The intensity of your latest letter was almost overwhelming, my friend. I was delighted to read your comments about sin, but I was surprised to hear your argument over the events in the Garden. Go back to the first letter that we exchanged, Zeteo, because we began this study with an in depth look at spiritual warfare. Confusion and doubt are two of Satan's most powerful weapons, so don't let him draw you into a battle at this juncture. I assure you, this and the remaining two letters on sin, will clarify every area that is causing you grief. And yes, I do have a motive behind these letters. I never claimed otherwise. If anything, I have shown my hand to you at every opportunity. Realistically, you had to know that I was going to draw a line in the sand somewhere, and that I was going to challenge you regarding your own life at some point in time. But then, don't you think the knowledge that you are gaining should be personalized? If not, then what is the purpose of learning?

Nevertheless, you are correct in assuming that I am eventually going to ask you to make a decision about your relationship with Yahshuah. Haven't I really been doing that all along? Knowledge without application is a waste, Zeteo, but knowledge applied shows understanding and wisdom. You should know me well enough by now though, to know that I am not going to coerce you into doing something that you do not want to do. How can I do that, anyway? You should also know me well enough to know that I will not judge you for whatever decision you do make. I am unable and unqualified to do that as well. God's grace cannot be dictated to by man, so have peace, dear friend. God will not test you beyond what you are able to endure, and I am incapable of doing so. Trust Yahshuah enough to know that He remains faithful, even when we do not.

Violating God's will for us, as set forth in the curse of Genesis 3, has generated faithless, dominating men, who use the Word of God as their whip, or who relinquish their authority completely. Scripturally blind to their responsibility as leaders, and spiritually blind to the fullness of their role in society, in the home and in the Body of Christ (Ekklesia), men have abused their role of authority, or surrendered it entirely, turning their wives and daughters away from God in the process.

And violating God's will for us, as set forth in the curse of Genesis 3, generates ruthless, dominating women, who strive to usurp any show of righteous authority, while they pursue roles of leadership in areas that God does not want them to have. Scripturally blind to the intensity of their responsibility as helpmates, and spiritually blind to their role in society, especially in the home and in the Ekklesia, women have abandoned their families, surrendering their children to "educators and caretakers" (further alienating their children from God in the process) and generally sought after everything that our Father does not wish for them....

Scripture shows many men and women who possess rebellious spirits, but a particular couple is a perfect example of how the curse of Genesis 3 affects mankind. In Revelation 2:20-24, Yahshuah told John that the Ekklesia in Thyatira was in trouble because an evil spirit had infiltrated their community. He said, "I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel [tc], who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray, so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time to repent; and she does not want to repent of her immorality. Behold, I will cast her upon a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. And I will kill her children with pestilence; and all the Ekklesia's will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them - I place no other burden on you".

Violating God's will for us, as set forth in the curse of Genesis 3, affects women with the spirit of Jezebel, and it affects men with a spirit of Ahab [tc], Jezebel's husband. It is these rebellious spirits that the Master is addressing in Revelation 2, and the prophecy speaks directly to us today; directly to the end time EKKLESIA. Ahab and Jezebel are found in 1 Kings 16-22.

Of Ahab we are told, Ahab, "Did evil in the sight of YAHUAH more than all who went before him" (1 Kings 16:30). Ahab walked in the sins of Jeroboam [Idolatry - 1 Kings 12:28-33]. Both he and Jezebel served and worshipped Baal [Baal worship included worshipping the sun and nature - 1 Kings 16:31-32]. And, Ahab made the Asherah and worshipped it [Asherah is a female deity - 1 Kings 16:33]. Elsewhere we are told, "Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of YAHUAH, because Jezebel his wife incited (allured) him" (1 Kings 21:25).

Of Jezebel, aside from Baal and Asherah worship, and other acts of idolatry, this is what we know: Jezebel was a deceiver, liar, perjurer, thief and murderer, and she used her husband's authority as her own - unlawfully, maliciously and vengefully (1 Kings 21). Additionally, Jezebel is a destroyer of the prophets of God (1 Kings 18:4), and one who entices for personal gain (2 Kings 9:30-32). Jezebel never submitted to her husband, and her husband never complained about the evil that his wife committed - nor did he mind profiting from her actions (1 Kings 21:4-7,16).

