The Gatekeeper's Manual: Guarding the Gates of Our Person
Copyright 2018 - Javon Rahman Bertrand
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All scriptures, unless otherwise noted, are taken from the Holy Bible King James Version (KJV). All scriptures noted AMP are taken from Amplified copyright 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation all rights reserved. Used by Permission. Published by Zondervan: Grand Rapids, MI.
All Greek and Hebrew definitions from Strong, James. The New Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: With Main Concordance, Appendix to the Main Concordance, Topical Index to the Bible, Dictionary of the Greek Testament. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1990.
All English definitions from webster.com
ISBN: 978-1-937400-94-1
ISBN: 978-1-937400-95-8 (ebook)
Printed in the United States of America
Published by Manifold Grace Publishing House, LLC Southfield, Michigan 48033
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Dedications
I dedicate this book to all who were a part of my creative process. Those who listened to me process, read what I wrote and prayed me through the hardest one yet. I dedicate this book to every gatekeeper around the world. I want you to guard your own gates well.
Preface
One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
Victor Hugo
The aforementioned quote spoke volumes to what I believe this book is destined to do. The purpose of "The Gatekeeper's Manual" is to help each of us guard against invasions. To help us guard against invasions of impure, improper, faulty, dangerous ideas or people. We can resist armies because we see or hear them but many times we are not so certain of the things trying to gain access to our gates and borders called our person.
There is a knocking at the gates of our person. Many things, people and spirits try to gain access to influence, impact and alter who we are. Knock, Knock. Knock, Knock. Do you hear those knocks? They are the petition to be let in and have access to you. We have to learn our gates and how to properly guard them. Putting a DO NOT DISTURB sign on our lives will not stop the attempts to get access to our gates. We have not realized there are many doors and gates to our lives, nor our need to understand what they are and how to guard them. We need an understanding of gates through Gods mind so we will have a better understanding of how to live our best lives.
One of the greatest lessons we can ever learn is to be the gatekeeper of our own lives and person. We are kept and guarded by leaders and other brothers/sisters in the faith, but we must learn to guard ourselves as well. The Bible instructs us: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). When we learn to work out (perform, fashion, accomplish) our own salvation, we will be able to guard it. Guard our salvation against what? Hell, compromise and sin. We have to be able to make proper decisions, use the word of God and trust Holy Spirit to keep us in the standards of God and salvation.
Recommendations
As Founder and Chancellor of Prayer Fast Yeshiva Intl, I trained Intercessors for more than 20 years, so trust me when I share with you that this book The Gatekeepers Manual is wealthy in characterizing our gates, which is imperative and very necessary to study and understand. It includes 90% of the study information I personally taught in training Inter-cessors who came through my school. I make this statement to quantify that this book is absolutely AMAZING! From the opening pages I could discern the weight of revelation and research of Apostle Javon that came from a deeper level of sacrificial lifestyle and a place of real study in G-ds Word.
Some of our gates are in a place of rubbish and in desperate need to be rebuilt. Gates have been breached and destroyed through ignorance by rejecting knowledge. Without the proper knowledge of the gates, unconsciously you will allow the imposters to enter your gates and without clear understanding you will not be able to discern the true identity of these imposters. Imposters are especially dangerous because allowing them to enter your gates of life can cause your destiny to change and you not to live according to the blueprint originally orchest-rated for you. This is where misery, lack of self-control and lack of authenticity are located. Yeshua himself gave us warning to guard ourselves from false translations, false teachers and false knowledge because it can affect our entire life. Mark 8:15 (CJB) So when Yeshua said to them, "Watch out! Guard yourselves from the hametz of the P'rushim and the hametz of Herod." The Gatekeepers Manuel is a guide of sound knowledge. It does not contain any Hametz (leaven/false interpretation, false teaching).
Knowledge, Yada in Hebrew, is not in a form of mental knowledge, but in the form of the Hebrew root meaning of the word knowledge which is the word for know; it implies a relationship based on making of a covenant. Out of the 20 plus years of training Intercessors, Elohim allowed me to see the laziness that has taken place in most Believers mindset as it relates to growth through devoted training. Many do not want to do the work to get the results. They hide their consciousness from the truth and look for shortcuts to get to the light in elevated platforms. Often times Believers refuse to do the work in studying to learn how spiritual and natural principles operate to reap good fruit that will remain. Because our true call is to be a talmid (student), which has a much different connotation than disciple, Elohim extends to us opportunities after opportunities, for example through this book, for us to learn how to properly access realms of life through the gates.
The lack of accepting knowledge inspired through the Ruach Hokodesh (Holy Spirit) can cause Believers, Intercessors especially, to live a different life than was ordained for them simply because of a choice to reject and or ignore enlightenment. Allow me to highlight, I did not say the lack of knowledge because saying so would not be the proper interpretation of Scripture. We do not have a lack of knowledge, but what is present is a rejection of knowledge. Because we rejected Him, Elohim said He will reject us. Hosea 4:6 (CJB) My people are destroyed for want of knowledge. Because you rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as cohen for me. Because you forgot the Torah of your God, I will also forget your children.
Lets be conscious of this thought. The SAME anointing and inspiration that was upon those who assisted in writing the Bible, what they hear the Spirit of Elohim say they wrote, is the SAME anointing and inspiration that was upon this Author when he wrote this book. Elohim is STILL speaking; let us Shema to hear and respond intelligently with the intent to obey!
I am very honored to have been allowed to share my perspective in how important The Gatekeepers Manuel is for a Believer in Yeshua HaMashiack (Jesus Christ). I urge you not to reject the awesome knowledge in this book; read it, study it, become ONE with it and implement in your gates daily.
Enjoy the feasting in your learning!
Shalom
Rabbi Khannah Josue,
