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For the text of the Hadran ceremony, click here. For more information about What is a Siyum, click here While there are 613 mitzvot in the Torah, King David and some of the prophets narrowed it down to a smaller list of the most basic mitzvot. Why were these specific ones chosen, most of them relating to justice and righteousness and involving relations between people? The masechet ends with the famous story of Rabbi Akiva laughing when seeing a fox running out of the kodesh kodashim or hearing the Romans on their way to attack, after the Temple was already destroyed, while his friends were crying. When questioned about his reaction, he explains, based on verses, that in order for the positive prophecy of Zecharia to be fulfilled, first the negative prophesy of Uriah needs to be fulfilled.  

For the text of the Hadran ceremony, click here. For more information about What is a Siyum, click here While there are 613 mitzvot in the Torah, King David and some of the prophets narrowed it down to a smaller list of the most basic mitzvot. Why were these specific ones chosen, most of them relating to justice and righteousness and involving relations between people? The masechet ends with the famous story of Rabbi Akiva laughing when seeing a fox running out of the kodesh kodashim or hearing the Romans on their way to attack, after the Temple was already destroyed, while his friends were crying. When questioned about his reaction, he explains, based on verses, that in order for the positive prophecy of Zecharia to be fulfilled, first the negative prophesy of Uriah needs to be fulfilled.  

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Today's daf is sponsored by Dina Kaufman and Rob Ginsburg to celebrate the wedding of their son Aaron to Dana Houri. "So good to have a simcha in these difficult times. Mazal tov!" Today's daf is sponsored by Mark and Rena Septee Goldstein in loving memory of Moe Septee, on his 28th yahrzeit. "A truly wonderful man."  Sancheriv's humiliation by God after he fails in the battle of Jerusalem and his death by the hands of his sons is explained in detail. How did Avraham beat the four kings? He was also helped by an angel, according to one interpretation, just as Chikiyahu was. Yirmiyahu asked God: why do evil people live good lives? God answers, using Nevuchadnetzer as an example. Nevuzaradin, the army officer of the Babylonians, was intimidated while trying to conquer Jerusalem as he was concerned he would meet the same end as Sancheriv. However, he was encouraged by a heavenly voice. When he entered the Temple, he saw the blood of Zecharia boiling. As a result, he killed many Jews, but eventually called on Zecharia to stop causing so many people to die. When that happens, he is so amazed that he converts to Judaism. There were others as well whose descendants converted to Judaism, including Sanheriv. God wanted Nevuchadnetzer's descendants to convert, but the angels stopped him.  How did Nevuchadnetzer decide to go conquer Jerusalem?  He was encouraged by Israel's neighbors Amon and Moab who gave him inside information that the time was right. Even so, he was very hesitant, after what happened to Sancheriv, but was encouraged that he would be successful. 

Today's daf is sponsored by Dina Kaufman and Rob Ginsburg to celebrate the wedding of their son Aaron to Dana Houri. "So good to have a simcha in these difficult times. Mazal tov!" Today's daf is sponsored by Mark and Rena Septee Goldstein in loving memory of Moe Septee, on his 28th yahrzeit. "A truly wonderful man."  Sancheriv's humiliation by God after he fails in the battle of Jerusalem and his death by the hands of his sons is explained in detail. How did Avraham beat the four kings? He was also helped by an angel, according to one interpretation, just as Chikiyahu was. Yirmiyahu asked God: why do evil people live good lives? God answers, using Nevuchadnetzer as an example. Nevuzaradin, the army officer of the Babylonians, was intimidated while trying to conquer Jerusalem as he was concerned he would meet the same end as Sancheriv. However, he was encouraged by a heavenly voice. When he entered the Temple, he saw the blood of Zecharia boiling. As a result, he killed many Jews, but eventually called on Zecharia to stop causing so many people to die. When that happens, he is so amazed that he converts to Judaism. There were others as well whose descendants converted to Judaism, including Sanheriv. God wanted Nevuchadnetzer's descendants to convert, but the angels stopped him.  How did Nevuchadnetzer decide to go conquer Jerusalem?  He was encouraged by Israel's neighbors Amon and Moab who gave him inside information that the time was right. Even so, he was very hesitant, after what happened to Sancheriv, but was encouraged that he would be successful. 

  GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE  This parable sits between the parable of the cursed fig tree and the parable of the King who brought people in from the highways and byways to his son's wedding - when the privileged guests rejected his invitation. Today's parable tells the clear story of how Israel ceases to be the expression of the Kingdom of God on the earth as a holy nation that was chosen and called to be a light to all the nations of the earth. They were to be the reflection of God's love and goodness and salvation to the Gentiles. The parable show us how the New Testament Church was to become the holy nation chosen to express the Kingdom of God in the earth and to invite the rest of humanity to enter in. Holy means consecrated to God and set apart to reflect his love and goodness and uprightness in the earth. Matthew 21”33 “Jesus spoke another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. He then sent another larger  group of servants, and they treated them the same way. Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.' But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.' So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.  Jesus then asked the chief priests and Pharisees “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?” They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. It was God who brought all this about, and it is a wonder in our eyes' I'm saying to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of the kingdom. And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realised that He was speaking about them. But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet. That verse says that the stone that the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone upon which a holy and heavenly life on earth can be built. That is reflected in many places in the Bible, in Psalms, in the Gospels and in Acts, and in Isaiah and in Ezekiel. God's desire was for people in the earth to bear the fruits of his Kingdom and to partake of his Divine nature and to have Jesus on display in their lives. This was available to happen through Israel and even to Israel, but they rejected Jesus as the cornerstone.  God first spoke this plan to Abraham when he chose Israel to be a light to the nations, a people set apart to reflect his Divine nature and guide the world toward him. He also confirmed this through Moses, telling them “Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession… you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”(Exodus 19). But he made it clear that this calling was never just for Israel's sake - “It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name… Then the nations will know that I am the Lord.” (Ezekiel 36:22-23). Yet Israel made it all about their name and not God's name, and history shows that Israel struggled to fulfill this mission. Instead of looking outward, they mostly turned inward, focusing on their national identity rather than their divine purpose. They fell into idolatry and disobedience and ended up in exile and suffered under the tyranny of Assyria, and later Babylon, both of whom God used in judgement upon them (2 Kings 17:7-23). But God was merciful, and he continually reaffirmed this calling through the prophets, because Israel was meant to serve as a spiritual bridge between God and the world as a priestly nation. A priest mediates between God and people, and Israel's role was to bring His truth and his justice and his presence to all nations. “I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles. to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from prison those who sit in darkness.” (Isaiah 46).  So God's plan to bless the nations through Israel would still come to pass, despite their failure in that mission because God's eternal master plan was for Jesus as a Jew to be the true light to the world. “The people living in darkness saw a great light.” (Matthew 4). Jesus embodied everything Israel was meant to be as the Light of the world (John 8), revealing God's kingdom not only to the Jews but to all people, and before he ascended to heaven, he gave this commission to his disciples – not just to speak the Gospel but to Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28). The Church, made up of all who follow Jesus now carries Israel's original calling—to bring the awesome light of God's kingdom to the world. The Church is the new priestly nation as the apostle Peter writes in1Peter 2:9 – They are the new vinedressers in the parable of the vineyard and the mission has passed from Israel to the Church. But although the Church is now the messenger of the Gospel, Israel still remains significant in God's prophetic plan, which speaks of a time when Israel would once again be at the heart of global events – and the Bible says that that all Israel will finally know their Saviour (Romans11). God's promise to use Israel as a light to the nations was never abandoned—it was fulfilled in Jesus and expanded through the Church and today both Israel and the global body of believers have a crucial role in preparing the world for what is to come. Israel's very existence today remains a testimony to God's faithfulness, and despite intense opposition, they endure as a nation and the world's attention is fixed on Jerusalem as they continue to fulfill prophecy. Zechariah prophesied concerning Israel that in the last days all the nations of the earth will gather against it (Zecharia 12)– as the Gospel continues to spread across the earth through the Church. In this time of global upheaval, of wars, moral confusion, and a deepening divide between truth and deception God's plan is still unfolding, and the Church is called to shine brighter than ever, bringing the message of Jesus to a world in desperate need of hope. As darkness increases, so must the light of God's people. His kingdom will become more fully established and history will unfold and move toward the return of Christ in God's good time. Until then, both Israel and the Church are called to be a testimony of God's faithfulness in a broken world. There was one thing Jesus said in the parable that held both warning and great promise both to Israel and the Church – ‘It is not for your sakes, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name… Then the nations will know that I am the Lord.' (Ezekiel 36). Israel made it all about their name and not God's name, and history shows that Israel always struggled to fulfill their mission. Instead of looking outward, they mostly turned inward, focusing on their national and religious identity and privilege and entitlement, rather than on their divine purpose. The same thing serves as a warning for the Church The Church has been invited to live in the name of Jesus and that means more than adding his name to the end of our prayers – it means reflecting his life within us. Our name is in his name because our identity is hidden with Christ in God. We don't do things in the name of our personal spiritual identity, or religious affiliation or reputation, or fame and success or in the name of the Church. We do things in the name of Jesus. God's name portrays his nature and goodness and power to bless all those we know in our world. If we truly bear his name, we are empowered by his grace to reflect his nature, and when we do, he assures us that we will live the most fulfilled and meaningful life that can be lived – an abundant life. Amen

