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Shalom!
Today we witnessed the betrayal of America by the man elected to protect and defend her against all enemies - foreign and domestic. A General - who by all accounts was a "Soldiers Soldier" was fired by the man he reported to...fired for "insubordination" is the term they used...what they really meant is that a MAN with the "body parts" to DO what needed to be done to PROTECT his troops and TRY to protect his country had the AUDACITY to tell a magazine what EVERYONE with an OUNCE of integrity and honor knows: the "man" elected to the highest office in the USA has not one shred of integrity or honor...and has over and over again BETRAYED not only OUR Country but also the ONLY other Democracy in the Middle East...all for the sake of destroying what WAS our Great Nation and OUR TIME HONORED VALUES...and TRYING to destroy Israel - the Land that the CREATOR G-D calls the Apple of His Eye.
The talking heads all circled the wagons and decreed that his betrayal had "unanimous" approval from both sides of the aisle...that one cannot criticize his "leader" without paying the consequences...there are several good words that come to mind here...all of which are unprintable...except one: BOLOX - look it up! It is a Hebrew word that CLEARLY captures not only the slang "BS" but also "FY" and several other choice words that come to mind when thinking about this "man" who occupies OUR HOUSE...sorry if my "slang" offends...but you know what? I am TIRED of worrying if MY actions offend when the MILLIONS of US who LIVE HONEST, UPRIGHT LIVES...SERVE OUR G-D and GIVE OUR BEST AT ALL TIMES have to put up with the ARROGANCE of this plague of locusts that has overtaken OUR LAND!
It's time to get FIRED UP, Friends! If WE don't do something to STOP THESE PEOPLE, we will end up like the vast majority of the OTHER Socialist/Communist Countries...only OUR Dictator will be Vladimir Obama!
GET OFF YOUR "BOTTOMS" AND DEMAND THESE PEOPLE BE ACCOUNTABLE TO US! WE PAY THEIR SALARIES WITH OUR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS! WE CAN VOTE TO REMOVE THEM! AND WE CAN DEMAND OUR VOICES BE HEARD UNTIL ELECTION DAY!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
יהןה
Adonai!
"Let them know that You, Whose Name is The L-rd - that You Alone are the Most High over all the earth!" (Tehellim/Psalms 83:18)
Tehellim 83: The Coming MidEast War
Reading and studying Tehellim 83 is like picking up the daily newspaper...the entire coming war participants are clearly spelled out. Many students of End Times Eschatology are now saying that the Psalm 83 War must precede the G0g and Magog War....here is a listing of those identified as the "nations coming against Israel" in this Psalm 83 War:
Psalm 83 Confederates: (identified by Maps of Bible THEN and NOW)
Tents of Edom: Palestinians and South Jordanians
Ishmaelites: Saudi Arabians
Moab: Palestinians and Central Jordanians
Hagrites: Hagarenes - Egyptians
Gebal: Hezbollah and North Lebanese
Ammon: Palestinians and North Jordanians
Amalek: Descendants of Haman dwelling in the Sinai Area
Philistia: Hamas of Gaza Strip
Tyre: Hezbollah and South Lebanese
Assyria: Syrians and Northern Iraqis
All together, the above Psalm 83 confederates are mentioned 89 times in the writings of Yechezk'el...this pretty clearly identifies the people groups surrounding Israel. Let us fall on our knees and pray for wisdom for the Leaders of Israel...wisdom that they understand what is to soon come...wisdom for their role as the words of this amazing Psalm are fulfilled...and wisdom that the steps they take are directed by G-d alone!
When we see the warships of Nations coming through the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean waters surrounding Israel, every breath we take should be carefully measured!
"He who watches Israel neither SLUMBERS nor SLEEPS!" (Tehellim 121:4)
"Let them know that You, Whose Name is The L-rd - that You Alone are the Most High over all the earth!" (Tehellim/Psalms 83:18)
Tehellim 83: The Coming MidEast War
Reading and studying Tehellim 83 is like picking up the daily newspaper...the entire coming war participants are clearly spelled out. Many students of End Times Eschatology are now saying that the Psalm 83 War must precede the G0g and Magog War....here is a listing of those identified as the "nations coming against Israel" in this Psalm 83 War:
Psalm 83 Confederates: (identified by Maps of Bible THEN and NOW)
Tents of Edom: Palestinians and South Jordanians
Ishmaelites: Saudi Arabians
Moab: Palestinians and Central Jordanians
Hagrites: Hagarenes - Egyptians
Gebal: Hezbollah and North Lebanese
Ammon: Palestinians and North Jordanians
Amalek: Descendants of Haman dwelling in the Sinai Area
Philistia: Hamas of Gaza Strip
Tyre: Hezbollah and South Lebanese
Assyria: Syrians and Northern Iraqis
All together, the above Psalm 83 confederates are mentioned 89 times in the writings of Yechezk'el...this pretty clearly identifies the people groups surrounding Israel. Let us fall on our knees and pray for wisdom for the Leaders of Israel...wisdom that they understand what is to soon come...wisdom for their role as the words of this amazing Psalm are fulfilled...and wisdom that the steps they take are directed by G-d alone!
When we see the warships of Nations coming through the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean waters surrounding Israel, every breath we take should be carefully measured!
"He who watches Israel neither SLUMBERS nor SLEEPS!" (Tehellim 121:4)
Sunday, June 20, 2010
As in the Days of Noah
Shalom!
