Branch of Israel

I want to talk on a something that is near and dear to mine and my wife’s heart, so I am devoting today’s topic to all the animal lovers out there. More importantly, I want to answer why I believe we will see our pet’s in heaven. Before I do, let me preface it with this, I read a few different websites just to see what the various opinions are, and I have to admit that some of the information to me was very sad, where others gave it their best shot. I remember one site gave the impression that animals do not have feelings, therefore they do not have a soul. To me, it was very obvious this person has never owned a pet before. We are born with a body, soul and spirit. The Bible tells we are born into sin and the spirit is not of God, this is what I believe influences our soul.   When an animal is born it has a body but what about a soul and possibly a spirit?    In Genesis 2:7 God breathed into man and he became a living being. In verse 19 the animals are called a ...

In the Bible a lot of times people read the word law but never really know what it means. A Greco-Roman mindset, or western way of thinking, would think of it like a set of rules over us to keep us in line. While this sounds all good and true it is not necessarily correct. Background The Greek word for law is nomos which means: anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, usage, or law . This is the same word used for Torah in the Septuagint. The Hebrew word Torah means: teaching, instruction, or doctrine.

The Passover season is finally upon us and we can celebrate one of most momentous feasts talked about in the Bible. It is also one of the more enjoyable holidays by both Jews and Christians alike. Even though the two groups differ only in one area, the Jews choose to keep it yearly (Lev. 23:4), whereas, the Christians go one time. Consider this feast as part of the cycle of blessings ( see Keeping the Feasts ) which should be kept yearly if we want to walk in them. As is with every tradition, things always get added to or taken away from. In the case of Passover it was added to quite a bit from its original inception. Let's look and see what happened.

Recently I was on my way to the Ministry of Interior to apply for Aliyah, after having been there a few times before. As I was going to transfer buses the Lord spoke to me saying “ meet Me at the wall. ” I said, “ Lord can’t you talk to me here? ” Considering He is omnipresent. "Why the wall?" I asked. All I heard was “ less distractions. ”

Like Passover Pentecost, also known as Feast of Weeks, is celebrated during the springtime as described in Leviticus 23:15-21. This holiday does not fall on a particular date instead it is celebrated 50 days ( see  Counting of the Omer ) after Passover.  Which is around the sixth or seventh day of the Hebrew month of Sivan.  It commemorates when God gave the Israelite's the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai.