1 You rich people, listen! Cry and mourn because much trouble will come on you. 2 Your riches will rot and be worth nothing. Your clothes will be eaten by moths. 3 Your gold and silver will rust, and that rust will be a proof that you were wrong. That rust will eat your bodies like fire. You delivered your treasure in the last days. 4 People worked in your fields, but you didn’t pay them. They are crying out against you. They harvested your crops and mowed your fields. Now the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of YAHUSHA - YES! The Master All-Powerful has heard their cries. 5 Your life on earth was full of rich living, pleasure and luxury. You pleased yourselves with everything you ever wanted. You fattened your hearts, like an animal ready for the day of slaughter. 6 You showed no mercy or compassion to good people who were not against you, but you murdered them anyway.
7 Brothers and sisters, be patient, for the Master will come. So be patient until that time. Look at the farmers. They have to be patient. They have to wait for their valuable crop to grow and produce a harvest. They wait patiently for the former rain and the latter rain. 8 You must be patient too. Establish your hearts in His Word and never stop hoping, for the Master is coming soon. 9 Brothers and sisters, don’t complain and grumble against each other. For if you don’t stop complaining, you’ll be judged as guilty. And the Judge is standing at the door, ready to come!
10 Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the Prophets who spoke for the Master. They suffered many bad things, but they were patient. 11 And we say that those who accepted their troubles with patience now have YAHUSHA’S blessing. You have heard about Job’s patience. You know that after all his troubles, the Master helped him. This shows that the Master is full of compassion, sympathy and kindness.
12 My brothers and sisters, it’s very important that you not use an oath when you make a promise. Don’t use the name of Heaven, earth, or anything else to prove what you say. When you mean yes, say only “yes.” When you mean no, say only “no.” Do this so that you will not be judged guilty.
13 Are you having troubles? You should pray. Are you happy? You should sing. 14 Are you sick? Ask the elders of the Bridal Fellowship to come and rub oil on you in the name of the Master and pray for you. 15 If such a prayer is offered in belief, it will heal anyone who is sick. The Master will heal them. And if they have sinned, He will forgive them.
16 So always admit to each other the wrong things you’ve done, then pray for each other. Do this so that YAHUSHA can heal you. Anyone who lives and behaves the way YAHUSHA wants can pray earnestly and great things will happen. 17 Elijah was a person just like us. He prayed that it would not rain. And it did not rain on the land for three and a half years! 18 Then Elijah prayed that it would rain. And the rain came down from the sky, and the land grew crops again.
19 My brothers and sisters, if anyone wanders away from the truth and someone helps that person come back, 20 remember this: Anyone who brings a sinner back from the wrong way will deliver that person from eternal death and cause many sins to be forgiven.
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