Volume 3, Issue 4 – April 2002 “I have set a watchman upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night. You that make mention of YHWH, keep not silence”. Isaiah 62:6
“The king spoke and said, is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty ? While the word in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, the kingdom is departed from you…and your dwelling shall be with beasts of the field; they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and seven (7) times (years) shall pass over you until you know that The Most High [YHWH] rules the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will”. Daniel 4:30-32
In the book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon dreamed of a great image; [in which Babylon was the head of gold]. Daniel, a Hebrew Israelite and a slave and captive of Babylon, interpreted the dream [Dan 2:1-45]. Although Nebuchadnezzar, at times acknowledged GOD [Elohim] he erected the image of his dreams and required all
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in the land to fall down and worship it or be killed [Dan. 3:1-30]. This will be required of the people once again in these last days – Rev 13:15-28. As king of the first major empire upon earth, Nebuchadnezzar was proud, but Daniel also told the king that his heart would be be changed to the heart of a beast for 7 years because of his pride and thoughts of his heart. Daniel 4:4-17].
As evidenced by worldwide and deepening violence, homelessness, crime, sexual abuse, and pornography, we find that the inhabitants of of earth possesses this ‘heart’ of a beast for the bible says, ‘’out of the heart proceeds evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies” [Matt 15:19]. Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
The Psalmist asked YHWH to create in him a clean heart because he accepted the words of YHWH – that the heart is only evil [Gen 6:5] -- a revelation of the true nature of man’s flesh and the condition of his ‘prideful’ heart. As prophesied by the Hebrew Prophets, he also knew the world would be ruled for thousands of years under 4 major “wicked” kingdoms [Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome] that that would not acknowledge the words of YHWH, but would lead the world down a path of following their own thoughts, ways and laws, thus causing sin upon sin to the inhabitants of the earth. Deut 29:19-20 “And it shall come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst….and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”
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abortion as “freedom of choice” • homosexuality as “diversity” • paganism as “multiculturalism” • killing of the sick/elder as “compassion” man-made tradition as “denomi-nationalism”. •
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see affirmative action was offered as a solution to racism rather than dealing with the condition of the heart accept the “failed” social and political policies [laws] of man instead of living by the laws of YHWH we accept censorship of the media rather than turning off the TV, throwing away pornography and not supporting companies that sell filth.
As man becomes “beastly” at heart, the more beastly his behavior is. Eccl 3:18
“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.” Now we find that the behavior of actual beasts [animals] is also changing. In recent news, we’ve heard a great deal about aggressive shark attacks against humans; even in shallow water. Now Reuters News has indicated that tigers are attacking humans in Bangladesh. The total number killed so far this year is 22 compared with 24 people in all of 2001. Intense poaching of Royal Bengal tigers teaches the animal animal to hate humans”, the article stated. This is in addition to the fear and enmity YHWH placed between man and beast. In 2 Kings, is the story of the captivity of the 10 northern Tribes of ancient Israel by the Assyrians [Israel’s re-placement by foreign people] who usurped their land. For not keeping the laws of YHWH, He sent lions among the foreigners to kill them. 2 Kings 17:26 “Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.”
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A New York Times April 2002 article reported that monkeys are spreading all across Japan and attacking attacking cars and gaining entry by opening car windows. They rummage through glove compartments in search of food. A Japanese television reporter indicated, “There is one monkey that will sit in the road, betting that a car will stop, then he’ll jump on the the hood and basically demand food. Others jump on cars traveling at a slower pace of 20 mph, and will try to pry the car window open. The cars are almost getting into accidents it has become such a nuisance. Gensis 9:2 “And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.”
