For many years now, a teaching amongst Charismatics and Pentecostal denominations has been preached that the Lord wants to PROSPER all of his Children. So where have these preachers got this idea from? This is one of the verses that the preachers use to ‘prove’ this doctrine
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
The other verse often used is this one in John
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly”. John 10:10 NASB
So from these verses and one or two others a whole teaching has been launched all around the World that ALL Christians will become prosperous if they tithe into Ministries that teach this idea.
The teaching is known as the PROSPERITY GOSPEL and is actually causing havoc amongst Christians in many African and Asian Countries. The big time preachers get the Prosperity, but the ordinary Christian gets poorer. The teachers will then retort with the accusing technique of telling the flock that they do not have enough faith.
So what does the Bible really say?
The verse used above by many preachers found in Jeremiah 29:7 does not read prosper at all in many translations, for instance this is the same verse from the New King James Version
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. Jeremiah 29: 11
As you can see, it does not mention prosperity at all and nor do most translations.
So what was the Lord telling the Nation of Israel through the prophet Jeremiah?
If we read the following verses, it will give us better insight into what the Lord was actually saying
“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.” – Jeremiah 29:12-14
So this message was to the Nation who were in exile in Babylon at the time. Therefore it is a big leap to transpose this verse to the situation for Christians today. Jesus Christ told his followers in Matthew 6: 19-24
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other; or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
From the next verse he carries on:
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Therefore the Lord was not telling his children that they would become prosperous and wealthy, as the preceding verses 19-24nullify that teaching, he was telling us to concentrate on doing Gods will and the everyday requirements of life would be supplied.
SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
Jesus did not say, “If you tithe regularly into a ministry, you will reap 100 fold” He said Keep seeking first the KINGDOM and the things we need would be added to us.
Notice these verses that many do not focus on; “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of LIGHT. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the LIGHT that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Therefore if we have bitterness, un- forgiveness, immorality, arrogance, greed or addictions in our lives, the LIGHT cannot shine in us or out of us.
Paul made it clear in Galatians 5: 16-21 that the works of the flesh will prevent us having any fellowship with Jesus in his Kingdom
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God”.
Thankfully the Apostle Paul went on to let us know what the fruits of the Holy Spirit are when he is allowed to do his work within us:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness; self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also [l]walk by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another”
For the LIGHT & LOVE to shine out of us we need to be right with our Lord and our neighbours. Therefore if we have any bitterness, resentment or other sin lurking around in our limbic system (hard drive) of our brains, then try saying the prayer that we posted here:
http://livingwatersministiescyprus.blogspot.com/2012/01/amazing-healing-keys.html
Many blessings
David
Monday, 30 January 2012
Sunday, 29 January 2012
AN AMAZING PRAYER OF HEALING
AN AMAZING PRAYER OF HEALING
I have just had to write this post about healing and how many of Gods people are sick and do not know why. Some who read this blog regularly; will know that Christine and I have been involved with Natural Healing for many years. However since we became members of Gods family of believers, we have learnt so much about how humans become the way they are. The Lord Yeshua wants to set people free and especially those who love him. That is why we have now been guided by the Lord to start feeding this blog with the POSITIVE LOVE of our Lord Yeshua
This is what we have found out about mankind’s illnesses’, disease and depression
Our bodies are very complex and sensitive to everything we hear, see, do or speak out and amazingly a part of the brain stores it ALL. That part of the brain is called The Limbic System and is a part of a complex biological system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior. It provides fantastic confirmation of the great complexity and creativity of our wonderful Creator. The Limbic System can cause everything from a fearful reaction to an unrestrained fit of laughter. With its many intertwined organs and multiple tasks it is essential to life, the Limbic System allows the human body to feel everything as simple as hunger to even associating memories to things such as smell, pain, or any other stimuli.
This system is like the Hard Drive Memory of a computer and remembers everything we have done, smelt, tasted, felt and so on. The Limbic System is the gateway to our feelings, emotions, and the way we associate with people and places around us. Although medical science still does not know how this system functions, we cannot live without it. Often people say they do not like a particular food or taste and it can often be traced back to an experience that was not very pleasant for the child. As the brain develops in the womb, the limbic system will begin to remember things and hear voices and other sounds all around it. The child will either feel welcome when it is born or rejected by all of the anger it heard whilst in the womb.
Therefore if the child is conceived in an abusive or aggressive manner, the demonic spirit world will seize on that environment and will begin to work on the fetus and will try to impart the sins of the Fathers and Mothers onto the unborn child.
So how do we combat what has been engraved into our limbic system from a very young age and throughout our lives?
The answer has to be erasing all the negative beliefs and destructive memories. We also need to fill ourselves with the true light and love of Yeshua. Paul guided us in Romans 12:2 with these words:
“And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”.
In the flesh this is easier said than done, therefore we believe we have been given some important information about the limbic system that in turn will heal many conditions, either physical or emotional.
