My many thanks, again to Walter Veith and his staff for this DVD.
Well, this is a hot topic; these past years, but it is facts that any Bible student knows, but then a again, One owns a Bible or two, yes,.... but one does not read it, right?
We, all, are involved in the Heritage of Israel, BUT not in the ways of common perception! We have within this group, another group called the "Israel Movement," while there are many who believe this, and many more believe in that, so to cover all views we'd need a full set of books. So look at the main ones, the Messianic Jews, plus many other "ISMS" branching from this 'tree.'!
Romans 11:26 "And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: "
Many take this literally, and at face value, forgetting, not to build upon just one verse, does not a religion make! You see there is no salvation by birth or nationality, each is individually judged.
Still, further, many believe in the dispensationalism that men project, that just before Christ's return, Heaven will change all the human hearts, and God will gather us all to His side. This idea however, forgoes, God's gift of our free-will to choose, as love, yours or mine, can not be forced, as forced love is worthless, and The Father-God does not want automatons, nor robots
Some groups even go so far as to place salvation into universalism, every one will be saved.
Addressing The Church: Romans 10:1 " Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved."
Note: the word MIGHT, it can be taken either way, might be saved, or might not, raising a Question mark!
Ever heard of the term, "A Dichotomy of Truth? " Well, the Bible has some of these dichotomies within it, that at first glance many seem to be in opposition one to another. Just as it is on these two verses from Romans, right?
So in Romans 11:26 salvation is possible, but only in Christ, whom the Jews rejected then and now!
Matthew 5:48 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
Romans 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
Here we have two obviously opposite views, that cannot ever meet, EXCEPT in Christ Jesus, for in Christ we can be perfect in our sphere, as The Father! It is His imparted and imputed righteousness, that covers those who love and obey Christ. The reason that the word, a verb, an action, OBEY is must be placed is to counter the human silliness of "once saved, always saved" nonsense! Satan was once saved also, but sins,UNREPENTED THUS UNFORGIVEN, removes any salvation given prior........
2 Peter 2:19-22 "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
Remember it is true, that ALL that are part of Spiritual Israel shall be saved, for they are part of the child of the promise. more on this to follow.
ROME'S EMBRACING JUDAISM:
After centuries of her persecutions for the so-called "Christ killers", Rome has extended her hands in friendship and brotherhood called Ecumenicalism meaning Universalism !
Pope John Paul's visit to the Great Synagogue in Rome, 4/13/1986, where he affirmed: "God's covenant with the Jewish people is irrevocable."
The Jewish religion is not extrinsic to us, but in certain way intrinsic to our own religion. With Judaism, therefore, we have a relationship which does not have with any other religion" {Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac 2001 p. 603.}
We have no problem thus far, but where this covenant lies is a problem, for it is and has been revoked from Israel as a NATION, but not as individuals!
After the Stoning of Stephen the Word was given to the Gentiles...
Luke 13:35 "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."
Note: "WHEN YE SHALL SAY-BLESSED IS HE" The HE is Jesus Christ, thus unless and until a Jew, or any other person, accepts Christ as their Personal Savior, they are lost, period! Of course today this is called "Hate-Speech", by the P.C. crowd, but then so is all truth, for they want to believe lies!
VATICAN II and THE JEWISH QUESTION: WHAT IT MEANS, AND WHAT IT STOOD FOR.
"The existing links between Christian liturgy and the Jewish liturgy will be born in mind.... To improve Jewish-Christian relations, it is important to take cognizance of those common elements of the liturgical life {formulas, feasts, rites, etc,] in which the Bible holds an essential place"
{Guidelines on Religious Relations with the Jews (N.$), C.R.R.J. 1 December 1074, Documents of Vatican II, Austin P. Flannery, Ed., .743}
"Christians must therefore strive to acquire a better knowledge of the basic component of the religious traditions of Judaism; they must strive to learn by what essential traits the Jews define themselves in the light of their own religious experience." {Vatican II Documents, 744}CONT:
Note:Church Liturgie is all the church ceremonials beyond the actual sermons preached, thus feast day, holy days, fastings,church laws etc[ Note: .IT DOES NOT COVER THE BIBLE,NOR ITS TEACHINGS!]
CONT: "The history of Judaism did not end with the destruction of Jerusalem, but rather went on to develop a religious tradition. And although we believe that the importance and meaning of that tradition were deeply affected by the coming of Christ, it is still right in religious values...
