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Fake Paths: Hinduism and
Universalism
The following
report is an exposure of the New Age doctrines promoted in
Zeph Daniel's article, "Z: THERE IS NO ONE LIKE
YAHUSHUA." Zeph's article has been quoted in entirety.
Many of his New Age statements are in bold text. --My
comments and posted quotations are in bold
blue text.
Z: THERE
IS NO ONE LIKE
YAHUSHUA
Phi 3:20 For our conversation
is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the
Lord Yahushua Messiah:
Phi 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be
fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the
working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto
himself.
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Other traditions, such as
the Vedic tradition in India, talk about the Narrow path, as
Yahushua did.
“The path (of God) is narrow as a razor,”
claims the Katha Upanishad. Yahushua said, “Narrow is the
path and few who find it.” Matthew 7:14
In the
above paragraph, Zeph likened the Vedic tradition with the
narrow way of the Holy Bible. The Vedic tradition is
definitely opposed to the faith once delivered unto the
saints:
The
Vedic Path does not rely on faith or beliefs alone, but
offers the methodologies that a person can use to refine
one's consciousness.
[my
comment: The methodologies employed to refine or raise
one's consciousness are occult in nature and require one to
interact (either knowingly or unknowingly) with unclean
spirits. Stewart
Best also teaches that the "Narrow Way" is a
methodology!]
The
Vedic tradition teaches the New Age doctrine of no absolute
truth:
The
Vedic approach knows that the Absolute can be perceived in
different ways, thus the Vedic system accommodates this
and allows for the individual to pursue the level of Truth
that he or she wants to perceive.
(Quotes
source:
VNN Editorial Vedic Culture)
Basically, the spirit of Yahweh is in everything created by
Him… as all things are under His will. Free will is
pre-determined in the creation, as the Father knows all
choices that will be made forever. Thus, the sole purpose of
our lives is to emancipate WITHIN… that is, the soul, made
in the likeness of Elohim, coming to know its creator and
thus submitting (service), that all souls might one day
emancipate to know the Creator. Thus, when Yahushua said
“the Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21), it means
that the real work of submission to Yahweh occurs within
each person—the narrow path indeed is within. God dwells
in us, and that divine inner knowing also constitutes the
narrow path, submitting to the still-small voice of Yahweh
and quenching our own desires.
Zeph's
remark, "Basically, the spirit of Yahweh is in everything created by
Him..." is
Hindu
Panentheism. Panentheists believe:
God is
in all things, and all things are in God.
(Quote
source: Bhagavad
Gita, A Hindu Pantheism)
The
Spirit of God is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not in
all things. The Holy Spirit indwells the Christian,
the follower of Jesus Christ:
For
other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which
is Jesus Christ.
Know
ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit
of God dwelleth in you? (1 Cor. 3:11, 16)
Zeph
also promotes the "God is in all things"
Hindu
Panentheism
doctrine in his article, Z:
The Path Tracks:
Yahushua
is not simply the distant godhead, but is in all things…
who fills us with the Holy Spirit in Agape… He is the I
AM, and he is YHWH-Salvation.
This is done through the power of Christ, the supernatural
power of the Godhead… we simply need to of our own free
will choose to walk with Him, and He opens the gate and we
walk. He guides us, councils us, and hedges up the way… we
keep Him before us at all times. We are in submission to
Him, and thus, what we receive, what we give, is also
ordained by Him, not ourselves, and to the extent that our
egos and our pride extinguishes, that is the extent that we
remain on the narrow path, and thus we begin to recognize
others also on this path.
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be
converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
Yes, we
are to be children in humility and in malice, but in
understanding of the doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ, we
are to be as men:
Brethren,
be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye
children, but in understanding be men. (1 Cor. 14:21)
Those
who do not abide in the doctrine of [The Lord Jesus] Christ
do not have God:
Whosoever
transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he
hath both the Father and the Son. 2 Jn. 1:9
And again, the Kingdom of Heaven is within—the child we
lost is within as well. When we follow Him, and begin the
walk on the narrow path, we become as little children, as
Yahweh provides for our needs, and miracles are witnessed
daily—as the world in general does not provide for those
who have turned away, from carnality to spirituality, from
the wide path to the narrow path.
