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“If we have forgotten the name of our God [Elohim], or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Shall not Elohim search this out? He knows the secrets of the heart.” Psalm 44:20-21

All of the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but YHWH weighs the spirits. Yes, for eternal life, He will pull on the very reigns of the heart! (Jeremiah 17:10). O, ye Princes of Israel, will you respond like the Psalmist? Examine me, O YHWH, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. (Psalm 26:2). Will you ‘burn up’ in YHWH’s ‘trials by fire’ like our fathers, the Kings, or ‘shine’ like gold? The world is “aflame” with the raw passions of men who lust for control in every aspect of life; men who seek power to gain control of others who are desperate to be free from the ‘dungeons of life’. Who shall champion them? Are we ‘liberators’ for that freedom or ‘oppressors’ controlled by the spirit of our own oppressions? A dark cloud hovers over the hearts of men and tribes. We have approached a crossroads of life where life-changing decisions await every human being via one trial or another. The 21st Century witnessed a ‘moral crisis’ take hold of our world. Approaching the end of this era, all of humanity is a participant in the ‘spiritual crisis’ that is now upon us; while most are ‘DELUDED’ by the very ‘things’ that they love. And for those who are not, YHWH will still try the reins of the heart to know the deeds and thoughts of men---to prove ‘them’ and us; (that they are nothing and we are as grass)! While men don’t carve out images of ‘ideals’ that are near to them, nor craft ‘molten objects’ of their thoughts and affections, they ‘idolize’ them, none-the-less. At every level of human existence, we are in ‘crisis’: Ecclesiastical, Scientific, Racial, Economic, Political, and Social. Most men (and at various times, even, we who walk in YHWH’s truth) are still “Married To A ‘Strange God”. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURING: NOTES FROM THE ELDER, PAGE 31

“Married To a Strange God” ECONOMIC CRISIS Is God Dead? Atheism’s U.S. Market U.S. Campaign Funds Seeking Hispanic Wealth Dollar Moves Little Bin Laden Bankrupt U.S. Iran’s Cartoon Contest Bounty For U.S. Immigrants

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SCIENTIFIC CRISIS Food Addiction Wine Is Fine, But… Famine, Plagues and Disease (Oh, My) As You Do, Voodoo

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POLITICAL CRISIS Government Secrets

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THEOLOGICAL CRISIS Islamic Europe Shame of America The Color of The Cross

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RACIAL (TRIBAL) CRISIS Migrations of The Nations

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(Should Blacks Leave America?) SOCIAL CRISIS Veiled Mark of Separation Punished For Being Female The Role of Women

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“I am YHWH thy Elohim…You shall have no other other gods before me. You shall not make unto you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth…”. Exodus 20:4-5

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The present world crisis is one of great spiritual proportions that has simply had a ‘snowball ‘snowball effect’ upon global policies and principles, both secular and non-secular. Apart from the Bible and its own interpretation of the scripture, the world does not possess one ray of hope. Herein lies the problem that began at the beginning. The 10 Commandments were given to Israel (the true church) as early as the Exodus (Exodus 20: 1–17). They are the “foundational principles” for every aspect of life. The second commandment (to have no other gods before YHWH) is simply an extension of the first (to love YHWH first and foremost with all our hearts). When Israel (Jacob) blessed his sons (The 12 Tribes), he described their strengths and weaknesses and prophesied of their future generations. Due to decisions made earlier in their lives, their characters were openly revealed and would even be followed by their posterity. [Children tend to “do as we do” rather than following our hypocrisy, (“do as we say, not as we do”). But for two of the sons, some things were “secret” to their ‘privy’ circle: “Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; THEIR ASSEMBLY…for in their anger they slew a man, and in SELFWILL they digged down a wall”. Genesis 49:5-6

Jacob described the spiritual environment in which they lived [spent the most time]: it was a secret place [their assembly], where ‘anger’ controlled them [through their obedience in allowing it to (selfwill). It is a place where others are often harmed because “self-serving” actions exclude everyone, unless it’s beneficial to “self”. “Self”, then, is the “idol” we often visit, effectively breaking the first and second commandments in one blow. Rather than relishing the truth about idols and the repeated warnings about them in scripture, men relish the ‘idol’ they say represents truth (formed from bits and pieces of scripture)!! The Christian crucifix is just such an idol. What’s the difference between a molten image of a calf and a molten image of a cross; like the 50 ft. cross above?? It was crafted in 1933 for an actual Easter (Ishtar) SUNrise worship service!!! “Is there an Elohim beside me? Yes, there is no god; I know not any. They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; their delectable things shall not profit; …they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. Who has formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?” Isa 44:9-10

Through the desires of men, Satan is a constant and powerful temper. Offering men the ‘delicacies of a life-time’---whatsoever thing they desire; especially if the thing has no spiritual value-- he will use whatever deception that works best at that time for a moment of pleasure. “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, 1) the lust of the flesh, and 2) the lust of the eyes, and 3) the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1 John 2:15-16 The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

It is on the platform of the imagination of the mind [heart] where ‘secret faults’ develop, leading to the ‘secret assembly’ [secret plans, where the wicked dwell]”. Since the motives of lust and pride are introverted, they cannot be seen by men, but are hidden inwardly, making that ‘soul’ (his/her body) ‘a secret gathering place’. “Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination unto YHWH, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. Deut 27:15

The ‘discernment’ in Deuteronomy 27:15 notes the idol is put in a “secret place” – the mind/heartwhere men cannot detect it, but, YHWH does!!! Can we hide a ‘secret’ from YHWH who is Omnipotent (sovereign and all-powerful)??? To what place can we run from YHWH who is Omnipresent (always present)?? Or, where can we hide from He who is Omniscient [Searcher and Reader of hearts and minds (foreknowledge and wisdom)]?? Yet, men try all the time proving that most don’t take His word or Him very seriously!!! 

Is God Dead? Atheism Finds A Market In U.S. CHICAGO (Reuters) On October 16, 2006 a Reuters news article indicated that a fresh wave of atheistic books has hit the market this fall, many climbing onto the New York Best-Seller lists in what proponents see as a backlash against the way religion is entwined in politics. “Religion is fragmenting the human community”, said Harris, author of “Letter To A Christian Nation”, #11 on the New York Times nonfiction list on October 15, 2006. Appearing just ahead of “The God Delusion”, by Richard Dawkins, scientist at Oxford University and long-time atheist, Harris’ “Letter” is a blunt 96-page pocket-sized book that was written in response to critics’ arguments that were prompted by his 2004 book, “The End of Faith”. (It’s holding the #13 spot among nonfiction paper and political empowerment of religion). Publisher’s Weekly said the book industry has seen a striking number of critiques of all religions – Christianity, in particular. Paul Kurtz (founder of the Council for Secular Humanism and publisher of Free Inquiry magazine) said, “The American public is really disturbed about the role of religion in U.S. government policy, particularly with the Bush administration and the break-down of church-state. And secondly, with the conflict in the Middle East”, Reverend James Halstead, chairman of the Department of [so-called] Religious Studies at Chicago’s DePaul University, said the phenomenon is really a ripple caused by the publishing industry. They are turning to ‘free thought’ and ‘secular humanism’; and publishers are cashing in!! Stating that the books bring no new information to age-old arguments to religious or atheistic positions, he labeled the new books a waste of time and paper. But Dr. Timothy Larsen, professor of Theology [so-called] at Wheaton College, Illinois, admitted that the increasing interest in atheism is a reflection of the strength of religion; identifying atheism as the parasite that feeds The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

off religion (the host). Religion is actually manmade thoughts and practices cultivated by misinterpretation of scripture that becomes (false) doctrine”. Thus, religion’s true to its definition: to bind/hold back; not to enlighten or reveal. “For Christianity”, Larsen said, “it’s very important for them to realize how unsettling and threatening their posture, rhetoric and practice can be to others. He said, “Many feel utterly isolated in their communities”. Correctly calling Christianity a cult, he said, “They are surrounded by cult members [from their point of view] and aren’t unable to disclose their true feelings” [that they no longer or never acknowledged God]. Larsen said in his book, Crisis of Doubt” that atheism has grown from a deep disappointment with God. [And it’s because their doctrine is false having been built on a crumbling foundation rather than truth]. During a televised documentary on the anniversary of 9/11 (on September 11, 2006), the majority of those interviewed for the broadcast openly admitted their deep disappointment with God for allowing their loved ones and thousands of other Americans to die in such a manner. Close to blasphemy, many even questioned God’s character for the 9/11 deaths; which was actually the “fruit of sin” : the result of decisions/actions in which men directly or indirectly participated. “O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. BUT YHWH SHALL ENDURE FOREVER: He prepared His throne for judgment”. Psalm 9:6-7

U.S. Campaign Funds WASHINGTON CNN: (AP) “Her

ways are moveable, that you cannot not know them. Hear me now …O ye children… Remove your way far from her, come not near the door of her house: Lest thou give your honor to others, and your years unto the cruel: Lest strangers be filled with your wealth”. Proverbs 5:6-10

Many anticipate positive changes for America now that the Democrats have the majority seats in the House and Senate. Statistics do confirm that the stock market is more stable when the Democrats have control, but America’s laws are ‘movable’ and her words as ‘smooth as oil’ because she’s like the ‘strange woman’ of Proverbs 5. The masses tend to put their ‘faith and trust’ in party affiliations and the vote without considering the fact that all of these men are subject to temptations and sins just like the rest of us. Senate Democratic Leader, Harry Reid, makes this self-evident. He paid $750,000 cash for a condo at the Ritz Carlton where he lives, but according to an Associated Press (AP) news report, featured by CNN.com, Reid has been using campaign funds to finance Christmas Bonuses. On the defensive, Reid said the story [on what is really ‘minor matters’] was run simply to turn the tide of the election in favor of Republicans. Attempting to vindicate himself, he pointed out that the decision to use the funds for personal matters was approved by his lawyers. While there is little doubt that the story may have been run to disparage Democrats, Reid completely missed the point--federal campaign laws prohibit candidates from using campaign funds for The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

personal use…end of story!! Herein lies the problem with America. The righteousness of this country is based upon laws riddled with holes that allows any one with an elitist status to slip through without repercussions of the very laws that they designed and so vigorously enforce upon the so-called middle and lower classes’. What about laws that would increase the minimum wage for our youth and the lower class?? More importantly and to the point, what about YHWH’s laws that warn us to ‘do unto others as we would have them do unto us’? Yet men still believe that YHWH’s laws and ways are dead to 21st century life as most believe Him to be!! Like a child caught with his hand in the cookie jar, Reid vowed to replace the funds [once his dark secret was brought to light]. But Proverbs 5:22 sums it all up: “His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins. Proverbs 5:22 

Seeking Hispanic Wealth NEW YORK (Dow Jones) ATLANTA (USA Today)

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Blacks (H ebrew s) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1968 to 2001

