Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

May they prosper who love you

- Psalm 122:6

Tag: Christmas

All Things are New

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Messiah’s Eternal Reign: Isaiah 9:7;Zechariah 14:6-9

Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,  to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Messiah’s Ascension and Return: Hosea 5:15; Acts 1: 9-11

Forty days after Yeshua rose from the dead He ascended to the place from which He came – to sit at the Right Hand of the Father.  There He will remain until the time that Israel seeks Him.  At that time He will return and fight for Israel putting His (and her) enemies under His feet.

The Resurrection:1 Corinthians 15:12-17; Psalm 16:9-10

The Resurrection of Yeshua remains the watershed issue of faith.  His Resurrection proved the deity of Yeshua.  Salvation depends on God’s grace and our faith in the atoning death, burial and resurrection of Messiah Yeshua.  Just believing that Yeshua was a good man will not result in reconciliation to God or the forgiveness of sin.

Yeshua’s Crucifixion & Burial

Although there continues to be debate regarding the actual day of His crucifixion and burial, almost every other detail was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. 

The Good Shepherd

Throughout the Bible God takes care of His people as a shepherd cares for his sheep.

His Birth

The birth of Jesus was prophesied in detail thousands of years before His birth.

Messiah or Israel?

The prophets speak of God’s “Servant.”  In many ways this servant sounds like Israel.  In fact many Jewish scholars interpret these passage that way, but to apply those passages totally to Israel is illogical and impossible.  The ultimate Servant is Jesus – the ultimate Jew.

Yeshua, God in the flesh

In December the world celebrated two different but linked holidays- Christmas and Hanukkah. 

The traditional date of Christmas, based on the solar Gregorian calendar, is always December 25.  But since the feasts of the Lord are according to the lunar calendar, the date of Hanukkah always changes.

Fury Against the Jews: Daniel 11:29-30

We don’t understand God’s ways.  It looked as though the enemy had retreated.  But instead, life got much worse for Israel.  Antiochus sought to divide the people.  He persecuted and tortured those who remained faithful to YHWH and extended favor and benefits to those who would turn away from God.