Yahushua told His disciples, “Stay awake!” But this wasn’t a new command. From the watchmen of Ezekiel to the midnight cry of the Bridegroom in Matthew, Scripture has always warned us to remain alert. This post walks through the Old and New Testament parallels that show what it really means to be awake—and what we risk if we’re not. Don't sleep through the harvest.

Gehenna is more than a word for “hell.” It was a real valley outside Jerusalem where child sacrifices defiled Yahweh’s people. Prophets renamed it the Valley of Slaughter, and Yahushua used it to warn of eternal fire and final judgment. From Jeremiah’s curses to James’s warning about the tongue set on fire by Gehenna, Scripture paints a sobering picture: rebellion leads to destruction, but Yahushua is the Door to life.