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We stand with Israel in the Name of Messiah Yeshua
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We stand with Israel and her people – the Chosen of the God of Israel!
For it is written in the Tanakh – the Old Testament. The Scripture that our beloved Master Yeshua and his apostles including Paul so vigilantly taught us commanded us all to heed God’s voice to bless Israel and help Israel. And in return you will be blessed greatly by God through your kind deeds to them.
Surely the islamic terrorists will be burned in eternal fire and be pained forever and moreover they will be look upon by the Jewish people whom they have killed from the heavenly bosom.
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ (Luke 16:22-24)”
Flotilla (Godzilla) is a terrorist ship in disguise of a humanitarian vessel sailing towards Gaza and this ship ought to be blocked in the Name of God. Any countries who supported the view of the death of the terrorists or “activists” and not the death of the IDF soldiers who are defending their country are God-haters and will suffer the Wrath of God tremendously. Look at the Scripture below, my friends. Need I say more.
“I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land (Joel 3:2).”
The above is a parallel description to a passage written by Ezekiel below:
“Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army. You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, O Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I show myself holy through you before their eyes. … I will execute judgment upon him…and on his troops and on the many nations with him” (Ezekiel 38:14-16, 22).”
Note that both passages above describe how God will enter into, or execute, “judgment” against/upon the “nations” who will be attacking Israel. God’s coming against these “nations” also is shown in the following parallel passages by Isaiah, Zechariah, and John:
“But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant, the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire. Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel, that attack her and her fortress and besiege her, will be as it is with a dream, with a vision in the night… (Isaiah 29:5-7).”
“Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty (Revelation 19:15).”
Zechariah described, as well, how the nations will be gathered against Israel, in particular Jerusalem, at that future time (Zechariah 12:2, 3, 14:2). Then, the Lord (Yeshua) will come to attack and destroy all those who have attacked Jerusalem (12:9, 14:3). On that day, and forevermore thereafter, “The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name” (14:9).
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. “Let us break their chains,” they say, “and throw off their fetters.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, “I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill” (Psalm 2:1-6).
“How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!” (Deuteronomy 33:29)
Shalom and be with Israel in these trying times.
No nations can curse Israel because GOD bless her
The beauty of the Land of Israel
Well, it’s been quite a while since the last post.
This week I am into reading and study the Parashah Chukat-Balak again and it reminds me of the blog I written last year of the same Parashah titled “It’s GOOD to bless Israel.” Alright, reading it back, it seems that I have taken the understanding of this Parashah to be teaching us that God love Israel and have blessed them and also telling us that what God had blessed let no man curses.
On page 856 to 863 of the Stone Edition Chumash contains the commentary of the above-mentioned Parashah and it shows that no nations can curse Israel and only HaShem/Elohim Himself alone can bless and curse as He desires. Balaam is a prophet that represent the Gentile nations and HaShem gives him power to bless and curse because in the Scripture, he called HaShem his God. But Balaam also believes in sorcery and his own native idol but he realizes that only HaShem can grant him true power to do what Balak wants him to. Of course Balak wishes to curse Israel instead of blessing them but HaShem will not allow that to happen as depicted in the Scripture narrative.
This week FFOZ eDrash newsletter concerning the above-mentioned Parashah had given us a different aspect of the understanding. It said “Balaam found he could not put a curse on the children of Israel, so he advised King Balak to pursue a different tactic. Rather than attempt a military solution or rely on occult manipulations, he introduced the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes. Instead of going to battle with Israel, he advised Balak to invite them to dinner.” To my understanding, HaShem (God) always watches and never loose sight of Israel unless they sin and albeit no matter how they were led astray, HaShem will lead them back right where they supposed to walk because Israel is the Flock of HaShem, the true Flock of God. We have many Parashat to look into to get the whole picture just like the next Parashah will be another interesting reading and study.
