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Part 1: The Generational Betrayal

Let’s open a door most parents keep locked…
and grandparents guard with trembling hands.

Let’s talk about the wound few will admit they caused.

You lied to your children.

Not an accident.
Not a harmless story.
Not “just for fun.”

You built entire traditions out of things that were not true.

You crafted illusions:

• Santa
• Elves
• Flying reindeer
• Christmas “spirit”
• Easter Bunny
• Magical egg hunts
• Tooth Fairy
• Decorated trees
• “Holy days” YHWH never made holy

You didn’t lie once.
You lied for years.
You protected the lie.
You fed it.
You defended it.

And here’s the part that cuts:

A child doesn’t simply stop believing in Santa.
A child starts questioning the people who raised them.

Trust doesn’t collapse in one moment.
It erodes — like rot beneath a floorboard.

You told them:

“Trust me.”
“I wouldn’t lie to you.”
“Believe what I say.”

And then you proved the opposite.

You created a world where the people they rely on most
are the same people who constructed the illusion.

This is the psychological fracture we pretend isn’t real.

Because the moment a child realizes
their parents deliberately invented a fantasy…

they ask the question every parent dreads:

“If they lied about Santa…
what else isn’t true?”

And that’s when the real fear begins.

Because the next thing they examine
is the thing you swore was sacred:

their faith.

You told them the Messiah’s name was “Jesus.”
You told them Christmas honored His birth.
You told them Easter honored His resurrection.
You told them these traditions were holy.

But eventually they learn:

• The English name “Jesus” is a recent spelling —
the Hebrew name is Yahusha/Yeshua.
• European art reshaped the Messiah into a Renaissance European man —
far from a 1st-century Israelite.
• The early followers of Yahusha kept Torah and honored YHWH’s appointed times —
not the holidays invented centuries later.
• Yahusha Himself obeyed YHWH’s commandments (Matt. 5:17–19; John 15:10).
• Many today use the name “Jesus” to cancel the very obedience Yahusha lived.

And your children — your grandchildren — begin to wonder:

“If the traditions were false…
did they tell me the truth about God?”

That is the moment the soul cracks.
Not from rebellion —
but from revelation.

Because deception most likely started right in their own living room.
Under a Christmas tree.
Beside an Easter basket.
Through parents saying:

“Don’t question it — it’s tradition.”

Every small lie prepares a heart to accept a bigger one.

And the greatest lie of all?
Replacing Yahusha’s obedience with a faith that excuses disobedience,
and replacing YHWH’s appointed ways with human tradition.

One day your children will hear the Name YHWH.
They will feel something stir —
a truth untouched by traditions.

And they will remember
who lied to them first.

This is not just a message.
It is a mirror.
And most people are terrified
to look into it.

And after all that —
after exposing the lies, the customs, the generational deception —
there’s one final truth that must be spoken:

I was guilty of it too.

I once told the same stories.
Followed the same traditions.
Passed down the same lies —
not because I wanted to deceive,
but because I never questioned what the world and Christianity handed down to me.

Shame on me
for not searching the Scriptures.
Shame on me
for trusting culture over YHWH’s Word.
Shame on me
for defending the traditions of men
instead of seeking the truth of YHWH.

But that’s the difference
between the blind and the awakened:

The blind defend the lie.
The awakened stop repeating it.

I can’t undo what I once taught —
but I can expose what I once believed.

I can break the cycle.

And I can make sure the next generation
inherits truth instead of deception.

Because once you finally see the lie…
you can never go back to protecting it.

So what’s next? Please go to Part 2.

Who Do You Say That Yahusha Is?

During his ministry, people held many different opinions about Yahusha’s identity. But those who walked closest with him – his disciples – made profound declarations that reveal the truth about who he is. Let’s explore their responses as recorded in Scripture.

The World’s Opinions

When Jesus asked, “Who do people say that I am?” (Matthew 16:13, Mark 8:27, Luke 9:18), His disciples relayed the popular views of the time:

• “Some say John the Baptist.”
• “Others say Elijah.”
• “And still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

These answers reflected the Jewish expectation of a great prophet but missed the full truth about Jesus’ identity.

Peter’s Confession: The Messiah, the Son of God

Turning to His disciples, Jesus asked, “But who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15). Simon Peter responded with a powerful confession:

• “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living Elohim.” (Matthew 16:16)
• “You are the Messiah.” (Mark 8:29)
• “You are the Messiah of Elohim.” (Luke 9:20)

Peter recognized Jesus as the Messiah (the Anointed One), sent by Elohim to fulfill His promises to Israel. He did not claim Jesus was Elohim himself but acknowledged his divine appointment as Elohim’s only begotten Son and chosen King.

Growing Understanding

As the disciples walked with Yahusha, their understanding deepened:

• After Yahusha walked on water, they worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of Elohim.” (Matthew 14:33)
• When many abandoned Yahusha after a difficult teaching, Peter reaffirmed, “We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of Elohim.” (John 6:68-69)

The Resurrection’s Impact

The resurrection solidified the disciples’ understanding of Yahusha as the Messiah and the Son of Elohim. At Pentecost, Peter boldly declared:

• “Elohim has made this Yahusha, whom you crucified, both Master and Messiah.” (Acts 2:36)

Paul’s View of the Messiah

Paul, once a persecutor of believers, encountered the risen Messiah and became one of His most dedicated apostles. His letters provide deep insight into who he believed Yahusha was:

• “There is one Elohim, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Master, Yahusha Messiah, through whom all things came and through whom we live.” (1 Corinthians 8:6)
• “For there is one Elohim and one mediator between Elohim and mankind, the man Messiah Yahusha.” (1 Timothy 2:5)

• “Elohim raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 1:20)
• “Every tongue will acknowledge that Yahusha Messiah is Master, to the glory of Elohim the Father.” (Philippians 2:11)

For Paul, Yahusha was the promised Son of Elohim, the second Adam (Romans 5:17), the suffering servant who was obedient to Elohim (Philippians 2:8), and the future King who will reign until all enemies are defeated (1 Corinthians 15:24-28).

What Does This Mean for Us?

Yahusha once asked, “Who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15). The disciples’ testimony is clear – Yahusha is the Messiah, the Son of Elohim, the One anointed to reign as King.

How we answer this question shapes our faith and our lives. Will we, like Peter, recognize Yahusha as the promised Messiah and trust in the one true Elohim who sent him?