"These are the Days of Noach/Noah! Speak it forth, do not hold back!" said the L-rd! So began a spine chilling Prophetic Word given to Theresa Phillips that Elijah List published just days ago. I printed this entire online article out and took it with me to read while having Lunch in my car...I could barely eat a bite as I read through this...
I am not a Prophet, nor do I receive "Prophetic Words" like this from the L-rd. When He wants me to teach on a subject, that subject material comes over and over to my attention...usually on my computer screen...coupled with my several of my devotional readings...when He first spoke to me this way, I feel that perhaps I "missed it" - missed what He wanted to tell me...to have me do...now, when I get three or more of the same messages from Him, I know that I must put down whatever else I am doing, and obey. This is one of those times.
Let me just quote from Theresa's article as He spoke to her...
"These are the days of Noah. When the Ark was to be built, laughter and scorn were the response. So shall it be again. Build me a resting place, said the L-rd G-d. "Who will build Me a refuge? Who will build for Me?" said the L-rd.
"These are like the days of Noach/Noah. I am speaking. I am seeking. I am waiting for a joint effort to BUILD MY realm. Storm clouds are gathering. I am calling for a building...a reformation of the Kingdom. IT IS AT HAND. Who will build?" said the L-rd.
Then, like Theresa, I began to shudder in awe...total awe...
Who Shall Build?
2 Shmu'el/Samuel: He is the one who will build a House for My Name, and I will establish the throne of His Kingdom forever.
"I require," says the L-rd, a "house, a home, a safety chamber, a place of rest. I was continually with Noach and those who were with him," says the L-rd. "In like manner I will be with you! I am asking for a new ark of safety. I am asking for a rebuilding of My Eternal Kingdom in the below. I am asking for My Bride to arise to the task...Build me a place."
Acts of the Talmidim 7:49: "Heaven is My Throne, and earth is My Footstool. What kind of house will you build for me?" says the L-rd. "Or where will My Resting Place be?"
"My people - resist the temptation to disrupt the plans I have! I am calling for this now! For as in the days of Noach, the people were not READY to have a relationship as Noach had with Me. They were chiding and complaining and making mockery of what was being established in the earth...a man heard My voice, he obeyed Me, his family was spared. Creatures were placed in safety. "Do you know," says the L-rd, "that every animal I placed in the ark will never perish? Never perish!"
"Man will never perish; that which is made in My image will not die! For I am an ETERNAL G-D and will not die. I said I would never leave you, never forsake you. TRUST ME, says the L-rd! I am on a collision course with man's agenda; I will move My Kingdom, My Domain, My Presence, My Person, My Realm, My Atmosphere. I will move it suddenly in your midst and you will stand in awe!"
"It IS for You to KNOW the SEASONS! It is for you to plant and reap in them as they come upon you. That will satisfy Me," says the L-rd. "I will move in your midst!"
Yirmey'yahu/Jeremiah 8:7 - Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, and the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But My people do not know the requirements of the L-RD!
"Noach heard and acted like he was scorned, but he had My ear," said the L-rd. "I am speaking to many today; this very moment, I am sending a word of exhortation. I am proclaiming to you, "I AM in the rebuilding business; I have been rebuilding the TABERNACLE OF DAVID!"
Acts of the Talmidim 15:16: "After this I will return, and will build again the Tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof and I will set it up. "This is a house of praise.Yes, praise is building a safe place, for I will dwell among those who praise Me; they will praise Me even more," says the L-rd.
Tehellim/Psalm 22:3: Yet You are enthroned as the Holy One; You are the PRAISE OF ISRAEL!
"I Am Rebuilding, Re-Emerging and Re-Establishing...When My Kingdom Sees a King, it Will Change the Nation!"
"I am rebuilding ancient walls; even now researchers are finding ruins in the land of the Ancient Ones. I am being found, and now I will make you seek Me with more interest...."
"Now I am calling for a building...a building of My Kingdom," says the L-rd. "I am rebuilding a House of Praise. This noise will be heard abroad and man will come and see what is happening! I am rebuilding a House of Prayer, and many will come and be taught to know My Voice. I am rebuilding an Army of Lovers of the King, and many will then change their habits. Just to get closer! Just to get closer! For who does not want to be close to a King?" asked the L-rd.
"I am re-emerging Myself as a Royal Priest, and many will come and humble themselves in front of the mighty altar of hope. I am re-establishing My boundaries, yes, My commandments, in the hearts of men, and once again a revival of holiness will come forth. This will change nations," says the L-rd. "When My Kingdom sees a King in the House of Bread, it will change the nation. I tell you, My Throne will change the nation!"
"I am making Myself 'seen' so man can be like me to the governmental leaders of nations, networks and marketplace leaders."
"It is the Day of the New Things as in the Days of Noah...Watch! Pray! Obey!"
In the Olivet Discourse, Yeshua taught (Mattityahu 24:37-38) "As it was in the days of Noach, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the Flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noach entered the ark."
"Take this warning, My loved ones, for time is running short. I am on My Way to make a GREAT CHANGE. Ha, you heard it, now I will do it! Seat Me as a King; your reward will be great! The Kingdom is at hand. Why? For the King MUST be recognized as PRESENT! As in the days of Noach, those who are not educated of My ways did not believe I could speak and I could direct a new thing. Ha, again I say, "It is The Day of New Things as in the days of Noach!"
