| Tonight Israel celebrates her 64th year of ‘independence’. These 64 years certainly give reason for people everywhere to pay heed to her miraculous revival as a nation:whether if from God according to Biblical prophecy;or of man apart from any direct intervention of God;or merely a quirk of history allowed for in the sovereignty of God ruling through history,without any specific purpose. Last night and today Israelis remembered all those who sacrificed their lives in the numerous wars from the beginning in 1948,as well as those killed in the many terrorist attacks during the past 25 years. The Passover was recently remembered,when unnumbered first-borns of Egyptians were killed as a price of Pharaoh’s hardness of heart. Shortly afterward,Israel remembered the 6,000,000 Jewish people deliberately and systematically victimized, killed,and stripped of all dignity (including tattooed numbers for identity,and cremation) in the Holocaust by the Nazi regime of WWII. Israel’s history is replete with suffering and death as the price of gaining freedom and liberty. Messiah Yeshua/Jesus suffered the shame and brutality of the cross for the victory and glory which came forth from His sacrificial suffering and death. It is with much tribulation that we enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Israel is given as an example (not a contrast) to the Church. We look forward to that day when the full remnant from all the tribes of Israel will return to YHVH their God through calling on the only One given to her for deliverance and salvation —blessing the Lord Jesus Christ who alone will come in the name of YEHOVAH —and looking on Him whom they have pierced. Their true freedom will come when they become fully dependent upon their Father and His Son. May we see this in our generation! A brief background and sketch for a Messianic (Christian) understanding of the Jewish custom to welcome in the Sabbath day at the Friday evening family Sabbath dinner: 1. Gen. 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth,and all the host of them,were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done,and He ceased on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it,because in it He ceased from all His work which God had created and made. 2. Ex. 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day,to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work,but the seventh day is the Shabbat of YHVH your God. You shall do no work. . . . For in six days YHVH made the heavens and the earth,the sea,and all that is in them,and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. 3. Deut. 5:12-15 Observe the Sabbath day,to keep it holy,as YHVH your God commanded you. You shall do no work. . .[that they] may rest as well as you. And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt,and the LORD your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm;therefore YHVH your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. 4. Matt. 5:13-16 You are the salt of the earth;. . . You are the light of the world. . . 5. Singing of Shabbat songs,e.g., Ps. 92:1-5 a song for the Sabbath day; Ps. 150:5-6 Praise Him; Shabbat 6. Blessing of the Bread (challa): “Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu,Melech ha-olam,haMotzi lechem min ha’aretz. Blessed art Thou,O YHVH our God,King of the Universe,that brings forth bread from the earth.” Yeshua is the Living Bread of Life whom the triune God raised from the Earth in His resurrection from among the dead. Blessing of the Wine: “Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu,Melech ha-olam,Borei pri ha’gefen. Blessed art Thou,O YHVH our God,King of the Universe,Creator of the fruit of the vine.” Yeshua is the Vine;we are the branches. As we abide in Him God creates Holy Spirit fruit in us. An explanation is given to show how that Jewish families throughout Israel and the world celebrate each Friday evening the essence of what believers in the Lord Jesus Christ know as the Lord’s Supper (Communion),but that the Jews do not yet realize or recognize Who it is that they bless and celebrate. Just as the Sabbath day was commanded by God the Father to Israel as a remembrance of YHVH God as Creator and as Redeemer (Ransomer;Deliverer;Savior),and that His people were to cease from their own works and rest in His finished work,so too can Christians/Messianic Jews and Gentiles celebrate the new creation of our great God and Savior,and enter into His Sabbath rest. As Jewish people traditionally light candles and sprinkle salt on the living bread,Jesus tells His people and disciples to have salt in ourselves,and that we are the salt of the earth–preserving God’s covenant–and the light of the world–shining out and unto Him who is Himself the Light of life,the revelation of God the Father,and the essence of that which is good. 7. The blessing of the wife and of the children–the husband’s and father’s priestly service. As it was the privilege of the priests in the service of the LORD to eat the shewbread (the bread of the Presence),and to bless God’s people as His representatives,so do we in Christ enjoy the privilege of being priests unto God to bless our families and all the families for whom we intercede before Him,eating of the living Bread of God. We anticipate the return of the Bridegroom for His bride. Yeshua being the King,and the Lord of the Sabbath,then the Church – the Body of Messiah —is the Sabbath Queen,whom Jewish people are inviting to come at each Sabbath evening meal! 8. Prayer and thanksgiving for the food,and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit with all God’s people in the grace and love through His Son Yeshua/Jesus the Messiah. There have been fresh reports by credible witnesses that the Passover Lamb of God —none other than the Lord Jesus Christ —crucified more than 2000 years ago as the God of Israel kept His covenantal promises —is alive and seated in glory at the right hand of Power. The Arm of the LORD/YHVH,sent to powerfully intervene in world affairs to deliver His people from oppression and from oppressors,is returned to His Father’s side. Many are asking when will God again act on behalf of His people as He did in the days of Egypt. We look forward with expectant anticipation as troubles mount. Stay posted as you read in your always up-to-date Bible! On Friday,March 30,“two million Arab and international protesters will march toward the borders of Israel and take part in activities designed to highlight Jerusalem’s Arab character on Friday,March 30,the event organizer claims. Ribhi Haloum,general coordinator of the Global March toJerusalem,said in a press statement that volunteers from 80 countries will take part in the march. Jordan and Lebanon will send protesters to the border,whereas Egypt will organize a solidarity marathon from Cairo Universityto the pyramids in Giza and a large rally at Al-Azhar University. The organizers emphasized the peaceful nature of the march,which will coincide with Land Day,an annual day of commemoration marked by Arab citizens of Israel to protest land confiscation.” _ _ _ _ Here is a prayer by Pastor Ross Poulton of Sydney,Australia,concerning the incessant assault against the borders of Israel,against the very nation itself: Strong Borders Numbers 21:24 (22/3/12)
In my reading today,the Lord drew my attention to the fact that Israel under Moses,
could proceed no further,because the boundary of Ammon was too strong.
The Israelis went only as far as the Ammonite BORDER,because the BOUNDARY of the Ammonites was STRONG.
My Prayer for Strong Boundaries
Lord,make the boundaries of Israel,STRONG!
Strengthen them with Your warrior angels,to mount guard along the borders,and in the air above the land,and on the beaches.
Make them Strong against Lebanon and Hezbullah and its missiles.
Strong against Syria and its chemical weapons.
Strong against Jordan and Iranian infiltrators.
Strong against Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Strong against Gaza and Hamas and its missiles.
