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The Passover: the Heart of the Matter

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Sheol/Hades was a place where the disembodied spirits (rephaim) went before the cross and resurrection of Yeshua. One part was called “Abraham’s Bosom” where believers went, and the other compartment was called “Torments” where unbelievers went. There was a great “chasm”…

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The Two WIlls of God: The Will of Command and the Will of Decree

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In Psa 139, we read that it is impossible to get beyond the reach of God, which shows the doctrines of omniscience and omnipresence (Rom 8.38). We are going to look at the Will of God in this teaching. We…

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How to Understand the Book of Jeremiah

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The book of Jeremiah is a very difficult book to interpret, so we are going to spend some time doing a proper background on it that gives us some needed information on the type of idolatry Jeremiah was dealing with,…

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The Last Trump is an Idiom for Rosh Ha Shanah

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There is an article on the Day of Judgment in the Jewish Encyclopedia and it says, “The Mishnah, Rosh Ha Shannah 1.2, contains the first known reference to the Day of Judgment. It says: ‘Four times in the year the…

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The Proper Context to Understand the Book of Romans-Part 1

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We are going to present some concepts on the Book of Romans that will hopefully correct some common errors that you may find when reading and studying from most Roman commentaries. These commentaries will not be aware of the proper…

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The Biblical Law of Agency

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This is one of the most important and misunderstood concepts in the Scriptures. Mark 3.14 says, “And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him and that he might send them out to teach” as shaliachim or “apostles” in…

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Did Believers Offer Animal Sacrifices After Yeshua?

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In the non-Jewish world concerning the Temple, we have all heard that Yeshua cursed the Temple, and that the Temple services were “done away with” for those who believe in “Jesus.” They say he was the final sacrifice and that…

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Evidence That Yeshua Was Conceived at Chanukah in the Winter, and Born At the Festival of Sukkot in the Fall, and Not December 25th

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We are going to go into this concept a little deeper than usual, but it needs to be done because many people believe that Yeshua may have been born around the fall harvest festival of Sukkot, and not December 25th,…

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There Has Never Been Greater Commandments Given to Man Than the Torah

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Deut 4.1-40 is a very important portion of Scripture because it tells us that no commandments ever given were better than these. That means Rabbinic Judaism and the Oral Law, Replacement Theology Christianity and their teachings that the “Law has…

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Mount Sinai and the Giving of the Torah-How Does It Relate to Acts 2.1-47?

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Understanding the Biblical Festivals is one of the keys to understanding the Scriptures and to help us unlock prophecy. We are going to take a brief sampling of just one festival called Shavuot (Pentecost) and use it as an example…

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The Temple Sacrificial System, Animal Rights Activism, and Environmentalism

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We would like to bring out some concepts related to the sacrifices and offerings that were brought, and will be brought, to the coming Temple. There is a book called “The Temple: Its Symbolism and Meaning Then and Now” by…

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How the Temple and Jewish Life Changed After the Return From Babylon

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Ezra 1.11 says, “All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400 (both large and small-2 Chr 36.18).  Sheshbazzar (maybe the Chaldean name for Zerubbabel) brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem. ”…

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The Akedah-The Binding of the Sacrifice and the Prophetic Implications in Gen 22

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Gen 22.1-19 contains what is called the Akedah, or “the binding of the sacrifice.” It is the most important chapter in Jewish thought, and has one of the most glaring pictures of the death and resurrection of the Yeshua the…

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The Concept of a “New Song” in the Scriptures

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Psa 96.1 says, “Sing to the Lord (Yehovah) a new song” and this term means a song is renewed and adapted for the occasion, and it tells us that Yehovah deserves to be worshiped and honored. But to “sing a…

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Will We See Our Beloved Pets Again in the Olam Haba (World to Come)?

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This is a question that many people as believers have struggled with when they have lost a pet that they loved due to an accident, old age, or sickness. We will give our opinion on this, but we certainly do…

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The Concept of a Doorman in the Scriptures

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Psa 84.10 says, “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand (outside). I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” We can see in this…

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Some Miss the Point of the Sacrificial System

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There are many people today that do not understand the reasons for the sacrificial ceremonial system set up by Yehovah in the Scriptures. We are going to look and see how many in Israel missed the point anciently, and then…

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What Does The Scripture Mean When It Says That One Is Delivered Over To Satan?

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There are several Scriptures that refer to this in the Brit Chadasha, but the concept is also found in the Tanak. 1 Cor 5. 5 says, “To deliver such a one unto Satan (meaning adversary) for the destruction of his…

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Why Are There So Many Religions?

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This answer will be short and to the point. There are only two religions in the world, God’s instruction in the Torah given to the Jewish people in the wilderness, and everyone else’s. In truth, there is only one religion:…

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A Camel and The Eye of a Needle

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Matt 19.23-24 talks about a camel going through an “eye of a needle.” There is no historical evidence that the “eye of a needle” is a gate in the ancient city of Jerusalem, and that was what Yeshua was referring…

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