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What About Feasts?

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And if one of the pagans invite you, and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you, without an inquiry on account of conscience.  1 Cor. 10:27 AENT pg. 518

The AV puts it this way:

If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 1 Cor 10:27 KJV

Points:

1: One that “does not believe” equals “pagan.”

2: The feast that an “unbeliever/pagan” invites you to is at the very least, a potential pagan feast.

3: “And you are disposed to go…”  The choice is YOURS.  You are FREE to choose whether or not you wish to attend a pagan feast (such as Christmas).  You are not Biblically constrained to shun unbelievers’ dinner tables at all costs.

4: “Eat whatever is set before you…”  Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it!  Thanks MJ & Weird Al for that one!  Well, with one caveat, found in the very next verse:

But if any one will say to you, “This meat is derived from a sacrifice;” DON’T EAT IT…  1 Cor 10:28 AENT pg. 518

This relates to the larger discussion about “meat sacrificed to idols” which occupies most of 1 Corinthians 10.  Actually, there is one other caveat, expressed elsewhere in the Full Counsel of the Bible, for example:

…for it is sanctified by the Word of Elohim and by prayer.            1 Timothy 4:5 AENT pg. 628

When meat is sanctified (Set Apart), it is FIRST made “Kadosh” by the WORD of ELOHIM (Leviticus 11) and SECONDLY by prayer.

To a first century reader/hearer of the Letter to the Corinthians, it GOES WITHOUT SAYING that the meat offered is from a CLEAN animal.

To those of us in the 20th/21st century, it takes a bit of searching to grasp the principle of eating clean meat from the NT, but it’s unmistakably in there!

“An idol is nothing.” (1 Cor 8:4)  That’s the reason that meat from a CLEAN animal (Lev. 11) can be consumed, once it is cleansed through prayer from any idolatrous spiritual “goo.”

Further, see “Eighteen New Testament Misconceptions” beginning on  pg.794 of the AENT.

In conclusion,  even if you realize that Christmas or Easter, being pagan, has nothing to do with you, it’s Biblically ok to attend such a feast IF you know what you’re doing and IF you are inclined to go.  Who knows?  You might make some friends.

What About Christmas?

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As for Christmas, I gradually arrived at the point a couple years ago where I no longer celebrate it.  In short, it is futile to try to sanctify a pagan feast.  Sanctify = “Holy-ize” = “Kadosh-ize” = “make Set Apart” and we already have the Set Apart Feasts as determined by YHWH in Leviticus 23.  Who else but YHWH has the authority to declare Set Apart Feasts?

INSERT: This isn’t as upsetting to life as it seems at first.  Biblically, we can still attend feasts if we feel it is beneficial.  See “What about Feasts” for comments on 1 Cor. 10:27.

The arguments for Christmas just don’t pan out anymore for me:  “Well, we’re not celebrating paganism, we’re celebrating the birth of Jesus.”  Ok – can anyone find ONE Biblical example of anyone celebrating the birth of Y’shua the Messiah as a commemorative yearly event?  How come none of the disciples captured Y’shua’s pearls of wisdom after He blew out the candles?

 

For that matter, can we find ANYONE’S birthday in the Bible?  Yes, and well, they’re all bad.  For example, on Herod’s birthday, John’s head was chopped off.  How sweet!  Put it on the frying pan with the chicken head.  So the birthday thing in general… not Biblical, but a holdover from pagan cultures which had astrological traditions.   So why celebrate our own birthdays?  Therefore, why Y’shua’s?

 

His death is what carries meaning for us.  The Atonement.  And that is memorialized in Passover.

 

Ok, so how about if people don’t get the revelation about how unbiblical birthdays are… and they really want to put up a tree and hang balls on it and kiss under the mistletoe and remember that Jesus was born in Bethlehem?  (All except the last item on that list have pagan origins).

 

Let me ask them this:  Why, oh why, must we remember Messiah’s birth on the VERY EXACT DAY that the pagans celebrated that the false god “Mithra” was said to have been born?

 

Next we go to Exodus 32 and take a look at the golden calf scenario.  Most of us grew up thinking that Israel had sunk into depraved idolatry at that point.  They had, but not like we think.  They had entered into MIXED WORSHIP.  Aaron takes a gander at the shiny new calf idol, and then proclaims a feast to YHWH!!  Verse 5.  They were MIXING the worship of YHWH with pagan practices from Egypt.  YHWH absolutely hated that.  YHWH hates mixture.

