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The end of the our age, the Seventh week of Enoch’s vision has now been made clear through the revelations given to Daniel and John the Apostle. For the first time these end time prophecies are unsealed.

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The key to unlocking the mystery of the ages lies in understanding the revelations that were at first given to our father Enoch and then later to Daniel, and finally to the Apostle John. However, all of these things had been sealed up until the time of the “second end” — our time.

In this post and the next I will show the map of the events that bring us to the end of our age and the start of the Eighth age. This is a fascinating study, particularly because this subject has been a target of mindless speculations and traditions.

Enoch’s Calendar the Key to Prophecy

Some chafe at the idea that Enoch the father of us all, could have any importance during our time. The desire for religious dominance over the mind of the masses has stupified the people into thinking that Enoch was “done away” because he was not part of the “Canon.” But Enoch prophesied that his words would be a part of understanding at this time in history. The key to prophecy is the 364 day calendar revealed to Enoch by the Messenger from Elahim Uriel. This calender always starts on the fourth day of the week and on the spring equinox, the day when the length of the day is the same as the length of the night. The calendar has four quarters of ninety one days which is the same as thirteen weeks. Thus all quarters start on the fourth day of the week. To make this work out nicely, the last month in each quarter has thirty one days. The first and second months of the quarters have thirty days each.

Only 360 days of each year are to be counted. The last day of each quarter is not included in the counting as we shall see.

I explained in prior blogs how the earth’s year length was changed to 365.242 days, not by getting struck by a comet and slowing down the orbital speed (Velikovsky’s idea). But rather a change in the atmosphere caused the earth’s rotation speed to increase by a small amount. Up until the 1930’s scientists assumed that the earth’s rotation speed was an unchangeable constant, but that proved to be false. Today NASA and other scientists keep track of the changes of rotation speed and found that weather can either speed up or slow down the rotation. This continual observation is needed for calculating trajectories required for space exploration.

The change happened as a result of the great flood when the “waters above” the troposphere came back down to the earth, and like an ice skater pulling her arms in while doing a piroette, the earth rotated faster. We now have another intercalary day of 1.242 days at the end of Enoch’s year, but each yeaer still starts on the spring equinox whether we believe or not.

Daniel’s Messages from Gabriel

Like Enoch who received the calendar from Uriel, Daniel, from the messenger Gabriel, received periods of time expressed as days. Daniel was given these messages:

The first message sets the context and then jumps to the time of trouble at the end of our age:

Out of one of them came another horn [kingdom], which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land [Israel]. It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them. It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host. It took away the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was brought low. Because of the rebellion, the host [armies] of the chosen and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.

Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled — the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled underfoot?”

He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”

Evening and morning is the same as one day as we learn from Genesis 1 where the very same expression in the Hebrew is used. Now for those who want to convert these to year: hold off. No where was Daniel told to count “a day for a year.” Ezekiel was because he was instructed to act out something and each day of his duty was to count for one year of actual time. For those who have my book, I am making changes now to make this clear. It was this “day for year” misapplication of the 2,303 evenings and mornings that led some to think that “a rapture” was to happen on June 12. Sometimes people go to great lengths to deceive themselves.

As we shall see, the expression “evening and morning” is an actual day in time on Enoch’s calendar. The difference is that it includes the intercalary days which are not counted other wise. The daily sacrifice was to be carried out for each day regardless of its place on the calendar. These then are actual days as counted by sunsets and sunrises as opposed to calendar days that only count 360 days per year.

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai [river] calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”

As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

As noted, many mistakes in understanding resulted from trying to “understand” this vision by converting the 2,300 evenings and mornings to years. We are not going to make that mistake, because this vision concerns our time and the end of our age.

He [Gabriel] said, “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.”

“The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia [Iran]. The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horm between his eyes is the first king [Alexander]. The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.”

This sets the context but not the time. The four kingdoms are the Seleucid empires that took over that region after Alexander. The presence of the four kingdoms has remained. And the vision now jumps to our time:

“In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a stern faced king, a master of intrigue, will arise. He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men [armies] and the holy [chosen] people. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they [the rebels] feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed but not by human power.

