The Calm, That God Gives Us, Through The Storms, In Our Life.

Cool Picture From Yesterday's Weather News.

With the devastation of the twisters, in the background, in contrast to the calm and contentment, in the area of the Rainbow, in the foreground, I'm reminded of the calm through and protection from the storms in our life, by standing firm in the Covenant of God, through Y'shua, the Messiah. Amen!

Begging The Same Question.....Who Do You Say I AM?

"First of all, the first chapter isn't about Israel." I responded to a Rabbinical Jew, concerning the first chapter of Isaiah. "It's about Judah and Jerusalem and what it had grew into and how it grew into a sinful people, to the point of being referred to, by God, as Sodom and Gomorrah." He disagreed and continued to insist that the chapter was about Israel and God's attempt to reconcile with them. I thought I would share this summary of Isaiah, chapter one and would like to hear your thoughts.

God continues to inform Isaiah of what he will do to Judah and Jerusalem, including giving up on them, not listening to their prayers and not accepting their sacrifices, which appears to continue until this day.

God even says, "Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies. Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening."

Please notice that Judah and Jerusalem were doing what they were supposed to be doing, according to the Law, but God was shunning their attempts of self righteousness and meaningless worship, as he is today, with the descendants of Judah, the Rabbinical Jews. 

This begs the question, "Why?". Why would God reject his people, to the point of shunning them, even though they were performing the rituals of going through the paces and/to the letter of the Law?
In chapter two, he gives that reason. 

"Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in your nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?" Who are these mere humans, that Judah holds in higher esteem than God? I think we all know the answer to that question.

Even through his speech, God tries to reach out to the Remnant, but he knows it's fruitless.

Two very telling verses, 25-26, reveals that God knows they won't turn away from their evil and wicked ways, by telling them that he would take care of wiping away their impurities, himself. Again, it begs the question, as to how. How would God, not Judah and Jerusalem, but God, himself, "thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities.", especially since he’s shunning their worthless attempts to the sacrifice and to faithfully follow the letter of the Torah?

God then goes on to tell Judah and Jerusalem that a Mighty Man will become a flax, to be shaken out as refuse, but his work would be the spark, both burning, where no one, no, can quench. 

This begs the final question......Who was this Mighty Man? This Mighty Man, shunned and thrown out, as refuse? The Mighty Man that meets this demise, but with his works, starts a spark, that will start a fire, that no one can quench. Who was he? There was only one man that fit the bill. That one man poses the same question to the descendants of Judah today, as he did to one of his students, so long ago......"Who Do You Say I Am?" Up to now, there has been no response, from my Rabbinical Jewish Friend. Your Thoughts? Shalom!

Wait For Jesus - God

Bible Scholars have Laws of Interpretation, which have proven out to be true, more times than not. One of those is the Law of First Mention, where the first time a word appears, within the scriptures, it will result in a message or very important theological statement.

In a recent poll, Christians were asked, “When you think of Jesus (Y’shua), what word comes to mind?” In an amazing response, over 90% of Christians responded with the word, Saved or Salvation. So, I went and searched out the first place, the word Salvation shows up. It turns out that Salvation appears, for the first time, in Genesis 49:18.

Now, most Jews and Christians are quite familiar with the chapter, because this is where Jacob, at the end of his life, gathered his 12 sons and prophesied over them and told them what would happen to them and their descendents, in the days to come and one by one, Jacob tells them, in detail, the coming events.

As you read this chapter, you’ll find one verse, that doesn’t quite fit and that is our verse 18. In the both the Jewish and Non-Jewish English translations, it is translated as, “I will wait for your salvation, O Lord.” or “For your salvation, I will wait, O Lord.”

First of all, please notice, that in different translations, the words “Wait” and “Salvation” are switched. That’s because there is a disagreement, as to what order, the two words appear. Most scholars agree that the oldest and most reliable manuscripts have the Hebrew word “Kavah”, first, followed by “Yeshuwah”.

You might ask yourself, “Why does this matter?” Doesn’t both say the same thing?

Well, let’s look at the verse, a little closer.

It turns out that Genesis 49:18 consists of just three words, Kavah Yeshuwah YHWH, even though the English Versions add additional words. Kavah simply means "Wait For". Yeshuwah is the Hebrew Name of Jesus. Of course YHWH is the eternal name of God.

If we believe most scholars, when they say that it’s “Kavah Yeshuwah YHWH”, not “Yeshuwah Kavah YHWH”, then amazingly, dead in the middle of Jacob prophesying over his sons and their descendents, he changes gears and says, “Kavah Yeshuwah YHWH”,

or

“Wait For Jesus. - God”.

Did God inspire Jacob to stop and basically say, “Even though all these things will happen to you, don’t worry, Wait For Jesus”? And even appearing to sign his eternal name?

Or is it just another amazing coincidence?

Shalom.

Moshiach Chayah!! The Messiah Lives!!

5:59 PM

Silence and Darkness were the body’s only companions.

Possessing an eerie secluded existence, the figure laid motionless, looking forward only towards a decay that would accompany anyone else in his position.

Three days and three nights have passed, since his beating and the subsequent taking of his life.

Passed are the three days and three nights of ministering unto the spirits, who had gone before him.

Slowly, the ticking of the seconds that only Time and God are fully cognitive of, obediently and dutifully marched onward.

Then, within the darkness, a small but ever-growing light appears. The light grows, only noticed by the small inhabitants of such an abode. The shroud, which laid upon the beautifully hewed burial stone, began to rise. The light brilliantly and beautifully encompassed the figure underneath. And as soon as the Tower watchman cried out the beginning of a new day, within the walls of Jerusalem, the shroud fell flat to the stone.

The earth began to shake and the large stone, in front of the tombs sole opening, rolled back, to the astonishment of the startled garrison of Roman guards, who were there, guarding the tomb. Afraid, the guards scattered, leaving the spectacle to be viewed only by the purest of all creation.

From the innermost and deepest part of the grave to the highest heights of heaven, a voice rung out.

Moshiach Chayah!!

The Messiah Lives!!

B’ruch Attah Y’shua, B’nai Elohim, Bikkurim Qeber.

Blessed are you Y’shua, Son of God, the First Fruits of the Grave.

The Day Was 

The Beginning Of The Feast of First Fruits

and

The Resurrection Day of The Son Of God.

Happy Passover/ Chag Pesach / What Did Y’shua Die Of?

Today, 8am EST, marked the 1988th anniversary of when the Roman soldiers found that Y'shua/Jesus was dead upon the cross.

At approximately 2-3pm, Jerusalem time, the order came down for the soldiers to break the legs of Y'shua/Jesus and the two thieves, in order to expedite their deaths, to get them off the crucifixion stakes, before Pesach / Passover began. However, when they came upon Y'shua/Jesus, he was already dead. They pierced his side, with a spear, to ensure his death.

When they pierced his side, water flowed out the wound. Modern pathologists indicate that this proves that Y'shua/Jesus died of a Ruptured Pericardial Effusion. Otherwise, he died of a Broken Heart.

This Broken Heart could have been a result of the stress of his Beating and Crucifixion or it could have been the fact that his people rejected his Father’s Scriptures and him as the Promised Moshiach Nagai, Messiah the King, therefore enacting the Suffering Messiah/Pesach/Passover Lamb Clause of the Torah Covenant.

By the way, the Roman Soldiers ended up not breaking his legs, thereby fulfilling the Pesach/Passover Lamb Covenant Requirement, found in Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12 and the Prophecy in Psalm 34:20.

Between 3-6pm, Y'shua/Jesus was laid to rest, in the grave of Joseph of Arimathea, as prophesied in Isaiah 53:9. Passover began at 6pm, sunset, on that day.

B’ruck Attah Y’shua B’shem Adonai Pesach Seh Elohim.

Blessed Are You, Y’shua, who came in the Name of the Lord, The Passover Lamb of God!!

Shalom and Chag Pesach Sameach!!

Today Is The 10th Of Nissan, The 1988 Anniversary Of The Triumphant Entry.

Today Is The 10th Of Nissan, 5780, On The Hebrew Calendar. It Is The Exact Day That Was Prophesied, By Daniel, The Prophet, On Which The World Would See The Arrival Of The Messiah. It's Also The 1988th Anniversary Of Y'Shua's (Jesus) Triumphant Entry, The First Time He Allowed Himself To Be Presented And Recognized As The Messiah, The King. It Is Also The Day That The Priests Would Inspect The Passover Lamb.