 

Christmas is mixture.  Birthdays in general are mixture.  We see in the Bible what YHWH thinks about mixture in Jeremiah 10 and other places.  In other words, “DO NOT imitate the ways of the pagan cultures.”

 

The Israel of YHWH, by contrast, rather than following pagan customs, instead follows YHWH-ordained customs, such as those in Lev. 23.  In fact, it is YHWH Himself who DECIDES which customs are SET APART unto YHWH and which customs are not, therefore, er, pagan.

 

In Jeremiah 16:19 the “gentiles” finally wake up and confess the sin of their “handed down” traditions.

 

In Ephesians 2:11, Romans 9:6-7, and Romans 2:28-29, we see that we are no longer gentiles.  We are ex-gentiles.  There are only two categories of nations in the Bible:  Israel, and Gentiles (goyim).  We are called out of the goyim (like Abraham was in the first place) and called into Israel of YAH.  We are called to leave behind out goyish pagan customs and enter into new life in Y’shua Messiah with HIS customs and ways of life.  “Come out of her my people!”  Rev. 18.  Babylon represents the ultimate in rebellion against YAH (Tower of Babel) which is paganism aka witchcraft.

 

1Sa 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity (lawlessness) and idolatry.

 

 

1 Peter 1:15 “as it is WRITTEN, be Set Apart as I am Set Apart”

 

This is a cross-reference to Lev. 11.  Find the “be Holy” section in that chapter!

 

Peter writes “be Holy in ALLLLLLLLL your conduct… as it is WRITTEN…”

 

Just to rip away the veil a little bit here… when a “new testament” writer says, “as it is written…”, he is referencing the “old testament.”  (See page 833 in the AENT, in the article “Founders of the All Gentile Church” beginning on 829 for more info on these erroneous terms “old testament”).

 

Also, see my facebook group “Merry Christ Life and a Happy New You,” if you haven’t already, particularly the post which includes the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpQt4LlWqPQ

 

 

The deception goes very, very deep.  But armed with Truth, we can overcome the deception:

 

“One basic truth can be used as a foundation for a mountain of lies, and if we dig down deep enough in the mountain of lies, and bring out that truth, to set it on top of the mountain of lies; the entire mountain of lies will crumble under the weight of that one truth, and there is nothing more devastating to a structure of lies than the revelation of the truth upon which the structure of lies was built, because the shock waves of the revelation of the truth reverberate, and continue to reverberate throughout the Earth for generations to follow, awakening even those people who had no desire to be awakened to the truth.” – Delamer Duverus

 

For more articles like this, my friend Harold has been doing a huge amount of thinking and writing on foundational issues related to this subject.  Check his articles, such as this one.

 

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Hanukah in Cyprus

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Landed fine in Cyprus, and just lit the first Hanukah candle. Blessings in Y’shua the Messiah. Y’shua celebrated Hanukah:

 

“Then came the Feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem.  It was winter, and (Yeshua) Jesus was walking in the temple area in Solomon’s Portico.  The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, “How long will you keep us in suspense?  If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Jesus replied,  “I told you and you do not believe.
The deeds I do in my Father’s name testify about me.” (John 10:22- 25  AENT)

1 Peter 1:13-17 (AENT)

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13. Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds and be awake perfectly and wait for the joy which will come to you at the revelation of our Master Y’shua the Mashiyach 14. as obedient children: and be you not conversant again with those former lusts with which you lusted when without knowledge. 15. But be you set apart in all your conduct, as he is set apart who has called you. 16. Because it is written: Be you Kadosh even as I am Kadosh. 17. And if so be, you call on the Father with whom is no respect of persons and who judges everyone according to his deeds, pass the time of your stay with fear…

In Hebrew and in Aramaic, “Kadosh” (root: קדש) means “Set Apart.”  Therefore, “Be not conversant with those former lusts…” (v14) refers to setting oneself apart from those former things.  To be “Set Apart” (vs 15,16) is to be separated from something, and to be set apart unto something else.  Here the calling is exactly the same as it was given to the Children of Israel: “Be set apart from the world and its ways, and be set apart unto Me.”

