More On Noah's Prophecy And The Tents Of Shem

For whatever reason, I'm still drawn to Noah's Prophecy even after writing about it here and here earlier this week. The questions that keep coming to mind during this important study are: "Was this a major prophecy that we missed?" and "Under whose tents should we dwell?"

Similar to Leviticus 23, Genesis 9:26-27 gives the Bible believer one of the most clear references in all of Scripture to the true revealed will of Yahweh, regarding exactly which customs and traditions the body of Messiah must adopt. These verses are among the greatest and yet the most neglected of all Messianic prophecies in all of Scripture.

Most of us have no problem quoting Isaiah 53 or Isaiah 7:14 as Messianic references to Yahshua, yet the devil has blinded most of the Roman and Babylonian religious world into quickly glossing over Genesis 9:26-27, or worse, ignoring the text completely. These verses never are really studied in depth and then practically applied. In all honesty, I never even caught any of this until just this week either.

Boy, I'm glad I did though because this is a MAJOR PROPHECY as well as a missed prophecy for these last days. Plus, I think it will be clear when we're done here that we're starting to see the beginning of the very thing that is predicted to happen, and that's obviously a confirmation let alone simply amazing.


THE IMPORTANCE OF NOAH'S PROPHECY: A MISSED PROPHECY!!!


In these verses in Genesis 9, Noah the prophet of Yahweh prayed and prophesied all at once. He prayed that at some future time and place, all the sons and daughters of Japheth (the Gentile nations of today) will join with Shem (all of Israel), and be obedient to the call to join with greater Israel. It was Noah's mouth verbalizing the desires and will of Yahweh, that Japheth would one day be enlarged and blessed under the tents of Shem.

It is clear from Genesis 9:26-27, that the only place that the sons of Japheth (the Gentile nations) will find truth and spiritual enrichment is under the tents of Shem. In these fascinating pronouncements prophesied that the day would come through Jesus Christ that Japheth will be enlarged physically, materially, and most important, spiritually, under the dwellings of Yahweh, which is synonymous with the dwellings of Shem.

That was and always has been the formula for the acceptable offering up of the former Gentile (non- Israelite) nations as a sweet smelling savor in the nostrils of Yahweh. It is also interesting to note that despite this Messianic pronouncement upon earlier Gentile nations, the prophet Noah posed this declaration in petitioner's form. In other words, he asked Yahweh to bring it to pass, even though it is Yahweh's revealed will for this to come to pass.

Thus, through his spiritual sensitivity and discernment, Noah sensed that despite Yahweh's revealed will, something in the future would go astray. Something bothered Noah about this Messianic prophecy's ultimate fulfillment. This hesitancy led him to declare the will of Yahweh as a prayer, knowing that some circumstance (or some group of circumstances) would oppose it from being fulfilled properly.

Genesis 10:5 states in very obvious terms that the ones being called by Yahweh to live out their days under the tents of Shem are the Gentile nations. This verse tells us that the sons of Japheth would settle the coast lands of the Earth, or the areas farthest away from Jerusalem around the globe.

These verses further imply that Japheth would be in serious error and rebellion should he ever choose to unilaterally remove themselves from the place of Yahweh's calling and Yahweh's favor. As an interesting footnote, notice that the Canaanites would become slaves to both Shem and Japheth as long as both of them remained faithful to the ways of Shem. If either the future Israelites(Judah and Ephraim) or future non-Israelite believers in Yahweh (Japheth), departed from the dwellings of Shem, they would not be able to enslave the Canaanites, rather the Canaanites would enslave them. Historically this has played out at times when the Israelites were engaged in paganism and were captured by various pagan nations. Zechariah 14:21, leaves no doubt that Canaanites are pagans, who will not be allowed in the millennial temple of Messiah because of their uncircumcised hearts.

The question needs to be addressed head-on at this point. If Gentiles and Israelites can only be enlarged spiritually under the tents of Shem, or under the things found in the future nation of Israel, then we must take a closer look at what else is found under the tents of Shem beside the God of Israel. You will find His Torah, His Shabbat (seventh day), His laws of Kashrut, and His appointed times (Leviticus 23). Noah reminds us through his prophetic Messianic prayer that only under the tents of Shem can Yahweh's fullness be found. Yet, apostate Roman and Babylonian based theology has often played the harlot and has wrongly taught the world as well as the redeemed, pagan theologies for nearly two thousand years. Many in these religious systems have removed Messiah's followers from Shem's tent, as well as removing Shem from his own tent and forcibly moving Shem into the tent of Japheth, where idolatry, heathen practices and many other ungodly "isms," such as popery are found.