"So, you have been in these days; for I say to you NOW do no lose your hope or vision; GO (Bo) and be it! I am speaking now to you leaders. Watch and Pray and Obey for the building must take place!"
"Yes, share with one another, for you in My Kingdom must be a team! People, receive the Word of the L-rd through ones you know not, for it is I who am building My Kingdom in the below. It is Me calling. It is Me directing! I am with you FOREVER, says the L-rd G-d Almighty!"
Friends, it is clearly imperative that we must submit to His Word and Realm. Let us choose to Covenant with Him and Tabernacle with Him to rebuild relationships and repair bridges and conform to His image!
"For as in the days of Noach, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be!"
"These are the Days of Noach/Noah! Speak it forth, do not hold back!" said the L-rd! So began a spine chilling Prophetic Word given to Theresa Phillips that Elijah List published just days ago. I printed this entire online article out and took it with me to read while having Lunch in my car...I could barely eat a bite as I read through this...
I am not a Prophet, nor do I receive "Prophetic Words" like this from the L-rd. When He wants me to teach on a subject, that subject material comes over and over to my attention...usually on my computer screen...coupled with my several of my devotional readings...when He first spoke to me this way, I feel that perhaps I "missed it" - missed what He wanted to tell me...to have me do...now, when I get three or more of the same messages from Him, I know that I must put down whatever else I am doing, and obey. This is one of those times.
Let me just quote from Theresa's article as He spoke to her...
"These are the days of Noah. When the Ark was to be built, laughter and scorn were the response. So shall it be again. Build me a resting place, said the L-rd G-d. "Who will build Me a refuge? Who will build for Me?" said the L-rd.
"These are like the days of Noach/Noah. I am speaking. I am seeking. I am waiting for a joint effort to BUILD MY realm. Storm clouds are gathering. I am calling for a building...a reformation of the Kingdom. IT IS AT HAND. Who will build?" said the L-rd.
Then, like Theresa, I began to shudder in awe...total awe...
Who Shall Build?
2 Shmu'el/Samuel: He is the one who will build a House for My Name, and I will establish the throne of His Kingdom forever.
"I require," says the L-rd, a "house, a home, a safety chamber, a place of rest. I was continually with Noach and those who were with him," says the L-rd. "In like manner I will be with you! I am asking for a new ark of safety. I am asking for a rebuilding of My Eternal Kingdom in the below. I am asking for My Bride to arise to the task...Build me a place."
Acts of the Talmidim 7:49: "Heaven is My Throne, and earth is My Footstool. What kind of house will you build for me?" says the L-rd. "Or where will My Resting Place be?"
"My people - resist the temptation to disrupt the plans I have! I am calling for this now! For as in the days of Noach, the people were not READY to have a relationship as Noach had with Me. They were chiding and complaining and making mockery of what was being established in the earth...a man heard My voice, he obeyed Me, his family was spared. Creatures were placed in safety. "Do you know," says the L-rd, "that every animal I placed in the ark will never perish? Never perish!"
"Man will never perish; that which is made in My image will not die! For I am an ETERNAL G-D and will not die. I said I would never leave you, never forsake you. TRUST ME, says the L-rd! I am on a collision course with man's agenda; I will move My Kingdom, My Domain, My Presence, My Person, My Realm, My Atmosphere. I will move it suddenly in your midst and you will stand in awe!"
"It IS for You to KNOW the SEASONS! It is for you to plant and reap in them as they come upon you. That will satisfy Me," says the L-rd. "I will move in your midst!"
Yirmey'yahu/Jeremiah 8:7 - Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, and the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But My people do not know the requirements of the L-RD!
"Noach heard and acted like he was scorned, but he had My ear," said the L-rd. "I am speaking to many today; this very moment, I am sending a word of exhortation. I am proclaiming to you, "I AM in the rebuilding business; I have been rebuilding the TABERNACLE OF DAVID!"
Acts of the Talmidim 15:16: "After this I will return, and will build again the Tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof and I will set it up. "This is a house of praise.Yes, praise is building a safe place, for I will dwell among those who praise Me; they will praise Me even more," says the L-rd.
Tehellim/Psalm 22:3: Yet You are enthroned as the Holy One; You are the PRAISE OF ISRAEL!
"I Am Rebuilding, Re-Emerging and Re-Establishing...When My Kingdom Sees a King, it Will Change the Nation!"
"I am rebuilding ancient walls; even now researchers are finding ruins in the land of the Ancient Ones. I am being found, and now I will make you seek Me with more interest...."
"Now I am calling for a building...a building of My Kingdom," says the L-rd. "I am rebuilding a House of Praise. This noise will be heard abroad and man will come and see what is happening! I am rebuilding a House of Prayer, and many will come and be taught to know My Voice. I am rebuilding an Army of Lovers of the King, and many will then change their habits. Just to get closer! Just to get closer! For who does not want to be close to a King?" asked the L-rd.
"I am re-emerging Myself as a Royal Priest, and many will come and humble themselves in front of the mighty altar of hope. I am re-establishing My boundaries, yes, My commandments, in the hearts of men, and once again a revival of holiness will come forth. This will change nations," says the L-rd. "When My Kingdom sees a King in the House of Bread, it will change the nation. I tell you, My Throne will change the nation!"
"I am making Myself 'seen' so man can be like me to the governmental leaders of nations, networks and marketplace leaders."
