This is the EliYah Message
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Ancient prophets along with the Messiah Himself foretold that an
EliYah would come to restore all things before the Second Coming of the Savior.
What that means directly affects you and your salvation!
Bible students around the world are increasingly aware
of the many events foretelling the end of the age and the imminent appearance
of the Messiah. We are witnesses to growing lawlessness, shameless immorality,
and a general spiritual decline at every level of society. All which only
confirms Bible prophecy. (See 2Timothy3: 1-5)
At the same time, a continual diluting of the Bible’s
strong moral message has changed the reason many attend church. No longer is
the church a place for self-examination leading to a repentant change in one’s
life, but is now a place to learn about how to be prosperous and successful.
Solid Bible teaching has given way to man-centered, "New Age"
doctrines that promote self-help.
The Bible: An Ignored Book
Sins
are condoned and overlooked under the guise of grace, love, and forgiveness. A
lopsided emphasis is placed on the Savior’s blood covering all sins when
nothing is said about fruits worthy of repentance or making restitution for
wrong.
Swept aside today is the Bible’s clear message that
sin is the transgression or breaking of Yahweh’s Law (1John 3:4). In fact, the
Ten Commandments are all but forgotten.
If you keep the Sabbath you know that you are in a
minority. Keeping the seventh day holy in modern age is not easy for anyone.
But those who believe the Bible know that the Sabbath was kept by patriarchs,
was observed by the Savior, and will continue to be honored in the coming
Millennium.
The Sabbath is a continuous, ongoing institution from
Genesis through Revelation and on into the Kingdom. There is not one verse in
the entire Bible that does away with this special time set aside as a memorial
to creation and redemption. By forcing an erroneous interpretation of a
precious few Scriptures, many have attempted to change or completely abolish
the weekday set aside for honoring and worshiping the Creator.
With a regular diet of pulpit pabulum to feed
spiritual babes and no meat for the maturing believer, it is no wonder church
attendance has dropped alarmingly. Completely ignored are the prophetic
warnings for our day detailed in the Bible.
Daniel was told to shut up the prophetic book until
the time of the end when many would run to and fro, and knowledge would be
increased, Daniel 12:4. Scientific knowledge has increased astoundingly in this
last century and now doubles every five years.
Along with this increased secular knowledge, a
clarification of obscure sections of Daniel as well as a clearer understanding
of many prophetic events will soon dawn.
Restoration of Original Bible Truths
Although
only a relatively few really take the Bible seriously today, the winds of
change will come again.
There is promised in the time just ahead of us a
global renewing of interest in the Scriptures. A restoration of forgotten paths
of righteousness will be made manifest just before the Messiah returns to
planet earth. But He will not return until this reformation takes place. This
is foretold in the Book of Acts. Note carefully:
"Repent,
then, and turn to [Yahweh], so that your sins may be wiped out, that the times
of refreshing may come from [Yahweh], and that He may send the [Messiah]. Who
has been appointed for you—even [Yahshua]. He must remain in heaven until the
time comes for [Yahweh] to restore everything, as He promised long ago through
His holy prophets," Acts
3:19-21 NIV.
Here, Peter foretells of a restoration or a
reestablishment from a state of ruin that must take place on this earth before
the Messiah returns.
(The Greek shows that this specified return to truth
will occur so that He
A revival, a second look at the Bible, is coming! Many
will realize that man and his modern technology have not come back to grips
with our deepest concerns and problems, nor have the mind-boggling, hi-tech
achievement all around us provided us a spiritually fuller life.
The void and emptiness in the human heart today can
only be filled through a better knowledge of the Creator’s will for us.
He Is Calling You!
You
can have a part in this end-time restoration of Bible truth promised in Isaiah
58:12: "And they that shall be of you shall build the old waste places:
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called,
the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in."
What are these broken foundations, the breach in
worship, the paths we are to walk in once again? They involve the EliYah
message being sounded today with increasing strength and expanding coverage.
But what does that message involve?
