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YAHWEH BEN YAHWEH
Founder: Hulon Mitchell Jr. (aka Yahweh Ben Yahweh)
Beginning: 1979
Membership:1000+
An up and coming organization, the Nation of Yahweh is attempting to appeal to a lot of blacks within the inner-cities of America. Founded in 1979 by Hulon Mitchell Jr.in Miami, Florida, the group has a television broadcast, and an Internet site; and unfortunately, reaching many christians within the black christian community. As a matter of fact, even at my own church we were approached by this group. During service one Sunday, fliers and cards were placed in the windshield of our members cars, while we were inside.
Mitchell, born on October 27,1935 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma received a bachelor's degree from Philips University, and a master's in economics from Atlanta University. He and a woman named Linda Gaines (aka Judith Israel) moved to Miami in 1979. They began to establish a religous organization and called it "Black Hebrew Israelites", or "Yahwehs". Mitchell taught that God and Jesus were black, and that blacks were the true Jews. He also taught that America is the land of oppresion, from which blacks were to eventually be delivered, and enter the promised land of Israel. The followers were to change their name and receive a new one, and they all ended with "Israel" (e.g. Dan Israel, Ahab Israel, Job Israel, etc.).
By late 1980 the group had grown substantially and aquired enough finances to purchase a building in Miami, and called it the "Temple of Love" or "Church of Love". Some of the followers were so dedicated that they quit thier jobs and began to work in the temple. Some of the opened a grocery store, a beauty salon, and a printery within the temple. Mitchell joined Miami's Chamber of Commerce, and was honored with an official "Yahweh Ben Yahweh Day" by the city's mayor.
Between 1981 and 1982, Mitchell established new principles for the organizaiton. First, he announced that he was "Yahweh Ben Yahweh" (God, the Son of God). Second, all members must seperate from the "immoral world" and live at the temple. Third, they were all required to wear special African clothing, which eventually turned into white robes and turbans. Fourth, all members were to publicly state that they would die and kill for God Yahweh, which they did during his teaching sessions.
As they increased in numbers, his doctrine became more racist and violent. White people were called "white devils", and were seen as the oppressors. Supposedly, there was a special ultra-secret caste amongst them called the "Brotherhood", and to be a member one must kill a white person and bring the proof of the murder by a body part such as a ear or head. Yahweh sent out specially trained teachers to over 40 American cities to begin satellite temples and to spread the "word". Those members who defied Yahweh and attempted to leave were supposedly beaten or in some cases, killed. In 1992, Yahweh and six members were convicted of conspiracy for ordering the killings of 14 white people and resistant black disciples.
Currently, Yahweh Ben Yahweh is serving an 18 year prison term in the Pennsylvania Lewisburg penitentiary. As we shall see, this group denies that Jesus is the Son of God; that alone makes them out to be a demonic organization, let alone all the killings that they did in the name of this demonic doctrine. We as christians in the black community should not be deceived by this type of foolishness. It is so evident that this is a deceived group of individuals that need Jesus. Here are the teachings of Yahweh Ben Yahweh...
Yahweh Ben Yahweh |
The Bible |
1.)Teaches that Hulon Mitchell Jr. is the Son of God. "The love of moral men is next to love of Yahweh, and His Son Yahweh Ben Yahweh, ..."(from their website http://www.yahwehbenyahweh.com/teachings.html) |
1.)Teaches that Jesus is the Son of God. Mk.14:61 Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: St.Jn.4:25 I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. |
2.)Teaches that blacks are the "true" Jews. "Simon, the so-called black man of America, who's true name is Israel..."(from their video "The Messiah of Genesis"vol.169) |
2.)Teaches that the true Jews are the descendants of the Israelite tribe
of Judah, and of the Benjamites. Neh.1:2 certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity Est.2:5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; |
3.)Teaches that "false" Jews and white people are devils. "for telling people the truth, Yahweh Ben Yahweh was taken prisoner by the minions of darkness"(from their video "The Messiah of Genesis"vol.169) |
3.)Teaches that no one race is a "devil race", but that all are
equally sinful. Eph.2:3 we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. |
4.)Teaches that all biblical passages referring to the Son of God, are
referring to Hulon Mitchell Jr. "all that is written in the new testament about the Messiah, from Matthew to Revelation, did not happen 1900 years ago, it is happening today" ((from their website http://www.yahwehbenyahweh.com/cruc2.aif-"listen to the voice of yahweh") |
4.)Teaches that all biblical passages referring to the Son of God, are
referring to Jesus. Lk.24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.St.Jn.5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.Lk.24:44 all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. |
5.)Teaches that God and Jesus are black. "...the god of our slave masters is called Jesus." "As long as Simon, the so-called black man of America continues to serve the god of our slave masters, we shall continue to experience sorrow, pain and suffering as a people..." "the god of our fathers,Yahweh..."(from their video "The Messiah of Genesis"vol.169) |
5.)Teaches that God is a spirit, and that Jesus was born a jew of jewish
parents in Judah, not born of African parents in Africa. St.Jn.4:24 God is a Spirit: St.Jn.4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew...Lk.1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; |
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