”The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low”. Deuteronomy 28:43

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, His panic wealth has exceeded that of so-called AfricanAmericans since 1973. Even including recession years, Hispanics still earned an average of 10% more per year [$33,400 compared to $30,000 for Blacks] except for a 6-year span. From 1995 to 2001, African-American wealth jumped to new heights --- that is, until 9/11. The growing Hispanic presence has resulted in Hispanics passing Blacks as the largest U.S. minority group at 14.5% of the population compared 12.1% for Blacks. [Then, how can they The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

claim minority status especially when their unemployment rate is less than 5% while Black unemployment REMAINS close to 10%?] Georgia has one of the nations fastest growing illegal immigrant populations and some of the nations’ most stringent immigration laws. In 2001, Black lawmakers fought against legislation to make Hispanic businesses eligible for a state program designed to bolster minority [i.e. Black] enterprises, arguing it would weaken the state’s goal of helping Black businesses. In a majority-Black county just outside of Atlanta, Georgia’s first bilingual public school, Unidos Dual Language Charter School, opened in August 2006. 2006 Hispanic advocacy groups say Hispanics find the perfect ally and model in Blacks and their history of fighting for equal rights. According to the USA Today, Foreign-born Hispanics know little about Black struggles and tend to feel that Blacks are owed nothing and thus, the platform of civil rights is open to anyone with a civil struggle. Blacks, however, see their historic struggles against slavery and perpetual institutionalized racial discrimination as providing them with entitlements they don’t feel Hispanics have earned the right to share; [because the platform (like everything else in this country), was built on the literal blood, sweat, tears and brokenness of The Black Nation]. Since race is a life-changing and defining issue in the U.S., both Blacks and Whites are waiting to see if Latinos will define themselves as Black or White. Those of us who live in Black skin know the choice has already been made and The Dow Jones confirms it]!! Wall Street’s U. S. brokerage firms like Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, Inc., are saying “Hola” to wealthy Hispanic investors and looking for a warm greeting in return as they work to capture the loyalty and assets of this diverse group. [Hispanics are not defined by race (tribe), but are people of any tribe or skin-color whose ethnic background is in Spanish-speaking countries--the very reason why they can’t be considered a minority group]. Firms are organizing cultural events to appeal to Hispanics’ interest in heritage and family while aligning themselves with Hispanic communities via charitable causes. They are also making an effort to hire more Hispanic advisors. “Our goal is to demonstrate that we understand not only your financial needs, we understand you as a people”, said Merrill Lynch’s director of multicultural marketing. Organizing educational events as well as Hispanic-themed events with other cultural institutions, Merrill Lynch organizes events for select groups of wealthy Hispanics such as the one it’s planning in southern California in 2007 with Latin American wines and fashion designers. Richard Bove, an analyst with specialty investment bank Punk & Ziegel & Co., summed it all up: “Brokerage firms don’t see clients’ race or ethnicity, they see their banking account”. ”He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want”. Proverbs 22:16, 22-23 

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Dollar Moves Little Focus on Europe & U.K. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (New York) The world’s most powerful bank now must share the limelight. Since 2004, the Federal Reserve has been at the center of currency market themes, but as of Aug. 10, 2006, analysts say the next story for currency markets will be the direction of interest rates for other central banks. The dollar barely moved the day before and analysts were firm; that the shift in focus from the Fed will be to the policies of other central banks. Stephen Jen, Chief Currency Strategist at Morgan Stanley in London, said, “the theme is still going to be divergent directions in monetary paths in the world, but with a lot of focus on the Bank of England and the European Central Bank”. This is the first time in a long time where we are witnessing a meaningful move and direction of monetary paths whereas before, it was driven by U.S. factors. “Euro-area policy will really be playing a role for the first time in quite a long time in U.S. matters. [Of the top 100 economies in the world, 47 are corporations within the European Community, each with more wealth than 130 countries combined. 300 companies (all foreign-owned) now own an estimated ¼ of the productive assets of the world!! This means the European Community and it’s policies have already sustained a level of economic and political self-sufficiency without the U.S. Who will be able to make war with this Beast?? We are fast approaching the time where money won’t matter to those who have used every invention known to mankind to accumulate it in the past. Accustomed to having everything they desire, what will they do when pos-sessions and money becomes useless? They shall cast their silver in the streets, their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the Wrath of YHWH; they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: it is the stumbling block of their iniquity [lawlessness]”. Ezekiel 7:19 

Bin Laden’s Goal: Bankrupt the U.S. CNN (World) USA Today (Atlanta) As far back as May 2001, four months before 9/11, Osama Bin Laden was [and has remained] very vocal about his goals for the United States. In an article appearing in USA Today, he published the fact that he would use computer technology and encrypted messages to communicate with and situate terrorists within the U.S. to accomplish his goal of destroying America. In November 2004, he told CNN (via an Al-Jazeera taped transcript) that his The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

mujahedeen fighters did the same thing to the Soviet Union in the 1980’s -- ‘used guerilla warfare and the war of attrition to fight tyrannical superpowers’. “All we have to do is send two mujahedeen to the furthest point of the east to raise a piece of cloth on which is written al Qaeda, in order to make generals race there to cause America to suffer human, economic and political losses without their achieving anything of note-worthiness, other than some benefits for their ‘private corporations’”, Bin Laden said. ”A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction. How is the hammer of the earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! I have laid a snare for you, you are also taken, O Babylon, and you were not aware: you art found, and caught, because you have striven against YHWH”. Jeremiah 50:22-24

America, originally founded as a province of england (for the queen) was born through rebellion against england. To this land “the rebellious and indebted of Europe were deported. “You shall not do so to YHWH your Elohim: for every abomination unto YHWH which he hates have they done unto their gods; even their sons and daughters they have burned in the fire to their gods”. Deut 12:31

‘Never really built upon the principles of “trusting in God” [so-called] as she says, all of her pretensions are down. Her skirts have revealed that America’s policies and domestic laws clearly accentuate her sheer “worship of capitalism” (money); in spite of the ‘the human sacrifice’ of her people to get it. Have you noticed that America functions exactly like a corporation; forsaking all for fear of compromising profits?? Her laws and no tolerance policies generate big business (i.e., the change of “traffic violations” to “a criminal offense” in Georgia; that has the same status as robbery and manslaughter). And speaking of money, what could be a better way to hurt America’s idol (capitalism)? Just this month, (Jan ’07) the Secret Service warned the media that New York and surrounding areas are being flooded with very ‘authentic-looking’ $50 bills. The bills are so accurate, in fact, the flaws can only be detected once the image has been magnified 5 times!! Quoting Bin Laden, he said, “We are continuing this policy of bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy, Allah willing”, unquote. As a part of the “bleeduntil-bankruptcy plan”, bin Laden cited a British estimate that it cost al Qaeda about $500,000 to carry out the attacks of September 11, 2001, an amount he said paled in comparison to the costs incurred by the United States. “Every dollar of Al Qaeda defeated a million dollars besides the loss of a huge number of jobs”, he said. Continuing, “As for the U. S. economic deficit, it has reached record astronomical numbers estimated to total more than a trillion dollars”. Actually, the national deficit is seven (7) times his estimate.

Iran Sponsors Cartoon Contest IRAN

NEW YORK TIMES (International) World Briefing

If you don’t think the world is full of violence, read this: According to the New York Times/International, Iran awarded a Moroccan artist, Abdollah Derkaoui a meager $12,000 (the top prize) in a show called the Holocaust International Cartoon Contest on exhibit in Tehran. The contest and exhibit, sponsored in retaliation for the The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

publication of caricatures of the [so-called] Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers, drew international condemnation. The winning work, from among 204 entries from Iran and abroad [including the United States] depicted an Israeli crane piling blocks on Israel’s security wall and gradually obscuring the Al Aqaa Mosque in Jerusalem. A picture of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz appeared on the wall. A Brazilian and a Frenchman shared the second prize. The exhibit curator said the contest would be an annual event. “Actually”, he said, “we will continue until the destruction of Israel”. “Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands”. Isaiah 59:6 

Bounty for Western Tourists NEW YORK TIMES (International) TERHAN Iran is offering money to every travel agent in the world who can lure certain types of tourists to Iran. The The rate is double for bringing Europeans and Americans. Americans. Iran’s Tourism Department will pay $10 for every Asian tourist and double, $20 for European and American tourists. Iran has been trying to expand its tourism industry, in particular, to attract more Westerners. According to the New York Times, on Nov. 1, 2006 Iranian officials have repeatedly said that despite hostile relations with the United States government, Americans should be treated with respect. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pronounced: mah-MOOD Ah-ma-din-uh-ZHAAD) said that he was against proposed legislation to re-quire American travelers to be finger-printed at the airport. Lawmakers said they were responding to similar requirements imposed by the United States on some Iranian travelers. “We do not have a problem with American people”, Ahmadinejad said. “We oppose only the U.S. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad government’s bullying and arrogance”. [A late night comedian once typified U.S. arrogance through mocking him by the mispronunciation of his name: calling him: “A mad man in-a- dinner-jacket”]. And true to her character, America continues to press the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran for its refusal to stop it’s nuclear program; which the U.S contends is intended to develop nuclear arms. In October, Iran offered to open its nuclear sites to foreign visitors as another incentive for visitors. The Tourism and Cultural Heritage Organization said that Mr. Ahmadinejad had ordered the move and that, in part, it was aimed at convincing the world that their nuclear program is peaceful. Iran is also allowing tourists to apply for visas online to ease the process. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

However, the effort to attract more foreign tourists has failed so far. An alcohol ban and a law requiring women to cover their hair have been powerful hindrances. Iran is also lacking in hotels and tourist facilities because because of its isolation since the 1979 Islamic Islamic Revolution. Most tourists are Shiite Muslim pilgrims from the region who travel to religious sites.

“O Assyrian, the rod of m ine anger, and the staff in their hand is m ine indignation. I will send him against a hypocritical na-tion, and the people of m y wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the m ire of the streets”. Isa 10:5-6

“In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: Whom YHWH of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. Isaiah 19:23-25 

Food Addiction U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Brookhaven National Library) NEW YORK “They shall say to the Elders of his city, this our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard; And all the men of his city shall stone him; that he die: so you put evil away from among you; all Israel shall hear and fear. Deuteronomy 21:20-21

Did you know that gluttony is a sin?? Even from a physical perspective, did you know that overeating (or eating when the body is not really hungry) overtaxes the organs (working them so hard to digest the extra food) so that the person becomes drowsy and must sleep?? Well, the scripture warned us of this fact first: ”The glutton shall come to poverty and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Proverbs 3:21

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Library have found that the mere display of food – when hungry and allowed to smell food – causes a significant elevation in brain dopamine. (Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of pleasure and reward. Dopamine’s activation is not the same as the brain’s chemical reaction (triggering feelings of pleasure when food is actually eaten) but is similar to what alcoholics and addicts experience when craving alcohol and illicit drugs. Research has proven that overweight people have fewer dopamine receptors (like addicts). This provides enormous supporting data that overeating, like alcohol and drug addiction is a vicious cycle of learned behavior that is reinforced each time the individual smells food (hungry or not) and gives in to that craving. With each reinforcement, the body adapts so that those with addictions actually have less receptors than those without addictions. Then, we must ask ourselves a question. Does the devil make us do everything?? Scripture says he does not, but rather identifies this cycle as The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

“the lusts (or works) of the flesh”. Why is it a sin??!! Excesses of any kind ultimately gains the first place position in our lives (if we are not mindful) and automatically assigns YHWH the #2 spot. YHWH is a jealous GOD who will not accept 2nd place in anyone’s life!! So, the devil doesn’t make us do everything after all!!! He is the “tempter”, providing encouraging suggestions, and in that moment of temptation, the person decides to act). “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: these are contrary to each other: so that you cannot do the things that you would… the works of the flesh are Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness (lewdness), Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, wrath…strife…heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of Elohim”. Galatians 5:17-21

Wine Is Fine, But…. (Check The Dosage) NEW YORK TIMES (International) WORLD BRIEFING For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, EXCESS of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: Wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 1 Peter 4:3-4.