Sabbath keepers are keenly aware that the world is out
of step with the Bible when it comes to the Sabbath. But there could be more
that must be restored in today’s worship? Are there other truths that have been
neglected? Definitely!
There is a Laodicean feeling (Rev. 3:14-19) among some
Sabbath keepers that because they observe the weekly Sabbath that their
personal salvation is certain. Or they think that because they now understand
the third angel’s message that there is nothing more for them, that they have
it all.
To be sure, anyone who has grown in the truth to the
point of keeping the Sabbath has a much better Biblical understanding than
most. But one cannot rock away in one’s rocking chair and assume that there is
nothing more that Yahweh has for His people. A rocking chair provides a lot of
motion, but no forward advancement.
One Commandment Broken More
Those
who reverence the Sabbath strive to keep all commandments. But there is a
commandment that many Sabbath keepers have not kept. It is every bit as
important as the Sabbath command, but is broken more often than once a week.
The Third Commandment is broken virtually every day!
Elijah (more correctly, EliYah) is a Hebrew name that
literally means, "my Mighty One is Yah." Translators spelled it
Elijah, which was a mistake because there was no j or j sound in the Hebrew.
The EliYah message, which is to be proclaimed at the
end of the age, is that "Yahweh" is the Mighty One of this universe.
He has a personal Name that is packed with important meaning, and that Name is
Yahweh. The shortened form of the Name, Yah, is found at the end of
"HalleluYah," a Hebrew word meaning, "praise you Yah."
(Note that the J should be a Y. See Startling Facts and our other
literature for further explanation.)
To know exactly what the EliYah message is for us,
let’s look at what the main focus of EliYah’s message was in his own lifetime.
In 1Kings
EliYah admonishes not to straddle the fence or
vacillate. If you worship Yahweh, the Mighty One of Israel, then follow Him all
the way. Don’t equivocate. He is distinguished from the pagan Baals by His
Name, so we must use it.
The Savior promised that just as John the Baptist came
in the power and strength of EliYah, another would come much like John the
Baptist before the Savior’s return to this earth. His message will be the same;
"Yahweh is the true Mighty One." Call on and follow Him.
This Special, End-Time Messenger
The
EliYah message that "my Mighty One is Yah" includes the fact that His
people are called by His Name Yahweh, the people of Yahweh.
"If My people
which are called by My name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My
face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their land," 2Chronicles 7:14.
We are to turn from our ways and obey Him to be called
by His Name. Ephesians
The last book of the Old Testament prophesies that a
messenger will come before the appearance of the Messiah. Note Malachi 3:1-3.
"Behold, I
will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me; and Yahweh whom
you seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant,
whom you delight in: behold, He shall come, says Yahweh of hosts. But who may
abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appears? For He is
like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: and He will sit as a refiner and
purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as
gold and silver; that they may offer unto Yahweh an offering in righteousness."
We read the
warning prophecy again in Malachi 4:5: "Behold I will send you EliYah the
prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. And he shall turn
the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to
their fathers; lest I come and strike the earth with a curse,"
Notice that a messenger will come BEFORE the Day of Vengeance
and the return of the Messiah who will teach obedience to every one of Yahweh’s
commandments. Micah 4:2 says that in the Millennium the law will go forth out
of
It is significant that the last book of the Old
Testament prophetically emphasizes that EliYah (and particularly his message)
would precede the Second Coming.
The Two EliYahs
Before
the Messiah Yahshua came at
The Messiah told the multitudes in Matthew 11:14 that
if they would but accept John the Baptist, that he was the EliYah prophesied to
come. Later, in Matthew 14:3-10, we read that Herod had John beheaded.
The Jews did not repent at the preaching of John the
Baptist but rejected him as well as his message of repentance.
After John’s death, our Savior told the gathered
disciples, "EliYah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done
unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of
them," Mathew
The Messiah told His disciples that John was indeed
dead, that John came as the promised EliYah of his day but was rejected by his
people. Note, however, what Yahshua did say in verse 11, "EliYah truly shall first come, and restore
all things." This would be after the death of John. We can
expect another EliYah like John the Baptist who will preach repentance of sins
and prepare many to receive the Savior.
