“And YOU SHALL write them..."
Happy preparation day! Speaking of preps...
YHUH is long-suffering. Exceedingly so, but He has a limit for a cup of iniquity. Historically, He has sometimes sent warning signals of increasing severity to demonstrate His mercy and his desire for repentance. Refusing to repent surely adds to the severity of the final judgment. Man-made tribulation will become more severe, all generations have experience tribulation in their lives, but there most assuredly will be a final one. That should certainly be prepared for. When will the first domino fall? Dunno, but on a global scale, it certainly appears like they are being lined up right now. Prepare your camp.
“WHEN you are in tribulation, and all these things are come upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to Yahuah Elohayka, and SHALL BE OBEDIENT unto his voice...” Deu 4:30
“And who knows whether YOU have come to the reign for SUCH A TIME AS THIS?” Est 4:14.
Who knows, indeed. One thing for sure, it begins in our collective house; and within our personal GATES. Are WE ready? Do you have your thresholds posted with His Words? It may seem a minor matter, but it’s really quite important. Hopefully this post will serve as a reminder to some.
“Because it is time for judgment to begin from the House of Elohim. And if firstly from us, what is the end of those who do not obey the Good News of Elohim? And if the righteous one is scarcely saved, where shall the wicked and the sinner appear?” 1Pe 4:17-18
”...but the seventh day is a Sabbath of YHUH your Elohim. You do not do any work – you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is WITHIN YOUR GATES.” Exo 20:10
Our GATES are an extension of His GATES, our own ‘camps’ where we are to guard all activities and make sure they flow according to His Words. GATES/DOORS are THRESHOLDS that proclaim Who is really in charge, Who the True “Landlord” really is, and Who is the True Overseer of the property being entered - AND Who one would really be messing with if a doer of harm was intending to enter in.
“And YOU SHALL write them on the *DOORPOSTS* of your house and ON YOUR GATES.” Deu 6:9,11:20
The above word for ‘doorposts’, and below ‘side posts’ are where we get the familiar term *mezûzâh* from, and I think we’d all agree they serve a significant purpose that we should be mindful of.
”...when he sees the blood upon the lintel, and on the two *SIDE POSTS*, Yahuah will pass over the door, and WILL NOT ALLOW the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. Exo 12:23
“For YHUH your Elohim walks in the midst of your camp, TO DELIVER YOU and give your enemies over to you. Therefore YOUR CAMP shall be set-apart, so that He does not see unclean matter among you, and shall turn away from you.” Deu 23:14
Here we have the same situation regarding GATES. Authority to ENTER IN is given ONLY to those DOING His commandments; as within OUR gates -
“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.” Rev 22:14
Entering His GATES begins with ours. Have a blessed Sabbath within your gates!
"The one who says he stays in Him is indebted to walk, even as He walked." 1Jn 2:6
Without Torah, His walk is impossible - it's Rome's walk without Torah.