Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Blood, the Covenant, and the Last Days Part 2
The Last Days
D'ya ever get the sense that we are hurdling toward something at the speed of light? You can almost sense something in the air that is gaining in intensity and fervency. Something urgent. Something inescapable.
If you are like me, you like to know what is going on in the world around you. If you are like me, you don't just want sound bites of reality or a skewed picture told by the media...you want the TRUTH. Even, as Jack Nicholson said, if you can't handle the truth.
Believe it or not, the Bible talks more about the last days before the Messiah comes, than any other time period in history. Not just the book of Revelation, but the First Covenant as well, (which most recognize as the 'Old Testament'), the books of Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, are fraught with prophecies concerning the last days of the earth before the Messiah is to appear on the earth when "every eye" shall see Him (Rev 1:7b).
But what is to happen before then is of the utmost importance to us. Especially to us as followers of Yeshua, (Jesus) the Messiah. Yeshua Himself warned his followers that certain things would take place "...then the end will come". What were these things he said to be looking out for? And what do the scriptures have to say about these things?
When I was graduating high school and starting college, the first Gulf War was beginning in the phase of Operation Desert Shield, then Operation Desert Storm. I will never forget the feeling I had as I watched our troops enter Iraq on the news- a sense that something was culminating in the atmosphere...something very important. Something that would crescendo in a most significant pinnacle in the history of man. I knew that lines were being drawn in the sands somehow and I knew that I had to make a concsious choice as to which side I was going to be on. My friend, from what I have been reading in the Bible and what I have been discerning spiritually, we are upon that time NOW.
Like myself, many of you are witnessing the shaking that is going on in our world, starting with the economic meltdown of nations. You might be sensing that something major is happening and is about to happen. These things should get our attention so that we perk up and heed the Word of God, the many prophecies told over a period of thousands of years through many different prophets, yet all having the same message. All painting the same picture. Are you ready to hear now? He who has an ear, let him hear....
Telling Events
In the book of Matthew chapter 24, we have the most complete picture painted by Jesus as to what would signify the end. His disciples were calling attention to the majesty of the Temple in Jerusalem and Yeshua told them something shocking...He said, "..not one stone will be left on another".
The disciples then asked Jesus when will it happen and what would be the sign of his coming and of the end of the age. Jesus then begins to tell them what the geopolitical landscape would look like: wars and rumors of wars, nation (or people group) will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. By the way, America is about ready to become as obsolete as a DOS program on a 1980's Apple computer! Politicians are already obsolete, because world power is now held by the ones who have real money and influence- corporations and shadow governments. More on that later. Jesus said in Matthew there will be earthquales and famines in various places. He also said these things would be the beginnings of birth pains.
Have you ever seen a woman go into labor? Now, I'll tell ya, I had a C-section with my son, but I had what was the beginning of contractions before they wheeled me into the O.R. Even the beginning of labor pains for me was not pleasant, but rather concerning. And from the screams from the lady down the hall (yes...SCREAMS!) I could tell what the future would have held for me had I experienced natural childbirth: the pain starts and then increases incrementally in frequency and intensity. And then there is no escape whatsoever until whatever is being birthed has been completed. Such is the analogy Jesus was giving His followers. In the beginning, it is noticeable, then it soon becomes inescapable. What does this mean for those who are caught unawares? The Bible compares THIS to being the victim of a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:2 puts it this way: "...for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, 'Peace and safety', destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape".
What is the "Peace and safety" that people are saying? I used to think that it meant what the political leaders were saying to reassure their constituents. That may be partly true. Now I have come to understand that it is a grand delusion of peace and comfort, while the enemy of your soul is arising in power and might to deceive and distract the whole world, much as a cunning snake sneaks up on the happless field mouse who is enjoying his cheese in the warm sunshine, he is gaining his grip on the whole world and most people are not even aware of what is really going on.
I recently saw the movie "Defiance" starring Liev Shreiber and Daniel Craig, which is based upon a true story of a group of brothers who led hundreds of Jews in the resistance during World War II. They lived in the forest for years and fought off their would-be captors. I was reminded about how at the time, many Jews were thinking freedom was just "on the other side". Many were saying, "Why should I believe the rumors of the death camps and those mass graves? People are just paranoid". Meanwhile, sadly, for many, it was too late. The enemy had already begun tightening his grip. Millions perished as a result of a demonic plot to destroy God's chosen people and to discredit the Most High God and His Word.
Today we are all so focused on our daily grind, our own interests and pleasures, that, for most, a sinister plan to draw you away would go unnoticed. Headlines of the truth fly by your face and you keep scrolling down the web page. You may dismiss many truths as being "conspiracy theories" because of the desensitization of tv world and the criticisms which are hurled toward people who have a different world view than those offered on the nightly news or your favorite sitcom and have numbed you to what is really going on.
My friend, just like Neo in the movie the Matrix, is it possible you are plugged in to a world that is so deluded, so upside down, where good is called evil and evil good, that you have lost the ability to discern what is really going on? I certainly was. I had a mixture of views from Christendom and conservative America that did NOTHING to cleanse my lenses thus making me able to see the truth of the future that God had predicted centuries ago. Deception is even so rampant in the church world. I really have begun to see what Jesus meant when he told his followers, "Watch out that no one deceives you." (Matthew 24:4).
So I have started to get back to what the Word of God says. I started to "unplug" from the system this world has to offer, which is passing away. And the blinders began falling off.
Believe it or not, it really started to begin once I turned off (literally 'unplugged') the boob tube. And opening my Bible.