Strong against Palestinian ambitions for statehood,ambitions built on bitterness,deception and terrorism.
Strong against the spirit of theft,that would steal Israel’s God-given land away from it.
Strong against Iran and its nuclear and chemical weapons.
Strong against the delusions of the Mahdi cult.
Strong against the skilful Islamic propaganda.
Strong against the bias and deception of the world media.
Strong against the lie that Israel is an apartheid state.
In Yeshua’s name,we take authority over this and other lies against Israel.
Strong against the super powers,who are blind to the true significance ofIsrael,preoccupied with their own strategic security,who treatIsraelas an annoyance,becauseIsraelis an annoyance to the Muslims,and who treat Israelas expendable,a SCAPEGOAT.
Strong against the secular humanists within and outsideIsrael,who are totally blinded to the threat of Islam to their own values and way of life.
Strong against the misguided sections of the Church,who naively take on board the media lies against Israel,who blindly adopt the Palestinian cause,and shamelessly rush to conform to the dictates of political correctness.
Strong against the economic boycott and divestment campaigns against Israel.
Strong against endless false accusations and disapproval.
Strong against the concerted campaign to divide Jerusalem.
Strong against the world-wide campaign to deprive Israel of Judea andSamaria,referred to in the media as the West Bank.
Lord,make the boundaries of Israel STRONG!
Strengthen them with Your warrior angels,to mount guard along the borders,and in the air above the land,and along the beaches.
In Yeshua’s mighty Name! Amen.
23/3/12
(Numbers 22:31)
Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes,and he saw the Angel of the Lord
standing in the roadway,with drawn sword in his hand. Balaam fell face
down on the ground before him.
Hordes of Muslim civilians are advancing on Israel,stirred up by Iran,aiming to breach Israel’s borders on 30th March.
YEHOVAH Tsavaot,mighty Lord of Hosts,just as You stationed Your mighty,intimidating warrior angel on the road,to prevent Balaam from advancing towards Israel to curse it,
so today,
we call on You Lord,to station Your mighty warrior angels along the roads,sea lanes and airways to Israel,to prevent the enemies from entering Israel or Jerusalem,with their curses.
In Yeshua’s Name. Amen. The CATC conference in Bethlehem ended on Friday evening,and the controversy going into the conference continued in its going out. The organizers put out a ‘manifesto’(which you can read on their own website,www.christatthecheckpoint.com ),which says nothing about evangelizing anyone,nor of any hope in the coming again of the Lord to bring GOD’s righteousness and justice to the whole of His world which He made;nor does it accept YHVH God’s on-going covenant faithfulness to the physical descendants of Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob —to whom He made many promises that also are intended to bless all nations. This —under whatever name people want to use or not —replaces God’s Word with their own understanding,just as the Jewish people have done. It makes the one true God a covenant-breaker,which He is assuredly not,but the last days are characterized partly by those who are,and the anti-christ will make league with covenant-breakers. Rejecting the on-going relationship of God with not only Jewish people,but also with the nation of Israel,is simply the same thing as saying what I heard all my life before: The Jews killed Christ;God is finished with the Jews. The conference has brought to light stated positions,and put them on the table. With all the appearances of giving a hearing to a pro-Bible (to use the phrase of another) perspective in order to be ‘balanced’,the manifesto all the more shows that the ‘elephant in the room’is still disregarded. However,there were some good indications of a calmer tone than in the first conference in 2010,and some positive input from some of the Israeli participants and attendees at this year’s conference. In the meantime,there is loud silence over the year-long atrocities in Syria,and no denouncing of the rocket attacks on the southern cities of Israel,which is now in its fourth day.
The battle is the Lord’s; Pray that He will break through the impasse/roadblock/checkpoint,to take us forward from where we are. Yeshua/Jesus/Yasu is the believer’s living hope in the midst of conflict. Israel in the south (Negev regioin) is undergoing daily rocket and missile attacks from Gaza for the fourth day now,with air-raid sirens going off during the day and the middle of the night. We just had an attack about 1/2 hour ago as I have been writing this letter,plus one around 3:00 in the morning. Schools are still closed,and other public places are opening and closing as they see fit. One missile landed and damaged a school yesterday,but thank God that no one was there. The Iron Dome missile defense system is doing a very good job of intercepting many of the rockets,but it is not capable of stopping them all,and the one that got through to the school yesterday happened because of a technical malfunction just at the time of the attack. There have been reports of shock and property damage from some of the missiles which have landed. After four ‘red alerts’on Friday night into Saturday morning,large public gatherings were not allowed on the Shabbat. We went ahead with our congregational service for whoever would come. Mothers with young children (especially if the husband was away) were encouraged not to come. Thanks to those who did come,plus a group from the UK,and another from the US,and some locals from other congregations whose service was cancelled,we had a full house for the guest speaker from Texas! The Lord really blessed us with His peace and joy. No sirens were heard until later in the afternoon,well after everyone had gotten back home in peace. We will have to see how things develop through this week as to how it may affect our service this Shabbat (Sat.). Please pray for the Israeli government and military to know what to do,and that the God of Israel would intervene to put everyone in fear of Him,that many would repent and be saved,and that the meek would be glad for His name’s sake. Please also remember the Christian believers in the Gaza strip,and others of the general population who oppose what their leaders and terror groups are doing. They are surely more nervous and afraid than the one million Israelis facing the on-going attacks. In Gaza there are no bomb shelters for the general populace. Their government and terrorist leaders do not take much official concern to protect them. The Islamic jihadist spirit boasts of loving death as much as we love life,and they send out their people to blow up themselves and as many others with them as they can. Their God is not a Father,and he has no son or other children. Pray for many Muslims in Gaza and elsewhere to turn to the God of Israel,who is the holy and righteous Father,and “whose love is seen in that He sent His only begotten Son,Jesus Christ,into the world,that we might live through Him. In this is love,not that we loved God,but that He loved us and sent His Son as the propitiation for our sins”. (1Jn 4:9-10) There is a conference beginning today in Bethlehem,which is named Christ At The Checkpoint. There is much controversy over this conference within the Messianic Body here in Israel,and also from those abroad,including regarding the participation of two local pastors. The secular Israeli media that has reported on the conference sees it as anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. The conference website is very clear that the purpose of the conference —despite having the two Israeli pastors speak —is to express a Palestinian perspective which denies that the return of the Jewish people back to this land has anything to do with God fulfilling His Word (which,again,is forever