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Sha’uwl | Question Him

The Prophecy…

We reached the conclusion of the first chapter of Chabaquwq, and as promised, we have revealed Yahowah’s overt animosity toward Christianity. However, as we discovered in volume one of Twistianity, Yahowah was just getting warmed up. God’s haunting prophecies regarding Sha’uwl intensify by telling us that He is not about to change the conditions of His Covenant or the approach that He has taken to facilitate our reconciliation – no matter what Paul has led billions to believe.

Chabaquwq’s devastating insights regarding Sha’uwl | Paul have already been sufficient to demonstrate that Yahowah despises Christianity. And to think, Christians include this prophecy in their Bibles, oblivious to God’s overt condemnation of them. Paul even cites it in his New Testament letters.

“Upon (‘al – on this) My requirements and responsibilities (mishmereth ‘any – My verbalized expressions of the terms and conditions which have been conveyed to observe regarding My service in safeguarding your preservation; from my – to ponder the implications of shamar – to explore, closely examining and carefully considering), I have decided of My own initiative that I will literally and continually stand (‘amad – I will always choose to be present and accountable to sustain others, enabling them to stand (qal imperfect cohortative)).

And (wa) I will choose to always remain firm and 92present (yatsab – I will consistently appear and serve, providing assistance by prominently appearing and presenting Myself (hitpael imperfect cohortative – God, acting alone, has chosen to take this stand, and He will never be influenced by anyone when it comes to consistently, genuinely, and continually being ready and able to serve)) upon (‘al – on the Almighty’s) that which strengthens, protects, and fortifies (matsowr – the defensive stronghold which safeguards, preventing a successful attack by the adversary).

Therefore (wa), I will be on the lookout (tsapah – I will continually keep watch and be on guard, surveying the situation (piel imperfect)) in order to see (la ra’ah – so as to observe, consider, and perceive) what he will say about Me (mah dabar ba ‘any – posing a question concerning what he will communicate regarding Me and what message he will convey in association with Me).

So then (wa) how can I be expected to change My attitude, thinking, or response (mah shuwb – why should I reverse course and mislead (hifil imperfect)) concerning (‘al – during and upon) My disapproving rebuke (towkechath ‘any – My complaint, desire to correct the record, necessary refutation, and strong disapproval, My rational arguments in response and subsequent chastisement and punishment; from yakach – to adjudicate and correct)?” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:1)

The Beryth | Covenant is a contract. There are specified conditions and requirements that each party to the relationship must accept for it to work as intended. For us, there is one prerequisite and four requirements. When we act upon them, Yahowah is then required, bound by His word, to respond as promised and deliver each of the five stated benefits.

This said, it is a sweet deal for both parties. Yahowah 93gets to share His universe with His Family, and we get to live forever in His presence, inheriting all He has to offer. Equally wonderful, the conditions of the Covenant are for our benefit. They are not the least bit burdensome.

These conditions were established with ‘Abraham and delineated in Bare’syth / Genesis. We can rely upon them because God isn’t about to change them. And while that is good news for those who have placed their trust in Him and His Towrah, it is devastating for Christianity and Judaism, both of which require God’s relationship with humankind to change in innumerable ways. And God is having none of it. He has established His plan and He’s committed to it.

In support of the Covenant, Yahowah has established a seven-step path from our world to His home through the Miqra’ey | Invitations to be Called Out and Meet. And while all that is required of us is to respond to His Invitations, Dowd’s responsibilities in fulfilling and enabling them are so extraordinary that they define his character and calibrate the extent of his devotion to our wellbeing. To gloss over them, or worse, negate them as Paul has done, and as rabbis are doing, is hurtful and disrespectful in the extreme.

Clearly, there is no reason for Yahowah to change anything. His plan is generous and fair. His beloved Son has already paid the price, having made the sacrifices to provide the promised benefits. The Miqra’ey achieve their purpose. To alter the process would suggest that we are smarter than God, and it would discredit the Messiah’s contributions.

Even if people think otherwise – if they were to vote on it – God has made His position clear. He isn’t going to alter His requirements or opt out of His responsibilities for anyone or any reason.

Good fathers – and Yahowah is the best – work on behalf of their children. They strive to strengthen and 94protect them, never wavering when it comes to their love and support. So, when someone like Sha’uwl | Paul comes around and claims otherwise, God is none too pleased. And for the sake of His Family members, He is quick to rebuff the threat to the wellbeing of His children.

God has always been perfect, consistently trustworthy and reliable, continually compassionate and fair, always capable and willing. After creating the universe and conceiving life, He began to interact with us and guide us, teaching us what we should know to get the most out of life. His instructions remain valid, effectively revealing what He is offering and expecting in return.

The Covenant is a family relationship. Mom and Dad have responsibilities, as do their children. Our Heavenly Father is not going to shirk His and we should not ignore ours. And should you be foolish enough to do so, do not expect God to accommodate your preferences. You and I are invited into His home and we are welcome to join His family, but we are not at liberty to destroy or replace them.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all require God to change everything, from His name to His Covenant, from His Towrah to His Covenant benefits, even his people. This impoverished exchange is from an enlightening, uplifting, and emancipating family relationship to stupefying, controlling, and homogenizing religions.

With millions and billions preferring to be akin to pigs rolling in human excrement, Chabaquwq’s recording of Yahowah’s pronouncement affirms that God has not developed an appetite for their stench. Pigs are pigs and He loves sheep.

Since Yahowah is steadfast and dependable, consistent and reliable, His approach toward and response to the religious who mislead by misappropriating and misrepresenting His testimony will be identical to all that we have read throughout the Towrah and Prophets. He is 95disgusted by the likes of rabbis. He despises them. He will condemn them. And He has no sympathy for those who became their prey in light of all He has done and said to dissuade them from forfeiting their inheritance.

Yes, I know that this disapproving rebuke is directed at a most peculiar rabbi, one who claimed to be the best student of an acclaimed religious teacher, and not toward those who crafted the two Talmuds. But the difference is only in semantics. One grew out of the failures of the others. Their methods were disgustingly similar. And just because this prophet was asked to focus God’s criticism on this one man, it does nothing to diminish the blistering attack Yahowah has waged against Judaism throughout all of His other prophets. Therefore, God’s disapproving rebuke of this Sha’uwl will be similar to the previous Sha’uwl, with one foreshadowing the other.

By using two different words for stand, ‘amad and yatsab, we can be assured that Yahowah has chosen to take a stand and remain firm on His and our behalf. He will be accountable, present when needed, right where He said He would be, ready to lift us up so that we can stand with Him.

With this pronouncement that God would be on the lookout for the likes of Sha’uwl, ready in advance to rebuke him for falsely testifying that He had changed His plans, it should have stopped a sane individual dead in his tracks. Not only is Sha’uwl explicitly named and meticulously described in the prophecy, but he also reveled in the attention. Like a moth to the flame, Paul thrice cited statements from Chabaquwq to advance his agenda. It is similar to an obscure politician capitalizing on bad news to garner the notoriety needed to catapult himself out of the shadows.

Sha’uwl’s | Paul’s house of cards has been toppled centuries before its foundation was even laid. There is no possibility that Yahowah sanctioned the dissolution of His 96Towrah or its replacement with a New Testament. The Chosen People have not been replaced, nor has the Covenant. There is but one man God considers His Son, Messiah, and King – the prophet, Dowd.

Yahowah is on record saying His response will provide cogent arguments demonstrating His disapproval of Sha’uwl. We are considering them in this prophecy, while many others are systematically chronicled throughout Twistianity. Should you have been squeamish over the unrelenting and derogatory approach I have taken toward Sha’uwl | Paul, you now know that it was God’s desire that I do so.

Since there has never been another book that systematically rebukes Paul by contrasting his words against Yahowah’s, and, since Yahowah has promised to provide His disapproving rebuke through rational arguments – you are reading the fulfillment of God’s promise – at least up to the point of punishing Paul.

And while I’m certain that Yahowah will delegate that responsibly as is His custom, the verdict is already known. And our first clue is that Sha’uwl | Paul and She’owl | Hell are homonyms in the Hebrew text: Sh-A-W-L.

We have now reached the first of several passages within Chabaquwq that Sha’uwl deceitfully cited to press his case against the Towrah. He used this one to suggest that he had not run in vain while attempting to discredit the word of God he was now misappropriating to prove his point. In a rational world, his argument was nonsensical. But he was peddling his religion to those who prized faith above reason, so it didn’t matter.

The God of the “Old Testament” has not walked away. He has not changed His position on any relevant issue. As such, He most certainly did not condone Paul contradicting Him.

97When God announced that He would be on the lookout for the likes of Sha’uwl, ready in advance to rebuke him for falsely testifying that He had changed His plans, it should have stopped Paul dead in his tracks. Even if he were not explicitly named and meticulously described in the prophecy, Sha’uwl’s | Paul’s house of cards has been toppled. There is no possibility whatsoever that Yahowah sanctioned the dissolution of His Towrah or its replacement with a “New Testament.” The Chosen People have not been replaced, nor has the Covenant or Invitations to Meet.

Yahowah’s commitment to His requirements and responsibilities is steadfast, making this a general affirmation of His Towrah. This known, God’s indictment remains singular and specific. No one other than Sha’uwl | Paul fits this prophecy. He not only tried to change God’s requirements for participation in His Covenant relationship, he sought to replace God’s conditions and provisions with his own. Worse, he claimed to speak for the God he was contradicting and undermining.

Rest assured, that which was established by the Spirit in the flesh will lead us back to the Spirit. We have God’s word on it…

“Then (wa) Yahowah (Yahowah – God’s name transliterated as guided by His towrah – instructions on His hayah – existence and His role in our shalowm – reconciliation as ‘elowah – Almighty God) answered me (‘anah ‘any – He responded to me, testifying by replying with useful information (qal imperfect)).

He said (wa ‘amar), ‘Of your own volition, write down (kathab – use the alphabet to inscribe, choosing to describe in writing (qal imperative)) this revelation (chazown – this communication from God regarding the agreement).

Then (wa) you can choose to expound upon it using those letters (ba’ar – you can explain its significance by 98plainly and clearly reiterating it using large and distinct alphabetic characters) upon (‘al) writing tablets (ha luwach – inscribing it on a panel or screen such that it is enduring and memorable) so that (la ma’an – for the express purpose and intent that), by summoning, welcoming, and reading this (qara’ by huw’ – by calling upon this, proclaiming it, and making it known by reciting and announcing it), he will run as he is chased away (ruwts – he will flee (qal imperfect third-person masculine singular)).’” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:2)

By using ‘anah, Yahowah is encouraging us to capitalize upon the ‘anah | answers He has provided in His Towrah | Teaching, to ‘anah | respond to His Beryth | Covenant, and ‘anah | reply to His Miqra’ey | Invitations. ‘Anah is one of the Towrah’s most enriching terms, playing a pivotal role during the Miqra’ey. They are Invitations to Meet which God hopes we will answer.

Yahowah’s strong preference is for the written word. It is more enduring and enriching, in addition to being easier to validate and understand. The written word survives the test of time unaltered. This is especially true regarding Hebrew, the language of Divine revelation. It is perfectly suited to describe the nature of the relationship Yahowah intends for His family. Every verb is relational in nature and infinite in time.

By asking Chabaquwq | Habakkuk to memorialize this prophecy in writing 666 years before its fulfillment, we have every reason to recognize that Yahowah is God and that we can trust His witness. He was right.

And while that is encouraging, even empowering and enriching, there is a sad note to this prophecy. Yahowah revealed that should we have done as He requested and read and recited this prediction during Sha’uwl’s | Paul’s lifetime, he would have run away, abandoning his claims. This remains true today. All one has to do to remove Paul’s 99stench from our lives is to read this prophecy.

The lines of demarcation have been established, and the consequence of being deceived is severe, so Yahowah left little doubt regarding this man, naming him as we shall soon see, in this prophecy. And let’s be clear: this entire prediction has been positioned against one solitary man, which is why “he” is deployed throughout using the third-person masculine singular.

Yahowah responds to those who listen to Him. Anyone else is a waste of breath. Chabaquwq was clearly agitated by what he had witnessed and wanted some reassurance that Yahowah was aware of the significance of the problem.

Yah was ready with His response which was to ask His prophet to chronicle what he was witnessing in his future, but now our past. He wanted it all written down and documented in advance of it occurring. But even in this, God encouraged His prophet to express himself and to add his own reactions to the revelation. As a result, we are not just hearing from Yahowah, but also getting the reaction of His prophet, enriching the testimony with the human perspective.

Having translated Yahowah’s prophetic witness over the past 23 years, I have grown to appreciate His preference for using human conduits. Each prophet can draw from his own unique life experiences to present the revelations in ways that make it easier for us to relate to what they are seeing. Each conveys God’s message using their own vocabulary and reacts to it individually, such that we are able to consider the same message from many viewpoints.

There are two ways to interpret the final comment. The first is to expect Paul to read this and go away. Personally, I hope that he is compelled to read Twistianity during his trial. And since he died miserable and alone in Rome, he was chased out of the Promised Land.

100Alternatively, Yahowah could be addressing His children, anticipating that they will eventually read this, and as a result, He is expecting that they will become so aggressively hostile to Sha’uwl’s rhetoric that they will chase even his legacy away. If done early enough, it would limit the ensuing carnage. And even now, these more accurate translations and expansive explanations enhance the credibility and appeal of Yada Yahowah such that the series becomes more effective in drawing God’s people away from the toxicity of religion.

The key to understanding is to make reasoned connections to what is said elsewhere in the prophets so that we can more credibly develop and present God’s panoramic landscape of our relationship with Him over time. But that should not define the limits of our understanding because it is by associating Yahowah’s prophetic testimony with the world apart from Him that we expand our horizons. For example, in the first two volumes of Yada Yahowah, we compared what we could deduce from science and history to validate the explanations of creation and the flood.

And now, it is by turning to the words of the Devil’s Advocate that we come to more fully appreciate the specificity of this prophecy. The very reason that I turned my attention to Chabaquwq | Habakkuk in the first place, discovering Yahowah’s rebuke of Sha’uwl | Paul, is that the Father of Lies mischaracterizes this pronouncement in three of his letters.

Paul claimed not to have “run in vain” in response to the dressing down he received during the Jerusalem Council. He would misrepresent this prophecy condemning him, such that it would be interpreted by the faithful as validating his preposterous propositions. We were initially drawn to it based upon what Sha’uwl wrote in Galatians 2:2 and then reiterated in Philippians 2:16 and 1 Corinthians 9:26.

101Had the Devil’s Advocate not flirted with his own indictment, I may have missed one of the most compelling prophecies ever written. But this is Satan’s style. He is convinced that humankind is so stupid that he can flaunt the absurdity of his religious misappropriations in people’s faces and they’ll not recognize that he is behind them, using them to be worshiped as the Lord of these religions. He’s taunting God, degrading His creation while undermining the merit of the Covenant. After all, who in their right mind would want to spend an eternity with people so stupid they would disavow a thousand years of prophets and all of the benefits of the Covenant only to replace it with Paul’s pathetic drivel? It is akin to Sha’uwl admitting that he was demon-possessed and that the Roman government was a force for good.

Yahowah left no doubt regarding this man, naming him, as we shall soon see, in this prophecy. This entire prediction has been positioned against one solitary individual, with “he” deployed throughout using the third-person masculine singular, because no one would be more harmful to God’s people or lead more souls away from Him than Sha’uwl | Paul.

While there are a handful of individuals who will earn a rebuke of a somewhat similar magnitude, only one man meets all the criteria that have been provided – and he is a perfect fit, right down to his propensities, peculiarities, and proper name. Sha’uwl deceived billions regarding the “mow’ed – meeting times.” He was in Yaruwshalaim, studying to be a rabbi, when Dowd was fulfilling the “Mow’ed Miqra’ey – Invitations to be Called Out and Meet.” And as the first to refer to himself as a rabbi, he did an about-face to attack God from an entirely new direction. Sha’uwl even admitted to being conceited, to being demon-possessed, to being preoccupied with Gentiles, and to being opposed to circumcision – things which will loom large in a moment.

102Since it would be six centuries before Sha’uwl would question God’s Word, earning His disapproval, Yahowah encouraged those who first read these words to be patient. This warning was for another day...

“Still indeed, the subsequent realization (ky ‘owd – so therefore and nonetheless, the expectation regarding the witness) of this revelation from God (chazown – of this divine communication) is for ha Mow’ed | the Eternal Witness to the Appointed Meetings (la ha Mow’ed – the continuing testimony regarding the meeting times to gather together and celebrate the agreement; from mow – this pertains to the ‘ed – eternal witness, everlasting testimony, and enduring evidence).

It provides a witness to and speaks, pouring out evidence to malign and insult (puwach – it reveals facts which condemn and censure the puffery from the blowhard (hifil imperfect)) at the very end (la ha qets – toward the conclusion of time, specifically in the last days at the limit of the ordinary flow of time; from qatsats – to tear asunder and cut off, casting away).

Even though it may seem slow to develop, the extended period of time required for this question to be resolved (‘im mahah – if hesitant, question him, because no matter how long it takes; from mah – to ponder the who, what, why, when and how of this question (hitpalpel imperfect hitpael jussive – he will continually and consistently do what is said of him and not allow anyone or anything to deter or dissuade him from perpetrating what he has chosen solely on his own initiative)) will not invalidate it (lo’ kazab – will not be disproven or shown to be untrue (piel imperfect)).

Expect him in this regard (chakah la huw’ – be certain concerning this and regarding his allure, hook, and trap) because indeed (ky), he will absolutely come and pursue this (bow’ bow’ – he will certainly arrive upon the 103scene and make his appearance (qal infinitive imperfect)). He will not be delayed nor will he remain (lo’ ‘achar – he will not take longer than expected, live for a protracted duration of time, nor pursue a different agenda (piel imperfect)).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:3)

The first three Mow’edym | Witnesses to the Appointed Meeting Times of Pesach, Matsah, and Bikuwrym were fulfilled by Dowd, Yahowah’s beloved Son, in year 4000 Yah, more commonly known as 33 CE. In this way and at this moment, God enabled the Covenant’s promises. As the prophecy predicts, this was the time Sha’uwl was in Yaruwshalaim training to be a rabbi. Not long thereafter, he began undermining the Mow’edym, beginning with his letter to the Galatians around 52 CE.

Also consistent with the prophecy, it would not be until recently, during the last days, as we approach the fulfillment of the final three Mow’edym, that we are finally studying this prophecy and identifying it with Sha’uwl. Better late than never.

