cho-
sen by Elohim and precious – you also, as living stones, are being built
up, a spiritual house, a set-apart priesthood, to offer up spiritual
slaughter offerings acceptable to Elohim through Yahusha Messiah.
Because it is contained in the Scripture, ‘See, I lay in Tsiyon a chief cor-
ner-stone, chosen, precious, and he who believes on Him shall by no
means be put to shame.’ This preciousness, then, is for you who be-
lieve; but to those who are disobedient, ‘The stone which the builders
rejected has become the chief corner-stone,’ and ‘A stone of stumbling
and a rock that makes for falling,’ who stumble because they are dis-
obedient to the Word, to which they also were appointed.” 1Pe 2:4-8
(The “Word” is the Covenant, or Ten Commandments).
“Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him praise, for the marriage of the
Lamb has come, and His wife prepared herself.” Rev 19:7
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one name given under heaven among men by which we must be saved, so
it follows that we would desire to know what that Name is. Being SEALED
in our foreheads (minds) with the True Name unites us (Yn. 17), and pro-
tects us (Rev. 7:3). Part of being sealed for the day of our redemption in-
volves receiving the Name. Apparently you have been chosen, if you have
received a love for the Truth. The others refuse to, and are sent a strong
delusion to believe the lie, and delight in lawlessness (ANOMIA).
SCRIPTURE IS A “BARUCH HABA
MESSAGE OF LOVE BASHEM YAHUAH”
FROM YAHUAH “BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO COMES IN
THE NAME OF YAHUAH”
PS 118:26 - MT 23:39
TO HIS BRIDE. ALSO READ PS 80:
HAVE YOU UNDERSTOOD THE MESSAGE? THE CRY OF EPHRAIM
WE WILL NOT SEE YAHUSHA AGAIN UNTIL WE DECLARE A SPECIFIC NAME - MT 23:39
COME, I SHALL SHOW YOU
THE BRIDE; THE LAMB’S WIFE
If you are not the bride, but think you are, this is especially meant for you.
Scripture identifies a “bride”, which is the same as a “wife”. Shaul (Paul) speaks
of this bride, and so does the writer of Revelation, and the prophets of Yahuah.
The “war in heaven” is still waging, and “the bride” will become a fortress on the
day of redemption, also known as the return of Yahusha, at the end of the dis-
tress (great tribulation). After 1000 years (known as the Millennium), the war in
heaven will end with all those in rebellion being cast alive into the lake of fire.
The bride is discussed by one of the messengers that release the 7 last plagues:
“And one of the seven messengers who held the seven bowls filled with
the seven last plagues came to me and spoke with me, saying, ‘Come, I
shall show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.’” Rev 21:9 (Please stop and read
this chapter).
The bride is described as a “great city” coming from the skies, and “her light”
was like a most precious stone, clear as crystal, and named the “New Yerusha-
layim”. The 12 gates each bear a name for a tribe of ISRAEL, and there is a
qualification stated concerning those who may enter her.
People practicing error will be blocked from entering:
“Blessed are those doing His commands, so that the authority shall be
theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city. But
outside are the dogs and those who enchant with drugs, and those who
whore, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and all who love and do false-
hood.” Rev 22:14,15
ONE OF THE Clearly, we see there is unconditional obedience to the Commands of Yahuah
HUNTERS HAS
FOUND YOU.
required (not unconditional indulgence as many false prophets and teachers have
stated). We are given our faith (belief, fidelity) as a gift, and that faith produces
the “good works”: obedience to the Torot (instructions) of Yahuah. If we practice
idolatry, or worship Yahuah in a way He did not command worship, we must
purge such things and learn what pleases Him. We are counted righteous by
belief, and our belief is perfected and shown by our obedience (our obedience is
the fruit of righteousness). We can identify a tree by the fruit we see on it. By the
fruit we see in the bride, we can identify her. If we see what we think is the
2 YAHUSHA’S BRIDE IS FILTHY BECAUSE SHE IS STILL IN “CAPTIVITY” AMONG THE NATIONS
bride observing ChristMass, Easter (Ishtar), Sun-day, Lent, Ash Wednes-
day, Halloween (all of which stem directly from Pagan practices and times),
is it remotely possible that we are deceived? Where in Scripture was the
bride instructed to practice any of these things? “Houses of worship” using
steeples (obelisks) and bells are of Pagan origins. If the “Christmas tree”
didn’t originate from Yahuah’s Torah, how did it get mixed-up with what peo-
ple do? It is not secular either; it is an ASHERAH (please verify this by
personal research). Evidently, the bride currently has a few major “spots
and wrinkles” which need to be wiped away.
