The First Epistle of the Blessed

The Epistle of Blessed

Unto my well-beloved brethren who are scattered abroad through all the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, grace, mercy, and peace be unto you who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity of heart by obedience unto His faith.

I send you this epistle not because you do not know the truth, but because you know the truth. And truth is not in a congregation of sinners, but in those who obey Him. For we learn that we should deny all ungodliness and unrighteousness, and live soberly, righteously, and holy in the grace of God. I send you this epistle that it may be a blessing unto you as it was a blessing to me.

I was born in the former Soviet Union, and then I moved to the United States of America in 1992 in order to stay an American. I joined a Pentecostal Church in Los Angeles, receiving water baptism, and became a member of those congregations.

Yet I was a pagan, and my heart was empty — even when I received the water baptism, started reading the Bible, and attended church regularly. I was a pagan, but now with a pagan Christian heart. And so, being disappointed with such a life, the Holy One had mercy on me and placed in my heart a desire to praise Him. And so, as I started to sing songs and melodies in my heart, I glorified Him on my job site, at home, in a car — wherever it was possible.

In 1994, on August 22nd, I went home from my graveyard shift, where I worked as a security officer in Los Angeles. When I came home, I fell asleep after the graveyard shift.

At about 8 o’clock in the morning, I heard a marvelous, unearthly voice who called me by my first name in pure Russian. He called me “Seraja!” When I awoke, I said within myself, “Who is that?” And no one I saw. Then I fell asleep again.

The second time, He called me “Seraja!” And I knew not what that was. And I fell asleep again.

A few minutes later, my whole body started shaking and trembling. When I opened my eyes, I beheld a great, great light in the ceiling of my room. I started trembling and fell on the floor as I looked upon this light. This light illuminated all my room — pure and bright — and I saw the image of the Holy One. I fell on my face, and my whole body was shaking and trembling in His glorious presence.

He came into my room and said unto me these words:

“My son, I have died on the cross for thy sin, because thy mother, thy mother has begotten you unto death. But I shall give you life, and you shall live forever”

When I heard this, I fell on my face and wept very bitterly as never in my life, for the Holy Ghost showed me all my pagan, abominable, and wicked life. I wept because I felt so filthy, convicted by the Holy Ghost. I cried unto Him:

“O Lord Jesus, have mercy on me. O Lord Jesus, have mercy on me.”

I wept until 10 o’clock in the morning. When I arose from the floor, my T-shirt was completely wet from tears, but in my heart I found something amazing — when I rose from the floor, it was as if wings had been placed behind my back. All heaviness and guilt left me.

I started to run in the room, but it was not sufficient space for me, so I went outside and began to run in the yard of the property, giving thanks, glorifying, and praising Him for such a glorious experience — the first time in my life.

After this divine visitation, I decided to bear witness in the congregation. As soon as Sunday approached, I went to the church and they gave me permission to speak.

Testimony and Rejection

When I bore witness in the congregation about what I had experienced just a few days earlier, I saw no response. I left the church and went home. That same evening, one of my best carnal friends called me and said, “May I come to you? I want to speak to you about what you testified today in our congregation.”

“Oh yes,” I said to him, “come.”

He came to my home, and we sat together. He started to speak to me, saying, “You know that I love you, and no one else will come to you but me. What we heard today in the church is ridiculous. Do you not know that you have offended and defiled our church by your foolishness? Those people will not tell you this, but I will tell you because I love you. Hear my advice — stay at home for a few weeks and do not come, for many people are offended, and they consider you a fool or even mentally unstable.”

When I heard this, I wept.

He said, “Remember my petition unto you: do not tell anyone that I have been with you and shared this with you. Okay? God bless you and see you later, brother.”

And he left, and I wept again, not knowing what the matter truly was.

The next day, as I was driving to my job site, I wept before the Lord and cried out to Him, saying, “O Lord my God, am I a fool? Was it all a dream? Why do people mock me? Why do they not accept Your testimony?”

As I wept while driving my car, the holy presence again filled it. I saw and heard His marvelous voice for the second time in my life. He said to me:

“Behold, you have opened your heart very wide, and the wicked one shot his arrow. His arrow has pierced your heart, and your heart is bleeding. The time will come, and I will heal you”

And so I learned my second lesson:

• Not to listen to man, but to Him who is blessed forever.

• Not to trust man, but to Him who created heaven and earth.

I continued to glorify my God for all His goodness, mercy, and long-suffering toward such a pagan dog as I was.

Baptism of the Holy Ghost

As was the custom in our church, we often gathered every Thursday in some brother’s house for prayer, because it was not sufficient for us to only meet in church.

One day, I went to a brother from the Middle East. As we entered the room, it was common for Pentecostal people to pray very loudly — some in tongues, some in their own voice, but all very loud. I also went among them and started to pray, but I knew not what I should say unto the Lord.

