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The man Jesus met in Mecca
Pastor Ali grew up Muslim but not religious. Once married and with children, he found that he was in a cycle of alcoholism and rage. He beat his wife every day, he says. He was ashamed but couldn't...
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A short video from Maoz Israel. For more on Hanukkah and Jesus, check out Hanukkah and Messiah as well as Shedding light on Hanukkah.
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Recovering the Lost Letter of Jacob
"It is high time the English-speaking church recovers the long-lost letter of Jacob. For 500 years, we have wrongly called this the letter of James, despite the fact that the Greek does not say James,...
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Behold, the lamb of God!
Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins at sunset Monday. We are also in Christian Holy Week and will celebrate the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah next Sunday. It is an important time for...
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Messiah’s death & resurrection in Jewish scriptures
After his resurrection, Jesus met two men on the road to Emmaus, and he expected them to already understand through the Scriptures that Christ was meant to suffer and die. “And beginning at Moses and...
View ArticleAll flesh is but grass
We in the United States were reminded of life’s fragility this week. The explosions in Boston and outside Waco literally blew people down like grass. Lives dried and faded like flowers. Let us look...
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Justice for bombing survivor, glory for Yeshua
In March of 2008, an Israeli teen found a holiday package on his door step. It was Purim, the day Jews celebrate their deliverance from Haman's plot to rid Persia of the Jews. The boy took the package...
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Ishmael: God’s heart for Israel’s neighbors (video)
The LORD is making it clear to us that even as we learn to love Israel just as He loves her, He exhorts us not to forget Ishmael. Ishmael, even in Muslim tradition, is the father of the Arabs and...
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Shavuot – a big day for Israel, twice
Tuesday at sunset begins the Jewish Festival of Weeks, called Shavuot in Hebrew. Many of us know it by its Greek name, Pentecost. Pentecost is not an exclusive "Christian" event. Firstly, Pentecost is...
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Why the church should stand with Israel
Joel Rosenberg lays out several reasons why Christians should stand with modern Israel, how Israel is a fulfillment of prophesy and how the treatment of Israel could affect a nation. "The Church is...
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‘Jesus’ is all right. So are ‘Yahweh’&‘Adonai’
Last month, after I spoke about Israel at a Bible study, one of the ladies there asked me whether the name Jesus came from Zeus. No, it does not. As Dr. Michael Brown points out, "The original...
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Help birth revival in the youth of Israel
In Ezekiel 37, we see the dry bones of the nation of Israel coming together, with muscle and skin covering skeletal frames to form an army. The LORD Himself says in verse 12 that it speaks of the...
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Zion billboard: new year, treaties and blood moons
One of the Biblical names for Jerusalem is Zion and it means signpost – we might say highway sign or even billboard. There is much flashing across the sign right now as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks...
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Wages for sin have been paid
We are in the midst of fall segment of the Feasts of the LORD. While these holy days are marked by Jews everywhere, they are of importance to anyone who serves the God of Israel and His Messiah Yeshua....
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Let us come worship the Word made flesh
A very merry Christmas to all our readers -- or happy Messiah's Mass. No, Yeshua wasn't born in December. Yes, the December 25 day was originally a pagan holiday. Still, let us make this day and every...
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Samaritan Passover offers a picture of Yeshua crucified
The Samaritans still exist. Friday I traveled to their village — Kiryat Luza — to witness their Biblical observation of Passover. It occurred a month after the Jewish Passover because of a difference...
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Building a highway of worship from Egypt to Iran
I had the honor of attending a conference in Jerusalem that assembled Christians leaders from throughout the Middle East. I had the privilege of documenting it, too. But before I share some testimonies...
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‘True Story of How a PLO Sniper Found a New Life’ in Jesus
In the beginning of May, I had the honor of attending a conference titled “At the Crossroads” in Old City Jerusalem. The purpose was to bring together peoples from the lands referenced in Isaiah...
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Elav: Our identity in Messiah & our priesthood
Last weekend was the annual Elav youth conference in Tel Aviv. Thank you to those who prayed for the conference and for me. It’s been a week of recovery for me. Please forgive me for just now posting...
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Picture it: Arabs & Jews dancing, singing, praying for each other
Here are a sample of photos from the Elav 2012 youth conference in Tel Aviv. There are many more than these (and I’ve posted too many) but these will give you a sense of how the weekend went. (List of...
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