Another Hebrew meaning of the name Natsarim is "watchmen,” guardians, protectors, preservers, descendants of Yahushua's teachings who are working to restore the original paths and repair the breach made by Satan through the Catholic and Protestant "church." Like all true believers, the Natsarim will try to fulfill the Great Commission from Yahushua Hamashiach in teaching, preaching, judging, healing, casting out demons, and teaching the Torah (law) to the nations. In short, a Natsarim is the original definition of a born-again wannabe try-hard follower of Yahusha Hamashiach.
All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on Earth. Therefore, go and make taught ones of all the nations, immersing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Set-apart Spirit, teaching them to guard [NATSAR] all that I have commanded you. And see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.
(Mattai / Matthew 28:18-20, KJV)
Satan hates this idea of YAHUAH's law and ten commandments, the eternal marriage vow being taught to mankind. And we see why the law is inscribed in the minds and hearts of the elect: for us to know when we are sinning, allow it to be repented, and to be able to love in YAHUAH's way, where love is integrated with righteousness and not just an excuse for endless willful sinning. As Paul said:
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, "Do not covet.”
(Romans 7:7, BSB)
It is bizarre that all professing believers know this, yet the Natsarim are persecuted for even considering obeying the law.
It is a strange logic. - Should the true born-again believer, that is passionately in love with YAHUAH supposedly NOT be listening to the conscience of their new heart of flesh and the law written on it by Yahuah? (Yirmiyahu / Jeremiah 31:33) And then also NOT listen to the Holy Spirit who will be teaching it (Yohanan / John 14:26)? And when we realize that we are indeed following one of the commandments (like returning something we borrowed), are we then to turn around and do the opposite (steal what we borrowed) ?
Assuming it was even possible to go against all that you are and all that you care for and value, the born-again believers are supposed to do that just not to risk being called "Judaizers"? – what an ungodly imbecility - stupidity beyond humor!
Without the law, there are NO absolute markers for moral and righteous thought or behavior, neither individually nor socially, stopping the slide down the slope into Hell - precisely what has happened to the “liberated” "church" and this so very “sophisticated” society. - Madness has become the new normal and way past the point of no return. - Mankind (or “humankind”, as the demons like to call it) is dying. There is so much “leven” (demons) these days that there is no more “dough” (sanity) left.
You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth? Such persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
(Galatians 5:7-9, BSB)
The other front of the anti-Christ work has been to alter scripture. This rebellion is the witchcraft entrenched in the very words used, the name of buildings, symbols, rituals, hierarchies, corruption of holidays, the sabbath, dispensations, etc. The Natsarim seem to be the only ones openly guarding the law from disappearing completely.
Here are YAHUAH's pesky ten commandments (in the law) (Shemot / Exodus 20), you know, those statements that we must not write down nor even consider following and certainly NOT be teelling anyone! (sarcasm). - Please read them all:
The ten commandments
1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the Earth below, or in the waters beneath. You shall not bow down to them or worship them;
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain …
4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
5. Honor your father and mother …
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet … anything that belongs to your neighbor.
(Shemot / Exodus 20:2-17, BSB)
And if you have the time now, the whole law also includes social rules (Shemot / Exodus 21-23) and commandments regarding worship (Shemot / Exodus 25-31). Go read it.
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
(Joshua 1:8).
Satan has always hunted the Natsarim because all true believers have been given the power to cut that abomination down by the law(!) in the name of Yahusha. Satan knows very well that our Mashiach has not only dethroned him and taken the keys to Hades, but also given the Natsarim His Torah (law or instruction). And this (His Word) is the "Axe" that will be laid to the root of the bad tree (Mattai / Matthew 3:10) (Ur / Luke 3:9) and bring the ultimate downfall of the false system (beast) ridden by the Great Prostitute (the "church"), (Hagilu Natan Elohim / Revelation 17:1) (Hagilu Natan Elohim / Revelation 19:2) who has "made the nations drunk from the golden cup of abominations." And knowing that his time is short, Satan focuses on silencing the truth and even killing people (while seeing them as sacrifices) before they can wake up, repent to the Father and be saved by Yahusha.
These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.
