The Kidane Mihret: Love‟s RASTiN Peace: Lucky Dube… Rest A Note from Barbera Covenant of Mercy & Grace by in Zion Forever! Jah Love, Fulfilled Makeda Blake-Hannah. Letter Br. Amha ..................... 6 Rastafari ..................... 2 to Sis Kaya ................. 3 His Majesty on FREE Volume 1: Issue 2 Yashua the Christ February 2008 Peace on Earth, goodwil to men,' -this was His first message. In the same manner when He went to the summit of Calvery, there to expiate for our sins with the supreme sacrifice, He gave up His last breath invoking forgivness for His very tormentors: 'Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. "When Jesus Christ was born from Virgin For Christian people no day is as glorious and Mary, from that time on He lived an exem- as joyous as the day on which they commemo- plary life, a life which men everywhere must rate the Nativity of Our Savior Jesus Christ. emulate. This Life and the Faith that He taught On this day each one of Us tries to forget his Us assures Us of Salvation, assures Us also of worries and his anxieties and endeavours to Harmony and Good Life upon Earth. Because alleviate those of his loved ones and friends, the Exemplary Character of the Life of Jesus and to forgive those who have wronged Him, Christ it is necessary that all men do their so as only to mediate on the life of Him who Maximum in their Human Efforts to see to it is Supreme Lord in All. that they approximate as much as they can the Good Example that as been set by Him. From Our early childhood We are struck by the sentiments of unfathomable mystery, "It is quite true that there is no perfection in simple and yet sublime, which stirs up in Us humanity. From time to time we make mis- the evocation of the Birth of the Divine takes, we do commit sins but even as we do Child. Link Wid A Encarcerated that, deep in Our hearts as Christains we know Rastafari Breddah… we have forgivness from the Almighty. He The Mystery of Bethlehem reveals itself in our Fulfilled Rastafari has been blessed to link wid nuff bredren be- taught Us all who seek Him shall Find Him. spirits, more fascinating the more we advance hind bars in the prisons across di US and Abroad courtesy of His To live in this Healthy Life, a Christain Life, is on the path of life, and the more we realize the Majesty House Ministries and nuff bredren have been linking to what makes Me follow Jesus Christ." magnitude….. (read more on page 8) dem wid encouragement. See page 8 From iREASON Board: Proverbs 31 Woman of Rastafari Sis. Dorothy posts this upful piece to the iReason Board outlining di characteristics of what a true Woman of Rastafari is. Di text is definitely an eye opener and should be considered a keepsake to pass on to other women of rastafari for enlightenment. If you are not currently a member of di iReason Board, go online to www.FulfilledRastafari.org/iReason/ and join. See page 4 & itinued text. 2 Nuff Raspeck Now Home in Zion It is with great sorrow in InI hearts to have to report that S. defeat and Victory that Yahshua brings is our answer to Abba- Africa and the World have indeed lost a MessenJah and a don. Let InI now remember this promise we have with InI Sav- Blessed Blessed Soul. He not only loved InI, and His People on iour. Jah speaks about it in the Book of Revelation, in regards the Continent, but had a special love for Youth and allways did to Yahshua's return "...Now the Dwelling of Jah is with something for them. He was a family man truly and this love Men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, extended was always extended to his own family and to Youth and Jah Himself will be with Them and be their God. He everywhere who were suffering. During Apartheid he rose will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more against using his best talent, his lyrics. Yes I, there is a deep death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old system has saddness for Africa and all over the world, loosing yet an- passed away." Rev. 21: 3,4 other of InI Reggae Musicians and Freedom Fighters. "Just a little while longer, Bredrin, Just a little while longer." Our Faith is such that Yahshua has conquered Death. The Sis Zema, Reggae Musician in 'How Long', in Look at the wikkedness that Abbadon, Satan the Devil inflicts upon this Heart. world is limited in that he may only affect the physical world, by the physical death when Jah allows him to. Nothing is his to "He who testifies of these things says "Yes I am coming