This known, Yahowah’s pronouncement regarding the Mow’ed isn’t just about providing us with a historical frame of reference. God’s revelation, and even our explanation of it, serves to defend the Mow’ed from Paul’s criticisms of them. Yahowah is censuring Paul’s rhetoric suggesting that it is passé. He is also condemning the man most responsible for Christianity and its New Testament.

When Yahowah told Chabaquwq that this revelation provides a witness for the end of time and that the extended period required for this question to be resolved would not prove it false, it becomes utterly absurd to project any of this as a commentary referring to Babylon. Clearly, God was not addressing what was going to occur in six years (from 615 to 609 BCE) but, instead, in 666 years (in 52 CE). And even then, it would not be understood for another 1,970 years.

104Yahowah seems to enjoy providing hints which facilitate understanding among those who are observant and which also make the process of learning more rewarding. In this case, the “mahah – question to be resolved” was directed at “sha’uwl – question him.” When we think about it, we can appreciate why God has to be a bit reserved. He does not want superficial readers who are not genuinely interested in getting to know Him and becoming part of His Family to ascertain something that they might exploit to their and others’ detriment when considered out of context. Celebrating Pesach without Matsah, without being part of the Covenant, would be catastrophic because it would result in eternal life separated from God.

Many of the insights we have derived along the way are the result of the breadth and depth of our study. We are rewarded when we consider everything in context, maintain the proper perspective, and yet still dig deep, turning over and examining every facet of each word we encounter along the way. In this regard, we should be cognizant that Yahowah’s message must resonate with everyone willing to diligently listen, from the beginning to the end.

Dating events is a similar exercise. The calendar we use today had its genesis with the Romans nearly 600 years after this prophecy was written. And while they stole it from the Greeks who borrowed it from the Babylonians and Persians, that system did not exist when Chabaquwq provided this witness. Thankfully, however, dating the timing of events is straightforward. Yahowah provided us with His timeline from Bare’syth | In the Beginning to the conclusion of Sukah | Camping Out, with major fulfillments and even some supporting acts documented along the way.

That said, His timeline is His own. It plays out over 40 Yowbel or 2,000-year increments, beginning with the 105expulsion from Eden in year 0. The Beryth | Covenant was established in year 2000 Yah to facilitate our return. Then to provide the benefits of the Covenant, the first three Miqra’ey | Invitations to Meet were fulfilled by the Messiah Dowd in year 4000 Yah. The return to the Garden occurs 2,000 years later in 6000 Yah with the Son’s return to honor the promises of the final three Mow’edym. Superimposed on the resolutely religious and political apparatus in use today, these dates would be marked as 3968 BCE, 1968 BCE, 33 CE, and 2033 CE.

God never writes something like “one hundred years before the Classical Hellenistic Period began.” He would not date an event by paying homage to murderous pagans either. So, we do not find references to the Julian Calendar established in 46 BCE by Julius Caesar or to Pope Gregory XIII’s calendar composed in 1582 CE. Therefore, you will not read that, in 2022, Chabaquwq’s revelation will be explained for your benefit.

And yet, by interweaving His prophetic timeline alongside His documentation of Yisra’el’s history, and then providing the kind of specificity we have witnessed, we are able to ascertain the appropriate timing while deriving useful insights. In this way, God provided copious and convincing clues as to the identity, character, scheme, and consequence of the perpetrator delineated in this prophecy for those who treasure His Word sufficiently to closely examine and carefully consider each word, while not altering the course of history by revealing His hand to those insufficiently informed to understand. It is the same approach He has taken with all of His end-times prophecies. They are all there for the taking, but most of the fruit is out of the reach of those who stumble their way through life or bow down to false gods.

However, with this malevolence coinciding with the fulfillment of the Mow’ed, corrupting the intent to suggest that God would die, we can reasonably deduce that these 106events would have played out to the detriment of God’s people in relatively close proximity to 33 CE, and that the principal actors would be Gentiles and, thus, Romans. And so, all indicators are pointed at the most egotistical and manipulative man of this day, the irrational and ruthless individual who claimed to speak for God while contradicting Him.

Sha’uwl | Paul was, by any standard, audacious and arrogant. He deliberately corrupted this particular prophetic pronouncement condemning him, twisting and convoluting it to posture the opposite of its intent. And since Babylon doesn’t have a soul and the object of Chabaquwq’s denouncement had one that was decidedly off-kilter, we can dispense with the pretense that God was condemning an ancient kingdom rather than the principal author of the Christian New Testament.

As bad as Chabaquwq’s revelation has been thus far for Sha’uwl | Paul and Christianity, it is about to get much worse. What follows, strongly suggests that Yahowah baited Sha’uwl, tempting him to include a portion of this prophecy in his letters – epistles which dominate the “Christian New Testament.” It is how we learned of it. The wannabe Apostle took the bait and ran with it...

“Pay attention (hineh – behold, look up and consider the details because), he will be audacious, presumptuous, and oblivious, puffed up with false pride, a foolhardy pain in the ass (‘aphal – his head will swell and he will be daring, becoming an oozing sore and pain in the butt, haughty and arrogant, heedless of the truth, reckless and riddled with venereal disease and hemorrhoidal abscesses (pual perfect – the object, Sha’uwl, suffers the effects of these undesirable things, although, not for long)).

His soul and, thus, his way of looking at the world and responding to it (nepesh huw’ – his attitude and personality, his consciousness and character), is neither 107right nor straightforward (lo’ yashar – is inappropriate and counterproductive, unpleasant and inaccurate, is circuitous, prone to twisting and convoluting the teaching so as not to be on the level, dishonest and immoral, lacking integrity) in him (ba huw’).

And therefore (wa – as a result, it follows, and that is why), those who are correct and vindicated (tsadyq – those who are right, in accord with the truth, and upright, therefore innocent), through trusting and relying upon Him (ba ‘emuwnah huw’ – by being firmly established and upheld by Him, in that He is dependable, trustworthy, and honest, by verifying the evidence He has provided; from ‘aman – to be supported and confirmed by upholding the truth), will live (chayah – he will be restored to life and be kept alive, nurtured and growing, even flourishing (qal imperfect)).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:4)

While explicitly describing Sha’uwl in the first stanza, in the second, Yahowah reminds us that vindication and life everlasting come to those who trust and rely on His firmly established and always dependable testimony. This is and always has been the antidote for religion, especially Paul’s Faith.

There is no comparison between the intelligence, character, and attitude of prophets like Chabaquwq, and especially Moseh and Dowd, but also Yasha’yah, Yirma’yah, Zakaryah, ‘ElYah, and Howsha’, as opposed to the blithering idiot who wrote and inspired most of the Christian New Testament. He was as presumptuous as he was oblivious, an audacious pustule impersonating a person. Reckless with the truth, full of himself, in foolhardy fashion, Sha’uwl | Paul tried to impersonate God and came off looking like Satan. If ever a man could rightly be called an ‘aphal | pain in the ass, it is this one.

As to whether ‘aphal | being riddled with the oozing abscesses associated with venereal disease and suffering 108from hemorrhoids was intended metaphorically or was a medical diagnosis, or both, you can be the judge. But in either case, since Yahowah is about to reveal Paul’s overt fascination with male genitalia, as a homosexual, it had to make his life miserable. And in this regard, Sha’uwl was a hypocrite and, thus, anything but straightforward in his condemnation of homosexuality.

Babylon did not have a nepesh | soul, nor does She’owl | Hell. Sha’uwl did although, to be fair, it is currently vacationing in She’owl. Therefore, this dire warning has not been about a miserable empire or a more miserable place but, instead, the most miserable of people.

A nepesh | soul provides animals, including humans, with the capacity to observe the world and respond to it. This consciousness animates life while conveying the unique perspective, attitude, character, and attributes of each individual. No two are exactly alike, with some being better than others.

As an animal or, more correctly, a beast, Sha’uwl had a soul. His nepesh | consciousness, however, was dysfunctional – a problem aggravated by an inoperative neshamah | conscience. This horrendous pairing became uniquely delusional when influenced by Satan. This led to Yahowah’s testimony being twisted and convoluted in an inappropriate and counterproductive manner – similar to what Satan had done to mislead Chawah in the Garden. The result this time was Christianity with Paul as its prophet and Satan starring in the role of God.

While this religious concoction would serve as a death sentence for those Sha’uwl beguiled into believing his nonsense, and became a living hell for those they tormented, life could still be worth living. Therefore, God is reminding those who are willing to listen to Him that being correct matters. Those who are right about Yahowah, trust Him. And by relying upon God, they live.

109When we know what Yahowah said, men like Paul cannot fool us by misappropriating it. This is and always has been the antidote for religion, especially Paul’s Faith.

In Galatians 3:11, in the midst of his initial assault against the Towrah, Sha’uwl misquoted this prophecy, the very one which expressly condemns him. Removing it from its context and truncating it, he used his perverted variation to promote his Faith, writing… “But because with regard to the Nomos | Towrah absolutely no one is vindicated or justified by God becomes evident because: ‘Those who are vindicated and righteous out of faith will live.’”

Paul was guilty of misquoting the evidence and with a non sequitur – in that, even if his errant citation were true, his conclusion cannot be derived from it. It was like saying, “By drinking water, no one is satisfied with the substance because those who climb mountains are barefoot.” No, they’re not and what does one have to do with the other?

It is similar to Satan misleading Chawah, who at the time was unaware of anything troubling, that if you eat something bad, you’ll be like God. But all she became was a worse version of herself.

As is often the tendency of a daredevil when faced with the specter of death, Sha’uwl was so transfixed by this damning and deadly prophecy regarding him, he cited it once more, this time at the beginning of his most famous letter: “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from belief to belief, as it has been written, ‘But the righteous shall live by belief.’” (Romans 1:17) Sha’uwl and Satan were taunting God. In this way, their collective arrogance is unmatched.

It may be my twisted sense of humor, or Yahowah sharing His disgust, but ‘aphal, when written the same way but pronounced ‘ophel, speaks of a “hemorrhoidal abscess.” In other words, Sha’uwl | Paul was a pain in the 110butt. More fully developed, it is translated as “a boil on the anus due to a disease or stool problem.” While graphic, ‘ophel provides an interesting euphemism.

This is especially so when we consider the consequence of the uncircumcised Philistines absconding with Yahowah’s Ark of the Covenant – tangibly foreshadowing what Paul would do symbolically. God struck the men of Ashdod, then Gath, followed by Ekron, with a nasty case of hemorrhoids. That story is tellingly chronicled by Shamuw’el (1 Samuel 4:7 through 5:12). He is the Judge and Prophet who introduced us to the original conflict between the wannabe-King Sha’uwl and Dowd, which would serve as a harbinger of the wannabe-Apostle Sha’uwl a thousand years thereafter. He addresses the people’s preference for Sha’uwl over Yahowah and of Yahowah’s overwhelming preference for Dowd.

After revealing that the appalling man described in the opening chapter of Chabaquwq would appear during the fulfillment of the Mow’ed, we learn that he would be as we found him. Paul was overwhelmingly audacious and oblivious, reckless and foolhardy. He was arrogant and presumptuous, puffed up with a false opinion of himself. If any man could be properly depicted as hemorrhoidal – a genuine pain in the ass – it was Sha’uwl.

For the numbskull Christian apologists attempting to exonerate their favorite hemorrhoid, Babylon, for all of its failings, lacked a “nepesh – soul.” Sha’uwl | Paul, however, had one, albeit twisted and difficult. His character, attitude, and personality were deplorable. He was never on the level nor straightforward and remained circuitous and convoluted. His life’s mission revolved around misappropriating and perverting the Word of God.

Let’s be clear: Yahowah provided two prerequisites for living – and belief and faith were not among them. To be tsadyq is to be right. Tsadyq speaks of being correct and 111thus vindicated. And the only way to be right is to know the truth. But when we know, we have no use for faith.

In God’s two-step plan, being right is essential but not necessarily sufficient. For example, I can know that the airplane off of the island departs at noon every day, but if I don’t get on it, that knowledge isn’t going to get me anywhere. So Yahowah is not only asking us to correctly assess who He is, what He is offering, and what He expects in return, He wants us to ‘emuwnah huw’ | trust Him. This is so important, it is one of the conditions for participating in the Covenant. It is by relying upon a correct assessment of what Yahowah has conveyed to us that our lives are restored.

The prophet said, “And therefore (wa), those who are correct and vindicated (tsadyq), through trusting and relying upon Him (ba ‘emuwnah huw’), will live (chayah – he will be restored to life and be kept alive, nurtured and growing).” (Chabaquwq / Habakkuk 2:4) He did not say: “Those who are vindicated and righteous out of faith will live.” Nor did He write: “But the righteous shall live by belief.” If He had, He would have contradicted Himself and, thereby, invalidated any possibility of salvation – Towrah or faith.

For those who are informed and rational, Paul has demonstrated that he is dishonest and irrational and cannot be trusted. And yet, Yahowah had more to share through Chabaquwq. In particular, there are six specific details in this next prophetic statement that implicate Sha’uwl long before he incriminated himself. But one clue, in particular, removes any doubt about who God is warning us because Yahowah identifies His foe by his given name. If you are a Christian, you may want to pay attention to this and be forewarned: Yahowah is addressing a “mortal man” with a “soul,” not a place, and as such, God is condemning Sha’uwl, not She’owl.

112Moving on, there are six specific details in this next prophetic statement from Yahowah, all of which implicate Sha’uwl six hundred and sixty-six years before he incriminated himself. But one clue in particular removes any doubt about whom God is warning us because Yahowah identifies His foe by his personal and proper name. If you are a Christian, you may want to pay attention to this and be forewarned: Yahowah is addressing a “mortal man” with a “soul,” not a place, and as such, God is condemning Sha’uwl, not She’owl.

“However, on the other hand, this is frustrating (wa ‘aph – but by contrast and as a tremendous disappointment), because (ky – for the reason that) the intoxicating and inebriating spirit (yayn – the consequence of the fermented alcohol in the wine and resulting intemperance and drunkenness) of the mortal man (geber – the individual human being) of deceptive infidelity and treacherous betrayal (bagad – who is untrustworthy, unprincipled, and unreliable, of traitorous abandonment without justification through chicanery, trickery, and deceit, and who alters his outward appearance, pretending to be other than what he is by wearing covert clothing) is an overbearing moral failure of unwarranted self-importance (yahyr – is an arrogant, meritless, and presumptive, high-minded and conceited individual aggrandizing himself).

Therefore (wa), he will not achieve a desirable result, come home, or find peace (lo’ nawah – he will not succeed, achieve his aim, or reach his goal, nor will he enjoy the company of the shepherd and sheep, nor ever be beautifully adorned so as to abide and dwell forevermore (qal imperfect)), whoever is open to the broad and popular path (‘asher rachab – when one is receptive to the wide open and expansive, public and common, contrived, opportunistic, and improper, way) associated 113with (ka – according to) Sha’uwl (Sha’uwl – Question that which is Catastrophically Devastating the personal name of the individual in question, but also the name of the place of separation, the realm of the dead, the dominion of questioning: She’owl [she’owl and sha’uwl are written identically in the Hebrew text (consider Strong’s H7585 and H7586)]; from sha’al – to question and sha’own – hysterical and boisterous uproar which is catastrophically devastating).

He and his soul (nepesh huw’ wa huw’ – his essential essence, his consciousness, character, attitude, inner nature, and personality) are like (ka – can be compared to) the Plague of Death (ha maweth – the pandemic disease that kills a large population of people, a debilitating pestilence).

And so (wa), those who are drawn in by him, accepting him (‘asaph ‘el huw’ – those who are taken in by him and join him, those who are removed and withdrawn by assembling with him, victimized by him) will never be satisfied (lo’ saba’ – he will not find contentment nor fulfillment [based upon 8HevXII among the Dead Sea Scrolls (‘he will not be satisfied’ versus ‘and will not be satisfied’)]).

Every ethnicity and, thus, all of the gentiles (kol ha gowym – every race and place) he will claim as his own (qabats ‘el huw’ – he will designate, grasp hold of, obtain, assemble, and collect for himself), with followers from every nation (kol ha ‘am – with people from everywhere).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:5)

The oldest extant copy of this text from the caves above Qumran states that “he cannot be satisfied.” This not only reveals that Sha’uwl, like all chronically insecure megalomaniacs, was never fulfilled or satisfied, and those who believe him will never find contentment. There is 114never enough adulation or prestige, never enough power or devotees.

And speaking of the Dead Sea Scrolls, most of Chabaquwq is extant, including the specific reference to Sha’uwl. His identification cannot, therefore, be dismissed to subsequent scribal exuberance.

No doubt, this had to be frustrating for God. The religious gibberish of a mortal man – an awful one at that – would be venerated as “Scripture,” even when overtly besmirching His own testimony. Perhaps Satan was right – humans were too stupid to be worth the effort.

How is it that the unprincipled and unreliable are so intoxicating? Why do so many find deception alluring and betrayal captivating? Is there a reason that the overbearing and unprincipled prevail in national elections?

Is it any wonder that we humans continue to make the same mistakes and never seem to achieve anything worthy and enduring? Should we be surprised that so few Jews know the way home? Is it a surprise that the world remains engulfed in so many useless wars?

And specifically, with Sha’uwl | Paul called out by name and described as the Plague of Death, are we to assume that the 2.5 billion Christians are stupid? Does anyone listen to God?

Religion generally and Christianity specifically is rachab | popular and thus common, broad in its appeal and open in its interpretations. It is contrived and opportunistic, adversely affecting more people than governments and their militaries.

One of the most arrogant things Sha’uwl would claim is every ethnicity – every Gentile for himself. And over time, they were drawn to him, accepting him over Yahowah. And so, of the billions of souls that Paul took away from God, not one was satisfied. There are no 115Christians in Heaven. Turns out, Paul lied. And as it turns out, there is no correlation between popularity and validity.

Should a Christian be allowed to peek through a window into heaven, they would find it unfulfilling. There would be no worship services, no prayers, no praise, no Bible studies, no crosses or churches, no believers or trinity, no pastors or priests, no Lord, Jesus Christ, or Holy Ghost, no Queen of Heaven or Mother of God, no baptism or communion, no Christmas or Easter – and a lot more Jews than Gentiles. They would see Yahowah, Moseh, and Dowd, the Towrah, Beryth, and Miqra’ey, and hear Hebrew – individuals and concepts unfamiliar to them.

Proving Yahowah’s point, in 1 Corinthians 11:20-21, Sha’uwl | Paul tells those who have joined his assembly not to participate in Passover, resulting in the ultimate plague of death. It is a treacherous betrayal of Yahowah’s instructions regarding the narrow path He and His Son provided to salvation.

While the Sermon on the Mount was falsely attributed to “Jesus,” should it have been conveyed, it would have been Dowd who warned his people about the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing who would seek to invalidate the Towrah. He would label Paul’s approach “‘asher rachab – the broad and popular way” to death. Turns out, he was quoting from Chabaquwq 2:5.

Sha’uwl promises the gift of life, but his religion, the most popular ever conceived, is the plague of death. Sha’uwl promises heavenly rewards to those who place their faith in his Gospel of Grace, and yet those intoxicated by this myth will never be satisfied. They will remain estranged from God because, unlike Yahowah’s assurances in the Towrah, Sha’uwl’s hollow promises will go unfulfilled. And that means that the people Sha’uwl claimed as his own, the Gentiles – individuals from many different races and places – will suffer the consequence of 116his New Testament.

Even if Sha’uwl had not been condemned by name, with the specter of the Gentiles being raised twice, it is hard to miss the Pauline fixation on the “ethnos – races” throughout his letters. Pauline Doctrine has influenced more people in more places in this world than any other corruption of Yahowah’s testimony. And the means to this madness is consistent with Yahowah’s prophecy, in that Paul egotistically and irrationally claimed that God had authorized him to alter the requirements upon which Yahowah had already taken His stand regarding eternal life.

The spirit Sha’uwl promoted as the alternative to the flesh, and thus to circumcision, the Covenant, and the Towrah, was “yayn – intoxicating and inebriating.” It also infers that the “gerber – mortal man” we know as “Paul” may have been a drunkard. His inarticulate and discombobulated musings, his foolhardy and grandiose attitude, his loss of short- and long-term memory, and his inability to control his outbursts and emotions, all suggest bouts of alcoholism.

This is the second time Yahowah has used bagad in conjunction with Sha’uwl | Paul. We can, therefore, be assured that the Devil’s Advocate was an “unprincipled, untrustworthy, and unreliable” individual engaged in “treacherous betrayal.” These are not attributes that one would normally select for a spiritual advisor.

While we have already derived this assessment from the tone of Paul’s letters, Yahowah verified that Sha’uwl was “yahyr – overbearing and conceited,” and that his self-appraisal was “unwarranted.” Rather than being an “Apostle,” the self-proclaimed messenger of God was “yahyr – self-aggrandizing.”

As a result of Sha’uwl’s | Paul’s erroneous assessment of himself and deceptive claims, those foolish enough to 117believe him will “lo nawah – never enter God’s home, nor will they ever be satisfied.” There is no “eternal life” for Christians.

When the root words that comprise a name reveal that we should Sha’uwl | Question that which is Catastrophically Devastating, one would think that it would raise more eyebrows than hearts, encouraging more doubts than donations. And when that name is also equivalent to Hell, especially when the individual in question claimed to be demon-possessed, one would have expected more rejection than acceptance. Then, when this is coupled with the most scathing denunciation of any person found anywhere in the prophets, it is hard to imagine that the resulting religion would appeal to so many.

The concluding statement of Chabaquwq 2:5 is there to explain the spread of the virus. Christianity infected Gentiles who, like zombies, attacked Jews, devouring them as if their lives depended upon it.

Yet in spite of the realization that Sha’uwl means “Question Him,” nary a Christian considers the irresolvable conflicts between Paul’s letters and God’s Word. So, while the following continues to identify the culprit, most Christians remain oblivious to Yahowah’s 118prophecy regarding them or him...

“Why don’t any of them ask these questions about him (ha lo’ ‘eleh kol hem ‘al huw’ – why are so few of them against him)? Terse references to the Word they lift up as taunts to ridicule (mashal nasa’ – simplistic and contrived equivalencies, often easy to remember aphorisms (clichés, dictates, and adages) become bywords with implied associations with that which is well-known to mock and to exercise dominion through comparison and counterfeit are raised), along with (wa) allusive sayings and undecipherable interpretations which misappropriate the intended meaning (malytsah – derisive words wrapped in enigmas arrogantly spoken, even that which is unfathomable).

There are hard and perplexing questions which need to be asked of him (chydah la huw’ – there are difficult enigmas to be solved, dark and hidden secrets, and double-dealings, to be known regarding him).

And (wa – moreover) they should say (‘amar – they should declare), ‘Woe (howy – alas, expressing a dire warning) to the one who claims to be great so as to increase his offspring, acting like a rabbi (rabah – to the one who thrives on numbers and who considers himself exceedingly important, constantly exalting himself (the basis of rabbi, something Sha’uwl claimed to be)),’ neither of which apply to him (lo’ la huw’ – which is not his).

In the meantime, for how long (‘ad mathay – until when) will they make pledges (‘abtyt – will they be in debt) based upon his significance (kabed ‘al huw’ – pursuant to the weight and burden of his testimony and the grievous honor afforded him)?” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:6)

The Qumran witness does not include the phrase “‘ad mathay – for how long” before the last sentence, turning a 119rhetorical question into a simple statement of fact. It then becomes: “They continue to make pledges based upon his significance.”

Sha’uwl’s modus operandi was to justify his “allusive sayings” through “terse references to the word.” His “mocking interpretations” were all “arrogantly spoken.” His arguments were “simplistic and contrived,” resulting in the most popular “counterfeit” ever foisted against humanity, one bolstered by his always-present “clichés.” He even claimed to bear “offspring,” experiencing birth pangs to deliver the descendants of his belief system. And as is the case with most deceivers, Paulos made “pledges” and demanded that believers hold them and him in the “highest esteem.” He even claimed that he was the co-savior, completing the sacrifice and message.

As expected, the faithful would follow their Pied Piper and imitate his mind-numbing approach to warding off informed and rational criticisms. The religious are professional quote-miners, cherry pickers, and word-salad tossers. Armed with adages, equipped with equivalencies, and clichés contrived for the occasion, believers are prepared to fend off the word of God to protect their faith. When it comes to indecipherable interpretations and misappropriations of the intended meaning, no one is more allusive or derisive than Christian apologists.

Doing Paul proud, Twistians are an enigma wrapped in a riddle. Channeling his inner ‘ElYah, your guide slashing his way through the jungle of religious rhetoric would have you know that the religious are incapable of questioning their faith. They could no more hold Paul accountable for lying to them than they could solve the mystery of the thorn in his side.

Woe to the one pretending to be a rabbi as well as to the many claiming the title. It is akin to putting a sign on one’s head saying “Do Not Trust Me.”

120Beyond God’s overt hatred of all religious proponents, and particularly rabbis, actual or pretend, He is unimpressed with numbers and disdains that which is popular. Given the choice between going on a voyage of discovery with a million Jews or just His Son, Dowd, God’s preference is as obvious as the many are oblivious.

Sha’uwl dismissed and demeaned all those who would dare question him. He claimed that, by challenging him, a person was actually demonstrating their animosity toward God, and that by implication, such a person was serving Satan. Although the opposite is true, most Christians fall for this ad hominem ploy, rejecting evidenced arguments against their religion and its author by claiming that the critic is hell-bent.

Believers routinely commit the logical fallacies of ad hominem, non sequitur, red herring, and straw man. Using the ad hominem fallacy, they readily discard a valid proposition by demeaning the messenger. For example, Muslims were never able to refute anything in Prophet of Doom (now God Damn Religion), so they critiqued the best documented, most comprehensive, contextual, and chronological presentation of Muhammad’s words and deeds by profane attacks on my character. Four thousand pages of evidence were discarded with a flippant: “The author is a bastard, a money-grubbing and satanically inspired Jew.”

With the non sequitur approach, the faithful make general statements that are widely accepted, but such statements, regardless of their veracity, do not support their premise. It is this disassociation that makes the argument fallacious. As an example: “Since God’s Word is eternal that proves that my Bible is inerrant.”

With the red herring fallacy, rather than dealing with the evidence brought against their religion, believers try to distract people’s attention from it. For instance, rather than 121deal with Paul’s admission that he was insane, a person deploying this fallacy will say something like: “You can’t tell me that I don’t have a relationship with Jesus or that Christ isn’t my savior.”

And finally, as the straw man fallacy implies, rather than attempt to refute the case that has been presented, the apologist will errantly convey their opponent’s argument and then attack the fabricated construct. Someone deploying this fallacy would “disprove” the creation account by criticizing religious interpretations of it rather than addressing the actual Hebrew text Yahowah inspired.

The reason religious belief systems like Christianity are averse to evidence and reason, and the questions these tools raise are because those who seek the truth lose their faith. Neither facts nor logic matter in matters of religion. The believer’s pledge, even in a vacuum, is considered sufficient and binding.

Before we press on, here is a summary of where we have just been. Of Sha’uwl / Paul, Yahowah revealed...

“Upon (‘al) My requirements and responsibilities (mishmereth ‘any), I have decided of My own initiative that I will literally and continually stand (‘amad). And (wa) I will choose to always remain firm and present, continually being ready and able to serve (yatsab), upon (‘al) that which strengthens, protects, and fortifies (matsowr).

Therefore (wa), I will be on the lookout (tsapah) in order to see (la ra’ah) what he will say about Me (mah dabar ba ‘any). So then (wa) how can I be expected to change My attitude, thinking, or response (mah shuwb) concerning (‘al) My disapproving rebuke and desire to correct the record (towkechath ‘any)? (Chabaquwq 2:1)

Then (wa) Yahowah (Yahowah) answered me (‘anah ‘any). He said (wa ‘amar), ‘Of your own volition, 122write down (kathab) this revelation (chazown).

Then (wa) you can choose to expound upon it using those letters (ba’ar) upon (‘al) writing tablets (ha luwach) so that (la ma’an), by summoning, welcoming, and reading this (qara’ by huw’), he will run, quickly departing and chased away (ruwts).’ (Chabaquwq 2:2)

Even though it may seem slow to develop, the extended period of time required for this question to be resolved (‘im mahah) will not invalidate it (lo’ kazab). Expect him in this regard (chakah la huw’) because indeed (ky), he will absolutely come and pursue this (bow’ bow’). He will not be delayed nor will he remain (lo’ ‘achar). (Chabaquwq 2:3)

His soul, his way of looking at the world and responding to it (nepesh huw’), is not right or straightforward, as it is inappropriate and counterproductive (lo’ yashar) in him (ba huw’).

And therefore (wa), those who are correct and vindicated (tsadyq), through trusting and relying upon Him (ba ‘emuwnah huw’), will live (chayah). (Chabaquwq 2:4)

However, on the other hand, this is frustrating (wa ‘aph), because (ky) the intoxicating and inebriating 123spirit (yayn) of the mortal man (geber) of deceptive infidelity and treacherous betrayal (bagad) is an overbearing moral failure of unwarranted self-importance (yahyr).

Therefore (wa), he will not achieve a desirable result, come home, or find peace (lo’ nawah), whoever is open to the broad and popular path (‘asher rachab) associated with (ka) Sha’uwl | Questioning the Hysterical and Boisterous Uproar which is Catastrophically Devastating (Sha’uwl).

Every ethnicity of the gentiles from every race and place (kol ha gowym) he will claim as his own and for himself (qabats ‘el huw’), with followers from every nation (kol ha ‘am). (Chabaquwq 2:5)

Why don’t any of them ask these questions about him (ha lo’ ‘eleh kol hem ‘al huw’)? Terse references to the Word they lift up as taunts to ridicule (mashal nasa’), along with (wa) allusive sayings and undecipherable interpretations which misappropriate the intended meaning (malytsah). There are hard and perplexing questions which need to be asked of him (chydah la huw’).

And (wa) they should say (‘amar), ‘Woe (howy) to the one who claims to be great so as to increase his offspring, acting like a rabbi (rabah),’ neither of which apply to him (lo’ la huw’). In the meantime, for how long (‘ad mathay) will they make pledges (‘abtyt) based upon his significance (kabed ‘al huw’)?” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:6)

The world would have been so very different, so much 124better, particularly for Jews, if only they had listened to what Yahowah revealed about the man who would ruin their lives. But it’s not too late. Some may listen now.

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This next statement is associated with the previous prediction. It is rendered from the Dead Sea Scrolls because the Qumran text differs considerably from the Masoretic Text:

“Why not immediately, right now, even if only for a short period of time (ha lo’ peta’ – why not at this moment and spontaneously, even unexpectedly), rise up and take a stand (quwm – accomplish something worthwhile and enduring) because (wa) he is loading himself down (ta’an – he burdens himself) with (‘eth) dark and wicked (‘aphelah – thick and obscuring) mud (tyt – dirt and dust to be swept away [from 8HevXII because the Masoretic Text has ‘abtyt ‘atah – ‘your heavy debt’ and the LXX Septuagint reads ‘loads his yoke’])?

Your oppressors (nashak ‘atah – those controlling you financially and who are collecting money from you) will be alerted (wa yaqats – they will wake up and be aroused) such that they will be afraid of you (zuwa’ ‘atah – with you causing them to be concerned and react).

Otherwise (wa) you will be (hayah) victimized by them (la mashisah la hem – spoiled and robbed by them).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:7)

What are God’s people afraid of? Why not join with those of us who are part of Yahowah’s Covenant Family and take a stand against Paul and Christianity (and Judaism and Islam while we are at it)? The religion has buried itself and is stuck in the mud, so what is their recourse? When you are with Yah, what does it matter who is against you? 125(Psalm 118:6 reinforces this for us.)

The truth is a powerful weapon. Nothing is more effective than words wisely wielded.

We are fast approaching a time of economic collapse, of the empowered seeking to control everyone and everything through debt – which is what fiat currencies represent. Having destroyed their value with mounting national debt and gross overspending, they will even forgive personal debt to compel the unwitting to accept their new electronic currency during the great reset. So, God is hoping that there will be a counter to their contrivance – someone who isn’t afraid to speak against them. And if not, if the voices are mooted and few, then the worst of men will victimize the many, spoiling and robbing them.

I’m often asked what we should do to prepare for global economic collapse. My answer is always the same. Listen to Yahowah. Trust Him. Accept the conditions of the Covenant and attend the Miqra’ey. Even better, after doing so, stand up for Yahowah and join us in calling His people home.

Yahowah likes courageous and compassionate souls who are willing to stand up against all forms of corruption: political, religious, military, conspiratorial, and economic. We are to confront lies and liars.

God is saying that Sha’uwl has covered himself and others in muck. Methinks Yah was poking fun at the Plague’s murky and messy prose. But clearly, God does not want us to remain in the mud with him, which is why He is asking us to get off our knees and stand with Him against the religious provocateur. Yahowah wants us to stand up against all forms of corruption: political, religious, military, conspiratorial, and economic. We are to confront lies and liars.

126Paul routinely solicits money from believers. It is one of many reasons Christian clerics embrace him. Following his example, Christian institutions have made merchandise of men. Therefore, Yah is trying to rouse his victims before it is too late.

“Then (ky), you (‘atah) will be plundered, impoverished, and preyed upon (shalal – you will be looted and wronged, seized and victimized) by an enormous number of (rab – a great many in the fashion of the rabbis) Gentiles (gowym – people from different races and places).

And (wa – therefore (from the DSS)) they will seize, harass, and disparage you (shalal ‘atah – they will impoverish and victimize you), entirely confiscating the wealth of the remaining (yether – taking everything of value from the remnant of the surviving) people (‘am – of those who are related by kinship), as a result of (min – from and because of) the bloodlust (dam) of humankind (‘adam – of mankind), with (wa) the violent and cruel destructive forces terrorizing (chamas – the immoral maiming and murdering which oppress) the Land (‘erets – the Promised Land, singular, and thus Yisra’el), Yah’s city (qiryah – to Encounter Yah, Yaruwshalaim – the source of teaching regarding reconciliation, also singular; from qarah – to encounter and meet Yah – an abbreviation of Yahowah), and all (wa kol) who dwell in her (yashab ba hy’ – who inhabit and live in Yaruwshalaim). (Chabaquwq 2:8)

This is a warning (howy – woe) to one who covets ill-gotten gain and would do anything to take advantage, promoting that which is dishonest while performing (batsa’ batsa’ – to one who is manipulative and divisive, an unjust profiteer, greedy and deadly) evil, advancing that which is undesirable and counterproductive in cahoots with his unprincipled colleagues (ra’ – that which is harmful and immoral, 127maligning and malignant, improper and injurious) on behalf of his clan and his covenant (la beyth huw’ – concerning the establishment of his familial order), to position (la sym – to arrange and set) his construct (qen huw’ – of his dwelling place, nest, and chamber, this abode of his jealousy) in the heights of heaven (ba ha marowm – elevating and associating the exalted position above everything else), snatching it away from (la natsal min – to take it by plundering) the reach (kaph – the hands, palms, grasp, and control) of the unfortunate adversarial brethren (ra’ – of the afflicted residing in close proximity).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:9)

This is exactly what occurred, not only as a result of the two particularly vicious Roman invasions but also speaks of the prolonged assault of the world’s largest organization – the Roman Catholic Church – impoverishing and victimizing Jews for a score of centuries. Muslim atrocities were also barbarous and prolonged, and they were followed by inhumane treatment perpetrated by Nazis and Communists. Estranged from the Almighty, during this interminably long time out for being religious, Jews would be harassed, disparaged, and victimized by gowym of every ilk. And it has never been worse than it is right now, especially with Western nations accepting religious refugees from the nations they have ruined who are now making a career out of disparaging Jews.

Israel has been and will be confiscated. Jewish possessions will be taken as many have their freedoms deprived. And yet, battered and bruised, a remnant will survive – and they read these words. You will overcome the worst hamas | terror the religious can muster. Then, if you continue to learn and respond, you will be prepared to meet your Maker, to be welcomed home, to be greeted by Yahowah, and to receive the ultimate reward.

Yahowah is affirming that Sha’uwl | Paul will be held 128accountable for the abuse he has perpetrated against his victims. The Gentiles who have elevated him to the patron saint of their religion will turn on him in the end – especially when they come to realize he impoverished them by leading them away from God. This may be nothing more than Christians disavowing their New Testament upon the realization that Paul plundered them of their souls. Or perhaps, Yahowah will spare the souls of Sha’uwl’s victims long enough to allow them to witness his trial. Either way, it will be a long way down.