“The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given to you is true, but seal up the vision for it concerns the distant future.” Daniel 8 NIV

That “distant future” is now.

This is the first time period that will become part of the end-time schedule. The others follow.

Daniel 9: The End of the Sixth Age

Enoch wrote the Sixth Age:

And after that in the Sixth Week all who live in it shall be blinded. And the hearts of all of them shall godlessly forsake wisdom. And it it a man shall ascend. And at its close the house of dominion shall be burnt with fire, and the whole race of the chosen root shall be dispersed.

The ninth chapter of Daniel concerns another time of the end: the end of the sixth age. This ninth chapter has been mistakenly used to point to the coming of Jesus. However, once again, the truth has been set aside for tradition and fables. Daniel was never told that the seventy weeks were to be expanded to 490 years. Instead, the Hebrew says that the weeks were to be divided up, intersected, or parsed to fit events. It serves as an example of how Daniel’s other visions were to be used.

Briefly, Agrippa was the one who made an agreement or covenant with the mighty, the Romans. They then laid seige against Jerusalem and a war started that was to last for seven years. During the midst of that seven the sacrifices ceased and the temple was burned to the ground. After the seven years war ended, for sixty-two years the Romans occupied Jerusalem. They made it into an army camp complete with “ditches” or latrines.

Near the end of the sixty-two weeks, a “messiah” came on the scene and began a rebellion of the Jews against the Romans. Rabbi Akiba called the man, Simon Bar Kochba, the “Son of the Star” and declared him to be the promised messiah. For three and one-half years they fought against the Romans making the Roman occupation miserable. But the Romans prevailed and defeated the rebels and the Jews suffered huge losses. Bar Kochba was cut off in the “middle of a week” of years and found hiding in a cave in En-Gedi with no one to help him. At the end of 69 of the 70 weeks, it was over. The people of the Jews were dispersed and forbidden to enter Jerusalem and were “encouraged” to flee the country. The sixth age ended as Enoch and Daniel saw in their visions and recorded for our day.

Daniel 12: The End of the Age Prophecies

Along with Zechariah 14, Daniel 12 is one of the most direct prophesies about the end of the age, our age. The information in this chapter needs to be combined with the information of the eighth chapter and with some material from John’s visions. With that we can create the time line of end time events.

There is some confusion about the remaining week of Daniel 12. Some call what I am about to write, the “lost week theory.” Those who object to this are usually the same who defend the “day for a year” notion of Daniel 9 to try to make it point to Jesus. But Daniel’s vision of the weeks is clear in stating that the “70 weeks” must be intersected or divided up as the Hebrew word explains. No expansion is even suggested. Instead it is only assumed. In fact, there is little hard evidence even from the New Testament as to how long Jesus’ ministry was. Was it one year - from Passover to Passover - as John seems to suggest? Or could it have been three and one half years as some say Daniel 9 means? But then that cannot be substantiated either, and when we apply that “theory” we have the tail wagging the dog.

For our purposes here, we can use the one week that was “cut out” or “divided” from the other weeks and apply it to our time. After all, the weeks of Daniel 9 were to be applied to the People, and not to an individual. The gospel writer said concerning Daniel, “Let the reader understand.” And so we will.

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From time to time, I will write posts with answers to some of the most asked questions. This is the first of such posts.

Q. Do you believe in the rapture?

A. The “rapture” has no basis in the Bible. Although some words of Jesus are allegorically attached to the idea of a rapture, the context of those words contradicts such ideas. Paul, the Pharisee, is most often quoted in support of the rapture theory. Based on all scriptures and excluding Paul’s epistles, the prophecies foretell the resurrection at the return of Eyahuwah/Eyahushuah to the earth. He only returns, according to prophecies, after a three and one half period during which time the world, under the influence of a false “messiah,” tries to exterminate the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the righteous. The idea that the “church” will be taken off the earth during that time is not supported by scriptures. And even though there are promises of protection for the righteous those promises include death with the promise of the resurrection to eternal life. Based upon what the Scriptures, including the prophets and true apostles, teach, I find no reason to believe in a man-made fictional notion about this “us verses them” idea.