EliYah the Tishbite of 1Kings 17:1-19:21 and John the
Baptist were both priests. The EliYah yet to come will likely be a priest who
will also proclaim the message, "My Mighty One Is Yah." That is the
message of "EliYah"—to proclaim that His Name is YAHWEH, and teach
His way of life.
For centuries the Jews hid the Name and punished those
who honored the Third Commandment. See the Mishnah and other works.
The EliYah at the end of the age and those with him
who resist the Beast and his system will also face persecution, as did EliYah
of Ahab’s day. The Savior prophesied that His saints would "be hated of all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall endure
unto the end, the same shall be saved," Mark
Today there are those who either reject or deny the
importance of the holy Name Yahshua given the Savior from on High at His birth
(see both Matt. 1:21 and Luke 1:31, marginal note).
Vital Truths In The EliYah Message
Now
we will see why the sacred Name has great significance for all at the end of
the age and why His Name will assume more importance than ever. First, there
must be a bold, firm teaching of Yahweh’s laws and His weekly and annual
Sabbaths—His way of life. Proclaiming the truth of Yahweh’s Word before the
Messiah returns will turn those who are called to seek His ways and submit to
His Law.
Your Bible says salvation depends upon two important
principles. They are:
Salvation is only through the Son, John 14:16.
Salvation is in only one Name. That Name is Yahshua,
Acts
These are the plain statements of the Bible. Notice:
no man can come to the Father except through His Son Yahshua who is the way,
the truth, and the life, John 14:6. Without the Son we are lost and without
hope.
Second, one must reverence and love the "only
name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved," Acts
His Name is like the Israelite general Joshua (the J
has the Y sound) who led
Our Savior has a Hebrew name given from on high to the
Hebrews Mary (Miriam) and Joseph (Yowceph). (Write for our fascinating study,
How the Savior’s Name was Changed.)
There are those who have never heard of His Name
Yahshua or have not realized the importance of His Name. Our task is to explain
these vital truths found in the Bible.
Do not reject the Names Yahweh and Yahshua before you
have completed a thorough investigation of this very important truth. Proverbs
There is a prophetic reason why the sacred Names have
not been widely revealed until now! One
most important reason has to do with the end-time sealing of Yahweh’s people
with His Name once they have accepted His sovereignty and taken hold of His
Covenant. This revealing is for the latter day return to the truth by the
elect.
Faithful to His Name
The
early disciples loved Yahshua’s Name, and what it proclaimed, so much that they
were willing to endure persecution for it. They rejoiced that they were given
such an important trust, John 17. Acts
Let us examine the significance of His Name more
closely. Were the Savior to write us today, knowing we live in an age when a
cesspool of sin is all around us, He would write as He did in Revelation 2:13, "I know where you live—where Satan has
his throne. Yet you remain true to My Name. You did not renounce your faith in
Me…" NIV He has high
commendations for those holding fast and true to His Name, Yahshua. The Bible
continually warns that we must overcome the devil, the world, and our flesh.
We joyfully submit to Yahweh, and obey Him in spite of
opposition from the world, friends, and sometimes family. Above all, we must
resist the efforts of society and never take the Beast’s name, mark or number
in our foreheads or hands.
Note what Yahshua wrote to the persecuted ones in
Yahweh’s Name Hidden Till Now
The
recurring question is "Why is it that Yahweh’s Name has been obscured all
these years?" Why wasn’t it more prominent and used by many others who
professed to follow the Bible?"
Yahweh reveals truth to those who would be dedicated
and faithful then observes what they do with it. If they reject truth, there is
no reason to give them more. If they follow in obedience, He will open to them
more understanding and greater knowledge. A small number have always held to
His truth down through the ages.
He is preparing a faithful people now to receive His
Son from heaven and teach others His way of righteousness. Our Savior said few
will find that narrow way, Matthew 7:14. Observe that He said "find"
it—they must search out the truth.
