Messiah: The Way, Truth and Life

MESSIAH: THE WAY, TRUTH AND LIFE

By: Eddie Chumney (Hebraic Heritage Ministries International)

>    Dear Mishpochah (family):
>
>    Many believers in the Messiah are familiar with John 14:6.
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the
> life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>    However, do you know what the Bible defines as the WAY, the TRUTH
> and the LIFE?
>
>   TORAH = WAY
>   TORAH = TRUTH
>   TORAH = LIFE
>
>   Messiah was saying, I am TORAH! TORAH! TORAH!
>
>
>          THE HEBREW WORD FOR WAY
>
>      The Hebrew word for WAY is the Strong's number 1870 which is
> "Derek". It means:
>
> derek {deh'-rek}
from 01869; TWOT -
> 453a; n m
AV -
>
> way 590
> journey 23,
>
> 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
>
> 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey
>
> 1c) direction
>
> 1d) manner, habit, way
>
> 1e) of course of life
>
>            It means a road, journey, habit, course of life. "Derek"
> is the way you live your life.
>
>           What does the Bible associate with the WAY ("Derek") in
> which we are to live our lives?
>
>
>               MESSIAH = WAY = TREE OF LIFE
>
> KJV Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of
> the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every
> way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
>
>             The first occurrance of the word "Derek" in the Bible is
> found in Genesis 3:24. In this verse, it says:
>
> " ... keep the way (to) of the tree of life"
>
>           In Hebrew, it says:
>
> Alef, Tav ... Derek ... Etz ... HaChayim
>
> Alef, Tav ... Way .... Tree ... the Life ...
>
>          We are told that Alef, Tav is the WAY to the Tree of Life.
>
>          Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Tav is the
> last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The first and the last letters
> in the Greek alphabet are Alpha and Omega. In Revelation 1:8 we are
> told that Messiah is the Alef and Tav or Alpha and Omega.
>
> KJV Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending,
> saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the
> Almighty.
>
>      So, Messiah is the WAY to the TREE OF LIFE.
>
>
>         WHAT IS THE TREE OF LIFE?
>
>         The tree of life is the TORAH.
>
> KJV Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep
> my commandments:
>
> KJV Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon
> her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
>
>         The Hebrew word TORAH is FEMININE. The Torah is a SHE.
>
>        SHE (Torah) is a TREE OF LIFE.
>
>
>        KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = TREE OF LIFE
>
>        Messiah said:
>
> KJV John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
>
> KJV Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that DO his COMMANDMENTS, that
> they may have right to the TREE of LIFE, and may enter in through the
> gates into the city.
>
>
>     OVERCOMERS ARE GIVEN THE TREE OF LIFE
>
> KJV Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
> saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of
> the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
>
>     Israel means "one who wrestles and overcomes". A TRUE Israelite
> believes that Yeshua is the Messiah and follows Torah. These are the
> overcomers who are allowed to eat of the "tree of life".
>
> KJV Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went
> to make war with the remnant of her seed, which KEEP the COMMANDMENTS
> of God, and have the TESTIMONY of Jesus Christ.
>
>     Those that believe that Yeshua is the Messiah AND keep His
> commandments (follow Torah) are a REMNANT of the body of Messiah.
> They are the OVERCOMERS.
>
>
>                             TORAH IS THE WAY ("Derek")
>
> KJV Exodus 18:20 And thou shalt TEACH them ordinances and TORAH, and
> shalt shew them the WAY<01870> wherein they must WALK, and the work that
they
> must do.
>
>
>      KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 5:31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I
> will speak unto thee all the COMMANDMENTS, and the statutes, and the
> judgments, which thou shalt TEACH them, that they may DO them in the
> land which I give them to possess it.
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 5:33 Ye shall WALK in all the WAYS <01870> which the LORD
your
> God hath commanded you, that ye may LIVE, and that it may be well with
> you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall
> possess.
>
>
>      KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore thou shalt KEEP the COMMANDMENTS of the
> LORD thy God, to WALK in his WAYS <01870>, and to fear him.
>
>
>      KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God
> require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to WALK in all his
> WAYS <01870> , and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all
thy
> heart and with all thy soul,
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 10:13 To KEEP the COMMANDMENTS of the LORD, and his
> statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
>
>
>      KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 26:16 This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to
> do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them
> with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 26:17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy
> God, and to WALK in his WAYS   <01870>, and to KEEP his statutes, and his
> COMMANDMENTS, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
>
>
>                          CURSED = NOT KEEP THE WAY
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 27:18 CURSED be he that maketh the blind to WANDER out
> of the WAY <01870>. And all the people shall say, Amen.
>
>
>      KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 28:9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto
> himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt KEEP the
> COMMANDMENTS of the LORD thy God, and WALK in his WAYS <01870>.
