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Two different covenants
We are living in the time very near about coming of Jesus Christ and saving of Israel (Jews) remnant through Jesus Christ. Praise to the Lord about salvation of whole nation (remnant) of Israel. In this writing I handle about wrong teachings concerning Israel and its position in the light of the Bible.
Contents:
- Doctrine about two covenants
- We will bless Israel (Jews)
- Salvation of Israel according to the Bible
- Roots of the Dual Covenant doctrine
- Identifying marks of
antichrist deception
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Judaism
- Messianic Judaism
- Old covenant and animal offerings
- Animal offerings in the millennial kingdom
- Renewed covenant
- 613 commands
- The promise given to Abraham
- Israel as light of the Gentiles
- Israel first love of the Gentiles
- Gentiles adoption to congregation of Israel
- Hellenistic and Jew way of thinking
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Rabbi
- Jewish (hebraic) roots
- Yeshua, not Jesus
- Twisting of words
- Different ordinances
- Dual covenant theology
Antichrist tries to deceive mankind in the last days to believe that nation of Israel don't need salvation in Jesus Christ (Messiah), and that Jesus Christ is not the Messiah of Israel. Dual covenant theology teaches same doctrine, and they say that nation of Israel (Jews) will be saved if they are obedient to the law of Moses and that Gentiles will be saved according to order of New Covenant by believing that Jesus is the Messiah. Dual covenant theology teaches also that Jesus is not the Messiah of Israel's nation. Dual covenant theology is heresy and deception.
Antisemitism has been raised nowadays, and in the last days antisemitism and persecution increases towards Jews. Antisemitism is hating Israel and hoping that Israel and the Jews shall be destroyed. He who loves Yeshua the Messiah can't be antisemitic, but must love the nation of Israel. Loving of Israel means also telling the truth the Jews about Yeshua the Messiah! The Bible urge to pray peace for Jerusalem and bless Israel. God has put nation of Israel in my heart, and I will bless it with all of my heart, and same I praise God, that every promise of God to Israel will become true. Unfortunately, Israel and its position have been perverted as first by Orthodox Jews and by some believers who believe that Jesus is the Messiah. My love for Israel doesn't close eyes about wrong teachings concerning Jews and their position. To blessing and loving belongs also standing accordance with the truth, and for this reason I bring up teachings and matters, which are perverted concerning position of Israel and Jews. If I know that an accident will face those that I love, and if I can prevent it by warning them, I would be loveless if I would be quiet. For this reason I open my mouth, and write this writing from love to Israel and Jews, and I pray and hope that, they will receive the salvation in Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah.
I will bless Israel with those words, which the Lord spoke and taught for Moses:
Num 6
22 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless
the children of Israel, saying unto them,
24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will
bless them.
This writing handles some wrong teaching of some Orthodox Jews, Messianic Jews ( some, not all of them), Jews and some Gentile believers concerning position of Israel. I emphasize that all Messianic Jews don't believe these wrong teachings, which I handle in this writing. The Bible urges to bless Israel and pray peace for Israel. For this reason I bless Israel with all of my heart and pray peace for Jerusalem and salvation for Israel.
In my heart I bless Messianic Jews, and I thank the Lord for them. There are those Messianic Jews who believe according to New Covenant order, and they believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah. May God bless Israel, amen!
I know that some believers irritate for the sake of my writing, but I believe that this is very important thing and God has put this in my heart, and I can't be silent for this. It is very important that Jesus' (Yeshua's) disciples have love for Israel and blessing attitude, but we can't close our eyes before those wrong teachings concerning Israel and Jews. Our love for Israel must be love by the truth, which loves according to truth and not according to itching ears of people and not according to tolerant flattery. I hope that our love will increase for God and Israel, and that we reach out in a right way to bless and love Israel. May God bless Israel, amen!
Salvation of Israel
according to the Bible
satan knows that his days are over after
that when remnant of Israel has been saved. For this reason satan try to
do all that he can deceive Jews and Jesus' disciples. satan tries to
deceive Jews and Jesus' disciples to believe that Jews don't need a
salvation in Jesus the Messiah, but they are saved by the order of old
covenant.
According to the Bible teaching Jesus the Messiah (Yeshua) don't come back
before Israel as nation have turned to believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the
Messiah.
Link: Coming of Jesus the Messiah For this reason satan and antichrist
want to deceive Jews and Gentiles in the last days to believe to wrong and
lie salvation of Jews by the old covenant and the law.
The real Jesus' (Yeshua's) disciple bless and love Israel and rejoices in the promise of God, that He will save the remnant of Israel in the last days. Jesus' (Yeshua's) disciple who is wandering in the truth and love can't support wrong teachings concerning the salvation of Israel.
Ho 3:5 5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
The nation of Israel (remnant) shall be saved in the last days, as the Bible clearly teaches.
Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
The nation of Israel shall be saved in the last days through Yeshua the Messiah, and not by the law or by old covenant.
Dan 12:
1 ¶ And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which
standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of
trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time:
and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some
to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Ro 11:
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye
should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own
conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness
of the Gentiles be come in.
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:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
In Romans 11:25 is not a question about number of saved Gentile believers, but that in the last days some Gentile believers will come to reach out fulness in Christ Jesus. Fulness in Christ Jesus means that Gentile believers come out from the division of Churches and denominations to be one body and reject pagan Church tradition and begin to believe thus as the Early Church believed. Like these way Gentile believers have achieved fulness in the faith, which also affects in the hearts of Jews yearning for Yeshua the Messiah.
The Bible says (Tanakh) that in the last days two parts of Israel's nation shall be cut off and perish (die), but the third part shall be saved and believe that Yeshua is the Messiah. Therefore the remnant (third part) of Israel shall be saved in the last days:
Zec 13:
1 ¶ In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I
will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no
more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean
spirit to pass out of the land.
3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his
father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not
live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and
his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be
ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall
they wear a rough garment to deceive:
5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me
to keep cattle from my youth.
6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then
he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
7 ¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my
fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall
be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two
parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left
therein.
9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them
as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call
on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they
shall say, The LORD is my God.
Zec 12:
1 ¶ The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which
stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and
formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people
round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and
against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people:
all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the
people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment,
and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of
Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of
Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire
among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour
all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and
Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the
house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not
magnify themselves against Judah.
8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he
that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of
David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
9 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all
the nations that come against Jerusalem.
10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look
upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one
mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that
is in bitterness for his firstborn.
11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the
mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house
of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan
apart, and their wives apart;
13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the
family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.
God is not changeable in His calling, and He shall not abandon His nation,
which He has promised to save.
Roots of the Dual
Covenant doctrine
Lying spirit of antichrist has worked in
Ortohodox Judaism, in which they teach that Gentile converted don't have
same laws as Jews have. The Bible (Tanakh) proofs that Orthodox Jews
are teaching wrongly abouth the Scriptures (Tanakh). The Bible (Tanakh)
teaches that one law shall be to Jews and the stranger (Gentiles).
Ex 12:
48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep
the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let
him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land:
for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that
sojourneth among you.
Nu 15:
13 All that are born of the country shall do these things after
this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto
the LORD.
14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your
generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
15 One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for
the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your
generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.
16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that
sojourneth with you.
Lying spirit of antichrist affect very powerfully there. Where has made
separation between Jews and Gentiles, who belong to congregation of God of
Israel. This separation leads there that Jews and Gentiles have a
different way to God (different salvation). The Bible teaches that Jews
and Gentiles have the same way to salvation, which is Yeshua (Jesus) the
Messiah. antichrist will teach in last days, that Jews don't need
salvation through Yeshua the Messiah, but by the law and old covenant.
