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News and commentary for Tuesday, 22 July, 2025.

News and commentary for Monday, 21 July, 2025. Finally, the topic is TREASON. And it's about time.

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. In this episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the book of Psalms, starting in Psalm 11. He points out the contrast between two types of people – those who are called “the wrong”, and “the upright”. Yahweh loves those who pursue righteousness, doing what He has determined is right, and He hates those who know to do right, but don't. Then, moving to Psalm 33, Rabbi Berkson shows us how Yahweh, because of His great love, created everything by the word of His mouth, His Torah. If that was not enough, He takes from His creation a group of humans and calls them His inheritance – those who love Him enough to walk in all of His ways. From there, Rabbi Berkson leads us into the 119th Psalm that was written by the man who was called the man after Yah's own heart. You can see this by the way King David wrote about the Torah of Yah and how he loved it and Him. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide https://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide You can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The Rage and Age of Gog and Magog Let's start with our familiar text: Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!” (So 4:16) This call to “Awake, O North” is thought to encompass three distinct calls recorded in 1. Jeremiah 31:7-8 (exiles of Israel), 2. Isaiah 41:25 (Messiah) 3. Gog and Magog (Ezek 38:2) Why are all three being called to "Awake" simultaneously? To awake in Scripture can have a few connotations. The contextual explanation is that there has been a period of inactivity, and the prophetic call is to arouse each group to action. Messiah will begin to gather the exiles who have aroused from a period of spiritual apathy, and simultaneously, Gog and Magog will awaken in that generation to create the chaos and darkness necessary to awaken Israel from spiritual "sleep." Because the gematria of Gog and Magog is 70 [Gimmel-Vav-Gimmel Vav-Mem-Gimmel-Vav-Gimmel, 3+6+3+6+40+3+6+3], they are thought to represent the symbolic 70 nations of the world, which will gather against both 1. Adonai and 2. Israel. Various commentaries make oblique references to Gog and Magog, but it will not be understood fully until the day arrives. Some say it is the descendants of Amalek among the nations. Amalek, from which King Agag arose, is the murderous spirit of Edom, or Rome, the fourth beast, headed by Babylon. In that sense, Gog (chief person) and Magog (his nation, people) has arisen in every generation to provoke the Holy One and people who trust in Him and obey Him. The Scriptures cited below reiterate that Gog and Magog are not a single ruler and nation, but a wicked remnant embedded among all nations. In some generations, they will rise up with enough strength and cunning to marshal huge numbers of the population to join their murderous schemes. The pre-millennial war will bring Israel to repentance, and Adonai Himself will destroy Gog and Magog with confusion, thunder, hail, blood, and lightning (Ezek 38-39). In other words, an amalgam of Egypt and Assyria's judgments. Psalm Two is traditionally associated with Gog of Magog: Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples devising a vain thing?The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,“Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!” He who sits in the heavens laughs, the Lord scoffs at them. Then He will speak to them in His anger and terrify them in His fury, saying, “But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain.” (Ps 2:1-6) The commentators note that in this attack of Gog, it revisits an important precedent in Babel: at the tower of Bavel, the united conspirators agreed to attack Heaven itself. As a result, YHVH confused them, and the 70 languages of the nations were born. This is the traditional location of Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue. Amalek in the Torah portion Balak is referred to "first of the nations," in other words, the first to openly rebel against Heaven itself by attacking Israel in the wilderness; this "first" attack was also the first direct attack against Heaven since the "nation of mankind" attempted to penetrate it rebelliously at the Tower of Bavel. At the final attack of Gog from Magog, the nations will once again undertake to assemble and attack YHVH and Messiah DIRECTLY, thinking the Holy City Jerusalem has a “Patron” who will defend it. They believe this was the wicked Amalekite Haman's fallacy, attacking the Jews first instead of their God. Something will cause them to believe they have the wherewithal to wage war directly against YHVH and King Messiah. What do Gog and Magog have to do with the third “awakening” of the winds?