The Torah study has been given me much life and continuous valuable blessings since I started it in 2003 but only through various serious internet websites. Until lately I have acquired serious study materials from FFOZ, Torahresource.com and Artscroll to further pursue in-depth study of the ancient Jewish roots especially the early followers of our beloved Master Yeshua that I find the Scripture a precious gem to enjoy. Something that is more precious than gold and silver just like King David describes it in his psalms to HaShem/Elohim.
Until then, Shalom.
Please stand with Israel
Netanyahu & Obama
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In a much-touted speech delivered from Cairo, Obama outlined what he sees as the first and second greatest sources of tension between the Muslim world and the United States. Al-Qaeda topped his list, but Israel came in as the second greatest source of tension. The president said, “Israel has been depriving the Palestinians of their homeland for sixty years.”
The president made another point in his speech: “And any nation – including Iran – should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.” Prime Minister Netanyahu does not believe that a state which is the center of gravity for world terrorism has the right to have any nuclear power, period.
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If Mr. Obama really supports the proliferation of nuclear power in Iran and if Iran because of his support began to be more hostile towards Israel to the extent that they think attacking Israel or wiping Israel off existence wouldn’t cause any discomfort to the world, Iran will not hesitate to attack Israel because the US always represent the world. If this scenario happens, Mr. Obama will be the most sinful man before God Himself, the LORD Almighty, the only Creator. There is no such thing as a Christian’s God or a Muslim’s God or a Buddhist’s God or so forth but there is only ONE TRUE LIVING GOD and that is the God of Israel. All others are just simply idol god that doesn’t hear or speak.
If we are faithful enough just like what our beloved Master Yeshua had taught us in the Besorah about the mustard seed and also in the chapter of Elijah challenging the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel when he called down fire from heaven to show God’s power (1 Kings 18:20-46 – Contest at Mount Carmel), I bet we all know the outcome for Iran and for Mr. Obama.
Man can make many kinds of religions that they want and one can join which one they like and based on one’s own mood. But there is only one God and that God cannot be manipulated by man. A true religion is a religion that teaches man to follow God and not the other way round. God said it very specifically through His beloved servants, the ancient prophets that Israel remains His and it is the apple of His eyes. Mr. Obama may not be a religious person but his religious advisors can always advise him to refrain from making such irresponsible act especially towards the Holy Land of Israel despite the rousing complaints of the Muslim countries.
If Mr. Obama wants to be fair to the Muslim people then be fair to the Jewish people too, don’t just appease one side and make the other side at the expense of it. Whatever it is for us all humankind, may HaShem/Elohim have mercy on all of us and especially may He change the heart of Mr. Obama to shows favor to the Jewish people for His sake and also for the glory be to our beloved Messiah King – YESHUA.
Shalom.
God loves Israel and God will protect Israel
I clenched my fist everytime I heard about the boastful barking of the Iranian toppies slurping evil against
Israel. So what if they have the most powerful nuclear power on hand or having missiles and rockets that can reached the heart of Israel according to the article in JERUSALEM REPORT written by Mike Evans, the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team. The weapons experts can only analyse the strategic point of it but the divine side, they know nothing. Needless to say they don’t even know the AWESOME power of HaShem/Elohim (God Himself) and what He is capable of. Usually people who don’t believe in God or those who said this “God” stuff is just some self-comfort type of personal belief are arrogant self-thinker. You fools, God can do whatever he wants and He don’t need anybody to tell Him what to do and what He do is absolutely marvellous in our eyes and simply unbelievable. Like I told my friends the other day that if Iran wants to wipe Israel off the world, HaShem/Elohim (God Himself) will first wipe Iran off the world with His mighty glorious power because there is NOTHING God cannot do for He form this world. Every country in His eyes are just simply peanut to Him and if HaShem/Elohim declares Israel as His, who, I mean who can take it away from Him. I won’t dare question Him, who dares, maybe Iran dares because they don’t fear God. If Iran fear God they wouldn’t have been so arrogant and so evil towards Israel knowing that God loves Israel as written and so proven in the Tanach, the Holy Scripture.
