Chag sameach Rosh Chodesh kol beit Yisra'el and Mishpachah. I have three messages to deliver today: one for the end-time apostles and prophets whom Yahweh is calling, one for the Body of Messiah to reject all false apostles and prophets, and one concerning this winter season.

The Davar Elohim (Word of God) to Yahweh's Remnant Shlichim (Apostles) and Nevi'im (Prophets) waiting in the wilderness:

I. "Yahweh-Elohim has given me the tongue of those who are taught; that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning He awakens; He awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. Yahweh-Elohim has opened my ear and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.

"But Yahweh-Elohim helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. He who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. Behold, Yahweh-Elohim helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up" (Is.50:4-9, ESV)

II. "O Yahweh, You know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In Your forebearance take me not away; know that for Your sake I bear reproach. Your devarim (words) were found, and I ate them, and your devarim (words) became to me a simcha (joy) and the delight of my heart, for I am called by Your Name, O Yahweh, Elohim (God) of hosts. I did not sit in the company of revelers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone, because Your hand was upon me; for You had filled me with indignation. Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You be to me like a deceitful brook, like mayim (waters) that fail?

"Therefore thus says Yahweh [to Israel]: 'If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before Me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as My mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them. And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you, declares Yahweh. I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless'" (Jer.15:15-21, ESV).

III. "And He said to me, 'Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.' So I opened my mouth, and He gave me this scroll to eat. And He said to me, 'Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.' Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey.

"And He said to me, 'Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My devarim (words 'of lamentation and mourning and woe' - 1:10) to them. For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel - not to many people of foreign speech and a hard language, whose devarim (words) you cannot understand. Sure, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to Me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like diamond (emery) harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house" (Ezek.3:1-9, ESV).

Let he who is called, hear.

Do not be deceived by the many false nevi'im (prophets) and shlichim (apostles) who are in the world today, principally from amongst the tongue-speaking Pentecostals and Charismatics but also from various 'Independents', large denominations like the Mormons, the New Apostolic Church, New Age 'Christians', and other pseudo-Christian occult groups. Do not be deceived by their boastful words, wonder-workings and miracles, and healings for they are lawless and are not of the true nevi'im (prophets) and shlichim (apostles) of old. They do not bear within them the Alef-Taw Sukkot Seed but carry counterfeit spirits because they are lawless, disobedient and reprobate (cp. Rev.12:17) possessing only a "form of godliness" (2 Tim.3:5, NKJV) with which they ensnare the gullible and lawless.

The only authentic prophetic ministry currently in the world generally-speaking is the testimony of Messiah carried by all truly born-again, authentically Ruach (Spirit)-filled, saved men and women irrespective of denominational affiliation, and in Torah-obedient homes and local congregations where husband-fathers and pastors are supposed to exercise apostolic and prophetic toqef (authority):

"For the testimony of Yah'shua (Jesus) is the spirit of prophecy" (Rev.19:10, NKJV).

"[The qodeshim/saints/set-apart ones] keep the mitzvot (commandments) of Elohim (God) and have the testimony of Yah'shua the Messiah (Jesus Christ)" (Rev.12:17, NKJV).

There are only twelve authentic shlichim (apostles) in the world operating in the same giftings as the first New Testament apostles, who are the appointed heads of the twelve tribes of Israel yet-to-be-gathered, and they remain hidden because their hour has not yet come. They are called only for the Last Exodus and Final Gathering until Messiah comes.

In every age there may be said to be "times of ignorance" in which Yahweh overlooks specific sins (Ac.17:30a, ESV) because there is no knowledge of the laws which have been inadvertantly broken. He did so before the advent of the Torah in the Age of Moses. He also did so in the Messianic Age but once that had begun, and the emet (truth) of Messiah was made known, "now He commands all people everywhere to repent, because He has fixed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed; and of this He has given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead" (Ac.17:30b-31, ESV).

Since then, for 2,000 years, tens of thousands of denominations have arisen all teaching conflicting doctrines with tens of thousands of men and women claiming to be bona fide 'apostles' and 'prophets'. Until now these have been days of comparative "ignorance" and so Yahweh has tolerated them, so long as they have an authentic "testimony of Yah'shua (Jesus)". That day, however, is now ending and the last of these men are being taken home.