"It is the Day of the New Things as in the Days of Noah...Watch! Pray! Obey!"
In the Olivet Discourse, Yeshua taught (Mattityahu 24:37-38) "As it was in the days of Noach, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the Flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noach entered the ark."
"Take this warning, My loved ones, for time is running short. I am on My Way to make a GREAT CHANGE. Ha, you heard it, now I will do it! Seat Me as a King; your reward will be great! The Kingdom is at hand. Why? For the King MUST be recognized as PRESENT! As in the days of Noach, those who are not educated of My ways did not believe I could speak and I could direct a new thing. Ha, again I say, "It is The Day of New Things as in the days of Noach!"
"So, you have been in these days; for I say to you NOW do no lose your hope or vision; GO (Bo) and be it! I am speaking now to you leaders. Watch and Pray and Obey for the building must take place!"
"Yes, share with one another, for you in My Kingdom must be a team! People, receive the Word of the L-rd through ones you know not, for it is I who am building My Kingdom in the below. It is Me calling. It is Me directing! I am with you FOREVER, says the L-rd G-d Almighty!"
Friends, it is clearly imperative that we must submit to His Word and Realm. Let us choose to Covenant with Him and Tabernacle with Him to rebuild relationships and repair bridges and conform to His image!
"For as in the days of Noach, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be!"
Friday, June 18, 2010
Am Yisrael Chai
Shalom!
It is Shabbat...Tamuz 6, 5770. One week is ending...another will begin at sundown Saturday night/Tamuz 7, 5770. Shabbat settles in as the daylight fades...all across homes in Israel and around the world, the Shabbat Candles are lit...the prayers receited over wives...children...husbands...the Challah Bread is broken...salted and passed to all at the Shabbat Supper...the Age Old Blessings prayed...G-d honors and loves Shabbat...we are told that 'on the seventh day, HaShem rested from all His Creation...and He Blessed this Seventh Day and made it Kadosh/Holy because He rested from all the work of creating He had done'(B'resheet/Genesis 2:2-3)
It's time to filter out the world and clear the mind and heart of the assaults they have borne the past 6 days...and to ask Him to 'wash us with Hyssop so that we might be clean'...many will visit the Mikvah and do a ceremonial washing to symbolize the removal of the filth that has accumulated on what was created to be a spotless soul...the washing of water does give us an understanding of what is meant by the adage 'cleanliness is next to g-dliness'...
As we allow our weary minds and bodies to unwind and slow down, I think the time to begin thinking about the HaYesod of our lives has come...HaYesod is the Hebrew word for "the Foundation"...the Foundation of our lives is His Torah...let's relax and refresh ourselves as we begin to think on this Foundation...
Life from the Dead
I want to share an exact wording from the little text book I bought for this study on HaYesod..."Nineteen-forty-five. Six million dead. The forces of evil had done their best, yet the people of Israel still lived! AM YISRAEL CHAI! As the ancient prophets had predicted, the people of Israel began to return to the land of Israel in waves. In a similar way, Christians of today are returning to the Scriptures of Israel. Like refugees returning from exile, we are rediscovering our connection to Israel.
As the Jewish people emerged from the atrocity of the Nazi genocide, two seemingly unrelated events occurred. In the land of Israel, three Bedouin boys were seeking a stray goat (sound familiar?) when they discovered the mouth to a cave near the Dead Sea. In the cave they found several clay jars containing ancient scrolls.
On November 29, 1947, a Jewish scholar purchased the scrolls. He unrolled one to see what he had acquired and was thrilled to find that he was reading the Hebrew words of an ancient copy of the scroll of Yesha'Yahu/Isaiah. The scroll had been hidden in that cave since the days of the Talmidim and the beginning of the Jewish exile from Israel.
November 29, 1947 is also the day the United Nations voted to allow the Jewish State of Israel to form...an event which had been prophesied in this very scroll of Yesha'Yahu/Isaiah.
On the same day, the ancient prophecies of Yesha'Yahu and the ancient Land of Israel were returned to Jewish hands. These two seemingly unrelated events have launched a revolution in the way we understand our faith...and the way we understand the Bible.
The Christian Jewish Roots Movement
The restoration of the Jewish people in the land of Israel has, in a roundabout way, led to the restoration of Christianity. The Holocaust, the formation of the State of Israel, and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls all combined to spark a complete renaissance in the way early Christianity is studied and understood.
After these events, theologians began to rethink G-d's plan for Israel. They began to wipe the anti-Semitism from their eyes, ask difficult questions about the Bible, and study Jewish sources! Thanks to the work of these Jewish Roots Scholars, we are now able to read and understand the Gospel in its' context for the first time since the days of Yeshua!
The results are not just academic head knowledge! Lives are being transformed, and faith is being rejuvenated. HaYesod makes sense out of our Christian religion; and makes believers of skeptics!
Our HaYesod is solid! All we need to do is to uncover those ancient stones and build on them! Then we will be like the house that was built on the rock...though the rains fell, floods rose, and winds blew, we will stand strong so long as we are founded upon the sure HaYesod/Foundation!"
Be Blessed this Shabbat! Let Him refresh your weary body, mind and soul! Drink richly from His Word! The renewal you need is there!
Lesson One in our HaYesod/Jewish Roots of the Faith will begin tomorrow evening!
Shabbat Shalom!