Q. Why do you quote from the Book of Enoch?

A. The Book of Enoch was rejected by the “church” in order to keep it out of the hands of the masses. The Book of Enoch also known as I Enoch contains prophecies that transcend the entire history of humanity. It is referred in passages in the Torah and is quoted by the true apostles. Moses knew what he was called to do in Egypt because it was written in the Book of Enoch Jethro was a priest who may have brought this to Moses attention. but it is also possible that the Book of Enoch could have been in the Egyptian libraries and read by Moses while he was under tutelage. The book of Enoch is a key to all of the prophecies of not only the Hebrew scriptures, but also the writings of the apostles. Enoch prophesied that his words would be read during our time. Copies of his books were found in Ethiopia and buried in the caves at Qumran with the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Q. I thought we were living in the sixth age. What happened?

A. This idea comes from the a misapplication of scriptures where a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a day. This then is confused with Enoch’s vision of the “weeks” or ages. Then some, without even reading Enoch assume that Enoch is writing about a “week” of “days” and that the millennium is the “sabbath” in that week. Enoch never wrote such a thing nor can this be found in any other scripture. Enoch wrote that there would be seven weeks or ages, starting from Adam, wherein humanity would struggle under confusion, deception, and corrupt governments and religions. Some of the ages were marked by events that were to take place at the close of the ages. The sixth and seventh ages had closing events. The sixth age ended in 135 AD with the dispersion of the people of Judea as prophesied by Enoch concerning the end of that age. We are now living in the seventh age, which is called in his prophecy the “Age of Apostasy.” Considering all the religions that marked the time from 135 CE to today, it is very clear that Enoch’s prophecies are being fulfilled. The eighth age or week of Enoch’s vision will be an age of righteous rule over all the nations of the earth. Eyahuwah will return to become the King of kings, and the Master of masters.

Q. Why do you not quote from Paul’s epistles?

A. When I was young and doing my initial studies, I spent most of those early years studying the writings of Paul. At one point I read the entire book of Ephesians every day for one month. As the years went on, I became more sensitive to some of the questions and problems that began to appear in my studies. Then I found that my doubts and questions were confirmed by hundreds of writers and theologians. Paul was, perhaps, the most highly trained Pharisee of his day. His teachings and his rants were a product of his training. His writings sounded like the complaints of a cranky old man. But the big question was this: Why did none of the apostles’ teachings agree with Paul? They were not followers of Paul, and they had serious questions about his authenticity both as a teacher and as an apostle. If the apostles did not borrow anything from Paul, where did their teachings come from? The answer was obvious: from the Law or Torah, and from the Prophets and Writings of the Hebrew Scriptures! It is in them that the true Gospel can be found. But didn’t Paul quote from them? Yes, but it became obvious that, as a true Pharisee, Paul replaced the teachings of the Hebrew Scriptures with his own “private interpretations.” Instead of teaching what Jesus/Eyahushuah and the apostles taught, he replaced them and created a religion and led the world into following him. From then on the words of Jesus were fulfilled: “Multitudes will come in My Name, saying that I am the Messiah, and will deceive the masses.” Also as a result of Paul’s efforts the Age of Apostasy, revealed to Enoch emerged in full force to this day. Why would this be allowed? So that righteous would shine like stars during this time of darkness and deception.

Q. Why do you use Hebrew transliterations?

A. I studied both Greek and Hebrew. The most popular language was Greek as most non-Jewish students of the Bible seem to have little interest in the Hebrew Scriptures. “After all, did not Paul teach that the law was done away?” Greek is a philosophical [Greek: "friend of wisdom"] language. It is definitely NOT theological. It has only one word for which the Hebrew has many. Hebrew is the most theological language that ever existed. From its very beginning, as evident in the pictograph letters, Hebrew paints a picture of the relationship of EL ELAH, the ELAHIM, and EYAHUWAH and the people. The names of the leaders and prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures contain clues about them and their relationship with ELAH. I find it to be much wiser to understand the actual names used in the Hebrew Scriptures in references to the Almighty. I also prefer to use “The Scriptures”, a translation by the Institute for Scripture Research. Although, even it has problems, in particular with their inconsistency when referring to ELAH and the plural as “Elohim” instead of ELAHIM. Most English translations suffer because they use only “God” or “Lord” to translate the names and this hides or even obscures the meaning in the Hebrew. These names and others in Hebrew should be understood and known. Also one must keep in mind that the addition of “vowel” markings around the tenth century CE ironically introduced a pronunciation of Hebrew with a heavy accent. Also the assumption that Hebrew letters are only consonants is false. Like other languages and prior to the use of vowel markings, some letters were vowels including all the letters in the Tetragrammatron [ee - ah - oo - ah].

