Episode 6–Hilary Thomas on the Hebraic Roots of the Faith

by | Mar 15, 2015 | Podcasts

  • Calendar–March 14, 2015–23rd Day of the 12th Biblical Month 6014 (aka: Adar 5775)
  • Upcoming Feasts and Messianic Celebrations
    • Biblical Rosh HaShanah or Head of the Biblical Year–Est. 03/22/2015 or 1st Day of 1st Biblical Month of the Aviv 6015
    • Passover–Est. 04/04/2015 or 14th Day of the 1st Biblical Month
  • Messianic Happenings
    • A Rood Awakening–Michael Rood
      • Michael is now in recovery and preparing for Passover Celebration
      • Shabbat  Night Live each Friday at 8 P.M. Est–continued teaching on Passover Preparation
      • 4/3-5/15-Rood Awakening Passover celebration in Charlotte North Carolina
      • 4/19-5/1/15-Rood Tour of Israel
    • Arthur Bailey Ministries and House of Israel
      • Sabbath Services HOI (every Sabbath morning at 11 A.M. EST)
        • Successful evangelical trip to Israel
        • Purpose was to teach people to hear the Word and to witness a demonstration of the power of Ruach HaKodesh
        • Numerous stories of healings, deliverances, conversions and even challenges to the Gospel message
      • Discipleship Training 101
    • WildBranch Ministry–Brad Scott
      • Abilene, TX (March 19, 2015)
      • Midland, TX (March 20-22, 2015)
      • Georgetown, TX (March 27, 2015)
      • Jerrell, TX (March 28, 2015)
      • League City, TX (March 29, 2015)
      • Hebraic Roots Network–each Friday 7-8 P.M. (CST)
    • Founded in Truth–Matthew Vander Els
      • New DVD teachings include “The Church’s Curse,” “Holy War,” “Being the Image of God,” “Way of the King”
      • Sabbath Services each Sabbath at Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene in Fort Mill S.C.
    • Bulldozer Faith–Kenny Russell
      • Planting Seeds of Light Tour still ongoing
      • Interviewed Brad Scott in Utah
        • Brad regals his transition into the Hebrew Roots of the Christian Faith after coming from fundamental churchianity
        • Emphasis on having a deep-seeded relationship with Yehovah
        • Discussed the common misconception received from 2 Corinthians 3 that addresses the letter of the law kills versus the spirit of Torah
          • Simply adhering to the black letters of the Torah scroll is the letter of the Law
          • If we have a relationship with Yah, it then becomes the Spirit of Torah as we keep Torah because of our relationship with the Father
          • Fundamental churchianity teaches that the letter of the law is Torah, but the spirit of the law is found in the grace of Jesus Christ. If we flip this around and actually look at this from a Hebrew perspective: the letter is Faith without a relationship, while the spirit of the law is the existence of a relationship in the midst of keeping the Father’s rules
        • Discussed the need for Teshuva (repentance) which actually means to stop going in the direction one is current going, and go back in the direction in which one originally came
          • Yeshua and Yochanan the Immerser spoke to this regarding the Prushim (aka: Pharisees) where the intent was to communicate that they needed to stop the foolishness of Judaism and go back to Torah
          • As it relates to Gentile believers out of Shaul’s assemblies, they were commanded to return to the original Faith that was once delivered to them
        • Young people today are not simply willing to accept the Faith of their parents and they are asking questions and challenging the old guard which is Christianity
        • Seeing what’s ahead for Hebraic Roots–manifestation of the Spirit always followed the receiving of the Word. We’ve received the Word. Now comes the manifestation of the Ruach Kodesh
    • Biblical Foundations Academy International–Keith Johnson
      • Inspiring people around the world to build a biblical foundation for their faith.
Hilary Thomas on the Hebraic Roots of the Faith
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  • I am happy, excited and thrilled to introduce to you my lovely wife of 30-years; my life partner and love of my life–Hilary Thomas
  • Allow me to give you a brief snap-shot of the life of this amazing woman of Yehovah
  • Mother to our 3 wonderful children (all adults now and all  doing quite well as they are going about working their own careers), Realtor, powerful and dynamic orator, Bible teacher, soon to be author and powerful witness of Yeshua Messiah
  • Coming from a Conservative Christian and Charismatic background, Hilary came into the Hebraic Roots of the Faith with unique gifts which she has and continues to use in a powerful way
  • Hilary contends that believers must absolutely have the full package: obedience to Torah, a deep rich relationship with the Father and must operate each day in the power and might of Ruach HaKodesh
  • Hilary is a mighty prayer warrior who is not afraid to gear up and go into spiritual warfare when there is a need
  • Founder and CEO of Qumran Family Foundation, a non-profit organization with an expressed goal of helping “Emancipated Foster-Care Youths” in our society who have come out of the foster and local systems get a fair shot in life through an intense life and career training program
 

