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A "Bible Revelations" Presentation Created 1999 - Updated May 25,, 2008 Questions & Answers
Index 1.
Is God Jewish?
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Q:
"Is God Jewish?
Answer: There are many believers today, claiming adherence to the "God of Israel" which the Bible proclaims. They all plead 'the blood' of the Jewish Messiah, and intend to enter His Jewish Kingdom to come, which will be centered in the Jewish City of Jerusalem, in the Jewish Land of Israel. Yet, they rebel against the very thought of anything Jewish in religion. There are even those who claim the Jews of Israel and of the rest of the world, to be the "Synagogue of Satan", as referred to in Rev. 3 : 9. These 'believers' don't seem to realize that these Scriptures may be equally well applied to themselves, who 'profess to be Jews' by accepting the Jewish Messiah! Anyone reading the Bible today, should bear in mind that it was written by Jews, Old and New Testament, who all followed and proclaimed the Jewish Faith as commanded and initiated by the God of Israel. Jewish Prophets of the Bible predicted the Coming of the Messiah, Who, in time, was born from a Jewish woman, to the Jewish nation of which He became a 'citizen'. He spent all of His human Life as a Jew amongst Jews in a Jewish Land. He practiced the Jewish Faith and attended the Jewish Temple where He was barmitzvah'd. He preached in the Temple in Jewish worship services and died in Jerusalem with a Jewish inscription on His Torture Stake, sardonically claiming Him to be the King of the Jews - which indeed He is, according to the Jewish Prophets of the original Hebrew Bible! Amazingly - the majority of His Christian followers have missed this point totally! Astonishingly - many of them become very upset when reminded of it! The Bible relates the history of the Jews and the purpose of God for His Chosen nation of Jews (and all those who wish to join themselves to this Divinely mandated Jewish Faith), and through this nation, for the entire world - all nations. Its main theme is the Good News of the Setting up of the (Jewish) Kingdom of the God of Israel, to rule over all the earth with His selected 'government', made up of Jews from the Tribe of Judah together with rejuvenated souls of qualifying non-Jews who accepted both the Sacrifice of the Jewish Messiah as well as His Jewish System which He came to restore! Only Satan himself would accuse such a System to be 'the Synagogue of Satan', in order to conceal his own subtle Jewish-imitation system!
Reader's Objection: "To claim that God has ethnicity is not according to the Shemah. The Jews have no ownership of God. Jews are men created in the image of God like all of mankind". A very basic analysis of the Divinely mandated "System" which God entrusted to the Jews, would leave no one in doubt that it is a "Jewish" System, if it needs labeling. Why Jewish? Because it is the System which was ordained by God to be "carried" unto the nations by the Jews, whom YHVH elected to be the "carriers of the Oracles (the Word) of God" (Rom. 3:2). To no other nation was this entrusted - those that appointed themselves, like the Christians, in fact lost it - the Law and the Testimony (Isa. 8:20 "To the Law and to the Testimony ... if they speak not accordingly, it is because there is no light in them.") (The Law referring to all 613 Laws and the Testimony to the Oneness of YHVH / YAHU'SHUAH). The Jews have the Law as well as the right God of the Bible ON the Throne - they simply fail to see the Messiahship of the One on the Throne - and this was Divinely decreed also (Rom. 8) Who shall then dare to take up the whip against Jews? The very fact that one may be prone to an inner rebelling feeling at the thought of having to adopt the "Jewish Faith", is proof of the extent to which Satan has done his groundwork in disfiguring the "Original True Faith". This rebellion is evident even amongst those who have become aware of their "Hebraic Roots" - a fast growing masse movement in these 'last' days, commonly known as the Hebraic Restoration