Teachings and Articles
The Teachings and Articles posted here are from a number of authors (whom we have followed and reviewed, and are normally comfortable with) and are on a variety of subjects... some of the same subjects may have different views from author to author. We believe variety in perspectives, while sometimes even substantially different, are material for study and analytical thought (using Biblical principals and text references to carefully evaluate). The principal of "iron sharpens iron," can help us all learn as long as we allow the Biblical facts and the Holy Spirit to guide us. If you have questions or comments regarding these items... we would welcome your inquiry and your thoughts.
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Antinomianism (Lawlessness)... Botkin- PDF a look at what it means to be "without law." This normally means without restraint, and outside YHVH's law or Torah. It is often misunderstood as something more of a Jewish issue, but that normally comes from a history of "Anti-Sematic" (Anti-Jewish/Anti-Commandments) thinking. read more.
Besides causing many prophecy watchers to go on high alert, the outbreak of hostilities in northern Israel this past summer provoked many rabbis to consider the prophetic implications of the conflict. When it looked as if the fighting might expand throughout the region bringing other hostile nations into the conflagration, read more.
We are in a battle for the soul of this nation... Lawrence- PDF The righteous have been fighting an on-going battle against immorality, abortion, lawlessness, rebellion against YHWH, humanism, Marxism/socialism and Eastern “spirituality”/New Age for several generations now. The latest addition to this list is the Antichrist religion of Islam and anti-semitism. Both are raising their demonic heads at home and abroad in the traditional Judeo-Christian nations of Europe. read more.
He is prophesied to appear with the anti-messiah and serve as his confirming counterpart... Judah. He will heal the beast from a fatal head wound. He will be able to perform other miracles in the presence of the beast. He will set up an image (statue) of the beast on the temple mount and cause it to speak. He will call on all of the world to worship the beast and use the "mark of the beast" economic control system. read more.
What exactly does it mean to be 'born again'?... Scott. Does this English translation do the intended message justice? I have decided to spend the next few teachings addressing a subject that I am occasionally asked about. Where is the new birth taught in Torah? read more.
So, let’s say you are having a reasonable conversation with someone when they suddenly tell you that the grass is blue and the sky is green... Judah. How would you help correct someone who has been told and believes the opposite is true? This is the same dilemma that many of us face when we speak with our Christian friends and family about the Torah, the commandments of God, or the Messianic movement’s teaching. read more.
The Child (Immanuel) is generally understood (Namely in the Christian Community, especially among Evangelicals) to be a Prophecy pointing to the future and about none other than the Messiah (Christ), Yeshua (Jesus);... Johnson however, among the anti-missionary types, the “Child” is said to be “not a Divine God Man,” but simply a son born to a woman… and not a Messianic Prophecy. This is no small contention and is a major obstacle between the Jewish Community and Christians. read more.
How did the “church” go wrong in its interpretation of the Scriptures... Lawrence-PDF. that resulted in the severing of the TRUE FAITH from its Hebraic roots? Why has it corrupted the ancient belief that our Rebbe Yahshua and His talmidim taught to Yisrael? What is the difference between Greek thought and Hebraic thought? read more.
Sometime around 1950 BCE (before the common era, about 3900-4000 years ago),... Johnson. YHVH (Yahweh) established an everlasting relationship between Himself and Abraham and “Abraham’s Seed” [Israel], whereby and forever and for all times… that a certain piece of Planet Earth would be a special place, title deed held by God Himself, and that on that piece of land a people [Israel] would dwell as the “people of God.” read more.
Many believers in the Messiah are familiar with John 14:6... Chumney. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. However, do you know what the Bible defines as the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE? read more.
This topic is as old as the foundations of the world...MIA, yet as fresh as the heart of
a new born child. A proper understanding of this issue can literally transform lives.
The topic is the restoration of YHVH’s Kingdom and how this restoration is to be
accomplished. read more.
Shavuot is the third festival in YHVH’s cyclical parade... Lawrence of annual sacred appointed times. It is also known as the Feast of the Harvest of the First Fruits (Exod. 23:16), Day of First Fruits (Num. 28:26) and the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot (which is Hebrew for weeks) read more.
Believing in Yeshua to be saved: necessary or optional for Jews? ... Botkin-PDF.read more.
To fully understand the ministry and the works of the Holy Spirit we must start at the beginning. In this study we are going to try to show how YHVH's (Yahweh’s - the LORD’S) Spirit moved in and upon men throughout history... read more.
The translation of the Father's actual name used in most English translations... Miller. is 'the LORD'. That is a pretty good translation of the Hebrew word 'Adonai' which can be best translated as sovereign or king; but that is a title not the creator's name. read more.
First of all, they are “present” on the earth when the Tribulation period is in full play:...Johnson. this is contrary to much of the “modern church” doctrine that some “Pre Tribulation” rapture is to take place “before” the Seven years of prophesied turmoil (Jacobs Trouble) is to happen on planet earth… read more.
Let’s simplify the Torah to just a couple of sentences ... Judah. This has been done by sages in the past including the Messiah Himself. A great Hebrew sage explained the Torah this way. read more.
The Apostolic Scriptures warn in the latter days before the man of lawlessness or anti-messiah is revealed, first the apostasy would come. Are we witnessing this end-time phenomenon take place in our midst? read more.
When we think of the gospel, we generally limit our thinking to receiving the gift that comes by grace through faith, which of course is salvation and receiving the manifestations of the Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) that come in power to the believer to be His testimony (witnesses) to a lost and dying world. This is true, but in order for us to get proper biblical perspective on how this came to be... read more.
God purposely hides something or someone for the very purpose of revealing it or them. We can observe this principle repeatedly throughout the Scripture, but most notably in the stories of Joseph, Moses and Esther. In Mark’s gospel, the Messiah verified this as a truth when He said, “For there is nothing hidden (by God) which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light” (Mk. 4:22). read more.
If we fail to read the Scriptures from the Hebraic perspective in which they were written, we will inevitably misinterpret them by importing a Greek dualism and contorting the sacred text into a system of linear logic. read more.
Once, when Yeshua sent his disciples out, he advised them, "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel" (Matthew 10:5-6). In another place we find Yeshua said to a woman of Canaan, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 15:24). read more.