The scriptures, as related in the Bible, the world’s most widely held book, clearly identify the characteristics of those people called wicked.
While knowing the characteristics of the wicked of the world may not seem important to people in this so-called “modern times” the scriptures indicate the coming fate of the wicked will be very important to people when the prophesied future arrives.
Mal 4:1-3
4 “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. 3 Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things,” says the Lord Almighty.
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Zeph 1:2-3
2 “I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth,”
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3 “I will sweep away both men and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. The wicked will have only heaps of rubble when I cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
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The Creator Yahweh proclaims in the future there will be almost total destruction to the face of the earth, both humans, and animals. There are quite a few scriptures that foretell the fate of humans, their governments, their forms of commerce, their religious practices and their way of life in general. These scriptures are not frequently taught by religious leaders or published by anyone in a leadership position in popular religions that have millions of followers around the world.
Many Christians have been taught, and believe that there is coming a terrible time of destruction to the earth but, they have also been taught to believe they will escape this coming tribulation because they have been saved, that they will be “raptured” to heaven if they are alive on earth when the time of destruction arrives.
Christian religious leaders have taught this doctrine for centuries claiming their understanding comes from the scriptures. Is this doctrine true?
Mark 13:18-21
18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now — and never to be equaled again. 20 If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
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The Messiah is recorded in Mark chapter 13 saying that the days of distress, or tribulation, will be the worst that has ever occurred since the world was created and the days of distress will be cut short by the Creator, so the elect who are still on the earth at the time of distress can survive.
Mark 13:24-27
24 “But in those days, following that distress,
“‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
26 “At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
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The verses in Mark chapter 13 should leave no doubt that the elect will not be raptured before the terrible days of distress take place on the earth. Notice verse 24 which states; in the days following the time of distress the Son of Man will send his angels to gather his elect from the ends of the earth.
Clearly, the people of these modern times are far more concerned about what affects them in their daily physical lives than they are about a future prophesied in a book many don’t read, let alone study. The Scriptures proclaim the Creator of the world, and all else has made some rules or laws he expects humans to heed. If these rules were followed by people the world would be a much different place in which to live. Herein lays the basic tenet resulting in the conditions in which people exist today and in the past.
Just how do people know what is good or bad for them? Why is it some people seem to be willing to help others and do good deeds for others while some people seem to take actions that benefit themselves to the detriment of other humans and even animals? Why is it bad to steal goods from, hurt or kill another person for the benefit of that person? A person who takes what they want for themselves seemingly not caring the effect of their actions upon others? Who makes the rules? What is good or bad, right or wrong? http://heartoftn.net/users/gary27/Biblical2.htm
The above link to an article indicating both English and American jurist believe that the laws of English speaking nations are largely based on the rules written centuries ago in the scriptures and attributed to a Creator that provided these laws to a people that came to be recognized, in the scriptures, as Israelites. These are laws that provide instructions on how to treat other humans, dietary rules, and rules for hygiene, plus others on how to live one’s own life. There is plenty of evidence that supports the idea English and American laws are based on scriptures that a person can study for themselves; so as not to belabor the point if you choose not to believe this ideology, study for yourself.
It logically follows that if a Creator Supreme Being made laws and rules for humankind to live by, then the Creator, many wrongly called God, also defines just what actions taken by people are right or wrong and who is good and bad, or as the scriptures proclaim wicked. The scriptures also declare that all humans have sinned and remain wicked if they do not obtain a righteous state by methods proclaimed in the scriptures. (Romans 3:23).
The Bible is a long book and has many scriptures that appear too many, to conflict. The scriptures have many symbols that are very difficult to understand resulting in the development of different religious groups with leaders that have differing understandings of just what the scriptures assert.
Rom 3:27-29
27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. 28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
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This verse has been held by many to mean that faith alone will suffice to bring salvation to humans. It does mean that no one can boast they are to receive salvation by their works alone. People must believe and trust Elohim in addition following the example set by the Messiah while he was physically on earth. People must also obey Yahweh’s laws in addition to believing in the existence of Yahweh and his son Yahshua.
1 John 3:4-5
4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
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There are other verses in the Bible that indicate if men don’t obey the rules and laws of the scriptures they will be found guilty by the Creator.