Standing Up To The Christian Bullies Part 1

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog

Standing Up to the Christian Bullies Part 1
Commentary on “Hebrew Roots Heresy” Facebook Page
One of the posts on this site rails upon Hebraic Roots advocating Christian believers being Torah Observant. This post went out of its way to insist that the New Testament commands that Christians NOT observe Torah, which they site Col. 2:16-17:

 
16 ¶ So don’t let anyone pass judgment on you in connection with eating and drinking, or in regard to a Jewish festival or Rosh–Hodesh or Shabbat. 17 These are a shadow of things that are coming, but the body is of the Messiah. (Col 2:16-17 CJB)


I have a hard time seeing how anyone can derive an abolition of Torah observance by believers in Yeshua Messiah from these two verses. I guess if you are coming at this from a western perspective or mindset and with a twist of pre-existing bias against Torah observance, then Shaul’s admonishment could be taken as an denouncement against Torah Observance.
Bullies Part 1
But let’s do some simple investigation into exactly what was going on in Colossae at the time of Shaul’s writing and what Shaul’s message to the Colossians was. Colosse (aka Colossae in certain MS) was a city in Phrygia. The Colossian assembly was overwhelmingly Gentile in composition–NAS  Colossians 2:13 And when you were adead 1in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He bmade you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, (Col 2:13 NAS). All indications are that Shaul did not establish the Colossian assembly as he had established the assemblies of Corinth and Thessalonica, but it was most likely Epaphras–as mentioned by Shaul–NAS  Colossians 1:7 just as you learned it from aEpaphras, our bbeloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on 1our behalf, (Col 1:7 NAS). Early in the Colossian epistle we can clearly see that Shaul was counteracting some form of Jewish false teaching. Consequently, fundamentalists stop here and simply assume that the Jewish false teaching is Torah or the Law. Case closed. But is this indeed the case?
The passage in question–as put forth by our friends on Facebook–speaks to festivals (Jewish was added by the author of the CJB), Rosh Hodesh or Shabbat. Now we know that Judaizers were far far from being strict Torah followers. Their focus was on the oral tradition and many sects delved into Jewish mysticism that seems to have made it way into Messianic Judaism even today. Thus, inquiry reveals that Judaizers held to teachings on the new moon (rosh hodesh), sabbath days (not necessarily the weekly Sabbath) and specific practices to be adhered to during the Feasts of Yehovah. As just mentioned, these same Judaizers were adding into the mix what Jameson-Fascet-Brown describe as “…oriental theosophy and angel worship and ascetism.” This crazy mix was being foisted upon the unsuspecting Colossian gentiles as required initiation rites to the true Faith being delivered. Theosophy and theosophists believed that they had “insight into the world of spirits and understood and taught pathways to heavenly purity and intelligence.” (JFB)  Some scholars contend that these same Judaizers were teaching the Colossian gentiles Greek philosophy from the Philo School of philosophy and were combining their beliefs and practices with Rabbinical theosophy and angelogy which are simply precursors to Kabbalah.
But wait, there’s more. Remember that Colossae was a city of Phrygia where worship of Cybele was a mainstay of everyday life. Cybele worship was considered one of the Mystery Religions of the Near East. According to Wikipedia– Cybele is Phrygia‘s only known goddess, and was probably its state deity. Her Phrygian cult was adopted and adapted by Greek colonists of Asia Minor and spread from there to mainland Greece and its more distantwestern colonies from around the 6th century BCE. In Greece, Cybele met with a mixed reception. She was partially assimilated to aspects of the Earth-goddess Gaia, herMinoan equivalent Rhea, and the Harvest-Mother goddess Demeter. Some city-states, notably Athens, evoked her as a protector, but her most celebrated Greek rites and processions show her as an essentially foreign, exotic mystery-goddess who arrives in a lion-drawn chariot to the accompaniment of wild music, wine, and a disorderly, ecstatic following. Uniquely in Greek religion, she had a transgender or eunuch mendicant priesthood. Many of her Greek cults included rites to a divine Phrygian castrate shepherd-consort Attis, who was probably a Greek invention. In Greece, Cybele is associated with mountains, town and city walls, fertile nature, and wild animals, especially lions.