These sins, as seen in the lives of Ahab and Jezebel, are direct manifestations of the curse of submission and authority upon the undisciplined. Surely, Ahab and Jezebel exhibit an extreme case of the curse, but humanity is plagued, to varying degrees, by the exact same affects that we see here. The religious institutions, and the world, are being driven by this curse today, Zeteo, but the true disciples of Yahshuah must repent of these sins, lovingly exhort any who submit to these spirits, and humbly separate themselves from those who refuse to repent. That is what Yahshuah told the Ekklesia at Thyatira, and that is what Yahshuah is telling us today!

In November 1993, a conference financed by two large religious institutions, was held for "Christian feminists", in Minneapolis. At the conference, the goddess Sophia, among others, was openly worshipped. Idolatry was embraced. Both denominations deny prior knowledge of the agenda, but seeing that 2,000 women vs 85 men were in attendance, I cannot comprehend complicity. Jezebel openly worshipped female deities, bowed to mother nature, embraced illicit lifestyles, flaunted their "authority" as "feminists" and denied the Master Yahshuah ha Mashiach. If the denominations responsible for this conference were truly 'Christian', the men and women involved in this travesty would have been questioned about their beliefs, and the idolatrous ones rebuked. Removal from the rolls of fellowship was in order for all who remained unrepentant, because they are not 'Christian'. Without repentance they should not be permitted to assemble with the faithful, because goats cannot assemble with the lambs. At last report, however, nothing was ever done!

What is a "Christian feminist" anyway? The phrase is an oxymoron. Female disciples of Yahshuah ha Mashiach cannot be feminists. Yes, we believe in equal rights, but God's children are called to submit; man to God and woman to man. Feminists, on the other hand, and the men who condone such activities, totally rebuke any notion of submission, thereby assigning themselves as disciples of Jezebel and Ahab, under the dominion of Satan. As such, these unrepentant souls have nothing to do with Yahshuah ha Mashiach. The call of God crying out in these last days, "Come out of her, My people, that you may not participate in her sins and that you may not receive of her plaques" (Revelation 18:4), speaks directly to the faithful brethren remaining within any denomination that would endorse such behavior, because if the organizations do nothing, the disciples must leave.

Over the last sixty years, our violations of the curse have impacted the family, and children in particular, in massive ways. This is true spiritually, socially and politically. Our entire decision making process has been clouded by our defiance of God's directives, as set forth in the curse, and have contributed to the poor quality of life today, and to the spiritual and literal destruction confronting us. Decisions made without regard for God's commands have produced the current suffering of society, and have brought us to the point of worldwide anarchy. We must pray for revival, Zeteo. We must pray for the hearts, minds and souls of humanity - to return to God in humility and repentance. As disciples of Yahshuah ha Mashiach, we must pray, because the battle truly rages about us!

At the outset of the cold war, the Russian leaders proclaimed that they would never have to fire a shot at the United States. They said they would destroy it from within. While we smugly declare ourselves winners of the cold war today, on the basis of the Soviet Union breakup, an honest examination shows that both nations are losers. The political systems, and open border policies of the United States, and an apostate smugness and sense of superiority and invincibility by the government as well as the governed, have allowed the prophetic utterances of the Russian leaders to come true. Considered 'Christian' for decades, the United States is no more 'Christian' today, than most Eastern cultures. Apostasy dominates the landscape, and our democratic republic is about to fall. The political, spiritual, economic and international condition of the nation bears evidence of these truths. Shame on us all!

America is sinking in the morass of impurity [tc], immorality [tc] and death, without a clue as to how this happened, and without any idea of how to change. Not one shot was fired on our soil, yet we are mortally wounded by our faithlessness, arrogance and apostasy. We should be sitting in the streets in sackcloth, with dust on our heads, in repentance. Perhaps it is not too late! Perhaps it is!

