The Word of God has a powerful, personal impact on every one who reads the Holy Bible.
How does it happen?
The Holy Spirit is teaching us when we read the Holy Bible.
So, we do not need any teachers, because the Holy Spirit who is God Himself is teaching us.
Jesus said:
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
You have heard Me say to you, �I am going away and coming back to you.� If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, �I am going to the Father,� for My Father is greater than I.
�And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.
I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler (the satan) of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do.
John 14:26-31
(Washington, D.C., December 13, 2011) "Taking a page out of David Ben-Gurion and Menachem Begin's playbook, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will begin hosting a regular Bible study group in his official residence for researchers, public officials and invited guests, "reports the Post. "Netanyahu announced the establishment of the study circle on Friday at a ceremony marking 30 days since the passing of his father-in-law, Shmuel Ben-Artzi. The study group will be named after Ben-Artzi, a noted poet and Bible teacher. Both Ben-Gurion and Begin, when they each served as prime minister, hosted regular Bible study groups. Netanyahu said he was establishing the class to perpetuate love of the Bible."
This is an excellent step by the Prime Minister of Israel, and he should be commended for it. Of course God has a powerful, personal impact on the Prime Minister and his family and each of his colleagues and guests. Of course many Israelis will follow the Prime Minister's lead and begin reading the Holy Scriptures in Israel and all over the world. Bible studies in people's homes are springing up all over the Land of Israel and in Muslim countries like LIGHT shining from the Holy Scripture. This Scripture existed 2,000 years before the existence of Islam.
Brothers, God uses people to reach other people and save them from the hell and eternal separation from God. There were such men like Nehemiah, Ezra, Josiah, and Joel in Israel. These were beloved governors, priests, kings and prophets whom the Lord used to turn the Jewish people back to God and His words written in the Holy Scriptures and the need for national and individual prayer, fasting and repentance. In 2 Kings 22, you can read the remarkable story of King Josiah.
At the age of 8, Josiah took the throne. When he was 18, he instructed the Jewish Temple to be cleaned and renovated. In so doing, he learned that a long forgotten copy of the Scriptures had been found in the Temple. Indeed, someone brought him the dusty scrolls and read the Word to the king. "When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes" in repentance for all of Israel's sinful ways, and his own. Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest and several other servants:
�Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, �Go, inquire of the LORD for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.� 2 Kings 22:12-13
In 2 Kings 23, then, comes the amazing story of King Josiah gathering all the people of Israel reading the Word of the Lord to them. Together, convicted of their own sins, they chose to make a covenant before the Lord to obey His all of His commandments. God said in the Holy Scripture that "there was no king like him who turned to the Lord with all his might, according to the law of Moses; nor did any like him arise after him." 2 Kings 23:25
Let us pray that Israel and all Muslim countries would experience a national renaissance of hunger for the Word of the Lord. Then God will give salvation to multitudes of our brothers and sisters from all nations. Amen. And then their tears of suffering will be changed by joy, freedom, forgiveness of all their sins and the Holy Spirit will dwell in their hearts.
The prophet King David said in Psalm:
� You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?�
Psalm 56:8
In the days of King David of Israel the bottle was more likely made of animal skin. In ancient Middle Eastern times there existed bottles known as �tear-catchers.� When a husband went off to war, his wife would collect her tears for him in a bottle. On his return she would hand him the bottle as proof of her love. In times of death or serious trouble, family members would bring their tear-catchers and collect tears from all the people present. Sometimes the tears would be stored in a small round jar with a lid. These tear bottles represented the sorrows of the family; tears serving as a message in a bottle. In those days each person was buried with his or her tear bottle. Archaeologists have found many of these bottles in ancient tombs. So, it might seem that their tears are in vain and simply drop to the ground. But about 2,000 years before the existence of Islam, the King David was convinced that God was interested in his tears. David had no doubts that his tears were not shed in vain, but were collected by God. David said:
�Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?�
Psalm 56:3-4
We could be brought to tears as we see and hear the story of Iranian Pastor Haik who was martyred for his faith in the mid-1990�s. He worked tirelessly for the release from prison of Christian brother Mehdi Dibaj who was sentenced to death for apostasy. Miraculously Mehdi was released. At Pastor Haik�s funeral, a teary-eyed Mehdi Dibaj said, �I was the one who should have died, not Haik.� Six months later he too was martyred. Even when we will die, we are immortal. Our immortal soul will just pass to another reality prepared for us by God. This is the Kingdom of God. This Kingdom belongs to us already today through our FAITH in the Son of God/Ibn Allah. We are FREE already today. We are the sons of God forgiven of all our sins to WALK and LIVE in righteousness as the FREE people separated by God from other pagan nations to bring GLORY to our Father and salvation to people on this planet earth. Soon we will move to another world which was created by our God and God will great us. But do not forget that soon during the THIRD WORLD War of the Muslim states the Son of God will RETURN with His saints to establish here on our planet earth His World Order of Peace. Then the Kingdom of God will be literally on earth like it is in the Kingdom of God. I said today to my brother:
�I hope to see you always in the Kingdom of my God.�
His response was:
�For that you will have to wait until Son of God feet touches Jerusalem. Right?�
No. The Kingdom of God is already here on this planet earth among those people who love God, obey him and implement His Laws. If the Holy Spirit lives in our hearts through the FAITH in Ibn Allah/the Son of God, then the Kingdom of God literally reached us.
