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Israel – The Great Commission – Failure – Redemption?

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Israel, the Great Commission, failure, redemption?

Though it is theologically accurate to claim that Israel was to be the recipient of New Covenant promise; though it is true that Messiah came ONLY to the children of Jacob to proselytize them with the Gospel; though it is true that Jacob’s children were foreordained to be a blessing to all the Earth as they were commissioned to take the Gospel to every Nation, every Tongue, and thereby bless the Earth with Elohim’s offer of Grace through Messiah, Israel FAILED as they rejected Messiah; Israel failed as they rejected the Gospel by clinging to Torah/Law/Self-righteousness; therefore, the Gospel and the New Covenant were taken from Israel and given to the Gentile until such time the “fullness of the Gentiles have come in” (Romans 11:25); that is, the New Covenant will remain in the custody of the Gentile Nations until such time the number of Gentiles to be redeemed by the Gospel has reached fruition; then, an anointed 144,000 Jewish Witnesses (Revelation 7) will proselytize a “remnant” of Israel’s children during the war that prefaces Messiah’s 2nd-Advent, this Jewish remnant will be witness to the 2nd-Advent of Messiah as He returns to Mount Olivette and they will believe and receive their Messiah, they will enter the Millennial Kingdom and serve Yeshua there for 1000-years. ONLY A MERE REMNANT OF ISRAEL’S CHILDREN WILL BE PRESENT IN ETERNITY IN THE NEW JERUSALEM; THIS, DUE UNBELIEF IN SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS (Romans 9:27-29; Isaiah 10:20-23).

Concerning UFO’s and their frequency as of late…

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It is the Spiritual Realm interacting with the Physical Realm…these things will increase in frequency as that Day approaches. Jesus’ Kingdom is NOT of the Realm of the Physical/Time/Space/Matter…what our scientists are amazed by have existed before the World was created.

Also, in Hebrews 11:3, the Holy Spirit teaches that matter, Time, space, the Physical reality of our Universe, was “made” out of that which is NOT visible; in other words, what we see and interact with finds its origin in a Realm that is not visible to those encapsulated within a body of matter, flesh, allowing same to interact physically and intimately with the Physical Realm.

“By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.” Hebrews 11:3 (NASB)

Sabbath Day Observance?

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Concerning Sabbath Day observance,

The Sinai Commandments (9 of the 10 Decalogue) are mere fragments of the spiritual law written upon the heart of human kind on Day-6; Commandment #4 is a civil edict given the children of Israel, exclusively. These nine moral laws were given Israel’s children by Elohim via Moses as guiding directives concerning their relationship with Elohim and their interpersonal relationships between the Tribes as they were embarking on a journey to the Promised Land that would entail encountering pagan tribes, pagan gods i.e., Baal, Molech, the deception of the demonic.

Sinai and Moses’ civil/ceremonial edicts were given to a specific group of chosen people, Jacob’s children, as these edicts were bulwarks against compromise with paganism, a compromise that would have thwarted Elohim’s objective of bringing forth His Messiah through Judah as prophesied.

Gentiles have never been obligated to observe a Sabbath regulation nor is there one example of a Gentile honoring a Sabbath; this, from Adam forward lest same was seeking inclusion in Israel’s theocracy subsequent Exodus 16 when Elohim commanded Sabbath observance via Moses, a directive given Jacob’s children, exclusively.

It is also interesting to note that Elohim was required to provide Moses exacting details as to how the Sabbath would be honored, why? Elohim provided Moses extensive details as to the Sabbath’s prohibitions due the truism that NO PRIOR PRECEDENT CONCERNING A SABBATH OBSERVANCE EXISTED.

No one keeps the Commandments but Jesus? Why?

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Skeptic-Legalist asked: “No one keeps the Commandments but Jesus?”

No one, no one born of Adam’s seed (Romans 5:12) keeps the Commandments (Romans 3:23), if that were possible, Jesus died in vain (Galatians 2:21).

Righteousness, a right standing with Elohim, mandates “perfection” in word, thought, deed, in order to appease Elohim’s wrath for sin; this, the very reason Messiah entered Time apart from Adam’s seed (the seed of the woman), walked in sinless perfection before the Father and humanity, gave Himself as blood atonement for sin (to destroy the works of Satan, 1 John 3:8b) and the Father interceded via New Covenant promise and agreed to impute, gift, the sinless perfection of Jesus over the life of anyone who trusts in Messiah as their propitiation for the Adamic initiated sin-debt (2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 8:12).