It is Shabbat...Tamuz 6, 5770. One week is ending...another will begin at sundown Saturday night/Tamuz 7, 5770. Shabbat settles in as the daylight fades...all across homes in Israel and around the world, the Shabbat Candles are lit...the prayers receited over wives...children...husbands...the Challah Bread is broken...salted and passed to all at the Shabbat Supper...the Age Old Blessings prayed...G-d honors and loves Shabbat...we are told that 'on the seventh day, HaShem rested from all His Creation...and He Blessed this Seventh Day and made it Kadosh/Holy because He rested from all the work of creating He had done'(B'resheet/Genesis 2:2-3)
It's time to filter out the world and clear the mind and heart of the assaults they have borne the past 6 days...and to ask Him to 'wash us with Hyssop so that we might be clean'...many will visit the Mikvah and do a ceremonial washing to symbolize the removal of the filth that has accumulated on what was created to be a spotless soul...the washing of water does give us an understanding of what is meant by the adage 'cleanliness is next to g-dliness'...
As we allow our weary minds and bodies to unwind and slow down, I think the time to begin thinking about the HaYesod of our lives has come...HaYesod is the Hebrew word for "the Foundation"...the Foundation of our lives is His Torah...let's relax and refresh ourselves as we begin to think on this Foundation...
Life from the Dead
I want to share an exact wording from the little text book I bought for this study on HaYesod..."Nineteen-forty-five. Six million dead. The forces of evil had done their best, yet the people of Israel still lived! AM YISRAEL CHAI! As the ancient prophets had predicted, the people of Israel began to return to the land of Israel in waves. In a similar way, Christians of today are returning to the Scriptures of Israel. Like refugees returning from exile, we are rediscovering our connection to Israel.
As the Jewish people emerged from the atrocity of the Nazi genocide, two seemingly unrelated events occurred. In the land of Israel, three Bedouin boys were seeking a stray goat (sound familiar?) when they discovered the mouth to a cave near the Dead Sea. In the cave they found several clay jars containing ancient scrolls.
On November 29, 1947, a Jewish scholar purchased the scrolls. He unrolled one to see what he had acquired and was thrilled to find that he was reading the Hebrew words of an ancient copy of the scroll of Yesha'Yahu/Isaiah. The scroll had been hidden in that cave since the days of the Talmidim and the beginning of the Jewish exile from Israel.
November 29, 1947 is also the day the United Nations voted to allow the Jewish State of Israel to form...an event which had been prophesied in this very scroll of Yesha'Yahu/Isaiah.
On the same day, the ancient prophecies of Yesha'Yahu and the ancient Land of Israel were returned to Jewish hands. These two seemingly unrelated events have launched a revolution in the way we understand our faith...and the way we understand the Bible.
The Christian Jewish Roots Movement
The restoration of the Jewish people in the land of Israel has, in a roundabout way, led to the restoration of Christianity. The Holocaust, the formation of the State of Israel, and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls all combined to spark a complete renaissance in the way early Christianity is studied and understood.
After these events, theologians began to rethink G-d's plan for Israel. They began to wipe the anti-Semitism from their eyes, ask difficult questions about the Bible, and study Jewish sources! Thanks to the work of these Jewish Roots Scholars, we are now able to read and understand the Gospel in its' context for the first time since the days of Yeshua!
The results are not just academic head knowledge! Lives are being transformed, and faith is being rejuvenated. HaYesod makes sense out of our Christian religion; and makes believers of skeptics!
Our HaYesod is solid! All we need to do is to uncover those ancient stones and build on them! Then we will be like the house that was built on the rock...though the rains fell, floods rose, and winds blew, we will stand strong so long as we are founded upon the sure HaYesod/Foundation!"
Be Blessed this Shabbat! Let Him refresh your weary body, mind and soul! Drink richly from His Word! The renewal you need is there!
Lesson One in our HaYesod/Jewish Roots of the Faith will begin tomorrow evening!
Shabbat Shalom!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Stock Taking Time
Shalom!
The calendar turned at midnight June 14...on June 15 I became 65 years old! WOW! You have no idea how that realization smacks you in the forehead until you reach that plateau...a "Stock-Taking" of your life time...thoughts and emotions run through your brain at warp speed...where DID those years go...what HAVE I done with the time, talents, treasure given to me to use here on this earth...loved ones long gone suddenly reappear in your minds' eye...a dear Father who died way too young...friends tragically lost...Grandparents...Aunts...Uncles...In-Laws...all gone now...they have seen The L-rd and heard either "well done, good and faithful servant, enter into your rest" or "depart from Me, I never knew you"...THAT is a sobering thought that drives you to your knees...
I have been away from you all electronically for a few days...the 65th Birthday did that...coupled with a lot of work that had to be done...meetings that were mandatory...and even a couple Birthday celebrations with loved ones and friends...I am pretty much back in the saddle again...and it is time to move on...the Soul Searching will go on...coupled with the prayer of "HINEYNI ADONAI" - here am I, L-rd, use me! and "Refine the Silver, L-rd...Remove the Dross"...that is what getting older means...actually PRAYING those prayers and MEANING them...seeking to BECOME what it is that HE has called you forth for...and most of all, asking HIM to take YOUR hand and lead you Home safely!
The Little Lhota's had a birthday cake for me Sunday night...and asked me to make a "birthday wish" as I blew out the MANY candles...here it is: L-rd: let me stay strong and finish well! What more could I pray for?
