Hailstones: The Wheat and the Tares

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CONTENTS

Rev. 16:21 (The Good News)

And huge hailstones, about 100 pounds each, came down from Heaven upon men; and men blasphemed the Almighty because of the plague of hail, because its plague was extremely severe

Preface

Acknowledgments

Sources

Chapter 1   Measure of Faith

Chapter 2   Building on the Measure of Faith

Chapter 3   Torah-Good Instruction

Chapter 4   YAH- Genesis

Chapter 5   Ha Satan

Chapter 6   Fallen Messengers, -Babylon

Chapter 7   Appointed times; The Feasts of Israel -Exodus

Chapter 8   The Commandments / Covenant-Inside The Ark

Chapter 9   Witness against us. Leviticus- Numbers -Deuteronomy

Chapter 10 Marriage Covenant

Chapter 11 Babylon Returns / Constantine

Chapter 12 Yeshua; Master / Adonai of the Sabbath

About the Author

PREFACE

I never thought about writing a book. I never thought there was anything I knew that people might want to hear. I actually didn’t read a lot as a child and what I did read wasn’t much to remember. As I grew into an Adult and had a family I suppose like many, I started to think differently than I had before. Not so much that I had changed, but how I perceived the world and all that was in it, had changed.

This book was written more from a point of necessity than desire. As I traveled through the journey of seeking and studying, I had no sense of putting my discoveries down in writing. As time went on I felt compelled to write this down. I acquired a feeling of anger and disappointment. I was angry about being deceived. I was disappointed in the fact that no one seemed to care about the truth. My anger subsided quickly, as the truth will indeed set you free.

I started to feel drawn into what I believed was a force stronger than my circumstances. I had no say in the matter, I could not contain it. Too many people I love and care about are being deceived. But, who am I to say I know the truth? A fair question indeed. How can a person, however humble, go against such defined and well rooted institutions of Religion. They must have all the right answers, right? How indeed. But, didn’t one born of man already do this? For wasn’t there deep rooted traditions, heavy laden extraneous religious ceremonies, accepted by many, that were defeated by the very person who we all claim to worship? The source of truth is not in the sea of religion, institutions or theological idea’s.

Is the truth found in the sea? For did not the sea consume and crucify the truth? So, why then do we seek the truth in the sea? For was not the sea comforted and calmed by the truth, in one man? Truth is devoured in the sea, swallowed by a great fish and lost, at least for a time. The waters became bitter and undrinkable. Only the true good branch of the tree can make the bitter waters sweet. And light however small, will shine against a sea of darkness. Questions can be be answered, with the truth.

The truth can be found, by anyone of us. It is simple and light, not heavy or complicated. It is however suppressed by deceit and time. This book is written to anyone who is searching for some answers. All those who know in their heart, something is not right. Things do not add up to a logical conclusion. It is also written to all those starting the journey and seek to deepen their faith. However, or wherever it may lead. In studying, I came across some people who’s views and conclusions were the same, or very similar. But few with a complete story or conclusion in purpose.

Though this may seem to be some consolation, really the truth can stand on its own. It seems the truth has faded away, but like all truth it comes back sooner or later. Though the truth can be like a Hailstone beating down on us.

As much as anything, it is a book about realization of the truth and choice. Much of this History is lost, either because of translation or agenda. The foundation is lost with this history. Some very critical absolute truths(Hailstones) have been lost or forgotten.

Hard truths are known as Hailstones in scripture. It seemed appropriate that the title of the book is Hailstones. As it would seem these truths will be hard to accept for some. Since my environment and upbringing were adverse and hard to begin with, it was not a great step to start asking questions in order to accept these truths.

When you are inside something you cannot see the whole of it, it is impossible. You must step outside of it, stand back a few steps and then take a look. This is what I did, and how I came to the truth. If, this story is to be true, the whole of it must be true, and it must be complete, the whole of it. It must have a beginning, a middle and an end. The conclusion justifiable, as to the purpose of itself. It needs to be as an unbroken chain, full and complete.

