In the time of the prophets and kings, people from various nations passed through Israel. To these, God did not allow participation in the temple sacrifices. But some were impressed with the God of Israel and wished to participate in the same faith. To benefit from the atoning sacrifice, they would have to join Israel, obeying all the laws that the Lord gave to the nation. None of this has changed. The gentile who wishes to be purified by the sacrifice of Christ, the true Lamb, still needs to join the Israel of God, obeying the same laws revealed by the prophets in the Old Testament, exactly as the apostles and disciples obeyed. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “The assembly must have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the gentile who lives among you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
When God gave His commandments to the prophets of the Old Testament, it was clear that the purpose was to instruct all human beings about what He requires of us to restore the relationship that was lost in Eden. Whoever seeks to obey God from the heart has their sins washed by the Blood of the Lamb; whoever ignores Him retains God’s wrath upon themselves. At the final judgment, right after hearing the terrible eternal sentence, many Christians will say: “Oh, how foolish I was! I was warned, but I ignored it. What would it have cost me to obey all of God’s Law in those few years on earth?” Obey while you are alive. | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
The inclusion of the gentile among the people of God did not begin with the coming of Jesus, as many think; since ancient times, gentiles have joined the children of God, always by the same principle: submission to the Creator’s laws. The blood of the Lamb purifies every soul that surrenders to the Creator through obedience to His laws. That is why no one, Jew or gentile, should expect access to Jesus while despising commandments that are written and were lived by the apostles and disciples: keeping the Sabbath, abstaining from unclean meats, circumcision, not shaving the beard, wearing tzitzits, and obeying the other laws of the Lord. Salvation is individual. Obey while you are alive. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in my covenant, I will also bring him to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
Since Eden, it has been clear that the serpent’s goal is to lead human beings to disobey God. Today, in the church, almost everyone ignores the commandments that God gave to His prophets in the Old Testament. How can there be any doubt that millions have accepted the same lie that Eve accepted? The majority live in open disobedience to God’s Law, but insist on saying that God is happy with them, that the Creator no longer requires obedience from people, and that they certainly will not die. Salvation is individual. No gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority because they are many. The end has already come! Obey while you are alive. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in my covenant, I will also bring them to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
For centuries, the church has made little of the true people of God and, at the same time, uses the Messiah as if He had founded a new religion for gentiles. God did not set apart for Himself a “nation of gentiles”; He set apart Israel. The gentile is not saved by a separate plan, but by joining the people of the covenant, obeying the powerful and eternal Law of God. In none of the four gospels did the Son teach salvation without His Father’s Law. For more than three years, the Savior trained apostles and disciples to obey in everything. Jews or gentiles, we must live as they did, keeping the Sabbath, circumcision, forbidden meats, tzitzits, the beard, and all the other statutes of the Lord. Salvation is individual; obey while you are alive. | “The assembly must have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the gentile who lives among you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
Fulfilling God’s laws and being purified by the blood of the Lamb has never been a matter of choice, it has always been a divine requirement. Since Eden, only souls who obey the Lord’s commandments benefit from the atoning sacrifice. Forgiveness was never offered to rebels, but to the faithful who seek to please God through obedience. And today, nothing has changed. Jesus is the Lamb of God, and the Father only sends to Him the gentiles who follow the same path as His faithful servants of all ages, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Joseph, Mary, and so many others who lived in fear and faithfulness to the Law of the Most High. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | “The assembly must have the same laws, which will apply both to you and to the gentile who lives among you; this is a perpetual decree.” (Numbers 15:15)
Understanding how gentiles are saved is of utmost importance, for it involves the eternal destiny of millions of souls. What many are not taught is that the salvation of gentiles did not begin with the coming of Christ. In the days of Abraham and the other patriarchs, two thousand years before the arrival of the Messiah, there was already a plan of salvation for the gentiles, and if there had been any change, Jesus would have informed us. However, Jesus never mentioned any change, because there was none. The gentile is saved by following the same laws given to the nation that God set apart for Himself with a perpetual covenant. The Father integrates him into Israel and sends him to the Son for salvation. This plan of salvation makes sense because it is the true one. Do not follow the majority just because they are many. | The gentile who joins himself to the Lord, to serve Him, thus becoming His servant… and who remains firm in my covenant, I will also bring to my holy mountain. (Isaiah 56:6-7)
For centuries, churches have taught things that Jesus never said. They insert nonexistent instructions and warnings into the words of Christ in the four Gospels. They teach that the death of Jesus would exempt gentiles from obeying His Father’s laws in order to be saved, and that if anyone insists on obeying the Father, they would be rejecting the Son and lose salvation. None of this came from the lips of Jesus, yet they teach it as if Christ wanted gentiles to follow these lies to be saved. Since Eden, it is the serpent who teaches disobedience to God, not Jesus. Salvation is individual. No gentile will ascend without seeking to follow the same laws given to Israel, laws that Jesus Himself and His apostles followed. Do not follow the majority because they are many. | “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.” (Psalm 119:4)
Many in the church seek God in prayer, asking Him to reveal the plan for their lives, for they feel lost, stagnant, and without direction. However, the basis for discovering God’s plan lies in obedience to His laws. When God sees that someone is seeking to follow His laws revealed to the prophets of the Old Testament, even in the face of opposition, everything changes between him and God. The Lord begins a personal relationship with that person and reveals the purpose for their life. God reveals nothing to those who know His laws but ignore them; but to those who obey, He pours out blessings, protection, and sends them to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. | “The Lord guides with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his requirements.” (Psalm 25:10)
Every night, when going to bed, the good and faithful servant rests with a peaceful heart. He gives thanks for another day lived under the protection of the Most High, but his greatest joy is knowing he is one day closer to heaven. His longing is not for earthly things, but for the presence of God. This peace comes from obedience, from the certainty of having done everything the Creator commanded. He lives as the apostles and disciples lived, faithfully obeying all the commandments revealed by God in the Old Testament and by Jesus in the four Gospels. The faithful servant does not fear the future, for he meditates on the Law of the Lord day and night. Salvation is individual. Do not follow the majority, obey while you are alive. | Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked… But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1-2
