John the Immerser and the Mikveh
by M. Eichhorst
And when Yeshua was immersed, he arose at once from the water and
heaven was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of El Shaddai which was
descending like a dove, and it came upon him.
Matthew 3:16
Yochanan HaMatbil (John the Immerser)
Yochanan Ben Zecharya (John the Son of Zachariah) was born Hebrew (Jewish) and was
the son of Zachariah, the Kohen (Cohen) meaning “Priest” in the Second Temple of God in
Jerusalem and his mother was Elizabeth of the lineage of the Kohen Ahron (Priest Aaron)
of Moshe (Moses) for many generations (ex: great, great, great, etc. granddaughter of
Aaron) and her Son Yochanan (John) was born in c.5BCE 6 months before Yehoshua Ben
Yosef (Yeshua the Son of Joseph) was born. Yochanan was born somewhere in the Month
of Nisan and in the Month of the Pesach (Passover) Feast of the Unleavened Bread, and
was born in Urishlim, Yehuda (Jerusalem, Judea, Israel).
As he grew, he was a reminiscent (mirror image) to the Prophet Eliyahu (Elijah) and later
Yochanan (John) became a Rabbi, Rav Yochanan Ben Zecharya (Rabbi John the Son of
Zachariah) and was also known as Rav Yochanan HaMatbil (Rabbi John the Immerser).
Kohen Zachariah was a Priest of the Second Temple.
What was Rabbi Yochanan conducting when he Immersed Rabbi Yeshua and the Believers
in the Jordan River?
What Rabbi John the Son of Zechariah was doing was the Hebrew ritual of the “Mikveh”
which is the purification in water ceremony or cleansing ceremony when a new believer
which comes to the Hebrew faith. It is also the purification ceremony before entering the
temple or a woman before her wedding. The Mikveh began over 1,300 years prior to Rabbi
John the Immerser and Rabbi Yeshua. Rabbi John was in compliance with the Hebrew
Faith when he Immersed the believers in HaYarden Nahar (the Jordan River). This was a
normal practice in the Hebrew Faith and did not begin with Rabbi John the Immerser,
however what Rabbi John was doing was the cleansing in faith of the Hebrew Faith of
YHVH of HaMashiach (The Messiah) and in the “Mikveh” a pool or bath was immersed with
water and in Ruach (Spirit).
First Peter 3:20-22.
20. which were formerly disobedient in the days of Noah when the long suffering of El
Shaddai commanded an ark to be made, in hope of their repentance; and eight souls only
entered into it and were kept alive in the waters*.
21. And you also, by a like figure, are made alive by immersion** and by the resurrection of
Yeshua the Mashiach
22. who is taken up to heaven and is on the right hand of El Shaddai and Messengers and
authorities, and powers are subject to him.
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* ““Alive in the waters” points to the waters of the Mikveh, the complete immersion into
living waters after a soul has repented of sin and agreed to walk in the newness of life (the
Kingdom) as offered through Mashiyach… **Immersion – not when you wash your bodies
from filth, but when you confess [El Shaddai] with a pure conscience... A common
misconception among many Christians is that “baptism” was invented by “John the Baptist,”
but of course Jews have been “purifying” themselves with a ritual immersion in water for
over 3200 years and at least 1300 years before Y’shua came to Earth as Mashiyach. The
synagogue system that arose after the Captivity but before +/- 150 BCE had as one of its
key architectural aspects a ritual bath called a “mikveh,” through which the faithful passed
prior to entering the service…
Rav Shaul exposed counterfeit immersions to illustrate the validity of the resurrection:
“Otherwise, what shall they do who are immersed for the dead, if the dead do not rise?
Why are they immersed for the dead?” (1 Corinthians 15:29), It is foolish for someone to be
immersed on behalf of a dead person because it is the voluntary will of each living soul to
live for YHWH and His Mashiyach according to His Word…
Once we are immersed into YHWH our Salvation (Y’shua) then the “righteous by faith, shall
live” which means living righteous lives and having Torah written upon the heart. As we live
from faith to faith, we recognize the development of the spiritual man within us and each
Shabbat and Feast day of YHWH we enter in literally to the days of Mashiyach; these are
prophetic days within our own generation and our own lives. The physical immersion in
water is the first step toward drawing close to YHWH after repentance is made; it is also
the first step towards the excitement and joy of living in Mashiyach.”
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Aramaic English New Testament Bible
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The Mikveh at the Riverbanks of HaYarden Nahar (the Jordan River) where it is believed to be where Yochanan (John) HaMatbil
(the Immerser) immersed Rabbi Yeshua. This Mikveh is refreshed with the waters of HaYarden Nahar (the Jordan River).
