Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 7:9-10 TS2009
[9] “And you shall know that יהוה your Elohim, He is Elohim, the trustworthy Ěl guarding covenant and loving-commitment for a thousand generations with those who love Him, and those who guard His commands,
[10] but repaying those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He does not delay to do so with him who hates Him, He repays him to his face.”
1 John 5:21 says, “Guard yourselves from idols.” YHWH hates idolatry. It is spiritual adultery. If we continue to follow the customs of the nations and not according to the way that YHWH our Elohim, wants to be worshipped then we will be given up to a strong delusion because we love the lie and not the truth.
Jeremiah 10:2-4
“Thus saith YAHWEH, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.”
Deuteronomy 16:21 LSB
[21] “You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Yahweh your God, which you shall make for yourself.
[22] And you shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which Yahweh your God hates.
Unrepentant sin leads to de*th. We must have a humble and contrite heart that trembles at the word of YHWH and only those doing His commandments will enter His kingdom. Those who participate in idolatry of any kind are breaking His commandments and will not enter.
Revelation 22:14-15
[14] “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
[15] For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”
YHWH’s Word has been perverted and blasphemed. Many think those who rebuke are just prideful and arrogant but it is because they care for their soul that they warn by proclaiming the Truth in love. It is better to sound the alarm than for YHWH’s wrath to be upon them.
“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Revelation 18:4
Do not love the world. Anything of the world, like the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is at enmity with YHWH and His love is not in such a person. The world will pass away but he that does the will of YHWH will abide forever (1 John 2:15-17).
Remember that repentance has been given to the Gentiles as well. They must be grafted into the commonwealth of Israel and keep His covenant.
Proverbs 4:27 NIV
Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
May He open our eyes to the error of our ways. Repent while there's still time!
~Shalom.