Movement. Followers of this movement find themselves at various stages of having accepted various tenets of the Original true Hebrew or Biblical Faith - the original roots of Christianity, it is claimed. These include restoration of the 7th Day Sabbath (Saturday), the Jewish Feasts, the Sacred Hebrew Names of God and of the Messiah, Jewish Law (Torah), kosher food and cooking, etc. In this process, all the fruits of this historic original Faith are claimed. The apostle Paul referred to it as 'a Tree' of which the original Hebraic Faith was the root (Rom. 11:16-24). Even the leaves and the branches are claimed - but the stem and the roots are discarded by the modern discoverers of their 'original Hebraic roots'. Most refuse to convert to Judaism, and become very anti-Semitic at the proposed idea - but for the exception of a small minority, from all nations. Time is fast running out! The Restoration of the "Fallen Tabernacle of David" will be completed at His Return. His Kingdom will be a "Jewish" Kingdom (Sabbath, Feast Days, Law) NOT a Christian Kingdom (Sunday, Easter, Xmas). God is not divided - He is ONE and His System is ONE. It would be wise to analise that rebelling feeling NOW before it may be too late! So, in conclusion - it is not about the 'nationality' of God, but rather about His System, which is undeniably equivalent to what the world today recognizes as "Judaism". Reader's Objection: "The issue in Scripture is that Israel (the Jews) failed The One True God. With all the Blessings bestowed on them, they did in fact crucify Him". The New Testament itself, gives the correct answer, when properly translated (as in the 'catholic'(!) translation of the 'Jerusalem Bible' - Darton, Longman & Todd, London) Eph 2:11 (Adapted here with Sacred Names restored by editor of BIBLE REVELATIONS, and editorial comments appearing in black print. Read this portion attentively first in your own Bible before carefully considering this presentation here)
"Do not forget, that there
was a time when you who were pagans physically, termed the Uncircumcised
(that is non-Jews,
but specifically the rejected House of the Northern 10 Tribes of Israel,
exiled amongst the nations where they lost their Israel identity
.... do
not forget that you had no Messiah (before) and were excluded
from membership of Israel (cut off from the
Covenant by God and exiled amongst the pagan nations. So, something had
to be arranged to make you members of Israel again) aliens
with no part in the Covenants with their Promises. You were
immersed in this world without Hope and without
God (no longer part of the Covenant. So, you had to be reconciled,
brought back into the Covenant - like Judah is - with YHVH).
But
now in YAHU'SHUAH
Messiah, you that used to be so far apart from us (the
authors of Eph.2 - i.e. Jews), have been brought very close by the Blood of Messiah
(You
have been bought at a very high Price). For
He is the Peace (Restoration) between
us (Jews and rejected
10-Israel)
and
has made the two (Jews and reconciled 10-Tribers)
into
One (what?) and
broken down the barrier(?) which
used to keep them apart, actually destroying in His own Person the hostility
(rebellion)
caused by the rules and decrees
of the (Jewish. Levitical) Law (This
rebellion by 10-Israel and pagans against the Law was the barrier that kept them apart
from Jews. This scripture is twisted by Grace-only's, to imply
that Messiah did away with the Law itself, rather than that He removed
the rebellion against the Law from the hearts of the receiving
pagans, as confirmed in Jer. 31:31-33 and Ezek 11: 17-21, placing His Spirit
in them, thereby instilling a love for obedience to the Law on their hearts
and minds). This was to create One Single
New Man ("Adam" restored, abiding to 'Jewish' Law)
in
Himself (Who
meticulously kept the Law) out of the two
of them (Judah and 10-Israel)
and
by restoring Peace, through the Cross, to unite them both in a Single
Body (Is this Body
Christian or Jewish? If a 'Christian' Body, then He failed
miserably, because there are few, if any, Torh observant Jews in Christianity, just an unbridgeable void.
