About
Unique Baptism
An
Authoritative Texts
of the Jerusalem Assembly
with
A Siddur of Tevillah (short form)
&
The Same Siddur with Commentary
Useful for
Short or Long-distance Baptism
To read the
Greek on this page, Symbol font is necessary, so best seen with IE.
Early Apostolic Witness:
Teaching of the Twelve[3]
7:1 Regarding (tevillah) baptism, here is how you will do them.
After reciting all the necessary words, do miqvot in the name of
h’Avi and ha Ben and ha Ruach haQodesh in running water. 2 If you do
not have running water, you can do miqvot in other water; and if you
do not have cold water, warm will do. 3 If you have neither, pour
water on the head three times in the name of h’Avi and ha Ben and ha
Ruach haQodesh[4]
4 Yet before the baptism, let both the one who cleanses and the one
who is cleansed fast, as well as all others who are able; in fact,
you will order the one who is to be cleansed to fast a day or two
before.
9:5 Allow no one to eat or drink any of this Todah Rabbah, unless
they have completed baptism in the name of the Master (‘o
kurioV);
who has spoken about this matter: Do not give that which is qadosh
to goyim.[5]
Self-baptism recorded; Paul and Thecla
9:6 Afterwards they brought out many other wild beasts; but Thecla
stood with her hands stretched towards the sky and prayed; and when
she had done praying, she turned about, and saw a pit of water, and
said, Now it is a proper time for me to be baptized. 7 Accordingly
she threw herself into the water, and said, In your name, O my
Master Yahshua Messiah, I am this last day baptized. The women and
the people seeing this, cried out, and said, Do not throw yourself
into the water. And the governor himself cried out, to think that
the sea-calves were like to devour so much beauty.
The Tevillah of Yahshua;
Kata Mattyah
3:11 Indeed, I dunk you in water in order for teshuvah; but he who
comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to
carry. He will dunk you in the Ruach haKodesh and in fire, 12 he
whose winnowing shovel is in his hand. He will thoroughly cleanse
his threshing floor and gather his grain into the granary; but the
chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. 13 Then came Yahshua
from the Galil to the Yarden to Yochanon to be dunked by him. 14 But
Yochanon forbade him, saying, I have need to be dunked by you and
come you to me? 15 But Yahshua answered and said to him, Permit it
now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill every righteous act. Then he
permitted him. 16 Having been dunked, Yahshua immediately went up
from the water; and hinneh! the shamayim opened, and he saw the
Ruach of Yahweh descending like a dove and coming upon him. 17 And
hinneh! a voice from the shamayim, saying, This is my beloved Son,
this day I have begotten you.
In the Name:
Ma’asei
2:38. And Peter said to them, “Shuv! every one of you be dunked in
the name of Yahshua ha Moshiach for the forgiveness of your chattaim;
and you will receive the gift of the Ruach haQodesh. 39. The
promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far
off, every one whom the Yahweh Eloheinu calls to him.” 40. And
he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, “Save
yourselves from this crooked family.” 41. So those who received
his word were dunked, and about three thousand people were added
that day. 42. So they devoted themselves to the torah of the
shlichim and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the
prayers. 43. Awe came upon every person; and many portents and
signs were done by the shlichim. 44. All who believed were in
yahad and had all things in common; 45. They sold their stuff and
goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. 46. Day by day
they attending the temple together and, breaking bread in their
homes, they ate with happy and generous hearts, 47. praising Elohim
in the favor of all. And Yahweh added the number of those being
saved day by day.
The Saving Name:
Ma’asei 4:10.
(Kefa speaking) Be it known to you all, and to all of Israel,
that by the name of Yahshua the Anointed of the Nazoreans (Ihsou
Xristou tou Nazwraiou),
whom you crucified, whom Elohim raised from the dead, by him this
man is standing before you well. 11. This is the stone that was
rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the
corner. 12. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is
no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Yahweh-Yahshua:
Ma’asei 19:3.
And [Paul] said, "Into whom (tiV)
then did you receive tevillah?" They said, "A tevillah into Yochanon."
4. And Paul said, "Yochanon executed the tevillah of teshuvah,
telling them to believe in the one who was to come after him, that
is, Yahshua." 5. On hearing this, they received tevillah in the
name of Yahweh-Yahshua (to
onoma tou kuriou Ihsou).
Qorintyim Aleph
1:10. I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Master (kurioV) Yahshua the Anointed that you all agree so there is no conflict
among you and that you be echad in the same mind and judgment. 11.
For it has been reported to me . . . that there is infighting among
you, my brothers. 12. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I
am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of
Messiah." 13. Is Messiah divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or
did you receive tevillah in the name of Paul? 14. I am thankful
that I did tevillah with none of you but Crispus and Gaius; 15. lest
you should say that you received tevillah in my name.