So very early on, we can see quite clearly the mess that Shaul was having to clean up in Colossae. We can also conclude this early on that the problems Shaul was addressing was not the Colossian assembly practice Torah and that Torah was an anathema to the true Faith being delivered. 


The problem facing Hebraic Roots as well as churchianity is this concept of seeing the writings of Shaul through the lenses of Shaul and the assemblies he is addressing in his various writings. Churchianity only sees a series of colorful sound bites which are then used individually (in most situations) as the basis for doctrine and foundational belief systems and structures. As we can clearly see in this passage of Colossians, verse 16 cannot be taken alone or as a single sound bite. Why? Because Shaul begins verse 16 with the word “so.” So implies that this is a “carry-on” of sorts from a previous set of verses. When you and I are talking with one another, we typically use the term “so” to carry-on the conversation from something that was explained or discussed earlier. Starting any conversation with “so” and then moving on to substantive content would only serve to cause the listener a lot of confusion. I know when I’m at work and someone comes to my office to talk to me about something and they start off the conversation with “so,” it usually means that they are expecting me to be able to make a connection with the content they are about to spill out to me. “So Rod, about the investigators’ schedule…” says to me that the speaker is going to talk to me about the schedule and I should know what it is they are going to be talking to me about prior to them getting too deep into their dissertation on the schedule. Otherwise, by the time they get half-way through their dissertation, I will be totally confused or lost and will have to get them to provide me some background on what they are talking to me about…and believe me, this happens more times than not…they begin telling me about something, starting out with “so,” but I know nothing about what they are talking about. This may prove somewhat embarrassing to the individual trying to talk to me about the issue at hand and they are then required to get me up to speed on what it is they are there to talk to me about.


In the above passage of Colossians, the “so” is a crossover or conjunction for verses 8-15 of that same chapter 2 which speaks to the Colossians avoiding the trap of philosophy (the precursor of Gnosticism that would soon hit the first century Church) and human traditions:


8 ¶ Watch out, so that no one will take you captive by means of philosophy and empty deceit, following human tradition which accords with the elemental spirits of the world but does not accord with the Messiah. 9 For in him, bodily, lives the fullness of all that God is. 10 And it is in union with him that you have been made full – he is the head of every rule and authority. 11 Also it was in union with him that you were circumcised with a circumcision not done by human hands, but accomplished by stripping away the old nature’s control over the body. In this circumcision done by the Messiah, 12 you were buried along with him by being immersed; and in union with him, you were also raised up along with him by God’s faithfulness that worked when he raised Yeshua from the dead. 13 You were dead because of your sins, that is, because of your “foreskin,” your old nature. But God made you alive along with the Messiah by forgiving you all your sins. 14 He wiped away the bill of charges against us. Because of the regulations, it stood as a testimony against us; but he removed it by nailing it to the execution-stake. 15 Stripping the rulers and authorities of their power, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by means of the stake. (Col 2:8-15 CJB)
From what we’ve gathered so far, Shaul was not likely speaking out against the discipline of philosophy per se, but more so, “The Philosophy” and that Philosophy was the likely precursor to Gnosticism. The Philosophy here that is mentioned is NOT Torah and if one is true to heart and soul, they must concede this point and not simply default to anti-Semitic–anti-Torah rhetoric. But we must be called to stick to the facts and not denominational hogbosh. 
The Traditions of men in this section seems to apply to Rabbinical traditions as well as the appendages of acetism/gnosticism that we spoke to earlier.
The Rudiments of the World” likely speaks to (adhering to the rules of context) legal ordinances that were taught to Jewish children throughout their childhood. These are Jewish practices that are in many cases contained in the Talmud.
Thus, the traditions of men, the rudiments of the world, and the Philosophy spoken of by Shaul seems to have been focused upon the carnal and worldliness of everyday life while setting aside the focus which should have been on Faith in Yeshua Messiah and being His worthy disciples.