Be of good cheer! Even though the days ahead of us are a good deal less than the ones behind, we see the Destination ahead!
The calendar turned at midnight June 14...on June 15 I became 65 years old! WOW! You have no idea how that realization smacks you in the forehead until you reach that plateau...a "Stock-Taking" of your life time...thoughts and emotions run through your brain at warp speed...where DID those years go...what HAVE I done with the time, talents, treasure given to me to use here on this earth...loved ones long gone suddenly reappear in your minds' eye...a dear Father who died way too young...friends tragically lost...Grandparents...Aunts...Uncles...In-Laws...all gone now...they have seen The L-rd and heard either "well done, good and faithful servant, enter into your rest" or "depart from Me, I never knew you"...THAT is a sobering thought that drives you to your knees...
I have been away from you all electronically for a few days...the 65th Birthday did that...coupled with a lot of work that had to be done...meetings that were mandatory...and even a couple Birthday celebrations with loved ones and friends...I am pretty much back in the saddle again...and it is time to move on...the Soul Searching will go on...coupled with the prayer of "HINEYNI ADONAI" - here am I, L-rd, use me! and "Refine the Silver, L-rd...Remove the Dross"...that is what getting older means...actually PRAYING those prayers and MEANING them...seeking to BECOME what it is that HE has called you forth for...and most of all, asking HIM to take YOUR hand and lead you Home safely!
The Little Lhota's had a birthday cake for me Sunday night...and asked me to make a "birthday wish" as I blew out the MANY candles...here it is: L-rd: let me stay strong and finish well! What more could I pray for?
Be of good cheer! Even though the days ahead of us are a good deal less than the ones behind, we see the Destination ahead!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Gog and Magog: An Alternative View
Shalom!
It has become pretty clear to me that we need to form a support system...a "Small Group" if you will, that meets via the Internet daily...one that allows each of us to share our needs...offer intercessory prayer for those needs...and study issues that G-d brings before us...doing it via Moments til Midnight allows us the privacy to really share without fear of rejection...limitations of time/schedule...in the relative quiet of our own computer area...I am willing to facilitate this and will begin a series of teachings called Ha Yesod: Exploring the Jewish Foundations of Christianity.
I will teach this bearing in mind that the readers of this Blog are an Erev Tav/Mixed Multitude of both Jews and Christians...welcoming the Torah education of our Jewish friends and loved ones as we walk through this life altering study...I will ask an Chasidic Orthodox Rabbi to shed light on many Jewish passages, customs and traditional Torah Teachings...I will also several Biblically sound Pastors and Congregational Leaders to contribute their thoughts...I think we will be richly blessed and spiritually filled in ways that the soul is longing for...
We will also intersperse End of Days materials into the daily lessons...I just watched Dr. Chuck Misler's "The Gog and Magog Invasion: An Alternative View" and was mesmerized with the "alternative view" that Dr. Misler offered...there needs to be much serious debate and discussion about his teaching on this...if he is correct, things are going to get really dicey very quickly in the Middle East...and Israel is about to reclaim the entire boundaries outlined for Her Eternal Inheritance in the Torah! I urge you to get a copy of this teaching DVD and watch it! We WILL discuss the premises in great detail! I am also going to ask both Dr. Gary Frazier and Dr. Chuck Misler to offer their insights as we unfold the scriptures on these End of Days together....and we will offer each of you the opportunity to ask questions and provide your thoughts...
Ha Yesod means "The Foundation" - and the Founder of what is today called Christianity was Yeshua. The faith I share as a believer in Yeshua as the Messiah is founded upon the Talmidim of Yeshua - all of whom were Jews! Yeshua is referred to as the ROSH PINAH - the Chief Cornerstone. Just as the FOUNDATION supports the House and shapes the structure built upon it, Yeshua holds up Christianity and shapes it after Himself.
Yeshua was Jewish. He is Jewish. And He will still be Jewish when He returns. That means the Church has a JEWISH FOUNDATION. Learning about the Jewishness of Yeshua and the JEWISH ORIGINS of Christianity can be a life-altering experience! It certainly turned my world upside down 16 years ago!
In our study, we will learn about the Land of Israel...the Eternal Covenant G-d has with ISRAEL - the Apple of His Eye - and Her Eternal Covenant Children - The Jews! We will develop a deep bond and connection to this Land of G-d and Her Children! And we will learn the Scriptures of Israel! All of this will help us strengthen our determination to fulfill the commandment of G-d in B'resheet/Genesis 12: 1-4: "I will BLESS those who BLESS ISRAEL and CURSE those who CURSE HER...and IN HER shall all the families of the Earth be BLESSED!" We will light a candle that cannot be extinguished...and we should be able to bring CHANGE to the Church as She MUST begin to fully understand and grasp what HER JEWISH ROOTS are!
In the Torah, Ezra 3:11 records: "and all the peoples shouted with a great shout when they praised the L-RD because the FOUNDATION of the House of the L-RD was laid!" Beneath the ruin of centuries, the original foundations of our faith await us! When we uncover them, we are ready to rebuild!
No matter whether you are Jewish or Gentile - we are on a journey back to the original faith and practice of our forefathers! It is a journey not to be missed! Your faith walk will never be the same!