settled in Heaven –Ps 119:89-91), written and affirmed in both the Old and the New Testaments. This week of the conference falls during the Jewish holiday of Purim (coincidence?),made famous from the Bible book of Esther. With respect to the conference,do pray that God will bring good out from it —even within it —as only He can. Today,Israel is acting like Jacob —caring for the things of God,but seeking them by their own abilities in their own strength,rather than by the Spirit of YHVH,the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac. (Gen 31:42;Zech 4:6) Jacob received his new and spiritual name,Israel,only after he had struggled with the Man all night,the night before he would meet again his brother Esau after deceitfully obtaining the birthright and blessing from their father Isaac. (Gen 32) Jacob knew from early on in his life that the covenant of God with his father and grandfather was something of great value. Esau did not care for such things of future destiny. He cared only about the present moment. Jacob had struggled with his uncle Laban;with the knowledge that his brother wanted to kill him and deprive him of the inheritance which he himself (Esau/Edom) would never inherit. Now Jacob,hoping to find favor in Esau’s eyes —hoping that he might not kill him,and allow him to live peaceably —was rightly fearful. (Gen 33) Jacob met ‘the Man’—who was Peniel/The Face of God —and struggled with Him all night. Jacob would not let Him go until He blessed him. The Man,whose name is Wonderful,gave Jacob —who acknowledged his name as such —a new name: Israel,meaning “He will reign with God”,or,“God will reign”. (Gen 32:28;and reminded again at Gen 35:9-12) Israel will reign with the God who reigns after he has persevered in the continuing struggle with man and God . . . and prevails when she at last sees Him whom they have pierced,and all their sins are forgiven and put away. (Zech 12:10-14;Rom 11:25-36) Then,the natural strength of Jacob will be forever broken —as typified when The Man merely touched the socket of Jacob’s hip,laming him for the rest of his life as a reminder —and in their weakness and dependence upon their God,Israel will know His mighty ability and strength,who could have overwhelmed him. (2Cor 11:22-30;12:7-10;Mt 26:30-35,69-75) Both Peter and Paul are given to us to learn the way of the cross as we follow the Lamb. Thank God for His grace! Israel has been given as an example to the Church. The God of Jacob (Gen 3:13-15;Acts 3:12-13) works His redeeming glory in Christians just as He does in the Jewish people. Not all Israel is Israel;not all the Church is the Church —but those, like Jacob,who overcome —by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. Not by ability,nor by power,but by the grace of our God. And we will rule and reign with Messiah Yeshua! (Rev 12:10-11;2:24-28;3:19-22) Our struggle and tribulation with man,with nations,within families,with history,with God will go on until the end,just as Israel’s and the Jewish people. (Mt 24:9-14) Let us press on in faith in the goodness of our Father,and His exceedingly great and precious promises which He has given us through Jesus,enduring,so that after we have done the will of God,we may receive the promise of the resurrection and eternal life. (2Pt 1:1-4;Heb 10:3239) Psalm 129:1-5 A song of ascents ‘“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”,let Israel now say —“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;yet they have not prevailed against me! ”The plowers plowed my back;they made their furrows long.” YHVH is righteous;He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. Let all those who hate Zion be put to shame and turned back. . . .’ Praise the Lord! A scientific study was done some years ago,which indicates that the genetic heritage between Jewish people and [some of] the Arabs shows that they have a common ancestor —Abraham —just as the Bible records. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/05/000509003653.htm That being so,then Arab peoples get to Abraham through Esau/Edom,Jacob’s twin brother,and through Ishmael,Isaac’s half-brother. Perhaps the Palestinians aren’t an “invented people”after all,but have simply lost track of,or disconnected from,their Semitic roots. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East today is the culmination of the same family feud over the inheritance which has gone on for millennia (not a mere 100 years!),and Israel’s re-emergence as a nation-state has brought the family feud to the boiling point. This feud is founded in covenant,and so defies solutions which may apply to any other conflict between nations or people groups. Both the Jewish people and the Arabic peoples show ourselves to be the children of our fathers in spirit,even if we can not produce the documents! Science has confirmed the Scriptures! If the Arab ‘Spring’is wintry,how cold is its winter?! This is an exchange of e-emails with some Arab leaders in Israel and the Palestinian Authority that I had: Shalom B,B,Y, I looked on Come and See,hoping that I might see in writing what I am not hearing,but am both
disappointed and disturbed: where is the Israeli/Palestinian (call it whatever you want) Arab Christian voice expressing outrage over what is taking place in Syria?! Why are only Israeli “injustices and human rights violations,etc.”condemned in the strongest of language
and emotion by you and other of my Arab brothers,when right next door one of ‘your own’is ruthlessly
murdering its citizens and fellow human beings —men,women,children —without the slightest pangs
of conscience? Where is the concern for the fellow Christians in Syria,not to mention all the other
Syrians who are oppressed? Christian leaders there have even expressed support for the government out
of fear of their own lives and churches. Where is the voice of their Israeli/Palestinian fellow Christians
to stand and be strong for the testimony of the truth of Yasu,not loving their lives even unto death? Why
are you not calling on the ‘world community’to put a stop to the bloodshed and oppressive policies of the
brutal dictators,who are clearly no true shepherds or friends of their own people and nation? Not saying anything publicly —and in a manner that all can hear and see —is hypocritical in the face of
all the efforts to condemn Israel and to delegitimize her right to even exist or to be supported due to her
lack of righteousness and justice against you as you perceive it —rightly or otherwise. Your brother and fellow laborer in the vineyard of the Lord,
Howard P.S. My opinion article on War was not written as a ‘theology’of war. We don’t have to make a theology
of every subject,but simply teach according to the Word of God,the knowledge of God and His ways given
to us in the Scriptures. I would appreciate it if you simply title the piece as War. The photo you put in is