Ex 20:7-11
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days, the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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Note: the scriptures that are inserted in this and other YNCA articles are copied from English versions of the Bible. YNCA’s article (How the Creators Name was Changed and Why Should We Care?) explain the change of the Creators name by men.
In Exodus chapter 20 the Creator gave to the Israelites commandments and laws to obey. (The Israelites are in the scriptures as an example for humans to learn the consequences resulting from disobedience to Yahweh. 2nd Corinthians 10:11)
In Deuteronomy chapters 27 and 28 Moses told the Israelites that if they obeyed the Commandments and laws given them by the Creator, through Moses, they would be blessed. But the Israelites were warned if they did not keep the Commandments given them at Mount Sinai they would be cursed.
While there seems to be an abundance of historical writings on the history of nations little is found about where the people of these nations originated. There is speculation among some writers, but scant evidence, of just how the Asians came to occupy the continents and islands east of the North American continent and how the continent of Africa was populated by dark-skinned people.
There is a great deal of history written about the development of the continent of Europe, the Island of Great Britain, Egypt, Persia, Greece, but very little is known where the people of these nations originated. There are theories offered by various scholars, but there is little evidence on how the people of various races took on their physical characteristics.
What is important to biblical prophecy, however, is just what happened to the tribes of Israel’s descendants? The scriptural prophecies concerning the future of mankind are centered on the tribes of Israel of which there are twelve.
Just by doing an internet search of the tribes of Israel one can find articles by various authors giving theories, about the descendants of Abraham, known as the father of nations in the scriptures.
Gen 17:3-7
3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
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According to the scriptures, The Creator made a covenant with Abraham to make him the father of many nations because Abraham obeyed the laws that the Creator had made for mankind to follow, which apparently meant most other people did not obey the Creator.
Gen 26:2-6
2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants, I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring, all nations on earth will be blessed, 5 because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees, and my laws.” 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
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A very noteworthy scripture with great significance that should help people identify the descendants of Abraham is:
Gen 17:9-14
9 Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. 10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner — those who are not your offspring. 13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. 14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
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Logically then, if the scriptures are to be believed, there should be some people in the world today that can be identified as descendants of Abraham, Isaac and also Jacob, who was called Israel by the Creator, because they are circumcised. It just so happens that there are some nations with males that are circumcised and these nations mostly are English speaking nations that coincidentally have laws that are based on the laws given to the tribes of Israel as recorded in the scriptures.
It is also noteworthy that these nations are the most powerful military nations on earth and fit the characteristics of nations that received the blessings of Joseph passed onto his sons Manasseh and Ephraim from Jacob (also known as Israel) on his deathbed. (Genesis chapter 48)
There is a more detailed process of identifying the descendants of Israel in other YNCA articles (see www.yncainfo.org). Much has been written, by various authors about the identity of the lost ten tribes of Israel and where they reside in the 21st century. To get a fuller understanding of coming prophecies one should do some research into the identity of modern-day Israelites.
To proceed with identifying the wicked and learning their fate the scriptures must be relied on and the false doctrines of men should be ignored. The Creator has presented his plan for mankind in writing in the scriptures that comprise the Bible and that plan is far different than the false teachings of men who claim to understand the scriptures and teach their false doctrines to others through popular religions.
Matt 19:28-30
28 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
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Matthew 19:28-30 reveals some very important interesting information from the Messiah about the future of some people. For instance, the scripture states that the Son of Man, The Messiah Yahshua born a human through the genealogy of the line of David, former king of Israel, will sit on his throne at the time of renewal of all things. At this time, many people who have followed the example of the Messiah, given in the scriptures, will receive greater rewards than they enjoyed, while living physically on earth, because they gave up family, friends and material goods to follow the example of Yahshua. Tremendously significant is that the followers of the Messiah will inherit eternal life, they will exist forever. More about the rewards of the followers of Yahshua can be found in the YNCA article titled “Why the Messiah Had to Die”.
The scriptures reveal there are at least three different futures for the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel). Some Israelites will inherit eternal life and reside in a spiritual heavenly Kingdom with the Father and Son. Some will reside in a physical Kingdom on the land promised to the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Some will die a second death never to be heard from again.