However, He is about to raise up authentic end-times apostles, prophets and teachers and when these appear (and have already started appearing low-key here and there) the days of Elohim (God) 'winking' (KJV) - overlooking - come to an end. As these apostles, prophets and teachers are together sent into the world, in that order, with the true signs accompanying them (1 Cor.12:28), so the lawless 'apostles', 'prophets' and 'teachers' must fall silent or come under public rebuke and condemnation, as in the days of Jeremiah.

The end-time shlichim (apostles) must be spiritually impregnated by the (Alef-Taw) Sukkot seed from the heavenlies, in the manner that the apostle Paul was, for he is a type of the end-time shlichim (apostles). Because the nevi'im (prophets), like the teachers and other officers in the Messianic Community (like Pastors, Elders, Deacons, etc.), are subject to the shlichim (apostles), they must obtain the seed in the correct order and according to tavnith (pattern). That is why, in New Testament times, it was the apostles who established new congregations, calling and setting-apart new pastors. They were not appointed ('voted in') by local churches as they often are today.

The seed is not some 'legalistic authority' ('apostolic succession') such as has been claimed by Catholics, the older Protestant denominations, Mormons, and others over the centuries, but will be evidenced by the same signs and giftings of the first shlichim (apostles) which signs and giftings are not yet fully present. They will have the same power as the Elijah Prophets. Therefore, until the seed is given (and when it is, everyone will know it), the highest authority in Messianic Israel remains the local Pastor, Shepherd or Overseer who, if he is authentic, must incarnate, in shadow form, the apostle, prophet and teacher in his ministry.

Satan's busiest seasons are always the ones that are darkest and coldest because of the potent symbolism. He prefers to operate at night and at those times of the year when there is proportionally more darkness than light. Evil does not wish to be seen. This is because his nature is darkness.

Yahweh, by contrast, places all of His annual festivals in the spring in the Passover (Pesach) Season (as light increases and darkness diminishes, and as the cold gives way to the earth), in the summer at Shavu'ot (Weeks, 'Pentecost'), and finally in the autumn/fall in which He reverses the entropy of nature and injects a massive stream of light at Sukkot (Tabernacles) to tide us over the long winter. He has given us no festivals at all in the winter, remembering, of course, that the festivals were first and foremost designed for Israel located in the northern hemisphere. I realise that those of you in the southern hemisphere (at least where there are clearly discernable seasons resembling those in the north), experience everything in reverse and must use your imaginations much as those who live in equatorial or polar regions.

The fact that Jews and nearly all Messianics are just over half way through celebrating Hanukkah as I speak (or write this), and the fact that Catholicised Christians and secularists only just finished celebrating Christmas yesterday, with the United Kingdom and Commonwealth celebrating Boxing Day (or the poor man's Christmas) today, is neither here nor there as far as Yahweh is concerned because none of these is a sacred moed or divine appointment, which means He has not appointed them and is therefore not in them, vainly though millions may suppose that He is.

Now it is true that He may be in individuals who are yet ignorant of the satanic origins of these celebrations who with pure hearts are doing their very best to honour Christ and love people - and indeed good things like reconciliation may be accomplished when families are reunited as they often are at this time of year - but please be in no doubt that Yahweh never blesses or prospers idolatry done in His Name and never justifies those who know what they are doing is unbiblical and wrong but who stubbornly refuse to repent and adjust their lives to Yahweh's ways. To apologise for such people's behaviour is to apologise for, and give assent to, idolatry which Yahweh hates, and for good reason. It matters not that the idolatrous practices have been liberally mixed with Christian symbols and practices, because you cannot 'christianise' the devil's works though liberals and compromisers tell you otherwise.

For as the apostle Paul said:

"For what fellowship has righteousness with Torahlessness (lawlessness)? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of Elohim (God) with idols? For you are the temple of the living Elohim (God). As Elohim (God) has said:

'I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their Elohim (God), and they shall be My people' (Lev.26:12; Ex.7:7; Jer.32:32; 32:36; Ezek.37:27).