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Today's daf is sponsored by David and Ruth Leah Kahan in honor of Dr. Jody Dushay and Prof. Paul Gompers, in celebration of the birth of their first grandchild, Aidan Oz Shulman. Did the Jews worship idols because they believed in them or for other reasons?  How is it that the evil inclination for idol worship doesn't exist anymore?  A story, based on the elaboration on a verse in Zecharia is brought to illustrate how this transpired. How does one violate the prohibition to pass one's son or daughter to Molech? Is the Molech considered idol worship? 

Today's daf is sponsored by David and Ruth Leah Kahan in honor of Dr. Jody Dushay and Prof. Paul Gompers, in celebration of the birth of their first grandchild, Aidan Oz Shulman. Did the Jews worship idols because they believed in them or for other reasons?  How is it that the evil inclination for idol worship doesn't exist anymore?  A story, based on the elaboration on a verse in Zecharia is brought to illustrate how this transpired. How does one violate the prohibition to pass one's son or daughter to Molech? Is the Molech considered idol worship? 

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Send us a textIs anyone missing from your nativity scene this Christmas? Well, our special guest, Denise Mock, says she wants to add figurines of Zecharia and Elizabeth to hers. The unlikely parents of John the Baptist, "Zech and Lizzie" experienced a miraculous pregnancy just months before Elizabeth's cousin Mary did, and likely provided encouragement, security and confirmation to the young woman who was chosen to be the mother of Jesus. And as Denise points out, that story is loaded with encouragement for us today. Luanne's newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann's book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they've written, and read Mary Ann's newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at luannebotta@gmail.com and maryanncrum@gmail.com .