"Research into the problems bearing on Judaism and the Jewish-Christian relations will be encouraged among specialists, particularly in the fields of exegesis, sociology... Wherever possible, chairs of Jewish studies will be created, and collaboration with Jewish scholars encouraged." Vatican II Documents .747].
Note (JB) As a Christian, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian I must ask why? WHY study and learn from those who then as even now Reject Christ, but as a Nation are not above selling tours and trinkets celebrating Jesus Christ! Now if one Jew asks me about Jesus, I'll most happily, show him or her, all that the New testament, as well as the Old, has to say about Him! As this is the reason for my blogs, which The Father-God has blessed me with over 31,000 views, around the world, so far! Thus I praise and thank HIM each day!
Please know Rome is ALL about her tradition, for within it, they take their traditions, as precedence, even over the Holy Bible! So they are very comfortable upon the grounds of traditions of men, rather than God's Word and Law!
The word EXEGESIS, means the study of and the unravelling of the Word of God! This power, the Vatican Kingdom, the Little Horn Power, is very good at putting its own stamp and meaning of the Word. Just compare the Convert's Catechism booklet to the Bible and see this for self! {There's posts in this blog that covers this, by their own Q-A format to which I add the Bible says.....
However, one must be a hermit, not to notice the great increase in all things Jewish, from the Messianic to those who donate to the rebuilding of the Solomonic Temple on its original site! Of course that will require the removal of the Mosque that has been there for centuries. But who are we to worry about such minor details, right?
When this Pope John Paul II visited Israel, he brought along his very high-backed grey chair, within which there is a huge embroidered in black upside-down cross, which they say in symbolic of Peter's request to be crucified upside down as he was unworthy to be as Christ was hung on the Cross. But in the Occult world, which the Vatican fully embraced, it has a TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEANING, one in which Satan became the victor! As so it does with the horizontally bent cross one sees the Pope walking with the "shepherd's staff! All "Hidden" in plain site! And relying on mass ignorance.
P.291 "Keys of this Blood" Malachi Martin {a Gregorian University PhD.}
According to Malachi Martin the Jews must be purged of their apartness: the first casualty will be that apartness."
See under this Ecumenism, there's absolutely no room for Separateness yet look at what the God said....
2 Corinthians 6:15-18 " And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
Rome, fully believes that all people must follow her, and that not doing so creates separateness, and that endangers world peace. The Word of God, counters.....
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 " For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape."
Note: Only the Biblical Illiterates, shall be caught unawares as those who are robbed by a thief.
In "Many Religions--One Covenant: Israel, the Church and the World." By Joseph Ratzinger {San Francisco, Ignatius Press. 1999. p. 22] (Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI]
"After Auschwitz the mission of reconciliation and acceptance permits no deferral.
Even if we know that Auschwitz is the gruesome expression of an ideology that not only wanted to to destroy Judaism but also hated and sought to eradicate from Christianity its Jewish heritage, the question remains: What could be the reason for so much historical hostility between those who actually must belong together because of their faith in the one God and commitment to his will?"
His point? The two must fuse together as one! Yet, HOW, how can one who has given his love to Jesus, and then say He's not yet come to this earth? Again they, Rome, gives us a glass filled with water, mixed with the poison of error! As for me and my house I'll stand with Jesus any time, any where He asks! Yet it gets worse!
{"The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bibles" Pontifical Biblical Commission, 2001 Vatican translation [Ratzinger wrote the preface for this document}
"Jewish Messianic expectations is not in vain. It can become to us Christians a powerful stimulant to keep alive the eschatological dimensions of our faith. Like them, we too live in expectation. the difference is that for us the One (*) who is come will have the traits of Jesus who has already come and is already present and active among us". (note underline is mine.)
OMG! I wonder what Bible he's found this in? Not yet any that's in print as of 2015!
* Jesus the real Savior of God, has already come and gone about 2,000 years ago, not take notice of "Will have the traits of Jesus..." meaning this is not the Jesus of the Bible but their, , ,THEIR JESUS, the Cosmic Christ, who they say is already here! But then also do the J.W's the Jehovah' Witnesses, who say Jesus has been here since 1914! Again what Bible are these folks using? Surely not Sola Scriptura!
John 14:1-3 " Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Yet it, the Bible, also points out this fact......
Matthew 24:5 "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."
Acts 1:11 "Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven"
Well, now Rome, here we have a conflict! A conflict between your words and the words from God of the Holy Bible, AGAIN! I'll accept God's word over man's any time.. As man can't even save himself! Let alone others!