Yes, wine is fine but be sure to check the dosage. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Aging report that a natural substance found in red wine, known as resveratrol, offsets the bad effects of a high-calorie diet and significantly extends the lifespan. Resveratrol is found in the skin of grapes and in red wine and is conjectured to be a partial explanation for the French paradox – the puzzling fact that people in France enjoy a high-fat diet yet suffer less heart disease than Americans. “Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your often infirmities”. 1 Timothy 5:23

Their report, published electronically on November 1, 2006 in Nature implies that very large doses of resveratrol could offset the unhealthy high-calorie diet that clearly points to the rising toll of obesity in the United States and elsewhere. “He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich”. Proverbs 21:17

While resveratrol did not prevent obesity or weight gain, it did avert the high levels of glucose and insulin in the bloodstream which are warning signs of diabetes. Since wine contains such low doses of reseveratrol, in order to experience effects more positive that these, a person would have to drink well over 100 bottles of wine per day—which is a physical impossibility and would lead to drunkenness or worse. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Our ole folks used to refer to wine and alcohol as ‘spirits’; particularly alcohol (strong drink). Elders warned that excess would lead to a weakened physical (and spiritual) state, making the soul (person) subject to (unclean) spiritual influence and more ‘sin’. But, the scripture warned us first: “Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it gives his color in the cup, when it moves itself aright. At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder. Your eyes shall behold strange women, and your heart heart shall utter perverse things”. Proverbs 23:31-33 

Famine, Disease & Plagues CNN SCIENCE (Washington) ASSOCIATED PRESS (Barbados) NBC (Illinois) We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: Numbers 11:5

These are the words that the Children of Israel spoke in the wilderness after leaving Egypt (also spiritually referred to as Babylon). The time is approaching when the whole world may have to refer to memories of fish rather than eating them. CNN said, on November 3, that “clambakes, crab cakes, swordfish steaks and even fish sticks could be little more than a fond memory in a few decades. If current trends of over-fishing and pollution continue, the population of seafood will collapse by 2048. However, it is easy to prove, through this and other articles, that their prediction is overly ambitious - - the seafood industry will not survive an-other 10 years at this accelerating pace!! Weather looking at tide pools or oceans worldwide, species are disappearing which has crippled the productivity and stability of the entire ecosystem. Boris Worm of Dalhousie Univ. in Halifax, Nova Scotia said, “I was shocked and disturbed by how consistent these trends are. 29% of species have already collapsed which means that the fishermen’s catch has declined by 90%!! Not to mention the increasing rate at which people are consuming invertebrates (shellfish, in spite of the fact that we were forbidden to eat them anyway): “These shall you eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever has FINS AND SCALES in the waters, the seas, and the rivers, them shall you eat. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you”. Lev 11:9-10

Consumption of seafood totaled 16.6 lbs. per person in 2004 that compared with 15.2 lbs. in 2000. Scientists drew their conclusions from a study of fish and invertebrates that looked at a time period of 1,000 years for 12 coastal regions. Al- though the study focused on oceans, Worm said ecologists have expressed concerns about threats to freshwater fish, in the Great Lakes and other lakes, and rivers…and he couldn’t be more on point. Right on cue, on Nov. 23, 2006, NBC announced that an Asian predator codfish has invaded the Illinois lakes from the Great Lakes and is eating the fish in record numbers. It is unclear The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

whether the cod is of the “clean” [or edible species] of cod however, their solution is to have U.S. citizens eliminate the problem predator by putting them on the dinner table for human consumption. A new delicacy… Yummie! “The wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses and dragons in their pleasant palaces…and her days shall not be prolonged”. Isaiah 13:22

Our pre-ecosystem is so out of whack that the wild beasts of the islands are crying in their desolate places and are looking for answers even on the pleasant and beautiful island of Barbados. The Associated Press said, on November 7, that Bridgetown, Barbados has reported that a giant breed of snails that suddenly appeared on the island about 5 years ago, has thrived on the tropical island, while destroying crops and prompting calls for the government to eliminate them. In a nocturnal ‘snail hunt’, they found hundreds of thousands of giant African snails swarming the central parish of St. George (which is the agricultural heartland) where farmers had complained of damage to crops including sugar cane, bananas and papayas. The snails were riding on each other’s backs and moving in clusters. The chairman of the emergency response office who organized the hunt reported that his men were “just crunching the shells as they walked with every step”. These nocturnal snails, who flee away at the rising of the sun, are the size of a human hand and consume about 500 different plant species. Their mucous transmits meningitis and other diseases. Up-sized “Escargo”, probably already on a dinner table near you!!! “You multiplied your merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoils, and flies away. Your crowned are as the locusts, your captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but WHEN THE SUN ARISES THEY FLEE AWAY”. Nahum 3:16-17

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fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or witch, charmer, a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: Deut 18:10-12

After a thorough investigation on the ancient history of our forefathers, The Children of Israel, you’ll discover that our most consistent acts, once expelled from the land, were “learning the ways of Voodoo Worship Ceremony strangers” and Voodoo is no exception. According to the History Channel, Voodoo (the gutter religion of black magic and witchcraft), is an amalgamation of several practices rooted in the ancient animalistic religions of Dahmoney and The Congo with a liberal dose of Roman Catholicism in the mix. But did it originate in Africa as Gentiles have often told us?? The original form of Voodoo that survives in West Africa today is ‘Juju’. Unlike Voodoo, Juju involves a lust for power, curses and threats. Voodoo involves ancestor worship and a belief that ‘spirits’ live in trees, forests, lakes, mountains, the sea, stones, shrines and ‘fetishes’ (which are carved statuettes and dolls); as well as animal sculls, claws, bones and feathers). The very word ‘Voodoo’ means “spirit’. Thus with their pantheon of gods, each god is voodoo itself; which explains why Voodoo (outside of Africa over the past 400 years has taken on more than 60 million forms)!! The hub of Voodoo worship in West Africa is in Benin at Quidah (named by the French for its former slave fortress and was referred to as JUDAH). At Quidah, the Hounon (the supreme priest of Voodoo) resides. The Hounon embodies a continuous succession of Voodoo Popes that date back to 1452. He wears a floppy hat and African robes, presiding over followers as far away as Haiti and Brazil. He often visits New Orleans, Havanna, Port-au-Prince and Bahia while the High Priests and Priestesses from these lands often visit Quidah. [Pope John Paul II visited Quidah in 1992 to pay his respects]. While Voodoo is supposedly based on improving one’s lot in life by asking favors of the gods, Western Voodoo, that spread to Binding Curse Haiti, Brazil, Trinidad, Cuba and the U.S. has some roots in Africa but bears little resemblance to original Voodoo. It spread to the west with African slaves (whom we know are the so-called African Americans) Hebrew Israelites.

Voodoo and the playing of drums were outlawed by the Catholic Church, and were punishable by imprisonment, flogging and death. To avoid forsaking their Voodoo gods, slaves adopted Christianity, but assigned the Voodoo gods’ attributes to the numerous Catholic Saints. Voodoo gained legendary status in New Orleans, thanks to the 19th century Creole Voodoo Queen, Marie Leveau. (The word Creole for Blacks always denotes the African-American and French or British tribal mix). Offerings are often placed on Leveau’s tomb from tourists seeking her favor. In Brazil, Voodoo be-came Macumba, Candomble and The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Umbanda. In Cuba, it gave rise to Santeria and in America it became Hoodoo. In Haiti, it remained Voodoo but with new ceremonies that were introduced over time. Zombification in Haiti is an ancient rite still practiced in Africa where the Priest must symbolically die in order to be reborn. But in Haiti, the rite is performed to torment the soul, forcing the person to live in a mortal plain in a “living death”. Drugs are used [and dancers, who are a vital part of all Voodoo Voodoo Coffin worship since they become vessels for “possession” by the gods. Once possessed, the dancer falls to the ground convulsing – similar to Christianity’s practice of ‘shouting’. According to Introduction to Voodoo in Haiti, Voodoo is a religion. There is one god, Bondye and three important categories of other spiritual beings: Loa: various spirits of family members who control reproduction, health, etc. The Twins: a set of contradictory spirits like good and evil, happy and sad. The Dead: Souls of one’s own family members who have not yet been reclaimed by the family. Ignored family dead are dangerous!! The central aspect of Haitian Voodoo is healing people from illness. Their Priesthood contains both male priests (Houngan) and female priestesses (Mambo). They perform religious ceremonies to pacify the ‘spirits, read dreams, tell the future, and create potions and cast spells to invoke both love and death. Rites are normally held outside, under a rough roof and around the poto mitan, the center pole (i.e., like the May Pole). Women are usually dressed in white and all participants can be mounted (possessed) by Loa (the spirits). Nearly every Voodoo service has animal sacrifices. By killing the animal, the life (blood) is released and the Loa (who are exhausted by the great task of running the universe) can receive the sacrificed life and rejuvenate themselves. The Black Mass is the most important ceremony held on Jan 10th in celebration of their New Year. There are two primary categories of Voodoo: RADA or family spirit Voodoo and PETRO or Black Magic Voodoo (found largely in the Congo region). Dangerous things take place with Petro including death, curses, the making of zombi and wild sexual orgies.

THE HISTORY OF ITS ORIGIN

What is most surprising about Voodoo is the history of its origin, including the location. Voodoo is said to have originated among the Fon people of Benin (formerly called the Kingdom of Dahomey until 1975). The Fon name for god or spirit is Vodu which means to be possessed by the spirit that you choose (or one that chooses you first). They also believed that they are part human and of non-human ancestry. They are farmers, fishermen and market women. Division of labor is by gender. Women make material to build huts, care for butchered meat, and carry out most agricultural work. Fon men are allowed to have more than one wife but if the privilege is abused, the wife is free to divorce and remarry. Divorce is rampant among the Fon. Divorce can only be granted if requested by the bride’s family. The Fon people The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

have a matriarchal society. The King’s power is absolute, except for the Queen Mother, who outranks the King.