That is theological "anti-shem-itism" is it not? Christmas, Easter, Sun-Day worship, Maryology, and the modern Eucharist celebration of transubstantiation, are all designed to steal the hearts of Yahweh-fearers everywhere, through this unlawful relocation of Yahweh's people from one tent to another. Noah feared this REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY through the shifting of doctrinal tents. Daniel 7:25 reminds us that the soon-to-come Antichrist will reinforce Japheth's teachings that have sinfully changed Yahweh's Torah and Yahweh's appointed times and seasons! For this reason, the Antichrist is referred to in holy canon as "the man of lawlessness" (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). Traditional Judaism has also become sinful and fallen short of the glory of Yahweh in this matter. Traditional Judaism has removed itself from the Messiah of Shem, the final blood-sacrificial atonement produced by Jesus Christ. Rabbinical laws as outlined in Talmud have in many instances left the tents of Shem for the tents of the rabbis and their fallacious teachings regarding the dual nature of Torah.

Traditional Judaism needs as much teshuvah (repentance from ungodly traditions) as does the so-called historic church! This call to live under the tents of Shem is for all people, Jews, returning Ephraimites, or non-Israelites, who desire to walk in obedience and faithfulness to Yahweh's chosen and revealed center of spiritual enlargement. The tents of Shem is where Yahweh has put His name and this tent goes anywhere Torah truths are brought forth!

This enlargement of Jews, Ephraimites, and Gerim was to take place under the commonwealth or the governmental jurisdiction of Israel and not Rome or Babylon. Ephesians 2:9, 13-14, John 10:16, Isaiah 42:4 and 21, all make it abundantly plain and simple to comprehend - - that the plan of the ages was to gather all people (including Ephraimites) from among the nations and plant or replant them under the tents of Shem to experience everlasting joy in unshakable truth.

It was Messiah's will that Gentile sons of Japheth join returning Ephraimites (returning Israel) and become one with Jewish-Israel in these last days, not replace it, torture it, belittle it, or ridicule it! It would be only under those tents of Shem, where enrichment, nourishment, abundance and obedience, could produce a Spirit and fruit-filled life unto Yahweh! According to Genesis 49:10, Shiloh the "sent or anointed-one," will gather all Ephraimite individuals along with individuals from Gentile Japheth nations, to dwell between the Torah honoring feet of the tribe of Judah! Instead, much of the religious world has disobeyed Yahweh, by putting Israel's offspring (Jew and Ephraimite) in alliance with both Rome and Babylon and their syncretistic mixture of spiritual cyanide.

Isaiah 42:4 is also a most fascinating piece of Scripture. Here we see that the coast lands nations (including 10 tribe Ephraim), would not only wait for Messiah (Isaiah 42:1), but also for the Torah that Messiah was going to bring them. Through Torah observance and discipleship, He will gather the Gentiles (nations) and turn them from spiritual Canaanites into the offspring of Shem by dwelling in the righteous Torah-observant tents of Shem. Needless to say, this means that all Japheth's righteous children will observe those things contained in Torah such as Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh (New Moon celebrations), and the Feasts Of Yehowah, throughout the present age, into the millennial age and into eternity itself. Doesn't this seem to be happening more and more these days as Christians (especially here in America; myself included) seem to be finally recognizing the importance of understanding and celebrating these holy observances? These ordinances of Torah are eternal. In Zechariah 14:16-18, Japheth is ordered to celebrate Succoth (Tabernacles), or choose to suffer physical and spiritual famine! Isaiah 2:1-3 and Micah 4:1-3, both speak of Japheth's children who will travel from across the globe to Jerusalem in the last days to learn Torah!

Wait, there's more! The Genesis 9 prophecy is reiterated by Yahweh elsewhere in Scripture. Numbers 15:15-16, states that Yahweh gives one Torah and one set of customs to believing Israelites (both houses) and believing non-Israelites. That's right! Yahweh has called grafted-in non Israelites and returning Ephraimites to obey and follow Israelite customs because there is no such thing as a pagan Torah, neither is there any room in Israel for pagan customs that are forbidden in Scripture. Torah forbids any type of uncleanness no matter how trivial man may consider it in the Kingdom of Yahweh.

Lest you think that this admonition is found only in the Torah, check Acts 15:20-21, where all Japheth's children along with the Ephraimites returning (verse 19) with them who are saved, are ordered to begin a Torah observant life by: keeping four basic mitzvahs (commands) with which to start their renewed walk with Yahweh. Then they are instructed to continue to go to the traditional synagogues, to get further grounding in elementary Torah instruction, since Moses or Torah is preached in every city, every Shabbat through the weekly Torah Parsha (portion).