also editorial on your part —adding to the suggestion that I somehow am in favor of war and its horrors. “Fully 80% of Israeli Jews believe that God exists –the highest figure found by the Guttman-Avi Chai survey since this review of Israeli-Jewish beliefs began two decades ago. The study also found that 70% of respondents believe the Jews are the Chosen People,65% believe the Torah and mitzvot (religious commandments) are God-given,and 56% believe in life after death. But that doesn’t mean Jews in general are becoming more religious,at least not in an Orthodox Jewish way. …Continue reading (quoted from Arni Klein, Klein Fax, 20 Jan 2012) Most of you will remember the court battle in Beer Sheva between the Messianic believers and the orthodox community. In the natural,one might say it didn’t turn out well considering all the time,energy,resources,prayer,and heart that was sown during those days. We generally expect victory to look a certain way. As we perceived it,that battle was not really about right and wrong or our reputation. Our hearts’ desire was that …Continue reading In recent days and weeks, certain sects within the ultra-orthodox Jewish religious community,especially in Jerusalem and in Beit Shemesh,have openly displayed their utter contempt towards women. This manifests a similar spirit seen in Islam,and is also the attitude of the antichrist. (Dan 11:37;2Tim 3:3) This contemptible behavior is in accord with the prayer in the Talmud (the sacred oral law and tradition of rabbinic Judaism),in which the men thank God for not making them women! The Law …Continue reading The Light has come,and the daylight begins to push away the darkness of winter days. Spring must be in the air! From the beginning till the end of the year,our Lord and God watches over His people and His land! (Dt 11:12) God ‘found’His Sabbath rest in His Son,who came to bring the old order of things to an end that the light of a new way and day could be brought to mankind. At our …Continue reading Yesterday,in an interview on a U.S. cable network,Newt Gringrich,a Republican Presidential candidate,said that the Palestinian people are “invented”. This,of course,raised an outcry from Palestinian Arab political,religioius, and intellectual leaders. After all the claims by Palestinians delegitimizing Israel’s right to exist,the Islamic repudiation of any Jewish history connected to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem,and the denial even by many (if not most) Palestinian Arab Christians of God’s everlasting covenants connected with Abraham,with …Continue reading On Sunday Turkey suffered a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake,killing hundreds,injuring over a thousand,destroying more than 2000 buildings,leaving thousands homeless and struggling. Israel offered immediate rescue assistance to Turkey,but the Turkish government refused the initial request,saying they could manage without Israel’s expertise. With the suffering and emotions rising,the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan changed his mind,and asked Israel for help with pre-fabricated temporary housing units,which Israel was quick to dispatch. Turkey,as …Continue reading Gilad Shalit,the Israeli soldier held captive for more than five years by Hamas in Gaza,came back home yesterday,October 18. It was a day of much anticipation and emotion throughout the nation. When we saw Gilad walking out from the car which took him out of Hamas’hands into those of the Egyptians —meaning that he had been freed —it was a moment of tears of joy and thanksgiving. Israel’s history is full of mourning turned …Continue reading On the eve of the Jewish celebration of the Feast of Booths/Tabernacles,which is a time of rejoicing for the children of Israel who have blessed the God of Israel for preserving and identifying with them as His people,the news has been full of the deal made with Hamas to release the Israeli soldier,Gilad Shalit,after more than five years of being held captive without ANY visitations deemed lawful and ethical under conventions legislated by world bodies,such …Continue reading Today is the 10th day of the 7th month in the Biblical Hebrew calendar. It is the holiest day in the Jewish year;it is the Sabbath of Sabbaths,and today is,in fact,also the Sabbath day. This day is called the Day of Atonements (Yom Ha-Kippurim;Yom Kippur) You can read its significance in chapters 16 and 23 of Leviticus in the Torah. The streets of Beer Sheva are full of children laughing and playing in the streets,…Continue reading New Week greetings, As the Jewish New Year approaches next week,it is good to remember that Biblically,it is actually the beginning of the seventh month given by God to Israel,and is actually called a Memorial of the Blowing/Shout of Trumpets (see Lev 23). It is His redemptive calendar within His comprehensive year. We who have been born-again and are now seated with Yeshua in heavenly places are given a view of the whole of what YHVH is …Continue reading Is the Bible —the Old and the New Testaments —true,or is the Koran? Is the God of Israel the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth —of the Universe? Is YHVH (YEHOVAH or YAHWEH) the name of the one true God,or is some other god with another name? Is the true God a Father with a Son and a people (other children)? Or is the true God not a father and childless? Was Abraham a …Continue reading Israel and her supporters will be disappointed with the results of the vote in the United Nations scheduled for September 20 regarding either a mere upgrade of Palestinian status at the UN,or else the recognition of an independent Palestinian state. This vote is despite,and in spite of,all international agreements previous regarding rules of war and of guarantees for a sovereign Jewish nation. It will mark a significant retreat of human support for Israel. Should believers in Yeshua/Jesus …Continue reading Here is an excellent link to a presentation presenting the legitimacy of Israel from a legal and historic perspective. As you know,the Palestinians are trying to get the UN later in September to nullify previous historic legal agreements regarding Israel. http://www.ec4i.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128:give-pe If a Mormon like Glenn Beck,and other ”unsaved”actors and ordinary persons,can take a strong public stand in support of the legitimate and moral right of Israel to not only exist,but also to be …Continue reading Greetings from the land where the lie is often spoken as truth, Thanks to the many of you who have written in,and to those who didn’t yet lifted a voice to our Father in Heaven. From the time that the serpent got Eve and Adam to listen to him over the clear Word of God,we have inherited the tendency to believe lies over truth. And when the lie is repeated enough and taught and passed on as being …Continue reading This morning before we left home for our congregational service,the sirens went off,and we went down to our bomb shelter. The rockets from Gaza this morning,and also on Thursday night,fell not too far from the section of the city in which we live,and on one of the rocket falls,the house shook from the vibrations of the impact. This evening we have had twice to go into shelters while we were visiting friends from the …Continue reading To fulfill Israel’s sovereign and redemptive election God is working to: –return the heart of His people to Jerusalem and His Word,offering as many who will repent and believe today for salvation through Messiah Yeshua the blessedness of the first resurrection; –tread down Jerusalem so that the Jews’heart-cry and hope is only in Him who comes in the name of YEHOVAH; –convict of national and generational transgression,sin,and iniquity against the LORD and His covenant so that He can forgive,cleanse,…Continue reading I write this unexpected Part Two of our living today in Bible times. I do so at some risk of what reactions you have,spoken or otherwise,but I hope that for the most part it is for building up of our faith in our God and Redeemer,and to prepare us for even worse to come before the far better ‘end of the Lord,who is very compassionate and merciful.’