But not only this, all over the world, the behavior of the animal kingdom is growing more out of control and more bizarre on a daily basis. On the Ivory Coast of Africa, elephants usually remain deep in the forest and protected parks, but now there’s constant drumming and whooping to keep the elephants from attacking and eating crops. One lady was quoted as saying, “They have destroyed everything – what can we do?” What fitting words! If elephants could speak, we would find them saying the same thing about man…’THEY ARE DESTROYING EVERYTHING…WHAT CAN WE DO!?” The problem is continent-wide plaguing” farmers in Mont Peko, Keyna, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. CNN.com indicated that the Ivory Coast’s lush forests have been dramatically slashed due to uncontrolled logging leaving only 2/5 of the country’s forests. In addition, due to intense poaching, now illegal, larger tusked elephants have not bred as much so the elephants now have smaller tusks. Even whales, seals and dolphins are exhibiting strange behavior. The creatures are found swimming around in circles, disoriented, apparently affected by something in the water that attacks the brain. The BBC News reports that more than 100 dolphins have washed up dead on the English coast since January. In France, 350 have washed ashore in the last two weeks. Having tested sea animals who drifted ashore last year [thought to have come from Louisiana], the pathologist report from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated that the creatures creatures appear to have contracted “Morbilli-virus infection”. Related to the virus that causes measles in humans, distemper in The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
canines and seals, as well as diseases in several other types of animals, this virus is spread by airborne droplets. The virus affects the brain, the lungs and the lymphoid system causing encephalitis, loss of brain tissue, nerve damage, non- bacterial type of pneumonia and causes a type of immunodeficiency state. The common organism found in association with this disease is the “black fungus” Aspergillus, which is often found on moldy bread and on the walls of shower stalls in damp places. Once contracted it is usually fatal within 24-48 hours. As the state of man’s heart worsens, the state of the entire globe will also deteriorate. But, the masses believe that the heart is beautiful and ultimately full of love and goodness. They continue to celebrate an ancient “pagan” holiday [Valentine’s Day] in celebration of “affairs of the heart”. Not only does the holiday point back to ancient pagan celebrations, the belief that the heart is full of love has no biblical [scriptural] support. As a matter of the bible indicates that man’s heart if full of everything but love and calls the heart “deceitful and desperately wicked above all things”. Jer 17:9-10 “ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”
Until man asks YHWH to create in him a “clean heart” and remove the heart of stone, ‘the earth mourns and languishes away.’
The mind-set of those in the first century was that disease was often viewed as a work of Satan. Although the body, corruptible flesh, is subject to malfunction particularly through the aging process, if we recall man’s beginning in the garden, there was no mention of corruption or death until sin entered in. But, we know that “death”, the last enemy, [1 Corinthians 15:26] will meet it’s own end in YHWH’s “eternal” lake of fire [Rev 20:14]. Illness and disease are indeed works of Satan to cause suffering on earth from the spiritual to the physical realm. This was manifested in the New Testament accounts of Yahshua’s healing ministry [Mark 3:10, Mark 5:29 and Mark 5:34, among others]. The Hebrew word that appeared in the place of “plague” was “matrix” which means a disease, whip or scourging. It is also evidenced by man’s so-called “cure” for disease called “modern medicine”. Even the medical The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
symbol itself bears witness to the origins of medicine. According to MEDhelpNet.com, the symbol called the caduceus or “Kerykeion” was once known as the magic rod of Hermes, Greek messenger of the gods. Their mythology indicates that Hermes supposedly encountered two fighting snakes [serpents]. Throwing his wand, they became en-twined and stopped fighting. Snakes are, of course, revered in many pagan religious ceremonies as demonstrated by Greek mythology where [supposedly], Rhea, mother of Zeus, is shown to have “healing “healing favor”, symbolized by the the caduceus (left). Rev 12:9 “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world…”
Dr. Lyle R. Teska, M.D., an ophthalmologist of Richardson, Texas, chose to use the “image” of the [Egyptian] ‘right eye’ HORUS ISIS & OSIRIS [shown right] as his company logo. The left “all-seeing eye” is the pharmaceutical symbol for medicine/drugs, “Rx”. He took great pains to explain the origin of the logo to his patients on his website: http://www.drteska.com/other/logo.htm “Our logo was a popular symbol in ancient Egypt known as The Eye of Horus”, son of Isis and Osiris. The right eye is a symbol of the sun and the left eye, the moon. “Horus was a falcon-headed god and one of the most important gods to the Egyptians. Thus, you’ll find many Pharaohs included Horus as one of their names. [A variation of the all-seeing eye with a pyramid, [associated with Freemasonry] is on the Great Seal of the U.S. and the one dollar bill. 1 Cor 14:9-10 “So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue [language] words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.”
How true are these words for even the “language” of medicine points back to pagan Rome. BBC News Doctor Colin Thomas said, “language is an important part of medicine”. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
At the age of 12, he was subjected to Latin at school because his father realized his interest in medicine and was advised that Latin was essential to get into medical school. While it may not be essential, medicine still makes use of the Latin and Greek language. The article continued, “In the past doctors used Latin to obfuscate [disguise] and keep the upper hand”. That’s simply called confusion and deceit spawned from the father of lies, Satan. According to the Archaic Medical Terms, a resource for genealogists and historians, doctors notes and prescriptions contain a combination of English and Latin writings and abbreviations such as:
Abbrv ac c c G Occ pc PR Px Spec
Latin Word Ante Cibum cum cum Gutta/Guttae Occulentum Post Cibum Per Rectum -----Speculum
Latin Meaning before meals with about drops eye ointment after meals Rectal exam or meds Is actually ‘R’ with a line across the 2nd leg…an abbreviation for “take thou” mirror/telescope but has come to mean a device for examining a cavity.