Ortohodox Judaism and Dual Covenant theology are offering this antichrist'
gospel, that Jews don't need Yeshua the Messiah for the salvation and that
Yeshua is not the Messiah. Roots of the Dual Covenant theology are in
Orthodox Judaism, which have perverted teaching of the Scriptures (Tanakh)
concerning salvation of Jews and gentiles.
Unfortunately, some Gentile believers believe that old covenant is still
valid for Jews. This is also a seed, which leads there that they don't
believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah.
Identifying marks of antichrist deception
satan and antichrist are misleading mankind
in many levels, but in this writing we are concentrating how he deceives Jews
through their own beliefs.
Judaism as a word and concept is very wide. Judaism is Jewish religion, which is based on Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and teachings of Talmud. According to Jewish tradition Judaism begins with the covenant of God and Abraham. Jewish religion has many sects and few confessions from which the most important is a creed of Rambam (Maimonides):
1) God exists
2) God is a perfect unity
3) God has no physical body
4) God preceded all being
5) God alone is to be the object of worship
6) God speaks to humans through prophets
7) Moses will never be surpassed as a prophet
8) The Torah is from heaven
9) The Torah is eternal
10) God is all-knowing
11) God rewards good and punishes transgression
12) The Messiah will redeem Israel
13) The dead will be resurrected
Judaism doesn't believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah and that books of New Testament are not the word of God. There is also a certain Orthodox Judaism sect, which believe all thirteen principles of faith (Rambam), but in eight places they believe to Torah and oral Torah and that both are divine announcement and both are the word of God, in which is not any influence of a man. They have erred in relation to Talmud, because Talmud has not authority of the word of God, but it is commentary of men.
There is three main sect (denomination) in Judaism:
Orthodox Judaism - they obey all laws of the Scriptures (Tanakh) and teachings of Talmud.
Conservative
Judaism - they emphasize
historical and religious Judaism and are in half way from Ortodoxes and
reformers.
Reform Judaism- they are a liberal Judaism branch, which emphasizes
culture, race, and they have minor consensus with dogmatic religion.
Messianic Judaism is such kind of, in which some (not all) Jews believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah, and they believe that old covenant is still valid for Jews, and that Talmud and 613 command of Tanakh (the Bible) is still valid. Messianic Judaism is multi-coloured, where is believed and taught with many different ways. Multi-colour Messianic Judaism teach among other things like this:
- old covenant is still valid
- animal offerings are still valid in the New Covenant (some say all offerings are valid and some say that not all but some are valid)
- they teach that New Covenant is not new, but renewed ( by this way they believe that old covenant is still valid)
- Existence of 613 command of old covenant laws
- some of them believe that animal offerings will return in Messianic Kingdom (Millenial Kingdom)
- Israel is the light of Gentiles
- Israel is the first love of Gentiles
- God has adopted Gentile believers to congregation of God (Israel) and Jews are by nature on the basis of their birth nation of God
- Gentile believers are thinking as Greeks and Jews as Hebrews, which is the right way to think
- They use name Yeshua, not name Jesus.
Many Messianic Judaists don't believe all preceding things, but part of it. Messianic Judaism has so many kinds of teaching. Some Messianic Judaists call themselves for a name Messianic Jews and some Gentiles who believe like them call themselves for a name Messianic believers. Many (not all of them) Gentile believers who want to be Messianic believers want to be Jews. Therefore, some of them are doing DNA tests to get results that they can be Jews.
There is nothing bad being a Jew, but if Gentile wants to be a Jew and is not biologically, then this intention and desire are wrong. Often this desire leads there that this Gentile believer wants to be a Jew and has by that way more spiritual value as Gentiles. Often this kind of Gentile also wants to follow order of old covenant and also orders of Orthodox Judaism. Some Gentile believers have rejected Jesus (Yeshua) and turned to Orthodox Judaism.
Next I will handle some wrong teaching of Messianic Judaism. We have to remember also that all Messianic Jews don't believe these wrong teachings of Messianic Judaism.
Old covenant and
animal offerings
Existence of old covenant is one of the main heresies in Messianic Judaism. Through this doctrine Messianic Judaism believe the same way as Orthodox Judaism. The Bible teaches that death of Lord Jesus Christ ended the old covenant, and proof from this was tearing of the veil from the top to the bottom.
Hebr 8:13 In that he saith, A new, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Hebrews chapters 8 and 9 speak about old covenant and animal offerings, which have been cancelled by the offering of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. If old covenant still would be valid, so there wouldn't be any meaning in death of Jesus (Yeshua), and Jesus (Yeshua) can't be the High Priest of New Covenant. If old covenant is still valid, so there can't be atonement of Jesus (Yeshua), but atonement by the blood of animal offerings.
Hebr 9:1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
Hebrews chapter 9 proves, that Hebrews chapter 8 taught especially cancelling of first (old) covenant.
Hebr 10:
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and
offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which
are offered by the law;
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of
Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the
same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat
down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had
said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith
the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I
write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
19 ¶ Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the
blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the
veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Hebrews chapter 10 continues in verse 9 handling of first (old) covenant, in which is said that He (Yeshua) took away old covenant, that He (Yeshua) may establish second (New Covenant). On the basis of offering of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah God's nation is sanctified, and this means era of the New Covenant.
Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah cancelled old covenant by His death and atonement, and replaced the old one with New Covenant. New Covenant and old covenant can't be valid in the same time.
Animal offerings
A Messianic Jew called Eli Levi said to me, that all old covenant animal offerings are still valid in New Covenant except sin offering. He made a mistake in this, because all animal offerings and all old covenant offerings are cancelled, and none of them is not anymore valid.
Hebr 7:
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a
change also of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of
which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe
Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of
Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the
power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec.
18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for
the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope
did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by
him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a
priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to
continue by reason of death:
24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable
priesthood.
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto
God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice,
first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once,
when he offered up himself.
28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word
of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated
for evermore.
Heb 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Hebr 10:
1 ¶ For the law having a shadow of good
things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those
sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers
thereunto perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the
worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every
year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take
away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and
offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7 ¶ Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of
me,) to do thy will, O God.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and
offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which
are offered by the law;
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of
Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the
same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat
down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Letter to Hebrews teaches clearly, that when Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah established New and Better Covenant all animal offerings and all old covenant offerings are cancelled and same the old covenant has cancelled.
Animal offerings
in the millennial kingdom
Some (not all) Messianic Judaists teach, that in the millennial kingdom begin animal offering systems. Their claims are based on Eze 40-48 and Zec 14.
Zec 14:
20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses,
HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the
bowls before the altar.
21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the
LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them,
and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite
in the house of the LORD of hosts.
Zec 14:20,21 describes the time in millennial kingdom. A word house in
verses 20 and 21 is in Hebrew bayith, which means house 1881,
household 54, home 25, within 22, temple 11; numbers after words show that
how many times KJV uses those words when there has been translated word
bayith.
KJV translates these verses in a correct way; a house, which means God's
household (saved people), who are living with the Messiah in the
millennial kingdom. Pots are in the Lord's house (household) and not in
the temple. The Bible says in Hebrew language that pots are used for
cooking, not used as animal offerings pots. God already has removed old
covenant animal offerings and established New Covenant by the blood and
atonement of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. For this reason God don't return
to the system, which He has cancelled as the covenant, which can't remove
the sins and which can't bring eternal atonement. Animal offerings shall
not be established again, but they are cancelled for ever. After offering
of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah, there shall not come other offerings beside
His offering. All who come and sacrifice means that God's nation have
sacrificed their life for serving of God, because after Jesus (Yeshua) the
Messiah offering, there shall not be any animal offerings.
Eze 40-48 chapters are symbolic teachings, because these chapters can't mean that animal offerings would return in the millennial kingdom. If in the millennial kingdom would be animal offerings, so the blood and atonement of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah would be valueless. We have to remember that people who have entered to the millennial kingdom are there, because of the blood and atonement of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. Therefore, God can't throw away the blood and atonement of Yeshua and accept animal offerings, which can't bring about eternal atonement. I don't believe that before eyes of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah nation of God would sacrifice animal offerings in the millennial kingdom, it would have cancelled atonement of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. The Bible says that: For by one offering Yeshua has perfected for ever them that are sanctified. For this reason animal offerings in the millennial kingdom can't be valid.
Messianic
Judaism leans on teaching of Orthodox Judaism, which teach that Jer 31:31
speaks about renewed covenant. By this teaching they believe that there is
no New Covenant, and that they can live according to the old covenant order.
They teach that Hebrew word chadash don't mean a new, but renewed.
Jer 31:
31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day
that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which
my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the
LORD:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of
Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their
inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and
they shall be my people.
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In Jeremiah 31:31 are words chadash brit - New Covenant. New Covenant is New, not according to the covenant that God made with those who departed from Egypt. In Jer 31:31 word chadash is an adjective, and chadash as an adjective means new, not renewed. An adjective chadash appears in OT 53 times and means new, not renewed. There is only one exception, where Jews translate (JPS) Job 29:20 word chadash as word fresh, but everywhere else it means new, not renewed.
(JPS - Jewish
Publication Society Old Testament 1917)
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah;
Septuagint:
idou hmerai ercontai fhsin kuriov kai diayhsomai tw
oikw israhl kai tw oikw iouda diayhkhn kainhn
Jews translate in their own translation (JPS) word chadash as new, not renewed.
Septuagint which is Jews translation is in Jer 31:31 Greek word kaineen, which means new, not renewed. Jews own testimony proves that adjective chadash means new, not renewed.
Chadash as verb appears 10 times in OT and chadash as verb means to renew, renewed. Next there all places where chadash as verb appears in OT:
1Sa 11:14 Then said Samuel to the people: ‘Come and let us go to Gilgal,
and renew the kingdom there.’
2Ch 15:8 ¶ And when Asa heard these words, even the prophecy of Oded the
prophet, he took courage, and put away the detestable things out of all
the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken
from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the
LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
2Ch 24:4 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to
restore the house of the LORD.
2Ch 24:12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the
service of the house of the LORD; and they hired masons and carpenters to
restore the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and
brass to repair the house of the LORD.
Job 10:17 Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, and increasest
Thine indignation upon me; host succeeding host against me.
Ps 51:10 (51-12) Create me a clean heart, O God; and renew a
stedfast spirit within me.
Ps 103:5 Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; so that Thy youth
is renewed like the eagle.
Ps 104:30 Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou
renewest the face of the earth.
Isa 61:4 ¶ And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the
former desolations, and they shall renew the waste cities, the
desolations of many generations.
La 5:21 Turn Thou us unto Thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew
our days as of old.
Jews translate word chadash as verb for a word renew and chadash as an adjective for word new. It is very clear that adjective chadash means new and not renewed and there is clear proofs in JPS and Septuagint and both are Jews translations. Orthodox Judaism tries with power of lie to mislead people to believe wrongly the message of Jer 31:31. Orthodox Judaism's misleading teaching in Jer 31:31 has built to mislead people to believe that old covenant would be existing and still valid. But as the facts have shown for us that adjective chadash means new and it means that the New Covenant has replaced old covenant and old one is not valid and has been cancelled for ever.
The New Covenant. Messianic Judaism teach that tribes of Judah and Israel are participant of the New Covenant on the basis of God's promise. This is true, but shall be fulfilled only after it when in the last days Judah and Israel repent their sins and believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah. They have no part in the New Covenant without repentance and believing to Yeshua the Messiah. By natural birth no one can have part in the New Covenant. You must born from the Spirit of God and believe that Yeshua is the Messiah and then you can enter to the New Covenant and to congregation of New Covenant. The Bible (Tanakh) shows to us that in the last days Judah and Israel repent and believe that Yeshua is the Messiah; praise the Lord!
Circumcision in the New Covenant
Ro 2:
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that
circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the
heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men,
but of God.
In the New Covenant, the real Jew is he, who has been circumcised of the
heart by the Holy Spirit (believing that Yeshua is the Messiah).
Hebr 8
8 For finding fault with them, he saith,
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt;
because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith
the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and
write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be
to me a people:
Nation of Israel is the apple of God's eye, but it will come as nation of
God in the New Covenant when it has believed gospel from Jesus (Yeshua)
the Messiah. Hebrews 8:8-10 also proves this.
Praise to the Lord, that there have been always saved remnant of Jews according to grace of God. First local congregation of the New Covenant was Jewish in Jerusalem. We must always to remember that all Jews didn't reject Jesus (Yeshua) as the Messiah, but small minority of Jews accepted Him as the Saviour and the Messiah. Praise to the Lord!
Once Messianic Jew called Eli Levi said to me, that all Tanakh's 613 commands are still valid. There he erred, because Yeshua the Messiah didn't destroy the law, but He removed order of old covenant and with it, He cancelled many commands.
Eli Levi's congregatino website:
The doctrinal position of the Congregation is that the inspired Scriptures are the final and ultimate authority for life and faith in the congregation. Jewish tradition and Halachah are observed. - käännös: Seurakunnan opillinen asema on että inspiroidut Kirjoitukset ovat viimeinen ja lopullinen auktoriteetti elämälle ja uskolle seurakunnassa. Juutalaista traditiota ja Halachahia noudatetaan. http://www.el-halev.org/homepage/el-halev/congregation.html
Halachah ( הלכה ) is Jewish religious law, in which belongs to all 613 Torah's commands, teaching of Talmud, rabbinic laws and Jewish customs and traditions. Eli Levi teaches validity of 613 commands, although they are not valid in the New Covenant. Levi also accepts teachings of Talmud, which is also Orthodox Judaism. Congregation of New Covenant has made free from 613 commands and teachings of Talmud don't belong to congregation of New Covenant.
There are few examples about 613 commands, which are not valid in the New Covenant:
Lev 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
De 21:
18 ¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey
the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they
have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out
unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is
stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and
a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and
fear.
22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put
to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in
any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;)
that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an
inheritance.
Lev 21:9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
In the New Covenant are not valid death sentences, in which members of congregation must kill sin maker by stoning or burning. In the New Covenant, there is not any death sentence to sin maker, where congregation must kill him. In old covenant was death sentences where congregation must kill sin maker, but there is not such death sentences in the New Covenant. You cannot kill stubborn and drunkard son, and you can't kill by burning priest's daughter. Sin is still valid in the New Covenant, but not the death sentence from the action of congregation. Sin maker must repent his sin in the Covenant, but if he doesn't congregation can't kill him. Preceding commands are not valid in the New Covenant.
Num
28:
1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my
bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye
observe to offer unto me in their due season.
3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye
shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by
day, for a continual burnt offering.
4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt
thou offer at even;
5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with
the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
6 It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for
a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
7 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for
the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be
poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the
morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a
sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
In the New Covenant, we don't need to sacrifice every day burnt offering
to the Lord. This command is not valid anymore. Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah
is one sacrifice for sins for ever.
Lev 4:
27 ¶ And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance,
while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD
concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he
shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish,
for his sin which he hath sinned.
29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay
the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
We can't obey this command, because then we would despise offering of
Yeshua the Messiah. Also this command is not valid in the New Covenant.
In Torah is 101 commands about offerings and sacrificing. Offering of Yeshua the Messiah ended all offerings of old covenant and commands which are connected to those offerings. Old covenant priesthood has given 33 commands. The New Covenant has ended old covenant priesthood and all old covenant commands relating to OT priesthood are cancelled. An old covenant temple and its instruments have 32 commands and all of those are cancelled, because in the New Covenant believers are the temple of God in the Holy Spirit.
In the New Covenant Yeshua's (Jesus) disciples don't wander like they have to fill the command of the law (613), because the Lord Jesus (Yeshua) has filled the law for us. We are free to live in righteousness and not in lawlessness. We cannot live against teaching of the word according to the New Covenant. Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah didn't destroy the law. God's law, which Jesus (Yeshua) didn't destroy wasn't 613, but Ten Commandments. Ten Commandments and old covenant are not the same thing, because ten Commandments is His eternal law.
Ex 24:12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
Ten Commandments are not the law, which we must fill, but a teaching, which shows to us how we must live. Freedom in Christ has made us free from sins, but not urge us to live against Ten Commandments, but not as work of the law, but from the grace of God and as work of the faith affected by the Holy Spirit. New Covenant believers don't get saved through Ten Commandments, but from the grace of God by believing to Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. God gave to israelites in old covenant time 613 commands, that they would be a holy nation separated from Gentiles to serve the Living God. The law of God was in the Ark of Covenant (Ten Commandments) and this law Jesus (Yeshua) didn't destroy, but rest of 603, He destroyed as earlier we have seen. Of course is some of these 603 commands are in accord with Ten Commandments and order of the New Covenant, then they are good building materials.
We must also remember that God Himself wrote with His finger the Ten Commandments, so the Ten Commandments are directly written by God and other commandments people have been written from the command of God. I believe that when God wrote with His own finger the Ten Commandments so it shows that those Commandments are the most important and are valid for ever and that is the law, which Jesus didn't destroy but fulfill.
Circumcision and demand of the law
Acts 15:
5 But there rose up certain of
the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to
circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
6 ¶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this
matter.
7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto
them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice
among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the
gospel, and believe.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the
Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by
faith.
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the
disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall
be saved, even as they.
12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and
Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the
Gentiles by them.
13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and
brethren, hearken unto me:
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to
take out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David,
which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will
set it up:
17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles,
upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among
the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols,
and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Judaism affected also
in Early Church, which demanded circumcision of Gentiles and keeping of
the law of Moses. When there has been much disputing about those things in
Acts 15, so was decided that Gentile believers don't need circumcision and
keeping of the law (613 commands). This decision indicates that also 613
commands were rejected from Gentiles. Peter said that God didn't make
difference betweenJews and Gentiles, and He has purified both of their
hearts by faith (to Yeshua), not by the law. Peter also said that they (Jews)
can't put a yoke on the neck of the disciples (Gentiles), which Jewish
forefathers had not strength to bear. That yoke was 613 commands. Peter
said that both Jews and Gentiles are saved by believing and by keeping of
the law. This means that Messianic Jews don't have to keep 613 commands as
also we have noticed earlier in this writing.
From Judaea some men went to go around to congregations, and they had this doctrine, in which they demanded Gentiles to circumcision and keeping of Moses' law. Jerusalem's congregation didn't send these men to teach about circumcision and law of Moses, but they left in their own names to deceive God's congregations. For this reason Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem, because wrong teaching had left from Judaea and not for that reason that Jerusalem's congregation would be administration center of God's congregations. Message of Jerusalem's elders was that Gentiles must abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. Advice of Jerusalem's congregation elders wasn't instruction letter of administration center of God's congregations, but it was instruction of the Holy Spirit and the will of the God. Elders and aposteles of Jerusalem weren't superiors of Paul and Barnabas, because their superior is Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah by the Holy Spirit. Jerusalem's congregation has not any higher position above other congregatinos, but all congregations are in the same line and connected to obedience to God in the Holy Spirit.
Circumcision of the New Covenant
Ro 2:29 But
he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart,
in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of
God.
Php 3:3 For we
are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in
Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Paul teaches that the New Covenant circumcision is not in the letter (in the flesh), but circumcision of the heart. Paul's teaching is very powerful, because he writes that the real Jew is he who has been circumcised in the heart and serve God in the Holy Spirit by believing that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah. Only circumcision what people must pursue is circumcision of the heart in the Holy Spirit, because only through that circumcision people can be saved from the grace of God.
For the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Messianic Judaism teach that believers must receive teachings form Jerusalem, because the law shall go forth from Zion. Actually, in the time of New Covenant teaching comes from the Holy Spirit through the Father and Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. Messianic Judaism emphasizes that the word of God has come out from Zion, and they urge Gentile believers to receive teaching from there where it has come out initially, and that is congregation of Jerusalem. Every Jesus' (Yeshua) disciple must receive teaching in the Holy Spirit in his local congregation. Every local congregation must be in the lead of the Holy Spirit and follow God, not men. The word and teaching first left from Jerusalem in the New Covenant era, but it doesn't mean that all times and centuries Jerusalem's congregation must teach all congregations in the world. The word and teaching first came out from Jerusalem, that those who believe in Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah would come for teaching of the Holy Spirit in their own localities. Teaching which teach that all congregations must receive directly teaching from Jerusalem's congregation is impudent teaching, because the Bible teach that the Holy Spirit must leas every one through their own local congregation fellowship. Teaching which teach that all congregations must receive directly teaching from Jerusalem's congregation has a carnal attitude where they want to tie up people under control of men. This kind of attitude also despises Gentile believers and dominate Gentiles by this false teaching. Every congregation in the world is independent, in which God is leading the Holy Spirit, and none congregation don't dominate another, not even Jerusalem's congregation. I bless congregation Jerusalem and this teaching about wrong position of Jerusalem's congregation is not teaching of all Messianic Jews, but only in their hearts who support Orthodox Judaism and who are not in the freedom of Jesus Christ (Yeshua the Messiah). Gentile believers must also remember that they cannot despise Messianic Jews, because we all have One Father and One Saviour (Yeshua the Messiah).
Isa 2:3 And
many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of
the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his
ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the
law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Isa 51:4 ¶ Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O
my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to
rest for a light of the people.
Mic 4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us
go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob;
and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the
law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
These Bible verses teach about the time in millennial kingdom where the law and word of God comes out from Jerusalem, because Jesus (Yeshua) rules there as the Prince of Peace. However, in the time of New Covenant the word and teaching come by the Holy Spirit and not according to any geological area, where some congregation would have leading position.
Ro 4:
1 ¶ What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the
flesh, hath found?
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but
not before God.
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted
unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the
ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God
imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins
are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
9 ¶ Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the
uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for
righteousness.
10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in
uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness
of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the
father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that
righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision
only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham,
which he had being yet uncircumcised.
13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to
Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of
faith.
14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the
promise made of none effect:
15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no
transgression.
16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the
promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the
law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father
of us all,
17 ¶ (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before
him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those
things which be not as though they were.
18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of
many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead,
when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s
womb:
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong
in faith, giving glory to God;
21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also
to perform.
22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 ¶ Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that
raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our
justification.
