Rahab was a prostitute.
She had a past that could have become a permanent label.
But she later married Salmon, an Israelite, and became the mother of Boaz.
And look at the kind of man Boaz became.
When Ruth came into his life, he didn't exploit her. He didn't sleep with her and call it love. He did things honorably and properly, following the right process before taking her as his wife.
Think about that.
A woman with a complicated past raised a man known for his integrity.
Who would have believed that Rahab, whose past was marked by sexual immorality, would become part of the lineage of Jesus Christ?
This is why you must never allow your past to become your identity.
God can redeem a broken history.
God can restore dignity.
God can transform a family line.
God can take what people used to shame you and make it part of your testimony.
Your past may explain where you came from, but it does not have the final authority over where God is taking you.
YOUR PAST DOESN'T NEED TO DEFINE YOU.
There is redemption in God.
Spring Festivals fulfilled:
🍷 Yeshua died on Passover
🍞 Yeshua raised on First Fruits (Counting of the Omer)
🔥 Holy Spirit given on Shavuot
Autumn Festivals to be fulfilled:
⚠️ Tribulation = Rosh Hashanah
🪽 Yeshua's return =Yom Kippur
🕎 Millennial Kingdom = Sukkot
❤️ Final Judgement = Shemini Atzeret
As YOM KIPPUR — the Day of Atonement — approaches, remember what the Blood means.
The enemy is an accuser.
But Jesus has already answered the accusation.
The price was paid.
The record was cancelled.
Principalities were disarmed.
The Blood has spoken.
Some of the resistance you have been fighting is BREAKING DOWN.
Walls are cracking.
Demonic opposition is losing its grip.
What has resisted your prayers, your obedience and your forward movement will NOT intimidate you into retreat.
This is not about a magical date.
This is about THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS CHRIST.
SHOUT IT OUT:
“THE BLOOD OF JESUS SPEAKS FOR ME!
THE ACCUSER HAS NO FINAL WORD!
EVERY DEMONIC RESISTANCE MUST GIVE WAY TO THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST!”
Back to the basics:
THE CROSS WAS ENOUGH.
THE BLOOD WAS ENOUGH.
JESUS WON.
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” — Revelation 12:11
KADOSH. KADOSH. KADOSH.
HOLY. HOLY. HOLY.
Yom Kippur reminds us that sin is serious, blood is sacred, and atonement is not cheap.
But Jesus did what the blood of bulls and goats could never do.
HE FINISHED IT.
His Blood speaks redemption.
His Blood speaks forgiveness.
His Blood speaks covenant.
His Blood marks a boundary darkness has no right to cross.
SATAN — STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF THE LINE.
You will not own my future.
You will not imprison my family.
You will not establish lack as my inheritance.
You will not make poverty my identity.
I belong to JESUS CHRIST.
I receive His provision.
I receive His peace.
I receive His freedom.
I receive His abundance for every good work.
SHOUT IT:
“KADOSH! KADOSH! KADOSH!
JESUS IS LORD OVER MY LIFE.
THE BLOOD HAS SPOKEN.
THE CURSE IS BROKEN.
THE ACCUSER IS SILENCED.
POVERTY WILL NOT DEFINE MY FUTURE.
SATAN — STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF THE BLOOD LINE!”
“By one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.” — Hebrews 10:14
THE KING IS COMING
The Bible does not end with the Beast on a throne.
It ends with the Messiah reigning.
That distinction matters.
When people hear “end times,” they often think first about Antichrist, war, judgment, Armageddon, or the Tribulation.
Those events are real and significant.
But they are not the destination of biblical prophecy.
The destination is the Kingdom.
From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture is moving toward a day when the rightful King will rule the earth in righteousness.
The King is coming.
Daniel saw it centuries before Messiah’s first coming:
“The God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed.”
Daniel 2:44
Daniel watched kingdom after kingdom rise and fall.
Babylon rose.
Persia rose.
Greece rose.
Rome rose.
Human rulers appeared powerful for a season, but every empire eventually passed away.
Then Daniel saw something entirely different.
A Kingdom established by God Himself.
A Kingdom that would never be conquered.
A Kingdom that would never be transferred to another people.
A Kingdom that would endure.
History is not moving toward the permanent triumph of human government.
It is moving toward the Kingdom of God.
The prophets saw the King reigning from Zion
Isaiah did not merely see people becoming more spiritual.