I supposed to enjoy this special joyous Feast Day of the LORD, the Shavuot and here comes this piece of irritating specimen news and talks about the country which I hate most. Let God deals with them and I don’t wish to hear so much senseless babbling from them. Anyway, according to the Scripture, the prophecy of Ezekiel said it very clearly how the enemies of Israel, their bodies and eyes and jaws and so on, dropped off piece by piece at an instance, and so forth. Go read it, is there, though it didn’t specifically said which country but it can be figured out easily because it said “the enemies of Israel”.
By the way, I happen to read the Temple Institute weekly newsletter and it provides a link which I find it very nice and captivating, click on the link here for a view of it. It is known as SEFIRAT HA’OMER – COUNT FOR YOURSELVES: FORTY-NINE DAYS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR WORLD: The forty-nine days between Passover and Shavuot, (between leaving Egypt and receiving Torah at Sinai), are days laden with awesome spiritual potential. The opportunity for growth is ours for the taking. Our beloved Master Yeshua observe it, why shouldn’t us.
For us the followers of our beloved Messiah Yeshua will take the below statement as our sole belief and live by it.
Shavuot is most beautifully expressed in the freewill nature of the holiday. God freely gave us the Law (Torah) by which to live. He then fulfilled His promise to send us a Messiah when He freely offered up His Son Yeshua as atonement for our sins.
Shalom and HaShem bless us all who love Him.
Bless Israel again and again….
Refering to my past blog titled “It’s Good to bless Israel”, and now I would like to continue with a new blog that show us a perfect way to bless Israel through our sincere prayer and heartful offering. First click on the link here to get the information to do the needful – http://ffoz.org/blogs/2009/04/the_first_sprouting.html.
Let me also said the same as what Dwight A. Pryor (founder of the Judaic-Christian Studies Center) had said in one of his interview as quoted below.
“My strong conviction is that the Lord is restoring the Hebraic foundations of the Church so that together we all can move forward in greater faithfulness and maturity in the service of the Messiah and the Kingdom of God. Toward that end we should be Father-focused, Christ-centered and Spirit-saturated. We should stand with and pray for Israel. Our teaching should strive to be biblically balanced and theologically sound.
Of all the followers of Jesus, we who are being reconnected to the olive-tree roots of our faith, who study Torah and treasure Jewish wisdom—surely we should be the most humble and wise, with a servant heart and a good eye, like Abraham, our father in the faith. Love should abound in all that we do. More than just knowledge, if the fruit of the Spirit is not characterizing our lives and our communities, then we are in the wrong movement.
At the end of the day, we can never improve upon Jesus and his example. His passion was for one movement alone, the Kingdom of God, and his priority was for the raising up of disciples through sound instruction and godly example. To authentically emulate that and to carry on that mission should be the raison d’être of the Hebraic renewal community.”
Believing in the Holy Land, the People and the Torah is part and parcel in believing in our beloved Messiah Yeshua. So it’s all linked up as ONE for God and for God alone we offer our service to Him. So to bless Israel means to bless Abraham our father and according to the Torah, when we bless abraham we will be blessed by God Himself no doubt because He don’t lie. Isn’t that great, huh! It sure do, man…..
Shalom and bless Israel forever!
Who will be the next PM for Israel?
I read with great perturbance in TODAY’s news article on News Comment column dated 13 February 2009 regarding the current 2009 Israel election and its impact on US foreign policy especially towards the ME peace process.
Now, I am no citizen of Israel or the US and certainly not a Jew but I am a God-fearing man who loves Israel, the Jewish people and Jerusalem. I certainly would like to see peace in Israel especially in Jerusalem and also for the Jewish people as well as for the peace-loving Palestinians. But I certainly hate the Hamas who always make things difficult for the Jewish people in Israel. I just don’t understand why the media are SO-QUICK to broadcast news when Israel bombard his enemies in retaliation but when the Hamas bombard Israel, ALL MEDIA KEEP QUIET.