(Google the words: ASHERAH, ORNAMENTS, TREE)
What we do is the evidence of our belief. Brother Ya’aqob (James) tells us:
“You see, then, that a man is declared right by works, and not by
belief alone.” Jas 2:24 He continues the idea in a later verse:
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also the belief is dead
without the works.” Jas 2:26
Shaul tells us that a person without belief (living solely in a perspective of
the flesh) doesn’t want anything to do with obeying:
“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the mat-
ters of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the matters
of the Spirit. For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the
Spirit is life and peace. Because the mind of the flesh is hatred to-
wards Elohim, for it does not subject itself to the Torah of Elohim, nei-
ther indeed is it able; those who are in the (mind of the) flesh are unable
to please Elohim. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in-
deed the Spirit of Elohim dwells in you. And if anyone does not have
the Spirit of Messiah, this one is not His.” Rom 8:5-9
The “mind of the flesh” is hatred toward Yahuah, BECAUSE it does not
subject itself to His Torah. There are plenty of preachers who do not want
anyone to submit to the Torah of Yahuah, and they tell us this quite often.
THE BRIDE WAS HIDDEN, AS IN A FIELD, LONG AGO THE FIELD IS THE WORLD
As a result of disobedience, the bride (Israel, Yahuah’s wife) was scattered
thoroughly among the nations, driven from the land. This was the curse,
and it remains in effect. The parable at Mt 13:44 speaks of a “treasure” (lost
Israel, the bride) found by a man (Yahusha, the Pursuer of His bride), who
bought the field (paid the ultimate price). The bride is now His property, but
“she” remains hidden. Like Yusef in Egypt, Yahusha will one day reveal
Himself to His brothers, to all the scattered tribes of Israel. The first work of
Yahusha involved atonement, but the second work is redemption. He is
sent to seek and deliver that which was lost, and will unite the house of
Yahudah (the ruling tribe) and the house of Israel (also called Ephraim,
first-born blessing tribe) into “one stick” (Ez 37:15-19).
BORG CUBE NEW YERUSHALAYIM 7
FANTASY vs. REALITY
Even science-fiction writers draw from the words of Revelation.
Their “antagonist” is portrayed as whatever threatens the perpetuation of
human government. The governments of men (led by ha shatan) will fight
against the “threat” coming from the skies, because ha shatan’s rule of
Earth (through men) will be at its end. One of the most obvious parallels
between science fantasy and prophecy is the appearance of the BORG
CUBE and it’s similarity to the New Yersushalayim. The Borg Cube has an
“assimilation chamber”, and a “hive mind”, akin to bees or ants. Even this
seems to reflect the “collective” mind of the Spirit, as we will all be “one”
with Yahusha when He comes to reign. Resistance is futile, because resis-
tance is rebellion against the King of kings. HUMAN GOVERNMENT WILL END.
These 2 Temples served during the atonement phase of Yahusha’s work.
A THIRD Temple, built without the hands of men, is coming from the
skies and will endure for all eternity.
It is made up of “living stones”, and it is the bride.
THE BRIDE IS DESCRIBED IN VARIOUS WAYS
Various terms and phrases are used to describe the same thing. All of
these refer to the redeemed. The foremost term used throughout Scripture
is “ISRAEL”. Those in the Covenant (and many descendants who are yet to
be recalled to it) are referred to as:
The camp of the set-apart ones, the Beloved City, the Bride, living stones,
the Great City, a spiritual house, a set-apart priesthood, sons of light, Dwell-
ing Place, Hekel (Temple), etc.,.
The bride will literally be “living stones”, making up the structure of the new
city in their new immortal bodies. Notice carefully what is declared to us in
the message to the assembly of Philadelphia:
“Because you have guarded My Word of endurance, I also shall
guard you from the hour of trial which shall come upon all the world,
to try those who dwell on the Earth. See, I am coming speedily! Hold
 3 Master, SAVE ME!!! Mt. 14:30
6 SECOND TEMPLE (model) BLIND TO OUR MORTALITY
From Yahusha’s point-of-view, we

Sea of Gallilee, also Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret or Sea of Tiberias

A humanly-constructed Temple are all sinking into oblivion, and the
was allowed by Yahuah, and it served grave will consume us without His
as a base for the atonement phase of
Yahusha’s work.
intervention. Our wanton depend-
A man-made Temple for Yahuah to ence upon Him every instant is
indwell is not in the plans, but rather pushed aside in our daily lives, but
one which is made up of “living Kepha experienced how fragile his
stones”. Those stones will be those life was for a few fleeting moments.
awakened from their graves (or those Beyond the “surface” of this miracle
living at the time) after the great lies the stark reality of our depend-
distress as described to Daniel. ence, and that our susceptibility to
death is overcome by belief in the
is no value in them.’” Jer 16:19. authority of a single Person that has
the power and will to rescue us.