THE JEWISH VIEW POINT?
{SANHEDRIN 43A) On the eve of Passover Jesus was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place, a herald went forth and cried, "He is going forth to be stoned because he has practiced sorcery and enticed Israel to apostasy. Anyone who can say anything in his favor let him come forward and plead in his favor. " But since nothing was brought forward in his favor, he was hanged on the eve of Passover. Ulla retorted: "Do you suppose the was one for whom a defense could be made? Was he not a mesith {enticer}, concerning whom the scripture says, "Neither shall thou spare nor shall thou conceal him? With Jesus, however, it was different, for he was connected with the government."
Lies upon lies, in fact they broke their own laws holding a trail, at night, Jesus faced 7 trails, that night. It was done so to be out of sight of the people, but then Satan and his do their work at night in the darkness don't they!
Practiced sorcery? How by his healing?
Enticed apostasy ? Mark 3:25 "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." Jesus' own words!
The Talmudic Law, required the herald's news casts, 40 days prior, of course this was not done, as well.
Just exactly how was Jesus connected with the government?
Luke 20:25 "And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's." Again Jesus' own words.
We must also make mention that in Judaism this book is called The Most Holy Talmute, and is of course all written and inspired by men only!
[Sanhedrin 97b ] Samuel b. Nahmani (fourth Century C.E.) declared a curse on "those who calculate the end" from Daniel {f{or they say since the predetermined time has arrived, and yet he [the messiah] has not come, , he will never come." Note {underlined is mine]
What is meant by 'but at the end it shall speak [weyafeah] and not lie?' --R. Samuel b. Hahman said in the mane of R. Jonathan: "Blasted be (18) the bones of those who calculate the end (19) for they would say, since the predetermined time has arrived, and yet he has not come, he will never come. but [even so], wait for him, as it is written, Though he tarry, wait for him. Should you say, We look forward to his coming but He does not: therefore Scripture saith. and therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you (20) But since we look forward to it, and He does likewise, what delays {his coming?] The attribute of Justice delays it(21) But since the Attribute of Justice delays nit, why do we await it? to be rewarded n[for hoping}, as it is written, blessed are all they that wait for him.(22)
Quoted from Isaiah 30:18, this last sentence.
Rab said: All the predestined dates [for redemption] have passed, and the matter now depends only on repentance and good deeds. {Sanhedrin 97b} [ Is this not Salvation by self?]
Daniel, the book of, in chapters 7-9 will with knowledge of facts giving be able to know the year of birth, the beginning of His ministry and His death. This is the why of this curse, for those who calculate the numbers! How "Holy" is this? This is the Jewish Talmudic reasoning!
THE JEWISH MESSIAH-YESHUA.
Yeshua is seen a Pharisee of the school of Hillel who will fulfil Jewish nationalistic ideals. The Messianic Messiah is concerned with Judaism and national deliverance where as the Christian Messiah is concerned with individual salvation.
Jewish messianic expectations cannot be divorced from ritual Judaism and blends with Christian dispensationalism which lends itself to an exclusivity Gospel.
This seems to be trying to include the so-called 'Lost Tribes' for a national Salvation!Plus to create TWO Saviors, each distinct from the other, each with a different Purpose! How UN-Biblical is this?
Luke 17:20-21 "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."
NOTE: This Messianic "Kingdom" that far too many are waiting for, shall not be as any
{"Earthly Kingdom:" but is shall be within those who are His own! Thus NO EARTHLY kingdom of Israel nor any other such, shall come by observation, and not here, nor there! But much of the world's eyes are upon Israel, and the so-called new Temple that will be the kingdom's anchor point! How sad how so wrong! If people would only READ THE BIBLE, it would save them all much grief and deceptions! Yet many are thinking that Israel will overcome her neighbors and establish God's kingdom on this earth! Does the Bible give the why?
2 Corinthians 3:13-16 "And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away."
Note: Read the story of Moses' 40 days and nights on God's mountain, and when he came down He was "Shinning so bright", with God's Glory that they all asked to cover his face, with a veil! When you study the Bible pray that He'll remove your veil!
A POINT THAT BEARS REMEMBERING: The Old Testament was NOT about Israel and it National Heritage, but about the Messiah!