Understanding the curse of Genesis 3 is imperative, Zeteo, because forces are being brought to bear upon rebellious men, women and the family as a whole, that are affectively tearing apart the nations of the world. Hiding under the guise of the sexual revolution, women's liberation, civil rights, sexism, humanism or liberalism, what we now see before us is the manifestation of a Jezebel/Ahab spirit throughout the world. Accompanying that manifestation is unbridled hatred, bigotry [tc] and animosity. The agenda is no longer hidden. We must recognize what is happening and repent though, because living outside the law of liberty found only in our Messiah, the feminists, and their "liberated" male counterparts, are driving humanity headlong into eternal bondage to Satan. These are harsh words, my friend, but consider these truths:
In violating the curse, women are denying the law of submission, and men are being emasculated. And it is this emasculation of men that is the primary impetus to the increase in violence that we see around the world. How? No longer walking under the hand of God, and no longer accepted as the authority in the home, men are forced to display their authority elsewhere - and the display is violent! Violent crimes are commonplace, and increasing so rapidly, that many nations, including America, are literally on the verge of anarchy. Rape, murder, incest, abortion and abuse are rampant, and frustration abounds. Respect for authority [tc] is no longer taught or accepted, so women do not respect men, men no longer respect women, and the children are ignored, confused, murderous and suicidal.
On top of this, the violation of God's will is driving men and women to abandon their normal sexual roles, causing them to resort to homosexuality and lesbianism instead. The emasculation of men, the fear and affect of Jezebel, and the fear and affect of abuse or domination, have driven spiritually frightened or defiant souls away from their natural function. Unfortunately, these acts are an abomination today, just as they were in the beginning, and the open acceptance of these unnatural acts is directly related to the curse and to the humanist manifesto.
Additionally, our violations are causing men and women to adopt a mentality of acceptance for divorce [tc] and adultery [tc], in spite of the desires of God. Unbelievers and professing 'Christians' alike are ridiculing the spiritual truth of marriage, and the overall affect of this aspect of the curse is worthy of momentary analysis.

The Scriptural key to marriage [tc] is found in Genesis 2:24, and is expanded upon in Matthew 19:4-6 when Yahshuah said, "Have you not read, that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, `For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh'? Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

In Malachi 2:16 YAHUAH declares, "I HATE DIVORCE", and Jeremiah the prophet passed along the following: "God says, `If a husband divorces his wife, and she goes from him and belongs to another man, will he still return to her? Will not the land be completely polluted? But you are a harlot with many lovers; yet you turn to Me,' declares YAHUAH" (Jeremiah 3:1). God is speaking literally and spiritually in Malachi and Jeremiah, and in Jeremiah 3:6-7 He deals harshly with "faithless Israel," because of their adultery. Throughout the Bible, adultery is likened to harlotry, which is spiritual idolatry.

The faithful marriages carried out by Yahshuah's disciples, represent Yahshuah to the world. The obedient submission of a faithful wife to her husband, coupled with his obedient submission to God, is designed to display the fullness of Yahshuah to the world. Conversely, every divorce, regardless of who is involved, mocks the relationship of Yahshuah to His Father, and of Yahshuah to His Ekklesia. "Faithless Israel" is playing the harlot, and Satan mocks the Master. As long as faithful men and women remained married, God was evidenced in the world through those marriages. When God was displaced from the family though, either through unrighteous domination or capitulation by the man, or the rebellion of unrighteous women, marriage became defiled, divorce multiplied and the witness of God was gone. Is it any wonder why marriage and faithful submission to a husband and to God, are under attack today?

What humanity cannot see, and what many disciples are refusing to acknowledge, is that the battle raging against the family is entirely spiritual, and it is one that humanity is losing. If not spiritual, what justification can disciples offer for being divorced on the basis of "irreconcilable differences"? What other explanation is there for the lack of patience, forgiveness and love? Where is the fruit of the Spirit in our failed marriages? We are God's witnesses to a dying world, and every divorce involving a Disciple of Yahshuah is a loss in the battle against Satan. And almost every loss involves children. THIS IS WRONG! THIS MUST STOP!

