Birthright or Pottage?

There is a poignant story in the Bible about two
brothers, Jacob and Esau. Their story may seem
like a minor one compared to many other stories
but closer examination reveals not only a great
turn of events but a harsh lesson to be learned.
Many people are familiar with the saga, especially
the part where Esau came back from an unsuccessful
hunt hungry and tired.

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with
that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his
name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day
thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the
point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?  
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware
unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then
Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau
despised his birthright.
(Genesis 25:30-34) (KJV)

Because Esau hastily traded his birthright for pottage,
Jacob ended up inheriting Esau's entire future. Jacob
went on to become the founder of nations while Esau
simply lived out the rest of his lackluster life in obscurity.

9 Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram,
God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed
him, 10 saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will
not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your
name will be Israel.”^[a] So God renamed him Israel. 
11 Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’
Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation,
even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!
12 And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham
and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants
after you.” 13 Then God went up from the place where he
had spoken to Jacob.
(Genesis 35:9-13) (NLT)

The point of this lesson is that we all have a birthright that
most people have already traded for low-grade pottage!

What birthright do we all have?

Our birthright is to live forever here on a paradise earth!

Rejecting Jehovah

1 "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation
that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.'
² "I opened my arms to my own people all day long, but they
have rebelled. They follow their own evil paths and thoughts.
(Isaiah 65:1-2) (NIV)

Rejecting Jehovah' laws

18 If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river, your
righteousness like the waves of the sea.
(Isaiah 48:18) (NIV)

"The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed
and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah;
and what manner of wisdom is in them?
(Jeremiah 8:9) (ASV)

Ignoring Jehovah's servants

14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your
words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave
that home or town. 15 I tell you the truth, it will be
more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day
of judgment than for that town.
(Matthew 10:14-15) (NIV)

They instead follow senseless man-made
teachings from their preferred priests and
ministers of Christendom.

1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last
times some will turn away from the true faith; they
will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come
from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites and liars,
and their consciences are dead.
(1Timothy 4:1-2) (NLT)

3 For the time will come when men will not put up
with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires,
they will gather around them a great number of teachers
to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will
turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside
to myths.
(2Timothy 4:3-4) (NIV)

What kind of myths?

Preachers & priests can magically forgive our sins.
Jesus is holding the gate to Heaven open for us.
God is a 3-headed trinity monstrosity.
God & Jesus love us no matter what.
Christmas & Easter are sacred.
Mary is Queen of Heaven.
Jesus is God Almighty.
all religions are alike.
Crosses are sacred.

The people who believe these LIES have thrown
away their birthright with both hands for pottage.

The world is in upheaval right now because most
nominal Christians are taught that "we are all just
poor sinners who can't help ourselves". People
who believe that they will be endlessly forgiven
for their constant sinning feel justified in satisfying
any urge. They feel free to indulge in any base
immorality even to the point of criminal behavior
with no twinge of remorse.

What does the Bible warn about sin?

And what will be the consequences?

There Is Only One
God  -  JEHOVAH

Evidently Jehovah, our God, likes his name, because He
inspired the writers of the Bible to pen it almost 7,000 times
in the Old Testament alone!  Today's people don't know that
because translators routinely substitute "GOD" or "LORD" for
God's name, Jehovah in modern English Bible versions.

Should we ignore Him and turn Him into a nameless LORD?
Is that a good idea now that the world, as we now
know it, is just about to come to an end? What advice
does a Bible published complete with God's name give Us?

³² And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall
call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered;
(Joel 2:32) (American Standard Version)

The Apostle Paul repeated this same scripture
many centuries later for emphasis:

¹³for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
(Romans 10:13) (New International Version)

"...glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
(Romans 5:16) (NIV)

Paul is not the only one urging people to
call upon God by His name:

"Praise Jehovah, all ye nations, Glorify Him, all ye peoples."
(Psalm 110:1) (Young’s Literal Translation)

"My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; and let
all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever."
(Psalm 145:21) (Darby)

"One of Jesus Christ's missions was to reveal the
name of the Almighty God. Precisely, he taught in
his prayer to "Hallow or keep His name Holy 
(Mt. 6:9), How can we perform obedience to his
word if we don't know His real personal name?"
- B.9.2: The Biblical Background; Gilles C H Nullens

⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
(Matthew 6:9) (King James Version)

It is NOT enough to merely worship 'God' since it is only
a generic title, which could apply to any 'god' and there
are plenty of these imposters:

...there are many "gods" and many "lords"...
(1Corinthians 8:5) (NIV)

Jehovah provided us with His name to
distinguish Himself from anybody else.

