Not a Lot of New Ye
ars Left in the Age of the Gentiles!
October 1, 2008 Wednesday Afternoon
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First of all, let me make a very definite positive statement – I AM NOT AT ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THE CRISIS CONFUSION WE SEE OCCURRING AMIDST ELECTED OFFICIALS S ITT
ING IN HIGH PLACES. IN MY OPINION WE SHOULD JUST LET THE M ARKET MELT DOWN TO
A LOWER LEVEL, AND THEN RECOVER ON ITS OWN. BUT THAT IS EASY FOR ME TO SAY BECAUSE I’VE NEVER INVESTED IN IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE WOULD GO INTO A DEPRESSION LIKE 1929.
I AM NOT CONCERNED IF WE DO, BUT WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS A TRIBULATION PERIOD, WHICH I BELIEVE HAS AN EXCELLENT CHANCE OF BEGINNING AT SOME POINT IN TIME BETWEEN 2010 & 2015.
WALL MARKET WON’T EXIST SHORTLY AFTER THE GREAT TRIBULATION PERIOD BEGINS! THE TECTONIC CHAOS WILL BE
THE GREATEST MAN HAS EVER EXPERIENCED ON THIS PLANET.
THE HISTORY AND CLOSE OF THE AGE OF THE GENTILES
CARRYING AWAY OF THE JEWS BECAUSE OF REJECTION OF THEIR MESSIAH! JERUSALEM WAS TRODDEN DOWN OF THE GENTILES UNTIL GOD HELPED ISRAEL TO TAKE IT BACK IN JUNE OF 1967 FROM NON-JEWISH JORDANIANS.
Luke 21:24 – And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and JERUSALEM shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, UNTIL THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES BE FULFILLED.
BUT ISRAEL WILL NOT BE RESTORED TO THEIR POSITION AS GOD’S WIFE UNTIL SHE COMES OUT OF HER UNBELIEF THAT JESUS WAS, AND IS, HER MESSIAH!
Romans 11:23-32 – And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. [24] For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? [25] For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, UNTIL THE FULNESS OF THE GENTILES BE COME IN.
[26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: [27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. [28] As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. [29] For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. [30] For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: [31] Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
[32] For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
ISRAEL WILL COME OUT OF HER UNBELIEF AFTER THE 7TH TRUMPET SOUNDS IN THE TRIBULATION PERIOD!
Acts 2:19-21 – And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: [20] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: [21] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Luke 21:25,26 – And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
THE SAVED REMNANT OF JEWS IN THE WILDERNESS WILL BE WAITING FOR HIM WHEN HE RETURNS AT HIS SECOND ADVENT.
Luke 21:27,28 – And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Romans 11:26,27 – And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: [27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Romans 2:28,29 – For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: [29] But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
ISRAEL, HEAR THE CRY YOUR ETERNAL MESSIAH MADE TO YOU JUST BEFORE YOU ARRESTED HIM AND DELIVERED HIM TO THE GENTILES WHO CRUCIFIED HIM! HE IS STILL MORE THAN WILLING TO RECEIVE YOU AND TAKE YOU UNDER HIS WINGS!
Matthew 23:37-39 – O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! [38] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. [39] For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Malachi 4:1-3 – For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts,
that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. [2] But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. [3] And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
Begin Excerpt from Aretz Sheva
Rosh HaShanah Holiday, Monday Night thru Wednesday Night
29 Elul 5768, 29 September o8 11:43
By Hillel Fendel
(IsraelNN.com) The Jewish People begin nearly a month of holidays Monday evening: Two days of Rosh Hashanah, followed on Thursday by the Fast of Gedaliah. The fast commemorates the end of Jewish rule in the Land of Israel following the destruction of the First Holy Temple some 2,500 years ago.
News updates will resume on Wednesday night.
Two days later will be the Sabbath of Repentance, a central day in the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur (inclusive). This is the annual period in which Jews take upon themselves to correct their faults of the past year, and more carefully fulfill the Torah’s commandments, vis-a-vis both G-d and fellow man.
Asked why such a reckoning is not done more often throughout the year, Rabbi Shmuel Tal, head of the Torat HaChaim yeshiva in Yad Binyamin, has explained [the following is paraphrased]:
“One who plans a long journey is advised to first climb a hilltop and take a comprehensive view of the route he plans to take. However, if he continually climbs hilltops to take such views, he will not be able to actually proceed on his hike! The same is true here: We are given an opportunity once a year to take stock of our lives and where we are going, but most of the time, we must actually be living – performing the commandments and trying to follow G-d’s way as best we understand… This does not mean that a person should not review and note his deeds and misdeeds every day – but the ‘big picture’ must be examined once a year.”
Five days after Yom Kippur (Thursday, Oct. 9), the holiday of Sukkot begins. In Israel, the holiday is seven days long – one day of a Sabbath-like holiday, followed by six days of Chol HaMoed, on which many every-day activities are permitted (except for on Sabbath). Immediately afterwards, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, is the one-day Sabbath-like holiday of Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, known as the Rejoicing of the Law.
Tuesday night will see post-holiday Hakafot Shniyot celebrations – a continuation of the day’s singing and dancing in honor of the Torah – all around the country.
Outside Israel, the holidays are celebrated slightly differently.
Sukkot begins with a two-day Sabbath-like holiday (Oct. 14-15), followed by five days of Chol HaMoed, on which many every-day activities are permitted (except for on Sabbath). Immediately afterwards, on Oct. 21-22, are two days of Sabbath-like holidays: Shmini Atzeret, and then Simchat Torah, known as the Rejoicing of the Law.
New Year Commemorations
As the Jewish New Year is not a time of great joy, but rather a time for careful stock-taking of one’s relationship with G-d, the Rosh HaShanah prayers – longer, more melodious, and more intense and inspirational than on a normal Sabbath – concentrate on G-d’s Kingship and His judgment of all creatures.
Based on the commandment in Numbers 29:1, 100 shofar blasts are dramatically sounded throughout the prayers, “awakening” us to improve our ways. The Tashlikh prayer is recited on Tuesday afternoon, preferably by a live stream of water in which we ask G-d to “throw away” our sins.
Upon returning home, special foods are served, especially sweet ones for a sweet year, as well as fruits that require a special Shehecheyanu blessing in honor of their being eaten for the first time since the previous season. Pomegranates are often served for this purpose.
As many as 40,000 Jews of all stripes, mainly Breslover Hassidim, are already in Uman, in Ukraine, to spend the holiday at the gravesite synagogues of their spiritual leader, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who passed away in Tishrei of 1810. Many say that their “Rosh HaShanah in Uman” is a life-changing experience, or at least provides them the spiritual replenishment they need f
or the coming year. Some rabbis, however, oppose the idea of leaving the Holy Land to spend holy days in the Diaspora.
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