1 Chronicles 21:4-5 Joab reported the number of the fighting men to David: In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who could handle a sword, including four hundred and seventy thousand in Judah. Acts 1:6-7 So when they met together, they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to… Read More The Old and the New Covenant
He is one of my favorite Messianic musicians and brothers. Please listen to this song from Paul Wilbur. Tanks to our sister Liz from Denmark, who tipped me. Written by Ivar
“We have already received phone calls from many more homosexual groups and couples saying they want to get married here”. These are information provided by Yad Hashmonah spokesperson Ayelet Ronen, told to the Messianic magazine Israel Today. Many are unaware that nestled in the hills outside of Jerusalem is a Messianic communal village where some… Read More Massive Homosexual attack on Messianic Jews
The restoration of the Jewish people to the mountains of Israel is a matter of sanctifying of God’s own name. God of the Bible (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) goes on to declare what he will do with Israel for the sake of his great Name, listing at least 14 solemn promises in verses Ezekiel… Read More The Messiah will change and save the Jews
There are many different views on the practice of Shabbat (the Sabbath) amongst Messianic Jews and Christians. Israel Today posed the following question to believers who live in the Land of Israel: How do you and your congregation observe the Sabbath? Here is how they responded: Jerusalem congregational leader – anonymous Most people in our… Read More Messianic Perspectives on the Sabbath in Israel
“My father is Jewish. But I am not ready to renounce Jesus as my Lord and Savior”. These are the words of Benjamin Gezahagu, of Jewish origin in Etiophia. He and his wife Aziev is refused residential permit in Israel, because they are Messianic Jews. They are about to give birth to their fifth child.… Read More Jews who believe in Jesus persecuted in Israel
There is an upsurge in interest among secular and religious Israelis to know more about Jesus. The Messianic ministry Revive Israel located just outside Jerusalem reports that its staff and partner ministries have experienced an upsurge in interest among secular and religious Israelis in the person and ministry of Yeshua (Jesus). In their latest newsletter,… Read More Threaten Israel in need to know if Jesus is their Messiah
“Jews do not have an enemy in Christianity” This was the conclusion of Israeli Law maker Nitzan Horovitz of the secular Meretz Party. He gave this statement on Israeli TV channel One’s “Second look”. Horovitz was commenting on the fact that Orthodox Jews persecution Messianic Jews. Channel One’s “Second Look” program compared local Messianic Jews… Read More Secular Jew defends Messianic Jews in Israeli media
Ultra-Orthodox Jews prepare for Yom Kippur with kaparot ritual. Ahead of Yom Kippur, ultra-Orthodox Jews slaughter white chickens as part of a ritual to cleanse themselves of sins from the past year. It is believed that one transfers one’s sins from the past year into the chicken. Kaparot is a custom connected to Yom Kippur,… Read More Ultra Orthodox Jews slaughter chickens in bid to get rid of sins
The Dutch Council of State is unequivocal: This kind of “Jesus saves” signs has to be removed. “Jesus saves” reads the message marked out in tiles on the roof of a farmhouse in the countryside east of Rotterdam. Two years ago the local Giessenlanden council ruled that the message in massive white letters broke its… Read More Court in Holland force Messianic congregation to remove roof signs
The EU High Court denies Israeli jurisdiction over Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria. A fresh court verdict will also harm Jewish companies in East Jerusalem. Both the state of Israel and the PA government in Ramallah have trade agreement with the European Union. But the The European Union’s high court ruled Thursday that products… Read More EU High Court will soon make Jews in East Jerusalem stateless
Christians engage with new-found Jewish friends, most eventually run into certain theological «obstacles», such as the Torah’s ban on idolatry. At some point, the question arises as to whether, in worshipping Jesus, are we violating a central tenet of the Hebrew Scriptures and the core of Rabbinic Judaism’s ethical monotheism, the Shema of Deuteronomy 6:4… Read More David Parsons: «Christian Zionists must preach Jesus is God»
The Israeli police on Sunday lifted a gag order on the recent arrest of a suspect in the investigation into the 2008 Purim bomb attack on the Messianic Ortiz family. The Ortiz family live in the Samarian town of Ariel. The suspect, an American-born religious Jewish man from a nearby settlement, left a Purim package… Read More The Purim Bomber targeting Messianic family in Ariel might have been caught
Just before the rains started, close to 150,000 Jews from all over the country arrived at Rachel’s Tomb just outside of Bethlehem. Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Israel’s populated coastal plain on Friday, causing power outrages and severe flooding in several locations, and the continuing wet weather has forced the postponement of Saturday night’s memorial… Read More Heavy rains in Israel and 150.000 prayed at Rachel`s tomb