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a Mikveh outside the walls of the Second Temple in
Jerusalem, Israel and a passageway leading to the Temple and is dated to around 20-30 C.E.
which would have been during the time of Rabbi Yeshua.
This is the passageways leading from the Mikveh to the Temple.
It is just enough space for one person at a time to walk through to enter the Temple.
Rabbi John further said that there will be another that would come (referring to Rabbi
Yeshua) which is greater than him and will immerse us with Ruach HaKodesh (The Holy
Spirit) or HaKodesh of El Shaddai (the Spirit of God Almighty). Christianity does not teach
this, this way. Christianity further does not teach that Rabbi John the Immerser was the
Second (2nd) cousins to Rabbi Yeshua. Rabbi John the Immerser’s mother “Elizabeth” and
Rabbi Yeshua’s mother “Maryam (Mary)” were cousins.
The Mikveh is an age-old tradition of faith dating back for thousands of years and is where
Rabbi John was conducting what is called the “Mikveh”; The Immersion in water for the
purification of the faith for new believers (new converts) after confession their sins before El
Shaddai.
Yochanan’s Parents
Luke chapter 1
5. In the days of Herodus the king of Yehuda, there was a certain priest whose name was
Zakharyah (Zachariah), from the order of the house of Awiya and his wife from the
descended daughters of Ahron (Aaron). Elishwa (Elizabeth) was her name.
6. And both of them were righteous before El Shaddai (God Almighty) and walked in all the
Mitzvah (Commandments) and in the righteousness of Master YHVH without blame.
7. But they did not have a son because Elishwa (Elizabeth) was barren, and both of them
were many in their days. (over 60 years old).
The Messenger Angel Gabriel appeared to Zachariah the Priest inside the Temple
Luke chapter 1
8. And it came to pass while he was serving as priest in the order of his ministry before El
Shaddai (God Almighty),
9. In the custom of the priesthood, it was his turn to place the incense. And he entered into
the temple of Master YHVH.
The word spelled YHVH is pronounced Yah-Veh in Hebrew, and the word spelled YHWH is
pronounced Yah-Weh in Aramaic. The Yah-Veh (Yah-Weh) word was created by the
Roman Empire and is not a word in Hebrew or in Aramaic, but a pronunciation of the word.
This is a misconception and wrong doctrine in Greek, Latin, and English Christianity.
Master YHVH is in reference to Adonai El Shaddai (LORD God Almighty). YHVH of
HaMashiach is in reference to the Messiah, Yeshua.
10. And all the crowds of the people would pray outside at the time of the incense.
11. And a Messenger (Angel) of Master YHVH appeared to Zakharyah (Zachariah) who
stood at the right of the altar of incense.
12. When Zakharyah (Zachariah) saw him he was dumbfounded (amazed), and fear fell
upon him.
13. And the Messenger (Angel) said to him, “Do not have fear because your prayer has
been heard and your wife, Elishwa (Elizabeth), will bear you a son, and you will call his
name “Yochanan”.
14. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15. For he will be great before Master YHVH (God). And he will not drink strong drink and
wine, and he will be filled with the Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) while he is in the
womb of his mother.
16. And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to Master YHVH their El Shaddai (God
Almighty).
17. And he will go before Him in the spirit and in the might of Eliyahu (Elijah) the prophet,
that he might turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and those that are not obedient to
the knowledge of the just, and he will prepare a perfect people for Master YHVH.”
The Power and Authority given to the Messenger Gabriel through God
18. And Zakharyah (Zachariah) said to the Messenger (Angel), “How should I understand
this, for I am an elderly man* and my wife is many in her days?” *
19. And the Messenger (Angel) answered and said to him, “I am Gawriel (Gabriel) who
stands before Eloah (God), and I have been sent to speak with you and declare these
things.
20. Now you will be mute, and you will not be able to speak until the day that these things
happen, because you did not believe these my words which will be fulfilled in their time.”
* What I could gather from the Bible is “elderly man” is considered at least 65 years of age,
possible 70 years of age and over, while “many in her days” is at least 55 years of age,
possible 60 years of age and over.
Zachariah disbelieved the things the Messenger Gabriel told him; “because you did not
believe these my words” that “you will not be able to speak” until Elizabeth his wife gives
birth and after the 8th day after his birth when he will be given circumcision and be given
his name at the Brit Milah (Covenant of the Circumcision Ceremony).