"Therefore:

'Come out from among them and be separate', says Yahweh. 'Do not touch what is unclean (Is.52:11), and I will receive you (Ezek.20:34,41). I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says Yahweh-Elohim' (2 Sam.7:14; Is.43:6)" (2 Cor.6:14-18, NKJV)

Because carnal Christians and Messianics, like dogs attracted to vomit, are drawn back into these things in order to win social approval or for other reasons, the Pastors and Elders must constantly and consistently remind and warn them, as Paul did to the Corinthians, otherwise they are not fulfilling their commission as leaders in the Kingdom.

Christians, keen not to have their consciences troubled by the Tanakh (Old Testament), which dearly, at times, they would love to see disappear, forget that in that passage I read to you, Paul quotes no less than four nevi'im (prophets): Moses, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Samuel! He quotes no fewer than ten passages from the Tanakh (Old Testament)!

Now the carnal nature is a strong pull to be sure but then there are lots of dark pulling forces in this fallen world that we are commanded to resist because if we do not, they will compromise our minds and hearts, destroying our spirituality, and breaking our lines of communication with Elohim (God).

Yet nearly the whole world - with Judaism in its own particular dark corner - makes much ado about all the satanic festivities in this season of darkness, including those overly ethno-conscious Afro-Americans who today start a week-long celebration called Kwanza. And for those of you who don't know, Kwanza was invented in 1966 by a virulently anti-white, anti-Christian gangster called Maulana Karenga (née Ronald Everett), a man with a criminal record as a murderer and rapist. Later, unrepentant, after wangling his way out of prison, he became a university professor, and created Kwanza as an alternative to Christmas into which he incorporated a lot of African paganism and idolatry.

One of the very first things I did when I established this ministry in the 1980's was to cease practicing pagan festivals, and to do so completely. This led me to write my very first pamphlet on Christmas and Easter in Oxford, England which resulted at the same time in my very first taste of opposition - it got me into a lot of trouble with my local church, family and friends, some of whom suddenly wanted nothing more to do with me.

If you're not willing to take a stand against idolatry, if you're not willing to suffer backlash from the disobedient for rebuking them to their faces, then don't you think that you would be at best naïve, and at worst foolish, for ever assuming you would be called up to the Remnant, partake in the first resurrection of the faithful and obedient, or receive from Yahweh the fullness of all those good things you seek? With high privilege comes greater responsibility and accountability. Service in the Kingdom is not a fleshy joyride. So I have to ask some of you, particularly the maturer and more seasoned in Kingdom service, why you have dithered in respect of Christmas and other pagan festivities, or even maybe partaken of them to some degree, thinking that you were in some way absolved from obedience because participation in such would never negatively impact your spirit? If you want respect from friends and enemies alike, be true to Yahweh's principles and stop trying to befriend the world - have you never read:

"Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim (God)? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim (God). Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, 'The Ruach (Spirit) who dwells in us yearns jealously?'" (Jas.4:4-6, NKJV)

It astonishes me that Yahweh has been so gracious and long-suffering with Christendom. He has been waiting since 336 AD, when the Catholic Church first introduced this abomination called 'Christ's Mass' - that's 1,700 years! - for some sort of repentance. To their credit, both the Puritans of England under Oliver Cromwell and those in the New England colonies banned it (full marks to those particular Calvinists) but it only lasted in England for the duraction of the Republic until Charles II assumed the throne at Cromwell's death, and in one small part of Massachusets for a little bit longer. In the end, the people preferred their riotous living and besides Yahweh didn't want radical Calvinists steering the Kingdom as unbridled Calvinism has always led to dictatorship. On the other hand, the much more doctrinally liberal Anglicanism (at least in the Anglosphere) wasn't too helpful either. Only Spurgeon, the English Baptist/Calvinist in the late 19th century, opposed Christmas publically with any great voice.