The warning which follows was directed at Sha’uwl | Paul, but it was not for him, nor even for his partner in crime. God would not speak to him on this day or any day – that is until He demands recompense and then sends his sorry soul to She’owl.

Therefore, this howy is for Yahuwdym. Do not allow yourself to be another of his casualties. The carnage of Christianity has been egregious but give the Devil his due. He sought to be seen above the Most High, to be worshiped as if he were God. He would say his covenant was heavenly, positioning it to snatch the one and only Beryth away from the Chosen People, with his Gowym replacing Yahuwdym and Satan rising above Yahowah.

That was the plan, but God will not allow it, nor will I – nor should you. It is time we condemn the Devil and take his apostle and religion down with him. It is time for Yahuwdym to live up to their calling – to be as Yahowah intended.

Paul mercilessly attacks “Jews” throughout his letters, making them the enemy of his new religion, thereby, creating the anti-Semitism that ultimately took root in the Christian church. Paul, a Roman citizen, seeded the hatred of God’s Chosen People that boiled over seventy years later with the destruction of Yisra’el and Yaruwshalaim by the Empire’s legions. It happened just as Yahowah 129predicted it would. Six hundred and eighty-four years from the time this prophecy was committed to writing, Yaruwshalaim was besieged and the House of Yahowah was destroyed. Sixty-three years later, after a second false Messiah was promoted to counter the previous one, all of Yahuwdah was ransacked and those not murdered by Rome were hauled off into slavery.

But the bloodbath is not over. October 7^th, 2023 was a bitter taste of what is to come. There will be another, more massive assault against the Promised Land and Yah’s city, Yaruwshalaim. And while it will be perpetrated by Muslims, the Roman Catholic Church, along with Orthodox, Conspiratorial, and Progressive Christians, will run cover for them, justifying their murderous rage to decimate Jews in the waning hours of the Time of Ya’aqob’s Troubles. There will be “hamas – violent cruelty and terrorism.” Further, the Towrahless One orchestrating the maelstrom of carnage, as the corporeal manifestation of Satan, will be indistinguishable from Sha’uwl / Paul. It is yet another reason that Yahowah inspired Chabaquwq to warn Jews about him.

For those who may not be aware, Pope Francis is a communist. And according to the 2018 Public Religion Research Institute’s findings, Christian Progressives outnumber Conservatives by two to one, with the gap growing rapidly due to the relentless indoctrination of youth through Progressive education/indoctrination. Further, while the belligerents at this point are almost exclusively Muslims, without extensive and persistent Progressive political legitimization and even promotion in the United States and Europe, the 1% of Muslims in the US, 5% in Europe, 6% in the UK and Germany, and 9% in France would have no political influence or have the “right” to inspire genocide by calling for the complete annihilation of Jews and confiscation of Israel. The rapists, abductors, mutilators, and mass murderers will be 130Muslims, but secular and Christian Progressives will be their coconspirators and enablers. Those harboring this morally paralyzing brain virus are now guilty of supporting everything they claim to hate as a result of false narratives too asinine to be believed. This is one of the most deplorable episodes in human history. Savage terrorism, monstrous abductions, macabre mass murder, relentless genocide, and cruel mutilations, along with the degradation, delegitimization, dehumanizing, and demonization of Jews are actually being celebrated among Progressives as they pave the way for human demise.

We have read how Paul pretended to be whatever was deemed expeditious to gain an advantage over others. Such is the implication of “batsa’ batsa’ – taking advantage in the process of soliciting ill-gotten gain.” As a result, Sha’uwl, and those in league with him, will be “cut off” which, according to Yahowah, means to be severed from God’s people. In death, he will still have his own familial edifice, but its considerable wealth won’t do him much good in She’owl. I don’t suspect a billion dollars will buy a cold beverage or pack of smokes.

One of the problems of instituting a cult following, and inspiring them to plunder others on one’s behalf, is that, in the end, the bribed help is never reputable. Swords swing both ways and thieves are prone to steal from the most convenient source. Sha’uwl’s feeble attempts to keep the grubby paws of his “ra’ – unfortunate and adversarial brethren” at bay will ultimately fail.

Oblivious to their rendezvous with destiny, the Roman Catholic Church, which was founded on Pauline Doctrine, not only constructs gold-laden cathedrals and has storehouses filled with tens of billions of dollars of stolen plunder, they have positioned themselves as having sole possession of the keys to Paul’s heaven. It is interesting, however, that recently they have had to return billions of dollars to the families of children their priests have 131molested, priests following the Pauline mandate not to marry – bankrupting dioceses.

Yahowah’s next line is a succinct, unambiguous, and damning summation of Sha’uwl and Satan leaguing together to conceive Christianity. It is what we read in Galatians, Corinthians, and Romans. And as such, there is no reason to speculate on the fate of his soul or of those who have joined him.

“You have deliberately decided upon and conspired at the advice of another to devise and promote an ignominious plot to confuse by substituting (ya’ats bosheth – you (masculine singular), after consultation, have come to an informed conclusion through deliberation to conceive and perpetrate a lowly plan with the intended purpose to confound while displaying an adversarial attitude to replace; bosheth – shameful, lowly, and confusing is from buwsh – to shamefully confound and disappoint) those who approach your house (la beyth ‘atah – those who are associated with your clan and covenant) by scraping away, cutting off, and destroying (qatsah – severely injuring, maiming, decreasing, and devastating, ending the existence of) the preponderance of the family along with many other people (‘am rab – the rabbis and their followers, most of the nation of related kin). And so (wa), you have forfeited (chata’ – you bear the loss by impugning guilt through missing the way, surrendering) your soul (nepesh ‘atah – your (masculine singular) consciousness).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:10)

Paul deliberately, and with malice, perpetrated the most debilitating crime in human history. He fraudulently misled billions of Gentiles, telling them that, as part of his church, they had replaced Jews as the chosen people. As a result, they were encouraged, through the ignominious plot of Replacement Foolology to rob and harass the people of the ‘old’ covenant. With the presumed “greedy hands of 132the Jews” scraped away from any connection with his new and improved variation of god, he would inspire the eradication of Jewishness. This hideous plot, however, required slandering the ‘old’ God by making him appear unethical and vindictive. But no matter, because confused by the plot Sha’uwl contrived in partnership with Satan, even the sins of persecuting, enslaving, robbing, and murdering Yahuwdym were forgiven. The Graces, now dancing to the Pied Piper of Christianity, would be the most accommodating goddesses. ‘Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you!’ And all of those in the UN said, “Amen.”

Paul’s “beyth – clan and covenant” was an invalid replacement for Yahowah’s eternal Beryth | Family-Oriented Covenant Relationship with Yisra’el. Sha’uwl’s beyth | household would become known as the “New Covenant” as proclaimed in his “New Testament.” But it would be nothing but a pile of lies, a means to substitute Paul for Moseh, Jesus for Dowd, the Lord for Yahowah, and Christians for Yisra’el, replacing the Towrah and Prophets with the Gospel of Saint Sha’uwl. And in the process, Twistians would substitute life for death and Shamaym for She’owl. It was a Faustian bargain with a couple of disingenuous devils.

This provides yet another answer to the question I am often asked: did Paul deliberately perpetrate this fraud or was he misled? It also affirms the now obvious connection between Sha’uwl and Satan, the very spirit he acknowledged had possessed and goaded him.

Recognizing that “beyth – family and home” serves as the basis for the “beryth – family-oriented covenant relationship,” with this second reference to “home, family, and household,” God is inferring that Sha’uwl’s “new covenant” is a shameful plot designed to confuse the unwary, leading them away from His Covenant And remember, Paul referred to himself as the mother of the faithful, and thus of his new covenant family. He even 133wrote about life in the household he had conceived.

To be cut off from Yahowah’s Covenant, the Covenant Sha’uwl condemned in Galatians, is to die with one’s soul ceasing to exist. Therefore, while the soul of the perpetrator of this crime will be lost forever in She’owl, the souls of his victims are reduced to nothing, their lives squandered as a result of Sha’uwl’s shameful scheme.

Since God has a lot more to say about Sha’uwl, let’s linger here a while longer and see what Yah revealed regarding His perceptions of this man and his message. And what we find in the next verse is another reference to “the Rock,” which is to Dowd as the Cornerstone of the Covenant Family and Home.

“Indeed (ky – truly as a result), the building stone (‘eben – the building block of the home, the cornerstone, and the tablet of stone; from banah – to build and restore the family name and home for the children) from (min) the wall supporting the house (qyr – the protective divide for the family) will cry out, issuing a proclamation (za’aq – will project a summons for an assembly meeting as a call to arms (qal imperfect)). And (wa) the infrastructure of connecting rafters and beams (kaphys – the integrated girders comprising the finished structure of a home) of (min) timber (‘ets – the carpenter’s work with the wooden planks of the tree) will answer and respond to this (‘anah hy’ – will choose to make a public declaration, providing a contextual reply to it (qal imperfect energic nun jussive)).” (Chabaquwq 2:11)

Blood is of the flesh. A minuscule amount is shed during circumcision but gushed out in great abundance when Paulos’ Romans, and then Roman Catholics, sought to annihilate those who were different. And make no mistake, it was Paul’s violent and condemning tone, his anti-Semitism and his Replacement Theology which incited these villains.

134“Woe to (howy – a strong warning to) the one who establishes (banah – the one who builds and constructs (qal participle)) a population of anguishing individuals and a shrine to agitation and incitement (‘iyr – a haunt for asses, and a temple complex in a city; ‘uwr – to provoke, inflame, goad, and terrorize, stirring up trouble) in blood (ba dam – through death; from damam – to destroy by making deaf and dumb).

He fashions and forms (wa kuwn – he proposes, prepares, promotes, establishes, and supports (polel perfect)) a populated institution for meeting and preaching (qiryah – a place to assemble for sermons; from qarah and qary’ah – to assemble, encounter, and meet to listen to the message, a building and its furnishings as part of an institution where people congregate for preaching) based upon that which is perverted and incorrect, invalid and unjust (ba ‘awlah – in wickedness with evil intent, inappropriately damaging and corrupting through deviant means).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:12)

Working together, Father and Son built something special for us, a Covenant Home here on Earth and access to the Spiritual one in Heaven. So, its stones and timbers are crying out in response to the one tearing all of this down, denouncing this pathetic attempt to replace restoration and reconciliation with agitation and incitement.

The resulting institutionalized religion became as popular as it remains disingenuous – a place to meet and preach a perverted reverie in opposition to God. Ironically, that which believers are told is the inerrant word of their god is actually ‘awlash | incorrect, invalid, and inappropriate. Sha’uwl’s | Paul’s edifice, which has become known as the “Church,” would deviate massively from Yahowah’s intent.

135It wasn’t until reading Paul’s speeches, and then considering his influence on the inflammatory content of Mark, Luke, and Acts, that I came to appreciate how inciting and agitating his approach was toward Jews. Christianity’s anti-Yahowah, anti-Yahuwdym, anti-Towrah, anti-Beryth, and anti-Mow’edym composition is jarring and appalling.

This known, in most English Bibles, you will find both ‘iyr and qiryah rendered as “city” as if they were translating a repetition of the same word. But considering Yahowah’s prowess for effective communication, when we find different words being deployed to convey unique ideas, it is in our interest to examine the etymology to distinguish between them.

In that ‘iyr is from ‘uwr, we discover that it addresses the problem of religion, “blinding believers such that they are unable to perceive the failures of their faith even when clearly exposed.” This root reveals how Christians have been “incited to perpetrate terrorist acts” upon Jews, “anguishing them.”

Also, in that qiryah is a derivative of qarah and related to qary’ah, in this word’s history, we “encounter the foundation and furnishings of a popular institution where many people congregate to listen to preaching.” These are loaded terms with Pauline implications.

Here, banah is deployed to warn readers against participating in Sha’uwl’s “banah – construct,” whereby he “established” his covenant family on faith. But his construct was anything but benign. From the perspective of the millions of Jews who were robbed and raped, maligned and murdered by the institutions Paul conceived, his was an “‘iyr – an anguishing place where terror was incited.” A river of “dam – blood” would flow out of Sha’uwl’s caustic epistles.

The institutions conceived by the Devil’s Advocate 136were the epitome of “‘awlah – all that is wickedly invalid, perversely incapacitating, and universally unrighteous.”

There is a much better choice...

“Why not pay attention (ha lo’ hineh – why not look up and consider this) to that which is from (min ‘eth – by means of approaching and in accompaniment with) Yahowah ( – YaHoWaH as instructed in His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah – existence) of the spiritual implements (tsaba’ – of the vast array of heavenly envoys who serve as effective messengers)?

But instead (wa), the people (‘am – the family) expend their energy and grow weary (yaga’ – they toil and labor, growing tired and becoming exhausted (qal imperfect)) amidst a profuse conglomeration (ba day – amongst a great excess and abundance) of worthless trifling (‘esh – of that which is combustible and consuming, yet trivial and has no value).

Those united under an antiquated system (wa la’om – a community congregating under common leadership), exhaust and destroy themselves (ya’eph – are worn out, fatigued and weakened) into excessive emptiness and extravagant delusions (ba day ryq – into endless fantasies and an overabundance of vain misrepresentations).” (Chabaquwq 2:13)

I appreciate Chabaquwq. After witnessing Sha’uwl’s blasphemy and resulting carnage, he interrupts the flow of his nauseating presentation of human malfeasance with a simple question: “Why not pay attention to that which comes from Yahowah?” It’s better than Paul, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in addition to any conglomeration of rabbis, by a factor of the entire universe to a speck of sand – and that’s being generous.

Here, ‘am can mean “people, family, or nation,” although it typically speaks of Yisra’el. Therefore, due to 137the rules Paul has imposed on Christians, and those rabbis have sanctioned against Jews in their Talmud, the people toil for nothing.

La’om addresses “large populations which gather or congregate together under an antiquated system following a religious or political leader.” It is often used in conjunction with Rome. This addresses the origins of Pauline Christianity, where Babylonian myths were interwoven alongside misappropriated citations from the Towrah and Prophets to create the illusion that its claims were credible. But no matter how fervently one believes in fantasies, it is all for naught.

As an interesting aside, ‘esh, the word translated as “worthless trifling,” also speaks of that which is “trivial yet combustible.” This addresses religious drudgery, in particular the long list of laborious rules that have been established by rabbis to burden Jews.

And once again, there is a better, more satisfying and fulfilling choice...

“Indeed (ky – this is reliable and true), She will edify and completely satisfy (male’ – She will impart an abundance of that which is healthy, valuable, empowering, and satisfying, filling (niphal imperfect)) the Land (ha ‘erets – the realm, region, and Earth) with the knowledge (la yada’ – with the revelation and appreciation, the familiarity and awareness (qal infinitive)) of Yahowah’s (Yahowah – written as directed by His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah – existence) significance, glorious presence, and abundant value (‘eth kabowd – splendor, honor, power, status, and reward) – similar to the way water (ka ha maym) is a cover (kasah) upon the sea (‘al yam).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:14)

Water is inseparable from the sea. They are one and the same. This is how our relationship with Yahowah ought to be. Our knowledge of Him should transform our lives so 138that we reflect His nature, approach, attitude, and light.

They have always been my favorite words – Yada’ Yahowah – and nothing has changed after twenty-three years of radio programs and writing under this title. I want everyone who is interested to Yada’ Yahowah | Know and Understand Yahowah. So does Chabaquwq.

“She” refers to the maternal manifestation of God’s nature, the Ruwach Qodesh | Set-Apart Spirit. Our Spiritual Mother makes us appear perfect before God by adorning us in Her Garment of Light. She not only helped Dowd fulfill the Miqra’ey, She also enriches and empowers the Covenant’s children, enlightening us with an abundance of valuable information. She equips us to better know Yah and She makes it possible for us to enter His presence.

When we consider what has preceded this statement, it is hard to miss the fact that Paul’s spirit weakens and destroys while Yah’s Spirit enlightens and edifies. Paul’s spirit poisons while Yah’s Spirit heals. And that is because Yahowah’s promises are all fulfilled by His Spirit while Sha’uwl’s promises are all in vain, as worthless as the spirit which possessed him.

“‘Erets – land” and “kasah – to cover” are initially brought together in the story of the flood, where Yahowah washes away the vicious scum of religion and politics so as to give humankind the opportunity to get to know Him, to approach Him, and to be with Him – to la yada’ ‘eth Yahowah. Moreover, the “kasah – covering” in the sense of the Garment of Light adorning the Covenant’s children, “maym – waters” representing the source of life and cleaning, and “kabowd – the manifestation of power and glorious presence” of Yahowah are all references to the Set-Apart Spirit of God.

Also, by condemning the destructive mythology of Sha’uwl in verse 13, to the completely satisfying presence of our Spiritual Mother in verse 14, we find Yahowah 139doing what I have attempted to do throughout Twistianity: comparing the empty myths of man to the glorious and satisfying nature of God.

We considered this next statement way back in Volume One of Twistianity. It not only warns us about Sha’uwl’s profuse venom and his perverted sexuality, it addresses Paulos’ “little and lowly reputation” in addition to his animosity toward circumcision. So, from Sha’uwl and Questioning Him to Paulos and his lowly and little moniker, from poisonous toxins to an unacceptable approach to the sign of the Covenant, this is an indicting summation of this man’s tragic legacy.

This is our third woe, and woes are never good. This time, however, Paul’s sexual deviance is particularly appalling. The Plague of Death condemned homosexuality but was himself a homosexual. And while a person’s sexual orientation is irrelevant, even to God (both contrived condemnations of homosexuality are mistranslated), Paul was intoxicating and drugging his victims.

The sexual orientation of the Devil’s Advocate became apparent when, after railing against circumcision in Yaruwshalaim, on the way out of town (in Acts 16:1-3), Paul personally circumcised Timothy – his life partner and lover. It was a stunning admission considering his incessant rants against this condition of the Covenant and, thus, insanely hypocritical. And that is likely why Yahowah affirmed what I had perceived, not to out Paul for being a homosexual but, instead, to reveal the fact that the father of Christianity was a sexual predator, pervert, drunkard, and manipulative phony.

In the midst of Yahowah’s scathing reprimand of Sha’uwl | Paul, this gets very personal for Chabaquwq. He goes from condemning the Plague of Death in third person, “he,” to second person, “you,” as if judging Sha’uwl directly.