The whole point to Hebraic Roots is that the true Believer in Messiah Yeshua must look at the content contained in our bibles from a Hebraic context. Notice that I did not say from a Jewish context. Simply put, if our Bibles were written in and through a Hebraic context, doesn’t it make perfect sense to read, understand and apply these messages contained therein in the same spirit and vein of being Hebraic based? It’s entirely asinine to think and do otherwise.


Case in point: White America could never understand the plight of Black America unless they themselves saw and understood life from a black perspective. And the same could be said in reverse.

 

In the case of these folks who are behind this Facebook page who go out of their way to villainize the Hebraic Roots Movement with enough venom and hatred to put the most di-heart racist to shame -they are so entrenched in seeing the Bible from a westernized, Pauline mind set and perspective that anything, any sect, and writing, any thoughts that suggests viewing and understanding the the Bible otherwise is heresy to their ears. I can’t discount either that the enemy has a huge stake in this fight as well; so he no doubt works overtime to further the cause of damaging the reputation of the Hebraic Roots Movement.

The funny thing is: the fundamentalists’ iron grip on understanding and interpreting the Bible from a western-Pauline perspective only leads them to a complete misunderstanding and misinterpretation of many of the passages of the Brit Hadashah (aka the New Testament), including the one I just mentioned. Unless you understand what was going on in Colossae and the Colossian Assembly–truly understand–as much as possible that is–you just might come to the grossly erroneous conclusions that traditionalists have come to with regard to this passage. The simple fact of the matter is that Judaizers (even precursors to Kaballah) had established a foot-hold in the Colossae Assembly and they set upon a mission to inject various mystical Jewish traditions into the Gospel message and into the everyday life of the Christian Colossian. Today, as in first-century Colossae, certain Jewish sects practice a form of Judaism that is built upon man-made practices. Although these practices are framed upon and around Torah, they are far from the intent and beauty that is Torah.

The one thing that I’ve come to appreciate and understand about Hebraic Roots/Messianics is our insatiable hunger and thirst for knowledge and understanding about the contents contained in our Bibles. Churchianity has taught her adherents to be lazy. Lazy in the sense of: don’t search; don’t dig; don’t worry about the true meaning of what you’re reading. That is criminal my friends. Criminal in this day and age because the truth and the information is out there for all to see and possess. But the believer must want to gain that knowledge and understanding. Churchianity has taught its adherents to rely upon its pastors, ministers, evangelists, teachers and the like to provide them all the answers they think they need. Thus, there is no need for the believer to search out the truth for themselves…it’s automatically fed to them from pulpits each and every Sunday. 

Picture this: when our bank statements or even our cell phone bills don’t match what we think the charges should be (i.e, we suspect erroneous charges), we will dig and hunt to the point of exhaustion to prove that those charges are invalid–in many cases, simply to save a couple dollars. But when it comes to our eternal life and our walk with Messiah Yeshua, we rather leave that to the experts (i.e., our church leaders). How many times have you tried to share some truth from Hebraic Roots with a family member, friend or acquaintance, only to be told by said family member, friend or acquaintance–I don’t know; let me ask my Pastor first? What?! Why can’t we simply tap the resources that are out there that are right at our finger tips (in many cases) and find out the truth for ourselves? Because we’ve been taught to be lazy and dependent upon those who have assumed authority over our spiritual lives. That laziness has the potential, however, to lead so many millions down a road to destruction.
But back to verses 16 and 17. With all that we’ve covered on this topic, what was Shaul saying to the Colossian assembly? Shaul was admonishing them not to get “caught up in the midst of a spiritual quagmire” and not allow folks to pass judgment upon them in connection to these “optional matters” (practices surrounding feasts and sabbaths and the like)–and I’ll add to the CJB commentary’s treatment on this passage in Colossians–and avoid these Kabbalisitic beliefs and traditions that would naturally supplant the truth of the Gospel message. Shaul did NOT command the Colossians to abandon Torah. Contrary to the Facebook people, Shaul gave the Colossians permission to either observe or not observe the man made rules surrounding dining and feast days as long as they kept everything in proper spiritual perspective and kept first things first–Faith in Yeshua Messiah and being His proper obedient disciples. Shaul did add that there is value in the Feasts of Yehovah for they, according to Shaul, were shadow pictures of good things to come. These Feasts must be looked upon and treated as rehearsals and nothing more. They can not be treated as an end unto themselves as so many in the Messianic and Hebraic Roots communities have done. In other words, avoid at all costs being bound legalistically to the festivals. 
Thus, the owners and contributors of the Hebrew Roots Heresy Facebook page (I refuse to post the link to their page–if you are interested simply Google it) have in their post, addressing Colossians 2:16-17, failed to prove their contention that Shaul taught it was heresy to observe and practice Torah. Not only did they fail, have placed themselves in a precarious situation from which they must repent and make right–not only with Yehovah, but with their fellow fundamentalist Christian readers who are trusting them for the truth. The Master said Himself–NAS  Matthew 5:19 “Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches 1others, shall be called least ain the kingdom of heaven; but whoever 2keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Mat 5:19 NAS)
In closing, let me say: let us not grow weary in doing what it is we are compelled to do as disciples of Yeshua Messiah. Let us not be discouraged by the fundamentalists who seek to damage our Faith. Let us remained focused and  NAS  Philippians 3:14 … apress on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Phi 3:14 NAS)