The circumcision was performed by the Priest in the Synagogue or Temple and on the 8th
day, the infant baby child would be given his name at the ceremony and since the
Messenger Gabriel was standing at the “Throne of Eloah (God)” that his words were
actually Eloah’s (God’s) words, and that it was Eloah (God) which gave Yochanan (John)
his name and it would be given through his wife Elizabeth and then her husband Zachariah
would then be allowed to speak once again. In the Hebrew faith this is considered wrong
because it is the man who stands before the congregation and gives the child’s name, but
Eloah (God) changed this rule by not allowing him to speak for a little over 9 months.
The Messenger Angel Gabriel appeared prior to the Month of Av (July-August) 9 Months
before the Birth of Yochanan in the Month of Nissan (March-April) in 5 B.C.E. Yochanan’s
Birth was 6 Months before the Birth of Yeshua. Yochanan’s Birth was in the Month of
Nissan which is when the Pesach (Passover) occurred.
Elizabeth was the Great, Great, Great, etc., Granddaughter of Kohen Ahron (Priest Aaron)
which was the spokesman for Moshe (Moses) and he was a Priest. Elizabeth was also the
Cousin of Maryam (Mary) the Mother of Yeshua. Yochanan and Yeshua were Second
Cousins. Yochanan is reminiscent of the Prophet Elijah.
The Priest Zachariah was delayed coming out of the Temple
Luke chapter 1
21. And the people were standing and waiting for Zakharyah (Zachariah) and were
wondering about his delay in the temple.
22. And when Zakharyah (Zachariah) came out he was not able to speak with them. And
they understood that he saw a vision in the temple. And he was repeatedly making signs
but remained mute to them.
When the Priest Zachariah had completed his duty at the Temple in Jerusalem, Judea,
Israel that he went home and had sexual relations with his wife Elizabeth where she
became Pregnant and no longer was, she barren. The Bible says Zachariah saw the
Messenger Angel Gabriel a little over 9 months later when their son was born in the Month
of Av, Zachariah was unable to speak from when the Messenger Angel Gabriel visited for
over 9 months. Yochanan was born and then 8 days later when the Brit Milah (Covenant of
Circumcision Ceremony) had occurred in compliance with the Hebrew Faith and during this
time he was to be named on the 8th Day.
Luke chapter 1
23. And when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went to his house.
24. And it happened after those days Elishwa (Elizabeth) his wife conceived. And she had
hidden herself for five months and she said,
25. “These things Master YHVH has done for me in the days that he looked on me to take
away my reproach that was among the sons of men.”
In order for the accuracy of the calculations things that are mentioned in the Bible you must
use the Day, Time of Day, and Month of the Hebrew Calendar. Never use the Roman or
Greek Calendars as all calculations of Bible Prophecy, and Events are all according to the
“Hebrew Calendar”.
The Bible says this will occur “until we all become one and the same in faith” described in
Hebrews chapter 4.
Ephesians 4:13. Until we all become one and the same, in faith and in the knowledge of
the Son of El Shaddai, and “one complete man” according to the measure of the stature of
the fullness of Mashiach (Messiah).
Yochanan was conceived in the month of Av and 9 months later he was born in the Month
of Nisan. The Messenger Angel Gabriel appeared to Maryam (Mary) in the 6th Month of
Elul and Ruach HaKodesh or Eloah (the Holy Spirit or God) conceived her at first day of
Hanukkah which is the 24th Day of the Month of Kislev and 9 Months later and 6 Months
after the birth of Yochanan on the 15th Day of the Month of Tishri Yeshua was born.
This is how we know when Yeshua was actually born, and you must calculate both
Yochanan and Yeshua and to affirm these calculation God Almighty placed a “Sign in
Heaven” which is an affirmation of Rabbi Yeshua, the Messiah known as the Tetrad Blood
Red Moons or the Four Blood Red Moons to commemorate the Passover Feast on the
15th Day of the Month of Nisan also known as the Last Supper and the Birth of Yeshua on
the 15th Day of the Month of Tishri. These Blood Moons were “Precisely” on the proper
Days.
What did Yochanan eat for food as an infant baby?
Matthew 3:4. Now Yochanan’s clothes were from the hair of camels, and upon his loins a
girdle of skins. And his food was locusts (parsnip or Locusts beans) and wild honey.
Parsnip Puree
Locust Flower Soup
Parsnip Latkes (Hanukkah)
Kharuv Tree Bean Pods (Carob Tree Locust Bean Pods)
Many people have the word Locusts wrong. Locusts described in the Brit Chadashah uses
the Aramaic word “qamtsa” meaning “parsnip” the plant possible a parsnip puree or locust
flower soup or parsnip latkes for Hanukkah and other holidays, but “definitely not the locust
insects”.
