{"id":20908,"date":"2023-02-06T08:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=20908"},"modified":"2023-02-06T08:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:24:21","slug":"yhvh-is-raising-up-john-the-baptist-type-preachers-to-prepare-the-way-for-yeshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/06\/yhvh-is-raising-up-john-the-baptist-type-preachers-to-prepare-the-way-for-yeshua\/","title":{"rendered":"YHVH Is Raising Up John the Baptist\u2013Type Preachers to Prepare the Way for Yeshua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Grass-in-the-wind.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Grass-in-the-wind.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Grass-in-the-wind-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Grass-in-the-wind-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Grass-in-the-wind-451x300.jpeg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>John was no reed shaking in the wind\u2014and neither are those who are now coming in that spirit to prepare the ways for Yeshua the Messiah\u2019s second coming!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Gospels contain many curious,<\/strong> arcane and cryptic statements by Yeshua that invite the reader to ponder and reflect on in order to fully understand and appreciate them. Matthew 11:7\u201312 is one such statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>As they departed, Yeshua began to say to the multitudes concerning John: \u201cWhat did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings\u2019 houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: \u2018BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE YOUR FACE, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.\u2019\u00a0 \u201cAssuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This statement of Yeshua is a very telling commentary how he viewed the mainstream religious leaders of his day. This was juxtaposed against his view of John the Baptist, who, though he was of priestly lineage, left the existing religious establishment and went into the wilderness to prepare the way for the coming Messiah.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/John-the-Baptist-1-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20911\" width=\"309\" height=\"412\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his Matthew chapter eleven statement, Yeshua also predicts that a whole new genre of preachers would arise who, unlike the typical soft-spoken preachers of mainstream religion, would be violent and forceful in their demeanor and approach. Violent in the sense of confronting the religious establishment and the lukewarmness and sin of the people as he forcefully advanced the agendas of the kingdom of heaven against the opposing forces of a reluctant and recalcitrant spiritual environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With regard to John, who was a spiritual pioneer and pacesetter for this new breed of preacher, and who would enter the placid and staid religious waters of his day like a hurricane, let us consider the implications of this as well as Yeshua\u2019s&nbsp; view of John. John\u2019s background is part of the context of this iconoclastic individual, which we will now view under a magnifying lens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start with, John\u2019s father, Zachariah, was of such a priestly status that he was allowed to minister in the inner portions of the temple itself. Yet John left this system to fulfil a ministry mission that was even greater than that of his father. Although John likely did not realize it at the time\u2014for he was simply following the leading of the Spirit\u2014he, by Yeshua\u2019s own declaration, was to become the greatest prophet of all time up until then. To fulfil that divine mission, John had to exit the existing religious system and its status quo into which he was born, and execute that mission from <em>outside<\/em> of that system. Why? Because the Jewish religious system of the day would not, never did, and still does not recognize Yeshua as the Messiah. In fact, they viewed him as a threat to their religious tradition not to mention their secure positions of power and wealth, and on numerous occasion, they even tried to murder him. Eventually, they finally succeeded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/John-Baptist-preaching-20283162.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20912\" width=\"349\" height=\"276\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YHVH called and raised up John, who was a special vessel, to stir the pot of the religious system of his day in hopes of waking up his few saints who were trapped in that system. It was John\u2019s divine mission to put out a forceful call to those who had ears to hear to exit the Babylonian system of that day in preparation to meet Yeshua the Messiah. (YHVH is doing similar work in our day through similar type people as per the prophecy of Malachi chapter four.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was against this backdrop of constant religious antagonism and persecution that John executed his mission to prepare the way for Yeshua the Messiah, which involved clashing with the rich, powerful religious leaders of his day, who were concurrently in league with both the political and economic forces in control of that geographical region. The Truth and light of Messiah was literally confronting the satanic darkness of man\u2019s religious, economic and political agendas. To use a jungle warfare term, John was the point man in this cosmic conflict, thus he took the incoming fire. To be sure, this was no place for a spiritual neophyte or weak-kneed, limp-wristed pansy in the pulpit. This was a struggle to the death\u2014a literal clash with demonic god-like Titans. Therefore, YHVH raised up a man with a powerful background for a tough assignment. John was immersed in the Spirit while