If you are waking up to the fact through the shaking that is beginning to happen that this world in its present state is passing away, then my friend, I would encourage you to get a different view of the situation. Don't take your friends' or your relatives' word for it, don't even blindly follow the doctrines of your particular church or denomination, but rather, see for yourself what the Word of God has to say. After all, the prophets predicted down to the very day that Jesus would be born. They also predicted His second coming. Here is a sure foundation...here in God's Word is truth and light. And in the coming months and years, we will see things which we may have thought were not possible, especially living in America, things that will make the Great Depression and the first Civil War look like Disneyland!! How do I know?- You ask..... it was predicted years ago. But more importantly, if you want to know the outcome....don't even take my word for it! Read it for yourself. Dust off your Bible and begin to read and see for yourself. I can highlight some of the things on this blog to draw your attention to some of the things that are going on. But I encourage you to seek a relationship with God yourself. And take heed to Jesus' words that "many will be decieved" (Matthew Matthew 24:5b)(emphasis by this blogger). Don't want it to be you? Then get serious. Become a diligent student of the scriptures. If you would like some resources to get you going, I will post some links at the end of this blog. But remember, nothing takes the place of God and His Word. If you are a follower of the Messiah, Christ, God promised that the Holy Spirit would lead you and guide you into all truth. These resources are just to help encourage and inform you. We are all just beggars telling other beggars where to find Bread.
Stay Tuned for more on the last days until next time....and in the meantime, get your lenses cleaned: unplug from the world's system and plug into the Real Thing!
God bless!
http://www.khouse.org/
http://www.olivetreeviews.org/
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
25 Things
I have seen a few of my friends' 25 lists and have enjoyed each one and learning things about my friends which I did not know. I will attempt to do likewise. Please feel free to leave me your list in the comments section!
1. I collect fat chefs for my kitchen.
2. I met my husband online. I kept him in the "friend" category for a year because I felt we didn't have "chemistry". We were engaged 3 and a half months.
3. I met Princess Fergie (the real one, not the pop singer) when I was in England in 1990.
4. My favorite of all plants and flowers is the weeping willow tree.
5. I think my husband looks like a cross between Steve Martin and Robin Williams.
6. I nicknamed my son "Cherry Bean" when I was pregnant because the online tracker said he was between the size of a coffee bean and a cherry.
7. I left Bible college because of anti-semitism.
8. When I was young, I was too overweight to fit into Guess jeans.
9. My mom was a radio disc jockey for around 20 years. Consequently, I know the lyrics to many of the classic rock songs of the 70's and 80's.
10. I went skydiving twice when I was 18. Understanding what I understand now about the immutable spiritual laws of the universe, I look back on that in sheer terror knowing had I fallen and died, I would have been looking at the wrong side of the pearly gates. But the experience in itself was fun.
11. If I were stranded on an island, (I'd like to think) I could live on chocolate and egg nog.
12. While teenagers, my brother and I could look at eachother and know what the other was thinking. We still can to a certain degree.
13. I hate raspberries. Even the smell makes me sick to my stomach.
14. My family (mom's side) has their own language based upon a combination of baby-talk and comic routines from the 1980's.
15. My first Cabbage Patch doll was a boy my father bought from a co-worker during the "rage". I later got a girl. Both had brown hair and brown eyes. I "knew" they were adopted from the Soviet Union. My son looks a lot like the boy doll did. Many of my son's ancestors are from Russia.
16. I like to go grocery shopping.
17. I helped Jews escape persecution in Russia in 1998.
18. I love to have my hair played with and have even fallen asleep at the hairdresser's.
19. Dennis Prager IS my intellectual hero.
20. I can sing (but I can only sing really WELL in Hebrew).
21. My father's grandfather looked like Geronimo (Native American). I've only seen him in pictures.
22. I have written 3 plays (none of them spectacular), a handful of poems, and a short story. Of all, the short story was the best~ it was based on my family told from a child's point of view. I had 1 poem published. It was the worst of them all.
23. I am a sucker for a good sense of humor.
24. I saw a vision of my wedding day before it came to pass. (what positions we would be standing in-before I knew what a Jewish wedding looked like-and what my groom would be wearing). It was right on.
25. I so want to learn how to crochet.
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1. I collect fat chefs for my kitchen.
2. I met my husband online. I kept him in the "friend" category for a year because I felt we didn't have "chemistry". We were engaged 3 and a half months.
3. I met Princess Fergie (the real one, not the pop singer) when I was in England in 1990.
4. My favorite of all plants and flowers is the weeping willow tree.
5. I think my husband looks like a cross between Steve Martin and Robin Williams.
6. I nicknamed my son "Cherry Bean" when I was pregnant because the online tracker said he was between the size of a coffee bean and a cherry.
7. I left Bible college because of anti-semitism.
8. When I was young, I was too overweight to fit into Guess jeans.
9. My mom was a radio disc jockey for around 20 years. Consequently, I know the lyrics to many of the classic rock songs of the 70's and 80's.
10. I went skydiving twice when I was 18. Understanding what I understand now about the immutable spiritual laws of the universe, I look back on that in sheer terror knowing had I fallen and died, I would have been looking at the wrong side of the pearly gates. But the experience in itself was fun.
11. If I were stranded on an island, (I'd like to think) I could live on chocolate and egg nog.
12. While teenagers, my brother and I could look at eachother and know what the other was thinking. We still can to a certain degree.
13. I hate raspberries. Even the smell makes me sick to my stomach.
14. My family (mom's side) has their own language based upon a combination of baby-talk and comic routines from the 1980's.
15. My first Cabbage Patch doll was a boy my father bought from a co-worker during the "rage". I later got a girl. Both had brown hair and brown eyes. I "knew" they were adopted from the Soviet Union. My son looks a lot like the boy doll did. Many of my son's ancestors are from Russia.