Sabbath Thoughts 5–Standing up to the Christian Bullies Part 1

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Podcasts

  • Calendar–March 8, 2015–16th Day of the 12th Biblical Month 6014 (aka: Shevat 5775)
    • This past week, according to Rood’s “The Chronological Gospels–The Life and 70-Week Ministry of Yeshua Messiah,” Lazarus is raised from the dead on Purim. Recorded in John 11:17-53
    • This past week we also celebrated Purim and revisited the story of Esther. Please see my blog post expounding upon 2 of Purim greatest secrets
  • Upcoming Feasts and Messianic Celebrations
    • Biblical Rosh HaShanah or Head of the Biblical Year–Est. 03/22/2015 or 1st Day of 1st Biblical Month of the Aviv 6015
    • Passover–Est. 04/04/2015 or 14th Day of the 1st Biblical Month
  • Feast of Unleavened Bread–Est. 04/05-12/2015, or 15th through 21st day of 1st Biblical Month
  • Firstfruits–Est. 04/12/2015, or 22nd Day of the 1st Biblical Month of Aviv
  • Astronomically & Agriculturally Corrected Biblical Hebrew Calendar–Michael Rood


    • Messianic Happenings
      • A Rood Awakening–Michael Rood 
        Shabbat Night Live

        Shabbat Night Live

        • Michael’s heart surgery was successful. Michael is now in recovery
        • Shabbat  Night Live down to just 1-hour each Friday at 8 P.M. Est
        • 4/3-5/15-Rood Awakening Passover celebration in Charlotte North Carolina
        • 4/19-5/1/15-Rood Tour of Israel
      • Arthur Bailey Ministries and House of Israel  Arthur Bailey
        • Sabbath Services HOI (every Sabbath morning at 11 A.M. EST)
        • Discipleship Training 101
        • Arthur on Evangelistic Tour of Israel (2/26-3/11/2015)
      • WildBranch Ministry–Brad Scott  Brad Scott
        • Fort Walton Beach, FL (March 7, 2015)
        • Amarillo, TX (March 14 & 15, 2015)
        • Abilene, TX (March 19, 2015)
        • Midland, TX (March 20-22, 2015)
        • Georgetown, TX (March 27, 2015)
        • Jerrell, TX (March 28, 2015)
        • League City, TX (March 29, 2015)
        • Hebraic Roots Network–each Friday 7-8 P.M. (CST)
      • Founded in Truth–Matthew Vander Els Matthew Vander Els
        • New DVD teachings include “The Church’s Curse,” “Holy War,” “Being the Image of God,” “Way of the King”
        • Sabbath Services each Sabbath at Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene in Fort Mill S.C.
      • Bulldozer Faith–Kenny Russell 
        • 2-months into his evangelical tour of the US
      • Biblical Foundations Academy International–Keith Johnson
        • Inspiring people around the world to build a biblical foundation for their faith.

