Edited:12/23/021
When Messiah Yeshua was in the desert we know of very little that happened. He was there for 40 days and the following is what we do know:
- Entering the desert was the first thing He did before serving the ministry we read about and after being baptized.
- We know it ended with angels of Our Father ministering to Him, which was preceded by the temptation He endured.
- We know that He did not eat or drink any food or water for the time.
Let us focus, by the power of The Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) on the temptations, namely how Messiah Yeshua handled those temptations. When satan came tempting Our Savior, He was carrying the weakness of the flesh and during a time when the ground was cultivated for those weaknesses to devour Him; Yet, at just 30 years old or so, He set a simple and powerful example for His children anytime circumstances threaten our royal integrity. You are about to learn just how He overcame, and how we are called to overcome as well. Take note that it was not done easily, He did not simply say the right Scriptures. Yeshua set this model for us: He was desperate to be in relationship with The Father, and by doing what pleased The Father, above all things, that need was met. In short, Yeshua overcame the enemy by loving God. In this circumstance this is How His Father had Him handle this situation:
He used His mouth:
- He said “No” to Satan
- He commanded, with authority, His “No” using Scripture
He used His mind
- Satan tried again with different circumstances, settings and temptations.
- When this did in fact happen, again, He said “No” and used Scripture
He used His spirit
“Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
“Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.” Matthew 4:11
“You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” 1 Kings 17:4 (the combination of these Scriptures describe God’s unchanging character in how He cares for us when we submit to Him)
- He took faith in knowing that though He was being wore out and stretched to beyond what He could handle alone, that The Father, in His timing, would send ministers to care for all His needs
He used His body
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And it’s desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” Genesis 4:7 (this Scripture is being used to reference how The Savior did well, was accepted, and as a result ruled over sin instead of sin ruling over Him. Really it was The Father ruling over the sin through Yeshua)
- He used His body instead of letting His body use Him. He showed that He was willing to put His life on the line to show, through His actions (faith), that He believed that God is The Lord of all things and that life comes through Him, not bread and water. <He gives grace (His power) to the humble, while the proud He resists.> If Yeshua had been resisting His God-given hardships during this time, the grace (power) that He needed to be behind the authority of the words that came from His mouth would not have been available.
The Lord would have been resisting Him instead of working through Him. Yeshua never resisted The Lord and therefore The Lord never had to react to Yeshua with resistance except in the case where Yeshua was being punished for man’s iniquities. Did Yeshua know that Satan was going to persist after the first temptation, bread while hungry, while famished? If He did not, how is it that He was not caught by surprise in a way that caused Him to fail? Isaiah tells us that <And The Spirit of YHVH shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of YHVH; And shall make Him of quick understanding in the fear of YHVH: and He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of His ears: But with righteousness shall He judge> Because of God’s wisdom in Messiah Yeshua He was safe. This always is a brick in the building of the assurance of victory!
Let us also see that this encounter between good and evil was a foreshadowing of the ultimate defeat that satan endured, endures and will endure. As we witnesses see, this is the beginning of a relationship between Messiah Yeshua and the enemy. Messiah Yeshua knows now, beyond a shadow of a doubt that satan’s character is under His grace (power). He is now more fully equipped to battle the enemy which had been manifesting itself all around Him in all different ways. Messiah Yeshua in relation to satan throughout His ministry does all sorts of things: Messiah Yeshua rebukes Him, Messiah Yeshua humors a request by his legion, Messiah Yeshua seeks to save those tricked by him, Messiah Yeshua is in a relationship with Our Father and above all else, even His relationship with His family, this relationship takes precedence and devours His faith life fully. Through this relationship Messiah Yeshua learns how to handle His relationship with satan. Just as King David was after God’s own heart and had victory over his powerful enemy Saul, Messiah Yeshua, living with the same weaknesses we live with, has victory over His powerful enemy satan in the same way we are taught to take our victory. He is our example.
Gleaning The Scriptures 
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We both look forward to that day. The Temple is so important: it is the heart of The Father. And, we are made in His image.