(James 5:9-11) “For though we walk in the flesh,…Continue reading My words may pass away,but the Word of the LORD will never pass away! Many of us have a tendency to add to or take away from the Word of God,rather than considering the whole counsel of God in the tension and reality of life it speaks to us. We don’t necessarily intend to do that,and only those without godly fear would willfully do so with eyes opened. When you hear people say – or perhaps when …Continue reading A call for a national fast by the believers in Israel has gone out for this week,Aug 8-9,coinciding with the Jewish day of mourning over the destruction of the two temples,and for other calamitous events which have occured on or near the same Hebrew calendar date of the 9th day of the 5th month. The Body of Messiah,as a priesthood representing our peoples before God,is called to intercede for our nation in the face of all the …Continue reading While the Arabs are uprising and suffering around the Middle East and North Africa,the Jewish people in Israel are staging their own social protests. One major difference is that in Israel there has been no violence or military intervention against her own people. Until now the government of Israel has always been “of the people”and not some separated class of people. In Israel we are family. A visiting Zambian pastor has been very impressed with the abundance of …Continue reading 16 May 1998 Ezek. 11:14-16 - pride of circumstances Zech. 12:7 – pride of election Rom. 11:25-32 –pride of man God works in mysterious ways,but always with wisdom and perfect understanding in all things. He has a plan which He conceived before time began,and He will fully display its perfection when time is no more. Meanwhile,a major objective of all His activities is to resist the pride which is in man …Continue reading 10 June 1995 12 Oct 2002 Ps. 138:1-6 “. . .for Thou hast magnified Thy word [saying] upon all Your Name”(v. 2) –recognition of God’s Name brings forth songs of praise (psalms included musical instrumentation); –songs of YHVH and of His ways; –the names of God a progressive revelation of Himself to His people–in fact to the world–finding fulfillment under Heaven and in this present creation in the Name above all names,Yeshua (Jesus),…Continue reading Oct 2007 ”Go Unto All Nations” Magazine Hong Kong Asso. of Christian Missions For the first time since the dispersion of the children of Israel almost 2000 years ago,more Jewish people in the world today live in the State of Israel than in any other country. More than 40% of Jewish people live here. Close to 68% of the more than 5.4 million Jews who live in the country are native born (sabras). The modern state is …Continue reading 9 Jan 2009 Article for www.comeandsee.com Jesus knew that His Father loved Him because He always did that which pleased Him. What will it take for God the Father to answer His Beloved Son’s prayer?: “I do not pray that You should take them out of the world,but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world,just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. …Continue reading Feb 2011 Published in Messianic Times June/July 2011 Issue Persecution of believers in Yeshua as Lord and Messiah,the Son of God,is not a new thing in Israel. Rather,it is a phenomenon that has returned to Israel,for opposition to the gospel and persecution against those who believe the good news began in Israel already from the days since Yeshua was born. (Mt 2) Following this attempt to destroy the messianic hope in Israel at its inception,it …Continue reading One of the names of the God of Heaven and Earth is YHVH of Hosts (Armies). When the apostle John wrote (Jn 12:37-41) to us what Isaiah saw (Is 6),he reveals to us the Messiah – Yeshua/Yasu/Jesus – is YHVH of Hosts! Our God has not changed,and continues to wage war,both in the heavenlies and on the Earth,at least until the Lord Jesus Christ returns to reign with righteousness and justice. God has given responsibility and …Continue reading 14 June 2011 Much ‘blood has been spilled’ over the outcry of the “all the [Israeli Jewish] people” to Pontius Pilate washing his hands wishing to be “innocent of the blood of this just man”: “His blood be on us and on our children!” (Mt 27:24-25) In the sovereignty and wisdom of God,and by inspiration of the Holy Spirit,this Scripture is full of life and death,for “death and life are in the power of the tongue,…Continue reading Tisha b’Av/9th of Av The Temple is a: House of God– a dwelling place for the Father and his family Throne room – King of Righteousness Seat of judgment —Judge of Righteousness Holy Place – glory and worship of God Dt 12:11-14 the place where YHVH God chooses to make His Name abide. There you shall bring all [of your offerings]. Josh 18:1;Ex 25:40 the Tabernacle – made according to the Heavenly pattern – set …Continue reading Two days ago a bill against boycotting Israeli products and services originating from within the ‘territories’—Judea and Samaria —was passed into law by Israel’s Knesset (Parliament). The new law allows citizens to bring civil suits against persons and organizations that call for economic,cultural,or academic boycotts against Israel,Israeli institutions,or regions under Israeli control. It also prevents the government from doing business with companies that initiate or comply with such boycotts. Anyone who considers himself …Continue reading Pentecost Sunday —the day after the seventh Sabbath following the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ —begins tomorrow in the morning light of day. The life of believers in Yeshua as Messiah and Lord is a miracle of new spiritual birth, based upon the faith in the truth of the miracle that He rose from the dead. A miracle is what only God can do. He may act providentially as He oversees the affairs of His creation,but when …Continue reading Tonight in Israel marks the beginning of Memorial Day,when the nation remembers those Jewish people who have fallen in battles or in terror attacks,going back to 1860. Back then in the 19th century,Jewish people began to have their hearts and sights on the return to Zion,to the land from which they were exiled as a consequence of the rejection and crucifixion of the Messiah,but which God had also promised a return. A return to the …Continue reading This evening in Israel marks the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust of the Jewish people,in particular,by the Nazi regime during WWII is unique in its scale and impact. There is really no other effort at genocide that compares historically. Holocaust is a Greek word meaning “whole-burnt offering by fire”. This is a term for one of the sacrifices offered unto YHVH God by Israel under the Law of Moses. It is also the word used to describe …Continue reading Today is Passover in Israel. Most Jewish people around the world remember that YHVH delivered His people Israel out of slavery in Egypt to bring them liberty to serve Him in the promised Land of Canaan. Beyond that,though,YHVH demonstrated by His great power that He alone is the one true God. He defeated all the gods of Egypt,and showed Pharoah and the people that none of their so-called gods can compare with YEHOVAH,the Creator of the …Continue reading In recent days there have been interesting items in the news and opinion pages,which we as believers in Israel would do well to heed as realistic attitudes. One is a survey of Israeli young people;the other a couple of paragraphs of an insightful commentary by Caroline Glick. She found it pertinent to express her views about Messianic Jews in her article concerning a Jewish problem. In an article published April 1 in the online JWR (Jewish World Review),…Continue reading Early yesterday morning at 5:15,we were awakened in Beer Sheva by the sound of the air raid siren. Another rocket from Gaza was fired our way,hitting in a residential neighborhood in the center of the city. Thankfully,it missed a direct hit on a house,but nonetheless caused injury and damage. Schools were called off that day,and once again the Mayor made the right decision: another rocket hit around 9:45,when children would have been in school. …Continue reading The demonstration in Arad took place,and Channel 1 news covered it. Here is a link,which also has English sub-titles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnR6DYmHdOI Praise the Lord for the neighbors,and the other residents who joined with them to protest against the religious oppressors! This is what we need to see more of in Israel if there is going to be a breakthrough in the ranks of those in control: local,Hebrew-speaking,ordinary Israelis —and those not so ordinary …Continue reading Last night around 9:40 (21:40) a grad rocket launched from Gaza hit near our