The Natural Congregation of Yahweh is what the secular world, modern traditional 'Christians',

and the modern 'Jews', would phrase as, "The Natural Church of God"

Collective Consciousness

 The collective consciousness is the historical experience collectively instilled and manifested in the minds of certain individuals. Carl Jung thought that the collective unconscious contained the whole spiritual heritage of mankind's evolution, born anew in the brain structure of every individual. He advanced the hypothesis that the unconscious possesses at its deeper levels collective contents in a relatively active state owing their existence exclusively to heredity that have never been in consciousness but forgotten or repressed. 

For the prophets, it is not unconscious but conscious and part of the objective mind through the spirit, not the subjective. Here is a dilemma: how can the collective consciousness be uniform throughout when those with the prophetic open door of the Holy Spirit disagree so profoundly with those that have taken the right-wing Babylonian mark of the beast in their forehead? 

Edgar Cayce practiced the collective consciousness years before Jung had only preached it. "We find that when the thought of many individuals is directed to one focusing point, the condition becomes accentuated by force of thought manifested." Cayce's subconscious was in direct contact with other subconscious minds and gathered knowledge from them; this is how he was able to do the things that he did. This collective consciousness took Cayce to the point that it transcended time and he then misunderstood it as being re-incarnation. 

If we as spiritual believers truly have the mind of Yah'shua the Messiah, then the collective consciousness of that mind must certainly be united. This is the complex psychic energy that Teilhard believed was a part of mental evolution. 

Freud taught that the collective unconscious is the sediment of all the experience of the universe of all time. U.S. Anderson writes that: "Below the surface self and conscious mind, sustaining and supporting both but remaining infinitely greater than either, is universal conscious mind, the vast mind that springs into being all living things, that underlies life like a great and infinite ocean of intelligence and energy." He goes on to say that this mind is in every person, available to all. Even Zen teaches that all people contain within themselves a true and unconditioned consciousness that can be trained to break through and make contact with its environment. It should be obvious that without the faith to tap into this consciousness, most will never know it exists. 

Croce, in his imperfect but manifest view of His Holy Spirit, depicted historical evolution as the dialectical unfolding of a quasi-deity called "spirit". But this "deity" was not transcendent, not "above the world" in the theological sense, it was, rather, the collective evolving human consciousness. He was writing in the political sense and not the spiritual and I submit that there are several collective consciousnesses but only the prophetic organism is true. If schizophrenia were treated by a method that affirmed this truth to the point that they understood it, the drugs prescribed to suppress the prophetic hearing of voices would not be necessary. We as Israelites have been victims of our collective divided consciousness and the Messiah won't come back until we unite ourselves to His singular truth and attune our minds to His, not the mind of man. 

Those who can pray in power and recognize the manifestations of its results, know how the Messiah can effect the answers in the minds of individuals and even groups. Even with all its organic complexity, the simple fact is that Yahweh uses the psychic energy inherent in each one of us to reveal His will to us.  TOP ^

Metaphysics

 The word metaphysics come from the Greek, after the physical. Just like supernatural means beyond the natural, metaphysics simply means "After Physics". Aristotle thought that the wisdom for which all philosophers search is the knowledge of first principles and the causes of things. To look into the nature of these things is to seek after and explain the Creator Yahweh. Aristotle himself uses at various times three different names for metaphysics: sometimes he refers to it as "first philosophy", sometimes as "theologia", and occasionally he speaks of it simply as sophia or "intellectual wisdom". It can equally well be called Natural Theology. 

Each man, each animal, each plant, each mono-cellular organism, each particle of matter exists by itself, in its impenetrable individuality. The individual alone exists. Such is the fundamental doctrine of scholastic metaphysics and it was inherited from the 12th century. It belongs to the natural science of Natural Theology, and not to philosophy, to tell us what the individual is. TOP ^

Philosophy

 Philosophy is the Greek word for the love of wisdom. Aristotle tells us that "It is right that philosophy should be called the knowledge of truth. For the object of theoretical knowledge is truth, whereas of practical knowledge it is action. But we do not know truth without some knowledge of its causes. Hence the principal of eternal things must always be most true, since they are not only sometimes true nor is anything else the cause of their being, but they are the causes of the being of other things." 

Augustine taught us to "believe in order that you may understand." No other faith in history is distinguished by such a long lasting and flourishing excellence of speculation on the nature of Yahweh and man as may be found in the works of the early Greek and Latin apologists and of such later thinkers as the Christian philosophers. It was the true Israelite faith (feigned Christianity) that kept philosophy alive rather than the reverse. The Middle Ages, in the beginning, took up the Neo-Platonic and Augustinian idea of the entire identification of philosophy with theology. The wisdom was almost lost but revived through the Arab philosophers and again taken up by the congregation which led to a profound Renaissance in literature and theology and the dark ages came to a close. 