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While I respect your right to believe whatever you want about Y’shua, it is your responsibility to make sure that whatever conclusions you come to about him are well founded in Tanak and reflect the Truth in anything you might have to say about him. With that said, several questions that may be asked about him can shed light on whether or not he even qualifies to be Moshiach! First, the Tanak specifies that the Moshiach must be a descendant of Melek (King) David through Melek Shlomo (Solomon) “ben acher ben” (from father to son or rather “son after son” without any interruption in the line of descent or in Tribal affiliation…); and, Second, the Moshiach must be anointed with the Holy Anointing Oil, as specified in the Tanak and Halacha (Jewish Law) by a Prophet (Elijah); Third, He must be an expert in the Torah and Laws of War, Peace and Diplomacy. Because there is no dispute that Y’shua was descended from David through Nathan and Jechoniah, but not through Melek Shlomo, he is halachically disqualified from ever sitting on the Throne of David (Jeremiah 22.30 “Record this man as if childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime, for none of his offspring will prosper, none will sit on the throne of David or rule anymore in Judah”.) Moreover, another problem arises: You must ask why Y’shua claimed to be the “Son of Man” in several places? This is most prominently found in Matthew 16.28 where Y’shua prophesied the restoration of the Kingdom “before the death of his disciples” (this also presents two problems because his prophesy is contradicted by Acts 1.6-7 where he admits that he does not know when the Kingdom would be restored to the People of Israel and they would have “political independence” in their own Kingdom and territory; but rather states that only the Father knows…! and because the Navi (Prophet) Ezekiel is called “son of man” and the Torah (B’midbar – Numbers 23.19) specifically says: “G-D is not man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent.” Since Y’shua clearly made a false prophesy and also falsely claimed to be the “son of man”, he lied and because he did not know when the Kingdom would be restored to Israel, he was not Omniscient (All Knowing, an Attribute of Deity) he could not be G-D. Now let’s ask another question, which is pertinent to the alleged mission of Y’shua whom you call Messiah (Hebrew:Moshiach): “How could Y’shua, whom you believe to be Deity, “become iniquity for us,…” as Christians teach? Doesn’t the Torah say that G-D is “without iniquity” (Davarim [Deuteronomy] 32.4 The Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice; a G-d of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is He.)? This presents two other problems: How could G-D change from Limitless Deity to iniquitous, sinful flesh and blood when the Tanak say clearly that G-D does not Change!? (Malachi 3.6 “For I the L-RD change not; And ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.”) The additional problem is that 1 Corinthians 15.28 says that Y’shua (whom you claim is Deity) will eventually “submit to, or be in submission to G-D!” [“And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that G-D may be all in all.…’]. The two-fold question that arises is: “How could G-D change (as per 1 Cor. 15.28) and how could G-D be in submission or subjection to G-D?” Because the above questions, when properly answered can only lead to one conclusion; that is, that Christian theology is based on errors of great theological magnitude and thus leads to and constitutes avoda zara, the worship of a dead human being as and in substitute for G-D!
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It seems Yeshua is not your Savior.
Do you believe you need a Savior? If so, who is your Savior right now and what has he done to help you from the cycles of sin man needs saving from? If you do not need a Savior, how perfect thou art! I say that not in jest, but in all sincerity! The Savior saves today, yesterday, and always! He will be who He will be. The Father reveal Himself to you through His Torah as it truly is a light if you will seek Him with it. I have found that seeking Him in prayer and not straying from the Tenach and the Brit He shows me who He is instead of letting the hearsay rule my relationship with Him. I do hope that the destruction of your flesh and growth of His spirit in you is quite fulfilling.
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The Tanak says there is only One Deliverer – HaShem (Tehillim – Psalms 19.14) and the Torah says we can “rule over or conquer sin” (B’rashith – Genesis 4.7) so what “cycle(s) of sin” (or as more straight-forward Christians might say, “sin nature”) is there that man needs vicarious atonement (or as Christians like to say Salvation”) for? The teaching of being bound to a sin nature or having a sin nature that is inherent in humanity as a curse passed on from Adam and Chavah (Eve) to all of humanity and thus a need for vicarious atonement contradicts B’rashith – Genesis 3.17 (which specifies what [the ground, but not mankind, ha’adamah – the place where Adam was created and the place of sacrifices where Noach [note B’rashith 8.21 the curse was lifted], Avraham and the Jewish People offered sacrifices on the Altars in the Temples and the place where they will resume) and Ezekiel 18.20 et. seq. and the passuk, “The father shall not be put to death for the sins of the son and the son shall not be put to death for the sin of the father.” Devarim (Deuteronomy) 24.16.
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