Followers of Rabbi Yeshua after his crucifixion believed John’s Bread was from the Kharuv
Tree Bean Pods (Carob Pods or Carob Beans also known as Locusts Bean Pods). Kharuv
or Charuv are Hebrew words for the Kharuv Tree (Carob Tree) and “the Tree and it’s bean
pods (Kharuv Tree Beans, Carob Tree Beans, or Locusts Beans)” are native to the
Mediterranean Sea region specifically Israel.
This is the mistranslation of the word Locusts in English and should be translated as
Parsnip or the Locusts Tree Beans, ground into multiple foods; puree, bread, latkes, soup,
etc.
Luke chapter 1
26. And in the sixth month, the Messenger Gawriel (Angel Gabriel) was sent from the
presence of El Shaddai (God Almighty) to Galeela (Galilee) to the city whose name is
Nasrath (Nazareth),
27. To a virgin who was betrothed to a man whose name was Yosip (Josef) from the house
of Dawid (David). And the name of the virgin was Maryam (Mary).
28. And the Messenger came to her and said to her, “Peace to you full of grace, our Master
is with you (and so you are) blessed among women!”
29. But when she saw him, she was disturbed at his saying and wondered, “What is this
greeting?”
30. And the Messenger said to her, “Do not be afraid, Maryam, for you have found grace
with El Shaddai.
31. For behold you will receive conception and bear a son and you will call his name
Yehoshua (Yeshua).
Definitions
Mitzvah means the “Commandments”
Mikveh means a “Jewish ritual of purifications for the purpose of ritual Matbil (Immersion) in
water in the Hebrew Faith to achieve ritual purity” and is what Rav Yochanan HaMatbil
(Rabbi John the Immerser) was conducting. The Mikveh is an ago old tradition in the
Hebrew Faith at least 1,300 years before Rav Yochanan and Rav Yeshua. Kristianae in
Hebrew or Kristianay in Aramaic means “Christians” and call this “water Baptism” and have
been doing it for a short time for nearly 1,600 years while in the Hebrew Faith is much
longer at about 3,300 years or more. The first Believers were actually following “the
Hebrew Faith” and practices as Rav Yehoshua (Rabbi Yeshua) was.
Rav means Rabbi
What is a Mikveh?
A Mikveh is a pool or bath in a specific formation, and it must be sunk in the ground. Jewish
law requires of the Hebrew Faith to be immersed in a mikveh as part of the process of
conversion to the faith. It also requires women to immerse before getting married and when
observing the laws of Niddah (menstrual purity). There are also various other reasons —
both traditional and modern — that women, as well as men be Immersed in the mikveh.
What Yochanan Ben Zachariah was called Ha Matbil (the Immerser) was doing was
complying with the Hebrew Faith. The Mikveh dates back at least 1,300 years before
Yochanan (John) so when Christians say that the first Baptism was with John the Baptist,
this is not true and “wrong doctrines of men”.
Baptism refers to Ha Mikveh which is what John the Immerser was doing, and he was in
compliance with God Almighty of immersing new converts. The first Messianics were those
of a small sect about 30 years after the Crucifixion of Rabbi Yeshua where majority of his
followers were following the Hebrew Faith.
After 313 C.E. the Messianics became perverted by the Roman Empire and those in Rome
changed the name Messianic to Christianity, so today Christians need to turn away from
their beliefs and embrace the Hebrew Faith as the new Messianic Beliefs of today have. El
Shaddai says in the Brit Chadashah – “until we all become one in faith” which means the
same beliefs as God Almighty. We need to join as one in El Shaddai and His Son, Ha
Mashiach (The Messiah) Yeshua which is “the head of all El Shaddai’s creation".
The Requirement of a Mikveh
(1) For converts to the Hebrew Faith
(2) Priests in the Temple before divine service
(3) Men on the eve of Yom Kippur (also optionally, before Shabbat)
(4) Women after childbirth or menstruation – For the menstruant woman, immersion in a
mikvah is part of a larger framework best known as Taharat HaMishpachah (the Family
Purity). The laws of Niddah (menstrual purity) from the onset of menstruation and for seven
days after of the woman’s menstruation cycle has concluded, an additional 7 days after, the
Husband and Wife will be separated and have no sexual relations until she is immersed in
the Mikvah for the family purity. This could be anywhere from 9 to 14 days later.
(5) A bride before her wedding
(6) In preparation of a dead person for burial – The manual pouring of water in a highly
specific manner over the entire body of the deceased serves this purpose.
(7) For new kitchen pots, dishes, and utensils
John the Immerser and the Mikveh
by M. Eichhorst
And when Yeshua was immersed, he
arose at once from the water and
heaven was opened to him, and he saw
the Spirit of El Shaddai which was
descending like a dove, and it came
upon him.
