The message addressed our tendency as "blacks" to call for the making of our own movies as the solution to Hollywood's whitewashed stories of the ancient Yisraelites. And just as akh Khaeem expressed, I contend that producing historically accurate Biblical films alone is simply a non-remedy for the problem. Rather than putting forth yet another call for a "band-aid" in producing our own passion plays, we must now begin to focus our efforts on removing the root cause of our infirmity - division and confusion.

 

I was particularly struck by our brother expressing the need to develop a credible entity to represent our people at the international level. This is clearly a basic requirement for our repatriation. And the credibility of our call for reparations (as Genesis 15:14 reveals we will receive) depends upon our having a viable ruling body in place; capable of governing our nation, and thus, managing her resources. Of course, for the elders of true Yisrael, the only real issue of debate becomes how - how we move beyond the current state of division and confusion.

 

The book of Judges closes with this lament: "In those days, there was no king in Yisrael: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." It was not until the advent of the righteous rule of Davïd that our nation was established; "...YAHUWAH having given him rest 'round about from all his enemies'" (2 Sh'muel/Samuel 7:1). Sélah.

 

As our father Melekh Shelomo [King Solomon] observed, "there is no new thing under the sun." Indeed. And in order to form the government of Yisrael and establish an international identity, obviously we must have divine blessings and favor; and this means we must not operate as a democracy, but according to YAH's preferred form of government, which is, and always has been, monarchy.

 

After all, YAHUWAH is Melek Ha Olam - King of the Universe. Clearly, we must discern the absolute necessity of closing our own generation's season of the Judges; and moving into the righteous rule of the royal house of Davïd. It is written, "Unless YAHUWAH build the house, they labor in vain that build it" (Ps. 127:1).

 

In my judgment, until we as the Elders of Yisrael come into one accord on this issue, i.e., the form of government we must establish, then all other efforts to move beyond the existing division and confusion will be utterly useless.

 

It is also written, "Now I beseech you brethren, by the name of our Master Yah'shua Ha Mashiach, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment" (1 Cor. 1:10). This verse suggests that not only is it possible, but it is commanded that we come into an authentic unity of the faith.

 

The only way these endless factional debates will cease - what akh Khaeem referred to as "...our own little cliques, content with swapping competitive religious banter..." - is to see that we cannot simply set aside our differences, but that they must be fully resolved! And YAH has indeed chosen a lineage from among our people, from which He has promised to provide us with men to govern the Holy Nation in righteousness and in truth...

 

In the fifteenth chapter of the book of Acts, it is recorded that it was neither Kefa/Peter, nor Paul nor Yokhanan/John, but rather, Yah'shua's brother Ya'aqob/James who rendered the final judgment on how the emerging new government of Yisrael would relate to the Gentile nations. Clearly, this was due to Ya'aqob being next in the Davïdic line of succession to preside over Yisrael in Yah'shua's absence.

 

So then, rather than simply "agreeing to disagree" in the name of "operational unity," the early Messianic Hebrew Yisraelites submitted themselves to this ancient landmark our fathers set. They faithfully followed the Kingdom order YAH established through His covenant with our father Davïd; that there would always be a man from his loins to govern the children of Yisrael.

 

The apostles, prophets and elders were thereby able to put forth an authentically unified, and thus, theologically and politically sound national policy. And according to early Church historian Eusebius (Church History: Book II, Chapter I and Book III, Chapter XXXII), many of Yah'shua's other relatives not only presided over the churches proper, but also outranked Kefa and Yokhanan, along with the rest of the original twelve apostles of Ha Mashiach.

 

In truth, the rule of the House of Davïd over the universal church was standard operating procedure, until the usurping of its divine authority was completed by the Romans early in the fourth century A.D.

 

If we as the faithful remnant of Hebrew Yisraelites will agree on YAH's chosen form of government, I am fully persuaded that He will miraculously rebuild and re-establish the lineage and family of Davïd - our own First Family, if you will - in this final hour...

 

I am truly thankful and sincerely grateful for the labor of Khaeem Ben Yisrael, and the many other like-minded leaders among us, and bear witness that their gallant efforts are not in vain!

 

May the Grace of YAH be with you all. Ahmen.