―Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all
languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you:
for we have heard that God is with you‖. (Zech 8:23)
―Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen
thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy
seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited‖. (Isaiah 54:2- 3 )
―Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render
vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people‖. (Deut 32:43)
Y‟shua‟s authority―(5) And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, (6)
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. (7) And Jesus saith unto
him, I will come and heal him. (8) The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. (9) For I am a man
under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come,
and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. (10) When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and
said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel ... (13) And
Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his
servant was healed in the selfsame hour‖. (Matt 8:5-10, 13)
The Jews were constantly questioning and challenging Y‘shua‘s authority to teach the word of YHWH and to
perform the great works that He did; however, there were a few individuals who understood His authority to
do these things.
The centurion understood that the power Y‘shua had did not come from Him, but that Y‘shua was under the
authority of a Higher Power and had been delegated the authority and power to heal and perform
supernatural acts at His discretion (verse 10, 13.)
Y‘shua did not come to earth representing Himself and His own authority. He came by and with the authority
of Aviad to represent the Father and His kingdom to the world:
―I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will,
but the will of the Father who has sent me" (John 5:30). See also verses 36-38.
The Kingdom of YHWH is extremely organised and functions within a hierarchical structure. The Father, who
is the Supreme Sovereign over all that exists, has delegated all authority to His Son to perform His will
throughout His kingdom; and His Son has delegated some of His authority to the Father's elect children.
Before Y‟shua CameBefore Y‘shua came to earth, most people did not know of the existence of Aviad ―the Father‖ and could only
communicate with the ―Creator‖ Elohim, who later became the Messiah. But after Y‘shua‘s death,
resurrection, and return to heaven, those called to salvation during the Gospel age were authorised to
communicate directly with the Father:
―Truly, truly, I say to you, Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, He will give you. Until now you
have asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full. ...At that day you shall
ask in my name: and I say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you: For the Father himself loves you,
because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God" (John 16:23-24, 26 - 27 KJV).
It is through the authority that is represented by the name of our Saviour that we are allowed to have access
to the Father. This is an extremely important point, because the Father will not hear our requests unless we
approach Him through the office of his Son. One must be authorised to communicate with the Father, and
this authorisation comes through our Saviour because Y‘shua is our advocate and High Priest.
8:12-15 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out
―(12) But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. (13) And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it
done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. (14) And when Jesus was come into
Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. (15) And he touched her hand, and the
fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them‖.