2 Corinthians 3:14 "But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ."
[Desire of Ages 111.3rd paragraph] "Though He was the Prince of Peace, His coming must be as the unleashing of a sword. The kingdom He had come to establish was the opposite of that which the Jews desired.[the Jews wanted Him to throw out the Romans, defeat them and set up His kingdom that they would rule the world] He who was that foundation of the ritual and economy of Israel would be looked upon as its enemy and destroyer. He who had proclaimed the law upon Sinai would be condemned as a transgressor [of it] He who had come to break the power of Satan, would be denounced as Beelzebub. No one on earth had understood Him, and during His ministry He must still walk alone. Throughout His life {on earth] His Mother and His brothers id not comprehend His mission. Even His disciples did not understand Him. He had dwelt in eternal light, as one with God, but His life on earth must be spent in solitude. E.G. White [the Lessor light shining upon the Greater Light, the Bible]
Note: Did not the leadership say "It is better that one man die, for Israel than many die for Him?" Paraphrased.
Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Please read Luke 24:13-31 and see how two men's hopes were dashed by His death!
DISPENSATIONALISTS Believe as stated by LEWIS S. CATER:
"The Dispensationalist believes that throughout the ages God is pursuing two distinct purposes: one related to the earth with earthly people and earthly objectives involved, while the other is related to heaven with heavenly people and heavenly objectives involved." [Dispensationalism, Bgac 95 {1936] p. 448.]
C.C. Ryrie states: "The Basis of the Premillennial Faith." p.136.
"The church is not fulfilling in any sense the promises of Israel....The church age is not seen in God's program for Israel. It is an intercalation. "Intercalation"- to insert and proclaim. .
As one can see very plainly, they both miss the point of the whole of the Old Testament, it is NOT about national Israel but about Jesus Christ!
CONSISTENT LITERALISM , is the heart of Dispensationalism Eschatology."
[Charlers C. Kyrie, "Dispensationalism Today, Chicago, Moody Press, 1967, p. 158]
This would mean that we must read the Old Testament, Literally by itself without the New Testament, as its expositor. Christ will them HAVE TO REIGN on a literal throne of David, and the ancient Nations such as Edom, MOAB and AMMON will have to be resurrected to serve a literal Israel!
Note: Not only all that, but this would need to total removal of the Golden Domed Mosque now standing where the Jewish temple stood! How does men dream all this silly stuff up?
Hebrews 8:1-4 " Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:"
Isaiah 11:14 "But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them."
You see for literal dispensationalism to become in effect, Jesus would need to come and rule on David's throne, and all these events would need to be undone! Some will jump upon the popular bandwagon, not knowing where its headed! Yet keep in mind, that the many and the Vatican all say that the ONE who is coming will have all the TRAITS of Christ. What they are not saying it will not be the Jesus of the Bible! Read what they say, and not what one thinks they say!
Hebrews 13:14 " For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come."
Hebrews 11:10 " For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God."
Those who follow and uphold the Bible, know that at Christ's return, all that men have built, shall be broken down and flattened. Bur Revelation 21: 1-3, tells us the NEW Jerusalem from Hebrews 11:10 shall come down to this earth!.
Yet these dispensationalists, look for the earthly Jerusalem to continue! So, who is correct, men or God? {I'll take God! And Y O U?)
With this human idea the Question can be posed, "DOES CHRIST HAVE TWO WIVES"?
Remember they take the O.T very Literally:
Hosea 2:19 "And I will betroth thee{Literal Israel] unto me for ever;[ Ok then the N.T wife must be the intercalation, pushed in somewhere?] yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies."
Note: Must this then supercede the N.T. below, or is it done away with? OR HUMAN ERROR
2 Corinthians 11:2 " For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."
Note: So now as per these men's thinking, Jesus has two brides, Literal Israel of the OT. and His Church of the N.T. How can this be, and still in harmony the the whole Bible? It CAN NOT!
Acts 13:32-33 "And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 33.God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."
Note: I BEGOTTEN THEE: -- BEGOTTEN Gennao -[ghen-nah-'-o] fig. too regenerate.
Never forget that all of The Father's many recorded promises find their fulfilment in Jesus Christ, and His power! Therefore, there is but one set of promises, for all are fulfilled within Christ for us who love an obey Him! So all those Observational Promises are already fulfilled in Christ, are available for all who LOVE AND OBEY HIM!. But to know that what we need to obey, we must know His Word!
Galatians 3:22 "But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe"
Note: The promise is by Faith in Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:20 " For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. "
Note: Paul takes God's promises and places them within His church .Revelation 14:12 "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
Galatians 4:7 "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."