What is happening now in the Middle East and Gaza? Could we be looking at a fulfillment of the prophecies about Palestinians (Philistines)? Here are the prophecies written long ago, but meant for our time.

(Written and posted in June 2007)
(Photos from FOXNEWS.COM added January 2009)

The Palestinians or PLO are the Philistines written about in the Scriptures from the time before the people of Israel were a nation. The Iranians call them “Philistines.” So do the Russians. But we made an icon out of the name “Palestine” without knowing what we are talking about. Understand that Scriptures are talking about the Philistines that Samson and others fought, and King David went to war against.

Who are the Philistines?

Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Out of them came all the people who lived and died on the earth since the great flood. The Philistines came from a tribe called the Casluhites. These were descendants of Mizraim, one of the sons of Cush, the son of Ham. They are not Semitic, which some assume.

For a while after the flood, the sons of Noah and their sons set up camp wherever they felt comfortable. But a change came shortly. The sons of Shem also grew and set up nation tribes in different places. Shem was the ancestor of Eber from which the name “Hebrew” came. Eber had two sons: Peleg and Joktan. Regarding Peleg it is written:

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg [Division] because in his time the earth was divided. Genesis 10:25

Most readers simply skip over that phrase as nothing more is said about it. This is a key to understanding the Bible: the Bible raises more questions than it answers. A wise person will seek out the matter. This phrase is explained elsewhere, but not in the Torah or the Prophets.

In chapters 8, 9 and 10, The Book of Jubilees explains how the earth was divided and who received what. Noah gathered his sons and his sons’ sons together, and, in the presence of a Messenger [Angel] who served as a witness, divided the earth by the drawing of lots. After that Noah’s sons divided, by lot, the land they had received, to their sons. Then they made an oath to the effect that if any of their descendants tried to take land that was not given to them by the drawing of the lots, they would fall under a curse:

And thus the sons of Noah divided out to their children, in the presence of Noah their father, and he caused them to swear an oath cursing him who endeavored to seize a portion which had not been allotted him. And they all said, “So be it! So be it!” for themselves and for their descendants to eternity in their generations, until the day of judgment on which the Lord God [Eyahuwah Elahim will judge them with a sword and with fire for all the wickedness of uncleanness which they have committed in that they filled the earth with transgressions, uncleanness, fornication, and sin.
Jubilees 9:12

The colder northern region went to Japheth. The hot central region to Ham. And the moderate land between Egypt and Turkey was assigned to Shem by the drawing of lots.

But Canaan, a son of Ham, moved into the land from Lebanon to Egypt, to the land belonging to Shem. Ham and his other sons, Cush and Mizraim came to Canaan, and said,

"You have settled in a land which is not yours and did not fall to us by lot. You should not do this. For if you do this, then you and your children will fall by condemnation in the land and as cursed ones by sedition. For by sedition you have settled and by sedition your children will fall and you will be rooted out to eternity. Do not dwell in the dwelling place of Shem, for to Shem and his children was it given by lot. Cursed are you and cursed shall you be above all the sons of Noah by the curse which we covenanted with an oath between us in the presence of the holy judge and before Noah our father"

But he did not listen to them and dwelt in the land of Lebanon from Emath to the entrance of Egypt, he and his sons until this day. And on this account this land is called Canaan. Jubilees 10:23-27

Later Canaan's tribes were joined by Mizraim's descendants including the Philistines. Thus they also came under a curse to this day!

Now here are the prophecies concerning the Palestinians (Philistines) and "Philistia [Gaza].”

