The Nature of Elohim

When it comes to the nature of Elohim there are many varying ideas about the make up of His being. Some believe in 3 in 1 and some believe in 1 with 3 different ways of expressing Himself. Some believe the Father and Son are one and the same while others believe that they are distinct yet united. Some believe that the Spirit (Ruach is Hebrew for Spirit and will be used from here on) is a distinct personage and yet some believe that the Ruach is no more than the Fathers presence or will on earth. If we wish we could go on for quite some time with all the different thoughts on the subject. I wish to set down in writing my belief in the matter. My hope is that any who read this will prayerfully consider the things I will set forth. Search the scriptures to see if what I say is in line. I am sure that I am not the only person that believes what I will set down in print, but I do believe that I am in the minority. I also will state that I do not think of this as a salvation issue but as a relation issue. One is not saved based on his belief in trinitarianism or oneness or any other belief about the make up of Elohim. One is saved because he believes that Yahushua is the Son of Elohim, that he was the passover lamb, crucified upon the tree and raised from the dead on the third day, and that He is King. Then we walk in obedience to his commands out of a heart of love for the free gift that we've been given. Keep this in mind as we discuss this relational issue of the nature of Elohim. You don't have to agree with my writing, but if you are a fellow citizen of The Kingdom you have to love me. One might ask, can we fully understand the nature of Elohim on this side of the Messianic Age? Well, no we can't fully understand, but that doesn't mean that we can't press on to more fully understand. That is the goal of the believer. As we press on there are many things to consider. Things maybe not thought of before. I hope to present this in concise manner. Please forgive me if I seem to jump around too sporadically. Sh'mah Yisrael; Yahuwah Eloheinu, Yahuwah Echad. Hear Israel; Yahuwah is our Elohim, Yahuwah is one. This is one of my favorite verses of scripture and is a beautiful statement of truth. I believe that this statement is also misunderstood by many in the believing world. Yahuwah is one! Misunderstanding of this statement leads to all the different beliefs of the nature of Elohim. Therefore, this is the first issue we must tackle in our discussion. What is One? When Moses states that Yahuwah is one, what does he mean. I heard a very well respected teacher in the Hebrew Roots movement say something that had a big impact on me. He said that if you want to really understand the meaning of a word in the scriptures then you should find the context of the first time it is used in the scriptures. It has turned out to be an invaluable truth. So this is what we will now do with the word one from the Shemah. One=Echad. Echad is the word translated as one and it, like many Hebrew words, has multiple meanings. Let's look at the first time this word is used in scripture.

Gen 1:3 Then God said, Let there be light! And there was light. Gen 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided between the light and darkness. Gen 1:5 God called the light, Day; and the darkness He called, Night. Thus, the evening and the morning: Day One. Gen 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. I've used a couple different translations to show different perspectives in translation. The KJV says the first day. What do we see in this verse? First we see two things coming together to make one thing. Dark and light are opposites, but put the two of them together and you get one day. Next we see that when you have a day, night and day are one. Though they are not the same, they unite to form the day. We see a plurality (dark and light) being called one. Now let's move to another witness of two being one. Gen 2:21 And Yahuwah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; Gen 2:22 And the rib, which Yahuwah Elohim had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Gen 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. The Hebrew for one flesh is basar echad. From this statement, do we believe that a man will cleave to his wife and the will be conjoined together, being like Siamese twins, having one torso, two heads and eight limbs. Now I've heard it said that this one flesh that is spoken of is the offspring of their union, and that could be true, but I think the heart of the matter is that the husband and wife are unified (echad) in mind and spirit. They hope to obtain the same goals in life. Their path together is a mutual path. Thus the two are one (united) not one (absolute). Now, so we can add a third reliable witness of multiple things or people being called one, let's look at one more verse. Gen 11:6 And the Yahuwah said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