MESSAGE AND MESSENGERS  Before the fall of Adam and Eve, God the Father's plan was already in motion to bring about a new creation of humanity in the earth combining God and humanity in his Son, Jesus. This was not an afterthought of God after the fall but a divine plan for union of human mortality and Divine immortality (John 11:26), giving humanity a path to oneness with God, and Jesus was fully aware of this from before time began, knowing that becoming human was the only way for humanity to experience the fullness of God's love, and he would become its most perfect expression. For ages, the earth suffered under the weight of its brokenness. Humanity was lost, unable to heal itself. Suspicion and hostility toward Father God, sown by Lucifer, had led to a distorted view of God in the earth. Many saw Him as distant and judgmental, fostering a religion of fear and appeasement. But God had a greater answer-not a set of rituals or rules, but Himself. Jesus, as God and man, would bridge the gap between heaven and earth. He would step out of eternity and into time, exchanging pure Spirit existence for Divine within human existence. In this grand mission, the Holy Spirit played an essential role. The Spirit would partner with Jesus, sharing every moment of His earthly life. This partnership ensured that the Holy Spirit, too, would intimately experience human existence. After Jesus completed His mission, the Holy Spirit would continue the work of revealing God's love and drawing humanity into communion with the Divine. To begin this new chapter, God sent a Divine seed to earth, choosing Mary, a young and humble woman, to receive it. The angel Gabriel appeared to her, announcing that she had been chosen to bear a child-Jesus, the Son of God. Although Mary was initially confused, having never been with a man, Gabriel explained that the Holy Spirit would overshadow her, and she would conceive a child by Divine power. He reassured her that this was God's will, and Mary, in faith and humility, responded, "Let it be done unto me according to your word" (Luke 1:38). Mary was betrothed to a man called Joseph and in the cultural context of Mary and Joseph, betrothal was a formal, legal agreement between families, often formalized with a written contract (ketubah) and the couple was considered legally married, so if there was a breach of honour to that contract, either party could initiate divorce proceedings.  The betrothal period typically lasted about a year, and during this time, the bride remained in her parents' home, and the groom prepared a place for their future life together, often by building or preparing a home. When Joseph discovered that Mary was going to have a child he was deeply troubled but he resolved to act with compassion, planning to quietly divorce her. However, an angel appeared to him in a dream, telling him that Mary's child was conceived by the Holy Spirit and would save His people from their sins. Joseph obeyed the angel's command, and he took Mary as his wife while refraining from consummating their marriage until Jesus was born. Following Gabriel's announcement, Mary journeyed to visit her cousin Elizabeth, who was also experiencing a miraculous pregnancy. Elizabeth, though elderly and previously unable to conceive, was carrying John the Baptist, who would prepare the way for Jesus. When Mary greeted her cousin, Elizabeth's unborn child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, exclaimed, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" (Luke 1:42). Mary responded with a song of praise, glorifying God for His faithfulness and mercy. Elizabeth gave birth to her son, and her neighbours and relatives rejoiced with her. At the circumcision ceremony, it was assumed the child would be named Zechariah, after his father. However, Elizabeth insisted he be named John, and when questioned, Zechariah, who had been struck mute for doubting Gabriel's prophecy, wrote the name John on a clay tablet and  Immediately, his voice returned, and he praised God. This moment marked the end of a long silence, both for Zechariah and for the people of Israel. Zecharia being struck mute for a season of time was symbolic of Israel, who had not heard a prophetic voice for 400 years since the prophecy of Malachi. Malachi's prophesy came from the last verse of the last chapter of the last book of the Old Testament, and the final words of Malachi declared that God would send the prophet Elijah before the coming of the Messiah and that he would turn the hearts of the children to their fathers and the hearts if the fathers to their children. Zechariah, under the prophetic anointing of the Holy Spirit, prophesied over John, declaring, "You, my child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness of their sins" (Luke 1:76-77). John's life and ministry would pave the way for the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah. When John the Baptist began his ministry of preparing the way for Jesus many in Israel believed that he was Elijah whom Malachi had prophesied about, and even Jesus said that John had come in the spirit of Elijah - This is the one about whom it is written: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you. (Matthew 11) During that 400 year spiritual silence from the time of Malachi God's people had been waiting for a clear word, a new revelation of his presence among them, Emmanuel. This silence reflected the darkness and disorder of a world longing for hope and direction. With John's ministry and Jesus' baptism, this silence was fully broken for all the world to hear God and have his presence amongst them.  And today, we find ourselves in a similar time of waiting through another season of relative silence from Heaven into a world that is rife with uncertainty, division, and spiritual disconnection. Many voices in this global culture clamour for attention yet rarely bring clarity or wisdom.  But in the midst of this, God is stirring the hearts of His people, to hear his voice and to awaken others and turn their hearts back to him. Just as John's mission was to prepare the way for Jesus, the Holy Spirit is working in us who believe to bring light and hope to the world. This preparation doesn't rely on loud proclamations or dramatic gestures but on God's people hearing his voice and responding with consistent acts of love and faith as he moves through our everyday lives inspiring us to reflect God's mercy and truth in our everyday interactions. Zechariah's regained voice reminds us that God's word always comes at the appointed time. As we await a fresh movement of the Spirit, we can take comfort in knowing that God is never silent without purpose. In these moments of waiting, God prepares us to receive and share a deeper level of being in his presence amongst us, Emmanuel. When His voice breaks through, it will be with clarity, cutting through the confusion of the world.                                                                                                                                                                                                                Malachi prophesied before the 400 years of silence that God would turn the hearts of the children to their fathers and the hearts of the fathers to their children at the time of his first coming into the world - and in the days of his second coming into the world. Today this means that there will be a grace upon families that will become reunited in the love of God and one another, seen as simple yet powerful acts of kindness, and words of encouragement, and lives grounded in compassion that become beacons of hope. This is how the Holy Spirit works today, just as He did in the time of Mary, Joseph, and John the Baptist. Jesus chose ordinary people and God accomplished extraordinary things, drawing the world closer to His heart. As Zechariah declared, "The tender mercy of our God, by which the Daystar shall visit us from on high, will give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, guiding our feet into the way of peace" (Luke 1:78-79). This promise remains true for us today. In the midst of the darkness of today's world of chaos, the light of God's love is beginning to shine. As we choose to live in that love and its light, we will witness the hand of God bringing order out of chaos and bringing unity, hope, and peace to people in our own personal world.  