Our sustenance is seen as miraculous, as the Father gives
all of us what we need for the journey, wherever he would
have us serve Him. We have received shelter, provision and
fellowship since beginning this journey. We have received
insight, wisdom and knowledge of the world… we have
received protection, understanding, forgiveness and
supernatural capabilities (to persevere)… He makes the way
straight, not us, and this is how the walk with Yahushua
differs from other traditions.
I had taught before that the problem with Hinduism, to use
but one example, is in the phrase atman=Brahman… or the
self=Self… or, if you like, God within man is equal to God
the external creator.
[Zeph's
remark, "the problem with Hinduism..." does not
remedy the fact that he teaches Hindu doctrines throughout
this article as well as in many other articles on his
website.]
Some teach that atman is simply the spirit of God… the
small aspect of God within each person. This would be more
correct, and closer to our walk. However, Yahushua teaches
that the Kingdom of God is within us… and that we must
access it as little children.
Now, little children simply believe and do…they do not try
to reason a thing. They tend to jump in and figure the rest
out later. That is how Yahweh would like us—to simply do
His will as children… and in so doing he opens the gates
of Heaven in our lives.
Christians
must not jump in when they read articles peppered
with New Age jargon and "figure the rest out
later." God requires his children to test everything:
Prove
all things; hold fast that which is good. 1 Thess. 5:21
I have little doubt that some on the Vedic narrow path are
on the path of God, the Almighty…
and many of these
proclaim Yahushua! As mere mortals cannot remain on the
narrow path with all the forces of darkness trying to hold
us back. I write to you about this because I know many
people devoted to Yah Veh around the world, and all are on
the path more or less.
All who desire Elohim, God, will have him, no matter where
they are in the world, or what their tradition is.
Zeph's
remark, "I have little doubt that some on the Vedic narrow path are
on the path of God, the Almighty…" is New Age
philosophy. The Vedic narrow path is the path to
self-realization as taught by the Upanishads:
The
Vedic tradition reveals a progressive growth of
divine-human relationship in four stages: relationship
through poetry (Samhithas), relationship through
ritual or sacrifices (brahmanas), relationship
through meditations in the forest (aranyakas) and
finally self-realization (Upanishads).
(Quote
source:
Nonduality
in the Vedic and Biblical Traditions)
Zeph's
statements, "All who desire Elohim, God, will have him, no matter where
they are in the world, or what their tradition is" and "all are on
the path more or less"
is the
"no absolute doctrines allowed" religion of
globalism.
Standing
fast in the Christian faith does not include practicing any
kind of tradition (Such as Vedic traditions):
Therefore, brethren, stand
fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught,
whether by word, or our epistle. 2 Thess. 2:15
New Age
(occult) traditions are appealing by design but the
end are the ways of death:
There is
a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death. (Proverbs 16:25)
In attaining God, within, a person is usually shown the
Son… this can happen through the television, other people,
a conversion experience, etc. Those who earnestly seek God
from wherever they are in the world will find Him… as God
is not shy!
God
is not attained by "going within." Going within is
initiation.
New
Age religions teach that one must go within to come
in contact with the divine:
You
go to books and you study the lives of other people, but
most importantly, you go within. You go deep within
yourself through the contemplative techniques, and you
come in contact with the Light and Sound of God.
(Quote
source: Eckankar
How to Find God)
Yes, the kingdom of heaven is within because after a person
has by faith committed
himself to the Lord Jesus Christ he has a desire to
please God in his daily walk, but God is not found by going
within oneself.
The Bible tells us how to to be reconciled
to God:
And
that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through
faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 3:15
Wherefore
lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which
is able to save your souls.
Jesus
told the Saducees (who did not really respect the authority
of the scriptures
and leaned toward hellenism) that they erred because
they did not know the scriptures or the power of God:
Ye do
err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Mat. 22:29
We
must beware because we too will err if we do not know (and cling to) the scriptures
and if we entertain doctrines from
other "scriptures" such as the Vedas— the sacred scriptures of the Hindus and the
Upanishads. If
we bid God speed to those who "bring not the doctrine
of Christ" but who bring Hindu doctrines as well, we
will be ensnared into embracing another spirit who is not
the Spirit of Jesus Christ. (See
2 Cor. 11:4)
Stewart Best has his own version of
the unscriptural "go within" initiation
doctrine. Beware, Zeph is also pushing the "go
within" (soul emancipation) New Age agenda, but with
different terminology.