If this 'Single Body' refers to the Jewish Body, then it is confirmed by those Messianic believers,
the Hebraic Restoration movement of late, who are discovering their Hebraic Roots
and who go all the way to joining up fully with the Body of Jews into ONE
Body) and reconcile them (both)
with
God. In His own person He killed the hostility (against
the Law - not the Law itself or the Body!) Through Him, both of us (Jew
and reconciled 10-Triber or converted pagan)
have in
the One Spirit our Way to come to the Father. So, you (reconciled
ones)
are no longer aliens or foreigners
(non-Jews);
you are citizens like all the
Tzadikim (righteous Jews) and
part of God's Household
(12-Israel,
as represented by custom and religion in Judaism) (3:5) This Mystery that has now been
revealed ... was unknown to any men in past generations. It means
that pagans (including degenerated and lost
10-Israel, now non-Jews)
now
share (together with Jews and as Jews) the
same inheritance (- the inheritance was not
taken away from Jews - it is now SHARED by pagans also!). They
are part of the SAME BODY (of Judaism /12- Israel)
and
the same Promise (as
had been made unto 12-Israel of old) has been made to
them (the pagans and lost Israelites) in
Messiah, through the Good News! (that He, God in the manifested shape of
man, will sacrifice His Life in order to reconcile them into Covenant
relation with all its Divine Blessings)" Click here to return to:
Refer also to:
Q: "Are
these Jewish practices pagan?
Reader's Question
Answer:
You must consider that ancient pagan practice was in some
way related to, or imitators of the ancient Hebraic Faith.
We have to concede that the Hebraic Faith was not always above such pagan
infiltration and copying - e.g.. the golden Calf at Sinai, and the decorated
trees that Jeremiah spoke of (ch. 10) and the cakes baked for Tammuz etc.
In fact, the Hebrew nation, and especially the Northern 10 tribes were
severely punished for not purely abiding by God's requirements.
Our problem today, is to find and return to the "Original
Faith" which had been entrusted to Moses of Israel - and that which YHVH
really expects from us. This Process is referred to in the Scriptures as "The
Restoration of the broken down Tabernacle of David" - a Work which Messiah initiated
through His Offering of His own human Life.
It is for us today, a Work of sifting and selecting.
Many of the 'mysteries' will never be perfectly cleared.
Not only were false practices brought into Judaism, but worse still, Judaism
was totally replaced by pagan inspired religions, like Christianity general.
Even the Scriptures, both Old and new Testament, have been
contorted!
Now, are we to throw all away, or do we keep sifting?
The miracle (which proves the Power of the Spirit of God), is that He can
lead us through this mountain of debris, to find the Jewels of Truth!
In our search, we have to be careful in our judgment,
that we do not "throw the baby out with the bath water". Exactly
this result is unwittingly achieved by the Original Faith Restoration Movement
(and I use a broad term here, referring to the Sacred Name Movement, the
Law Restoration, the Hebrew Roots Movement, etc.), when they become extremistic
in their zeal and make themselves guilty of:
turning or preaching against Judaism and "Rabbinism';
restricting the use of descriptive terms like 'God', 'Lord',
'holy' even 'Bible', replacing them with words that are unknown and have
no meaning to the world out there, which should be converted to God, rather
than being discriminated against. The ultimate end is so restrictive
that one is left without words to proclaim the Message of Reconciliation
and Restoration. Refer to http://www.revelations.org.za/Elohim.htm
Becoming judgmental, condemning and accrediting to 'Lucifer',
matters which could well still be acceptable to God - as for instance,
the names 'Jehovah' and 'Jesus'.
In saying this, it should not for one moment be regarded
as an insinuation to condone such matters. A golden rule would
be to be less self-conceited and less self-righteous in our condemnation
of matters about which only God knows the full truth. For our own
spiritual safety, we should steer clear of whatever seems infected with
untruth - but careful in our condemnation and restrictiveness. It is true, for instance, that there were pagan idols
named 'Yahveh' by their idol worshippers. Do we now throw this Sacred
name out also? The question is: did God take upon Himself a pagan
name, or did the pagans copy Him? And does the fact that pagans used
the Sacred Name for their idols now make the Sacred Name pagan?
The same reasoning would go for the "Red Heifer".
One could find quotes from 'authorities' of all kinds - pro and con.
The danger normally, especially when it entails Judaism or Messianic
Judaism, is that many, if not most, of such 'authorities' are anti-Semitic
in spirit - or anti-religious - even such 'Jewish' authorities, believe
it or not!
Hence, the great care that we should practice - never
compromising though!
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ARE THESE JEWISH PRACTICES PAGAN?
- Ark of the Covenant
Q: "The
Ark of the Covenant looks to me as something material, to which magical
powers are attributed and unworthy to hold the invisible all-powerful omnipresent
YHVH. Even the Cherubim on top of the Ark were figures of Assyrian
origin. Does this act not disobey the second commandment? God
cannot be confined, around or over a man-made box with two horrible pagan
figures on top of it".
Answer:
Even God admitted to Solomon that the entire Temple was
not apt to hold His Greatness. But the purpose of the Temple, and the
Ark, is to contain and carry the Scrolls of the Law of God, which is the
most vital tenet of the Hebrew Faith. The Temple depicts the body
of the Congregation of God, or of the individual worshipper, with the Law
of God contained in the heart of that body. The Cherubim, evenly,
have great symbolical value, and we should in fact study to acquaint ourselves
of this meaning. Many years ago, I was astounded by the insight of
a learned Jerusalem professor on the matter. Unfortunately,
I have not subsequently referred back or into the matter any further.
It will be greatly appreciated if some one would furnish us with a study
in this respect.
The ancient Ark of the Covenant is believed by many to
be rediscovered before the Third Temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, some
time in the future. There is much speculation as to where it may
be hidden. That it has 'magical powers' for Jews, is not really
a valid accusation. That Judaism values the Torah very highly, even
risking the accusation of worshipping it, may be a valid claim. But
one has to understand the great centrality of the Law, to Judaism, as in
fact, it should be to any professing follower of the God of Israel. The
Law of God is the central theme of the New Covenant. Paradoxically,
Christianity which claims to be the 'New Covenant' version of God's requirements,
have totally invalidated His Law, claiming that "it has been nailed to
the Cross" and that they are under "A new dispensation of Grace"
rather than the Law. Refer to the following two studies on the BIBLE
REVELATIONS Web Site:
The Truth of the matter is, that of all Faiths,
Judaism is the closest to the Truth of YHVH. After all,
YHVH Himself, in His manifestation as the Messiah YAHU'SHUAH,
2000 years ago, was part of the Jewish Faith which He practiced to
perfection. He attended and taught in the Temple in Jerusalem and,
apart from accusations against His verbal claims, for which, in fact,
He received the Death sentence, the learned Jewish leaders and teachers
could not fault Him! If it was good enough for Him, then surely it
should be good enough for any professing believer!
Additional Reading Material:
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Q: "Are
the Rabbinic traditions and their legalism necessarily binding on Messianics?
The number 613 for enumerating the Mosaic commandments, is a tradition,
and it is a tradition set by men who do not proclaim YAHU'SHUAH to be Messiah
of Israel. What then is the source of their authority, for
YAHU'SHUAH stated that all authority had been given to Him? Torah
can therefore only be rightly interpreted through Him and they do not recognize
Him" Answer:
The "tradition" of the 613 Laws
of Torah is as old as the Torah itself - for that is where these Laws are
written down. The 613 factor is simply the result of a Count of these
Torah Laws, done by dedicated Hebraic scholars, Scribes, Pharisees, etc.
Does it really matter if there are 571 or 821? They are
all valid quotes of Torah. Does it therefore matter that 'Rabbinic
tradition' selected to enumerate them as 613 in number? Does this
enumeration do away with their validity/ If the Rabbis' added to them, or deleted some,
you may have had a point. Even if they did add, then such additions
would have been in the spirit of those Torah Laws anyway, for by the time
one has made a life time study of these multiple Laws, as a qualified
Rabbi has done, then one should surely have sufficient 'feel' for
the Will of the Almighty, which is underlying those Laws. Was that
not after all YHVH's injunction to Moses, to interpret and enforce these
Laws? That hierarchy surely did not die with Moses?
And, that is exactly what the Levites,
and later Rabbis did - they interpreted these Laws as they were commanded
by YHVH - and yes, they did add where necessary, to control the nation.
