Yeshua is the promised Messiah Why the Jews don't believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah? Jewish rabbis and Talmud's teachings tell us why they don't believe that Yeshua is the Messiah. Jewish rabbis say that there are many reasons why Yeshua can't be the promised Messiah. However, if we research the Scriptures (Tanakh), so we will see that Yeshua is the Messiah. Israel's nation gathering and salvation When Jews as the nation begins to believe Yeshua as the Messiah, so then ends present world system and begins one thousand period of peace, where Yeshua rules in the land of Israel and the whole world. Israel became independent in the year 1948, and it was the ear when the fig tree (fig tree -Israel) was set in its place. After year 1948 began big gathering (Exodus), which still is running. Israel's nation gathering its place is the work of God, which He has promised already many thousand years ago. This gathering is going on, because the nation of Israel must find God in the end of days in the land of Israel, as God has said and promised in His word. The nation of Israel will find Yeshua the Messiah. Scriptures prove this very clearly: Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto Me because they have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. JPS (Jewish Publication Society 1917 OT) Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. KJV (King James Version 1769) In the land of Israel, they will find the Messiah, which they have pierced (daqar - pierced, thrust through). Romans together with the Jews pierced Jesus by crucifying and this is the sign in Zechariah 12 and tells that the nation of Israel in the end of days will accept and receive Yeshua as their Messiah. The fig tree describes the nation of Israel in Scriptures. The fig tree produced first fruits in June and main harvest reaped in August. Nowadays, exist about 10 000 Messianic Jews in the land of Israel, which are first fruits and main harvest will be reaped in the end of days, when all the nation of Israel will repent and will be saved, as the Scriptures clearly show us. A whole salvation of Israel happens in the end of days. New Covenant began when Yeshua died about 30 A.D, but already now you can repent and believe in Yeshua and step inside to the New Covenant as saved people from the mercy of God.
Zec 2: The Messiah will unite the Jews and the gentiles as the one nation of God (those who believe God), as the Scriptures tells us. Yeshua has done this already, because of Him, believes some Jews and gentiles. Gentiles’ believers I don't mean church organizations' for example Roman Catholic Church, which represents the Christian-Babylonian church institution. Gentiles' believers I mean those who have repented and believe in God and believe that Yeshua is the Messiah. Gentiles’ believers I also mean those who obey God and live according to the Scriptures. After that when the nation of Israel as the nation receives salvation in the Messiah Yeshua, the Messiah will come on the earth to rule Israel and gentiles', whereby nation will not rise against nation, but all come to know that Lord God rules on the earth. Yeshua is the prophet The Jews teach that prophets must live in the land of Israel and majority of the population must be Jews. They also taught that last prophets are Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. The Jews say that because Yeshua born about 350 years later of the last prophets, so Yeshua can't be the prophet, because the Messiah is also the prophet.
Deut 18: The Scriptures have the prophecy that the Lord will send to the nation of Israel a prophet like Moses. Now we have to find out from the Scriptures that what kind of prophet Moses was. When we find out this, we can compare it to Yeshua. Before the birth of Moses was given the command to kill all male infants of Hebrews.
Ex 1: Same also before the birth of Yeshua was given the command to kill all male infants.
Matt 2: Moses got a task to bring a message to the Pharaoh, that the nation of Israel must set free to serve its own God. By the death of Pharaoh's first-born child, God delivered the nation of Israel from the slavery of Egypt. Blood was as the mark on doorposts and saved Hebrews from the death, which faced Egypt's first born. Moses' mission was preaching freedom from the slavery of Egypt and this freedom achieved by blood and death. By the blood of Yeshua the nation of Israel will receive freedom from the power of sin, and they receive by Yeshua's blood, the forgiveness of sins. Yeshua poured out His blood on the Calvary for the sake of sins. Moses' mission was also receiving the tables of stone, the tables of the covenant (Torah) and bring it to the nation of God. Yeshua said:
Matt 5: Yeshua didn't destroy the law or the prophets, but fulfil the law. Through Yeshua's offering and by believing in Him, you can get forgiveness of sins and a part in the New Covenant. The consequence of this God will put His law into the heart of the New Covenant nation, as Jeremiah said. Yeshua brings the law to people in the Holy Spirit. Yeshua is the same kind of prophet like Moses was. The Scriptures prove that. Messiah comes from the house of David Seed of the woman. Gen 3: Who is the seed of the woman? Lord God said that there will be enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. The seed of the woman, in other words, He will crush to the head of serpent and the serpent will bruise to His heel. In Hebrew text is a word (HU), which is in the Hebrew masculine form and means male. In the Hebrew text, there is word safe, which means breaking, crush. HU is the Messiah, who crush satan and serpent means satan and power of sin. There is enmity between men and satan. Satan hates people whom God has created and satan has also captured people do his evil will. Wages of sin are death and eternal damnation to everyone who lives in sins. Yeshua crushed the power of sin and satan by His death and blood. The most wise student of Rabbi Hillel, Jonathan Ben Uzziel has explained that the seed of the woman is the Messiah King, who is wounded to heel. Isaiah says: Isa 7:14; Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: behold, the young (almah) woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. {That is, God is with us.