16. I like to go grocery shopping.
17. I helped Jews escape persecution in Russia in 1998.
18. I love to have my hair played with and have even fallen asleep at the hairdresser's.
19. Dennis Prager IS my intellectual hero.
20. I can sing (but I can only sing really WELL in Hebrew).
21. My father's grandfather looked like Geronimo (Native American). I've only seen him in pictures.
22. I have written 3 plays (none of them spectacular), a handful of poems, and a short story. Of all, the short story was the best~ it was based on my family told from a child's point of view. I had 1 poem published. It was the worst of them all.
23. I am a sucker for a good sense of humor.
24. I saw a vision of my wedding day before it came to pass. (what positions we would be standing in-before I knew what a Jewish wedding looked like-and what my groom would be wearing). It was right on.
25. I so want to learn how to crochet.
**
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Swallow Your Tears!
I have just been absolutely tired lately. Too tired to blog. And busy. Today my status report was "You know you're extremely busy when you pick up the computer mouse to make a phone call"! Ain't that the truth? ( I really did that, by the way).
But I do have to depart from my usually serious blogs today to say that Benjamin has been doing this incredibly hilarious and precious thing lately where he literally "Gulps" (swallows) his tears to stop himself from crying! I will say, "Stop crying...use your words" and he goes "GULP" and immediately swallows his crying! Ha Ha! It looks to me like it really takes a lot of effort too. Today I noticed him doing it even when I do not tell him to. He will just start crying, realize he is doing it (and perhaps that it will not get him what he wants), then GULP!! He stops.
Talk about the epitome of learning "SELF CONTROL"!!!
All I could say was, "Please, Lord~ don't let it be just a passing phase!!"
**
But I do have to depart from my usually serious blogs today to say that Benjamin has been doing this incredibly hilarious and precious thing lately where he literally "Gulps" (swallows) his tears to stop himself from crying! I will say, "Stop crying...use your words" and he goes "GULP" and immediately swallows his crying! Ha Ha! It looks to me like it really takes a lot of effort too. Today I noticed him doing it even when I do not tell him to. He will just start crying, realize he is doing it (and perhaps that it will not get him what he wants), then GULP!! He stops.
Talk about the epitome of learning "SELF CONTROL"!!!
All I could say was, "Please, Lord~ don't let it be just a passing phase!!"
**
Monday, January 5, 2009
The Blood, the Covenant, and the Last Days Part 1
The Blood
Here are some of my thoughts on the Blood.
The blood is a topic that is central to the Bible. Believe it or not, God talks a lot about blood in His Word. It is central to understand the blood from the bible's point of view in order to understand salvation, the Christian faith, as well as the Jewish faith. Let's look at some things about blood from God's Word:
*The life of a creature is in its blood. (Leviticus 17:11).
*The blood of Abel "cried out" from the ground after his brother Cain killed him. (Genesis 4:10)
*Women were separated from their families when they had their menses. If anyone touched them, they would have to wash and would not be clean until evening. (Note: it is not as though the woman had done something wrong and was therefore separated. Rather, it was considered 'unclean' to touch a woman in the sense that to touch her during her period was considered 'taboo', such as sexual relations. It was actually a nice break for the wife!~ what a kind God). The Jewish scholars say that life is so precious to God, that when a woman has her period and that even the potential for life that month is lost, (as what happens when the egg is not fertilized and is therefore flushed out of the body), it is a time of mourning. Thus the pause and separation.
*Often, a covenant was made and then sealed in blood. This was called "cutting covenant".
*Without the shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness of sin (Hebrews 9:22 ).
*God made the first animal sacrifice to cover the sins of Adam and Eve after they fell (Genesis 3:21). He used the animal's skins to cover them.
*The blood sacrifice was instituted to cover the sins of the people of Israel as a provision for them WHEN THEY BROKE THE LORD'S COMMANDMENTS.
*The high priest would enter the Holy of Holies once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and sprinkle the blood of the sacrificed lamb on the mercy seat (which was a type of container housing items such as the 10 Commandments written in stone). The high priest did this in order to atone for the sins of the people for that year.
*Although sacrifices were mandated, God does not take delight in the blood of goats and bulls. This is a hint that something greater was needed. (Isaiah 1:11).
*The animals that were offered up as a sin offering had to be spotless and without blemish. You could not even approach God without an offering.
*Yochanan (John) the Immerser (baptist) proclaimed about Yeshua of Nazareth: "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29).
*Though Yeshua was human, He was also God in the flesh (for He said, 'If you have seen me, you have seen the Father') and He was sinless in every way (spotless and without blemish) (1 Peter 1:19 ).
*Yeshua told His disciples during the Passover Seder (last supper) that they must drink of His blood and eat of His flesh (John 6:56), thus meeting the requirement that each and every man must take Messiah into himself and and continue abiding in Him in order for that man's sins to be forgiven- in this way accepting the blood covenant for himself. It is not enough to just believe in God, for the Bible says that even the demons believe and tremble~ but they are obviously not going to Heaven. The wine in the Passover symbolized the blood of the lamb and is what Yeshua used to symbolize this new covenant. (Jesus Himself, who is our Passover Lamb, fulfilled the Passover Feast so that the angel of death may 'pass over' us who have accepted His covenant in blood).
*The blood of Yeshua, the Son of God, was God's ONLY provision for man's sins throughout all of history- before Yeshua came, the blood of bulls and goats only pointed the way to this future ultimate sacrifice. When the people obeyed God in sacrificing the animals for the covering of sin, God credited it to them. It was never meant to be an endless statute. It was also so the people would recognize Messiah when He came.