Note only heir of and in Christ Jesus, so how can those who have waited upon Him, then and now still be called heirs? There can be only one set of heirs, agreed?
John 15:13-14 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you."
SINCE THE DIVINE GLORY HAS LEFT THE EARTHLY TEMPLE:
Matthew 23:37-39 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."
THE CHURCH HAS BECOME THE TEMPLE: Plus the TRUE Believers within.
1 Corinthians 3:16 " Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"
Note: remember the Kingdom of God is within you? NOW, PLEASE understand, when the word speaks of rebuilding the temple, is a actual building, and your YOUR PHYSICAL BEING! YOU, your body is the temple, and why what Y O U do to it, and PUT in it, makes huge difference to YOUR CREATOR! example....
Isaiah 66:17 "They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD."
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF ISRAEL?
Isaiah 49:6 "And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, {name changed to Israel Gen.32:28] and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles,that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth."
Note: Many Jews hold that Paul must have been a member of some secret society, set up to derail Israel from the Promise of God!
John 3:18-19 "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
There's NO salvation by Pronunciation: YET-We MUST Pronounce His name Correctly, say many!And use the correct old Hebrew words! But this forgets the Tower of Babel, and God creating many tongues!
Matthew 12:30 "He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad."
Note: One is either in Christ or one is not, simply put!
John 10:16 "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
Note: can this be the Literal Israel and all other faiths? ALL in Christ shall come as one camp, while all those who follow men shall be another camp! One bride not two!
Isaiah 56:8 "The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him."
Note: Salvation is open to all but not anyone that are not, are willing to accept it. Y O U ?
1 Peter 2:10-11 " Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
Please REMEMBER John 3:16 which declares. "WHOMSOEVER" assuring none who want Jesus as their savior shall be denied! There's NO Salvation by genetic heritage! Nor by genes, nor by pronunciation.
Acts 13:32-34 "And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David."
Note: Please look and understand the bold italics above!HE has already done so!
Psalms 2:7 "I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee." look at verse one.....
Psalms 2:1-3 "Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us"
Are we, as a human race, not there already?
All God's Literal Promises have become a YES, in Christ Jesus, and no other!.
Acts 26:22-23 "Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles."
Note: If you think Christ's words were acceptable then look.....
Acts 26:24-28 "And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian."
Dear Friend, are Y O U as King Agrippa "ALMOST PERSUADED"? You see we humans have but two paths to chose, the path to Christ and Eternal life, and the path to the Lake of Fire and be no more forever, for there's NO coming back from this! So choose Jesus and life, or do nothing and choose death by default.
The two sections of the Holy Bible stands as ONE. The Old shows man the promise, and the New shows the promise of Christ, came to pass. Just as the building of a house, the Old Testament is the foundation and the walls and rafters, but the new finishes the house in and out!
Galatians 4:28 "Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise."
Therefore the True believers, fill the churches, and they become Spiritual Israel children of the Promise!
Galatians 6:15-16 "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God."
Note Israel of God are ALL those in Christ and Christ in them! Not at all difficult to grasp, is it? You see Biblically there is and has always been but ONE Israel of God, even those who are from Adam forwards, because of this promise....
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;[ this is Christ] it shall bruise thy head, [this is Satan's head] and thou shalt bruise his heel.{Jesus as nailed to His cross]
Note: see what gems one losses by not studying the Word?
WHAT WAS, AND STILL IS THE CONDITION FOR ISRAEL'S, AND ANY OTHER'S SALVATION?
Romans 11:23 'And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again."
Note: Israel, as a Nation have been cut from the Vine [Christ] but with their belief, and acceptance, God can graft them back onto the vine of life.
1. Believe, and Accept Jesus in loving obedience.
Romans 10:12 " For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him."
!. See #1 above, for there is but ONE GOD, and ONE HUSBAND and in the end ONE CHURCH!
[Spirit of Prophecy 254.1] The Old and the New testaments are inseparable, for both are the teachings of Christ. The doctrine of the Jews, 3who accept ONLY the Old Testament, is not unto salvation, since they reject the Savior whose life and ministry was the fulfilment of the law and the prophecies. And the doctrine of those who discard the Old Testament is not unto salvation, because it rejects that which is direct testimony of Christ. Sceptics begin with discounting upon the Old Testament, and it takes but another step to deny the validity of the New, and thus both are rejected. E.G. White.