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that ‘the rod that struck you is broken.’ From the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent. The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine. It will slay your survivors.

Wail, O gate! Howl, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines!

A cloud of smoke comes from the north and there is not a straggler in its ranks.

What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “Yahua has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.” Isaiah 14:29:32 (NIV)

And another from Ezekiel:

Thus said the Master Yahua “Because the Philistines have acted in vengeance and took vengeance with scorn into their being, to destroy with lasting enmity, [Hamas]” therefore thus said the Master Yahua “See, I am stretching out My hand against the Philistines, and I shall cut off the Kerethites ['reprobates'] and destroy the remnant of the seacoast [Gaza], and execute great vengeance on them with raging reproofs. And they shall know that I am Yahua when I lay My vengeance upon them.” Ezekiel 25:15-17 The Scriptures.

Jeremiah also received a message concerning the Philistines:

Thus said Yahua “See, waters are rising out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood [symbol of an army]. And they shall overflow the land and all that is in it, the city and those who dwell within. And men shall cry and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, the father shall not look to their children, because of weakness of hands.

“Because of the day that shall come to ravage all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon [Lebanon] every helper that survives. For Yahua is ravaging the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Kaphtor. Baldness shall come upon Gaza. Ashkelon [* formerly a territory of the Philistines] shall be silenced. O remnant of the plain, how long will you cut yourselves?

“O you sword of Yahua how long till you rest? Put yourself into your sheath, rest and be still!” [The world calls for "cease fire."]

“How shall it rest when Yahua has given it a command, when He has ordered it to attack Ashkelon [*] and the seacoast [Gaza]? ” Jeremiah 47:2-7

Prophecy does not depend upon us either to believe it or to fulfill it. It does not rely on us and our knowledge about it. These prophecies have remained buried in the Scriptures for years only to be fulfilled now to show what is about to take place and what we will observe with our own eyes! These are end time prophecies that will be fulfilled before the end of our age.

The time after the great flood revealed that great changes had happened to the earth and its people. Enoch before the flood, recorded his vision of the weeks or ages that showed the most significant events that describe the future history of human kind.

We live during the time of the end of Enoch’s seventh week. What does this vision say for us and what can we expect to happen as our age comes to a close and the next age is established on earth?

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Ancient Sunrise Simulation (Sun in the center is hidden so that the circles, sundogs and crescents can be seen)

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Ancient Sunrise Simulation - Sun on Mountain of Light (Sun in center is hidden so that the mountain and hood can be seen)

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Ancient Sunrise Simulation - Another Sun of the Mountain of Light(Sun in center is hidden so that the mountain and circles can be seen.

The ancients could observe this phenomena by holding something large enough to block out the sun.

Many pray. A growing number meditate. A few fast. How important are these to success in growing spiritually? Are prayers heard? Does meditation work? When was the last time you fasted?

Spiritually directed tools can be a powerful asset. But if not used with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, they could be a waste of time. It is hard for us to comprehend how to make these work. Even the disciples requested, “Teach us to pray.”

For a lot of people prayer becomes nothing more than begging, and that is not healthy. Religious leaders can often be heard making public prayers, and these, some think, are model prayers. But regardless of the sad state of prayer what we really want is to find out what it really is and how to make it work.

Meditation is somewhat like prayer only the difference is that nothing is said. Instead we shut down our mind, if that is possible, and go into a meditation or trance state. For a spiritual person this can be a very refreshing time. Sometimes meditation is a time that can be very valuable for dealing with life. We can go into a meditative state, become settled, and later find new insight and knowledge come to our awareness that is exactly what we needed to solve a problem or to complete a project.

Fasting is a powerful tool, but only used by a few people. It involves abstaining from eating. Sometimes, for short periods, the fasting person drinks nothing. Why do this? The thought of missing a meal is enough to make many people faint. Most people think that they will die if they skip eating anything for one day. But true spiritual fasting should take you past the point where food is no longer important or even desired, and yes, that actually happens on or about the third or fourth day.

Why should we even consider doing any one of these things? Are we nuts?

For any of these tools to be useful to our spiritual life, we must also have the needed prerequisites. It is kind of like dealing with computer software, some packages will not function unless other programs are already in the system. These packages have what are known as “dependencies.”