Only by letting go of the fetters that bind us, can we explore and start to grow. I do realize many learned and studied people will already rebuke this before we get started. But why? If we are commanded to test all things, what are we afraid of? Much of what is presented is well known, and or can be easily gotten. But, so many refuse to test and seek our Creator and His will. Then others believe they are following His will but, find a comfortable spot to lie down and rest.

Truly, to show someone the truth is one thing, but to teach someone to seek and test all things, to find the truth, is another. I endeavor to teach you to test all things, as a matter of living, a way of life. People are born into deception and others become deceived, because they fail to seek and test the foundation of the institution or premise they have been given. A foundation, which is in the ground, needs to be sought after and tested to be assured the house will stand.

I will not endeavor to argue the falsehoods that are present in our world, for it would be a fools argument. There is no end to such a discussion, and that is why there is so much deception. Seek and test to find the truth and hold fast to it. Do no deviate, keep straight the path so as not to be deceived. So let’s start at the beginning of the path, to be assured we are on the right path.

When you truly love your neighbor, you will let them know of the danger they are in. Even though they don’t see it, nor perhaps do not want to know. But, truly I say, we are without excuse. Ignorance simply is not a defense to those who have the means to seek and test. I want everyone to know this truth, though many will reject it, fearing peer pressure as opposed to fearing of the Almighty.

I know this is extremely difficult for some, as the life they love is engrained in them, part of them. How can I be wrong after all I studied for all these years? But, truly I say to you with no testing, how can we be sure we are right? The burning desire inside of each one of us must be I want to know the truth. There will be many that will not desire to open up and let go of preconceived ideas. Many simply love there life. And why shouldn’t they, as it has been made easier by the falsehoods that seep into us, unknowingly, but willingly.

It takes strength and courage to go out on your own to ask what the truth is. We should not blindly accept things, without testing first. How strange it is, when discussing with people who seem to agree with this, but will not act on the truth. If we stand in truth, how can anyone be against us. Sure, many will scoff and turn away. But as Yahweh said to Gideon, choose only those who kneel and pull water to their mouths. Which is to say those who desire it and will reach out for it.

The support group, attached to many religions, and institutions, make it easy to feel comfortable. We have alumni helping us through life. We relax in our search and fail to seek and test all things. We enjoy commonality with our friends and associates. This is very understandable, we all want to belong, and many of us want to feel as if we belong to what is right. We never test the environment we are in because it has brought us many comforts of support. I was in a position to ask and test, as I have had an environment that forced me to ask. I am grateful for this.

Some do the seeking and studying, but not the testing. We must test all things, hold on to the truth. For many, they have found comfort in what they believe. Truly, when asked, I have heard time and time again I Love my religion. For those who have a deep faith, keep it and do not change. But, do not add or delete by virtue of false translations and doctrine. Hold onto the faith you have, until you receive good instruction. This book helps explain what good instruction is.

I pray that this book will be received with the Love, Care, Understanding, and Patience, it was put together. Neither wanting to harm nor offend anyone. But simply saying" Look, see what has been buried. However, the truth being what it is, cannot change, for it is truth.

As I will show you it is written in scripture. We are not redeemed by scripture, but we do learn from it and get our instruction from it. I will start in the beginning and go step by step as to see how it all unfolds. It is to be read with a mind clean and free of preconceived ideas. I bring this in humbleness and I will continue to seek and study as we were told to do. I will show you the beginning, the middle and the end. It is a story, full, complete and unbroken.

I present this, as someone who has found a treasure, and having a uncontrollable desire to share this. Being ever so abundant, one man cannot contain it. It is not something new on this earth, but a rediscovery of the hidden treasure buried for so long by deceit and ignorance. Uncovering it so the light can be seen. Lifting it up to be exposed, not handing it to you, but holding it up to be taken, if so desired, freely and without cost. Though I know others have found it, they too are proclaiming the truth in their way.

