Mattityahu

EL 'ELYON (GOD MOST HIGH): "OPEN MY EYES TO SEE THE WONDERFUL TRUTHS IN YOUR WORD. GIVE ME UNDERSTANDING AND I WILL OBEY YOUR WORD AND PUT YOUR WORD INTO PRACTICE WITH ALL MY HEART" (TEHILLAH 119:18, 34) (PARAPHRASED).

Dig into the Living Word handed down by the Living Holy Spirit. "Study and be eager to do your utmost to present yourself to El 'Elyon approved, a servant who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and skillfully learning and teaching the Word of Truth" (Beta Timotheos 2:15) (paraphrased). Yeshua asks us, "Who do 'you' say I am?" Shim'on Kefa answered for many of us, "You are ha-Mashiach Echad (the Anointed Unique One), the Son of the living God" (Mattityahu 16:15-16) (paraphrased). In Mattityahu, Yeshua is revealed by the Author, ha-Kodesh Ruach (the Holy Spirit), and recorded by Levi ben Halfai of Y'hudah. Others have also made recordings by ha-Kodesh Ruach of the life and times of Yeshua. Those like Yochanan Marcus of Y'hudah, Lucas of Macedonia, and Yochanan ben Zavdai of Beit-Tzaidah. From these recordings, we may search and learn how to walk in the Way under the shalom and blessings of El 'Elyon. "Give to a wise person and they grow still wiser. Teach a righteous person and they will learn still more" (Mishlei 9:9) (paraphrased). Hallelujah! Amen! Maranatha!

RONALD NYSTEDT attended Tarrant Community College in Fort Worth, Texas, and Westark Community College in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Mr. R. Nystedt graduated from Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas (with a bachelor's) and from the University of Texas at Arlington (with a bachelor's and a master's). He has resided in Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Japan, Arkansas, New York, Maryland, and Texas. He has been in the Cub Scouts, the Scouts, and the Civil Air Patrol. In college, he was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon. As a civilian, he has served as a Sunday Training Union instructor and as a Sunday Bible study leader. In the military, he has served as a chapel Vespers leader in Kishine Barracks, Japan, and he has served on several chapel committees in Fort Drum, New York. He served our republic in the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Active Reserve. He is now called from labor to retirement and currently resides with his family in Arlington, Texas.

UNITY

Yeshua is praying for their unity, which was completely lost by the end of the 2nd century. The Jewish followers eventually separated into many groups, with only one following the Savior, Yeshua. They failed to be the nation of cohanim to the world. The Gentile followers eventually separated into hundreds of groups with only a few following the Savior, Yeshua. Many others use the name Yeshua, but in fact, it is a Yeshua that they have redefined to fit their needs. But the Hebrew followers of Yeshua fashion Him around the Hebrew Scriptures in Hebrew, applying "ha-Torah" while minimizing "ha-Torot," driving the Gentiles away. The Gentile followers of Yeshua fashion Him around the Hebrew Scriptures in Greek, applying "ha-Torot" while minimizing "ha-Torah," driving the Hebrews away. Thus, both groups have taken the Messianic Faith of Grace from a single personal faith in "the only global Savior" from One into two separate religions, each of them with numerous counterfeit branches and many misleading, if not utterly false, concepts and rules.