Matthew 3:16
Yochanan HaMatbil (John the Immerser)
Yochanan Ben Zecharya (John the Son of
Zachariah) was born Hebrew (Jewish) and was
the son of Zachariah, the Kohen (Cohen)
meaning “Priest” in the Second Temple of God
in Jerusalem and his mother was Elizabeth of
the lineage of the Kohen Ahron (Priest Aaron) of
Moshe (Moses) for many generations (ex:
great, great, great, etc. granddaughter of Aaron)
and her Son Yochanan (John) was born in
c.5BCE 6 months before Yehoshua Ben Yosef
(Yeshua the Son of Joseph) was born.
Yochanan was born somewhere in the Month of
Nisan and in the Month of the Pesach
(Passover) Feast of the Unleavened Bread, and
was born in Urishlim, Yehuda (Jerusalem,
Judea, Israel).
As he grew, he was a reminiscent (mirror
image) to the Prophet Eliyahu (Elijah) and later
Yochanan (John) became a Rabbi, Rav
Yochanan Ben Zecharya (Rabbi John the Son
of Zachariah) and was also known as Rav
Yochanan HaMatbil (Rabbi John the Immerser).
Kohen Zachariah was a Priest of the Second
Temple.
What was Rabbi Yochanan conducting when he
Immersed Rabbi Yeshua and the Believers in
the Jordan River?
What Rabbi John the Son of Zechariah was
doing was the Hebrew ritual of the “Mikveh”
which is the purification in water ceremony or
cleansing ceremony when a new believer which
comes to the Hebrew faith. It is also the
purification ceremony before entering the
temple or a woman before her wedding. The
Mikveh began over 1,300 years prior to Rabbi
John the Immerser and Rabbi Yeshua. Rabbi
John was in compliance with the Hebrew Faith
when he Immersed the believers in HaYarden
Nahar (the Jordan River). This was a normal
practice in the Hebrew Faith and did not begin
with Rabbi John the Immerser, however what
Rabbi John was doing was the cleansing in faith
of the Hebrew Faith of YHVH of HaMashiach
(The Messiah) and in the “Mikveh” a pool or
bath was immersed with water and in Ruach
(Spirit).
First Peter 3:20-22.
20. which were formerly disobedient in the days
of Noah when the long suffering of El Shaddai
commanded an ark to be made, in hope of their
repentance; and eight souls only entered into it
and were kept alive in the waters*.
21. And you also, by a like figure, are made
alive by immersion** and by the resurrection of
Yeshua the Mashiach
22. who is taken up to heaven and is on the
right hand of El Shaddai and Messengers and
authorities, and powers are subject to him.
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* ““Alive in the waters” points to the waters of
the Mikveh, the complete immersion into living
waters after a soul has repented of sin and
agreed to walk in the newness of life (the
Kingdom) as offered through Mashiyach…
**Immersion – not when you wash your bodies
from filth, but when you confess [El Shaddai]
with a pure conscience... A common
misconception among many Christians is that
“baptism” was invented by “John the Baptist,”
but of course Jews have been “purifying”
themselves with a ritual immersion in water for
over 3200 years and at least 1300 years before
Y’shua came to Earth as Mashiyach. The
synagogue system that arose after the Captivity
but before +/- 150 BCE had as one of its key
architectural aspects a ritual bath called a
“mikveh,” through which the faithful passed prior
to entering the service…
Rav Shaul exposed counterfeit immersions to
illustrate the validity of the resurrection:
“Otherwise, what shall they do who are
immersed for the dead, if the dead do not rise?
Why are they immersed for the dead?” (1
Corinthians 15:29), It is foolish for someone to
be immersed on behalf of a dead person
because it is the voluntary will of each living
soul to live for YHWH and His Mashiyach
according to His Word…
Once we are immersed into YHWH our
Salvation (Y’shua) then the “righteous by faith,
shall live” which means living righteous lives
and having Torah written upon the heart. As we
live from faith to faith, we recognize the
development of the spiritual man within us and
each Shabbat and Feast day of YHWH we enter
in literally to the days of Mashiyach; these are
prophetic days within our own generation and
our own lives. The physical immersion in water
is the first step toward drawing close to YHWH
after repentance is made; it is also the first step
towards the excitement and joy of living in
Mashiyach.”
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Aramaic English New Testament Bible
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The Mikveh at the Riverbanks of HaYarden Nahar (the Jordan River)
where it is believed to be where Yochanan (John) HaMatbil (the
Immerser) immersed Rabbi Yeshua. This Mikveh is refreshed with
the waters of HaYarden Nahar (the Jordan River).
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered
a Mikveh outside the walls of the Second Temple in Jerusalem,
Israel and a passageway leading to the Temple and is dated to
around 20-30 C.E.
which would have been during the time of Rabbi Yeshua.