The PRAYER for HEALING the limbic system and the entire endocrine and nervous stem follows, speak out your problem where the series of dots are in the prayer.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER AND CREATOR, I APPROACH YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOUR TO RENOUNCE EVERY KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NEGATIVE IMAGE AND UNHEALTHY BELIEF FROM MY LIMBIC SYSTEM AND THEREFORE FROM MY ENTIRE BODY.
DEAR LOVING FATHER I NOW ASK YOU TO REMOVE ALL DESTRUCTIVE CELLULAR MEMORIES AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO………………………………………………………………
I PRAY THAT YOU FIND AND OPEN EVERY HIDDEN UNHEALTHY MEMORY FROM MY BODY, BY FILLING ME WITH YOUR TRUE LIGHT, LOVE AND LIFE.
I PRAY THAT YOU RELEASE ANY BONDAGE AND HINDERANCE TO MY HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND OTHERS.
I NOW PRAY THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR HEALING WILL INCREASE BY MANY FOLD
THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR HEALING ME
As the Lord Jesus Christ told his followers to keep on knocking and keep on seeking, therefore we can keep saying this prayer (even if you change the word pattern slightly) and believe and trust that HE will heal us.
The enemy attacks us through our senses are usually through our eyes, ears and mouth, so speak out good things and especially bless others.
When we speak out POSITIVE things we combat all of the NEGATIVITY in this World. As James pointed out we must BLESS and not CURSE…so let us move forward in the Lord speaking out words of truth and blessings.
Bless you
David
As soon as I put the above post on this morning, I noticed my good friend Keith Sinclair's last post and amazingly it was back in December:
Four Candles
Four candles sent forth their light.
You could hear the candles whispers in the quiet night.
A candle of peace, a candle of faith, and a candle of hope,
All shined in the darkness together with the candle of love.
As time passed by the candles light started fading away.
Peace felt unappreciated, while faith and hope were weak and felt they were no longer needed or important.
Suddenly a boy entered the room and cried at the sight of the three extinguished candles.
You are supposed to light with all your might and strength, said the child as he continued crying.
The fourth candle then spoke:
“Do not fear child, for as long as I burn we can ignite the flames of the extinguished candles. I am love.”
With glowing eyes the boy took the candle of love and lit the other candles.
The flame of love must never die, each and every one us must nurture and cherish the love, hope, faith and peace inside of him.
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints"
[Ephesians 1:18]
Well written Keith and I believe he is changing your blog into one of a LIGHT BEARER
I have just had to write this post about healing and how many of Gods people are sick and do not know why. Some who read this blog regularly; will know that Christine and I have been involved with Natural Healing for many years. However since we became members of Gods family of believers, we have learnt so much about how humans become the way they are. The Lord Yeshua wants to set people free and especially those who love him. That is why we have now been guided by the Lord to start feeding this blog with the POSITIVE LOVE of our Lord Yeshua
This is what we have found out about mankind’s illnesses’, disease and depression
Our bodies are very complex and sensitive to everything we hear, see, do or speak out and amazingly a part of the brain stores it ALL. That part of the brain is called The Limbic System and is a part of a complex biological system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior. It provides fantastic confirmation of the great complexity and creativity of our wonderful Creator. The Limbic System can cause everything from a fearful reaction to an unrestrained fit of laughter. With its many intertwined organs and multiple tasks it is essential to life, the Limbic System allows the human body to feel everything as simple as hunger to even associating memories to things such as smell, pain, or any other stimuli.
This system is like the Hard Drive Memory of a computer and remembers everything we have done, smelt, tasted, felt and so on. The Limbic System is the gateway to our feelings, emotions, and the way we associate with people and places around us. Although medical science still does not know how this system functions, we cannot live without it. Often people say they do not like a particular food or taste and it can often be traced back to an experience that was not very pleasant for the child. As the brain develops in the womb, the limbic system will begin to remember things and hear voices and other sounds all around it. The child will either feel welcome when it is born or rejected by all of the anger it heard whilst in the womb.
Therefore if the child is conceived in an abusive or aggressive manner, the demonic spirit world will seize on that environment and will begin to work on the fetus and will try to impart the sins of the Fathers and Mothers onto the unborn child.
So how do we combat what has been engraved into our limbic system from a very young age and throughout our lives?
The answer has to be erasing all the negative beliefs and destructive memories. We also need to fill ourselves with the true light and love of Yeshua. Paul guided us in Romans 12:2 with these words:
“And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”.
In the flesh this is easier said than done, therefore we believe we have been given some important information about the limbic system that in turn will heal many conditions, either physical or emotional.
The PRAYER for HEALING the limbic system and the entire endocrine and nervous stem follows, speak out your problem where the series of dots are in the prayer.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER AND CREATOR, I APPROACH YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOUR TO RENOUNCE EVERY KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NEGATIVE IMAGE AND UNHEALTHY BELIEF FROM MY LIMBIC SYSTEM AND THEREFORE FROM MY ENTIRE BODY.