All I can say is that this world is a selfish world and let God judge the world with His righteousness and those who go against Him will surely receives a hundred times more than what the Pharoah had went through during his ruling time (Psalm 82:8). This world is NOTHING if God shows no mercy in it.
Surely everybody wants peace because only with peace there is prosperity and certainly world economic growth will develop abundance. It is not wrong humanely to have peace or wants peace but NOT to the extent of taking something away to acheive its agenda. Does God ever see what the great powers like the US, UK, EU or UN is doing? Certainly He does as we always sing in Psalm 94 and especially verses 8 to 11 on every Wednesday morning to offer our sincere prayer incense to Him. He sees, He watches and He will punish those severely who try to ruin His divine agenda on earth as lay out perfectly and prophetically in the Jewish Bible, the Tanach.
Israel, that small seemingly arid land surrounded by a large mass of residing muslim neighbours, is fighting with her enemies everyday to survive from all odds truly exemplify the right hand of Mighty God is working hand in hand with the Jewish people. Never mess with the Mighty Creator, the One True God, surely no human government will survive if they ever have such ambitious thought.
Pharoah from the Jewish Bible is one very good example though it is an ancient one but a very good one no doubt. It is certainly a scary premonition to those who try to divide God’s land and especially His holy city Jerusalem. As our beloved Saviour Lord Master Yeshua always say, “Let those who have ears let them hear…”
Now back to the article, if the US and the World would prefer Livni to be the next PM for Israel because she supports the agenda of a Palestinian state, dismantling of some Jewish settlements, possible withdrawal of Golan Heights, sharing of Jerusalem sovereignty, and so forth. May God forbid such act from the world.
I stand with Israel and the Jewish people and I pray that Mr Netanyahu will be the next PM of Israel because he opposes what Livni supports.
Shabbat Shalom.
It’s GOOD to bless Israel
This week parshat really stirs me up a little and I can say Torah study really gives me the inspiration to hunger for more. For those who study it, every parshat we go through each shabbat, each year or each triennial really tinker our head to ponder the multi-layer passages of the Torah.
Just these few days I have came across a few Torah scholars both Messianic and Orthodox that have very different understandings of each on Parshat Balaq. According to the Sages, usually when a person is positive he is usually be reckoned as a person of Avraham and when a person is negative, he is known to be a person of Bilaam. And Bilaam is the core subject of this parshat which is a very interesting study.
Aaron Eby from FFOZ written an article “How Good” had brought out one of the very significant focus points for the Parshat Balaq torah study and that is it pleases HaShem to bless Israel (Numbers 24:1). Whether people do it during Moshe’s time or in our times it goes without saying that it truly makes HaShem very happy to bless Israel and His beloved people.
Both Tony Robinson (MTS) of The Restoration Of Torah and Rabbi Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer (OTS) of OU Radio consider the Bilaam character of Parshat Balaq a messianic prophecy meant to happen in the last days. The difference between these 2 scholars is that TR phrase the doctrine of Bilaam as the doctrine of hasatan because it seduces Am Israel and for RYLO he noted that Bilaam is actually our primary source for our belief in the coming of Moshiach, the Jewish aspect of course because most Christians already believed He came and are awaiting for His Second Coming. References were from their respective websites - http://www.restorationoftorah.org/ and http://www.ouradio.org/.
As for me, I have a different understanding because Parshat Balaq tells me about Bilaam been a Midianite, a prophet of God holding almost the same prophetic power or authority like Moshe but having a very different attitude according to the Sages teachings. Of course God deals with them equally different even though they are both of God because of their prophetic power. To Moshe, God talks to him face to face whereas Bilaam, God talks to him through vision or animal. Now, what I am trying to say here is that Bilaam may represents the gentile Christian side though a bad one but just for example sake and Moshe been the Jewish people side. If the Christians having the utmost blessings from God and yet did not bless Israel in return will eventually be like Bilaam in the end because it really pleased the LORD to bless Israel (Numbers 24:1).
Until the next parshat….