In violating God's will, therefore, children are being abandoned to a world of thieves and murderers, and are developing into a generation without conscience. Because Jezebel has convinced society that being a "house-wife" is detestable and unworthy, shaping the mind of another individual, the single most important career a person can have, is being turned over to political groups whose agenda is intent on destroying the basic fiber of the home. While women work, other people are indoctrinating their children, and we do not understand why our youth are troubled, undisciplined, murderous and suicidal. The women work because idolatry [tc] is the mind-set of the land. The husband's income is inadequate, because we think more is needed, and because of this, the children wither and die.

As a boy, some of my best moments were spent at home with my mother. I knew she was there if I needed her. The men in her life depended upon her, and appreciated her immensely. My wife ran the same type of home while our daughter was still living with us, and I loved her for that. Financially, we have had to sacrifice so she could be at home for our daughter and me, but the sacrifices were worth it. I have seen the looks she received, when asked what she did for a living, and I rebuke a mentality that would demean her. She was very courageous, and I have always told her so.

Yahshuah cries out, "Permit the children to come to Me" (Mark 10:13-16), but we are abandoning our children in this spiritual battle. While Hollywood presents divorce, adultery and single-family homes and parents, as commonplace, lighthearted, no worry situations, the devastation of our immorality and faithlessness is surfacing in the light of the utter chaos that we see in the world today. The family is disintegrating while gangs flourish. And drugs rule the land. Lacking the influence and leadership from faithful fathers and submissive mothers, children are searching for authority and companionship on street corners. Who and what they are finding there will always welcome them, and will always seek to destroy their innocence.

Even if fathers remain home, however, many have adopted an Ahab spirit, and have abandoned their position of authority. How? Do you remember our discussion on discipline? If we understand the will and knowledge of God, we will comprehend that spanking is not wrong when administered properly - when administered with love. Discipline is essential to healthy growth. While humanity is condemning discipline as child abuse, it must be known that God's authority is not a license to abuse. God's authority bears the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-24), and a properly administered spanking is a declaration of love, not an occasion of abuse. Men must reclaim their rightful role, and assert their authority once again - in love.

Another affect of defying the curse is that we accept that God is no longer permitted into our schools. Situational ethics are taught, instead of the Law of God. Morality [tc] and truth are eliminated, because "there is no absolute truth", and, "who is to say what is morally acceptable?" Accountability is gone. Without mothers at home protecting their children, the vultures are feasting, and the situation worsens daily.

My daughter attended first grade in a public school where phonics was used to teach reading. The curriculum was dropped the following year. When I learned to read, spell and write, in the 1950's, phonics was the primary system used throughout the United States. The education we received was solid. Over the last sixty years though, educators have systematically eliminated the proven technique of phonics, and fight anyone endorsing the return of that system. Why? Let me explain:

One year in phonics gave my daughter a reading proficiency that placed her years ahead of her classmates, who were not taught with this system. By allowing educational license without accountability, however, we have permitted the "expert" educators to develop an educational system that is the most expensive in the world, and yet ranks among the worse in the world. They are literally educating our children into illiteracy. The decision to eliminate phonics as the method for teaching reading has reduced a great nation into a land of illiterate underachievers. The damage may never be undone. What is the motivation that has been brought to bear on our educational system? Whose agenda is being presented? Whose destruction is the result?

Please understand this: An illiterate child cannot read the Bible. An illiterate child cannot read anything that would truly enlighten them. Illiterate children cannot learn for themselves, and must therefore rely on teachers to instruct them in all things. That is an extremely powerful thought when you realize that the organization responsible for educating our children is amoral and corrupt. The organization responsible for teaching our children is the very cause of our educational collapse. A child spends hours each day at the knees of people who want something diametrically opposed to the parent's desires for the child, and we abandon these children to these people because we - WANT A BETTER LIFESTYLE? Who are we kidding?

Are parents apostate or involved? Are we protecting our children or surrendering them? Consider these matters carefully, Zeteo, because we will ultimately answer for them.