Now the truth about the origins of Christmas has been known in Academia at least from the mid 19th century when Alexander Hislop wrote his seminal work, The Two Babylons (1858) in which he devotes a whole chapter (III) to the pagan origins of Christmas, Easter and other familiar orthodox Christian festivals. So a lot of traditional Christian ministers have known the truth a long time but never taken it particularly seriously, perhaps afraid of the backlash any opposition to exposing and re-banishing the practice would cause with Cromwell's experience still reasonably fresh in their memories. But others have been spreading the truth about the pagan origins of Christmas too, however objectionable and rightly off-putting some of their other teachings may be, since the 1920's. I speak, of course, of the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Armstrongite Churches of God. More recently Messianics have joined the fray and individuals repenting from the errors of other denominations.

The advent of the Internet and Social Media has made this information available to the common man and woman on a massive scale, the more so since Facebook started up in 2004. Most traditional Christians have heard something about where Christmas comes from so you could say that those believers who use Social Media are pretty cogniscent. Pretty soon nobody will be without excuse. But it is not the broad mass of Christians and Messianics I am primarily addressing today. It's those who claim to be schlichim (apostles) and nevi'im (prophets) because no authentic apostle or prophet will ever endorse paganism and idolatry. If they are preaching or observing Christmas, do not follow them! I am also addressing Evangelists and Pastors who should know better. As I have said, Yahweh has been forebearing with them until now, but as the last of my generation and the one before it die off and are taken home, Yahweh will not put up with the lawlessness and idolatry of 'mega-preachers' and mega-evangelists' any longer. They have had their opportunity to repent.

My message is this: the day of grace in this particular area is practically over, if not already over for many, because there can be no conflict between the authentic, Torah-obedient apostles, prophets and evangelists whom Yahweh is raising up and will soon release on the world, and the former cadres coming out of the Pentecostals, Charismatics, Calvinists and others. It will be, and is already now becoming, one of the tasks of the authentic apostles, prophets and evangelists to openly rebuke anyone continuing to practice idolatry

We are at this very moment at the crossover line between the old 'Pentecostal' (Shavu'ot) and the new 'Tabernacles' (Sukkot) Kingdom order. The "famine...of hearing the devarim (words) of Yahweh" (Amos 8:11, NKJV) has mostly been over for a long time - the problem has been the unwillingness of the present generation to either search for them or listen to them when they have been presented. Many have have been, and are being, faithful to the mitzvah (commandment) to "demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of Elohim (God), and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Cor.10:5, NIV). At least as far as Christmas is concerned, which is one of the main issues this message covers, virtually no-one has any excuse because a lot of people have spread this information far and wide and most churches have negatively reacted to it in some way or another, their leaders encouraging their flocks to continue with the old idolatrous, pagan practices. But they have run out of arguments, as I have pointed out in many articles. My point is this: a lot of believers now know the truth and those who have been led to seek for all truth - the genuine seekers - absolutely should know by now what to do and have done it, and above all, the true end-time apostles, prophets and evangelists. They should have set the example as soon as the knew what the truth was.

Now you may be wondering why I have been led to especially single out this one particular error. I have often wondered that myself. But as I have come to realise over the years, the answer is simple: within this practrice is contained a whole gammut of other errors. It is strong idolatry, particularly deceptive, because it has the truth about the nativity of Christ mixed into it, and is bolstered by some extraordinary beautiful carols, many set to wintery scenes to bolster the false tradition, and lots of children-friendly jingles and songs.

Babylon also has a huge interest in the Christmas season commercially. It is the epitome of the spirit of every historical age except the messianic. And as I have myself discovered, there are lots of strong demonic spirits that strenuously defend it because this particular festival lies at the heart of the emerging One World Religion of the Antichrist. It is the one festival that practially everyone, from atheists to satanists, and Catholics to Hindus, and fascists to communists, is willing to endorse in some form or another. Indeed, it lies at the heart of "Mystery Babylon the Great" (Rev.7:5, NIV). Yes, even 'Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer' is part of it and he is not who he appears to be.