DEAR LOVING FATHER I NOW ASK YOU TO REMOVE ALL DESTRUCTIVE CELLULAR MEMORIES AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO………………………………………………………………
I PRAY THAT YOU FIND AND OPEN EVERY HIDDEN UNHEALTHY MEMORY FROM MY BODY, BY FILLING ME WITH YOUR TRUE LIGHT, LOVE AND LIFE.
I PRAY THAT YOU RELEASE ANY BONDAGE AND HINDERANCE TO MY HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND OTHERS.
I NOW PRAY THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR HEALING WILL INCREASE BY MANY FOLD
THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR HEALING ME
As the Lord Jesus Christ told his followers to keep on knocking and keep on seeking, therefore we can keep saying this prayer (even if you change the word pattern slightly) and believe and trust that HE will heal us.
The enemy attacks us through our senses are usually through our eyes, ears and mouth, so speak out good things and especially bless others.
When we speak out POSITIVE things we combat all of the NEGATIVITY in this World. As James pointed out we must BLESS and not CURSE…so let us move forward in the Lord speaking out words of truth and blessings.
Bless you
David
As soon as I put the above post on this morning, I noticed my good friend Keith Sinclair's last post and amazingly it was back in December:
Four Candles
Four candles sent forth their light.
You could hear the candles whispers in the quiet night.
A candle of peace, a candle of faith, and a candle of hope,
All shined in the darkness together with the candle of love.
As time passed by the candles light started fading away.
Peace felt unappreciated, while faith and hope were weak and felt they were no longer needed or important.
Suddenly a boy entered the room and cried at the sight of the three extinguished candles.
You are supposed to light with all your might and strength, said the child as he continued crying.
The fourth candle then spoke:
“Do not fear child, for as long as I burn we can ignite the flames of the extinguished candles. I am love.”
With glowing eyes the boy took the candle of love and lit the other candles.
The flame of love must never die, each and every one us must nurture and cherish the love, hope, faith and peace inside of him.
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints"
[Ephesians 1:18]
Well written Keith and I believe he is changing your blog into one of a LIGHT BEARER
Friday, 30 September 2011
AMAZING DEPICTION OF JESUS ON THE CROSS PAINTED IN 2 MINUTES
I am not really into pictures of Yeshua/Jesus. However this artist does an amazing depiction of Christ suffering on the cross in around 2 minutes.
Here is the link...see what you think
http://vimeo.com/23864881
Blessings
David
Here is the link...see what you think
http://vimeo.com/23864881
Blessings
David
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
DID JESUS PAY THE PRICE OF SIN IN HELL; AFTER HE DIED ON THE CROSS?
Many Christians believe that Yeshua went to Hell after he died and preached to the Spirits for 3 days, therefore.....
I decided to write this article about this subject because there is a teaching by many big name Televangelists that after our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified that he went to HELL and was tormented by the demons and it was at that specific time that Jesus gained power over the enemy and took the keys of hell and death from Satan. However there is a serious problem with this teaching and that is the Bible does not teach it at all.
Many preachers blatantly stand at the pulpit and teach that ‘Jesus took the keys of hell and death from Satan’ when he went to hell, so what does the Bible say?
Jesus told John when he gave him the Revelation “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Jesus conquered death Rev 1:18 The word in Greek is Hades, not hell; therefore the keys are used as an emblem of power and authority. Jesus has full control, he always did. The keys are the symbol of authority, as it is often used to honour a person by giving him the keys of the city. Hades here means the unseen world to which death is the portal. Jesus has the keys because of his victory over death.
Also this verse does not tell us that Satan had the Keys or stole them from Adam whilst in the garden of Eden. Satan never had any keys to Hades and Death as Adam never had them in the first place. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God they brought sin and death into the world; as Paul tells us in Romans 5: 12. Therefore Sin is a human condition brought on by the first act of disobedience to Gods direct command. Human babies are not perfect and free from sin as some groups claim, as Sin is in the DNA of every human born from Adam and Eve.
Therefore we need to realize that when a person dies; the scriptures tells us that the body returns to the earth from which it was taken, it will decay and eventually become dust again. This is undisputed because it is common knowledge for all of us. However it is the spiritual part of us that is not seen and that is why many different beliefs in the Church have arisen
The scriptures tell us that the spirit returns to God who gave it. This means that our spirit will return to God at the moment of death to remain in his presence until the resurrection. This is true as long as we are faithful servants of the Lord. Let's read the following verse from the Bible.
Ecclesiastes: 12:7: Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
The Apostle Paul recognised this fact also when he wrote ‘as our spirit is in our body we are absent from God; but once we leave the body we will be present with him’. This is the same teaching as Ecclesiastes and basically says the same thing.
Here is the verse:
2Cor: 5: 6: Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
So where did Jesus go when he died the physical death on the cross? Did our Lord go to Hell for three days after his death, so that he could finish off paying the price for the Sins of all of those who would be saved?