It is time for devoted Christians, those who follow Yahushua,
to know that there are many devoted children of God around
the world, separated from the world system, and walking on
the Narrow Path, the razor’s edge… a treacherous path in
some societies.
It is
the leaders of the New Age movement who declare that
Christians are not the only ones who are the children of
God. The Bible is clear that it takes more than separating
oneself from the things of the world (such as the ascetic
lifestyle of the yogi) to be a child of God. We become a
children of God by faith in Jesus Christ:
For ye
are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Gal.
3:26
It
is those who are led of the Spirit of God [the God who is
revealed in the Holy Bible] who are the sons of God:
For
as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons
of God. Rom. 8:14
Zeph
likens the "narrow way that leads to life" to the
Razor's Edge. This is provably wrong. The narrow way that
leads to life is the Christian walk. The Christian must deny
ungodliness and worldly lusts and live soberly, righteously
and godly in this present world. This is what it means to
walk after the [Holy] Spirit and not fulfill the lusts of
the flesh. There is
nothing mystical or hidden [occult] about the life of
denying self, taking up our cross and following
Jesus.
Zeph's
often-quoted term, "The Razor's Edge," (which he
wrongly equates with the biblical narrow way) was taken from
The Katha-Upanishad:
Arise!
Awake! Approach the great and learn. Like the sharp edge
of a razor is that path, so the wise say--hard to tread
and difficult to cross.
(Quote
source: Katha
Upanishad)
The
Upanishads teach:
The
path of wisdom leads to the Self, to Atman. The path of
ignorance leads to the pursuit of only worldly pleasures.
(Quote
source: The
Katha Upanishad)
Zeph
Daniel's "The Razor's Edge" doctrine is the
teaching of the Vedic Upanishads. The Bible does not say
that "the path of wisdom leads to the self"! The Christian
scriptures teach:
The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding. Prov. 9:10
The reason Yahushua is so feared is because he adds the
supernatural ability for his children to complete their
journey, and emancipate to the Kingdom within…as each soul
is on a journey of liberation into eternity. Some souls will
kick and scream and try to remain in the world, but
ultimately, they cannot—as the eternal world is all that
is real, the temporal world is of course an illusion.
Zeph's
remark about the temporal world being an illusion is a
foundational teaching of Hinduism:
Maya
is the belief that everything, which one sees in this world
is illusion, a product of the individual's own failed
interpretation and self-delusion. It is one of the
foundations of the Hindu faith.
(Quote
source: Differences
Between Hinduism and Buddhism)
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SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WORLD?
If you are reading this, by now you are seeing the
fulfillment of a series of prophecies I was given recently
regarding the world and the events. Their system has
collapsed in the spirit, and thus their plans of a one-worldism
have been put back…they have lost the thread, lost the
power, and all is pushed to the next generation. I began
prophesying about this in the Spring of 2004… and those of
you reading this have simply skipped soul tracks…i.e. you
have skipped dimensions.
Yes! You have much to do with what you experience! So
prophecy is very much an inner and outer reality—I was
really prophesying that we would skip tracks and not be in a
draconian world this summer .
Their magic is gone, as it is based on a lie, and the
“FEELING” is gone. They can’t get it back, though they
try. Lambs are no longer victims, but now realize that
everything they experience, as God-humans with God-minds (as
opposed to worldly minds or young minds), is contingent on
their soul’s journey to completion at the Wedding Feast in
the Kingdom (eternity, or the real world).
God's
people are not "God-humans"! We do not possess
divinity. This is New Age, Vedic doctrine.
Those who have understood this recently have suddenly
arrived in a whole new world—the Narrow Path lead out.
This does not mean that you will not see terror or that you
will not be tested in your vessels. What it does mean is NOT
NOW. You were given time for this teaching about who you are
in Yahushua…what it means.
Who
you are in the Lord Jesus Christ is definitely not a
God-human. If you have accepted the doctrine that you are a
combination of God and human being (God-human), you have
accepted a doctrine of devils. You must renounce this
blasphemous doctrine in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
We evangelize and spread the good news about REALITY, so
that others desiring God around the world will hear of
Yahushua, who gives us the supernatural ability to complete
our journey. Yahushua is salvation.
