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PREDESTINED BY GOD

Predestined by God? What does this mean?

In our previous post we looked at 22 questions that provoke our thoughts into answering the question, “Did God Create Us Equal?”

The very first question on that post was “IF GOD CREATED US EQUAL, WHY DID HE CREATE A SPECIAL PEOPLE FOR HIMSELF?”

In regard to that question, a Christian “tackled” me on the street, saying that according to Deuteronomy 7:6, he did not create Jacob (Israel) to be special. Instead, (he said) it said he chose Israel to be special. I thank him for this as it has provided an opportunity for YAHUAH to reveal more understanding to us.

So let’s begin by looking at the verse in question.

Deu 7:6  For thou art an holy people unto YAHUAH thy Elohiym: YAHUAH thy Elohiym hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

On the surface, it does seem as if he is correct, doesn’t it?

However, that is only the top “layer.”

So many Christian doctrines and conclusions are drawn from simply basing their understanding on single verses, what I call the top layer. We now have the opportunity to dig deeper into the question “did God create us equal?”

First of all, how do we understand scripture?

Isa_28:10  For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, or we will go backward and be snared and taken (Deut 28:13).

What will we show in this post (using precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little)?

Using this strategy will show us that in choosing Israel to be a special people unto himself, he actually created them special.

This may sound strange to Christians, who do not study the word according to the instructions of the Father (Isaiah 28:9-13). So let us look at it the proper way (Isaiah 28:9) in order to reveal that he created Israel to be special.

See: How to Properly Interpret Scripture.

CHOSEN AND PREDESTINED BY GOD

To prove that when he chose Israel to be special, he actually created them special, we will look at “predestination,” a powerful word found 6 times in the Bible, but often ignored.

Its use re-enforces the fact that the Most High chose a people to be created special ABOVE ALL OTHER PEOPLE, before he created the world.

What are we saying here? He CREATED THEM TO BE SPECIAL. They were not created equal to other men then chosen.

They were chosen before they were created.

In other words, he didn’t just choose them as people who were born equal to every other people.

So let’s get into the action.

ISRAEL CHOSEN BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH

In reality, to say he chose a people who were born equal to other people, is saying he could have chose anyone. Therefore, he did not have Israel on his mind before the world began.

But what does the Bible say?

Eph 1:4 According as he has chosen us (Israelites) in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

How do we know in Ephesians 1:4 he was speaking of Israel and not just everyone?

Answer?

Israel ALONE is his chosen. He has not chosen any other people (See Deut 7:6, Deut 14:2, 1 Chron 16:13)! Proof Israel is his chosen?

1 Chron 16:13  O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Next we have to prove that no other people are his chosen.

Amo 3:2  You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Therefore, Sha’ul (Paul) could not have been speaking of any other people as being chosen. Israel ONLY has he known of all the families (nations) of the earth.

So the fact that he chose Israel before the foundation of the world tells us that even before he made the world, he chose Israel and hence created them to be a special people unto him. They were special to him even before they were created, as he had them in his plan before the creation of the world.

Therefore Israel was not created equal to all men. They were created to be special to the Most High, above all other people on the earth (Deut 7:6)!

Need more proof?

ISRAEL PREDESTINED BY GOD

The very next verse in Ephesians 1:5 seals it all. It speaks about the predestination and election of Israel according to the good pleasure of YAHUAH:

Eph 1:5  Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Yahusha HaMashiach to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Now in order to make this post short, yet conclusive, let us break down a few words with meanings and precepts. We will soon also look at evidence to show once again that he was not speaking of everyone, but rather, he was speaking of Israel.

PREDESTINATED

Let us look at the meaning of “predestinated” as used in the verse:

G4309
προορίζω
proorizō
pro-or-id’-zo
From G4253 and G3724; to limit in advance, that is, (figuratively) predetermine: – determine before, ordain, predestinate.
Total KJV occurrences: 6

So we see that predestinate actually means to predetermine or ordain; also limiting in advance. To predetermine in Ephesians 1:5, therefore, means to create someone and set their limits before that person came into being!

