Month: December 2017

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Think on this – part 5

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. John 6:51

Think on this.
For John’s birth to take place around Passover, Elisabeth needs to conceive nine months earlier in Tammuz (June/July). Continue reading →

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Think on this – part 4

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire. Rev 11:4-6

Think on this.
Jesus is born on the last night of Sukkot, which runs Tishrei 15th -21st. Continue reading →

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Think on this – part 3

Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” 1 Sam 16:10-11

Think on this.
The shepherds north of Bethlehem raised sheep destined for Levitical use in sacrifices. Continue reading →

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Think on this – part 1

And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7

Think on this.
Jesus was probably not born on December 25th or the equivalent day in the month of Kislev. Continue reading →

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Don't be a Herod!

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Matt 2:3

Herod did a very foolish thing. Wise men from Persia show up on his doorstep and announce they’re looking for the newborn King of the Jews. Continue reading →

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Get Well Soon

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:14

The flu and colds are making the rounds. Continue reading →

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The Good Shepherd

But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel. Matt 2:6

Last time I wrote about greedy pastors that lead people astray and scatter the flock. Continue reading →

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Woe to the Shepherd

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. Jer 23:1-3

I was shocked to get a private message describing one person’s woes about her church. Continue reading →