still in the womb, and Scripture deems his parents to be spiritually faultless. His father was of high repute as a Levitical priest, plus John was the cousin of Yeshua the Messiah himself. This was no average family even in human terms. No. John was no spiritual lightweight in the boxing ring of religion. Out of the fiery forge and crucible of his familial background come a mighty sword of a man who YHVH raised up to lay a spiritual ax to the root of the religious tree of his day and to the man-made system that was leading people astray and making of none-effect the Word of Elohim by their traditions. John was no pansy, no weak reed shaking in the wind, no well coiffed, tailored suit wearing pastor in the pulpit speaking man-pleasing, flattering and ear-tickling words to pew warmers religious addicts sitting passively and comfortably in padded benches in neat little rows beneath stained glass windows getting their weakly religious fixes. No! YHVH called and commissioned John, who was a rugged man for a rugged job to prepare the way for the Messiah, who himself would carry this battle against the religious system to an unprecedented level in an effort to call out YHVH\u2019s true followers, who would worship Elohim in Spirit and in Truth instead of merely playing religious games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This now brings us to Yeshua\u2019s cryptic, slightly arcane and even a bit sarcastically-tinged statement about John and those who followed him about a reed shaking in the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is a reed shaking in the wind anyway? It is a weak blade of grass that moves with the slightest breeze. In human terms, it is someone who puts their finger to the wind to determine its direction and then bends accordingly. Such a person follows the popular currents of thought and the prevailing and popular mores or zeitgeist (or spirit of the age) of the time and accommodates himself and his message accordingly to curry the favor and popularity of the masses. These are the kind of leaders we see in the mainstream Christian church system of our day. They are often well coiffed, well-dressed and wear soft clothing as part of their marketing strategy, and speak soft words so as not to offend \u201cthe giving units\u201d. Few, however, preach repentance. Fewer yet preach the gold standard of biblical righteousness, which is YHVH\u2019s Torah-Truth of which Yeshua the Messiah was the living, walking breathing personification and our example to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, John came to lay the ax to the status quo of a religious system of his day that was keeping people in a state of being spiritually obese, comfortable, happy, paying their dues, non-questioningly and spiritually lukewarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JOHN-THE-BAPTIST-PREACHING-IN-THE-WILDERNESS-Illustration-by-Godfrey-Durand-1896-22-639x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20913\" width=\"313\" height=\"515\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, John was popular. Many if not most of the inhabitants of Judea made the long, hot and arduous trek down from the Judean mountains to the lowest spot on earth (an apt geographical representation of the current state of the&nbsp; religious system of that day\u2026and ours) into the Jordan River Valley near the Dead Sea (another apt geographical description of the religious system of John\u2019s day\u2026and our day as well) to hear this goat-skinned clad, locust and honey-eating and wild-eyed preacher man. When they arrived, did he tickle their ears with gentle happy, happy-talk religious platitudes? Did he tell them that \u201cCome to Jesus because he has a wonder plan for your life?\u201d Or, \u201cCome to Jesus and he\u2019ll help improve your self esteem.\u201d Or, \u201cSay a prayer, receive forgiveness and go to church and pay your tithes, and now that you\u2019re once saved always saved, just go and stand on the street corner, while waiting for the rapture bus to take you to heaven before all the you-know-what hits the proverbial fan.\u201d Or \u201cCome to Jesus and if you buy my how-to books and videos, then I\u2019ll show you how he\u2019ll make you healthy and wealthy here and now on demand.\u201d No! This was not even close to John\u2019s message. Rather it was\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>[W]hile Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of Elohim came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: \u201cTHE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS: \u2018PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD; MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT. EVERY VALLEY SHALL BE FILLED AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED PLACES SHALL BE MADE STRAIGHT AND THE ROUGH WAYS SMOOTH; AND ALL FLESH SHALL SEE THE SALVATION OF ELOHIM.\u2019 \u201cThen he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, \u201cBrood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, \u2018We have Abraham as our father.\u2019 For I say to you that Elohim is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.\u201d (Luke 3:2\u20139)\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last days, prior to Yeshua\u2019s second coming, if we correctly understand the end time prophetic implications of the Book of Malachi chapters three and four, YHVH will raise up John the Baptist\u2013type preachers, who will be coming in the spirit of Elijah, and who will be preaching a hard and unpopular message. They will be warning YHVH\u2019s people to repent of sin, and return to the ancient spiritual paths as taught by the biblical fathers of the Christian faith by getting back to YHVH\u2019s Torah-Truth. This will be the unpopular and disturbing message of, to put it in modern vernacular, \u201cto turn or burn\u201d (see Mal 4:1, 3 and 6b). 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