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Clean And Unclean Meats by Peter James

The question has been asked what can I eat?

This is one of the three major questions that have plagued those searching for the Truth.

The other two are circumcision and Sabbath observance.

As far as I know, no one has any problems with eating fruit and vegetables.

The problem arises when we consider what meat, as believers, we can eat.

The basic argument centres on the fact that we are now under the New Covenant,

therefore we no longer have to worry about more or less anything in the Old Covenant.

The argument continues that Christ fulfilled everything, so we certainly do not have

to get bogged down by the ‘thou shall not’s of the Old Covenant,

and in any case Christ, himself declared that all meat was fit to eat.

Furthermore the Eternal confirmed this to the apostle Peter in the vision of Peter

in Acts 10.

Unfortunately we have all been deceived by the totally false arguments above.

Is it important to consider this question, or are we just being picky?

If you bought an expensive car for many thousands of pounds,

would you find out what sort of fuel is required for the car to work at its best,

or would you simply put anything which you regarded as fuel in it?

The Eternal who made the body told us what we should and should not eat.

This was basic information that man would need in order to survive.

Adam was not created with instinct to know what he should and should not eat.

He had to be told.

Our first introduction to the fact that there are clean and unclean animals comes in:

Genesis 7 The general thought is that just a pair of all the animals and birds

went into the ark.

This is not the case at all.

I believe that we are told that there were seven pairs of clean animals,

And two pairs of unclean animals.

Genesis 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark;

for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female:

and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

We are then told how the animals entered the ark two by two.

Genesis 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls,

and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

Genesis 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark,

the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

This was many hundreds of years before the laws were given to the nation of Israel

as recorded in Leviticus.

Genesis 8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD;

and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings

on the altar.

It is just as well that there were more than one pair of clean animals otherwise there would not be

any clean animals left after Noah’s offering of thanksgiving.

For example:

He commands His people to keep the Sabbath.

He commands His people to keep Passover.

We have to understand that the Eternal makes,

a clear distinction between His people and those that are not His,

a clear distinction between His words and those of those that are not His,

a clear distinction between the clean and the unclean,

a clear distinction between the righteous and the unrighteous.

This has always been the case and will always be the case.

You will see in Revelation that it is only the righteous who are part of the New Jerusalem,

the unrighteous are outside the city.

Inside the city,

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments,

that they may have right to the tree of life,

and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Outside the city,

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers,

and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

The above verses are the conclusion of this stage of the plan of the Eternal.

Whether people want to acknowledge it or not these are the concluding words

of the New Testament, and the entire bible, not some just some obscure verses.

The extensive definition of clean animals can be seen here in Leviticus Chapter 11

In the Authorised Version this chapter is headed,

A Holy God, A holy people: their food.

This is an excellent caption

This can be summarised as follows.

The things which are deemed delicacies are not declared as good for food.

All Pig products, ham, bacon pork chops etc.

Rabbit

Horse and such like.

All shellfish which are normally classified as ‘seafood’.

Sea creatures that do not have fins and scales, such as ‘Octupus’, turtles, etc.

Going as far back as Genesis we see that the eating of blood was forbidden.

Blood products like ‘Black Pudding’.

Genesis 9:4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

We can see that we should not eat animal fat.

We should cut off as much of the fat as possible.

We can see that the Eternal had advised his people on healthy eating long before

scientists made their suggestions.

Leviticus 3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings,

that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Leviticus 7:23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying,

Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

This is not referring to dairy products.

The above covers what we should and should not eat.

We now need to consider the scriptures which are used to say that the above no longer

applies, as we are under the New Covenant.

It is most unfortunate how the translators have played with New Testament verses

in order to cause confusion, and mislead those seeking the truth.

Here we see a classic confrontation between the Pharisees and Christ.

Christ was speaking about the importance of spiritual cleanliness,

and the Pharisees were speaking about physical clean and unclean food.

What Christ was saying did not negate what we said above, but Christ was

focussing on what was of far greater importance, not that somehow

He was saying that there were no longer unclean meats.

Christ’s statement did not make an organic change in the animals which were originally

declared unclean and unfit for food, to make them clean.

Mark 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also?

Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man,

it cannot defile him;

Mark 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly,

and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Mark 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,

adulteries, fornications, murders,

Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye,

blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Mark 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Note: Verse 19 is of particular importance.

On consideration it is very hard to imagine how this verse could be used

to state that Christ declared all meats clean.

What Christ said was that when you eat something it ends up in the toilet.

It is purged out of the body by a natural process.

How some translators can choose an interpretation to say this makes it clean

is quite incomprehensible.

Some problem translations:

American Standard

19 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught?

This he said, making all meats clean.

(Message) It doesn't enter your heart but your stomach, works its way through the intestines,

and is finally flushed." (That took care of dietary quibbling;

Jesus was saying that all foods are fit to eat.)

(Youngs Literal Translation) because it doth not enter into his heart,

but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'

(Good News Bible) because it does not go into your heart but into your stomach and then goes

on out of the body." (In saying this, Jesus declared that all foods are fit to be eaten.)

Excrement was always regarded as being unclean and the Eternal told us how to deal with it.

Of course we know better, so we put it into our water systems and then we attempt

to purify the water which is recycled for drinking many times over.

Then we wonder that we are getting sick from every imaginable and unimaginable disease!!!

Deuteronomy 23:12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp,

whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

Deuteronomy 23:13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be,

when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover

that which cometh from thee:

Deuteronomy 23:14 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee,

and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy:

that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

Some animals have a built-in instinct to cover their waste deposits.

The second scripture which is used to say that all meats are clean is in Peter’s vision

prior to the visit of the gentile Cornelius.

The full report can be seen here Acts Chapter 10.

The purpose of the vision to the Apostle Peter was to show him that God was

not a respecter of persons and that Salvation was not just for the Jews

but also for Gentiles, who were regarded then and even now by Zionist Jews,

as Goyim, less than animals, utter filth.

This had nothing to do with making unclean meat clean.

Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said,

Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Once again and quite understandably in view of the vision and Peter’s Jewish lineage,

Peter was confused.

The Eternal was giving a very graphic illustration to Peter in order to make

a very powerful statement which would have been much more powerful than what just words

would convey.

Peter was being called upon in vision to do something he had never done in his life.

Acts 10:13 and there came a voice unto him: ‘Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.’

Acts 10:14 And Peter said,

‘Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;’

His whole religious world was being turned upside down.

The Apostle Peter’s own words explained that this was a matter of race

and had nothing to do with food.

Acts 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man

that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed

me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

To summarise in conclusion:

We are not to eat blood products, pig products, sea-food and all the items listed

in Leviticus 11.

The life of a Christian is more than going to a church meeting once a week and giving

financial support to some organisation, and feeling ‘good’.

The life of a Christian is the very opposite to the life of a non-Christian.

There are clearly defined regulations which exist, and are there for our benefit,

our health and our general well being.

Leviticus 20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.

. Be Humble Repent Listen To The Eternal God Obey Him.

This is very easy to say, but I assure you that it is physically impossible without

the empowerment of the Eternal God.

Just going up to some altar call, running to some church, or isolating yourself

in the hope that somehow it will all go away, will not do it.

What are you going to do about it before it is too late?

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