V.16 “Because it is written…”  Where is is written?  Well, any concordance or Bible search program will tell you: Lost of places, including Leviticus 11 and Leviticus 20, for example.  Let’s examine a few of them:

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am YHWH your God… And ye shall be holy unto me: for I YHWH am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. (Lev 20:7 & 26 AV)

…For I am YHWH your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.  For I am YHWH that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.  (Lev 11:44-45 AV)

See also: Numbers 15:40, Deuteronomy 23:14.

So what is Peter saying?  He said “Be awake perfectly” (v.13) like “obedient children” (v.14).  Pay attention!  Why? So that we will “not be conversant with those former lusts with which you lusted when without knowledge.”

The Word is saying that we must separate ourselves from the things that pertain to sinful life.  This is because we are called by YHWH (v.15) to “Be Set Apart as YHWH is Set Apart.”

Why this calling?  Because YHWH “judges everyone according to his deeds” (v.17).  This is consistent with Y’shua’s final words:

“Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me to recompense everyone according to his work.” (Rev. 22:13 AENT)

Which just so happens to be consistent with the rest of Scripture:

Also unto thee, O Adonai, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. (Ps 62:12)
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. (Pr 24:29 AV)

The context of Peter’s first letter is that it is written to believers in Y’shua haMashiach, who are the “elect and sojourners” (v.1), who are “chosen… to the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Y’shua the Mashiyach ” (v.2).

As anyone can see here, disciples of Y’shua haMashiach have been chosen for “obedience” as well as for “the sprinkling.”

Still ready to press on?  We mentioned several specific verses in the Tanakh earlier, but to get the greater context, check out the full chapters:  Leviticus 11 and 20; Numbers 15; Deuteronomy 23.

Wherefore, Torah is Set Apart; and the commandment is set apart, and righteous, and good.  (Romans 7:12 AENT)

Philippians 3:20-21 from Aramaic Source Texts

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But our concern is with heaven and from thence we expect our Life Giver, our Master, Y’shua the Mashiyach who will change the body of our abasement, that it may have the likeness of the body of his glory according to his great power, whereby all things are made subject to him. (Phil. 3:20-21 AENT)

This is a powerful, encouraging Word.  Our concern is not with earthly things, but Kingdom things and Kingdom issues.  Our earthly physical body will be changed in the end – we will be transformed – puts things into perspective, doesn’t it?  This is the GREAT HOPE.
Backing up a little to verse 17, let’s get more of the context:

Be like me, my Brothers; and contemplate them who walk after the pattern you have seen in us.  For there are many who walk otherwise; of whom I have often told you, and I now tell you with weeping that they are adversaries of the stake of the Mashiyach;  whose end is destruction; whose Elohim is their belly and their glory their shame; whose thoughts are on things of the earth. (Phil. 3:17-19 AENT)

Is your Elohim your belly?  Or rather, is your Elohim the King of kings and the Master of masters?  

Your Elohim, personally speaking, is whom you serve; it is whom you strive to please.  

If your number one priority is your own comfort, your own provision for yourself, even your own diet preferences (“I know the Word says don’t eat such-and-such, but I’ll pick my theologies according to how I want to live; all that old stuff is done away with, right?”) then the answer for you is clear.  If your choices are made according to the ways of the world (“looking out for Number One = mySELF”), then your Elohim is your own belly.  
If, on the other hand, you care to “be like Paul,” and to “contemplate them who walk after the pattern you have seen in us,” then you will not serve your belly; and you will not be “adversaries of the stake (cross) of the Mashiyach.”  
Paul said “be like me” in these other places as well:

 

1 Cor 4:16  (and my ways v.17) 
1 Cor 11:1,2
1Thess 4:1-7, 11
2 Tim 3:10
So, what is Paul’s “way of life?”
For direct evidence, check out these passages:
Acts 20:16
Acts 21:20-24
Acts 24:14
Acts 25:8
Acts 26:20
Blessings to you, in the name of Y’shua the Messiah.

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New Moon Sixth Month Sighted From Jerusalem

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The pic above was taken in Jerusalem on Aug 31st by my friend, a believer in Yeshua.  I received the email on Aug 31, 2011 at 7:54:07 PM Israeli time.  My friend, a believer in Yeshua the Messiah, was joined with another believing witness in viewing this moon, and they did not manage to see the moon the night before even though they prayed and the clouds were removed.

 

I am in agreement with my friend (the witness) in stating that it is the 6th month which has just begun, and not the 7th.