(False terms like “GOD” and “LORD” will cease) Now notice Ps 80:14-19:
“Return, we beg You, O Elohim of hosts; look down from heaven, and THE BRIDE WILL BE REVEALED ON THE DAY OF REDEMPTION
see, and visit this vine, and the stock which Your right hand has “For your Maker is your husband, Yahuah of hosts is His Name, and
planted, and the son whom You made strong for Yourself. It is burned the Set-apart One of Yisrael is your Redeemer. He is called the Elohim
with fire, it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of Your face. Let of all the Earth.” Is 54:5 (read the context)
Your hand be upon the One at Your right hand, Upon the Son of Adam
Yahusha has chosen His bride, but He has not yet taken possession of her.
whom You made strong for Yourself, and we shall not backslide from
The “wedding supper” is still ahead of us at a future festival of Sukkoth (the
You. Revive us, and let us call upon Your Name. Turn us back, O Ya-
harvest festival we are to observe for 7 days in the fall, Lev 23, Dt 16. Notice
huah Elohim of hosts, and cause Your face to shine, that we might be
in the following text the reference to a “booth”; “tents” (Hebrew, Sukkoth) will
saved!”
be the time of the return of Yahusha, at the harvesting of the Earth:
The bride will eventually know her Husband, and take His Name on her
“And I, Yahuchanan, saw the set-apart city, new Yerushalayim, coming
lips. The bride has always been Israel, into which Gentiles must engraft (Is
down out of the heaven from Elohim, prepared as a bride adorned for
56, Jer 3, Acts 15, Eph 3, Rom 11). Those who bond with Yahuah do so
her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the heaven saying, ‘See,
through His Covenant. Foreigners enter the Covenant by immersion in the
the Booth of Elohim is with men, and He shall dwell with them, and they
Name of Yahusha, calling upon Him for deliverance through His blood of-
shall be His people, and Elohim Himself shall be with them and be their
fered for sin, and promising to obey Him, thus becoming His bride, taking
Elohim.’” Rev 21:2,3
their place in the commonwealth of Israel, as Eph 2:8-13 discusses.
(Please stop and read Is 56). The Sabbath is mentioned because it is the Yahusha is preparing His wife so that she may be without spot or wrinkle.
SIGN of the Eternal Covenant (Ex 31:17, Ez 20:20), the mark of Yahuah. Again, from more texts we can see our redemption comes during the obser-
vances of the 7th month, after the last shofar, or “feast of trumpets”:
THREE TEMPLES?
1Th 4:13-18: “Now, brothers, we do not wish you to be ignorant con-
Everyone knows of the two Temples which were built on the Temple
cerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you be sad as others who
Mount, and we keep hearing about the re-building of the “third Temple”.
have no expectation. For if we believe that Yahusha died and rose
Schlomo (Solomon) built the first one, and the second was begun with the
again, so also Elohim shall bring with Him those who sleep* in Ya-
return of the Yahudim from Babylon under the leadership of NehemYah and
husha. For this we say to you by the word of the Master, that we, the
Ezra. Herod the Great expanded it, so the second Temple is often referred
living who are left over at the coming of the Master shall in no way go
to as “Herod’s Temple”. The first Temple was destroyed in 586 BCE with
before those who are asleep. Because the Master Himself shall come
the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar’s army from Babel. Every stone was re-
down from heaven with a shout, with the voice of a chief messenger,
moved from the second Temple in 70 CE when the Roman army led by Ti-
and with the shofar of Elohim, and the dead in Messiah shall rise first.
tus laid-waste to Yerushalayim. In the fury of the battle, the fire melted the
golden décor and the gold flowed into the crevices of the building stones.
*SLEEP IS A EUPHEMISM FOR DEATH. THE DEAD ARE RAISED ON THE 1ST DAY OF THE SEVENTH
MOON, YOM TERUAH - THE DAY OF THE SHOUT. WHEN WE ARE REDEEMED, WE WILL BE REBORN,
AND IMMORTAL. UNTIL NOW, WE ARE NOT YET REBORN, ONLY “BEGOTTEN” FROM ABOVE.
4 THE BRIDE IDENTIFIED
Then we, the living who are left over, shall be CAUGHT AWAY together
with them in the clouds to meet the Master in the air – and so we shall
always be with the Master. So encourage one another with these
words.”
“CAUGHT AWAY” in the above text is the same Greek word used at Acts
8:39 (HARPAZO, G726, to seize; Latin: RAPTUS, as in seizing property).