*After Yeshua died on the execution stake, the curtain in the Temple was rent in two, opening the way to the Holy of Holies. No longer was it necessary for a high priest to enter God's presence on behalf of the people. Yeshua became our High Priest, and the ONLY mediator between God and man. (1 Timothy 2:5)
*When Yeshua died on the stake, he declared "It is finished". He did not do away with God's commandments, as many Christian teachers suppose. Rather, He did away with the need for a blood sacrifice.
I find it very interesting that modern science is continually proving that God's word is true. For instance, in the 1960's, scientists found that the most basic sub-atomic particle which all matter consists of in the universe is the quark. What makes up this infantesimile form of matter, holding everything in the universe together, you ask? SOUND WAVES. This confirms Genesis chapter 1, "God said, 'Let there be'"... and there was.
Also, the Bible talks about man and woman and how the "two shall become one flesh". We in our post-modern internet age we must consider that just a lifetime ago, science had not yet proven that we get half of our genetic material make-up from our father, and half from our mother. (In fact, the wife of royalty was often to blame for not producing a male heir, when the sex of a child, we now know, is determined by the father.) Furthermore, a person receives 23 chromosomes from his father, 23 from his mother, (a total of 46 chromosomes) and 1 extra from his father if he is male (the Y chromosome). So every human who does not have a genetic disorder has 46 or 47 chromosomes, depending on their sex.
There is a little known amateur archaelogist by the name of Ron Wyatt who, in the 1970's and 1980's conducted archaeological digs in the Middle East. Amongst some of his claimed findings are the site of Noah's Ark, the true site of Mt. Sinai, as well as the Ark of the Covenant containing the stone tablets with the 10 Commandments written by the finger of God as outlined in Exodus . Of course the ark of the covenenant and the tablets today are in the custody of the Israeli officials and this is top secret. One of Wyatt's findings was a substance he found buried under the place of Golgatha, the place recorded in the Bible where Jesus was crucified. He sent off a sample of the substance to a laboratory in Israel. They concluded the substance was indeed human blood.
The clincher?.....the blood had only 24 chromosomes. (the extra indicating he was a male). The accounts of the angel appearing to Mary in the book of Luke state that Mary would conceive of the Holy Spirit and bear a son. So might one conclude that this son would have only 1 set of human chromosomes...that from his mother? Could this be the blood of Yeshua? The finder hypothesized that after the death of Jesus, during the big earthquake recorded in the scriptures, the ground opened up where Yeshua's blood dripped down and landed on the Mercy Seat~ the very place where the High Priest had offered up the blood of the sacrifice lamb for years~ thus ratifying the covenant and fulfilling the requirement for blood atonement for all mankind.
If the reader would like to google Ron Wyatt and look further into his findings, you will see many critics who have questioned his credentials, his competence, and his honesty. It would do the reader well to look at some of the eye witness testimonies as well, the ones that Wikepedia had refused to publish at first. I have seen video testimony of Ron Wyatt discussing his findings and I find him to be truthful as well as credible. Of this I can be certain: the man found something that shook him to the core. Now deceased, it is true that Wyatt did not hold educational credentials in the area of archaeology, paleontology, or any other kind of ology, but when a famous Rabbi from Galilee who changed the face of the earth selected His disciples, He did not select from the top of the class at the local seminary, either~ He chose fishermen.
Ron Wyatt has stated that these items will resurface in the last days. He also said that those who would follow those commandments which are written in stone in the last days will be those who will not be deceived into taking the mark of the Beast. More on that later.
It is that Blood, the blood of the One who is God made flesh, Jesus Christ, which is the most powerful substance in the universe. By having faith in that blood and taking it into oneself by faith, a person can be saved, healed, cleansed, and delivered. It is the ONLY WAY to everlasting life.
The words to the hymn about the blood ring true:
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O precious is the flow that makes me white as snow; no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my pardon this I see: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing this my plea: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Nothing can for sin atone: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Naught of good that I have done: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my hope and peace: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
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Here are some of my thoughts on the Blood.
The blood is a topic that is central to the Bible. Believe it or not, God talks a lot about blood in His Word. It is central to understand the blood from the bible's point of view in order to understand salvation, the Christian faith, as well as the Jewish faith. Let's look at some things about blood from God's Word:
*The life of a creature is in its blood. (Leviticus 17:11).
*The blood of Abel "cried out" from the ground after his brother Cain killed him. (Genesis 4:10)
*Women were separated from their families when they had their menses. If anyone touched them, they would have to wash and would not be clean until evening. (Note: it is not as though the woman had done something wrong and was therefore separated. Rather, it was considered 'unclean' to touch a woman in the sense that to touch her during her period was considered 'taboo', such as sexual relations. It was actually a nice break for the wife!~ what a kind God). The Jewish scholars say that life is so precious to God, that when a woman has her period and that even the potential for life that month is lost, (as what happens when the egg is not fertilized and is therefore flushed out of the body), it is a time of mourning. Thus the pause and separation.
*Often, a covenant was made and then sealed in blood. This was called "cutting covenant".
*Without the shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness of sin (Hebrews 9:22 ).
*God made the first animal sacrifice to cover the sins of Adam and Eve after they fell (Genesis 3:21). He used the animal's skins to cover them.
*The blood sacrifice was instituted to cover the sins of the people of Israel as a provision for them WHEN THEY BROKE THE LORD'S COMMANDMENTS.
*The high priest would enter the Holy of Holies once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and sprinkle the blood of the sacrificed lamb on the mercy seat (which was a type of container housing items such as the 10 Commandments written in stone). The high priest did this in order to atone for the sins of the people for that year.
*Although sacrifices were mandated, God does not take delight in the blood of goats and bulls. This is a hint that something greater was needed. (Isaiah 1:11).
*The animals that were offered up as a sin offering had to be spotless and without blemish. You could not even approach God without an offering.