1 Kefa 3:18.
The Anointed One died for chattaim once for all, the righteous for
the unrighteous, so he might bring us alive in ruach to Elohim (the
basar put to death); 19. For which he went and proclaimed this
to the ruachim in prison, 20. those who formerly did not obey when
the patience of Yahweh awaited Noach’s day while the ark was being
built, by which a few (eight persons) were saved through water.
21. Tevillah, corresponding with this, now saves you. It not
only removes dirt from the body but also pleads Yahweh
for a clear conscience through the rising of Yahshua the Anointed
One, 22. who has gone into shamayim and is at the right hand of
Elohim, with malachim,
s'mikhim,
and koachim subject to him.
(Thus tevillah saves you because it is the gate to the kingdom
Way.)
As to the METHOD of baptism / tevillah,
the following verses may be helpful in understanding sprinkling,
splashing, and pouring: Ib’rim 9:22ff; Bamidbar 19:17,18; Shemot
24:6-8; Wayyiqra 8:19 &16:14. Yochanon discusses tevilla in context
with purifications – also Bamidbar 8:5-7, 19:13; Wayyiqra 14:49-51;
Tehillim 51:7; Marqos 7:4; Luqas 11:37ff. And as a fulfillment of
prophecy – Yehezqel 36:24-28.
There is a strong case for tevillah by long-distance here and
elsewhere:
Qorintyim Aleph
10:1. I WANT you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under
the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2. and all received
tevillah into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3.All ate the
same supernatural food. 4. All drank the same supernatural drink.
For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and
the Rock was Messiah. (We might add that they did tevillah by
drinking from this same Rock.)
Commentary:
Now that we have discovered the name referenced in Ma’asei
4:12, it is incumbent upon us to utilize this name in the rite of
baptism (tevillah). For those who have already been baptized in to
another’s name (ie. Jesus’ name or ‘father, son & spirit’), we see
plainly that the shlichim rebaptized, and they did so by any water
source available (immersion, sprinkling, pouring, splashing).
Further, we have proof that tevillah may be executed long-distance.
Following is
a short liturgy for tevillah / re-tevillah to be used with the
bottled water you have received already in the mail in the mail.
Nazorean Siddur Tevillah
For the Long-distance Rite
Instructions:
You have already received a bottle of spring water blessed by elders
who have undergone tevillah in the name of Yahweh-Yahshua. You must
refrigerate it until it is very cold. It will suffice for the
tevillah.
Fast a meal and
study the passages above. If you are not convinced of the viability
of tevillah other than by full immersion, please reconsider the
baptismal passages of the Ma’asei, or check the METHOD references
above.
Make this a
short season of teshuvah; call upon Yahweh for forgiveness and the
power through Yahshua the Anointed to cease from habits that insult
him. This would include prayer, meditating on appropriate texts (Yochanon
17, the Prayers of Hezekiyah or Mannashe (this is in the apocrypha),
or Tehillim 51.)
Go to an
appropriate place where water may be spilled without consequence.
You may go outside or even stand in the tub. Make sure there is at
least two witnesses with you. Make copies of the siddur for whoever
is attending. If more than one is to receive, you must complete
your own first, then you may go on to others however you please.
Anyway you do it, consider the importance of what you are doing and
approach the whole thing with reverence and expectation.
When you are
ready, open your bottle and hold it. Your witness will then read
through the siddur, with your assent at the appropriate times.
THE SIDDUR (short form)
(pdf)
All read the bold print.
The mar shofar blows the Shevarim (threes)
Blessed are You, Yahweh our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has
sanctified us by your mitzvoth and calls us to hear the qol shofar.
One leads in the ‘invocational’ prayer.
Blessed are you YHWH our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has
sanctified us by your mitzvot and commanded us concerning tevillah
("baptism").
Amein. Halleluyah.
Blessed are you YHWH our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has
judged us rightly and put us on Pathway of salvation through Yahshua
haMoshiach. So with joy will we will draw forth from the springs of
salvation.
Amein. Halleluyah.
Let us pray: Our father Yahweh Eloheinu, we come into your
presence in the name and life of Yahshua the Anointed One with
praise and thanksgiving to celebrate the tevillah and yeshuah of our
{sisters / brothers etc.}. We love {him / her / them},
and desire that you establish your name in {him / her / them}
and immerse {him / her / them} afresh in the Ruach haQodesh.
Halleluyah, Amein.
Then the elder questions each candidate in turn. The answer to each
question is ‘yes, I do.’
1 | What is your full name?
2 |Have you turned from your chattaim (sins) and turned toward the
mitzvoth of commandment keeping and good acts of faith?
3 |Name, do you totally renounce and abolish Belial, Satan,
Azazel, and the activities of any other foul spirit so to live in
accordance to the devarim of Yahweh your Elohim to the best of your
ability?
4 |Name, Do you solemnly promise Yahweh your Elohim to devote
your time, talents, gifts, and service to Yahshua haMoshiach?
