On Christian Zionism

As things stand, affirmation of the State of Israel on the basis of holding the position that the Jewish people will have the veil of blindness removed from them when they finally turn to the Lord is a kind of infinitely self-complicating proposition.

The idea, as it now stands, is that the Jewish People turning to the Lord means their turning to a Christianity that is presented as an alternative to the very Judaism that sustains them as the Jewish People.  It means the Jews would have to turn away from all that articulates the promises that Christian Zionism turns to for support for its own belief in Zionism.

What is called for is an understanding of the Jewish People's turning to the Lord that is the expression of their Judaism, rather than the alternative to it, even though this would mean the reconstruction of historical Christianity.  

But even as this fully mature turning of Judaism to the Lord would mean the fulfillment of the promise of Judaism, so it would actually mean, at the same time, the fulfillment of the promise of Christianity. This alone, the fulfillment of the promise of both, when once this had occurred, would present the promise of both together as one promise, and this one promise is the promise of the coming of Mashiach to Jerusalem in the glory of the embracing love between the king and his city.

This is the work, to bring about this love, this is the great assignment given to those who are called by the spirit of Israel's Mashiach from among the nations, to disciple all nations with the hope of Israel, in order to make the heart of Jerusalem burn with desire.  

First we need to understand this good news clearly and maturely.  Then Asher will be reunited with Gad* and will dip his foot in the oil of gladness, for together they will be reunited with Judah.

*Look for studies in Mellow Wolf Publications about the Camp of Israel and the Chariot of G-d.

"No Eye Has Seen..."

This is a resource study supporting my On Zion = Israel #2 study.

Quoting Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson:

"Our Sages teach: [Berachos 34b] 

The prophets all prophesied about the Era of Mashiach alone, but with regard to the World to Come, it is said, "No eye has glimpsed it, but You alone." Isaiah 64:3

This theme is the foundational theme of the whole record of the Good News of Israel and Mashiach as given by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 
- as in for example Matthew 12 on plucking grain on the Sabbath.

MMS teaches that "No eye has seen..." refers to Eden and the revelation of Eden, that is to say, the "Era of the Resurrection,"  The World To Come.

In relation to this we have these references and teachings:

1 Cor. 2: 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Read More:
"No Eye Has Seen..." a note in maxcarlkirk's Springpad

God, Death and Atheism

The Great Assignment is to prepare the ends of the earth, from Jerusalem to Bolivia, for the reign of the Messiah of Israel upon the earth.  The first obstacle to doing this is the turning of all the idolatry of Humanity now toward atheism.

The human arrogance that once wanted to invent gods now does not want to believe in God.  It seems to the human mind that there is no proof of God.  The nature of this problem can be understood by the following analogy.   When a person's sight or hearing is failing the effect can be for them that the light or sound is weak.  So it is with the human mind.  The light of God is more than abundant but the human ability to perceive that light is like old and weak eyes.  One is wise to be patient with the old and with the weak - even when they are still stubborn and defiant of death.

On the Issue of The Virgin Birth

Matthew 1:22-23 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which 
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall 
be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

We read in Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin 
shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. That is the King James Version.  
In the Jewish Publication Society translation we have: Therefore the Lord Himself 
shall give you a sign: behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and 
shall call his name Immanuel.  
The Hebrew is: לכן יתן אדני הוא לכם--אות  הנה העלמה הרה וילדת בן וקראתשמו עמנו אל ...  We are led to the following considerations:

Continue reading from the Mellow Wolf Matthew Files:

Link > Chapter 1 ˙Commentary and Notes on vs. 22-23

Matthew

Chapter 1 Text

Rending The Veils

                      Opening The Book of Isaiah
The veil of darkness must be rent before the veil of light can be rent…

Isaiah 60:2
כי הנה החשך יכסה ארץ וערפל לאמים ועליך יזרח יהוה וכבודו עליך יראה

2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.


Through the good news of Israel and Her Messiah it is revealed that neither the darkness nor the light need blind us. The darkness is human impenetrable darkness toward God. The light is the infinite light of God toward Israel, which comes to all the world.

As in: Genesis 38:14ff
14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

The blinding veil of the darkness of the sale of Yoseph came and manifested in a physical form as a dark veil to cover Tamar's face.  This was because it already covered Yehuda's heart.  Only when it was torn open through Yehuda's repentance was the veil of light that covered the mercy of God toward Israel in the concealment of Yoseph in Egypt also, in due course, torn open.  And this is the explanation of the mystery of the tearing open of the veil of the Temple at the death of Mashiach.  The veil of Moshe is a veil of light upon Israel and the veil of Tamar is a veil of darkness upon the nations and when both of these veils are torn open Mashiach, who is concealed behind them, will be revealed unto all.

The Harvest of The Goyim

               The Wailing Place
Everything Shaul (Paul) did and said was about the work of planting and harvesting a testimony among the nations, a testimony that the promise made by God to Abraham has been fulfilled in Yehoshua (Jesus) the Messiah.  All of this work is now about to be finished.

When it is finished there will be no more adversity coming to the Jew in the name of Christianity.  There will no longer be an anti-Semitic Christianity in the world.  Instead, it will be  acknowledged by everyone who has any interest in Yehoshua (Jesus) at all that he was claimed only to be a Jew of the tribe of Judah of the line of David.  He was not reported by anyone to be of the tribe of Benjamin, for example, nor of Levi, nor of any other tribe or people.    If he was Messiah he was the promised Messiah of the Jews, not of the Romans, not of the Persians, not of the Arabs nor others.  When the work of the testimony among the Goyim, (the nations), is finished everyone, friend and foe, will admit to the importance and truth of this.

It will be admitted by all that if he was the promised Messiah he was giving new revelation to the promise of the Messiah in Israel.  He was revealing himself as a Messiah who would be rejected and would freely lay down his life, rather than forcing himself on his beloved bride, Jerusalem.  It will be admitted by all that if he is the Messiah he gave himself over to death in order that God might keep His promise to Abraham, the promise He made by covenant with Abraham.

It will be agreed that if he is the Messiah he is the Messiah because he was sent by God to be the Prophet like unto Moses to lead Israel into the perfection of obedience to the Torah.  It will be acknowledged  that if he is the Messiah he is the Messiah because when he was rejected by his own, rather than condemning his people for rejecting him and his Father who sent him he laid down his life.  It will be recognized that if he laid down his life, he laid down his life freely in an act of eternal justification and forgiveness toward Israel.  And then the testimony will be clear that he did this in order that God might keep and fulfill His covenant with Abraham, to bless him and his family and all the nations of the earth through him.

It will be admitted by all that if he is the Messiah he will come again to his own when his own are prepared to receive him.   For this is truly the Good News of Israel and Her Messiah, the corporate salvation in heavenly places of God's chosen nation, through Yehoshua, her Messiah and Redeemer.

Matthew 10 and The Great Assignment

 First Page of the Gospel of MatthewMatthew 10:
1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Note: This is the spirit of prophecy, as in the resurrection of Mashiach the prince of this world is cast out.


2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these;
Note: If one knows why there are twelve tribes of Israel, one knows why there are twelve apostles/emissaries. As the whole soul of Israel must be born from Above, so the soul of each tribe must be born from Above - and this is by the revelation of the word of the Good News of Israel and Her Messiah.
 The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 ¶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40 ¶He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.