>
>
>      KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 30:16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD
> thy God, to WALK in his WAYS <01870>, and to KEEP his COMMANDMENTS
> and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply:
and
> the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to
> possess it.
>
>
>               FOLLOWING TORAH = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Psalm 119:1 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the WAY <01870>
> , who WALK in the TORAH of the LORD.
>
>
>             FOLLOWING TORAH = WALKING IN HIS WAYS
>
> KJV Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us
> go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob;
> and he will TEACH us of his WAYS <01870> , and we will WALK in his
> paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the TORAH, and the word of the
> LORD from Jerusalem.
>
>
>     NOT FOLLOW HIS WAYS = NOT FOLLOW TORAH
>
> KJV Isaiah 42:24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the
> robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they
> would NOT WALK in his WAYS <01870>, neither were they obedient unto
> his TORAH.
>
>
>                  PREPARE THE WAY OF YHVH = TORAH
>
> KJV Matthew 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet
> Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
> the WAY of the Lord, make his paths straight.
>
>
> WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ("Right Way of Living") = FOLLOWING TORAH
>
> KJV Matthew 21:32 For John came unto you in the WAY of righteousness
> ...
>
>                       MESSIAH TEACHES WAY = TORAH
>
> KJV Matthew 22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the
> Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and TEACHEST
> the WAY of God in truth ...
>
>
>        WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS = HOLY COMMANDMENTS
>
> KJV 2 Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the
> WAY of RIGHTEOUSNESS, than, after they have known it, to turn from the
> HOLY COMMANDMENT delivered unto them.
>
>
>                      MESSIAH IS THE WAY
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the WAY, the truth, and the
> life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>
>                    MESSIAH IS THE TRUTH
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the TRUTH, and the
> life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>
>               THE HEBREW WORD FOR TRUTH
>
>       The Hebrew word for truth is the Strong's number 571 which is
> "Emet". The Hebrew word "Emet" is spelled:
>
> Alef, Mem, Tav
>
>      Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet
>      Mem is the middle letter of the Hebrew alphabet
>      Tav is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
>
>     The WHOLE TRUTH is EVERTHING from the beginning, middle and end.
>
>     The Hebrew word: "Emet" / Truth means:
>
> 'emeth {eh'-meth}
contracted from 0539;
> TWOT - 116k
AV -
>
> truth 92,
> true 18,
> right 3,
> faithfully 2,
> assured 1
> sure 1
>
> 1) firmness, faithfulness, truth
> 1a) sureness, reliability
> 1b) stability, continuance
> 1c) faithfulness, reliableness 1d) truth
> 1d5) true doctrine
>
>
>                                 THE TORAH = TRUTH
>
> KJV Psalm 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
> and thy TORAH is the TRUTH <0571>.
>
> KJV John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word (Torah) is truth.
>
>
>                       ALL COMMANDMENTS = TRUTH
>
> KJV Psalm 119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and ALL thy COMMANDMENTS are
> TRUTH <0571> .
>
>
>                                 THE TORAH = TRUTH
>
> KJV Malachi 2:1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
>
> KJV Malachi 2:6 The TORAH of TRUTH <0571> was in his mouth, and iniquity
was
> not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did
> turn many away from iniquity.
>
>
>      ZION = JERUSALEM = CITY OF TRUTH = FOLLOW TORAH
>
> KJV Zechariah 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto ZION, and
> will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and JERUSALEM shall be called a
> CITY of TRUTH; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the HOLY
> MOUNTAIN
>
>
>                            TORAH = LIGHT
>
> KJV Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the TORAH is
> LIGHT; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
>
>
>          DOES TRUTH = COMES LIGHT = FOLLOW TORAH
>
> KJV John 3:21 But he that DOETH TRUTH cometh to the LIGHT, that his
> deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God..
>
>
>          NOT KEEP COMMANDMENTS = NO TRUTH
>
> KJV 1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and KEEPETH NOT his
> COMMANDMENTS, is a liar, and the TRUTH <0571> is not in him.
>
>
>     CONTINUE IN TORAH = THE TORAH SETS YOU FREE
>
> KJV John 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If
> ye CONTINUE in my WORD, then are ye MY DISCIPLES indeed;
>
> KJV John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the TRUTH shall make
> you FREE.
>
>
>      CONTINUE IN TORAH = THE TORAH BRINGS LIBERTY
>
> KJV James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect TORAH of LIBERTY, and
> CONTINUETH THEREIN, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the
> work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
>
>
>      THE TRUTH = HEAR MY VOICE = FOLLOW TORAH
>
> KJV John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then?
> Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born,
> and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness
> unto the truth. Every one that is of the TRUTH HEARETH MY VOICE.