*Yochanan (John) the Immerser (baptist) proclaimed about Yeshua of Nazareth: "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29).
*Though Yeshua was human, He was also God in the flesh (for He said, 'If you have seen me, you have seen the Father') and He was sinless in every way (spotless and without blemish) (1 Peter 1:19 ).
*Yeshua told His disciples during the Passover Seder (last supper) that they must drink of His blood and eat of His flesh (John 6:56), thus meeting the requirement that each and every man must take Messiah into himself and and continue abiding in Him in order for that man's sins to be forgiven- in this way accepting the blood covenant for himself. It is not enough to just believe in God, for the Bible says that even the demons believe and tremble~ but they are obviously not going to Heaven. The wine in the Passover symbolized the blood of the lamb and is what Yeshua used to symbolize this new covenant. (Jesus Himself, who is our Passover Lamb, fulfilled the Passover Feast so that the angel of death may 'pass over' us who have accepted His covenant in blood).
*The blood of Yeshua, the Son of God, was God's ONLY provision for man's sins throughout all of history- before Yeshua came, the blood of bulls and goats only pointed the way to this future ultimate sacrifice. When the people obeyed God in sacrificing the animals for the covering of sin, God credited it to them. It was never meant to be an endless statute. It was also so the people would recognize Messiah when He came.
*After Yeshua died on the execution stake, the curtain in the Temple was rent in two, opening the way to the Holy of Holies. No longer was it necessary for a high priest to enter God's presence on behalf of the people. Yeshua became our High Priest, and the ONLY mediator between God and man. (1 Timothy 2:5)
*When Yeshua died on the stake, he declared "It is finished". He did not do away with God's commandments, as many Christian teachers suppose. Rather, He did away with the need for a blood sacrifice.
I find it very interesting that modern science is continually proving that God's word is true. For instance, in the 1960's, scientists found that the most basic sub-atomic particle which all matter consists of in the universe is the quark. What makes up this infantesimile form of matter, holding everything in the universe together, you ask? SOUND WAVES. This confirms Genesis chapter 1, "God said, 'Let there be'"... and there was.
Also, the Bible talks about man and woman and how the "two shall become one flesh". We in our post-modern internet age we must consider that just a lifetime ago, science had not yet proven that we get half of our genetic material make-up from our father, and half from our mother. (In fact, the wife of royalty was often to blame for not producing a male heir, when the sex of a child, we now know, is determined by the father.) Furthermore, a person receives 23 chromosomes from his father, 23 from his mother, (a total of 46 chromosomes) and 1 extra from his father if he is male (the Y chromosome). So every human who does not have a genetic disorder has 46 or 47 chromosomes, depending on their sex.
There is a little known amateur archaelogist by the name of Ron Wyatt who, in the 1970's and 1980's conducted archaeological digs in the Middle East. Amongst some of his claimed findings are the site of Noah's Ark, the true site of Mt. Sinai, as well as the Ark of the Covenant containing the stone tablets with the 10 Commandments written by the finger of God as outlined in Exodus . Of course the ark of the covenenant and the tablets today are in the custody of the Israeli officials and this is top secret. One of Wyatt's findings was a substance he found buried under the place of Golgatha, the place recorded in the Bible where Jesus was crucified. He sent off a sample of the substance to a laboratory in Israel. They concluded the substance was indeed human blood.
The clincher?.....the blood had only 24 chromosomes. (the extra indicating he was a male). The accounts of the angel appearing to Mary in the book of Luke state that Mary would conceive of the Holy Spirit and bear a son. So might one conclude that this son would have only 1 set of human chromosomes...that from his mother? Could this be the blood of Yeshua? The finder hypothesized that after the death of Jesus, during the big earthquake recorded in the scriptures, the ground opened up where Yeshua's blood dripped down and landed on the Mercy Seat~ the very place where the High Priest had offered up the blood of the sacrifice lamb for years~ thus ratifying the covenant and fulfilling the requirement for blood atonement for all mankind.
If the reader would like to google Ron Wyatt and look further into his findings, you will see many critics who have questioned his credentials, his competence, and his honesty. It would do the reader well to look at some of the eye witness testimonies as well, the ones that Wikepedia had refused to publish at first. I have seen video testimony of Ron Wyatt discussing his findings and I find him to be truthful as well as credible. Of this I can be certain: the man found something that shook him to the core. Now deceased, it is true that Wyatt did not hold educational credentials in the area of archaeology, paleontology, or any other kind of ology, but when a famous Rabbi from Galilee who changed the face of the earth selected His disciples, He did not select from the top of the class at the local seminary, either~ He chose fishermen.
Ron Wyatt has stated that these items will resurface in the last days. He also said that those who would follow those commandments which are written in stone in the last days will be those who will not be deceived into taking the mark of the Beast. More on that later.
It is that Blood, the blood of the One who is God made flesh, Jesus Christ, which is the most powerful substance in the universe. By having faith in that blood and taking it into oneself by faith, a person can be saved, healed, cleansed, and delivered. It is the ONLY WAY to everlasting life.
The words to the hymn about the blood ring true:
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O precious is the flow that makes me white as snow; no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my pardon this I see: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing this my plea: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Nothing can for sin atone: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Naught of good that I have done: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my hope and peace: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
**
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sweeping Delusion Coming to America- So Get Ready
Today I am digressing from my intention to write the three-part series entitled "The Blood, the Covenant, and the Last Days", in order to say something that is heavy on my heart. I also published this on facebook.
It is New Years Eve this evening in the world. But I think it is a different time on God's time clock. This is not your average "New Years" well wishes. In fact, it is almost the opposite. Not for the faint of heart, but take heart. For in a little while, He shall come and His reward will be with Him! Read on fellow soldier....