Jewish Pro Life Show 9.10.24 with special guest John H. Hingson IV Please share this and our other content on your social media to amplify our message in this troubled world. Thank you. Mr. Hingson shares his unique and powerful correlation between guns rights and abortion rights. He delves into politics, religion, history, and relevant parts of Torah to show how the sin of abortion causes the withdrawal of our God-given right to self-defense. Open discussion follows his presentation. Contact Mr. Hingson at InsultingConsulting.net. Abortion and Gun Control: Cause and Effect http://insultingconsulting.net/reports.html. How to Prevent the Next Holocaust and Why It's Already Happening Right Here in America Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) https://jpfo.org 1968 Gun Control Act same as Nazi Gun Control Act of 1938: https://jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/GCA_68.htm JPFO Genocide Chart https://jpfo.org/pdf02/genocide-chart.pdf Rabbi Tovia Singer https://outreachjudaism.org Let's Get Biblical!: Why Doesn't Judaism Accept the Christian Messiah? https://outreachjudaism.org/shop/lets-get-biblical-expanded-2-volume-study-guide/ Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Smith RabbiSmith.org Video on 6 Steps for Decision-Making www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSt3J8bEPM&t=0s The 6 Steps defined in paper/handout form: https://tinyurl.com/y4c2o662 (Note: The guest speaker wishes to say he had the sixth step confused with the fifth one in today's JPLF show.) Zecharia 8:23 Program for Noahides https://www.rabbismith.org/zecharia-8-23 Health Freedom Movement “The way to save America is to have as many children as possible because the act of having children shows the greatest faith in G-d Al-mighty!” -- Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Smith "Karma" v. Divine Justice Torah: If a man takes what is not his own, his own is taken from him. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe https://dailyzohar.com/tzadikim/238-Rabbi-Yosef-Yitchak-Schneerson-of-Lubavitch "L'alter l'teshuvah, l'alter l'geulah": "Immediately repentance, immediately to Redemption!" -- the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate  In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational  public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.

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From Boca Raton, Florida, This is Behind the Bima. On this week's episode, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is joined by Miriam Haber to discuss the life and legacy of her son, Zecharia Haber, who was tragically killed fighting in Gaza. Miriam opens up about Zecharia's remarkable life as a dedicated father, husband, scientist, and Torah scholar. Despite his achievements in academia and military service, Zecharia remained a humble and deeply religious individual. Miriam shares poignant stories and memories, emphasizing the importance of preserving his legacy and the profound impact he had on those around him. All this and more, Behind the Bima.00:00 - Introduction00:36 - Interview

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The end of Zecharia and the beginning of Malachi - with recordings by myself and Ilana Stein to follow. And then only one more chapter until we have finished all of Nevi'im - the 'N' of Tanakh. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Zechariah.14

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1.  Seth continues  his review of Luke 1, examining the ministry of Zecharia.2. Seth responds to a question about Lucifer and Freemasonry.3. Seth discusses the false conversion of Kanye West.

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God's Provision & Protection Through The Unthinkable | Zecharia & Dunessa's Testimony | The Light Show God's Miraculous Protection & Provision Through The Unthinkable | The Light Show | Jesus Testimony “Comfort doesn't bring you to the places God wants you to go.” Zechariah and Dunessa shared their remarkable stories with us during the first Light Show of 2024, with powerful testimonies of God's miraculous provision and protection. Zechariah was only 7 years old when the civil war in Sudan closed in on the place where he and his family were living. With tears he recounts how without the protection of God they would not have escaped, and without the provision of God they would not have survived. We can't wait to share some highlights from their testimonies of Jesus Christ throughout the week. One thing Zechariah has said in his household is “comfort doesn't take you to the places God wants you to go.” Both Zechariah and Dunessa have lived the reality of that statement bearing witness to Romans 5:3-5 “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” . . . . . #testimony #god #jesus #christian #bibleverses

