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In order to make such a bold claim, we must not only be able to prove these claims, but you must have a passion for the truth. Once you accept the truth, everything will become crystal clear in understanding the Bible's ultimate message.
Like any journey that you endeavor to take, you need to map out the way to your final destination. We strongly suggest you read the following pages in our site in the following order:
1. Root Origin of Natsarim Name
2. OT Natsarim Scripture References
3. NT Natsarim Scripture References
4. Post-Biblical References to the Natsarim
5. Book of Revelation Proof that Natsarim are The Saints destined for Heaven
6. Why you must know the True Names of "Jesus" and "God" for Salvation
To begin with, you must first understand that the Bible was initially written in Hebrew - no other language. What that means is that every person, place and thing was given Hebrew names. This fact is so fundamentally important in order to clearly understand many critical facts whose meaning has been lost in translation or simply not taught in "Bible studies". Biblical Hebrew is the foundation language of Aramaic which was the language spoken by Yeshua ( "Jesus" ) and His disciples in northern palestine during their lives. The "New Testament" was not referred as such during the 1st or 2nd century, rather, it was known as the Natsarim Writings.
Which leads us to a historically critical point that has mislead humanity for almost 2,000 years. The word 'Nazarene' and 'Nazareth' were taken from the Greek word Nazaroeus (Nazoraios) and Nazarenus respectively ( Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10724b.htm ). But herein lies the problem. In fact, it is a monumental error. Christian and non-Christian scholars for years have approached the "Nazarene issue" along the wrong path, and as a result, their investigations and research have been deeply flawed - in effect, "stuck" on the use of the Latin letter "z" applied in the Greek language of the NT. This is why scholars have long claimed that the Old Testament never proclaimed the prophesy of the Messiah from Nazareth:
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. Matthew 2:23
The Hebrew Letter "Tsade"
The fact is, Yeshua was not a "Nazarene" - He was a 'Natsari'. There is no "z" in the Hebrew alphabet. What there was/is is the letter צדי which is "Tsade", the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. As you read the following, you will begin to appreciate how incredibly profound is its significance because it will not only identify the faith that Yeshua and the apostles kept, but it also leads us to discover the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Update on the Hebrew Letter Tsade
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Reconstructing the original Semitic/Hebrew alphabet is not an exact science and is always in need of updating when new evidence is found or discovered. When I first began the task of reconstructing this ancient alphabet, I found that in the past, most scholars agreed that the original form of the letter tsade was  and believed to be a "hook." However, the problem I had with this was that the Hebrew word for a hook was חח (hhahh) and has no relationship to the Hebrew word צדי (tsade, the name of this letter). What I did discover was that the ancient pictograph  looks like a picture of a man laying on his side and the Hebrew word "side" is צד (tsad), a clear connection between the pictograph and the name of this letter.
About a year ago, I received an email from an individual who proposed the idea that the pictograph was an image of a trail or path, which was very similar to the Ancient Hebrew meaning of the word צדיק(tsadiq, which begins with the letter tsade) meaning, "to walk the correct path". After looking into this, I discovered that there was much evidence to support this view of the letter.
Let's first start with the pictograph itself - . The squiggly line is the trail while the circle is the destination. The Hebrew verb ציד (Ts.Y.D) means "to hunt" as in following a trail to the game (the destination). The word "tsiyd" may be the original name for this letter, which then later evolved to "tsade." Each of the words that are derived from the parent root צד (tsad) are related to the idea of hunting. צדה means to lay in wait in ambush alongside a trail. צוד is a snare that is set in the trail. ציד means game, the goal or destination of the hunt.