Orthodox Judaism teach that Abraham is father of Jews and Jews are the seed of Abraham, but Abraham is not father of Gentiles, and they are not seed of Abraham. However, what the Bible teaches about it? Abraham believed God before circumcision and giving of the law, and it was (his faith) counted to him for righteousness. Abraham got a sign of circumcision as a seal of righteousness, which he has (rigtheousness) as uncircumcision, that he would become father of all who believe through uncircumcision and who believe through circumcision. For the promise was not through law to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be the heir of the world, but through a righteousness of faith. For if those of Law are heirs, faith has been made of no effect, and the promise has been destroyed. On account of this, it is of faith, that it be according to grace, for the promise to be made sure to all the seed, not to that of the Law only, but also to that of the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all, according as it has been written, "I have appointed you a father of many nations;" before God, whom he believed, the One making the dead live, and calling the things that are not as if they were. Gen. 17:5
God counted Abraham's faith to him for
righteousness, but God also counts righteousness to all who believe that
Jesus is (Yeshua) the Messiah (including those Gentiles who believe to
Yeshua the Messiah).
The seed and descendants of Abraham are not only Jews, but all who believe
God of Israel through Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah. The promise given to
Abraham is not the monopoly to one nation, but shall be given to all who
believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah. The mark of the New Covenant
circumcision is circumcision of the heart in the Holy Spirit.
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. Ro 2:28-29.
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Gal 3:19.
Through the law no one can achieve promise of the righteousness of faith, because the law was added afterwards, by reason of transgressions until the Seed should come, to whom it had been promised. All men are justified by believing to Yeshua the Messiah without works of the law.
Israel as light of the Gentiles
Some Messianic Judaism teachers support
Orthodox Judaism teaching, which say that Israel is the light of the
Gentiles. Their teachings are based on example Isa 42:1-7. We can now
watch that what there has been really said.
Isa 42:
1 ¶ Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my
soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth
judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not
quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the
earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 ¶ Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched
them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it;
he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that
walk therein:
6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a
light of the Gentiles;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and
them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Context speaks about the Messiah who is the
light of the Gentles, not nation of Israel; He
(the Messiah) shall bring forth justice to truth and He is the covenant
and the light to the Jews and to the Gentiles; Hänet on pantu kansoille
liitoksi (li:berith am covenant of the people; le:or
goyim light of the Gentiles). The Messiah will open blind eyes, to
deliver the prisoner from the prison of sin; those who sit in darkness of
sins.
Isa 42:6 with hewbrew Bible and JPS (Jewish Publication Society Old
Testament).
The Message of the verse is very clear. Word
am means nation of Israel and goyim means Gentiles. Nation of
Israel can't be the light of the Gentiles, because this light has set for
a covenant to Israel. Israel can't be a covenant for itself, but the
Messiah will come for a covenant to Israel and for the lights to Gentiles.
Apostle Paul also proves that Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah is the light of
the Gentiles and not nation of Israel.
Acts
13:
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us,
saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest
be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the
word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
Simeon also proved that Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah is the light of the
Gentiles:
Lu 2:
25 ¶ And, behold, there was a man
in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout,
waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see
death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought
in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy
word:
30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel
Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah is the light of
the Gentiles, not nation of Israel.
Yeshua said:
John 12:46 I am come a
light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in
darkness.
Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah is the light of the whole world!
Suspension (compensate) theology. Church
institutions teach suspension theology saying that Church has replaced
Israel. Suspension theology is wrong teaching, because we have to remember
that first Early Churchers were Jews in Jerusalem. We have also to
remember that Roman Catholic Church brought paganism into Church. Paganism
can't replace Israel and those Jews who believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the
Messiah. We have to remember that there have been always existed small
remnant of Jews, who has believed that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah.
Orthodox Judaism has also made its own suspension theology by teaching
that Israel is the light of Gentiles. They have replaced Yeshua with
Israel. Unfortunately, some (not all of them) Messianic Jews
believe that Israel is the light of the Gentiles, although Jesus (Yeshua)
is the light of the Gentiles.
Israel first love of the Gentiles
Some Messianic Jews teach that first love of
congregation of Ephesus was Israel. I emphasize that not all of Messianic
Jews teach like this, but some of them teach (minor part).
Rev 2:
1 ¶ Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith
he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the
midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst
not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are
apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured,
and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the
first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Third verse tells that the church of Ephesus bore up a lot and have patience and on account of Yeshua name, they have also labored and have not wearied. After that verse comes words: "Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love". First love of Yeshua's disciple is God, not any man or nation. First love of church of Ephesus and all Gentile believers are God through Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah, and not Israel. If somebody believe that Yeshua's first love must be Israel, so he has made suspension theology, where he removes first love away from God and removes it towards a man. With this false teaching they break against greatest command of the law:
Matt 22:
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
Link: The Double Commandment of Love
Every believer (Jews and Gentiles) first love is God!
Gentiles adoption to
congregation of Israel
Once one Messianic Jew told me that Gentiles
are adopted to congregation of Israel, but Jews are naturally grafted in
to the olive tree. In other words, he said that Messianic Jews are
children of God and Gentile believers are adopted to children of God. His
teaching is wrong, because the Bible teaches that all who believe that
Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah are taken by adoption to children of God.
Ro 8:
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye
have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God:
In Roman congregation was both Jews and Gentiles and apostle Paul taught that they all have received the Spirit of adoption. The Bible doesn't teach that Jews are naturally children of God and Gentiles by adoption, but that both Jews and Gentiles have taken adoption of children of God. Both Jews and Gentiles must repent and believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah and by that way they are both taken adoption of children of God.
Adoption happens to congregation of God, because Jesus (Yeshua) is the head of the church and congregation is God's property, not any man. Saying congregation of Israel, congregation of Ephesus, don't mean that Israel and Ephesus own congregation, but it tells who belong to congregation of God. All israelites and Ephesians who believe that Yeshua is the Messiah are children of God by adoption of the Spirit and congregation is God's congregation.
Grace election
Ro 8:
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according
to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more
grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is
no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the
election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
Choosing to be grafted to Olive Tree (to
New Covenant congregation) in the New Covenant is election of God's
grace. No one belongs to Olive Tree in the New Covenant because of his
earthly descent, but because of repentance and believing in Jesus (Yeshua)
the Messiah.
Rom 11:
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery,
lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is
happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
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:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as
touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
Praise to God, because He shall take off blindness of Jews relating to Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah in the last days. So all Israel shall be saved until the fulness of Gentile believers have fulfilled. In the last days third part of Jews will be saved and two part will be cut off and die in last days persecution and Jacob's tribulation, but third part shall be saved and like this way all Israel shall be saved:
Zec 13:
8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two
parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left
therein.
9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them
as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call
on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they
shall say, The LORD is my God.
An olive tree has not changed for another tree, but old covenant has been changed for the New Covenant. If you want to be part of New covenant congregation, you must repent and believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah. Jews who believe that Jesus (Yeshua) is the Messiah, don't attach to old covenant congregation, but to New Covenant congregation. Jesus' (Yeshua) death and blood offering ended and cancelled the old covenant. All who believe to Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah, either they are Jews or Gentiles are attached to New Covenant congregation. The New Covenant circumcision is the circumcision of the heart in the Holy Spirit.
Hellenistic and Jew way of
thinking
Messianic Judaism teaches that Gentiles
naturally think in a Hellenistic way and that he who believes to the Bible
can't think in a Hellenistic way, but by Jewish way of thinking. I agree
that Hellenistic way to think is not good for Jesus' disciples. Messianic
Judaism teaches that Jesus' (Yeshua) disciples must think by Jewish way of
thinking. The Bible don't teach that, but the Bible teaches that we must
have mind of Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah in the Holy Spirit.
1Cor 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
The Bible teaches us to think as Jesus (Yeshua)
the Messiah, not as a Jew or Gentile. Original language of the Bible is
Hebrew, and I appreciate it, but this don't mean that we have to think
like Jew, because the Bible teaches me to think as Jesus (Yeshua) the
Messiah. Jesus was a Jew, but also Son of God, who thought as God and for
this reason we must also have a mind of Christ, and we can't think in a
way how the men are thinking, but how Jesus (Yeshua) thought.
Base for understanding of the Bible don't come by earthly origin, but in
there that he accepts to believe to the word of God as it has been written.
The most important is reaching out according to the mind Christ (Messiah),
not according to the mind of a man or the nation.
I love Jews and keep
them prayers in my heart, however I don't support judaism and believing
the order of old covenant. Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah said that no one can
call himself for a name rabbi. Rabbi was in old covenant Jewishness a
teacher, who taught order of the old covenant. We are living in the New
Covenant order and in this Covenant teachers are elders and shepherds, not
rabbis.
Matt 23:8
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and
all ye are brethren.
1Cor 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,
secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
Jesus (Yeshua)
the Messiah complete order of old covenant and set up the New Covenant. In
the New Covenant Jesus wanted to give new meaning to congregation about
teaching of the word of God. There are no rabbis in the New Covenant,
because rabbis belonged to the time of old covenant, but not in the New
Covenant. Teaching has also changed, because nobody can't come member of
the New Covenant congregation by order of old covenant, but by order of
the New Covenant. Therefore, Jesus wanted to reject a rabbi word in the
New Covenant, because the New Covenant is new and in the New Covenant
ministry of teachers are a different kind that in old covenant was.
Jesus denied that His disciples can't be called for a name rabbi. Concept
rabbi belonged to old covenant and is orthodox Judaism and concept rabbi
don't belong to order of the New Covenant. Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah is
our Rabbi and our Chief Shepherd (Sar HaRo’im).
The New Covenant local congregation can't lead one man, because all elders
are shepherds and leaders in local congregation.
Ac 20:
17 ¶ And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the
church.
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the
which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers (episkopos), to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Apostle Paul taught that elders of the church of Ephesus are all oversees, in other words, shepherd and leaders who must lead and feed church of God. So there is no one man leadership in local congregation and if somebody is leading alone local church, so it is non-biblical leadership.
Hebrew names of the
leaders of local congregation are:
Zekenim, Ziknei Hakehillah ( elders,
elders in local congregation)
Mashgichim Ruchaniyim (oversees, bishops)
Ro'im (shepherds)
Morim (teachers)
So the Bible teaches that elders, bishops, shepherds and teachers are one and the same ministry, who are the leaders of local congregation.
Orthodox Judaism and messianic Judaism
emphasize Jewish religion, and they teach returning to Jewish (Hebrew) (hebraic)
roots. The Bible teaches for us that God predestinated us to be conformed
to the image of His Son (Jesus the Messiah). So the Bible teaches for us
that we should change towards the image of God. We as Jesus' disciples
must return to grow towards the image of God! Our roots as Jesus'
disciples are in growth towards the image of God. We must remember that in
creation God created us in His own image, and that in Jesus Christ God
restore us to grow towards the image of God. So there are no other roots
for Jesus' disciples, but returning to the image of God.
We cannot despise it that God gave His law to the Jews and we must understand that God revealed Himsef first to the Jews and not to the Gentiles. But now in the time of New Covenant from the Jews and the Gentiles all who believe that Jesus is the Messiah are nation of God. He proclaimed "peace to you, the ones afar off, and to the ones near." For through Jesus the Messiah both the Jews and the Gentiles have access by one Spirit to the Father God. So, then, we are no longer strangers and tenants, but we are fellow citizens of the saints and of the household of God, being built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus the Messiah Himself being the cornerstone.
God gave to israelites the law, His word, the feasts and revealed Himself for them, that they would be holy nation, and that they would live according to teaching and the word of God. God did not give the law, His word and feasts that israelites would come Jews, because they were Jews, and it is their nationality. God gave Jews the law, His word, the feasts and revealed Himself for them that they would be nation of God, His congregation, and that they would grow towards the image of God.
So we must understand what are our real roots as God's nation. I have seen that many messianic Judaism teachers are teaching Jewish (hebraic) roots in that way that they teach messianic Jews and Gentile believers to return to order of old covenant, in other words going back there what Jesus the Messiah has cancelled. We see very clearly intentions and motives of these Judaism teachers if we for example look a little what messianic Judaism teacher Joseph Shulam teaches:
Joseph
Shulam:
A
Commentary on the Jewish Roots of Acts:
The so-called "primitive" theology of
the early community indicates that the book was written before the
development of the major theological controversies. Jewish believers are
still going to the Temple, offering sacrifices, and making nazirite vows,
and people like Apollos and the twelve "disciples" in Ephesus
do not know about Jesus' baptism and the Holy Spirit.
http://www.netivyah.org.il/English%20Web/Book%20of%20Acts%20Intro%20English.htm
Joseph Shulam:
3. 4. Paul, and I presume the
other leaders of the Early Church, respected and observed not only the
laws from the Torah, but also every tradition and practice that all the
"normative" streams of Judaism observed in regards to the
Temple. This included the particular practices of taking vows and being
released from them by sacrifices of thanksgiving and ritual purification.
5. The Early Church did not see any conflict between
the validity of Yeshua's sacrifice and the coexistence and worship in the
Temple. Yeshua's sacrifice must have been considered the completion or
perfection of the sacrificial system of the Temple, but not the annulment
of it (foot note 10).
http://www.netivyah.org.il/English%20Web/MidrashaArticles/early_believers.html
You can see that what he believes. Shulam believes that Early Church believed the old covenant sacrifice system. Shulam believes that Jesus the Messiah did not cancel the old covenant sacrifice system. Shulam believes that Jesus' offering in the Calvary was not cancellation of the old covenant sacrifice system. With these words Shulam spread another gospel, because Jesus' offering in the Calvary the whole old covenant and its animal sacrifice system was cancelled.
Many Judaism teachers say that apostle Paul intended to make sacrifices (Acts 21), and that he was under Nazarite wow. We must remember that it was James with Jerusalem's congregation elders who suggested these things to Paul that Jews wouldn't accuse that Paul is law breaker. And then it is good to remember that Paul rebuked (Ga 2) Peter, when Paul saw that they (Peter and others) did not walk uprightly with the truth of the gospel. Paul said to Peter before all: If you being a Jew, live as a non-Jew and not as the Jews, why do you compel the nations to Judaize?
Apostle Paul exposed that Peter did not live as Jew, but as non-Jew, and that Peter compelled Gentiles to live as Jews. Peter was not doing right things and Paul rightfully rebuked Peter. Galatians chapter 2 exposes for us that Peter did not live under the laws of old covenant. Why then James and other elders Peter also persuaded Paul to do things by old covenant order. I believe that Jerusalem's congregation live and work under immense pressure for Jews. And when Paul came to Jerusalem who had been Pharisee and have caused a lot of disapproval and reproach among Jews, so James and others fell to give wrong advices to Paul. We must also remember that letter to Hebrews has been written to those Jews who believed that Jesus is the Messiah. Letter to Hebrews shows very clearly that order of old covenant and its animal sacrifice system has cancelled:
Hebr 8:
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place
have been sought for the second.
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with
the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day
when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt;
because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith
the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and
write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be
to me a people:
Hebr 10
1 ¶ For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very
image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered
year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the
worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every
year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take
away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and
offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7 ¶ Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of
me,) to do thy will, O God.
8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and
offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which
are offered by the law;
9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of
Jesus Christ once for all.
Letter of Hebrews says very clearly that order of old covenant has been cancelled and that in the New Covenant is valid Jesus' offering by His blood and old covenant animal sacrifice system has been cancelled. We must also know that the word of God is the truth and shows also errors of men and truth of God. James and others made a mistake when they gave advices to Paul, because the whole announcement of the Bible in New Testament teaches that old covenant and its animal sacrifice system has been cancelled.