} JPS KJV: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Yeshua's birth of the virgin has been trying to cancel claiming that Isaiah 7:14 Hebrew word Almah does not mean the virgin, but young girl and maiden. The truth is that almah means young woman who is a virgin. The evidence is Septuagint version, which the Jews translated from Hebrew to Greek. Translation of the Septuagint has made about two hundred years before the birth of Yeshua. Septuagint translated Hebrew word almah on Greek word parthenos. Parthenos means young woman who is a virgin and a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man. Judaism shall never accept that people believe in Yeshua as the Messiah. Therefore, orthodox Jews claim that the word almah does not mean a virgin. When Judaism did not know about Yeshua, so they translated word parthenos in Septuagint Isaiah 7:14 about two hundred years before the birth of Yeshua. Translation of Septuagint proves that before Yeshua's birth the Jews understood that the word almah means a young woman who is a virgin. Abraham Even Shushan's OT dictionary says that almah means young woman, who is not married. In Judaism almah was a young woman, who is not married. At the time of Yeshua Jew women must be sexually pure before marriage. In Judaism and also in the days of Miriam (Mary) (Jesus' mother) virginity was held as the condition for marriage. Therefore, clearly almah means also virgin. The Actual virgin word is betulah, but in Genesis chapter 24 Rebekah is used both words betulah and almah. The old testament also proves that almah was a virgin. Matt 1: Mary (Miriam) was a virgin and her womb fertilized from the influence of the Holy Spirit as the Scriptures say. Mary bore the Son, which the name must give Yeshua (God saves, salvation). Yeshua's purpose was and is delivering people from the power of sin and satan. Scriptures say that God alone can forgive sins and deliver people from sins. Like this has happened, because Yeshua died in Calvary and rose up to the right side of His Father. In this is salvation, because for by one offering Yeshua has perfected in perpetuity the ones being sanctified. No man has ever born in the same way as Yeshua has been born. Yeshua born as fertilization of the Holy Spirit. This kind of birth proves that Yeshua is not an ordinary man. This also proves Yeshua's divinity origin, because normally women don't bear fertilization of the Holy Spirit, but as fertilization of the seed of man. Mary's (Miriam) should be pure and untouched that her womb could be touched and fertilized in the Holy Spirit. Matt 1: God's angel proved and defended Mary (Miriam) and her virginity. When Joseph noticed that Mary (Miriam) is pregnant, he thought to put her away secretly. However, God's angel appeared to Joseph and said: "Joseph, the son of David, fear not to take Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her, is from the Holy Spirit". Mary (Miriam) wasn't pregnant to a man, but the Holy Spirit conceived her womb. Lord's angel quoted book of Isaiah chapter 7 and verse 14: Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. The Scriptures say that Yeshua born from virgin. Mary (Miriam) herself also gave the same testimony: Luke 1: Angel said to Mary (Miriam) that she shall conceive in her womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call His name Yeshua, but Mary (Miriam) said that how shall this be, because I know not a man. Mary's own testimony about her virginity is clear evidence that she was virgin. Yeshua should call to Son of the Highest and Son of God. Lord God will give to Yeshua His Father's throne. That throne is the throne of God, where Yeshua will sit and rule with His Father. Devastation of genealogies One very heavy reason why Messiah's should be appeared before 70 A.D is that when Jerusalem's temple destroyed in 70 A.D, so also then destroyed genealogies of all tribes. Because of this devastation of genealogies is very difficult to say that one belongs to the house of David and is the Messiah. Because of the devastation of genealogies the Messiah must already come before 70 A.D. Because otherwise would be impossible for anybody to prove that he is the Messiah. Contemporaries of Yeshua said that He belongs to the house of David: Matt 15:22 "And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil". Yeshua fills signs of the Messiah also by that way that He is from house of David. Keeping of Torah The Jews say that Yeshua couldn't be the Messiah, because Yeshua didn't hold commands of Torah; because he who cancels commands of Torah is a false prophet. Same the Jews says that Yeshua broke against Sabbath by healing as the Sabbath. Healing as Sabbath, Yeshua said; Whose ass or ox of yours shall fall into a pit, and he will not at once pull it up on the Sabbath day? How much more was that when Yeshua healed people from Sabbath! Yeshua didn't break Sabbath, but healed and gave hope to people also in Sabbath. Yeshua didn't destroy the law, but fulfilled it. The law that Yeshua hasn't destroyed was the Ten Commandments, which were in the ark of the covenant and those OT teachings that have been mentioned to be in power in the NT. תּוֹרָה Torah word comes from word yarad, which means; to flow as water (to rain), to lay or throw (especially an arrow, to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach:— (+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through. The Torah word means instruction, direction and the law. Torah is like flowing water, which points out instruction and teaching of God. The Torah is teaching and showing right direction. At the bottom of the ark of the covenant were the tables of the law, but above of the law was the mercy seat; this describes the reality, that mercy of God makes the law alive. And certainly the purpose of it was pointing out to the nation of the old covenant and also the notion of the New Covenant, that we don’t follow the letter, but living God