Below is a list of Child roots which begin with the letter tsiyd.
| צא |
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to go out, as in to follow a trail or path. |
| צב |
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a wagon, as following a trail or path. |
| צג |
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to leave behind. |
| צד |
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a stronghold. |
| צו |
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directions, as in to point out the way. |
| צח |
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dry, in the sense of the desert, the place of the nomads who follow the trails. |
| צי |
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a desert, the place of the nomads who follow the trails. |
| צך |
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a burden, as carried when traveling. |
| צל |
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a shadow, as an outline/path of the original. |
| צם |
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thirst, in the sense of searching for water. צ |
| צן |
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a flock, as herded by the nomad. |
| צע |
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wander, as one searching for the trail. |
| צף |
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keep watch, as in keeping an eye on the destination. |
| צץ |
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a blossom, whose purpose (destination) is to produce a fruit. |
| צר |
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narrow, in the sense of following a canyon trail with high sides. |
| צת |
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to set on fire, possibly related to the idea of "blazing" a trail. |
In addition, the concept of a trail can be seen in other Hebrew roots.
| צדק |
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to be on the correct path. |
| צעד |
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to march or walk in step. |
| צפר |
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to depart early for a journey. |
Based on this evidence, the meaning of this can be a trail, hunt or journey. The word צם (tsam) appears as  in the ancient pictographic script, a picture of a trail and of water (the letter mem). When combined these letters mean "trail of water" and this word means "thirst." The word צע (tsey) appears as  in the ancient pictographic script, a picture of a trail and the eye. When combined these letters mean "trail of the eye" and this word means "wander" in the sense of looking for a trail.
Over the next few months I will be updating the pages of this website to reflect this new understanding of the Hebrew letter "tsayid."
Jeff A. Benner
Source: http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/temp/tsade.html |
Editor's Note: Emphasis mine with red letters above source.
Visit the following link which further explains the Hebrew letter "Tsade" and its 3-stage morphing to the Latin letter "Z": http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Grammar/Unit_One/Aleph-Bet/Tsade/tsade.html ).
If you carefully notice those lines in red above, you will see the repeated symbollism for path, trail, journey as in "the way". If you look into Biblos.com, you will discover that the key search words, "the way" appear 2,940 times in the Bible. If you look closely above, you will also notice "keep watch" and "blossom whose purpose ( destination) is to produce a fruit. If you are even somewhat familiar with Bible scripture, you will notice that the above meanings appear in scripture repeatedly. ALL this symbollism is no accident. It is God's coded inference in not only this letter - but how its incorporation into 'NaTSarim' in Matthew's scripture suddenly explodes into its real meaning which clearly fulfills scripture of the Old Testament of the prophets.
The Hebrew Word "Natsar"
Now that you have discovered the incredibly profound meaning of "Tsade" of the Hebrew letter and how it is THIS LETTER, not the Latin "Z" used in the Greek "Nazareos" which has since been further translated in English to "Nazarene" and other like names in other languages worldwide, that MUST be applied to the name of Natsari to identify what Yeshua would be called according to Matthew 2:23.
The name of Natsareth ( the city ) and Natsari ( the name Yeshua would be called - and identify Himself ) comes from the Hebrew root word, "Natsar". Once you see the meaning of the root word, its significance breathes life into scripture otherwise overlooked for almost 2 millenia:
Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Search Results
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Result of search for "natsar":
5341 natsar naw-tsar' a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.):-- besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man). |
5341. natsar
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to watch, guard, keep
Original Word: נָצַר
Transliteration: natsar
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tsar')
Short Definition: observe
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to watch, guard, keep
NASB Word Usage
besieged (2), Besiegers (1), cunning (1), guard (2), guarding (1), guards (2), hidden things (1), keep (7), keep watch (1), keeper (1), keeps (3), kept (1), man (1), observe (10), observed (1), observes (1), preserve (10), preserves (1), reserve (1), secret places (1), tends (1), watch (4), watcher (1), watches (1), watchman (1), watchmen (1).