According to Journey Into Voodoo Land, The Fon people created the royal cities of Aborney and Quidah that became popular and prosperous for their commerce – they traded slaves for weapons from the Europeans. Ancient African societies had many forms of bondage from a peasant status to chattel slavery where people were considered as “property with a soul” as Aristotle once said. In African societies, land was owned by the ruler or king and the control of slaves was virtually the only way they could increase their wealth and status. Royal kingdoms like Mali and Songhay used entire enslaved communities to produce agricultural surpluses for rulers and nobles. Songhay controlled a vast majority of Western Sub-Saharan Africa’s commerce, acquiring more slaves for themselves and supplying them to the growing number of Europeans, like the Arabians who also used them for gold, salt and copper mining until Songhay was conquered by Morocco (and Spain) in 1590. Slavery was an ancient custom among the Arabs that thrived on the Island of Zanzibar [near Tanzania (which we will discuss in future articles). It was the largest slave market and Songhay. Aborney was actually ruled by Songhay but remained independent. [Ibo oral history indicates they are largely descendants of Gad, Napthali, Manessah, and Levi who migrated from Jerusalem to Africa before and during the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions]. Driven by lust for: “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; Nevertheless they shall be his servants [Shishak, King of Egypt (Africa)]; that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. 2 Chron 12:7-8

Fon religion centered around their ancestors whose protection and benevolence is sought through yearly offerings. During the height of the Dahomey Empire, the royal lineage paid annual tribute to its ancestor ’gods’ in an abominable gathering known as The Annual Custom. It included the sacrifice of 100 slaves and war captives (Negroes). The royal throne of King Ghezo of ancient Dahoney was mounted upon the skulls of four enemy kings. One worship center with eight–inch thick walls was built out The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

of clay mixed with the human blood of slaves instead of water]. The Annual Custom was only exceeded by the Grand Custom, which was held after the death of a ruler. Dahomey offerings were made to wooden statues [dolls] called botchio. The Fon are known for their religious voodoo rites which were forced upon all their subjugated provinces and people. Believing they are part human and nonhuman, naturally the The Fon DO NOT believe in one all-powerful God. “Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against YHWH thy Elohim, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and have not obeyed my voice, said YHWH”. Jeremiah 3:13

Every 7 years, the Fon have a huge celebration in the Temple of Serpents that involves 41 virgins, traditional chiefs and a hereditary priesthood. Their religious practices are still kept in (modern) Benin today. It’s from this bloody land of the Fon that voodoo was exported by slaves to Haiti and Brazil. But, again, did it originate in Africa??? According to archeological finds, the answer appears to be “No”. “And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia…and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. Ethiopia, and Libya, Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.. They that uphold Egypt shall fall… And be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted”. Ezek 30:4-7

Archeology is exposing the inconsistencies and lies of the Europeans about their own civility while proving that voodoo dolls, coffins and curses were common in the daily lives of several European societies as early as 500 BCE. According to the University of Chicago Library, after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE (and even during the socalled classical period), Athens, Greece reverted back to more primitive forms of religion. Magical practices from the Middle East began to infect Greek thinking and practices as she invaded those lands. Magical rituals, incantations, curses, using the dead for divination was an essential part of Greek religion. Even cited in their writings, like The Republic by Plato, he stated that ‘most people believed that the gods could be persuaded to punish innocent people’. He used as evidence the fact that people who hung around the rich did so trying to earn a fee for casting curses against an enemy. Hundreds of lead curse tablets have been unearthed in Athens and some have been found as far as Sicily and Bath. (The lead tablets have survived although buried leaving much of the artifact intact). Recently 3 voodoo dolls were discovered in an Athens graveyard in the potter’s quarter that’s closely related to a voodoo doll unearthed there in 1950. Clearly showing the hand of a professional magician, in each case there was a little lead figurine doll called poppet dolls in ancient Europe. [The poppet doll predates the bocchio]. His hands were tied behind his back, feet tied together and was imprisoned inside a little lead casket. On each casket is a curse (which all appeared to be “binding curses”) involving lawsuits. Without distinction between religion and magic as it is in modern culture, what we call magic was simply chthonic religion to Greeks (religious rituals connected with Hermes, Hecate, Ha-des, and Persephone --- gods that lived in the ground). Athenians, however would prosecute someone who killed another with a curse in the same way they would have if he used a dagger. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Archeology verified that by the death of Alexander magical handbooks began to appear in Greece. By the time of the Roman Empire, Greek magical texts began turning up in Carthage, Rome, Palestine and Turkey. They were copied directly from handbooks, were international and were culturally polyglot (addressed to multiple gods of multiple regions. [100 years earlier, a curse tablet found in Athens was addressed to Hades or Hermes, but suddenly they are (blasphemously) addressing Yahweh, the one and only True Elohim]. They addressed Seth and other Egyptian gods, including some that archeologists haven’t identified (although they believe many of them are Persian). As pagans [Africans and Gentiles] did Voodoo, we did Voodoo, too!! 

Government Secrets U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT WORLD NET DAILY (Wash., DC) “He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draws him into his net. He crouches, and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. He hath said in his heart, God [Elohim] has forgotten: he hides his face; he will never see it. Psalms 10:8-11

The Bush administration, widely criticized for it’s secrecy, is presiding over what may be the greatest classification of federal records ever. Government agencies raced toward an end-of-the-year deadline that required them to automatically release all records 25 years or older, according to a U.S. News & World Report article in Feb 2006. This came as a result of a 1995 executive order by President Bill (Slick Willie) Clinton on declassification which resulted in the release of over 1 billion pages since 1995. [Clinton earned his nickname because he successfully pretended to be a “friend” of African Americans while building more prison facilities and incarcerating more of our people than any other U. S. President! [Slick Willie was up to the task that left unsuspecting Blacks wondering today what in the world’s going on]!! The backlog has been so large that officials repeatedly extended the deadline until they ran out of time on Dec. 31, 2006, automatically declassifying and releasing the 156 million-page backlog to the public. Pushing out documents dating back to the J. Edgar Hoover era, the federal agencies with the most pages are the U.S. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Airforce, The CIA (of course), the State Department, The F.B.I. and the U.S. Treasury Department. But “Bushwacking” George Bush has plenty secrets of his own. Did you know that Bush is sneaking a North American Superstate without over-sight?? According to World Net Daily News, on June 2006, a partnership with Mexico and Canada is underway without the approval of Congress!! Despite the authorization, Bush has launched extensive working-group activities to implement a trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada! Although the working group membership has yet to be published, working under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the group will implement the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) signed by Pres. Bush, Vincente Fox (Mexico) and the thenCanadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in Waco, Tx on March 23, 2005. With comparable SPP offices in each country, more than 20 working groups within SPP have produced a number of memos of understanding and trilateral declarations of agreement ranging from e-commerce, to aviation policy to borders and immigration involving multiple U.S. government agencies. In essence, Bush is using this country, its assets and resources [including its people] without the consent of the people. The

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SPP working groups are working toward achieving specific objectives defined in a May 2005 Council on Foreign Relations task force report that presented a blueprint for expanding the SPP agreement in to a North American Union that would merge the U.S., Canada and Mexico into a new form of government. Why the secrecy? They didn’t want the working groups distracted by phone calls from the people. Yeah, right!! Having discovered her secret [parts], on Jan. 26, 2007, Rep Virgil Goode, R-Va., introduced a House resolution in opposition to the construction of a NAFTA Super Highway System or entry into a North American Union. He said it would include funding from foreign consortiums and be controlled by foreign management within our very borders. And he’s right! The Spanish consortium, Cintra Concesiones de Infractructuras de Transporte, owned by Groupo Ferrovial in Madrid, Spain, is funding the construction of the highway which has already begun at the Texas – Mexico border. The agreement leases the highway to Spain for 50 years. The ships of Tarshish [Spain] are on the way! - Isaiah 60:9-10 “For the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare…This is your lot, the portion of your measures from me, said YHWH; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon your face, that your shame may appear. Jeremiah 13:21-26 

Islamic Europe THE BRUSSELS JOURNAL: (Belgim) THE GOOD NEWS MAGAZINE (Ohio) MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY (Europe)

“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things”. Mark 13:22-23

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False Christs and prophets are one of the signs. Even more details are found in Rev 6:1-9 de-scribing the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse…deception, war and bloodshed, famine and disease and death and the grave. With paganism already in the earth, Christianity (the same thing) went a-conquering with its scripture-picking foundation. Now, successfully a house divided into doctrines (Baptist, Catholic, etc.) and factions (nationalism, communism, fascism, demon-o-cracy) her utter ruin approaches; and Islam can smell it. With their own factions (Hezbola, Al Queda, Hamas, Shiite, Sunis) and false doctrines (Allah, ie., Murdock, Mazda, Mithra, Inat) Islam fights the Western world on her own shores and abroad, while quietly filling Europe’s (Christian) apostate void. According to the Brussels Journal, June 2006, Belgian Bishops have opened their churches to illegal immigrants to pressure the Belgian authorities to allow them to stay in the country. Most of the immigrant squatters in the church are Muslim. While Bishops are fighting the government, the Catholic church is being turned into a mosque before their very eyes. Proudly they display their banners in the church showing the name of Allah. (The photo below, center was taken at the church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor, Brussels). The squatters have lived in tents within these churches for a number of years. Also, as you might guess they hold Islamic prayer services there as well. (In this church the Catholic altar has been removed and a cloth has been placed over the head of Our Lady (their Lady, i.e. Mary) to hide her eyes from the Muslim believers. The tents are provided by Catholic relief organizations and the Muslims have also been offered televisions, radios and computers. If you think this is something, just wait. The Muslims have been very busy!!! “And the angel of YHWH said unto her [Ha-gar], Behold, thou art with child, and shall bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because YHWH has heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren”. Gen 16:11-12

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Dying in the name of Allah is our highest hope”. “Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners…But his delight is in the law of YHWH; and in his law doth he meditate day and night”. Psa 1:1-2

Since then Europe has been the incubator for Islamic thought and political development. Beginning in the 1960’s Muslim Brotherhood members moved to Europe and established a well-organized network of mosques, charities, and Islamic organizations. But unlike the larger Islamic com-munity, their goal is not to help Muslims be the best they can be, but to ‘extend Islamic law throughout Europe’. Funded by generous contributors from the Persian Gulf, they began in Germany where they have gained tremendous power and political acceptance. In the 1960’s, thousands of Muslim students left the Middle East to study at German universities to escape repressive Muslim regimes. But due to efforts in Egypt and Syria to purge extremists from the Middle East in the 1950’s, West Germany welcomed the dissidents first as political refugees. Many participated in the cause of Nazi Germany and were even found fighting in the Bosnian Handschar division. The severed ties between East and West Germany gave the extremists the cover they needed to operate without interference. One of the Brotherhood’s first pioneers in Ger-many was Sa’id Ramadan, the personal secretary of the Muslim Brotherhood founder, Hassan al-Bana Ramadan, an Egyptian who led extremists in Palestine in 1948. He attended law school in Geneva, where he founded the Islamic Society of Germany and co-founded the Muslim World League, a well-funded organization which finances the spread of ‘extremist Islam’ throughout the world. It was not until 2002-2004 that the United States Internal Revenue Service began monitoring the organization’s financial and religious movements. Hani Ramadan, Sa’id’s son, currently runs the organization. Sa’id’s other son, Tariq Ramadan, made headlines in the U.S. in 2005 when the Department of Homeland Security revoked his VISA to teach at Notre Dame University. Brotherhood operations are well-established in practically every European country (Sweden, France,