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Opening prayer (from the Prayer before the Gospel during the Diving Liturgy) Make the pure light of Thy divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Thy Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Thy blessed commandments, so that overcoming all worldly desires, we may pursue a spiritual life, both thinking and doing all things pleasing to Thee. For Thee, Christ our God, are the Light of our souls and bodies, and to Thee we give the glory, together with Thy Father, without beginning, and Thine All Holy, Good, and Life- Creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.  (2 Corinthians 6:6; Ephesians 1:18; 2 Peter 2:11) An Important Prologue (from Fr. Stephen's The Whole Counsel) ·      Inspiration.  2 Peter 1:19-21.  And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, than no prophecy of Scripture is of any private origin, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men, being carried by the Holy Spirit, spoke from God (OSB & FSDY).   Note that these “men” did this at different times, using different styles, and the writing was not done all at once.  For example, the Torah is of Mosaic origin, but its language and style are from later times (and I don't have in mind E, Y, D, P).  Inspiration includes speaking, writing, editing, copying, translating, and compiling scripture.  ·      Inerrancy.  A bit on the term.  18th century gave rise to a “scientific” way of looking at scripture.  This doesn't just mean taking out the supernatural elements, but breaking texts apart and said to be of different and conflicting sources.  Conservative American Protestants reacted by publishing “The Fundamentals.”  They argued that the Scriptures were inerrant (without error).  The Liberal Protestants were opposed to this view, saying that they were affected by the limitations of the people and cultures of the times in which they were written.  This difference about inerrancy could have been bridged through nuance, but then they moved further apart, with the “fundamentalists” equating literal/materialist with inerrant and the liberal side becoming more interested in a reconstructed social gospel.  Orthodoxy teaches that the Scriptures do not contain errors, but it has a strong tolerance for ambiguities.  “In large part, this is because the Church has never approached the world on the basis of the Scriptures; rather the Scriptures function internally, with the Church and her worship.”  Orthodoxy is not concerned with identifying and reconciling “errors” in scripture, but in what it (with all its richness) calls us to be. ·      Sola Scriptura.  The Reformation put Scripture as the key to evaluating tradition and the teaching authority of the Church; the Roman Catholics make the teaching authority of the Church key (magisterium).  Orthodoxy sidesteps this approach because it recognizes that Christ Himself is the Truth.  We are not turning to scripture, tradition, and the Church to learn about Christ; we are coming to know God experientially, being united with and in Christ Himself.  John 15:26-27 (following the logic of 2 Peter above), has the Holy Spirit (continuously revealing “Tradition”) and the witness of those who saw/knew God (ie Scriptures); “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.”  We do not recognize competing sources of authority (Church, Tradition, Scripture), but see it all as the way we come to know Christ through the working of the Holy Spirit  The Source(s) of the Bible Following Christ, the Apostles, and the Early Church, the Orthodox Church primarily uses the Septuagint.  The Torah section was an official translation completed well before the Incarnation of Christ.  This makes it more “objective” than the post-Incarnational Jewish Masoretic Text and Canon (most Roman Catholic and Protestant Bibles rely primarily on the Masoretic text).  The Masoretic text was prepared after the loss of the Temple and the rise of Christianity (with the addition of vowels etc.). The Septuagint differs little from the Masoretic Text; both are supported by the Dead Sea Scrolls.  The Dead Sea Scrolls help demonstrate that there was textual diversity before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. There is NO SINGLE CANON OF ORTHODOX SCRIPTURE.  We have the books we use liturgically and the books we read.  All of them are useful. How the Bible is OrganizedNew Testament (we'll cover it later) and Old Testament. Old Testament Organization (Septuagint organization)  The Torah.  According to tradition, it was revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai (most connect it with Moses (e.g. Exodus 33:11 & Galatians 3:19), but admit to it being touched by many hands).  The five books of the Torah are also called the Five Books of the Law, the Pentateuch and the Books of Moses. Genesis (beginning).  God's creation of the world, the fall of mankind, and the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) Exodus (departure).  The early life of Moses, the Israelite escape from Egypt, and revelations at Mount Sinai. Leviticus (of the Levites).  Historically, takes place at the foot of Sinai and continues to describe how God is to be honored and how Israelites are to live. Numbers (you'll see!).  Describes the Israelites' time in the desert up to their arrival at the banks of the Jordan. Deuteronomy (second law).  Moses' last words to the Israelites.  His death. The Books of History.  The history of Israel from their arrival at the promised land to just before the Incarnation.  They are thought to have been written well after the events they describe.  The Books of History are Joshua (the conquering of the promised land), Judges (The Israelites struggle with righteousness and idolatry), Ruth, I Kingdoms (aka I Samuel), II Kingdoms (II Samuel), III Kingdoms (I Kings), IV Kingdoms (II Kings), I Paraleipomenon (I Chronicles), II Paraleipomenon (II Chronicles), Nehemiah, I Esdras, II Esdras (Ezra), Tobit, Judith, Esther, I Maccabees, II Maccabees, III Maccabees. Books of Wisdom.   Psalms, Prayer of Manasseh, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon (aka Song of Songs or Canticle of Canticles), Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom of Sirach (aka Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach; aka Ecclesiasticus)   The Prophets.   Minor prophets:  Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zecharia, Malachi Major prophets:  Isaiah, Jeremiah (includes Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah), Ezekiel, Daniel (includes the Song of the Three Children). Why did some early Christians want to ban the Old Testament from the Biblical Canon?  Why do we care about the Old Testament?  It is “The Scriptures” referred to in the New Testament.  It is about God, Christ, and God's plan for the world.

