My Third Awakening

Finding a deeper resonance in the ancient texts and feeling a pull toward the foundations of faith.

A religious awakening is more than simply learning something new about faith. It is a deeply personal moment when the Creator opens your eyes to a spiritual truth that changes how you understand Him, yourself, and the direction of your life. Sometimes it comes quietly, and sometimes it comes through an experience so powerful that you can never look at life the same way again. Looking back over my own journey, I can identify three such moments—three awakenings that shaped my faith and ultimately led me toward a deeper understanding of the ancient Scriptures and the foundations of my faith.

I’ve had three awakenings in my lifetime. The first happened when I was around nine years old, give or take a year or two. As I lay on the floor next to Mom’s bed, I had a terrible headache. I remember it like it was yesterday. I said, “God, if You are real, take this headache away.” My headache immediately vanished and never came back. I was truly in shock! Then I realized that God was real, and He had just proved it to me in a most personal way. Since then, I’ve never doubted my faith and have continued to grow in my spiritual life.

My second awakening happened while I was serving my country in the U.S. Air Force. Some may recall the Jesus Movement of the 1970s. I came in on the tail end of it. “A heavy dose of the Ghost” was a common term passed around in my circle of friends. However, the most meaningful awakening was my third, and I believe it to be my final revelation in this life.

The truth behind the curtain: Teaching anti-Torah is the anti-Christ deception.

American religion is a total and complete abomination to our Creator. American religion, from its very core, is man-made! Together with Western capitalistic principles—including making religion a tax-exempt business—it has a product: “For Sale.” Success in the business world of religion is measured in dollars! Pulling in huge offerings will get you noticed by religious networks, which will happily invite you onto their TV networks—for their share of the offering, of course!

American religion—Baptists being among the worst, in my view—is nothing more than the dollar bill. This is worse than raping a child, yet even that is being overlooked and has become commonplace in the world of white religion and white supremacy. Now, American religion is Donald JE$U$ Trump and white supremacy—the golden idol and savior of their time.

The Civil War really never ended! The racial battles of hate and white supremacy are still being fought behind the curtains of religion and justice. This curtain has a name: the Southern Baptist Convention, a religious organization formed in 1845 in the context of slavery. It is made up, in part, of KKK members, white racists, and those who either don’t know or don’t care that their financial tithes may be supporting racial hatred. It’s like a country-club environment: if they like you, they will invite you to join their little group. This group is one of the largest white religious organizations in America and operates on a tax-exempt basis, pulling in hundreds of millions annually!

Remember what the Messiah said when warning about the end: “Do not be deceived!” In Revelation, John warns us that Satan has deceived the whole world! No exceptions! Finally, Matthew 7:14 tells us that the path is narrow and few will find it.

Let’s explore together and turn—repent and reverse course—back to the Torah, as the Messiah was Torah-observant. The Scriptures never mention a Jewish El and a Gentile El. There is only one El with a holy name and one name in the heavens with the authority to forgive sin.

Depart from Me you evil doers, for I never knew you.

That name was never, ever, JE$U$. It’s impossible! Mary never, ever called her son JE$U$. That’s another deception! Called the second gospel. The imposter. In the age of information, you will have no excuse should you be questioned at judgement day or hear these words: Depart from Me you evil doers, for I never knew you.

In John 5:43, the Messiah tells the religious leaders that they reject Him, though He comes in His Father’s name/authority, yet they will accept false leaders who seek their own glory. That is the Satan-deception of the world! The world is full of fake, false religious businessmen making millions of tax-exempt dollars—even within white, religious, hate organizations such as the Southern Baptist Convention.

Let’s move forward! Become Torah-observant and adopt for ourselves the covenant relationship between Elohim, Abraham, and Abraham’s seed—Learn more… The chosen People.

Shabbat Shalom.


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