140“Woe to (howy – this is a warning to) the one who pours out evil, causing his miserable companions and disagreeable fellow citizens to drink that which is toxic (shaqah ra’ huw’ – the one who supplies an intoxicating brew to his malignant coconspirators (hifil participle – in an explicit and demonstrable manner he causes his victims to consume that which intoxicates and hinders them)), gathering and joining them together in a religious and political association (saphach – apportioning a share while exposing them (piel participle – the object suffers the effect in dramatic fashion)) of your debilitating antagonism, paralyzing perversions, and crippling venom (chemah ‘atah – your injurious rage and deadly rancor, your serpentine toxin while being all worked up emotionally with your life in turmoil).

And much more than this (wa ‘aph – if your resentment and animosity were not enough), providing intoxicants to the point of incapacitation (shakar – inebriating to influence, weakening the mind to impair judgment) for the express purpose of (la ma’an – for no other reason than) gazing upon while demonstrating a preference for (nabat ‘al – looking at while considering the desire for (hifil infinitive – to continually influence them such that they share his highly demonstrative and ongoing affinity for)) their genitals (ma’aowr hem – their male genitalia, the private parts of a man’s or boy’s body, specifically being naked and exposed, embarrassed for sexual activity; from mah – to question and ‘uwr – being exposed, bared, and made to be naked).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:15)

Anyone who deliberately intoxicates others, incapacitating them to have sex with them, is scum. And while such despicable behavior is individually criminal, the problem with Sha’uwl / Paul is infinitely more egregious. He not only convinced billions to denounce and disregard the Towrah | Guidance of Yahowah, he turned Gentiles 141against Jews, fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.

The Christian New Testament, not unlike the Babylonian Talmud, is toxic, poisoning the mind and crippling the soul of those who place their faith in it. The message being poured out is inebriating, as disagreeable and corrupt as those who promote it.

This is one of the many places where the full implications of ra’ matter. It isn’t just that the concoction Sha’uwl | Paul is dishing out is toxic, but so is his miserable and malignant assemblage of coconspirators and companions.

The problem with religion, when perverted purveyors of poison like Paul falsely claim to speak for God, is that words the sane would normally challenge and reject become stupefying and paralyzing. Religion is a neurotoxin that renders its victims incapable of reason. Paul’s rancorous rage has crippled much of the world. It is truly amazing that someone so obviously wrong, clearly psychotic, egotistical, and hypocritical, could fool so many for so long, with mega churches and soaring cathedrals serving as the tombstones of the resulting pandemic.

As stated previously, God is opposed to abusing the vulnerable sexually and to that which is destructive to the family unit. So, He speaks out against incest, rape, pedophilia, prostitution, and bestiality. He also addresses a rather disgusting tendency of warriors during those days, whereupon the defeated army was sodomized by the victors. This is the act mistaken as an admonition against homosexuality.

I’m certain that Yahowah designed the human anatomy for men and women to enjoy being intimate and to make the process of conceiving children pleasurable. Therefore, even though He does not condemn homosexuality between consenting adults, it is in conflict with the original design and associated Covenant 142symbolism.

I share this because there is no getting around the fact that this prophecy is condemning Sha’uwl | Paul and that he is being depicted as a homosexual. So based on all we have learned, the reasons are fivefold. First, Paul admitted to being a sexual deviant in Romans 7, so by predicting this of him, the prophecy becomes more specific and credible.

Second, Paul is manipulating the situation, taking advantage of the young men he is ravishing. By intoxicating them, he does not have their consent. And this makes Paul a rapist. We should not be so foolish that we accept the testimony of a sexual predator.

Third, Sha’uwl condemned homosexuality as surely as he condemned the Towrah. The realization that he was what he denounced makes him a hypocrite – and they are never to be trusted.

Fourth, the fulcrum of Paul’s argument against Yahowah’s Towrah and His Beryth was circumcision because it was something his Greek and Roman audience naturally opposed. So, he referred to Yahowah’s Covenant as being of the flesh, which to fellow Gnostics meant that it was flawed and inferior. Therefore, by conveying Sha’uwl’s preoccupation with penises, God is not only equipping us to recognize Sha’uwl when we see him but, also, preparing us to combat his arguments against the sign of the Covenant.

And fifth, since the Beryth is the reason we were created and central to the message of the Towrah, by corrupting the model Yahowah intended, Sha’uwl is leading the faithful away from God. Men and women were designed to become fathers and mothers to conceive and raise children within a loving and protected home in order to provide a tangible metaphor for life within the Beryth. Paul’s replacement covenant is, thereby, being shown as something only the intoxicated, those lacking good 143judgment, would pursue.

The realization that God called Sha’uwl | Paul a homosexual, a drunkard and drug dealer, and a sexual pervert and predator will likely make Christians apoplectic. And while four of these five behaviors are decidedly bad, it’s Paul’s duplicitous and manipulative hypocrisy, his lack of character and morals, and his inability to show empathy for others that are the bigger issues.

In this way, Paul reminds us of Muhammad, another self-admitted victim of demon possession, who said one thing and did another. Muhammad was a pedophile and rapist, a sexual pervert and bisexual. They are the two least qualified and most inappropriate individuals to be considered spokesmen for God. Their perverted and immoral messages were as twisted and corrupted as the men who issued them and claimed them to be Divine.

Anyone who deliberately intoxicates others, incapacitating them to have sex with them, is scum. And while such despicable behavior is individually criminal, the problem with Sha’uwl | Paul is infinitely more egregious. He not only convinced billions to denounce and disregard the Towrah | Guidance of Yahowah, but he also turned Gentiles against Jews, fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.

Calling Sha’uwl | Paul the deadliest and most damning, deceitful, and despicable man who ever lived is appropriate since God holds the same view…

“You will get your fill of (saba’ – you will be met with an abundance of (qal perfect second-person masculine singular)) shame and infamy, insults befitting such a lowly individual (qalown – dishonor and disgrace, scorn and contempt, along with a humbling, degraded and discredited reputation; from qalah – being discredited and disavowed), instead of (min) honor and glory (kabowd – the manifestation of the power and presence of God which rewards and empowers).

144You choose to be inebriated in addition to intoxicating others (shathah gam ‘atah – you have decided to consume and experience large quantities of alcohol yourself and to become a drunkard while also inebriating others (qal imperative – of your own freewill, actually desiring intoxication)).

What’s more (wa), you want them to be unacceptable, even to expose themselves, because of your disdain for circumcision (‘arel – you choose to see them naked, assuring that they are uncircumcised and thus unacceptable and unredeemable (nifal imperative – the subject of the verb both carries out and suffers from the action based upon his choices and desires)), encompassing them from all angles with circular reasoning (sabab – going round about in circles, on and on, ad infinitum, with this alternative direction (qal imperfect – literally with ongoing implications)).

Upon you is (‘al ‘atah – before you is) the binding cup (kows) of Yahowah’s (Yahowah – a transliteration of , our ‘elowah – God as directed in His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah – existence) right hand (yamyn – serving as a metaphor for judgment and as a reference to yamyny – being a Benyamite | Benjamite).

Therefore (wa), public humiliation and an ignominious reputation as a result of being dishonorable and disgraceful (qyqalown – insults befitting a lowly and little individual of degraded status who is sleazy, disreputable, and contemptible; from qalown – being scorned and humbled with a discredited reputation) will be your reward (‘al kabowd ‘atah – the manifestation of your reputation and attribution of your status (second-person masculine singular suffix – thus addressing a solitary man)).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:16)

Whiney Christian con artists and moneygrubbers, like 145Jimmy Swaggart who tossed the first edition of Questioning Paul aside, claiming as he did, that this book should be rejected because it besmirches Paul’s reputation, would be wise to consider God’s assessment first. It is only fair. But then again, Jimmy may be too busy with prostitutes to pay attention long enough to appreciate its relevance.

Paul sought notoriety and earned infamy. He sought praise but has been denounced as appalling. He promoted salvation through grace and has been condemned. Anyone care to follow him?

Pauline Doctrine is an intoxicating poison, venom from the vilest of serpents. But more indictable still, Sha’uwl, who never knew the love of a woman, provocatively expressed his love for a young man, Timothy. And even though Paul detested circumcision and spoke hatefully about the sign of the Covenant, he personally circumcised his love interest (Acts 16:1).

However, God is saying that Sha’uwl’s poisonous and inebriating attack against the decision to be circumcised will come full circle and engulf him in shame. The man who claimed to be God’s exclusive apostle to the Gentiles has become the man of infamy: “Paulos – Little and Lowly.”

I dare say, in the whole of Yahowah’s prophetic testimony, no prediction is as dire as this one. But that is because no one ever did what Paul has done. Such a rebuke was not required of anyone else.

Yahowah has provided His evaluation of Paul and His assessment of his followers. In this light, the only way to view the predominant author and inspiration behind the Christian New Testament and resulting religion favorably would be to ignore God and estrange ourselves from Him. The debate is over. The choice is black and white. If we are to be true to this prophetic warning, we should question 146everything Paul says and writes. And we should hold him accountable. It may be too little, but it is never too late.

When it comes to our standing with Yahowah, especially when working with Him, what matters is what He says about us, not what someone says about themselves. And when claiming to speak for God and to be chosen to represent Him, one’s assessment had better match Yahowah’s pronouncements or there will be hell to pay.

Dowd is the ultimate contrast. There are copious prophetic references to his fulfillment of the Miqra’ey, particularly Pesach, Matsah, and Bikuwrym, and yet, while honoring those commitments, he said nothing and let his actions speak for themselves. Yahowah bestowed laudable titles and accolades upon Dowd, including Dowd, Ben, Mashyach, Melek, Zarowa’, Bakowr, Bachar, Ra’ah, Qodesh, Tsemach, Tsadaq, and Naby’, while condemning Sha’uwl | Paul, calling him the Plague of Death, Son of Evil, and Father of Lies. So why is the self-proclaimed Apostle the one who is bragging?

Sha’uwl | Paul not only claimed, without any prophetic support, to be the lone authorized spokesperson for God throughout the world, but he also had the audacity to contradict Yahowah and discredit His Son while doing so. It isn’t just that he lied about everything, including himself, it is that his deceptions negated the benefits of Dowd’s sacrifice for countless billions.

If Sha’uwl’s / Paul’s mission were even one percent as important as he claimed, there would have been a score or more prophecies announcing and applauding it, so that when it happened, Yisra’elites would be receptive. However, there was nothing but overwhelming condemnation. And that is why Sha’uwl / Paul had to misappropriate and misrepresent prophecies like this one to bolster his credentials.

There are perhaps a hundred prophecies announcing 147this mission. And yet, Yada Yahowah is nothing more than accurately conveying what the prophets have said about Yahowah, Dowd, Yahuwdym, and Yisra’el, the Towrah, Miqra’ey, and Beryth, to encourage reconciliation prior to the fulfillment of Yowm Kipurym in year 6000 Yah. And while I was more comfortable being anonymous, it would have been as inappropriate and disrespectful not to acknowledge what God foretold as it was for Sha’uwl / Paul to claim for himself what was never stated.

There is also the issue of the Towrah’s test for authorization. And while it is for prophets, and thus condemns Sha’uwl / Paul, even as a Basar, Qowl, Nakar, Mal’ak, Choter, ‘Edah, and little zarowa’, the same expectations apply. To be considered valid, what we say must be consistent with what Yahowah has previously professed through His naby’. What I have written is; what Sha’uwl / Paul wrote was not. It is the difference between life and death.

In this regard, it is interesting to note that over the past 23 years, I have discovered and shared hundreds of profound insights derived from the prophets that were unheralded. And not only were these conclusions overwhelmingly accurate, but when I discovered a mistake, I not only admitted it, but devoted the time to correct any misrepresentation throughout every volume – as I am doing now with the recognition that Dowd was more than just the Messiah and Son of God, but also the one who has and will continue to fulfill the Mow’edym. When caught in a lie, Sha’uwl | Paul doubled down and lied as a retort.

Continuing to provide some encouragement in the midst of this overwhelming condemnation of Sha’uwl and his demonic associate, Yahowah reaffirms His promise...

“Indeed and by contrast (ky – this is reassuring because), He has chosen to constantly keep you covered and continually protected (kasah ‘atah – He will always 148provide a covering by which He adorns you, clothing and forgiving you (piel imperfect jussive energic nun – it is God’s will to clothe and enthusiastically protect)) from this grievous injustice and blatant wrongdoing in opposition to (chamas – this unrighteous and unrestrained campaign of error and of towrahlessness in destructive conflict with) that which purifies (labanown – that which cleanses and whitens, becoming morally pure and white as snow, typically transliterated Lebanon, but from laban – purifying, cleansing, and whitening” and ‘own – being substantially empowered, growing vigorously, while becoming enormously enriched).

And as for (wa) the destructive and demonic influence of the Devil who is seeking to be worshiped as God (shed / shod – Satan’s devastating and ruinous, plundering and oppressive), He will shatter and separate (chathath hem – He will astound them, causing them to wane as they experience something truly dreadful) the beasts (bahemah) because of (min – as a result of) the blood (dam – death) of humankind (‘adam), and also (wa) this grievous injustice against and blatant wrongdoing in opposition to (chamas – this unrighteous and unrestrained campaign of terror in destructive conflict with) the Land (‘erets – realm, region, or earth), Yah’s city (qiryah – to encounter, meet and be present with Yah), and all (wa kol) of her inhabitants (ba yashab – who have settled there to be restored, to be established, and to live (qal participle)).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:17)

Some four to five decades ago when I was a Christian, I recall speculating on what Paul meant when he spoke of the “thorn in my side.” As a consequence of my faith, I was oblivious to the fact that Paul answered the question – announcing in the same paragraph that he was demon-possessed. And now, God, Himself, has foretold that the most hideously destructive man in human history 149perpetrated his great crime against humanity in association with a demonic spirit seeking to be worshiped as God.

While Sha’uwl and Satan have had their run, and their way with humankind, their dominion is about to implode. Babylon and the Beast will soon be shattered. Their power will wane, and they will be separated into She’owl. And when that happens, when the unrighteous campaign against the Towrah is snuffed out, those who remain under God’s constant protection will stand tall, not unlike the once towering cedars of Lebanon.

Those beside Yahowah upon His return will have four things in common: 1) We will have come to know and love Yahowah. 2) We will have accepted the conditions of the Covenant. 3) We will have answered Yahowah’s Invitations to be Called Out and Meet. 4) And we will have arrived at this place and time because we devoted the energy to observing His Towrah and Prophets. And every celebrant will appreciate what Dowd has done for us.

Yahowah’s insights are breathtaking. God correctly assessed the essence of Paul’s Replacement Foolology. Sha’uwl did not only replace the Towrah with “but I say,” Yisra’el with Gowym, and Dowd with Iesou Christus, he replaced Yahowah with himself. The reason God is misrepresented and misquoted is that Paul speaks for his god. And to succeed with this illusion, Sha’uwl had to create a mythological savior by modeling his Iesou Christo after Dionysus and then robbing Dowd for credibility.

The rewards are priceless, but they do not come without a significant investment. This verse is a classic example. Hamas could have been superficially defined as “violence against” instead of “this grievous injustice and blatant wrongdoing in opposition to.” The former, however, requires us to ignore the fact that nouns are defined by their verbal forms. And here the verb chamas / hamas communicates: “injustice and wrongdoing in 150opposition” to God and His Towrah. To be chamas is “to oppress and to be unrighteous, to be an unethical and false witness against the standard.”

Labanown could have been transliterated as “Lebanon” instead of being defined by its component parts. And as we now know, laban means: “purifying, cleansing, and whitening.” And ‘own speaks of “being substantially empowered and growing vigorously, all while becoming substantially enriched.” Therefore, the translation of labanown as “that which purifies, empowers, and enriches” is more relevant and edifying than a simple transliteration.

Kasah could have been flippantly rendered as “He conceals and hides you.” But, instead, “He will constantly keep you covered and continually protected” enables us to incorporate the implications of the piel stem and imperfect conjugation. And it is considerably more consistent with how kasah is deployed throughout the Towrah and Prophets.

Shed was written as a construct noun, which means that it is forever bound to “bahemah – the beasts” in this sentence. That means that the “beasts” possess the attributes associated with shed. These could have been inadequately translated as “the havoc-making and destructive nature of” instead of “the demonic spirit seeking to be worshiped as God.” But by choosing the former, we would have to ignore the fact that, prior to the Masoretic diacritical marks, the Hebrew word written Shin Dalet was equally comfortable being rendered as “demon and devil” or “destructive.” And since there is no valid justification for selecting “demonic” over “destructive,” it is incumbent upon us to search Yahowah’s word for other uses of shed. As I have mentioned previously, both times it appears in the Towrah and Psalms it depicts Satan using religion to elicit worship. Therefore, when trying to communicate the whole truth, the only responsible and sensible approach is to include both definitions, prioritizing 151the one that God has previously defined.

Bahemah, rendered as “beasts,” draws our attention to Gabry’el’s | God’s Most Capable and Courageous Man’s prophecy in Daniel. Therein, the Beast evolved from Babylon to Persia to Greece, and then to Rome where it became the Roman Catholic Church. And that final transition has Sha’uwl’s fingerprints all over it.

Also, chathath could have been translated as “He will frighten and dismay them” instead of “He will shatter and separate them.” However, since the primary definition of the word provides a perfect foreshadowing of what we are told will be the ultimate fate of Satan, in addition to his religious, political, economic and militaristic system known as the Whore of Babylon, why not render the word accordingly?

In every case, I took the time to consider every aspect of each word, consistently examining the roots. And as a result, the renderings I selected are every bit as justifiable, if not substantially preferable, to those typically found in popular Bible translations. The only difference is that I was careful and strove to methodically evaluate each term under an etymological microscope while striving to provide a rendering that was not only as correct and complete as possible but also the most fitting within the context of this discussion.

As we turn to the conclusion of Chabaquwq 2:17, keep in mind that during the all-Islamic war, Satan’s little helpers, motivated by their religion, will annihilate millions of Jews and even more Christians in their final War Against All Mankind. They will raise havoc in the Land, ravaging Jerusalem, killing two-thirds of the remaining Yisra’elite population. Before they are shattered and separated, there will be lots of blood shed at the behest of the Adversary.

In this case, either of our two renderings of qiryah 152apply because the “‘erets – land” is Yisra’el and the “qiryah – city” is Yah’s City, Yaruwshalaim. It is the place where we “encounter and meet with Yah.”

Yahowah’s next insight is breathtaking. God correctly assessed the essence of Paul’s ploy of Replacement Foolology. Sha’uwl did not only replace God with himself, the Towrah with “but I say,” Yisra’el with Gowym, he replaced the Messiah and Son of God, our Savior and King.