control and it is Fulfilled Rastafari Faith that makes InI know soon" Amen, Come Lord Jesus. May the Grace of the Lord that although Satan is roaming around the earth seeking who he Jesus be with Jah's people." Amen. (Rev. Chapter 22, can devour, there is nothing that happens, that he controls. InI verses 20 and 21) beg the I's to re-read the book of Job. So with this extreme saddness, Fulfilled Rastafari asks ones to Overcome the Wikked by REAL-eyes-sing how Death is Lucky Dube: Rastafari Do Conquered and that InI are only physical bodies for a time, and I-ternal Spiritual Beings. Lucky Dube is on the road now to Not Die Zion, flying away home, and InI are left. By overstanding this 2 3 In dis Issue of HIMHeart HIM Heart Viewsletter Table of Continentmants A Note Cover: His Majesty on Christ 8 from Sis. Barbera Makeda Blake-Hannah Rast-In-Peace (RIP) Lucky Dube 2 The first publication of the Fulfilled By the inspiration of Selassie, I re- A Note from: Rastafari July 2007 ViewsLetter read the Bible – realizing that I had (good title) began by reminding: never truly read it before Rastafari Barbara Makeda “Selassie, whose modern teachments taught me to read it like a book, a Blake-Hannah 3, 7 we prize and follow, has been mis- chapter a day, from beginning to represented as the Christ. This refer- end. Reading in that way the great Letter from Ras Gebre ence was addressed by Selassie on book so highly recommended by of Kampala 4 several occasions where he plainly Selassie (who said: “For myself, I states that he is NOT Christ. With glory in the Bible”), I found therein Women of Rastafari: this said, several Rastafarians con- the teachings of a new way of life into tinue to believe that Haile Selassie I which Rastafari had rebirthed me. Proverbs 31 by is the true and living Yashua.” Born again, as Christ had promised. I Sis. Dorothy Cover, 4, 8 It is this teaching that Selassie is rediscovered the meaning of Chris- Christ and therefore (if Christ is/was tian teachings in a new way I over- Article: Di Rastafari Race God) God Himself, that forms the stood and could relate to. My spiri- by Hail Ras Tafari Hotep 5 basic essence of Rastafari‟s honour- tual thinking and living developed ing of Selassie. It is a belief that takes positively in ways not before accom- Artist—Ziggy Soul 5 time to fully overstand and accept. It plished by Western Christianity. is also to non-believers the most Rastafari‟s focus on God (JAH) controversial Rastafari statement. through Selassie as I&I African deity, BIBLE CHALLENGE ‘08 5 For me, raised as a Western Chris- had a profound and permanent influ- tian (baptized Catholic, confirmed ence on my religious thinking, and Br. Amha: Kidane Mihret 6 Anglican, „saved‟ by Billy Graham, my personal spiritual growth can be though fortunately lapsed for many credited as the greatest accomplish- Right-2-A-Rasta: years from conventional worship) it ment of Selassie‟s life. I could finally was hard to replace the Western see Christ, not as that sad man Incarcerated Bredren 8 Christ image I had been taught with whose funeral memorials I should Selassie – however much I admired attend each Sunday and whose per- Upcoming Fulfilled him and his inspiration to Rastafari. fection I – a sinner – could never Gatherings 8 achieve, but as an example of the As I grew to know more of the Em- perfection that I could actually aspire peror, more of the almost 20 Centu- to! How liberating to learn through ries of Ethiopian CHRIST-inanity, the perfect example of Selassie in his ACKNOWLEDGEMANT more about the holy history of Ethio- life and teachings, that JAH intended The views inwhich this viewsletter contains are approved pia from which he was descended, all of us to be exactly like Christ – by the Fulfilled Rastafari House. The articles, quotes and com- ments contained within this publication is approved for copy- the more I could see that Selassie – that Christ was not a surname, but a ing, re-printing and otherwise remastering for the likeness of described by J.A. Rogers in his “100 „degree‟ we could each inherit by good favor. Fulfilled Rastafari claims no responsibility for the views and opinions put fourth for individual portions or contri- Great Men of Colour” as “the perfect learning the lessons of Christ-hood butions that are contained in this publication. Fulfilled Rastafari man” – could well be the return that God had created all mankind to House does not publish any works that are not first approved by the House board.