I separated myself and stood afar off because their loud praying disturbed me. I knelt down before the Lord, close to the window, and looked at the sky. I said:

“O Lord, I know not how I should pray. These people pray very professionally, but I do not. I will give You, in the simplicity of my heart, thanksgiving for what I have in my life — that only one month ago You came to my room, and I saw Thee. I glorify Thee for Thy loving-kindness and mercy.”

As I glorified and gave thanks unto Him, the Holy Ghost came upon me mightily. I began to speak in other tongues and prophesy, crying out loudly to be filled with the Holy Ghost.

The other people heard, and they ran to me, shaking me, saying:

“Oh, blessed be the Lord! Blessed be the Lord! He has also baptized you with the Holy Ghost!”

From that day on, my life was filled with the Holy Ghost. I ceased not to pray and delight in the Spirit every day, for this was my heavenly blessing.

My journey in this world truly began with Him and in Him as a member of the congregation. Very often, the Holy One began to use me in prophesying in the church. I began to think in my heart, “Well, I am a good Christian. I am probably very holy — for I saw the Holy One of Israel, He gave me repentance, and He baptized me with the Holy Ghost. What more do I need? I am ready to go to heaven.”

But I was a fool.

Temptation came into my life, and I could not prevail. I fell into fornication and committed such iniquity before the Lord. Yet the Holy One spared me.

Later, the preacher of that church bore witness to me, saying, “All your iniquity has become known in our congregation, and I decided, as pastor, to separate you from the church. But as I walked from my office to the pulpit, behold, God spoke to me, saying:

"Touch him not, neither speak to him anything”

So the Lord spared me again and again.

When I saw that I could not live a clean life, my heart melted within me. I thought, “Something is wrong. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is not enough. Speaking in tongues and prophesying is not enough. There must be more.”

The Holy One gave me hunger and thirst after righteousness, and I began to seek the truth — but I could not find it.

I went from one preacher to another, asking: “The Bible declares that those who are born again do not sin, but whoever sins is of the devil.”

They said to me, “O our little brother, you just do not understand the Scripture. This is not so, for we are all sinners.”

I knew in my heart this was not true. The Holy One Himself began to teach and guide me in His knowledge and wisdom.

Joining the Messianic Congregation and Receiving the Tallit

As my life grew in the Lord, He showed me many marvelous heavenly visions and began to teach me daily by Himself, since there was no true teaching in the churches. Over time, He grafted me into His own olive tree.

Months later, I felt in my heart a deep hunger and thirst to be among His chosen people. I began to seek a Messianic congregation and found one in Irvine, Orange County, California. I started attending their gatherings and was greatly blessed to be among His people.

One day, as I entered the congregation, I saw at the entrance a table with a tallit and a kippah laid upon it. I took the tallit and put it upon myself, and also the kippah. I stood in the presence of God and worshipped Him. I wept, and in tears I said to my King:

“O my Lord and my God, I know not what this means, but when I put on this tallit, my heart melts within me. I beseech You, have mercy on me.”

After the service was over, I determined to speak to the rabbi of this synagogue and beg him to sell me the tallit and kippah, for I desired with all my heart to have them. This joy and comfort I received by wearing them was unlike anything else.

As the service ended, a sister named Judy came to me and said, “Brother, let us pray for one another. I have personal needs, and you do also. Let us pray and see what the Lord will do in our lives.”

We took each other’s hands and began to pray, giving thanks to the Lord and presenting our petitions before His face. Suddenly, I felt something move in my spirit, and my eyes were opened. Judy said to me:

“I have a word from the Holy One for you. Thus says the Holy One of Israel: I have heard your prayer. The Lord has commanded me to go to my home today, take the tallit which I purchased from Jerusalem, and present it to you, for you are alone to heaven. This is your heart’s desire.”

When I heard this, I humbled myself and wept again, giving thanks to the Lord for His mercy and goodness.

From that day on, I continued praising and glorifying His glorious name among the Messianic congregation, growing more and more in His ways.

Message to Flee from the Land of Sodom and Gomorrah

The Holy One continued to teach me, and one day in 1996, He spoke to His servant, saying:

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, flee from this land. For this is the land of Sodom and Gomorrah. All things, in one day, shall be burned”

When I heard this, I was troubled and knew not what I should do. Then the Holy One of Israel sent me another of His bondservants, a man with much revelation. The Lord spoke to him the same message, saying:

“This is the land of Sodom and Gomorrah. All things, in one day, shall be burned”

When I heard his testimony, I glorified the Lord for His mercy and goodness. The Lord also revealed to him that this message was written in Jeremiah 51:6:

“Flee from the midst of Babylon, and everyone save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; He shall recompense her. Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand that made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore, the nations are deranged. Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go, everyone, to his own country. For her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies. The Lord has revealed our righteousness. Come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.”