Furthermore, not only are we abandoning our living children to the vultures, our government (We the people) has sanctioned the slaughter of nearly sixty million unborn babies, in abortion mills, in the past forty plus years - and the massacre continues.

Society is being torn apart by our violations of God's will, with respect to the curse of Genesis 3, and because of these violations, the wrath of God is about to be felt.

In 2 Timothy 3:1-5, God said that before Yahshuah returned, every fleshly deed of Galatians 5:19-21 would be increasingly acceptable to society, "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; holding to a form of reverence, although they have denied its power; and avoid such men as these." These warnings, found throughout the Bible regarding the "last days", are being fulfilled today! The EKKLESIA, caught in their midst, must repent and "come out".

As I searched Scripture for answers to the issues of our age, I asked God to show me what we lack in understanding, especially on the abortion [tc] issue. It was obvious to me that our knowledge was incomplete, and our comprehension was diluted. How can the children of God read the same Word of God, and be on opposite sides of so many issues? How can some 'Christians' know that divorce, immorality, homosexuality, adultery and abortion are Biblically wrong, while others not only see nothing wrong, they actively endorse these things. Some approve abortion, while others risk everything to protect the innocent unborn! Additionally, many professing 'Christians' approve, support and vote for politicians who sanction these acts. I sought answers for this dilemma, and the following is what was revealed:

Simply, false teachings, brought about because of our sin and the resulting curse, exist today because apostate men and women no longer search the Word of God to find the truth. (Many, as I said in an earlier letter, no longer believe that there is any such thing as absolute truth, while many others do not believe in God at all - in any size, shape or form). So, because of sin and the resulting curse, the Word of God is faithlessly being distorted to suit the needs of the apostate. The resulting confusion is the only explanation for 'Christians' sitting on the fence in matters involving life, death and morality. About abortion, I was given a great deal. As we consider the following passages and thoughts, however, keep in mind our earlier study on predetermination, because in spite of our sin, God has a plan.

Before going to the Bible, I want to quote some disciples whose writings are not part of Scripture, but who surely tell a great deal of early history and thought within the Church.

In the fifth chapter of his letter, The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus, speaking about whom a 'Christian' is, Mathetes, one of Paul's disciples, said, "They marry, as do all others; they beget children; but they do not destroy their offspring." Literally, in the Greek translation, Mathetes said that 'Christians' do not "cast away fetuses". 1

In another non-canonical writing, the Epistle of Barnabas, Chapter 19, Barnabas said, "Thou shalt not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor again, shalt thou slay it after it is born". 2

Finally, in The Second Apology of Justin, Chapter 4, Justin the Martyr said, "We have been taught that God did not make the world aimlessly, but for the sake of the human race; and we have before stated that He takes pleasure in those who imitate His properties, and is displeased with those that embrace what is worthless either in word or deed. If, then, we all kill ourselves, we shall become the cause, as far as in us lies, why no one should be born, or instructed in the divine doctrines, or even why the human race should not exist; and we shall, if we so act, be ourselves acting in opposition to the will of God". 3

Inasmuch as these men were first century disciples, it is worthy to note that they point us to the fact that abortion, suicide and euthanasia have been an issue for a long time. And, for a very long time, the faithful disciples of Yahshuah have separated themselves from the world, regarding right and wrong. What is new for today's disciples, however, is that the Word of God is no longer taught as truth, and we are openly confronted with the acceptance of abortion and these other immoral practices, everywhere.

God says, "Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of a pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things" (Ecclesiastes 11:5). Elsewhere He says, "Thus says YAHUAH who made you and formed you from the womb" (Isaiah 44: 2). Clearly, from these passages and others (Isaiah 44:24; Jeremiah 1:5; Zechariah 12:1; Galatians 1:15-16, to name a few) God declares His involvement and sovereignty in the cause of humanity - from the moment of conception. While the world may not acknowledge these truth's, every Disciple of Yahshuah ha Mashiach MUST!