The people is one. Again the Hebrew is ahm echad. One people. Here we have a whole city of people called one people. The point is that they are united in purpose. Not some monster of people that have morphed into some chaotic fleshly body. They all hope to achieve the same goal. This is the meaning of echad in all of these instances. It is being used to show multiple people or things being united in cause and purpose. Could it be that Elohim has given us these examples in the very beginning of the scriptures so that we would have an understanding of the word echad. I believe that He wanted us to understand this so when we read the statement Yahuwah Eloheinu, Yahuwah Echad, Yahuwah our Elohim, Yahuwah is one, we will understand that Elohim is united in cause and purpose. We could just as easily translate the Shemah, Hear Israel; Yahuwah is our Elohim, Yahuwah is United. Yahushua stated that He and the Father are one, echad. So is He stating that they are 1 or that they are united in cause and purpose. To answer this, I ask another question. Is their more than 1 known as Yahuwah in the Tanak? As New Covenant believers we must believe the words He spoke in the gospels. So when He says that no man has seen the Father, except the Son, whom He sent, I take Him at his word. So, who spoke to Moses out of the burning bush? Who carved the covenant on the stones at Sinai? Who gave manna to the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years? Well Yahuwah! More specifically though, The Word of Yahuwah (which became flesh), the Messenger Yahuwah (which brought the good news of the Kingdom). Who is this Messenger Yahuwah? It is the Son before he came in the flesh. Messiah says, before Abraham was, I Am. He is saying that He is Yahuwah. More than that He is the Messenger Yahuwah. Messenger Yahuwah comes from the Hebrew Malach Yahuwah. It is most often translated as the Angel of the LORD. This can be a bit deceptive though. Malach means messenger, and when the text says haMalach Yahuwah it means the Messenger Yahuwah. We know that Yahushua is that messenger. Mal 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and Adonai, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Yahuwah of hosts. Yahushua is Adonai, He is the Messenger of the covenant and He is Yahuwah of hosts! Let's look at how this can be. Let's look at a scripture Yahuwah of hosts introduces himself. Jos 5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? Jos 5:14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Yahuwah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith Adonai unto his servant? Jos 5:15 And the captain of Yahuwah's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. There's quite a bit to note here. First, this Man introduces Himself as the captain of the host of Yahuwah, thus Yahuwah of host. You'll notice that Joshua bows down and worships Him, calling Him Adonai. Now, no angel would receive worship from Joshua, as seen in Revelation.

This Man does not rebuke Joshua for this worship though. He accepts this worship and allows Joshua to call Him Adonai. Notice also that He tells Joshua to take off his shoes because the ground is holy. Sound familiar? The conversation continues in the next chapter and you will notice something quite interesting.

Jos 6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. Jos 6:2 And the Yahuwah said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. This Man, the captain of the host, is now called Yahuwah! We can now see clearly that this is Yahuwah of hosts! Now we will look at a portion of scriptures where we will meet the Malach Yahuwah. Jdg 13:2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. Jdg 13:3 And the Malach Yahuwah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. The Malach Yahuwah has appeared unto the wife of Manoah and given her a message about the birth of Samson. She tells her husband and he entreats Yahuwah to send the Man again. Yahuwah does send the Man. Let's see what we can discover in the text. Jdg 13:8 Then Manoah intreated Yahuwah, and said, Adonai, let the man of Elohim which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. Jdg 13:9 And Elohim hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the Malach Elohim came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. Jdg 13:10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. Jdg 13:11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. Jdg 13:12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? Jdg 13:13 And the Malach Yahuwah said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. Jdg 13:14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. Jdg 13:15 And Manoah said unto the Malach Yahuwah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Jdg 13:16 And the Malach Yahuwah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto Yahuwah. For Manoah knew not that he was the Malach Yahuwah. Jdg 13:17 And Manoah said unto the Malach Yahuwah, What is thy name, that when thy sayings

come to pass we may do thee honour? Jdg 13:18 And the Malach Yahuwah said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? Jdg 13:19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto Yahuwah: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. Jdg 13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the Malach Yahuwah ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. Jdg 13:21 But the Malach Yahuwah did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the Malach Yahuwah. Jdg 13:22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen Elohim. Jdg 13:23 But his wife said unto him, If Yahuwah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. Here we see that the Malach Yahuwah is also the Malach Elohim. He is Elohim and He is the messenger, but notice that when Manoah tries to make an offering to Him the Malach Yahuwah refuses. He is Elohim, but He refuses the offering. He states that they must make the offering to Yahuwah. So the Malach Yahuwah who is Yahuwah Elohim says that if they want to make an offering the have to make the offering unto Yahuwah? Well if They are all 1 and the same this is very confusing! We that this is Yahushua the Son though because of one occurrence in the above passage. Manoah asks the Malach Yahuwah His name. The answer is telling. Why do you ask My name, seeing that it is a mystery? Why is it a mystery? Yahushua hasn't been revealed in the flesh as of yet. He has not come to the earth for the redemption of mankind and until that occurred His name had to remain a secret. Till then He was Yahuwah the Son, Known as Yahuwah Elohim, Yahuwah of hosts, The Malach Yahuwah, The Word of Yahuwah, the One who appeared to the forefathers of old. The one who spoke to the prophets. Yet He would not accept an offering from Manoah and his wife because that is reserved for the Most High Father, the one of whom Yahushua tells the disciples is His Elohim and their Elohim. And still, Yahushua, the Malach Yahuwah is Elohim and Manoah thought that he and his wife would die because they had seen Elohim. Had they seen the Father this would most definitely be true because no man can stand in the presence of the Father with out being consumed. That is why the Father sends His Son, the Malach Yahuwah as the Word to deliver His messages unto mankind. There are so many instances of the Word of Elohim and the Malach Yahuwah speaking unto man that we would belabor ourselves to look at them all now. Please search these out to see that the Word is Yahuwah. I'm sure that the next two points of our discussion will be deemed controversial by some. That is okay. I understand that many might have a hard time breaking away from the standard church teaching about the Ruach. Take what I have to say and prayerfully consider what I present. Look at the scriptures that I present. I am only dogmatic about my belief on these next two points in my own life. I believe that the Ruach is feminine. One might ask if it is really that important whether the Ruach is masculine or feminine. I think yes. Is it a salvation issue. Not really. Again, one who puts his faith in the death, burial and resurrection of the Messiah and does their best to