This week's annual cycle Torah reading is parsha "Pinchas," Numbers 25:10-30:1) and it contains what is sometimes perhaps one of the most perplexing stories in the Torah, that of the cohen or priest Pinchas, who runs through two open idolators with a spear, and is awarded the eternal "Covenant of Peace (Shalom)" by YHVH Himself for the effort. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SSM-7-18-25-Pinchas-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash is all about the 'apparent' contradiction. Actually, contradictions, plural: How can a man be given that eternal Covenant of Shalom for what some might call "murder"? And, given the context, and history, this is also a man who is often thought to be a "type and shadow" of the then-coming Messiah Himself. Can Pinchas somehow be a role model? And what are the parameters, the indications, for anyone else to do anything of the sort? No wonder it's been called "problematic." And yet the story is undeniable. The connections to the prophet Eliyahu, or Elijah, who was also notably "zealous" (the Hebrew word is the same, as Mark points out) for YHVH are dramatic, and referenced in both the haftorah selection, and even Paul's commentary in Romans 11. And Eliyahu, too, had a hand in the deaths of SO many pagan "priests of Baal." How do we connect these dots? "Pinchas: Yahuah's Covenant of Peace - at the Point of a Spear" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WT-CooH-7-19-25-Pinchas-Covenant-of-Peace-at-the-Point-of-a-Spear-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Host Mark Call takes a look back at some of the major events and incredible acts of self-immolation during still another of the most explosive weeks of the new administration, ending Saturday, 10 July, 2025. And still no real sign of the truly different kinds of 180's necessary to "repair the breach."

David Justice and Mark Call discuss the major events of the week, just how badly the Trump Administration has been damaged, and what may thus matter next.

In just over a week, the incompetence and perfidy surrounding the botched "Epstein Hoax" has become as big a threat to the new administration as another assassination attempt. But it smells more like suicide. Host Mark Call suggests that the latest "Trump 180" is in fact so jarring that it's almost plausible to believe the man who ran so effectively for President on a platform antithetical to what has been happening lately is some type of body double, or AI replacement. And whatever the Truth might be, it sure looks like something big has come apart at the seams. There are vital considerations at play now: "From Complacency to Disillusionment - in less than 6 Months"

News and commentary for Thursday, 17 July, 2025.

News and commentary for Wednesday, 16 July, 2025.

News and commentary for Monday, 14 July, 2025.

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands”, love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Does Yahweh have a “Love Language”? Continuing the focus on our relationship with Elohim, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Deuteronomy chapter 11 to discover if Yahweh has a “Love Language” and if so, can we know what that is. From there Rabbi Berkson moves us to Deuteronomy chapter 13 to show us that Yahweh warned us about those who through deception could take us away from Him. It is our responsibility to have one who is our anointed/appointed teacher so that we can know the real and not be deceived by the false. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide https://www.youtube.com/@mtoi You can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

This week's annual Torah cycle reading is parsha "Chukat," (Numbers 22:2-25:9) and represents a unique shift from the story of the mixed multitude "in the wilderness" to that of a pagan king who - much like Pharoah before the Exodus - is afraid of the people now lead by Moses. And it's a story that is part comedy, part prophecy, and a large part Today's Headlines. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SSM-7-11-25-Balak-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash begins where the story leaves off. Can a nation once undeniably blessed manage to curse itself? Balak: "How did an ancient pagan prophet tell us about TODAY's plague?" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WT-CooH-7-11-25-Balak-Modern-day-AI-Bilaam-and-Midianite-Epstein-parallels-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Join the Torah Teachers, Ray Harrison, Pete Rambo, and Mark Call as they complete the study of the 'most twisted Book in the Bible,' the apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians, and chapter 6. And one of the most twisted, and even divisive, topics, too: circumcision.

Host Mark Call takes a look back at some of the major events and incredible whoppers unleashed during one of the most explosive weeks of the new administration, ending Saturday, 12 July, 2025. And unless they start making different kinds of 180's - that may not be all that ends.

On today's show, Episode 180, I'm speaking with Andrew Hoy about the biblical Hebrew Ohel Mo'ed – the tabernacle or the tent of Elohim (“God”) as described in the Bible in Exodus Chapters 26 and 27. As a professional mechanical engineer and the son of a professor of mechanical engineering, Andrew Hoy approached the subject of the tabernacle structure with rigorous attention to detail, drawing on his knowledge of Hebrew, textual biblical evidence, and the mathematical constant referred to as 3.14, commonly known as “pi.” What Andrew discovered in the Exodus Hebrew texts challenged him to reconsider the traditional tabernacle model and to begin accepting the textual biblical evidence showing that the Israelite Tent or Tabernacle was a circular structure with a dome-shaped design. Join me for this next series of biblical studies with Mechanical Engineer Andrew Hoy as he shares with us what he has discovered about the biblical tabernacle and why the information is so vital to our Hebraic and Messianic Torah Walk of Faith.