He saw the nations coming to Jerusalem:
“For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 2:3
He saw a world transformed under Messiah’s righteous rule.
He saw justice.
He saw peace among the nations.
He saw the earth filled with the knowledge of YHWH.
Habakkuk declared:
“The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHWH, as the waters cover the sea.”
Habakkuk 2:14
Zechariah saw the same future:
“YHWH shall be King over all the earth.”
Zechariah 14:9
These promises are not vague.
They point to a real King, a real Jerusalem, real nations, and a real reign.
The King who was rejected will return
This is one of the most remarkable threads running through Scripture.
The Messiah would first be rejected (Isaiah 53:3).
Zechariah foretold the piercing of the One whom Israel would one day mourn (Zechariah 12:10).
The Psalms spoke of the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone (Psalm 118:22).
But rejection would not be the end of the story.
The King who was rejected in Jerusalem will return to Jerusalem as King.
Zechariah says His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4).
The nations will gather.
YHWH will intervene.
And Jerusalem, so often the center of conflict, will become the center of Messiah’s righteous rule.
That makes Messiah’s words especially powerful:
“You shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’”
Matthew 23:39
There is a future for Israel in God’s prophetic plan (Romans 11:25–27).
The covenants have not been forgotten.
The promises have not expired.
YHWH does not abandon what He has sworn to accomplish.
The Kingdom is bigger than the Tribulation
The Tribulation gets enormous attention in prophecy discussions, but Scripture does not leave us staring at judgment.
Judgment clears the way for the King.
The Beast will have his brief hour.
The nations will rage.
Armies will gather.
Babylon will fall.
But none of those things gets the final word.
The King gets the final word.
Revelation 19 shows Messiah returning in glory.
Revelation 20 shows Him reigning.
The prophets show the nations coming to worship.
Isaiah shows righteousness flowing from Zion.
Zechariah shows the nations going up to Jerusalem to worship the King (Zechariah 14:16).
Daniel shows His Kingdom overcoming every rival kingdom.
This is the biblical trajectory.
Not chaos forever.
Not rebellion forever.
Not Satan ruling forever.
Not human kingdoms stumbling endlessly through history.
A throne. A King. A REAL Kingdom.
The entire Bible has been moving toward this
The story begins with humanity losing dominion through rebellion.
It moves through Abraham and the promise of blessing to the nations.
It continues through Israel, the Davidic throne, the prophets, and the promise of a coming Son of David.
The Messiah comes.
He is rejected.
He rises.
He ascends.
And Scripture tells us He will come again (Acts 1:9–11).
Not merely to rescue His people from earth.
Not merely to defeat evil.
But to reign.
Psalm 2 anticipated it:
“Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion.”
The nations may rage.
Kings may resist.
Human rulers may imagine that history belongs to them.
But heaven has already declared who the King is.
The King is coming.
The promises will stand.
Israel will be restored.
Jerusalem will know her King.
The nations will come before Him.
Righteousness will characterize His rule.
The knowledge of YHWH will fill the earth.
And every kingdom built by man will eventually give way to the Kingdom established by God.
Then Revelation gives us the great declaration toward which all history is moving:
“The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.”
Revelation 11:15
That is where prophecy is headed.
Not toward the triumph of Antichrist.
Toward the triumph of Messiah.
Not toward the failure of God’s promises.
Toward their fulfillment.
Not toward an empty throne in Jerusalem.
Toward the reign of the Son of David.
The King is coming.
And the King will have His Kingdom.
No food or water for 25 hours...
Sounds pretty insane.
No phone, no car, no leather shoes… and more.
Sounds like a pretty sad and depressing day.
But funny enough, it’s supposed to be one of the happiest days of the year.
Yom Kippur.
I’m 24 now and every year you would think this day get’s easier, but I still get nervous about it. It’s a very deep and intense day, and leading up to it feels like leading up to the biggest championship game of my life.
Mixed emotions, butterflies in the stomach, all of it.
This past year has been the craziest year of my life by far. The good, the bad, the in between… things I never could have dreamed of.
So this day is my opportunity to be as close to God as possible, for 25 hours straight. No distractions. Think about all the wrongs I’ve done and how I can improve. Think about all the good I’ve done and the blessings I’ve had this year.
And connect with God on a deeper level, pray for my family and all those in need. And lock in to make this year the greatest year yet.
Wishing everyone an easy and meaningful fast, and I pray that this will be the best year of your life.
God is good, always.
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