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Germany, Italy, Spain and England). Europe has failed to realize that meeting with their many organizations’ leaders, they have empowered Muslims in their own land giving them legitimacy. In June 1996, their many organizations across Europe met and joined forces, creating a European Islamic Youth Organization. By September, thirty-five (35) delegates from 11 countries met in Leicester and formally launched the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (FEMYSO), which maintains its headquarters in Brussels. Still, if this evidence does not convince you of their far-reaching global infiltration, keep reading. In a Feb. 2006 article entitled, Allah Conquers the United Nations, depicting the logo above, it is the Arabic Script for “ALLAH” – his icon which is depicted as a flame with 5 tongues. Logos or icons are not chosen at random but convey a message. Six years ago, Nike recalled 800,000 shoes because Muslims took offense at the logo on a certain brand of its model shoes. According to Muslims, they protested because it’s so close to the icon above, it could be read as ‘Allah’. In 2005, Burger King had to change its logo of an

ice cream cone (below left) for the same reason [script for Allah (below right) . Not

satisfied with the thousands of dollars they spent to redesign the lids for the cones, Burger King made the decision to withdraw them. Still unsatisfied in the end, Muslims called for a full boycott. Have you wondered why Burger King locations are disappearing one by one?? [This began to occur even during the time when the franchise used flame broiling, (unlike others). This was so much healthier than frying The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

because it helped eliminate fat]. “There appeared unto them cloven tongues like as fire; it sat upon each of them; They were filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues (languages) as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:3-4)

Muslims may be offended, but when YHWH is offended at the world’s counterfeits for what is holy, it results in blasphemy. However, they have NEVER protested/been offended by this one. In 1987 the United Nations changed the logo of its Human Rights Commission from a flame (right) to something resembling the Arabic script for ‘Allah’ (right top) that looks more like the script for Allah than the Nike or Burger King Logos. Is it a coincidence that in midFebruary 2006, EU Foreign Policy Coordinator Javier Solana, UN Secretary General (at that time) Kofi Annan and Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary General of the Organization Of Islamic Conference, signed a common declaration pledging to rewrite the UN Human Rights Charter to “protect the sanctity of religions and the prophets”?? “These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the beast”. Rev 17:13 

The Shame of America FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE FRONTLINE (Cover Story)

“I have heard a rumor from YHWH, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. For I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men”. Jeremiah 49:15

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America’s shame is ‘SLAVERY’— not so much the act of slavery itself [because we know that YHWH gave us (His people) into her hands]. According to the so-called Emancipation Proclamation, slavery ended and slaves were freed in 1865.Yet, the picture of the poster (below) indicates 3,436 Black men and 83 Black females were lynched between 1889-1921 AND IN 4 YEARS (1918-1921) 28 BLACKS WERE PUBLICALLY BURNED BY AMERICAN MOBS. Yet modern history would have everyone believe that we are ‘riotous’ and ‘uncivilized’. The stories of our people in America are the same with the same end results, regardless of the year or circumstance examined. Refusing to challenge their own ‘demons’ eyeto-eye [fear, insecurity, envy, and self-satisfaction], we bear the burden of American shame. Stories like this can be told from any city in this country: On a steamy Saturday night, July 19, 1919, the word began spreading among the pool halls and saloons of downtown D.C. where sailors, soldiers and Marines freshly home from the Great War were taking weekend liberty. A Black suspect had been questioned in the sexual assault of a white woman and had been released by the Metropolitan Police. The woman was the wife of a Navy man. Full of ‘spirits’ (liquor) and already unable to find employment, even envious of Blacks with menial jobs as laborers, late that night they began to move. Drawing strength from a seedy neighborhood called Murder Bay on Pennsylvania Avenue NW (known for fights and brothels), they picked up lead pipes, clubs and sticks and headed for the predominantly poor Black section of Southwest D.C. A mob of whites met a Black man and his wife. Chasing them down, they were severely beaten. Another Black man returning home with groceries suffered a fractured skull. A white mob stormed the streetcar pulling a Black man off, beating him senseless as whites yelled “lynch him”. The rampage by 400 whites drew scattered resistance by Blacks and when the police finally arrived more Blacks were arrested than whites. More than 150 men, women and children were beaten, clubbed or shot that night. 30 more would later die from their wounds. But this was only the beginning. Sensational news stories on the alleged sex crimes of a “Negro fiend” unleashed a wave of violence that washed over the city for 4 days. The Washington riot was one of more than 20 riots that took place that summer. Riots occurred in Chicago, Omaha, Knoxville, Charlotte and South Carolina to name a few. July 19, 1919 became known as “the Red Summer” due to the bloodshed. But this time Blacks organized and bought guns from pawnshops to aggressively protect and defend their families. Federal troops were called in from around the country, but the white mob still gathered for more violence. But YHWH watched over his people then, just as he continues to watch over us today. By his grace and mercy, causing torrential, drenching rains that lasted for days, the violence was quelled. A memorial of the event stands in D.C. today just as Katrina stands today as a memorial, witnessed by the entire world, of the consistent injustice and inhumanity our people have always received. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

A few Americans are beginning to see through America’s disguise assisted by George Bush who showed his true color during Katrina. From the onset of this administration, he was never about improving this country nor the quality of life for its people -- and certainly not for Blacks. Some will agree with this statement now that the Katrina aftermath is a part of America’s ugly history. Even the United Nations as well as the European Council has demanded America’s presence and a full account of the Katrina debacle and an explanation for America’s obvious lack of interest as images of Blacks in distress flashed around the world. And let’s not forget her current lack of interest in assisting her own [so-called citizens] in returning and rebuilding. In spite of all of this, our leaders are still lying to our people about changing this country with the vote!! But well before Katrina, even before September 11, 2001 (during a period in which our people believed they had “arrived socio-economically”, the evidence reveals that we were in a deep slumber [denial]. ”His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant…sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, quarter. Isaiah 56:10-12

In a FrontPage Magazine article, in April 2001, David Horowitz wrote an article entitled “No Decency, No Shame”. His article tells his own story – on how he wrote an ad to be placed in 50 U.S. college newspapers to bait the powers that be; he challenged America’s racial orthodoxy that he said is suffocating the promise of American diversity and setting communities against each other. It is the idea of ‘racial norms and stereotypes’ that is sinking the African Americans into a sea of negativism and hostile posturing that threatens to isolate them and sabotage attempts to elevate those who have been left behind. Denouncing those in control as “racist”, their position as “not legitimate” and “anti-civil rights”, he continued, “A President who has brought more diversity to Washington than any of his predecessors and has vowed to “leave no child behind” is just one emblem of the moral and political bankruptcy of the leadership. ”YHWH, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them”. Isaiah 26:11

Yes!!! America’s shame is slavery (which is simply disguised as her Myth of Black Inferiority) when in fact her slaves are the holy people of YHWH; the ancient Jews! THIS IS HER ORIGINAL SIN…the foundation on which she built this country, the precepts by which she lives and for which she fought bloody wars with the world (and even each other) to uphold. It is also the reason why the Color of The Cross” has caused a sensation around the world. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

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Unbeknownst to most of our people the institutionalized disparities that restrain the ‘quality of life’ for Blacks in the U.S. (and those of us around the world) has nothing to do with Black skin but has everything to do with our tribal origins…the fact that the ancient Jews of the bible were so-called Negroes (WHO ARE NOT OF AFRICAN DESCENT). Called the most controversial movie since Mel Gibson’s Passion of The Christ, the movie has sparked more open internet letters and blogs citing the absurdity of a Negro (or Black) Messiah. While “Color of the Cross” is not the first movie to feature a Black lead character in a religious setting on the stage or film regarding the Gospel story, the movie has been named the most controversial movie of all time by U.S. magazine’s Entertainment Weekly. This is because “the movie is the first film to give a lead Black character a straight (correct) interpretation of the Gospel story” said writer, producer and staring actor, Jean Clauder LaMarre (above). The 1973 musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ depicted Judas Escariot as Black. (Of course!! A Black Judas, who was a thief, that betrayed a White Christ, depicts the exact myth of Black inferiority on which Americans have fed since the inception of this country). The 1992 film ‘The Second Coming’ featured a Black Jesus. LaMarre (born in France said, depicting a Black Christ in a movie that is no longer controlled by Whites would probably traumatize White America. He was right on point!! Never feeling the need to examine “why race matters” in the millions of movies that Christ and the Jews have ALWAYS been depicted as White, suddenly, race should not matter (now that Christ is depicted as Black). Oh, but it does matter because it is the truth. The truth should matter to everyone! With a mostly Black cast, the movie opened in theatres (which were not specifically named) around the country in Oct 2006. “But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: Thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth”. 1 Cor 14:2425

LaMarre continued correctly addressing the media by asserting that his portrayal of Christ and the Jews as Black/African Americans is “an authentic account” and the plot [that the Messiah was a victim of racial persecution] ”remains true to Biblical and historical facts”. He is correct --except for the false name of Jesus. Christ’s name was Yahshua (which means YHWH’s Salvation or in English, Joshua); NOT JESUS. But, what is really absurd is the fact that Europeans [Gentiles] would have the world believe that in a land inhabited by Shemites (a people of color) that the Jews (also Shemites) were Caucasian/White people living in their midst. That is much more unbelievable than the truth - - which is the Jews were also a people of color often confused with other Blacks (Egyptians/Africans) just as scripture confirms – Acts

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21:37-38. Gentiles (Europeans) are in a state of denial of their own. They can’t admit the Messiah was a Black man because to do so would be an open admission of guilt – that they treated his chosen people as less than human, and thus were the Messiah here, he would suffer the same. And that’s exactly LaMarre’s point!!! When Yahshua walked the earth, he did suffer the same persecution!!! So, how can Gentiles bow to this Black Messiah – the very image of (Black) inferiority that they have nursed and despised throughout the course of modern history???!!! But they will! “At the name of Yahshua every knee should bow…and every tongue should confess that Yahshua the Christ is LORD, to the glory of YHWH Elohim, the Father. Phil 2:10-11

Migrations of the Nations USA TODAY (Atlanta) THE DISTRICT CHRONICLES (Ohio) ASSOCIATED PRESS (U.S.)

In an article entitled Should Blacks Leave America?, that question was examined and answered. And the answer was “yes”. In a magazine interview (The Progressive) Randall Robinson made a statement similar to one made by W.E.B. DuBois’ shortly before he left America for Africa. Robinson said, “I was really worn down by American society that is racist, smugly blind to it and hugely self-satisfied. America is a country that inflicts injury. For anyone not White in America, the affronts are virtually across the board”. Not only should we leave, according to prophecy, it’s sure; and, our final destination will not be Africa! “It shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land”. Jeremiah 12:15.

Right on time and in accordance with scripture, the Associated Press has reported that Blacks are moving back to the South at record pace. More than 680,000 Blacks, ages 5 year and older moved to the South from the north and west between 1995 and 2000, out numbering the 333,000 Blacks who move away by better than 2-to-1 margin. Drawn by a stronger economy and so- called improved race relation, the south is being repopulated which was deserted by many Blacks early in the 20th century for the north and Midwest in search of jobs in steel mills, automobile factories and other industrial plants. The trends of southward movement began in 1975, when 100,000 Blacks moved south. The number doubled to 200,000 between 1985 to 1900 and doubled once again

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in 2000. Older Blacks are returning to open their own business and connect with family roots. Atlanta took in the largest number of Blacks followed by North Carolina and Florida. The increase in Atlanta and Florida was by 62%. Heavy Black populations are noted in the map below (â&#x20AC;˘).