"for Jehovah your God -- He is God of the gods,
and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty..."
(Deuteronomy 10:17) (YLT)

“God”, is a title - not an actual name. That title can apply
to any pagan god, from Allah to Zeus. The Bible openly
applies the title of “god” to Satan:

^“4 Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded
the minds of those who don't believe…”
(2Corinthians 4:4) (New Living Translation)

On the other hand, when we worship Jehovah, we are
praying to the one and only true Creator of Heaven and
Earth according to His real name. 

"And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor
speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart
as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am
weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain... But
Jehovah is with me as a mighty one."
(Jeremiah 20:9,11) (ASV)

What is the benefit of knowing God by name?

"Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to
another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a
book of remembrance was written before him for
them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his
name. And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure,
saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and
I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that
serveth him."
(Malachi 3:16,17) (Darby)

Are there any people who know God by name?

"Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant
whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me,
and understand that I am he: before me there was no
God formed, neither shall there be after me."
(Isaiah 43:10) (ASV)

"And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all
the kings of the earth thy glory. This shall be written for
the generation to come; and a people that shall be created
shall praise Jah: For he hath looked down from the height
of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld
the earth,"
(Psalm 102:15,18,19) (Darby) 

Is it a good idea to use Jehovah’s name liberally?

"Hallelujah! Praise, ye servants of Jehovah, praise the
name of Jehovah. Blessed be the name of Jehovah, from
this time forth and for evermore!   From the rising of the
sun unto the going down of the same, let Jehovah's name
be praised. Jehovah is high above all nations, his glory
above the heavens. Who is like unto Jehovah our God?"
(Psalm 113:1-5) (Darby) 

"Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah is good, Sing praise to
His name, for it is pleasant. "
(Psalm 135:3) (YLT)

"For all the peoples walk every one in the name
of his god; and we will walk in the name of Jehovah
our God for ever and ever."
(Micah 4:5) (ASV)

"I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength. Jehovah is my rock,
and my fortress,  and my deliverer;  My God, my rock, in
whom I will take refuge;  My shield, and the horn of my
salvation, my high tower.  I will call upon Jehovah, who is
worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my
God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry
before him came into his ears.  As for God, his way is perfect:
The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them  that
take refuge in him.  For who is God, save Jehovah? And who
is a rock, besides our God,"
(Psalm 18:1-3,6,30,31) (ASV)

"O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!"
(Psalm 8:9) (ASV)

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised;
And his greatness is unsearchable."
(Psalm 145:3) (ASV)

People say that we can worship Jehovah without calling
upon Him by His name.

Is that how to show Him our love and respect?

"Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might."
(Deuteronomy 6:4,5) (ASV)

With these few scripture above, it becomes very obvious
that Jehovah want us to call him by His name. Now it is
up to us. We know His name and He knows ours. There
is not one scripture in the Bible that says it is forbidden
to say God’s name. There are hundreds that encourage
us to call upon His name when we want to speak to Him.

CHRISTMAS and the Christians

Another festive Christmas day will arrive soon. People
all over the world celebrate Christmas as one of the holiest
days for all Christians and an opportunity to show God and
Jesus how much they are loved and respected.

The question is, does celebrating Christmas
show respect for God and His son?

"Christmas as a pagan holiday traces back thousands
of years before to a man named Nimrod, founder of
ancient pagan Babylon."
-Christmas Unwrapped
From the History Channel
by Alan Mansager

Nimrod? Who is Nimrod?

8 And Cush became father to Nimrod. He made the start in
becoming a mighty one in the earth. 9 He displayed himself
a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah. That is why there
is a saying: "Just like Nimrod a mighty hunter in opposition
to Jehovah."
(Genesis 10:8,9) (NWT)

What else can we find out about Nimrod?

"Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront
and contempt of God."
-Josephus (c. 37 – c. 100 AD/CE),

"His name is Nimrod, It means ‘the rebel,’ and is evidently
meant to designate the nature of the man. He was the first
specimen of giant tyranny after the flood. His Defiance of
Jehovah was perpetrated in wickedness and ambition under
the very eye of Jehovah. Nimrod's assumptions were religious
as well as political. Nimrod presented himself not only for
obedience but also for worship. His awful greatness was of
ambitious rebellion,  apostasy and defiance of Jehovah. And
as it was Babel that was the beginning of his empire, so is
‘Babylon the great’ its consummation and close."
-Nimrod
by Horatius Bonar
1808-1889

"As the people increased in number, the Way of Jehovah was
corrupted and a principal figure in those days was Nimrod, the
grandson of Ham described as a mighty hunter before Jehovah.
The word 'before' used in this sense means, 'totally antagonistic
to Jehovah.' We celebrate Christmas on a date which coincides
with the birthday of Nimrod - the villainous king of ancient
Babylon."
-The Ensign Trust
VOLUME I No.2 - JUNE 1999
'NARROW IS THE WAY'
By Harry Lancaster

So now we know who Nimrod is.

Why do Christians blindly celebrate
such an obviously un-Christian festivity
as Christmas?

The mainstream Christians today are just Christian
in name only. The Bible describes the many sects
of nominal Christianity in the book of Revelation. The
almost-Christians and all other false religions of the
world are symbolized as a woman the Apostle John
called "Babylon the Great".

What is "Babylon The Great"?

The woman called "Babylon The Great" in the Bible is
described as a whore. Not only a whore, but the mother
of all prostitutes.

Todays false religious doctrines, teachings, beliefs and
Holidays are based upon the Center from which all false
religion began, Nimrod's ancient Babylon!  It was under
the influence of NIMROD - who declared himself to be a
god - that all these false teachings began. 

What false teachings?

"Nimrod started the great organized worldly apostasy from God
that has dominated this world until now. Nimrod married his own
mother, whose name was Semiramis. After Nimrod's death, his
so-called mother-wife, Semiramis, propagated the evil doctrine
of the survival of Nimrod as a spirit being. She claimed a full-grown
evergreen tree sprang overnight from a dead tree stump, which
symbolized the springing forth unto new life of the dead Nimrod.
On each anniversary of his birth, she claimed, Nimrod would visit
the evergreen tree and leave gifts upon it. December 25th, was the
birthday of Nimrod. This is the real origin of the Christmas tree."
-The Plain Truth About Christmas
by David J. Stewart | December 24th, 2005

Many will say, "but I do it for my children." Others may say,
"but I do it for my parents, friends, relatives, etc."

But what does Christ Say?

Jesus said, "...anyone who loves his son or daughter
more than me is not worthy of me."
(Matthew 10:37) (NIV)

The Authority of the Bible

Most modern Christians tend to rely on the New Testament
of the Bible and ignore the Old Testament because Christ is
the modern Christian's savior. When Christ came to us almost
2,000 years ago he brought us true teachings which later became
known as Christianity. Not long after he and his followers died
his pure teachings became corrupted by many non-Biblical beliefs.
Today, the majority of modern Christians unwittingly follow these
man-made beliefs that did not originate from them.

What kind of man-made beliefs?

The widest man-made belief is that God's Son took the place of
his Father, Jehovah. In order to believe that the Son is now GOD,
it is necessary to ignore the entire content of the Old Testament
and that is exactly what Christendom's ministers do.

How do we know that Christ is not God?

Because the words of JEHOVAH God, as recorded by His
prophets in the Old Testament of the Bible, were constantly
quoted by Christ. At the time that Christ was on the earth -
only the Old Testament had been written. These were the
words inspired by his Father, the "Jewish God," Jehovah.

"...a New Testament did not begin to exist until late in the second century."
- River of God, Gregory J. Riley, pp. 66-67

"The first Christians relied on the Old Testament as their chief
religious book. To them it was of divine origin and authority."
-Dr. Samuel Davidson; The "Canon"
The Encyclopedia Britannica

Thus God's Son, himself, considered the Hebrew Scriptures
as words of authority on all things. All questions that were
asked of Christ he answered by quoting Jehovah God's words
in the Old Testament. Therefore - Christ, himself, considered
the Old Testament Bible to be inspired by God. Our Saviour
lived by the words of his Father, Jehovah, as recorded in the
Hebrew Scriptures and instructed us to do so. 

Many Gods and
Many Lords

The pious people of Christendom are generally satisfied
that they are serving the God of the Bible. They flock to
churches plastered with crosses, celebrate Christmas,
Easter, Valentine’s day and pray to their trinity god, Jesus.
What they don’t realize is that they are actually serving
a multitude of gods who oppose the God of the Bible.

5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven
or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many
"lords"), 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father,
from whom all things came and for whom we live; and
there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all
things came and through whom we live.
(1Corinthians 8:5-6) (NIV)

And who is the True God?