>
>
>         HOLY SPIRIT = SPIRIT OF TRUTH = FOLLOW TORAH
>
> KJV John 15:26 But when the COMFORTER is come, whom I will send unto
> you from the Father, even the SPIRIT of TRUTH, which proceedeth from
> the Father, he shall testify of me:
>
> KJV John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the SPIRIT of TRUTH, is come, he will
> GUIDE you into all TRUTH: for he shall not speak of himself; but
> whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you
> things to come.
>
>
> WALK IN DARKNESS (sin) = NOT DO THE TRUTH (Follow Torah)
>
> KJV 1 John 1:6 If we SAY that we have FELLOWSHIP with HIM, and WALK in
> DARKNESS, we LIE, and DO NOT the TRUTH:
>
>
> KEEP NOT COMMANDMENTS (sin) = NOT DO THE TRUTH (Follow Torah)
>
> KJV 1 John 2:4 He that SAITH, I KNOW HIM, and KEEPETH NOT his
> COMMANDMENTS, is a liar, and the TRUTH is NOT in him.
>
>
> WALKING IN TRUTH (following Torah) = KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS
>
> KJV 2 John 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children
> WALKING in TRUTH, as we have RECEIVED a COMMANDMENT from the Father.
>
> KJV 3 John 1:3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and
> testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou WALKEST in THE
> TRUTH.
>
> KJV 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children
> walk in truth.
>
>
>                   YESHUA IS THE TRUTH (FOLLOWER OF TORAH)
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the TRUTH, and the
> life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>
>                             YESHUA IS THE LIFE
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the
> LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>
>               THE HEBREW WORD FOR LIFE
>
>       The Hebrew word for life is the Strong's number 2416 which is
> "Chai".
>
>
>             KEEPING THE TORAH = LIFE
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 30:10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD
> thy God, to KEEP his COMMANDMENTS and his statutes which are written
> in this book of the TORAH, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with
> all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
>
> KJV Deuteronomy 30:16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD
> thy God, to WALK in his WAYS, and to KEEP his COMMANDMENTS and his
> statutes and his judgments, that thou MAYEST LIVE <02421> (Chayah) and
multiply: and
> the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to
> possess it.
>
>
>           KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS = WAY TO LIFE
>
> KJV Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the TORAH is
> LIGHT; and reproofs of instruction are the WAY <01870> of LIFE <02416>:
>
>
>                       CHAI = ZOE IN GREEK
>
>             The Hebrew word, "Chai" / Life corresponds to the Greek
> word ZOE. ZOE is the Strong's number 2222.
>
>
>     THE WORDS OF MESSIAH ARE LIFE = FOLLOW TORAH
>
> KJV John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
> nothing: the WORDS that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they
> are LIFE.
>
>
> MESSIAH CAME TO BRING ZOE = CHAI / ZOE IS ABUNDANT LIFE
>
> KJV John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
> and to destroy: I am come that they might have LIFE, and that they
> might have it MORE ABUNDANTLY.
>
>
>                 TORAH = LIGHT OF LIFE
>
> KJV Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the TORAH is
> LIGHT; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
>
> KJV John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light
> of the world: he that followeth me shall NOT WALK IN DARKNESS (not
> follow Torah), but shall have the LIGHT of LIFE (follow Torah).
>
>
>      THE TORAH IS SPIRITUAL = LIFE AND PEACE
>
> KJV Romans 7:14 For we know that the TORAH is SPIRITUAL ...
>
> KJV Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death (disobey Torah); but to
be
> SPIRITUALLY MINDED (follow Torah) is LIFE and PEACE (shalom).
>
>
>   GENTILES DON'T FOLLOW TORAH = ALIENATED FROM YHVH
>
> KJV Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that
> ye henceforth walk not as other GENTILES WALK, in the vanity of their
> mind,
>
> KJV Ephesians 4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being ALIENATED
> FROM the LIFE of GOD [Torah] through the ignorance that is in them,
because of
> the blindness of their heart:
>
>
>                FOUNTAIN OF LIFE = FOLLOWING TORAH
>
> KJV Proverbs 13:14 The TORAH of the wise is a FOUNTAIN of LIFE, to
> depart from the snares of death.
>
> KJV Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and
> Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst
> of the FOUNTAIN of the WATER of LIFE freely.
>
>
>                         MESSIAH IS THE LIFE
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the
> LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>
>          MESSIAH IS THE WAY, TRUTH AND LIFE
>
> KJV John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the
> LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
>
>          TORAH IS THE WAY, TRUTH AND LIFE
>
>          MESSIAH IS TORAH! TORAH! TORAH!
>
>     I pray that this study has been a rich blessing to you.
>
> May YHVH continue to bless you in your studies,
>
> Eddie Chumney
> Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int'l

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