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OFFICIAL DISCLOSURE is back in the news as a “whistleblower” has come forward with claims of alien spacecraft recovered by the US military. We've heard this before. Actual proof is non-existent, and, as with every major UFO/UAP “disclosure” since Roswell in 1947, the military-intelligence complex has fingerprints all over it. So, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Roswell incident, we bring you a presentation based on the 2017 book Josh Peck and I co-authored, The Day the Earth Stands Still. This was a talk I gave last fall at the Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak, California. The bottom line is this: The modern belief in “ancient aliens” can be traced from Zecharia Sitchin and Erich Von Däniken back to the occult teachings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley—by way of the horror fiction of H. P. Lovecraft.In our book, and in this talk, we connect the dots from Crowley to Cthulhu to Chaos.

Onkelos the convert was the nephew of Titus. He went and raised Titus, Bilam and others from the dead and asked them questions about the Jews and the punishments they each received for their actions. The Mount of the King was destroyed because of a rooster and a hen. How and why were the people of Kfar Sichniya in Egypt destroyed? Beitar was destroyed (during the Bar Kochva rebellion) on account of a shaft of a carriage. Zecharia the prophet was assassinated by the Jews who did not want to accept his rebuke. After his death, his blood was boiling and rising from the Temple floor and wouldn't stop. This led Nevuzaraden (in the destruction of the first Temple) to slaughter millions of Jews until his death was avenged. Nevuzaraden ultimately converted to Judaism as did the descendants of Haman and Sanchereb who became Torah scholars (among them, Shemaya and Avtalion). There are five different explanations of the verse "For you we have died all of the day" - some relate to stories of the destruction (the children who were taken by boat to engage in prostitution who committed suicide, seven sons of one woman who were killed for not bowing down to idols) and others to circumcision and learning Torah. 

Onkelos the convert was the nephew of Titus. He went and raised Titus, Bilam and others from the dead and asked them questions about the Jews and the punishments they each received for their actions. The Mount of the King was destroyed because of a rooster and a hen. How and why were the people of Kfar Sichniya in Egypt destroyed? Beitar was destroyed (during the Bar Kochva rebellion) on account of a shaft of a carriage. Zecharia the prophet was assassinated by the Jews who did not want to accept his rebuke. After his death, his blood was boiling and rising from the Temple floor and wouldn't stop. This led Nevuzaraden (in the destruction of the first Temple) to slaughter millions of Jews until his death was avenged. Nevuzaraden ultimately converted to Judaism as did the descendants of Haman and Sanchereb who became Torah scholars (among them, Shemaya and Avtalion). There are five different explanations of the verse "For you we have died all of the day" - some relate to stories of the destruction (the children who were taken by boat to engage in prostitution who committed suicide, seven sons of one woman who were killed for not bowing down to idols) and others to circumcision and learning Torah. 

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HUMANITY IS CAUGHT in a life-and-death struggle with forces beyond our comprehension. And powerful political and religious groups appear to be siding with this inhuman enemy.Daniel Holdings, writer of the new Steve Quayle documentary Lies of Men and Gods, discusses this supernatural conspiracy thousands of years in the making.