live in his righteousness is probably not getting kicked out of the kingdom for a wrong understanding of the trinity. But, suppose I am correct about the Ruach. How would my wife or mother feel if I continually referred to her as he and him? They would probably still love me, but it would definitely annoy them. So I want to show respect to the Ruach and if the Ruach is a she then I want to speak as such. Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the (Ruach Elohim moved)upon the face of the waters. Transliteration 2wehaarets haitah tohu wavohu wehhoshekh al peney tehom (weruahh elohim merahhephet) al peney hamayim Hebrew This is the Hebrew translated as: Ruach Elohim moved. The transliteration is:v'ruach elohim merachephet. Okay, so what does this mean? In this phrase you have ruach, which is in the femenine singular. You have elohim, which is in the masculine plural. You have merachephet which is in the femenine singular. The most literal translation would be: Spirit of God, she moved. Now one might say that is just grammatical and doesn't mean that the Ruach itself is femenine. That could be, but if that's the case then the masculine plural could also have been used for the word "moved" as elohim is the masculine plural. But it is the Ruach is who is in action so the verb correlates to Her. Let's move on. Paul tells us that every thing in the natural represents the spiritual. So here are some things to think about. The things in the natural that are good must represent things that are good in the spiritual. The things in the natural that are bad must represent things that are bad in the spiritual. Here's an example in the natural. The best sutuation for a child is to grow up in a two parent family. The single parent family is not ordained of the Almighty. It is an act of the advesary. So it makes sense to me that parents are a natural representation of Elohim. Yet we believe that our Father is a single parent. I no longer believe so. We will now go to Proverbs to move headlong into this part of the discussion. Proverbs 8 is about wisdom (chokmah in Hebrew). I propose that wisdom is the Ruach. The Ruach will speak in this chapter. You will see the characteristics and attributes of the Ruach in this chapter, but there is something interesting in this chapter to see. Pro 8:1 Pro 8:2 Pro 8:3 Pro 8:4 Pro 8:5 Pro 8:6 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right

things. Pro 8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. Pro 8:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. Pro 8:9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. Pro 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. Pro 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. Pro 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. Pro 8:13 The fear of the Yahuwah is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Pro 8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. Pro 8:15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. Pro 8:16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. Pro 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Pro 8:18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. Pro 8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. Pro 8:20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: Pro 8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. Pro 8:22 The Yahuwah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. Pro 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. Pro 8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Pro 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: Pro 8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. Pro 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: Pro 8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: Pro 8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: Pro 8:30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; Pro 8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. Pro 8:32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Pro 8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Pro 8:34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. Pro 8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Yahuwah. Pro 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