Teaching about returning to Jewish roots is very seductive to many, but it contains a trap, and if you swallow this teaching, so they shall guide you into Judaism. It is also true that some Christian churches have also twisted the truth, but solution is not to go to Judaism, but return to the image of God according to the word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. We must understand that we are living in the New Covenant time, and we must believe according to order of the New Covenant, and not according to old one, which has been cancelled.
We must also remember
that atonement blood of Jesus the Messiah cancelled old covenant and
opened the way to the New Covenant. The veil of the most Holy in the
temple was torn into two, from top to bottom, when Jesus the Messiah died
and this was a sign that old covenant was ended and era of the New
Covenant has begun!
Compromise for pleasing the flesh and itch ears
Ga 6:12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Joseph Shulam and other supporters of Judaism aspire to please Orthodox Judaism. We can see it there, when they believe in the same way as Orthodox Judaism believes that order of old covenant and its offerings are valid. The faith which stretches out according to religious demands of people is not real faith, but itch ears belief. Messianic Judaism teachers have not understood meaning of Jesus' offering and not foundation of New Covenant.
Many of these messianic Judaism teachers also teach and believe to Talmud, which is not the word of God but oral tradition of men. Teachings of Talmud are rabbinic orthodox Judaism teaching, and they are only tradition of men and they don't have authority of the word of God.
Many messianic Judaism teachers teach that is wrong to use
name Jesus and word Christ, because they are pagan names and words. What
is the truth in this matter?
Jews scribes (70) translated Greek version (Septuagint) of Hebrew Bible between 3rd and 1st centuries in Alexandria. Jews translated Septuagint long before born of Christianity.
In the book of Daniel
they translated chapter 9 verse 25 word Mashiach with word Khristou,
which means the Messiah.
Dan 9:25
και γνωση και συνησεις απο εξοδου λογου του αποκριθηναι και
του οικοδομησαι Ιερουσαλημ εως χριστου
ηγουμενου εβδομαδες επτα και εβδομαδες
εξηκοντα δυο και επιστρεψει και οικοδομηθησεται πλατεια και τειχος και
εκκενωθησονται οι καιροι
Ezra 4:3 is in Hebrew Bible word Yeshua and
Jews translated it with word Iesous.
Ezra 4:3
και ειπεν προς αυτους Ζοροβαβελ και
Ιησους και οι καταλοιποι
των αρχοντων των πατριων του Ισραηλ ουχ ημιν και υμιν
του οικοδομησαι οικον τω θεω ημων οτι ημεις αυτοι επι
το αυτο οικοδομησομεν τω κυριω θεω ημων ως ενετειλατο ημιν
Κυρος ο βασιλευς Περσων
Exodus 17:10 is word Yehoshua and Jews
translated it with word Iesous.
Ex 17:10
και εποιησεν Ιησους καθαπερ ειπεν
αυτω Μωυσης και εξελθων παρεταξατο
τω Αμαληκ και Μωυσης και Ααρων και Ωρ ανεβησαν επι
την κορυφην του βουνου
Words Iesous (Jesus) and Khristos (Christ) are not forgeries, but words which Jews scribes translated to Septuagint. According to by Jews translators Iesous (Jesus) meant same as Yeshua and word Khristos (Christ) meant same as the Messiah.
Actually, Jews have been first bringing words Iesous and Khristos to the Bible terminology. When Jesus' disciples wrote the books of the New Testament and Greek text, they translated Hebrew word Mashiach as the same word which was in Septuagint, in other words, Khristos and they also used same word Iesous from word Yeshua. From this background came words as Jesus and the Messiah to English language and to other languages. If Jews Septuagint translators would use Hebrew forms Yeshua and Mashiach, so in our Bibles would be words Yeshua and Mashiach and not Jesus and Christ.
In Septuagint Jews scribes translated word Yhvh with Greek word Kurios, which meant the Lord, and they also translated word Torah with Greek word Nomos. New Testament translators also choose words Kurios and Nomos to the New Testament books.
So it incontestable
fact that Jews have been bringing first these pagan names and words to the
Bible terminology. These words were as ready in Septuagint and for these
reason words like Iesous (Jesus) and Khristos (Christ) were put to the
Greek New Testament and Gentile believers (Jesus' disciples) began to use
those words. But the fact is that Jesus' Hebrew name is Yeshua and it's
using is not wrong. But in the same way when Jews by Septuagint have used
name Iesous (Jesus) and word Khristos (Christ), so why we can't use those
words, because Jews self is using them in their own Greek Bible (Septuagint)?
We can use both words Yeshua and Jesus, and we can't deny using of them
both.
I handle next Jews
and how their comprehension about words and Bible teachings have been
changed after it when Jesus the Messiah died on the cross and rise up.
Septuagint Jews Greek version Bible was made in 3rd and 1st centuries, and
it was made during the time when people didn't know anything about Jesus
the Messiah. For this reason it is very interesting how they translated
words in Greek Bible (Septuagint) and how they understood some verses,
which can be connected to Jesus the Messiah.
Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold,
a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Orthodox Jews say that Christians have
counterfeited this Bible verse, and Orthodox Jews say that there is not
the word virgin in verse, but word almah, which means young girl (maiden).
How Septuagint translate this verse? You can it behind the link and in
English language Septuagint version.
http://septuagint.org/LXX/
Sept LXXE: Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
{1} behold, a virgin (parthenos) shall conceive in the womb, and shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel. {1) Mt 1:23}
Septuagint use Greek word parthenos, which means a virgin, a
young woman who has not been intercourse with a man. So when Jews didn't
know anything about Jesus the Messiah, they translated in their Greek
Bible version Hebrew word almah, to mean a virgin. But when
Jesus the Messiah was born and after His death Jews changed meaning of
this verse to mean a young woman and not virgin.
Orthodox Jews have tried to fade out the truth from this verse, but have not succeeded in it, because text of Septuagint is an evidence that also Jews have believed that the Lord shall give a sign that virgin shall conceive in the womb and shall bring forth the Son, who is Emmanuel ( God with us).
Almah
means
damsel,
maid,
young
woman
and
virgin.
Jews have
translated
in
Septuagint word
almah
on
Greek
word
parthenos -
virgin.
Evidences
of
Septuagint shows
to
us that
also
Jews
held
almah
as
virgin.
We must
know
that
Jews
scholars
translated
Septuagint
long
before
Yeshua's birth.
When
they
did
not know
anything
about
Yeshua,
they
translated
almah
to mean
virgin.
This
Jews own
translation
is
very strong
evidence
that
the
Scriptures has
prophecy
that
Yeshua
has
born
of
virgin.
New
Testament says
that
Yeshua
born
from virgin,
which
man has
not
touched.
Many
say
that almah
don't mean
virgin,
but a
young
woman.
Abraham
Even Shushan's
OT
dictionary says
that
almah
means
young
woman,
who
is not
married.
In
Jewishness almah
was a
young
woman,
who
is not
married.
In
the time
of
Jesus Jew
women
must
be
sexually pure
before
marriage.
In
Judaism and
also
in
the days
of
Miriam (Yeshua's
mother)
virginity
was
held as
condition
to
marriage.
So
it is
clear
that
almah
means
also
virgin.
The
Actual virgin
word
is
betulah,
but
in Genesis
chapter 24
Rebekah
is
used both
words
betulah
and
almah. Rebekah
was virgin and both betulah and almah. So also Scriptures prove us that almah
is a virgin.