It is also written in the Book of Revelation, chapters 18 and 16:

“And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, ‘Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird. For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.’ And I heard another voice from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.’”

I was greatly comforted to hear this blessing through my brother.

Two years later, in 1998, we moved from Los Angeles, California, to Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Prophecy About Jerusalem and the Three Signs

On the first day we entered a Pentecostal congregation in the Harrisonburg area, I knew no one there, and no one knew me. During that first service, one man was filled with the Holy Ghost. He turned his face toward me, pointed his finger at me, and prophesied:

“Thus says the Lord: You are a Jew, and you shall go to Jerusalem.”

When I heard this, I was very glad, for it left a comfort and blessing from the Mighty One.

Then, on Tuesday, November 30, 1999, at 2:30 in the morning, the Blessed One again came to my room, awoke me, and spoke to me, saying:

“This is My testimony unto you. Behold, I give unto you three signs, and by these three signs you shall know that the time is at hand.
The lewdness, uncleanness, and wickedness of the churches shall so increase that My people will no longer be able to bear it. You shall flee from the churches and shall begin gathering at home to seek My face, as in the days of the first apostles.
Yet, as you seek My face at home, those who still attend the churches will be moved with hatred and envy. They will come to you, break your windows, and the police will come and put you in jail as you gather to seek My face.
This is the first sign I give unto you — this sign is called persecution.
Behold, when this first sign of persecution is fulfilled, watch, for the second sign shall come quickly. The sign of perdition shall be revealed in this world.
And after this second sign, great persecution shall arise upon My Jewish people who live in America. As they flee from America to Mount Zion, to the holy Yerushalayim, you shall also flee with them. Then I shall destroy this wicked and abominable land with unquenchable fire, for this is My vengeance upon it.”

And I say to you, my brothers, that the time is already fulfilled. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear. We live in such a day and time that all the words of the Lord our God must be fulfilled. Blessed be the Lord our God, the Father of Righteousness, the King of Glory.

The Heavenly Calendar Vision

One day, while I was in the morning service at church, I was praying in the Holy Ghost when the ceiling of the church opened. I saw a marvelous vision — a huge and shining calendar descending from heaven, polished like silver, measuring about 16 or even 20 feet wide and about 6.5 feet deep.

The calendar descended from heaven and stood on top of the church. I was marveled and astonished to see such a heavenly vision.

Even more marvelous, instead of the hole usually found in a calendar for hanging, I saw a cluster of grapes with branches and leaves. As you know, when you wash dishes in your kitchen, a calendar normally has a round hole — but instead of a hole, I saw grapes, leaves, and branches of the vine. I marveled greatly and said within my heart, “Where is it, Lord?”

He answered me and said:

“This is a Hebrew culture ornament”

I was amazed and moved with desire to see what was within. As I looked inside, I saw very precious, shining stones — blue, red, pure as snow, and radiant. But most marvelously, I saw these precious stones mixed together with filthy gravel, like what you find on a driveway.

I asked within myself, “O Lord, what is this?”

As I asked, behold, the Lord began to sift it. I saw how He separated the precious stones from the filthy gravel. Then a voice came to me, saying:

“In this manner, I shall separate the precious stone from the rocks”

He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.

The Last-Days Vision and the Rapture Deception

Then the Holy One showed me another vision of the last day of this world. He took me to a great city, and I stood on a very broad road — at least four lanes in each direction.

I looked behind me and saw very tall, high buildings made of glass and iron, reaching toward the sky. I recognized them as the kind of buildings I had seen in downtown Los Angeles. I stood in the midst of these buildings, and then I saw a terrible vision from the Lord.

As far as my eyes could see, there were carcasses of men — dead bodies, both young and old. There was no moving traffic; the streets were filled with carcasses, one upon another, covering the roads. I trembled and was troubled to see such a terrible sight.

Then I turned my face to the left and saw an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer with a tank cargo. The top of the tank was uncovered, and I saw two uniformed officers, armed, taking these carcasses — one officer holding the feet, the other holding the hands — and throwing them into the cargo. They continued until the tank was filled.

I was terrified to see this heavenly vision of the last day, for I even recognized one of those officers.

As we attended different congregations in the state of Virginia, I was grieved in my spirit because I knew the truth, yet I heard preaching from the pulpit that was not true. This was the non-denominational teaching that the rapture would come before the great tribulation. I did not understand why they spoke this way — until the Holy One revealed it to His servant, saying:

“This is a deceiver who has deceived this nation. For as they promise them a rapture before the great tribulation, so My wrath will come upon them, and I shall consume them in My indignation as stubble by fire.
These are the people of this world who have not loved the truth but have found pleasure in iniquity. Because they take pleasure in iniquity, I shall send upon them a spirit of strong delusion, that they may believe the lie and so perish.”