5 |Do you believe and expect that, besides the favor that flows from
this tevillah, you will receive the outpouring of the Ruach HaQodesh
and her Shekinah?
6 |Then by the authority vested in me by the Zachenim and Moshiach
of the Netzari Vero Yahad,
{now pouring the water on the head, and hearing the {qol shofar}
7 |Into the name of Yahshua b. Yahweh, receive the tevillah of
water! Thus may all be right with your nephesh, basar, neshamah,
and ruach. Halleluyah. (ie, soul, body, mind, spirit)
{After the water is gone, the assistant lays a hand on the head of
the newly ‘dunked.’}
8 |Into the name of Yahshua b. Yahweh, receive the tevillah of the
set-apart Spirit!
The candidate gives testimony.
The next candidate steps forward.
End the Siddur this way:
The Shema
The Tov Devarim: Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and
present you without blemish before the presence of his Shekinah with
rejoicing, to the only Ĕl, our Savior Yahshua the Anointed our
Master, be esteem, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time
and now and forever. Amein.
THE SIDDUR (with commentary)
Bold
means leader and people where appropriate.
Plain type
means the candidate will say what is written.
{Optional” If
there is a mar shofar (trumpet master) in the group:
Blessed are
You, Yahweh our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us
by your mitzvoth and calls us to hear the qol shofar.
{The mar shofar
blows the Shevarim (threes)}
Amen.}
{Otherwise,
start here:}
Blessed are you YHWH our Elohim, King of the Universe, who has
sanctified us by your mitzvot and commanded us concerning tevillah
("baptism").
Amein. Halleluyah.
Blessed are you YHWH our Elohim, King
of the Universe, who has
judged us rightly and put us on Pathway of salvation through Yahshua
haMoshiach.
So with joy will we will draw forth from the springs of salvation.
Amein. Halleluyah.
Let us pray:
Our father Yahweh Eloheinu, we come into your presence in the
name and life of Yahshua the Anointed One with praise and
thanksgiving to celebrate the tevillah and yeshuah of our {choose:
brother, sister, son, daughter, friend). We love him / her, and
desire that you establish your name in him / her and immerse him /
her afresh in the Ruach haQodesh.
Halleluyah,
Amein.
What is your full name?
{Candidate responds with full name.}
Name,
Do you solemnly promise Yahweh your Elohim to devote your time,
talents, gifts, and service to Yahshua haMoshiach?
I do.
Have you turned from your chattaim (sins) and turned toward the
mitzvoth of commandment keeping and good acts of faith?
Yes, I do.
Name,
do you totally renounce and abolish Belial, Satan, Azazel, and the
activities of any other foul spirit so to live in accordance to the
devarim of Yahweh your Elohim to the best of your ability?
I do.
Do you believe and expect that, besides the favor that flows from
this tevillah, you will receive the outpouring of the Ruach HaQodesh
and her Shekinah?
Yes, I do.
Then by the authority vested in me by the Zachenim and Moshiach of
the Netzari Vero Yahad,
{now pouring the water on the head}
Into the name of Yahshua b. Yahweh, receive the tevillah of water!
Thus may all be right with your nephesh, basar, neshamah, and ruach.
Halleluyah. (soul, body, mind, spirit)
{After the water is gone, the assistant lays a hand on the head of
the newly ‘dunked.’}
Into the name of Yahshua b. Yahweh, receive the tevillah of the
set-apart Spirit! Halleluyah.
The candidate gives testimony.
The next candidate steps forward.
End the Siddur this way:
The Shema
The Tov
Devarim:
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and present you
without blemish before the presence of his Shekinah with rejoicing,
to the only Ĕl, our Savior Yahshua the Anointed our Master, be
esteem, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and
forever. Amein.
Baptism = I have avoided the term miqvah only because
there is still some question as to whether the washings
of the community were indeed miqvot. Unfortunately, the
term baptisms, a transliteration of the Greek
baptismatos, has long been compromised by the Church.
Scriptures of both Testaments make it clear that “baptism”
is a matter of immersion, sprinkling, splashing, or pouring.
See Bass, Ralph. What About Baptism? A Discussion on the
Mode, Candidate, and Purpose of Christian Baptism
(1999). Though this ‘discussion’ is from a Reformed
perspective, Bass’s scholarship and interpretation excel any
Nazorean work to date.
www.jacksonsnyder.com/yah/didache-or-teaching-of-the-twelve-apostles/didache-or-teaching-of-the-twelve-0310.htm.
See 9:5; Let us not confuse this pouring with the
trinitarian baptismal dogma of a much later time. We know
that in apostolic times, there was and now is only one name
in which we may be cleansed. Acts 2:21, 8:16, 10:48 etc.
Goyim / dogs represent Israelites who are not adept in the
practices of faith. Pigs represent Gentiles; dogs do not.
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