Psalm 22:16 Orthodox Jews say that it doesn't speak about piercing. But
when they didn't know anything about Jesus the Messiah, they translated in
their Greek Bible version (Spetuagint) they translated that the wicked
doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
LXXE Psa 22:16: For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of
the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
The wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Septuagint shows very clearly what Jews have believed before Jesus the
Messiah was born and died, and Jews believed in that time that Psa 22:16
speaks about piercing that Messiah's hands and feet were pierced. This is
very clearly depiction about crucifying of Jesus the Messiah. Orthodox
Jews have twisted this verse, because they don't want to believe in Jesus
the Messiah and this place tells so clearly about piercing of Jesus the
Messiah that orthodox Jews have twisted it. Orthodox Judaism tries to do
everything that could twist the fact that Jesus is not the Messiah.
However, the fact is that Jesus is the Messiah and Jews own Greek Bible,
from which they have translated directly from Hebrew proofs this! Praise
the God that in last days Israel's nation rebellion shall end and whole
remnant of Israel nation in the last days shall be saved.
Old covenant was of
that kind whereby belonged to meats and drinks, divers washing (mikveh)
and Orthodox Judaism hold onto them, but they are not valid anymore in the
New and Better Covenant. In the same animal offerings are not valid in the
New Covenant.
Hepr 9:
8 ¶ The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the
holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle
was yet standing:
9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both
gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect,
as pertaining to the conscience;
10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal
ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a
greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say,
not of this building;
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he
entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption
for us.
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works
to serve the living God?
15 ¶ And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under
the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of
eternal inheritance.
The Holy Spirit was signifying that the way into the Most Holy was not yet
made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing. Writer of
letter of Hebrews said that this was figuring for present time. When the
way to the Most Holy was revealed? When Jesus the Messiah poured out His
blood of the atonement in the Calvary and when He died the way to the Most
Holy was revealed and evidence about this was tearing of the veil of the
Most Holy in the temple in Jerusalem. Many Jews didn't believe this, but
they continued useless temple offering service.
Writer of letter of Hebrews said that meats and drinks, divers washing and
carnal ordinances were imposed to them (Jews) until the time of
reformation. Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha says: until the time of the
Tikkun. Tikkun means improvement, amelioration, correction and repair.
Hebrews chapter 9 says that meats, drinks and divers washing were carnal
ordinances and were in valid only until the time of the reformation. Col 2
tells for us very clearly what is this time of reformation!
Col 2:
16 ¶ Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in
respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and
worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen,
vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands
having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the
increase of God.
20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world,
why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and
doctrines of men?
23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility,
and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the
flesh.
Col 2 says that nobody cannot judge the New Covenant believers in meat, or
in drink and so on. This shows for us very clearly that old covenant order
of meat and drinks and divers washing are not valid anymore. If those
carnal ordinances would be valid in the New Covenant so in Col 2 would be
teaching that they should observe those ordinances, but Col 2 denies it
and says that we are free in the New Covenant from those ordinances. So it
is very clear that in Hebrews being time of reformation means time of the
New Covenant. If God has saved us, and we are living in the Holy Spirit,
so we know that old covenant and its carnal ordinances has been cancelled
and we are living in the New Covenant on the foundation of Jesus blood
offering from the grace of God.
God set healthy food regulations to nation of Israel in old covenant. Meat and drinks are not valid as commands of the law in the New Covenant, but cancelled. But of course we have right to eat or to be uneaten in the New Covenant. It is very wise to eat healthy foods and avoid unhealthy foods, but this is not salvation question, and we cannot burden anybody from this matter. The one eating, do not despise the one not eating. And the one not eating, do not judge the one eating!
Feasts. Paul taught that no man can't judge Gentile believers about it that they don't celebrate old covenant feasts. The New Covenant teachings don't teach anything about celebrating of old covenant feasts such as feast of tabernacles, that the New Covenant people must celebrate it. In this subject we can live that we can do participate in it, or we don't have to join feast of tabernacles. Do not judge anybody and do not make from this question about salvation or the law question, because it is not it, but we are saved from the grace of God.
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth
To the New Covenant believers must live and keep the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth, which happens in the New Covenant by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We are living in the time near coming of Jesus the Messiah and saving of remnant of Israel's nation. Evil spirits have raised some heretic doctrines concerning salvation of Israel's nation, which are returning to Orthodox Judaism and the dual covenant theology. Evil spirits want that Jews would receive false salvation by the order of old covenant. Orthodox Jews and dual covenant teachers teach that Jews shall be saved by the law (order of old covenant) and Jews don't want to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Dual covenant teachers say that Jesus was not the Messiah of Jews and that Jesus refused to be Messiah to the Jews. Dual covenant teachers are speaking with the mouth of antichrist.
Dual covenant teachers and orthodox Jews will support a plan to build the third temple to Jerusalem. The third temple is not solution to the Jews, but Jesus the Messiah is their solution and only one who can bring them the salvation.
Dual covenant teachers say that Jesus did not come to earth to be the Messiah and that Jesus refused by word and deed to claim to be the Messiah. Dual covenant teachers indeed speak with the mouth of antichrist, because the Bible very clearly says that Jesus is the Messiah:
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers
are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Jesus admitted by word and deed that He is the Messiah:
John
10:
4 Then came
the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to
doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I
do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
Matt 16:
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ (the
Messiah), the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:
for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is
in heaven.
Jesus doesn't deny that He is not Israel's Messiah, but He says that He is the Messiah, and of course He is the Messiah both the Jews and the Gentiles.
I have to bring one
thing that I have studied this subject many years, where position of the
Jews and their salvation is distorted. Orthodox Judaism deception where
they deny that Jesus is not the Messiah and where they believe that old
covenant is still valid, are unfortunately polluted hearts of many Jesus'
disciples who have believed these wrong teachings. I remember when my good
Canadian friend became too much interested about Judaism and Jewishness in
that consequence that he rejected Jesus the Messiah and don't believe
anymore that Jesus is the Messiah. Today a Jew rabbi is teaching my
Canadian friend and leading him deeper to darkness. This final goal of
Judaism that people don't believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
Ex 12:
48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep
the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let
him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land:
for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that
sojourneth among you.
In old covenant Gentiles who believed God of Israel had same law as were
in the Jews. Orthodox Judaism claim that Jews have to believe whole
commands of Torah, but Gentiles who want to turn into Judaism have only
seven
Noachide Laws. But the Bible (Tanakh) shows to us that Gentiles who want
to believe God of Israel have same law as the Jews have. Orthodox Judaism
hold Gentiles as subordinate as the Jews. Orthodox Judaism set the Jews
and the Gentiles unequal position. This is spirit of lie, which makes this
separation and by this separation spirit of lie keep the Jews away for the
salvation. But praise the Lord, because God shall save remnant of Israel's
nation in the last days after it when the Jews have repented and believed
that Jesus is the Lord and the Messiah, amen!
Petri Paavola
Sources:
- 33/38 (Finnish Bible)
- Biblia Hebraica
- Jewish Publication Society Old Testament 1917 (JPS)
- Septuaginta
- James Green Literal Translation
- Old King James Version (KJV)
- James Murdock's translation of the Syriac Peshitta
- Young's Literal Translation
- Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha
- John Hagee's video about his book: In Defense of Israel
- Joseph Shulam article: "Teachings from Zion" 2004
- Numerous discussions with Jews rabbis, Orthodox
Jews and messianic Judaism teachers
- jewfaq.org
-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism
-
el-halev.org/congregation
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Introduction to the book of Acts by Joseph Shulam
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The Early Believers in Yeshua & the Second Temple by Joseph Shulam
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- Johtajuus Jumalan seurakunnassa