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besieged, hidden thing, keeper monument, observe, preserver,
A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) Or a bad one (to conceal, etc.) -- besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Now, lets look at Matthews scripture that has been misunderstood because Greek does not inherently have nor carries meaning as does Hebrew to interpret Matthew's statement:
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. Matthew 2:23
Critics of the Bible or of Yeshua's authenticity point to this scripture as "proof" that there is no such prophecy in the Old Testament - but that is where their naivete and ignorance of the Hebrew language is shown. What in English is stating "He shall be called a "Nazarene" is in fact, a grave mistransliterated error - Matthew is saying "He shall be called a Natsari" - which is the proper transliterated expression of Hebrew. 'Natsari' comes from the Hebrew root word, "Natsar" which has multiple meanings, and its other meanings do in fact conclusively support Matthews statement and upholds Biblical prophecy:
5342. netser
a sprout, shoot
Original Word: נֵ֫צֶר
Transliteration: netser
Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-tser)
Short Definition: branch
Word Origin
from natsar
Definition
a sprout, shoot
NASB Word Usage
branch (3), descendants (1).
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branch
From natsar in the sense of greenness as a striking color; a shoot; figuratively, a descendant -- branch.
see HEBREW natsar
Incredibly, this prophecy was foretold by Isaiah and again, the meaning and root word of "Natsar" holds up perfectly with Matthew 2:23:
“A shoot ( netser ) will come up from the stump of Jesse ; from his roots a Branch ( netser ) will bear fruit.”
Isaiah 11:1
“In that day the Branch ( netser ) of יהוה will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the
pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.” Isaiah 4:2
The Natsarim ( Watchmen )
The fact is, Yeshua was not born in Natsareth, He was born in Bethlehem. Paul was not born in Natsareth either, he was born in Tarsus. Yet they were referred to as 'Nazarenes' in printed Bibles, falsely proclaiming them to be citizens or native born of "Nazareth" when in fact they were neither. This, and significant other scriptural meanings, provides conclusive evidence to indicate that the New Testament as we know them were actually "Natsarim Writings" and that they were originally written in Aramaic, not Greek.
In fact, Yeshua identifies Himself as a "Natsari" to Paul:
And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Yeshua ( "Jesus" )
the Nazarene ( Ha-Natsari ), whom you are persecuting.’ Acts 22:8
What is Yeshua telling Paul ? He is the Watcher( man ).
And yet again, for the third time, "Natsar" serves as the root word for yet another key and unique meaning, "to preserve" ( see below ). This is profound as you will later discover in the Book of Revelation.
5336. natsir
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preserved
Original Word: נְצִירֵי
Transliteration: natsir
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tsere')
Short Definition: preserved
Word Origin
from natsar
Definition
preserved
NASB Word Usage
preserved (1).
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preserved
From natsar; properly, conservative; but used passively, delivered -- preserved.
Yeshua was never a "Jew" nor were His disciples. In fact, they feared for their lives from them. They were not Christians either. In fact, the name "Christianos" in Greek is not to be found in the oldest known Greek Bibles, the Septuagint and the Vulcana - its implication ? The "Christian sect" was later integrated into copies of the scriptures by the Roman church to create credibility of the religion they had developed, adding pagan practices and modifying God's inspired word in altering the first, second and fourth commandment which changed the Sabbath to Sunday. Few people realize that Yeshua was on earth for sometime after His resurrection:
And truly Yeshua ( "Jesus" ) did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written
in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Yeshua is the Meschiach ( "Christ' ), the
Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31
And there are also many other things that Yeshua ( "Jesus" ) did, which if they were written one by one,
I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. John 21:25
Most people believe Yeshua ascended to heaven immediately after appearing to His disciples after the resurrection - yet this is clearly not the case. In fact, the following NT scriptures clearly demonstrates that His disciples continued to visit the temple on the Shabbat, not Sunday after Yeshua's ascension:
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might
be preached to them the next sabbath. Acts 13:42
Brothers--you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles--this message of salvation has been
sent to us! For the people who live in Jerusalem and their leaders, not knowing who Jesus was,
condemned Him and so fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Acts 13:26-27
Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing
Gentiles followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the
grace of God. And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word
of God. Acts 13:43-44
The Way
What's the significance of the above ? Many very profound things:
1. Gentiles were supposed to keep the Shabbat ( Sabbath )
2. Jews were also now converting to "the Way"
3. The Way of the Natsari meant keeping God's commandments and belief in Yeshua as the Son of God.
4. It proves that Yeshua never mandated a change of the Father's commandments nor much less changed
the Shabbat, the seventh day covenant between His Father and the people of Israel to Sunday, to the
first day of the week. Logic and common sense tells us that if such a monumentally important event,
the 7th day Shabbat, ordained and venerated by the Holy Father since creation, a day of worship kept
by Yeshua and His followers was to be changed to Sunday, the first day of the week, this would have
been ordered, mandated, required and consecrated by either Yeshua or His Father - but clearly, this is
not the case. You can look all you want, but it never took place. Why ? Quite simply because it is a
covenant that does not change between Ehyeh, the Father and His people of Israel.
If Yeshua did not mandate a change after He resurrected, nor did His disciples after His ascencion concerning keeping the Shabbat, it becomes obvious that NONE of the Father's commandments were altered either. Clearly, Yeshua tells us He came not to destroy the 'Law' but to fulfill it as was expected of ALL His followers to follow The Way - which leads us to the following fact: The sect that Paul and the apostles identified themselves was "The Way" ( in fact, the key words, "the way" appear 2,940 times in the Bible http://bible.cc/search.php?q=the+way :
However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call
a sect. I believe everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the Prophets. Acts 24:14
To conclusively prove that the Shabbat is to be kept in perpetuity, Yeshua makes it clear that this is to be observed during the great Tribulation - the dreaded End of the Ages:
Then, to show again the greatness of the calamity, He saith, "Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter,
neither on the Sabbath day. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the
world until now, neither shall be." Matthew 24:20
What becomes clearly evident once one understands the meaning of the Hebrew letter "Tsade" that is part of the the Hebrew root word of "NaTSar" - one can now see that the Natsarim ( natsar ) of the Way not only keep ( natsar ) God's ORIGINAL commandments given to Moshe ( 'Moses'), but because of Yeshua's arrival and fulfilment of scripture which proved He was the Son of the living God, henceforth His disciples and followers would place their faith in Him for salvation as "The Way". Therefore, Yeshua was in fact the "Watchman" ( the Natsari ) of "the Way" which was worshipping the Word of God, His Father, and what was written by the Prophets - clearly fulfilling the prophecy of the OT prophets AND furthermore, was the exact same faith kept by Paul and the apostles AFTER Yeshua had ascended:
However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call
a sect. I believe everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the Prophets. Acts 24:14
It becomes abundantly clear that the Natsari were not Jews ( Visit ) whom Natsarim referred to them as a separate sect ( in fact, the above scripture clearly tells us that Paul is saying they ( meaning Jews ) would refer to those who followed "the Way" as a "sect" - obviously not as Jews. Natsarim were fearful of Jews for their lives - and after all, it was the Jews verdict that put Yeshua the Natsari to death:
Natsarim were clearly not 'early Christians' either - they never called themselves that nor were they ever called that either. In fact, the earliest known 'New Testaments' do NOT include the name of Christians. Their inclusion in later versions of the NT were made by Rome to give them validity as a sect and would be heavily laden with pagan symbollism and modified version previous sun-god traits from Attis, Bacchus, Mithras and Osiris which the Roman Empire had long embraced from previous cultures in order to create their "super sun god, "Christ" and his worship which was named "Christianity" led by its Caesar-like "emperor", the Pope in their capital of Rome ( visit http://ww.CommercialChristians.com ). The Natsarim refused to accept the heretical practices of the Papacy, and paid for their allegiance to The Way with their lives. In fact, some 50 million are known to have been satanically tortured during the Catholic Inquisition ( visit http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=1&ved=0CDAQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veoh.com%2Fcollection%2Fs526046%2Fwatch%2Fv284414SC4zEMFg&rct=j&q=catholic%20inquisition&ei=OmAfTc7vFYT6cMnpqMUF&usg=AFQjCNFWFmcvVzdFPRpcdiRhhlp2nwXycA&cad=rjt ).
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