Why?
Because God is with us like He could be with us in the Kingdom of God.
Brothers, our tears are our sufferings�sufferings of our souls and bodies. But there are tears of joy and happiness too. If our Christian brothers are killed, we all suffers, all members suffer. But our suffering does not last for a long time. Because God said and promised us that soon we will rejoice and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes and our eyes. Then we will live in the FREE world created by God for every Arab and Muslim. This is the New Jerusalem. The golden city created by God. And the city Jerusalem where the Son of God will dwell for 1,000 years among people on earth.
For that you will have to wait until Son of God feet touches Jerusalem.
The prophet Isaiah (7:14) said 2,000 years before the existence of Islam:
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name 'Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God with us.' " Matthew 1:23
The name of this child described us who is this child should be:
God with us.
We need to remember the essential message of Christmas, which is Immanuel -God is with us. And for the hurting person, the lonely person, the suffering and sorrowing person, this is the time of year to bring the gift of encouragement to them and say, "The message of Christmas is: God will be with you. God will help you. God will strengthen you. God will be YOUR God. The God of Israel is Your Shield. He is Your strength.� God commands us to LOVE people and share with them the WAY of SALVATION�not the way of destruction.
The Child Jesus was born through the miracle of the Holy Spirit. We say that the Holy Spirit is God.
I believe there are two sides to this. First I agree that the Ruach HaKodesh does just get us� He did me. I was eating with my parents, my first husband, two months before was shot and killed in a robbery gone bad, and I heard in my head if you die today you will go to hell�. Somehow do not know other than G-d Himself, I know it was Y-shua and right there at the table in the middle of the restaurant I said Lord save me�. I got saved and I have been on a 21year journey�..
However, I believe G-d when He said the gentiles will make Jew jealous. I know many fellow Messianics this has happened for.
I know when I meet Jews that are Orthodox or Reformed I let them know I am not �Christian� I am Messianic and I believe Torah never passed away; only then will they listen to me.
What wins a Jew�..
Make us jealous� makes us want what you have�. And give an answerer for why you belive Y-shua is Messiah� What did He do for you??? �. This is the greater work!!!!!!!!! That is the Word of G-d�. if you hate us, tell us we are replaced, Torah is dead�. G-d of the parting of the Red Sea does not exist why should we want �your god�
@mcubed, sis I am sorry to hear there are those that would say such things! I have never met a christian who ever ssaid the old was not as important as the new! God loves israel and even if the are backslidden and rebels or dont see truth yet that doesnt change that he loves them! Jesus said I did not come to abolish the law but to fullfil it! That scripture alone speaks volumes about the old test! We need it, I learn from it the personality of the Father he exposes wo he is in many wonderful powerful ways in the old test! The first time I ever felt like the Lord had naded me a piece of scripture when it just jumped out at me and I didnt know what I was about to read in my normal reading something that spoke to my situaton! I kept it as a promise from Him to heal me from a deadly disease and he did! That was in exodus I should know the exact scripture but I dont (I am bad with memorizing) but it said pretty much if you will keep my commandments I wil not put the diseases on the that I have put onthe eguptions for I am the Lord that healeth thee! Now I know he was talking to the children wndering around runing from egypt tryingto find the promised land! But it struck me becasue what I had hep C was a direct result of sin and the world ie egypt ! AND HE DID HEAL ME!! God doesnt do things and just say that doesnt count anymore! He had those scriptures in place and they are so important furhtermore how could we even begingn to understand Jesus our Lamb if we dont have the Law ofmoses and the passover stories of the old testimant! ITs just crazy and I apologize to you personaly on the behalf of true chruistians who love the lord and know that he is LORD OF ALL EVEN THE JEWS!!! God Bless
WERE THE OT JEWISH SAINTS ALSO WAITING FOR THE ETERNAL HEAVENLY NEW JERUSALEM??
Romans 10:12: �For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile�the same Lord is Lord of all.� Galatians 3:28,29: �There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise!!� Read Ephesians 2:11-22!!
Hebrews 11:9,10,13-16: By faith he {Abraham} made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the City with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. {The Eternal New Jerusalem not an earthly Jerusalem built by man}
All these people were all living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised, they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had the opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country�a **HEAVENLY ONE**. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a City for them {The eternal Heavenly New Jerusalem!}
Hebrews 11:39-40: �These {OT Saints} were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us {NT saints} would they {OT saints} be made perfect!�{Receive New heavenly bodies and the Eternal, Heavenly New Jerusalem}
Galatians 3:29: If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 4:22-26: For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise. These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem that is **ABOVE** is free, and she is our mother!!�:applause::angel::peace:
