Verse of the Week: Revelation 18:23

“For thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy pharmakeia were all nations deceived.”

Revelation 18 describes Babylon as a corrupt world system built upon wealth, political power, false worship, economic control, and rebellion against Yehovah. Its merchants are called “the great men of the earth” because their influence reaches beyond ordinary trade. Through wealth and commerce, they shape rulers, nations, and entire societies.

The verse connects these merchants with powerful men who control financial systems and use those systems to preserve their own wealth while placing ordinary people under greater dependence and bondage. It presents Babylon as a system that offers prosperity and freedom while leading the nations away from Yehovah’s truth.

The Greek word pharmakeia is associated with sorcery, occult practices, potions, and deceptive spiritual influence. Babylon does not rule only through military strength. It deceives the nations by appealing to their desire for wealth, comfort, power, security, and counterfeit forms of healing or deliverance. People participate in the system because they believe it will protect them, enrich them, or give them control over their lives.

Yet Revelation does not call the people of Yehovah merely to identify corrupt rulers or hidden systems. It calls us to examine our own allegiance. The central question is whether we will follow the commandments of Yehovah and maintain the testimony of Yeshua, even when obedience becomes costly.

The perseverance of the people of Yehovah is described in Revelation as those who keep the commandments of Yehovah and their faith in Yeshua. They reject the lawlessness of Babylon and walk in holiness, justice, mercy, and covenant faithfulness.

Babylon encourages covetousness, exploitation, pride, idolatry, deception, and injustice. Torah commands honest weights and measures, care for the poor, protection of the widow and orphan, rest for servants and animals, generosity toward the stranger, and reverence for Yehovah. Babylon builds wealth by consuming people. Torah requires us to love our neighbor and conduct our affairs with righteousness.

Revelation assures us that Babylon’s power will not last. Its merchants may appear untouchable, its rulers may intimidate the nations, and its economic system may seem permanent, but Yeshua will return as the righteous Judge. He will overthrow the kingdoms that oppose Yehovah and establish His kingdom upon the earth. The Torah will go forth from Zion, and the nations will learn the righteous ways of Yehovah.

So, this week, examine whether your daily life reflects the values of Babylon or the instructions of Yehovah. Reject deception, covetousness, idolatry, and every form of spiritual compromise. Practice honest business, remember the Sabbath, care for someone in need, and remove anything that separates you from Yehovah. Do not merely study prophecy. Prepare for the return of Yeshua by walking faithfully in the commandments of Yehovah and holding firmly to the testimony of the Messiah.

“My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” --Exodus 33:14

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Episode 2 from Executive Producer Mike Molinar's 'Shabbat Showdown!'


Part 2: The Miracle vs. The Malware (The Forensic Audit) **

Scan this picture. Look at the faces of the "Religious Elite" standing against the Power of God. This is the moment the "Victim Game" is exposed by the Truth.

The Crime Scene: Luke 13:10–17

Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath when He saw a woman who had been "bent double" by an evil spirit for 18 YEARS. She couldn’t even stand up straight (**Luke 13:11**).

Jesus didn't check her "Theology" or her "Bloodline." He saw the suffering and said, “Woman, you are healed of your sickness!” (**Luke 13:12**). He touched her, and instantly she could stand up straight and began praising God (**Luke 13:13**).

The "Indignant" Reaction: Luke 13:14

Make it make sense: A woman bound for nearly two decades is finally free, but the "Spiritual Leader" (the synagogue leader) was furious. Instead of rejoicing, he told the crowd, “There are six days of the week for working. Come on those days to be healed, but not on the Sabbath.”

The Forensic Verdict: "Heal Thyself"

Jesus performed an immediate audit of their "Evil Hearts." He called them exactly what the background check shows they are: Hypocrites. > “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall and lead it out for water? This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?” (**Luke 13:15–16**)

The "Athenian Counterfeit" Exposed:

These men claimed to be the "Guardians of the Law," but they were running Malware. They cared more about their "Dinner Menu" of man-made traditions than the life of a human being. They were "Stiff-necked" just like their ancestors at Mount Sinai (**Acts 7:51**).

The Wake-Up Call:

This is what happens when you follow the "Fraud of the Rabbis" or any "Replacement Theology." You end up protecting a Golden Calf of religious rules while fighting against the Architect of the Universe.

STOP following the "traditions of men" (**Mark 7:8**).

STOP letting religious leaders act as your "Filter" (**Matthew 23:13**).

GET BACK TO MOUNT SINAI and the One Law for all (**Numbers 15:16**).

The "Software" is for freedom. The "Religion" is for control. When the "Truth" showed up, they didn't repent—they felt humiliated and eventually plotted murder (**Luke 13:17, Matthew 12:14**).

Knowledge is Power. Ignorance is Weakness. Don't be the one standing in the synagogue with an angry face while God is setting people free.

Michael & Dr. Scott doing 1st halves for SNL! Looking good gentlemen. 