This doctrine is usually formulated from a combination of the following three verses:
Matthew 12:40 says, “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Acts 2:27: “Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”
1 Peter 3:19-20: “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
Before we analyse these verses let us read some of the things that Jesus said as He was hanging on the cross right before He died:
“And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43)
“And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ Having said this, He breathed His last”. (Luke 23:46)
“So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit”.( John 19:30)
So Instead of teaching that Jesus suffered on the cross to complete the work of redemption, these teachers claim that what our Lord did on the cross was not sufficient even though he said himself that “It is finished.” Nowhere did our Lord say that He was going to Hell to be tormented by Satan, In fact he said the opposite and that was that His Spirit was received by His Father and not Satan, proven by these words “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” He never said that he was going to Hell for three days.
On the cross Jesus said the opposite; that the same day He would be with the thief in paradise. Either Jesus was lying, or this doctrine that Jesus had to go and suffer in Hell after the cross until His resurrection is twisting three verses of scripture to say something much different than they do.
Jesus totally and completely laid down his own life after he had accomplished everything that the Father sent him to do. Jesus totally fulfilled the Mosaic law and ushered in a New Covenant that encompassed all those who would accept what our Lord did on the cross. He redeemed us, he justified us before the Father and imputed righteousness upon all those who become a part of that New Covenant.
The ransom atonement provided everything that was needed for the saving of our souls. There was nothing more for him to do but wait in the Father's presence until it was time for him to be resurrected on that Glorious Sunday morning that we all grateful for.
So now we come to the big question; How did Jesus preach to the spirits in prison? The answer to this is found in verse 18 and it is how we read the verse and its context.
Take a look before and after the verse to find out what it is talking about:
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit; By whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.” (1 Peter 3:19-20)
Notice that the context does not say that Jesus went to preach in a prison or dungeon. It says that He preached to the spirits in prison by means of the Spirit. Which Spirit is the bible speaking of here? It is speaking of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ preached to the spirits in prison not by going down to Hell, but by means of the Holy Spirit. Also the first part of the verse tells us that Christ suffered ONCE for our sins. Therefore he did not need to go to a fiery Hell to suffer yet again as he did all his suffering ONCE on the cross.
Peter was pointing out that the same Holy Spirit preached to the rebellious spirits back in pre flood times. Jude tells us that the angels forsook their heavenly dwelling place and committed perverted acts with Women during Noah’s day, here is the Biblical account;
“And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire”.(Jude 6,7)
The Holy Spirit was used in Noah’s day to preach to the disobedient ‘Sons of God’ and to let them know what punishment they would expect in end times. The Bible tells us that these disobedient angels are consigned to a place called Tartarus or pits of dense darkness.
“For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment” (2 Peter 2:4)
Most modern Bibles translate this word as Hell; however it is not conclusive that this word means the exact same thing. Some commentators believe that Tartarus is neither Gehenna or Hades/Sheol
Therefore Jesus did not suffer the torments of Hell but rather he went to the grave of mankind known to the Hebrews as Sheol and Greeks as Hades and often translated As Hell. This explains the following verse and also the one in Matthew 12:40 where we read that our Lord was in the heart of the earth for 3 days.
“For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption..” (Act 2:27)
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth..” (Mat 12:40)
IN CONCLUSION
It is very obvious that many of the false doctrines that become very prominent are instigated by the one who roams the earth seeking who he can devour. This evil creature has not stopped lying and deceiving as many as he can in these last days and what better way, than by slick professionally presented Television programs with high powered convincing sales personnel.
Always check every doctrine that does not ring right with the Holy Spirit.
Many blessings
David Hall
Revelation 2:10 “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
I decided to write this article about this subject because there is a teaching by many big name Televangelists that after our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified that he went to HELL and was tormented by the demons and it was at that specific time that Jesus gained power over the enemy and took the keys of hell and death from Satan. However there is a serious problem with this teaching and that is the Bible does not teach it at all.
Many preachers blatantly stand at the pulpit and teach that ‘Jesus took the keys of hell and death from Satan’ when he went to hell, so what does the Bible say?
Jesus told John when he gave him the Revelation “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Jesus conquered death Rev 1:18 The word in Greek is Hades, not hell; therefore the keys are used as an emblem of power and authority. Jesus has full control, he always did. The keys are the symbol of authority, as it is often used to honour a person by giving him the keys of the city. Hades here means the unseen world to which death is the portal. Jesus has the keys because of his victory over death.
Also this verse does not tell us that Satan had the Keys or stole them from Adam whilst in the garden of Eden. Satan never had any keys to Hades and Death as Adam never had them in the first place. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God they brought sin and death into the world; as Paul tells us in Romans 5: 12. Therefore Sin is a human condition brought on by the first act of disobedience to Gods direct command. Human babies are not perfect and free from sin as some groups claim, as Sin is in the DNA of every human born from Adam and Eve.