LATIN Latin, still active in the medical field, originated among LatinoFaliscan subgroups of Italic languages (like the Pelagians). They They occupied lands on the left bank of the Tiber river in the 10th century BC. At this time, Latinians did not know writing yet, and were under the influence of Etruscans. In the late 8th century the Greek alphabet was modified to make the Latin one. The list of languages Latin caused to disappear is very long. But in the new era, Romans began to suffer much simplification, changes and mutations, being restructured in Popular Latin. And as the Classical language remained as an official tongue of medieval Europe, Latin as a living language became extinct. Used mostly in the Pope's office in the Vatican even now, it’s referred to as a ‘dead language’. Coming from Roman Catholicism, most don’t realize how dead it really is. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
A mysterious rash contracted by students in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington state appeared while kids were in school and disappeared once they returned home, CNN.com reported in February. February. But knowing the experiments experiments that are going on with the body [mixing body parts, fluids and flesh of man and beast] should we be surprised if ‘unclean spirits” are happily at work in the midst of man’s corruption? Zech 13:2 “…saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land…and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land..”
Scientists are injecting “stem cells” into muscle tissue in hopes [they say] of helping those with muscular dystrophy. This potential improve-ment of muscle [by tampering with the DNA] is also proving to be the “steroid” of the 22nd century in athletic competition…believed to be almost undetectable according to Larry Bowers of the U.S. AntiDoping Agency. But even the smallest medical matters [in addition to “cosmetic” matters] are on the ‘technology table’. Botox, a form of the botulinum toxin that causes food poisoning, has been approved by the Federal Drug Administration to treat spasms in eye muscles but is widely being used to reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles. Called the ‘poor man’s facelift’, it works simply by POISONING THE MUSCLES IN THE FACE!! The Public Broadcasting Service [pbs.org] has reported that snake or spider venom may be deadly but may also block “atrial fibrillation” [which is chaotic beating of the heart]. Frederick Sachs, a professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Buffalo, N.Y., said, “No one in their right mind would have sought to block ‘atrial fib’ with spider spit”.
swelling and inflammation!!
But man has gone beyond this. At the University of California, Irvine, scientists are using poison frog proteins for chemicals that might treat stomach disorders, toxic cone snail chemicals as a pain killer, and bumble bee venom, that causes swelling to reduce
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Is it possible, in the age of freedom, that an important textbook is proselytizing American 12-year-olds to convert to Islam in school? According to the New York Post.com, the book in question is “Across the Centuries” The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
(Houghton Mifflin, 2nd edition, 1999, a 558-page history that covers the millennium and a half between the fall of Rome and the French Revolution. In the multicultural spirit, about half of it’s eight sections are devoted to the West, and the other four deal with Islam, Africa, Asian empires, and pre-Columbian America. But the really serious problem concerns the propagation of Islam which takes on four forms: •
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Apologetics where everything “Islamic is praised and every pro-blem is swept under the rug. The book repeatedly tells of Islamic “broadmindedness but nothing of their violence. Distortion explaining that Jihad means “sacred war” turns into a struggle mainly to “do one’s best to resist and overcome evil”. It acknowledges that Muslim women enjoy fewer privileges than other women in the world but clearly blames “oppressive local traditions as the culprit”. Identification with Muslims which involves repeated home-work assignments involving mock-Muslim exercises like building a mini-mosque and taking a “pilgrimage” to Mecca. Piety which informs students that Ramadan [a false holy day] is a “holy day’ because in this month Muhammad received his first message from Allah [a false god].
The founder of Islam, called “the prophet Muhammad” who first studied Judaism and Christianity during his search for a “religion” to move his people away from paganism. Later he had a vision during which God supposedly spoke to him. Jer 23:16 “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.” The school textbook avoids using the term “Jesus the Messiah” in favor of Jesus of Nazareth”. In actuality, the names Jesus and Muhammad should be avoided since the true prophet and Messiah of our salvation is Yahshua, sent by the True and Living GOD YHWH Elohim. A separate article in the LA Times.com entitled “The Koran as a Classroom Lesson?” is an article that is basically pro-Islamic proselytizing in public schools. [The LATimes has been so pro-Islam that they’ve recently lost approximately 46% of long-standing subscriptions to their paper]. According to a quote in the article, the reasoning seems to be, ‘if Christianity is taught in public schools, why not Islam?’ In 1998, Omar M. Ahmad, chairman of the Board of the Council on AmericanThe W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
Islamic Relations said, “I urge Muslims not to shirk their duty of sharing the Islamic faith with those who are on the ‘wrong-side’“. He said Muslims should not assimilate into American society but are responsible for delivering the message of Islam. “Islam isn’t in America to be equal with other religions, BUT TO BECOME DOMINANT AS THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY IN AMERICA AND THE ONLY ACCEPTED RELIGION ON EARTH. No one really paid attention in 1998, but he has everyone’s attention now that the Koran has entered public schools.