The reason Yahowah was misrepresented and misquoted, and that Gospel Jesus was never cited saying anything, is that Paul spoke for his god. The revisionist gods, themselves, are silent because Paul is the only one allowed to communicate for them. And to succeed with this illusion, Sha’uwl had to create a caricature of Dowd, further modeling his Iesou Christo after Dionysus.

“How does he succeed with a caricature (mah ya’al pesel – what is the benefit of worshiping his false representation of God, in what way is his religious deity worthwhile, and how can one profit with a created image (hifil perfect))?

Indeed (ky), he has fabricated his false god (pasal huw’ – he has constructed the object of worship), devising, preparing, and promoting him (yatsar huw’ – fashioning and forming him, creating and ordaining him (qal perfect)) by concealing the association with the representation of the pagan god (masekah – by forming an alliance which covers over and veils the connotation with the false god, hiding and covering up the true identity of the idolatrous image (qal perfect)) and by becoming a source of lies, making it all untrue, a vain and deceitful sham (wa yarah sheqer – as well as by tossing out deceptive instructions and misleading directions with mistaken and useless guidance for no reason or benefit, teaching falsehoods (hifil participle)).

Thereby (ky), he adds credence to and encourages 153reliance upon (batach – he makes credible and believable, even preferable that which causes believers to stumble and the unsuspecting to fall as a result of their penchant and fondness for trusting and depending upon) the one who created the construct of himself (yatsar yetser ‘al huw’ – the one who was motivated to devise, plan, prepare, and form such idolatrous thoughts and inclinations based upon himself and his desires by fashioning himself into someone to be venerated and worshiped (qal participle)).

For he, himself, performs to make (‘al huw’ ‘asah – he personally acts and engages to fabricate and profit from) worthless gods who do not speak (‘elyl ‘ilem – references to imagined and ineffectual religious deities to worship who are silent, speechless, mute, and dumb).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:18)

There is another discrepancy here between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Masoretic Text worth noting. Rather than saying “fashioning him by offering a veiled form of a pagan god” and “by teaching lies,” the Qumran scrolls read: “by making a deceptive appearance,” which is an “invalid manifestation or representation.” Either way, Paul’s god, the Christian god, is not only a fake, he was conceived by Paul. And as inflammatory as that may sound, it’s not my opinion but, instead, God’s assessment.

For anyone protesting that this could not be the case since the “Gospels” precede Paul’s letters in the Bible, that is an argument conceived in ignorance. As I keep reminding everyone, all 14 of Paul’s letters were written and distributed long before any of the “Gospels” were written. And even then, Paul admits to using Mark in this way. Luke was Paul’s propagandist and personal healer, and he compiled Acts. Further, Matthew was plagiarized two generations thereafter by parroting the myths contained in Mark and Luke while misrepresenting himself as a “Disciple.” And that would leave only “John,” which was compiled in another nation three generations after the 154fulfillment of Passover and contains very little biographical information. And while its authorship is also highly questionable, the Gospel underwent heavy-handed editing by the Roman Catholic Church, beginning around 300 to 425 CE, such that the text was crafted to suit their lust for power, wealth, and control.

Since nothing written by the fabricated caricature Iesou exists, Paul is left alone as the author and inspiration behind the Christian New Testament. He is to blame for the anti-Semitic cult that would haunt God’s people and the world.

Considering all Yahowah has foretold to denounce and damn Sha’uwl and to protect His people from Christians in Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:18, this may be the most jarring part of the prophecy. It means that Iesou Christou | Jesus Christ was a false god – a deity conceived and promoted by Sha’uwl / Paul. The story of Jesus is that of a created caricature and counterfeit, fabricated and devised by a man promoting a deceitful sham.

Sha’uwl made up his entire story, including the encounter on the road to Damascus, going to Arabia to be trained, being appointed an Apostle by God, speaking to and for “Jesus,” and being granted authority over everyone. It was all a lie: salvation by faith, the gospel of grace, the resurrection, the notion that Jews conspired to kill God, replacement theology, and the resulting new testament. It was all fabricated by the Plague of Death.

That is a stunning indictment because it serves as God’s affidavit against the earliest and foremost author and inspiration behind the Christian religion. This is a statement of fact, a stark reality, so the only question is how people are going to process what Yahowah has just revealed to rebuke Sha’uwl / Paul?

Recognizing the religious do not know or respect Yahowah or His prophetic testimony, most will ignore 155God’s pronouncement. When they hear of this, they will slander me as if by using an ad hominem response, attacking me will make them right. So, shoot the messenger if you dare try, and retreat to your favorite con artist and his false god if that is your preference, but know that you have been warned that Christianity was a deliberate hoax. Jesus never existed and he most certainly was not God. There was no Christ. God did not die. Paul was not an Apostle. And the Christian New Testament is invalid – and, worse, Satanic.

There are a number of additional insights in this statement, all of which point to Sha’uwl. First, God is asking us to “mah – question” what Sha’uwl is proposing, knowing that if we are informed and rational, we will reject the man whose name, Sha’uwl, means to question.

Second, Sha’uwl created a “pesel – caricature” that was inconsistent with reality. Paul’s “Iesou” was not only a human “pasal – construct,” he was contrived to “masekah – conceal the association with a pagan god,” in this case, the beloved god of the Greeks, Dionysus. Therefore, his “Christou” was “yatsar – devised” to “masekah – misrepresent the true identity” of the Pauline construct. He would even “masekah – cover up the connection with his own ambitions and persona, hiding the fact” that Iesou Christo “represents” Sha’uwl, right down to his character and purpose.

Third, each time the Pauline “caricature” is presented, we find the third-person masculine singular suffix. His false god is, therefore, devised in the image of a man. And there is only one of “him” in the condemning prophecy.

Fourth, since “yarah – the source of teaching, instruction, direction and guidance” is the verb upon which the title, Towrah, is based, we find Sha’uwl promoting his own variation of God’s Instruction, one which is “sheqer – deceptive, misleading, mistaken, and useless.” It’s the 156combo platter from hell: a false god with a false teacher.

Fifth, the full implications of batach are especially Pauline. It reveals that Sha’uwl’s deceptive guidance regarding the caricature he devised “batach – would cause the unsuspecting and naïve to stumble and fall.” They would be beguiled into “batach – believing that they could trust and rely upon” the self-proclaimed apostle of the god who said he could not lie. Paul actually usurped the infused credibility he gave his false god to convince believers that he was credible.

And this leads us to the combination of yatsar yetser following batach, which is translated as “the one who created the construct of himself.” Further amplified, yatsar yetser ‘al huw’ conveys “the one who was motivated to devise, plan, prepare, and form idolatrous thoughts and inclinations based upon himself and his desires by fashioning himself into someone to be venerated and worshiped.” That is really bad.

God’s statement is saying that Sha’uwl’s false characterization was created to make Sha’uwl appear laudable, worthy of veneration and worship, not Yahowah. His phony construct was devised because Sha’uwl wanted readers to believe him, not Dowd.

The way this is worded, Yahowah is accusing Sha’uwl | Paul of creating a god in his image such that the false god and false messenger would be esteemed and deified. And what makes this especially revolting is that there is very little distinction between Sha’uwl and Satan.

This then draws us back to Paul’s admission that Satan possessed him to control his ego. The Adversary wanted to be the Christian god and have Sha’uwl serve as his apostle. However, Sha’uwl thought that since he was doing all of the work, making the speeches, writing the letters, battling God, making a fool of himself, and suffering the barrage of beatings, their roles reversed. Turns out, the Devil and his 157Advocate didn’t play nicely together because they both wanted top billing. This charade is played out in Ezekiel, too, with the false prophet modeling the Adversary. It is the same situation that we find in the Quran, with Muhammad being indistinguishable from Allah – two psychopaths in the same sandbox.

In this regard, ‘elyl ‘ilem correctly depicts the outcome of this lightweight skirmish for sandbox supremacy. Turns out, they were both incompetent, unable to accomplish anything worthwhile or even author even marginally relevant testimony. There isn’t a single relevant and unique thought accurately conveyed by either of them. And that makes Sha’uwl and Satan inferior to the gods of pagan mythology because they were popularized through their rhetoric and celestial dramas. Therefore, one or both of two options is possible: Paul, knowing that his caricatures of the Lord, the Messiah, the Apostle weren’t real, pulled their strings and spoke for them in the fashion of a ventriloquist with a dummy or there was no distinction between these three characters.

Yahowah spoke to us through men like Moseh, Dowd, and Yasha’yah so that we might know that He does not appreciate it when con men like Paul lead His people away from Him. It is important that we understand that He does not want to be worshiped. He never asks anyone to pray to Him, preferring that we listen instead. Paul not only wanted to be venerated, he told believers to pray without ceasing.

Playing along with Paul, for those who like the idea of a dumb god, why not also venerate a dead god on a stick? See if you can impress Yahowah by truly believing and fervently worshiping gods men have made. There is no reason to be rational when you can place your faith in a religion that draws its credibility from that which it contradicts and demeans. It’s popular, so it must be true.

Or not…

158“Woe to the one who says (howy ‘amar – this is a warning to anyone who states) while approaching something wooden (la ha ‘ets – approaching the timber, wooden planks, or tree, serving as a reference to the Christian cross), ‘I want you to act alive and choose to do something (quwts – I do not want you to be an inanimate object, so choose to become alive again instead of dead, going from inactive to active (hifil imperative paragogic cohortative second-person masculine – the speaker wants the wood to be animated, and anthropomorphic, choosing to act alive, doing so enthusiastically and demonstrably)),’ and to a dumb, silent, and lifeless rock (la ‘eben duwmam – an inanimate stone idol or unresponsive stone building), ‘Wake up, be alert, and rise up (‘uwr – awake and gloat).’ Can either guide or teach (huw’ yarah – can they instruct or educate)?

Look (hineh – notice), it (huw’) has been seized and overlaid (taphas – has been grasped hold of and held as an object signifying victory, dealt with and manipulated such that it wields considerable influence when adorned and covered (qal passive – having this actually done to it)) with gold (zahab) and silver, becoming extremely desirable (wa keseph – gilded in silver so as to be yearned for), but completely devoid of (wa kol ‘ayn) the Spirit (ruwach) in its midst (ba qereb huw’ – associated with it so as to animate its existence).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:19)

Sha’uwl | Paul repeatedly stated that there was the power of salvation in the cross – a blood-stained piece of wood that the Beast of Rome devised and deployed to torture those who sought to be free. He would even claim that Jews schemed to place his man-god on it because they wanted to kill the myth he was fabricating.

In this regard, quwts means “to be awakened from the dead.” And it is being addressed to the grotesque 159implement of human savagery, fear, and repression which not only became the symbol of Paul’s religion but also its principal object of worship.

And yet, there is nothing more offensive to Yahowah than to see billions of people bowing to the image of a tortured and dead god nailed to a stick. It is little wonder that God has disengaged and no longer listens to or cares about what men and women are doing or saying.

Also, since quwts was scribed using the hifil stem, imperative mood, and paragogic form, Yahowah revealed that Sha’uwl would “show his desire to control this wooden construct, commanding it into action, demanding that this symbol perform based upon his inclinations.” And that is saying a lot, recognizing that the cross Christians venerate was conceived and used to sadistically and ghoulishly inflict the maximum amount of torment during a public demonstration of Roman supremacy. From every possible perspective, the Christian cross is unGodly and reprehensible. It serves as proof that the religion is devoid of morality, human decency, and common sense. The power of the cross was to control through the fear of torture. Those who are fooled by Paul into venerating it are idiots.

The addition of ‘uwr indicates that Sha’uwl was predicted to go a step further regarding the implied power of this grotesque, idolatrous image to impart bodily resurrection. He is wielding it “‘uwr – to provide false testimony which obscures vision, precluding further observation.” ‘Uwr reveals the angst Paul aroused between the cross and Israel, between the imaginary Iesou and Jews, by “choosing to be angry over this malicious misfortune.” It implies that, rather than celebrate and benefit from the Messiah Dowd’s Passover sacrifice, Paul would have “Jesus” become hateful toward Jews for having allegedly put him through the ordeal of crucifixion, killing him.

160In addition, ‘uwr addresses Paul’s “desire to obscure” his alleged “bodily resurrection in the flesh and with skin, blinding the observant so that they are unjustly deprived of an accurate recollection or understanding of what transpired.”

This excoriating exposé continues with the desire to “duwmam – silence” the “‘eben huw’ yarah – the Rock whose will is to teach and instruct.” The testimony regarding the life of Dowd, representing the Cornerstone, is to be muzzled.

Sha’uwl | Paul was the first to seize upon and wield an object too ghoulish for a séance, reposition the bloody torture devise as if a reprehensible inanimate object were something valuable and desirable – even powerful. A beastly object designed to kill was afforded life-saving properties by this moron. Passover was swept aside, vanishing as the Doorway to Life and of Heaven. The symbol of Paul’s Faith – the religion of Christianity – would be that of a Dead God on a Stick – tormented, incapacitated, silent, and dead. Can you even begin to process just how asinine and macabre the lone symbol of the world’s most popular religion actually is or understand why God is so offended by it?

If there was ever a time to see Dowd | David, Yahowah’s Lyricist, Prophet, Shepherd, Son, Messiah, and King as the Cornerstone of the Covenant of which Chabaquwq is addressing, it is now. He was the lone eyewitness to testify about what he endured on Pesach, Matsah, and Bikuwrym in year 4000 Yah (33 CE). He described what transpired in the process of opening the Covenant to us by perfecting us in his 22^nd and 88^th Mizmowr | Psalms. And then Yahowah spoke of him, vociferously extolling His Son’s virtues in the glorious 89^th Psalm.

And so for Sha’uwl / Paul to prevail in advancing his 161demonic diatribe, he would have to silence Dowd | David and his Father, Yahowah, along with Moseh, Yasha’yah, Yirmayah, and all of the other voices of reason.

But we will not let that occur. This volume of Twistianity will convey Dowd’s role in our salvation and the contribution he made to exposing and condemning Sha’uwl and his religion. God would slay more than just an uncircumcised giant with the stone Dowd wielded.

And speaking of Dowd, for his variation of Replacement Foolology to gain traction, the man being replaced by the myth of Iesou Christou would have to be dead and buried. That way, everything he accomplished and represented, and everything predicted of him, could be transferred to a caricature. Only one problem – with three exemplary lives, Dowd is more vital than all Christians combined.

The single most important citation in the Christian New Testament, indeed, the one upon which the entire myth was built, appears but once, and even then it was contrived and falsely attributed to their Iesou Christos by Eusebius and the Roman Catholic Church two centuries thereafter. It is the claim that, in conjunction with equating Peter to Satan, the keys to heaven were given to the Rock because he believed that Iesou was the Christos and Son of God. And so now we find Yahowah mocking this absurd notion.

We have come a long way in a short time. Yahowah has had a lot to say about Paul and Christianity – all bad – so let’s review it before we move on.

“Why not immediately, right now, even if only for a short period of time (ha lo’ peta’), rise up and take a stand, accomplishing something worthwhile (quwm), because (wa) he is loading himself down (ta’an) with (‘eth) dark, wicked, and obscuring (‘aphelah) mud, dirt to be swept away (tyt)?

162Your oppressors, those controlling you financially and who are collecting money from you (nashak ‘atah) will be alerted (wa yaqats) such that they are concerned and will react to you (zuwa’ ‘atah). Otherwise (wa) you will be (hayah) persecuted and robbed by them (la mashisah la hem). (Chabaquwq 2:7)

Then (ky), you (‘atah) will be plundered, impoverished, and preyed upon (shalal) by an enormous number (rab) of Gentiles (gowym). They will seize, harass, and disparage you (shalal ‘atah), confiscating most of the wealth, taking everything of value, from the remaining (yether) people (‘am), as a result of (min) the bloodlust (dam) of humankind (‘adam), with (wa) the violent and cruel destructive forces terrorizing (chamas) the Land (‘erets), Yah’s city (qiryah), and all (wa kol) who dwell in her (yashab ba hy’). (Chabaquwq 2:8)

This is a warning (howy) to one who covets ill-gotten gain and would do anything to take advantage, promoting that which is dishonest while performing (batsa’ batsa’) evil, advancing that which is undesirable and counterproductive in cahoots with his unprincipled colleagues (ra’) on behalf of his clan and his covenant (la beyth huw’), to position (la sym) his construct (qen huw’) in the heights of heaven (ba ha marowm), snatching it away from (la natsal min) the reach (kaph) of the unfortunate adversarial brethren (ra’). (Chabaquwq 2:9)

You have deliberately decided upon and conspired at the advice of another to devise and promote an ignominious plot to confuse by substituting, seeking to replace (ya’ats bosheth), those who approach your house (la beyth ‘atah) by scraping away, cutting off, and destroying, devastating by ending the existence of (qatsah) the preponderance of the family of related individuals along with many other people (‘am rab).

163And so (wa), you have forfeited, bearing the loss by misleading, thereby impugning and surrendering (chata’) your soul (nepesh ‘atah). (Chabaquwq 2:10)

Indeed (ky), the building stone, cornerstone, and stone tablet (‘eben) from (min) the wall supporting the house (qyr) will cry out, issuing a proclamation (za’aq). And (wa) the infrastructure of connecting rafters and beams (kaphys) of (min) timber (‘ets) will answer and respond to this (‘anah hy’). (Chabaquwq 2:11)

Woe to (howy) the one who establishes (banah) a population of provoked individuals and a shrine to agitation and incitement (‘iyr) in blood (ba dam).

He fashions and forms (wa kuwn) a populated institution for meeting and preaching (qiryah) based upon that which is perverted and incorrect, invalid and unjust (ba ‘awlah). (Chabaquwq 2:12)

Why not pay attention (ha lo’ hineh) to that which is from (min ‘eth) Yahowah (YaHoWaH) of the spiritual implements (tsaba’)?

But instead (wa), the people (‘am) expend their energy and grow weary (yaga’) amidst a profuse conglomeration (ba day) of worthless trifling (‘esh).