Therefore we need to realize that when a person dies; the scriptures tells us that the body returns to the earth from which it was taken, it will decay and eventually become dust again. This is undisputed because it is common knowledge for all of us. However it is the spiritual part of us that is not seen and that is why many different beliefs in the Church have arisen
The scriptures tell us that the spirit returns to God who gave it. This means that our spirit will return to God at the moment of death to remain in his presence until the resurrection. This is true as long as we are faithful servants of the Lord. Let's read the following verse from the Bible.
Ecclesiastes: 12:7: Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
The Apostle Paul recognised this fact also when he wrote ‘as our spirit is in our body we are absent from God; but once we leave the body we will be present with him’. This is the same teaching as Ecclesiastes and basically says the same thing.
Here is the verse:
2Cor: 5: 6: Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
So where did Jesus go when he died the physical death on the cross? Did our Lord go to Hell for three days after his death, so that he could finish off paying the price for the Sins of all of those who would be saved?
This doctrine is usually formulated from a combination of the following three verses:
Matthew 12:40 says, “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Acts 2:27: “Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”
1 Peter 3:19-20: “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”
Before we analyse these verses let us read some of the things that Jesus said as He was hanging on the cross right before He died:
“And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43)
“And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ Having said this, He breathed His last”. (Luke 23:46)
“So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit”.( John 19:30)
So Instead of teaching that Jesus suffered on the cross to complete the work of redemption, these teachers claim that what our Lord did on the cross was not sufficient even though he said himself that “It is finished.” Nowhere did our Lord say that He was going to Hell to be tormented by Satan, In fact he said the opposite and that was that His Spirit was received by His Father and not Satan, proven by these words “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” He never said that he was going to Hell for three days.
On the cross Jesus said the opposite; that the same day He would be with the thief in paradise. Either Jesus was lying, or this doctrine that Jesus had to go and suffer in Hell after the cross until His resurrection is twisting three verses of scripture to say something much different than they do.
Jesus totally and completely laid down his own life after he had accomplished everything that the Father sent him to do. Jesus totally fulfilled the Mosaic law and ushered in a New Covenant that encompassed all those who would accept what our Lord did on the cross. He redeemed us, he justified us before the Father and imputed righteousness upon all those who become a part of that New Covenant.
The ransom atonement provided everything that was needed for the saving of our souls. There was nothing more for him to do but wait in the Father's presence until it was time for him to be resurrected on that Glorious Sunday morning that we all grateful for.
So now we come to the big question; How did Jesus preach to the spirits in prison? The answer to this is found in verse 18 and it is how we read the verse and its context.
Take a look before and after the verse to find out what it is talking about:
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit; By whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.” (1 Peter 3:19-20)
Notice that the context does not say that Jesus went to preach in a prison or dungeon. It says that He preached to the spirits in prison by means of the Spirit. Which Spirit is the bible speaking of here? It is speaking of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ preached to the spirits in prison not by going down to Hell, but by means of the Holy Spirit. Also the first part of the verse tells us that Christ suffered ONCE for our sins. Therefore he did not need to go to a fiery Hell to suffer yet again as he did all his suffering ONCE on the cross.
Peter was pointing out that the same Holy Spirit preached to the rebellious spirits back in pre flood times. Jude tells us that the angels forsook their heavenly dwelling place and committed perverted acts with Women during Noah’s day, here is the Biblical account;
“And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire”.(Jude 6,7)
The Holy Spirit was used in Noah’s day to preach to the disobedient ‘Sons of God’ and to let them know what punishment they would expect in end times. The Bible tells us that these disobedient angels are consigned to a place called Tartarus or pits of dense darkness.
“For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment” (2 Peter 2:4)
Most modern Bibles translate this word as Hell; however it is not conclusive that this word means the exact same thing. Some commentators believe that Tartarus is neither Gehenna or Hades/Sheol
Therefore Jesus did not suffer the torments of Hell but rather he went to the grave of mankind known to the Hebrews as Sheol and Greeks as Hades and often translated As Hell. This explains the following verse and also the one in Matthew 12:40 where we read that our Lord was in the heart of the earth for 3 days.
“For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption..” (Act 2:27)
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth..” (Mat 12:40)
IN CONCLUSION
It is very obvious that many of the false doctrines that become very prominent are instigated by the one who roams the earth seeking who he can devour. This evil creature has not stopped lying and deceiving as many as he can in these last days and what better way, than by slick professionally presented Television programs with high powered convincing sales personnel.
Always check every doctrine that does not ring right with the Holy Spirit.
Many blessings
David Hall
Revelation 2:10 “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
THE JEWISH PEOPLE REALLY NEED YESHUA THEIR ONLY TRUE MESSIAH
THE JEWISH PEOPLE REALLY NEED YESHUA THEIR ONLY TRUE MESSIAH
The other day I read the following report of how an Israeli court sentenced a DOG to be stoned to death. I was so amazed by the headline, I was very surprised to read the following……..