through Yeshua the Messiah Because the mercy of God in the Holy Spirit makes the letter to become alive. Without the Spirit, the letter kills and doesn’t benefit us. John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Yeshua the Messiah. The problem of the old covenant nation was, that they couldn't live according to the teaching of the law, and they didn't have close relation to God. Wandering of the faith glorifies Yeshua the Messiah and by that way the Scriptures are set to the right place; in other words, the law was at the bottom of the ark of the covenant, and mercy seat was above the law and the letter takes life by the mercy of God, for the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Yeshua the Messiah. The law, in other words, the teaching of the word of God is needed, but only in Yeshua the Messiah is possible to live in the mercy, in which the teaching of the word of God by the Holy Spirit brings us the ability, that we can live in practice according to the Scriptures. The mercy brings truth by the Holy Spirit in Yeshua the Messiah. Mere letter can’t produce life of the Spirit. Messiah is the goal of the law, who is the Lord Yeshua the Messiah. For the Messiah is the goal of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Syriac Peshitta Romans 10: 4 For Messiah is the aim of the law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth in him.' The law is a useful tool, when we grow towards the image of God, but without Yeshua the Messiah and mercy of God the law has no other value as kill, but by Yeshua from the law comes truthful life. He who lives in the Spirit of God, he is not under the judgement of the law, but is led by the Spirit of God. Yeshua didn't destroy the law, but fulfill it. In the power of the Holy Spirit, we in the grace of God and from the grace we live righteously, and grow in righteousness, that we can live in practice according to the will of God and the Torah (teaching of the God's word). Crucifixion in the Scriptures Next quotation is from the little notebook (VANHAN TESTAMENTIN KÄÄNNÖSVIRHEISTÄ - Translation errors of Old Testament) of deceased Kaarlo Syväntö; quotation is in italic: Psalm 22 is prophetic Messiah psalm. There is told sufferings of crucified Messiah. About 250 B.C in Egypt Old Testament was translated to Greek language. Jewish scribes were translators. Name of the translation is Septuagint, because seventy scribes were doing translation work. Hebrew Old Testament was written without vowels. About 400 A.D in Tiberias Jewish scribes added vowels to Hebrew text. When those scribes came to Psalm 17, they saw that it has clear reference to crucifixion. Correct text was: " They pierced my hands and feet." Translators decided that right thought must take away from there. Hebrew original word "CARU" was made "CAARJEI" = like lions. Fortunately meaning of the word is correct in Septuagint, where is the word pierced. Ps. 22:17: (22-17) For dogs have encompassed me; a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; like a lion, they are at my hands and my feet. Septuagint: (21:16) For many dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked doers has beset me round: they pierced my hands and my feet. From this same place, we can see with the very miraculous way divine inspiration of the Scriptures. David wrote this psalm over a thousand years before the birth of Yeshua. Crucifixion was Romans' method to execute criminals. Imperium of Rome born later, much later, after this prophecy was written. The Jews stoned criminals during the old covenant. Only divine inspiration could prophesy so accurate death of the Messiah. Zechariah confirms the testimony of Kaarlo Syväntö. It is very interesting that Jewish rabbis have translated Septuagint before born and death of Yeshua. They have translated there: they pierced my hands and my feet. When they did not know anything about Yeshua, they translated, they pierced; and who were those they? The Scriptures says dogs have pierced my hands and my feet. Jews called Gentiles as dogs. In the psalm 22 is a very accurate description what happened in the Calvary. Roman soldiers pierced Yeshua in the Calvary; and there they pierced His hands and feet. The spirit of God has inspirited this verse to the Scriptures. This verse is very powerful proof that Yeshua is the Messiah. Jews didn't know anything about Yeshua when they translated Septuagint. Those translators were unanimous that somebody was pierced by hands and feet. I believe that it was the hand of God, which directed them to translate this verse just like they did it. It is a proof that Yeshua is the Messiah. Psalm 22:18: They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Roman soldiers did exactly what Psalm 22 tells. Awesome proof again that Yeshua is the Messiah. Zec 12: 10. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto Me because they have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. JPS KJV: And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Romans' habit was crucified by piercing, that was not habit of the Jews. Zechariah confirms that the Messiah indeed crucified. Yeshua is the suffering servant in Isaiah 53 Next quotation is from the little notebook (VANHAN TESTAMENTIN KÄÄNNÖSVIRHEISTÄ - Translation errors of Old Testament) of deceased Kaarlo Syväntö; quotation is in italic: Isa 53:2: " ... he had no form nor comeliness, ....nor beauty that we should delight in him." For Hebrew this sentence is very short and simple, only four words: Ein to toar vehadar. "Toar" word has many meanings. When it speaks about objects it can be a shape or beauty. When it speaks about tools it is held of a tool. In grammar, it is an adjective. However, when it speaks about a person, it means always the title or academic degree. "Hadar" is particularly glory of God. The correct translation is: " He (Messiah) has no title, and no glory of God that he would please us". Isaiah chapter 53 is called rabbis bad (evil) conscience. Isiaiah 53 tells about so clear prophecy of suffering Messiah that Jewish rabbis don't like to read it. Isa 53: Nowadays, Isaiah 53 is rabbis’ bad (evil) conscience, and they don't like to read or teach that there is in question about the Messiah, but they say that Isaiah 52-53 speaks about exile and redemption of Israel's nation. Judaism has not always taught like this, but history knows that many Jews have taught that Isaiah 53 is the description about the Messiah. There are few examples about it: Rabbi Moses Alshekh (1508-1600) : "Our old learned have preserved for us the testimony of traditional knowledge that this refers to the Messiah. Because of this, we must also follow them and believe that this prophecy refers to David, in other words the Messiah, who will appear like this.” Rabbi Moshe Kohen ibn Crispin: "They (certain contemporary commentators) compare without consideration the expression 'my servant ' to the idea ‘you, O Israel, my servant,’ in Isaiah 41:8, in which the prophet speaks about the nation of Israel. However, this does not refer to Israel, it says merely 'my servant’. Therefore, we cannot interpret the word in the same way. (...) I would like to interpret that it (Isaiah 53) refers to king Messiah as the rabbis have taught, and carefully, as long as I am able, I try to hold on to the literal meaning: this way, I may possibly avoid the far-fetched interpretations of which the others have been guilty." Rabbi Maimonides (Rambam): "God made already in the beginning a covenant with the Messiah, and told Him: 'My righteous Messiah, those who are entrusted to you, their sins will bring to your shoulders a heavy burden and your ears will hear a large shame and your mouth will taste bitterness and your tongue will stick to the roof of your mouth and your soul will be powerless under grief and sigh. Do you submit to this?' And he answered, 'I will happily receive all these pains, so that no one of Israel would get lost.' Immediately when the Messiah had accepted all these pains in His love, as has been written in the book of Isaiah 53:7, he was oppressed and afflicted.” Rabbi Leevi Ben Gershom : "Really, the Messiah is this kind of prophet, such as Midrash says; See, my servant will act wisely (Isa 52:13)... Moses got with a miracles one nation to serve God, but the Messiah will get all the nations to serve Him.” Yeshua died on the cross for the sake of the sins of the mankind and by His blood, the forgiveness of sins is in the power. Yeshua is suffering servant of Isaiah 53 and the Messiah. As you have noticed that old learned and rabbis have taught very accurate about the Messiah according to Isa 53 and Yeshua is only one who fills those signs of Isaiah 53. Piercing in Zechariah Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto Me because they {That is, the nations. See verse 9.} have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. JPS KJV: And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Talmud (Sukkah 52 a) says about Zec12:10 that it means the Messiah: "In the right is certainly He who explains that as a reason is killing of the Messiah, the son of Joseph, for that suits the verse well, 'They will look on me, the one they have pierced. And they will mourn for him..." Rabbi Rashi has said that a common view among the rabbis is that Zec 12:10 refer to the Messiah: "Our rabbis have interpreted that this refers to the Messiah, the son of Joseph.” Rabbi Moses Alsheikh has also said that Zec 12:10 speaks about the Messiah:"They will look on me, for they raise their eyes on me in perfect repentance, when they see Him whom they have pierced, the Messiah, the son of Joseph; for our blessed rabbis have said that He will take on Him all the guilt of Israel, and that He will then be killed in the war of bringing about atonement, quite like Israel would have pierced Him, for because of their sins. He has died; and so that full atonement would belong to them, they repent and look on this blessed and say that nobody else can forgive them, who mourns for him, who died for the sake of their sins: this is what means 'they will look on me". Old Jewish learned have said very clearly that Zec 12:10 speak about the Messiah. Only Yeshua has filled the signs of Zec 12, because on Calvary Yeshua was pierced for the sake of the sins of mankind. Rabbi Moses Alsheikh also believed that Zec 12:10 speaks about the Messiah, and that they will look at Messiah, whom they have pierced. Then the rabbi said that they (Jews) will look to Him who died for the sake of their sins! Yeshua died for the sake of sins. From Talmud can be found very interesting teaching: Talmud (Sanhedrin 97. b) "The son of David will arrive during a generation which is either completely righteous or completely sinful; during a time that is completely righteous, such as has been written Isa 60:21, all your people will be righteous and possess the land forever; or during a time when all people are sinful, as has been written Isa 59:16, “He saw that there was no one, He was appalled that there was no one to intervene… in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven (Dan 7:13), and it has been written, gentle and riding on a donkey: if they are righteous, He will come with the clouds of heaven, if not, gentle and riding on a donkey.” As we have seen before that Yeshua's contemporaries said to Him that He is son of David. Yeshua rode with a donkey to Jerusalem and will come with the clouds of heaven after that when Jews believe in Him. Old Jews learned recognized very clearly the Messiah. All identifying marks suits to Yeshua, because He is the Messiah. Passover lamb Ex 12:46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. According to the Scriptures Yeshua brought salvation by His death on Passover (Easter). For this reason God set Easter's time for the glory that He redeemed Israel's nation from the slavery of Egypt. The slavery of Egypt is signifying slavery of sin and satan. When God redeemed Israel's nation from Egypt, so Israelites must put the blood to side posts and on the upper door posts in their houses. This was the figure from the blood of Yeshua. When God redeemed them, He ordered that they must eat the lamb without blemish, which must kill in the evening of the month