Standing up to the Christian Bullies

Commentary on Hebrew Roots Heresy Facebook Page

ICONOCLASTS and GOD’S LAW AN IDOL is specifically a representation of “of a god or of God” The Muslims smash idols, and just statues that really are not. So what do the Muslims say about the Ark of the Covenant? And the embellishments ordered by God in the temple? In the old covenant law smashing an idol might have been seen as acceptable, but in the new covenant law there would be (I believe) a question of OWNERSHIP. If that is so, is it yet another CHANGE in the law by Jesus? How do you get to “own” an idol without breaking the law of God, in order to smash it? I guess buying it by accident? So what do the Hebrew Roots movement say? Is this yet another example of how some of them have beliefs similar to Sharia Law? They seem to split into two camps, similar to the Muslims, or people who openly post idols themselves! See More

THE SPIRIT OF SATANIC LIES OF HEBREW ROOTS “You see what Christians don’t understand is Jesus was a Jewish Messiah.” When I was converted from atheist to Christian, I knew Jesus was a Jewish Messiah from Matthew chapter 1, and of course before that anyway. They are so patronising and such total LIARS. What do they think Handel’s Messiah says? The Hebrew Roots halfwits are the ones who do not understand the significance of Jesus being from the Tribe of Judah, in MATTHEW CHAPTER ! they go wrong! Because the priesthood after Aaron and the tribe of LEVI is replaced by an high priest from JUDAH. And this proves the old law has now gone, and is not “jot and tittle” the same. So their demonic cult cannot get past the first chapter of the NT bible without going wrong! See More

LETTING IN ISLAM……. YET AGAIN By Hebrewizing, Judaizing and Yiddishizing the English language, the Hebrew Roots Heretics and the Messianic Jews are making the way (yet again) for the Islamification of English. GOD’S PLAN was and is to simply write the word God in our OWN language and tongue, so he used the words Theos and Kurios. THE HEBREW ROOTS AND MUSLIM PLAN is to try to force everyone to say the words for God from THEIR language only, thus the Muslims are desperately trying to get everyone to say Allah instead of God, and the HRM want everyone to say YHWH (when they dont even agree on how to pronounce it!) See More

One of the posts on this site rails upon Hebraic Roots advocating Christian believers being Torah Observant. This post went out of its way to insist that the New Testament commands that Christians NOT observe Torah, which they site Col. 2:16-17:

 
16 ¶ So don’t let anyone pass judgment on you in connection with eating and drinking, or in regard to a Jewish festival or Rosh–Hodesh or Shabbat. 17 These are a shadow of things that are coming, but the body is of the Messiah. (Col 2:16-17 CJB)

Two of Purim’s Greatest Secrets

by | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog

Happy Purim!

Well, here we are in the Month of March which translates to the 12th Biblical Month or the Month of Adar as recorded on the Rood “Astronomically and Agriculturally Corrected Biblical Hebrew Calendar.” At the time of this post it will be the beginning of the 14th—day of the 12-Biblical Month, otherwise known as Purim. Yes Purim: to the uninitiated and Semitically-biased among us, it will simply be a repeat of another Jewish holiday. Certainly not something for Christians to even have the slightest inkling to get involved in. No indeed, the Church triumphant has but a few more weeks before the advent of one of her holiest of feast days—Easter. Thus there is no room for such bognosh as those Jewish or Hebrew Feasts. Right? Funny though: Purim comes just before the Christian horror-day of Easter, but Purim entails the story of Esther. Again, to the uninitiated, most would never make the connection between the two names. However, the truth of the matter is that the name Esther (the name given to the Jewish-girl Hadasah who Yehovah would use to save His people from utter annihilation by the evil motives of an agagite) and the title of the Catholic-created horror day of Easter are one in the same names—the name given to Semiramus, the presumed wife of Nimrod and mother of Tammuz. Indeed, the name comes directly out of Babylon and it is Babylon where the story of Purim actually takes.

Purim

Certainly fundamental Christianity would frown terribly upon any believer admitting that he or she even thought about celebrating Purim (or for that matter any of the Feasts of Yehovah). It seems that anything having to do with the Jews or the Hebraic Roots of the Christian Faith frightens to death the average card-carrying Christian believer. Indeed, the general consensus interpretation of the Pauline Epistles condemned any celebration, acknowledgment or even leaning towards acknowledging that our beloved Christian Faith was entirely birthed from her Hebraic foundations. It’s almost as if the cognitive reality that the Christian Faith is of Hebraic origins is likened to one having a drunken, whoring, worthless father that one simply wants to forget and never mention again in conversation or in thought. Certainly the enemy has done a superb job in masking the connection. More so, the enemy has done an even greater job hiding the significance the Feasts of Yehovah has for each and every believer in Yeshua Messiah.