A Jerusalem rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a dog it suspects is the reincarnation of a secular lawyer who insulted the court's judges 20 years ago, Ynet website reported Friday.
According to Ynet, the large dog made its way into the Monetary Affairs Court in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, frightening judges and plaintiffs.
Despite attempts to drive the dog out of the court, the hound refused to leave the premises. One of the sitting judges then recalled a curse the court had passed down upon a secular lawyer who had insulted the judges two decades previously.
Their preferred divine retribution was for the lawyer's spirit to move into the body of a dog, an animal considered impure by traditional Judaism.
Clearly still offended, one of the judges sentenced the animal to death by stoning by local children.
The canine target, however, managed to escape. "Let the Animals Live", an animal-welfare organisation filed a complaint with the police against the head of the court, Rabbi Avraham Dov Levin, who denied that the judges had called for the dog's stoning, Ynet reported.
One of the court's managers, however, confirmed the report of the lapidation sentence to Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot. "It was ordered... as an appropriate way to 'get back at' the spirit which entered the poor dog," the paper reported the manager as saying, according to Ynet.
Certain schools of thought within Judaism believe in the transmigration of souls, or reincarnation.
My Comments:
This certainly shows how much many of the Jews have deviated from the Holy Writings of God’s Word. Nowhere in the Torah or any inspired writings does it teach reincarnation or transmigration of souls. This is why these people really need YESHUA their real Saviour. The Bible teaches that the Soul DIES and only God will resurrect it in his good time. It also teaches that the SPIRIT goes back to God.
The only way of salvation is by means of YESHUA who died for ALL Israelites and Gentiles just as the promise was given to Abraham as recorded in Genesis.
We really need to pray for one another in these final days…….blessings on God’s covenant people and all those reading this.
God bless
Pastor David
The other day I read the following report of how an Israeli court sentenced a DOG to be stoned to death. I was so amazed by the headline, I was very surprised to read the following……..
A Jerusalem rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a dog it suspects is the reincarnation of a secular lawyer who insulted the court's judges 20 years ago, Ynet website reported Friday.
According to Ynet, the large dog made its way into the Monetary Affairs Court in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, frightening judges and plaintiffs.
Despite attempts to drive the dog out of the court, the hound refused to leave the premises. One of the sitting judges then recalled a curse the court had passed down upon a secular lawyer who had insulted the judges two decades previously.
Their preferred divine retribution was for the lawyer's spirit to move into the body of a dog, an animal considered impure by traditional Judaism.
Clearly still offended, one of the judges sentenced the animal to death by stoning by local children.
The canine target, however, managed to escape. "Let the Animals Live", an animal-welfare organisation filed a complaint with the police against the head of the court, Rabbi Avraham Dov Levin, who denied that the judges had called for the dog's stoning, Ynet reported.
One of the court's managers, however, confirmed the report of the lapidation sentence to Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot. "It was ordered... as an appropriate way to 'get back at' the spirit which entered the poor dog," the paper reported the manager as saying, according to Ynet.
Certain schools of thought within Judaism believe in the transmigration of souls, or reincarnation.
My Comments:
This certainly shows how much many of the Jews have deviated from the Holy Writings of God’s Word. Nowhere in the Torah or any inspired writings does it teach reincarnation or transmigration of souls. This is why these people really need YESHUA their real Saviour. The Bible teaches that the Soul DIES and only God will resurrect it in his good time. It also teaches that the SPIRIT goes back to God.
The only way of salvation is by means of YESHUA who died for ALL Israelites and Gentiles just as the promise was given to Abraham as recorded in Genesis.
We really need to pray for one another in these final days…….blessings on God’s covenant people and all those reading this.
God bless
Pastor David
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
NEW MESSIANIC BELIEVERS IN ISRAEL
It has been amazing that the post I put on last week about the 500 New Jewish believers that gave their lives to the Lord in Tel Aviv, has had way over 1000 hits in a very short time.
Many people in the 'Church' believe that our Lord Yeshua cut off the Jewish people when the leaders had him crucified on a Roman cross. This teaching is a terrible lie and is responsible for Millions of 'Christ's Brothers' being slaughtered and persecuted by Catholics and others and fueled the hatred shown to the Jews by Hitler and his sadists.
Consider Pauls words to the Romans in chapter 11...from verses 15-36 where he shows that the ROOTSTOCK, the Jewish Nation are the Olive Tree of Holiness....even though some are broken off, the wild olives (Gentiles) can be grafted into this COVENANT HOLY ROOTSTOCK and benefit from the Abrahamic Covenant. If the Roman Church, Calvin and Luther were right, then Paul would have wrote that the ROOT of the OLIVE TREE was CUT DOWN and burned. But he did not say that; therefore through Abrahams seed (OLIVE TREE ROOTSTOCK) ALL NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED and come to know their Father.
Verses from 15
15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” 20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness,[a] if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved,[b] as it is written:
“ The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”[c]
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
34 “ For who has known the mind of the LORD?
