Who are the world?

What does the Messiah mean when He said His followers are not of this world

Who are the world? the world are unredeemed people, living under the system of the world and following its man-made religions and holidays. These are people living outside the commandment and the will of YHWH the Creator.

And both the system of this world and its religions are at enmity toward the Kingdom of Heaven because they exalt their traditions and ways above the commandments of YHWH their Creator, and they are governed by the prince of this world (*Luke 4:5-7/ Jh 8:42-47/ 1 Jh 2:15-17). 

And there are two types of people living under the system of the world; they are the religious folks- which are about five billion people today and have always been 80% of the population of the world since creation to date. And the other group is the atheists- and they are about one billion people and have always been 20% of the people on earth throughout our 6000 years history.   

And this is what the Messiah said regarding the world 

The Messiah prayed for His followers to His Heavenly Father to protect them from the world: 

Yahuchanan (John) 17: 14-18 

"14 I have given them (His followers) Your Word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I Am not of the world. 15 I pray that You should not take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 Set them apart in Your truth: Your Word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world." 

Yahuchanan *John 17:9-12 

"9 I pray for them (His followers). I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Your, and Yours are Mine; and I Am esteemed in them. 11 And now I Am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Qodesh Father, protect them through Your own Name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one, as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your Name: those that You have given Me, and I watched over them, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be completed."

And this is also what Scripture said about the World 

Yahuchanan (*1 Jh 2:16-17) 

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of Elohim abides forever.

*2 Corinth 6:14-18 

"14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 And what agreement has Messiah with the devil? Or what does a believer have with an unbeliever? 16 And what union has the Dwelling Place of Elohim with idols? For you are a dwelling place of the living Elohim, as Elohim has said, 'I shall dwell in them and walk among them, and I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.' 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate, says YHWH, and do not tough what is unclean, and I shall receive you. 18 And I shall be a Father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to Me, says YHWH the Almighty." 

And this is what the Messiah said against the mainstream religions. In this context, the Scribes and the Pharisees represent the major religions of this world. 

MatitYahu (Matthew 5:20) 

"20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees (mainstream religion), you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." 

MatitYahu (Matthew 23:13-39)

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees (mainstream religions), hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither allow them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widow's houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you compass sea and land to win one convert, and when he is won, you turn him twice as the child of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe unto you, blind guides." 

Two Races of Mankind 

Cain or Abel/ Esau or Jacob

After the fall of mankind from the Garden of Eden to the earth, through disobedience of the commandment of YHWH (*Gen 3:17-24), the Almighty divided mankind (the descendants of Adam) into two races: the elects and the world. 

A. The Elects: are those who live under the commandments of YHWH, whom He also calls the light of the world, the living, and the princes of Elohim (Israelites). These are few who will overcome and come out from both the system of this world, sin, and Religion- the great whore who exalt her pagan traditions and holidays above the commandments of YHWH the Creator.  The elects are chosen from the foundation of the world to be redeemed from the earth because they hunger and thirst for the truth and are willing to forsake everything for the sake of the truth.

B. The World: are the unredeemed who live outside the commandments of YHWH, but are under the system of this world, following its religions and pagan holidays that YHWH detest. And YHWH calls them the Goyim or the Gentiles, the crooked and perverse race, or the dead.

And these two races of people- each have its own designated spiritual seal or mark of identification:

▪︎ The Elects- who live under the commandments of YHWH are sealed or marked in their foreheads with the Name of YHWH, which is the mark of salvation (*Rev 14:1/ Rev 7:4/ Rev 3:12/ Acts 2:21).

▪︎ And the World- who live outside the commandments or authority of YHWH are marked with the number of the beast in their foreheads as well. It is one or the other: the Name of YHWH or the mark of the beast. The mark of the beast means the mark of rebellion or lawlessness (*Rev 13:16-18/ Titus 2:14).

Festivals of the Elects and Holidays of the World 

▪︎ These are the seven festivals of the elects YHWH commanded them to observe and a general fasting, they are: Sabbath, New Moon festival, Passover, Unleavened Bread feast, the feast of the weeks, feast of  Trumpets, feast of Tabernacles, and the day of Atonement (*Leviticus 23). 

▪︎ And these are the holidays of the world YHWH did not command nor conceived: Christmas, Easter, New year, Valentine's day, Lent, Halloween, birthday, independence day, Thanksgiving, world cup, world series, which emulated from Roman coliseum concept, etc. 

If serving YHWH is too hard for you, choose you this day whom you will follow. Mind you that this earth is our 7000 years reformatory prison, followed by the Great Judgment Day. Your choice on this temporary earth determines your outcome in eternity: which will be a place of everlasting bliss for some and a place of everlasting torment for others.  

Come out from among them my people; come out from the world and its mainstream man-made religions, and return to YHWH- to abide under His commandments and His Name, where humanity's salvation is vested upon. The time is now at hand; that anticipated 6000 years time-table, en route to 1000 sabbatical. He that hears let him hear. 

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