Sunday, February 16, 2014

Sojourning with Alahim

In the previous studies on my blog like 'Was Israel 400 or 430 years in Egypt?' and 'From Canaan to Babylon' we saw the life of a Sojourner or Pilgrim on this earth where a Sojourner has no inheritance on this earth for the Yahuah is his inheritance. We saw how Alahim called Abraham out of his father's house and he sojourned in the land of Egypt with his wife and Alahim promised him that he would make him a father of many nations and he would give his seed Canaan which was a type and shadow of the true rest which Alahim promises his people in the new heavens and the new earth.
As a sojourner Abraham dwelt in tents/tabernacles and looked for the country in which righteousness dwells

Heb 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is Alahim.

Only the elect understand the true essence of sojourning because we are the children of Abraham by faith in the Messiah. Just as Alahim told Abraham "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."


Ge 15:1 ¶ After these things the word of the YAHUAH came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Yes Alahim is our exceeding and great reward. We have no continuing city here, we have no earthly inheritance. We are a royal priesthood and a holy nation and just as the Levites in the OT had no inheritance and no land allotted even so we. A true Sojourner will look at Messiah as his great reward and abstain from earthly things and such were our fathers.


 Ge 47:9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

A life of Pilgrimage/Sojourning is not a bed of roses. It's a life of self denial and walking in the Spirit not fulfilling the lusts of our flesh which call for luxury and an earthly inheritance.
If one claims he is a Sojourner then he/she must have the Yahuah Yahusha as his inheritance and his portion.

 Ps 119:54 ¶ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Ps 142:5 I cried unto thee, O YAHUAH: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Ps 16:5 The YAHUAH is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.


In this study we will see how Alahim who is beyond the heavens and utterly transcendent and unknowable and untouchable by any of his creatures began his journey of SOJOURNING. Yes you heard it right, Alahim is a SOJOURNER too.

Let's begin by the words of Yahusha who gave his disciples to drink of the cup of wine which was symbolic of the blood he would shed for his people and says that he will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the day when he will drink it new with his people in his Father's kingdom.

Mt 26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Lu 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of Alahim shall come.

Messiah taught us to pray Mt 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

We will see the fulfillment of the kingdom of Alahim coming in fullness on the last day

 Re 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Yahuah, and of his Messiah; and he shall reign for ever and ever

While we remember the death of the Yahuah and bear with us the reproach of Messiah in this world, the Yahuah promised us that he will not drink of the fruit of the wine until the kingdom of Alahim come.


Re 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Re 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of Alahim.

A Sojourner looks forward to that day when he is with the Lamb, feasting at the Yahuah's table which is called 'The Marriage Supper of the Lamb'. The Lamb will drink of it NEW in the kingdom of Alahim. The days of our Sojourning and captivity would end as we enter into his REST, our salvation will be complete.


Joh 5:17 ¶ But Yahusha answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

Alahim has been working in gathering unto himself a people called by his name. But don't we read 'Paradox' in scripture when it says that Alahim ended his work and rested on the 7th day and blessed and sanctified the day of his rest?


Ge 2:2 And on the seventh day Alahim ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
 3 And Alahim blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Alahim created and made.

Is 'Paradox' language new in scripture? Doesn't scripture tell us that we have received eternal life and also there are scriptures which teach that we are in hope of eternal life?

 Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of Alahim, looking for the mercy of our Yahuah Yahusha Messiah unto eternal life.

 1Jo 5:11 And this is the record, that Alahim hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.


 1Jo 2:25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

 Tit 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which Alahim, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 

'hath given us eternal life' vs 'in hope of eternal life' can only be reconciled when we closely examine the 'Paradox' in the light of scriptures which teach as stated in Tit 1:2 that Alahim promised his people 'ETERNAL LIFE' BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN.

Carnal man doesn't understand 'Paradox' and takes only scriptures to teach disembodied soul immortality. Carnal man doesn't understand that Alahim called those things which be not as though they were.

 Ro 4:17 ¶ (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even Alahim, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 

Even so when we read Genesis 2:2-3 vs John 5:17 where Messiah tells us that his Father has been working and he is also working do we understand that the language is 'Paradox' and needs a further investigation of the matter.
To make it short Alahim's Sojourning began when he said " Let there be light" and there was light Gen 1:3 and Paul tells us what Alahim meant when he said "Let there be light" in 2 Corin 4:6

2Co 4:6 For Alahim, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of Alahim in the face of Yahusha Messiah.

