Naturalization is the process by which a man leaves one kingdom and joins himself (and his family) to another kingdom.

[This is Part 5 of a series of blogs on “Coming out of Babylon.”]

Webster defines naturalization this way.

Naturalization

NATURALIZATION, n. The act of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native-born subject or citizen.

Anyone who has left the country of their birth and has gone through the naturalization process to become a United States citizen has had to take this oath or a similar one:

“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;

• that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
• that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
• that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law;
• that I will perform non-combatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law;
• that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law;
• and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”

So here is a question for each man who reads this article. Who is your sovereign and who is your king? How many masters can we have?

Baptism was never intended to be a sacrament, it is not found in Torah, it does not make you more holy. It is a simply a custom which is symbolic of Israel’s  first expatriation from Egypt and their old Elohim (lawmakers and judges), their crossing over the Jordan and their entering into Yehovah’s jurisdiction and kingdom.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. (1Co 10:1-2)

Who formerly were disobedient, when once the divine long-suffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an anti-type which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward Elohim). (1Pe 3:20-21)

Once we repent and turn to Yehovah’s ways, baptism (which is not about getting wet, but rather “immersed” in Israel) is how a man becomes a Ger and joins himself to Yehovah’s true people, Israel.

Here Is My Naturalization Vow Of Fealty To Yehovah

We go into the water (symbolic of us leaving our Egypt, just like our forefathers did) and proclaim in front of those who have gone before us, something like the following:

I hereby declare, by oath (vow) in the name of Yehovah,

• that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, tribunals, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;  and specifically the United States and their elohim.
• that I will fear Yehovah my Elohim (my new lawmaker and judge), walk in all His ways.
• I will love Yehovah and serve only Him with all my heart and with all my soul, and will keep only His commandments and His statutes;
• that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
• and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;  so help me Yehovah.

Baptism must be performed with a vow, and it is the vow that is important not the water.  It is not a sacrament, it is not even found in Torah. Baptism is a custom, a naturalization process by which we enter Yehovah’s kingdom with a public declaration. How a Gentile joins himself to Yehovah’s kingdom is the topic of my 4 part teaching entitled “The Gentile Becomes A Ger.”

Who Do You Serve?

Dare to take an oath like this one? I did, at the beginning of the year 2000. For me coming out of Egypt has been a process, but I have now made myself 100% Yehovah’s and have no obligation to any other foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.

I left the kingdom of my birth in 2000 and finally entered into covenant with Yehovah at  Passover in 2008. Eternal life is only found in Yehovah’s kingdom; and failure to become fully Yehovah’s man is a death sentence.

“Now therefore, fear Yehovah, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the elohim (the law makers and the judges) which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve Yehovah! And if it seems evil to you to serve Yehovah, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the elohim which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the elohim of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve Yehovah.” (Jos 24:14-15)

“And now, Israel, what does Yehovah your Elohim require of you, but to fear Yehovah your Elohim, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve Yehovah your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of Yehovah and His statutes which I command you today for your good? (Deu 10:12-13)

Go to “Understanding Jurisdiction“