Hi Camille,
While I'm not "staff", I've been around awhile and will hopefully give helpful answers.
Camille wrote:Four more questions:
1) Re: Rev 20:6-10 "1000 years."
I am listening to podcasts and ITG on audio, and I can't remember where it was said, but somewhere in all my listening I heard one of Yada's staff engaging with Yada and said that this was a mistranslation.
To me it makes much more sense that we are at the end of that 1000 years, and that after Gog does his thing, we will reign with Yahoshwa for ever and ever.
Can someone explain the translation error so I can know if my thesis might be accurate?
Rev 20:6 Blessed and set-apart is the one having part in the first resurrection. The second death possesses no authority over these, but they shall be priests of Elohim and of Messiah, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years have ended, Satan shall be released from his prison,
Rev 20:8 and he shall go out to lead the nations astray which are in the four corners of the earth, Goḡ and Maḡoḡ, to gather them together for battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they came up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the set-apart ones and the beloved city. And fire came down from Elohim out of the heaven and consumed them.
Rev 20:10 And the devil, who led them astray, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur where the beast and the false prophet are. And they shall be tortured day and night forever and ever.
I think that the general thesis is that creation days were also prophetic, and a day is as a thousand years. Yahowsha appeared 4k Yah, and yes we are near the end of 6k Yah. The millenial shabat will be the 7th day. Gog/Magog #1 occurs soon, and Gog/Magog #2 occurs on the tail of the millenial shabat to test those born during that time...after that the great (white throne/light) judgement.
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2) Which books of the scriptures does Yada consider reliable? Everything in T/P/P? And beyond that only Matthew, John and Revelation?
T/P/P are about 50% accurate in english translations, DSS shows some tampering by the massoretes. NT is very poorly maintained with about 20% accurate in english translations (1 in 5 words). I think it's more the pre-constantine manuscript witnesses Yada uses to gauge reliability, For instance Revelation has pre-constantine manuscript witness except much of the end (after Chap 17??).
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3) How does one define Torah? Genesis to Deuteronomy? Or also including the books of the earlier prophets--Joshua up to Nehemiah? Are the writings (Esther, etc) considered part of Torah? How about Proverbs?
Books wrote by Moses (1st 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Dueteronmy). SOme include Joshua, but that seems silly to me that Moses could have wrote it :^)
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4) You recommended The Scriptures. Do you feel that the translation itself is superior to other versions (such as KJV), or is it mainly recommended because of the names? (I actually do have a copy from my earlier venture down this path--it has been collecting dust ever since I returned to Christianity, because I had associated it with a shameful experience of having "erred" and "gone back under the bondage of the law.")
It's my opinion that ISR The Sriptures and Halleluyah scriptures are the best complete english translations. I got ISR long ago by Yada mentioning on BTR it was the least worse english translation. Vastly improved by "the Names", hebrew names, and removal of pagan terms....but still greatly lacking. It was driving me crazy to see "the LORD" used constantly (as if the hebrew said "ha BAAL"). At least after learning what shama, shamar, mitswah etc when TS uses words like "obey", "command", etc it will be easier to grasp the real meanings as you're reading.
Funny, your comment about .."erred" and "gone back under the bondage of the law." Once you read QP (maybe JWO) and study the T/P/P well, and then go back and examine Paul it's like doh, what a liar! How was I ever fooled by him? Then seeing thru him (Satan's little helper) is like falling off a log. Paul had some nerve demeaning the torah as bondage and a cruel taskmaster...Paul has gazillions of rules when you think of it. After 38 years of Christianity, I found the Torah absolutely liberating, Paul/Chrisitanity was bondage.
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I am excited about Yada's translations of words and how it deepens the journey, but I am still uncertain about many of his interpretations, which will take time for me to read and study and engage and sort out.
If you're like I was: Finding out I had been lied to (and paid good money for it), not willing to just go believing another, so verified much for myself. At first it seemed like a overwhelming task, but then I simply fell in love with Yahowah and his word as the most enjoyable thing I could do. Fun times!
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I do, though, find it disconcerting that there is such a wide variety of opinions coming from the upper tiers on the subject of the Lamb, when it is such a crucial question.
I'm not sure that is neccesarily the case. Could it more that a certain individual has some newer willing to engage, but the "upper tiers" mostly ignore this individual as a proven waste of time and effort?
The Salvation volume on YY has some great insight.
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It seems to me that we need to rally the whole body to consider Yada's expositions and wrestle through whatever kinds of problems arise and see what kinds of solid foundations might be established out of it. It would be awesome to bring Christian pastors and theologians into it. Truth stands on its own merit, and it is certainly worthy of that level of study for those who claim to love God.
...and when you do you will often find those persecution verses you learned as an xtian will be most vicious coming from xtians - even trying to be gentle, just simply asking questions. Especially from those who make a living and garner power from misleading others.
There's only one path, and xtians ain't on it. They are on Paul's path. Broad is the path that leads to destruction, narrow and unpopular is the path that leads to life and few find it. Makes one ask, "can the worlds most popular religion (+2 billion), be the way?" ;^)
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I know you will probably say that they can't hear it because they follow another god, but I am not convinced of that (yet). I think that there may be enough substance of Yah there, and that even if the path is filled with errors, He knows that we do not worship other gods in our hearts. It seems more likely to me that the reason why Christians/pastors can't hear it is because it is human nature to defend one's body of knowledge, rather than seeking knowledge because we love knowledge. It is our sin nature to be narcissistic fools who like to defend our territory with pride and spew forth the contents of the mind's computer banks like a knee-jerk reaction. People don't think outside the box easily.
Glad you realize that most here would say that :^) . Study, verify everything, seek Yah with an open mind and with all your heart no matter where it leads. Follow Him, not men...and the world will hate you....but He truly is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. With study and the Ruach certain pictures emerge, and then cross confirming from many directions to find truth. Pro 8:17 “I love those who love me, And those who earnestly seek me do find me.
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Anyway, I'm grateful to Yah for leading me here. The forum is helpful.
Glad that you're here. Yep, this forum has been really helpful, and for fellowship which can be quite scarce.