1 Cor 6:9-11
9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Gal 5:19-21
19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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It seems that the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that live their lives committing the sins listed in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and Galatians 5:19-21 will not inherit the kingdom of the Creator Yahweh either spiritual or physical.
An interesting side note about a phrase quoted by religious leaders is that the phrase “The Kingdom in Heaven” found nowhere in the Bible.
The phrase “Kingdom of Heaven” is found in the Bible 32 times, but only in the book of Matthew. The phrase the Kingdom of Heaven was used by the Messiah thirty-one times and only once by the disciples when they asked the Messiah a question concerning the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 18:1)
The word “in” used in this phrase, a preposition, is used as a function word to indicate a possessive relationship with a kingdom to the Creator Elohim Yahweh. The word of denotes a far different meaning concerning the “Kingdom of Heaven”, rather than the “Kingdom in Heaven”.
It is also noteworthy to understand that the great destruction coming to mankind, his institutions, and the world will not come until the gospel of the kingdom of the Creator Yahweh is heard throughout the nations of the world.
Matt 24:9-14
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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The Gospel of the Kingdom was a message the Messiah charged his apostles to preach to the nations; they sometimes referenced the gospel of the kingdom as the gospel of grace from the Messiah. Just what is the gospel of the kingdom? It is clearly written in Matthew chapter 24 that the gospel of the Kingdom will not be a popular message. People who follow the commands of Yahweh will be unpopular and will be persecuted and killed.
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GREEK apokteino (ap-ok-ti’-no); from NT:575 and kteino (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:
Biblesoft’s New Exhaustive Strong’s Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
The gospel as defined in Strong’s Greek-Hebrew Dictionary has a meaning of a message of good news. The Messiah stated in the scriptures that the message of good news concerning the Kingdom of Heaven was to be preached to all the nations before great destruction would come to the world and mankind. However, this message of good news is not for everyone.
Notice the Greek word translated kill in Matthew 24 is ‘apokteino’ it has a figurative meaning of ‘to destroy.’ Readers of the English version of the Bible should always remember that the Messiah stated he spoke using figurative language.
John 16:25-26
25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.
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Even though the reason the Messiah Yahshua spoke in parables and figurative language, it is significant for people to understand that the Messiah did not come to earth to preach the ‘Gospel of the Kingdom’ to all people.
Yahshua spoke in parables and used figurative language to prevent some people from understanding the message of the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Luke 8:9-10
9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others, I speak in parables, so that,
“‘though seeing, they may not see;
though hearing, they may not understand.’
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The Apostle Paul confirmed that the gospel is veiled to those who are perishing so they cannot see the light of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
2 Cor 4:1-5
4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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The apostle Paul stated in writing, to the Corinthians and readers of the scriptures today, that the Creator was providing mercy to people who would heed the message of the gospel of the kingdom. However, Paul also stated that many people would be blinded by the God of this age. Satan is blinding the minds of people who do not heed the message of the gospel of the kingdom that a merciful creator is providing them.
Even the Messiah Yahshua revealed in the scriptures his message was not for everyone including the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mark 4:10-12
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything is said in parables 12 so that, “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'”
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This is not the message that is being preached from pulpits and is being taught by religious leaders in the world today! The Messiah, Son of the Father, sent to earth to die as a sacrifice for the sins of man so mankind can be saved from their sins, speaks in a manner people cannot understand to prevent those people from being forgiven for their sins. What can this mean?
Don’t the scriptures say the Creator does not want anyone to perish?
2 Peter 3:8-9
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
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The Apostle Peter proclaimed, in the scriptures, that the Creator is patient with people wanting all of them to repent, apparently so they can be saved and be a part of the kingdom of heaven. Why then did the Messiah tell, in the scriptures, that he spoke in parables so some people would not repent?
John 16:25-26
25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.
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In John 16: 25-26 The Messiah Yahshua told even his disciples that he spoke to them with figurative words so they too would not completely understand the message of the gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven. Yahshua did explain to his disciples that someday he would speak to people in plain language so they would understand and because the disciples loved the Messiah and followed him the Father would love them. In John 16:33 Yahshua explained to the disciples he made this information available to them so they could have peace even though they would have trouble in the world.