News and commentary for Wednesday, 9 July, 2025.

News and commentary for Tuesday, 8 July, 2025. This is either the biggest gamble, or the most disgusting failure, in Trump history. And it sure looks like the latter.

News and commentary for Monday, 7 July, 2025. Where now - like it or not - we find AmeriKans being forced to confront the question: Did even a landslide election ultimately make a DAMN BIT of difference?

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This series is based on the “Two Great Commands”: love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Taking us to Deuteronomy chapter 7, Rabbi Steve Berkson establishes some context for how the two things —love and Torah —are connected. He explains to us how Elohim has established a relationship of love based on an “if/then” principle – if we do what He wants, which is to fear Him, and guard His commandments, then His promises are in effect. What are the three things Torah does for us? What is the plea of Yahweh, and where do we find it? Who's influencing you more, Yahweh or family, friends, etc.? From that question, Rabbi Berkson delves into an in-depth life-coaching session that includes handling situations with others that may have a greater influence on you than they should. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide https://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide You can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The annual cycle Torah reading for this week is parsha "Chukat," Numbers chapters 19 through 21) and it contains what is sometimes called the most enigmatic "chuq" (or, "do this because He says so") in the Torah: the Red Heiffer, or parah adumah. Even Solomon is thought to have said he just didn't quite get it. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SSM-7-4-25-Chukat-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash tackles that Greatest Mystery head on. But, even more interesting, what might be the SECOND most mysterious 'chuq' in the Torah is in this same parsha! The "bronze serpent" (but the Hebrew term is much more alliterative: 'nachash nachoshet') - aka the 'snake on a stick.' There is a common thread that runs through this entire portion, too. Actually, several, but all evidently related: Death. And some important numbers. And water, in multiple ways, and 'salvation.' But still one more that Mark suggests, which may even help explain some of the confusion, is "I blame Moses." Chukat: "From the Red Heifer to the Snake-on-a-Stick -- I blame Moses" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WT-CooH-7-5-25-Chukat-Red-Heiffers-Snakes-on-a-Stick-and-another-jesus-water-life-death-I-blame-Moshe-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Did you know that there are EXACTLY 70 WEEKS from the 7th day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread following the second Passover this year 2025 to Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement 2026? Additionally if you count the 7 Sabbaths of the Omer following the Feast of First Fruits for the Second Passover this year and then you count an additional 62 Sabbaths (as in Daniel 9:25 says 7 weeks or 7 sevens i.e. 7 sabbaths & 62 weeks, sevens or sabbaths that's 69 sabbaths from the feast of first fruits for the second Passover this year) you come to Yom Teruah or Feast of Trumpets 2026 which is ON THE 69TH Sabbath after the feast of First Fruits! All throughout scripture prophecy most times has a long plan and then a short plan. The long plan is always first and the fulfillment may be in the distant future, and you don't know the day or the hour that it will be fulfilled. Then the short plan is very often revealed, including the date of its coming fulfillment once you get really close to its time. So, there can be two timelines for one prophecy or set of prophecies, a long plan and a short plan, a far plan and a near plan. Consider Noah who began building his boat 120 years before the flood came. He knew it was going to come, he just didn't know when that was the long plan, but then the short plan was revealed to him seven days before the flood came. As the time of fulfillment neared, he was told exactly what day it would start to rain. Same thing with the exodus from Egypt. The long plan was revealed to Abraham, Isaac, and then Jacob. As they got closer to going to Egypt, the plans became more distinct. Abraham saw it afar off, and Jacob actually went to Egypt. But still, it was a long plan… the rest of 400 years before they would know exactly when the exodus was coming. Then, when Moses came back from the desert, he revealed the short plan and they knew exactly when they were going to leave, the night of Passover. Same thing with Daniel 9, all of Daniel's visions actually, but Daniel 9:24-27 is what we're specifically dealing with in part 1 of this message regarding verse 24's long plan of 3500 years and in part 2 verses 25's and 27's short plan of 70 actual weeks of days.