We see that the Ruach states that she was brought up with Him and brough forth from Him, and that she delighted before him. Where do we see this represented in the natural? This is what happened with Adam and Eve. Gen 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that Elohim created man, in the likeness of Elohim made he him; Gen 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Gen 1:27 So Elohim created man in his own image, in the image of Elohim created he him; male and female created he them. If He created them in the image of Elohim and He made them male and female then Elohim is male and female. Adam representing the image of the Father in the natural and Eve representing the image of the Ruach in the natural. She was named Eve because she was to be the mother of all living. The scriptures tell us that to enter into life one must be born of the Ruach, born again, hence the Ruach is the mother of all who enter into life and only something femenine can give birth. Just as Eve was the mother of Seth, the appointed son, the Ruach was the mother of Yahushua, the Appointed Son. This is even mysteriously spoken of by Paul. Eph 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. Eph 5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Messiah and the church. Here Paul quotes Adam, from Genesis. First, Paul states that this is a great mystery. Let's look at this mystery. Paul states that this is concerning the Messiah and His congregation. The Messiah then is the man and the congregation is the wife. Eph 5:31 For this cause shall a man (Yahushua) leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife (the congregation), and they two shall be one flesh. Eph 5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Messiah and the church. We know that when it speaks of Him leaving His father it is not speaking of Joseph. It is speaking of his Father in heaven. Like wise it is not speaking of Him leaving Mary when it speaks of Him leaving His mother. It is speaking of His Mother in heaven. If He left His Father, and His Father is in heaven, then His Mother would be in heaven as well. With His Father. Is there any other evidence of this being the case in the New Testament? Yes. Luk 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with Elohim. Luk 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Yahushua. Luk 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and Yahuwah Elohim shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Luk 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of Elohim. Again we see the Holy Ghost (the Ruach) and the Highest (the Father) involved in the conception of the Messiah. No I don't believe that they had relations on Mary. I believe that the Ruach placed a pure egg within Mary's womb and the Father placed a pure seed within the egg. So we see that we do have a Mother in heaven. Again we must remember that we worship the Father, in the name of the Son and in the power of the Ruach. The Ruach's job or position doesn't change just because the gender does. Come and let us reason together. We are sealed in the Ruach till messiah be formed in us. Infants are sealed in the womb of the mother. We are to be born of the Ruach. Babies are born from a mother. When a child is young and in the home, the father works and provides the childs needs and disciplines the child when he messes up. The mother feeds and nourishes the child and teaches the child what the father expects of him. She councils the child in the way that he should walk. The Ruach sure sounds like a mother to me. Consider this as well . The Messiah never once in the scriptures calls Mary mother. He calls her woman. Does this mean that he didn't love her? No. It is just a point of interest. Why does He not call her mother? And what of this? Mat 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Ruach shall not be forgiven unto men. Mat 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Ruach haKodesh, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Pro 8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Yahuwah. Pro 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. If you read through Proverbs all the places that wisdom is mentioned, you will find a complete description of the Ruach and what happens to those who reject Her. This brings us to our next topic of possible contention among brethren. If Yahushua's father was the Most High and His mother was the Ruach, then He truly was the Son of Elohim! I know that this will be difficult for some to consider, but if Mary wasn't truly his mother (more like a surrogate) then where could this human portion that we have been taught about come from? The scriptures never call Him a man or human. Pilate says behold the man, but those are the words of Pilate. The scriptures say something different. Let us see.

Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Messiah Yahushua: Php 2:6 Who, being in the form of Elohim, thought it not robbery to be equal with Elohim: Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: Php 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. This scripture states that He was made in the likeness of men and was found in fashion as a man. Not that he was made a man. There is a difference. Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, Elohim sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: We see again that the Father sent His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh. Mans flesh is inherently sinful. If He any part of Mary in Him then He would be corrupt and could not be the spotless Lamb, because He would have inherited some small part of her corruption. This cannot be. That is why He is called the Second Adam. He was made perfect as Adam was made perfect, but unlike the first Adam, He did not stumble in His perfection. He lived a life of complete obedience to the Fathers will. But if He received a portion of Adams corruption through one of his descendants (Mary) how could he with that corruption redeem the descendants of Adam from that corruption? This is why He had to be the pure bread from heaven. He could not be leavened with the sin of Adam. He had to be a new Adam. He was not Elohim in human flesh, but Elohim in the flesh. What is this flesh then. It is the flesh of Elohim, as we see in Genesis chapter 6. Gen 6:3 And the Yahuwah said, My Ruach shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. What does He mean, he also is flesh? In order for Elohim to make that statement Elohim must have flesh. Thus the Word became flesh and was Elohim in the flesh. I pray that you have seen that Elohim is echad. Elohim is a family and Elohim is united (echad). Our redeemed torah observing families our a picture of this and this is how we show Elohim on earth. This is why any thing other than a loving, commandment keeping, two parent family is sadness in the heart of our creator. This is why He says to honor your father and mother, that you may prolong your days in the land in which I am leading you. I pray that you will meditate and consider these things that I have presented you with. I will leave you with a thought from proverbs. Pro 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the torah of thy mother: and again, Pro 6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the torah of thy mother: B'shem Yahushua haMashiach, Nathan James