THE BATTLE OVER THE ANTI-MESSIANIC LAW intensifies as the Messianic Action Committee, established to represent the Israeli Messianic community in combating the proposed legislation to limit religious freedom in Israel, has gone from defense to offense! In addition to raising the consciousness of believers worldwide as to the existence of the bill in question and encouraging the writing of tens of thousands of letters of protest, the Committee has launched a series of ads in several Israeli newspapers proclaiming the fact that many Jewish rabbinical traditions have attributed Isaiah chapter 53 to the Messiah. The ads all contain various quotes from Scripture and related commentaries with the following closing comment: "If our Jewish tradition attributes Isaiah chapter 53 to the Messiah - why should we claim otherwise? Yeshua is Israel's Messiah."
This is a remarkable development from two standpoints. It is the boldest, most widespread proclamation of the Gospel to date sponsored by the Body at large, and it is the first time that newspapers here have even accepted such advertising. It was not long ago the prestigious Jerusalem Post refused a simple ad promoting the Jewish New Testament. Today, the Post is running an ad proclaiming Yeshua as the Messiah of Israel! ** Pray that these ads will continue to be accepted, and that they will set a precedent for future advertising. Pray that God will use them to take the blindness away from our people and will direct hungry hearts towards Yeshua! Also, the budget of $250,000 to support this budding campaign still needs to be met. Please make a point of holding this before the Lord.
A VISION REGARDING THE BELIEVING RABBIS:
As a friend was recently "Praying...that God may open up...a door for the word." (Col. 4:3) in Israel, God gave him a wonderful picture and this is what he saw: "There was a door and a religious man dressed like a high priest or orthodox Rabbi walked up to the door. My viewpoint was from the direction the man walked from. He barely opened the door and suddenly water began to pour in! The deluge was so great that the door swung wide open. There were fish in the water!
"As I finished praying, I asked the Lord to reveal more to me concerning this vision. I asked Him to please show me in the Word a confirmation of what I had seen. This very day my daughter and I had been discussing Ezekiel Chapter 47! The Lord reminded me of that and showed me concerning the water that "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Sea. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh. Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows.
. . . and the door was opened by a Rabbi!
There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; SO WHERE THE RIVER FLOWS EVERYTHING WILL LIVE." (Emphasis mine) I saw the RIVER OF LIFE flowing INTO Israel, and the door was opened by a Rabbi!" End quotation.
**Let us continue to faithfully keep these dear souls in prayer as their public display is nearing with the subsequent persecution and excitement it will produce.
The first year of jubilee since "the year of the favor of the Lord."
THE UNIQUE HOUR WE LIVE IN is apparent as we realize that this year of Jubilee (the first 50th year in the land) Israel entered into last September is the first one since the Lord proclaimed the year of the favor of the Lord at about 30 A.D. in the synagogue in Nazareth as recorded in Luke chapter 4. Since 70 A.D. and the Roman expulsion, until this century, Israel, as a nation, was never back in the land again, which is a prerequisite for the laws of Jubilee which have to do primarily with the return of land to its original owners.
The uniqueness of this hour is even more emphasized as we consider that Jerusalem is celebrating her 30th "birthday" this year as a free united city. You may remember that she was liberated in June of 1967 from the most recent Gentile domination (Jordanian) and was crowned, once again, as the only and eternal capital of Israel. For the next few months these two unique seasons actually overlap!
In Numbers 4:1 Moses instructs the people that for a man to be a priest and serve in the House of the Lord, he must be at least 30 years of age but not older than 50. Yeshua Himself began to minister at 30 years of age. In Exodus 19:6 God calls all Israel to be a nation of priests which is indeed her destiny, mission, and ultimate calling which must be realized in these times after the days of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
God always fulfills His patterns which he established, which, as much as the priestly role is concerned, require at least 30, but no more than 50 years of age. Thirty years after the miraculous Six Day War of 1967, the City of Jerusalem, as mentioned earlier, turned 30 years old on June 6, 1997. And, as a nation, Israel is presently 49 years old, and will celebrate her 50th year on May 14, 1998.
This is the only time in history, according to this scenario, that both the city of David and the nation of Israel qualify to take up their priestly calling. During these few following months THE LIBERATED AND REBUILT CITY IS 30 YEARS OLD, AND THE NATION LESS THAN 50! Could it be that Israel will begin to fulfill her final destiny between now and May 1998?
**Pray with us toward this end. And whether our mathematics are correct or not, we know that we are praying according to God's Word, God's will, and the historical evidences which fill this season we live in.
May the Lord grant us all the grace and the strength to walk uprightly and be pleasing in His sight as He prepares the stage for His return.
IN HIS NAME, FROM ISRAEL, PASTOR REUVEN DORON.
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