Join host Mark Call for a look back over the major events, spin, actual news stories, and connection that matter, for the week ending Saturday, 5 July -- and Independence Day Weekend -- 2025.

Join the Torah Teachers, Ray Harrison, Pete Rambo, and Mark Call as they continue the study of the 'most twisted Book in the Bible,' the apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians. There is no doubt that much of what he wrote about, even warned about, has literally been "turned on its head." This week, as they "un-twist Paul, they explore Galatians chapter 5.

What does a sandbagged show trial for a pervert, who is perhaps yet another Epstein-style blackmailer and CIA/Mossad/et al sex-trafficker, have to do with still more evidence implicating the likes of James Comey, Clapper, and Brennan as traitors? Join David Justice and Mark Call as they talk about connections in the news, albeit long-expected, that you won't hear examined by too many others...yet. And it's just in time for Independence Day! PS> Mark does suggest that if you have not recently seen one of the best reminders of the history of the Declaration of Independence to have ever come out of Broadway and Hollywood, check out the musical "1776" with family and friends this weekend!

News and commentary for Thursday, 3 July, 2025. How much more outright treason has to come out before AmeriKans realize that they've been had - and that's it's been SOP for years?

This week is a bit of a 'change of pace,' but for an important reason. There has been so much concern and churn of late about everything from economic meltdown and domestic terrorism from embedded invader cells, to outright nuclear war, that host Mark Call suggests that those who really want to understand what is REALLY going on should ask some pointed questions. Such as, if the goal of "peaceful nuclear power" really is safe, efficient electricity for people, why are certain important technologies that can actually solve problems (not to be confused with NOT-'green' and not remotely 'renewable' non-solution placebos like "wind") not even discussed? Much less emphasized. Perhaps the other agenda (or agendaS, even!) is obvious. It's time to talk just a bit of 'real science.'

News and commentary for Wednesday, 2 July, 2025.

News and commentary for Tuesday, 1 July, 2025. It's encouraging when the Truth starts to come out, even if it's in bits and pieces, and seems to take forever...

Will the country be safe this July 4 season?  Is there any reason we should pray before we go anyplace?  Why are 4 titans in the AI-digital world now Lieutenant Colonels in the Army?  What new changes to vaxxine safety studies will "address unmet public health needs" of the American public?  Please join me as the world swerves into a breathtaking descent into the most warned-of days in scripture.   ON OR ABOUT JULY 4? Barricades going up in DC: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/national-news/barricades-going-up-around-dc-white-house-and-us-treasury Dr. Martin, watch out for July 4: https://rumble.com/v6t6zzz-dr-david-martin.html Dr. Martin re July 4 (dissemination of contagion): https://rumble.com/v6t6zzz-dr-david-martin.html Dr. Martin on July 4: https://substack.com/profile/94300893-amy-lynn-rdn/note/c-128625909?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e Download National Blueprint for Biodefense: https://biodefensecommission.org/reports/the-national-blueprint-for-biodefense/ DC being boarded up: https://t.me/GodsRoadmap/2469 DC being boarded up: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/national-news/barricades-going-up-around-dc-white-house-and-us-treasury Journalist Jon Fleetwood re next plandemic/July 4: https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/exclusive-darpas-shocking-bioterror?r=12g59e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false   VAXX / NEXT PANDEMIC Attorney does study that CDC won't – vaxxed v. unvaxxed: https://substack.com/@tlionel/note/c-118695784?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e 500 new vaxxes by 2030: https://strangesounds.org/2023/02/the-who-plans-to-introduce-over-500-new-vaccines-by-2030-covid-19-vaccines-are-just-the-first-of-many-coming-soon.html What does name AstraZeneca mean its Greek origins?: https://greeknewsondemand.com/2024/05/19/what-the-name-astrazeneca-really-mean-does-it-have-to-do-with-culling-the-population/ Gates to Al Jazeera – how to prepare: https://winepressnews.com/2023/01/07/bill-gates-tells-al-jazeera-how-to-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic-and-to-moderate-some-of-the-insanity-online/ DARPA's bioterror plot?: https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/exclusive-darpas-shocking-bioterror?r=12g59e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false CDC official admits they covered up MMR injuries:  https://substack.com/@fallofthecabalofficial/note/c-130399890?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e Study out of Sweden - messenger RNA does change your DNA:  https://substack.com/@fallofthecabalofficial/note/c-130113610?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e Slovak official claims DNA in vaxxes turns people into GMO's: https://www.aussie17.com/p/breaking-news-slovak-government-official?r=12g59e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Embalmers still finding blood clots in deceased: https://substack.com/@sageofquay/note/p-167037411?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e Air in masks is deadly: https://substack.com/@justindeschamps/note/c-129536683?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e Uh-oh, Ozempic linked to cancers: https://substack.com/@phrygiofphrygia/note/c-128524547?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e 1995 film outlining the contamination of human blood by forced vaxxination: https://substack.com/@collective143/note/c-127924696?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12g59e Drug review period reduced to matter of weeks: https://open.substack.com/pub/thewinepress/p/fda-cuts-drug-review-time-to-weeks?r=12g59e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false   ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION Let's steal carbon and land from plants: https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-contains?utm_source=substack&publication_id=832192&post_id=164186427&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=12g59e&triedRedirect=true Chemtrail patents, etc: https://youtu.be/rf78rEAJvhY?