These interpretations and additions are found in additional Rabbinic writings
like the Talmud, Mishnah, Gemorrah, etc. And this is where the critics
really get going with their accusations of 'man-made, rabbinic, carnal,
legalistic' etc. Can we imagine what would have happened had YHVH
simply dumped the Law on Moses, never ever again to have it interpreted,
expounded and enforced? Is this any different from the Law development
and enforcement in any country today? Question is: WHO was
entitled and mandated to do it in YHVH's country and nation of Israel?
The result of trying to usurp this
authority from the Jewish Rabbis by especially Messianics, today,
is bewildering. Resultantly, great confusion reigns amongst the various
Messianic groups. The Torah is interpreted by 'spirit-inspired' individuals
with no 'formal' Hebrew or Jewish training. The general tendency
amongst these Messianic 'Jewish'-claiming teachers and leaders, is to reject
what they call ''Jewish man-made' rules! In its place, these individual
self appointed teachers then declare what they think is True Torah
interpretation! The result? - there are as many interpretations as
there are denominations! Each widely differing from each other and,
of course, from true Rabbinic interpretation, and each knowing better than
the other! What would happen to a ship under such conditions.
It would be declared Mutiny! A ship needs a captain with authority
- as does any other organisation in the world. What's different with
YHVH's Kingdom?
And what makes Messianic congregations
different, that they should not fall under the same Laws
and traditions that He was subjected to as a Jew - and of which He was
the very Lawmaker Himself?
YAHU'SHUAH 'grew up' with Rabbinic
or Temple leadership, most certainly, as a Jewish lad. His family
was well acquainted with these teachers and their interpretations.
It was part of His own (human) tradition. Surely, it formed part
of His BarMitzvah qaulifying requirements? In fact, His compliance
with the Rabbinic authority (which He Himself, as YHVH the God of Israel,
ordained on them via Moses and the Levitical Priesthood), His subjecting
Himself to it, should be our Authorisation to follow suit!
There will be many objections at
this stage against the above statements: "Messiah condemned them
for breaking the Law, called them vipers, etc" These objectors do
not realise that He referred to and objected against their Law breaking
by their traditions - an act that in itself did not do away with these
Laws. The enemy branded these Laws as 'traditions', which then gave
them the opportunity to throw the whole lot out - the baby with the bath
water!
Regarding the Rabbis not acknowledging
YAHU'SHUAH and therefore not being authorised by Messiah Who had been given
all authority - let the following revelationary Truth be known: The
Key to this Authority lies in the all encompassing Fact that YAHU'SHUAH
is none other than YHVH the Eternal Himself! (Refer to comprehensive
Scriptural Studies in the On-Site
Library on the subject of the Oneness of God).
Thus by recognizing YHVH, the Rabbis
are in fact recognizing YAHU'SHUAH - Who is the Lawgiver Himself - the
Word, the Torah Himself! (John 1:1). So, the Rabbis certainly
have YAHU'SHUA's authority as the One Only True God! Before the Birth of
YHVH's Human Messianic Manifestation, for 2000 yrs. the Jewish leadership
was authorised and good enough to guard over the Torah. When did
Messiah (YHVH Himself) alter this Mandate? To the contrary, He confirmed
it in Matt 23:2 "Listen and DO what the Scribes
and Pharisees tell you. Follow them" - using
almost identical phrasing as His original Command in Deut 17: 9-11
Some Messianic contenders will refer
to 1 John, chapter 4, which they say claims that "every
spirit that confesses that Messiah has come in the flesh is from God and
every spirit that does not confess Him, is not from God."
To fit this part of the puzzle, you will have to read the study regarding
'The
Antichrist'. This revealing study from Scripture will amply prove
that this 'confessing spirit' will proclaim that YHVH came in the flesh.
The Jewish Rabbis may not proclaim YAHU'SHUAH, but they certainly proclaim
YHVH - Who is the self same, even if they deny Messiah!
If the Rabbinic authorities are
not in authority today, who is? Has God abandoned His Torah System?