Very soon His "day of vengeance" will fall
upon this earth. "And in the latter time of the kingdom, who the
transgressors are come to the full, the king of fierce countenance and
understanding dark sentences shall stand up," Daniel 8:23.
The days of the transgressors are not yet full, and
the obedient of Yahweh will have to endure a while longer and keep from being
contaminated by the degrading evils of our society. Eventually His people will
increase to become a city, and both the Heavenly city and His people will be
called by His Name, Daniel 9:19.
Sealed (Protected) with His Name
Unless
you are sealed with His Name and have your own name written in His book of
life, your Bible says that you are in jeopardy. Notice: "And
all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him [beast] whose names are not
written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundations of the
world," Revelation 13:8.
The called ones whose names are written in the book of
life will refuse to worship the Beast. It is important that our names are not
blotted out in the book of life! EliYah
lamented the fact that he alone was left to worship the true Mighty One,
Yahweh, among the millions upon the face of the earth, 1Kings 19:10. We may
feel that way at times. But Yahweh told him that 7,000 had not been corrupted
by pagan worship. The faithful will have Yahweh’s and Yahshua’s Names sealed in
their foreheads.
We learn that those 144,000 who are sealed by Yahweh
are spared from the seven trumpets plagues, Revelation 7. Revelation 14:1
explains just how the saints are sealed: "And
I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on
Revelation 7:4 shows that the sealing is still to be
accomplished, as seen in 2Corinthians
We read of two groups of people at the end of the age.
Revelation 15:4 says of the humble and repentant, "Who will not fear you, O Yahweh, and bring glory to your Name? For you
alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your
righteous acts have been revealed," NIV.
Then we have the other group who reject Yahweh’s Name
in Revelation 16:9: "They were
seared by the intense heat and they cursed the Name of Yahweh, who had control
over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify Him," NIV.
Neither do those in this second group receive
protection, but rather boil-like sores from the locusts: "And it was commanded them that they should
not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but
only those men which have not the seal of Yahweh in their foreheads,"
Revelation 9:4, NIV.
The Bible repeatedly speaks of those who are sealed
with the sacred Name of the Father Yahweh and the salvation He has sent, His
Son Yahshua.
The last chapter of your Bible pictures the throne of
Yahweh and the Lamb, with His servants serving Him, "And they shall see His face; and His Name shall be in their
foreheads," Revelation 22:4.
Can anything be clearer? Yahweh’s people will join His
family and take on the family Name! But aren’t we begotten of Him already? Yes,
according to 1John 5:1. Then we are even now to be called by His Name!
Malachi wrote that there is still a record being taken
of those who reverence Yahweh’s Name. Notice: "Then they that feared [revered] Yahweh spoke often one to another: and
Yahweh hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him
for them that feared Yahweh, and that thought upon His Name," Malachi
Perhaps the "book of remembrance" is the 29th chapter of the Book of Acts, as Acts does not close with "Amen" as do
other New Testament books. Those who revere His Name will have their names
written in His book.
Today’s "New Age" teachings and philosophies
promoting one-world harmony will help unite many diverse elements around the
globe into one great religious reform movement. This will pave the way for
international worship of the Beast.
Avoid the Deadly Peril
Trials
and temptations will be heavy, but for those who are faithful unto the end,
Yahweh promises salvation. The EliYah message is a strong and powerful warning
that will separate the faithful from those who simply shrug it off and place
themselves in jeopardy under the Beast system. That His Name is Yahweh is a
central part of that message now being proclaimed to the world.
Not all will heed. Of those too timid to make a stand,
the prophet EliYah would ask, "How long do you halt between two opinions?
If you are going to follow the true Mighty One of the heavens, don’t play
church—obediently follow His commands all the way. And call on Him by His
revealed, personal Name!"
The Savior is soon to return to marry His bride, the
true Assembly. In Revelation 19:7 we read that the bride will have made herself
ready in anticipation. Clearly, the bride of True Worshipers must be prepared
and in pure worship now, as we take on the family Name of the Creator and
Redeemer, the only Name given among men that holds salvation.
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