It will take courage to face the hailstones presented here. So, gird your loins and prepare yourself. Should you dare to ask, and have courage to at least walk a path of information and hailstones, though the trail be hard, I promise it will be worth it. So, lets start our Journey together, sojourning with one another as stones, living stones, to be used for the building of something special. The corner stone has already been laid. We are the rest of the foundation, and the rest of the house and we have the obligation to build on it.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

•   Thanks to Yah’s Plan of salvation, Yeshua, whom redeems us, and many, and me a sinner in need of His redemption.

•   Thanks to my wife, for her help and support in writing this book. A true and loyal helpmate.

•   Thanks to my son, who’s discussions with me added innocents and purity of faith. Who shows me strength in adversity.

•   Special thanks to Vince, my dear friend and spiritual brother, who passed on during the writing of this book, who suggested I write this book; until we meet again my friend and brother in Yeshua.

This book is dedicated to my family, friends and to all strangers who want to sojourn with us. All who are hungry for truth and thirsty for life. Let us journey together, learning, studying and testing all things, in order to learn the way of the Almighty, not the way of men.

SOURCES

One of the main concepts of this book, is that we need Good Instruction, from Good Sources.

The main source for this book comes from scripture. But, not just any bible or scripture. I have researched several different bibles and sources. I have seen the difference in translations and meanings. I knew that I needed the find the original source, or as close as we can get.

Other sources within the book are what I believe to be very good studies that are located on the internet. For, it is the reason I bring this book to view, that the original truth be known. I am not claiming to be a scholar, But, I do believe in what is presented to be the truth.

1.   For the Torah I used The Torah; The Five books of Moses. The new JPS translations according to the Hebrew Text. Third edition from the Jewish Publication Society. The Holy scriptures according to the Traditional Hebrew Texts. Philadelphia and Jerusalem. This reads more like a story and ideas are easier to understand. This Torah is taken from original Hebrew, though does not use Hebrew words. Receiving it as it was given originally, so we may understand true meanings of times and events.

2.   For the Tanakh- "The Prophets and Writings "- I used The Scriptures 2009 Edition by the Institute for Scripture Research 2009 edition. This uses Hebrew words to help in understanding. Also, taken from Original Hebrew. Though, I use it as much as a helpmate to understand Hebrew words, and Culture, thus Hebrew meanings, which is a critical hailstone.

3.   For the Gospels I used-The Good News of Messiah Translation by Daniel Gregg – The Messianic Israel Standard Bible. Third edition 2012. Daniel Gregg owner of TORAHTIMES.ORG has done an extensive study into the correct translations from the original Hebrew and original Greek. While not the only one, I find his more complete. His research includes Hebrew and Greek translations, and a deep understanding of text.

You can follow using your own Scripture/Bible, but you will notice a difference in text. With this difference, there is difference in the meaning. Sometimes the more modern the bible, the farther from the original text and meaning it is. This is the reason I search to find scripture close to the original text, as much as possible. When I did this the scripture flowed cleanly and made good logical sense and purpose.

Your Bible is fine for the introduction to the Messiah, which is Salvation. But deeper study needs to be done using the correct translations and meaning. Your will learn what to do in this book, until you get good Instruction. Which is to have faith in the Son of the Almighty. To develop too deep of study using wrong translations and bad instruction, may lead to critical mistakes.

This book will deepen your Faith, gird your loins, and help prepare you for the best of what is to come!

Note!

The ideas covered in this book are from concepts I attained through study and testing. Evidence is presented from the written scriptures, of the above translations. Other Internet sources are stated inside the body of the book. No implication as to the above sources, or internet sources, agreeing, or implied to agree, is expressed. I use them, as they are excellent study sources. This book uncovers some idea’s that you may have not heard before. But it is in testing, we receive truth.

1

MEASURE OF FAITH

One of my very first memories of my life is, being ripped away from my mother at the tender age of four. I sat on the floor huddled, arms reaching out, my mind could not comprehend why she was leaving me there. My dad a small distance away from her turning aside and walking away. My mother stared at me for an eternity, with watered eyes, and in a second she was gone.

I was feeling the emotional terror of loss, loneliness, destitution. For me, unknowing for what reason I was being left there. Believing they would surly come back for me. Though I waited and waited they did not. Why, why? I could not understand. I know my mom did not want to leave me-Why?