Which of the multitude of Torah rejecting and contradicting-with-each-other
teachers will we follow? - teachers who have never even seen the inside
of a synagogue where their Messiah was intimately involved in? Teachers
who claim to be the true interpreters of the Hebrew Scriptures, but
who know very little or no Hebrew at all; who have never ever been
exposed to that Culture, of which Messiah Himself was intricately part
of - the Jewish nation?
Answer:
Amongst most non-Jewish believers there is an ever-ready accusing spirit of opposing and
rejecting of the "man-made traditions brought in by Rabbinic authority and Jewish legalism to
supersede the Will of God". The Jewish New Year in Sept/Oct, on the 1st day of the 7th
Biblical month, is one such controversial 'change' that Judaism is accused of.
A thorough analysis will reveal great ignorance of the
true facts amongst these accusers - as always. It will also show
that there is "more than meets the eye" behind this 'change', and that
in the end, it does hold some great spiritual Truth and significance
in the overall Plan of the Supreme Ruler, to regard this day
as the 'New Year'.
In Judaism, this day marks the first Day of the 3rd and
final 'season' of Sacred Feasts during which the Israelites were
Divinely commanded to "Go up to Jerusalem". These 3 periods are:
This Day is also commonly known in Judaism as 'Rosh HaShanah'
- 'head of the year' though there is no reference in Torah to this title.
The Torah refers to it as:
The Jewish Prayer books similarly refer to these days
by their Biblical titles. In Judaism, the main theme of the Feast
of Rosh HaShanah is the acknowledgment of the Kingship of the God of Israel.
The context in the Jewish Festive Prayer books which are
exclusively used in the formal religious ceremony on this Festive Day as
well as the Torah and Prophetic Scripture readings on this and the other
related days of this Season,. clearly depict repentance and reconciliation
of the individual and the whole nation with God. In all of the religious
interpretation regarding this day, there is no mention of anything regarding
the secular celebration of a 'new year'.
No Rabbi or even secular Jew will deny that Rosh HaShanah
falls on the 1st day of the 7th month of the Jewish calendar. Tradition
and time has certainly etched the resemblance of Rosh HaShanah with a 1st
day of a new year on the minds of the Jewish masses - but the difference
lies more in a secular versus a religious commemoration of the day.
In Jewish tradition as in Israel today, there certainly is none of this
'counting down of the final seconds to a new year', as in the rest of the
world. Although it must exist amongst some secular Israelis, there certainly
is no official celebration of the 'New Year' in Israel society - perhaps
because traditionally also, this Day and the 3-week Festive Season which
it introduces, have become known as 'Yamim Noraim' - the Days of
Awe (literally 'terrible' days, referring to the awesome events which it
depicts, i.e Final Judgment and Reward for Good and Evil). There
is no equivalent also in Hebrew for the general English term "The High
Holy Days' (referring to this 3rd Season of Festivities in the Jewish
year).
So, where does the term 'Rosh HaShanah' come from?
It is the Mishnah that first mentioned the term 'Rosh HaShanah'.
The Mishnah is the written down version in the 2nd century, of the ancient
traditional Oral Torah (carried forth throughout many centuries) of the
Rabbinic interpretations of the inscriptions of the Written Torah.
It confirmed the Jewish concept of 4 different annual terminals or 'New
Year" dates:
Two points of importance here.
It simply behooved the Creator to point out to Moses,
some 1260,5 years after Creation, at the Time of the giving of the Law at Sinai, 50 days after the
Exodus from Egyptian bondage, that
the Festive Calendar starts from the 1st of Aviv (Mch/Apr) - at the Time of Pesach, depicting the
Release from bondage of sin - the first stage of reconciliation with God - i.e. Repentance, turning
around (Hebrew: Teshuvah).
The Festive Cycle in its entirety depicts the Cycle of Salvation i.e.
