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Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilToday, on this Real Israel Talk Radio program, Episode 177 and PART 3, I will continue in this series,  When Does A Biblical Day Start? With the morning or with the previous evening?  According to my understanding of Genesis 1:2-5, it appears that a biblical day begins anew with each sunrise (and actually, slightly before this at "Shachar," based on the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:4-5. Here is a basic summary of what I have covered so far:a.   God called the LIGHT DAY, and the DARK, He called NIGHT. b.   He came to be erev – a pre-morning mix [later to be called shachar]c.    Also, he came to be boker – the morning sunrise [Day]d.   He came to be One “DAY,” Yom Echad – that is, Pre-morning AND Morning.e.   Therefore, we are given a repeating formula for the Creation week – Day ‘X', which is used for days 2 through 7. Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilOn this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio, we will closely examine the Hebrew declarations of Genesis 1:2-5. Genesis 1:2. The earth was without form, and void, and darkness was on the face of the deepGenesis 1:3. Then God said, "Let there be Light," and there was Light!"Genesis 1:4. And Elohim (God) saw the Light, that He was Good. And Elohim (God) divided the Light from the Dark. Genesis 1:5. Elohim (God) called the Light DAY, and the DARK, He called NIGHT. So, erev (evening) and boker (morning) were the first day.  Many wonder when a biblical day begins: with the morning sunrise or with the previous evening sunset.  Understanding the Hebrew texts of Genesis 1:2-5 will help us to discover the Truth of the matter. This is Episode 176 and PART 2 in this biblical study series.Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilToday, we will examine the controversial question of “When does a Biblical day start?” This is PART 1. Of course, whether a biblical day starts in the morning or with the previous evening, it has been a topic of great discussion, sometimes heated, for at least twenty centuries, and that is a long time! From my research, I have found that both sides (pro and con) present compelling evidence supporting their respective positions. Given this, you might ask, “Why even bring up the dispute if both sides seem to make a valid case for their beliefs?” I have my reasons, which you will learn in this study series. To begin, rather than argue about what this or that Bible verse says or does not say, I want to take a different approach to answer the all-important question, “When does a biblical day start?” Let's begin with learning about the known positions from within cultural Jewish history, then continue with more historical information on biblical authority and prophecy. Today, we will start with a teaching article from the Jerusalem Post published in 2009, "From Sun to Moon," when they interviewed Hebrew University Professor Rachel Elior to learn from her years of research and scholarship in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Please join me for today's Real Israel Talk Radio biblical study, Episode 175 PART 1. Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilThis IS Real Israel Talk Radio Episode 173. This is the SECOND PART of a program addressing biblical forgiveness. I asked my wife, Suzanne, to present this program as a continuation of PART 1 so she can speak personally and candidly about forgiving someone from her perspective. Suzanne's story is one that I think you might like to hear because she understands the subject of forgiveness differently from what might be typically understood by those who read biblical passages such as Matthew 6:14-15, where Yeshua was quoted as saying: For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses.Today, in this second part episode about forgiveness, let's examine the subject more closely and learn about a critical missing requirement that is often overlooked. Without this all-important element, the possibility of divine love and forgiveness cannot be activated. Let us learn more.Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilToday, we will look into the biblical festival of Unleavened Bread as it is taught in Exodus 12:19-20. Specifically, we will learn that in the Bible and the New Testament, the English terms "LEAVEN" and "LEAVENED" are derived from two different Hebrew words conveying two distinct concepts. Oftentimes, it is taught that leaven is likened to SIN and PRIDE. But is it linked to these ideas?  Join us today to learn about the Biblical and Hebraic concepts of LEAVEN, LEAVENED, UNLEAVENED, and TO BE LEAVENED. This is episode 174 of Real Israel Talk Radio, beginning our 6th season! Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilWith this Real Israel Talk Radio episode, I am turning the program over to my wife, Suzanne so that she can speak personally and candidly about biblical forgiveness. What does it mean to forgive? We all generally maintain various ideas about forgiveness and what it looks like or, perhaps, what it should look like. Suzanne's story is one that I think you might like to hear because, as she understands forgiveness, it does not toe the line of a typical traditional understanding. Instead, as she presents the concept, the matter seems to address something entirely different than we might typically understand. Her story is built on a heart-wrenching personal experience that rings true as it is defined according to scripture. In Matthew 6:14-15, Yeshua was quoted as saying:For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses.Let us examine these words more closely and see if there is something greater that we can learn from them.Real Israel Talk Radio Episode 172Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670. Please DO NOT ask questions here because I have no way to respond to your questions. If you have questions, please send an email: questions@cominghome.co.ilBefore fulfilling his calling in a Latin American Spanish Language Messianic ministry, Yosef Sanchez was, for many years, taking his own journey into becoming a national table tennis champion to represent Mexico in professional table tennis. With his sights focused on becoming a respected top-ten world-class table tennis player, the Almighty, Eternal One of Israel, got ahold of his life and redirected his dream. Instead of going for the Olympic gold in Table Tennis, Yosef came to be a well-known and respected trainer for the paraplegic Christina Hoffman, who, in fact, did go on to become Mexico's world-class table tennis national champion. But this is just the beginning of the story about Yosef Sanchez. Today, he leads a Spanish-language Messianic ministry in Cancun, Mexico. Indeed, his spiritual life's journey is engaging, taking him from world-class Table Tennis to world-class biblical research and Spanish language Messianic leadership. This Real Israel Talk Radio program, Episode 171, is the story of the life and journey of Yosef Sanchez from Cancun, Mexico. Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670I'm speaking with Robert Villa and Sherry Sanders on today's show about the Zadokite Priestly Families of 1 Chronicles 24. Both are on a research team looking into the Dead Sea Scrolls' Calendrical Documents and some detailed minutiae involving the service rotations of the Zadokite families and associated astronomical data.  Studying the documents and many like them has given them some incredible insights into the precise timing of the Zadokite Priestly calendar system. If you want to learn more about the Zadokite Priestly calendar, how it functions, and how it applies to the biblical calendar today, you are in the right place. On the show today, you will discover that the Zadokite calendar system addressesA)  1 precise 364 Day solar cycleB)  6 Years of Zadokite Priesthood service rotations per the Calendrical Documents 4Q320, 4Q321, 4Q325, and 4Q328 of the Dead Sea Scrolls. C)  1 - 294 Year Creation Week astronomy repetition of Genesis 1:14-19 and the 24 priestly rotations of 1 Chronicles 24. Questions and Details:www.gospelworthdyingfor.comSupport the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670Can we ever hope to solve the problem of nearly 2,000 years of calendar wars regarding when to keep the weekly Sabbath and the biblical feasts?In this PART 3 episode of decoding the Dead Sea Scrolls Calendrical Documents belonging to the 24 Zadokite priestly families of 1 Chronicles chapter 24, we will learn about 18 years of research into the biblical concept of "intercalation." This is a mathematical system to reconcile the divinely timed cycles of the Sun and the Moon and how both testify as two witnesses to the proper doing of the weekly seventh-day Sabbath and all the biblical festivals. The 364-day cycle of the Sun and the 354-day cycle of the Moon each have programmed and assigned time cycles that are governed by the mathematics of intercalation. Appropriately applied in tandem with the precision rotations of the 24 Zadokite priestly families and their assigned schedules from 1 Chronicles 24, this guarantees that the seventh-day weekly Sabbath and all the biblical festivals of the Bible never shift away or drift out from their eternally appointed days and seasons. From all this, we will discover one thing: DO NOT intercalate and add 7 days at the Spring Equinox of 2025 to celebrate the Hebrew Bible's biblical new year on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025. Fresh, irrefutable research will now prove to us from the two witnesses of Heaven and Earth—the Sun and the Moon—that the biblical Hebrew Covenant New Year should be observed on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Learn and discover why this is vital information to know.  Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670Real Israel Talk RadioEpisode 168On today's program, my guest is Professor Jonathan Ben Dov of Haifa University and Tel Aviv University. Professor Ben Dov received international recognition through his scholarly work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Fragment 4Q324d, with Professor Dr. Eshbal Ratzon. Together, their work on DSS 4Q324d taught them about a little-known biblical celebration of the Hebrew Bible, referred to as the Festival of the Wood Offering on the 29th day of the 6th Month. The WOOD OFFERING FESTIVAL referred to as KORBAN ETZIM, is mentioned in the Temple Scroll 11Q19 Column 23, as well as the DSS Calendrical Document fragments 4Q324d, 4Q325, 4Q327, 4Q365RPc, Flavius Josephus' Wars of the Jews, the Hebrew Book of Nehemiah 10:34 (Heb:35), and Nehemiah 13:29. On this program we will learn about DSS 4Q324d and the Levitical Priestly Calendar of 364 Days and how it relates to the Qumran Priestly Community of the Yachad.Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670EPISODE 167INTRODUCTION TO DECODING THE ZADOKITE PRIESTLY CALENDAR (PART 1)Following the Qumran biblical Zadokite Priests and the calendar system they inherited is an essential function of what it means for us to Hear and Do the Torah. Through their teachings, left to us through the Dead Sea Scrolls, we can know precisely WHEN to observe the festivals of the Bible and the biblical observances that are controlled and mapped to specific days and months of the year, times and seasons that cannot and must not be changed. Everything about the inherited Zadokite priestly calendar dates and times as they relate to the festivals and the setting of the weekly Sabbath is accurately plotted based on the yearly arrival of what is called New Year's Day; that is, Month 1 and Day 1 of the royal calendar of Heaven, hereinafter called, the Zadokite Calendar, which by the way, is different from what is known to be the “360-day Enoch Calendar,” the 354-day Lunar Calendar, or the 365 ¼ day Solar Calendar.New Year's Day, on the Zadokite Calendar, is based on establishing Day 1 and Month 1 as with any other calendar of the world's material cultures. Nonetheless, believers in Yeshua, the Messiah, and the biblical texts that He taught and lived by all are hinged on asking, WHEN IS NEW YEARS DAY? If we get this wrong, then everything else downstream is directly affected. Based on the testimony of Exodus chapter 12:2, among many places, it is actually New Year's Day, according to the Bible. So, to correctly determine New Year's Day in the Bible, we must come to know WHEN to proclaim this very special day in any given year. This is because all the yearly festivals and the weekly Sabbaths written about in the Bible are strictly mapped to the events of Day 4 from the Genesis Creation story. This is according to the testimony of the Zadokite Priests of the Qumran, as they wrote about all this in their Calendrical Documents of what is called the Dead Sea Scrolls. Let's get into it and find out how to determine when to define the all-important New Year's Day that is, Day 1 and Month 1, in any given year. See www.gospelworthdyingfor.com and download their 2025/26 Zadokite 12-month calendar.  Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670Shalom, I am Avi ben Mordechai, and this is Real Israel Talk RadioOn today's show, the second of a two-part interview with Bruce Brill, who wrote Deceit of an Ally – A Memoir of Military Anti-Semitism, NSA's Secret Jew Room and Yom Kippur War Treachery. Bruce and four other American US Army servicemen worked for the US National Security Agency (NSA) in 1973. They came to discover a true story of an Un-American Deep-State NSA Cabal in the highest echelon of Washington, D.C.'s Swamp of corruption. They came to learn that US intelligence not only knew Egypt and Syria were going to attack Israel but knew this for a certainty, knew it days in advance, and knew when the attack would commence, contradicting the US intelligence agencies' own claims that everyone was fooled and fully taken by surprise in the events of October 6, 1973, referred to as the Yom Kippur War.Of the 1300 books written about that event, not one reveals how Israel fell prey to a deception perpetrated by their American Ally that cost Israel over 2,600 lives. Brill and his colleagues realized that Israel was NOT informed of what American intelligence knew because Israel's top leaders were intentionally given false intelligence that the Arabs would NOT attack. Precisely fifty years later, this same Cabal of deception once again stepped into action and carried out its evil work before the alleged surprise sneak attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, leading to where we are today in Israeli and Middle East politics. Although the term "Jew Room" is no longer used, it has morphed in name only and is still active within the CIA/NSA American intelligence community. Find out more about it here in this podcast. Here is Bruce Brill to continue his story. Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670The True Story of an Un-American Deep-State NSA Cabal operating from the offices of their "Jew Room" in the Washington, D.C. Swamp. Israeli Bruce Brill and four other American U.S. Army servicemen who worked for the US National Security Agency (NSA) in 1973 discovered that US intelligence not only knew Egypt and Syria were going to attack Israel but knew this for a certainty, knew it days in advance, and knew when the attack would commence. This contradicts the US intelligence agencies' claims that everyone was fooled and taken by surprise on October 6, 1973, and October 7, 2023.Of the 1300 books written about the 1973 Yom Kippur War, not one reveals how Israel fell prey to a deception perpetrated by their American Ally that cost Israel over 2,600 precious lives. Brill and his colleagues realized that Israel was NOT informed because they were intentionally given false intelligence that the Arabs would NOT attack. Precisely fifty years later, this same Cabal once again stepped into action and carried out its evil work on October 7, 2023, leading to where we are today in Israeli and Middle East politics. Real Israel Talk Radio - Episode 165, PART 1Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670With this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio, I want to share a bit about my life's journey so that you can better understand the changes I have experienced over several decades and why I believe what I believe. In my decades-long search to find my true Jewish identity, I have come to embrace some closure in my understanding that “home” is not a place or a thing that can be found in this world. Difficult as it is sometimes hard to admit publicly, I know that home is not a land or a country on earth. It is not a birthplace, a birthright, a birth culture, and not even an aliyah, or going up to fulfill an inheritance entitlement to a piece of Middle East real estate called “The Land of Israel.” I will go so far as to say that coming home is not even in returning to hear and do the Torah – the Law. For some, this might come across as shocking. Yet, the truth is, all these concepts are essential living expressions and metaphors for everyday life that point us to our true home, which is in the King of all Kings, who rules in and from a divine government belonging to his kingdom - the Kingdom of Heaven. This is our true home in a different dimension of time and space, understood as Jerusalem above.This is Episode 164 of Real Israel Talk RadioSupport the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670The second of a two-part program addressing the topic of dealing with letting go of the shock of losing a loved one, whether due to a prolonged illness or the sudden and unexpected death of perhaps a husband, wife, child, mother, father, brother, sister, or an extended family member. How are we supposed to approach matters of this nature when they come to knock on our door, knowing it is clear that we must go on with life, though bereaved. It is not an easy matter to deal with. So, what is the answer? How are we to handle life when losing a loved one to the Sting of Death, which is the Last Enemy as spoken about in the Bible.Recently, I sat down for a candid dialogue with my wife to discuss this very issue because of her own experience in suddenly losing her deep friend and husband of 22 years. I, too, have had to handle the sudden death of my son at 24 years old, as well as dealing with the death of my two sibling brothers, each within one month of the other. Of course, some of you listening here have your own survival stories to tell. Together, I think we can all learn from each other that there is comfort and hope for believers in the redemption actions of Yeshua, the Messiah. But still, even in this, the throbbing pain of the passing away of a loved one takes time and a resolve to let them go, to begin a process of healing and closure. I'm Avi ben Mordechai, and here is the continuation of my discussion with my wife on this matter of Death: The Last Enemy, Letting Go, and Healing from the Pain.Real Israel Talk Radio Episode 163 Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670We understand that the pain of one who passes away is no more in this life. However, what now remains is that for us, we must go on with life, though bereaved, and frankly, this is not an easy matter to deal with. So, what is the answer?I sat down for a candid and deeply honest dialogue with my wife to discuss this very issue. From her personal experience of losing her first husband and deep friend of 22 years, I thought you might find some of her insights encouraging. I, too, have had to handle matters of a sudden death in losing my son of 24 years old. And I am certain that here, in this listening audience, some of you folks have your own stories to tell. Together, I think we can all learn from each other that, at least, for believers in the redemption actions of Yeshua the Messiah, there is comfort, and there is hope. But still, even in this, the throbbing pain of the passing away of a loved one does not quickly fade. It takes time and a resolve to let them go, to begin the process of healing from the pain that we are all left with. Death is never a savior to take us away from pain and suffering. Death is the Last Enemy. Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670Many governments worldwide have already adopted a basic digital identification system so that their citizens can access various government facets and online goods and services securely. Soon, every country worldwide will have a Digital ID structure in place for their citizens. Of course, it will promote the look and feel of something that can be used for online convenience, ease, and personal security for identification and verification. But this is their "spin." There is much more to the worldwide Digital ID System than meets the ear and eye. The new system, now in full development and implementation, is far greater in form and function than one can even begin to imagine! Because of this, we need to understand and move forward with great awareness. We need to know what they - the global elite powers of the world - are cooking up, how their system works, and what we, as YHWH's redeemed people, need to know so that we can respond to it in a biblical way. This is episode 161 and the final segment of five parts in this series on The Coming Storm: The Global Digital ID System.Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670EPISODE 160, PART 4A new Australian Digital ID legislation was passed into Law through the Parliament in Canberra in the latter weeks of May 2024. This new Law, which comes into effect on December 1, 2024, is not predominantly a digital identification scheme to acquire public and private sector goods and services securely and conveniently. Many governments worldwide align themselves with the program, albeit under duress, if they wish to function and trade in the global commerce landscape. On July 1, 2021, the UN officially made available a 257-page published work, “Remaking the World—The Age of Global Enlightenment.” The book is a collaboration between the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), which are divisions of the United Nations. The UN maintains an agenda with an embedded spiritual component describing a remaking or re-creating of the world based on Genesis 1:1-3 and 1:26 but calling their new world an “Age of Global Enlightenment.”Join me for Season 5 and Episode 160 of Real Israel Talk Radio as I discuss the Spiritual Anatomy of the Mark and the Image of the Beast. We will look into Revelation 13:18—the 666 calculated number of the Beast, potentially based on the Hebrew text of "HaNachash" in Genesis 3:1 and "HaMashiach" in Matthew 24:23-24.Support the show