Look at the words of Christ Himself regarding Him and the O.T.
Luke 24:25-27 "Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself."
Note: As the O.T. is ALL the Scripture Jesus had, HE used it should we not do the same?
Eusebius's "Ecclesiastical History" b, 3. chap.5. [His view of "Spiritual" Israel]
"Then the spiritual seed of Abraham fled to Pella, on the other side of Jordan, where they found a safe place of refuge, and could serve their Master and keep His Sabbath.
Note: This was the believers actions at the time of Jerusalem's total destruction by Rome in 70 A.D. Yet the world today rejects this wholesale, insisting on a Literal and not a Spiritual Israel.
SALVATION IS OPEN TO THE JEWS AS TO ANYONE ELSE. . . BUT....NOT AS A NATION.
Matthew 23:37-39 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."
Romans 10:11-14 "For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
Note: Salvation is available to all, and no faith in Christendom, has sole rights to it! Romans 10:13 " For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
NOTE: Even if one belongs to the church of the Flying Donuts, call upon Jesus in loving obedience and be saved!
Now let's take a look at what noted scholars say about this movement, to be sure this is giving their ideas accurately!
Gershom Scholem, Professor of Jewish mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, till his death in 1982 writes:
" Judaism, in all its forms and manifestations, has always maintained a concept of redemption as an event which takes place publicly, on the stage of history and within the community. It is an occurrence which takes place apart from a visible appearance... In contrast Christianity conceives of redemption as an event in the spiritual and unseen realm, an event which is reflected in the soul, in the private world of each individual, and which effects an inner transformation which need not correspond to anything outside" Gershom Scholem "The Messianic Idea in Judaism". N.Y. Schocken, 1971 P.1.
1. Comes by observation and
2. Publicly
Luke 17:20 "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:"
Note: Are they then STILL not clinging to the Pharisee's ideas? The more it changes, the more it stays the same? So how in any common sense can these two so vastly different religions be fused into one? In the final analyses, it is and has always been between the individual and God, on the day of Judgement and or our death.Thus also is salvation by the person, the individual, never by a groups, a human faith, nor ANY, human church! Our "YES, BUT Whosoever said..... will not register with our Judge!
Matthew 7:17-24 "Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:"
John 3:14-17 "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
John 3:18 " He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
Matthew 10:32 " Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven."
Note: How much more clearly can God state this? Of course if one refuses to study, one is kept self in the dark, and they MAY be cast into the Outer Darkness, so why not study it?
So why is all this? Well perhaps we humans think its easier to have group rather than individual accountability?
Deuteronomy 24:16 "" The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin."
Thus Flip Wilson's "The devil made me do it" holds no waters of defense. This all means that I change now, and accept Christ as my Personal Savior, as I may not have a tomorrow!
Galatians 5:4-9 "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump."
Note: Groups Therapy is one thing, but there salvation available in a group. Leaven in the above verse, and Bible in general is symbolic of sins.=, in this case lies and deceptions of men!
David Stern, "Messianic Jewish Manifesto", p. 150-154.
"In the Messianic Jewish Manifesto it is stated: "Traditional Judaism claims that the rabbis determine the halakkah ( way to walk). The New Testament transfers this authority to Yeshua's disciples, and according to Mattiyahu {Matthew 28:20 "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."] , to believers in positions of leadership afterwards.... Whether the spirit wants us to obey the rule or to break it will be decided within a communal, congregational framework in which respected leaders and colleagues help us to determine the mind of the Messiah, which "WE"-- as a community, not each individual have"
Note Are they not saying that Jesus our Messiah-Savior, has relinquished His authority to the human community? Please show me Book, chapter and verse(s) that makes this so! Since when is it the Rabbi's preview to give us our directions as to the' way to walk', the Halakka? When they can't even save themselves? God gave each a brain and expects each to use it, collective thinking, is not the way!
Note in the Talmud, the rabbi's had written over 600 laws just on what to do and not to do on the sabbath day! God said only Keep it Holy!
Note: The Holy Bible IS NOT a book of rules, but rather on how to achieve a relationship with Jesus.
Note: Do we have another such mind-set belief system, that tells their flock what to believe and how to live and act? YES, via the Popes, who are infallible! {OH! is this why at one time they had three popes, each with their own armies? infallible ?
Next: Part two of #937 DVD.
Thanking Y O U for your time. Questions? Comments? John at servant@frontier.com
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