Now, therefore, I say to you, my brothers, it is better to stay at home than to go to the congregation of the wicked.

This is also written in the first Psalm of the book of David:

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Blessed be the Lord who delivers us from this abominable and wicked generation, that we may live godly, soberly, and righteously.

For as it is written:

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

I say to you, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For those who walk in the Spirit are the sons of the living God. Blessed be the Lord our God, the Father and the King of Glory.

He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.

The Day of Judgment Vision

The Holy One took His servant to the Day of Judgment, and I both heard and saw marvelous things. I saw how the sinners were brought to the throne of judgment and fell upon their faces before the Mighty One, the Righteous Judge. The books were opened, and He judged them according to their works.

I heard the sinners cry out loudly, saying:

“O Lord, Mighty One, have mercy! For no one can live a godly, pure life as You require. It is impossible for us to live by Your holy commandments.”

Then I saw how the Holy One arose from His throne, lifted up His hand, and said:

“Behold, I will do great and marvelous things. I will descend unto earth and take upon Myself the flesh of mankind, even from birth. I will show you how you should be born, how you should live, and how you should die, so that you may follow Me.”

He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.

I say to you, the Lord is our God; the Lord is one. For it is written for our blessing:

Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.
Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
Baruch shem kevod malchuto le’olam va’ed.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. These commandments I give you today are to be upon your heart. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Echad Eloheinu, Gadol Adoneinu, Kadosh v’Nora Sh’mo — One is our God, exalted is our Lord, holy and revered is His name.
Hallu Adonai immadi, v’nirmemah sh’mo yaḥdahv — Exalt the Lord with me, and let us extol His name together.

Grace, mercy, and peace be unto all those who obey our Lord Jesus Christ, for He is the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.

Revelation of Yahshua and Warning Against Pagan Worship

Yea, my brother, hear what Yahweh Almighty has revealed to all those whom He predestinated for life and life everlasting. He revealed Himself that He is One — One whose name is Yahshua, which means Yahweh Salvation — who descended from heaven and manifested Himself in the day of Tabernacles, which is the full feast of the Lord.

By this, He fulfilled the Scriptures, just as He fulfilled them by dying at the spring feast of the Lord on the day of Passover, redeeming us with His own blood from this pagan world. For we know that He died and was buried on Wednesday, and then, after three days, He rose again on the Lord’s Day, which is the Sabbath — Saturday. But pagans do not know this and still worship the devil, the sun, the moon, and the host of heaven by gathering themselves on the day of the sun, which is Sunday.

Almighty Yahweh has delivered us from this pagan, abominable religion. For just as pagan people celebrate their god’s birthday on December 25th under the evergreen tree — as their forefathers did at the Tower of Babel in Babylon, worshipping the sun, moon, and hosts of heaven — so this wicked generation still worships Satan, his image, and his number.

His number is 13.

Yahweh revealed to His servant, by His Holy Ghost, that these pagan people, in order to justify their pagan worship, added to the Scripture the abominable trinity doctrine. By this, the devil has caused — and will cause — all the world to worship his image and his number, which is the number of the beast. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.

As these pagan, abominable people still gather on the day of the sun and worship the Queen of Heaven in the first Sunday morning service, Yahweh delivers us from this idolatry by revealing His majesty through His name — Yahweh — for there is no other God.

For the Scripture says:

“Hear, My people, depart from them; come out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch not the unclean thing, and I shall receive you unto Myself. And ye shall be My people, and I shall be your God.”

Yahweh caused His servant to hallow the Sabbath day, to delight in His Holy Law day and night, that His servant might fulfill His will — as will all others whom He predestinated for life and life everlasting.

He revealed to His servant, saying:

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt sit down at My throne, right beside Me at My right hand. Yea, do not be proud in thy heart, for I have many as thou.”

Therefore, His servant cannot cease giving thanks, praise, and glory to His holy and majestic name, who is Yahweh. Blessed be Yahweh forever and ever. Amen.

Final Prayer and Prophecy of Great Change

Let us all stand to our feet once again.

Heavenly Father, right now, in the wonderful name of Jesus, I ask You to declare this for me, to be able to give me the right words, because we want to be sure that everything said is said accurately. Lord, we pray that Your blessed Holy Spirit would lead every word. We just surrender ourselves to You right now. We bless You and praise You, in Jesus’ name.

I know first that the Word of the Lord is coming to me right now, and I’d like everybody to pay real close attention and avoid any unnecessary disturbances here.

The Lord is saying:

“I have talked a long time to My people about their problems, situations, and nations. I have called for people to grow up. I have called for people to change their ways. My mercy has been extended all this time to people who have not paid much attention to Me.
But the day has come when things are changing quickly. They will not continue as they have been. There will be a great change coming.
What you used to enjoy will not be enjoyed anymore. The day is at hand when things will begin to change.”