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670PROGRAM 3, EPISODE 159 A new Australian Digital ID legislation was passed into Law through the Parliament in Canberra in the latter weeks of May 2024. This new law, which comes into effect on December 1, 2024, is not predominantly a digital identification scheme to acquire public and private sector goods and services securely and conveniently. Many governments worldwide are aligning themselves with the program, albeit under duress, if they wish to function and trade in the global commerce landscape. On July 1, 2021, the UN officially made available a 257-page published work, “Remaking the World—The Age of Global Enlightenment.” The book is a collaboration between the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), which are divisions of the United Nations. The UN maintains an agenda with an embedded spiritual component describing a remaking or re-creating of the world based on Genesis 1:1-3 and 1:26 but calling their new world an “Age of Global Enlightenment.”Join me for this season 5 and episode 159 of Real Israel Talk Radio as I discuss the Spiritual Anatomy of the Mark and the Image of the Beast. We will look into some critical biblical definitions that you need to know to avoid the new emerging "Beast System" that is now being force-fed to all the nations of the world under the U.N. Agenda 2030 plan of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.   Support the Show.

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670PROGRAM 2, EPISODE 158. A new Australian Digital ID legislation was passed into Law through the Parliament in Canberra in the latter weeks of May 2024. This new law, which comes into effect on December 1, 2024, is not predominantly a digital identification scheme to acquire public and private sector goods and services securely and conveniently. Many governments worldwide are registering for the program, under duress, if they wish to function and trade in the global commerce landscape. The UN is an international political body founded in 1945. Its charter slogan is: “Peace, dignity, and equality on a healthy planet.” The organization has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. However, one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth with a special status and a large dedicated building in New York City, USA, where the world's nation leaders can gather, discuss common problems, and find solutions that benefit all humanity. On July 1, 2021, the UN officially made available a 257-page published work, “Remaking the World—The Age of Global Enlightenment.” The book is a collaboration between the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), which are divisions of the United Nations. The UN maintains an agenda with an embedded spiritual component describing a remaking or re-creating of the world based on Genesis 1:1-3 and 1:26 but calling their new world an “Age of Global Enlightenment.”Join me here for season 5 and episode 158 of Real Israel Talk Radio as I will speak about the Spiritual Anatomy of the Mark and the Image of the Beast. Support the Show.

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670A new Australian Digital ID legislation was passed into Law through the Parliament in Canberra in the latter weeks of May 2024. This new law, which comes into effect on December 1, 2024, is not predominantly a digital identification scheme to acquire public and private sector goods and services securely and conveniently. Many governments worldwide are registering for the program, under duress, if they wish to function and trade in the global commerce landscape. The UN is an international political body founded in 1945. Its charter slogan is: “Peace, dignity, and equality on a healthy planet.” The organization has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. However, one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth with a special status and a large dedicated building in New York City, USA, where the world's nation leaders can gather, discuss common problems, and find solutions that benefit all humanity. On July 1, 2021, the UN officially made available a 257-page published work, “Remaking the World—The Age of Global Enlightenment.” The book is a collaboration between the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), which are divisions of the United Nations. The UN maintains an agenda with an embedded spiritual component describing a remaking or re-creating of the world based on Genesis 1:1-3 and 1:26 but calling their new world an “Age of Global Enlightenment.”Join me here for season 5 and episode 157 of Real Israel Talk Radio as I will speak about 1) The coming storm of 2025/26 and what you need to know about it. 2) The spiritual anatomy of the Mark and the Image of the Beast. Support the Show.

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670Today, I'm speaking with Micah Kissling, who is part of MY HOUSE MINISTRIES. Micah, his wife, and his children live the farm life in the Midwest of America. He comes from a family of 9 siblings – six brothers and three sisters. Micah grew up in a home with daily Bible teachings and lessons. But like many people, he also had many questions that needed answers, answers that he found after he learned to examine scripture and test everything, holding on to what is true while letting go of false doctrines and so many debilitating traditions of men. Micha observes and follows the calendar paradigm established by the House of Tzadok in the Dead Sea Scrolls. However, he has a beautiful and unique perspective on how we should relate to all the household of faith and the Tzadokite calendar and how it applies to us in our everyday lives. Give him your ears for 50 minutes and see if his ideas resonate. Perhaps you will also get some of your questions answered. This is Real Israel Talk Radio, Episode 156. Support the Show.

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670I'm speaking with Amir Atieh of Natanael Ministries in Western Australia today. Amir was born to Israeli parents and grew up in Ramale, not too far from Tel Aviv. His life and growing up years were filled with abuse and pain on many levels. Amir grew up among secular Israelis, Christians, and Arabs, never knowing his true heritage until, one day, he learned the truth about the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. I had the opportunity to talk with Amir about his life's journey from a secular Israeli to a prominent and growing Messianic Voice of Truth based in Perth, Western Australia. Join me for a chat about Amir Atieh (Arabic for a "giver"), his testimony, and his transformation from a secular Israeli to a Messianic Teacher. Visit his website: https://www.nathanael-ministries.com/Support the Show.