Why? What is the appeal of Christmas and why is it devilish? The appeal is, of course, aside from the revelry - the eating, drinking, and 'making merry' - and other carnalities leading not infrequently to drunkeness and licentiousness, is in the 'peace and good will to all men', the fellowship, togetherness, and so on. The devilishness in it is attributing the 'peace and good will' to man instead of to the Creator, when it comes to non-Christians celebrating, attributing goodness to man when all goodness - the capacity to love and be loved - comes from Elohim (God), and from Elohim (God) alone, even though it is, of course, our choice to love, or not to love. The sin of Christians participating in all of this is that all of this is surrounded by pagan symbols that give the credit to Satan. Yet we are fooled, again and again, by it because we convince ourselves that it is the 'peace and goodwill' - one to another - that matters without giving Yahweh all the glory where it rightly belongs.

That people pause to actually show some good will is not obviously a bad or even undesirable thing, but it's not good enough. Religious syncretism, the blending of religions which Christmas is, in which the good demonstrated by the true Creator is credited either to man or other gods, is never acceptable to true believers, and we must not allow ourselves to be fooled into thinking it is just a bit of 'harmless fun'. This is the big issue down here in this world, it's what, in part, we are here to resolve in our own minds and hearts. To whom will we give all our loyalty? Because it is never right to give credit to the arch-enemy that which comes from the Creator - unconditional goodness and love, whether in whole or in part. He devil never did a good thing in his life after he turned away from the Creator and none of us, at the last day, will want to find ourselves to have been endorsing his rebellion and hatred, cloaked in a false mantle of 'peace and good will'. Have not all the false religions and political systems taught us that well enough over the ages, when we have bothered to recall the world's blotched history? Beneath all the veneers of goodness and promises of Utopia, which always turn out to be preceded by oppression and not infrequently seas of blood, is the murderous rage of that arch-Rebel whose unhappy destiny none of us, in our right minds, would wish to share. His declaration of 'peace and good will', contrary to the Creator's, has ulterior motives, none of them remotely in our interests.

One of my chief businesses as a messenger of Yahweh has always been centred on preparations for the Final Gathering of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, both as a teacher and, when occasionally called upon to do so, wearing my prophetic hat, and to do the latter especially at Rosh Chodesh which is what it is largerly for. This message, like I said, is specifically for the Schlichim (Apostles) and Nevi'im (Prophets), and for the Evangelists, next for the Roehim (Pastors) and Morim (Teachers) because of their enormous responsibility as leaders to equip the qodeshim (saints, set-apart ones). But it is also - importantly - for all the Remnant, and especially those who have been informed but who may not be responding fully or only half-heartedly, postponing full compliance so as not to upset family members or collegues at work or whoever, for whatever reasons, in quitting all their idols. Remember, remember, "many are called, but few chosen" (Matt 20:16; 22:14, NKJV) because free agency is very real indeed - Yahweh's calling and will is resistable, contrary to what the Calvinists may tell you, even if He certainly aids us after we have made the initial decision to follow Him.

This message has driven, continues to drive, and will continue to drive many Christmas celebrants to rage because the idolatry is so strong and they don't understandf the forces that have driven them from one generation to the next. You would not believe the demons it stirs up because the idolatry runs so very, very deep. Convict someone of the sinfulness of pagan traditions and to permanently abandon them and you will more often than not have a strong, loyal servant of the King and Kingdom. For many of you hearing or reading this calling, this will be your last call, so do not delay any longer if you have been procrastinating and fence-sitting. Be obedient, for as Yahweh once said through the navi (prophet) Jeremiah:

"We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go everyone to his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies. Yahweh has revealed our righteousness (justification). Come and let us declare in Zion the work of Yahweh our Elohim (God)" (Jer.51:9-10, NKJV).

I do not know when I will next speak to you. I was not expecting to deliver another message quite this soon but I assume it is because of the season, and only that. I believe the winter season is one of the great tests for all of us because this is the time of the year - not just at Christmas and Hanukkah but from the time when Sukkot ends in the autumn/fall to the time we start the Sacred New Year in the spring at Aviv 1 and prepare for the Pesach (Passover) season - this is the time the Enemy tries to get our approval, whether in part or in whole, for all his celebrations, and to inch us away from Yahweh's Kingdom. We are apt to forget that there isn't only a Gospel of Salvation but that there is also a Gospel of the Kingdom and they are not the same even though obviously they overlap.

Yahweh bless you chaverim and may the grace of our Master Yah'shua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) be with us all. Amen.