Figurative meaning of two women who bore children to Abraham,in Genesis chapter 16 there is recorded the account of Hagar, an Egyptian maidservant to Sarah, Abraham’s wife, bared a son fathered by Abraham. The scriptures report that because Sarah was infertile and wanted Abraham to have descendants, Sarah encouraged Abraham to have a child with Hagar, which he did, and Hagar gave birth to a son for Abraham.
The son born to Hagar, fathered by Abraham, was named Ishmael. In her old age, Elohim blessed Sarah, and she also bore a son to Abraham and that son was named Isaac. These sons born from Abraham two different women were an integral part of Elohim’s plan for mankind and were figurative symbols of Elohim’s planned future for the tribes of Israel.
Abraham, the father of nations, through his two sons and their descendants, would demonstrate the power of Yahweh and provide a figurative witness to his plan of for mankind.
Gal 4:24-27
24 These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
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Most religious leaders today believe that Paul spoke mostly to gentiles and that the members of the assembly of Galatia were gentiles. When the scriptures of both the New Testament and the Old Testament are more fully studied there is little doubt Paul knew he was speaking to the descendants of Isaac and not Ishmael.
There were seven assemblies scattered throughout Asia Minor and scriptures reveal that the Apostles, including Paul, ministered to several of those assemblies. Ephesus was listed among the seven assemblies in Asia for whom the Almighty gave John a message. The names of these assemblies and a description of their faults and characteristics were revealed to the apostle John in Revelation chapter 1. Paul also wrote letters to and ministered to the assembly at Corinth where he gave a strong clue as to the identity of the Corinth assembly members.
1 Cor 10:1-5
10 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.
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Paul knew and the Corinthians knew that the members of the assembly of Corinth were descendants of Isaac and as such were subject to the promise of the covenant made between Yahweh and Elohim. Paul, a descendant of the tribe of Judah, told the Corinthians they had the same forefathers that were led in the desert by Moses. This can only mean the Corinthians were descendants of one or more of the other tribes of Israel. When Paul and the other Apostles were teaching the gospel of the kingdom of heaven to these the assemblies they were doing as instructed by Yahshua.
Matt 10:5-7
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
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Additional evidence from the scriptures is given in the writings of the Apostle James:
James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
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James and the other apostles were delivering their message to the twelve tribes of Israel and are still delivering that message, through the pages of the Bible, to the twelve tribes of Israel even though they don’t know their identity. The twelve apostles must have known where at least some of the tribe’s descendants were because Yahshua told them to go to the lost sheep and the distance must have been close because they did not need to take anything with them for a long journey.
Matt 10:5-11
5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; 6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. 9 “Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
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Contrary to the teachings from leaders in popular Christian religions about an afterlife in heaven and Jewish rabbis’ teachings about “Olam Ha Ba” afterlife on earth the Hebrew Scriptures describe just what will occur after people physically die.
Dan 12:2-3
2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3
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John 5:28-29
28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out — those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.
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Rev 20:11-15
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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In both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible scriptures reveal people who die, including those whose names are in the book of life, will sleep in the dust, literally in graves. Those people, dead in their graves will be resurrected and judged for their deeds while alive physically on earth. This resurrection is a physical resurrection because the scriptures reveal that those that are condemned will be thrown into the lake of fire which is called the second death.
Rev 2:11
11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death
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Rev 21:7-8
He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars — their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
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These verses make clear that the wicked will not burn in an eternal fire in a place called Hell by man, but will instead die a second physical death by being thrown into a lake of fire. The lake of fire is a subject that is dealt with more fully in other studies of YNCA.
The fate of the wicked, those who don’t overcome sin, until their end physically, will die a second time, after they have been judged, in a lake of fire. They will be judged for their deeds while alive physically on earth. The wicked, those who commit acts unacceptable to the Creator, breaks his commands and rules will die forever eternally separated from any existence in any form.
This is generally not the message heard from religious leaders who tickle the ears of their followers telling them stories about the Creator and personal salvation that is not depicted in the scriptures. People will not be saved and go to heaven because they believe in the Messiah they falsely call Jesus. The scriptures clearly portray that humans will die physically, go to their graves, be resurrected and judged for their deeds while alive. If people are judged to be wicked then they will die a second time in a burning lake of fire to be eternally wiped from an existence where they will not commit sin any longer, and they will no longer cause others to sin.