Please, feel free to send a text message here and give us feedback. Also, you may send a text msg or leave voicemail (425) 550-6670I shall continue with where I left off in PART 1 of this two-part program on Shavuot or Pentecost. Shavu'ot, in the Bible, presents itself as an annual festival about biblical restoration, renewal, and completion. Today, I will return to my focus on the link between the Festival of Shavuot and what many often refer to as a concept called the "rapture."  Said differently, this idea can be better understood as to what Yeshua refers to as the resurrection of the Last Day, in Hebrew, the "Techiat HaMatim." Essentially, Shavuot or Pentecost is likely the Day and Hour that no one has yet experientially known...ever! Because it is yet a future event that we are all waiting for. This is what Hebrews 11:39-40 is referring to. It is the same event that Yeshua refers to in Matthew 24:33 and John 6:40 - the end and the door of summer. It's the same idea that Paul talks about as the "door of hope" in Romans 8:23-25. Join me today for the program, "Shavuot (Feast of Weeks/Pentecost) End Times and the Theme of the Last Day Resurrection - PART 2.Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Let's talk about the annual celebration of the Festival of Weeks or what Yehovah refers to in Scripture as Shavu'ot or in Greek – “Pentecost.” Shavu'ot, in the Bible, presents itself as an annual festival about biblical restoration, renewal, and completion. A harvesting of souls performed as an ingathering and separating of wheat from tares (Matthew 13:30).A restoration to repair Adam's treasonable transaction with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good but Evil in Genesis 3:6 and then passing that corruption down to all of us. A calling to freely become an ally and associate of King Messiah's government administration on earth, as it is also in Shalem, the Kingdom of Heaven (Genesis 14:18 and 1 Corinthians 6:3)A rebuilding of Yehovah's Government of Heaven on earth, as it is in heaven (Acts 15:16 based on Amos 9:11).An end of salvation through the door of summer and the start of a new component of eternal life through the door of hope (Romans 8:25 and Matthew 24:33)A bodily transformation through a promised resurrection on the Last Day (John 6:40 and Romans 8:23)Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.In this program, we will speak about Exodus 19:5-6, the Melchizedek link to the New Covenant Book of Hebrews chapters 6-8, and the exchange of the Levitical law for the higher and more superior Melchizedek law of the King/Priest Messiah. We will also look into the naming and birth of Yochanan or John the Baptist in Luke Chapter 1 as well as the significance of the ministry of John or Yochanan "the Baptist" and his immersion of Yeshua in the Jordan in Matthew 3:13 and how it relates to the ministry of Elijah in Malachi Chapters 3-4, who was a prophet divinely appointed to announce the restoration of all things before the coming of Messiah who must restore the fallen tent or Tabernacle of the House of David. Our discussion will also examine the context of Matthew 15:24-25 as it speaks about a Canaanite Woman and the bread that falls from the Master's Table. Further, we will also look into Galatians 3:19, which concerns a reference to the law of the Levitical Priesthood and how this speaks about the Melchizedek priesthood calling in light of the Spirit and Power of Elijah.Among the many religious issues of the Jewish people during the late Second Temple Period, a major point of conflict was about the festival and civil calendars of Judaism. Understanding this brings a further disclosure about the Priestly House of Tzadok in light of the 1947 discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the nearby caves of the Qumran area in the State of Israel.  Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.The Second Temple Period of Judaism was a unique time in the history of the Jewish People. Among the many religious issues of the Jewish people at that time, one major point of conflict was that of the calendar. You wouldn't think that this would be such a major issue, however, we know this to be true historically, thanks in part to the 1947 discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.  On my program today, we will hear from Eddie Chumney of Hebraic Heritage Ministries. Eddie has dedicated a lot of research time to sorting out Judaism's calendar issues of the past two millennia and how they touch us now, particularly as it relates to the Jewish Messianic Movement that we know today. Support the Show.

This is PART 2 of my interview with Barrie Schwortz, the Official Documenting Photographer for the 1978 Shroud of Turin Science Team. Barrie had been asked to join the Shroud Science team due to his extensive specialized skills in photography and his subsequent contract work with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, analyzing films and photos of U.S. Government atomic bomb blasts. Today, let's continue with the interview that I began with Barrie Schwortz in PART 1 and hear more about the knowledge that he gained in working with the Shroud of Turin science experts, and what they learned and discovered about this ancient cloth. Support the Show.

With this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio, we will speak with Barrie Schwortz who was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Science Team in 1978. Barrie Schwortz will speak with us about the Shroud as evidenced by his extensive professional photography background.Barrie had been asked to join the Shroud of Turin Science team back in 1978 due to his extensive professional work with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, scientifically analyzing films and photos of U.S. Government atomic bomb blasts.Join us now as we learn a little something about the life of Barrie Schwortz and about the knowledge that he gained in working with the Shroud of Turin science experts, and what they learned and discovered about this ancient cloth.This is PART 1 of the interview, Real Israel Talk Radio Episode 148.Support the show

Each year at the season of Passover, multitudes of millions of Jewish people from all over the world, as well as those who are not natively born to the Jewish faith and culture, all gather together around each of their local family tables to remember a very special festival that is called Passover in the Bible. Why do they do this? What does it all mean, and particularly, HOW is the Passover table service conducted?With today's episode of Real Israel Talk Radio (with an extended running time of one hour and 42 minutes),  I am going to present to you what I understand and appreciate about the Passover.  I will share with you my version of the biblical Haggadah or retelling of the Passover story. However, I will tell you the story from my point of view rather than from the culturally typical Jewish point of view. This means the readings and explanations that you will hear me speak about from my Haggadah will present according to a more non-traditional Jewish Seder. Essentially, my focus IS NOT designed to elevate the customary "fun" of the Passover with all of its typical table rituals, songs, and ceremonies that have come to shape the Jewish Passover of today. From my point of view, most of those rituals and ceremonies are merely SHADOWS of the True Passover as it relates to an unseen REALITY. My Passover Haggadah is designed to help us understand NOT WHAT the Passover is as a series of songs, prayers, and fun family time, but rather WHO the Passover is from a redemptive point of view.From my point of view, the Passover service is NOT a noun to elevate all the related ceremonies and table rituals of the event because I think this is a mistaken focus. As you will come to see from this program, the Passover is a verb designed to elevate an all-important Messianic redemption, which will point us to the solemn actions of the One called Yeshua, the Messiah. As I understand the event, the Passover, is about honoring the Messianic narratives of the New Covenant. Please, do come along for this journey into learning about the Passover from our presently-unseen Messianic Redeemer – One who WAS, who IS, and who IS TO COME.Support the show

Previously, in Part 1, we heard from California Attorney Iver Bye, who spoke about American Law and how it often relates to what is found written in the Bible. In today's program, Part 2, Attorney Iver Bye will talk more about the definitions of legal words. He will also take us on a brief journey into the backstory of the U.S. Constitution and a little about the framers and founders who brought us this essential document that defines the United States of America.Attorney Iver Bye has been active in courtroom trials and criminal law since graduating from law school in the late 1970s. However, what sets this attorney apart from many others in his legal profession is that over the past many decades, Iver has remained devoted to Biblical teachings and how they relate to us in everyday life. Let us now continue with where we left off from our last program.Support the show

I had the privilege to have a sit-down, face-to-face conversation about Biblical Law and Teaching ("Torah") versus American Jurisprudence with California Attorney Iver Bye. Attorney Iver Bye has specialized in courtroom criminal law since graduating from law school in the late 1970s. If you perhaps find an interest in learning about Divine Wisdom, Teaching (Torah), and Law and how it relates to American and Common Law, then stay with us for this hour-long program.Attorney Iver Bye grew up in Spokane, Washington. After some 45 years in the legal profession, Attorney Iver Bye continues with his law practice in the area of Victorville, which is located in the high desert of Southern California in the USA. Join us for this Part One episode in addressing Biblical Law and Teaching (Torah) and American Jurisprudence. This is Real Israel Talk Radio Episode 145.Support the show

