Well are you ready to get into YAH's Word today?
I am as well. I want to invite you to open your bibles with me to Genesis chapter one, we're going
to begin with verse one in just a moment and we're tracking along with this week's Torah portion and
this week's Torah portion is entitled, "You Shall Command" and the title of my message today
is, "Discovering the Mystery of the Menorah." So let's begin with Genesis chapter 1 verse 1.
"In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth and the earth came to be formless
and empty and darkness was on the face of the deep and the Spirit of Elohim was moving on the
face of the waters and Elohim said, "Let light come to be."" Another translation says, "Let there
be light." or you could say light be or you could even say, be light. Keep that in mind for a
little bit later in this message. "...and light came to be. And Elohim saw the light that it was
good." And so there was darkness and Elohim spoke and He said let there be light or light be or be
light and light came to be and He saw the light that it was good. "and Elohim separated the light
from the darkness and Elohim called the light day and the darkness He called night and there came to
be evening and there came to be morning one day." And so this is depicting the battle between light
and darkness, so originally, there was darkness and Elohim spoke into existence light and He said
the light is good and the kingdom of light is going to defeat and be victorious over the kingdom
of darkness and we see a reflection of this in Genesis chapter 3 beginning with verse 14 and
this is YAH cursing the serpent, or the nahash, because of what he did his role that he played
in the fall of man. It says, "And YAH Elohim said to the nahash, "Because you have done this
you are cursed more than all livestock and more than every beast of the field. On your belly you
are to go and eat dust all the days of your life. And I put enmity between you (the
serpent) and the woman," To this day, serpents don't like humans and humans don't
like serpents. "and between your seed and her Seed," And this is a prophecy about the Mashiach,
the Messiah, to come. "He shall crush your head and you shall crush His heel." And so there's
going to be this enmity, this warfare, between the Mashiach and the devil and Messiah
is going to crush the head of the devil though the devil is going to crush His heel,
in other words, he's going to strike His heel and Messiah is going to die on the tree but
He's going to be buried and raised from the dead and the Kingdom of light is going to overcome
and conquer the kingdom of darkness. Keep all this in mind as we continue. So go with me over to
Exodus chapter 27 and we'll pick up with verse 20 and this is the commandment of YAH to Mosheh
and the children of Yisra'el, that the lamp is to burn continually and it is a law forever,
this is speaking of the menorah that was in the Set-apart Place it is to burn continually and it
is a law forever, the light is to burn forever. Verse 20 "And you you are to command
the children of Yisra'el to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for a light
to cause the lamp to burn continually. In the Tent of Appointment outside the veil
which is before the witness, Aharon and his sons are to tend it from evening until morning
before YAH, a law forever to their generations from the children of Yisra'el." And so
the menorah, the seven branch menorah, the light of Elohim is to remain lit forever and
Aharon and his sons are to tend it and the menorah was in the Tent of Appointment in the Set-apart
Place and it brought light in a dark place. The Set-apart Place was dark except that the
menorah was lit and brought light and the menorah brought light to the activities of the priests.