 

Why were these witnesses unable to view the moon according to the NASA data such as that presented at Torahcalendar.com?  Was the moon too close or below the horizon by the time it became dark enough?

 

I have an unusual explanation for that.  I suggest that the earth really is tilting, thanks to the gravitational pull of Nibiru/Elenin/Planet X or whatever is out there causing various earth disturbances.  There already has been some evidence of the earth’s tilt changing.  The magnetic pole has been shifting even according to Tampa airport, but this may not have any bearing on the viewing of the moon.  However it does show a major earth change.

 

A change in the earth’s tilt may have an effect on where the horizon is located in reference to the moon.

 

Blessings through Yeshua the Messiah.  Keep looking up, your redemption draws nigh.

 

 

 

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Are Earthquakes Signs from God?

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“And there will be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars. And on earth, distress of the nations and confusion from the roaring of the sound of the sea. and upheaval that casts out life from men, because of fear of what is about to come upon the earth. And the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man who will come in the clouds with much power and great glory. But when these things begin to happen, have courage and lift up your heads, because your salvation draws near.” (Luke 21:25-28 AENT).

This might seem like freaky stuff here.  But there’s hope: Here, Yeshua the Messiah has foretold that we can know what is happening  certain signs.  Of course, only followers and disciples of Yeshua would bother to pay any attention to His words.  But people have been benefiting from Yeshua’s words for many centuries.

For more info about signs in the moon, check the article here.

For more info about why Yeshua is the Messiah, go here and here and here and…

The increase in earthquakes over the past 50 years or so is just the beginning.  I believe that there are some very good reasons why they will increase, and it’s all under control of YHWH the Creator who said way in advance that He will do these things.  The following passage describes what happens in the near future when people figure out that earthquakes are coming:

“And the kings of the earth, and the nobles, and the captains of thousands, and the rich men, and the men of valor, and every servant and free man hid themselves in caves, and in the clefts of the mountains; and they said to the mountains and to the clefts, ‘Fall over us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand?'” (Revelation 6:15-17 AENT).

Can the Creator make earthquakes?  Well, if He’s the Creator, the answer is self-evident: He can do whatever he pleases.  If your curiosity is piqued, leave a message or find some way to start your search for the Truth.  I recommend the Bible, from cover to cover.  Pick up a great one here and here.

May the Creator bless your path with light.

Teddy,

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Harp Convocation: Succot 2011

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Jerusalem: Oct 19th-24th

Harp Convocation, Succot 2011: Oct 19th-24th

Calling all nations to bring  10-string Davidic harps, to gather to worship and praise Yeshua in the City of David, Jerusalem.

Come explore Jerusalem through praise, learning more about the heart of David, the heart of the Bride, and techniques for playing the Davidic harp.  All this while visiting Biblical sites such as Bethlehem, Mt. of Olives, Garden of Gethsemene, and more, with fellowship in a real Succah (Tabernacle/Booth).  Sow seeds into the future as we prophetically worship and pray for the peace of Jerusalem and King Messiah‘s triumphant return.

Our main gatherings and tour will occur right after the ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles Conference in Jerusalem.

Jubilee Watchman harp with Yerubilee Tuning Crossbar (L), standard Jubilee Watchman Harp (R).

Secure your own harp here.

Harp Convocation Schedule of Activities:

Yom 4, October 12th, (Succot Eve)

Harp Convocation Welcome and Introduction

Welcome, Orientation, and Introduction to Harp Convocation

Gathering of materials & building the Succah (Booth): Lev. 23:39-43.

Yom 5, October 13th  (1st Day of Succot begins at sundown)

Harp Convocation: Construction of the Succah 11 AM

ICEJ Conference Opening Ceremonies (7:30 PM)

International Convention Center Jerusalem

Celebration and Praise at the ICEJ Tabernacles Conference

 

ICEJ Conference runs from the evening Oct. 13th til 18th, the first 5 days of the 8-day Biblical Succot Feast.