This is the passageways leading from the Mikveh to the Temple.
It is just enough space for one person at a time to walk through to
enter the Temple.
Rabbi John further said that there will be
another that would come (referring to Rabbi
Yeshua) which is greater than him and will
immerse us with Ruach HaKodesh (The Holy
Spirit) or HaKodesh of El Shaddai (the Spirit of
God Almighty). Christianity does not teach this,
this way. Christianity further does not teach that
Rabbi John the Immerser was the Second (2nd)
cousins to Rabbi Yeshua. Rabbi John the
Immerser’s mother “Elizabeth” and Rabbi
Yeshua’s mother “Maryam (Mary)” were
cousins.
The Mikveh is an age-old tradition of faith dating
back for thousands of years and is where Rabbi
John was conducting what is called the
“Mikveh”; The Immersion in water for the
purification of the faith for new believers (new
converts) after confession their sins before El
Shaddai.
Yochanan’s Parents
Luke chapter 1
5. In the days of Herodus the king of Yehuda,
there was a certain priest whose name was
Zakharyah (Zachariah), from the order of the
house of Awiya and his wife from the
descended daughters of Ahron (Aaron). Elishwa
(Elizabeth) was her name.
6. And both of them were righteous before El
Shaddai (God Almighty) and walked in all the
Mitzvah (Commandments) and in the
righteousness of Master YHVH without blame.
7. But they did not have a son because Elishwa
(Elizabeth) was barren, and both of them were
many in their days. (over 60 years old).
The Messenger Angel Gabriel appeared to
Zachariah the Priest inside the Temple
Luke chapter 1
8. And it came to pass while he was serving as
priest in the order of his ministry before El
Shaddai (God Almighty),
9. In the custom of the priesthood, it was his
turn to place the incense. And he entered into
the temple of Master YHVH.
The word spelled YHVH is pronounced Yah-Veh
in Hebrew, and the word spelled YHWH is
pronounced Yah-Weh in Aramaic. The Yah-Veh
(Yah-Weh) word was created by the Roman
Empire and is not a word in Hebrew or in
Aramaic, but a pronunciation of the word. This
is a misconception and wrong doctrine in
Greek, Latin, and English Christianity. Master
YHVH is in reference to Adonai El Shaddai
(LORD God Almighty). YHVH of HaMashiach is
in reference to the Messiah, Yeshua.
10. And all the crowds of the people would pray
outside at the time of the incense.
11. And a Messenger (Angel) of Master YHVH
appeared to Zakharyah (Zachariah) who stood
at the right of the altar of incense.
12. When Zakharyah (Zachariah) saw him he
was dumbfounded (amazed), and fear fell upon
him.
13. And the Messenger (Angel) said to him, “Do
not have fear because your prayer has been
heard and your wife, Elishwa (Elizabeth), will
bear you a son, and you will call his name
“Yochanan”.
14. And you will have joy and gladness, and
many will rejoice at his birth.
15. For he will be great before Master YHVH
(God). And he will not drink strong drink and
wine, and he will be filled with the Ruach
HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) while he is in the
womb of his mother.
16. And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to
Master YHVH their El Shaddai (God Almighty).
17. And he will go before Him in the spirit and in
the might of Eliyahu (Elijah) the prophet, that he
might turn the heart of the fathers to the
children, and those that are not obedient to the
knowledge of the just, and he will prepare a
perfect people for Master YHVH.”
The Power and Authority given to the
Messenger Gabriel through God
18. And Zakharyah (Zachariah) said to the
Messenger (Angel), “How should I understand
this, for I am an elderly man* and my wife is
many in her days?” *
19. And the Messenger (Angel) answered and
said to him, “I am Gawriel (Gabriel) who stands
before Eloah (God), and I have been sent to
speak with you and declare these things.
20. Now you will be mute, and you will not be
able to speak until the day that these things
happen, because you did not believe these my
words which will be fulfilled in their time.”
* What I could gather from the Bible is “elderly
man” is considered at least 65 years of age,
possible 70 years of age and over, while “many
in her days” is at least 55 years of age, possible
60 years of age and over.
Zachariah disbelieved the things the Messenger
Gabriel told him; “because you did not believe
these my words” that “you will not be able to
speak” until Elizabeth his wife gives birth and
after the 8th day after his birth when he will be
given circumcision and be given his name at the
Brit Milah (Covenant of the Circumcision
Ceremony).