Keep that in mind because under the New Covenant, we are all priests those of us who are believers
in Yeshua and the Set- apart Spirit of YAH is a seven-branched Spirit and the
seven-branched Spirit brings light to the activities of the priests, so let's
continue. Exodus chapter 25 picking up with verse 31 it says, "And you shall make a lamp stand of
clean gold the lampstand is made of beaten work, its base and its shaft, its cups, its
ornamental knobs, and blossoms are from it, and six branches shall come out of its sides
three branches of the lamp stand out of one side and three branches of the lampstand out of the
other side, three cups made like almond flowers on one branch with ornamental knob and blossom
and three cups made like almond flowers on the other branch, with ornamental knob and
blossom, so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. And on the lampstand itself
are four cups made like almond flowers, with ornamental knob and blossoms and a knob
under the first two branches of the same and a knob under the second two branches of the same and
a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches coming out of the
lampstand." And so there are seven altogether, three coming out of either side and one in the
middle. Look at verse 36. "Their knobs and their branches are of the same all of it one beaten work
of clean gold and you shall make seven lamps for it and they shall mount its lamps so that they
give light in front of it," To light the way. "and its snuffers and their trays are of clean
gold. It is made of a talent of clean gold with all these utensils. So see and do
according to the pattern which was shown to you on the mountain." And then we go over to Numbers
chapter 8 and pick up with verse 1, it says, "And YAH spoke to Mosheh saying, "Speak to Aharon
and say to him, when you ascend to trim the lamps let the seven lamps, give light in front of the
lampstand," Now this is picturing that the light is going to lead the way, there is a leadership
component of the light. Look at verse three. "And Aharon did so, he set up the lamps to face
toward the front of the lampstand as YAH commanded Mosheh. And this is the work of the lampstand
beaten work of gold, from its base to its blossoms it is beaten work according to the pattern which
YAH had shown Mosheh, so he made the lampstand." And again, remember, the menorah provided light
in a dark place and it also provided light for the activities of the priests. Now go with me
over to Isaiah chapter 11 and we'll pick up with verse one and this talks about the seven branches
of the Spirit of YAH. It says this, "And a Rod shall come forth from the stump of Yishai," This
is speaking of Yeshua Messiah. "and a sprout from His roots shall be fruitful, the Spirit of
YAH shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and
might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of YAH, shall make Him breathe in the fear of
YAH," And so we see a seven-branched Spirit and the Set-apart Spirit of YAH brings light
and leadership, we see the Spirit of YAH is one, the Spirit of wisdom is two, and understanding
is three, the Spirit of counsel is four, and might is five, the Spirit of
knowledge is six, and the fear of YAH is seven. We realize that the
Set-apart Spirit of YAH, YAH's Spirit, was upon Yeshua and lived inside of Yeshua and
brought light, and revelation, and leadership, and guidance. "And He shall not judge by the sight
of His eyes nor decide by the hearing of His ears but with righteousness He shall judge the
poor and shall decide with straightness for the meek ones of the earth and shall
strike the earth with the Rod of His mouth," With His words. "and slay the
wrong with the breath of His lips and righteousness shall be the girdle of His
loins and trustworthiness the girdle of His waste," In other words, He's going to
be led by the Set- apart Spirit of YAH, YAH is going to place His Spirit upon Him
and the Spirit of YAH is going to lead Him, guide Him, give Him wisdom, give Him
all that He needs to judge righteously and to accomplish the vision that YAH has
given to the Messiah. And so the Spirit of YAH is a light, to have the Spirit of YAH within you
is to have the menorah within you, the light that is light in the darkness, the menorah that lights
the activities of the priests of YAH, and what we need to realize is that we must do everything that
we can to make sure that the light of the Spirit is not quenched, so I want to take you over to
Ephesians chapter 4 and we'll look at verse 30. This is going to tell us that the Set-apart
Spirit of YAH is a light that is not to be put out and we are not to grieve the Spirit. It says,
"Do not grieve the Set-apart Spirit of Elohim," Don't engage in behavior that grieves YAH's
Spirit, don't be disobedient to the Torah, don't be disobedient to the Word that grieves the
Spirit. If you grieve the Spirit long enough then you'll get into a pattern of resisting the
Spirit and we're not to resist the Spirit. Acts chapter 7 and verse 51 says, "You
stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Set-apart Spirit
as your fathers did you also do." And so if we grieve the Spirit long enough then
we get into a pattern of resistance where we don't want to obey, we want to do it our
way, we don't want to follow the leadership of YAH by His Spirit and we resist the Spirit. Now, if
you resist the Spirit long enough then you run the risk of quenching the Spirit, putting the light
out. Remember the light is to shine continually? And as priests Aharon and his sons were to tend
to it every day, to make sure it never went out, as New Covenant priests, we also are to tend to
the light of the Spirit every day to make sure that it doesn't go out within us. First
Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 19 says, "Do not quench or put out the Spirit," And
this reflects back to the Torah commandment that says that the light was to burn continually
and never be put out the light of the Set-apart Spirit the menorah within the believer is
to burn continually, we are to do nothing that would quench the Spirit of Elohim. We have
a passage of Scripture in Ephesians chapter 6 and verse 17 that tells us that the Sword of
the Spirit is the Word of Elohim. It says, "Take also the helmet of deliverance and the Sword
of the Spirit which is the Word of Elohim," So if you have the menorah of Elohim within you,
you have the Spirit or the light of Elohim, the seven-branched Spirit within you. Then, the
Spirit has a sword, an extension of the Spirit to do warfare and to bring about victory to
bring about an overcoming and that sword, the sword of the Spirit is the Word of Elohim. Now
let's go to Isaiah 51 verse 4 and this is going to tell us that the Torah is the light that is not
to be put out. When a believer has the Spirit, the seven-branched Spirit, within him then
an extension of the Spirit is the Torah and we are not to quench the Torah or extinguish
the Torah or put the Torah out. That's something that religion needs to come to understand, that
we are not to abolish the Torah because the Torah is a light that is to burn continually.