Through this New Covenant promise, those who trust in Jesus are made “positionally” right with the Father; that is, the Father agrees to only see the perfection, righteousness, of His dear Son in the redeemed in Jesus, not their sin; this New Covenant promise pacifies the Father’s wrath and permits entrance into the Kingdom, a divine Kingdom where “nothing impure is permitted to exist” (Rev 21:27).

Commandment keeping is not an element of salvation nor do the Commandments, Moses, Days, Diets, have relevance in daily Christian sanctification as it is the Holy Spirit that conforms the human conscience of the redeemed to pursue the production of divine fruit (Galatians 5:16-23) and it is the “fruit” that fulfills the intent of all moral law; it is divine fruit that actually pleases the Father and proves one to be a disciple of Jesus (John 15:8).

Religionist said: “It’s so weird when so called believers try to argue against following the Lord’s commandments.”

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Religionist said: “It’s so weird when so called believers try to argue against following the Lord’s commandments.”

Christian response,

Those who are “believers,” having been born again into the New Covenant, understand the process of “commandment” keeping as it relates to the Spirit’s work via the “new creation” in Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17).

If one desires to honor Messiah’s commandments, they must first honor HIM and the Father through faith believing that Jesus is Messiah who died for them and was resurrected for them (Romans 10:9-10) and it is by “believing” that one receives the indwelling Holy Spirit as the Seal and Guarantor of New Covenant relationship (Ephesians 1:13-14).

It is then, by the anointing of the indwelling Holy Spirit, that the redeemed, the new creation, begins a journey of daily sanctification (a setting apart from the World) and the Holy Spirit begins to produce divine fruit through the redeemed (Galatians 5:16-23) and it is this divine fruit that fulfills all law; both, codified and spiritual and it is that fruit that pleases the Father and proves one to be a legitimate disciple of Jesus (John 15:8).

Christianity is NOT about pursuing laws, days, diets, traditions, clothing, but Christianity is about a personal, divine, relationship with the Father through faith in the Son and life anointed by the indwelling Holy Spirit, walking in peace with Elohim, producing fruit that furthers and honors the Kingdom. Christians serve the Spirit, not Moses.

What modern Church best represents the Apostles of Jesus

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Skeptic asked: “Which Church can historically trace itself back to the Apostles without interruption???”

Biblical response,

Any Church whose doctrine emphasizes that salvation, righteousness (a right standing) with our Heavenly Father, can only become reality through adherence to the precepts of the Gospel; that is, believing with a sincere heart that Jesus is our Messiah who died to pay our sin-debt owed the Father, a debt that cannot be paid by human effort, and by believing that Jesus rose from the dead for our justification leading to eternal life.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Who is Death and Hell?

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FB inquiry: “Who is Death and Hell?”

Christian response,

If you’re seeking to attach an entity to what represents “death” and ‘Hell,” Satan would be your guy. If you’re looking for the Scripture that coincides with “death” and “Hell” your translation is incorrect as “Hell” does not accompany death but death and “Hades” are relegated to Hell.

Death represents the “second death” of those who died rejecting the grace of the Father in Jesus our Messiah, Hades – torments is the holding place for the unrighteous Old and New Testament rebellious (Luke 16) who died rejecting Jesus…these are resurrected at the initiation of the Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11-15) and they receive a resurrected body of corruption and stand before Jesus for adjudication; they are subsequently adjudicated guilty for their works and death, Hades, are cast into the Lake of Fire (Hell) where they will cease to exist, eternally, as no place if found for their iniquity in the Kingdom (Rev 21:27).

Why is the Sabbath not relevant in the New Covenant?

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Sabbatarian asked: “If the Sabbath was kept in the Old Testament and it will be kept in the Millennial Kingdom, why do Christians say the Sabbath is not relevant in the New Covenant?”

The Sabbath that will be celebrated in the Millennial Kingdom is the Sabbath given Israel’s children beginning in Exodus 16 i.e., the OLD Covenant. The Millennial Kingdom will host elements of the Old Covenant’s sacrificial requirements as the Millennial Kingdom will glorify our resurrected Messiah as He will be given the Kingdom denied Him at His First Advent.

Neither the Old Covenant or its celebration and fulfillment in the Millennial Kingdom are relevant concerning the New Covenant of Grace. In the New Covenant, those redeemed by faith in Jesus, are not under law, days, diets, traditions, clothing mandates, but the “law” in the New Covenant is the spiritual law (Romans 2:14-15) that has been written upon the heart of human kind beginning on Day 6 of Creation as human kind is created in the spiritual image of Elohim and thereby received certain divine communicable attributes from Elohim that separated Adam from the beasts of the field.