In this Real Israel Talk Radio episode, I will close my 30-part series on the Last Passover Week Chronology of Yeshua. With this extended study (one hour and six minutes), I will summarize all I have presented since starting the series.  I will begin and end with three questions: 1)  How did Yeshua manage to DO (meaning, TO BE THE PASSOVER LAMB) and also to EAT the Passover Lamb with his disciples precisely according to Exodus Chapter 12?2)  How did Yeshua come to be called the PASSOVER Lamb? 3)  What does it mean that Yeshua, the Passover Lamb, died for the sins of the world?Join me for this final program summary in this 30-part series.Support the show

We read from the Hebrew text of Psalm 110:4 - "Yehovah has made AN OATH and will He will not be comforted [with any other decree], “You are a Cohen or Priest forever through The WORD of Melchizedek.” English translations usually express this as “The Order of Melchizedek,” but based on the context of Psalm 110:4, it is not about a religious or spiritual group, order, or society.The Hebrew root supporting "The Order" of Melchizedek is D-V-R (Dalet-Vet-Resh), which is about Yehovah's SPEECH or WORD. Therefore, I am suggesting that we should understand “the Order of Melchizedek” not as some kind of religious order but rather as a COMMAND and OATH from the WORD of Yehovah delivered to the nation through Yehovah's messengers of Heaven who made regular visits to the House of the Sons of Tzadok at Qumran. This very well might explain one of today's Jewish Orthodox Songs of the Sabbath - “Shalom Aleichem.”  Could the lyrics of this song for the Sabbath Day have come from the early first-century Zadokite believers in Yeshua who were known to be associates and supporters of the Prophets, Priests, and Judges of the House of Tzadok? Is it possible that this song inadvertently slipped past the ancient Rabbinic censors and, through Rabbinic tradition, managed to make it into the weekly liturgy of today's Judaism?Today, we will also ask why Paul wrote the words of Colossians 2:16-19. And also, why Yeshua said to Nicodemus in John 3, The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”Yeshua answered and said to him, “Are you the Teacher of Israel and do not know these things?"These matters and so much more will be addressed in this study of the Qumran Zadokites.This is Episode 143 and PART 29 in a series of studies about the Qumran Zadokites, the New Covenant or "New Testament" writings, and Judaism.Support the show

Beginning around 150 years before Yeshua, the Pharisee was called a Hasid because the Hebrew term means a “loyalist.” In other words, Pharisees were political and religious loyalists supportive of the family dynasty of the Hasmoneans. The Tzadokim, or Sadducees, relates to the term Zadok, which was a different group of priests not related to the Sons of the House of Tzadok at Qumran. It appears from surviving documents of the time that they took their name from Zadok, an early disciple of Antigonus of Sokho in Judea. He produced a faction of disciples who called themselves Tzadokim.With today's episode of Zadokite studies, we will focus on much of the specific Zadokite terminology that is associated with the Zadokite supporters and allies of Jerusalem who called themselves "The Way" (see Acts 24:15-16). This is the same group that Sha'ul or Paul came out of while en route to Damascus of Qumran. His story is found in the Book of Acts 9. With your readings in the "New Testament," you will recognize much of this terminology:Sons of LightBelial vs. Sons of DarknessThe Elect or Chosen OnesTeacher of Righteousness or JustnessAngels and Angelic visitationsThe New CovenantThe Holy Spirit and Walking in the Spirit vs. the reasoning and logic of the Rabbis.The Temple or Tabernacle and the Human bodyProphecy and spiritual giftsMeasurements of Heaven, Earth, and Elohim citing Length, Depth, Breadth, Width, and Height.The Knowers of Kingdom MysteriesJustice vs. InjusticeEvil vs. GoodThe Pit, She'ol, and the Shadow of DeathThe festival calendar of the Pharisees and Temple Priests vs. the festival calendar of the Priestly Zadokites.Zadokite lessons on these themes make up the body of Zadokite teaching traditions, which I believe are the traditions that Paul refers to in 1 Corinthians 11:2.Join us for this summary of the rise, fall, and rising again of the Sons of Tzadok through Melchizedek/Yeshua, Yehovah's King and Priest of the Heaven's City of Shalem, also called the Kingdom of Heaven (Genesis 14:18).This is Real Israel Talk Radio, Episode 142, and PART 28 in the teaching series about the history of the House and Sons of Tzadok at Qumran. Support the show

What we know is that the Levitical Sadducees were not legally of the bloodline of Aaron to Eleazar to Phinchas to Tzadok. Rather, they were more likely of the line of Aaron's son Ithamar, whose priestly line ended in the days of King Solomon, but they continued seeking priestly legitimacy going back to the days of the Hasmoneans. Consider that they held prominent political and religious appointments that were NOT the rightful and true House of Tzadok in the days of King David. When Stephen said, “Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute,” this appears to refer to the Hassidim (Pharisees) or religious loyalists belonging to the religious arm of the Hasmoneans in the years 140 – 50 BCE, which was precisely the time when the Priests of the House of Tzadok were being exiled, executed, and stripped of their ancient spiritual authority. This further validates the House of Tzadok as prophets because they themselves claimed ongoing divine revelation through the Holy Spirit in all their teachings.When Yeshua revived Lazarus from the dead on the fourth day, it seems that he legitimized the eternal authority of the Genesis 14:18 High Priest and King Melchizedek. With the resurrection of Lazarus (Elazar), it appears to be Yeshua's declaration that he was Melchizedek who was reviving the Zadokite Priesthood originating with Melchizedek, which was then given to Aaron who passed down his authority to Elazar, to Phinehas, to Zadok, to John the Baptist and finally made complete in and through Yeshua. By believing in Yeshua, we inherit a position among the Sons of Tzadok in the exalted priestly line of Melchizedek through Yeshua, the King, and Priest of Shalem (Genesis 14:18). With Elazar's resurrection on the Fourth Day, this looks like an allusion to the Malachi 4:2 (Hebrew: 3:20) prophecy of the Angel or Messenger of Yehovah - Melchizedek - who comes with healing in his wings as Tzadok ("Righteousness") on DAY 4, which is precisely what the Priests of Zadok believed. The story of the fourth-day resurrection of Elazar powerfully appears as a teaching allusion to the Kingdom of Heaven - Shalem, and the resurrection of the Great King – Melchizedek, who is King and Priest of that city spoken of in the Book of Revelation, a city called the New Jerusalem (Revelation 3:12 and 21:2), which is why the Zadok festival calendar was so important to the House of Tzadok (and should likewise be important for all of us too).Between the Hasmoneans and Yeshua, the Zadokites were considered as good as dead as they were replaced by a new political and religious system controlled by the Hassidim (Pharisees) and Tzadokim (Sadducees).  In the meantime, the House of Tzadok lived out their Prophetic Priestly lives in the Qumran area, "outside the camp,” which is what is written in the Book of Hebrews 13:13-14. Join us for this concluding summary of the rise, fall, and rising again of the Sons of Tzadok through Melchizedek/Yeshua, King and Priest of Shalem (Genesis 14:18).This is Real Israel Talk Radio, Episode 141, and PART 27 in the teaching series about Yeshua's last Passover week chronology and the history of the House and Sons of Tzadok.Support the show