HalleluYAH. Verse 4 "Listen to Me, My people, and give ear to me, O My nation, for the
Torah goes forth from Me and My right-ruling, I set as a light to the peoples." The Torah is a
light that is not to go out. Proverbs chapter 6, verse 23 says, "For the command
is a lamp and the Torah a light." Well the command is in the Torah,
it's a lamp, and the Torah is a light. Psalm 119:105 says, "Your Word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path." You remember what we talked about when we said the light was to go
in front of to lead the way? Your Word, Your Torah is a lamp to my feet and a light that
goes before me a light to my path. Well if the light is put out, you're walking
in darkness. Psalm 43 verse 3 says, "Send forth Your light and Your truth," Because the truth is
the light. "let them lead me, let them bring me to Your set-apart mountain and to Your
dwelling places. Send forth Your light, send forth Your truth." The Torah is truth,
the Torah is light, let them lead me. If you take away the Torah, you're taking away
the light. Let them bring me to Your set-apart mountain and to Your dwelling places. And
then Psalm 112 verse 1 says, "Praise YAH, blessed is the man who fears YAH who
has greatly delighted in His commands," Where do we find his commands? In the Torah,
and so you're blessed when you greatly delight in the commands in the Torah. Verse 2,
"mighty in the earth shall be his seed the generation of the straight ones shall be
blessed wealth and riches are in his house and his righteousness is standing
forever. Light has risen in the darkness to the straight ones," Just as Elohim called
light to be in the midst of the darkness, this says light has risen in the darkness to the
straight ones, or the obedient ones. When we obey the Torah, it's like light rising up in the midst
of the darkness of this world that we live in. "those showing favor the compassionate and the
righteous." HalleluYAH. When you obey the Torah then you are blessed and you have a light
that is leading your way. Psalm 119:130 says, "The opening up of your words gives light giving
understanding to the simple." When you open up the Word it's like light pours out giving
understanding to the simple. HalleluYAH. And then go with me over to Isaiah
chapter 9, we'll pick up with verse 2 and this is going to talk about Yeshua who was the embodiment of the Torah, and
in being the embodiment of the Torah, He became the light of the world. Verse 2
"The people who were walking in darkness have seen a great light upon those who dwelt
in the land of the shadow of death a light has shown." And then Isaiah 42 and verse 1 says,
"See, My Servant whom I uphold My Chosen One, My being has delighted in. I have put My
Spirit upon Him," My seven-branched Spirit, the menorah of the Spirit is upon Yeshua. It says,
"He brings forth right-ruling to the nations. He does not cry out, nor lifts up His
voice, nor causes His voice to be heard in the street. A crushed reed He does not
break and smoking flax He does not quench, He brings forth right-ruling in accordance
with truth." So He was the ultimate Torah Teacher but He was also the ultimate Torah-liver.