Or who has become His counselor?”[d]
35 “ Or who has first given to Him
And it shall be repaid to him?”[e]
36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
For many years as a Watchtower Witness I was also taught and believed the LIE that the Nation of Israel had been cut off when Yeshua was killed....this is REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY and this teaching is tantamount to calling our Father in heaven a liar and a breaker of his Holy Covenant with Abraham
In the above verses notice that ALL ISRAEL will be SAVED and no matter how much Replacement Theologists twist and turn, they cannot get around GODS HOLY PLAN to SAVE his Covenant People.....NOT because they are good or holy in any way, but because of HIS Promise...that he will keep.
Blessings on Israel and may PEACE overshadow that land and all those who love Gods Covenant people.
Blessings
Pastor David
Many people in the 'Church' believe that our Lord Yeshua cut off the Jewish people when the leaders had him crucified on a Roman cross. This teaching is a terrible lie and is responsible for Millions of 'Christ's Brothers' being slaughtered and persecuted by Catholics and others and fueled the hatred shown to the Jews by Hitler and his sadists.
Consider Pauls words to the Romans in chapter 11...from verses 15-36 where he shows that the ROOTSTOCK, the Jewish Nation are the Olive Tree of Holiness....even though some are broken off, the wild olives (Gentiles) can be grafted into this COVENANT HOLY ROOTSTOCK and benefit from the Abrahamic Covenant. If the Roman Church, Calvin and Luther were right, then Paul would have wrote that the ROOT of the OLIVE TREE was CUT DOWN and burned. But he did not say that; therefore through Abrahams seed (OLIVE TREE ROOTSTOCK) ALL NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED and come to know their Father.
Verses from 15
15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” 20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. 22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness,[a] if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved,[b] as it is written:
“ The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.”[c]
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
34 “ For who has known the mind of the LORD?
Or who has become His counselor?”[d]
35 “ Or who has first given to Him
And it shall be repaid to him?”[e]
36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
For many years as a Watchtower Witness I was also taught and believed the LIE that the Nation of Israel had been cut off when Yeshua was killed....this is REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY and this teaching is tantamount to calling our Father in heaven a liar and a breaker of his Holy Covenant with Abraham
In the above verses notice that ALL ISRAEL will be SAVED and no matter how much Replacement Theologists twist and turn, they cannot get around GODS HOLY PLAN to SAVE his Covenant People.....NOT because they are good or holy in any way, but because of HIS Promise...that he will keep.
Blessings on Israel and may PEACE overshadow that land and all those who love Gods Covenant people.
Blessings
Pastor David
Saturday, 28 May 2011
500 NEW JEWISH BELIEVERS COME TO THE LORD.....IN TEL AVIV
THIS IS A WONDERFUL SIGHT FOR US AS ISRAEL LOVING CHRISTIANS
Gods Covenant people are now accepting the TRUE MESSIAH YESHUA.
Read this report from David Hathaway's Ministry
Witnessing History in the Making -
500 people respond to an altar call at an outreach conference in Tel Aviv
Last week we organized an outreach conference with an international evangelist and a friend of Israel , David Hathaway, who has ministered worldwide for over 60 years. This year he celebrated his 50 anniversary since his first ever visit to Israel in 1961. It was a very joyous celebration with the theme: Israel - yesterday, today and forever. He has a big heart and a big passion for Israel and the people of Israel and it was reflected in his message.
Over 700 people attended the 2-day conference. Most of them NON-believers and many of the guests at the conference were an older generation, holocaust survivors and many other Israelis. For most of them it was the first time they had ever heard the gospel of a Jewish Messiah preached to them. Their response was overwhelming!
On the first night more than 300 people responded to the altar call, came forward to receive Yeshua as their Messiah! The second night 200 people also gave their lives to Yeshua. It has exceeded all our expectations! We have never seen such a large number of people in Israel responding to the message of Yeshua.
We saw what a difference our social work makes. The love, patience and help to people does wonders. We thank God that Voice of Judah is a ministry that continuously bears such fruit.
It was genuinely a historic event; something that hasn't been seen in Israel in the modern days. To see countless of people coming forward to receive prayer for healing and the testimonies kept pouring in from people who were amazed to discover they were healed.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 speaks about "dry bones",
"Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel . They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off..." (v.11)
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel . Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will live..." (v.12-14)
When the British, American and Soviet soldiers liberated the concentration camps, many of them saw the same horrifying image that the prophet Ezekiel saw: valley, field or simply piles of bones and dead bodies. The survivors that they found in the concentration camps didn't look any better. They were literally walking skeletons.
But God made a promise and He kept it.
He opened up the graves (concentration camps) and took His people out of there. He brought them into the land of Israel and restored the nation of Israel in 1948. Some of these holocaust survivors are still living among us and the world witnessed the fulfillment of the first part of the "dry bones" prophecy - the physical restoration of Israel .
Last week at the conference we were awestruck to see God in action as He is fulfilling the second part of the prophecy - the spiritual restoration of the remaining generation of holocaust survivors.