Many will be judged to be wicked and not worthy to have an eternal existence as a member of the family of Yahweh.
Matt 12:48-50
48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Rom 8:28-30
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30
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John 6:39-40
And this is the will of him who sent me that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
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Notice the Messiah states in John 6:40 he will raise up everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him on the last day. People will be raised up on the last day by the Messiah they will not be residing in heaven or the Kingdom of Heaven before they are raised from their graves. When they are raised from the dead they will be judged for their deeds while physically alive. People must be found to have done the will of the Father to become a family member with the Messiah.
John 12:48-50
There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. 49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So, whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
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Luke 21:8-9
Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. 9
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Notice very carefully in verse 50 of John chapter 12, I know that his command leads to eternal life. So, whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
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Can this scripture be any clearer? The commands of the Father lead to eternal life. In Revelation 12: 9 the saints, believers will keep the commandments and will follow the example of the Messiah while he was physically on the earth.
Almost every person who ever lives physically on the earth will have an opportunity to receive eternal life, but not at the same time. Some who have lived and have not received an opportunity to follow the example of Yahshua, those who lived before Yahshua died for their sins, will be resurrected and be given an opportunity to be obedient to Yahweh in a second physical life in a time period symbolized in the scriptures by the eighth day following the seven days of the of the Feast of Ingathering or Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:36)
Most people those who have lived and died and those who are alive today have not and do not understand the symbolic significance of the feasts the creator Yahweh gave in the Old Testament. Each feast has an important significance in revealing to humans Yahweh’s plan for the salvation of mankind. The significance of these feast days can be studied in YNCA’s article “The Significant Importance of the Feast of Yahweh”
The eighth day after the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles signifies a period of time in which those people who are resurrected at the White Throne Judgment will be able to understand the importance of living their lives in accordance with the commands and laws of Yahweh. They will be given the opportunity to be obedient to Yahweh and not be blinded by evil forces that were present in their previous physical life. They will be able to understand the significance of the death of the Messiah, as a human, allowing them to inherit eternal life as a spirit being just as some people in the first resurrection experienced. They will not, however, be First Fruits; never the less they will be able to enjoy an eternal life free from sickness, troubles, wars, and even death.
Unfortunately, not all will accept this opportunity, and some will likely not be given the prospect of eternal life because they have been deemed as wicked by Elohim. The wicked will not inherit the kingdom. The wicked are those who willfully disobey Yahweh and act evilly towards other people. They caused the death of others, they sought to takes others material goods, blasphemed the name of Yahweh and caused others to blaspheme his Holy Name.
1 Cur 6:9-11
9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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The commands and laws of Yahweh are designed for humans to respect and act kindly towards their fellow men. The commands and laws of Yahweh are in place for men to obey and act in a manner of not attempting to harm other people, not to take advantage of others by talking their possessions or their lives. These commands and laws are written to encourage humility and self-control leading to kindness towards others.
Unfortunately, there are many who act wickedly and have complete disrespect for others including the Creator Yahweh himself and his Son who gave his human life a sacrifice for sinful men.
Do you recognize the following characteristics of yourself or others?
Rom 1:28-32
28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
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Yahweh has made it clear what he has planned for the wicked:
Isa 13:11
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
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Zephyr 3:11-12
11 On that day you will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me because I will remove from this city those who rejoice in their pride. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill.
12 But I will leave within you the meek and humble, who trust in the name of the Lord. (Yahweh)
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The scriptures are clear, the wicked, as defined in the scriptures by Yahweh, will not inherit eternal life. Those who are proud, arrogant, greedy, selfish, and disobedient to the commands of Yahweh, those who hurt or take advantage of the weak or anyone, will die eternally, never to harm anyone again.
Those who have faith believe Yahweh follow his commands and the example of his Son Yahshua will live an eternal life filled with joy, happiness, and fellowship in the Kingdom of Yahweh of which there is no end.
Isa 9:6-7
6 For to us, a child is born, to us, a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace, there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
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Yahweh will let each person decide for themselves their future, eternal life or eternal death; choose wisely.