In other words, He lived out the Torah without failure, without transgression, without
sin. It says, "He brings forth right-ruling in accordance with truth, He does not become
weak or crushed until He has established right-ruling in the earth and the coastlands
wait for His Torah." His Torah teaching. "Thus said El, YAH, who created the heavens and
stretched them out who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, who gives breath to the
people on it and spirit to those who walk on it, I, YAH, have called you in righteousness
and I strengthen your hand and guard you and give you for a covenant to a people
for a light there it is to the nations," YAH says, I'm going to give Yeshua as a light to
the nations. Light be, Yeshua became the light of the world, Yeshua had the seven- branched
menorah of the Spirit living within Him and upon Him, Yeshua was the embodiment
of the Torah, the Sword of the Spirit, the extension of the Spirit the light
that was not to be put out the Torah. Verse 7, notice, "to open blind eyes," To bring
light to eyes that were blind in darkness. "to bring out prisoners from the prison
those who sit in darkness from the prison house." And then Isaiah 49 and verse 6, "And
He says, "Shall it be a small matter for you to be My servant? To raise up the tribes of
Ya'aqob and to bring back the preserved ones of Yisra'el? And I shall give you as a light to
the nations, to be My deliverance to the ends of the earth." To set people who are in darkness
free and then to lead them with the guiding light to Elohim and to righteousness and to
obedience to the Torah, halleluYAH. This is so, so very rich. And then go with me to John chapter
8 and we'll take a look at verse 12. It says, "Therefore Yeshua spoke to them again saying,
"I am the Light of the world, he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness but possess
the light of life." I'm the light of the world, I'm filled with the seven- branch Spirit,
the menorah of Elohim lives within me. I'm the embodiment of the Torah, halleluYAH, I'm
the light of the world and he who follows me shall by no means walk in darkness but possess the
light of life. And then John chapter 9 and verse 4 it says, "It is necessary for Me to work
the works of Him who sent Me while it is day night is coming when no one is able to work,"
Verse 5 "while I am in the world I am the Light of the world." HalleluYAH. And then let's look
at John chapter 12, we'll pick up with verse 34. "The crowd answered Him, "We have heard out
of the Torah that the Messiah remains forever. And how do you say the Son of Adam has
to be lifted up lifted up on the tree? Who is this Son of Adam?" Yeshua therefore said to
them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness
overtake you," It's that battle between light and darkness. "and he who walks in
darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light believe in the light
believe in Me so that you become sons of light." We can become sons of light, we are to be sons
of light. "These words Yeshua spoke and went off and was hidden from them." And so He wants us to
share in His light and we're going to share in His light by receiving the promise of the Father, the
promise of the Indwelling Set-apart Spirit of YAH, YAH is going to place His Spirit within us, the
menorah of YAH is going to come to live inside of the believer, that seven-branched Spirit of YAH.
It's not seven spirits, it's seven attributes, seven qualities of the same Spirit will live
within the believer and we will become sons of light and when we get the Torah within us, and
we're gonna talk about that here in just a moment, and we live by the Torah and we exemplify the
Torah then we become the light of the world. This is so exciting. John chapter 12 and verse
46 says, "I have come as a light into the world so that no one who believes in me should
stay in darkness," When we believe in Yeshua, it's as if Yeshua is saying light come to be
or let there be light or be light be light. Go with me over to John chapter 3 and we'll
pick up with verse 16. This tells us that believers become the light of the world.
Yeshua said, "For Elohim so loved the world that He gave His only brought forth Son so that
everyone who believes in Him should not perish but possess everlasting life. For Elohim did not
send His Son into the world to judge the world but that the world through Him might be
saved, He who believes in Him is not judged but He who does not believe is judged already
because He has not believed in the Name of the only brought forth Son of Elohim
and this is the judgment that the light has come into the world and men loved the darkness
rather than the light for their works were wicked. For everyone who is practicing evil matters hates
the light and does not come to the light lest his works should be exposed but the one doing
the truth," That means obeying the Torah, being obedient to the Commandments, the one
doing the truth, not just saying well I believe like some sort of mental acknowledgement,
no. The one doing the truth, being obedient to the Torah comes to the light. That's
how you come to the light, you do the truth and you're coming to the light of the Torah
that light that is never to be put out so that his works are clearly seen, our works are
to be clearly seen, our obedience to the Torah. It should be clearly seen.
