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[This post started as an aid for searchers with specific topics in mind who land on our website. This is updated daily; if you failed to find your post today, come back—we give a helpful FYI on it; you might learn a thing or two from the short comments here. – Admin1]

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11/30  “regan cartoon” – Revisited: No wonder they’re extinct . . .

This cartoon is so well thought out,, we’ve decided to revive it and add more of our 2-cents worth. . .

There are other meanings one can add to it, not just that the real dinosaurs might have missed the boat in Noah’s day. . . but that perhaps to this day, the religious dinosaurs keep  missing the boat, i.e. the original Revelation on Sinai that has never been replaced by any addendum or amendment if we are to take the last verses of Deuteronomy seriously.
 
Take the 7th day for instance, it’s SATURDAY, not SUNDAY . . . the CREATOR inhabits earth time on “MY appointed times” . . .  Abraham Joshua Heschel has the perfect phrase for it: a  ”Sanctuary in Time”.
 
The LORD of the SABBATH meets with all Sabbath-keepers, so that is the time to gather family and friends to make this special appointment with the One and Only TRUE GOD:

  • who rested from His creative work on the 7th day;
  • who taught the Israelites to rest from picking up manna on the 7th during their wilderness wandering;
  • who legislated the 7th into Commandment no. 4 on Sinai.

All Jewry, Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah Witnesses, Messianics, Sinaites — all Sabbath keepers, we are indeed under Grace AND Law, we are IN HIS TIME.  Let us savor every moment of it!  What a privilege to be in the Presence of the Creator Who set aside the Sabbath Day for Himself and Who inhabits this earthly sanctuary in time.  Only He and He alone is the LORD of the Sabbath!

Shabbat Shalom!

 

 

11/28  “what happens to evil people when they die” – Q&A: If there’s no hell as eternal punishment, what happens to evil people after they die?

11/28  “sinai 6000 articles about hanukkah holiday”  – Gentiles of the Nations – Come celebrate ‘Thanksgivukkah’!

11/27   “why noahides celebrate hanukkah by sinai 6000” – Noachides have no reason to celebrate Hanukkah since this is a strictly Jewish feast, not included in the Leviticus 23 list of seven feasts commanded by Israel’s God; however we have posts that explain why we, Sinaites (we’re not Noachides) choose to celebrate Hanukkah with Jewry:

11/27  “bracketing in biblical poetry” – Biblical Poetry, anyone?

11/24   “what are the symbols in the shema? –  Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA;

1/21  “what are symbols found in the shema”; “symbols found in the shema” – Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA

11/20 “the jewish mystique van den haag” – MUST READ – The Jewish Mystique by Ernest Van Den Haag1

11/18  “jew visa to rp” –  This is not our area of expertise, but since we just “imported” a Jew from Texas, he was told by the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, CA that he could fly directly to RP, immigration would allow him entry without a visa but depending on his purpose, would limit his stay, renewable for 2 years, after which he would have to exit but will be allowed to enter again.  To be able to legally stay in RP there are options: working visa, student visa, marriage to a Filipino citizen.

11/18  “goodsalt.com pictures” – wrong landing, sorry.

11/17  “israelite camp & tabernacle” – במדבר Bemidbar/Numbers – 2 – “So they camped by their standards . . .”

11/17  “breishit 1 chizkuni eve punish”- 

11/17  “two symbols found in the shema” – Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA
11/17  “symbol for hebrew word shema” – SHEMA – Perspective from Judaism
11/16  “revelations in a nut shell” – Revelation in a Nutshell

11/16  “god’s self description” – Abrahamic Faith – 3 – The Awesome Self-Description of God

11/14 “exodus 3 7 22 literary terms” – A Literary Approach to the book of Shemoth/Exodus

11/13  “devout morality” – Check out these posts:

11/11   “neil gillmans theological argument “god is more powerful than death”‘ –  Neil Gillman/ Must Read: The Death of Death

11/11   “bamidbar, how did they all hear the trumpet” – במדבר Bemidbar/Numbers -10- Two silver trumpets, not the Shofar . . .

11/11   “the book of exodus and irony” – Dramatic Ironies in the Book of Exodus

11/10  “what does uncircumcised lips means?” – Exodus/Shemoth 6-b: Do you have “uncircumcised lips”?

