Parashah Naso פָּרָשָׁה נָשֹׂא The Sotah סוטה Babylon The Great Whore

For this Sabbath Study: Naso “Lift Up!”, which happens to be the first portion read, this year 2014 A.D./5774:Hebrew year in the month of Sivan or Be’Hodesh HaShelishyi בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי (in the Month of The Trinity/Sellassie ሥላሴ in Amharic [NOTE that Shavuot שבועות Feast of Weeks commemorating The giving of Torah to Israel {Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 16:10} and Pentecost πεντηκοστή commemorating The giving of The Holy Spirit to The Apostles and followers of Yeshua HaMashiakh {Acts 2:1-31) also occur on Tuesday June 3, 2014/Sivan 6, 5774)

Considering the example and type of the Sotah (Numbers 5:16-31/an woman suspected of adultery which Yahweh instructed Moses concerning that she is to undergo the Ordeal of Jealousy (cf Exodus 20:5)/Ordeal of Bitter Water. (cf Numbers 5:18,19;23-24)
By studying John 3:29, Mark 2:19, Luke 5:34, Matthew 9:15 and Matthew 25 1-13:”Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins”, as well as Revelations 19:7, 21:2,9-10 we are certain that this template Yahweh presented to Moses for accountability is referring to The Church as The Bride of Christ. (See also pdf the_wedding_of_the_lamb_the_bride)
According to this logic, we should ask who then has been playing the part of the whore? Letting The Word interpret itself we find that in Revelations 17:5 MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, is ascribed as, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Furthermore, it is stated in Revelations 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. and Revelations 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. The metaphor of the wine and strong drink may also be relevant to interpreting, from a corresponding perspective, the area of this portion that addresses the Nazarite “Vow of Seperation”.

Ethiopian Bahitawi Nazarite
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Adonai, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
Although an exhaustive treatment presenting the historical evidence to identify Mystery Babylon is beyond the scope of this study (this subject matter has been examined in other articles of RasTafari Talmud), the author asserts that the Sotah “whore” is symbolic of the apostate church, in the form of fragmented Christian Denominational religious dogma, who’s clergy “husbandmen” have, either in error, ignorance, envy and/or a sense of unbalanced morals and ambition (reference link Faustian Bargain:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_with_the_Devil) taught false doctrines of a counterfeit gospel that amounts to spiritual bondage through religious deceit and confusion.

Satan has utilized the basic psychological principle of Aversion (a form of psychological treatment in which the subject is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort. This conditioning is intended to cause the subject to associate the stimulus with unpleasant sensations in order to stop the specific behavior) under the white supremacist legacy of brutality and it’s counterfeit gospel. Such trauma has seemingly affected the ability of many, even RasTafarians whom receive the New Name of The Adoption, to receive the Grace of The Gospel of Qedamawi Haile Selassie in and though HIS Christ Yeshua.

“We, “the Black people of the world,” must remember that most Europeans, from Roman times till Martin Luther’s Reformation, did not know how even to spell the name of Christ much less read what their version of Christ was alleged to have said in their own Indo-European tongues. So, what did most European Christians beLIEve? Simply whatever the Pope and his Catholic princes, the priest told the nominal Christians to believe. In other words, most of what is called European Christianity, that is to say the “Gentiles,” were blind believers of a religion that was based upon hearsay, or heresies to the real African roots of the Christianity and Judaism. This aspect of history, the ‘Black’ or African contribution is often maliciously neglected, but for us, it is fundamentally necessary to have a good timeline and factually-based historical perspective of in the context of what they knew and when they got to know it. Most of Europe during the so-called “Dark Ages,” and before that, were only called in name or nominally “Christians” but in reality are ignorant ‘catechumen’ of the Roman Catholic Church, the Mystery Babylon.” (Excerpt from Ethiopic Hieroglyphs A New Study of Ethiopian Based Ancient Egyptology by Ras Iadonis Tafari)
pdf download: Ethiopic_Hieroglyphs_A_New_Study_of_Ethiopian_Egyptology_digest1

However, we should be mindful of the account in Isaiah 52:5 makes mention Now therefore, what have I here, saith Adonai, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith Adonai; and my name continually every day is blasphemed”

Being that Yahweh pronounces judgment upon both the adulteress and adulterer, the nature of co-conspirator and the conspiracy-which cannot be fully realized by merely the apparent truth but must be discerned by the Spirit of the Truth, found in The Word of Adonai Yeshua.
Mark 13:16 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

2 Corithians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,…………

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

god of this world, death and decay
Zachariah 5:6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah (ancient measurement of commerce) that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance (Ayin עַיִן “Eye”) through all the earth. 5:7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

Utterances of Qedamawi Haile Sellassie
The temple of the most high begins with the human body, which houses our life, essence of our existence. Africans are in bondage today because they approach spirituality through Religion provided by foreign invaders and conquerors. We must stop confusing religion and spirituality. Religion is a set of rules, regulations and rituals created by humans which were supposed to help people grow spiritually.
Due to human imperfection religion has become corrupt, political, divisive and a tool for power struggle. Spirituality is not theology or ideology. It is simply a way of life, pure and original as was given by the Most High. Spirituality is a network linking us to the Most High, the universe and each other. As the essence of our existence it embodies our culture, true identity, nationhood and destiny. A people without a nation they can really call their own is a people without a soul. Africa is our nation and is in spiritual and physical bondage because her leaders are turning to outside forces for solutions to African problems when everything Africa needs is within her. When African righteous people come together, the world will come together. This is our divine destiny.
1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of The Living God, and that the Spirit of The Living God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid!
3 Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

RasTafari Talmud would like to express our gratitude to Lij Zawadi and Wendim Alonso for contributing the majority of the images used in this blog.
Link Lij Zawadi’s Art: http://www.rastafarigroundation.com/user/Lij-Zawadi/photos.htm
Link Wendim Alonso Art: http://www.rastafarigroundation.com/user/Alonso/photos.htm

we conclude by reciting the “Priestly Blessing” Birkat Kohanim ברכת כהנים‎ (found in Numbers 6:23/24-27 of this portion)
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

In The Name of The Father The Son The Holy Spirit: One Source
Adonai bless thee, and keep thee:
Adonai make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Adonai lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee Shalom.
And they shall put MY NAME upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Amen