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The Haggadah tells us that on one occasion there were five Tana'im in Bnei Brak speaking about Yetziat Mitzrayim the entire night of Lel HaSeder . The Aruch HaShulchan pointed out, the only one from that group who actually lived in Bnei Brak was Rabbi Akiva, and so he asked, why did the others specifically go to be with Rabbi Akiva on the night of the Seder? The Rabbi answered based on another episode which took place with some of those same Rabbis and Rabbi Akiva. They were once walking together in Yerushalayim when they passed by Har HaBayit and they saw a fox coming out of the ruins of the Beit HaMikdash where the Kodesh Kodeshim used to be. While the other Rabbis were crying, Rabbi Akiva began to laugh. Rabbi Akiva explained his actions saying, now that he saw the prophecy of Uriah being fulfilled about the fox coming out of the Kodesh Kodeshim , he knew the prophecy of Zecharia would also be fulfilled, which was connected to Uriah's. His prophecy was about the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash . Rabbi Akiva was able to look at the ruins and see the future magnificent edifice that would once again occupy that land, and the other Rabbis became consoled. The Gemara says that in every generation a person is obligated to see himself as if he is leaving Mitzrayim . This, homiletically, also means that everyone has to see himself as getting out of their own Mitzrayim . Everyone has their current struggles that they are going through. Some people are struggling with parnasa , some with health, some with shidduchim , and the list goes on. Every person has to look at his current situation, and although it may look like he is in ruins right now, he is supposed to imagine the bright future ahead and take consolation in the fact that Hashem is running his life. For this, those great Rabbis came to the expert, Rabbi Akiva, to help them fulfill that great avodah . For someone to be going through a tough time and be able to give himself this type of chizuk is a sign of greatness. One Erev Pesach in the labor camp of Bergen-Belsen, the Bluzhever Rebbe, Rav Yisrael Spira, asked for and received permission to bake matzot in the camp. While they were in the middle of it, a Nazi commander burst into the room, shouting wildly and swinging at everyone. When he saw the Rebbe, he beat him mercilessly. The next night, they sat down to a Seder in the Rebbe's barracks. The Rebbe was able to recite the Haggadah by heart. For wine, they were going to drink the slop that the Nazis called coffee. There was no shortage of maror with bitterness everywhere and the Rebbe let it be known that he was able to retrieve one small piece of matzah from their failed attempt at baking the previous night. When it came time to eat the matzah , the Rebbe looked around to see who would be the most appropriate person to eat it. A widow stood up and said, “Since on this night we are supposed to transmit our traditions to the next generation, I propose that my young son be the one to eat the matzah .” The Rebbe agreed and gave it to him. When they were liberated, this widow approached the Rebbe asking for his help. Someone had proposed a shidduch for her but she had no way of finding out about the man. She asked the Rebbe if he knew anything about Yisrael Spira. She obviously had no idea that this was the Rebbe himself. He replied he knew him well and felt it would be a good shidduch . They eventually married, and that little boy who ate the matzah became the Rebbe's son and eventual successor. When the Rebbe asked what he saw in that woman that led him to marry her, he said, “It was because when none of us knew if we were going to live for even one more minute, this woman believed in the eternity of Klal Yisrael and was worrying about the future generations.” This was the quality of the nashim tzidkaniot in Mitzrayim who persuaded their husbands to have more children because they believed in the future of Klal Yisrael . For someone to be in the most difficult of times and still see the bright future ahead is a quality of greatness. This is the quality of Rabbi Akiva and this quality is in the DNA of every single Jew.

My guest this week is Father Zecharia Lynch, an Orthodox Christian Priest and a very good writer at the Inkless Pen blog, as well as outlets like Death to the World and Patristic Faith. We are discussing many of the themes in his article, "Sinister Psychosis and the Remembrance of God". 2020 and 2021 gave us a lot of evil, and our love of comfort and safety was used to impart much of the evil. Why is this happening to us now? Where are we in spiritual warfare, and how do the tactics of the Evil One work in our modern times? Fr Zecharia studies the writings of the Elites and views them through the lens of the Saints. His perspective on these matters is beautiful and refreshing, and I know you'll love this episode. Is he pessimistic about the future or not? Tune in for that and more! Get more from Fr Zecharia here: ...and here: Find the article we discuss here: Sponsors: Expat Money Summit: - Register for FREE! Paloma Verde CBD ( ): Enter code BUCK at checkout for 20% off your order! Visit my website: Donate to the show here: Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!