Encouraging Word of the Week ✨

A Promise of Everlasting Love

Hebrew: Ahavat olam

Hosea 2:19;23

 “And I shall take you as a bride unto Me forever, and take you as a bride unto Me in righteousness, and in right-ruling, and kindness and compassion. 20 “And I shall take you as a bride unto Me in trustworthiness, and you shall know Yahovah, “And it shall be in that day that I answer,” declares Yahovah, “that I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth, 22 and the earth answer the grain and the new wine and the oil, and they answer Yizre‛ĕl. 23 “And I shall sow her for Myself in the earth, and I shall have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion. And I shall say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people,’ while they say, ‘My Elohim!’ ”

When one comes on board as an Ambassador, Michael sends a personal recorded video to welcome them to the family. This is a beautiful response from Ron....  ❤️

Michael, thank you so much for taking the time to send me the video. I really appreciated it. It meant a lot to hear from you personally, and I’m honored to be part of the Ambassador Club.

I’ve benefited greatly from the work you’ve done over the years and, especially, from the willingness to challenge traditions and encourage people to go back and examine the Scriptures for themselves. That kind of work has had a real impact on me.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to support what you’re doing, and I pray that Yehovah continues to bless you, strengthen you, and use the ministry to reach people who genuinely want to know the truth.

Thank you again, Michael. The video was very much appreciated.

Ronald Ballow

Verse of the Week: Psalm 9:1

“I will give thanks to Yehovah with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.”

Psalm 9 begins with a deliberate decision: “I will.” David does not wait for his circumstances to improve before giving thanks. He chooses to praise Yehovah with his whole heart. Biblical thanksgiving is not based on comfort, political stability, or the absence of suffering. It is rooted in the unchanging character of Yehovah and in His faithfulness to His covenant.

To give thanks with our whole heart means that our worship and obedience cannot be divided. We cannot praise Yehovah with our lips while disregarding His instructions. Love for Yehovah is expressed through faith, loyalty, and obedience to His Torah. His commandments are not a burden. They teach us how to walk in holiness, justice, mercy, and faithfulness.

David also declares that he will tell of all Yehovah’s wonders. Remembering must lead to proclamation. The works of Yehovah are not private treasures that we hide away. They are testimonies meant to be declared before our families, our congregations, Israel, and the nations. Every act of deliverance points toward the greater work of redemption accomplished through Yeshua, the promised Messiah and King.

Yeshua did not come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. He lived in perfect obedience to the Father, called His followers to walk faithfully, and will return to establish righteousness throughout the earth. When He reigns from Jerusalem, the nations will learn the ways of Yehovah, and the Torah will go forth from Zion.

The world gives us many reasons to become distracted, fearful, or discouraged. Scripture calls us to remember what Yehovah has done, trust what He has promised, and walk according to His ways. Thanksgiving becomes an act of faithfulness. Praise becomes a declaration that history belongs to Yehovah, His covenant promises will stand, and His purposes for Israel and the nations will not fail.

So, this week, deliberately remember the works of Yehovah. Thank Him with your whole heart, examine your walk in the light of His Torah, and speak of His faithfulness to someone else. Let your gratitude lead to obedience, and let your obedience testify to your hope in the day when Yeshua returns, restores all things, and reigns as King over all the earth.

The Chronological Gospels Bible ~Michael Rood~ Event 69.

Created by TCG Executive Producer, Mike Molinar - Episode 1 of The Shabbat Showdown!

THE SABBATH SHOWDOWN: Part 1

The Miracle vs. The Murder Plot

The Setting: A local synagogue in Galilee.

The Subject: A man with a withered (paralyzed/shrunken) hand.

The Stakes: A human life vs. a religious rulebook.

The Reference

Matthew 12:9-14 | Mark 3:1-6 | Luke 6:6-11

The "Legal" Trap

The religious leaders weren't there to worship; they were there to audit. They actually asked Jesus: "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Think about the coldness of that question. They didn't see a man in pain; they saw a "test case." In their Rabbinic Law (the Oral Torah of the rabbis), you could only provide medical help on the Sabbath if it was a life-or-death emergency. A withered hand? "That can wait until tomorrow," they figured.

The Divine Response

Yeshua/Jesus doesn't back down. He looks them in the eye with anger and deep distress (Mark 3:5) because of their "stubborn hearts." He asks a question that exposes their darkness:

"Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?"

The Heart of the Matter

While Yeshua /Jesus was "working" to restore a hand, the religious leaders were "working" to destroy a life.

The Miracle: Yeshua/Jesus says, "Stretch out your hand." It is instantly made whole.

The Malice: Immediately, the Pharisees leave the building and start plotting with the Herodians (their political enemies) on how they might kill Him.

The Takeaway

This is the ultimate irony of religious legalism: They were so "holy" that they couldn't stand a man being healed, but they were "righteous" enough to plan a murder on the same holy day. When religion cares more about "protecting the fence" than "loving the neighbor," it becomes a weapon instead of a light. The man’s hand was open and restored; the leaders' hearts were closed and withered.

It’s time to drop the "religion" of man and get Yeshua /Jesus, Moses, and the truth of Mount Sinai back in our lives!