There was so much emotion surrounding this day. I felt as if someone or something else, separate from us, and was tearing us apart. I was feeling the pain was not all my own. My mother could hardly contain herself as she walked away. I have vivid memories of the pain in her eyes of losing her son. I remember crying painfully at losing my mother. The only comfort I have ever known. But even in my pain, I remember hers. The pain of the Divorce between my parents was real and intense. Divorce destroys in many aspects.

I was not the only sibling to be separated from my parents that day. My brothers and sisters were also living through their own perdition. It was pure emotional, gut wrenching pain. Why? What did I do that was so bad? Of course, at that age you have little understanding of anything other than your small nucleus of life.

Over time the pain became bearable. I will always remember the unwillingness of my mother to leave us. But, I had a measure of faith, believing in something I did not see. I felt a presence I did not understand, but was very real. My time spent in that world, The Orphanage , was not at all environmentally bad. In fact I received care and love. But incisively I prayed and prayed to be let go, to be released from this place back into my parent’s arms. I had an inherent drive to be back from where I came, to be home. Back to the peace and serenity I knew was still there, or at least I believed it was.

Thus, as an integral part of my being, I realized, as nice as this place might be, I was not home. I carried this concept with me throughout my life. I realized that none of us are really home. There seems to be a disconnect from someone or something. This feeling did not go away. It will not until we are with our One True Creator from whom we have been separated.

Time is a measure of the movement of matter in order to experience life in this form. In time we learn, we grow and we become. What we become is a product of all of our experiences and how we handle them, the choices we make. So, when we are out of time, we can fully understand what is. Oh, how I long to be with the spirit in spirit. Is it possible to remember when we were. I believe I can.

When we feel despair, anxiety, or fear it is because of this separation we no longer have with our true Creator. We lost that connection, we had, with our Creator. While these are very real feelings of pain, we rarely try to understand the pain of our Creator. The Pain He must feel at the separation of His children. So much, that the idea of painfully dieing for us was less then the pain of separation. Most parents know this feeling and will do anything for their children.

I had spent about 4 years in the Orphanage home. My two older sisters and one older brother was sent there with me. The rest of the family was with my mother or a foster home, nine in total. As this was a Catholic home, I was raised Catholic. Apparently at that time, 1967, when people of the Catholic religion were divorced, it was acceptable to put the children in an Orphanage Home. It was a good place to be. The priest and nuns were very good and it seemed, it was as good as it could be, for an Orphanage home. I spent many days with the good people and went to mass often. I remember that I went to confession as often as I could for I wanted to be sin free. I also entertained ideas of becoming a priest.

I had spoken to the heavens at that time, to the presence I was feeling, what of Him I knew. I have a distinct memory of having a conversation with Him. I heard no voice only a persuasion of thought. A sense of well being came over me. Even when I remember, I feel this same sense of well being.

It was a bright sunny summer day. I felt a presence inside of me. Then, at that time, I had no fear or pain, just a presence of well being. I was alone on a hillside, scanning the field in front of me. No earthly parents or guardians, friends or any other person around. I was 4 or 5 years old, yet strong in the presence I felt. We were discussing the birds and the nests that they make to live in. I felt that I should make nests for the birds, so I took the grass clippings from the field and started to round them into nests. I must have made a dozen nests. Sure of the fact the birds will come and nest in them. I sat proud that I had done this. Feeling I had accomplished what I was supposed to do.

Then, there it was, a bird flew down and sat on one of the nests. Only he didn’t stay, he took the grass from it and flew off. I was a upset, and confused at first. Why didn’t he use the nest? I made a nest for him, but he didn’t want it? I never stopped wanting to build for people. But, like the bird nests, the houses did not always serve there intent.

Later in life I built houses because I wanted people to be at home, in their own place. I always enjoy watching people when they are gathered and are happy. I don’t need to be involved, it gives me peace to see people happy and at peace.