Purim is not one of the seven-mandated Feasts of Yehovah. Like Hanukkah, however, it is what I choose to call, an ancillary Feast of Yehovah, that provides another layer of prophetic shadow pictures related to our redemption and the end of the age. For me, it wasn’t until well after I came in to a modest knowledge of the Hebraic Roots of our Faith that I came to appreciate the ancillary feasts of Hanukkah and Purim. I was introduced to the significance of these two feasts through the ministry and teachings of Michael Rood of “A Rood Awakening International.”

The 2-Secrets

Secret One: Purim provides for the believers of Yeshua Messiah a prophetic shadow picture of the end of the age. Two major events in the end times are foreshadowed by the Purim story: (1)  modern Israel and the Jews who reside there will be in a position of being almost entirely annihilated just as she was back during the Nazi-driven holocaust and potentially so by the works of Haman the Agagite. Ezekiel 38 and 39 speak to a time when the modern nation of Israel will be invaded and the inhabitants brought to the verge of extinction. Daniel 9:27; 12:1, 11; Zech. 11:16; Matt. 24:15, 21; Rev. 12:13 also speak to this period in the end times when the enemies of Yehovah will march in to Zion and attempt to utterly destroy the Jews just as Hitler attempted to do in the middle of the 20th century.  But just as He did in the Purim story, Yehovah will intervene on behalf of the Jew and the nation of Israel will be saved. (2)  Hadassah was selected from 100’s of fair maidens  throughout the Medio-Persian Empire to be the Bride of Xerxes. This honor (if one could actually refer to it as an honor after being forced into the process)  was not awarded without Hadassah having to go through a year of work-up that included oil, cosmetics, myrrh and spice application and etiquette training. Upcoming completing this rigorous regimen, Hadassah still had to appeal to Xerxes heart which she apparently did. Thus she became queen. This scene provides the believer in Messiah with a shadow picture of the redeemed of Yehovah attending the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (reference Rev. 19:7-10). Contrary to that which traditional, fundamental, orthodox Christianity teaches, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb will not be an all inclusive event whereby every individual who professes to be a Christian will be snatched up to attend. Oh heck no! Only those who are deemed Saints and whose “righteous acts” serve as their “bright, clean fine linen.” Like Hadassah, if we are to participate in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, there is a preparation process that we are compelled to complete and that process is life–Torah Living; living by Faith; being led by the Ruach Kodesh; living righteous lives worthy of our chosen status. It will be at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb that we are bound together with Yeshua Messiah and thus we will reign with Him for eternity.

Purim 2

Secret Two: This secret is a little strange, but I find the shadow picture with the story of Purim to be quite compelling. Esther 8:15-17 speaks to Mordecai being exalted in the land by Xerxes and Queen Esther upon the decree that went forth throughout the empire to allow the Jews to defend against those who would follow Haman’s edict to destroy the Jews. The Jews in the empire provided those non-Jews throughout the empire with such a witness as to their calling as God’s people, that “many among the peoples of the land became Jews” (vs. 17). We, the chosen of Yeshua Messiah, through our love for the Master through obedience and leading of the Ruach Kodesh, have the opportunity to live lives that will call “many among the peoples of our land to become Messianic Believers in Messiah.” It then behooves us to live lives commensurate to our chosen state. The fields are ripe as more and more people are leaving Christianity and Christian Churches by the 10’s of 1000’s each year. If we exude the right spirit and are obedient to Yehovah, people will naturally wonder about our Faith and some may even seek to affiliate.

There are other secrets contained in the story of Purim. I ask you this Purim, to prepare yourselves for that great day of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and pray for the peace of Yerushalayim.  I’m dedicating my life to putting the word out this year that the Hebraic Roots of the Christian Faith is the true Faith once delivered to the first century Saints. It’s one thing to put out words in the hope that one or two might be convinced and come on over. It’s an entirely different thing to live and walk out the Hebraic Roots of the Christian Faith, which is what we need to focus on this Day of Purim. Shalom. Be most bless fellow Saints.