Despite the fact that these unbelieving synagogues rejected the Messiah and the New Covenant, the Jewish elders at Jerusalem told the talmidim who had been rescued from the nations (Israelites and Gerim), that the traditional synagogue was still a good place to get BASIC Torah training (NOT ONGOING MESSIANIC DISCIPLESHIP AND GROWTH), since they were too busy and too preoccupied with teaching the greater things of Yahweh such as Jesus' atoning blood and bodily resurrection. If that doesn't shock you into believing the case that dwelling under the tents of Shem is for all returning Ephraimites along with all Japheth's righteous children, then nothing anyone ever tells you, will change your thinking!

In Matthew 23:1-3, Jesus tells all the disciples to observe all things found in Torah that are Biblical, and 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 reminds a predominately non Jewish Israelite body of believers in Corinth, to keep the Feast of Passover with pure hearts. In Romans 15:10 and Deuteronomy 32:43, Yahweh calls non Israelites to join and rejoice with His people Israel, not for His people Israel to rejoice in the bankruptcy of the often pagan ways of Japheth! Plus, 1 Corinthians 7:19 tells us that circumcision and un-circumcision are nothing before Yahweh in the New Covenant. Race and nationality or the tent of your origin or birth does not impress Yahweh (Galatians 3:28-29). The tent of your dwelling via your own choosing, does in fact make a world of difference and is the ONLY thing that impresses Him, because according to these verses, Torah observance or "keeping the commandments of Yahweh," is for all His children and is eternally essential to sonship! You and I cannot escape Yahweh's call on our lives to be obedient to Him by striving to keep and nurture all His instructions (Torot), all His statutes and all His commands.

AT THIS POINT, LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING. THIS PROPHECY IS NOT SAYING IN ANY WAY THAT WE ARE SAVED BY WORKS (I.E. BY PERFORMING THESE RITUALS AND BEING MINDFUL OF THESE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES) IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. IT IS MERELY POINTING OUT THEIR IMPORTANCE TO YAHWEH, AND STATING THAT IN THE LAST DAYS TRUE BELIEVERS HERE ON EARTH WILL INSTITUTE THEM TO THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN A CHRISTIAN'S DAILY LIFE. SO, PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING SAID HERE.

So, where does that leave us then? I believe it's important that we clearly understand what this prophecy is saying and what it's instructing us to do. It definitely won't be easy especially as family and friends think we're even crazier than we were before to suggest putting an end to observing the pagan rituals and holidays like Christmas and Easter amongst many others. Let's see what the Bible has to say.


UNDER WHOSE TENTS DO WE DWELL?


The litmus test for love and obedience to Jesus Christ is passed with flying colors when His children dwell in the tents of Shem and keep His commandments (John 15:10). The individuals who know the truth, yet still choose to dwell in the vile religious systems of Rome and Babylon, must while there is still time, repent in sackcloth and ashes of paying homage to other gods.

False mighty-ones were the cause for the destruction of ancient Babylonian civilization and will again be the cause of the destruction by fire of the Babylonian religious system, that has enslaved born-again Israelites (killing and persecuting Jews and binding Ephraimites to bible truth and Israelite identity) in spiritual darkness for 2000 years. According to prophecy in Revelation 17-19, the Babylon system will be destroyed by fire from Yahweh. We're soberly reminded in 1 Peter 4:17-18 that Yahweh's judgment for paganism and idolatry will begin with the saved redeemed people of Yahweh. Cleansing begins with us, not the religious systems. The systems that bound us to Japheth's tents, are destined for ultimate and total destruction. Only repentant cleansed individuals, willing to relocate their doctrinal and national tents, can escape this judgment outlined in the book of Revelation.

The people are salvageable! The systems that bind them are not!!! We must all take to heart the warnings of Yahweh in Jeremiah 10:1-5, as serious issues with Yahweh. Believers in Yahweh are not allowed to copy, imitate, or emulate the ways of the pagan societies among whom they dwell. Yes, that means that a Christmas tree is not something to be laughed about, and it's really not "harmless" like we're led to believe. Only by living under the tents of Japheth would these warnings be ridiculed instead of taken seriously. Under the tents of Shem, there are not supposed to be Easter bunnies, Easter ham bakes, or women at the Sun-Day school picnic selling pumpkins for Halloween.