It has become pretty clear to me that we need to form a support system...a "Small Group" if you will, that meets via the Internet daily...one that allows each of us to share our needs...offer intercessory prayer for those needs...and study issues that G-d brings before us...doing it via Moments til Midnight allows us the privacy to really share without fear of rejection...limitations of time/schedule...in the relative quiet of our own computer area...I am willing to facilitate this and will begin a series of teachings called Ha Yesod: Exploring the Jewish Foundations of Christianity.
I will teach this bearing in mind that the readers of this Blog are an Erev Tav/Mixed Multitude of both Jews and Christians...welcoming the Torah education of our Jewish friends and loved ones as we walk through this life altering study...I will ask an Chasidic Orthodox Rabbi to shed light on many Jewish passages, customs and traditional Torah Teachings...I will also several Biblically sound Pastors and Congregational Leaders to contribute their thoughts...I think we will be richly blessed and spiritually filled in ways that the soul is longing for...
We will also intersperse End of Days materials into the daily lessons...I just watched Dr. Chuck Misler's "The Gog and Magog Invasion: An Alternative View" and was mesmerized with the "alternative view" that Dr. Misler offered...there needs to be much serious debate and discussion about his teaching on this...if he is correct, things are going to get really dicey very quickly in the Middle East...and Israel is about to reclaim the entire boundaries outlined for Her Eternal Inheritance in the Torah! I urge you to get a copy of this teaching DVD and watch it! We WILL discuss the premises in great detail! I am also going to ask both Dr. Gary Frazier and Dr. Chuck Misler to offer their insights as we unfold the scriptures on these End of Days together....and we will offer each of you the opportunity to ask questions and provide your thoughts...
Ha Yesod means "The Foundation" - and the Founder of what is today called Christianity was Yeshua. The faith I share as a believer in Yeshua as the Messiah is founded upon the Talmidim of Yeshua - all of whom were Jews! Yeshua is referred to as the ROSH PINAH - the Chief Cornerstone. Just as the FOUNDATION supports the House and shapes the structure built upon it, Yeshua holds up Christianity and shapes it after Himself.
Yeshua was Jewish. He is Jewish. And He will still be Jewish when He returns. That means the Church has a JEWISH FOUNDATION. Learning about the Jewishness of Yeshua and the JEWISH ORIGINS of Christianity can be a life-altering experience! It certainly turned my world upside down 16 years ago!
In our study, we will learn about the Land of Israel...the Eternal Covenant G-d has with ISRAEL - the Apple of His Eye - and Her Eternal Covenant Children - The Jews! We will develop a deep bond and connection to this Land of G-d and Her Children! And we will learn the Scriptures of Israel! All of this will help us strengthen our determination to fulfill the commandment of G-d in B'resheet/Genesis 12: 1-4: "I will BLESS those who BLESS ISRAEL and CURSE those who CURSE HER...and IN HER shall all the families of the Earth be BLESSED!" We will light a candle that cannot be extinguished...and we should be able to bring CHANGE to the Church as She MUST begin to fully understand and grasp what HER JEWISH ROOTS are!
In the Torah, Ezra 3:11 records: "and all the peoples shouted with a great shout when they praised the L-RD because the FOUNDATION of the House of the L-RD was laid!" Beneath the ruin of centuries, the original foundations of our faith await us! When we uncover them, we are ready to rebuild!
No matter whether you are Jewish or Gentile - we are on a journey back to the original faith and practice of our forefathers! It is a journey not to be missed! Your faith walk will never be the same!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Words
Shalom!
I have been grieving these last hours...deeply troubled in my soul...wounded by words that were exclaimed in harshness...anger...disrespect...and I have been wondering how to, once again, move past these wounding words...
Perhaps many of you have experienced the same emotional drain that befalls me when this type of verbal assault is launched...by friends...loved ones...fellow workers...whoever opens their mouth to bring this hurt and deep pain...
There are many types of woundings that occur with verbal assaults/outbursts...you happen to be in the line of fire of someone launching this type of attack on another and you become embarrassed for the one being attacked...and embarrassed for the one launching the attack...you are the one the attack is being directed at and you recoil inwardly at the embarrassment you feel for being so chastised...wishing you could be anywhere other than where you are at the time of the attack...in all cases, your heart, mind and soul are wounded by the words used to criticize you...
It takes a long time to recover from these verbal attacks...and each time they occur, especially if they are repeated over many years, the damage done eats away...bit by bit...at the borders of the relationship involved...
There are so many Scriptural references to words that wound...time after time the Word of G-d warns that there are consequences to how we talk...how we think...how we react to various situations...even the World has slogans that capture the damage and try to turn the wounding back onto the one attacking...do you remember hearing "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me...a self-defense mechanism that little children used to say when called "names" by their peers...
As we grow older, we know that sticks and stones DO break our bones...AND we learn that WORDS DO HURT US...
Unfortunately there have been times that MY words have done the wounding...have hurt friends, co-workers, family members...I stop to think about that when I have been deeply wounded...and I am ashamed of myself and the times...too many times...that I have been guilty of this type of attack on another...
There is a tremendous study I have began doing several months ago on The Names of G-d...I have several wonderful books on His Names and the meaning of each Name He Is Called...those are the Words I want to convey with my life's walk...those are the characteristics that I want to be remembered for while alive and when gone...I want to stand and raise my arms to Him to Whom All Glory Is Due and sing with all my heart to Him Who Sits On The Throne...using WORDS that bring praise and honor and glory to HIM...and the Words I want to hear when I see Him on the Other Side are "Well done, good and faithful servant...enter into what has been prepared for you from the beginning of the Ages"...