(Mattai / Matthew 15:9, BSB)
The ten commandments are available for anyone born-again who freely wants to cut down every false religion and tradition or foul behavior. Nothing will stand against the word of YAHUAH because it does not come from the person but the Holy Spirit.
And here is the most “salty” part of the whole thing : The law is also intended for judging. The "judge not, lest ye be judged" of (Mattai / Matthew 7:1) has been misused by the lawless to bludgeon the Natsarim and promote "tolerance" of things against what the Bible teaches. Yet, the verse refers to them (the lawless!) who do not have the Holy Spirit and therefore are incapable of holy judgment. Yahusha said: "Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly" (Yohanan / John 7:24).
And as proven in the passage of the caught adultress (Yohanan / John 8:1-30), the pharisees, let alone the demon-ridden people of today, have any clue on how to judge with righteousness . Curious to see how the modern “believer” and Satan’s demon-infested trolls will explain away this fact. Come Judgement day; they will all see what true righteousness means as YAHUAH will be judging ALL by the law and not by appearance (!)
He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, but with righteousness, He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth.
(Yeshayahu / Isaiah 11:3-4).
The Natsarim can and should judge (as much as possible!) with the grace and guide of the Holy Spirit so that people may see all sin and learn the law and YAHUAH's righteousness. It is MUCH better for all to have seen their sin, repented, and become sealed with the Holy Spirit before the Judgment than head for a BIG surprise of the worst kind of them all on that day.
The "church" position on the law
To be transparent and fair, here are the modern "church" arguments against the Natsarim position as they express it themselves. In the next part, we will be giving the Natsarim position, which will be shown offers a narrow road in between Judaism and modern “Christianity”.
First, as stated by the “church”, Yahusha completely fulfilled the law (Romans 10:4) (Galatians 3:23-25) (Ephesians 2:15) once and for all, for all people and for all time and all sins, by his sacrifice on the cross. ALL of it, not just some of it. In place of the old Testament law, we (all believers in Yahusha) are now therefore instead of under the “law of the Hamashiach,” which is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind … and to love your neighbor as yourself" (Mattai / Matthew 22:37-39). Some state that if we just obey those two commandments, we will be fulfilling all that Yahusha requires of us: "All the law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments" (Mattai / Matthew 22:40).
Second, the Natsarim followers are guilty of breaking the entire law by inconsistently following the law. As (James 2:10) states, "For whoever keeps the whole law, but fails in one point, has become guilty of all of it." And no one has ever proven able to follow the 613 commands of the law. It is also technically impossible since some of the laws concern only Levites, and most followers of Yahusha are not born into the Levitical priesthood. And on top of that, born-again believers are likely grafted into the priesthood of Melchizedek to which Yahusha belongs (Hebrews 7:1-3).
Third, those who insist it is a MUST for true believers to follow all of the law at all times are effectively trying to impose Judaism in retrospect on the true believer. Such doctrines make the believer shift away from having faith in Yahusha and focusing on becoming saved outside of Him. Such a practiced gospel is cursed, guilty of idolizing law before YAHUAH.
Fourth, there are those followers of the "church" that are militantly against all forms of following the law, calling it "legalism" and going so far as to say that all of the "old" law (Torah) has been completely and permanently abolished. None of it must be followed or even considered by the believer, often interpreting passages like (Romans 6:14) (Romans 7:4) (Galatians 5:18) to support that claim.
For sin shall not be your master because you are not under law, but under grace.
(Romans 6:14, BSB)
Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
(Romans 7:4, BSB)
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
(Galatians 5:18, BSB)
Fifth, The law did change. If YAHUAH had not changed the law, Yahsha could not be our High Priest (Hebrews. 7:11-14) (Hebrews; 8:4). Anyone claiming that the Moral or Mosaic Laws are authoritative cannot claim Yahsha as his High Priest.
Judging by these arguments and the verses, the Natsarim are heretics. No doubt about it. If they are true, then the Natsarim will NOT be raptured whe Yahusha returns the first time, nor saved, and come Judgement Day, we will be judged, found guilty of idolatry and sentenced to eternal suffering, just like most of mankind.
So what is wrong with this picture? In part 5, we will start diving into a longer elaboration of each of the Natsarim arguments and sources for those.
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NOTE : This article draws for the same studies foundation as my book "Pandemonium", available om Amazon.