The circumcision was performed by the Priest in
the Synagogue or Temple and on the 8th day,
the infant baby child would be given his name at
the ceremony and since the Messenger Gabriel
was standing at the “Throne of Eloah (God)”
that his words were actually Eloah’s (God’s)
words, and that it was Eloah (God) which gave
Yochanan (John) his name and it would be
given through his wife Elizabeth and then her
husband Zachariah would then be allowed to
speak once again. In the Hebrew faith this is
considered wrong because it is the man who
stands before the congregation and gives the
child’s name, but Eloah (God) changed this rule
by not allowing him to speak for a little over 9
months.
The Messenger Angel Gabriel appeared prior to
the Month of Av (July-August) 9 Months before
the Birth of Yochanan in the Month of Nissan
(March-April) in 5 B.C.E. Yochanan’s Birth was
6 Months before the Birth of Yeshua.
Yochanan’s Birth was in the Month of Nissan
which is when the Pesach (Passover) occurred.
Elizabeth was the Great, Great, Great, etc.,
Granddaughter of Kohen Ahron (Priest Aaron)
which was the spokesman for Moshe (Moses)
and he was a Priest. Elizabeth was also the
Cousin of Maryam (Mary) the Mother of Yeshua.
Yochanan and Yeshua were Second Cousins.
Yochanan is reminiscent of the Prophet Elijah.
The Priest Zachariah was delayed coming out
of the Temple
Luke chapter 1
21. And the people were standing and waiting
for Zakharyah (Zachariah) and were wondering
about his delay in the temple.
22. And when Zakharyah (Zachariah) came out
he was not able to speak with them. And they
understood that he saw a vision in the temple.
And he was repeatedly making signs but
remained mute to them.
When the Priest Zachariah had completed his
duty at the Temple in Jerusalem, Judea, Israel
that he went home and had sexual relations
with his wife Elizabeth where she became
Pregnant and no longer was, she barren. The
Bible says Zachariah saw the Messenger Angel
Gabriel a little over 9 months later when their
son was born in the Month of Av, Zachariah was
unable to speak from when the Messenger
Angel Gabriel visited for over 9 months.
Yochanan was born and then 8 days later when
the Brit Milah (Covenant of Circumcision
Ceremony) had occurred in compliance with the
Hebrew Faith and during this time he was to be
named on the 8th Day.
Luke chapter 1
23. And when the days of his service were
fulfilled, he went to his house.
24. And it happened after those days Elishwa
(Elizabeth) his wife conceived. And she had
hidden herself for five months and she said,
25. “These things Master YHVH has done for
me in the days that he looked on me to take
away my reproach that was among the sons of
men.”
In order for the accuracy of the calculations
things that are mentioned in the Bible you must
use the Day, Time of Day, and Month of the
Hebrew Calendar. Never use the Roman or
Greek Calendars as all calculations of Bible
Prophecy, and Events are all according to the
“Hebrew Calendar”.
The Bible says this will occur “until we all
become one and the same in faith” described in
Hebrews chapter 4.
Ephesians 4:13. Until we all become one and
the same, in faith and in the knowledge of the
Son of El Shaddai, and “one complete man”
according to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Mashiach (Messiah).
Yochanan was conceived in the month of Av
and 9 months later he was born in the Month of
Nisan. The Messenger Angel Gabriel appeared
to Maryam (Mary) in the 6th Month of Elul and
Ruach HaKodesh or Eloah (the Holy Spirit or
God) conceived her at first day of Hanukkah
which is the 24th Day of the Month of Kislev
and 9 Months later and 6 Months after the birth
of Yochanan on the 15th Day of the Month of
Tishri Yeshua was born.
This is how we know when Yeshua was actually
born, and you must calculate both Yochanan
and Yeshua and to affirm these calculation God
Almighty placed a “Sign in Heaven” which is an
affirmation of Rabbi Yeshua, the Messiah known
as the Tetrad Blood Red Moons or the Four
Blood Red Moons to commemorate the
Passover Feast on the 15th Day of the Month of
Nisan also known as the Last Supper and the
Birth of Yeshua on the 15th Day of the Month of
Tishri. These Blood Moons were “Precisely” on
the proper Days.
What did Yochanan eat for food as an infant
baby?
Matthew 3:4. Now Yochanan’s clothes were
from the hair of camels, and upon his loins a
girdle of skins. And his food was locusts
(parsnip or Locusts beans) and wild honey.
Parsnip Puree
Locust Flower Soup
Parsnip Latkes (Hanukkah)
Kharuv Tree Bean Pods (Carob Tree Locust Bean Pods)
Many people have the word Locusts wrong.
Locusts described in the Brit Chadashah uses
the Aramaic word “qamtsa” meaning “parsnip”
the plant possible a parsnip puree or locust
flower soup or parsnip latkes for Hanukkah and
other holidays, but “definitely not the locust
insects”.