Those united under an antiquated system (wa la’om), exhaust and destroy themselves (ya’eph) into excessive emptiness and extravagant delusions (ba day ryq). (Chabaquwq 2:13)

Indeed (ky), She will edify and completely satisfy (male’) the Land (ha ‘erets) with the knowledge (la yada’) of Yahowah’s (Yahowah) significance, glorious presence, and abundant value (‘eth kabowd) – similar to the way water (ka ha maym) is a cover (kasah) upon the sea (‘al yam). (Chabaquwq 2:14)

Woe to (howy) the one who pours out evil, causing his miserable companions and disagreeable fellow 164citizens to drink that which is toxic (shaqah ra’ huw’), gathering and joining them together in a religious and political association (saphach) of your debilitating antagonism, paralyzing perversions, and crippling venom (chemah ‘atah).

And much more than this (wa ‘aph), providing intoxicants to the point of incapacitation (shakar) for the express purpose of (la ma’an) gazing upon while demonstrating a preference for (nabat ‘al) their genitals (ma’aowr hem). (Chabaquwq 2:15)

You will get your fill of (saba’) shame and infamy, insults befitting such a lowly individual (qalown), instead of (min) honor and glory (kabowd).

You choose to be inebriated in addition to intoxicating others (shathah gam ‘atah). What’s more (wa), you want them to be unacceptable, even to expose themselves, because of your disdain for circumcision (‘arel), encompassing them from all angles with circular reasoning (sabab).

Upon you is (‘al ‘atah) the binding cup (kows) of Yahowah’s (Yahowah) right hand (yamyn). Therefore (wa), public humiliation and an ignominious reputation as a result of being dishonorable and disgraceful (qyqalown) will be your reward (‘al kabowd ‘atah). (Chabaquwq 2:16)

Indeed, and by contrast (ky – this is reassuring because), He has chosen to constantly keep you covered and continually protected (kasah ‘atah) from this grievous injustice and blatant wrongdoing in opposition to (chamas) that which purifies (labanown).

And as for (wa) the destructive and demonic influence of the Devil, who is seeking to be worshiped as God (shed / shod), He will shatter and separate (chathath hem) the beasts (bahemah) because of (min) the blood 165(dam) of humankind (‘adam), and also (wa) this grievous injustice against and blatant wrongdoing in opposition to (chamas) the Land (‘erets –), Yah’s city (qiryah), and all (wa kol) of her inhabitants (ba yashab). (Chabaquwq 2:17)

How does he succeed with a caricature and what is the benefit of worshiping a false god (mah ya’al pesel)? Indeed (ky), he has fabricated his false god (pasal huw’), devising, preparing, and promoting him (yatsar huw’) by concealing the association with the representation of the pagan god (masekah) and by becoming a source of lies, making it all untrue, a vain and deceitful sham (wa yarah sheqer).

Thereby (ky), he adds credence to and encourages reliance upon (batach) the one who created the construct of himself (yatsar yetser ‘al huw’). For he, himself, performs to make (‘al huw’ ‘asah) worthless gods who do not speak (‘elyl ‘ilem). (Chabaquwq 2:18)

Woe to the one who says (howy ‘amar) while approaching something wooden (la ha ‘ets), ‘I want you to act alive and choose to do something (quwts),’ and to a dumb, silent, and lifeless rock (la ‘eben duwmam), ‘Wake up, be alert, and rise up (‘uwr – awake and gloat).’ Can either guide or teach (huw’ yarah)? Look (hineh), it (huw’) has been seized and overlaid (taphas) with gold (zahab) and silver, becoming extremely valuable and desirable (wa keseph), but completely devoid of (wa kol ‘ayn) the Spirit (ruwach) in its midst (ba qereb huw’).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:19)

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If I may add my two shekels at this juncture. I am 166grateful to Yahowah for His commitment to keeping us out of harm’s way by keeping us properly informed. With this prophecy, there was never any excuse for Christianity. God negated the credibility of the faith, its creator, his spirit, their rhetoric, and their cross 666 years before the religion was thrust upon the world.

As a rebuke to prayer generally, and to Paul’s moronic notion to do so without ceasing, specifically, we find God requesting…

“All the while (wa) Yahowah ( – YaHoWaH as instructed in His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah – existence) is in His Set-Apart (ba qodesh huw’) Residence (heykal – palatial home; from yakol – enabling and prevailing, overcoming and enduring, powerful and everlasting). Be silent and stop speaking (has – hush, hold your tongue, and be quiet) before His appearance (min paneh huw’ – before His physical manifestation) throughout the Earth (kol ha ‘erets – everywhere within the Land).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 2:20)

Humankind has done more talking than listening, more contriving than observing. This is the bane of Judaism. So Yahowah is recommending that we defy Paul and his fellow rabbis by being quiet and hearing what God has to say. His return with His Son is near, and we have a lot to learn in a short period of time.

It should be noted that heykal affirms that Yahowah is fully capable of delivering on His promises. He is not impotent as Sha’uwl has cast him.

Moreover, the word following “heykal – brilliant, prevailing, enduring, capable, empowering, and enlightening” in almost every Hebrew lexicon and dictionary is Heylel, which is Satan’s God-given name. The Adversary’s moniker means “Bears Light,” confirming that as a spiritual messenger he would appear to glow – just as Paul saw him on the road to Damascus. 167And this is how Satan came to be rendered into Latin as “Lucifer – the Light-Bearer.”

What follows is a wonderful affirmation of what Yahowah has done for us, of His reliability, and of His willingness to personally and mercifully engage so that we might live. But to understand any of this, we have to stop talking and start listening...

“This is a desire to be set apart, separated (taphilah – this is an earnest petition to be uncommon and thus neither religious nor political; from palah – to be separate and distinct) from erring and going astray, as well as from the ensuing madness (‘al shigayown – concerning the consequence of ignorance and intoxication, of the foolish being led away into madness and insanity; from shagah – to go astray, to err, to mislead and to inebriate by way of ignorance, leading to insanity, and own – that which pertains to the preceding), through (la – concerning) Chabaquwq | Embrace This (Chabaquwq – grasp hold of this), the prophet (ha naby’ – the one who speaks for God regarding the past, present, or future). (Chabaquwq 3:1)

‘Yahowah (YaHoWaH – an accurate presentation of the name of ‘elowah – God as guided by His towrah – instructions regarding His hayah – existence), I have listened to the entirety of (shama’ – I have literally heard during this period of time (qal perfect)) Your announced message (shema’ ‘atah – the testimony You have reported to be recited and thus heard).

I respect and revere (yare’ – I am in awe and inspired by) Your work (po’al ‘atah – what You have done and the energy You have expended to accomplish so much), Yahowah (Yahowah – a transliteration of , our ‘elowah – God as directed in His towrah – teaching regarding His hayah – existence), throughout the years (ba qereb shanahym), choosing to renew and restore life (chayah huw’ – with the desire to nurture and preserve life, 168causing life to flourish and grow (piel imperative)) in the midst of those years (ba qereb shanahym).

Love, mercy, and compassion (racham – affection, the desire for an endearing relationship, and genuine concern and devotion (qal imperfect)) You make known (yada’ – You reveal and acknowledge (hifil imperfect)) so that it is remembered (zakar – it is recalled, recognized, and invoked (qal imperfect)) in turmoil (ba rogez – in time of hardship and trouble, of anxiety and agitation (qal imperfect)). (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 3:2)

Prophets are people, unique only in their special relationship with Yahowah. Knowing God, they have the utmost respect for Him. Therefore, they are exceptionally perturbed when the God they love is disrespected. They want the perpetrators held accountable and their victims to know the truth. And that is precisely what is occurring here with Chabaquwq petitioning Yahowah for justice.

What Chabaquwq had witnessed was not only the worst thing he had ever seen, it was the lowest point in human history. He was exasperated and wanted Yahowah to intervene. Who could blame him?

He had listened to all Yahowah had to say and then to Paul, and he was flabbergasted that so many were choosing to die at the hands of this charlatan. His choice was to live, to have his life restored, and it is what he wanted for us as well. This was, after all, Yahowah’s will for our lives.

God has grown weary of reprimanding and chastising His people for being so absurdly religious. He wanted to love them and be merciful toward them, but they were thwarting His intent. So, all that was left was to hope that, in the midst of the Time of Ya’aqob’s Troubles, life would get sufficiently challenging such that a remnant of His people would turn to Him – remembering the God of their fathers.

169From beginning to end, Yahowah has been merciful, doing what was needed to restore and renew our lives. Yahowah worked six days to create the universe and conceive life and then He celebrated the result on the seventh. These six plus one days represent the six-thousand-year history of mankind from the Garden and back to it, followed by a one-thousand-year celebration of Sukah. In year 2000 Yah (1968 BCE), God initiated the Covenant with ‘Abraham. And in year 4000 Yah (33 CE), Father and Son accomplished their greatest work, fulfilling and enabling the first three Miqra’ey: Pesach, Matsah, and Bikuwrym. Noting that His work began in 0 Yah and concludes in 6000 Yah, 2000 Yah and 4000 Yah are the middle years.

One of the reasons the Covenant’s children exhibit such supreme confidence is that we know well in advance of entering troubled waters that Yahowah will place the wind at our back and help us chart a course to safety. Those who wait until they are in the midst of the storm to seek help surviving it are typically too distracted and agitated to find the help they need in the Towrah.

A clear and comprehensive, consistent and cohesive explanation of what Yahowah is offering and expecting in return has been available to us for the better part of 3,500 years. Man’s reluctance to capitalize upon His mercy by observing His guidance is inexcusable and befuddling.

“God (‘elowah) will arrive (bow’ – will return, entering the scene (qal imperfect)) min Tyaman | with and because of the Right Hand, and for those who are Right (min tyaman – from a southern direction, at the right side, and for those who choose right, from the direction of Choreb and the Towrah; from yaman – right), and (wa) the Set-Apart One (qodesh) by way of Mount (min har) Pa’ran | of Beautiful Illumination (Pa’ran – where one is gloriously adorned along the route of the Exodus; from pa’ar – to beautify and adorn; denoting the route of the 170Yatsa’ and the mountain upon which the Towrah was revealed). Pause a moment to weigh the uplifting implications (selah).

He adorns (kasah – He covers and clothes) the spiritual realm (shamaym – the heavens) in His splendor and majesty (howd huw’ – with His empowering presence and glorious countenance, His vitality, efficacy, and authority).

And (wa) with His loving and marvelous deeds (tahilah huw’ – with His shining brilliance and commendable nature, His adoration and manifestation of awe-inspiring power), She fills and satisfies (male’ – She abundantly furnishes and completes (qal perfect)) the Land (ha ‘erets – the Earth and material realm).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 3:3)

We find selah | an accentuating pause and uplifting opportunity to weigh the significance of something throughout Dowd’s Mizmowr | Psalms. Rather than read past something of significance and thereby failing to discern a pertinent insight, the returning King, Messiah, Savior, and Son of God encourages us to think about what he has written so that we might appreciate the implications of his fulfillment of the Miqra’ey. So here we find Chabaquwq modeling that same approach and, perhaps, even identifying the same person, Dowd as the Right Hand of God.

As we ponder why Yahowah is arriving min tyaman | from the south, with the right hand, and for those who are right, and then contemplate what tyaman has to do with Pa’ran, a map and some history are helpful. Since we know that Yahowah is returning to Yaruwshalaim, if He arrives there min tyaman | from the south, He will be coming from Mount Choreb where the Towrah was given to the Children of Yisra’el. Choreb is due south of Jerusalem.

As for Har Pa’ran, it serves as a poetic and descriptive 171name for Choreb. Rather than the attributes of choreb, which are cutting and desolate, we have pa’ran | to adorn and illuminate, to beautify and glorify.

It is also interesting to note that Pa’ran, which is south of Yisra’el, represents the mountainous desert along both sides of the Gulf of Aqaba and, thus, between the Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas. The region encompasses almost all of the noted encampments during the Exodus on the western side and also Mount Horeb where the Towrah was revealed 30 miles inland from the eastern shore.

All 18 encampments during the Yatsa’ | Exodus were in Pa’ran | Paran. This is, therefore, Chabaquwq’s way of saying that Sha’uwl was wrong. The Yahowah, the Towrah, the Children of Yisra’el, and their liberation were not replaced. Instead, Yahowah is returning with it and is completing the Yatsa’ | Exodus. He is coming with His Right Hand, His Son, Dowd, to adorn and enlighten those who are right with His Towrah | Guidance.

Yahowah is returning to His people from the place He last walked with them, to the place He gave them His Guidance and Teaching. It is where those who seek Him go to find Him today. And it is a very long way from Damascus, so far, in fact, that the road to Damascus leads in the wrong direction and, thus, away from God.

The Land the Set-Apart Spirit of Yahowah abundantly furnishes and fulfills, completes and satisfies, is Yisra’el. It is not Greece or Rome, neither Europe nor America.

Yahowah’s Towrah, like the Set-Apart Spirit, is feminine, necessitating the pronoun “She.” It is in this way that Yahowah’s Spirit supplies God’s love, reveals His glory, adorns us in a Garment of Light, fills our needs, and completely satisfies. It is through the Towrah that we walk away from men like Paul so that we can meet with God.

The Set-Apart Spirit in conjunction with the Towrah 172serves to enlighten us...

“And also (wa) knowledge and enlightenment (nagah – brilliance and radiance) consistent with (ka) the Light (ha ‘owr) exists as (hayah – She was, is, and always will be (qal imperfect)) dazzling and vivid shining rays of illumination (qeren – the power, authority, and strength symbolized by the ram’s horn, being reinforced and strengthened, a signaling showphar, or trumpet, conveying brilliant illumination from a supernatural source on the summit of the mount) coming forth from His hand (min yad huw’) to approach Him (la huw’).

And here, at this place, namely (wa shem), His fortification and might (‘oz huw’ – His power and dependable nature, and His empowering, unchanging, and necessary) lovingly covers and withdraws (chebyown – envelops the cherished while protecting the adored; from a compound of chabab – in fervent love and ‘own – being substantially empowered, growing vigorously, while becoming substantially enriched).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 3:4)

“And also (wa) the knowledge and enlightenment (nagah – the brilliance and radiance, the beautiful appearance, the gleaming and shining splendor), consistent with (ka) the Light (ha ‘owr) will exist as (hayah – She was, is, and always will be (qal imperfect)) dazzling and vivid shining rays of illumination (qeren – the radiant brilliance and the strength symbolized by the ram’s horn from the source on the summit of the mount) from His hand and influence (min yad huw’) to approach Him (la huw’).

Although there, at that place (wa shem), His power and force (‘oz huw’ – His energy and might) were concealed and veiled (chebyown – were enveloped and covered).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 3:4)

It’s good that we paused to reflect upon Tyaman and 173Pa’ran, because now we understand the reference to the full extent of God’s power being concealed on Choreb and while in Pa’ran. By contrast, however, when He returns, He will not be veiling His power, nor that of His Son, because all who remain will be adorned in the Set-Apart Spirit’s Garment of Light. God’s children will be prepared to live in their Father’s presence.

It is all ours for the asking: knowledge and enlightenment, the brilliance of Yahowah’s Light, His power and authority, being reinforced and strengthened, enveloped in love, cherished and adored, all while being kept out of harm’s way. It is a lot to give up just to believe Paul or the rabbis who trained him.

This has been an enlightening voyage through Yahowah’s prophetic witness. God answered every important question we should have been asking about Sha’uwl. And His perspective on Paul matters more than all others combined. Eternity is not a democracy – and His verdict is conclusive, irrefutable, and damning.

This summation of Yahowah’s public rebuke of Sha’uwl / Paul is among the most relevant and damning prophecies ever recorded. Recognizing that it was in Howsha’ that we were directed to Chabaquwq to consider what is said of Sha’uwl, let’s review once again what Yahowah wanted His people to know…

“Away from the control, power, and influence (min yad) of Sha’uwl (Sha’uwl), I have chosen to ransom and redeem them, reacquiring them (padah hem). So, Plague of Death (maweth), where (‘ehy) is the widespread pandemic you caused with your empty words and the sting of your controlling goads (deber ‘atah)? Plague of death (maweth), where (‘ehy) is your fatal contagion – your ruinous influence (qeteb ‘atah)?

With Sha’uwl (Sha’uwl), the capacity for compassion and contrition, the ability to relent and 174show remorse, even regret (nocham), is nonexistent (sathar) from My perspective (min ‘ayn ‘any). (Howsha’ 13:14) It is true (ky), this son of his brothers (huw’ ben ‘ach huw’) will run swiftly, thrive with bull, produce asses, and be licentious (para’). Then the foretold confrontational encounter (qadym) with the Spirit (ruwach) of Yahowah (YaHoWaH) will come (bow’).

As a result of (min) questioning the word (midbar), his perversions will be esteemed, but he will lack integrity (‘alah / ‘olah) and will be denounced when it is shown that what he did was wrong (wa bowsh). His destructive source (maqowr huw’) will eventually be constrained (wa charab). His perceptions (ma‘ayn huw’) will be exposed and stripped away (huw’ shasah), including his treasury (‘owtsar huw’) of everything (kol kaly) perceived as worthwhile and desirable (chemdah).” (Howsha’ / Hosea 13:15)

This brought us to…

“This is the prophetic pronouncement and published prophecy (ha masa’) which, for the benefit of the relationship (‘asher), was witnessed and received as a revelation (chazah) by Chabaquwq | Embrace This (Chabaquwq), the prophet (ha naby’). (Chabaquwq 1:1)

For how long and to what extent (‘ad ‘an), Yahowah (YaHoWaH), should I plead for someone to respond in a beneficial way to this desperate and dangerous situation (shawa’) because (wa) You are not listening (lo’ shama’) to my anguished appeal and emotional outcry (za’aq)?

Against You (‘el ‘atah) there is a devastating plot comprised of cruel lies, ruthlessly plundering the people without moral restraint using injurious language (chamas). As a result (wa), You must withhold salvation (lo’ yasha’). (Chabaquwq 1:2)

175For what reason (la mah) are You having me witness (ra’ah ‘any) this grotesque corruption and deliberate fraud, this vain and morally objectionable behavior comprised of false testimony that is being intentionally perpetrated (‘awen) which You consider (nabat) vexing and troublesome (‘amal)?

A demonic spirit seeking to be worshiped as God who is exceedingly malicious, destructive, oppressive, and confiscatory (wa shod / shed), (wa) a devastating and misleading plot advanced through injurious statements and wanton plundering (chamas), is conspicuously before me, publicly conveying this contrarian message (la neged / nagad ‘any).

He is and will continue to be (wa hayah) argumentative and contentious, quarrelsome and insulting, conveying a conflicting perception regarding the proper standard (ryb). He brings forth and continuously advocates (nasa’) dissension, discord, and divisiveness (wa madown). (Chabaquwq 1:3)

Therefore, in this manner (‘al ken), the Towrah | Teaching and Guidance (Towrah) is incapacitated. Its instructions are invalidated and ineffective, being nullified and paralyzed (puwg). As a result (wa), the truthful and everlasting, eminent and permanent (la netsah) means to vindicate by justly resolving disputes (mishpat) will not be brought forth, publicly or openly disseminated, nor broadly extended (wa lo’ yatsa’).

Instead (ky), religious corruption will become invasive and injustice will encompass (rasha’ kathar) the means to be right and become innocent (‘eth ha tsadyq). For this reason, that which (‘al ken) he brings forth and disseminates (yatsa’) perverts, distorts, corrupts, and convolutes, twisting and misrepresenting (‘aqal) the way to make informed and rational decisions regarding vindication (mishpat). (Chabaquwq 1:4)

176You can consistently witness this (ra’ah) among the Gentiles (ba ha gowym) should you choose to be observant (wa nabat). And you can avoid being adversely influenced and dumbfounded by remaining free of societal influences and by responding negatively to such idiocy (wa tamah), contemplating how something so stunningly stupid is considered plausible (tamah).

Indeed, it is true that (ky) a considerable undertaking will transpire, a plot will be devised and implemented which results in controlling a vast accumulation of people and acquiring enormous wealth (po’al pa’al). You should determine this to be inaccurate and invalid (lo’ ‘aman) in your days (ba yowmym ‘atem), especially when it is properly assessed and a written record is presented in books, whereby he is held accountable (ky saphar). (Chabaquwq 1:5)

For this reason, pay attention to Me (ky hineh ‘any), arise and take a firm stand (quwm) against (‘eth) the Chaldeans, a.k.a., the influence of Babylon (ha Kasdym). This gentile nation (gowy) is as impetuous and impulsive as it is pungent and poisonous (mar wa ha mahar). Walking (ha halak) through the breadth of the region (la merchab ‘erets), there is the seizure and dispossessing (la yarash) of the tabernacle and dwelling places that are not his (mishkan lo’ la huw’). (Chabaquwq 1:6)

Invoking fear through intimidation and terrorism (‘ayom wa yare’), he is out for himself (huw’ min huw’). He has broadly disseminated, spreading far and wide (yatsa’) mishpat huw’ | his judgment and thinking, his approach and assessments (mishpat huw’), along with his self-adulation, particularly his position on the removal of guilt, forgiveness, and acceptance in the relationship (wa sa’eth huw’). (Chabaquwq 1:7)

177The dregs from the scummy remainder of the leopard (min namer) will be despised and held in contempt, humbled and diminished at this time (wa qalal). His swift airborne weaponry (suws huw’) will be as fierce and menacing as a wolf (wa chadad min za’ed) when the sun sets (‘ereb). Their randomly dispersed and widely scattered (puwsh) mobile war machines and his accompanying soldiers (parash huw’ wa parash huw’) will come from afar in the future (min rachowq bow’) flying through the air, even hovering (‘uwph), like (ka) birds of prey (nesher), quickly swooping down and ready (chuwsh) to consume and destroy (la ‘akal). (Chabaquwq 1:8)

He will come (bow’) and be totally wrong as well as completely without restraint, harsh in demeanor, malicious in rhetoric, and especially cruel (kol huw’ la chamas). Simultaneously, everyone’s attention will be directed eastward as their appearance will be from the sunrise (magamah paneh hem qadym). And he will gather (‘asaph) captives (sheby) like the sand (ka ha chowl). (Chabaquwq 1:9)

And he, along with the rulers (wa huw’ ba ha melek) will mock and ridicule those they disdain, making fun of those they enjoy disparaging (qalas). Those who govern and are empowered (rozen) are haughty and egocentric (mischaq) because of him (la huw’). He, at everything (huw’ la kol) which defends and fortifies, and should have remained off limits (mibtsar), laughs in amusement and is entertained (tsachaq).

He piles up a massive amount (wa tsabar) of dust and debris from which there is a proliferation of materialistic progeny (‘aphar), and he seizes and controls them (wa lakad hy’). (Chabaquwq 1:10)

Then at that time (‘az), he will hasten to change, actually going with a completely different (chalaph) 178spirit (ruwach). And he will arrogantly travel throughout, intoxicating and alienating (wa ‘abar). He will be wrong, incur guilt, and will suffer the punishment he deserves (wa ‘asham) for (zuw) his claim to have been authorized by his god, along with his vigorous support of and his justification for his deity (koach huw’ la ‘elowah huw’). (Chabaquwq 1:11)

Yahowah (YaHoWaH), my God (‘elohym ‘any), my Set-Apart One (qodesh ‘any), are You not eternal, and thus everlasting and unlimited throughout time (ha lo’ ‘atah min qedem)? We will not die (lo’ muwth). Yahowah (Yahowah), as a way to make an informed and rational decision regarding guilt or innocence (la mishpat), You have appointed regarding this (sym huw’), a Crag (wa tsuwr) to accuse, rebuke, and chastise (yakach) with You, after having laid the foundation, assigned this to him and then You instructed him (yasad huw’). (Chabaquwq 1:12)

Too flawless, uncluttered, and pure (tahowr) are eyes to witness (‘ayn min ra’ah) the miserable, malignant, and malevolent wickedness of religion (ra’). You cannot endure or prevail when (lo’ yakol) looking upon or responding to (wa nabat) such a perverse and grievous undertaking (‘el ‘amal). For what reason would (la mah) You look at or consider (nabat) the treacherous betrayal of an offensive and deceitful trickster and traitor (bagad)?

Therefore, You will enable an implement to write against the plot, while remaining otherwise silent and unresponsive, taking no other action for a prolonged period (charash) in opposition to the contradictory and thoroughly confusing religion, the incomprehensible and deceptive wickedness, this confounding and befuddling communication which will have been spread, embraced, accepted, and swallowed (ba bala’ rasha’) who is far more accurate and righteous than 179him, who is correct instead of him (tsadyq min huw’). (Chabaquwq 1:13)

Therefore, You engage with (wa ‘asah) humankind (‘adam) in a manner which could be compared to (ka) the fish (dag) of the sea (ha yam), similar to (ka) creatures which move freely about (remes) without rules to govern them or anyone seeking to control them (lo’ mashal ba huw’). (Chabaquwq 1:14)

In everything associated with him (kol huw’ ba), he dangles a lure and hook to entice the unsuspecting (chakah ‘alah). When (wa) he catches them, he drags them away (garar huw’) in his dedicated trap (ba cherem huw’). And he gathers them together and removes them (wa ‘asaph hem) in his dragnets by kindling his victims’ yearnings, while himself, mentally and emotionally dysregulated (ba mikmereth huw’). Therefore, concerning this (‘al ken), he acts as if he is elated, intoxicated as he is with himself (samach), glad and gay, shrieking and shouting over this outcome (wa gyl). (Chabaquwq 1:15)

So, therefore, in this way (‘al ken), he slaughters and sacrifices (zabach) his devotees as they approach his net and are ensnared in his trap, mutilating and disfiguring them in his ruse on behalf of his deity (la cherem huw’). He blows smoke to make illicit worship seem pleasant, using perfume to cover the stench (qatar), ensnaring his victims while remaining emotionally agitated and unstable (la mikmereth huw’). For indeed (ky), by them (ba hem) he is enriched and productive (shaman) through seductive words while he claims his share of the funds confiscated and apportioned in his persuasive plot (cheleq huw’). And so, what he devours (wa ma’akal huw’) is contrived, newly fashioned, and artificial (barya’ah). (Chabaquwq 1:16)

180So why is it then (ha ‘al ken) that he continues to be delusional and vain, brandishing fantasies, and then disgorging (ryq) those devoted to him disfigured from his trap (cherem huw’), only to (wa) eternally and intentionally end the lives (tamyd la harag) of Gentiles (Gowym), showing no concern or mercy (lo’ chamal)? (Chabaquwq 1:17)

Upon (‘al) My requirements and responsibilities (mishmereth ‘any), I have decided of My own initiative that I will literally and continually stand (‘amad). And (wa) I will choose to always remain firm and present, continually being ready and able to serve (yatsab), upon (‘al) that which strengthens, protects, and fortifies (matsowr). Therefore (wa), I will be on the lookout (tsapah) in order to see (la ra’ah) what he will say about Me (mah dabar ba ‘any). So then (wa) how can I be expected to change My attitude, thinking, or response (mah shuwb) concerning (‘al) My disapproving rebuke and desire to correct the record (towkechath ‘any)? (Chabaquwq 2:1)

Then (wa) Yahowah (Yahowah) answered me (‘anah ‘any). He said (wa ‘amar), ‘Of your own volition, write down (kathab) this revelation (chazown). Then (wa) you can choose to expound upon it using those letters (ba’ar) upon (‘al) writing tablets (ha luwach) so that (la ma’an), by summoning, welcoming, and reading this (qara’ by huw’), he will run, quickly departing and chased away (ruwts). (Chabaquwq 2:2)

Still indeed, the subsequent realization (ky ‘owd) of this revelation from God (chazown) is for ha Mow’ed | the Eternal Witness to the Appointed Meetings (la ha Mow’ed). It provides a witness to and speaks, pouring out evidence to censure and malign (puwach) at the very end (la ha qets). Even though it may seem slow to develop, the extended period of time required for this question to be resolved (‘im mahah) will not invalidate 181it (lo’ kazab). Expect him in this regard (chakah la huw’) because indeed (ky), he will absolutely come and pursue this (bow’ bow’). He will not be delayed nor will he remain (lo’ ‘achar). (Chabaquwq 2:3)

Pay attention (hineh), he will be audacious, presumptuous, and oblivious, puffed up with false pride, a foolhardy pain in the ass riddled with venereal disease and hemorrhoidal abscesses for being reckless (‘aphal). His soul, his way of looking at the world and responding to it (nepesh huw’), is not right or straightforward, as it is inappropriate and counterproductive (lo’ yashar) in him (ba huw’). And therefore (wa), those who are correct and vindicated (tsadyq) through trusting and relying upon Him (ba ‘emuwnah huw’), will live (chayah). (Chabaquwq 2:4)

However, on the other hand, this is frustrating (wa ‘aph), because (ky) the intoxicating and inebriating spirit (yayn) of the mortal man (geber) of deceptive infidelity and treacherous betrayal (bagad) is an overbearing moral failure of unwarranted self-importance (yahyr). Therefore (wa), he will not achieve a desirable result, come home, or find peace (lo’ nawah), whoever is open to the broad and popular path (‘asher rachab) associated with (ka) Sha’uwl | Questioning the Hysterical and Boisterous Uproar which is Catastrophically Devastating (Sha’uwl).

He and his soul (nepesh huw’ wa huw’) are like (ka) the Plague of Death (ha maweth). And so (wa), those who are drawn in by him, accepting him (‘asaph ‘el huw’) will never be satisfied (lo’ saba’). Every ethnicity of the gentiles from every race and place (kol ha gowym) he will claim as his own and for himself (qabats ‘el huw’), with followers from every nation (kol ha ‘am). (Chabaquwq 2:5)

Why don’t any of them ask these questions about 182him (ha lo’ ‘eleh kol hem ‘al huw’)? Terse references to the Word they lift up as taunts to ridicule (mashal nasa’), along with (wa) allusive sayings and undecipherable interpretations which misappropriate the intended meaning (malytsah). There are hard and perplexing questions which need to be asked of him (chydah la huw’).

Why not immediately, right now, even if only for a short period of time (ha lo’ peta’), rise up and take a stand, accomplishing something worthwhile (quwm), because (wa) he is loading himself down (ta’an) with (‘eth) dark, wicked, and obscuring (‘aphelah) mud, dirt to be swept away (tyt)? Your oppressors, those controlling you financially and who are collecting money from you (nashak ‘atah) will be alerted (wa yaqats) such that they are concerned and will react to you (zuwa’ ‘atah). Otherwise (wa) you will be (hayah) persecuted and robbed by them (la mashisah la hem). (Chabaquwq 2:7)

183This is a warning (howy) to one who covets ill-gotten gain and would do anything to take advantage, promoting that which is dishonest while performing (batsa’ batsa’) evil, advancing that which is undesirable and counterproductive in cahoots with his unprincipled colleagues (ra’) on behalf of his clan and his covenant (la beyth huw’), to position (la sym) his construct (qen huw’) in the heights of heaven (ba ha marowm), snatching it away from (la natsal min) the reach (kaph) of the unfortunate adversarial brethren (ra’). (Chabaquwq 2:9)

Woe to (howy) the one who establishes (banah) a population of provoked individuals and a shrine to agitation and incitement (‘iyr) in blood (ba dam). He fashions and forms (wa kuwn) a populated institution for meeting and preaching (qiryah) based upon that which is perverted and incorrect, invalid and unjust (ba ‘awlah). (Chabaquwq 2:12)

184Why not pay attention (ha lo’ hineh) to that which is from (min ‘eth) Yahowah (YaHoWaH) of the spiritual implements (tsaba’)? But instead (wa), the people (‘am) expend their energy and grow weary (yaga’) amidst a profuse conglomeration (ba day) of worthless trifling (‘esh). Those united under an antiquated system (wa la’om), exhaust and destroy themselves (ya’eph) into excessive emptiness and extravagant delusions (ba day ryq). (Chabaquwq 2:13)

Indeed (ky), She will edify and completely satisfy (male’) the Land (ha ‘erets) with the knowledge (la yada’) of Yahowah’s (Yahowah) significance, glorious presence, and abundant value (‘eth kabowd) – similar to way water (ka ha maym) is a cover (kasah) upon the sea (‘al yam). (Chabaquwq 2:14)

Woe to (howy) the one who pours out evil, causing his miserable companions and disagreeable fellow citizens to drink that which is toxic (shaqah ra’ huw’), gathering and joining them together in a religious and political association (saphach) of your debilitating antagonism, paralyzing perversions, and crippling venom (chemah ‘atah). And much more than this (wa ‘aph), providing intoxicants to the point of incapacitation (shakar) for the express purpose of (la ma’an) gazing upon while demonstrating a preference for (nabat ‘al) their genitals (ma’aowr hem). (Chabaquwq 2:15)

You will get your fill of (saba’) shame and infamy, insults befitting such a lowly individual (qalown), instead of (min) honor and glory (kabowd). You choose to be inebriated in addition to intoxicating others (shathah gam ‘atah). What’s more (wa), you want them to be unacceptable, even to expose themselves, because of your disdain for circumcision (‘arel), encompassing them from all angles with circular reasoning (sabab).

185Upon you is (‘al ‘atah) the binding cup (kows) of Yahowah’s (Yahowah) right hand (yamyn). Therefore (wa), public humiliation and an ignominious reputation as a result of being dishonorable and disgraceful (qyqalown) will be your reward (‘al kabowd ‘atah). (Chabaquwq 2:16)

And as for (wa) the destructive and demonic influence of the Devil seeking to be worshiped as God (shed / shod), He will shatter and separate (chathath hem) the beasts (bahemah) because of (min) the blood (dam) of humankind (‘adam), and also (wa) this grievous injustice against and blatant wrongdoing in opposition to (chamas) the Land (‘erets), Yah’s city (qiryah), and all (wa kol) of her inhabitants (ba yashab). (Chabaquwq 2:17)

Woe to the one who says (howy ‘amar) while approaching something wooden (la ha ‘ets), ‘I want you 186to act alive and choose to do something (quwts),’ and to a dumb, silent, and lifeless rock (la ‘eben duwmam), ‘Wake up, be alert, and rise up (‘uwr – awake and gloat).’ Can either guide or teach (huw’ yarah)? Look (hineh), it (huw’) has been seized and overlaid (taphas) with gold (zahab) and silver, becoming extremely valuable and desirable (wa keseph), but completely devoid of (wa kol ‘ayn) the Spirit (ruwach) in its midst (ba qereb huw’). (Chabaquwq 2:19)

This is a request to be set apart, distinct and uncommon, separated (taphilah) from erring and going astray, and thus from the ensuing insanity (‘al shigayown), by (la) Chabaquwq | Embrace This (Chabaquwq), the prophet (ha naby’). (Chabaquwq 3:1)

Yahowah (YaHoWaH), I have listened to the entirety of (shama’) Your announced message (shema’ ‘atah). I respect and am inspired by (yare’) Your work (po’al ‘atah), Yahowah (Yahowah), throughout the years (ba qereb shanahym), choosing to renew and restore life (chayah huw’) in the midst of those years (ba qereb shanahym). Love, mercy, and compassion (racham) You make known (yada’) so that it is remembered (zakar) in turmoil (ba rogez). (Chabaquwq 3:2)

God (‘elowah) came (bow’) from (min) Tyaman | the Right (tyaman), and (wa) the Set-Apart One (qodesh) from (min) Mount (har) Pa’ran | to Illuminate (Pa’ran). Pause a moment to weigh the uplifting implications (selah). He adorns (kasah) the spiritual realm (shamaym) in His splendor and glory (howd huw’). So (wa) with His love marvelous deeds (tahilah huw’), She fills and satisfies (male’) the Land (ha ‘erets). (Chabaquwq 3:3)

In addition (wa), knowledge and enlightenment (nagah), consistent with (ka) the Light (ha ‘owr), will exist (hayah) approaching Him (la huw’) as dazzling and 187vivid rays of illumination (qeren) from His hand and influence (min yad huw’). Although there, at that time and place (wa shem), His power and force (‘oz huw’) were concealed and veiled (chebyown).” (Chabaquwq / Embrace This / Habakkuk 3:4)

As we contemplate the ramifications of Chabaquwq’s | Habakkuk’s profound prophecy – one which has fallen on deaf ears – God is delighted when we selah | pause and reflect upon its implications. How someone responds to this information will profoundly change their life.

If Jews living in 1^st-century Judea, Greece, or Rome had used this prophecy as it had been intended – to expose and condemn Sha’uwl / Paul and his New Testament – their lives would have been much more productive and enjoyable. Judaism would not have emerged as a means to counter Sha’uwl’s misappropriation of Dowd’s life and purpose. And Yahuwdym would be celebrating Pesach, Matsah, and Bikuwrym as intended and fulfilled by their Messiah. Without Akiba’s replacement Messiah, bar Kokhba, Yahuwdah would not have been wiped out and there would have been no Diaspora. Imperial Rome would not have evolved into the Roman Catholic Church, thereby eliminating 16 centuries of abuse from the Inquisitions and Pogroms to the Holocaust.

If only…

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