Mishlei/Proverbs 18:21 teaches that "death and life are in the power of the tongue"...Mishlei 12:18 and 15:4 that "words are used to wound or heal the spirit"...Mishlei 18:8 and 29:5 that words "shape our attitudes"...Mishlei 16:27/28 that our words are a "scorching fire"...
The Brit Hadasah records for us in Yochanan 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with G-d and the Word was G-d!" Words are the primary units of language that enable humans to communicate with each other. In the same way, Yochanan teaches us that Yeshua was the Word that was with G-d from the beginning...and that He reveals the Will and Mind of G-d the Father to we on His Earth.
Also in 1 Yochanan 5:7 we are told that "There are three that bear witness in Heaven...the Father, the Word and the Ruach HaKodesh: and these three are One." Yochanan believed that Yeshua was the Word...the Second Person of the Triune Essence of G-d. He also teaches us in the book of Revelation that the Word - Yeshua - is victorious over all His enemies at the End of Days..."He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood...and His Name is The Word of G-d!" (Revelation 19:13).
When asked by a young Jewish Leader what was the most important Mitzvot/Commandment, Yeshua replied "Shema Yisrael! Adonai Eloheinu! Adonai Echad!" - "You are to love Adonai your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is the greatest and most important Mitzvot. And a second is similar to it: "You are love your neighbor as yourself." All of the Torah and Prophets are dependent upon these two Mitzvot." (Mattityahu/Matthew 22:34-40)
Loving G-d! Loving Each Other! Let's choose our words carefully...someday they will be the last ones we speak!
I have been grieving these last hours...deeply troubled in my soul...wounded by words that were exclaimed in harshness...anger...disrespect...and I have been wondering how to, once again, move past these wounding words...
Perhaps many of you have experienced the same emotional drain that befalls me when this type of verbal assault is launched...by friends...loved ones...fellow workers...whoever opens their mouth to bring this hurt and deep pain...
There are many types of woundings that occur with verbal assaults/outbursts...you happen to be in the line of fire of someone launching this type of attack on another and you become embarrassed for the one being attacked...and embarrassed for the one launching the attack...you are the one the attack is being directed at and you recoil inwardly at the embarrassment you feel for being so chastised...wishing you could be anywhere other than where you are at the time of the attack...in all cases, your heart, mind and soul are wounded by the words used to criticize you...
It takes a long time to recover from these verbal attacks...and each time they occur, especially if they are repeated over many years, the damage done eats away...bit by bit...at the borders of the relationship involved...
There are so many Scriptural references to words that wound...time after time the Word of G-d warns that there are consequences to how we talk...how we think...how we react to various situations...even the World has slogans that capture the damage and try to turn the wounding back onto the one attacking...do you remember hearing "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me...a self-defense mechanism that little children used to say when called "names" by their peers...
As we grow older, we know that sticks and stones DO break our bones...AND we learn that WORDS DO HURT US...
Unfortunately there have been times that MY words have done the wounding...have hurt friends, co-workers, family members...I stop to think about that when I have been deeply wounded...and I am ashamed of myself and the times...too many times...that I have been guilty of this type of attack on another...
There is a tremendous study I have began doing several months ago on The Names of G-d...I have several wonderful books on His Names and the meaning of each Name He Is Called...those are the Words I want to convey with my life's walk...those are the characteristics that I want to be remembered for while alive and when gone...I want to stand and raise my arms to Him to Whom All Glory Is Due and sing with all my heart to Him Who Sits On The Throne...using WORDS that bring praise and honor and glory to HIM...and the Words I want to hear when I see Him on the Other Side are "Well done, good and faithful servant...enter into what has been prepared for you from the beginning of the Ages"...
Mishlei/Proverbs 18:21 teaches that "death and life are in the power of the tongue"...Mishlei 12:18 and 15:4 that "words are used to wound or heal the spirit"...Mishlei 18:8 and 29:5 that words "shape our attitudes"...Mishlei 16:27/28 that our words are a "scorching fire"...
The Brit Hadasah records for us in Yochanan 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with G-d and the Word was G-d!" Words are the primary units of language that enable humans to communicate with each other. In the same way, Yochanan teaches us that Yeshua was the Word that was with G-d from the beginning...and that He reveals the Will and Mind of G-d the Father to we on His Earth.
Also in 1 Yochanan 5:7 we are told that "There are three that bear witness in Heaven...the Father, the Word and the Ruach HaKodesh: and these three are One." Yochanan believed that Yeshua was the Word...the Second Person of the Triune Essence of G-d. He also teaches us in the book of Revelation that the Word - Yeshua - is victorious over all His enemies at the End of Days..."He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood...and His Name is The Word of G-d!" (Revelation 19:13).
When asked by a young Jewish Leader what was the most important Mitzvot/Commandment, Yeshua replied "Shema Yisrael! Adonai Eloheinu! Adonai Echad!" - "You are to love Adonai your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is the greatest and most important Mitzvot. And a second is similar to it: "You are love your neighbor as yourself." All of the Torah and Prophets are dependent upon these two Mitzvot." (Mattityahu/Matthew 22:34-40)
Loving G-d! Loving Each Other! Let's choose our words carefully...someday they will be the last ones we speak!
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