11/10   “sermon on the mount vs mount sinai” – The Sermon on Sinai vs. The Sermon on the Mount

11/09 “sermons on mt. sinai” – There was no “sermon” on Mt. Sinai, there was something better—Divine Revelation! We have posts explaining this:

11/09  “how do noahides celebrate hanukkah” – this query has been addressed, see entry on 11/08.

11/09  “how gentiles celebrate hanukkah according to sinai 6000” – Gentiles who wish to celebrate this Jewish feast can celebrate it any way they wish, but the Jews have a specific way of celebrating —and it’s nice to know what, how and why they do what they do:   Is Hanukkah a “biblical” feast or is it a festival for the Jews only?

11/08 “two symbols found in the shema” – Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA

11/08  “where is god’s self description in the bible” – The God of Israel not only reveals Himself in theophanies of burning bush, pillar of fire, shekinah cloud but in words revealing His Names and his attributes—all these in the Torah and through the Prophets of Israel.  Here’s a sampling of texts from the TNK:  YHWH, according to YHWH and a chapter from our favorite sourcebook byJames Tabor:  Abrahamic Faith – 3 – The Awesome Self-Description of God

11/08  “why do noahides celebrate hanukkah by sinai 6000″ – Noachides probably do not celebrate Hanukkah, since it is a Jewish festival; remember that Noahides connect with the 7 universal laws of morality, as explained by the Judaism, please check this link:

11/07  “hebrew roots examples: yhwh(tetragrammaton), halleluyah, hear o’ israel.., messianic nazarene judaism, …” – This is a hodgepodge so perhaps we could split them up according to search term:

  • hebrew roots examples – this is too vague an entry.
  • yhwh(tetragrammaton) – Revisited: YHWH – Not The Name, but only one of many appellations for the One True God?
  • halleluyah – Not “Hallelujah” . . . but HALELUW יה
  •  hear o’ israel.. – if this is about the website of Benmara, then here’s the link: Hear O Yisra’el; if it’s about Debariym/Deuteronomy 6 or the Shema, here’s the most recent post: SHEMA – Perspective from Judaism
  • messianic nazarene judaism, – As far as we know, coming from “Messianic Judaism” ourselves, this is not Judaism at all and on the contrary, all its teachings go against Judaism’s foundational beliefs.  The reason the word “messianic” is attached is because it is Christocentric in its theology, except that it embraces Jewish roots, focuses on “OT”, believes in progressive revelation—that OT is prophetic while NT is fulfillment and they use OT proof-texts to show Jesus is the long-awaited Jewish messiah.  As for “nazarene” they claim that they were the spinoff from the original group of Jesus and his disciples, not Christianity which officially became a religion in 4th century; there’s a whole book about the Nazarenes as the MJs today.
  • As far as the Jewish rabbis are concerned, they are more offended by MJ than Christianity because MJ masquerades as Christianity in Jewish dress, while Christianity flat out claims OT is passe, NT is new Israel, etc.etc.   MJ’s mission or one of them is to convince Jews that Jesus is the Jewish messiah and YHWH Himself!  MJs look more Jewish than Jews since they embrace all the trappings of Jewish culture; in fact you would almost mistake them as Jews because they wear the kippa and the shawl and put tzitzit in their belt, and sell lots of books on Messianic theology and jewelry with cross superimposed on the star of David or the menorrah. They look more like Jew-wannabe’s than Sinaites, because we are content in remaining gentiles and delineate between what’s scriptural (Hebrew Scriptures) and what’s Jewish, as you might have gleaned from our articles.
  • What is the origin of the “messiah” in TNK? The Messiahs – 1 – The Origin of the Messiah Idea

11/06  “mal’akiym of qadows” – “malakiym” in Hebrew means messenger and is usually applied to what are called “angels” while “qadows” is probably “qodesh” which means “holy” or set apart.  .  They are created beings, spirits, who have no free will so therefore, they cannot make choices, they simply obey their Creator’s commands.  ‘Ha satan’ or ‘the adversary’ is oft mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures as one who has specific missions relating to humankind; this being is not the “devil” or “Satan” of Christian beliefs. There are many posts explaining this.