Largely our people, unaware of their true identity will not connect this recordbreaking movement to scripture; to the fact that YHWH is calling his people out of Babylon. Most do not have a desire to leave their hot pursuit of the American Dream. That is -- not yet. The American Dream is actually an illusion. And this bubble is ripe for bursting. A November 2006 USA Today article indicated gentrification is uprooting the urban poor with higher rents, higher taxes and $4 lattes. Gentrification is the movement of upscale (mostly White) settlers into lower income and run-down (Black) neighborhoods. A dilapidated and de-populated but somewhat attractive neighborhood is discovered by white artists, graduate students and other bohemians. Block by block, the neighbor-hood changes. The newcomers fix up old buildings, shop-ping galleries and cafes pop up overnight. Mom and Pop groceries and shops are forced out. Meanwhile lawyers, stockbrokers and dentists show up in the neighbor-hood. Property values, property taxes and rents rise. The writer of the article would have you believe that everyone wins in this situation, but statistics show that it completely disenfranchises the poor and eliminates the financial resources of the middle class. Even those who have survived gentrification will tell you if forces Black people out. And that is just the The W atchm an â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The U nited Congregation of Israel

point!! Our people are being put in the place where we are being forced to make the decision to seek equity elsewhere--through the GOD who chose us to serve him. But it will come through hard times and much pain for our people like the increased hostility by law enforcement officials so visible in Atlanta. Proposed changes to laws and policies like disciplining your children to nonattendance at PTA meetings are being pro-posed for more instances of fines and possible jail time. Institutionalized tactics such as these (always aimed at our people with the most to lose) in the past, had names: The Black Codes, Jim Crow and Apartheid. Today, it’s the strong arm of the King Alfred Plan. “Surely the isles shall wait for me, the ships of Tarshish (Spain) first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them,..because he has glorified you”. Isaiah 60:9

It is not a coincidence that Blacks are being repositioned to the south. According to scripture, by the way we came to this country, by the same way African Americans will leave (and the ships of Tarshish have already gained access to America to fulfill scripture). But scripture also tells us that once the majority of us desire to leave America, she will not want to free her slaves. And, just like Pharaoh, she has no choice!! We shall be free!! “The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. Their Redeemer is strong; YHWH of Hosts is His name: He shall plead their cause and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon (America)”. Jer 50:33-34.

Yes, we shall be free, my people, but not in the Land of Bondage (Egypt/America)! The stories of ‘The Children of Israel” are stories of our Fathers (our identity). This key will reconnect us to YHWH, our Elohim who will cleanse us from every idol. Our freedom is in His ‘right hand’!!  N OTES FROM TH E ELD ER PRIEST YA CH OV BEN ISRA EL….. (YHWH is pronounced Yahweh; He is The Most High, The True and Living God of Israel)

“Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. I went in and saw every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about…he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, EVERY MAN IN THE CHAMBERS OF HIS IMAGERY? they say, YHWH sees us not; YHWH has forsaken the earth”. Ezek 8:8-12

From a hole in the wall of the Holy Temple of YHWH (that revealed a passageway with a door leading to a ‘secret chamber’), YHWH openly exposed Israel’s abominations etched upon its very walls. But not only this, Israel’s actions showed that they didn’t give YHWH enough credit for even having the ability to The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

see within the walls of His own temple, let alone all over the earth. And, today, the plight of all men is the same --we commit the same actions every day without counting the cost. Whether economically, scientifically, socially, or politically, the world is clinging to every ‘false doc-trine, gimmick, philosophy and temptation and the news proves this and the scripture to be on point. Each man clings to a different ‘idol’ -- money, food, diamonds, cars, clothes, jobs, homes, and even inanimate objects like ‘privilege, prestige, fame and status. And, sometimes we even ‘idolize’ other people!! For the Children of Israel in the wilderness, scripture tells us that “their god was their belly’ [Phil 3:19] including food and water. But Deut 1:27 and Psalm 105:25 reveals that they ultimately began to murmur privately ‘in their tents’ (a secret place). Too busy talking, they “didn’t listen to the voice of YHWH for direction.” - Deut 1:27 “Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of Elohim, and you are not your own? For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify Elohim in your body, and in your spirit, which are Elohim's”. 1 Cor 6:20

The body IS the temple where the Spirit dwells, but how can He dwell there with idols and abominations chiseled upon our temple walls?? If Israel (the land and the people) are ‘etched’ upon the palm of YHWH’s hand (Isaiah 49:18), then our walls are continuously before him and He sees the moment we etch ‘an idol’ there on. How can such things remain in the presence of a Holy Elohim?? That’s just it…they don’t!! Either they (our idols and gods) are purged from the temple, or we are purged from the presence of Yah!! Yes, it can become blasphemous (if we are not careful). The Psalmist, King David, called it “The Great Transgression”!! Thus, fiery trials are to purge your very soul (the heart/mind), so the Spirit can dwell as YHWH wills it. Who can understand his errors? cleanse me from SECRET FAULTS. Keep back thy servant from PRESUMPTUOUS SINS; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent FROM THE GREAT TRANSGRESSION. Psa 19:12-13

David was not a man who read and meditated on YHWH’s word all day long, nor did he always have unshakable faith, yet YHWH called David ‘a man after His own heart’. He was a shepherd, a poet, a musician, a singer, one who loved his people, and king, yet David was a man of secret faults- - -placing others before YHWH. David loved women and in spite of the law’s instruction forbidding kings from multiplying wives, YHWH said he added wives unto David, but his son, Solomon surely multiplied wives. (There is difference between addition and multiplication). After committing adultery with Bathsheba, he plotted the murder of her husband then planned to cover the sin (in darkness) so it could not be seen. Confronted by the prophet, Nathan in a paradox of man and a ewe lamb (which was really about David’s situation), David’s true heart was revealed. [Many people, when confronted with their own sin, will ‘kill the messenger’ with counter-accusations (i.e., busy-body rather than seeing his wisdom). Others deny the act (lie) and refuse to take any of the responsibility (i.e., the servants shouldn’t have gone to get her for him). In our environment of lewedness and nudity, he could have used the modern-day excuse – Bathsheba should not have been bathing in the open, (as though he was not to be blamed for failing to control his own flesh). But, David did none of those things. When confronted, he immediately said to Nathan, "I have The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

sinned against YHWH". (2 Sam 12:13). Nathan immediately replied, “YHWH has taken away your sin. You are not going to die." David confessed his sin with a contrite heart and a humble spirit, taking full responsibility for his own actions; regardless of the role others played. Adding light to a dark situation, his open admission of his secret faults and presumptuous sins, made him “a man after YHWH’s heart”. When committed, secret faults make us practicing atheists at that very moment, since we are behaving as through YHWH doesn’t exist. It also causes us to lead the life of a hypocrite – an unstable man (having a form of godliness but denying YHWH’s power thereof). Presumptuous sins are just as ugly since they are formed from the assumption that “He will be patient…that somehow we will not always be held to YHWH’s laws; or that He will understand. Presumptuous sins are committed willfully (because the person has already convinced him/herself that the sin will be overlooked). While we may not verbalize any excuse (from the lips), once the thought enters the heart [mind], YHWH immediately sees it !!!

Veiled ‘Mark’ of Separation N Y TIMES INTERNT’L (Turkey) JOURNAL CONSTITUTION (Atlanta) PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATION During ancient times it was common for Hebrew males, wealthy men (and women) and bride-grooms to wear linen headwraps twisted as turbans (pe’er), mantles, and hoods (Est 6:8; 8:15; Psa 45:13; Isa 3:22; Eze 27:24; Dan 5: 7; Luke 16:19, Acts 12:21) and priests. Men and priests also wore caps (livyah). Pe’er is the most common word used for turban. It denotes a crowning garland about the head also and was also used for adornment and beauty (Isaiah 62:3) but by extension means ‘covering’ – Exo 28:40; Isa 3:20, 61:10. Two other words for turban, karbela [Dan 3:21] and tabuwl [Eze 23:15] are only used once in scripture. Women wore mitpachath [mantles and wimples] – Ruth 3:15; Isa 3:22] and “radiyah” [veils and shawls – Song 5:7; Isa 3:23] according to the Ancient Hebrew Research Center. And according to The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) women of the Byzantine society and Sassanian women of the royal harem [who were sexual toys] wore veils as a “mark” of their high status before Islam stormed the Middle East. Sassanians were the Iranian and 2nd Persian Dynasties. The custom was adopted by women of Islamic societies in the same region. “What man is this that walks in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail (veil), and covered herself”. Gen 24:65

Not only did female “Shemites” [descendants of Shem] cover their heads, it became common to find even genteel women (Gentile elite females) adorned with head-coverings in public. In recent news, however, that custom is increasingly being mocked and criticized. According to The Battalion, The French Parliament banned the use of The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

headscarves in public schools. The bill which forbids religious apparel and signs that conspicuously show one’s religious affiliation was signed into law in Mar 2004. It includes “Hebrew skull-caps” (koufees) and Christian crosses, but officials made it clear that the law was aimed at Islam. [However, there is a very large population of so-called Israeli Jews in France]. Head-coverings are being/have been banned in Tunisia, Germany, Vatican City and the Netherlands while many other countries are attacking this ancient custom. The London Herald Tribune reported that Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined this passionate and increasingly contentious debate calling for a ban of the full-face veil. He also called it a “mark of separation’. According to the NY Times International in Istanbull, A 92-year old Turkish academic scholar, Muazbzez Ilmiye Cig, was acquitted of inciting religious hatred by putting the head-scarf/veil in ancient history in a sexual content and by criticizing religious abusive marriages. In Muslim communities the full-face veil is worn to shield women from the view of men outside her immediate family. But, Cig (rt), an expert in 5,000 year-old Sumerian culture, indicated that in ancient Sumeria a headscarf (and face veil) was a symbol to identify the Temple Priestess who had ritual sex with young men to celebrate fertility. Verifying Cig’s published comments, there is, one occurrence mentioned in scripture that gives a detailed account of a female who used her veil specifically to cover her face - Gen 38:14-15. Tamar was mistaken for ‘a whore’ BECAUSE SHE COVERED HER FACE. “She put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place. When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she covered her face”. Gen 38:14-15

