On this page, I will dive into the steps needed to truly understand words. 

• Learning whether the word is Hebrew or English
• The importance of repetition in the bible
• How language affects understanding
• How culture affects understanding

When words like this appear, natural (spirit), YAHWEH (GOD), the first word is Hebrew and the word in () is English. They both mean the same thing. "natural realm" means "spirit realm", "YAHWEH" is "GOD's Name", "Divine" is "Holy", etc, etc. Don't worry, all this will be marked, so you don't have to remember. I just want you to understand what's going on.   

The reason it's done this way brings up the first, natural (spirit) realm, real-life experience. For as long as I can remember, I have always been able to see, hear, and dream about defiled messengers (demons) and divine messengers (angels). When defiled messengers (demons) appeared or talked to me, I was taught to say, in God's name I rebuke you, or, in Jesus name be gone. IT NEVER WORKED. NOT ONCE. My whole life it never worked until 8 years ago, when I learned and accepted GOD's name as YAHWEH. The first time I said, In YAHWEH's name, the defiled messenger (demon) was gone before I could finish. Didn't take long after that, and all I had to do was think "YAHWEH", and the defiled messenger (demon) was gone. There's more to that story I'll tell later, but for now, saying "Jesus" does work. Disclaimer--- I am nothing; all power and authority come from YAHWEH (GOD) through Yahoshua (Jesus) to me. I don't deserve it, but YAHWEH (GOD) gives me the protection and Yahoshua (Jesus) gives me the strength to stand against defiled messengers (demons). Now that you know my experience, you know why I include the Hebrew and English names.

This is how they think. The more something is repeated in scripture, the more important it is above everything else that is being said. A good example in scripture:

John 1:1 In the beginning was The Word.

And The Word was with YAHWEH.

And The Word was YAHWEH.

John 1:2 He was in the beginning with YAHWEH.

The most repeated words? "Word" and "was" four times. The main focus is "Word" and "was".

2nd most repeat? YAHWEH. 3 times.

3rd most repeat? "In the beginning" and "with", each one twice.

From that, scripture is telling us, "was", "Word", "YAHWEH", "in the beginning", "with".

The context of those scriptures is talking about the relationship between Word and YAHWEH.

Therefore, the main point is, "Word was in the beginning with YAHWEH".

"with YAHWEH" is twice, "was YAHWEH", once, so "with YAHWEH" is the chosen phrase.

Instead of word by word, you can go line by line.

The only repeated lines are "with YAHWEH" and "in the beginning".

With "Word" being repeated in every line, "Word, in the beginning, with YAHWEH" is chosen.

Last but not least, is the conclusion line. First three lines are kinda the same, so which one? The last line puts the first three lines together, for the conclusion line, "in the beginning with YAHWEH".

All three, Hebrew repetition techniques line up. Knowing a little bit of Hebrew clarifies the harder to understand scripture.

Lets take the word "love". In the english bible, "love" has different levels of meaning. Romantic, friends, family,...a good example in scripture that uses all three:

 John 21:15 Then when they had eaten

YAHUSHUA said to Shim'on Peter,

“Shim'on, son of Yonah,

do you love Me more than these?”

He said to Him,

“Yes, Master!

You understand that I love You.”

The first "love"

agapao - to love

(in a social or moral sense).

The second "love"

phileo – to be a friend to

(fond of an individual or an object),

i.e. have affection for.

He said to him, “Feed My little lambs.”

John 21:16 He said to him again a second time,

“Shim'on, son of Yonah, do you love Me?”

He said to Him,

“Yes, Master! You understand that I love You.”

He said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

The first and second "love"

are repeated in the same order.

John 21:17 He said to him the third time,

“Shim'on, son of Yonah, do you love Me?”

Peter was distressed

because He had said to him the third time,

“Do you love Me?”

And he said to Him,

“Master, You understand all things.

You know that I love You.”

YAHUSHUA said to him,

“Feed My sheep".

Knowing the different meanings of "love", gives us a deeper look into there conversation, showing us how to love Yahoshua (Jesus), the brethren, and others.

In Hebrew culture, when the master was leaving the table but coming back, the napkin would be folded. If the master was not coming back, the napkin would be a mess. Now read these verses:

John 20:4 Now they both ran together

yet the other disciple

ran more quickly than Peter

and arrived first at the tomb.

John 20:5 And he, bending over,

looked at the linen cloths laid out.

But he did not go in.

John 20:6 Then Shim'on Peter came,

accompanying him.

And he entered into the tomb.

And he looked at the linen cloths laid out,

John 20:7 and the towel

that had been around His head,

not laid out with the linen cloths,

but wrapped together

in one separate place by itself.

John 20:8 Then the other student

who had come to the tomb first entered also.

And he saw.

And he believed.

The towel wrapped, or folded, means Yahoshua (Jesus) is coming back, just like the napkin at the dinner table. The bible is chalked full of Hebrew culture that is never explained, so most people never see it. Its sad because the Hebrew culture brings so much life to the bible.

For me, the bible I use is a Hebrew version of the KJV. It is written in english with Hebrew names and notes that explain some of the Hebrews culture and way of thinking. When I need to learn more I look up the english word in Hebrew to find a closer meaning of whats going on. If you're interested, you can download the bible I use at amarel.com. Its free and its called The Aleph Tav.

When researching the topic of study there are only three views. One is For, one is Against, and one is Neutral. Find at least one article that supports each one of the three views. Usually, one of the three takes up about 75% of what you run into. You will have to research more to find a neutral view and sometimes you won’t find one. That’s ok. 

Historical documents/people and record keepers are a very good source of truth. Most of the time they are the only neutral side you will find.