Let's go back to the Book of Genesis for a moment, and look at the first murder [tc] ever committed, because the recording of that event speaks directly to the issue of life, as God sees it, and through that insight, we can know precisely what He thinks about abortion. In Genesis 4:1-8 we read of the birth of Cain and Abel, as well as the murder of Abel by Cain. Immediately following the murder, "YAHUAH said to Cain, `Where is your brother?' and he said, `I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?' And He said, `What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground'" (Genesis 4:9-10).

In Genesis 9:4-6, YAHUAH told Noah, "You shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. And surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man's brother I will require the life of man. `Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man.'"

The death penalty is imposed by God in Exodus 21:12-36, for any man who would kill another man, and God again speaks about capital punishment in Leviticus 24:17-23. Leviticus also contains one of the most misquoted and misunderstood Old Testament passages, Zeteo. You probably recognize it as, "An eye for an eye". What God really said in this passage, however, and what we should be quoting when we discuss matters of life is, "A LIFE FOR A LIFE", because in that passage God speaks of justice and purity, not barbarism and favoritism.

In Leviticus 17:11, God said, "The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement." These words are followed by another exhortation where God said, "As for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life" (Leviticus 17:14).

God says He remembers the afflicted, and requires blood for blood shed (Psalms 9:12), and as we turn to Ezekiel 22, we find an entire chapter speaking to Israel about, "the blood which you have shed". The decrees of God against Israel, as spoken through Ezekiel, are horrible, and God speaks again of murder in Hosea 4-6, and we must know these things.

So then, what has God shown me that sheds light on the
abortion/murder/suicide/euthanasia debate?

"The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me" (Genesis 4:10).
"The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement" (Leviticus 17:11).
"As for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life" (Leviticus 17:14).
"You shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood" (Genesis 9:4).
"Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man" (Genesis 9:6).

When someone accepts Yahshuah as Messiah, Master and King, that person is cleansed from the stain of sin by the Blood of the Lamb that was shed on His cross. Today, as we stand before the throne of our Father in Heaven, our Father can receive us, because Yahshuah's blood covers our sin. God says, "I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement (covering) for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement" (Leviticus 17:11). This is a spiritual truth that, while we do not have complete understanding, we who have Yahshuah believe.

God says, "the life of the flesh is in the blood", and, "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed." Spiritually,

THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD.

Whenever blood is shed violently, something happens in the spiritual realm. Deuteronomy 19:6 speaks of the avenger of blood, and this passage makes it obvious that a price must be paid for shedding innocent blood. As we consider the spiritual as well as the literal translation of each verse then, we must deal with the fact that,

THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD.

The prophesies of Psalms 94:1-7; Jeremiah 7:1-7; Amos 1:13; and Ezekiel 22, all cry out against bloodshed in the land. But we no longer understand why. Whether we call the life an embryo, a fetus or a baby is irrelevant. In order to see abortion as God sees it, we must answer the following, because it is the only spiritually relevant question. Simply put, we must ask:

WHEN IS BLOOD PRESENT WITHIN AN EMBRYO?

Is blood present immediately upon conception, or does it form at a later time? This is really significant if we accept that, THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD, because in truth,

BLOOD IS PRESENT WITHIN EVERY CELL OF AN EMBRYO - AT CONCEPTION!

The courts of the world can debate the issue of life or viability from now until the Master returns, but God says He is forming the child in the womb, and in the forming of that human being, which is being made in His image, once blood is present, life is present. Termination of life, the shedding of innocent blood, therefore, is murder, and murder has terrible ramifications.

Do you know that the heart of a baby begins pumping
blood approximately eighteen days after conception?

Over SIXTY MILLION unborn babies have been murdered in the United States alone, since abortion was legalized in 1973. That is a great deal of innocent blood. And that bloodshed, coupled with the faithlessness now engulfing our land in every area of morality, is about to bring a swift destruction from God. Unless we repent - NOW!