Matching it with verse Ephesians 1 verse 4, we see that he chose Israel and predetermined them to be special unto him before he made the world (before the foundation of the world). Now tell me that all men are created equal! Look again:

Eph 1:4-5  According as he hath chosen us (Israel) in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:  Having predestinated us (Israel) unto the adoption of children by Yahusha HaMashiach to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

ADOPTION

Now again you may be tempted to say, he was speaking to the Gentiles, so he wasn’t speaking to Israelites! I keep having to remind Christians and sacred namers that Israelites were Gentiles.

Many of the times Sha’ul referred to Gentiles, he was speaking to Israelites who had become Gentiles. They had been scattered and assimilated into the nations around them as is the case today.

The northern kingdom of Israel had long gone into bondage (from 722 BC), so much so that Galilee in Israel was called Galilee of the Gentiles (Mat 4:15).

So Sha’ul speaking to the Gentiles, how do we know he was speaking to the Israelites?

We have to look at certain words he used. As he used the term “we were chosen,” and we know Israel alone was chosen, let’s look at the word adoption. Remember, we use precepts upon precepts.

Let’s see if the adoption is for Gentiles:

Rom 9:3-4  For I could wish that myself were accursed from Messiah for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:  Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

The adoption pertains (ONLY) to the Israelites! More proof?

Gal 4:5  To redeem them that were under the law, that we (Israel) might receive the adoption of sons.

Who were under the law? Israelites! N other nation but Israel was given the law:

Psa 147:19-20  He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

So the Messiah was sent to redeem Israel (which was the only people to whom the law was given) so they could receive the ADOPTION!

Therefore, when we see this:

Eph 1:5  Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Yahusha HaMashiach to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

We know he was speaking about Israelites.

As such, Ephesians 1:4-5 is saying he chose Israel before he created the world and predetermined them to be a special people unto himself, who were to be reconciled back to him through the Messiah.

Therefore, when we see this:

Deu 7:6  For thou art an holy people unto YAHUAH thy Elohiym: YAHUAH thy Elohiym hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

Because he predestined Israel, this choice was made before the world was created: therefore all men were not created equal!!!

ELECTION: ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL

Ephesians 1:5 ends with the words “according to the good pleasure of his will.”

This means according to the Most High’s election. In other words, he chooses whom he wants. The phrase matches the emboldened words in the verse below:

Rom 9:11  (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of YAHUAH according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth😉

That is according to the good will of his pleasure. As a result, he created some men vessels of honour and some vessels of dishonour.

So in other words, he created some men different (not equal) from other men, according to his own pleasure. It is nothing that they have done, it is simply his choice.

For more details on the election of Israel, see: Israel Mine Elect: Children of Israel, Gentiles and the Kingdom of the Messiah.

SOME MEN CREATED WICKED

Not all men are created equal. According to the good will of his pleasure, he even created some wicked. Look!

Pro 16:4  YAHUAH hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Psa_58:3  The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

So if he made some men wicked, how can we say he created all men equal? That is a fallacy: the opinion of man, and not backed by scripture. Remember:

2 Ti 3:16-17  All scripture is given by inspiration of YAHUAH, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of Elohiym may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

THE CONCEPTION OF JACOB AND ESAU

Now let us look at a different manifestation of being predestined by God.

We know that Jacob is Israel, and he had a twin brother called Esau. They were both the twin children of Isaac and Rebecca.

Before they were born though, he made a covenant with Abraham, then with Isaac. It is through these covenants that Jacob came. Then he made a covenant with Jacob and changed his name to Israel. It is through these relationships that the children of Israel were made to be his people forever.

Let us look at the account of their conception and time in the womb.

Gen 25:21-22  And Isaac intreated YAHUAH for his wife, because she was barren: and YAHUAH was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of YAHUAH.

