IS IT A SIN TO CONSUME ALCOHOL?
These verses are instructions for Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), and are talking about bringing our tithe of food and wine or strong drink if you desire. Here is my blog explaining Yahuwah's feast days if you want to learn about them. There are seven of them plus the Sabbath, and each one is prophetic about Yahushuwa, our Messiah:
This is a once-a-year ‘festival tithe’, not the tithe that Christians understand a tithe to be:
Deuteronomy 14:23-26 King James Version
23 And thou shalt eat before Yahuwah thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear Yahuwah thy God always.
24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which Yahuwah thy God shall choose to set his name there, when Yahuwah thy God hath blessed thee:
25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which Yahuwah thy God shall choose:
26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before Yahuwah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,…
Notice that the tithe is food and drink, and even includes strong drink (which would be stronger than wine) – it’s a celebration of the harvest, which includes fruits and the drinks they make from them. (If you are or have been an alcoholic I do NOT recommend that you drink alcohol for this feast or at any other time.)
1 Corinthians 5:11 King James Version
11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Yahushuwa ate with drunks, but they were unsaved, and not ‘brothers or sisters’ yet.
Ephesians 5:18 King James Version
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Sometimes when believers get filled with the Holy Spirit they get so happy that they act like they’re drunk, being a bit unsteady on their feet, laughing and feeling happy. On the first Pentecost, when they received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, onlookers thought they may be drunk because of the way they acted. In modern times many believers have a very similar experience.
Proverbs 23:21 King James Version
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
The Scriptures do not say it’s a sin to drink alcoholic beverages – that comes from twisting Scriptures. They say it’s sin to be a drunkard. In fact, they say to drink alcohol at times for your health, and they say to do it in moderation (“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess”.)
1 Timothy 5:23 King James Version
23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. (meaning don’t drink ONLY water, but also a little wine.)
Why would one need wine for their ‘stomach’s sake’? Well, if the water has bad bacteria or funguses in it, the alcohol in wine will kill them and prevent dysentery. Some people who travel overseas will drink only wine because the water is polluted in many places, and it does prevent them from getting sick!
In John 2 Yahushuwa turned water into wine at a wedding, again, for celebratory purposes.
Then what about verses like this one?
Proverbs 20:1 King James Version
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
It says you can bring wine or strong drink to the Feast of Tabernacles. The key is to not drink so much that you are drunk and disorderly (a drunkard), or to where you become addicted to alcohol and cannot control yourself with it – cannot stop drinking it – an alcoholic. If you are an alcoholic, it’s best to not drink at all. If that is a weakness in you, why tempt yourself to fall? Just don’t drink it. But if you have no bad issues with it, the Scriptures permit you to drink it for health and also for celebrations.
This next verse even shows that Yahushuwa drank wine:
Luke 7:33-35 King James Version
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Verse 33 is plainly talking about eating bread and drinking WINE, and the next line is talking about the same, and that some accused Him of being a winebibber, indicating that He was, in fact, drinking wine! Some of you are probably about to flip your lid at this point because your pastor told you that drinking wine is a sin! But the Scriptures tell you otherwise, so who are you going to believe? Some of you were taught that their wine didn’t have any alcohol content. That is absurd. Of course it had alcohol content. It was wine and strong drink.
Now this one tells you when NOT to drink wine or strong drink!
Leviticus 10:9 King James Version
9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Sounds like when the temple is in existence and operation, people better not drink alcohol when they go into it! But look at this next one:
Proverbs 31:4-7 King James Version
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Remember that song (which is actually a Scripture) that goes “to everything turn, turn, turn, there is a season turn, turn, turn, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” – a time to (this) and a time to (that)……. Well, there is a time to drink wine and strong drink, and a time not to, and and here I showed you those times when it is allowed!
Deuteronomy 14:23-26 King James Version
23 And thou shalt eat before Yahuwah thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear Yahuwah thy God always.
24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which Yahuwah thy God shall choose to set his name there, when Yahuwah thy God hath blessed thee:
25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which Yahuwah thy God shall choose:
26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before Yahuwah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,…
Notice that the tithe is food and drink, and even includes strong drink (which would be stronger than wine) – it’s a celebration of the harvest, which includes fruits and the drinks they make from them. (If you are or have been an alcoholic I do NOT recommend that you drink alcohol for this feast or at any other time.)
1 Corinthians 5:11 King James Version
11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Yahushuwa ate with drunks, but they were unsaved, and not ‘brothers or sisters’ yet.
Ephesians 5:18 King James Version
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Sometimes when believers get filled with the Holy Spirit they get so happy that they act like they’re drunk, being a bit unsteady on their feet, laughing and feeling happy. On the first Pentecost, when they received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, onlookers thought they may be drunk because of the way they acted. In modern times many believers have a very similar experience.
Proverbs 23:21 King James Version
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
The Scriptures do not say it’s a sin to drink alcoholic beverages – that comes from twisting Scriptures. They say it’s sin to be a drunkard. In fact, they say to drink alcohol at times for your health, and they say to do it in moderation (“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess”.)
1 Timothy 5:23 King James Version
23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. (meaning don’t drink ONLY water, but also a little wine.)
Why would one need wine for their ‘stomach’s sake’? Well, if the water has bad bacteria or funguses in it, the alcohol in wine will kill them and prevent dysentery. Some people who travel overseas will drink only wine because the water is polluted in many places, and it does prevent them from getting sick!
In John 2 Yahushuwa turned water into wine at a wedding, again, for celebratory purposes.
Then what about verses like this one?
Proverbs 20:1 King James Version
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
It says you can bring wine or strong drink to the Feast of Tabernacles. The key is to not drink so much that you are drunk and disorderly (a drunkard), or to where you become addicted to alcohol and cannot control yourself with it – cannot stop drinking it – an alcoholic. If you are an alcoholic, it’s best to not drink at all. If that is a weakness in you, why tempt yourself to fall? Just don’t drink it. But if you have no bad issues with it, the Scriptures permit you to drink it for health and also for celebrations.
This next verse even shows that Yahushuwa drank wine:
Luke 7:33-35 King James Version
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Verse 33 is plainly talking about eating bread and drinking WINE, and the next line is talking about the same, and that some accused Him of being a winebibber, indicating that He was, in fact, drinking wine! Some of you are probably about to flip your lid at this point because your pastor told you that drinking wine is a sin! But the Scriptures tell you otherwise, so who are you going to believe? Some of you were taught that their wine didn’t have any alcohol content. That is absurd. Of course it had alcohol content. It was wine and strong drink.
Now this one tells you when NOT to drink wine or strong drink!
Leviticus 10:9 King James Version
9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Sounds like when the temple is in existence and operation, people better not drink alcohol when they go into it! But look at this next one:
Proverbs 31:4-7 King James Version
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Remember that song (which is actually a Scripture) that goes “to everything turn, turn, turn, there is a season turn, turn, turn, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” – a time to (this) and a time to (that)……. Well, there is a time to drink wine and strong drink, and a time not to, and and here I showed you those times when it is allowed!
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