The Two Qualities of the Last Days Remnant

So many these days are concerning themselves with questions about the mark of the Beast and the Number of the Beast. But lets see what the Scriptures tell us about the Last Days Remnant. In the Book of Revelation, we read about a great war in heaven and HaSatan and his angels were cast to the earth:

2 And [she was] with child, and crying and laboring in childbirth, also being in pain to bring forth.
3 And another sign was seen in heaven. And behold, [there was] a great dragon of fire, that had seven heads, and ten horns, and seven crowns, upon its head.
4 And its tail drew away, a third of the stars that were in heaven, and cast them upon the earth. And the dragon was standing before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth, he could devour her Son.
5 And she gave birth to a male child,2036 who was about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her Son was caught up to Eloah, and to His throne.
6 And the woman fled to the wilderness, where she had a place that was prepared by Eloah: that they should nourish her [for] one thousand, two hundred, sixty days.
7 And there was war in heaven: and Mikha’el and his angels were fighting with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought,
8 And they did not prevail, and no place was found for them in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out–that head serpent who is called, Akel Kartza and HaSatan–who deceived the whole earth: and he was cast out upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a great voice from heaven saying, Behold, there is deliverance, and power, and the Kingdom of our Eloah: for the accuser of our brothers is cast out, who accused them night and day before our Eloah.
11 And they overcame, by the blood of the Lamb, and through the word of His testimony: and they did not love their own nefeshot, even unto death.
(Rev. 12:1-11 HRV)

Having been defeated by two key factors: “by the blood of the Lamb, and through the word of His testimony” (Rev. 12:11) HaSatan persecutes the woman and wages war with “the remnant of her seed” who have two key qualities ” they “keep the commandments of Eloah and have the testimony of Yeshua.” (Rev. 12:17):

12 Because of this, rejoice O heavens, and those who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the Akel Kartza, who has great fury, has come down to them, while knowing that the time is short for him.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast upon the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
14 And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly to the wilderness to her place: to be fed there [for] a time, times, and half of a time, from before the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast water, as a river, out of his mouth after the woman, that the water might cause her to be carried away.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river, that the dragon cast out of its mouth.
17 And the dragon was angry concerning the woman, and he went to wage war with the remnant of her seed–those who keep the commandments of Eloah and have the testimony of Yeshua.
(Rev. 12:12-17 HRV)

Then we read in the next chapter:

7 And it was given to him, to wage war with the Set-Apart [ones] and to overcome them: and authority was given to him over all the tribes, and peoples, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all the inhabitants of the earth will worship him–those who are not written in the book of Life (which is of the slain Lamb)–before the foundations of the world.
9 Whoever has ears let him hear.
10 Whoever leads into captivity, goes into captivity: and whoever kills with the sword, will be killed by the sword. Here is the Trust and the patience of the Set- Apart-Ones.
(Rev. 13:7-10 HRV)

And what is this “patience of the Set-Apart-Ones?” (Rev. 13:10) That question is answered in the very next chapter:

9 And another–the third angel, followed them, saying with a great voice, Whoever worshiped the beast and his image, and took his mark between his eyes:
10 Will also drink of the wine of the wrath of YHWH, that is poured without mixture into the cup of His anger. And he will be tormented with fire and with sulfur, before the Set-Apart angels, and before the Lamb,
11 And the smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever. And they will not have rest day and night–those who were worshiping the beast and his image, and who took the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the Set-Apart-ones who keep the commandments of Eloah, and the Trust of Yeshua.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed [are] the dead who depart in our Adon from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, because they will rest from their labors.
(Rev. 14:9-13 HRV)

The patience of the Set-Apart Ones is that they “keep the commandments of Eloah, and the Trust of Yeshua.” (Rev. 14:12 HRV). This leads to their ultimate victory in the next chapter:

1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous–angels who had the last seven plagues, in which are completed the wrath of Eloah.
2 And I saw as it were, a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those who were innocent from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, were standing on top of the sea of glass, and they had the harps of Eloah.
3 And they were singing the song of Moshe— the servant of Eloah, and the song of the Lamb, and saying, Great and marvelous [are] Your works, Adonai YHWH Almighty; just and true [are] your works, King of the ages.
(Rev. 15:1-3 HRV)

They were Torah observant, they kept the commandments, they were singing “the Song of Moses” (Rev. 15:3) and they were believers in Yeshua as the Messiah, they were also singing “the Song of the Lamb”.

Notice that throughout these chapters (12-15) we read that this victorious last days remnant have two qualities, repeated in various terms: They are Torah Observant and they are believer in Yeshua as the Messiah!

These are precisely they two qualities which the so-called “Church Fathers” ascribed to the ancient Jewish sect of the Nazarenes:

The “church father” Jerome (4th Cent.) described these Nazarenes as those “…who accept Messiah in such a way that they do not cease to observe the old Law.” (Jerome; On. Is. 8:14).

And the “Church Father” Epiphanius (4th Cent.) wrote of the Nazarenes:

But these sectarians… did not call themselves Christians–but “Nazarenes,” … However they are simply complete Jews. They use not only the New Testament but the Old Testament as well, as the Jews do… They have no different ideas, but confess everything exactly as the Law proclaims it and in the Jewish fashion– except for their belief in Messiah, if you please! For they acknowledge both the resurrection of the dead and the divine creation of all things, and declare that God is one, and that his son is Yeshua the Messiah. They are trained to a nicety in Hebrew. For among them the entire Law, the Prophets, and the… Writings… are read in Hebrew, as they surely are by the Jews. They are different from the Jews, and different from Christians, only in the following. They disagree with Jews because they have come to faith in Messiah; but since they are still fettered by the Law–circumcision, the Sabbath, and the rest– they are not in accord with Christians…. they are nothing but Jews…. They have the Goodnews according to Matthew in its entirety in Hebrew. For it is clear that they still preserve this, in the Hebrew alphabet, as it was originally written.
(Epiphanius; Panarion 29)

So many these days are speculating about the identity of the Beast. So many are worried about identifying the mark of the beast and/or the number of the Beast. If you want to know the significance of the number of the Beast, you can read my recent blog on this number. But what you should really be concerning themselves with, is are you part of this victorious remnant? Are you Torah Observant and a believer in Yeshua as the Messiah? Are you part of the last days restoration of Nazarene Judaism?

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