neighborhood in Beer Sheva. The rocket was the first to hit a major city in Israel since the 2009 war against Hamas,which Israel launched near the end of 2008 because of eight years of thousands of rocket attacks against cities both near to and farther out from Gaza. Thankfully the warning siren worked properly and lives were saved,even though houses and cars were damaged. The Islamic Jihad …Continue reading What’s in a name? Words have great spiritual importance. God created the world with words,and rules over the world with words. The power of words is in their meaning,not so much in their pronunciation. I am often asked how the name of YHVH is pronounced (Yahweh or Yehovah)? The very question partly misses the point. There is no discussion in the Torah,the Prophets,or the New Covenant on how …Continue reading Greetings again, I am forwarding to you an item I received from another brother in Messiah. It is still not too late to appropriate the truth of it as we count the weeks and days leading up to the holy-day of Shavuot/Pentecost. As I mentioned to him,it is hard to break tradition for the Word of God. May the Holy Spirit help us …Continue reading As the events in the Middle East take on some historic proportions,I am reminded of the beginning of the first Palestinian intifada (uprising) which began in 1987 here in Israel. It brought such an earthquake of change in the whole perception of the conflict here,and its consequences world-wide,that I had to seek the Lord for His answer in the Scriptures. And the Holy Spirit led me to Gen. 27:40b specifically,but within the whole context of the conflict of …Continue reading This last month has seen the beginning of rumblings in the Islamic nations of North Africa and the Middle East. There is an uprising against the entrenched leadership of the Arabic Muslim rulers,beginning with the ruler of Tunisia,and moving on to Egypt,and threatening Yemen and Jordan,with other rulers and nations worried about the repercussions within their borders. Israel,the only non-Muslim nation in the region,is rightly concerned with the outcome of these uprisings: only Egypt …Continue reading This is a telling of the Passover that I wrote as a fairly young believer,which tells the story with the past,present,and future of Passover in view. We use it in our family and in our congregation, drawing out abiding truth each year. You are free to use it,download it,distribute it. . .for free. It is not to be used for any monetary gain to you or to me or to any other party. in …Continue reading Praise the Lord that the news black-out on the arrest of suspects involved in the murder of Kristine Luken and the severe wounding of Kay Wilson has been lifted with good news! Thanks to Kay’s lucidity and excellent descriptions of the two men directly involved in their case,the police have arrested a gang of Palestinians who had decided to kill Jews and Israelis,especially since the killing of a chief Hamas operative in Kuwait last year. Kay is being …Continue reading Yesterday,the eighth and former President of the State of Israel,Moshe Katzav,was convicted as a rapist,sexual harasser,perjurer,and an obstructer of the judicial process. http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=201648 While this reflects favorably on the Israeli system of law —that no one is officially above it —it also demonstrates the sad state of affairs in a country which would allow such a man to rise to such a position of power and influence over a period …Continue reading The one true living God has left His witness in every place,including in His sovereignty over times and nature. The universe at large,and our unique solar system set within it,both bear witness to His Godhead and plans,to His times and His seasons. (Gen 1:1-19;8:22;Ps 19:1-6;Jer 31:35-37;33:25-26) The ‘modern’calendar for the whole world till now is centered around the person of Jesus Christ (Messiah Yeshua). The all-encompassing ”creative”year begins in Winter around the …Continue reading Is 9:6-7 For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name shall be called Wonderful,Counselor,Mighty God,Everlasting Father,Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end,upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,to order it and establish it with justice and righteousness from this time forward,even forever. The zeal of YHVH …Continue reading The fires in the Carmel forests in western Galilee near the Haifa area have finally been brought under control,but at great human and natural loss. Israel received help from a number of countries to help fight the fire,especially from the air. Help even came from Turkey,whose relationships with Israel have taken a turn for the worse in the last year. Government officials are under fire,and if nothing else,God has shown that no matter how much …Continue reading An arson attack was carried out a few nights ago on the Christian and Missionary Alliance center in Jerusalem. There were people inside sleeping during the attack. I was able to meet with them when they came down to Beer Sheva on Sunday for a work project at HaMaKoM Bible House. What alerted me to be concerned was an internet article sent out by someone (with an Arab name) which took some of the facts of the case,and turned …Continue reading Pope Benedict XVI convened a special Vatican Synod in Rome,composed of about 200 bishops mostly from Muslim countries. These official representatives of the Roman Catholic Church have reiterated in its strongest terms its historic ‘replacement theology’ and distortion of Scripture,reverting to official Catholic positions prior to adjustments stated in Nostra Aetate,an interfaith document drafted in October 1965 during the Second Vatican Council. In this latest synod to decide on important issues,the Vatican issued a declaration:“Recourse to theological and biblical …Continue reading This news is not new! It is also good news for those who love His appearing! It is the same “old”news! It remains current news! There is a wave of deception entering from without and working within the “Church”connected with the return of the Lord Jesus Christ from Heaven to judge the nations and to establish His righteous reign over Israel and the rest of the world. Many professing believers/Christians —and some are truly so —are …Continue reading Greetings in the goodness of our God. It is still summer,and not only is Israel still not saved,but the summer-time-clock has ended,and we are back on standard time. With all the different time zones and arbitrary time changes,Yeshua knew what He was saying when He said that we can not know the day and hour of His coming! Praise God that He knows how to keep His own time!! An interesting survey taken by the Israeli …Continue reading Today a small representation of leaders of Messianic congregations and other ministries from all sections of the country met together to discuss the lawsuit and its verdict and the ‘what now?’