News and commentary for Monday, 30 June, 2025.

What is it that Yahweh is expecting of you? Well, you may say, nothing – because Jesus has done it all for us. Is this true? Why or why not? Beginning this episode in Deuteronomy 10:12-13, Rabbi Steve Berkson presents what it is that Yahweh is expecting of all who choose to walk in covenant with Him. Then going backward a couple of books Rabbi Berkson makes an in-depth dissertation of the Ten Commandments from Exodus chapter 20. From there, back again into Deuteronomy, in chapter 6 where we find the Shema and the Vahavta, as Rabbi Berkson expounds on the foundation of covenant living with our Creator. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide https://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide You can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

FRUIT LOOPS This week is a review of our mini-series of Walking on Water as a prophecy of the Greater Exodus. Walking on Water has been a mini-series full of encouragement and hope. It grew from this verse in the Song of Songs: "Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!” (4:16) To wrap up our series, let's review some key points. First, the walk through the Reed Sea is connected to the separation and gathering of waters at the Creation in Genesis One as well as the Tree of Life and the River of Life in Revelation. That's quite a swim, so Baruch HaShem we can walk on water! What those Creation and Revelation bookends have in common is fruit trees along the water. This fruit symbolism appears in natural cycles, which reflect fruit cycles in their spiritual cycles. The natural world is merely the parable of the spiritual world, but by studying the creation, we can see the spiritual fruit cycles to which we will be in perfect tune in the millennial kingdom of Yeshua. This is one reason it is so important to study and practice the feasts of Scripture, which are themed around agricultural themes. Israel works the fields to produce natural fruits which are offered as tithes, firstfruits, and offerings. The natural is elevated to the spiritual realm where it is perfected, just as those resurrected from the dead will be planted mortal, yet raised immortal, fully equipped to function in either the natural or spiritual world. The feasts of Adonai loop year after year, offering believers an opportunity to be nourished by His fruit loops. No artificial dyes, added sugar, or whatever else it is that makes Froot Loops bad for you. This is fruit for those entering the Kingdom as little children, needing nourishment for maturity when they emerge from the water: Bahya writes. When they were walking in the sea and their children cried, the mother took an apple or a pomegranate and gave it to the child. There were apple trees and other fruit in the sea. The Holy One made them grow quickly and had fruits in the sea. *Bahya, Exodus, 14:22. [Tze'enah Ure'enah, Beshalach] *The Bahya text is a reference to Midrash Rabbah to Shemot 21§10 (Exodus 14:21-22) The trip over the water-and-earth-bridge of the sea provided a taste of Eden. Not a complete transition to the Garden, but a brief experience, like their everwear clothes and sandals, food, and water. What did the water bridge provide? It lifted their feet from the natural earth, supplying a cushion of purifying water for the swift journey. Things that ascend to the Garden in a physical body must pass through fire or water to purify them for holy use. “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” If we sanctify ourselves on earth, Adonai sanctifies and perfects us in heaven. It is our duty, and it allows the world to be enticed by our odor of holiness instead of despairing that a holy walk is impossible or not even a fruitful one. We die to the sin slavery of the natural body, yet we live according the resurrection spirit of Yeshua. We have available the washing of water by the Word. This might explain Yeshua's washing of the disciples' feet...they would experience the supernatural, like Philip's rapid translation after he witnessed to the Ethiopian.  Our immersion in the water of the Word in the Torah cycles and feasts is like walking in Fruit Loops. As the mothers of Israel took fruits from the walls of water in the Reed Sea on the journey, so we enjoy the fruits of the Ruach when we enter the Kingdom as a little child. As we mature, we also bear fruit to give to others who are maturing by the River of Life, for we are a part of the Tree of Life. The crossing of the Reed Sea recalled the Creation, yet according to the Song of the Sea,