There is a sweeping delusion that is coming to America. So repent of the delusions you ALREADY have.
The definition of delusion is, "an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary."
Many people are starting off the "New Year" of 2009 looking to make-over their bodies or their bank accounts or whatever. Might I suggest a makeover of your soul?
If you are an American (I am one too), you are undoubtedly under a delusion of some kind (I am too). In Jeremiah 16:19 it says "the nations will come to you [God] and say,'our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods'...".
The Bible clearly teaches that to follow Yeshua (Jesus), repentance is necessary. And that repentance doesn't stop at your altar call or "sinner's prayer"; no, it is required daily. The scriptures say to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling".
The doctrine of eternal security is not scriptural. The one who has the power to change your eternal destiny is you. So the idea does not exist in the Bible. For if it did, it would not be written "he who endures to the end shall be saved", or that men's names will be blotted out of the Lamb's book of Life. Unrepentant sin pushes us further and further from God and it will cause MANY to be open to going the way of perdition and making allegiance with the "Lawless One", the anti-christ. It clearly says in 1 Corinthians 6:9, "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals..." Tough words. They're not mine. Nevertheless, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE DECEIVED- EVEN FOR SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS.
As evangelist Steve Hill says, "You can go to hell with a choir robe on. You can go to hell with a Bible in your hand...".
We live in a time like no other. Wickedness (the twisting of the truth) is getting more wicked and righteousness is getting more righteous. Soon we will have to give an account. This coming year the spiritual climate of America will be changing. It will be tougher for those who identify with Jesus. And in many ways, the Hand of protection and blessing of God will be lifting from our nation. Don't blame Him, sin has its own reward. We are entering a time of trials and tribulations unlike we have seen ever. Just to wake up to THAT fact, the fact that it will not be business as usual, and turn from it, and you will be repenting of a delusion.
"Christians" are real good about being some of the best motivational speakers there exists. And also persecuting those who live righteously. It is not about living your best life. It is not about a purpose-driven life. All flowery ideas. All vanity. It is about knowing Him, having less of me, and making Him known. Cherishing His words and doing what He says. Jesus said many will come to Him saying "Lord, Lord", (those who have even cast out devils in His Name), and yet He will say "depart from me, you workers of iniquity (which literaly means YOU TRANSGRESSORS OF THE LAW), for I never knew you...." (amplification mine).
I want to encourage all my friends, that while you are going about your way, making merry, joking and encouraging one another, don't forget the Nazarene who died on the execution stake just so you could be given the opportunity to repent and have new life. Take advantage of that opportunity NOW, before the grand delusion infiltrates. Repent of church delusion. Repent of religious pride. Repent of selfish ambition, idolatry (we all have it to some degree or another), lawlessness, sexual immorality, sins of the tongue, hardness of heart, greed, jealousy, following the traditions of men rather than the Word of God. Repent of the sins of your church, your spiritual forefathers, your natural fathers.
If you think this is too heavy for a facebook entry, perhaps so. But "he who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches".
Only eternity matters. Jesus said "he who gives up his life for my sake shall find it". Perhaps this should be a time of mourning, rather than feasting and mirth.
Shalom
****
It is New Years Eve this evening in the world. But I think it is a different time on God's time clock. This is not your average "New Years" well wishes. In fact, it is almost the opposite. Not for the faint of heart, but take heart. For in a little while, He shall come and His reward will be with Him! Read on fellow soldier....
There is a sweeping delusion that is coming to America. So repent of the delusions you ALREADY have.
The definition of delusion is, "an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary."
Many people are starting off the "New Year" of 2009 looking to make-over their bodies or their bank accounts or whatever. Might I suggest a makeover of your soul?
If you are an American (I am one too), you are undoubtedly under a delusion of some kind (I am too). In Jeremiah 16:19 it says "the nations will come to you [God] and say,'our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods'...".
The Bible clearly teaches that to follow Yeshua (Jesus), repentance is necessary. And that repentance doesn't stop at your altar call or "sinner's prayer"; no, it is required daily. The scriptures say to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling".
The doctrine of eternal security is not scriptural. The one who has the power to change your eternal destiny is you. So the idea does not exist in the Bible. For if it did, it would not be written "he who endures to the end shall be saved", or that men's names will be blotted out of the Lamb's book of Life. Unrepentant sin pushes us further and further from God and it will cause MANY to be open to going the way of perdition and making allegiance with the "Lawless One", the anti-christ. It clearly says in 1 Corinthians 6:9, "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals..." Tough words. They're not mine. Nevertheless, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE DECEIVED- EVEN FOR SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS.
As evangelist Steve Hill says, "You can go to hell with a choir robe on. You can go to hell with a Bible in your hand...".
We live in a time like no other. Wickedness (the twisting of the truth) is getting more wicked and righteousness is getting more righteous. Soon we will have to give an account. This coming year the spiritual climate of America will be changing. It will be tougher for those who identify with Jesus. And in many ways, the Hand of protection and blessing of God will be lifting from our nation. Don't blame Him, sin has its own reward. We are entering a time of trials and tribulations unlike we have seen ever. Just to wake up to THAT fact, the fact that it will not be business as usual, and turn from it, and you will be repenting of a delusion.
"Christians" are real good about being some of the best motivational speakers there exists. And also persecuting those who live righteously. It is not about living your best life. It is not about a purpose-driven life. All flowery ideas. All vanity. It is about knowing Him, having less of me, and making Him known. Cherishing His words and doing what He says. Jesus said many will come to Him saying "Lord, Lord", (those who have even cast out devils in His Name), and yet He will say "depart from me, you workers of iniquity (which literaly means YOU TRANSGRESSORS OF THE LAW), for I never knew you...." (amplification mine).