To make clear the origin of the formula, that "philosophy is the handmaiden of theology," should suffice to do justice in the matter but not for those Christians who have been destroyed for lack of knowledge. Paul wrote for us to "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after the Messiah." Many fundamentalists have used this scripture to reject philosophy altogether and replace it with the tradition of men, false doctrine and endless arguments. We are not warned to reject the study of philosophy but rather not be spoiled by false philosophy. 

Philosophy is for the most part a preparation for theological studies. Anyone who has studied Thomas Aquinas cannot but be convinced that philosophy is of a divine calling. That philosophy holds the place of honour in the complete cycle of studies, and that it is the topmost in the pyramid of knowledge should not be surprising. Proverbs: "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning. The respect of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets: How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? For Yahweh gives wisdom: out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee..." 

Philosophy aims to clarify and to explain. Bertrand Russell once said that philosophy consists of the questions we don't know how to answer. Philosophy is not a doctrine in itself but a methodology of life, so the philosophers, for all the differences in their teachings, have more in common with one another than with anyone else, even their own followers. The tiny little band of men who participate fully in this way of life are the soul of any university. Because everyone wonders about the nature of things; we are all philosophers in this context. Thoughtful persons demand answers to the problems that are part of our very lives. All philosophy rises out of man's question about nature and his destiny.  TOP ^

NUMEROLOGY

 Numerology has many forms, but is basically any one's attempt to utilise numbers to signify events or aspects of events, past, present or future. Most common, modern numerology is confined to occult movements and superstitious beliefs.

The Hebrew and Latin languages do not use distinct figures to represent numbers; letters are used for them instead. The Greeks used separate words for numbers. There are 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet that also represent 22 numbers. The Hebrews and Greeks both understood mystical meanings in numbers and had various ways of interpreting them as a language unto itself. The spiritual study of numbers in eschatology does not include the occulted methods of numerology associated with astrology.

The number 3, or a triad, was sacred for the Hebrews and contained a spirit that represented the numerical signature of the life that is in Yahweh. The number 10 has the signature of worldly power. The number 9 has a heavenly connotation and the final stage of creation in which all things are ready for completion. 12 was a symbolic number especially to the Jews. 4 represented divine providence and the numeric signature of nature. 4 + 3 was the number of Heavenly completeness, the signature of Yahweh's people and the consummation of the Kingdom of Yahweh. Universal Harmony is applied to the number 8 and may apply to the Kingdom age. The number 11 is the number of apostasy. 

Seven is the number of completion and symbolizes unity and perfection. Seven was a sacred number of the Jews and was used in religious observances and daily life throughout the history of Israel and in prophetic words concerning the end-times. It symbolizes wholeness, a final completion that is just about to reveal itself and be made manifest. It must be a favourite number for Yahweh, there are seven days in the week, seven colors in the rainbow, seven continents, seven notes on a musical scale and many other evidences that it has meaning much beyond its numerical value. The dominant number in the Revelation is the number seven. The 7 congregations of Asia represent the whole congregation, Babylon sits on the 7 mountains of earth. Yah'shua had 7 stars in His hand and there was a 7 headed beast, 7 horns, 7 eyes, 7 kings, 7 angels, 7 plagues and more. 

As seven is the number for completion, 6 is incomplete. The number 6 is scripturally said to be the earthly mind of man and the number 666 is a tripled 3 and symbolizes man making himself Yahweh. The 3 different Greek words used in Revelation for the Mark of the Beast, were the 3 different Greek words for 600 and 60 and 6; not 6 + 6 + 6, or 666.  TOP ^

Neo-Platonism

 Each believer seeking Yahweh on his own. Neo-Platonism offered no Saviour God and demanded that each believer seek Yahweh on his own lessened its appeal. This influenced practically all theology, but the ordinary people were more interested in a Saviour God than in the rigorous spiritual exercises required for Platonic purification. 

One of the most influential philosophers of the Roman Era, Plotinus, taught this doctrine of one God, being the infinite, unknowable, and unapproachable except through a mystical experience. Plotinus' God was the ultimate source of all things, physical and spiritual. Despite their mystical doctrine of monotheism, the Neo-Platonists allowed a place in their system for the manifold deities of paganism, interpreted as symbols. TOP ^

Mysticism

 In the Messiahnic tradition, the mystics are those that Yahweh has revealed His hidden mysteries to. There are always unforeseen dangers in mysticism in that the Yahweh of this world has his own mystics. Mysticism should be treated carefully. The prophetic element is always part of the mystical experience and just as there are true prophets of Yahweh, there are also false prophets of the false God(s). In that prophecy is a spiritual gift, it should only be undertaken by those that the divine gift has been given to. Anything else is pretension or a satanic delusion and a pathway to the occult. 