. The ‘what now?’is still an open discussion. In the very short term,unless a very clear Word of the Lord should come to say otherwise,there will be no appeal of the verdict. We spoke and heard today how the lawsuit was initiated and handled,and how the …Continue reading Philp 3:3-11 For we are the circumcision,who worship God in the Spirit,rejoice in the Messiah Jesus,and have no confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh,I more so. . . . But what things were gain to me,these I have counted loss for Messiah. Yet indeed I also reckon all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord,for whom I have suffered …Continue reading Jude 3 – contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints This year we have experienced here in Israel an assault on essential truths of the faith which we have received through the Scriptures. Our Father in Heaven is seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and truth,and the enemy is seeking to deceive believers – the elect – if it were possible. The Feast of Dedication (Hanukah) reminds us of the battle within Israel amongst …Continue reading John 1:1-5,10-14 In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him,and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life,and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness,and the darkness did not comprehend it. . . He was in the world,and the world was made through …Continue reading Priorities in Prayer: The Wall of Separation He’s Broken Down Eph 2:11-22 Lev. 10:3 By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy,and before all the people I must be honored. Eph 2:11-12 As we continue to let the Tabernacle in the Desert instruct us of God’s pattern for us to approach Him in prayer,the passage from Ephesians notes “the middle wall of separation”,which separated Israel from the other nations. God in …Continue reading Keeping YHVH’s Feasts: Rejoicing in God’s Word Lev 23:37-43 v.41 – temporary: statute forever in your generations,but God with His people continuing everlasting Last week we spoke about the fire offering to God which speaks of the purity of our lives which the LORD requires of His people. Jesus baptizes us with fire to purify us and to make us suitable as His holy and pure bride. This has been God’s heart – …Continue reading John 3:13 (5-21) The Son of Man has descended from – and ascended to – Heaven There are well-meaning dear brothers and sisters in Messiah who do not celebrate the birth of the Savior at this time of year. They have their reasons for this,just as I once did. The danger,however,is that we will harden our hearts from being able to rejoice at all in the birth of Yeshua – from singing the great songs of Heaven over His …Continue reading God Still Faithful When His People Are Not The Scroll of Esther is read in the synagogues every year for Purim. If you do not know the story of the history,read it at home. The Purim celebrations by Jews around the world today are far from the manner prescribed by Mordecai and Esther almost 2500 years ago. What is remarkable,though,is that his holiday is still being observed: it still has relevance for us today,even as believers …Continue reading Acts 1:4-5 (Mt. 4:11;John 14:16,26) –Yeshua commanded the disciples to wait for the Promise of the Father,which you have heard from Me,for John truly baptized with water,but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit . God the Father and the Son are both instrumental in the giving of the Holy Spirit,the Spirit of Truth,to the believers in Jesus. The giving of the Spirit is after the recognition of the bodily resurrection of …Continue reading Mt. 8:1-4 . . .behold,there came a leper and he worshipped Him [Yeshua],saying,‘Lord,if you are willing,You can make me clean’. And He [Yeshua] stretched forth His hand,and touched him,saying,‘I am willing;be cleansed! And immediately his leprosy was cleansed (healed). Is. 53:4 Surely He [the Arm of the LORD] has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;yet we esteemed Him stricken,smitten by God,and afflicted. Rosh Hashana,or the …Continue reading Rom. 5:1-11 As members of the Body of Messiah —in the world today and of those who have believed during the last two thousand years —there is something special at this season of the birth of the Savior,Yeshua the Son of David. It is similar to that specialness when Jewish people —around the world today and since the time of the Exodus from Egypt about 3450 years ago —celebrate the Passover. It does not require …Continue reading Lev. 23:24-25 –a Shabbat,a memorial of blowing of trumpets,a holy convocation,an offering made by fire Is. 62:6-12 –remind YHVH of His salvation for Israel and for Jerusalem The devil is busy sowing his bad seed amongst the good seed of the Kingdom of Heaven (Mt. 13:24-30). The Lord Yeshua tell us that this bad seed–and its fruit–will remain until the end of the age. The Day of the LORD (YHVH)–the day of vengeance of our God (Amos …Continue reading Matt. 23:16-21 The altar is greater than the gift Matt. 5:21-24 First be reconciled to your brother,and then offer your gift upon the altar The calendar tells us that it is a new year, a year which reminds us and the world that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh into the world which He made. We can look back and consider how our God has watched over us and has kept us. We can look ahead and …Continue reading Jude 3 – contend earnestly for the faith which was once-for-all delivered to the saints [Lk 22:19-20];1Cor 11:23-26 – remember Yeshua and His death until He comes again The heart and foundation of the gospel and of the New Testament and of our faith as Christians is Yeshua the Messiah and Him crucified,risen from the dead,ascended to glory,and coming again. Our sins are forgiven through faith in the once-for-all sacrificial and atoning death of the Lord …Continue reading Conception and Birth of John the Baptiser and Jesus the Messiah John the Baptiser (Immerser): Type of the Christian/Messianic [Believer] –Forerunner of the Lord Messiah –first advent –the believing Christian and the two witnesses preparing the way for the second coming –prophet in spirit and power of Elijah –Not the Light,but bearing witness to the Light: people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light –Proclaiming Yeshua as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin …Continue reading 3 Oct 1992 Yom HaKippurim Day of Atonements/The Scapegoat/Communion Lev. 16:5-10,15-22 – living scapegoat bearing all the iniquities,transgressions,sins of Israel;Israel being atoned for on the basis of the accepted blood sacrifice of the first goat to the LORD;two goats. . .one sin offering: atonement (reconciliation) and the effectual removal of guilt and uncleanness To consider and to study from the Word of God about the Day of Atonements in general,and its sin offering and …Continue reading 18 April 1992 Feast of Unleavened Bread/Lord’s Supper Scripture Reading:Ex. 12:14-20;1Cor 5:6-8 [Lev. 18:3-4] Purge out the old leaven! In the Bible there is a vital connection between the past and the present as a preparer for the future. The Word of God is prophetic. The sacrifice of the Passover lamb was God’s provision for the redemption of His people Israel,who were slaves in Egypt and to the ways of the Egyptians;immediately,this redeemed people are …Continue reading Shalom Brothers and Sisters, A verdict has been handed down by Judge Iddo Ruzin in our lawsuit filed against the Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yehuda Deri,and against the anti-Messianic organization,Yad L’Achim. The judge did exactly what we have been praying and hoping . . . that he would not do! Judge Ruzin has determined that the two defendants are innocent of any wrong-doing concerning the events before,during,and after 24 Dec 2005,and that we did not produce …Continue reading We are still waiting for the Judge’s verdict in our lawsuit. The customary 30 days have passed,but he is under no legal obligation to have given it during that time. The times are in the Lord’s control,and so we trust Him for making the best use of this time to bring forth the verdict He wants,and the consequences of it. Please continue to pray for Judge Iddo Ruzin,who is understandably under much pressure. We are still waiting for Judge Iddo Ruzin to deliver his verdict on our case. It is possible that he has already decided and posted it in the mail,or it may be that he is still deliberating on it. In any case,we hope to receive his decision in the coming days. This may be a good time to say plainly that we have not gone into this suit as a civil liberties issue,nor on the basis of …Continue reading Shalom to all. This evening Israel commemorates Memorial Day for all those who have been killed during the years of wars and rumors of wars. It is a true statement that we must fight for liberty and peace. Tuesday is Israel’s Independence Day,and