Tag: temple
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If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly
The Messiah at Festivals So what does the Messiah of Israel do at festivals and feasts? How does the Messiah lead followers to worship the Lord our God, our Father in heaven? It was the Feast of Hanukkah at Yerushalayim. John 10:22 Hebrew Names Version Yeshua mashiyach Just a reminder to Christians of this 21st…
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The Gatekeeper & the Shepherds
Then the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, another man running by himself.” And the king said, “This one also is bringing good news.” 2 Samuel 18:16 Of Gatekeepers and Watchmen It would have been a Roman Centurion, Roman guards at the gates of first century…
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Your Mistake – You Don’t Know the Power of God
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT The Power of God Psalm 68: God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive…
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Your Mistake – You don’t know the Scriptures – 2
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT Pharisees We began this series with the priest of the second Temple Ezra, Looking Back at times preceding the fall of Jerusalem and the first Temple. Continuing with contrasts of Looking Back in real…
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Looking Back – The Evil Before US, a history from Ezra
Ezra, Looking Back Picture the priest Ezra speaking to the builders and worshipers in Jerusalem: You know well how we have come to this place and the work which is before us. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,…
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Times of Difficulty – 2
Signs of the Times [Introduction to this this series – part 1, in case you missed it.] Matthew 16: And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Pharisees, teachers, men of authority, including Sadducees who wielded great power over corporate worship want to…