I want to encourage all my friends, that while you are going about your way, making merry, joking and encouraging one another, don't forget the Nazarene who died on the execution stake just so you could be given the opportunity to repent and have new life. Take advantage of that opportunity NOW, before the grand delusion infiltrates. Repent of church delusion. Repent of religious pride. Repent of selfish ambition, idolatry (we all have it to some degree or another), lawlessness, sexual immorality, sins of the tongue, hardness of heart, greed, jealousy, following the traditions of men rather than the Word of God. Repent of the sins of your church, your spiritual forefathers, your natural fathers.
If you think this is too heavy for a facebook entry, perhaps so. But "he who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches".
Only eternity matters. Jesus said "he who gives up his life for my sake shall find it". Perhaps this should be a time of mourning, rather than feasting and mirth.
Shalom
****
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Coming Soon....
We are living in the most unique period of time since the beginning of creation. Did you know the Bible has more to say about this time period than any other? Did you know that the blood of Jesus of Nazareth is real, tangible, and has never lost its power? How did the blood of Jesus fulfill God's plan for all of creation? How did it ratify the covenant God made with Moses and the people of Israel, as well as those from the nations who would follow Him? What will the antichrist look like and can we be on the lookout for him now?
To get the answers to these and other fascinating questions, don't forget to check back soon for my three part series entitled "The Blood, The Covenant, and the Last Days".
To get the answers to these and other fascinating questions, don't forget to check back soon for my three part series entitled "The Blood, The Covenant, and the Last Days".
Saturday, December 27, 2008
A Prod and a Dream
In the body of Messiah (the Body of Christ, or the church), we have many different backgrounds and many lifestyles that vary from family to family and from person to person. I believe God wanted it that way. He loves variety. He does not want us all to be the same. That is why we have different qualities and features given our families and races. And at the same time, I believe He loves it when we come together in unity despite our various backgrounds. I have a friend in the Body of Messiah who grew up Muslim in Pakistan. She became a born again Christian and is now a Messianic follower of Jesus, Yeshua. She is precious to me- she taught me a lot of what it means to be a wife and a mother. I also have friends who are Jewish, friends who are gentiles (non Jews). It is so nice to gather together under the banner of and in the Name of Jesus.
That is not to say that we have agreed on everything or that we argue whenever we get together. In the New Testament the apostle warns against factions and divisions. I believe the apostle was talking here of petty arguements and resentments that have nothing to do with the kingdom of God, nothing to do with loving your neighbor as yourself. That is not to say that we cannot each be different, be the person God has called us to be. I have been accused in the past of causing division. I should disclaim here that it does not matter whether you stand for righteousness' sake or not, someone will inevitably disagree with you and your convictions. And some may even misunderstand my convictions as condemnation toward them. This is simply not true. Many times, people react to the plain unadulterated truth as if they were being ripped apart. I believe this is sometimes due to the nature of God's truth from His Word~ it is meant to divide. But not for the sake of petty factions. But for the conforming of the believer into the image of Christ. The Bible says about itself, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Literally, the Word of God, the scriptures of both Old and New Testaments, divide. That is one of their purposes. I think we need to discern the difference between conviction and diviciveness.
I personally do not condemn anybody for what they do or do not do as unto the Lord. I do share the things the Lord has shown me in His Word, so that others might repent and receive the refreshing that comes from turning from one's own ways toward God's. And I have been called to a very specific path in my walk with the Lord.
But many times my job in the Body of Christ is to poke and prod people toward the truth. I do not apologize for this- it is the way God made me. I need to make sure my conscience and heart are pure before the Lord in doing this. But just because I say something that may sting, convict, or prod, does not mean that I do not speak the truth.
My son is almost 18 months old. He has a specific destiny in the Lord which he was called to before the foundaiton fo the world. My job as a parent is to train him up in the way he should go, as the proverb states, so that when he is old, he will not depart from it. This includes the path of righteousness, living in relationship to God and following His word, but it also includes some specific things the Lord speaks to his father and myself about who our son is. For me, it is important that my son knows his heritage as a son of Israel, a Jew. My lifestyle has been molded and shaped by the Lord Himself to see to it that my son grows up learning to embrace his Jewishness and to identify with his people. This includes learning Torah. No one but my husband and myself will stand accountable for this task. And so I wholly embrace it with passion. I have been preparing for this longer than I prepared my wedding plans. So much so that it is part of who I am. I love God and I love His people. And I want to spark that love in other people as well.
When I relate to God, I relate to Him as a Jew. That is who Jesus is. When I understand who He is, I can better relate to Him and learn the things that please Him most.
I was debating on whether or not to share the following experience in this forum. I will venture to share some of it:
When I was pregnant with my son, I had a dream. This was no ordinary dream. In my dream, I saw Jesus. It was really Him...Himself. He appeared at some functions where my spiritual family had been gathering for fellowship. When we gather together, we often sing songs in Hebrew as well as English, such as the Bracha (blessing) over the bread and wine, sometimes known as communion, or kiddush. In this particular dream, when we started to sing the blessing in Hebrew, Jesus joined in. He did not lead it, He joined in. It is, after all, His native tongue. He seemed full of joy and right at home in the midst of us. In the dream, when we got together for a circle dancing a la Israeli-style, Jesus joined in with us and danced! I watched his every move and noticed he joined hands between two men in the circle, thereby being discreet and modest. Some time went by during the dream and again we assembled. I noticed that Jesus showed up during certain times where we were partaking in certain activities (such as the Hebrew and the dancing) and noticed He did not show up at other times. I will not go into all the details of those "other times", but I will say that even though He was not present bodily at those times, and although I painfully longed for Him to come back, I sensed His joy on the inside of me knowing that His Law, His Commandments, His teachings, the things that please Him, were written on my heart as it says in Deuteronomy 6:6, "These words which I command you this day are to be upon your heart...".