Prayer, meditation and fasting have dependencies and prerequisites. Prayer is not simply a matter of saying the “right” words over and over. Meditation is not just sitting in a lotus position, alone and quiet, waiting for some vision or mental flash. Fasting does not mean that going without food or drink automatically causes God to smile down on us.

No, before we can be successful, we must start at the right place.

For several years now, I have taught about something that I call the Elahim Connection. This is a true spiritual relationship with our Creator. Not just any kind of relationship but a special one. It is based on this law, “Love Eyahuwah your Elahim with all your heart, mind and soul, and your neighbor as you love yourself.” This is foundational. Upon this hang everything else in the Law or Torah and is the theme or spine behind the writings of the prophets, from Enoch and Moses to the Apostle John.

We must ask ourselves before any prayer, meditation, or fast: Does that “commandment” accurately represent our present and continuing state? If not, how then can we even consider that we will be successful in prayer, meditations, and fasting when we don’t even have the basic character upon which the relationship depends?

Eyahuwah is far from the wicked [those who are wrong-doers], but He hears the prayer of the righteous [those do are right-doers]. Proverbs 15:29

The prayer of a righteous man [or woman] is powerful and effective. James 5:16

Blessed is the man [or woman] who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [those who are wrong-doers] or stand in the path of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his [or her] delight is in the Law [Torah] of Eyahuwah and he [or she] meditates on His Law [Torah] day and night. He [or she] shall be as a tree planted by the rivers of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither, and whatever he [or she] does prospers. Psalm 1:1-4

Not only is focus and delight in the Law important to living in a spiritual relationship with Elah, but so also is attitude. Pride, having an inordinate self-esteem, blocks spiritual life. Before one can learn, one must recognize that Eyahuwah and the Elahim know everything. A Pharisee prayed:

“I thank you that I am not like other men. Extortioners. Unjust. … I fast twice in the week. I give tithes of all that I possess.”

But his prayer was not heard.

For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who is humble shall be exalted. Luke 18:14

Those who like to be seen praying, or who make a show of their fasting, or who proclaim their generosity to the world, have their reward. But they do not have answered prayer, and their fasting does not make them spiritual, and their charity becomes a curse to them.

“Teach us to pray” is confusion. “Teach us the way of righteousness” is more on target and it is a prayer.

“When you come to appear before Me, who has required this from your hand, to trample My courtyards? Stop bringing futile offerings, incense, it is an abomination to Me. New moons, Sabbaths, the calling of meetings — I am unable to bear unrighteousness and assembly. My being hates your New Moons and your appointed times, they are a trouble to Me. I am weary of bearing them.

“And when you spread out your hands, I hide my eyes from you, even though you make many prayers, I do not hear. Your hands have become filled with blood.

“Wash yourselves. Make yourselves clean. Put away the evil doings from before My eyes. Stop doing evil! Learn to do good! Seek right-ruling. Reprove the oppressor. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Eyahuwah “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

“If you submit and obey, you shall eat the good of the land.” Isaiah 1:12-19, The Scriptures.

There is no secret to prayer, meditation and fasting. They are simple, easy and can accomplish much. But the relationship between each of us, individually, and Eyahuwah and the Elahim only comes with humility and right-doing. It is not the result of attending meetings, whether on Sunday or on a Sabbath or on any other day.

Why are prayers not heard?

“Your rulers are stubborn and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and runs after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow reach them.

“I shall turn My hand against you, and shall refine your dross and remove your impurities. And I shall give back your judges as in the days of old, and your counselors as at the beginning. After this you shall be called the city of righteousness, a steadfast city.”

And it shall be in the latter days that the mountain of the House of Eyahuwah is established on the top of the mountains [large nations], and shall be exalted above the hills [small nations]. And all nations shall flow to it. And many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Eyahuwah to the House of the Elahim of Jacob, and let Him teach us His ways, and let us walk in His paths, for out of Zion comes forth the Torah, and the Word of Eyahuwah from Jerusalem.” And he shall judge between the nations, and shall reprove many peoples. Isaiah 1 & 2