Enabled by the Spirit of Yahusha, Philip was “teleported” to another location
instantly; as together, we will also at the coming of the Master. For a
clearer understanding, let’s pretend that modern “feminism” never happened,
and we’re thinking like a person who lived long ago. To be Yahusha’s
“property”, His BRIDE, we must examine how Scripture identifies those who
live within the BONDS OF THE COVENANT* (of marriage) to Him. Every
denomination on Earth sincerely believes they are the bride of the Mashiach,
ahead of all others. While Yahusha is away to receive His Kingdom and pre-
pare a place for His bride, those who await His return are partly wise, and
partly foolish. At Mt 25:1-13, “ten maidens” seem to correspond to the ten
“lost” tribes of Israel. Some have wisdom and have prepared themselves
more than others. The “oil” that is discussed surely represents the guidance
of Yahusha’s Spirit, helping make the wise maidens aware of what is needed
to prepare themselves for the abrupt arrival of the Bridegroom. Indeed, the
wedding feast is an exclusive affair.
Yahuah says we will obey in the latter days, while among the Gentiles:
Deu 4:30: “In your distress (Great Trib), when all these words shall come
upon you in the latter days, then you shall return to Yahuah your Elohim
and shall obey His voice.” (Read the full context of all the texts being quoted in this study!)
Deu 30:1-4: “And it shall be, when all these words come upon you, the
blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you shall bring them
back to your heart among all the Gentiles where Yahuah your Elohim drives
you, and shall turn back to Yahuah your Elohim and obey His voice, accord-
ing to all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your be-
ing, you and your children, then Yahuah your Elohim shall turn back your
captivity, and shall have compassion on you, and He shall turn back and
gather you from all the peoples where Yahuah your Elohim has scattered
you. If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under the heav-
ens, from there Yahuah your Elohim does gather you, and from there
*Gentiles engraft into Israel by entering into the same Covenant, at the point of their immersion.
RAPTURE: The Christian understanding of our redemption is partly correct, but it will occur at the END of the
Great Trib, because our greatest work will be done during this period. We’ll be redeemed at the same time
we’re re-gathered. The lost (those not sealed with the Name) will be helped greatly by our presence.
RAPTUS: In Catholic Canon law, this was a term commonly used for bride kidnapping. “RAPTIO” was the
confiscation or abduction of women. In Roman law the term covered many crimes of property, and women were
considered property. The BRIDE of Yahusha will be seized by Him suddenly. A related term in Greek would be:
EK-STASIS (ECSTASY): A removal to elsewhere; to stand outside oneself. . . . . YAHUSHA, COME!
THE BRIDE IDENTIFIED 5
He does take you.” Ez 39:28,29: “And they shall know that I am Yahuah
their Elohim, Who sent them into exile among the Gentiles, and then gath-
ered them back to their own land, and left none of them behind. ‘And no
longer do I hide My face from them, for I shall have poured out My Spirit on
the house of Israel,’ declares the Master Yahuah.” The One doing this is
Yahusha, the Bridegroom, Who will end our captivity. Who is Yahusha
married to? Is it “the church” as we have been told?
“THE BRIDE” REPRESENTS THE “CHILDREN OF ISRAEL”.
The “church” (derived from a Pagan word, Circe) is really the KAHAL, or
congregation of Israel. Israel is anyone who enjoins to the Covenant,
“walking” according to the Torah. We who teach the Covenant are called
fishers of men, and hunters:
“Therefore see, the days are coming, declares Yahuah, when it is no
longer said, ‘Yahuah lives who brought up the children of Yisrael from
the land of Mitsrayim,’ but, ‘Yahuah lives who brought up the children
of Yisrael from the land of the north and from all the lands where He
had driven them.’ For I shall bring them back into their land I gave to
their fathers. ‘See, I am sending for many fishermen’, declares Yahuah,
‘and they shall fish them. And after that I shall send for many hunters,
and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out
of the holes of the rocks.’” Jer 16:14-16
THE BRIDE WILL BE RESTORED TO THE COVENANT IN THE “DAY OF
DISTRESS” (GREAT TRIBULATION), AND REALIZE HER RELIGIOUS FILTH:
“O Yahuah my strength and my stronghold and my refuge, in the day
of distress the Gentiles shall come to You from the ends of the Earth
and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited only falsehood, futility, and there
A SPIRITUAL
FORTRESS
This Dwelling Place
of Yahusha will be
made up of His bride
with 12 portals.
The ultimate camp of
Israel, it will be unap-
proachable and safe
from spiritual attack
as well as physical
attack.