Followers of Rabbi Yeshua after his crucifixion
believed John’s Bread was from the Kharuv
Tree Bean Pods (Carob Pods or Carob Beans
also known as Locusts Bean Pods). Kharuv or
Charuv are Hebrew words for the Kharuv Tree
(Carob Tree) and “the Tree and it’s bean pods
(Kharuv Tree Beans, Carob Tree Beans, or
Locusts Beans)” are native to the
Mediterranean Sea region specifically Israel.
This is the mistranslation of the word Locusts in
English and should be translated as Parsnip or
the Locusts Tree Beans, ground into multiple
foods; puree, bread, latkes, soup, etc.
Luke chapter 1
26. And in the sixth month, the Messenger
Gawriel (Angel Gabriel) was sent from the
presence of El Shaddai (God Almighty) to
Galeela (Galilee) to the city whose name is
Nasrath (Nazareth),
27. To a virgin who was betrothed to a man
whose name was Yosip (Josef) from the house
of Dawid (David). And the name of the virgin
was Maryam (Mary).
28. And the Messenger came to her and said to
her, “Peace to you full of grace, our Master is
with you (and so you are) blessed among
women!”
29. But when she saw him, she was disturbed
at his saying and wondered, “What is this
greeting?”
30. And the Messenger said to her, “Do not be
afraid, Maryam, for you have found grace with
El Shaddai.
31. For behold you will receive conception and
bear a son and you will call his name Yehoshua
(Yeshua).
Definitions
Mitzvah means the “Commandments”
Mikveh means a “Jewish ritual of purifications
for the purpose of ritual Matbil (Immersion) in
water in the Hebrew Faith to achieve ritual
purity” and is what Rav Yochanan HaMatbil
(Rabbi John the Immerser) was conducting. The
Mikveh is an ago old tradition in the Hebrew
Faith at least 1,300 years before Rav Yochanan
and Rav Yeshua. Kristianae in Hebrew or
Kristianay in Aramaic means “Christians” and
call this “water Baptism” and have been doing it
for a short time for nearly 1,600 years while in
the Hebrew Faith is much longer at about 3,300
years or more. The first Believers were actually
following “the Hebrew Faith” and practices as
Rav Yehoshua (Rabbi Yeshua) was.
Rav means Rabbi
What is a Mikveh?
A Mikveh is a pool or bath in a specific
formation, and it must be sunk in the ground.
Jewish law requires of the Hebrew Faith to be
immersed in a mikveh as part of the process of
conversion to the faith. It also requires women
to immerse before getting married and when
observing the laws of Niddah (menstrual purity).
There are also various other reasons — both
traditional and modern — that women, as well
as men be Immersed in the mikveh.
What Yochanan Ben Zachariah was called Ha
Matbil (the Immerser) was doing was complying
with the Hebrew Faith. The Mikveh dates back
at least 1,300 years before Yochanan (John) so
when Christians say that the first Baptism was
with John the Baptist, this is not true and “wrong
doctrines of men”.
Baptism refers to Ha Mikveh which is what John
the Immerser was doing, and he was in
compliance with God Almighty of immersing
new converts. The first Messianics were those
of a small sect about 30 years after the
Crucifixion of Rabbi Yeshua where majority of
his followers were following the Hebrew Faith.
After 313 C.E. the Messianics became
perverted by the Roman Empire and those in
Rome changed the name Messianic to
Christianity, so today Christians need to turn
away from their beliefs and embrace the
Hebrew Faith as the new Messianic Beliefs of
today have. El Shaddai says in the Brit
Chadashah – “until we all become one in faith”
which means the same beliefs as God Almighty.
We need to join as one in El Shaddai and His
Son, Ha Mashiach (The Messiah) Yeshua which
is “the head of all El Shaddai’s creation".
The Requirement of a Mikveh
(1) For converts to the Hebrew Faith
(2) Priests in the Temple before divine service
(3) Men on the eve of Yom Kippur (also
optionally, before Shabbat)
(4) Women after childbirth or menstruation – For
the menstruant woman, immersion in a mikvah
is part of a larger framework best known as
Taharat HaMishpachah (the Family Purity). The
laws of Niddah (menstrual purity) from the onset
of menstruation and for seven days after of the
woman’s menstruation cycle has concluded, an
additional 7 days after, the Husband and Wife
will be separated and have no sexual relations
until she is immersed in the Mikvah for the
family purity. This could be anywhere from 9 to
14 days later.
(5) A bride before her wedding
(6) In preparation of a dead person for burial –
The manual pouring of water in a highly specific
manner over the entire body of the deceased
serves this purpose.
(7) For new kitchen pots, dishes, and utensils