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship for a two-part study of the Torah parsha reading for this week, is "Korach," (Numbers chapters 16 through 18) and the infamous rebellion which bears that name. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WT-CooH-6-27-25-Korach-Rebellion-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 By now, perhaps it should be no surprise that Scripture sets the stage for events in the world. And, "rightly divided," also reveals when passages have been "twisted," or even inverted to suit the 'prince of this world, and his big-brother servants. The story of Korach is about a rebellion. To Moses, specifically, but certainly to YHVH as well. And the story proves that point conclusively. But, still, Korach: "This was MOSES, fer cryin' out loud!" Aren't there more subtle issues when the question of 'rebellion' isn't so clear-cut, and when it's not so blatantly obvious that the rebellion is against His anointed? Israel, after all, has had bad kings, who "did evil in the sight of YHVH." Yet, most still claim to be doing "God's work," but it just may not be obvious which 'god.' Is there a way to be sure? https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WT-CooH-6-28-25-Korach-Rebellion-This-was-MOSES-fer-cryin-out-loud-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Host Mark Call reviews the major events, spin, actual news stories, and attempts to escalate WW3 to go nuclear, for the week ending Saturday, 28 June, 2025. But things definitely HAVE changed. This week, the focus shifts to just how the Deep State can get back on a track to nuclear hellfire: Attempts to exit from their planned war will apparently be leak-sabotaged, and any long-denied "sleeper cells" from here on MUST be Iranian, even if AmeriKa now has more embedded terrorists - 'Lets Go Brandon!' - than the Olde BidenFuhrer has adult pampers.

Host Mark Call received a call from Daniel Holdings this week about a subject not only on both of their minds, but probably many listeners as well: Israel. And what we should know, and remember, about what Scripture has to say. Senator Ted Cruz, speaking to Tucker Carlson, and arguing for WW3, seemed to be "Scripturally-illiterate" on the subject. But far too many 'sun-day xtians' have been taught the same "lies, inherited from our fathers." Join Mark Call and special guest Daniel Holdings as they discuss what Scripture actually says about "Israel," and what far too many have never been encouraged to study for themselves.

News and commentary for Thursday, 26 June, 2025.

News and commentary for Wednesday, 25 June, 2025.

On today's show, episode 179, I'm speaking with David L. Jones, who grew up under the umbrella of the Southern Baptist Church in North Carolina, USA. I had a wonderful conversation with David about his spiritual journey, from his vocation as Pastor of an Independent Sunday-keeping Baptist Church to pastoring a Seventh-day Sabbath-keeping fellowship located in a high concentration area of the North Carolina Bible Belt. The area has a strong presence of Protestant evangelical and fundamentalist Christians who collectively maintain a strong influence on religious beliefs based on social and political life. I'll be speaking with David about his spiritual journey, leading both he and his wife into pursuing a lifestyle according to the Laws of the Mosaic Torah, especially that of observing the Seventh-Day Sabbath and keeping biblical festivals in harmony with the teachings of the Dead Sea Scrolls Zadokite Ecclesiastical Calendar and faithfully adhering to the Torah's clean and unclean food laws. David and the Baptist Church he was pastoring stopped putting up Christmas Trees and partaking in whole-hog barbecues, the eating of pork shoulders, bacon, and a unique blend of seafoods such as oysters, clams, and shrimp. With all these changes, we'll learn how they affected not only his immediate family but also how the biblical Torah amazingly touched and changed the lives of the congregation he was pastoring as an Independent North Carolina Baptist Church. Further, we'll also learn about the Jones Family singers and their love for music in the genres of Southern Gospel and Bluegrass. Please, join me now for my interview with David L. Jones.