While many times the youth gets all the focus of what God is doing among the young generation, it was indesc rib able to witness how God made a point of showing that He is far from done with the older generation, when hundreds of people answered His call during the conference to restore them spiritually after restoring them physically as a nation.
The Spirit of God was poured out mightily over the "dry-bones" generation last weekend and we have seen what has not been seen in Israel yet: the overwhelming response to an altar call of about 500 Israelis in Tel Aviv.
It brings tears to my eyes to realize how tremendously privileged we are to be living in Israel during these days and witnessing how God is fulfilling ancient prophecies right before our very eyes.
It is thanks to your prayers and financial support of our humanitarian outreach projects, we are actually seeing such fruit. And we are grateful for your investment and participation in the salvation of Israel .
You play such a vital role in helping us bring the gospel to Israelis and seeing them saved. Be a part of Israel 's salvation, by giving u a helping hand and supporting the valuable work of Voice of Judah Ministires.
This is certainly a wonderful thing to report and put on our blog...we have seen so much false stuff going on lately that we tend to get sidetracked from the REAL Salvations that are going on every day PRAISE THE LORD that there are Spirit Filled Christians who do not give up when everything seems to be against them.
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN US THAN IS IN THE WORLD.
Many blessings to our many Messanic Believers and may they remain firm in these last days.
Agape
Pastor David
Gods Covenant people are now accepting the TRUE MESSIAH YESHUA.
Read this report from David Hathaway's Ministry
Witnessing History in the Making -
500 people respond to an altar call at an outreach conference in Tel Aviv
Last week we organized an outreach conference with an international evangelist and a friend of Israel , David Hathaway, who has ministered worldwide for over 60 years. This year he celebrated his 50 anniversary since his first ever visit to Israel in 1961. It was a very joyous celebration with the theme: Israel - yesterday, today and forever. He has a big heart and a big passion for Israel and the people of Israel and it was reflected in his message.
Over 700 people attended the 2-day conference. Most of them NON-believers and many of the guests at the conference were an older generation, holocaust survivors and many other Israelis. For most of them it was the first time they had ever heard the gospel of a Jewish Messiah preached to them. Their response was overwhelming!
On the first night more than 300 people responded to the altar call, came forward to receive Yeshua as their Messiah! The second night 200 people also gave their lives to Yeshua. It has exceeded all our expectations! We have never seen such a large number of people in Israel responding to the message of Yeshua.
We saw what a difference our social work makes. The love, patience and help to people does wonders. We thank God that Voice of Judah is a ministry that continuously bears such fruit.
It was genuinely a historic event; something that hasn't been seen in Israel in the modern days. To see countless of people coming forward to receive prayer for healing and the testimonies kept pouring in from people who were amazed to discover they were healed.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 speaks about "dry bones",
"Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel . They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off..." (v.11)
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel . Then you, my people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will live..." (v.12-14)
When the British, American and Soviet soldiers liberated the concentration camps, many of them saw the same horrifying image that the prophet Ezekiel saw: valley, field or simply piles of bones and dead bodies. The survivors that they found in the concentration camps didn't look any better. They were literally walking skeletons.
But God made a promise and He kept it.
He opened up the graves (concentration camps) and took His people out of there. He brought them into the land of Israel and restored the nation of Israel in 1948. Some of these holocaust survivors are still living among us and the world witnessed the fulfillment of the first part of the "dry bones" prophecy - the physical restoration of Israel .
Last week at the conference we were awestruck to see God in action as He is fulfilling the second part of the prophecy - the spiritual restoration of the remaining generation of holocaust survivors.
While many times the youth gets all the focus of what God is doing among the young generation, it was indesc rib able to witness how God made a point of showing that He is far from done with the older generation, when hundreds of people answered His call during the conference to restore them spiritually after restoring them physically as a nation.
The Spirit of God was poured out mightily over the "dry-bones" generation last weekend and we have seen what has not been seen in Israel yet: the overwhelming response to an altar call of about 500 Israelis in Tel Aviv.
It brings tears to my eyes to realize how tremendously privileged we are to be living in Israel during these days and witnessing how God is fulfilling ancient prophecies right before our very eyes.
It is thanks to your prayers and financial support of our humanitarian outreach projects, we are actually seeing such fruit. And we are grateful for your investment and participation in the salvation of Israel .
You play such a vital role in helping us bring the gospel to Israelis and seeing them saved. Be a part of Israel 's salvation, by giving u a helping hand and supporting the valuable work of Voice of Judah Ministires.
This is certainly a wonderful thing to report and put on our blog...we have seen so much false stuff going on lately that we tend to get sidetracked from the REAL Salvations that are going on every day PRAISE THE LORD that there are Spirit Filled Christians who do not give up when everything seems to be against them.
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN US THAN IS IN THE WORLD.
Many blessings to our many Messanic Believers and may they remain firm in these last days.
Agape
Pastor David
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