11/06  “irony in the book of exodus” – Dramatic Ironies in the Book of Exodus

11/06 “religious isolationism by heschel” – No Religion is an Island – Abraham Joshua Heschel

11/05 – “how do noahides celebrate hanukkah” – Noachides as far as we know do not celebrate Hanukkah . . . why should they?  It’s a Jewish feast related to Israel’s history.  Please go to this link: http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm and we do have a post about our perspective: Is Hanukkah a “biblical” feast or is it a festival for the Jews only?

11/05  “meaning of nodaiah” – Will check this out.

11/05  “tribe of levi age 30 – 50” – במדבר Bemidbar/Numbers – 4 – Levites ages 30 to 50 . . .serve in the Sanctuary

11/05 “do we agreed that christianity does not have external requirements for conversion? if not why” – Hmm, if you think of what Christianity requires for conversion to its belief system, it requires a series of DO’s:  first is believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the whole package that goes with that one; then some Christian sects require baptism; next is church membership and complying with rules to remain within the church.  That short list alone sounds like “external requirements” don’t you think?

11/04  “joshua 1 8-9” – Reprinting our answer from last month:

10/19  ”joshua 1:8″ – This verse has landed in ‘search engine terms’ repeatedly; we do not have a post on it, but let me write some thoughts here since it will most likely be showing up often.  Why?  Because it is a key verse emphasizing the importance of the Torah in the historical context of the chosen people’s beginnings.  The time-frame of this verse is at the end of the wilderness wandering of 40 years when a new generation was about to enter and conquer the Land.  Moses, their leader/prophet/mediator had finished his assignment from YHWH and a new leader, this time a warrior, would lead the 2nd generation who were born free in the wilderness.  Yehuwshuwa/Joshua (together with Caleb) was of the first generation that left Egypt but all have died including Moses, before entering the Promised Land.  What was given to the first generation who stood on Sinai to accept the Covenant with YHWH as well as Israel’s Book of instructions and laws to live by, is passed on to the 2nd generation who are reminded by the same God of their fathers to live by the same guidelines and commandments.

 
Notice the key words:  contemplate/observe/do=successful/act wisely; strong/courageous, why? ”For YHWH is with you. . . .”

[AST] This Book of the Torah shall not depart from your mouth; rather you should contemplate it day and night in order that you observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way successful, and then you will act wisely.  Behold, I have commanded you, ‘Be strong and courageous,’ do not lose resolve, for HASHEM, your God, is with you wherever you will go.”

[HNT]  8. This Çepher haTowrah [Scroll; Writings of the Teachings; Instructions] will not depart out of your mouth, but you will meditate on it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written. Your way will push forward and then you will be mindful.  9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and alert; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for יהוה your ‘Elohiym [Mighty One] is with you wherever you walk.

11/04  “aish cult buster” – Is Sinai 6000 just another ‘cult’?

11/03  “saul and medium chabad” –  First, about ‘chabad’ here’s the link: Chabad.or [Official homepage for worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that promotes Judaism and provides daily Torah lectures and Jewish insights. Chabad-Lubavitch ...]

Next, about “saul and medium”:

11/01  “heschel the god of israel and christian renewal” – Not sure if “christian renewal” fits in with the other two categories lumped together here (Heschel and the God of Israel), for renewal requires that you simply renew your faith in the same God of your faith. As we’ve explained repeatedly in this website, the Christian God is not the God of Israel unless you keep trying to fit a square peg in a round hole without adjusting one to fit the other. The God of the Christian Bible, particularly the New Testament is a clear departure from the God of the Hebrew Scriptures.  The Christian ‘Old Testament’ is used to prove they are one and the same, but they are not.  The following posts might help clear this confusion:

11/01  “kjv bible / is hanukkah a biblical feast or pagan celebration” – There are 2 parts to this searcher’s entry:

  • “kjv bible” — the King James Bible, 1611, check out : www.kingjamesbibleonline.org.  
  • “is hanukkah a biblical feast or pagan celebration”  http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm“Chanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.Chanukkah is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews (and even many assimilated Jews!) think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is bitterly ironic that this holiday, which has its roots in a revolution against assimilation and the suppression of Jewish religion, has become the most assimilated, secular holiday on our calendar.”Please go to the link for the complete background of Hanukkah.

 

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