I knew that when we were doing things a certain way, when we were worshipping God a certain way, He showed up because He felt at home. I have not had a dream with Jesus in it since then. O how I long for one! And better yet, I long for Heaven, where my real home is, where we can dance for millenia and not get tired or have to leave or go home or part ways with Him. No experience on earth can compare. No drug measures up. You cannot find a bar or a party or a certain piece of music, or any person on the earth or under the earth that could possibly give you the peace and joy of knowing Him who died to make you free. And I want to make Him feel as comfortable as possible in my life. Do I make mistakes? Yeah. Am I often misunderstood? You betcha. Does it mean living my life counter-culture and often appear as a freak to other people? Oh yes. It sometimes means my decision to go a different way than those who are close to me- my family and loved ones. But what matters more to me than what other people think is the expression I want to see on the Lord's face when I approach the gates of pearl to enter eternity....I want to see a welcoming smile.
Happy Chanukah (Feast of Dedication John 10:22).
**
That is not to say that we have agreed on everything or that we argue whenever we get together. In the New Testament the apostle warns against factions and divisions. I believe the apostle was talking here of petty arguements and resentments that have nothing to do with the kingdom of God, nothing to do with loving your neighbor as yourself. That is not to say that we cannot each be different, be the person God has called us to be. I have been accused in the past of causing division. I should disclaim here that it does not matter whether you stand for righteousness' sake or not, someone will inevitably disagree with you and your convictions. And some may even misunderstand my convictions as condemnation toward them. This is simply not true. Many times, people react to the plain unadulterated truth as if they were being ripped apart. I believe this is sometimes due to the nature of God's truth from His Word~ it is meant to divide. But not for the sake of petty factions. But for the conforming of the believer into the image of Christ. The Bible says about itself, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Literally, the Word of God, the scriptures of both Old and New Testaments, divide. That is one of their purposes. I think we need to discern the difference between conviction and diviciveness.
I personally do not condemn anybody for what they do or do not do as unto the Lord. I do share the things the Lord has shown me in His Word, so that others might repent and receive the refreshing that comes from turning from one's own ways toward God's. And I have been called to a very specific path in my walk with the Lord.
But many times my job in the Body of Christ is to poke and prod people toward the truth. I do not apologize for this- it is the way God made me. I need to make sure my conscience and heart are pure before the Lord in doing this. But just because I say something that may sting, convict, or prod, does not mean that I do not speak the truth.
My son is almost 18 months old. He has a specific destiny in the Lord which he was called to before the foundaiton fo the world. My job as a parent is to train him up in the way he should go, as the proverb states, so that when he is old, he will not depart from it. This includes the path of righteousness, living in relationship to God and following His word, but it also includes some specific things the Lord speaks to his father and myself about who our son is. For me, it is important that my son knows his heritage as a son of Israel, a Jew. My lifestyle has been molded and shaped by the Lord Himself to see to it that my son grows up learning to embrace his Jewishness and to identify with his people. This includes learning Torah. No one but my husband and myself will stand accountable for this task. And so I wholly embrace it with passion. I have been preparing for this longer than I prepared my wedding plans. So much so that it is part of who I am. I love God and I love His people. And I want to spark that love in other people as well.
When I relate to God, I relate to Him as a Jew. That is who Jesus is. When I understand who He is, I can better relate to Him and learn the things that please Him most.
I was debating on whether or not to share the following experience in this forum. I will venture to share some of it:
When I was pregnant with my son, I had a dream. This was no ordinary dream. In my dream, I saw Jesus. It was really Him...Himself. He appeared at some functions where my spiritual family had been gathering for fellowship. When we gather together, we often sing songs in Hebrew as well as English, such as the Bracha (blessing) over the bread and wine, sometimes known as communion, or kiddush. In this particular dream, when we started to sing the blessing in Hebrew, Jesus joined in. He did not lead it, He joined in. It is, after all, His native tongue. He seemed full of joy and right at home in the midst of us. In the dream, when we got together for a circle dancing a la Israeli-style, Jesus joined in with us and danced! I watched his every move and noticed he joined hands between two men in the circle, thereby being discreet and modest. Some time went by during the dream and again we assembled. I noticed that Jesus showed up during certain times where we were partaking in certain activities (such as the Hebrew and the dancing) and noticed He did not show up at other times. I will not go into all the details of those "other times", but I will say that even though He was not present bodily at those times, and although I painfully longed for Him to come back, I sensed His joy on the inside of me knowing that His Law, His Commandments, His teachings, the things that please Him, were written on my heart as it says in Deuteronomy 6:6, "These words which I command you this day are to be upon your heart...".
I knew that when we were doing things a certain way, when we were worshipping God a certain way, He showed up because He felt at home. I have not had a dream with Jesus in it since then. O how I long for one! And better yet, I long for Heaven, where my real home is, where we can dance for millenia and not get tired or have to leave or go home or part ways with Him. No experience on earth can compare. No drug measures up. You cannot find a bar or a party or a certain piece of music, or any person on the earth or under the earth that could possibly give you the peace and joy of knowing Him who died to make you free. And I want to make Him feel as comfortable as possible in my life. Do I make mistakes? Yeah. Am I often misunderstood? You betcha. Does it mean living my life counter-culture and often appear as a freak to other people? Oh yes. It sometimes means my decision to go a different way than those who are close to me- my family and loved ones. But what matters more to me than what other people think is the expression I want to see on the Lord's face when I approach the gates of pearl to enter eternity....I want to see a welcoming smile.
Happy Chanukah (Feast of Dedication John 10:22).
**
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