Release from Sin (bondage in Egypt - Pesach) to ultimate Atonement with
God under His Kingship in His Kingdom (which will be established on earth
at the time of Rosh HaShanah - the 'Jewish New Year'). Rather than
being a contradiction of two New Years, this Cycle, spread over 6 months,
provides a 'run-up' time from the 1st month Aviv New Year, to the 7th month, Tishrei, which will see the inauguration of the New Dispensation of the
Rule of YHVH on earth - certainly a Great Event for commemoration in future.
Zech. 14:16 "All who survive of
all the nations that have marched against Jerusalem, will go up year by
year to worship the King YHVH and to keep the Feast of Succot." (referring
to the Festive period of the 7th month). Surely, this will be the New Year
of the New Dispensation?
It seems that Divine Providence, after all, has had an
influence in this specification of time, for which Judaism is accused of
'human overruling of God's decrees'.
Refer also:
Rabbis declare start of "Time of
Jacob's Trouble" - at New Moon of Aviv, 2001
Q: "Is
it not true that Deut' 6:4 relates to a 'COMPOUND
UNITY' and not to an absolute 'ONE' ?"
Answer:
You differ in this statement with millions of Jews, throughout history. Jews, much to their own
demise, are certainly rated amongst the most intelligent humans, as a nation, under the
sun. It therefore is a very audacious statement from you, to overthrow in one swoop of the
pen, the very foundational statement of the Jewish Faith which claims, according to the Bible,
that GOD IS ONE - NOT A UNITY! You also differ with Messiah Who emphasized this foundational
Truth very strongly, referring to it as "the GREATEST COMMAND".
It defies the mind how some non-Jewish people, like yourself,
can accuse an entire nation of NOT understanding the elementary basics of their own language.
More so, when it comes to the BASICS of the figure/amount/concept of something
as elementary as ONE. Ask any Israeli child of even a few years
old, what is the meaning of 'echad' (as used in Deut. 6:4) and they will tell you 'one' and probably
stick one finger up in the air in explanation!
Yet YOU and many erudite Messianics and their teachers claim that the Jews do not understand!
The argument is also raised by some that the word 'echad'
does not mean an absolute "one" but a compound "one." Dr Fruchtenbaum,
an exponent of this theory, makes the following claims on a 'Jews for Jesus' Web Page: "For instance, in
Genesis 1:5, the combination of
evening and morning comprise one (echad) day. In Genesis 2:24, a man and
a woman come together in marriage and the two "shall become one (echad)
flesh." In Ezra 2:64, we are told that the whole assembly was as
one (echad), though of course, it was composed of numerous people. Ezekiel
37:17 provides a rather striking example where two sticks are combined
to become one (echad). The use of the word echad in Scripture shows it
to be a compound and not an absolute unity."
This argument is based on confusion and deceit,
as is the doctrine of a Trinity. In the examples he quotes, it is
clear that 'echad' is still referring to an 'absolute one' day,
one marriage couple (flesh), one assembly and one stick.
Can anyone picture in their mind two sticks, in his example? It refers
to an 'absolute' one stick (though made up of two).
You then, in an attempt to explain your view, set off
on an exposition of the events at Sodom, when the Almighty appeared as
TWO human beings (you say):
Q: "Is
it not true that the Bible's report in Genesis 18 & 19, on the
happenings at Sodom, declares two YHVH's ? - "ONE" in "The Heavens", and
"ONE" on "The Earth" ?
Answer:
If you read carefully, you'll find THREE YHVH's
in this portion of Scripture - Genesis. ch 18 & 19.
Does that now mean that YHVH is 3? That He is a
Trinity? Certainly not! For His Scriptures claim that HE IS ONE!
Do Scriptures then contradict? Only if you want to
bend its Message to suit your own theory.
The Truth is, firstly, that YHVH is a Spirit Being
(Jo. 4:24). As such He is all over, throughout the earth and the
universe - the term is 'omnipresence', which means that He can be
in all places, at the SAME time. He does NOT have to become millions
of different "unified" beings in order to do so - or in order to fill the
hearts and minds of millions of His believers.