Join the Torah Teachers, Ray Harrison, Pete Rambo, and Mark Call as they continue the study of the 'most twisted Book in the Bible,' the apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians. There is no doubt that much of what he wrote about, even warned about, has literally been "turned on its head." And this week, they explore what may be the most twisted CHAPTERS in the Book as well, 3 and 4. All three of them recommend Avi ben Mordechai's excellent book, "Galatians: Torah-Basd Commentary in First Century Hebraic Context." Pete Rambo also referenced a video that he did a while back related to the topic, "Who Are the Modern Pharisees," https://youtu.be/CsfeBfhxW5s

News and commentary for Tuesday, 24 June, 2025.

News and commentary for Monday, 23 June, 2025. A dozen Giant Leaps for WW3.

Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? The reason we exist is to become more like our big brother, Messiah Yeshua. Living our lives according to the two great commandments, love your Elohim and love each other. Continuing in 1 John chapter 3, Rabbi Berkson begins in verse 11 and provides the example of Cain, who was unable to control his own emotions, which ultimately led to the murder of his own brother, Abel. We who are “in Covenant” are expected to treat our fellows also in Covenant with much humility and love, with self-control which is a fruit of the Spirit. Those who do not love their brother do not have everlasting life in them. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in this passage so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. To learn more about MTOI, visit our website, https://mtoi.org. https://www.facebook.com/mtoiworldwide https://www.instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide https://www.tiktok.com/@mtoi_worldwide You can contact MTOI by emailing us at admin@mtoi.org or calling 423-250-3020. Join us for Shabbat Services and Torah Study LIVE, streamed on our website, mtoi.org, YouTube, and Rumble every Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and every Friday for Torah Study Live Stream at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The Torah parsha reading for this week is "Shalach Lekha," (Numbers chapters 13 through 15) -- "send out men" --8:1-12:16), and it is the infamous story of 'the spies.' Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship begins with the Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SSM-6-20-25-Shalach-Lekha-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 And once again, and ESPECIALLY now, events in the world again set the stage for the midrash this week. Mark relates that he believes the title was given to him just this morning, in two suggestions: "Spies Who Lie," "and...Die." The 'twelve spies' who went into the land in Numbers chapter 13 brought back an 'evil report,' and literally all of the congregation of the children of Israel suffered for it. What they really did, says the witness of Scripture, was to "despise" Yahuah Himself. Today's spies have the ear of world leaders, including the President of the United States. At least 51 knowingly lied to the American people, participated in an attempted (and at least temporarily successful) coup, and arguably STILL despise the God of the Bible. And that is the part that remains so clearly evident today as well. The question remains the same , too: Who will we believe? Shalach Lekha: "Spies Who Lie...and Die," https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WT-CooH-6-21-25-Shalach-Lekha-Spies-Who-Lie-and-DIE-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Things are playing out according to the pattern of Daniels Little Horn as pictured in the conquest of Alexander the Great as posited in our video of 3+ months ago!  Trump just majorly bombed Iran!  You can watch that video on our website. The past several weeks or maybe even last couple of months we've been led to an in depth study of the book of Daniel, especially chapters 9 – 12.  I truly believe that perhaps the book of Daniel is starting to be opened in our days.  When Daniel is trying to understand the message he's been given in Chapter 12 he is told in verse 9, "Go [your way], Daniel, for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.  I believe we are very near, if not in, ‘the time of the end' and according to verse 9 the ultimate message that was specifically for the time of the end has been sealed up or not able to be understood until… perhaps, now.  So any previous messages, teachings or understanding of the message given to Daniel specifically for the time of the end are likely wrong or at the very least incomplete.  In today's message which is only part 1 of the entire message (fervently trying to finish part 2 as we speak) we want to share something interesting that we noticed about Daniel 9.  Everyone always tries to lump verses 24-27 all together as if all four verses are talking about the same exact period of time just because they are all based upon 70 even though as you will see they are all separated from each other for some reason. Verse 24 specifies a time period of 70 shaboim.  Actually in the Hebrew is says shaboim shaboim, for Daniel's people and their holy city to: Finish (the Hebrew word also means restrict or forbid) the transgression MAKE AN END OF SINS (so within this 70 shaboim there will be an end of sins, interesting) Make reconciliation for iniquity BRING IN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS (here's another clue to what this 70 shoboim encompasses) CLOSE UP OR MAKE AN END OF VISION AND PROPHECY (and another clue) TO ANNOINT THE MOST HOLY (which in the Hebrew actually says meshiach qodesh qodeshim) So lets put on our critical thinking caps.  Is it really possible for all 6 of these points to be completely fulfilled BEFORE the END of the 7th millenium, BEFORE THE END OF THE millennial Kingdom?  Discover this and more in today's part 1.  In part 2 (coming soon) we will look at why we think Jerusalem may be a target very soon... perhaps sometime before mid July...