Alahim who was utterly transcendent and intangible and beyond time, space, matter pierced into time space and matter to reveal himself to us in an image to which he conformed us to before the foundation of the world. Alahim has been working towards conforming us to the image of his Son which will be complete on the day when his sons will be manifested. He subjected his creature to this same hope.

Ro 8:29 ¶ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Ro 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of Alahim.
 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

For details on understanding the 'Dividing Asunder' you may read my study on my blog www.dsouzashodan72.blogspot.com named 'Piercing of Messiah's soul-Luke 2:34-35' , '

Alahim's constitution by Blake Biggs' & 'More on Dividing Asunder-Carm Post'

Also you may refer to my studies ' Did Angels see their Alahim' & 'More on did Angels see their Alahim'.

Messiah is the image of the invisible Alahim and Alahim's rest was a promise that all his people have when their salvation will be complete. This will happen on the day when the MYSTERY OF GOD will be complete.

 Re 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of Alahim should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

The 7th day rest (Gen 2:2-3) vs the Seventh angel sounding the trumpet (Rev 10:7), the Mystery of Alahim being finished and Rev 11:5 where it says that the kingdoms of this world becoming the kingdom of the Yahuah and of his Messiah is synonymous.

Re 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Yahuah, and of his Messiah; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

The true Rest that Alahim himself would enter along with his people when they shall appear before him at the marriage supper of the Lamb and thus we shall be always face to face with Alahim in the face of Yahusha who is the image of the invisible Alahim (Col 1:15).

Heb 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of Alahim.
 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as Alahim from his.

Alahim in immanence has been working. He has always been with his people sojourning with them and 'In all their affliction he was afflicted'

Isa 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

He came down to be with his people as the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night

Ex 13:21 And the YAHUAH went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

1Co 10:1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Messiah.

He was in the wilderness with them feeding them with manna, giving them a drink out the rock and followed them wherever they went. When David wanted to build a house unto Alahim this is what Alahim told him


1Ch 17:5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
 6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

Alahim went from tent to tent and from one tabernacle to another as he moved along with his people Sojourning with them. The feast of tabernacles was a sign of both Alahim's SOJOURN as well as his PEOPLES where his people were commanded to observe the feast by living in booths/tents.

When we read further in 1Ch 17 we see Alahim telling David that a son who would sit on his throne forever will build a house unto the Yahuah Alahim.

1Ch 17:11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

This was a prophecy of Messiah. He would build Alahim a house and we are that house.


Heb 3:4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is Alahim.
Heb 3:6 But Messiah as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

The building of the house began when Alahim granted salvation to the Jews (descendants of Shem) and then to the Gentiles (the descendants of Japheth)

Ac 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Yahuah, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Yahuah, who doeth all these things.
 18 Known unto Alahim are all his works from the beginning of the world.

Japheth came into the tents of Shem Sojourning with him and being heirs of the same promise.

Ge 9:27 Alahim shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant

The tabernacle will be complete when our salvation will be complete and this is the promise we have which Alahim gave us before the foundation of the world. Alahim's rest with us.

 Heb 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

While we are in the tents of Sojourning our Alahim is with us and we are the apple of his eye. In all our affliction he is afflicted. Saul persecuted his elect and this is what Messiah told Saul



Ac 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Yahuah? And the Yahuah said, I am Yahusha whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Zec 2:8 For thus saith the YAHUAH of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Finally when the seventh angel sounded John saw the temple of Alahim opened in heaven and in it was seen the ark of testament and this same ark of the testament moved in tents here on earth now finds a permanent dwelling within the temple of Alahim and we are the temple of Alahim.


Re 11:19 And the temple of Alahim was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Le 26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your Alahim, and ye shall be my people.

Since we have the promise of entering his rest which Alahim promised before the world began Alahim's Sojourn will end with ours when we appear before him in glory.


 Re 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and Alahim shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

In conclusion the frame of Alahim's work can be seen in the 7 days of creation. The start of which he said " Let there be light" and ending with the 7th day when he rested from all his work and we rest with him.

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