This spiritual law, in the New Covenant, is enlivened by the indwelling Holy Spirit who walks the redeemed in Jesus in daily Christian sanctification and through His anointing, He produces divine fruit (Galatians 5:15-23) through the redeemed and this fruit fulfills all law; both, codified and spiritual, and this fruit pleases the Father and proves one to be a faithful disciple of Jesus (John 15:8).

In the New Covenant, the redeemed are not under the laws, days, diets, traditions, of Sinai or Moses (Romans 6:14) and in the New Covenant, the redeemed honor the Sabbath’s intent through faith in Jesus who is the fulfillment of all the Sabbath Day foreshadowed.

How is a Gentile “grafted” into Israel? (Romans 11)

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How is the Gentile “grafted” into Israel and what is the relevance of this “grafting?” (Romans 11)

The Christian’s “grafting” concerning Israel is relevant initially and primarily due to the promises Elohim made to Israel through Abraham (a Gentile); that is, through Abraham would come One who would be a blessing to every family of the Earth (Genesis 12:3); both Jew (Israelite) and Gentile.

The blessings promised Israel through Moses’ inspired writings (Torah) were, in large part, contingent upon National obedience (Deuteronomy 28); unfortunately, Israel failed Elohim; Israel conspired to murder their Messiah upon a tree and rejected the New Covenant, the Gospel, the Great Commission thus blaspheming the Holy Spirit and insulting the Father; therefore, Israel has fallen under divine judgment (Romans 11:25); consequently, only a mere “remnant” of Israel’s children will escape destruction in Hell due their rejection of Messiah (then and now) and their ancestors insistence that Messiah’s blood be upon them and their children (Isaiah 10:22; Romans 9:27; Matthew 27:27).

The promises and covenants relevant to Israel and the “grafting” of the Gentile into those promises and covenants are ALL fulfilled in Jesus and their divine fulfillment is realized in the life of a Christian ONLY by faith in Jesus as Messiah and the daily work of sanctification via the indwelling Holy Spirit as promised in the New Covenant spoken of by both Jeremiah and Ezekiel; therefore, the only true “grafting” has manifest through the Messiah and the promises made to Israel have been realized through faith via the Gospel; this, having little to do with one’s identification with Israel but ONLY through the Messiah who emanated through Israel’s child, Judah. I am NOT saved from Hell by Israel or his children, I am saved and grafted into the promises of Elohim through faith in Messiah Jesus who chose to enter Time through Israel’s offspring…this is my “grafting” as a Christian.

What is the “true” grafting?

The true, divine, grafting is the imputation-gifting of Jesus’ divine perfection over my life by faith in Jesus as LORD by which I am declared “not guilty” by my Heavenly Father and consequently welcomed into the family of Elohim as His child (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Spiritual Ignorance: Satan’s Victory – Humanity’s Defeat

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Spiritual Ignorance: Satan’s Victory – Humanity’s Defeat

Somehow and for some reason, perhaps innate narcissism due the Adamic Fall, humanity considers itself far more relevant and important than same actually is. You think yourself something special in the grand scheme of things concerning our Creator, His creation narrative, Elohim’s eschatological will concerning the current war between good v. evil that rages around us and permeates our very existence. YOU ARE NOT!!!

You were born into war for a specific purpose; you were born in Time because of war and you will die in Time and your body will rot away due WAR and its consequences; you might NOT like it, you obviously don’t understand it or believe it but the reality of this Spiritual War exists and that war has been relegated to Time and physics (Genesis 3:15; 1 John 3:8b); fact is, you’re fading away by the minute like a vapor breathed upon a mirror on a cold winters morning (James 4:14) – YOU ARE IRRELEVANT in the grand scheme of things as Elohim restores order and peace to His Kingdom as a result of the hate and rebellion and death and destruction of the god you serve in your foolish atheism, nihilism, unbelief; your god’s name is Satan (2 Corinthians 4:4).

You have been provided an opportunity to enjoy victory over Satan through faith in Jesus and His death for your sin and shame and uselessness (John 3:16; 1 Peter 1:18-19). Because of Jesus’ faithfulness, you can be something of relevance in Eternity due what Jesus has done for you in this very temporary Realm of Time; otherwise, you will rot in nihilism (Revelation 20:11-15).

Those who reject Jesus as Messiah are a foolish stooge of deceit and lest one repent and find Truth in Jesus, they will rot in shame. Elohim’s Reality is NOT concerned about YOU or your pitiful life when that life is lived in servitude to Elohim’s enemy, Satan. True life and meaning are only possible through faith in Jesus and receiving the indwelling Holy Spirit as your Teacher, your Wisdom, your Discernment! You must be “born again” through faith in Jesus apart from this life of war and destruction; otherwise, you have no hope (John 3).