Yahushua is the true light. Yahushua is the only Son of God
manifested in the world.
Recently, I have quoted wisdom from those who are not
Christian, and you can see that wisdom abounds, and the
reverence to God abounds around the world—you can see that
Christians do not have a corner on the market of wisdom or
truth. Indeed, all people who serve God and Truth have
Yahushua, whether consciously or not!
Zeph's
practice of quoting from "those who are not
Christian" and his statement, "Christians do not have a corner on the market of wisdom or
truth" is the way of those who are on the Vedic path:
The
Vedic path also makes no restrictions on our right to use
whatever resources we can to help ourselves understand our
spiritual nature. This it is why Vedic followers can look
at any religion and find truth in it.
(Quote
source:
VNN Editorial Vedic Culture)
And most people in the world today have at least heard of
Christ’s passion on the cross and what it means, that
Yahweh took on the form of a human being, and was punished
for the sins of mankind. He rose on the 3rd day and redeemed
all mankind, all who will yield and trust him. Those who do
are filled with the Ruach Ha Kodesh, the Holy Sprit of
Elohim within their vessels… all these walk the narrow
path, and not neccesarily those who gather in churches…
Yahushua never told us to gather in churches anyway. Jude
told us that Paul’s churches were corrupt. And so be it.
All souls in churches are early in their emancipation…and
these who heal are brought out of the systems of man, church
and otherwise. Temple and otherwise.
Zeph's
remark, "Jude told us that Paul's churches were
corrupt" is false. Jude warned about
"certain
men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to
this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God
into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our
Lord Jesus Christ." (Jude 4)
Zeph's
act of referring to the Lord Jesus Christ as a "fully
realized being" is an example of denying Him.
In every tradition in the world, those who seek God are
separated from their temples and structured centers of
worship. Separation is a big part of the narrow path, which
Yahushua said few would ever find.
I believe that every knee shall bow, which means that all
souls will come to know the Father. How this will all play
out, I don’t know, but it seems to me that this life is
simply for one purpose, to know Yahweh, and keep His
commandments, to follow the Lamb wherever he goeth… to be
of service (Christlikeness) to all people, that they would
receive the light of Christ Yahushua, the power of salvation
from Yahweh, the Godhead.
Zeph's
remark, "I believe that every knee shall bow, which means that all
souls will come to know the Father" is
a fundamental New Age doctrine that is espoused by
Universalists.
Universalists
believe "in
the final harmony of all souls with God."
(Quote
source: What
We Believe)
The
Holy Bible does not teach that "all souls will come to
know the Father." It teaches that (one day) at the name
of Jesus every knee will bow (wherever they may be)
and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father:
"That
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in
heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And
that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:10,11)
The
Bible does not teach a final harmony of all souls with God:
He
that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is
filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous,
let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him
be holy still. Rev. 22:11
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HATING IN JESUS’ NAME
This is an oxymoron. You cannot hate and serve Yahushua at
the same time. Yahushua is pure agape, a fully realized
being, the Ruach Ha Kodesh, the Spirit of Yahweh, a
single PERSON who is perfect, who is pure love, who is pure
joy. Yahushua and Yahweh are one and the same.
Zeph
Daniel called Yahusha a fully realized being. Since Zeph
says that Yahushua is the Lord Jesus Christ, then he is
saying that Jesus Christ is a fully realized being! One will
not find the phrase "fully realized being" in the
Bible, but it is abundant in New Age writings.
A fully realized being is
God, knows S/He is God, knows that Everything else is also
God. Of course, this being is also human too - so, if
male, he is both man and God.
(Quote source: How
I Finally Learned to Accept Christ in my Heart)
A
person who seeks to become a realized being—the
master of his own reality—must
utilize occult techniques:
By
utilizing spiritual techniques such as chanting, yoga, and
meditation, and by applying universal laws, the
"realized being” becomes master of his or her own
reality and can influence the lives of other people.