“Thus were the visions in my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:” Daniel 4:10-11
n ebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great, strong tree was so vast it filled the earth and could be seen by all
men on earth…so huge it provided fruit for all; beasts lived under it’s shade and birds in its branches… The tree represented the might of a king who had “power” over all the nations of the earth [Nebuchadnezzar]. He was given the heart of a “beast for 7 years” which is simply a “prophetic foretype” of the coming “Beast of Revelations, its ruling secular power”, and the seven-year tribulation period during which time men of earth must worship this beast, or die. We must remember that during this period Israel was sorely tested. The 3 Hebrew boys, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, [who had their names changed by their captors to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, just like the so-called Negro] literally stood in the fiery furnace. [They were tried by fire, for YHWH IS ‘a consuming fire’ Deut 4:24. Daniel, renamed Belteshazzar, also faced the jaws of a hungry lion for refusing to worship ‘this world-wide beast’ - Dan 1:7.] The king’s dream was a warning [which he ultimately forgot] and eventually went on to exalt his own throne as he boasted of his riches and possessions. But, even the beasts of the earth [animals] know who their master is [the hand that feeds them], but my people, Israel, do not consider - Isa. 1:3
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Isaiah 1:34 “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.”
Likewise, the nations of the earth inquire about GOD today, but do they truly consider? Do they actually know him? While a dog knows his master, upon whom he depends, Nebuchadnezzar had no such humility. Neither do the masses on earth today. This ‘high calling’ must be per-formed in the heart and mind that a king, prince, or president is the servant of the Lord. And when a man refuses to be a servant, but exalts himself without recognition and humility, he can expect YHWH to ‘cast him down’. The king, like the masses, misused his office and denied YHWH. Men vaguely speak of there being a GOD who rules in heaven, but through their actions, deny that GOD [YHWH] rules the kingdom and affairs of men as well. This ‘heart of stone’ that belongs to Israel AND all mankind is the reason that YHWH has promised to ‘reprogram’ our hearts of stone by writing his law in our hearts. THIS IS THE NEW COVENANT which is found IN THE OLD TESTAMENT! Jer 31:31-33 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:.. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers .But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days…I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts…”
When YHWH’s New Covenant is finally enjoined to Israel, the law will be written on the fleshly tablets of our heart and will become real to us. Then we will emerge as a ‘spiritual Jew’ with all fleshly wiles conquered. Meanwhile, YHWH is not mocked by the behavior of men. He warns men of pride and admonishes by grave lessons in humility; for by humility, and the fear of YHWH, are honor, riches and LIFE – Prov 22:4. NOTES FROM THE ELDER PRIEST YACHOV BEN ISRAEL (YHWH is pronounced Yahweh; He is The Most High, The True and Living God of Israel)
WE’VE BEEN WARNED…
“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened…For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets…insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before.” Matthew 24:22-25 The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel
The bible is the most ancient source of up-to-date news that will ever exist. Reading it is like reading the daily news. It portrays the lives of Hebrew Israelites in true light and complete honesty. Giving warnings to Israel first through the prophets, like Ezekiel, they were told beforehand the consequences of disobedience. And the bible teaches the reasons why we must and should obey. It spot-lighted Israel’s “exploits” when they were at their highest spiritual plateau and exposed their corruption when they followed their own hearts. Their consequences for the latter, were grave. Just like, Israel, the world is not listening to YHWH…man has learned nothing from Israel’s past [because they believe Christianity has replaced Israel as the “true church”]. So, they are accelerating to the highest plateaus of corruption…blindly calling good for evil, and working in darkness they believe to be light. “But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the YHWH Elohim. Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city”. Ezekiel 11:21-23
Most do not understand the significance of Ezekiel chapter 11….but reading the warning to Israel in Ezekiel 7 [and the numerous warnings that they were given well before] makes it plain. [YHWH communed with Israel while between the two cherubim over the Ark of the Covenant –Exodus 25:21-22]. Inside the ark, was the Law of YHWH. The Ark was the ‘precise earthly replica of the heavenly throne’]. Ezekiel 11:22-25 records when the Holy Spirit of YHWH actually left temple, Israel and Jerusalem. At that moment, Israel became spiritually dead and was left to the devices that arose from their sinful ways. The world is very near those days again!!! Ezekiel 7 is the “ancient news of our times as we repeat Israel’s sins and MAGNIFY them sevenfold.
Ezekiel Chapter 7 describes our future:
“…the end come upon thee…I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations… mine eye shall not spare thee…An evil, an only evil, behold, is come, it watcheth for thee… Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them...neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life, The sword [war] is without, and the pestilence [plagues/unclean spirits] and the famine within [starvation/absence of truth/the word/Holy Spirit/]: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him, All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water, horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads, They shall cast their silver in the streets…their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD…”.
The law and testimony was sealed among Israel [Isa. 8:16] so the nations are not aware of YHWH’s warnings and go on believing that their heart is right!!
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