The word mystic is from the Greek mysis, [‘mist’] as the closing of the eyes. Through a direct pathway of understanding of the Divine by a faculty of the mind and spirit, the mystics seek an immediate knowledge of Yahweh. Mysticism is a faculty which makes it possible for us to know Yahweh directly, to grasp and intuit Him in His very being, what Tielhard described as the essential aspiration, "to be united (that is, to become the other) while remaining oneself." Only the mystics speak of that which passes in the soul's inmost life. This "inner light" as it has been called is available to every believer. 

The supreme goal of the historical mystics was Yahweh himself and not the mere experiential knowledge or the titillation of emotional ecstasy. Stressing pious living and proximity to Yahweh, the mystics prefer a simple, practical, and intuitive theology rather than codified doctrinal dogma. Stressing adoration rather than speculation, they would devote themselves to acts of benevolence and charity. Religion is not that difficult, it was taught, if only one would rest in Yahweh. Closely identified with the mystic is contemplation and meditation. This is the prayer state that can be had by anyone who is united to Yahweh by His Holy Spirit. Praying in the spirit is a mystical act. 

Yahweh is Spirit and those that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth. The power goes both ways; not only can we receive these spiritual truths from Yahweh, we may also project them to others. The power involved in the laying on of hands is a mystical phenomenon in that it is transmitted through faith and an example of the ability to transmit Yahweh's power and to receive Him through the human vessels that Yahweh's Spirit is channeled through. 

True genius would certainly give credit to the true source. Albert Einstein tells us that the most beautiful and most profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. "It is the sower of all true science. He to who this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt with awe, is as good as dead. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the ranks of devoutly religious men."  TOP ^

Astrology

 Astrology is the study of the influence of heavenly bodies on human affairs. The astrologers were men who pretended to foretell future events by means of astronomical observations. It was fancied that the stars and planets had an influence for good or for evil on human affairs, and that certain aspects and relative positions of the heavenly bodies were full of meaning to those who had skill to interpret them. These superstitions were prevalent among the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Assyrians, Egyptians, Phoenicians and Arabs, and were closely connected with the worship of the sun, moon, and stars.

The practice is still wide-spread today. The ancient art of divination by consulting the planets and the stars is bound up with astronomy, popular today for those who are unable to make important decisions without first consulting the stars or their horoscopes. The early Israelites tended to condemn astrology, along with pagan soothsayers, augurers, magicians, sorcerers, and other false oracles, because by subjecting men to celestial influences, it left no scope for the operation of free will and spirituality. Unfortunately many Christian prophets today are no better. 

During the time of Daniel, there were many astrologers in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar found of the Jewish prophets of Daniel and his friends, "In all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire realm." In condemning the sins of modern day Babylon, Isaiah writes, "You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators stand up and save you from these things that shall come upon you. Behold they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them, they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame, there shall not be a coal to warm at nor fire to sit before it." 

Astrology is now and always has been, relegated to the ignorant, weak minded and those superstitious spirits prone to magic and the occult.  TOP ^

Mithraism

 Mithraism is the worship of Mithra and an offshoot of Zorastrianism. According to legend, Mithra was born of a rock and was first attended by shepherds. Long before Yah'shua, Dec. 25th was celebrated as the date of Mithra’s birth. Mithra was also associated with the sun, and his followers marked Sunday as his day of worship. They called it the Lord's Day. 

Among the milder ceremonies of the followers of Mithra were baptism in holy water and a partaking of a sacred meal of bread and wine. After passing several ordeals the converts were "reborn" in Mithra. Though Mithra had ascended into heaven he had promised to return and bring life everlasting to his loyal followers. 

The Wise men who visited Yah'shua were believed by many to be Zorastrian. TOP ^

The Papacy

 The Papacy is the office and jurisdiction of the Pope. The Bishop of Rome had always been recognized as first among the patriarchs, and all these things conspired to justify exceptional pretensions on his part to the quasi-imperial authority. With the final fall of the Western Empire, the pope took over the ancient title of Pontifex Maximus which the pagan emperors had held, and so became the supreme sacrificial priest of the Roman tradition. Clinging tenaciously to this secular possession of the title of Pontifex Maximus, the papacy had long since abandoned its appointed task of achieving the Kingdom of Heaven. It was preoccupied with the revival of Roman ascendancy on earth, which it conceived of as its inheritance. It had become a political body, using the faith and needs of simple men to forward its schemes. 

Everywhere, Bishops controlled the congregations by manipulating them into becoming members of man-made, artificial churches, but who should control the Bishops? The presiding Bishops in certain cities soon came to be called "metropolitans", then "patriarchs". There were patriarchs at Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Constantinople and Rome. The Roman Bishop took the title of "papa, or father," contrary to the precepts of Yah’shua and afterward this was modified into the common, "Pope". The question finally narrowed down to the choice between the patriarch of Constantinople and the Pope at Rome, as head of the church. Rome asserted apostolic authority for its claim. 