(Quote
source: The
Occult Roars Back: Its Modern Resurgence)
To
call the Lord Jesus Christ "a fully realized
being" is blasphemous because it attributes sin to the
sinless Son of God! The Lord Jesus Christ did not sin and
seek his own way or his own "reality!" He sought
not his own will, but the will of the Father who sent Him:
I
can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and
my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but
the will of the Father which hath sent me. Jn. 5:30
Casting out demons is one
thing, but attempting to bind up or destroy those on the
path of Yahushua is tantamount to black magic, and will
never be honored.'
The
Vedic Path is opposed to the doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This exposure is not appreciated by those whose teachings
reveal that they are attempting to syncretize Christian and New Age doctrines.
Those on the narrow path do not do this. Those on the narrow
path do learn as they go and are broken of such things.
"Broken
of such things" refers to those who go within to find
"God" (and thus have joined the New Age movement
in spirit) and as a result—in the guise of
"agape love"—will not counter false doctrine.
For those in the New Age movement, experience—not
doctrine—is the key to finding truth.
If it is not leading to Agape, then it is not the narrow
path, and a rededication to Yahushua is necessary.
Remember, that the PATH is an individual journey—that is
what separation is all about, to bring you into the truth of
who you are and where you must go to live.
I have recently completed a comedy audio about the Christian
situation and the psychosis of hatred and remaining stuck in
cliques, rather than following the narrow path and being of
service to humanity.
The way of Christ is the way of sacrifice, it is the way of
selflessness. It is the way of agape, of egolessness. It is
the way of preferring others before you—of loving all
humans, despite what they do to you.
Loving
all humans does not include tolerating and teaching false doctrine. The
New Age movement teaches that all spiritual roads lead to
God, and that the intent of each is the same:
We
understand that people have different names for God. Some
call this energy, Creator or Source. Some call it
Universal Energy, others call it their Higher Power. We
invite you to use whatever title or name you choose. The
intent is the same. The work we do together is the same.
This is one of the things that makes this work so
profound! We are able to transcend this common issue and
are therefore free to heal ourselves in whatever way makes
sense.
(Quote
source: the
creator)
Satan is
promoting the New Age movement and having his followers
teach that all spiritual paths lead to God. All spiritual
roads really lead to Satan except for one. There is only one
way to the Father. And that way is through the Lord Jesus
Christ:
Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
Joyous message today, amen?
Remember the teachings of Yahushua! Remember what is most
important on the path… selflessness:
Mat 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward
have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Mat 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye
more than others? do not even the publicans so?
I spoke of the Vedic Upanishads, which are chalk-full of
wisdom and devotion to God (though ignorant Christians
discard this as a pagan religion), speaks of the Narrow
Path. In India, that narrow path results in
asceticism…that is, those on the path separate from their
families and their social circles, to wander the countryside
as sunyasins (renunciants of the world)… they receive
donations for their walk, as in India they understand this,
in America they do not. However, this path becomes one of
self-will… and thus, only when Yahushua is added, when
they see the truth, then all their teachings come into
fruition in their spirits, and these become great saints of
Truth, which is Yahushua Messiah.
The
Vedic Upanishads is a
pagan religion. Zeph Daniel is teaching that you can
and must merge the Vedic Path with the narrow way of the
Holy Bible. This is not
possible unless you are willing to mix light and darkness. If you do so, you will not have the God of the
Bible:
This
then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare
unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at
all. 1 Jn. 1:5
I do not believe that the Gospel should be barred from
anyone—and I do encourage you all to break your unholy
huddles and begin to walk the narrow path, evangelizing all.
Clinging
exclusively to the doctrines taught in the Holy Bible is not
an "unholy huddle." Christians
must stand fast in the faith if they are to live
eternally:
Watch
ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
1 Cor. 16:13
Therefore,
my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and
crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
Phi. 4:1
For
now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 1 Thess. 3:8
Shalom, the Peace of the Father be within you
Servant
note:
"Servant" is of course
Zeph Daniel. He identified himself as the author of this
article by stating, "I have recently completed a comedy audio about the Christian
situation and the psychosis of hatred..." The
"comedy video" Zeph cited is called Rock
Code Red.
Those
who earnestly contend for the Christian faith are
being portrayed as haters by those in the New Age/NWO
network. "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I
tell you the truth?" Gal. 4:16
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