The Answer to a Mystery

 

Saturday, October 22, 2016

 I was excited to re-read this blog today. Several months ago, I learned about a book that was impacting Jewish people and many were accepting Yeshua of Nazareth as their Messiah.  This of course was causing an uproar in the Orthodox Community.  Copyright 2018! I have read this book twice and given it to many people. It is the story of Jewish revival! The Rabbi, the Secret Message (and the Identity of) Messiah!  By Carl Gallups  it is hard to put down and has short chapters.  Gma J

 “For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery – so that you will not be wise in your own estimation – that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so, all Israel will be saved: just as it is written” (Rom. 11:25-26a).

 Hey Gang:  I thought I had completed my blog-writing, prior to leaving for Israel, but there is a rapidly developing miracle coming together; I felt I should alert you so you can do some research on your own - to put meat on the skeleton. 

 In the past year or so there has been tidbits showing up that indicate many Jews are beginning to recognize the emptiness in their chest cavity, just the size of Yeshua Ha Mashiah; they are asking very serious questions.  This is a relatively new phenomenon yet, in some ways, it is not.  We have witnessed the rise in numbers of Messianic Communities in Israel and America, and other places in the world, for more than twenty years. 

 Although the number of Messianic Jews is relatively small, the seed-planting program that “Jesus is their long awaited for Messiah”, seems to be growing at a steady and rapid pace. 

 Several weeks ago, a story surfaced that the leadership of the Orthodox communities of Israel doing all in their power to squelch this growing interest.  That said, the young, especially woman of Orthodox community, have been growing very cold towards the emptiness of the Orthodox teachings.  

  What began with a small prayer- group type, sharing this feeling with each other, began to rapidly expand throughout the communities?  It is now suggested that more than 30,000 Orthodox Jews are in serious study to find out who Jesus is, and, is ‘He the One?’  as John the Baptist asked?

 My friends, this is no small issue.  Up until recently the Orthodox Leadership were literally willing to go to very drastic extremes to prevent the “Yeshua as Messiah” belief from penetrating their very closed world. Joel Rosenberg shared an amazing story this week: “Have you heard that Israeli leaders are urging Jews to read through the entire Bible, verse by verse, chapter by chapter?” 

 Imagine an announcement from our White house: “Now folks, this is what I believe will fix our nation. I want you to join with me and the Senators and Representatives, and all the underlings in the Belt Way- to read through the Bible.”  Every medical facility in America world receive mega calls from people having heart attacks just hearing this

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off the new school year by encouraging children to rediscover the Word of God and Biblical roots of their Jewish Heritage. 

Netanyahu, known as Bibi to his friends, with his bride, hosted another in a series of Bible study groups in their official residence. They are studying, “What is the connection Jews have to the Temple Mount?”  

 So much for separation of church and state!  (The recent ruling by the U.N that the Temple Mount has no Jewish roots and is Palestinian and has always shown the bias of that Organization.)

 Meanwhile, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, and several government officials have launched something they call the “929” Chapters.  Purpose – to encourage all Israelis – even the most secular and non-religious among the people- to continue reading verse by verse, chapter by chapter through the full Hebrew Bible or “Tanakh”, until everyone finished together in the summer of 2018 for the 70th anniversary of the prophetic rebirth of the Jewish State.  

 Exciting times!  I will close with this challenge!  Read the Bible through -verse by verse, chapter by chapter. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. It is Okay if you don’t understand it all-   God cannot bring to your remembrance what you have not mut in your Think-Tank!

 Blessings

Gramps