No nuclear war mushroom clouds YET... but it certainly isn't for lack of trying. And just what are we supposed to believe, anyway? We heard that Iran was just "two weeks away" from having a nuke for about two decades now. And even the "intelligence community" can't keep the lies straight, it seems. But if Big Brother Deep State manages to finally get their WW3 to 'go nuclear,' does the actual Truth matter anyway? Mark Call suggests that it does, but not for the reasons we're being told. "Truth is the First Casualty of War... ...and Lies are the Primary Weapon of the Adversary"

News and commentary for Thursday, 19 June, 2025.

News and commentary for Wednesday, 18 June, 2025.

News and commentary for Tuesday, 10 June, 2025.

I have chickens. They are not my chickens. They belong to the neighbor. He already had chickens in a chicken coop. Now he has ten more chickens. They are not in the chicken coop. They are in my yard. My flowers. Digging holes in the yard and around the foundation of the house. Pooping on the porch. Hanging out. I tried playing red-tail hawk sounds really loud. I tried taking watermelon rinds and veggie scraps over to their property, but they still lurk in the shady spots and follow me around every time I go outside to work. They just stick around. It took me a whole day to lay chicken wire under the flower bed mulch to keep them from destroying my carefully designed and freshly-planted flower beds. We let the neighbor know, but so far, we still have sticken' chickens. I even told them the story of when Billie Idol went missing, but while they enjoyed story time, they don't connect Billie's demise to their current situation. Chickens are like that. When I was four years old, my first pet was a chicken named Slicker. Grandma's cat Fuchsia ate it. I didn't connect a cat to Slicker's current situation. I was telling a good friend about our sticken' chickens yesterday, and we were chatting about the danger of Moses' forty days of absence on the mountain. The Israelites and mixed multitude pretty much gave up on his return. In spite of every miracle they'd seen, they couldn't wait forty full days for the next one. Not only that, they started breaking the Big Ten. An idol. Sexual immorality. You know the story. They'd been delivered from slavery in Egypt; they'd been immersed as a congregation in the Reed Sea; they'd witnessed the glory of Adonai and agreed to His covenant at the mountain…and yet, they had sticken' chickens from Egypt. They went right back to feeding slavery to sin. “For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea...” (1 Co 10:1-2) The tunnel of the Reed Sea was like a birth canal. Immersion has always been a symbol of a resurrection that is more than symbolic. On the Third Day of Creation was a birth of life from the water to fruit trees. On the dawn of the Seventh Day of Passover, the Israelites completed a supernaturally fast, effortless journey through the Reed Sea. Likewise, immersion (mikveh) is undertaken as a rebirth. The pattern is this: • Water represents spirit (as does fire) • The earth is the substance of mankind, adam • When YHVH turns the sea into dry land as a way of escape, that which was spirit became substance/flesh in order to provide a new beginning for Israel/mankind, a resurrection from the sin decay of mere earth to earthly life with the spirit, a promise of wholeness and perfections completed from above • New life follows a mikveh in Messiah, the Great Hand of YHVH. This is the mystical picture of the Reed Sea. When YHVH turned the sea into dry land, he figuratively resurrected the Israelites. When the natural body dies, it returns to the earth. In Messiah Yeshua, the bared arm of YHVH, mankind is resurrected from earth through water. “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with,