Humanity yearns for respect. We crave genuine love. Our children need the freedom to play, for hours if desired, miles from home, without fear interfering with those childhood wanderings. Our children pant for the security offered in the knowledge that Mom will be home when they return from school or play; secure in knowing that when Dad comes home from work, time will be made for family. We all desire the Sunday afternoons, where we gathered around the table and played games together, as a family. And we longingly cry for the holidays when we rejoiced in love for each other, and thanksgiving was genuinely, "as unto God". But of these things we have been "liberated".

Gender and race are immaterial when we confront the truth of God's Word, Zeteo (Galatians 3:28). It is of greater importance what we do with our life, than what sex or color we are while doing it. The faithful obedience of our spiritual walk has eternal results - the rest is insignificant and very temporary!

The prophecy of Revelation 2 and 3 is meant to be proclaimed with a renewed understanding in the last days, my friend, because teaching reconciliation is another call for Ahab and Jezebel to repent; a call for all of us to return to God. (Perhaps it is the final call!) The reality of sin is inarguable, and the curse which our sin has brought is a tremendous burden. The affects of violating God's will for us, with regard to the curse, touches every part of our lives. But God has a predetermined plan, and the cure to the curse is paramount to that plan. Whether we acknowledge the cure, however, is another matter altogether.

This is perhaps the most forceful letter that I have written to you, my friend, but you must know that I write it in the knowledge that my forcefulness may turn you away from wanting to communicate with me again. If I present anything less than the truth to you - one who is seeking the truth - then I am remiss in my responsibility to you. If I present anything less than the truth that I have learned - about the One who Is the Truth - then I am remiss in my duties to Him. I will trust Yahshuah in my presentation of these matters, therefore, and permit His grace to overwhelm my puny display of forcefulness.

Truth is not arbitrary, Zeteo, and God will not be mocked. The curse that sin brought upon humanity is almost overwhelming, but the cure is equally overwhelming in its simplicity. Be patient, dear friend, and open your heart to God. He will show you the fullness of His truth. In the meantime, I anxiously await your reply.

I remain faithfully yours in Yahshuah our Messiah,

larry vosen

Endnote: 1,2 & 3. Quotes from: The Ante Nicene Fathers, Volume 1., T & T Clark, Eerdman's, 1989.

Topical concordance:

Abortion:
Old Testament: Genesis 4:1-10, 9:3-6; Exodus 21:22-25; Leviticus 17:11,14; Psalms 82:3-4, 94:1-7; Proverbs 24:11-12, 31:8-9, 139(all); Ecclesiastes 11:5; Isaiah 44:2,24; Jeremiah 1:5, 7:1-7; Hosea 9:14; Amos 1:13; Zechariah 12:1.

New Testament: Mark 10:13-16; Luke 1:41; Acts 17:16-17; 1 Corinthians 5:2,5; 2 Corinthians 10:4-6; Galatians 1:15-16; Ephesians 4:14-16, 5:11; Colossians 1:28-29.

Adultery:
Old Testament: Genesis 20:3-6; Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:20, 20:10-12; Deuteronomy 5:18, 22:22-24; Job 31:9-12; Proverbs 2:16-19, 5 (all), 6:23-35, 7(all), 29:3, 30:20; Jeremiah 3:1-5; Ezekiel 18:5-6,9, 23:45-48; Hosea. 4:1-11.

New Testament: Matthew 5:27-28, 5:32, 15:19, 19:7-9; John 8:1-11; Romans 2:22, 7:3, 13:9; 1 Corinthians 5:1-3, 6:9; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19; Hebrews 13:4; James 2:11, 4:2-4; 2 Peter 2:14; Revelation 21:8.

Anger, hatred and bigotry:
Old Testament: Genesis 31:36; Exodus 11:8; Proverbs 6:16, 8:13, 12:16, 14:29, 19:11, 27:3; Ecclesiastes 3:8, 7:9.

New Testament: Matthew 5:22; Mark 3:5; Luke 14:26; John 2:13-17, 9:39-41; Acts 7:54-58, 15:36-40; Romans 12:9, 12:19; Galatians 5:20; Ephesians 4:20-31; Colossians 3:8; 1 Timothy 1:13; Titus 3:3 ff; James 1:19-20; Revelation 2:6.