Avi ben Mordechai here. Shalom! You are tuned into Real Israel Talk Radio. Today's show is  “Why I Exchanged My Christmas Tree for a Menorah,” a special edition 2023 teaching hosted by my wife Suzanne.Suzanne will share with you some of her thoughts about the tradition of Christmas and the Christmas Season. All of what Suzanne will speak about today is easily verified from documented history and so, it is really nothing new. I asked Suzanne to present her perspective growing up in South Africa with the annual family celebration of Christmas because, like many of you, it was something that she had to grow out of, leaving behind a lot of memories linked to the event. But she knew that she had to move forward with her spiritual walk in the New Covenant of Yeshua. You will hear more about this on today's program, along with what Christmas means and how, over time, crept into Christian culture and has remained so for a very long time.After listening to this special program, if you wish to hear more on various topics of interest, from time to time, Suzanne hosts an encouragement program for women called THE SWAG WAY – an acronym for Suffering Women Alive for God. If you wish to hear more from Suzanne, you can also send her a message on her Facebook Page, THE SWAG WAY.I'm Avi ben Mordechai, and Yah willing, I'll be back next time to finish up my multipart teaching series about the Rise and Fall of the Zadokites, the Tzadok Calendar, and Yeshua's Last Passover Week Chronology details along with a summary of those events that historically have influenced Judaism down to this very day. See you next time for the next podcast, Episode 141, and PART 27 on Yeshua's last Passover Week Chronology, and a bit of a closing history lesson about the historical rise and fall of the House of Tzadok.This is Real Israel Talk Radio. Shalom!Support the show

Yeshua (Jesus) was known by three titles: 1. The Word made Flesh (John 1:14)2. Melchizedek, King of the Celestial Kingdom of Shalem (John 18:36)3. Melchizedek, Priest of the Kingdom of Shalem (Genesis 14:18)From Genesis 14:18 to Daniel 9:24 to Revelation 21:2-3, the message remains the same because Yeshua is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).With today's podcast, Episode 139, and Part 26 in this series about Yeshua and the House of Tzadok, we will learn more about the Qumran community of priests and what they understood concerning the coming New Covenant as it relates to Daniel 9:24 and Exodus 19:6. It is not just about maintaining an inheritance of integrity among the Sons of Tzadok. This is also about the Sons of Light who came to be called by other terms such as "Members of the Covenant," A Community of the Faithful," and "Associates of an Everlasting Society." Today, we will learn more about the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 4:17, meaning the Kingdom of Shalem), the priesthood "Crown" of Exodus 28:36-38, and the credit that we have as Sons of Tzadok through Melchizedek (Romans 4:5-6, 21-22; Hebrews 13:9-11). This 50-minute episode is jam-packed with lots of biblical references that will keep you busy in your biblical study of the History of the House of Tzadok. Join us for Real Israel Talk Radio, Episode 139, and Part 26 in my closing series of studies on the last Passover Week Chronology and Timeline of Yeshua. Support the show

Within the priestly line of Tzadok, there were several well-known priests, according to Nehemiah 11:11, which included such personalities such as Jeremiah the Prophet (Jeremiah 1:1) and Ezra the Priest/Scribe (Ezra 7:1-5). Previously, I focused on the priestly line of Aaron and how it came to be established through his firstborn son, Eliezer, who passed on his elected authority to Pinchas, who then passed his authority on to Tzadok  (1 Chronicles 24:3 and Nehemiah 12:4) as he was the chosen priest for the House of Solomon, the Son of David. Further downline, according to Luke 1, Zecharias was chosen by lot to offer incense in the House of Yehovah. But remember, only those of the House of Tzadok were permitted for the job according to 1 Chronicles 23:13 and Numbers 4:16, and Zecharias was called "righteous" and "blameless."  Zecharias and Elisheva brought a son into the world who was named Yochanan or John.  But why did the Angel Gabriel tell Zechariah to name his yet unborn child Yochanan or John? There appears to be a connection to the last known and legitimate high priest in the line of Aaron, dating to around 175 BCE. The priest was called in Greek Onias III, but according to the Scroll of Ben Sirach Chapter 50, Verse 1, his name in Hebrew was בֶּן יוֹחָנָן הַכֹּהֵן (“Yochanan the Priest”), corresponding to the abbreviated name "Honi." In naming the child Yochanan or John, it connected the earthly Zadokite priesthood of John the Baptist to the last known and legitimate Zadokite priesthood of Yochanan (Onias III) just before the whole Zadokite line was removed from their Temple service about 50 years before the birth of Yeshua. Through John the Immerser, the nearly broken Zadokite priesthood of Earth was given legitimacy to the Melchizedek/Zadokite line of Heaven,  establishing an eternal connection to Melchizedek/Yeshua (Genesis 14:18) to Daniel 9:24. Join us for Real Israel Talk Radio, Episode 138, and Part 25 in my series on the last Passover Week Chronology and Timeline of Yeshua. Support the show

Today's episode continues our study of the well-known House of Tzadok (the "Zadokites") as it relates to the life of Yeshua, Hebrew Scripture, and the New Covenant.Recall from Hebrew Scripture a hereditary line that began with Abraham and then to Isaac, to Jacob. Then, through Leah, Jacob's wife, she conceived and gave birth to Levi, which means “attached” or “joined.”  Through her son Levi, a son was born - Kohat. He later produced Amram. Amram added two sons, Moses and Aaron. These two were split into two unique branches, each with special functions.The branch of Aaron came to be established through his sons. They were Eliezer, Itamar, Nadav, and Avihu. These four were set apart to serve as Priests to El Elyon in the Tabernacle. Still, Scripture tells us that Aaron's sons Nadav and Avihu died as a punishment for their rebellion. Then, Aaron's son Itamar later produced sons, establishing the House of Ithamar. Still, due to more rebellion, that house of descendants was forever forbidden to serve in the priesthood, leaving only Aaron's firstborn son, Eliezer, who was chosen to carry on the hereditary line of the Aaronic priesthood. Later, Eliezer passed on his elected authority to Pinchas, who passed it down to a man named Tzadok. He became the chosen priest for the House of David and Solomon.Just before the birth of Yeshua, John (Yochanan), the Son of Zechariah and Elisheva (Luke 1:5), received the Mantle of Zadok authority. He transferred his authority over to Yeshua, son of Miriam and Yosef, but in a way that appears to be an "upline" transfer (kind of like a spiritual loop) which returns to its beginning through the Order of Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18), who was and continues as King Tzadok of the celestial city of Shalem. All who come into the New Covenant by receiving the testimony of Yeshua are then included into the chosen and elected priesthood status of the Order of Melchizedek, at least, according to Exodus 19:5-6, and are therefore called the "Sons of Tzadok" and Yehovah's "Sons of Light."Let's look into this historical line of Tzadok in today's study, Episode 137 and Part 24 in the Chronology of Yeshua's Last Passover Week.Support the show

With today's episode, we will learn about the well-known House of Tzadok (the "Zadokites") from Hebrew Scripture. We will look at four specific aspects of their collective life as they wrote about it in the Dead Sea Scrolls. We will learn that The House of Tzadok was not associated with the so-called Community of the Essenes The House of Tzadok took Hebrew scripture at its face value and believed themselves to be the Elect or Chosen of Yehovah to teach and to judge all the families of Israel The House of Tzadok received divine revelation from the Angel of the Countenance ("Angel of the Face"); this is the One that Genesis 14:10 refers to as "Melchizedek"The House of Tzadok defined the lifeblood of their work within the context of priestly prophets and counterparts to the celestial works of Yehovah's angels in Heaven. This is Episode 136 and Part 23 in this series about the life teachings, death, resurrection, and ascension of Yeshua HaMashiach. Join us for all these details and more on this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio.Support the show