This is quite a sexual content indeed; not concerning the veil, but the use of the veil (which was to ‘CONCEAL” her face and identity). It was deceit. Not only this, but unfortunately, Cig’s comments on the abusive practices in Shemitic cultures is also true. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Punished For Being Female NY TIMES INTERNT’L (Global) GLOBAL CONNECTIONS (Middle East) JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION (Atlanta) In a September 2006 Journal-Constitution article, the question was asked, “Why are Black women so increasingly ignored, abhorred, disrespected and rejected in this country? In the past decades, the media has increasingly projected images of Black women as battered about, ignored, denigrated and disrespected seemingly to the delight of some and for the ‘fun of it’ for others. The latest project is at the University of Athens in Georgia. Chi Phi fraternity pledges are flashing pictures of naked Black women to passersby and anyone else willing to look. Why?? Because Black females themselves used BET and MTV to flash their naked [bumping and grinding] images countrywide first. Believing the lie [that the more nude and sultry, the more ‘beautiful’], they’ve traded their souls (their very temples) just to keep and display the outer shell. Although these ‘ladies’ represent a very small percentage of Black women, their actions unfortunately gave all Black women a black-eye. But even in the Shemitic culture given to our forefathers, (the ancient Hebrew Israelites - where women were once treated with respect}, this has fast become a thing of the past. Hideous crimes against women are occurring around the world. Well documented in a United Nations report released in Nov. 2006, there are reports of bride burnings, honor killings, female circumcision, mutilations, female infanticide, sex trafficking, and mass rape. The NY Times International called it “a worldwide epidemic of rape, abuse and murder by husbands and known associates”. “Ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 1 Pet 3:7

In India husbands are murdering wives, and even dousing them with kerosene and setting them ablaze due to dissatisfaction with the size of their dowries or with their wives’ behavior. In Ethiopia, the common way to obtain a wife is by rape and kidnapping. Divorce rates within the Shemitic culture has reached an all time high. Men are even murdering their wives to remarry while others simply abuse the first wife after taking another wife. But divorce was not sanctioned by the Messiah who made that perfectly clear (Mark 20:4-9) for he was the embodiment of the “Spirit of the Law”. Also, another wife (according to scripture) was not sanctioned for most men, either. How is it, then, that the Sons of Shem have strayed so far from the purity of Yah’s ‘true’ culture?? The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

And why do these things occur even among us (African Americans/descendants of ancient Jews) who know and study the scripture?? “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not”. 1 Cor 10:23 The issues surrounding divorce, remarriage or taking another wife (so-called polygamy), reveal that women have been lowered to objects of possession because humanity does not see the beauty or order within YHWH’s true culture. Thus, it’s ignored or rejected while the freedoms He allowed within are used and abused. “The lusts of the flesh” and “the pride of life” (1 John 2:15-16) causes people to do their “own will” rather than YHWH’S and always to another’s harm. “So

ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife LOVES HIMSELF. For no man hates his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it; let every one of you so love his wife even as himself”. Eph 5:28-29

No one can read the creation story without realizing that YHWH’s ideal (original) plan is that each man should have one wife [and each woman, her own husband]. It is also undeniable that YHWH permits Hebrew men to take another wife, subject to certain guidelines. “He that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, that is consecrated to put on the garments [bishops/deacons/priests], shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes…he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people [tribe} to wife”. Lev 21:10, 13-14 “Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before”. Ezekiel 44:22

In our present-day’s loosely moral society (including our people’s love of paganism), this narrows it down so much that our spiritual leaders would not be able to find a wife! YHWH’s instructions to kings not to marry strange women (those who don’t follow his ways) nor to multiply wives is clear, yet King David and King Solomon had more than one. While Solomon clearly ‘multiplied’ wives taking 1,000 of them (and many of them were strange), YHWH clearly stated in scripture that he gave David his wives making a clear distinction between when men take another wife and when YHWH gives a man another wife; for it is written: “Elohim sets the solitary in families-Psalm 68:8”. Kings were most likely to have more than one wife because they could afford them financially. This is supported by scripture which instructs him that: “If a man take another wife, her food, raiment (clothes) and her duty of marriage (sexual intimacy) must not diminish”- Exodus

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21:10. This regulation was to ensure equity between wives. The first mention of taking another wife in scripture is among The Sons of Cain (Gen 4:18-19); not to be confused with Lamech of the Holy Seed - Genesis 5:25. Lamech did not serve

YHWH and therefore, would not have counseled with him. Scripture confirms that: “Lamech took to him two wives”. Gen 4:18-19

There are examples in scripture where men had more than one wife and YHWH was pleased with his actions and those of his household. One such story is in 1 Samuel, Chapter 1; the story of Elkanah and his wives, Peninnah and Hannah. Elkanah and Hannah gave birth to Samuel, one of the greatest prophets of Israel whom YHWH called as a child. There are also examples in scripture where men took more than one and great confusion resulted. David, too, had seven (7) wives and upon the death of King Saul, David was given Saul’s ten (10) wives as well. However, David later took another wife that was not ordained by YHWH, Bathsheba, the wife of Urijah. It was this last marriage that caused irreversible turmoil in his house. While, Leah and Rachel (who were two of Jacob’s four wives) began their marriage story in complete turmoil, yet we know YHWH ordained this marital arrangement because from these 4 women came forth The 12 Tribes of Israel, our foremothers and forefather. They are of the holy seed mentioned in Malachi 2:15 (below).

Today many try to debate that plural marriage (polygyny incorrectly called polygamy) may have been morally sound in antiquity but is no longer morally valid today. Remember, it was the sacrificial law that was reformed by Yahshua’s sacrifice, not the moral law code. You will not find one single act that is sin in the old covenant that is righteous in the new covenant; nor one single act that was righteous in the old covenant that is sinful today. What does this liberty have to do with morals? Elohim condemning a person for an act one day, then saying it’s a righteous act the next would indicate that Elohim had changed his morals. We are so used to laws changing like they do in American society that it’s hard to understand that under YHWH's moral code of righteousness, nothing changes including him. He said, “I change not”– Malachi 3:6. Otherwise, we would be worshipping an unreliable god. Some say you should “obey the laws of the land that it goes well with you”. You should obey the laws of the land that do not go against the laws of YHWH. Should we show an outward fear of man and concern of man’s law because he can kill the The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

body rather than fearing YHWH who can kill the body and soul? Daniel was a slave and captive of Babylon who faced the death penalty if he continued to pray to his Elohim. Not only did Daniel defy the law of the land, but he prayed boldly near an open window. Still, some rationalize that it’s impossible for a man to love more than one woman. But aren’t we married unto YHWH (wives unto him)? Well, how is it possible for YHWH to love all of us at the same time?? Others point out that 1 Corinthians 7:2 says, “let every woman have her own husband”. But in multiple covenanted marriage, each woman does have her “own husband”; there’s nothing in scripture that says it cannot be the same man [except for the stipulation for deacons and overseers/bishops in order to be blameless. Blameless (G410, G423, G1949) means beyond reproach, ie., to rescue one from peril. Deacons, overseers and bishops are servants of the church whose affairs would be difficult to conduct properly if he had multiple marital covenants that he either did not or could not control. Because deacons, bishops and overseers are our leaders of today some believe the stipulation applies to all men. But, as the Elder Priest YaChov used to say, “people don’t understand that Paul wrote the letter to Timothy. Timothy was a Gentile and Paul was talking to the Gentiles as the Apostle of the Gentiles”. Paul said, “they saw that the Gospel of the Uncircumcision (Gentiles) was committed unto me, as the Gospel of the Circumcision (Hebrew Israelites) was unto Peter; for he that wrought effectually in Peter to the Apostleship of the Circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles”. Galatians 2:7-8.

‘Gentiles are saved by grace through their faith’ (Ephesians 2:8) while Israel is saved by covenant: “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins”. Romans 11:25-27

This liberty belongs to Hebrew Israelite males; it’s a part of the covenant, as also says the law! Is this divisive? Would this create a schism in the body? No more so than the women of Israel who must worship separately from the Court of the Priests, yet they’re a part of Israel. And, the Gentiles who must worship separately from Israel in the Outer Court, yet they are ingrafted into (partakers of) our Hebrew tree. (See “A Woman’s Liberty” below for the Order of the Court of worship). The scripture says, there’s neither Jew nor Greek (Gal 3:28). We are all one in The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Yahshua (Christ), but the foundation, as to how we worship and attain to that salvation in Christ, has already been laid. Be careful how you build upon it. Some people believe that a man cannot become one with more than one woman at a time because the New Covenant states “that they are no more two, but one flesh” (Matthew 19:6). 1 Corinthians 6:16 says, “Don’t you know he which is joined to a harlot is body? for two, said he, shall be flesh”. So, are we to believe that

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only single men seek out harlots?? Married men also seek out harlots and particularly so since many married women in our society use sexual intimacy (or the lack thereof) as a means of control (reward and punishment) rather than following the scripture’s instructions and warning on benevolence. “The

wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife”. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. But I speak this by permission, not of commandment. 1 Corinthians 7:4-6

Reading this, each spouse has power over his/her mate, (lest we defraud one another), except by consent for fasting and prayer. These are instructions on how we are to treat one another sexually inside the marriage covenant. This also confirms that a man may not step away from his wife in the duty of marriage (or in any other way) to take another wife, yet YHWH’s law is clear that he could take another. He who steps away from his wife to marry another commits adultery and causes her to commit adultery as well (Luke 16:18, Matthew 19:9) because YHWH hates putting away (Malachi 2:16). Judah hath dealt treacherously…for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar [Elders and Scribes], out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offers an offering unto YHWH of hosts [priest].And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regards not the offering anymore, or receives it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? [Why?] Because YHWH has been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. And did not he make one [Adam]? Yet, had he the residue of the spirit [made in Elohim’s image]. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. For YHWH, the God of Israel, said that he hates putting away [divorce]…”. Malachi 2:11-16.

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The authority granted to take another wife [or not to take one] is a “liberty” given unto the men of Israel. However, this arrangement is not for everyone and even then, it should never be considered without much fasting and prayer before YHWH. Remember, it was David’s last wife (the unauthorized one) who ultimately brought destruction to his entire family. But, YHWH also told David if what he had been given was not enough, all he had to do was ask. This ‘liberty’ in YHWH’s law is shunned by the Western world and even some Hebrews because they do not understand the reason why YHWH placed the provision in the law in the first place. YHWH created the House of Israel under this very arrangement as discussed above. Jacob, as the (spiritual) first born, received a double portion. From Leah and Rachel, (and their handmaidens, Bilhah and Zilpah) were the 12 Tribes of Israel, our nation, born. These four (4) women represent the four walls of the earthly temple that was an exact replica of the heavenly temple. The walls of the New Jerusalem has 12 gates and each gate contains the names of one of the 12 tribes. Each foundation stone contains the names of one of the 12 Apostles (who are also descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel). YHWH said he was married unto Israel and as our nation’s history progressed, the house of Israel was ultimately divided into two separate houses: Israel (represented by Leah) and Judah, the royal house (represented by Rachel). This is confirmed by the fact that Joseph (Rachel’s son), ultimately received the birthright and the blessing. [Joseph was a foreshadow of Yahshua, the Messiah. Completely loved by the father with his father’s favor (power) bestowed upon him via his coat of many colors, he suffered persecution by his family, then suffered separation and slavery only to rise to power in the end, proving him to be a type of Christ]. Also, the locations where Leah and Rachel were buried are further confirmation of whom they represented in our family story. Leah was buried in the family tomb while Rachel was buried in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Yahshua. "But as for me (Jacob), when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)". Genesis 48:7. "I (Jacob) am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah". Genesis 49:29-31.