God is working to sanctify His name amongst His people whom He will cleanse from all their ungodliness and uncleanness. We praise and worship our great God and Savior that He has paid the greatest price …Continue reading Greetings in the name of Yeshua,who is and who was and who is to come! This is a reminder to please remember to continue in prayer for the outcome of our lawsuit against Beer Sheva’s Chief Rabbi Yehuda Deri,and against the anti-Messianic organization,Yad L’Achim. Our next and “last”scheduled appearance before the Judge Iddo Ruzin is next week on April 15 at 11:10 that morning. We have submitted to the judge and to the two defendants our …Continue reading Shalom upon you! (Shalom aleichem!) My apologies for not being able to get this out sooner,since I know that many of you were and have been praying for our day in court yesterday. Also some of you even called,or SMSed,or sent e-mails,and we are very encouraged by such attentive support. Up to about 30 also met at Ha-MaKoM for worship and intercession during the course of the court session,which went on till about 1:00pm. Once …Continue reading Hag Purim sameach! The God of Israel continues His sleepless watch over His people. . .and because of such sovereign grace and power,we are not consumed but prevail! Hallelu-Yah! Next Tuesday,March 9,at 9:00,in Beer Sheva Court Shalom,4th Fl,Room #44,our scheduled last appearance before Judge Iddo Ruzin takes place in our lawsuit against Beer Sheva Chief Rabbi Yehuda Deri and against the organization Yad L’Achim. Alex Artovsky,their director for the department,The Struggle …Continue reading Shalom, This is a reminder about our next and last day in court in our civil lawsuit against Beer Sheva Chief Rabbi Yehuda Deri,and against the Shas-related ‘counter-missionary’organization,Yad L’Achim. On Tuesday morning,March 9,in the Beer Sheva Magistrate’s Court Shalom (Room 44,4th Fl),testimony will be heard by Rabbi Alex Artovsky of Yad L’Achim. Following his testimony,the lawyers representing the parties will each give their oral closing arguments before the Judge,Iddo Ruzin. The judge …Continue reading MAOZ Video of Lawsuit Blessings, Here is a link to a well done video by MAOZ regarding our going to court: For those who could not open the link http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/971/819.html to the original online Maariv newspaper article,it seems to work if you copy and paste,and then click on the Hebrew word at the left side of the page which comes up. Here is the Caspari Media Review English translation of part of the article:it …Continue reading Shalom to All, Many of you have written,and even called,to express your support and encouragements for our day in court today. This has been wonderfully gratifying to us,for we know through you how much God is with us. Yesterday,brothers and sisters from all parts of the country,and also from Europe and North America,came together at the ‘Old House’,where the Nachalat Yeshua Congregation meets together to worship. There was a joyful and meekly confident …Continue reading Shalom Achim, This Friday,the Maariv will carry a story about our lawsuit. This is the first such article as news that the Israeli media is doing! Other newspapers,such as the HaAretz,which did a major article recently about/against Yad L’Achim and their activities against the Messianic believers,have not covered this story even though a significant chief Rabbi of a major city in Israel is being sued for illegal acts done under his authority. I contacted …Continue reading Dear All, The anticipation of our scheduled final day in court on November 23 is increasing. Believers from all around Israel and from other nations are writing and encouraging and PRAYING for the righteousness of God to be revealed through the proceedings of the day,and especially in the verdict which the judge will deliver sometime up till December 23,four years after the illegal event which we believe that the anti-Christian/Messianic organization,Yad L’Achim,represented by Rabbi Alex Artovsky,…Continue reading Shalom,and thank God for Yeshua that our names are already written in the Lamb’s Book of Life! I want to update you on some good news regarding our lawsuit against the Beer Sheva Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yehuda Deri,and against the anti-great commission organization,Yad L’Achim with Rabbi Alex Atrovsky as their representative being the head of their Struggle Against the Mission section,scheduled to be completed in the Beer Sheva Magistrate’s Court in our civil suit on November 23,…Continue reading Here are a couple of interesting articles/broadcasts about the trial already: CBN The segment on the 700 Club begins about 6:30 minutes into their program. Another CBN Video Jerusalem Post Article Here is the link to my Jerualem Post article: “A Nation Under Law?” Thanks again for expressing so much support for us throughout this lawsuit,which is a significant part of what the Lord is seeking …Continue reading Good evening from here after a hot,hard,and long day. Our trial —no pun intended but very apropos —is not yet over,and will be convened again for a final date on November 23 at 9:30 in the morning. The verdict will then be given by December 23. I have been greatly encouraged by the response of the believers within and without Israel to us and this case. It anticipates a day when there will be a …Continue reading I have long considered Ezekiel 20:45-49 (21:1-5 in Heb.) as relevant to us in these our days,and Beer Sheva,the City of the Fathers,still has a valuable place in God’s plans for the future of His land and people. Shalom Brethren, We want to thank so many of you who have written or called,both before the day in court today,and since we left there this afternoon. Your support and encouragement have been a real strength for us and a hopeful indication of the Lord’s blessings upon this entire affair. Also,on Sunday,the evening of praise and intercession was very freeing in the Spirit and a big part of our preparation for the battle we are in. …Continue reading Dear Faithful Companions in the trials and tribulations for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints,(aren’t salutations great!) Last night we had a wonderful time of praise and intercession for the trial here in Beer Sheva on Wednesday (and again on Sunday,June 21). Worship and intercessory leaders all came together from the different parts of the country to lead in prayer and praise to the Lord on behalf of His name in our trial against the …Continue reading Dear Brothers and Sisters, In addition,on Sunday,June 7,from 1830 (6:30pm),at the Old House of Kehilat Nachalat Yeshua,there will be an evening of PRAISE,WORSHIP,AND INTERCESSION before God regarding the trial. This is a very significant case,and I am truly blessed to have the Body coming together with us for the battle,which is in Yeshua’s sovereign hands. We were greatly encouraged at the …Continue reading I think,David,that believers —especially supporters of God’s purposes regarding Israel —should simply be reminded that,as you have so much emphasized,your case in Ariel does not stand alone,but is part of a concerted effort to discredit and to frighten the local believers in Jesus from being open about the faith,and even from living in the land. Our evangelical brothers and sisters need to stand with their Israeli brothers and sisters in any communications …Continue reading Greetings, Here is an English translation of a Hebrew article published at the beginning of Passover in Israel’s second largest newspaper,Maariv. I want to point out that not all the statements concerning ourselves are accurate,nor is the journalist’s sentiment regarding our view of the end-times or of the Jewish people. Some of the language in the article which offensive was also printed in English in the original Hebrew article. The rabbi’s remarks in the article are only part …Continue reading |