Nisan 14th day. They must eat that lamb. The lamb without blemish was the figure of the Lamb of God, who is Yeshua. And the next day was the Great Sabbath, from which Passover (Easter) began. The gospel of John record that when Yeshua died was the preparation of the Passover. From the gospel of John, we can see that the preparation day was before the Great Sabbath. The Great Sabbath (hebr. Shabbat HaGadol) was the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. John 19:14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! John 19:31 ¶ The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. John 19:31 ¶ Therefore, those of Yehudah, vi-bahlt (since) it was Erev Pesach and they did not want the geviyot (bodies) to be left on HaEtz (Tree) SHEMOT 12:16; DEVARIM 21:22-23; YEHOSHUA 8:29; 10:26-27 during Shabbos, for it was Shabbat HaGadol VAYIKRA 23:11, requested Pilate to have the legs broken and the geviyot taken away. (Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha) The Passover (Easter) began for the celebration Sabbath (Shabbat HaGadol), which was the month of Nisan 15th day. The Lord Jesus (Yeshua) died in the month of Nisan 14th, which was Wednesday. The next day was the month Nisan 15th day, which was Passover's Sabbath, the Great Sabbath (Shabbat HaGadol). Yeshua rose from the dead the day of Saturday a few hours before the beginning of the first day of the week. According to Jewish calendar the day is from evening to evening. Ecclesiastical tradition, which teaches that Yeshua died on Friday is the lie of Roman Catholic Church. Yeshua was captured and killed in Passover week, and executioners didn't break His bones: John 19: Yeshua filled also signs of the Passover lamb, and He was the fulfillment of it. Yeshua is the promised Messiah. Religion of the Messiah is religion of the nation The Jews teach that only Judaism is based on the national announcement, where God speaks to the whole nation, not to one man. They said also that Judaism doesn't base on to the miracles, but to the law and to testimony, which happened on Mount Sinai, where all people heard God's speech. Yeshua gave a command to go into all the world, preach the gospel to all the creation. Yeshua also taught that the Holy Spirit, which Father sends will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. The New Covenant in the Messiah does not base on miracles, but the word of God and the testimony of the Holy Spirit, through which God speaks to the whole nation of God. Yeshua as the Messiah fills those identifying marks that faith based on the word of God, and God speaks to the whole nation, not only to one man. Romans
10: John 16: The New Covenant and the temple The Jews teach that Messiah must build third temple and Jews say that Yeshua didn’t build the third temple the Jews say that Ezekiel teaches about the third temple: Eze 37: Actually, Yeshua built "third" temple, and it comes into view from the Scriptures and activity of Yeshua. God promised to make a New Covenant with the tribes of Israel and Judah, in which the law (Torah) will be placed in the heart, not to the stone. By that way God will be God of Israel, and Israel will be the nation of God. Jer 31:
God has promised to make a New Covenant with the nation of Israel, not according to the covenant that He had made with their fathers, when God led them away from the slavery of Egypt. God will make a New Covenant. Yeshua built "third temple" in that way, that He died and rose up, and send the Holy Sprit to dwell in their hearts, which believe that Yeshua is the Messiah. Therefore, the people who believe that Yeshua is the Messiah are the temple of God: 1 Co 3:16 ¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Jeremiah 31:31 has words Brit Chadasha - New Covenant. The New Covenant is New, which is not similar as a former covenant with the nation of Israel. The word translated in Jer 31:31 "new" is the Hebrew adjective "chadash". It is used 53 times in the Scriptures and always translated as "new" or as "new thing" except once, in Job 20:29, where it is translated as "fresh". However, this adjective is actually formed from the verb "chadash" (same transliterated spelling), which is used ten times in the Scriptures. Chadash is an adjective New and in Jer 31:31 it is an adjective. As verb chadash means to renew and repair, but as adjective new. Old covenant law was written to stone, but in New Covenant it will be written to the heart, because Covenant is New. The Jews translated in their Bible like this (JPS - Jewish Publication Society Old Testament 1917) Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah; Jews have translated in Setuagint Jer 31:31 hebrew word chadash as word kaineen, which means new. Own testimony of Jews is that chadash means new and not renew. Judaism tries to claim that chadash means to renew, but their own testimony in JPS and Septuagint says that chadash means new. The Septuagint was translated before Yeshua born, so Jews translated there word new (chadash), which is the meaning of chadash. But now when Yeshua has born and set up the New Covenant in His blood, Judaism twist meaning of chadash word that they don't have any need to believe Yeshua as the Messiah, but they will believe in Him in the last days. Freeing from slavery of Egypt led the nation of God to getting of the law and to the law covenant between God and the nation of Israel. This old covenant will be replaced with the New Covenant. Is the old covenant still valid or has it been canceled yet and has New Covenant already come? Has the New Covenant already come? God has promised in His word that He will live in the midst of Israel forever. After freeing from Egypt G-d said that His dwelling place is in the Most Holy of the tabernacle and after that in the Most Holy of Solomon and Herod's temples. Nowadays, Israel has no temple where God would dwell, because the New Covenant has already come and has replaced old one. Old covenant has ended and new and better covenant has come: Hebr 10: Hebr 8:
The old covenant is not anymore valid, because the blood offering of Yeshua canceled it. God allowed the destruction of the temple. God didn't please anymore order of the old covenant, and so He set a new and better covenant by blood offering of Yeshua. The destruction of the temple is a mark from the God that He doesn't like the order of the old covenant, and He has changed it to the order of the New Covenant. Evidence for this is that the temple hadn't been existed about 2000 years. The Jews will rebuild the third temple before Yeshua's coming. However, their temple doesn't please God, but shall make God anger to this plan. God has once canceled the order of the old covenant, and He doesn't like when people try to live according to the order, which has been canceled by Him. The order that is valid in the eyes of God is the New Covenant. The third temple of the Jews shall come as the judgement to them. The Red stripe didn't turn white What was the starting point of the New Covenant? Jewish sources tell us that something "shocking" happened 40 years before the destruction of the temple, which is about 30 A.D, which is dying year of Yeshua. Mishna Sanhedrin and Avoda Zara tell us that: "The offerings have lost their power and the doors of the Most Holy Place have opened themselves.” In Talmud (Yoma 39b) has written that: "Forty years before the holy temple were destroyed, the following things took place: on the Day of Atonement, the ram ceased to be supernatural; the red woolen yarn that normally changes into white stayed red and did not change; and the west side candle of the candelabra of the sanctuary did not want to burn when the doors of the holy temple opened by themselves.” The red stripe in the scapegoat represented the sin of the Israelites, because red blood of the sin offering on the mercy seat atoned sins of the Israelites. The Jewish Talmud teaches that this red stripe would continually turn white as mark God's acceptance of the offering and as a mark of forgiveness of sins. After Yeshua's death this never happened again, the red didn't turn white. Is it coincidence that red stripe didn't anymore turn white and supernatural things in the sanctuary ceased exact the same time when Yeshua died? It is not coincidence, but God's sign that the old covenant has ceased, and the New Covenant has begun. Ex 29:
Israel has not anymore the temple and sanctuary. After Yeshua's death red stripe didn't turn white; that is a mark that there is no forgiveness of sins through old covenant offerings and for that reason God allowed the destruction of the temple year 70 A.D., in other words, forty years after Yeshua's death temple was destroyed. About 30 A.D happened Yeshua's death and ceasing of supernatural things in the sanctuary, and the red stripe didn't turn white. That is not coincidence, but God's mark that Messiah had come and had poured out His blood for the sake of the sins of the Israelites. Yeshua is this Messiah. Dan 9: The book of Daniel tells us that Messiah must come before the destruction of the temple. The temple destroyed 70 A.D. Book of Daniel also says that the Messiah will be destroyed before the devastation of Jerusalem's temple. So Scriptures point out to us that the Messiah has already come. Yeshua’s blood is offering of the New Covenant, which brings forgiveness of sins. Yeshua built the "third" temple The Jews say that Yeshua didn't build the third temple. Actually, He built it, because in New Covenant according to Jeremiah, God will put His law in the heart of His nation and will live in the midst of them. This "third" temple is a believer where God dwells. We are already in the time of the New Covenant, and Yeshua is the Messiah and by His sin offering (His blood) is valid forgiveness of the New Covenant. Eze 36: Through Ezekiel, God taught, that giving of the law into the heart (New Covenant) will be happened after it when God has gathered the Israelites out of all countries (gentiles). After that gathering God will make the New Covenant with the nation of Israel by giving them the Holy Spirit, in which God writes His law into their hearts (Jer 31). Promise about the New Covenant is all the time valid, but will come into force to the whole nation of Israel after they repent as the nation and as the nation receives Yeshua to be their Messiah. The New Covenant has been existed about 2000 years. Thanks to God, because there are already some Jews, who believe that Yeshua is the Messiah, and they are already inside of the New Covenant. Apostle Paul wrote: Romans
11: Isaiah and Deuteronomy tells about the same thing: Isa 59: Isa 59: Deut 4:
In the end of the days' the nation of Israel will hear God's voice and will return to God, and they also receive the Holy Spirit and the New Covenant and Yeshua as the Messiah. Yeshua is the Redeemer, who takes away the transgressions (sin) of Jacob after the Jews have repented theirs sins and believe that Yeshua is the Messiah. Is there concept trinity in the Scriptures? Deut 6:4 HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE (Echad). In Deut 6:4 Lord word is Yhvh and God word is Elohim, and word one is echad. The Jews are right saying that the Scriptures do not teach anything about the trinity and the concept of the trinity is not in the Scriptures. However, what means the word echad (one)? Finnish Karmel society published Hebrew Finnish dictionary defines word echad like this: one, first, some, only, united. Strong's gives word echad the following meanings: a numeral from 0258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, [dai-]ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together. Next we look that in which context word echad appears: Gen 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one (echad) day. Echad means one in this place. Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one (echad) flesh. In the marriage husband and wife comes as the one (echad) flesh by joining together. Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said: ‘Behold, the man is become as one (echad) of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.’ Lord (YHVH) God (ELOHIM) said in paradise that the man is become as one (echad) of us. Us means in this place Father God and the Messiah (Yeshua), who created the man after image of God. Lev 24:22 Ye shall have one (echad) manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the home-born; for I am the LORD your God.’ This place points out that there is one (echad) law. Num 7:22 one (echad) male of the goats for a sin-offering The Scriptures say one (echad) male of the goats for a sin offering. Eze 37: When the tribes of Israel are joined together is used word echad; in other words, when they are joined together they are one (echad). Echad means also to become one by joining together. Esra 2:64 The whole congregation together (echad) was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore Here are few places how the Scriptures use echad word. As we can see the Scriptures use also echad word places where from several is formed unity, in other words, one entirety. The conclusion is that God is one in the Father and Son (Messiah) and the Holy Spirit. Yeshua said that He and Father will come to dwell on those who love God. God is not trinity, but one and united in Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Yeshua said that He is the Son of God. How He can be the Son of God and the Messiah at the same time? Gen 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gen 1:26-27 are written that God made (in us form) man in the image of God and after the likeness of God. Some Jews teach that God and angel are those us, but that is not true. Man was made as the image of God, not the image of God and angels. Those we (us) are the Father and the Son (Yeshua the Messiah) with the Holy Spirit. Yeshua is not the Father like some Christians (not all) teach, but the Son of God. Hebrew word echad explains us why God tells us and uses the plural form about Him. God is echad, in other words, God is one by way of joining, and where God allows His Son be parting from the oneness in Divinity. God of Israel is one (echad) in the Father, in the Son (Yeshua) and in the Holy Spirit. The Catholic church has formulated doctrine of trinity, and that doctrine teaches that Father and Son are equal in greatness and in Almightiness. However, the Catholic Church doctrine is against the Scriptures, because Yeshua and apostle Paul has written: John 14: 28 ¶ Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. Matt 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 1 Cor
15: Yeshua didn't say that He is equal with His Father, which means that He is not equal in greatness with His Father. The Scriptures say that the Father has given all power to His Son, but in the end the Son will be subject to His Father. This is a proof that the Father is alone the Almighty, and the Son has all power only a certain time and after that the Son will be subject to His Father, that God may be, all in all. Changing of the guard don't destroy the law The Jews have no more the temple and not Levitical priesthood, for under those came giving of the Torah. Jews have no more High Priest, no blood of sin offerings for sprinkling in the temple. Yeshua didn't destroy the law, but His offering removed order of the priesthood of the old covenant, and He set up the New Covenant: Hebr 7: God said through Jeremiah: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah; not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; forasmuch as they broke My covenant, although I was a lord over them, saith the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the LORD, I will put My law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people; and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying: ‘Know the LORD’; for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more. The nation of Israel had the law and Levitical priesthood and covenant (old), but this covenant didn't bring perfection to the nation Israel. For that reason Yeshua came as the High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek and order of Aaron destroyed. The Jews will build the third temple in the last days, but it is not will of God. The Jews want to rebuild the temple and revive Levitical priesthood, but God doesn't accept it and God allow that in the end of days into Israel and Jerusalem will be attacked, but after that when the Jews turn to believe Yeshua, God will save all of them. All Israel will be saved Hosea 3: Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto Me because they {That is, the nations. See verse 9.} have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. JPS KJV: And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Rebuilding the temple is not a solution in the end of days, but Yeshua as Zechariah says. Believing in Yeshua bring about salvation and finding of God. Some Orthodox Jewish scholars say that Zec 12:10 speaks about nations, which die in the battlefield. However, as you can see the Scriptures speak about a person in the singular form in Zec 12:10, which means that into question is a person, not the nation. The one whom they have pierced is Yeshua the Messiah. Romans
11: The Scriptures says that all Israel (the remnant of the last days) will be saved, and they believe that Yeshua is the Messiah! The remnant of Israel in the last days shall be saved after they have repented and believed that Yeshua is the Messiah and so all Israel shall be saved! This promise is blessed and may God bless Israel in the Messiah Yeshua! Zec 12: 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Zec 13: At the end of days third part of Jews will remain from destruction, and they repent and believe in Yeshua. This third part of Jews is the remnant, which shall be saved and so all Israel shall be saved as there has been written about that in the Scriptures. At the end of days two parts of the Jews shall be cut off and die and third part will be left, and they will be saved and like this way prophecy will be fulfilled, and all living Jews shall be saved, in other words, all Israel shall be saved. Yeshua is the goal of the law Romans