Man, I'm in trouble! Seriously, I get this and I believe it all, but I'm a "radical" now because of my beliefs and play of the role of the "black sheep" or "outcast" (in a sense) in my family. Could you imagine what would happen if I put my foot down and adamantly stated that I no longer felt it was right for us as a family to celebrate Christmas or Easter or Halloween (at least not in the ways we always have) despite having two little ones whom these holidays are supposedly geared towards? The chaos that would ensue! But I do love my Lord God more than anything, but how can I even mention this topic and bring it up for serious discussion when I can't even talk about Christian things that are "mild" in comparison (like faith, prayer, sin, Jesus, etc.) without people getting all upset!?! Lord, please direct me to the right course of action! I don't want to offend You or sin against You knowingly, but what am I to do?

See, it's precisely times like these when I wish something major and prophetic would happen. No, not because I want to see people hurting and suffering, but because I want undeniable proof in my arsenal so that people will finally take the Lord, and what I'm telling them about what His Word says, seriously for once! You know, something that I could point to and say to people, "See! See what just happened today? This is CLEAR PROOF that prophecy can be trusted and that we're in the end times because that was EXACTLY what God's Word said was going to happen!"

If these writings offend you it is because you have sadly become so unwittingly indoctrinated by idolatry and pagan promiscuity that the plainness of these truths does not mean more to you than the pagan practices themselves. Well, pause for a moment and think how revolting it must be to our Holy Father Yahweh who forbids us to engage in this debauchery, and yet, lovingly and gracefully puts up with us because of His great love for us. This is why I'm absolutely distraught over this revelation today.


THE "RUTH PRINCIPLE"


The classical pattern for Israelites (Jewish Israel and non Jewish Israel) dwelling within Shem and within the ways of Shem, is found in the Book of Ruth. Ruth joined Yahweh's people and didn't start a new nation, compete with, or replace an existing one. She was grafted into the established people of Yahweh. This "Ruth Principle" was later elaborated upon in Romans 11:17-21. These passages taught the same "Ruth Principle" taught by Noah and by all the prophets of Israel. In the modern "anti-shemite" religious systems, the "Ruth Principle" has all but disappeared. Most Christians, Messianic Jews, and even most traditional Jewish seminaries, don't have a clue about this Biblical principle.

If followed obediently, the "Ruth Principle" pertaining to true non Israelites and returning Ephraim-Israel, will have the righteous redeemed children of Japheth and Ephraim joining and rejoining the Commonwealth of Israel. In simple lexicon, this literally means drinking the wealth of Israel and having those same spiritual riches shared and held commonly.


CONCLUSIONS


How can all of this be pointing to the fact that Yahweh would draw all to Himself and His dwelling place (ultimately the Messiah Jesus Christ) be a "dance step" with Messiah in the "ballroom" of Scripture? Unlike those who hold to "Replacement Theologies," we should cling to physical Israel. They remain our spiritual root. Our Master’s family is now our family. Our identity is always connected to the Jews’.

Yahweh will forever dwell in the "tents of Shem" - - if you have found Jesus Christ, that is where you found Him. You have been grafted in, and now share the same spiritual heritage. Don’t be arrogant and leave those "tents."

Numbers 25:5 - - “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel…”

Only under the dwellings of Shem do we find Jew and non-Jew as one in Jesus Christ! One of the most striking features of a modern Messianic Israelite assembly is the oneness between Jews, Ephraimites, and Gentiles. We are all equal and celebrate Yahweh with the lesser and former identifications as Jew, Gentile, male, female, bond, or free, having been superceded by the greater title of Israelite!

Revelation 14:12 brings this entire matter to a grand conclusion. The redeemed faithful and patient saints among the Jews, Ephraimites, and non-Israelites are identified for us. They are those who have come to faith in Jesus Christ, and who by obedience to the ways and commandments of Shem, please Yahweh and overcome the world, the false religious systems, the flesh, and are willing to permanently dwell in Shem's tents!

In closing, I'd also like to point out this prophecy's connection to another major prophecy for these end times that's yet to be fulfilled - - the Gog-Magog War of Ezekiel 38-39.

That's right! As many people already know and understand, when the prophets spoke from God they often used names of ancient descendants to speak to "nations and peoples and tongues." In the Scripture references to the Gog-Magog War in Ezekiel 38-39, we see all of the names except for two. Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Javan, Togarmah, and of course Magog. Madai and Tiras are not mentioned in Ezekiel. These men were all grandsons and the great-grandsons of Noah, as shown here in Genesis...

Genesis 10:2-5 - - "The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations."

Let's cross reference this find with another passage...

Isaiah 66:19 - - "And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles."

We'll elaborate on this later in another column specifically focused on the Gog-Magog War.

HAT TIP: Rabbi Moshe Joseph Koniuchowsky of Shofar Sounds

RECOMMENDED READING:
Fallen Angels, Nephilim, And The Shem
Noah's Prophecy (Shem And Japheth)

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