Back to the birds nests. Then I thought to myself, well that makes sense, why would a bird nest on the ground where dogs and animals can get them. A sense of ease came over me. I didn’t have to think about such things for Our Creator has it under control. Our Creator gives us what we need and the means to do it.

Later, after the 4 years, my brother and I were released from the home into my Dads care. My two older sisters were released earlier into my mother’s care. I had endured many hardships with my brothers growing up. That is a gross understatement, but I will leave it there.

We were poor, very poor. Though there were not many affluent people then either. I would spend time between my Mom and Dad and Grandma. Though I did have a somewhat stable period in which I went to a Catholic grade school. Somewhere along the line I started to ask questions. About God, at least what I knew of Him. I was put into a Catholic Orphanage, as my family were Catholic. However, my Dad had since converted to being a Baptist. So, I started to go to a Baptist church from about the time I was ten years old. I would go to a Catholic school during the week and a Baptist church on Sundays.

It was a bit confusing and even funny. As the baptists from time to time were complaining of the Catholics, and had their on preconceived idea’s. They were all talking about the same thing but, no one was actually teaching. That is to say a lot of preaching and conveying of doctrine, but no real teaching. I thought if we could just start from the beginning and just lay out the facts with little or no supplemental information it seems the truth would be self evident.

I and my siblings can tell you many stories of growing up under adverse conditions. But suffice it to say it was rough, very rough sometimes. Very cold winters with little or no heat. We had little or no food sometimes, though having a garden helped. In time we learned how to polish the rough edges of our memory.

Once my brother and I were sitting in our house freezing in winter, as there was no gas furnace; we burned wood and we had no wood to burn. We sat there with our feet up on the coffee table huddled together in a blanket. We turned and looked at each other and all of a sudden with no words we proceeded to break apart the coffee table and burn it. Sometimes the answer is right under your feet.

When Dad came home he just looked at us and said where is the coffee table? We answered we burned it in unison. There was no way to discuss this or argue with us as it was probably 45 degrees in the house. He simply just walked away. Our Dad had many demons he was dealing with.

I can tell you many heart wrenching stories of growing up. But, I wanted to present not the pain, but the Joy. Not the Despair, but the Hope. Over the years I realized the hardships I endured in my childhood were creating the person I had become today. A true believer and a man of faith. I am thankful for all that I have been through. I am thankful for the pain which enables me to embrace the joy. I am thankful for having a basic understanding of the difference between need and want.

Though lest you think something different, I want to let you know I struggle daily and fight a good fight on a daily basis. I pretend to be no great thinker or philosopher, no great prophet or patriarch. I am a man who has found a great treasure and need to share it. The truth is there and available. But we have to decide if we want it.

Necessity and Comfort of Appointed, Set Times.

Much of my sense of structure, devotion, hard work, came from my Grandmother. As the time I spent from the Orphanage to Adulthood was very much in turmoil, From time to time I would spend weekends and some summer days with my Grandmother. It was with her I received basic understanding of work, hard work. My grandmother, a staunch German, was very regimented in the way she lived. Up at the same time every day. Breakfast at 7:30 Lunch at 12:00 and Supper at 5:30. For breakfast she would fill a big old iron skillet with pancake batter. It was the biggest pancake I have ever seen. If we didn’t eat it for breakfast we had it for lunch, if we left it for lunch it, would be there for dinner. I usually ate mine. Then we went to work cleaning or fixing something. As I said we worked very hard.

My Grandmother never stopped working, when she would visit our house she would tackle some pretty tough jobs. In her seventies she would help cut down small trees in our side yard. We would clean and cook, and can food, and at evening we would sit on the front porch. It was very structured. I began to feel a sense of comfort in the structure. With it came a calmness, I had to do this and then that, and at this time we eat etc. I learned that there were set-times for everything, work, eating, rest. I learned the purpose and reason for these set times. How we need to be in unison with what we do.

One memory I have is when we were painting my Grandma’s shed in her back yard. All of a sudden at 12:00 she dropped her paint brush as if a bee stung her. I looked to see what happened. Then she said in a loud but stern voice Lunch and immediately we went to the kitchen to prepare our Lunch. It seemed