10: Matt 5: Yeshua didn't come to destroy the law or the prophets, but Yeshua fulfilled the law. Yeshua is the end of the law, which was written to the stones, but Yeshua is the goal of the law (Torah), which God put into the heart of those who believe Yeshua and God. The New Order The New Covenant removed old covenant animal offering system and everlasting offering of Yeshua came into power, which bring about forgiveness of sins and redemption. The New Covenant removed an order of Aaron, and Yeshua is the High Priest of the New Covenant. The New Covenant removed Levitical priesthood and now is into the power royal priesthood (mamlechet kohanim). The New Covenant removed joining to the congregation by natural born, because of the New Covenant people born spiritually from the Holy Spirit. In the New Covenant gospel is preached about death and resurrection of Yeshua, which bring about forgiveness of sins and redemption. In the New Covenant word of God and the Holy Spirit achieve that people understand being sinners and slavery of sin and satan, which the wage is a death and eternal damnation. After repentance the man born again and receive forgiveness of sins and God add him to His congregation. By the Holy Spirit, God pour out His love into the heart of His people, that His people can love God and their neighbours. The Holy Spirit gives to the believer power to resist sin and power to wander and grow in righteousness. In the old covenant nation was circumcised in the flesh as the nation of God, but in the New Covenant Yeshua circumcises us to God by circumcision of the Holy Spirit. Ten Commandments are into the power in the New Covenant and all commands, which are in harmony with the teachings of the New Covenant. Yeshua is the High Priest (Kohen Gadol) of New Covenant Psalm
110: Psalm 110 says that He who sit at the right hand of God will be a priest of Melchizedek for ever. Yeshua has sat at the right hand of God. Yeshua is the High priest of the New Covenant. When another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek, who has not become according to a law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an indissoluble life. For it is testified, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." For a voiding of preceding a command comes about because of its weakness and unprofitableness. For the Law perfected nothing, but a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. And by how much it was not apart from the swearing of an oath; for they have become priests without the swearing of an oath, but He with the swearing through Him who says to Him, "The Lord swore, and will not repent, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek;" by so much Yeshua has become surely of a better covenant. And they truly are many priests, being hindered from continuing because of death; but He has the priesthood, not to be passed on, because of His continuing forever. For this reason He (Yeshua) is able to save to perfection those who come to God through Him, ever living to intercede on their behalf. For such a High Priest was fitting for us: holy, harmless, undefiled, and separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens; who has no need, as do the high priests, to offer sacrifices day by day, first for His own sins, then for those of the people. For He did this once for all, offering up Himself. For the Law makes men high priests who have infirmity, but the word of the swearing of an oath, after the Law, appoints the Son (Yeshua) forever, having been perfected. Now a summary over the things being said: We have such a High Priest, who sat down on the right of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven, Psa. 110:1 Minister of the Holy of Holies, and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is set in a place to offer both gifts and sacrifices; from which it is necessary for this One also to have something which He may offer. For if indeed He was on earth, He would not even be a priest, there being those priests offering gifts according to the Law, who serve the pattern of and shadow of heavenly things, even as Moses was divinely warned, being about to make the tabernacle: For He says, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown to you in the mount." Ex. 25:40 But now He has gotten a more excellent ministry, also by so much as He (Yeshua) is a Mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. For if the people of first covenant were faultless, a place would not have been sought for a second. For finding fault, He said to them, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will make an end of the house of Israel and to the house of Judah; a new covenant shall be, not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day of My taking hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I did not regard them, says the Lord. Because this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord, giving My laws into their mind, and I will write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." "And they shall no more teach each one his neighbor, and each one his brother, saying, Know the Lord; because all shall know Me, from the least of them to their great ones. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and I will not at all remember their sins and their lawless deeds." LXX-Jer. 38:31-34; MT-Jer. 31:31-34 In the New Covenant is not the Jews or the Gentiles, but they are one in the Messiah. In New Covenant is one congregation to which belong to all who have repented and believed in Yeshua. Message of the New Covenant The New Covenant solves a question of sin and righteousness, death and life. By this covenant through repentance and believing in Yeshua people are freed from sin, satan and eternal damnation. This covenant through repenting and believing in Yeshua people are born as the children of God, and their sins are forgiven. Romans
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Sources: - Raamattu 33/38
- King James version - 1917 Jewish Publication Society Old Testament - Biblia hebraica - Jari Iivanainen Messiah prophesies Talmud - Kaarlo Syväntö: Vanhan Testamentin käännösvirheistä
Links: - YHVH in the Scriptures
Petri Paavola
Petri Paavola
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