Now add to this, that in His omnipotent Power, He is able
to 'manifest' Himself in any form or shape which He wishes to. Your
quoted portion at Sodom actually proves this - and there are many other
such instances recorded in Scripture. At Sodom He manifested Himself
as THREE different humans in order to fulfill a specific task. These
three beings are simply different manifestations of the VERY SAME ONE TRUE
GOD YHVH. Now this interpretation proves Deut 6:4 correct, without
people having to read things into it which does not exist, thereby
changing the most basic of basics of the Hebrew language.
Problem why many believers will not accept this Truth
of explanation, is because they then have to exalt their Messiah to His True exalted position
ON the Throne as YHVH God! They do not like this! They seem to prefer to keep Him off
His Throne,
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Q:
"Do you think
the world is going to end sometime soon?
Answer:
Yes - if we may keep the word 'soon' somewhat flexible.
It could be really soon, like in months - or soon, like in years or a few
decades. Centuries or millennia? - No! My personal expectations?
- rather sooner than later.
The positive side of this question is that, should this
world 'end', then it means the BEGINNING of the New World under the
Rulership of God Almighty directly from Jerusalem in Israel, is at
hand.
The time piece of God's Program, is Jerusalem. Most
of the prophecies in the Tanach (Old testament) are concerned with "That Day",
when God will set up His Kingdom of Peace and restore Jerusalem to its
destined Glory as a Testimony to the nations and according to His Promises.
The Promise is for Israel and ANY individual who wishes to abide by His
Purpose and conditions.
Thus, the "end' of this current world system, should pose
no fear to anyone who sincerely follows Him and looks forward to 'emigrating'
to His Kingdom under His Rule.
THIS, in short, is the True 'Gospel of the Kingdom' -
a Message which has been greatly misinterpreted by would-be followers of
God.
Why do I believe the 'End' is close? Because of
what's happening in and around Jerusalem - God's Sign Piece for the world.
The current 'Battle for Jerusalem' between Israel and the Palestinians
(the pawn of the Arab nations and of Islam), according to ancient
Bible Prophecies, will escalate to World War 111 which, if
God does not personally intervene to save Israel from nuclear annihilation,
would mean the end of His 'Chosen Nation'. This, He took an Oath
would never happen to Israel (Read Ezek ch 20). Never before in history
was such a nuclear confrontation, as predicted by Biblical Prophecy, even
remotely possible. Today, it is a very real threat with Israel possessing
nuclear capability, and its enemy neighbours, Iraq and Iran, well on its
way to nuclear capability. Muslim Pakistan, already has the 'bomb'!
The Arabs, through the Palestinians, are pushing for an unwarranted possession
of Jerusalem - and the whole world backs them! So, it really is a
'declaration of War on God'!
Then also, Prophecy predicts a "Time of Great Trouble
like the world has never seen', just before the setting up of His Kingdom.
The world is currently heading for just such a catastrophe, threatened
by a confluence of several unique events unparalleled in history - each
one of these powerful enough to cause major World Chaos.
These currently raging or threatening events are comprehensively
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Warning
Signs of impending World Chaos? - Several
world shaking events are threatening to fulfill the ancient Biblical
Prophecies of "A Time of Great Distress" to come over
the world, just before the establishment of The Kingdom of God from
Jerusalem in Israel.
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to rule over the earth from Jerusalem.
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New World Order of the Kingdom of YHVH which will be established
by the returning Messiah, over all nations, from Jerusalem
"Declaring
War on God" - Any non-Israeli power
today, claiming rights over Jerusalem, or accusing Israel of having designs
on world domination (Illuminati), simply do not conform with the Divine
Mandate of God, and are direct challenges against the Plan of God
for Jerusalem and all Mankind. This confrontation with God will culminate
in the Final War of Gog and Magog (War of Armageddon), as foretold, 3000
years in advance, in the Bible.
The only true security that one has under the circumstances,
is to ensure that one is spiritually prepared and that one conforms to
God's requirements. The reward for that, is Eternal Life in the Kingdom
of God.
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