Roman Bishops made the most of the Petrine tradition. They interpreted a passage in Matthew to mean that Yah'shua had founded his Congregation upon Peter and had entrusted to him alone with the "keys to the kingdom of heaven". This, they insisted, made Peter supreme among the apostles. And since they claimed each Bishop of Rome as a successor of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome was supreme. And Simon Peter answered and said "Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the Living God". And Yah'shua answered ..."upon this rock, I will build my congregation; and the gates of the grave shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." 

Dictatus Papae: Roman church established by God alone; Roman pontiff alone is called universal. The Roman emperors, including Constantine continued to hold the office of Pontifex Maximus until 376 when Gratian, for Christian reasons refused it. He recognized the title and office as idolatrous and blasphemous. By this time, however, the Bishop of Rome had arisen to political power and prestige.

Consequently, in 378, Demasus, Bishop of Rome, was elected the Pontifex Maximus - the official high priest of the mysteries. [it is said] The rock: This reply of The Messiah referred to Peter's primacy, and not to Peter's character. Vat. II, the Church: For in virtue of his office, that is, as Vicar of the Christ and pastor of the whole church, the Roman Pontiff has full, supreme, and universal power over the false church. The strength of the papacy lay in the faith men had in it, and it used that faith so carelessly as to enfeeble it. Rome has always had too much of the shrewdness of the priest and too little of the power of the prophet. 

The title "pope" was not reserved in the west solely for the bishop of Rome until the 11th century but is now applied to all Bishops of Rome beginning with the first. The pope is declared to be the "the chief of all the holy priests of [our] God" and Rome "the source of all priesthood." A landmark in the growth of the papacy's actual authority was the edict of Valentinian III, in 445, declaring the bishop of Rome to be the supreme head of the Western Church because of the primacy of Peter, the dignity of the city, and "the decree of a Holy Synod". Just what Holy Synod had voted this decree, the emperor didn't say. Leo I was perhaps the first bishop of Rome who can be called pope without reading back. 

Innocent, while admitting that the Pope was inferior to our God, nevertheless held that he was something more than man: Our God spoke and acted through the Pope, hence whatever the pope proclaimed as law was divine law. 

From about the middle of the 12th century, the popes began for the first time to take the title the "Vicar of the Christ" and to claim it for them alone. By the 7th century the theory of papal primacy in the church was fairly well established in the west. However the popes from 555 to 752 accepted the idea of imperial tutelage. The theoretical basis for papal power lay in the claims of the bishop of Rome to be the Vicar of the Christ on earth and given powerful expression by Innocent I (409-417), Leo I (440-461), and Gregory I (590-604). The theory of papal primacy was not fully realized in actual fact however, until Innocent III (1198-1216). To rebel against them was considered by them as tantamount to rebellion against our God.  TOP ^

Fundamentalism

 When fundamentalism that could be rightly called fundamentalism first appeared about a hundred years ago, it was to stand up for the fundamentals of the faith and the inerrancy of the scriptures. What is now understood to be false is the extremism of the fundamentalists that uses the Bible as a legalistic tool to supplant the authority of His Holy Spirit, to deny Yahweh in history and deny the free operation of spiritual gifts. If we want to use the term fundamentalist in these extremes, we may do so because the majority of the so-called fundamentalists have taken it to this extreme and ignorance has supplanted knowledge because of it. The real shame is that fundamentalism could have been the right way to go but false teachers corrupted it and made it into an intolerant tool of bigoted false doctrine, ignorance and divisive exclusivists. 

Some common fundamentalist traps to quench the spirit and foster ignorance are: 
· If the Bible is silent on any matter of doctrine, we must also be silent. 
· The scriptures alone are the only authority for faith and doctrine. 
· Since the New Covenant has been completed, knowledge has ceased and Yahweh does not speak to us in history. 
· The Bible is the only book we need to study. 
· If you deny fundamentalism, you deny the Bible. 
· Fundamentalism is the only right way in Christianity, everything else is secular. 
· If you believe in revelation knowledge, you are a gnostic. 
· If you believe in revelation as a valid spiritual authority, you are new age. 
· Faith in the Bible takes precedence over reason.

What good is fundamentalism if everyone disagrees upon the fundamentals? The word of Yahweh is living and powerful, and still exists today in the Rhema. This is why there was no conclusion to the book of Acts. It continued with congregation history and we can still find Yahweh teaching us through His Holy Spirit here and now. The authority of the Yah'shua of now and throughout history is just as valid as it was when He was alive and when the New Covenant was completed. The Bible is not a dead letter, it is alive and its inspiration still continues.

Grace and peace to you, from our Father, Yahweh, and Yah'shua our Messiah!

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