What did YAHUAH say to Rebecca?

Gen 25:23  And YAHUAH said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

So even before they were born, the Most High created both to be different and decided who he elected (Jacob).

The Apostle Sha’ul was more forthright in declaring that at conception, the Most High had elected Jacob (Israel)! He even explained how they were elected even before they could do any good or evil.

Rom 9:10-11  And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of Elohiym according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth; ) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

This shows that their personalities were pre-determined (PREDESTINED). So where is the equality with all men? If we have all this biblical evidence, how can we truly say all men are created equal?

So, Jacob (Israel) being chosen to be a special people unto YAHUAH? That choosing was from conception, which means Israel was created to be special unto YAHUAH. We could end here, but let’s give one more evidence of this choosing from even before an Israelite is in the womb.

SARAH PROMISED A SON

This popular scriptural account confirms to us that men are predestined according to the good will of the Most High. Isaac was needed to fulfill the promise made to Abraham that he would make him a father of many nations.

Gen 18:14  Is any thing too hard for YAHUAH? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son (Isaac).

However, Abraham had a son before this (Ishmael) that YAHUAH could have used to fulfill his promise. However, the Most High predestined Isaac to carry the lineage of his chosen people.

He had other plans for Ishmael, who would eventually hate and persecute his people (See Psalms 83:1-8). Remember, he made the wicked for the day of evil (Prov 16:4).

Now from the promise in Genesis 18:4, we have this:

Gen 21:2  For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which Elohiym had spoken to him.

So at the predetermined time, Isaac was born, to carry the promise YAHUAH made to Abraham.

Note well that Ishmael was not chosen. In fact, Isaac was even called Abraham’s firstborn son!

This rejection of Ishmael, and the fact that he became one of the nations who conspire to destroy Israel as a nation (he made the wicked for the day of evil), shows that he predetermines men according to his purpose. Therefore, he does not create all men equal!

JEREMIAH WAS KNOWN FROM BEFORE HE WAS CONCEIVED

We have to give more proof of this principle of YAHUAH choosing people even before they were conceived. If we do so, it will prove that God did not create us equal.

Indeed, he could not choose us with special attributes as he did Jacob and Esau (one shall be stronger than the other) to do special things (the elder shall serve the younger) and for the children of Jacob to be special (Deut 7:6) above everyone else in the world if he created us equal.

Now speaking about and through the prophet Jeremiah, YAHUAH said…

Jer 1:5  Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained (appointed/predestinated) thee a prophet unto the nations.

Here the Most high tells us that even before he formed Jeremiah he knew him. That means Jeremiah was in his plan before he was conceived.

Now what was the Most high’s plan for Jeremiah, or why did he predestinate Jeremiah? To be a prophet unto the nations.

The same thing was said of Isaiah in Isaiah 49:5. They both were predestined to be YAHUAH’S prophets.

This also means they were created special, for a special purpose, just as Jacob (Israel) was created for a special purpose. All men are not created equal.

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

I don’t like to talk about what I have seen to be my predestination, but Jeremiah spoke about it as did Isaiah. Now I am not trying to compare with or exalt myself to their standard, but whatever is in the Bible is for our learning (2 Tim 3:16).

So following their example, I will use my experience to explain the fact that YAHUAH predestines people, so all are not created equal.

In 2015 (the year of the 4 blood moons), I notice something peculiar. The birth dates of my family members lined up in a perfect pattern with the feast dates of that year. This patter was perfectly aligned according to who was firstborn, ages, genders and lineage.

Through my basic understanding of probability, I calculated the chances of the feast dates matching the birthdates in one family to be 1 in 6,478,348,728,125.

That is approximately 1 in 6.5 trillion. This means it was naturally impossible as there are less than 8 billion people on this earth and therefore even less families. Of course, this does not take into consideration the perfect pattern (according to who was firstborn, ages, genders and lineage). In other words, it couldn’t happen by chance.

Over time I had greater insight into it, and came up with even more evidence that this was from YAHUAH.

The first thing that struck me was the awesome feeling that I was predestined. He made the sun and the moon for signs, and before he created them, he knew that in 2015, he would declare these signs in my family. That to me, is undeniable proof that my family was on his mind, predestined from before the foundation of the earth!

Therefore, this is exactly the same with Israel, chosen before time began to be special unto YAHUAH (Deut 7:6).

See the full article here: Uncovering the Mystery of My Family Birth Dates and Feast Dates.

This is also why no one can tell me I am not an Israelite. Why? He only gave his feasts to his people, Israel and none other:

Lev 23:1-2  And YAHUAH spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of YAHUAH, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

PREDESTINATED BY GOD MEANS NOT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL

So the aim of this teaching is to show that Israel was predestined by God. If he predestines us to have certain attributes and abilities (whether good or bad), it means all men are not created equal.

Indeed, the word says he creates men according to the purpose of his good will. It even says he creates the wicked (who are estranged from the womb) for the day of evil. This is blatantly telling us that some men are created wicked. Not all men are created equal.

WHY RELIGION KEEPS US BELIEVING WE ARE ALL EQUAL

So how come we are lying to people that all men are created equal? If you have all this scriptural evidence and still grappling to see that God did not create us all equal, then you are grappling with the stronghold of religion.

This no doubt prevents you from seeing clearly, as you have preconceived beliefs that determine your conclusions (a priori),

Christianity and Islam are the religions of Edom and Ishmael respectively. They are the ones whose religions teach that all men are created equal. This so they can remove the thought that Israel is created special above them.

You see, they have an agenda to wipe Israel off the map, so they shall not continue to be a nation. They hate Israel and hate the Elohiym of Israel. Don’t believe me. let’s see:

Psa 83:1  A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O Elohiym: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O Elohiym.
For, lo, thine enemies (the enemies of the Most High) make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people (Israel), and consulted against thy hidden ones.
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation (Israel); that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
For they have consulted together with one consent (united): they are confederate against thee:
Psa 83:6  The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

Look at verse 6 and we see the Edomites (Christianity) and the Ishmaelites (Islam) are the first 2 nations mentioned who hate us and our Elohiym and want to see us destroyed. Edomites are the children of Esau and of course, Ishmaelites are the children of Ishmael.

To achieve their goal of domination over Israel, they created religions to give themselves validity and power and to claim equal billing with Israel.

This will serve to destroy Israel from being a people (Psa 83:4) by letting them believe they are equal to everyone else. Ironically, in the respective religions, each nation shows itself to be superior in its own way

For example, the Edomites (through their religion of Christianity) tells us the Messiah is a man to be worshiped and physically give us a painting they say is the Messiah that looks like their people. See also: Should We Worship the Messiah?

So even though they say we are equal, they make themselves the highest. This is even though in Revelation 1:14, it tells us that the Messiah was a black man. This shows them and their religion to be a big lie.

See also: Behind the Conspiracy to Steal the inheritance of Israel.

The Ishmaelites (through their religion of Islam) say God created us equal, yet they say you have to learn their language to read the Koran properly and you have to go to their country (Saudi Arabia) at least once in your life to make a pilgrimage.

So we see the contradictions right there, revealing their intents are only to deceive.

However, it is what it is. Get over religion, and we will be able to see: Israel was created special: predestined by God.

Eph 1:4-5  According as he hath chosen us (Israel) in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:  Having predestinated us (Israel) unto the adoption of children by Yahusha HaMashiach to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Deu 7:6  For thou (Israelites) art an holy people unto YAHUAH thy Elohiym: YAHUAH thy Elohiym hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

Chosen before the world was created to be a special people unto the Most High, YAHUAH TSEVA’OTH, the Elohiym of Israel. All men are not created equal.

Haven’t yet read part one? You must read: God Created Us Equal? 22 Questions That Will Have You Thinking.