 

Following the ICEJ Conference:

Yom 4, October 19th (6th Day of Succot)

Harp Convocation Day 1

 

Morning Gathering:

Scripture, Praise & Worship

Harp Lesson and Praise songs on the Harps

"The Stone has been Rolled Away"

Garden Tomb

(Possible burial place of Yeshua the Messiah)

Praise songs on the Harps

 

Afternoon:  Garden of Gethsemene

Church of All Nations, Mt. of Olives

Playing Harps at Mt. of Olives

(Possible burial place of Yeshua the Messiah)

Visit to a House of Prayer

 

Evening:  Visit to Congregation of Jewish believers in Samaria

Yom 5, October 20th (7th Day of Succot)

Harp Convocation Day 2:  “Hoshanna Rabah”

(The Great Salvation: the Great Last Day of Succot)

"If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink."

 

On this day long ago in Jerusalem, Yeshua the Messiah stood up and said, “If a man thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” John 7:37-38; cf. John 4:14

 

Morning Gathering at the Succah:

City of David

Scripture Reading, Prayer, Worship, & Playing Harps in City of David

 

Afternoon:  Playing Harps in Bethlehem, Birthplace of David son of Jesse

Preparation for the following two Shabbats: the 8thDay

Rainbow seen over Bethlehem

followed by the Weekly Shabbat.

 

Evening Sunset: Start of “Shmini Atzeret.”

Praise Concert with Yerubilee, worship team which uses the Harp.

 

Next:

The Eighth Day “Shmini Atzeret,” which is an integral part of the Succot Feast (Lev. 23:36, 39, 41; Num. 29:30, 35), followed by the Weekly Shabbat.

 

Yom 6, October 21st (Shmini Atzeret)

Harp Convocation Day 3

After the Seven Day Feast of Succot, the Eighth Day is a Shabbat, called Shmini Atzeret, meaning “8th Day of the Assembly” or “8th of Abiding” (Lev. 23:39, Num. 29:35).

 

Worship, Bible reading, and Prayer for Latter Day Rain.

 

Shabbat, October 22nd (Simchat Torah: “Rejoicing in the Torah”)

Harp Convocation Day 4

Worship, praise, and study.

 

Shabbat Bible Studies:

Last Words of Yeshua the Messiah, The Woman of John 8, Heart of David, Restoration of the Tabernacle of David, The Seventh-Day Shabbat: It’s Meaning and Purpose,

Overview of the Feasts of YHWH

 

Yom 1, October 23rd  (A Galilee Voyage)

Harp Convocation Finale

Take down the Succah

Check out of hotel

 

Details to be finalized, but may include, depending on availability:

Journey to the Sea of Galilee

Check into the Guest House in the village of Mary of Magdalene

Play Harps & Praise on the Mount of Beatitudes (Matthew 5 thru 7) overlooking Galilee

Play Harps & Praise while Sailing on the Sea of Galilee

Final Dinner serving St. Peter’s Fish (other entrees also available)

 

Yom 2, October 24th:

Morning:  Worship, Praise, and Reading

Journey back to Jerusalem or Ben Gurion Airport.

 

 

In summary, please feel most welcome to the JTOD Yerubilee Harp Convocation.

Come bearing gifts to present to our Heavenly Father.

Ascend to Jerusalem prayerfully, with Thanksgiving and with Joy.

 

“…And you shall rejoice before YHWH your Elohim for seven days” (Lev. 23:40b).

 

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Video: Full Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon, Bullseye) over Israel, 2011-June-15: Latter stage

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With my video camera on a tripod, I was able to zoom in ok.  The definition is not that clear, would have been much better with a telescope.  However, it’s still good for observing the quick transition as the moon moves out of the Earth’s shadow.  Too bad my battery was flat because prior to this I had a great view of the red-colored bullseye eclipse right from my neighborhood in Samaria (West Bank).  Hopefully someone else got some good shots.  I had one brother email me a pic, his dad had a great view from Brisbane, Australia.  That pic is up at our music page at Yerubilee.com here.  Check over there for my article on Bible prophecy and “the moon turning to blood.”

 

This video starts with a few short clips of the latter stages of the eclipse, followed by an inexplicable period of darkness, and then at about 0:27 the clips appear with a little bit of commentary.

 

Also, starting at about 0:16 that clip I imported into the computer while fast-forwarding – to speed up the change in the moon.  You can see how fast the clouds are speeding by.
The eclipse Started around 8pm June 15 2011 and finished up its cycle at about 1 am June 16 2011.  This video was shot between midnight and 1 am.  I hope somebody enjoys this sort of thing.  Check the article for more info at  here.

 

Enjoy!

 

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