Tag: Torah Portions

When Sunday and Christmas Became Mandatory

When Sunday and Christmas Became Mandatory

Sunday and Christmas are two pillars and even litmus tests for Christianity today but they both were shunned by believers until deep into the 300s AD. This message shows both these doctrines of men were introduced after the close of scripture and time-stamps when they were made mandatory for Christianity. We also discuss the result of the councils, that assumed the power of God, was to make the original Christians sinners. None of the New Testament authors observed Sunday instead of Sabbath nor did they observe the birth of Jesus at all, yet the councils that mandated these days be kept holy decreed those who did not to be heretics and sinners. Men do not have the power to make or counter laws that are reserved for God alone. Sunday and Christmas are not mandatory for Christianity at all. Hopefully this message motivates people to look into these observances and then return to the true worship of first century Christianity.

Born Again Study and Torah Portion Purification

A group study on how to know if you are born again followed by Messianic Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora where we show how the rules for clean and unclean remain until the end of days.

Messianic Torah Portion Shmini

Messianic Torah Portion Shmini addresses the 8th day, which is a remarkably significant concept for Christianity and prophecy. Shmini is the Hebrew worth for 8th. The 8th day signifies a transition in holiness, such as when a boy is circumcised on the 8th day, when the priesthood officially began, and the transition from this world to the world to come.

Messianic Torah Portion Pekudei

Messianic Torah Portion Pekudei: The transition from common to holy and the relationship between the tabernacle, Ezekiel’s temple, and when Jesus will drink the cup new with us in the kingdom.

Messianic Torah Portion Vayakhel

Messianic Torah Portion Vayakhel show us the Holy Spirit in action in the Old Testament with the building of the Tabernacle!

Moses Illustrates the Gospel

Moses Illustrates the Gospel: this Torah portion parallels Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) mission and role to a degree that must be miraculous. I open with a very broad overview of why to study the whole bible and the true goal of the Gospel. Highlights of this study are establishing the role of mediator, parallels between Moses and Yeshua, and the Book of Life.

Messianic Torah Portion Tetzaveh

Messianic Torah Portion Tetzaveh establishes anointing, Yahweh’s mechanism for identifying people He calls for specific missions. Anointing is associated with light, oil, high office, and specifically Yeshua the Messiah, Jesus the Christ. This Torah portion also establishes the concept of holiness, something our civilization has forgotten. Holiness is a hierarchal structure where believers must understand that certain things are off-limits, regardless of how much you may know or do.

Messianic Torah Portion Terumah

Messianic Torah Portion Terumah shows how the Hebrews overwhelmingly did not contribute to the making of the golden calf. The building of the temple included the work of the nations, showing Yahweh’s house was meant for all mankind. This all ties into the building up of the church, where each individual’s talents and expected to be used to edify the entire body of Messiah.

Messianic Torah Portion Mishpatim

Messianic Torah Portion Mishpatim (Laws)

This is the section of Torah after the Ten Commandment but before the golden calf incident. The laws given to Moses are very fair and this shows the original intent was not to have a Levitical priesthood but for each man to be able to commune with YHVH himself through the altars of stone. Within this section, though, are specific commands that Sanhedrin broke in order to kill the Messiah. Most noteworthy were to give credence to false witnesses and to follow the masses in doing evil.