Let us examine the biblical terminology often called “First Fruits” or “Bikkurim.” This terminology is often confused with another ceremony called the Omer Wave-Sheaf offering, more accurately referred to in biblical parlance as Reisheet Katzir – Harvest of the First Cutting of the Grain. "First Fruits" is about the scriptural festival of Shavuot or Pentecost. The timing of the festival was understood from Leviticus 23:15-16 and based on two different points of view. 1. The House of the Pharisaic Separatists performed their wave sheaf offering of freshly cut barley on the 16th day of the first chodesh or month. The 16th came to be called Day 1 in the 50-day count of the Omer. Also, their counting of seven weeks of Sabbaths began during the Festival of Matza (Unleavened Bread). 2. The House of Tzadok performed their wave sheaf offering of freshly cut wheat on the 26th day of the first chodesh or month. The 26th came to be called Day 1 in the 50-day count of the Omer. Also, their counting of seven weeks of Sabbaths began at the end of the Festival of Matza (Unleavened Bread).  These two conflicting counts are easily resolved in a study of the timeline of Yeshua's 3rd-day resurrection (Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1-2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1) and 40th-day ascension (Acts 1:3). The chronology of both events is played out based on the following  timelines: The 19th Day of the 1st Month ("Aviv" or "Nisan") after Yeshua's Sabbath resurrection to the 28th Day of the 2nd month is 40 days (Acts 1:3) The 26th Day of the 1st Month ("Aviv" or "Nisan" = Day 1 of the Omer) to the 28th Day of the 2nd month is the 33rd Day of the Omer (Acts 1:9 - Lag B'Omer). The 2nd Day of the 2nd Month ("Iyar") to the 15th Day of the 3rd month (Shavuot or Pentecost) is the morrow after 7 Sabbaths (Leviticus 23:15-16).We will take a look at all these details on this episode of Real Israel Talk Radio. Join us!Support the show

Once again, remember that in Pharisaic and Second Temple times, two different festival calendars were operationally running side by side. 1)     The Pharisaic and Sadducean traditional sighted moon calendar. One day always advances to the next day, beginning with sunset. 2)     The House of Tzadok priestly calculated sevens' solar calendar. One day always advances to the next day, beginning with sunrise. Typically, Matthew 28:1 is interpreted and read precisely as the NKJV presents it: "Now, after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn...she (Miriam) came to see the tomb."  This said, let's look at what I think is likely being expressed, at least according to the redactor of the Greek text: "But now, at a late hour of the Sabbaths…she (Miriam) was coming to see the tomb."  This is speaking about the arrival time of the women at a late hour while it was still Sabbath, which can only mean one thing; their arrival was according to the Tzadok sunrise-to-sunrise reckoning. Then, we read: "...the dawning (of the morning light) was toward the First of the Sabbaths."Writing the narrative this way strongly mirrors how the Pharisees understood Leviticus 23:15. "And you shall count to yourselves, from the morrow of the sabbath, from the gathering in of your harvest - an Omer, seven sabbaths, complete!" This is about when to start the count of the Omer AND ALSO when to start the count of the seven sabbaths leading up to the Feast of Weeks, called Shavuot or Pentecost. Ultimately, Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1-2, Luke 24;1, and John 20:1 all embrace a kind of dual timestamp from two different points of view: Pharisaic AND House of Tzadok chronology. But why? I will show you and speak of much more related to Yeshua's last Passover Week timeline of events on today's Real Israel Talk Radio episode, Episode 134, and Part 21. Support the show

If we want to understand the timing of Yeshua's Third-Day resurrection, we must first understand how the priestly families of the House of Tzadok ("Zadok") defined a day. For the priestly House of Tzadok (Ezekiel 44:23-24), a 24-hour day was measured from sunrise to sunrise.  For the Pharisee Separatists, a 24-hour day was measured from sunset to sunset. These measurements of the passage of time were two reckoning systems that operated side-by-side at the time of Yeshua's public ministry. Also, to understand the timing of Yeshua's Third-Day resurrection, it is important to recognize how these two religious groups defined the starting and ending dates for the 50 days and 7 Sabbaths Count of the Omer based on Leviticus  23:15. Join us for this two-part podcast in my teaching series, "An Analysis of the Passion Week Timeline of Yeshua's Crucifixion to His Resurrection - PART 20: Event Numbers 25-26. This episode will set the stage to help us better understand the resurrection timing that is reflected in the recorded resurrection narratives of Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1-2, Luke 24:1, and John 20:1. Support the show

We will learn four important principles in this extended (90-minute) podcast for Passover and Unleavened Bread (Festival of Matza). In fact, I think the information in this podcast is vital to learn and understand, particularly in these days in which we are living. Therefore, I strongly encourage you to download, listen and share this special 90-minute program with others. I think our time is very short, and we must get focused on biblical truth more than ever before.  Here are the four principles that we are going to learn about Yeshua's crucifixion:1)     Yeshua, with his disciples, slaughtered, roasted, and ate a Passover Lamb on the 14th of the first month, precisely according to the instructions written in Exodus Chapter 12. 2)     Yeshua was slaughtered (crucified) on the 16th of the first month, which is always remembered as the Second Day of Unleavened Bread (the Second Day of Matza). 3)     Yeshua was dead for a composite period of three days and three nights multiplied by three, beginning on the 16th of the first month and concluding on the 18th of the first month. When Yeshua said, "three days and three nights,"  it was never meant to be understood as a precise 72 hours or six periods of 12 day hours and 12 night hours. Biblically, a composite day was always understood as one or more day and/or night parts coming together to define one composite "Day." This is where we get the Hebraic concept that part of a day or part of a night is still called a Day or a Night. Hebraic time is all about composites. 4) Yeshua stepped into the role of a Sin Offering but not on the 14th - Passover. There is a fundamental reason why his death happened the way it did, and we will understand the basis from the prophecies of Ezekiel 44:23-24, Malachi 2:7-8, and 2 Chronicles 29:1-16. If you listen to any of these episodes in this series, I strongly recommend that you, at least, bend your ear to this one crucial special 90-minute episode. I remain confident that you will not regret the time spent.   Support the show

On our podcast today, we'll look at the gospel narratives showing us that it was now early Thursday morning the second day of Unleavened Bread (Aviv 16) according to the House of Tzadok reckoning of the annual festivals BUT according to Judean reckoning, it was Aviv (Nisan) 14 - the Passover Preparation Day (John 19:14). Yeshua was once again brought before Pilate for a SECOND INTERVIEW early in the morning at about 0600 hours. His FIRST INTERVIEW was the day before, on Wednesday morning at about 0600 hours.With today's study, we'll examine what happened to Yeshua after Pilate sent him off to his crucifixion in John 19:17. We will also look at the ritual  "Clean Place" on the Mount of Olives referred to in Hebrews 13:11-13. With today's study, we'll also examine the context of Matthew 23:37-39 when Yeshua said, "You will not see me again until you say, Blessed is He who comes in the Name of Yehovah."  We will learn that this statement is linked to the phrase, "The Teacher of Righteousness" (HaTadik - Qumran Texts 4Q491, 4Q171) and "The Just One" (Acts 3:13-14). Yeshua made a clear reference to this in Matthew 23:10 and Sha'ul or Paul also made a clear reference to this in 2 Corinthians 6:5-7:1.I'll have a lot more to say about all of this on today's podcast episode 131 and PART 18 in our study of the events of Yeshua's last Passover week, which led to his crucifixion and his third-day resurrection.Support the show

It is often assumed that Yeshua's overnight inquisition was under the auspices of a legal hearing conducted by Annas and his family. Be assured, there was nothing legal about it. The real and legal trial of Yeshua began at sunrise and continued through the bulk of the daylight hours.In the early morning of the fourth day of the week - "Wednesday" - at about 0600 hours on what was the first day of Unleavened Bread (according to the Sons of Tzadok calendar of sevens),  Yeshua's legal "criminal" trial began under Caiaphas and the Jerusalem Sanhedrin in their Chamber of Hewn Stones. After hearing his testimony, the court transferred him to Roman Prefect Pontius Pilatus."Pilate" spoke to Yeshua (John 18) in a FIRST interview and then concluded that he had done nothing deserving of crucifixion. Meanwhile, the collective voice of the Judeans grew louder in protest.  On hearing that Yeshua was from Galilee, Pilate decided to send Yeshua to Herod who happened to be in Jerusalem. Herod mocked Yeshua and then sent him back to Pilate. In the meantime, the legal Jerusalem Sanhedrin conducted more courtroom deliberations and heard more testimony. By sunset, they had already ruled for Yeshua's crucifixion. However, under the Judean Oral Law legal system, the court had to wait until the next day (the following morning) to make their ruling official as it is written in the Mishnah at Sanhedrin IV:1 -In cases of capital law, the court may conclude the deliberations and issue the ruling even on that same day to acquit the accused but must wait until the following day to find him liable (meaning the accused will likely not be acquitted). Therefore, since capital cases might continue for two days, the court does not judge cases of capital law on certain days, neither on the eve of Shabbat nor the eve of a Festival.Therefore, early the next morning on the fifth day of the week - "Thursday" - the second day of Unleavened Bread (according to the Sons of Tzadok priestly calendar reckoning), the Sanhedrin sealed their official ruling and sent Yeshua back to Pilate for a SECOND interview to authorize his crucifixion under Judean court order. Pilate washed his hands in the matter and declared, "Behold the Man!" and Yeshua was led away to his crucifixion at about 0900 hours. Let's learn more about all of this with today's episode 130 and PART 17 in our study of the events of Yeshua's last Passover week, which led to his crucifixion and his third-day resurrection.Support the show

In today's program, we will continue with our study in Event Number 14 and look into the life of Annas also called Ananias or Annas, and his son-in-law Caiaphas as referenced in Luke 3:1 and Luke 16:19-31. A coregency of two high priests was not permitted in biblical law, and yet here we see that both are in fact called "high priests." So, what's up with this? We will also take a deep dive into the timing of Peter's three denials of Yeshua and the two crows of the Rooster. We will study the timing of these Tuesday overnight events announcing Peter's third and final denial of Yeshua with the second crowing of the Rooster happening during Yeshua's transfer from Annas to Caiaphas.  We will learn about three important timestamps: The time is about 0500 hours, nearing sunrise on what we would call Wednesday morning, the first day of Unleavened Bread according to the calendar reckoning of the Sons of Tzadok.  The Roman Third Watch of the Night had arrived as it did every night, leading to a 0300 hours blast of a Roman trumpeter (a "Rooster") announcing a change in overnight military guard duty.  The Crow of the Rooster is also known as the Call of the Man. He functioned as the Jerusalem Temple's Alarm Clock. This call of the Rooster took place at about 0500 hours, followed by a 0600 hours change of the Judean Temple guard at sunrise.Join us for the lesson today in Episode 129, Part 16, and Events 14-16 in the chronology of Yeshua's last week and Passover event.  Support the show

With today's program, let's begin with the arresting officers of the Judean High Court recorded in John 18:12 - Then the detachment [of troops] and the captain and the officers of the Judeans arrested Yeshua and bound him. Those who were sent to apprehend Yeshua in the Garden of the Mount of Olives were officers dispatched by the Temple priests and the religious Judeans, sent to arrest Yeshua and deliver him to the religious authorities for breaching Jewish religious laws. These officers of the religious court are referred to in Greek as hyperetes (literally an “under-rower”) – assistants, attendants, helpers, servants to the priestly class – the possible equivalent of what was called a chazzan in the synagogue of Judaism. In Yeshua's time, some among them were also members of a society of religious separatists, scholars, and enforcers of Judean Oral tradition. They pursued a centuries-long struggle against the high priestly sons of Tzadok, who were charged with judging and teaching in the Land based on Ezekiel 44:15-16 and 23-24. But their religious authority was removed by Pharisaic interests among those seeking to democratize the Judean religion. After bringing an answer to this, we will then ask the question, why did Yehudah or Judas identify Yeshua to the Temple priesthood attendants using a kiss? Why does the man John Mark give us this particular story detail? We'll look at this within the context of Psalm 2. We'll also look into the testimony of John Mark, who is mentioned in Acts 15:37, among other places. He was a wealthy young man, scholar, priestly ruler, and scribe. But more so, it appears that he was sympathetic to the cause of the Qumran sons of Tzadok but also worked as an officer of the high court under Annas and Caiaphas. However, at the same time, he was also a secret believer in Yeshua. Join us for the lesson today in Episode 128, Part 15, and Events 12-14 in the chronology of Yeshua's last week and Passover event.  Support the show

Let's begin with Matthew 26:30.  "And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives." We must ask the question, Why did Yeshua go out to Har HaZeitim, that is, the Mount of Olives? And on leaving the guest room late on Passover, what song did they sing on their way to the Mount of Olives?     The Mount of Olives is a mountain of three peaks that separates the Judean Desert in the east from the city of Jerusalem in the west. An alternate name given to the Mountain, as cited in the Judean Talmud and the Midrash, is “Har HaMishcha,” which means the Mount of Anointment, named after the anointing oil that was prepared from the olives that grew there. In Hebrew, Mishcha also means to pull, draw, or lead something or someone to or towards something. This is the wordplay that is used when Yeshua was led away to his crucifixion. Given the idolatry and corruption that was so much a part of the Jerusalem spiritual leadership, Har HaMishcha – the Mount of Anointment and the Mount of Drawing down, pulling, or leading also came to be called Har haMashchit – the Mount of Corruption, which is a play in Hebrew. You can see this in 2 Kings 23:13. Should it be any surprise to us that Yeshua:          1) Prayed on the Mount of Anointment          2) Arrested as a religious criminal on the Mount of Anointment          3) Crucified on the Mount of Anointment           4) Buried on the Mount of Anointment           5) Resurrected on the Third Day on the Mount of Anointment          6) Ascended to the Right of the Father from the Mount of Anointment          7) Returns to the Mount of Anointment as our King, the Son of David       As for the song or songs that were sung on the walk to the Mount of Anointment, did Yeshua sing the Hillel (Psalms 113-118)? Not likely. If not the Hillel, what was sung? We'll find our answer in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Qumran texts of 11Q5.      Join us for this episode number 127 and PART 14 in our study of the last Passover week of Yeshua on Real Israel Talk RadioSupport the show

Let us read from Matthew 26:20-23. (and also John 13:26). When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. Now, as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Master, is it I?” He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. In this series episode, let's talk about the Passover tradition of dipping. The practice of dipping implies that Yeshua was likely bringing to memory a betrayal event involving Joseph because, in Hebrew, the word for dipping – taval (T-V-L– Tet Vet Lamed)  is, in fact, found in Genesis 37:31 in the story of Joseph's coat of colors, which is dipped into a basin of blood by Joseph's brothers. In the language of John 13:26, the Greek terminology is a bit different. Still, it is related as a word that has a similar meaning to the Hebrew term T-V-L, "taval."  So, the word for dipping in John 13:26 is different from LXX (Septuagint) Greek in Genesis 37:31; they both express similar ideas.   As the brothers of Joseph betrayed him with blood, so another betrayal was now in progress again, but this time, a betrayal of Messiah Yeshua ben Joseph fulfilling the words of Psalm 41:10 (English: v.9). All this looks to be how the House of Tzadok told the story, unlike the Judeans, who essentially skipped over the problem of the retelling of the betrayal story of Joseph and, instead, went straight to the lesson of the Passover redemption from slavery to freedom and the Hebrew nation's hope. In other words, the ancient Judean Seder was (and still is today) more focused on those evil Egyptians and not those evil brothers of Joseph because that might be way too uncomfortable! You will learn more today with this lesson - PART 13 - in this series on the events that shaped the last week of Yeshua's timeline chronology. Support the show