Authority, Civil:
Old Testament: Exodus 22:28; Psalms 11:1-3; Ecclesiastes 5:8, 10:2; Jeremiah 27:5; Daniel 3(all).

New Testament: Matthew 17:24-27, 22:17-21, 23:2-3; John 17:2, 19:11; Acts 4:16-20, 4:29-30, 5:29-33, 23:5, 24:2-3; Romans 13:1-7; 1 Corinthians 6:1-8; Ephesians 4:14-16; Colossians 1:16, 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:1-3; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13-15.

Homosexuality:
Old Testament: Genesis 13:13, 18:19-21, 19(all); Leviticus 18:22-23, 20:13; Deuteronomy 30:15-19; Judges 19:22ff; Psalms 94:20-23; Isaiah 1:10-16; Daniel 11:37.

New Testament: Romans 1:18-2:3, 6:15-22; 1 Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-20, 7:9, 9:24-27; 2 Corinthians 5:13-15, 7:1, 11:2-3, 12:21; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 1:4, 2:1-7, 4:14-24, 5:3-14,22-33; Philippians 3:17-19, 4:8-9; Colossians 1:21-22, 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8; 1 Timothy 1:5-11; 2 Timothy 1:7, 2:19-22; 2 Peter 2:6; 1 John 2:28-29; Jude (all).

Idolatry:
Old Testament: Genesis 31:19; Deuteronomy 4:15-18,23-24; Psalms 81:6-16, 97:7, 115(all), 135(all); Isaiah 2:12-21, 44:9-20; Jeremiah (all); Ezekiel 8:10, 14(all), 22:4; Daniel 3(all); Habakkuk 2:18-20.

New Testament: Acts 19:35; 1 Corinthians 8:1-6, 10:7; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1John 5:22.

Impurity: (I call this the Road from Impurity)
New Testament: Romans 1:24, 6:19; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 4:19, 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:3, 4:7...

Jezebel/Ahab:
Old Testament: 1 Kings 16-22 (all); 2 Kings 9:7-37.

New Testament: Revelation 2:20.

Marriage -vs- Divorce:
Old Testament: Genesis 1-3(all); Leviticus 18:18; Proverbs 5:15-19; Song of Solomon (all); Malachi 2:14-16.

New Testament: Matthew 19:3-6, 19:10-12; John 2:1-11; Romans 7:2,3; 1 Corinthians 7(all), 11:3-12; 2Corinthians 6:14-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; 1 Timothy 4:1-3, 5:9; Hebrews 13:4.

Morality:
Old Testament: Exodus (all), 22:19; Deuteronomy (all); Psalms 119(all); Proverbs (all), 5; Hosea (all).

New Testament: Romans 6:10-20, 8:13,58, 12:12; 1 Corinthians 6:9-114, 15:49 ff; Galatians 5:19-21; Colossians 1:21 ff, 3:5; Philippians 4:8-9; 2 Timothy 3:2-7; Titus 2:11-13.

Murder:
Old Testament: Genesis 4:1-10, 9:3-6; Exodus 21:12-36; Leviticus 3:17, 17:11-14; 24:17-23; Psalms 9:12; Exodus 22(all); Hosea 4-6(all).

New Testament: Matthew 5:21-22; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17.

Occult:
Old Testament: Exodus 22:18; Leviticus 19:31; Ezekiel 13:17-23.

New Testament: Acts 8:9-10, 16:16 ff, 19:19; 2 Peter 2:10.

Submissive:
Old Testament: Joshua 4:1-10.

New Testament: Titus 3:1-2; Hebrews 13:17; James 4:7.

Letter 8 - Reconciliation & Sin / The Consequence of the Curse.

THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD.

THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD.

WHEN IS BLOOD PRESENT WITHIN AN EMBRYO?

BLOOD IS PRESENT WITHIN EVERY CELL OF AN EMBRYO - AT CONCEPTION!

Do you know that the heart of a baby begins pumping blood approximately eighteen days after conception?

Do you know that the heart of a baby begins pumping
blood approximately eighteen days after conception?