Sabbath Thoughts & Reflections 4–7 Reasons Why Hebraic Roots Over Mainstream Christianity

by | Mar 2, 2015 | Podcasts

  • Calendar–March 1, 2015
    • This past week, according to Rood’s “The Chronological Gospels–The Life and 70-Week Ministry of Yeshua Messiah,” Miriam and Martha sent emissaries to Yeshua to report on the dire situation of their brother Lazarus. Passage found in John 11:1-16
    • 9th Day of the 12th Biblical Month 6014 (aka: Shevat 5775)
    • Upcoming Feasts and Messianic Celebrations
      • Purim–Friday 03/06/2015 or 14th day of the 12th Biblical Month–significance of Purim is that it paints a prophetic shadow picture of of the bride of the King (aka: Messiah). Embodied in the story of Esther. Purim means the casting of lots. It was to represent a day in history whereby all of God’s people would be exterminated, all in one day
      • Biblical Rosh HaShanah or Head of the Biblical Year–Est. 03/22/2015 or 1st Day of 1st Biblical Month of the Aviv 6015
      • Passover–Est. 04/04/2015 or 14th Day of the 1st Biblical Month
      • Feast of Unleavened Bread–Est. 04/05-12/2015, or 15th through 21st day of 1st Biblical Month
      • Firstfruits–Est. 04/12/2015, or 22nd Day of the 1st Biblical Month of Aviv
      • Astronomically & Agriculturally Corrected Biblical Hebrew Calendar–Michael Rood

 

  • Messianic Happenings & Ministries

 

  • A Rood Awakening–Michael Rood
    Shabbat Night Live

    Shabbat Night Live

    • Michael’s heart surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd
    • Michael announced on this most recent Shabbat  Night Live (obviously recorded prior to Michael’s admission into the hospital) that Shabbat Night Live would no longer occur in its 2-hour format, but hinted that it would be dialed down to just 1-hour Sabbath
    • 4/3-5/15-Rood Awakening Passover celebration in Charlotte North Carolina
    • 4/19-5/1/15-Rood Tour of Israel
  • Arthur Bailey Ministries and House of Israel  Arthur Bailey
    • Sabbath Services HOI (every Sabbath morning at 11 A.M. EST)
    • Discipleship Training 101
    • Arthur on Evangelistic Tour of Israel (2/26-3/11/2015)
  • WildBranch Ministry–Brad Scott
    • Fort Walton Beach, FL (March 7, 2015)
    • Amarillo, TX (March 14 & 15, 2015)
    • Abilene, TX (March 19, 2015)
    • Midland, TX (March 20-22, 2015)
    • Georgetown, TX (March 27, 2015)
    • Jerrell, TX (March 28, 2015)
    • League City, TX (March 29, 2015)
    • Hebraic Roots Network–each Friday 7-8 P.M. (CST)
  • Founded in Truth–Matthew Vander Els
    • New DVD teachings include “The Church’s Curse,” “Holy War,” “Being the Image of God,” “Way of the King”
    • Sabbath Services each Sabbath at Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene in Fort Mill S.C.
  • Bulldozer Faith–Kenny Russell
    • 2-months into his evangelical tour of the US

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7-Reasons Why Hebraic Roots Over Mainstream Christianity

  1. Our Faith is unique and incomparable to traditional Christianity–traditional Christianity envelops some 41,000 denominations, all vying and contending for members and all claim to the truth as given by Jesus Christ (aka Yeshua Hamaschiyach) and the path to eternal life.
  2. Our Faith takes into account the unique socio-economic characteristics of the region and peoples of the first century and not infuse Western culture into the fray.
  3. The Messianic/Hebraic Roots of the Christian Faith focuses on what the Father truly has to say to us.
  4. My Faith is not dependent upon any one or set of ministers, pastors, preachers or teachers.
  5. Hebraic Roots provides a firm understanding of our heritage which is vital in ensuring we hit the mark and we don’t keep repeating the mistakes of those who preceded us.
  6. Hebraic Roots provides a solid lifestyle infrastructure that came directly from the Creator to man.
  7.  Hebraic Roots directly addresses the problem that has plagued man since the fall: sin; focuses on seeking the Kingdom of Yehovah; and establishing the relationship with the Creator that was desired originally by the Father