"...that they have been wrought in Elohim." HalleluYAH. We're talking about how we
become the light of the world, we believe upon Yeshua, we pray and receive from YAH, His
seven-branched Spirit, we have the menorah of Elohim coming to live within us, the Spirit,
and YAH leads us, that light goes forth from us, it's a lamp unto our feet and a light
unto our path. And then we, like Yeshua, we become the light of the world through our
example of obedience to the Torah. HalleluYAH. Look at Matthew chapter 5 starting with verse 14. "You are the light of the
world," You are the light. "it is impossible for a city to be hidden
on a mountain," When a city is built up on a mountain you can see that city from miles
and miles away. "nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket but on
a lampstand," You put it up high. "and it shines to all those in the house,"
Again, obedience to the Torah is the light. When we obey the Torah we are a light on a
lampstand shining to all those in the house. "let your light so shine before men," This is
talking about obedience. "let your obedience be seen by men so that they see your good
works," Good works are defined by the Torah. "and praise your Father who is in the heavens."
How are people going to come to praise the Father? When they see our obedience to the Torah. We are
becoming the light, we are shining the light, and they see the light and they want to
praise our Father who is in the heavens. Verse 17 says, "Do not think that I came to
destroy the Torah or the prophets," Well, if He came to destroy the Torah and the prophets He
would be putting out the light, He's not putting out the light. He wants all of His followers to
become the light, to be filled with the Torah, to be filled with the Word of Elohim, to be filled
with the Spirit of YAH, and that their examples would be light in the dark world. Yeshua is saying
to His followers, light be or be light be light. "I did not come to destroy but to complete," To
fill it up to its deepest spiritual application. "For truly I say to you, till the heaven and
the earth pass away, one yod or one tittle shall by no means pass from the Torah
till all be done." All be completed, all be fulfilled. "Whoever then breaks
one of the least of these commands these Torah commands and teaches men so shall be
called least in the reign of the heavens." Because you're putting out the light
religion needs to learn this lesson, if you abolish the Torah you're putting out the
light. The light is to burn continually forever and ever, the Scripture says, it is a law forever.
It says, "but whoever does and teaches them he shall be called great in the reign of the
heavens." Because he's promoting the light, he's tending to the light to make
sure that it burns continually. Then go with me over to Luke chapter
24 and we're going to look at verse 49 and Yeshua is promising here that
believers those who believe upon Him will receive that seven-branched
Spirit, the Set-apart Spirit of YAH. It says, "And see, I am sending the promise of My
Father upon you," He's promised to send His Spirit the light, the leadership, the guidance of
YAH that will be in the believer and upon the believer. Yeshua said, "and see, I am
sending the promise of My Father upon you but you are to remain in the city of Yerushalayim
until you are clothed with power from on high." And then look at Acts chapter 2, we'll pick up
with verse 38, it says this, "And Kepha said to them, "Repent and let each one of you be immersed
in the Name of Yeshua Messiah for the forgiveness of sins and you shall receive the gift of
the Set-apart Spirit," The menorah of Elohim is going to live in you, the light is going
to come to you and you are going to become the light of the world. "for the promise is
to you and to your children and to all who are far off as many as YAH our Elohim shall call."
HalleluYAH. Now when we believe upon Yeshua, we receive the menorah of Elohim, we receive
the seven-branched Spirit of Elohim within us and just as Yeshua was the embodiment of the
Torah, we also received the Torah within us, we house the Torah, we become like the ark of the
covenant, the Torah lives within us and that is definitive of the New Covenant. Go with me over to
Jeremiah chapter 31, we'll pick up with verse 33. It says this, "For this is the
covenant I shall make with the house of Yisra'el after those days,"
This is talking about the New Covenant, this is talking about the covenant that YAH has
made with those who have believed upon Yeshua. "for this is the covenant I shall make with the
house of Yisra'el after those days, declares YAH, I shall put My Torah in their inward parts," The
abolishment of the Torah is not definitive of the New Covenant, religion needs to stop teaching
that. What is definitive of the New Covenant is that YAH is going to place His Torah in the
believers inward parts, He's going to internalize the Torah. In other words, you, in
essence, are going to be the embodiment of the Torah. You're the house of the
Torah. Again, like the ark of the covenant, you will house the Torah in your inner
parts. And YAH says, "And I write it on their hearts," So the Torah is coming inside
the believer in their inward parts and it will be written upon their hearts and they will
embody the Torah. "and I shall be their Elohim and they shall be My people." And remember the sword
of the Spirit that abides within the believer that person who has prayed to receive the promise
of the Father, the Indwelling Set-apart Spirit of YAH, the sword of the extension that brings
victory and overcoming, the sword of the Spirit is the Word of Elohim, it is the Torah and
the Torah has been given to the believer. It's the second giving of the Torah, it's
definitive of the New Covenant that the Torah is placed in your inward parts. Another translation
says in your mind, so that you think about how you can love YAH the way YAH wants to be
loved and that's through obedience, and then He writes it upon your heart. And then let's look at
John chapter 14 and we'll pick up with verse 23. It says, "Yeshua answered him, if anyone loves
Me he shall guard My Word," And Yeshua was the ultimate Torah Teacher, He didn't come with some
new word, YAH put His words in Yeshua's mouth. "and My Father shall love him." So if anyone loves Yeshua then he displays that love
by guarding Yeshua's Word, if you do that the Father will love you.
It says, "and My Father shall love him and we," Yeshua and the Father. "shall come to
him and make our stay with him. He who does not love Me does not guard My words," Does not
obey My words, does not obey My teachings. "and the word which you hear is not Mine," It's
not some new word, it's not something that I came up with myself, he's saying, "but of the
Father who sent Me." In other words, I'm speaking the words of the Father, the very words of the
Father, what the Father has spoken I am speaking. "He who does not love Me does not guard
My words." Does not guard My teachings, does not guard the words of Elohim that He
has placed in my mouth. John chapter 15 and verse 7 says, "If you stay in Me," This is
Yeshua speaking. "and My words stay in you," The Torah, that's what He taught, the Torah. "My
words stay in you, you shall ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you." This is so
powerful and so wonderful. Now go with me over to Acts chapter 13, we'll pick up with verse
46, and this says, "But speaking boldly, Sha'ul and Barnaba said it was necessary that the Word of
Elohim should be spoken to you first," Speaking to the Yehudim. "but since you thrusted away and
judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life see we turn to the nations." Verse 47 "For
so the Master has commanded us," Here it is. "I have set you to be a light to the nations that
you should be for deliverance to the ends of the earth." And this is the charge to every believer
who has the menorah of Elohim living within them that seven-branched Spirit of YAH with the
extension of the Spirit bringing victory, and that is the Torah, living in obedience
to the Torah, every believer has this charge that we are to be a light to the nations.
Yeshua said you are the light of the world. In other words, be light, be light.
"...that you should be for deliverance to the ends of the earth." Verse 48 "And
when the nations heard this they were glad and praised the Word of YAH and as many as had
been appointed to everlasting life believed and the Word of YAH was being spread throughout
the entire country." HalleluYAH. When you get these principles that I'm teaching into your
heart, into your spirit, and you understand them, you become enthusiastic about wanting to
live your life in such a way that your light, your obedience to the Torah shines so brightly
that you become a witness to those round about you that you become a light to the nations and
that you should be for deliverance to the ends of the earth - it's such a wonderful plan
that He has invited us into. Go with me over to Acts chapter 26, we'll pick up with verse 12.
It says, "While thus engaged as I was journeying to Dammeseq with authority and commission from
the chief priests," This is Sha'ul speaking. "at midday along the highway O sovereign, I
saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun shining around me and those who journeyed
with me and when we had all fallen to the ground that was some kind of light I heard a voice
speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, 'Why do you persecute Me? It is hard
for you to kick against the prods.' "And I said, 'Who are You Master?' And
He said, 'I am Yeshua whom you persecute, but rise up and stand on your feet for I have
appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you a servant and a witness both of what you
saw and of those which I shall reveal to you delivering you from the people and the
nations to whom I now send you,'" Here it is. "'to open their eyes,'" To bring light into the
darkness. "'to turn them from darkness to light and the authority of Satan to Elohim,'" Let
there be light, let the Kingdom of light conquer and defeat the kingdom of darkness. You're going
to open their eyes, they're sitting in darkness, they're in blindness. You're going to turn them
from darkness to light, you're going to teach them how they can get the menorah of Elohim within
them to receive the seven-branched Spirit of Elohim. HalleluYAH. To receive the second
giving of the Torah, to have the Torah placed in their inward parts and written upon
their hearts so that they can live a life of obedience and be an example so that men and
women would see their good works as defined by the Torah and have a desire to show great esteem
to your Father who's in the heavens, halleluYAH. "'to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness
to light, and the authority of Satan to Elohim, in order for them to receive forgiveness of sins
and an inheritance among those who are set-apart by belief in Me." HalleluYAH. And then Colossians
chapter 1 starting with verse 12 says, "Giving thanks to the Father who has made us fit to share
in the inheritance of the set-apart ones in the light," HalleluYAH. "who has delivered us from
the authority of darkness and transferred us into the reign of the Son of His love." The reign
of the Son of His love is the reign of light, we are children of light, we are sons and daughters
of light. HalleluYAH. First Thessalonians chapter 5 and verse 5 says, "For you are all sons of
light and sons of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness." And then First Peter chapter
2 and verse 9 says, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a set-apart nation,
a people for a possession that you should proclaim the praises of Him who called you
out of darkness into His marvelous light." He's called you out of darkness into His
light but He's also placed His light in you. His menorah now lives in you, His seven-branched
Spirit lives in you and leads you, and guides you, and shines the light before you. HalleluYAH.
The Torah has been placed in your inward parts and written upon your heart and
now you have become the light of the world, you are the menorah within this
dark world. HalleluYAH. So powerful, so wonderful. And I want to remind you of the commandment
that Aharon and his sons were to make sure that the light of the menorah never
went out, it was to shine continually. Let's look at Revelation chapter 21 starting with verse 22. "And I saw no Dwelling
Place in it speaking of the new Yerushalayim for YAH El Shaddai is its Dwelling Place and
the Lamb and the city had no need of the sun nor of the moon to shine in it for the esteem of
Elohim lightened it," HalleluYAH. "and the lamb is its lamp." So in the new Yerushalayim, there is
no need for the sun, there is no need for the moon for the esteem of Elohim is the light
of the new Yerushalayim, the lamb is the lamp. "And the nations," This is verse
24. "of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the sovereigns of the earth
bring their esteem into it." This is marvelous. We have the great honor of participating
in the light of Elohim and of the Lamb, and in the new Yerushalayim we see that Elohim
and the Lamb are the light of that wonderful city. Revelation chapter 22 and verse 1. "And
He showed me a river of water of life clear as crystal coming from the throne of Elohim and of the Lamb in the middle of its
street and on either side of the river was the tree of life which bore twelve fruits
each tree yielding its fruit every month and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of
the nations and no longer shall there be any curse and the throne of Elohim and of the Lamb shall
be in it and His servants shall serve Him and they shall see His face and His Name shall be
upon their foreheads and night shall be no more and they shall have no need of a
lamp or the light of the sun because YAH Elohim shall give them light and
they shall reign forever and ever." YAH Elohim shall give them light and they shall
reign forever and ever. The light, the menorah, will continue to burn forever and ever. This is the fulfillment of the commandment
in the Torah that the menorah is to remain lit and its light is to never go out and we
will have that beautiful, wonderful power and great esteem of the light of Elohim
shining brightly in the new Yerushalayim forever and ever as the Torah commandment is
completely and totally fulfilled. HalleluYAH.