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Thus, with our nation divided into two houses, YHWH himself had more than one (Israel and Judah), a double portion. Spiritually, YHWH had more than one wife in being married unto all of us as well, but more importantly, even though YHWH is sovereign, He would not violate his own law by using an amoral marital arrangement. If this arrangement was unholy for New Testament times, why would The New Testament liken The Kingdom of Heaven to ten (10) virgins who went to meet the bridge groom?? The five worthy virgins had the Spirit of Elohim and were married, while those without the Spirit (oil) were not worthy and were cast off. “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be liked unto ten virgins which took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Five were wise and five were foolish. And they that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them. And while they (the foolish) went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready (the five with oil) went in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut. Afterwards came also the other (foolish) virgins saying, Adonay, Adonay, open to us. But he answered and said… I know you not”. Matthew 25:1-12

Maintaining a healthy relationship and marriage (covenant) can be challenging enough due to the obvious variables when two people attempt to mesh themselves into a family. Having multiple marital covenants inside the family unit would be doubly challenging as well unless YHWH has ordained such an arrangement through prayer and supplication. Paul has confirmed this and goes even deeper as to the reason why: “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth (good)…why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that which I give thanks? therefore…whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God”. 1 Corinthians 10:23-31

We MUST do what Elohim (God) instructs (II Thessalonians 1:8-9), but we have a choice when it comes to liberties. Having a ‘freedom’ to do something is not the same as choosing not to obey commandments. Commands are mandatory while liberties are permissible, but optional (unless it is YHWH’s will and direction for your life, then it is a command). Herein lies the situation that requires balance. In the case of liberties, we often find brethren who make bad choices in when or whether or not to exercise the liberties they have. For some, it’s easy to forget the impact we may have on others by saying or doing something that is authorized, but might cause a weaker person with less understanding to stumble and fall (I Corinthians 8:8-9). There is no room for selfishness in the assembly (church). It is important to edify and build up members; seeking their good The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

before our own for this is that “agape love”. However, this does not mean we should compromise the truth or lie. In most cases, patience and sacrifice is required as people grow in understanding because timing is of the utmost importance. On the other hand, there will be some who would much rather deny your liberty completely rather than open their hearts to receive YHWH’s word for a deeper understanding. It’s simply easier to hold onto our Babylonian upbringing than it is to let YHWH’s word reshape our thinking. “And Jehoiada took for him (King Joash) two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house”. 2 Chronicles 24:3, 15-16

YHWH is on the move in bringing about the redemption and salvation of our people and those who will grab onto us, but there are many moving parts to this process. YHWH is dealing with us as a nation of people, as various assemblies across the country and throughout the world, as families, as married couples and units, and as individuals. As stated earlier, this type of marital arrangement is not for everyone. But problems arise when individuals attempt to force the belief that it’s not for anyone. YHWH made us all different intentionally. He is sovereign and

his will for our lives shall be done; He’s spoken it. We should focus on the truth of YHWH’s word as our guide while truly loving one another rather than attempting to dictate or control what YHWH is or is not doing in another man or woman’s life. It’s the reason we are told not to be busybodies in another man’s matter. It’s going to take our men (our leaders) to help our men with these issues, and it’s going to take our women to help our women for that is that “agape love” – that we love our neighbor as ourselves. “Wherefore they are no more two (Israel and Judah), but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder”. Matthew 19:6 . 

The Role of Women Many believe that “let the woman keep silence in the church” (1 Cor 14:34) is the focus of her role, but Paul is establishing order in the church at Corinth (and all of our assemblies). There was already a large Hebrew presence at Corinth (Acts 18:4) which was one of the richest cities of its day, but it The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

was most wicked. [The City of Corinth was less than 50 miles across the Corinthian Gulf from Delphi where the Delphic Oracle (a pagan female priestess) prophesied (glossolalia). A male prophet would receive a question and the Oracle, via her "python spirit”, would begin a frenzied babel. The male priest would deliver the message]. Paul received unfavorable news about the congregation at Corinth from members of the household of Chloe (1 Corinthians 1:11) and friends (1 Corinthians 16:17). They reported divisions and much sin (an incestuous relationship, lawsuits between believers in front of pagans, marital problems, eating things sacrificed to idols, abuses in taking the bread and wine, heresies about life after death, confusion about the role of women in the church, disorderly conduct in the assembly during worship and (based upon 1 Corinthians 12:3) someone prophesied that Yahshua ‘is accursed’. (In 1 Corinthians 16:22, Paul declared anyone who did not love Yahshua, let him be accursed). A WOMAN’S LIBERTY

We need to understand that “women speaking in the assembly (where the word is read, i.e., the Court of the Priests) was a grace given to us for a time”. According to the foundation YHWH established, only males are priests as the law confirms. In addition, the order of worship in the assembly was males only in The Court of the Priests (located inside the Inner Court) while the females of Israel gathered in the Inner Court but separate from the males. Women sat in ‘The Court of the Women’ and WERE PROHIBITED FROM THE COURT OF THE PRIESTS. The temple of the kingdom will be set up in the same manner with the Outer Court (of The Gentiles) outside of the Inner Court of Israel.

“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months”. Revelation 1:1-2

As you can see, for Israelite women to be in the Court of the Priests, a part of the assembly where the word is read and discussed in their presence is indeed a grace and a liberty. It’s the The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

reason why the males and females sit separately today, as is the order. Israelite women were required to know the law and would have been well versed on how to conduct themselves during worship having had access to the priests in the Inner Court. But then the doors of the church were opened to the Gentiles and Gentile males were responsible for learning the word to lead their homes. They entered along with their women and from their history, their women were accustomed to being equal to the priests. (This was the first problem). Since the Outer Court is outside of the Court of the Women of Israel, how much more fitting that Gentile women be ‘cautioned on speaking in assembly about matters that were completely foreign to their knowledge and customs’. Women were allowed to prophesy as long as they were covered. But, the pagan temple priestesses were usually uncovered and cut their hair short as well; another problem. The caution

on women speaking in assembly is about the order-- -- a warning not to usurp the teaching role (instructions), and especially debating or contradicting Israelite males who were (and are) the only ones given the authority to teach in Israelite assemblies. The male has the authority because he was formed first; it’s YHWH’s order! “Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence for (BECAUSE) Adam was first formed, then Eve”. 1 Timothy 2:11-13

The structure of the temple assembly will return when we (Israel) are restored to our land. Meanwhile, it is important for all females to appreciate the ‘GRACE’ we have been granted in having the ‘LIBERTY’ to speak at present, while understanding that the order that was originally set in place shall return. Sisters who have the “LIBERTY” to speak should be careful not to abuse it because brothers do have the authorization to deny it. And for those sisters who are in assemblies that do not allow this liberty, they should submit in obedience. Does this diminish the value of women and their role?? ABSOLUTELY NOT!! This simply confirms that YHWH has an order and men are at the head of it (and in particular, Israelite men). Women are equally important, but their role does not change the order that YHWH has set. “The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of Elohim be not blasphemed. Titus 2:3-5

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general categories [but with many parts]. THE HOME Her role at home is largely domestic (Titus 2:5) whether married or an unmarried daughter in her father’s home. The Proverbs Woman (Prov 31:13-27) best describes a woman’s roles: • She will do him (her husband) good not evil all the days of her life • Seeks wool & flax; works willingly with her hands. • Brings her food from afar. Rises while it’s night, gives meat to her household, • She looks well to the ways of her household. Prov 31:13-27 Her role naturally extended out into the community even engaging in business. THE CHURCH & COMMUNITY She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She stretches her hand to the poor and needy. She considers a field, and buys it: with her hands, plants a vineyard. She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle does not go out by night; lays her hands to the spindle, makes herself tapestry (curtains); her clothing is silk and purple; She makes fine linen, and sells it; and delivers girdles to the merchant. • Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land; let her own works praise her in the gates. • • • •

General indications of a woman’s status in the Hebrew community reflects that they were highly valued. And at the center of the Hebrew Israelite community was THE CHURCH. Women were required to: (1) know and keep the law, (2) participate in public worship, (3) perform as singers along with men in worship services, (4) hold a vast number of roles as heroines, and; (5) be the “voice and memory” of the nation. The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Within the church and community, their many “works” are expounded upon in the epistles or letters [i.e., The New Testament]. Specifically, they were Devout Helpers with distinctions of being:  last at the cross, but first at the tomb-Mark 15:47, John 20:1;  first to proclaim the resurrection-Matt 28:8,  first to speak of redemption to Jews in Jerusalem (while John & Yahshua were infants-Luke 2:36-38)];  were Judges-Jdg 4:4 & Jdg 5:7);  Prophetesses (Miriam-Ex 15:20; Deborah- Jdg 4:4; Huldah-2Kings 22:14; Noadiah-Neh 6:14; Anna-Luke 2:36; all the Daughters of Philip-Acts 21:9)  Queens, and were often described in terms of Beauty.  Elder women performed in sage-like roles giving wise council (2 Sam 16:22, 1 King 3:26. Prov 14:1, Matt 27:19) as did the Matriarchs (Queen Mothers). Their roles as “sages” (wise women) were not particular to females, but neither were they excluded.  They were teachers of children and young women and were very active in the Church (1Ti 5:10) serving the body as Co-Laborers with Apostles (READ Rom 16:1-6, 12). However, there is not one example or reference in scripture of a woman teaching men behind the veil [altar] in worship services. The relationship between males and females could not be worse than it is today. This is so unfortunate because it proves that most don’t understand the “mystery” of the creation story. Why didn’t He make her from his foot?? [This would be suggestive of trodding one under foot]. The fact that a woman was created for man and from man’s rib [side] agrees with scripture that he was to protect and love her [located close to his arms for an easy embrace], and she was to support and encourage him [as the rib supports the body and guards the heart]. When he embraces her, he embraces himself! HUMANITY WILL NEVER BE “WHOLE” UNTIL WE GET THIS!!! Nothing in scripture suggests that Adam would be able to rule by himself, multiply by himself or subdue by himself. Man and woman were looked upon as one body because they are, and as one, had the ability to procreate others like themselves. Adam and Eve were partners, each with different roles, that if fulfilled, would make a “complete” but different man [type of 2nd Adam (Christ)]. Christ was foreshadowed in the very marriage union itself—the head (Christ) and body. (church) perfectly joined [like Aquila and The W atchm an – The U nited Congregation of Israel

Priscilla appeared to be]. Since the man’s head is Christ, and the woman’s head is the man, a woman covers her “covering” (her hair, her glory) while praying due to this designed spiritual order of authority that the angels witnessed at creation and will uphold!! “For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels”. 1 Cor 11: 8-10

Women should rejoice over the uniqueness of their creation. They are (1) daughters of YHWH Elohim because they were created by him as a human beings; and yet (2) they’re also responsible to the male in the order of their creation from him. Not by the law but by the Spirit of the Law, females cover their “glory” to honor the head, (husband for married women) and Christ (for single and widowed women - 1 Cor 11: 1-16). Men and women’s failure to understand this and treat each other with respect within their roles, causes contention in the body, but DOES NOT negate YHWH’s creation design. 

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